Sunday, June 09, 2024

WaPo on GN censorship in Idaho, Cavna returns with book reviews, and former Postie opening a bookstore

One graduate's quiet protest: Bringing a banned book to commencement [ "The Handmaid's Tale" graphic novel; censorship]

Annabelle Jenkins protested the removal of "obscene" books from her high school's library by putting "The Handmaid's Tale" at her superintendent's feet during graduation.

June 9, 2024  : A3

Five of this year's best graphic novels make perfect summer reads

These books by Maurice Vellekoop, Eddie Ahn, Nate Powell and others offer fresh stories and beautiful images.

Richard Thompson original art including in Chris Schweizer's graphic novel exhibit


It's at minute 45.

ART OF THE KIDS' GRAPHIC NOVEL Exhibition Virtual Visit

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

A live walk-through of the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts's ART OF THE KIDS' GRAPHIC NOVEL Exhibition, with curator Chris Schweizer

Saturday, June 08, 2024

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/7/2024

Behind 'Suicide Squad,' the Year's Biggest Video-Game Flop

After seven years of tumultuous development, Warner Bros. took a $200 million loss on the Rocksteady game.

By Jason Schreier

June 6, 2024

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-06/-suicide-squad-warner-bros-s-200-million-flop-haunts-the-gaming-industry

 

Gromit' Film Gets Title, Christmas Release as Iconic Villain Feathers McGraw Seeks Revenge

The new film, titled 'Vengeance Most Fowl,' will see the beloved pair return to our screens, the BBC has unveiled.

BY LILY FORD

JUNE 6, 2024

HTTPS://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/MOVIES/MOVIE-NEWS/WALLACE-GROMIT-CHRISTMAS-VENGEANCE-MOST-FOWL-BBC-1235916304/

 

Legendary anime studio Gainax is bankrupt due to mismanagement

Current CEO working on status of works held by studio

Humberto Saabedra

06/07/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/legendary-anime-studio-gainax-is-bankrupt-due-to-mismanagement/

 

Netflix Shows Off Massive "No Guardrails" Animation Slate with 'Terminator,' Zack Snyder's 'Twilight of the Gods'

Timothy Olyphant will voice the Terminator while Natalie Portman and Emilia Clarke lend voices to an adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'

BORYS KIT

JUNE 6, 2024

HTTPS://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/MOVIES/MOVIE-NEWS/NETFLIX-TERMINATOR-ONE-ZACK-SNYDER-TWILIGHT-OF-THE-GODS-1235916819/

 

ANIMENYC, JAPAN SOCIETY TO LAUNCH AMERICAN MANGA AWARDS

Frederick L. Schodt First Hall of Fame Inductee

  Milton Griepp on June 7, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57071/animenyc-japan-society-launch-american-manga-awards

 

Politics and Parody Power MOWA's Comics Exhibit

by Michael Muckian

Jun. 03, 2024

https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/visual-art/politics-and-parody-power-mowas-comics-exhibit/

 

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Episode 158 - Liana Finck

June 05, 2024 Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius Season 4 Episode 158

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1719352/15201471-episode-158-liana-finck

 

Something Is Killing The Children Has Sold Over 4.5 Million Copies

06 Jun 2024  

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/something-is-killing-the-children-has-sold-over-4-5-million-copies/

 

CMG President Edward Noeltner Discusses His Company's Hot Annecy Slate and the State of Indie Animation

Ramin Zahed

June 6, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/cmg-president-edward-noeltner-discusses-his-companys-hot-annecy-slate-and-the-state-of-indie-animation/

 

Zack and Deborah Snyder Praise the Animation Heights of 'Twilight of the Gods'

Ramin Zahed

June 6, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/zack-and-deborah-snyder-discuss-the-animation-heights-of-twilight-of-the-gods/

 

Mallard Fillmore, 30 Years a King Comic

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/06/06/mallard-fillmore-30-years-a-king-comic/

 

Baker County Press looking for editorial cartoonist

Alan Gardner

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/06/06/baker-county-press-looking-for-editorial-cartoonist/

 

Comings and Goings at Image, D&Q, IDW, Zenesope and more

Heidi MacDonald

06/07/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/comings-and-goings-at-image-dq-idw-zenesope-and-more/

 

B.C. author celebrates 25 years of Silverwing series with graphic novel edition

Author Kenneth Oppel, who is from Vancouver Island, is returning to B.C. to promote his new graphic novel

CBC News ·   Oct 22, 2023

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/silverwint-series-author-1.7002283

 

Comic book artist teams up with Denver Art Museum to bring kids closer to African art

By Eden Lane

· May. 24, 2024,

https://www.cpr.org/2024/05/24/denver-art-museum-r-alan-brooks-comic-book/

 

The Daily Heller: MAD and the Usual Gang of Idiots

Steven Heller

The Daily Heller  June 7 2024

https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-mad-and-the-usual-gang-of-idiots/

 

Comic strip artist May Solimar to illustrate Brazilian priorities at the G20

May 24 2024

https://www.g20.org/en/news/comic-strip-artist-may-solimar-to-illustrate-brazilian-priorities-at-the-g20

 

Arkadi and the Lost Titan: A Seminal Graphic Novel Finally Comes to the US

A true French classic is finally being reprinted in English. [Le monde d'Arkadi]

Jesse Schedeen

May 23, 2024

https://www.ign.com/articles/arkadi-and-the-lost-titan-graphic-novel-humanoids-english

 

Otterson, Joe. 2024.

Richard Jenkins Joins Amazon Series Adaptation of Ed Brubaker Graphic Novel 'Criminal'.

Variety (May 22): https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/richard-jenkins-amazon-series-ed-brubaker-graphic-novel-criminal-1236013380/

 

Tom King's Archie one-shot will finally 'solve' the dilemma of Betty or Veronica

King will settle Archie's biggest decision ever

By Austen Goslin May 22, 2024

https://www.polygon.com/24161985/tom-king-archie-comic-decision-bettie-veronica

 

For Eric Kripke, 'The Boys' Was Always About Trumpism

MIKEY O'CONNELL

JUNE 7, 2024

This story first appeared in the June 5 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-boys-showrunner-erik-kripke-interview-trumpism-1235914642/

 

Novel Graphics [student artists]

Xiomara Guevara and Ashley Nortman

SF State Magazine Spring/Summer 2024

https://magazine.sfsu.edu/springsummer2024/novel-graphics

 

Behind the Scenes [student artists]

SF State Magazine Spring/Summer 2024

https://magazine.sfsu.edu/springsummer2024/behind-the-scenes

 

GIVE OR TAKE A MILLION – THIS WEEK'S LINKS

Clark Burscough | June 7, 2024 | https://www.tcj.com/give-or-take-a-million-this-weeks-links/

 

Alec Robbins and Kit Wallis talk expanding 'High on Life' into brand-new comic

David Brooke

June 6, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/06/06/alec-robbins-kit-wallis-high-on-life/

 

Jim Starlin talks 'Breed' omnibus, Malibu Comics, his artistry, Marvel/DC, and hurricanes

Chris Coplan

June 4, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/06/04/jim-starlin-breed-interview/

 

Off Panel #451: The Magnificent with Jim Starlin

June 3 2024

https://sktchd.libsyn.com/offpanel451-the-magnificent-with-jim-starlin

 

PW Comics World: More To Come

More to Come 621: Eddie Ahn On His New Graphic Memoir

 Calvin Reid

on 06/03/2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1314

 

Ep. 114: Interview with Graphic Novel Librarian Robin Brenner.

Christopher Woodrow-Butcher

Mangasplaining June 5, 2024

https://www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-114-interview-with-graphic-novel-librarian-robin-brenner/

 

"There's a Lot of Love for Raccoons Out There!" – Chatting with Creator Michael Avon Oeming About the Wondrous 'William of Newbury'

by Ellie Egleton

June 5, 2024

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/william-of-newbury/

 

"The Sea… Can Reflect Back an Infinite Number of Different Meanings" – Tim Bird Talks About Paying Tribute to His Late Mother in 'Adrift on a Painted Sea' from Avery Hill

by Katriona Chapman

June 6, 2024  https://www.brokenfrontier.com/interview-adrift-painted-sea-bird-chapman/

 

Bringing a New York Street Scene to Life in 'Robot Dreams'

The director Pablo Berger dissects a frame from his Oscar-nominated animated film about the friendship between a dog and a robot.

By Leah Greenblatt

June 4, 2024

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/04/movies/pablo-berger-robot-dreams-movie.html

Going Down the Garfield Rabbit Hole

By Fred Bierman

June 7, 2024, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/arts/garfield-weirdest-moments.html

 

(Super)Heroes in the 21st-Century American Imagination part 1

co-edited by Marica Orrù and Anna Marta Marini.

REDEN: Revista Espanola de Estudios Norteamericanos

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023)

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/issue/view/185

https://doi.org/10.37536/reden.2023.5

Published: 2023-11-24

Full Issue

PDF

Special Dossier

Introduction

Anna Marta Marini; Marica Orrù

1–3

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2236

PDF

Looking for the Arab Superheroine: Layla El-Faouly, Marvel's Moon Knight, and the Imperial Gaze

Zvonimir Prtenjača

4–24

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2236

PDF

Submitting to Loving Authority: Wonder Woman's DeleuzoGuattarian Ethics

Troy Michael Bordun

24–43

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2171

PDF

 

WandaVision through the Sitcoms: A Study of the Series' Narrative Construction

Ana Sánchez-Asenjo

60–76

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2178

PDF

The Chivalric Romance in the Age of its Neoliberal Reproducibility: The Orlando Furioso Transcodified in Marvel's Iron Man Saga

Alice Balestrino

77–93

PDF

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2184

The Twenty-First-Century Avengers: Exploration of War, Globalization, and Identity Politics

Leonor Acosta Bustamante

94–108

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2181

PDF

Feminist Quest Heroine: Female Superheroines and Deconstruction of Male Heroism

Thanong Aupitak

109–127

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2153

PDF

V For Vendetta (2005) and the Sociopolitical Impact of a Shakespearean Dystopian Avenger

Xelo Forés Rossell

128–145

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2040

PDF

 

(Super)Heroes in the 21st-Century American Imagination part 2

co-edited by Marica Orrù and Anna Marta Marini.

REDEN: Revista Espanola de Estudios Norteamericanos Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024)

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/issue/view/193

https://doi.org/10.37536/reden.2024.5

Published: 2024-05-30

Full Issue

PDF

Special Dossier

Superhero Fiction and Vigilante Reality: Self-Referentiality and Quixotism in Millar and Romita Jr.'s Kick-Ass

Lucía Bausela Buccianti

1–19

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2355

PDF

The Franchise Devouring Itself: A Critical Analysis of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Reflexive Turn

Miguel Sebastián Martín

20–42

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2338

PDF

A Transformational Figure: Optimus Prime in Popular Culture 2006-2018

Cenate Pruitt

43–62

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2358

PDF

We Create Our Own Demons: The MCU's Illusion of Progressivism

Alex Yost

63–79

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2353

PDF

 

Potential and Power in Black Superhero Film Comedies

Thomas Britt

113–127

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2359

PDF

Time-Travel and Teleology: Morality, Society, and the Life of Lucas Bishop [X-Men]

Justin Martin

128–153

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2414

PDF

Dark Knight at Fifteen: An Intersectional Retrospective

Erin Casey-Williams

154–170

PDF

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2379

The S Does Not Stand for "Shame": The Joint Making of a Queer Supergirl [television]

Christina Dokou

171–189

https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/reden/article/view/2410

PDF


Lund, Martin. "Viking and Old Norse Memoryscapes in Comics," pages 126-141.

In Ellis Nilsson, Sara, and Stegan Nyzell, editors. Viking Heritage and History in Europe: Practices and Re-Creations. Routledge, 2024.

 

06-03-2024

This legendary DC Comics style guide was nearly lost for years—now you can buy it

BY Zachary Petit

https://www.fastcompany.com/91133306/dc-comics-style-guide-was-lost-for-years-now-you-can-buy-it

 

John Adcock Obituary

https://www.connelly-mckinley.com/obituaries/John-Adcock?obId=31776805

 

Garfield Creator Jim Davis Sets the Record Straight on Jon's Infamous Vet 'Coffee'

By  Brian Cronin

CBR June 4 2024

https://www.cbr.com/garfield-jim-davis-jon-dog-semen-coffee/

 

'Hazbin Hotel' Creator Would Love to Make 6 Seasons, and Maybe More

By  Perri Nemiroff

May 22, 2024

https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-how-many-seasons-vivienne-medrano/

 

'Loki' EP Kevin R. Wright Exits Marvel Studios to Produce Original Films and Television (Exclusive)

Brian Davids

June 7, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/loki-ep-kevin-r-wright-exits-marvel-studios-1235917537/

 

Sales Charts: Invincible still reigns on GlobalComix for the week of June 7

Heidi MacDonald

 06/07/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sales-charts-invincible-still-reigns-on-globalcomix-for-the-week-of-june-7/

 

Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards announce 2024 finalists and winners

Hilary Leun

06/07/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/excellence-in-graphic-literature-awards-announce-2024-finalists-and-winners/

                                   

Friday, June 07, 2024

June 22-23 STORYBOX Comics Fair Schedule

STORYBOX Comics Fair
Special Guests: Dana Jeri Maier, Ben Claassen III, Mystery Guest!

Saturday, June 22, 2024 12-4pm
@ Dwightmess, 805 Silver Spring Ave, Silver Spring MD, 20910
Swampmess Exhibition Opening Reception/BBQ
2pm: Comics Process Town Hall with Ben Claassen III
3pm: Book Discussion with Dana Jeri Maier
*All events are free and open to the public
 
Sunday, June 23, 2024 12-4pm
@ Third Hill Brewing, 8216 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring MD, 20910
1pm: Make a Collage Comic with Hannah Good and Rachel Orr
2pm: Workshop with Athena Naylor
3pm Special Guests Book Signings
*$10 Admission 

Stay Tuned for the full Exhibitor List!


June 8: Megan Wagner Lloyd & Abhi Alwar at East City Bookshop

Thursday, June 06, 2024

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/6/2024

Made in Connecticut: Ray Billingsley gives a glimpse into his creative process behind the comic strip "Curtis"

Inspired by his own family dynamics, Ray brought Curtis and his family to life—modeled after his own experiences and relationships.

Rebecca Surran

Jun 4, 2024, https://connecticut.news12.com/made-in-connecticut-ray-billingsley-gives-a-glimpse-into-his-creative-process-behind-the-comic-strip-curtis

 

IDW RAISING MONEY IN PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Showed Smaller Loss in First Quarter

  Milton Griepp on June 6, 2024 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57060/idw-raising-money-private-placement

 

Richard Sherman, part of songwriting duo in Disney classics, dies at 95 [in print as Co-writer of classic Disney songs]
By Associated Press

Washington Post June 6, 2024 : B5

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/05/25/richard-sherman-disney-songs-dies/

 

His brothers died in WWII, but French admirers keep their memory alive [in print as After WWII, a 'duty of memory'; "The Three Stevens Brothers" by Ludovic Adeline; France; biography]

 Gregory S. Schneider

June 6, 2024 : B1, 3.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/06/06/dday-world-war-two-veteran/

 

Peering at the Past – The Endearing "Laugh out Loud" Art of Peter Rosendahl ["Han Ola og han Per"]

June 3, 2024 by Lee Epps 

https://fillmorecountyjournal.com/peering-at-the-past-the-endearing-laugh-out-loud-art-of-peter-rosendahl/

 

CALA is back, TCAF is moving, CXC guests and more indie comics show news

Heidi MacDonald -

06/06/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/cala-is-back-tcaf-is-moving-cxc-guests-and-more-indie-comics-show-news/


Child's comic tale of 'Danger Sausage' goes viral

22 May 2024

Emily Coady-Stemp,BBC News, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c100gdm1p7po

 

Dennis the Menace: Royal Mail stamps mark 70 years of Beano character

1 July 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-57671019

 

Beano comic to include joke by North Finchley primary school pupils

22 May 2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-69042962

 

Minnie the Minx: Beano character marks 70th anniversary

19 November 2023

By Vanessa Pearce,BBC News, West Midlands

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-67454268

 

Brandi Smith - May. 22, 2024

  RICE NEWS  

Rice art professor leverages Paris Center for exploration of French graphic novels [Chris Sperandio]

https://news.rice.edu/news/2024/rice-art-professor-leverages-paris-center-exploration-french-graphic-novels

 

Graphic Novel Features Captain Who Tackled Suicide Bomber

AUSA

Wed, 05/22/2024

https://www.ausa.org/news/graphic-novel-features-captain-who-tackled-suicide-bomber

 

Local author releases comic book collecting, buying guide

May 22, 2024 https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/local-author-releases-comic-book-collecting-buying-guide/192070/

 

Licensing Hotline: June 6, 2024

By Karen Raugust

Jun 06, 2024 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/95216-licensing-hotline-june-6-2024.html

 

Page I Love with Kelly Sue Deconnick

Kevin Sharp

Comic Art Live

 May 7, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM5PaEEMlyo

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Trevor Mueller

Jason DeHart

Jun 6, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HClucFRq2xY

 

When a Feline Spirit Visits: 'Ghost Cat Anzu' Directors Discuss Their Film Festival Charmer

By Ramin Zahed

June 5, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/when-a-feline-spirit-visits-ghost-cat-anzu-directors-discuss-their-film-festival-charmer/

This article was written for the

May '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 340).

 

Traveling to Mars: Mark Russell Talks SciFi Satire and Kickstarter

05 Jun 2024

by Adi Tantimedh

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/traveling-to-mars-mark-russell-talks-scifi-satire-and-kickstarter/

                                   

June 17: Gabriela Rodríguez Epstein art process talk & signing


2010 P St NW, Upper Floor, Washington D.C., DC

Bestselling middle-grade/YA graphic novelist Gabriela Rodríguez Epstein (Danny Phantom, Invisible, The Baby-Sitters Club) joins us to sign books and talk about her art process! Whether you're a Danny Phantom fan or an artist looking for learn some behind-the-scenes comics tips, come thruuuu

Formerly local cartoonist Steve Conley's new Kickstarter


I am so excited! 

It has been four years since the previous volume!

You can check out the campaign here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steveconley/the-middle-age

WaPo on D-Day brothers' deaths and recent French graphic novel on them

His brothers died in WWII, but French admirers keep their memory alive [in print as After WWII, a 'duty of memory'; "The Three Stevens Brothers" by Ludovic Adeline; France; biography]

Donald Stevens, 97, lost one brother to D-Day and another in Germany. But he put life back together with the help of a French family that honors their sacrifice.

WaPo runs obit for Disney animation songwriter

Richard Sherman, part of songwriting duo in Disney classics, dies at 95 [in print as Co-writer of classic Disney songs]
By

Washington Post June 6, 2024 : B5

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/05/25/richard-sherman-disney-songs-dies/