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Gigi Murakami 🔪 Queen of Horror Manga @gigimurakami.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hello! Are there any manga letterer friends available for work? Please DM me!

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

PAID GIG: I'm looking for someone who knows Spanish Sign Language. I'm going to be translating a graphic novel where SSL is featured (hooray for d/Deaf rep!!) and I want to be sure that I get the text aligned with the signs in the artwork. This should be happening at some point this year. #xl8

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness. They produced NOTHING we still read. Thinking about that a lot lately.

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 23/07/2026

I'm not in San Diego this year, so I'm having a not-at-SDCC sale! Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com

20% off The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style: An Editorial Handbook for Print and Digital Comics. ComicBookStyle.com

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 23/07/2026

I'm not in San Diego this year, so I'm having a not-at-SDCC sale! Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 14/07/2026

The panel @joeyverse.bsky.social and I put together for last year's CONvergence is now up on YouTube! If you want to see us blab about what style guides are and why they matter (or don't) to authors, editors, and publishers, check it out here.

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Twin Cities Geek @twincitiesgeek.com · 03/07/2026

TCG senior editor Madeleine Vasaly (@madeleinevasaly.com) is on the panel "Everything You Know About Publishing Is Wrong" at 8:30 in Lakeshore A! Bust some common publishing myths and get your questions answered. #CVG2026 convergence2026.sched.com/event/2LybW/...

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 02/07/2026

It's CONvergence time again… On Thursday night at 8:30, I'll be talking all about how publishing works with some great panelists. Come join us in Lakeshore A! #CVG2026

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convergence2026: Everything You Know About Publishing Is...

View more about this event at convergence2026

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

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Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 14/05/2026

It's always fun when books I've worked on are up for the Eisner Awards, but I especially want to shout out Ben Wickey, whose @topshelfcomix.bsky.social book on the Salem witch trials is beautifully drawn, deeply thought out, and extensively researched. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796451...

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More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey: 9781603095600 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

“Every word is an accusation…and every whisper kills.” This staggering graphic novel explores the infamous Salem witch trials and the long shadows they cast more than 300 years later....

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 30/04/2026

Hey, Los Angeles EFA members! Did you hear I'm presenting a crash course on comics proofreading for your May 14 @efafreelancers.bsky.social chapter meeting? If you've seen me talk before, some content will be familiar, but I'm focusing just on proofreading and have added new info specific to that.

May 14, 2 PM Pacific, Zoom: An Introduction to Proofreading Comics. Madeleine Vasaly, author of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style, offers an overview of editorial style, scope, and other important aspects of comics proofreading—including mini quizzes

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Kevin Cannon @kevincannon.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This is the BEST annual guide to Indie Bookstore Day events in the Twin Cities and across greater MN. Bookmark it, share it, and have fun tomorrow! #IndependentBookstoreDay

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 15/04/2026

When I minored in Japanese, I hoped I'd get some chances to use it in my future career, but I gotta say I never predicted it would involve Godzilla and Ninja Turtles comics.

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 05/04/2026

I thought I might regret picking a pysanky pattern with so many straight lines, but I'm actually pretty happy with this year's attempt

Ukrainian-style Easter eggs: one purple, blue, and white with a lacy pattern, one dark green and yellow with deer, and one black, yellow, and red with a geometric pattern

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 03/03/2026

I don't post all that often about what I'm working on, but in addition to a whole lot of comic series and graphic novels, one of my big ongoing projects for IDW has been copyediting this—the new official Godzilla TTRPG!

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 26/02/2026

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 18/02/2026

Also overnight, someone totally destroyed the memorial outside my Whittier apartment building where there's been a vigil every night since Alex Pretti was killed. Ours was so tiny that it's probably unrelated… but if so, it's a hell of a coincidence.

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Twin Cities Geek @twincitiesgeek.com · 18/02/2026

From professional workshops and conferences to fan conventions and grown-up book fairs, we have the 2026 events for Minnesota book geeks to put on their calendars. #TwinCitiesGeeks twincitiesgeek.com/2026/02/minn...

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Minnesota Events for Writers and Book Lovers in 2026

Whether you're publishing your first novel, hoping to meet your favorite author, networking for your editing business, or looking to sharpen your skills as a writer, there's sure to be at least one…

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 04/02/2026

I wrote about how getting my first tattoo was unexpectedly helpful in dealing with the ICE occupation and how Minnesota tattoo shops are acting as sites of self-care, mutual aid, and ways to just say “Fuck ICE.” (thanks, @nepenthestattoo.com 💜)

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Tattooing as Self-Care and Resistance

“One thing all tattoos have in common is that they represent ownership, connection, and expression of the body and self.”

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Tattooing as Self-Care and Resistance

“One thing all tattoos have in common is that they represent ownership, connection, and expression of the body and self.”

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 31/01/2026

I can't believe it's only been a week.

A sign on a utility pole reading "Don't reject your eyes & ears"

Wall of stickers, posters, and graffiti reading, among other things, "No ICE: Stop kidnapping, murdering detaining."

View of the Alex Pretti memorial from inside Glam Doll Donus

A painting of Alex Pretti and a quilted banner with his name hang on the wall inside Glam Doll Donuts

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Critter (Mike) @illumrial.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

You know, this is a horrible way to meet my neighbors.

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 25/01/2026

My neighborhood is in the news for a horrible reason. But at the protests and vigils today, I saw humanity at its best. People constantly distributing hand warmers in the subzero temps. People opening their homes and businesses. People setting out tables with supplies. People caring for each other.

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ISAIAH @isaiahmn.org · 24/01/2026

🕯️ SHINE A LIGHT FOR MINNESOTA Tonight • 7:00 PM CT Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex. Together we call for #ICEOutNow. 🔁 SHARE WIDELY!

SHINE A LIGHT FOR MINNESOTA
TONIGHT AT 7:00PM CT
STEP OUTSIDE AND LIGHT A CANDLE ON OUR STREET CORNERS.
WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALEX.
ICE OUT NOW
SAT. JAN 24, 7:00 PM (CST)

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 24/01/2026

Today it came to my neighborhood. ICE killed Alex Pretti in a spot I've walked through hundreds of times in the 12+ years I've lived in Whittier. Every day since this occupation started, there's been a new horror. It won't stop until we get them out.

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 23/01/2026

With other businesses and workers throughout the state, I’m participating in today’s general strike to protest the ongoing ICE occupation of Minnesota: no work, no school, no shopping. (1/5)

ICE out of MN: A Day of Truth & Freedom. No work. No school. No shopping. January 23. March in downtown Minneapolis at 2PM.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 14/01/2026

For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org

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Stand With Minnesota

A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation

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Scott Pearson @scottpearson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This is a fab little book for people who work on comics—it has helped me when I proofread for IDW—but, as I said when it first came out, I also think readers of comics would find it just as interesting! I certainly found it interesting as I copyedited it, and that was before I got the IDW gig!

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 22/11/2025

The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style came out a year ago today! To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY

20% off The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style: ComicBookStyle.com

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 11/10/2025

Comics very often don't get a dedicated copyedit, and sometimes there's a good reason for that. But fixing spelling, formatting, and continuity issues before the text is lettered makes things SO much easier for everyone—and your letterer and proofreader will thank you.

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3 Reasons to Copyedit Your Comic Script — Madeleine Vasaly

Copyediting isn’t always part of the publishing process in comics, but it can benefit the work and everyone involved.

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 25/11/2025

I finally have the perfect shirt for when I'm working on TMNT comics

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 10/11/2025

A friend and I were talking about awkward stock photos again and I realized it's never a bad time to reshare this list of sites with free stock images that are both less awkward AND more inclusive in terms of the people in them. (It includes a great one for your fall vaccine coverage!)

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Free Sources for Inclusive and Stereotype-Busting Stock Images — Madeleine Vasaly

One problem you’ll run into in almost any stock library is that a lot of images are pretty stereotypical and don’t tend to feature a lot of diversity. That’s why whenever I find a new site with free-u...

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 13/10/2025

On campus at MCAD today to talk to comic students about why creators should care about editorial style. Thanks to @opauloart.bsky.social for inviting me!

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design campus on a sunny day

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3 Reasons to Copyedit Your Comic Script — Madeleine Vasaly

Copyediting isn’t always part of the publishing process in comics, but it can benefit the work and everyone involved.

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 11/10/2025

I'll be holding down the @twincitiesgeek.com table all day Sunday! Stop by and pick up some freebies. #MNCBA #FallCon

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Professional Editors Network @pensite.org · 10/10/2025

Don't miss the last Publisher/Freelancer Social Hour of 2025! PEN and the Minnesota Book Publishers Roundtable invite you to this free casual networking event for anyone with a job or an interest in the Twin Cities publishing scene.

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Publisher/Freelancer Social Hour

October 15, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.

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