Monday, July 13, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/11-12/2026

Shipskie, Rachel. 2026. "It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved uncle/brother, James “Jim” Ritchey, who passed peacefully in the early morning hours of July 8, 2026." Facebook (July 8): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14hLzYzceqG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Żelazko, Basia. 2026. Tadeusz Baranowski nie żyje. Legendarny polski artysta miał 81 lat. WP kultura (July 8): https://kultura.wp.pl/tadeusz-baranowski-nie-zyje-legendarny-polski-artysta-mial-81-lat-7305267145689440a

Unknown. 2026. Carol Lange Obituary [Cartoonists Rights Network, Cartoons and Cocktails]. Journalism Education Association (May 29): https://jea.org/news/carol-lange-obituary/

Holmberg, Ryan and Anne Ishii. 2026. Translators in conversation: Fish & Water by Gengoroh Tagame - Translator Anne Ishii interviewed by Ryan Holmberg. Washington, DC: Fantom Comics (July 11): https://archive.org/details/anne-ishii-and-ryan-holmberg-at-fantom-comics-260711

Brevoort, Tom. 2026. Lee & Kirby: An excised page from Fantastic Four #31. The Tom Brevoort Experience (July 11): https://tombrevoort.com/2026/07/11/lee-kirby-an-excised-page-from-fantastic-four-31/

Simonetti, Paolo. 2012. Why are comics no longer comic? Graphic narratives in contemporary America. In Democracy and Difference: The U.S. in Multidisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives, Papers from the 21st AISNA Conference (aka Labirinti 145), edited by Giovanna Covi and Lisa Marchi: 289-299. Online at https://www.academia.edu/8398577/Why_Are_Comics_No_Longer_Comic_Graphic_Narratives_in_Contemporary_America

Portis III, James. 2026. Indie comic creators left in limbo as Comix Wellspring suspends operations. The Beat (July 11): https://www.comicsbeat.com/indie-comic-creators-left-in-limbo-as-comix-wellspring-suspends-operations/

Freeman, John. 2026. Original Don Heck Iron Man art ignites Heritage Auctions sale in $3 million-plus sale. downthetubes (July 11): https://downthetubes.net/original-don-heck-iron-man-art-ignites-heritage-auctions-sale-in-3-million-plus-sale/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Robert Cullen on the upcoming release of the graphic novel, ‘Fault Lines,’ with Ablaze. Fanbase Press (July 10): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58817-fanbase-press-interviews-robert-cullen-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-graphic-novel-fault-lines-with-ablaze/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Luann sex scene too much for newspaper. Daily Cartoonist (July 10): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/10/luann-sex-scene-too-much-for-newspaper/

Jay, Alex. 2026. Ink-slinger profiles by Alex Jay: Joe Gill. Stripper's Guide (July 10): https://comicstriphistory.com/2026/07/ink-slinger-profiles-by-alex-jay-joe-gill.html

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comics on walls: Joe Kessler, Kat Chapman, Olivia Ahmad, Paul Gravett - Exhibiting Comics: Joe Kessler, Kat Chapman, Olivia Ahmad and Paul Gravett talk about putting on a show at the ARC Festival Talks. Bleeding Cool (July 10): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comics-on-walls-joe-kessler-kat-chapman-olivia-ahmad-paul-gravett/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comic book publisher marketshare chart for June 2026 - The comic book publisher marketshare chart for June 2026... as well as the first week of July. Bleeding Cool (July 10): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-publisher-marketshare-chart-for-june-2026/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Mike Constable – RIP [Canada]. Daily Cartoonist (July 11): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/11/mike-constable-rip/

Lytle, Julian. 2026. Opinion: The case for reformatted print comics to vertical scroll comics. The Beat (July 9): https://kcomicsbeat.com/2026/07/09/opinion-the-case-for-reformatted-print-comics-to-vertical-scroll-comics/

Shields, Chris. 2026. Capitol Comics #1: The White House's Oval Office: Why Gabriel Hernández Walta the perfect artist to bring Tom King’s The Vision to life - Page 9 of Issue #1 Marvel Comics (2015). ComicsDC blog (July 12): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/07/capitol-comics-1-white-houses-oval.html

Betancourt, David and Tom King. 2026. Comictropolis: Lights, panels, actions - Tom King on comics and the big screen (audio and photos). Washington, DC: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (July 12): https://archive.org/details/comictropolis-lights-panels-actions-tom-king-dcpl-260712

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Iron Man original artwork by Don Heck sets new record at $3,875,000 - Iron Man original artwork by Don Heck from 1963 sets a new sales record, selling for $3,875,000. Bleeding Cool (July 11): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/iron-man-original-artwork-by-don-heck-sets-new-record-at-3875000/

Harper, David. 2026. Nick Dragotta was built for this moment - Absolute Batman is a sensation, and its artist — and all his work that preceded it — is one of the main reasons. SKTCHD (July 8): https://sktchd.com/longform/nick-dragotta-profile/

Harper, David. 2026. Magic of comics with Iman Vellani. Off Panel 560 (July 9): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-560-the-magic-of-comics-with-iman-vellani/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Iman_Vellani.mp3

Harper, David. 2026. Adjacent spaces with Ed Brubaker. Off Panel 559 (July 6): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-559-adjacent-spaces-with-ed-brubaker/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Ed_Brubaker_2026.mp3

Barone, Joshua. 2026. Few Composers Can Sell Out Arenas. He’s One of Them [In print as: A Celebrity Composer Broadens His Horizons; Studio Ghibli music]. New York Times (July 7): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/arts/music/joe-hisaishi-composer-studio-ghibli.html

Dong, Bamboo. 2026. Kadokawa editor-in-chief spills the secrets on what it takes to create a successful manga. Anime News Network (July 7): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/kadokawa-editor-in-chief-spills-the-secrets-on-what-it-takes-to-create-a-successful-manga/.239390

Pineda, Rafael Antonio. 2026. How do we relationship? Manga gets live-action series in September. Anime News Network (July 5): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-05/how-do-we-relationship-manga-gets-live-action-series-in-september/.239343

Maas, Jennifer. 2026. Crunchyroll founder launches AniBiz, new global anime licensing platform with offerings from Aniplex, Toei and more top IP holders (exclusive). Variety (July 2): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/crunchyroll-founder-new-anime-website-anibiz-1236800890/

Devlin, Ron. 2026. Minersville’s Patrick M. Reynolds chronicled historical events in ‘Pennsylvania Profiles’. Republican Herald (July 11): https://www.republicanherald.com/2026/07/11/minersvilles-patrick-m-reynolds-chronicled-historical-events-in-pennsylvania-profiles/




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