Chris Ryall

I’m sure it was there in some layer of my subconscious but I’ve not see it since I was a kid so it was nothing deliberate, anyway.

Very happy you liked it! I've mostly avoided reviews on this one so far since this is my first venture into Conan's world and, while I know Gabe's art is stunning, I have no idea if my story would measure up to longtime Conan fans...

It does!

Tales of Syzpense #100 There’s never much "good” about losing a meaningful comic creator, like we all experienced with Sal Buscema’s passing at 89 recently, but it is always a welcome and comforting thing to see all the tri...

My latest newsletter: Tales of Syzpense #100:
More on Sal Buscema's legacy, including an audio interview; plus, Savage Sword of Conan #12 by me and Gabriel Rodriguez is in stores this week; and the Spinner Rack rolls a 7.

chrisryall.substack.com/p/tales-of-s...

Tales of Syzpense #100 There’s never much "good” about losing a meaningful comic creator, like we all experienced with Sal Buscema’s passing at 89 recently, but it is always a welcome and comforting thing to see all the tri...

My latest newsletter: Tales of Syzpense #100:
More on Sal Buscema's legacy, including an audio interview; plus, Savage Sword of Conan #12 by me and Gabriel Rodriguez is in stores this week; and the Spinner Rack rolls a 7.

chrisryall.substack.com/p/tales-of-s...

The cover to Joe Hill’s Rain by Zoe Thorogood the lead character and her girlfriend wearing a Klimt-like dress, both of them pierced through the heart by an ice dagger.

Just found out that someone who has been in our lives for 10 years, who’s been doing hard work here for 35 years, raised a family here, was roughly taken in December, thrown into detention and is now being deported on Monday. How is this making anything better?

I'm five episodes in and it's been a blast so far.

REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”

I had a variation of this proud-dad moment over the holiday when my daughter asked to watch PULP FICTION , and then followed it up by asking me to explain the Gimp's lifestyle choices without kink-shaming him.

This is bad news for the world but also for Iron Maiden

And me.

We lost comic artist Sal Buscema over the weekend, and despite him being a mightily accomplished 89 at the time of his passing -- he would have turned 90 today -- I'm crushed that we lost him. However, I love that his decades of great work fills my bookshelves and spinner rack, and it always will.

Not Evil Morty but Morty the pug here does only have one working eye like his Evil namesake.

Proof:

a cartoon character with a pirate eye patch and the word [ as ] behind him ALT: a cartoon character with a pirate eye patch and the word [ as ] behind him

tell me your pet's name in a gif*

*Nothing nefarious about my pet but since he only has one working eye, I went with the Evil version here.

On Sale Today!
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #12 from #TitanComic!
Stories by Chris Ryall and Gabriel Rodriguez, @patrickzircher.bsky.social and Mirko Colak -- and a Bran Mak Morn prose short story by moi!
CHECK IT OUT! GOOD ROBERT E. HOWARD FUN!

Yours, mine, ours…

Tess Fowler Art A collection of art by Tess Fowler. - High end art prints - Original art - Comic books

The Old Man is why I used to be so vocal against men in the comics industry who couldn't be bothered to be professional.

The book is called Take the Fall.

You can find it at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

And what a piece to lead with—Steve kindly did this for me in ‘13.

Explore Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis Graphic Novel Explore Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis graphic novel through insights from writer Chris Ryall on adaptation challenges and creative vision.

Conskipper's Best of 2025: Interview with 'Megalopolis' graphic novel writer Chris Ryall. In stores now from Abrams ComicArts. conskipper.com/francis-ford... #Megalopolis #ChrisRyall #FrancisFordCoppola #comics @chrisryall.bsky.social

Colin, amidst all the nonstop nonsense this world keeps throwing at us, I find these posts—your wistful phrasing, your cover choices—such a welcome respite. Carry on, please and thank you.

The cover to Forbidden Worlds 60 showing a man ringing in the new year with a word balloon reading "Here's to everybody! Wonder what the new year's got in store for us?" while out the window behind him, there's a flaming airplane flying out of control right towards the window, which is perhaps too fitting a metaphor for 2025 heading into 2026 but you never know, maybe it'll somehow work out better than this past year, anyway. Here's hoping. Happy new year to you all.

Go any more? This was only enough to wet—I mean, ‘whet’—my appetite.

Unbeing spotted in the wild.

The Stampies: Best Comics of 2025 (Part One) With a little help from our friends, we celebrate the Best Comics of 2025, and there were too many good comics for just one episode. Welcome to The Stampies (Part One).

I was asked by @cbccpodcast.bsky.social to discuss my fav comic of 2025. Without hesitation, I gushed over Syzygy's (@imagecomics.com) 'Dread the Hall H,' led by @chrisryall.bsky.social & Jordan Hart & featuring art by @chrisacomics.bsky.social, Maria Wolf, @jimmykucajart.bsky.social, & more!

The cover to an old Savage She-Hulk comic featuring the Man-Wolf and Hellcat.

She-Hulk shelf.

The cover to the comic book Torso's first issue, showing a dismembered doll

Congrats to talented pals @marcandreyko.bsky.social & @brianmbendis.bsky.social for the amazing team assembled to bring Torso to life! I know it's been a long time coming but this feels like the perfect team to do justice to he graphic novel. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Ummm I think maybe it was a different Chris? Or I was in a fugue state the entire time? But it looks like a great time, anyway.

What actor’s facial expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?