Tade Thompson
@tadethompson.bsky.social
Writer: Rosewater, Murders of Molly Southbourne, Far from the Light of Heaven, Making Wolf, Jackdaw, shorts, screenplays.
Arthur C. Clarke Award winner.
Hugo nominated.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Etcetera
Opinions mine.
He/him
Arthur C. Clarke Award winner.
Hugo nominated.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Etcetera
Opinions mine.
He/him
In 2015(?) I was in a venue.
Excitedly, I told the person I was with: "The ushers said David Tennant is here!"
The guy in the row in front turned and looked at me. It was David Tennant.
We made eye contact, but I was to embarrassed to say anything.
Excitedly, I told the person I was with: "The ushers said David Tennant is here!"
The guy in the row in front turned and looked at me. It was David Tennant.
We made eye contact, but I was to embarrassed to say anything.
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
In 2015(?) I was in a venue.
Excitedly, I told the person I was with: "The ushers said David Tennant is here!"
The guy in the row in front turned and looked at me. It was David Tennant.
We made eye contact, but I was to embarrassed to say anything.
Excitedly, I told the person I was with: "The ushers said David Tennant is here!"
The guy in the row in front turned and looked at me. It was David Tennant.
We made eye contact, but I was to embarrassed to say anything.
And so say all of us!
February 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
And so say all of us!
Top Cat (TC to his friends).
a cartoon cat wearing a hat and a vest
Alt: a cartoon cat wearing a hat and a vest
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February 17, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Top Cat (TC to his friends).
"The Amatsukami and the origins of the universe"
From 'The Japanese Myths: A guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits' by Joshua Frydman.
From 'The Japanese Myths: A guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits' by Joshua Frydman.
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"The Amatsukami and the origins of the universe"
From 'The Japanese Myths: A guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits' by Joshua Frydman.
From 'The Japanese Myths: A guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits' by Joshua Frydman.
It's such low-energy, low-effort blackmail material.
February 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It's such low-energy, low-effort blackmail material.
It's interesting because in the Gospels Jesus did, in fact, write.
He wrote on sand at the time of the stoning of Mary Magdalene/The Adultress.
Which means he knew how to write and probably wrote more elsewhere.
He was educated in Egypt, for goodness' sake...
He wrote on sand at the time of the stoning of Mary Magdalene/The Adultress.
Which means he knew how to write and probably wrote more elsewhere.
He was educated in Egypt, for goodness' sake...
February 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
It's interesting because in the Gospels Jesus did, in fact, write.
He wrote on sand at the time of the stoning of Mary Magdalene/The Adultress.
Which means he knew how to write and probably wrote more elsewhere.
He was educated in Egypt, for goodness' sake...
He wrote on sand at the time of the stoning of Mary Magdalene/The Adultress.
Which means he knew how to write and probably wrote more elsewhere.
He was educated in Egypt, for goodness' sake...
I don't know why they think we'd care.
February 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I don't know why they think we'd care.
They're stuck on repeat.
February 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
They're stuck on repeat.
The Complete Bone is such a gift.
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The Complete Bone is such a gift.
I, a man, a fan who has read comics since before they were born, got terrible directions from the counter.
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I, a man, a fan who has read comics since before they were born, got terrible directions from the counter.
I forgot to say:
READ MORE COMICS!!!
READ MORE COMICS!!!
February 16, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I forgot to say:
READ MORE COMICS!!!
READ MORE COMICS!!!
It depends on the comic shop.
The first few times I went to my local were terrible. I literally had to tell management that I came into the shop with money to spend and the silly attendants not only ghosted me, but actively discouraged me.
And I'm a comics OG.
The first few times I went to my local were terrible. I literally had to tell management that I came into the shop with money to spend and the silly attendants not only ghosted me, but actively discouraged me.
And I'm a comics OG.
February 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
It depends on the comic shop.
The first few times I went to my local were terrible. I literally had to tell management that I came into the shop with money to spend and the silly attendants not only ghosted me, but actively discouraged me.
And I'm a comics OG.
The first few times I went to my local were terrible. I literally had to tell management that I came into the shop with money to spend and the silly attendants not only ghosted me, but actively discouraged me.
And I'm a comics OG.
4. If the fan has done their job well, from the excellence of their recommendations, you'll wanna know more.
The fan can help you with that.
If you don't have a fan in your life, you can try the various articles on the web, you know, Where to Start listicles.
It's not the best option, but🤷🏾♂️ /end
The fan can help you with that.
If you don't have a fan in your life, you can try the various articles on the web, you know, Where to Start listicles.
It's not the best option, but🤷🏾♂️ /end
a man says " i would like to learn more about this " while looking at the camera
Alt: a man says " i would like to learn more about this " while looking at the camera
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February 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
4. If the fan has done their job well, from the excellence of their recommendations, you'll wanna know more.
The fan can help you with that.
If you don't have a fan in your life, you can try the various articles on the web, you know, Where to Start listicles.
It's not the best option, but🤷🏾♂️ /end
The fan can help you with that.
If you don't have a fan in your life, you can try the various articles on the web, you know, Where to Start listicles.
It's not the best option, but🤷🏾♂️ /end
Is probably your best bet.
Don't get a fan-to-fan recommendation. Get a fan-to-normie recommendation. If you do the former, you will die of comic poisoning. What we recommend to each other is very different, sometimes esoteric. You don't want that.
You want clean, lore-free narratives.
Then...
Don't get a fan-to-fan recommendation. Get a fan-to-normie recommendation. If you do the former, you will die of comic poisoning. What we recommend to each other is very different, sometimes esoteric. You don't want that.
You want clean, lore-free narratives.
Then...
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Is probably your best bet.
Don't get a fan-to-fan recommendation. Get a fan-to-normie recommendation. If you do the former, you will die of comic poisoning. What we recommend to each other is very different, sometimes esoteric. You don't want that.
You want clean, lore-free narratives.
Then...
Don't get a fan-to-fan recommendation. Get a fan-to-normie recommendation. If you do the former, you will die of comic poisoning. What we recommend to each other is very different, sometimes esoteric. You don't want that.
You want clean, lore-free narratives.
Then...
2. Related to 1 above, you don't have to read all of it. And let's be honest, a lot of it is mediocre anyway. Which brings us to-
3. As a fan where to start. There are several self-contained islands in the massive universes of back issues. The fans know where they are. Reading strategic standalones
3. As a fan where to start. There are several self-contained islands in the massive universes of back issues. The fans know where they are. Reading strategic standalones
February 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
2. Related to 1 above, you don't have to read all of it. And let's be honest, a lot of it is mediocre anyway. Which brings us to-
3. As a fan where to start. There are several self-contained islands in the massive universes of back issues. The fans know where they are. Reading strategic standalones
3. As a fan where to start. There are several self-contained islands in the massive universes of back issues. The fans know where they are. Reading strategic standalones
But that's the thing. There are plenty of Manga that are not accessible. They just get selected out and not translated.
Whereas home grown comics are seen warts and all, Manga can put its best foot foreard.
Whereas home grown comics are seen warts and all, Manga can put its best foot foreard.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
But that's the thing. There are plenty of Manga that are not accessible. They just get selected out and not translated.
Whereas home grown comics are seen warts and all, Manga can put its best foot foreard.
Whereas home grown comics are seen warts and all, Manga can put its best foot foreard.
In fact, I'd go so far as to say the curation is the true success story here.
February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
In fact, I'd go so far as to say the curation is the true success story here.
Yes, very skillful curation.
February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Yes, very skillful curation.
But Manga do tend to be more "real" in the sense that they don't demand perfection from their characters.
And they can be so much more racist/xenophobic/stereotypical with non-white characters.
And they can be so much more racist/xenophobic/stereotypical with non-white characters.
February 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
But Manga do tend to be more "real" in the sense that they don't demand perfection from their characters.
And they can be so much more racist/xenophobic/stereotypical with non-white characters.
And they can be so much more racist/xenophobic/stereotypical with non-white characters.