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It's been an interesting few days to say the least... but THE DAKOTA INCIDENT comes out this Wednesday, and I'll be signing with Milestone Co-founder Denys Cowan THIS SATURDAY at The Comic Den in Los Angeles. Let's cap off this month with a celebration for Milestone. ⚡️🚀⚖️⚙️

Literally working on the sequel.

We Were All Someone Else Yesterday (Button Poetry) Amazon.com: We Were All Someone Else Yesterday (Button Poetry): 9781943735686: Holmon, Omar: Books

Finished reading Omar Holmon's "We Were All Someone Else Yesterday: Poems."
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Man oh man this was good, not just what he writes about, but how he writes. Really hope he has more to come.
#books #poems #poetry @omarholmon.bsky.social @buttonpoetry.bsky.social #BookSky #PoetrySky

Every day I wake up and deal with people romanticizing the early 2000s and making me feel old

Juicy on the ass

Someone a decade+ younger than I asked me if I saw the Matrix in theaters and how cool that must have been

Yes! Put her in an Exiles book!

Becky gave me SUCH anxiety. But like, fun?

I kinda miss her...

Crocodile Dance - An Africanfuturist Animated Film An indie animated thriller where a musician reclaims her voice to face the Mami Wata, a monster goddess threatening her family.

ON KICKSTARTER WITH 21 DAYS TO GO:

[Crocodile Dance - An Africanfuturist Animated Film]

An indie animated thriller where a musician reclaims her voice to face the Mami Wata, a monster goddess threatening her family via @cokercoop.bsky.social

Celebrating 10 Years of Black Nerd Problems Black Nerd Problems turns 10! We are a decade in the game, and this Hugo-nominated Fanzine isn't slowing down.

a very special #throwbackthursday piece for a very special day: our birthday! May 15th, 2024 marked our 10-year anniversary! Today and all this weekend we're celebrating by sharing pieces of us from around the web!! Join us!

Jive Poetic Bought Slam Poetry Back to New York Comic-Con Jive Poetic brings slam poetry back to New York Comic-Con for the second year in a row with the NYCC 2025 Poetry Slam

Wrote up Jive Poetic bringing slam poetry back to New York Comic-Con. Jive had a bunch of nerds in and out of cosplay reading poems to a packed audience at #NYCC2025. Never thought I'd live to see the day.

Photography by @maruneboy.bsky.social

'Ghost of Yōtei': "It's Not Revenge She's After, It's a Reckoning" Ghost of Yōtei is beautiful sequel to Ghost of Tsushima. Jin Sakai made this franchise a hot song but Atsu made it a hot album

Wrote about the masterclass @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social put on in #GhostofYotei. The juxtaposition of Atsu becoming the onryo while re-discovering her heart + the respect given to the Ainu people and them representing a different path, all had my heart hurt, broken, and full in the best way

This speech never gets old.

I had completely forgotten bearded, internet-addicted Doug existed.

This was quite a thing...

Found it

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Nerd! How a word possibly invented by Dr. Seuss went from geeky insult to mainstream Nerd has been part of our lexicon for three-quarters of a century, its geeky meaning embodied by some of the most recognizable characters in film and TV, but its origin story is a bit murky.

I got to chime in for this @npr.org write up on the etymology and evolution of nerd by Joe Hernandez.

You can't won't hear it but I had the 'In the air tonight" drum breakdown on repeat for the entirety of the interview out of pure excitement.

Me looking extremely fed up on a panel

That time I was having a great time on a panel lmaooo

Mongolian draw vs modern archery (vs the rest)

Al Ewing is going crazy with Immortal Thor

William Evans and Omar Holmon narrate their audiobook BLACK NERD PROBLEMS YouTube video by Simon & Schuster Audio

Since we're talking about the audiobook...
Here's a clip of @williamevanswrites.bsky.social and @omarholmon.bsky.social narrating the audio book version of BLACK NERD PROBLEMS:

'Across the Spider-Verse': Black Solidarity vs. The Convenience of Allyship Across the Spider-Verse was full of subtext about situational allyship of Gwen versus the choice of Black solidarity with Hobie Brown.

Yes, "Thursday what a concept" yet we also wanna share some #throwbackthursday vibes on here.

‘Across the Spider-Verse’: Black Solidarity vs. The Convenience of Allyship via @omarholmon.bsky.social

The Fire Beneath Ferrix: 'Andor' Shows Us What 'Star Wars' Always Could Be Andor did not just raise the bar for Star Wars shows. It quietly redefined what a rebellion story could be.

"Some corners of the SW universe lean heavily on nostalgia, familiar beats, or hero’s journey tropes, Andor took a different path. It gave us something grounded. Something intimate. Something human"

The Fire Beneath Ferrix: ‘Andor’ Shows Us What ‘Star Wars’ Always Could Be via @naliaah.bsky.social

Made Silver III for the first time in #MarvelRivals

Hell Yeah!

“I’m dedicated to believing that it’s through coalitions that we’ll win out. There are no more single issues.”

Audre Lorde (Black Women Writers at Work, 1983)

The thing with Pedro Pascal is he not only gives a fuck; he knows he's huge enough to spend all day trashing bigots safely because entire franchises are built around him atm. He's no dispensable Gina Carano-tier secondary guy. This also underlines how most famous artists as big as him are cowards.

distressed looking Black woman with braids outdoors with wide eyes

"These stories let Black characters exist fully-fighting, loving, scheming, surviving- without being reduced to just victims of history..."

Screaming Without Shackles: The Rise of Black Horror Beyond Trauma by @naliaah.bsky.social

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'South of Midnight:' Southern Gothic, Black Storytelling, and a Game That Feels Like Coming Home South of Midnight is not perfect, but it is something far rarer: it is honest. It is textured and aching and filled with love for a culture.

"In every frame, South of Midnight remembers what so many forget: Black stories are rich, complex, and worth telling with care." - @naliaah.bsky.social

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South of Midnight: Southern Gothic, Black Storytelling, and a Game That Feels Like Coming Home

Review: 'Sinners' Takes Us to Church Ryan Coogler gets as close to perfect as he can with 'Sinners'. Every moving piece of this film sits in the precise place it was meant to.

"Film buff stuff aside, Ryan Coogler wanted grit in the movie. He wanted an all-encompassing element, an immersive experience..."

Review: ‘Sinners’ Takes Us to Church

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

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