Saturday, July 29, 2023

More to Come 577: SDCC 2023 part 2 Floor Interview Explosion [ Avi Ehrlich of Silver Sprocket; Kazu Kibuishi; Lara Antal; Nidhi Chanani; Rina Ayuyang; and Sierra Hahn and Hunter Gorinson of Oni-Lion Forge]

Meg Lemke

on 07/23/2023

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1268

PW Comics World: More To Come

More to Come 578: SDCC 2023 part 3 Interviews in Depth [ Mark Siegel, Jeffrey Brown, Tay Taylor, editorial director of Inklore at Penguin Random House]

Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald

on 07/24/2023

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1269

He created one of the greatest graphic novels ever. Where do you go from there?

Years after "Bone" became a classic, Jeff Smith is still making storytelling problems to solve

By Blake Nelson

July 19, 2023

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/story/2023-07-19/he-created-one-of-the-greatest-graphic-novels-ever-where-do-you-go-from-there

At Comic-Con, a striking Hollywood absence leaves some with mixed feelings

By Tracy Brown,

Jevon Phillips

July 24, 2023
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-07-24/san-diego-comic-con-2023-sag-aftra-strike-wga-scene

Digital Comics Platform GlobalComix Announces $6.5M Investment Led By Point72 Ventures

Rob Salkowitz

Jul 20, 2023

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2023/07/20/digital-comics-platform-globalcomix-announces-65m-investment-led-by-point72-ventures/

Rep. Robert Garcia, the Self-Proclaimed "Biggest Nerd in Congress," Launches Popular-Arts Caucus

The Congressman and former Long Beach Mayor used Comic-Con to introduce the new group, which will examine issues from piracy to AI.

Aaron Couch

July 25, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rep-robert-garcia-the-biggest-nerd-in-congress-1235544819/

Jamie Lee Curtis Calls 'Mother Nature' Graphic Novel "Very Dirty, Very Bloody" & "Viscerally Angry"

By Perri Nemiroff and Arezou Amin

July 26 2023

https://collider.com/jamie-lee-curtis-mother-nature-graphic-novel-interview/

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong team teases the epic scale of new comic crossover

DC Comics publisher Jim Lee, Legendary Comics publisher Robert Napton, and writer Brian Buccellato exclusively tell EW about their plans.

By Christian Holub July 22, 2023

https://ew.com/events/comic-con/justice-league-godzilla-kong-new-comic-crossover-comic-con-2023/

How Stan Lee Became the Face of an Exploitative Industry

The Marvel editor became a Hollywood icon by claiming credit for other people's creations.

Jeet Heer

The Nation July 28 2023

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/stan-lee-marvel-comics-exploitation/

'The First Slam Dunk' Review: Style Points

By Calum Marsh

A version of this article appears in print on July 28, 2023, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: The First Slam Dunk.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/movies/the-first-slam-dunk-review-style-points.html

Sloane Leong breaks down the motifs and emotions in 'Prism Stalker: Weeping Star'

The brand-new graphic novel continues Vep's otherworldly adventures.

Chris Coplan

July 27, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/07/27/prism-stalker-weeping-star-qa/

X-Men Monday #211 – Jordan D. White Discusses the Biggest Moments in 'X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023' #1

Chris Hassan

July 26, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/07/26/x-men-monday-211-hellfire-gala-2023-1/

Josh Trujillo on 'Blue Beetle: Graduation Day' and his personal connection to Jaime Reyes

Josh Trujillo talks about 'Blue Beetle,' writing superheroes, and more.

Collier Jennings

July 22, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/07/22/sdcc-2023-josh-trujillo-blue-beetle-graduation-day/

SDCC 2023: Jim Zub on giving 'Conan The Barbarian' back its edge

The mighty Cimmerian roars back to shelves with a mighty adventure.

Collier Jennings

July 24, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/07/24/sdcc-2023-conan-qa/

An artist gives David Simon's breakthrough book, 'Homicide,' a new look

Thirty-five years after Simon embedded with Baltimore detectives for a year, a French graphic novelist publishes an illustrated adaptation of the story [in print as Artist brings 'Homicide' book to life]

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post July 28, 2023: C, 3.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/07/26/david-simon-homicide-philippe-squarzoni/

The Quiet Terror of PTSD Radio with Eisner-Nominated Horror Manga Creator Masaaki Nakayama

by Lynzee Loveridge, Jul 21st 2023

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2023-07-21/the-quiet-terror-of-ptsd-radio-with-eisner-nominated-horror-manga-creator-masaaki-nakayama/.200509

Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics by Darieck Scott (review)

Kinohi Nishikawa

American Literary History Volume 35, Number 2, Summer 2023 pp. 1024-1026

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/902442

Darieck Scott, Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics (New York: New York University Press, 2022)

Blerdcon celebrates Black nerd fandom throughout the year

Scott Tong and James Perkins Mastromarino

WBUR's Here & Now July 27, 2023

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/07/27/blerdcon-black-nerds

https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR2366754542.mp3

Dean Haspiel - BILLY DOGMA - Episode 151

Kyler Bingham

Salt Lake Dirt July 17, 2023

https://www.podpage.com/salt-lake-dirt/dean-haspiel-billy-dogma-episode-151/ or

https://saltlakedirt.com/tv-%2526-film/f/dean-haspiel---billy-dogma

The Karl Stevens Shoot Interview -- The New Yorker, Xeric, Hollywood Horror, & Fine Art Secrets

Jim Rugg

Cartoonist Kayfabe July 21 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NprZzx5Pb40

Shawn Martinbrough On Batman Noir Art and More

word balloon July 27 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76eAxFz2IgU

The lack and unfulfilment of daredevil: born again

Joshua Rene Cavazos

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics

16 Jul 2023

https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2023.2235406

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2023.2235406

24. Juli 2023

"I'm writing my parents story over and over again" [Seth]

Thomas Hummitzsch

https://www.intellectures.de/2023/07/24/im-writing-my-parents-story-over-and-over-again/

SDCC '23: Post-pandemic censorship: libraries and the challenges they face

Librarians address patron safety, staff well-being, and politically targeted book bans happening around the country.

Nancy Powell

07/28/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-23-libraries-and-the-challenges-they-face/

SDCC '23: From internet to bookshelves: How DC and WEBTOON built their new universe

The panel discussed the DC and WEBTOON partnership, how it started, and where it might be headed.

07/28/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-23-from-internet-to-bookshelves-how-dc-and-webtoon-built-their-new-universe/

By Defne Sastim

INTERVIEW: Rob Kutner is disgustingly hilarious in SNOT GOBLINS

AJ Frost

07/28/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/snot-goblins-interview/

LISTEN: Interview with local comic artist Benji Nate

April Wallace.

by NWA Democrat-Gazette | July 21, 2023

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/jul/21/listen-interview-with-local-comic-artist-benji-nate/

Ep. 97: The Untouchable Midori-Kun Vol 1 & 2, by Toyo Toyota

Christopher Butcher

July 21, 2023

https://www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-97-the-untouchable-midori-kun-vol-1-2-by-toyo-toyota/

MULTIMODAL ADAPTATIONS OF BAŠ-ČELIK: FROM A FAIRY TALE TO A COMIC AND ILLUSTRATED BOOK [Serbia].

Miloš Tasić, Dušan Stamenković

FACTA UNIVERSITATIS Series: Visual Arts and Music Vol. 9, No 1, 2023, pp. 1−20
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUVAM230413001T

http://casopisi.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/FUVisArtMus/article/view/11735

INTERVIEW: The cast and crew of TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK tease season finale surprises

New episodes available to watch today on Paramount+

Taimur Dar

07/28/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-23-interview-transformers-earthspark-cast-crew/

X-Men: The Hellfire Gala 2023 delivers a bad idea in a terrible way [genocide]

By George Marston

Newsarama July 26 2023

https://www.gamesradar.com/x-men-the-hellfire-gala-2023-delivers-a-bad-idea-in-a-terrible-way/

Jim Zub is leading Conan the Barbarian on an epic new quest

By Will Salmon

Newsarama July 26 2023

https://www.gamesradar.com/jim-zub-is-leading-conan-the-barbarian-on-an-epic-new-quest/

Wayne's Comics Podcast #597: Interview with Paul Cornell

Wayne Hall
July 16, 2023

https://majorspoilers.com/2023/07/16/waynes-comics-podcast-597-interview-with-paul-cornell/

https://traffic.libsyn.com/f8c9b31c-8855-41b1-8551-4286a6e847d8/WComics597.mp3

Avengers 75-76: the Warlord and the Witch... featuring Paul Cornell! With Michael Elliot and Shaun Hatrick!

Chad, Michael Elliott, and Shaun Hatrick

Graymalkin Lane the podcast Jul 17, 2023

https://redcircle.com/shows/cc9f4c23-aacd-41ff-bf92-3c09b082391d/episodes/dab08930-6678-43a1-ada4-b73a15accbb5

The history of comic book shops in Milwaukee

WUWM 89.7 FM | By Eddie Morales

Bubbler Talk July 28, 2023

https://www.wuwm.com/2023-07-28/the-history-of-comic-book-shops-in-milwaukee

Comic Culture with Annie Nocenti

terence dollard

Jul 28, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKxv5RIWzDE

Kieron Gillen discusses the collected edition of his hugely-influential LOKI: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY!

Andrew Sumner

Forbidden Planet TV

Jul 27, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7_5LA-zds4

Comic Shop Owner Interview - Ken Brown

Comic Book Squares

Jul 28, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kSzlhqy2qo

Judge Rejects Disney's Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit in Florida Feud Over Special District

The ruling was issued in one of two cases that will decide the company's authority to oversee development around Disney World.

Winston Cho

July 28, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-florida-lawsuit-desantis-1235547264/

Randy Fullmer, Disney Animator and Master Guitar Maker, Dies at 73

He worked on films including 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit,' 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Lion King,' and as the founder of Wyn Guitars, he crafted hundreds of unique, much-desired instruments.

July 25, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/randy-fullmer-dead-disney-animator-1235544864/

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Ice Cube Calls Superfly "Most Gorgeous Creature Ever"

By Den of Geek Staff | July 28, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-ice-cube-superfly/

Pop Culture Collectibles Company Funko Undergoes Major Layoffs

The company produces the Funko Pop! line of figurines, among other collectibles.

Alex Weprin

July 28, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/funko-undergoes-new-layoffs-1235547219/

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Accessories Coming From Loungefly [fashion merchandising].

Borys Kit

September 21, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/black-panther-wakanda-forever-loungefly-accessories-1235224599/

SDCC 2023: Defiant Creative Team Sheds Light On The Story of Robert Smalls

By Joe Deckelmeier

Screen Rant July 28 2023

https://screenrant.com/defiant-the-story-of-robert-smalls-sdcc-interview/

Friday, July 28, 2023

Sept 8: MariNaomi for “I Thought You Loved Me”

MariNaomi for "I Thought You Loved Me"

September 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/marinaomi/

Free

About the Book:

This graphic Gen X memoir, which is told in prose, collage, and sequential art, explores queer culture, feminism, race, class, sex work, and the flawed nature of memory as Mari works to uncover a long-lost best friend that she can no longer remember but can't let go.

Jodie was Mari's best friend through their teens and twenties. As young Mari began to explore her identity as a bisexual, biracial outsider in a rich, white town, Jodie was her constant confidant, even kissing Mari out of the closet. The two were inseparable as they sought to gain a foothold in life and love as young feminists, Jodie an entrepreneurial sex worker, and Mari working in the boys' club of video game development in the late '90s. Then, suddenly and mysteriously, Jodie ends their friendship. Years later, Mari is stunned when she discovers why.

Now much older, Mari is ready to forgive, but her memories of Jodie seem to have vanished. Through journal excerpts, letters, conversations with friends, and cross-country travel, she pieces together lost memories from a lost friendship, in an attempt at catharsis. The reader follows in real-time as the author unravels her own mystery, examining the expectations of friendship, the unreliability of memory, and the struggle to let go.

"With I Thought You Loved Me, MariNaomi has created a new genre: the memoir-thriller. What begins as an exercise in rifling through the scrapbook of her memories turns into a series of unlikely and even jaw-dropping events. With MariNaomi's innovative use of collage and minimalist line art, I Thought You Loved Me transforms from leisurely read into page-turning shocks, never deviating from its focus on intimacy, memory, and loss." —Comics critics, Rob Clough, Fieldmouse Press

"Can I have a crush on a comic? There is so little experimentation anymore in the form, it feels abrupt and exciting to fall into I Thought You Loved Me, like an infatuation, the brights are bright and the darks, dark. MariNaomi creates a new idiom for this comic, pushing the form to describe and evoke the layers of the story, which is eluding her even as she tries to tell it. Brilliant, heartbreaking, revealing as a dream." —Alexander Chee, the author of How To Write An Autobiographical Novel

About the Author:

MariNaomi (she/they) is the award-winning author and illustrator of Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22, Dragon's Breath and Other True Stories, Turning Japanese, I Thought YOU Hated ME, the Life on Earth trilogy, and Dirty Produce. Their work has appeared in over eighty print publications, numerous websites including The New Yorker's Daily Shouts. MariNaomi's comics and paintings have been featured in the Smithsonian, the de Young Museum, the Cartoon Art Museum, the Asian Art Museum, and the Japanese American Museum. In addition, they are the founder and administrator of the Cartoonists of Color Database, the Queer Cartoonists Database, and the Disabled Cartoonists Database. They have taught classes for the California College of the Arts Comics MFA program and served as a guest editor for PEN Illustrated.

Event will be in person.

Details

Date:: September 8
Time:: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:: Free
Event Category:: Author Events

Organizer

People's Book
Phone:: 413-695-5824
Email:: info@peoplesbooktakoma.com; View Organizer Website

Venue

People's Book; 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912 United States + Google Map
Phone:: 4136955824

Aug 12: STORYBOX Offsite Comics Fair

STORYBOX Offsite Comics Fair

August 12 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/storybox/

Book signing with STORYBOX Comics Fair Special Guest Box Brown. Books from Box's entire catalog will be available for purchase from Peoples Book Takoma! Lots of cool presenters!

Details

Date:: August 12
Time:: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Event Category:: Community Events
Website:: https://www.denizensbrewingco.com/events-1

Organizer

Storybox

Venue

Denizen's Brewing Company

1115 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 + Google Map

View Venue Website

Aug 20: Emily Ettlinger for “Skeleanor The Decomposer”

Emily Ettlinger for "Skeleanor The Decomposer"

https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/skeleanor/

Details

Date:: August 20
Time:: 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cost:: Free
Event Categories:: Author Events, Children's Events

Organizer

People's Book
Phone:: 413-695-5824
Email:: info@peoplesbooktakoma.com; View Organizer Website

Venue

People's Book; 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912 United States + Google Map
Phone:: 4136955824

August 20 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

Free

About the Book:

An instantly charming and vivid chapter-book graphic novel, starring a music-obsessed skeleton, Skeleanor, and her quest to find her sound (and her confidence) by debut creator Emily Ettlinger.

Skeleanor loves music more than life itself. There's just one problem: She has a bit more rattle than rhythm at the moment. No matter what type of instrument she plays—from the fiddle to the xylobone—she always seems to scare the people of Little Casketon away. But with the Little Casketon Summershine festival coming up, and the town band missing a player, maybe Skeleanor (along with the help of her best friend, Batima) could show people her skills and finally take center stage.

Hilarious and heartfelt, Skeleanor the Decomposer by debut author and illustrator Emily Ettlinger is a story about chasing your passions no matter what other people say. Sometimes, all you need is a dream, your friends, and a little music.

About the Author:

Emily Ettlinger is an artist from almost-DC, Maryland. When she's not drawing, you can find her working on one of an infinite number of sewing, furniture, or toy-making projects.She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in illustration. Skeleanor the Decomposer is her first graphic novel. Visit her online at emiett.com.

Event will be in person.

Sept 19: Mika Song - One Smart Cookie - At Conn Ave Politics and Prose

Mika Song - One Smart Cookie - At Conn Ave

Tuesday, September 19, 10:30 am

One Smart Cookie: (A Graphic Novel) (Norma and Belly #4) (Hardcover)

By Mika Song

$12.99

ISBN: 9780593479759

Availability: Coming Soon—Pre-Order Now

Published: Random House Graphic - August 15th, 2023

Donut Feed the Squirrels: (A Graphic Novel) (Norma and Belly #1) (Hardcover)

By Mika Song

$12.99

ISBN: 9781984895837

Availability: In Stock—Click for Locations

Published: Random House Graphic - September 29th, 2020

Apple of My Pie: (A Graphic Novel) (Norma and Belly #2) (Hardcover)

By Mika Song

$12.99

ISBN: 9781984895851

Availability: In Stock—Click for Locations

Published: Random House Graphic - June 8th, 2021

Pizza My Heart: (A Graphic Novel) (Norma and Belly #3) (Hardcover)

By Mika Song

$12.99

ISBN: 9780593479728

Availability: In Stock—Click for Locations

Published: Random House Graphic - August 16th, 2022

Those hungry squirrels are back and have set their sights on eating fortune cookies! In order to eat yet more cookies, Norma, Belly and Little Bee decide to break into the cookie factory with all the ensuing mistakes and hilarity that Mika Song provides in her line and watercolor graphic novel for early readers.

Mika Song is a Filipino and Japanese-American children's writer and illustrator who has written several books for early readers. She grew up in Manila, Philippines and Honolulu, Hawaii. She now lives in Queens, New York where she runs a comics club at her local art store. She is the co-creator of sundayhaha.com, a weekly collection of online comics for kids.

Ages 4-8

Sept 20: Saadia Faruqi - Saving Sunshine - at Conn Ave

Saadia Faruqi - Saving Sunshine - at Conn Ave

Wednesday, September 20, 10:30 am

Saving Sunshine (Paperback)

By Saadia Faruqi, Shazleen Khan (Illustrator)

$14.99

ISBN: 9781250793812

Availability: Coming Soon—Pre-Order Now

Published: First Second - September 5th, 2023

Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero (Paperback)

By Saadia Faruqi

$7.99

ISBN: 9780062943231

Availability: In Stock—Click for Locations

Published: Quill Tree Books - September 13th, 2022

Teenage twins Zara and Zeeshan constantly bicker, belittling each other's interests and each other. But on a family vacation to Florida, they discover that although one is an animal rights activist and the other an amateur astronomer, they share the same fears and feelings of isolation. While saving the life of a loggerhead turtle, the siblings come to realize that their twin is one person who will always have their backs. As always, beloved author Saadia Faruqi captures the emotions of growing up Muslim and the exclusion many children face in this beautifully illustrated graphic novel.

Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American author and interfaith activist. She writes the popular children's early reader series "Yasmin" and other books for children, including chapter books, graphic novels, and picture books. Saadia is editor-in-chief of Blue Minaret, a magazine for Muslim art, poetry and prose, and was featured in Oprah Magazine in 2017 as a woman making a difference in her community. She lives in Houston, TX with her husband and children.

Ages 8-12

Shawn Martinbrough On Batman Noir Art and More

word balloon July 27 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76eAxFz2IgU

NPR on Blerdcon

Blerdcon celebrates Black nerd fandom throughout the year

Scott Tong and James Perkins Mastromarino

WBUR's Here & Now July 27, 2023

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/07/27/blerdcon-black-nerds

Cavna on Homicide graphic novel from France

An artist gives David Simon's breakthrough book, 'Homicide,' a new look

Thirty-five years after Simon embedded with Baltimore detectives for a year, a French graphic novelist publishes an illustrated adaptation of the story [in print as Artist brings 'Homicide' book to life]

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post July 28, 2023: C, 3.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/07/26/david-simon-homicide-philippe-squarzoni/

Rep. Robert Garcia, the Self-Proclaimed "Biggest Nerd in Congress," Launches Popular-Arts Caucus

The Congressman and former Long Beach Mayor used Comic-Con to introduce the new group, which will examine issues from piracy to AI.

Aaron Couch

July 25, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rep-robert-garcia-the-biggest-nerd-in-congress-1235544819/

Otakon starts today

https://www.otakon.com/

Founded in 1994, Otakon is an annual convention held in the summer months to celebrate Asian pop culture (anime, manga, music, movies, video games, etc) and its fandom. The event runs from Friday to Sunday and is packed with a schedule that has tons to do.

Otakon is held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in our nation's capital of Washington, DC.

Friday 8:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Saturday 8:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Sunday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM