FuncRand(m)
@funcrandm.bsky.social
Writer on #baadfoodcomic, a Dev for #bedtimecomics and #NoMansSky, a parent and a Brit. Lurking in various convos about reading comics, games dev, music, films and the like.
Would prefer if Roko had only a Modern Life, and not exist in Thickets.
Would prefer if Roko had only a Modern Life, and not exist in Thickets.
Day 25 - 2000ad Annual 2026
Read this, fixed rictus grin over Christmas. Picked up the earliest ones post-factum, and lucky enough to experience the later releases in-situ. Britain has a Julehefter-like tradition with Crimbo annuals, so losing 2000ad was a bitter pill. Good to get it back!
Read this, fixed rictus grin over Christmas. Picked up the earliest ones post-factum, and lucky enough to experience the later releases in-situ. Britain has a Julehefter-like tradition with Crimbo annuals, so losing 2000ad was a bitter pill. Good to get it back!
December 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Day 25 - 2000ad Annual 2026
Read this, fixed rictus grin over Christmas. Picked up the earliest ones post-factum, and lucky enough to experience the later releases in-situ. Britain has a Julehefter-like tradition with Crimbo annuals, so losing 2000ad was a bitter pill. Good to get it back!
Read this, fixed rictus grin over Christmas. Picked up the earliest ones post-factum, and lucky enough to experience the later releases in-situ. Britain has a Julehefter-like tradition with Crimbo annuals, so losing 2000ad was a bitter pill. Good to get it back!
Day 24 - DUI 4
Drawn Under the Influence 4, is a charity comics anthology made by folks in the Awesome Comics Podcast creator community. It (mebbe) originally came from some of the Drink-and-Draws, meetup online, drink and sketching. They'd love our support!
Drawn Under the Influence 4, is a charity comics anthology made by folks in the Awesome Comics Podcast creator community. It (mebbe) originally came from some of the Drink-and-Draws, meetup online, drink and sketching. They'd love our support!
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Day 24 - DUI 4
Drawn Under the Influence 4, is a charity comics anthology made by folks in the Awesome Comics Podcast creator community. It (mebbe) originally came from some of the Drink-and-Draws, meetup online, drink and sketching. They'd love our support!
Drawn Under the Influence 4, is a charity comics anthology made by folks in the Awesome Comics Podcast creator community. It (mebbe) originally came from some of the Drink-and-Draws, meetup online, drink and sketching. They'd love our support!
Day 23 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 10
All pay-off and no-filler. The power level ratchet hits like the best 1970s Dr Strange psychedelia, & delivered a real cost in-universe. The series took a chunk of my advent read, was worth it! This, is the good shit, oooh mama. #ArsMirabilisSit.
All pay-off and no-filler. The power level ratchet hits like the best 1970s Dr Strange psychedelia, & delivered a real cost in-universe. The series took a chunk of my advent read, was worth it! This, is the good shit, oooh mama. #ArsMirabilisSit.
December 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Day 23 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 10
All pay-off and no-filler. The power level ratchet hits like the best 1970s Dr Strange psychedelia, & delivered a real cost in-universe. The series took a chunk of my advent read, was worth it! This, is the good shit, oooh mama. #ArsMirabilisSit.
All pay-off and no-filler. The power level ratchet hits like the best 1970s Dr Strange psychedelia, & delivered a real cost in-universe. The series took a chunk of my advent read, was worth it! This, is the good shit, oooh mama. #ArsMirabilisSit.
Day 22 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 9
Crab-Tank! A last stand! Living through the hardest Void Levels in a Mario game, with but a single life to give! #ArsMirabilisSit
Crab-Tank! A last stand! Living through the hardest Void Levels in a Mario game, with but a single life to give! #ArsMirabilisSit
December 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Day 22 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 9
Crab-Tank! A last stand! Living through the hardest Void Levels in a Mario game, with but a single life to give! #ArsMirabilisSit
Crab-Tank! A last stand! Living through the hardest Void Levels in a Mario game, with but a single life to give! #ArsMirabilisSit
Day 21 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 8
The psychology of the characters is quite something here. The stuff we carry with us and pass onto further generations in different ways is insidiously underlined. Great writing. #ArsMirabilisSit.
The psychology of the characters is quite something here. The stuff we carry with us and pass onto further generations in different ways is insidiously underlined. Great writing. #ArsMirabilisSit.
December 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Day 21 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 8
The psychology of the characters is quite something here. The stuff we carry with us and pass onto further generations in different ways is insidiously underlined. Great writing. #ArsMirabilisSit.
The psychology of the characters is quite something here. The stuff we carry with us and pass onto further generations in different ways is insidiously underlined. Great writing. #ArsMirabilisSit.
Day 20 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 7
Looks at more of the under-pinning reality of a dreamscape. Turns up the notch a couple of clicks for what is possible inhabiting the dreams of another. #ArsMirabilisSit.
Looks at more of the under-pinning reality of a dreamscape. Turns up the notch a couple of clicks for what is possible inhabiting the dreams of another. #ArsMirabilisSit.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Day 20 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 7
Looks at more of the under-pinning reality of a dreamscape. Turns up the notch a couple of clicks for what is possible inhabiting the dreams of another. #ArsMirabilisSit.
Looks at more of the under-pinning reality of a dreamscape. Turns up the notch a couple of clicks for what is possible inhabiting the dreams of another. #ArsMirabilisSit.
Day 19 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 6
Spiders, scorpions, and things that live in the dark. Beautifully rendered, and an endearing hook althrough would be terrifying to experience as a child. Ars mirabilis sit.
Spiders, scorpions, and things that live in the dark. Beautifully rendered, and an endearing hook althrough would be terrifying to experience as a child. Ars mirabilis sit.
December 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Day 19 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 6
Spiders, scorpions, and things that live in the dark. Beautifully rendered, and an endearing hook althrough would be terrifying to experience as a child. Ars mirabilis sit.
Spiders, scorpions, and things that live in the dark. Beautifully rendered, and an endearing hook althrough would be terrifying to experience as a child. Ars mirabilis sit.
Day 18 - X-Factor - Issue 16
A side-quest following Rusty and Skids. This was a good job of unpacking the motivations of various minor characters, before the X writing teams changed. Covers the team as a family, and a more obvious bad-vs-good aesthetic, with Masque as an obvious wrong-un.
A side-quest following Rusty and Skids. This was a good job of unpacking the motivations of various minor characters, before the X writing teams changed. Covers the team as a family, and a more obvious bad-vs-good aesthetic, with Masque as an obvious wrong-un.
December 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Day 18 - X-Factor - Issue 16
A side-quest following Rusty and Skids. This was a good job of unpacking the motivations of various minor characters, before the X writing teams changed. Covers the team as a family, and a more obvious bad-vs-good aesthetic, with Masque as an obvious wrong-un.
A side-quest following Rusty and Skids. This was a good job of unpacking the motivations of various minor characters, before the X writing teams changed. Covers the team as a family, and a more obvious bad-vs-good aesthetic, with Masque as an obvious wrong-un.
Day 17 - X-Factor - Issue 15
Gorgeous Louise and Walter Simonson issue, with Angel's reactions post-Mutant Massacre. I'd forgotten how Telemundo-esque the drama got for the X-teams around then, lots of weird decisions to move the stories forward, but Jean Grey vs Maddie, ay-ay-ay!
Gorgeous Louise and Walter Simonson issue, with Angel's reactions post-Mutant Massacre. I'd forgotten how Telemundo-esque the drama got for the X-teams around then, lots of weird decisions to move the stories forward, but Jean Grey vs Maddie, ay-ay-ay!
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Day 17 - X-Factor - Issue 15
Gorgeous Louise and Walter Simonson issue, with Angel's reactions post-Mutant Massacre. I'd forgotten how Telemundo-esque the drama got for the X-teams around then, lots of weird decisions to move the stories forward, but Jean Grey vs Maddie, ay-ay-ay!
Gorgeous Louise and Walter Simonson issue, with Angel's reactions post-Mutant Massacre. I'd forgotten how Telemundo-esque the drama got for the X-teams around then, lots of weird decisions to move the stories forward, but Jean Grey vs Maddie, ay-ay-ay!
Day 16 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 5
No spoilers, so many good things in the issue. Images of flowing cloaks, birds, bats, toads, and Sindy/Barbie-esque dolls punching-on.
No spoilers, so many good things in the issue. Images of flowing cloaks, birds, bats, toads, and Sindy/Barbie-esque dolls punching-on.
December 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Day 16 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 5
No spoilers, so many good things in the issue. Images of flowing cloaks, birds, bats, toads, and Sindy/Barbie-esque dolls punching-on.
No spoilers, so many good things in the issue. Images of flowing cloaks, birds, bats, toads, and Sindy/Barbie-esque dolls punching-on.
Day 15 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 4
Large attack, mythic snake monsters, and a toad, not a frog. Rossmo and DWJ have done so well with this.
Large attack, mythic snake monsters, and a toad, not a frog. Rossmo and DWJ have done so well with this.
December 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Day 15 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 4
Large attack, mythic snake monsters, and a toad, not a frog. Rossmo and DWJ have done so well with this.
Large attack, mythic snake monsters, and a toad, not a frog. Rossmo and DWJ have done so well with this.
Day 14 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 3
The fantasy A-team, taking on a fortress, and moving rocks to find a lost child. So many good panels in this issue. The transitions between worlds/artists are wonderful.
The fantasy A-team, taking on a fortress, and moving rocks to find a lost child. So many good panels in this issue. The transitions between worlds/artists are wonderful.
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Day 14 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 3
The fantasy A-team, taking on a fortress, and moving rocks to find a lost child. So many good panels in this issue. The transitions between worlds/artists are wonderful.
The fantasy A-team, taking on a fortress, and moving rocks to find a lost child. So many good panels in this issue. The transitions between worlds/artists are wonderful.
Day 13 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 2
The issue starts off heart-wrenching, and gets into gear giving parents agency against the worst thing. Loving the realisation you're dropping these characters into a beautifully realised fantasy space.
The issue starts off heart-wrenching, and gets into gear giving parents agency against the worst thing. Loving the realisation you're dropping these characters into a beautifully realised fantasy space.
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Day 13 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 2
The issue starts off heart-wrenching, and gets into gear giving parents agency against the worst thing. Loving the realisation you're dropping these characters into a beautifully realised fantasy space.
The issue starts off heart-wrenching, and gets into gear giving parents agency against the worst thing. Loving the realisation you're dropping these characters into a beautifully realised fantasy space.
Day 12 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 1
There are digital copies available, or the two volume collection. Character design, and story flow is on point. @danielwarrenart.bsky.social and Rossmo, Damn! Had to add some interiors, a bit spoiler-y, their work is top notch.
There are digital copies available, or the two volume collection. Character design, and story flow is on point. @danielwarrenart.bsky.social and Rossmo, Damn! Had to add some interiors, a bit spoiler-y, their work is top notch.
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Day 12 - The Moon Is Following Us - Issue 1
There are digital copies available, or the two volume collection. Character design, and story flow is on point. @danielwarrenart.bsky.social and Rossmo, Damn! Had to add some interiors, a bit spoiler-y, their work is top notch.
There are digital copies available, or the two volume collection. Character design, and story flow is on point. @danielwarrenart.bsky.social and Rossmo, Damn! Had to add some interiors, a bit spoiler-y, their work is top notch.
Day 11 - The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Parts Three And Four
Suitably off-tone anti-Imperial threat. Properly Dirty Dozen in feel, and (most) of the characters feel like their existence is threatened. Good read.
Suitably off-tone anti-Imperial threat. Properly Dirty Dozen in feel, and (most) of the characters feel like their existence is threatened. Good read.
December 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Day 11 - The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Parts Three And Four
Suitably off-tone anti-Imperial threat. Properly Dirty Dozen in feel, and (most) of the characters feel like their existence is threatened. Good read.
Suitably off-tone anti-Imperial threat. Properly Dirty Dozen in feel, and (most) of the characters feel like their existence is threatened. Good read.
Day 10 - The League Of Extraordinary Gentlement - Parts One And Two
Kev O'Neill's art is so gloriously weird, it makes Moore's "Dirty Dozen" hum with energy. It's good from the chipper dissociated schoolgirls, all the way to nonplussed guards facing down Nemo's harpoon gun.
Kev O'Neill's art is so gloriously weird, it makes Moore's "Dirty Dozen" hum with energy. It's good from the chipper dissociated schoolgirls, all the way to nonplussed guards facing down Nemo's harpoon gun.
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Day 10 - The League Of Extraordinary Gentlement - Parts One And Two
Kev O'Neill's art is so gloriously weird, it makes Moore's "Dirty Dozen" hum with energy. It's good from the chipper dissociated schoolgirls, all the way to nonplussed guards facing down Nemo's harpoon gun.
Kev O'Neill's art is so gloriously weird, it makes Moore's "Dirty Dozen" hum with energy. It's good from the chipper dissociated schoolgirls, all the way to nonplussed guards facing down Nemo's harpoon gun.
Day 9 - Rom - Issue 47
Loving the biological body-horror aspect of the Wraiths at the start of the issue, as a counterpoint to the metal fingered heroes, cut off from their biology as another form of body horror. The Rogue AI beavering away adds a third fantastic element to the story.
Loving the biological body-horror aspect of the Wraiths at the start of the issue, as a counterpoint to the metal fingered heroes, cut off from their biology as another form of body horror. The Rogue AI beavering away adds a third fantastic element to the story.
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Day 9 - Rom - Issue 47
Loving the biological body-horror aspect of the Wraiths at the start of the issue, as a counterpoint to the metal fingered heroes, cut off from their biology as another form of body horror. The Rogue AI beavering away adds a third fantastic element to the story.
Loving the biological body-horror aspect of the Wraiths at the start of the issue, as a counterpoint to the metal fingered heroes, cut off from their biology as another form of body horror. The Rogue AI beavering away adds a third fantastic element to the story.
Day 8 - Rom - Issue 41
Loving the psychedelic journey of Dr Strange as he tries to make some kind of meaning around what is happening with the Space Knight. The Wraith's sign off was a nice touch, "Fare ill human cattle!" No bandwidth for further doom, an alien "Carthago Delenda Est" suffices.
Loving the psychedelic journey of Dr Strange as he tries to make some kind of meaning around what is happening with the Space Knight. The Wraith's sign off was a nice touch, "Fare ill human cattle!" No bandwidth for further doom, an alien "Carthago Delenda Est" suffices.
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Day 8 - Rom - Issue 41
Loving the psychedelic journey of Dr Strange as he tries to make some kind of meaning around what is happening with the Space Knight. The Wraith's sign off was a nice touch, "Fare ill human cattle!" No bandwidth for further doom, an alien "Carthago Delenda Est" suffices.
Loving the psychedelic journey of Dr Strange as he tries to make some kind of meaning around what is happening with the Space Knight. The Wraith's sign off was a nice touch, "Fare ill human cattle!" No bandwidth for further doom, an alien "Carthago Delenda Est" suffices.
Day 7 - Rom - Issue 34:
Picked up a battered copy in memory of a childhood read. The language and Arthurian tone are just as remembered. Loving the obvious cliffhangers on the final panels of odd pages; Rom uncovering the Wraith plot, falling from the sky etc. These old stories were so readable.
Picked up a battered copy in memory of a childhood read. The language and Arthurian tone are just as remembered. Loving the obvious cliffhangers on the final panels of odd pages; Rom uncovering the Wraith plot, falling from the sky etc. These old stories were so readable.
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Day 7 - Rom - Issue 34:
Picked up a battered copy in memory of a childhood read. The language and Arthurian tone are just as remembered. Loving the obvious cliffhangers on the final panels of odd pages; Rom uncovering the Wraith plot, falling from the sky etc. These old stories were so readable.
Picked up a battered copy in memory of a childhood read. The language and Arthurian tone are just as remembered. Loving the obvious cliffhangers on the final panels of odd pages; Rom uncovering the Wraith plot, falling from the sky etc. These old stories were so readable.
Day 6 - New Gods - Issue 11:
Some awesome panels in this issue; Someone rolling up their sleeves for combat and a Loony Tunes-esque exploding cigar in a face, Biiig Barda, "I will not be broken so easily!" Cagles art and Ram's story beats are superb here.
Some awesome panels in this issue; Someone rolling up their sleeves for combat and a Loony Tunes-esque exploding cigar in a face, Biiig Barda, "I will not be broken so easily!" Cagles art and Ram's story beats are superb here.
December 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Day 6 - New Gods - Issue 11:
Some awesome panels in this issue; Someone rolling up their sleeves for combat and a Loony Tunes-esque exploding cigar in a face, Biiig Barda, "I will not be broken so easily!" Cagles art and Ram's story beats are superb here.
Some awesome panels in this issue; Someone rolling up their sleeves for combat and a Loony Tunes-esque exploding cigar in a face, Biiig Barda, "I will not be broken so easily!" Cagles art and Ram's story beats are superb here.