Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist? – This Week’s Links

Features Clark Burscough | October 30, 2026 We’re into that period of the year in these United Kingdoms where it’s just wall-to-wall fireworks, as we wrap into a bundle the celebrations of All Hallow’s Eve and the attempted bombing of Parliament and decide that this means that there shouldn’t be an hour of darkness in the day that isn’t in some way punctuated by the screams and flashes of pyrotechnic stars, so, this week’s links, below, are a little bit jumpy. 🦇🦇🦇 — Richard Perez (@skinnyships.bsky.social) 2026-10-27T17:56:14.940Z This week’s news. • Focusing on news out of Japan this week, as right-wing mangaka Yoshinori Kobayashi, author of the controversial series Gōmanism Sengen, has sued the Japanese government over an imperial succession law that would allow adoption of male relatives from former branches of the imperial family tree, in order to preserve the country’s tradition of patrilineal succession to the imperial throne, which Kobayashi alleges would undermine the constitution of Japan and has apparently caused the mangaka personal psychological suffering to the tune of 1 million yen. • In memoriam, remembering those the world of comics has lost, as news was shared this...