history professor (design, comics, animation), graphic designer, author, editor, photographerhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mqnno2cfns2qjoin Kim Munson, Karen Green, Danny Fingeroth, Rob Salkowitz, and me for a revealing look at Denis Kitchen's groundbreaking underground comix career, his courageous battles against censorship, and much more @kmunson.bsky.social @robsalk.bsky.social @klg19.bsky.social @dannyfingeroth.bsky.social15 Jul 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnno2cfns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mqfwqquvh223Matt Haley reveals his unpublished "Twin Peaks" graphic novel; Dan Barton discusses life with Lynch as his Angriest Dog in the World editor; Jeff Trexler and i connect Lynch’s comics and animation with his movies, at our San Diego Comic-Con panel. @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social @cbldf.bsky.social12 Jul 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfwqquvh223https://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mqdikqhvcc22are you going to Comic-Con? well then, start off the festivities with some mischievous irreverence from Jim Thompson, Rob Salkowitz, Alonso Nunez, and me. the fun begins at 11am Thursday 7/23; bring along your panel border-busters 🤣 @jamesrthompson.bsky.social @robsalk.bsky.social11 Jul 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdikqhvcc22https://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3motu4f2fss2pJoan and i enjoyed listening and dancing to Doug Roegiers at Hawg Heaven in Pasadena; here's his "My Way"22 Jun 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3motu4f2fss2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mobxf6yupk2lSylvia Rodriguez and her Rhythm Boys get happy with an Ella Fitzgerald tune at Edwin Mills14 Jun 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobxf6yupk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mnniluezg22oat Comic Arts Los Angeles in December of last year @comicartsla.bsky.social06 Jun 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnniluezg22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mngfwlh77s2fone of our favorite TV series was "Bosch" (2014-2025), with Titus Welliver, and our favorite duo on the show were nicknamed Crate and Barrel. well, long/short: Barrel – Troy Evans – lives within biking distance of our home. so here we are, photographed by Joan04 Jun 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngfwlh77s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mndysrymks2ja few opening day shots from the Skirball Cultural Center's exhibition "Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86" @skirball.bsky.social @punkrockhistory.bsky.social #punk #johnholmstrom #punkmagazine #ramones03 Jun 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndysrymks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mnb3vvyctc2hon the run at Skylight with cartoonist Bob Fingerman @skylightbooks.bsky.social01 Jun 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnb3vvyctc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mn6ibtvys22zin the Dooley domicile, LindyHop the Cat is God (madam, i'm adam) ~ photo by Joan Dooley31 May 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6ibtvys22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mn47wj3jxc2gopening day for "Inventing America: the Comic Book Revolution" at the Skirball Center with Patrick A. Reed @djpatrickareed.bsky.social @skirball.bsky.social30 May 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn47wj3jxc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mk2iq73kwk25my next gig at Laguna College: a century of music’s most innovative and revolutionary graphic design work. • SEE! album covers, concert posters, marketing materials, and more. • HEAR! Can-Can, Charleston, Boogie Woogie, Cool Jazz, Acid Rock, Brit Punk, New Wave, Funk, etc. • VIEW! band performances.22 Apr 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2iq73kwk25https://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mhtz2ze2322cJeff Lemire, Jeff Trexler, Dan Barton, and i will explore David Lynch and his connections to comics and animation, at WonderCon this coming Saturday. come join us, won't you? • https://wondercon2026.sched.com/event/2IzrN/the-comic-art-of-david-lynch • @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social25 Mar 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtz2ze2322chttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mhjybmy2o22afree at Laguna College! this Thursday! please get in touch if you're interested in joining me21 Mar 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjybmy2o22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mcixprx4js2hL.A. folks: on Thursday, Feb 5 at 7pm i'll be moderating "JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD", a multimedia presentation with @seehatfield.bsky.social @jamesrthompson.bsky.social & others at ArtCenter College's Library in Pasadena. it's free for all, so come join us. artcenter.libcal.com/event/1619024716 Jan 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcixprx4js2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3m4h55a4mvc2ePasadena fans of brilliant caricature can hear the Hirschfeld Foundation's David Leopold explore Al Hirschfeld's 82 years of illustration that defined much of 20th-century popular culture, spanning Broadway, Hollywood, TV, music, dance, etc. free! @alhirschfeld.bsky.social @davidnleopold.bsky.social30 Oct 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4h55a4mvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lu3ytrn7ak2ucome join the fun at Comic-Con next Thursday as @robsalk.bsky.social Jim Thompson, Alonso Nuñez and i bust out of panel borders way beyond all those boring old definitions of comics. comiccon2025.sched.com/event/26wgo16 Jul 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3ytrn7ak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lu3xxmllhk2oare you at Comic-Con next week? come join me, @kmunson.bsky.social @sydneyheifler.bsky.social @shaenon.bsky.social and others as we discuss Trina Robbins's many wonderful, landmark books spotlighting comics and cartooning's greatest women artists. https://comiccon2025.sched.com/event/271Z8/trina-robbinss-herstorian-legacy16 Jul 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3xxmllhk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3ls5kfpwtfk2gjoin me as i explore four varieties of bad taste: schlock, camp, kitsch, and funk. i'm one of nearly four dozen free online presenters on June 24-25 during the International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference in Brussels, Belgium: sign up for mine and get ’em all. bit.ly/tastesuper21 Jun 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls5kfpwtfk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lryl3uocfs2znewly posted: commentary on Will Eisner’s WWII posters, with bunches of wonderful hi-rez examples (starring Joe Dope) ~ https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-catalog-raisonne-of-will-eisners.html19 Jun 2025 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryl3uocfs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lryie3zbxc2bread @mrfishcartoons.bsky.social 's smart, entertaining chat w/ Art Spiegelman: "Convenience makes the instinct to struggle against apathy disappear, which is why comics are more important than ever because they insist on contemplation." https://theindependentink.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-art-spiegelman19 Jun 2025 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryie3zbxc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lqd6favzv22fon today's Independent Ink, check out ‪@ mrfishcartoons.bsky.social‬ 's engaging one-hour talking heads (no visual aids!) conversation with fellow cartoonists Steve Brodner, @anntelnaes.bsky.social and @keefknight.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqd6favzv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lq6p4wwwas2vhi, there. here are some folks i think you'd enjoy following... [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6p4wwwas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lpk6w4uhb225@dailycartoonist.bsky.social ’s column on Thomas Nast cites one story with a "positive" take on the influential political cartoonist, one negative – citing his "bigotry" against Catholics/Irish – and one with "a balanced approach" to Nast, written by... me! https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/05/18/thomas-nast-good-bad-ugly/19 May 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpk6w4uhb225https://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3loc6elpxks2oa fun preview night for the Jack Kirby exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center ~ #2 of 2 @evanier.bsky.social @seehatfield.bsky.social @skirball.bsky.social @jackkirbymuseum.bsky.social03 May 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3loc6elpxks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3loc65ihdwk2za fun preview night for the Jack Kirby exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center ~ #1 of 2 @david-mack.bsky.social @henrybarajas.bsky.social @piratelibrarian.bsky.social @skirball.bsky.social @jackkirbymuseum.bsky.social03 May 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3loc65ihdwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lo2r43c64k2anext Tuesday, May 6, 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT DAN NADEL on ROBERT CRUMB https://nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/dan-nadel-on-robert-crumb-may-6-2025-at-7pm-edt/ have you ever wondered anything about Crumb? now's your chance to ask Dan, author of the new, critically acclaimed, 480-page bio. FREE! register now: comicssymposium@gmail.com30 Apr 2025 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2r43c64k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lmqfxmtlms2spix of an illuminating evening as i interviewed the marvelously multitalented artist David Mack, plus Daredevil: Born Again's production designer Michael Shaw, at ArtCenter, and the post-panel book signing (04/11) @david-mack.bsky.social @manwithoutfear.com ~ & thx to @piratelibrarian.bsky.social14 Apr 2025 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmqfxmtlms2s