Deb Aoki

Tech billionaires aren't robber barons.

Robber barons donated money to educational and cultural institutions, from universities to newspapers. Tech billionaires are destroying them - and building their fortunes on destroying the human capacity to think, learn, empathize, and concentrate.

Oni Press Inks Distro Deal with PRH Beginning in August, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over sales and distribution for the comics and graphic novel publisher’s frontlist and backlist trade books, as well as single…

Oni Press Inks Distro Deal with PRH

A set of four cake pops that read HAPPY VALENTINES DAY; The first has H, VA, and D; The second has A LEN A; the third has PP TIN Y; the last has Y ES <3. A cartoon below shows a very sad hamster holding up the one that reads PP TINY

I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.

I found my pals @iamdavidbrothers.com & @debaoki.bsky.social!

Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray | Arrow Video Shop Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray at Arrow Video. Free UK Delivery

Now it can be sold! mattalt.bsky.social and I have made the leap from our Pure TokyoScope Podcast into providing a feature-length audio commentary + video extras for Arrow Video’s Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection, starring Meiko Kaji + Sonny Chiba! Order here: www.arrowvideo.com/p/blu-ray/wa...

As much fun as it is to see these recurring characters return, my favorite chapter was the one where Tatsu and a friend visit a local farmer and she keeps assuming everything is code for a drug deal.

The Way of the Househusband Volume 15 by Kousuke Oono is another great installment in one of my favorite manga series.

For @iamdavidbrothers.com ‘s new year resolutions ;-))

Sunday, February 1 is the LAST day for the DeYoung Museum's "Art of Manga" exhibit -- if you're planning on going this weekend, be sure to buy tickets in advance, as it'll likely be crowded.

www.famsf.org/exhibitions/...

Manga Creation with Kazumi Yamashita

Kazumi Yamashita has been creating manga since 1980. Come find out what makes her work so enduring.

Hot damn! A new “Rokudenashi Blues” sidestory written by original creator Masanori Morita with art by Boichi (Dr Stone, Sun Ken Rock)

Look for this to debut in Grand Jump, summer 2026!

YouTube video by SKTCHD Chip Chat Vol. 1: The State of the Zdarsky

Welcome to Chip Chat, a new interview series with writer, artist, and man about comics Chip Zdarsky that will run each month on SKTCHD and the SKTCHD YouTube throughout 2026.

This first edition is The State of the Zdarsky, as we talk about his big year at Marvel, the state of comics, and more.

San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K & 5K The San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K & 5K is an annual running event held in early February in Golden Gate Park and along the Great Highway.

on top of that, there's a half-marathon scheduled on Sunday, February 1 in San Francisco, so that'll make access to the DeYoung museum a little tricker than usual. Plan ahead!
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Sunday, February 1 is the LAST day for the DeYoung Museum's "Art of Manga" exhibit -- if you're planning on going this weekend, be sure to buy tickets in advance, as it'll likely be crowded.

www.famsf.org/exhibitions/...

Really digging this series, DEEPLY inspired by Chip's experiences reading manga on the podcast. And you know, everything going on in the world. Congrats on the award, Chipper!

Awesome! The “Dinosaur Sanctuary” full-color picture book, “Let’s Go to Dinoland” by MINT MANGA creator @kurinosukeboy.bsky.social will be out in English, just in time for holiday gifting in Nov. 2026 from @sevenseasentertainment.com! 🦖🎄

Read the manga: sevenseasentertainment.com/series/dinos...

We'll be tabling at #OLASC2026 with our dear pals @thebeguiling.bsky.social!

Swing by Booth #518 on Thursday & Friday to hear what we're planning for #TCAF2026 and Libraries and Education Day, then enter to win a TCAF mystery bag!

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Ha! Amazing! The latest from @mangasplaining.bsky.social’s own Chip Zdarsky!

Speaking of, I got to meet Our incredible No Roses Without Thorns letterer @aikosmith.com at an event in Tokyo tonight! More on the book soon! -CWB

Me and Shuzo Oshimi’s “Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)” By David Brothers Shuzo Oshimi is a cartoonist who is largely known for works that blend youth and perversion, in the specific sense of a deviation from the norm, but still with all the sexual subt…

David wrote an essay about Shuzo Oshimi's new short autobiographical manga, "Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)" as featured in the free YOUNG Magazine released a few months back. shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...

We just learned this week that Susumu Higa's OKINAWA, our co-pro with the good folks @fantagraphics.bsky.social, received a 2023 Graphic Novel Diversity Honor from the Virgina Library Association! Thank you to all involved! See the full list of winners here: vla.memberclicks.net/2023-graphic...

Wow, that's LOTS of good news today! SEARCH AND DESTROY has been honored by the American Library Association's GNCRT in their inaugural awards! This is huge news! Big congrats to @fantagraphics.bsky.social label-mate Raised by Ghosts for their win, and all the winners and honorees!

deeply excited for more torikai! i loved your interview with her, she’s severely underrated

We're finalizing the materials for Wandering Cat's Cage now with the good folks @fantagraphics.bsky.social. There will be two new text pieces in this one! Hooray! Thanks to the folks @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the vote of confidence. :)

The Substance meets fandom in In Your Skin, a new Image Comics series from Tiny Onion The new Image Comics comic from Exquisite Corpses studio Tiny Onion mixes Bollywood and body horror.

Big news, gang: IN YOUR SKIN, a new comic book written by me, drawn by artist Som, coloured by Francesco Segala, starts publication in April from @imagecomics.com, produced by @readtinyonion.bsky.social. @popversesays.bsky.social has the exclusive details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-in-yo...

Spring 2026 Preview: Manga As the manga audience expands, publishers respond with historical fiction, gritty thrillers, and titles on issues like feminism and LGBTQ+ rights.

“Wandering Cat’s Cage” by Akane Torikai from @mangasplaining.bsky.social extra (MSX) and @fantagraphics.bsky.social is on the @publisherswkly.bsky.social short list of notable new releases in their spring 2026 manga preview!

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Today @vestenet.bsky.social and I get into the mechanics of shonen storytelling!

TL;DR: JJK didn't need an info dump to tee up a bunch of cool fights, but other works have used the structure these kinds of rules provide very effectively.

Capitol Corridor Bay Area & N. California Rail Transportation Capitol Corridor is an intercity passenger rail service that operates between Silicon Valley/San Jose and the Sacramento region. Commute or explore with us.

Take the amtrak capitol corridor train from sacramento to emeryville. Transfer on the amtrak bus that takes you to downtown san francisco. There’s lots of public transit or taxi options to get you to the Deyoung Museum from there. It’s not impossible.

www.capitolcorridor.org

Tens of thousands of demonstrators filling the streets with signs and banners

Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.

Absolutely the right decision — i did the same for the British Museum Manga exhibit in 2019 and never regretted it, especially since that show never traveled to other cities.