Thursday, June 30, 2022

This fifth installment in the 'Despicable Me' franchise delivers the origin story of how the devilish little yellow creatures became allied with their villainous cohort.

Frank Scheck

June 29, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/minions-the-rise-of-gru-1235173629/

The Bittersweet History of Fun Home on Broadway

Jun 27, 2022

Wait in the Wings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQow9ps7WLw

The Secrets of Superman & Lois Season 2: Bizarro World, Parasite, and More!

Showrunner Todd Helbing takes us inside the creative process behind Superman & Lois season 2, the creation of Bizarro World, and more!

By Mike Cecchini | June 29, 2022

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/secrets-of-superman-and-lois-season-2-bizarro-world-parasite-and-more/

June 28, 2022 by Gil Roth

Episode 492 – Howard Chaykin

Virtual Memories Show 492:

http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-492-howard-chaykin

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_492_-_Howard_Chaykin.mp3

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

PR: SPX is back in person in 2022 – we need volunteers!

SPX is back in person and we'd love your help to make another fantastic weekend celebrating indie comics and cartooning!

If you're interested to learn more about volunteering at this year's show, click the link below to visit our site and submit your email. We'll email you in August to share more about the jobs we have available, and how to sign up for a shift.

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PLEASE NOTE! Everyone attending, exhibiting or volunteering at SPX 2022 will be required to prove they are vaccinated, or show a negative test dated within 48 hours of the show. Masks will be required everywhere at all times, except when eating or drinking.

Questions about volunteering? Reply to this email!

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Small Press Expo | P.O. Box 5704, Bethesda, MD 20824

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/28/22

"I Always Start A Book From A Single Image: Some Kind Of Vision": Antoine Cossé on Metax

Valerio Stivé | June 28, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/i-always-start-a-book-from-a-single-image-some-kind-of-vision-antoine-cosse-on-metax/

Seven Seas Voluntarily Recognizes Union

By Calvin Reid

Jun 28, 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/89726-seven-seas-voluntarily-recognizes-union.html

Ben Hatke: Artist & Adventurer

Jun 1, 2017

Mirandum Pictures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g54DhrCbYY8

Book review: Invisible Presence: The Representation of Women in French-Language Comics by Catriona MacLeod

reviewed by María Márquez López

International Journal of Comic Art blog

June 28, 2022

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2022/06/book-review-invisible-presence.html

Catriona MacLeod. Invisible Presence. The Representation of Women in French-Language Comics. Bristol, UK / Chicago, USA: Intellect, 2021. 260 pp. $39.95 paper, $113.50 hardbound. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/I/bo94635111.html

R.I.P. MIKE PASCIULLO

Much-Loved Marvel Exec Passes Away at 50

by Brigid Alverson on June 27, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51501/r-i-p-mike-pasciullo

'DIRTY PICTURES' SHEDS LIGHT ON A CORNER OF THE COMICS BUSINESS THAT STILL HASN'T RECEIVED ITS DUE

Rob Salkowitz on June 27, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/51502/dirty-pictures-sheds-light-corner-comics-business-that-still-hasn-received-its-due

dennis hopeless talks heart eyes and marvel books

Jun 24, 2022

wordballoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzPLU_WD318

First Second's #SketchSchool with Jo Rioux for Cat's Cradle: The Golden Twine

Jun 27, 2022

FirstSecondBooks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeSRP3k_2Qg

Storycomic Presents: Krysta Crawford, Wolf and I: Waves of Dissonance

Jun 24, 2022

Story Comic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbLNO9HZbPg

Exclusive: How Mo Willems & Mr. Warburton Took 'Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed' from Live Stage to Animated Screen

Karen Idelson

Published on June 27, 2022

https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/exclusive-how-mo-willems-mr-warburton-took-naked-mole-rat-gets-dressed-from-live-stage-to-animated-screen/

***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***

Emma Roberts Joins 'Madame Web' Spider-Man Spinoff for Sony

The film stars Dakota Johnson in the lead role.

Etan Vlessing

June 27, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/emma-roberts-madame-web-spider-man-movie-spinoff-1235172523/

Comixology Originals changes: Chip Mosher leaves, Bryce Gold in

Chip Mosher is leaving Amazon and his role heading up Comixology Originals

Heidi MacDonald

06/28/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/comixology-originals-changes-chip-mosher-leaves-bryce-gold-in/

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Schulz's Peanuts and promoting sports for girls

'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

Neda Ulaby

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2022/06/20220626_wesun_peanuts_one_of_the_worlds_most_popular_cartoons_pushed_for_title_ix_in_the_1970s.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1106886757

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/27/22

Celebrating a cadre of cartoonists in our community

By Lisa Crawford Watson | newsroom@montereyherald.com |

June 26, 2022

https://www.montereyherald.com/2022/06/26/celebrating-a-cadre-of-cartoonists-in-our-community/

Eric Orner talks Smahtguy and the making of a graphic memoir

May 17, 2022

Graphic Policy

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

SEVEN SEAS VOLUNTARILY RECOGNIZES UNION

Also: UW7S Adds Reproductive Health Travel to List of Goals

by Brigid Alverson on June 26, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51489/seven-seas-voluntarily-recognizes-union

Cartoonists passionately take on the Supreme Court's abortion decision

By Michael Cavna

June 27, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/06/27/cartoons-abortion-supreme-court-dobbs/

Chris Ware's "House Divided"

The artist discusses America's fractured present and his fears for the future.

By Françoise Mouly

June 27, 2022

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2022-07-04

Simon Deitch, 1947-2022

John Kelly | June 27, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/simon-deitch-1947-2022/

Kevin Eastman talks career retrospective and THE LAST RONIN at ALA 2022

How three-plus decades of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles all led to a final Turtles story, which will be out in hardcover format from IDW Publishing next month.

Zack Quaintance

06/27/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/kevin-eastman-talks-career-retrospective-and-the-last-ronin-at-ala-2022/

Indie Comics and Webtoons Comics Creator Dean Haspiel

May 23, 2022

IzzyVerse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEURB6pfVX4

"Panel to Panel: Approaches to Graphic Narrative"

Emil Ferris, Dean Haspiel, Mark Thomas Gibson, and Bishakh Som, with MFA faculty Peter Rostovsky.

Jun 19, 2022

Lesley MFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHOJBzAT2-k

Talking Jack Kirby with Comics Creator Dave Baker!

Aug 28, 2021

Captain Comic Recs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LK3a3eBoIs

Interview with Karama Horne writer of Protectors of Wakanda!

Apr 11, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yfp3D8mi9Y

Captain Comic Recs

Interview with Nubia and the Amazons writer Stephanie Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OML7oxBhBvg

Apr 23, 2022

Captain Comic Recs

CradleCon 2022: What Grue Knew-A Celebration of Mark Gruenwald

Cat Schuller, Dan Hort, and Tom Sciacca

May 19, 2022

Captain Comic Recs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN0uMcc2gUk

CradleCon 2022: Why Jack Kirby is Still the King Panel

John K. Snyder III, Adam McGovern, Dan Hort, Jamal Igle, Dean Haspiel, and Roy Schwartz

May 21, 2022

Captain Comic Recs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-FC65EqVU

Paul Madonna and his last installment of 'All Over Coffee' are gifts to The City

By Kathryn Hurd Special to the Examiner

Jun 27, 2022

https://www.sfexaminer.com/our_sections/faces/paul-madonna-and-his-last-installment-of-all-over-coffee-are-gifts-to-the-city/article_a0efa866-f491-11ec-a62d-136c7eed82a0.html

Monday, June 27, 2022

Graphic Novels in Libraries - Arlington's Central Library (May 2022)

From about a single shelf five years ago or so, to this double-sided range, which doesn't include the children's section.

Cartoons are tackling the Supreme Court's Dobbs abortion decision - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/06/27/cartoons-abortion-supreme-court-dobbs/

June 29: WHAT’S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE? signing at 3rd Eye Annapolis

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/26/22

Contours, Cartoons, and Other Abstractions (featuring Bhanu Pratap) by Tony Wei Ling [abstract comics]

Tony Wei Ling

June 15, 2022

https://solrad.co/contours-cartoons-and-other-abstractions-featuring-bhanu-pratap-by-tony-wei-ling

Interview: It's Always the Weekend with Quarto's Saturday AM Manga Imprint

Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Jun 13, 2022

https://previewsworld.com/Article/259583

The Rewriting Ethos of the Vertigo Imprint: Critical Perspectives on Memory-Making and Canon Formation in the American Comics Field

Christophe Dony

2014, Comicalités: Etudes de Culture Graphique

Online at https://www.academia.edu/6856415/The_Rewriting_Ethos_of_the_Vertigo_Imprint_Critical_Perspectives_on_Memory_Making_and_Canon_Formation_in_the_American_Comics_Field

Ken Knowlton, a Father of Computer Art and Animation, Dies at 91

His work at Bell Labs in the 1960s laid the groundwork for today's computer-generated imagery in film and on TV.

By Cade Metz

A version of this article appears in print on June 26, 2022, Section A, Page 27 of the New York edition with the headline: Ken Knowlton, 91, Computer Scientist Turned Artist, Dies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/technology/ken-knowlton-dead.html

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Graphic Novels in Local Libraries - Petworth, Washington, DC (June 2022)

Give them an Excellent rating, as there's a very surprisingly good selection in NW DC. Some hard core porn too with Crepax. The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden highlighted by facing out. Local publisher Lost Art Books on Matt Baker included too. Ben Katchor highlighted. Daniel Corsetto's boxed Girls with Slingshots complete set. Light on superheroes, but they're still included. Tell me what interested you in the comments!