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Dallan Baumgarten

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Professional musician, comic book nerd and all-around professor of madness. Delivering the rock to the people. Former guitarist for Berlin (yes, BERLIN Berlin). He/Him

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If nothing else, my old man eyes are enjoying that cover.

12.03.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve (re)watched quite a few episodes over the last couple of years, and I’m left with the feeling that this show still holds up remarkably well.
Still funny. Still solid.

12.03.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β™₯️

12.03.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the homepage of my iPhone showing the time, 9:07am, and the character Jim Hardie from the tv show Tales of Wells Fargo sitting on his noble steed atop a hill, in black & white.

Screenshot of the homepage of my iPhone showing the time, 9:07am, and the character Jim Hardie from the tv show Tales of Wells Fargo sitting on his noble steed atop a hill, in black & white.

11.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only way it could be any funnier is if he had these assholes foot race across the White House lawn.

11.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

11.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right elbows are carrying a lot of weight on that splash page. πŸ˜„

11.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

LOVES ME SOME ROBBINS.

11.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! πŸ˜„

11.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This comic delighted me immensely when it was first published, and it continues to delight me immensely now. ☺️

10.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Washington National Opera greeted with sellouts after bailing on MAGAfied Kennedy Center The Washington National Opera's defiant break from the Kennedy Center is paying immediate dividends, with its latest show "Treemonisha" drawing sold-out crowds this weekend at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University.The production marks the company's first show since severing its 55-ye...

The Washington National Opera's defiant break from the Kennedy Center is paying immediate dividends, with its latest show "Treemonisha" drawing sold-out crowds this weekend at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University.

10.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 666 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 7

Ya love to hear it.

10.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a t shirt that says protect trans kids with wolverine in pink and blue by A.L. kaplan

a t shirt that says protect trans kids with wolverine in pink and blue by A.L. kaplan

LOOK WHAT I GOT

07.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2719 πŸ” 476 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 26

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 6038 πŸ” 3500 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 237

Yeah, I thought Val did a great job on these.

05.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of my personal, bagged & boarded copies of issues #5 & #6 of the 1976 Marvel magazine Marvel Preview, featuring an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story β€œThe Hound of the Baskervilles.”
Both covers feature Ken Barr paintings, with #5 showing Sherlock being pounced upon by a glowing, snarling Hell Hound, a mansion in the background, and #6 depicting Holmes & Watson standing over a woman’s body, a snarling beast with flaming eyes looming ominously in the sky behind them.

A photo of my personal, bagged & boarded copies of issues #5 & #6 of the 1976 Marvel magazine Marvel Preview, featuring an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story β€œThe Hound of the Baskervilles.” Both covers feature Ken Barr paintings, with #5 showing Sherlock being pounced upon by a glowing, snarling Hell Hound, a mansion in the background, and #6 depicting Holmes & Watson standing over a woman’s body, a snarling beast with flaming eyes looming ominously in the sky behind them.

A long time coming, but I finally managed to procure (in the wild) both Sherlock Holmes issues of Marvel Preview for an uninterrupted and sublime reading experience.
It was worth the wait.
I thought they were glorious.

05.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So glad publications like this still exist, thoughtful passion projects that celebrate our comic book obsessions. Thanks to Colin Blanchette & the rest of the Canon crew for thinking of COPRA. It’s an honor to breathe the same oxygen as some of my favorites. (gunning for your top spot tho, Watchmen)

03.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So damn good.
I think it holds up incredibly well.

03.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I just love the skill involved in creating that much depth.

02.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoon: The downward spiral As always, if οΏ½ you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, οΏ½ Sparky’s List! οΏ½ You can get it in your inbox or read it on ...

in which I attempt to summarize the current moment

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

02.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 531 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 0

WOW. What an opening panel.

02.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Consumption's back on the menu, boys!

26.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 4770 πŸ” 1131 πŸ’¬ 259 πŸ“Œ 63

Who could have seen this coming?

25.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s good enough for me!
πŸ˜†

25.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At first glance, I thought those were Huckleberry Hound handcuffs.

25.02.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s always fun. πŸ™„
Feel better soon, sir.
β™₯️

25.02.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That would be awesome.
As long as they didn’t fuck it up.
Lol.

In an alternate universe this was James Gunn’s first Marvel Studios project, rather than GOTG.
That would’ve been pretty sweet too.

25.02.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the pilot of "Head Lopper", animated by Project Studio Q (Japan) for an aborted series project based on the comics by Andrew MacLean (USA).
Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8FP...

24.02.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 1911 πŸ” 509 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 63
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β€˜We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback The so-called β€˜pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read

I still read pocket paperbacks. Just took a couple Asimovs with me the Paris last month in fact. I've ALWAYS been a paperback reader. A thousand Peanuts PBs when I was young, then on to Mad ones, then Doc Savage, then Conan and Bradbury, then Tolkien and Asimov and Dick, on and on. All in paperback.

24.02.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1