John Michael Helmer
["It is with profound sadness that I have to report the passing of writer Lou Mougin."]
Lucky Comics Universe December 31 2022
https://www.facebook.com/groups/188106998374318/posts/1575914076260263/
Lou Mougin, Comic Book Writer and Historian, Passes Away at Age 68
By Brian Cronin
CBR January 1 2023
https://www.cbr.com/lou-mougin-comic-book-writer-historian-obituary/
["Airship 27 writer Lou Mougin 27 Nov 1954- Dec 31 2022 passed away yesterday at the age of 68"]
Airship 27 Productions January 1 2023
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Z5LAS1dToXmDpbBJXkZ9FjtfXJtTxyQTtxnfk67Tthm1wnawEcjL2bKVqZWmygLl&id=100028847754224
All Glory to T.C.U.'s Meme Mascot
Officially, the Texas Christian University mascot is the Horned Frog. But the team's real hero is the Hypnotoad, a "Futurama" gag of mesmerizing power.
By Billy Witz
A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 31, 2022, Section B, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: T.C.U.'s Secret Weapon: A Powerful Cartoon Toad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/sports/ncaafootball/hypnotoad-tcu-michigan.html
The Alt-Right Manipulated My Comic. Then A.I. Claimed It. ["Sarah's Scribbles." Webcomic]
By Sarah Andersen
A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 1, 2023, Section SR, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: The Dark Possibilities Of A.I. and Art.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/opinion/sarah-andersen-how-algorithim-took-my-work.html
The Past Does Not Exist: An Interview with Peter Milligan
Marc-Oliver Frisch | January 2, 2023
https://www.tcj.com/the-past-does-not-exist-an-interview-with-peter-milligan/
Norm Feuti's Gil Ends Providence Journal Run
D. D. Degg
January 1 2023
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/01/01/norm-feutis-gil-ends-providence-journal-run/
Funky Winkerbean ends today, after five decades
Paris Wolfe, cleveland.com
Dec. 31, 2022,
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/funky-winkerbean-ends-today-after-five-decades.html
Welcome to the new Daily Cartoonist
Alan Gardner
January 1 2023
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/01/01/welcome-to-the-new-daily-cartoonist-2/
Alan Gardner is back!
Alan Gardner
January 1 2023
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/01/01/alan-gardner-is-back/
Comic Store In Your Future 2022: A Year In Review
January 1, 2023
by Rod Lamberti
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-2022-a-year-in-review/
Man Allegedly Murdered Wife For Not Supporting Opening a Comic Store
December 31, 2022
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/man-allegedly-murdered-wife-over-not-supporting-opening-comic-store/
Warner Bros. Discovery Cuts 250+ Looney Tunes Shorts from HBO Max
January 1, 2023
by Ray Flook
https://bleedingcool.com/tv/warner-bros-discovery-cuts-250-looney-tunes-shorts-from-hbo-max/
Bad Idea Is Selling Jobs in Comics For $1000 Each
January 1, 2023
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/bad-idea-is-selling-jobs-in-comics-for-1000-each/
CSotD: Everything Old is Old Again! [1922 New Year's editorial cartoons]
Mike Peterson
December 31 2022
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/12/31/csotd-everything-old-is-old-again-2/
A Parting Letter from Your AAEC Prez
Kevin Necessary : December 31st, 2022
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-parting-letter-from-your-aaec-prez/
Jonathan Hickman To Accept New Comics Writer Pitches For 3W3M
December 31, 2022
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jonathan-hickman-to-accept-new-comics-writer-pitches-for-3w3m/
Spawn World Record Over 70+ Image/DC Crossover Covers In One Month
December 30, 2022
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/spawn-world-record-over-70-image-dc-crossover-covers-in-one-month/
Fitz's Opinion: After 40 years in journalism, a cartoonist's chapter draws to a close
David Fitzsimmons
Jan 1, 2023
https://tucson.com/opinion/local/fitzs-opinion-after-40-years-in-journalism-a-cartoonists-chapter-draws-to-a-close/article_ab71fa42-8185-11ed-beba-33d803befacc.html
The Best Comics of 2022
Tucker Stone & Joe McCulloch eds.
The Editors | December 31, 2022 | 1 comment
https://www.tcj.com/the-best-comics-of-2022/
I've grown apart from old friends. But the holidays help us reconnect.
These moments give me a glimpse into the lives of the people I used to know so intimately
Perspective by Dabin Han
December 27, 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/27/ive-grown-apart-old-friends-holidays-help-us-reconnect/
Being cool is overrated. I'm ready to release my inner cringe.
I want to give myself the room to explore all the qualities that make me unique
Perspective by Bianca Xunise
January 1, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/01/01/being-cool-is-overrated-im-ready-release-my-inner-cringe/
From Cover to Cover's Favorite Comics of 2022
Scott and Mike take a look at their favorite comics from 2022.
Scott Cederlund, Mike Baxter
Jan 2, 2023
https://www.fromcovertocover.com/comics-of-2022/
From Cover to Cover's 2022 Favorite Archival Editions and Collections
Mike and Scott take a look at some of their favorite collected editions from 2022.
Mike Baxter, Scott Cederlund
Jan 2, 2023
https://www.fromcovertocover.com/from-cover-to-covers-2022-favorite-archival-editions-and-the-like/
Jan 2 2023
IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode sixteen | Tini Howard, part two
Matthew Rosenberg, Ethan S. Parker, and Griffin Sheridan
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/shell-die-before-shell-tell-you-anything
Off Panel #381: Judgment Calls with Kieron Gillen
David Harper
Dec 26, 2022
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-381-judgment-calls-with-kieron-gillen
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sktchd/Kieron_Gillen_2022.mp3
Ten Very Specific Things I Loved from the Wider World of Comics in 2022
By David Harper
December 30, 2022
https://sktchd.com/column/ten-very-specific-things-i-loved-from-the-wider-world-of-comics-in-2022/
The Beat's 2023 Creator Survey: Part 3 – with previews galore
With previews from Fanbase Press, Neil Kleid, Jeffrey Brown, Jed McGowan and more
Heidi MacDonald
01/02/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-beats-2023-creator-survey-part-3-with-previews-galore/
Clutter Is Good for You [collecting]
By Rob Walker
A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 1, 2023, Section SR, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: Clutter Is Good for You
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/opinion/sunday/clutter-decluttering-marie-kondo.html
Serenity Amid Disaster in "The Flying Sailor"
In an animated short inspired by historical events, Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby imagine what happens to a middle-aged man who goes from minding his own business to being blasted through the heavens.
Film by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
Text by Khiara Ortiz
November 18, 2022
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/screening-room/serenity-amid-disaster-in-the-flying-sailor