Akil Wilson
@akilwilson.blacksky.app
I write and draw riso-comics about black folks. I also teach math. Black, bi, and nonbinary He/They 💖💜💙 Comics and other contacts on http://akilwilsoncomics.com
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Akil Wilson
@akilwilson.blacksky.app
· Oct 18
Hey, everybody! I’m Akil and I write and draw riso-comics about black folks.
I made a comic called Carl & the Magic Coin and you can read the digital version of it for free on my website! You can even download it if you like!
Check it out here:
akilwilsoncomics.com
I made a comic called Carl & the Magic Coin and you can read the digital version of it for free on my website! You can even download it if you like!
Check it out here:
akilwilsoncomics.com
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also: if bad shit does happen, if ICE comes to your town, if a disaster hits—interdependent communities are more resilient communities
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
also: if bad shit does happen, if ICE comes to your town, if a disaster hits—interdependent communities are more resilient communities
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what does it mean to retrain your brain put of individualism and scarcity thinking?
what actions can you start taking to help and connect with people?
what actions can you start taking to help and connect with people?
February 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
what does it mean to retrain your brain put of individualism and scarcity thinking?
what actions can you start taking to help and connect with people?
what actions can you start taking to help and connect with people?
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something from minnesota that i would like people to learn, that i don’t think is hitting people yet:
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
something from minnesota that i would like people to learn, that i don’t think is hitting people yet:
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
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Just watched the Biggs Cut with my wife. Deeply satisfying. I completely get why 80% of Biggs was cut from the final film, BUT if you don't care about pacing and are just interested in character development, SO MUCH ABOUT LUKE ONLY MAKES SENSE IF YOU KNOW ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH BIGGS
1/x 🧵
1/x 🧵
Good morning, U.S. East Coast; I have a present for you:
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Just watched the Biggs Cut with my wife. Deeply satisfying. I completely get why 80% of Biggs was cut from the final film, BUT if you don't care about pacing and are just interested in character development, SO MUCH ABOUT LUKE ONLY MAKES SENSE IF YOU KNOW ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH BIGGS
1/x 🧵
1/x 🧵
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I wrote this and I put my all into it—an 80 page SF novella with complicated characters, big action, and some really exciting worldbuilding. Please sign up / consider pledging when it’s live on March 1!
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I wrote this and I put my all into it—an 80 page SF novella with complicated characters, big action, and some really exciting worldbuilding. Please sign up / consider pledging when it’s live on March 1!
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So excited to announce IDW's brand new CRIME imprint launching this year!
Huge thanks to @forbes.com for making the grand reveal.
Which book are you most excited for?
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
Huge thanks to @forbes.com for making the grand reveal.
Which book are you most excited for?
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
IDW Publishing Is Betting Crime Will Pay With Launch Of New Imprint
IDW Crime will feature thrillers, mysteries, true crime and contemporary takes on classic genre tropes.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
So excited to announce IDW's brand new CRIME imprint launching this year!
Huge thanks to @forbes.com for making the grand reveal.
Which book are you most excited for?
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
Huge thanks to @forbes.com for making the grand reveal.
Which book are you most excited for?
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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Going to make a thread of every reason to NEVER vote for Newsom. Let's start with:
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Going to make a thread of every reason to NEVER vote for Newsom. Let's start with:
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Hey there! I’m Bree, a Minneapolis-based illustrator! I love making zines, stickers, and posters and really enjoy playing with shape and linework. Also a big fan of 90s/00s animation styles.
#️⃣: You can find more of my work tagged under #art
🖼️ Shop: ko-fi.com/pailbn/shop
#bsnm #shopsmall #kofi
#️⃣: You can find more of my work tagged under #art
🖼️ Shop: ko-fi.com/pailbn/shop
#bsnm #shopsmall #kofi
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Hey there! I’m Bree, a Minneapolis-based illustrator! I love making zines, stickers, and posters and really enjoy playing with shape and linework. Also a big fan of 90s/00s animation styles.
#️⃣: You can find more of my work tagged under #art
🖼️ Shop: ko-fi.com/pailbn/shop
#bsnm #shopsmall #kofi
#️⃣: You can find more of my work tagged under #art
🖼️ Shop: ko-fi.com/pailbn/shop
#bsnm #shopsmall #kofi
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Thread.
I've said before and unfortunately will have to say again: we can all tell which guys get excited when there's a woman so awful that they have permission to hate her because anyone who points out the sexism will be accused of defending a villain
I think this label is one of those that only we smug bitches can call ourselves.
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Thread.
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We turned our neighborhoods into surveillance panopticons to help Amazon get a foothold in thousands of law enforcement agencies, chiefly because it wanted to cut its annual shrinkage from package theft by a few percentage points.
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 AM
We turned our neighborhoods into surveillance panopticons to help Amazon get a foothold in thousands of law enforcement agencies, chiefly because it wanted to cut its annual shrinkage from package theft by a few percentage points.
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I would add that emotional stakes are the only ones that matter. oh, the world is ending?? nobody gives a shit, man. that's too big for people to even contemplate. you can have that, but you have to back it up with human-level stuff, like "my dog is dying and you're wasting my last hours with him"
A good thing about AI slop like the Cruise/Pitt fight thing is that it highlights just how repetitive and soulless MANY movie fight scenes are. They might as WELL be slop.
Some top-of-my-head things to keep in mind to make your fights human:
- Incorporate the environment (cont) 1/
Some top-of-my-head things to keep in mind to make your fights human:
- Incorporate the environment (cont) 1/
February 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I would add that emotional stakes are the only ones that matter. oh, the world is ending?? nobody gives a shit, man. that's too big for people to even contemplate. you can have that, but you have to back it up with human-level stuff, like "my dog is dying and you're wasting my last hours with him"
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Hm, have I written about enough comics to do a version of this with comics featured on Comics Unbagged? Let's start a thread doing as many as I can.
The ABCs of comics I think YOU should read: 🧵
Read through, and then quote-repost any letter with a book that starts with that letter that YOU think people should read!!! ❤️
Read through, and then quote-repost any letter with a book that starts with that letter that YOU think people should read!!! ❤️
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Hm, have I written about enough comics to do a version of this with comics featured on Comics Unbagged? Let's start a thread doing as many as I can.
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I love an alphabet game. Here's 26 comics you should read:
A is for THE ARRIVAL by Shaun Tan
A is for THE ARRIVAL by Shaun Tan
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I love an alphabet game. Here's 26 comics you should read:
A is for THE ARRIVAL by Shaun Tan
A is for THE ARRIVAL by Shaun Tan
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Sorry AI is all hype! None of it’s true. You’ll never convince people who are hip to the game! You’re just trying to ease your guilt for plagiarizing & harming Black southerners with pollution.
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Sorry AI is all hype! None of it’s true. You’ll never convince people who are hip to the game! You’re just trying to ease your guilt for plagiarizing & harming Black southerners with pollution.
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Pre-streaming (possibly pre-rental)...
There used to be a reparatory theater near where I lived, they'd send out this calendar and I'd mark up all the movies I wanted to see over the next 2 months.
There used to be a reparatory theater near where I lived, they'd send out this calendar and I'd mark up all the movies I wanted to see over the next 2 months.
June 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Pre-streaming (possibly pre-rental)...
There used to be a reparatory theater near where I lived, they'd send out this calendar and I'd mark up all the movies I wanted to see over the next 2 months.
There used to be a reparatory theater near where I lived, they'd send out this calendar and I'd mark up all the movies I wanted to see over the next 2 months.
I just backed Crit One 4: This Spell Could Have Been An Email on @kickstarter.com
Crit One 4: This Spell Could Have Been An Email
Orcs gather around the water cooler, witches fail to file their reports correctly, and much more in the FINAL issue of Crit One.
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I just backed Crit One 4: This Spell Could Have Been An Email on @kickstarter.com
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Man, y’all going to let the birthday babe go all day without a new backer? 😅
Who likes fantasy and needs a good chuckle? 👇👇👇
Who likes fantasy and needs a good chuckle? 👇👇👇
Sure would be cool if Crit One 4 funded on my birthday today…
That’s be the best present ever 👉👈
www.kickstarter.com/projects/luk...
#ZineQuest #Comics
That’s be the best present ever 👉👈
www.kickstarter.com/projects/luk...
#ZineQuest #Comics
Crit One 4: This Spell Could Have Been An Email
Orcs gather around the water cooler, witches fail to file their reports correctly, and much more in the FINAL issue of Crit One.
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Man, y’all going to let the birthday babe go all day without a new backer? 😅
Who likes fantasy and needs a good chuckle? 👇👇👇
Who likes fantasy and needs a good chuckle? 👇👇👇
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Most excitingly(!), this zine will ship directly to your mailbox each month! Our Kickstarter (where you can pledge for a six month subscription) will be launching in April, and our first issue will be shipping in September. Check out our pre-launch page now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
Coming soon: The Comics Staple - A Comics News Zine
A brand-new, monthly zine featuring news, reviews, and interviews for comics fans who want to stay in the loop. Edited by Tiffany Babb
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Most excitingly(!), this zine will ship directly to your mailbox each month! Our Kickstarter (where you can pledge for a six month subscription) will be launching in April, and our first issue will be shipping in September. Check out our pre-launch page now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
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The news is out in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! I am VERY excited to announce a new print comics publication - The Comics Staple, a monthly comics zine filled with reviews, recommendations, interviews and more.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The news is out in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! I am VERY excited to announce a new print comics publication - The Comics Staple, a monthly comics zine filled with reviews, recommendations, interviews and more.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
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Please leave a review on the B&N website if you’ve read WHO KILLED SARAH SHAW. More reviews pushes us up the algorithm logjam.
Real talk: Barnes & Noble's algorithm is how readers discover hidden gems. Every review you leave pushes Who Killed Sarah Shaw? in front of true crime fans.
No need for an essay! Even "Couldn't put it down" helps!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/who-killed...
No need for an essay! Even "Couldn't put it down" helps!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/who-killed...
Who Killed Sarah Shaw?|Paperback
WHO KILLED SARAH SHAW? Follows Jes & Dave, two struggling true crime content creators who insert themselves into a 40-year-old cold case. But secrets like to stay buried. Can they solve Sarah Shaw's murder, or will they end up in an early grave like her? In this 120-page graphic novel, Sarah...
www.barnesandnoble.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Please leave a review on the B&N website if you’ve read WHO KILLED SARAH SHAW. More reviews pushes us up the algorithm logjam.
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The ABCs of comics I think YOU should read: 🧵
Read through, and then quote-repost any letter with a book that starts with that letter that YOU think people should read!!! ❤️
Read through, and then quote-repost any letter with a book that starts with that letter that YOU think people should read!!! ❤️
February 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The ABCs of comics I think YOU should read: 🧵
Read through, and then quote-repost any letter with a book that starts with that letter that YOU think people should read!!! ❤️
Read through, and then quote-repost any letter with a book that starts with that letter that YOU think people should read!!! ❤️
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❌ If you're a Starbucks customer, STOP BUYING STARBUCKS and DELETE YOUR APP! Tell the company they need to do better by their baristas.
☕ If you're a Starbucks partner, hit us up at the link in our bio to learn about how organizing a union in your store can empower you and your coworkers.
☕ If you're a Starbucks partner, hit us up at the link in our bio to learn about how organizing a union in your store can empower you and your coworkers.
February 11, 2026 at 8:21 PM
❌ If you're a Starbucks customer, STOP BUYING STARBUCKS and DELETE YOUR APP! Tell the company they need to do better by their baristas.
☕ If you're a Starbucks partner, hit us up at the link in our bio to learn about how organizing a union in your store can empower you and your coworkers.
☕ If you're a Starbucks partner, hit us up at the link in our bio to learn about how organizing a union in your store can empower you and your coworkers.