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Book cover: The Grammar of Fantasy by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe, translated from Italian by Jack Zipes. Cover illustration is a colorful, textural depiction of a child in white cloak walking past a giant’s foot; snakes, fish, a rabbit, and dragons lurk nearby. Eerie but friendly at the same time.

Chapter header from The Grammar of Fantasy: 38. The Child Who Reads Comics Illustration of a child hidden behind a large comic book with simplified shapes, eyes, and a mouth for panels.

Excerpt from The Grammar of Fantasy: books, new inventions are often added to the basic sounds, and these, too, must be deciphered. The entire course of the story must be reconstructed in the imagination, combining the signals provided by the captions, dialogue, and onomatopoeia with those given by the drawings and color, so that the many loose threads of the plot can be mentally tied together into a single, continuous thread. And it is the reader who makes sense of everything: the personality of the characters, who are not described, but shown in action; the relationships between them, which result from the plot and its developments; even the action itself, which is revealed to the reader only through jumps and fragments. For a child of six or seven years, comic books seem to me sufficiently demanding work, rich with logical and imaginative operations, regardless of the value and content of the comic book, which is not at issue here. When reading a comic, the imagination of the child does not passively assist; rather, it is urged to take a position, to analyze and synthesize, to classify and decide. There is no room here for absentminded daydreams, not while the mind is engaged in such complex attention and the imagination is called upon to fulfill its most noble functions. To venture to say that up to a certain point, the child's principal interest in comic books is not determined by their content, but is tied directly to the form and substance of the comics themselves, as a means of expression. The child wants to master the technique of the comic strip. That's it. She reads comic books in 238

Continued excerpt from The Grammar of Fantasy. order to learn how to read comic books, to understand their rules and conventions. She enjoys the efforts of her own imagination, more than the adventures of the characters. She plays with her own mind, not with the story. It may well be high-handed to separate things so clearly in this way. But the effort of distinguishing between them is worth it if the distinction helps us not to underestimate the child, and the underlying seriousness and moral engagement that she brings to everything she does. Everything else about comics has already been said, for better or for worse, and I won't bother you by repeating it.

did not expect this chapter! I especially love:

“When reading a comic, the imagination of the child does not passively assist; rather, it is urged to take a position, to analyze and synthesize, to classify and decide.”

(and also the eternal nature of “comics ? for kids ????” discourse lmao)

Your inks are so beautiful❤️😭❤️❤️

This morning's murps and bonks. Marvin and Little Big Fat are still looking for a forever home in the Austin/Central Texas area!

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

I wrote about the House hearing today, how Congress is trying to strip anonymity from the Internet, and the devastating effects that has for journalists, whistleblowers, LGBTQ ppl, immigrants, civil rights activists, abortion providers and anyone challenging power for @theintercept.com

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

that one friend that's too library: you could get that for free at the library

The first time I played this game I went in completely blind and accidentally did Koujaku’s good ending route first and it was really hard to do anything else afterwards, I admit

"Do not forget it, i can remove you from this transaction" goes so hard

Rare Italian synth a statue a bottle of beer some sunflowers

Cover art I did for Hainbach, the Bob Ross of electronic music 🙇

and then, you know, leon came on screen and i started laughing bc he's such a hole

The voice actress for Grace in Resident Evil 9 is SHOCKINGLY good, I wasn't ready for it and I actually had to pause during a pivotal scene because I was genuinely getting upset. Good voice acting matters SO MUCH!! It made me happy to get to see that!

Also I'm so excited to play Runt, I feel like it's gonna scare me but I'm also so intrigued by it, there are some really good games coming out (RE9 and Runt and probably idk what else but those two are most interesting to me)

wow this game looks GOOD AS HELL!!!

yessss a friend DMd me right after i made this tweet and recced her and the vibe is so nice, this is a good rec thank you T_T

oh god thats a great rec thank you T__T aaaaa

YES this is a perfect rec- a friend DMd me right after i made this tweet and recced her and yes, 1000% the right vibe

ok very important, what Resident Evil 9 letsplay should I watch? I like some commentary but not Full Youtube Voice 24/7, I do like it when people get scared a little bc its fun

Crop of the Knives I drew for my friend!!! :3

we should all listen to him

In RUNT, take a look into the journal of the titular youngest brother. Drawing his brothers and preserving their impenetrable image in the end times.

RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel that we think you all need to experience.

i made a guide on how to write, draw, and print a doujinshi/fanzine/whatever you want to call it.

this is a crash course on literally everything i know about making doujinshi. it's over 40 pages long. i hope you like it.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

TEEHEE we’ve been cooking!!! I have a whole comic and some fun merch. Look forward to it!!!!!!!

God I’m OBSESSED I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS HHHHHH

God I’m OBSESSED I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS HHHHHH

We've been hard at work on EDEN: a VK Anthology, and our contributors have some sneak peeks for you! First up is
@bigbaras2.bsky.social, our lovely merch mod 💕

Directors Max Taylor and Tim McCourt at The Line layered blended traditional animation techniques with modern tools to create the film's throwback aesthetic. The video's lush backgrounds were painted by hand before scanned, split into layers, and digitally touched up.

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!

a slim goth man with lots of rings smokes a cigarette while hugging his bf, a tall, chubby guy in a hawaiian shirt and flamboyant glasses

Commission from this weekend; the prompt was “a chubby flamingo and a goth crow are boyfriends”

listen i love ao3 as much as the next guy but ive seen people quit fic writing over the past few years because people comment and engage with authors way less, and then everyone still freaks out when ao3 goes down- if a fic is irreplaceable to u, let the author know!