d.m. adam
@adamdm.bsky.social
Actual human being who writes and draws stuff. Mother of ghouls. Here for horror and comics.
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As the butler to several black cats over the years...
Yes. This is all exactly as it should be.
Yes. This is all exactly as it should be.
December 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
As the butler to several black cats over the years...
Yes. This is all exactly as it should be.
Yes. This is all exactly as it should be.
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Tetsuo, from Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira”, by Moebius. A homage from one indisputable master to another.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tetsuo, from Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira”, by Moebius. A homage from one indisputable master to another.
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Some winter trees for your winter morning 🌲
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Some winter trees for your winter morning 🌲
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Lot of salient points in this. As a 9-12 librarian, I can assure you kids do actually like reading and can read full books. Technology (more specifically edtech) is a problem, but Common Core NCLB (and not teaching phonics) is worse.
The most important story of 2025 that we're not talking about enough (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Lot of salient points in this. As a 9-12 librarian, I can assure you kids do actually like reading and can read full books. Technology (more specifically edtech) is a problem, but Common Core NCLB (and not teaching phonics) is worse.
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'AI is coming' I tell the museum stakeholders as I proudly cut the ribbon of our new Artificial Insemination exhibition
December 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
'AI is coming' I tell the museum stakeholders as I proudly cut the ribbon of our new Artificial Insemination exhibition
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I'm telling you, the feedback I got from recent art market overwhelmingly confirmed this for me. People want things made by actual human beings with thought and care.
The handmade, human qualities of your work are more valuable than they've ever been. Don't doubt that for a second.
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm telling you, the feedback I got from recent art market overwhelmingly confirmed this for me. People want things made by actual human beings with thought and care.
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please support writers and artists and musicians and all the people who are doing the actual labor to create interesting, intentional work
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
please support writers and artists and musicians and all the people who are doing the actual labor to create interesting, intentional work
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Not surprised, of course. But still. Steal from the creators who made your company what it is at a large enough scale, and you reward the thieves with wealth the likes of which none of us will ever see.
openai.com/index/disney...
openai.com/index/disney...
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora
Agreement marks a significant step in setting meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.
openai.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Not surprised, of course. But still. Steal from the creators who made your company what it is at a large enough scale, and you reward the thieves with wealth the likes of which none of us will ever see.
openai.com/index/disney...
openai.com/index/disney...
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Are you a comics critic? Have you published two pieces over the past year? If so, please apply to this year's Comics Criticism Mini Grant! The application takes only minutes to fill out!
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2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Are you a comics critic? Have you published two pieces over the past year? If so, please apply to this year's Comics Criticism Mini Grant! The application takes only minutes to fill out!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Comics is better with strong comics journalism alongside it, and you can see it in how embarrassingly the Miles Morales story turned out this week. Someone needs to carry the history and knowledge and put things in context, or else we're going to be stuck jawing about old sins for another 80 years.
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Comics is better with strong comics journalism alongside it, and you can see it in how embarrassingly the Miles Morales story turned out this week. Someone needs to carry the history and knowledge and put things in context, or else we're going to be stuck jawing about old sins for another 80 years.
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Perchta from Germanic folklore visits houses during the 12 Days of Christmas. She leaves silver coins for those who have been good, and slits the bellies of those who have not, stuffing them with straw. #FolkloreThursday
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Perchta from Germanic folklore visits houses during the 12 Days of Christmas. She leaves silver coins for those who have been good, and slits the bellies of those who have not, stuffing them with straw. #FolkloreThursday
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a "pantser" is a writer who wears pants. a "plotter" is a writer who has no pants and plots to steal them from other writers
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
a "pantser" is a writer who wears pants. a "plotter" is a writer who has no pants and plots to steal them from other writers
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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(eartha kitt voice) Santa gravy, hurry down the chimney tonight!
The bones of Santa have been leaking liquid for 1,700 years.
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
(eartha kitt voice) Santa gravy, hurry down the chimney tonight!
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Bats and Umbrellas by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1882
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Bats and Umbrellas by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1882
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Just a reminder --
December 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Just a reminder --
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Never go to bed angry.
Stay up all night getting angrier and angrier.
Stay up all night getting angrier and angrier.
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Never go to bed angry.
Stay up all night getting angrier and angrier.
Stay up all night getting angrier and angrier.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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If your daughter doesnt know how to wield a sword by age 7 you are a failure as a parent.
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If your daughter doesnt know how to wield a sword by age 7 you are a failure as a parent.
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My post on Detective Comics for Kids at #GoodComicsforKids!
Featuring books from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @exocomics.com @paulcornell.bsky.social @rachaelsmith.bsky.social @shaenon.bsky.social @badmachinery.com @maxsarin.bsky.social @darkhorse.com
goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/12/05/d...
Featuring books from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @exocomics.com @paulcornell.bsky.social @rachaelsmith.bsky.social @shaenon.bsky.social @badmachinery.com @maxsarin.bsky.social @darkhorse.com
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Detective Graphic Novels Round-Up
An overview of some recent graphic novel titles that feature detectives and mysteries.
goodcomicsforkids.slj.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My post on Detective Comics for Kids at #GoodComicsforKids!
Featuring books from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @exocomics.com @paulcornell.bsky.social @rachaelsmith.bsky.social @shaenon.bsky.social @badmachinery.com @maxsarin.bsky.social @darkhorse.com
goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/12/05/d...
Featuring books from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @exocomics.com @paulcornell.bsky.social @rachaelsmith.bsky.social @shaenon.bsky.social @badmachinery.com @maxsarin.bsky.social @darkhorse.com
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i think the inability to tell the difference between "i don't like it" and "i don't like it so i have to figure out a way to imply this thing i don't like is morally evil" is the most fundie thing i see people who are aren't technically fundie regularly do these days
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
i think the inability to tell the difference between "i don't like it" and "i don't like it so i have to figure out a way to imply this thing i don't like is morally evil" is the most fundie thing i see people who are aren't technically fundie regularly do these days
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the plethora of depressing articles about reading lately made me think about how a person winds up a reader—and stays that way. it's not a science, that's for sure! the weird alchemy of childhood and curiosity and countless variables that all could have easily been different
It doesn't take a lot for people to start reading. But year after year, what keeps you coming back? In this week's Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com discusses reading as a lifelong habit:
What Keeps You Reading? - Reactor
Becoming a reader is different than *staying* a reader...
reactormag.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
the plethora of depressing articles about reading lately made me think about how a person winds up a reader—and stays that way. it's not a science, that's for sure! the weird alchemy of childhood and curiosity and countless variables that all could have easily been different
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If we can only have art from people who "aren't in it for the money" that means we can only have art from privileged middle-class dilettantes. Making art being a viable career is responsible for nearly all worthwhile art, and if it's not a viable career any more we will get drastically less of it.
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If we can only have art from people who "aren't in it for the money" that means we can only have art from privileged middle-class dilettantes. Making art being a viable career is responsible for nearly all worthwhile art, and if it's not a viable career any more we will get drastically less of it.
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."