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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 10h

And…Post Malone and Redman!

Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 11h

Many thanks to our panels’ special guests! And, of course, many thanks to the greatest team in the world, the folks behind, Civics For All Comics Group, NYC’s Department of Social Studies & Civics!

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 11h

Many thanks to the NYCDOE educators who spoke on our panels and visited our booth. At the end of the day, Civics For All Comics Group’s work is for and about NYC teachers and students and it was great to see so many of you at NYCC!

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 11h

Many thanks to @henrybarajas.bsky.social Joe Staton, @amychu.bsky.social @gregpak.net Paul Levitz @alexsegura.bsky.social Deirdre Hollman @ryandunlavey.com @fredvanlente.bsky.social @hughryan.bsky.social @peppermint247.bsky.social @julioanta.bsky.social

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you to all the creators who helped to make Civics For All Comics Group’s time at NYCC a success, especially the ones who gave some of their time to our panels& signings.

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 12h

That’s a wrap for NYC’s Civics For All Comics Group at NY Comic Con! Gave away ~17,000 FREE educational comics. Hosted 7 panels on Educator’s Day including one with @georgetakei.bsky.social and held a bunch of signings, and met 1000s of incredible people! Thank you to all!

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22h

SO MANY FREE COMICS Y'ALL! Your heads will explode, in a good way! Get over there and get some!

Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 23h

If you are at NYCC 25 Sunday, stop by Civics For All Comics Group BOOTH 4453 l. We still have FREE copies of @gregpak.net’s @alexsegura.bsky.social & @davidhahn.bsky.social’s @geneluenyang.bsky.social’s @kaysohini.bsky.social’s comics & many more! @ryandunlavey.com will be signing @ the table too!

Chuck Suffel @chucksuffel.bsky.social · 2d

Hey @gregpak.net, @alexsegura.bsky.social, @davidhahn.bsky.social love these books you did with Civics For All!

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 23h

If you are at NYCC 25 Sunday, stop by Civics For All Comics Group BOOTH 4453 l. We still have FREE copies of @gregpak.net’s @alexsegura.bsky.social & @davidhahn.bsky.social’s @geneluenyang.bsky.social’s @kaysohini.bsky.social’s comics & many more! @ryandunlavey.com will be signing @ the table too!

Chuck Suffel @chucksuffel.bsky.social · 2d

Hey @gregpak.net, @alexsegura.bsky.social, @davidhahn.bsky.social love these books you did with Civics For All!

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Redman gave his seal of approval to Civics For All Comics Group and the Graphic History of Hip Hop #1! “This is f@$*%#!g dope!”

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Take a look at NYCDOE’s Civics For All Comics Group comic Recognized 1 about Sylvia Rivera! www.weteachnyc.org/resources/re...

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Amphibiantifa

alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 2d

hell yeah

Cover of the classic children's book Frog And Toad Are Friends.

Drawing of Toad, a brown toad, sitting on a bench, dressed in a green jacket and slacks. He is reading a book to his friend Frog, a green frog dressed in a brown jacket and slacks. They are surrounded by green plants and mushrooms. There is a silver Caldecott Medal in the corner.

Text has been altered from original. It reads
Fiftieth Anniversary
Frog and Toad Are Antifa
by Arnold Lobel

Commemorative Edition

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Mashfiq Ahmed @mrahmedgaming.bsky.social · 2d

I hosted a panel at New York Comic Con about Minecraft Education with my students! We also had a parent of one of the students on the panel as well. #NYCC

Mashfiq Ahmed posing for a photo with other panelists at New York Comic Con.

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Keri Leigh Merritt @kerileighmerritt.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to announce that after my Lillian Smith bio comes out in Sept 2026, a new 10 year anniversary edition of #MasterlessMen - edited down with a new introduction - will debut spring 2027 (@CambridgeUP).

It will also have a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Hahn!!!

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

There have been many important comics that we have published as the Civics For All Comics Group, none have been as significant as our forthcoming KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic. If you are at NYCC stop by our booth to learn more about this comic and grab copies of our other books!

Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 2d

Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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Neil Kleid @neilkleid.bsky.social · 2d

I picked up a bunch of #civicsforall books today. Great creators doing great comics about education. Check these out if you can.

Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 2d

Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Amphiantifa!

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Day 2 of NYC’s Civics For All Comics Group at NY Comic Con is in the (comic) books! As always…

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

A NY Comic Con 2025 Civics for All Comics’ signing with the artist and author of our HISTORIAS DE RESISTENCIA series, Louie Chin and @henrybarajas.bsky.social!

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Interactions like this one with a former NYCDOE student celebrating Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan and Sana Amanat are what make the Civics For All Comics Groups’ time at NY Comic Con an absolute joy. @gwillow.me @jenbartel.art

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

@natepowell.bsky.social’s COMICS ARE READING poster is always a big hit at New York Comic Con!

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Hugh Ryan @hughryan.bsky.social · 2d

What a fantastic night! Catch the whole interview on our Queer 101 podcast later this month! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/q...

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 3d

OMG we had such a great first day @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social !

More than 300+ people stopped by today to #showupforlibraries - including #bannedbooksweek Honorary Chair @georgetakei.bsky.social

#skybrarians #libcomix #booksky #tlsky #comics #graphicnovels

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Are you at NYCC tomorrow? If so, stop by the Civics For All Comics Group booth at 4453.

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Many thanks to @leighwalton.bsky.social for helping to make this panel happen and to @bradtakei.bsky.social for being so kind and nice this evening!

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Alyssa S. @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 3d

I stand with Tish James! (and have ever since I saw her as a City Council member in the doc #BattleForBrooklyn 15 years ago!). She's one of the most fearless and principled civil servants in the country.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 3d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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