Thursday, January 25, 2024

Audiences are falling out of love with dizzying multiverse sagas. Can the concept still be a useful lens on the psychology of regret, or is it dead on arrival?

By Jonathan Russell Clark

Published: Jan 16, 2024

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a46318135/multiverse-end/

Leela Corman Knows Trauma Is Exhausting

The dead speak—and leap into the ring—in Leela Corman's latest graphic novel, set during WWII

By Meg Lemke

Jan 19, 2024

A version of this article appeared in the 01/22/2024 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Wrestling Ghosts

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/94132-leela-corman-knows-trauma-is-exhausting.html

Endnotes: 'Feeding Ghosts' by Tessa Hulls

Our weekly annotated guide to how a book is made

By PW Staff |

Jan 19, 2024

A version of this article appeared in the 01/22/2024 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Endnotes

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94130-endnotes-feeding-ghosts-by-tessa-hulls.html

DC Is Already Preparing For Its Heroes' Public Domain Era

By the mid- to late 2030s, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman will have entered the public domain—but DC Comics is already preparing to keep a tight hold.

James Whitbrook

January 18, 2024

https://gizmodo.com/dc-comics-public-domain-batman-superman-wonder-woman-wb-1851177451

Jan 17, 2024

When Superman and Batman Copyrights Expire in a Decade, Will It Be Kryptonite for DC?

Tatiana Siegel, Gene Maddaus

https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/superman-batman-copyrights-expire-dc-public-domain-superheroes-wonder-woman-1235875386/

A Boom in Comics Drawn From Fact; One in four books sold in France is a graphic novel. Increasingly, those include nonfiction works by journalists and historians.

By Julia Webster Ayuso

Jan. 24, 2024,

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/books/french-nonfiction-comic-books.html

Family of Discworld illustrator seek wealthy patron to conserve legacy of 'one of the great artists of our time'

Relatives of Josh Kirby, who also produced artwork for Star Wars and many well-known authors, hope to keep the sci-fi and horror artist's collection together for future generations

David Barnett

The Observer 20 Jan 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/jan/20/family-of-discworld-illustrator-josh-kirby-seek-wealthy-patron-to-conserve-legacy-of-one-of-the-great-artists-of-our-time

Rare copy of The Amazing Spider-Man No 1 sells for more than £1m

The record price was set by one of only two copies rated near mint/mint in an auction alongside issues of Superman No 1 and All-Star Comics No 8 which featured Wonder Woman's first appearance

Ella Creamer

Wed 17 Jan 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/17/rare-copy-of-the-amazing-spider-man-no-1-sells-for-more-than-1m

Rare copy of Spider-Man's debut comic book on sale in Western Pa. — for $35,000

Joshua Axelrod

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jan 18, 2024

https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2024/01/17/new-dimension-comics-spider-man-amazing-fantasy-15-marvel/stories/202401180046

There's Something for Everyone at Crooked Run Comic Con

Jan Mercker

Jan 11, 2023 Updated Jan 13, 2023

https://www.loudounnow.com/getoutloudoun/there-s-something-for-everyone-at-crooked-run-comic-con/article_fa404138-91ca-11ed-8145-7bcc008ae011.html

A new start: New Dimension Comics settles into The Waterfront

Sharon Eberson

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feb 25, 2019

https://www.post-gazette.com/local/neighborhood/2019/02/25/New-Dimension-Comics-Waterfront-store-books-toys-gaming-Century-mall/stories/201902230045

Associated Press

Pittsburgh collector buys valuable Batman comic.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Oct 11, 2007

https://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2007/10/11/Pittsburgh-collector-buys-valuable-Batman-comic/stories/200710110508

Contest Caution: Script Writing Audition from Silent Manga Audition

POSTED BY VICTORIA-STRAUSS FOR WRITER BEWARE® ON JAN 12, 2024

https://writerbeware.blog/2024/01/12/contest-caution-script-writing-audition-from-silent-manga-audition/

10 Longest Manga of All Time

By Ben Sockol

Screen Rant January 22 2024

https://screenrant.com/longest-manga-of-all-time-jojo-baki-golgo/#golgo-13

The 10 Categorically Best Comics of 2023

Chris M. Arnone Jan 22, 2024

https://bookriot.com/best-comics-of-2023/

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Loudoun County copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 moves to Pittsburgh

Rare copy of Spider-Man's debut comic book on sale in Western Pa. — for $35,000

Joshua Axelrod

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

jaxelrod@post-gazette.com

Jan 18, 2024

https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2024/01/17/new-dimension-comics-spider-man-amazing-fantasy-15-marvel/stories/202401180046

and here's the original story that led to the sale:

There’s Something for Everyone at Crooked Run Comic Con

Jan Mercker
Jan 11, 2023 Updated Jan 13, 2023
https://www.loudounnow.com/getoutloudoun/there-s-something-for-everyone-at-crooked-run-comic-con/article_fa404138-91ca-11ed-8145-7bcc008ae011.html

Daniel Boris' The Creation of Trump

From December 31, 2023.

Daniel Boris' Texas Traffic Stop

We're catching up with Daniel Boris who's sending us some of his cartoons that we missed.

From December 22, 2023.

TONIGHT: The Manga Library Fundraiser at One More Page

The Manga Library Fundraiser
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
One More Page is honored to host a fundraiser for The Manga Library, a non-profit club aspiring to become a library. Created by Cameron Kirchoff-Johnson and dedicated to providing kids with books, goals for The Manga Library include introducing manga to kids at Ashlawn Elementary School and Swanson Middle School. Fifteen percent of the sales from 4-7PM will be donated to The Manga Library to help ...
Where: One More Page Books Cost: Free

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Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/23/2024

5 Questions with Dan Santat

by SLJ Staff
Jan 19, 2024

https://www.slj.com/story/5-Questions-with-Dan-Santat

Interview: How the Jack Kirby Museum is bringing SKY MASTERS to a new generation of fans

Diego Higuera

01/23/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-how-the-jack-kirby-museum-is-bringing-sky-masters-to-a-new-generation-of-fans/

Interview: Living fast and eating trash with THE RACC PACK creators

We caught up with STEPHANIE COOKE and WHITNEY GARDNER to learn more about their new graphic novel, available beginning today!

Avery Kaplan

01/23/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-living-fast-and-eating-trash-with-the-racc-pack-creators/

"This Is Not Only What I Want To Do, But What I Need To Do To Be Happy": An Interview with Philadelphia Cartoonist Steven Arnold

Zach Rabiroff | January 22, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/this-is-not-only-what-i-want-to-do-but-what-i-need-to-do-to-be-happy-an-interview-with-philadelphia-cartoonist-steven-arnold/

'Hazbin Hotel' Is a Childhood Dream Streamed Out to the World

Vivienne Medrano's animated musical series went from middle-school sketches to YouTube to a series streaming on Amazon.

By Calum Marsh

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 23, 2024, Section C, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Childhood Dream Makes It to TV Screens.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/arts/television/hazbin-hotel-amazon.html

Penguin Random House to Distribute Wattpad Webtoon

By John Maher

Jan 23, 2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94152-penguin-random-house-to-distribute-wattpad-webtoon.html

MARVEL THINKS MORE GORE MIGHT HELP

Announces 'Red Band' Editions of 'Blood Hunt'

Posted by Milton Griepp on January 23, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56065/marvel-thinks-more-gore-might-help

Stolen Election: Voting for Ukraine in New Hampshire

William L Brown

Jan 23 2024

https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/stolen-election

Sandra Bell Lundy

["Well, it's happened again. My comic has been canceled in a number of newspapers."]

Sandra Bell Lundy January 22 2024

https://www.facebook.com/755617563/posts/10163044524942564/?mibextid=I6gGtw

Celebrate Will Eisner Week with the GNCRT!

Carol Tilley, Katherine Mowery, and Matthew Noe,

American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table Jun 7, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80WIXymQ3-k

Chatting With Jimmy Palmiotti

wordballoon January 23 2024

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

Words, Images, & Worlds with Ivan Cohen [Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries]

Jason DeHart

Jan 23, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIGnZM312XQ

Words, Images, & Worlds with Bob Rozakis

Jason DeHart

Jan 22, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqz51F3vH_I

A Talk With Editorial Cartoonists Nick Anderson and Angelo Lopez

Angelo Lopez

Jan 21, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLE-3GDsojY

The First Pages: Getting back into craft-based posts with a look at the opening scenes of Ultimate Spider-Man and Cobra Commander #1 [writing comic books]

Scott Snyder

Our Best Jackett Newsletter #172; Jan 23, 2024

https://bestjackettpress.substack.com/p/newsletter-172-the-first-pages

After Launch of 'Echo', Marvel Restarts Production on 'Daredevil: Born Again'

The studio hopes to keep the momentum going as it seeks to keep the focus on its street-fighting heroes

Borys Kit

January 19, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/daredevil-born-again-resumes-filming-echo-1235793539/

Echo's portrayal of disability marks a big step forward for Marvel

Here's hoping the superhero miniseries' handling of ASL inspires other shows to follow suit

Meredith Hobbs Coons

AV Club January 23 2024

https://www.avclub.com/echo-portrayal-disability-asl-dhh-essay-marvel-1851179594

Jim Zub Displaced by Ed Brisson as Oshawa's Most Famous Comic Creator [Canada]

22 Jan 2024

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jim-zub-displaced-by-ed-brisson-as-oshawas-most-famous-comic-creator/

GoFundMe Updates For Comic Book Creators Peter David and Brett Lewis

22 Jan 2024

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/gofundme-updates-for-comic-book-creators-peter-david-and-brett-lewis/

Review: Erin Williams's WHAT'S WRONG? deftly examines the hellish landscape of chronic pain

Samantha Puc

01/23/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/erin-williams-whats-wrong-review/

2000 AD Covers Uncovered: Alex Ronald welcomes an Alien Invasion of Enemy Earth!

17th January 2024

https://2000ad.com/news/2000-ad-covers-uncovered-alien-invasion-for-enemy-earth-with-alex-ronald/

'Chicken for Linda!' Wins Lumière Award for French Animation

Animation Magazine

January 22, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/01/chicken-for-linda-wins-lumiere-award-for-french-animation/

'Rick and Morty' Season 8 Coming in 2025, Anime Series Reveals New Footage

James Hibberd

January 22, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rick-morty-season-8-date-anime-footage-1235803545/

Hayao Miyazaki Earns Oscar Nom for 'The Boy and the Heron'

The animation icon is now tied for the most best animated feature nominations, with four. He previously won a competitive Oscar for 'Spirited Away' and received an Academy Honorary Award.

Carolyn Giardina

January 23, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-oscars-hayao-miyazaki-the-boy-and-the-heron-animated-feature-1235804418/

Nouns Fest To Distribute $1 Million In Animated Short Project Financing

By Jamie Lang | 01/22/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/events/nouns-fest-to-distribute-1-million-in-animated-short-project-financing-237082.html

Audiences Reject Recycled Releases As 'Soul,' 'Spider-Verse' Post Dismal Weekend Box Office Numbers

By Jamie Lang | 01/22/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/soul-spider-verse-re-releases-dismal-weekend-box-office-numbers-237150.html

French Cinema Has Its Best Year Abroad Since Before The Pandemic Thanks To Animated Features Like 'Miraculous,' 'Epic Tales'

By Jamie Lang | 01/22/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/french-cinema-exports-2023-miraculous-epic-tales-237136.html