Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/8/2026

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Sherman, Maria / Associated Press. 2026. ‘Tory Story 5’ soundtrack has a friend in Tay-Tay. Washington Post (June 6): B1-2

Associated Press. 2026. ‘Persepolis’ author work many hats: Marjane Satrapi, 56 [obituary]. Washington Post (June 6): B16

Ridgeley, Sean. 2025. Inspired by real stories, latest ‘Hellboy’ comic investigates ghost ships in Labrador.  Co-writer Rob Williams happened upon ghost ship stories off the coast of NL years ago, which he says made a natural fit for a Hellboy story. [St. John's, NF] Telegram (November 20, updated December 5): https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/hellboy-comic-labrador

Çakır, Nesibe Erkalan and Yasin Murat Demir. 2024. Translation of Songs in The Comics: Les Aventures de Tintin. Selçuk University Journal of Faculty of Letters (51; 2024): 97-108. Online at https://www.academia.edu/121643051/Translation_of_Songs_in_The_Comics_Les_Aventures_de_Tintin

Jariwala, Aarti Kantiwal. 2020. The Indian Graphic Novel. “This Side That Side: Restorying Partition”: Great Source of Fantasy with Reality, Unheard Stories, and Symbolization. Gap Bodhi Taru 3 (3; May-July): 5-8. Online at https://www.academia.edu/69497051/The_Indian_Graphic_Novel_This_Side_That_Side_Restorying_Partition_Great_Source_of_Fantasy_with_Reality_Unheard_Stories_and_Symbolization

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. RIP Paul Becton 1952-2026. The Beat (June 8): https://www.comicsbeat.com/rip-paul-becton-1952-2026/

Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview: Creators of New Dragon Striker Animated Series Reveal Their Anime and Manga Inspirations. The Beat (June 8): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-creators-dragon-striker-animated/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Wolf Among Us 2 Gets Release Window, and More From Summer Game Fest [comics-based videogames]. The Beat (June 8): https://www.comicsbeat.com/summer-game-fest-2026/

Denis, Ricardo Serrano. 2020. Shut in Theater: Now is the time to dive into the world of The Wolf Among Us [Fables videogame]. The Beat (April 9): https://www.comicsbeat.com/shut-in-theater-wolf-among-us/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. How Big Are Variants?; A major Direct Market retailer shares their numbers. ICv2 (June 8): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62557/how-big-are-variants

Sanders, Rik. 2026. John Lent over academisch onderzoek. Stripschrift (503; January): 12-16.

Degg, D. D. 2026. Spurs vs Knicks, The NBA Finals Get Comic Stripped [Luke McGarry, sports cartoons]. Daily Cartoonist (June 7): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/07/spurs-vs-knicks-a-comic-strip-extra/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Rob Liefeld On Marvel Comics' Attitude To His New Mutants Run. Bleeding Cool (June 7): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/rob-liefeld-on-marvel-comics-attitude-to-his-new-mutants-run/

Chatfield, Jason. 2026. Nice Followers You’ve Got There...; On the indignity of letting an algorithm decide if your friends are allowed to see your art… New York Cartoons (June 6): https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/nice-followers-youve-got-there-b40

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Show Creator Owen Dennis Tells All About His New Adaptation of ‘Among Us’ Which Secretly Debuted on Paramount+ Today. Animation Magazine (June 5): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/show-creator-owen-dennis-reveals-all-about-his-new-adaptation-of-among-us-which-secretly-debuted-on-paramount-today/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. The Star-Studded Cast of ‘Among Us’ Talk Beans, Betrayal, and Whether They’re Actually Gamers; Elijah Wood, Yvette Nicole Brown, Randall Park, and Kimiko Glenn share their gamer history and whether they think they'd last as crewmates in 'Among Us.' io9 (June 8): https://gizmodo.com/the-star-studden-cast-of-among-us-talk-beans-betrayal-and-whether-theyre-actually-gamers-2000768114

Hughes, William. 2026. Paramount+ Surprise-Drops Full Season of Among Us Animated Series; Created by Infinity Train's Owen Dennis and starring Randall Park, Dan Stevens, and Yvette Nicole Brown, the series abruptly dropped on the streamer today. AV Club (June 5): https://www.avclub.com/woman-successfully-nabs-religious-exemption-from-using-ai-at-work

Kadowaki, Kohei. 2026. Director Kohei Kadowaki on How He Made His Sophisticated Cannes and Annecy Dazzler, ‘We Are Aliens’ [In print as: We Are Aliens]. Animation Magazine (359; June 5): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/first-time-feature-director-kohei-kadowaki-on-his-sensitive-sophisticated-cannes-and-annecy-dazzler-we-are-aliens/

Bo, Giovanna. 2026. Italian Artistry at Its Best: We Visit the Thriving Florence-Based Studio, Doghead Animation [Sponsored Content]. Animation Magazine (June 5): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/italian-artistry-at-its-best/

Stivé, Valerio. 2026. Fires After 40: An interview with Lorenzo Mattotti about his landmark work. TCJ (June 8): https://www.tcj.com/fires-after-40-an-interview-with-lorenzo-mattotti-about-his-landmark-work/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/23-25/2026

Rhode, Mike (ed.). 2026. Remembering John Lent, Part 6. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (May 23): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/05/remembering-john-lent-part-6.html

Lim, C. T. 2026. Remembering John Lent, Part 7: John Lent's Pioneering Contributions to SEA Comics Studies. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (May 23): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/05/remembering-john-lent-part-7-john-lents.html

Chamberlain, Henry. 2026. Reviews: Cochlea & Eustachia, Volume 2 [Hans Rickheit]. TCJ (May 21): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/cochlea-eustachia-volume-2/

Coca, Vin, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Episode 251 - Ellie Black. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (251; May 21): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19216982-episode-251-ellie-black

Matt. 2026. Talkin' Peanuts With Nat Gertler. WHI Podcast (May 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izv_9Jj0GUY

Hughes, William. 2026. South Park Guys Confirm They Turned the Show Into a Season-Long Trump Burn Out of Spite; "We're not going to stop," Trey Parker said of the mindset behind the show's White House-provoked season 27 pivot. "We're going to do it every single week.". AV Club (May 22): https://www.avclub.com/south-park-trey-parker-matt-stone-trump-season-spite

Freeman, John. 2026. Creating Comics: Mickey Mouse Weekly’s Basil Reynolds. downthetubes (May 22): https://downthetubes.net/creating-comics-mickey-mouse-weeklys-basil-reynolds/

Berndt, Jaqueline. 2026. What’s in a Name: Manhua, Manga – ‘Manghua?’. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 23-44. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-002

Crespi, John A. 2026. Independent Comics in China: The Making of an Indefinite Art. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 45-68. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-003

Stember, Nick. 2026. Naked Bodies: Acceptability and Legibility in Chinese Art Comics. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 69-92. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-004

Strzałkowski, Piotr. 2026. Winnie and a Bun: The ‘Mandate of Heaven’ and the Two Visualizations of Xi Jinping in the Works of Chinese Dissident Cartoonists. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 93-116. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-005

Liang, Chia-yu. 2026. Comics Adaptation as Resistance to ‛All-under-Heaven:’ A Case Study on How Hong Kong Comics Engage in the City’s Political Movements. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 117-142. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-006

Chen, Shih-Wen Sue and Phyllis Yu-ting Huang. 2026. ‘Taiwan’s King of Comics’ Liu Xing-qin and Sinophone Culture. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 143-164. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-007

Caschera, Martina. 2026. Sinophone Comics as a Thirdspace: Two case studies from the Italian context. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 165-210. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-008

Ngoi, Hui Chien. 2026. The Obscured Chinese Suffering During the Japanese Occupation of Malaya: An analysis of Eddie See Yew Lee’s Three Years and Eight Months. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 211-240. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-009

Neri, Corrado. 2026. Sonny Liew and His Double: Exploring Pan-Asian metacomics. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 241-264. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-010

Silvio, Teri. 2026. Autobiographical Cartoon Characters and Artist Personae: Modeling the labor of self-branding in Taiwan. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 265-288. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-011

Danysz, Norbert. 2026. Contemporary Comic Reviews in Taiwan: Towards a new editorial and aesthetic paradigm?. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 289-312. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-012

Zemanek, Adina. 2026. Are Comics a Serious Matter? Materiality, remediation and status of comics in Taiwan. In Sinophone Comics: Histories, Identities, Medialities, edited by Adina Zemanek, 313. De Gruyter. online at https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111438184-013

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. INTERVIEW: Kirkman, Casey and Kubert Go TERMINAL With a Brand New Universe [aka Kirkman, Casey, and Kubert on TERMINAL]. The Beat (May 25): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-kirkman-casey-and-kubert-go-terminal-with-a-brand-new-universe/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHwUshgeZVQ

Rivera-Franz, Annalisa. 2026. ["It Is My Sad Duty to Announce That My Husband, William Franz Has Passed Away..."]. Facebook (May 24): https://www.facebook.com/share/1QcPKA9Lez/

Chomko, Mike. 2026. Honoring Ted White. PulpFest (May 24): https://pulpfest.com/2026/05/24/honoring-ted-white/

Lazarczky, Travis. 2025. The Comic Strip Big Nate and Its Colby Connection. Colby College News (November 14): https://news.colby.edu/story/the-comic-strip-embig-nate-em-and-its-colby-connection/

Taylor, James. 2025. Selling Comic Books to Kids Is Technically Illegal in Sacramento; That may soon change. CBS13 (November 13): https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/selling-comic-books-to-kids-illegal-sacramento-may-soon-change/

Platt, John R. 2025. A Cartoonist Finds Hope Amid the Apocalypse(s) [Peter Kuper]. Revelator (November 14): https://therevelator.org/peter-kuper-insectopolis/

Smith, Suzette. 2025. How Making Nonfiction Comics Changed My Mind. Portland Mercury (November 20): https://www.portlandmercury.com/winter-guide-2025/how-making-nonfiction-comics-changed-my-mind-48132788/

Brown, Tracy. 2026. Voice Actor for Star Wars, ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ [Tom Kane obituary]. Washington Post (May 21): B17

Willett, Cat. 2026. How a Service Dog Sparked a Blind Artist’s Creativity. Washington Post (May 18): D6

Simpson, Dana. 2026. Bye-bye, ‘Boys’: Prime Video superheroes bid farewell in Season 5. Washington Post TV Week (April 5): 2

Ambriz, Leslie and Cristina Jaleru / Associated Press. 2026. ‘The Boys’ wraps up five seasons of stunts and ‘supes’. Washington Post (May 25): B1, 3

Fleming, Mike Jr. 2025. Atlas Entertainment & Ghost Machine Set Film Deal For Geoff Johns’ Comic Book Series ‘Redcoat’. Deadline (November 14): https://deadline.com/2025/11/atlas-ghost-machine-movie-geoff-johns-comic-book-redcoat-1236617669/

Rhode, Mike (ed.). 2026. Remembering John Lent, Part 8. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (May 25): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/05/remembering-john-lent-part-8.html

Judge, Lee. 2026. Cartooning 101: The complications behind simplicity.... Lee Judge (May 25): https://leejudge.substack.com/p/cartooning-101

Degg, D. D. 2026. Tom Wuthrich – RIP [aka SWISS]. Daily Cartoonist (May 24): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/05/24/tom-wuthrich-rip/, and https://www.desmondfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Thomas-Frederick-Wuthrich?obId=48446790

Doran, Colleen. 2026. Working on the Road: Wonder Woman double page spread. Colleen Doran's Funny Business (May 25): https://colleendoran.substack.com/p/working-on-the-road

Degg, D. D. 2026. “Textbooks Are Not a Place for Cartoons” [India]. Daily Cartoonist (May 23): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/05/23/textbooks-are-not-a-place-for-cartoons/

McConnell, Robin. 2026. Interview With Robert Pasternak [Canada]. Inkstuds’s Substack (May 24): https://inkstuds.substack.com/p/interview-with-robert-pasternak

Zuckerman, Esther. 2026. ‘Spider-Noir’ Is a Multicolor Spin on ‘Spider-Man’. New York Times (May 25): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/arts/television/spider-noir-spider-man.html

Ortiz, Aimee. 2026. It’s a Copyright Lawsuit, Charlie Brown; The owner of the “Peanuts” catalog would really like it if companies and the U.S. government stopped using its music without permission. New York Times (May 21): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/arts/music/peanuts-music-us-government-lawsuit.html

Phillips, Maya. 2026. He’s the Modern Master of Raunchy Animation: With “Mating Season,” Nick Kroll continues to lead the pack when it comes to the booming genre of cartoons that revel in their raciness [In print as: Leading The Pack In Raunchy Animation]. New York Times (May 24): C1. online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/arts/hes-the-modern-master-of-raunchy-animation.html

Carter, Justin. 2026. 2026’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards Are All Over the Place; For its 10th anniversary, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards gave out wins to 'My Hero Academia,' 'Demon Slayer,' and...'Lazarus'? io9 (May 23): https://gizmodo.com/2026s-crunchyroll-anime-awards-are-all-over-the-place-2000762915

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘Record of Lodoss War’ Will Forever Be the Gold Standard of Fantasy Anime. io9 (May 22): https://gizmodo.com/record-of-lodoss-war-frieren-witch-hat-atelier-delicious-in-dungeon-anime-2000762558

Siuntres, John. 2026. At the Holiday Grill With Howard Chaykin. Word Balloon (May 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMT5OuBGuf0

Siuntres, John and Brian Michael Bendis. 2026. WB Bendis Book Club: Absolute Martian Manhunter. Word Balloon (May 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aGrzn0HpjU

Delsante, Vito and Dean Haspiel. 2026. VITO x DINO: Episode 71- x Ann Nocenti. VITO x DINO (71; May 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in_ksMeqe5Q

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds: Matthew Jasso returns!. Words, Images, & Worlds (May 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piaXaK4nnVw

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds With JaVon O. Stokes. Words, Images, & Worlds (May 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSs1jtHI-Cg

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds: Benjamin Hunting returns!. Words, Images, & Worlds (May 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0-rtV_1dmc

Smith, Steve. 2026. Fantagraphics at 50: Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds on Keeping Classic Comics Alive. Panels & Prose (May 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-reY8YTO9Yg

Harper, David. 2026. Retailer Aaron Trites on the Year in His Comic Shop Now or Never Comics and Current Comic Trends. SKTCHD's Off Panel (May 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o7zfRXut7I

Siuntres, John. 2026. Larry Lieber’s Chirps: From Marvel heroes to a talking mutant budgie?. Word Balloon (May 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpkUWQAcR7E

Swinimer, John. 2026. Jay Stephens Goes Back to ‘The Land of Nod’ - a weirdo, stream-of-consciousness comic book. True North Country Comics Videos (May 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8YKxniyY2Q

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. Evil Ernie & Lady Death: Brian Pulido’s horror empire!. Collectors Confessions (May 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytuatf-8r34

Kelso, Megan. 2026. Megan Kelso - 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives. Sequential Artists Workshop (May 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2j_XiEIsiE

McCreesh, Alison. 2026. SAW Free Night Comics With Alison McCreesh. Sequential Artists Workshop (May 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjf3l5pGqKQ

Swinimer, John. 2026. Dave Cornelius Chats About His Graphic Novel ‘Shadow Tales’. True North Country Comics Videos (May 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fssvRC9IKTQ

Freeman, Atom. 2026. The Relationship Between Inclusive Third Spaces and Comic Shops [Fennec Reeve of Dreamers & Make-Believers Books]. Prana: Direct Market Solutions' Comic Industry Insiders (May 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1jknXEOEUU

Siuntres, John. 2026. The War Between Stan and Jack On-Stage With Josh Chamberlain. Word Balloon (May 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRPWIw6xQwI

Siuntres, John. 2026. Comicpalooza With Stanford Carpenter. Word Balloon (May 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=275Gn8Dw36c

Cronin, Brian. 2026. Robert Kirkman Talks the 'Dream Team' Behind Terminal and the Jack Kirby Influence on the Book. CBR (May 21): https://www.cbr.com/terminal-robert-kirkman-joe-casey-andy-kubert-interview/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/22/2026

Kaplan, Avery. 2026. Interview + Process: Shauna J. Grant on Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Surprise. The Beat (May 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-process-shauna-j-grant-on-baby-sitters-little-sister-karens-surprise/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 05/22/26: Cathedral Gets a Heavy Metal Album. The Beat (May 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-052226/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 5/22/26: Riding Out the Storm. The Beat (May 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/kibbles-n-bits-5-22-26-riding-out-the-storm/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Dark Horse Closes Its Comic Store Chain, Things From Another World. Bleeding Cool (May 21): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dark-horse-closes-its-comic-store-chain-things-from-another-world/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Dark Horse Shutting Down Retail Chain; Adding videogame division. ICv2 (May 21): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62449/dark-horse-shutting-down-retail-chain

Unknown. 2026. Kenichi Yoda to Take Over as Studio Ghibli President & CEO in June. Animation Magazine (May 21): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/kenichi-yoda-taking-over-as-studio-ghibli-president-ceo-in-june/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Ed Steckley to Receive the NCS Silver T-Square. Daily Cartoonist (May 21): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/05/21/ed-steckley-to-receive-the-ncs-silver-t-square/

VanHooker, Brian. 2026. Roger Rabbit's Singing Sword Caused Behind-the-Scenes Controversy, Says the Guy Who Animated It; Animation legend Phil Nibbelink recalls the making of a memorable gag from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Polygon (May 21): https://www.polygon.com/singing-sword-roger-rabbit/

Fienberg, Daniel. 2026. ‘Mating Season’ Review: ‘Big Mouth’ team’s Netflix comedy offers raunchy animal laughs but could have used more heart; Nick Kroll, June Diane Raphael, Zach Woods and Sabrina Jalees lead the cast voicing horny woodland creatures looking for sex and maybe love. Hollywood Reporter (May 22): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/mating-season-review-netflix-big-mouth-1236603630/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. French Presidential Candidate Accused of Racist Tropes in Comic Book Bio. Daily Cartoonist (May 21): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/05/21/french-presidential-candidate-accused-of-racist-tropes-in-comic-book-bio/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning Points [181]. Scoop (May 21): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-181/

Unknown. 2026. Comic Shop & Convention Owner Scott Schlazer Discusses Career in Comics & Fandom. Scoop (May 21): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comic-shop-convention-owner-scott-schlazer-discusses-career-in-comics-fandom/

Cloos, Art and Alice Cloos (ill.). 2026. Convention Recap: GraphFix Con. Scoop (May 21): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/convention-recap-graphfix-con/

Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey. 2026. Anime Central 2026 in Photos, Part 2; Features custom cars and cosplay. ICv2 (May 22): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62458/anime-central-2026-photos-part-2

Kleinman, Jake. 2026. Adventure Time’s Grass Sword Changed the Show in Ways Nobody Expected. Polygon (May 21): https://www.polygon.com/adventure-time-grass-sword-fern-history-origin-adam-muto-interview/

Hughes, William. 2026. Nicolas Cage Is the Unexpected Worst Part of Prime Video's Spider-Noir. AV Club (May 22): https://www.avclub.com/spider-noir-review-nicolas-cage-prime-video

Fienberg, Daniel. 2026. ‘Spider-Noir’ Review: Nicolas Cage’s eccentricities boost by-the-numbers storytelling in Amazon’s Spider-Man-adjacent drama. Hollywood Reporter (May 22): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/spider-noir-review-nicolas-cage-amazon-1236603901/

White, Abbey. 2026. Nicolas Cage and ‘Spider-Noir’ Team on Bringing Bogart to Superheroes: “We didn’t want to make a version of Spider-Man that anyone had seen”. Hollywood Reporter (May 14): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nicolas-cage-spider-noir-bogart-spider-man-1236596031/

Chuba, Kirsten. 2026. Trey Parker Admits “It’s Scarier” to Do ‘South Park’ in the Trump Era: “That group has a military”. Hollywood Reporter (May 21): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/trey-parker-south-park-scarier-trump-military-1236603652/

Bedigan, Mike. 2026. Owner of ‘Peanuts’ Music Sues Trump Administration for Using Scores Without Permission; Lee Mendelson Film Productions, which owns the copyright to ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ and other shows, filed the suits in federal courts in New York and Washington, DC. Independent (May 22): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peanuts-music-trump-administration-lawsuit-b2981141.html

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Matt Pritchett Wins Press Awards’ Cartoonist of the Year. Daily Cartoonist (May 22): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/05/22/matt-pritchett-wins-press-awards-cartoonist-of-the-year

Criscione, Jesse James, Emmet, Shawn Hudachko, and Bryan McClay. 2026. A Shifting Industry? Or Same Ol’ Story? Milton Griepp & Brian Haberlin. Beyond Wednesdays's The Industry of Comics (114; May 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFF1NJ76IyA

Wiley, Chelsea. 2026. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library Reopening Brings Rare Comics Exhibit To Columbus. Columbus Navigator (April 29): https://www.columbusnavigator.com/billy-ireland-cartoon-library-museum-reopens/

Bradshaw, Madeline. 2026. Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum to Reopen Saturday With New Exhibitions. The Lantern (May 20): https://www.thelantern.com/2026/05/ohio-states-billy-ireland-cartoon-library-museum-to-reopen-saturday-with-new-exhibitions/

Heller, Steven. 2026. A Prison Memoir of a Palestinian Cartoonist [Mohammad Sabaaneh]. Daily Heller (May 22): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-a-graphic-memoir-of-a-palestinian-prisoner/

Heller, Steven. 2026. The Serene Surrealism of Guy Billout. Daily Heller (May 18): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-the-serene-surrealism-of-guy-billout/

Billout, Guy. 2026. Guy Billout - Quiet Catastrophes [exhibit]. Philippe Labaune Gallery (May 20): https://philippelabaune.com/show/philippe-labaune-gallery-guy-billout-quiet-catastrophes

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Flip the Tortoise Over — This Week’s Links. TCJ (May 22): https://www.tcj.com/flip-the-tortoise-over-this-weeks-links/

Sohini, Kay. 2026. The Book Is a Rorschach Test: Kay Sohini in conversation with Tessa Hulls about Feeding Ghosts. SOLRAD (May 18): https://solrad.co/the-book-is-a-rorschach-test-kay-sohini-in-conversation-with-tessa-hulls-about-feeding-ghosts

Hull, Ania. 2026. Alison Bechdel Is Among the Comics Creators Raising the Form to the Level of Literature. Santa Fe New Mexican (May 15): https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/alison-bechdel-is-among-the-comics-creators-raising-the-form-to-the-level-of-literature/article_a0fd3e06-9d7c-44d7-bc57-6e3a22073b29.html

Kaplan, Ollie. 2026. Interview: Margeaux Pepoy on Coming Out, The Simpsons and What’s Next. Prism Comics (May 18): https://www.prismcomics.org/interview-margeaux-pepoy-on-coming-out-the-simpsons-and-whats-next/

Patches, Matt. 2026. James Tynion IV Never Expected Something Is Killing the Children to Become This Big; The 'Slaughterverse' has been reformatted for Webtoon, just one more step in the comic's cultural takeover. Polygon (May 15): https://www.polygon.com/james-tynion-iv-something-is-killing-the-children-interview-2026/

Chachowski, Richard. 2026. Critically Acclaimed Author Once Called ‘the Greatest Writer of All Time’ Discusses Topsy-Turvy New Fantasy Novel (Exclusive) [Alan Moore]. Parade (May 19): https://parade.com/books/critically-acclaimed-author-alan-moore-discusses-new-fantasy-novel

Weiss, Josh. 2026. How IDW Is Redefining Comics: ‘Fandom does not stop at the final page’. Forbes (May 18): https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2026/05/18/how-idw-is-redefining-comics-fandom-does-not-stop-at-the-final-page/

Cirri, Emilio and Andrea de Lise. 2026. Looking at the World, Through Comics: Interview to Gina Nakhle Koller. Lo Spazio Bianco (May 20): https://www.lospaziobianco.it/en/looking-at-the-world-through-comics-interview-to-gina-nakhle-koller/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “Our Work Is Rooted in South Asian Identity and Community-Led Histories” – Exploring the Publishing Output and Ethos of Kutty Press With Bhavani Balasubramanyam and Deepesh Sangtani. Broken Frontier (May 18): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/kutty-press-interview/

Chianca, Peter. 2026. Local Author’s Buzzy Graphic Novel ‘A Kid Like Me’ Tackles Middle School, Warts and All; "It's not in a specific state, but it has very much of a New England vibe," says cartoonist and author Norm Feuti. Boston.com (May 14): https://www.boston.com/culture/books/2026/05/14/local-authors-buzzy-graphic-novel-a-kid-like-me-tackles-middle-school-warts-and-all/

Chianca, Peter. 2026. Norm Feuti. Strip Search (61; May 9): https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/forcedn/stripsearch/SS_0505_Norm_audio.mp3

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Death, Crimes, and Podcasts: Joey Esposito talks new IDW crime title ‘Killer Influences’. AIPT (May 21): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/05/21/killer-influences-qa/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #339 – Gail Simone Talks ‘Uncanny X-Men’. AIPT (May 18): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/05/18/x-men-monday-gail-simone-uncanny-x-men-4/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Joël Dos Reis Viegas on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for ‘Urbance: The Graphic Novel Saga’ in Collaboration With Magnetic Press. Fanbase Press (May 21): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58603-fanbase-press-interviews-joel-dos-reis-viegas-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-urbance-the-graphic-novel-saga-in-collaboration-with-magnetic-press/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Jules Scheele on the Upcoming Release of the Graphic Novel Adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’ With Avery Hill Publishing. Fanbase Press (May 20): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58596-fanbase-press-interviews-jules-scheele-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-graphic-novel-adaptation-of-virginia-woolfs-orlando-with-avery-hill-publishing/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Howie Noel on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Collected Edition of Chester Gould’s ‘Dick Tracy’ Comic Strips in Collaboration With the Library of American Comics. Fanbase Press (May 19): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58589-fanbase-press-interviews-howie-noel-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-collected-edition-of-chester-goulds-dick-tracy-comic-strips-in-collaboration-with-the-library/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Mike Deodato Jr. and Joe Pruett on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for ‘The Book of Deodato Jr.’. Fanbase Press (May 19): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58594-fanbase-press-interviews-mike-deodato-jr-and-joe-pruett-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-book-of-deodato-jr/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/30/2026

Millier, Arthur. 1939. Melancholy Doodler [James Thurber]. Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine (July 2).

Portis III, James. 2026. DC Comics, Blinded by Whiteness. The Beat (April 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-comics-blinded-by-whiteness/

Freeman, John. 2026. All Change at Northern Ireland’s Comics Indie, Sector 13. downthetubes (April 29): https://downthetubes.net/all-change-at-northern-irelands-comics-indie-sector-13/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Diamond Consignors Push Back on Sparkle Pop; Fighting newest obstacle to release of inventory. ICv2 (April 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62267/diamond-consignors-push-back-sparkle-pop

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Comic Store Week: Retailer Sting Nabs Comic Thieves, Comicopolis Doing Better, Retailers Discuss FCBD Plans: Shop Talk, April 2026. ICv2 (April 29): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62266/comic-store-week-retailer-sting-nabs-comic-thieves-comicopolis-doing-better-retailers-discuss-fcbd-plans

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Comic Store Week: Vibe Check: Borderlands Comics and Games; What's hot at the store that runs SC Comicon. ICv2 (April 29): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62263/comic-store-week-vibe-check-borderlands-comics-games

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Comic Store Week: Vibe Check: The Comic Cellar; Hot sales bring ordering hassles. ICv2 (April 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62270/comic-store-week-vibe-check-the-comic-cellar

Simpson, Don. 2026. The Second Coming of Swamp Thing #88; And a Jesus-lifetime since 1963. Don Simpson Comix and Stories (April 30): https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/p/the-second-coming-of-swamp-thing

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Marvel to Celebrate Disability Pride Month With Back-Up Stories and Variant Covers. The Beat (April 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-disability-pride-2026/

Sava, Oliver. 2026. 5 New Comics to Read in May, Including Absolute Green Arrow; A superhero slasher mystery angle distinguishes the latest DC Absolute title from the rest of the lineup. AV Club (April 30): https://www.avclub.com/best-comics-may-2026-absolute-green-arrow-flash-gordon

Davisson, Zack. 2026. Yoshiharu Tsuge, 1937-2026. TCJ (April 30): https://www.tcj.com/yoshiharu-tsuge-1937-2026/

Unknown. 2026. Free Comic Book Day Only Comes Once a Year – This Year, It’s on May 2!. Double Midnight Comics (April 29): https://manchester.inklink.news/free-comic-book-day-only-comes-once-a-year-this-year-its-on-may-2/

BJ. 2026. Earthworld Comics Using Free Comic Book Day to Help Local Community. Q105.7 (April 9): https://q1057.com/free-comic-book-day-albany/

Smith, Shakuria. 2026. Free Comic Book Day Returns to Savannah With Special Guests; Neighborhood Comics in Savannah will host Free Comic Book Day on May 2, featuring free comics, guest artists and family-friendly activities. WTOC (April 28): https://www.wtoc.com/2026/04/28/free-comic-book-day-returns-savannah-with-special-guests/

Hroma, Joel. 2026. POW! ZAP! Support Local Businesses While Getting Free Comic Books. Idaho News 2 (April 28): https://idahonews.com/news/local/pow-zap-support-local-businesses-while-getting-free-comic-books

Sheridan, Kasey. 2026. Free Comic Book Day Returns This Weekend. WKBN (April 28): https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/boardman-news/free-comic-book-day-returns-this-weekend/

Weir, Mat. 2026. It’s ‘Nerd Christmas’ in May as Free Comic Book Day Returns to Santa Cruz [Mike Kunkel]. Lookout Santa Cruz (April 29): https://lookout.co/its-nerd-christmas-in-may-as-free-comic-book-day-returns-to-santa-cruz/story

Cranford, Katei. 2026. Big Day for Strange Ways: A Free Comic Book Day Block Party in Greensboro. Yes! Weekly (April 29): https://www.yesweekly.com/kids_family/big-day-for-strange-ways-a-free-comic-book-day-block-party-in-greensboro/article_e38b5d73-852b-436d-83cf-8e355000dd7b.html

Murray, Jeff. 2026. 'Celebration of Books.' Free Comic Book Day Coming up in Elmira Area. Elmira Star-Gazette (April 27): https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/local/2026/04/27/elmira-area-comic-book-shop-will-take-part-in-free-comic-book-day/89770288007/

Unknown. 2026. Suspects Caught Trying to Sell Stolen Comics After Burglarizing Houston Store, Police Say. KHOU (April 27): https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/suspects-stolen-comics-burglarizing-houston-store/285-e6e8e5e4-6756-4b7d-8d90-8e2e6920330d

Maglio, Tony. 2026. ‘Invincible’ Creator Robert Kirkman on What Makes for a Good Comics-to-TV-to-Video Game Adaptation; For new tag fighter 'Invincible VS,' Kirkman ran back his playbook for 'The Walking Dead.' Hollywood Reporter (April 30): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/invincible-vs-video-game-robert-kirkman-interview-1236580308/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Tom Gauld Awarded Le Prix Gotlib 2026. Daily Cartoonist (April 29): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/29/tom-gauld-awarded-le-prix-gotlib-2026/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Darko, Pett, Lamontagne Win World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Award. Daily Cartoonist (April 29): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/29/darko-pett-lamontagne-win-world-press-freedom-international-editorial-cartoon-award/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Ashraf Omar Trial Begins May 10. Daily Cartoonist (April 29): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/29/ashraf-omar-trial-begins-may-10/

Geffen, David. 2026. Ink and Irony: A Closer Look at the Cartoonist Who Chronicled Israel’s Formative Years; From a discarded book at the National Library to iconic sketches of Arieh Navon, a personal journey through the satirical heart of early statehood reveals the humor and grit of our founding years. Jerusalem Post (April 25): https://www.jpost.com/history/article-893976

Caeners, Torsten and Danny Graydon (eds.). 2026. Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures. Intellect. https://www.intellectbooks.com/superheroes-and-contemporary-cultures

Caeners, Torsten. 2026. Introduction: By Any Other Name? Re-thinking the Concept and Definition of the Superhero. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Hyland, Robert. 2026. Ideology in the Superhero Film: Batman and Neoliberal Fantasy. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Laird, Mikayla. 2026. Leather Wings and Broken Things: The Negotiation of Cyclical Trauma by the Dynamic Duo. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Turner, Caleb. 2026. The Dark Right Rises: Bat-Manhood, Populist Heroism and Übermensch Aesthetics in Sublime/Uncanny Cinema. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Frühberger, Ewald. 2026. Batman and the Infinite Loop of Delinquent Production. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Hoffmann, Jessica. 2026. Ready Player One and the New Mirror Stage: Superheroes, Virtual Reality and the Ideal Self. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Favaro, Marco. 2026. Masks, Values, and Society: The Evolution of Superheroes Into Antiheroes Since the Dark Age. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

von Ommen, Alex. 2026. Not Every Hero Is Super: Unmasking the Super in Heroes of HBO’s Watchmen. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Alves Azevedo, Rafael. 2026. ‘It’s a Strange World. Let’s Keep It That Way’: Warren Ellis and the Dominance of New Sincerity Superheroes. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Ducreux, Jean-Guy. 2026. Platonist Reflections on the Darkest Knight. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Porto, Bruno. 2026. The Superhero Logo Visual Codes: A Superman Legacy. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Caeners, Torsten. 2026. Derridean Responsibility in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Kolpack, Svenja. 2026. Thanos the Machiavellian Hero. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Caeners, Stefanie. 2026. The Idylls of Small-Town America: Strategies of Overcoming Trauma and Grief in WandaVision. In Superheroes and Contemporary Cultures, edited by Torsten Caeners and Danny Graydon. Intellect.

Unknown. 2026. Avery Hill Cofounder to Step Down. Publishers Weekly (April 30): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5842

Garrity, Shaenon K. 2026. Drawing on Fear: PW Talks With Uketsu [in print as Uketsu]. Publishers Weekly (April 24): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100256-drawing-on-fear-pw-talks-with-uketsu.html

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: Klub Zin, Westside, The Consumed, and Two More Projects You Will Love. The Beat (April 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-klub-zin-westside-the-consumed-and-two-more-projects-you-will-love/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Exclusive: Ruth Roche: The Phantom Hand of Comics Looks at a Little Known Piece of Comics History. The Beat (April 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-ruth-roche-the-phantom-hand-of-comics-looks-at-a-little-known-piece-of-comics-history/

Raugust, Karen. 2026. Licensing Hotline: April 2026. Publishers Weekly (April 30): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/100294-licensing-hotline-april-2026.html

Chatfield, Jason. 2026. Al Hirschfeld, the Algonquin, & Why I Moved to New York City. New York Cartoons (April 28): https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/al-hirschfeld-the-algonquin-and-why-e11

Melas, Chloe. 2026. How 'Wimpy Kid' Author Jeff Kinney Is Transforming His Hometown. TODAY (April 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK83NFgwAT4

Thomas, Leah. 2026. Four Anime Series for Fans of Hard Science Fiction; Meticulous worldbuilding, plausible science, and compelling narratives. Reactor (April 28): https://reactormag.com/four-anime-series-for-fans-of-hard-science-fiction/

DeForge, Michael. 2026. The Comics of Michael DeForge, April 28, 2026. New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium (452; April 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCAHlVOhiiA

Tamaki, Jillian. 2026. Collaboration Within Comics. April 13, 2026. New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium (450; April 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWlaC5bwZDc

Drake, Grae. 2026. Andy Serkis & Kathleen Turner Break Down Animal Farm’s Big Changes. CBR Presents (April 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFYzYOM8JmQ

Unknown. 2026. Paul Pope - 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives. Sequential Artists Workshop (April 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BZdZdx9oLU

Deb, Sopan. 2026. Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91. New York Times (April 29): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/arts/roger-sweet-dead-he-man.html

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Filipino-French Queer Superhero Animation ‘Zsazsa Zaturnnah’ Soars to World Premiere at Annecy. Animation Magazine (April 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/filipino-french-queer-superhero-animation-zsazsa-zaturnnah-soars-to-world-premiere-at-annecy/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Cinesite Is Staffing up in Montreal & Vancouver for a New Animated Feature Production. Animation Magazine (April 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/cinesite-is-staffing-up-in-montreal-vancouver-for-a-new-animated-feature-production/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Tubi Sets up New Adult Animated Series From ‘Cyanide & Happiness’ Creators, Cartoon Trap House. Animation Magazine (April 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/tubi-sets-up-new-adult-animated-series-from-cyanide-happiness-creators-cartoon-trap-house/

Dodge, John. 2026. Some of the Biggest Streaming Sites for Anime Just Went Dark [piracy]. CBR (April 23): https://www.cbr.com/anime-streaming-9anime-new-shutdown/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. The Smartphone as a Symbol of Self: Director Shōji Kawamori on His Imaginative New Movie ‘Labyrinth’ (Exclusive). Animation Magazine (April 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/the-smartphone-as-a-symbol-of-self-director-shoji-kawamori-on-his-imaginative-new-movie-labyrinth-exclusive/

Gajewski, Ryan. 2026. ‘Smiling Friends’ Creator Sets Animated Series ‘Dad’s House’ at Netflix; Michael Cusack serves as showrunner alongside Dario Russo and David Ashby. Hollywood Reporter (April 29): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dads-house-netflix-series-smiling-friends-michael-cusack-1236579878/

Hibberd, James. 2026. ‘The Boys’ Creator on That Firecracker Twist: “Some of the Best Acting We’ve Ever Seen”; Eric Kripke on the final season's fifth episode's dramatic Firecracker betrayal: "You could see it killing her own soul." Hollywood Reporter (April 29): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-boys-firecracker-interview-episode-5-1236579506/

Unknown. 2022. A More Secure Passport Full of Comic Book Heroes. Kingdom of Belgium Federal Public Service (February 11): https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy-areas/highlighted/more-secure-passport-full-comic-book-heroes

Unknown. 2022. New Design of the Belgian Passport. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium (January 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiexwlLvvyk

Hughes, William. 2026. Steven Spielberg Is Trying to Resurrect Casper the Friendly Ghost at Disney+; Goosebumps' Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston are working with Spielberg and Disney on a new TV version of the amicable wraith. AV Club (April 29): https://www.avclub.com/casper-friendly-ghost-show-disney-plus-steven-spielberg

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. The ‘Kagurabachi’ Anime Has the Animation Mandate From Heaven; The internet meme turned manga juggernaut has landed the animator behind the legendary 'Naruto' Rock Lee fight—which is all the quality assurance a shonen anime could ask for. io9 (April 30): https://gizmodo.com/kagurabachi-anime-tetsuya-takeuchi-rock-lee-fight-naruto-2000752626

Dungan, Myles. 2026. Irish Conflict in Comics. The History Show (April 26): https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22604446/

Kaplan, Ollie. 2026. Ai Yazawa’s Nana Live-Action Films to Be Re-Released on Blu-Ray. The Beat (April 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/ai-yazawas-nana-live-action-films-to-be-re-released-on-blu-ray/

Brown, Tracy. 2026. Gerry Conway, Comic Book Writer Who Co-Created the Punisher and Ms. Marvel, Dies at 73. Los Angeles Times (April 28): https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-04-28/gerry-conway-marvel-dc-comic-book-writer-dead

Deaths in the Comic Arts Field 2025

 by Mike Rhode

This will be updated as notices continue to come in. The list is an annual feature of the Comics Research Bibliography and will appear in the 2025 edition. Updates are marked with *

Deaths in 2025 (with thanks to Bruce Guthrie’s Wikipedia mining, D.D. Degg at the Daily Cartoonist, Stripspeciaalzaak, Animation Magazine, Anime News Network) included Argentine comics scholar Mariela Acevedo, Nigerian artist Olu Ajayi, British graphic novelist Richard Appignanesi, British-Canadian animator Victor Atkinson, Norwegian animator Kine Aune,  Malaysia’s Azmi (aka Mohd Azmi Mohd Hussin), Dutch comic creator Harry Balm, voice actor William Bassett, Hanna-Barbera writer and storyboard artist Tony Benedict, editorial cartoonist Steve Benson, ‘It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s Superman’ Broadway musical and Superman The Movie cowriter Robert Benton, Ed Berdej, Histoire du Québec graphic novel scripter Léandre Bergeron, Belgian artist Jean Claude Block of ERCOLA, editorial and sports cartoonist Tom Bone, Pot-Shots cartoonist Ashleigh Brilliant, New Zealand’s National Business Review editorial cartoonist Bob Brockie, Nickelodeon licensing executing Leigh Anne Brodsky, Keith Brown, Elijah Brubaker, British comic artist Iain Buchanan, California comic book shop and convention worker Alison Buckles (aka Alison Buckles Hennessey), science fiction fanzine artist and cartoonist Grant Canfield, DC Comics editor KC Carlson, freelance writer for Marmaduke Doris Carr, Pokémon voice actor James Carter Cathcart, DC and Marvel editor Margaret Clark, The Simpsons composer Alf Clausen, animation writer David Steven Cohen, British graphic novel reviewer Rachel Cooke, Mexican experimental animator Aria Covamonas, animation writer Skip Craig, former U.S. Army cartoonist turned fine artist Charles Criner, editorial cartoonist Ken Crook, Shanda Fantasy Arts cofounder Carole Curtis, Tony D’Adamo, Peter David, Myth Adventures comic book store founder Helgi Davis, Belgian cartoonist Eric De Rop, Belgian cartoonist Chantal De Spiegeleer, editorial and alternative cartoonist Tim Eagan, Edika aka Edouard Karali, DC Comics production staffer Shelley Eiber, animator Jerry Eisenberg, Hy Eisman, voice actor John Erwin, Argentine comic book writer Walter Fahrer, Private Eye cartoonist Barry Fantoni, Irish comic artist John Farrelly, Jules Feiffer, Fat Jack’s Comicrypt store owner Mike Ferrero, Czech-American animator Paul Fierlinger, Staten Island Advance editorial cartoonist Tom Flannagan, editorial cartoonist Fleg aka Christian Daigle, Loading Snacks Anime Chat podcaster London Fogg aka Sin, Italian editorial cartoonist Giorgio Forattini, animator Gail Frank, newspaper illustrator Laurie Gambill, voice actor Jeff Garcia, Dutch animator Harrie Geelen, animator Joseph Gilland, Tintin expert Philippe Goddin, Jackson 'Butch' Guice, Star Fruit Books founder Matt Haasch, Disney animator Joe Hale, The Maxx voice actor Michael Haley, Seriefrämjandet - The Swedish Comics Association supporter Agneta Hallin, Jim Hamilton of UK’s Forbidden Planet chain, manga creator Kunichika Harada,  Japanese manga creator Shohei Harumoto, anime voice actor Takaya Hashi, New Zealand political cartoonist Eric Heath, comic book inker Andrew "Drew" Hennessy, Canadian animator Co Hoedeman, illustrator and cartoonist Brad Holland, Marvel Comics editor Norah Horwitz, Japanese voice actor Takashi Inagaki, Japanese voice actor Ryō Ishihara, animation timer Christine Smith Ishimine, animator Todd Jacobsen, Brazilian cartoonist Jaguar (aka Sérgio de Magalhães Gomes Jaguaribe), Czech caricaturist Oldřich Jelínek, comic artist and editorial page illustrator Randy Jones, ’King of the Hill’ voice actor Jonathan Joss, small press comics creator Larned Justin, Indian political cartoonist Kaak (aka Harish Chandra Shukla), animator Karenia Kaminski, mangaka Sui Kasai, animation producer Steven Philip Kasper, Jack Katz, Batman Forever's Val Kilmer, cartoonist/illustrator and musician J.D. King, ‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen, animation publicist Fumi Kitahara, Hakusensha publisher founding member and manga magazine editor Nobumasa Konagai, Classics Illustrated cover artist Mort Künstler, animator Richard Laslo, ‘Riverdale’ writer Yolonda E. Lawrence, Cuban cartoonist LAZ (aka Humberto Lazaro Miranda Ramirez),  French BD cartoonist Lidwine (aka Dominique Legeard or Marcel de la gare), Disney animation cel colorist Dawn Little Sky, Space Ghost voice actor George Lowe, French cartoonist Patricia Lyfoung, The Angriest Dog in the World cartoonist David Lynch, Tribune Media Services Sales Manager and Senior VP Walter Mahoney, American voice actor Dave Mallow, Italian comic book writer Gianfranco Manfredi, French BD writer François Marcela-Froideval, French BD writer Marie-Mad (aka Marie-Madeleine Bourdin), comic book store worker Frank Marcucci III, voice actor Julie Mayfield, Eric McConnell, animation writer/producer Dan McGrath, Titan's Hard Case Crime imprint cover illustrator Robert McGinnis, Latin Times political cartoonist Edward Medina, Belgian artist Marc Michetz (aka Marc Degroides), small press comics creator Christopher Mills, founder of Kaiyodo anime figure manufacturer Osamu Miyawaki, Canadian animation industry produce Rick Morrison, writer Peter Morwood, Super Mario mangaka Kazuki Motoyama, Boston cartoonist Dan Moynihan, Irish-English indie animator Phil Mulloy, Randy Myers of Baltimore’s Collector's Corner store, Toei Animation director Tatsuya Nagamine, comic book artist Arthur Nichols, Japanese voice actor Tomomichi Nishimura, TV’s ‘Dennis the Menace’ Jay North, Nigerian cartoonist Obe Ess (aka Olaseinde Obe), Jeanne O'Neil the model for Cookie the daughter of Blondie and Dagwood, animator Yōichi Ōnishi, founding father of the Black Age of Comics Turtel Onli, IDW Star Trek writer Roberto Orci, London comics fan Steve Pay, Belgian comic artist Frank Pé, John Peck (aka The Mad Peck), animation writer and ‘Wild Thornberrys’ co-creator Steve Pepoon, editorial cartoonist Clyde Peterson (aka C. P. Houston), *animation producer Marie Poe, Ukrainian animator Marharyta Polovinko, comic book writer Dave Rawson, Italian cartoonist Enea Riboldi, Italian comics artist Angelo Maria Ricci, *editorial cartoonist Barry Rumple, Australian cartoonist and polymath Peter Russell-Clarke, Strip Art Features founder Ervin Rustemagic, Ukrainian animator Radna Sakhaltuev, Wonder Woman fan and letterhack and voice actor Joanna Sandsmark, Italian comic book cartoonist Pierluigi Sangalli, David Schaffer the subject of Miriam Libicki’s ‘A Kind of Resistance’ in “But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust”, Belgian comic book writer Michel Schetter, political cartoonist and illustrator Ralph Schlegel, Wil Eisner and Al Capp biographer Michael Schumacher, first live-action Spider-Man on “Electric Company” Danny Seagren, animator and military cartoonist Ed Seeman, Belgian cartoonist Serdu (aka Serge Duhayon), Sydney Morning Herald cartoonist John Shakespeare, Strange Attractors comic book writer Mark Sherman, Manchuria Opium Squad manga artist Shikako, manga creator Shino, Jim Shooter, Belgian artist Alain Sikorski, Jim Silke, comic artist Louis Small Jr., animator Jim Smith (aka James Carl Jobb), comics artist Tod Smith, Playboy cartoonist Doug Sneyd, Dutch writer Gerard Soeteman, Russian animator Andrey Sokolov, assistant animator at Walt Disney Features Alissa Solomon, Superman the Movie’s General Zod Terence Stamp, Ron Stanfield, English comic artist Adam Stone, ‘Annie’ and ‘It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s Superman’ composer Charles Strouse, Drew Struzan, inker Rob Stull, TV animator Joe D. Suggs, manga creator Ukyou Takao, UK comics artist Dave Taylor, Japanese designer and illustrator Jun Tamatani, Canadian animator Mark Thornton, English comic book artist Ron Tiner, Italian comic book creator Angelo Todaro (aka Paul Bennett and Al Todd), Mort Todd aka Michael J. DelleFemine, New Zealand cartoonist Garrick Tremain, manga creator Shin Tsukumo, Ada Uderzo the widow of Albert Uderzo and model for Asterix and Obelix’s Walhalla, Dutch comics journalist and editor Rob van Eijck, Studio Vandersteen director (and Wiske model) Leen Vandersteen, Dutch animator Danny Verbiest, Canadian animator Robert Verrall, French animation director Philippe Vidal, animator Dirk Von Besser, voice actor Jim Ward, minicomics and children’s book illustrator Dalton Webb, Birmingham Mail cartoonist Colin Whittock, Shaloman cartoonist Albert Wiesner, Canadian voice actor Dale Wilson, Manx cartoonist Phil Woodford, Tetsuko no Tabi manga storywriter Hirohiko Yokomi, Mark Zingarelli.

Ask magazine had some great cover artists

These turned up in my Little Free Library recently. They're going to OSU's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum soon. 

The top 2 covers are by Barney & Clyde's David Clark

The next is by formerly local cartoonist William Brown.

And the last three are by my friend, Philadelphia illustrator Brian Biggs.

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/20-21/2025

  *D'Mura, Claire. 2025. Nonsensical Nomenclature: The Botanical Musings of Edward Lear. Library of Congress' Inside Adams blog (December 19): https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2025/12/nonsene-botany/

  *Lodge, Sara. 2019. Inventing Edward Lear. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press

Rannou, Maël. 2017. Naissance et développement du fanzinat de bande dessinée en France (1962-1975). France: l'Université du Maine. online at https://www.citebd.org/sites/default/files/blog_9eart/IMG/pdf/memoirerannoufanzine.pdf

Vary, Adam V. 2025. Johnny Depp Joins 'Hyde' Graphic Novel Series From Ridley Scott and Mechanical Cake, Will Create Title Character (Exclusive). Variety (July 21): https://variety.com/2025/film/news/johnny-depp-hyde-ridley-scott-mechanical-cake-1236466144/

Zalben, Alex. 2025. 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Angel' Return to Comics, Both from Kelly Thompson. Comic Book Club Live (July 23): https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/07/23/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-angel-comics-dynamite-kelly-thompson/

Li-Vollmer, Meredith. 2025. Health + Care: a comic strip salutes 10 years of Seattle/King County Clinic. Public Heath Insider (July 22): https://publichealthinsider.com/2025/07/22/health-care-a-comic-strip-salutes-10-years-of-seattle-king-county-clinic/

Icarus. Lewis & Tolkien Graphic Novel 'Mythmakers' To Receive Big-Screen Animated Adaptation. Narnianews (July 22): https://www.narniaweb.com/2025/07/lewis-tolkien-graphic-novel-mythmakers-to-receive-big-screen-animated-adaptation/

Wise, Kathy and Kayla E. (art). 2025. Trauma Comics. Kayle E. experienced unspeakable abuse growing up in a Dallas suburb. D Magazine (July). Online at https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2025/july-issue/booker-t-graduate-kayla-e-channels-her-childhood-trauma-into-precious-rubbish/

Myrick, Joe Anthony. 2025. Does Youngblood's $500,000 Milestone Represent a Seismic Change for the Entire Comic Industry? Screen Rant (July 22): https://screenrant.com/youngblood-new-edition-rob-liefeld-comic-industry/

Accomondo, Beth and Mike Damron. 2025. Comic-Con's Eisner Awards honor the best in comics, from superheroes to scholarship. KPBS (July 22): https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2025/07/22/eisner-awards-comic-con-2025 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HngrmE

Aere, Joseph. 2025. Indigi-Con honors Native culture during San Diego Comic-Con week. KPBS (July 23): https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2025/07/23/indigi-con-honors-native-culture-during-san-diego-comic-con-week and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T44MqEMlIh0

Swinimer, John. 2017-. True North Country Comics [Canadian comic book and graphic novels]. https://truenorthcountrycomics.com/

Here is the updated list for the current batch (148–180) with the correction to 180, the original publication names restored, and all your permanent rules applied (no leading zeros in dates, semicolons for subtitles, and the standardized ComicPop Returns' Elseworlds Exchange name).

Comics Research Bibliography: Updated Full List
Belefski, Carolyn. 2025. New library card design for Fairfax County Public Library; Winning the library card design contest. Carolyn's Substack (December 18): https://carolynbelefski.substack.com/p/new-library-card-design-for-fairfax

Edwards, Bob. 2025. Jazz, joy and one ragged Christmas tree; 60 years of "A Charlie Brown Christmas". NPR (December 9): https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5622039/charlie-brown-christmas-charles-schulz-peanuts-holiday-special-60-years

Webber, Georgia. 2025. Why this, why now? with Tom Hart [graphic medicine]. Drawing Health (1; December 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV1-MtUIFVw

Swinimer, John. 2017. Interview with Ron Kasman – part one-two. True North Country Comics (October 2): https://truenorthcountrycomics.com/2017/10/02/interview-with-ron-kasman-part-one/

Swinimer, John. 2024. Ron Kasman reveals the story of "The Cosmic Con" [Canada]. True North Country Comics (September 23): https://truenorthcountrycomics.com/2024/09/23/ron-kasman-reveals-the-story-of-the-cosmic-con/

Sweney, Mark. 2025. Sony collars Snoopy in £340m deal to take control of Peanuts franchise; Japanese conglomerate raises to 80% its stake in firm that owns the intellectual property created by Charles Schulz. The Guardian (December 19): https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/19/sony-collars-snoopy-in-340m-deal-to-take-control-of-peanuts-franchise

Gertler, Nat. 2025. Peanuts ownership changes. AAUGH Blog (December 18): https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2025/12/peanuts-ownership-changes/

Harper, David. 2025. The SKTCHD AWRDS; The creators of 2025. SKTCHD (December 17): https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2025/

Sumner, Andrew. 2025. Michael Moorcock's Winter Solstice 2025. Forbidden Planet TV (December 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO1IC_LtZXY

Crivelli, Sal. 2021. Tom King talks writing, Supergirl and more!. ComicPop Returns' Elseworlds Exchange (May 26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWI5tKuh4xc

Crivelli, Sal. 2020. Tom King on Marvel vs DC, Batman vs Predator and other stuff [interview]. ComicPop Returns' Elseworlds Exchange (November 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sywS1ko-Cw

Crivelli, Sal. 2024. Tom King chats Batman villains, Archie, and superhero movies!. ComicPop Returns' Elseworlds Exchange (January 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z0srZSlh7E

Crivelli, Sal. 2025. Tom King talks Batman, War and Corgis!. ComicPop Returns' Elseworlds Exchange (May 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chsjTcZlXGk

Alt, Matt. 2025. Sony goes for Peanuts; Some thoughts on Japan's acquisition of an American icon. Matt Alt's Pure Invention (December 20): https://blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/sony-goes-for-peanuts

Bennett, Tara. 2025. The SpongeBob Movie; Search for SquarePants is keelhauled by its lack of ambition. AV Club (December 19): https://www.avclub.com/the-spongebob-movie-the-search-for-squarepants-review

Eisenbeis, Richard. 2025. Interview; Crafting a film about social media-induced trauma with Macross creator Shōji Kawamori [Labyrinth]. Anime News Network (December 19): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-12-19/crafting-a-film-about-social-media-induced-trauma-with-macross-creator-shoji-kawamori/.231248

Garcia, Alex. 2025. Finding the funny in the everyday; Hilary Price and Rhymes with Orange. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (December 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVpfuxYub-c

Smith, Steve. 2025. A merry Dick Tracy Christmas. Panels & Prose (December 21): https://panelsandprose.com/2025/12/21/a-merry-dick-tracy-christmas/

Chapman, Adam. 2025. A conversation with Chuck Austen; Creator commentary on Ultimate X-Men 13-14, X-Men Unlimited 44-45. Comic Shenanigans (1123; December 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF_1LO9PGSg

Sanders, Hannah March. 2025. Friday night comics Dec 19 with Hannah March Sanders. Sequential Artists Workshop (December 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnsfjRkMrr4

Freeman, John. 2025. In memoriam; Absurdist cartoonist Édouard Karali aka Édika. downthetubes (December 19): https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-absurdist-cartoonist-edouard-karali-aka-edika/

Truc, Jean-Laurent. 2025. Le décès d'Édika. Ligne Claire (December 16): https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-dedika-702782.html

Truc, Jean-Laurent. 2025. La bande dessinée en Asie orientale primé par SoBD meilleur ouvrage sur la bande dessinée 2025. Ligne Claire (December 18): https://www.ligneclaire.info/la-bande-dessinee-en-asie-orientale-prime-par-sobd-meilleur-ouvrage-sur-la-bande-dessinee-2025-702464.html

Truc, Jean-Laurent. 2025. Isao Takahata à Paris pour une visite en images à la Maison de la culture du Japon. Ligne Claire (December 20): https://www.ligneclaire.info/isao-takahata-a-paris-pour-une-visite-en-images-a-la-maison-de-la-culture-du-japon-702530.html

Fox, Killian. 2025. Joe Sacco; "I can't turn away from what's going on in Gaza"; The war reporter and cartoonist on documenting riots in India and violence in the Middle East – and indulging his love of the Rolling Stones. The Observer (December 3): https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/joe-sacco-i-cant-turn-away-from-whats-going-on-in-gaza

Johnston, Rich. 2025. Diamond bankruptcy court orders money in escrow released to publishers. Bleeding Cool (December 20): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-bankruptcy-court-orders-money-in-escrow-released-to-publishers/

DePaul, Tony. 2025. A look ahead at the Phantom. The Nickels of the Man (December 18): https://tonydepaul.net/a-look-ahead-at-the-phantom/

Roth, Jonathan. 2025. Getting to know; K. Woodman-Maynard. Beep Boop Blog (December 21): https://jonathan-roth.com/2025/12/21/getting-to-know-k-woodman-maynard/

Roth, Jonathan. 2025. Getting to know; Mirka Hokkanen. Beep Boop Blog (September 10): https://jonathan-roth.com/2025/09/10/getting-to-know-mirka-hokkanen/

Bacon, James. 2025. In review; Ten years of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew – a Singaporean celebration. downthetubes (December 19): https://downthetubes.net/in-review-ten-years-of-charlie-chan-hock-chye-by-sonny-liew-a-singaporean-celebration/

Worrell, Bradley. 2025. Why a boy and his tiger still matter; Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson's beloved comic strip, ended three decades ago this month, yet its magic endures, says William Kuskin, CU Boulder English professor and expert on comics and graphic novels. Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine (December 18): https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2025/12/18/why-boy-and-his-tiger-still-matter

Worrell, Bradley. 2025. Up, up and away … to another Superman movie; CU Boulder's William Kuskin, who teaches a course on comics and graphic novels, considers Superman's enduring appeal as Hollywood debuts a new adaptation about the Man of Steel. Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine (July 9): https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2025/07/09/and-away-another-superman-movie

Loveridge, Lynzee. 2025. "Cruel Angel's Thesis" singer Yoko Takahashi reflects on the iconic theme [aka Evangelion opening theme singer - exclusive interview]. Anime News Network (December 17): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-12-17/cruel-angel-thesis-singer-yoko-takahashi-reflects-on-the-iconic-theme/.232061

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/24/2025

Items marked with * have been added to the 2025 compilation book.

  *Jones, Harrison. 2025. Fourcorners Comics to hold new Hanover store's grand opening on Free Comic Book Day. [Hanover, PA] Evening Sun (April 23): https://www.eveningsun.com/story/money/business/2025/04/23/downtown-hanover-pa-comic-books-store-grand-opening-in-may-2025/83233696007/

Wilding, Josh. 2025. Superman: Hot Toys Reveals Exciting First Look At Its Take on the DCU's Man of Tomorrow; Hot Toys has shared a teaser for its first Superman 1/6th-scale action figure, offering a detailed look at part of the costume David Corenswet's Man of Tomorrow will don in the upcoming DC Studios reboot. Comic Book Movie (April 24): https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-hot-toys-reveals-exciting-first-look-at-its-take-on-the-dcus-man-of-tomorrow-a218909

Unknown. 2025. Groundbreaking performance set to turn the tables on graphic novel classic [Parable of the Sower; Great Britain]. Leeds (April 24): https://news.leeds.gov.uk/news/groundbreaking-performance-set-to-turn-the-tables-on-graphic-novel-classic

Deor, Antimony. 2025. Maia Kobabe's Controversial Graphic Novel 'Gender Queer' To Keep Unrestricted Age Rating After Legal Battles. [Ultimo, NSW, Australia] Star Observer (April 24): https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/maia-kobabes-controversial-graphic-novel-gender-queer-to-keep-unrestricted-age-rating-after-legal-battles/236444

Kealty, Céire. 2025. Comics, but Make Them Anti-Capitalist Poetry. Sojourners (May):  . Online at https://sojo.net/magazine/may-2025/comics-make-them-anti-capitalist-poetry

Unknown. 2025. Graphic Novel Honors Civil War Hero [Medal of Honor]. Association of the United States Army (April 24): https://www.ausa.org/news/graphic-novel-honors-civil-war-hero

The Beat Digest 10/24/25: Kindt and Lapham head to KNIGHT CITY
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 10/24/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-102425/

Unknown. 1923. Color comics in daily. Editor and Publisher 56 (14; September 1). 7. Online at
https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1923-09-01_56_14/page/6/mode/2up

Smith, Michael. 2025. Tom Crean, Irish comic book hero: inside the new graphic novel. RTÉ (April 24): https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0424/1505559-tom-crean-an-irish-comic-book-hero-inside-the-new-graphic-novel/

Cole, Sherry. 2025. Graphic novel illustrator visits Lincolnton [Orpheus Collar; Percy Jackson]. Lincoln Times-News (April 27): https://www.lincolntimesnews.com/news/graphic-novel-illustrator-visits-lincolnton/article_3c0bf197-3016-4e49-9d35-f41ee06682e3.html

Stark, Dan. 2025. 'Kell Unshelled': UConn student pens graphic novel [Sam Hass]. Daily Campus (April 28): https://dailycampus.com/2025/04/28/kell-unshelled-uconn-student-pens-graphic-novel/

  *Unknown. 2025. Expose kids to diverse disciplines: Author Stephan Pastis at SCRF. Sharjah24 (April 26): https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2025/04/25/kmr10

Buckley, Tom. 2025.  Local Jane Austen Scholar's Latest Work? A Graphic Novel [The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography; Janine Barchas]. Austin Chronicle (April 28): https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/local-jane-austen-scholars-latest-work-a-graphic-novel-13286820/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Trans Green Lantern Introduced In The Last Issue Of Green Lantern Dark.  Bleeding Cool (October 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/trans-green-lantern-introduced-in-the-last-issue-of-green-lantern-dark/

  *Robles, Jose María. 2025. The best-selling comic of the year in the USA is a Batman 'made in Spain': "It has gotten out of hand". El Mundo (October 24): https://www.mundoamerica.com/news/2025/10/24/68fb390221efa0fa108b4580.html

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Bleeding Cool Interview with Fabcaro and Didier Conrad, creators of Asterix In Lusitiana.  Bleeding Cool (October 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUeiX74NSm8

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Asterix In Lusitania's Creators On Ricky Gervais As A Roman Soldier; Asterix in Lusitania's creators Fabcaro and Didier Conrad talk to Bleeding Cool about Ricky Gervais as a Roman soldier and much, much more. Bleeding Cool (October 23):  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/asterix-in-lusitania-creators-ricky-gervais-roman-soldier/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Marks Spears Breaks Blind Bag Record With 362,000 Monsters #8 Orders. Bleeding Cool (October 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marks-spears-breaks-blind-bag-record-with-362000-monsters-8-orders/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Heh, Woah! 'Fionna and Cake' Show Boss Adam Muto Offers Some Insight into the Second Season. Animation Magazine (October 23):  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/heh-woah-fionna-and-cake-show-boss-adam-muto-offers-some-insight-into-the-second-season/

  *Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. Exclusive: Exceptional Minds & Cartoon Network Studios Launch Original Shorts by Artists on the Autism Spectrum. Animation Magazine (October 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/exclusive-exceptional-minds-cartoon-network-studios-launch-original-shorts-by-artists-on-the-autism-spectrum/

  *Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. Crunchyroll Launches Curated Anime on Delta Air Lines Flights. Animation Magazine (October 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/crunchyroll-launches-curated-anime-on-delta-air-lines-flights/

  *Kindy, Dave. 2025. How a WWII vet created one of the most beloved comic strip characters [Charles Schulz]. Military Times (October 23): https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/10/23/how-a-wwii-vet-created-one-of-the-most-beloved-comic-strip-characters/

  *Unknown. 2025. Agent explores graphic novels' brain-boosting power at SCRF [in United Arab Emirates; literacy]. Sharjah24 (April 27): https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2025/04/27/kmr26

  *McClure, Laura. 2025. An Award-winning South Bay–based Graphic Novelist Has Much to Teach [Gene Luen Yang]. Nob Hill Gazette (April 28): https://www.nobhillgazette.com/people/an-award-winning-south-bay-based-graphic-novelist-has-much-to-teach/article_8c9e827b-08e0-43fc-ab83-2c5d516477b9.html

Zavala, Luis. 2025. Editorial: A guide on navigating the broad world of comic book reading. Daily Aztec (April 24): https://thedailyaztec.com/122112/artsandculture/a-guide-on-navigating-the-broad-world-of-comic-book-reading/
  *Carlson, Ethan. 2025. Denver metro area businesses celebrating Free Comic Book Day Saturday. Denver 7 (April 25): https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/parker/denver-metro-area-businesses-celebrating-free-comic-book-day-saturday

  *Healy, Rachel. 2025. A blow to diversity in the comics section [Herb and Jamal letter]. Portland Press Herald (April 27): https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/27/a-blow-to-diversity-in-the-comics-section-letter/

  *Keefe, Jim. 2025. FallCon 2025. Jim Keefe (October 24): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fallcon-2025-141683676

  *Gossett, Christian, Kris Simon, and David Hyde. 2025. Patrick McDonnell on Frank Zappa! Superfan Podcast (6; October 24): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/superfan-podcast-ep-06

  *Maglio, Tony. 2025. Why 'KPop Demon Hunters' Toys Won't Be on Shelves for the Holidays. Hollywood Reporter (October 24): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/where-to-buy-kpop-demon-hunters-rumi-toys-for-christmas-1236409582/

  *Kit, Borys. 2025. Horror Comic 'Something Is Killing the Children' Getting Movie and Series Adaptations in Blumhouse Deal (Exclusive); The title by writer James Tynion IV and artist Werther Dell'Edera is the biggest horror comic since 'The Walking Dead.'. Hollywood Reporter (October 24):  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/something-is-killing-the-children-movie-blumhouse-1236409897/

  *Burlingame, Russ. 2025. Charles Burns's Black Hole coming to TV from I Saw The TV Glow's Jane Schoenbrun. The Beat (October 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/black-hole-charles-burns-netflix/

  *Otterson, Joe. 2025. Netflix Orders Series Adaptation of Charles Burns' 'Black Hole' Graphic Novel, New Regency to Co-Produce. Variety (October 23):
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-black-hole-series-charles-burns-new-regency-1236559732/

  *Porter, Rick. 2025. Netflix Lands 'Black Hole' Series From 'I Saw the TV Glow' Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun; Co-produced by New Regency, the drama is based on a graphic novel by Charles Burns. Hollywood Reporter (October 23): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/black-hole-series-netflix-i-saw-the-tv-glow-director-1236408323/

  *Rapold, Nicolas. 2025. 'Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc' Review: An Explosive Love Story [in print as In Conflict, And Armed To the Teeth]. New York Times (October 24): C6. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/movies/chainsaw-man-the-movie-reze-arc-review.html

  *Scheck, Frank. 2025. 'Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc' Review: Hit Manga Gets an Ultra-Violent, Surprisingly Emotional Big-Screen Adaptation; Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the new film is based on a manga from Tatsuki Fujimoto that was previously turned into a TV series. Hollywood Reporter (October 23): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/chainsaw-man-the-movie-reze-arc-review-1236407015/

  *Cloos, Alice. 2025. New York Comic Con in Photos. Scoop (October 20): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/new-york-comic-con-in-photos-2/

TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson
Scoop October 23, 2025
https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-151/

"Basically, I'm Hoping to Please Both Nostalgia Fans and Those Who Enjoy Pop Culture Critique!" – Paul Cornell on the Bronze Age Avengers, His First 'Commando' Comic, and New Publishing Venture Cosmic Lighthouse
    by Andy Oliver
    October 23, 2025  https://www.brokenfrontier.com/paul-cornell-interview-2025/

Stan Kelly Simpsons Couch Gag (Treehouse of Horror 36 Opening) [Ward Sutton]
D. D. Degg  
October 23, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/23/stan-kelly-simpsons-couch-gag-treehouse-of-horror-36-opening/

  *Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Convention Recap: Baltimore Comic-Con. Scoop (October 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/convention-recap-baltimore-comic-con-2/

  *Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Baltimore Comic-Con Interview: Denys Cowan. Scoop (October 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/baltimore-comic-con-interview-denys-cowan/

  *Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Baltimore Comic-Con Interview: John Pearson. Scoop (October 21): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/baltimore-comic-con-interview-john-pearson/

  *Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Baltimore Comic-Con Interview: Trish Forstner. Scoop (October 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/baltimore-comic-con-interview-trish-forstner/

  *Schenker, Brett. 2025. Diamond's Olive Branch Warehouse Plan and Seventh Stipulation Approved. Graphic Policy (October 23): https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/10/23/diamonds-warehouse-plan-and-seventh-stipulation-approved/

I Regret To Inform You That the Horse Girl Anime Is an Extremely Compelling Sports Drama [Umamusume: Cinderella Gray]
By Elijah Gonzalez  
October 23, 2025
https://www.endlessmode.com/article/umamusume-cinderella-gray-explained-sports-drama

Briana Loewinsohn won the Harvey, and now she's coming for you! A photo gallery of her ongoing tour.
Chris Anthony Diaz | October 24, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/briana-loewinsohn-won-the-harvey-why-cant-you/

  *Degg, D. D. 2025. Tom Bone – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (October 23):  
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/23/tom-bone-rip/

  *Hankins, Taylor. 2025. In Focus: Drawing Conclusions with Tom Bone. WVVA (August 25): https://www.wvva.com/2025/08/25/focus-drawing-conclusions-with-tom-bone/

  *Jordan, Greg. 2025. Local cartoonist's art coming to multiple exhibitions [Tom Bone]. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (June 7): https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/local-cartoonists-art-coming-multiple-114800773.html

  *Jordan, Greg. 2025. Longtime Bluefield Daily Telegraph sports writer, cartoonist Tom Bone passes away. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (October 23): https://www.bdtonline.com/news/longtime-bluefield-daily-telegraph-sports-writer-cartoonist-tom-bone-passes-away/article_19f9f2da-1d04-45aa-8cb8-7e29b1305b74.html

  *Unknown. 2025. From the Newsroom to the Gallery: Tom Bone's Cartoons Make Headlines Again. Lootpress (June 4): https://www.lootpress.com/from-the-newsroom-to-the-gallery-tom-bones-cartoons-make-headlines-again/

  *Unknown. 2025. Editorial cartoon exhibit to be on display at The Register-Herald [Tom Bone]. Register-Herald (September 9): https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/editorial-cartoon-exhibit-to-be-on-display-at-the-register-herald/

  *Unknown. 2025. William Thomas (Tom) Bone III Obituary. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (October 23): https://obituaries.bdtonline.com/obituary/william-bone-iii-1093302087

  *Keates, Emma. 2025. Tubi is happy to have the Looney Tunes shorts Warner Bros. dumped. AV Club (October 24): https://www.avclub.com/tubi-looney-tunes-shorts-success-wbd

  *Sperling, Nicole. 2025. 'KPop Demon Hunters' Helps Lift Netflix Revenue 17% [in print as 'KPop Demon Hunters' Helps Boost Netflix Revenue 17%]. New York Times (October 23): B3. Online at  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/business/media/kpop-netflix-quarterly-report.html

Energon Universe Adult Animated Series Based On Comic From Hasbro & Skybound With Joe Henderson As Showrunner Hitting TV Marketplace
Nellie Andreeva
Deadline October 22, 2025
https://deadline.com/2025/10/energon-universe-adult-animated-series-joe-henderson-1236592776/

  *Unknown. 2025. Best Books 2025: Comics. Publishers Weekly (October): https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2025/comics

Tairon At Night — This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | October 24, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/tairon-at-night-this-weeks-links/

Marilyn Esther Chi talks about her love of graphic novels and her route to publication
"[With Aphrodite] I really wanted to just explore different loves and the importance and the impact of them on us, and how they are not less than romantic love"
Oct 17, 2025
https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/marilyn-esther-chi-talks-about-her-love-of-graphic-novels-and-her-route-to-publication
Lauren Brown

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim: "I wanted to show Kim Jong-un without any prejudice."
The South Korean writer delves into the figure of the dictator with the graphic novel 'My Friend Kim Jong-un'.
Núria Juanico Llumà
Ara October 22 2025
https://en.ara.cat/culture/keum-suk-gendry-kim-wanted-to-show-kim-jong-without-any-prejudice_1_5537365.amp.html

  *Bennett, Nash. 2025. East Burnside Comic Book Shop Future Dreams Approaches 50 Years of Fan Service; Donald Riordan's store has spent 17 of its 46 years in the same warehouse. Willamette Week (October 21): https://www.wweek.com/culture/2025/10/21/east-burnside-comic-book-shop-future-dreams-approaches-50-years-of-fan-service/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Robert Jeschonek on the Kickstarter Campaign for the Prose Anthology, 'Legends of Indie Comics – Words Only Volume 2'
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    October 21, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57664-fanbase-press-interviews-robert-jeschonek-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-for-the-prose-anthology-legends-of-indie-comics-words-only-volume-2/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Nandor Fox Shaffer on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Collected Editions of the Supernatural Series, 'Seasons'
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press October 22, 2025
     https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57669-fanbase-press-interviews-nandor-fox-shaffer-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-collected-editions-of-the-supernatural-series-seasons/

"There Are Hard Parts and There Are Wonderful Parts. I'm Just a Mum Trying Her Best" – Rachael Smith Gives Us the Lowdown on the Collected 'Nap Comix'
    by Andy Oliver
    October 21, 2025
https://www.brokenfrontier.com/rachael-smith-nap-comix-2025/

Erwin Dejasse on Art Brut: an alternative history of comics. Oct 14, 2025
New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium
431; Oct 14, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLBgcfcy1po

Off Panel #521: Bright and Shiny with Doc Shaner
 Oct 13 2025
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-521-bright-and-shiny-with-doc-shaner

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 700: Our Gala 700th Episode [New York Comic Con]
Kate Fitzsimons, Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald
on 10/13/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1396

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 701: New York Comic Con 2025 Recap
Kate Fitzsimons, Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald
on 10/17/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1397

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 702: NYCC 2025 Interviews [Jeff Trexler, CBLDF; Tom Scioli, Godzilla; Toril Orlesky]
Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald
on 10/24/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1398

"Comics Bring Art at Its Highest Level to the People" – Alison Sampson Talks Comics and Architecture, Crossing Genres, and the Communicative Power of the Form
    by Andy Oliver
    October 20, 2025 https://www.brokenfrontier.com/alison-sampson-thought-bubble-2025/

"We Hope to Explain Our Passion for the Medium to Gallery Visitors Who May Not Have Any Idea about Comics" – Katriona Chapman on the Avery Hill Exhibition 'Vision & Labour: Making Comics' at the Mercer Gallery for Thought Bubble
    by Andy Oliver
    October 22, 2025 https://www.brokenfrontier.com/vision-and-labour-interview/

Mark Russell carves into America with 'Thanksgiving' #1
David Brooke
October 21, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/21/mark-russell-interview-thanksgiving/

"Layers of cool storytelling": Juan Ferreyra reflects on 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' ahead of departure
David Brooke
October 22, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/22/juan-ferreyra-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-qa/

A saga of family woes, social satire, and Chipotle: Max Huffman unravels 'Dogtangle'
A chat about awful elites, measured satire, embracing the weird, and puppy piles.
Chris Coplan
October 23, 2025 https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/23/dogtangle-max-huffman-feature/

Alejandro Arbona spins the bloody, compelling tale of 'Lake Yellowwood Slaughter'; The new horror OGN is out no via Goats Flying Press.
Chris Coplan
 October 23, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/23/lake-yellowwood-slaughter-qa/

Jordan Thomas and Chris Matthews drop us onto 'Exorcism Island'
Chris Coplan
October 23, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/23/exorcism-island-creator-qa/

A decade after a village clash in India, a new book asks how neighbors become enemies [Joe Sacco]
Andrew Limbong
All Things Considered October 18, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/18/nx-s1-5398023/a-decade-after-a-village-clash-in-india-a-new-book-asks-how-neighbors-become-enemies
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2025/10/20251018_atc_a_decade_after_a_village_clash_in_india_a_new_book_asks_how_neighbors_become_enemies.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5398023