Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities

Daniel of Goblin Market standing behind a table with books and a Goblin Market logo sign

A table with bedazzling supplies and books

Bedazzle books and tarot cards with us today at Dibscon! We're in the craft room, room 314 AB on the 3rd floor of the Depaul Student Center.

A digital drawing of author Maia Kobabe, a white nonbinary person with short brown hair wearing a patterned blue shirt, who scowls while holding up a copy of eir book GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR. Maia is saying: H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban my books, and any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps and say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

DREADed Winter's Call — An Immersive Dread TTRPG A horror TTRPG that uses a Jenga tower instead of dice! This is a game of creeping tension and unsettling monsters.

We still have open seats for Dread tomorrow evening! winterscalldread.eventbrite.com

Calling All the Monsters It’s time for the Back to Ghoul Dance! Join your classmates in making this a fright to remember! Tonight’s motto is 'Be Yourself. Be Unique'

Tickets for our March larp are live! Play Calling All the Monsters by @vhenanlarp.bsky.social on March 14.
callingallmonsters.eventbrite.com

Daniel of Goblin Market holding Gunsmith Cats burst

We've had a lot of people asking what's up with the new volume of Gunsmith Cats since it came out this week. Yes, the title is different. Yes, that's the number 1 on the cover. But if you've been reading along until now, just think of it as volume 4 with a bit of a time skip.

We would advertise the last 24 hours of the Aqua Tofana KS campaign. But he have been busy prepping for a LARP at @goblinmkt.bsky.social

Ryvre of Goblin Market holding a disco ball heart and a romance novel, the Devil She Knows

💕 Forget roses and jewelry. Valentines day is for smut!

We're a small store and self-funded, so we're going slow, and we're a bit nervous. We're hoping to expand one section at a time as we can afford it. If you want to see more fiction on our shelves, stop in and let us know!

Over the next few months, we're expanding more of our prose sections with a focus on queer and Arab books. Next up: Horror!

Books in a shelf. Dividers read bisexual romance and trans romance

Books on a shelf. Dividers read Queer romance, demi sexual and aro romance, and straight romance

A bookshelf full of queer romance and danmei

Love is in the air, and we have a brand new romance section! 💕 We're focusing on queer and nerdy romance, but we also have an entire straight shelf, so there's something for everyone.

A picture of a frozen Lake Michigan work the Chicago skyline in the background and the words "Goblin Market will be closed on Friday 1/23. It's too cold for Goblins"

Stock up on manga and comics today, then stay home under the blankets tomorrow

Don Alsafi at Goblin Market holding the book Pig Wife

Don's pick this week is Pig Wife—a dark, feral, can’t-look-away survival tale so raw and strange it’ll crawl under your skin and stay there. If you love unsettling folk horror and gorgeous-but-grotesque visuals, Abbey Luck's graphic novel debut is an absolute must-read!

Tabletop Games Demo Expo Level Eater Adventures presents a recurring meetup for Chicago-area game-designers, artists, and players, hosted at the Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport.

Visit with us as Chicago-area designers share their new and in-progress tabletop games — especially #ttrpg — at the Tabletop Games Demo Expo on Saturday from noon to 5pm. It's FREE to attend as a player! @goblinmkt.bsky.social is bringing a selection of game-related wares to buy! demoexpo.games

Tabletop Games Demo Expo Level Eater Adventures presents a recurring meetup for Chicago-area game-designers, artists, and players, hosted at the Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport.

Visit the Tabletop Games Demo Expo this Saturday from noon to 5pm to try out new and in-development TTRPGs from Chicago-area designers. Join us in shopping the curated wares of @goblinmkt.bsky.social at the Co-Prosperity gallery. Maybe find your next favorite game! Learn more: demoexpo.games

A woman, performer and model Lottie à la West, in a glittery green flapper dress on a red staircase

Next Friday, play Under the Table: a Chicago Mafia Larp by guest GM @lottiealawest.bsky.social

Step into Chicago history! Under the Table is a 1930s Prohibition-era intrigue game about loyalty, power, and secrets, where every conversation could make or break an alliance.

Keep a lookout

The book Wake Up Nat & Darcy help in front of a shelf of Game Changer books

In case you like your hockey romance more sapphic

We just got the books for a private Heated Rivalry bedazzling party. If we run this again as a ticketed event, would people sign up?

Barnes & Noble rebuttal against bookshop that blames closure on chain A beloved independent bookstore in Chicago's Wicker Park is set to close after a nearby Barnes & Noble opened, creating a real-life You've Got Mail scenario and sparking community outrage.

I hate linking to the Daily Mail, but here's the full quote for context:
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The worst part is he was responding to Volumes closing when he said this!

Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt said last week: "Neither Barnes & Noble, nor Waterstones, have opened a bookstore under my tenure which directly impacts an independent bookstore."

Goblin Market is Nominated for Best Comic Shop and Best Board Game Store, on a stylized picture of Don, Ryvre, and Daniel at Goblin Market

Voting closes tomorrow in the Chicago Reader Best of 2025 poll. We'd love your vote in best comic shop and best game shop! 💗

You can vote at bestof.chicagoreader.com

A bedazzled copy of a Quick & Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities

We're getting the hang of book bedazzling! Join us January 11 to sip nonalcoholic mimosas and bedazzle books with us.

Tickets: bedazzledbooks.eventbrite.com

The text "Boxing Day Sale, 10% off: Art Prints Book Nooks Candles Dice Gift Bags Journals Stickers Plush Toys" On a photo of totoro journals and erasers

We've got a small sale and chill, post-Christmas vibes in the store today. Stop in for free hot chocolate, solo and 2 player ttrpgs, and a community puzzle.

10% off, 12/26-12/28:
Art Prints
Book Nooks
Candles
Dice
Gift Bags
Journals
Stickers
Plush Toys

Andy Warhol and a scantily clad man and woman in a Chrstmas scene and the logo for Fangs Gallery larp in red and green

Merry Fangsmas to mortals and vamps alike! We're down to our last three tickets for Fangs Gallery, our Warhol-inspired Vampire larp. Get yours before they sell out!

Enjoy our playlist at merry.fangsgallery.com

Don Alsafi at Goblin Market behind a stack of books

Special orders from the last few days just arrived, willing with some last minute restocks!

Still have plenty of whistle kits if you want to grab a handful to take home as stocking stuffers!

A stack of The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All vol 3

A stack of the Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All vol 3 in front of a neon cat with a mushroom hat

The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All vol 3 is out tomorrow! Traveling? Reserve your copy at GoblinMkt.com, and it will be waiting when you get back.

A table with Christmas-themed books, art, and puzzles at Goblin Market. Text reads Holiday hours, Monday 10-8, Tuesday 10-8, Wednesday 9-4, Closed on Christmas

0% risk of being sent to Whamhalla when you do your Christmas shopping at Goblin Market

Chicagoland Indie Bookstores - Google My Maps Chicagoland Indie Bookstores

I just made a map of Chicagoland indie bookstores to go along with the main Nerdy Chicago map. Check it out at books.nerdychicago.com