Saturday, July 11, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/10/2026

Parkin, JK. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Katie Skelly on ‘Heaven’. Smash Pages (July 7): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/07/smash-pages-qa-katie-skelly-on-heaven/

Wilkinson, Alissa. 2026. ‘Moana’ Review: It Doesn’t Go Far [In print as: A Live-Action Remake That Doesn’t Veer Far]. New York Times (July 9): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/movies/moana-review.html

Baum, Gary. 2026. George Lucas’ New L.A. Museum Will Offer Free Access to Neighbors. Hollywood Reporter (July 9): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/george-lucas-museum-free-access-neighbors-1236643651/

Carson, Lexi. 2026. George Lucas Cast in ‘Minions & Monsters’ After Revealing Love for Minions. Hollywood Reporter (June 20): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-lucas-voice-role-minions-and-monsters-illumination-1236626636/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Ben Templesmith, Dan Watters, and 4 other creators sign on with Ignition Press ahead of San Diego Comic-Con. ICv2 (July 9): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62824/ben-templesmith-dan-watters-4-other-creators-sign-on-ignition-press

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Chris Powell promoted to director of operations at Coliseum of Comics [stores]. ICv2 (July 9): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62825/chris-powell-promoted-director-operations

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Rocketship inks deal with Moulin Rouge for tabletop games, graphic novels, manga set in Paris cabaret. ICv2 (July 10): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62830/rocketship-inks-deal-moulin-rouge

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Moulin Rouge To Become A Line Of Comics, Manga And Board Games [Rocketship Entertainment]. Bleeding Cool (July 9): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-moulin-rouge-to-become-a-line-of-comics-manga-and-board-games/

Puc, Samantha. 2026. Exclusive: Clover Press launches creator-owned imprint The Fourth Leaf. The Beat (July 10): https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-clover-press-launches-creator-owned-imprint-the-fourth-leaf/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Sales Charts: Absolute Catwoman #1 rules June in Prana DMS charts. The Beat (July 10): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sales-charts-absolute-catwoman-1-rules-june-in-prana-dms-charts/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 07/10/26: It’s Toxie vs. Noxie in latest TOXIC AVENGER series. The Beat (July 10): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-071026/

Heller, Scott. 2026. The ‘Heartstopper’ Creator Is Leaving ‘Sweet Teenage Angst’ Behind [In print as: Alice Oseman]. New York Times (July 9): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/books/review/alice-oseman-heartstopper.html

Degg, D. D. 2026. Adam Zyglis Wins 2025 Sygma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning. Daily Cartoonist (July 9): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/09/adam-zyglis-wins-2025-sygma-delta-chi-award-for-editorial-cartooning/

Myers, Steven Lee and Dustin Volz. 2026. China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centers [propaganda cartoons; in print as: Foreign Actors Aim to Exploit Divide on A.I.]. New York Times (July 9): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/china-russia-ai-data-centers.html

Lytle, Julian. 2026. Supergirl (2026) Review: Milly Alcock Shines in a Lacking Comic Book Adaptation. Riot-US (June 24): https://riot-us.com/2026/06/24/supergirl-2026-review-milly-alcock-shines-in-a-lacking-comic-book-adaptation/

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. From Eisner to Uderzo: Two Comics Exhibitions in Paris. GraphicMemoirBlog (July 10): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/from-eisner-to-uderzo-two-comics

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning points [#188]. Scoop (July 9): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-188/

Zeldin-O’Neill, Sophie. 2020. Interview with First Dog on the Moon: ‘I ask myself: what if a pineapple was doing this?’ Guardian (July 5): https://www.theguardian.com/membership/commentisfree/2020/jul/05/first-dog-on-the-moon-the-man-the-myth-the-marsupials

Bird, Dylan. 2026. First Dog on the Moon on Finding Humour in the Miserable State of the World. Future Perfect (July 6): https://www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/segments/future-perfect-first-dog-on-the-moon-on-finding-humour-in-the-miserable-state-of-the-world

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. Oni Press Unveils the World’s First Comic Book in a Can Preserved Exclusively for San Diego Comic-Con [Fort Psycho]. io9 (July 10): https://gizmodo.com/oni-press-san-diego-comic-con-fort-psycho-comic-book-in-a-can-exclusive-2000783598

Walsh, Katie / Tribune News Service. 2026. Live-action remake sails the same old seas [Moana].

Washington Post (July 10): Weekend 12

 
Burscough, Clark. 2026. A Gigantic Nuclear Furnace — This Week’s Links. TCJ (July 10): https://www.tcj.com/a-gigantic-nuclear-furnace-this-weeks-links/

Maskell, Emily. 2026. Alice Oseman opens up about Heartstopper’s final chapter: ‘It’s okay to want that happy ending’. PinkNews (July 6): https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/06/alice-oseman-heartstoppers-volume-6-netflix-film/

Bonet, Anna. 2026. The five best graphic novels, according to Heartstopper author Alice Oseman. iNews (July 4): https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/five-best-graphic-novels-alice-oseman-4608938

Crosara, Nic. 2026. Saying goodbye to Heartstopper: Alice Oseman on the final chapter of the queer love story. DIVA Magazine (July 6): https://diva-magazine.com/2026/07/06/alice-oseman-heartstopper-6-interview/

Sheridan, Colin. 2026. Illustrator Karen Harte: Why graphic novels are perfect for a generation raised online. Irish Examiner (July 4): https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41872224.html

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “I Want to Enjoy the Process without the Pressure of Pleasing Other People” – Henry McCausland on ‘Eight-Lane Runaways’, ‘River Rangers’ and Comics as a Physical Experience. Broken Frontier (July 7): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/henry-mccausland/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “I Have a Vague Endpoint in Mind” – Linnea Sterte on the Epic ‘A Garden of Spheres’, Inspirations, and the Appeal of Amphibians [Sweden]. Broken Frontier (July 3): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/linnea-sterte-interview/

Parkin, JK. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Phillip Sevy + Christie Porter on ‘She Comes With Magic’. Smash Pages (July 6): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/06/smash-pages-qa-phillip-sevy-christie-porter-on-she-comes-with-magic/

Parkin, JK. 2026. Picture + Panel - Abby Denson + Matthew Loux talk about Japan. Smash Pages (July 6): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/06/picture-panel-july2026/

Parkin, JK. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Jordan Mechner on ‘Liberty’. Smash Pages (July 8): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/08/smash-pages-qa-jordan-mechner-on-liberty/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Jordan Mechner on His Return to Kickstarter for the Historical Graphic Novel, ‘Liberty!,’ with Magnetic Press and Oni Press. Fanbase Press (July 6): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58800-fanbase-press-interviews-jordan-mechner-on-his-return-to-kickstarter-for-the-historical-graphic-novel-liberty-with-magnetic-press-and-oni-press/

Valentini, Angela Pansini. 2026. Kengo Kurimoto on Wildful: “Comics Can Teach Us How to Look at the World”. Lo Spazio Bianco (July 8): https://www.lospaziobianco.it/en/kengo-kurimoto-on-wildful-comics-can-teach-us-how-to-look-at-the-world/

Musorrafiti, Dominique. 2026. Beautiful Splatter: the World of Ralph Steadman and the Visceral Nature of his Ink. Retrofuturista (July 9): https://retrofuturista.com/beautiful-splatter-the-world-of-ralph-steadman-and-the-visceral-nature-of-his-ink/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Mary Bellamy on the Upcoming Release of ‘Faux Facts: The Truth Can Be Strange’ at San Diego Comic-Con. Fanbase Press (July 3): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58789-fanbase-press-interviews-mary-bellamy-on-the-upcoming-release-of-faux-facts-the-truth-can-be-strange-at-san-diego-comic-con/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Shaun Simon on the Recent Release of the Comic Book Collection, ‘Open Caskets,’ with Half A World Away Press. Fanbase Press (July 7): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58808-fanbase-press-interviews-shaun-simon-on-the-recent-release-of-the-comic-book-collection-open-caskets-with-half-a-world-away-press/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. The (Wacky) Spy Who (Really) Loved Me: Doug Wagner talks action and romance in ‘Yumi: 00EX’. AIPT (July 9): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/09/doug-wagner-yumi-00ex-qa/

Brooke, David. 2026. Jadzia Axelrod and Sarah Webb on adapting ‘Worlds Beyond Number’ into its first graphic novel. AIPT (July 7): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/07/axelrod-webb-worlds-beyond-number-qa/

Brooke, David. 2026. Charles Soule on Eddie Brock’s addiction, identity crisis, and the road ahead in ‘Venom Unchained’. AIPT (July 2): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/02/charles-soule-venom-unchained/

Fox, Killian. 2026. Graphic novel of the month: The Children of Light by Jean Pleyers. Observer (July 9): https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/graphic-novel-of-the-month-the-children-of-light-by-jean-pleyers

Murali, Chinmay. 2026. Book Review: Comics and women’s mental health: five stories: by Jeanne-Marie Viljoen. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (July 3): 1–5. Online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2695042, and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2026.2695042

Viljoen, Jeanne-Marie. 2025. Comics and women’s mental health: five stories. Palgrave Macmillan.

Venkatesan, Sathyaraj and Neeraj Abe S S. 2026. Sociality of dying, graphic medicine, and MK Czerwiec’s Taking Turns. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (June 24): 1–18. Online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2689608, and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2026.2689608

Wildfeuer, Janina, Ielka van der Sluis, and Lora Dimitrova. 2026. From layout to practice: testing instruction comics during the European Researchers’ Night. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (July 7): 1–20. Online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2697955, and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2026.2697955

Smout, Garry. 2026. Talking Comics with Mick Mercer. Barcelona Review 115: https://www.barcelonareview.com/115/e_int.html

Smout, Garry. 2026. Revisiting The Ballad of Halo Jones. Barcelona Review 115: https://www.barcelonareview.com/115/e_mgs.html

Unknown. 2026. Comic strip and graphic novel quiz. Barcelona Review 115: https://www.barcelonareview.com/115/quiz.html

Unknown. 2026. The 2026 Fnac France Inter Comic Book Award goes to “Soli Deo Gloria”. FNAC Darty (July 1): https://www.fnacdarty.com/en/le-prix-bd-fnac-france-inter-2026-est-attribue-a-soli-deo-gloria/

Unknown. 2025. The finalists of the 8th edition of the Fnac France Inter Comic Book Prize are finally revealed [Soli Deo Gloria; J. C. Deveney; Edouard Cour; Sibyllines; Sixtine Damo; Silent Jenny; Mathieu Bablet; Ces lignes qui tracent mon corps; Mansoureh Kamari; Les Gorilles du Général; Julien Telo; Xavier Dorison]. FNAC Darty (May 12): https://www.fnacdarty.com/en/les-finalistes-de-la-8eme-edition-du-prix-bd-fnac-france-inter-enfin-devoiles/

Atilano, Joseph E. 2025. Rob Liefeld: The comic book maverick behind Deadpool, Cable, and Youngblood. Inquirer.net (December 5): https://entertainment.inquirer.net/641990/rob-liefeld-the-comic-book-maverick-behind-deadpool-cable-and-youngblood

Unknown. 1927. [George McManus has gone to Baltimore for the Centennial of the B & O railroad as a guest of the railroad president]. Editor and Publisher 60  (20; October 8): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-08_60_20/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [James E. Murphy has returned to work following an operation for appendicitis]. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; October 8): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-08_60_20/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Drowsy Dick, by Violet Moore Higgins is being offered again by the New York World Syndicate due to reader requests]. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; October 8): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-08_60_20/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Milt Gross went to Detroit this week to do promotional work for the Detroit Free Press]. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; October 8): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-08_60_20/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Roy Crane is back in New York from several weeks spent in Mexico City]. Editor and Publisher 60 (19; October 18): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-01_60_19/page/51/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Ethel Hays, cartoonist, has signed a new, long-term contract with NEA for her two cartoons, Flapper Fannie and Ethel, as well as one cover each week for the forthcoming NEA Sunday magazine]. Editor and Publisher 60 (19; October 1): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-01_60_19/page/43/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Jerome H. Remick & Co. will shortly issue an Ella Cinders song]. Editor and Publisher 60 (19; October 1):  51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-01_60_19/page/51/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [The McClure Syndicate is offering two new strips: Famous Love Romances by Nicholas Afonsky and Racie Gracie by Natalie Jenkins Bond and Gayle Nelson]. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; October 8): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-08_60_20/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Terrific Strain [editorial on daily cartoons schedule effect on cartoonists]. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; October 8): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-08_60_20/page/42/mode/2up

Schuyler, Philip. 1927. Celebrities Keen for Advertising Copy Work. 35 cartoonists and 30 "big name" writers lending their talents to selling -- advertisers seeking to transfer cartoon appeal to paid space -- Irvin Cobb approves honest endorsements [Fontaine Fox]. Editor and Publisher 60 (19; October 1): 7, 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-01_60_19/page/n3/mode/2up



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