Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/17/2026

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. The Art of Graphic Medicine With Maureen Burdock: On Insomnia, Memory, and Turning Personal Struggle Into Powerful Graphic Nonfiction. GraphicMemoirBlog (April 17): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/the-art-of-graphic-medicine-with

Freeman, John. 2026. Giant of British Football Comics Interviewed [Barrie Mitchell]. downthetubes (April 17): https://downthetubes.net/giant-of-british-football-comics-interviewed/

Richard, Matt and Paul Richardson. 2026. An Interview With Barrie Mitchell (and Breakfast With Ian Vosper!). British Football Comics (129; April 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzGSQX85yQw

Gossett, Christian, David Hyde, and Kris Simon. 2026. Johnnie Christmas on Netflix's Midnight Mass!. Superfan Podcast (9; April 17): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/superfan-podcast-ep-09

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 04/17/26: Mad Cave Introduces Mister Nemo. The Beat (April 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-041726/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Kibbles ‘n’ Diamond 4/17/26: The Week in Stuff, Ben 10 and More. The Beat (April 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/kibbles-n-diamond-4-17-26-the-week-in-stuff-ben-10-and-more/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comic Book Industry Reaction To This Week's Marvel Comics Firings. Bleeding Cool (April 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-industry-reaction-to-this-weeks-marvel-comics-firings/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Exclusive: Sami DeMonster Joins Tiny Onion. The Beat (April 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-sami-demonster-joins-tiny-onion/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. DC Expands Lead Over Marvel in Q1 2026 Market Shares. ICv2 (April 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62162/dc-expands-lead-over-marvel

Puc, Samantha. 2026. Interview: Mahjong Pros’ Harrison Doan Details Its New Manga Division. The Beat (April 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-mahjong-pros-harrison-doan-details-its-new-manga-division/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. ComicConnect’s Death of Superman Art Auction Sees Record Sales. Scoop (April 14): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comicconnects-death-of-superman-art-auction-sees-record-sales/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning Points [176]. Scoop (April 16): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-176/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Hardball Hebrews Exhibit Has Difficulty Finding Venue [baseball]. Daily Cartoonist (April 16): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/16/hardball-hebrews-exhibit-has-difficulty-finding-venue/

Maas, Jennifer. 2026. ‘The Phantom’ Live-Action TV Series in the Works From Filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, King Features (EXCLUSIVE). Variety (April 17): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-phantom-live-action-tv-series-reginald-hudlin-1236724486/

Burscough, Clark. 2026. The Cham-Cham — This Week’s Links. TCJ (April 17): https://www.tcj.com/the-cham-cham-this-weeks-links/

Kartalopoulos, Bill. 2026. Comics & Lettrism, March 31, 2026. New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium (448; April 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNYxuNlJKUA

Coplan, Chris. 2026. On Motherhood, Codependency, and Southern Magic: Excavating the Roots of ‘The Cutting Garden’; Creators Darcy Van Poelgeest and Erin Connally show us the undeniable OGN they’ve cultivated ahead of this fall’s release. AIPT (April 14): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/04/14/the-cutting-garden-feature/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Puberty, Social Outcasts, and Superpowers: Lee Loughridge and Marz, Jr. Discuss ‘The Adequates’; The newest, most wonderfully awkward superhero team debuts this week. AIPT (April 14): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/04/14/the-adequates-creator-qa/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Skybound Editor Alex Antone Talks ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Sets 1+2’ Ahead of Final Kickstarter Surge; The massive collection collects the first 300 issues of ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.’ AIPT (April 14): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/04/14/g-i-joe-compendium-qa/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Decapitation Celebration: Andrew MacLean Talks 10-Year Anniversary and New Volume of ‘Head Lopper’. AIPT (April 16): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/04/16/head-lopper-2026-feature/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Sit Down for a Slab of ‘Ruffian Meat’: Organizer Aaron Losty Previews New Indie Horror Anthology. AIPT (April 16): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/04/16/ruffian-meat-kickstarter-qa/

Fitch, Alex and Louise Curran. 2026. Jane Austen in Pictures: Two Graphic Biographies Bring the Novelist’s Life to the Page. The Conversation (April 13): https://theconversation.com/jane-austen-in-pictures-two-graphic-biographies-bring-the-novelists-life-to-the-page-278006

Puc, Samantha. 2026. So Many Big Feelings: PW Talks With Jules Scheele [in print as Jules Scheele]. Publishers Weekly (April 13): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100136-so-many-big-feelings-pw-talks-with-jules-scheele.html

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/2/2026

Matanle, Peter, Kuniko Ishiguro, and Leo McCann. 2014. Popular Culture and Workplace Gendering among Varieties of Capitalism: Working Women and their Representation in Japanese Manga. Gender, Work and Organization 21 (5): 472-489. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12050 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gwao.12050

Ito, Kinko. 2005. A History of Manga in the Context of Japanese Culture and Society. The Journal of Popular Culture 38 (3): 456-475. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.2005.00123.x and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3840.2005.00123.x

Ogi, Fusami. 2003. Female Subjectivity and Shoujo (Girls) Manga (Japanese Comics): Shoujo in Ladies' Comics and Young Ladies' Comics. The Journal of Popular Culture 36 (4): 780-803. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-5931.00045 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1540-5931.00045

Ito, Kinko. 2002. The World of Japanese Ladies' Comics: From Romantic Fantasy to Lustful Perversion. The Journal of Popular Culture 36 (1): 68-85. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-5931.00031 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1540-5931.00031

Blackmore, Tim. 1998. McCay's McChanical Muse: Engineering Comic-Strip Dreams. The Journal of Popular Culture 32 (1): 15-38. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_15.x and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_15.x

Grigsby, Mary. 1998. Sailormoon: Manga(Comics) and Anime(Cartoon) Superheroine Meets Barbie: Global Entertainment Commodity Comes to the United States. The Journal of Popular Culture 32 (1): 59-80. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_59.x and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_59.x

 Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Animation y'all expo returns to Nashville; Tennessee declares 'Animation day'. Animation Magazine (April 1): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/animation-yall-expo-returns-to-nashville-tennessee-declares-animation-day/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. MAD about DC short film starring Chip Zdarsky released. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/mad-about-dc-movie/

Maier, Dana Jeri. 2026. Letter #31: To Richard Thompson from Dana Jeri Maier. Skipping to the Fun Parts and Letters to Dead Authors & Artists (April 2): https://letterstodeadartists.substack.com/p/letter-31-to-richard-thompson-from

Holub, Christian. 2026. Brooklyn to get its own comic convention this fall. Publishers Weekly (April 2): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100069-a-new-comic-convention-is-coming-to-brooklyn-later-in-2026.html

Puc, Samantha. 2026. New comics nonprofit BODEGA launches Brooklyn expo of comics. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/new-comics-nonprofit-bodega-launches-brooklyn-expo-of-comics/

O'Brien, Jim. 2026. In review: Guido Crepax – "We loved you so much, Valentina" at the Galerie Martel, Brussels. downthetubes (April 1): https://downthetubes.net/in-review-guido-crepax-we-loved-you-so-much-valentina-at-the-galerie-martel-brussels/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Screen Australia backs animated series & short in narrative content funding round. Animation Magazine (April 1): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/screen-australia-backs-animated-series-short-in-narrative-content-funding-round/

Mark. 2026. Declan Shalvey interview - writer of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Baroness #1. Talking Joe (April 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99o5GFiZevQ

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Season 2 of animated kids' series 'Odo' flies to Angel premiere. Animation Magazine (April 1): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/season-2-of-animated-kids-series-odo-flies-to-angel-premiere/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Dennis the Menace's April fools prank. Daily Cartoonist (April 1): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/01/dennis-the-menaces-april-fools-prank/

Collins, Michele. 2026. Cartoonist shares his artistic journey at Solon Historical Society program [Ron Hill]. Chagrin Valley Today (April 2): https://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/article_caeca515-1171-4918-b622-743dcaa4c5ca.html

Viau, Dennis. 2026. C2E2 2026 photos – part 1-2: Friday. Scoop (April 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62022/c2e2-2026-photos-part-1, and https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62021/c2e2-2026-photos-part-2

Baxi, Steve. 2026. Trade rating: The Complete 2000AD By Alan Moore Vol 1 – Future Shocks & Other Stories. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/trade-rating-the-complete-2000ad-by-alan-moore-vol-1-future-shocks-other-stories/

Powell, Nancy. 2026. Animation legend Willie Ito on Disney, Hanna-Barbera, and the two-decade journey of Hello Maggie. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wca-26-animation-legend-willie-ito-on-disney-hanna-barbera-and-the-two-decade-journey-of-hello-maggie/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Avengers: Armageddon #1 to come with free Magic: The Gathering card. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/avengers-armageddon-mtg/

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Comics crowdfunding round-up: Iron Barge, Bixby Grant, The Royal, and two more projects you'll love!. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-iron-barge-bixby-grant-the-royal-and-two-more-projects-youll-love/

Serrano Denis, Gabriel. 2026. Interview: The Nocturnals return! Dan Brereton talks newest chapter Darkly. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-nocturnals-brereton-darkly/

McGuire, Liam. 2026. Jorge Fornés talks writing 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions — Firefly' #1. Comic Frontier (April 2): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/jorge-forn-s-talks-writing-debut-with-g-i-joe-a-real-american-hero-sssilent-missions-firefly-1

Unknown. 2026. The return of CAB? New Brooklyn nonprofit announced debut of comics show, award, magazine. TCJ (April 2): https://www.tcj.com/the-return-of-cab-new-brooklyn-nonprofit-announced-debut-of-comics-show-award-magazine/

Wertz, Julia. 2026. Social-media advertisements vs. reality: Postpartum-clothes edition. New Yorker (April 2): https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/social-media-advertisements-vs-reality-postpartum-clothes-edition

Gorga, Jon. 2026. MoCCA Festival '26 report and all the Awards of Excellence winners. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/mocca-festival-26-report-and-all-the-awards-of-excellence-winners/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Graphic novel sales rose 28.5% in Q1 2026. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-sales-rose-28-5-in-q1-2026/

Brill, Pamela. 2026. Jenny Han's 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' gets the graphic novel treatment. Publishers Weekly (April 2): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/100068-jenny-han-s-to-all-the-boys-i-ve-loved-before-gets-the-graphic-novel-treatment.html

Spratford, Sam. 2026. HarperCollins partners with 'AI-powered' animation house Toonstar. Publishers Weekly (April 2): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100065-harpercollins-partners-with-ai-powered-animation-house-toonstar.html

Unknown. 2026. The secret history of Tim Burton's "Superman lives". Adam Savage's Tested (March 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icldbf-UHXY

McFarlane, Todd and Alex Ross. 2026. Todd McFarlane: Why comics needed Kingdom Come. Todd McFarlane (April 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPyGvfYWYGo

Smith, Barney. 2026. The origin story behind Cosmic Wars (it started when he was 12) [Samuel Vera]. Story Comic Presents (499; April 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S5B74cWnfA

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture Squadcast - LIVE with special guest Tiffany Babb. Pop Culture Squad (April 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MISdK7-LwUY

Montpetit, Mathilde. 2026. Doing impressions: Monet's early caricatures (ca. late 1850s). Public Domain Review (March 25): https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/claude-monet-caricatures/

Morgan, Wallace. 1907. Fluffy Ruffles. New York: D Appleton. Online at https://archive.org/details/morgan-fluffy-ruffles-1907-lyons/mode/2up

Letters to Dead Authors & Artists - To Richard Thompson from Dana Jeri Maier

Letter #31: To Richard Thompson from Dana Jeri Maier

 Dana Jeri Maier from Skipping to the Fun Parts /  Letters to Dead Authors & Artists  Apr 2, 2026 

 https://letterstodeadartists.substack.com/p/letter-31-to-richard-thompson-from

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/9/2026

* means that this is in the CRB 2025 edition, coming soon.

  *Freeman John. 2026. Bill Watterson: The Interviews. downthetubes (January 8): https://downthetubes.net/bill-watterson-the-interviews/

  *McNamara, Nathan Scott. 2019. A Space Where Past, Present, and Future Come Together: Ebony Flowers on Hot Comb. Los Angeles Review of Books (July 13): https://lareviewofbooks.org/blog/interviews/space-past-present-future-come-together-ebony-flowers-hot-comb/

  *MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Graphic Novel Sales Rose 9.2% in 2025. The Beat (January 9): https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-sales-rose-9-2-in-2025/

  *MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. May 2nd, 2026 will see Free Comic Book Day and "Comics Giveaway Day". The Beat (December 9): https://www.comicsbeat.com/may-2nd-2026-will-see-free-comic-book-day-and-comics-giveaway-day/

  *Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. 2026 Free Comic Book Day Titles Announced. The Beat (January 9): https://www.comicsbeat.com/fcbd-2026-books/

  *Griepp, Milton. 2026. Universal Distribution Lists FCBD Vendors, Titles. ICv2 (January 8): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61356/universal-distribution-lists-fcbd-vendors-titles

  *Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 01/09/26: Hellboy in Love Returns for One-Shot. The Beat (January 9): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-010926/

  *Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning Points [162]. Scoop (January 8): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-162/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2026. Featherweight, a New Trans Character for the DC Comics Universe. Bleeding Cool (January 8): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/featherweight-a-new-trans-character-for-the-dc-comics-universe/

  *Degg, D. D. 2026. Bloom County Goes Patreon. Daily Cartoonist (January 8): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/01/08/bloom-county-goes-patreon/

  *Degg, D. D. 2026. Missed It: Drew Litton's New Slippery Slopes Comic Strip. Daily Cartoonist (January 9): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/01/09/missed-it-drew-littons-new-slippery-slopes-comic-strip/

  *Third Eye Comics. 2026. ["It's with a heavy heart that we share the passing of our friend and teammate, John Staton..."]. Third Eye Comics (January 8): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DJ7XLPFAp/

  *Big Planet Comics. 2026. ["It is with heavy hearts that we announce the tragic passing of John Staton."]. Big Planet Comics (January 9): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15Y9n7jH9bq/

  *Wheatley, Mark. 2026. ["John Staton was my assistant at Insight Studios for a lot of years"]. Mark Wheatley (January 9): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18CCWH9cJk/

  *Sutherland, Kev F. 2026. Bonus Episode: Steve Dillon Interview 1982. Comic Cuts - The Panel Show (January 7): https://www.buzzsprout.com/1788415/episodes/18471287-bonus-episode-steve-dillon-interview-1982

  *Kennedy, Dan. 2026. There's a Lot Less to the Globe's Two Missing Panels from 'Doonesbury' than Meets the Eye. Media Nation (January 7): https://dankennedy.net/2026/01/07/theres-a-lot-less-to-the-globes-two-missing-panels-from-doonesbury-than-meets-the-eye/

  *MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Kibbles 'n' Bits 1/9/26: The Shocking Truth Behind Conformity Gate. The Beat (January 9): https://www.comicsbeat.com/kibbles-n-bits-1-9-26-the-terrible-truth-behind-conformity-gate/

  *Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Teaser: GKIDS Picks Up 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' for U.S. Theaters. Animation Magazine (January 8): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/teaser-gkids-picks-up-shaun-the-sheep-the-beast-of-mossy-bottom-for-u-s-theaters/

  *Unknown. 2026. Seven Animated Features Make Academy Awards Best Picture Eligibility List. Animation Magazine (January 8): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/seven-animated-features-make-academy-awards-best-picture-eligibility-list/

  *Mouly, Françoise. 2026. Barry Blitt's "Guzzler;" Trump's thirst for Venezuela. New Yorker (January 8): https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2026-01-19

  *Heller, Steven. 2026. Steve Brodner Doesn't Know the Meaning of Complacency. The Daily Heller (January 6): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-steven-brodner-is-not-a-complacent-cartoonist/

  *Ferguson, Jo Lee. 2026. Answer Line: Where Did the Sunday Comics Go? Longview News-Journal (January 8): https://news-journal.com/2026/01/08/answer-line-how-to-get-free-help-filing-your-taxes-in-longview/

  *Weprin, Alex. 2026. During Beijing Visit, Bob Iger Says Disney Will Keep Investing in China; The CEO met with Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Friday. Hollywood Reporter (January 9): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-bob-iger-meets-china-vice-premier-investment-1236468286/

  *Hajduk, Gabby. 2025. Bears, Athlitacomics Launch Fifth Monsters of the Midway Trading Card Collection. Chicago Bears (August 28): https://www.chicagobears.com/news/bears-athlitacomics-launch-fifth-monsters-of-the-midway-trading-card-collection

  *Peirce, Lincoln. 2026. Lincoln Peirce Dishes on "Big Nate's" Supporting Cast; Thirty-five years in, the creator reveals how the original six grew to an ensemble of frenemies, oddballs, and scene-stealers. GoComics (January 5): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/big-nate-35th-anniversary-characters

  *Simpson, Don. 2026. The Origins of Wasteland; Editor Mike Gold's Early Instructions. Don Simpson Comix and Stories (January 7): https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/p/the-origins-of-wasteland

  *Simpson, Don. 2026. The Twilight of '90s Self-Publishing; In an Unpublished Hero Illustrated Interview from 1996, Frank Kurtz and Don Simpson Discuss an Alternate Future. Don Simpson Comix and Stories (January 8): https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/p/the-twilight-of-90s-self-publishing

  *Simpson, Don. 2026. The Wireless Man Era: I wasn't kidding that I did virtually the same pitch multiple times [advertising art]. Don Simpson Comix and Stories (January 9): https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/p/the-wireless-man-era

  *Don Simpson Comix and Stories Substack - https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/

  *Ryan's Newsletter Substack - https://ryanstegman.substack.com/

  *Unknown. 2026. 'Mister Miracle' Showrunner Says New DC Series Will 'Push the Limits of Animation'. Animation Magazine (January 8): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/mister-miracle-showrunner-says-new-dc-series-will-push-the-limits-of-animation/

  *Deemer, Bryan and Peter Rios. 2025. Catching Up with Tom King. Comic Geek Speak (2039; November 20): https://www.comicgeekspeak.com/episodeDetails.html?episodeId=2960 and https://media.libsyn.com/media/comicgeekspeak/ComicGeekSpeak2039.mp3

  *Burscough, Clark. 2026. The Color of the Fire — This Week's Links. TCJ (January 9): https://www.tcj.com/the-color-of-the-fire-this-weeks-links/

  *Accomando, Beth. 2026. 'Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins' Celebrates Pioneering Cartoonist Barbara Shermund. KPBS (January 8): https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2026/01/08/barbara-shermund-tell-me-a-story-where-the-bad-girl-wins-caitlin-mcgurk-interview

  *Accomando, Beth and Leslie Gonzalez. 2025. 2025 Eisners: Highlights and Backstage. KPBS (August 8): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjbcbjieFaE

  *Arrant, Chris. 2026. The Eisner Awards Enter a New Era with New Administrator Laura Jones Named to Follow Jackie Estrada. Popverse (January 9): https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-will-eisner-comic-industry-awards-administrator-eisners-sdcc-comic-con-san-diego-lauren-jones-jackie-estrada

  *wendeego. 2026. Interview: Conrad Groth at Takumigraphics. Yatta-Tachi (January 6): https://yattatachi.com/interview-conrad-groth-at-takumigraphics

  *Garrick, David. 2026. San Diego's Newest Library Official Is a Comic-Books Veteran, TV Producer and Library Superfan; 'As a kid, libraries were the place where I got exposed to so many different kinds of books and so many great experiences,' says Chris Ryall, who lives in Scripps Ranch. San Diego Union-Tribune (January 5): https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/05/san-diegos-newest-library-official-is-a-comic-books-veteran-tv-producer-and-library-superfan/

  *Falzone, Mariano. 2025. "Death Is a Mercy": The American Monomyth of the Superhero in 2005's The Punisher Video Game. Via Panoramica 14 (2). online at https://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/VP/article/view/15824 and https://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/VP/article/view/15824/13633

  *Kowsar, Nik. 2026. What I Learned From the Masters of the Ink-Stained Truth; Why editorial cartoonists often end up being the most complete critics of power—and why that makes some people nervous. Nik's Substack (January 9): https://nkowsar.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-from-the-masters-of

  *Puc, Samantha. 2026. Declan Shalvey Allegedly Donated to Anti-Trans Activist Graham Linehan. The Beat (January 9): https://www.comicsbeat.com/declan-shalvey-allegedly-donated-to-anti-trans-activist-graham-linehan/

Hsin-Yi, Lo. 2025. Comic book shop damaged in suspected arson [Great Britain]. BBC (August 28): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrk7z4g34mo

Unknown. 2025. Comic book to commemorate seven Belgian kings. A new comic book, 'De koningen der Belgen' ('The Kings of the Belgians'), explores Belgian history through the lives of its seven monarchs, intertwining their personalities with key moments since the country's independence in 1830. Brussel's Times (August 27): https://www.brusselstimes.com/author/tbt-news

Kusek, Sam. 2025. Richard Fairgray: On Making what the world is missing. Comics creator Richard Fairgray discusses operating without a plan, how being legally blind impacts his art, not forgetting his younger self, and rejecting the idea of burnout. Creative Independent (August 28): https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/comics-creator-richard-fairgray-on-making-what-the-world-is-missing/

DeGennaro, Nancy. 2025. MTSU professor, artist team up on Civil War graphic novel to show 'what war really looks like' [Andrew Fialka; Anderson Carman; Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence during the American Civil War]. Middle Tennessee State University News (August 27): https://mtsunews.com/fialka-carman-civil-war-graphic-history/

Hernández. Rafael. 2025. With all and for the good of Cuba: Elpidio and the vampires' mirror [Elpidio Valdés, by Juan Padrón comic strip; Vampiros en La Habana animation]. On Cuba news (August 28): https://oncubanews.com/en/opinion/columns/in-plain-words/with-all-and-for-the-good-of-cuba-elpidio-and-the-vampires-mirror/

McNamara, Nathan Scott. 2018. Certain Rules of Logic Are Suddenly Obsolete: Aisha Franz on Shit is Real. Nathan Scott McNamara interviews Aisha Franz, illustrator and author of "Shit is Real". Los Angeles Review of Books (July 29): https://lareviewofbooks.org/blog/interviews/certain-rules-logic-suddenly-obsolete-aisha-franz-shit-real/

Gumede, Michelle. 2025. Comic-Con Africa draws thousands of fans and cosplayers to Johannesburg. Associated Press (August 30): https://apnews.com/article/comiccon-africa-johannesburg-cosplay-anime-gaming-b85c8a90ccc745c5ae1bc561572e8934

Hodgkins, Crystalyn. 2025. Travel Writer, Tetsuko No Tabi Manga Writer Hirohiko Yokomi Dies at 63. Anime News Network (February 21): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-21/travel-writer-tetsuko-no-tabi-manga-writer-hirohiko-yokomi-dies-at-63/.221494

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comics Collector Loses $35,000 of Omnibuses in Storage Unit Theft. Bleeding Cool (January 8): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comics-collector-loses-35000-of-omnibuses-in-storage-unit-theft/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Marvel Editorial Censorship of Erik Larsen's Spider-Man Noir… From Script to Layout to Printed Artwork.... Bleeding Cool (January 8): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-marvel-editorial-censorship-of-erik-larsens-spider-man-noir/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Battle Quest Returns to Distribution with Lunar/Massive Indies and IPG. Bleeding Cool (January 9): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/battle-quest-returns-to-distribution-with-lunar-massive-indies-and-ipg/
Buccella, Jake. 2026. The Reception of Comics and Their Link to Theatre. Cartoonist Cooperative (January 5): https://cartoonist.coop/journal/the-reception-of-comics-and-their-link-to-theatre/

Parkin, JK. 2026. Picture + Panel - Jesse Mechanic + Tom Hart on Creating Comics on Grief and Loss. Smash Pages (January 5): https://smashpages.net/2026/01/05/picture-panel-jesse-mechanic-tom-hart-on-creating-comics-on-grief-and-loss/

Brooke, David. 2026. "The magic in mischief": Torunn Grønbekk on writing 'Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town'. AIPT (January 6): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/01/06/torunn-gronbekk-nightmare-before-christmas-qa/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. 'Is Ted OK?' Dave Chisholm Answers (and Counters) Your Qs About 2026's Best Near-Future Dystopian Saga. AIPT (January 8): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/01/08/is-ted-ok-dave-chisholm-feature/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. "If he isn't in control of every situation, people get hurt": Alex Paknadel Celebrates, Contextualizes Cyclops Ahead of New Solo Book [X-Men]. AIPT (January 8): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/01/08/cyclops-alex-paknadel-qa/

Fox, Killian. 2026. Graphic Novel of the Month: The Crystal Vase by Astrid Goldsmith; Exiles and eccentrics rub shoulders in this moving and funny family memoir from Guardian graphic short story prize-winner. Observer (January 8): https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/graphic-novel-of-the-month-the-crystal-vase-by-astrid-goldsmith

Kennedy, Hank. 2026. How Anti-Communist Comic Books Spread the Red Scare; In the 1940s and '50s, comics like "Is This Tomorrow" taught Americans that socialism was something to be feared. Today, the same propaganda still lingers. Current Affairs (November/December). online at https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-anti-communist-comic-books-spread-the-red-scare

Phillips, Logan. 2026. Holding History in a Plastic Sleeve. SOLRAD (January 5): https://solrad.co/holding-history-in-a-plastic-sleeve-by-logan-phillips

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. 'Primal' Is Back From the Dead and as Gnarly as Ever; The third season of Genndy Tartakovsky's Adult Swim animated series sees its titular caveman fighting one prehistoric battle after another—this time, as a zombie. io9 (January 9): https://gizmodo.com/primal-season-3-review-adult-swim-2000707843


Tringali, Billy (ed.) 2025. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2). Online at https://doi.org/10.21900/j.jams.v6 ; https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/issue/view/136 and https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/issue/view/136/37
 
Tringali, Billy. 2025. Anime Studies' Big Year. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): i-ix. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/2152

Gournelos, Theodore and David Marutschke. 2025. Luxury Fashion and Anime; Studio Ghibli and Loewe's Unorthodox Brand Merchandizing. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 1-42. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1974

Chan, Ching Yi. 2025. Function over Form in Contemporary Media; The Animated Family as Case [anime SPY×FAMILY]. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 43-72. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1886

Butler, Ingrid. 2025. "The Long Nightmare;" Childhood, Identity, and Carnophallogocentrism in Yuki Kaori's Godchild. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 73-103. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1888

Gao, Yang. 2025. The Non-Essential Space in Manga. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 104-128. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1856

Finnigan, Rob. 2025. Lost Continents and Found Narratives; Atlantis, The Vision of Escaflowne, and the Reimagination of Myth in Anime and Manga. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 129-150. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1856

Dougherty, Daniel. 2025. Growing Up in the Apocalypse; Identity Formation and Narrative Focalization in Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 151-167. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1622

Akins, Garrett. 2025. "Same History, Same Mistakes"; Attack on Titan and Trauma. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 168-192. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1873

Milthorpe, Brian. 2025. Tezuka's Literary Robot; Instrumentalism, Sentimentalism, and Mech-Aesthesis in Mighty Atom. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 193-231. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1878

Ballesteros, Jan, Paulina Le, Allistair Clark and Michael Lam. 2025. Bridging Borders; The Role of Anime in Fostering Japanese Acceptance in South Korea and China. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 232-253. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1860

Banfi, Ryan. 2025. Skateboards and Motorbikes; Supreme's Adoption of Akira. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 254-286. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1875

Jaramillo, Ivan. 2025. Blank Slate Characters; Gateways to Affect and Emotion in Itô Junji's Manga. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 287-306. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1881

Waggoner, Emilie, Billy Tringali and Tabitha Bone. 2025. JAMS@AX 2025 Conference Report. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 307-322. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/1987

Crombie, Zoe. 2025. Transnational Perspectives on Anime Conference Report. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 323-327. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/2147

Alberto, Maria. 2025. Book Review of Anime's Knowledge Cultures. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 328-332. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/2139

Altiok, Revna. 2025. Tolerating Monsters; Challenging Extremism Through Animated Storytelling [Syllabi]. Journal of Anime and Manga Studies 6 (2): 333-347. Online at https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/2132

McFadden, Tate. 2026. A Year of Free Comics: The Wonderful Tableaus of Andrew Kozlowski. The Beat (January 9): https://www.comicsbeat.com/a-year-of-free-comics-the-wonderful-tableaus-of-andrew-kozlowski/

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. From Stage to Graphic Novel: Interview with Chris O'Connor; Exploring male mental health and the city of Leeds through storytelling. GraphicMemoirBlog (January 9): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/from-stage-to-graphic-novel-interview

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. 'Cosmic Princess Kaguya!' Director Shingo Yamashita Introduces His Lunar Pop Star. Animation Magazine (356; February). online at https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/cosmic-princess-kaguya-director-shingo-yamashita-introduces-his-lunar-pop-star/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/24/2025

Unknown. 1925. [Two new comic strips entered the field this week under the aegis of the Premier Syndicate, New York. They are 'Brothers-in-Law' drawn by Darrell McClure and 'Frollicky Fables' by Wesley Morse]. Editor and Publisher 58 (27; November 28): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-11-28_58_27/page/34/mode/2up

Laird, John. 1989. A few Anglos still seething over Spanish Tom & Jerry [comic strip]. El Paso Times (August 30)

McMaster, Jane. 1949. AP Newsfeatures Adds 'Tom and Jerry' Strip. Editor and Publisher (November 19)

Hawthorne, Mike. 2025. Comic Art Tuesday: Shady characters in alleys and out of them [drawing Daredevil comic book]. Mike Hawthorne Art (December 23): https://mikehawthorneart.substack.com/p/comic-art-tuesday-shady-characters

Lent, John A. 2025. Book Review: On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power. International Journal of Comic Art blog (December 24): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2025/12/book-review-on-black-bandes-dessinees.html

Bumatay, Michelle. 2025. On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power. The Ohio State University Press

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Inside the Guide: Top 10 Bronze Age Books in 2000. Scoop (December 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/inside-the-guide-top-10-bronze-age-books-in-2000-2/

Thompson, Maggie. 2025. Turning points [160]. Scoop (160; December 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-160/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Comics & Art Market Year-End Review: MyComicShop's Philip Pettigrew. Scoop (December 22): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comics-art-market-year-end-review-mycomicshops-philip-pettigrew/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Comics & Art Market Year-End Review: Hake's Auctions' Kelly McClain. Scoop (December 22): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comics-art-market-year-end-review-hakes-auctions-kelly-mcclain/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Comics & Art Market Year-End Review: ComicLink's Rick Hirsch. Scoop (December 22): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comics-art-market-year-end-review-comiclinks-rick-hirsch/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Hake's President Alex Winter Discusses Retirement & His Career in Collectibles. Scoop (December 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/hakes-president-alex-winter-discusses-retirement-his-career-in-collectibles/

Unknown. 2025. Lost Universes: America's Best Comics. Scoop (December 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/lost-universes-americas-best-comics/

Richardson, Heather Cox and Liza Donnelly. 2025. Tracking Santa's Sleigh: Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly and Heather Cox Richardson. Seeing Things (December 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tedaHPGzjXQ

De Hart, Jason. 2025. Words, Images, & Worlds with Dennis Calero. Words, Images, & Worlds (December 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTds1_dZZWo

Crystal, Shawn and Eric Canete. 2025. Rob Liefeld. Inkpulp Podcast (270; December 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVBV0LM_joI

Marshall, Lauren. 2025. From Animation to Comics; Derek Laufman's Journey [inc. wordless comics]. Sketch Biz (3; August 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLffQJspbhY

Marshall, Lauren. 2025. Rob Lisle on Sluggish, Self-publishing and why rejections isn't the end [aka Rob Lisle "Spedsy"]. Sketch Biz (2; July 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0t0k8YPrjs

Freeman, Atom! et. al. 2025. Look Ahead: Industry Insight & Predictions for 2026. Prana - Direct Market Solutions's Comic Industry Insiders LIVE (December 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1dV1jEuKPs

Soderberg, Justin. 2025. Tim Blake Nelson: Author of Superhero [novel]. Capes and Tights Podcast (260; December 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOR-c4ERp8M

De la Piedra, Matias. 2025. GlobalComix announces Marvel Mondays. Comics Beat (December 24): https://www.comicsbeat.com/globalcomix-announces-marvel-mondays/

Phillips, Maya. 2025. The Best Animated Shows and Movies of 2025. New York Times (December 23): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/arts/television/best-animation-2025.html

Unknown. 2025. Kelly Sue DeConnick: The Origin of Captain Marvel. Ink On Paper Studios (December 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L2L8nmt9rE

Ackerman, Spencer. 2025. Iron Man #10: Inside the Issue. Forever Wars (10; July 24): https://www.forever-wars.com/iron-man-10-inside-the-issue/

Ackerman, Spencer. 2025. The First Truly Free Planet: A Q&A; Free Planet writer Aubrey Sitterson talks to Forever Wars about what comes after the revolution–allegorically speaking. Forever Wars (December 19): https://www.forever-wars.com/the-first-truly-free-planet-a-q-a/

Unknown. 2025. GenAI video platform Artlist launches holiday short "First Flight". Animation Magazine (December 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/genai-video-platform-artlist-launches-holiday-short-first-flight/

Unknown. 2025. Pioneering indigenous animated feature "Imagine" to open in Aussie cinemas. Animation Magazine (December 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/pioneering-indigenous-animated-feature-imagine-to-open-in-aussie-cinemas/

Spry, Jeff. 2025. Keeping the Faith: "David" directors discuss their Old Testament animated success. Animation Magazine (December 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/keeping-the-faith-david-directors-discuss-their-old-testament-animated-success/

Solomon, Charles. 2025. "Zenshu": An animator's second life in an anime world. Animation Magazine (December 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/zenshu-an-animators-second-life-in-an-anime-world/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. "The Legend of Aang" pulled from theatrical calendar under new Paramount+ exclusive deal with Avatar Studios. Animation Magazine (December 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/the-legend-of-aang-pulled-from-theatrical-calendar-under-new-paramount-exclusive-deal-with-avatar-studios/

Whitbrook, James. 2025. The "Avatar: The Last Airbender" Movie Is Skipping Theaters: Aang's live-action return is a streaming exclusive. io9 (December 23): https://gizmodo.com/avatar-aang-movie-streaming-paramount-2000702993

Colbert, Isaiah. 2025. Anime Movies Faced a Defining, Precarious Theatrical Crossroads in 2025: From 'Chainsaw Man' to 'Demon Slayer,' here's how anime performed at the box office. io9 (December 23): https://gizmodo.com/chainsaw-man-reze-arc-jujutsu-kaisen-demon-slayer-infinity-castle-anime-movies-2000703002

Segura, Alex. 2025. Inside the World of Brubaker and Phillips' Criminal: on the page and screen: A conversation with Ed Brubaker. CrimeReads (December 19): https://crimereads.com/ed-brubaker-alex-segura-criminal-interview/

Johnston, Rich. 2025. What On Earth Happened To Free Comic Book Day 2026? A Timeline…. Bleeding Cool (December 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/what-on-earth-happened-to-free-comic-book-day-2026-a-timeline/

Johnston, Rich. 2025. This Is How They Advertise Absolute Batman In Paris, France. Bleeding Cool (December 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/this-is-how-they-advertise-absolute-batman-in-paris-france/

Johnston, Rich. 2025. South Korean Dictator Grandson Creates An AI Webtoon About His Trauma [Monggeuli]. Bleeding Cool (December 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/south-korean-dictator-grandson-creates-an-ai-webtoon-about-his-trauma/

Si, Zoe. 2025. The Disruptors Behind Radiohead's Art. New Yorker (December 19): https://www.newyorker.com/humor/sketchbook/the-disruptors-behind-radiohead-art

Apatoff, David. 2025. Santa: The Fascist Years [Bill Plympton]. Illustration Art (December 17): https://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2025/12/santa-fascist-years.html

Apatoff, David. 2025. Richard Thompson's Santa. Illustration Art (December 23): https://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2025/12/richard-thompsons-santa.html

David Apatoff revisits his friend Richard Thompson's Santa comic

RICHARD THOMPSON'S SANTA

 I love Richard Thompson's modern celebrity Santa.  

 David Apatoff

Illustration Art December 23, 2025

https://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2025/12/richard-thompsons-santa.html

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, 12/16/2025

MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. What Diamond's Chapter 7 filing might mean, and digging into those billable hours. Comics Beat (December 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/what-diamonds-chapter-7-filing-might-mean-and-digging-into-those-billable-hours/

K-Comics Beat. 2025. K-Comics Beat's best webtoons and webcomics of 2025. K-Comics Beat (December 16): https://kcomicsbeat.com/2025/12/16/k-comics-beats-best-webtoons-and-webcomics-of-2025/

Sava, Oliver. 2025. The A.V. Club's best comics of 2025. The A.V. Club (December 16): https://www.avclub.com/best-comics-2025-absolute-batman-fantastic-four-drome

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2025. The Beat Digest 12/16/25: Curt Pires and Jok head to Area 51. Comics Beat (December 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-121625/

Morton-Kelly, Tammi. 2025. The quiet wit of Rea Irvin: Rediscovering the Smythes. TCJ (December 16): https://www.tcj.com/the-quiet-wit-of-rea-irvin-rediscovering-the-smythes/

Si, Zoe. 2025. Drawing in London [copying art in museums]. Zoe Sees (December 16): https://zoesi.substack.com/p/drawing-in-london

Johnston, Rich. 2025. 2000AD - Judge Dredd Megazine returning to full American distribution. Bleeding Cool (December 15): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/2000ad-judge-dredd-megazine-returning-to-full-american-distribution/

Booth, Kaitlyn. 2025. Guillermo del Toro on the canceled Justice League Dark film. Bleeding Cool (December 15): https://bleedingcool.com/movies/guillermo-del-toro-on-the-canceled-justice-league-dark-film/

Unknown. 2025. Awards season recap: Critics - guilds animation winners - nominees. Animation Magazine (December 15): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/awards-season-recap-critics-guilds-animation-winners-nominees/

Fitzgerald, Ali. 2025. J. J. Sempé, deity of whimsy; His urban idylls are populated by bald businessmen who escape reality by biking and daydreaming [in print December 22 as Ali Fitzgerald on J. J. Sempé]. New Yorker (December 15): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/22/ali-fitzgerald-on-j-j-sempe

Finck, Liana. 2025. William Steig, bursting with joy; He shies away neither from harshness nor from unadulterated sweetness. He also writes great female characters [in print December 22 as Liana Finck on William Steig]. New Yorker (December 15): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/22/liana-finck-on-william-steig

Flake, Emily. 2025. Alice Harvey, humor pathfinder; My hand twitches with instinctive joy at how you draw a woman's hat, coat, stance [in print December 22 as Emily Flake on Alice Harvey]. New Yorker (December 15): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/22/emily-flake-on-alice-harvey

Pierre, Summer. 2025. Helen Hokinson, a happy woman; Her version of the middle-aged matron was a gentle innocent who faced the world with an unself-conscious enthusiasm [in print December 22 as Summer Pierre on Helen Hokinson]. New Yorker (December 15): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/22/summer-pierre-on-helen-hokinson

Mahdavian, Navied. 2025. James Thurber, consummate doodler; It wasn't until I started cartooning myself that I realized he only made it look easy [in print December 22 as Navied Mahdavian on James Thurber]. New Yorker (December 15): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/22/navied-mahdavian-on-james-thurber

Chast, Roz. 2025. Gahan Wilson, hilarious and terrifying; He had his own world: a place where the funny and the horrific crossed paths [in print December 22 as Roz Chast on Gahan Wilson]. New Yorker (December 15): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/22/roz-chast-on-gahan-wilson

Lazarus, Franny. 2025. Up, up and away: Ohio State home to rare Superman materials [Billy Ireland Museum]. Ohio State News (July 10): https://news.osu.edu/up-up-and-away-ohio-state-home-to-rare-superman-materials/

Sanders, Hosea. 2025.   Marvel Comics writer Eve L. Ewing takes inspiration from Chicago roots. ABC7 Eyewitness News (July 8): https://abc7chicago.com/post/marvel-comics-writer-eve-ewing-takes-inspiration-chicago-roots-ironheart-disney/17021829/

Kershner, Jim. 2025. This day in history: Mutt and Jeff comic strip characters took over Spokane Chronicle's sports department. [Spokane] Spokesman-Review (July 10): https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jul/10/this-day-in-history-mutt-and-jeff-comic-strip-char/

Petras, Matt. 2018.  New Dimension Comics thrives as Century III Mall empties out [Pennsylvania store]. Pittsburgh City Paper (August 15). Online at https://www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/new-dimension-comics-thrives-as-century-iii-mall-empties-out-10001459/

Pifer, Jenelle. 2010. Famed horror-comics writer visits with a more whimsical offering [Steve Niles]. Pittsburgh City Paper (June 17-23). Online at https://www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-entertainment-2/famed-horror-comics-writer-visits-with-a-more-whimsical-offering-1343897/

Suico, Angela. 2014. Local comics artist Dave Wachter inks a high-profile supernatural period piece [Breath of Bones]. Pittsburgh City Paper (April 16-22). Online at https://www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-entertainment-2/local-comics-artist-dave-wachter-inks-a-high-profile-supernatural-period-piece-1744489/

Petras, Matt. 2022. Pittsburgh comics artist Dave Wachter wows at Marvel. Pittsburgh City Paper (June 8-14). Online at https://www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-entertainment-2/pittsburgh-comics-artist-dave-wachter-wows-at-marvel-21813538/

Petras, Matt. 2025. Move over, Batman! A Pittsburgh comic book artist toons out the competition [Dave Wachter]. Pittsburgh City Paper (July 9-15). Online at https://www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-entertainment-2/move-over-batman-a-pittsburgh-comic-book-artist-toons-out-the-competition-28311999/

Leith, Sam. 2025. Keep on truckin' — the weird world of the cartoonist Robert Crumb. Neurotic, politically incorrect and gripped by bizarre fetishes: the edgy underground artist is revealed in trippy colours in Dan Nadel's exhaustive biography. [London] Times (July 9): https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/keep-on-truckin-the-weird-world-of-robert-crumb-gxmxxjr26

Routly, Paula. 2025.  From the Publisher: When Harry Met Alisonl Vermont cartoonists Harry Bliss and Alison Bechdel interviewed each other for Seven Days' annual Cartoon Issue. Paula Routly describes their first encounter [in print as When Harry Met Alison]. Seven Days (July 9):  Online at https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/how-cartoonists-harry-bliss-and-alison-bechdel-first-met-43949733/

Barbaran, Andrea. 2025. How a N.J comic book store became a champion for LGBTQ+ representation [East Side Mags; New Jersey]. NJ.com (July 7): https://www.nj.com/mosaic/2025/07/how-a-nj-comic-book-store-became-a-champion-for-lgbtq-representation.html

Dumpleton, Elise. 2025.  Q&A: Miranda Mundt, Creator of 'Muted: Volume 1'. Nerd Daily (July 7): https://thenerddaily.com/miranda-mundt-muted-volume-1-interview/

George, Loretta. 2025. Local Author Levi Qualls Publishes His First Book. Fort Scott Biz (July 7): https://fortscott.biz/news/local-author-levi-qualls-writes-the-sea-and-the-sword

Davies, Dominic and Candida Rifkind. 2025. Comics and graphic novels can empower refugees to tell their stories on their own terms. The Conversation (July 2): https://theconversation.com/comics-and-graphic-novels-can-empower-refugees-to-tell-their-stories-on-their-own-terms-258943

Thompson, Craig. 2025. Facing Climate Anxiety with Visual Comedy: 'World without End' Graphic Artist Christophe Blain. Eco Watch (July 5): https://www.ecowatch.com/world-without-end-graphic-book-ecowatch.html

Miles, Donna. 2003. Mort Walker Still Tickles Military Funny Bones at 80. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (September 2): https://www.dvidshub.net/news/532979/mort-walker-still-tickles-military-funny-bones-80

Screws, Greg. 2025. Haven Comics is mixing classic collectors editions with new favorites [Alabama store]. Sound Bites (July 4): https://whnt.com/soundbites/feature-of-the-week/haven-comics-is-mixing-classic-collectors-editions-with-new-favorites/

Li-Vollmer, Meredith. 2025. Withstanding the heat: a domestic violence survivor's story [comic strip]. Public Health Insider (July 9): https://publichealthinsider.com/2025/07/09/withstanding-the-heat-a-domestic-violence-survivors-story/

McMillan, Graeme. 2025. First Steps: What Marvel's new Fantastic Four comic reveals about the MCU team. Popverse (July 9): https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-movies-fantastic-four-first-step-sue-storm-reed-richards-ben-grimm-herbie-marvel-mcu

VanMetre, Elizabeth. 2025. Cleveland Public Library hosts Superhero Homecoming to celebrate iconic hero's local roots [Superman]. News5 Cleveland (July 12): https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-public-library-hosts-superhero-homecoming-to-celebrate-iconic-heros-local-roots

Jones, Okla. 2025. Saul Williams' New Book 'Martyr Loser King' Turns Cyberpunk Into Creative Rebellion; The multidisciplinary artist's upcoming graphic novel reframes sci-fi through a Black radical lens, spotlighting the power of community and collective consciousness. Essence (July 14): https://www.essence.com/entertainment/books/saul-williams-martyr-loser-king/

Ling, Tony Wei. 2025. More or Less Alive: Labor and Race in Comics' Vital Aesthetics [PhD thesis on alternative comix]. University of California Los Angeles

Krzyazron, Christine. 2025. The Comic Strip Trail — A Unique Way to Explore Brussels, Belgium. Upgraded Points (July 12): https://upgradedpoints.com/travel/comic-strip-trail-brussels/

  *Norris, Kyle. 2025.  Public health comics are a "huge hit" for King County [Seattle]. KUOW (July 14): https://www.kuow.org/stories/public-health-comics-are-a-huge-hit-for-king-county

  *Avila, Rolando and Debra Berliner. 2025. How measles can make your immune system forget: A soap opera comic strip explains. Public Health Insiders (July 14): https://publichealthinsider.com/2025/07/14/how-measles-can-make-your-immune-system-forget-a-soap-opera-comic-strip-explains/

Unknown. 2025. Belgium-Zhongshan Comic Cultural Exchange Exhibition opens in Zhongshan. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area  (July 14): https://www.cnbayarea.org.cn/english/News/content/post_1296505.html

Unknown. 2025. Author Tony Weaver uses graphic novel 'Weirdo' to inspire youth and promote self-love. News3 Las Vegas (July 12): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir9n3lm0oGE

Young, Greg and Tom Meyers. 2025. Super City: The Secret Origin of Comic Books. Bowery Boys: New York City History (335; July 13): https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2025/07/super-city-new-york-and-the-history-of-comic-books.html

Dockery, Daniel. 2025. The Secret Origins of Krypto the Superdog. New York Magazine's Vulture (July 11): https://www.vulture.com/article/krypto-the-superdog-superman-history.html
  *Adolphson, Spencer. 2025. Library exhibit shows the power of sharing the gospel through superheroes [Richard Comely and Captain Canuck]. Daily Universe (July 14): https://universe.byu.edu/campus/library-exhibit-shows-the-power-of-sharing-the-gospel-through-superheroes

Hunt, Kristin. 2025. Sci-fi graphic novel by Philly poet imagines a future where health care is universal and emotions regulated; 'PawnShop' by LindoYes, out Tuesday, features masked 'cupids' and 'emojis' who pair couples and redistribute joy. Philly Voice (July 14): https://www.phillyvoice.com/sci-fi-graphic-novel-lindoyes-universal-healthcare-afrofuturism/

  *Zhan, Wang and Andy Chong (photo). 2025. Snoopy visits Hong Kong. China Daily (July 14): https://www.chinadailyasia.com/hk/article/615866

Felts, Chris. 2025. NFL star Arik Armstead shares his 'superpower' in new comic book [literacy]. CapRadio (July 14): https://www.capradio.org/articles/2025/07/14/nfl-star-arik-armstead-shares-his-superpower-in-new-comic-book/

Lammers, Jamie. 2025. Mountain Folk Tales: George Blevins. Mountain Ear (July 13): https://themtnear.com/stories/mountain-folk-tales-george-blevins,49577

Cheyenne, Angelica. 2025. Over 25,000 comic books stolen from collection just weeks before San Diego Comic Con. Daily Express (July 12): https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/177242/comic-books-stolen-comic-con

Best, Daniel. 2025. In Their Own Words: Gully Foyle: The Best Sci-Fi Comic You've Never Seen [Australia]. 20th Century Danny Boy (December 16):
https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/in-their-own-words-gully-foyle

Jones, Iyana. 2025. On Tour with Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris [First Cat in Space]. Publishers Weekly (December 16): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/99317-on-tour-with-mac-barnett-and-shawn-harris.html

Siegel, Mark. 2025. From :01 to 23: Founder Mark Siegel on First Second and 23rd St. Books. Shelf Awareness (November 20; Dedicated Issue: 23rd St. Celebrates Its First Year): https://www.shelf-awareness.com/dedicated-issue.html

Mankoff, Bob, Lawrence Wood, Trevor Hoey, and Joel Mishon. 2025. Welcome to this month's CartoonStock caption contest by Liam Walsh. CartoonStock (December 12): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmklIHQbAkY

Wood, Lawrence. 2025. "Gun-Toting Family" caption contest commentary with Lawrence Wood. CartoonStock (December 15): https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/gun-toting-family-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood/

Harper, David. 2025. Retailer Steve Anderson talks about the impact of Absolute DC in comic shops. SKTCHD's Off Panel (December 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGagEFdlx2E

Freeman, Atom. 2025. Stories that defined our industry in 2025. Prana's Comic Industry Insider (December 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycF1fW5qOuI

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2025. 2025 year end gab fest w/ Mars - Zack. Pop Culture SquadCast - LIVE (December 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_xLIp7xf1s

Cox, Bill. 2025. Comic art collector Mike Parkinson. CAF+ (December 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EQpmone30Y

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/5/2025

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2025. The Beat Digest 12/05/25: THE BEAUTY arrives on FX in January. The Beat (December 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-120525/

 

MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. What does Netflix buying Warner Bros mean for DC Comics? The Beat (December 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/what-does-netflix-buying-warner-bros-mean-for-dc-comics/

 

McGuire, Liam. 2025. The Best Comics of 2025. Comic Frontier (December 5): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/best-comics-2025-list-marvel-dc

 

Gossett, Christian, Kris Simon, and David Hyde. 2025. Superfan Interview: Barbra Dillon of Fanbase Press. Superfan Podcast (December 5): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/superfan-interview-barbra-dillon

 

Aquino,  Jimmy. 2025.  Thought Bubble Festival: Lucy Sullivan/Sarah Gordon/Paul Cornell! Comic News Insider (1678; December 3): https://www.comicnewsinsider.com/episodes/cni-1678 and https://media.libsyn.com/media/cni/CNI1678.mp3

 

Aquino,  Jimmy. 2025. Thought Bubble Festival: Avery Hill Special - Donya Todd/Katriona Chapman! Comic News Insider (1679; December 5): https://www.comicnewsinsider.com/episodes/cni-1679 and https://media.libsyn.com/media/cni/CNI1679.mp3

 

Thompson, Maggie. 2025. TURNING POINTS [157]. Scoop (December 4): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-157/

 

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. GoFundMe for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care,  Scoop (December 1): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/gofundme-for-mike-w-barrs-medical-care/

 

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. The Pacific Northwest in Comics Exhibit in Portland. Scoop (December 3): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/the-pacific-northwest-in-comics-exhibit-in-portland/

 

Cloos, Art and Alice Cloos (photo.). 2025. Convention Recap: Big Apple Comic Con Holiday Con. Scoop (December 1): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/convention-recap-big-apple-comic-con-holiday-con/

 

Johnston, Rich. 2025. Absolute Batman #14 Had Orders Of 200,000, #15 Has Orders Of 300,000. Bleeding Cool (December 4): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/absolute-batman-14-had-orders-of-200000-15-has-orders-of-300000/

 

Salkowitz, Rob. 2025. Prestigious European Comics Festival Canceled Following Boycotts [Angouleme]. Forbes (December 3): https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2025/12/03/prestigious-european-comics-festival-canceled-following-boycotts/

 

Daniels, Robert. 2025. 'Endless Cookie' Review: An Animated Family History [in print as Endless Cookie]. New York Times (December 5): C5. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/movies/endless-cookie-review.html

 

Yu, Brandon. 2025. '100 Nights of Hero' Review: A Feminist Fairy Tale [in print as 100 Nights of Hero]. New York Times (December 5): C7. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/movies/100-nights-of-hero-review.html

 

Barnes, Brooks. 2025. But Who Is the Snake in 'Zootopia 2'? Gary Goldman, who has battled Disney in court over the franchise, thinks the viper Gary De'Snake is based on him. New York Times (December 4): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/media/zootopia-2-snake-gary-goldman.html

 

Zuckerman, Esther. 2025. Fans Are Obsessed With This Celebrity Couple. They Star in 'Zootopia.' New York Times (December 5): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/movies/zootopia-fans-nick-wilde-judy-hopps.html

 

McGowan, Andrew. 2025. Ginnifer Goodwin on 'Zootopia 3' Hopes and the Judy-Nick Romance Debate: 'Without Question, These Characters Are Soulmates'. Variety (December 4): https://variety.com/2025/film/news/ginnifer-goodwin-zootopia-3-hopes-judy-nick-romance-1236598900/

 

Unknown. 2025. Dick Tracy items on display at Norman Firehouse Art Center. Norman Transcript (June 27): https://www.normantranscript.com/community/dick-tracy-items-on-display-at-norman-firehouse-art-center/article_45754084-1022-4996-a901-1a77aee8c070.html

 

Sauer, Patrick. 2025. A Bold Finnish Artist Brought These Precious Little Hippopotamus-Like Trolls to the World 80 Years Ago [Moomins; Tove Jansson]. Smithsonian Magazine (n.d.): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-bold-finnish-artist-brought-these-precious-little-trolls-to-the-world-80-years-ago-180986897/

 

Galuppo, Mia. 2025. Alyssa Raimann will serve as vice president of Good Girl, which also has a Mariko Tamaki graphic novel adaptation in the works. [Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me]. Hollywood Reporter (June 27): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/tommy-dorfman-production-banner-thriller-aesthetica-1236301466/

 

Eckerling, Debra L. 2025. "The Writer:" A Fun Supernatural Graphic Novel Infused with Judaism. Jewish Journal (June 27): https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/books/382469/the-writer-a-fun-supernatural-graphic-novel-infused-with-judaism/

 

Burscough, Clark. 2025. (Slight Return) — This Week's Links. TCJ (December 5): https://www.tcj.com/slight-return-this-weeks-links/

 

Unknown. 2025. New stamps celebrate six Canadian graphic novelists. Canada Post Magazine (November 20): https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/blogs/personal/perspectives/graphic-novelists-2025/

 

Browning, Sommer. 2025. Comics and Comedy: Francesca Lyn is a key figure in the local comics scene — writing, editing, teaching and even performing stand-up comedy on the side. Style Weekly (November 17). online at https://www.styleweekly.com/comics-and-comedy/

 

Jahn, Jennifer. 2025. Author and educator Kim Shearer combines love of teaching with graphic-novel writing. Northern Kentucky Tribune (November 30): https://nkytribune.com/2025/11/author-and-educator-kim-shearer-combines-love-of-teaching-with-graphic-novel-writing/

 

Cornell, Paul, Stuart Moore and Chris Ryall. 2025. The Magic of Marvel: How We Met the Avengers, Doctor Strange, Daredevil and Others; Paul Cornell, Stuart Moore and Chris Ryall Discuss How They Discovered Their Love For Marvel Comics. Literary Hub (November 25): https://lithub.com/the-magic-of-marvel-how-we-met-the-avengers-doctor-strange-daredevil-and-others/

 

Mouly, Françoise. 2025. A Romp Through Rea Irvin's Forgotten Sunday Funnies; Revisiting a comic strip by The New Yorker's first art editor [Ra Irvin's The Smythes]. New Yorker (November 25): https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-romp-through-rea-irvins-forgotten-sunday-funnies

 

Clements, Alexis. 2025. And Then What? The Road After "Success" in the Arts; Alexis Clements uses Alison Bechdel's new graphic novel "Spent" to meditate on the predicament of the creative artist today. Los Angeles Review of Books (November 29): https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/and-then-what-the-road-after-success-in-the-arts/

 

Vittorini, Fabio. 2025. From "Here" to Eternity. Space-time singularities between literature, graphic novel and cinema [Richard McGuire]. Comparatismi (10): 570–587. Online at https://doi.org/10.14672/20253133 and https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/3133 and https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/3133/2253

 

Sorondo, Alexander. 2025. Giant of the Attic: On the Majesty of Alan Moore. Metropolitan Review (November 25): https://www.metropolitanreview.org/p/giant-of-the-attic

 

Vigneault, François. 2025. "You Laugh to Keep from Crying" — A Conversation with Pascal Girard and Cathon on Their New Comic Strip Collections 'Pastimes' and 'Fruit Salad' [Canada]. Broken Frontier (November 19):

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/a-conversation-with-pascal-girard-and-cathon/

 

Oliver, Andy. 2025. "I Wanted to Change the Narrative as I Believe Comic Art Deserves the Same Respect!" – Dominica Claribelle on Experimentation, Representing Southeast Asian Culture in Her Work, and Her Debut Graphic Novel 'Finding Home' [Indonesia]. Broken Frontier (December 3): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/dominica-claribelle-interview/

 

Wilyan, Kevin and Dany Muhammad (trans.). 2025. Interview With Comic Paradise Organisers at Comipara 5 [Indonesia]. KAORI Nusantara  / Indonesian Anime Times (December 4): https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/english/27623/interview-with-comic-paradise-organisers-at-comipara-5

 

Wilyan, Kevin and Eriq Affandi (trans.). 2024. Has Comiket Changed Post Pandemic? Interview with Comic Market's Organizer. KAORI Nusantara  / Indonesian Anime Times (August 26):  https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/english/22338/comiket-post-pandemic-interview

 

Brooke, David. 2025. Benjamin Percy brings brutality and brokenness to his new 'Punisher' ongoing in 2026. AIPT (December 2): https://aiptcomics.com/2025/12/02/benjamin-percy-punisher-2026/

 

Harkham, Sammy. 2025. R. Crumb and George DiCaprio Talk Autoerotic Asphyxiation, Astral Projection, and Acid Trips; The pair sit down to discuss the glory days of underground comics—and a new show of Crumb's work at David Zwirner in Los Angeles. Cultured Magazine (November 24):  https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/11/24/art-robert-crumb-george-dicaprio-david-zwirner/

 

Buhle, Paul . 2025. Conversations with Underground Comix Kingpin Dennis Kitchen; For Milwaukeeans with a long memory—really anyone in Wisconsin looking back fondly on the counterculture era—Denis Kitchen may be recalled as an almost cosmic force. Shepherd Express (December 3): https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/milwaukee-history/conversations-with-underground-comix-kingpin-dennis-kitchen/

 

Smith, Suzette. 2025. How Making Nonfiction Comics Changed My Mind; Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting. Portland Mercury (November 13): https://www.portlandmercury.com/Comics/2025/11/13/48120960/how-making-nonfiction-comics-changed-my-mind

 

Keith, Jed W. 2025. Interview: Greg Weisman & Nate Cosby on Holiday Sleuthing in the GARGOYLES WINTER SPECIAL 2025! Freak Sugar (December 2): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-greg-weisman-nate-cosby-on-holiday-sleuthing-in-the-gargoyles-winter-special-2025/

 

Keith, Jed W. 2025. Interview: Olivia Cuartero-Briggs on Magic & Teen Drama in FATE: THE WINX SAGA: DARK DESTINY. Freak Sugar (November 14): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-olivia-cuartero-briggs-on-magic-teen-drama-in-fate-the-winx-saga-dark-destiny/

 

Keith, Jed W. 2025. Interview: Luciano Vecchio on Giving the X-Man His Due in MARVEL'S VOICES: ICEMAN [gay character]. Freak Sugar (November 14): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-luciano-vecchio-on-giving-the-x-man-his-due-in-marvels-voices-iceman/

 

Schindel, Dan. 2025. Before Wonder Woman, There Was Fantomah; Fletcher Hanks, a cantankerous cartoonist who was active only from 1939 to '41, left behind a complex legacy and bizarre body of work. A new book offers clues about his enigmatic life. Hyperallergic (November 10): https://hyperallergic.com/before-wonder-woman-there-was-fletcher-hanks-fantomah/

 

Decker, Robert. 2025. On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power, by Michelle Bumatay [book review]. French Forum 49 (1): 186-188. online at https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/frf.2025.a975504 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/article/975504

 

Bumatay, Michelle. 2025. On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power. Columbus: Ohio State University Press

 

Hernon, Matthew. 2025.Shigeru Mizuki and His World of Yokai: A look back at the life and times of one of Japan's most revered manga artists. Tokyo Weekender (November 30): https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/anime-and-manga/shigeru-mizuki-and-his-world-of-yokai/

 

Stigliano, Giovanni. 2025. KUCHiXO Interview: Exploring the Frontiers of Comics Beyond Storytelling [Taiwan]. Asian Movie Pulse (December 4): https://asianmoviepulse.com/2025/12/kuchixo-interview/

 

Nelson, Samantha. 2025. Batman writer Scott Snyder would drop everything to bring American Vampire to the screen. Polygon (November 28): https://www.polygon.com/batman-scott-snyder-american-vampire-tv-show-adaptation/

 

Deverell,  Richard D. 2025. "This isn't a mudhole… It's an operating table.": The Second Comics Code and the Direct Market, 1980-1989." Mise au point (21; December 5):  http://journals.openedition.org/map/8205 and https://doi.org/10.4000/154x6

 

Kirtley, Clare, Christopher Murray, Phillip B. Vaughan, and Benjamin W. Tatler. 2025. Coming Up Next: The Extent of the Perceptual Window in Comic Reading. Cognitive Science, 49 (November 19): e70142. online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.70142 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cogs.70142

 

Beers Fägersten, Kristy. 2025. Unsolicited: Dick Pics and Interactional Omissions as Visualized in Swedish Comic Art. Sexuality & Culture (November 16): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-025-10475-5 ; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-025-10475-5 ; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12119-025-10475-5.pdf

 

Rascoe, Ayesha. 2025. 'Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees' is Patrick Horvath's gruesome graphic novel. NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday (November 16):  https://www.npr.org/2025/11/16/nx-s1-5602889/beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees-is-patrick-horvaths-gruesome-graphic-novel ; https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2025/11/20251116_wesun_beneath_the_tress_where_nobody_sees_is_patrick_horvath_s_gruesome_graphic_novel.mp3 ; https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5602889

 

Chumko, André. 2025. Kim Anderson's art of chaos, colour and coping [New Zealand; disability]. [Wellington, New Zealand] Post (June 29): https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/360736429/kim-andersons-art-chaos-colour-and-coping

Capoccia, Noemi. 2025. Superman and Dante meet in Florence in new graphic novel signed by Nucci and Celoni [Italy]. Finestre sull' Art (June 29): https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/books/superman-and-dante-meet-in-florence-in-new-graphic-novel-signed-by-nucci-and-celoni
Grimaldi, Lennie. 2025. UB Recalls Schmoo-Mania, 'Walrus-Like Critters Devoted To Fulfilling All Human Needs' [Li'l Abner]. Only in Bridgeport (June 28): https://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/ub-recalls-schmoo-mania-walrus-like-critters-devoted-to-fulfilling-all-human-needs/
JamesXRMan. 2025. "ALAMU: Diary of a Street Lagosian" Is the Bold New Motion Comic Redefining African Urban Drama [Nigeria]. Comic Book Movie (June 28): https://comicbookmovie.com/comics/alamu-diary-of-a-street-lagosian-is-the-bold-new-motion-comic-redefining-african-urban-drama-a221348

Arish. 2025. Make Your Own Graphic Novel Online – No Design Skills Needed [artificial intelligence]. Art (June ?): https://vocal.media/art/make-your-own-graphic-novel-online-no-design-skills-needed
Burlingame, Russ. 2025. Absolute Batman #1 goes back for a blockbuster tenth printing. The Beat (December 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/absolute-batman-1-goes-back-for-a-blockbuster-tenth-printing/

Baxi, Steve. 2025. Trade Rating: Out Of Alcatraz is a prison escape thriller with something powerful to say. The Beat (December 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/trade-rating-out-of-alcatraz-is-a-prison-escape-thriller-with-something-powerful-to-say/

Blumenthal, Ralph. 2025. Arthur Szyk: Spotlight Returns to a Forgotten 'Soldier in Art' [in print as In the Past, Finding a Parable for the Present]. New York Times (December 5): C10-11. Online at  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/arts/design/arthur-szyk-museum-of-jewish-heritage.html