Eric Fleenor
@rhetoricalnoise.bsky.social
Like everyone else I am fleeing the other social media site. Bad at writing bios. Too many interests, not enough time. I like Japanese cartoons, retro video games and I drink a lot of coffee. He/Him
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The first review for MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY is in! Publishers Weekly says "it's a vivid ode to the variety and depth of an enduringly popular art form."
www.publishersweekly.com/9780520403994
www.publishersweekly.com/9780520403994
Manga’s First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905–1989 by Andrea Horbinski
In this expansive debut history, Horbinski, a submissions editor for Mechademia, upends conventional Western narratives about ma...
www.publishersweekly.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The first review for MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY is in! Publishers Weekly says "it's a vivid ode to the variety and depth of an enduringly popular art form."
www.publishersweekly.com/9780520403994
www.publishersweekly.com/9780520403994
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No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
Why would the White House be upset by this ad? This is literally happening. We're so far past saying the quiet parts out loud, pure undisguised cruelty is such a core component of their messaging, frankly if someone told me this was actually put out by MAGA I wouldn't have any trouble believing it
BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
June 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Why would the White House be upset by this ad? This is literally happening. We're so far past saying the quiet parts out loud, pure undisguised cruelty is such a core component of their messaging, frankly if someone told me this was actually put out by MAGA I wouldn't have any trouble believing it
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My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
June 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry while reading this, but this satirical piece is just *chef kiss*
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-c...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-c...
A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine
Hey team. It’s your CEO. I know your time is valuable, so I’ll cut right to the chase: It’s come to my attention that some of you have been bad-mou...
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May 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I don't know whether to laugh or cry while reading this, but this satirical piece is just *chef kiss*
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-c...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-c...
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Happy Mother’s Day!
a cartoon drawing of a robot with a purple and green head standing in a foggy forest
Alt: Animated gif of the 400% berserk Evangelion Unit 1 looking up after it finishes devouring Zeruel’s S2 organ.
media.tenor.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy Mother’s Day!
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“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”
May 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”
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Here is a thread of some horror movies hitting in 2025 that I am currently looking forward to. If you say "why did no one tell me about [x]?" I will point to this thread. This is me telling you.
Companion drops this week. Sci-fi horror black comedy about a sexbot that gains sentience
Companion drops this week. Sci-fi horror black comedy about a sexbot that gains sentience
Companion | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Warner Bros. Pictures
youtu.be
January 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Here is a thread of some horror movies hitting in 2025 that I am currently looking forward to. If you say "why did no one tell me about [x]?" I will point to this thread. This is me telling you.
Companion drops this week. Sci-fi horror black comedy about a sexbot that gains sentience
Companion drops this week. Sci-fi horror black comedy about a sexbot that gains sentience
Here's hoping that the world as we know it is still around later this year, I cannot express how excited I am for these two upcoming books on manga history
April 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Here's hoping that the world as we know it is still around later this year, I cannot express how excited I am for these two upcoming books on manga history
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Better a pig than a gen A.I. user!
March 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Better a pig than a gen A.I. user!
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Happy to say THEY WERE 11! is safely in our warehouse and is set to start shipping today.
Will likely only get one printing of this (two max given how costs are these days), so get ‘em while they’re hot.
Will likely only get one printing of this (two max given how costs are these days), so get ‘em while they’re hot.
April 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Happy to say THEY WERE 11! is safely in our warehouse and is set to start shipping today.
Will likely only get one printing of this (two max given how costs are these days), so get ‘em while they’re hot.
Will likely only get one printing of this (two max given how costs are these days), so get ‘em while they’re hot.
Been waiting a long time for this, current release date puts this two weeks out, hope it sticks this time 🤞
Finally!!! They’ve made it.
These should hit our distributor in a few weeks and then start showing up on shelves in April.
These should hit our distributor in a few weeks and then start showing up on shelves in April.
April 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Been waiting a long time for this, current release date puts this two weeks out, hope it sticks this time 🤞
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Today on Okazu - Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics
@eikeexner.com's new book on the history of Japanese manga confronts the presumed history of manga, with new evidence of global influence that has now become a dialogue between manga and comics worldwide.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/04/06/m...
@eikeexner.com's new book on the history of Japanese manga confronts the presumed history of manga, with new evidence of global influence that has now become a dialogue between manga and comics worldwide.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/04/06/m...
April 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today on Okazu - Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics
@eikeexner.com's new book on the history of Japanese manga confronts the presumed history of manga, with new evidence of global influence that has now become a dialogue between manga and comics worldwide.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/04/06/m...
@eikeexner.com's new book on the history of Japanese manga confronts the presumed history of manga, with new evidence of global influence that has now become a dialogue between manga and comics worldwide.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/04/06/m...
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Finally digitized and uploaded a doc about manga I recorded off of PBS in the 80s.
youtu.be/__PRZA8KjS4?...
youtu.be/__PRZA8KjS4?...
Manga documentary 1982
YouTube video by Chris Hill - hillsy
youtu.be
November 12, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Finally digitized and uploaded a doc about manga I recorded off of PBS in the 80s.
youtu.be/__PRZA8KjS4?...
youtu.be/__PRZA8KjS4?...
No much to see here at the moment. Starting to add a few manga and comics people I use to follow on the other site
November 6, 2024 at 1:55 AM
No much to see here at the moment. Starting to add a few manga and comics people I use to follow on the other site