Christopher Irving
@clirving.bsky.social
Occasional academic, comic book historian and moderator, Madmaniac, proud dad.
STOKED for the Madman Rockin' Risograph with @allredmd.bsky.social & @jtyost.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com . It ALREADY funded in under an hour! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
@pattonoswalt.bsky.social : Would you mind helping boost our signal? Pretty please?
@pattonoswalt.bsky.social : Would you mind helping boost our signal? Pretty please?
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
STOKED for the Madman Rockin' Risograph with @allredmd.bsky.social & @jtyost.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com . It ALREADY funded in under an hour! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
@pattonoswalt.bsky.social : Would you mind helping boost our signal? Pretty please?
@pattonoswalt.bsky.social : Would you mind helping boost our signal? Pretty please?
"The Halo" from a really bizarre story in Blue Beetle #24 (Holyoke, 1943), complete with Eisner Spirit swipe and a radio style host.
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"The Halo" from a really bizarre story in Blue Beetle #24 (Holyoke, 1943), complete with Eisner Spirit swipe and a radio style host.
HELL, YEAH! Her AND Fred Williamson are going to be at Nightmare Weekend in Richmond Oct. 17-19. I'm even gonna have to get a couple autographs between moderating.
September 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
HELL, YEAH! Her AND Fred Williamson are going to be at Nightmare Weekend in Richmond Oct. 17-19. I'm even gonna have to get a couple autographs between moderating.
Hopefully it's because neither of them have much time left. And I think the picture you're looking for is:
September 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hopefully it's because neither of them have much time left. And I think the picture you're looking for is:
My kid's COVID Halloween (he was three) looked like it was directed by Taika Waititi: We had a candy hunt and he wore a hastily made robot costume. But there was a Skeletor figure to be had.
September 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My kid's COVID Halloween (he was three) looked like it was directed by Taika Waititi: We had a candy hunt and he wore a hastily made robot costume. But there was a Skeletor figure to be had.
Fox was "financially embarassed", per the WPA documents. This opening salvo in the case against Holyoke wasn't in the MD NARA files, and this is the missing piece.
August 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Fox was "financially embarassed", per the WPA documents. This opening salvo in the case against Holyoke wasn't in the MD NARA files, and this is the missing piece.
Just got this court document from when the Comics Production Board took Holyoke Publishing to court. It has a fantastic summary of H's arrangement with Fox and Temerson.
August 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Just got this court document from when the Comics Production Board took Holyoke Publishing to court. It has a fantastic summary of H's arrangement with Fox and Temerson.
Joe Kubert's Spark Stevens from Blue Beetle #19, Mar. 1943, Holyoke. Joe's growth as an artist from his first work (drawn when he was around 17) is not only leaps and bounds, but the influence his early stuff had on Ditko is obvious.
August 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Joe Kubert's Spark Stevens from Blue Beetle #19, Mar. 1943, Holyoke. Joe's growth as an artist from his first work (drawn when he was around 17) is not only leaps and bounds, but the influence his early stuff had on Ditko is obvious.
Even by politician standards, Rob Wittman is full of shit. Our Rep voted to eliminate healthcare from constituents, with several poor areas in his district. He brings up that he was adopted in several statements as proof that he "understands" the need for care. His actions don't reflect that.
July 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Even by politician standards, Rob Wittman is full of shit. Our Rep voted to eliminate healthcare from constituents, with several poor areas in his district. He brings up that he was adopted in several statements as proof that he "understands" the need for care. His actions don't reflect that.
The Madman Comin' Atcha 3-D trading card collection by @allredmd.bsky.social and Christian LeBlanc, designed by @richfowlks.bsky.social has a few more days for late pledges on @kickstarter.com Get the Madmaniverse in 3-D through custom glasses! #comicsky www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
June 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Madman Comin' Atcha 3-D trading card collection by @allredmd.bsky.social and Christian LeBlanc, designed by @richfowlks.bsky.social has a few more days for late pledges on @kickstarter.com Get the Madmaniverse in 3-D through custom glasses! #comicsky www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
Just posted an excerpt from my 2010 @scottmccloud.bsky.social interview for my Graphic NYC creator collection. 84 creators. 600+ pages. Now on @kickstarter.com . www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
June 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just posted an excerpt from my 2010 @scottmccloud.bsky.social interview for my Graphic NYC creator collection. 84 creators. 600+ pages. Now on @kickstarter.com . www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
Wowee! I've got the Madman Comin' Atcha 3-D trading card book collection @kickstarter.com up for late pledges until July 1st! Don't miss out! See @allredmd.bsky.social in poppin' 3-D as converted by Christian LeBlanc. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
June 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Wowee! I've got the Madman Comin' Atcha 3-D trading card book collection @kickstarter.com up for late pledges until July 1st! Don't miss out! See @allredmd.bsky.social in poppin' 3-D as converted by Christian LeBlanc. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
Still 3 weeks on the @kickstarter.com for my Graphic NYC collection, with 84 interview-based creator essays. @scottmccloud.bsky.social @deanhaspiel.bsky.social @jimmypalmiotti.bsky.social @allredmd.bsky.social @simonfraser.bsky.social @goraina.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
June 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Still 3 weeks on the @kickstarter.com for my Graphic NYC collection, with 84 interview-based creator essays. @scottmccloud.bsky.social @deanhaspiel.bsky.social @jimmypalmiotti.bsky.social @allredmd.bsky.social @simonfraser.bsky.social @goraina.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
I was a troubled kid going through a ton when Mike's The Flash came out. Learning this bad-ass artist went to VCU as an art school not only gave me hope to make comics myself, but also cemented my decision to apply early. His run on Robin is up there, as well, but my favorite work of Mike?
June 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I was a troubled kid going through a ton when Mike's The Flash came out. Learning this bad-ass artist went to VCU as an art school not only gave me hope to make comics myself, but also cemented my decision to apply early. His run on Robin is up there, as well, but my favorite work of Mike?
They're my words covering creators from 2008-2013 and I'm immensely proud of this and all the support I got writing Graphic NYC. The @kickstarter.com is live now! Join the party! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
June 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
They're my words covering creators from 2008-2013 and I'm immensely proud of this and all the support I got writing Graphic NYC. The @kickstarter.com is live now! Join the party! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...
I could us some help: I’m really close to covering the final credits needed to defend my PhD dissertation in July. I’m also still between jobs. Please share, even if pitching in isn’t feasible. Thanks so much! I only have about $800 left to go.
May 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I could us some help: I’m really close to covering the final credits needed to defend my PhD dissertation in July. I’m also still between jobs. Please share, even if pitching in isn’t feasible. Thanks so much! I only have about $800 left to go.
This is in an email reply from our Representative, Rob Wittman. He does not give town halls in person, but instead heavily curated "virtual" town halls with pre-approved questions. #irony
May 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is in an email reply from our Representative, Rob Wittman. He does not give town halls in person, but instead heavily curated "virtual" town halls with pre-approved questions. #irony
I've got TWO big @kickstarter.com campaigns coming in the next month. First up is a collection of my Graphic NYC comics journalism, and the other is a book collection of the @allredmd.bsky.social Madman 3D trading cards! Follow them at www.thedrawnword.com and www.graphicnyc.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I've got TWO big @kickstarter.com campaigns coming in the next month. First up is a collection of my Graphic NYC comics journalism, and the other is a book collection of the @allredmd.bsky.social Madman 3D trading cards! Follow them at www.thedrawnword.com and www.graphicnyc.com
After letting Graphic NYC rest for about 10 years, I'm finally bringing personal closure to all the great essays I wrote by bringing them to print life in one big, beautiful 800+ page edition! This is still early days, but here's a sneak peek:
April 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
After letting Graphic NYC rest for about 10 years, I'm finally bringing personal closure to all the great essays I wrote by bringing them to print life in one big, beautiful 800+ page edition! This is still early days, but here's a sneak peek:
From Blue Beetle #15 (Holyoke): EARLY Joe Kubert art, and Blue Beetle gets extorted into taking on a partner.
April 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
From Blue Beetle #15 (Holyoke): EARLY Joe Kubert art, and Blue Beetle gets extorted into taking on a partner.
Back to digging in on The Blue Beetle, this time, it's the Holyoke run! They were one of the creditors who forced Fox publishing into bankruptcy and arranged to publish BB to recoup lost funds (as Fox's printer). Little did they know how creative Fox would get about his bookkeeping!
April 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Back to digging in on The Blue Beetle, this time, it's the Holyoke run! They were one of the creditors who forced Fox publishing into bankruptcy and arranged to publish BB to recoup lost funds (as Fox's printer). Little did they know how creative Fox would get about his bookkeeping!
And don't forget the XAM! Captain Marvel!!!!
April 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
And don't forget the XAM! Captain Marvel!!!!
Coming down the pike: a massive collection of some of my best work.
April 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Coming down the pike: a massive collection of some of my best work.
Coming soon: My next @kickstarter.com Golden Age comics history campaign, on the horror comic Horrific from Comic Media.
March 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Coming soon: My next @kickstarter.com Golden Age comics history campaign, on the horror comic Horrific from Comic Media.
Horrific #2, 1952. Iger shop art.
March 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Horrific #2, 1952. Iger shop art.