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Friday, October 03, 2025
SPX 2025 programming is live on YouTube!
Oct 4: Recipe Comics Workshop with Robin Ha
Recipe Comics Workshop with Robin Ha
Join author Robin Ha to learn the step-by-step process of selecting and refining personal recipes, drawing them, and creating comic book-inspired art that you can share with your friends and family. Art supplies provided. No experience required. Participants should bring a recipe to the program.
About the Author
Robin Ha (she/her) is the award-winning author/illustrator of the graphic novel memoir Almost American Girl. At fourteen she moved to the United States from Seoul, Korea. Her comics and illustrations have appeared in various publications, including the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, as well as in anthologies highlighting Asian American culture, including Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now, New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei, and Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology (Secret Identities). She is also the author of the best-selling comic recipe book Cook Korean!: A Comic Book With Recipes. Her new graphic novel, The Fox Maidens is published by Balzer and Bray in February 2024. Robin is currently working on a graphic novel cookbook, Souped-up Ramyeon and Beyond, scheduled to be published in 2026 by Harvest.
- Date:
- Saturday, October 4, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101B
- Library Branch:
- City of Fairfax Regional Library
- Categories:
- Author Event
- Audience:
- Adults
Thursday, October 02, 2025
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/2/2025
Interview: Chantelle Aimee Osman on the DICK TRACY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
Jared Bird on 10/02/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-chantelle-aimee-osman-on-the-dick-tracy-halloween-special/
Honey, DC Comics Shrunk the Comics: A brief history of DC's compact comics
Rich Johnson on 10/02/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/honey-dc-comics-shrunk-the-comics-a-brief-history-of-dcs-compact-comics/
LEEANNE M. KRECIC'S 'LET'S PLAY' MOVES TO TAPAS AFTER WEBTOON BEEF
Fourth Season in the Works; Anime Launches on October 1
Brigid Alverson on October 1, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60672/leeanne-m-krecics-lets-play-moves-tapas-webtoon-beef
GLOBALCOMIX GETS MARVELS DAY AND DATE For Subscribers or Purchase
Milton Griepp on October 2, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60677/globalcomix-gets-marvels-day-date
Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: THE COMICS COURIER, GALLERY NUCLEUS THE ART OF KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, WILD WISPS, and two more projects you'll love!
Diego Higuera on 10/02/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-comics-courier-kpop-demon-hunters-wild-wisps/
Chip Zdarsky Kills Off ZCN Magazine In December
01 Oct 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chip-zdarsky-kills-off-zcn-magazine-in-december/
Lexington was the fictional home to a popular comic strip [Frank Godwin, "Rusty Riley"]
By Liz Carey
March 23, 2025 https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article302642264.html
Fanbase Press Interviews Joana Mosi on the Upcoming Release of the Graphic Novel, 'The Mongoose,' Through Pow Pow Press
Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2025
Goats Flying Press announces new titles ahead of 2-year anniversary
Zack Quaintance on 10/02/2025
https://www.comicsbeat.com/goats-flying-press-announces-new-titles-ahead-of-2-year-anniversary/
Two SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN crossovers coming from DC and Marvel in 2026
Joe Grunenwald on 10/02/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-marvel-superman-spider-man-crossovers-2026/
Banijay Rights' David Christopher and Neil Gibson of Twisted Comics discuss creating Black Mirror graphic novels
Billy Langsworthy
September 4 2025
Aardman's Susan Bolsover on recent success stories – and why Wallace & Gromit resonates in South Korea
Billy Langsworthy
Oct 1 2025
Essential Peanuts Introduction by Patrick McDonnell
D. D. Degg
October 2, 2025
Charlie Brown's Diamond Anniversary
D. D. Degg
October 2, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/02/charlie-browns-diamond-anniversary/
All hands on deck with ND Stevenson
Interview by Emily Koch
October 2025
https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/all-hands-on-deck-with-nd-stevenson/
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/1/2025
Interview: Kevin & Dan Hageman state STAR TREK: PRODIGY's legacy cannot be erased, 'no matter how much the streamers try'
Ollie Kaplan on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-kevin-dan-hageman-state-star-trek-prodigys-legacy-cannot-be-erased-no-matter-how-much-the-streamers-try/
Marvel Joins GlobalComix
Heidi MacDonald on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-joins-globalcomix/
Defeated, Zdarsky folds ZDARSKY COMIC NEWS
Heidi MacDonald on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/defeated-zdarsky-folds-zdarsky-comic-news/
LACC '25: Tom King talks LOVE EVERLASTING book and film
Javier Perez on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/lacc-25-tom-king-talks-love-everlasting-book-and-film/
NYCC '25: Bad Idea takes on the Big Apple
Adam Barnhardt on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-bad-idea-panels/
"This Strangest of Narrative Forms": Rodolphe Töpffer's Sequential Art
PHILIPPE WILLEMS
Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal, Vol. 41, No. 2 (June 2008), pp. 127-147 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44029499?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Chalk Talk: An interview with Frank Beard on American caricature, illustrated by himself
Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) · Sat, Sep 14, 1895 · Page 9
Online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/73647731/?match=1&clipping_id=182141357
Why Comics Studies?
Angela Ndalianis
Cinema Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Spring 2011), pp. 113-117 (5 pages)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41240726?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
HC Finalizes Crunchyroll Acquisition in France, Germany
Oct 01, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5587
Tom Richmond
Another Dern Sketch, More Seoul Searching, Talent vs. Training!
The Ink Stained Wretch #205 10/01/25
https://art4mad.substack.com/p/the-ink-stained-wretch-205-100125
Transphobes discover DEAD END: PARANORMAL PARK's existence, boycott Netflix
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/dead-end-resurrected/
'Dead End: Paranormal Park' Creator Receiving 'Homophobic and Antisemitic Emails' After Elon Musk Says 'Cancel Netflix' Due to Show's Trans Character
Zack Sharf
Oct 1, 2025
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/elon-musk-cancel-netflix-dead-end-paranormal-park-trans-story-1236536129/
WORLD ACCORDING TO GRIEPP: A DOCUMENTARY THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE DIRECT MARKET [ Shopping for Superman]
Milton Griepp on October 1, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/60667/world-according-griepp-a-documentary-tells-story-direct-market
Out There, Waiting for Me: A Q&A with Jennifer L. Holm About OUTSIDE
October 1, 2025 by Betsy Bird
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/01/out-there-waiting-for-me-a-qa-with-jennifer-l-holm-about-outside/
Ashleigh Brilliant – RIP [Pot-Shots]
D. D. Degg
September 30, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/09/30/ashleigh-brilliant-rip/
Reviews: Space Opera Xanadax [Tom Scioli]
Mark Peters | September 25, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/reviews/space-opera-xanadax/
Reviews: Laser Eye Surgery [ Walker Tate]
Hagai Palevsky | September 30, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/laser-eye-surgery/
Reviews:Shriekers 1&2 [ Molly Colleen O'Connell]
Gina Dawson | October 1, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/shriekers-12/
You become a better writer by embodying characters: A chat with Molly Colleen O'Connell
Brian Nicholson | October 1, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/chat-with-molly-o-connell/
Interview: Artist P.J. Holden talks new Patreon comic, TERRAN OMEGA
Zack Quaintance on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-artist-p-j-holden-talks-new-patreon-comic-terran-omega/
Albert Pyun's Captain America reveals hidden depths in unearthed Director's Cut
Nick Marino
10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/albert-pyuns-captain-america-reveals-hidden-depths-in-unearthed-directors-cut/
Alan Moore's 2000 AD stories being collected in massive omnibus
Adam Barnhardt on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/alan-moore-2000-ad-omnibus/
Comic Store In Your Future: Do DC and Marvel Not Want To Make Money?
Comic Store In Your Future asks... do DC and Marvel not want to make money? They are leaving it on the table with Batman/Deadpool
29 Sep 2025
by Rod Lamberti
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-do-dc-and-marvel-not-want-to-make-money/
Mark Millar's New Non-Netflix/Millarworld Kickstarter Comic, Conquered
30 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/mark-millars-new-non-netflix-millarworld-kickstarter-comic-conquered/
Image Comics Plan To Settle With Diamond Comics, Approved By Courts
29 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/image-comics-plan-to-settle-with-diamond-comics-approved-by-courts/
Comic Con Vendors Report Being Targeted By A Suspected Scammer [UK]
30 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-con-vendors-scammer/
Let's Play Moves From Webtoon To Tapas For Season Four And Crunchyroll
Leeanne M. Krecic's Let's Play moves from Webtoon to Tapas for Season Four and the upcoming Crunchyroll show
30 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lets-play-moves-from-webtoon-to-tapas-for-season-four-and-crunchyroll/
October 1, 2025 by Gil Roth
Episode 656 – Kayla E
Virtual Memories Show 656:
https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-656-kayla-e
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_656_-_Kayla_E.mp3
The activists and the anime [ "One Piece"]
Pranav Baskar
The World newsletter Sept. 30, 2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/world/anime-protests-flag-moldova-nepal-indonesia-gaza.html
TEXAS RETAILER PULLS 'DRAGON BALL' DUE TO NEW LAW, BACKSTREET BOY HELPS STORE SELL RARE COMIC FOR CHARITY, 'X-MEN' #1 STOLEN
Shop Talk, September 2025
Brigid Alverson on September 30, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60663/texas-retailer-pulls-dragon-ball-due-new-law-backstreet-boy-helps-store-sell-rare-comic-charity-x-men-1-stolen
'Charlotte's Web' Review: Amy Adams and Elijah Wood Lead HBO Max's Middling Adaptation of a Timeless Kid-Lit Classic
Angie Han
October 1, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/charlottes-web-review-amy-adams-elijah-wood-hbo-max-1236391105/
Jane Goodall 1934 – 2025
D. D. Degg
October 1, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/01/jane-goodall-1934-2025/
The Daily Cartoonist Celebrates 20th Year
Alan Gardner Published: October 1, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/01/the-daily-cartoonist-celebrates-20th-year/
Who Drew the Classic Topps Baseball Cartoons? Part IV
September 29, 2025 By Eric White
https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/who-drew-the-classic-topps-baseball-cartoons-part-iv/
Ollie Kaplan on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-kevin-dan-hageman-state-star-trek-prodigys-legacy-cannot-be-erased-no-matter-how-much-the-streamers-try/
Marvel Joins GlobalComix
Heidi MacDonald on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-joins-globalcomix/
Defeated, Zdarsky folds ZDARSKY COMIC NEWS
Heidi MacDonald on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/defeated-zdarsky-folds-zdarsky-comic-news/
LACC '25: Tom King talks LOVE EVERLASTING book and film
Javier Perez on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/lacc-25-tom-king-talks-love-everlasting-book-and-film/
NYCC '25: Bad Idea takes on the Big Apple
Adam Barnhardt on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-bad-idea-panels/
"This Strangest of Narrative Forms": Rodolphe Töpffer's Sequential Art
PHILIPPE WILLEMS
Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal, Vol. 41, No. 2 (June 2008), pp. 127-147 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44029499?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Chalk Talk: An interview with Frank Beard on American caricature, illustrated by himself
Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) · Sat, Sep 14, 1895 · Page 9
Online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/73647731/?match=1&clipping_id=182141357
Why Comics Studies?
Angela Ndalianis
Cinema Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Spring 2011), pp. 113-117 (5 pages)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41240726?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
HC Finalizes Crunchyroll Acquisition in France, Germany
Oct 01, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5587
Tom Richmond
Another Dern Sketch, More Seoul Searching, Talent vs. Training!
The Ink Stained Wretch #205 10/01/25
https://art4mad.substack.com/p/the-ink-stained-wretch-205-100125
Transphobes discover DEAD END: PARANORMAL PARK's existence, boycott Netflix
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/dead-end-resurrected/
'Dead End: Paranormal Park' Creator Receiving 'Homophobic and Antisemitic Emails' After Elon Musk Says 'Cancel Netflix' Due to Show's Trans Character
Zack Sharf
Oct 1, 2025
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/elon-musk-cancel-netflix-dead-end-paranormal-park-trans-story-1236536129/
WORLD ACCORDING TO GRIEPP: A DOCUMENTARY THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE DIRECT MARKET [ Shopping for Superman]
Milton Griepp on October 1, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/60667/world-according-griepp-a-documentary-tells-story-direct-market
Out There, Waiting for Me: A Q&A with Jennifer L. Holm About OUTSIDE
October 1, 2025 by Betsy Bird
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/01/out-there-waiting-for-me-a-qa-with-jennifer-l-holm-about-outside/
Ashleigh Brilliant – RIP [Pot-Shots]
D. D. Degg
September 30, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/09/30/ashleigh-brilliant-rip/
Reviews: Space Opera Xanadax [Tom Scioli]
Mark Peters | September 25, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/reviews/space-opera-xanadax/
Reviews: Laser Eye Surgery [ Walker Tate]
Hagai Palevsky | September 30, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/laser-eye-surgery/
Reviews:Shriekers 1&2 [ Molly Colleen O'Connell]
Gina Dawson | October 1, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/shriekers-12/
You become a better writer by embodying characters: A chat with Molly Colleen O'Connell
Brian Nicholson | October 1, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/chat-with-molly-o-connell/
Interview: Artist P.J. Holden talks new Patreon comic, TERRAN OMEGA
Zack Quaintance on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-artist-p-j-holden-talks-new-patreon-comic-terran-omega/
Albert Pyun's Captain America reveals hidden depths in unearthed Director's Cut
Nick Marino
10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/albert-pyuns-captain-america-reveals-hidden-depths-in-unearthed-directors-cut/
Alan Moore's 2000 AD stories being collected in massive omnibus
Adam Barnhardt on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/alan-moore-2000-ad-omnibus/
Comic Store In Your Future: Do DC and Marvel Not Want To Make Money?
Comic Store In Your Future asks... do DC and Marvel not want to make money? They are leaving it on the table with Batman/Deadpool
29 Sep 2025
by Rod Lamberti
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-do-dc-and-marvel-not-want-to-make-money/
Mark Millar's New Non-Netflix/Millarworld Kickstarter Comic, Conquered
30 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/mark-millars-new-non-netflix-millarworld-kickstarter-comic-conquered/
Image Comics Plan To Settle With Diamond Comics, Approved By Courts
29 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/image-comics-plan-to-settle-with-diamond-comics-approved-by-courts/
Comic Con Vendors Report Being Targeted By A Suspected Scammer [UK]
30 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-con-vendors-scammer/
Let's Play Moves From Webtoon To Tapas For Season Four And Crunchyroll
Leeanne M. Krecic's Let's Play moves from Webtoon to Tapas for Season Four and the upcoming Crunchyroll show
30 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lets-play-moves-from-webtoon-to-tapas-for-season-four-and-crunchyroll/
October 1, 2025 by Gil Roth
Episode 656 – Kayla E
Virtual Memories Show 656:
https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-656-kayla-e
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_656_-_Kayla_E.mp3
The activists and the anime [ "One Piece"]
Pranav Baskar
The World newsletter Sept. 30, 2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/world/anime-protests-flag-moldova-nepal-indonesia-gaza.html
TEXAS RETAILER PULLS 'DRAGON BALL' DUE TO NEW LAW, BACKSTREET BOY HELPS STORE SELL RARE COMIC FOR CHARITY, 'X-MEN' #1 STOLEN
Shop Talk, September 2025
Brigid Alverson on September 30, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60663/texas-retailer-pulls-dragon-ball-due-new-law-backstreet-boy-helps-store-sell-rare-comic-charity-x-men-1-stolen
'Charlotte's Web' Review: Amy Adams and Elijah Wood Lead HBO Max's Middling Adaptation of a Timeless Kid-Lit Classic
Angie Han
October 1, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/charlottes-web-review-amy-adams-elijah-wood-hbo-max-1236391105/
Jane Goodall 1934 – 2025
D. D. Degg
October 1, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/01/jane-goodall-1934-2025/
The Daily Cartoonist Celebrates 20th Year
Alan Gardner Published: October 1, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/01/the-daily-cartoonist-celebrates-20th-year/
Who Drew the Classic Topps Baseball Cartoons? Part IV
September 29, 2025 By Eric White
https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/who-drew-the-classic-topps-baseball-cartoons-part-iv/
Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Oct 4: Shidan Youssefian at People Book in Takoma Park
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Your favorite mismatched socks return for another steaming hot adventure in this full-color graphic novel! Does the trio have what it takes to become true heroic hosiery?
Freddy, Ruffles, and Hanks travel to the Pinky Toe Kingdom, a realm of irresistibly cute baby socks, to enroll in a royal contest. The prize? The legendary Dial of Desires, a powerful artifact that could help Freddy in his search for his long lost sock twin, Peter. But getting their hands on the dial won't be easy, as our heroes will need to descend into the infernal Iron Mountain to win! And while steaming geysers, molten lava, and fierce competition will prove to be great challenges for Freddy and his friends, the biggest test will come from within.
Action-packed adventure awaits in this hilarious second installment in the Life Really Socks graphic novel series, which will reveal that friendship—and doing the right thing—are the most precious prizes of all. Perfect for fans of InvestiGators, Pizza and Taco, Fry Guys, and Cat Ninja.
Shidan Youssefian lives in Washington DC, and is a creative storyteller with over a decade of experience in branding. Born and raised in Italy, he holds an MSc in Communications from the London School of Economics. During the pandemic (a.k.a. the sockiest time ever) he decided to leave his consulting job and team up with his cousin Roshan to create Life Really Socks!
Tom King interviewed at The Beat
LACC '25: Tom King talks LOVE EVERLASTING book and film
Javier Perez on 10/01/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/lacc-25-tom-king-talks-love-everlasting-book-and-film/
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/30/2025
Mike Dawson. 2025.
Puffin Socks [artist's self-criticism]
Mike Dawson Comics Sep 30, 2025
https://mikedawson.substack.com/p/puffin-socks
Jim Zub from The Zubstack Sep 30, 2025
Zubby Newsletter #129: Proper Reading Order [lettering, Conan, sound effects]
https://jimzub.substack.com/p/zubby-newsletter-129-proper-reading
Comic Book Club Bonus: Jim Zub
Alex Zalben
https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/09/26/comic-book-club-bonus-jim-zub/
How Jim Zub's Conan could inspire the entire industry!
Sal Crivelli
ComicPop Returns Sep 26, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g-laMfAADU
Stan Lee AI Controversy + Exclusive Interview with Jim Zub (Conan)
Chris Piers
Comic Tropes After Dark September 22 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXMze9iXI0
Art and odyssey of female cartoonists in Bangladesh
Inking a bold new narrative
By Miftahul Jannat
ep 27, 2025
INTERVIEW: Jordan Clark talks audience, work-for-hire vs. creator-owned projects, and ANCESTRAL RECALL
By Adam Karenina Sherif on 09/30/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jordan-clark-talks-audience-work-for-hire-vs-creator-owned-projects-and-ancestral-recall/
Galway Cartoon Festival 2025 – Galway city to become Ireland's Cartooning and Comic Book Capital
Gráinne Thornton - Sep 29, 2025
Iconic Ettamogah Hotel for Sale Alongside Rare Australian Cartoon Catalogue
The listing includes a cartoon portfolio with around 1,500 original artworks and video footage.
By L'Wren Alexa and Dan Sarto | Monday, September 29, 2025
https://www.awn.com/news/iconic-ettamogah-hotel-sale-alongside-rare-australian-cartoon-catalogue
Safaa Odah Wins Award For Her Cartoons, Some Drawn On Her Tent In Gaza
Palestinian cartoonist and comic creator, Safaa Odah, wins an award for her cartoons, some drawn directly onto her tent in Gaza
29 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
Pune University To Open Cartoon Studies Department Honouring Veteran Cartoonist SD Phadnis, Announces Ashish Shelar
Punepulse September 29, 2025
Pune University To Launch Cartoon Studies Department Named After Renowned Cartoonist SD Phadnis, Announces Minister Ashish Shelar
Piyush Patil
September 29, 2025, https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-university-to-launch-cartoon-studies-department-named-after-renowned-cartoonist-sd-phadnis-announces-minister-ashish-shelar
Remembering Star Fruit Books publisher Matt Haasch, 1990-2025
Zack Davisson | September 30, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/remembering-star-fruit-books-publisher-matt-haasch-1990-2024/
Comic That Mark Millar Pitched DC at Age 13 Now Becoming a Reality
'Conquered' — described as 'Independence Day' meets 'Game of Thrones' — launches today via Kickstarter.
Aaron Couch
September 30, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mark-millar-comic-conquered-1236388384/
The Beat Digest 09/30/25: Kleid and Cormack get MEDIEVAL in King Arthur's court
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 09/30/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-093025/
Comic Book Club: Declan Shalvey And Mark Torres
Comic Book Club Sep 23, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCgvZOpY6Z8
Beauty and the Beast comic book cancelled in France's 'worst ever censorship case' as 'inappropriate' Belle depicted as dark-skinned Mediterranean with curly hair
By Eliana Silver
GB News 22/03/2025
https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/beauty-and-beast-comic-cancelled-censorship-france
EXCLUSIVE: Evel Knievel Kickstarter vintage posters show hype the way it used to be
Heidi MacDonald on 09/30/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-evel-knievel-kickstarter-vintage-posters-show-hype-the-way-it-used-to-be/
You Can Still Read NASA's Deleted "First Woman" Graphic Novels (Update)
By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch March 23, 2025 https://nasawatch.com/education/you-can-still-read-nasas-deleted-first-woman-graphic-novels/
J Alex Morrissey
EPISODE 246 JIMMY PALMIOTTI: Comic Book Writer, Recovered Inker & Raconteur
TRADECRAFT Sep 30, 2025
https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-246-jimmy-palmiotti
The 10 Best Anime of Summer 2025, Ranked
By Elijah Gonzalez | September 30, 2025
https://www.endlessmode.com/anime/summer-2025-anime/the-10-best-anime-of-summer-2025-ranked
Milton Lawson asks "What If?" With His Series, Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds
Seth A. Romo
Aug 24 2025
https://www.pages-and-panels.com/articles-and-interviews/milton-lawson-writer-of-worlds
The Comic Den. Show Up for the Stories, Stay for the Inspiration [store].
Seth A. Romo
Sep 3 2025 https://www.pages-and-panels.com/articles-and-interviews/the-comic-den
Chip Zdarsky on #CaptainAmerica #Batman and Beyond
wordballoon
Sep 30, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSJoG5W13Jg
Selling Comics Smarter: How Auctions Drive Revenue
Atom! Freeman and Brian Garside
Prana: Direct Market Solutions Comic Industry Insiders Live Sept 30 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCDOFVMlOlY
Episode 66: Kyle Kaminski introduces us to The ResistantS, coming on Kickstarter [Big Blue Comics]
The Heroic Voice
Sep 30, 2025 The Heroic Voice Interviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmWQv8Uvf0w
Pop Culture SquadCast - Live: With Special Guest Sasha Kaplan [comic book historian and Jewish representation expert]
Pop Culture SquadCast - Live Sept 30 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXjM3Le6gtI
Live with Howard Chaykin
Drew Mollo, Kari Sanders, Jar Jar, Leo Pond
Splash Pages Comic Book Club Sept 30 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8pt31oez8
LICAF Special Award announced for Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah
John Freeman on September 29, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/licaf-special-award-announced-for-palestinian-cartoonist-safaa-odah/
FEES IN DIAMOND CASE TOP $15 MILLION After Big August
Milton Griepp on September 30, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60659/fees-diamond-case-top-15-million
Steve Englehart and Joe Staton re-invented DC Comics' Guy Gardner 40 years ago, and now they are finally getting the credit (and money) beginning with the Superman movie this year
Joshua Lapin-Bertone and Chris Arrant
Sep 29 2025 Popverse https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-dc-comics-superman-green-lantern-guy-gardner-creator-credit-steve-englehart-joe-staton
TV Alert: 'The Sisters Grimm'
By Iyana Jones
Sep 30, 2025 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/98732-tv-alert-the-sisters-grimm.html
Back in the Game: 'Splinter Cell: Deathwatch' Showrunner Derek Kolstad Opens the Netflix Series' Dossier
Karen Idelson
September 29, 2025
This article was written for the
November '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 353).
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/09/back-in-the-game-splinter-cell-deathwatch-showrunner-derek-kolstad-opens-the-netflix-series-dossier/
ShortBox Comics Fair kicks off on October 1
Russ Burlingame on 09/30/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/shortbox-comics-fair-kicks-off-on-october-1/
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Oct 4 Graphic Novel Festival - Baltimore
From: Jonathan Roth:
Dreamers and Make-Believers in Baltimore is having a Graphic Novel Festival (their second?) this Saturday. I haven't been before, but I'm signing 10-noon. It's a great shop!
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/29/2025
Diamond Doings: Drip, drip drip and a lease assigned
Heidi MacDonald on 09/29/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/diamond-doings-drip-drip-drip-and-a-lease-assigned/
EYES OF WAKANDA, MARVEL ZOMBIES, and the future of MCU animation
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 09/29/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/mcu-animation-future/
ICV2 GUEST COLUMN INTERVIEW: MARK SPEARS
Retailer to Former Retailer on a Career Blowing Up, Blind Bags and Variants, and Exclusive Cover Reveal [horror comics cartoonist]
Jesse Criscione on September 26, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/60644/icv2-guest-column-interview-mark-spears
The Stan Lee A.I. Hologram At LA Comic Con – Is It Right Or Wrong?
28 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-stan-lee-a-i-hologram-at-la-comic-con-is-it-right-or-wrong/com
Zehra Ömeroğlu Finally Gets Robert Russell Courage In Cartooning Award
Zehra Ömeroğlu finally gets the Robert Russell Courage In Cartooning Award 2025, at The Lakes Comic Art Festival
28 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
Death Dealers in court: The Frazetta lawsuit against Vanguard and how an email led to forgery accusations
Brigid Alverson | September 29, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/death-dealers-in-court-the-frazetta-lawsuit-against-vanguard-and-how-an-old-email-brought-accusations-of-forgery/
NYCC '23: SANDSTORM Comics returns as this year's Artist Alley sponsor
Ricardo Serrano Denis on 09/29/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-23-sandstorm-comics-returns-as-this-years-artist-alley-sponsor/
Commentary: Storytellers aren't your saviors: representation, headcanon & KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE
E.B. Hutchins on 09/29/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/commentary-storytellers-arent-your-saviors-headcanon-knights-of-guinevere/
I'VE BEEN AROUND 005: My Image Comics life (so far)
Joe Casey Writes Sep 29, 2025
https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/ive-been-around-005
Fairy-Tale Beginnings: How 'The Sisters Grimm' Wrote a New Animated Chapter for Apple TV+
Ramin Zahed
September 26, 2025
'Death Does Not Exist' & 'The Puppet and the Whale' Win Top Prizes at OIAF 2025
Animation Magazine
September 27, 2025
Star Forest Harmonies: Genevieve LeDoux Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Her Indie Animated Musical IP
Ramin Zahed
September 26, 2025
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/09/star-forest/
Interview: Anthony Oliveira Talks Avengers Academy and The End of the Series,
Comic Frontier Sep 29, 2025
https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/interview-anthony-oliveira-talks-avengers-academy-and-the-end-of-the-series
First ever Comic-Con Malaga draws many complaints
Heidi MacDonald on 09/29/2025https://www.comicsbeat.com/first-ever-comic-con-malaga-draws-many-complaints/
79th Annual Reuben Awards
National Cartoonists Society Sep 29, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xinw_MSpLrg
Daniel Best - Author Sep 29, 2025
The Jerry Siegel Project: Part Two: 1930 - 1934: The High School Years
https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/the-jerry-siegel-project-107
2026 Green Lantern Designs Recommended for U.S. Mint Coins and Medals
Mike Unser
September 19, 2025
https://www.coinnews.net/2025/09/19/2026-green-lantern-designs-recommended/
2026 Robin Designs Recommended for U.S. Mint Coins and Medals
Mike Unser
September 28, 2025
https://www.coinnews.net/2025/09/28/2026-robin-designs-recommended/
Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu presented with Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2025
John Freeman on September 28, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/turkish-cartoonist-zehra-omeroglu-presented-with-robert-russell-courage-in-cartooning-award-2025/
Strause, Jackie. 2025. 'Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie' Ending: How That Surprise Reveal Opens Up the Franchise. Hollywood Reporter (September 29): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/gabbys-dollhouse-the-movie-ending-sister-explained-1236388252/
Mouly, Françoise. 2025. R. Kikuo Johnson's "Free Play": The overwhelming delights of parenting. New Yorker (September 29): https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2025-10-06
Joe Kelly #spiderman in Two Worlds Challenges in #animation #ben10
word balloon
Sep 29, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kelbCGp0yDc
Untold Stories of John Ostrander Suicide Squad Grimjack Star Wars
Sep 28, 2025 Word Balloon Comics Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLD05ZpVH7s
Words, Images, & Worlds with Shawn Lewis
Jason DeHart
Sep 28, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD1alnezOn4
Words, Images, & Worlds: Trifecta Edition with Dr. Richard A. Olson
Jason DeHart
Sep 29, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOYOp2ReJ-U
Words, Images, & Worlds: Ron Fortier Returns!
Jason DeHart
Sep 27, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjrXsAvYfgY
Desert Island Comics starring Grant Morrison
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Sep 27, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4PIjVjahrc
Frank Miller: CREATOR IN CONVERSATION EP. 35
TASQ ART
Sep 23, 2025 CREATOR IN CONVERSATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwoShoU43wI
Off Panel #519: Doubles Tennis with David Brothers and Nick Dragotta [Good Devils: Don't Play Fair with Evil]
SKTCHD
Sep 29, 2025 Off Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s22mZlsAkk
Small Press Expo, Defeating Imposter Syndrome With Indie Comics
Jamie Noguchi
Draw Jam Sep 29, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWS64Aw7CyU
Monday, September 29, 2025
The Mint's 2026 Green Lantern and Robin design proposals
2026 Green Lantern Designs Recommended for U.S. Mint Coins and Medals
Mike Unser
September 19, 2025
https://www.coinnews.net/2025/09/19/2026-green-lantern-designs-recommended/
2026 Robin Designs Recommended for U.S. Mint Coins and Medals
Mike Unser
September 28, 2025
https://www.coinnews.net/2025/09/28/2026-robin-designs-recommended/
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/27-28/2025
Peach Momoko Chaos At Comic-Con San Diego Málaga This Weekend [Spain]
26 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/peach-momoko-chaos-at-comic-con-san-diego-malaga/
Davids, Brian. 2025. James Gunn on 'Peacemaker' Season 2's Big Twist, DCU's Batman and Why He Won't Resolve a Key Conflict From 'The Suicide Squad'. Hollywood Reporter (September 27): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/james-gunn-peacemaker-batman-interview-1236387190/
Heck, Patricia. 2025. Chalk it up to bias [Michael Ramirez letter]. Washington Post (September 27): A15. online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/26/virginia-election-nelson-bradbury-ageism-miyares/
Chatfield, Jason. 2025. Artist Spotlight: Sergio Aragonés. New York Cartoons (September 27): https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/artist-spotlight-sergio-aragones
Off Panel #518: Bankers Hours' with John Allison
David Harper
September 22, 2025
https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-518-bankers-hours-with-john-allison/
https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/John_Allison__2025.mp3
Get Your Hot Takes: Hoopla is the Best Digital Comics App
David Harper
September 25, 2025
https://sktchd.com/column/get-your-hot-takes-hoopla-is-the-best-digital-comics-app/
"There's No Real Science to It": Zack Quaintance on Macabre Valley #1 and Building a Career in Comics as a Critic and Writer
David Harper
September 24, 2025
https://sktchd.com/interview/zack-quaintance-interview/
Freeman, John. 2025. Mollie Ray announced as UK's First-Ever Young Comics Laureate. Downthetubes (September 26): https://downthetubes.net/mollie-ray-announced-as-uks-first-ever-young-comics-laureate/
Freeman, John. 2025. Lorenzo Mattotti wins 2025 Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art. Downthetubes (September 27): https://downthetubes.net/lorenzo-mattotti-wins-2025-sergio-aragones-international-award-for-excellence-in-comic-art/
Johnston, Rich. 2025. Lorenzo Mattotti Wins Sergio Aragonés Award For Comic Art Excellence. Bleeding Cool (September 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lorenzo-mattotti-wins-sergio-aragones-award-for-comic-art-excellence/
Robin Lang & Helge Dascher Win Sophie Castille Comic Translation Award [The Jellyfish].
27 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/robin-lang-helge-dascher-win-sophie-castille-comic-translation-award/
Creator of "Homies" cartoon figurines serving as Lowrider Parade grand marshal [David Gonzales].
Veronica Macias
Sept 19, 2025
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/creator-of-homies-cartoon-figurines-serving-as-lowrider-parade-grand-marshal/
Write Now: Rick Stromoski – September 2025
http://haverhillcommunitytv.org/video/write-now-rick-stromoski-september-2025
Agitrons,Waftaroms, and Neoflects, Oh My!
Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker's Lexicon of Comicana—a lovingly ironic send-up of comic-strip conventions—remains the gold standard, 50 years on
By Cullen Murphy
September 20, 2025
https://airmail.news/issues/2025-9-20/agitrons-waftaroms-and-neoflects-oh-my
Netflix Exec Reveals Why Studio Ghibli Anime Movies Aren't a Contender for Streaming
By Renee Senzatimore
CBR Sep 20, 2025
https://www.cbr.com/netflix-studio-ghibli-why-no-streaming/
Using the internet in South Korea? Prepare for the pornographic ads. [webcomics; in print as S. Korea, where porn is all but illegal, sees surge of explicit ads]
Frances Vinall
Washington Post (September 28, 2025): A18.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/26/webtoon-online-ads-explicit-violence/
Alberta has banned graphic books before. In the 1950s, 'salacious' comics were the target
Province created Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications in 1954 to crack down on 'crime comics'
Rukhsar Ali · CBC ·September 28 2025
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-book-censorship-history-1.7571735
Les Sentinelles de Dorison et Breccia adaptées par Canal + diffusé le 29 septembre 2025
Jean-Laurent Truc
25 septembre 2025
https://www.ligneclaire.info/les-sentinelles-de-dorison-et-breccia-adaptees-par-canal-699722.html
Bryan Talbot a été couronné du Prix Actusf de l'Uchronie pour Grandville
Jean-Laurent Truc
23 septembre 2025
https://www.ligneclaire.info/bryan-talbot-699778.html
« La Bête est morte ! Dessiner, résister, témoigner » une exposition dans la Rotonde du musée de la BnF à partir du 11 octobre 2025
Jean-Laurent Truc
21 septembre 2025
https://www.ligneclaire.info/la-bete-est-morte-dessiner-resister-temoigner-une-exposition-dans-la-rotonde-du-musee-de-la-bnf-a-partir-du-11-octobre-2025-699258.html
How The Simpsons' Planet of the Apes Musical Was Born
Michael Swaim
Cracked's The Simpsons Taught Me Everything Sep 28, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jAYVFRf89I
Watch this: Simpsons writer goes from chimpan-A to chimpanzee of Planet Of The Apes musical
Former Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein discusses everything you always wanted to know about The Simpsons' Planet Of The Apes musical, but were too afraid to ask.
By Matt Schimkowitz | September 28, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/simpsons-josh-weinstein-planet-of-the-apes-musical-josh-weinstein-podcast
26 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/peach-momoko-chaos-at-comic-con-san-diego-malaga/
Davids, Brian. 2025. James Gunn on 'Peacemaker' Season 2's Big Twist, DCU's Batman and Why He Won't Resolve a Key Conflict From 'The Suicide Squad'. Hollywood Reporter (September 27): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/james-gunn-peacemaker-batman-interview-1236387190/
Heck, Patricia. 2025. Chalk it up to bias [Michael Ramirez letter]. Washington Post (September 27): A15. online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/26/virginia-election-nelson-bradbury-ageism-miyares/
Chatfield, Jason. 2025. Artist Spotlight: Sergio Aragonés. New York Cartoons (September 27): https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/artist-spotlight-sergio-aragones
Off Panel #518: Bankers Hours' with John Allison
David Harper
September 22, 2025
https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-518-bankers-hours-with-john-allison/
https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/John_Allison__2025.mp3
Get Your Hot Takes: Hoopla is the Best Digital Comics App
David Harper
September 25, 2025
https://sktchd.com/column/get-your-hot-takes-hoopla-is-the-best-digital-comics-app/
"There's No Real Science to It": Zack Quaintance on Macabre Valley #1 and Building a Career in Comics as a Critic and Writer
David Harper
September 24, 2025
https://sktchd.com/interview/zack-quaintance-interview/
Freeman, John. 2025. Mollie Ray announced as UK's First-Ever Young Comics Laureate. Downthetubes (September 26): https://downthetubes.net/mollie-ray-announced-as-uks-first-ever-young-comics-laureate/
Freeman, John. 2025. Lorenzo Mattotti wins 2025 Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art. Downthetubes (September 27): https://downthetubes.net/lorenzo-mattotti-wins-2025-sergio-aragones-international-award-for-excellence-in-comic-art/
Johnston, Rich. 2025. Lorenzo Mattotti Wins Sergio Aragonés Award For Comic Art Excellence. Bleeding Cool (September 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lorenzo-mattotti-wins-sergio-aragones-award-for-comic-art-excellence/
Robin Lang & Helge Dascher Win Sophie Castille Comic Translation Award [The Jellyfish].
27 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/robin-lang-helge-dascher-win-sophie-castille-comic-translation-award/
Creator of "Homies" cartoon figurines serving as Lowrider Parade grand marshal [David Gonzales].
Veronica Macias
Sept 19, 2025
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/creator-of-homies-cartoon-figurines-serving-as-lowrider-parade-grand-marshal/
Write Now: Rick Stromoski – September 2025
http://haverhillcommunitytv.org/video/write-now-rick-stromoski-september-2025
Agitrons,Waftaroms, and Neoflects, Oh My!
Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker's Lexicon of Comicana—a lovingly ironic send-up of comic-strip conventions—remains the gold standard, 50 years on
By Cullen Murphy
September 20, 2025
https://airmail.news/issues/2025-9-20/agitrons-waftaroms-and-neoflects-oh-my
Netflix Exec Reveals Why Studio Ghibli Anime Movies Aren't a Contender for Streaming
By Renee Senzatimore
CBR Sep 20, 2025
https://www.cbr.com/netflix-studio-ghibli-why-no-streaming/
Using the internet in South Korea? Prepare for the pornographic ads. [webcomics; in print as S. Korea, where porn is all but illegal, sees surge of explicit ads]
Frances Vinall
Washington Post (September 28, 2025): A18.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/26/webtoon-online-ads-explicit-violence/
Alberta has banned graphic books before. In the 1950s, 'salacious' comics were the target
Province created Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications in 1954 to crack down on 'crime comics'
Rukhsar Ali · CBC ·September 28 2025
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-book-censorship-history-1.7571735
Les Sentinelles de Dorison et Breccia adaptées par Canal + diffusé le 29 septembre 2025
Jean-Laurent Truc
25 septembre 2025
https://www.ligneclaire.info/les-sentinelles-de-dorison-et-breccia-adaptees-par-canal-699722.html
Bryan Talbot a été couronné du Prix Actusf de l'Uchronie pour Grandville
Jean-Laurent Truc
23 septembre 2025
https://www.ligneclaire.info/bryan-talbot-699778.html
« La Bête est morte ! Dessiner, résister, témoigner » une exposition dans la Rotonde du musée de la BnF à partir du 11 octobre 2025
Jean-Laurent Truc
21 septembre 2025
https://www.ligneclaire.info/la-bete-est-morte-dessiner-resister-temoigner-une-exposition-dans-la-rotonde-du-musee-de-la-bnf-a-partir-du-11-octobre-2025-699258.html
How The Simpsons' Planet of the Apes Musical Was Born
Michael Swaim
Cracked's The Simpsons Taught Me Everything Sep 28, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jAYVFRf89I
Watch this: Simpsons writer goes from chimpan-A to chimpanzee of Planet Of The Apes musical
Former Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein discusses everything you always wanted to know about The Simpsons' Planet Of The Apes musical, but were too afraid to ask.
By Matt Schimkowitz | September 28, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/simpsons-josh-weinstein-planet-of-the-apes-musical-josh-weinstein-podcast
Sunday, September 28, 2025
South Korea's pornographic Webtoon ads
Using the internet in South Korea? Prepare for the pornographic ads. [webcomics; in print as S. Korea, where porn is all but illegal, sees surge of explicit ads]
South Korea has faced a surge of explicit cartoon ads in recent years. Some depict violence against women, raising concerns over child welfare and online sexism.
Washington Post (September 28, 2025): A18.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/26/webtoon-online-ads-explicit-violence/
That darn Michael Ramirez
Chalk it up to bias [Michael Ramirez letter]
Patricia Heck, Sewanee, Tennessee
Michael Ramirez's Sept. 9 editorial cartoon, "Windy city," continued his habit of twisting reality, usually against Democrats. He implied a massive murder rate in Chicago, reflecting the Trump administration's argument for sending in the National Guard. In reality, the city's 2024 homicide rate of 21.7 per 100,000 residents ranked it eighth in a Rochester Institute of Technology report on U.S. cities, below three Southern cities: New Orleans (34.7), Atlanta (24.7) and Richmond (23). Incidentally, the rate in Los Angeles, where Trump sent National Guard troops, was 7.1.
Sept 30 - Stop Drawing or Else: A Cartoonist’s View on Democracy’s Perilous Moment
I wanted to share the webinar registration link for an upcoming live event at the University of Minnesota. Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes, who won her second Pulitzer Prize in 2025, will deliver the 40th Annual Silha Lecture on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm CDT, 8:00 pm EDT. Following her lecture, Ann and I will have a conversation about our free expression journey in the United States. We also will entertain questions from the audience.
Our host is Jane Kirtley, the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. We hope you will join us.
If you cannot make it, the event video will be posted on UMN's YouTube Channel in early October.
Kind regards,
Roslyn A Mazer
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Sept 28: INTERFAITH BOOK CLUB: SAINT YOUNG MEN at Fantom Comics
INTERFAITH BOOK CLUB: SAINT YOUNG MEN
>>SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th @ 6:30pm
Our Interfaith Book Club discusses the slice-of-life manga SAINT YOUNG MEN 1 by Hikaru Nakamura! PLUS: Kodansha manga editor AJANI OLOYE zoom calls in to our book club to talk about publishing this book in English!
>>SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th @ 6:30pm
Our Interfaith Book Club discusses the slice-of-life manga SAINT YOUNG MEN 1 by Hikaru Nakamura! PLUS: Kodansha manga editor AJANI OLOYE zoom calls in to our book club to talk about publishing this book in English!
"Jesus, the Son of God. Buddha, the Enlightened One. Two of history's most important figures whose sagely deeds have been told and retold. After a few millennia of helping humanity, they have decided to take some time off and rent an apartment in modern-day Tokyo. But even their saintly status hasn't fully prepared them to navigate the ups and downs of life in 21st century Japan, from theme parks, to shopping for rice cookers, to the wonderful world of manga. Follow this pair on a goofy, light-hearted, and pun-filled adventure in friendship."Saint Young Men is available at Fantom now! Discussion this month hosted by friend of the shop & book club regular Kevin Cortez! Get in-store or online: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/saint-young-men-graphic-novel-volume-1-mature-
Sept 27 (today): "MY GORILLA FAMILY" HORROR MANGA With Ryan Holmberg at Fantom Comics
MY GORILLA FAMILY HORROR MANGA LAUNCH EVENT
With Ryan Holmberg
>>SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th @ 6:30pm
Acclaimed manga historian & translator RYAN HOLMBERG returns to Fantom to chat with us about MY GORILLA FAMILY, a new collection of short stories from 1970s horror artist Iijima Ichiro published by @livingthelineart! Holmberg provides a unique perspective on bringing this subversive work to a western audience—come thru to hear him discuss the book and grab your own copy :) In-store or online: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/my-gorilla-family-graphic-novel
With Ryan Holmberg
>>SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th @ 6:30pm
Acclaimed manga historian & translator RYAN HOLMBERG returns to Fantom to chat with us about MY GORILLA FAMILY, a new collection of short stories from 1970s horror artist Iijima Ichiro published by @livingthelineart! Holmberg provides a unique perspective on bringing this subversive work to a western audience—come thru to hear him discuss the book and grab your own copy :) In-store or online: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/my-gorilla-family-graphic-novel
TODAY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th is LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY! Exclusive variants are going to be sold and all regular priced graphic novels and single issues are 20% off!
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