At the end of my own tether, I loved seeing this dog freed [Mutts letter]
Doug Crump, Silver Spring
Washington Post December 16 2023: A15.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/15/readers-hamas-prisoners-tokitae-eagles/
6 of the best comic book stores in the D.C. area [in print as Six great comic book stores for both newbies and longtime fans]
By Lucas Trevor
Washington Post December 15, 2023 : Weekend 8.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/12/13/best-comics-stores-dc/
Nemesis The Warlock: The Definitive Commentary
Kevin (as usual) was late on delivering the art and this was just as well because the Managing Editor Bob Bartholomew absolutely hated it.
Pat Mills
Iconoblast Dec 17, 2023
https://iconoblast.substack.com/p/nemesis-warlock-definitive-intro
Doctor Moebius and Mister Gir [interviews]
Numa Sadoul and Edward Gauvin (trans).
Dark Horse 2023
Joe Casey advises you to 'Kneel Before Zod'
Chris Coplan
December 14, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/12/14/zod-joe-casey-interview/
AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 251: Kyle Starks on mystery and a joyous bond in 'Pine and Merrimac'
David Brooke and Nathan Simmons
December 10, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/12/10/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-251-kyle-starks/
X-Men Monday #231 – Steve Orlando Talks 'Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver'
Chris Hassan
December 11, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/12/11/x-men-monday-steve-orlando-quicksilver-2/
Oh Boy! Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain after 95 Years
Animation Magazine December 14, 2023
The SKTCHD AWRDS: The Creators of 2023
By David Harper
December 16, 2023
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2023/
Los Hermanos Calavera On Animating Wrestling's Greatest Masked Luchador In 'Rey Mysterio Vs. The Darkness' [Mexico]
By Jamie Lang | 12/14/2023
#142: Simon Birks, Willi Roberts and Lyndon White - Antarctica
Justin Soderberg
Capes and Tights Dec 13, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5bwPy0JLaY
The Cartoonist Cooperative: Fighting for a Fairer Industry
Sloane Leong, A.C. Esguerra and Andrew Neal
CXC Festival Dec 13, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRIjlZiar6o
How Netflix And Annapurna Resurrected One Of The Most Courageous Animated Films Of All Time, 'Nimona' (Exclusive Video)
Amid Amidi, ND Stevenson, directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, and production designer Aidan Sugano
By Cartoon Brew Connect | 12/13/2023
The Nimona Filmmakers In Conversation With Cartoon Brew
Amid Amidi, ND Stevenson, directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, and production designer Aidan Sugano
Netflix: Behind the Streams Dec 6, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvnl3J-6t4I
Director Mike Mitchell Credits An Eight Year Gap Between Films For The 'Badass Gopro' Effects In The First Trailer For 'Kung Fu Panda 4'
Jamie Lang | 12/13/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/kung-fu-panda-4-trailer-mike-mitchell-235782.html
Netflix Releases Massive Trove Of Viewing Data And The Most-Watched Animated Series And Films Are A Big Surprise
Jamie Lang | 12/13/2023
Netflix Engagement Report - 2023: Animated Feature Films
Ryan Grobins
December 2023
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M1sAtdxn42cIWrABHD_uPwj4FXywQVyVN-aRvq6ajS8/edit#gid=0
DC Comics Serialises Its Kids' Original Graphic Novels In 2024
DC Comics is taking two kids-aimed digest graphic novels, Primer and Batman And Howard by Jeffrey Brown and serialising them.
15 Dec 2023 by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-serialises-its-kids-original-graphic-novels-in-2024/
Comic artist Marc Rousseau pens 'grumpy love letter' to Saskatoon
In The Miserable Guide to Saskatoon 2, Rousseau invites Saskatonians to laugh at a city that's "a little bit ridiculous."
Julia Peterson
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Nov 30, 2023
Ka-Pow! Oof! Thwack! Comics punch into art curriculum [student cartoonists]
Brandon Harder
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Jun 20, 2016
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/ka-pow-oof-thwack-comics-punch-into-art-curriculum
How the Grinch stole my heart
Dr. Seuss's rhythm and rhymes were a Christmas miracle for my family
Ron Charles
Washington Post December 17, 2023: B3.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/12/13/grinch-who-stole-christmas-seuss/
How to tell your friends and family to have small or no-gift holidays [in print as A gift anyone will love, not just your teachers]
Michelle Singletary and Antoinette Thomas.
Washington Post December 17 2023: G1-3
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/05/small-no-gifts-holidays-birthdays/
A View of Black Speculative Past and Future: An Interview with Tim Fielder
Julian Chambliss
Third Stone, Vol. 3 [2023], Iss. 1, Art. 5
https://scholarworks.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=thirdstone
Busi Rizzi, Giorgio. 2023. Projecting, connecting, reconfiguring: Nostalgic and antinostalgic features in Richard McGuire's "Here". Comparatismi,(8): https://doi.org/10.14672/20232283 and https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/2283
Harvey, L.H., Branch-Elliman, W., Boudreau, J. et al. Harm reduction stories: leveraging graphic medicine to engage veterans in substance use services within the VA. Harm Reduct J 20, 177 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00886-8 and https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-023-00886-8
'Transitions' explores the process of a mother's acceptance of her child's gender
Tahneer Oksman
NPR December 8, 2023
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1214223991/book-review-elodie-durand-graphic-novel-transitions
In Memory: David R. Davis
By Gayleen Rabakukk
Cynsations https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2018/09/in-memory-david-r-davis/
Texas Reads: Texas children's author David Davis was a friend
Glenn Dromgoole
Abilene Reporter-News June 16 2018
Comic Books, Special Collections, and the Academic Library
Brian Flota and Kate Morris
ACRL, 2023
https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/comic-books-special-collections-and-academic-library
Introduction: Approaches to Comics Stewardship: Making the Case for Academic Library Special Collections
Brian Flota and Kate Morris
Part 1. Why Should Your Institution Collect Comics?
Chapter 1: Collecting Comics: Transcending Barriers and Building Community
Yuki Hibben, Andrea Kohashi, and Cindy Jackson
Chapter 2: The Scarcity of Comic Books in American Research Libraries
Kelli Hansen
Chapter 3: Digital Comics and Critical Librarianship: What, Why and How: A Perspective from the UK
Thomas Gebhart
Chapter 4: Creating an Entry Point for Minicomics in an Academic Library
Paul Hanna
Chapter 5: "It's the Most Revolutionary Text There Is": Teaching Critical Visual Literacy with Native American, First Nations, and Indigenous Graphic Novels
Jennifer Bowers, Katherine Crowe, and Peggy Keeran
Chapter 6: "More Deadly than the Atom Bomb!": Anti-Drug Messaging and the Comics Code in 1971
Jessica Nickrand and Nick Borger
Chapter 7: The Silent Voice of the Australian Comic Book: Understanding the Importance of Collecting Locally Produced Comic Books
Daniel Wee
Part 2. Your Library Collects or Wants to Collect Comics. Now What?
Chapter 8: Bibliography, Print Culture, and What to Do with Comic Books in a Rare Books Library
Michael C. Weisenburg
Chapter 9: The Alain Van Passen Collection: A Unique Collection That Offers Unique Opportunities
Paul Buschmann and Beatrijs Goegebuer
Chapter 10: Processing Legacy Comic Book Collections in a Special Collections Library
Jordan Jancosek
Chapter 11: Across the Panels: Non-MARC Metadata for Comic Strips
Annamarie C. Klose and Wendy Pflug
Chapter 12: Unexpected Wins: Curating Comics and Teaching Manga from the Dark Horse Comics Collection
Elsa Loftis and Jon Holt
Part 3. How Do You Engage in Library Instruction and Outreach with Your Comics Collection?
Chapter 13: Rescuing and Cataloging Comic Books in the Newspaper Library of Mexico, Hemeroteca Nacional de México
Laura Nallely Hernández Nieto
Chapter 14: Surveying Three Approaches for Cataloging Comic Books Collections
Wendy Pflug
Chapter 15: Mining the Silver Age: Utilizing a Comic Book Collection in Library Instruction and Exhibits
Randi Beem and Marc Bess
Chapter 16: From Obscurity to Relatability: Translating Historical Editorial Cartoons for Today's Audience
Elizabeth Call and Rebekah Walker
Part 4. How Can Comics Be Used as Primary and Secondary Source Material by Students and Faculty?
Chapter 17: What About Crowdfunded Comics?
Matthew Murray and Mara L. Thacker
Chapter 18: The Whole Picture: Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Supplement Primary Source Instruction with LGBTQ Archives
Meagan May
Chapter 19: The Art of Propaganda: Maoist Lianhuanhua Comics as Historical and Visual Sources
Matthew Wills
Chapter 20: Holy Heroes! Catholic Comic Books in Special Collections
Henry Handley, Stephanie Shreffler, and Jillian Ewalt
The Tunnel of Love [fiction, main character is a cartoonist]
Peter De Vries
Little Brown & Co, 1954
My Jewish Charlie Brown Christmas
James Poniewozik
A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 17, 2023, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: 'Charlie Brown Christmas,' a Hanukkah Classic.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/arts/television/a-charlie-brown-christmas.html
Comics, Cops, & Capitalism newsletter
by Johnny Damm
https://johnnydamm.substack.com/
My immigrant ancestors were despised by America
And within three generations became American nativists who despised the next wave [political cartoons; Irish]
David W Fitzsimmons
Dec 17, 2023
https://davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/my-immigrant-ancestors-were-despised
Disney Is a Language. Do We Still Speak It?
As the company celebrates its 100th anniversary, its dominance as a generation-spanning cultural force no longer seems certain.
By Alissa Wilkinson
A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 17, 2023, Section AR, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: The Wonderful World of Disney?.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/movies/disney-100-anniversary-language.html
What 'Pocahontas' Tells Us About Disney, for Better and Worse
Brooks Barnes
A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 17, 2023, Section AR, Page 17 of the New York edition with the headline: The Story of Pocahontas, With Many Liberties Taken
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/movies/pocahontas-disney.html
Neil Gaiman's Son Thinks His Dad Is in Charge of 'Doctor Who'
By Kathryn Shattuck
A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 17, 2023, Section AR, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Neil Gaiman Likes to Laugh at Vampires.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/arts/neil-gaiman-christmas-carol.html
Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me — with some caveats.
Andrew Dalton
Associated Press December 14, 2023
Two Legendary Cartoonists: Chast & Eckstein
Charles Kochman,
November 18, 2023
https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/two-legendary-cartoonists-chast-eckstein/
