Dylan Horrocks

Both of those rereads are on my list too (soon as I finish this damn PhD lol)!

Young in Iran A collection of 32 personal and emotional memoir comics by Gen Z comic creators in Iran.

This is such a great project from #sawcomics. Go take a look and back it if you're able: www.kickstarter.com/projects/saw...

I had exactly that feeling! Seeing original pages is always mind blowing (& kind of empowering, because it suddenly looks more possible for a metre flawed human to do).

Was about to post the same. Gorgeous!

So stoked for this. Comics!!!

2 x Carol Swain is a perfect intro to the elusive, intriguing work of Carol Swain. A road trip reveals troubling truths, and the spectre of war hangs uneasily over a small town. With new introductions and an interview with the artist.

Available to order here: darkandgolden.bigcartel.com

A reminder that Minneapolis-St Paul is where modern RPGs were born, via David Wesely's Braunstein & Dave Arneson's Blackmoor (which became D&D). This month, MN-based @atlasgames.bsky.social is raising money to help Minnesotans affected by ICE's campaign of terror. www.atlas-games.com/news/post?s=...

You're a better person than I am

Also, preparing food and viruses are not an appealing mix

Bluesky post by @trungles.com: "It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it's because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards."

See also the iconoclastic heresy

@slanecartoon.bsky.social knows the score.

A highly respectful sketch-portrait of NZ's favourite public servant, with the caption: On a typical day, Hon. Judith Collins, M.P., radiates sufficient hatred to power two medium-sized cities.

(lovingly drawn at least 11 years ago)

Another Death in Minneapolis A second American was shot and killed by federal agents. The Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer joins from Minneapolis to describe what he’s seen there in recent days,  describing it as a form of…

And here's @adamserwer.bsky.social talking about it all: pca.st/episode/84dd...

A drawing by a 5-year-old child in detention:

This is one for the ages: solid, humane reporting, with an extraordinary, powerful conclusion. It's a keeper.

"captain good eyes" 👏👏👏

Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.

It was a great conversation - fascinating and chilling all at once

Speaking of podcasts, this one by Dan Taberski from a few years ago is very good on the Cops genre: pca.st/podcast/1df3...

Inside ICE’s Push to Go Viral Many people were surprised that ICE officer Jonathan Ross was filming with his phone when he shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. But Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell was leaked thousands…

Has anyone written on how the Cops "reality" show genre helped create a visual language for ICE's social media videos?

(Here's @drewharwell.com & @brihreed.bsky.social talking about ICE's videos): pca.st/episode/c920...

My colleague Tanya Ruka did something similar last year in her Whakapapa-based Design course. A really interesting process.

Was about to suggest this. Essential!

Crikey! Hope it doesn't warp them forever

I like how far away from everything we look: in our own distant corner of the world. Long may that last!

recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

I was browsing for some scifi to read the other day: so many novels about machines with consciousness & feelings (& how humans learn to love & respect them as fellow sentient beings)! I found myself recoiling & wondering if all those stories we've told have prepared us badly for this moment.

heavily redacted peanuts

Don't think it's one of ours, but looks great!

line drawing of a devilish child, having a brain explosion. It is black and white, and numbered.

Artist signature. Illegible but might be D Joattard.

Anyone in Pōneke recognise this artist? We found 4 pieces of art we'd like to return to the owner.