Superheroes and Phillies. Freelance comics critic for hire. Contributor to Eisner Award winners the Comics Beat and PanelxPanel. Also seen in ComicsXF and CBR. Sometimes artist. Husband. Dad. (He/Him) https://urbaneturtle.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu5on5rxes2cIf you want to read about Batman this weekend you can buy this urbane-turtle.gumroad.com/l/btaszine https://urbane-turtle.gumroad.com/l/btaszine28 Aug 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5on5rxes2chttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3migprpq6ss2jBatman! 80+ mini essays! Original art that looks great! An introductory comic! Fun bonus material! 30 years of passion! BTAS fans and #DCAU heads get on this—for however much you’d like to pay. My Batman the Animated Series Zine is for you 🫵01 Apr 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3migprpq6ss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mddybq5urs2cHere is the 4 page comic introduction to my Batman the Animated Zine, available for however much you'd like. It is chock full of original art, commentary on all 85 episodes of the original BTAS + movies in the context of two decades of the DCAU & bonus material! urbane-turtle.gumroad.com/l/btaszine26 Jan 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddybq5urs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3me5viom3vc2tOne thing I’m going to keep doing is posting about my Batman the Animated Series zine/ebook available for as little as $0 and as much as $infinite. There’s lots of cool stuff inside. Like these06 Feb 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5viom3vc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu5do3oby22fIf Mattel really wants to try to make a splash with their new DC Collector line the first wave should be a set of Absolute figures28 Aug 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5do3oby22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu5dcnwnes2fI want to play a video game full of mindless action where I chop down many evil creatures guess it’s time to finally play Hyrule Warriors which I bought like a week after I bought the original Switch and never played more than ten minutes28 Aug 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5dcnwnes2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu5b5wm7ys2fThis is bizarre https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/27/andrew-garfield-the-uprising-movie-robin-hood?CMP=share_btn_url28 Aug 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5b5wm7ys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu4fvx7msk26You heard about Pluto? That’s messed up, right?28 Aug 2026 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4fvx7msk26https://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu4efkguhs2mBofa? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4efkguhs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu4eat4lds2mMy sinuses are so messed up dude28 Aug 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4eat4lds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu3nru6zis2gHuh. That is kinda nice [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3nru6zis2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu3mxt64yk2gBitch the fact that someone is already sick doesn’t mean it’s ok that they got even more sick and died [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3mxt64yk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu3lmqoqk22e [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3lmqoqk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu33ccxalc2wThis deserves a separate post from the other Toonami clips. Here is the Peter Cullen narrated Toonami promo for Batman The Animated Series. “Gotham has forgotten what justice means.” https://youtu.be/zV6DEJzQuow?is=6LOWm1074Sx5JH9a27 Aug 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu33ccxalc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu334srkdc2wThanks for noticin [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu334srkdc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu32fnnzts2wPeter Cullen’s voiceover for Toonami shows were iconic. His narration for Gundam Wing made it seem like the coolest show ever made https://youtu.be/OW7GYCbu6Os?is=Q7EZ_QpXlr-OddxT27 Aug 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu32fnnzts2whttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu327rmp5s2wNo [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu327rmp5s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mu2su24ies2uReact to one sad story about a beloved animal at your local zoo dying and facebook thinks that means all you want to see from now on is announcements about animals in zoos dying from all over the world27 Aug 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2su24ies2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mtzxuqkecc2jOne thing about me is that if you put a video of a person yelling directly to the screen or who has big gamer headphones on a twitch stream I’m not watching that. They are not making a good point. They’re just loud27 Aug 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzxuqkecc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mtzwxpf5fs2jHirschfeld man. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzwxpf5fs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mtzto27qys2lYou don’t wear a helmet for in case you get hit by a truck you wear a helmet for in case you fall down you complete moron weirdos27 Aug 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzto27qys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mtzorp2pm22jIs it just that I’m crankier and more aware of it because I have kids with me most of the time now or have people gotten much worse at driving in the last few years?27 Aug 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzorp2pm22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/urbaneturtle.com/post/3mtzfgjrkok2wNo one is having stupider conversations than bsky.app26 Aug 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:t6bv3dtwqry4ankexlva57cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzfgjrkok2w