Ron Evans
@crewylou
Board chair, Cartoon Art Museum (cartoonart.org); Founder, Marin Comics Fest (marincomicsfest.org); subsists mainly on peanut butter and comic books
Book #50 of 2026 completed: 'My Time Machine’ (2023, @01firstsecond.bsky.social) by @grickle.bsky.social. A fine collection of moody and offbeat spooky stories that shine thanks to Annabel's animated art. #comics #horror #anthology
Book #49 of 2026 completed: 'My Time Machine’ (2024, @fantagraphics.bsky.social) by @thecarollay.bsky.social. A quirky sequel of sorts to H.G. Wells' 1895 novella 'The Time Machine,' it really hit hard on the idea of being stuck in an all too real decayed future. #comics #graphicnovel #timetravel
Spoiler: apparently my cameo made it through final edit, at least in the foreign market. #spidermanbrandnewday #spiderman #mcu #filmsky
Paid a visit to Osaka Castle; couldn’t even tell that the Big G had left his mark there.
Just learned that Stephen Colbert showed his face recently at the Marin County Fair.
Book #48 of 2026 completed: 'Breakwater’ (2020, @averyhill.bsky.social) by Katriona Chapman. A poignant story that touches on friendship, caregiving, and mental illness. #comics #graphicnovel
Book #47 of 2026 completed: 'Abbott’ (2018, @boom-studios.com) by @saladinahmed.bsky.social, @sami-kivela.bsky.social, @wordie.bsky.social, and Jim Campbell. Gritty 70s urban backdrop mixed with the supernatural; like Friday Foster meets Carl Kolchak. Already ordered the next chapter. #comics
Book #46 of 2026 completed: 'California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot Before The Mamas & the Papas’ (2017, @firstsecond.bsky.social) by Pénélope Bagieu. Part graphic bio, part fan letter, it looks at the life of the 1960s folk rock singer through people who were close to her. #graphicbio #graphicnovel
Book #45 of 2026 completed: the collected trade 'Orphan and the Five Beasts’ (2022, @darkhorse.com ) by @jamesstokoe.bsky.social; a warrior honors her dying master's request that she hunt down his former disciples possessed of corrupt powers. An explosive visual treat with splashes of offbeat humor.
Book #44 of 2026 completed: 'Black Mirror: USS Callister’ (2025, Twisted Comics/@blackmirrorcomic.bsky.social) by Neil Gibson, @silvanobeltramo.bsky.social, @maeb89.bsky.social, and @robjoneswrites.bsky.social; an adaptation of the TV series episode, the artwork brought Carlos Garzón to mind.
Book #43 of 2026 completed: 'Movie R Fun!’ (2014, @chroniclebooks.bsky.social) by @joshcooley.bsky.social; a children's book parody (a la Little Golden Books) featuring cartoons of scenes from iconic films including 'Chinatown,' 'Pulp Fiction,' and 'The Exorcist.' #kidlit #parody #filmsky
Book #42 of 2026 completed: 'Skating Wilder’ (2026, @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social) by childhood friends Brandon Dumais and AJ Dungo; a history of the ups and downs skateboarding and skate culture blended with personal anecdotes. Dungo’s dynamic art serves the book’s subject well. #graphicnovel
Book #41 of 2026 completed: 'How to Survive the End of the World’ (2026, @candlewickpress.bsky.social) by Katy Doughty; an informative look at what might drive us into extinction -- from pandemics to the death of the Sun. Plenty of geeky science made approachable. #comics #graphicnovel
She gets her due in 'Lucas Wars’ (2025, @23rdstbooks.bsky.social) from Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche; a graphic novel chronicle on the making of the original 'Star Wars.'
Book #40 of 2026 completed: 'Chernobyl: The Fall of Atomgrad’ (2024, Palazzo Editions) by @matynamai.bsky.social, a graphic novel chronicle of the development of the Soviet-era nuclear power plant in present-day Ukraine that exploded in 1986. A well-drawn overview of a horrific event. #comics
Memorial Day 2026 at the San Francisco National Cemetery — Remember and Honor
Book #39 of 2026 completed: the horror graphic novel 'Meat Eaters’ (2025, @oni-press.bsky.social) by @iniquitousfish.bsky.social. Reanimated following a traumatic incident, a young woman finds herself wrestling with her new circumstances. An antithesis of "immortality is cool" stories. #comics
Book #38 of 2026 completed: 'George's Run’ (2023, @rutgersupress.bsky.social ) by @henrychamberlain.bsky.social. Part graphic memoir/bio, part fan letter, it celebrates the life and career of screenwriter George Clayton Johnson whose film and TV credits include 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Logan's Run.'
Book #37 of 2026 completed: 'Morning Star’ trade collection (2024, @madcavestudios.com) by @dbandry.bsky.social, @timdanielcomics.bsky.social, @marcofinnegan.bsky.social, @wordie.bsky.social, and Justin Birch. A family's attempt at dealing with grief takes an otherworldly turn in 1950s Montana.
Book #36 of 2026 completed: the graphic novel 'Steam’ (2026, Margaret K. McElderry Books) by @shaenon.bsky.social and Emily Holden. Having escaped her college laboratory confinement, a genetically developed, super-intelligent humanoid seeks community and connection working at a local coffee shop.
Book #35 of 2026 completed: 'Grommets’ trade collection (2025, @imagecomics.com) from @remender.bsky.social, Brian Posehn, @blitzcadet.bsky.social, Moreno Dinisio, and @ruswooton.bsky.social. A more grounded and relatable take on the awkward, wild, and harsh teen world of the 80s.
Book #34 of 2026 completed: 'Nuking Alaska’ (2023, @graphicmundi.bsky.social) by Peter Dunlap-Shohl. Part personal account and part historic recap, a fascinating and informative look at significant events that unfolded in The Last Frontier during the Cold War. My favorite read so far this year.
Book #33 of 2026 completed: 'Briggs Land Volume 1: State of Grace' TPB (2017, @darkhorse.com) from Brian Wood, Mack Chater, Lee Loughridge, Jermey Colwell, Nate Piekos, and Tula Lotay. A woman takes control of her husband's secessionist community in rural New York, setting off new power dynamics.
Book #32 of 2026 completed: 'Lucas Wars’ (2025, @23rdstbooks.bsky.social) from Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche; translated by @jeremymelloul.bsky.social. A breezy yet detailed chronicle on the making of the original 'Star Wars.' Enjoyed the art's storyboard feel and George Lucas' surprise face.
Book #30 of 2026 completed: 'Won't Back Down’ (2023, @lastgaspbooks.bsky.social) edited by the late Trina Robbins. Some four dozen comics creators from the U.S. and abroad contributed to this pro-choice anthology; a fitting finale to Robbins' career and legacy. #comics
Book #29 of 2026 completed: 'The Mare’ (2023, @graphicmundi.bsky.social) from @scmartel.bsky.social. Moody, supernaturalish story of a young woman in a small town whose uncertain future plans and strained family dynamics appear to lie at the heart of her sleep paralysis. Fine debut release.