Mike Sterling, Comics Guy
@mikester.bsky.social
Owner of sterlingsilvercomics.com, blogger at progressiveruin.com, Mike Sterling-er at http://mikesterling.com
37+ years in the comics biz! (I used to work for other stores, now I have my own shop!)
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37+ years in the comics biz! (I used to work for other stores, now I have my own shop!)
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Bigots are dumb
he/him
This is who runs this account.
February 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
This is who runs this account.
Finding out that when Peter Ustinov played the "Old Man" at the end of LOGAN'S RUN (1976), he was about two years younger than I am now.
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Finding out that when Peter Ustinov played the "Old Man" at the end of LOGAN'S RUN (1976), he was about two years younger than I am now.
So I'm looking up STAR WARS: KANAN - THE LAST PADAWAN #1 in Overstreet, and it does one of those things where *technically* according to its indicia, the book's name is KANAN - THE LAST PADAWAN, and therefore is in the Ks and not the Ss.
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 AM
So I'm looking up STAR WARS: KANAN - THE LAST PADAWAN #1 in Overstreet, and it does one of those things where *technically* according to its indicia, the book's name is KANAN - THE LAST PADAWAN, and therefore is in the Ks and not the Ss.
From Men of War #3 (Nov. 1977) by David Micheline, Arvell Jones & Romeo Tanghal: how to kill a juggling Nazi.
January 28, 2026 at 6:22 AM
From Men of War #3 (Nov. 1977) by David Micheline, Arvell Jones & Romeo Tanghal: how to kill a juggling Nazi.
no way man, Pinhead will show up
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
no way man, Pinhead will show up
Just flipping through one of the old CRACKED mags that I remembered having as a kid (#163, from 1979), and totally forgot about this great panel in the MORK AND MINDY parody drawn by John Severin.
January 28, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Just flipping through one of the old CRACKED mags that I remembered having as a kid (#163, from 1979), and totally forgot about this great panel in the MORK AND MINDY parody drawn by John Severin.
This illustration from a 1982 issue of CRACKED is probably responsible for somebody somewhere having a Mandela Effect-style "E.T. used to have pointed ears!" memory.
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 PM
This illustration from a 1982 issue of CRACKED is probably responsible for somebody somewhere having a Mandela Effect-style "E.T. used to have pointed ears!" memory.
I got a couple of these books when they were new, and scored more a few years later. I love these things. (There was a similar book not from this series called GALACTIC ALIENS that's worth seeking out too.)
January 27, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I got a couple of these books when they were new, and scored more a few years later. I love these things. (There was a similar book not from this series called GALACTIC ALIENS that's worth seeking out too.)
And now...the 1980s.
January 26, 2026 at 1:21 AM
And now...the 1980s.
Before Animorphs, there was....
January 26, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Before Animorphs, there was....
Say what you will about CRACKED, but that is one hell of a cover.
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Say what you will about CRACKED, but that is one hell of a cover.
Just cornered the local market on 1980s CRACKED Magazines. (I'm keeping the video game one.)
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Just cornered the local market on 1980s CRACKED Magazines. (I'm keeping the video game one.)
I look at Jaime Hernandez's work and think "it took decades of effort and practice to know exactly how to put down each perfect line." I mean, when this issue came out I was just blown away by the cover. Every line in just the right place.
January 24, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I look at Jaime Hernandez's work and think "it took decades of effort and practice to know exactly how to put down each perfect line." I mean, when this issue came out I was just blown away by the cover. Every line in just the right place.
WANTED: more customers like Ruby
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 AM
WANTED: more customers like Ruby
Um...did you know there was an ICE comic book? There was an ICE comic book.
Here's an interview regarding said comic: www.cbr.com/doug-wagner-...
Here's an interview regarding said comic: www.cbr.com/doug-wagner-...
January 22, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Um...did you know there was an ICE comic book? There was an ICE comic book.
Here's an interview regarding said comic: www.cbr.com/doug-wagner-...
Here's an interview regarding said comic: www.cbr.com/doug-wagner-...
Remember when we as a society had gone Larfleeze-crazy? I miss those days.
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Remember when we as a society had gone Larfleeze-crazy? I miss those days.
The original novel, that takes place in "modern" day (1980s), and is about comic *strip* characters who talk in visible word balloons. I love the Zemeckis film, but would be fascinated by a faithful adaptation of the book.
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The original novel, that takes place in "modern" day (1980s), and is about comic *strip* characters who talk in visible word balloons. I love the Zemeckis film, but would be fascinated by a faithful adaptation of the book.
Speaking of terrible costumes I love, here's a trio of them that I absolutely adore. Part of me wishes they still wore these.
January 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Speaking of terrible costumes I love, here's a trio of them that I absolutely adore. Part of me wishes they still wore these.
What’s a comic book costume you know is terrible but you love it anyways?
January 19, 2026 at 7:24 PM
What’s a comic book costume you know is terrible but you love it anyways?
Oh, there they are.
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Oh, there they are.
"Tonight's performers -- THE INVISIBLE BEE GEES"
January 17, 2026 at 3:55 AM
"Tonight's performers -- THE INVISIBLE BEE GEES"
C'mon Disney, you own both these properties now, time to reprint this series.
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
C'mon Disney, you own both these properties now, time to reprint this series.