Saturday, August 12, 2023

>> SUNDAY, AUGUST 13th @ 2pm

Local creator Emily Ettlinger will be stopping by the store for an author event about the all-ages book SKELEANOR THE DECOMPOSER! Emily will be reading some of the book, as well as running a drawing workshop and signing copies!

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.

Get a copy in-store or on our website: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/skeleanor-the-decomposer

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/10/2023

CMON RECRUITS PAOLO PARENTE, PAUL DAINTON As New Senior Artists [Italy]

William Niebling on August 9, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54827/cmon-recruits-paolo-parente-paul-dainton

Kevin Feige Adds His Tribute To John Romita In Today's Marvel Comics

Today's Marvel comics pay tribute to the late John Romita Sr, best known for his work on Spider-Man, defining the character for a generation.

by Rich Johnston 09 Aug 2023

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/kevin-feige-adds-his-tribute-to-john-romita-in-todays-marvel-comics/

When Jerry Siegel Made Threats Over Captain Marvel & Superman Lawsuit

A letter from the 18th of June, 1953, sees Jerry Siegel using a lawsuit between National Comics and Fawcett over the publication of Captain Marvel.

09 Aug 2023

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/when-jerry-siegel-made-threats-over-captain-marvel-superman-lawsuit/

Joe Casey Discusses Deconstructing Classic Superman Villain in Kneel Before Zod

By D. R. Bickham

CBR Aug 1, 2023

https://www.cbr.com/kneel-before-zod-joe-casey-interview/

Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott Discuss DC's Titans and Beast World

By D. R. Bickham

CBR Aug 1, 2023

https://www.cbr.com/titans-beast-world-tom-taylor-nicola-scott-interview/

In 'Shortcomings,' Imperfection Speaks Volumes

The movie adaptation of Adrian Tomine's graphic novel swings for the fences. But what gets lost in translation?

Dorothy Woodend

4 Aug 2023 The Tyee

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/08/04/Shortcomings-Imperfection-Speaks-Volumes/

Adrian Tomine on the Delight of Collaborating on the Shortcomings Adaptation

"My wife was actually kind of freaked out by how happy I was during that time."

By Adrian Tomine

August 4, 2023

https://lithub.com/adrian-tomine-on-the-delight-of-collaborating-on-the-shortcomings-adaptation/

How 'Shortcomings' went from groundbreaking comic to Randall Park's directing debut

By Bonnie Johnson

Aug. 4, 2023

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-08-04/how-shortcomings-went-from-groundbreaking-comic-to-randall-parks-directing-debut

Drawing Noir: 'The Man in the McIntosh Suit' adds new shading to old mysteries. [Rina Ayuyang]

By Zack Ruskin

Alta Aug 3, 2023

https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a44725912/drawing-noir/

Wishing Brian Duffy the Bluest Skies

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/08/09/wishing-brian-duffy-the-bluest-skies/

Pros & Cons by Kieran Meehan 2005-2023

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/08/09/pros-cons-by-kieran-meehan-2005-2023/

Five of the summer's best and most daring graphic novels

In these comics, a birdlike monster watches over a young boy. Anaïs Nin comes into her own as a writer. And masculinity? It's a death cult.

Review by Jacob Brogan

August 5, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/08/05/best-graphic-novels-lubchansky-jourdy-bischoff/

Zits, acid reflux and chin hair: A guide to body changes in your 30s

I feel like I need a new "Body Book" to explain all of the weird things that are happening to me as I get older.

Perspective by Gemma Correll

August 7, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/08/07/zits-acid-reflux-chin-hair-guide-body-changes-your-30s/

Disney In Transition: Wall Street Divided On When Bob Iger's Overhaul Ideas Will Pay Off

As the CEO discusses core and non-core assets, several analysts lowered their stock price targets, while others touted their belief in an improving outlook.

Georg Szalai
August 10, 2023
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/walt-disney-stock-analyst-earnings-reaction-1235559696/

Bamboo a 25 ans et organise une vente aux enchères humanitaire de planches originales

Jean-Laurent Truc

10 août 2023

https://www.ligneclaire.info/bamboo-edition-25-ans-280440.html

HBO Orders Marvel-DC Parody Series 'The Franchise' From 'Succession,' 'Veep' Writers

The half-hour comedy starring Himesh Patel and Aya Cash will spoof the behind-the-scenes world of a struggling superhero movie.

James Hibberd

August 9, 2023
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/marvel-dc-parody-series-the-franchise-hbo-1235559767/

Down the Rabbit Hole

By Jillian Tamaki

August 10, 2023

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/down-the-rabbit-hole

'Strange Planet' Review: An Alien's Guide to Being Human

A new animated series on Apple TV+ examines the banalities of the human experience through an endearingly literal lens.

By Maya Phillips

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 9, 2023, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Exploring the Human, or Blue Alien, Experience

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/arts/television/strange-planet-review.html

Comic and Film: A Conversation with Adrian Tomine on Shortcomings

Jean Marc Ah-Sen | August 10, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/adrian-tomine-on-shortcomings-comic-and-film/

Just Announced: 'Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder'

By Diane Roback Aug 10, 2023

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/92947-just-announced-dog-man-the-scarlet-shedder.html

2023 IGNATZ AWARDS Nominees announced

Kate Beaton, Noah Van Sciver, Olivia Stephens, and more are among this year's nominees.

Dean Simons

08/10/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/2023-ignatz-awards-nominees/

How many Green Lanterns are there?

By George Marston

Newsarama August 4 2023

https://www.gamesradar.com/how-many-green-lanterns-are-there/

LJ Talks with Daniel Clowes, Creator of 'Monica'

by Tom Batten

Aug 08, 2023

https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/LJ-Talks-with-Daniel-Clowes-Creator-of-Monica

Inside the IDW Originals Implosion

IDW Originals creators were told this week that the publisher would not be going forward with their projects.

Heidi MacDonald

08/10/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/inside-the-idw-originals-implosion/

August 9, 2023 by Gil Roth

Karl Stevens

Virtual Memories Show 549

https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-549-karl-stevens

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_549_-_Karl_Stevens.mp3

Johnny Hardwick, the Voice of Dale Gribble on 'King of the Hill,' Dies at 64

The Texas native played the exterminator on the Fox show during its entire 13-season run and received an Emmy in 1999.

Mike Barnes

August 10, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/johnny-hardwick-dead-king-of-the-hill-1235560930/

Johnny Hardwick: The Coolest Guy Around ... He Thinks [King of the Hill voice actor]

by Marc Savlov

April 2, 1999

https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/1999-04-02/521685/

A conversation with Dale Gribble (Johnny Hardwick)

Simian Jimmy

Feb 22, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZuRL0YziNM

Picks to Snicker: Rich Man, Poor Man, Funny Man, Root [ King of the Hill voice actor Stephen Root]

By Robert Faires, Fri., April 2, 1999

https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/1999-04-02/521685/

Christian Ward introduces his lifetime-in-the-making Batman cosmic-horror epic CITY OF MADNESS!

Andrew Sumner

Forbidden Planet TV

Aug 9, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSnt7Ri-E-s

Why Tom King is writing WONDER WOMAN!

Sal

ComicPop Returns Aug 8, 2023 The Elseworlds Exchange - A Comic Book Culture Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoGDH-MDjjQ

Nick Galifianakis roasts NCS President in his Award Acceptance Speech

Jason Chatfield

national cartoonists society

Aug 8, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6phOZtWJzZs

Bob Greenberger Chronicles DC's 100 Greatest Hero Moments

wordballoon Aug 8, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vLU6_WG5sc

Dreadstar And Marvel Cosmic Memories With Jim Starlin And Jamie Jameson

wordballoon Aug 2, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp48Zmsfzx4

Jeremy Adams Looks Back on The Flash!

Duy Tano

The Comics Cube Aug 7, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxyLGpy06lU

Who was Steve Ditko? SDCC 2023 panel

Moderated by Tyler McPhail

Mark Ditko (Ditkoverse; Steve's nephew), Lenny Schwartz, Jackie Estrada (Eisner Awards administrator; correspondent with Steve), Alex Grand, and Marci Singel

Comic Book Historians

Jul 31, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn10CDfCIOg

Dan Slott takes a long-awaited trip in the TARDIS with DOCTOR WHO: ONCE UPON A TIME LORD

Andrew Sumner,

Forbidden Planet TV

Aug 3, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy3dDjlkjxk

SDCC 2023: Adam Muto and Ryann Shannon on ADVENTURE TIME: FIONNA AND CAKE

Kay-B

Comics Beat

Jul 31, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpVT5ASGY9E

Nick Galifianakis roasts NCS President in his Award Acceptance Speech

Jason Chatfield

national cartoonists society

Aug 8, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6phOZtWJzZs

Winner of Best Magazine Illustrator at the 2022 Reuben Awards, Nick Galifianakis, was unable to attend due to a last-minute emergency. He asked NCS President Jason Chatfield to read a 'short statement' minutes before the event began...

Why Tom King is writing WONDER WOMAN!

Sal

ComicPop Returns

Aug 8, 2023 The Elseworlds Exchange - A Comic Book Culture Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoGDH-MDjjQ

Tom King and Daniel Sampere's Wonder Woman final order cutoff is the end of August, so make sure to pre-order your copy today! And make sure to subscribe today!

/ @comicpopreturns

SPX Ignatz Award nominees list is out

2023 IGNATZ AWARDS Nominees announced

Kate Beaton, Noah Van Sciver, Olivia Stephens, and more are among this year's nominees.

Dean Simons

08/10/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/2023-ignatz-awards-nominees/

Latest webcomic from the WaPo's former Lily by Gemma Correll

Zits, acid reflux and chin hair: A guide to body changes in your 30s

I feel like I need a new "Body Book" to explain all of the weird things that are happening to me as I get older.

Perspective by Gemma Correll

August 7, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/08/07/zits-acid-reflux-chin-hair-guide-body-changes-your-30s/

WaPo recommends summer reading graphic novels

Five of the summer's best and most daring graphic novels

In these comics, a birdlike monster watches over a young boy. Anaïs Nin comes into her own as a writer. And masculinity? It's a death cult.

Review by Jacob Brogan

August 5, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/08/05/best-graphic-novels-lubchansky-jourdy-bischoff/

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "EU Flag, Revised"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist...

Latest'n'Greatest: "EU Flag, Revised"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3673

A recent report by Rania Khalek at Breakthrough News got me inspired
to find out just how much each of the tanks cost which were smeared by
Russia in Zelensky's recent "Duck Soup" Offensive — and subsequently
redesign the European Union flag.

Whooaaa... that much, huh? So, just how much of the value of your
average European's labor was stolen from them to build a bunch of
these bad boys to arm up gangs of Nazi hillbillies? How much more of
their healthcare and other social programs will they be giving up in
order to #StandWithUkraine?

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"Is the US Proxy War in Ukraine Making Europe Poorer?", Rania Khalek
at Breakthrough News, 07.21.2023
https://breakthroughnews.org/is-the-us-proxy-war-in-ukraine-making-europe-poorer-with-tarik-cyril-amar/

"Ukraine's neoliberalism on steroids, Europe's economic suicide",
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson and Mick Dunford at Geopolitical Economy
Report, 05.15.2023
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/15/ukraine-neoliberalism-europe-economic-suicide/

"How Many Tanks Has Ukraine Lost?" Oleg Burunov at Sputnik
International, 07.30.2023
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230730/how-many-tanks-has-ukraine-lost--1112263333.html

"US Experts Slowly Admitting Ukraine Can't Win, Hope for Stalemate",
Ian DeMartino at Sputnik International, 07.26.2023
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230728/us-experts-slowly-admitting-ukraine-cant-win-hope-for-stalemate-1112202801.html

"Leopard 2 German Main Battle Tank", Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_2

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

Aug 13: SKELEANOR THE DECOMPOSER AUTHOR EVENT WITH EMILY ETTLINGER! at Fantom Comics

SKELEANOR THE DECOMPOSER AUTHOR EVENT WITH EMILY ETTLINGER!

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/9/2023

VAULT GIVES AWAY THE 'A' COVER, CHARGES FOR VARIANTS On 'Unnatural Order' #1

Brigid Alverson, Milton Griepp on August 8, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54807/vault-gives-away-a-cover-charges-variants

FUND-RAISER SET UP TO AID WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS

Veteran Writer and Artist Now Threatened with Eviction

Brigid Alverson on August 8, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54809/fund-raiser-set-up-aid-william-messner-loebs

PRIVATE EQUITY FUND ACQUIRING LARGEST U.S. DISTRIBUTOR OF GRAPHIC NOVELS

KKR to Buy Simon & Schuster for $1.6 Billion—Cash

Posted by Brigid Alverson on August 8, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54812/private-equity-fund-acquiring-largest-u-s-distributor-graphic-novels

CAPTAIN ACTION PANTHEON EXPANDS FOR NEW FIGURE LINE, PLUS ANIMATION, LICENSING UPDATE

ICv2 Interview: Michael Polis

Milton Griepp on August 9, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54820/captain-action-pantheon-expands-new-figure-line-plus-animation-licensing-update

Comic Creators Pull Lawsuit Against Action Lab, But Plan To Refile

We have discovered the delayed civil action class lawsuit against comics publisher Action Lab has been dismissed by the Pennsylvania courts.

Published Tue, 08 Aug 2023

by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-creators-pull-lawsuit-against-action-lab-but-plan-to-refile/

'Heartstopper' Boss Alice Oseman on "Letting the Show Grow Up" in Season 2

The creator of the viral web comic turned critically praised queer drama also talks about those somewhat perplexing 'Euphoria' comparisons and the value of showcasing mental health and asexuality.

Lacey Rose

August 4, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/heartstopper-creator-mature-season-2-mental-health-asexuality-1235549665/

Pageturners: Launching Spacewarp during Covid and feedback from kids

Pat Mills

Iconoblast Aug 9, 2023

https://iconoblast.substack.com/p/pageturners-launching-spacewarp-during

Business Round-Up: Simon & Schuster, IDW, Mad Cave & more

Heidi MacDonald

08/09/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/business-round-up-simon-schuster-idw-originals-mad-cave/

Ilan Manouach in Review: Critical Approaches to his Conceptual Comics

Edited By Pedro Moura

Routledge 2024

https://www.routledge.com/Ilan-Manouach-in-Review-Critical-Approaches-to-his-Conceptual-Comics/Moura/p/book/9781032399713

Introduction: A Critical Situatedness of Comics

Pedro Moura

Part 1: Textuality and Surfaces

1. Katz, Noirs & Tintin akei Kongo: Ilan Manouach's Critical Manifesto

Xavier Guilbert

2. Ilan Manouach's Abrégé de bande dessinée franco-belge: Ontography and the Past and Future of Stories

Simon Grennan

3. Whitewashing the Smudge. The Politics of Erasure and Unreadability in Ilan

Manouach's Cascao

Ana Matilde Sousa

4. The Void that Challenged Narrative: A Poetics of Emptiness in Riki Fermier

Greice Schneider

5. Replacing and Reorganizing: A Discursive Arc about Cultural Production

Lorenz Ohrmer

Part 2: Reading Practices

6. Reading Childly: Riki Fermier and Cascao

Maaheen Ahmed

7. Disability, Comics and the Shapereader

José Alaniz

8. Shapereader and the Limits of Touch

Ian Hague

9. Blanco: On Blank and Illegible Books

Moritz Küng

Part 3: Rethinking the Pasts and the Futures of Comics

10. Manouach Contrabandier: Countering Practices to Industrial Publishing.

Morvandiau

11. Haunted by Tradition: Ilan Manouach and the Ghosts of BD Past

Barbara Postema

12. [CoCo]: Conceptual Comics and Online Archives

Benoît Crucifix

13. Can Comics Think? Automation on The Cubicle Island

Daniel Worden

14. Ilan Manouach: The Comic Book Hacker

Maria Clara da S. R. Carneiro and Lielson Zeni

Afterword: Like a Robot Bereft of Its Function

Xavier Löwenthal

Wagner, Cassie. "Graphic Novel Collections in Academic ARL Libraries." [final draft version].

OpenSIUC ( Jan 2010): https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1048&context=morris_articles

VON ALLAN'S "road" TO LI'L KIDS

Jennifer M. Contino

Comicon's The Pulse 09-26-2008

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20080928072318/http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=007495

Comic Book Artist Ian McGinty Has Passed Away at Age 38

McGinty's work includes comics for Invader Zim and Adventure Time, along with his creator-owned series Welcome to Showside.

Justin Carter

June 10, 2023

https://gizmodo.com/obituary-ian-mcginty-artist-adventure-time-age-38-1850525304

Szyk's Political Faces

Irvin Ungar

Historicana / Arthur Szyk News August 9 2023

https://mailchi.mp/historicana/szyks-political-faces

When Phallocrats Go Limp: Adrian Tomine's dark comedy of ethnic self-hatred and male inadequacy.

Jeet Heer

August 4, 2023

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/adrian-tomine-shortcomings/

The Time of Monsters / Aug 6, 2023

The Secret Origins of Marvel

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Elana Levin discusses Disney's dishonest documentary and the greatness of Jack Kirby.

Jeet Heer

https://www.thenation.com/podcast/culture/tom-elevin-marvel/

The Amazing, Uncanny, Inclusive Story of the World's Best Comics Shop, Books With Pictures

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson and Seaerra Miller.

August 09, 2023

https://www.wweek.com/arts/books/2023/08/09/the-amazing-uncanny-inclusive-story-of-the-worlds-best-comics-shop-books-with-pictures/

Transmissions from the Void: On Vacuum Decay and Harry Nordlinger's Evolving Nihilistic Vision

Ryan Carey | August 9, 2023 | 2 comments

https://www.tcj.com/transmissions-from-the-void-on-vacuum-decay-and-harry-nordlingers-evolving-nihilistic-vision/

Shannon Hale on Adapting Middle Grade Graphic Novel "Best Friends" as an Audiobook

by Shannon Hale

School Library Journal Aug 09, 2023

https://www.slj.com/story/shannon-hale-on-adapting-middle-grade-graphic-novel-best-friends-as-an-audiobook

Making a Graphic Novel from Start to Finish, a guest post by Kate Wheeler

School Library Journal August 3, 2023

https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2023/08/03/making-a-graphic-novel-from-start-to-finish-a-guest-post-by-kate-wheeler/

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/11/2023

Friday, August 11, 2023

Aug 12 Storybox mini expo

Post editorial writer likes Bluey

My grandkids introduced me to 'Bluey.' It's so good I watch it on my own.

NPR on Mother Nature

Jamie Lee Curtis' graphic novel shows how 'We're blowing it with Mother Nature'

Aug 13: SKELEANOR THE DECOMPOSER AUTHOR EVENT WITH EMILY ETTLINGER! at Fantom Comics

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/10/2023

Nick Galifianakis roasts NCS President in his Award Acceptance Speech

Nick Galifianakis roasts NCS President in his Award Acceptance Speech

Why Tom King is writing WONDER WOMAN!

Why Tom King is writing WONDER WOMAN!

SPX Ignatz Award nominees list is out

2023 IGNATZ AWARDS Nominees announced

Latest webcomic from the WaPo's former Lily by Gemma Correll

Zits, acid reflux and chin hair: A guide to body changes in your 30s

I feel like I need a new "Body Book" to explain all of the weird things that are happening to me as I get older.

WaPo recommends summer reading graphic novels

Five of the summer's best and most daring graphic novels

In these comics, a birdlike monster watches over a young boy. Anaïs Nin comes into her own as a writer. And masculinity? It's a death cult.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "EU Flag, Revised"

Aug 13: SKELEANOR THE DECOMPOSER AUTHOR EVENT WITH EMILY ETTLINGER! at Fantom Comics

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/9/2023

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