Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/24/2026

Puc, Samantha. 2026. SDCC ’26: Capitol Comics wins Image Comics Summer ’26 Retailer Award. The Beat (July 24): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-capitol-comics-wins-image-comics-summer-26-retailer-award/

Jaffe, Alex. 2026. What can you do with Supergirl that you can’t do with Superman?. DC Comics blog (July 22): https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-07-22/what-can-you-do-with-supergirl-that-you-can-t-do-with-superman

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Kelsey Ervick: From prose to graphic memoir: On The Keeper, graphic literature, and the question that continues to shape the medium; what exactly is a comic?. GraphicMemoirBlog (July 24): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/kelsey-ervick-from-prose-to-graphic

Grunenwald, Joe. 2026. SDCC ’26: Alleged Eisners leak roils Comic-Con. The Beat (July 24): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-eisner-award-winners-list-potential-leak/

Berge, Paul. 2026. Berge's Cartoon Blog. https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/

Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey. 2026. Comicopolis in photos: ICv2 tours local library comic book convention. Scoop (July 23): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62938/comicopolis-photos

Hou, Sophia. 2026. Downtown comic book store Bizarro-Wuxtry closing after 35 years. Red & Black (July 15): https://www.redandblack.com/culture/downtown-comic-book-store-bizarro-wuxtry-closing-after-35-years/article_f3b3bb9f-d782-46c7-a662-32f5e150d492.html

Newsome, Robert. 2026. Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is up for sale. TCJ (July 24): https://www.tcj.com/heartaches-bizarro-wuxtry-the-remarkable-athens-comic-shop-is-up-for-sale/

Heller, Steven. 2026. The Daily Heller: Pogo’s political position(s). Print (July 23): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-pogos-political-positions/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Walt Kelly: The right freedom for the right people…place…time. Daily Cartoonist (July 23): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/23/walt-kelly-the-right-freedom-for-the-right-people-place-time/

Gordon, Joe. 2026. Archive interview: Leah Moore and John Reppion on Albion. downthetubes (July 23): https://downthetubes.net/archive-interview-leah-moore-and-john-reppion-on-albion/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning points [[#190]. Scoop (July 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-190/

McConnell, Robin. 2026. Adam De Souza. Inkstuds’s Substack (July 24): https://www.inkstuds.org/adam-de-souza/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. ‘King of the Hill’ actress Pamela Adlon on voicing a grown-up Bobby Hill and the show’s enduring charm. Animation Magazine (July 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/king-of-the-hill-actress-pamela-adlon-on-voicing-a-grown-up-bobby-hill-and-the-shows-enduring-charm/

Shepherd, A.P. 2026. Japanese cyborgs and Cuban revolutionaries: On the trail of Tobor the 8th Man. International Journal of Comic Art blog (July 24): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/07/japanese-cyborgs-and-cuban.html, and https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/07/ijoca.blogspot.com202607japanese-cyborgs-and-cuban-pt2.html

Burscough, Clark. 2026. The rocket ships of La Jolla — This week’s links. TCJ (July 24): https://www.tcj.com/the-rocket-ships-of-la-jolla-this-weeks-links/

Scavarda, Alice, Veronica Moretti, Roberta Chardulo, and Michael J. Green. 2026. The creative doctor: Exploring the role of comics-enhanced education in medical professionalism. Advances in Health Science Education (July 17): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-026-10561-9, and https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10459-026-10561-9

Luce, Cecilia. 2026. New graphic novel ‘Charity & Sylvia’ comes under scrutiny: A historian's claim that Vermont cartoonist Tillie Walden borrowed too much from a 2014 biography raises questions about artistic interpretation and appropriation. Seven Days (July 20): https://www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture/new-graphic-novel-charity-sylvia-comes-under-scrutiny/

Rotella, Domenico. 2026. Between everyday life and growth: Interview with Cassandra Calin. Lo Spazio Bianco (July 21): https://www.lospaziobianco.it/en/between-everyday-life-and-growth-interview-with-cassandra-calin/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “Without ‘A1’ and ‘Deadline’, we might be in an entirely different place in comics” – Alison Sampson, Dave Elliott, Fred Van Lente and Cathy Kwan on the return of two legendary publications in ‘A1 Deadline’. Broken Frontier (July 21): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/a1-deadline-interview/

Brooke, David. 2026. Riad Sattouf on memory, adolescence, and completing ‘The End of the Arab of the Future’. AIPT (July 21): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/21/riad-sattouf-arab-of-the-future/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #347 – Luciano Vecchio talks ‘X-Men: The Hellfire Murder’ and ‘Uncanny X-Men’. AIPT (July 20): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/20/x-men-monday-luciano-vecchio-hellfire/

Thielman, Sam. 2026. ‘Bitchy!’ finds jokes where many of us wouldn’t dare to look: A new compendium of Roberta Gregory’s comics does away with delicacy in the name of feminism. New York Times (July 21): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/books/review/bitchy-roberta-gregory.html

Musorrafiti, Dominique. 2026. Katie Skelly on Heaven: A neon desert noir set in places that can’t exist. RetroFuturista (July 21): https://retrofuturista.com/katie-skelly-heaven-interview/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews the creative team of the webcomic, ‘The Extras,’ on their recent Zelda Award nomination. Fanbase Press (July 20): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58899-fanbase-press-interviews-the-creative-team-of-the-webcomic-the-extras-on-their-recent-zelda-award-nomination/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Christian Ward on the upcoming release of the new sci-fi series, ‘The Forever Home,’ with Oni Press. Fanbase Press (July 21): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58903-fanbase-press-interviews-christian-ward-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-new-sci-fi-series-the-forever-home-with-oni-press/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Dillon Gilbertson on his upcoming return to Kickstarter for the fourth issue of the supernatural fantasy series, ‘My Neighbor Necromancer’. Fanbase Press (July 21): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58909-fanbase-press-interviews-dillon-gilbertson-on-his-upcoming-return-to-kickstarter-for-the-fourth-issue-of-the-supernatural-fantasy-series-my-neighbor-necromancer/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Karl Christian Krumpholz on the recent release of the comic book, ‘In the City #5’. Fanbase Press (July 22): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58916-fanbase-press-interviews-karl-christian-krumpholz-on-the-recent-release-of-the-comic-book-in-the-city-5/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Giulie Speziani on the Kickstarter campaign launch for the graphic novel, ‘Thanks! Romina’. Fanbase Press (July 22): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58922-fanbase-press-interviews-giulie-speziani-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-graphic-novel-thanks-romina/
 

Bourges Service. 1928. Illustrating simplicity of Bourges improved "Artist Shading Sheets" for blacks, whites, and character copy [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 230. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/230/mode/2up

New York Herald Tribune Syndicate. 1928. Reg'lar Fellers [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 207. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/206/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Metropolitan Features [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/10/mode/2up

Chicago Tribune Newspaper Syndicate. 1928. The Best That Money Can Buy [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 182-183. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/182/mode/2up

King Features Syndicate. 1928. The Very Latest in Newspaper Features for 1928 [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 198-199. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/198/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. Ledger Syndicate Features [Somebody's Stenog by Hayward, Hairbreadth Harry by Kahles, Dumbbells by Gar, Sonnysayings by Cory, Rolls Rosie by Benjamin, Dizzy Dramas by Bowers, Ain't It the Truth by Rohn, The Crossing Cop by Hunter,  Miss Information by Gage, Omar Jr. by Fisher; Cartoons by C. H. Sykes, A. B. Chapin, C. D. Batchelor, Norman Lynd advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 129. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/128/mode/2up

McClure Newspaper Syndicate. 1928. Why Stuff Feature Money into Your Waste Basket? [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 217. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/216/mode/2up

NEA Service. 1928. Buy Once -- and You've Bought Everything [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 147. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/146/mode/2up
 
New York World Syndicate. 1928. The Four Standard Comics of America [Rudolph Dirks, The Captain and the Kids; Fred Locher, Cicero Sapp; H. T. Webster, The Man in the Brown Derby; Milt Gross, Nize Baby advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 126. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/126/mode/2up

Sunday Baltimore American with Dan Revel (illus). 1928. Baltimore "goes in" for Sunday [cartoon advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 161. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/160/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. New Human Interest Cartoon [W. R. Enwright]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 18. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/XVIII/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Artist Was Carrier. McClure Cartoonist turned paper sack into portfolio [John Hix]. Editor and Publisher 60 (32; December 31): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Arnot Introduces Bimbo [Paul Arnot; The Bimbo]. Editor and Publisher 60 (32; December 31): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Cartoons To Sell Shirts. Gluyas Williams drawing copy for Weber & Heilbroner. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. New Payne Strip [Barrie Payne; The Gabbs]. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Pim in Alabama [Paul Pim]. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Jack Patton, staff cartoonist for the Dallas Journal recently married Phoebe Cooper of Dallas]. Editor and Publisher 60 (32; December 31): 27. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Reginald Tribe, staff cartoonist of the Springfield [MA} Union, sent out creative New Year's cards to friends]. Editor and Publisher 60 (31; December 24): 27. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. The Local Cartoon [editorial]. Editor and Publisher 60 (30; December 17): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-17_60_30/page/30/mode/2up

United Feature Syndicate. 1927. Weber and Fields. The stage's greatest “wise-crackers” [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (30; December 27): 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-17_60_30/page/56/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. “Oz Bopp” Continued [Russell Cole]. Editor and Publisher 60 (30; December 17): 20. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-17_60_30/page/20/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Engagement Announced [Al Zere]. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Feg Murray Back. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. De Beck in Florida. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Newton, John. 2025. Kids are into comics again - is their timing spot on? BBC (December 13): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qyq1glxr0o

Swallow, Bea. 2025. Comic book artist says AI is 'threat to livelihood' [Nich Angell]. BBC (June 17): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrnr779z2lo

Unknown. 2026. Two Incredible Hulk comics fetch £11k at auction. BBC (May 21): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7pj80j0eyo

Bedendo, Federica and Mike Zller. 2026. Barrow named UK's first comic book town. BBC (April 8): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrmz0vl5n4o

Lewis, Katy and Danny Fullbrook. 2023. Star Wars rare Jawa figure sells for £21,000 at auction [Marvel UK’s Star Wars Weekly]. BBC (JUly 22): https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-66277157

Manning, Jonny. 2026. 'It's time to let my lifelong comic collection go' [Peter Hansen collection; Great Britain]. BBC (May 13): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62x5r526dzo

Lockwood, Matthew. 2026. 'Working on Dan Dare has been a dream project' [Marc Laming]. BBC (May 17): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmpwy3zyrlo