Happy fall, y’all! It’s officially autumn where I am and I couldn’t be more excited — I get to wear jackets again, hooray!
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Bookish Goods
World’s Finest Diner by CornerOfTheGeek
See how long it takes your friends to notice that there’s something super about this painting! $19
New Releases
Blackward by Lawrence Lindell
Amor, Tony, Lala, and Lika have never felt like they truly fit in anywhere, so they decide to create a group just for weird, queer, Black kids like themselves. The idea sounds good on paper, but fending off bullies and their own insecurities to actually implement said idea is another story…
The Gimmick by Joanna Starer and Elena Gogou
We all know that wrestling is fake, right? But one thing about it is all too real: Shane’s super-strength, which he has just used to accidentally kill his opponent right there in the ring in front of millions of fans. Shane flees to Mexico to begin his wrestling career anew, but there’s no way such a shocking past will let him go that easily!
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec theme is: the 1960s! No particular reason, I just felt like it.
The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek J. Tiwary and Andrew C. Robinson
Everyone knows about John, Paul, George, and Ringo, but what about Brian? As this award-winning comic shows, the Beatles would not have gotten nearly as far as they did without their manager’s focus, drive, and creative vision.
Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos
The 1960s were, to put it mildly, a chaotic decade for Cuba. Marisol’s parents protect her from the upheaval by sending her to live in Brooklyn with a foster family that can never substitute for her biological one. Homesick and confused, Marisol must learn to make a place for herself on this strange new island.
Stay hip until Thursday, nerd friends!
~Eileen