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Thursday, April 11, 2024
June 8: Megan Wagner Lloyd & Abhi Alwar, Super Pancake and the Mini Muffin Mayhem from East City Bookshop
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/10/2024
Mark D. Bright, 1955-2024
Tom Shapira | April 10, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/mark-d-bright-1955-2024/
WEBTOON Originals contract draws criticism from creators
[Deb Aoki, Heidi MacDonald and Adam Wescott contributed to this report; additional reporting by Justin Guerrero.]
04/10/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/webtoon-originals-contract-draws-criticism-from-creators/
After years of hard lessons and perseverance, Denver artist R. Alan Brooks is having a moment
As a kid, few took the multifaceted Brooks' affinity for comics seriously. Now they can find his work in museums — and lots of other places.
Kevin Simpson
Apr 8, 2024 https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/08/r-alan-brooks-artist-museums/
Maus: Pulitzer-winning graphic novel about Holocaust banned by US school district
Michael Howie
27 January 2022 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/maus-holocaust-graphic-novel-banned-tennessee-school-district-pulitzer-b979251.html
Sacramento State alumnus Brent Tracye Sands brings Black superhero culture to the big screen
By Malcolm Curry
Observer April 8, 2024
https://sacobserver.com/2024/04/black-superhero-culture-brent-tracye-sands/
Clarkston native forms new comic book company Ghost Machine [Geoff Johns].
By Kurt Anthony Krug
April 8, 2024 https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2024/04/08/clarkston-native-forms-new-comic-book-company-ghost-machine/
Feminist cartoonist, historian and activist Trina Robbins has died
Dean Simons
04/10/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/feminist-cartoonist-historian-and-activist-trina-robbins-has-died/
Sham's Smiles
by CT Lim
April 10, 2024
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/04/shams-smiles.html
Walter Simonson Joining Scott Dunbier At His New Publisher?
A number of creators/publishers have what is known as a "key man" or "key person" clause in their contracts with IDW, namely Scott Dunbier.
by Rich Johnston
09 Apr 2024 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/walter-simonson-joining-scott-dunbier-at-his-new-publisher/
AWARD-WINNING EDITOR SCOTT DUNBIER TO START NEW PUBLISHING COMPANY
Former IDW Special Projects Editor Created the Artists Edition Format
Posted by Brigid Alverson on April 9, 2024
THREE GRAPHIC NOVELS AMONG TOP 10 MOST CHALLENGED IN LIBRARIES In Record Year for Library Challenges
Posted by Milton Griepp on April 10, 2024
Comics Artist Dies After Sexual Misconduct Accusations
By Marc Tracy and George Gene Gustines
April 9, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/arts/ed-piskor-dies-comics-hip-hop-family-tree.html
Tales of New York –an interview with cartoonist Stan Mack, by Joe Enright
April 9, 2024
https://www.star-revue.com/tales-of-new-york-an-interview-with-cartoonist-stan-mack-by-joe-enright/
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/9/2024
New variants to feature legendary García-López DC Comics style guide art
Coming in July, the covers will feature Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, and more.
Zack Quaintance
04/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/new-variants-to-feature-legendary-garcia-lopez-dc-comics-style-guide-art/
GENDER QUEER tops ALA Top 10 Banned Books list for third consecutive year
Three of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 2023 were graphic novels
Dean Simons
04/09/2024
'Gender Queer' Tops List of Most Challenged Books for Third Year in a Row
by SLJ Staff
Apr 08, 2024
https://www.slj.com/story/Gender-Queer-Tops-List-Most-Challenged-Books-Third-Year-Row
ALA Releases Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023
By Andrew Albanese
Apr 09, 2024
Off Panel #444: Comic Science with Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande
By David Harper
April 8, 2024
https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-444-comic-science-with-murewa-ayodele-and-dotun-akande/
CSotD: Regrets, I've got a few to mention - A Retraction, with an Admonition for All [De Adder tracing a photograph]
Mike Peterson
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/04/09/csotd-regrets-ive-got-a-few-to-mention/
160 Production Workers Have Unionized At Dreamworks Animation
By Amid Amidi | 04/08/2024
OBITUARY Mike Thaler October 8, 1936 – March 23, 2024
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/yakima-wa/mike-thaler-11727056
Fantagraphics To Publish A Final Peepshow From The Late Joe Matt
by Rich Johnston
08 Apr 2024
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/fantagraphics-to-publish-a-final-peepshow-from-the-late-joe-matt/
DC Pays Tribute To Ramona Fradon In Today's Comics
Comic book creator Ramona Fradon died at the age of 97. This month, DC Comics is publishing a tribute to Ramona across their comics,
09 Apr 2024
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-pays-tribute-to-ramona-fradon-in-todays-comics/
Scott Dunbier Announces He Is Setting Up A New Comics Publisher
Scott Dunbier announces he Is setting up a new comics publisher, details to be announced at San Diego Comic-Con this summer.
, 08 Apr 2024
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/scott-dunbier-announces-he-is-setting-up-a-new-comics-publisher/
IDW LAYOFFS, DEPARTURE Include COO, Editors
Milton Griepp on April 8, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56648/idw-layoffs-departure
RIP M.D. BRIGHT
Marvel, DC, Milestone Artist; Co-Creator of 'Icon & Rocket' and 'Quantum & Woody'
Posted by Brigid Alverson on April 8, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56657/rip-m-d-bright
Peter de Sève's "Undercover": The artist depicts the feathered friends behind the celebratory soundtrack of the season.
By Françoise Mouly
April 8, 2024
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2024-04-15
Tuesday Spill: First & Last…Constantin Alajalov
April 9, 2024 michael Maslin
https://michaelmaslin.com/tuesday-spill-first-last-constantin-alajalov/
STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo returns to Austin this week!
The Southwest's premiere event for independently created comics, zines, art, crafts, games and more!
Kelas Lloyd
04/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/staple-the-independent-media-expo-returns-to-austin/
SUPERMAN sells for $6 million; ACTION COMICS #1, the comic debut of The Man of Steel, sold for a record-breaking $6 million making it the most valuable comic sold of all time.
Christian Angeles
04/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/superman-sells-for-6-million/
'Jujutsu Kaisen' Named World's Most Popular Anime
By Mercedes Milligan
April 8, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/jujutsu-kaisen-named-worlds-most-popular-anime/
Reviews: Victory Parade [Leela Corman]
Henry Chamberlain | April 9, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/victory-parade/
A visually arresting graphic novel reflects on the Holocaust's long shadow; In 'Victory Parade,' Leela Corman captures the pain carried from one generation to the next [in print as Arresting reflections on the Holocaust's Long Shadow]
Review by Kay Sohini
Washington Post April 7, 2024 : B5.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/02/victory-parade-leela-corman-review/
Jordan Mechner vs. the sands of time. Media is vanishing. The famed game designer is fighting to save it. [in print as A video-game vanguard who keeps his eyes on the past]
By Gene Park
Washington Post April 3, 2024: C1, 8.
"Dracula and the Tailor" Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
April 8, 2024 by Lawrence Wood
The CartoonStock Caption Contest Jury
Bob Mankoff, Lawrence Wood, Trevor Hoey and Joel Mishon
CartoonStock, a Cartoon Collections Co.
Apr 5, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFPvh0DaefM
EPISODE 224 - ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO, Comic Book Artist
J Alex Morrissey and André Lima Araújo
TRADECRAFT Apr 09, 2024
https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-224-andre-lima-araujo
Comic Watchers Epi. 211: Mark Russell Takes Readers To The Darkside of Social Media in Death Ratio'd
Chris Sotomayor
Comic Watch Apr 4, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61dmqFUQhGw
'Pinoy Power' exhibit features Filipino cartoonists who drew for major publishers [Rina Ayuyang]
KALW | By Jeneé Darden
Published April 8, 2024
This interview aired in the April 8, 2024 episode of Crosscurrents.
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
WaPo graphic novel articles catchup
A visually arresting graphic novel reflects on the Holocaust's long shadow; In 'Victory Parade,' Leela Corman captures the pain carried from one generation to the next [in print as Arresting reflections on the Holocaust's Long Shadow]
Review by Kay Sohini
Washington Post April 7, 2024 : B5.
Jordan Mechner vs. the sands of time. Media is vanishing. The famed game designer is fighting to save it. [in print as A video-game vanguard who keeps his eyes on the past]
By Gene Park
Washington Post April 3, 2024: C1, 8.
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/8/2024
On the Road with Grant Morrison for the Total Solar Eclipse
(To The Land's End - Redux)
Steve Cook
Secret Oranges Apr 08, 2024
https://secretoranges.substack.com/p/on-the-road-with-grant-morrison-for
Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods
Patrick Meaney
2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7WzJ_IuWtw
'Vivi and the Planet Protectors,' a Journey of Purpose, Creativity and Collaboration
By Tina Newman and Lindsay Watson
Animation Magazine
April 5, 2024
IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode eighty-two | Skottie Young, part two
April 8 2024
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/excuse-me-sir
Henson Shop Creative Supervisor David Barrington-Holt Dies at 78
By Animation Magazine
April 5, 2024
'Epic Tails' Director David Alaux Discusses His Mythic Mouse Adventure (Exclusive Clip)
Mercedes Milligan
April 5, 2024
Interview: Louis Southard on COMICS ARE DYING: THE COMIC
The lauded creator opens up about how his brand-new, crowdfunded anthology came to be and more.
Diego Higuera
04/08/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-louis-southard-on-comics-are-dying-the-comic/
Cartoon Network Studios launches digital experience for iconic artist stairwell
Taimur Dar
04/08/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/cartoon-network-studios-artist-stairwell-digital-experience/
CSotD: I've got the Sun in the morning and also the Moon in the morning [eclipse cartoons]
Mike Peterson
China Box Office: Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and The Heron' Soars to $73M Over Holiday Weekend
China is now the biggest market for Studio Ghibli's Oscar-winning fantasy film, which has earned $61 million at home in Japan.
Patrick Brzeski
April 7, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-box-office-boy-and-the-heron-1235868319/
After Rick and Michonne's Reunion, Where Will 'The Walking Dead' Universe Go Next?
Josh Wigler
April 7, 2024
Steve Ditko Didn't Draw Aunt May Giving Peter Parker Wheatcakes
Steve Ditko Didn't Draw Aunt May Giving Peter Parker Wheatcakes - Not Originally Anyway. Any idea what he originally intended?
07 Apr 2024
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/steve-ditko-didnt-draw-aunt-may-giving-peter-parker-wheatcakes/
How Bluey Became a $2 Billion Smash Hit—With an Uncertain Future
The Australian children's show auteur Joe Brumm is at a crossroads: Keep growing, or end one of the best runs on TV.
By Devin Leonard
Bloomberg Businessweek April 3, 2024
Spectator Sport: The Cartoons of Sham's Saturday Smile [Shamsuddin H Akib, Singapore]
Justin Zhuang
January 2, 2018
http://justinzhuang.com/posts/shams-saturday-smile-one-illustrators-spectator-sport/
Monday, April 08, 2024
Another Spider-Man mystery revealed by study at the Library of Congress!
Steve Ditko Didn't Draw Aunt May Giving Peter Parker Wheatcakes
Steve Ditko Didn't Draw Aunt May Giving Peter Parker Wheatcakes - Not Originally Anyway. Any idea what he originally intended?
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/6-7/2024
Fantom's own Raven Smith (@writeravenwrite) joins us to discuss the fantasy series GODFELL that she story edited!
Jacob Shapiro
w/ special interview assist by Kat Overland (@dogunderwater).
Fantom Comics March 7 2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/C5eSoG-R4D9/
Creating local comic book company a dream come true for my son and me [Daniel Torres; Space Chimp Comics]
John A. Torres
Florida Today https://www.floridatoday.com/story/life/2024/04/07/brevards-space-chimp-comics-a-dream-come-true-for-its-creators/73022769007/
Bryan Talbot: The comics legend lurking in a Sunderland basement
By Duncan Leatherdale
BBC News April 7 2024
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wear-68712698
"The People's Joker" Is an Outlaw Vision of the Superhero Movie
Vera Drew's D.I.Y. parody of "Joker" has all the wild humor and transgressive freedom of John Waters's films.
By Richard Brody
April 6, 2024
Juni Ba talks family, adventure, and Linkin Park for 'The Boy Wonder'
The latest (teen-friendly) Black Label title debuts on May 7.
Chris Coplan
April 4, 2024
https://aiptcomics.com/2024/04/04/the-boy-wonder-qa/
Jed MacKay teases 'Blood Hunt,' talks juggling act with 'Avengers' and 'Doctor Strange'
David Brooke
April 4, 2024
https://aiptcomics.com/2024/04/04/jed-mackay-blood-hunt-and-more/
AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 270: Robin and Valiant return, and Dennis Hopeless talks 'She's Running on Fumes'
David Brooke, Nathan Simmons and Chris Coplan
April 7, 2024
https://aiptcomics.com/2024/04/07/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-270-dennis-hopeless/
Scott Dunbier On Batman… But Not On Batman
IDW Special Projects Editor and creator of the Artist's Editor volumes, Scott Dunbier, has his last day at IDW today.
05 Apr 2024
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/scott-dunbier-on-batman-but-not-on-batman/
Major Redundancies Hit IDW Publishing Tonight
by Rich Johnston
04 Apr 2024
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/major-redundancies-hit-idw-publishing-tonight/
Cecil Castellucci To Become Her Own Comic Book, With Artist Tattoos
Former nineties indie rock musician, Cecil Castellucci's latest comic is going to be her own skin, a project called "I am the comic book."
06 Apr 2024 by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/cecil-castellucci-to-become-her-own-comic-book-with-artist-tattoos/
Kate Beaton's Ducks Was The Biggest Selling Canadian Book In 2023
The biggest-selling book in 2023 from a Canadian publisher was Kate Beaton's graphic memoir Ducks: Two Years In The Oil Sands
06 Apr 2024
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/kate-beatons-ducks-was-the-biggest-selling-canadian-book-in-2023/
Don Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning Palm Beach Post cartoonist, dies at 90
Story by Andrew Marra / Palm Beach Post
MSN.com (April 5 2024): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/don-wright-pulitzer-prize-winning-palm-beach-post-cartoonist-dies-at-90/ar-BB1l3HGx
A Silver Anniversary for Grand Avenue
D. D. Degg
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/04/06/a-silver-anniversary-for-grand-avenue/
Voger, Mark. 1999.
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Breen invites readers to visit 'Grand Avenue'.
Central New Jersey Home News (April 3).
Happy 25th Anniversary, "Grand Avenue"!
by GoComics Team
April 04, 2024
https://www.gocomics.com/blog/5043/happy-25th-anniversary-grand-avenue
Liniers draws on humor and positivity to illustrate his secrets of storytelling
Argentinian cartoonist Liniers spoke at Still North Books & Bar about how he utilizes optimism in his work.
By Sophie Chadha
Published April 5, 2024
More comics, please! [letter; women cartoonists]
Lynn Rogers
Washington Post April 6 2024: A15.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/06/trump-hush-money-slang/
Letters To Newspapers About Their Comics
D. D. Degg
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/04/06/letters-to-newspapers-about-their-comics/
April 6, 2024 [The vital role of satire in upholding democratic values]
By Graeme MacKay
(This is the extended version of my article in The Hamilton Spectator for Saturday April 6, 2024. It appeared in the print and online editions edited for length and undesirable content)
April 6, 2024 by Graeme MacKay
https://mackaycartoons.net/2024/04/06/saturday-april-6-2024-2/
The vital role of satire in upholding democratic values
The natural targets for satire are the people who possess the greatest power and influence, writes Graeme MacKay.
By Graeme MacKay
Hamilton Spectator Editorial Cartoonist
Saturday, April 6, 2024
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Sunday, April 07, 2024
Kat Overland, Editor/Author at WWAC is local
I had the pleasure of meeting her today at Fantom Comics when she did some of the interview with Raven Smith. I'm told she edits the Monday news wrap-up and this link will take you to her work - https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/author/kat-overland/
That darn WaPo shrinking comics page
More comics, please! Lynn Rogers, Washington
Washington Post April 6 2024: A15.
Lynn Rogers, Washington
When I first arrived in D.C. in the 1970s, The Post printed three full pages of comics. It's time to return to those glory days, and to boost a new generation of comics artists.
The present weekday Post runs six strips that were created by others and continued by different artists under the same titles: "Mark Trail," "Flash Gordon," "Family Circle," "Blondie" and "Beetle Bailey," which repeat the same stale themes. Reruns of "Peanuts" are timeless, though Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury" feels dated.
It would be wonderful to see the Style section run three pages of cutting-edge comics, with a full page devoted to comics by women. There are so many to choose from. To name just a few: Georgia Dunn's "Breaking Cat News"; "Amanda the Great" by Amanda El-Dweek; "Snow Sez" from T. Shepherd; "Jane's World" by Paige Braddock; "Half Full" by Maria Scrivan; "Doodle Town" by Melissa Lomax; Nancy Beiman's "FurBabies"; "The Dinette Set" from Julie Larson; "Flo and Friends" by Jenny Campbell; or Chelsea Carr's "Curses."
There are dozens of other comics by women to choose from. The Post could easily increase the representation of women in its comics pages and make readers happy all at the same time.
Fantom’s own Raven Smith's interview's Instagram feed
Fantom's own Raven Smith (@writeravenwrite) joins us to discuss the fantasy series GODFELL that she story edited!
Jacob Shapiro
w/ special interview assist by Kat Overland (@dogunderwater).
Fantom Comics March 7 2024
Limited signed copies available~
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