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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 5h

For the evening crowd

Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 14h

New article at my website!

Here is my giant write up of going to the Edgar Rice Burroughs dedication in Willcox TX, but also seeing THE THING?. Hope yall give it a read!

nickdiak.com/2025/10/down...

#Tarzan #SwordAndPlanet @edgarriceburroughs.bsky.social #SwordAndSandal #ECOF #OldWest #ERB

Jeffrey Mariotte at his author table. He was the guest of honour.

The Burroughs Family and Frank Puncher unveil the Burroughs monument.

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 9h

@joerlansdale.bsky.social will appreciate! 2 Weekends ago we were in Willcox and visited the Warren Earp grave!

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 12h

Spooky

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 14h

New article at my website!

Here is my giant write up of going to the Edgar Rice Burroughs dedication in Willcox TX, but also seeing THE THING?. Hope yall give it a read!

nickdiak.com/2025/10/down...

#Tarzan #SwordAndPlanet @edgarriceburroughs.bsky.social #SwordAndSandal #ECOF #OldWest #ERB

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 4d

Wait, I blinked - SLG was gone? I had no idea.

I loved the Oddjob series published by them WAAAAAAAY back in the late 90s.

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 4d

Yes. YES. YES!

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 4d

In the early to late 2000s, I had so many web comics I red: Sinfest, Mega Tokyo, PVP, Penny Arcade, Real Life, Ctrl-Alt-Del, many others. And then like sometime in 2010 I stopped reading them all. I had a daily ritual of checking them, and most of them just went... bad.

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 4d

Good afternoon everyone!

Publication news! My review of the 3rd issue of the jungle girl #comic Vanya has been re-printed in the newest issue of the Panthans Journal.

Of course, you can read my review at my website:

nickdiak.com/2025/06/jung...

#JungleGirl #Pulp #JohnCarter #DejahThoris #Tarzan

Panthans #341 - it shows Dejah Thoris holding a sword.

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 5d

OMG! I just looked at the records being released for Record Store Day - Black Friday, and there is a Deee-Lite Vinyl being released!

NEED.

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 5d

Crossing fingers for yall! Excited for the game - it looks fun.

Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 6d

a bunch of badgers are dancing in a field

ALT: a bunch of badgers are dancing in a field

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 6d

Today's treasure: Tarzan and the Forest of Stone, signed by Jeffrey Mariotte / @jeffmariotte.bsky.social at the ECOF this past weekend. An honour to Meet Jeffrey in person!

@edgarriceburroughs.bsky.social #Tarzan #WildWest #JungleTale #WeirdWest #SouthWest #ERB #EdgarRiceBurroughs #Book #Autograph

Hardback edition of Tarzan and the Forest of Stone. It depicts Tarzan at the bottom of a canyon, with a black horse behind him.

Bookplate - signed by Jeffrey J Mariotte, Douglas Kilauea, Chris Gardner, and a faux signature by Burroughs.

Title front matter page. It is inscribed "For Nick, at ECOF 2025! Great to meet in person - Jeffrey J Mariotte"

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 7d

Brazil!!!

a man is being tortured by a group of police officers while wearing a gas mask .

ALT: a man is being tortured by a group of police officers while wearing a gas mask .

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 7d

Signed this weekend at the ECOF event in Willcox, AZ: Sojan / Under the Warrior Star (by @joerlansdale.bsky.social ) by Christopher Paul Carey, then editor at @paizo.com now at @edgarriceburroughs.bsky.social

I love Under the Warrior Star so much, I *may* have designed a cocktail about it ;)

Book cover of Sojan the Swordsman / under the Warrior Star. The cover shows the heroes of both stories, back to back, with their weapons up.

Front matter page of the book. In blue ink it is signed "Christopher Paul Carey"

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 8d

I just backed Vice: Magic City Mayhem ( @jurassicsunsetgames.com )- A Zelda-like fused with GTA vibes on @kickstarter.com

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...

Vice: Magic City Mayhem - A Zelda-like fused with GTA vibes

Explore a vibrant neon-lit city, and embark on an epic quest to rescue your one true love! Coming to PC and Consoles

www.kickstarter.com

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 8d

Oblig.

a woman in a colorful dress is dancing with her arms in the air .

ALT: a woman in a colorful dress is dancing with her arms in the air .

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 9d

Very cool!

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Naomi Simone Borwein @nsborwein.bsky.social · 9d

press.futurefire.net/2025/09/micr...

Micro-interview with Naomi Simone Borwein

We’re joined by Naomi Simone Borwein, author of the wonderful poem “ The Void Is in a Playful Mood Tonight ” in The Future Fire #74, to ta...

press.futurefire.net

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 9d

I entered!!! Hope you get lots more entries.

But also - this one!!!! THAT TITLE! This squishes Chuck Tingle - I gotta check it out.

Cover of Tyrant Reptile 2087 The Revenging. It shows a dinosaur breaking through a sky light.

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 9d

There's 39 books! I only have a 2.5% chance of getting it right!

P R E S S U R E

Also, you go!!!

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 10d

Hells. Yes.

Driving home, what pops on the radio?

Roxybury head banging ensues.

Picture of radio on dashboard displaying Haddaways “what is love?”

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 12d

You Go!!!

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 13d

Make a Batanga!

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 13d

View from our hotel room.

Tomorrow - day one of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Circle of Friendship event!

I’ll be giving a presentation on Tarzan and the sword and sandal / peplum genre. I’m excited!

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Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · 13d

We survived a weather storm warning - super heavy rain, crazy lightning, and apocalyptic clouds - and made it to THE THING.

And it was awesome!

Michele standing in front of a display of THE THING

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