Jon Gorga
@jongorga.bsky.social
Static pictures in deliberate sequence make comics & comics make me happy.
Comics writing at Wayward Raven, award-nominated editing at Black Mask Studios, stuff at ScreenRant, Bleeding Cool, The Beat, & CBR.
TheComicsmithy.blogspot.com
He/him
Comics writing at Wayward Raven, award-nominated editing at Black Mask Studios, stuff at ScreenRant, Bleeding Cool, The Beat, & CBR.
TheComicsmithy.blogspot.com
He/him
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Jon Gorga
@jongorga.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Breaking news:
Justina Ireland has just been announced by editor Nick Lowe as the first woman to write a run of issues of “The Amazing Spider-Man” here at New York Comic-Con!
Justina Ireland has just been announced by editor Nick Lowe as the first woman to write a run of issues of “The Amazing Spider-Man” here at New York Comic-Con!
I was wrong:
She's the 3rd woman to write the title (Ann Nocenti, #295; which I remembered) & the 2nd to have a run (Kelly Thompson, #878-879 & 892; which slipped my mind). Justina Ireland's 3 issues will be much closer together but she is the 2nd. This is not a Nick Lowe quote, it’s my mistake.
She's the 3rd woman to write the title (Ann Nocenti, #295; which I remembered) & the 2nd to have a run (Kelly Thompson, #878-879 & 892; which slipped my mind). Justina Ireland's 3 issues will be much closer together but she is the 2nd. This is not a Nick Lowe quote, it’s my mistake.
I read through many pages of a 1995 Harlequin-style romance novel.
Nobody can say I’m not committed to this project!
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/09/when...
Nobody can say I’m not committed to this project!
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/09/when...
When Does "Secret Pleasures" (1995) Take Place?
setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I read through many pages of a 1995 Harlequin-style romance novel.
Nobody can say I’m not committed to this project!
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/09/when...
Nobody can say I’m not committed to this project!
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/09/when...
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Yesterday, Zohran Mamdani Reiterates He Will Arrest
Mamdani said he will do everything in his power to enforce the arrest warrant issued against Netanyahu if he visits New York City.
Mamdani said he will do everything in his power to enforce the arrest warrant issued against Netanyahu if he visits New York City.
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Yesterday, Zohran Mamdani Reiterates He Will Arrest
Mamdani said he will do everything in his power to enforce the arrest warrant issued against Netanyahu if he visits New York City.
Mamdani said he will do everything in his power to enforce the arrest warrant issued against Netanyahu if he visits New York City.
Now that I’m in the first stages of being a middle-aged white man, is it okay to say that I really, really, really love eBay?
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Now that I’m in the first stages of being a middle-aged white man, is it okay to say that I really, really, really love eBay?
It’s time to go vote, America.
There is not a presidential election today but these other campaigns affect our lives!
www.vote.org/polling-plac...
There is not a presidential election today but these other campaigns affect our lives!
www.vote.org/polling-plac...
Polling Place Locator - Vote.org
Wondering where you vote on Election Day? Use our polling place locator to find out.
www.vote.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It’s time to go vote, America.
There is not a presidential election today but these other campaigns affect our lives!
www.vote.org/polling-plac...
There is not a presidential election today but these other campaigns affect our lives!
www.vote.org/polling-plac...
Is Zohran Mamdani the first political candidate of any kind in human history to LOCK IN the third shift vote?!
#DelayedSleepPhaseDisorder
#DSPD #DelayedSleepPhaseSyndrome #DSPS #DelayedSleepWakePhaseDisorder
#DelayedSleepPhaseDisorder
#DSPD #DelayedSleepPhaseSyndrome #DSPS #DelayedSleepWakePhaseDisorder
Without the night shift, there is no morning.
Without the night shift, there is no morning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Is Zohran Mamdani the first political candidate of any kind in human history to LOCK IN the third shift vote?!
#DelayedSleepPhaseDisorder
#DSPD #DelayedSleepPhaseSyndrome #DSPS #DelayedSleepWakePhaseDisorder
#DelayedSleepPhaseDisorder
#DSPD #DelayedSleepPhaseSyndrome #DSPS #DelayedSleepWakePhaseDisorder
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I just launched my new comix Kickstarter: ANTIMATTER a one-man-thology showcasing my personal pantheon of creator-owned characters featuring THE RED HOOK, CHEST FACE, BILLY DOGMA + JANE LEGIT, COVID COP, and AI JOE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
ANTIMATTER
A One-Man-thology of Dean Haspiel Deep Cuts
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I just launched my new comix Kickstarter: ANTIMATTER a one-man-thology showcasing my personal pantheon of creator-owned characters featuring THE RED HOOK, CHEST FACE, BILLY DOGMA + JANE LEGIT, COVID COP, and AI JOE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
Rarity from me. I took some time during @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social for something other than comics!
I interviewed the star & showrunners of upcoming sci-fi espionage TV show “The Copenhagen Test” and the results are here:
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-simu...
I interviewed the star & showrunners of upcoming sci-fi espionage TV show “The Copenhagen Test” and the results are here:
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-simu...
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Rarity from me. I took some time during @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social for something other than comics!
I interviewed the star & showrunners of upcoming sci-fi espionage TV show “The Copenhagen Test” and the results are here:
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-simu...
I interviewed the star & showrunners of upcoming sci-fi espionage TV show “The Copenhagen Test” and the results are here:
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-simu...
Reposted by Jon Gorga
In the richest city in America, we cannot simply accept that 500,000 kids go to bed hungry every night.
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In the richest city in America, we cannot simply accept that 500,000 kids go to bed hungry every night.
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NYCC day 2, baby!!
October 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
NYCC day 2, baby!!
A @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social coverage article by me for @comicsbeat.bsky.social:
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-reta...
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-reta...
NYCC '25: Retailers get a ComicKnowledge drop
At NYCC '25, Joey Vazquez and Mike Staub of Midtown Comics made a compelling presentation on the ComicKnowledge POS system for retailers.
www.comicsbeat.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social coverage article by me for @comicsbeat.bsky.social:
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-reta...
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-reta...
I’m not sure I realized the prologue to “The Fellowship of the Ring” is written by an unnamed character when I first read it as a high school freshman.
“Concerning Hobbits” is a cute introduction but it’s also literally an in-universe anthropological report.
This nerd thinks that’s very cool.
“Concerning Hobbits” is a cute introduction but it’s also literally an in-universe anthropological report.
This nerd thinks that’s very cool.
September 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I’m not sure I realized the prologue to “The Fellowship of the Ring” is written by an unnamed character when I first read it as a high school freshman.
“Concerning Hobbits” is a cute introduction but it’s also literally an in-universe anthropological report.
This nerd thinks that’s very cool.
“Concerning Hobbits” is a cute introduction but it’s also literally an in-universe anthropological report.
This nerd thinks that’s very cool.
Reposted by Jon Gorga
The Utah Legislature, which has a Republican super majority, changed the law earlier this year to make it legal to openly carry a gun on college campuses. Used to be concealed carry w/ permit.
September 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Utah Legislature, which has a Republican super majority, changed the law earlier this year to make it legal to openly carry a gun on college campuses. Used to be concealed carry w/ permit.
Political right-wing extremist Charlie Kirk has been shot dead today.
We all need to be strong enough to listen, declare: ‘I’d rather live in a better word than what you’re describing.’, and move on.
Murder is never the answer.
We all need to be strong enough to listen, declare: ‘I’d rather live in a better word than what you’re describing.’, and move on.
Murder is never the answer.
September 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Political right-wing extremist Charlie Kirk has been shot dead today.
We all need to be strong enough to listen, declare: ‘I’d rather live in a better word than what you’re describing.’, and move on.
Murder is never the answer.
We all need to be strong enough to listen, declare: ‘I’d rather live in a better word than what you’re describing.’, and move on.
Murder is never the answer.
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Comic Networking Tip. This has been said before, but it’s worth saying again - being kind and helpful to others in the community is rule number one. It’s a small pond. People talk and want to work with good people who are also talented.
But also, we should all try to be kinder anyway.
But also, we should all try to be kinder anyway.
August 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Comic Networking Tip. This has been said before, but it’s worth saying again - being kind and helpful to others in the community is rule number one. It’s a small pond. People talk and want to work with good people who are also talented.
But also, we should all try to be kinder anyway.
But also, we should all try to be kinder anyway.
YES.
PLEASE.
BLOODY HELL, YES.
PLEASE.
BLOODY HELL, YES.
My statement on the latest charges against members of Mayor Adams’ inner circle.
August 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
YES.
PLEASE.
BLOODY HELL, YES.
PLEASE.
BLOODY HELL, YES.
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Still crazy enough to keep going with this project that will never end. Recent post that came out pretty good:
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/07/when...
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/07/when...
When Does "Ghosts" Season One (2019) Take Place?
setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Still crazy enough to keep going with this project that will never end. Recent post that came out pretty good:
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/07/when...
whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/07/when...
Reposted by Jon Gorga
People make art under hellish conditions locked up in prisons as just one example. It's because making things affirms our humanity. So yes, make art during fascism. What are we fighting for? A free society FOR ALL where we can revel in beauty, culture and all good things.
It feels ever weird to make art in times like this, but as someone who remembers history creativity and artists are always things authoritarians want stamped out (unless they will work /for/ them)
June 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
People make art under hellish conditions locked up in prisons as just one example. It's because making things affirms our humanity. So yes, make art during fascism. What are we fighting for? A free society FOR ALL where we can revel in beauty, culture and all good things.
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If you've listened to an interview any time in the last year, you heard me tease there was something big coming.
WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG.
Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG.
Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
'Buffy' and 'Angel' make comic comeback with Kelly Thompson at the helm
#comicbooks @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social #comics @kellythompson.bsky.social @davidnakayama.bsky.social #comicsky #BuffytheVampireSlayer
Get details here:
#comicbooks @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social #comics @kellythompson.bsky.social @davidnakayama.bsky.social #comicsky #BuffytheVampireSlayer
Get details here:
‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel’ make comic comeback with Kelly Thompson at the helm
A new era for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel coming soon via the mind of Kelly Thompson.
aiptcomics.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
If you've listened to an interview any time in the last year, you heard me tease there was something big coming.
WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG.
Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG.
Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
Just caught The Movie called “Superman” last night & had a great time! Wow, streaming already!?
(I can’t see the new movie until Tuesday. I don’t usually care about spoilers & I’m really not much of a Supes fan but if you post any kind of story spoiler under this, I will hunt you down…)
(I can’t see the new movie until Tuesday. I don’t usually care about spoilers & I’m really not much of a Supes fan but if you post any kind of story spoiler under this, I will hunt you down…)
July 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Just caught The Movie called “Superman” last night & had a great time! Wow, streaming already!?
(I can’t see the new movie until Tuesday. I don’t usually care about spoilers & I’m really not much of a Supes fan but if you post any kind of story spoiler under this, I will hunt you down…)
(I can’t see the new movie until Tuesday. I don’t usually care about spoilers & I’m really not much of a Supes fan but if you post any kind of story spoiler under this, I will hunt you down…)
I love this new-ish thing where prequels give you a cute hint they are prequels: “X-Men: First Class”, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, “Transformers One”.
July 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I love this new-ish thing where prequels give you a cute hint they are prequels: “X-Men: First Class”, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, “Transformers One”.
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Democrats are not "asleep" "weak" "credulous" "naive" or even "conservative."
Democrats are evil.
Democrats are the 'good cop' to GOP's 'bad cop,' and both are trying to harm you.
They are working TOGETHER to pass laws for private wealth and criminalize your objections.
Look at Palestine.
Wake up.
Democrats are evil.
Democrats are the 'good cop' to GOP's 'bad cop,' and both are trying to harm you.
They are working TOGETHER to pass laws for private wealth and criminalize your objections.
Look at Palestine.
Wake up.
July 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Democrats are not "asleep" "weak" "credulous" "naive" or even "conservative."
Democrats are evil.
Democrats are the 'good cop' to GOP's 'bad cop,' and both are trying to harm you.
They are working TOGETHER to pass laws for private wealth and criminalize your objections.
Look at Palestine.
Wake up.
Democrats are evil.
Democrats are the 'good cop' to GOP's 'bad cop,' and both are trying to harm you.
They are working TOGETHER to pass laws for private wealth and criminalize your objections.
Look at Palestine.
Wake up.
Dear Congress Re: Big, Beautiful Bill
I’m using Medicaid for various medical issues to try to be more than the 80-hours-a-month worker you think deserves it. Took years of calls & forms to get enrolled.
Sincerely,
A real person with real problems in the real world who wants to contribute to it.
I’m using Medicaid for various medical issues to try to be more than the 80-hours-a-month worker you think deserves it. Took years of calls & forms to get enrolled.
Sincerely,
A real person with real problems in the real world who wants to contribute to it.
June 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Dear Congress Re: Big, Beautiful Bill
I’m using Medicaid for various medical issues to try to be more than the 80-hours-a-month worker you think deserves it. Took years of calls & forms to get enrolled.
Sincerely,
A real person with real problems in the real world who wants to contribute to it.
I’m using Medicaid for various medical issues to try to be more than the 80-hours-a-month worker you think deserves it. Took years of calls & forms to get enrolled.
Sincerely,
A real person with real problems in the real world who wants to contribute to it.