Comic nerd. I post comic covers, reviews, and commentary here.https://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3msdsmkbg322jMy kingdom for a @suspiriavilchez.bsky.social Money Shot: The F* Offs #1 1:50. Well.. maybe like... $50-$75. Still! I want one and cannot find it :(05 Aug 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdsmkbg322jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mp34xrqf3gvtI spoke to Matt Kindt at SpringCon. I said I enjoyed the FCBD issue of #MindMGMT - that it felt like Adult Swim. I meant This House Has People In It, but also Robot Chicken. After this I now believe he reminds me of Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea.25 Jun 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp34xrqf3gvthttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mnispk5byc26I wrote a 2 page comic. Go interact with this post. Subscribe to my substack. In a day or two I'll write about what lessons I learned making this, and what I think I did well. https://open.substack.com/pub/billstrait/p/heres-my-first-comic https://open.substack.com/pub/billstrait/p/heres-my-first-comic?r=ie15r&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer04 Jun 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnispk5byc26https://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mm3tciiyvo2pSneaky sneaky snek here's a pickup from #comicsandkegs - which was fantastic. I'd do it again. This book has been pressed 3 times since this pic was taken. The spine roll is almost fixed. #comiccollector #comiccovers #howsaboutakiss18 May 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3tciiyvo2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mlsvgz73ds2eHere's a flyer for the Comics and Kegs event happening Sunday the 17th between 11am and 4pm. It's at Summit Brewing at 910 Montreal Cir, St Paul MN 55102. Cosplay and 30 tables worth of vendors. I there are a few local creators showing as well.14 May 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsvgz73ds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3ml2xxyymcv2fWoo! Progress! https://open.substack.com/pub/billstrait/p/i-succeeded-to-negotiate-a-deal-with #comics #writing #indycomics #diy #learning05 May 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2xxyymcv2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mkxo4htq5l2eWant to watch me figure out how to create a comic book? I'm doing that on substack. Yay! substack.com/@billstrait #comics #writing #learning #comicindustry https://substack.com/@billstrait03 May 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxo4htq5l2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mksijqrjlm2rOkay, phew. One artist got back to me and said they liked it. I'm not panicing as much now.01 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksijqrjlm2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mkshaleger2eI wrote a script for a two page comic. It's about a zombie outbreak in a night club. I thought it had a fun hook and some interesting shots for the artist. Well, I'm starting to get in my head about it. Why can't potential collaborators be quick to respond with lavish praise and excitement?01 May 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkshaleger2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mkr7mfkyzm2kI am tickled with the robo-pooch's word bubble. It's a little thing, but I always appreciate when the binary works. Thanks @gailsimone.bsky.social01 May 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkr7mfkyzm2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mjg5hwoy3k2dI'm dipping into whatnot for a fairly quick show - just trying to clean up some space in my collection. Auctions will start very cheap, and I suck at marketing - there will be steals. #comiccollector #garagesale #springcleaning #comics #whatnot14 Apr 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjg5hwoy3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mje4yonnal2vIf your comic book goes on hiatus, please give us a Marvel style "Here's the cast" page with a name, picture in the current artist's style, and a sentence or two reminding us who they are. #comicreader #W0rldtr33 #comicbooks13 Apr 2026 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mje4yonnal2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mi5hueh45n2fA couple quick snaps from #NoKings - Eagan MN28 Mar 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5hueh45n2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mhwmgc32tw2fI don't follow #PowerGirl or #Punisher all that much, but the one surprise character in @gailsimone.bsky.social 's story that I have read a bunch of was handled with the appropriate amount of honor and respect.26 Mar 2026 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwmgc32tw2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mgtibv3iz52hI just finished Marian Heratic #5 - the end of the stand alone series. This book was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the world Tini Howard built. The story might speak louder to the queer community, I think, but it's got plenty for the non-religious to love. The story continues in Hello Darkness. A12 Mar 2026 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgtibv3iz52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mgolt44h7b2aNectar #1 - Mysterious, venomous butterflies descend on a 1830s New England-ish town. The story starts with a grave bell and it visits the dancing plague. You will think Hitchcock, you will think Lovecraft, you will think Sleepy Hollow. I like the style, but the story hasn't hooked me yet. Solid B10 Mar 2026 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgolt44h7b2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mgeghuqqlf2uJoe Kelly and Al Ewing are doing terrific work right now. These three books are my favorite thing happening in Super Hero comics right now.06 Mar 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgeghuqqlf2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mgdivvnj7s2kSupes and Batman are going to be public domain pretty soon. You think we'll see Batman infect all comics like he does DC?05 Mar 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdivvnj7s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mg75ho2xvz2hI think she likes this comic.04 Mar 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg75ho2xvz2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mg66jhpd2c2gThis guy's commissions are top tier. You should take him up on it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg66jhpd2c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mg4yfcx6zs2mI just finished Ultimate Spider-Man 24 - the series finale. I put off reading this because I was afraid it wouldn't stick the landing, or that it would be a bummer. I'm happy to report my fears were unfounded. Ultimate Endgame can still ruin everything, but I can always enjoy these 24 issues.03 Mar 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4yfcx6zs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mg3pakiy6c2cThis is my first Uncanny X-Men run. A woman appeared in issue 23, and I'd like to know more. For purely academic curiosity, you understand. And plot. Yes, I need to know more for the plot. Anyway, who's that girl? Is she a new character?02 Mar 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3pakiy6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mg3hehp6yk2q@fluxer.app - I'm not able to join the fluxer-hq community. I was hoping I might find secret back alley documentation on self hosting in there.02 Mar 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3hehp6yk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mdz5zpxbyh2oThe Power Fantasy may be the best comic series I've ever read. I love this book so much.04 Feb 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdz5zpxbyh2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mdgxvzpqn326Okay, we need to kick ICE out of my city by March so I can enjoy @matthewlillarrd.bsky.social in Daredevil. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.28 Jan 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgxvzpqn326https://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3md7t7jifkr2hI understand news reporting can be conflicting and confusing. Maybe it's not something you tune in for regularly. I want to say what I see plainly. 1/825 Jan 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3md7t7jifkr2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3md3x7hrqkf2s https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lmu22cznjn2h2upyb3os4u4c/post/3mczzf3ku222z23 Jan 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3x7hrqkf2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mcu67pq47s2oDo you have an app for comics? I'm interested in sharing tradecraft. I've got some decent data shaping for lunar and image search figured out. I'm interested in figuring out how to work with penguin and getting back issue cover images in bulk.20 Jan 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu67pq47s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sweetbilliam.bsky.social/post/3mciaexst3c2kProceeds go to help Minnesota families hurt by ICE. Daniel Warren Johnson has been a hero in comics lately. https://open.substack.com/pub/headlocked/p/were-teaming-up-with-brody-king-and15 Jan 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:jkktccmemhc3tkmphp2u7ui6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mciaexst3c2k