Monday, May 11, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/9-10/2026

Doctorow, Cory. 2025. Science Comics Computers: How Digital Hardware Works” Steampunk dinosaurs, scratch-build a pressurized air-based, Turing complete, universal von Neumann machine. Medium (November 5): https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2025-11-05-xor-xand-xnor-nand-nor-brawniac-44c34b203c08

Unknown. 2025. Adventure stories, political satire and non-fiction comics at the Cartoonmuseum Basel [exhibition; Christophe Blain; France]. Blue News (November 6): https://www.bluewin.ch/en/entertainment/adventure-stories-political-satire-and-non-fiction-comics-at-the-cartoonmuseum-basel-2951435.html

Azouz, Inès. 2025. The Colomier Comics Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary – this year’s program includes workshops, screenings and book signings. Toulouse /secret (November 6): https://toulousesecret.com/en/festival-bd-colomier-program-2025/

Pacal, Olive. 2025. Intro to Wisdom: Exploring the philosophical implications of ‘Calvin and Hobbes’. Stamford Daily (November 5): https://stanforddaily.com/2025/11/05/intro-to-wisdom-exploring-the-philosophical-implications-of-calvin-and-hobbes/

Schedeen, Jesse. 2025. Peter Pan Reimagining Neverlanders To Be Adapted as an Animated Movie. Neverland is at war, and only a new generation of Lost Ones can save it. IGN (November 4): https://www.ign.com/articles/peter-pan-reimagining-neverlanders-to-be-adapted-as-an-animated-movie

Weis, Josh. 2025. How V for Vendetta Became an Enduring Symbol of "Resistance to Tyranny". Syfy (November 5): https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/v-for-vendetta-retrospective-interview-with-original-artist-david-lloyd

Unknown. 1926. Saturday Comic Section. [“The Jefferson (Ind.) Evening News recently added a four-page comic section to its Saturday Edition”]. Editor and Publisher 59 (16; September 11): 18. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-09-11_59_16/page/18/mode/2up

Ayala, Nicholas. 2025. Comic Shop Owner Arrested for Distributing Adult Comic at Halloween Event [Grendel Tales]. Screen Rant (November 4): https://screenrant.com/horror-comic-book-arrest-halloween-treat-or-treat/

Ricketts, Colin. 2025. Superman’s debut comic soars to $3 million-plus before auction. Just Collecting News (November 5): https://news.justcollecting.com/supermans-debut-comic-soars-to-3-million-plus-well-before-auction/

Capple, Bill. 1941. Comics Artists on the Deadline. Editor and Publisher (April 19): 72

Kreider, Tim. 2026. A Little Help: Professional Resources for Writers and Artists, Offered by Friends and Colleagues. The Loaf (May 9): https://timkreider.substack.com/p/a-little-help

Hughes, William. 2026. Guillermo Del Toro Warns His Next Stop-Motion Film Will Make No "Concession to a Family Audience"; The Frankenstein director called his forthcoming The Buried Giant a "fascinatingly difficult stop-motion movie for adults." AV Club (May 8): https://www.avclub.com/guillermo-del-toro-the-buried-giant-no-concession-for-families

Papalia, Alexis. 2026. Meet Joe Wos, the Pittsburgh Artist Behind ‘Mazetoons’. Tribune-Review (May 9): https://triblive.com/aande/museums/meet-joe-wos-the-pittsburgh-artist-behind-mazetoons/

Coca, Vin, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. Lawrence Wood. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (250; May 7): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19143225-episode-250-lawrence-wood

Freeman, John. 2026. John Charles and Barry May’s Technofreak Goes to the Movies! [UK indy comic] downthetubes (May 8): https://downthetubes.net/john-charles-and-barry-mays-technofreak-goes-to-the-movies/

Backderf, John Derf. 2026. ["Word Flying Around That Nicole Hollander, Whose Long-Running Comic Strip Sylvia Was One of the Few Interesting Things on the Daily Comics Page From 1980 Until She Hung It Up in 2012, Has Passed Away."]. Facebook (May 2): https://www.facebook.com/share/1HwkWD4Jqm/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Batman: The Killing Joke Avant-Garde Edition Costs $17,409.75 Each. Bleeding Cool (May 9): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/batman-the-killing-joke-avant-garde-edition-costs-17409-75-each/

Hodgkins, Crystalyn. 2026. Martian Successor Nadesico, Bodacious Space Pirates Director Tatsuo Satō Dies; Satō died of liver failure last month at 61 years old. Anime News Network (May 7): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-07/martian-successor-nadesico-bodacious-space-pirates-director-tatsuo-sato-dies/.236962

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Weight Wins the 2026 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize. The Beat (May 10): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-weight-lynd-ward-prize/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Lakes International Comic Arts Festival Under Fire for Inviting Emad Hajjaj [of Jordan]. Daily Cartoonist (May 9): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/05/09/lakes-international-comic-arts-festival-under-fire-for-inviting-emad-hajjaj/

Unknown. 2026. Editorial Cartoonist Receives International Award [Patrick LaMontagne; Canada]. Calgary Herald (May 4): https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/editorial-cartoonist-receives-international-award/ar-AA22rAd1

Pellegrino, Maria. 2026. Portrayal of Kids in Comics: This Is Not the Place to Be. WashU Libraries (May 7): https://library.washu.edu/news/portrayal-of-kids-in-comics-this-is-not-the-place-to-be/

Hughes, William. 2026. Eric Kripke as Baffled as the Rest of Us by Reality's Race to Catch up With The Boys; Having previously issued a joking "I appreciate the marketing," Kripke has now been reduced to sharing memes about the show's absurd overlaps. AV Club (May 9): https://www.avclub.com/eric-kripke-responds-to-trump-golden-statue-the-boys

Swinimer, John. 2026. Elisabeth Belliveau Tells Her ‘Birth Story’. True North Country Comics Videos (May 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQ5SPdsng8

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