Sunday, May 01, 2022
Post runs wire story on Disney and Southern Baptists
Southern Baptists back DeSantis's war with Disney but not a boycott [in print as Southern Baptists may disagree with Disney, but none call for a boycott].
The Post list of banned books includes 3 graphic stories
These are books school systems don't want you to read, and why
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/29/22
Stu Levy
Apr 24 2022
Manga Changed My Life — book excerpt #2: the Microsoft interview
Lucy Knisley on "Apple Crush," Being a Kid at Heart and Why Libraries are So Rad
By Elias Rosner | April 26th, 2022
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/lucy-knisley-apple-crush/
The Rise of the Middle
Two years ago, publishers in the middle of the direct market were at a crossroads. Now, they're thriving.
By David Harper
April 28, 2022
https://sktchd.com/longform/the-rise-of-the-middle/
Zander Cannon Takes Us Into the World of Kaijumax
Learn about the best comic you're not reading from its creator
By David Harper
July 9, 2015
https://sktchd.com/interview/zander-cannon-takes-us-into-the-world-of-kaijumax/
Neal Adams, Trailblazing Comic Book Creator, Dies at 80
By Brandon Schreur
CBR April 29 2022
https://www.cbr.com/neal-adams-trailblazing-comic-book-creator-dies-80/
Neal Adams, Comic Book Artist Who Revitalized Batman and Fought for Creators' Rights, Dies at 80
He influenced multiple generations with his style and co-created such characters as Ra's al Ghul, the Man-Bat and one of DC's first Black superheroes, Green Lantern Jon Stewart.
Borys Kit
April 29, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/neal-adams-dead-batman-comics-artist-1235138106/
NEAL ADAMS: FORCE OF NATURE — An Appreciation by PAUL LEVITZ
Apr 29, 2022
https://13thdimension.com/neal-adams-force-of-nature-an-appreciation-by-paul-levitz/
RIP Neal Adams: legendary comic artist and champion of creator rights passes away at 80
Leaves behind an extraordinary legacy
Taimur Dar
04/29/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/rip-neal-adams-comic-creator-legend/
Thomas, Roy. 2022.
[I was profoundly saddened today to learn that my longtime colleague Neal Adams had passed away.]
The Roy Thomas Appreciation Board April 30 2022
https://www.facebook.com/groups/664083247096026/posts/2007093969461607/
Roy Thomas Pays Tribute to His Famed X-Men and Avengers Collaborator, Neal Adams
By Brian Cronin
CBR April 30 2022
https://www.cbr.com/roy-thomas-pays-tribute-to-his-famed-x-men-and-avengers-collaborator-neal-adams/
Radical pacifism and violence collide in one family's epic sci-fi 'Saga'
Mallory Yu
NPR All Things Considered April 27, 2022
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/27/1082550516/saga-comic-volume-58-return
The pandemic inspired a cartoonist to explore their Wuhanese roots and queer identity [Laura Gao; covid-19]
Malaka Gharib
Goats and Soda April 24, 2022
'The Wuhan I Know': A Comic About The City Behind The Coronavirus Headlines [Laura Gao]
AILSA CHANG
Goats and Soda April 4, 2020
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/825499474
Steve Sack has Retired
https://darylcagle.com/2022/04/24/steve-sack-has-retired/
CALIFORNIA MAN THREATENED DC, IGN, OVER JON KENT'S BISEXUALITY From FBI Affadavit
by Brigid Alverson on April 28, 2022
ICV2 INTERVIEW: CBLDF INTERIM DIRECTOR JEFF TREXLER ON THE RISKS OF FREE COMIC BOOK DAY And the New Comics Code
by Milton Griepp on April 29, 2022
ICV2 INTERVIEW: CBLDF INTERIM DIRECTOR JEFF TREXLER ON THE GROWING ATTACKS ON GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR KIDS IN STORES, LIBRARIES, AND SCHOOLS
by Milton Griepp on April 29, 2022
Frank Miller and Dan DiDio team for new comics imprint – Frank Miller Presents
Ronin and Sin City are getting sequels.
Heidi MacDonald
04/28/2022
Frank Miller launches his own independent publishing company
The label will debut with new Sin City and Ronin comics
Sam Barsanti
April 28 2022
https://www.avclub.com/frank-miller-independent-label-ronin-sin-city-1848856062
On Take You Child To Work Day, Emily Hubley Talks Three Generations Of Family Animation
By Jamie Lang | 04/28/2022
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/emily-hubley-john-faith-max-rosenthal-215652.html
Cartoon Network , Baltimore-Based Outlook Company Launch Incubator For Underrepresented Communities
By Jamie Lang | 04/28/2022
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/neru-projects-cartoon-network-outlook-company-215633.html
Eric Goldberg, Jason Sterman On Disney's 'Sketchbook' And The Company's Return To Hand-Drawn Production
By Jamie Lang | 04/27/2022
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/sketchbook-disney-eric-goldberg-jason-sterman-215588.html
'Solar Opposites' Production Workers Vote To Join The Animation Guild
By Jamie Lang | 04/26/2022
Lalo Alcaraz honored for top editorial cartooning prize, its first Latino recipient
The Los Angeles-based political cartoonist was honored at the Library of Congress with the prestigious Herblock Prize for his "courage and unapologetic focus" on issues.
By Patricia Guadalupe
NBC News April 27 2022
Convention Recap: Comic Art Con
Art Cloos
Photos by Alice Cloos
Scoop April 29 2022
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?ArticleID=258762
Comic Art Con in Photos
by Alice Cloos
Scoop April 29 2022
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=258763
I Put Away Childish Things – This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | April 29, 2022
https://www.tcj.com/i-put-away-childish-things-this-weeks-links/
Binky Brown Creator Justin Green Dies at 76
By Brian Cronin
CBR April 28 2022
https://www.cbr.com/binky-brown-creator-justin-green-obituary/
The Arab in Winter: On Fabien Toulmé's "Hakim's Odyssey" [France]
April 23, 2022 • By Andrew Montiveo
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-arab-in-winter-on-fabien-toulmes-hakims-odyssey/
After a Tempest, Philip Guston Shines in a Show True to His Spirit
By Holland Cotter
A version of this article appears in print on April 29, 2022, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: True to His Ferocious Spirit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/arts/design/philip-guston-museum-fine-arts-boston-klan.html
Co-creator of Hulu's 'Woke' Keith Knight describes how SF influenced his cartoonist career
By Janel Andronico
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
https://abc7chicago.com/woke-season-2-hulu-keith-knight/11753912/
Jamie Lang Is Named Next Editor In Chief Of Cartoon Brew
By brewmasters | 04/26/2022
Matt Davies Wins 2022 National Headliner Award
by D. D. Degg
April 28, 2022
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/04/28/matt-davies-wins-2022-national-headliner-award/
In his own words: Josh Williamson on killing heroes in 'The Death of the Justice League'
David Brooke
April 26, 2022
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/26/death-of-the-justice-league-feature/
Nick Pitarra unveils the savage majesty of 'Ax-Wielder Jon'
The gory tale of violence and family is crowdfunding right now.
Chris Coplan
April 26, 2022
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/26/ax-wielder-jon-qa/
INTERVIEW: Nick Pitarra on creating the surreal reality of AX-WIELDER JON
rebeccaokaplan
04/29/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-nick-pitarra-on-creating-the-surreal-reality-of-ax-wielder-jon/
INTERVIEW: Steve Orlando's Cosmic Mythical YA Adventure: Starward
Wendy Browne April 27, 2022
Brave New World by Fred Fordham review – brilliant Huxley reboot
Rachel Cooke
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Bona To Vada: How John Smith Mastered Queer Code Switching In Comics
Chloe Maveal
NeoText Review April 2022
How two friends brought back Ebon, one of the first Black superheroes in a comic book
By Danielle Broadway
April 28, 2022
Irene De Togni, « The Inducks index, editorialized by Disney comics amateurs and professionals: New dynamics, new participatory models », Hybrid [En ligne], 8 | 2022, mis en ligne le 21 avril 2022, consulté le 29 avril 2022. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/hybrid/2145 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/hybrid.2145
Hickman, Jonathan. 2021.
A Conversation with Brian K. Vaughan and Jonathan Hickman.
3 Worlds 3 Moons Nov 18, 2021
https://3w3m.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-brian-k-vaughan
A Year Later, Disney Must Pay (Still)
By Graeme McMillan Comics, FYI #34 April 29 2022
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/ComicsFYI/issues/a-year-later-disney-must-pay-still-1153245
The campaign to get Marvel's parent company to pay creators continues [creator rights]
NADIA SHAMMAS & SARA ALFAGEEH for SQUIRE — April 2022 Kids' Club Selection
Apr 24, 2022 Comix Experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI8MGWNZguw
JAMES TYNION IV for THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE — April 2022 Graphic Novel of the Month
Apr 27, 2022 Comix Experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUVraVaJQrQ
PAUL MAVRIDES for THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROS: THE IDIOTS ABROAD — April 2022 Masterpiece Pick
Apr 20, 2022
Comix Experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTglwMr6RxQ
Luke Healy
Dan Berry
Make It Then Tell Everybody 26 April 2022
https://mitte.libsyn.com/luke-healy
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mitte/238_Luke_Healy.mp3?dest-id=116788
'Batwoman' Canceled After 3 Seasons on The CW
Showrunner Caroline Dries shared the news on social media Friday.
Rick Porter
April 29, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/batwoman-canceled-cw-3-seasons-1235138364/
Disney's special tax district pushes back against law that would dissolve it
[in print as Disney tax district fights repeal of its special status in Fla.]
By Lori Rozsa and Beth Reinhard
Washington Post April 30 2022 : A6
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/28/disney-desantis-reedy-creek/
Director Jon Watts Exits Marvel's 'Fantastic Four'
Ryan Parker
Watts helmed the massively successful 'Spider-Man' trilogy for Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios.
April 29, 2022
Netflix Shuts Down 2 Animated Kids' Series
'Dino Daycare,' from EP Chris Nee, and Jaydeep Hasrajani's 'Boons and Curses' won't go forward at the streamer.
Rick Porter
April 29, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-scraps-2-kids-animated-series-1235138508/
Masterclass - Chris Ware (complète)
Apr 29, 2022
Angoulême International comics festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lpoO0Kvbm0
'Legends of Tomorrow' Canceled at The CW
The DC series joins 'Batwoman' in exiting the network, whose owners are exploring a sale.
April 29, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cw-cancels-legends-of-tomorrow-7-seasons-1235138530/
Interview : Philippe Guillaume et Stéphane Brangier avec Boisserie ont suivi à la trace l'or belge qui se barre
Jean-Laurent TRUC
29 avril 2022
https://www.ligneclaire.info/philippe-guillaume-stephane-brangier-261690.html
Friday, April 29, 2022
NPR on Saga and Laura Gao
The pandemic inspired a cartoonist to explore their Wuhanese roots and queer identity [Laura Gao; China; covid-19]
Lalo's Herblock award covered by Bruce Guthrie and NBC News
Bruce's photos -
Lalo Alcaraz honored for top editorial cartooning prize, its first Latino recipient
The Los Angeles-based political cartoonist was honored at the Library of Congress with the prestigious Herblock Prize for his "courage and unapologetic focus" on issues.
By Patricia Guadalupe
NBC News April 27 2022
Cartoon Network investing in young people in Baltimore
Cartoon Network , Baltimore-Based Outlook Company Launch Incubator For Underrepresented Communities
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/28/22
Stilson's Corner: Time to Put the Political Ink Away
By Stilson Greene
2022-04-07 LoudounNow p37
online at https://loudounnow.com/2022/04/07/stilsons-corner-time-to-put-the-political-ink-away/
R.I.P. Jerry Corrick
Retailer and Game Publisher
by Milton Griepp on April 28, 2022
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51047/r-i-p-jerry-corrick
Frank Miller Launches Independent Publishing Company, New 'Sin City, 'Ronin' Comics in the Works (Exclusive)
The comics legend behind 'The Dark Knight Returns' and '300' will act as editor-in-chief while Dan DiDio returns to the world of comics, acting as the company's publisher, for the first time since exiting DC in 2020.
Borys Kit
April 28, 2022
Stu Levy
Apr 24 2022
Manga Changed My Life — book excerpt #2: the Microsoft interview
Q & A with Jonathan Case
By Nathalie op de Beeck
Apr 28, 2022
Western University librarians ask public what to do with 70,000 comics
The comic books came from seven donors over 15 years
Angela McInnes · CBC News Apr 28, 2022
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Former Diamond Distribution customer service rep Vanessa Rolley has passed away
Vanessa Rolley was my customer service rep at Diamond Distributors for many years. We often spoke of things beyond business, and Vanessa always offered valuable insights. She was funny but did not suffer fools. She made my job so much easier. --Joel Pollack
BIG PLANET COMICS 7939 Norfolk Ave. Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814
Loudon Now's newspaper editorial cartoonist Stilson Greene retires
Stilson's Corner: Time to Put the Political Ink Away
By Stilson Greene
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