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Friday, March 01, 2024
March 2-3 Meet Ben Hatke, creator of Zita the Spacegirl at Loudon County libraries
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/29/2024
Book Review: All-Negro Comics (the 75th Anniversary Edition)
reviewed by Cord Scott, UMGC Okinawa
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMIC ART BLOG February 29, 2024 https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/02/book-review-all-negro-comics-75th.html
Konnichiwa WcDonald's
by Bruce Guthrie
ComicsDC blog February 29, 2024
https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2024/02/konnichiwa-wcdonalds.html
DIAMOND ANNOUNCES FLAT FREIGHT, LUNAR ACCEPTS AFFADAVITS, PRH UPGRADES, BOOM! FREIGHT SUBSIDY: ComicsPro Distribution Announcements Round-Up
Brigid Alverson on February 28, 2024
DIAMOND MOVES ARCHIE COMICS TO DELUXE TIER Effective with March 2024 Previews
Brigid Alverson on February 29, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56361/diamond-moves-archie-comics-deluxe-tier
GARY GROTH, RON TURNER, JAMES WARREN NAMED TO EISNER HALL OF FAME
Also: Kim Dietch, Bryan Talbot, 'Barefoot Gen' Creator Keiji Nakazawa
Brigid Alverson on February 28, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56355/gary-groth-ron-turner-james-warren-named-eisner-hall-fame
Malcy Duff's I Don't Know What I'm Doing [Scotland]
Malcy Duff | February 29, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/malcy-duffs-i-dont-know-what-im-doing/
Vera Brosgol Talks with Roger
by Roger Sutton
Horn Book February 29 2024
https://read.hbook.com/vera-brosgol-talks-with-roger
Why anime is everywhere all at once
A deep dive into the booming anime industry.
Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams
"Make Me Smart" Episode 1106
Feb 27, 2024
https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/why-anime-is-everywhere-all-at-once/ and https://play.publicradio.org/web/o/marketplace/make_me_smart/2024/02/27/mms_20240227_MMS_128.mp3
As 'Drabble' turns 45, Kevin Fagan reflects on creating the long-running comic strip
By Peter Larsen | plarsen@scng.com | Orange County Register
February 28, 2024
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/02/28/as-drabble-turns-45-kevin-fagan-reflects-on-creating-the-long-running-comic-strip/
The Press: Grin & Draw It [George "Lichty" Lichtenstein, "Grin and Bear It"]
TIME April 25, 1955
https://time.com/archive/6798850/the-press-grin-draw-it/
Review: The Race is on to WCDONALD'S with Chapter 1 of the Manga!
Acky Bright brings an energetic and comedic debut to the WcDonald's-Verse with Chapter 1 of The WcDonald's Manga!
02/29/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/review-the-race-is-on-in-chapter-1-of-wcdonalds-the-manga/
What Blurbs Really Mean
By Dana Maier and Gila Pfeffer
New Yorker February 29 2024
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/what-blurbs-really-mean
Le décès de Fawzi Baghdadli
Jean-Laurent Truc
29 février 2024
https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-de-fawzi-288697.html
Garth Ennis and Axel Alonso Announce Our New Kickstarter for MARJORIE FINNEGAN, TEMPORAL CRIMINAL
AWA Studios
February 29 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRkYUmdFUIM
(Episode 336): The Art and Soul of BLOODRIK with Andrew Krahnke
StoryComic Presents February 29 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gefa-cbCSpE
Coyote Vs. Acme star Will Forte says inexplicably shelved movie is "incredible"
Forte also says the cast and crew should be "so proud" of it
Sam Barsanti
AV Club February 29 2024
https://www.avclub.com/adam-sandler-declares-taylor-swift-has-no-skips-1851296974
Cinesite Completes Historic Partnership with Disney on 'Iwájú'
By Mercedes Milligan
February 28, 2024
The Creative Heroes of 'X-Men '97' Reveal the New Mutations of the Nostalgic Marvel Series
By Tom McLean
February 28, 2024
April '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 339).
AUSA Graphic Novel Honors WWII Tank Hero
AUSA 02/28/2024
https://www.ausa.org/news/ausa-graphic-novel-honors-wwii-tank-hero
Hill, G. E. 1943. Relation of children's interests in comic strips to the vocabulary of these comics [literacy]. Journal of Educational Psychology, 34 (1): 48–54. Online at https://doi.org/10.1037/h0061114
Revered 'Sandman' Author Neil Gaiman Is Selling Treasures From His Collection
by Artnet News February 23, 2024 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sandman-neil-gaiman-collection-auction-2440653
Was content a factor in Gannett axing "Doonesbury"?
By Rod Hicks
The Quill February 23, 2024 https://www.quillmag.com/2024/02/23/was-content-a-factor-in-gannett-axing-doonesbury/
'I wanted to tell my mother's story with humour as a way of making it less dark'
Cartoonist Denise Dorrance has written her first graphic novel at the age of 65. It deals with her mother's dementia – but it's full of love, and some great gags. Linda Kelsey met her
The Daily Telegraph 24 Feb 2024: 6. Online at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/dementia/denise-dorrance-mother-dementia-graphic-novel-oprah-daily/
Songs of Travel: A New Interactive Graphic Novel Chronicles Migrants' Journeys on Mobile Platforms [webcomic; Syrian artist Jack Gutmann]
BNN Correspondents
27 Feb 2024 07:41 EST
Using art and commentary, Rochester student develops new comic strip
Rowan Vercnocke uses RCTC newspaper The Echo as a place to try out her Rabbit and Hare comic strip.
By John Sievers
February 28, 2024
The pull of graphic novels, remembering Rukmini Devi Arundale and more
Sudipta Datta
The Hindu on Books Newsletter February 27, 2024
'Superman: Legacy' Gets Title Change From James Gunn
The filmmaker shared the news on the first day of filming.
Aaron Couch
February 29, 2024
The Most Horrifying Anime is Banned Worldwide, Including in Japan; The anime Shoujo Tsubaki contains such disturbing portrayals of emotional and physical abuse that it is banned from its country of origin.
By Timothy Donohoo and Renee Senzatimore
CBR February 28 2024
https://www.cbr.com/most-horrifying-anime-banned-worldwide/
Tite Kubo Determined to "Ensure His Vision" in Bleach's Final Anime Saga
By Chike Nwaenie
CBR Jan 19, 2024
https://www.cbr.com/bleach-tybw-season-3-tite-kubo-final-anime-arc-involvement/
Bleach Creator Tite Kubo Wants Faithful Anime Remake After Lack of Early Involvement
By Chike Nwaenie
CBR February 25 2024
https://www.cbr.com/bleach-creator-tite-kubo-faithful-anime-remake/
Naruto Creator Makes Official Statement on Live-Action Director & Writer Reveal
By Chike Nwaenie
CBR February 23 2024
https://www.cbr.com/naruto-creator-masashi-kishimoto-live-action-movie-director-writer-reveal/
Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Would Segregate Animators Based on Blood Type
By Chike Nwaenie
CBR February 24 2024
https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-animator-segregate-blood-type/
Two of the World's Biggest Manga Piracy Sites Taken Offline
By Chike Nwaenie
CBR February 23 2024
https://www.cbr.com/manga-world-biggest-piracy-websites-offline/
Matthew Vaughn is already working on the second movie of a secret Kick-Ass reboot trilogy
The new films will be directed by former stunt performer Damien Walters, and one is already finished
Sam Barsanti
AV Club February 29 2024
https://www.avclub.com/matthew-vaughn-kick-ass-secret-reboot-trilogy-1851297666
'Who Sanitizes the Sanitizer?': COVID Comics and Sanitisers
Ishani Anwesha Joshi , Sathyaraj Venkatesan
Publication Date: 2024
Publication Name: Medical Humanities
https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2023-012733
Awesome Con pass giveaway by Fantom Comics
AWESOME CON BADGE GIVEAWAY! Awesome Con is springing to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this March 8-10! Let your fandom flag fly and meet your FAVORITE stars and creators!
Fantom Comics has been a pick up location for badges and we're also doing a for YOU our Fantom Club members!
From today until next Wednesday (3/6/24) folks can enter the giveaway, one entry per person!
Instructions for entering:
> post a photo of your IN-STORE purchase on Instagram and mention the giveaway
> tag & follow @fantomcomics
We will choose 3 winners at random next Thursday (3/7/24) and the badges can be picked up in-store!
Fantom Comics has been a pick up location for badges and we're also doing a for YOU our Fantom Club members!
From today until next Wednesday (3/6/24) folks can enter the giveaway, one entry per person!
Instructions for entering:
> post a photo of your IN-STORE purchase on Instagram and mention the giveaway
> tag & follow @fantomcomics
We will choose 3 winners at random next Thursday (3/7/24) and the badges can be picked up in-store!
March 3: TRANS BOOK CLUB - THE PERVERT by REMY BOYDELL & MICHELLE PEREZ
TRANS BOOK CLUB - THE PERVERT by REMY BOYDELL & MICHELLE PEREZ
A book club in collaboration with the DC TRANS BOOK CLUB with artist REMY BOYDELL joining the conversation virtually!
A surprisingly honest and touching account of a trans girl surviving through sex work in Seattle. With excerpts published in the Eisner-nominated anthology ISLAND, the full-color volume, drawn and painted by REMY BOYDELL, is an unflinching debut graphic novel. Written by MICHELLE PEREZ.
Get a copy in-store or on our website: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/pervert-ogn-mature-
>> SUNDAY, MARCH 3rd @ 1pm at Fantom Comics
A surprisingly honest and touching account of a trans girl surviving through sex work in Seattle. With excerpts published in the Eisner-nominated anthology ISLAND, the full-color volume, drawn and painted by REMY BOYDELL, is an unflinching debut graphic novel. Written by MICHELLE PEREZ.
Get a copy in-store or on our website: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/pervert-ogn-mature-
Konnichiwa WcDonald's
by Bruce Guthrie
Not being an anime aficionado, I was surprised to find that my McDonald's cup had a "W" instead of an "M" on it this week. And there were Japanese characters next to it which the Google Translate software on my smartphone translated as "Wak Donald". Was this a yakuza signal to take out the Republican front runner?
Apparently not.
Little known to me, a fictional WcDonald's franchise was introduced to
manga back in 1981 when they wanted to refer to a food franchise like
McDonald's but didn't want to run into trademark issues. ( https://fictionalcompanies.
Their regular website describes this as:
What Is the WcDonald’s Isekai?
Isekai is a popular anime genre that explores a story’s main character who suddenly finds themselves transported to a parallel “otherworld.” A fixture across various anime and manga titles and genres, WcDonald’s has been an indelible part of anime culture for decades. From it comes the new Savory Chili WcDonald’s Sauce! Dip into another universe and immerse yourself in WcDonald’s, artistically realized to serve as homage to fans of anime and the Golden Arches alike.
Isekai is a popular anime genre that explores a story’s main character who suddenly finds themselves transported to a parallel “otherworld.” A fixture across various anime and manga titles and genres, WcDonald’s has been an indelible part of anime culture for decades. From it comes the new Savory Chili WcDonald’s Sauce! Dip into another universe and immerse yourself in WcDonald’s, artistically realized to serve as homage to fans of anime and the Golden Arches alike.
There are
lots of in-store promotions for this campaign including bags (possibly
only the medium and small sized ones), the cups, the backs of receipts,
and videos on the order kiosks and behind the counter. There's also
a new promotional website ( https://www.wcdonalds.com ). All of this is to promote a new McNuggets sauce. (Which is really spicy!)
Nerdist has a great article about the campaign on https://nerdist.com/article/
The
website offers
a free miniseries of four video shorts and four manga chapters.
Currently, only the first set is up -- the first comic is a 24-page PDF
-- but presumably the other sets will be added each week as the campaign
continues. The story appears to start on the medium-size bag and can be read below.
As far as I can tell, the WcDonald's website only serves up the episodes
if you use the QR scan code to access it. If you access the www.wcdonalds.com
site directly, you're told that you have to unlock each episode. If
you don't have a device with a QR-reading built-in camera (like a
desktop PC), you're SOL. Once you use the QR code, there's a cookie
that's saved on your smartphone/laptop/PC which tells the system you're
kosher and lets you see the episode. Maybe that will change as
complaints mount.
Having said that, if you type in the short URL from your desktop browser -- 3wqv.short.gy/aZ1 -- things should work fine. I have to presume that McD's isn't issuing multiple bags with different QR codes each week so the new episodes should magically show up each week along with the old ones.
Having said that, if you type in the short URL from your desktop browser -- 3wqv.short.gy/aZ1 -- things should work fine. I have to presume that McD's isn't issuing multiple bags with different QR codes each week so the new episodes should magically show up each week along with the old ones.
(You can access the first issue of the comic directly via: https://www.wcdonalds.com/pdf/
Officially, the campaign ends on March 24.
Nerdist has a great article about the campaign on https://nerdist.com/article/
Some images (and, yes, I felt like an idiot photographing the screens above the counter...)
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/28/2024
Square Enix Announces New Manga and Art Books for Fall 2024
27 Feb 2024
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/square-enix-announces-new-manga-and-art-books-for-fall-2024/
1954's "I Sold My Baby" in Confessions of the Lovelorn, Up for Auction
Seemingly part of a final act of Pre-Code defiance on the part of ACG, Confessions of the Lovelorn #52 hit newsstands right before the CMAA was announced.
Published Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:18:08 -0600
by Mark Seifert
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/1954s-i-sold-my-baby-in-confessions-of-the-lovelorn-up-for-auction/
The "Grimmest Little Epic" of Romantic Adventures #49, Up for Auction
Romantic Adventures #49 features "one of the grimmest little epics to appear in a romance comic" according to historian Michelle Nolan.
22 Feb 2024 18:59:08 -0600
by Mark Seifert
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-grimmest-little-epic-of-romantic-adventures-49-up-for-auction/
Reviews: Tex: Captain Jack
Tom Shapira | February 21, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/tex-captain-jack/
Reviews: Milky Way
Brian Nicholson | February 28, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/milky-way/
Milky Way
Miguel Vila, translated by Jamie Richards
Fantagraphics
Olive & Popeye with Randy Milholland & Emi Burge
Inside the Kingdom Dec 22 2023
https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/inside-the-kingdom/4837229
Drawing the Future: Sarah Hartley & Olivia de Alba on Comics Kingdom's Evolution
Nadya Martinez
Inside the Kingdom Feb 24 2024
https://podcastaddict.com/inside-the-kingdom/episode/172048270
Beetle Moses with Harris Fishman
Nadya Martinez
Inside the Kingdom Jan 26 2024
https://podcastaddict.com/inside-the-kingdom/episode/170427774
Artist Drew Aquaman, Plastic Man, Super Friends, and Brenda Starr, and Co-Created Metamorpho
Brigid Alverson on February 27, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56340/rip-ramona-fradon
COMICSPRO: COMET METADATA STANDARD AIMS TO UNIFY PRODUCT INFORMATION
To Make Ordering Smoother, Save Retailers Time and Money
by Brigid Alverson on February 27, 2024
COMICSPRO: BUCKLEY PLEDGES TO SUPPORT RETAILERS WITH $3.99 PRICE FOR MOST MARVEL TITLES
Plus: Free 'Marvel Must-Haves,' Low-Cost 'Spidey and His Amazing Friends'
Brigid Alverson on February 27, 2024
Eisner Award Judges Pick Nineteen for 2024 Hall of Fame
Artists, cartoonists, illustrators, writers, publishers and pioneers getting their dues
02/28/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/eisner-awards-judges-pick-nineteen-for-2024-hall-of-fame/
Interview: Chad Hardin on his fourth hardcover art book and untitled PaperFilms project
The creator of 'Heartstopper' talks about her work and demand for LGBTQ stories
Julie Depenbrock
Morning Edition February 28, 2024
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2024/02/20240228_me_heartstopper.mp3
MAD MAGAZINE LISTS [bibliography / index]
Mike Slaubaugh
https://users.pfw.edu/slaubau/mad.htm
Doug Gilford's
MAD Cover Site
Bernd Engel's
MADtrash
Batman/Superman: World's Finest - Mark Waid Ends His Return to Kingdom Come With a Bang
By Sam Stone
CBR Feb 21, 2024
https://www.cbr.com/worlds-finest-shazam-mark-waid-interview/
Benjamin Clark: curator, Charles M Schulz Museum, live interview (How Comics Were Made)
Glenn Fleishman February 28 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvUpHPk1ZS8
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Bolsters Exec Team with Kim Mackey, Jessie Carbonaro; Elevates Susan Akinbola
By Mercedes Milligan
February 27, 2024
The Terrible Superhero That Is Somehow Owned by Both DC and Marvel
In the wild world of '90s comics, Marvel and DC combined to create a character that both companies shared... and nobody cares about. Meet Access...
By Joe George | February 28, 2024
https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/access-terrible-superhero-dc-marvel/
Weston Wade "Wes" Ochse 1965 – 2023: Obituary of Weston Wade Ochse [comic book writer]
February 2024
https://adairfuneralhomes.com/tribute/details/326255/Weston-Ochse/obituary.html
Maurice Vellekoop Comes Out in a Big Way
By Rob Kirby
Feb 27, 2024
Virtuous Con Returns—and Looks Toward the Future
By DW McKinney
Feb 27, 2024
Manga Plus Celebrates Fifth Anniversary [Japanese publisher Shueisha digital comic platform]
Feb 16, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4512
PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 607: James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook ['7 Miles A Second']
Calvin Reid
on 02/26/2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?podcast=1298
EC Comics Rises from the Crypt at Oni Press
By John Maher
Feb 19, 2024
A version of this article appeared in the 02/26/2024 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline:
What Adults Forget About Reading
Why my daughters love rereading Raina Telgemeier's graphic novels
By Gal Beckerman
February 9, 2024
Context Changes Everything: The Russell Molina Interview
Duy Tano
The Comics Cube February 26 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2VdyrsuwmQ
Words, Images, & Worlds: The Fog Edition with Steve Ekstrom
Jason DeHart February 27 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VWOBkgk7UQ
Tape Dec 06 | Drew Moss
Declan Shalvey
February 28 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
The creator of 'Heartstopper' talks about her work and demand for LGBTQ stories
Alice Oseman, the creator of the Heartstopper book series, discusses the latest installment and the demand for LGBTQ literature.
Swann Fellow Lecture, Tuesday, March 12 in Library of Congress
Were They so Torturous? Reevaluating Modern Surgery's Underdog Story
12:00-1:00 pm Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Swann Fellow Lecture
12:00-1:00 pm Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Swann Fellow Lecture
Dining Room A, 6th Floor Madison Building
Swann Fellow, Zoe Copeman, PhD candidate in Art History and Archaeology at the University of Maryland, argues that the history of surgery relies on the narrative of
surgery's so-called "torturous" past to legitimize the practices of elite, university-trained medical men, reducing the once valued work of middling and lower-class practitioners to quackery. Drawing from the Library of Congress's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century caricatures, her research traces changes in the public perception of surgery and how visual media across disciplines would transform the surgeon (and his tools) into powerful metaphors of European and American modernity. This event will be recorded.
surgery's so-called "torturous" past to legitimize the practices of elite, university-trained medical men, reducing the once valued work of middling and lower-class practitioners to quackery. Drawing from the Library of Congress's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century caricatures, her research traces changes in the public perception of surgery and how visual media across disciplines would transform the surgeon (and his tools) into powerful metaphors of European and American modernity. This event will be recorded.
For more information:
Sara W. Duke, Curator, Popular & Applied
Graphic Art, sduk@loc.gov
Graphic Art, sduk@loc.gov
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