@grumpy2eb.bsky.social
Host of the Never Open Podcast & The Maran Chess Club. Lover of Doctor Who, New Japan Pro Wrestling & Comics. ADHDer. Lefty. Farts on occasion.
300 issues plus annuals, mini series & OGN's.
Every Vertigo era Hellblazer has now been read.
I love this book. I'll have more to say later.
Hellblazer a day 300, by Milligan & Camuncoli. John finds his way to back to life. Gemma takes the shot I've been waiting for. How does it end? Those last 3 pages are up to you & me.
I love this book. Vertigo wasn't Vertigo without it.
By sheer coincidence tomorrow is Feb 20. Feb 20 2013 is the cover date for issue 300 of the original Hellblazer run.
So I'll be reading the final issue 16 years after it got cancelled.
How magical.
Hellblazer a day 299, by Milligan & Camuncoli. John is dead. Milligan being a subversive dick and killing John before the final issue..... And there he is alive after Epiphany comes home from the funeral.
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Vid is out! #njpw #njnbg
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pencil sketch, digitally colored, of the 5th doctor chatting to gravis. i used a photo of the bridge of the enterprise that i saw at the sci fi museum in seattle for the background
new on "the maran chess club" podcast! @grumpy2eb.bsky.social and i watch and chat all over parts 3 & 4 of peter davison "doctor who" classic, "frontios" (1984). luke will probably release an omnibus version when the season 21 blu-ray drops!
parts 1&2 | parts 3&4
Helllo Everyone! Mr @melvinpena.bsky.social and I finish our commentary of Frontios with parts 3 & 4!!
#DoctorWho
Hellblazer a day 298, by Milligan & Camuncoli. John derails a train to prove a point. He's going to die in 5 days. Which he does. Shotgun to the chest.
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Finished Legion. That ending was bonkers.
17.02.2026 11:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Early bath with Tractator chat through the bathroom speaker🪳 (there's no emoji for Space Woodlouse)
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Hellblazer a day 297, by Milligan & Camuncoli. John convinced Declan's mum to take Dec out. She had this creepy dead Bates vibe.
16.02.2026 21:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ugly Arrow banner trying its best to ruin Bisley's cover.
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Hellblazer a day 296, by Milligan & Camuncoli. John's nephew Finn isn't a killer. It's his brother Declan. I really liked this issue and seeing John and Finn interacting.
I'm not ready for this series to end.
I will gladly accept blame.
15.02.2026 21:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Such a weird name. Not just cold like Roboute, but dude can't handle Zahariel being cooler.
Yeah this was my first exposure to Lion El Dong. I'll be surprised if Dark Angels don't betray his ass.
I would.
Char & I read Descent of Angels on walks and long drives.
We loved it. Zahariel is awesome.
The Lion though. What a dick.
Hellblazer a day 295, by Milligan & Camuncoli. Epiphany & John deal with cultists & ghosts in Ireland. John even gets to have another drink with Brendan. Finn, John's nephew has been found. John gets him all tied up.
14.02.2026 21:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Greene was definitely a test :p
This not only crosses off another Earth Arc book, but.... hmmm we also seem to be slowly working through every WW2, Who book as well.
I can live some dark and broody "serious" Batman, but that late 70s to late 80s vibe was my jam.
Those 2000 AD guys were perfect for Bats.
Fuck I stared at a lot of Breyfogle art as a kid.
‼️ OUT NOW ‼️
Oh, this is so much fun!
What the hell is Jim thinking for at least two of his handshakes? Will Jeff and Rod ever agree?
Join @frakturedboy.bsky.social and @jeffgoddard.bsky.social, as we explore Series 6 (Matt), Season 11 (Jon) & Series 1 (Ncuti)
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Fractions not redoing those eras, but the vibe is there. Some of the ingredients are as well.
The Jimenez art pops. Batman in blue just fucking pops.
Batgirl continues to be everything I want in a Cassandra Cain series.
Every issue is martial arts fun with the right amount of superhero cheese.
They could make the coolest fucken movie with Batgirl. Just drop her in a Shaw Bros.
Batman should be in blue. It just feels right.
Fractions read a lot of Conway and Moench. He must have.
Cool to see Vertigo back (gimme a new Hellblazer please and thank you).
Only got one in paper. Been loving Deniz Camp's stuff.
Bleeding Hearts was dark, funny and gory. Looking forward to more.
Hellblazer a day 294, by Milligan & Camuncoli. John and Epiphany track John's nephew to Ireland. We find out what happened to Cheryl. Fuck. I'm nearly finished.
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Helllo Everyone! This week on the Maran Chess Club Mr @melvinpena.bsky.social does his first commentary. I'm not that far ahead this is my fourth! Enjoy the first two parts of Frontios!
#DoctorWho
It's my fave game ever. We wanna play like a Capaldi mad scientist named Capaldo? Done
Can we play as a Pakled. Yeah so far.
I once did a playthrough as Angel Eyes, from the Good, the Bad & the Ugly and it worked.
It's the best.
Charity & I are playing Fallout: New Vegas again.
Last time we were Dr Capaldo MD.
This time we're Pakled. Low intelligence, high strength. Pakled strong.
Hellblazer a day 293, by Milligan & Camuncoli. John may have decided not to look for his lost nephew, but it seems the lost nephew is looking for John.
12.02.2026 21:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Something Gemma has at the end of this issue might bite John on the ass later.
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