Zack Quaintance

Sandra Bernhard in this movie, 🔥

I want this level of peace all the time

timeline cleanser

El Paso by Jazmine Ulloa: 9780593471869 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books From New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa, a sweeping human history of El Paso, revealing violence, power, and privilege at play in America's most famous border town. El Paso has been called the “El...

you can learn more about the book and order your copy now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711804...

Jazmine in conversation with Astead Herndon at Green Light Books in Brooklyn

Jazmine standing high above her hometown of El Paso

The capacity 200-person crowd for Jazmine’s reading in El Paso

Jazmine in conversation with Bob Moore of El Paso Matters

hard to articulate how honored I’ve been to be so close to Jazmine as she researched, wrote, and released this absolute stunner of a book, one that provides vital history and context around what the American state is doing to immigrant populations and why

Help(2) War Child Records album art

The Beth Gibbons cover of ‘Sunday Morning’ on this album is tears-in-your-eyes sublime my lord

storing things in all three seat backs

Empty seats on a plane, a top 10 feeling

“boarding is now complete”

🥹🥹🥹

Comics Shop Tok Comics retailers are stepping out from behind the counter and in front of the camera as business booms

The Beat's own @zackquaintance.bsky.social with the annual @publisherswkly.bsky.social look at comics retailing. What a great piece talking about using short and long form video to connect with customers! /1

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Top Comics to Buy for March 11, 2026: ABSOLUTE BATMAN #18 leads the way Top Comics to Buy for March 11 features Absolute Batman #18, Exorcism at Buckingham Palace #1, Tigress Island #1, and more!

Top Comics to Buy for March 11, 2026: ABSOLUTE BATMAN #18 leads the way

Top Comics to Buy for March 11 features Absolute Batman #18, Exorcism at Buckingham Palace #1, Tigress Island #1, and more!

Cowboy asking Jazmine to sign her book

my partner wrote a book about El Paso, asserting in part that it should be at the center of the us immigration story, rather than the fringes

and a cowboy came to the reading last night to have her sign five copies

goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

El Paso / Juarez from the scenic drive overlook

📍 El Paso, Tx.

Comics Shop Tok Comics retailers are stepping out from behind the counter and in front of the camera as business booms

I wrote a piece for @publisherswkly.bsky.social about how comics retailers have turned into influencers and YouTubers to promote comics, their shops and community

super fun diving into the creative ways retailers get noticed online, including Bruce the Muppet from @thegeekerynj.bsky.social !!!

Watchmen issue #1

Discussion of Watchmen is dominated by the thoughts and feelings of male writers, so @shelfdust.bsky.social paid 12 female and non-binary writers to talk about each issue of the serial instead: shelfdust.com/tag/we-watch...

This is a great read. Comic shop folks are the best folks.

of course man!

Comics Shop Tok Comics retailers are stepping out from behind the counter and in front of the camera as business booms

Great piece at @publisherswkly.bsky.social by @zackquaintance.bsky.social!

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

working title: not ideal country for other ages of men either btw

why I understand cormac mccarthy novels on a deeper level because I’ve spent a ton of time in El Paso in this essay I will

Just 69 hours to go. This is the time to load up and jump in! Help us out.

El Paso / Juarez from the scenic drive overlook

📍 El Paso, Tx.

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

BANJAX: SYDNEY #1 by Screenwriter Rylend Grant The Ringo nominee for BEST SERIES is back with a vengeance! A sexy crime thriller from the maniacs behind THE JUMP & EVEL KNIEVEL.

I just backed BANJAX: SYDNEY #1 by my pal @rylendgrant.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryl...

Me and Jazmine in El Paso

Jazmine’s book El Paso with an El Paso cake

Jazmine cutting her El Paso cake

cont.

special times in El Paso tonight

LOVED lodge 49

Dan Dare (Graphic Novel) An all-new reimagining of the classic British sci-fi adventure strip Dan Dare written by Alex de Campi with art by Marc Laming.

I just backed Dan Dare (Graphic Novel) on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...

I’ve suspected this for a while, so I’m happy to see the Absolute books are connecting with younger readers in a significant way. Great reporting here, @zackquaintance.bsky.social! Also, congrats to @ssnyder1835.bsky.social and everyone at @dc.com for all their hard work on the Absolute line! 🎉

Thanks, John!