really holding back a more pointed subtweet for a book announcement so i will just say that it is really interesting who gets support and who doesn't 🫠

I love when I get sent art and I'm just like, man, comic books fucking rule.

If I can’t customize my page with 10 embedded playlists that autoplay all at once I don’t want it

Amalas@amalasrosa.bsky.social · 2d ago

Even though in a millennial I kinda missed out on the prime time

Haven't caught up on The Kyoshi Warriors yet? It's not too late! Here's a nice write up from @comicbook.com that I missed. comicbook.com/comics/featu...

The New Avatar: The Last Airbender Comic Expands On Its Most Underrated Characters

The latest Avatar comic miniseries to be published delves into one of the franchise's most underrated characters

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When I was 13 I was on a family vacation and had insomnia so I turned on the hotel tv and watched a weird ass show Id never heard of before and it was Quantum Leap and it became my entire personality

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d ago

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

this is my new favorite diagram

You do not have to use AI for anything. Not because you're scared of it. Not because you hate investor capitalism. Not because it's a shunting mechanism for fascism. But because you genuinely believe in the import, accuracy, and craft of your own work.

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

If you're a writer early in your career, please pitch us! We don't pay a ton, but we do pay, and we have a great editorial team.

Episodes@episodesnewsletter.bsky.social · 6d ago

Do YOU want to write for Episodes? Great news: now you can! We're open for freelance pitches again after a long absence. Here's a pitch guide: episodes.ghost.io/episodes-is-...

this might actually be how we achieve world peace

Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.

coming down off my SDCC high. I ran late to EVERY meeting because I kept running into people I knew -- animation colleagues, authors, voice actors, artists, friends who I haven't seen in years. Lotta hugs and laughs. I really miss the community. There are no folk like animation and kidlit folk!

This is actually how I play a lot of Souls games TBH. I love exploring the levels and reading the item descriptions, but I DREAD the boss battles for this exact reason.

Stella Glitterbomb@shoelais.bsky.social · 7d ago

I wanted so badly to like them. I love discovering lore and admiring strange environments, but I just hate how difficult they are and I don’t want to spend my precious time on this planet memorizing patterns to beat a boss that one-hit kills me over and over

Tell your favorite boomer grandparents not to do this

Miles Klee 🦉@milesklee.bsky.social · last wk.

Parents are fed up with friends and relatives giving their kids “personalized” AI-generated storybooks with characters resembling their kids. Apart from data privacy concerns, literacy experts say these garbled and convoluted narratives could be an impediment to learning how to read.

You can pry em dashes from my cold dead hands

Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.

Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...

New on the site! Our Summer Blockbusters issue continues, with Alec Joyner's reflections on Rob Reiner and STAND BY ME 🎨: @ohhhaeee.bsky.social

40 Notes on Rob Reiner & Stand by Me

Stand by Me is about memory. It’s about the ways in which the people who matter do keep standing by us, even after they’ve fallen away.

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Writers are people who have imposter syndrome and main character syndrome at the same time

Went to read up on this and they are endorsing... Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Wait. What. WHAT. "She votes along with the worst republicans you know, but we hope she'll learn her lesson!" Love to read this from a voters guide claiming to be progressive! Embarrassing.

Fuse Washington@fusewashington.org · 2w ago

Our Progressive Voters Guide team researched nearly 400 candidates to bring you over 120 recommendations for the 2026 Washington primary election spanning all 49 legislative districts across the state! Find your local guide here:

I was meeting some book folks in passing and someone asked me “what’s your favorite thing about writing middle grade?” And in my frantic nervous energy state I said, “The short word count!” Post con joke regret is real.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam.bsky.social · last wk.

ah my favorite post-SDCC pastime, overthinking every ridiculous thing I said while I was tired wrap-up posts coming soon, i had an amazing and exhausting time. thank you so much to everyone who said hi and listened to my pitch on Fixation. <3 <3 <3

That’s a wrap on San Diego Comic Con 2026! Thank you to everyone who dropped by the booth, showed up to our panels, and got something signed by their favorite creator. We can’t wait to see you all next year! 💪

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me returning from SDCC

Man Struggles to Walk After Leg Day

ALT: Man Struggles to Walk After Leg Day

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I have no clue why it was on that slide or who put it there, and every member of the crew I worked with is 100% against AI. Every aspect of the animation is handcrafted by real artists and I hope that people don’t use this slide as a reason to detract from how much love and labor went into the film.

Baby’s first SDCC panel and signing! I got to reveal to a packed conference room full of ATLA fans that I’m doing MORE Kyoshi Warriors and a Korra comic! Very flameo!

Dark Horse Comics@darkhorse.com · 2w ago

Today! Join Dark Horse, Abrams Books, WEBTOON, and Magpie games for the Fire, Earth, Water, Air: Continuing the Avatar Legacy Panel from 4:15-5:15 PM in Room 25ABC. Followed by a signing with @davidbooher.bsky.social, @amychu.bsky.social, @brandonhoang.bsky.social at booth #2615

Some of our creators described Dark Horse in 3 words today at #SDCC! What 3 words would you use? Let us know below 👇

Oh hey gals

In case anyone missed my little X-Files point and click daydream

Musk just has a hard time wrapping his head around a story where a man’s wife and child care if he comes home

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 2w ago

Musk seethes as ‘The Odyssey’ conquers at the box office www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

What Are The YA Bestsellers So Far in 2026–and What Do They Say About The State of YA? bookriot.com/the-2026-new...

What Are The YA Bestsellers So Far in 2026–and What Do They Say About The State of YA?

What books have been atop The New York Times Bestsellers list for young adults in 2026, and what do they say about the state of YA?

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