Carla Speed McNeil's Letter To Everybody: and a thank you

Reposted from her Patreon

Next week's trio of pages is the end of the beginning of SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS. I will need a little time to get things shaken out, script-wi... ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

Letter To Everybody: and a thank you Carla Speed McNeil Nov 19, 2025   View in app View in app Next week's trio of pages is the end of the beginning of SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS. I will need a little time to get things shaken out, script-wise, for the next part. I think I have enough ideas and a solid outline, but, yanno, once you have all your classes and your materials and your books and have decided not to chloroform your new roommate, you still have to... GO TO CLASS. Ughh. Writing first drafts is the hard part for me. Yeah, that's right: crosshatching for a solid week isn't the hard part. The hard part is writing. Second drafts and rearranging and embroidering, that's easy. First drafts, that's like being a kiwi laying its egg, and if you haven't googled that, google it. I can take a break and do the first part of any of the other stories I've promised you. But they all constitute first drafts too. I don't know what my brain will tantrum out first, but I will show it to you here first. Thank you all for being here, and for checking out what I'm laying down. I would not be doing it without your support. I took my time and fixed a few things. I had originally imagined binging the inks and getting it all done in time for SPX back in September; this would have required a radically different approach and would have been a penitential grind. I'm glad I didn't stick to that. Next week I'm gonna revamp my tiers. It's been a long time coming. I hope you'll all stick around, though, of course, I understand if you don't. The webcomics will remain free to read. THAT SAID: Going forward, all those who are able to throw me a little $ will have my everlasting gratitude but will also get new pages a week early. If I had a bomb-jillion people giving me a couple bucks a month I'd be so happy. I hope nobody feels like they don't "do enough" if they are couple-buck members. Love to all. $5 and upwards will all get a pretty pretty PDF, which isn't ready yet-- the ink on pages 37-39 is barely dry. I'm reworking the cover. All rewards stack, so as you go up, it's the house that Jack built, you add to your goodies. $10 and up get everything plus they'll get freebies of my collections; lectures, notes, process, illustration sets, what-have-you. I'm still digging away at the whole shop thing, to sell original art and comics. But if you're at $15 or more, I will gladly ship a physical copy of the SETTLERS comic to you, wherever you are. You also get all the other treets, natch, but make sure the address in your Patron ID is correct. When I'm ready to ship, I'll send a reminder. $20 and $25: I do say I love it just fine when people support me with just a couple bucks, but deep-pocketed folks, would you like to take some art off my hands? $20 and $25 get all the other goodies, but at $20 you can have a free drawing once a year, something already made, like a story page (I'll make lists of what's available) or the type of illustration I have in the LAUGHTER AT THE ACADEMY collection. And at $25 a year (sic actually MONTH), you get all the goodies, but instead of a drawing already made, you have the option of getting a commission. Both these ree-wards will take a little discussion on an individual basis. A wee recap of how the tiers will change: $1+ members: early access and true gratitude $5+ members: PDF of SETTLERS part 1, 39 story pages AND early access, of course $10+ members: Freebies of collections, SETTLERS PDF, early access $15+ members: Physical copy of the signed and numbered limited edition SETTLERS comic, shipped to you anywhere, Collections freebies, SETTLERS PDF, early access $20+ members: Free drawing, existing art, shipped to you, SETTLERS signed and numbered comic shipped to you anywhere, Collections freebies, SETTLERS PDF, early access $25+ members: Free commission drawn and shipped to you, SETTLERS signed and numbered comic shipped to you, Collections freebies, SETTLERS PDF, early access. Thanks to you all. It's not an exaggeration to say you are life-savers. Patreon may not be perfect, but I'd have been done a long time ago without it. Sincerely, Carla Speed McNeil Did you like this post? Share this post with someone who might enjoy it. Share

PAUL POPE: THB

Joe Carabeo  

Astray Productions  Nov 16, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4NqSmiz1qM

Paul Pope: THB is a documentary by award winning film director Joe Carabeo on the comic book artist and New York times best seller, Paul Pope, that reveals a rare glimpse into the process and mindset before the release of the first ever collection of his self published critically acclaimed book THB. https://paulpope.com/ https://joecarabeo.com/

Toxically Deluded Sycophants by Daniel Boris

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/18/2025

ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT GROWS COLLECTIBLES SALES 31.9%

In Most Recent Quarter [Diamond bankruptcy]

  Milton Griepp on November 18, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61045/alliance-entertainment-grows-collectibles-sales-31-9

 

HITS AND MISSES WITH TRAVIS PRATT FROM CURRENT COMICS

Both Locations are Having Incredible Years

Posted by David Harper on November 18, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61046/hits-misses-travis-pratt-current-comics

 

The Beat Digest 11/18/25: STAR TREK marks Black History Month

 Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 11/18/2025  https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-111825/

 

Lewis Trondheim Compares Angoulême Situation To Asterix Comics

Rich Johnston 17 Nov 2025   https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lewis-trondheim-angouleme-asterix-comics/

 

French Government Called On To Intervene In Angoulême Comics Festival

17 Nov 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/french-government-called-on-to-intervene-in-angouleme-comics-festival/

 

Hey, Magma Comix, Where You At? Diamond Comics Calling…

Hey, Magma Comix, Where You At? Diamond Comics Calling... as the latest paperwork for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy is filed

17 Nov 2025 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/hey-magma-comix-where-you-at-diamond-comics-calling/

 

Leo Marcell wins Puffin Graphic Novel Competition

Nov 17, 2025

by Heloise Wood

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/leo-marcell-wins-puffin-graphic-novel-competition

 

Matt Wuerker Wins 2025 Berryman

D. D. Degg 

November 17, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/11/17/matt-wuerker-wins-2025-berryman/

 

Politico's Matt Wuerker Wins 2025 Berryman Cartoonist Award

National Press Foundation  Nov 17, 2025

https://nationalpress.org/award-story/politicos-matt-wuerker-wins-2025-berryman-cartoonist-award/

 

Reviews: Megalopolis

Tim Hayes | November 18, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/reviews/megalopolis/

 

My Year With The New Yorker– The New Yorker Cartoons: A Conversation with Emma Allen

"Personally, I think I have pretty broad taste... But I also have an appetite for pretty weird stuff. And I love jokes about cheese."

Saran

Saran Wrapped Letters #41  Sep 28, 2025

https://saranwrappedletters.substack.com/p/41-the-new-yorker-cartoons-a-conversation

 

My Year With The New Yorker

The New Yorker Covers: A Conversation with Françoise Mouly

On The New Yorker cover evolution, hundredth anniversary issue extravaganza, the art editor's mandate and more

Saran

Saran Wrapped Letters!  34 Mar 14, 2025  https://saranwrappedletters.substack.com/p/34-the-new-yorker-covers-a-conversation

 

My Year With The New Yorker

  Infinitely Inspiring Art of Anita Kunz

On her New Yorker covers, recent projects and early years of her career

Saran

Saran Wrapped Letters! 35 Mar 30, 2025  https://saranwrappedletters.substack.com/p/35-infinitely-inspiring-art-of-anita

 

Jane Pauley & Garry Trudeau Receive Journalism Awards

D. D. Degg 

November 17, 2025  https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/11/17/jane-pauley-garry-trudeau-receive-journalism-awards/

 

Jane Pauley of CBS Sunday Morning receives Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Tampa

Also honored at the Bowtie Ball gala were Garry Trudeau of Doonesbury and Dean Baquet of The New York Times

By: Jennifer Orsi              

November 16, 2025

https://www.poynter.org/news-release/2025/jane-pauley-of-cbs-sunday-morning-receives-poynter-medal-for-lifetime-achievement-in-tampa-doonesbury-garry-trudeau-new-york-times-poynter-institute/

 

For Jane Pauley, success has always meant finding the courage to keep saying yes

The legendary broadcaster reflected on five decades of reinvention as she received the 2025 Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism [Garry Trudeau]

By: Amaris Castillo          

November 17, 2025

https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2025/jane-pauley-poynter-medal-lifetime-achievement-2025/

Curry, Kai. 2025. Artist and attorney Eddie Ahn juggles two worlds in life and new graphic novel, "Advocate". Northwest Asian Weekly (June 19): https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/06/artist-and-attorney-eddie-ahn-juggles-two-worlds-in-life-and-new-graphic-novel-advocate/

Lambeck, Mark. 2025. The MAC's Eastbound Theatre presents Peanuts musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". Milford, CT Patch (June 15): https://patch.com/connecticut/milford/calendar/event/20250615/87ad0cc1-1530-4970-9229-7f5cc4a0366f/the-mac-s-eastbound-theatre-presents-peanuts-musical-you-re-a-good-man-charlie-brown

Steyl, Lousia. 2025. Spuds in the spotlight: SIT student launches graphic novel [New Zealand]. The Press (June 9): https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360703121/spuds-spotlight-sit-student-launches-graphic-novel

Templeton, David. 2025. Latest 'Peanuts' podcast follows Snoopy into space on Artemis 1. Petaluma Argus-Courier (June 10): https://www.petalumanews.com/2025/06/10/latest-peanuts-podcast-follows-snoopy-into-space-on-artemis-1/

Wilson, Sophie Lou. 2025. The Cola Boyy Bookk bottles the late artist's vibrant character, legacy and sound [music; Matthew Joseph Urango]. Crack (June 10): https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/david-blot-turbo-island-cola-boyy-bookk/

Unknown. 2025?. Hand-colored 'Calvin and Hobbes' art leads Heritage's Comic & Comic Art Auction. Artdaily (n.d.): https://artdaily.com/news/182728/Hand-colored--Calvin-and-Hobbes--art-leads-Heritage-s-Comic---Comic-Art-Auction-

Unknown. 2025. Children's reading activity results in joyful family day for employees of Alexandra Farms [literacy, children's cartoons]. Produce News (June 10): https://theproducenews.com/floral/childrens-reading-activity-results-joyful-family-day-employees-alexandra-farms

O'Brien, Jack. 2022.  Pfizer, BioNTech collab with Marvel Comics to celebrate 'Everyday Heroes' [custom comics]. MM+M (October 6): https://www.mmm-online.com/home/channel/pfizer-biontech-collab-with-marvel-comics-to-celebrate-everyday-heroes/

Bushak, Lecia. 2025. Marvel's latest superhero: Insulet's comic book star with type 1 diabetes [Dyasonic; custom comics]. MM+M (June 11): https://www.mmm-online.com/news/marvels-latest-superhero-insulets-comic-book-star-with-type-1-diabetes/

Unknown. 1925. ["George D. Laswell, staff artist of the Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin, has published a book of sketches, 'Corners and Characters in Rhode Island'"]. Editor and Publisher 57 (32; January 3): 23. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-01-03_57_32/page/22/mode/2up

Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate. 1925. Gaar Williams replaces Briggs in the Chicago Tribune [Chicago Tribune Syndicate advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 57 (32; January 3): 21. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-01-03_57_32/page/20/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["Harold Gray, who for the past five years has been assisting Sidney Smith in the preparation of 'The Gumps,' is now also drawing a new comic strip called 'Little Orphan Annie' for the Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate, Chicago"]. Editor and Publisher 57 (31, December 27): 25. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-27_57_31/page/24/mode/2up

  *Chicago Tribune Newspaper Syndicate. 1924. There are tears and laughter in this new Chicago Tribune strip [advertisement introducing Little Orphan Annie]. Editor and Publisher 57 (30; December 20): front cover. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-20_57_30/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. [Robert Ripley, creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not, has recently won the New York Athletic Club's handball championship]. Editor and Publisher 57 (30; December 20): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-20_57_30/page/24/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, British cartoonist, who draws an "Old Bill" feature for King Features Syndicate, Inc., New York, returned to this country from England on the Mauretania, Nov. 26"]. Editor and Publisher 57 (28; December 6): 21. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-06_57_28/page/20/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. [A. E. Haywood profile]. Editor and Publisher 57 (28; December 5): 27. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-06_57_28/page/26/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1924. "Other People's Children" by Fanny Y. Cory [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 57 (28; December 6): 22. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-06_57_28/page/22/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. ["'High Lights of History,' the new daily history strip by Mansfield, handled by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, New York, has been made a part of the school courses in Baltimore and Spokane"]. Editor and Publisher 57 (29; December 13): 20. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-13_57_29/page/n21/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["H.C. ("Bud") Fisher, creator of Mutt and Jeff, who draws for the Bell Syndicate, Inc., New York, returned from a trip to the Continent this week on the Olympic"]. Editor and Publisher 57 (28; December 6): 21. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-06_57_28/page/20/mode/2up
  *Unknown. 1924. [J. R. Williams profile]. Editor and Publisher 57 (29: December 13): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-13_57_29/page/n31/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. ["Paul Robinson, who has animated 'Felix,' and other comics for the moving pictures is now drawing H.C. Witwer's 'Samson and Delilah' strip for the King Features Syndicate,  New York"]. Editor and Publisher 57 (30; December 20): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-20_57_30/page/24/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. [Conrado Massaguer, Cuban caricaturist, has arrived in New York with his bride, on their honeymoon]. Editor and Publisher 57 (30; December 20): https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-12-20_57_30/page/24/mode/2up

In Conversation: Raina Telgemeier on Facing Feelings and the Power of Now
AJ Frost on 11/18/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/in-conversation-raina-telgemeier-on-facing-feelings-and-the-power-of-now/

Interview: Jeff Marvin on how HUNTERS OF SHEYDIM brings Jewish mysticism to life
Ollie Kaplan on 11/18/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jeff-marvin-hunters-of-sheydim-jewish-mysticism/

  J Alex Morrissey
 EPISODE 253 RON MARZ
TRADECRAFT   Nov 18, 2025  
https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-253-ron-marz

 Margreet de Heer Nov 18, 2025
Crowdfunding advice
https://margreetdeheer.substack.com/p/crowdfunding-advice

Cinanima '25 Awards: 'Dog Alone' Wins Short Film Grand Prize
Mercedes Milligan
November 17, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/cinanima-25-awards-dog-alone-wins-short-film-grand-prize/

Emile Awards Best of the Best Prizes Go to 'Flow,' 'I Died in Irpin' [European animation]
By Mercedes Milligan
November 17, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/emile-awards-best-of-the-best-prizes-go-to-flow-i-died-in-irpin/

Lyrical Media Acquires Line Mileage to Launch Lyrical Animation Label
  Mercedes Milligan
November 17, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/lyrical-media-acquires-line-mileage-to-launch-lyrical-animation-label/

'Wednesdays with Gramps' Directors Chris & Justin Copeland Explore Family Ties and Love for Gaming in Their Heartwarming Short
  Ramin Zahed
November 17, 2025  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/wednesdays-with-gramps-directors-chris-justin-copeland-explore-family-ties-and-love-for-gaming-in-their-heartwarming-short/
 This article was written for the December '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 354).

Watch: 'KPop Demon Hunters' Balloons Test the Air Ahead of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025
  Animation Magazine
November 17, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/watch-kpop-demon-hunters-balloons-test-the-air-ahead-of-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2025/

Witch Hat Atelier anime gets April 2026 release date and gorgeous trailer that somehow has me concerned
By Elijah Gonzalez  |  November 18, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/witch-hat-atelier-april-2026-release-date-trailer

Demonschool just barely makes the grade [videogame, animation]
Moises Taveras  |  November 18, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/demonschool-review

Selling comic books to kids is technically illegal in Sacramento. That may soon change.
By James Taylor, CBS13 Photojournalist
November 13, 2025 / 10:42 PM PST / CBS Sacramento
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/selling-comic-books-to-kids-illegal-sacramento-may-soon-change/

In Memoriam: Artist and Writer Ron Tiner [England]
John Freeman on October 30, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-artist-and-writer-ron-tiner/

Christopher Eric Mills Obituary
October 2025
https://directcremationofmaine.com/tribute/details/21137/Christopher-Mills/obituary.html

R.I.P. cartoonist/illustrator and musician J.D. King
Thurston Moore
The Perlich Post November 6, 2025
https://theperlichpost.blogspot.com/2025/11/rip-cartoonistillustrator-and-musician.html

Joanna Sandsmark Obituary  [voice actor, Wonder Woman comic]
Pagenkopf Funeral Home (July 2025)
https://www.pagenkopf.com/obituaries/joanna-sandsmark

  *BBlackatcha. 2025. Matt and Kelley QnA [Matt Wagner, Kelley Jones, Dracula]. Orlok Press (November 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRrlVkrJosU

Tomorrow at Howard U - COMICS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE lecture by Jose Alaniz

COMICS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE: GRAPHIC NARRATIVE AT THE END OF NATURE

GRADUATE COLLOQUIUM SERIES
PROF. JOSÉ ALANIZ

LOCATION: UGL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
DATE AND TIME: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 4:00-5:30 PM

The Flip-Flop Card by Daniel Boris

 

Berryman award stays in DC as Wuerker takes it home

Matt Wuerker Wins 2025 Berryman

D. D. Degg  

November 17, 2025 

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/11/17/matt-wuerker-wins-2025-berryman/

 Politico's Matt Wuerker Wins 2025 Berryman Cartoonist Award
 
National Press Foundation  Nov 17, 2025
https://nationalpress.org/award-story/politicos-matt-wuerker-wins-2025-berryman-cartoonist-award/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/17/2025

 Angoulême Comics Festival Suffering A "Slow Death" After Boycotts

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/angouleme-comics-festival-suffering-a-slow-death-after-boycotts/

 16 Nov 2025

by Rich Johnston

 

GRAPHIX TO PUBLISH TWEEN GRAPHIC NOVEL BY 'GENDER QUEER' CREATOR

'Opting Out' by Maia Kobabe and Swati 'Lucky' Srikumar

  Brigid Alverson on November 14, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61029/graphix-publish-tween-graphic-novel-gender-queer-creator

 

DYNAMITE ADDS UNIVERSAL FOR U.S. DISTRIBUTION

As Universal Expands into Comics in the U.S.

Milton Griepp on November 14, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61031/dynamite-adds-universal-u-s-distribution

 

Webtoonist Jung Ji-hoon wins Yellow Kid Comic of the Year award for 'The Horizon'

  17 Nov. 2025, 

     https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11-17/culture/gamesWebtoons/Webtoonist-Jung-Jihoon-wins-Yellow-Kid-Comic-of-the-Year-award-for-The-Horizon/2456022

    YOON SO-YEON

 

Small cartoons, big truths: Inside World of 'Pocket'

With artists like Ravikanth Nandula adapting to the digital scene, it's clear that while memes might rule social media, cartoons are still here to deliver sharp wit and relatable commentary that never goes out of style

By BL Bengaluru Bureau

  November 15, 2025 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/small-cartoons-big-truths-inside-world-of-pocket/article70284239.ece

 

Court orders release of LeMan cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan over 'Muhammad' strip

14 November 2025

https://bianet.org/haber/court-orders-release-of-leman-cartoonist-dogan-pehlevan-over-muhammad-strip-313558

A Talk With Cartoonists Zehra Ömeroğlu, Terry Anderson & Angelo Lopez - November 10, 2025 [Turkey; Cartoonist Rights Network International]
Angelo Lopez Art
 Nov 11, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuByB61V-nU

  *Carter, Justin. 2025. 'Mighty Nein' Still Brings the Fun of 'Critical Role' to Animation; The 'Critical Role' team mostly succeed at bringing their breakout campaign 'The Mighty Nein' to Prime Video. io9 (November 17): https://gizmodo.com/mighty-nein-still-brings-the-fun-of-critical-role-to-animation-2000684466

  *Dar, Taimur. 2025. Interview: Showrunner Tasha Huo channels her Critical Role fandom for The Mighty Nein. The Beat (November 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-showrunner-tasha-huo-the-mighty-nein/

Carter, Justin. 2025. 'Owl House' Creator Dana Terrace Gives Her Blessing to Pirate It; With Disney ready to accept genAI-made user content for Disney+, Dana Terrace wants 'Owl House' fans to know where she stands. io9 (November 17): https://gizmodo.com/owl-house-creator-dana-terrace-gives-her-blessing-to-pirate-it-2000686738

Disney+ to Allow User-Generated Content Via AI
Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted at "productive conversations" with unnamed AI companies that would protect IP but add new features to the studio's flagship streaming service.
Tony Maglio
November 13, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-plus-gen-ai-user-generated-content-1236426135/

Disney+ Eyes Bringing Generative AI into Subscribers' Hands
Animation Magazine
November 14, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/disney-eyes-bringing-generative-ai-into-subscribers-hands/

  *Carter, Justin. 2025. A New 'Star Trek' Comic Gives Uhura the Full Spotlight; Just in time for next Black History Month, 'Star Trek' is doing another what-if comic that takes Uhura back to the Civil Rights Movement. io9 (November 17): https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-uhura-comic-civil-rights-idw-2000687027

  *Gagliano, Gina. 2025. Love that Chi-Chi! Ngozi Ukazu scores a different type of body checking with her new book, Flip. TCJ (November 17):
https://www.tcj.com/love-that-chi-chi-ngozi-ukazu-scores-a-different-type-of-body-checking-with-her-new-book-flip/

Dean Alston: The West Australian cartoonist delivering wit and laughs for 40 years
West Australian November 16 2025
https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/dean-alston-the-west-australian-cartoonist-delivering-wit-and-laughs-for-40-years-c-20665360

'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Opens to $52M in China, Lifting Cume to $730M Worldwide
Patrick Brzeski
November 16, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-52m-china-cume-730m-worldwide-1236428365/

Brief Encounter: 'The Night Boots' Director Pierre-Luc Granjon Reflects on the Making of His Award-Winning Short [France]
Ramin Zahed
November 14, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/brief-encounter-the-night-boots-director-pierre-luc-granjon-reflects-on-the-making-of-his-award-winning-short/

This article was written for the
December '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 354).

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Pietro Giliberti Gives Us the Scoop on His Super Cool, Viral Muppets/Sesame Street Spots. Animation Magazine (November 15): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/pietro-giliberti-gives-us-the-scoop-on-his-super-cool-viral-muppets-spots/

  *Barnes, Mike. 2025. Dan McGrath, Writer on 'The Simpsons' and 'King of the Hill,' Dies at 61. Hollywood Reporter (November 57): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dan-mcgrath-dead-simpsons-king-of-the-hill-snl-1236427995/

  *Dunn, Jack. 2025. Dan McGrath, Emmy-Winning Writer for 'The Simpsons,' Dies at 61. Variety (November 15): https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/dan-mcgrath-dead-the-simpsons-snl-1236582858/

  *Unknown. 2025. Daniel A. McGrath Obituary. McLaughlin & Sons (November):  https://www.mclaughlinandsons.com/memorials/daniel-mcgrath/5658417/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Dan McGrath, Emmy-Winning Writer/Producer on 'The Simpsons' and 'King of the Hill,' Dies at 61. Animation Magazine (November 15):  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/dan-mcgrath-emmy-winning-writer-producer-on-the-simpsons-and-king-of-the-hill-dies-at-61/

  *Barnes, Mike. 2025. Dawn Little Sky, Actress and Disney Artist, Dies at 95 [animation cel colorist]. Hollywood Reporter (November 17): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dawn-little-sky-actress-disney-artist-1236429291/

The 35 Best Anime of All Time
By Austin Jones, Endless Mode Staff  |  November 12, 2025  
https://www.avclub.com/best-anime-of-all-time

Donocchio by Daniel Boris

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/15-16/2025

Retired Burke minister: Li'l Abner comic strip shared subtle message with readers
Rev. Johnny Phillips
Morganton News Herald, Nov 13, 2025
https://morganton.com/news/local/column/article_68974cfe-922e-4c41-8077-79332c34af5d.amp.html

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
Episode 226 - Ed Himelblau Returns Again
November 12, 2025 • Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius • Season 5 • Episode 226
 https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/18179488-episode-226-ed-himelblau-returns-again

The Ink Spill Interview: Edward Frascino
Ink Spill November 15, 2020 Michael Maslin
 https://michaelmaslin.com/celebrating-new-yorker-artist-edward-frascinos-90th-birthday-the-ink-spill-interview/

Dynamite signs with Universal for distribution in the US
By Heidi MacDonald on 11/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/dynamite-signs-with-universal-for-distribution-in-the-us/

Inside the upcoming Heavy Metal Library Kickstarter campaign
by R.M. Rhodes
The Beat  11/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/iside-the-upcoming-heavy-metal-library-kickstarter-campaign/

'Arco' Review: A Technicolor Apocalypse [France]
Beatrice Loayza
A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 14, 2025, Section C, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Arco.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/movies/arco-review-a-technicolor-apocalypse.html

A Cartoonist Finds Hope Amid the Apocalypse(s)
In two powerful new graphic novels, Peter Kuper tackles climate change, disappearing insects, and other tough environmental topics — but gives us reasons to avoid despair.
by John R. Platt
The Revelator: November 14, 2025 -  
https://therevelator.org/peter-kuper-insectopolis/

Comics for Earth: Eight New Graphic Novels About Saving the Planet and Celebrating Wildlife
The Revelator: February 28, 2025 - by John R. Platt
 https://therevelator.org/environmental-graphic-novels/

How to Make It As a Voice Actor, According to Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt
By Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt
November 12, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/how-to-make-it-as-a-voice-actor-according-to-yuri-lowenthal-1236422915/

Bones & Betrayals: A Chat with Andi Ewington, Erica Marks and Calum Alexander Watt
By Matt Badham on November 14, 2025 https://downthetubes.net/bones-betrayals-a-chat-with-andi-ewington-erica-marks-and-calum-alexander-watt/

Dan Dare relaunched as graphic novel project from B7 Comics
John Freeman on November 14, 2025 https://downthetubes.net/dan-dare-relaunched-as-graphic-novel-project-from-b7-comics/

In Memoriam: Comic book inker, Andrew (Drew) Hennessy
Mike Perkins  downthetubes   November 14, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-comic-book-inker-andrew-drew-hennessy/

"Women Laughing" will screen at DOC NYC on 11/15 and 11/17
By Joe Donahue,  Liza Donnelly and  Kathleen Hughes
 WAMC's The Roundtable November 12, 2025  
https://www.wamc.org/podcast/the-roundtable/2025-11-12/women-laughing-will-screen-at-doc-nyc-on-11-15-and-11-17

Bado's Blog November 14, 2025
Similar Concepts [editorial cartooning]
https://bado-badosblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/similar-concepts.html

  *Simon, Scott. 2025. Dan Aykroyd and daughter Stella Aykroyd on 'Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake'. NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday (November 15): https://www.npr.org/2025/11/15/nx-s1-5433703/dan-aykroyd-and-daughter-stella-aykroyd-on-blues-brothers-the-escape-of-joliet-jake and https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesat/2025/11/20251115_wesat_dan_aykroyd_and_daughter_stella_aykroyd_on_blues_brothers_the_escape_of_joliet_jake.mp3 and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5433703


Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles Sets 2026 Opening Date
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 14, 2025, Section C, Page 11 of the New York edition with the headline: Lucas Museum Aims to Open in September.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/arts/design/lucas-museum-opening-septemeber-2026.html

Unknown. 1924. [A. E. Howard returns to Philadelphia after a western vacation and has been appointed cartoon instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts]. Editor and Publisher 57 (25; November 15): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/24/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. [Charles W. Kahles profile]. Editor and Publisher 57 (25; November 15): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. ["Ring Lardner, who writes the balloons for the 'You Know Me Al' comic strip, handled by Bell Syndicate, Inc, New York, has returned to his Long Island home from a vacation spent on the continent."]. Editor and Publisher 57 (25; November 15): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/24/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. [Brief, humorous interview with C. D. Batchelor]. Editor and Publisher 57 (27: November 29): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-29_57_27/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. [Feg Murray profile]. Editor and Publisher 57 (27: November 29): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-29_57_27/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. [Merrill Blosser and Gene Ahern to winter in Los Angeles]. Editor and Publisher 57 (27; November 29): Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-29_57_27/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. ["H. C. Witwer, of Los Angeles, creator of 'Samson and Delia' is visiting New York from which his comic strip is distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc."]. Editor and Publisher 57 (25; November 15): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/24/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. [Joe Cunningham profile]. Editor and Publisher 57 (26: November 22): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-22_57_26/page/36/mode/2up
Unknown. 1924. ["Herbert Roth, cartoonist for the New York World, returned from a trip abroad this week on the S.S. Leviathan."]. Editor and Publisher 37 (25; November 15): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/24/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. "Tangled Comic" Contest Launched [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]. Editor and Publisher 57 (25; November 15): 39. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/38/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["Cliff Sterrett, who draws 'Polly and Her Pals' is back in his studio at King Features Syndicate, Inc., New York, having been ill with grip for three weeks."]. Editor and Publisher 57 (25; November 15): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/24/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["Harry Hershfield, comic strip artist, creator of Abie Kabibble, is preparing the Cheese Club, New York, of which he is president, for 'the world's greatest vaudeville bill' to be presented in New York this month."]. Editor and Publisher 57 (25; November 15): https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/24/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. [American comic strips successful in Japan]. Editor and Publisher 57 (25; November 15): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-11-15_57_25/page/24/mode/2up

Cavan Scott
A perfect Sunday with... Robert Hack
 The Cavletter   Nov 16, 2025
https://www.cavletter.com/a-perfect-sunday-with-robert-hack/

Talking Comics With David Harper of @sktchdcomic
Sean, Marco and Tyler
The Comics Pals   Nov 11, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq79VjkxvGg

"It's Wildly Unpredictable": Creators on Navigating an Uncertain Time for Non-Licensed Comics
By David Harper
November 12, 2025
https://sktchd.com/longform/non-licensed-comics-feature-2025/

How the Staff Tackled Trauma in Takopi's Original Sin Anime
by Jacki Jing, Anime News Network  
Nov 12th 2025
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-11-12/how-the-staff-tackled-trauma-in-takopi-original-sin-anime/.230693

Saddest Anime Ever? Takopi's Original Sin Director (Shinya Iino) & Producer (Kotaro Sudo) Interview
Jacki Jing
Anime News Network
Nov 7, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9INFZI_WmTI

Trigun Creator Reveals Favorite Character and thoughts on Stargaze - Interview with Yasuhiro Nightow
Anime News Network  Nov 3, 2025
Jacki Jing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLbiyWJuFhA

A Mini-Interview with Yasuhiro Nightow on Trigun Stargaze and His Way of Writing
by Jacki Jing, Anime News Network  Nov 14th 2025
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-11-14/a-mini-with-yasuhiro-nightow-on-trigun-stargaze-and-his-way-of-writing/.230613

Teikoku Databank: 8 Anime Production Companies Closed Between January-September This Year
posted on 2025-11-10 12:00 EST by Joanna Cayanan
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11-10/teikoku-databank-8-anime-production-companies-closed-between-january-september-this-year/.230805

One Piece, Dragon Ball Super Series Director Tatsuya Nagamine Dies (Updated)
posted on 2025-11-13 07:46 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11-13/one-piece-dragon-ball-super-series-director-tatsuya-nagamine-dies/.230989

Digital Manga Publisher Azuki Changes Name to Omoi
posted on 2025-11-13 13:15 EST by Joanna Cayanan
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11-13/digital-manga-publisher-azuki-changes-name-to-omoi/.230990

ComicBooks For Kids Creates Matching Superman Variant Covers For 2025
 15 Nov 2025
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comicbooks-for-kids-creates-matching-superman-variant-covers-for-2025/

Daniel Best - Author   Nov 16, 2025  
The Banning of Detective Comics: How Australia Just Missed Out On The Debut of Batman [censorship].
https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/the-banning-of-detective-comics

David Horsey's Substack
https://horseytoons.substack.com/

Who's Who in the Zoo? by Daniel Boris

 

Louise Penny collects Harry Bliss original cartoons, and displays them in her tunnel

Louise Penny gives us a tour of her book collection. Her dogs come, too.

At the bestselling mystery writer's Canadian home, exploring her joyfully unorganized shelves and her custom underground passageway.

By Nora Krug

Washington Post November 16 2025: C1, 6

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/interactive/2025/louise-penny-gamache-black-wolf-book-tour/

"We left the main house through a door near the kitchen, went down a few steps and entered a tunnel. It seemed fitting that a mystery writer would have an underground passage — a good place to hide things, like a book — but Penny built this for a purely pragmatic reason: so she and her dogs could make their way to her winter writing studio, a few hundred feet away, without getting too cold.

Muggins stayed behind while Charlie led the way through the 60-foot corridor, patiently waiting as we stopped to admire the framed posters on the plywood walls — several New Yorker cartoons (Penny is a fan of Harry Bliss) and a display of the covers of Penny's books."

Truth or Dare by Daniel Boris

 

Megan Wagner Lloyd and Abhi Alwar

They're speaking about their new book Super Pancake and the Terrible Toast at East City Bookshop.

 This is the third book in the series from them. Lloyd is from DC and Alwar from Brooklyn.

NPR on the Blues Brothers comic book prequel

Dan Aykroyd and daughter Stella Aykroyd on 'Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake'

Scott Simon

  Weekend Edition Saturday  November 15, 2025 

  https://www.npr.org/2025/11/15/nx-s1-5433703/dan-aykroyd-and-daughter-stella-aykroyd-on-blues-brothers-the-escape-of-joliet-jake

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesat/2025/11/20251115_wesat_dan_aykroyd_and_daughter_stella_aykroyd_on_blues_brothers_the_escape_of_joliet_jake.mp3 

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5433703

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Dan Aykroyd and his daughter Stella Aykroyd, who co-authored the graphic novel "Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake."

March 6: “Attack on Titan” - Beyond the Walls World Tour - The Official Concert - tickets on sale now

"Attack on Titan" - Beyond the Walls World Tour - The Official Concert Returns to the US in 2026!

Join this colossal celebration of music and anime!

Epic "Attack on Titan" Concert Experience Set to Electrify Fans with Iconic Soundtrack and Immersive Visuals

 

Fans of the globally renowned anime phenomenon "Attack on Titan" are in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Be ready for an unforgettable journey into the world of titans and gripping battles as the "Attack on Titan" concert brings the epic saga to life through music, visuals, and raw emotion. Having already taken place at some of the world's most prestigious venues (Dolby Theater, Carnegie Hall, OVO Arena Wembley, Sydney Opera House, etc.), this concert is an awe-inspiring fusion of rock and orchestral music, captivating vocal performances, and breathtaking visuals, creating a fully immersive experience to transport attendees straight into the heart of the "Attack on Titan" universe. (official tour website)

 

 

Featuring the internationally acclaimed soundtrack composed by Hiroyuki SAWANO (Seasons 1, 2, 3 and The Final Season) and KOHTA YAMAMOTO (The Final Season), the concert features the iconic tracks that have come to define the series, including "at'aek ON taitn," "counter・attack-mankind," "Apple Seed," and "Footsteps of Doom." As in Japan, and true to the original soundtrack, the music is performed by powerful world-class rock musicians joined by a symphonic orchestra. Hiroyuki SAWANO and KOHTA YAMAMOTO have prepared fan-favorite pieces, which are accompanied by synchronized scenes from the anime series, bringing its emotional weight and intensity to the concert hall. The soundtrack of "Attack on Titan" has always been one of the series' greatest strengths, and hearing it performed live is an experience unlike any other.

Don't miss your chance to be part of this monumental event. Whether you're a long-time fan of "Attack on Titan" or simply a lover of powerful music, the - Beyond the Walls World Tour- will leave you breathless!

 Buy tickets:

 Tickets will be available from November 14, 2024 at 10am local time for most venues. Check below to find details for the city nearest you!

Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall – March 6, 2026 – tickets : https://t.ly/G1Jbv

 

 

A word from Composer Hiroyuki SAWANO (Seasons 1, 2, 3 and The Final Season):

"I am thrilled that it has been decided that we will be holding "Attack on Titan" concerts overseas. The music of "Attack on Titan" has become a very important part of my musical career, and I am feeling fortunate that people all over the world are going to be able to enjoy my music through the series. The anime has come to an end, but I believe that this concert is a great opportunity to reunite the fans with the anime once more, and I think it will be a kind of a unique stage that could only happen with an overseas performance. I hope everyone can fully enjoy this opportunity."

 

Hiroyuki SAWANO is one of the most in-demand composers for anime, movies, and TV series in Japan. His main works include some of the most famous anime soundtracks, such as Fate/strange Fake, "Attack on Titan", Mobile Suit Gundam UC, Kill la Kill, Guilty Crown, Blue Exorcist, Aldnoah.Zero, and The Seven Deadly Sins. In addition to creating music with his project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], which focuses on vocal music, SAWANO also composes and arranges music for featured artists and is the producer of SennaRin and NAQT VANE. Learn more at SAWANO's official website: www.sawanohiroyuki.com.

 

A word from Composer KOHTA YAMAMOTO (The Final Season):

 

 

"Finally, the "Attack on Titan" concert will be held in countries outside of Japan. I'm truly excited and thrilled that, for the first time, we can deliver it to many "Attack on Titan" fans worldwide! This opportunity was made possible thanks to all of the "Attack on Titan" fans around the world. Thank you so much! Although Hiroyuki SAWANO and I cannot join this tour, the concert has been supervised by us, including the set list. The music from "Attack on Titan" will be performed as it was in Japan, so please look forward to it! I hope that many people will be able to experience and enjoy the music of "Attack on Titan" live!"

 

KOHTA YAMAMOTO started working as a composer and arranger in 2015, in addition to producing music for video works, such as anime, dramas, and commercials. He is active in a wide range of activities, including composing and arranging music for featured artists. His main works include the soundtrack of "Attack on Titan": The Final Season, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga/Shimane Illuminati Saga, The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse, and Kingdom (3rd, 4th, and 5th series); songs for the Fate/Grand Order, THE IDOLM@STER, and PreCure series; and artists such as MUCC, Sakura Gakuin, Sayaka Sasaki, and Mai Fuchigami.

 

A word from Anime Producer Tetsuya Kinoshita:

"In Japan, we held a special live event at the end of each season, and we asked Hiroyuki SAWANO and, from the final season, KOHTA YAMAMOTO to perform the soundtrack for the show. This was very well received, so we have been trying to make overseas concerts a reality for many years. More than 10 years have passed since the anime was broadcast, and we are overjoyed to be able to hold the official anime concert in world-famous halls such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Sydney Opera House, the Palais des Congrès in Paris, and Wembley Arena in London. This concert will be supervised by the original composers, Hiroyuki SAWANO and KOHTA YAMAMOTO, and will be a program that will allow you to enjoy the world of "Attack on Titan" to the fullest, using anime footage and original materials. Specially designed concert goods will also be created, so do not miss this rare opportunity to relive the "Attack on Titan" experience through music!"

 About "Attack on Titan"

 "Attack on Titan" is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. Since its debut in 2009, it has become a global phenomenon, renowned for its complex storytelling and emotional depth. The anime adaptation, with its thrilling soundtrack by Hiroyuki SAWANO and KOHTA YAMAMOTO, has captivated millions worldwide.

 The story takes place in a world where, a century ago, grotesque giants known as Titans appeared and consumed all but the last remnants of humanity. The survivors took refuge behind giant walls. Today, the threat of the Titans is a distant memory, and a boy named Eren Yeager yearns to explore the world beyond his current circumstances. What began as a childish dream, though, will become an all-too-real nightmare when the Titans return and humanity is once again on the brink of extinction.

 "Attack on Titan" has become one of the best-selling manga series of all time (140 million copies sold worldwide). The manga series was published in Bessatsu Shonen magazine by Kodansha, winning numerous awards across Japan and the US, including the Kodansha Manga Award and the Harvey Award. There have been many "Attack on Titan" adaptations, including the wildly popular anime television series, video games, novels, and more. The TV series began in 2013 and concluded in 2023. It is still one of the most watched anime series of all time, and it is still available on Netflix and Crunchyroll, among many other platforms. It has received much recognition, especially at the Crunchyroll Awards, where it was a 2024 Anime Awards Nominee, 2023 Anime Awards Nominee, 2023 Anime Awards Winner, 2022 Anime Awards Winner, 2020 Anime Awards Winner, and 2019 Anime Awards Winner. A movie compiling the latest episodes is set to be released on November 8, 2024.

PR: Local DC Creative Ad Agency This January Launches “NOOK,” New Artist Residency Program

Local DC Creative Ad Agency This January Launches "NOOK," New Artist Residency Program

The selected DC-area artist to be given a $5,000 stipend, workspace access, mentorship from across DC arts ecosystem, visibility through agency's platforms and more

Washington D.C.-based independent creative agency This January is launching its first-ever artist residency program called NOOK, which will invest in one DC-area artist at a time, offering funding, mentorship, and community. The eight-week program will allow individual artists to develop new work and meet mentors across the DC arts ecosystem, and at the end of the program, each artist will have the opportunity to give a public artist talk at This January's Logan Circle studio, and have created install-ready work that will join the agency's collection. The program name "NOOK" was inspired by the artists' dedicated workspace, which will be within a cozy corner, or nook, of the agency's office.

"Zach and I are so excited to launch NOOK, something we've been working on and have been wanting to do for a long time," said Maggie Winters, Co-Founder and CCO of This January. "We're extremely proud to be part of the DC creative community, and are always on the hunt to find new ways to create new opportunities for this community, find new people to be part of it, and uplift artists who have great ideas, but may just need that extra push to help them realize their potential. We hope NOOK can be another way we can help invest in that talent, and ultimately, we want to continue to find ways to give back and invest in the community that's been so wonderful to us. And NOOK, overall, is yet another way we want to show the world why DC's creative talent and scene are on the rise, and prove that our city is a contender to be the next great creative capital."

The selected artist will be mentored by This January's Co-Founders and CCOs Maggie Winters and Zach Goodwin, along with an art mentor including Victoria Reis, Founder of Transformer, a Washington, DC based 501 (c) 3 artist-centered, non-profit visual arts organization.

Here is what the selected artist will receive from NOOK:

• Stipend: $4,000 (50% at start, 50% at completion)
• Materials: $1,000 materials stipend (artist purchases directly)
• Workspace: Access to This January's (TJC) office space on Wednesdays and Fridays with a dedicated work area in the open office
• Mentorship: Regular check-ins with Maggie Winters (Co‑Founder & CCO), Zach Goodwin (Co‑Founder & CCO), and art mentors including Victoria Reis from Transformer and Teddy Rodger, Cultural Programs Curator, Goethe-Institut Washington
• Content & Visibility: Content capture with the TJC team, TJC team to post on social and tag the artist at various intervals throughout the process (artist is also encouraged to post and share the residency process)
• Donate one work (install‑ready) to the This January collection

Eligibility and who This January is looking for:

• This January's top criteria for selecting an artist will be finding that impossible-to-define x-factor. The agency doesn't want anyone letting their perception of the boundaries of "art" or traditional parameters get in the way of applying, as they welcome all insiders, outsiders, and exceptional weirdos.
• All DC or DMV-based artists are welcome to apply (they must live or work in the DC area).
• All disciplines welcome (visual, design, installation, new media, sound, AI/creative tech).
• They also encourage applications from underrepresented artists and practices.
• Additional Criteria:
• Someone with a unique POV.
• Feasibility of this idea or exploration in 8 weeks
• Alignment with space constraints

For those interested in applying, please fill out the application form by Friday, December 19th. The first chosen artist will be notified in early January, and additional applicants may be chosen on a rolling basis thereafter.

For questions, please reach out to Maggie at maggie@thisjanuary.com.

You can find additional information on This January and the NOOK artist residency program website, or below.

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Additional information on NOOK:

What You'll Do

• The chosen artist will have a theme they're exploring, or a goal for their residency, before the program begins.
• Weeks 1-2:
• Getting started, settling in
• Introductions to the TJC team
• On-camera interview at the start of the residency
• Weeks 3-7:
• Progress continues!
• BTS content capture
• Sit downs with local folks from the art community
• Plan and schedule artist talk
• Week 8:
• Final on-camera interview + content capture of final artwork
• Artist talk at This January's office  

Access, Conduct & IP

• We strive to accommodate access needs within reason; standard anti‑harassment and studio conduct policies apply
• Artist retains all rights to their work; non‑exclusive, credit‑required license to This January for use across platforms
• Artist insures work in transit; general liability in space covered by This January (artwork insurance not included)
• Artist is an independent contractor, employment benefits are not included.

About This January: This January is a D.C.-based indie ad agency, dedicated to building next year's biggest brands. Founded by Maggie Winters and Zach Goodwin in 2020, the agency is a creative force in a city outside of the typical advertising 'norms' like NYC and LA. They're building a reputation for their focus on craft across all their work—from traditional TV spots and short films to engaging social posts and owned channels, working with brands like Lufthansa, Nike, Mistercap with Wiz Khalifa and more.

Matt Rhodes continues to follow Heavy Metal's twisting story

Inside the upcoming Heavy Metal Library Kickstarter campaign

by R.M. Rhodes

The Beat  11/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/iside-the-upcoming-heavy-metal-library-kickstarter-campaign/

Disgruntled Colossus by Daniel Boris