Chris Mautner
@cmautner.bsky.social
Editor at @pennlive.bsky.social. Co-editor at @comicsjournal.bsky.social. Putters around here and there.
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The Solitary Gourmet by Jirō Taniguchi and Masayuki Kusumi, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian with Chitoku Teshima (Fanfare/Ponent Mon, 2025)
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
The Solitary Gourmet - The Comics Journal
Joe McCulloch offers his thoughts on the latest Jiro Taniguchi offering from Fanfare/Ponent Mon.
www.tcj.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Solitary Gourmet by Jirō Taniguchi and Masayuki Kusumi, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian with Chitoku Teshima (Fanfare/Ponent Mon, 2025)
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
reviewed by TCJ first-timer Joe McCulloch! www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: ‘We’d stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh’ by Jason Bergman www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: ‘We’d stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh’ by Jason Bergman www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
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My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
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Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At 'The Bean' For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, Little Village!"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
Yes, Trump's tariffs are raising billions -- but at a steep economic cost
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
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Hmm, I wonder what's going on over at @comicsjournal.bsky.social? Why, it's a review of Japanese ero-guro master/all-around creepazoid Shintaro Kago's latest award-winning manga horror collection, BRAIN DAMAGE! Written by me, a reviewer of comics! Pop on over and have a look.
Brain Damage - The Comics Journal
Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics, 2025) reviewed by Leonard Price.
www.tcj.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hmm, I wonder what's going on over at @comicsjournal.bsky.social? Why, it's a review of Japanese ero-guro master/all-around creepazoid Shintaro Kago's latest award-winning manga horror collection, BRAIN DAMAGE! Written by me, a reviewer of comics! Pop on over and have a look.
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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Did some blogging about Crumb's new comic:
dominobooks.org/blog.html
dominobooks.org/blog.html
dominobooks.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Did some blogging about Crumb's new comic:
dominobooks.org/blog.html
dominobooks.org/blog.html
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hey, were you hoping you’d get to see me writing about Jason today? (not the stabby guy, the dog men guy) - well, good news!
Death in Trieste - The Comics Journal
Death in Trieste by Jason (Fantagraphics 2025) reviewed by Tegan O'Neil.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
hey, were you hoping you’d get to see me writing about Jason today? (not the stabby guy, the dog men guy) - well, good news!
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David Bowie came to town, flying overhead: Death in Trieste by Jason (Fantagraphics 2025) reviewed by Tegan O’Neil www.tcj.com/reviews/deat...
Death in Trieste - The Comics Journal
Death in Trieste by Jason (Fantagraphics 2025) reviewed by Tegan O'Neil.
www.tcj.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
David Bowie came to town, flying overhead: Death in Trieste by Jason (Fantagraphics 2025) reviewed by Tegan O’Neil www.tcj.com/reviews/deat...
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Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics, 2025) reviewed by Leonard Pierce www.tcj.com/reviews/brai...
Brain Damage - The Comics Journal
Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics, 2025) reviewed by Leonard Price.
www.tcj.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics, 2025) reviewed by Leonard Pierce www.tcj.com/reviews/brai...
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Much Ado About the Mitfords: A Talk with Mimi Pond by Tammi Morton-Kelly www.tcj.com/much-ado-abo...
Much Ado About the Mitfords: A Talk with Mimi Pond - The Comics Journal
Cartoonist Mimi Pond talks about her new book, Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me, which chronicles the eccentric lives of six very different sisters.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Much Ado About the Mitfords: A Talk with Mimi Pond by Tammi Morton-Kelly www.tcj.com/much-ado-abo...
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From school boards, supervisors, clerks of courts, local judges and mayors, to holding the blue majority state Supreme Court, Democrats swept the 2025 election in Pennsylvania.
I’ve never edited so many stories with word “historic” in the lead.
I’ve never edited so many stories with word “historic” in the lead.
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
From school boards, supervisors, clerks of courts, local judges and mayors, to holding the blue majority state Supreme Court, Democrats swept the 2025 election in Pennsylvania.
I’ve never edited so many stories with word “historic” in the lead.
I’ve never edited so many stories with word “historic” in the lead.
Manning this, as I do just about every Election Day. Follow along for the latest updates www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
Election Day in Pa. 2025: Live updates
We will be updating the latest election news here, as it happens, with reactions from PennLive reporters, as well as from trusted sources nationwide.
www.pennlive.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Manning this, as I do just about every Election Day. Follow along for the latest updates www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
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Mariko Tamaki is great! It was so fun to get to have this conversation with her, she’s the coolest!
www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...
www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...
Mariko Tamaki is killing it: 'We're constantly pushing back against someone trying to tell us our reality is wrong.' - The Comics Journal
Does Mariko Tamaki ever stop? Let's hope not! Here she talks to Gina Gagliano about superheroes, queer identity, the best eyebrows ever, and her new murder mystery set at an all-girls' boarding school...
www.tcj.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mariko Tamaki is great! It was so fun to get to have this conversation with her, she’s the coolest!
www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...
www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...
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Tables prices for 'indie' comic show/table prices for New York Comic Con 🤔
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tables prices for 'indie' comic show/table prices for New York Comic Con 🤔
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NEWS: CBS News head of talent Laurie Orlando is out. Here's the note she just shared with staff:
November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
NEWS: CBS News head of talent Laurie Orlando is out. Here's the note she just shared with staff:
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The new episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is now up! Racial slurs! Tolkien! West Coast jazz! Dancing pigs! Lawsuits! So many lawsuits! It can only be the story of Creedence Clearwater Revival and "Proud Mary".
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
This episode, we look at the song “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, a…
500songs.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The new episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is now up! Racial slurs! Tolkien! West Coast jazz! Dancing pigs! Lawsuits! So many lawsuits! It can only be the story of Creedence Clearwater Revival and "Proud Mary".
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Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers
November 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers
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Thief trying to break into the Louvre sever on his first try: guys you're never gonna believe this
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Thief trying to break into the Louvre sever on his first try: guys you're never gonna believe this
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Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago.
Chicago-area man killed by ICE honored at Franklin Park Day of the Dead celebration: ‘Someone who was wanted’
Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda a couple dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González.
trib.al
November 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago.
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Today is the birthday of artist Steve Ditko (Nov. 2, 1927-June 29, 2018). Cocreator or creator of Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, the Question, Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), Mr. A., Hawk & Dove, the Creeper, Captain Atom, Squirrel Girl, & more.
November 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today is the birthday of artist Steve Ditko (Nov. 2, 1927-June 29, 2018). Cocreator or creator of Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, the Question, Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), Mr. A., Hawk & Dove, the Creeper, Captain Atom, Squirrel Girl, & more.