Thursday, November 23, 2023

Exclusive: Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong writer Brian Buccellato walks us through the creation of DC's biggest superheroes vs. monsters crossover ever.

By Jim Dandeneau | November 21, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/justice-league-vs-godzilla-vs-kong-brian-buccellato/

A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING becomes second graphic novel to win National Book Award

Santat's middle-grade graphic memoir is the first graphic novel to win the prestigious National Book Award since 2016

Dean Simons

11/21/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/a-first-time-for-everything-becomes-second-graphic-novel-to-win-a-national-book-award/

Anime NYC in Photos Part 1: 53 photos of the best cosplay and displays

Beat Staff

11/21/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/anime-nyc-in-photos-part-1-53-photos-of-the-best-cosplay-and-displays/

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris book-toured DC

and I missed them.

On Tour with Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris

Compiled by Diane Roback

Nov 21, 2023

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/93795-on-tour-with-mac-barnett-and-shawn-harris.html

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/20/2023

Books We Love 2023: Comics and Graphic Novels

https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#tags=comics+%26+graphic+novels&view=covers&year=2023

'Scott Pilgrim' Is Back, Now in Anime Form

By George Gene Gustines

Nov. 15, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/arts/television/scott-pilgrim-anime.html

'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,' Almost

By Maya Phillips

A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 20, 2023, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: The Cast of Characters Is Back, but the Charm Is Missing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/arts/television/scott-pilgrim-takes-off-review.html

Mary's Me Day

By Roz Chast

November 20, 2023

Published in the print edition of the November 27, 2023, issue.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/27/marys-me-day

ORIGINS, DOMINANCE AND NOW A 'GUT PUNCH': THE STORY OF DIAMOND, THE COMPANY THAT DEFINED MUCH OF THE DIRECT MARKET ERA

Dan Gearino on November 20, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55651/origins-dominance-now-gut-punch-the-story-diamond-company-defined-much-direct-market-era

ICV2 VIDEO INTERVIEW: DIAMOND CEO STEVE GEPPI

PART 1 From Selling Back Issues to Distributing New Comics

PART 2 Diamond Expands in a Turbulent Market

PART 3 Diamond's Place in the Comics Market Today and in the Future

Dan Gearino on November 20, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55647/icv2-video-interview-diamond-ceo-steve-geppi-part-1

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55646/icv2-video-interview-diamond-ceo-steve-geppi-part-2

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55645/icv2-video-interview-diamond-ceo-steve-geppi-part-3

ICV2 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT: DIAMOND CEO STEVE GEPPI

PART 1 From Selling Back Issues to Distributing New Comics

PART 2 Diamond Expands in a Turbulent Market

PART 3 Diamond's Place in the Comics Market Today and in the Future

Dan Gearino on November 20, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55650/icv2-interview-transcript-diamond-ceo-steve-geppi-part-1

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55649/icv2-interview-transcript-diamond-ceo-steve-geppi-part-2

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55648/icv2-interview-transcript-diamond-ceo-steve-geppi-part-3

Chapter 159: IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode sixty-two | Michael Walsh, part two

November 20 2023

https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/why-its-my-primary-function-sir

'Rick and Morty' New Voice Actors Speak Out: "A Literal Dream Come True"

Ian Cardoni (Rick) and Harry Belden (Morty) break their silence in this exclusive interview detailing how they were cast in the Adult Swim hit and what it's been like for two unknowns to land the voice roles of a lifetime.

James Hibberd

November 19, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/rick-and-morty-voice-actors-interview-1235651361/

Ed Subitzky on Poor Helpless Comics! and Other Funny Business

John Kelly | November 20, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/ed-subitzky-on-poor-helpless-comics-and-other-funny-business/

INTERVIEW: Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris on serving up THE FIRST CAT IN SPACE AND THE SOUP OF DOOM

The Beat caught up with the creators behind the hilarious graphic novel series that all the cool cats are talking about.

Interview by AVERY & REBECCA OLIVER KAPLAN

11/20/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-mac-barnett-shawn-harris/

Guardian cartoonist fired for Netanyahu caricature says his reputation slurred [Steve Bell]

17 November 2023

By Judith Mora

https://efe.com/en/other-news/2023-11-17/guardian-cartoonist-fired-for-netanyahu-caricature-says-his-reputation-slurred/

I Was Canceled for a Cartoon About Hamas' Human Shields. I Stand by My Cartoon—and Its Critics | Opinion

Nov 15, 2023
By Michael Ramirez

https://www.newsweek.com/i-was-canceled-cartoon-about-hamas-human-shields-i-stand-my-cartoon-its-critics-opinion-1843949

Is it becoming impossible to be a cartoonist in 2023?

As the exhibition of the work of James Gillray, scourge of the Regency elite, shows at Gainsborough's House in Sudbury, our art critic muses on how much more difficult it is to be a satirist today

Laura Freeman

Friday November 17 2023, 12.01am GMT, The Times

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/is-it-becoming-impossible-to-be-a-cartoonist-in-2023-6cxggprcx

Alan Moore in conversation with Heather Parry

Scottish Book Trust Nov 19, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmvVtxNj7XQ

INTERVIEW: ROGER LANGRIDGE gathers the JUSTICE DUCKS

Deanna Destito

11/20/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-roger-langridge-gathers-the-justice-ducks/

European Comic Art Volume 16, Issue 2

Introduction

Intermediality: Genetics and Enrichment of the Language of Comics

By: Jorge Catalá, Benoît Mitaine, Lisa Maya Quaianni Manuzzato, and José Manuel Trabado Cabado

Pages: 1–29

Intermediality and Comics

By: Domingo Sánchez-Mesa and Jan Baetens

Pages: 30–53

Intermediality and Transmedial Thanatography in Jacobo Fernández Serrano's Lois Pereiro: Breve encontro

By: David Miranda-Barreiro

Pages: 54–73

'Between Stage and Page'

La vida es sueño as Comic Book

By: Daniela Kuschel

Pages: 74–99

Brazilian Trans Artivism, Comics and Communities, between Digital and Print

The Cases of Pequenas felicidades trans and Transistorizada

By: Nicoletta Mandolini and Giorgio Busi Rizzi

Pages: 100–124

Book Reviews

By: Eva Van de Wiele and Dana Mihăilescu

Pages: 125–131

'Annie' Recalls Musical, Comic Strip at Falls Church High School

by Mark Dreisonstok

Falls Church News-Press November 16, 2023

https://www.fcnp.com/2023/11/16/annie-recalls-musical-comic-strip-at-falls-church-high-school/

Cappie Review: Falls Church High School's 'Annie'

Falls Church News-Press November 20, 2023

By Rosabel Liu, Chantilly High School

https://www.fcnp.com/2023/11/20/cappie-review-falls-church-high-schools-annie/

Interview: The Birdking Returns For More Dark Fantasy And Violence! [Daniel Freedman]

Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Nov 14, 2023

https://previewsworld.com/Article/271520-Interview-The-Birdking-Returns-For-More-Dark-Fantasy-And-Violence

WHY 1986 STANDS OUT AS A HIGH WATER MARK FOR THE DIRECT MARKET ERA

Rob Salkowitz on November 20, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/55663/why-1986-stands-out-high-water-mark-direct-market-era

JewCE 2023 Celebrates the Influence of Jewish Culture in Comics

by Noam Steinerman

11/20/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/jewce-2023-celebrates-the-influence-of-jewish-culture-in-comics/

GlobalComix unveils new features – and statistics – for browser reader

Heidi MacDonald

11/20/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/globalcomix-unveils-new-features-and-statistics-for-browser-comics-reader/

GlobalComix All-New Web Reader - Complete Overhaul Part 1-2

GlobalComix

Nov 16, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D6MemVXxZE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxpaJlAt5uo

Angoulême Official Selection 2024 Announced

13 English-language books won the attention of the Angoulême Official Selection committees

Dean Simons

11/20/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-official-selection-2024/

Inside the Best-Seller List

Even for Two Pros, Collaboration Was No Picnic

By Neima Jahromi

A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 19, 2023, Page 28 of the Sunday Book Review.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/books/review/the-mysteries-bill-watterson-john-kascht.html

'Marvels' star Iman Vellani isn't concerned with the focus on the movie's box office: 'That's for Bob Iger'

Ethan Alter

·Senior Writer, Yahoo Entertainment

Mon, 20 November 2023 https://sg.news.yahoo.com/the-marvels-iman-vellani-stephen-king-deleted-scenes-photon-young-avengers-201201499.html

Blue Beetle Nails a Vital Part of DC Comics That Other Movies Didn't

No other DC movie or TV series has ever presented legacy characters as successfully as Blue Beetle.

By Joe George | November 20, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/blue-beetle-nails-a-vital-part-of-dc-comics-that-other-movies-didnt/

Knives Chau Is the Lynchpin of Every Scott Pilgrim Story

Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off affirms that Knives Chau is the real hero here.

By Rendy Jones | November 18, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/knives-chau-is-the-lynchpin-of-every-scott-pilgrim-story/

'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Creators Discuss Their Super Cool Netflix Remix

By Kambole Campbell

November 17, 2023

This article was written for the January '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 336) https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/scott-pilgrim-takes-off-creators-discuss-their-super-cool-netflix-remix/

REVIEW: BLUE EYE SAMURAI–not enough people are talking about this animated masterpiece

Christian Angeles

11/20/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-animated-masterpiece/

Chinese Animated Fantasy 'Deep Sea' Gets Limited U.S. Release with Viva

By Animation Magazine

November 17, 2023 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/chinese-animated-fantasy-deep-sea-gets-limited-u-s-release-with-viva/

A Day in the Life: Two-Time Oscar-Nominated Director John Musker

By Animation Magazine

November 17, 2023

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/a-day-in-the-life-two-time-oscar-nominated-director-john-musker/

this article was written for the December '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 335)

Singing & Dancing along the New 'CoComelon Lane'

By Ramin Zahed

November 17, 2023

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/singing-dancing-along-the-new-cocomelon-lane/

'Leo' Review: Adam Sandler Is an Advice-Dispensing Lizard in Netflix's Animated Charmer

Lovia Gyarkye

November 17, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/leo-review-adam-sandler-netflix-1235661058/

How 'Wish' Pays Homage to Classic Disney Films

The film, a celebration of Walt Disney Animation Studio's centennial, draws from a number of early Disney films for its story and design.

Ryan Fish

November 20, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wish-homage-to-classic-disney-films-1235667010/

The Classic Disney Movies That Made Wish Possible

The release of Wish coincides with the centenary of Disney. We speak to the creators about making a fairytale worthy of 100 years of history.

By Rosie Knight | November 20, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-classic-disney-movies-that-made-wish-possible/

Parsing Flash Gordon by Dan Schkade

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/11/20/parsing-flash-gordon-by-dan-schkade/

Monday, November 20, 2023

Lending the Daily Cartoonist an eye for WaPo's Flash Gordon run

Parsing Flash Gordon by Dan Schkade

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/11/20/parsing-flash-gordon-by-dan-schkade/

Alison Bechdel, carabiners, Flickr, documentary films, and me

A couple of months ago, I got a request to use this photo I took of the great cartoonist Alison Bechdel at Politics and Prose on May 4, 2012 in a short documentary.

Alexia Lafeuille, the film's producer wrote, "I'm reaching out on behalf of WaterBear (www.waterbear.com), a digital media publisher and free streaming platform dedicated to social-impact content. I'm currently producing a short documentary called 'This History of the Carabiner'. This multimedia film celebrates the significance and history of the carabiner as a symbol of queer identity and belonging for women and non-binary people."

Since I shoot these pictures to capture the history of comics and cartoonists, I said yes, and now the film is out. Alexia informed me, "[The History of the Carabiner is] available to stream on WaterBear (you will have to create an account to access, but it's completely free): www.waterbear.com/watch/the-history-of-the-carabiner."

The film is described on the site as follows: "Through a creative blend of mixed-media and charismatic narration balancing humor, sass and historical gravity, discover the queer history of the carabiner in this latest WaterBear Original, directed by Gianna Mazzeo and made in partnership with Nikon. Follow the carabiner’s story, from its humble 1911 climbing roots (thanks, Otto "Rambo" Herzog), to empowering butch mechanics and postal workers in the 60s, becoming a potent signal of identity and attraction in the 80’s (think Tinder, but with hardware) and as a TikTok fashion sensation today."

Here's my pic, de-colorized, at 4:12:

and I got a credit in the end. Trust me, it's there...

I'm absolutely, completely NOT the target audience for the film, but I quite enjoyed it. I'm glad I said yes, because now I know this film exists AND I may know something about lesbian sexuality if they aren't having us on. Give it a watch.