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@richardbruton.bsky.social

Comic journo for Comicon, 2000AD. Loves comics. https://linktr.ee/richardbruton

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Mega-Interview! Honor Vincent & Lee Milmore talk Relict: Invasive Species | 2000 AD Starting this week in Prog 2441, a brand new Tharg’s 3Riller, with a return for Stephen, the hyper-intelligent, time-travelling mouse, now just trying to navigate a future post-apocalyptic world in th...

Mega interview with myself and #honorvincent about our latest strip for @2000ad.bsky.social with thanks to @richardbruton.bsky.social for making us look good. 2000ad.com/news/mega-in...

23.07.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Andy’s right - there’s just not enough comic sites doing good things. As for the FPI blog archive - I do keep asking them in charge of such things to get it back online. @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social and I and everyone else who contributed shared that real passion for focusing on great comics

24.05.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"We Have Been Feeling the Pressure Like Never Before" - The Worrying Disappearance of Comics Commentary and Journalism Sites from a Broken Frontier/UK Small Press Perspective – Broken Frontier Broken Frontier's Andy Oliver takes a look at the bleak landscape for indie/small press comics commentary and journalism in the UK.

"Primarily, and I am practically *imploring* you to do this, please share any posts linking to reviews or features that we put out on social media."

ICYMI I looked at the rapid decline in comics journalism platforms here at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social.

www.brokenfrontier.com/comics-journ...

23.05.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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The good news? UK comic maker Becky Burke is home after being detained by ICE. The bad news, the new regime’s stricter reading of the previously ignored rules on work will catch others out coming to the US for comic events - comicon.com/2025/03/18/f...

19.03.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 757    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 128

Yep, always great to see what goes into making great covers

13.03.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always a joy to see what these great artists put into a cover

28.01.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here we go. Four more years starts today. Good luck America. (Art by Nicola Jennings)

20.01.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New header time for the new year - from Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison’s The Out - running in @2000ad.bsky.social

03.01.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And that’s a wrap on the @thecomicon.bsky.social Advent calendar for 2024 - Merry Christmas one and all.

25.12.2024 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a great Xmas FS - that @robwilliams71.bsky.social did good! And your art brings it brilliantly to life!

17.12.2024 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Xmas @2000ad.bsky.social is out on Wednesday 18th, including a great Future Shock by @robwilliams71.bsky.social & Pye Parr - 'Tis The Season For Taking', including this, a phrase that's now burned into my brain as a perfect Xmas thing...

16.12.2024 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Argentine noir, Peanuts, and Doctor Who - that’s a great Christmas!

12.12.2024 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@richardbruton.bsky.social opens Day 5 of the Comicon Advent Calendar to find a message of seasons greetings from Judge Dredd: comicon.com?p=554857

05.12.2024 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ll be here all 24 days… any Christmas comics faves?

05.12.2024 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Latest reading… last week’s 2000 AD again before doing the Weekly 2000 AD this week for @thecomicon.bsky.social - Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison are doing something very, very special with The Out. Epic sci-fi where the story comes from their perfect characters.

30.11.2024 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will have had, between Thanksgiving and Anniversary and my mandated Saturday off, 3 whole days of doing almost nothing but sleeping, eating, drinking, and generally making merry. I can thoroughly recommend it. Sunday, back to writing about comics. But hey, take a day off, it’s good for you.

30.11.2024 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is really fantastic from @eggyhelen.bsky.social (plus gorgeous art by Emily Kimbell). Comics clubs in schools are such a wonderful thing, I could go on about it all day. Just read this, instead!

28.11.2024 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2000 AD Covers Uncovered: β€˜Sometimes a cover is found' – Mark Harrison goes further OUT with Prog 2410 | 2000 AD Every week, 2000 AD brings you the galaxy’s greatest artwork and 2000 AD Covers Uncovered takes you behind-the-scenes with the headline artists responsible for our top cover art – join bloggers Richar...

Latest @2000ad.bsky.social Covers Uncovered up - always great to see how Mark Harrison puts a cover together, always something extra... 2000ad.com/news/2000-ad...

28.11.2024 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s the final cover to the @DandQ version of THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT, published 25th of March 2025. Image does not include French-flaps.

27.11.2024 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🍩🀩Get ready for Donut World Domination!🌍

You can PRE-ORDER this Waterstones exclusive, featuring a bonus Donut Squad* sticker sheet now at the link below!🚨 @neillcameron.bsky.social

🚨https://ow.ly/i4pE50Ugy3S🚨

*first seen in The Phoenix

27.11.2024 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We have a weekly feature on the 2000 AD website where @richardbruton.bsky.social interviews artists about their cover art for the weekly Prog - this week it's Mark Harrison!

"Covers Uncovered" is always filled with previously-unseen process art and design concepts too - have a read!

27.11.2024 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BOXES Comic Magazine #3 BOXES Comic Magazine returns with new short comics and articles about comics from a range of exciting creators

BOXES Vol. 3 is 35% funded with two weeks left to reach our goal. It’s getting tight!

Can you help us bring this anthology full of beautiful work by some of the best comics creators around to life?

Take a look here and see what you think: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

Thanks! πŸ“¦πŸ“¦πŸ“¦

24.11.2024 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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We cannot wait for the 2000AD Annual!!! We'll be hosting a signing this weekend to celebrate with the amazing @artdroidlynch.bsky.social, @alexpaknadel.bsky.social, @sispurrier.bsky.social and Phil Winslade! Join us from 1pm on Saturday 30th November to pick up a signed copy of the annual.

23.11.2024 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Another bit of social media where I’ll mean to post regularly with interesting stuff but, inevitably, will fail. Ho hum.

18.11.2024 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello? Is this thing on?

18.11.2024 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

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