TCAF answers! from Richmond's C. A. P. Ward

by Mike Rhode

A few local cartoonists were selected to attend TCAF in Canada this year - it's a curated show, and not a lottery like SPX is. I think it has both invited guests and people who apply to exhibit. I reached out to ask about their experiences and C. A. P. Ward (they/them) of Richmond was suggested by Angela Hsieh as a fellow tabler. They can be reached at artcward.com or @cevarra (Instagram, Bluesky & Twitter)

How did you get selected for this show? Did you have to apply?

I applied earlier this year. The application is similar to other tabling events at this scale, they ask for name/publisher, best contact, if you have debut work, etc. From what I've heard, TCAF accepts independent cartoonists on alternating years to keep fresh work at the show.

Was this your first time?

No, this is my second TCAF, I'd tabled in 2023 as well.

How was the experience? How does it compare to SPX or other local cons?

From my two experiences it's an amazing time. There's a love for comics by participants and attendees that's hard to find in day-to-day life. On the creative side of things, TCAF is a great place to find an audience, collaborators, publishers, and reconnect with other cartoonists. I had multiple people say that they remembered me from a previous TCAF which was very sweet.

There were logistics hiccups (and a water leak), that are likely due to the new venue, but the show staff were very responsive.

I can't speak very well to SPX as I haven't tabled there outside of representing a publisher. The local shows in Richmond, VA have solid attendance considering the smaller metro population but TCAF's size and depth of programming reflects its longer history.

How were your sales? Did you reach a new audience?

My sales were slower than 2023, but absolutely still worth the trip north. Something I appreciate about TCAF's show curation is the mix of self-published, small press, and traditionally published work. Most of my table is self-published comics, but this was my first time with a small-press anthology for sale and people were interested in everything on offer.

How did Canadians react to Americans in light of the current administration's misbehavior to our ally?

It wasn't mentioned often. When it did come up there was a joint commiserating and sense of solidarity. The current border & trade situation just creates difficulties for everyday people.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/13/2025

The Beat Digest 06/13/25: IDW resurrects THE TWILIGHT ZONE

Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 06/13/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-061325/

 

GlobalComix launches "Watch," a new hub for comic and manga video content

Hayame Kawachi on 06/13/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/globalcomix-launches-watch-new-hub-comic-manga-video-content/

 

Graphic Novel Review: They Shot the Piano Player: The Graphic Novel

reviewed by Elk Paauw, PhD Student and Lecturer, University of Western Ontario

International Journal of Comic Art blog June 13, 2025

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2025/06/graphic-novel-review-they-shot-piano.html

 

Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal; translated by Edward Gauvin. They Shot the Piano Player: The Graphic Novel. London: Self-Made Hero Publications, 2024. ISBN: 9781914224249. $34.99. https://www.selfmadehero.com/books/they-shot-the-piano-player-a-graphic-novel

 

Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: HELLWHALERS, ITTO, BUCK ROGERS, and three more projects you'll love

Diego Higuera on 06/13/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-hellwhalers-itto-buck-rogers-and-three-more-projects-youll-love/

Spoonist Forks with Chaz Hutton

 

The Jersey Devil Is Ready For Its Close-Up

From poetry to comics to theatre, the Garden State's favorite cryptid is getting its moment to shine.

By Tobias Carroll

https://reactormag.com/the-jersey-devil-is-ready-for-its-close-up/

June 3, 2025

 

Are Polybags Back?

On the surprisingly resurgent tactic from the 1990s and what's fueling its resurrection.

https://sktchd.com/longform/are-polybags-back/

By David Harper

June 11, 2025

 

DYNAMITE ASKED COURT TO ORDER DIAMOND TO PAY; Diamond Objects

Milton Griepp on June 13, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59787/dynamite-asked-court-order-diamond-pay

 

Linocut (Hand Carved Stamp) Sketch Variants for the Exquisite Corpses Launch Party

Sami DeMonster's avatar

Sami DeMonster

May 19, 2025

  https://samidemonster.substack.com/p/linocut-hand-carved-stamp-sketch

 

PRHPS SIGNS NEW PUBLISHER IGNITION PRESS Beginning in September

  Milton Griepp on June 13, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59785/prhps-signs-new-publisher-ignition-press

 

NEW MANGA PUBLISHER ANNOUNCES FIRST THREE TITLES

Digital and DTC for Now, but Open to Retailers [ Manga Mavericks]

Brigid Alverson on June 12, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59779/new-manga-publisher-announces-first-three-titles

 

Kal Draws The Line

Kevin KAL Kallaugher

Jun 12, 2025

https://kaltoons.substack.com/

 

Bad Idea announce CUL-DE-SAC #1 IMPALED EDITION

Javier Perez on 06/13/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/bad-idea-announce-cul-de-sac-1-impaled-edition/

 

Graphic Novel Review: IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI is a walkthrough of LGBTQ+, American history

Javier Perez on 06/13/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-it-rhymes-with-takei-is-a-walkthrough-of-lgbtq-american-history/

 

The Week in Diamond: non-payments, non-shipping and $10 million lost value

Heidi MacDonald on 06/13/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-week-in-diamond-non-payments-non-shipping-and-10-million-lost-value/

 

"Artificial: A Love Story" Book Talk

Amy Kurzweil and Jason Adam Katzenstein.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1TLElaP2s

Museum of Jewish Heritage May 21, 2025

 

Matt Madden

Rules for Jam Comics

Build Your Own Labyrinth: Constraints and Creativity Jun 13, 2025

https://mattmadd.substack.com/p/rules-for-jam-comics

 

Ignition Press Sign Up Comics Distribution With Penguin Random House

12 Jun 2025   Rich Johnston  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ignition-press-sign-up-comics-distribution-with-penguin-random-house/

 

Aethon Books Has Acquired Majority Stake in Vault Comics

Amanda Sheriff

Scoop  June 12, 2025

https://www.overstreetaccess.com/aethon-books-has-acquired-majority-stake-in-vault-comics/

 

Original "Calvin and Hobbes" art by Bill Watterson included in upcoming Heritage Auction

John Freeman on June 12, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/original-calvin-and-hobbes-art-by-bill-watterson-included-in-upcoming-heritage-auction/

 

TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson

June 12, 2025

https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-132/

 

Genndy Tartakovsky Developing 'Heist Safari' Animated Series for Adult Swim

Animation Magazine

June 12, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/genndy-tartakovsky-developing-heist-safari-animated-series-for-adult-swim/

 

Pixar Gives First Look at 'Toy Story 5,' Teases New Original 'Gatto' at Annecy

Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter unveiled behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive clips to tease two of the studio's hottest upcoming releases.

Scott Roxborough

June 13, 2025  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/toy-story-5-first-look-pixar-1236290167/

 

Alex Woo on Building 'In Your Dreams' From Scratch — and Why Netflix Said Yes

The director and creative team behind the new animated feature recount how their original idea, about two siblings journeying through the land of dreams, went from scribbles on a grease-stained pizza box to become Netflix's big awards play.

Scott Roxborough

June 13, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alex-woo-on-netflix-animated-film-in-your-dreams-1236263432/

 

Annecy: Adult Swim Announces New Series 'Keeping Up with the Joneses,' 'The Elephant' Special & More

Mercedes Milligan

June 12, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/annecy-adult-swim-announces-new-series-keeping-up-with-the-joneses-the-elephant-special-more/

 

Fish Tale: 'Tiddler' Producer Barney Goodland Reflects on the Making of Magic Light's Swimming CG Special

Ramin Zahed

June 12, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/fish-tale-tiddler-producer-barney-goodland-reflects-on-the-making-of-magic-lights-swimming-cg-special/

This article was written for the

May-June '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 350).

 

Annecy: Crunchyroll Exec VP Mitchel Berger Presses Anime's Growing Influence

Ryan Gaur

June 12, 2025  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/annecy-crunchyroll-senior-vp-mitchel-berger-presses-animes-growing-influence/

 

Live With Liza and Ann Telnaes!

What a doozy of a week, and historically significant

Liza Donnelly and Ann Telnaes

Seeing Things Jun 13, 2025  https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/live-with-liza-and-ann-telnaes-e50

 

What Was I Thinkin' In My Head — This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | June 13, 2025

https://www.tcj.com/what-was-i-thinkin-in-my-head-this-weeks-links/

 

At Home with Marc Torices

Drawn & Quarterly

Jun 3, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9L6s0nX334

 

Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer Identity

    by Eve and Spire Greenwood

    June 6, 2025

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/ruin-of-the-house-of-the-divine-visage-inside-look/

 

"Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter" – The 'Aw, Nuts!' Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious Universe

    by Lydia Turner

    June 6, 2025

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/aw-nuts-papercutz/

 

Alison Bechdel's new graphic novel illustrates the comic side of Vermont

The nationally recognized cartoonist behind "Dykes to Watch Out For" and "Fun Home" has filled her latest work, "Spent," with lots of local color.

by Kevin O'Connor June 8, 2025,

https://vtdigger.org/2025/06/08/alison-bechdels-new-graphic-novel-illustrates-the-comic-side-of-vermont/

 

Off Panel #503: Fun and Fundamental with Eitan Manhoff [comic book store]

June 9 2025

https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-503-fun-and-fundamental-with-eitan-manhoff

 

PW Comics World: More To Come

More to Come 676: Happy Pride Month

Calvin Reid, Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald and Kate Fitzsimons

on 06/06/2025

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1371

 

The Enemy Is a Bowl of Soup: On Quino's Mafalda

By Julia Kornberg

Paris Review June 6, 2025

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/06/the-enemy-is-a-bowl-of-soup-on-quinos-mafalda/

 

Netflix's 'The Eternaut' makes a haunting series of an esteemed Argentine comic

Bob Mondello

NPR's All Things Considered June 9, 2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/nx-s1-5422356/netflix-the-eternaut-el-eternauta-argentina

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2025/06/20250609_atc_review-the_eternaut.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5422356

 

The Eternaut speaks to our uneasy times – that's why this cult comic has become a global Netflix hit

Jordana Timerman

9 Jun 2025   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/09/the-eternaut-cult-comic-netflix-hit-argentina-sci-fi

 

Local illustrator helps reimagine 'Huck Finn' tale through Jim's perspective

Marcus Kwame Anderson worked with author David F. Walker on graphic novel "Big Jim and the White Boy"

By Jim Shahen Jr., June 11, 2025 https://www.timesunion.com/books/article/big-jim-white-boy-reimagines-huck-finn-20368299.php

 

Return to Form? An Interview with John Pistelli, Author of "Major Arcana"

Theodore Anderson | June 12, 2025

https://lit.newcity.com/2025/06/12/return-to-form-an-interview-with-john-pistelli-author-of-major-arcana/

 

La Jolla exhibit to showcase Kumeyaay past, present and future

The 'Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project' show is based on two graphic novels that offer Indigenous-led accounts of tribal and California history

By Ashley Mackin Solomon | ashleym@lajollalight.com

  La Jolla Light June 9, 2025

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/09/la-jolla-exhibit-to-showcase-kumeyaay-past-present-and-future/

 

The American cartoonist discussed her new comic novel, Spent, on Bookends with Mattea Roach [aka Alison Bechdel on making money and seeing Fun Home in a new light]

CBC Radio · Posted: Jun 04, 2025

https://www.cbc.ca/books/bookends/how-characters-from-alison-bechdel-s-past-shook-her-out-of-her-memoir-writing-kick-1.7550896

 

Steve Thompson takes us on an 'Ill Vacation'

Chris Coplan

June 10, 2025  https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/10/ill-vacation-qa/

 

Xmas come early: Jason Shawn Alexander details long-brewing 'Scrooge: A Christmas Carol'

The Zoop campaign begins this week for the daring Christmas rework.

Chris Coplan

June 12, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/12/scrooge-zoop-qa/

 

Loss and love for a space vampire: Christopher Priest discusses ongoing 'Vampirella' run

On superhero marriages, time-traveling babies, and subverting expectations.

Marvel Maximus

June 12, 2025 https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/12/vampirella-christopher-priest-feature/

 

X-Men Monday #299 – Ashley Allen Talks 'Magik'

Chris Hassan

June 9, 2025 https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/09/x-men-monday-299-ashley-allen-magik/

Prison Shivs, Pigeon Blue, & the Art of Spoonist Forks with Chaz Hutton [aka DMA#14: On Instagram Cartoonists, Ornithology & Comedian Hangs].
Process Junkie June 13 2025
Jason Chatfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIP8yn8zAYc

Interview: Ernie Altbacker launches AREA 51 STUDIOS comics Kickstarter
Taimur Dur
Comics Beat Jun 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsRRjtyqmpE

Scott Christian Sava Returns | Pencil To Pencil 6/11/25
Jamar Nicholas, Steve Conley and Mike Manley
Pencil to Pencil  Jun 11, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGAJQs4cNwE

Pencil To Pencil Live In The Studio 7/11/20 w/ Scott Christian Sava
Mike Manley, Jamar Nicholas and Bret Blevins
Pencil to Pencil
Jul 11, 2020  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pkKWgYmJAE

Episode 713: Paul Pope
RiYL Podcast
Jun 13, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTK0b_IvViw

John Romita Jr Talks New Projects and Old Favorites
word balloon June 13 2025
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwIyOsvjYSA

Circles and Corners: The Comics Retailer Spectrum Explained - Comics Industry Insiders LIVE
Atom! Freeman and Brian Garside
Prana: Direct Market Solutions
 Jun 10, 2025   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18HGue3JPMY

NPR on Netflix's 'The Eternaut'

Netflix's 'The Eternaut' makes a haunting series of an esteemed Argentine comic

Bob Mondello

 NPR's All Things Considered June 9, 2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/nx-s1-5422356/netflix-the-eternaut-el-eternauta-argentina

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2025/06/20250609_atc_review-the_eternaut.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5422356

Kal launches cartoon newsletter

from Kevin Kallaugher

Hi friends, family and colleagues

I have a just launched a twice weekly cartoon newsletter featuring the best of my work from nearly 50 years in the satire business.  There will be loads of interesting cartoons along with insights, backstories, hidden gems, interviews and more. 

Subscribe for free.  Please spread the word! 

I hope to see you there!

Kal
https://substack.com/home/post/p-165805245

-

Kevin Kallaugher

daggersdrawnbykal@gmail.com

www.Kaltoons.com

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/12/2025

TCAF answers! from Angela Hsieh

by Mike Rhode

ComicsDC blog June 12, 2025

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2025/06/tcaf-answers-from-angela-hsieh.html

 

Interview: Jason Shawn Alexander revisits a literature classic in SCROOGE!

Diego Higuera on 06/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/jason-shawn-alexander-scrooge/

 

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: STEVE LEAF FROM DIAMOND TO HERMES PRESS As Sales Director

by Brigid Alverson on June 11, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59769/people-move-steve-leaf-diamond-hermes-press

 

John Shakespeare – RIP [Australia]

D. D. Degg   June 11, 2025  https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/06/11/john-shakespeare-rip/

 

Interview: Writer Ernie Altbacker embarks on his first comics Kickstarter project with AREA 51 STUDIOS

Taimur Dar on 06/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-ernie-altbacker-area-51-studios/

 

A Song of Resilience: 'The Last Whale Singer' Director Reza Memari Takes Us on a Deep Dive into the New Animated Feature [Germany]

Ramin Zahed

June 11, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/a-song-of-resilience-the-last-whale-singer-director-reza-memari-takes-us-on-a-deep-dive-into-the-new-animated-feature/

This article was written for the

May-June '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 350).

 

Director Celia Catunda Offers a Sneak Peek at Pinguim's New Movie, 'My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin' [Brazil]

Ramin Zahed

June 11, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/director-celia-catunda-offers-a-sneak-peek-at-pinguims-new-movie-my-grandfather-is-a-nihonjin/

 

Annecy: Cartoon Network's Iconic Creators Reflect on Studio's Past and Present at Special 25th Anniversary Panel

Kambole Campbell

June 11, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/annecy-cartoon-networks-iconic-creators-reflect-on-studios-past-and-present-at-special-25th-anniversary-panel/

 

Action's 50th anniversary to be celebrated in new "Before The Ban" Archival Editions from Rebellion

John Freeman on June 12, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/actions-50th-anniversary-to-be-celebrated-in-new-before-the-ban-archival-editions-from-rebellion/

 

'BoJack Horseman' Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg on Ditching Satire for Sincerity in 'Long Story Short'

The new Netflix series, lightly autobiographical, follows the "small t traumas" of a Jewish family. "How we communicate love is by making jokes. How we communicate anxiety is by making jokes. How we communicate love is by communicating anxiety."

Scott Roxborough

June 12, 2025  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/raphael-bob-waksberg-interview-long-story-short-1236263405/

Illustrating Aquaculture - A Journey Into Kelp Farming [non-fiction educational cartooning]

Lucy Bellwood

Aquaculture Information Exchange Apr 11, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3wIqT1lE-g

 

The 'Superman' Cast Talk Superman's Suit, Lex Luthor's Weakness, and the Expansion of the DCU

Perri Nemiroff

Fandango June 11, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN2Qolp5yJ4

 

Netflix Reveals First Details of 'Stranger Things' Animated Series, Award Contender 'In Your Dreams'

'80s-era Hawkins gets animated in 'Stranger Things: Tales from '85,' and dreams come to life in Alex Woo and Erik Benson's original feature.

Scott Roxborough

June 11, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-first-details-stranger-things-animated-series-1236262432/

 

Reviews: Sláine: The Definitive Edition, Volume 1

Tom Shapira | June 12, 2025

https://www.tcj.com/reviews/slaine-the-definitive-edition-volume-1/

 

Sláine: The Definitive Edition, Volume 1

Pat Mills, Angie Kincaid, Massimo Belardinelli, Mick McMahon and Mike McMahon

2000 AD

 

Frazetta's "Famous Funnies"

Sara Frazetta

Oct 07, 2021

 https://www.frazettagirls.com/blogs/news/frazettas-famous-funnies

 

Legendary 1954 Buck Rogers comic cover art by Frank Frazetta hits $432,000 at auction

Ellsworth Toohey

Jun 10, 2025

https://boingboing.net/2025/06/10/legendary-1954-buck-rogers-comic-cover-art-by-frank-frazetta-hits-432000-at-auction.html

 

616 Day Identifies A Moment That Began The Marvel Universe (Spoilers)

616 Day identifies the moment that began the Marvel Universe in Giant Size Spider-Man #1 from Al Ewing and Mark Buckingham (Spoilers)

by Rich Johnston

 11 Jun 2025  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/616-day-identifies-a-moment-that-began-the-marvel-universe-spoilers/

 

Gail Simone Definition Of "Fridge" Now In Merriam-Webster Dictionary

 12 Jun 2025 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/gail-simone-definition-of-fridge-now-in-merriam-webster-dictionary/

 

Skottie Young Live w/ Derek Laufman [I Hate Fairyland ]

Skottie Young

 Jun 10, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA9hdfU8gH4

 

Mason Adams

February 12, 2025

Graphic Novel Illustrates Fight Against The Mountain Valley Pipeline

This conversation originally aired in the Feb. 9, 2025 episode of Inside Appalachia.

https://wvpublic.org/graphic-novel-illustrates-fight-against-the-mountain-valley-pipeline/

 

Talking Comics With Richard Hamilton

word balloon June 12 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T74mxEyRZlA

 

Rural noir Revival is heavy on drama and light on thorny questions

Syfy brings the engrossing horror comics series to life.

By Jarrod Jones  |  June 9, 2025

https://www.avclub.com/revival-review-tv-syfy

 

French award for Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva's "Neverlanders" [Australia]

John Freeman on June 8, 2025  https://downthetubes.net/french-award-for-tom-taylor-and-jon-sommarivas-neverlanders/

 

The Yellow Kid: the birth of modern comics; From New York's slums to iconic legacy

9 June 2025,

Humberto Aguirre

https://www.meer.com/en/88057-the-yellow-kid-the-birth-of-modern-comics

 

647 words, one Krazy comic: The surreal brilliance of George Herriman

    Greg Hill

    June 11 2025

https://www.newsminer.com/features/our_town/at_the_library_column/647-words-one-krazy-comic-the-surreal-brilliance-of-george-herriman/article_5d7376fd-0750-4c44-bdd6-f11cb94dd537.html

 

'Steven Universe' Will Return With a New Spinoff Sequel

5 years after it first came to an end, 'Steven Universe' is coming back–and heading to a few new places.

By James Whitbrook

June 11, 2025

https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-sequel-series-amazon-prime-lars-of-the-stars-2000614414

 

Disney, Universal Launch AI Legal Battle, Sue Midjourney Over Copyright Claims

Erik Hayden

June 11, 2025  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-universal-midjourney-1236262563/

 

Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm for Copyright Infringement

The suit, against Midjourney, is the first time major Hollywood companies have sued over A.I.-generated images.

Brooks Barnes

A version of this article appears in print on June 12, 2025, Section B, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Start-Up for Copyright Infringement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/business/media/disney-universal-midjourney-ai.html

 

Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios Order Adult Animation Series 'Mister Miracle'

The show is based on the Eisner Award-winning comic from Tom King and Mitch Gerads.

June 12, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/warner-bros-dc-studios-order-mister-miracle-series-1236263407/

 

DC Studios Is Finally Making a 'Mister Miracle' Animated Series

'Mister Miracle' comic book writer Tom King will serve as showrunner for the animated series.

By Isaiah Colbert

io9 June 12, 2025 https://gizmodo.com/mister-miracle-animated-series-dc-studios-tom-king-2000614929

 

Adult Swim Tackles Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones in Latest Series

'Keeping Up With the Joneses' will follow a family trying to fit in with their wealthy Dallas neighbors.

Rick Porter

June 12, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jerry-jones-adult-swim-keeping-up-with-the-joneses-series-1236263784/

 

'Doctor Who' Will Return… as an Animated Kids Show

Even as the future of the main series is left uncertain, there's still life in the TARDIS just yet.

By James Whitbrook

io9 June 12, 2025  https://gizmodo.com/doctor-who-cbbc-animated-series-2000614906

 

'Unfailingly big-hearted and generous': Beloved Herald cartoonist John Shakespeare dies after cancer battle

Jordan Baker

Sydney Morning Herald. June 10, 2025 — https://www.smh.com.au/national/unfailingly-big-hearted-and-generous-beloved-herald-cartoonist-john-shakespeare-dies-after-cancer-battle-20250609-p5m633.html

 

'Don't be sad. I've had a great life': John Shakespeare on the art of living

Peter FitzSimons

Sydney Morning Herald. May 18, 2025 https://www.smh.com.au/national/don-t-be-sad-i-ve-had-a-great-life-john-shakespeare-on-the-art-of-living-20250515-p5lzmn.html

Tom King's suicidal Mister Miracle to be animated

Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios Order Adult Animation Series 'Mister Miracle'

The show is based on the Eisner Award-winning comic from Tom King and Mitch Gerads.

June 12, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/warner-bros-dc-studios-order-mister-miracle-series-1236263407/

DC Studios Is Finally Making a 'Mister Miracle' Animated Series

'Mister Miracle' comic book writer Tom King will serve as showrunner for the animated series.

By Isaiah Colbert 

io9 June 12, 2025 https://gizmodo.com/mister-miracle-animated-series-dc-studios-tom-king-2000614929

TCAF answers! from Angela Hsieh

by Mike Rhode

A few local cartoonists were selected to attend TCAF in Canada this year - it's a curated show, and not a lottery like SPX is. I think it has invited guests and people who apply to exhibit. I reached out to ask about their experiences. Angela's recent interview is here.

How did you get selected for this show? Did you have to apply?

I applied back in January and was accepted at the end of February. The TCAF application was fairly straightforward: they want your portfolio and your bio, and notably, they're interested in what comics work you'll be debuting the year you apply. I believe I was selected this year because I had a graphic novel come out this year, plus I'd never been to TCAF before.

Was this your first time?

First time at TCAF, not to mention first time in Toronto! I went a few days in advance so that I could explore the city, but I tired myself out even before the con began. Unwise? Perhaps. Regrettable? Not in the least. 

How was the experience? How does it compare to SPX or other local cons?

This was my first international con. I tend to stick with local cons and festivals, so this was by far the furthest I've ever traveled for one—and probably the biggest con I've ever tabled at. Imagine SPX times ten. It's frankly overwhelming how much talent is on display. I wish I had more time to walk around and admire all the incredible work.

How were your sales? Did you reach a new audience?

I did pretty well! But because this was my first TCAF, I have no previous experience to compare to. For what it's worth, I heard some people who exhibited in the past say that sales were slower this year compared to previous years. 

I saw a couple of familiar faces, and I met a whole lot of new people. Plus, I finally got to meet some artists I've been mutuals with for years but have never met in person. Definitely one of the highlights. Another highlight: meeting kids and their parents who'd borrowed Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology from the library and stopped by my table to tell me how much they loved reading it. 🥺

How did Canadians react to Americans in light of the current administration's misbehavior to our ally?

With sympathy, when it came up, which it rarely did. People generally assumed I was Canadian, and when they found out I wasn't, the most frequent response was a nod of commiseration before we went back to the thing we showed up for: comics.