Tom Shapira
@tomshaps.bsky.social
Israeli comics critic: The Comics Journal, Solrad, PanelXPanel, other places.
End the occupation.
End the occupation.
After selling over 100 books and giving away about a 100 more I seemingly removed about... 0.3% of my collection.
I'm going to hate boxes by the time I'm through.
I'm going to hate boxes by the time I'm through.
November 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
After selling over 100 books and giving away about a 100 more I seemingly removed about... 0.3% of my collection.
I'm going to hate boxes by the time I'm through.
I'm going to hate boxes by the time I'm through.
Pretty sure that's three or four different heresies on Flatland
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Pretty sure that's three or four different heresies on Flatland
Editor: your footnotes are too long
Me: I disagree*, I think they should be LONGER.
* A footnote is a perfect tool to develop two simultaneous trains of thought that feed into one another that would be otherwise cumbersome to read.
Me: I disagree*, I think they should be LONGER.
* A footnote is a perfect tool to develop two simultaneous trains of thought that feed into one another that would be otherwise cumbersome to read.
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Editor: your footnotes are too long
Me: I disagree*, I think they should be LONGER.
* A footnote is a perfect tool to develop two simultaneous trains of thought that feed into one another that would be otherwise cumbersome to read.
Me: I disagree*, I think they should be LONGER.
* A footnote is a perfect tool to develop two simultaneous trains of thought that feed into one another that would be otherwise cumbersome to read.
I apologise, I thought the "socialism of fools" means that each fool is self-employed instead if belonging to a local monarch.
I will correct my previous posts.
I will correct my previous posts.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I apologise, I thought the "socialism of fools" means that each fool is self-employed instead if belonging to a local monarch.
I will correct my previous posts.
I will correct my previous posts.
My response to your mail
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My response to your mail
Reposted by Tom Shapira
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🚨
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”
By Tom Shapira Orson Welles’ 1958 film, Touch of Evil, opens with a single continuous shot that shows a bomb being planted in a car. A slow drive follows as the car crosses the border from Mexico t…
shelfdust.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🚨 NEW on Shelfdust today! 🚨
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
Moving at the Speed of Concrete: “The Transatlantic Swim”, by @tomshaps.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2025/11/19/m...
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy and G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium vol 1
alright let’s get something more pleasant going. what two books would you leave out on your coffee table so a reporter can mention you have them. doesn’t matter if you’ve read them. for me it’s Pale Fire (which I did read) and Ulysses (got like 15% of the way in)
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy and G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium vol 1
Sometimes Dan Abnett gets his Warhammer 40K and 2000AD scripts mixed - but no one has a heart to tell him
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Sometimes Dan Abnett gets his Warhammer 40K and 2000AD scripts mixed - but no one has a heart to tell him
Reposted by Tom Shapira
Customer: it's very hot here
Me: not really, air conditioning is up to max and everyone but you is wearing two layers.
Customer: but it's really hot!
Me: ... Sorry
Customer: maybe it's because I drank three red bulls and two cups of coffee in the last two hours?
Me: that's A possibility
Me: not really, air conditioning is up to max and everyone but you is wearing two layers.
Customer: but it's really hot!
Me: ... Sorry
Customer: maybe it's because I drank three red bulls and two cups of coffee in the last two hours?
Me: that's A possibility
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Customer: it's very hot here
Me: not really, air conditioning is up to max and everyone but you is wearing two layers.
Customer: but it's really hot!
Me: ... Sorry
Customer: maybe it's because I drank three red bulls and two cups of coffee in the last two hours?
Me: that's A possibility
Me: not really, air conditioning is up to max and everyone but you is wearing two layers.
Customer: but it's really hot!
Me: ... Sorry
Customer: maybe it's because I drank three red bulls and two cups of coffee in the last two hours?
Me: that's A possibility
Banao, a banana-headed boy who loves bananas comes from Kirishima City, Kagoshima, where bananas are grown.
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Surprising fact: most of Annie Ernaux's work takes place in the world of Warhammer 40K.
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Surprising fact: most of Annie Ernaux's work takes place in the world of Warhammer 40K.
Do I want to read William T. Vollmann?
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Do I want to read William T. Vollmann?
Reposted by Tom Shapira
