Tuesday, April 18, 2023

A version of this article appears in print on April 17, 2023, Section D, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: Rachel Pollack, 77, Writer And Transgender Activist Who Made Comic Heroine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/arts/rachel-pollack-dead.html

Maurice Horn's How It All Began, Or Present at the Creation, from IJOCA 4:1 (Spring 2002)

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/04/maurice-horns-how-it-all-began-or.html

IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode thirty-one | Pornsak Pichetshote, part one

Matthew Rosenberg, Ethan S. Parker, and Griffin Sheridan

April 17 2023

https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/what-a-desolate-place-this-is

Anne Rüggemeier & Maren Scheurer (2019)

Autobiography and|as Narcissism? Psychoanalysis and Self-Reflexive Life-Writing in Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's A Dialogue on Love and Alison Bechdel's Are You My Mother?,

a/b: Auto/Biography Studies, 34:2,
167-195, DOI: 10.1080/08989575.2019.1592828
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/08989575.2019.1592828

"My Imperative Was To Get My Family Through This": Catching up with Stephen R. Bissette

Jason Bergman | April 17, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/my-imperative-was-to-get-my-family-through-this-catching-up-with-stephen-r-bissette/

A Japanese Island Where the Wild Things Are

By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida

A version of this article appears in print on April 17, 2023, Section A, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Putting A Face On What Spooks You

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/asia/japan-shodoshima-yokai.html

Monday, April 17, 2023

Tom King book rec

DC's Hidden Blockbuster: Brave and the Bold

Tom King and Mitch Gerads stun with a "Batman/Joker: Year One", and you'll regret missing it.

Brandon Schatz

Apr 17 2023

https://theindirectmarket.substack.com/p/dcs-hidden-blockbuster-brave-and

April 22: Ben Hatke fundraiser in Winchester

Ales and Tales After Hours Fundraiser at Handley Regional LIbrary

https://allevents.in/winchester/ales-and-tales-after-hours-fundraiser-at-handley-regional-library/200024376193938

Join The Friends of HRLS as we raise a glass to Ben Hatke's new graphic novel for adults! A limited number of tickets will be sold for this after-hours fundraiser. Reserve yours now! Pub fare buffet and beer tasting provided by Vibrissa Beer. Ben will read from the original Reynard's Tale and Winchester Book Gallery will be on hand for guests to purchase the graphic novel for the author to sign.

$45 for Friends Members 21 and over*

$60 for Non-Members 21 and over*

Purchase tickets at https://friends-of-hrls.square.site/events or email Gina at friends@handleyregional.org. All proceeds will benefit the HRLS and its staff.

*Kids disappointed? Don't worry, the Friends will be holding a free event for the whole family on October 28, 2023 at Handley Library featuring Ben Hatke and his newly released book Things in the Basement.

Click here for more information: https://www.handleyregional.org/event/ales-and-tales-after-hours-fundraiser-ben-hatke

New Sal Buscema project coming into print

TOM DEFALCO AND RON FRENZ GET BACK TOGETHER FOR NEW SUPERHERO COMIC Coming from Apex via Distribution Deal with American Mythology [The R.I.G.H.T. Project]

Brigid Alverson on April 14, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53863/tom-defalco-ron-frenz-get-back-together-new-superhero-comic

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/15-16/2023

The Cartoons of Rescue Village: Twenty Years of Love and Lifesaving Through the Eyes of Cartoonist Jenny Campbell

Edward Koren, the Cheery Philosopher of Cartoons

The artist, who was first published in The New Yorker in 1962, never stopped marvelling at the miracle of a cartoon's creation.

By Emma Allen

April 14, 2023

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/edward-koren-the-cheery-philosopher-of-cartoons

Ed Koren – RIP

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/04/14/ed-koren-rip/

New Yorker Artist, Ed Koren, 1935-2023

A wonderful person and cartoonist

Liza Donnelly

Seeing Things Apr 15, 2023

https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/new-yorker-artist-ed-koren-1935-2023

Ed Koren, New Yorker cartoonist and beloved Vermonter, dies at 87

By Paul Heintz

Apr 14 2023

https://vtdigger.org/2023/04/14/ed-koren-new-yorker-cartoonist-and-beloved-vermonter-dies-at-87/

Edward Koren, One Of The New Yorker's Greatest Artists, Has Died.

Inkspill April 14, 2023 michael Maslin

https://michaelmaslin.com/edward-koren-one-of-the-new-yorkers-greatest-artists-has-died/

Edward Koren, 87, Whose Cartoon Creatures Poked Fun at People, Dies

By Robert D. McFadden

A version of this article appears in print on April 15, 2023, Section B, Page 11 of the New York edition with the headline: Edward Koren, 87, Whose Cartoon Creatures Poked Fun at People, Dies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/arts/edward-koren-dead.html

Tauhid Bondia wants to put the joy back in comics with 'Crabgrass'

Justice B. Hill, cleveland.com

Apr. 14, 2023

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/04/tauhid-bondia-wants-to-put-the-joy-back-in-comics-with-crabgrass.html

A great new comic to replace Dilbert feels like a once-in-a-generation winner: Letter from the Editor [Crabgrass by Tauhid Bondia ]

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

Mar. 04, 2023

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/03/a-great-new-comic-to-replace-dilbert-feels-like-a-once-in-a-generation-winner-letter-from-the-editor.html

Gianni De Luca's Shakespeare In Comics, Finally Back In English

Shakespeare In Comics is a new graphic novel volume that will collect all three adaptations of Shakespeare's tragedies by Raoul Traverso and Gianni De Luca.

14 Apr 2023

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/gianni-de-lucas-shakespeare-in-comics-finally-back-in-english/

Spinning a Web of Murakami's Stories

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman captures Haruki Murakami's combination of low-key magical realism, sexual neurosis, and loneliness.

Dan Schindel April 12, 2023

https://hyperallergic.com/814027/spinning-a-web-of-haruki-murakami-stories-blind-willow-sleeping-woman/

AI can make movies, edit actors, fake voices. Hollywood isn't ready. [in print as Hollywood unprepared for AI's growing role in filmmaking; animation]

A new short film made with AI highlights the possibilities and pitfalls of using the technology in entertainment

By Pranshu VermaApril 15, 2023 A 14

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/14/ai-hollywood-filmmaking-dalle/

Maybe missiles: Ukraine in suspense

William L Brown

Native Cpeaker Apr 15, 2023

https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/maybe-missiles

Box Office: 'Super Mario Bros.' Scores Crazy-Great $87M in Second Weekend, Hits $678M Globally

Pamela McClintock

April 16, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/super-mario-bros-box-office-crazy-great-1235375839/

Dstlng the Future of Comics: Let's talk about a new fangled idea, shall we? [DSTLRY]

Brandon Schatz

The Indirect Market Apr 15, 2023

https://theindirectmarket.substack.com/p/dstlng-the-future-of-comics

Lisa Pearson, April 11th, 2023 ["Sideways to Sense and Nonsense"; collage; poetry]

New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium 359

Apr 13, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqxH0nuond0

MidJourney and Stable Diffusion [Campfire Comics; AI; Steve Coulson]

Kendrick Wallace

Apr 8, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XGQf9OzuNk

Makoto Shinkai Talks Suzume and the Earthquake that Inspired It

by Andrew Osmond, Apr 15th 2023

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2023-04-15/makoto-shinkai-talks-suzume-and-the-earthquake-that-inspired-it/.196791

Assassination Classroom Manga Removed From Florida, Wisconsin School Libraries

posted on 2023-04-12

Joanna Cayanan & Egan Loo

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-12/assassination-classroom-manga-removed-from-florida-wisconsin-school-libraries/.197003

Hideaki Anno Says His Future Is Blank Slate for 1st Time in 30 Years

2023-04-11 by Kim Morrissy

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-04-11/hideaki-anno-says-his-future-is-blank-slate-for-1st-time-in-30-years/.196984

MAC SMITH for SCURRY — April 2023 Kids' Club Selection

Comix Experience April 16 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INXJRtE-Kj0

Sharon Malheiro – RIP [syndicate editor]

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/04/16/sharon-malheiro-rip/

Sharon Malheiro Obituary

https://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Sharon-K-Malheiro/Des-Moines-IA/1890318

AIPT Comics Podcast episode 217: Weird with a heart: Dennis Culver and Chris Burnham untangle 'Unstoppable Doom Patrol

David Brooke and Nathan Simmons

April 9, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/09/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-217-dennis-culver-chris-burnham/

X-Men Monday #199 – Andrew Wheeler Talks 'Marvel's Voices: Negasonic Teenage Warhead'

Chris Hassan

April 12, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/12/x-men-monday-199-andrew-wheeler-warhead/

Cartoonist to conduct workshops [Will Eisner]

Susan Pierce

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, May 02, 1993, 70

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1993%2F05%2F02&id=Ar07001&sk=B42220FF&viewMode=image

Writer to review artwork at comic book convention [Charles Moore; Negative Burn]

Susan Pierce

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday, March 05, 1993, 54

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1993%2F03%2F05&id=Ar05401&sk=A323B491&viewMode=image

Comic book Clintons eulogize Man of Steel at Metropolis funeral [Death of Superman]

Ron Wolfe

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, December 20, 1992, 28

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F12%2F20&id=Ar02800&sk=7920A65F&viewMode=image

Associated Press.

Choice of Superman's killer assailed.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, September 13, 1992, 4

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F09%2F13&id=Ar00404&sk=DDAEE09F&viewMode=image

Associated Press. 1992.

Doomed Superman will live on in Metropolis heart

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Monday, September 07, 1992, 2

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F09%2F07&id=Ar00201&sk=80972097&viewMode=image

Associated Press.

Co-creator of Superman dies at 78

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, August 02, 1992, 6

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F08%2F02&id=Ar00603&sk=FAEE7988&viewMode=image

Fans of comic book plan super show in Little Rock

Susan Pierce

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday, December 11, 1992, 48

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F12%2F11&id=Ar04802&sk=440B72C7&viewMode=image

LR show to feature, sell comic book dealers' work.

Susan Pierce

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday, September 11, 1992, 74

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F09%2F11&id=Ar07400&sk=CC69FFAC&viewMode=image

Cartoonists hope to build a better rat; Conway duo creates 'Niki Skaterat' comics

Jay Meisel

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, October 06, 1991, 30

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1991%2F10%2F06&id=Ar03001&sk=BEF88468&viewMode=image

W.M. Gaines, 70, Mad founder, pioneer in comics trade, dies

Beth J. Harpaz / Associated Press.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Thursday, June 04, 1992, 3

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F06%2F04&id=Ar00301&sk=4A55E14C&viewMode=image

Associated Press. 1992.

Dahmer comic book outrages victims relatives

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday, May 15, 1992, 19

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F05%2F15&id=Ar01901&sk=DE10A96E&viewMode=image

'Vile' Dahmer comic book sells out

Robert Vitale / Chicago Tribune

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Saturday, June 13, 1992, 3

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F06%2F13&id=Ar00300&sk=7AAB07B7&viewMode=image

Marvel to acquire trading card firm.

Eben Shapiro / NY Times News Service

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, July 26, 1992, 98

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1992%2F07%2F26&id=Ar09801&sk=A418FABB&viewMode=image

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Arlington Reads: Get Graphic—two authors in one week!

Jerry Craft (Apr. 27) and Gene Luen Yang (May 4) at Central Library.

Pink word graphic with text ''always free, always open.''

Two Arlington Reads Authors Talks in One Week

Jerry Craft, Apr. 27 and Gene Luen Yang, May 4 at Central Library, 6-8 p.m.

Families with middle school/high school students and adults are in for a double treat this spring.

Meet the Newbery Medal winning graphic novel author Jerry Craft (Apr. 27), creator of "New Kid," and the Library of Congress' fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Gene Luen Yang (May 4), author of "Dragon Hoops."

Gif animation featuring five Arlington Reads comic novel authors.

Their graphic novels will be available for purchase during both events, courtesy of One More Page Books. The conversations will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

Both in-person events are free and will be livestreamed and made available as a recording for 30 days on the Arlington County's YouTube channel; RSVP to receive the online link.

Arlington Reads is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.

All are welcome!

RSVP for Jerry Craft (Apr. 27)

RSVP for Gene Luen Yang (May 4)

"Get Graphic" with Jerry Craft

On April 27, join us for a conversation between author Jerry Craft and Library Division Chief Peter Petruski about Jerry Craft's novel "New Kid," and his newest installment "School Trip."

In "New Kid," seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.

As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds—and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?

"Get Graphic" with Gene Luen Yang

On May 4, join us for a conversation between New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang and Librarian Jennifer Santure about Yang's graphic novel career, from "American Born Chinese" to his latest graphic novel, "Dragon Hoops."

In Yang's latest graphic novel, "Dragon Hoops," he turns the spotlight on his life, his family and the high school where he teaches. The graphic novel character Gene understands stories—comic book stories featuring action and heroes, in particular.

But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him "Stick" and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity team, the "Dragons," is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships.

Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he's seen on a comic book page. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. What he doesn't know yet is that this season is not only going to change the "Dragons's" lives, but his own life as well.

2023 Arlington Reads: Get Graphic

Arlington Public Library's long-running signature author talk program Arlington Reads turns the page to the next chapter "Get Graphic."

The year-long series will feature a diverse lineup of five award-winning and New York Times bestselling graphic novel authors: Alison Bechdel (Mar. 9), Jerry Craft (Apr. 27), Gene Luen Yang (May 4), Art Spiegelman (Sep. 21) and Liana Finck (Oct. 19).

Each of these authors will focus on a character's experiences intersected with social commentary, history, identity and self-discovery using the graphic novel format to challenge our societal norms and invite us to discover uncomfortable truths and new ways of seeing.

2023 Arlington Reads