Saturday, December 09, 2023

The now-retired Batman is merely a supporting character in a film that finds his eight-year-old son Damian battling an array of classic supervillains.

Frank Scheck

December 7, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/merry-little-batman-review-1235714812/

Editoonist Evans Responds to Upset Readers [Peter Evans]

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/12/07/editoonist-evans-responds-to-upset-readers/

Peter Evans responds to criticism of Israel-Hamas cartoon

By Peter Evans

December 7 2023

https://www.islandernews.com/opinion/peter-evans-responds-to-criticism-of-israel-hamas-cartoon/article_3982f9bc-94bd-11ee-9780-efb840efd102.html

Watching Pluto

William Schwartz | December 8, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/watching-pluto/

As Dark As December – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | December 8, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/as-dark-as-december-this-weeks-links/

Off Panel #427: Hopeful Cynicism with Si Spurrier

Dec 4, 2023

https://sktchd.libsyn.com/offpanel427-hopeful-cynicism-with-si-spurrier

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sktchd/Si_Spurrier_2023.mp3

Kelly Thompson Talks Birds Of Prey The Marvels and More

wordballoon November 30 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vbAswon-Kg

Ghost Machine With Geoff Johns And Jason Fabok

wordballoon Dec 6, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaA0DJ-nEAA

Meredith Hall on The Function of Political Satire, Dec 5, 2023

New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium

378;

Dec 5, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu27piwvK9g

Comixology was never going to save comics, but it tried

It's monopolies all the way down

By Susana Polo @NerdGerhl Dec 4, 2023
https://www.polygon.com/23984204/comixology-app-gone-amazon-kindle

INTERVIEW: Writing Comic Scripts with Jamila Rowser: Part Two

Alenka Figa December 7, 2023

https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2023/12/writing-comic-scripts-rowser-part-two/

'Scott Pilgrim' Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley Doesn't Care If People Think The Main Character Is A Bad Guy

By Raven Brunner

Nov. 13, 2023,

https://decider.com/2023/11/13/scott-pilgrim-creator-bryan-lee-omalley-scott-pilgrim-bad-guy-interview/

"Single Issues Would Have Forced 'Birdking' into a Rhythm We Weren't Interested in" – Daniel Freedman and CROM Give Us the Lowdown on Their Epic Dark Horse Fantasy Story

by Andy Oliver

December 4, 2023

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/birdking-freedman-crom-dark-horse/

David Ezra Stein on Beaky Barnes | Interview

December 4, 2023 by Brigid Alverson

https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2023/12/04/david-ezra-stein-on-beaky-barnes-interview/

See 'unnervingly candid' Miles Davis in new graphic novel

Written by Amy Ta and Danielle Chiriguayo, produced by Bennett Purser

Press Play with Madeleine Brand Dec. 04, 2023

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/hamas-sackler-dave-chisholm-word-year/miles-davis-search-sound

Building new Hellboy history for the holidays: Matt Smith talks 'Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat'

David Brooke

December 5, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/12/05/hellboy-winter-special-2023-qa/

Colorist Ronda Pattison talks 'TMNT' highlights leading up to 150th issue

As the colorist for every 'TMNT' issue, Pattison offers her unique perspective.

Collier Jennings

December 7, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/12/07/ronda-pattison-tmnt-150th-issue/

Cullen Bunn excises the gory truth behind 'Invasive'

Chris Coplan

December 7, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/12/07/invasive-cullen-bunn-qa/

Author Q&A: Queen Anne couple publish first graphic novel for kids together [Jessixa and Aaron Bagley "Duel"]

Paul Constant

The Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2023

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/author-qa-queen-anne-couple-publish-first-graphic-novel-together/

5 Children's Movies to Stream Now

This month's picks embrace the holiday season, including an installment of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" franchise and a remake of "The Velveteen Rabbit."

By Dina Gachman

Dec. 8, 2023,

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/movies/kids-christmas-movies-streaming.html

'The Archies' movie: Cast, trailer, how to watch new take on iconic comic books

Saman Shafiq

USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/12/07/the-archies-movie-netflix-cast-release-date/71839639007/

'The Archies' Review: A Masala Milkshake at Pop's, Anyone?

Archie and pals get radicalized when their hometown, now conveniently relocated in India, is threatened by corporate overlords.

By Amy Nicholson

A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 8, 2023, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: The Archies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/movies/the-archies-review.html

How Hayao Miyazaki's Films Continue to Take Us to the Skies

When characters take flight in the films of the master animator, there is always a deeper meaning.

By Maya Phillips

Dec. 8, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/movies/miyazaki-flight.html

Best graphic novels of 2023

Hip-hop history, real-world wishes and the forgotten watercolourist in Turner's shadow are among the subjects of this year's finest comics

James Smart

Mon 4 Dec 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/04/best-graphic-novels-of-2023

Rachel Cooke's best graphic novels of 2023

From a beautiful 20th anniversary edition of Craig Thompson's classic to Camille Jourdy's gorgeously illustrated Juliette, here are the best of this year's releases

Rachel Cooke

Sun 3 Dec 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/03/rachel-cookes-best-graphic-novels-of-2023-blankets-craig-thompson-monica-daniel-clowes-roaming-jillian-tamaki-mariko-tamaki-social-fiction-chantal-montellier-juliette-camille-jourdy

Schaumburg comic book store owner helps long-time friend after health setback: 'it gives you hope'

By Natalie Bomke

FOX 32 Chicago December 7, 2023
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/schaumburg-comic-book-store-owner-helps-long-time-friend-after-health-setback

A Comics Sandstorm Is Brewing In The Gulf As UAE Unveils Massive Investment In Creative Industries

Rob Salkowitz

Forbes December 7 2023

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2023/12/07/a-comics-sandstorm-is-brewing-in-the-gulf-as-uae-unveils-massive-investment-in-creative-industries/

'The Boy and the Heron': A masterpiece for most, middling for Miyazaki: The Japanese master of animation Hayao Miyazaki comes out of retirement (again) with another magical, otherworldly tale [in print as Another day at the officer for Miyazaki]

Lucas Trevor

Washington Post Weekend December 8, 2023 : 26-27.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2023/12/04/the-boy-and-the-heron-movie-review/

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT snaps up French Critics Grand Prize 2024

The story about a boy venturing from Africa to Europe drew ACBD member votes for the Grand Prix de la Critique 2024

Dean Simons

12/08/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-skys-the-limit-snaps-up-french-critics-grand-prize-2024/

Prix SoBD 2023, le professeur Nimbus enfin retrouvé

Jean-Laurent Truc

8 décembre 2023

https://www.ligneclaire.info/prix-sobd-2023-285439.html

Millar Time EP20 - Glenn O'Leary [The Comics Palace store owner]

Millar Time

Dec 6, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaHopxg-dDc

Congress Call: Hostage takers

William L Brown

Native Cpeaker Dec 8 2023

https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/congress-call

Doctor Who did it right with their comics based Star Beast episode

Johanna Draper Carlson

12/08/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/doctor-who-star-beast-does-it-right/

Nerdist's Best Comics of 2023

by Jules Greene

Dec 6 2023

https://nerdist.com/article/nerdists-best-comics-of-2023-including-hulk-thor-green-lantern-carmilla-action-comics-dc-marvel/

Friday, December 08, 2023

New Bill Brown post on his Native Cpeaker blog

Congress Call

Hostage takers

William L Brown

Native Cpeaker Dec 8 2023

https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/congress-call?

Passengers aboard an American airliner - who are reading comic strips in 1941 UPDATED

Passengers aboard an American airliner. Photo by John Collier, Jr., 1941 Dec. //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8c33775

It's a Sunday comic section, and she has a second part on her lap. I can't make out what the strip she's reading is though. Any thoughts?

The blog post that highlighted this image.

My friend, the Portuguese comics historian Leonardo de Sa, identified it, "I believe that's "Out Our Way." It should be the November 30, 1941 Sunday. Here it is, as published the following day in The Tacoma Times:" https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1941-12-01/ed-1/seq-14/

As you can see from the the page, it's from when it had transitioned into being "The Willets."

Dec 13 Curls Studio in Ashburn

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0kdaBjOyBl/

WaPo reviews Miyazaki

'The Boy and the Heron': A masterpiece for most, middling for Miyazaki: The Japanese master of animation Hayao Miyazaki comes out of retirement (again) with another magical, otherworldly tale [in print as Another day at the officer for Miyazaki]

Review by Lucas Trevor

Washington Post Weekend December 8, 2023 : 26-27.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2023/12/04/the-boy-and-the-heron-movie-review/

(3.5 stars)

Thursday, December 07, 2023

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/7/2023

NOVEMBER 2023 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN - TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS: Broad Range of Author and Superhero Titles; Manga Sticks to Tried and True

Brigid Alverson on December 6, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/55773/november-2023-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels

TWO MORE JOIN GHOST MACHINE: Ivan Reis, Peter Snejbjerg Join Creator-Owned Media Company

Brigid Alverson on December 6, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55771/two-more-join-ghost-machine

'Hagar the Horrible' artist estate sale in Sioux Falls [Chris Browne].

by: Tom Hanson

KELO Dec 5, 2023
https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/hagar-the-horrible-artist-estate-sale-in-sioux-falls/

Chris and Carroll Browne Estate Sale

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/12/06/chris-and-carroll-browne-estate-sale/#comment-507605

Former DreamWorks, Netflix Exec Bruce Daitch Joins 'God's Gang'

By Mercedes Milligan

December 6, 2023

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/12/former-dreamworks-netflix-exec-bruce-daitch-joins-gods-gang/

'Fantastic Planet' at 50: Revisiting René Laloux's Cult Classic

By Rich Johnson

December 6, 2023

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/12/fantastic-planet-at-50-revisiting-rene-lalouxs-cult-classic/

December '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 335)

The Patterns of Comics: Visual Languages of Comics from Asia, Europe, and North America

Neil Cohn (Author)

Bloomsbury 2023

https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/patterns-of-comics-9781350381643/

This Why Netflix Moved Millarworld From Image Comics to Dark Horse

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported that Mark Millar's entire Image Comics Millarworld/Netflix line to Dark Horse Comics for 2024.

6 Dec 2023

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/this-why-netflix-moved-millarworld-from-image-comics-to-dark-horse/

Founder Of Comixology Launches Dstlry Digital Comic Reader, White Dog

Dstlry launches their Comixology Killer, a beta v0.1 digital comics reader, named White Dog, for The Devil's Cut for $1/£1 today only

by Rich Johnston

6 Dec 2023
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/founder-of-comixology-launches-dstlry-digital-comic-reader-white-dog/

The Fantastic Four Supervillain Who Prevented COVID-19 (Spoilers)

Today's Fantastic Four #14 has an answer as to why the Marvel Universe didn't have to suffer the effects of a coronavirus pandemic.

06 Dec 2023

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-fantastic-four-supervillain-who-prevented-covid-19-spoilers/

Ike's Revenge? Ousted Marvel Mogul Looms As Disney Proxy Fight Heats Up

Disney says a "personal agenda" against Bob Iger by ousted exec Ike Perlmutter is fueling an activist investor's new attempt to reshape the company's board and grab more seats.

Alex Weprin

December 7, 2023
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ike-perlmutter-bob-iger-nelson-peltz-disney-activist-fight-1235715097/

Harry McCracken. 2005-

Scrappyland [Scrappy animation blog].

https://www.scrappyland.com/blog/intro/

Dan Leno: The First Living Person to Have a Comic Title in their Name [England]

Daniel Parker | December 7, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/dan-leno-the-first-living-person-to-have-a-comic-title-in-their-name/

Hayao Miyazaki's Magical Realms

With Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz

December 7, 2023

https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/critics-at-large/hayao-miyazakis-magical-realms

Jeff Kinney Discusses the Books That Shaped His Childhood and Opened His Mind | SLJ Summit 2023

by Kara Yorio
Dec 07, 2023

https://www.slj.com/story/Jeff-Kinney-discusses-Books-That-Shaped-Childhood-opened-mind-SLJ-Summit-2023

Jeff Kinney keynote | SLJ Summit 2023

School Library Journal

Dec 7, 2023

https://www.slj.com/story/Watch-Jeff-Kinney-Keynote-SLJ-Summit-2023

INTERVIEW: Diving deep with the all-star voices of BABY SHARK'S BIG MOVIE

Kimiko Glenn, Luke Youngblood, and Chloe Fineman discuss being part of the voice cast in Baby Shark's Big Movie

Taimur Dar

12/07/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-diving-deep-with-the-all-star-voices-of-baby-sharks-big-movie/

The many lives of Lex Luthor: The comic book history of the Superman Legacy villain

By George Marston

Newsarama December 4 2023

https://www.gamesradar.com/lex-luthor-dc-superman-comic/

Chapter Title: Stories and Storytelling in the Era of Graphic Narrative

Chapter Author(s): Jan Baetens

Book Title: Stories

Book Editor(s): Ian Christie and Annie van den Oever

Published by: Amsterdam University Press

, pp. 27-44 (20 pages)

Online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv5rf6vf.

https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv5rf6vf.6

In Defense of Graphic Novels

Kathryn Strong Hansen

The English Journal, Vol. 102, No. 2 (November 2012), pp. 57-63 (7 pages)

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/23365398

Introduction: Coloring America: Multi-Ethnic Engagements with Graphic Narrative

Derek Parker Royal

MELUS, Vol. 32, No. 3, Coloring America: Multi-Ethnic Engagements with Graphic Narrative (Fall, 2007), pp. 7-22 (16 pages)

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/30029789

Spatial Construction of the "Enemy Race": Miné Okubo's Visual Strategies in Citizen 13660

Xiaojing Zhou

MELUS, Vol. 32, No. 3, Coloring America: Multi-Ethnic Engagements with Graphic Narrative (Fall, 2007), pp. 51-73 (24 pages)

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/30029791

The Militarization of Marvel's Avengers

Brett Pardy

Studies in Popular Culture, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Fall 2019), pp. 103-122 (20 pages)

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26926334

Superhero History: Using Comic Books to Teach U.S. History

Katherine Aiken

OAH Magazine of History, Vol. 24, No. 2, Popular Culture (April 2010), pp. 41-47 (7 pages)

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/25701409

The American Wartime Propaganda During World War II: How Comic Books Sold the War

Mia Sostaric

Australasian Journal of American Studies, Vol. 38, No. 1 (JULY 2019), pp. 17-44 (28 pages)

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/26926687

"This Is Our Enemy": The Writers' War Board and Representations of Race in Comic Books, 1942–1945

Paul Hirsch

Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 83, No. 3 (Aug., 2014), pp. 448-486 (39 pages)

https://doi.org/10.1525/phr.2014.83.3.448

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/phr.2014.83.3.448

Representation and Diversity in Comics Studies

Ellen Kirkpatrick, Suzanne Scott

Cinema Journal, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Fall 2015), pp. 120-124 .

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/43653488

Negotiating the Third Wave of Feminism in "Wonder Woman"

Carolyn Cocca

PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 47, No. 1 (January 2014), pp. 98-103 (6 pages)

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/43284491

A Content-Analysis of Race, Gender, and Class in American Comic Books

Matthew Facciani, Peter Warren, Jennifer Vendemia

Race, Gender & Class, Vol. 22, No. 3-4, Environment, Race, Culture, Gender, Crime, and other Issues (2015), pp. 216-226 (11 pages)

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26505357

Black Panther, Black Writers, White Audience: Christopher Priest and/vs. Reginald Hudlin

Todd Steven Burroughs

Fire!!!, Vol. 4, No. 2, Paneling Blackness (Fall 2018), pp. 55-93 (39 pages)

https://doi.org/10.5323/fire.4.2.0055

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5323/fire.4.2.0055

Comic Book Masculinity and the New Black Superhero

Jeffrey A. Brown

African American Review, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Spring, 1999), pp. 25-42 (18 pages)

https://doi.org/10.2307/2901299

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/2901299

"Black Skins" and White Masks: Comic Books and the Secret of Race

Author(s): Marc Singer

African American Review , Spring, 2002, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Spring, 2002), pp. 107-

119.

online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/2903369

Can You Save Me?: Black Male Superheroes in Hollywood Film

Author(s): Tia C. M. Tyree and Liezille J. Jacobs

Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men , Vol. 3, No. 1 (Autumn 2014), pp. 1-24

Online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/spectrum.3.1.1

Still American? A rumination on Superman, Black consciousness, and living the dream.

By: Cornelius Fortune

JSTOR Daily December 5, 2023

https://daily.jstor.org/still-american-superman/

Fantagraphics Year in Review 2023

December 4 2023

https://blog.fantagraphics.com/fantagraphics-year-in-review-2023/

The most coveted job in comics just changed again at Kickstarter; Bryce Gold is leaving Kickstarter after eight months.

Heidi MacDonald

12/07/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-most-coveted-job-in-comics-just-changed-at-kickstarter/

Jonathan Hickman Resets Marvel's Mythology with G.O.D.S.

By Jim Dandeneau

December 7, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/jonathan-hickman-resets-marvels-mythology-with-g-o-d-s/

Aquaman Talk With Gabriel Hardman

wordballoon Dec 4, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVtokEBT5v4

PICOF 2023 Interview: Gene Ha

The Comics Cube with Duy Tano Dec 4, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIKPgtYuK-Y

Jim Lee drawing Magneto during Twitch Stream

VZA

Oct 24, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FYf__O5H1U

Comic Culture at NC Comicon, pt 2 [Arthur Adams, Brockton McKinney, Jeremy Whitley]

terence dollard

Nov 30, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpBOAb6tzVk

Make a Googly-Eyed Monster!

Coni Yovaniniz and Rodrigo Vargas

CXC Festival

Dec 5, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_gIASxlY9I

Interview with Joe Sutphin, Watership Down Graphic Novel Adaptation Artist

Christian Hoffer

CXC Festival

Nov 18, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpcjeUiDJ30

Spotlight on Denis Kitchen

Andrew Kunka

CXC Festival

Dec 7, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfpKfB9nZvY

CCAD Spotlight on Shelly Bond

Laurenn McCubbin

CXC Festival

Nov 14, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN_W4pQa_rk

Draw a 4-panel comic! with Jannie Ho

CXC Festival

Nov 13, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AotsQlSQN-g

Reading with Raina Telgemeier: CXC Kids Track

CXC Festival

Nov 29, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCx2mkaCKPk

Keynote: Keito Gaku interviewed by Justin Hall

CXC Festival

Dec 4, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfxd0u4JId0

Q & A with Director Brenda Chapman [The Prince of Egypt]

David Filipi

CXC Festival

Nov 20, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdIQJj33EaY

Saturday, December 09, 2023

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/8/2023

Friday, December 08, 2023

New Bill Brown post on his Native Cpeaker blog

Congress Call

Hostage takers

Passengers aboard an American airliner - who are reading comic strips in 1941 UPDATED

Dec 13 Curls Studio in Ashburn

WaPo reviews Miyazaki

'The Boy and the Heron': A masterpiece for most, middling for Miyazaki: The Japanese master of animation Hayao Miyazaki comes out of retirement (again) with another magical, otherworldly tale [in print as Another day at the officer for Miyazaki]

Thursday, December 07, 2023

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/7/2023

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