That Jolly Red-Suited Fellow Up On The Rooftop: Spider-Man

On Sale Now.

Right in time for gifting season — our five-page ‘Spider-Man goes to the library’ story is now collected in the latest Amazing Spider-Man paperback from ASM writer Zeb Wells and artists including John Romita Jr., Ed McGuinness, and a murderer’s row of other creators of which I am lucky enough to be one.

Ho, Ho, Thwip.

Via Marvel:

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #6-8. It's Spider-Man's 60th Anniversary - and Marvel is pulling out all the stops! Someone from Spidey's past has captured the Sinister Six and used them to create the truly terrifying…Sinister Adaptoid! Can the webbed wonder possibly triumph against the might of an android that boasts the powers of all of Spidey's deadliest foes? And who is the face behind the Adaptoid's attack? Brace yourself for one of the biggest adventures in Spider-history - and you won't believe how it ends! Plus: Norman Osborn is back! But what does he have planned for Spider-Man?! One of the biggest status-quo shake-ups in years will shock you as Spidey dons a new costume with accessories that look vaguely…familiar. Is that - a glider?!

Available via Bookshop.org (and basically all online retailers) or for direct order from a local comic shop or bookstore near you.

— but if you’re buying gifts written by me this holiday season why. stop. there?

Quick ‘Written By Daniel Kibblesmith’ Gift Guide (2022).

For the Marvel Cinematic Universe fan: Loki: The God Who Fell To Earth

I did not work on the television program Loki (2021) — HOWEVER. It did pull inspiration from the character’s 60+ years of comic evolution, including our short-lived, but now self-contained paperback. Available from online retailers and local book and comic shops.

‘Tis The Season: Santa’s Husband (2017)

• Illustrated by ‏ : ‎ Ashley Quach

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Design; Illustrated edition (October 10, 2017)

• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages

• All-Ages Picture Book

For Kids & Kids At Heart: Princess Dinosaur (2021)

• Illustrated by ‏ : ‎ Ashley Quach

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (January 5, 2021)

• Language ‏ : ‎ English / Rhyming!

• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages

• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years (from customers)

Tis The Season (For Nerds): DC Christmas Carols: We Wish You a Harley Christmas

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books (October 27, 2020)

• Language ‏ : ‎ English

• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 80 pages

• Sing-along-able ‏ : ‎ Fully

For the Belated Gifter Who (Correctly) Prefers Jennifer Wright to Daniel Kibblesmith: Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette Books (February 28, 2023)

• Language ‏ : ‎ English

• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages

• PRE-ORDER NOW!

Everything written by myself and Jennifer available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent sellers online and near you.

Inside Job Part II Streaming on Netflix NOW.

Part ii.

Adam Scott joins in Part 2 for a stealth Party Down reunion with star, Lizzy Caplan and I got to write the ultimate proxy fight between Blade (1998) and The Matrix (1999).

Stream it on Netflix here, on every device in your home, on repeat, indefinitely.

INSIDE JOB Part 2 Trailer Drop

The thumbnail image also happens to be from one of the episodes I scripted, which — if you know me — may become more obvious after you watch it.

Via Netflix

Rand (Reagan’s father) is back in control of Cognito Inc., totally messing everything up, and Reagan is ready to kick some m*********ing ass. If only this annoying deal with Ron Stadler, the mind-erasing genius for the Illuminati, would stop getting in the way. Higher stakes. New dramas. Same perfect cast of secretive misfits. See you NOV 18. Cast: Lizzy Caplan, Adam Scott, Christian Slater, Clark Duke, John DiMaggio, Bobby Lee, Brett Gelman, Tisha Campbell, and more.

Inside Job - Part 2, premieres November 18. Only on Netflix.

New Episodes of INSIDE JOB Drop on Netflix 11.18.22

Via Salon

The adult animated sci-fi workplace comedy series follows Reagan Ridley, a talented yet socially awkward robotics engineer who works at the shadow government organization Cognito Inc., struggling to cope with the aftermath of her father's major betrayal. Season 2 also introduces Adam Scott, voicing a key member of the Illuminati, Cognito's primary rival company.

"Inside Job" also stars the voices of Christian Slater, Clark Duke, Andrew Daly, Bobby Lee, John DiMaggio, Tisha Campbell, Chris Diamantopoulos and Brett Gelman.

Very proud of my work on this block of episodes, especially the finale. Set a notification on Netflix and catch up on Part One now — and tell no one.

NYPL Introduces Spider-Man Library Card!

Hi, all.

LIBRARIES!

Now that I have your attention: Spider-Man.

Marvel / NYPL

Back in July, for Amazing Spider-Man #900, I scripted a back-up story — with art by David Lopez, color art by Nathan Fairbairn, and lettering by Joe Caramagna — called AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

Inspired by an idea from editor Nick Lowe (torn from the headlines, SVU-style) the New York Public Library announced this year that late fees would be forgiven — and Peter Parker would have a lot of late fees.

Art by Lopez, Fairbairn, & Caramagna.

Well, now life is imitating art imitating life with the introduction of the NYPL Spider-Man Library Card — THAT’S RIGHT, LIMITED EDITION SPIDER-MAN VARIANTS ARE NOT JUST FOR COMICS ANYMORE.

Via NYPL

NYPL's Special Edition Spider-Man Library Card Coming October 11

Knowledge is power! Scale new heights with NYPL's special, limited-edition Spider-Man library card, available in branches starting October 11. Tap into the power of reading with book recommendations, including a multitude of Marvel graphic novels, plus free programs, events, and more for all ages at your friendly neighborhood library.

EVERYONE can also now read our Spider-Man library story for free on Marvel Unlimited, RIGHT NOW.

Art by Lopez, Fairbairn, & Caramagna.

It’s a quick five pages, available on all devices and browsers — and then head to your local public library (or library app) for thousands more free comics where that came from.

Patience (or Fortitude?) enjoys Amazing Spider-Man #900; via NYPL

• Read the full New York Times story here.

• Learn more about comics at the NYPL here.

New Comic: 'Archie Meets Riverdale' + Other News

Hi all,

Just announced — I am the writer of the upcoming Archie Meets Riverdale One-Shot for Archie Comics (Maybe you’ve heard of them from being good at the grocery store??!!).

Amazing cover by one of my favorite collaborators, Derek Charm (of Valiant High) and equally amazing variant cover by the extraordinary Ben Caldwell.

Since it’s not quite as easy to find comics next to the bananas these days, you can pre-order a physical copy from directly from ArchieComics.com to be sent to your home mailbox.

It’s only $3.99 for 20+ pages of Classic Archie jokes and romance meets Bonkers Riverdale CW-style drama.

My hope is that — no offense to Marvel and D.C. — this is a comic book that literally everyone who knows me could enjoy on some level, without needing to know what Thanos had for breakfast in 1973. All of those $3.99’s add up and we would love your support.

So would your favorite local comic shop if you prefer to give them a call and pre-order it there.

Incredible interior page by Pat & Tim Kennedy

Via ArchieComics.com

ARCHIE MEETS RIVERDALE #1 in May is an epic crossover between the classic and modern versions of the iconic characters!

Archie Comics is bringing you the crossover you thought you’d never see this May with the collectible one-shot comic book ARCHIE MEETS RIVERDALE #1! Written by Emmy-nominated writer Daniel Kibblesmith with art by Archie mainstays Pat & Tim Kennedy, the special issue slips between the worlds of the comics versions of Archie and his Riverdale pals and their more dramatic counterparts.

Script: Daniel Kibblesmith
Art: Pat and Tim Kennedy, Bob Smith, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli
Cover: Derek Charm
Variant Cover: Ben Caldwell
On Sale Date: 5/11
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

Let’s see, what else is in the news.

Garfbert Endures.

Updated Mondays until I can’t take it anymore. Here’s some recent first panels out of context.

Anything can happen … and usually does!

“How is the baby, all we care about is the baby.”

Baby’s good, baby crawls now. Baby rides in a car in a puffy bear suit, baby eats little morsels. She’s good.

Pictured: Good Baby.

Currently Reading/Watching:

The aforementioned Good Baby™ does have her own, very unique schedule though which means a lot of reading Kindle in dark rooms in the middle of the night and/or watching movies before dawn during a bottle feeding, so I invite you to—

🎥 Follow Me on Letterboxd where I’m trying to break 100 movies this year (which I usually don’t) and review each one (albeit briefly and usually cryptically).

📖 Follow Me on Goodreads where you can see what I’m reading and writing, but I don’t review anything (unless Jen wrote it, and then it gets an unbiased five stars).

Old News:

Watch Inside Job on Netflix, purchase Princess Dinosaur here or from your favorite children’s bookstore near you, and as Charlie Brown says, “Keep the ball low, don’t leave your crayons in the sun [and] never volunteer to be a program chair.”

Okay, I think that’s everything.

Daniel Kibblesmith

February, 2022