Rick Leonardi

PAINKILLER JANE: UNCOVERED A collection of 30 years of PAINKILLER JANE cover art by the greatest names in the business

I just backed another amazing Kickstarter from @jimmypalmiotti.bsky.social

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...

Yes!
The fulfillment process is under way!
Thanks again! Lmk what you think pls.

A black and white photo of Caniff at his drawing table working on a Sunday page for Steve Canyon.

Today is the birthday of one of the most influential American cartoonists, Milton Caniff (Feb. 28, 1907-April 3, 1988), creator of the newspaper comic strips Terry & the Pirates and Steve Canyon.

Two days to go!
Saturday only!!

Fun indeed!

As Valiant’s small sale boat approaches a large city on a shoreline, he encounters a whirlpool. He is unable to row away fast enough. The whirlpool finally subsides but he collapses in exhaustion. Fortunately, people from the city saw what happened and dove in to swim to his rescue. In the final panel, they are pulling an unconscious Valiant out of his boat near the shore.

Prince Valiant by Hal Foster from February 23, 1941.

Early Michael Mann!
Saw it again recently, and though the special effects don’t hold up, it was just as creepy as I remembered.

I love when a recipe says "Garlic (optional)."

No, the fuck it isn't.

Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford

Le Carré
Irving
O’Brian
Hillerman
Solzhenitsyn

So you get out your Fascism for Dummies book for the 15 things you do, and we tried to include as many of them as we could in the most artful way possible. How were we supposed to know that this clown car in Washington was going to basically use the same book that we used? So I don't think it's prescience so much as the sad familiarity of fascism and the karaoke menu of things that you go through to do it. You could list them from the show, or you could list them from the newspaper.

Tony Gilroy, creator of Andor, wasn’t allowed to use the word “fascism” during press junkets in 2025.

Interesting interview in The Hollywood Reporter.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

True enough.
Al Williamson, who inked all this,
was a hero of mine.

I do like Walt’s Kirby effects, the crackle and the radiance. But there’s something about Erik’s aggression when he inks himself- there’s no mistaking that attack.

They already had one

Charlotte minicon ad

Two weeks (or one fortnight in Swiftie reckoning) until The Charlotte Mini-Con!

heh

Couple dozen remarqued books, and a raft drawings.

Thank you all again, those who backed the Blue Angel & Sketchbook campaign.
The stretch goal goods, including Funkos and Thor #303s (not shown), are ready to go!

..and Joe Rubenstein!

Hold on for 3 more weeks, and we’ll see February out together!

"I'd like to share a story from a local paper in Coldwater, Michigan dated to the 9th of April, 1945. It tells how the US Army, under General Patton--the US 3rd Army--came onto what you might call a detention center just outside the village of Ohrdruf, Germany. The US Army brought the leading citizens of Ohrdruf to tour the facility, which turned out to be part of the Buchenwald network of concentration camps. A US Army colonel told the German civilians who viewed the scenes, without muttering a word, that they were to blame. One of the Germans replied that what happened in the camp was (quote) 'done by a few people, and you cannot blame us all.' And the American, who could have been any one of our grandfathers, said, 'this was done by those that the German people chose to lead them, and all are responsible.' The morning after the tour, the Mayor of Ohrdruf killed himself. And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough. I ask you to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf might have thought before he died. Maybe he felt like a victim. He might have thought, 'how is this my fault? I have no jurisdiction over this.' Maybe he would have said, 'this site was not subject to local zoning, what could I do?' But I think, when he reflected on the suffering that occurred at this camp, just outside of town, that those words would have sounded hollow even to him. Because in his heart he knew--as we do--that we are all responsible for what happens in our community. I urge the council to take action to stop, or stall, or at the barest minimum to think creatively about how to exercise oversight over this proposed ICE facility. Thank you."

This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):

Retail Therapy, 'Fuck ICE' Edition: A conversation with Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books - The Comics Journal Senator Phone book by state: https://www.senate.gov/general/resources/pdf/senators_phone_list.pdf Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City, State]. I’m calling to urge Sena...

You may have seen the photograph: comic shop owner Greg Ketter, striding through smoke on his way to confront federal agents terrorizing his city. Today, the owner of DreamHaven books talks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social about art and community in Minneapolis.

www.tcj.com/retail-thera...

Heads up!!
There’s a snowstorm coming, and Charlotte is going to catch a bit of it, so the Mini-Con is postponing until February 28. Pls accept this snowcheck, stay safe, and I’ll see you in a month!!

Gov Jade Helm speaks..

Ad for Charlotte MiniCon

Coming up! One day only!

More of a Zelda guy😏

‘91! Color!! I must have been mad..

Not really my jam, as I hope comes across.

Blue Angel used to be available for preorder from Amazon and B&N, back when USNI was the intended publisher.
But USNI bailed on OGNs, so I had to finish the book with a different team, and then Kickstart it.
And here we are!

Á box of Blue Angel GNs, fresh from the printer, ready to ship.

On the way (weather permitting)!!

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