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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · 3d

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · 3d

Happy belated Mary Sue day!! @peachchild.bsky.social has put together a killer team for this, who all clearly share the same creative origin story (being bitten by a radioactive blorbo.)

Mary Sue: the friends we (sometimes literally) make along the way, during the mortifying ordeal of being known.

Meghan Fitzmartin @megfitz89.bsky.social · 4d

💗 Happy Mary Sue Day 🧛🏻‍♀️

This is a love letter to fandom, to those who stay up late reading fic, who still argue for your favorite ship, who found themselves in stories.

Art: @lisasterle.bsky.social
Colors: @dearbhlala.bsky.social + @angienessyo.bsky.social
Letters: @longtalljodie.com

The Mary Sue issue 1 covers next to a large, well deserved beer.

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · 13d

was actually able to reach a person in my house rep's office, and they said every call counts. please, please, please, if you have 5 minutes today, call.

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · 13d

I used @5calls.org to find the right folks, please do so if you can. 5calls.org/issue/gender...

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Dylan Roth @dylanroth.bsky.social · 13d

I just called Chuck Schumer’s office and, for the first time EVER, a person answered, who then politely entered my complaints into their call log.

This tells me two things:

1) They’re not getting enough calls over there, and 2) If you want to yell at Schumer, today’s the day.

(212) 486-4430

Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 13d

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 13d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Aug 5

I am so STOKED for this, everyone's got a Mary Sue in their past, and if someone says they don't, they are LYING.

Meghan Fitzmartin @megfitz89.bsky.social · Aug 5

Apologies to everyone I'm seeing this month, because all I will be talking about is either Fantastic 4 or Mary Sue (which you should order from your local comic bookstore today)!

The Mary Sue solicit which says you should order before August 25th!

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Aug 2

where is the lie!!

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Aug 2

Magic Mike : Magic Mike XXL :: Alien : Aliens

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Nicole Saltesi @nacl.sh · Aug 1

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Aug 1

gonna make year’s lazy halloween costume so timely and relevant

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Jul 29

when i get filthy rich, gonna build a whole wing of the house just to install this bad boy

www.youtube.com

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michael busuttil @mbusuttil.bsky.social · May 8

Andor is a story about how a thousand nameless and unremembered people will have to sacrifice everything so a gay kid who left his home in Space Idaho four days ago can close his eyes and Fuck It We Ball the most important shot in galactic history on the advice of a ghost

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · May 7

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · May 5

thank you facetime screen share, you've made parental tech support so *substantially* blissfully easier.

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · May 5

Thank you Rob! I'm grateful for Justin asking the question, even if it took me a bit to get to an answer, lol. Crossing fingers we all survive the machine wars!

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · May 5

ahhh, i'm glad some of it made sense!!! (are u doing anime expo this year? I'd love to swing by and say hi in person!)

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · May 2

goddamn this is good

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David Harper@NYCC @davidharper.bsky.social · May 1

The Comics Courier's second issue went live on Kickstarter this morning, so you should back it because The Comics Courier rules and @explodingarrow.bsky.social rules and everyone involved rules.

Also, come to SKTCHD next week as I have a chat with Tiffany about The Comics Courier. It also rules.

The Comics Courier, A Comics Criticism Journal [Issue 2]

A newspaper-format journal dedicated to in-depth comics criticism edited by Tiffany Babb

www.kickstarter.com

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · May 1

it's been a hot minute since I've podcasted, and I forgot how fun it could be. thank you for the great convo and questions, Justin!

Justin Gary @justingary.bsky.social · May 1

In this episode, Dafna reveals what it really means to be an editor in comics—from juggling creators and licensors to surviving the relentless pace of monthly publishing.

justingarydesign.substack.com/p/dafna-pleb...

Dafna Pleban — Editing Underwater, Building Creative Teams, and the Economics of Storytelling (#83)

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast

justingarydesign.substack.com

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Apr 24

Conspiracy (2001) / Andor Season 2 (2025)

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Apr 1

that's the business!!

dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Apr 1

new character limit? cool

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · Feb 28

Hey everyone -- Moms of Liberty and Dept of Education launched a snitch line portal today to rat out teachers and anyone promoting anything DEI.

FLOOD THE PORTAL

Spam the hell out of it.

Pass it on! It works!

enddei.ed.gov

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dafnap @dafnap.bsky.social · Feb 27

aw bud, tough break #severance

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Steve A @stegan.bsky.social · Feb 25

I called my republican rep and I hope you’ll call yours! Even if they’re as dyed in the wool as mine is, they need to hear from dissenting voices.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Feb 25

Call your R representative in the US House and tell them to vote against this budget tonight. Do it right now, seriously. It matters. You can find them here: reps.fyi

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · Feb 25

Pressure is working.

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