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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities
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Chicago's 1st Manga Shop! 🌈Proudly Queer-Owned & Arab-Owned

Manga • Manhwa • Danmei • Comics • Crafts • RPGs • Games • Curiosities

(Posts, comments, and bizarre opinions about popular media are by Ryvre/@NikaRiots)
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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · Nov 13
Hello Bluesky! We're Goblin Market, a queer-owned and Arab-owned #indiebookstore in Chicago.

We specialize in manga, graphic novels, comics, danmei, indie rpgs, and nerdy crafts. Hi new friends!
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It's so pretty outside! Brave the snow and pay us a visit!
The outside of Goblin Market. There are cute ghosts and autumnal leaves painted on the window. The plant holder is covered in snow, and there's snow on the windowsill. The open sign is on.
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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In my household, you can't start decorating for the holidays until Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day
A panel from Watchmen by Alan Moore. A walking circulatory system frightens a man cooking in a commercial kitchen. Caption reference November 10
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Comics are for Everyone
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Whistle party on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 6pm. This one is being cohosted with our friends at @goblinmkt.bsky.social and Three Avenues. Meet your friends and neighbors, help distribute whistles, and fold and pack instructional zines around the area. See you Wednesday the 12th at 6p, 2812 N Lincoln Ave
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Daniel's pick this week is the Mushishi collectors edition. Mushishi is back in print again after 15 years, and it got a brand new translation!
Daniel holding a copy of the Mushishi collectors edition in front of a shelf of manga at Goblin Market The cover to the manga Mushishi
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Queer Book Fair is back! Shop manga, graphic novels, horror, romance, queer history, political theory, and zines—all celebrating LGBTQ+ voices.

More info: queerbookfair.eventbrite.com
A cartoon Santa in a red outfit with striped tights swings froma rainbow that arches overhead. The large white text below reads “QUEER BOOK FAIR.” Smaller white text underneath says “DECEMBER 6–7,” followed by “Goblin Market, Chicago” in rainbow colors
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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My day job is as a tipped worker, and tips are starting to slow down with the winter season, so I wanna remind everyone that I’m a #freelancer! I work in #TTRPGs and #books!

And if you’re a marginalized person low on funding, I’d love to meet you halfway and figure something out. Cheers!
linkstrikedev.bsky.social Rain (They/Them) @linkstrikedev.bsky.social · Aug 1
Apparently I should plug the fact that I'm a #freelancer lol. I do sensitivity consultation, editing, and #TTRPGdev work!
- A variety of lived marginalized experience
- 10+ years of #creativewriting, incl. college experience
- 5 years of #gamedesign, incl. college experience

DMs open for inquiries!
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Chicago nerds: I'll be running a session of Velvet Generation alongside people running five other games at this Sunday's Chicago Shieldwall fundraiser/training event.

Come on down for the training at noon or a game starting at 1:30!

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Chicago Shieldwall - Supporting ICIRR & Increase The Peace
Community training on ICE resistance + tabletop gaming to support ICIRR & Increase The Peace. Nov 9 at Navigator Taproom. All proceeds to charity.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Don's pick this week is Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #1,
written & illustrated by Erica Henderson
Don Alsafi of Goblin Market holding a copy of Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #1 in from of a display of comics
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Current laptop back, with stickers from @pepperraccoon.com , @museum.of.emilyk.art , @dropout.tv , @goblinmkt.bsky.social @tumblr.com , and more
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Today was our first time hosting the Bring Your Own Manga Book Club, and these folks are awesome! Hang out with us on the first Sunday of each month at 2pm.
A group of people in the Goblin Market art and community space
November 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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New monthly meetup kicking off this Monday!
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The text "Trans Occultists Meetup" on a trans flag
November 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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How's everyone else feeling today?
A photo of a hand holding a sticker that says My Stomach Hurts and I'm Mad at the Government. The sticker has a picture of a bear in a red cowboy hat playing the accordian
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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happy halloween! the latest Anime by the Numbers is an interview with @geauxta.bsky.social about the current state of manga publishing and her career.

PLUS: some early data on the fall anime season, the Crunchyroll Subtitle Controversy, and more!

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An Insider’s Look at Manga Publishing in the U.S.
PLUS: The fall anime season’s most anticipated titles, and the ongoing Crunchyroll subtitle controversy.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Grab a whistle kit, and take some for friends and family. We keep us safe!
A chest designed to look like a D&D mimic full of whistle kits and zines
October 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Fangs Gallery tickets are live! For one night only, we’re transforming a Northern Indiana church into a blood-drenched 1980s art gallery.

Fangs Gallery is a one-shot LARP loosely inspired by Warhol's iconic Factory that dares to ask the important question, "What if Andy Warhol was a vampire?"
A poster with a background of Andy Warhol and a vampire repeated in multiple colors. There's a torn paper heart and a logo for Fangs Gallery. The text reads Fangs Gallery Larp, Saturday March 21, The Hub NWI - Hebron, Indiana, fangsgallery.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Spooky sale for anyone in costume! 🦇🪦
A Halloween-themed promotional graphic for Goblin Market featuring a large tombstone framed by pink cobwebs and stars, with flying bats and a pink moon in the background. The tombstone text reads: “Shop in costume for 13% off.”
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Tickets go on sale tomorrow for our run of Fangs Gallery at @thehubnwi! We're making a ton of art to transform an Indiana church into a 1980's Warhol-inspired art gallery. We can't wait to show off the art as the game gets closer!

More info: FangsGallery.com
A person with pink hair working on a screen in a maker space A person with pink hair working on art on a computer A print of a vampire
October 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Don’s pick this week is The Last Spartan: Red Tape! It’s a harrowing story of human trafficking, brotherhood, and the fight for justice brought to you by authors Christopher Priest and Tyler Mane (yes, that Tyler Mane, the actor/wrestler) with art by Will Conrad, Jimbo Salgado and Michael Montenat.
Don Alsafi holding the comic, The Last Spartan: Red Tape in front of a wall of comics The cover of The Last Spartan: Red Tape showing a man with a biker vest holding a gun
October 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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In which I talk about riveting topics like what trim sizes sell best in our shop and the importance of using Edelweiss!
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Hey, I have a new piece up at @icv2.com, as I talked with the crew at @goblinmkt.bsky.social about their shop and the hits and misses they've had in the first two years of running their manga, comics, games, and curiosities store in Chicago.

This one is open to anyone, so give it a read!
Hits and Misses with Ryvre Hardrick and Don Alsafi from Goblin Market
The Shop has Continued to Grow During its First Two Years
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October 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Thanks to some generous donations, our Care Cubby is stocked up! Leave sealed, new care items, and take what you need.

Our most requested items right now: first aid supplies, pregnancy tests, covid tests, hydration packets, whistles
Poster for the “Care Cubby Mutual Aid Shelf” located in the Goblin Market art and community space. At the center is a decorated wooden chest painted purple and green with sculpted eyes, teeth, and wings, filled with baskets of supplies like first aid items and hygiene products. Text on the right lists examples of available donations: new hygiene items, pet food and treats, drug testing strips, sealed or wrapped KN95s, first aid supplies, hand warmers, Narcan, and whistles. The bottom of the poster has an orange background with playful black text reading “In the Goblin Market art & community space,” and an arrow labeling “care items.” Informational poster for the “Care Cubby Mutual Aid Shelf.” The top reads, “Practice care for yourself and your community. Leave sealed, new care items, and take what you need.” Below, a thumbs-up icon lists accepted donations: pet food and treats, new hygiene items, first aid supplies, hand warmers, Narcan, drug testing strips, sealed or wrapped KN95s, and whistles. A thumbs-down icon lists items not accepted: opened items, prescription medication, surgical masks, and books. Additional text notes that sealed makeup, gift cards, and small luxuries are welcome. It mentions other Care Cubbies across Chicago at Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits, the Center on Halsted, Fire Fly Fiber Arts, First Sip Cafe, and Restoried Bookshop, and includes a QR code linking to a map at carecubby.net.
October 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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We have free whistles in our care cubby, and more know your rights cards coming soon

If you're free Tuesday evening, come by to help us make whistle kits
Flyer for a Whistle Packing Event calling for Lake View volunteers. The event is on October 28, 2025, from 6:00–7:30 PM. The flyer includes logos for Three Avenues Bookshop, Form a Crowd Stay Loud (showing a raised whistle and star), and Goblin Market. The text reads: Grab a friend and help us assemble whistle kits! Each kit includes a whistle and resources to help neighbors alert, respond, and stay safe during ICE activity. Although materials will be provided, we recommend that you bring your own pair of scissors. Protect Our Neighbors 3009 N Southport Ave. and 2868 N Lincoln Ave.
October 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Yesterday's sticker book class with Candice was so much fun! We're planning to run this class again in December, so keep an eye out.
A group of people holding homemade sticker books in Goblin Market's Art and Community space A bunch of spiral bound notebooks, binding tools, and Goblin Market stickers
October 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap is available as a 1000 piece puzzle! We know what our next community puzzle is going to be. 🧩

Art by Kevin Cannon and the map was made for MIBA
A close up of Chicago on a map printed on a puzzle. Logos for Goblin Market, Three Avenues Bookshop, the Last Chapter, Bookies, Da Book Joint, Booked, and more A framed puzzle with a map of indie bookshops in the Midwest
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future
October 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM