Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/28/2026

Unknown. 1926. ["Bruce Bairnsfather, British cartoonist, is drawing two series of cartoons for the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, New York. One is entitled "Choose Your Own Exit," the other "Troubles They Never Had""]. Editor and Publisher 58 (46; April 10): 50. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-10_58_46/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. [Present blanket service offered by Editors' Feature Service includes comics, "The Old Home Town" by Stanley, "Skippy" by Percy Crosby, "Etta Kett" by Paul Robinson, "Campus Cowboys" by Don Walling, "Girliettes" by Roy Grove; and human interest cartoons by Russell Cole and Messner]. Editor and Publisher 58 (46; April 10): 50. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-10_58_46/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. ["John T. McCutcheon, Chicago Tribune cartoonist, has returned from his Treasure Island estate"]. Editor and Publisher 58 (46; April 10): 50. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-10_58_46/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. Comic Supplement Humor. With this section Editor & Publisher celebrates thirty-two years' success of the coloured comic. Editor and Publisher 58 (47 April 17): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-17_58_47/page/28/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. W. A. White Welcomes "Ding's" Return. Editor and Publisher 58 (46; April 10): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-10_58_46/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. Illustrators To Dine April 16 [Society of Illustrators; Clare Briggs; Rube Goldberg]. Editor and Publisher 58 (47; April 17): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-17_58_47/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. ["Milt Gross' daily comic strip, drawn for the New York World Syndicate now runs under the title "The Feitelbaum Family""]. Editor and Publisher 58 (47, April 17): 64. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-17_58_47/page/62/mode/2up

Thielman, Sam. 2025. In This Offbeat Canadian Town, Stranger Things Lurk: The Teen Detectives and Alien Enigmas of the Nova Scotia-Set "Hobtown Mystery Stories" Return for a Third Supernatural Outing [in print as Those Meddling Kids]. New York Times Sunday Book Review (January 11): 22. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/books/review/hobtown-mystery-series-vol-3-secret-of-the-saucer.html

Feige, Kevin and Jon Favreau. 2023. Iron Man: 15 Years Later with Kevin Feige and Jon Favreau. Marvel Entertainment (May 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bx4O7Ub1GY

Docteur Guido. 2025. Autopsie d'une œuvre : Tome 1 : L'Affaire Tournesol. Nîmes.

Docteur Guido. 2026. Autopsie d'une œuvre : Tome 2, Tintin au Tibet. Nîmes.

Cassiau-Haurie, Christophe, Pierre-Eric Fageol, Frédéric Garan. 2025. Des bulles de BD dans l'océan Indien. De l'histoire à la mémoire. Paris: Karthala.

Kawa-Topor, Xavier, Pascal Vimenet (dir.). 2026. Bande dessinée et cinéma d'animation. Bruxelles: Les Impressions Nouvelles.

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Nickelodeon Sets U.S. Debut of New Pre-K Toon 'Mr. Crocodile' (Exclusive) [Joann Sfar]. Animation Magazine (January 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/nickelodeon-sets-u-s-debut-of-new-pre-k-toon-mr-crocodile-exclusive/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Papercutz to Publish 'Star Wars' Graphic Novels; Plus: Former Dark Horse VP Cara O'Neil Moves to Mad Cave. ICv2 (January 28): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61507/papercutz-publish-star-wars-graphic-novels

Puc, Samantha. 2026. Wynd Gains Over 10k Subscribers in Week 1 on Webtoon [BOOM!]. The Beat (January 28): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wynd-gains-over-10k-subscribers-in-week-1-on-webtoon/

Tison, Hélène. 2026. Book Review - The Color of Paper: Representing Race in the Comics Medium by Chris Gavaler. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (January 28): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/01/book-review-color-of-paper-representing.html

Gavaler, Chris. 2026. The Color of Paper: Representing Race in the Comics Medium. Ohio State University Press.

Freeman, John. 2026. Judge Dredd Megazine Is Heading Back to America. downthetubes (January 27): https://downthetubes.net/judge-dredd-megazine-is-heading-back-to-america/

Unknown. 2026. Top 20 Graphic Novels - Full Year 2025; Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data. ICv2 (January 27): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/61495/top-20-graphic-novels-full-year-2025

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Diamond Holds Nearly $50 Million in Publishers' Consignment Inventory And Other Numbers from the Latest Bankruptcy Filing. ICv2 (January 28): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61503/diamond-holds-nearly-50-million-publishers-consignment-inventory

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Tear-Gassed Comic Book Retailer On The Streets Of Minneapolis; The Viral ICE Protestor from Minneapolis Is Greg Ketter, Founder of DreamHaven Books & Comics, Established in 1977. Bleeding Cool (January 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-tear-gassed-comic-book-retailer-on-the-streets-of-minneapolis/

Lunemann, Nick. 2026. Sales Surge at Minneapolis Bookstore After Resonating Photo of Owner at Protest [DreamHaven Books and Comics]. WCCO - CBS Minnesota (January 26): https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/dreamhaven-books-store-comics-owner-minneapolis-protest/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Tariffs Now Hitting American Comic Book Stores… More To Come? Bleeding Cool (January 27): https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/the-tariffs-now-hitting-american-comic-book-stores-more-to-come/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Tom King & Daniel Sampere's Wonder Woman Looking More Like Prophecy. Bleeding Cool (January 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tom-king-daniel-samperes-wonder-woman-looking-more-like-prophecy/

Unknown. 2026. Paramount Vet Brian Robbins Launches Animation Label Big Shot Pictures with 'Eloise' on Board. Animation Magazine (January 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/paramount-vet-brian-robbins-launches-animation-label-big-shot-pictures-with-eloise-on-board/

Freeman, John. 2026. Tales From the Quarantine: A Statement. downthetubes (January 27): https://downthetubes.net/tales-from-the-quarantine-a-statement/

Freeman, John. 2026. Aardman 50th Anniversary Range Celebrated with Exclusive Merchandise from Forbidden Planet. downthetubes (January 27): https://downthetubes.net/aardman-50th-anniversary-range-celebrated-with-exclusive-merchandise-from-forbidden-planet/

Simpson, Donald. 2026. Process: Megatropolis: Megaton Man and the Good Old Days of 2001 [9/11 Terrorism]. Don Simpson Comix and Stories (January 28): https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/p/process-megatropolis

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Dreamhaven Owner Video Goes Viral, Pokémon Thieves Hit Stores On Both Coasts, Outsider Comics Reopens With New Name; Shop Talk, January 2026. ICv2 (January 28): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61502/dreamhaven-owner-video-goes-viral-pokmon-thieves-hit-stores-both-coasts-outsider-comics-reopens-new-name

Brown, Jeneane. 2026. Galactic Comics & Games Is 20! Statesboro Comic Shop Celebrates Two Decades of Fandom & Friendship [Georgia]. Grice Connect (January 27): https://www.griceconnect.com/amp/local-news/galactic-comics-games-is-20-statesboro-comic-shop-celebrates-two-decades-of-fandom-friendship-11787824

Kodama, Yuko. 2026. Crow's Nest Comics Brings Inclusive Comic Culture to the South End; A Closer Look at How the Judkins Park Comic Shop Builds a Supportive, Community-Centered Space for Queer, Trans, and BIPOC Readers. South Seattle Emerald (January 20): https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/01/20/crows-nest-comics-brings-inclusive-comic-culture-to-the-south-end

Palevsky, Hagai. 2026. Enough With The Socializing, It's Time to Read: Selections from Thought Bubble 2025. TCJ (January 28): https://www.tcj.com/186652-2/

Ketcham, Amaris. 2026. Reading Breast Cancer Comics in the Waiting Room. Autobiographix (January 28): https://autobiographix.substack.com/p/reading-graphic-medicine-in-the-waiting

Sumner, Andrew. 2026. Peter Hogan Delves into His Black Forests, Says Farewell to Resident Alien & Celebrates Tom Strong! Forbidden Planet TV (January 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZjcwcA1T6Q

Zdarsky, Chip. 2026. Chip Zdarsky Introduces Captain America Director's Cut (1990). Chip Zdarsky (January 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRLYcj4Az08

Harper, David. 2026. Chip Chat Vol. 1: The State of the Zdarsky. SKTCHD (January 28): www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ6AwStqOI4

Rodriguez, Robert. 2026. Jon Favreau on Early MCU Foundations & Passion Projects (Iron Man 1+2, Chef). The Director's Chair (January 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCfUaw2IPk

Katchor, Ben. 2026. Tommi Parrish: "Get Rid of Meaning. Your Mind Is a Nightmare That Has Been Eating You . . . ". New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium (440; January 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyL3KClvXVA

Puc, Samantha. 2026. MediaOCD Launches Discotek Deep Dives Initiative to Release Classic Anime on Blu-ray. The Beat (January 28): https://www.comicsbeat.com/mediaocd-launches-discotek-deep-dives-initiative-to-release-classic-anime-on-blu-ray/

Sava, Oliver. 2026. 7 New Comics to Read in February, Including the Revival of Vertigo Comics; Next Month Will Also See Severance's Ezra Claytan Daniels Return to Comics. AV Club (January 28): https://www.avclub.com/february-comics-vertigo-muppets-noir

Parkin, Damon. 2025. Comic Classics, Cosmic Cobwebs [British Stamps]. The Stampcast by Royal Mail (2; November 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsqe5vLEvj4

Garrity, Shaenon K. 2026. Tramps Like Us: PW Talks With Alice Darrow. Publishers Weekly (January 26): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99544-tramps-like-us-pw-talks-with-alice-darrow.html

Garrity, Shaenon K. 2026. It's All Greek: PW Talks with Felicia Day [The Lost Daughter of Sparta]. Publishers Weekly (January 25): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99545-it-s-all-greek-pw-talks-with-felicia-day.html

Kirby, Rob. 2026. Kitchen Comics Confidential: PW Talks to Katriona Chapman. Publishers Weekly (January 11): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99407-kitchen-comics-confidential-pw-talks-to-katriona-chapman.html

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. More to Come 706: Tom Gauld Interview. Publishers Weekly's More to Come (706; January 23): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1402

Kit, Borys. 2026. 'Wonder Man' Stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley Share Secrets Behind Their Chemistry During Lively Heat Vision Live Screening; Creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest Were Also Onhand at the DGA Theater to Discuss Bringing Their Meta Marvel Studios Series to Disney+. Hollywood Reporter (January 28): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/wonder-man-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-ben-kingsley-marvel-1236486424/

Perez, Javier. 2026. Judge Dredd Megazine Is Now Available Through Lunar. The Beat (January 27): https://www.comicsbeat.com/judge-dredd-megazine-is-now-available-through-lunar/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/19/2026

  *Harding, Amber. 2025. DC Comics Axes 'Red Hood' after Writer Cheers Charlie Kirk Assassination. DC Comics cuts ties with trans writer Gretchen Felker-Martin following vile posts about Charlie Kirk's death. Out Kick (September 11): https://www.outkick.com/culture/dc-comics-cancels-red-hood-gretchen-felker-martin-charlie-kirk

  *Hechling, Dan. 2025.DC cancels comic book series after writer posts about Charlie Kirk's death on social media. CNN (September 11): https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/entertainment/dc-comics-red-hood-charlie-kirk

  *Monteil, Abby. 2025. DC Comics Cancels Red Hood over Trans Writer Gretchen Felker-Martin's Charlie Kirk Comments. Them (September 12): https://www.them.us/story/gretchen-felker-martin-dc-comics-red-hood-canceled

  *Zalben, Alex. 2025. DC's 'Red Hood' Cancellation Was for Way More Than Just Three Issues. Comic Book Club (September 11): https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/09/11/dc-comics-red-hood-cancellation-12-issues-two-collections/

  *Bird, Jared. 2026. Interview: Dave Chisholm on Is Ted Ok? The Beat (January 19):  https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-dave-chisholm-on-is-ted-ok/

  *Unknown. 2026. ["Another comic legend has just passed: Belgian-Italian comic artist Dino Attanasio"]. Lambiek (January 17): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GvKfNQs6z/

Bohlen, Teague. 2025. The Boy Who Created The Boy and the Thing and a Lot of Other Things.  Denver writer and artist Mariano Velasco wants to become the next Jim Henson. Westword (September 11): https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/denver-artist-creates-the-boy-and-the-thing-25375282/

Shreibak, Shannon. 2025. Good grief! A 'Peanuts' exhibit is debuting at this Chicago museum on Saturday—here's a first look inside. Time Out (September 11): https://www.timeout.com/chicago/news/good-grief-a-peanuts-exhibit-is-debuting-at-this-chicago-museum-on-saturdayheres-a-first-look-inside-091125

Adams, Erik. 2025. Charlie Brown, 'Peanuts' Gang And Giant Snoopy Doghouse Bring Children's Museum Exhibit To Life. On the eve of their 75th anniversary, Charles M. Schulz's comic-strip creations celebrate empathy and the environment in "Take Care with 'Peanuts': The Exhibit," which opens Saturday at Navy Pier. Block Club Chicago (September 12): https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/12/charlie-brown-peanuts-gang-and-giant-snoopy-doghouse-bring-childrens-museum-exhibit-to-life/

Willetts, James. 2026. Book Review: They Were Chosin: U.S. Marine Cartoonists in the Korean War. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (January 19): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/01/book-review-they-were-chosin-us-marine.html

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. G-Man Comics Joins Philbo Publishing [Distribution]. The Beat (January 19): https://www.comicsbeat.com/g-man-comics-joins-philbo-publishing/

Eddy, D. Emerson. 2026. Classic Comic Compendium: Marvel Universe – The End Is Another Great Thanos Story. The Beat (January 19): https://www.comicsbeat.com/classic-comic-compendium-marvel-universe-the-end-is-another-great-thanos-story/

Quesada, Joe. 2026. Super Secret Tricks of the Trade [Storytelling]. Joe Quesada's Drawing the Line Somewhere (January 18): https://joequesada.substack.com/p/super-secret-tricks-of-the-trade

Cook, Steve. 2026. Jack Kirby's Marvel Comics: Pictures at an Exhibition #3. Secret Oranges (January 19): https://secretoranges.substack.com/p/jack-kirbys-marvel-comics

Unknown. 2026. French Animated Coming-of-Age Series 'Samuel' Sets Netflix Release. Animation Magazine (January 16): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/french-animated-coming-of-age-series-samuel-sets-netflix-release/

Hawthorne, Mike. 2026. Life Studied Episode 30: Live! [Life Drawing Demonstration]. Mike Hawthorne (January 8): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrK9qSxp390

Thomas, Carly. 2026. Roger Allers, 'The Lion King' Co-Director, Dies at 76. Hollywood Reporter (January 18): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/roger-allers-dead-director-the-lion-king-1236477359/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Disney Veteran, 'The Lion King' Director Roger Allers Dies at Age 76. Animation Magazine (January 18): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/disney-veteran-lion-king-co-director-roger-allers-dies-at-age-76/

Johnson, Mindy. 2020. Primary Sources With Director Rob Minkoff and Director Roger Allers. Creative Talent Network (November 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib6e_v2SkUc

Cobbster. 2017. Cobbster Interviews The Lion King's Rob Minkoff & Don Hahn. Collider Podcasts (August 26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4L3v_Mj0-c

Unknown. 2016. Interview With Producer Don Hahn and Becky Cline at D23 Destination D [Director of the Walt Disney Archives]. Attractions Magazine (November 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRkxeucoe_Q

Ward, Caleb and Shelby Ward. 2024. Lion King Director Rob Minkoff Shares Thoughts on AI. The Curious Refuge Podcast (13; June 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo1sMb1kR3c

Unknown. 2024. Meet Shelby Ward - Co-Founder Curious Refuge [AI Film School]. Shoutout LA (July 15): https://shoutoutla.com/meet-shelby-ward-co-founder-curious-refuge/

Martin, George R. R. and Melinda M. Snodgrass, eds. 2025. Wild Cards: House Rules. New York: Random House.

Johnston, Rich. 2026. David Aja, Cover Artist of Mike Deodato's Ultimate Oz, Joins A.I. Talk. Bleeding Cool (January 17): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/david-aja-cover-artist-of-mike-deodatos-ultimate-oz-joins-a-i-talk/

Delsante, Vito and Dean Haspiel. 2026. Vito x Dino: Episode 53 - x Mark Waid. Vito x Dino (January 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqB4xAr4bfw

Jack D. 2026. Stephanie Phillips and Lee Garbett Introduce Daredevil #1. Forbidden Planet TV (January 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3JSnBgLHoA

Liefeld, Rob. 2026. The Rob Liefeld Show – The Whilce Portacio Chat! Robservations With Rob Liefeld (January 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl3PUnNSyyY

Liefeld, Rob. 2026. The Rob Liefeld Show – The Kirkman Manifesto! Part 1 [Creators Rights]. Robservations With Rob Liefeld (January 12): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_419yGw2E

Liefeld, Rob. 2026. The Rob Liefeld Show – The Kirkman Manifesto! Part 2 - The Industry Reacts! [Creators Rights]. Robservations With Rob Liefeld (January 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv_YOU3LIFA

Smith, Barney. 2026. Eric Gapstur, Sort of Super. StoryComic Presents (January 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxdos8c5JYg

Leader, Michael and Jake Cunningham. 2026. Timeless Beauty: A Look Back at Frédéric Back's Oscar-Winning Short, 'The Man Who Planted Trees' (Book Excerpt). Animation Magazine (January 16): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/timeless-beauty-frederic-backs-the-man-who-planted-trees-book-excerpt/

Cunningham, Jake and Michael Leader. 2025. The Animation Atlas: The Ghibliotheque Guide to the World of Animated Film. Welbeck

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. 'Zootopia 2' Becomes the Highest-Grossing Hollywood Animated Feature of All Time. Animation Magazine (January 18): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/zootopia-2-is-the-highest-grossing-hollywood-animated-feature-of-all-time/

Jones, Okla. 2026. Hebru Brantley on Legacy, 'Fields & Phantoms,' and New Graphic Novel. Essence (January 15): https://www.essence.com/art/hebru-brantley-fields-and-phantoms/

Loveridge, Lynzee. 2026. A Tour of World Masterpiece Theater's Historic Nippon Animation Studio. Anime News Network (January 14): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-01-14/a-tour-of-world-masterpiece-theater-historic-nippon-animation-studio/.224842

Red Bard. 2026. Nippon Animation Studio Tour: Where Anime Magic Is Made. Anime News Network (January 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVNySLcSk3Q

Degg, D. D. 2026. AMS Scrubs Graffiti From Site. The Daily Cartoonist (January 19): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/01/18/ams-scrubs-graffiti-from-site/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. We Got Anime 'Among Us' Before That Stacked Hollywood Cast 'Among Us' Cartoon: 'Gnosia' Is Basically the Pandemic-Era Online Multiplayer Game—But With Pretty Anime Waifus, Husbandos, an Actual Alien, and a Talking Dolphin. io9 (January 19): https://gizmodo.com/we-got-anime-among-us-before-that-stacked-hollywood-cast-among-us-cartoon-2000710855

Hald, Malene. 2026. Tegneseriens Hus Kan Løfte Børns Læsning [Denmark; Danish Comic Book Council, House of Cartoons]. Dansk Tegneserieråd (January 19): https://dansktegneserieraad.dk/2026/01/tegneseriens-hus-kan-loefte-boerns-laesning/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Minnesota Cartoonists Mobilize to Share ICE Abuses in Their Communities. The Daily Cartoonist (January 19): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/01/19/minnesota-cartoonists-mobilize-to-share-ice-abuses-in-their-communities/

Ehisen, Rich and Tim Foster. 2026. Jack Ohman: Politics, Cartooning and the New Media Landscape. Capitol Weekly Podcast (444; January 19): https://capitolweekly.net/jack-ohman-cartooning/

Kelly, John. 2026. 'I Can't See Doing This Stuff Just For Fun': The Glenn Head Interview, Part 1. TCJ (January 19): https://www.tcj.com/i-cant-see-doing-this-stuff-just-for-fun-the-glenn-head-interview-part-1/

Goodman, David. 2026. Vermont Conversation: Cartoonist Alison Bechdel on Hope, Humor and 'Waking Up' in Dark Times. Vermont Conversation With David Goodman (January 14): https://vtdigger.org/2026/01/14/vermont-conversation-cartoonist-alison-bechdel-on-cultivating-a-little-oasis-of-queer-freedom/

Harper, David. 2026. Scott Snyder Talks Absolute Batman, Where DC Is and Is Headed, and More on Off Panel. SKTCHD's Off Panel (January 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0srQl4YtGc

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/26/2025

CLAMP's official artbook COLOR KURO is a gorgeous collection of a life's work
By Merve Giray on 11/25/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/clamps-official-artbook-color-kuro-is-a-gorgeous-collection-of-a-lifes-work/

'Zootopia 2' Review: Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin Return for a Blast of a Sequel Full of Delights Both Familiar and New
Frank Scheck
November 25, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/zootopia-2-review-jason-bateman-ginnifer-goodwin-disney-1236434563/

Scott Shaw! looks back at the untold stories of CAMP CANDY
By Mathew Kickstein
The Beat Staff on 11/25/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/john-candy-camp-candy-scott-shaw/

The Beat Digest 11/25/25: MANIAC OF NEW YORK creators reunite
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 11/25/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-112525/

  *Beaumont, Charles. 1955. The Comic World [Dell Comics, Carl Barks, funny animals]. Fortnight Magazine (May): 47-44. online at https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7FLRp4_z4YPNjFSZlhhS3FVc3c/edit?resourcekey=0-T-8XpkwlpebwYlN_X6vaKA

  *Unknown. 1951. Donald Duck 'Ramona' Booster: Comic Strip Artist Uses Local Color [Carl Barks]. Hemet News (April 6): 1, 3. online at https://www.cbarks.dk/thefirstinterview.htm

Interview: Mollie Ray on GIANT and comics activism
 Jared Bird on 11/25/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-mollie-ray-on-giant-and-comics-activism/

The Art and Imagination Behind XENOZOIC TALES With MARK SCHULTZ
Shane Partrick White
BEYOND THE PROCESS
 Nov 19, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fS0KNB4ds4

Colleen Doran Talk ["We Are All Wonder Women!"]
Athens Comics Library
  Oct 1, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zJ7p4RR3sU

Family finds rare Superman comic in attic — it just sold for $9.1M
Anita Blanton
FOX 32 Chicago ChicagoLIVE
 Nov 21, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-52CXCJaCxM

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live: With Special Guest Ray-Anthony Height
Pop Culture Squad November 25 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtFGwsGfgIk

RIP J.D. King – 1951-2025
John Kelly | November 25, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/rip-j-d-king-1951-2025/

Animation Hasn't Been the Same Since 'Toy Story'
Maya Phillips
A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 25, 2025, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: 'Toy Story' Changed the Game for Animation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/movies/toy-story-anniversary-animation.html

  *The Westerner 194, January 1966. Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Whitman Publishing Company. online at https://archive.org/details/the-westerner-194-jan-1966-western-publishing-whitman

  *King Features Syndicate. 1925. Thimble Theatre Now Every Sunday [pre-Popeye advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 57 (50; May 9): 83. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-09_57_50/page/82/mode/2up

Canada Post releases stamps to celebrate country's Graphic Novelists
Dean Simons on 11/25/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/canada-post-releases-stamps-to-celebrate-countrys-graphic-novelists/

Fan-Favorite SUPERMAN writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson goes exclusive with Marvel
Russ Burlingame on 11/25/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/fan-favorite-superman-writer-phillip-kennedy-johnson-goes-exclusive-with-marvel/

The one about comic book page rates – again
Heidi MacDonald on 11/25/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-one-about-comic-book-page-rates-again/

Vault, Mad Cave, Reckah, AWA & Titan's Free Comic Book Day Replacement
SCOOP: Vault, Mad Cave, Reckah and AWA join Titan for their own Free Comic Book Day Replacement, called First Saturday In May or FSIM 2026
 4 Nov 2025  
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/vault-mad-cave-reckah-awa-titans-free-comic-book-day-replacement/

French Government To Look At Restoring A €200,000 Grant To Angoulême; French Culture Minister Rachida Dati to look at restoring a €200,000 government grant back to Angoulême
 24 Nov 2025  
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/french-government-to-look-at-restoring-a-e200000-grant-to-angouleme/

Manga Dealing With Its Own Digital Dilemmas
  Rob Salkowitz on November 24, 2025  
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/61091/manga-dealing-its-own-digital-dilemmas

'Attack On Titan' Publisher On How Manga Is Expanding Its Reach [Kodansha USA]
Rob Salkowitz,
Nov 17, 2025, https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2025/11/17/attack-on-titan-publisher-on-how-manga-is-expanding-its-reach/

KAWS Makes Art for the Tech Bro Era His exhibition at SFMOMA could have examined the collapse of culture at the hands of commodity, but instead it nudges us toward the gift shop. Max Blue
Hyperallergic November 24, 2025
https://hyperallergic.com/1058685/kaws-makes-art-for-the-tech-bro-era-sfmoma/

Babymouse Thriving at 20
By Sally Lodge                
Nov 25, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/99172-babymouse-thriving-at-20.html

  *Albert Wilbur Steele Papers, Mss. WH394, Western History and Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library, 1862-1949. https://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/692

  *Laugen, R. Todd. nd. Wilbur Steele. Colorado Encyclopedia: https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/wilbur-steele#edit-group-full-article

  *Wayne, Frances. 1925. A. Wilbur Steele, Cartoonist of the Denver Post, Is Dead. Denver Post (March 12)

CBR newsletter  Nov 25, 2025
Brian Cronin Shows How Superman Was Able to Go Home for Thanksgiving

Unknown. 1925. ["Paul Pennock, cartoonist, has joined the staff of the Cleveland Times"]. Editor and Publisher 57 (49; May 2): 21. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-02_57_49/page/20/mode/2up

New York Herald Tribune Syndicate. 1925. America's best syndicated features – A Directory for Your Reference [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 57 (48; April 25): 45. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-04-25_57_48/page/44/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. Cartoon That Took $500 Prize [Rollins Kirby; Pulitzer Prize]. Editor and Publisher 57 (49; May 2): 1. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-02_57_49

Unknown. 1925. ["Tom Brown, cartoonist, has signed a contract to furnish the Cosmos New Paper Syndicate, Inc., New York, a two-column daily comic strip called "Obedient Benny""]. Editor and Publisher 57 (48; May 2): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-02_57_49/page/26/mode/2up

  *Russell, Ruth. 1925. Carey Orr Discusses Political Cartoons. Editor and Publisher 57 (49; May 2): 9. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-02_57_49/page/8/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. [""Once upon Time" is the title of the new fairy tale strip by Walter J. Enright which the McClure Newspaper Syndicate announced this week"]. Editor and Publisher 57 (49; May 2): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-02_57_49/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. [Statue of Andy Gump unveiled in Omaha]. Editor and Publisher 57 (49; May 2): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-02_57_49/page/26/mode/2up

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/14/2025

TMNT #13 surpasses 100,000 in orders
  Taimur Dar on 10/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/tmnt-13-surpasses-100000-in-orders/

Jack and Roz Kirby Awards Announced by Comic Art Fans, Kirby Estate and Museum
  Russ Burlingame on 10/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/jack-roz-kirby-awards-2026/

Temporary Gallery Closure and Upcoming Exhibits for 2026
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum October 14, 2025
https://mailchi.mp/5bc2fd7a8d3d/temporary-gallery-closure-and-upcoming-exhibits-for-2026

Forging Indie Comics: A Conversation with Jon Santana of Iron Age Comics
 Drew Mollo, Jeremy Courtney, Kari Sanders, Leo Pond
Splash Pages Comic Book Club October 14 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jju6sWIeVk

Matt Groening on "The Simpsons" turning 37
Seth Doane
CBS Sunday Morning  Oct 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqFpaLYvOMc

Extended interview: "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening
Seth Doane
CBS Sunday Morning  Oct 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln-MdGoHgWA

Jim Zub on Writing for Titan, Conan, & More: NYCC 2025
So Wizard Podcast Oct 13, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHiOCMtmsS4

Jim Zub Talks Comic Books, the Creative Process, Relationships and His Impact on Conan the Barbarian
The Holly Hughes Podcast Oct 7, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbZGJyAypsw

Drew Struzan, Iconic Movie Poster Artist and Favorite of Spielberg and Lucas, Dies at 78
James Hibberd
October 14, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/drew-struzan-dies-movie-posters-1236400361/

With pointed pen and no shortage of ICE news, cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz draws to the moment
The Chicano artist's job, he said, is to hold the power to account and "not to stomp on the helpless."
By Anissa Rivera | arivera@scng.com
 Los Angeles Daily News October 14, 2025  
https://www.dailynews.com/2025/10/13/with-pointed-pen-and-no-shortage-of-ice-news-cartoonist-lalo-alcaraz-draws-to-the-moment/

AWARD ROUNDUP: A lot of LICAFs – and more awards from around the world
Dean Simons on 10/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/award-roundup-licafs-more-international-comics-awards/

J Alex Morrissey from TRADECRAFT  Oct 14, 2025  
EPISODE 248 PAUL POPE
https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-248-paul-pope

Missouri author's new graphic novel leans into 'blood-soaked,' B-movie vibes [Soman Chainani; The School for Good and Evil]
KCUR | By Laura Spencer
April 4, 2025  https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2025-04-04/missouri-authors-new-graphic-novel-leans-into-blood-soaked-b-movie-vibes

Oni Murder Drones $1.5 Million Kickstarter Beats Keanu Reeves' Brzrkr; Oni Press' Murder Drones $1.5 million kickstarter beats out Keanu Reeves' Brzrkr
3 Oct 2025  by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/oni-murder-drones-1-5-million-kickstarter-beats-keanu-reeves-brzrkr/

Interview: Yuki Aoi and Seto Sami of THE APOTHECARY DIARIES – mystery, romance, poison, more
Kari Lane
The Beat 10/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-yuki-aoi-and-seto-sami-of-the-apothecary-diaries-mystery-romance-poison-more/

SWAMP THING COMES TO THE SLAUGHTERVERSE IN DC/BOOM! CROSSOVER: 'Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children'  
Brigid Alverson on October 13, 2025 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60770/swamp-thing-comes-slaughterverse-dc-boom-crossover

THIS WAS THE NYCC WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
 Rob Salkowitz on October 13, 2025  
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/60772/this-was-nycc-weve-all-been-waiting-for

Good Vibes at New York Comic Con
Heidi MacDonald              
Oct 14, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/98838-good-vibes-at-new-york-comic-con.html

37th Harvey Awards Highlight Indie Publishers
By Sam Spratford                
Oct 14, 2025   https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/98840-37th-harvey-awards-highlight-indie-publishers.html

ICV2 WHITE PAPER: IT'S A NEW WORLD
Big Shifts Lead to Good News for Direct Market in 2025
 Brigid Alverson on October 14, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/60775/icv2-white-paper-its-new-world

Comics: The Superheroes of Welcoming Classrooms
It's a bird…It's a plane…It's a champion of diversity!
By: Cindy Long, Senior Writer/Editor
Published: April 4, 2025
First Appeared In NEA Today, October 2025 https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/teaching-with-comics

Declan Shalvey and Rory McConville discuss The Terminator: Metal
Ollie Kaplan
Comics Beat  Oct 5, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb503xBJxo4

47 Copies Of The Rare Superman "Bradman" Comic Found And Auctioned
47 copies of the insanely rare Superman comic, "This Island Bradman", have just been found and listed at auction in England.
  13 Oct 2025
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/47-copies-of-the-rare-superman-bradman-comic-found-and-auctioned/

Watch: 'KPop Demon Hunters' Creator Maggie Kang Talks Sequels, Spin-Offs & More
 Mercedes Milligan
October 13, 2025
 https://gizmodo.com/kpop-demon-hunters-is-sticking-with-animation-2000672093

How "KPop Demon Hunters" Creator Maggie Kang Made Netflix's Biggest Film Ever | UTA Spotlight
David Park
United Talent Agency
  Oct 9, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAIpMsHsksE

'The Twits' Review: Netflix's Animated Roald Dahl Adaptation Goes From Grossly Generic to Surprisingly Political
Margo Martindale and Natalie Portman are among the voice cast for this Phil Johnston-directed version of the beloved author's ickiest book.
Richard Lawson
October 13, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-twits-review-netflix-phil-johnston-natalie-portman-1236399597/

The Beat Digest 10/14/25: Frank Miller is releasing a memoir
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 10/14/2025
https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-101425/

  CBR newsletter  Oct 14, 2025  
 Brian Cronin Interviews Ronda Rousey at New York Comic Con About her Brand-New Graphic Novel

How Ronda Rousey Created A Hero John Wick and Quentin Tarantino Would Embrace
By  Brian Cronin
 Aug 31, 2025
https://www.cbr.com/ronda-rousey-graphic-novel-interview/

"Can We Make a Fight With No Powers and Raise the Stakes Through Character?": Tom King and Ryan Sook on Black Canary: Best of the Best
By  Brian Cronin
Published Nov 20, 2024
https://www.cbr.com/tom-king-and-ryan-sook-on-black-canary-best-of-the-best/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/28/2025

Diamond Debtors vs Sparkle Pop Over "Brazen And Unauthorized Actions"

Diamond Debtors Vs Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop over selling off the consigned comics as "brazen and unauthorized actions"

27 Aug 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-debtors-vs-sparkle-pop-over-brazen-and-unauthorized-actions/

 

THE BIGGEST DIAMOND FEE BILL OF ALL

Investment Bank Raymond James Submits Request for Compensation

Milton Griepp on August 28, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60409/the-biggest-diamond-fee-bill-all

 

'Smiling Friends' Gets Season 3 Premiere Date, First Look From Adult Swim

The animated series from co-creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel centers on co-workers Pim and Charlie.

Ryan Gajewski

August 28, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/smiling-friends-season-3-premiere-date-adult-swim-1236355488/

 

New York Yankees Broadcasters Get Animated for Season 2 of YES Network Kids Show

'HexClad Presents Bronx Buds' Returns for a second season Aug. 9, joined by guest stars and YES broadcasters Michael Kay, John Flaherty, Meredith Marakovits and Nancy Newman.

Connor Merrihew

August 6, 2025  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bronx-buds-cartoon-yes-michael-kay-cameo-1236338800/

 

King of the Hill Is a Texas-size Hit — and Another Season Is Coming

Josef Adalian

Aug. 26, 2025

https://www.vulture.com/article/king-of-the-hill-revival-new-season-ratings.html

 

Mort Todd – RIP

D. D. Degg 

August 27, 2025 

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/08/27/mort-todd-rip/

 

Former Editor of Cracked Magazine And Comic Book Legend Mort Todd Passes Away

Fandom Pulse

Aug 26, 2025

https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/former-editor-of-cracked-magazine

 

Why the world's biggest movie bombed in America ["Ne Zha 2"]

The same epic storytelling conventions that delight moviegoers in China often turn off critics abroad.

By Jeff Yang

August 27, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/27/ne-zha-2-box-office-chinese-mythology/

 

Joe Casey Writes  Aug 28, 2025 

DANCING WITH DC'S "FINAL" CRISIS

https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/dancing-with-dcs-final-crisis

 

'How do you decide who you're going to be when you get up in the morning?'

How one piece of advice from Edward Sorel in 2022 changed my career and helped me finally find my own style.

Jason Chatfield

Aug 28 2025

https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/how-do-you-decide-who-youre-going-33c

 

Matt Madden from Build Your Own Labyrinth: Constraints and Creativity  Aug 28, 2025

Haiku Comics

https://mattmadd.substack.com/p/haiku-comics

 

JoAnn McLaughlin of Disney Consumer Products on capturing the nostalgic vibe of The Fantastic Four: First Steps through apparel, toys and more

Billy Langsworthy, Brands Untapped  24.08.25

https://www.brandsuntapped.com/joann-mclaughlin-of-disney-consumer-products-on-capturing-the-nostalgic-vibe-of-the-fantastic-four-first-steps-through-apparel-toys-and-more/

 

Laura Adnitt on the development – and success – of Story House Egmont's Disney Stitch magazine

Ian Downes, Brands Untapped 26.08.25

https://www.brandsuntapped.com/laura-adnitt-on-the-development-and-success-of-story-house-egmonts-disney-stitch-magazine/

 

The Cabbie vs. Night Zero [Spain, England, 2000AD]

Hagai Palevsky | August 28, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/the-cabbie-vs-night-zero/

 

Reviews: Cover Story: The 2000 AD Design Art of Robin Smith

Tom Shapira | August 28, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/reviews/cover-story-the-2000-ad-design-art-of-robin-smith/

   

Anime NYC 2025 Is The Room Where Everything Happens, For Manga and Anime
Erica Friedman on 08/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/anime-nyc-2025-is-the-room-where-everything-happens-for-manga-and-anime/

Kirby @ 108 Or, What I'm Doing Now that My Summer Vacation is Over
  charles hatfield
28 August 2025
https://kirbystudies.org/2025/08/28/kirby-108/

Kirby @ 108 Or, What I'm Doing Now that My Summer Vacation is Over
Charles Hatfield
Hand of Fire blog 28 August 2025
https://kirbystudies.org/2025/08/28/kirby-108/

AnimeNYC 2025: Beyond Miyazaki: The Directors of Studio Ghibli
Jeremy Fuscaldo
The Beat  08/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/animenyc-2025-beyond-miyazaki-the-directors-of-studio-ghibli/

NYCC 2025 Professional Programming Announced
Aug 27, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5516

'Call Me By Your Name' Graphic Novel Lands with Faber
Aug 27, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5515

    Fanbase Press Interviews Damian Alexander on the Upcoming Release of the Graphic Novel, 'Absolutely Everything,' with Lerner's Graphic Universe
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    August 28, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57307-fanbase-press-interviews-damian-alexander-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-graphic-novel-absolutely-everything-with-lerners-graphic-universe/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Brian Gonsar on the Upcoming Release of the Middle Grade Graphic Novel, 'Dracula's Brunch Club,' with Oni Press
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    August 22, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57291-fanbase-press-interviews-brian-gonsar-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-middle-grade-graphic-novel-draculas-brunch-club-with-oni-press/

The Longest-Running Rafiki Says Goodbye to 'The Lion King'
Laura Collins-Hughes
Photographs and Video by Amir Hamja
    A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 28, 2025, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Her Long Run as Rafiki Ends.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/theater/tshidi-manye-lion-king-rafiki.html

The Lois Lane Test
There are a few key criteria by which one can judge a Lois Lane depiction... and, in turn, our understanding of any Superman narrative.
 J.L. Akagi
 Reactor August 25, 2025
https://reactormag.com/the-lois-lane-test/

Can You help Rebuild Rochester's Get Ready Comics? [British store]
John Freeman on August 28, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/can-you-help-rebuild-rochesters-get-ready-comics/

In Memoriam: Comic Artist Dave Taylor
John Freeman on August 27, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-comic-artist-dave-taylor/

Interview: Dave Taylor On The All-New World Of Megatropolis
9th September 2020
https://2000ad.com/news/interview-dave-taylor-on-the-all-new-world-of-megatropolis/

BCP Interview – Dave Taylor
Craig Neilson-Adams (aka Ceej)
September 3, 2013
https://bigcomicpage.com/2013/09/03/bcp-interview-dave-taylor/

Stephenson and Taylor Resurrect "Nowhere Men" [Interview]
By Kyle Welch | December 17th, 2015
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/nowhere-men-interview/

SPX 2025: Panel and Workshop Schedule
Dean Simons on 08/28/2025  https://www.comicsbeat.com/spx-2025-panel-and-workshop-schedule/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/27/2025

DIAMOND ASKS COURT TO ORDER SPARKLE POP TO STOP SELLING CONSIGNMENT INVENTORY And Order Payment, Assess Fees, Punitive Damages

Milton Griepp on August 27, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60396/diamond-asks-court-order-sparkle-pop-stop-selling-consignment-inventory

 

Diamond fires back: "Sparkle Pop's brazen and unauthorized actions must be stopped."

Heidi MacDonald on 08/26/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/diamond-fires-back-sparkle-pops-brazen-and-unauthorized-actions-must-be-stopped/

 

WEBTOON CUTS LOSSES IN Q2 With English App Use Growth

Milton Griepp on August 27, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60399/webtoon-cuts-losses-q2

 

Wings Of Fire: Darkstalker Gets A 600,000 Graphic Novel Print Run

The Wings Of Fire: Darkstalker graphic novel by Tui T. Sutherland and Jake Parker gets a 600,000 print run from Scholastic Graphix in October

  26 Aug 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/wings-of-fire-darkstalker-gets-a-600000-graphic-novel-print-run/

 

Inside The World Of Raina Telgemeier Memoir Gets A 200,000 Print Run

Facing Feelings: Inside The World of Raina Telgemeier gets a 200,000 print run from Scholastic Graphix

26 Aug 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/inside-the-world-of-raina-telgemeier-memoir-gets-a-200000-print-run/

 

InvestiGators: Case Files Graphic Novel Gets A Half Million Print Run

InvestiGators: Case Files graphic novel by John Patrick Green, Steve Behling, and Chris Fenoglio gets a half million print run

26 Aug 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/investigators-case-files-graphic-novel-gets-a-half-million-print-run/

 

Diamond Must Now Act Against Each Publisher Before Liquidating Comics

It has been confirmed that Diamond Comic Distributors Inc., the debtor in this bankruptcy, must now act individually against each publisher before liquidating all their comics.

26 Aug 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-must-now-act-against-each-publisher-before-liquidating-comics/

 

Who Drew the Classic Topps Baseball Cartoons? Part I [sports]

August 26, 2025 By Eric White

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/who-drew-the-classic-topps-baseball-cartoons-part-i/

 

What's Driving You Crazy? – Nationwide attention in an unusual place for the issue of cars and pedestrians ["Pearls Before Swine"].

Nathan Tannenbaum,

8NewsNow / KLAS Aug 25, 2025

https://www.8newsnow.com/traffic/driving-you-crazy/whats-driving-you-crazy-nationwide-attention-in-an-unusual-place-for-the-issue-of-cars-and-pedestrians/

 

Ricardo Liniers on Macanudo, Music, and Making Comics a Daily Tightrope Walk

August 22, 2025

By Alex Garcia

https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2025/08/22/ricardo-liniers-on-macanudo-music-and-making-comics-a-daily-tightrope-walk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvXUXmUSyBI

 

Whittie Writer & Cartoonist Explores Modern Kinship in New Book

In her book "Kin," due out in November, Sophie Lucido Johnson '08 encourages us to deepen our everyday relationships

By Tara Roberts with original illustrations for Whitman Magazine by Sophie Lucido Johnson '08

Aug 25, 2025

https://www.whitman.edu/whitman-stories/whitman-magazine/fall-2025/whittie-writer-and-cartoonist-explores-modern-kinship-in-new-book

 

Interview with Julie Campbell

"Nature always influences everything I create, even if it's a fantasy"

Amaris Ketcham

Aug 27

2025 https://autobiographix.substack.com/p/interview-with-julie-campbell

 

Off Panel #514: Slow Horses with Ed Brubaker

 David Harper

August 27, 2025

https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-514-slow-horses-with-ed-brubaker/

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Ed_Brubaker_2025.mp3

 

Japan's Toei Animation Launching Osaka Studio in Pursuit of Fresh Talent

Mercedes Milligan

August 26, 2025  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/japans-toei-animation-launching-osaka-studio-in-pursuit-of-fresh-talent/

 

'Flow' Co-Writer, Producer on Its Impact on Latvia, Follow-up 'Limbo,' Co-Directing 'I Love You, Lex Fridman!'

Matīss Kaža discusses his Dream Well Studio and Trickster Pictures and movies beyond 'Flow': "There's this other wonderful cinema to discover for everyone, too."

Georg Szalai

August 26, 2025  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/flow-follow-up-limbo-producer-interview-lex-fridman-film-1236343696/

 

'It has to get ugly in order for it to be beautiful sometimes': Mike Curato on his latest, Gaysians

Alex Dueben | August 27, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/it-has-to-get-ugly-in-order-for-it-to-be-beautiful-sometimes-mike-curato-on-his-latest-gaysians/

 

 SCOTT SHAW! | PENCIL TO PENCIL 5/27/25
JAMAR NICHOLAS, STEVE CONLEY and MIKE MANLEY
Pencil to Pencil Aug 27 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVn8LnLU7v8

Spend a day with us in our comic book studio!
Liela del Duca
Helioscope PDX Aug 27, 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBXeUAj6LOE

Immortal Legend Batman | Interview with Kyle Higgins | DC
DC Comics Aug 25, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ncOLKXmSM

What is a Publishing Aggregator? Comic Industry Insiders LIVE
Atom Freeman and Brian Garside
Prana: Direct Market Solutions
Comic Industry Insiders LIVE,    Aug 26, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KJa45Ajtr8

Off Panel #514: Slow Horses with Ed Brubaker
SKTCHD
Aug 27, 2025 Off Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uaeJADwG1k

Off Panel #513: Off the Grid with Jesse Lonergan
SKTCHD
 Aug 25, 2025 Off Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJGeXDCUtcM

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live: With Special Guests Mark Morales & Todd Harris [The Magical]
Pop Culture Squad
 Aug 26, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLxkokBra_U

Sports & Action Comics with Laura Gao - SAW Free Friday Night Comics Workshop
Sequential Artists Workshop
Aug 22, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdwpcdIbwBI

Fabian Nicieza introduces FREE AGENTS!
Forbidden Planet TV
Aug 22, 2025 Conversations with Andrew Sumner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZPhlTrXPLU

VITO x DINO: Episode 32 - Jack Kirby (Pt 2)
Vito Delsante
 Aug 25, 2025 VITO X DINO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPRlPPpTsmc

Paul Cornell Builds Worlds: From Commando to Nessie to Comics' Next Wave
wordballoon
Aug 26, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srfc4GYlqko

Interview with Comic Art Collector Roland Benton
CAF+ Aug 26, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uDyTfNHG_o

Live Art Sale and Chat with Comic Artist Kevin Nowlan
CAF+  Aug 23, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPiyXiNnK3s

A Comic Book Page I Love From Uncanny X-Men #201 with Clayton Henry
CAF+ Aug 22, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b45_T9O140A

Words, Images, & Worlds with Michelle Lodge & Michael Bardo [Fantastic Freaks]
Jason DeHart
Aug 21, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQBU9Zljh4

Words, Images, & Worlds with R. Alan Brooks
Jason DeHart
Aug 27, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IbGRL1VC0

The Most Unique Comic Shop in NJ!
Collectors Confessions
 Aug 26, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dRDE5LzztY

Cats, Ninjas & Demons: The Weird Mix Behind Kuro Shouri [Kristin Laflin (aka Kikirini); webcomic]
Barney Smith
Storycomic Presents, Aug 21, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfInZx05DNc

Using AI To Animate Your Own Characters A Journey Into Six AI Models
hilary price
 Aug 25, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpQtrnYLL0A

Stories from Ireland: Frank Miller at Dublin Comic Con and the Tallaght Academy of Sequential Art
James Bacon on August 26, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/stories-from-ireland-frank-miller-at-dublin-comic-con-and-the-tallaght-academy-of-sequential-art/

King Cobra, DC Thomson superhero, returns
John Freeman on August 26, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/king-cobra-dc-thomson-superhero-returns/

How Marvel's Huge Budget for 'Eternals' Actually Worked Against It
The experience taught director Chloé Zhao that bigger isn't always better.
By Sabina Graves
August 27, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/how-marvels-huge-budget-for-eternals-actually-worked-against-it-2000649299

James Gunn's Superman walked so that his Peacemaker could fuck
The writer-director took his DCU from saving squirrels to snorting coke and hanging dong in the space of a month. Is there a method to his madness?
By William Hughes  |  August 27, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/james-gunn-superman-walked-so-peacemaker-could-screw

Corto Maltese Sets Sail at Fantagraphics
By Dean Simons                
Aug 27, 2025 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/98448-corto-maltese-sets-sail-at-fantagraphics.html

Emotional Autobiography: PW Talks with Diane DiMassa
By Rob Kirby              
Aug 27, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/98450-emotional-autobiography-pw-talks-to-diane-dimassa.html

From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: A Latinx Comics Anthology
Edited by Frederick Luis Aldama and Angela Sánchez. Mad Creek, $22.95 (200p) ISBN 978-0-8142-5948-1
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780814259481

Disney Adults: Exploring (and Falling in Love with) a Magical Subculture
A.J. Wolfe. Gallery, $28.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-6680-6921-9
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781668069219

The Architect's Epiphany
Chi-Kit Kwong and Chi-Ho Kwong, trans. from the Chinese by Book Buddy Media. Nakama, $10.99 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-5458-1902-9
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781545819029

'Black Mirror' Is Becoming A Graphic Novel — Get A Free Sneak Peek
Leslie Katz,
Aug 14, 2025,  https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2025/08/14/black-mirror-is-becoming-a-graphic-novel---get-a-free-sneak-peek/

DC Comics Sees An 'Absolute' Success
By Susana Polo                
Aug 27, 2025 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/98487-dc-comics-s-absolute-success.html

How the legacy of beloved Hong Kong comic strip Old Master Q lives on
Alfonso Wong's beloved comic strip still resonates with generations of Hongkongers nostalgic for a simpler time
Paul French
 17 Aug 2025
https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3321945/how-legacy-beloved-hong-kong-comic-strip-old-master-q-lives

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/20/2025

HORROR WEEK 2025: HORROR COMICS DOLLARS UP 25% In Year-Over-Year ICv2 Analysis

  Brigid Alverson, Milton Griepp on August 19, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/60333/horror-week-2025-horror-comics-dollars-up-25

 

Sparkle Pop Files Motion to Quash Trial Subpoena in Diamond Bankruptcy

  19 Aug 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/sparkle-pop-files-motion-to-quash-trial-subpoena-in-diamond-bankruptcy/

 

DIAMOND DEBTORS ESTATE IN 'ADMINISTRATIVE INSOLVENCY JEOPARDY'

'Books Are a Mess'

  Milton Griepp on August 20, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60336/diamond-debtors-estate-administrative-insolvency-jeopardy

 

IMAGE SETTLES WITH DIAMOND ON CONSIGNMENT INVENTORY

As Eventful Hearing Continues for Third Day Wednesday

Milton Griepp on August 20, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60337/image-settles-diamond-consignment-inventory

The Day in Diamond: Image settles and the Second Great Mystery

Heidi MacDonald on 08/20/2025  https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-day-in-diamond-image-settles-and-the-second-great-mystery/

 

Diamond Throws Ad Populum Under the Bus and More in a Released Transcript

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Brett

https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/08/16/diamond-throws-ad-populum-under-the-bus-and-more-in-a-released-transcript/

 

Image's Diamond Agreement… Not Like the Others

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Brett

https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/08/19/images-diamond-agreement-not-like-the-others/

 

Diamond's consignment plan stayed until 9/30 but they are running out of time and money

Heidi MacDonald on 08/20/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/diamonds-consignment-plan-stayed-until-9-30-but-they-are-running-out-of-time-and-money/

 

17 Cartoonists File Lawsuit Against Cadence Comic Art [original art dealer]

Alan Gardner 

 August 19, 2025 

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/08/19/17-cartoonists-file-lawsuit-against-cadence-comic-art/

 

New 'Archie' Movie Set at Universal Pictures

'Spider-Verse' producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are behind the studio pic based on the Archie comic books about Archie, Veronica, Betty and their friends, with Archie Comics producing.

Etan Vlessing

August 20, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/archie-movie-universal-pictures-1236348689/

 

Box Office: 'KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along' Books Over 1,700 Cinemas, 1,000 Shows Sell Out

Netflix is hosting the special two-day event in North America over the Aug. 22-24 weekend. The sing-along screenings will also play in theaters in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.

Pamela McClintock

August 19, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kpop-demon-hunters-singalong-box-office-sells-out-1236348539/

 

From Avengers to Conan: Jim Zub's Storytelling Journey

Splash Pages Comic Book Club

May 13, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/live/3xcS8j40DAk

 

Comic book about a Black cowboy showcases the spirit of the American West

"Nat Love: A Cowboy's Life" blends comic books and Black history.

Colette Bordelon

Feb 27, 2025

https://www.denver7.com/news/black-history-month/comic-book-about-a-black-cowboy-showcases-the-spirit-of-the-american-west

 

Fish Out of Water: 'ChaO' Director Yasuhiro Aoki Dives into Studio4°C's Acclaimed Movie [Exclusive]

By Blake Simons

August 19, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/fish-out-of-water-chao-director-yasuhiro-aoki-dives-into-studio4cs-acclaimed-movie/

This article was written for the

September-October '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 352).

 

Cartoonist turns pain into memoir with humour and hope [Gabrielle Drolet, Canada]

Ty Dilello

  Winnipeg Sun  Aug 19, 2025

https://winnipegsun.com/entertainment/books/cartoonist-turns-pain-into-memoir-with-humour-and-hope?itm_source=entertainment

 

Chronicling Caniff

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on September 11, 2007

By Peter Sanderson -- Publishers Weekly, 9/11/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071117073707/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6477208.html

 

Maintenance: From the Web to Hollywood [Jim Massey, webcomic]

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on October 9, 2007 

by Trevor Soponis -- Publishers Weekly, 10/9/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071214234202/http:/www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6488202.html

 

A Full House at the Movie-Con [SDCC]

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on July 31, 2007

By Heidi MacDonald -- Publishers Weekly, 7/31/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071218112007/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6464493.html

 

The Return of the King [Jack Kirby biography]

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on November 13, 2007 By Peter Sanderson -- Publishers Weekly, 11/13/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071217095348/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6500260.html

 

Marvel, Del Rey Team for Manga X-men

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on December 11, 2007 

By Heidi MacDonald -- Publishers Weekly, 12/11/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20080129043727/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6511363.html

 

Schulz and Peanuts Unshelled [ Michaelis biography]

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on September 18, 2007

By Peter Sanderson -- Publishers Weekly, 9/18/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071215120520/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6479284.html

 

CMX Manga Line Hits Stride

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on August 7, 2007 

By Ed Chavez -- Publishers Weekly, 8/7/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071109101742/http:/www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6466163.html

 

 
Interview with Comic Creator and Art Collector Phil Hester
Bill Cox
CAF+ August 19 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tfu_JYGuOU

Ryan Coogler Expands on Wakandan History in Eyes of Wakanda
Brad Winderbaum
Marvel Entertainment  Aug 20, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G23NzupG84

Wylam, Robert (dir.) and Jonathan Winters (narr.). 1979.
The World of Comic Books [Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, Neal Adams, Denny O'Neil, Julie Schwartz, John Romita Jr, Jack C. Harris, Mike Gold, Trevor Von Eden, Frank Giacoia, Jim Steranko].
Mediavision.
Short version online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQo163yzbDI

The Legacy of Mister Oswald
Annie Palmer
Hardware Retailing February 28, 2025 https://hardwareretailing.com/the-legacy-of-mister-oswald/

The Life and Legacy of Mister Oswald
Lindsey Thompson
Hardware Retailing January 16, 2025
https://hardwareretailing.com/mister-oswald/

Dan Tratensek
Episode 43 - Rob Stolzer [on Mister Oswald]
NHPA's Taking Care of Business  6/21/2021
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-43-rob-stolzer/id1455263082?i=1000526279802

BLERD ALERT! A History Of Black Celebs In Comic Book Culture
As a special 'BLERD ALERT!' for Black History Month, we look at the history of Black Hollywood's love for comic book culture over time.
Written by Keenan Higgins
February 28, 2025
https://blackamericaweb.com/2025/02/28/blerd-alert-history-black-celebrities-in-comic-book-culture/

'KPop Demon Hunters' Singer-Songwriter EJAE on "Golden" Hitting No. 1 on Hot 100: "I Cried All Day"
Nicole Fell
August 20, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/kpop-demon-hunters-ejae-hot-100-golden-1236349145/

Off Panel #504: Slip and Slide with Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan (Video Edition)
SKTCHD
 Aug 20, 2025 Off Panel  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8RNoILSoZM

Alex Saviuk Returns | Pencil To Pencil 8/20/25
Jamar Nicholas, Steve Conley and Mike Manley
Pencil to Pencil August 20 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrMX35I3lSI

August 19, 2025 by Gil Roth
Episode 650 – Dan Goldman

Virtual Memories Show 650:
Dan Goldman
https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-650-dan-goldman
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_650_-_Dan_Goldman.mp3

2025 Ringo Awards nominations announced
Heidi MacDonald on 08/20/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/2025-ringo-awards-nominations-announced/

James Gunn Takes Rainn Wilson Inside His DC Cinematic Universe
By Rainn Wilson
August 19, 2025
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/television/james-gunn-takes-rainn-wilson-inside-his-dc-cinematic-universe

'The Penguin' Team Had Talks About Bringing in Robert Pattinson's Batman
Matt Reeves and Lauren LeFranc tried to fit the Caped Crusader into the show, but it just didn't work.
By Germain Lussier
August 20, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/the-penguin-team-had-talks-about-bringing-in-robert-pattinsons-batman-2000645717

'Ne Zha II' Review: Michelle Yeoh Helps Voice Overly Busy English-Dubbed Sequel to Chinese Blockbuster
Frank Scheck
August 20, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/ne-zha-ii-review-michelle-yeoh-1236345564/

John Cena Digs Into Peacemaker's Big 'Suicide Squad' Kill
The 'Peacemaker' star opens up on where Chris stands after killing Rick Flag Jr. and how it impacts season two.
By Sabina Graves
io9 August 20, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/john-cena-digs-into-peacemakers-big-suicide-squad-kill-2000645340

John Cena Breaks Down Peacemaker's Biggest Moments
GQ Aug 19, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkT9ZnJNy3E

Off Panel #503: Fun and Fundamental with Eitan Manhoff (Video Edition) [ Cape and Cowl Comics store]
SKTCHD  Aug 20, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CG2bn-xvFU