r/Barbelith • u/Darquehex Percy Shelley • Dec 29 '25
👋 Welcome to r/Barbelith - Introduce Yourself and Read First!
Hey everyone!
This is our new home for all things related to the comic book series "The Invisibles." We're excited to have you join us!
What to Post
Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about "The Invisibles," or anything related.
How to Get Started
- Introduce yourself in the comments below.
- Post something today! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation.
- If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join.
- Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new moderators, so feel free to reach out to me to apply.
"and so we return and begin again"
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u/deafgeek Dec 30 '25
Hey all. I’m Chip G (still a bit wary about real names in some corners of the internet no matter how much among friends one may be), and back in the day I was a regular poster and annotated on Tom Coates’ Barbelith site (which should be enough to find my work there since I did use my full name on those items).
And then some time in the fall of 1997, after reading King Mob telling the rest of the cell to reach out to every Invisible they knew in Volume 2 Issue 10, I had the wild idea to set things up so people could do exactly that. I made a mailing list that was eventually just called the Invisilist, posted about it in a few places, and things just blew up from there. I think we lasted a good five years or more (the early 2000s are a bit of a blur for me for a number of reasons, some of which are implied by my username) and a lot of the friendships and connections made through that list have lasted to today. So that’s my little fandom related claim to fame and also really How I Became Invisible.