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scottwithrage.gobirds.online @scottwithrage.gobirds.online · 15h

Its really funny to see AI enthusiasts interact with actual creatives and learn just how much AI is despised.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 15h

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 15h

Very honored to be interviewed by @brkagurabachi.bsky.social about my work on manga projects like @mangasplaining.bsky.social, american manga awards with @animenyc.bsky.social & finding manga for kids with Scholastic Graphix kagurabachi.com.br/interviews/d... + charming illios by Yowhza & BMO

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 1d

Little Rocket Lab is out today, check it out! (I did some freelance work on the game for some various art and icons, including the town map!)

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 1d

🚀🚀LITTLE ROCKET LAB IS OUT NOW!!! 🚀🚀

4 years of development, finally available on Steam and Game Pass

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 1d

Hit me up if you have any questions about this gig! I’m still a part of CB/KCB but am focusing on other projects for a bit.

This is a great opportunity to take charge and shape the direction of a fast-growing and dynamic part of this Eisner Award-winning comix news site.

Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

THE BEAT AND K-COMICSBEAT ARE HIRING:

We are looking for a new person to fill the job of Managing Editor for KComicsbeat.com and manga/anime editor for The Beat. Knowledge of webtoon, manga and publishing business required. There is some pay as a PT position.

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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

If you are at #nycc and would like to meet up to discuss the position, I would also love that! DM me here and we'll find time. I'm most open Friday and Sunday.

Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

THE BEAT AND K-COMICSBEAT ARE HIRING:

We are looking for a new person to fill the job of Managing Editor for KComicsbeat.com and manga/anime editor for The Beat. Knowledge of webtoon, manga and publishing business required. There is some pay as a PT position.

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 2d

Nice to see the shoutout to Takeru Hokazono’s recent visit to @animenyc.bsky.social + @japansociety.org booth display mentioned in today’s full-page @nytimes.com international edition ad for kagurabachi / mangaplus!

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 5d

A neat profile on Manga Awards host/judge & author @mattalt.bsky.social during @animenyc.bsky.social with some impressions of the Kagurabachi / Manga Plus panel with Takeru Hokazono

unwinnable.com/2025/10/02/s...

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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 6d

The rather marvellous @pjbond.offregister.press, @williampotter.com and @sxbond.bsky.social, indulging us mere mortals with a sliver of their luminescence, at @okcomics.bsky.social, yesterday.

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hermanos. @iamdavidbrothers.com · 12d

if you're in the Bay Area and end up going to the Art of Manga exhibition at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, please enjoy the self-guided audio tour. I recorded the narration for it, and a lot of people gave interesting comments & context on some titans of comics.
www.famsf.org/exhibitions/...

Art of Manga

Manga — Japanese comics and graphic novels — have become a global phenomenon. Art of Manga showcases the world of manga from the 1970s to today.

www.famsf.org

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 12d

I cannot express how wild this quote is. This is a top tech analyst at a well-regarded firm saying that there is not enough capital to actually pay for all the stuff that NVIDIA and OpenAI has promised. It is so important that everybody realizes that *there is not enough money to do this*

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 12d

I spoke with analyst Gil Luria at D.A. Davidson, asking if the capital existed to build OpenAI's promised 17GW of data centers.

He said "of course there isn't enough capital for all of this," but "enough capital to do this for a at least a little while longer."

www.wheresyoured.at/openai-onetr...

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 12d

Some big implications for journalism, too, where reporters often mistake trending posts as a reasonable reflection of public opinion.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12d

🤷🏿‍♂️

Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

Doesn't that make more sense than lots of people caring about Cracker Barrel?

gizmodo.com

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 12d

Proud to debut my Tezuka BlackJack shoulder bag from Sukeban NYCat last night’s opening reception for the “art of manga” at @deyoungmuseum.bsky.social - see the exhibit & get your special event-ready Tezuka bag (& other gear) here: sukebannyc.com/shop-all/p/b...

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 12d

Proud to debut my Tezuka BlackJack shoulder bag from @SukebanNYC at last night’s opening reception for the “art of manga” at @deyoungmuseum - see the exhibit www.famsf.org/exhibitions/... & get your special event-ready Tezuka bag (& other gear) here: sukebannyc.com/shop-all/p/b...

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 12d

Absolutely thrilled to meet Takahiro Kawaguchi from Gakudosha & Takarazuka University at the “art of manga” exhibit opening last night and receive a copy of “Mysterious Clover,” an early girls’ fantasy adventure manga by Katsuji Matsumoto + companion book

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 12d

This saturday is the talk with Mari Yamazaki (Thermae Romae) at the @deyoungmuseum.bsky.social www.famsf.org/events/conve...

A Conversation with Yamazaki Mari

Join us for the opening day of Art of Manga with a dynamic conversation between artist Yamazaki Mari and exhibition curator Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere. Together, they’ll explore the power of manga to...

www.famsf.org

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 12d

Dying to get your hands on some of the cool & exclusive merch from @deyoungmuseum’s “art of manga” exhibit? Their online store is up and ready for you! shop.famsf.org/collections/... - many exclusive items made just for this exhibit

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 12d

The deyoungmuseum “art of manga” exhibit in San Francisco opens on Saturday, September 25, with a 1 pm panel discussion/appearance by featured mangaka Mari Yamazaki (Thermae Romae) - dont miss this rare chance to meet this amazing comics creator www.famsf.org/events/conve...

A Conversation with Yamazaki Mari

Join us for the opening day of Art of Manga with a dynamic conversation between artist Yamazaki Mari and exhibition curator Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere. Together, they’ll explore the power of manga to...

www.famsf.org

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 12d

DM: "AI?"

My lord. I painted this in 2014.

I am so incredibly tired of people asking me if I use AI.

AI USES ME MOTHERFUCKER. They stole all my artwork and I'm a named defendant in the Midjourney suit.

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 12d

Fabulous evening at @deyoungmuseum last night for the preview/opening night of “the art of manga” exhibit. Thrilled to meet featured artists Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure), Mari Yamazaki (Thermae Romae) and Rieko Akatsuka, daughter of Fujio Akatsuka (Osomatsu-kun)

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Cartoon Crossroads Columbus @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social · 15d

TCJ interviews Bud Plant, our 2025 Tom Spurgeon Award Winner!

www.tcj.com/bud-plant-is...

Bud Plant is calling it a day: A conversation with the comics retail pioneer - The Comics Journal

Bud Pant's Incredible Exit Interview by Zach Rabiroff.

www.tcj.com

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Discotek Media @discotekmedia.bsky.social · 23d

Galaxy Express 999 - TV Series Complete Collection!

The entire Galaxy Express 999 TV series in a single set, including extras!

store.crunchyroll.com/products/gal...

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Discotek Media @discotekmedia.bsky.social · 23d

Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting - The Complete Collection!

All of our Ippo discs in one set with all 76 episodes of the TV series, plus the specials & extras!

store.crunchyroll.com/products/haj...

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Discotek Media @discotekmedia.bsky.social · 23d

Android Kikaider 01!

When multiple Hakaiders appear, a new android emerges to battle them... Kikaider 01!

The classic beloved Shotaro Ishinomori sequel arrives on Blu-ray!

store.crunchyroll.com/products/and...

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