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
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Absolutely. There's already a movement of comics now under the tag #iceoutcomics, and these stories should be read and shared far and wide
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Absolutely. There's already a movement of comics now under the tag #iceoutcomics, and these stories should be read and shared far and wide
Reposted by Mike Sterling, Comics Guy
I was just lamenting the fact it has a stelfreeze cover bsky.app/profile/1900...
@seemoreevil.bsky.social once again dives into the deep abyss with a comic book starring ICE. 1900hotdog.com/2026/01/nerd...
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I was just lamenting the fact it has a stelfreeze cover bsky.app/profile/1900...
Whoa, I didn't see that.
I had this comic here the last couple of weeks waiting to put it up on Bluesky. What a...hoo boy.
I had this comic here the last couple of weeks waiting to put it up on Bluesky. What a...hoo boy.
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Whoa, I didn't see that.
I had this comic here the last couple of weeks waiting to put it up on Bluesky. What a...hoo boy.
I had this comic here the last couple of weeks waiting to put it up on Bluesky. What a...hoo boy.
Pretty much what I told the guy straight out here.
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Pretty much what I told the guy straight out here.
Oh my gosh, I don't remember now. And of course I didn't specify in my post because I was being all "trade secret, shhhh" about it. I *think* it may have been the Joker one, judging by what I say about it.
January 22, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Oh my gosh, I don't remember now. And of course I didn't specify in my post because I was being all "trade secret, shhhh" about it. I *think* it may have been the Joker one, judging by what I say about it.
I'll have to look those up. I'm always interested in that sort of thing.
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I'll have to look those up. I'm always interested in that sort of thing.
I loved those Preview issues. Still have a full set of AH at home! Great reference material.
January 21, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I loved those Preview issues. Still have a full set of AH at home! Great reference material.
But is kinda great.
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
But is kinda great.
Will definitely mention this when I bring up that old Killing Joke post of mine on the site again.
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Will definitely mention this when I bring up that old Killing Joke post of mine on the site again.
Yes! Sorry, didn't save the link. I think it's issue #134 or #137.
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Yes! Sorry, didn't save the link. I think it's issue #134 or #137.
Ostrander had a habit of taking wild stuff from other books and incorporating it into his own, which is how I think we got Barbara as Oracle in SUICIDE SQUAD. (I'm sure the Batman editorial office had to sign off on it.)
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Ostrander had a habit of taking wild stuff from other books and incorporating it into his own, which is how I think we got Barbara as Oracle in SUICIDE SQUAD. (I'm sure the Batman editorial office had to sign off on it.)
I was just searching the 'zine database for mentions of KILLING JOKE (kwakk.info) and found Andy Mangels' original review, which essentially said the same thing. (Still gave it a top grade, though.)
January 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I was just searching the 'zine database for mentions of KILLING JOKE (kwakk.info) and found Andy Mangels' original review, which essentially said the same thing. (Still gave it a top grade, though.)
Possibly! That was one of my points -- "it's called 'The Killing Joke,' DUH" :)
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Possibly! That was one of my points -- "it's called 'The Killing Joke,' DUH" :)
This is my beef with THREE JOKERS, a non-continuity Black Label book, resovling the in-continuity "there are three Jokers" puzzle from JUSTICE LEAGUE. It's still technically unsolved!
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This is my beef with THREE JOKERS, a non-continuity Black Label book, resovling the in-continuity "there are three Jokers" puzzle from JUSTICE LEAGUE. It's still technically unsolved!
I mean, Morrison is a slightly bigger name in comics than me, so I don't blame anyone. :)
January 21, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I mean, Morrison is a slightly bigger name in comics than me, so I don't blame anyone. :)
I feel like it was announced as being outside continuity originally, but I'll have to dig through my Amazing Heroes Preview Specials to track that down.
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I feel like it was announced as being outside continuity originally, but I'll have to dig through my Amazing Heroes Preview Specials to track that down.
Yeah, one has to infer it happening, jumping through a number of hoops. NOW TO GO ON MY CRUSADE AGAINST ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WITH ME
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Yeah, one has to infer it happening, jumping through a number of hoops. NOW TO GO ON MY CRUSADE AGAINST ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WITH ME
augh "they" not "he," my mistake
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
augh "they" not "he," my mistake
Here we are...nope, it was definitely 2013. Here's my post talking about (in the second half of this rather long entry): www.progressiveruin.com/2013/08/19/i...
I can’t wait to explain to my customers why they can’t see the special 4D covers all at once.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Here we are...nope, it was definitely 2013. Here's my post talking about (in the second half of this rather long entry): www.progressiveruin.com/2013/08/19/i...
Reading your post...Good Lord, did I predate Morrison saying this by nine years? Though I could have sworn he said it earlier. Let me look through my site and see if I can pull up a reference.
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Reading your post...Good Lord, did I predate Morrison saying this by nine years? Though I could have sworn he said it earlier. Let me look through my site and see if I can pull up a reference.
I was going to refer to the KJ theory in my blog overview of this Bluesky hoohar...mind if I link to your post when I do?
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I was going to refer to the KJ theory in my blog overview of this Bluesky hoohar...mind if I link to your post when I do?
if you're nasty
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
if you're nasty