Keith Friedlander

Keith Friedlander

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PhD - He / Him - Comics, Counterpublics, Production Cultures, Super Heroes - Research and Scholarly Activity Lead @ Olds College

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For a number of years now, The Spectator has also been publishing pieces by journalists usually regarded as being left wing, feminist, or centrist in Britain. Guess what those individuals happen to have in common with the likes of the Spectator? You guessed it, their stand on trans rights

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“23rd Street Books, the grown-up sister imprint of Macmillan’s eclectic graphic novel powerhouse, First Second Books, will launch next year with graphic novels from Gene Luen Yang, Damon Wayans Jr., Saul Williams, Ben Hatke, and more.”— Publisher’s Weekly www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

23rd Street Books Hits the Road at Macmillanwww.publishersweekly.com The grown-up sister imprint of Macmillan’s eclectic graphic novel powerhouse, First Second Books, will launch next year with graphic novels from Gene Luen Yang, Damon Wayans Jr., Saul Williams, Ben Ha...

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Wallace Shawn on Gaza: “The Anger of the Palestinians Cannot Be Ended by Killing Their Children” The playwright, actor, and member of Jewish Voice for Peace challenges the notion that all Jews support Israel's actions Via THR

Wallace Shawn on Gaza: “The Anger of the Palestinians Cannot Be Ended by Killing Their Children”www.hollywoodreporter.com The playwright, actor, and member of Jewish Voice for Peace challenges the notion that all Jews support Israel's actions

Probably most most anticipated comic title atm

This week's newsletter, including the Power Fantasy Trailer, the latest character reveal, incentive covers, Steamdeck reviews, links, and a few thoughts about the election.

292: there's always spite.buttondown.email Hullo. “This is where we'd play Prince if we could afford prince” Art vs the Abyss, abyss is winnning Ooh, Pantone Genning Personas Steamy Wi̶n̶d̶o̶w̶s̶...

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I think the reason Philip K Dick is still the predominant SF writer of the last century is, he was the only one who foresaw a future where everything would be boring, inconvenient and dehumanising, and where the only way you can win is to somehow refuse to give up your humanity.

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We are just $1,800 away from being FULLY FUNDED on DAY TWO. Come get'cherself the very first Iron Circus Games! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/i...

Iron Circus x INDIEPOCALYPSE : Say Hello to Iron Circus Games!www.backerkit.com It's the launch of Iron Circus Games! Join us!

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hell yeah north side

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FACT: F&G is the how-to comics handbook I wish I read when I was an assistant editor at Vertigo in the early ‘90s. FACT: It’s recommend for anyone who wants to level-up their comics-making skills. FACT: It’s available NOW in print or digital! www.offregister.press/store

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The police are defunding us.

The new Minneapolis Police Department contract would push officers' *starting* pay to $92,000 by next summer. Starting salary for Minneapolis Public School teachers will be $51,000 for 2024-2025. minnesotareformer.com/2024/06/21/u...

Union contract would increase MPD budget by millions, push police salaries past most peers • Minnesota Reformerminnesotareformer.com Minneapolis is considering giving its police officers historic raises of nearly 22%, pushing their pay to among the highest in the nation, even as state and federal officials are forcing the police de...

Olds College is having a Scavenger Hunt for Pride, with posters of historic Queer figures posted around campus. Someone vandalized the Rachel Carson poster, so we’re out here in the beautiful campus wetlands this morning reposting it. Happy Pride everyone. Stay vigilant.

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Jamie: "But we've told them what it is already. It's not a surprise." Kieron: "Shush!" www.kickstarter.com/projects/kat... #WicDiv

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Today on SKTCHD, it's a long in the works profile feature on cartoonist and cover artist Peach Momoko, as I talked with her and a variety of others about her long journey to becoming an overnight success. This is a good one, I think!

“The Classic Ten-Year Overnight Success”: On Peach Momoko's Long Journey to the Top - SKTCHDsktchd.com One day in 2019, writer/translator Zack Davisson wandered into a Seattle comic shop, Comics Dungeon. This was right around Emerald City Comic Con, the city’s largest comic book convention, which meant...

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Hello, today is my Birthday! ✨And the best gift for an artist is a retweet of his artworks 🌱🍃

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It never feels like it, but sometimes *not* getting what you’re looking for can turn out to be the best thing — the project is originally set out to do was kind of interesting but kind of familiar, while the new one was, I think, a lot more interesting for me (and I hope readers too) /8

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Happy pride! I wrote about the food that makes you gay, from jokes about ice cream to worries about soy, the long history of colonial fears about bodies and selves being able to change via food, and why that needn't be feared at all www.eater.com/24162871/foo...

The Food That Makes You Gaywww.eater.com Too many people grow up fearing what food might reveal about themselves. Maybe it’s time we embrace self-discovery.

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The fundamental misunderstanding of what constitutes a "universal story" that's so prevalent among people who have never studied storytelling is the source of so much MBA-driven failure at large media companies

It is also worth noting that "universal" stories appeal to zero people, because no one lives a universal life. The more specific a story is, the more we relate to it even if we have a different life, because we recognize that the story feels real

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Amanda Marcotte

"Along with their anger about abortion, they grouse about not being allowed to punish students 'for being homosexual or transgender.' "The picture painted is of two men obsessed with controlling student lives based on what they're packing inside their underwear." www.salon.com/2024/06/03/t...

Texas professors want to use abortion ban to punish students for "consensual sexual intercourse"www.salon.com It's part of a larger pattern of men using the new law to control and abuse women in their lives

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3rd Voice: 67th Scene: Copy-right (1/3). www.rice-boy.com , www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/3r...

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post malone ergo propter malone

The scary thing is that great damage is being done to the justice system, but it's coming from Elon Musk and the Republican establishment when they say shit like that. Getting the biggest megaphone in the world and saying "All juries are BULLSHIT" is not good for the justice system.

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While the circumstances of Rogue’s absorption of the Carol Danvers persona are surreal and supernatural, they nonetheless provide an intriguing example of the concept of “restorative justice” in a manner that makes a compelling story at the same time. #xmen #rogue 1/9

Proud to see the faculty standing with the students at U of T youtu.be/pkfjzgc6nVs?...

Dozens of U of T faculty speak out against school's request for injunctionyoutu.be An Injunction hearing is set to be heard in court today as the University of Toronto looks for a way to remove encampments on campus. Subscribe to CP24 to wa...

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In 2016, the She-Hulk character was handed over to an accomplished writer and given the pronoun-less title of “Hulk.” The story that unfolded, however, divided the fanbase, raising key questions about the role of character consistency in comics. #SheHulk 1/9

2014 #SheHulk got me back into Marvel comics

The 2014 #SheHulk series, penned by Charles Soule w/ pencils by Javier Pulido & Ron Wimberly and covers by Kevin Wada, features a strong cast of female supporting characters. And two characters, Hellcat/Patsy Walker and Tigra/Greer Nelson, have fascinating feminist legacies. 1/9

Fuckin a ✊🏻 www.instagram.com/p/C7Z7qG2PZp...

Ontario Federation of Labour | OFL on Instagram: "Open letter from OFL President Laura Walton to @UofT President Meric Gertler: "If you move against the students, you’ll have to go through workers fir...www.instagram.com 1,151 likes, 42 comments - onfedlab on May 25, 2024: "Open letter from OFL President Laura Walton to @UofT President Meric Gertler: "If you move against the students, you’ll have to go thro...".

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Libraries and librarians are under attack in so many place in so many ways and I wanted to do something, so I made this image in support of them. You can download it or print it up to let folks know you support your libraries! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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RIP Kabosu, you gave us a great meme. And thanks @gretchenmcc.bsky.social for making this lovely doge grammar explainer that i got to share again today the-toast.net/2014/02/06/l...

A Linguist Explains the Grammar of Doge. Wow. -The Toastthe-toast.net A willing foe, and sea room.

Haul from Shelf Life Books’ Zine Party today

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Confira o cartaz especial do Festival de Cannes para celebrar a Palma de Ouro honorária concedida ao Studio Ghibli na edição desse ano. A celebração ao lendário estúdio de animação japonês acontece na próxima segunda-feira (20), no Grand Théâtre Lumière.♥️🎬

So I have that to look forward to

My latest cartoon for Guardian Books. #books #ghost