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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.
nif.cartoonist.coop/event/the-st...
Another reminder to get off as many Google services as possible.
Check out my guide to get off US tech more widely: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
If you’re going to take the effort to build up something website shaped, just build a real website. It’s roughly the same amount of work for a way better payout and something you aren’t simply renting. Ghost rocks for this.
Congrats!
Q: Can I have a good smoothie recipe? I don't like blueberries, though. Fake Ai Answer: Of course my liege! Heres a good blueberry smoothie recipe; add banana, blueberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blueberries, but first they are all frozen, and add ice and yogurt and protein powder for protein
God, I love this site.
youraislopbores.me
www.kickstarter.com/projects/149... Shards of Reflection needs 1.5k in 3 days! Please help it out and spread the word! Grab it especially if you like vampires and werewolves! #webcomics #comics #werewolves #vampires
Congrats ma’at! That’s wonderful news!
A jojo character saying “yes”
The degree to which the bluesky leadership does not understand the people who populate their service is extremely funny. Their AI tool is followed by 1,500 people but blocked by 125,000.
after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...
I think we need to celebrate the death of Sora a bit more. This is a technology that, just MONTHS AGO, we were being told was going to literally destroy Hollywood and Disney was going to give them a BILLION DOLLARS and NONE OF THAT EVEN REMOTELY HAPPENED
This is like in a video game when your character won’t jump over a slight ledge. Those people exist in real life. They’re out there.
but-but-but it's inevitable???
Very grateful to have been on this call. It was a nice conversation about comics/publishing. Happy to have been able to contribute in such a crew!
Cool new T-Shirt design that says GenAI is for Losers ✨like that old Virginia is for Lovers design.
Virginia may be for lovers ❤️, but GenAI is for losers ✨. New shirt up for pre-order! Every pre-order gets a free sticker too! topatoco.com/collections/...
A series of panel from The Maxx comic by Sam Keith
Another series of panels from The Maxx by Sam Keith
Sam Keith meant a lot to me. First introduction to sad, messy people in stories. First time I ever saw Aboriginal art and mythology as a Michigan kid growing up. First time I saw mixed animation approaches in the MTV show. I hope more get to encounter his work for a long time. Rest in peace.
If you'd like to help the indie community, support the people over at Comic Fury, Spider Forest, Comic Rocket, Webcomic Library, Webcomic Travelogue, Comix Cleric- and many more. Check out those places for webcomic resources and to keep things creator owned. That was the whole point of webcomics.
If AI has impacted your job or the way you work, share your story at AIKilledMyJob@pm.me. I'll protect your identity as I would any source—stories can be shared anonymously.
Next, I'm hoping to hear from healthcare workers: nurses, doctors, therapists, hospital workers, techs, admin, and beyond
Oh my god I love Gita! Thank you for having them on the show! Excited to listen to this on my next run!
Same!
The best time to stop using Grammarly was years ago. The second best time is right now
Webcomic preview of "The Ins and Outs of Webcomics" on topazcomics.com showing an illustration of an older person with a huge wall of text behind them as they tell a story from their childhood."
Hey did you know lettering is actually SUPER IMPORTANT?! Let's learn the basics of lettering on today's page
Read it here: topazcomics.com/one-shots/ins-and-outs-o...
Buy the zine: topazcomics.com/shop/product-tag/ins-and...
#Webcomic
happy to announce I'll also be running a workshop on how to make a nice hand-drawn font to use in your comics using only free tools later this summer!!
details incoming, but follow me here if you want updates ✨
You deserve to be there and your work is fantastic. Just because you don’t have Heated Rivalry variants to your hex breakers doesn’t mean people won’t be interested!
Cover of Shards of Reflection
page 5 of Shards of Reflection
The cover of Fame and Misfortune, the first book in The City Between with text tags pointing to it. Tags read: Weird curses & magic mystery, Buff butch gal that can benchpress you, Stand alone in shared universe, Lesbian lead, Art deco future setting, werewolves and more werewolves, mostly female cast
Page 36 of Fame and Misfortune
Shards of Reflection is the 5th City Between book and is kickstarting now www.kickstarter.com/projects/149...
If you are unfamiliar, The City Between is supernatural shorts in the same setting. Like Fame and Misfortune is about a lesbian werewolf bodyguard protecting a spoiled popstar!
"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.
Ben inspired us! Today's top section in Garbage Day is a big list of all the indie and subscriber-driven media our team is following and supporting.
www.garbageday.email/p/i-love-you...
Hopefully a good starting point for anyone who wants to get away from Trump-compromised mainstream media.
Aftermath.site :)
