Saturday, July 02, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/1/22


 

In A River Of Trouble – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | July 1, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/in-a-river-of-trouble-this-weeks-links/

 

Just don't call him Sir Seth: Celebrated Canadian cartoonist receives French honour

Guelph cartoonist was made a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, complete with a striped green-and-white medal presented by France Consul General Tudor Alexis

By Mike Donachie

Star June 29, 2022

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/06/29/guelph-cartoonist-was-made-a-chevalier-of-the-order-of-arts-and-letters-complete-with-a-striped-green-and-white-medal-presented-by-france-consul-general-tudor-alexis.html

 

Dredd zone: the anarchic world of comic-book artist Steve Dillon

David Barnett

@davidmbarnett

Thu 30 Jun 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/30/steve-dillon-comics-exhibition-preacher-punisher-judge-dredd

 

Joseph Smith and the Birth of Mormonism

The cartoonist Noah Van Sciver explores the life and times of an American prophet.

By Françoise Mouly and Genevieve Bormes

June 30, 2022

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/joseph-smith-and-the-birth-of-mormonism

 

Eldo Yoshimizu on accessing art, making manga, and transcending borders

AIPT sat down with one of manga's most expressive creators.

Alexandra Iciek

June 23, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/06/23/eldo-yoshimizu-interview/

 

Curtis Clow on crafting fantasy with a heart in 'Beastlands: Keepers of the Kingdom'

The fantasy epic lands on shelves June 29.

David Brooke

June 28, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/06/28/curtis-clow-beastlands-keepers-feature/

 

Matt Kindt details Flux House imprint, 'MIND MGMT: BOOTLEG' miniseries

The artist-writer's new ventures further push comics boundaries.

Chris Coplan

June 28, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/06/28/matt-kindt-talks-flux-mind-mgmt/

 

Reflecting on representation and 'Marvel's Voices: Pride' #1

What is 'good' representation and what purpose do Pride specials serve?

Alexandra Iciek

June 27, 2022

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/06/27/queer-representation-marvels-voices-pride-1/

 

DC Comics has one weird trick for creating queer superheroes who're already household names

For one superhero universe, LGBTQ begins with Legacy

By Zach Rabiroff Jun 30, 2022,

https://www.polygon.com/23186514/dc-comics-pride-gay-superman-queer-superheroes

 

N.D. Stevenson Reveals His New Name: Nate

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | June 30th, 2022

http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/nate-stevenson/

 

Sofia Warren on "Radical: My Year With a Socialist Senator"

By Chris Cole | June 28th, 2022

http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/sofia-warren-radical/

 

Party Like It's 999 B.C.: Rachel Pollack & Joe Corallo on "The Never Ending Party" & Exclusive Preview of Issue #2

By Elias Rosner | June 29th, 2022

http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/pollack-corallo-never-ending-party/

 

Smash Pages Q&A | Marika McCoola and Aatmaja Pandya

The creators of the young-adult graphic novel 'Slip' discuss childhood trauma, teaching art, magical realism and more.

Alex Dueben

June 23, 2022

https://smashpages.net/2022/06/23/smash-pages-qa-marika-mccoola-and-aatmaja-pandya/

 

Smash Pages Q&A | Beka Feathers and Ally Shwed

Alex Dueben

June 28, 2022

'When you get right down to it, democracy is only possible if you have people with different experiences and perspectives who are willing to talk to each other and work together.'

https://smashpages.net/2022/06/28/smash-pages-qa-beka-feathers-and-ally-shwed/

 

"A Dream of Dying" in Barry Windsor-Smith's Weapon X

 

Maybe no one told Barry Windsor-Smith that he was telling a Wolverine story because Weapon X certainly doesn't read like one.

Scott Cederlund

Jun 30, 2022

https://www.fromcovertocover.com/weapon-x-by-barry-windsor-smith/

 

"I'd Love To Be Cancelled. Sounds Extremely Profitable" – Luke Healy Does What He Does Best on D+Q and Faber's 'The Con Artists'

    by Lindsay Pereira

    June 24, 2022

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/con-artists-luke-healy-drawn-quarterly/

 

"I See Myself as a Cheerleader for the Medium" – Gabi Putnoki on the Graphic Novel Reading Room and Taking the Form to New Readers

    by Andy Oliver

    June 29, 2022

    https://www.brokenfrontier.com/graphic-novel-reading-room-gabi-putnoki/

 

Gender to Watch Out For: Stuart and Trans Lesbianism in Alison Bechdel's Classic Strip

  Sabrina Ulysses June 24, 2022

https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2022/06/gender-to-watch-out-for-stuart-and-trans-lesbianism-in-alison-bechdels-classic-strip/

 

Twelve Percent Dread will Resonate and Satisfy: An Interview with 100% of Emily McGovern       

Emily Lauer

June 30, 2022

https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2022/06/twelve-percent-dread-will-resonate-and-satisfy-an-interview-with-100-of-emily-mcgovern/

 

SAS MILLEDGE for MAMO — June 2022 Graphic Novel Club pick

 Jun 22, 2022

Comix Experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHHcj2T6gbM

 

Stephanie Philips Marvel DC Grim and more

Jun 13, 2022

wordballoon

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn3_QoSd79A

 

Stephen Bissette The Anatomy (Of Horror Comics) Lesson

Jun 9, 2022

wordballoon

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx_NDGz9q0I

 

Ep. 67: In The Clear Moonlit Dusk, by Mika Yamamori

Deb Aoki et al

June 30, 2022

https://www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-67-in-the-clear-moonlit-dusk-by-mika-yamamori/

 

    21 June 2022

Global Capitalism as Blood Sacrifice: Mainstream American Comic Books and Depictions of Economic Inequality

    Nickie D. Phillips &  Staci Strobl

Critical Criminology (2022)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10612-022-09618-z

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10612-022-09618-z.pdf

 

Comics/Graphic Novel Sales Jumped 62% in 2021

By Jim Milliot

Jul 01, 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/89752-comics-graphic-novel-sales-jumped-62-in-2021.html

 

Friday, July 01, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/30/22

 

INTERVIEW: Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo share SEVEN SECRETS

The Beat catches up with the creators behind the comic, which concluded this week.

06/30/2022

Interview by Hayden Mears.

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-tom-taylor-and-daniele-di-nicuolo-share-seven-secrets/

 

THE PANIC writer Neil Kleid discusses his favorite New York stories

Plus check out an exclusive preview of THE PANIC #3, due out next week from Comixology Originals.

Beat Staff

07/01/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-panic-neil-kleid-new-york-stories-essay/

 

Comings and Goings at Boom, IDW, Netflix, Amazon, more

 

Lots of hires and promotions at Boom! Studios, an industry vet joins IDW, and Netflix lays off its anime head

Heidi MacDonald

07/01/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/comings-and-goings-at-boom-idw-netflix-amazon-more/

 

INTERVIEW: Stephen Bissette talks long career, new work, and more

'Did I still have the chops? Well, you look at the pages, you decide. I think they worked out OK.'

By d. emerson eddy & Zack Quaintance

06/30/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-stephen-bissette-talks-long-career-new-work-and-more/

 

COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVEL SALES GREW OVER 60% IN 2021

According to New Estimate by ICv2 and Comichron

by Milton Griepp on June 30, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/51531/comics-graphic-novel-sales-grew-over-60-2021

 

Report: Comics and Graphic Novel Sales Grew Over 60% in 2021

Comics had one of their biggest years ever in 2021, with more than $2 billion in sales

Heidi MacDonald

06/30/2022

 https://www.comicsbeat.com/report-comics-and-graphic-novel-sales-grew-over-60-in-2021/

 

Geppi Gems Exhibit Signage at the Library of Congress

Scoop July 1 2022

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=262862

 

Penguin Classics' new Marvel collections are decidedly prestigious, if understandably incomplete

Even the snootiest hardcover collection can't possibly capture the entirety of a Marvel hero's story, but it would be nice

Sam Barsanti

AV Club June 30 2022

https://www.avclub.com/penguin-classic-marvel-spider-man-captain-america-black-1849066643

 

Paul Madonna's Latest 'All Over Coffee' Collection Hits Close to Home—Literally

Rae Alexandra

KQED Jun 17 2022

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13914459/paul-madonna-interview-all-over-coffee-san-francisco-you-know-exactly-review

 

Sceptre scoops 'hilarious' first collection by New Yorker cartoonist McPhail

Jun 29, 2022

 Lauren Brown

https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/sceptre-scoops-hilarious-first-collection-by-new-yorker-cartoonist-mcphail

 

Gosh! Comics announces "The A to Z of British Newspaper Strips" signing

By John Freeman on June 28, 2022

https://downthetubes.net/gosh-comics-announces-the-a-to-z-of-british-newspaper-strips-signing/

 

Comic Newspaper the 'Ladybroad Ledger' Returns Under New Leadership

By Maggie Reynolds

June 29, 2022

The original print version of this article was headlined "Broad Ambitions"

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/comic-newspaper-the-ladybroad-ledger-returns-under-new-leadership/Content?oid=35905629

 

Welcome to the team! Gil Thorp comic strip welcomes new author Henry Barajas

June 29, 2022 • Written by Matt Maldre

https://tribunecontentagency.com/henry-barajas/

 

Neal Rubin on His Sporting Life with Gil Thorp

D. D. Degg

June 30, 2022

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/06/30/neal-rubin-on-his-sporting-life-with-gil-thorp/

 

Harold Bloom, Weirdness, and Story Drawings

Andrew Field | June 30, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/harold-bloom-weirdness-and-story-drawings/

 

The Avant-Garde Musical Legacy of The Moomins By Jude Noel · Illustration by Marine Buffard · June 27, 2022

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/the-moomins-feature

 

Making A Case for Comic Books in the Classroom

By Ginny A. Roth

Circulating Now blog June 30, 2022

https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2022/06/30/making-a-case-for-comic-books-in-the-classroom/

 

The Simon Deitch Interview

Gary Groth | July 1, 2022 | 1 comment

From The Comics Journal #292 (October 2008)

https://www.tcj.com/the-simon-deitch-interview/

 

What is going on with: Oni Press, Comixology, Substack??? The week's new has left many people asking "wha hoppen?"

Heidi MacDonald 07/01/2022 

https://www.comicsbeat.com/what-is-going-on-with-oni-press-comixology-substack/

 

 

 

Comics in the National Library of Medicine

My friend's written a blog post -

LOC adds a sign for Geppi exhibit

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/29/22


Fritz Wetherbee: Comics and Crime in Henniker

Back in the 1950's they banned comic books, I'll tell you the story.

WMUR Jun 24, 2022

https://www.wmur.com/article/fritz-wetherbee-comics-and-crime-in-henniker/40405743#

 

Los Angeles Times redraws comics pages with five fresh titles

Los Angeles Times June 27, 2022,

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-06-27/los-angeles-times-comics-crabgrass-macanudo or https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-06-27/los-angeles-times-comics-crabgrass-macanudo

 

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

Neda Ulaby

Weekend Edition Sunday June 26, 2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/26/1106886757/peanuts-one-of-the-worlds-most-popular-cartoons-pushed-for-title-ix-in-the-1970s

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

 

Fitz's Opinion: A cartoonist returns to find an American Press in peril

David Fitzsimmons Arizona Daily Star

Jun 26, 2022

https://thisistucson.com/opinion/local/fitzs-opinion-a-cartoonist-returns-to-find-an-american-press-in-peril/article_1ce4324a-f193-11ec-9881-4f5df0b1da04.html

 

'It wasn't worth it': US cartoonist Jim Morin reflects on why George W Bush invaded Iraq

'Some people have a feeling about something and they see a cartoon which clarifies their views'

David Millward

Jun 24, 2022

https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/06/24/it-wasnt-worth-it-us-cartoonist-jim-morin-reflects-on-why-george-w-bush-invaded-iraq/

 

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: CHIP MOSHER TO LEAVE COMIXOLOGY

Steinberger Leaves Amazon

 by Brigid Alverson on June 28, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51515/people-move-chip-mosher-leave-comixology

 

Tarrytown Cartoonist's Graphic Novel Traces Life of 'Smahtguy' Barney Frank

Robert Brum — June 27, 2022

https://riverjournalonline.com/communities/tarrytown/tarrytown-cartoonists-graphic-novel-traces-life-of-smahtguy-barney-frank/33659/

 

Amazon Picks Up Hot Comic 'Eight Billion Genies' (Exclusive)

Creators Charles Soule and Ryan Browne will executive produce a feature adaptation although the streamer has plans far beyond a simple movie.

Borys Kit

June 29, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amazon-eight-billion-genies-comic-1235173415/

 

28 June 2022

Graphic novels collection, a new first for Cambridge University

Lucy Cavendish Fellow, Dr Joe Sutliff Sanders, is raising funds for an exciting new collection at the College Library.

https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/blog/graphic-novels-collection-cambridge-university

 

James Lucas Jones and Charlie Chu out at Oni Press

As Oni celebrates its 25th anniversary, it has lost its publisher and VP business dev

Heidi MacDonald

06/29/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/james-lucas-jones-and-charlie-chu-out-at-oni-press/

 

Time, Zone, J: Temporalities of Memory in Julie Doucet's New Comic

Lane Yates | June 29, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/time-zone-j-temporalities-of-memory-in-julie-doucets-new-comic/

 

Minions: The Rise of Gru': Film Review

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!



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