Nick Sousanis
@nsousanis.bsky.social
Comics as thinking. Eisner winner. Unflattening from HarvardUP (http://bit.ly/1vENIO7). Former Detroiter/NYer/YYC/now assoc prof SFSU-Comics Studies!
https://spinweaveandcut.com/
Tags #comics
#Unflattening #Nostos
https://spinweaveandcut.com/
Tags #comics
#Unflattening #Nostos
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Nick Sousanis
@nsousanis.bsky.social
· Nov 15
I kept my twit-act in part because I’d been documenting progress on my new book since its beginning. As I fully phase out twix, sharing some past posts here as I go. This was the first finished spread - part of 22pg 15ft long continuous sequence retelling the Odyssey! Onward! #Nostos #Unflattening 2
Some setbacks in time over the past month, and overthinking how I wanted to ink the most recent row, but 20/30 panels done on the origin of the solar system - the pantheon is taking shape... Excited to see it all coming together!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Some setbacks in time over the past month, and overthinking how I wanted to ink the most recent row, but 20/30 panels done on the origin of the solar system - the pantheon is taking shape... Excited to see it all coming together!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
1/2 An activity you can try! I do a brief discussion of unclear compositions: sharing these from Jungle Comics, a bit from @neilcohn.bsky.social's studies on layout readability, then students draw intentionally "Bad" layouts - where reading order isn't clear from design & 2nd student tries to solve!
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
1/2 An activity you can try! I do a brief discussion of unclear compositions: sharing these from Jungle Comics, a bit from @neilcohn.bsky.social's studies on layout readability, then students draw intentionally "Bad" layouts - where reading order isn't clear from design & 2nd student tries to solve!
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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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-...
W/alt-text via @tisserand.bsky.social
“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone
“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
W/alt-text via @tisserand.bsky.social
“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone
“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” - Paul Wellstone
Sharing @billamend.bsky.social’s spot on cartoon for tonight with alt-text added. And ugh.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Sharing @billamend.bsky.social’s spot on cartoon for tonight with alt-text added. And ugh.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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I took inventory. It looked good.
In 2025 We Showed Up: Notes on Resistance to the Regime
Ayoung white woman in yoga clothes berating masked ICE agents in a parking lot this spring. A pope speaking up again and again for immigrants. Furious judges dressing down the Trump administration and...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I took inventory. It looked good.
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We were interviewed by Lillian Karabaic @anomalily.net of @opb.org about our new book, Life After Cars, in advance of our live event at @powells.bsky.social on November 13th.
Is there life after cars? These authors rethink America’s car culture in new book
"Life After Cars" tackles our dependence on cars. The authors say America's car culture is not only unsustainable, it's also destroying our society and connections to one another.
www.opb.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We were interviewed by Lillian Karabaic @anomalily.net of @opb.org about our new book, Life After Cars, in advance of our live event at @powells.bsky.social on November 13th.
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This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
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"A team of independent forensic analysts examined their testimony. The experts called it consistent and credible, saying most of the acts described met the United Nations’ definition of torture."
In our name, with our tax dollars.
Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.
In our name, with our tax dollars.
Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.
Don't look away. Under Trump the United States is a state that tortures and disappears www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"A team of independent forensic analysts examined their testimony. The experts called it consistent and credible, saying most of the acts described met the United Nations’ definition of torture."
In our name, with our tax dollars.
Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.
In our name, with our tax dollars.
Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.
Always feels good when you walk into your local bookstore to pick up books and your book is also on display there! Thanks, @booksmith.bsky.social! (It’s a great store for those in SF!)
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Always feels good when you walk into your local bookstore to pick up books and your book is also on display there! Thanks, @booksmith.bsky.social! (It’s a great store for those in SF!)
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This tech should be everywhere. #solar
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This tech should be everywhere. #solar
If you happen upon me & ask me what I do, I’ll likely go on about how powerful a means for communication comics are, and when done there’s a high probability you’ll be thinking of ways to integrate comics into your work/business (as was the case with a random parent at soccer tonight!)
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you happen upon me & ask me what I do, I’ll likely go on about how powerful a means for communication comics are, and when done there’s a high probability you’ll be thinking of ways to integrate comics into your work/business (as was the case with a random parent at soccer tonight!)
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I'm in @thenation.com this morning on the repeated failure of transphobia as political strategy, efforts to scapegoat trans people for Democrats' own failures, and Zohran Mamdani's model of solidarity
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm in @thenation.com this morning on the repeated failure of transphobia as political strategy, efforts to scapegoat trans people for Democrats' own failures, and Zohran Mamdani's model of solidarity
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
Working white zone at my kids’ school this morning, fireman come to check stuck elevator, one says to me (assuming I work at the school): yo, Clark Kent (asking for the elevator key, referring to my Superman hat) - a funny start to the day…
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Working white zone at my kids’ school this morning, fireman come to check stuck elevator, one says to me (assuming I work at the school): yo, Clark Kent (asking for the elevator key, referring to my Superman hat) - a funny start to the day…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A perfect night in SF, sea serpent Naga and the full moon on car-free JFK…
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A perfect night in SF, sea serpent Naga and the full moon on car-free JFK…
Absolute treat today in class, particularly after yesterday’s Election Day, as @andrewaydin.bsky.social joined my class to talk March and how the comics medium can be such a powerful force for change! Students and I left fired up and ready to get back to work!
#GoodTrouble
#GoodTrouble
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Absolute treat today in class, particularly after yesterday’s Election Day, as @andrewaydin.bsky.social joined my class to talk March and how the comics medium can be such a powerful force for change! Students and I left fired up and ready to get back to work!
#GoodTrouble
#GoodTrouble
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“You're not alone in wanting a better world, one in which cars are relegated to their proper use. Cars are tools that can be useful at certain times and places. They’re not gods. They’re not the foundation of our society. They should serve us. We should not serve them. There can be life after cars.”
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“You're not alone in wanting a better world, one in which cars are relegated to their proper use. Cars are tools that can be useful at certain times and places. They’re not gods. They’re not the foundation of our society. They should serve us. We should not serve them. There can be life after cars.”
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Mike Johnson: It’s True. I Am Tuning Out The News Cycle To Focus On Self-Care
Mike Johnson: I Am Tuning Out the News Cycle to Focus on Self-Care
Don’t ask me about the news. I am protecting my mental space.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Mike Johnson: It’s True. I Am Tuning Out The News Cycle To Focus On Self-Care
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not