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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities

@goblinmkt.bsky.social

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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)

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · Nov 13

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!

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 1d

It's so pretty outside! Brave the snow and pay us a visit!

The outside of Goblin Market. There are cute ghosts and autumnal leaves painted on the window. The plant holder is covered in snow, and there's snow on the windowsill. The open sign is on.

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 1d

In my household, you can't start decorating for the holidays until Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day

A panel from Watchmen by Alan Moore. A walking circulatory system frightens a man cooking in a commercial kitchen. Caption reference November 10

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Beermiscuous-Lakeview @beermiscuous.bsky.social · 2d

Whistle party on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 6pm. This one is being cohosted with our friends at @goblinmkt.bsky.social and Three Avenues. Meet your friends and neighbors, help distribute whistles, and fold and pack instructional zines around the area. See you Wednesday the 12th at 6p, 2812 N Lincoln Ave

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 3d

Daniel's pick this week is the Mushishi collectors edition. Mushishi is back in print again after 15 years, and it got a brand new translation!

Daniel holding a copy of the Mushishi collectors edition in front of a shelf of manga at Goblin Market

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 4d

Join us for the Queer Book Fair preview party on Friday, December 5! Sip hot chocolate and Malort eggnog, and check out the queer book fair fiirst. Buy from local LGBTQ+ artists, and get a limited edition sticker sheet. Prizes for the ugliest sweater and the most festive holiday ensemble!

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 4d

Queer Book Fair is back! Shop manga, graphic novels, horror, romance, queer history, political theory, and zines—all celebrating LGBTQ+ voices.

More info: queerbookfair.eventbrite.com

A cartoon Santa in a red outfit with striped tights swings froma rainbow that arches overhead. The large white text below reads “QUEER BOOK FAIR.” Smaller white text underneath says “DECEMBER 6–7,” followed by “Goblin Market, Chicago” in rainbow colors

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 4d

Join us for the Queer Book Fair preview party on Friday, December 5! Sip hot chocolate and Malort eggnog, and check out the queer book fair first. Buy from local LGBTQ+ artists, and get a limited edition sticker sheet. Prizes for the ugliest sweater and the most festive holiday ensemble.

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Rain (They/Them) @linkstrikedev.bsky.social · 4d

My day job is as a tipped worker, and tips are starting to slow down with the winter season, so I wanna remind everyone that I’m a #freelancer! I work in #TTRPGs and #books!

And if you’re a marginalized person low on funding, I’d love to meet you halfway and figure something out. Cheers!

Rain (They/Them) @linkstrikedev.bsky.social · Aug 1

Apparently I should plug the fact that I'm a #freelancer lol. I do sensitivity consultation, editing, and #TTRPGdev work!
- A variety of lived marginalized experience
- 10+ years of #creativewriting, incl. college experience
- 5 years of #gamedesign, incl. college experience

DMs open for inquiries!

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Xeni Giardiniera @personalbeavis.bsky.social · 7d

Chicago nerds: I'll be running a session of Velvet Generation alongside people running five other games at this Sunday's Chicago Shieldwall fundraiser/training event.

Come on down for the training at noon or a game starting at 1:30!

events.humanitix.com/chicago-shie...

Chicago Shieldwall - Supporting ICIRR & Increase The Peace

Community training on ICE resistance + tabletop gaming to support ICIRR & Increase The Peace. Nov 9 at Navigator Taproom. All proceeds to charity.

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 5d

Don's pick this week is Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #1,
written & illustrated by Erica Henderson

Don Alsafi of Goblin Market holding a copy of Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #1 in from of a display of comics

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Eljay/knitmeapony @knitmeapony.com · 7d

Current laptop back, with stickers from @pepperraccoon.com , @museum.of.emilyk.art , @dropout.tv , @goblinmkt.bsky.social @tumblr.com , and more

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 9d

More info: www.meetup.com/chicago-anim...

Chicago Anime Hangouts | Meetup

This group is for fans of Japanese anime, manga, and media. We gather to discuss our favorite shows, share recommendations, and more.Join us on **[Discord](https://discord.gg/QRg9duaHwK)** or **[Whats...

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 9d

Today was our first time hosting the Bring Your Own Manga Book Club, and these folks are awesome! Hang out with us on the first Sunday of each month at 2pm.

A group of people in the Goblin Market art and community space

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 10d

New monthly meetup kicking off this Monday!
transoccultists.eventbrite.com

The text "Trans Occultists Meetup" on a trans flag

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 10d

How's everyone else feeling today?

A photo of a hand holding a sticker that says My Stomach Hurts and I'm Mad at the Government. The sticker has a picture of a bear in a red cowboy hat playing the accordian

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klaudia @kaludiasays.bsky.social · 11d

happy halloween! the latest Anime by the Numbers is an interview with @geauxta.bsky.social about the current state of manga publishing and her career.

PLUS: some early data on the fall anime season, the Crunchyroll Subtitle Controversy, and more!

animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/an-insider...

An Insider’s Look at Manga Publishing in the U.S.

PLUS: The fall anime season’s most anticipated titles, and the ongoing Crunchyroll subtitle controversy.

animebythenumbers.substack.com

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 11d

Grab a whistle kit, and take some for friends and family. We keep us safe!

A chest designed to look like a D&D mimic full of whistle kits and zines

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 11d

Tickets are $90, and you'll get over 6 hours of vampirey goodness, awesome NPCs, and bespoke art! Costumes strongly encouraged, and we'll have a photographer (film & digital) to capture your 80s looks.

New larper friendly!

More info at fangsgallery.com

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 11d

Fangs Gallery tickets are live! For one night only, we’re transforming a Northern Indiana church into a blood-drenched 1980s art gallery.

Fangs Gallery is a one-shot LARP loosely inspired by Warhol's iconic Factory that dares to ask the important question, "What if Andy Warhol was a vampire?"

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 11d

Spooky sale for anyone in costume! 🦇🪦

A Halloween-themed promotional graphic for Goblin Market featuring a large tombstone framed by pink cobwebs and stars, with flying bats and a pink moon in the background. The tombstone text reads: “Shop in costume for 13% off.”

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 12d

Just for fun, here's my favorite Warhol vampire photo

Andy Warhol in his studio holding a large print of a vampire

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 12d

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for our run of Fangs Gallery at @thehubnwi! We're making a ton of art to transform an Indiana church into a 1980's Warhol-inspired art gallery. We can't wait to show off the art as the game gets closer!

More info: FangsGallery.com

A person with pink hair working on a screen in a maker space

A person with pink hair working on art on a computer

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 13d

Don’s pick this week is The Last Spartan: Red Tape! It’s a harrowing story of human trafficking, brotherhood, and the fight for justice brought to you by authors Christopher Priest and Tyler Mane (yes, that Tyler Mane, the actor/wrestler) with art by Will Conrad, Jimbo Salgado and Michael Montenat.

Don Alsafi holding the comic, The Last Spartan: Red Tape in front of a wall of comics

The cover of The Last Spartan: Red Tape showing a man with a biker vest holding a gun

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 14d

In which I talk about riveting topics like what trim sizes sell best in our shop and the importance of using Edelweiss!

David Harper @davidharper.bsky.social · 14d

Hey, I have a new piece up at @icv2.com, as I talked with the crew at @goblinmkt.bsky.social about their shop and the hits and misses they've had in the first two years of running their manga, comics, games, and curiosities store in Chicago.

This one is open to anyone, so give it a read!

Hits and Misses with Ryvre Hardrick and Don Alsafi from Goblin Market

The Shop has Continued to Grow During its First Two Years

icv2.com

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