Saturday, May 14, 2022
Betancourt on Tobey McGuire's Spider-Man
Twenty years later, 'Spider-Man' is still my superhero origin story
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/13/22
Holding Up Office Lights – This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | May 13, 2022
https://www.tcj.com/holding-up-office-lights-this-weeks-links/
In Memoriam: Charles S. Novinskie [Topps Comics editor]
Scoop May 13 2022
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=259003
WEBTOON SIGNS WITH SURGE LICENSING
Also: Wattpad CEO Lau Moves to Webtoon as Executive Advisor
by Brigid Alverson on May 12, 2022
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51170/webtoon-signs-surge-licensing
In Memoriam: George Pérez
Scoop May 13 2022
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?ArticleID=258945
Dick Tracy: The First Big Little Book
Scoop May 13 2022
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=258922
Column: Disney allegedly has cheated hundreds of writers out of pay for Star Wars and other properties
By Michael Hiltzik
Los Angeles Times May 11, 2022
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-05-11/disney-star-wars-writers-of-royalties
George Pérez, Legendary 'Wonder Woman' and 'Teen Titans' Comic Book Artist, Dies at 67
Wilson Chapman
May 7, 2022
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/george-perez-dead-wonder-woman-teen-titans-comics-1235261261/
May 11, 2022
Remembering George Pérez, 1954-2022
by Marvel
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/remembering-george-perez-1954-2022
The Hot Dog as Art, New York Style
The artist Steve Marcus will display his collection of hot dog art, alongside his own work, through Nov. 6.
By Florence Fabricant
May 9, 2022
A version of this article appears in print on May 11, 2022, Section D, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: To View: The Hot Dog as Art And as New York Style.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/dining/steve-marcus-museum-at-eldridge-street.html
"That is How We Bring Out the Best in Our Work": Gurihiru on Art, Collaboration, and Unico: Awakening [manga]
By David Harper
May 12, 2022
https://sktchd.com/art-feature/gurihiru-art-feature/
Naoki Urasawa Wins Max und Moritz Lifetime Achievement Award
2022-05-09 10:23 EDT by Alex Mateo
Monster creator wins German award
Comics Retail Rebuilds, and Restocks
By David Harper
May 06, 2022
A version of this article appeared in the 05/09/2022 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Comics Retail Rebuilds, and Restocks
Manga's Growth In Popularity Is Here To Stay, Industry Leaders Predict
by Madeline Dunnett, May 11th 2022
Smash Pages Q&A | Andrew J. Kunka
The professor and author discusses his new book about the life and work of the late cartoonist Howard Cruse.
Alex Dueben
May 11, 2022
https://smashpages.net/2022/05/11/smash-pages-qa-andrew-j-kunka/
My brother the superhero: how the death of comic book legend Steve Dillon inspired a creative awakening
Tim Jonze
12 May 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/12/steve-dillon-death-comic-book-preacher
Geoff Thorne talks new politics, nostalgia, and violence in 'Blood Syndicate'
Chris Coplan
May 10, 2022
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/05/10/blood-syndicate-remix-geoff-thorne/
How the pandemic pushed a comics legend to reinvent pulp fiction and 1980s L.A. [ Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Reckless]
By Jim Ruland
May 12, 2022
Zack Kaplan and John J. Pearson Discuss Their "Mindset" Working On Their New Series "Mindset"
By Kyle Welch | May 10th, 2022
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/mindset-interview/
That Darn Cat: Patrick Kuklinski Explores The Warriors, from Tokyopop to Fanfiction
Patrick Kuklinski
May 12, 2022
https://solrad.co/that-darn-cat-patrick-kuklinski-explores-the-warriors-from-tokyopop-to-fanfiction
Jade Armstrong on Being a Band Kid and Putting the U in Colour in "Scout is Not a Band Kid" [Canada]
By Elias Rosner | May 12th, 2022
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/jade-armstrong-scout-band-kid/
"A poem naturally wants to become a comic" — Nhatt Nichols Interviews Tomás Cisternas and Stefan Lorenzutti
Nhatt Nichols
May 10, 2022
Packing Power: The Art of June Brigman
Chloe Maveal
NeoText Review May 2022
https://neotextreview.com/culture/packing-power-the-art-of-june-brigman/
Rob LIEFELD on Commentary: Youngblood 6 - Image history, process, and romance!
Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor
May 8, 2022
Cartoonist Kayfabe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJpWFs7CW_w
In 1994, Rob Liefeld returned from a year off with Youngblood 6 - a great inker, McFarlane's best colorist, Cable and Akira, some autobio, and a marriage proposal!? Plus this is Ed Piskor's first Youngblood comic book!
ROB LIEFELD Joins Us To Celebrate NEAL ADAMS! We're Looking at Superman vs. Muhammad Ali.
Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor
May 6, 2022
Cartoonist Kayfabe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbKtblNJ010
Geof Darrow Talks NEAL ADAMS' Batman and art
Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor
May 13, 2022
Cartoonist Kayfabe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShsZqoD-xbw
PR: Meet Darth Vader & Daredevil writer Charles Soule today at Third Eye Annapolis!
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/12/22
Panda! Go Panda! Classics Make a Delightful Comeback
You don't have to be an anime-head to appreciate these early-career shorts by the founders of Studio Ghibli.
by Dan Schindel May 11, 2022
https://hyperallergic.com/731685/panda-go-panda-hayao-miyazaki-isao-takahata/
Huntley Brown – RIP [Canadian illustrator]
by D. D. Degg
May 11, 2022
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/05/11/huntley-brown-rip/
'Naomi' Not Returning To CW For Season 2
By Denise Petski, Dominic Patten
May 12, 2022
https://deadline.com/2022/05/ava-duvernay-naomi-cancelled-cw-kaci-walfall-1235013349/
"My own library is my life" : 3 questions to Chris Ware
On the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to him from June to October 2022, the Bpi asked three questions to the American comic book author Chris Ware.
May 3 2022
https://www.bpi.fr/en/my-own-library-is-my-life-3-questions-to-chris-ware/
More and More Manga: An Updated Primer on Japanese Comic Books and Graphic Novels
by Brigid Alverson
May 12, 2022
Winning Editorial Cartoonist Accepts Berryman Award
May 10, 2022
National Press Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGwm4wELGi0
INTERVIEW: DARK CRISIS writer Joshua Williamson talks the importance of legacy in the event
Joe Grunenwald
05/12/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/joshua-williamson-dark-crisis-interview/
Interview with Harmony Becker
By CT Lim
May 13, 2022
https://sgcartoonhub.com/interview-with-harmony-becker/
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
By CT Lim
May 13, 2022
https://sgcartoonhub.com/interview-with-jillian-tamaki/
Interview: Germaine Lim
May 13, 2022
https://sgcartoonhub.com/interview-germaine-lim/
Interview: James Leong
May 7, 2022
https://sgcartoonhub.com/james-leong/
Interview: T.Shuxia
April 22, 2022
https://sgcartoonhub.com/interview-t-shuxia/
Interview: Yolk Chan Y.Y
April 29, 2022
https://sgcartoonhub.com/interview-yolk-chan-yy/
The Geungsi Slayer (Part 1)
In this video interview, Sean Lam shared how he began as a graphic novelist and the reasons he left Singapore for Japan.
May 13, 2022
https://sgcartoonhub.com/the-geungsi-slayer/
The History of Comics and Cartoons in Singapore and Malaysia Part 4: Singapore (1965 – 2014)
CT Lim
April 29, 2022
https://sgcartoonhub.com/the-history-of-comics-and-cartoons-in-singapore-and-malaysia-part-4/
The 1982 Neal Adams Interview
Gary Groth | May 12, 202
This interview ran in The Comics Journal #72 (May 1982)
https://www.tcj.com/the-1982-neal-adams-interview/
Fumetto Opens Up Again in 2022, But Underwhelms: A Review Essay
by Wim Lockefeer; photos by Nick Nguyen
International Journal of Comic Art blog May 12, 2022
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2022/05/fumetto-opens-up-again-in-2022-but.html
Ep. 61 – Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler, by Kawamoto and Naomura
David Brothers et al
May 11, 2022
https://www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-61-kakegurui-compulsive-gambler-by-kawamoto-and-naomura/