Andrew Aydin

The TN results show unabashed progressives are what resonates in Appalachia. Stay-quiet, stay-mid Dems are not the way.

great work, Fani Willis

Thank you!

"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." - James Baldwin

Don’t make me tap the sign

Photo of the cover to March vol 1, with me holding it and then on large screen and my laptop Andrew Aydin speaking to us on zoom

Absolute treat today in class, particularly after yesterday’s Election Day, as @andrewaydin.bsky.social joined my class to talk March and how the comics medium can be such a powerful force for change! Students and I left fired up and ready to get back to work!
#GoodTrouble

Need to understand the history and importance of the Voting Rights Act? Start here:

Introducing Gotham’s newest villain (or is he?) THE BAKER and his creation SOUR DOUGH. Read this week’s Taste of Justice to see them fully baked!

Ma Hunkel is in Taste of Justice *again*! You and @andrewaydin.bsky.social seem to be on the same wavelength!

Is there something brewing?

Text that reads: This is a really tough and tumultuous time for race relations in this country. Congressman Lewis, are you worried? Are you hopeful? What do you think are some of the answers to some of the really deep divisions we still see today?

Text that reads: Lewis: In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future. That’s why I want to see people pick up “March.” [They will see] we never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress. And when people tell me nothing has changed, I just feel like saying, “Come and walk in my shoes.” Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime. But I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.

Back in 2016, I interviewed the late, legendary Congressman John Lewis for @salon.com about his brilliant graphic-memoir series "March," co-written with @natepowell.bsky.social and @andrewaydin.bsky.social, who also joined the interview.

His answer to this question sticks with me.

Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing

Food, housing, and healthcare costs are exploding in WNC because Republicans cut programs like this that saved lives and saved money. I’m running because I know what happens when care ends, and I won’t stand by while my neighbors are left behind.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/h...

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

YouTube video by DrJasonJohnson Can Comic Books Fight Hurricanes???

Where I answer the important questions—

youtu.be/KlSVn13M-WM

Sorry, I get REALLY mad about this, because I have friends whose lives and careers would be in much better places had they not been fleeced by their publishing partners. So many administrative-side folks claim to love the medium but don't golden rule the folks who make it, and who trust them.

Smaller publishers like to tout this as a fairer & more equitable means of reaping the reward for a successful book, but it's SO easy to game the numbers.
If a cartoonist you like was with one publisher consistently for a while, then switched? They probably found out the pub was skimming their due.

Or graphic memoir…

might i suggest THE PEDESTRIAN from @magmacomix.bsky.social

Happy Letterer Appreciation Day! Each year on September 1st—Gaspar Saladino’s birthday—we celebrate the invaluable contributions that letterers make to the comic book industry!

SAVE THE DATE -- SEPTEMBER 18TH 5pm - 9pm: We are proud to be partnering with Resurrection Studios to host a celebration event showing the work in progress on 'ISLANDS IN THE SKY' with WNC creators and survivors joining to sign books and present their works in progress.

Taste of Justice #8 | DC Comics Issue Read Taste of Justice #8 on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE, the ultimate destination to read DC Comics online | The Royal Flush Gang have a strategy meeting to lay the...

Link to read (free!): Taste of Justice #8 www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/...

This week, the Royal Flush Gang plots their next crime, Ace goes missing, and the flop lands hard. All in ‘Taste of Justice’ Chapter 8 “The Royal Flush” from DC Comics with art by @dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social, colors by @nickfil.bsky.social, and letters by @micahmyers.bsky.social

Taste of Justice #7 | DC Comics Issue Read Taste of Justice #7 on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE, the ultimate destination to read DC Comics online | In thanks, Superman has sent Batman a few choice cuts...

Link to read (free!): Taste of Justice #7 www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/...

This week, Batman demonstrates the Maillard reaction and Damian helps his father despite being a vegetarian, in Taste of Justice Chapter 7 “Batman’s Beef” from DC Comics with art by @domostanton.bsky.social, letters by @micahmyers.bsky.social, and colors by @nickfil.bsky.social

A book titled Swallow Me Whole by Nate Powell, featuring an illustrated girl flying above trees with orange leaves, with insects flying around her.

Swallow Me Whole by @natepowell.bsky.social is a hauntingly beautiful story that captures the disorienting blend of adolescence and mental illness. The shifting artwork mirrors inner chaos,and for me, it’s deeply personal and relatable as someone living with schizophrenia. 💙📚 #BookSky #graphicnovels

Islands in the Sky A Comic Anthology - Uniting Stories, Art, and Survival in the Wake of Hurricane Helene

Only TWO more days to get your late pledge in. Order your copy or donate copies to local schools and libraries. Your choice!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

2.7 magnitude earthquake near Columbus, North Carolina, United States and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States : 2025-08-14 15:14:17 UTC 7 km N of Columbus, North Carolina - 2.7 EARTHQUAKE - Charlotte, Knoxville, Columbia, Athens, Winston-Salem, High Point, Greensboro, Atlanta, East Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Fayetteville, Durham, Cary,...

Welp, we just had a 2.7 magnitude earthquake happen here in Western North Carolina.

earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2025-...

Might have something else for you soon…

Thank you! That means so much to hear.

I'm enjoying this "book" so much more than I ever thought I would. It's warm and really leans into the feelings and relationships of the #DCComics characters when they're not punching people in the house. If you're not reading Taste of Justice, you're missing out. #ComicsSky

If we all refused to work for billionaires they wouldn’t be billionaires anymore.