Comic books finally hit phones – now to scroll through Gotham.

See and support wherever you scroll: https://linktr.ee/inksinkpodcast

Warning: We curse. Dick Grayson is DC’s pinup boy and we’re not mad.

News:

• New comics format: ⁠https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96545-dc-launches-vertical-scroll-webtoon-series-dc-go.html⁠
• Comics raise prices: https://screenrant.com/comics-expensive-price-economy-indie-publishers/
• B&N expands: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/barnes-and-noble-open-60-new-locations-this-year
• Do YOU like AI poetry? https://view.e.bookriot.com/?qs=a677d0d3b0be70c8f4462ba6f5262de712c5ffe6945a32f415b3648729e6fbb181d0699668adcd0281cc5b272f6659fe310502a54918dc7222243e862e975b2dcfaec1247d162c5df73be5a920343fcc442872aa04b3712c
• Kali's rec: “The Applicant”: https://lithub.com/i-asked-chatgpt-to-write-its-own-versions-of-iconic-poems-and-they-are-not-great/
• Cozy fiction + cats? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/books/healing-fiction-japan-korea-before-the-coffee-gets-cold.html
• Support local lit orgs: https://bookriot.com/how-to-fight-book-bans-and-censorship-in-2024/
• Baltimore: County Board minutes and agendas: https://www.bcpl.info/about-us/board-trustees. Local news on books: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/topic/culture/books/
• Book trailer with a movie it inspired: https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4865&share=true#m65933

Celebrating minorities: "Authors saw their median income surge 73%." (https://janefriedman.com/romance-authors-thrive-in-the-self-publishing-era/)

Kali is reading fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53155222/chapters/134498068

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
03:51 New Comics Format
10:35 Pricier Comics
18:18 B&N Is OK
23:29 Robot Poetry?
29:06 Healing Fantasy
32:01 Help Books
34:10 Movie Inspo
37:59 Celebrations
41:35 Kali is Reading...
45:10 Coda