Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities
@goblinmkt.bsky.social
Chicago's 1st Manga Shop! 🌈Proudly Queer-Owned & Arab-Owned
Manga • Manhwa • Danmei • Comics • Crafts • RPGs • Games • Curiosities
(Posts, comments, and bizarre opinions about popular media are by Ryvre/@NikaRiots)
Manga • Manhwa • Danmei • Comics • Crafts • RPGs • Games • Curiosities
(Posts, comments, and bizarre opinions about popular media are by Ryvre/@NikaRiots)
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Hello Bluesky! We're Goblin Market, a queer-owned and Arab-owned #indiebookstore in Chicago.
We specialize in manga, graphic novels, comics, danmei, indie rpgs, and nerdy crafts. Hi new friends!
We specialize in manga, graphic novels, comics, danmei, indie rpgs, and nerdy crafts. Hi new friends!
Stock up on manga and comics today, then stay home under the blankets tomorrow
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Stock up on manga and comics today, then stay home under the blankets tomorrow
Don's pick this week is Pig Wife—a dark, feral, can’t-look-away survival tale so raw and strange it’ll crawl under your skin and stay there. If you love unsettling folk horror and gorgeous-but-grotesque visuals, Abbey Luck's graphic novel debut is an absolute must-read!
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Don's pick this week is Pig Wife—a dark, feral, can’t-look-away survival tale so raw and strange it’ll crawl under your skin and stay there. If you love unsettling folk horror and gorgeous-but-grotesque visuals, Abbey Luck's graphic novel debut is an absolute must-read!
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Visit with us as Chicago-area designers share their new and in-progress tabletop games — especially #ttrpg — at the Tabletop Games Demo Expo on Saturday from noon to 5pm. It's FREE to attend as a player! @goblinmkt.bsky.social is bringing a selection of game-related wares to buy! demoexpo.games
Tabletop Games Demo Expo
Level Eater Adventures presents a recurring meetup for Chicago-area game-designers, artists, and players, hosted at the Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport.
demoexpo.games
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Visit with us as Chicago-area designers share their new and in-progress tabletop games — especially #ttrpg — at the Tabletop Games Demo Expo on Saturday from noon to 5pm. It's FREE to attend as a player! @goblinmkt.bsky.social is bringing a selection of game-related wares to buy! demoexpo.games
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Visit the Tabletop Games Demo Expo this Saturday from noon to 5pm to try out new and in-development TTRPGs from Chicago-area designers. Join us in shopping the curated wares of @goblinmkt.bsky.social at the Co-Prosperity gallery. Maybe find your next favorite game! Learn more: demoexpo.games
Tabletop Games Demo Expo
Level Eater Adventures presents a recurring meetup for Chicago-area game-designers, artists, and players, hosted at the Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport.
demoexpo.games
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Visit the Tabletop Games Demo Expo this Saturday from noon to 5pm to try out new and in-development TTRPGs from Chicago-area designers. Join us in shopping the curated wares of @goblinmkt.bsky.social at the Co-Prosperity gallery. Maybe find your next favorite game! Learn more: demoexpo.games
Next Friday, play Under the Table: a Chicago Mafia Larp by guest GM @lottiealawest.bsky.social
Step into Chicago history! Under the Table is a 1930s Prohibition-era intrigue game about loyalty, power, and secrets, where every conversation could make or break an alliance.
Step into Chicago history! Under the Table is a 1930s Prohibition-era intrigue game about loyalty, power, and secrets, where every conversation could make or break an alliance.
January 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Next Friday, play Under the Table: a Chicago Mafia Larp by guest GM @lottiealawest.bsky.social
Step into Chicago history! Under the Table is a 1930s Prohibition-era intrigue game about loyalty, power, and secrets, where every conversation could make or break an alliance.
Step into Chicago history! Under the Table is a 1930s Prohibition-era intrigue game about loyalty, power, and secrets, where every conversation could make or break an alliance.
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We just got the books for a private Heated Rivalry bedazzling party. If we run this again as a ticketed event, would people sign up?
January 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
We just got the books for a private Heated Rivalry bedazzling party. If we run this again as a ticketed event, would people sign up?
Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt said last week: "Neither Barnes & Noble, nor Waterstones, have opened a bookstore under my tenure which directly impacts an independent bookstore."
The CEO of Barnes & Noble says they aren't hurting indies, but in Chicagoland they're exclusively opening near independent bookstores. I threw together a map. Blue pins are indies, red pins are new B&Ns (recent and upcoming)
Map here: indiebooks.nerdychicago.com
Map here: indiebooks.nerdychicago.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt said last week: "Neither Barnes & Noble, nor Waterstones, have opened a bookstore under my tenure which directly impacts an independent bookstore."
Voting closes tomorrow in the Chicago Reader Best of 2025 poll. We'd love your vote in best comic shop and best game shop! 💗
You can vote at bestof.chicagoreader.com
You can vote at bestof.chicagoreader.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Voting closes tomorrow in the Chicago Reader Best of 2025 poll. We'd love your vote in best comic shop and best game shop! 💗
You can vote at bestof.chicagoreader.com
You can vote at bestof.chicagoreader.com
We're getting the hang of book bedazzling! Join us January 11 to sip nonalcoholic mimosas and bedazzle books with us.
Tickets: bedazzledbooks.eventbrite.com
Tickets: bedazzledbooks.eventbrite.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We're getting the hang of book bedazzling! Join us January 11 to sip nonalcoholic mimosas and bedazzle books with us.
Tickets: bedazzledbooks.eventbrite.com
Tickets: bedazzledbooks.eventbrite.com
We've got a small sale and chill, post-Christmas vibes in the store today. Stop in for free hot chocolate, solo and 2 player ttrpgs, and a community puzzle.
10% off, 12/26-12/28:
Art Prints
Book Nooks
Candles
Dice
Gift Bags
Journals
Stickers
Plush Toys
10% off, 12/26-12/28:
Art Prints
Book Nooks
Candles
Dice
Gift Bags
Journals
Stickers
Plush Toys
December 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We've got a small sale and chill, post-Christmas vibes in the store today. Stop in for free hot chocolate, solo and 2 player ttrpgs, and a community puzzle.
10% off, 12/26-12/28:
Art Prints
Book Nooks
Candles
Dice
Gift Bags
Journals
Stickers
Plush Toys
10% off, 12/26-12/28:
Art Prints
Book Nooks
Candles
Dice
Gift Bags
Journals
Stickers
Plush Toys
Merry Fangsmas to mortals and vamps alike! We're down to our last three tickets for Fangs Gallery, our Warhol-inspired Vampire larp. Get yours before they sell out!
Enjoy our playlist at merry.fangsgallery.com
Enjoy our playlist at merry.fangsgallery.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Merry Fangsmas to mortals and vamps alike! We're down to our last three tickets for Fangs Gallery, our Warhol-inspired Vampire larp. Get yours before they sell out!
Enjoy our playlist at merry.fangsgallery.com
Enjoy our playlist at merry.fangsgallery.com
Special orders from the last few days just arrived, willing with some last minute restocks!
December 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Special orders from the last few days just arrived, willing with some last minute restocks!
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Still have plenty of whistle kits if you want to grab a handful to take home as stocking stuffers!
If you want whistles, or want to grab a handful (we have a bunch, do not feel bad about taking as many as you like, that's why they're there) for family and friends back home over the holidays, the whistle bowl at @beermiscuous.bsky.social is always stocked.
Please find some small thing you can do today to take a stand against fascism. I mailed over 2,000 whistles to Minneapolis last night and walked some kids to school this morning.
I can’t reliably do my own laundry or take out the trash, but I can do this. What can you do?
I can’t reliably do my own laundry or take out the trash, but I can do this. What can you do?
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Still have plenty of whistle kits if you want to grab a handful to take home as stocking stuffers!
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All vol 3 is out tomorrow! Traveling? Reserve your copy at GoblinMkt.com, and it will be waiting when you get back.
December 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All vol 3 is out tomorrow! Traveling? Reserve your copy at GoblinMkt.com, and it will be waiting when you get back.
0% risk of being sent to Whamhalla when you do your Christmas shopping at Goblin Market
December 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
0% risk of being sent to Whamhalla when you do your Christmas shopping at Goblin Market
I just made a map of Chicagoland indie bookstores to go along with the main Nerdy Chicago map. Check it out at books.nerdychicago.com
Chicagoland Indie Bookstores - Google My Maps
Chicagoland Indie Bookstores
books.nerdychicago.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I just made a map of Chicagoland indie bookstores to go along with the main Nerdy Chicago map. Check it out at books.nerdychicago.com
Stay a while! We have Christmas movies and free hot cocoa in our Art & Community space.
December 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Stay a while! We have Christmas movies and free hot cocoa in our Art & Community space.
Extended hours for all your last minute gift shopping!
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Extended hours for all your last minute gift shopping!
POV: you're arriving at Goblin Market on the Chicagoland Bookstore Holiday Trolley
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
POV: you're arriving at Goblin Market on the Chicagoland Bookstore Holiday Trolley
This is a difficult holiday season for so many people. We've added a space on our mutual aid shelf for small gifts, especially gifts for kids and crafts kids can make for parents or grandparents.
Bring small gifts, and take what you need
Bring small gifts, and take what you need
December 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is a difficult holiday season for so many people. We've added a space on our mutual aid shelf for small gifts, especially gifts for kids and crafts kids can make for parents or grandparents.
Bring small gifts, and take what you need
Bring small gifts, and take what you need
Looks like @katmabu.bsky.social is going to be across the street at Bookclub this evening! Maybe come say hi to your friendly local manga shop while you're in the neighborhood?
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Looks like @katmabu.bsky.social is going to be across the street at Bookclub this evening! Maybe come say hi to your friendly local manga shop while you're in the neighborhood?
We've switched over to Christmas music, but we promise there's no Wham or Mariah Carey! Instead, we've lovingly created a holiday playlist with the Darkness, Captain Beefheart, the Damned, David Byrne, and a bunch more of our favorite bands. 🖤
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We've switched over to Christmas music, but we promise there's no Wham or Mariah Carey! Instead, we've lovingly created a holiday playlist with the Darkness, Captain Beefheart, the Damned, David Byrne, and a bunch more of our favorite bands. 🖤
Can we talk about boundaries for a sec? We love what we do, but I wish people would understand that we're a really small store! We have one part time employee who averages about 8 hours a month to help out with big events.
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Can we talk about boundaries for a sec? We love what we do, but I wish people would understand that we're a really small store! We have one part time employee who averages about 8 hours a month to help out with big events.
Can't make it in to shop? Call dibs on our website, and we'll hold your order for up to a week. No folding chair required!
Print by @harebrained.bsky.social
Print by @harebrained.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Can't make it in to shop? Call dibs on our website, and we'll hold your order for up to a week. No folding chair required!
Print by @harebrained.bsky.social
Print by @harebrained.bsky.social