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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 1d

Just so it stays away from the yams

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 2d

Okay clanker

Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 2d

“art”

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 4d

Monica V. @mvirg12.bsky.social · 4d

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 5d

ATTN: PA VOTERS

🚨IMPORTANT🚨

VOTE YES TO RETAIN 💥DEM MAJORITY 💥 PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht

‼️If using mail in ballots, the Supreme Court Justices are
located on the flip side.

‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.

Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 4d

Be well, Mike.

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛🧟‍♀️👻 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 9d

Today is the birthday of artist Ramona Fradon (Oct. 2, 1926-Feb. 24, 2024). Most known for cocreating Metamorpho and her work on Aquaman, Superfriends, Plastic Man, and the comic strip Brenda Starr, Reporter.

Fradon holding a copy of a Metamorpho collection she had just signed for me at a convention.

A commission she did of Aquaman’s wedding and three comic books she did the covers and/or the interior art for: The Brave and the Bold #66, featuring Metamorpho and the Metal Men, Superfriends #28, and Plastic Man #19.

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 9d

Neat! Way to go, Micah!

Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 9d

“Check out the cans on that…can!” its creator is noted as saying, while sweating through his shirt

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 9d

I painted a face on a tin can. The can is being compared by its creator to A-list human actors.

NPR @npr.org · 10d

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

Could 'the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman' be an AI avatar?

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 10d

My guy, they wrote it down in a book.

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 10d

Planet Comics #6 is getting ready for the printer! Here's a look at the main cover to the following issue, from artist Todd Nauck!

A cover image for the comic book series Planet Comics. A woman removes her helmet as she fires a ray gun at an oncoming sinister robot.

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No Context Spider-Man @nocontextspiderman.bsky.social · 11d

Doctor Doom, seated at a wide podium, speaks to a crowd of shocked onlookers as his cape miraculously billows in the wind while indoors.

Narrator: Inside the United Nations building… Dr. doom explains his plan.

Panel from Spidey Super Stories #9 (1975)

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Matt Dxgges @sequentialmatt.bsky.social · 12d

September Sidekicks, Partners, and Super-pets

Arthur
Sidekick to The Tick
Created by Ben Edlund (1989)

#SeptSidekicks #ProjectDaare #DailyDrawing

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Jordan! @jordanjamboree.bsky.social · 12d

Wife brought her 100 year old film camera to that pirates game from a few weeks ago and she got this shot that's just perfect

A black and white photo of a baseball game, you can see that it is mid pitch with a pirate at bat

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 12d

In any case, I hope prints are made. The Buccos are a terrible organization, but this should be hanging somewhere in PNC Park.

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 12d

This is an incredible image by every account - but let me remark on how out of place the Xfinity logo by the third base line feels in an otherwise timeless photo

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 14d

Every issue of Planet Comics has an essay on a Golden Age comic creator. The upcoming issue has one I'm really excited to share, written by @savagediana.bsky.social with a title page illustration by @sequentialmatt.bsky.social!

the first page of an essay on Golden Age comic book creator Jimmy Thompson

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 15d

If you put something like this in your comic book, I will buy it

A comic book panel with an angry crowd shouting “Jeff!”

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 15d

This one is really good.

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 17d

Never missed an issue during his entire run. Loved his work.

Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 18d

One of the best FF artists to ever do it!

Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛🧟‍♀️👻 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 18d

Today is the birthday of artist Paul Ryan (Sept. 23, 1949-March 7, 2016). He worked on numerous titles for Marvel & DC over the years, which included Quasar and a lengthy run on the Fantastic Four, and both the Spider-Man and Phantom newspaper strips.

Ryan at a convention standing next to a backdrop with an image of the Phantom.

Covers drawn by Paul, including Quasar #1, Squadron Supreme #12, Fantastic Four #375, and Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #13.

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 18d

Only soggy bread from now on

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 18d

Really enjoyed the I’m a Luddite comic. I’ve used it in a college course I teach for a few years now.

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 18d

a man says it 's you while wearing a netflix shirt

ALT: a man says it 's you while wearing a netflix shirt

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Jeff McClelland @jeffmcclelland.bsky.social · 21d

What if I told you I could give you the same experience with a cardboard cutout

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 21d

For decades, Stan Lee was the king of comic conventions. Now, nearly seven years after his death at the age of 95, he will once again be a presence at L.A. Comic Con, this time as a hologram that will use AI to have conversations with fans.

An AI Stan Lee Hologram Will Speak With Fans at L.A. Comic Con

For decades, Stan Lee was the king of comic conventions. Now, nearly seven years after his death at the age of 95, he will once again be a presence at L.A. Comic Con, this time as a hologram that will use AI to have conversations with fans.

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