Mark Conner
@librarycobwebs.bsky.social
Comics librarian in Pennsylvania
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Mark Conner
@librarycobwebs.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hi there 👋
I'm a librarian who believes there's a comic out there for every reader.
I'm here to chat about what everyone's reading, collection development, and the future of libraries.
I'm a librarian who believes there's a comic out there for every reader.
I'm here to chat about what everyone's reading, collection development, and the future of libraries.
I can't get over this AI company ad I keep getting online. The audio just says "there's never been a worse time" like how nice of them to own up to it like that
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I can't get over this AI company ad I keep getting online. The audio just says "there's never been a worse time" like how nice of them to own up to it like that
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Library vendors claim to be our partners.
This isn't how good partners behave.
This isn't how good partners behave.
"But OverDrive CEO Steve Potash argues that AI recommendations and other technology can help promote libraries at a time when literacy is in trouble."
Clearly, Potash doesn't know or care what it is LIBRARIES actually do. AI recommendations undermine the work that library workers do.
Clearly, Potash doesn't know or care what it is LIBRARIES actually do. AI recommendations undermine the work that library workers do.
October 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Library vendors claim to be our partners.
This isn't how good partners behave.
This isn't how good partners behave.
The best comic awards!
Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated!
The 2025 Ignatz Award nominees have arrived
The 2025 Ignatz Award nominees have arrived
www.comicsbeat.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The best comic awards!
Fastest fulfillment in the west! I already got my books and they're so beautiful. Love the new dust jacket for Cloud Town and the notebook style of Friends in Stormy Weather looks great. Thanks! @studiobeancan.bsky.social
I've been a huge fan of @studiobeancan.bsky.social since the days I would find copies of their Free Money series around Pittsburgh so I'm very excited for Cloud Town: Friends in Stormy Weather www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...
Cloud Town: Friends in Stormy Weather
"Bubbly yet dangerous." A teen drama in a world of monsters and mad scientists!
www.kickstarter.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Fastest fulfillment in the west! I already got my books and they're so beautiful. Love the new dust jacket for Cloud Town and the notebook style of Friends in Stormy Weather looks great. Thanks! @studiobeancan.bsky.social
I guess it was @scottmccloud.bsky.social Day for me at the comic shop today!
May 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I guess it was @scottmccloud.bsky.social Day for me at the comic shop today!
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I think seeing Kirby’s collages in person was my favorite part.
May 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I think seeing Kirby’s collages in person was my favorite part.
It would mean a great deal if you could share this information about the importance of the SNAP-Ed program which is facing elimination from the federal budget.
#SNAPEdWorks
#SNAPEdWorks
May 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It would mean a great deal if you could share this information about the importance of the SNAP-Ed program which is facing elimination from the federal budget.
#SNAPEdWorks
#SNAPEdWorks
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THE POPE'S MOM WAS A LIBRARIAN
May 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
THE POPE'S MOM WAS A LIBRARIAN
If they ever can't get David Bradley to play the first Doctor, I feel like this guy would be a great pick
Having this slick old guy instead of a horrible CGI Peter Cushing rules. I love this zesty old bitch. Star Wars should just be a retirement fund for aging shakespearian actors.
May 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If they ever can't get David Bradley to play the first Doctor, I feel like this guy would be a great pick
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lol I will say that one way you can help me specifically and concretely is by buying a copy of Year of the Ring in North America if you haven't already: www.polygon.com/24156672/pol...
We wrote a huge book about Lord of the Rings, out now!
Love The Lord of the Rings? Then you’ll love this book!
www.polygon.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
lol I will say that one way you can help me specifically and concretely is by buying a copy of Year of the Ring in North America if you haven't already: www.polygon.com/24156672/pol...
I've been a huge fan of @studiobeancan.bsky.social since the days I would find copies of their Free Money series around Pittsburgh so I'm very excited for Cloud Town: Friends in Stormy Weather www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...
Cloud Town: Friends in Stormy Weather
"Bubbly yet dangerous." A teen drama in a world of monsters and mad scientists!
www.kickstarter.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I've been a huge fan of @studiobeancan.bsky.social since the days I would find copies of their Free Money series around Pittsburgh so I'm very excited for Cloud Town: Friends in Stormy Weather www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...
I just started Fred Fordham's adaptation of A Wizard of Earthsea and it's really wonderful so far but sometimes I wish glossy bright white paper was not the standard for color graphic novels. I find the contrast between the heavily textured art and the white page distracting
April 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I just started Fred Fordham's adaptation of A Wizard of Earthsea and it's really wonderful so far but sometimes I wish glossy bright white paper was not the standard for color graphic novels. I find the contrast between the heavily textured art and the white page distracting
Finished reading this this morning and really enjoyed it! I totally get the Hellboy/Redwall comp I've seen in the marketing but to me it felt like British Usagi Yojimbo. A funny animal comic that also beautifully captures a particular historical/cultural moment
Out now from @DarkHorseComics William of Newbury "This deserves a place on every fantasy reader’s shelf."- @publisherswkly - based on the true writings of an #medieval monk come for the spooky fun #Fantasy #comics #comicbooks ordering links in bio
April 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Finished reading this this morning and really enjoyed it! I totally get the Hellboy/Redwall comp I've seen in the marketing but to me it felt like British Usagi Yojimbo. A funny animal comic that also beautifully captures a particular historical/cultural moment
I need some publisher to bring the W.I.T.C.H. graphic novels back into print before my library's copies completely fall apart
April 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I need some publisher to bring the W.I.T.C.H. graphic novels back into print before my library's copies completely fall apart
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How much money did the Russos get for the next 2 Avengers movies? Oh, yeah, $80 million. RDJ even more. But they have nothing for one of their great writers. All Peter David has is me and you. gofund.me/59445afa
Donate to Help Peter David, organized by Graham Murphy
Hi, friends. I'm restarting a fundraiser for Peter David and his family. Peter's health issues continue… Graham Murphy needs your support for Help Peter David
gofund.me
March 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
How much money did the Russos get for the next 2 Avengers movies? Oh, yeah, $80 million. RDJ even more. But they have nothing for one of their great writers. All Peter David has is me and you. gofund.me/59445afa
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The dismantling of IMLS will have major impacts on the library services provided to students in schools and patrons who access their public libraries
If you value your library, you must speak out & contact congress
If you value your library, you must speak out & contact congress
Do you value your library?
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The dismantling of IMLS will have major impacts on the library services provided to students in schools and patrons who access their public libraries
If you value your library, you must speak out & contact congress
If you value your library, you must speak out & contact congress
Reader me really likes the paperback of Paranoid Gardens because it reminds me of the cut out on this Star Wars paperback.
Librarian me knows it's going to get destroyed SO quickly.
Librarian me knows it's going to get destroyed SO quickly.
March 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Reader me really likes the paperback of Paranoid Gardens because it reminds me of the cut out on this Star Wars paperback.
Librarian me knows it's going to get destroyed SO quickly.
Librarian me knows it's going to get destroyed SO quickly.
Okay so I first encountered Lee Marrs in the pages of Mike Friedrich's Star*Reach. This anthology series is full of the best and worst impulses of white male comic writers from the 70s. It's got pulp sensibilities with avant garde aspirations. Howie Chaykin's here, you know what's up. 🧵
I know it's probably a little late but this is a reminder to myself to post about why you should vote for Lee Marrs to be in the Eisner Award Hall of Fame
March 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Okay so I first encountered Lee Marrs in the pages of Mike Friedrich's Star*Reach. This anthology series is full of the best and worst impulses of white male comic writers from the 70s. It's got pulp sensibilities with avant garde aspirations. Howie Chaykin's here, you know what's up. 🧵
I know it's probably a little late but this is a reminder to myself to post about why you should vote for Lee Marrs to be in the Eisner Award Hall of Fame
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I know it's probably a little late but this is a reminder to myself to post about why you should vote for Lee Marrs to be in the Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Unbelievably excited about this!!!
Janelle Monáe: The Archandroid Graphic Novel
Janelle Monáe is releasing a graphic novel
Janelle Monáe is releasing a graphic novel
Janelle Monáe: The Archandroid Graphic Novel
Janelle Monáe is releasing a graphic novel
www.comicsbeat.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Unbelievably excited about this!!!
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Kinda think the world could benefit from an ElfQuest documentary. It doesn't get its flowers like it should.
ElfQuest is BACK! The new FULL-COLOR, hardcover edition of Book 1: Fire & Flight from @darkhorse.com is out now.
It’s time to (re)discover #ElfQuest. Grab a copy today and we’ll send you an exclusive, signed art print!
shopstands.com/collections/...
It’s time to (re)discover #ElfQuest. Grab a copy today and we’ll send you an exclusive, signed art print!
shopstands.com/collections/...
March 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Kinda think the world could benefit from an ElfQuest documentary. It doesn't get its flowers like it should.
Larry Marder's Beanworld: "a most peculiar comic book experience"
Me: wow this is really peculiar!
Me: wow this is really peculiar!
February 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Larry Marder's Beanworld: "a most peculiar comic book experience"
Me: wow this is really peculiar!
Me: wow this is really peculiar!
Was going round and round whether to add a new series to the library's collection but now I'm really glad I did!
This is the best time to be a yuri fan as the acclaimed "The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All" will be turned into an anime.
The green yuri manga series aka THE GUY SHE WAS INTERESTED IN WASN’T A GUY AT ALL has been greenlit for an anime
This is the best time to be a yuri fan as the acclaimed "The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All" will be turned into an anime.
www.comicsbeat.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Was going round and round whether to add a new series to the library's collection but now I'm really glad I did!
I know people love to hate on Star Trek Discovery but at least that show was interested in exploring queer themes. And I don't just mean queer representation of which there was also a lot for a big scifi show. It seems to me they borrowed a lot from the Becky Chambers style of storytelling 🧵
February 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I know people love to hate on Star Trek Discovery but at least that show was interested in exploring queer themes. And I don't just mean queer representation of which there was also a lot for a big scifi show. It seems to me they borrowed a lot from the Becky Chambers style of storytelling 🧵
One neat perspective on this is Jay Jackson's Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos, a collection of Chicago Defender comic strips from the 40s, which draws a direct line from the treatment of enslaved people to Jim Crow to Nazism to a projected segregated future. That line is authoritarianism
February 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
One neat perspective on this is Jay Jackson's Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos, a collection of Chicago Defender comic strips from the 40s, which draws a direct line from the treatment of enslaved people to Jim Crow to Nazism to a projected segregated future. That line is authoritarianism