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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 26/09/2026

Surpassed by today's standards, but worth a look

HAL's Hole In One Golf for the Super Nintendo

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 18/09/2026

A generous coworker scored me this Nicole Goux print at Small Press Expo

Long-haired knight with a glowing buckler and long sword stands before a just-beheaded dragon that still looks down menacingly.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 13/09/2026

The one time I installed a sports betting app to see how it operates, I could smell the mind games and terrible odds like an unflushed urinal. This page from Danny Funt's "Everybody Loses" gets to the heart of the ripoff that is sports betting apps:

A passage of text explaining how multi-leg parlays create a tantalizing dopamine rush and mistaken impression of being close to getting a payout. On the same and next page, Bonaddio compares his gambling work to Dept of Defense contracting, as in, feeling guilty for helping build something so destructive.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 08/09/2026

My new job has somewhat changed my reading patterns, but comics will always be a place to recharge. (Source: "Kurumizawa's Folly" by Yohira Tokiwa)

Two classmates stop at a corner store for sodas after school. One asks, "Oh... how much was it?" and the other replies, "I'm the one who wanted to stop here for a break. It's my treat."

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 30/08/2026

Glad to see Steve Epting locally, this time for his new comic "Hammerfist"

Steve Epting and a cosplayer wearing a mask and giant foam black-and-red hand, holding up fists alongside some goober in a duck shirt who bought an issue of Epting's comic and posed with them.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 15/08/2026

One of the better anime tie-in books I've read, and book two is coming in October? I'm there! (Consider me posting this at nearly 1:30am as a key element of my endorsement)

Cover to "Frieren Beyond Journey's End: Prelude," story by Mei Hachimoku, original story by Kanehito Yamada, illustrations by Tsukasa Abe, and translated into English by Jenny KcKeon.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 03/08/2026

My library-themed commander deck will finally swap from mono-blue to blue-white.

Whtz, the Bibliophile, a creature card from Magic The Gathering that is blue and white, allows unlimited deck size as commander, and can tap to draw a card and gain a life for free if the opening deck had at least 200 cards.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 24/07/2026

first image in your camera roll that makes you laugh out loud Animated version here: www.reddit.com/r/MartialMem...

Young athlete mogging for the camera (sucking in cheeks and pointing eyebrows to appear insufferably hyper-masculine)

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 23/07/2026

"No Longer Allowed In Another World" makes the joke that so many other isekai writers must resist / get talked out of, but I'm glad it's here. (Happy late #WeebWednesday)

Manga page in which a guide to the isekai afterlife explains the concept of the "isekai jackpot truck," a truck in our world that kills random pedestrians to send them to a new life of fantasy adventure and leveling up fantastic skills. To the fantasy world, the murder truck is considered a transport service.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 19/07/2026

Dang, this year's Graphic Novels In Libraries issue of Booklist really fired on all cylinders. A round of applause to the writers, editors, designers, and librarians who pulled that off.

Cover of the aforementioned Booklist issue, with illustrated cover art of teens reading comics from "President of the Anime Club."

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 14/07/2026

Them: "Some online librarians make being a librarian their whole personality, it's so annoying" Me: "Haha yeah I know what you mean." Them: "You still haven't paid for your lunch, what are you waiting for?" Me: "Yes, well, you see..."

A debit card with the Library of Congress reading room pictured across it.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 13/07/2026

This is peak masculinity, everything else is chicanery.

Sam Neill with his duck pal Charlie Pickering.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 11/07/2026

I ended up getting The Trial (photo for proof). I recommended House, but they'd already seen it so I followed up with Tampopo, which they owned but hadn't watched (a common Criterion misdemeanor). Swap complete!

Photo of Criterion's Blu-ray case of "The Trial," still in its shrinkwrap and B&N price sticker.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 05/07/2026

Was reading manga on the fourth of July when I came across this bit of serendipity.

Page from the manga "The Rose of Versailles," in which characters excitedly discuss some historical events:
"Have you heard?! England has acknowledged America's independence!"
"A-ah!! Then... The American Revolutionary War is over...?"
"The revolutionary force has been returning bit by bit! And the peace treaties are to be drafted right here at Versailles!"

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 29/06/2026

An aftermath we can all be proud of, and a full circle moment for several of us who first interacted with Battledecks way back when. #ALAAC26

Battledecks competitors and judges posing for a photo.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 27/06/2026

Lois Lowry, introduced (correctly) as an "absolute legend," gets an instant standing ovation upon walking out. One great anecdote after another. The "massive cement stairs" of her childhood library... were only ten steps. #ALAAC26

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 27/06/2026

#ALAAC26 It's a unique feeling to spot a superhero in person

Grinning like a fool next to CARLA HAYDEN

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 26/06/2026

Rachel Maddow's book recommendation during the #ALAAC26 President's Program: graphic novel "We Hereby Refuse" written by Frank Abe & Tamiko Nimura, art by Ross Ishikawa & Matt Sasaki

Cover to "We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance To Wartime Incarceration" written by Frank Abe & Tamiko Nimura, art by Ross Ishikawa & Matt Sasaki

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 26/06/2026

#ALAAC26 Visited an archive of hard-hitting journalism

Yours truly next to a poster-sized print of The Onion's front page about "Kennedy slain by CIA, Mafia, Castro, LBJ, Teamsters, Freemasons"

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 25/06/2026

#ALAAC26 Pro Tip: treat yourself to some goodies from Do-Rite Donuts. No matter how the conference turns out, you can carry that joy forever.

Hash browns, a chocolate old fashioned donut, and an avocado egg and cheese sandwich. Scrum-diddly-umptious.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 17/06/2026

If you see this, drop something ORANGE! 🍊🧡🏀🟠🟧🔶️

Orange Cassidy wearing a T-shirt of a sideways photo of his own face. His sunglasses are hanging from the collar of the shirt, making it appear as if the face on his shirt is wearing sunglasses. Brilliant visual gimmick, in my opinion.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 14/06/2026

Hard to get spoiled by Criterion sales when the library directly advertises its own collection for checkout so well: www.richlandlibrary.com/catalog?q=Cr...

A shelf full of Criterion Collection films, with a tiny black and white Criterion van sitting on top of the cases.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 28/05/2026

Willing to bet it's something (even a glitch) to do with your library's subscription tier. It's in English in my system. Are we talking volume 1?

Screenshot from Hoopla of Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1 in English

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 16/05/2026

Big ol' group photo with author, scholar, and champion of children's lit Leonard Marcus (he led a two-day symposium, lots of food for thought)

Lots of librarians and lovers of books gathered around Leonard Marcus, who is sitting in a chair in the center.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 08/05/2026

Was in very good company yesterday evening during UNCG's Information, Library, and Research Sciences commencement, from the students to the faculty. Honored to be invited to speak to such a bright, celebratory crowd.

Screenshot of part of UNCG's commencement program. Includes a welcome from Dr. Lisa O'Connor, student speakers Andressa Donohoe and Heather Gerbus (they were fantastic and hard acts to follow), guest speaker Thomas Maluck (nuh UH!), presentation of candidates by Dr. Heather Moorefield-Lang, and concluding remarks by Dr. O'Connor.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 08/05/2026

The big dog attitude has been updated, if not supplanted, with new confessions of low self-esteem and dependence on technological intermediation.

T-shirt boldly declaring, "I can't hear you over the sound of how epic I am."

T-shirt with a picture of a gaming controller that says, "I'd rather be gaming"

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 05/05/2026

Was going to send my account into private mode, forgot that doesn't exist here, may as well chuck this into existence instead

Fake Burger King style ad that reads, "the library should have snacks a coffee pot and like a bed plus a jungle gym and drinks after dark," followed by "The Library: we should have a lot of things"

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 03/05/2026

I have been informed the episode was actually entertaining due to minimal Beast presence. Here is a colleague's bingo result:

Non-winning bingo card with marks on Free Space, Dead-eyed smile, Game show history, Falling or rolling over in shock, Unending smile, Emphasizing prize amount, and Hollow Beast Games praise.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 01/05/2026

Time to find out what happens when manga stops being polite...

A panel from the manga "Kingdom" saying, "Their strength is REAL" alongside the cover to volume 1 of the manga "Real."

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 01/05/2026

When change is in the air, a cryptic meme will be there

Matthew Broderick as a teacher in the film "Election," drawing circles on a chalkboard for a lesson about apples, oranges, choice, and democracy.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 30/04/2026

Tonight is the Survivor / MrBeast crossover episode, so I made a bingo card. Lemme know how y'all do. Randomizer here: mfbc.us/m/nrby65t

Bingo card of things I would expect to happen if MrBeast appeared on and influenced an episode of Survivor.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 22/04/2026

One Piece season two, you are winning the long game with me.

Princess Vivi saying, "In Alabasta, we ride ducks."

Luffy saying, "Ducks!" while he and Vivi ride atop a dinosaur.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 21/04/2026

This isn't a recap, it's an indictment... ...and I'm GUILTY AS CHARGED 🏍️🤖

Screencap of my YouTube Music recent recap, showing all tracks from the latest album by The Protomen. Most-played tracks include Light's Last Stand, The Dream, Hold On (The Distance Between), No Way Back, and Calling Out.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 18/04/2026

How it feels to engage with a car dealership with research and a plan in place and maybe, actually come out ahead by the end

John Constantine in Hell asking the demon Trigon, "So... I don't suppose you've got a light?" From the Injustice comics.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 15/04/2026

A number of teens have compared me to The Good Doctor and I'll take it

Freddie Highmore as Shaun Murphy, a young surgical resident with autism. He has a mild demeanor and tries to fill knowledge gaps as he goes, which is fine by me.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 02/04/2026

Call The Name of the Night by Tama Mitsuboshi, neatly ended at five volumes, good to the last page. #BookSky

Collage of character interactions, captioned "Wishing happiness to all nights!!"

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 28/03/2026

Ready for the @stephwilliams.bsky.social panel and signing line tomorrow at Read Freely Fest! www.readfreelyest.com

Comic book issues of "DC Power: A Celebration" and "Nubia & The Amazons #1" (issue 2 is on the reverse side of the bag it's in)

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 24/03/2026

When the email reference question is a teenager looking for comics

Comic book page of Ultraman crushing some kryptonite into a powder and snorting it. He declares, "Yes! I'm the strongest again" in front of a horrified Lex Luthor who says, "Yikes."

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 11/03/2026

The water slide is built, all that's left is to ride it down and make a big splash.

Panels from the manga Akane-banashi, focused on Akane saying, "Be empty-headed. That's one of the teachings of my school! The shiguma school!" Above, flashback panels show her mentor giving advice.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 06/03/2026

Does Amy Sedaris know she exists in manga form? (From volume 3 of the manga adaptation of Star Wars: The Mandalorian by Yusuke Osawa)

Baby Yoda (Grogu) on all fours looking at one of those fold-shut helper droids. Manga Amy Sedaris is sitting back behind them, smiling at Baby Yoda with one eye open.

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Thomas Maluck @maluckamuck.financialflock.com · 21/02/2026

Hey now, Nintendo also put a Diskun icon on Switch Online, mascot of the Famicom Disk System on which Zelda debuted. ...I wouldn't be against Link Between Worlds / Twilight Princess ports, though

A square, yellow floppy disk character with circular eyes and little round nubs for hands and feet.

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