Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/11/2024

Congratulations to Howie Noel on Drawing Dick Tracy Comic Strip

Scoop October 11 2024

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=278006

 

Atlas-Seaboard Makes Surprise Return at NYCC

Scoop October 11 2024

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=278083

 

Christine Farrell Collection to be Sold at Heritage  [DC Comics]

Scoop October 11 2024

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1014?ArticleID=277991

 

Inklore partners with Tiny Onion for new graphic novels program

The program includes a 12-book deal

Hilary Leung

10/11/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/inklore-partners-with-tiny-onion-for-new-graphic-novels-program/

 

RETAILERS DIG OUT AND HELP OUT AFTER HURRICANES, COMMUNITY RALLIES ROUND DESERT ISLAND, POLICE NAB MASKED BURGLARS

Shop Talk, October 2024

Brigid Alverson on October 10, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57995/retailers-dig-out-help-out-after-hurricanes-community-rallies-round-desert-island-police-nab-masked-burglars

 

Boulder's Favorite Comic Book Store, Time Warp, Celebrates Forty Years

Time Warp Comics will honor its milestone anniversary on Local Comic Shop Day with an auction of rare comics, artist meet-and-greets and mega sales.

By Teague Bohlen

September 24, 2024

https://www.westword.com/arts/best-boulder-comic-book-store-time-warp-celebrates-40-years-21999054

 

2 men in Halloween masks arrested after break-in at Murfreesboro comic store

Sierra Rains        

WKRN Sep 27, 2024

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/murfreesboro/2-men-in-halloween-masks-arrested-after-break-in-at-murfreesboro-comic-store/

 

Michael de Adder Let Go by Postmedia – Update

D. D. Degg          

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/10/10/michael-de-adder-let-go-by-postmedia/

 

Renowned editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder dropped from Halifax newspaper after 30 years

'Editorial cartooning is the soul of a newspaper,' says Michael de Adder

Aly Thomson · CBC News · Oct 10, 2024

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/michael-de-adder-dropped-from-halifax-newspaper-1.7180012

 

Michael de Adder, renowned cartoonist, let go by Postmedia-owned N.S. newspaper

By Rebecca Lau

Global News October 9, 2024

https://globalnews.ca/news/10803453/michael-de-adder-editorial-cartoonist-let-go-chronicle-herald/

 

Chronicle Herald fires cartoonist Mike de Adder and columnist Ralph Surette

Tim Bousquet

This item originally appeared as News 4 in Morning File, October 9, 2024

https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/chronicle-herald-fires-cartoonist-mike-de-adder-and-columnist-ralph-surette/

 

VAGUE LINGERINGS OF DESIRE: IN CONVERSATION WITH BERNADETTE MAGAZINE EDITORS, ANGELA FANCHE AND KATIE LANE

Sally Madden, Angela Fanche and Katie Lane

October 11, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/vague-lingerings-of-desire-in-conversation-with-bernadette-magazine-editors-angela-fanche-and-katie-lane/

 

Harvey Awards Inducts 5 Comic Creators to Hall of Fame

By George Gene Gustines

Oct. 11, 2024,  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/arts/harvey-awards-hall-of-fame.html

 

NYCC '24: Five inducted into the 2024 Harvey Award Hall of Fame

Heidi MacDonald

10/11/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-2024-harvey-award-hall-of-fame/

 

Lego Leaps Into Documentaries, With Pharrell Williams as the Subject

The toymaker has found success in fictional films. But with "Piece by Piece," about the life of Mr. Williams, it has gotten into a new genre.

By Nicole Sperling

Oct. 11, 2024,

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/business/media/lego-pharrell-williams-piece-by-piece.html

 

'Piece by Piece' Review: Pharrell Williams's Life, in Legos

Alissa Wilkinson

A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 11, 2024, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Using Lots of Lego to Explore the Life of a Hitmaking Musician

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/movies/piece-by-piece-review-pharrell-williams.html

 

'Piece by Piece' is a Pharrell Williams block party [in print as Pharrell Williams throws a block party]

Director Morgan Neville delivers the world's first Lego music documentary.

Review by Ty Burr

Washington Post October 10, 2024 : Weekend 17, 19.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/10/10/piece-by-piece-pharrell-documentary-review/

 

Seeking the Successive Autumns – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | October 11, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/seeking-the-successive-autumns-this-weeks-links/

 

Jürgens, Anna-Sophie, & Will Visconti. 2024. Joker stages: popular performance and theatrical sensibilities in Joker comics and film adaptations. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, (26 Sep 2024) https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2024.2410914 and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2024.2410914#abstract

 

X-Men Monday #270 – Declan Shalvey Talks 'Mystique'

Chris Hassan

October 7, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/10/07/x-men-monday-270-declan-shalvey-mystique/

 

Jeff Lemire on reigniting the legacy of 'JSA'

David Brooke

October 7, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/10/07/jeff-lemire-jsa-qa-dc-comics/

 

Chris Condon, Fernando Blanco talk Trump, apes, and Judge Dredd in '2000 AD' annual

Chris Coplan

October 8, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/10/08/dredd-chimp-story-qa/

 

Jordan Alsaqa and Vivian Truong serve up 'Cooking with Monsters' book two

Chris Coplan

October 10, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/10/10/cooking-with-monsters-qa/

 

In Conversation with Mel Hammond, Teghan Hammond, and Magdalene Visaggio

Oct 08, 2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/96133-in-conversation-with-mel-hammond-teghan-hammond-and-magdalene-visaggio.html

 

INTERVIEW: Aubrey Sitterson and Megan Hutchinson for Archie Comics: Judgement Day

  Lisa Fernandes October 8, 2024

https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2024/10/interview-aubrey-sitterson-and-megan-hutchinson-for-archie-comics-judgement-day/

 

The cartoonist's way — comics master Adrian Tomine draws insights on the creative process

By David L. Ulin

Oct. 9, 2024

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-10-09/cartoons-comics-adrian-tomine-the-new-yorker-book-review

 

Q & A

By Adrian Tomine

Drawn and Quarterly

 

How Absolute Batman reimagines 'the greatest character in literature'

How Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta set out to build a better Batman

by Susana Polo

Oct 9, 2024, https://www.polygon.com/comics/462801/batman-absolute-joker-reboot-scott-snyder-interview

 

Drawing Freedom: Marjane Satrapi and The Voices of  Revolution Through Art and Storytelling

By Bahar Momeni,

With a Trace: Documenting and Sharing the Experiences of the Iranian Diaspora blog October 4, 2024      

https://centerforiraniandiasporastudies.wordpress.com/2024/10/04/drawing-freedom-marjan-satrapi-and-the-voices-of-revolution-through-art-and-storytelling/

 

Interview: This Graphic Novel About January 6th Has Been Sent to High Schools Across Pennsylvania

Editor Cyril Mychalejko interviewed Harvard Law Professor Alan Jenkins about "1/6: The Graphic Novel," which he co-authored.

    by Cyril Mychalejko

    | October 4, 2024        

https://buckscountybeacon.com/2024/10/interview-this-graphic-novel-about-january-6th-has-been-sent-to-high-schools-across-pennsylvania/

 

Maria Scrivan is reliving middle school so you don't have to

The New England-based author of "Nat Enough" has been able to mine enough humor out of pre-teen trauma for five graphic novels — with a sixth on the way.

By Peter Chianca             

October 4, 2024

https://www.boston.com/culture/books/2024/10/04/maria-scrivan-is-reliving-middle-school-so-you-dont-have-to/

 

Episode 50, Maria Scrivan

by  Peter Chianca and  Dave London

Strip Search: The Comic Strip Podcast

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/forcedn/stripsearch/SS_0924_Scrivon.mp3

 

"Comics Are a Voice for the Voiceless" – Anna Readman Talks 'Scream!', 'Fargo & McBane', and Her Self-Published Work (Bonus Exclusive 'Scream!' Pages)

    by Andy Oliver

    October 10, 2024

    https://www.brokenfrontier.com/anna-readman-scream-megazine/

 

Eric Drooker Illustrates the Art of Survival

The author discusses the role of graphic novels in an image-saturated world, storytelling outside the self, and economic struggle in "Naked City"

Oct 9, 2024

Carli Cutchin

https://electricliterature.com/eric-drooker-native-city/

 

Social media star MrBallen talks new book, Navy SEALs, mental health

Felecia Wellington Radel

USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/10/01/mrballen-graphic-novel-book-youtube-podcast/75462574007/

 

The Fast, Exuberant Rise of Comics in Italy

Porter Anderson

October 8, 2024

https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/10/the-fast-exuberant-rise-of-comics-in-italy/

Animating Little Viewers' Big Emotions with OAK9 Entertainment
By Ramin Zahed
October 10, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/animating-little-viewers-big-emotions-with-oak9-entertainment/
This article was written for the
November '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 344).

Heroes in Brave Spaces, an original comic by Joel Christian Gill

School Library Journal October 10, 2024
https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/10/10/59352/

Comics Resources for Libraries
ALA's Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table
BooklistOnline
Jul 26, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUMhh_hg9jY

Astigmata Studios Mashes Genres in Fairy Badmother and Akin Ka [Filipino]
The Comics Cube with Duy Tano Oct 11, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ffh1ZpxDk

How French TikTok Hit 'Broos' Is Aiming To Become A Short-Form TV Series
Kévin Giraud | 10/10/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/how-french-tiktok-hit-broos-is-aiming-to-become-a-short-form-tv-series-243067.html

A Top Pixar And Disney Animator Awaits Trial In France On Child Sex Abuse Charges [Bolhem Bouchiba]
By Amid Amidi | 10/10/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/a-top-pixar-and-disney-animator-awaits-trial-in-france-on-child-sex-abuse-charges-243283.html

James Tynion IV & Tiny Onion Sign To Random House Inklore Imprint
10 Oct 2024
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/james-tynion-iv-tiny-onion-sign-to-random-house-inklore-imprint/

Bobby Curnow Joins IDW as Editor-in-Chief
By Sophia Stewart
Oct 11, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/96194-bobby-curnow-joins-idw-as-editor-in-chief.html

Four-Hundred-Plus Pages and a Day
In a new graphic novel, the petty and tedious appear magical and strangely beautiful.
By Olivier Schrauwen —Françoise Mouly & Genevieve Bormes
October 10, 2024
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/four-hundred-plus-pages-and-a-day

Piece by Piece: How Pharrell Williams' Lego Doc Came to Be
Director Morgan Neville talks to Den of Geek about building Pharrell Williams' life story brick by brick.
  By Rosie Fletcher | October 11, 2024
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/piece-by-piece-pharrell-williams-lego-doc-morgan-neville/

["Hear an excerpt of @bruceerickaplan's THEY WENT ANOTHER WAY."]
macmillan.audio 10/9/24
https://www.instagram.com/macmillan.audio/reel/DA6FwAVh0TI/

Lost Literacies Strips Down the Dawn of Comics
In his new book, literary historian Alex Beringer demonstrates how the birth of the genre of printed comic long preceded the Sunday Funny Pages.
Tim Brinkhof
October 9, 2024 https://daily.jstor.org/lost-literacies-strips-down-the-dawn-of-comics/

The 'Joker' sequel could have been a great musical. Here's what went wrong.

The disastrous "Joker: Folie à Deux" fits the mold of the genre but breaks the only rule of show business: commit to the bit.
Column by Naveen Kumar
October 9, 2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/10/09/joker-2-folie-a-deux-musical/

'The Addams Family' at Toby's Dinner Theatre: Halloween Spirit Arrives!
Mark Dreisonstok
Falls Church News-Press October 10, 2024
https://www.fcnp.com/2024/10/10/the-addams-family-at-tobys-dinner-theatre-halloween-spirit-arrives/

Manga Goes to School: Incorporating Manga into your Curriculum, Collection, and School Community
Sarah Hunter
Booklist Webinars
Oct 10, 2024
https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/4C8SmqKkE_qwX9Y0Za6QiYV-gvNyfof-yebkmirPsXsaHogmIw1EmzqL7rxWxxM.GmCylM-0liunjtYY?startTime=1728583239000

Graphic Novels & Manga Showcase
Sarah Hunter
Booklist Webinars (August 27, 2024): https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/B9nn0VCPEUR5Jz4AuPMGENubzjtpzcnYBR_VJPJKLGwoc2AdiCx1absqBbG9j2q4.1UpjWGc1V5hq-wW9?startTime=1724781607000

Graphic Novels for All
Sarah Hunter
Booklist Webinars (July 30, 2024) https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/ytHF1Q7FXd1Zb5XqKLmUNw2meNJ_RWf3Bzyg1cRKnMnwuWEWB9ApLd0RyB130uVO.80CmSJcu7pz6trGX?startTime=1722362498000

Graphic Jam: Graphic Novels Book Buzz Part 1
Sarah Hunter
Booklist Webinars (July 9, 2024) https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/wUCxaAubBqxI9nFvwEG-Us1tABO41YTrMPnicGiLCRWnN6khNrY8dpMPYnse6Ndz.Sbr6Lv2gA-YC-vPi?startTime=1720548001000

Manga Spotlight
Sarah Hunter
Booklist Webinars (April 25, 2024) https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/HwYgvkO9pZu7zLOz1_nHAiIkcFQvLDd9l5ut63BWp5vacP7F0M4OoQ-nq334cQsy.AovhKjoKsA5g9v8Z?startTime=1714068006000

Middle Grade Graphic Novel Debuts from Random House Children's Books
Sarah Hunter, Megan Brennan, Debbie Fong, V.P. Anderson, Tatiana Hill, Judd Winick
Booklist Webinars (3/18/24) https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/5FlKis_hKAy5iMQ4u5Gh46RMRrZzJg62BHtM7Di1XU1Bq4U29ML3Z3eUlhLCh4OM.ijaYrqAynpeAoIN_?startTime=1710784807000

Graphic Novels for Adults and Young Adults
Sarah Hunter
Booklist Webinars (February 6, 2024) https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/uNi0ytS2JoKc8WV5UPRTb2ZUZEJYBqzRTUQyH5idIPwZ4B_cuo_j9Rwc5Yo4kLPm.2I6oHGIAk-A_Eo6M?startTime=1707246006000

TOMORROW! Absolute Batman #1 Launch Signing with creators SCOTT SNYDER & NICK DRAGOTTA!

CLICK HERE TO READ OUR SIGNING FAQ FOR INFO ON SIGNING LIMITS, LINE CAPS & MORE!!!

LINE CAPS AT 12PM! If you're in line before 12PM, you'll get your items signed! :)  Due to time constraints for our guests, we are unable to let anyone in line after 12PM!

Joker musicality in WaPo

The 'Joker' sequel could have been a great musical. Here's what went wrong.

The disastrous "Joker: Folie à Deux" fits the mold of the genre but breaks the only rule of show business: commit to the bit.

Column by Naveen Kumar

October 9, 2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/10/09/joker-2-folie-a-deux-musical/

‘The Addams Family’ in Falls Church

'The Addams Family' at Toby's Dinner Theatre: Halloween Spirit Arrives!

Mark Dreisonstok

Falls Church News-Press October 10, 2024

https://www.fcnp.com/2024/10/10/the-addams-family-at-tobys-dinner-theatre-halloween-spirit-arrives/

Oct 12: Jonathan Roth at Scrawl Books

I'm hoping to pop into this.

Alan Jenkins interviewed about "1/6: The Graphic Novel"

Interview: This Graphic Novel About January 6th Has Been Sent to High Schools Across Pennsylvania

Editor Cyril Mychalejko interviewed Harvard Law Professor Alan Jenkins about "1/6: The Graphic Novel," which he co-authored.

• by Cyril Mychalejko
•   October 4, 2024

https://buckscountybeacon.com/2024/10/interview-this-graphic-novel-about-january-6th-has-been-sent-to-high-schools-across-pennsylvania/

WaPo reviews ‘Piece by Piece’ lego documentary

'Piece by Piece' is a Pharrell Williams block party [in print as Pharrell Williams throws a block party]

Director Morgan Neville delivers the world's first Lego music documentary.

Review by Ty Burr

Washington Post October 10, 2024 : Weekend 17, 19.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/10/10/piece-by-piece-pharrell-documentary-review/

(3 stars)

Nov 13: But, Where Are You REALLY From?

But, Where Are You REALLY From? Sharing Japanese American History with Students Through Visual Storytelling

https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/13145932

The Japanese American Citizens League, Washington DC Chapter is hosting a book talk on their new graphic novel, But Where Are You REALLY From?, a fictional story that will be used in the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Maryland, Grade 5 U.S. history curriculum. Included are stories on immigration, the Japanese American incarceration during World War II, and anti-Asian issues both past and present. Meet Emi Kobayashi when she gets an assignment that asks her to investigate her family background. Emi realizes there are a lot of questions she doesn't know the answers to. Like where is her family REALLY from? And how does her cultural heritage influence who she is today? Book sale and signing to follow. 

Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Time:

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Location:

Great Falls Meeting Room

Library Branch:

Great Falls Library

Categories:

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Author Event

Audience:

  Adults     Older Adults  

Oct 26: Emily Ettlinger, Skeleanor the Decomposer at East City Bookshop

Spooky Saturday Storytime: Emily Ettlinger, Skeleanor the Decomposer

https://www.eastcitybookshop.com/events/1229220241026

Saturday Oct 26th, 2024

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

In Store Event

 East City Bookshop

East City Bookshop welcomes Emily Ettlinger for a spooky Saturday reading of her graphic novel for young readers, Skeleanor the Decomposer, just in time for Halloween! Recommended for ages 5 and up. 

Click here to register for this event via Eventbrite.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/10/2024

R.I.P. PIERRE CHRISTIN, Prolific Writer of BD, Including 'Valerian and Laureline'

Milton Griepp on October 10, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57989/r-i-p-pierre-christin

 

EXCLUSIVE: IDW HIRES NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND TMNT EDITOR, Former TMNT Editor Curnow Returns as Editor-in-Chief

Brigid Alverson on October 9, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57983/exclusive-idw-hires-new-editor-chief-tmnt-editor

 

The Daily Heller: Brenda Starr, Comics Star

The Daily Heller October 7 2024

https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-brenda-starr-dale-messick/

By Steven Heller

 

COMMERCIAL ARTICLE 16

DALE MESSICK AND BRENDA STARR:

BREAKING BARRIERS AND HITTING DEADLINES

Written by Connie Zeigler

Guest essay by Debbie Millman

https://www.commercialarticle.com/product/16-dale-messick-brenda-starr

 

In Memoriam: Roger K. Lewis (1941-2024)

Tony Barclay

Peace Corps Foundation Oct 4 2024

https://www.peacecorpscommemorative.org/news/roger-lewis-tribute

 

Happy Anniversary, Captain Britain!

BY JOHN FREEMAN on OCTOBER 9, 2024

HTTPS://DOWNTHETUBES.NET/HAPPY-ANNIVERSARY-CAPTAIN-BRITAIN/

 

IDW Finally Says Bobby Curnow is EIC & Andy Khouri is Turtles Editor

IDW finally says that Bobby Curnow is the new EIC while appointing Andy Khouri as the new Senior Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Editor

09 Oct 2024  Rich Johnston https://bleedingcool.com/comics/idw-finally-says-bobby-curnow-is-eic-andy-khouri-is-turtles-editor/

Connie Nielsen Thinks 'It's Crazy' Wonder Woman 3 with Gal Gadot Isn't Happening
EXCLUSIVE: Connie Nielsen, the big screen's Queen Hippolyta, does not buy the logic for scrapping Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman franchise.
   By Don Kaye | October 10, 2024
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/connie-nielsen-its-crazy-wonder-woman-3-gal-gadot-isnt-happening/

Editorial cartoonist Draughon wins national award for excellence in local cartooning.
Oct 8  2024
https://www.wral.com/story/editorial-cartoonist-draughon-wins-national-award-for-excellence-in-local-cartooning/21663009/

Information Morning - NS with Portia Clark
Political cartoonist and Halifax mayoral candidate talk about race [Michael de Adder]
Aired: Oct. 10, 2024
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27-information-morning-ns/clip/16100471-political-cartoonist-halifax-mayoral-candidate-talk-race

Happy 60th Birthday Mafalda!
by Carolina Alvarado October 8, 2024
https://latinamedia.co/mafalda/

Rob Liefeld Returning to 'Youngblood' (Exclusive)
The comic book creator will write and illustrate a new series after seven years away from the property.
Aaron Couch
October 7, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rob-liefeld-returning-to-youngblood-1236025524/

After 7 years and multiple publishers, Rob Liefeld is returning to write and draw Youngblood for Image Comics
George Marston
Newsarama Oct 8 2024
https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/image-comics/rob-liefeld-youngblood-return/

More on the future of Desert Island Comics from Gabe Fowler
Heidi MacDonald
10/10/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/more-on-the-future-of-desert-island-comics-from-gabe-fowler/

Silver Sprocket, at 15, Turns to Its Community for Support
By John Maher
Oct 09, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96141-silver-sprocket-at-15-turns-to-its-community-for-support.html

Alan Moore on Magic, Storytelling, Fascism, and His New Not-Quite-a-Comic
By Rob Salkowitz
Oct 09, 2024 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/95645-alan-moore-on-magic-storytelling-and-his-new-not-quite-a-comic.html

JSA's Jeff Lemire says a Justice Society/Justice League crossover is "inevitable" - "If we didn't try to do something really cool, it would be neglecting the readers"
Interview | Writer Jeff Lemire discusses his upcoming JSA #1, and the "inevitable" crossover with Mark Waid's Justice League Unlimited
George Marston
Newsarama October 7, 2024
https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/dc-comics/jeff-lemire-jsa-1-interview/

"We Were Screwed Over": Uzumaki Executive Producer Breaks Silence on Episode 2's Shocking Quality Drop
By  Leo Reyna
CBR October 7 2024
https://www.cbr.com/uzumaki-producer-episode-2-quality-drop-reveal/

MONSTER FUN tearaway comics promo initiative launches in the UK
Dean Simons
10/10/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/monster-fun-tearaway-comics-promo-initiative-launches-in-the-uk/

Comic book writer Pierre Christin, co-creator of "Valerian and Laureline," has died at the age of 86
04 October 2024 / Alice Leroy
https://www.entrevue.fr/en/le-scenariste-de-bande-dessinee-pierre-christin-co-createur-de-valerian-et-laureline-est-decede-a-86-ans/

Velma is dead (for real this time) at Max
Zoinks! The Mindy Kaling-led Scooby-Doo reimagining has been canceled after two seasons
By Emma Keates  
October 9, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/velma-canceled-at-max-mindy-kaling

Jan 11, 2023
HBO Max's 'Velma' Can't Scare Up a Reason to Exist: TV Review
Joshua Alston
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/velma-review-hbo-max-queer-scooby-doo-mindy-kaling-1235486171/

'Velma' Canceled After Two Seasons at Max
Joe Otterson
Oct 9, 2024  
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/velma-canceled-max-mindy-kaling-1236173289/

'We're Not Very Serious People': PW Talks with Fantoons' David Calcano
By Michael Seidlinger
Oct 09, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/95749-we-re-not-very-serious-people-pw-talks-with-fantoons-david-calcano.html

'Find your life vest.' Cartoonist Mr. Ollie looks to inspire with graphic novel autobiography [Tim Oliphant]
By: Forrest Sanders
WTVF Oct 09, 2024
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/find-your-life-vest-cartoonist-mr-ollie-looks-to-inspire-with-graphic-novel-autobiography

A Century of Satire: The Australian Cartoonist Association at 100 [Cathy Wilcox]
Andy Park
The Drawing Room
8 Oct 2024 ABC Radio National
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/drawingroom/cathy-wilcox-the-australian-cartoonist-association-at-100/104444346

SPX 2024 Programming
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBfl7COkHI8eHs_wUqI8BiCLGkVxzhC2

SPX 2024: Ripping the Flesh the Viscerality of Body Horror
Peter Rostovsky, Corinne Halbert, Gigi Murakami, Andi Santagata, Tinguu
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtU82CTeDQQ

SPX 2024: Cults
Marc Sobel
Panelists: Jesse Lambert, Emi Gennis, Ellen Lindner, George Wylesol Special Guests: George Wylesol
Small Press Expo
 Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGFYfyIx9GA

SPX 2024: Warts & All Memoir
Alex Hoffman , Tara Booth, Kayla E, Angela Fanche, Allee Errico
Small Press Expo
 Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvljsS1Pr4Q

SPX 2024: The Pitfalls of Time Travel
Warren Bernard, Carol Lay, Jess Fink, Benjamin Wilgus, Luke Healy
Small Press Expo
 Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz2-a047Hq8

SPX 2024: The Art of Mark-Making: Loose Lines, Squiggles, and Stylizations
John Kelly , Josh Bayer, Caroline Cash, Sophie Yanow, Benji Nate
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIhSblLN2c

SPX 2024: Teen Apocalypse
Faith Cox , Chris Gooch, Ricky Lima, Julian Hanshaw, Liz Suburbia
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIZ_jh5MhKk

SPX 2024: The Absurdity of Single Panel Gags
Sofia Warren, Lonnie Millsap, Sara Lautman, Amy Kurzweill, Hilary Campbell
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwXCghvo4mU

SPX 2024: Queer Sports
Tanya Dorph-Mankey , Tillie Walden, Ngozi Ukazu, Jonah Newman, Coco Fox
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024

SPX 2024: Gardening, Foraging, and Living Off the Land
Alice Santos, Yasmeen Abedifard, Isabella Rotman, Iona Fox, Sarah Becan
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDcqKaqnGeQ

SPX 2024: Big Concepts In Non-Fiction!
Jonathan Gray, Glynnis Fawkes, Dan Nott, Nate Powell, Bill Campbell, Caitlin Cass
Small Press Expo Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1o8Y4i2Ah4

SPX 2024: Back to School
Jules Bakes, Emma Hunsinger, Walter Scott, Jarad Greene, Anna Sellheim
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdv2zw2iBc4

SPX 2024: SOLRADIO Live: Spotlight on Beth Hetland
Alex Hoffman , Beth Hetland, Jules Bakes, Rob Clough
Small Press Expo Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEuq97JK0P4

SPX 2024: Dash Shaw and Eleanor Davis in Conversation
Rob Clough, Dash Shaw and Eleanor Davis
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eem9PTKcto4

SPX 2024: CRAM Books: The New Cutting Edge of Comics
Rob Clough, Andrew Alexander, Max Huffman, Allee Errico, Angela Fanche
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_6KGcnbtks

SPX 2024: Building Comics Community Before the Internet
Tom Hart,  Ariel Bourdeaux, Anders Nilsen, Carol Lay, Peter Kuper
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JINeAgnQfjA

SPX 2024: Communicating Science
Alice Santos , Jay Hosler, Sarah Firth, Erika Johnson, Cara Bean
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l0WFx6x7vg

SPX 2024: Altered Realities
Francesca Lyn , Christi Furnas, Laura Pérez, Peter Kuper, Nate Powell
Small Press Expo
Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drWvBROhr18

SPX 2024 Interviews w/ Joe & Rusty
Small Press Expo
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBfl7COkHI8b_uDLF806FI1hBF4cq1tF

SPX 2024: EB Sciales & Ivy Allie (w/ Joe & Rusty)
Small Press Expo (October 9 2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGxj_bJG150

SPX 2024: John Vincent Salvino (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDtmwEywh5E

SPX 2024: Greg Burnham (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-qpTlk6j9g

SPX 2024: Natalie Norris (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cc7c3M2b_4

SPX 2024: Bobby Campbell (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0RB0SJckt4

SPX 2024: M. Jacob Alvarez (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=legRBxLqwzY

SPX 2024: Giancarlo D'Alessandro (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsSwGj7Fq2Y

SPX 2024: Frankie Lyne (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ys42FhOsQ

SPX 2024: Don Steinberg (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw4rlup9ETY

SPX 2024: Claire Connelly (w/ Joe & Rusty) (200TH INTERVIEW!)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dMeQQqL1tk

SPX 2024: Mindy Indy (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRHKlbAq--A

SPX 2024 Christopher Williams (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAxUpRAt5Og

SPX 2024: Ashley Jablonski (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR139usoTGU

SPX 2024: Edea Giang (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g3ulMkX9PA

SPX 2024: Brandon John (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVdTOuZaVB0

SPX 2024: G. Ditto (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ahy_66fgA

SPX 2024: Ria "Air" Garcia
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kCpZMtZ7ms

SPX 2024: Tim Fielder (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfnj7ZrMP0Q

SPX 2024: Buttercup (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFnv4qTCdhw

SPX 2024: Claire Folkman & Kelly Phillips
SmallPressExpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTrXPDCnfTw

Words, Images, & Worlds: Trevor Mueller Returns!
Jason DeHart
 Oct 10, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt_b2HVL5Fs

Chris Ryall Origins Of Marvel Comics, ROM, IDW memories and more
wordballoon Oct 10 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwfHspnVFvw

Another obit for architecture cartoonist Roger Lewis

In Memoriam: Roger K. Lewis (1941-2024)
Tony Barclay
Peace Corps Foundation Oct 4 2024
https://www.peacecorpscommemorative.org/news/roger-lewis-tribute

PR: SPX 2024 Interviews and Panels are LIVE!

So much chatting! An abundance of smiles!

Return to SPX! Sort of!   Sit back, relax, and watch this year's collection of panels and interviews! Let's dive in! It's like you were there! First up, our collection of 2024 panel discussions are available. Find out about CRAM Comics! Listen in on a discussion between Dash Shaw and Eleanor Davis! Heck, learn about the pitfalls of time travel or teens dealing with an impending apocalypse. All this and more can be found in the SPX 2024 Panel Discussion playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBfl7COkHI8eHs_wUqI8BiCLGkVxzhC2 Joe and Rusty chatting with super nice Greg Burnham! A guy named Joe and a fella named Rusty! As if that wasn't enough (and it isn't!), we are also happy to announce the release of this years collection of interviews with Joe and Rusty!  A near record number of delightful chats have been released for your enjoyment! In addition to the normal discussions about comics, SPX, and whatever else the guys think of, be prepared for a new addition: THE PRIZE GALLERY! You can find all of the interviews on the SPX YouTube channel, as well as in this simply incredible playlist put together just for you: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBfl7COkHI8b_uDLF806FI1hBF4cq1tF Somehow... we have more! In addition to the above new releases, don't forget you can still watch this year's Ignatz Awards as well as a fantastic talk by Tillie Walden at the Library of Congress before the show. 2024 Ignatz Awards Tillie Walden at the Library of Congress It's more than enough, but not more than you deserve. Enjoy! Visit the SPX 2024 website for more info about this year's show Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 650 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests. The Ignatz Awards are held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com. Small Press Expo P.O. Box 5704 Bethesda, Maryland 20824 www.smallpressexpo.com Email: press@smallpressexpo.com STAY CONNECTED

Small Press Expo | P.O. Box 5704 | Bethesda, MD 20824 US

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/8/2024

Crabcakes and comics: Celebrating the milestone years of SPX and Baltimore Comic-Con
Jason Bergman | October 8, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/crabcakes-and-comics-celebrating-the-milestone-years-of-spx-and-baltimore-comic-con/

Michael de Adder
The end of an era: I was let go from The Chronicle Herald
THE deEP STATE : The political artwork of Michael de Adder
 Oct 9, 2024
https://deadder.substack.com/p/the-end-of-an-era

Michael de Adder Let Go by Postmedia
D. D. Degg
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/10/08/michael-de-adder-let-go-by-postmedia/  

Mark Knight Cartoon Deemed Offensive and Prejudicial [Australia]
Alan Gardner
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/10/08/mark-knight-cartoon-deemed-offensive-and-prejudicial/

'Madness': Cartoon complaint upheld by Press Council [Mark Knight]
Tim Blair and Chris Kenny
Sky News Australia Oct 8, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDx_kJ_zKcs

Political cartoonist faces anonymous complaint over immigration sketch [Mark Knight]
Andrew Bolt.
Sky News Australia
 Oct 8, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbSpeFCUpmU

Mark Knight: It's hard to be funny in a world of outrage
Mark Knight
October 8, 2024
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/mark-knight-its-hard-to-be-funny-in-a-world-of-outrage/news-story/29bbf15b0c89da4f617e7691f0ebe0e5

Complainant / Herald Sun Adjudication 1850 [Mark Knight]
Australian Press Council 08-Oct-2024
https://presscouncil.org.au/document/1850-complainant

Alex Segura's First Loves
Alex Segura combined two of his childhood obsessions to create vibrant crime novels set against the backdrop of the comics industry
By Chris Vognar
A version of this article appeared in the 10/07/2024 issue of Publishers Weekly
Oct 04, 2024 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/96113-alex-segura-s-first-loves.html

Desert Island Comics Raises $80,000 in Two Days to Stay Open
By John Maher
Oct 08, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96138-desert-island-comics-raises-80-000-in-two-days-to-stay-open.html

*Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-984857-72-9
David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson. Ten Speed Graphic,

Tiny Onion announces Artists in Residence and NYCC '24 newspaper plans
Heidi MacDonald
10/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/tiny-onion-nycc-artists-in-residence-and-newspaper-plans/

President Wonder Woman and Congresswoman Batgirl: the authoritarian Überfrau and democratic resilience in superheroine comics
Ryan Greene and Karrin Vasby Anderson
Quarterly Journal of Speech 07 Oct 2024
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PRNISVADGDQRCIIWEVHH/full?target=10.1080/00335630.2024.2406886
https://doi.org/10.1080/00335630.2024.2406886

Authors of Jan. 6 graphic novel to send copies to every public high school and library in Pa.
'1/6' is set in an alternate universe where the 2021 insurrection was successful. It was co-written by a Harvard Law professor who was a former Justice Department official.
By Kristin Hunt
PhillyVoice September 10, 2024
https://www.phillyvoice.com/january-6-graphic-novel-insurrection-capitol-attack-pennsylvania/

Doc Harris, 'Dragon Ball Z' English Narrator, Dies at 76
He also narrated 'Captain N: The Game Master' and 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic' after working as a longtime radio broadcaster in Canada.
Etan Vlessing
October 8, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/doc-harris-dead-dragon-ball-z-english-narrator-1236027153/

Le décès de Job, co-créateur de Yakari
Jean-Laurent Truc
9 octobre 2024
https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-de-job-co-createur-de-yakari-297106.html

Roger K. Lewis, architect who explored the capital with wry eye, dies at 83
For more than 30 years, Mr. Lewis's Shaping the City column and his drawings in The Washington Post tracked the region's evolution.
 Brian Murphy
October 8, 2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/08/roger-lewis-architect-post-dies/

Silver Sprocket launches fundraising campaign with cool stuff
Heidi MacDonald
10/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/silver-sprocket-launches-fundraising-campaign-with-cool-stuff/

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: FORMER IDW PUBLISHER MARSHAM TO SKYBOUND; Also, Atanassova New EiC at Tokyopop
Brigid Alverson on October 8, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57976/people-move-former-idw-publisher-marsham-skybound

Bobby Curnow returns to IDW as EIC, Andy Khouri on TMNT; Curnow previously worked at IDW before becoming Magma Comix's editor-in-chief in 2022.
Christopher Chiu-Tabet
10/09/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/curnow-khouri-idw/

SCOOP: DC/Marvel Amalgam Omnibus Destroyed After Printer Error
07 Oct 2024   by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/scoop-dc-marvel-amalgam-omnibus-destroyed-after-printer-error/

Morten Morland leaves The Spectator after 15 years
Alan Gardner
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/10/09/morten-morland-leaves-the-spectator-after-15-years/

'Velma' Canceled After Two Seasons on Max; A recently released Halloween special is the final outing for the animated, 'Scooby-Doo'-adjacent series.
Rick Porter
October 9, 2024  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/velma-canceled-max-2-seasons-1236028384/

The blame game for Joker: Folie À Deux's failure has begun
Sounds like Warner Bros. is aghast at how Todd Phillips massacred their boy
By Mary Kate Carr
October 8, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/joker-2-todd-phillips-what-went-wrong-joaquin-phoenix

DC Comics Runs Tributes to Comic Book Creator Michael Zulli This Week
This week, DC Comics run tributes to legendary comic book creator Michael Zulli from across the comics industry, in all its monthly titles.
 08 Oct 2024  
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-runs-tributes-to-comic-book-creator-michael-zulli-this-week/

Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist Barry Blitt tired of Trump
While the former president has been an easy target for years, Montrealer Barry Blitt says he'd like to turn the page on this chapter of U.S. politics.
Bill Brownstein    Montreal Gazette
Oct 09, 2024
https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/brownstein-pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoonist-barry-blitt-tired-of-trump

When Chris Ware came to Italy: A look at the PAFF! exhibition in Pordenone
Valerio Stivé | October 9, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/when-chris-ware-came-to-italy-a-look-at-the-paff-exhibition-in-pordenone/

The Giller Prize and the 'Indigo 11'
How Canada's most prestigious literary prize is weaponizing its wealth and power against pro-Palestinian speech
Michael DeForge / October 8, 2024
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-giller-prize-and-the-indigo-11

Presidential Candidates, Patients, and Cartoonists Who Happen to Be Women
An account of our whirlwind trip to New York
Emily Sanders Hopkins
Emily Writes Back
Oct 08, 2024 https://emilywritesback.substack.com/p/medical-patients-presidential-candidates

AT HOME WITH Jules Feiffer
At 95, the award-winning cartoonist and writer is starting "from scratch" in a new house in upstate New York.
By Joanne Kaufman Photography by Tony Cenicola
Oct. 7, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/08/realestate/jules-feiffer-home-upstate-new-york.html

Rachael Smith drawing a Who Killed Nessie page
Zoop
  Oct 1, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKc1q2W2dbE

SPX 2024: Frankie Lyne (w/ Joe & Rusty)
SmallPressExpo
 Oct 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ys42FhOsQ&pp=wgIGCgQQAhgB

Shannon Wheeler Too Much Coffee Man
wordballoon  Oct 8, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__XWesk136Q

 David Pepose talks Space Ghost and More
wordballoon  Oct 7, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLp6UVJdCzE

 Ram V Talks Batman and The New Gods
wordballoon Oct 7, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIiVvEt7MBw

Sean Manaloto's Godhark Is Myth and Metal [Filipino]
The Comics Cube with Duy Tano
October 9 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrU6sd-6rEQ

'The Writer' Comic Creators Josh Gad and the Berkowitz Brothers Talk Series Collaboration
C.M. Ramsburg
CBR Presents
Oct 9, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxaDsaeOzBU

Sean Phillips illustrates CRIMINAL from page to screen!
Andrew Sumner
Forbidden Planet TV
 Oct 4, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBunjfe4Xz0

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode #059: With Special Guest Kyle Starks
Pop Culture Squadcast
 Oct 8, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKBlMWP8Fb4

Words, Images, & Worlds with Phoebe Xavier
Jason DeHart
 Oct 8, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSMutwjuoHk

Words, Images, & Worlds with Aaron Wroblewski
Jason DeHart
Oct 7, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRaUznWDJWI

Words, Images, & Worlds with Richard Fairgray
Jason DeHart
 Oct 6, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLuLNFw1io

Words, Images, & Worlds: John Bivens Returns!
Jason DeHart
 Oct 5, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsWHYRBPAf0

Words, Images, & Worlds with Robert Jeschonek
Jason DeHart
Oct 7, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKNAhvRexIo

Words, Images, & Worlds: Vladimir Popov Returns!
Jason DeHart
Oct 8, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-OD6IAf2Kg

12th Century Thinkers by Daniel Boris

SPX 2024: Frankie Lyne (w/ Joe & Rusty)

SmallPressExpo

 Oct 9, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ys42FhOsQ&pp=wgIGCgQQAhgB

Frankie Lyne talks with the guys about her comics, dealing with a terrible (genuinely awful) ex-partner, and the importance of telling stories with happy endings! Check out Frankie's work at instagram.com/obl_v_ous!

WaPo architectural cartoonist Roger K. Lewis RIP

Roger K. Lewis, architect who explored the capital with wry eye, dies at 83

For more than 30 years, Mr. Lewis's Shaping the City column and his drawings in The Washington Post tracked the region's evolution.

By Brian Murphy

October 8, 2024 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/08/roger-lewis-architect-post-dies/

...The subjects could often be weighty, but Mr. Lewis approached them with a distinctive wit that was distilled in his sketches — usually one-panel cartoons with commentary that carried a bite but was never mean.... In one drawing, a couple drives down a street with a moving trailer in tow. "Finally," one says. "Northern Virginia." The other replies: "And what a relief! It looks like northern New Jersey." In 2001, he sketched two people looking at a D.C. rail expansion plan. An idea pops up for financing: Tax all the property owners whose names contain any of the letters M, E, T, R and O.