@markisan.bsky.social
RINGO NOMINATED writer of the comic book series BY THE HORNS. Grilled dinosaurs in VORACIOUS. Editor. Journalist. Host on the Metalheads Podcast and the Endless Metal Podcast. Chicago. https://linktr.ee/markisan
15 YEARS married to my love! ❤️ According to anniversary traditions, Tracy and I have now leveled up to crystal status.
Ben & I put our final stamp on 2025 in the latest #EndlessMetalPodcast! We discuss the yr in metal & why it was underrated, highlight albums we shared in our Top 10 lists & put some shine on excellent LPs that fell just outside our Top 25s. Plus, find out what records we can’t wait to spin in 2026.
Live now! Argile the Arachnigator stars in his own adventures! 🤘🏻🕷️🐊🤘🏻
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1st #MetalheadsPodcast ep of 2026 is up! We discuss New Releases, including some long & lively takes on the new #Kreator & #Megadeth albums. Plus, What We’re Listening To, Picks from the Crypt & top 2025 #podcast honors based on stats from our year-end show. Find out what hosts took home awards! 🎙️🤘
❄️☕️🐈 #snowstorm #cats #metal #coffee #subrosa
FINAL 24 HRS to support HOLIDAY SPIRITS: The Monster Special on #Kickstarter! @jasonmuhr.bsky.social and I created a Grendel tale for this book and we're super proud of it. Tons of other great stories in this #comics anthology too! 🎄👹 #monsters #crowdfunding
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New #EndlessMetalPodcast is up! Ben and I chatted with Daniel and Peter of the #postmetal band #KLPS. We discuss their new LP and count down our Top 3 COMFORT IN COLLAPSE albums - important records that helped lift us up after something fell apart in our lives.
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Catch up on @jimmygaspero.bsky.social's chat with @travisgibb.bsky.social and make sure to back Holiday Spirits: The Monster Special Kickstarter.
96% funded with just a few days left. Don't miss out.
Listen on YouTube.
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The start to 2026 has been an absolute horror for obvious reasons, but I got this incredible #transformers compendium set in the mail and it made me smile. Thanks for that @skybound.bsky.social. 🚚🤖
@imagecomics.com #comics #1980s #nostalgia #morethanmeetstheeye
FINAL 5 DAYS!!! LETS GO!! HOLIDAY SPIRITS BRINGS YOU THE BEST MONSTERS IN HISTORY!!
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We are 3 backers away from 200!! Who hasnt backed this tale by such talented creators???
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My TOP 5 ROCK ALBUMS OF 2025!
These LPs thrill me every time I spin them, especially Private Music by #Deftones, who somehow crafted a vital & immersive triumph 30+ yrs into the game.
Listen to me & the boys talk all things Deftones on the Endless Metal Podcast!
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Today I present my TOP 5 METAL EPs OF 2025!
I’ve grown to love short form #metal again. Reminds me of the old days when I’d grab tapes & 7 inchers at hardcore shows. Today they’re perfect for when life gets a busy or I’m just in the mood for a quick burst of audio fire 🔥.
@deadyellow.bsky.social
It's time to reveal my fav #metal albums of 2025! My written Top 25 feature is NOW up on my website. It includes a 2025 summary & my thoughts on each LP, plus covers & #Bandcamp links.
The epic Metalheads Podcast Top 25 ep is also available on all the #podcast apps.
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The HOLIDAY SPIRITS: Monsters Special is now LIVE on #kickstarter! I wrote a Grendel tale for the book and @jasonmuhr.bsky.social drew the absolute %$¥& out of it. Help make this awesome anthology a reality by backing it today! 🎄👹 #crowdfunding #monsters #holidayhorror
Christmas vacation in #paris with Tracy was beautiful. Au revoir, City of Light. ✨🎄🥐🧀🍷✨#christmasinparis #christmas #happyholidays #goodbyeparis
I wrote a Grendel story for this upcoming HOLIDAY SPIRITS: MONSTERS SPECIAL! AND even more importantly, @jasonmuhr.bsky.social drew it! This book is guaranteed to bring the big beast fire. 🔥👹🔥 Sign up now to be notified when it launches on #Kickstarter!
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I love this book! Great to see the original series get the HC treatment and I’m excited for the next chapter. Plus, @davedwonch.bsky.social is a gem. Check it out on #kickstarter!
#comics #indiecomics #crowdfunding #supportindiecomics
New #EndlessMetal #podcast is up & it’s all about #Deftones! We celebrate 30 yrs of Adrenaline, review the new LP, Private Music, discuss how they broke free of nu-metal & dissect the strength & influence of their catalog. + #metal adjacent album recommendations!
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Endlessly proud of my city for standing up on Saturday. Amazing. ❤️ #chicago #nokings
If you're headed to @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social pick up the limited edition Mass Appeal x @marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social Legend Has It #1 book at The Whatnot Booth #1000. I drew the second half of the oversized issue!
New ENDLESS METAL Podcast! I hosted this ep solo and talked with Jason Roberts of @breaths.bsky.social. We chatted about the new album “Death Can Wait,” plus, Top 10 90s Albums We Still Listen To! Had a lot of fun on this one.
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#breaths #metal #90s #podcast
My parents sent me this #samuraicat shirt just because. 🐈⬛⚔️❤️ I feel grateful and lucky to have such amazing, loving folks who really get me. Love you, Pop. Love you, Mama. 🥰 #lovemyparents❤️💙 #cats #samurai
Necropolitan #1-3, first time in physical form! It’s Gangs of New York meets Highlander in Hell! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
Love Anciients and I was offered a press pass for the Chicago show! I will probably go and maybe interview the band if I am not traveling.
Saw It’s Never Over tonight and it’s a mesmerizing, moving tribute to the brief but dazzling flame 🔥 that was #jeffbuckley. Beautifully directed with stunning footage & heartfelt reflections that don’t shy away from showing how legacy, fame and depression affected Jeff and the people who loved him.
Thanks! Always!
1st picture at 50.
#halfcenturyold #fifty #fiftyyearsold #stillmetalaf
This Saturday, I'll be at Comic Book Mania! I had a lot of fun at this show last year, so I'm looking forward to doing it again. I'll have the BY THE HORNS Vol. 2 HC, copies of the anthologies I contributed to over the last year, the final copies of the VORACIOUS books and more.
Ozzy Osbourne was and always will be the Godfather of #Metal. He was the first and the face of all things heavy.
Goodnight, Prince of Darkness. Thank you forever. 🤘🏽
#ripozzy #blacksabbath #ozzy #ozzyosbourne #heavymetal