Monday, February 20, 2023
The Post interviews Paul Rudd about Ant-Man
Paul Rudd became an Avenger and remained Paul Rudd [in print as Congenial Rudd stays down-to-earth - even while saving the world]
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/18-19/23
Istvan Banyai, Illustrator Who Mined the Surreal, Dies at 73
By Alex Williams
A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 20, 2023, Section D, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: Istvan Banyai, 73, Dies; Illustrator Whose Work Was Fodder for Covers.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/arts/istvan-banyai-dead.html/
How 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' and 'My Dad the Bounty Hunter' Break Ground for Black Families in Animation
Creatives behind both TV series, which debuted in February alongside the second season of 'The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,' discuss how their narratives and animation styles are celebrating Black culture and communities on Earth and across the galaxy.
Abbey White
February 18, 2023
Episode 11: Chang Kim [webtoon app Tapas Media]
Stu Levy
"left brain vs. right brain with stu levy"
January 17, 2023
Christopher Kelly Browne 1952-2023
D. D. Degg
Daily Cartoonist February 18 2023
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/02/18/christopher-kelly-browne-1952-2023/
Chris Browne [obituary]
Argus Leader February 16, 2023
https://www.argusleader.com/obituaries/sal085521
Hagar the Horrible cartoonist dies at age 70 on strip's 50th anniversary
Jay Handelman
Sarasota Herald-Tribune February 18 2023
EVENTS: Tynion and Oeming have a "Close Encounter" for BLUE BOOK at the Hollywood Theater
Heidi MacDonald
02/17/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/events-tynion-oeming-dark-horse-blue-book-hollywood-theater/
The State Of Comics With Sal Crivelli Of Comic Pop
wordballoon February 17 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX-9gtBHaK4
TALKING "PROJECT 8" WITH BOB QUINN!
Ethan and Griffin
KLC Press
Feb 16, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbR0D2KU5A
'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' End-Credits Scenes Tease Future MCU Villains
Fans of the Marvel comics may recognize new characters introduced in the film's two after-credit scenes.
Sydney Odman
February 18, 2023
Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum chat about comics! [Minor Threats]
Sal Crivelli
ComicPop Returns Feb 16, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuSHB8ZKR7A
'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania' shrinks from its duties
Glen Weldon, Mallory Yu, Daisy Rosario, and Joelle Monique
Pop Culture Happy Hour February 17, 2023 https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155976008/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-shrinks-from-its-duties and https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2023/02/20230217_pchh_08af2245-db0a-4617-a0e5-5166403f5935.mp3 and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1155976008
In 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,' the setting is subatomic — as are the stakes
Glen Weldon
Pop Culture Happy Hour February 15, 2023
Jonathan Majors is ready for his Marvel Studios 'big bad' moment [in print as Here to make history, not villainy]
He stars in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" as supervillain Kang the Conqueror, continuing a legacy of Black actors in iconic MCU roles
By David Betancourt
February 17, 2023: C1, 3
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/02/17/jonathan-majors-kang-ant-man-wasp-quantumania/
Better to quote the devil you know [Argyle Sweater letter]
Ray J. Lum, Arlington
Washington Post February 18 2023: A15
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/17/united-ukraine-ballet-sarah-kaufman/
Celebrate Brandon-Croft's craft [letter]
Carol Burnett, Arlington
Washington Post February 18 2023: A15
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/17/united-ukraine-ballet-sarah-kaufman/
Don Rosa
["I (Don Rosa) will NOT be able to attend the Vancouver FanXpo this coming weekend."]
The Official Don Rosa Group February 14 2023
https://www.facebook.com/groups/donrosaofficial/posts/1886259851725155/
Don Rosa
[As part of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, The Walt Disney Company is in the process of reviewing their library of stories.]
The Official Don Rosa Group February 14 2023
https://www.facebook.com/groups/donrosaofficial/posts/1886274048390402/
Don Rosa
[The report that two of my stories will not be published going forward, and any books containing them will not be reprinted, did NOT come to me "from Disney".]
The Official Don Rosa Group February 19 2023
https://www.facebook.com/groups/donrosaofficial/posts/1890200677997739/
BUSINESS 3X3: KELLY HEYING AT BUY ME TOYS AND COMICS
Indiana Retailer Grew from Toys to Comics
Jim McLauchlin on February 17, 2023
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53358/business-3x3-kelly-heying-buy-me-toys-comics
That darn Argyle Sweater and Brandon-Croft
Better to quote the devil you know [Argyle Sweater letter]
Ray J. Lum, Arlington
Washington Post February 18 2023: A15
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/17/united-ukraine-ballet-sarah-kaufman/
Celebrate Brandon-Croft's craft [letter]
Carol Burnett, Arlington
Washington Post February 18 2023: A15
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/17/united-ukraine-ballet-sarah-kaufman/
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/17/23
Lockwood & Co.'s Jonathan Stroud on comics, TV & more - The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast
2000 AD February 10 2023
The Girlfriend Experience with Gina Wynbrandt ["Paying for It" by Chester Brown]
Katie Skelly and Sally Madden
Thick Lines Podcast 78; February 15 2024
https://soundcloud.com/thicklines/78-the-girlfriend-experience-with-gina-wynbrandt
Bob Storms' Storage Unit Theft in New York
Scoop February 17 2023
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=266760
Lifelong couples told me their secrets. This is what they said. [graphic medicine]
Perspective by Nathan Gray, MD
Comics contributor
February 14, 2023
REVIEW: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA feels like an unnecessary prelude comic
To be honest, though, it's all about Kang.
02/17/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/ant-man-quantumania-review/
'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Review: Splat
A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 17, 2023, Section C, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: In This Case, the Actors Are Small, but the Picture Is Big.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/movies/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-review.html
'The 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films' Review: Bite-Size Global Tales [Animation]
By Amy Nicholson
A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 17, 2023, Section C, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Bite-Size Tales of Sisters, Sailors and Walruses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/movies/oscar-nominated-short-films-review.html
Disney employees fight mandate to work at offices four days a week
A petition asking CEO Bob Iger to rethink the policy has more than 2,300 signatures
February 16, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/02/16/disney-rto-pushback-petition/
I Was Borne Upon The Tide – This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | February 17, 2023
https://www.tcj.com/i-was-borne-upon-the-tide-this-weeks-links/
Inside Look: Blackward – Lawrence Lindell Talks About His Graphic Novel About Black Love, Joy, Rebellion and the Power of Community
February 15, 2023
https://www.brokenfrontier.com/blackward-lawrence-lindell-drawn-quarterly-inside-look/
Feeling Koreangry!: Reading Zines Through Racialized Animatedness
February 15, 2023
by Kyubin Kim
https://www.thegutterreview.com/feeling-koreangry-reading-zines-through-racialized-animatedness/
Rebellion and Garth Ennis bring back UK title BATTLE ACTION this summer with a five-issue miniseries
Garth Ennis will be joined by a fleet of crack writers - including original Battle co-creator John Wagner
02/17/2023
Meet the Echo Park illustrator behind the comic zine "Koreangry"
"A lot of things my character talks about in the comic, I am learning as I go along" -- Eunsoo Jeong
By Lucy Guanuna
The Eastsider Apr 23, 2020
More to Come 554: Talking with Henry Barajas
Calvin Reid
on 02/10/2023
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1244
Jack Johnson, Black Champion: 'PW' Talks with Youssef Daoudi and Adrian Matejka [Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century]
By Eugene Holley Jr.
Feb 15, 2023
J. M. DeMatteis discusses Kraven's Last Hunt and other comics
by Dominic Walsh February 15, 2023
Scifipulse February 15, 2023
https://www.scifipulse.net/j-m-dematteis-discusses-kravens-last-hunt-and-other-comics/
"We Never Learned That We Shouldn't Be Doing This" — A Conversation with Los Bros Hernandez Looking Back on 40 Years of 'Love and Rockets'
February 10, 2023
https://www.brokenfrontier.com/jaime-gilbert-hernandez-love-rockets-fantagraphics-first-fifty/
Off Panel #388: Reality Bites with Jamie McKelvie
David Harper
Feb 13, 2023
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-388-reality-bites-with-jamie-mckelvie
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sktchd/Jamie_McKelvie_2023.mp3
Discovering Revealing Stories In Animation And Film With Author And Illustrator Victoria Ying [animator]
How The Hays Code Censored Cartoons And How Animators Responded
Cartoon Brew 02/16/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-study/cartoons-and-the-hays-code-study-225994.html
Hergé's Original Cover Drawing for Tintin in America to Auction
Fine Books December 28, 2022
Mignolaversity: Jesse Lonergan on "Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea"
By Mark Tweedale | February 15th, 2023
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/lonergan-miss-truesdale/
White Savior Spoof: Eric Nguyen
By Sheena McNeil |
EASTMAN and LAIRD Join Cartoonist Kayfabe to Talk TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Issue 2! Enjoy!
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg
Feb 11, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9p9zS3YrxQ
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Back on Kayfabe to Talk Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Ish 3 Deep Dive
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg
Cartoonist Kayfabe Feb 12, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ua8su4FrDA
The Mighty Crusaders Number 4
Gary Lactus by SILENCE! #01 February 15 2023
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mindlessones/episodes/2023-02-15T08_43_49-08_00
https://mindlessones.podomatic.com/enclosure/2023-02-15T08_43_49-08_00.mp3
The Man Who Caught Marilyn Monroe's Skirt on Film
"The American Way," by Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler, tells the story of Siegler's immigrant grandfather — who happened on the movie star while she was filming "The Seven Year Itch" — while delving into other colorful mid-20th-century American characters.
By Julie Klam
Feb. 12, 2023
Superman's Original Publisher Had A Secret Identity: America's Schindler
THE AMERICAN WAY: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe | By Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler | Illustrated | 366 pp. | Simon & Schuster | $28.99
The Daily Heller: The Maus That Roars
The Daily Heller February 13 2023 https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-the-maus-that-roars/
The Ballad of Preston Sweet: We dig into the past of the comic book industry to visit a man born at the wrong time. [ Comics Retailer]
The Indirect Market February 17 2023
https://theindirectmarket.substack.com/p/the-ballad-of-preston-sweet
'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' goes big — and boring [in print as For such a big movie, it sure feels small]
You have to work pretty hard to suck the life out of a movie starring Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors, but the latest MCU sequel is evidence that it can be done
Review by Ann Hornaday
February 17, 2023 : Weekend 20, 22
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2023/02/14/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-movie-review/
A guide to the 2023 Oscar shorts: Critic's picks and how to watch [animation]
How to watch all the nominees in theaters or stream several of them online — plus our critic's picks
February 15, 2023: Weekend 24.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2023/02/15/oscar-shorts-2023-movie-review/
Up Close and Personal: Mediated Testimony and Narrative Tropes in Refugee Comics [Europe].
Nina Mickwitz
in The Routledge Handbook of Refugee Narratives
Routledge, 2023
Pages 167-178
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003131458-18/close-personal-nina-mickwitz
Makoto Shinkai's 'Suzume no Tojimari' set for autumn release
By MISUZU SATO
Asahi Shimbun February 11, 2022
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14536449
Director Shinkai helps teens relive 3/11 disasters with latest anime ["Suzume no Tojimari" (Suzume's door locking)]
By ATSUSHI OHARA
Asahi Shimbun December 3, 2022
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14775547
'Your Name.' director battling to meet deadline for his new film [Makoto Shinkai's "Weathering with You"]
By YUSUKE KATO
Asahi Shimbun July 3, 2019
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13060190
ANIME NEWS: 'Weathering With You' to be shown in 20 cities in India
Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime Japan Ltd.
October 6, 2019 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13059340
Director Anno's hometown to host 'Evangelion' themed event
By KENTA MAEDA
Asahi Shimbun December 20, 2021
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14498253
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGH_afT2edY
Anime-themed manhole covers a hit with cyclists in Nagasaki ["Yowamushi Pedal"]
By YUICHIRO YONEDA
Asahi Shimbun December 16, 2021
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14494778
Minamata picks manga artist as first envoy to promote tourism [Hisashi Eguchi, manhole covers]
By MASAMITSU OKU
Asahi Shimbun December 3, 2021
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14487969
Miyagi to install Pokemon-themed manholes in all municipalities
By NATSUKI KUBOKOYA
Asahi Shimbun January 18, 2021
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14071952
Pokemon-themed manhole covers popping up across Hokkaido
By TATSUYA HARADA
Asahi Shimbun January 24, 2020
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13031494
Uoto becomes youngest artist to win top Osamu prize
By KENRO KURODA
Asahi Shimbun April 25, 2022
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14606976
ANIME NEWS: Netflix to stream '7SEEDS' worldwide on June 28
Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime Japan Ltd.
June 23, 2019
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13063038
ANIME NEWS: Second season of '7SEEDS' anime series set for release in 2020
Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime Japan Ltd.
December 8, 2019
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13055567
ANIME NEWS: '7SEEDS' second season to stream worldwide on Netflix March 26
Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime Japan Ltd.
March 21, 2020
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13200127
ANIME NEWS: Second season of 'Beastars' animal anime gets the go-ahead
Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime Japan Ltd.
March 1, 2020
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13138441
Banner marks 100 years after birth of manga artist Mizuki
By HIDEYUKI OYA
Asahi Shimbun March 3, 2022
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14550210
Yokai silhouettes adorn road in hometown of 'Gegege' creator [Mizuki Shigeru]
By HIDEYUKI OYA
Asahi Shimbun August 19, 2019
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13061720
Shiga temple merges manga, yokai worlds for special art show ["GeGeGe no Kitaro" horror manga, Shigeru Mizuki]
By JIRO TSUTSUI
Asahi Shimbun November 21, 2019
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13057959
Publishers sue ex-Mangamura operator for 1.9 billion yen [piracy]
By KENRO KURODA
Asahi Shimbun July 29, 2022
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14682690
China fines man who ran popular pirate website for Japanese manga
By YUHEI KYONO
Asahi Shimbun July 15, 2022
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14671046
Fans help pirated manga sites defy crackdowns by publishers
By SATSUKI TANAHASHI
Asahi Shimbun December 31, 2019
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13056061
'Mastermind' of pirated manga site sentenced to 3 years in prison
By KAZUKI NUNOTA
Asahi Shimbun June 2, 2021
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14363844
Hit manga free to read abroad on the day of Japan release [piracy response]
By YUSUKE KATO
Asahi Shimbun February 13, 2019
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13054257
Manga pirate sites cost industry 1 trillion yen in 2021
By YASUKAZU AKADA
Asahi Shimbun February 3, 2022
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14524631
Pirated manga crisis even worse since closure of Mangamura site
(This article was written by Hidemasa Yoshizawa and Senior Staff Writer Tatsuya Sudo)
Asahi Shimbun June 17, 2021
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14366448
4 top publishers to sue U.S. IT firm for 'pirate' manga
By YASUKAZU AKADA
Asahi Shimbun January 30, 2022
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14535827
Stay-at-home life blamed for rise in access to pirated manga websites
By HIKARI MARUYAMA
Asahi Shimbun February 14, 2021
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14161606
Saturday, February 18, 2023
NPR and WaPo on Ant-Man
'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania' shrinks from its duties
Glen Weldon, Mallory Yu, Daisy Rosario, and Joelle Monique
Pop Culture Happy Hour February 17, 2023
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155976008/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-shrinks-from-its-duties and https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2023/02/20230217_pchh_08af2245-db0a-4617-a0e5-5166403f5935.mp3 and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1155976008
In 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,' the setting is subatomic — as are the stakes
Jonathan Majors is ready for his Marvel Studios 'big bad' moment [in print as Here to make history, not villainy]
He stars in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" as supervillain Kang the Conqueror, continuing a legacy of Black actors in iconic MCU roles
Friday, February 17, 2023
Jonathan Baylis on meeting Fugazi
http://sobuttons.com/previews/so-fugazi/
If you like that, I recommend this interview that appeared this week:
An Interview with Jonathan Baylis
Nora Hickey and Amaris Ketcham
Autobiographix February 15 2023