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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · Sep 6

In 2020, Jey Barnes and I released a digital zine with tips for navigating anti-fat comments on social media and with medical providers and loved ones. Today, we're releasing an updated edition!

This resource zine is PWYW ($0+). Shares welcome!

How to Speak Up Against Anti-Fatness: Tips for Navigating Conversations That Dehumanize Fat Folks [2024 Edition] - Samantha Puc's Ko-fi Shop

How to Speak Up Against Anti-Fatness is a pay-what-you-can digital resource zine that includes tips for navigating social media and talking to your me...

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 1d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 14h

NYCC ’25: Cebulski says “we don’t condone AI in the Marvel Comics division”

Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski spoke against AI at New York Comic Con, stating that Marvel does not and will not use it.

NYCC ’25: Cebulski says “we don’t condone AI in the Marvel Comics division”

Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski spoke against AI at New York Comic Con, stating that Marvel does not and will not use it.

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · Aug 19

SABLE: A GHOST STORY is an ongoing gothic horror webcomic, and it launches publicly today!!! Sablecomic.com

An anthropomorphic stoat with white fur and a red sweater brandishes a flashlight in a darkened hallway, as a skeletal animalistic wraith looms out of the shadows behind him.

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 17h

NYCC ’25: DC Comics to complete Rick Veitch’s scuttled run with SWAMP THING 1989

In 1988, Rick Veitch left Swamp Thing after DC decided not to publish a controversial story, but now he will finish with Swamp Thing 1989.

NYCC ’25: DC Comics to complete Rick Veitch’s scuttled run with SWAMP THING 1989

In 1988, Rick Veitch left Swamp Thing after DC decided not to publish a controversial story, but now he will finish with Swamp Thing 1989.

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 17h

THIS LINEUP IS SO GOOD. New book by @hannahtempler.com & Grace Ellis? New book by @hirosemary.bsky.social & Mariko Tamaki? New books written by @thekylestarks.bsky.social and @therightram.bsky.social? DAMN!

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 17h

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 17h

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George @hannahtempler.com · 17h

delighted to announce that Grace and I are indeed bringing you more Horrid Women

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 18h

Fanatic is a comic about a woman obsessed with a comic. Ellis read an article about a woman who would post her chapters online, and determine what she should write next based on the feedback... The book is about the parasocial relationship between creators and fans, and what it's like to be a fan.

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 17h

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

NYCC ’25: DC Comics announces 10 new titles for Vertigo revival

DC Comics has announced a list of titles and creators for the revival of the publisher's legendary Vertigo imprint.

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 18h

a group of cheerleaders and a man are dancing together in a gym .

Alt: a group of cheerleaders and a man are dancing together in a gym .

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 18h

Your girl is remotely coordinating NYCC coverage for @comicsbeat.bsky.social! Here's to four days of coffee and comics.

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Paulina Ganucheau @paulinaganucheau.bsky.social · Jul 21

"I'm driving to my star🎵" (My Supergirl #6 variant!)

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 20h

NYCC ’25 Exclusive: Oni Press announces SUPERPUNK graphic novel

Oni Press has announced new middle grade graphic novel, Superpunk, about 13-year-old Violeta who fights monsters with her punk rock powers.

NYCC ’25 Exclusive: Oni Press announces SUPERPUNK graphic novel

Oni Press has announced new middle grade graphic novel, Superpunk, about 13-year-old Violeta who fights monsters with her punk rock powers.

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404 Media @404media.co · 19h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 1d

I often talk about how the Jack's Mannequin album Everything in Transit has gotten me through nearly every major change in my life, which is true, but even truer is how Hayley Williams & Paramore always release new music that feels *deeply* relevant whenever I'm processing, good or bad.

Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 1d

Every time I listen to Hayley Williams it's like an emotional reckoning. The rawness in "Parachute" feels like a punch to the stomach today.

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marinealady.bsky.social @marinealady.bsky.social · 1d

Follow the QR code. These are adapted for many locations. From California to the New York Island.💙

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 1d

Neighbors in Brooklyn were giving these out. ✊

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · Jan 15

Women in comics have a very different experience breaking in and staying in and having career support than men, and that’s a problem for the industry now and for its future

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 1d

I just saw this and immediately came here to see your thoughts. Will AM honor the publishing contracts that were signed before Quirk laid everyone off in July? Do those people get their jobs back? I have so many questions.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 3d

You can also be like my mom and order Angelica and the Bear Prince, in fact!!! It’s out now! 🐻‍❄️

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

The science doesn't lie: Conversion therapy doesn't work. That hasn't stopped the GOP from trying to bring it back, as SCOTUS decides whether or not to overturn bans in 23 states.

@msjpauly.bsky.social and @hencarnell.bsky.social reported on the movement to resurrect the practice back in 2024.

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people.

Inside the movement to resurrect conversion therapy.

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 8d

I had the distinct pleasure of reviewing @cashbrowns.bsky.social's ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1 for @comicsbeat.bsky.social, and frankly, it's a near-perfect AU. Check it out in this week's Wednesday Comics Reviews!

Wednesday Comics Reviews: One of the most interesting cartoonists in comics takes us to BUBBLINE COLLEGE, and more

This week's lead review is the Caroline Cash comic, ADVENTURE TIME: BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL. Plus, we look at many more books!

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 8d

pretty glowing review in the comics beat today, very exciting for my first big mainstream comic release :,)

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 9d

I’m glad it’s working again! Thank you for letting me know 🫶🏻

Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 9d

Oh no! That’s the link, so it may be a Ko-Fi issue?

Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 9d

Thank y’all so much for your support. I’m still in the red, but less than I was yesterday. 🫶🏻

If you want to grab a zine, leave a tip, or share, I’d be so grateful!

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