The Gutter Review is an incredibly curated comics website created and run by @cuntersthompson.bsky.social! This year, we're thrillingly terrified to have partnered with TGR to run articles from their archive every Monday on Shelfdust.
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Gaspar Saladino was also behind this heavy version of the Star Trek logo made for DC comics. (My reproduction)
lil' kings 👑
Hannah Graham
MAN-THING vs. SWAMP THING, the mossiest, muddiest face-off of them all.
I became familiar with Saladino’s work via Todd Klein’s lettering blog and every page is a delight if your into this sort of thing
Post a logo, emblem, or title (with its original font) that remains as perfect today as when it was new.
Gaspar Saladino really was one of the best to ever do it.
FlashFlood: 'The frequency of your life self-cleaning cycle depends on spillage and usage patterns' by Cole Beauchamp #nffd2026
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Feena van
Todd Klein looks at comics logo design through the decades, and has suggestions about how to do some of your own.
Signs it is time for a self-clean cycle: buildup of grease, odors and heavy emotional residue.
Some say there is no bad time for self-cleaning, but avoiding special occasions such as wedding anniversaries is recommended.
Self-cleaning requires extremely high temperatures, which will trigger an automatic shutdown. During this time, you may experience reruns of bad decisions, like having sex with your partner’s best friend in the bathroom at Lowry’s.
The unit will unlock once these errors have been processed and temperature is within limits.
Ensure good ventilation and wipe out any debris with a soft cloth and a heartfelt apology.
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Cole Beauchamp is a queer writer based in London. Her stories have been in the Wigleaf Top 50 and nominated for multiple awards. She’s a 2026 Smokelong Quarterly Emerging Writer Fellow and contributing editor of New Flash Fiction Review.
Post a logo, emblem, or title (with its original font) that remains as perfect today as when it was new.
Gaspar Saladino really was one of the best to ever do it.
