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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 starts tomorrow!) @comicsanspod.com · 11h

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Ep 1 (TOMORROW!) — Through a Life by Tom Haugomat

Ep 2 — Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by @patrickhorvath.bsky.social & Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Ep 3 — A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong

Ep 4 ft. @riteshwriter.bsky.social — Rare Flavours by @therightram.bsky.social & Filipe Andrade

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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 starts tomorrow!) @comicsanspod.com · 11h

‼️ An all-new season of Comic Sans starts TOMORROW 😱😱😱

🗓️ With new episodes every other Thursday!

🎙️ Our hosts, Yan and @nathanielmah.bsky.social are back with more of that page-turning, mind-melting comic book goodness you know and love 😋

⬇️ Check out the comics we discuss in the first few eps...

“Comic Sans Season 4” illustrated in bold, comic-book style lettering. The words appear over a bright yellow explosion shape on a light blue background with halftone dots, stars, and dynamic black outlines, evoking a retro pop-art comic aesthetic.

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 1d

NEW 👻 INTERACTIVE 👻 KOMIK!

“The Ghosts of Kapok Dorm” by Nina Martinez

Our dormers stay in two recently renovated buildings with... historical significance.

Have a look around with Ghost Vision™!

📚 Read for free: read.komiks.space/the-ghosts-of-kapok-dorm

#readkomiks

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 16d

🔔 NEW KOMIKS:

“The Existential Horrors of a Mundane Adulthood” by @robcham.bsky.social

A comic about the true horrors we face day to day: taxes, relationships, rent! How will we survive? The answers aren't here!

📚: komiks.space/the-existential-horrors-of-a-mundane-adulthood

#readkomiks

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 19d

🔔 NEW ESSAY on komiks.space:

"Seven Pages, Not Seven Volumes" by @carljavier.bsky.social
On making the leap from pitch to page.

💬 : talk.komiks.space/essays/seven...

#talkkomiks

Seven Pages, Not Seven Volumes

On making th e leap from pitch to page.

talk.komiks.space

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Scott Lee Chua @scottleechua.com · 19d

@kellykanayama.bsky.social 's essay about 'The Punishette' in this week's @shelfdust.bsky.social is crazy good!

Just a well-rounded, thoughtful reflection on 'take-up-the-mantle' characters, comic book machismo, and the police state.

Check both Kelly and Shelfdust out on Patreon!

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komiks.space @komiks.space · 26d

🔔 NEW RESOURCE on komiks.space:

"Rest in Peace, Ol' Unreliable — or: How to print comics on your sh*t printer"

A how-to zine by @bskynirenren.bsky.social

✂️: make.komiks.space/resources/rest-in-peace-ol-unreliable

#makekomiks

Rest in peace, Ol' Unreliable

or: How to print comics on your sh*t printer

talk.komiks.space

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komiks.space @komiks.space · Aug 30

🔔 OPEN CALL: Contribute to komiks.space!

We are now accepting submissions from writers and komiks creators:
talk.komiks.space/essays/submi...

Pitch us:
✍️ Reviews, essays, and interviews that expand the conversation about Southeast Asian komiks, for talk.komiks.space
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Submission Guidelines

Contribute to komiks.space!

talk.komiks.space

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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 starts tomorrow!) @comicsanspod.com · Aug 7

🚨 NEW EP 🚨

As the sweltering purple sun rises over the ruins, the comics in Yan and Nat's hands crumble to dust. The end seems nigh for our brave hosts, until… look!

With a mighty cry, comics critic @mlkejera.bsky.social soars in on a biometallic pterodactyl...

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Scott Lee Chua @scottleechua.com · Aug 1

...writing for audio, and it's surreal to hear our pages being brought to life by an absolutely incredible cast.

🎧 So if you're looking for a regular Bat-fix, join us in Gotham City every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts:

lnk.to/DCHighVolume

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DC High Volume: Batman

Bringing essential DC comic stories to life off the page and into the audio space — DC High Volume: Batman begins with the four-part adaptation of Year One. After traveling the world for over a decade...

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Scott Lee Chua @scottleechua.com · Aug 1

🦇 The audio adaptation of the "Dark Victory" arc begins this week on DC High Volume: Batman!

🥳 I'm immensely proud to have co-written this audio adaptation together with @roshansinghsambhi.bsky.social & @finalrune.com! Just from reading their drafts, I've learned so much from them about...

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Cartoonist Cooperative @cartoonist.coop · Jul 26

Please look at this amazing resource one of our Actions Committee members made! 💖

boney🔞💖 @boneyhag.bsky.social · Jul 25

🧡Support Censored Artists!🧡

Compiling a list of censored works that can be browsed and purchased with alternative means ⤵️

Submission form: airtable.com/appsH84vZqnS...

Collection of works: airtable.com/appsH84vZqnS...

this is a TEMPORARY SOLUTION to make sure artists keep getting paid!

Support Censored Artists!
ARTISTS:
submit your work and alternate ways to purchase and view it
SUPPORTERS:
browse art and support by purchasing and following on social media

ALL ART WELCOME!
Comics, zines, prose, games, bundles, and more
Queer works
Adult Content
YES EVEN THE WEIRD STUFF!! NO CENSORSHIP!
This is a temporary solution to make sure artists can still make money while we organize against payment processors

If your work was censored by payment processors:
Join SUPPORT CENSORED ARTISTS by filling out your information in the form provided.
Works will be added after being manually checked.
example image of the form with the information asked for, and what the table looks like

DO:
Use the tags and filters to help label or browse work
Add multiple entries
Be ready to talk to each other and find workarounds for sharing
Repost and share to spread the word
Keep contacting Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Paypal and demand NO CENSORSHIP!
DON'T:
Say you’re buying NSFW when using other payments
Share personal/doxxing information
No works containing bigotry
NO HARASSMENT

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Molly Mendoza @mollymendoza.bsky.social · Jul 11

Seriously this was such a fun talk! I was so nervous but it turned into a total party. Please listen and hear me gush about Hu’s graphic novel “A Night Ride to the Day”!

Comic Sans Podcast (S4 starts tomorrow!) @comicsanspod.com · Jul 11

For the record, @mollymendoza.bsky.social does NOT think the Mothman is sexy. Yan, on the other hand, WOULD 🥵

We chat with Molly Mendoza about Breeze Hu's graphic novel, "A Night Ride to the Day" — catch us wherever you get your podcasts:

🎧: l.comicsanspod.com/s03e09
📺: yt.comicsanspod.com/s03e09

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komiks.space @komiks.space · May 15

🔔 NOW AVAILABLE:

“Crocodile Complex” by @venz228.bsky.social

Long nails, missing pins, & foggy brass. After an incident up north, Lt. Plover Capulong and Nurse Yago Dimalanta must hike forests with shared dread for a glimpse of peace.

📚: read.komiks.space/crocodile-co...

#readkomiks

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komiks.space @komiks.space · May 11

🔔 Komiks by Maria Maranan now on komiks.space!

"Riot Shield" — an autobio comic about physical clashes with the police at protests

📚: read.komiks.space/riot-shield

2. "Tulip Cove" Issues #1 and #2

📚: read.komiks.space/tulip-cove

Available in English and Filipino!

#readkomiks

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Andas Productions @andasproductions.com · May 1

Surprise — it's the TEMUJIN SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER DOUBLE FEATURE!

Today, listen to Temujin as it was originally written: a feature-length theatrical experience, or as the kids say: a supercut 😎 🎬

And tomorrow, listen to the Temujin talkback episode five years in the making, featuring...

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Duy Tano (The Comics Cube) @comicscube.bsky.social · Apr 25

II by Ren Galeno is a short, mostly silent comic in which a young woman is haunted by the eyes of babies and infants around her. It is powerful, effective, and the eventual reveal rewards recursive reading as you'll see more things that make sense. If you see it at a convention, go pick it up!

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Scott Lee Chua @scottleechua.com · Apr 2

Andas Productions @andasproductions.com · Apr 2

"IT'S DA BAT! IT'S DA FREAKIN' BAT!" 🦇

We're beyond honored to announce that our team at Andas Productions provided additional production support for DC High Volume: Batman!

🎧 The first 2 episodes are OUT NOW: lnk.to/DCHighVolume

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DC High Volume: Batman

Bringing essential DC comic stories to life off the page and into the audio space — DC High Volume: Batman begins with the four-part adaptation of Year One. After traveling the world for over a decade...

lnk.to

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Scott Lee Chua @scottleechua.com · Feb 9

The blog post uses googleform-to-rabbitsign, a template Apps Script project that takes care a lot of the low-level plumbing for you.

I've open-sourced it here:

github.com/scottleechua...

Hope someone finds this useful!

#buildinpublic #indiehacking

GitHub - scottleechua/googleform-to-rabbitsign: Use Apps Script to fill and send a RabbitSign document whenever a Google Form is submitted.

Use Apps Script to fill and send a RabbitSign document whenever a Google Form is submitted. - scottleechua/googleform-to-rabbitsign

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Scott Lee Chua @scottleechua.com · Feb 9

Wrote a blog post about a way to integrate Google Forms with e-signature platform RabbitSign!

The goal: whenever someone submits the Google Form, they receive a customized document ready for signing.

Good for podcast consent forms, license agreements, etc!

scottleechua.com/blog/googlef...

Sending customized documents for e-signature using RabbitSign and Google Forms

A plaintext guide to integrating Google Forms with RabbitSign using an Apps Script.

scottleechua.com

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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 starts tomorrow!) @comicsanspod.com · Jan 2

🔔 NEW EP ALERT!

🗓️ Today's match: Myle Yan Tay of Comics College versus Nathaniel Mah of Sans School!

🏸 These bitter rivals face each other once again on the badminton courts of "Blue Box" by Kouji Miura to prove, once and for all… their love for each other?!

🎧: l.comicsanspod.com/s03e03

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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 starts tomorrow!) @comicsanspod.com · Dec 20

S03E02 — These Savage Shores out now!

🎧: l.comicsanspod.com/s03e02

📜 ✍️ Dear Yan,

Here in the exotic, faraway lands of Singapore, there are whispers of a new episode of Comic Sans: one about colonialism, political intrigue — and vampires?! 🧛

I do not know what to make of this news...

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Comic Sans Podcast (S4 starts tomorrow!) @comicsanspod.com · Dec 16

ok but why can't my dyson be that cute 🥺😭

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Scott Lee Chua @scottleechua.com · Dec 16

I'm very fond of this paper, and of that particular PSHEV issue on #STS (the print version of which you can buy on Lazada!)

For PSHEV readers, read our paper here:
philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps/article/view/5174

and for everyone else:
d48rdc2gjiluz.cloudfront.net/chua_chua_pshev_2023.pdf

Reading Philippine Science Fiction through Science and Technology Studies: The Space Race and Authoritarian Modernity in Gregorio Brillantes’s “The Apollo Centennial” | Chua | Philippine Studies: Hist...

Reading Philippine Science Fiction through Science and Technology Studies: The Space Race and Authoritarian Modernity in Gregorio Brillantes’s “The Apollo Centennial”

philippinestudies.net

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Scott Lee Chua @scottleechua.com · Dec 16

...by presenting a certain picture of the past, can make some specific visions of the future look natural and inevitable, even when they're not. We talk about language and imagining other futures anyway.

God knows I love SE Asian sci-fi, but there's a special place in my heart for Centennial 😭

Book cover of "The Apollo Centennial: Nostalgias, Predicaments & Celebrations" by Gregorio C. Brillantes. The cover depicts a dome-like image split into three parts: one of workers wearing hard hats and straw hats; one of the moon's surface; one of the Apollo moon landing.

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