Thursday, July 02, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/1/2026

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Nick Dragotta, Jock & More Recreate Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns; Dark Knight Returns #1 recreated for SDCC by Nick Dragotta, Ryan Ottley, Joelle Jones, Tommy Lee Edwards, Daniel Warren Johnson and more. Bleeding Cool (June 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/nick-dragotta-jock-more-recreate-frank-millers-dark-knight-returns/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Gaiman-Palmer Suit Dismissed on Procedural Grounds By Court of Appeals. ICv2 (July 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62748/gaiman-palmer-suit-dismissed-procedural-grounds

Deutsch, Barry. 2026. ["Having looked into this more: Calling Tillie Walden's graphic novel a "rip off" of Cleves' nonfiction book is an unfair attack on Walden."]. @barrydeutsch.bsky.social (July 1): https://bsky.app/profile/barrydeutsch.bsky.social/post/3mplqxklohs27

Salkowitz, Rob. 2026. Updated: Tillie Walden’s ‘Charity & Sylvia’ Puts A Complex Spin On Queer History. Forbes (July 1): https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2026/06/26/tillie-waldens-charity--sylvia-puts-a-complex-spin-on-queer-history/

Moniuszko, Sara. 2026. 'Shrek 5' trailer sparks backlash over Fiona's 'problematic' transformation. USA Today (June 30): https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/06/30/shrek-5-transforms-fiona-backlash/90691312007/

Goedde, Brian. 2026. This Board Book Genius Is One of America’s Great Authors [In print as: Sandra Boynton Is Not Silly]. New York Times (July 1): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/books/review/sandra-boynton-board-books-kids-hippos-go-berserk.html

Aufrichtig, Aliza. 2026. The Essential Sandra Boynton; An introduction to a living genius of children’s literature for the adults who will inevitably read her on repeat. New York Times (July 1): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/books/best-sandra-boynton-books.html

Harvey, Joyce. 2026. Lancaster honors comic strip creator Richard Outcault [aka Lancaster honors comic strip creator Richard Outcault]. Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (June 28): https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/story/news/history/2026/06/28/exhibit-celebrates-buster-brown-creator-in-lancaster/90663952007/, and https://www.aol.com/articles/lancaster-honors-comic-strip-creator-091108532.html

Kelly. 2025. An Interview with Tom Racine, author & artist of Doomed to Die, an A-Z of death in Tolkien [Edward Gorey pastiche]. themiddlepage (October 21): https://themiddlepage.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-tom-racine-author

Racine, Tom. Doomed to Die, An A-Z of Death in Tolkien [Gorey pastiche]. New York: HarperCollins

Puc, Samantha. 2026. Marvel & Shueisha terminated their contract, meaning less manga in the Multiverse. The Beat (July 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-shueisha-terminated-their-contract-meaning-less-manga-in-the-multiverse/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Fan Expo Anaheim Special Edition and the new peak con. The Beat (July 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/fan-expo-anaheim-special-edition-and-the-new-peak-con/

Salkowitz, Rob. 2026. Emaqi Looks to Grow Digital Manga Market with Subscription Service. Publishers Weekly (July 1): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100751-emaqi-looks-to-grow-digital-manga-market-with-subscription-service.html

Stillman, Jessica. 2026. Your Brain Prefers to Read on Paper Rather Than on Screens, a New Study Says [manga literacy]. Inc.com (July 1): https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/your-brain-prefers-to-read-on-paper-rather-than-on-screens-new-study-says/91363608

Freeman, John. 2026. Make Mine Manga exhibition hits the streets – in Serbia!. downthetubes (July 1): https://downthetubes.net/make-mine-manga-exhibition-hits-the-streets-in-serbia/

Okay, Arpad. 2026. How to Read Blind Alley. The Beat (July 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/how-to-read-blind-alley/

Zyglis, Adam. 2026. 2026 Buffalo News Editorial Cartoon Contest Winners [students]. Buffalo News (June 29): https://buffalonews.com/news/article_4daaa7a0-1688-45f0-b7af-882785e4c3b7.html

Hickey, Daniel. 2026. Why artist has stopped drawing cartoons of Yarmouth people [UK]. Great Yarmouth Mercury (June 29): https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/26228426.artist-stopped-drawing-cartoons-yarmouth-people/

McGuire, Liam. 2026. Subject: Checking in with Kelly Thompson about Absolute Wonder Woman. Comic Frontier (July 1): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/checking-in-with-kelly-thompson-about-absolute-wonder-woman

Katzman, Gregg. 2026. Supergirl raised the bar for Hollywood supporting comics [merchandising]. The Beat (July 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/opinion-supergirl-raised-the-bar-for-hollywood-supporting-comics/

Portis III, James. 2026. Black-owned comic shop collective Ink Alliance debuts with exclusive Titans #38 Static variant. The Beat (July 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/black-owned-comic-shop-collective-ink-alliance-debuts-with-exclusive-titans-38-static-variant/

Unknown. 2026. A Lighter Lineup for “Non Sequitur”. GoComics Newsletter (July 1): https://lvfr6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/WrtNePptzilvcFvniNxZXvQtTNoJE3Yf/t2JZBTZmwOcm

Siuntres, John. 2026. Franco talks Extra Terrestrials. Word Balloon (July 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPHAWlTp9k

Siuntres, John. 2026. Tomm Corker Talks Undying Love. Word Balloon (July 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wj7l4EnZjs

Siuntres, John. 2026. SDCC Preview The Origins Of ComiCon [sic ComicCon]. Word Balloon (June 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19rbd3bfr6o

Siuntres, John. 2026. Paul Kupperberg Talks Supergirl and new novels. Word Balloon (June 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCepmLzJEog

Dollard, Terence. 2026. Comic Culture With Klaus Janson. Comic Culture (June 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssqd9C_HrOM

Nicholas, Jamar, Steve Conley, and Mike Manley. 2026. Marty Baumann. Pencil to Pencil (July 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUhkij66PWM

Prince, W. Maxwell and Martín Morazzo. 2026. The Deadman - Interview with W. Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo. DC Comics (July 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzA1ScZRRw8

Freeman, Atom. 2026. Who Is The First National Comics Chain? - Comic Industry Insiders Live. Prana: Direct Market Solutions (June 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zo1-R6ynoM

De Hart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds: Shawn McBee Talks Westron. Words, Images, & Worlds (June 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihgtMoPWiY8

Farley, Chad. 2026. Don Chin Interview: 40 Years of Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters!. Collectors Confessions (June 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlrwErUiVXg

Smith, Barney. 2026. The Comic Where Power and Faith Collide [W. Frank Walk, Pigmacast Studio, Kickstarter project Hellstones: Into the Fray]. StoryComic (July 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soMtvCZMvrU

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture SquadCast - LIVE With Special Guest Barbara Perez Marquez. Pop Culture Squad (June 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQLGAX1L4hA

Goldbart, Max. 2026. Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Heist Brothers’ Taken To Series At Adult Swim. Deadline (June 26): https://deadline.com/2026/06/heist-brothers-adult-swim-genndy-tartakovsky-annecy-1236965975/

Unknown. 1927. [Alan Dunn, who draws Gladys for the Metropolitan syndicate, is also an established fine artist]. Editor and Publisher 60 (11; August 6): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-08-06_60_11/page/42/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1927. First Birthday -- Sept. 19 [Ella Cinders advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (12; August 13): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-08-13_60_12/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ["Gaar Williams, cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune, recently took a two weeks' fishing trip to Hudson, Ont."]. Editor and Publisher 60 (12; August 13): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-08-13_60_12/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ["Jimmy Murphy, creator of Toots and Casper, is recovering at Polyclinic Hospital, New York City, from an operation for appendicitis"]. Editor and Publisher 60 (12; August 13): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-08-13_60_12/page/34/mode/2up

Jahn, Jennifer. 2025. Author and educator Kim Shearer combines love of teaching with graphic-novel writing. Northern Kentucky Tribune (November 30): https://nkytribune.com/2025/11/author-and-educator-kim-shearer-combines-love-of-teaching-with-graphic-novel-writing/

Fuhrman, Dillon. 2025. CEO in Nebraska auctions off ‘Spider-Man’ comic book collection to fund hunger education. KYMA (November 29): https://kyma.com/news/national-world/2025/11/29/ceo-in-nebraska-auctions-off-spider-man-comic-book-collection-to-fund-hunger-education/

Quartz, Bryce. 2025. An interview with comic illustrator Christopher Taylor aka AlphaCMT. Gayming (November 28): https://gaymingmag.com/2025/11/an-interview-with-comic-illustrator-christopher-taylor-aka-alphacmt/

Clements, Alexis. 2025. And Then What? The Road after “Success” in the Arts. Alexis Clements uses Alison Bechdel’s new graphic novel “Spent” to meditate on the predicament of the creative artist today. Los Angeles Review of Books (November 29): https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/and-then-what-the-road-after-success-in-the-arts/

Burdette, Chad. 2025. ICYMI: Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson Signs Multi-Year Exclusive with Marvel Comics. Comics Watch (November 28): https://comic-watch.com/news/icymi-writer-phillip-kennedy-johnson-signs-multi-year-exclusive-with-marvel-comics

Exner, Eike. 2026. Book Review: Andrea Horbinski: Manga’s First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905– 1989. Fandom | Cultures | Research 3 (1): 112-114. Online at https://doi.org/10.25969/MEDIAREP/24893 and https://journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/article/view/9020/8683

Labra, Diego & Gerardo Del Vigo. 2024. From Analog to Digital, Between Love and Hate. The Birth of Manganime Fandom and Industry in Argentina. Fandom | Cultures | Research 1 (1): S. 77 - S. 92. Online at https://doi.org/10.25969/MEDIAREP/23329 and https://publish.fid-media.de/entities/article/e43da85c-d22e-43d8-af90-a679248b2890

 
Wilde, Lukas R. A. 2025. Book Review: Katharina Hülsmann: Japanische Fan-Comics: Transkulturelle Potenziale und lokale Gemeinschaft. Philipps-Universität Marburg. Fandom | Cultures | Research 2 (1): 86-88. Online at https://doi.org/10.25969/MEDIAREP/23960 and https://publish.fid-media.de/entities/review/ce8b5606-3e06-4171-a9be-e55e4b7341b8

Höwelkröger, David. 2025. Studio Ghibli Films Have Plot Holes? Vernacular, Connoisseurial Anime Reviews on YouTube as Database Consumption. Fandom | Cultures | Research 2 (1):  S. 81–97. Online at https://doi.org/10.25969/me and https://publish.fid-media.de/entities/article/6497e3ec-15d5-4559-90af-e5432496bbc9

Unknown. 1927. ["Ritzy Rosey is a new feature of King Features Syndicate. Faith Burrows of the News League of Ohio, Dayton, is the creator of this daily fashion strip"]. Editor and Publisher 60 (10; July 30): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-07-30_60_10/page/34/mode/2up
 
Unknown. 1927. [A Paris taxi cab driver refused his fare for the honor of giving Rube Goldberg a tour of the city]. Editor and Publisher 60 (10; July 30): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-07-30_60_10/page/34/mode/2up

 

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