Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/1/2023

 

Carl Jones on Vlad's Interview Causing Fight with Aaron McGruder that Ended The Boondocks (Part 8)

djvlad

Aug 31, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXJe4Guyi0A

 

Drawing whatever

Liza Donnelly

August 31 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5fyt1TJ0Ng

 

Avengers Assembled with David Betancourt: Origins of Earth's Mightiest Heroes [August 31, 2023]

Helena Andrews-Dyer

DC Public Library August 31 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1rcOqQFhVc

 

Falling in Love With the Avengers, America's Most Toxic Work Force

One thing that drew Leigh Bardugo to the Avengers as a girl was that their turnover rate meant they were always hiring.

By Leigh Bardugo

A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 3, 2023, Page 19 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Help Wanted: Superhero.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/books/review/marvel-avengers.html

 

TWO PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCE NEW PRINTINGS AFTER TITLES SELL OUT AT DISTRIBUTOR LEVEL

Image and FairSquare Reveal the Numbers

Posted by Brigid Alverson on August 31, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55000/two-publishers-announce-new-printings-after-titles-sell-out-distributor-level

 

Sandstorm launches Storm the Block fest in Abu Dhabi

Heidi MacDonald

08/31/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sandstorm-launches-storm-the-block-fest-in-abu-dhabi/

 

Abu Dhabi Comics Publisher Sandstorm Launches Its Own Comic Con

31 Aug 2023

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/abu-dhabi-comics-publisher-sandstorm-launches-its-own-comic-con/

 

Texas School Libary Make Fun Home, Handmaid's Tale & Manga Disappear

Houston TV station KHOU uncovered a Texas school library banning system that went under the radar, including a number of graphic novels.

by Rich Johnston 31 Aug 2023

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/texas-school-libary-make-fun-home-handmaids-tale-manga-disappear/

 

KHOU Investigates: Klein ISD quietly removes books about race, sex and abortion

The district is using a system usually reserved for old or damaged books to remove controversial titles.

Author: Cheryl Mercedes (KHOU), Tina Macias (KHOU)

  August 16, 2023

https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/klein-isd-book-removals-investigation/285-20e563c2-a6c1-44a6-ae5b-258e9ceb6afb

 

The Archies Movie Poster Released

Scoop September 1 2023

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1019?ArticleID=270168

 

Harry "A" Chesler, Jr.: Comic Book Entrepreneur

The Rise of Original Comic Book Material

by Jon Berk

Scoop September 1 2023

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=270095

 

Joe Jusko Discusses the Completion of all 24 Tarzan Book Covers

Scoop September 1 2023

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?ArticleID=270166

 

Why MCU Phase Four Was Without Marvel's Creative Committee

John Turitzin, Marvel's former General Counsel, recalls, "I knew there was some tension. I just didn't realize that tension had gone that far."

Published Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:02:09 -0500

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/movies/why-mcu-phase-four-was-without-marvels-creative-committee/

 

Marvel Shuffles TV Calendar with New Dates for 'Agatha,' 'Echo,' X-Men '97' (Exclusive)

'What If...?' is also getting a new date.

Borys Kit

September 1, 2023 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/marvel-tv-show-release-dates-1235580093/

 

The Comics Industry Suffers Without A Proper Sales Chart

For years, industry pundits argued to end Diamond's monopoly. The price of getting what you want is getting what you once wanted

  28 Aug 2023 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-comics-industry-suffers-without-a-proper-sales-chart/

 

Marvel, DC And Image Comics All Want A Comic Store Sales Chart

Marvel Comics, DC and Image Comics, have let it be known that they would like a comic store sales chart. But no one trusts anyone enough.

 , 31 Aug 2023 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-dc-and-image-comics-all-want-a-comic-store-sales-chart/

 

More on Image, sales charts, and the future of comics

Heidi MacDonald

09/01/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/image-comics-industry-sales-charts/

 

'One Piece' Director Marc Jobst Talks Adapting the Best-Selling Manga and His 'Daredevil' Memories

Brian Davids

August 31, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/one-piece-director-adapting-manga-netflix-marc-jobst-interview-1235577459/

 

One Piece Director Marc Jobst On Adapting the Unadaptable

  By Daniel Kurland | September 1, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/one-piece-director-marc-jobst-on-adapting-the-unadaptable/

 

The return of Sensational She-Hulk promises "mayhem, and also some tenderness"

By George Marston

Newsarama August 31 2023

Interview | Writer Rainbow Rowell discusses her new Sensational She-Hulk ongoing title

https://www.gamesradar.com/the-return-of-sensational-she-hulk-promises-mayhem-and-also-some-tenderness/

 

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Review – A Bold New Direction

  By Rendy Jones | August 31, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/adventure-time-fionna-and-cake-review/

 

Review: In the 'Ernest & Celestine' Sequel, a Prodigal Cub Returns [France, animation]

By Natalia Winkelman

A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 1, 2023, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/movies/review-ernest-celestine-trip-to-gibberitia.html

 

COVER REVEAL + INTERVIEW: refrainbow reveals BOYFRIENDS. VOL. 2

The Beat caught up with refrainbow to ask all about Boyfriends. Vol 2 from WEBTOON Unscrolled.

Avery Kaplan

09/01/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/cover-reveal-interview-refrainbow-reveals-boyfriends-vol-2/

 

The Artists and Cartoonists Who Designed Pee-wee Herman's World – Part One

John Kelly | August 31, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/the-artists-and-cartoonists-who-designed-pee-wee-hermans-world-part-one/

 

Droppin' Plates – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | September 1, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/droppin-plates-this-weeks-links/

 

The Spy Who Could Be You (But Hopefully Isn't)— Matt Kindt's Spy Superb.

Scott Cederlund

Aug 31, 2023

https://www.fromcovertocover.com/spy-superb-by-matt-kindt-and-sharlene-kindt/

 

Off Panel #414: Five Hour Energy with Nadia Shammas

David Harper

Aug 28, 2023

https://sktchd.libsyn.com/offpanel414-five-hour-energy-with-nadia-shammas

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sktchd/Nadia_Shammas.mp3

 

Geof Darrow's Greatest Comic Has Arrived! [Shaolin Cowboy]

Piskor, Ed and Jim Rugg

Cartoonist Kayfabe August 27 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THEfJ5_eEqo

 

DEN, Richard Corben's Masterpiece is Back in Print! Geof Darrow Guest Hosts!

Piskor, Ed, Jim Rugg and Geof Darrow.

Cartoonist Kayfabe

August 25 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmRAB0xEB80

 

'Inferno Girl Red' co-creator Mat Groom talks new adventures, heartache galore

Book two of 'Inferno Girl Red' is funding now via Kickstarter.

Chris Coplan

August 28, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/08/28/inferno-girl-red-book-two-qa/

 

Fun, fast, and furious: Rob Williams and Pye Parr unpack 'Petrol Head'

David Brooke

August 31, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/08/31/rob-williams-pye-parr-petrol-head-qa/

 

She Created the World's Most Popular Comic—Now She's Taking a Break

By Kayti Burt  |  August 28, 2023

https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/rachel-smythe/lore-olympus-comics-hiatus-self-care

 

I Made the Most Banned Book in America

by Maia Kobabe

 September 1, 2023

https://thenib.com/i-made-the-most-banned-book-in-america/

 

PW Comics World: More To Come

More to Come 582: Levi Hastings and Josh Trujillo [Washington's Gay General]

Calvin Reid

on 08/28/2023

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1273

 

Ep. 100: Okinawa by Susumu Higa – Interview with Jocelyne Allen and Andrew Woodrow-Butcher

David Brothers and Chip Zdarsky

            Mangasplaining, August 31, 2023

https://www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-100-okinawa-by-susumu-higa/

 

Read a Slice of Comics Legend Grant Morrison's New Absurdist Noir

The creator behind New X-Men, All-Star Superman, and more returns to comics in a new form with Partially Naked Came the Corpse!

James Whitbrook

August 31 2023

https://gizmodo.com/grant-morrison-short-fiction-excerpt-ahoy-comics-1850792254

 

Study & Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult Literature  Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): CENSORSHIP AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE: INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, READING RIGHTS, & READING ACTIVISM

Teacher Round Table: A Conversation Inspired by Ashley Dallacqua's "Reading When the World Is on Fire: Teaching with Comics and Other Multimodal Text Sets"  

Shelly Unsicker-Durham, Scott Bevill, Brooke Bianchi-Pennington, Kamrin Green, Ray Robinson, Paul Sausville,

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5275.2023.6.1.181-196

https://journals.shareok.org/studyandscrutiny/article/view/1136

https://journals.shareok.org/studyandscrutiny/article/view/1136/1157

 

 

Book Review: Immigrants and comics: graphic spaces of remembrance, transaction, and mimesis

edited by Nhora Lucía Serrano, New York and London, Routledge, 2021, 248 pp., eBook £35.09 ISBN 9781315643991

Nafiseh Mousavi

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 27 Aug 2023

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21504857.2023.2252055

 

Traversing ruins: Kristen Radtke's post-apocalyptic dark tours in Imagine Wanting Only This

Namitha Soman & Swathi Krishna

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 24 Aug 2023

https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2023.2249537

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21504857.2023.2249537

 

'A Guest in the House' rests on atmosphere, delivering an uncanny, wild ride [Emily Carroll]

Tahneer Oksman

August 28, 2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/28/1195938201/book-review-emily-carroll-a-guest-in-the-house-graphic-novel

David Betancourt's Avengers novel launch in photos by Bruce Guthrie

MLK Memorial Library -- Event: David Betancourt ("Avengers Assembled") w/ Helena Andrews-Dyer:

http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2023_08_31B1_Betancourt

• Bruce Guthrie Photos Home Page: [Click here] to go to Bruce Guthrie Photos home page.
• Description of Pictures: Avengers Assembled with David Betancourt
  The Origin of the Earths Mightiest Heroes
  Fans of the Marvel Universe and readers of all ages are invited to celebrate the release of "The Avengers Assembled: The Origin of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes" with author David Betancourt.
  As a child, David Betancourt was mesmerized by the adventures of characters like Iron Man, Captain America, and the Black Panther. Those early fascinations turned into a love for reading graphic novels and, eventually, a career writing about the very heroes that ignited his imagination.
  Now, the native Washingtonian is a two-time Eisner Award nominee who writes about all aspects of comic book culture for The Washington Post's Comic Riffs blog. His lifelong passion has resulted in the Marvel graphic novel "Edge of the Spider-Verse #3" and the newly-released book "The Avengers Assembled: The Origin of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes."
  Betancourt's book is not just a retelling of the Avengers' tale. This in-depth exploration uncovers defining moments and the evolution of Marvel's premiere Super Hero team. It's a unique biographical take to the formation, lineup changes, and the introductions of fan-favorite characters. "The Avengers Assembled" brings iconic characters to life through meticulous research and vivid writing. From Tony Stark's suave demeanor to the brilliance of the Black Panther, Betancourt offers a fresh perspective on familiar heroes.
  Betancourt will talk about his career and his writing with his colleague Helena Andrews-Dyer, an award-winning culture reporter for The Washington Post. Andrews-Dyer's expertise in popular culture, race, politics and art will enhance the conversation.
  This event is a chance to learn about the rich history of heroes that have shaped generations, from Iron Man to Thor. As one of the first to explore Betancourt's newly-released book, attendees will uncover insights and captivating tales. People will also learn about Betancourt's transition from a sport ...More...

NPR on Emily Carroll's new book

'A Guest in the House' rests on atmosphere, delivering an uncanny, wild ride [Emily Carroll]

Tahneer Oksman

August 28, 2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/28/1195938201/book-review-emily-carroll-a-guest-in-the-house-graphic-novel

Avengers Assembled with David Betancourt: Origins of Earth's Mightiest Heroes [August 31, 2023]

Helena Andrews-Dyer

DC Public Library August 31 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1rcOqQFhVc

Native Washingtonian and two-time Eisner Award nominee, David Betancourt, meets award-winning culture reporter for The Washington Post, Helena Andrews Dyer, at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library in DC to talk about his new book, "The Avengers Assembled: The Origin of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes." Betancourt's book is a unique biographical take to the formation, lineup changes, and the introductions of fan-favorite characters like Tony Stark and Black Panther. Learn more about Betancourt's own transitions going from a sports reporter to covering comics for the Washington Post and how his perspective as an Afro-Latino informed writing for Afro-Latina superhero Billie Morales.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/31/2023

Am I paranoid — or just prepared? How true crime made me more alert.

Being a true crime "fan" is complicated because you're often wrestling with consuming it as a form of entertainment and as a form of self preservation

Perspective by Fabiola Lara

Washington Post August 27, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/08/27/am-i-paranoid-or-just-prepared-how-true-crime-made-me-more-alert/

 

An era ends: How the Nib lifted the art of political comics journalism [in print as An Era ends for political comics journalism]

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post August 31, 2023: C1, 3. Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/08/31/the-nib-closing/

 

The End of The Nib: After ten years, the comics publication I founded shuts down this Friday.

Matt Bors

Bors Comics Aug 29, 2023

https://mattbors.substack.com/p/the-end-of-the-nib

 

My Pitch to Turn The Postman Into a Graphic Novel

The post-apocalyptic 90s movie with Kevin Costner is based on a really great novel. In 2020, I tried to turn it into a comic.

Matt Bors

Feb 8, 2023

https://mattbors.substack.com/p/my-pitch-to-turn-the-postman-into

 

The Nib won an Eisner

We won for Best Anthology in 2023, our last year of publishing. Not bad.

Matt Bors

Jul 24, 2023

https://mattbors.substack.com/p/the-nib-won-an-eisner

 

'One Piece' Review: Netflix's Live-Action Manga Adaptation Is a Delight

Angie Han

August 31, 2023
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/one-piece-review-netflix-1235577779/ 

 

What to know about 'One Piece,' the mega-franchise coming to Netflix

Netflix is releasing a live-action version of the Japanese manga series that has become a global phenomenon

By Herb Scribner

August 30, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2023/08/30/one-piece-netflix-live-action-series/

 

Comic Book Club: Ben Clarkson And Matt Bors [Justice Warriors]

Alex Zalben, PeteCBC, and Justin Tyler

ComicBookClub   Apr 25, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5WbJer6zo0

 

We Are Very Intelligent [Justice Warriors; Ben Clarkson And Matt Bors]

Beetle Moses and Yolo Swag Studios

Cold Cuts 80;  Apr 11, 2023 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMyIU14sqxE

 

Struggle Session May 29, 2023

Cops of the Future + Justice Warriors w/ Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson

https://sesh.show/episode/cops-of-the-future-justice-warriors-w-matt-bors-and-ben-clarkson

 

Justice Warriors with cartoonists Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson

Elana Levin  

Graphic Policy 
 https://www.blogtalkradio.com/graphicpolicy/2023/05/23/justice-warriors-with-cartoonists-matt-bors-and-ben-clarkson.mp3

Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse with a comics writer & movement organizers

Elana Levin  

Graphic Policy 

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/graphicpolicy/2023/07/21/spider-man-across-the-spiderverse-with-a-comics-writer-movement-organizers.mp3

 

INTERVIEW: Sci-fi, AI, & fungi — Wendy Xu on THE INFINITY PARTICLE

Avery Kaplan

08/31/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-sci-fi-ai-fungi-wendy-xu-on-the-infinity-particle/

 

2023 Reuben Comic Art Charity Auction

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/08/30/ncsf-2023-reuben-comic-art-charity-auction/

 

The story of Art Evans and all your favorite college mascots

Homefield History blog May 16, 2023

https://www.homefieldapparel.com/blogs/homefield-history/art-evans-college-mascot-sailor-hats

 

How cartoonist Bruce Petty documented the Vietnam War – and how his great satire keeps finding its moment

  Robert Phiddian

Published: August 27, 2023
https://theconversation.com/how-cartoonist-bruce-petty-documented-the-vietnam-war-and-how-his-great-satire-keeps-finding-its-moment-208952

 

The Australian helped political cartoonists sharpen their edge

Robert Phiddian

July 8, 2014
https://theconversation.com/the-australian-helped-political-cartoonists-sharpen-their-edge-28845

 

JHU Comics (Formerly Jim Hanley's Universe) Closes Manhattan Store

Bleeding Cool has received the notice that JHU Comic Books will be closing its Manhattan store at the end of September.

 30 Aug 2023  

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jhu-formerly-jim-hanleys-universe-closes-manhattan-store/

 

Iman Vellani Signs Her New Ms Marvel #1 Comic at Her Old Comic Shop

This week saw the release of Ms Marvel: The New Mutant #1 co-written by Iman Vellani. Who came by her old comic shop to sign copies.

30 Aug 2023

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/iman-vellani-signs-her-new-ms-marvel-1-comic-at-her-old-comic-shop/

 

Baltimore Comic Con Attendees Get Free Exclusive Bad Idea Comic

Bad Idea Comics is giving away exclusive copies of Hero Of The Year by Karl Bollers and Juan José Ryp at Baltimore Comic Con.

30 Aug 2023 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/baltimore-comic-con-attendees-get-free-exclusive-bad-idea-comic/

 

Ike Perlmutter Not Spending Money, Except For Robert Downey Jr.'s Car

Ike Perlmutter was very hard on costs. He was a guy who had made his money by dealing with companies that had slid into bankruptcy.

by Rich Johnston

 30 Aug 2023
https://bleedingcool.com/movies/ike-perlmutter-not-spending-money-except-for-robert-downey-jr-s-car/

 

Without This Comic Strip, We'd Never Have 'The Simpsons' [Matt Groening's Life in Hell]

By Samuel Williamson

Collider August 24 2023

https://collider.com/matt-groening-the-simpsons-life-in-hell/

 

Funny Pages: The Disneyfied Cartoons of Etta Hulme

During the WWII era, Hulme filled the shoes of many a male cartoonist, even working for Disney, a skill she brought to Texas.

by Michael H. Price

Fort Worth August 29, 2023

 https://fwtx.com/culture/people/funny-pages-the-disneyfied-cartoons-of-etta-hulme/

 

Before Doing The Boondocks, Artist Carl Jones Got Shot At for Selling Bootleg DVDs

DJ Vlad

VladTV Aug 24, 2023

https://www.vladtv.com/article/297949/before-doing-the-boondocks-artist-carl-jones-got-shot-at-for-selling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LHJ2tj4kM

 

Carl Jones on Becoming Artist for Boondocks, Regina King Doing Huey & Riley Voices

VladTV Aug 25, 202

https://www.vladtv.com/article/297980/carl-jones-on-becoming-artist-for-boondocks-regina-king-doing-huey-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a42DFVedaAA

 

Carl Jones on Backlash for Boondocks Showing Martin Luther King Using N-Word

VladTV Aug 26, 2023

https://www.vladtv.com/article/297988/carl-jones-on-backlash-for-boondocks-showing-martin-luther-king-using

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSiNte6C1aw

 

EXCLUSIVE: Carl Jones: Boondocks Episode about Usher Taking Tom's Wife Based on My Wife & Usher

VladTV Aug 27, 2023

https://www.vladtv.com/article/298012/carl-jones-boondocks-episode-about-usher-taking-tom-s-wife-based-on-my

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPfSNXuDck0

 

EXCLUSIVE: Carl Jones on How DJ Vlad Became a Character on The Boondocks

VladTV Aug 28, 2023

https://www.vladtv.com/article/298078/carl-jones-on-how-dj-vlad-became-a-character-on-the-boondocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnPETyauZ8g

 

Carl Jones on Voicing The Booty Warrior on Boondocks, Fleece Johnson Threatening Vlad

VladTV Aug 29, 2023

https://www.vladtv.com/article/298146/carl-jones-on-voicing-the-booty-warrior-on-boondocks-fleece-johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89OL3rhRI2g

 

Carl Jones: Tyler Perry was Furious Being Portrayed as Gay Cult Leader in Boondocks

VladTV Aug 30, 2023

https://www.vladtv.com/article/298193/carl-jones-tyler-perry-was-furious-being-portrayed-as-gay-cult-leader-in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xMkkj8P9yE

 

Unassuming Barber Shop: Jerry Siegel is screaming

The writer of the first Superman story is still shouting in a loud voice from a thin piece of paper.

Brad Ricca

08/31/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/unassuming-barber-shop-jerry-siegel-is-screaming/

 

Craig Thompson Reflects on 20 Years of "Blankets"

The Portland graphic novelist's romantic memoir changed everything—for him and for us.

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson

August 23, 2023

https://www.wweek.com/arts/books/2023/08/23/craig-thompson-reflects-on-20-years-of-blankets/

 

'One Piece' Review: Netflix Tries to Translate the Anime Magic (Again)

By Mike Hale

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 31, 2023, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Translation Sets Anime Adrift Again.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/arts/television/one-piece-review-netflix.html

 

Director Randall Park on 'Shortcomings,' and good representation

Hosted by Elvis Mitchell

The Treatment Aug. 26, 2023

https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/randall-park-shortcomings-dr-stacy-l-smith-inclusivity-timothy-olyphant-john-baldessari/randall-park-shortcomings-representation-architecture

 

Cousins (and Co-Authors) Write a Love Letter to New York

By Robert Ito

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 31, 2023, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Writing, and Drawing, A Love Letter to New York.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/books/jillian-tamaki-mariko-tamaki-roaming.html

 

Sept 8: Fantom Comics hosting a pre-SPX book launch party

To celebrate Small Press Expo, Fantom Comics in Dupont Circle will be hosting a party the night before on SPX Eve (Friday, Sept. 8) from 6pm.

It will be a launch event for two comics debuting at the festival this year: Ride at Your Own Risk by Sarah Maloney, and DATURA #2, a magazine by a bunch of cool indie comics folk—Sunmi, Mar Julia, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Emma Jayne, A.A. Pandya, Remus Jackson, and Lyle Lewis.

WaPo's David Betancourt is at DC public library for his Avengers novel

The MLK Library is inviting fans of the Marvel Universe and readers of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate the release of The Avengers Assembled: The Origin of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Register today to join us on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for an Author Talk with native Washingtonian, David Betancourt to discuss how he turned his love of reading graphic novels into a career writing for Marvel. David is a four-time Eisner Award nominee who writes about all aspects of comic book culture for The Washington Post.

His latest title The Avengers Assembled: The Origin of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an in-depth, biographical take on the greatest Superhero team of all time. The 45-minute conversation will be led by journalist and pop-culture critic Helena Andrews. 

The Post on One Piece's live-action adaptation

What to know about 'One Piece,' the mega-franchise coming to Netflix

Netflix is releasing a live-action version of the Japanese manga series that has become a global phenomenon

By Herb Scribner

August 30, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2023/08/30/one-piece-netflix-live-action-series/

Oct 16 AM: Stephan Pastis - Looking Up - At Conn Ave P&P

Stephan Pastis - Looking Up - At Conn Ave

Upcoming Event

Monday, October 16, 2023 - 10:30am

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/stephan-pastis-looking-conn-ave

Saint's life is changing around her—and she has had enough. Her neighborhood is disappearing as old homes are being torn down and replaced by condos and coffee shops. The people it's attracting are making the change even worse. When her favorite old toy store is demolished, it's the last straw. With the unwilling help of Daniel "Chance" McGibbons, who lives across the street and whose home is also under attack, Saint hatches a plan to save what is left of her beloved hometown. 

About the Author:

Stephan Pastis is the creator of the syndicated comic strip Pearls Before Swine, which appears in over 800 newspapers. He is also the creator of the Timmy Failure book series and the cowriter of the Disney+ movie Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two kids. 

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