Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/16/22

 

Comic Book Artist Dijjo Lima Dies

By Narayan Liu

CRB May 16 2022

https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-artist-dijji-obit/

 

BUSINESS 3X3: ERIC CHILDS AT MIND'S EYE COMICS

Learned It's Tough to Un-Ring a Bell

Posted by Jim McLauchlin on May 16, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51184/business-3x3-eric-childs-minds-eye-comics

 

Comic Culture with Thomas Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson

May 11, 2022

terence dollard

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

 

Comic Culture with J David Spurlock

May 9, 2022

terence dollard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-70jtOlyYCM

 

Garth Ennis previews The Boys Season Three!

Andrew Sumner

Forbidden Planet TV May 6 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW9N7LyqiCY

 

Joshua Williamson: DC's explosive Dark Crisis is MUCH MORE than you expect!

Andrew Sumner

May 4, 2022

Forbidden Planet TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=312A5dQMylQ

 

Thank God for Stilt-Man: A Graphical Understanding of the Life of a C-List Villain

By David Harper

May 10, 2022

https://sktchd.com/column/thank-god-for-stilt-man-a-graphical-understanding-of-the-life-of-a-c-list-villain/

 

INTERVIEW: Rainbow Rowell talks charting the ongoing SHE-HULK series

Joe Grunenwald

05/16/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/rainbow-rowell-she-hulk-interview-marvel/

 

Welcome Tundra comics!

    Ken Harty

    Fergus Falls Daily Journal  May 14, 2022

    https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/welcome-tundra-comics/article_87b61ff6-d2f9-11ec-8bc0-27df3445b889.html

 

Vancouver cartoonist named finalist for Pulitzer Prize, 2 years after switching professions [Zoe Si]

Meagan Gill

CTV News Vancouver

Updated May 16, 2022 11:17 a.m. EDT

Published May 13, 2022 3:37 p.m. EDT

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-cartoonist-named-finalist-for-pulitzer-prize-2-years-after-switching-professions-1.5902349

 

Alhafis Hashim , M. E., Idris, M. Z. ., & Said, C. S. . (2022). Defining the construct and elements of Aesthetic Experience (AX) and User Experience (UX) in Augmented Reality Comics (AR Comics). International Journal of Creative Multimedia, 3(1), 17–34. https://doi.org/10.33093/ijcm.2022.3.1.2

https://ajlp.mmupress.com/index.php/ijcm/article/view/362https://ajlp.mmupress.com/index.php/ijcm/article/view/362/226

 

Amini, M., Rue, G. S., Saffari, N., & Amirdabbaghian, A. (2022). Using Strategies to Solve Problems in Translating Chinese to English Comics. International Online Journal of Language, Communication, and Humanities, 5(I), 74-84. Retrieved from http://insaniah.umk.edu.my/journal/index.php/insaniah/article/view/155

http://insaniah.umk.edu.my/journal/index.php/insaniah/article/view/155/89

 

How Multiverse Stories Invite Us to Envison Jesus' Alternative Community [Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]

JR. Forasteros

Sojourners May 13, 2022 https://sojo.net/articles/how-multiverse-stories-invite-us-envison-jesus-alternative-community

 

The Holy Ghost by John Hendrix - A joint review

by Mike Rhode & Cathy Hunter

ComicsDC blog May 16, 2022

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-holy-ghost-by-john-hendrix-joint.html

 

Lettering: Ira Schnapp's Thirty-Plus Years in Motion Picture-Related Businesses

Alex Jay

Tenth Letter of the Alphabet blog

May 16, 2022

http://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2022/05/lettering-ira-schnapps-thirty-plus.html

The Holy Ghost by John Hendrix - A joint review

by Mike Rhode & Cathy Hunter

When a publicist offered to send The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic by John Hendrix (Abrams Comic Arts, 2022) for review, I (Mike) accepted enthusiastically. I had just interviewed Grant Snider for his book, The Art of Living, from the same publisher, and am very fond of his philosophical one-page comics. I expected something similar from Hendrix, as his book has an introduction by Patrick McDonnell, another thoughtful and spiritual cartoonist who recently took a half year off to work on a project with the Dalai Lama.

I very much enjoyed Hendrix's art - his drawings of a little blue ghost, or more properly I suppose, a little blue spirit, and his foils, an anthropomorphic squirrel and badger.

The publisher's promo text reads:

Does God exist? Is there a heaven? What’s the point of it all? Do we even matter?

This collection of thought-provoking, humorous comic strips is a series of conversations between a squirrel, a badger, and a friendly blue ghost who may or may not be one third of the Holy Trinity. Charming, witty, and at times poignant, yet never holier-than-thou, New York Times bestselling and award-winning illustrator John Hendrix tackles some of life’s greatest questions. Whether you consider yourself faithful or a nonbeliever, these delightfully off-kilter comics deliver laughter, comfort, and philosophical musings with humble, honest spirit—and just the right dose of playful irreverence.

and this highlights my major issue with the book - it is a deep dive into Christian thought, not really philosophical musings writ large.

There's a strong tradition of religious cartoons and cartoonists - single panel cartoons such as Brother Juniper, odd excursions such as Al Hartley's Christian Archie comics, the evil evangelism of Jack Chick's tracts, so I should not have been surprised I suppose. Hendrix's afterword (not foreword) is clear -- he doodled a lot of these cartoons in church while listening to sermons. "The comics became a way to preach to myself over many years and many seasons of life." Fair enough, but as I've grown older, I've become less tolerant of proselytizing.

Still, the art is very well done, the cartoons are often clever, and I decided to turn to my wife Cathy, who is religious, to the point of being her church's volunteer librarian. She found this to be a book that reminded her of teachings she'd encountered over the years and enjoyed revisiting some of those big questions illustrated with a whimsical blue ghost.  She sees Hendrix's claimed influences of Schulz and Watterson in the art. The following are her thoughts on the book -

Trying to make sense of the Trinity, particularly the Holy Ghost is one paradox after another. Many of the illustrations reminded me of the King James Version of the Bible's description of faith:  "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

I love the typography of the strip title. For each one, he does something different. A couple of cartoons stood out for me. On page 120, the very first cartoon done in his sketchbook, illustrates "Be Thou My Vision," my favorite hymn based on an old Celtic tune. However, the analysis is spot-on. Who does not care anything about money or being well-thought of? On page 115, the Ghost and Squirrel are playing checkers, and the Ghost says, "King of Kings me" to which the losing Squirrel replies "Enough with that." This very light-hearted cartoon is one of my favorites.

In the end, Hendrix succeeds in holding in equipoise the bad things happening in the world, but also the love and all the beautiful things. He shows that still, small voice that sees a small light in the dark.

So there you have it - two viewpoints on one book. We both agree that the artwork is lovely, and Abrams has done its usual fine job -- except for one thing -- the cartoons are too small. Many of them would have benefited from being European album-sized instead of a slightly larger-than-usual hardcover, both for the art and the text. Even the Artist's Note appears to be in 8 point type, which won't appeal to the older reader who is probably more likely to purchase this book. In the end, we were both glad of the opportunity to read the book, and glad the strips are collected for a broader audience.

An example of 'too small' reproduction

 

And Cathy's church library is getting the review copy...

Eric Orner draws Congressman Barney Frank's life, and speaks locally about it

Eric Orner: Smahtguy

• Thursday, May 19, 2022
• 7:00 PM 8:00 PM

• Solid State Books 600 H Street Northeast Washington, DC, 20002 United States (map)

Join us in store to welcome Eric Orner discussing his new book Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank! This is an in-store, in-person event and is free and open for all to attend! Please RSVP here

https://www.solidstatebooksdc.com/events/2022/5/19/eric-orner-smahtguy

LGBTQ Pioneer Barney Frank's Story Is Now a Graphic Novel

The author explains why the ex-congressman makes a good comic.

Written by Bill O'Sullivan

Washingtonian May 16, 2022

This article appears in the May 2022 issue of Washingtonian.

https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/05/16/lgbtq-pioneer-barney-franks-story-is-now-a-graphic-novel/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/15/22

 

'Heartstopper' is bursting with young queer love, cartoon hearts and fireworks

Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Mark Blankenship, Cate Young

    Pop Culture Happy Hour

May 13, 2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/06/1097170431/heartstopper-is-bursting-with-young-queer-love-cartoon-hearts-and-fireworks

https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2022/05/20220513_pchh_pchh_220513_heartstopper_final.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1097170431

 

Twenty years later, 'Spider-Man' is still my superhero origin story

 by David Betancourt

Washington Post May 15, 2022 p. E2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/05/04/spider-man-movie-20-year-anniversary/

 

Zdarsky and Loo Discuss the Future of The All-Nighter

By Dustin Holland

CBR May 13 2022

https://www.cbr.com/zdarsky-and-loo-discuss-the-future-of-the-all-nighter/

 

Flipping through the pages of the history of indie comics in Newfoundland and Labrador [Canada]

Elizabeth Whitten · CBC News : May 15, 2022

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-indie-comics-1.6438004

 

The labor laws of the superhero universe amount to disturbing propaganda

Somehow, without coordination, superhero movies adhere to the same unwritten, right-wing code

By Keith A. Spencer

Salon May 14, 2022

https://www.salon.com/2022/05/14/marvel-dc-superhero-labor-laws-propaganda/

 

The Spell 'Doctor Strange' Is Missing: Sam Raimi's Macabre Vision

By Calum Marsh

A version of this article appears in print on May 14, 2022, Section C, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Macabre Vision Is Missing Here.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/movies/spider-man-doctor-strange-sam-raimi.html

 

DIE: RPG Playthrough with Kieron Gillen and Friends

Nov 15, 2020

ThoughtBubbleComics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm8-Ut8pvek

 

'Married…With Children' Animated Series in the Works

Rick Porter

May 13, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/married-with-children-animated-series-original-cast-1235146231/

 

May 13, 2022 

'M.O.D.O.K' Canceled at Hulu After One Season

Joe Otterson

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/modok-canceled-hulu-1235266682/

 

Talking Duo, new Milestone stories with Greg Pak, Khoi Pham, and Scott Hanna

David Brooke

May 8th, 2022

https://aipt-comics.simplecast.com/episodes/greg-pak-khoi-pham-and-scott-hanna-talk-duo

 

AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 171: Kyle Starks on crafting horror from all things scary in 'I Hate This Place'

Kyle Starks joins Dave and Colin on the AIPT Comics podcast to talk new horror series 'I Hate This Place.'

David Brooke and Colin Moon

May 15, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/05/15/aipt-comics-podcast-ep-171-kyle-starks/

 

PW Comics World: More To Come

More to Come 516: Mark Doyle Interview [IDW]

Heidi MacDonald

on 05/13/2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1198

 

OPINION: Kickstarter won't explain their blockchain protocol, so I will

Beat 05/13/2022 

By Erin Ptah

https://www.comicsbeat.com/opinion-kickstarter-wont-explain-their-blockchain-protocol-so-i-will/

 

The Great Unravelling May 10 2022

Why You Should Start Reading Comics with Ian Dunt

Ben Kelly and Mat Walker

https://shows.acast.com/62385893628ffa0013953c14/episodes/why-you-should-start-reading-comics-with-ian-dunt

NPR on Heartstopper

'Heartstopper' is bursting with young queer love, cartoon hearts and fireworks

Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Mark Blankenship, Cate Young

Pop Culture Happy Hour

May 13, 2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/06/1097170431/heartstopper-is-bursting-with-young-queer-love-cartoon-hearts-and-fireworks

https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2022/05/20220513_pchh_pchh_220513_heartstopper_final.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1097170431

Betancourt on Tobey McGuire's Spider-Man

Twenty years later, 'Spider-Man' is still my superhero origin story

 by David Betancourt

Washington Post May 15, 2022 p. E2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/05/04/spider-man-movie-20-year-anniversary/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/13/22

 

Holding Up Office Lights – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | May 13, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/holding-up-office-lights-this-weeks-links/

 

In Memoriam: Charles S. Novinskie [Topps Comics editor]

Scoop May 13 2022

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=259003

 

WEBTOON SIGNS WITH SURGE LICENSING

Also: Wattpad CEO Lau Moves to Webtoon as Executive Advisor

by Brigid Alverson on May 12, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51170/webtoon-signs-surge-licensing

 

In Memoriam: George Pérez

Scoop May 13 2022

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?ArticleID=258945

 

Dick Tracy: The First Big Little Book

Scoop May 13 2022

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=258922

 

Column: Disney allegedly has cheated hundreds of writers out of pay for Star Wars and other properties

By Michael Hiltzik

Los Angeles Times May 11, 2022

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-05-11/disney-star-wars-writers-of-royalties

 

George Pérez, Legendary 'Wonder Woman' and 'Teen Titans' Comic Book Artist, Dies at 67

Wilson Chapman

May 7, 2022

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/george-perez-dead-wonder-woman-teen-titans-comics-1235261261/

 

May 11, 2022

Remembering George Pérez, 1954-2022

by Marvel

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/remembering-george-perez-1954-2022

 

The Hot Dog as Art, New York Style

The artist Steve Marcus will display his collection of hot dog art, alongside his own work, through Nov. 6.

By Florence Fabricant

May 9, 2022

A version of this article appears in print on May 11, 2022, Section D, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: To View: The Hot Dog as Art And as New York Style.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/dining/steve-marcus-museum-at-eldridge-street.html

 

"That is How We Bring Out the Best in Our Work": Gurihiru on Art, Collaboration, and Unico: Awakening [manga]

By David Harper

May 12, 2022

https://sktchd.com/art-feature/gurihiru-art-feature/

 

Naoki Urasawa Wins Max und Moritz Lifetime Achievement Award

2022-05-09 10:23 EDT by Alex Mateo

Monster creator wins German award

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-09/naoki-urasawa-wins-max-und-moritz-lifetime-achievement-award/.185491

 

Comics Retail Rebuilds, and Restocks

By David Harper

May 06, 2022

A version of this article appeared in the 05/09/2022 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Comics Retail Rebuilds, and Restocks

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/89245-comics-retail-rebuilds-and-restocks.html

 

Manga's Growth In Popularity Is Here To Stay, Industry Leaders Predict

by Madeline Dunnett, May 11th 2022

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-05-11/manga-growth-in-popularity-is-here-to-stay-industry-leaders-predict/.183314

 

Smash Pages Q&A | Andrew J. Kunka

The professor and author discusses his new book about the life and work of the late cartoonist Howard Cruse.

Alex Dueben

May 11, 2022

https://smashpages.net/2022/05/11/smash-pages-qa-andrew-j-kunka/

 

My brother the superhero: how the death of comic book legend Steve Dillon inspired a creative awakening

Tim Jonze

12 May 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/12/steve-dillon-death-comic-book-preacher

 

Geoff Thorne talks new politics, nostalgia, and violence in 'Blood Syndicate'

Chris Coplan

May 10, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/05/10/blood-syndicate-remix-geoff-thorne/

 

How the pandemic pushed a comics legend to reinvent pulp fiction and 1980s L.A. [ Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Reckless]

By Jim Ruland

May 12, 2022

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-05-12/how-the-pandemic-pushed-a-comics-legend-to-reinvent-pulp-fiction-and-1980s-l-a

 

Zack Kaplan and John J. Pearson Discuss Their "Mindset" Working On Their New Series "Mindset"

By Kyle Welch | May 10th, 2022

http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/mindset-interview/

 

That Darn Cat: Patrick Kuklinski Explores The Warriors, from Tokyopop to Fanfiction

Patrick Kuklinski

May 12, 2022

https://solrad.co/that-darn-cat-patrick-kuklinski-explores-the-warriors-from-tokyopop-to-fanfiction

 

Jade Armstrong on Being a Band Kid and Putting the U in Colour in "Scout is Not a Band Kid" [Canada]

By Elias Rosner | May 12th, 2022

http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/jade-armstrong-scout-band-kid/

 

"A poem naturally wants to become a comic" — Nhatt Nichols Interviews Tomás Cisternas and Stefan Lorenzutti

Nhatt Nichols

May 10, 2022

https://solrad.co/a-poem-naturally-wants-to-become-a-comic-nhatt-nichols-interviews-tomas-cisternas-and-stefan-lorenzutti

 

Packing Power: The Art of June Brigman

Chloe Maveal

NeoText Review May 2022

https://neotextreview.com/culture/packing-power-the-art-of-june-brigman/

Rob LIEFELD on Commentary: Youngblood 6 - Image history, process, and romance!

Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor

May 8, 2022

Cartoonist Kayfabe

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJpWFs7CW_w

 

In 1994, Rob Liefeld returned from a year off with Youngblood 6 - a great inker, McFarlane's best colorist, Cable and Akira, some autobio, and a marriage proposal!? Plus this is Ed Piskor's first Youngblood comic book!

ROB LIEFELD Joins Us To Celebrate NEAL ADAMS! We're Looking at Superman vs. Muhammad Ali.

Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor

May 6, 2022

Cartoonist Kayfabe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbKtblNJ010

 

Geof Darrow Talks NEAL ADAMS' Batman and art

Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor

May 13, 2022

Cartoonist Kayfabe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShsZqoD-xbw