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@MikeOwenCarroll Irish writer of comics (Judge Dredd, Proteus Vex, Dreadnoughts, Silver), books (Quantum Prophecy, Judges), and the Rusty Staples comics blog! He/Him.
#Octocon #Octocon2025
07.10.2025 12:52 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Another one for the nerds amongst us...!
05.10.2025 16:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Getting older means a steadily-growing number of "famous" bands appearing out of nowhere pre-loaded with a multi-decade back-catalogue and with complete knowledge of them instantly installed in everyone else's long-term memory as though they've always been around.
03.10.2025 11:24 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Remember, remember, it's the end of September, so it's time to look ahead to some of the British Comics that will be celebrating Important Anniversaries in the coming month!
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#RustyStaples #comics
I have just realised that we can just lie about how many books we've read this year: no one checks! (I might have realised that sooner had I not been so busy reading those 287 books since January.)
#reading
It's not a comic... but it did bring us a legendary comic-strip!
Yes, today on Rusty Staples we're learning and looking all about Look and Learn with the Look and Learn Timeline!
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#RustyStaples #comics
Decided to terminate my blog From Mars. :(
I've copied its contents over to Rusty Staples so nothing will be lost when the blog is deleted in two weeks, but in the meantime maybe some kind visitors might like to pop over for a last visit...?
www.frommars.blog
#FromMars
New on Rusty Staples Comics Blog! Like all things, story-papers and comics eventually die... but sometimes they come back!
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#comics #RustyStaples
After 20 years, I've decided I won't renew the domain name for my Quantum Prophecy series when it expires in Oct. It's been fun, but the series is long over and most of the books are out of print.
The contents are still on-line on my main website at www.michaelowencarroll.com/qp
Our first sunflower began to bloom over the past few days, and reached this stage yesterday morning (on our wedding anniversary!). We planted the seeds on 3rd May, the first sprouts appeared nine days later, and today this one is 156cm tall!
03.09.2025 10:52 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
It's the 0th of September already, so here's a look at the British comics celebrating Important Anniversaries for the coming month!
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#RusttStaples #comics
A new Comics in the Wild post on Rusty Staples! (Warning: This one is for grown-ups only!)
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#RustyStaples #comics
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#RustyStaples ##comics
#Dreadnoughts #JudgeDredd @2000ad.bsky.social
01.08.2025 21:02 — 👍 53 🔁 27 💬 0 📌 0
We only get one August a year so let's make the most of it by looking at some British comics that'll be celebrating or commiserating an Important Anniversary in the coming month!
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#RustyStaples #comics
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#FromMars
Just realised that tomorrow my #Alphaville website Cosmic Meadows celebrates its 30th birthday!
There's not a lot of websites that are three decades old!
www.cosmicmeadows.space
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#FromMars #sandman
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#FromMars #StarWars
It's Comics on TV time again, and today we're exploring the odd connection between a US-made teenage-targeted sitcom, a mega-popular popstar/actor and a classic British comic.
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#RustyStaples #comics #ArianaGrande
It's July Eve, which means that over on Rusty Staples it's time to take a look at some of the British comics that'll be celebrating or commiserating an Important Anniversary in the coming month!
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#RustyStaples #comics
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#FromMars
Remember the days when the president of the USA would give a speech and it would be smart, concise, moving, comprehensible and it would actually stick to the point and wasn't all about himself?
14.06.2025 10:04 — 👍 26 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
#Alphaville on stage on Friday May 30th, the last night of their 40th anniversary tour, in Münster, Germany... the city in which Alphaville was formed! An incredible show -- energetic, captivating, uplifting... fantastic stuff!
10.06.2025 14:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Oh, I forgot about step-months!
27.05.2025 09:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Dear Airline Passenger,
Check-In is now Open:
It is now time for you to confirm with us that you are indeed at the airport two days from now. As is customary, you are allowed one carry-on bag which must be checked in because reasons.
June is the ONLY month of the year whose name starts with a J and ends in "une" so here's a look at some of the British comics that'll be celebrating or commiserating an Important Anniversary in June!
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#RustyStaples #comics
Only six days to go...!
#Alphaville
Re-reading one of my upcoming books and I found this silly line that I'd forgotten about: "He was a tad worried because the woman looked like the sort of person who would judge someone by their appearance."
19.05.2025 15:12 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
New on Rusty Staples:
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#Eagles #RustyStaples
