Matt Parent (They/Them)
@mattparent.bsky.social
They/them 💛🤍💜🖤 Seminole Pan 🩷💛💙 X-men obsessive writer. Co-host of Escape the Mojoverse a weekly X-men comics podcast found here: https://shows.acast.com/escape-the-mojoverse
Hot girl lunch
February 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Hot girl lunch
Z is for Zatanna Bring down the House by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez.
Oh did Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez make a cool fucking comic book? I’m shocked. Baffled. Stunned even.
Oh did Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez make a cool fucking comic book? I’m shocked. Baffled. Stunned even.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Z is for Zatanna Bring down the House by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez.
Oh did Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez make a cool fucking comic book? I’m shocked. Baffled. Stunned even.
Oh did Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez make a cool fucking comic book? I’m shocked. Baffled. Stunned even.
Y is for Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie has any book ever made comic gutters more frightening? It’s fun. It’s gay. It’s great! Like, go read it right now. I might after this!
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Y is for Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie has any book ever made comic gutters more frightening? It’s fun. It’s gay. It’s great! Like, go read it right now. I might after this!
X is for X-Factor investigations by Peter David et al. There are things about this book that have not aged well, but that truly is the fun of this pulpy messy detective story that never takes its foot off the gas. A must read for any X-Fan.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
X is for X-Factor investigations by Peter David et al. There are things about this book that have not aged well, but that truly is the fun of this pulpy messy detective story that never takes its foot off the gas. A must read for any X-Fan.
W is for Wolverine by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social et al. Perhaps sacrilegious, but Percy’s Wolverine is one of the best ever. If you’re a Krakoan fan and you skipped it, lucky you one if the best books of that era waits for you. Introduces Solem and has one of my favorite pages of Wolverine (below)
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
W is for Wolverine by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social et al. Perhaps sacrilegious, but Percy’s Wolverine is one of the best ever. If you’re a Krakoan fan and you skipped it, lucky you one if the best books of that era waits for you. Introduces Solem and has one of my favorite pages of Wolverine (below)
V is for The Visitor How and Why he Stayed by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson and Paul Grist. What if The Watcher was actually interesting? Also if he was supposed to assassinate… ghost rider? The analogy is lost, but this is a ton of fun. One of the most satisfying little side streets of brpd/Hellboy
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
V is for The Visitor How and Why he Stayed by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson and Paul Grist. What if The Watcher was actually interesting? Also if he was supposed to assassinate… ghost rider? The analogy is lost, but this is a ton of fun. One of the most satisfying little side streets of brpd/Hellboy
U is for Ultimate X-Men by @peachmomoko.bsky.social the odd book out in the Marvel Ultimate line and all the better for it. No Marvel comic has ever been this singular. Great Gen z/alpha angst towards a world that hates all of us, not just mutants. I’ll read anything Peach writes or draws forever.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
U is for Ultimate X-Men by @peachmomoko.bsky.social the odd book out in the Marvel Ultimate line and all the better for it. No Marvel comic has ever been this singular. Great Gen z/alpha angst towards a world that hates all of us, not just mutants. I’ll read anything Peach writes or draws forever.
Traveling to Mars by @manruss.bsky.social and Roberto Meli Mark is one of our greatest living satirists, that wit is on display here. What could be a topical story is instead a mediation on grief, life wasted, sickness and inertia. It’s the greatest graphic novel I’ve ever read. Required reading.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Traveling to Mars by @manruss.bsky.social and Roberto Meli Mark is one of our greatest living satirists, that wit is on display here. What could be a topical story is instead a mediation on grief, life wasted, sickness and inertia. It’s the greatest graphic novel I’ve ever read. Required reading.
S is for Sabretooth Special by @fabiannicieza.bsky.social and Gary Frank. Lots of great Sabretooth books, especially in the last 5 years, but Sabretooth Special does a really cool thing where in its closing moments this monstrous character shares just a glimpse of his brokenness and pathos. So good.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
S is for Sabretooth Special by @fabiannicieza.bsky.social and Gary Frank. Lots of great Sabretooth books, especially in the last 5 years, but Sabretooth Special does a really cool thing where in its closing moments this monstrous character shares just a glimpse of his brokenness and pathos. So good.
R is for revival by @hackintimseeley.bsky.social and Mike Norton
The way someone’s earlier work is sometimes harsher and imperfect is made a positive here as this zombie-ish neo-noir is one of Tim’s most brutal and bleed. A truly great time.
The way someone’s earlier work is sometimes harsher and imperfect is made a positive here as this zombie-ish neo-noir is one of Tim’s most brutal and bleed. A truly great time.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
R is for revival by @hackintimseeley.bsky.social and Mike Norton
The way someone’s earlier work is sometimes harsher and imperfect is made a positive here as this zombie-ish neo-noir is one of Tim’s most brutal and bleed. A truly great time.
The way someone’s earlier work is sometimes harsher and imperfect is made a positive here as this zombie-ish neo-noir is one of Tim’s most brutal and bleed. A truly great time.
Q is for Queen Kodiak by Christopher Greenslate and Riccardo Faccini
a weird one, but so very sweet. A kaiju story that still retains a sort of Magical Realism. Comfort food in the best way.
a weird one, but so very sweet. A kaiju story that still retains a sort of Magical Realism. Comfort food in the best way.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Q is for Queen Kodiak by Christopher Greenslate and Riccardo Faccini
a weird one, but so very sweet. A kaiju story that still retains a sort of Magical Realism. Comfort food in the best way.
a weird one, but so very sweet. A kaiju story that still retains a sort of Magical Realism. Comfort food in the best way.
P is for The Power Fantasy by @kierongillen.bsky.social and @casparw.bsky.social
It feels silly to tell people to read this, but if you AREN’T? Get on that. It begins and you think “What if Immortal X-Men was a creator owned book” but it becomes so much more.
It feels silly to tell people to read this, but if you AREN’T? Get on that. It begins and you think “What if Immortal X-Men was a creator owned book” but it becomes so much more.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
P is for The Power Fantasy by @kierongillen.bsky.social and @casparw.bsky.social
It feels silly to tell people to read this, but if you AREN’T? Get on that. It begins and you think “What if Immortal X-Men was a creator owned book” but it becomes so much more.
It feels silly to tell people to read this, but if you AREN’T? Get on that. It begins and you think “What if Immortal X-Men was a creator owned book” but it becomes so much more.
O is for One World Under Doom by @ryannorth.ca and RB Silva it would feel cheap to not put at least one line wide crossover and this one is great. It also serves the purpose of getting Ryan’s Fantastic Four on this list. A truly great Doom comic.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
O is for One World Under Doom by @ryannorth.ca and RB Silva it would feel cheap to not put at least one line wide crossover and this one is great. It also serves the purpose of getting Ryan’s Fantastic Four on this list. A truly great Doom comic.
N is for New X-Men by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
This one seems self evident, but it should probably be said that this is a masterpiece beginning to end.
This one seems self evident, but it should probably be said that this is a masterpiece beginning to end.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
N is for New X-Men by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
This one seems self evident, but it should probably be said that this is a masterpiece beginning to end.
This one seems self evident, but it should probably be said that this is a masterpiece beginning to end.
M is for Moon Knight by @jedmackay.bsky.social
and Alessandro Cappuccio
A book about community staring a character who has historically been THE loner of the Marvel universe (which has always irked me as someone who is mentally ill, community is the only way things get better) what a banger.
and Alessandro Cappuccio
A book about community staring a character who has historically been THE loner of the Marvel universe (which has always irked me as someone who is mentally ill, community is the only way things get better) what a banger.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
M is for Moon Knight by @jedmackay.bsky.social
and Alessandro Cappuccio
A book about community staring a character who has historically been THE loner of the Marvel universe (which has always irked me as someone who is mentally ill, community is the only way things get better) what a banger.
and Alessandro Cappuccio
A book about community staring a character who has historically been THE loner of the Marvel universe (which has always irked me as someone who is mentally ill, community is the only way things get better) what a banger.
L is for Local Man by @tonyfleecs.bsky.social and @hackintimseeley.bsky.social
“Down and out and back with his parents” is a story I can’t help but love but add in a Youngbloods/X-Force aesthetic and a gritty rural noir and you have one of the greatest cape comics of the last decade.
“Down and out and back with his parents” is a story I can’t help but love but add in a Youngbloods/X-Force aesthetic and a gritty rural noir and you have one of the greatest cape comics of the last decade.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
L is for Local Man by @tonyfleecs.bsky.social and @hackintimseeley.bsky.social
“Down and out and back with his parents” is a story I can’t help but love but add in a Youngbloods/X-Force aesthetic and a gritty rural noir and you have one of the greatest cape comics of the last decade.
“Down and out and back with his parents” is a story I can’t help but love but add in a Youngbloods/X-Force aesthetic and a gritty rural noir and you have one of the greatest cape comics of the last decade.
K is for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee snd Fred Fordham.
Fordham writes and illustrates the adaptation of one of the most important American novels and there is a sadness and moodiness only comics can bring out. Harper Lee’s words are genius, but Fordham’s adaptation is additive.
Fordham writes and illustrates the adaptation of one of the most important American novels and there is a sadness and moodiness only comics can bring out. Harper Lee’s words are genius, but Fordham’s adaptation is additive.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
K is for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee snd Fred Fordham.
Fordham writes and illustrates the adaptation of one of the most important American novels and there is a sadness and moodiness only comics can bring out. Harper Lee’s words are genius, but Fordham’s adaptation is additive.
Fordham writes and illustrates the adaptation of one of the most important American novels and there is a sadness and moodiness only comics can bring out. Harper Lee’s words are genius, but Fordham’s adaptation is additive.
J is for Justice Warriors by @mattbors.bsky.social and Ben Clarkson maybe the meanest book on this list and far more prescient than you’d want a book about two insane monster cops to be. Somehow still fun in the face of our modern horrors.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
J is for Justice Warriors by @mattbors.bsky.social and Ben Clarkson maybe the meanest book on this list and far more prescient than you’d want a book about two insane monster cops to be. Somehow still fun in the face of our modern horrors.
I is for I Hate Fairyland by @skottieyoung.bsky.social
Anarchic and weird like Tex Avery dropped acid. There really isn’t anything like it on the shelf.
Anarchic and weird like Tex Avery dropped acid. There really isn’t anything like it on the shelf.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I is for I Hate Fairyland by @skottieyoung.bsky.social
Anarchic and weird like Tex Avery dropped acid. There really isn’t anything like it on the shelf.
Anarchic and weird like Tex Avery dropped acid. There really isn’t anything like it on the shelf.
H is for Home by the Rotting Sea by @claystorks.bsky.social
an open wound of a book that for me as a non-binary native person felt like it was birthed from and for my soul. If you only read one of these let it be THIS!
an open wound of a book that for me as a non-binary native person felt like it was birthed from and for my soul. If you only read one of these let it be THIS!
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
H is for Home by the Rotting Sea by @claystorks.bsky.social
an open wound of a book that for me as a non-binary native person felt like it was birthed from and for my soul. If you only read one of these let it be THIS!
an open wound of a book that for me as a non-binary native person felt like it was birthed from and for my soul. If you only read one of these let it be THIS!
G is for G.I. Joe by Larry Hama and Herb Trimpe (and many others)
are you a fan of action comics? Then you owe it to yourself to read one of the greatest series of pure imagination and action ever made. Like, at least read issue 21!
are you a fan of action comics? Then you owe it to yourself to read one of the greatest series of pure imagination and action ever made. Like, at least read issue 21!
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
G is for G.I. Joe by Larry Hama and Herb Trimpe (and many others)
are you a fan of action comics? Then you owe it to yourself to read one of the greatest series of pure imagination and action ever made. Like, at least read issue 21!
are you a fan of action comics? Then you owe it to yourself to read one of the greatest series of pure imagination and action ever made. Like, at least read issue 21!
F is for The Flintstones by Mark Russell and @stevepugh.bsky.social
(Mark is on this list three times) The Flintstones is a magic trick. Using sitcom tropes to smuggle in a story of what civilization costs (violence and conformity) and Steve Pugh—one of my favorite artists, is in top form here.
(Mark is on this list three times) The Flintstones is a magic trick. Using sitcom tropes to smuggle in a story of what civilization costs (violence and conformity) and Steve Pugh—one of my favorite artists, is in top form here.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
F is for The Flintstones by Mark Russell and @stevepugh.bsky.social
(Mark is on this list three times) The Flintstones is a magic trick. Using sitcom tropes to smuggle in a story of what civilization costs (violence and conformity) and Steve Pugh—one of my favorite artists, is in top form here.
(Mark is on this list three times) The Flintstones is a magic trick. Using sitcom tropes to smuggle in a story of what civilization costs (violence and conformity) and Steve Pugh—one of my favorite artists, is in top form here.
E is Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan.
Mark is one of the funniest writers in comics but here it is his sharp wit and clear understanding of American history that creates one of the most unique books of his career. Hilarious and heartbreaking art
Mark is one of the funniest writers in comics but here it is his sharp wit and clear understanding of American history that creates one of the most unique books of his career. Hilarious and heartbreaking art
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
E is Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan.
Mark is one of the funniest writers in comics but here it is his sharp wit and clear understanding of American history that creates one of the most unique books of his career. Hilarious and heartbreaking art
Mark is one of the funniest writers in comics but here it is his sharp wit and clear understanding of American history that creates one of the most unique books of his career. Hilarious and heartbreaking art
D is for Dazzler (vol 1) by Tom DeFalco, John Romita Jr.(and many others)
A pure camp and utterly full of joy and heart. You can’t read this and not fall in love with Alison Blaire
A pure camp and utterly full of joy and heart. You can’t read this and not fall in love with Alison Blaire
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
D is for Dazzler (vol 1) by Tom DeFalco, John Romita Jr.(and many others)
A pure camp and utterly full of joy and heart. You can’t read this and not fall in love with Alison Blaire
A pure camp and utterly full of joy and heart. You can’t read this and not fall in love with Alison Blaire
C is for Catwoman by Joëlle Jones
A murderers row of great writers and artists would take over this series, but I adore Jones’ Selina both in style and characterization. Catwoman has never been cooler.
A murderers row of great writers and artists would take over this series, but I adore Jones’ Selina both in style and characterization. Catwoman has never been cooler.
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
C is for Catwoman by Joëlle Jones
A murderers row of great writers and artists would take over this series, but I adore Jones’ Selina both in style and characterization. Catwoman has never been cooler.
A murderers row of great writers and artists would take over this series, but I adore Jones’ Selina both in style and characterization. Catwoman has never been cooler.