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MB Valente

@mbvalente.bsky.social

writer of weirdness, translator of comics and graphic novels mbvalente.com

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MB Valente@mbvalente.bsky.social · 2w ago

"This is why I don’t dread your omnipresence, even with the unshakable certainty you most definitely will end up showing up as the thing I fear the most: myself." ...beautiful short-short story by @janapbianchi.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social 🪐📚 www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/apex-m...

Of Brackens and Cowries

The night after my Mom’s funeral, you showed up dressed as a pot of hot soup on the stove, as all the tumbleweeds of fallen hair mysteriously vacuumed from the floor, as fresh linens smelling of her c...

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Jack Grimes@jackapedia.design · 3w ago

Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A strange thing about being an author who straddles SFF and literary fiction is encountering people describe the "other side" with the strangest stereotypes. It's like when you read ancient history and locals have rumors the realm across the sea is populated by people with two heads and eight feet.

MB Valente@mbvalente.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It's a tough time out there to be a lit mag, even if you're as kickass as JAKE. Treat yourself to some of the awesomeness before they go ungentle into that good night! They made a home for a story about a sad anarchist meeting Alien Jesus. They are beauty. Au revoir, l'ami.

JAKE@publishedbyjake.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey all, @beansbaker5.bsky.social here. After much deliberation, and many missed deadlines, we've decided to end submissions to JAKE indefinitely on Feb. 15th (two weeks from today). All open submissions will receive a response, and all announced/scheduled work will release, but we're winding down.

MB Valente@mbvalente.bsky.social · last yr.

The print edition of Quentin Zuttion's All Princesses Die Before Dawn, a graphic novel about a day in the life of a family struggling to care for each other, is also up for an Eisner 💙 (and in incredible company)

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MB Valente@mbvalente.bsky.social · last yr.

Thrilled to see these incredible authors getting international recognition and proud to be a part of it! Both these books are stunners btw and available from various ebook platforms 🐠💣

List of Eisner Award nominees for Best Digital Comic, which includes The Beauty Salon by Quentin Zuttion and The Spider and the Ivy by Grégoire CarléCover of The Beauty Salon by Quentin Zuttion Cover of The Spider and the Ivy by Grégoire Carlé