Independent Manga Alliance @indie-manga.bsky.social Building The Future of Independent Manga!
Partners:
@mangamavericks.bsky.social
Mahjong Pros
@wsstalkback.bsky.social
@redstringtl.bsky.social
B!Juku
Ollie Kaplan @rebeccaoliver.bsky.social Features Editor & Board @prismcomics.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️Deputy Managing Editor @comicsbeat.bsky.social
Bylines @ The Mary Sue, Popverse, Star Trek, Eisner-winning PanelxPanel & more 🏳️🌈
Wifey = @averykaplan.bsky.social 🖖
Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social Library worker and BL manga fan!
she/her ❀ USA
Writing BL reviews and more @ https://stacksofbl.com/
Also a contributor @ https://news.blupetal.net/
Twitter: https://x.com/stacksofbl
Chris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social Cartoonist/Kentucky Colonel/3x Eisner Award nominee. Former college professor, former social studies teacher. History buff, but certainly no expert. Hopkins County, KY. He/him
schweizercomics.com
outlawsapprentice.com
Eric @gladstone.bsky.social Hello.
Stacey Nunn @mslibrarian75.bsky.social Black Woman, Mother and Librarian (❤️er of 📚’s). ALA Councilor-at Large 24-27, MASL President 24, AASL CHAPTERS Assembly Chair 24,MARYLAND SCHOOL LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR FINALIST 2023-💗💚 BA, MSW, MST and MLIS. HBCU PRIDE FISK4ever, UMES Mom
Bilquis Evely @bilquis.bsky.social Eisner & Hugo nominee artist - Wonder Woman/ Sandman Universe: The Dreaming/ Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer. Author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, 2026) geni.us/TMtMT. Two-time Best of the Net nominee. | 🏠 Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha Metro Area) | Rep: Anderson Literary Agency
Alex Segura @alexsegura.com New York Times and USA Today-bestselling/award-winning author of many comics and novels.
https://linktr.ee/alex_segura
ROUSes? I don't think they exist @rabblerous.bsky.social Ex and occasional Chicagoan. Healthcare -> critters -> books, movies, and graphic novels. I heart courtyard buildings.
library.kb @librarykb.bsky.social K-12 School librarian, Yearbook advisor, reader, novice quilter and runner.
John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social Librarian and musician. Lover of books, bourbon, beer, cycling, and SFF
Miguel Guhlin @mguhlin.bsky.social #BanICE #Educator #SupportPeople #Humanist #Skeptic More at mguhlin.org 📎🇵🇦🗽🇺🇸🌎
Taylor Hunsberger 🍉 @tayparade.bsky.social (she/her)
librarian, poet, etc | contributor @ In Their Own League, Manor Vellum | https://taylorhunsberger.wordpress.com/
@wombatarama.bsky.social @wombatarama.bsky.social writer, manga editor, crazy pug lady. Once upon a time I had a lot to say on social media but now I'm mostly here to lurk.
also @yokaiparade.bsky.social
Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social Bringing manga to fans worldwide with care & authenticity 📖
Baki & Box Set 2 Preorders OPEN!
👉 https://bit.ly/Kodama-Skeet
Sherry🏳️⚧️ @sheeryy.bsky.social Contemporary Artist | 現代アーティスト (Gendai Ātisuto)🔞
Exploring the beauty of imperfection (侘寂 - Wabi-Sabi)
Portfolio & inquiries below.
Art account : Selarin
𖤐 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓵𝓮𝔂 𖤐 @kinsyy03.bsky.social I draw whatever lives in my head, it’s soft… until it’s not 💜😈
NO AI. ever. ♱
art, bad decisions, and shitposting.
✦ Enter my little world https://kinsyyart.my.canva.site/
Sâmara Lígia ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ @samiligia.bsky.social Brazilian Artist!
Email: samiligia2@gmail.com
https://samiligia.squarespace.com/
Portfolio: www.artstation.com/samiligia
Insta: www.instagram.com/samiligia/
#BRart / #dnd/ #ttrpg/ #fantasy
Helen @helen-jpg.bsky.social 20+ | Digital Artist 🎨
I mostly work on concept art, environments & landscapes, with a big soft spot for world-building.
Catch me on Valorant when I’m not drawing.
| I HATE AI |
Behance> https://www.behance.net/Helengasca
Email: helengasca3@gmail.com
Noxie @noxie-png.bsky.social meow 🏳️🌈
draw stuff and disappear
https://noxie-portfolio.vercel.app
Yatta-Tachi @yattatachi.com Independent media outlet that creates resources, reviews, & editorials about manga/hwa/hua, webtoons, and VN/Otome.
Owner/EiC: @harleygin.bsky.social
website: yattatachi.com
donate: https://ko-fi.com/yattatachi
job board: @otakujobs.com
Alexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com Ali “with an i”
Nature & Science Illustrator, Multi Award-Winning Cartoonist, Science Communicator & Designer, Sculptor, Comics, Zines, She/Her, Based in Boston
AlexandraGallant.com
frogby.bigcartel.com/
Alexandragallant.itch.io
Ashley Hawkins @manga-librarian.bsky.social Manga, School Libraries, and so on. Middle School Librarian, PhD Student, Adjunct, Booklist Reviewer, co-author of Manga Goes to School.
New account because the old one was compromised. (Big, big oof).
Anthony Avon .Art @anthonyavonart.bsky.social Digital Artist, Drummer, LEGO & Gundam fan. (He/They) ∆ ∆ ∆
Painting for: Cosmere RPG, Hellbreak, Flesh and Blood, and more...
Shady Dell Public Library @sdpl.bsky.social By the time you spot the librarian, she’s already been watching you for some time.
Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social An information professional who also happens to be a historian, writer, and reader. I wish all of you who have likewise landed here a wealth of peace and goodness!
Red Sky Comics @redskycomics.bsky.social https://bit.ly/ApplyZineFest2026
Cricket and Books and Stuff @davidfranz.bsky.social High School Librarian. NH guy. Cricket fanatic in the US. Oldish beginning cricketer. Open minded. Fantasy sports loon. Jazz kind of owns me at the moment. Go Heels!!
Hazel Mars Wolfe @heylibraryteacher.bsky.social School Librarian by day, Tarot Card Reader by night.
https://linktr.ee/cutiewiththecards
Archarzel @archarzel.bsky.social Other half of @devierue.bsky.social, Inkpusher for @printinkling.bsky.social
Comics @ https://moonbrain.ink
#potionheroes
@curb-side-books.bsky.social @curb-side-books.bsky.social 
Logical_Miracle @logicalmiracle.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/Logical_Miracle
A Musical Collective from London creating anthemic pop-rock and EDM. We champion ADHD/autism neurodiversity and mental health with uplifting storytelling.
The Comic Curator @comiccurator.bsky.social Born of a random ’90s accident.
Ruined by Spider-Man.
Fueled by chaos, OCD precision, and a relentless search for great comics and artists.
Kaiten Books @kaitenbooks.bsky.social We're a small SoCal-based manga publisher that strives to bring the best variety Japan has to offer! 🍣 Contact: info@kaitenbooks.com
https://www.kaitenbooks.com/
Zara Slattery aka Inksplattery @zaraslattery.bsky.social SCRIBBLER-HOPPING MONOPED
Comic Artist, Illustrator, Tutor.
Author of COMA: https://myriadeditions.com/books/coma/
LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/zaraslattery
WEBSITE: https://zaraslattery.com/
Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
Graphic Policy @graphicpolicy.com Where comic books and politics meet #comics #movies #tv #tabletopgames
https://graphicpolicy.com
Wendy Garland @wendygarland.bsky.social Elementary school librarian & reader who loves using technology to spark creativity. Dancer, figure skating enthusiast. All opinions are my own. she/her https://listenconnectempower.blogspot.com/
Gina @ginamobeana.bsky.social Being a human is hard but worth it.
Instructional designer | educator | boy mom | kind human
Views are my own, not of my employer.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration…or something like that. 
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no a… @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy 🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://pluralistic.net/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/pluralistic.net
Kodansha USA @kodansha.us Inspire Impossible Stories! The manga publisher of AKIRA, The Ghost in the Shell, Initial D & More!
How To Love Comics @howtolovecomics.com Helping new readers make sense of comics since 2013. Reading recommendations, tips, lists, reading orders, and more. https://www.howtolovecomics.com/
Nifty Neuron @niftyneuron.bsky.social 9-to-5: scientist || off-hours: crochet designer & fiber artist || creating things for fun & charity || #crochetdrop #crochetcharity 🧶 #SDCC
Psyduck is my crochet assistant (AKA photo stand-in).
https://niftyneuron.carrd.co/
David Mack @david-mack.bsky.social Emmy Award nom, NewYorkTimes BestSelling Author, MARVEL's Daredevil MUSE/Mural Art, ECHO Creator, Director HBOMax, JessicaJonesTV/WinterSoldier film titles. Envoy US StateDept https://kirbyscomicartshop.com/collections/david-mack?fbclid=IwY2xjawJXnUpleHRu
Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social illustrator + ceramic artist✨ they/them 🏳️🌈🌿 EU based 🇪🇺 NO AI 🚫 cloudyillustration@gmail.com 🐱 ig: hellocloudy https://linktr.ee/hellocloudy
Carolina Manga Library @themangalibrary.bsky.social Nonprofit traveling graphic novel library- US-based
Red String Translations @redstringtl.bsky.social "I'll Use My High Charisma Stat to Make Friends with Mangaka in Another World"
Helping to publish English Manga, mostly GL (for now)
漫画翻訳＋写植 サービス
✉️ lit.link/honyaku 
Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social Comic book writer.
Reviews editor at The Beat. Bylines: NPR Books, Publisher’s Weekly, Tin House, Shelfdust, and more.
Contact: ZackQ@ComicsBookcase.com
https://linktr.ee/zackquaintance
Librarians Building Libraries @bldglibraries.bsky.social Our mission is to collaborate with library communities worldwide, providing resources, training, and innovative solutions that promote literacy and provide access for all.
木下いたる Itaru Kinoshita @kurinosukeboy.bsky.social 漫画家（♂）恐竜飼育漫画「ディノサン」を連載中。
The author of Dinosaur Sanctuary.
Social media
https://lit.link/kurinosukeboy
Yen Press @yenpress.com The official Yen Press Bluesky account. Manga, light novels, Korean comics and more!
Swing Left @swingleft.bsky.social Ready to take action to help Democrats flip the House and put a check on Trump?
https://linktr.ee/swing_left
Ryn @rynbow.bsky.social Ryn (they/them) 36 / Comic creator - If you love disco space queers you’re in the right place. SF Bay Area. 💖 Vintage fashion. SFW artist 🏳️⚧️
🌈 Read Neon Pantheon - a Ringo nominated mythic, queer, sci-fi romance adventure (YA+): neonpantheoncomic.com
à la bibliohèck @alabiblioheck.bsky.social public library assistant director. mawrter. saltwater conch. aggressively into potatoes. she/elle 🏳️🌈✨
@mezzolibrarian.bsky.social @mezzolibrarian.bsky.social 
Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com 3 x Eisner and Bram Stoker-winning Writer/Translator/Lecturer. Faculty at NYU. Noted Monster Scholar. Shigeru Mizuki stan. Sabre fencer. Seattle boy. Extra fancy
OVERWATCH-MIZUKI: FACING DEMONS, KAIBYO THE SUPERNATURAL CATS OF JAPAN
www.zackdavisson.com
Gale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social 🐰 Cartoonist, bunfriend, learnin the drums
📚 BABY-SITTERS CLUB 5-8
🪀FREESTYLE & FRESH START✈️
🦔 http://galesaur.com/quick-links/
🏳️🌈 they/them
new book: BSC Super Special! (Sept 2026)
Teresa (Katy) Castillo @harleygin.bsky.social She/Her • 🏳️🌈 💖 @cbrails.bsky.social • Upstate NY cryptid
Co-founder - @hand-designed.com
Owner/EIC - @yattatachi.com
Runs @otakujobs.com
Designer - @mangamavericks.bsky.social
Designer - AH Magazine
https://harleygin.carrd.co/
minami @sakaimii.bsky.social Published shoujo mangaka in Japan/(award-winning!) pro translator. she/her. Black. EN/JP ok. 30↑
Glacier Bay Books @glacierbaybooks.com award-winning publisher・manga・art comics・new literature・publisher of the coolest books you’ve never heard of. Hagiwara Rei, Imai Arata, Natsujikei Miyazaki, Mukoubi Aoi, Kusahara Umi, Oumi Konomi, Ayumu Arisaka, Yoshimi Uchida and more
glacierbaybooks.com
Living the Line Books @livingtheline.bsky.social 
Star Fruit Books @starfruitbooks.bsky.social US Based Manga Publisher. Always Announcing New Things. Some Tweets May Be NSFW.
Jessie A @jessieatkin.bsky.social Author, storyteller, writer, reading aficionado, Star Wars enthusiast, Mets devotee, student, sister, twin 🖤🤍💜
OODLES OF NOODLES (📖 out now)
http://www.jessieatkin.com/
Laurie Halse Anderson @halseanderson.bsky.social Forest creature who writes books & champions libraries. American heart, Danish soul.
Author of YAs: Speak, Shout & many more
Historical adventure novels: Chains, Forge, Ashes & Fever 1793.
And…. Rebellion 1776 is a NY Times bestseller! Huzzah! 🎉❤️🇺🇸📚
Manga Mavericks @mangamavericks.bsky.social Independent Manga Publisher & Media Company!
Our mission is to highlight and celebrate incredible Japanese creators!
store.mangamavericks.com
Partner: @Wsstalkback.bsky.social
Inquiries: contact@mangamavericks.com
Anime NYC @animenyc.bsky.social August 26-29 2027.
New York City’s anime convention 🍎🗽
A showcase of the best of Japanese pop culture in the biggest city in America! 🇺🇸🇯🇵
#AnimeNYC
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social Monitoring the press, tracking the evolving media business & encouraging excellence in journalism since 1961.
Media Education Lab @mediaedlab.bsky.social The Media Education Lab is an online community that advances the field of digital and media literacy education through leadership development, scholarship, and community engagement. https://mediaeducationlab.com/
404 Media @404media.co it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
Eike Exner @eikeexner.com アイケ・エクスナ
Striphistoricus writing on Japanese comics and the history of the comics medium; author of Comics and the Origins of Manga and Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics.
More about my work at eikeexner.com (name's pronounced Eye-kuh).
Amy Brownlee @amybrownlee93.bsky.social Teacher-Librarian, Book Lover, International Presenter. VP of Kansas Association of School Librarians. Blog at BiblioBrownlee.weebly.com. Learn more about my work at about.me/amybrownlee.
Rain @simplyrain.bsky.social Friend. Educator. Librarian. Employed. Artist. Patron. Advocate. Ally. Accomplice. Coconspirator. Activist. Listener. Caregiver. Human. And MUCH more. Need my creds? Ask! Personal account--thoughts are my own. she/they
Ash 🐸🌈(she/they) @conina.bsky.social Grad Student - Library Science & Literature; Future Author; Artist. I love reading, gaming, nature, comics, and writing!
Readwithconina.com
@miagittlen.bsky.social @miagittlen.bsky.social 
ReadingRene @readingrene.bsky.social She/her. School librarian. Military spouse. Mom. Neurodivergent. 
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social Publishes research on library science and information research and practice within the Australian and Southern Asia Pacific regions.
Current issue is here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ualj21/current
Mars @marspublichistory.bsky.social 
School Library Journal @handle.invalid School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
Spreadsheet Nerd @spreadsheetnerd.bsky.social #Schoollibrarian. Nerd. Lover of all things #digitalorganization. Provide weekly newsletter with #techtips & #techtools for teachers, librarians, & fellow #productivitynerds.
Try my newsletter here...
https://thespreadsheetnerd.substack.com
Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com Official Bluesky Account for Square Enix Manga & Books. Publisher of Manga, Light Novels, and Game Tie-In Books from Japan’s top creators. Uncover Unforgettable!
https://square-enix-books.com/
Square Enix @square-enix-games.com The Official Square Enix Bluesky page. Get the latest updates https://www.square-enix-games.com/
Delivering Unforgettable Experiences
Octopath Traveler 0 out now! | FFVII Remake Intergrade Jan 22 | DQVII Reimagined Feb 5
Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt) @violetsyard.bsky.social Trans-Femme library worker. Queer Gengar Pop-Punk Energy. Some might say, “a brazen little hussy”. Zoomorphic Elf.
All views on this page are my own and don't reflect those of my employer.
Www.linktr.ee/thevinylbook
Mark Conner @librarycobwebs.bsky.social Comics librarian in Pennsylvania
He/Him
banner by Carla Speed McNeil
z. @zanadu.bsky.social Librarianed so hard I got a reading injury, still read more than you. I don't believe in the sun. Minneapolis (or not).
Allergic omnidirectional nerdling- music, books, tech, words, food, weird geeky random, thee cat. She/her.
Student Research Journal - SJSU - iSchool @srj-ischool-sjsu.bsky.social Peer-reviewed, open-source journal publishing graduate Sstudent LIS research from around the globe @SJSUiSchool
https://ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu/srj/
Volume 16, Issue 1: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/ischoolsrj/vol16/iss1/
Jill Emery @jemerypdx.bsky.social Librarian by day, smart ass pragmatic Gen Xer always. Living my best life possible.
Peter J Z B @pjb1980.bsky.social The Original Grotesque Parody
Music and books and public libraries and daily static. Weak on crime.
Opinions my own.
Aly Gray @alyjg.bsky.social Librarian, writer, researcher, and music lover.
EB White once wrote that he arose each day determined to change the world and to have a helluva good time - he remarked that it sometimes made planning his day difficult - I just love that!
Ursula Zandt @ursulazandt.bsky.social She/her/they
Bay Area
Neurodivergent
MLIS
FUCK ICE
ACAB
FREE PALESTINE
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KM @kmbezner.bsky.social librarian. reads comics, makes zines, writes things
they/them
website in progress, coming whenever i get around to it
Hull Libraries @hulllibraries.bsky.social We’ve got everything, and the books! Anyone can use our libraries, whatever your age. We've 11 libraries across the city that provide a fantastic range of activities https://www.hulllibraries.co.uk/
Molibwell @molibwell.bsky.social (he/him) high school librarian and trying to remain calm. 🌭 Hotdogs are better than burgers, and censorship ❌ blows. 🟦 ✡️ 🏳️🌈 L'chaim, challah, and comics. What I really want to know about you— what are you reading 📖 right now?
Suzanne Streeter @mt-suz.bsky.social Mom, Educator, Teacher Librarian, Montana girl, cabin life, music & nature.
Chris the Long Box Punk @longboxpunk.substack.com Podcast Host🎙️ Reader/Lover of comics💜 Aging punk💀 Never too serious🃏Abenaki
www.LongBoxPunk.com
Zine supplies: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FSUOAIYR6YG5?ref_=wl_share
Beth Campbell @beth1campbell.bsky.social I love great books. Creator of Authors' Studio - Advocate for student voice and connecting students with authors/illustrators.
Teacher librarian. Member of #BookPosse
https://authorsstudio.com
Andrea Phillips @andreacphillips.bsky.social Teacher Librarian, MLIS