Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/22/2026

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Spider‑Man #1000 Controversy Turns Into Celebrating the Greatness of John Romita Jr. The Beat (June 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/spider-man-1000-controversy-celebrates-the-greatness-of-john-romita-jr/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. John Romita Jr's Cover Returns To Amazing Spider-Man #1000. Bleeding Cool (June 21): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/john-romita-jrs-cover-returns-to-amazing-spider-man-1000/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Marvel to Bring Back 1989 Graphic Novel by Roger Stern and Mike Mignola as a Comic With New Cover by Peach Momoko [Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom; Triumph and Torment]. ICv2 (June 22): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62676/marvel-bring-back-1989-graphic-novel-roger-stern-mike-mignola-comic

Lodge, Sally. 2026. Meg Cabot’s ‘The Princess Diaries’ Gets a New Life at 25. Publishers Weekly (June 18): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/100665-meg-cabot-s-princess-diaries-gets-a-new-life-at-25.html

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Diamond UK Signs Image as Direct Supplier; UDON also added. ICv2 (June 22): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62669/diamond-uk-signs-image-direct-supplier

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Arrivals Keeps the 3W/3M Train Going This Fall. The Beat (June 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/arrivals-3w3m/

Lamberti, Rod. 2026. Comic Store In Your Future, When Your Rival Gets No Absolute Batman [sales]. Bleeding Cool (June 21): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-when-your-rival-gets-no-absolute-batman/

Colangelo, BJ. 2026. Toy Story 5 Almost Gave Jessie A Much Different Emotional Tie Back To Toy Story 2. SlashFilm (June 19): https://www.slashfilm.com/2198045/toy-story-5-jessie-original-owner/

Barnes, Brooks. 2026. ‘Toy Story 5’ Fuels Hollywood’s Hottest Summer Since 2019 [In print as: ‘Toy Story 5’ Fuels Up Hollywood’s Hot Streak]. New York Times (June 21): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/business/media/toy-story-5-box-office-hollywood-summer.html

Morrow, Brendan. 2026. 'Toy Story 5' Is the Movie of the Summer, Stuns With Record Opening. USA Today (June 21): https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/06/21/toy-story-5-box-office-opening-weekend-record/90634730007/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 5’ Scores Biggest Opening of Franchise With $160M Stateside and $312M Worldwide B.O. Animation Magazine (June 21): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/pixars-toy-story-5-scores-biggest-opening-of-franchise-with-160m-stateside-and-312m-worldwide-b-o/

Zinoman, Jason. 2026. These Comics Can Barely Muster the Energy for a Joke. That’s Why They’re Funny [Dan Mintz, animation; In print as: Low-Energy Comics Rely on Sharper Tools]. New York Times (June 19): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/arts/television/comedy-aaron-chen-dan-mintz.html

Traub, Alex. 2026. Margaret Kerry, Body and Soul of Disney’s Tinker Bell, Dies at 97; A film crew and illustrator meticulously documented her pirouettes and pouts, giving substance to a character depicted previously as a spotlight onstage. New York Times (June 21): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/obituaries/margaret-kerry-dead.html

Freeman, John. 2026. Batman and Superman, Voices for Refugees Since the 1940s. downthetubes (June 21): https://downthetubes.net/batman-and-superman-voices-for-refugees-since-the-1940s/

Freeman, John. 2026. Drawing Dragons With Jimmy Hansen: Lost cover art, unearthed [John Michael Burns]. downthetubes (June 21): https://downthetubes.net/drawing-dragons-with-jimmy-hansen-lost-cover-art-unearthed/

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Exclusive Interview: Jimmie Robinson explores AI anxieties with Artillery. The Beat (June 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-interview-jimmie-robinson-artillery/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Exclusive: Director Louise Bagnall Introduces Us to ‘Julián,’ Her Beautiful Cartoon Saloon Movie Prior to Its Annecy Premiere. Animation Magazine (June 19): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/exclusive-director-louise-bagnall-introduces-us-to-julian-her-beautiful-cartoon-saloon-movie-prior-to-its-annecy-premiere-next-week/

Campbell, Kambole. 2026. Annecy Spotlight: Duncan Jones and Stuart Fenegan Break Down the DNA of Their New Sci-Fi Movie, ‘Rogue Trooper’. Animation Magazine (June 20): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/annecy-spotlight-duncan-jones-and-stuart-fenegan-break-down-the-dna-of-their-new-sci-fi-movie-rogue-trooper/

Strömberg, Fredrik. 2026. Recalling the Family That Disappeared: A conversation with Joanna Rubin Dranger [Sweden; Holocaust]. TCJ (June 22): https://www.tcj.com/recalling-the-family-that-disappeared-a-conversation-with-joanna-rubin-dranger/

Anderson, Linnea M. 2017. National Social Welfare Assembly Comics Project [PSAs in comic books]. Social Welfare History Project (May 18): https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/organizations/national-social-welfare-assembly-comics-project/

Jing, Jacki. 2026. Mastering Accents in Witch Hat Atelier With the English Dub Cast. Anime News Network (June 15): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-06-15/mastering-accents-in-witch-hat-atelier-with-the-english-dub-cast/.238413, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_0C991yQ6M

Harper, David. 2026. Cartoonist Matt Kindt on MIND MGMT's Return, Fort Psycho's Arrival, and Building Something New. SKTCHD's Off Panel (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgYFyaa1CbA

Siuntres, John. 2026. Mark Waid's Empire Of Stories. Word Balloon (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0FhURnYS0Q

Siuntres, John. 2026. The Secrets Of Lex Luthor By Eliot S! Maggin. Word Balloon (June 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Fz5eaGL8I

Dollard, Terence, Darrin Sutherland, Ruth Sutherland, Steve Bird, Brad Gullickson, Lisa Gullickson, and Pat Sampson. 2026. Comic Culture Bonus Podcasting 101 Panel @HeroesCon 2026. Comic Culture (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xuq9h8rKlQ

Dollard, Terence. 2026. Comic Culture Bonus Chris Claremont and John Romita, jr X Men Panel at HeroesCon 2026. Comic Culture (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdPg-OLj0

Gullickson, Brad and Lisa. 2026. Besties for the Resties: Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer, Live from HeroesCon 2026. Comic Book Couples Counseling (June 16): https://www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/kyle-starks-chris-schweizer-live-from-heroescon

Cox, Bill. 2026. The Art of Comic Artist Fred Hembeck - Live Art Sale and Chat. CAF+ (June 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICCzlkf2J7s

Finch, David. 2026. Monday Night Draw With Denys Cowan! YouTube (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuzGN3Qiicc

Smith, Barney. 2026. The Indie Comics Backlist Problem — And John Holland’s Smart Fix [distribution, electronic comics]. Story Comic Presents (June 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQPWj181sbQ

Farley, Chad. 2026. Curt Pires Unleashed! Super Mondo Mega Mutts, Fireborn, Lost Fantasy & Building the Next Comic World. Collectors Confessions (June 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrcnSZa4_NM, and https://www.tecccontent.com/

Mallonee, Dennis. 2026. Veteran Artist Pat Broderick Talks About His Weird Western Comic and Past Work. The Heroic Voice (84; June 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79dFj4VtgdI

Mallonee, Dennis. 2026. Jenny Blake [Tony] Isabella - Tigra! Black Lightning! Other iconic characters! The Heroic Voice (85; June 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-nJsONDSwk

Dave. 2026. Jim Rugg's New Wolverine Weapon X Book! Direct Edition (June 8): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix3BUvDdDms

Nick. 2026. Comic Book Writer and Artist Tim Seeley - Interview. Epic Realms Podcast (May 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7CYm-GEaOI

Kit, Borys. 2026. Hannah Minghella Named Head of Netflix Animation Studios. Hollywood Reporter (June 22): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hannah-minghella-named-head-of-netflix-animation-studios-1236627516/

DC Comics. 2026. Supergirl's Greatest Movie & TV Moments - Best of Supergirl. DC Comics (June 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHvYbJ5pJ9U

Childs, Jordan. 2026. Supergirl World Premiere Live. DC Comics (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d63NW2ra6U

Siede, Caroline. 2026. Supergirl Stranded Film's First Female Superhero in an '80s Teen Comedy; It's nice that Supergirl doesn't make a big deal about being groundbreaking, but it also doesn't make a big deal about anything. AV Club (June 22): https://www.avclub.com/women-of-action-supergirl-1984-teen-comedy-helen-slater

Noland, Fred. 2026. Back to Analog With Fred Noland - SAW Free Friday Night Comics Workshop. Sequential Artists Workshop (June 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WevDdR9mzTU

Dave. 2026. Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky : Mad About DC, Batman , Avengers Armageddon. Direct Edition (April 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJJrVeHH9s

Taylor, Mike. 2026. Mike Taylor - 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives. Sequential Artists Workshop (June 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmQz8hbfhN0

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture SquadCast - LIVE With Special Guest David Peposse (sic David Pepose). Pop Culture Squad (June 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dAOsPREAqc

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. The Comic Creator Everyone's Talking About: David Pepose. Collectors Confessions (June 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcbj5k_5Lc

De Hart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds With Mel Gillman. Words, Images, & Worlds (June 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpJc4EYY31M

Soderberg, Justin. 2026. Tyler Boss - Writer of Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy. Capes and Tights Podcast (286; June 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNpZaytbJY4

Chamberlain, Henry. 2026. Katie Skelly - Heaven - Fantagraphics. Comics Grinder (June 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfPaMNKdzSU

Brian. 2026. AI For The Rest of Us - Comic Industry Insiders LIVE. Prana: Direct Market Solutions (June 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2jCjxhatb8

Monday, June 22, 2026

The Reflecting Pool Vandal by Daniel Boris

 

WaPo drops Kidtown for Wallace the Brave on Sunday

April 19th

June 21st

An excellent choice.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/20-21/2026

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Comics Hasn't Paid Jonathan Glapion, Down to Disney Layoffs? Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-hasnt-paid-jonathan-glapion-down-to-disney-layoffs/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Diamond UK and Image Comics Sign a Three-Year Deal Until 2029; Diamond UK and Image Comics sign a three-year comic book distribution deal until 2029, across the UK, Europe and International territories. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-uk-and-image-comics-sign-a-three-year-deal-until-2029/

McDonnell, Patrick. 2026. A Note From Patrick: We are all connected. Mutts (June 13): https://mutts.com/blogs/news/a-note-from-patrick-we-are-all-connected

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Pulls Amazing Spider-Man #1000 John Romita/Paolo Rivera Cover. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-pulls-amazing-spider-man-1000-john-romita-paolo-rivera-cover/

Rhode, Mike. 2026. Adam Griffith's StoryBox Comics Fair: An 'ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC'. ComicsDC (June 20): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/06/adam-griffiths-storybox-comics-fair.html

Betancourt, David. 2026. Comictropolis: Between the comic and the controller - In conversation with Stephanie Williams & Evan Narcisse. DC Public Library’s West End Library (June 20): https://archive.org/details/comictropolis-between-the-comic-and-the-controller-in-conversation-with-stephani

Weinersmith, Zach. 2026. Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home at Scrawl Books (June 21, 2026) Audio & Photos. Scrawl Books (June 21): https://archive.org/details/zach-weinersmith-sawyer-lee-and-the-quest-to-just-stay-home-scrawl-books-260621

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Top 400 Bestselling Comics Last Week and Publisher Marketshare. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-top-400-bestselling-comics-last-week-and-publisher-marketshare/

Zhang, Han. 2026. The Strange Disappearance of Japan’s Animators; Anime has never been more popular. So why does the industry have a labour crisis? The Economist (June 19): https://www.economist.com/interactive/1843/2026/06/19/the-strange-disappearance-of-japans-animators

Scott, Lyvie. 2026. Who Are the Villains of Spider-Noir? Here’s your guide to the noir-inspired villain variants in Spider-Noir, from Silvermane to the new Tombstone. Inverse (May 29): https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/who-are-the-villains-of-spider-noir

Ying, Xu. 2026. Remembering John Lent, Part 13: AMIC conference in China. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (June 21): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/remembering-john-lent-part-13-amic.html

Sella, Adam. 2026. Can a Seller of Yesterday’s News Avoid Becoming It? A newsstand in D.C. tries; The Newsroom, overflowing with magazines and newspapers on mismatched shelves, has endured as a symbol of a different Washington. New York Times (June 20): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/dc-newsstand-newsroom-newspapers-magazines.html

Lim, Cheng Tju. 2026. A History of Chinese Cartoons and Comics in Singapore. Culturepaedia (April 6): https://culturepaedia.singaporeccc.org.sg/art/a-history-of-chinese-cartoons-and-comics-in-singapore/

Morgan, Matthew. 2026. Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity; How Bill Watterson stuck to his guns — and vanished. The Republic of Letters (June 11): https://therepublicofletters.substack.com/p/calvin-and-hobbes-and-the-price-of

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Man Arrested in Skrepetsky Death, Cartooning for Peace Calls for Investigation. Daily Cartoonist (June 19): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/19/man-arrested-in-skrepetsky-death-cartooning-for-peace-calls-for-investigation/

Gilbert-Bair, Ellie. 2026. Ask an Expert: Chicago and its comics [Beth Hetland]. South Side Weekly (June 18): https://southsideweekly.com/ask-an-expert-chicago-and-its-comics/

Harper, David. 2026. Tale of the Tape With Leef Smith of Mission: Comics and Art. SKTCHD (June 18): https://sktchd.com/interview/tale-of-the-tape-mission-comics-and-art/

Harper, David. 2026. It’s Gonna Be Weird With Rob Guillory. SKTCHD's Off Panel (556; June 15): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-556-its-gonna-be-weird-with-rob-guillory/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Rob_Guillory_2026.mp3

Unknown. 2026. Physical Media Rules: Mutt And Jeff No. 1; Gussying up animation’s original odd couple. San Diego Reader (June 19): https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2026/jun/19/physical-media-rules-mutt-and-jeff-no-1/

Harris, Aisha, Stephen Thompson, and Regina G. Barber. 2026. In 'Toy Story 5,' Playtime's Over and Screentime's In. Pop Culture Happy Hour (June 19): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/19/nx-s1-5862016/in-toy-story-5-playtimes-over-and-screentimes-in, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/1893e894-9de7-4091-8fc3-00b8f15ed73c/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5862016

Sunday, June 21, 2026

NPR on Toy Story 5

Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and Woody (Tom Hanks) in Toy Story 5.

Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and Woody (Tom Hanks) in Toy Story 5.

Disney/Pixar

In Disney's Toy Story 5, Jessie, Woody, and Buzz are back to confront a new threat – screen time. When their kid Bonnie gets a new tablet called Lilypad, she forgets about the rest of her toys. But Jessie is determined to win Bonnie back, even after a series of events separates them. Toy Story 5 features a familiar and beloved voice cast with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack reprising their roles. 


The MOUnich Agreement by Daniel Boris



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Zach Weinersmith at Scrawl Books (updated with audio and photos)


His new book is an homage to PG Wodehouse. 

His next book is a sequel to Sawyer Lee. He's interested in the middle parts of the Beowulf saga. 

Today: Zach Weinersmith: Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home



Zach Weinersmith: Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home
Sunday Jun 21st, 2026
4:00 PM

Author Events
Kick off summer with author Zach Weinersmith. Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home is the first book in an cartoon-illustrated middle-grade duology starring a ferociously un-adventurous kid who is dragged into the hilarious adventures of his friends and family.

Zach Weinersmith is the Hugo Award–winning, Eisner Award–nominated author of the graphic novel Bea Wolf as well as the creator of the webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. He co-authored the New York Times bestselling pop-sci books Soonish and A City on Mars, and illustrated the New York Times–bestselling graphic novel Open Borders. He once took third place in the 1989 junior seed-spitting competition of the Luling Watermelon Thump. Today, he lives somewhere in Virginia with his wife, two kids, five goats, two sheep, three dogs, and approximately two cats.

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Saturday, June 20, 2026

New comic by local writer Gabriella Rincon


It's available at Fantom Comics. An interview is in the works.

Adam Griffith's StoryBox Comics Fair: An 'ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC'

by Mike Rhode

all photos courtesy of Adam Griffiths







What's StoryBox and why did you start it?
 
StoryBox Comics Fair is an annual two-day celebration of the medium of comics and gathering of self-published comics artists.

Day 1 takes place at DwightMess compound (805 Silver Spring Ave) from 11-6pm and is Free and open to the public.

Our program’s theme this year is 'Make Art, Make Comics!" So all of our workshops, artist lectures, and panels are centered around making. Our Special Guest, Richmond-based Rae Whitlock, will be in conversation with comics journalist Francesca Lyn about her new graphic novel, “Medium.” We’ll listen to an adventure about researching and writing comics with illustrator and graphic-recorder Mark Korsak. Babs New, everyone’s favorite art model will pose for a figure drawing session, and we’ll have a live recording by Paper Cuts with past and current editors of Magic Bullet, DC’s only comics newspaper.  We'll also present three new exhibits opening in the galleries; comics-inspired abstract graphics by John Grunwell, Remix: Selections from the DwightMess permanent Art & Tchotchkes Collection, and “Andrew Wodzianski is a Party Pooper,” an equally cheerful and dark exhibition of decorated vintage cakepans featuring various pop culture references. We’ll also be offering a free Intro Session with our new Riso machine if you’d like to begin printing regularly at the compound, and naturally, there will be exhibitor tables in the Common Room on the first floor, so, much to explore. 
Dana Maier buying comics

Day 2 takes place at Third Hill Brewing Co. and is a traditional comics expo experience at a smaller, more intimate scale, with a few workshops included. This year we’ll be screening rare cartoons from the DwightMess video vault!

StoryBox is an ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC, on the ground, as it happens. As we’ve been running DwightMess for almost four years, I’d say that I started StoryBox because I do enjoy going to comics expos and conventions, but there is nothing that tells me more about what it's like to be a comics reader and artist in the area where I reside than organizing this low-key mini-expo - it gives me a unique hold on what my peers are concerned with creatively, and keeps me burning with the integrity to remain original.  There's a difference between that and succumbing to every trend, which I think people who attend and who also follow what we've been doing at DwightMess compound understand intrinsically. 

Why is part of it in your house? How does your husband feel about that? IRRC, he's not a comics aficionado.
 
We were looking for a new place to live at the end of the pandemic. When we saw this house in downtown Silver Spring, which was way bigger than our previous house, I sort of noticed how it was laid out and began to hatch a plan to convert part of it into a gallery. Once we moved in, and I was setting up my art studio, that was when I realized that my own reading and art practice had gotten so big, so wider-spanning, that perhaps it would be right to not only run an underground gallery, but also continue to nourish the comics reader/maker community around me, and cultivate an ongoing and welcoming environment for ‘curious readers’ of comics.  

My Husband has me well-convinced that he likes all of the activity of the compound -the opening receptions, rotating art, me disappearing into my studio, and public programming. He’s not an aficionado but he does fall into the category of ‘curious reader;’ I can determine what types of comics he would be interested in, and make recommendations. In terms of the space and our home together, he is a lawyer, history buff and voracious (prose) reader so he really only needs his office and his library in the Common Room to perch in as he reads, and then most of the rest of the house and the workshop out back are devoted to showing art, teaching art, and making art. He quite likes the opening receptions because he’s a very good host and it always interests him talking to artists. 

Why call it Dwightmess?
 
My middle name is ‘Dwight.’ My family has an odd practice of addressing each other by either their first or middle names - and you don’t get to decide. Sometimes, one person, or several people will simultaneously all just switch and start calling you your other name, which is extremely disorienting, and so it’s a bit of a silly dig into that behavior and also the folly of being too self-regarding. The second part, primordially explains itself.

Why is part of it in a brewery?
 
We do the expo portion of the fair at the brewery in order to further communicate that we’d like to invite the public in to consume self-published and experimental comics, and adults especially so. Here in the states, comics are always thought of as a genre for kids, to get them reading, no matter how sophisticated the themes and humor have evolved. Comics can be the sort of cultural object that people can pick up as naturally as a film or a drink, or a new pair of shoes. That being said, the comics library at DwightMess is full of some truly subterranean material, but we would never withhold our type of reading from the hands of anyone we’d suspect would enjoy it!

How well has the brewery partnership worked out? 
 
We’ve been with Third Hill Brewing Co. since the beginning of StoryBox – the attendees and artist presenters love the space – we’re tucked back in the brewery amongst the beer tanks and so it’s silver and futuristic-looking and cozy, so it also forces us to maintain a certain scale. The most exhibitors we’ve ever had was 22.

Who gets asked to participate?
 
We do a free Call for Entries for StoryBox and then we also invite people from beyond the DC area as special guests or programmers. So anyone can apply, but also generally people who have been involved with the gallery before - exhibiting in the art space,  running a program, or someone we’ve networked with in some other context, can end up getting invited. For instance, Olivier Ballou, who makes graphic novels based on his Canadian home town, also runs our bi-monthly comic book club. So we try to sustain artists’ practices by having them collaborate with us in ways that will enrich their own art-making.

Are you attracting a different audience from a zine or SPX's show?
 
We definitely get the zine and SPX audience and many of the true devotees to small publishing who show up year-round for that, but we also get people who are truly fresh to comics-reading and making comics. Applying for SPX can be very intimidating to someone who’s just started making comics, who are so new, that they may have their concepts in order but are still developing their own sense of creative success and polish, and they need somewhere to explore and test that out first, without having to cut corners on their vision in order to achieve a level of professional sheen that they don’t need yet. I worked as an arts administrator in the DC contemporary art world for nearly 15 years, so we also get college professors, educators, and contemporary ‘fine’ artists who are trying to understand comics in a welcoming environment. We also get a lot more DMV-region locals who tend to be more intrepid about cross-pollinating with interesting people.
 
How many exhibits have you done in your home now? Was anything particularly notable or memorable about any one in particular? HOw do you select or ask people?
 
We’ve hosted over 30 shows since opening; in the main gallery, the Common Room, the Green Room on the 2nd floor, and also the secret/tiny gallery. From painting, to original comic art, to sculpture, animation, illustration, vintage objects - so many that I’d be doing any of those artists from our little family an injustice by leaving anyone out.

I’m looking forward to our next show: it’s the culmination of this year’s Dwightmess Artist Residency program combining forces with arts nonprofit transformer’s Exercises for Emerging Artists program to present a comics-themed show at their space in downtown DC at 14th & P Streets NW in late July. As Lead Artist, I selected four comics artists, Yuki Clarke, Art Hondros, Linda Kuo and Tia WIlson, who developed projects for the show over the course of several months. They met regularly at the compound to critique each other’s work, hear Guest Lecturers such as Corinne Halbert and Dana Jeri Maier and learn new skills such as risograph printing - sort of like a Masters of the Arts program in fast-forward. I’m so upset that I can’t even tell you the title yet! 

Your IRL job is a little surprising - can you describe it?
 
Yes, for a long time I was driven on becoming a full-time artist, but ultimately, like most creative people in the DMV, the high cost of living demands a patchwork of occupations.

Full-time, I’m the Security department’s manager at the National Museum for Women in the Arts - it started out as a guard job that I wouldn't have to think too much about; standing around in the galleries drawing, but upper management got wind of my capabilities so I've failed upwards splendidly for the past 2 years. 

We last did an interview 11 years ago - https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2015/09/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with-adam.html - is there anything you want to update or correct in there?

I’d say paste this to the end of the interview with no comment: “See Griffiths’ previous interview”...

Ben Claassen III

 
 
 
 
 
Dale Rawlings and Art Hondros
 

COMICTROPOLIS: Between the Comic and the Controller - In conversation with Stephanie Williams & Evan Narcisse photos

COMICTROPOLIS: Between the Comic and the Controller - In conversation with Stephanie Williams & Evan Narcisse
Saturday, June 20, 2:00PM
West End Neighborhood Library 



Both were influenced by black cartoonist Duane McDuffie but Williams by animation and Narcisse by Milestone.



Williams' first comic writing was Monica Rambau. Evan was Rise of the Black Panther.

UPDATE - more photos on Flickr or photos and audio recording at Internet Archive.






Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/19/2026

Kaplan, Avery. 2026. Cover Reveal + Interview: Brandon Reese on Marsh Madness (Fantastic Frog and the Amazing Tad Lad, Book 2). The Beat (June 19): https://www.comicsbeat.com/cover-reveal-interview-brandon-reese-on-marsh-madness-fantastic-frog-and-the-amazing-tad-lad-book-2/

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: Artillery, Overstreet Guide, Worlds Beyond Number, and two more projects you’ll love! The Beat (June 19): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-artillery-overstreet-guide-worlds-beyond-number-and-two-more-projects-youll-love/

Simons, Dean. 2026. Judge Dredd Co-Creator John Wagner Receives Award From King Charles. The Beat (June 19): https://www.comicsbeat.com/judge-dredd-co-creator-john-wagner-receives-award-from-king-charles/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Marvel Changes Midnight Universe Plans to Same-Day Launch for All Three Series; No other Marvel releases that week. ICv2 (June 19): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62664/marvel-changes-midnight-universe-plans-same-day-launch-all-three-series

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning Points [#185]. Scoop (June 18): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-185/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. Comic Values on the Move: The Marvel Family. Scoop (June 17): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comic-values-on-the-move-the-marvel-family/

Dargis, Manohla. 2026. ‘Toy Story 5’ Review: The machines have come for the children [In print as: This Time, Some Toys Don’t Play So Nice]. New York Times (June 18): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/movies/toy-story-5-review.html

Walsh, Katie / Tribune News Service. 2026. Pixar franchise remains buzzworthy [Toy Story 5]. Washington Post (June 19): Weekend: 11, 13

Bahr, Sarah. 2026. Joan Cusack and Jessie Take the Lead in ‘Toy Story 5’. New York Times (June 19): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/arts/joan-cusack-jessie-toy-story-5.html

Degg, D. D. 2026. A Luann DeGroot Summer Story – When Reality Intrudes. Daily Cartoonist (June 18): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/18/a-luann-degroot-summer-story-when-reality-intrudes/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Third International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest [Iran, Syria]. Daily Cartoonist (June 18): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/18/3rd-international-trumpism-cartoon-and-caricature-contest/

Unknown. 2026. Tehran Honors Winners of Trumpism Art Contest for Defending Global Justice, Peace. Tehran Times (June 12): https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/527237/Tehran-honors-winners-of-Trumpism-art-contest-for-defending-global

VanHooker, Brian. 2026. Dan Mintz From Bob’s Burgers Names Tina’s Top 5 Episodes; He also talks about his new YouTube stand-up special, Dan Mintz: Well Rounded Ente. Polygon (June 18): https://www.polygon.com/dan-mintz-bobs-burgers-tina-top-5-episodes/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Dan Mintz, ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Tina Belcher, Tells All About His New YouTube Animated Comedy Special. Animation Magazine (June 18): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/dan-mintz-bobs-burgers-tina-belcher-tells-all-about-his-new-youtube-animated-comedy-special/

Plante, Corey. 2026. 10 Best Anime to Watch With Your Girlfriend That Even Non-Anime Fans Will Love. Polygon (June 17): https://www.polygon.com/best-anime-to-watch-with-your-girlfriend-boyfriend-wife-husband-spouse/

Unknown. 2026. ‘Toto the Ninja Cat’ Makes the Leap From Page to Screen in New Animated Series. Animation Magazine (June 18): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/toto-the-ninja-cat-makes-the-leap-from-page-to-screen-in-new-animated-series/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Marvel Announces New Solo October 7 Launch for Midnight Universe. The Beat (June 19): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-announces-new-solo-october-7-launch-for-midnight-universe/

Keefe, Jim. 2026. Paula Abdul - Personality Comics. Patreon (June 19): https://www.patreon.com/JimKeefe/posts/paula-abdul-161557632

Coca, Vin, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. Peter Kuper. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (255; June 18): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19369467-episode-255-peter-kuper

Zalben, Alex. 2026. Comic Book Club Bonus: Torunn Grønbekk is telling stories with Norn. Comic Book Club (May 29): https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/05/29/comic-book-club-bonus-torunn-gronbekk-is-telling-stories-with-norn/

Haas, Jeffrey. 2026. Torunn Grønbekk Interview! #catwoman #dccomics #thor. Traversing the Stars (June 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5cPTHapZ1o

Kit, Borys. 2026. John Byrne Returns to X-Men, the Superheroes That Made Him Famous, to Say Goodbye: “Leaving in a blaze of glory”. Hollywood Reporter (June 18): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-byrne-returns-to-x-men-1236624739/

Cannery Agency. 2009. The Despot Darkseid: A villain worthy of Superman [Superman: The Animated Series DVD documentary]. Warner Bros. (June 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNvPzBirwAk

Zalben, Alex and Justin Tyler. 2026. Comic Book Club: Todd McFarlane. Comic Book Club (June 16): https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/06/16/comic-book-club-todd-mcfarlane/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Kvh3-TBAU

Zalben, Alex. 2026. Comic Book Club Bonus: David Pepose Is Back in The O.Z. Comic Book Club (June 18): https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/06/18/comic-book-club-bonus-david-pepose-is-back-in-the-o-z/

Zalben, Alex. 2026. Comic Book Club Bonus: Nothing Can Stop Tom Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson [Nothing Can Stop… The Ape!]. Comic Book Club (June 15): https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/06/15/comic-book-club-bonus-nothing-can-stop-tom-sniegoski-and-jeannine-acheson/

Couch, Aaron. 2026. Glenn Danzig to Direct Adaptation of His Comic ‘Hellmask’; The Misfits frontman's book is set against a medieval backdrop. Hollywood Reporter (June 18): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/glenn-danzig-to-direct-hellmask-movie-1236625602/

Gold, Martin. 2025. ‘Superman II’: THR’s 1980 Review; On June 19, 1981, Christopher Reeve returned as Warner Bros. released the DC sequel in U.S. theaters. Hollywood Reporter (July 7): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/superman-ii-1980-movie-review-original-1236308889/

Doyle, Jerry. 1927. Look Up, Look Up, Young America [cartoon of Charles Lindbergh]. Editor and Publisher 60 (3; June 11): 5. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-04_60_2/page/4/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Broadcasting Comic Pages [on radio]. Editor and Publisher 60 (3; June 11): 4. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-04_60_2/page/4/mode/2up

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Turn Up the Good, Turn Down the Suck — This Week’s Links. TCJ (June 19): https://www.tcj.com/turn-up-the-good-turn-down-the-suck-this-weeks-links/

Wescott, Adam. 2026. Minterview: Moka Onmae & Tsubasa Kosaka. Yatta-Tachi (June 16): https://yattatachi.com/minterview-moka-onmae-tsubasa-kosaka

MacDonald, Heidi, Kate Fitzsimons, and Christian Holub. 2026. Jack Kirby Way Day. PW Comics World: More To Come (715; May 15): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1411

MacDonald, Heidi, Christian Holub, and Kate Fitzsimons. 2026. New Head at Marvel. PW Comics World: More To Come (716; May 29): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1412

MacDonald, Heidi, Christian Holub, and Kate Fitzsimons. 2026. Archie Under Fire. PW Comics World: More To Come (717; June 12): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1413

Chamberlain, Henry. 2026. Interview: On Comics and HEAVEN [aka Katie Skelly - HEAVEN - Fantagraphics]. Comics Grinder (June 17): https://comicsgrinder.com/2026/06/17/katie-skelly-interview-on-comics-and-heaven/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfPaMNKdzSU

Dahm, Evan. 2026. Rice Boy 20th Anniversary Video Essay [webcomic]. YouTube (June 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtyqzU7Ry18

Campbell, Katie. 2026. Seattle Comics Publisher Fantagraphics Celebrates 50th Anniversary. KUOW (June 11): https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-comics-publisher-fantagraphics-celebrates-50th-anniversary

Harper, David. 2026. Critic and Marketer Steve Morris Talks the Eisner-Nominated Shelfdust and 2000 AD’s Move to America [aka The Eisner-nominated Steve Morris on the state of comic sites + comics marketing]. SKTCHD (June 17): https://sktchd.com/interview/steve-morris-interview/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69WtocG5YRQ

Musorrafiti, Dominique. 2026. Pulp, Ink, Organized Chaos: Interview with Benjamin Marra on making What We Mean by Yesterday. Retrofuturista (June 17): https://retrofuturista.com/benjamin-marra-interview-pulp-ink-and-organized-chaos/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Rob Guillory on the Upcoming Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Comic Book Series, ‘Ghostbrawler’. Fanbase Press (June 17): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58724-fanbase-press-interviews-rob-guillory-on-the-upcoming-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-comic-book-series-ghostbrawler/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Björn Klein on the Release of the Graphic Novel, ‘Black Ties: In Gods We Trust’. Fanbase Press (June 19): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58738-fanbase-press-interviews-bjorn-klein-on-the-release-of-the-graphic-novel-black-ties-in-gods-we-trust/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Dan Goldman on His Eisner Nomination for ‘Red Light Properties: Unfinished Business,’ the Release of Its Deluxe Hardcover, and His Work with Kinjin Storylab. Fanbase Press (June 12): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58702-fanbase-press-interviews-dan-goldman-on-his-eisner-nomination-for-red-light-properties-unfinished-business-the-release-of-its-deluxe-hardcover-and-his-work-with-kinjin-storylab/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Bruno Catarino on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Comic Book, ‘(Space) Odyssey #1’. Fanbase Press (June 16): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58719-fanbase-press-interviews-bruno-catarino-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-comic-book-space-odyssey-1/

Woolhead, Ben. 2026. Interview: Myfanwy Tristram on Her Protest-Themed Graphic Novel Noisy Valley. Buzz Magazine (June 16): https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/myfanwy-tristram-noisy-valley-interview/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “Lots of My Sapphic Comics Focus on Small, Intimate Moments” – Nessie Mooo Talks ‘Deathmetal’, Comics Community, and Queer Representation in the Medium. Broken Frontier (June 12): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/nessie-mooo-interview/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “How Damaging and Dangerous this Techno-Fascist Hellscape We Are Already Living in Is” – KitsuneArt on the Threat of Generative AI, LGBTQ+ Comics Anthologies and Building a Profile on the Scene. Broken Frontier (June 18): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/kitsuneart/

Silverman, Rebecca. 2026. Creating Wordless Manga. Anime News Network (June 1): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-06-01/creating-wordless-manga/.237739

Coplan, Chris. 2026. The Biggest Stakes: Kelly Thompson hypes up new ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ comic. AIPT (June 16): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/16/buffy-kelly-thompson-feature/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Art Worth Dying For: Christian Ward talks murder and creativity in ‘The Patron’. AIPT (June 18): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/18/the-patron-c-ward-qa/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #343 – Murewa Ayodele Reflects on ‘Storm’, ‘Rogue Storm’, and ‘Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant’; Plus, a gallery of Lucas Werneck and Federica Mancin concept art from Murewa’s Storm run. AIPT (June 15): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/15/x-men-monday-343-murewa-ayodele-storm/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #344 – Jed MacKay Talks ‘DNX’. AIPT (June 15): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/15/x-men-monday-344-jed-mackay-talks-dnx/

Edgar, Sean. 2026. On Finding Meaning in Your Process; Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown discusses using the metaphor of mountain climbing to explain why he feels artists shouldn't use AI in their process of creating artwork. The Creative Independent (June 18): https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/cartoonist-jeffrey-brown-on-finding-meaning-in-your-process/

Bhatia, Sidharth. 2026. Full Text - 'I am Showing the Violence': Joe Sacco on His Book on the Muzaffarnagar Riots. The Wire (June 15): https://thewire.in/books/full-text-i-am-showing-the-violence-joe-sacco-on-his-book-on-the-muzaffarnagar-riots

Cohn, Neil, A.T. Hendrickson, B. Cardoso, et al. 2026. The properties of panels in global comics: frequency and size of 76 K panels in 1,030 comics from 144 countries. Language Resources & Evaluation 60 (47): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10579-026-09925-9, and https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10579-026-09925-9

Efimova, Svetlana. 2026. Multiperspectival war memory in contemporary Czech and Russian graphic novels for young people. cultura & psyché 7 (8): https://doi.org/10.1007/s43638-026-00112-9, and https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43638-026-00112-9

Friday, June 19, 2026

Adam Wescott's latest manga interview

MINTERVIEW: Moka Onmae & Tsubasa Kosaka

 By
June 16 2026

https://yattatachi.com/minterview-moka-onmae-tsubasa-kosaka


Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/18/2026

Truitt, Brian. 2026. Stories Behind The Mask: Nick Lowe covers NYC's mystery hero ["Spider-Man TODAY"]. USA Today’s Daily Bugle Advertisement (June 16): 1

Truitt, Brian. 2026. ‘Spider-Man’ spins new web in USA TODAY PLAY comic. USA Today (June 16): 1-2A

Lowe, Nick. 2026. Spider-Man Editor Nick Lowe Talks Exclusive USA TODAY Comic; Marvel and USA TODAY PLAY launch a partnership offering hundreds of comics on the PLAY hub, including the exclusive "Spider-Man TODAY." USA Today (June 16): https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/puzzles/2026/06/16/spider-man-editor-exclusive-comic/90529120007/

Lowe, Nick. 2026. 'Spider-Man TODAY' Debuts on USA TODAY PLAY With Nick Lowe; Marvel editor Nick Lowe debuts "Spider-Man TODAY" on USA TODAY PLAY with a creative digital comic performance in New York. USA Today (June 16): https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/movies/2026/06/16/spider-man-today-launches-on-usa-today-play-with-nick-lowe/90559633007/

Johnson, Deej. 2026. Smile, A Quiet Place, Event Horizon and More: In conversation with IDW Publishing’s Heather Antos. Brands Untapped (June 13): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/smile-a-quiet-place-event-horizon-and-more-in-conversation-with-idw-publishings-heather-antos/

Peña, María. 2026. Library Acquires Original Artwork From Acclaimed Graphic Novels by Eric Drooker and Josh Neufeld; Acquisitions strengthen the Library’s holdings in graphic narrative art and contemporary storytelling. ComicsDC (June 17): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/06/fwd-library-acquires-original-artwork.html

Portis III, James. 2026. Pride 2026: The strange case of DC’s Extraño. The Beat (June 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/pride-2026-the-strange-case-of-dcs-extrano/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. IDW Cuts Loss in Fiscal Q2. ICv2 (June 18): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62650/idw-cuts-loss

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. May 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels; 'Invincible,' DC, and 'Jujutsu Kaisen' dominate the charts. ICv2 (June 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62648/may-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. The US Gun Debate Meets the Graphic Novel: Dave Cowen on storytelling, uncertainty, and the making of Should We Buy A Gun? GraphicMemoirBlog (June 18): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/dave-cowen-on-should-we-buy-a-gun

McConnell, Robin. 2026. Kim Deitch. Inkstuds’s Substack (June 18): https://inkstuds.substack.com/p/kim-deitch

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Steve Skroce Returns With Meta Series Tales Of Wonder. The Beat (June 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/tales-of-wonder/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. WildBrain Bosses Stephanie Betts & Ricardo Curtis Discuss the Canadian Studio’s Exciting Animation Pipeline. Animation Magazine (June 17): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/wildbrain-bosses-stephanie-betts-ricardo-curtis-discuss-the-canadian-studios-exciting-animation-pipeline/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. ‘Grand’ News, Gromit! Aardman star gets official ‘autobiography’. Animation Magazine (June 17): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/grand-news-gromit-aardman-star-gets-official-autobiography/

Savage, Gitana. 2026. ‘Charity & Sylvia,’ About a 19th-Century Same-Sex Couple. Boston Globe (June 8): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/08/arts/tillie-walden-charity-and-sylvia-vermont/
Baker, John W. 1927. Cartoons in Advertising [letter to the editor]. Editor and Publisher 60 (2; June 4): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Ledger Syndicate is sending out samples of The Family Next Door by Thomas Fisher]. Editor and Publisher 60 (1; May 28): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/n45/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ["James E. McCartin, for many years a cartoonist with the Providence (R.I.) News, died in New Mexico, May 9"]. Editor and Publisher 60 (1; May 28): 54. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/n57/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [NEA Service has a new strip based on The Book of Knowledge. Text is by W. R. Braucher and art by P. V, Bessey]. Editor and Publisher 60 (2; June 4): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/40/mode/2up