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The Study of Comics in Academia
May 30, 6 PM EDT
I'll be moderating a panel for @cartoonist.coop Nib & Ink Digital Comics Festival, with @neilcohn.bsky.social @scottmccloud.bsky.social @nsousanis.bsky.social - geeking over the developments in comics studies.
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Oh damn a bunch of layoffs at Mad Cave… friends if you have a book there you may want to check in on status (and that your editor’s still employed)

Hi Kara! Always nice to get a wink and a hello from Supergirl. You and your cousin had a big day yesterday. Why don't you take the day off? Go do something super!

❤️💛🩵 Have a super day! 🩵💛❤️

Good morning, Blueskies! It's kind of a drippy day, but we're open if you need to dodge the raindrops & check out some comicky goodness.

ALSO, even though SUPERMAN DAY was yesterday, we're continuing to offer FREE COMICS & 20% off SUPERMAN comics, trade paperbacks, & back issues! -kjc

New free art process post about a piece in the latest #MouseGuard sketchbook of a kestrel archer and his Guardmouse squire:

www.patreon.com/posts/143836...

Multiple books by Hans Rickheit spread out on a shelf at the Million Year Picnic comic shop. Titles include SQUIRREL MACHINE (in hardcover and softcover); COCHLEA AND EUSTACHIA volumes 1 & 2; CATALOGUE OF MECHANICAL STILT WOMEN OF MARS; and THE GLOAMING volumes 1 & 2, with labels indicating that these books are pornographic.

The cover of the graphic novel COCHLEA AND EUSTACHIA volume 2 depicts two white women in a courtyard, one of whom is stuck inside some kind of biomechanical device.

The cover of the graphic novel COCHLEA AND EUSTACHIA volume 1 by Hans Rickheit depicts two identical white women, kneeling and holding hands, cheek to cheek facing the reader. Both are wearing masks with eye holes and identical blue negligees

Two graphic novels, THE GLOAMING volumes 1 & 2 by Hans Rickheit, are side by side. Each says "Adult Only" and both are wrapped in plastic. A sticker on each reads "WARNING. THE S.M.U.T. LEAGUE (Society for Moral Uppishness and Torpidity) HAS CLASSIFIED THE CONTENTS OF THIS PICTO-NARRATIVE AS PORNOGRAPHY. PERUSAL OF THIS MATERIAL MAY LEAD TO BONERS AND DAMP CROTCHES." Volume 1 shows 3 fully clothed white women in a forest. Volume 2 shows two of the same white women by the side of a road.

Full restock of @hansrickheit.bsky.social graphic novels at the MYP!

Color illustration of Zatanna sitting and doing makeup in front of a circus attraction type poster of her. For a variant cover iirc.

Zatanna by Julian Totino Tedesco.
#comics #art

Good morning, Blueskies! What a gorgeous day we're having! Perfect day to take a walk to your local comic shop!

I will be here until 3 or 4pm and then Gamal will take us to close. I hope to see you! -kjc

HOW TO TOUCH GRASS Comic Anthology Explores Embracing Community How to Touch Grass is a collection of comic stories about the difficulty of finding community in today's world.

Some love for HOW TO TOUCH GRASS over at The Nerdist! 🪐🤓💬💚🌿 nerdist.com/article/how-...

Marcus Kwame Anderson, David F. Walker, and Tony Davis stand around a banner for the Million Year Picnic comic shop. Mr. Anderson is holding a copy of the graphic novel BIG JIM AND THE WHITE BOY while Mr. Walker is holding a copy of the graphic novel THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY.

We have copies of BIG JIM AND THE WHITE BOY and THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY signed by both @davidfwalker.bsky.social and @marcuskwame.com at the shop!!!

‘Comics have always been about community.’ Black voices find space at Comics in Color. - The Boston Globe Over 200 people attended Boston's sixth annual "Comics in Color Festival," which highlighted the work of Black artists in an art form where they have traditionally been underrepresented.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/04/m...

Screenshot from The Boston Globe shows a picture of a Black woman in a costume, smiling. The caption reads, "Zahirah Nur Truth at the Boston Comics in Color Festival, held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF" The rest of the image is the headline and beginning of the article. Headline: 'Comics have always been about community.' Black voices find space at Comics in Color. Over 200 people attended Boston's sixth annual "Comics in Color Festival," which highlighted the work of Black artists in an art form where they have traditionally been underrepresented. Truman Dickerson Updated April 5th, 2026, 5:05 pm When Anthony Davis was growing up in the 1970s, he struggled to find comic books with characters who looked like him.

The @comicsncolor.bsky.social festival & Tony Davis, owner of the Million Year Picnic comic shop, are featured -- along with several other creators and organizers -- in an article in the Boston Globe!

Good morning, Blueskies! It may be a dreary drippy holiday, but we are OPEN for business!

I'll be here until around 3pm & then Gamal will take us to 7pm.

I hope you can stop by despite the weather! -kjc

A silver colored book with illustrated images of Black actors on film stock. The book is named BLACK FILM A HISTORY OF BLACK REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE MOVIES by David F. Walker.

Art depicting members of the Black Panther Party is featured on the cover of a graphic novel titled THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY A GRAPHIC NOVEL HISTORY by David F Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson. A seal indicates this is an Eisner Award Winner.

The text on the cover of this graphic novel reads, "EISNER AWARD WINNERS / DAVID F. WALKER / MARCUS KWAME ANDERSON / BIG JIM AND THE WHITE BOΥ" Below the text, art depicts a Black man and a white boy on a raft in the water, a scene from HUCKLEBERRY FINN.

We are very excited to be providing books for @davidfwalker.bsky.social at @comicsncolor.bsky.social this coming Saturday!

Will you be at the show?

Good morning, Blueskies! Cold, clear, & beautiful here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts!

I will be in the shop until at least 3pm & then Gamal will take us to closing at 7pm. I hope you can visit! -kjc

Save 20% on The Roottrees are Dead on Steam A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

Did you know we're mentioned in the video game THE ROOTTREES ARE DEAD? It's true!

Steam is offering a 20% discount on it right now! (We don't get anything for saying this; we just think it's cool.) -kjc

store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...

With the end of my contract with Action Lab finished, I’m thrilled to get the rights back to Athena Voltaire, the creator-owned series where the majority of my comic work has appeared.

It’s 1930s pulp adventure…

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevebryant/ath...

So Buttons: Who’s My Daddy? An Auto-Bio Comic (Eisner-Nom!) A standalone issue of the Eisner-nominated auto-bio comic. A great place to jump in. One life, drawn by many artists.

We just backed So Buttons: Who’s My Daddy? An Auto-Bio Comic (Eisner-Nom!) on Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/sob...

NEW OPENING DATE at OUTPOST 186 | Hans Rickheit Get more from Hans Rickheit on Patreon

Hans Rickheit's rescheduled NEW OPENING DATE at OUTPOST 186 for his show UNTIMELY MONUMENTS is in ONE WEEK on Sunday, March 29 at 3 PM!

Outpost 186
186 (rear) Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

www.patreon.com/posts/new-op...

Friend of the Picnic Heide Solbrig is teaching a Comics Journalism class that starts THIS TUESDAY!

It runs until 5 May 2026 and meets on Tuesdays from 6:30-9:30pm!

There's still time to sign up! -kjc

pce.massart.edu/section/comi...

NEW OPENING DATE at OUTPOST 186 | Hans Rickheit Get more from Hans Rickheit on Patreon

Hans Rickheit's rescheduled NEW OPENING DATE at OUTPOST 186 for his show UNTIMELY MONUMENTS is in ONE WEEK on Sunday, March 29 at 3 PM!

Outpost 186
186 (rear) Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

www.patreon.com/posts/new-op...

Friend of the Picnic Heide Solbrig is teaching a Comics Journalism class that starts THIS TUESDAY!

It runs until 5 May 2026 and meets on Tuesdays from 6:30-9:30pm!

There's still time to sign up! -kjc

pce.massart.edu/section/comi...

Panels from HAWKGIRL: ONCE UPON A GALAXY by Jadzia Axelrod, Amancay Nahuelpan, Adriano Lucas, Alex Guimarães, Carrie Strachan, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. In first panel, Galaxy talks to her girlfriend Kat and protector-robot-who-looks-like-a/dog Argus in their shared apartment. Galaxy: YOU WEREN'T THERE, OKAY？ Argus: I DO BELIEVE I WAS THERE. I SAW YOU SAVE A WOMAN'S LIFE, AS WELL AS WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHERS'. Kat: LISTEN TO ARGUS. YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON I KNOW WHO CAN TURN AN ACT OF SELFLESS HEROISM INTO A REASON TO TORTURE YOURSELF In the second panel, Galaxy and Kat put their heads close together. Galaxy: YOU ALWAYS THINK I'M A HERO, KAT. Kat: 'CAUSE YOU ALWAYS ARE. In the third panel, Galaxy and Kat kiss. In the fourth panel, Galaxy gives Kat a cute expression. Galaxy: MAYBE I DID OKAY. Kat: YOU DID GREAT. SO WHAT IF HAWKGIRL WAS A JERK TO YOU? IT'S NOT LIKE SHE'S GOING TO FLY IN FOR A SLEEPOVER.

Shout out to everyone who only just learned that DC Comics has been publishing the adventures of an adorable super-powered trans lesbian for a couple years now.

Good morning, Blueskies! Tony is over at the ALYAC festival (that's the Ashland Library Young Artists Comic Fest) selling books for the special guests!

Meanwhile, me & Will C. are covering the day. Please come visit! Just don't say "You're not Tony!" when ya see us. -kjc

I... have no idea.

What a disturbing thought. -kjc

Ya know what's worse than a paper cut?

A cardboard cut.

And ya know what's worse than a cardboard cut?

Two cardboard cuts, because it was corrugated and both the top and bottom layers got me.

Don't bleed on the comics! -kjc

Good afternoon, Blueskies! A brisk but beautiful day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts today.

I will be here until at least 3pm & then Tony will join me & keep the shop open until 7pm. I hope you can come visit! -kjc

A small billboard from the city of Cambridge saying to support local businesses with a photo of Tony, owner of Million Year Picnic.

Aw I haven't been to Harvard in a minute and only just saw this sign celebrating @myp-comics.bsky.social!

Comics Shop Tok Comics retailers are stepping out from behind the counter and in front of the camera as business booms

I wrote a piece for @publisherswkly.bsky.social about how comics retailers have turned into influencers and YouTubers to promote comics, their shops and community

super fun diving into the creative ways retailers get noticed online, including Bruce the Muppet from @thegeekerynj.bsky.social !!!

Good morning, Blueskies! I hope you remembered to set your clocks forward by an hour!

We're open & I'll be here until 3-4pm or so, then Gamal will take over & bring us to a close at 7pm. We hope you can visit! -kjc