Thursday, January 13, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/13/22

Van Valkenburg, Carol and Harley Hettick (photo). 1977.

Stan Lynde's Love Poem.

Missoulian (November 20)

 

"If I Can Inspire Others To Do This Kind Of Thing, That Would Be Amazing": A Conversation About Koyama Provides

Tucker Stone | January 12, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/if-i-can-inspire-others-to-do-this-kind-of-thing-that-would-be-amazing-a-conversation-about-koyama-provides/

 

Koyama Provides: The Artists

Tucker Stone et al

The Editors | January 13, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/koyama-provides-the-artists/

 

You're Hotter Than You Were in Your 20s

An open letter to men about their spectacular middle-aged bodies

By Emily Flake

AARP's The Arrow December 22, 2021

https://www.aarparrow.com/sex-relationships/youre-hotter-than-you-were-in-your-20s

 

FoxTrot Creator Bill Amend Dunks on NFT Culture                    

FoxTrot's Bill Amend lets the world know how little he thinks of non-fungible tokens with a little help from Planet of the Apes' Doctor Zaius.

By Jeremy Blum

CBR January 11 2022

https://www.cbr.com/foxtrot-creator-bill-amend-dunks-on-nft-culture/

 

Bill Amend Takes On Fox News and NFTs

  Posted by D. D. Degg

January 11, 2022

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/01/11/bill-amend-takes-on-fox-news-and-nfts/

 

Clay Jones buries his conservative COVID-denying colleagues

by Mike Rhode

ComicsDC blog (January 12, 2022): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2022/01/clay-jones-buries-his-conservative.html

 

Portland cartoonist's 'Big Nate' makes his TV debut next month

Based on the comic strip by Lincoln Peirce of Portland, the show will air on Paramount Plus.

By Ray Routhier

January 11 2022

https://www.pressherald.com/2022/01/11/portland-cartoonists-big-nate-gets-his-big-screen-debut-feb-17/

 

Paramount+ Releases 'Big Nate' Trailer and Art Based on the popular kids' book and comic strip by Lincoln Peirce, the all-new animated series about a precocious 11-year-old boy and his misadventures in middle school hits the streamer February 17. By Debbie Diamond Sarto | Tuesday, January 11, 2022

https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-releases-big-nate-trailer-and-art

 

Washington Times Comics Poll (Comic Chronicles)[from 1922]

by D. D. Degg

January 11, 2022

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/01/11/washington-times-comics-poll-comic-chronicles/ 

 

Who is Your Favorite Comic Artist?

Washington_Times_Wed__Jan_11__1922

Online at http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/01/11/washington-times-comics-poll-comic-chronicles/

 

INTERVIEW: Todd McFarlane talks THE SCORCHED #1, the first ever Spawn team book

Plus, how does one follow-up the year of Spawn?

Zack Quaintance

01/12/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/todd-mcfarlane-the-scorched-1-interview/

 

2022 Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award Winners: Resha and Exner

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Blog

January 12, 2022 / Caitlin McGurk

https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2022/01/12/2022-lucy-shelton-caswell-research-award-winners-resha-and-exner/      

 

Black Sands Gets $500K 'Shark Tank' Offer From Kevin Hart

By Calvin Reid

Jan 11, 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/88262-black-sands-gets-500k-shark-tank-offer-from-kevin-hart.html

 

Baby Blues Comic Strip Joins Andrews McMeel Syndication

Kathy Hilliard

Andrews McMeel Universal (January 11, 2022)

https://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/baby-blues-comic-strip-joins-andrews-mcmeel-syndication/

 

Jan 5, 2022

Ryan Claytor Patreon Podcast 004 [ Don Nguyen]

https://www.patreon.com/posts/59959356

 

Comics Layout Using a Vector Image Program Tutorial with Ryan Claytor

Neil Brideau

Jan 11, 2022

Radiator Comics

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLJFjAc51Es

 

Fanbase Feature: An Interview with Award-Winning Cartoonist and Professor Ryan Claytor on Taking 'A Hunter's Tale' to Kickstarter

Barbra Dillon

Fanbase Press 12 January 2022

https://fanbasepress.com/index.php/audio/podcasts/the-fanbase-weekly/item/12308-fanbase-feature-an-interview-with-award-winning-cartoonist-and-professor-ryan-claytor-on-taking-a-hunter-s-tale-to-kickstarter

 

EXCLUSIVE: Talking With Mark Millar About New Spy Thriller 'King Of Spies'

by Olly MacNamee

https://www.comicon.com/2022/01/10/exclusive-talking-with-mark-millar-about-new-spy-thriller-king-of-spies/

 

 

Key Terms in Comics Studies

    Erin La Cour

    Simon Grennan

    Rik Spanjers

    Palgrave MacMillan 2022

    https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-74974-3

 

 

 

'Winnie-the-Pooh' just entered the public domain. Here's what that means for fans.

By Michael Cavna

January 8, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/08/winnie-pooh-public-domain/

 

Q & A with Sophie Burrows

By Nathalie op de Beeck

Jan 11, 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/88258-q-a-with-sophie-burrows.html

 

Don Rosa

Don Rosa LIVE (Episode 6) NEW YEAR'S STREAM on Sunday, January 9, 2022!

https://www.facebook.com/DonRosaOfficial/videos/454478932797200/

 

INTERVIEW: James Aquilone talks celebrating KOLCHAK's 50th anniversary with a graphic novel

Ricardo Serrano Denis

01/12/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/james-aquilone-kolchak-50th-anniversary-kickstarter-interview/

 

Marvel and Webtoon team up for Eternals: The 500 Year War

The 7-issue series will be made by an international cast of creators.

Heidi MacDonald

01/12/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-and-webtoon-team-up-for-eternals-the-500-year-war/

 

Guantanamo Images and Imaginaries: Engaging with the Prison Through Art, Sarah Mirk [Guantánamo Voices]

Jan 10, 2022

ECCHR Berlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdB-S9hOKIM

 

Major exhibition curated by Communication professor highlights the artistic and cultural significance of American Animation

Dec 21, 2021

https://www.mcdaniel.edu/news/major-exhibition-curated-communication-professor-highlights-artistic-and-cultural-significance

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Animation exhibit at McDaniel College in Carroll County, MD

Major exhibition curated by Communication professor highlights the artistic and cultural significance of American Animation

Dec 21, 2021

Robert Lemieux, associate professor of Communication and Cinema, is curator of "Icons of American Animation," which features over 150 pieces of original art representing more than 30 studios including Disney, Fleischer, Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, UPA, MGM, Pixar, and more. The exhibition runs Monday, Jan. 3-Saturday, March 12 at both McDaniel College's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery and Carroll County Arts Council's Tevis Gallery.

American Animation art

"Icons of American Animation," which runs Monday, Jan. 3-Saturday, March 12 at both McDaniel College's Rice Gallery and Carroll County Arts Council's Tevis Gallery, features over 150 pieces of original art representing more than 30 studios including Disney, Fleischer, Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, UPA, MGM, Pixar, and more.

Cavna on the uncopyrighted Pooh

'Winnie-the-Pooh' just entered the public domain. Here's what that means for fans.

Washington Times Comics Poll? Yes, but 100 years ago

Washington Times Comics Poll (Comic Chronicles)

Clay Jones buries his conservative COVID-denying colleagues

by Mike Rhode
 
In his cartoon from yesterday "Urine Trouble," Clay planted a bunch of conservative cartoonists, many of whom are anti-vaxxers or covid denyers, under a bunch of tombstones.  I see Scott "Dilbert" Adams, Henry Payne, Al Goodwyn, Mike Lester, Branco, Chip Bok, Glenn McCoy, Gary McCoy, Tom Stiglich, Rivers, Lisa Benson, David Hitch, Dick Wright, Bob Gorrell, Steve Kelley, Gary Varvel, Dana Summers, and of course, Ben Garrison.

Christopher Key is not a cartoonist, but a nut who screams at people about being the vaccine police, and is the focus of Jones' blog post.

When asked for a comment, Clay addressed his technique, "The reason I made the lettering on the headstones faint is that I didn't want to make it the focus of the cartoon. It's supposed to be more like Easter eggs, but I struggled with making them faint while also making them clear enough to see." About the content, he said, "I only aimed at anti-vaxxers or those who have politicized the pandemic. I excluded conservatives like Scott Stantis, Michael Ramirez, and Rick McKee because I've seen them promote the vaccines and ridicule the lunatics."

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Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/12/22

EXCLUSIVE: HUMANOIDS HIRES SEAN BRICE AS VP OF SALES AND MARKETING

Also: Marvel Alum Jake Thomas Is New Executive Editor, More

Posted by Brigid Alverson on January 10, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50142/exclusive-humanoids-hires-sean-brice-vp-sales-marketing

 

Europe Produces An Annual Average Of 55 Animated Films, But Europeans Overwhelmingly Prefer U.S. Features

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 01/06/2022

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/europe-produces-an-annual-average-of-55-animated-films-but-europeans-overwhelmingly-prefer-u-s-features-212163.html

 

I Almost Died After Giving Birth. Lucy Knisley Helped Me Unpack The Trauma.

Kelly Jensen Jan 10, 2022

https://bookriot.com/lucy-knisley-and-postpartum-preeclampsia/

 

'Sing 2,' 'Turning Red' Hit Home Viewing Early Amid Fragile Family Box Office

'Sing 2' was made available on premium VOD just 17 days after its theatrical release as COVID-19 cases surge again due to the omicron variant.

Pamela McClintock

January 10, 2022 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sing-2-turning-red-hit-home-viewing-early-amid-fragile-family-box-office-1235072000/

 

The CW's 'Naomi': TV Review

Ava DuVernay's new DC Comics adaptation focuses on a young woman with a Superman obsession who may, in fact, be pretty super herself.

Daniel Fienberg

January 11, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/naomi-review-1235072475/

 

Zoop announces its first slate of crowdfunding projects for 2022

The comics-focused crowdfunding platform has opened its doors to more projects in response to the Kickstarter blockchain backlash.

Joe Grunenwald

01/11/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/zoop-comics-crowdfunding-2022-wave-1/

 

 

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Omicron Lights: They're MILD...!"

From DC's anarchist editorial cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -

"Omicron Lights: They're Mild...!"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3376

Schoolkids and teachers in the UK, Chicago, Oakland and NYC are being 
clobbered, child infections are jumping, hospitals are being swamped, 
but the State and the media keep telling us that it's "mild" — over 
and over and over again, beating the word to death like a slow, 
painful mantra, kind of like "Weapons of Mass Destruction"... or, 
perhaps the end of a cigarette commercial in the 1950s or '60s — 
"...and, they are mild!"

Al Jazeera's just precious as hell, here. They really do think the 
Chinese are some kind of weirdos for actually trying to eradicate 
covid — they had what... two deaths last year? — while, back in The 
West™, we've thrown in the towel; State spokespeople have laughed in 
our faces on live TV, and thrown the working class to the wolves with 
a big, hot, sloppy slice of "learning to live with it".

-----

"Omicron is not 'mild'", Andre Damon at WSWS.org, 01.07.2022 
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/01/07/mild-j07.html

"Omicron exposes East-West divide on living with COVID", John Power at 
Al Jazeera, 01.07.2022 
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/7/omicron-exposes-east-west-divide-on-living-with-covid

"Covid-19 Forecasts: Deaths" Centers For Disease Control forecast 
updated 01.05.2022 COVID-19 Forecasts: Deaths 
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/forecasting/forecasting-us.html


Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/11/22

Black Sands Entertainment gets $500K on Shark Tank

Heidi MacDonald

01/10/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/black-sands-entertainment-gets-500k-on-shark-tank/

 

Shark Tank S13E10

Episode 10 [ Black Sands Entertainment]

Guest shark Kevin Hart; a fun tool that takes snacking to the next level; a product made from space-age materials; an online social network that allows fans to have a real connection with their favorite celebrities and influencers.

TV-PG | 01.07.22 | 43:03 | CC

https://abc.com/shows/shark-tank/episode-guide/season-13/10-episode-10

 

Special Ryan Claytor Kickstarter Episode

Nick Baldridge and Don Walton.

GAMING on Ten Jan 10, 2022

https://gamingontenminutesaweek.libsyn.com/special-ryan-clayton-kickstarter-episode

 

Bob Chapek's Memo to Staff: Disney Has Three "Strategic Pillars" Moving Forward

The CEO says he will hold new monthly meetings with creative leaders, and teased the metaverse as a "new canvas... on which to paint."

Alex Weprin

January 10, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bob-chapek-2022-memo-storytelling-1235072324/

 

Image Staff Votes to Certify Union

By Calvin Reid

Jan 10, 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/88255-image-staff-votes-to-certify-union.html

 

Dav Pilkey Dominated the 2021 Bestseller List

By John Maher

Jan 07, 2022

A version of this article appeared in the 01/10/2022 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: The Bestselling Print Books of 2021

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/88253-dav-pilkey-dominated-the-2021-bestseller-list.html

 

'Hotel Transylvania: Transformania': Film Review

Monsters and humans swap places in Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon's final installment of the 'Hotel Transylvania' franchise, featuring voice work by Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and Kathryn Hahn.

John Defore

January 10, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/hotel-transylvania-transformania-film-review-1235072014/

 

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Not Eligible for BAFTA Awards After Sony Misses Streaming Portal Deadline

Alex Ritman

January 10, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-no-way-home-bafta-awards-not-eligible-1235072271/

 

An Interview with Jay Sandlin and Patrick Mullholland [World Class]

January 2022

https://diamondbookdistributors.org/world-class/

 

INTERVIEW: Devin Grayson talks saving the Earth with REWILD

"Although Rewild is by no means a children's story, I want readers to remember that they once spoke to trees and flowers and the ocean and instinctively understood their kinship to those things."

Dean Simons

01/10/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/devin-grayson-rewild-interview-dark-horse-berger-books/

 

NCS 75th Anniversary Auction Raises $54K for St Jude Children's Research Hospital

January 10, 2022

https://www.nationalcartoonists.com/2022/01/ncs-75th-anniversary-auction-raises-54k-for-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital/

 

NATIONAL CARTOONISTS SOCIETY CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY WITH ST. JUDE FUNDRAISER

Oct 26, 2021 nationalcartoonists  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Eg-5fqiuSE

 

Monday, January 10, 2022

Former local cartoonist Ronald Wimberly covers the New Yorker


Ronald Wimberly's "King Arrested for Loitering, 1958"

The artist draws inspiration from the photojournalism of Charles Moore.
January 10, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/10/22

 

A Malden-native cartoonist and activist creates a very different kind of 'Black Mug Shot'

[Keith Knight]

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.       

January 7, 2022

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2022/01/07/a-malden-native-cartoonist-and-activist-creates-a-very-different-kind-of-black-mug-shot/

 

Libido Lite [Is Sex Necessary?, James Thurber and E.B. White]

John Updike     

New York Review of Books November 18, 2004 issue

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2004/11/18/libido-lite/

 

The dark side of Disney's unexpected love affair with frothy French rococo [in print as An animator's affinity for the French]

Worlds collide in the Met's magnificent 'Inspiring Walt Disney' exhibition

By Philip Kennicott

Washington Post January 9, 2022  E1, E8-9

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/06/disney-france-met-exhibit/

 

The best Michael de Adder cartoons of 2021 [in print as Michael de Adder: The best of 2021]

By Michael de Adder

Washington Post (January 2, 2022): A21

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/30/de-adder-best-cartoons-2021/

 

Australia and Symbolic Representation in the 'Cartoon Controversy'

Roman Rosenbaum

2007, International Journal of Comic Art 9:1 (Spring 2007)

https://www.academia.edu/36872320/Australia_and_Symbolic_Representation_in_the_Cartoon_Controversy

 

"The Politics of Cartoon in Anthropological Context: Charlie Hebdo and the Legibility of Genre," Contemporary French Civilization, Special Issue: The Impossible Subject of Charlie Hebdo. May 2016.

Damien Stankiewicz

https://www.academia.edu/33059845/_The_Politics_of_Cartoon_in_Anthropological_Context_Charlie_Hebdo_and_the_Legibility_of_Genre_Contemporary_French_Civilization_Special_Issue_The_Impossible_Subject_of_Charlie_Hebdo_May_2016

 

Hanging With Mike Choi

 Dec 29, 2021

wordballoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ONA-7Fh2c

 

Rick Veitch - Boy Maximortal - This Comic Kills Fascists!

 Dec 30, 2021

Dan Shahin

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

 

Webcomic Coloring in Procreate - Late night Monday 12/20/21

Dec 21, 2021 Steve Conley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAv7hdtQ30k

 

Webcomic Coloring and Chain Mail in Procreate - Tuesday 12/21/21 

Dec 21, 2021 Steve Conley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO0nAz1uKoI

 

Webcomic Coloring in Procreate - Wednesday 12/22/21

Dec 22, 2021 Steve Conley

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-pijPLkUEI 

 

First stream of 2022! Drawing webcomics in Procreate! 

Jan 3, 2022 Steve Conley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71JrqaFUa_w

 

A CHRISTMAS DAY MESSAGE FROM DAVE GIBBONS

Dec 25, 2021

Forbidden Planet TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edxx8CHTQqs

 

Ram V delivers the catnip with Catwoman: Valley of the Shadow of Death and Catwoman: Fear State!

Andrew Sumner

Dec 22, 2021

Forbidden Planet TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55TljmqsU90

 

Garth Ennis turns time inside out with Marjorie Finnegan: Temporal Criminal!

Andrew Sumner

Dec 20, 2021

Forbidden Planet TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac1dAQRRmEw

 

Aw Yeah Podcast End Of Year Special

 Dec 27, 2021

wordballoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcWEogyJ240

 

Emerald City Comic Con 2021: What do you most want at your convention table?

David Harper

Jan 2, 2022

SKTCHD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPkyeng7lXc

 

Pope Francis, your comments on choosing pets over children don't add up

 

By Sergio Peçanha

Washington Post January 7, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/07/pope-francis-pets-make-us-better-people-even-if-we-dont-have-children/

 

 

The Comics That Made Them with Joshua Williamson

Let's dig into the inspirations of one of the biggest writers in comics today.

By David Harper

January 4, 2022

https://sktchd.com/interview/the-comics-that-made-them-with-joshua-williamson/

Sunday, January 09, 2022

Sergio Peçanha latest for The Washington Post

Pope Francis, your comments on choosing pets over children don't add up



The best Michael de Adder cartoons of 2021 [in print as Michael de Adder: The best of 2021]

The best Michael de Adder cartoons of 2021 [in print as Michael de Adder: The best of 2021]

Looping topper animation for Opinion EOY Cartoons Deadder (TWP)

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/9/22

Tony Tallarico – RIP

by D. D. Degg

January 7, 2022

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/01/07/tony-tallarico-rip/

 

The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends"

By Jia Tolentino

September 28, 2017

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-repressive-authoritarian-soul-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends

 

Ben Affleck Says Shooting 'Justice League' Was the "Worst Experience"

The actor will reprise his role as Batman in the upcoming film 'The Flash.'

Ryan Gajewski

January 7, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-affleck-batman-justice-league-worst-experience-1235071732/

 

Pixar's 'Turning Red' Headed Straight to Disney+ Amid Omicron Surge

The animated coming-of-age film will skip theaters and open exclusively on the streaming platform in early March.

Etan Vlessing

January 7, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pixars-turning-red-headed-straight-to-disney-1235071570/

 

Turning Red, Pixar's latest, is skipping theaters for Disney Plus

Domee Shi's adolescent/panda comedy is the third Pixar movie in a row to go streaming-only

William Hughes

January 7 2022

https://www.avclub.com/turning-red-pixars-latest-is-skipping-theaters-for-di-1848323786

 

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 499: Graphic Novel Sales Spike in 2021

Calvin Reid, Heidi "The Beat" MacDonald, and Kate Fitzsimons

on 01/07/2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1176

 

Netflix is developing a Scott Pilgrim anime show

The streamer is working with creator Bryan Lee O'Malley on a revival of the classic series

William Hughes

January 7 2022image.gif

https://www.avclub.com/netflix-is-developing-a-scott-pilgrim-anime-show-1848324754

 

A neat project from Ryan Claytor - A Hunters Tail

Jeremy Agema

Jan 8, 2022

Pinball Mayhem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPlW-EQAqcM

 

Brazilian Comics: Origin, Development, and Future Trends

Waldomiro Vergueiro

2009, Redrawing the nation: national identity in Latin/o …

Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste and Juan Poblete 2009

online at https://www.academia.edu/66809644/Brazilian_Comics_Origin_Development_and_Future_Trends


How to Plan an Online Tour for Your Kickstarter Launch with Ryan Claytor

Brant Fowler

January 9, 2022

https://www.comixlaunch.com/session338/

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/comixlaunch/ComixLaunch_338.mp3





Saturday, January 08, 2022

My black mug shot

My black mug shot for Keith /Keef Knight. Https://www.blackmugshots.com
#blackmugshot #blackmugshots #mugshots @iamkeithknight