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Before I go on vacation, I present my list of my top books for 2024.

COMICS:

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki

Bunt! by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert

Ukazu and Rupert are a powerhouse team, and as an art school adjunct, this already funny GN is even funnier (albeit in a way that necessitates a skull emoji in the educator groupchat)

Tiffany’s Griffon by Magnolia Porter Siddell & Maddi Gonzalez

Phobos and Deimos by J Dalton

Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui

It's a tough task to reach a satisfying conclusion to a series that was as strong as Dungeon, but I think Kui accomplished it!

Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda

King in Limbo by Ai Tanaka

Over the last year I've been drawn towards comic series that work with a retro, fixed-width inking style, and King especially informed some recent experiments of mine.

PROSE:

Twins by Bari Wood & Jack Geasland

When I learned Wood was responsible for the book that became Dead Ringers, I knew I had to try it. This is the one that wins my "Oh, shit! Wow!! Okay!!!" award for the year (distinctions previously awarded to Cyteen and Manhunt).

The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow

DS9: A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson

Those of you who read my journal comic from last August might recall that I met Robinson at a Trek convention! I'd learned from reading these books that Stitch was considered a white whale among collectors, and now I absolutely understand why. If you're a DS9 fan and you want to try any book from the original run of novels, try this one. By which I mean, try the far easier-to-find audiobook version.

Translation State by Ann Leckie

A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason

Fellow SBCF participant Erin Roseberry had shared this title as an inspiration for their comic, The Maker of Grave-Goods, and I was especially interested in trying a book by a Twin Cities author. What a serendipitous find!

Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell

For the third year in a row, a book nominated for the Le Guin Prize makes the list.

Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin

This is another book I always told myself I'd try someday, and was it ever worth it! I spent some time talking about my experience with this story (and its accompanying materials that fill out the world) in my talk with Evan Dahm on his show.

See you in the new year! I've packed some thick books for a long flight, so I'm starting my 2025 reading pile right away!

Reruns of my previous two lists, 2023, and 2022, below the cut.

2023

COMICS:

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano

Out of Style by Devi Putri Megwati

Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu

The Harrowing of Hell by Evan Dahm

The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu

Esteban by Matthieu Bonhomme

I covered my ShortBox reccs back in October, but since then I also picked up Pearl Hunting by Hana Chatani when it came to itch.io and adored it.

PROSE: 

So yes, maybe I'm cheating by including Moby Dick since I'm not all the way finished, but Whale Weekly really did end up being a great tool for getting me to crack open my gorgeous Evan Dahm-illustrated copy I've had for a while.

My favorite book of the year is Roadside Picnic by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky. I genuinely did read it the first week of January, but after having it recommended to me for years, I'm thrilled it didn't disappoint. Maybe I am someone who likes Russian novels after all???

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Such Nice People by Sandra Scoppettone

Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh (I jokingly placed these three in the "READ 👏 FEMALE 👏 AUTHORS 👏" category because they don't have anything in common other than describing some of the most upsetting/bizarre scenarios I've read this year. Cyteen especially! Wowee!!!)

Brother Alive by Zain Khalid

Glory by Vladimir Nabokov

A Different Trek by David K. Seitz, which I mentioned as my vacation book for the Star Trek convention, but it's given me some great suggestions for more books, both fiction and otherwise. Also, I read... 11 more DS9 books this year. 

2022

COMICS:

Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa

Vattu by Evan Dahm

The Well by Choo and Jake Wyatt

Wash Day Diaries by Robyn Smith and Jamila Rowser

Some ShortBox Comics Fair entries that are graphic novella length and are really good include Food School by Jade Armstrong and The God of Arepo by Reimena Yee et al.

PROSE:

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson

How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente

edit: oh my god I can't believe I forgot Perfume by Patrick Süskind

Honorable mentions from the pile of DS9 novelizations include Revenant by Alex White (for successfully pulling off a Sara Paretsky-style mystery in space) and Dominion War: Call to Arms by Diane Carey (for absolutely unhinged adjective choices).

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Missed out earlier this week? Basilisk is now back in stock!

I've also added a PDF version as requested.

And I've got my cutting machine churning out more copies of the Series 1 and Series 2 Medieval Illuminated Manuscript Stickers as we speak (post?).

Stay tuned for restocks of Werewolf's Lament, Magical Art Therapy Zine 1 & 2, and more! Thank you for buying out so much of my store's stock this week--I just need some time to replenish!

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Does anyone want to see what the graph of my Pirate Ship usage looks like for this year lmao

Anyways every order in my store from 12/17 and earlier is in possession of the post office! I am crossing my fingers, saying a little prayer, and maybe sacrificing a goat to the darker powers that everything arrives safely to you as quickly as possible.

Also I started putting more Basilisk stock up--I will make a bigger announcement once I count through another box of them, cut some more stickers, put up the requested Basilisk PDF, etc...

Basilisks on their way from me to you!

I think this photo represents like a third of the orders I’ve received since Sunday. I might have panic bought most of the Union Square Staples’ bubble mailer stock.

I am doing everything I can to clear the rest of the shipping queue today, then I am going to do some stock-taking so I can add more copies of Basilisk and other out of stock/low stock items to my store. Thank you for your patience!

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Basilisks on their way from me to you!

I think this photo represents like a third of the orders I’ve received since Sunday. I might have panic bought most of the Union Square Staples’ bubble mailer stock.

I am doing everything I can to clear the rest of the shipping queue today, then I am going to do some stock-taking so I can add more copies of Basilisk and other out of stock/low stock items to my store. Thank you for your patience!

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I have gone on an emergency shipping supplies run and am ready to finish fulfilling the flood of Basilisk orders tonight.

Please be aware that if you order after I put up this post it’s probably not coming for Christmas! I love you, I love the support, but things are in the hands of USPS and Santa Claus himself at this rate.

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HOLIDAY SHIPPING NOTICE: if you want something in my store by Christmas/first night of Hanukkah please get your order in TODAY 12/17/24 by 5 PM EST for your best chance!

Also, please be aware I've received an unexpected deluge of orders for copies of Basilisk--I am doing everything I can to fulfill them as quickly as possible as one extremely grateful person!

If you don't mind waiting until after Christmas to get your packages feel free to order later this week or so--it would give me a chance to update/prepare more stock for items that keep on selling out like the sticker sets, Werewolf's Lament, and Basilisk itself.

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Friends! Mutuals! If we mutually follow each other here on Tumblr (and/or BlueSky/Twitter) I want to mail you a post card for the holidays! Please fill out the linked form with your address!

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Preview of Basilisk, my personal favorite of my risograph comics, and the project all my other recent medieval-inspired art descends from.

Styled after medieval illuminated manuscripts and printed using a custom color palette requiring 5 risograph inks (including metallic gold), Basilisk asks the question: what would drive a teenage girl to create a monster?

Physical copies available here. To brag for a moment--this is my masterwork of riso printing and is even more impressive in person.

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She’s helping pack up your sticker orders

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Everyone liked the color charts I test printed for Basilisk so much, I felt compelled made a nice version! Great for anyone that has an interest in Risograph printing, historical pigments, or weird medieval marginalia.

(buy it here)

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Series 2 of my Medieval Illuminated Manuscript Stickers are now in stock!

Featuring a snail stag, dog-headed man, siren, manicule, scitalis, bat, salamander and a rabbit (murderous) inspired by medieval bestiaries and marginalia, made with real laminated risograph prints!

Available both as individual stickers for $3 and as a packaged set of all eight designs for $20.

And yes, I have plenty of individual stickers and sets of the series 1 stickers for sale too! You could stick so many medieval beafts all over your things.

(please order by 12/17 for best chance at Christmas delivery)

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This Saturday 12/14/24 is Print Slam 20, the RisoLAB's end-of-semester sale of riso-printed works. Copies of my Snow Leopard Shipments post cards, Medieval Illuminated Manuscript Stickers (series 2), and my minicomic Basilisk will be for sale.

If you're in NYC come check it out! Free and open to all--just RSVP here!

Print Slam 20 poster art by Pan Terzis

(Not in NYC? Click for my online store)

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Warm Winter Greetings from Snow Leopard Shipments!

As a special holiday promotion, throughout December '24 all orders from my Ko-fi shop include a free copy of this riso-printed metallic silver postcard while supplies last. This postcard is also available to purchase individually if you want extra copies or just the card itself!

Check out the video below to see how the paper shimmers!

(P.S. please get all Christmas/first night of Hanukkah orders in by 12/17)

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BEHOLD! The finished stickers! You can buy them here!

Okay tumblrinas if I don't get the second series of medieval illuminated manuscript stickers (as seen in this post) printed tomorrow they gotta wait until 2025.

I have four designs ready (above) but I need help with the rest, so we're running some non-binding polls. The first poll is BATS.

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Series 2 of my Medieval Illuminated Manuscript Stickers are now in stock!

Featuring a snail stag, dog-headed man, siren, manicule, scitalis, bat, salamander and a rabbit (murderous) inspired by medieval bestiaries and marginalia, made with real laminated risograph prints!

Available both as individual stickers for $3 and as a packaged set of all eight designs for $20.

And yes, I have plenty of individual stickers and sets of the series 1 stickers for sale too! You could stick so many medieval beafts all over your things.

(please order by 12/17 for best chance at Christmas delivery)

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BEHOLD the results of your votes! A freshly printed sheet of beafts!

Okay tumblrinas if I don't get the second series of medieval illuminated manuscript stickers (as seen in this post) printed tomorrow they gotta wait until 2025.

I have four designs ready (above) but I need help with the rest, so we're running some non-binding polls. The first poll is BATS.

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Poll 3! Because of the way these sticker sheets are laid out, one design has to be skinnier than the others, so this poll decides which one goes in the Special Skinny Slot.

EDIT: figured out a way to reconfigure the print layout so I can accomodate BOTH the scitalis and the manicule >:)

Okay tumblrinas if I don't get the second series of medieval illuminated manuscript stickers (as seen in this post) printed tomorrow they gotta wait until 2025.

I have four designs ready (above) but I need help with the rest, so we're running some non-binding polls. The first poll is BATS.