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I re-uploaded my eBook HOW TO BE A COMICS CRITIC! Remember when I spent eight years editing comics criticism every day? For award-winning WWAC? And everybody loved the fascinating articles? Well now you can learn to write them too😋✍️✨ clairenapier.itch.io/how-to-be-a-...

How to be a comics critic by clairenapierA short workbook taking you through the process of developing comics criticismclairenapier.itch.io

Amazing strip from Laura Park in the New Yorker about the French heat wave: newyorker.com/culture/arti...

Ma Vie en Rouge: Paris in a Red-Alert Heat WaveOne sweat-soaked American’s adventures in A.C. deprivation.newyorker.com

Manga review: Machiko Kyo’s Cocoon stresses the limits of escapism Machiko Kyo's harrowing and disarming tale of young women on the front lines of war reminds us that escapism can only go so far in the face of violence.

Manga review: Machiko Kyo’s Cocoon stresses the limits of escapismMachiko Kyo's harrowing and disarming tale of young women on the front lines of war reminds us that escapism can only go so far in the face of violence.urbaneturtle.com

"Harkham’s cartooning conveys Alvarez’s cool calmness as he faces the death penalty; this is clearly a man who has other plans than facing the hangman’s noose." Scott on Sammy Harkham's Crickets #9. www.fromcovertocover.com/sammy-harkha...

Friends and Sinners in Sammy Harkham’s Crickets #9Crickets #9 contains many stories and yet feels like a singular, unified comic book.www.fromcovertocover.com

Harvey & Joyce's adopted daughter Danielle is trying to raise funds to deal with Pekar's raw archive; basically four storage lockers full of notes, outlines, ideas, etc. Note this is not Pekar's comics per se. Those rights have been tied up in court for years. Long, ugly story. Worth backing.

His Name was Harvey PekarSaving the legacy of Harvey Pekar:Urgent mission to rescue four full storage units of American Splendor history before its lost foreverwww.kickstarter.com

Anyway, in happier news, our 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month begins today at @brokenfrontier.bsky.social. Interviews! Reviews! EXCLUSIVE previews! Thanks to our wonderful team at BF for working so hard on this.

Today on SOLRAD, we feature Hagai Palevsky on the successes and failures in PAUL AUSTER’S THE NEW YORK TRILOGY by David Mazzucchelli and Paul Karasik @dialhforhagai.bsky.social solrad.co/cracking-und...

Cracking Under Pressure: Hagai Palevsky on the successes and failures in PAUL AUSTER'S THE NEW YORK TRILOGY - SOLRADToday on SOLRAD, Hagai Palevsky on the successes and failures in PAUL AUSTER'S THE NEW YORK TRILOGYsolrad.co

🚨 Now on Shelfdust! 🚨 You Can Call Me Al’s Baby: The Bundle of Joy in a Throwaway Title, by @cuntersthompson.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2026/08/03/y...

You Can Call Me Al’s Baby: The Bundle of Joy in a Throwaway TitleOriginally published on The Gutter Review on May 31, 2022. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: head here…shelfdust.com

Want the SECRET behind-the-scenes story of three manga we wanted to publish that went to other publishers? Check out our new newsletter: Three Honorary MSX Manga you should read! mangasplaining.substack.com/p/three-hono...

Three "Honorary" MSX Manga for you to enjoy, and one Actual MSX Manga to pre-order!Let's spread the love a bit to great manga releases from other publishers, but also Wandering Cat's Cage is coming in October. :)mangasplaining.substack.com

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I write a bit about just how Rob Williams and Henry Flint beat you up (in a good way) in Judge Dredd: And To The Sea Return, out now from @2000ad.bsky.social. www.fromcovertocover.com/judge-dredd-...

Breathe in the Sickness of Rob Williams & Henry Flint's Judge Dredd: And To The Sea ReturnThese comics kick you, stab you with a rusty blade, and then try to gouge your eyes out. And you love every second of it.www.fromcovertocover.com

648 pages of Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz Award-winning comics. Get your copy now if you haven't already!

Once again, reminding everyone that we published five episodes last weekend. We are open to words of affirmation at this time.

I’d really love to spread the word about my comic book website Shelfdust. If you could please follow @shelfdust.bsky.social on Bluesky I’d really appreciate it - and I think you’ll enjoy it too!

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UNION UPDATE: tl;dr Dark Horse leadership is attempting to reduce union membership by claiming supervisory status for Senior Editors, who have never been allowed management roles. 🧵

Tell your friends and family, the sequel to The Hard Switch has a name! THE ARC FALL It's coming out with @averyhill.bsky.social and it even has its own kickstarter pre-launch page right here >>> www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...

I know there are some freaks among you who need to know that this is a thing that exists, so allow me to say: this is a thing that exists.

We went from “comics aren’t just for kids” to “superheroes aren’t safe for kids”.

Maybe the most discussed subject at San Diego Comic Con was the leak of the Eisner Awards winners list. But what really happened with that? I did my best to piece it together, and then wrote about its (perhaps surprising) impact on the event itself.

So, What Really Happened with the Eisner Awards Winner List? - SKTCHDIt was the leak heard ‘round the con.sktchd.com