Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/2/22

 

DIAMOND ANNOUNCES DATE FOR 2022 SUMMIT, 2023 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

Plus: No In-Store Halloween Comic Fest in 2022

by Brigid Alverson on August 1, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51778/diamond-announces-date-2022-summit-2023-free-comic-book-day

 

INTERVIEW: FLASHPOINT BEYOND's Jeremy Adams and Tim Sheridan clarify what matters and what doesn't

Taimur Dar

08/02/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-22-interview-jeremy-adams-tim-sheridan-flashpoint-beyond/

 

The Batgirl Movie Is Dead

Warner Bros. has reportedly decided not to release the Leslie Grace film co-starring Michael Keaton.

Germain Lussier

August 2 2022

https://gizmodo.com/batgirl-movie-canceled-hbo-max-batman-dc-films-warner-1849361909

 

'Batgirl' Film Axed by Warner Bros., Won't Be Released on Any Platform

Adam B. Vary

Aug 2, 2022

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/batgirl-not-released-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235331897/

 

'Batgirl' Won't Fly: Warner Bros. Discovery Has No Plans to Release Nearly Finished $90 Million Film

The movie starred "In the Heights" breakout star Leslie Grace in the title role of Barbara Gordon

Umberto Gonzalez | August 2, 2022

https://www.thewrap.com/batgirl-movie-dead-warner-bros-discovery-has-no-plans-to-release-nearly-finished-90-million-film/

 

Fans Rage Over Decision to Shelve 'Batgirl' Film: 'After All the Ezra Miller Bulls–'

"If true, this is baffling and sad," comic writer Gail Simone tweets

Andi Ortiz and Ross A. Lincoln | August 2, 2022

https://www.thewrap.com/batgirl-movie-shelved-fan-reactions-ezra-miller-flash/

 

Leslie Grace on the 'Big Responsibility' of Being an Afro-Latina Superhero in 'Batgirl'

The Dominican-American actress is the third Latina to be cast in a DC superhero project

Umberto Gonzalez | April 16, 2022

https://www.thewrap.com/leslie-grace-afro-latina-superhero-in-batgirl/

 

'Batgirl' and 'Scoob!: Holiday Haunt' Scrapped at Warner Bros. Amid Cost-Savings Push

The DC feature was budgeted at around $80 million, with costs rising to nearly $90 million due to COVID-19 protocols.

Aaron Couch

August 2, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batgirl-shelved-at-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235191371/

 

Pixar's Ousted Founder Returns With Apple and 'Luck'

By Brooks Barnes

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 2, 2022, Section B, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Apple TV+ To Air Latest By Visionary Pixar Ousted.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/business/media/john-lasseter-luck-apple.html

 

Pat Carroll, TV Mainstay Turned Stage Star, Dies at 95 [animation voice actor]

By Jo Craven McGinty

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 2, 2022, Section B, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: Pat Carroll, Star of TV, Stage and Sea, Dies at 95.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/arts/television/pat-carroll-dead.html

 

Ready for Research: Dietrich Hecht collection of Bilderbogen [Germany]

Michelle An

July 28, 2022

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2022/07/ready-for-research-dietrich-hecht-collection-of-bilderbogen/

PR: REMINDER! SPX 2022 Advanced Tickets and Hotel Information

Get info on tickets and hotels for SPX 2022

Hi Everybody!! Just a reminder that everything is now set up for you to get advanced tickets and hotel rooms to SPX 2022, the first in-person show in THREE Years!! SPX 2022 will be held this September 17 & 18 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center across from the White Flint Metro stop. There will be an exhibitor room with over 500 creators and publishers with the finest works that indie comics has to offer, along with over 40 slots of programming and workshops over the 2-day festival. Special Guests include Keith Knight, Maia Kobabe, Aimée de Jongh, Ronald Wimberly, Ruben Bolling, Sofia Warren and Megan Kelso. Additional Special Guests can be found on our web site. Tickets for SPX 2022 are $20 for Saturday, $15 Sunday and $30 for a two-day pass. To order your tickets, go to our Eventbrite page.  Hotel rooms are $133.00 per night, not including taxes. You can reserve your room here. If you interested in helping out with the show by being a volunteer, please fill out this form. We hope to see you in September! Thanks, The SPX Executive Committee Visit the SPX 2022 Website for More Info Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 500 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests. The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com. Small Press Expo P.O. Box 5704 Bethesda, Maryland 20824 www.smallpressexpo.com Email: press@smallpressexpo.com STAY CONNECTED

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "I Voted, no. 3"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist -

"I Voted no. 3"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3491

Apropos of nothing, presented without comment.

With thanks to Stephanie Hofeller.

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Stephanie Hofeller on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/shofeller

"The Only Cure Is Anarchy (I Did Not Call Senator Sanders 'An Ignorant Slut')"
video by Stephanie Hofeller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiRB5zDKKhY

Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
Mike's press kit: http://sinkers.org/stage/?page_id=2

German prints available for research at LoC

Ready for Research: Dietrich Hecht collection of Bilderbogen

Michelle An

July 28, 2022

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2022/07/ready-for-research-dietrich-hecht-collection-of-bilderbogen/

Folger Shakespeare Theater star turned Little Mermaid Voice Actor, Pat Carroll, RIP

Pat Carroll, TV Mainstay Turned Stage Star, Dies at 95

By Jo Craven McGinty

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 2, 2022, Section B, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: Pat Carroll, Star of TV, Stage and Sea, Dies at 95.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/arts/television/pat-carroll-dead.html

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/1/22

 

'The Flash' to End With Abbreviated Season 9 on The CW

The Grant Gustin-led DC Comics series will return in 2023 with 13 episodes.

Lesley Goldberg

August 1, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-flash-ending-season-nine-cw-1235190162/

 

'The Flash' To End With Season 9 On the CW, Final Episode Count Revealed

Nellie Andreeva

August 1, 2022

https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-flash-end-season-9-the-cw-final-episode-count-rgrant-gustin-1235082436/

 

How Netflix's The Sandman Brings the Neil Gaiman Masterpiece to Life; Neil Gaiman and David S. Goyer walks us through the making of Netflix's adaptation of iconic DC comic book series The Sandman.

By Chris Farnell | July 30, 2022

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/netflix-the-sandman-neil-gaiman-masterpiece/ 

 

The Sandman: How Boyd Holbrook Acts Without Eyes as The Corinthian

Boyd Holbrook reveals why playing The Corinthian in The Sandman made him an even bigger Neil Gaiman fan.

  By Ed Gross | August 1, 2022

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-sandman-boyd-holbrook-the-corinthian/       

 

How Neil Gaiman kept control of the Sandman characters

David Allen Green

The Law and Policy Blog 8th June 2021

https://davidallengreen.com/2021/06/how-neil-gaiman-kept-control-of-the-sandman-characters/

 

Neil Gaiman

Marc Maron

WTF Episode 1353

August 1, 2022

https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1353-neil-gaiman

https://open.acast.com/public/streams/62a222737c02140013aa4c03/episodes/62e766d94da3d80014836e42.mp3

 

"You Have To Swallow Your Fear And Do The Thing Anyway": An Interview with Maria Llovet [of Spain]

Jean Marc Ah-Sen | August 1, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/you-have-to-swallow-your-fear-and-do-the-thing-anyway-an-interview-with-maria-llovet/

 

Marvel Comics Writer Ron Zimmerman Has Died

July 30, 2022

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-writer-ron-zimmerman-has-died/

 

Rolling For Initiative -- How To Make Comic Returnability Work

Scott Thorne on August 1, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/51770/rolling-initiative-how-to-make-comic-returnability-work

 

San Diego Comic-Con Recap In Photos, Part 2

More from Thursday

Posted by Milton Griepp on August 1, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51771/san-diego-comic-con-recap-photos-part-2

 

Aftershock Comics Expands Returnability, Display Programs

by Brigid Alverson on July 29, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51767/aftershock-comics-expands-returnability-display-programs

 

Interview: Voice actors Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke on how SPONGEBOB offers comfort TV in discomforting times

Taimur Dar

08/01/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-22-interview-tom-kenny-bill-fagerbakke-spongebob-squarepants/

 

Sook-Yin Lee is adapting Chester Brown's 2011 graphic novel Paying For It for a movie

Dean Simons

08/01/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sook-yin-lee-is-adapting-chester-browns-2011-graphic-novel-paying-for-it-for-a-movie/

 

Next Big Thing: How 'The Sandman' Star Vivienne Acheampong Went From Substitute Teacher to Starring on Netflix

The actress talks about her journey from working as a supply teacher to appearing on a British sketch show to starring in the highly anticipated adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic books series.

Leah Faye Cooper

August 1, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/vivienne-acheampong-the-sandman-netflix-1235186755/

 

Marvel Studios Box-Office Slump Shows Limits of Disney's Superhero Universe

"Thor: Love and Thunder" had weak box-office sales in its second week, fitting a pattern for a prized franchise showing signs of age

By Robbie Whelan

July 29, 2022

https://www.wsj.com/articles/marvel-studios-box-office-slump-shows-limits-of-disneys-superhero-universe-11659107453

 

Jon Favreau Argued Against the Decision to Kill Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man in 'Avengers: Endgame,' Russo Brothers Say

Anthony and Joe Russo revealed they had to talk the 'Iron Man' director "off of a ledge" after he told them the hero's death would "devastate" fans.

Abbey White

July 30, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/russo-brothers-jon-favreau-argued-against-killing-tony-stark-avengers-endgame-1235189726/

 

Box Office: 'DC League of Super-Pets' Opens to Lackluster $23M

The animated superhero movie features the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Kate McKinnon.

Pamela McClintock

July 31, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-league-super-pets-box-office-opening-1235189816/

 

'DC League of Super-Pets' Turned Kevin Hart and Other Stars Into Their Own Audio Engineers

Producer Hiram Garcia recalls how the animated film starring Dwayne Johnson had to get inventive in the age of COVID-19 to put its A-list stars to work.

Aaron Couch

July 30, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dc-league-of-super-pets-kevin-hart-1235189522/

 

Review: In 'Mr. Burns,' Apocalypse Now, With 'The Simpsons' and Songs

By Alexis Soloski

A version of this article appears in print on July 28, 2022, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Apocalypse Eventually, With Songs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/theater/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play-review.html

 

How 'Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight' Expands a Nearly 15-Year Franchise

Voice actors Jack Black, Rita Ora and James Hong, alongside art director Ellen Jin and EPs Peter Hastings and Shaunt Nigoghossian, on Po's latest journey as a celebration of where 'Kung Fu Panda' has been and where it's going.

Abbey White

July 31, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/how-netflix-kung-fu-panda-the-dragon-knight-expands-15-year-franchise-1235189779/

 

R. Kikuo Johnson's "Double-Parked": The artist on learning to love New York City beaches and balancing passion projects with his career as an illustrator.

By Françoise Mouly

August 1, 2022

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2022-08-08

 

Melville. Faulkner. Spider-Man.

With Penguin Classics' editions of Marvel superhero comics featuring Captain America and Black Panther, an American genre goes for highbrow recognition.

By Jeremy Dauber

July 27, 2022

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/07/penguin-classics-marvel-collection-books/670965/

 

'Boris was cartoon gold': the UK's top cartoonists on drawing Boris Johnson

Sun 31 Jul 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/31/boris-cartoon-gold-cartoonists-drawing-boris-johnson-best-chris-riddell-martin-rowson-ralph-steadman

 

If 6-year-olds can do it, why can't the rest of us? Letter from the Editor [political cartoons]

        Chris Quinn, Editor, cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer

    Jul. 30, 2022,

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/07/if-6-year-olds-can-do-it-why-cant-the-rest-of-us-letter-from-the-editor.html

 

July 19, 2022

300% Increase in Boob Size on Comic Book Cover Art

Author: JJ Hendricks

https://blog.pricecharting.com/2022/07/300-increase-in-boob-size-on-comic-book.html

 

My Hero Academia Becomes a Sports Anime in Its Latest OVA

Super-powered sports and lively graffiti make for a double-dose of My Hero Academia summer fun!

  By Daniel Kurland | August 1, 2022

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/my-hero-academia-becomes-a-sports-anime-in-its-latest-ova/

DC Zinefest registration update

We experienced some technical difficulties this morning in getting the tabler registration form up on our website. Apologies for the confusion and delay on that front! The tabler registration form is now live on our website at: https://dczinefest.org. (This .org address redirects to https://dczinefest.wordpress.com/ , our Wordpress website.) The tabler registration will be open until August 15th.

If you're just planning to attend DC Zinefest and not table as a zinester, you do not need to register via this form. This form is only collecting information we need from tablers.

For more information, please visit our FAQ or the Facebook event we've created for the Fest.

Thanks again for your patience and we're looking forward to seeing everyone's zines soon!

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Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/30-31/22

 

Marvel comics are now Penguin Classics. Time to turn classics into Marvel.

By Alexandra Petri

Washington Post July 30, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/29/marvel-comics-penguin-classics-books/

 

The Sandman: How the Netflix Series Was Born

Showrunner and executive producer Allan Heinberg reveals the origins of Netflix's The Sandman adaptation and what it was like working on the show with Neil Gaiman.

  By Allan Heinberg | July 29, 2022

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-sandman-netflix-series-born/

 

'DC League of Super-Pets': Supporting cast outshines the marquee names [in print as Supporting cast supercharges tale of fantastic four-legged heroes]

Review by Thomas Floyd

Washington Post July 29, 2022

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/07/26/dc-league-of-super-pets-movie-review/

 

DC League of Super-Pets Cast: Meet All the New Characters

Exclusive: DC League of Super-Pets director Jared Stern tells us what it was like working with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, and the rest of the animated film's talented cast.

  By Bryan Cairns | July 29, 2022

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/dc-league-of-super-pets-cast-new-characters/

 

'I can't do superheroes, but I can do gods': Neil Gaiman on comics, diversity and casting Death

John Harris Dunning

Sat 30 Jul 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/30/neil-gaiman-sandman-netflix-interview

 

 A Look at the Intersection of Comics and Substack, As the First Year Closes

By David Harper

July 28, 2022

https://sktchd.com/longform/a-look-at-the-intersection-of-comics-and-substack-as-the-first-year-closes/

 

SDCC '22: Winners and Losers of Comic-Con

The Beat staff reflects on the mind-testing kaleidoscope of adventure that was the return of Comic-Con.

Ani Bundel, Therese Lacson, Heidi MacDonald, Victor van Scoit, Rebecca Oliver Kaplan, Kelas Lloyd, Taimur Dar, Johanna Draper Carlson,

07/29/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-22-winners-and-losers-of-comic-con/

 

Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander [Killadelphia]

Wes Greer - Peter Smart

Legends of the Dork Knights podcast 4, May 2022

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ur61YEB5rSbwCjTTRlfip

 

David Pepose

Wes Greer - Peter Smart

Legends of the Dork Knights podcast 3, May 2022

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Uh65hdAWZJPEHRPbZSIMz

 

Chris Condon

Wes Greer - Peter Smart

Legends of the Dork Knights podcast 2, May 2022

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uxzzrnYo7Ne5mcknyQWJk

 

Robby Deshaies

Wes Greer - Peter Smart

Legends of the Dork Knights podcast 1, May 2022

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3efwAIYSA6xiLRCZIwMEm8

 

Heh-Heh. Huh-Huh. Mike Judge Brings Back 'Beavis and Butt-Head.'

Judge, the creator and voice of the malevolent metalheads, explains why he's reviving his emblematic 1990s cartoon series in 2022.

By Dave Itzkoff

A version of this article appears in print on July 31, 2022, Section AR, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Beavis and Butt-Head Watch TikTok Videos.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/arts/television/beavis-and-butt-head-mike-judge.html

 

 

DC Zinefest Registration Opens August 1st

We're holding our 11th in-person zinefest this year on October 9th at the Brookland ArtWalk.  Registration opens Monday, 8/1, at 9 am!  Go to our website at http://www.dczinefest.org/ (note the new URL) or https://dczinefest.wordpress.com/ to register!

Best,

DC Zinefest Organizers

The Post reviews Super-Pets

'DC League of Super-Pets': Supporting cast outshines the marquee names [in print as Supporting cast supercharges tale of fantastic four-legged heroes]

Review by Thomas Floyd

Washington Post July 29, 2022

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/07/26/dc-league-of-super-pets-movie-review/

Post's Petri slams Penguin's Marvels

On the heels of Dirda's dismissal...

Marvel comics are now Penguin Classics. Time to turn classics into Marvel.

By Alexandra Petri

Washington Post July 30, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/29/marvel-comics-penguin-classics-books/