Saturday, December 17, 2022

Art Spiegelman on the re-issue of his book 'Breakdowns'

Art Spiegelman on the re-issue of his book 'Breakdowns'

NPR's Scott Simon talks to graphic artist Art Spiegelman about the re-issue of his book "Breakdowns," a collection of his early comics.

Authoritarian Twitter Tendencies by Daniel Boris

Recently Elon 'Free Speech' Musk Suspended the Twitter Accounts of Journalists Who Criticized Him...

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/16/22

REGINALD HUDLIN TO WRITE, CURATE NEW LINE OF ORIGINAL STORIES FOR AWA To Be Developed as Comics, Movies, TV

 by Brigid Alverson on December 15, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52883/reginald-hudlin-write-curate-new-line-original-stories-awa

 

The Return Of DC/Vertigo House Of Secrets – Just Not From DC

 December 15, 2022

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-return-of-dc-vertigo-house-of-secrets-just-not-from-dc/

 

Action Lab Issues Statement Against Princeless Comic Creators

December 15, 2022

by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/action-lab-issues-statement-against-princeless-comic-creators/

 

Angoulême Festival Heavily Criticised Over Bastien Vivès Exhibition

 December 15, 2022

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/angouleme-festival-heavily-criticised-over-bastien-vives-exhibition/

 

French comics world torn over author accused of promoting incest [Bastien Vives]

AFP 13/12/2022 
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221213-french-comics-world-torn-over-author-accused-of-promoting-incest

 

Le festival de BD d'Angoulême annule l'exposition de Bastien Vivès après des «menaces»

Par Le Parisien avec AFP 

Le 14 décembre 2022

https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/le-festival-de-bd-dangouleme-annule-lexposition-de-bastien-vives-apres-des-menaces-14-12-2022-DPLNJFJY5VCFLIN4C4VWO62EJY.php

 

I Will Stop The Cavalry – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | December 16, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/i-will-stop-the-cavalry-this-weeks-links/

 

Lee Lorenz, New Yorker cartoonist who cultivated new talent, dies at 90

Brian Murphy

December 10, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/10/lee-lorenz-cartoonist-dies/

 

Die, Die My Darling!: On Rumiko Takahashi's The Laughing Target

December 13, 2022

by Kayleigh Hearn

https://www.thegutterreview.com/die-die-my-darling-on-rumiko-takahashis-the-laughing-target/

 

A Mortal World of Possibilities: on The Many Deaths in Laila Starr

December 8, 2022

by Ritesh Babu

https://www.thegutterreview.com/a-mortal-world-of-possibilities-reflections-on-the-many-deaths-in-laila-starr/

 

The Gutter Review Holiday Bin Dive

December 15, 2022 Gutter Review

Chloe Maveal

https://www.thegutterreview.com/the-gutter-review-holiday-bin-dive/

 

Mignolaversity: Discussing the Outerverse with Christopher Golden and Bridgit Connell

By Mark Tweedale | December 12th, 2022
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/2022-outerverse/

 

Mignolaversity in 2022: Discussing "Frankenstein: New World" with Christopher Golden and Thomas Sniegoski

By Mark Tweedale | December 15th, 2022
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/2022-frankenstein-new-world/

 

Mignolaversity in 2022: Discussing "Leonide the Vampyr" with Rachele Aragno

By Mark Tweedale | December 14th, 2022
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/2022-leonide/

 

Filling Christmas time with terror: Rachele Aragno talks 'Leonide the Vampyr: A Christmas for Crows'

The latest adventure of Leonide drops this week from Dark Horse Comics.

David Brooke

December 13, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/13/rachele-aragno-leonide-a-christmas-for-crows/

 

Mignolaversity in 2022: Discussing "Our Encounters with Evil & Other Stories" with Warwick Johnson-Cadwell

By Mark Tweedale | December 13th, 2022
  http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/2022-our-encounters-with-evil/

 

Clear and Urgent Action: A graphic history of the International Brigades [¡Brigadistas!]

By Bill Fletcher Jr.

December 14, 2022

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/brigadistas-spanish-civil-war/

 

X-Men Monday #183 – Chris Claremont Talks 'X-Treme X-Men'

Chris Hassan

December 12, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/12/x-men-monday-claremont-x-treme-x-men/

 

AIPT Comics Podcast episode 201: Claudio Sanchez chats slasher 'My Brother's Blood Machine' and music mythology

AIPT Comics podcast hosts rockstar Claudio Sanchez to talk about his new slasher comic 'My Brother's Blood Machine' and more.

David Brooke and Nathan Simmons

December 11, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/11/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-201-claudio-sanchez/

 

Mark Waid and Dan Jurgens unleash 'Dark Crisis: Big Bang'

The one-shot helps break open the newly-returned Multiverse.

Chris Coplan

December 13, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/13/mark-waid-and-dan-jurgens-talk-big-bang/

 

Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo chart 'A Vicious Circle'

The time-hopping story of a bitter rivalry debuts this week.

Chris Coplan

December 13, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/13/a-vicious-circle-interview/

 

Tom Taylor talks endings, beginnings in 'Superman: Son of Kal-El' #18

The series winds up as it leads into the events of the extra-sized 'Action Comics' #1050

Chris Coplan

December 13, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/13/tom-taylor-superman-skl-18/

 

Arioli, M. . (2022). Telling and Performing Past, Present, and Future Histories in Comics: Residential Schools as Cultural/Historical Trauma. Comparatismi, (7). https://doi.org/10.14672/20222051 and https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/2051

 

Closure, trauma and the graphical imagination

Angus Nurse

Law and Humanities   05 Dec 2022

https://doi.org/10.1080/17521483.2022.2150188

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17521483.2022.2150188

 

Wings, O., Fischer, J., Knüppe, J., Ahlers, H., Körnig, S., and Perl, A.-M.: Paleontology-themed comics and graphic novels, their potential for scientific outreach, and the bilingual graphic novel EUROPASAURUS – Life on Jurassic Islands, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-945, 2022.  https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2022/egusphere-2022-945/

 

Takashi Okazaki, The Creator of AFRO SAMURAI, Shoot Interview!

Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor

Cartoonist Kayfabe  Dec 14, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcBILt2_hvc

 

(Un)bridgeable Chasms?: Doctor-Patient Interactions in Select Graphic Medical Narratives
Sathyaraj Venkatesan
Sweetha Saji
Journal of Medical Humanities August 17 2018
https://www.academia.edu/37255583/_Graphic_Medicine_Un_bridgeable_Chasms_Doctor_Patient_Interactions_in_Select_Graphic_Medical_Narratives

 

A new Superman signals a new era for James Gunn and the DC universe [in print as A new era for the DC Universe takes flight]

 

The Marvel Movies You'll Never Get To See

Somewhere out there in the grand multiverse, these Marvel movies surely exist. But not in this one.

Friday, December 16, 2022

The Post's obit for Lee Lorenz

Lee Lorenz, New Yorker cartoonist who cultivated new talent, dies at 90

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/15/22

James Gunn Writing Superman Movie

The project will focus on the hero in his younger days, and will star an actor other than Henry Cavill.

Aaron Couch

December 14, 2022 
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/superman-movie-in-the-works-james-gunn-1235282481/ 

 

Henry Cavill on Not Returning as Superman: "This News Isn't the Easiest"

The actor reacted to James Gunn's plan to write a film focusing on the DC superhero's younger years.

Ryan Gajewski

December 14, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/henry-cavill-responds-superman-james-gunn-1235282516/ 

 

James Gunn is writing a new Superman movie that will not star Henry Cavill

The Snyder-verse is going; the Gunn-verse dawns.

Heidi MacDonald

12/15/2022 
https://www.comicsbeat.com/james-gunn-is-writing-a-new-superman-movie-that-will-not-star-henry-cavill/

 

The Stirring Political Etchings of Nicolás De Jesús

The Mexican artist's works reveal the radical possibilities of an indigenous sensibility charged with a keen awareness of politics and art history.

  by Faye Hirsch
Hyperallergic December 14 2022

https://hyperallergic.com/786443/the-stirring-political-etchings-of-nicolas-de-jesus/

 

Greg Capullo Jumps To Marvel Comics For New Project

December 14, 2022

by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/greg-capullo-jumps-to-marvel-comics-for-new-project/

 

Singapore Comic Con: Marvel Comics Chief Talks Asian Business, Advice for Creators

The growing Asia-based fan event attracted record attendance in 2022, featuring over 350 exhibitors and more than 420 brands.

Sara Merican

December 13, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/marvel-comics-chief-talks-asian-business-1235281615/

 

INTERVIEW: John Noble on the truth of STAR TREK: PRODIGY's The Diviner

The Beat caught up with the legendary actor in advance of the antepenultimate episode of the animated show's first season.

Avery Kaplan

12/15/2022 

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-john-noble-on-the-truth-of-star-trek-prodigys-the-diviner/

 

As His Career Peaks Following a New Book with Steve Martin, Cartoonist Harry Bliss Considers Walking Away … Maybe 

By Dan Bolles @DanBolles

 December 14, 2022

The original print version of this article was headlined "Drawing Conclusions | As his career peaks following a new book with Steve Martin, cartoonist Harry Bliss considers walking away ... maybe"

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/at-the-peak-of-his-career-cartoonist-harry-bliss-considers-walking-away-maybe/Content

 

Remembering Aline Kominsky-Crumb

John Kelly | December 15, 2022 

https://www.tcj.com/remembering-aline-kominsky-crumb/

 

How a 100-Year-Old Animated Film Is Restored! [ Max Fleischer]

Adam Savage's Tested

Dec 15, 2022

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

 

Dark Horse Comics and Yoe Books announce publishing partnership

The first release from the partnership is a new edition of the iconic BLAB! anthology.

Joe Grunenwald

12/15/2022 

https://www.comicsbeat.com/dark-horse-comics-yoe-books-partnership/

 

Lost and (Almost) Found: An Orphan Political Cartoon [by Paul Gregg]

Library of Congress' Headlines and Heroes blog December 15, 2022 by Joanna Colclough

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/12/orphan-political-cartoon/

 

How Netflix's Wednesday became a pop culture phenomenon

Janelle Zara

Wed 14 Dec 2022  https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/dec/14/wednesday-addams-family-reboot-netflix-tiktok

 

Wednesday review – Tim Burton's witty Addams Family spin-off is perfect

Lucy Mangan

@LucyMangan

Wed 23 Nov 2022 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/23/wednesday-review-tim-burton-eldritch-addams-family-spin-off

 

Shonen Jump Digital price rises from $1.99 to $2.99 a month in January 2023

A 50% price hike hits the cheapest paid-subscription service comics app on the market

Dean Simons

12/15/2022 

https://www.comicsbeat.com/shonen-jump-digital-price-rises-from-1-99-to-2-99-a-month-in-january-2023/

 

 

Gangs of London Comic Book Tells the Story of Elliot's Year. Read it Exclusively Here.

A brand new graphic novel A Gangs of London Story: Ghosts bridges the gap between season 1 and season 2. You can read it in full exclusively on Den of Geek. [AMC, television]

  By Rosie Fletcher | December 15, 2022

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/gangs-of-london-comic-book/

 

Bastien Vivès responds to the cancellation of Angoulême exhibition

A day after his carte blanche exhibition was cancelled, Vivès releases a statement on Instagram

Dean Simons

12/15/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/bastien-vives-responds-to-the-cancellation-of-angouleme-exhibition/

 

Instagram's Favorite New Yorker Cartoons in 2022

This year, The New Yorker has teamed up with Santa Claus to recognize those who hit Like on the cartoons we've posted online.

By Colin Stokes

December 15, 2022

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2022-in-review/instagrams-favorite-new-yorker-cartoons-in-2022

 

Comics Creator Ellen Forney on Bipolar and a Monster Named Smedmerts 

Depresh Mode with John Moe 12th December 2022

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comics-creator-ellen-forney-on-bipolar-and-a/id1557803544?i=1000589852952

 

The SKTCHD AWRDS: The Creators of 2022 (Part One)

By David Harper

December 12, 2022

 https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2022-part-one/

 

Best 5 manga like Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto

by Book Depository 18th November 2022

https://www.bookdepository.com/blog/manga-like-chainsaw-man-by-tatsuki-fujimoto

 

Reclaiming a Place in Animation History for a Female Pioneer [Bessie Mae Kelley]

By Brooks Barnes

    A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 15, 2022, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Reclaiming a Place in Animation History.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/movies/animation-bessie-mae-kelley.html

 

GLAAD Praises Increased Inclusiveness of Disney Films

By Brooks Barnes

Dec. 15, 2022, 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/business/media/glaad-disney-lgbtq.html

 

'The Little Mermaid' and 'Iron Man' Join National Film Registry

By Sarah Bahr

Dec. 14, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/movies/the-little-mermaid-iron-man-national-film-registry.html


 

August 28, 2019

Ink-Slinger Profiles by Alex Jay: A.D. Reed

http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2019/08/ink-slinger-profiles-by-alex-jay-ad-reed.html

 

July 28, 2016

Ink-Slinger Profiles by Alex Jay: H.B. Eddy

http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2016/07/ink-slinger-profiles-by-alex-jay-hb-eddy.html

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Library of Congress tries to ID political cartoon

Lost and (Almost) Found: An Orphan Political Cartoon [by Paul Gregg]

Library of Congress' Headlines and Heroes blog December 15, 2022 by

MAGA Mirror on the Wall by Daniel Boris


The Post plans more layoffs

Formerly local cartoonist Brian Bassett is signing his new red and Rover book at Scrawl Books this afternoon. He grew up in NoVA. #scrawlbooks #redandrover

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/14/22


Millar Time EP06 - Cary Bates

Mark Millar

Millar Time  Dec 11, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es0XWjy7L7U

 

Millar Time EP07 - Greg Capullo

Mark Millar

Millar Time Dec 13, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1jiAFqmciE

 

CONTROVERSY: Protests grow against a Bastien Vivès exhibition at Angoulême

Vivés is being accused of promoting child porn and incest.

Dean Simons

12/14/2022 

https://www.comicsbeat.com/controversy-bastien-vives-angouleme-exhibition/

 

Le Festival d'Angoulême annule l'exposition de Bastien Vivès

14 décembre 2022

https://www.ligneclaire.info/dans-les-yeux-de-bastien-vives-271593.html 

 

Angoulême Festival cancels controversial Bastien Vivès exhibition due to safety concerns

Angoulême made its decision to cancel the exhibition in the wake of threats of violence against the artist, the Festival team, and attendees

Dean Simons

12/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-festival-cancels-controversial-bastien-vives-exhibition-due-to-safety-concerns/


AMC Publishing future in doubt following departure of Mike Zagari

With head Mike Zagari part of a wave of layoffs at AMC, the fate of the AMC Publishing graphic novel line is uncertain

Heidi MacDonald

12/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/amc-publishing-future-in-doubt-following-departure-of-mike-zagari/

 

'Deadpool 3' Director Shawn Levy Teases New Film's Violence as "In Your Face and Hardcore"

The Ryan Reynolds movie, set for release in 2024, is finally bringing the character into Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ryan Gajewski

December 13, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-3-director-shawn-levy-violence-hardcore-1235281717/

 

Studio Ghibli Sets Date for Hayao Miyazaki's 'How Do You Live'

The legendary animation helmer will see his next movie open in theaters in Japan on July 14, 2023.

Etan Vlessing

December 13, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-how-do-you-live-release-date-1235281200/

 

Ed Brubaker Took Inspiration From Nicolas Winding Refn for Graphic Novel 'Night Fever'

The writer spent years working with the 'Drive' filmmaker, and put some of his qualities into a new character.

Aaron Couch

November 29, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ed-brubaker-graphic-novel-night-fever-1235270798/

 

"Reckless" & "Friday" Interview with Ed Brubaker! CBH Interviews #101

Dave Buesing

Comic Book Herald November 29, 2022

https://www.comicbookherald.com/reckless-friday-interview-with-ed-brubaker-cbh-interviews-101/

https://media.blubrry.com/best_comics_ever/b/content.blubrry.com/best_comics_ever/Ed_Audio.mp3

 

"Radical: My Year With a Socialist Senator" Interview with Sofia Warren! CBH Interviews #102

Dave Buesing

Comic Book Herald December 6, 2022
https://www.comicbookherald.com/radical-my-year-with-a-socialist-senator-interview-with-sofia-warren-cbh-interviews-102/
https://media.blubrry.com/best_comics_ever/content.blubrry.com/best_comics_ever/Sophia_Warren.mp3

 

"Sabretooth" Interview with Victor LaValle! CBH Interviews #103

Dave Buesing

Comic Book Herald December 13, 2022 
https://www.comicbookherald.com/sabretooth-interview-with-victor-lavalle-cbh-interviews-103/
https://media.blubrry.com/best_comics_ever/content.blubrry.com/best_comics_ever/Audio_Victor.mp3

 

'PRINCELESS' CREATORS ASK READERS NOT TO SUPPORT FCBD COMIC

Claim Action Lab's Solicitation Is 'Misleading' to Retailers and Fans

by Brigid Alverson on December 13, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52865/princeless-creators-ask-readers-not-support-fcbd-comic

 

Stephen L. Holland's UK Comics Laureate Term Extended Another Year

December 13, 2022

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stephen-l-hollands-uk-comics-laureate-term-extended-another-year/

 

Rebecca Schiffman 2022

Recognizing Disney Costume Designer Alice Davis

Art and Object (December 14):

https://www.artandobject.com/news/recognizing-disney-costume-designer-alice-davis

 

EXCLUSIVE: Papercutz catalog coming to GlobalComix digital platform

The full catalog of titles from the all-ages imprint from Mad Cave will be available to read online.

Joe Grunenwald

12/14/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/papercutz-globalcomix-mad-cave-studios-exclusive/

 

"Love and Rockets" Is Still Independent

Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez's collaboration began with a simple proposition: each brother would be able to do whatever he wanted.

By Sam Thielman

December 14, 2022

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/love-and-rockets-is-still-independent

 

Comic Papers Between The Wars Books One and Two

Alan Clark

York: Orson Welles Inc, 2023

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325444891516?

 

THE LAUGHS OF A NATION. The publications of Gerald G. Swan

Alan Clark

York: Orson Welles Inc, 2022

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224973784509

 

ALLY SLOPER: HIS LIFE & TIMES 

Alan Clark

York: Orson Welles Inc, 2021

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224613543634

SUGAR-PLUMS & TOOTLETUM: THE WORK OF C.H. ROSS

Alan Clark

York: Orson Welles Inc, 2021

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224613543634

 

In Review: Comic Papers Between The Wars Books One and Two by Alan Clark

By John Freeman on December 7, 2022 

https://downthetubes.net/in-review-comic-papers-between-the-wars-books-one-and-two-by-alan-clark/

 

December 11, 2022

Comic Papers Between the Wars 1919-1939 by Alan Clark

Steve Holland

https://bearalley.blogspot.com/2022/12/comic-papers-between-wars-1919-1939-by.html

 

Disgusting Pong: Kevin O'Neill Takes One Final Trip Down the Bile Tubes [2000 AD]

Chris Ready | December 14, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/disgusting-pong-kevin-oneill-takes-one-final-trip-down-the-bile-tubes/

 

 

Heather Faye Kahn, December 13th, 2022: Heather Faye Kahn on the versatility & ubiquity of cartoon characters

New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium

348 Dec 13, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7A945w8WTU

 

Storycomic Presents (Episode 229): Emily Drouin, Illustrator & Founder of Kids Con New England

Barney Smith

Storycomic Presents 229, Dec 13, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxaiKOMVYS0

 

Geoff Johns End Of Stargirl JSA and Junkyard Joe

wordballoon

Dec 9, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YIo6NuSTas

 

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Vault's Godfell edited by Fantom Comics staffer

Fantom Staffer Raven is editing a new miniseries from VAULT called GODFELL and its first issue comes out in FEBRUARY! Wanna reserve a copy? Shoot us an email or add it to your pull list through ComicHub!

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