Akil Wilson
@akilwilson.blacksky.app
I write and draw riso-comics about black folks. I also teach math. Black, bi, and nonbinary He/They 💖💜💙 Comics and other contacts on http://akilwilsoncomics.com
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Would be a shame if someone posted an unprotected link to watch my Quantum Leap episode about trans kids in sports.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i4lqp...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i4lqp...
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Would be a shame if someone posted an unprotected link to watch my Quantum Leap episode about trans kids in sports.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i4lqp...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i4lqp...
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Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
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Comic people, don't be boring with your architecture. I'm not sure quite what is going on here, but this is a real unmanipulated photo.
Super long day sorting out touchscreens and the lighting on a huge model with over 5,000 LEDs in it.
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Comic people, don't be boring with your architecture. I'm not sure quite what is going on here, but this is a real unmanipulated photo.
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#indiecomics #kickstarter #fundraising
4 DAYS LEFT!!
Check out MAGIC POWDER #1-7: THE SECOND FANTASY-CRIME ARC BEGINS by Jeff Schiller on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...
4 DAYS LEFT!!
Check out MAGIC POWDER #1-7: THE SECOND FANTASY-CRIME ARC BEGINS by Jeff Schiller on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...
MAGIC POWDER #1-7: THE SECOND FANTASY-CRIME ARC BEGINS
The Dwarvfather must rectify his error. As the cartels fracture, new faces come to town. Breaking Bad meets D&D! BACK ISSUES AVAILABLE!
www.kickstarter.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
#indiecomics #kickstarter #fundraising
4 DAYS LEFT!!
Check out MAGIC POWDER #1-7: THE SECOND FANTASY-CRIME ARC BEGINS by Jeff Schiller on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...
4 DAYS LEFT!!
Check out MAGIC POWDER #1-7: THE SECOND FANTASY-CRIME ARC BEGINS by Jeff Schiller on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...
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So if you search back far enough in my post history you'll see that I've said before that I don't like South Park even when it "has a point" mostly because Trey Parker and Matt Stone use "everyone's a target" to be insensitive dickheads all the time.
(It's the libertarianism.) (1/4)
(It's the libertarianism.) (1/4)
Watched South Park for the first time in what feels forever last night b/c I had nothing better to do and the entire setup was all to make Trump & Vance have sex and its like… y’all can do anything with your platform to be funny… and you blow your budget on outdated 90s low hanging fruit gay jokes
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
So if you search back far enough in my post history you'll see that I've said before that I don't like South Park even when it "has a point" mostly because Trey Parker and Matt Stone use "everyone's a target" to be insensitive dickheads all the time.
(It's the libertarianism.) (1/4)
(It's the libertarianism.) (1/4)
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Right-wing men love testosterone replacement therapy for when their hormones aren't quite reich
Robert F Kennedy Jr is currently receiving gender-affirming care. Yes, really
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-trans US health secretary, is currently undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
www.thepinknews.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Right-wing men love testosterone replacement therapy for when their hormones aren't quite reich
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Without oversight and transparency measures in place, the growing use of AI-powered tools in policing risks infringing on civil rights and civil liberties by amplifying bias and chilling free speech. Our new analysis details the risks and the needed safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
The Dangers of Unregulated AI in Policing
New data fusion tools risk embedding biases and chilling free speech.
www.brennancenter.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Without oversight and transparency measures in place, the growing use of AI-powered tools in policing risks infringing on civil rights and civil liberties by amplifying bias and chilling free speech. Our new analysis details the risks and the needed safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
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Oh! I remember! In newspapers in 1998, four color printing meant four separations, which are thin plastic sheets similar to photo negatives. A true blue would be like 100% cyan (negative space) with a percentage of black (screen print dots in different densities).
We ran a 150 line screen.
We ran a 150 line screen.
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Oh! I remember! In newspapers in 1998, four color printing meant four separations, which are thin plastic sheets similar to photo negatives. A true blue would be like 100% cyan (negative space) with a percentage of black (screen print dots in different densities).
We ran a 150 line screen.
We ran a 150 line screen.
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When I first worked in graphic design in newspaper advertising in the late 1990s they were still using wax to paste up pages. Digital pagination was just coming into being. I digitally paginated these tabloid inserts I designed for marketing and real estate, the paper itself was hand paginated.
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
When I first worked in graphic design in newspaper advertising in the late 1990s they were still using wax to paste up pages. Digital pagination was just coming into being. I digitally paginated these tabloid inserts I designed for marketing and real estate, the paper itself was hand paginated.
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lotta dope movies out this year! letterboxd.com/journal/nati...
Native Year in Review 2025: fierce warriors dominate a banner year for Indigenous-made cinema • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
Indigenous editor Leo Koziol surveys the world of Native cinema for 2025, and finds fierce film warriors on the global cultural landscape laying down the challenge to make their voices—and those of th...
letterboxd.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
lotta dope movies out this year! letterboxd.com/journal/nati...
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Hang on, I just realized something
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Hang on, I just realized something
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Alt text that that has humor and personality and sounds like it was written by the person who took the photo is great, but you gotta do that while remembering that the fundamental purpose is communicating what the image is.
Alt Text isn't the space for seo, secret notes, or inside jokes. It's for people to access media and any context or information that that media has.
If we gon make things right, we gotta find ways to make things right that don't leave us behind.
If we gon make things right, we gotta find ways to make things right that don't leave us behind.
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Alt text that that has humor and personality and sounds like it was written by the person who took the photo is great, but you gotta do that while remembering that the fundamental purpose is communicating what the image is.
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Wordless art-comic, surreal fable: 🪶Feather🪶
(Don’t ask me how my current work is going)
www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/feather
(Don’t ask me how my current work is going)
www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/feather
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Wordless art-comic, surreal fable: 🪶Feather🪶
(Don’t ask me how my current work is going)
www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/feather
(Don’t ask me how my current work is going)
www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/feather
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.ucpress.edu/books/making...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.ucpress.edu/books/making...
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.ucpress.edu/books/making...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.ucpress.edu/books/making...
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Cis folks: Shouldn't have to say this, but do not, under any circumstances, refer to a trans person's deadname as their "real name." Whether it has been legally changed or not. For fuck sake.
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Cis folks: Shouldn't have to say this, but do not, under any circumstances, refer to a trans person's deadname as their "real name." Whether it has been legally changed or not. For fuck sake.
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I also wrote a werewolf story set in 1958 Oklahoma that’s out today.
It’s drawn by 2000 AD legend @pauljholden.com.
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5.
It’s drawn by 2000 AD legend @pauljholden.com.
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5.
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I also wrote a werewolf story set in 1958 Oklahoma that’s out today.
It’s drawn by 2000 AD legend @pauljholden.com.
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5.
It’s drawn by 2000 AD legend @pauljholden.com.
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5.
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📢 WEBCOMIC ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📢 WEBCOMIC ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
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Attention #artists! Stop guessing your hourly rate. If you need $2,760/mo to survive, but you only do "deep work" for 20 hours a week... Charging $25/hr means you are slowly going bankrupt. Here is the math. 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Attention #artists! Stop guessing your hourly rate. If you need $2,760/mo to survive, but you only do "deep work" for 20 hours a week... Charging $25/hr means you are slowly going bankrupt. Here is the math. 🧵
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won't have em for this weekend, but i've been getting a few more people at my table than I'd like lately asking *very pointedly* if i drew everything myself, so i designed a new sticker this afternoon that will hopefully quell some of those concerns.
#art
#art
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
won't have em for this weekend, but i've been getting a few more people at my table than I'd like lately asking *very pointedly* if i drew everything myself, so i designed a new sticker this afternoon that will hopefully quell some of those concerns.
#art
#art
Watching my stories… ♥️
Blossoms Shanghai - The Criterion Channel
In 1990s Shanghai, fortunes are waiting to be made—but not everyone can be a winner. In his first-ever television series, legendary director Wong Kar Wai (IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE) orchestrates a sprawlin...
www.criterionchannel.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Watching my stories… ♥️
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
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My LCS, Thunderstruck Bookstore in Toronto, recommended this in their newsletter & I haven't shut up about it since (sorry, not sorry)
Support an independent, woman owned & operated, 🌈 friendly, bookstore & pick up S.I.R. during Thunderstruck Bookstore's Black Friday Sale - which starts today!
Support an independent, woman owned & operated, 🌈 friendly, bookstore & pick up S.I.R. during Thunderstruck Bookstore's Black Friday Sale - which starts today!
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My LCS, Thunderstruck Bookstore in Toronto, recommended this in their newsletter & I haven't shut up about it since (sorry, not sorry)
Support an independent, woman owned & operated, 🌈 friendly, bookstore & pick up S.I.R. during Thunderstruck Bookstore's Black Friday Sale - which starts today!
Support an independent, woman owned & operated, 🌈 friendly, bookstore & pick up S.I.R. during Thunderstruck Bookstore's Black Friday Sale - which starts today!
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Always a good time to remind you that YOU DO NOT CROSS A PICKET LINE.
Solidarity with @teamsters.bsky.social , who sanctioned our strike nationwide and won't be delivering food, picking up trash, or bringing packages across picket lines! ✊🔥
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Always a good time to remind you that YOU DO NOT CROSS A PICKET LINE.
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."