Keith Friedlander
@friedkeith.bsky.social
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PhD - He / Him - Comics, Counterpublics, Production Cultures, Super Heroes - Research and Scholarly Activity Lead @ Olds College
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kerrblimey.bsky.social
If you only read one story today, make it @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social's breakdown of the Saudi-backed EA buyout, which includes thoughts from multiple business analysts and experts who explain what the $55B deal could mean for EA workers, its video games, and the wider industry.

Essential reading.
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kotalinejones.bsky.social
Comics schools need to beef up their comics writing and professional practices classes + we urgently need more platforms and journalism to support original graphic novels + more people who know about comics should apply their skills to parts of the publishing industry besides design and editorial.
liammcguire.bsky.social
Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?
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explodingarrow.bsky.social
Happy Courier-ween! Your daily reminder that The Comics Courier issue 3 Kickstarter is live and going strong! If you like print comics criticism, head over to our page and pledge now!

comicscourier.com
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nsousanis.bsky.social
Good heavens! @jesselonergan.bsky.social - this is mind blowing out-of-this-world work! Inspiring use of the grid in relentless innovation - really blown away by it page after page. Bravo!! 1/2
Cover to Drome - grid of squares and figures within and without them Interior spread - built on a grid of squares - one side has some diagonals the other circles cutting up the grid Interior spread - built on a grid of squares action cutting through the space Interior spread - built on a grid of squares - here lots of curves cut through it acting to create more panels
friedkeith.bsky.social
I freaking love this idea… gonna have to track down my ward’s (and maybe a few others)
sprawlcalgary.bsky.social
Check it out! We made a series of Calgary election zines. One for each of the city's 14 wards, containing all the councillor candidates for each. Plus a mayoral one—so 15 in all. They'll be going into libraries but let us know if you also want copies to share! www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-2025...
A new zine series for Calgary’s 2025 election | The Sprawl
One for each of the city's 14 wards.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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rezekjoe.bsky.social
Absolutely outrageous to say that a uni’s academic press doesn’t serve its undergraduates. Non-profit university presses support and sustain a scholarly and intellectual system THAT MAKES TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES POSSIBLE. No presses? no fields of study, no professors, no college.
rcolesworthy.bsky.social
"Bucknell has decided to close its highly respected, decades-old UP in June 2026. The stated reason? The press serves scholars, not Bucknell undergrads. Bucknell undergrads—& some grad students as well—disagree." FANTASTIC piece on BUP's student internship program. networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
Bucknell UP Closure Would Also Mark End of Vital Student Internship Program | H-Net
A post from Feeding the
networks.h-net.org
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stevelieberart.bsky.social
On the one hand, I’m glad to see it’s coming back into print. On the other, how is it that fucking no one at Marvel knows how to spell “Lieber?” It’s a name with some significance there.
friedkeith.bsky.social
Premier Smith's plan to use the notwithstanding clause to enforce her anti-trans bills endangers the rights and wellness of trans youth.

If Alberta overrides the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it will set a dangerous precedent for all Canadians

IF you live in Alberta --> transactionalberta.ca
URGENT: Stop Alberta's Premier From Overriding Charter Rights of Trans Youth
Healthcare is a right, protected by evidence, compassion, and core Canadian values.
transactionalberta.ca
friedkeith.bsky.social
That shot of him drilling the tooth from inside the mouth 😬
friedkeith.bsky.social
This little guy is 100% my favourite Star Trek thing in Vulcan
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sequentialscholars.bsky.social
The use of colour in Lore Olympus is, first and foremost, an exercise in creating a vibrant aesthetic. But beyond that, the choices of colours in the narrative reveal additional layers of meaning that help to make Smythe’s world as detailed and nuanced as it needs to be. #LoreOlympus 1/11
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mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
"Our industry faces the most sophisticated, venomous, creeping evil in America’s history. There’s no standing above this conflict. No impartial observers. If you’re on the sidelines you’ve made a choice and must live with it." -—Dan Gilroy
thespaceshipper.com
"We spent six years thinking about a fascist takeover of a galaxy far, far away. Six years thinking about ordinary beings as an authoritarian regime comes in for the kill. Many people saw parallels between Andor and the real world. I see them as well, particularly in the events of the last week."
‘Andor’ Writer Dan Gilroy On Disney Suspending Jimmy Kimmel & Hollywood Facing “Venomous Evil”: “This Isn’t A Skirmish. It’s A Siege” – Guest Column
'Andor' Writer Dan Gilroy On Trump's Jimmy Kimmel Pressure Campaign: "Artists Are Censored First Because They Fear Us Most" -- Guest Column
deadline.com
friedkeith.bsky.social
Support a queer/trans/comics business!!
outsidercomics.com
Hey, um, we need help. Moving is costing us at least $10k more than we planned for and we may need to close down the shop for a short while so... we're running our first ever fundraiser. outsidercomics.com/moving-updat... You can also help by shopping our moving sale this weekend.
friedkeith.bsky.social
Pokémon of the stars they called them
friedkeith.bsky.social
I read that as “Special Flame”

as in “who’s a special flame?! Who’s a good flame?!”
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illusclaire.bsky.social
I KNOW it’s boring and I KNOW it’s whatever but it’s really honestly causing me so much “that’s… pathetic” how much of Buffy is just recycled recycled recycled Claremont kitty
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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ryanestrada.com
I searched libgen itself, and it turns out they have almost every book Iron Circus has ever published. They don't show up in the Atlantic Search because they were uploaded without author names.

@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social authors could help destroy them singlehandedly.
friedkeith.bsky.social
Is the twist how funny it got?
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ironspike.bsky.social
Do it.

Search your name.

Take their money.

It’s yours anyway.
ryanestrada.com
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com