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Mr. Zdarsky, upon reading the recent Spider-Man omni it was brought to my attention that not only there but in all of your work a certain percentage of it has been written with at least humorous intent. This has caused me to substantially revise my position upon your work. "Tally ho!" now say I, "That passage was a veritable trouser leg puller! I look forward to the next such witty turn." Avengers Twilight #5 was also spiffing. Sincerely yrs.

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THANK U FOR THE TALLY HO

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I demand "The Professor and His Men" on my shelves immediately.

And a special "risque" variant at Indigo.

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Hey Chip, i have a really great idea! What if you worked with Image Comics to get a actual movie made about Public Domain? Theres no insane CGI or massive fight scenes, so i feel like its definitely attainable!! I get the irony, because one of the biggest points of the comic was that COMICS deserve more spotlight and attention (which I vehemently agree), and alot of people abandon, and disregard the source material aswell as its creators to make a buck from the big screen, but i think a movie about Public Domain could actually work wonders. It'll expose the wider audience on what comic book creators ACTUALLY go through. 99% of people who actually read comics know the industry, and know how creators are undermined. I think it'll work great to push that message to people who dont know about what writers/artists go through. Just if you do it, PLEASE MAKE ME A EXTRA or just a one liner in the movie 😂

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Ha! Trust me, if there was a way to get a Public Domain movie made, I would do it.

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Finn Fang Foom was right there and you left it hanging.

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(That's just MCU Fin Fang Foom voiced by John Boyega, by the way)

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look, I've got MANY MANY more

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I would read a one-shot of just short comics of your Amalgam-like Star Wars/Marvel characters, just to see how weird it gets by the end.

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wait until you meet Jabba Jonah Jameson

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"And the Eisner for Best Substack Comment About Star Wars/Marvel Mash Ups Goes To..."

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🙏

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dear chip,

another masterpiece of a newsletter!

"what if donald duck became wolverine?"!!!

"THE PROFESSOR AND HIS MEN"?!!!!!!!

"everything that has made hulk tired will be changed"?????!!!!!!!!

love it all! you are a fantastic writer AND sharer of other people's writings!

love

myq

PS question: if donald duck became wolverine, would his name change to "donald wolverine" or would he have to change his first name to start with a W as well? what are the rules? thank you!

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um, it would be Donald Howlett OBVIOUSLY

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Ah…Avengers Twilight 5 > So happy to see that character rise up again. I hate fascists too. Right on, Chip. I don’t want AT to end, because it’s great -and- it’s your last Marvel 🥺 (for now.) I expect you to come back to Marvel to kill Matt Murdock a third time at some point…but I digress.

Darn, Disney dropped the fastball special by not following through with your genius idea about Goofy as a mutant. We could certainly use a different comedy foil than Wolverine. Until then, the Professor and his Not Sex Criminal Men will have to do.

And Star Wars needs your mirth, Chip.

Wishing you a mighty great week before c2e2. Thanks for AT and your always fun stack.

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oh my god i forgot c2e2 is next week AHHHHH

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Apr 17Edited

Did you forget because you’re having too much fun making biscuits in Batman’s belfry?

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Man. That Hulk panel is everything good.

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a little too relatable???

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I mean, I was initially very angry "How did Chip get this photo of me!? How dare he post it!!!" but then I took a nap and things seemed better after.

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haha perfect

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Hello! I just read an announcement that you pairing with Rachael Stott (one of my faves from back when she did Doctor Who!) to make The Domain. Will this be the official comic that our Public Domain comic book team is making? Will there be one-shots where you team up with other artists to make Golden Age / Silver Age style Domain stories? So many questions! I'm so sorry! I am very excited!

Loved reading Kaptara on here, will be reading vol. 2 again soon now that I have a physical copy. Looking forward to more from you! Assuming you are getting good breaks as well! I can be patient, I promise!

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