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· 2w ago

Here's a weird bit of Batman history: Moebius, the legendary French cartoonist, submitted a short Batman comic to DC, who promptly rejected it. Pissed off, Moebius then submitted a twisted parody of his comic to Penthouse Comix, who ran it in 1995. Read that version on my site: https://docpop.org/2016/09/moebius-parodies-batman-1995s-not-batman/

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Moebius parodies Batman in 1995's "I Am Not Batman" - Doc Pop's Weblog

In 1994, Mœbius submitted a weird Batman story called "I am not Batman" to DC Comics, who quickly rejected it and refused to pay him for his work.

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· 1w ago

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Here are some the new pieces spotted on 18th and Mission this morning. I think some are finished, and others will be finished later today. #SFGraffiti

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· 2w ago

The Dark Bite Returns https://docpop.org/2026/09/the-dark-bite-returns-a-goya-inspired-batman-painting/ #BatmanDay #ProcreateArt

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The Dark Bite Returns (A Goya-Inspired Batman Painting) - Doc Pop's Weblog

A few years ago, a local comic shop asked me to design a T-shirt for them. I don’t know why, but my first instinct was to parody Francisco Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son, but with Batman and Robin. A titan devouring a Titan, if you will. It was a terrible idea, obviously, so the comic […]

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· 2mo ago

I'd love to ride a Spacelander bike sometime. Always had a soft spot for these weird bicycles. https://www.ebay.com/itm/318660277504

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· 2w ago

Trying Rize Up bakery’s new cafe on Howard st. I love their bread and have been waiting for this cafe to open for almost a year.

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· 2w ago

The American Astronaut was incredible! I've never heard of this film before, but I assume it's a cult classic. It really nails the classic sci-fi vibe with a great sense of humor and fantastic music. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Astronaut

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· 3mo ago

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I’m loving the return of alternative papers in #SanFrancisco. Definitely feels like a reaction to the rise of ai slop online. I hope these periodicals stick around for a while.

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· 5mo ago

The sooner this bubble pops, the better.

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· 2mo ago

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When asked if the art on his covers was AI-generated, Chuck Tingle replies “If I want my bisexual Mothman erotica, by darn, it's going to be made by human hands.”

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· 4mo ago

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@briankrebs@infosec.exchange this vibe is perfectly captured in Benn Jordan's video about finding malware in UniTree robot dogs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8WuXDXfcI

Robot Dogs Are A Security Nightmare

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· 2mo ago

The barista surprised me with some custom latte art. #yoyo

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· 5mo ago

Gemini: A new kind of hell from Google.

(a modified Google ad spotted this morning) #SFGraffiti #SanFrancisco

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· 3mo ago

Weird double-whip #yoyo trick I found last week. I thought it was a new trick, but someone tracked down an older version of this trick from 17 years ago https://youtu.be/nFnAbxK5938?si=tTuK74l3FiSIwOJu&t=26 I'm glad I asked before I just took credit for it.

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· 2mo ago

Who's planting tiny American flags into pieces of poop on Valencia Street? https://docpop.org/2026/07/whos-planting-american-flags-in-piles-of-shit-on-valencia-street/

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Who's Planting American Flags in Piles of Shit on Valencia Street? - Doc Pop's Weblog

Tiny American flags have been appearing in piles of poop on Valencia Street since early 2025. Is it a crappy protest art? A new political movement?

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· 2mo ago

Chuck Tingle did a book reading that wasn't really a book reading, and it was fantastic. I wrote about the surprisingly uplifting event here: https://docpop.org/2026/07/chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf/

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Chuck Tingle at the Internet Archive in SF - Doc Pop's Weblog

Chuck Tingle did a “reading” at the Internet Archive this week, and I had to write about it. Chuck writes erotica, horror, and comedy books with titles like Space Raptor Butt Invasion and Pounded in the Butt by My Handsome Sentient Library Card Who Seems Otherworldly but in Reality Is Just a Natural Part of […]

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· 1mo ago

This started off as a post about arts, crafts, and activism, but then I kept digging: https://docpop.org/2026/08/flock-cameras-hiding-in-plain-site/

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Flock Cameras Hiding In Plain Site - Doc Pop's Weblog

San Francisco activists have been adding “Flock Camera” signs around the city to point out nearby surveillance cameras. I noticed a couple of these signs near our house recently, and honestly, I hadn’t noticed these particular cameras before. That sent me to DeFlock, a crowdsourced map of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers, […]

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· 2mo ago

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Stuck Here Again performed live in 1994. #L7 https://youtu.be/LtgiuGkoQJM?is=6CZmR2wh9-6wX2N0

L7 - Stuck Here Again - 1994-10-04 [hq]

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· 5mo ago

Some rad locals are installing handmade benches at bus stops, and other rad folks are painting them. I wrote about kindness, usefulness, and the art of civic protest in #SanFrancisco and #Oakland: https://docpop.org/2026/04/the-art-of-bus-stop-benches-in-san-francisco/

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· 2mo ago

I can’t believe this keeps happening. Never had it happen before 2026, now it’s happened to five shoes this year. What is going on?!

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· 5mo ago

Some Alien fan art I made for #AlienDay426 back in 2018. Created in #TrixelArt style.

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· 5mo ago

The sharp cutout sections of the Hattori #yoyo don’t help with any tricks or anything... but they look hella cool.

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· 5mo ago

@mc_frontalot@mastodon.cloud dropped a new single, plus a playable RPG/lyric video to go along with it.

Play the game here https://frontalot.com/loot/

Or watch a short playthrough here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqUoW87oytM

Buy the song here: https://frontalot.bandcamp.com/track/common-loot-feat-mcgwire

MC Frontalot - Common Loot [Playthrough of Interactive Video]

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· 2mo ago

This is hell https://missionlocal.org/2026/08/uncanny-ads-and-partisan-chatbots-ai-toys-with-san-francisco-politics/?npnl=butts

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Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics

San Francisco’s political experiment with the technology has only just begun. But it’s already permeating civic discourse.

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· 3mo ago

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It seems like these last few years there have been far fewer guerrilla fireworks shows in the Mission than previous years. I can’t say why that is, but also don’t mind it being a little less crazy. #sanfrancisco

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· 3mo ago

TIL Comic Sans was inspired by the lettering in darker superhero comics like Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans

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· 2mo ago

Orville Peck is playing Vega in the new Street Fighter movie?! That's so perfect! Masked ✅ Beautiful ✅ Dramatic ✅ https://www.instagram.com/p/DPjm7gBEux0/?img_index=1 #OrvillePeck #StreetFighter

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· 3mo ago

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Footage from the SF Yo-Yo Club, Jun 13th 2026. #SanFrancisco #yoyo

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· 5mo ago

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@nixCraft this is why I'm so excited for the bubble to burst. It's so heavily subsidized right now that it's impossible to tell if it's really worth using as a long term solution. Once the VC money goes away, we'll see if people are still willing to pay actual money for some shitty genAI image/video/search query etc.

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· 5mo ago

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On Saturdays they have hot dogs https://www.instagram.com/p/DXfcpoEj_iS/?img_index=1&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

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· 5mo ago

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@rrmutt@mastodon.social yeah, I'd been meaning to go for a while. They host several hacker events, drink and draws, and that cool sounding Strange New Worlds Fair art show. Excited to finally drop in tonight.

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· 5mo ago

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@exkclamation@mastodon.social yeah, the New Wheel is thriving! The Valencia location is across from Ritual and looks great.

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· 5d ago

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Doom Scroll takes that crusty folk-punk style of bands like Blackbird Raum, and adds a poppy almost ska sound to it. Honestly, this works much better than I thought it would. They have a new album coming out in 4 days, but this EP is a great intro https://doomscrollband.bandcamp.com/album/pyrrhic-victory #DoomScroll

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Pyrrhic Victory, by Doom Scroll

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· 2mo ago

I've been listening to Seromora's "Sleepwires". Wonderful/glitchy IDM from LA. Check it out here: https://seromora.bandcamp.com/album/sleepwires #BandcampFriday is coming up, so maybe add this to your wishlist.

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SLEEPWIRES, by Seromora

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· 5d ago

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Skeletor Bag is a new album by Del The Funky Homosapien and Mars Kumari, with appearances by Jel and Dose One. Shoegazy beats with Del's oddball flow. https://marskumaridelthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com/album/skeletor-bag

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Skeletor Bag, by mars kumari & Del the Funky Homosapien

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· 5d ago

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San Francisco rapper Rocky Rivera has teamed up with Fatgums on your new ep. "Analog Girl" is a great track to start off with. Released exclusively on Bandcamp for #BandcampFriday. https://rockyriverabeatrock.bandcamp.com/album/the-craft

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The Craft, by Rocky Rivera

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· 5d ago

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Shudder To Think released a short EP that sounds like it could have come straight out of their Pony Express sessions in 1995. It sounds great and the band says a new album is in the works https://shuddertothink.bandcamp.com/album/who-sent-you #ShudderToThink

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Who Sent You?, by Shudder To Think

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· 5mo ago

Bought some tickets to this rad show at Syzygy Coop in SF tonight. The line up includes aivi & surasshu, TV-MA, and Alice Knows Karate (dj set). A lot of folks I used to know through the chiptune scene. https://syzygysf.com/events/glitches-and-witches/

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· 5d ago

I've shared some of my favorite new albums for #BandcampFriday, along with audio embeds for each artist. https://docpop.org/2026/10/bandcamp-friday-recommendations-october-2026/

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Bandcamp Friday Recommendations October 2026 - Doc Pop's Weblog

A couple fresh album suggestions for #BandcampFriday: Skeletor Bag is a new album by Del The Funky Homosapien and Mars Kumari, with appearances by Jel and Dose One. Shoegazy beats with Del’s oddball flow. Skeletor Bag by mars kumari & Del the Funky Homosapien Doom Scroll takes that crusty folk-punk style of bands like Blackbird […]

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· 5d ago

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And Peaches is on the soundtrack?!! Hell yeah! https://peachesofficial.bandcamp.com/album/fuck-the-pain-away-clive-barker-s-hellraiser-revival-rework #BandcampFriday #peaches

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Fuck the Pain Away - Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Rework, by Peaches x Steve Molitz

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· 3mo ago

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@jwz@mastodon.social I'm always surprised by what neighborhoods have bootleg fireworks shows, and which don't I'd think 12th and Folsom would be packed with local shows.

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· 5d ago

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⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ (aka Wingdings) is a side project from Four Tet. His debut album, (̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂v̴̢͚͚͎ȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́OOOOOOooo☼⃝☼⃝◉࿃ूੂ࿃ूੂੂ ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡()ʃ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡ ꐑ(ఠీੂȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́̿)̸̳̥̰̜̥̺̐ͅ࿃ूੂ✧⃛✧⃛)̴͎̜͍̱̋̌͋̓̾̚͜ ̷̨̢̥̅͝ͅ(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂:̴͓̞̑̌̂̆̊͋̀:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌:̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂, is a lush landscape filled with glitched out samples of acoustic instruments. https://00000ooooo.bandcamp.com/album/--5 #fourtet

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ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂:̴͓̞̑̌̂̆̊͋̀:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌　҉　　　　　͡　͞　͞　͞　҉● ࿀ ● ࿀ ●　　　҉⃝ 　　　⃝͢ ͞　　　͘　͞⃝̕ ͢　　　　̛　⃝ 　　　̸　̡　　͢⃝̧ 　͡　͡　　̀　̧　̢⃝͜ 　　҉　　͞　͞　⃝͞ 　͞　͡⃝ ⃝҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉ :̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂̍)̵̳̗̊(　̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥, by ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ

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· 2w ago

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@jwz@mastodon.social rad! I don't understand how I'm just now hearing about Cory Mcabee's work (in film and in the Billy Nayer Show). Feels like I really missed something special.

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Moebius parodies Batman in 1995's "I Am Not Batman" - Doc Pop's Weblog

The Dark Bite Returns (A Goya-Inspired Batman Painting) - Doc Pop's Weblog

Robot Dogs Are A Security Nightmare

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JK Berlin Short Video Clip

Who's Planting American Flags in Piles of Shit on Valencia Street? - Doc Pop's Weblog

Chuck Tingle at the Internet Archive in SF - Doc Pop's Weblog

Flock Cameras Hiding In Plain Site - Doc Pop's Weblog

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MC Frontalot - Common Loot [Playthrough of Interactive Video]

Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics

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Skeletor Bag, by mars kumari & Del the Funky Homosapien

The Craft, by Rocky Rivera

Who Sent You?, by Shudder To Think

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Bandcamp Friday Recommendations October 2026 - Doc Pop's Weblog

Fuck the Pain Away - Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Rework, by Peaches x Steve Molitz