Saturday, August 10, 2024

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/9/2024

Graphic Novel Review: UNCLE SAM is a timeless American parable

The book by Steve Darnall, Alex Ross, and Todd Klein got a new Special Election Edition this month.

Zack Quaintance

08/09/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-uncle-sam-is-a-timeless-american-parable/

 

'Uncle Sam' Remains A Powerful Deconstruction Of American Democracy 27 Years Later

Josh Weiss

Aug 6, 2024, https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2024/08/06/uncle-sam-remains-a-powerful-deconstruction-of-american-democracy-27-years-later/

 

Mohammad Sabaaneh wins Sweden's EWK Award of 2024

By John Freeman on August 8, 2024

https://downthetubes.net/mohammad-sabaaneh-wins-swedens-ewk-award-of-2024/

 

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2024 PHOTOS, PART 1

One View of the Four-Day Show

 ICv2 August 9, 2024 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57542/san-diego-comic-con-2024-photos-part-1

 

San Diego Comic-Con in Photos: Part III
Scoop August 9 2024

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=276899

 

Convention Recap: Hot Flips Comic and Collectible Show

Art Cloos

Scoop August 9 2024

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?ArticleID=276985

 

Hot Flips Comic and Collectible Show in Photos

Alice Cloos.

Scoop August 9 2024

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=276987

 

Egypt accused of torturing arrested cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Alan Gardner    

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/08/08/egypt-accused-of-torturing-arrested-cartoonist-ashraf-omar/

 

Political cartoonist visits Findlay [Gary Varvel]

The Courier Aug 02, 2024

https://thecourier.com/news/534010/political-cartoonist-visits-findlay/

 

'Fax Check! Drawing From History, This Cartoonist Travels the Old Golden Road

From Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner to Meow Wolf...with a stop by the pink palace that shall not be named. [comics journalism]

By Karl Christian Krumpholz

August 6, 2024

https://www.westword.com/news/west-colfax-is-full-of-denver-landmarks-from-meow-wolf-to-casa-bonita-21575834

 

The 'New Economic Bill of Rights' Comic Strip: A Vision for 2024 and Beyond

Harvey J. Kaye and Matt Strackbein

Aug 07, 2024 Common Dreams

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/economic-bill-of-rights-comic

 

Paramount Sells ComicBook.com & PopCulture.com to Savage Ventures

Paramount has sold ComicBook.com and PopCulture.com websites to Savage Ventures, pitting Sam Savage back in charge. 

by Rich Johnston  08 Aug 2024   https://bleedingcool.com/comics/paramount-sells-comicbook-com-popculture-com-to-savage-ventures/

 

Paramount Sells Two Entertainment Websites Amid Cost-Cutting Effort

ComicBook and PopCulture, which were acquired in 2018, were sold to a venture run by Sam Savage, an executive who had held the CEO title at the brands.

BY ERIK HAYDEN

AUGUST 8, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-comicbook-popculture-1235968725/

 

A Hulkologist's Lament - Book Review of The Incredible Hulk: Worldbreaker, Hero, Icon.

reviewed by José Alaniz, University of Washington, Seattle

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMIC ART BLOG August 9, 2024 https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-hulkologists-lament-book-review-of.html

 

Johnson, Rich. The Incredible Hulk: Worldbreaker, Hero, Icon. Universe, 2022. https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780789341242/

 

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Episode 166 - Drew Dernavich

AUGUST 07, 2024 VIN COCA, BETH LAWLER, PAUL NESJA, NICOLE CHROLAVICIUS SEASON 4 EPISODE 166

HTTPS://WWW.BUZZSPROUT.COM/1719352/15547191-EPISODE-166-DREW-DERNAVICH

 

Kibbles 'n' Bit 8/9/24: ComicBook.Com sold to Savage Ventures and MORE!

By: Heidi MacDonald

08/09/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/kibbles-n-bit-8-9-24-comicbook-com-sold-to-savage-ventures-and-more/

 

Culture clash as Book Festival and Comic Con share date

Publishers, booksellers and illustrators will have to juggle their time between these two large events

Giulia Magri

Times of Malta August 9 2024

https://timesofmalta.com/article/culture-clash-book-festival-comic-con-share-date.1096505

 

'WHEN IT COMES TO ART, I THINK IT'S VERY SPECIAL IF WE CAN LET IT BE FREE TO EXIST HOWEVER IT WANTS': AN INTERVIEW WITH IAN BERTRAM

Jean Marc Ah-Sen | August 8, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/when-it-comes-to-art-i-think-its-very-special-if-we-can-let-it-be-free-to-exist-however-it-wants-an-interview-with-ian-bertram/

 

POPULAR 'EVERYTHING'S FINE' FIRE MEME IS BY A MASSACHUSETTS CARTOONIST [KC Green].

Jolana Miller

WCYY (August 3, 2024

Https://Wcyy.Com/One-Of-The-Most-Popular-Memes-Across-The-World-Was-Created-By-A-Guy-Massachusetts/

 

Mary Wings, Pioneering Creator of Queer Comics, Dies at 75

She was the first openly gay woman to write a comic book about lesbians. She went on to write detective novels with a queer woman in the lead.

By Clay Risen

Aug. 8, 2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/arts/mary-wings-dead.html

 

Farmers carve 'Peanuts' comic characters in corn mazes nationwide to celebrate 75-year anniversary

Over 80 farmers dedicated their corn mazes to Snoopy and the 'Peanuts' gang by Charles M. Schulz

By Brittany Kasko Fox News

August 8, 2024 https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/farmers-carve-peanuts-comic-characters-corn-mazes-nationwide-celebrate-75-year-anniversary

 

How 'Inside Out' and Its Sequel Changed Therapy

Mental health professionals and educators say the movies are remarkably helpful in providing a common language they can use with children and parents.

By Melena Ryzik

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 11, 2024, Section AR, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: How Pixar Helped Change Therapy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/movies/inside-out-2-therapy-schools.html

 

'Looney Tunes' Movie Picked Up for NorAm Release by Ketchup Ent.

Mercedes Milligan

August 8, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/looney-tunes-movie-picked-up-for-noram-release-by-ketchup-ent/

 

Ketchup Entertainment Picks Up N. American Rights To 'The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie'

By AMID AMIDI | 08/09/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution/ketchup-entertainment-picks-up-n-american-rights-to-the-day-the-earth-blew-up-a-looney-tunes-movie-242296.html

 

Animation Worker Rally In Burbank Wants Cartoon Fans To Come Out And Show Support

By AMID AMIDI | 08/06/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/u-k-kids-content-distributor-cake-to-acquire-competing-distributor-jetpack-242253.html

 

Major Hollywood Unions And Guilds Issue Joint Statement Urging Studios To 'Value And Respect' Animation Workers

By AMID AMIDI | 08/07/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/major-hollywood-unions-and-guilds-issue-joint-statement-urging-studios-to-value-and-respect-animation-workers-242265.html

 

Aardman Academy Appoints 'Farmageddon' Director Will Becher as Stop-Mo Lead

Mercedes Milligan

August 8, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/aardman-academy-appoints-farmageddon-director-will-becher-as-stop-mo-lead/

 

U.K. Kids' Content Distributor Cake To Acquire Competing Distributor Jetpack

By AMID AMIDI | 08/07/2024  https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/u-k-kids-content-distributor-cake-to-acquire-competing-distributor-jetpack-242253.html

 

Study Shows Pay Gap for Historically Women-Dominated Animation Roles

Animation Magazine

August 8, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/study-shows-pay-gap-for-historically-women-dominated-animation-roles/

 

A Gender Wage Equity Study: Work and Pay in Film and Television Production Local 839

Clare Hammonds

Anna Walden

Labor Center

University of Massachusetts Amherst

May 30, 2024

https://safe.menlosecurity.com/doc/docview/viewer/docN62C089566CA836b79549707226fc00306ebdd91f810d787142b0fb377ad6fdf80be1c200cfc6

 

August and Everything After – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | August 9, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/august-and-everything-after-this-weeks-links/

 

Comic Book Creators Tim Fielder and Walter Greason on the History of Hip Hop

Jamie Broadnax

August 2024

https://blackgirlnerds.com/comic-book-creators-tim-fielder-and-walter-greason-on-the-history-of-hip-hop/

 

The graphic world of cartoonist Ant Sang [New Zealand]

André Chumko

August 7, 2024

  https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/350363664/graphic-world-cartoonist-ant-sang

 

Tony Millionaire Conversation

Noah Van Sciver

Aug 4, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8NkhTHelf4

 

Why was Steve Dillon one of the greatest artists of all time? – The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast

Aug 5, 2024  The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_THxgeBn5E

 

The comic-strip hero who charged into history [The Victor comic book]

Brian Farmer

BBC News, Norfolk August 5 2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjjj5wd27dgo

 

Author of 'Dr. Dyslexia Dude' graphic novels first learned to read at a Wisconsin college

Shawn Robinson now holds a Ph.D. in language and literacy

By Jonah Beleckis            

Wisconsin Public Radio  August 7, 2024

https://www.wpr.org/news/author-of-dr-dyslexia-dude-graphic-novels-first-learned-to-read-at-a-wisconsin-college

https://mp3.wpr.org/download.php?f=https://wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/mlr/mlr240722f1.mp3

 

Comic classics that portray the Holocaust

Jewish artists and storytellers in particular have illustrated the evils of the Holocaust in comic books since the 1940s, including in superhero classics from Captain Marvel to Superman.

Stuart Braun

August 5, 2024

https://www.dw.com/en/comic-classics-that-portray-the-holocaust/a-69765586

 

Joyce Brabner, Comic Book Writer and Wife of Late Harvey Pekar, Dies at 72

Brabner carved out her own distinguished career in comics separate from her legacy with Pekar

By Mark Oprea on Wed, Aug 7, 2024

https://www.clevescene.com/news/joyce-brabner-comic-book-writer-and-wife-of-late-harvey-pekar-dies-at-72-44871250

 

Art of rebellion | Review of 'Woman, Life, Freedom' by Marjane Satrapi

Who better than the renowned author of 'Persepolis' to headline an inspiring set of graphic novel-style essays on life in Iran?

August 02, 2024

Joshua Muyiwa

https://www.thehindu.com/books/book-review-woman-life-freedom-graphic-novelist-illustrator-marjane-satrapi-essays-life-iran-graphic-novel-style/article68449879.ece

 

Christopher Cantwell vehemently declares 'Plastic Man No More!'

The writer talks about the body horror, hard truths, and big emotions in Plastic Man's "final" story.

Chris Coplan

August 8, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/08/08/christopher-cantwell-plastic-man-feature/

 

Exploring the cosmic horror of 'The Dark Empty Void' #1 [ Zack Kaplan and Chris Shehan interview]

David Brooke

August 6, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/08/06/mad-cave-preview-the-dark-empty-void-1/

 

All leading to this: Brian K. Vaughan and Chris Burnham talk 'Kids Rule OK'

Brian K. Vaughan and Chris Burnham unpack their story in 'Battle Action' out this October.

David Brooke

August 8, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/08/08/kids-rule-ok-feature/

 

Anatomy of Design: Michael Gaydos unpacks the 'Beneath' monsters

Check out what went into crafting a brand new monster in 'Beneath' from artist Michael Gaydos.

David Brooke

August 8, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/08/08/michael-gaydos-beneath/

 

Stephanie Phillips talks redemption, trauma, and Florida in 'Red Before Black' feature

Chris Coplan

August 6, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/08/06/red-before-black-qa/

 

Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard outline 'The Power Fantasy'

Chris Coplan

August 6, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/08/06/the-power-fantasy-creator-qa/

 

Smash Pages Q&A | Samuel Sattin on 'Unico: Awakening'

The writer of the new manga based on the work of Osamu Tezuka talks about the project, what Tezuka means to him and more.

JK Parkin

August 5, 2024

https://smashpages.net/2024/08/05/smash-pages-qa-samuel-sattin-on-unico-awakening/

 

Holloway, Steven W., Allison Bailund, Carole Sussman, Deborah Tomaras. 2024. "From 'Afrofuturist Comics' to 'Zombies in Comics': Inclusive Comics Cataloging from A to Z," in Amber Billey, Elizabeth Nelson and Rebecca Uhl (eds.), Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches (Chicago: ALA Editions, 2024), 99-107.

online at https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1262&context=letfspubs

 

Busi Rizzi, Giorgio,  Lorenzo Di Paola, &  Rodolfo Dal Canto. (2024). Mon Semblable, Mon Frère: Identity Needs, Imaginary, and Aesthetics in Marco and Antonio Manetti's Diabolik Trilogy. Cinergie – Il Cinema E Le Altre Arti, 13(25), 117–129. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2280-9481/18922 and https://cinergie.unibo.it/article/view/18922


Harold Makes the World With His Purple Crayon. Who Made Harold?
By A.O. Scott
A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 11, 2024, Page 18 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Harold Makes His World. Who Made Harold?.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/books/review/harold-and-the-purple-crayon.html

Lalo Alcaraz Joins CALÓ News as Editoonist
D. D. Degg
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/08/08/lalo-alcarez-joins-calo-news-as-editoonist/

Chicano artist and writer Lalo Alcaraz joins CALÓ News
    Denise Florez, Abelardo de la Peña Jr.
    Aug 7, 2024
    https://www.calonews.com/featured-topics/media/chicano-artist-and-writer-lalo-alcaraz-joins-cal-news/article_1f75dafe-54e2-11ef-94de-9b14fa8adf74.html

What's up with that cartoon billboard on 6th Ave. in Tacoma warning of nuclear weapons? [ Pat Moriarty]
By Simone Carter
Tacoma News Tribune August 08, 2024
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article290850129.html

Retired architect Kilpatrick III brings levity with humorous cartoons [Hugh Kilpatrick III, religion]
By HASKEL BURNS
Tue,08/06/24
https://www.hubcityspokes.com/local-content/retired-architect-kilpatrick-iii-brings-levity-humorous-cartoons

Next On Netflix: At 60, Mafalda Is Just As (Im)Pertinent As Ever
Irene Caselli
Worldcrunch Today August 08, 2024
https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/mafalda-netflix-cartoon-activism

Shawn Levy Unpacks 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Cameos and Spoilers: Channing Tatum's Gambit, Jennifer Garner's Ben Affleck Divorce Joke, Henry Cavill's Wolverine and More
Rebecca Rubin
Aug 5, 2024
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/shawn-levy-deadpool-and-wolverine-spoilers-cameos-1236089059/

20 Years of Laughs: Stegelin skewers, roasts and can make you spit out your coffee
by Andy Brack and Steve Stegelin
 August 9, 2024
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2024/08/09/20-years-of-laughs-stegelin-skewers-roasts-and-can-make-you-spit-out-your-coffee/

Comic & Cartoonist: Charlie Hall reflects on star-studded legacy
Warwick Beacon August 7, 2024
https://warwickonline.com/stories/comic-cartoonist,259697
By ANISHA KUMAR

Sales Charts: Image Comics announce Top 10 comics and books July 2024
By: Heidi MacDonald
 08/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sales-charts-image-comics-announce-top-10-comics-and-books-july-2024/

Sales Charts: Top Ten Most Read Comics on GlobalComix August 9, 2024
Heidi MacDonald
 08/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sales-charts-top-ten-most-read-comics-on-globalcomix-august-9-2024/

WEBTOON Entertainment stock takes a dive, but it's not a big deal
Humberto Saabedra
08/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/webtoon-entertainments-stock-takes-a-dive-but-its-not-a-big-deal/

WBD evicts Foster's Imaginary Friends and the rest of Cartoon Network from its home on the internet
R.I.P. cartoonnetwork.com. You were a courageous dog among cowards.
By Emma Keates  |  August 9, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/cartoon-network-scrubbed-warner-bros

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