Graphic Novel Review: First Freedom β The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth is aΒ marvel
First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth is a deeply researched, beautifully executed, historical and biographical graphic novel.
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Graphic Novel Review: First Freedom β The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth is aΒ marvel
First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth is a deeply researched, beautifully executed, historical and biographical graphic novel.
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13.02.2026 17:50 β π 24009 π 7207 π¬ 688 π 588In honor of #Fridaythe13th, why not celebrate with some of our spookiest titles? #FridayFeeling #FrightDayFeeling
13.02.2026 17:56 β π 15 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0The opener for our next issue, out next week!
12.02.2026 19:42 β π 18 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs Origins, Origins Everywhere! in @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social's THE TOXIC CRUSADERS #4 by @mattbors.bsky.social, @tristanwright.bsky.social, Lee Loughridge & @robsteen.bsky.social #NCBD #ToxicCrusaders #AHOYComics #ExpectMore
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The latest issue of Cruel Universe from @oni-press.bsky.social knocks it out of the park, even if it did leave me in despair of the state of the world. #Comicsky
11.02.2026 23:34 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Crownsville #4 exclusive preview. This long-buried tale of suspense and sorrow based on true events from an infamous asylum with a tortured past is about to come raging back to life... #comics #comicbooks #ncbd @oni-press.bsky.social @bishop1888.bsky.social @jasonshawnalex.bsky.social
12.02.2026 09:00 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0A great selection of graphic novels from @oni-press.bsky.social including Chef's Kiss! + I hear there is a sequel in the works so check out some cool books @jarrettmelendez.bsky.social @danicadraws.bsky.social @hankjonescolors.bsky.social Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- a fan animation I made (open to work)
The cover of TORTURED HEARTS #1 from Oni Press by Dustin Weaver featuring a ghoulish woman holding the head of a decapitated lover.
For round 2 of tonight's Gosh and BF Drink and Draw Online we have a topical drawing theme with a twist. Based on the cover of this week's TORTURED HEARTS one-shot from Oni by Dustin Weaver. You have 30 mins to draw on the theme of 'Haunted Valentine's'. #GoshBFDD
12.02.2026 20:14 β π 11 π 6 π¬ 0 π 2We're blown away to have Lewis LaRosa on board!!! π₯π₯π₯
12.02.2026 20:07 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Comics Juggernaut Lewis LaRosa Joins FORT PSYCHO #1 with Co-Creators Matt Kindt & Brian Hurtt for Highly Flammable Cover Run @oni-press.bsky.social @mattkindt.bsky.social @brihurtt.bsky.social #fluxhouse buff.ly/Nplrnif
12.02.2026 19:58 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Oni Press drops the graphic biography of Juneteenth's unlikely champion, proving that sometimes one person really can drag the rest of us toward doing the right thing
https://boingboing.net/2026/02/12/a-graphic-history-of-juneteenth-and-the-woman-who-refused-to-let-it-go.html
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jason Mantzoukas
06.02.2026 16:21 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1Check out my review of Babs: The Black Road South #2 from @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social for the @fanlightzone.bsky.social website #comicbooks
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TOXIC CRUSADERS #4 by @mattbors.bsky.social and @tristanwright.bsky.social lands in stores next week β but you can read the first 5 pages today courtesy of @smashpages.bsky.social, who calls the series "a gleefully grotesque spin on super heroics."
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Mutants, mayhem and turduckens: Take a look at next week's 'Toxic Crusaders' #4 by @mattbors.bsky.social + @tristanwright.bsky.social, courtesy of our friends at @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social:
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Do you like your ghost stories with a little SEXUAL TENSION? Estuary might just be the comic for you! Preorder it now! From:
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We have an advance review for you of Shin Zero Vol 1 from @mathieubablet.bsky.social @blackysan.bsky.social and @oni-press.bsky.social where French sci-fi cartooning meets Japanese monster manga.
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Today is the perfect day to add Estuary to your pull list! Notice that it's an bigger 1st issue, more pages, more horror!
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Out Today from @oni-press.bsky.social: FIRST FREEDOM - THE STORY OF OPAL LEE & JUNETEENTH by @angeliqueroche.bsky.social, Alvin Epps, Millicent Monroe, & Bex Glendining.
Listen to our recent episode with RochΓ©: www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/opal-le...
GVN Talking Comics Interview: Writer AngΓ©lique RochΓ© for Oni Pressβ βFirst Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee And Juneteenthβ geekvibesnation.com/gvn-talking-...
11.02.2026 18:17 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paulβan hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
11.02.2026 16:46 β π 11316 π 6556 π¬ 273 π 633BABS: THE BLACK ROAD SOUTH #2 by Garth Ennis and @jacen-art.bsky.social is in stores today!
Don't miss the latest installment of the savagely funny sword-and-sorcery adventure which @aiptcomics.com calls "one of the most gloriously unhinged fantasy comics of the last several years."
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Happy New Comic Book Day!
Take The Black Road South until you see your LCS.
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Crownsville #4 exclusive preview. This long-buried tale of suspense and sorrow based on true events from an infamous asylum with a tortured past is about to come raging back to life... #comics #comicbooks #ncbd @oni-press.bsky.social @bishop1888.bsky.social @jasonshawnalex.bsky.social
11.02.2026 15:01 β π 6 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0New episode! AngΓ©lique was a great guest, as we unpack her new graphic novel from @oni-press.bsky.social out Feb 10 about the story of Dr. Opal Lee and the decades-long fight to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday.
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AngΓ©lique RochΓ© (@angeliqueroche.bsky.social) talks First Freedom, the @oni-press.bsky.social graphic novel about Dr. Opal Leeβs fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday. We discuss research, responsibility, and telling real history through comics. Interview by @davidbrooke.bsky.social:
10.02.2026 14:03 β π 19 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0An incredibly powerful biography of Dr. Opal Lee and her life-long advocacy and activism, brought to life by @angeliqueroche.bsky.social, Alvin Epps, @lgions.bsky.social, Millicent Monroe, & @damalished.bsky.social - now available from @oni-press.bsky.social
10.02.2026 17:07 β π 16 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0Hardcover Cover Art by Millicent Monroe for FIRST FREEDOOM featuring Dr. Opal Lee
This fall Dr. Opal Lee will turn 100 years old. Meanwhile this week FIRST FREEDOM: THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH comes out from @oni-press.bsky.social and I got to interview @angeliqueroche.bsky.social about her graphic novel on the activist: comicon.com/2026/02/10/a...
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