Jon Gorga

I love when I see this in the numbers at When Does It Take Place? (whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com) It’s not exactly breaking the bank for advertising hits but it means someone found the site, got some use from it, & learned something related to a thing they love!

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Unexpected experience of the month: You browse eBay for comics & stumble on one you yourself edited– for sale in a big mixed lot of Marvel, DC, & indie comics. Then you remember it was a rare case you were credited for your contributions on the cover! So your name’s there for sale on eBay. Weird.

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

When Does "Aliens" (1986) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

Sometimes, writing these entries requires an insane puzzle game of logic and deep research to figure out. And sometimes, it’s really easy as pie. whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2026/02/when...

Writing a story is like excavating the site of an ancient Roman ruin; you have to chip away at it until it reveals itself to you.

Some of us have ideas for stories & then lose focus as the thing gets bigger & bigger. My advice if you’ve lost your way: Forget everything, write a new page 1, &, if you like it, build from there. Don’t throw out all the old notes, but reincorporate them ONLY when you’re stuck.

I don't think Netflix should get to eat anything else until it finishes all the prematurely cancelled shows on its plate

When Does the Film "Superman Returns" (2006) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

Another example of an entry in this insane, massive, never-ending, impossible project to track when every story ever made happened that… actually came out pretty okay.

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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Am I the only person who literally has dreams where I find very weird comic-books in Las Vegas hotel lounges?

Possibly, right?

A 14 panel comic, a top tier of five panels shows a drawing of me, and in each of the subsequent panels the drawing of me gets simpler and simpler, with a cartoony drawing, a crude cartoon, then a stick man, then a smily face then a simple blob. Each time I'm saying "Hi" Tier two, panel one, the smiley face is sad and saying "PJ! I can't draw!" "How can I make comics" Panel 2, me as a simple cartoon "Oh that's ok, comics work..." panel 3, me as a very crudely drawn figiure my head tilted at a funny angle and Im saying "No matter your skill level" Panel 4 more simplistic drawing of me holding a ruler "As long as you can (sorta) draw a straight line " "(I use a ruler)" Panel 5 even more simple drawing "And a bubble" next (final) tier Panel 1 A simple circle with two dots for eyes and a small line for a mouth and a balloon coming from his mouth saying "People can be quite forgiving about the artwork" Panel 2 the round simple face meets a spikey simple face, spikey says "I'm not - I like GOOD artwork" me - "Oh" Panel 3 me (still a smiley face, but straight line mouth ) I have two stick arms raised up with little stick fingers and I'm saying "...Sorry..." Spike says "Bah" Panel 4 (last panel) Me, slightly better drawn (but only just) "OK - not everyone is quite forgiving about art" "BUT I AM" "Good luck!"

A comic about making comics (the alt text took longer to write than the comic did to draw * I drew this a few years ago)

*some

Both angles work for me!

I think I’m going to add it in at sone point with a big note that it should be treated as a “production mistake”…

A new low in ‘Is this real or is this a joke?’ material.

NYCC '25: Simu Liu’s THE COPENHAGEN TEST attempts new kind of sci-fi espionage NYCC '25: Simu Liu’s THE COPENHAGEN TEST attempts a new kind of sci-fi espionage and we have the details here

I interviewed some of the folks behind this show & previewed it far in advance and now you can all see it up on @nbcpeacock.bsky.social
Weird but cool feeling.

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Weird that I’m trying to expose myself to more horror movies to broaden my artistic horizons but I keep getting ideas for comedy scenes…

Fuck Trump 🖕🏻
Fuck the GOP 🖕🏻
Fuck ICE 🖕🏻
Fuck alllll of this 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻

When Does "The Man Who Invented Christmas" (2017) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night!

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When Does "Secret Pleasures" (1995) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

I read through many pages of a 1995 Harlequin-style romance novel.

Nobody can say I’m not committed to this project!

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Yesterday, Zohran Mamdani Reiterates He Will Arrest

Mamdani said he will do everything in his power to enforce the arrest warrant issued against Netanyahu if he visits New York City.

When Does "Roofman" (2025) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

That article is how I got the missing final piece to finish this:
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When Does "Roofman" (2025) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

For anyone curious about the real-world element:
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When Does "Roofman" (2025) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

For the curious:
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When Does "Roofman" (2025) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

If you’re curious about the specifics, I’ve written this ridiculous thing:
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When Does "Roofman" (2025) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

For the curious:

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When Does "Roofman" (2025) Take Place? setting, when, takes place, taking place, took place, happens, happen, happened, timeline, timeframe, fiction, literature, film, movie, plays, comics

Uhhh… That’s amazing.

Any corrections for this entry I wrote up?
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