Monday, November 29, 2021
Speaking about that Comics Research Bibliography...
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/28/2021
The Facebook page is working again, but I figured I'd continue these here for a little while. This is the first since the 11/24 titled one.
'South Park: Post Covid' Film Paints Stark, Bland (Hilarious) Pandemic Future
The first of 14 made-for-TV films from Trey Parker and Matt Stone premiered Thursday exclusively on Paramount+.
Ryan Parker
November 25, 2021
How Lin-Manuel Miranda became a go-to songwriter for Disney [in print as Earworms that turn into butterflies; Encanto]
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post November 25, 2021 p. C1-2
Disney's 'Encanto' has a simple but powerful message: It's not what you do, but who you are that counts
By Kristen Page-Kirby
Freelance writer
Washington Post November 22, 2021
Marvel abruptly cancels LUKE CAGE: CITY Of FIRE miniseries
Celebrated comic creator Ho Che Anderson revealed this project is "dead in the water"
Taimur Dar
11/24/2021
https://www.comicsbeat.com/luke-cage-city-of-fire-miniseries-canceled/
The Great Painter of London's Mayhem
Hogarth and his contemporaries agreed that human life was a stinking and dirty business once you had skimmed the froth off the top.
by Michael Glover
Hyperallergic November 24 2021
https://hyperallergic.com/694117/the-great-painter-of-londons-mayhem/
Bibliographie commentée : bande dessinée et cinéma
Benoît Crucifix (Université de Liège / Université catholique de Louvain)
David Pinho Barros (KU Leuven / Universidade do Porto)
La Breche blog 10 octobre 2016
https://labrechebd.wordpress.com/bibliographie-commentee-bande-dessinee-et-cinema/
Books We Love : Comics and Graphic Novels
NPR November 26 2021
https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#tags=comics+%26+graphic+novels&view=covers&year=2021
Three Y.A. Novels About the Challenges and Charms of Growing Up [HIMAWARI HOUSE By Harmony Becker]
By MJ Franklin
A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 14, 2021, Page 30 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Next Steps.
The Complete 1354-Issue Run of Dell's Four Color Hits Auction
November 26, 2021
by Mark Seifert
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-complete-1354-issue-run-of-dells-four-color-hits-auction/
When Tom Yeates Drew Part Of Miracleman #16
November 25, 2021
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/when-tom-yeates-drew-part-of-miracleman-16/
Sonoma native, New Yorker cartoonist debuts graphic memoir 'Murder Book' [Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell]
Peg Melnik
The Press Democrat
November 24, 2021
Birthplace Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles To Be Commemorated
November 27, 2021
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/birthplace-of-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-to-be-commemorated/
Satire, Under These Conditions: Fantagraphics and the Racist Romance of Vitality
Tony Wei Ling
November 23, 2021
https://solrad.co/satire-under-these-conditions-fantagraphics-and-the-racist-romance-of-vitalityWilliam Brown, former Silver Spring cartoonist, starts a Ukraine-based newsletter
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Friday, November 26, 2021
Thursday, November 25, 2021
The Post on Disney’s ‘Encanto’
Disney's 'Encanto' has a simple but powerful message: It's not what you do, but who you are that counts
How Lin-Manuel Miranda became a go-to songwriter for Disney [in print as Earworms that turn into butterflies; Encanto]
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/24/2021
Bob Mankoff's Favorite Thanksgiving Cartoons
November 22, 2021 by Bob Mankoff
https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/bob-mankoffs-favorite-thanksgiving-cartoons/
"Tropical Sandbox" Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
November 23, 2021 by Lawrence Wood
https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/tropical-sandbox-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood/
INTERVIEW: GARTH ENNIS continues the saga of HAWK THE SLAYER
The writer revitalizes the cult classic for a new miniseries at Rebellion Publishing
Deanna Destito
11/24/2021
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-garth-ennis-hawk-the-slayer/
Gina Gagliano to Leave Random House Graphic
By Calvin Reid
Nov 24, 2021
Vault Comics™ Teaser
Jun 23, 2021
Vault Comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO7T1yEVmts
VAULT: SAVIOR, DESTROYER - Brandon Sanderson's DARK ONE!
Adrian Wassel, Jackson Lanzing (writer) Collin Kelley (writer) Nathan Gooden (artist)
Jun 23, 2021
Vault Comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waL8XP0jdY
NIGHTFALL: The Monster In All of Us
Adrian Wassel, Paul Cornell, Sally Cantirino
Jun 23, 2021
Vault Comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nH3t2vJzOU
NIGHTFALL: Night Falls, Darkness Rises
Adrian Wassel,
Jun 23, 2021
Vault Comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJF_yuYs2p0
Author Chat — Daniel Kraus
May 17, 2021
Vault Comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgAA2DBxaWY
VAULT: Vault Visions
Adrian Wassel,
Jun 23, 2021
Vault Comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nZTZt7N6Oo
2 controversial books returning to Fairfax Co. high school library shelves [ "Gender Queer, A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe]
John Domen
WTOP November 23, 2021,
Fairfax schools will return 2 books to shelves after reviewing complaints over content [in print as Targeted books get all-clear in Fairfax; "Gender Queer, A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe]
By Nicole Asbury
Washington Post November 24 2021 p. B1-2
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/23/fairfax-schools-gender-queer-lawn-boy/
Random House Graphic
https://www.rhkidsgraphic.com/
Review: A Tale of Two Hawkeyes
By Mike Hale
Nov. 23, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/arts/television/review-hawkeye-disney.html
Celebrating Dostoyevsky's 200th Birthday
By Dave McKean
New York Times Book Review (Nov. 21, 2021): 27
online at https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/books/celebrating-dostoyevskys-200th-birthday.html
'Encanto' Review: In This House, We Make Magic
By Maya Phillips
A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 24, 2021, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: In This House, Magic Is Made
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/movies/encanto-review.html
Join Noodleheads Creators for a Behind the Scenes Video About the Noodleheads Series!
Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss, Tedd Arnold
Oct 28, 2020
Holiday House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhPML2TN52E
LibraryCon 2021: Dark Horse Comics- Roye Okupe, author of MALIKA: WARRIOR QUEEN VOLUME 1
Kate Jay
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vLXfSpLZHE&t=23s
Bestselling Author Brandon Sanderson Shares the Skyward Series with Library Con Live
Nov 2, 2021
GetUnderlined
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2OpJ2Cj7I
LibraryCon 2021! Watch Scott Snyder, E. Lockhart, and Joe Hill talk about their upcoming titles!
Isiah Pittman, Sue-Yang Peace, & Michelle Lee
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXI0SQSpxoQ
LibraryCon 2021: Dark Horse Comics- Paul Tobin, author of BANDETTE VOLUME 4: THE SIX FINGER SECRET
Anthony Mauro
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEvK7CXrzU
LibraryCon 2021: Dark Horse Comics- Faith Erin Hicks, author of AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
Cara O'Neil
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuCkj2hNOfg
LibraryCon 2021: Young Readers Panel with IDW Publishing
Kelly Coyle-Civelli, Stan Sakai and Julie Fujii Sakai, Kim Dwinell, Jarod Rosello, Daniel Jose Older.
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fclrbjIVy1U
Hear from IDW Publishing & Top Shelf Productions as they give you a sneak peek of Fall 2021 titles!
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z75hNaOhf_g
No Starch Press: Essential Titles for 2021!
Lauren Magee
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v54SIl7h1o
ALA Annual 2021: Let's Talk Manga with Kelly Coyle-Crivelli & Ben Applegate
Jun 23, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7OXkF273Xg
Nobrow Flying Eye Books Fall 2021
Geoff Lapid,
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-A5Uk6Zf1s
LibraryCon 2021: Dark Horse Book Buzz
Jul 15, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhzPkQ8X2-o
LibraryCon 2021: A Conversation with E. Lockhart, author of WHISTLE
Michelle Lee
Jul 20, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjBXWOKEQ2k
LibraryCon 2021: A Conversation with Scott Snyder, author of AMERICAN VAMPIRE 1976
Sue Yang-Peace
Jul 20, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr_l5flbdlw
MANGA CLASSICS SAMPLE LESSON PLANS
https://www.mangaclassics.com/teaching-guides
3 Books in 3 Minutes: PRH Library's Sharnell Johnson Presents Her Spring 2022 Staff Picks
Sharnell Johnson
Sep 22, 2021
prhlibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KugOsmm8CU
The 'Profusely Illustrated' Life of Edward Sorel
By Sadie Stein
Nov. 24, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/books/review/profusely-illustrated-edward-sorel.html
Profusely Illustrated: A Memoir
By Edward Sorel
Alfred A. Knopf.
"I Have to Give a Lot to the Reader on Every Page." A Conversation With Graphic Novelist Brecht Evens
The Author of The City of Belgium Talks to Tom Devlin
By Literary Hub
November 22, 2021
The Weight of War: A Conversation with Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
The author of the graphic novel The Waiting on family separation and the Korean War
By Esther Kim
Asian American Writers' Workshop November 11, 2021
https://aaww.org/the-weight-of-war-a-conversation-with-keum-suk-gendry-kim/
Animation- Volume: 16, Number: 3 (November 2021)
Editorial
Editorial
Suzanne Buchan
Articles
Grains of Sound: Visual and Sonic Textures in Sand or Peter and the Wolf
Amy Skjerseth
'The Blackest Disney Movie of All Time!': A Goofy Movie and the Production of 'Film Blackness'
A. Joseph Dial
A Study of the Influence of Music on Audiences' Cognition of Animation
Jun Wu, Jiede Wu, Chien-Wen Cheng, Chang-Chieh Shih, and Po-Hsien Lin
Contemporizing the National Style in Chinese Animation: The Case of Nezha (2019)
Thomas William Whyke, Joaquin Lopez Mugica, and Melissa Shani Brown
The Discourse of Independent Animation in the Contemporary Chinese Context
Terrie Man-chi Cheung
Scotland's History of Animation: An Exploratory Account of the Key Figures and Influential Events
Jonathan Mortimer, Nick Pilcher, and Kendall Richards
A Modular Genre? Problems in the Reception of the Post-Miyazaki 'Ghibli Film'
Tom Mes and Francis M Agnoli
Dave Frishberg, composer and performer of inventive, witty jazz songs, dies at 88 [in print as Jazz performer, wry lyricist also wrote I'm Just a Bill'; Schoolhouse Rock]
By Matt Schudel
November 23, 2021 p B5
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2021/11/19/dave-frishberg-dead/
Dave Frishberg, Writer of Songs Sardonic and Nostalgic, Dies at 88
By Barry Singer
A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 19, 2021, Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: Dave Frishberg, Witty Songwriter for 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' Is Dead at 88.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/arts/music/dave-frishberg-dead.html
'I'm Just a Bill' writer dies, long after process did
Dave Frishberg, composer and performer of inventive, witty jazz songs, dies at 88 [in print as Jazz performer, wry lyricist also wrote 'I'm Just a Bill'; Schoolhouse Rock]
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
LibraryCon 2021: Dark Horse Comics- Roye Okupe, author of MALIKA: WARRIOR QUEEN VOLUME 1
LibraryCon 2021: Dark Horse Comics- Roye Okupe, author of MALIKA: WARRIOR QUEEN VOLUME 1
“Gender Queer, A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe returns to Fairfax high schools
2 controversial books returning to Fairfax Co. high school library shelves [ "Gender Queer, A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe]
November 23, 2021,
Fairfax schools will return 2 books to shelves after reviewing complaints over content [in print as Targeted books get all-clear in Fairfax]
A Review of Zoo Patrol Squad: A New Sheriff in Town by Brett Bean
Zoo Patrol Squad: A New Sheriff in Town, by Brett Bean, Penguin Workshop, ISBN 978-0-593-22660-5, $12.99, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/ZPS/zoo-patrol-squad
To begin my review, I will note a few features in Zoo Patrol Squad: A New Sheriff in Town by Brett Bean: a feline character sending evil vibes with a tilted top hat is way too tall; a colorful and cartoonish western-style saloon setting; and comedic elements that hearken back to Mel Blanc ‘toons (e.g., animal characters in conflict, elements like dynamite and falling objects).
As a former English/language arts teacher, I will also call attention to the book’s wordplay. My favorite pun might be when the heroes walk into a saloon, encounter a table with cats all around, and one says: “Um…I need a drink right MEOW.” It is this kind of set-up that is a reminder that the book is meant to be fun. There is an element of nostalgia in the book for older readers, and an invitational nature of younger readers (the book’s most likely audience).
Bean draws in sweeping lines and the color choices are bright. Typographical choices punctuate the book with an additional layer of animated style. The book feels like a more static Saturday morning show, with a constant pause button that allows the reader to take in what the panels have to offer.
Is the book innovative in terms of comics? I am not sure that I can go that far. Is it entertaining? Yes, I can absolutely say that. Would I use it in the classroom? Again, yes to this question. Bean even includes some factual elements at the end of the book for readers who want to know more.
Of final note, I will return to the idea that the book (or ones can like) can simply entertain, and that this is enough. Bean includes an author note at the beginning, reminding the reader that the book was created during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author writes, “I laughed, I cried, and I escaped in creating this book,” before wishing the reader the same experience. I would say, in this and more, the book succeeds.