Butch Mapa

This is Piston, who appears in a handful of panels in Speed Racer. But there's much more to him, which you can read in Speed Racer: A Wrench in Plans, out this week from @madcavestudios.com!

I was honored to illustrate his story!
(This art by Davide Tinto)

🚨 Out this week!

SPEED RACER: A WRENCH IN PLANS is collection of stories focusing on supporting characters in Speed's world-- and I was fortunate to draw one of them!

This is my first @madcavestudios.com gig, and I couldn't be more excited!

@travishymel.bsky.social @chasexclamation.bsky.social

New music discoveries!
Foxy Shazam (ty @jamesgunn.bsky.social)
Extreme (yes, the More than Words guys! ty Rick Beato) and
Geese (ty every best album of 2025 list)

Soon you may be able to type a new Chinese character: the gender-neutral pronoun | CNN Chinese pronouns are largely split between female and male – prompting LGBTQ activists to invent their own gender-neutral pronoun. That movement just took a big step forward.

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The Slopification of Everything In 2025, anything could be, and was, slop. Here are six foundational laws to identify slop going forward.

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"In 2025, anything could be, and was, slop. Here are six foundational laws to identify slop going forward."

Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on? What is driving a surge in enthusiasm for comics among children and how may it benefit their future?

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Glad to hear the improvement! Fellow diabetic here!

Oh, much appreciated, ALWAYS appreciated!

DOZENS!!!!!!

(I wouldn't mind rereading these soon, now that I think about it.)

25 Years Ago, the Return of an X-Men Legend Completely Backfired Chris Claremont returned to the X-Men comics in the year 2000, and it's mostly been forgotten... for good reasons.

@crustyoldfan.bsky.social I dug that little Claremont run! Thanks for read!

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Curry still cooking at 37 though, daymn!!!

From the ComicBookCollabs community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the ComicBookCollabs community

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Butch Mapa – Folio Butch Mapa’s Sampler Folio Credits: Wonder Woman, Avengers, Star Wars, Predator, Star Trek, Archie, Bill and Ted, PredatorPublished by: DC Comics, IDW-Marvel, Archie, Z2, Zenescope, Black Mas…

Thanks Doug!♥️

Hi Christian, this is me:
Sampler: butchmapa.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/b...

Genre-specific:
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Thanks for looking!

John Cassaday's Original Art Collection At Auction To Help His Family John Cassaday's original art auctioned to help his family, with Planetary, X-Men, Captain America as well as Jim Lee and Darwyn Cooke

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So proud of this man!!!!!!!!!

A special shout out to THE Butch Mapa, who brought me chocolate all the way from the Philippines! 🇵🇭 🍫 He’s a brilliant artist who did a large majority of the character designs for #MajorThomás! What a joy it was to meet IRL. @butchmapa.bsky.social @comixology.bsky.social #NYCC #ComixologyOriginals

Good Vibes at New York Comic Con Retailers and publishers alike were able to put aside the myriad challenges facing the comics industry—from tariffs to the uncertain post-Diamond distribution landscape—to enjoy a surprisingly upbeat ...

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The world's oldest and largest iceberg will soon be no more The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting.

Why am I so affected by this
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I'm the only one on Ch'benga island, right? #strangenewworlds

So cool!!!

happening now!

The meeting: a statue of two men having a job interview or other business meeting, surrounded by briefcases and lunch, but in a very odd 70s kind of vibe. Photographed at Baltimore Convention Center.

The Beat won an Eisner but we're not resting on our laurels! We are still looking to fill three roles at @comicsbeat.bsky.social:

• New Editor - you live and breathe the news and clench your jaw when someone beats you on a story.

I think it's older! I swear you predated Pacific Rim, and that was TWELVE years ago.

Swear I can't figure out what "aura farming" means. Thought it was a bad thing when Haliburton was talking about it. But either people are using it wrong or the meaning changed lol

I'm old either way.

Rick and Morty vs. the Universe: Summer of Love #1 - Comic Book Preview Oni Press’ Rick and Morty vs. The Universe comic book event continues this coming Wednesday with the release of the the tie-in Rick and Morty vs. the Universe: Summer of Love #1; get yourself a sneak ...

HEY #comics people / #animation people @jodyhouser.bsky.social , @crashtesterx.bsky.social, @megcasey.bsky.social, me and the whole gang at @oni-press.bsky.social have cooked up a hilarious(ly violent) new Summer Smith Rick & Morty story and the preview is HERE www.flickeringmyth.com/comic-book-p...

Fantastic Fools? How a Claremont and Byrne cold war put Galactus on trial - COMICSXF The sniping between Chris Claremont and John Byrne led to one of the most acclaimed Fantastic Four stories: The Trial of Reed Richards.

Loved learning about this tidbit of #fantasticfour history from @austingorton.bsky.social

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that is SO cool

I AIN'T SAYING THE LINE #fantasticfour #marvelrivals

Great way to get that Star Trek fix!