Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/20-21/2026

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Comics Hasn't Paid Jonathan Glapion, Down to Disney Layoffs? Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-hasnt-paid-jonathan-glapion-down-to-disney-layoffs/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Diamond UK and Image Comics Sign a Three-Year Deal Until 2029; Diamond UK and Image Comics sign a three-year comic book distribution deal until 2029, across the UK, Europe and International territories. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-uk-and-image-comics-sign-a-three-year-deal-until-2029/

McDonnell, Patrick. 2026. A Note From Patrick: We are all connected. Mutts (June 13): https://mutts.com/blogs/news/a-note-from-patrick-we-are-all-connected

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Pulls Amazing Spider-Man #1000 John Romita/Paolo Rivera Cover. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-pulls-amazing-spider-man-1000-john-romita-paolo-rivera-cover/

Rhode, Mike. 2026. Adam Griffith's StoryBox Comics Fair: An 'ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC'. ComicsDC (June 20): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/06/adam-griffiths-storybox-comics-fair.html

Betancourt, David. 2026. Comictropolis: Between the comic and the controller - In conversation with Stephanie Williams & Evan Narcisse. DC Public Library’s West End Library (June 20): https://archive.org/details/comictropolis-between-the-comic-and-the-controller-in-conversation-with-stephani

Weinersmith, Zach. 2026. Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home at Scrawl Books (June 21, 2026) Audio & Photos. Scrawl Books (June 21): https://archive.org/details/zach-weinersmith-sawyer-lee-and-the-quest-to-just-stay-home-scrawl-books-260621

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Top 400 Bestselling Comics Last Week and Publisher Marketshare. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-top-400-bestselling-comics-last-week-and-publisher-marketshare/

Zhang, Han. 2026. The Strange Disappearance of Japan’s Animators; Anime has never been more popular. So why does the industry have a labour crisis? The Economist (June 19): https://www.economist.com/interactive/1843/2026/06/19/the-strange-disappearance-of-japans-animators

Scott, Lyvie. 2026. Who Are the Villains of Spider-Noir? Here’s your guide to the noir-inspired villain variants in Spider-Noir, from Silvermane to the new Tombstone. Inverse (May 29): https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/who-are-the-villains-of-spider-noir

Ying, Xu. 2026. Remembering John Lent, Part 13: AMIC conference in China. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (June 21): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/remembering-john-lent-part-13-amic.html

Sella, Adam. 2026. Can a Seller of Yesterday’s News Avoid Becoming It? A newsstand in D.C. tries; The Newsroom, overflowing with magazines and newspapers on mismatched shelves, has endured as a symbol of a different Washington. New York Times (June 20): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/dc-newsstand-newsroom-newspapers-magazines.html

Lim, Cheng Tju. 2026. A History of Chinese Cartoons and Comics in Singapore. Culturepaedia (April 6): https://culturepaedia.singaporeccc.org.sg/art/a-history-of-chinese-cartoons-and-comics-in-singapore/

Morgan, Matthew. 2026. Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity; How Bill Watterson stuck to his guns — and vanished. The Republic of Letters (June 11): https://therepublicofletters.substack.com/p/calvin-and-hobbes-and-the-price-of

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Man Arrested in Skrepetsky Death, Cartooning for Peace Calls for Investigation. Daily Cartoonist (June 19): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/19/man-arrested-in-skrepetsky-death-cartooning-for-peace-calls-for-investigation/

Gilbert-Bair, Ellie. 2026. Ask an Expert: Chicago and its comics [Beth Hetland]. South Side Weekly (June 18): https://southsideweekly.com/ask-an-expert-chicago-and-its-comics/

Harper, David. 2026. Tale of the Tape With Leef Smith of Mission: Comics and Art. SKTCHD (June 18): https://sktchd.com/interview/tale-of-the-tape-mission-comics-and-art/

Harper, David. 2026. It’s Gonna Be Weird With Rob Guillory. SKTCHD's Off Panel (556; June 15): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-556-its-gonna-be-weird-with-rob-guillory/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Rob_Guillory_2026.mp3

Unknown. 2026. Physical Media Rules: Mutt And Jeff No. 1; Gussying up animation’s original odd couple. San Diego Reader (June 19): https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2026/jun/19/physical-media-rules-mutt-and-jeff-no-1/

Harris, Aisha, Stephen Thompson, and Regina G. Barber. 2026. In 'Toy Story 5,' Playtime's Over and Screentime's In. Pop Culture Happy Hour (June 19): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/19/nx-s1-5862016/in-toy-story-5-playtimes-over-and-screentimes-in, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/1893e894-9de7-4091-8fc3-00b8f15ed73c/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5862016