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Steve Conley @steveconley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Looks like Tapas is shutting down. Sadly, a lot of cartoonists will lose their connections with their readers there. It’s a cold reminder to use these platforms to reach new audiences but prioritize driving traffic to your own site and mailing list. finance.biggo.com/news/628901c...

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Kakao Entertainment Shuts Down Tapas, the North American Webtoon Platform It Invested ₩1.1 Trillion In — Accelerating Business Integration — BigGo Finance

South Korea's Kakao Entertainment is shutting down Tapas, the North American webtoon platform it acquired in 2021 for approximately ₩1.1 trillion…

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Steve Conley @steveconley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yeesh. I backed this project and had completely forgotten about it. Suddenly, it’s back and now it‘s ai garbage. My pledge money would be better spent making a zine collecting the brutal no-shits-taken backer comments and the saccharine and remorseless corporate responses.

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Comic Book Yeti @comicbookyeti.com · 21/09/2026

Just gonna leave this here for…reasons.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I am probably not saying this that well but I fucking love that when you go to a comics con, you see the real comics readership and it is not what fucking YouTube tries to tell you. It’s diverse and gorgeous.

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Comics in the Golden Age @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today is the birthday of artist, writer, and teacher, Joe Kubert (Sept. 18, 1926-Aug. 12, 2012).

A black and white print with Sgt. Rock at the forefront and other DC war heroes in the back.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/09/2026

Furry adventurers explore the dungeon corridors (David Joiner cover art for D&D/RPG zine Alarums and Excursions #84, August 1982) www.tumblr.com/oldschoolfrp...

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Ghost Planet @ghostplanet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today is Space Ghost's 60th Anniversary, and if you have never seen the original cartoon before, I would at least recommend checking out the full original Concil of Doom arc Particularly if you love Space Ghost Coast to Coast and haven't seen it yet youtu.be/QEDUthcDTQU?...

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Space Ghost Vs The Council of Doom 1968 TV Movie [480]

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Steve Conley @steveconley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Two decades ago, IDW was looking to get the Star Trek license for comic books. Chris Ryall wrote a two-page script which I illustrated and it helped IDW get the license - which they still have!

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Ghost Planet @ghostplanet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

60 Space Ghost facts for Space Ghost's 60th Anniversary 1: it's not an accident that Space Ghost looks like Batman. Originally he looked closer to a previous Alex Toth character "Space Angel", but Toth was asked to redesign the character following the popularity of the 1966 Batman series

Original Space Ghost "The Space Ghosts" concept art

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DC Bradshaw @dcbradshaw.com · 29/08/2026

LITTLE BUT FIERCE HARDBACK: Arriving in 2027 If you didn’t see the announcement yesterday, behold the new cover for the Little but Fierce hardback edition, crowdfunding next year. @catarinaeusebio.art did a wonderful job! For updates, join the mailing list: dcbradshaw.com/lbf

A hardback book. The cover says Little but Fierce and shows four child-sized heroes fighting a T-Rex

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Dolly Parton Comic Strip That Didn’t Happen www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"Ai gave me five new ideas I never would've thought of!" I dunno man you might just be fucking dim

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Scott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Jack Kirby, BOTD: 1917

An image of the Watcher by Jack Kirby, and a quote from Kirby beneath it. "I had a guy die on me once, during the war, and
he looked up at me and he said, 'What the hell happened? What happened?' And here I was, just a schmo from the East Side of New York City, y'know, and how do you answer the guy? I told him,'You happened' See? And that was real. It got me to think how valuable human beings are; and at that moment I discovered my own humanity.
In that moment, I discovered everybody else's."

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Matt Goldich @mattgoldich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Good God, sir, have you no diggity?

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Shannon Appelcline @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The threat isn't good AI writing will replace good human writing, because there isn't good AI writing. Its sing-songy sameness sets even a casual reader's teeth on edge. The threat is bad AI writing will replace good human writing because late-stage capitalists think they can make a buck.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

RTing this for an audience of exactly one person. (Me. I'm the one person.)

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Shannon Appelcline @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Thrilled to see this in the video game industry. My contract for Free Trader Beowulf Origins was the first of my contracts where I explicitly added a no-AI clause, saying neither they nor I would use it.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Ok. But I think much of the ongoing affection for Bourdain is reaction to the rise of vacuous, MAGA masculinity. Bourdain was swaggering and manly, but also driven by empathy, self-reflection, and the humility to learn from other people and cultures. His was a better, more decent sort of manhood.

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The Gospel According to Anthony Bourdain

Fans of the late writer and chef are cultlike in their devotion. But have they misunderstood his message?

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Currently on Heritage. A Conan piece (although technically not) by Barry Windsor Smith, made for Oliver Stone's 1980 film THE HAND, starring Michael Caine as a successful comic strip artist who loses his drawing hand. First new Conan by BWS since he quit Marvel in 1974! I've never seen this.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Counterpoint: We live in a society.

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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Dark Sun for 5E? Dark Sun confirmed for 2027! Let’s look at the products they will release and what makes this campaign setting so awesome and unique! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB7d... #DnD #ttrpg #DarkSun

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kheehoon chan Still Needs Work @crapstacular.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Adobe InDesign has a new, unpopular feature that AI generates alt-text in your PDFs - and this has already impacted several RPG designers. For @rascal.news: www.rascal.news/adobe-indesi...

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Adobe InDesign’s generative AI feature is a sneaky, unhelpful mess, says tabletop designers

“I won't ever trust Adobe to roll out new features without defaulting them to enabled.”

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 30/07/2026

I am unbelievably touched that @dropout.tv titled my @dimension20.dropout.tv Adventuring Academy episode “A Duty of Care”  I’m overwhelmed today, but I want to circle back in a while to share the links to everyone & everything I cited. More soon.

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A Duty of Care (with Dr. Emily Friedman) - Season 7 - Dropout

Dr. Emily Friedman joins Brennan to discuss the history of actual play and the best gaming system. Content Warning: Misophonia (Crunching) - [throughout 54:37-1:01:03]

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Steve Conley @steveconley.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

“Surveillance pricing is grossly offensive.When a company charges me $0.50 for a product that it charges you $1 for, they're essentially saying that your dollars are worth half as much as mine are.Companies shouldn't be able to reach into your wallet or your bank account and chop your money in half”

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Steve Conley @steveconley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90s.

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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The similarities and differences between RPGs and sports can help us realize what makes RPGs such a wonderful hobby. alphastream.org/index.php/20... #DnD #ttrpg

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The Beautiful Game (Your RPG Isn't the World Cup)

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"The question is whether the industry will treat cognitive surrender as a design flaw worth fixing or as an engagement metric worth optimising." I'm sure given how responsibly the tech industry has managed social media algorithms that chatbot lifecoaching will go swimmingly for humanity.

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Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Never forget that they had to spend trillions of dollars, build massive data centers, consume millions of galloons of water and insane amounts of electricity, just to kind of do what you can do better with your imagination and a cup of coffee. That's how envious they are of what you can do.

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Shannon Appelcline @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It's crap that editors are now having to put considerable thought and time into AI detection and response. However, this is a great report from Bona Books on what has to be done. I also appreciate their correct description of AI 'writers' as 'fraudsters'.

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Tom Humberstone @tomhumberstone.com · 16/07/2026

The Luddites loved technology. They owned looms at home and would ‘mod’ them to count threads. Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages. They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production. Sound familiar?

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇

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J.M. DeMatteis @jmdematteis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

When we launched JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 in 2014, it was a Giffen-DeMatteis-Maguire project. For reasons that remain unclear, DC removed Kevin. I loved what Howard Porter & @scottkolins.bsky.social did (they're both outstanding), but look at this art I found in an old file & imagine the Maguire version.

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

My escalation with Etsy reached a senior manager, who resubmitted the claim...and the slop has been removed! The key takeaway seems to be the "right of publicity" is what is being infringed upon. (I had submitted under "other" before. Not sure what was different but Etsy legal rejected that.) 1/2

Based on your previous emails, it appears that you are also allegedly that Michael Whelan's right of publicity is being infringed upon. As such, and in accordance with our Intellectual Property Policy, we’re processing your report as an "Other" report. Please note that there are appropriate reporting paths for Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, or "Other" (which may include a registered EU design).

Sad emoji with the words "Sorry, this item is unavailable."

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Genel Jumalon 🍉 Fan X Salt Lake @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Can we have other platforms follow suit?

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Imagine how disappointed I was when I bought all the early D&D gear only to find out that the whole Satanic Panic was horseshit and I DIDN'T gain wicked cool demonic powers.

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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole Con @tabletopbookshelf.com · 10/07/2026

Meta made a terrible decision to opt-in everyone to their new AI generation toolset without notice Creators, performers, everyone 👇

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Deven Rue 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @devenrue.com · 08/07/2026

What the absolute FUCK!? Why can't we just *not* have to worry about this? Why do we have to OPT OUT of our shit being stolen/used by people who aren't us? This shit is so being crammed down our throats its ridiculous. I feel like there's going to be nowhere left on the internet to go.

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Chris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

On the 250th Anniversary of the accepted official beginning of the US, let's doff our hats to our best Founder, Thomas Paine. 1/

Watercolored drawing of Thomas Paine, who looks like Judd Hirsch in old timey clothing, holding up a copy of COMMON SENSE

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Captain America #130 Written by Stan Lee Pencils by Gene Colan Inks by Dick Ayers Letters by Artie Simek #Happy4th

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Frédéric Meurin - France Fatigue @frederic-meurin.com · 28/06/2026

Ça a l'air très bête, donc indispensable.

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Steve Conley @steveconley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Happy Free RPG Day! Here’s a free copy of Intoximancy… steveconley.com/product/into... #FreeRPGDay

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Steve Conley @steveconley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Happy Free RPG Day! Here’s a free copy of Intoximancy… steveconley.com/product/into... #FreeRPGDay

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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 25/06/2026

🎲 Initiative rolled. The bundle is LIVE!💥 This ^EPIC^ bundle is free to claim. If you find value in the bundle and want to support the creators behind it, you can contribute any amount. Earnings shared equally amongst creators featured in the bundle.🫶 rpg-trader.com/products/102...

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Free RPG Day 2026 Bundle on RPG Trader

Over $1,000 worth of digital and print content from more than 250 creators all across the RPG Trader community.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 25/06/2026

United WOTC officially elected in a NLRB vote count www.rascal.news/united-wotc-...

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Paying consultants to tell your company how to stop spending ridiculous sums of money on the world devouring plagiarism machine? Who could have possibly seen this coming... 🤦😅

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