Kārearea won Bird of the Year so I'm reposting this.

The more time goes on the more it feels like MARVEL SNAP has genuinely just ruined other card games for me. It is so hard to go back to infrequent content and balance changes. SNAP really is just everything I always wanted from a live service card game.

Also, remember to vote in local elections.

What happened to Appa?

"To our untrained eye, a corn field looks more 'natural' than an array of solar panels. But a corn field is a biological desert ... Put up some solar panels, and add some plants that only need to be mowed once a year or so (sometimes with sheep) and you see an explosion of life."

Because there's misinformation around, here's the most readable and precise guide to local-election STV in NZ thespinoff.co.nz/local-electi...

In almost any other NZ government in *history* Willis would be long gone by now. The only things that are different are a PM who enables it and a media that helps cover it up and move it on single reports without follow-up are NOT holding MPs accountable www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Friday night SAW with Fionn McCabe.

Matching

I was today years old when I got the pun in the title of The Walking Dead.

Here’s a nerdy presentation I made about comics. @dylanhorrocks.bsky.social, I said I would post it. Feel free to use it.

White women's tears, innit?

Comics conference with @jemyoshioka.bsky.social, Ross Murray, @dylanhorrocks.bsky.social, Jennifer Cheuk and others.

Snakes.

What a beautiful spaceship we live on.

@podcastonmars.bsky.social I can't find the last chapter on Aurora on the podcast feed. Is this a me problem or did it get lost?

Medusa gets a comic strip. Will be posting a series of these over the next while.

And now it is a comic.

Bodies are amazing. Cut from two weeks ago nearly healed.

There is so much about this which is hard. I'm still processing it as I see mine and my friend's work come up in this database. An initial thought is that I've paid thousands in licensing fees to use the words of other people in my books. Meta thought licensing was too expensive so they just stole

Does this man sleep? I'm not sure.

Friday night in Franklin I have some art in a group show called ‘When the Fog Clears’ as part of Ten Days, presented by Constance ARI. Fun show!

Loved this episode of Better Off Read by @pipadam.bsky.social with @ladyhorrors.bsky.social

Aw thanks. So nice.

Packing to move. Finding cool stuff

We'd be delighted if you considered Hugo-nominating A Meal Of Thorns for best fancast! Also please consider the Ancillary Review of Books for best fanzine; many of our contributors and guests are also eligible in various categories. ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/01/31/e...

Does anyone want an Appa costume?

Thank you so much to @comicsadvocacy.bsky.social for recognising the value and need for the Comics Devices Library!! I will be using that grant to invest into building up the site's capacity, infrastructure & other research expenses (comics scholarship texts are not cheap!!) bsky.app/profile/reim...

And this… www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-plot-a...

when people try to parse eg a Nazi salute with “he was referring to / ironic reference” nonsense think of sex. let’s say you and I fuck, but my engagement is ironic — I’m doing it because I’m making reference to a previous discussion about fucking. are you less fucked now? me neither

Such a good show.

Our media’s willingness to accept perpetrator framing when reporting a hate crime really underlines how hollowed out journalism has become in the tech giant era. No experienced people at the coal face.

There's always little actions you can take in here.

My brain didn't see the capitals. What a curious concept - a dead ebook. What indeed moves it? Anyway, I was wrong. Always excited for a new T Kingfisher

Hey! @sdavidmiller.bsky.social and I watched a couple dozen movies at Sundance online this year and here are the 10 movies we think you should keep an eye out for www.decodingeverything.com/p/our-10-fav...

On a tackling myths theme... How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢 Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]

The sheer arrogance of attacking Te Tiriti, turning up to Waitangi to gloat about it, recording it for your supporters so you can act like a big brave boy fake-saving democracy, then claiming victimhood when opponents rightly remove your mic. What a way to lead. #nzpol

Very cool. By @charisloke.bsky.social and Max Loh

One job!

Reposting for the evening crowd! A very earnest invitation to join me next Saturday for Hourly Comic Day! And read my old ones here: www.lucyknisley.com/hourly-comic...

God I'm sad every time I finish an issue of FML by @kellysue.bsky.social and David López. Why is there not more? Perfect use of comics medium. #fmlcomix

Something nice.

Submissions for the Regulatory Standards Bill close at 11.59pm TONIGHT, friends. Have you made a submission? Here are some tips / useful resources - the @etangata.bsky.social article below is a great start too #kikorangi

Absolutely savage. Andrea Vance has her jaws locked on Luxon and I doubt anyone will be able to get he to let him go now #NZPol

Winston Peters is spending his holidays messing about in boats. My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol #infrastructure #Ferries

My cartoon for Stuff today across its papers. I dive deeper into it over at my Substack, which you can read for free here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/chris-luxo...

I've made a submission on the Treaty Principles Bill. In the spirit of 'playing what's in your hand', I have quoted from my father's Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand – including this banger: