Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/20/2026

Chaney, Jen. 2026. ‘King of the Hill’ returns. New York Times Watching newsletter (July 20): https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/render?campaign_id=20&ccpaOptOut=true&emc=edit_wg_20260720&instance_id=179040&isViewInBrowser=true&nl=watching&productCode=WG&regi_id=5998369&segment_id=223411&sendId=223411&uri=nyt://newsletter/41444b07-ed83-59f1-b8b5-6dfde856cb8d

Harper, David. 2026. Heidi MacDonald talks Steve Wacker as Marvel's Editor in Chief and where comics are headed. SKTCHD's Off Panel (July 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opFSNAvyhZY

Morris, D. 2026. Kinjin Storylab expands with MANGITA line. The Beat (July 20): https://www.comicsbeat.com/kinjin-storylab-expands-with-mangita-line/

Holub, Christian. 2026. Christian Ward signs deal with Oni Press for three new creator-owned comics. Publishers Weekly (July 20): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100879-christian-ward-signs-deal-with-oni-press-for-three-new-creator-owned-comics.html

Garrity, Shaenon K. 2026. Kelly Sue DeConnick keeps it close to home: In her latest comics series, Kelly Sue DeConnick mixes monstrous magic into a timely family dramedy [In print as: Close to Home]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100839-kelly-sue-deconnick-keeps-it-close-to-home.html

Kirby, Rob. 2026. Genocide is not inevitable: PW talks with Dana Mashoian Walrath [In print as: Dana Mashoian Walrath]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100836-genocide-is-not-inevitable-pw-talks-with-dana-mashoian-walrath.html

Holub, Christian. 2026. Comics for your “inner kid”: PW talks with Cassandra Pelham Fulton: The new associate publisher of Scholastic’s comics imprint came up through the ranks, and is excited about having a hand in the latest installment of a childhood fave [In print as: Cassandra Pelham Fulton Graphix]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100835-comics-for-your-inner-kid-pw-talks-with-cassandra-pelham-fulton.html

Unknown. 2026. How ‘My Beloved Other’ by Nick Abadzis and Angela Watson got made: Our weekly annotated guide [In print as: How This Book Was Made]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100841-how-my-beloved-other-by-nick-abadzis-and-angela-watson-got-made.html

Burkhalter, Chris. 2026. Fall 2026 Comics Preview cover artist: Lucas Harari: To kick off our Fall Comics preview issue, we spoke with the artist about his latest graphic novel, an existential mystery set in Paris and one of our top picks of the season [In print as: Cover Artist]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100843-fall-2026-comics-preview-cover-artist-lucas-harari.html

Lemke, Meg. 2026. Fall 2026 preview: Adult comics: This season’s rockstar lineup includes Derf Backderf, Roz Chast, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Lisa Hanawalt, Joe Sacco, and James Tynion IV [In print as: Fall Preview Adult Comics]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/100844-fall-2026-preview-adult-comics.html

Lemke, Meg. 2026. Lit with pics: 13 graphic adaptations for fall 2026: This season’s crop of graphic adaptations spans genres and subgenres from literary fiction to thriller to a D&D-esque adventure gone cozy. Highlights include A Confederacy of Dunces drawn by Albert Monteys, Dorothy Gale as a secret agent in No Place, and a pair of retellings of the myth of Medusa [In print as: Great Lit, Now with Pics]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/100846-lit-with-pics-13-graphic-adaptations-for-fall-2026.html

Lemke, Meg. 2026. 17 ultraviolent comics hitting hard this fall: From punch-em-ups to murder-fests and other gory escapades, these comics offer escapism from a violent world via fantasies ever more bloody and outrageous. Highlights include teenagers who get murdered on repeat and a heroine whose signature move hits below the belt [In print as: Ultraviolence]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/100845-17-ultraviolent-comics-hitting-hard-this-fall.html

Garrity, Shaenon K. 2026. Fall 2026 preview: Manga: Manga gets personal this season, with affecting memoirs, semi-autobiographical dramas, and historical fiction [In print as: Fall Preview Manga]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/100850-fall-2026-preview-manga.html

Lemke, Meg. 2026. Early and elementary reader comics spotlight: For emerging readers and elementary-age fans who can’t get enough comics, this season’s highlights include entries by John Gallagher, Cathy G. Johnson, Jeremy Lambert, and Kaeti Vandorn, plus fresh graphic adaptations of kid pleasers like the Boxcar Children series and My Father’s Dragon [In print as: Early and Elementary Reader Spotlight]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/100848-early-and-elementary-reader-comics-spotlight.html

Lemke, Meg. 2026. Fall 2026 preview: Middle grade comics: Meg Cabot, Eoin Colfer, Sina Grace, Victoria Jamieson, Thien Pham, and Shaun Tan headline a star-studded season for tween readers [In print as: Fall Middle Grade Comics]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/childrens-announcements/article/100847-fall-2026-preview-middle-grade-comics.html

Lemke, Meg. 2026. Fall 2026 preview: Young adult comics: Romance, horror, fantasy, and all manner of genre mash-ups are in store for teen comics fans this season [In print as: Fall Preview Young Adult Comics]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/childrens-announcements/article/100849-fall-2026-preview-young-adult-comics.html

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Dark Horse announces 3 new 'Three Worlds/Three Moons' graphic novels: Sourcebooks depicting aspects of the '3W/3M' universe. ICv2 (July 17): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62893/dark-horse-announces-3-new-three-worlds-three-moons-graphic-novels

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Local Comic Shop Day retailers to get 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' Vol. 2 early: Special edition with variant cover. ICv2 (July 17): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62894/local-comic-shop-day-retailers-get-dungeon-crawler-carl-vol-2-early

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Zenescope adds Lunar to Universal for distribution. ICv2 (July 20): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62896/zenescope-adds-lunar

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comics folk react to Steve Wacker as Marvel EIC… many called Tom. Bleeding Cool (July 20): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comics-folk-react-to-steve-wacker-as-marvel-eic-many-called-tom/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comics folk react to C.B. Cebulski out as Marvel Editor-In-Chief. Bleeding Cool (July 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comics-folk-react-to-c-b-cebulski-out-as-marvel-editor-in-chief/

Brodner, Steve. 2026. Pat Oliphant: An appreciation; Remembering a giant. The Greater Quiet (July 20): https://stevebrodner.substack.com/p/pat-oliphant-an-appreciation

Apatoff, David. 2026. Pat Oliphant: The quiet man with the loud drawings. TCJ (July 20): https://www.tcj.com/pat-oliphant-the-quiet-man-with-the-loud-drawings/

Tweedale, Mark. 2026. Jeff Lemire looks back on 10 years of Black Hammer. The Beat (July 20): https://www.comicsbeat.com/jeff-lemire-looks-back-on-10-years-of-black-hammer/

Tweedale, Mark. 2026. The Black Hammer reading order (2026). The Beat (July 20): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-black-hammer-reading-order-2026/

Unknown. 2026. Producer Gabor Csupo pitches ‘Duckman’ revival. Animation Magazine (July 17): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/producer-gabor-csupo-pitches-duckman-revival/

Cook, Steve. 2022. New Statesmen: Scalpels and rOtring pens. Secret Oranges (August 5): https://secretoranges.substack.com/p/new-statesmen

Murugesu, Jason Arunn. 2026. Burnham's eyelashes easy to tease, says cartoonist [Graeme Bandeira]. BBC (July 18): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dydp27xjro

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Local Comic Shop Day 2026 – What we have found out so far: Local Comic Shop Day for 2026 with Travis Charest on Archie, Captain Seven Of Nine in Star Trek and Exquisite Corpses spinoff Fox Max Killer. Bleeding Cool (July 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/local-comic-shop-day-2026-what-we-have-found-out-so-far/

Porter, Rick. 2026. ‘Afterlife With Archie’ series a go at Disney+ with ‘Riverdale’ team reuniting: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will adapt his and Francesco Francavilla's comic, and Greg Berlanti will executive produce. Hollywood Reporter (July 20): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/afterlife-with-archie-tv-series-disney-plus-1236652172/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Chef José Andrés joins Marvel Comics with Meals To Astonish: Avengers #1 out in October 2026. Bleeding Cool (July 20): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chef-jose-andres-joins-marvel-comics-with-meals-to-astonish-avengers/

Eddy, Cheryl. 2026. ‘President Curtis’ is sci-fi White House wish-fulfillment: The ‘Rick and Morty’ spin-off stars Keith David as the POTUS and hits Adult Swim July 26. io9 (July 20): https://gizmodo.com/president-curtis-is-sci-fi-white-house-wish-fulfillment-2000785993

Unknown. 1927. Cartoonists Frolic. Rube Goldberg Master of Ceremonies at Newspaper Club Affair. Editor and Publisher 60 (27; November 26): 18. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-26_60_27/page/18/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. “Cartoonists' Night”: New York Newspaper Club to Entertain Artists Nov. 19, at New Home. Editor and Publisher 60 (25; November 12): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-12_60_25/page/10/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ["Nick Nichols, cartoonist creator of Just S'posin', The Young Upstarts, and other strips, has joined the staff of Associate Editors, Inc, to draw a new feature, Peter Pen"]. Editor and Publisher 60 (27; November 26): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-26_60_27/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Cartoonists and Writers Play Golf [Fontaine Fox, Clare Briggs]. Editor and Publisher 60 (25; November 12): 8. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-12_60_25/page/8/mode/2up

McNaught Syndicate. 1927. Windy Riley is a bluffer! But Funny, Oh My! He's the creation of Ken Kling, and he's in a new strip [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (26; November 19): 27. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-19_60_26/page/26/mode/2up

McNaught Syndicate. 1927. Ken Kling is doing Windy Riley [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (27; November 26): 27. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-26_60_27/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Another McCutcheon Serial [John T. McCutcheon; The Master of the World]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 12): 18. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-12_60_25/page/18/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Jay "Ding" Darling is visiting in New York City]. Editor and Publisher 60 (26; November 19): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-19_60_26/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ["George Storm has left his camp at Lost River, Canada, to visit his father in Enid, Okla."]. Editor and Publisher 60 (25; November 12): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-12_60_25/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Please don't call them "hot dogs," packer's plea. Editor and Publisher 60 (25; November 12): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-12_60_25/page/40/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Paper Color Work Improved, Tebbs Says [Hearst]. Editor and Publisher 60 (26; November 19): 6. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-19_60_26/page/6/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. New Milt Gross Book [Dunt Esk]. Editor and Publisher 60 (28; December 3): 6. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-03_60_28/page/6/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Adds Comic Pages [South Bend Tribune]. Editor and Publisher 60 (28; December 3): 22. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-03_60_28/page/22/mode/2up

Round Julia. 2006. From comic books to graphic novels: writing, reading, semiotics [PhD thesis]. Bristol University. Online at https://www.academia.edu/115866075/From_comic_book_to_graphic_novel_writing_reading_semiotics?auto=download&email_work_card=download-paper

Graphic Syndicate. 1927. Susie Sunshine. A Girl Comic Hit [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (28; December 3): 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-03_60_28/page/56/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. New McNaught Strip [Ken Kling; Windy Riley]. Editor and Publisher 60 (28; December 3): 40. https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-03_60_28/page/40/mode/2up

McNaught Syndicate. 1927. New from McNaught Syndicate. Item: Ken Kling's Windy Riley comic strip -- funny! -- Will Be released December 12. It has a great advance sale [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (26; December 3): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-03_60_28/page/30/mode/2up

Penalty Kick by Daniel Boris

Chef José Andrés returns to Marvel Comics this fall

Chef José Andrés Joins Marvel Comics With Meals To Astonish: Avengers

Chef José Andrés Joins Marvel Comics With Meals To Astonish: Avengers #1 Out In October 2026

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 20 Jul 2026  

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chef-jose-andres-joins-marvel-comics-with-meals-to-astonish-avengers/

MEALS TO ASTONISH: AVENGERS #1
Written by STEVE ORLANDO, JACOB CHABOT, PAUL ESCHBACH & MORE
Art by ROI MERCADO, JACOB CHABOT, E.J. SU & MORE
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 10/14
World-class chef, restaurateur, humanitarian and educator José Andrés joins the Avengers! Tony Stark and José are headed to Las Vegas to debut their new disaster-relief technology when they're attacked by Ultron! It's up to José and the Avengers to save their tech—and the world! The MEALS TO ASTONISH one-shots team up Chef José with Marvel's greatest heroes for adventures that celebrate World Central Kitchen's life-changing and impactful mission to provide food and nourishment to communities in crisis around the world. Following the main course by returning creative team Steve Orlando and Roi Mercado, MEALS TO ASTONISH: AVENGERS will also include a new installment of JEFF'S TABLE, stories from T.E.S.T. KITCHEN Infinity Comic by Michelin Star Chef Paul Eschbach and artist E.J. Su, and more—including the shocking debut of VENOMNOM by Jacob Chabot!

More memories of Oliphant

Pat Oliphant: An Appreciation; Remembering a Giant

Steve Brodner

The Greater Quiet Jul 20 2026

https://stevebrodner.substack.com/p/pat-oliphant-an-appreciation

and local comics historian - 

Pat Oliphant: The quiet man with the loud drawings

David Apatoff | July 20, 2026 https://www.tcj.com/pat-oliphant-the-quiet-man-with-the-loud-drawings/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/18-19/2026

Manley, Mike. 2026. ["Saw the news Marvel is moving its offices to LA and will be bundled in with Disney."]. Facebook (July 16): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DJVES3Vmr/

Simone, Gail. 2026. ["Okay, so about the Marvel news, I have three different initial impressions..."]. Facebook (July 16): https://www.facebook.com/share/1KSUAV3c6V/

Beland, Tom. 2026. ["She ... arranged for me to have a sitdown lunch with my favorite political cartoonist Pat Oliphant."]. Facebook (July 16): https://www.facebook.com/share/1CjzqDwyuS/

Von Drehle, David. 2026. The greatest editorial cartoonist? The case for Pat Oliphant: No one who held power was safe from his pen. Washington Post (July 17): https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/17/pat-oliphant-greatest-political-cartoonist-ever/

Azzopardi, Chris. 2026. ‘Heartstopper Forever’ Review: Facing a Grown-Up Reality [In print as: Grown-Up Problems Test Young Love]. New York Times (July 17): C4. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/movies/heartstopper-forever-review.html

Gonzalez, Shivani. 2026. ‘Heartstopper Forever’: What to Know Before Seeing the Movie [In print as: A Refresher Course For a Netflix Series]. New York Times (July 17): C4. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/movies/heartstopper-forever-movie-what-to-know.html

Degg, D. D. 2026. Big Nate replacement thread Redux – Chasing Wallace updated. Daily Cartoonist (July 17): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/17/big-nate-replacement-thread-redux-chasing-wallace/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Pat Oliphant – A eulogy (Part 3). Daily Cartoonist (July 18): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/18/pat-oliphant-a-eulogy-part-three/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Lee Enterprises nixes David Fitzsimmons donation. Daily Cartoonist (July 18): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/18/lee-enterprises-nixes-david-fitzsimmons-donation/

Al(lison). 2026. Saint Seiya: Dark Wing Vol. 1 [review]. No Flying No Tights (July 16): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/07/16/saint-seiya-dark-wing-vol-1/

Wharton, Jennifer. 2026. Atomic Lucas [review]. No Flying No Tights (July 14): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/07/14/atomic-lucas/

Wharton, Jennifer. 2026. The Spark Experiment [review]. No Flying No Tights (July 15): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/07/15/the-spark-experiment/

Nic. 2026. Mary Sue [review]. No Flying No Tights (May 12): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/05/12/mary-sue/

Wharton, Jennifer. 2026. Unfairies: A Graphic Novel [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 27): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/27/unfairies/

Meredith. 2026. The Endless Game [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 4): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/04/the-endless-game/

Nic. 2026. Love Me to Death (vol. 1) [review]. No Flying No Tights (July 13): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/07/13/love-me-to-death/

Vanessa. 2026. Nirvana is Here [review]. No Flying No Tights (July 9): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/07/09/nirvana-is-here/

Al(lison). 2026. I Ate the Whole World to Find You [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 11): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/11/i-ate-the-whole-world-to-find-you/

Stutesman, Jen. 2026. Wrong Friend [review]. No Flying No Tights (May 14): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/05/14/wrong-friend/

Morrison, Matthew. 2026. Dick Turpin and the Vengeful Shade [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 21): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/21/dick-turpin-and-the-vengeful-shade/

Newberry, Alger. 2026. The Girl Who Loved Monsters [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 9): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/09/the-girl-who-loved-monsters/

Gillis, Jonathan. 2026. The Author Immortal Vol.1: Death of the Author [review]. No Flying No Tights (July 8): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/07/08/the-author-immortal-vol-1/

Cardillo, Tayla, Megan, Teresa Slobuski, Shannan, Martha Boksenbaum, and Mariela Siegert. 2026. Comics by mood: Comics to read when you’re…sad. No Flying No Tights (June 20): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/20/comics-by-mood-comics-to-read-when-youre-sad/

Gauthier, Josh. 2026. Die: Loaded Vol. 01: Zero Sessions [review]. No Flying No Tights (July 7): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/07/07/die-loaded/

Vicky. 2026. Junie B. Jones [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 8): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/08/junie-b-jones/

Puc, Samantha. 2026. Silver Sprocket Artists Collective releases statement alleging ongoing issues. The Beat (July 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/silver-sprocket-artists-collective-releases-statement-alleging-ongoing-issues/

Dar, Taimur. 2026. 3 Worlds / 3 Moons comic book universe expands with series of sourcebooks. The Beat (July 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/3-worlds-3-moons-sourcebooks-announced-dark-horse/

Reuters. 2026. Marvel Comics to leave N.Y. for Calif. Washington Post (July 18): A14

Graphic Syndicate. 1927. Laugh with -- The Chance Brothers [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/56/mode/2up

United Feature Syndicate. 1927. Gene Carr now with the United Feature Syndicate [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/56/mode/2up

Fitzsimmons, David W. 2026. What will become of my life's works?. David Fitzsimmons: Arizona's Satirical Voice (July 18): https://davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/what-will-become-of-my-lifes-works

Bernardy, John. 2026. Sequential artists talk moving paintings [JH Williams III and Dustin Weaver]. Blue Rose Task Force: A Twin Peaks Obsessive Podcast (75; July 17): https://bluerosetaskforce.transistor.fm/episodes/sequential-artists-talk-moving-paintings

Jaffe, Alex. 2026. Fourth World problems: Ngozi Ukazu returns with “Orion”. DC Comics blog (July 10): https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-07-10/fourth-world-problems-ngozi-ukazu-returns-with-orion

McCabe, Joseph. 2026. Mashing up the Multiverse: Tom Taylor gets medieval and primeval [Dark Knights of Steel II]. DC Comics blog (July 15): https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-07-15/mashing-up-the-multiverse-tom-taylor-gets-medieval-and-primeval

Beedle, Tim. 2026. Here’s the thing about the ending to “Supergirl”… [editorial]. DC Comics blog (July 14): https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-07-14/here-s-the-thing-about-the-ending-to-supergirl

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Roberta Gregory on the upcoming release of ‘Bitchy!: The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken’ with Fantagraphics. Fanbase Press (July 17): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58860-fanbase-press-interviews-roberta-gregory-on-the-upcoming-release-of-bitchy-the-exasperating-existence-of-midge-mccracken-with-fantagraphics/

Donachie, Mike. 2026. Trade rating: 30×30 – Thirty Years Of Conundrum Press takes readers inside Canada’s vibrant comics scene. The Beat (July 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/trade-rating-30x30-thirty-years-of-conundrum-press-takes-readers-inside-canadas-vibrant-comics-scene/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Warrick Walker on the upcoming Kickstarter campaign launch for the fantasy/sword-and-sorcery comic book anthology, ‘Flesh & Steel: Volume 1’. Fanbase Press (July 17): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58867-fanbase-press-interviews-warrick-walker-on-the-upcoming-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-fantasy-sword-and-sorcery-comic-book-anthology-flesh-steel-volume-1/

Harper, David. 2026. Pushing the wall with Frank Miller. SKTCHD's Off Panel (561; July 13): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-561-pushing-the-wall-with-frank-miller/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Frank_Miller.mp3

Harper, David. 2026. Comic shops set records in 2025. This year has left it in the dust. SKTCHD (July 15): https://sktchd.com/longform/comic-shop-feature-july-2026/

Colman, David. 2026. The Emmy Awards are afraid of this vulgar, gory, brilliant show [The Boys]. New York Times (July 19): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/opinion/emmys-the-boys-amazon-homelander-snub.html

Thompson, Stephen, Reanna Cruz, and Candice Lim. 2026. 'Minions & Monsters' is, oddly enough, a love letter to Old Hollywood. Pop Culture Happy Hour (July 3): https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/nx-s1-5877885/minions-monsters-is-oddly-enough-a-love-letter-to-old-hollywood, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/1d843636-a15f-4557-af5e-c88972ac1fe3/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5877885

Thompson, Stephen, Nikki Birch, and Ronald Young Jr. 2026. Love 'Moana' but hate animation? You're in luck. Pop Culture Happy Hour (July 10): https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5887415/love-moana-but-hate-animation-youre-in-luck, and https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/2e552e61-c3c4-4b52-b962-2d071bcc5cf3/audio/128/default.mp3

Charette, Sally. 2026. Free Comics Workshop - Avatars to the Rescue! with Sally Charette. Sequential Artists Workshop (July 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5itvCQAVglA

Kelly, John. 2026. John Kelly - 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives. Sequential Artists Workshop (July 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mguQAC3CNSE

Siuntres, John. 2026. How Stephen Wacker thinks about comics [2012 interview]. Word Balloon (July 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY9DGhy8qtU

Grayson, Che and Scott Snyder. 2026. Absolute Catwoman - Interview with Che Grayson & Scott Snyder - DC All In. DC Comics (July 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Z77RR18-I

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds with Tom Richmond. Words, Images, & Worlds (July 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27_Y2bCTqkk

Lawler, Beth, Paul Nesja, and Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. Episode 258 - Avi Steinberg returns. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (258; July 15): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19500179-episode-258-avi-steinberg-returns

Davis, Clayton. 2026. Hollywood can’t survive without animation. So why won’t the industry respect it?. Variety (July 17): https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/hollywood-animation-respect-problem-toy-story-5-wildwood-1236783579/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘The Journey of a Dark Elf With Fading Powers’ finds beauty in the magic of starting over: Daisuke Itabashi’s action‑fantasy seinen manga traces a once all‑powerful elf’s journey rediscovering how to live after the light of her magic fades. io9 (July 17): https://gizmodo.com/the-journey-of-a-dark-elf-with-fading-powers-finds-beauty-in-the-magic-of-starting-over-2000787045

Bergen, Teresa. 2025. A Conversation with Witchland author Tim Mulligan. Blue Dot Living (December 8): https://bluedotliving.com/a-conversation-with-witchland-author-tim-mulligan/

McMillan, Graeme. 2025. Free Comic Book Day will return in 2026 with a new owner - and without Marvel Comics, as things currently stand. Popverse (December 9): https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-free-comic-book-day-universal-lunar-marvel-dc-image-2026

Brainard, Joe. 2025. The Complete C Comics. New York: New York Review Books

Dawson, Madelyn. 2025. Joe Brainard’s The Complete C Comics. This collection shows the pleasure of passing work between friends, the ways that image and text, together, synthesize desire and identity [review]. Brooklyn Rail (December/January): https://brooklynrail.org/2025/12/art_books/joe-brainards-the-complete-c-comics/

Pearson, Andrew. 2025.  Local cousins publish fourth graphic novel [Kanye Conway; Ryon Conway aka “Conway Boyz”]. [Maury County, KY] Main Street (December 10): https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/life-mainstreetmaury/local-cousins-publish-fourth-graphic-novel/

D'Angelo, Bob. 2025. Where to watch ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ for free. Boston 25 News (December 9): https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/where-watch-charlie-brown-christmas-free/CX6G2VHAJFC4FBRKHF4E4SBPVA/

Batura, Paul. 2025. At Christmas, Charlie Brown and Coca-Cola Remind Us of Culture’s Sway. Daily Citizen By Focus on the Family (December 8): https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/christmas-charlie-brown-coca-cola-culture/

Whittock, Jesse. 2025. Gungnir Launches Animation Studio To Build “The Cartoon Network of the Digital Era”. Deadline (December 9): https://deadline.com/2025/12/gungnir-animation-studio-cartoon-network-of-digital-era-1236643117/

Vivarelli, Mick. 2025. ‘The Boys’ Co-Creator Darick Robertson Teams with Saudi Director Hamzah Jamjoom on Superhero Series ‘Crestar and the Knight Stallion’ (Exclusive). Variety (December 9): https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/darick-robertson-crestar-knight-stallion-show-1236604369/

Adams, Tim. 2025. DC Comics Eyes Major Universal Studios Deal & Disney Should Be Worried. Screen Rant (December 8): https://screenrant.com/dc-comics-universal-studios-theme-park-marvel-disney-worry/

Unknown. 1927. Adds Comic Section [Lewiston [ID] Tribune]. Editor and Publisher 60 (25; November 12): 4. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-12_60_25/page/4/mode/2up

Pop Culture Happy Hour on Minions and Moana

'Minions & Monsters' is, oddly enough, a love letter to Old Hollywood

Stephen Thompson, Reanna Cruz, Candice Lim

Pop Culture Happy Hour July 3, 2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/nx-s1-5877885/minions-monsters-is-oddly-enough-a-love-letter-to-old-hollywood

https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/1d843636-a15f-4557-af5e-c88972ac1fe3/audio/128/default.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5877885

Love 'Moana' but hate animation? You're in luck

Stephen Thompson, Nikki Birch, Ronald Young Jr.

Pop Culture Happy Hour July 10, 2026 

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5887415/love-moana-but-hate-animation-youre-in-luck

https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/2e552e61-c3c4-4b52-b962-2d071bcc5cf3/audio/128/default.mp3

Let's Go, Spain! by Daniel Boris

 

Toxic Emissions by Daniel Boris

 

Pat Oliphant remembered by former WaPo editor

The greatest editorial cartoonist? The case for Pat Oliphant.

No one who held power was safe from his pen.

 By David Von Drehle

Washington Post July 17 2026

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/17/pat-oliphant-greatest-political-cartoonist-ever/ 

Tom Beland remembers Oliphant

 ["She ... arranged for me to have a sitdown lunch with my favorite political cartoonist Pat Oliphant."]

Tom Beland's Post July 16 2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CjzqDwyuS/ 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/17/2026

Frater, Patrick. 2022. Old news: ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator Takahashi Kazuki dies at 60. Variety (July 7): https://variety.com/2022/gaming/asia/takahashi-kazuki-dead-dies-yu-gi-oh-creator-manga-artist-1235310669/

Hives, Mike and Hisako Ueno. 2022. A celebrated Japanese artist died trying to save others from drowning: Kazuki Takahashi, creator of the internationally famous Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, was found dead in July. At the time, officials did not disclose the circumstances. New York Times (October 28): https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/world/asia/yu-gi-oh-kazuki-takahashi-drowning.html

Burke, Matthew. 2022. Army officer recognized for rescuing three people from riptide that killed ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator. Stars and Stripes (October 11): https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-10-11/okinawa-riptide-rescue-yu-gi-oh-7646714.html

Unknown. 1927. N. Y. Sun groups features. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 48. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/48/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Ray Shanahan, currently working for the New York American, New York Evening Post, and New York Telegram, and his wife are parents to a son, born October 30]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/32/mode/2up

Post Syndicate. 1927. Once overs [advertisement; C.D. Batchelor]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 16. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/16/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ...and he hasn't had enough yet! [Clifford Berryman]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 11. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/10/mode/2up

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. New office, new Wacker: Looking at Marvel’s big changes. The Beat (July 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/new-office-new-wacker-looking-at-marvels-big-changes/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 07/17/26: Absolute Green Arrow extended. The Beat (July 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-071726/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning points. Scoop (189; July 16): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-189/

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Henryk's Escape: A WWII graphic memoir from Occupied Poland; Yolanta Gawlik’s graphic tribute to her father’s extraordinary wartime survival. GraphicMemoirBlog (July 17): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/henryks-escape-a-wwii-graphic-memoir

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. Inside the guide: Top 10 sci-fi books in 2000. Scoop (July 16): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/inside-the-guide-top-10-sci-fi-books-in-2000-2/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. A Conan X UnGodly crossover comic, exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con: A thousand copies of an exclusive Conan X UnGodly crossover comic, from Titan Comics and Azra Games at San Diego Comic-Con. Bleeding Cool (July 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/a-conan-x-ungodly-crossover-comic-exclusive-to-san-diego-comic-con/

Unknown. 2026. Mexico’s Ánima Estudios denies shutdown reports. Animation Magazine (July 16): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/mexicos-anima-estudios-denies-shutdown-reports/

Solomon, Charles. 2026. How ‘The Ribbon Hero’ animation team guided the rebirth of a classic Tezuka character. Animation Magazine 40 (360; July): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/how-the-ribbon-hero-animation-team-guided-the-rebirth-of-a-classic-tezuka-character/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. New EIC at Marvel, moving to Burbank: House of Ideas joins Mouse House in California. ICv2 (July 16): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62883/new-eic-marvel-moving-burbank

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. June 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels: 'Supergirl' gets a boost; Webtoons and 'Invincible' rule author chart; 'Jujutsu Kaisen' dominates manga. ICv2 (July 16): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62885/june-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels

Solorzano, Adam. 2026. Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz presents ‘Artbolish ICE’ during Pomona Art Walk. CALÓ News (July 13): https://www.calonews.com/communities/cartoonist-lalo-alcaraz-presents-artbolish-ice-during-pomona-art-walk/article_9e584d75-6bc1-42a3-9ba5-e76c7c3bb50a.html

Crowe, J. D. 2026. Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran: Tribute to a man I rarely had to draw. AL.com (July 15): https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/mobile-county-sheriff-sam-cochran-tribute-to-a-man-i-rarely-had-to-draw.html

Lee, George Francis. 2026. From racist Bugs Bunny to the bear MPs want to ban: how cartoons have indoctrinated kids for over 100 years: Politicians are claiming that a hit Netflix animation is Russian propaganda aimed at the ‘militarisation of children’. But it’s far from a recent problem – even the CIA has funded kids’ entertainment. Guardian (July 15): https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/15/masha-bear-russian-propaganda-netflix-mp-calls-to-ban-controversial-cartoons

Beppler-Spahl, Sabine. 2026. Satire in the age of cancel culture [German cartoonist Bernd Zeller]. European Conservative (July 15): https://europeanconservative.com/articles/interviews/satire-in-the-age-of-cancel-culture/

Parkin, J. K. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Chris Schweizer on ‘Outlaw’s Apprentice’. Smash Pages (July 15): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/15/smash-pages-qa-chris-schweizer-on-outlaws-apprentice/

Parkin, J. K. 2026. Jenny Blake Isabella + Martin Pasko to receive the 2026 Bill Finger Award; Wendy + Richard Pini to receive Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Both awards will be presented July 24 during the Eisner Award ceremony at the San Diego Comic-Con. Smash Pages (July 15): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/15/jenny-blake-isabella-martin-pasko-to-receive-the-2026-bill-finger-award-pinis-to-receive-bob-clampett-humanitarian-award/

Holub, Christian. 2026. Marvel moves comics office to L.A., announces new editor-in-chief [In print as: Marvel Moves Comics Office to L.A., Announces New Editor-in-Chief]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100858-marvel-moves-comics-office-to-l-a-announces-new-editor-in-chief.html

Wu, Ash. 2026. Akihiro Miwa, Actor and Singer With Gender-Fluid Glamour, Dies at 91 [Studio Ghibli]: In Japan, he was one of the first androgynous pop-culture stars and an inspirational figure. Abroad, he was known for his work in animated films by Hayao Miyazaki. New York Times (July 16): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/movies/akihiro-miwa-dead.html

Hollendonner, Elizabeth. 2026. Everything in Color [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 15): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/15/everything-in-color/

Hollendonner, Elizabeth. 2026. Forgive-Me-Not [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 16): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/16/forgive-me-not/

Luetger, Jessica. 2026. Wake Now in the Fire: A Story of Censorship, Action, Love, and Hope [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 14): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/14/wake-now-in-the-fire/

Wharton, Jennifer. 2026. Willa and Wade [review; Judith Henderson, Sara Sarhangpour, Canada]. No Flying No Tights (April 13): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/13/willa-and-wade/

Gardner, James. 2026. Heaven, West Virginia [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 17): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/17/heaven-west-virginia/

Al(lison). 2026. Pastimes [review; Canada]. No Flying No Tights (April 20): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/20/pastimes/

Girard, Pascal. 2025. Pastimes. Pow Pow Press.

Morrison, Matthew. 2026. Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy!!! [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 3): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/03/lindsey-cheng-dates-a-white-boy/

Eddy, Cheryl. 2026. Over a year later, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is still going strong: The Oscar-winning 2025 hit remains one of Netflix's most popular streaming selections. io9 (July 17): https://gizmodo.com/over-a-year-later-kpop-demon-hunters-is-still-going-strong-2000786721

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Steve Wacker replaces C.B. Cebulski as Marvel Editor-In-Chief. Bleeding Cool (July 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/steve-wacker-replaces-c-b-cebulski-as-marvel-editor-in-chief/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Comics moves from New York to Los Angeles over the next year. Bleeding Cool (July 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-moves-from-new-york-to-los-angeles-over-the-next-year/

Hughes, William. 2026. Warner Bros. coasts on World Cup fever by dropping teaser for first new Daffy Duck short in years: Daffy Season sees Eric Bauza's take on the classic cartoon getting p.o.'d that "Soccer Season" has usurped "Duck Season.". AV Club (July 16): https://www.avclub.com/daffy-season-teaser-daffy-duck-world-cup-short

Unknown. 2026. Imagination, collaboration, history…and just a bit of mischief [Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher, and Matt Wuerker art in Off the Record bar]. Hay-Adams (June 30): https://www.hayadams.com/our-stories/imagination-collaboration-history-and-just-a-bit-of-mischief/

Moreau, Jordan. 2026. Green Lantern is cool again: DC writer Tom King on making HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ and his CIA career. Variety (July 16): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lanterns-hbo-tom-king-cia-green-lantern-1236810243/

Schimkowitz, Matt. 2026. Lanterns co-creator Tom King clarifies those international conflict rumors: Promoting his upcoming superhero TV show Lanterns, former CIA officer and comics writer Tom King responded to rumors that he helped start the Second Gulf War. AV Club (July 16): https://www.avclub.com/tom-king-cia-iraq-supergirl-lanterns

Zdarsky, Chip. 2026. Chip Zdarsky on the comics that shaped him - Under the influence. Walt's Comic Shop (July 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL4_-qYF9fg

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Southside Riddim — This week’s links. TCJ (July 17): https://www.tcj.com/southside-riddim-this-weeks-links/

Parkin, J. K. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Christian Ward on building ‘The Forever Home’: The writer discusses the premise behind his new Oni Press series, collaborating with Sami Kivelä and why every great story starts with its characters. Smash Pages (July 16): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/16/smash-pages-qa-christian-ward-on-building-the-forever-home/

Buckley, Patricia Morris. 2026. Darcie Little Badger on heritage and hope [In print as: Heritage and Hope]. Publishers Weekly (July 10): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100801-darcie-little-badger-heritage-and-hope.html

Berry, Dan. 2026. Michael Lark. Make It Then Tell Everybody (July 9): https://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2026/07/michael-lark/, and https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/michael-lark/id572995537?i=1000774568116

Berry, Dan. 2026. Georgina Chadderton. Make It Then Tell Everybody (July 9): https://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2026/07/georgina-chadderton/, and https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/georgina-chadderton/id572995537?i=1000776045698

Berry, Dan. 2026. Crom. Make It Then Tell Everybody (July 16): https://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2026/07/crom/, https://traffic.libsyn.com/mitte/244_Crom.mp3, and https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crom/id572995537?i=1000776993663

Buccianti, Lucía Bausela. 2026. Feminist solidarities and their limits in the decolonial landscape of Sole Otero’s "Walicho". Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature 50 (2): https://journals.umcs.pl/lsmll/article/view/20602/

Pollard, Mary. 2026. Interview: From comic book to crazy canine cabaret: Dog Man the Musical tour. Everything Theatre (July 15): https://everything-theatre.co.uk/2026/07/interview-from-comic-book-to-crazy-canine-cabaret/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Jeff Treppel on the Kickstarter campaign launch for the graphic novel, ‘Waypoint’. Fanbase Press (July 14): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58838-fanbase-press-interviews-jeff-treppel-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-graphic-novel-waypoint/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Frank Barbiere and stephen Rhodes on the release of the comic book series, ‘Zero Instance,’ with Comixology Originals. Fanbase Press (July 14): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58834-fanbase-press-interviews-frank-barbiere-and-stephen-rhodes-on-the-release-of-the-comic-book-series-zero-instance-with-comixology-originals/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Jason T. Kruse on the recent release of the fantasy adventure, ‘Fated: Unagi Trouble,’ with Monster Forge. Fanbase Press (July 16): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58857-fanbase-press-interviews-jason-t-kruse-on-the-recent-release-of-the-fantasy-adventure-fated-unagi-trouble-with-monster-forge/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews J. Michael Donohue on the upcoming Kickstarter campaign launch for the comic book anthology, ‘Morsels Presents: Days Without Incident’ [horror]. Fanbase Press (July 16): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58844-fanbase-press-interviews-j-michael-donohue-on-the-upcoming-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-comic-book-anthology-morsels-presents-days-without-incident/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews John Yuskaitis on the upcoming release of ‘Saved & Spoiled’ at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. Fanbase Press (July 16): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58841-fanbase-press-interviews-john-yuskaitis-on-the-upcoming-release-of-saved-spoiled-at-san-diego-comic-con-2026/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #346 – Tony S. Daniel talks ‘X-Men’. AIPT (July 13): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/13/x-men-monday-346-tony-s-daniel-x-men/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Love and marriage (and fraud and trauma): Brandt&Stein discuss debut OGN ‘Worst Man’: The creators discuss their debut OGN that’s all about romance, relationships, and not being a jerk. AIPT (July 16): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/16/worst-man-brandt-stein-feature/

Brooke, David. 2026. Phillip Sevy and Christie Porter on balancing fantasy, smut, and storytelling in ‘She Comes With Magic’: The sexy adventure tale is currently crowdfunding via Kickstarter. AIPT (July 14): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/14/she-comes-with-magic-qa-sevy-porter/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. The ‘Bitchy!’ life of Midge McCracken: Roberta Gregory discusses new collection of ‘Naughty Bits’ stories. AIPT (July 14): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/14/bitchy-robert-gregory-qa/

Hibbs, Brian. 2026. Garresh for Rabagoo Race - Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club May 2026. Comix Experience (July 9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JaFUZGiYfI

Berlatsky, Eric. 2026. Review of comics of the Anthropocene: graphic narrative at the end of nature: by José Alaniz. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (July 8): 1–4. Online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2699320, and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2026.2699320

Alaniz, José. 2025. Comics of the Anthropocene: graphic narrative at the end of nature. University Press of Mississippi.

Matsui, Tetsuya. 2026. The role of the character’s corporeality in Japanese ‘shumimono’ manga: a reinterpretation of character modeling. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (July 10): 1–27. Online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2689605, and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2026.2689605#abstract

Conway, Christopher. 2026. Anne Frank, the Holocaust, and the Mexican Comic Book Industry. Studies in Latin American Popular Culture 44: 5–28. Online at https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/sla.00018, and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/article/995258

Richards, Dave. 2026. From Hellraiser to Godzilla: 46 new horror comics to heat up your summer. Fangoria (July 17): https://www.fangoria.com/new-horror-comics-to-read-summer-2026-godzilla-hellraiser/

Gardner, James. 2026. Everything Dead & Dying [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 15): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/15/everything-dead-dying/

Walker, Lizzy. 2026. H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft Manga), adaptation and art by Gou Tanabe [review]. Monster Librarian (June 2): https://www.monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculationDesk/graphic-novel-review-h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-h-p-lovecraft-manga-adaptation-and-art-by-gou-tanabe/

Luetger, Jessica. 2026. The Mongoose [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 5): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/05/the-mongoose/

Morrison, Matthew. 2026. Hal Foster’s Tarzan. The Complete Sunday Comics 1931-1937 [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 23): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/23/hal-fosters-tarzan-the-complete-sunday-comics-1931-1937/

Dear, Jerry. 2026. Nocturnos [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 12): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/12/nocturnos/

Nic. 2026. Mister Magic [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 2): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/02/mister-magic/

Gardner, James. 2026. Woodstake: Three Days of Peace, Music and Blood [review]. No Flying No Tights (May 18): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/05/18/woodstake-three-days-of-peace-music-and-blood/

Meredith. 2026. The Endless Game [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 4): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/04/the-endless-game/

Sounding Like Putin by Daniel Boris

Tom King interviewed by Variety

Jul 16, 2026 

Green Lantern Is Cool Again: DC Writer Tom King on Making HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ and His CIA Career

Jordan Moreau

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lanterns-hbo-tom-king-cia-green-lantern-1236810243/

and a spinoff from that -

Lanterns co-creator Tom King clarifies those international conflict rumors

Promoting his upcoming superhero TV show Lanterns, former CIA officer and comics writer Tom King responded to rumors that he helped start the Second Gulf War. 

By Matt Schimkowitz  |  July 16, 2026 https://www.avclub.com/tom-king-cia-iraq-supergirl-lanterns

KAL on his new Off the Record coasters

It's time for another trip to the bar. 

New Beer Coasters at The Hay-Adams

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In an earlier post I discussed the amazing partnership that fellow cartoonists Matt Wuerker, Ann Telnaes and I are privileged to share with Washington’s iconic Hay-Adams Hotel.

In the hotel’s basement bar Off The Record, political caricatures festoon the walls and populate the drink coasters that are provided with each beverage.

To celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, Matt and I were commissioned to create some special coasters featuring caricatures of the founding fathers.

The Hay-Adams describes our fun project in this recent article.

Below you can see three of my coaster illustrations.

old news: ...and He Hasn't Had Enough Yet! Clifford Berryman in 1927

Unknown. 1927. ...and He Hasn't Had Enough Yet! [Clifford Berryman]. Editor and Publisher 60(24; November 5): 11. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/10/mode/2up

courtesy of Tony Rose

 

Adam Wescott's latest manga review

The Pipe Machine Volumes 1-2 Manga Review

[ Posted in the Reviews category ]

By Adam Wescott

https://yattatachi.com/the-pipe-machine-volumes-1-2-manga-review

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/16/2026

Roos, Dave. 2025. How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Became an Unexpected Classic.  Executives almost pulled the plug on the first 'Peanuts' TV special. History (December 8, updated December 9): https://www.history.com/articles/charlie-brown-christmas-unexpected-classic

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Image gains, DC and Marvel slip in Q2 market shares. ICv2 (July 15): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62873/image-gains-dc-marvel-slip

Swindle, Isaac. 2026. AfterShock continues its return from bankruptcy with a digital deal at GlobalComix. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/aftershock-continues-its-return-from-bankruptcy-with-a-digital-deal-at-globalcomix/

Kit, Borys. 2026. Marvel Comics to leave New York and move staffers to L.A. as part of major overhaul (exclusive): The Disney-owned publisher is also getting a new editor in chief as 100 employees are being asked to relocate to Burbank by next July. Hollywood Reporter (July 16): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-comics-new-york-la-1236650120/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. One from the heart: ‘18 Months’ directors discuss turning an historic gay adoption case into an award-winning stop-motion short. Animation Magazine 40 (360; July): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/one-from-the-heart-18-months-directors-discuss-turning-an-historic-gay-adoption-case-into-an-award-winning-stop-motion-short/

Davis, Clayton. 2026. Death threats, doxxing and AI: How animator Jorge Gutiérrez killed his own show in 36 hours (exclusive). Variety (July 15): https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jorge-gutierrez-ai-death-threats-killed-show-1236810844/

Dillon, Sean. 2026. Graphic novel review: Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken refuses to flinch. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-bitchy-the-exasperating-existence-of-midge-mccracken-refuses-to-flinch/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher and Heidi MacDonald. 2026. The big shake-up: Marvel Comics to Burbank, Wacker in as editor-in-chief. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wacker-cebulski-marvel-burbank/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Sales charts: Neon Ichiban releases Top 100 for June, led by Mega Man. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sales-charts-neon-ichiban-releases-top-100-for-june-led-by-mega-man/

Duff, Malcy. 2026. R&R: A glass of water for Adam the gardener. TCJ (July 16): https://www.tcj.com/rr-a-glass-of-water-for-adam-the-gardener/

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Interview: The Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics returns!: Jeff “JC” Vaughn opens the vault on restoration, third-party grading, and why every comic has a story beyond its grade. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-the-overstreet-guide-to-grading-comics-returns/

Baxi, Steve. 2026. Trade rating: We’re lucky Batman/Judge Dredd – Judgement on Gotham has returned to print. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/trade-rating-were-lucky-batman-judge-dredd-judgement-on-gotham-has-returned-to-print/

Bailey, Ian. 2026. Meet Chip Zdarsky, the Canadian behind Captain America. The Globe and Mail (July 15): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/books/article-meet-chip-zdarsky-the-canadian-behind-captain-america/

Sánchez, Carlos. 2025. Funny Creatures Comics with Carlos Sánchez - SAW Free Friday Night Comics Workshop. Sequential Artists Workshop (November 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulZ3cYShfeU

Dave. 2026. Brett Bean : D'Orc is bringing people to comic stores, for good reason!. Direct Edition (March 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtizyM2bIS0

Artley, Steven. 2026. Sack in 3 dimensions REV HD 720p [Steve Sack exhibit]. YouTube (July 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFlDbYvKFaY

Sack, Steve. 2015. Art @ The Plaza - Cartoonival. City of Bloomington, Minnesota (June 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjVpc4xEvOE

Lane, Kari. 2026. Interview: Talking with the Sentenced to Be a Hero animation team. The Beat (July 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-sentenced-to-be-a-hero-anime-team/

Unknown. 2026. LeUyen Pham named inaugural Children’s Writer-in-Residence at ALP. Publishers Weekly (July 16): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5953

Koterba, Jeffrey. 2026. Up close with Oliphant original cartoons; The passing of a giant and the legacy he left behind. Substack (July 16): https://jeffreykoterba.substack.com/p/up-close-with-oliphant-original-cartoons

Eddy, Cheryl. 2026. ‘Legend of Korra’ is bringing an immersive experience to concert stages: The team behind 'Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert' has created a similar show for the sequel series. io9 (July 16): https://gizmodo.com/legend-of-korra-is-bringing-an-immersive-experience-to-concert-stages-2000786141

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. Finally, a brutally honest anime about the forbidden love of fighting games: 'Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games' is chock full of johns, pop offs, scrublord-worthy quotes, and demure girls hopping on some good-ass 'Street Fighter 6'. io9 (July 16): https://gizmodo.com/finally-a-brutally-honest-anime-about-the-forbidden-love-of-fighting-games-2000786413

Finch, David. 2024. Inking X-Men and chatting up Andy Kubert! David Finch (October 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiTIpFxMrW

Tagame, Gengoroh and Anne Ishii (trans). 2026. Fish and Water [manga gay romance with food and Covid plots]. New York: Pantheon