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May 11, 2026

Read some stuff:

The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle
from Ambrose Bierce: The Devil’s Dictionary, Tales & Memoirs
- “Killed at Resaca”
- “The Affair at Coulter’s Notch”
- “The Coup de Grâce”
- “Packer Adderson, Philosopher”
- “An Affair of Outposts”
- “The Story of a Conscience”
- “One Kind of Officer”
from Nathaniel Hawthorne: Tales and Sketches
- “The Hollow of the Three Hills”
- “Sir William Phips”
- “Mrs. Hutchinson”
from Everything’s Eventual, Stephen King
- “1408”
- “Riding the Bullet”
- “Luckey Quarter”
from Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales
- “Ligeia”
- “The Gold-Bug”
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- The Avengers Annual vol. 1 #7
- Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2
- The Incredible Hulk Annual vol. 1 #6
- Marvel Two-In-One #61–63
from The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus
- Captain Marvel vol. 1 #51–54
from Marvelman Classic Vol. 1
- Marvelman #25
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #260–266
- The Mighty Thor Annual vol. 1 #5–6
from Omega the Unknown Classic
- Omega the Unknown vol. 1 #9–10
- Defenders vol. 1 #76–77
from Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1
- Superman vol. 1 #3
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 5
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #57
from Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1
- Sensation Comics #11
Cyclops vol. 4 #4
Defenders vol. 1 #73–75
Swamp Thing 1989 #1
X-Men vol. 7 #29

Watched some stuff:

Speed Racer
The New Pope
Star Trek: The Next Generation season five

May 4, 2026

Read some stuff:

from I, Robot, Isaac Asimov
- “Liar!”
- “Little Lost Robot”
- “Escape!”
- “Evidence”
- “The Evitable Conflict”
from The Devil’s Dictionary, Tales & Memoirs, Ambrose Bierce
- “A Horseman in the Sky”
- “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”
- “Chickamauga”
- “A Son of the Gods”
- “One of the Missing”
from Everything’s Eventual, Stephen King
- “The Death of Jack Hamilton”
- “The Deathroom”
- “Everything’s Eventual”
- “L.T.’s Theory of Pets”
- “The Road Virus Heads North”
- “Lunch at the Gotham Café”
- “That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French”
from Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
- “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”
- “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt”
- “The Black Cat”
- “Annabel Lee”
- “To My Mother”
- “Hymn”
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #55
from The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus
- Captain Marvel vol. 1 #48–50
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #255–259
from Omega the Unknown Classic
- Omega the Unknown vol. 1 #6–8
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 4
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #52–54
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 5
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #55–56
Absolute Wonder Woman #19
Uncanny X-Men vol. 6 #27

Watched Mother Mary.

April 27, 2026

Read some stuff:

The Litany of Earth, Ruthanna Emrys
Hearts in Atlantis, Stephen King
from I, Robot, Isaac Asimov
- “Reason”
- “Catch That Rabbit”
from Everything’s Eventual, Stephen King
- “Autopsy Room Four”
- “The Man in the Black Suit”
- “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away”
from The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus
- Captain Marvel vol. 1 #47
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #38–41
- Defenders Annual #1
- Marvel Treasury Edition #12
from Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus Vol. 1
- Doctor Strange vol. 2 #17–22
- Doctor Strange Annual vol. 1 #1
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #250–253
from Omega the Unknown Classic
- Omega the Unknown vol. 1 #4–5
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 4
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #47–51
Cyclops vol. 4 #3
Infernal Hulk #6

Watched some stuff:

The Prisoner
Xena: Warrior Princess season one

April 20, 2026

Read some stuff:

from I, Robot, Isaac Asimov
- “Runaround”
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Warlock vol. 1 #13–15
from The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus
- Captain Marvel vol. 1 #45–46
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #36–37
from Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus Vol. 1
- Doctor Strange vol. 1 #15–16
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #248–249
- Marvel Spotlight vol. 1 #30
from Omega the Unknown Classic
- Omega the Unknown vol. 1 #1–3
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 4
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #45–46
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #39–43
Absolute Batman #19
Magik & Colossus #3
Moonstar #2

Watched some stuff:

April 13, 2026

Read some stuff:

from I, Robot, Isaac Asimov
- “Robbie”
Nameless, Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham et al.
Neonomicon, Alan Moore, Jacen Burrows et al.
Planet Hulk, Greg Pak et al.
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Warlock vol. 1 #12
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5
- Avengers vol. 1 #145–149
from The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus
- Captain Marvel vol. 1 #43–44
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #33–35
from Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus Vol. 1
- Doctor Strange vol. 1 #13–14
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #245–247
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 4
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #42–44
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #37–38
The Mortal Thor #9
Uncanny X-Men Annual 2026
Uncanny X-Men vol. 6 #26

Watched some stuff:

April 6, 2026

Read some stuff:

The Shadow Out of Time, H. P. Lovecraft
from The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories, H. P. Lovecraft
- “The Silver Key”
- “Through the Gates of the Silver Key”
- “The Dreams in the Witch House”
Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk Prelude
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Warlock vol. 1 #11
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5
- Avengers vol. 1 #143–144
from The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus
- Captain Marvel vol. 1 #42
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #31–32
from Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus Vol. 1
- Doctor Strange vol. 1 #12
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #243–244
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 4
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #40–41
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #36
Nova Centurion #6
X-Menvol. 7 #28

Watched some stuff:

Alpha (2025)
Foundation season three
Star Trek: The Next Generation season four

March 31, 2026

Read some stuff:

Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, H. P. Lovecraft
from The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories, H. P. Lovecraft
- “The Shunned House”
- “The Horror at Red Hook”
- “In the Vault”
- “The Strange High House in the Mist”
Simplicity, Mattie Lubchansky
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Warlock vol. 1 #9–10
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5
- Avengers vol. 1 #140–142
from The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus
- Captain Marvel vol. 1 #41
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #28–30
from Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus Vol. 1
- Doctor Strange vol. 1 #10–11
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #240–242
- Marvel Premiere #26
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 4
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #37–39
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #34–35
- Marvel Premiere #28
Absolute Martian Manhunter #10
Absolute Wonder Woman #18
Generation X-23 #2
Uncanny X-Men vol. 6 #25

Watched some stuff:

Eraserhead
Foundation season two

March 23, 2026

Read some stuff:

Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Strange Tales vol. 1 #181
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5
- Avengers vol. 1 #138–139
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #26–27
- Giant-Size Defenders #5
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #238–239
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 4
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #36
- Dracula Lives vol. 1 #13
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #31–33
from X-Men Epic Collection Vol. 4
- Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #180–182
- Giant-Size Fantastic Four vol. 1 #4
Black Panther: Intergalactic #4
Cyclops vol. 4 #2
Infernal Hulk #5
The Mortal Thor #8
X-Men vol. 7 #27

Watched some stuff:

March 16, 2026

Read some stuff:

from Skeleton Crew, Stephen King
- “Gramma”
- The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
- “The Reach”
from The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories, H. P. Lovecraft
- “Hypnos”
- “The Lurking Fear”
- “The Unnamable”
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Strange Tales vol. 1 #180
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5
- Avengers vol. 1 #137
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #24–25
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #236–237
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 3
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #34–35
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 4
- Dracula Lives vol. 1 #12
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #30
- Giant-Size Werewolf #4–5
from X-Men Epic Collection Vol. 4
- Amazing Adventures vol. 2 #11–17
- Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #172
- Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #4, #23
Absolute Batman #18
Black Panther: Intergalactic: #3
Infernal Hulk #4
Magik & Colossus #2
The Mortal Thor #7
Nova: Centurion #5
X-Men United #1

Watched Interview with the Vampire season two.

March 9, 2026

Read some stuff:

from James Baldwin: Collected Essays
- “White Racism or World Community?”
- “Sweet Lorraine”
- “How One Black Man Came To Be an American”
- “An Open Letter to Mr. Carter”
- “Last of the Great Masters”
- “Every Good-bye Ain‘t Gone”
- “If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me What Is?”
- “Open Letter to the Born Again”
- “Dark Days”
- “Notes on the House of Bondage”
- “Introduction to Notes of a Native Son, 1984”
- “Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood”
- “The Price of the Ticket”
The Mist, Stephen King
from Skeleton Crew, Stephen King
- “Nona”
- “For Owen”
- “Survivor Type”
- “Uncle Otto’s Truck”
- “Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1)”
- “Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2)”
from The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories, H. P. Lovecraft
- “From Beyond”
- “The Nameless City”
- “The Moon-Bog”
- “The Other Gods”
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Strange Tales vol. 1 #179
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5
- Avengers vol. 1 #134–136
- Giant-Size Avengers vol. 1 #4
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #22–23
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #234–235
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 3
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #31–33
- Giant-Size Dracula #5
- Dracula Lives vol. 1 #11
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #28–29
Absolute Martian Manhunter #9
Absolute Wonder Woman #17
Moonstar #1
X-Men vol. 7 #26
X-Men Annual (2026)

Watched some stuff:

The Woman in Green
Interview with the Vampire season one
Star Trek: The Next Generation season three

March 2, 2026

Read some stuff:

from James Baldwin: Collected Essays
- “Color”
- “A Talk to Teachers”
- “‘This Nettle, Danger…’”
- “Nothing Personal”
- “Words of a Native Son”
- “The American Dream and the American Negro”
- “On the Painter Beauford Delaney”
- “The White Man’s Guilt”
- “A Report from Occupied Territory”
- “Negroes are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White”
from Skeleton Crew, Stephen King
- “The Jaunt”
- “The Wedding Gig”
- “Paranoid: A Chant”
- “The Raft”
- “Word Processor of the Gods”
- “The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands”
- “Beachworld”
- “The Reaper’s Image”
from The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories, H. P. Lovecraft
- “Polaris”
- “The Doom That Came to Sarnath”
- “The Terrible Old Man”
- “The Tree”
- “The Cats of Ulthar”
from Adam Warlock Omnibus
- Strange Tales vol. 1 #178
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5
- Avengers vol. 1 #132–133
- Giant-Size Avengers vol. 1 #3
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Defenders vol. 1 #20–21
- Giant-Size Defenders #3–4
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #233
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 3
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #30
- Giant-Size Dracula #4
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #26–27
- Giant-Size Werewolf #3
The Power Fantasy #16

Watched some stuff:

February 23, 2026

Read some stuff:

Insomnia, Stephen King
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 4
- Avengers vol. 1 #130–131
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 1
- The Defenders vol. 1 #18–19
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Marvel Two-In-One #7
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #230–232
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 3
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #28–29
- Dracula Lives vol. 1 #9–10
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #24–25
Absolute Batman #17
Amazing Spider-Man vol. 7 #22
Generation X-23 #1
Uncanny X-Men vol. 6 #24
X-Men vol. 7 #25

Watched some stuff:

Babylon 5: The Gathering
The X-Files season ten

February 16, 2026

Read some stuff:

At the Mountains of Madness, H. P. Lovecraft
from The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories, H. P. Lovecraft
- “The Thing on the Doorstep”
from The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 4
- Avengers vol. 1 #129
- Giant-Size Avengers vol. 1 #2
from Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus
- Captain Marvel vol. 1 #34–39
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 1
- Defenders vol. 1 #17
- Giant-Size Defenders #2
from Defenders Omnibus Vol. 2
- Marvel Two-In-One #6
from The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 5
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #229
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 3
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #25–26
- Giant-Size Dracula #3
- Dracula Lives vol. 1 #8
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Giant-Size Creatures #1
- Giant-Size Werewolf #2
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #20–23
Absolute Wonder Woman 2026 Annual
Cyclops vol. 4 #1

Watched some stuff:

Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Bojack Horseman season six
Star Trek: The Animated Series season two
Star Trek: The Next Generation season two

February 9, 2026

Read some stuff:

from James Baldwin: Collected Essays
- “The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King”
- “The New Lost Generation”
- “The Creative Process”
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H. P. Lovecraft
from The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories, H. P. Lovecraft
- “Pickman’s Model”
- “The Dunwich Horror”
from Adam Warlock Omnibus Vol. 1
- Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #176–178
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 2
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #23–24
- Giant-Size Chillers #1
- Giant-Size Dracula #2
- Dracula Lives vol. 2 #1
- Dracula Lives vol. 1 #6–7
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #15–19
Amazing Spider-Man vol. 7 #21
Infernal Hulk #1–3
Magik & Colossus #1
Nova: Centurion #4
Uncanny X-Men vol. 6 #23

Watched some stuff:

February 2, 2026

Read some stuff:

It, Stephen King
from James Baldwin: Collected Essays
- “Smaller Than Life”
- “History as Nightmare”
- “The Image of the Negro”
- “Lockridge: ‘The American Myth’”
- “Preservation of Innocence”
- “The Negro at Home and Abroad”
- “The Crusade of Indignation”
- “Sermons and Blues”
- “On Catfish Row”
- “They Can’t Turn Back”
from Skeleton Crew, Stephen King
- “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut”
from The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories, H. P. Lovecraft
- “The Tomb”
- “Beyond the Wall of Sleep”
- “The White Ship”
- “The Temple”
- “The Quest of Iranon”
- “The Music of Erich Zann”
- “Under the Pyramids”
Incredible Hulk (2023) Vol. 6: Monster Road
from Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection Vol. 2:
- Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #16–22
- Giant-Size Spider-Man vol. 1 #1
- Frankenstein #7–9
from Werewolf by Night Omnibus:
- Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #9–14
Absolute Batman #16
Absolute Martian Manhunter #8
Absolute Wonder Woman #16