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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)
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
November 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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
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 expanding our prose offerings! What do you want to see on our shelves?
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
For more info or to volunteer to help out: fooddrive.nerdychicago.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
We can accept dry pantry items and canned goods that are unopened and not expired.

We're also collecting winter clothing. Some locations don't have a lot of storage space, so please bring bulky items, like coats and sweaters, to Goblin Market.
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.
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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
It's so pretty outside! Brave the snow and pay us a visit!
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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
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
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
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Don's pick this week is Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #1,
written & illustrated by Erica Henderson
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 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.
November 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New monthly meetup kicking off this Monday!
transoccultists.eventbrite.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How's everyone else feeling today?
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Grab a whistle kit, and take some for friends and family. We keep us safe!
October 31, 2025 at 6:53 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?"
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Spooky sale for anyone in costume! 🦇🪦
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Just for fun, here's my favorite Warhol vampire photo
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for our run of Fangs Gallery at @thehubnwi! We're making a ton of art to transform an Indiana church into a 1980's Warhol-inspired art gallery. We can't wait to show off the art as the game gets closer!

More info: FangsGallery.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Don’s pick this week is The Last Spartan: Red Tape! It’s a harrowing story of human trafficking, brotherhood, and the fight for justice brought to you by authors Christopher Priest and Tyler Mane (yes, that Tyler Mane, the actor/wrestler) with art by Will Conrad, Jimbo Salgado and Michael Montenat.
October 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Another of my favorite places, El Cid, is hosting a whistle kit party next Wednesday
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Thanks to some generous donations, our Care Cubby is stocked up! Leave sealed, new care items, and take what you need.

Our most requested items right now: first aid supplies, pregnancy tests, covid tests, hydration packets, whistles
October 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We have free whistles in our care cubby, and more know your rights cards coming soon

If you're free Tuesday evening, come by to help us make whistle kits
October 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM