Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Really, Really, Really"

"Really, Really, Really"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4146

Oh, f'crissake, you goddamn fashy tools. You heard the sonofabitch
yelling all over the goddamn place about what he was going to do if he
got back into office, you heard all the big plans, right...? But you
still supported the bastard because THE PRICE OF EGGS...? ...like you
all were actually TOTALLY OK with all the other shit as long as the
price of your goddamn carton of eggs came down? C'mon; y'all didn't
actually think he was going to get that price of eggs thing done, did
you?

Like the Liberals suddenly running from the Gaza genocide as if it were
a house on fire, collaborationist motherfuckers like YOU aren't getting
away this easy. If you supported Trump, you support "this".

------------

"'I voted for Trump, but I didn't vote for this': Rep. Scholten shares
stories from her constituents", Alex Witt at MSNBC 04.06.2025
https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/-i-voted-for-trump-but-i-didn-t-vote-for-this-rep-scholten-shares-stories-from-her-constituents-236665413566

"Not all Trump voters 'voted for this'" G. Elliott Morris at Substack
06.02.2025
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/many-trump-supporters-did-not-vote

Kevin Buist on Twitter, 06.2025, 'Yes, you did vote to deport moms.'
https://tinyurl.com/t8mfse42

_______________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

That darn Diamond Lil, Specktickles, Pickles and Frank and Ernest

Neither "Diamond Lil" nor "Specktickles" are in the Post print edition. So that first letter writer is going to https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/comics/ which just has the strip names and is choosing to click on and read those strips.

(Brett Koth/Distributed by Creators)

Cut 'Diamond.' And tell these obtuse triangles to go fly a kite.

August 23 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/22/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-confederate-memorial-civil-war/

The Post has a great number of great cartoons. But the worst is definitely "Diamond Lil." The Aug. 3 strip was typically inane and insulting, both to women and to men. Day after day, the little quips and puns are just tiresome.

Second-worst — and first-weirdest — is "Specktickles," the one with all the triangular eyeglasses. Besides its ugly characters, the dialogue is contemptuous. Just look at the Aug. 2 strip.

(Bill Abbott/Distributed by Creators)

"Pickles," on the other hand, is the greatest.

Ty Childress, Mokelumne Hill, California

---

(Brian Crane/Distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication)

Grandpa and Frank and Ernest don't seem to be trying very hard anymore

The Aug. 5 print edition was the usual report from the Bad News Bears. But unusually, there was no offset in the Comics.

Any job that has to be performed routinely under a deadline is unenviable. So even the best cartoonists occasionally swing and miss under pressure. But this collection in aggregate was the lamest in memory. Even my two favorites, "Pickles" and "Frank and Ernest," were well short of the mark. I searched diligently but couldn't muster a smile, much less an LOL.

William A. McCollam, Fairfax

Highly Credible Interview by Daniel Boris

Fighting Crime in D.C. by Daniel Boris

Cartoonists and scenes from the Fairfax Comic Con

 I'd never been before, but got invited by a friend today so I went for a couple of hours. It's a nice, family-friendly show, but the comics are definitely secondary. Here's the cartoonists I did find, along with some other shots. There were scores of other vendors selling a wide variety of pop culture material, and a bunch of cosplayers too. The Fairfax Comic-Con continues tomorrow.

 

these $2 boxes had a lot of Avengers and Byrne's Fantastic Four

Green Archer Comics' Buck Rogers

Allan Liska of Green Archer Comics

Elinda Deans and her crocheted creations

J Robert Deans

novelist Slade Grayson with his new book. He's writing a new superhero novel

Ed Coutts and Paul Monsky of VaVaVaVoom 

Ed Coutts and Paul Monsky of VaVaVaVoom 

Sam Kidlet

John Gallagher

Carolyn Belefski

Joe Carabeo

Arsia Rozegar and Farnoosh Bolvardi

J Robert Deans talking to kids about Peanuts

Mike Hawthorne

an excellent Kingpin cosplayer

Reilly Brown

David Lentz

Bill Maus

Kat Maus

they're all oragami! 

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/22/2025

The Beat Digest 08/22/25: Marjorie Liu enters the world of BRZRKR
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 08/22/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-082225/

HORROR WEEK 2025: ICV2 INTERVIEW WITH ONI PRESS PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER HUNTER GORINSON
On Why Oni Publishes Horror and Why Horror Is Hot Right Now
  Brigid Alverson on August 21, 2025  
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60359/horror-week-2025-icv2-interview-oni-press-president-publisher-hunter-gorinson

Peacemaker Season 2 Fixes the DCU Canon Before the Opening Credits Roll
Joe George | August 21, 2025 https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/peacemaker-season-2-fixes-dcu-canon-opening-credits/

James Gunn Wrote 1 Thing into Peacemaker As An Afterthought – It's Now a Huge Part of The DCU
By  Sean O'Connell
CBR August 20 2025
https://www.cbr.com/james-gunn-peacemaker-season-2-quantum-expansion-closet/

Is The 2026 Angoulême Boycott Still On? Yes, No, Depends Who You Ask
21 Aug 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/is-the-2026-angouleme-boycott-still-on-yes-no-depends-who-you-ask/

'Ne Zha II' Review: A Captivating Demon Hero
By Maya Phillips
A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 22, 2025, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Charmed by a Toddler Demon Hero
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/movies/ne-zha-ii-review.html

What to Know About the Chinese Blockbuster 'Ne Zha II'
This animated film has been a box office phenomenon in China. As an English-language version opens in the United States, we provide an explainer.
By Esther Zuckerman
A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 23, 2025, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Getting Inside 'Ne Zha II'.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/movies/ne-zha-ii-what-to-know.html

In his Portland home, a cartoonist crafts jokes for The New Yorker
August 21, 2025
By Hannah Seibold
https://beavertonvalleytimes.com/2025/08/21/in-his-portland-home-a-cartoonist-crafts-jokes-for-the-new-yorker/

'Leviathan' Producer Justin Leach Discusses the Steampunk Anime and Qubic Pictures' Exciting Slate
 Ramin Zahed
August 20, 2025
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/leviathan-producer-justin-leach-discusses-the-anime-steampunk-show-and-qubic-pictures-exciting-slate/

Ireland's Last Leprechaun Whisperer Reaches for a Pot of TV Gold ["Carlichauns" animation]
Mark Landler
A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 21, 2025, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Ireland's Last Leprechaun Whisperer Hunts His Own Pot of Gold .
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/leprechaun-ireland-carlingford-kevin-woods.html

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
Episode 215 - John Cuneo
August 21, 2025 • Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius • Season 5 • Episode 215
https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/17713075-episode-215-john-cuneo

The Daily Heller: Of Mice and Memes [Dummy magazine, John Kelly, Air Pirates Funnies].
By Steven Heller
The Daily Heller August 21 2025  https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-of-mice-and-memes/

TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson
August 21, 2025
https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-142/

"Calvinball" Enshrined in Jurisprudence-Speak [Calvin and Hobbes]
Alan Gardner  
August 22, 2025  https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/08/21/calvinball-enshrined-in-jurisprudence-speak/

'KPop Demon Hunters!'
by Diana Moskovitz, Maria Bustillos and Carmen Johns
FLAMING HYDRA ROUNDTABLE Episode 13 ; August 25 2025
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-d6p3n-27237d67
https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4f838ea3-7136-4a89-bf96-9d90e6340354/42eddff4-72cf-4998-91f2-7deaff31658e.mp3

2025 American Manga Award Winners Announced
By Eva Baron                
Aug 22, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/98460-2025-american-manga-award-winners-announced.html

2025 American Manga Award winners announced
Heidi MacDonald on 08/22/2025  https://www.comicsbeat.com/2025-american-manga-award-winners-announced/

The Joys of Moomscrolling; As Tove Jansson's lovable creatures turn eighty, new generations are discovering a world where "trolling" means weathering life's many anxieties.
 Jon Allsop
August 22, 2025
https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/the-joys-of-moomscrolling

Franzetti, Mario. ?
Hugo Pratt l'esoterista.
Oltre (?): 62-65.
online at https://archive.org/details/hugo-pratt-e-il-mistero

A Comics Conversation
Booth, Heather,  C.S. Jennings, Greg Foley, Jarrett Dapier, and Miranda Mundt.
Booklist Webinars (August 21 2025): https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/play/LaVWyfnzb4AxWIg5SqxjgSDuYaJxhFrsi3vf6Gjtc2sbNSdl0JbokatK7d4HI19taZGOPL27yu1Tsduw.3XFf8xzFxJta3Gef?eagerLoadZvaPages=sidemenu.billing.plan_management&accessLevel=meeting&hasValidToken=false&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&startTime=1755799206000&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fala-events.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FBLVkJzRUo_o_X8-YVt8025Ot2gZHakhzBTLzIrIYJdSgQcwLk5GTCQHRHmQfHlWz.hmD0eDUw4otjb9dJ%3FstartTime%3D1755799206000

Kneel Before Zod — This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | August 22, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/kneel-before-zod-this-weeks-links/

Off Panel #512: Gold Star with Nicole Goux
Aug 18 2025
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-512-gold-star-with-nicole-goux

Smash Pages Q&A | Mike Del Mundo on his new art book from Clover Press
The innovative artist talks about his process and approach to creating some of Marvel's most striking covers and artwork.
JK Parkin
 August 13, 2025
https://smashpages.net/2025/08/13/smash-pages-qa-mike-del-mundo-on-his-new-art-book-from-clover-press/

Morohoshi Daijiro
Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki August 16, 2025
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/5001482/

A graphic novel a lifetime in the making
Kevin Mutch's "The Moon Prince" was born of a desire to share a love of early science fiction with his kids – but without the racist and colonialist overtones.
Raymond Beauchemin
 Hamilton SpectatorAug. 16, 2025
https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/a-graphic-novel-a-lifetime-in-the-making/article_c18fcaa9-c4d5-5163-8683-309dcc058ade.html

The Lawrence Brothers Dish On Star-Studded Graphic Novel Inspired By 'Hardy Boys,' 'Scooby-Doo' & '90s Nostalgia
Josh Weiss,
Aug 18, 2025, https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2025/08/18/the-lawrence-brothers-dish-on-star-studded-graphic-novel-inspired-by-hardy-boys-scooby-doo--90s-nostalgia/

Noted manga artist finally opens up about war experience [Tetsuya Chiba]
SEI IWANAMI
August 16, 2025
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15969072

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 690: Eric Reynolds of Fantagraphics and Sam Kusek of Kickstarter
Meg Lemke
on 08/08/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1385

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 691: New Webtoon and Disney Comics Pact
Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons
on 08/15/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1386

Clay Mann talks breaking the Bat in 'Absolute Batman' #11
In 'Absolute Batman' #11, Clay Mann pushes himself outside his usual style and we spoke about it at Fan Expo Boston 2025.
David Brooke
August 20, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/08/20/clay-mann-breaking-bat-absolute-batman-11/

Inside 'Rook' #7: Jason Fabok on Bloodhound's fall, Stag's debut, and the Wardens' future
David Brooke
August 21, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/08/21/jason-fabok-rook-7-qa/

X-Men Monday #306 – Simone Di Meo Talks 'X-Men of Apocalypse' at FAN EXPO Boston 2025
Chris Hassan
August 18, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/08/18/x-men-monday-306-simone-di-meo/

With 'Skinbreaker,' Robert Kirkman and David Finch forge a fantasy comic unlike any other
Collier Jennings
August 18, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/08/18/skinbreaker-creator-qa/

Matthew Arnold welcomes us to the 'Outer Lands'
This historical sci-fi epic has sword fights, twists, and humanity to spare.
Chris Coplan
August 21, 2025 https://aiptcomics.com/2025/08/21/outer-lands-creator-qa/

Ingenious, stupid comics: Lukas Kummer talks storytelling, awareness, and knights in 'Ionheart'
Plus, we touch on German comics, 'writing American,' and global audience appeal.
Chris Coplan
August 19, 2025 https://aiptcomics.com/2025/08/19/ionheart-lukas-kummer-feature/

Cross-cultural dialogue between Chinese satirical cartoons and Western satirical cartoons in the 20th century — Taking Xi You Man Ji as an example
Yining Chen
SHS Web of Conferences 220, (02017 (August 13 2025)
https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202522002017
https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/abs/2025/11/shsconf_iclrc2025_02017/shsconf_iclrc2025_02017.html
https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2025/11/shsconf_iclrc2025_02017.pdf

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/21/2025

Interview + Preview: Susan Bridges & Tilly Bridges on STAR TREK: VOYAGER – HOMECOMING

Avery Kaplan on 08/21/2025  https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-preview-susan-bridges-tilly-bridges-on-star-trek-voyager-homecoming/

 

Interview: Ethan LeBlanc on reformatting BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES & other comics to WEBTOON's vertical scroll

By Ollie Kaplan on 08/21/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-ethan-leblanc-on-reformatting-beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees-other-comics-to-webtoons-vertical-scroll/

 

Comics and the atomic bomb from 1945 to 1955

Hank Kennedy | August 21, 2025  https://www.tcj.com/comics-and-the-atomic-bomb-from-1945-to-1955/

 

Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief

August 15, 2025

Fanbase Press Interviews Elijah Joseph on Launching a Kickstarter Campaign for 'Print Is Not Dead' with HeyyComics

https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57265-fanbase-press-interviews-elijah-joseph-on-launching-a-kickstarter-campaign-for-print-is-not-dead-with-heyycomics/

 

HORROR WEEK 2025: HORROR GRAPHIC NOVELS THRIVE IN DIRECT MARKET

ComicHub and BookScan Best-Seller Lists Reveal Diverging Tastes

Brigid Alverson on August 20, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60347/horror-week-2025-horror-graphic-novels-thrive-direct-market

 

Diamond Bankruptcy Liquidation Hearing Continued Until September 30

  20 Aug 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-bankruptcy-liquidation-hearing-continued-until-september-30/

 

Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, Noble World Is Not.)

This summer's blockbusters leave behind the era of dark, "edgy" champions for heroes who can't help but listen to their consciences.

Mike Mariani

Aug. 20, 2025

The New York Times Magazine Newsletter

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/magazine/superheroes-superman-fantastic-four.html

 

'Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake' Director Irene Iborra Rizo Discusses Her Powerful Stop-Mo Film

Ramin Zahed

August 20, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/olivia-and-the-invisible-earthquake-director-irene-iborra-rizo-discusses-her-powerful-stop-mo-film/

This article was written for the

September-October '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 352).

 

 Comic program off to flying start with Superman coin and medals release
    By Paul Gilkes , Coin World
    Aug 11, 2025  https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/comic-program-off-to-flying-start-with-superman-coin-and-medals-release

Iconic Duo [DC Comics, US Mint, coins]
August 20, 2025
By Darcie Graybill
https://readingroom.money.org/iconic-duo/

Sumptuous Chinese mega-hit Ne Zha 2 ironically suffers from Hollywood-style bloat
A24 dubs writer-director Jiao Zi's sequel for an overstuffed yet eye-popping piece of animation.
By Tara Bennett  |  August 21, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/ne-zha-2-review

X-Men Monday #307 – Tini Howard Reflects on Betsy Braddock and Talks 'Marian Heretic' at FAN EXPO Boston 2025

Tini looks back on the Krakoan era and ahead to her "kick-ass metal-cool-nun-blood-guts-and-boobs book."
Chris Hassan
August 18, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/08/18/x-men-monday-307-tini-howard/

Tini Howard on 'Marian Heretic': Cool witches, gothic cities, and work that feeds the soul
David Brooke
August 21, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/08/21/marian-heretic-creator-qa/

Fans celebrate the 80th birthday of the Moomins, Finland's most lovable literary cartoon family
By  Heli Sivunen, Tommi Ojala and Stefanie Dazio
 August 12, 2025
https://apnews.com/article/finland-moomins-tove-jansson-82bb8faf856605fded7badc9a9897454

Licensing Hotline: August 2025
By Karen Raugust              
Aug 21, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/98446-licensing-hotline-august-2025.html

On Tour with Maggie Stiefvater [for The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel]
Compiled by Iyana Jones  
Aug 21, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/98436-on-tour-with-maggie-stiefvater.html

Weird, wonderful 'Boys Go to Jupiter' an instant cult classic
John Paul King
Washington Blade August 15, 2025: 28.
online at https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/08/14/boys-go-to-jupiter-review/

The 25 Most Savage 'South Park' Celebrity Spoofs
Kevin Dolak
  August 21, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/south-park-celebrity-spoofs-moments/

WTF Is A Podcast is a graphic novel, coming soon
A graphic novel that condenses 16 years of WTF With Marc Maron will be available to order via Kickstarter starting September 4.
By Mary Kate Carr  |  August 21, 2025 https://www.avclub.com/wtf-with-marc-maron-graphic-novel-announcement

US MInt's Superman coin is apparently a success

...much to my surprise.

Comic program off to flying start with Superman coin and medals release

• By Paul Gilkes , Coin World
• Aug 11, 2025  https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/comic-program-off-to-flying-start-with-superman-coin-and-medals-release

The Blade loves Boys Go to Jupiter animation

Weird, wonderful 'Boys Go to Jupiter' an instant cult classic

Part coming-of-age story, part sci-fi mystery, part musical

John Paul King

Washington Blade August 15, 2025: 28.

online at https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/08/14/boys-go-to-jupiter-review/

Maggie Stiefvater's tour for The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel launched in Arlington

Arlington's One More Page bookstore and Kenmore Middle School are featured in this.

On Tour with Maggie Stiefvater [for  The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel]

Compiled by Iyana Jones  

Aug 21, 2025

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/98436-on-tour-with-maggie-stiefvater.html

Mike Mariani on Superman and Fantastic Four movies

Bio from the end of the NYT story:

Mike Mariani is a writer based in the Washington area and the author of "What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us: Who We Become After Tragedy and Trauma." His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic and Vanity Fair, among other publications.

Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, Noble World Is Not.)

This summer's blockbusters leave behind the era of dark, "edgy" champions for heroes who can't help but listen to their consciences.

By Mike Mariani

Aug. 20, 2025

 The New York Times Magazine Newsletter

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/magazine/superheroes-superman-fantastic-four.html

 

DC Comics is minting money... well, not exactly

The US Mint is actually making comics coins, as we noted here before. 

Iconic Duo

August 20, 2025

By Darcie Graybill

https://readingroom.money.org/iconic-duo/

The U.S. Mint revealed the next two designs in its Comic Art Coin & Medal Program at the ANA's World's Fair of Money® being held this week in Oklahoma City. 

Batman and Wonder Woman will join Superman...

War Is Over, If You Want It by Daniel Boris

 

Sept 11: Štěpánka Jislová and Cara Gormally at the Czech embassy

Also from Cara Gormally's newsletter, comes this update to the Czechia cartoonist signing.

I'll be in conversation with Štěpánka Jislová, about her book Heartcore

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at the Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C.

I'm looking forward to talking about her book, which dives into gender expectations and falling in and out of love, and how our childhoods influence our attachments in our love lives. I'm excited to see how our books speak with each other—our books share some overlapping themes. I hope you'll check out Štěpánka's book and more of her work on Instagram as well as my debut graphic memoir.

For an interview with Jislová and a review of her book, see these two pieces on the IJOCA blog.

'My Red Library': A Štěpánka Jislová Interview

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2025/07/my-red-library-stepanka-jislova.html

Graphic Novel Review: Heartcore by Štěpánka Jislová

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2025/07/graphic-novel-review-heartcore-by.html

Aug 29: Cara Gormally's SAW Friday Night Comics Workshop

Register here for free: https://bit.ly/SAW-CaraG

Friday night comics workshops are fun & family-friendly. No drawing skills required!

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/20/2025

HORROR WEEK 2025: HORROR COMICS DOLLARS UP 25% In Year-Over-Year ICv2 Analysis

  Brigid Alverson, Milton Griepp on August 19, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/60333/horror-week-2025-horror-comics-dollars-up-25

 

Sparkle Pop Files Motion to Quash Trial Subpoena in Diamond Bankruptcy

  19 Aug 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/sparkle-pop-files-motion-to-quash-trial-subpoena-in-diamond-bankruptcy/

 

DIAMOND DEBTORS ESTATE IN 'ADMINISTRATIVE INSOLVENCY JEOPARDY'

'Books Are a Mess'

  Milton Griepp on August 20, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60336/diamond-debtors-estate-administrative-insolvency-jeopardy

 

IMAGE SETTLES WITH DIAMOND ON CONSIGNMENT INVENTORY

As Eventful Hearing Continues for Third Day Wednesday

Milton Griepp on August 20, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60337/image-settles-diamond-consignment-inventory

The Day in Diamond: Image settles and the Second Great Mystery

Heidi MacDonald on 08/20/2025  https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-day-in-diamond-image-settles-and-the-second-great-mystery/

 

Diamond Throws Ad Populum Under the Bus and More in a Released Transcript

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Brett

https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/08/16/diamond-throws-ad-populum-under-the-bus-and-more-in-a-released-transcript/

 

Image's Diamond Agreement… Not Like the Others

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Brett

https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/08/19/images-diamond-agreement-not-like-the-others/

 

Diamond's consignment plan stayed until 9/30 but they are running out of time and money

Heidi MacDonald on 08/20/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/diamonds-consignment-plan-stayed-until-9-30-but-they-are-running-out-of-time-and-money/

 

17 Cartoonists File Lawsuit Against Cadence Comic Art [original art dealer]

Alan Gardner 

 August 19, 2025 

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/08/19/17-cartoonists-file-lawsuit-against-cadence-comic-art/

 

New 'Archie' Movie Set at Universal Pictures

'Spider-Verse' producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are behind the studio pic based on the Archie comic books about Archie, Veronica, Betty and their friends, with Archie Comics producing.

Etan Vlessing

August 20, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/archie-movie-universal-pictures-1236348689/

 

Box Office: 'KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along' Books Over 1,700 Cinemas, 1,000 Shows Sell Out

Netflix is hosting the special two-day event in North America over the Aug. 22-24 weekend. The sing-along screenings will also play in theaters in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.

Pamela McClintock

August 19, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kpop-demon-hunters-singalong-box-office-sells-out-1236348539/

 

From Avengers to Conan: Jim Zub's Storytelling Journey

Splash Pages Comic Book Club

May 13, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/live/3xcS8j40DAk

 

Comic book about a Black cowboy showcases the spirit of the American West

"Nat Love: A Cowboy's Life" blends comic books and Black history.

Colette Bordelon

Feb 27, 2025

https://www.denver7.com/news/black-history-month/comic-book-about-a-black-cowboy-showcases-the-spirit-of-the-american-west

 

Fish Out of Water: 'ChaO' Director Yasuhiro Aoki Dives into Studio4°C's Acclaimed Movie [Exclusive]

By Blake Simons

August 19, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/fish-out-of-water-chao-director-yasuhiro-aoki-dives-into-studio4cs-acclaimed-movie/

This article was written for the

September-October '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 352).

 

Cartoonist turns pain into memoir with humour and hope [Gabrielle Drolet, Canada]

Ty Dilello

  Winnipeg Sun  Aug 19, 2025

https://winnipegsun.com/entertainment/books/cartoonist-turns-pain-into-memoir-with-humour-and-hope?itm_source=entertainment

 

Chronicling Caniff

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on September 11, 2007

By Peter Sanderson -- Publishers Weekly, 9/11/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071117073707/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6477208.html

 

Maintenance: From the Web to Hollywood [Jim Massey, webcomic]

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on October 9, 2007 

by Trevor Soponis -- Publishers Weekly, 10/9/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071214234202/http:/www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6488202.html

 

A Full House at the Movie-Con [SDCC]

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on July 31, 2007

By Heidi MacDonald -- Publishers Weekly, 7/31/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071218112007/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6464493.html

 

The Return of the King [Jack Kirby biography]

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on November 13, 2007 By Peter Sanderson -- Publishers Weekly, 11/13/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071217095348/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6500260.html

 

Marvel, Del Rey Team for Manga X-men

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on December 11, 2007 

By Heidi MacDonald -- Publishers Weekly, 12/11/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20080129043727/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6511363.html

 

Schulz and Peanuts Unshelled [ Michaelis biography]

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on September 18, 2007

By Peter Sanderson -- Publishers Weekly, 9/18/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071215120520/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6479284.html

 

CMX Manga Line Hits Stride

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on August 7, 2007 

By Ed Chavez -- Publishers Weekly, 8/7/2007

archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20071109101742/http:/www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6466163.html

 

 
Interview with Comic Creator and Art Collector Phil Hester
Bill Cox
CAF+ August 19 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tfu_JYGuOU

Ryan Coogler Expands on Wakandan History in Eyes of Wakanda
Brad Winderbaum
Marvel Entertainment  Aug 20, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G23NzupG84

Wylam, Robert (dir.) and Jonathan Winters (narr.). 1979.
The World of Comic Books [Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, Neal Adams, Denny O'Neil, Julie Schwartz, John Romita Jr, Jack C. Harris, Mike Gold, Trevor Von Eden, Frank Giacoia, Jim Steranko].
Mediavision.
Short version online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQo163yzbDI

The Legacy of Mister Oswald
Annie Palmer
Hardware Retailing February 28, 2025 https://hardwareretailing.com/the-legacy-of-mister-oswald/

The Life and Legacy of Mister Oswald
Lindsey Thompson
Hardware Retailing January 16, 2025
https://hardwareretailing.com/mister-oswald/

Dan Tratensek
Episode 43 - Rob Stolzer [on Mister Oswald]
NHPA's Taking Care of Business  6/21/2021
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-43-rob-stolzer/id1455263082?i=1000526279802

BLERD ALERT! A History Of Black Celebs In Comic Book Culture
As a special 'BLERD ALERT!' for Black History Month, we look at the history of Black Hollywood's love for comic book culture over time.
Written by Keenan Higgins
February 28, 2025
https://blackamericaweb.com/2025/02/28/blerd-alert-history-black-celebrities-in-comic-book-culture/

'KPop Demon Hunters' Singer-Songwriter EJAE on "Golden" Hitting No. 1 on Hot 100: "I Cried All Day"
Nicole Fell
August 20, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/kpop-demon-hunters-ejae-hot-100-golden-1236349145/

Off Panel #504: Slip and Slide with Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan (Video Edition)
SKTCHD
 Aug 20, 2025 Off Panel  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8RNoILSoZM

Alex Saviuk Returns | Pencil To Pencil 8/20/25
Jamar Nicholas, Steve Conley and Mike Manley
Pencil to Pencil August 20 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrMX35I3lSI

August 19, 2025 by Gil Roth
Episode 650 – Dan Goldman

Virtual Memories Show 650:
Dan Goldman
https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-650-dan-goldman
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_650_-_Dan_Goldman.mp3

2025 Ringo Awards nominations announced
Heidi MacDonald on 08/20/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/2025-ringo-awards-nominations-announced/

James Gunn Takes Rainn Wilson Inside His DC Cinematic Universe
By Rainn Wilson
August 19, 2025
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/television/james-gunn-takes-rainn-wilson-inside-his-dc-cinematic-universe

'The Penguin' Team Had Talks About Bringing in Robert Pattinson's Batman
Matt Reeves and Lauren LeFranc tried to fit the Caped Crusader into the show, but it just didn't work.
By Germain Lussier
August 20, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/the-penguin-team-had-talks-about-bringing-in-robert-pattinsons-batman-2000645717

'Ne Zha II' Review: Michelle Yeoh Helps Voice Overly Busy English-Dubbed Sequel to Chinese Blockbuster
Frank Scheck
August 20, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/ne-zha-ii-review-michelle-yeoh-1236345564/

John Cena Digs Into Peacemaker's Big 'Suicide Squad' Kill
The 'Peacemaker' star opens up on where Chris stands after killing Rick Flag Jr. and how it impacts season two.
By Sabina Graves
io9 August 20, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/john-cena-digs-into-peacemakers-big-suicide-squad-kill-2000645340

John Cena Breaks Down Peacemaker's Biggest Moments
GQ Aug 19, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkT9ZnJNy3E

Off Panel #503: Fun and Fundamental with Eitan Manhoff (Video Edition) [ Cape and Cowl Comics store]
SKTCHD  Aug 20, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CG2bn-xvFU