Scott Gray

Scott Gray

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New Zealand writer/artist living in the UK. Comics, storyboards, commissions, yadda-yadda-yadda. Website: https://www.scott1gray.com/ Art prints for sale: ebay.co.uk/usr/scotgra-57 https://linktr.ee/Scott1Gray

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Si Hart
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It's a Trap One episode, but probably not the one you were expecting!

Trap One🎙Podcast@trapone.bsky.social

On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast Paul McGann breaks his silence on Richard E Grant in Celebrity Traitors, the new Wilderness years & much more in an exclusive interview with Special Correspondent @reecypontiff.com Apple tinyurl.com/2m85ve8c Spotify tinyurl.com/mryhacnx Podbean tinyurl.com/2v9z6nsw

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Rick Leonardi
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Kubert cover, Russ Heath interiors, and check out the snowy, overcast color work (especially the use of white!)

Mike Manley@drawmanley.bsky.social

The first story I really remember having a huge impact on me. I bought this on vacation in Ipperwash,OT. I was 10. It melted my mind.

Scott Gray
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Damn, look at this kick-ass cover by Herb Trimpe. I love how he'd often avoid putting solid blacks on any of his background characters. #comics

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House of Harley
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This remarkable Kirby panel (w. Ditko inks) in The Incredible Hulk 2 conveys action, weight, pressure, tension & precarious balance. We can feel what's happening and sense what's about to happen. Probably pencilled in the time it took me to write this post. #comics #jackkirby #marvel #cartoonists

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Greg Pak
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"A.i." is a tool of extraction, not liberation. These fucking products are designed to fuck you over, not help you.

The Lever@levernews.com

You asked AI for the cheapest flight. It dug through your emails, decided you could afford more, and suggested a ticket costing $100–$200 extra. Lindsay Owens explains ⬇️

Scott Gray
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It starts small.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *
Scott Gray
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Richard Dawkins: Well, hellloooo, Nancy

Luca@lucagalletti.bsky.social

Nancy is a rare c.1910 Paris breathing automaton that uses hidden bellows and air chambers to mimic human respiration and hand movements, a hallmark of Edwardian mechanical engineering now displayed at the House of Automata. IG: @naomi.paxton

Scott Gray
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Dear god, every single one of these Marvel and DC reprint editions has the same LOOK AT THE COLOUR! LOOK AT THE COLOUR! reproduction jobs. It's so tiresome.

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This story was first printed in Yellow Claw #2 (1956). It's written and drawn by Jack Kirby with inks by Jack & Roz Kirby. I scanned this from an Australian B&W reprint comic and cleaned it up. #comics

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I've always been impressed by how many scenes and events Jack manages to fit into only four pages without the story feeling cramped in any way. What a master! #comics

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Avengers #182 had a moment of body horror that the Comics Code Authority demanded be cut. However, the original panel survived in the Spanish edition. Art by John Byrne & Klaus Janson. #comics

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Scott Gray
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Something else I noticed in Amazing Spider-Man #22: when Spidey's head isn't visible behind all the Circus of Crime goons, letterer Artie Simek switches from his usual balloon tails to lightning-bolt ones. Don't recall seeing that before. #comics

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Scott Gray
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I love this Steve Ditko Speedball page more every time I see it. The sweeping fluidity of the figures. How the water level rises in each panel but remains at the reader's eyeline. The way the angle tilts back and forth. Superb. And it's inked by Mark Badger too! #comics

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Scott Gray
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I'm guessing it was Alan Moore's idea to start the American Miracleman series with a fun Marvelman story from the 50s and then transition into the modern series with this page. Sent shivers down my spine. #comics

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Scott Gray
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Some kickass Gil Kane pencil pages from an unpublished Star Wars comic. The sense of dramatic scale that Kane could create was perfect for SW. #comics #GilKane