Chris Maka
@chrismaka.bsky.social
Video game writer-designer on SWTOR by day, comic book writer by night. Anti-fascist, pro-compassion.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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If you were unable to watch everything we showed off during our Game Update 7.8 "Pursuit of Ruin" livestream, don't worry! Here's a breakdown of what we talked about. www.swtor.com/info/news/%5...
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If you were unable to watch everything we showed off during our Game Update 7.8 "Pursuit of Ruin" livestream, don't worry! Here's a breakdown of what we talked about. www.swtor.com/info/news/%5...
Starting in a little over 15 minutes! I'm so excited for y'all to see this.
We're going live today at 1pm CT / 7pm UTC to talk about Game Update 7.8 over on Twitch! Come join us! www.twitch.tv/swtor
SWTOR - Twitch
The war between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire spreads to new worlds! Dangerous fringe groups rise in the dark corners of the galaxy and Darth Malgus pursues an unknown plan… Unravel these ...
www.twitch.tv
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Starting in a little over 15 minutes! I'm so excited for y'all to see this.
Continuing to inject comic book goodness into your doomscrolling via covers featuring characters I like.
I love the original space opera/superhero mashup, from Englehart's original weirdness (where we meet Space Hippy God, really) through the Claremont/Infantino stuff.
I love the original space opera/superhero mashup, from Englehart's original weirdness (where we meet Space Hippy God, really) through the Claremont/Infantino stuff.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Continuing to inject comic book goodness into your doomscrolling via covers featuring characters I like.
I love the original space opera/superhero mashup, from Englehart's original weirdness (where we meet Space Hippy God, really) through the Claremont/Infantino stuff.
I love the original space opera/superhero mashup, from Englehart's original weirdness (where we meet Space Hippy God, really) through the Claremont/Infantino stuff.
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It seems like, uh, a few people are discovering Off Panel because the Grant Morrison ep, which is great!
If you like what you hear + want to support the podcast, back it on Patreon! It's my full-time job, so it makes a huge difference, and it gets you early access to episodes and a whole lot more!
If you like what you hear + want to support the podcast, back it on Patreon! It's my full-time job, so it makes a huge difference, and it gets you early access to episodes and a whole lot more!
Get more from Off Panel (the SKTCHD podcast) on Patreon
creating podcasts and articles about comics
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November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It seems like, uh, a few people are discovering Off Panel because the Grant Morrison ep, which is great!
If you like what you hear + want to support the podcast, back it on Patreon! It's my full-time job, so it makes a huge difference, and it gets you early access to episodes and a whole lot more!
If you like what you hear + want to support the podcast, back it on Patreon! It's my full-time job, so it makes a huge difference, and it gets you early access to episodes and a whole lot more!
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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We have teamed up with Heresy Studios to get you some free comics, just for backing us both at ANY level!
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November 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We have teamed up with Heresy Studios to get you some free comics, just for backing us both at ANY level!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/h...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/h...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...
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This story is honestly insane. Faraway investors buying up Detroit homes and turning them into crypto tokens; letting housing fall into disrepair, and evicting residents. This is what happens in an extraction economy.
Housing + Private Equity = A recipe for profit over people.
As urgency grows around housing and affordability, we peel back the curtain on an issue impacting hundreds of Detroit residents: housing as a digital investment asset.
https://bit.ly/4o1ISIg
As urgency grows around housing and affordability, we peel back the curtain on an issue impacting hundreds of Detroit residents: housing as a digital investment asset.
https://bit.ly/4o1ISIg
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This story is honestly insane. Faraway investors buying up Detroit homes and turning them into crypto tokens; letting housing fall into disrepair, and evicting residents. This is what happens in an extraction economy.
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There ain't nobody who does it better together than @thekylestarks.bsky.social and @schweizercomics.bsky.social except maybe Brubaker & Phillips.
The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton by @thekylestarks.bsky.social & @schweizercomics.bsky.social is an excellent comic that has so much going for it: a rich backstory soaked in action movies, so-bad-they’re-good ‘80s shows, and a feud between actors and stuntmen.
The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton
I am a huge fan of both Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer 's comics, having read pretty much all of the books they've made (click on their na...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There ain't nobody who does it better together than @thekylestarks.bsky.social and @schweizercomics.bsky.social except maybe Brubaker & Phillips.
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It would be pretty cool if we all collectively pledged to support indie bookshops whenever/however we could 💕
Depending on budget & accessibility, that could look like visiting them in person, leaving a review, amplifying their social posts, giving gift cards, divesting from mega retailers, etc.
Depending on budget & accessibility, that could look like visiting them in person, leaving a review, amplifying their social posts, giving gift cards, divesting from mega retailers, etc.
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It would be pretty cool if we all collectively pledged to support indie bookshops whenever/however we could 💕
Depending on budget & accessibility, that could look like visiting them in person, leaving a review, amplifying their social posts, giving gift cards, divesting from mega retailers, etc.
Depending on budget & accessibility, that could look like visiting them in person, leaving a review, amplifying their social posts, giving gift cards, divesting from mega retailers, etc.
Continuing to inject comic book goodness into your doomscrolling via covers featuring characters I like.
I got this one (and the issue before it, and I think a random Wonder Woman) in a Whitman three-pack at the grocery store. My introduction to the Star-Spangled Kid, who I thought was pretty cool.
I got this one (and the issue before it, and I think a random Wonder Woman) in a Whitman three-pack at the grocery store. My introduction to the Star-Spangled Kid, who I thought was pretty cool.
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Continuing to inject comic book goodness into your doomscrolling via covers featuring characters I like.
I got this one (and the issue before it, and I think a random Wonder Woman) in a Whitman three-pack at the grocery store. My introduction to the Star-Spangled Kid, who I thought was pretty cool.
I got this one (and the issue before it, and I think a random Wonder Woman) in a Whitman three-pack at the grocery store. My introduction to the Star-Spangled Kid, who I thought was pretty cool.
I'm not gonna say barbecue because every region thinks theirs is the best (even though they're wrong), so of course it has to be Tex-Mex.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I'm not gonna say barbecue because every region thinks theirs is the best (even though they're wrong), so of course it has to be Tex-Mex.
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A former Palantir exec just published an extortion letter in the Washington Post: Democrats must fund tech oligarchs, abandon antitrust, and create 15 deregulated corporate zones—or “lose.”
When I challenged her, she blocked me.
Tech’s moral rot, exposed:
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
When I challenged her, she blocked me.
Tech’s moral rot, exposed:
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
Silicon Valley’s Extortion Letter to Democrats
Ex-Palantir Exec Warns Democrats to Bow Down or Lose the Future
www.thenerdreich.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A former Palantir exec just published an extortion letter in the Washington Post: Democrats must fund tech oligarchs, abandon antitrust, and create 15 deregulated corporate zones—or “lose.”
When I challenged her, she blocked me.
Tech’s moral rot, exposed:
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
When I challenged her, she blocked me.
Tech’s moral rot, exposed:
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
If the Lions got the Raiders in their prime time game, they would've won, too lol
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
If the Lions got the Raiders in their prime time game, they would've won, too lol
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The numbers tell the story.
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The numbers tell the story.
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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John Oliver's season finale was great, glad he focused on public media, and how important it is to fund. Red states tend to benefit from it the most.
He has an auction site up to help raise money, johnoliversjunk.com, which even has an actual Bob Ross painting on it (but it's at 1 million).
He has an auction site up to help raise money, johnoliversjunk.com, which even has an actual Bob Ross painting on it (but it's at 1 million).
Last Week Tonight
Help Public Media Company c/o Partially Important Productions, LLC spread the word about Public Media Company C/O Last Week Tonight!
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November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
John Oliver's season finale was great, glad he focused on public media, and how important it is to fund. Red states tend to benefit from it the most.
He has an auction site up to help raise money, johnoliversjunk.com, which even has an actual Bob Ross painting on it (but it's at 1 million).
He has an auction site up to help raise money, johnoliversjunk.com, which even has an actual Bob Ross painting on it (but it's at 1 million).
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Our top story: Texas’ mines have already consumed enough electricity in the past two years to power 925,000 homes, based on ERCOT’s internal presentation. General electricity consumption is on track to nearly double by 2030.
Crypto's Cryptic Texas Takeover
State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are already paying the price.
www.texasobserver.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our top story: Texas’ mines have already consumed enough electricity in the past two years to power 925,000 homes, based on ERCOT’s internal presentation. General electricity consumption is on track to nearly double by 2030.
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Nova: Centurion #1 is an absolute blast. MacKay, Lopez, and Iacono are all in top form here. This is the book Nova deserves. It's excellent scifi, funny, has some great call-backs and cameos, and is filled with promise. Give this team the leeway to tell Nova stories as long they'd like plz.
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Nova: Centurion #1 is an absolute blast. MacKay, Lopez, and Iacono are all in top form here. This is the book Nova deserves. It's excellent scifi, funny, has some great call-backs and cameos, and is filled with promise. Give this team the leeway to tell Nova stories as long they'd like plz.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sign up for my newsletter at
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and get the script I give to all the artists for the backup features in KAYA.
So far we've had Al Gofa @juniba.bsky.social @ghwalta.bsky.social @jesselonergan.bsky.social
and the upcoming Riley Rossmo!
wescraigcomics.substack.com/subscribe
and get the script I give to all the artists for the backup features in KAYA.
So far we've had Al Gofa @juniba.bsky.social @ghwalta.bsky.social @jesselonergan.bsky.social
and the upcoming Riley Rossmo!
Continuing to inject comic book goodness into your doomscrolling via covers featuring characters I like.
This water planet story was the first story in the Marvel comic that felt as epic and awesome as Star Wars the movie to me as a kid.
This water planet story was the first story in the Marvel comic that felt as epic and awesome as Star Wars the movie to me as a kid.
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Continuing to inject comic book goodness into your doomscrolling via covers featuring characters I like.
This water planet story was the first story in the Marvel comic that felt as epic and awesome as Star Wars the movie to me as a kid.
This water planet story was the first story in the Marvel comic that felt as epic and awesome as Star Wars the movie to me as a kid.
My Texas Longhorns and Detroit Lions both had games in primetime this weekend and both crapped the bed, and it's still on my mind this morning. Sometimes being a sports fan sucks.
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My Texas Longhorns and Detroit Lions both had games in primetime this weekend and both crapped the bed, and it's still on my mind this morning. Sometimes being a sports fan sucks.
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Great message. Trying to use Etsy and local shops as much as possible.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Great message. Trying to use Etsy and local shops as much as possible.
Only three days to go! We can't for y'all to see this. Some very exciting stuff coming in this update!
Mark your calendars! We will be hosting the Game Update 7.8 livestream on November 19th at 1:00pm CT / 7:00pm UTC over on Twitch! We’ll be going over all the features in the upcoming update. See you soon! www.twitch.tv/swtor
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Only three days to go! We can't for y'all to see this. Some very exciting stuff coming in this update!