Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities
@goblinmkt.bsky.social
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)
Manga • Manhwa • Danmei • Comics • Crafts • RPGs • Games • Curiosities
(Posts, comments, and bizarre opinions about popular media are by Ryvre/@NikaRiots)
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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!
We specialize in manga, graphic novels, comics, danmei, indie rpgs, and nerdy crafts. Hi new friends!
We're down to our last few tickets for Court in the Act—An Elizabethan Murder Mystery this Friday! There are only a few roles left, so the remaining tickets are 40% off.
Tickets: courtintheact.eventbrite.com
Tickets: courtintheact.eventbrite.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We're down to our last few tickets for Court in the Act—An Elizabethan Murder Mystery this Friday! There are only a few roles left, so the remaining tickets are 40% off.
Tickets: courtintheact.eventbrite.com
Tickets: courtintheact.eventbrite.com
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We strive not to arrange majority-white #TTRPG tables for our #actualplay #fundraiser, so we’re leaving applications open a while longer. Folks of any race, ethnicity, and gender are welcome to apply! And we’d really appreciate a boost in your RPG circles to get us in front of more people!
📣 Casting Call! We are looking for players for our Haunted Holidays 👻 fundraising event. With 5 games to choose from, there’s something for everyone!
Sign up at the link below:
diversitysaves.org/h...
Applications will close 11/16/24 or when all slots are filled
Sign up at the link below:
diversitysaves.org/h...
Applications will close 11/16/24 or when all slots are filled
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We strive not to arrange majority-white #TTRPG tables for our #actualplay #fundraiser, so we’re leaving applications open a while longer. Folks of any race, ethnicity, and gender are welcome to apply! And we’d really appreciate a boost in your RPG circles to get us in front of more people!
Keep the spooky season going! Daniel’s pick this week is Yokai: Shigeru Mizuki’s Supernatural Parade. This isn’t a traditional manga with a story but more of a bestiary presenting 100 illustrations and descriptions of yokai and other supernatural beings from Japanese folklore.
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Keep the spooky season going! Daniel’s pick this week is Yokai: Shigeru Mizuki’s Supernatural Parade. This isn’t a traditional manga with a story but more of a bestiary presenting 100 illustrations and descriptions of yokai and other supernatural beings from Japanese folklore.
We're not ready for spooky season to be over! And if Michael's can sell Christmas trees in September, we can make Halloween last a while longer. What do you think of our spooky Christmas windows?
November 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We're not ready for spooky season to be over! And if Michael's can sell Christmas trees in September, we can make Halloween last a while longer. What do you think of our spooky Christmas windows?
We're expanding our prose offerings! What do you want to see on our shelves?
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We're expanding our prose offerings! What do you want to see on our shelves?
Help keep Chicago fed! Lincoln Ave businesses are teaming up to collect donations for the Brave Space Alliance community pantry from November 16-30.
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Help keep Chicago fed! Lincoln Ave businesses are teaming up to collect donations for the Brave Space Alliance community pantry from November 16-30.
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The award-winning fantasy/horror/RPG comic from Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans is back with a new series! And did you know they've created an actual RPG to go along with it? Pick up the new comic and the RPG Quickstart Edition, and see for yourself!
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The award-winning fantasy/horror/RPG comic from Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans is back with a new series! And did you know they've created an actual RPG to go along with it? Pick up the new comic and the RPG Quickstart Edition, and see for yourself!
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TONIGHT! Whistle Party at 6pm! Co-hosted with Three Avenues and @goblinmkt.bsky.social! Pack whistles with your neighbors and keep our communities safe.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
TONIGHT! Whistle Party at 6pm! Co-hosted with Three Avenues and @goblinmkt.bsky.social! Pack whistles with your neighbors and keep our communities safe.
It's so pretty outside! Brave the snow and pay us a visit!
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's so pretty outside! Brave the snow and pay us a visit!
In my household, you can't start decorating for the holidays until Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In my household, you can't start decorating for the holidays until Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day
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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
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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
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!
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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!
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
More info: queerbookfair.eventbrite.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
More info: queerbookfair.eventbrite.com
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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!
And if you’re a marginalized person low on funding, I’d love to meet you halfway and figure something out. Cheers!
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!
- A variety of lived marginalized experience
- 10+ years of #creativewriting, incl. college experience
- 5 years of #gamedesign, incl. college experience
DMs open for inquiries!
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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!
And if you’re a marginalized person low on funding, I’d love to meet you halfway and figure something out. Cheers!
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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...
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.
events.humanitix.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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...
Come on down for the training at noon or a game starting at 1:30!
events.humanitix.com/chicago-shie...
Don's pick this week is Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #1,
written & illustrated by Erica Henderson
written & illustrated by Erica Henderson
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Don's pick this week is Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #1,
written & illustrated by Erica Henderson
written & illustrated by Erica Henderson
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Current laptop back, with stickers from @pepperraccoon.com , @museum.of.emilyk.art , @dropout.tv , @goblinmkt.bsky.social @tumblr.com , and more
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Current laptop back, with stickers from @pepperraccoon.com , @museum.of.emilyk.art , @dropout.tv , @goblinmkt.bsky.social @tumblr.com , and more
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.
November 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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.
New monthly meetup kicking off this Monday!
transoccultists.eventbrite.com
transoccultists.eventbrite.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
New monthly meetup kicking off this Monday!
transoccultists.eventbrite.com
transoccultists.eventbrite.com
How's everyone else feeling today?
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How's everyone else feeling today?
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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...
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
October 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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...
PLUS: some early data on the fall anime season, the Crunchyroll Subtitle Controversy, and more!
animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/an-insider...
Grab a whistle kit, and take some for friends and family. We keep us safe!
October 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Grab a whistle kit, and take some for friends and family. We keep us safe!
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?"
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?"
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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?"
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?"