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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 3h

Trained stunt performers can execute fight moves perfectly. But when they are perfect, I stop caring who wins the fight because I know I am watching rehearsed moves and not characters thinking on (or on this case, off) their feet. Let characters be messy!

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 3h

There's a specific fight move that I've seen in like 6 different Korean movies where someone gets so mad that they kick with both feet at the same time and then fall on their bum.

It is hilarious every time.

I wish more fight choreographers allowed characters to suck at fighting.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 4h

Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit is big news!

A copy of the Korea times newspaper It is open to a half page article about our book Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit.

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Fallon Farokhi @thestoryspectator.bsky.social · 15h

“All of our families are complicated.” -Laura Taylor Namey and other YA authors, Mariama J. Lockington and Ryan Estrada discuss emotionally satisfying stories this morning at SLJ’s Day of Dialog ⤵️
#SLJDOD #schoollibraries

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 7h

If you post a selfie I will make sure that the Anti-fascist barnyard animal I draw is a possum.

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Possum Punkins Comics Bodega🎃 @possumpunks.com · 7h

I will post fun pics and videos of this amazing new graphic novel tomorrow-- but yes!

I carry all of Ryan Estrada/ Kim Hyun-Sook's titles about book bans, censorship, and Korean history! And they all come with original art, thanks to Ryan's generosity

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 1

As we showed in Banned Book Club, indie booksellers saved Korea. So for our follow-ups, we encourage you to order from your local bookshop by giving art with your order!

@possumpunks.com @escapepodcomics.bsky.social @mainstbooksmonroe.bsky.social @outsidercomics.com @samizdatbookstore.bsky.social

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 1

I've saved thousands of one-of-a-kind original pencil-pen-and-ink art pieces from every single panel of both books, and Hyun Sook and I spent a week signing every single one. You never know what scene or characters you'll get!

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 7h

A reminder of where to find copies of our book with free original art hidden inside!

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 1

As we showed in Banned Book Club, indie booksellers saved Korea. So for our follow-ups, we encourage you to order from your local bookshop by giving art with your order!

@possumpunks.com @escapepodcomics.bsky.social @mainstbooksmonroe.bsky.social @outsidercomics.com @samizdatbookstore.bsky.social

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Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · 8h

Pre-order time may be over but we still have ORIGINAL ART from @ryanestrada.com and Kim Hyun Sook to give away with each copy of Good Old Fashioned Korean Spirit and/or No Rules Tonight you buy from us online or in store! We ship anywhere in the US!

Link: shop.outsidercomics.com/search?q=no+...

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 3d

The "emotionally affecting" new graphic novel Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit is out TOMORROW!

The Korea Times has a review!

2nd sequel of 'Banned Book Club' explores trauma, spiritual healing, life under dictatorship - The Korea Times

Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada are back with the third book in their "Banned Book Club" series, a semi-autobiographical story set in Korea's author...

www.koreatimes.co.kr

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 16h

A thread of mysteries!

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 22h

Okay, so my secret hardcover endpapers search-and-find isn't as difficult as it was last time.

But once you find the jack-o-lanterns among the persimmons, Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit has more hidden mysteries.

Be the first to find an answer and I'll hide your name in a future book.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 21h

At Book Riot today, Abdi Nazemian talks about how his most recent novel EXQUISITE THINGS was written with the bans on his previous work at the top of his mind. It's a powerful, necessary piece. This book is another recent addition to the YA books about book bans shelf.

bookriot.com/abdi-nazemia...

"They Don't Want Us to Have a History": Abdi Nazemian on YA Book Bans and Queer History

Several new YA books explore contemporary book banning and censorship, including Abdi Nazemian's EXQUISITE THINGS.

bookriot.com

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 17h

The first lady has gotten a book ripped from shelves and destroyed.

The bit she didn't like was where it reported that Epstein introduced her to her husband.

Oh, but they don't ban books. #bannedbooksweek

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 23h

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 2d

At the Busan Global Webtoon Festival, held in the South Korean city September 25–28, Kim Hyun Sook’s graphic novel, Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit (Penguin Workshop), coauthored with Ryan Estrada, was transformed into a bench placed at the end of the festival’s red carpet.
(Penguin Young Readers)

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 18h

I also expanded upon that and imagined what would happen if you made a series adapting all the Christmas Carol sequels. There is a rumor that I produced this series for Korean radio but for copyright reasons, no I didn't. It was a show about a different unrelated paramedic who never said his name.

Bringing Out The Dead: The Animated Series

Unlicensed is a blog where I deconstruct the creative process by working up pitches for non-existent licensed projects based on suggestions…

medium.com

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 18h

What a masterpiece of a film. Here's the breakdown of why it's secretly A Christmas Carol.

Scorsese’s A Christmas Carol

starring Nicholas Cage

medium.com

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 18h

I love you too! (also I just read your bio and can't wait to see what you think of the next book I'm working on, inspired by my experiences as a K-Drama extra)

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 18h

Thanks, @publisherswkly.bsky.social! The best part is that it's not just for the festival, it's now a permanent part of Busan's infrastucture, right in the middle of the comics capitol of the city!

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 18h

We'll be live in a couple of hours!

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 1d

It's #bannedbooksweek and I'm excited to join the @slj.com Day of Dialog to talk about why books rule!

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 1d

Oh heck yeah! Our books cover how independent booksellers were part of the revolution that saved Korea, so Hyun Sook and I are SUPER HONORED that our heroes at @americanbookseller.bsky.social named Good Old Fashioned Korean Spirit one of their IndieNext recommended titles!

An image of my book Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit with a Booksellers Recommend Indie Next Pick sticker on it.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 21h

They grow from thin branches so It depends on how you pluck 'em!

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 22h

I've been drafted into harvesting a few persimmons in my day, and you see those T stems when you're at work.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 22h

Like I did with No Rules Tonight, I also have a very nerdy Easter egg running through Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit regarding how I decided to name the businesses in the background.

Who will be the first to figure out what it is?

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Apr 25

No Rules Tonight has an incredibly complex, unbelievably nerdy easter egg running through the entire book.

I had to make up a lot of business names to fill out backgrounds. Instead of overthinking every one, I just used a theme.

I hid the name of every character Song Kang Ho ever played in there.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 22h

Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit features a character who is super into 1980s horror films. There are, therefore, references to many such movies.

But there is one very dorky hidden reference to The Evil Dead. Who will be the first to find it?

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 22h

Okay, so my secret hardcover endpapers search-and-find isn't as difficult as it was last time.

But once you find the jack-o-lanterns among the persimmons, Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit has more hidden mysteries.

Be the first to find an answer and I'll hide your name in a future book.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 1d

But there are also inaccurate lists created purposely. I once spoke to a librarian whose boss tasked her with creating a Banned Books Week display but tried to tell her not to include any "gay books" because they might offend people. He was trying to censor an censorship list that he chose to make.

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