Stephanie Gerk
@stephgerk.bsky.social
Cake & grief counselling will be available at the conclusion of our friendship. Writer. Comics. Professional Podcaster. Streamer. (She/Her)
https://stephaniegerk.com/
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Stephanie Gerk
@stephgerk.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Happy new followers and bluesky! I’m a writer and professional Podcaster (The Debrief Weekly Report/Comic Industry Insiders)! I write comics (kids to adult), prose, and most recently essays doing deep dives into topics like Star Trek! More projects on the way!
One of my fav comic writers @jodyhouser.bsky.social has a bunch of her Doctor Who stories in this bundle! Def worth getting for that alone.
Humble Book Bundle - Doctor Who Megabundle: Explore the Whoniverse ENCORE https://buff.ly/YBuYxtq #ad
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
One of my fav comic writers @jodyhouser.bsky.social has a bunch of her Doctor Who stories in this bundle! Def worth getting for that alone.
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SEVERAL sequels to Ocean's 8 featuring Cate Blanchett and her incorrigible wife Sandra Bullock
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
SEVERAL sequels to Ocean's 8 featuring Cate Blanchett and her incorrigible wife Sandra Bullock
Dragon Age. My love. Your IP may be dead but I’ll never stop obsessing over you until the end of time. ❤️
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Dragon Age. My love. Your IP may be dead but I’ll never stop obsessing over you until the end of time. ❤️
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In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.
When the sales drop, please remember that!
When the sales drop, please remember that!
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.
When the sales drop, please remember that!
When the sales drop, please remember that!
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This is a dramatization of what will happen to your brain after reading THE FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE...
Pre-order your copy before it's too late!
@madcavestudios.com @jamesbemmett.bsky.social
Pre-order your copy before it's too late!
@madcavestudios.com @jamesbemmett.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is a dramatization of what will happen to your brain after reading THE FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE...
Pre-order your copy before it's too late!
@madcavestudios.com @jamesbemmett.bsky.social
Pre-order your copy before it's too late!
@madcavestudios.com @jamesbemmett.bsky.social
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Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Important update: I have received word from insiders that Crunchyroll executives have deemed the user backlash to be small enough that their subtitle enshittification & OOONA plans will NOT be cancelled, only delayed.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
New article on ★ daiz.moe ★
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moe
With the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
daiz.moe
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Important update: I have received word from insiders that Crunchyroll executives have deemed the user backlash to be small enough that their subtitle enshittification & OOONA plans will NOT be cancelled, only delayed.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
It may never work again but at least my laptop looks cool in death.
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It may never work again but at least my laptop looks cool in death.
Person of Interest was such an underrated tv show that deserves so many awards. And is apparently difficult to find online streaming?
Thank goodness I own the physical media still
Thank goodness I own the physical media still
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Person of Interest was such an underrated tv show that deserves so many awards. And is apparently difficult to find online streaming?
Thank goodness I own the physical media still
Thank goodness I own the physical media still
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This week’s Comic Industry Insiders goes behind the curtain.
Atom! Freeman sits down with Stephanie Gerk and Blake Morgan to talk about how Comic Industry Insiders came to be and what’s next for the show and Prana.
youtu.be/G0guDtMHd6M
#comicindustry #comicbusiness #behindthescenes #makingcomics
Atom! Freeman sits down with Stephanie Gerk and Blake Morgan to talk about how Comic Industry Insiders came to be and what’s next for the show and Prana.
youtu.be/G0guDtMHd6M
#comicindustry #comicbusiness #behindthescenes #makingcomics
October 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This week’s Comic Industry Insiders goes behind the curtain.
Atom! Freeman sits down with Stephanie Gerk and Blake Morgan to talk about how Comic Industry Insiders came to be and what’s next for the show and Prana.
youtu.be/G0guDtMHd6M
#comicindustry #comicbusiness #behindthescenes #makingcomics
Atom! Freeman sits down with Stephanie Gerk and Blake Morgan to talk about how Comic Industry Insiders came to be and what’s next for the show and Prana.
youtu.be/G0guDtMHd6M
#comicindustry #comicbusiness #behindthescenes #makingcomics
It’s 2025, and my favourite tactic at the end of every Battle Royale win is to reveal on public mic that our team is made up of badass women before I disappear back into the internet
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It’s 2025, and my favourite tactic at the end of every Battle Royale win is to reveal on public mic that our team is made up of badass women before I disappear back into the internet
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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An easy one: Any comics film adaptation that exists without the original creator being able to pay off their house is a moral failure
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
An easy one: Any comics film adaptation that exists without the original creator being able to pay off their house is a moral failure
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Get your copies of The Comics Courier 1 and 2 in-person at the San Diego Zine Fest on Sunday!
October 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Get your copies of The Comics Courier 1 and 2 in-person at the San Diego Zine Fest on Sunday!
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A NEW episode of Comic Industry Insiders is up.
Eric Reynolds from @fantagraphics.bsky.social joins us to talk The Simpsons, the evolution of indie publishing, and the fallout from Diamond’s bankruptcy.
This is a good one!
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Mp9_o8Hl3QM
Eric Reynolds from @fantagraphics.bsky.social joins us to talk The Simpsons, the evolution of indie publishing, and the fallout from Diamond’s bankruptcy.
This is a good one!
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Mp9_o8Hl3QM
October 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A NEW episode of Comic Industry Insiders is up.
Eric Reynolds from @fantagraphics.bsky.social joins us to talk The Simpsons, the evolution of indie publishing, and the fallout from Diamond’s bankruptcy.
This is a good one!
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Mp9_o8Hl3QM
Eric Reynolds from @fantagraphics.bsky.social joins us to talk The Simpsons, the evolution of indie publishing, and the fallout from Diamond’s bankruptcy.
This is a good one!
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Mp9_o8Hl3QM
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WITCHING SEASON is live now on kickstarter!
A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙
Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social
More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙
Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social
More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
October 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
WITCHING SEASON is live now on kickstarter!
A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙
Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social
More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙
Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social
More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
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Cloudscape Meetup at 7pm, come draw with us at 181 Roundhouse Mews in Vancouver, BC. Oct 15th, find us in the Arts & Crafts Room
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Cloudscape Meetup at 7pm, come draw with us at 181 Roundhouse Mews in Vancouver, BC. Oct 15th, find us in the Arts & Crafts Room
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Folks who enjoy to consume their stories in comic book form (including manga) or audio book form are no less well read than those who read “real books”.
Visual literacy is a thing. Auditory comprehension is a thing. We shouldn’t shame anyone for how they choose to engage with literature.
Visual literacy is a thing. Auditory comprehension is a thing. We shouldn’t shame anyone for how they choose to engage with literature.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Folks who enjoy to consume their stories in comic book form (including manga) or audio book form are no less well read than those who read “real books”.
Visual literacy is a thing. Auditory comprehension is a thing. We shouldn’t shame anyone for how they choose to engage with literature.
Visual literacy is a thing. Auditory comprehension is a thing. We shouldn’t shame anyone for how they choose to engage with literature.
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It's a holiday in Canada so we have an extra day to hit $400 "by the end of the weekend."
Is that cheating? Who cares! It's for a good cause and you can't stop me!
Is that cheating? Who cares! It's for a good cause and you can't stop me!
We have less than $50 to go before we hit $400! Who's gettin' us there? 👀
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24hrs to raise money for SockKids Children's Hospital. This is my 10th year and in that time we've raised over $23,000 together!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24hrs to raise money for SockKids Children's Hospital. This is my 10th year and in that time we've raised over $23,000 together!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It's a holiday in Canada so we have an extra day to hit $400 "by the end of the weekend."
Is that cheating? Who cares! It's for a good cause and you can't stop me!
Is that cheating? Who cares! It's for a good cause and you can't stop me!
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We've already raised $240+ for SickKids! Who wants to help us hit $300?!
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24 hours to raise money for SickKids!
Donations enter you into the raffle to win one of over 20 prizes!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24 hours to raise money for SickKids!
Donations enter you into the raffle to win one of over 20 prizes!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We've already raised $240+ for SickKids! Who wants to help us hit $300?!
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24 hours to raise money for SickKids!
Donations enter you into the raffle to win one of over 20 prizes!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24 hours to raise money for SickKids!
Donations enter you into the raffle to win one of over 20 prizes!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
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Hello #PortfolioDay
I'm FionaCreates and I write and illustrate Ladies of the Knight.
George wants to be a knight, first she needs to learn by finding someone to squire for. Serafina doesn't want a squire. What could go wrong?
You can read it at ladiesoftheknightcomic.com
I'm FionaCreates and I write and illustrate Ladies of the Knight.
George wants to be a knight, first she needs to learn by finding someone to squire for. Serafina doesn't want a squire. What could go wrong?
You can read it at ladiesoftheknightcomic.com
October 8, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Hello #PortfolioDay
I'm FionaCreates and I write and illustrate Ladies of the Knight.
George wants to be a knight, first she needs to learn by finding someone to squire for. Serafina doesn't want a squire. What could go wrong?
You can read it at ladiesoftheknightcomic.com
I'm FionaCreates and I write and illustrate Ladies of the Knight.
George wants to be a knight, first she needs to learn by finding someone to squire for. Serafina doesn't want a squire. What could go wrong?
You can read it at ladiesoftheknightcomic.com
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The chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize confirms that Donald Trump does not meet the moral and ethical standards associated with the award, citing a lack of courage and integrity a trait that defines MAGA.
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize confirms that Donald Trump does not meet the moral and ethical standards associated with the award, citing a lack of courage and integrity a trait that defines MAGA.