Saturday, July 18, 2026

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/

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