Mike "ComicsDC" Rhode

Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before

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Opinion | The Tragedy of Dick Cheney

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Lying liar.

He Studied Why Some Female Birds Look Like Males

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Chatting with comics writer Barbara Perez Marquez Baltimore Comic-Con by Mike Rhode  Barbara Perez Marquez was at both Small Press Expo and Baltimore Comic-Con this fall, so I asked if she...

Got to talk with @mrhode.bsky.social about my background in comics, my writing process, and recent projects. Give it a read!✨

Life Lessons from (Very Old) Bowhead Whales

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Free to read

Take a Look at Rare Photos of Red Lightning in New Zealand

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How to Revive California’s Underwater Forests? Smash a Spiky, Hungry Foe.

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Women Laughing - Post Production A documentary about the women cartoonists of The New Yorker in which we celebrate their creativity, humor and determination

I just backed Women Laughing - Post Production on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wom...

The real headline from NYC today:

CARTOONIST'S HUSBAND WINS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

(h/t: @adamszym.bsky.social & @pang5.bsky.social)

Islands in the Sky A Comic Anthology - Uniting Stories, Art, and Survival in the Wake of Hurricane Helene

I just backed Islands in the Sky on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Walter Reed drive around South 7th.

I agree completely. Last year it was in DC and I got to drop in.

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Charles is a friend. He is a great teacher. I wish I was in Cali for this.

Thanks.

5/ Check out the full interview with Matt Madden here: @mrhode.bsky.social
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Book Review: From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics reviewed by Brian Flota, Humanities Librarian and Associate Professor, James Madison University Libraries Neale Barnholden. From Gum Wrap...

I reviewed Neale Barnholden’s book From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich for IJOCA @mrhode.bsky.social @weisenburg.bsky.social

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Just deleted Twitter after ignoring it for years, so I didn't see myself being better at posting here. However the new International Journal of Comic Art is out and you can see the ToC on the blog at ijoca.blogspot.com

I can't believe you didn't tell me about this.

Words, Images, & Worlds with Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Listen to this episode from Words, Images, & Worlds on Spotify. Comics historian Gene Kannenberg, Jr. talks about the impact and unique nature of the comics medium and current titles/creators that hav...

Thanks to Jason DeHart for asking me to be a guest on his "Words, Images, & Worlds" podcast, uploaded today (24mins, 20secs). I look forward to a return visit! open.spotify.com/episode/3jtc...

Yo. blogger about comics

I really want to see comics twitter rebuild itself here.
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