Daisy "Ben "The Thing" Grimm" Franzel

So tbh Tron Ares was fine but I thought "Hasta La Vista Ares" was a weird phrase for Jared Leto's character. Oh well

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN #1 WAS SO GOOD WHAT THE FUCK

The Amazing Spider-Man #1-6 cover dated March-November 1963.

The Amazing Spider-Man #1-6 cover dated March-November 1963.

Promotional poster for an A2CAF:SIP Headliner featuring Caroline Cash. Red and black text on a black and yellow background, with an image of Caroline Cash in a circular frame.

Promotional poster for an A2CAF:SIP Headliner featuring Julia Wertz. Red and black text on a black and yellow background, with an image of Julia in a circular frame.

Promotional poster for an A2CAF:SIP Headliner featuring Lisa Hanawalt. Red and black text on a black and yellow background, with an image of Lisa in a circular frame.

SO excited to welcome Caroline Cash, Julia Wertz, and Lisa Hanawalt to the world of A2CAF: Small + Indie Press!

Not long now! Join us on Saturday, October 11, 11 AM–5 PM at the Downtown Library.

→ aadl.org/a2cafsip

Joe Biden with a completed two-piece smiley face jigsaw puzzle saying "Splendid." His smile is photoshopped to look like an angry Joker smile.

IT'S THE GUY

A digital art piece done by Daisy of The Thing from the Fantastic Four with Gregory House from House MD. The thing is saying "Uh, Geez... Sorry, House, I think we got a kill dis guy." House responds "Huh. That'll cut into my scheduled sex time with Wilson."

Oh, oh that's art of my comfort characters about to commit murder

(Art by me!)

FUCK I GOTTA PLAY THIS SO BAD

Ben Stenbeck's variant cover for THE LAST DAY OF H.P. LOVECRAFT issue one, showing H.P. Lovecraft falling down alongside a spiral shaped monster into a white void.

📖 THE LAST DAY OF H.P. LOVECRAFT (2025) #1 (Ben Stenbeck Variant)

Not spoiling a single thing about this one. Just know it's building to be a horror masterpiece and you owe it to yourself to read it. 10/10.

Vitor Cafaggi's variant cover for STARSHIP GODZILLA issue 1, with the characters being drawn in the style of the original poster for Star Wars. The logo is also reminiscent of the original Star Wars logo.

📖 STARSHIP GODZILLA (2025) #1 (Vitor Cafaggi Variant)

I'm super glad that Tom Sciolli's excellent GODZILLA'S MONSTERPIECE THEATRE (2024-2025) series got me interested in IDW's Godzilla line, because this is a great start to a space exploration sci-fi Godzilla series. 8/10!

A variant cover for SPIDER-MAN NOIR VOLUME 3 issue one, featuring Spider-Man in a black costume with a trenchcoat and fedora, holding a gun against a colorful spider background.

📖 SPIDER-MAN NOIR VOLUME 3 (2025) #1 (David Mack Variant)

I've never read any Noir comics before this one, but this was an awesome start for a new volume featuring NSM. Having the backdrop be a mystery only to solve that mystery and set-up the following issues by the end is brilliant. 9/10!

The cover for MARVEL/DC: SPIDER-BOY FACSIMILE EDITION (2025) #1, showing Spider-Boy fighting off Bizarnage and Lizard King.

📖 MARVEL/DC: SPIDER-BOY FACSIMILE EDITION (2025) #1

Honestly I just find it funny that this comic takes place in a universe where Marvel and DC characters have swapped places or even combined in many cases, and yet Jonah is still the guy who hates Spider-Man lol. Probably just a 6/10 but very fun!

Weekly pickup thread for 10/1/2025!! I haven't read all of them yet, so I'll post the ones I've read first. My local shop also was missing their DC shipment for some reason, so I don't have any comics from them, and will post about those new releases when I get them.

a redraw of a the iconic panel from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, in which Batman breaks a gun in half, and says "this is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it" In my version, he is breaking the Inktober logo.

An important PSA from Batman

A picture of Daisy holding SPIDER-MAN AND BATMAN issue 1 and STATIC SEASON ONE issue 1. The former has a picture of Batman and Spider-Man in Gotham City, while the Bat Signal lights up the sky with added spider web decorations. The latter is a foil variant of Static Shock jumping in the air and using his lightning powers.

A picture of Daisy holding the graphic novel LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT. The cover shows the logo and a picture split between a picture of Lon Chaney in the film of the same name, and a drawing of that picture.

Some pickups from Fantasticon in Waterford earlier!!

📖 SPIDER-MAN AND BATMAN (1995) #1, J.M. DeMatteis
📖 STATIC: SEASON ONE (2021-2022) #1, Vita Ayala
📖 LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, Dirk Manning

But these comics have really brought us closer by being able to take our two great loves, comics and tabletop gaming, and bond with them in a unique way. It's our thing we look forward to every month and I'm so happy that we get this chance. Thank you Dark Horse and Critical Role for this chance!!!!

Comics are inherently a somewhat inaccessible art form for blind folks due to the nature of it being reading, but with a reliance on visual art beyond the words. It's a lot harder to make comics accessible compared to, say, film or written literature. And that's not inherently bad, but it does suck.

The cover for Issue 1 of CRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA ORIGINS SERIES 1, showing Vex and Vax in a dark alleyway, with Keyleth behind them.

The cover for Issue 2 of the series with Grog and Scanlan fighting a frog creature.

The cover for Issue 3 of the series with Grog inside a green bubble behind a blonde white human woman with a sword in her hand.

The cover for Issue 4 showing Vax in a prison cell.

Since I have a minute, I wanted to give a quick shout-out to the folks at @criticalrole.bsky.social and @darkhorse.com, and specifically their CRITICAL ROLE: VOX MACHINA ORIGINS comics. My partner is Blind and can't read comics but LOVES CR. We read them together and I do the character voices.

A meme of Kratos from God of War looking at The Thing from Marvel Comics. He says "LA COSA..."

This is how I feel tbh

Definitely didn't expect the man himself to repost my small silly review of his comic!! Well met @danpgwatters.bsky.social!!

A copy of KNIGHT & BEARD issue 1, featuring a cover with all of the characters on it.

I'll have to see if I can't find my signed copy of KNIGHT & BEARD #1 later, it's probably somewhere in my room. One of the first comic issues I ever got, because Thorn Kurtzhals, the artist and co-creator, actually lived near me and their sister went to high school with me.

A variant cover for BATTLEWORLD issue one, showing various superheroes and villains fighting on Battleworld.

📖 BATTLEWORLD (2025) #1, Christos Gage (Nick Bradshaw Connecting Wraparound Variant)

I had just completed the original MARVEL SUPER HEROES: SECRET WARS (1984-1985) series before grabbing this one, and while it's definitely not as strong starting off, it's still good and has potential. 7/10!

A variant cover for JEFF THE LAND SHARK issue 4, showing Jeff singing on-stage at a concert alongside Luna Snow.

📖 JEFF THE LAND SHARK (2025) #4, Kelly Thompson (Tokitokoro Variant)

(JEFF SINGING THE CHORUS TO RIVALS TIL THE END) 7/10!

A variant cover for THE THING VOLUME 4 issue 5, showing The Thing with a weary expression and his fists raised.

📖 THE THING VOLUME 4 (2025) #5, Tony Fleecs (Greg Land Variant)

I've loved following along with this miniseries and the finale was everything I hoped for! It was so cool seeing Ben reconnect with his Yancy Street roots and the message for parents with kids who are "different" is sweet. 9/10!

A variant cover for THE TWILIGHT ZONE Issue 1, showing a silhouette man falling backwards through a door that has a spiraling image and a large human eye in it.

📖 THE TWILIGHT ZONE (2025) #1, Dan Watters (Martin Simmonds Variant)

WHAT AN EXCELLENT ADAPTATION OF THE SHOW! This reboot of the classic series is infinitely captivating and captures that spirit perfectly while using concepts that work so well for the medium of comic books. A must read. 10/10!

A variant cover for ULTIMATE HAWKEYE VOLUME 2 issue 1, showing Charli Ramsey as Hawkeye kneeling on the ground with a bow and arrow while wind rushes behind them.

📖 ULTIMATE HAWKEYE VOLUME 2 (2025) #1, Deniz Camp (Ejikure Local Comic Shop Day Variant)

Charli Ramsey as 6160's Hawkeye has been one of the breakouts of the current Ultimate Universe for me, and this was a great one shot. The ending is a bit disappointing but still a great read. 8/10!

A cover for UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: THE INVISIBLE MAN issue 2, featuring a picture of The Invisible Man made to look like eraser shavings.

📖 UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: THE INVISIBLE MAN (2025) #2, James Tynion IV (Mike Del Mundo Variant)

I've been loving Image and Skybound's Universal Monsters series so far, and this Invisible Man series has been a contender for the best yet. The expansion on Griffin's experiments is phenomenal. 9/10!

FUCK I FORGOT TO POST ABOUT MY PICK-UPS FOR THE WEEK LMAO

Well I can do a little thread! I'll post the cover for the comic along with the title, writer, and my thoughts on a scale out of ten. This is for this past Wednesday, 9/24/2025!

Stupid dumbass meme pose of Robert Downey Jr

That's America's ass.

Jimmy Neutron's Dad poorly photoshopped on Yojimbo's body

Yo Jimbo

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