Tim Rooney
@urbaneturtle.com
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)
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Tim Rooney
@urbaneturtle.com
· Dec 12
Urbane Turtle
Writer.Artist.Creative.
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I'm a freelance comics critic & writer. I run urbaneturtle.com, where I post regular reviews & in depth criticism and analysis of comics old and new. I've written for The Comics Beat, ComicsXF, CBR, and the Eisner Award winning PanelxPanel. You can peruse the archive or this thread for highlights 🧷🧵
Don’t like that cutting one wire can shut down all air traffic in the northeast. Seems bad.
Our office has been in touch with NJ Transit, Amtrak, impacted airlines, and air traffic controllers about today’s FAA ground stops at EWR, TEB, PHL, JFK, and LGA, caused by the severing of a fiber optic cable that led to a telecommunications outage. 1/3
September 22, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Don’t like that cutting one wire can shut down all air traffic in the northeast. Seems bad.
Some of you out here with only one brain
Stanford scientists discover the human brain may actually be two separate organs
Scientists have found that the human brain develops from two distinct cellular systems, suggesting that evolution fused together two ancient nervous systems with very different jobs. The discovery als...
www.sciencedaily.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Some of you out here with only one brain
I am genuinely moved by how often Mother Cabrini has been invoked since the start of Leo’s pontificate. It is not incidental.
September 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I am genuinely moved by how often Mother Cabrini has been invoked since the start of Leo’s pontificate. It is not incidental.
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Having complex feelings about Saint Walker. Almost enough to write about it
September 21, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Having complex feelings about Saint Walker. Almost enough to write about it
Congrats to Zack for reaching the funding milestone! Let’s get this juiced well past that!
FUNDED
thank you all so much!
absolutely ecstatic we’ll be able to print this book … and I’ll be able to relax (just a bit) now, ha
big thanks to all the backers, link sharers, and silent promo tolerators
thank you all so much!
absolutely ecstatic we’ll be able to print this book … and I’ll be able to relax (just a bit) now, ha
big thanks to all the backers, link sharers, and silent promo tolerators
September 21, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Congrats to Zack for reaching the funding milestone! Let’s get this juiced well past that!
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I don’t want to make art for the general public, who I hate. I want to make art for guys like me, who somehow I hate even more
September 21, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I don’t want to make art for the general public, who I hate. I want to make art for guys like me, who somehow I hate even more
My brother went viral on Bluesky strangers are posting his account on my discover feed that’s not allowed
September 21, 2026 at 10:41 PM
My brother went viral on Bluesky strangers are posting his account on my discover feed that’s not allowed
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When all said is done, 6 seasons of Daredevil (7 if you include Defenders) is a pretty good run. Daredevil is one of the best written characters in comics and the TV shows for the most part lives up to those standards. That said, it’s bad form on Marvel’s part to let go of Dario BEFORE BA S3 is out.
Excl: Marvel TV show DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN to end with Season 3 as showrunner Dario Scardapane, who headed up the 2nd season, exits the show during post-production. W/ Rick Porter www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/d...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ to End With Season 3 (Exclusive)
Showrunner Dario Scardapane, who headed up the Marvel show's second season, is no longer working on the series.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:56 PM
When all said is done, 6 seasons of Daredevil (7 if you include Defenders) is a pretty good run. Daredevil is one of the best written characters in comics and the TV shows for the most part lives up to those standards. That said, it’s bad form on Marvel’s part to let go of Dario BEFORE BA S3 is out.
Love to start and end my television series by ditching the show runners and producers
Excl: Marvel TV show DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN to end with Season 3 as showrunner Dario Scardapane, who headed up the 2nd season, exits the show during post-production. W/ Rick Porter www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/d...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ to End With Season 3 (Exclusive)
Showrunner Dario Scardapane, who headed up the Marvel show's second season, is no longer working on the series.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Love to start and end my television series by ditching the show runners and producers
September’s issue of Civil War has got me heated. If you remember what happens in issue 4 you can guess what it is.
September 21, 2026 at 10:29 PM
September’s issue of Civil War has got me heated. If you remember what happens in issue 4 you can guess what it is.
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My monthly column on Marvel's Civil War at 20 is not JUST about Civil War, it's also about comics in 2006 and comics in 2026. To that end, the casual misogyny and objectification of women is really shocking to look back on. urbaneturtle.com/2026/08/31/m...
September 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My monthly column on Marvel's Civil War at 20 is not JUST about Civil War, it's also about comics in 2006 and comics in 2026. To that end, the casual misogyny and objectification of women is really shocking to look back on. urbaneturtle.com/2026/08/31/m...
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Alas, it's true; Popverse's editorial team has been laid off and departs at the end of the week. I'm really proud of a lot of what we managed to do across the last 4+ years, and grateful for all the opportunities it offered. Working with Chris, Ashley, Grant, Jules, Trent (and more!) was an honor.
September 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Alas, it's true; Popverse's editorial team has been laid off and departs at the end of the week. I'm really proud of a lot of what we managed to do across the last 4+ years, and grateful for all the opportunities it offered. Working with Chris, Ashley, Grant, Jules, Trent (and more!) was an honor.
It’s all fun and games until they can’t do lazy access journalism anymore.
September 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
It’s all fun and games until they can’t do lazy access journalism anymore.
Reaching a state of nirvana where I simply do not care what anyone on social media has to say about anything
September 21, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Reaching a state of nirvana where I simply do not care what anyone on social media has to say about anything
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See here how The Stance has entered his body and his mind. The Stance infests him. The metamorphosis is complete
September 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
See here how The Stance has entered his body and his mind. The Stance infests him. The metamorphosis is complete
My monthly column on Marvel's Civil War at 20 is not JUST about Civil War, it's also about comics in 2006 and comics in 2026. To that end, the casual misogyny and objectification of women is really shocking to look back on. urbaneturtle.com/2026/08/31/m...
September 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My monthly column on Marvel's Civil War at 20 is not JUST about Civil War, it's also about comics in 2006 and comics in 2026. To that end, the casual misogyny and objectification of women is really shocking to look back on. urbaneturtle.com/2026/08/31/m...
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Popverse, ReedPop's comics and entertainment news site, will be shutting down at the end of the month, and its staff has been laid off
Popverse to shut down at the end of the month
Popverse, ReedPop's comics and entertainment news site, will be shutting down at the end of the month
www.comicsbeat.com
September 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Popverse, ReedPop's comics and entertainment news site, will be shutting down at the end of the month, and its staff has been laid off
It'll be interesting to see what, if any, impact Bogart's departure has on talent relations (by that I mean paying & retaining the talent). Heidi hints here how much Marvel leadership was operating under the shadow of the Perlmutter penny pinching legacy. Will they start paying top talent top rates?
SVP David Bogart is leaving Marvel Comics
David Bogart, a key figure inside Marvel , will not move to the west coast, completing a restructuring of Marvel's leadership team
www.comicsbeat.com
September 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
It'll be interesting to see what, if any, impact Bogart's departure has on talent relations (by that I mean paying & retaining the talent). Heidi hints here how much Marvel leadership was operating under the shadow of the Perlmutter penny pinching legacy. Will they start paying top talent top rates?
Politicans are a tool not your friend
Expressing anger at the position you and your community have been put in, and making very reasonable critiques of its political efficacy, all while emphasizing that *Texans should absolutely vote for Talarico*, is not being a "wrecker". www.liberalcurrents.com/talarico-d-i...
Talarico (D) Is Just a Letter to Me Now
After folding on trans rights, James Talarico does not have my respect. Honestly, fuck him. And yet, Ken Paxton (R) must lose.
www.liberalcurrents.com
September 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Politicans are a tool not your friend
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Big news! I’m writing the new #Batman x #KamenRiderZeroOne crossover comic with art by the incredible @tokitokoro.bsky.social — and we couldn’t be more excited! I’m a huge Kamen Rider fan and I can’t wait to bring this to life with Toki, the #KamenRider team, and #DC!
September 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Big news! I’m writing the new #Batman x #KamenRiderZeroOne crossover comic with art by the incredible @tokitokoro.bsky.social — and we couldn’t be more excited! I’m a huge Kamen Rider fan and I can’t wait to bring this to life with Toki, the #KamenRider team, and #DC!
Just heard that Popverse is going to shut down. Darn shame but the writing was on the wall. They came out of the gate strong but immediately had to pivot from real reporting to content mill type churn. Good writers there.
September 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Just heard that Popverse is going to shut down. Darn shame but the writing was on the wall. They came out of the gate strong but immediately had to pivot from real reporting to content mill type churn. Good writers there.