Thursday, September 05, 2024

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/5/2024

Dying Inside's Lisa Sterle Talks Crafting the Graphic Novel's Aesthetic

Vault's new graphic novel arrives in September.

By Jenna Anderson - August 5, 2024 https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dying-inside-lisa-sterle-graphic-novel-interview/

 

South Bay history: Geoffrey Patterson was a superhero to South Bay comic book fans [store]

By Sam Gnerre

Daily Breeze

August 5, 2024

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2024/08/05/south-bay-history-geoffrey-patterson-was-a-superhero-to-south-bay-comic-book-fans/

 

Two Of LA's Oldest Comics Stores Are Closing Down

Anne To

Oct 29, 2023

https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/two-of-las-oldest-comic-stores-are-closing-down#

 

Epilectra Electrifies in New Superhero Graphic Novel Series

Denver author Sue Seserman "transforms disabilities into superabilities."

By Teague Bohlen

August 5, 2024

https://www.westword.com/arts/denver-author-debuts-new-superhero-in-epilectra-graphic-novel-21547868

 

Words, Images, & Worlds: Justin Coke Returns!

Jason DeHart

Sep 5, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkZuSz7bhDE

 

WEBTOON SEEKS TO SHUT DOWN PIRATE SITES; Issues Subpoena to Cloudflare 

Milton Griepp on September 4, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57709/webtoon-seeks-shut-down-pirate-sites

 

COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND PIVOTING IN ERA OF FREE SPEECH BATTLES After Executive Director Departure, Pandemic, Funding Collapse 

Milton Griepp on September 5, 2024 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57714/comic-book-legal-defense-fund-pivoting-era-free-speech-battles

 

Upper Valley cartoonist's first graphic novel explores teen angst and imagination [Emma Hunsinger]

By Mikaela Lefrak

 August 5, 2024

https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2024-08-05/upper-valley-cartoonists-first-graphic-novel-explores-teen-angst-and-imagination

 

Unbaked Cookies: The Drawings of James Thurber

Doug Ermini

April/May 1992 Timeline Magazine

 

ANIME NYC '24: Evan Minto's Manga Magazine Mania

Adam Wescott takes in a deeply researched history of Japanese manga magazines by Azuki's Evan Minto.

Adam Wescott

09/05/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/anime-nyc-24-evan-mintos-manga-magazine-mania/

 

Florida School Bans Popular BL Manga for Right-to-Left Reading Format (& "Inappropriate" Relationship) [ Sasaki and Miyano]

By  Renee Senzatimore

CBR September 2 2024

https://www.cbr.com/sasaki-and-miyano-boys-love-america-school-ban/

 

Studio Ghibli's "Phantom Masterpiece" Finally Gets the Spotlight After 31 Years in New Release

By  Renee Senzatimore

CBR Aug 29, 2024

https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-ocean-waves-new-art-book-release/

 

Snipple Animation Expands Studio Scope; Mike Hegarty Named Head of Int'l Partnerships

By Mercedes Milligan

September 4, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/snipple-animation-expands-studio-scope-mike-hegarty-named-head-of-intl-partnerships/

 

The Long Wait for a Reprint, Part I [Batman]

By Barry Sandoval

Heritage Auctions Comic and Animation News

March 11, 2022

https://comics.ha.com/c/newsletter.zx?frame=no&id=6137&ctrack=1564170&type=collectort-1-comic-news-tem090524#collector-f

 

Marvel Tales #1: An Appreciation (The Long Wait for a Reprint, Part 2)

By Barry Sandoval,

Heritage Auctions Comic and Animation News November 15, 2022

https://comics.ha.com/c/newsletter.zx?frame=no&id=6258&ctrack=1564170&type=collectort-1-comic-news-tem090524#collector-c

 

Discovering The Origin of the Fantastic Four (The Long Wait for a Reprint, Part 3)

By Barry Sandoval, Heritage Auctions Comic and Animation News

September 5, 2024

https://comics.ha.com/c/newsletter.zx?frame=no&id=6552#collector-t

 

Artist in the Spotlight: Vincent Mahé [France]

By John Freeman on September 4, 2024

https://downthetubes.net/artist-in-the-spotlight-vincent-mahe/

 

Disney Pauses Neil Gaiman's 'The Graveyard Book' Adaptation in Wake of Sexual Assault Allegations — Exclusive

IndieWire has learned the film, which had set up production offices, is now on hold due to multiple factors, including the claims against the book's author.

By Christian Blauvelt

September 4, 2024

https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/neil-gaiman-film-the-graveyard-book-sexual-assault-claims-1235043606/

 

Vera Brosgol and Kazu Kibuishi: We Built These Worlds, Come Visit

Megan Halsband

Library of Congress National Book Festival September 4 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnl0RH-ujB0

https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11460

 

Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham: How to Break a Love Curse

Dianne Choie

Library of Congress National Book Festival September 4 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aGUyEZAkKo

https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11463

 

Adam Rubin and Liniers: The Truth About the Couch

Sasha Dowdy

Library of Congress National Book Festival September 4 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34jSOQhYFrw

https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11456

 

Pablo Cartaya and Hena Khan: Sports and Why We Love Them

Neil Greenberg

Library of Congress National Book Festival September 4 2024

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

https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11461

 

Stephen Bissette

[..." Rantz Hoseley's post on the late great Bernie Mireault bears your giving it a deep read."]

Sept 5 2024

https://www.facebook.com/stephen.bissette.7/posts/pfbid07BJWawverRSMSBoYM9At2JgayxfDq7grYWL3WhwHL4GxCZkFsMRkUm6TULb4ZZzSl

 

Nat Gertler ["Word is spreading the Bernie Mireault, creator of The Jam, has taken.himself out of the game.]

September 4 2024

https://www.facebook.com/nat.gertler/posts/pfbid03134GwQBVeVSKaD69A26QhA6J4MxgbJPYsxJ87M3tvsmaMgG2Lh18PFrJjxCStQYLl

 

Rantz Hoseley

["Bernie Mireault was one of my favorite people in comics"]

September 4 2024

https://www.facebook.com/RantzHoseley/posts/pfbid02puHggeCTAQUR8PnunWJ7YcjV7CxvYmfWRNsxbtdpLiHhYircep2KRwD2w31uvn4Yl

 

Paul Levitz

[" But I find myself mourning Bernie Mireault this morning, as word of his death spreads over the web."]

Sept 4 2024

https://www.facebook.com/paul.levitz/posts/pfbid02zVphTSKx8qfgLnzHbXcebqqKHh4n74sYZVAtzrXs1ZGSNcueHDumPqSzTmWWcbUol

 

Ty Templeton

["I am devastated by the loss of Bernie Mireault from this world."]

Sept 4 2024

https://www.facebook.com/ty.templeton.94/posts/pfbid0zw3yniD9rtyKC5vuKquVYFnLDuQR1vT3VzjMyRn6g15jUpLCftZA1iXb4AmWdSYLl

 

Matt Wagner

[... "this morning I couldn't possibly be sadder than to learn of the untimely death of my one-time friend and GRENDEL collaborator, Bernie Mireault"]

September 4 2024

https://www.facebook.com/matt.wagner.3158652/posts/pfbid0JvzW3zysjkxD1bxdrCKSeb16m4U4y3aUX2fX5sekE1kTb2GypVtHEy16di3VvRutl

 

In Memoriam: Comic Creator and Songwriter Bernie Mireault

By John Freeman on September 5, 2024

https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-comic-creator-and-songwriter-bernie-mireault/

 

Thanks, Bernie: A Fine Pair From Mr. Mireault

Richard Gagnon

Who's Out There? September 5, 2024

https://whosoutthere.ca/2024/09/05/thanks-bernie-a-fine-pair-from-mr-mireault/

 

RIP Grendel Artist Bernie Mireault

September 5, 2024

https://tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/rip-grendel-artist-bernie-mireault/

 

Tripwire Talks To Veteran Inker Wade von Grawbadger

September 4, 2024

 https://tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/tripwire-talks-to-veteran-inker-wade-von-grawbadger/

 

Artists Talk About The Right Way To Draw Batman

August 25, 2024

https://tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/artists-talk-about-the-right-way-to-draw-batman/

Sept 9: TRANS BOOK CLUB: 920LONDON w/ REMY BOYDELL at Fantom Comics

TRANS BOOK CLUB: 920LONDON w/ REMY BOYDELL
COLLABORATION WITH THE DC TRANS BOOK CLUB
>> SUNDAY, September 8th @ 2pm

Join us for a discussion about 920London with the DC Trans Book Club and afterwards, ask creator Remy Boydell directly about the book!
2005, north of London. A doomed romance between two emo kids. More than friends, less than lovers, they're trying to grow shrooms before the world ends. Send help. Solo graphic novel debut by REMY BOYDELL (THE PERVERT), fully painted in watercolor.

Get 920LONDON in-store or on our website: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/920london-graphic-novel-mature-

Library of Congress National Book Festival's graphic novel panels mostly online


Vera Brosgol and Kazu Kibuishi: We Built These Worlds, Come Visit
Megan Halsband
Library of Congress National Book Festival  September 4 2024

Great characters, immersive moods, and expansive worlds make great fantasy, and graphic novels are a great showcase for the genre. Vera Brosgol ("Plane Jane and the Mermaid") and Kazu Kibuishi ("Waverider," finale of the "Amulet" series) talk about building fantastic worlds via graphic novels with Megan Halsband at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11460

Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham: How to Break a Love Curse
Dianne Choie
Library of Congress National Book Festival  September 4 2024

Explore the complexities of families, love, friendship, and lion dancing in the new graphic novel "Lunar New Year Love Story" by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyan Pham, who discussed their work with Dianne Choie at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11463

Adam Rubin and Liniers: The Truth About the Couch
Sasha Dowdy
Library of Congress National Book Festival  September 4 2024

Did you know that couches grow on couch farms? Or that some couches are aliens? Let us tell you the whole tru -- oh no! Get away! The furniture police are after us! But if you want to meet at our secret place, we'll tell you everything you need to know at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Signed, Adam Rubin and Liniers ("The Truth About the Couch").
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11456

Pablo Cartaya and Hena Khan: Sports and Why We Love Them
Neil Greenberg
Library of Congress National Book Festival  September 4 2024

The hijabi basketball team in Hena Khan's "We Are Big Time" and Elena, the one girl on the baseball team in Pablo Cartaya's "Curveball," learn how they can love the game and be excellent in and out of the sports arena. Khan and Cartaya discuss their graphic novels with Neil Greenberg at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11461

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/4/2024

Chackowicz, Howard. 2024.

["I am completely heartbroken to say that my dear, dear friend, the great artist/cartoonist Bernie Mireault has passed away, by his own hand, this Monday."].

Howard Chackowicz's Facebook page (September 4): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3789423351347162&id=100008386030851

 

Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara on Collaboration, Comics Books, and Coming of Age

by Jasmine Amiri

Aug 26, 2024

https://www.slj.com/story/newsfeatures/sara-quin-of-tegan-and-sara-on-collaboration-comics-books-and-coming-of-age

 

Barney's Back: Mattel Sets Premiere Date for Rebooted Preschool Show [Barney's World]

Rick Porter

September 4, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/new-barney-series-max-cartoon-network-1235990637/

 

PUBLISHERS SUE FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA BANS BOOK BANS

Big State Battles Over Books in Libraries

 Milton Griepp on September 4, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57703/publishers-sue-florida-california-bans-book-bans

 

Your Mother Was A Tracer… Rob Liefeld Apologises To Shelby Robertson; Shelby Robertson posted to social media that he had not been credited for his extensive inking work in Rob Liefeld's Bloodstrike.

03 Sep 2024

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/your-mother-was-a-tracer-rob-liefeld-apologises-to-shelby-robertson/

 

'No sense in anything like this' | Belmont community rallies to support comic book store owner after racist graffiti painted on building

The racial slur was painted on the outside wall of Doc's Basement Comics, Toys Games.

  Jesse Pierre

  September 2, 2024

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/racial-slur-belmont-comic-book-store/275-e94f3dfe-81f9-436f-abd9-49ddc53dea64

 

Beano #1 Breaks The Record For The Most Expensive British Comic Ever; Beano #1 breaks the record For the most expensive British comic book ever at £30,940 at auction last week.

 03 Sep 2024

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/beano-1-breaks-the-record-for-the-most-expensive-british-comic-ever/

 

Jonathan Hickman's 3W3M Launches Its Own Comic Reading App

Jonathan Hickman, Mike del Mundo, and Mike Huddleston's 3W3M launches its own Comic Reading App, for iOS, Android and tablets.

by Rich Johnston

 03 Sep 2024

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jonathan-hickmans-3w3m-launches-its-own-comic-reading-app/

 

Interview: Richard Ashley Hamilton on TECTIV: NOIRTOPIA

Avery Kaplan 09/04/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-richard-ashley-hamilton-on-tectiv-noirtopia/

 

Revenge of the Horror Comic

Ready, boils and ghouls, for a jolting tale of tension in the EC tradition? Read the Britt-Keeper's account of a spooky little soirée at Revenge Of in Glassell Park … if you dare!

By Brittany Menjivar

August 3, 2024

https://lareviewofbooks.org/short-takes/menjivar-party-ec-comics-relaunch/

 

Vintage Marvel comics sell for £12,000 [UK auction]

2 August 2024

Dan Martin

BBC News, Leicester https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czk0vvgp71yo

 

The MAD Files

David Mikics

September 02, 2024

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/mad-magazine-files

 

The MAD Files: Writers and Cartoonists on the Magazine that Warped America's Brain! (paperback)

Edited by David Mikics

Library of America 2024

https://www.loa.org/books/the-mad-files-writers-and-cartoonists-on-the-magazine-that-warped-americas-brain-paperback/

 

David Mikics: Introduction

Mary Fleener: Growing Up MAD

Ivan Cohen: The Golden Age Is Twelve Dept.

Geoffrey O'Brien: Stark Raving MAD

Roz Chast: A MAD Childhood

Tim Kreider: The World According to MAD Magazine

Peter Kuper: H. Kurtzman

Grady Hendrix: Cahiers du CinéMAD

R. Crumb: MAD and Me

Art Spiegelman: MAD Love

Frank Jacobs: Preface to Gaines

R. Sikoryak: What a Load of Craft!

Liel Leibovitz: High Holy MAD

Mary-Lou Weisman: Reverse Immigrant

Leah Garrett: Jaffee in Yiddish

Michael Benson: MADness in Anatolia

Daniel Bronstein: Brueghel of the Bronx

Nathan Abrams: MAD's Jewish America

David Hajdu: With a Little Bit of Ecch: MAD and the Movie Musical

Clifford Thompson: MAD and the Insurrectionists

Bonnie Altucher: "Spy vs Spy" vs. Prohías

Sarah Boxer: Mind the Gap

Max Andersson: Normal

Adam Gopnik: MAD, the '50s, and the '60s: A (Slightly) Dissident View

Rachel Shteir: The "Obscure and Awesome" Women Cartoonists of MAD

Chris Ware: To Antarctica and Back

Jonathan Lethem and Mark Allen: Here We Go With Our Own Execrable Simulacrum: MAD Fold-In

 

R. Kikuo Johnson's "A Mother's Work"

A glimpse into the lives of New York's caretakers.

By Françoise Mouly

September 2, 2024

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2024-09-09

 

Milwaukee's Salam School Girls Basketball players become graphic novel stars

Sandra Whitehead | Aug 2, 2024

https://wisconsinmuslimjournal.org/milwaukees-salam-school-girls-basketball-players-become-graphic-novel-stars/

 

Egypt renews detention of satirical cartoonist for fourth time [Ashraf Omar]

September 2, 2024

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240902-egypt-renews-detention-of-satirical-cartoonist-for-fourth-time/

 

Epileptic! Possibly The Greatest Autobiographical Graphic Novel Out There!

Christopher Patterson

 on August 5, 2024

https://comic-watch.com/comic-book-reviews/epileptic-possibly-the-greatest-autobiographical-graphic-novel-out-there

 

An Exclusive Look at Dara Horn's New Passover Graphic Novel

The "People Love Dead Jews" author's first kids' book is making all our Passover dreams come true.

By Lior Zaltzman         

Aug 5, 2024 https://www.kveller.com/an-exclusive-look-at-dara-horns-new-passover-graphic-novel/

 

"What Else Didn't I Draw?": Gary Larson On The Far Side Comics Left Unproduced By His Retirement

Ambrose Tardive

Aug 4, 2024 https://screenrant.com/gary-larson-retirement-undrawn-far-side-comics/

 

Animation event to host artist behind Noa Argamani graphic novel

Annual Animix Festival will focus on works created since October 7, including guest Makoto Tanaka, Japanese illustrator and Israel supporter

By Jessica Steinberg

1 August 2024,

https://www.timesofisrael.com/animation-event-to-host-artist-behind-noa-argamani-graphic-novel/

 

CAPTAIN MARVEL's Latest Comic Book Series, Released To Tie In With THE MARVELS, Has Been Canceled

Josh Wilding - Aug 03, 2024

https://comicbookmovie.com/comics/marvel-comics/captain-marvels-latest-comic-book-series-released-to-tie-in-with-the-marvels-has-been-canceled-a212475

 

Stories through pictures: Studying graphic retellings of "David & Goliath" [religion]

Union College August 5, 2024 https://www.union.edu/news/stories/202408/stories-through-pictures-studying-graphic-retellings-david-goliath

 

Exclusive Preview of Steven S. DeKnight & Michael Gaydos' Horror Graphic Novel BENEATH

8/1/24

Jonathan James

https://dailydead.com/exclusive-preview-of-steven-s-deknight-michael-gaydos-horror-graphic-novel-beneath/

 

Mike Mignola is getting his first-ever gallery show hosted by New York's Philippe Labaune gallery

Christian Angeles

09/04/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/mike-mignola-is-getting-his-first-ever-gallery-show-hosted-by-new-yorks-philippe-labaune-gallery/

 

Dublin Comic Con – All the comic art…

By James Bacon on September 3, 2024

https://downthetubes.net/dublin-comic-con-all-the-comic-art/

 

Galway Cartoon Festival to feature Speedbump creator Dave Coverly

Alan Gardner

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/09/04/galway-cartoon-festival-to-feature-speedbump-creator-dave-coverly/

 

Embassy of Japan London launches 18th "Manga Jiman" competition

By John Freeman on September 3, 2024

https://downthetubes.net/embassy-of-japan-london-launches-18th-manga-jiman-competition/

 

Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga Bring Gotham to Venice, Electrify Fest With Ambitious 'Joker: Folie à Deux'

By Lily Ford, Patrick Brzeski     

September 4, 2024 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joaquin-phoenix-lady-gaga-venice-joker-2-folie-a-deux-premiere-1235991087/

 

'Joker: Folie à Deux' Review: Frustrating Sequel Is Most Electric When Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga Sing, Dance and Romance

David Rooney

September 4, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/joker-folie-a-deux-review-joaquin-phoenix-lady-gaga-todd-phillips-sequel-1235989963/

 

'I've made several little stamps on pop culture' – Grant Geissman discusses his storied and varied career with Joseph Antoniello

Joseph Antoniello | September 4, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/ive-made-several-little-stamps-on-pop-culture-grant-geissman-discusses-his-storied-and-varied-career-with-joseph-antoniello/

 

Patrick McDonnell on Mutts' 30th Anniversary, Plus Finally Breaking Guard Dog's Chain

Brian Cronin

CBR Aug 26, 2024

https://www.cbr.com/patrick-mcdonnell-mutts-30th-anniversary-breaking-chain-interview/

 

Jason Chatfield  

  What's in Your Road Kit? What's your "Ride-Or-Die" Travel Toolkit for when you're out of the studio?

Process Junkie  Sep 4, 2024

https://www.process-junkie.com/p/whats-in-your-road-kit

 

Hold on tight spider-monkeys: there's an animated Twilight series coming

Netflix is producing a sparkly new animated series based on Stephanie Meyers' Midnight Sun

By Emma Keates  |  September 4, 2024

https://www.avclub.com/netflix-animated-twilighthttps://www.avclub.com/netflix-animated-twilight

 

'Twilight' Animated Series a Go at Netflix

Lionsgate TV will produce the show, based on author Stephenie Meyer's novel 'Midnight Sun.'

Rick Porter

September 4, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/twilight-animated-series-netflix-1235991291/

 

Universal Basic Guys is utterly basic

Fox's animated sitcom feels notably retrograde

By Manuel Betancourt  |  September 4, 2024

https://www.avclub.com/universal-basic-guys-review-tv

 

Laura Lee Gulledge, Young Adult Comic Artist

Terence Dollard

Comic Culture 06/08/2024

https://www.pbs.org/video/laura-lee-gulledge-young-adult-comic-artist-lv2dp5/

 

Life's a menagerie in new 'Mutts' strip

David Jacobson

Detroit News 1994_09_05_Page_37, 40

Online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/09/04/guard-dog-book-and-mutts-30th-year/

 

Celebrating 30 Years of MUTTS

September 2024

https://mutts.com/pages/30-years-of-mutts

 

Petrie, Margaret. 2024.

Paul Noth - Surprise.

Authentic Obsessions (92; September 3): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-noth-surprise/id1520996089?i=1000668119087

 

How an 'Ivy League Witch' Brought Broadway to Tarot Cards [Al Hirschfeld, aka My Reading With the Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot Cards]

Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

Aug 20, 2024

https://variety.com/2024/legit/podcasts/broadway-tarot-cards-al-hirschfeld-deck-1236112361/

 

'Inside Out 2' Surpasses 'The Lion King' Remake, Becomes Highest-Grossing Animated Feature Of All Time

Amid Amidi | 09/01/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/inside-out-2-surpasses-the-lion-king-becomes-highest-grossing-animated-feature-of-all-time-242814.html

 

Report: Warner Bros. Plans To Relaunch Looney Tunes Theatrically In 2028

Amid Amidi | 08/30/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/report-warner-bros-plans-to-relaunch-looney-tunes-theatrically-in-2028-242805.html

 

Step-By-Step: Creating Kid-Friendly Educational Animation [India]

Prosenjit Biswas

Cartoon Brew Connect | 08/30/2024

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/sponsored-by-reallusion/step-by-step-creating-kid-friendly-educational-animation-242793.html

 

Why Would They Try and Do a Grey Rabbit?: Excerpt from Richard Williams' 'Adventures in Animation'

Richard Williams

August 30, 2024

 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/why-would-they-try-and-do-a-grey-rabbit-excerpt-from-richard-williams-adventures-in-animation/

 

Adventures in Animation: How I Learned, Who I Learned From and What I Did with It by Richard E. Williams and Imogen Sutton, Faber & Faber 2024

Wednesday, September 04, 2024

Sarah Boxer's "Mind the Gap" in new book about MAD

See details here -

The MAD Files: Writers and Cartoonists on the Magazine that Warped America's Brain! (paperback)

Edited by David Mikics

Library of America 2024

https://www.loa.org/books/the-mad-files-writers-and-cartoonists-on-the-magazine-that-warped-americas-brain-paperback/

Top Shelf at SPX

In 9 days... Top Shelf's SPX is a tri-continental crew!

We're approaching that most special of weekends, the Small Press Expo (SPX)! Join us September 14-15, 2024, at the Marriott in North Bethesda, Maryland, for a glimpse into the beating heart of the indie comics community. 

First, visit SPX Special Guest Chris Gooch (In Utero, Under-Earth, Deep Breaths, Bottled) who's traveled all the way from Australia to meet you at table M10B!

Visit the Top Shelf booth (W56-W59) to meet three more outstanding creators:

And get your hands on all our other hot new releases from this year: Jimmy's Elbow by James Kochalka, Belzebubs (Vol 2): No Rest for the Wicked by JP Ahonen, Wolfpitch by Balazs Lorinczi, Korgi: The Complete Tale by Christian Slade, In Perpetuity by Maria & Peter Hoey, Mary Tyler MooreHawk by Dave Baker, and You Wish by Jeff Victor!

Plus, catch many more Top Shelf authors around the floor — including Jeffrey Brown, Jess Fink, Jennifer Hayden, Maria Hoey, Casey Nowak, Nate Powell, and Hannah Templer!

And don't miss these great panel discussions:

  • Saturday 4pm: "Queer In All Universes" in the White Oak room, with Hannah Templer (Cosmoknights) and more!
  • Saturday 5:30pm: "Teen Apocalypse" in the White Flint Amphitheater, featuring A TON OF TOP SHELF TALENT: Chris Gooch (In Utero), Ricky Lima (Undergrowth), Julian Hanshaw (Space Junk), and more!
  • Sunday 1pm: "The Pitfalls of Time Travel" in the White Flint Amphitheater, with Jess Fink (We Can Fix It!) and more!
  • Sunday 2pm: "Altered Realities" in the White Flint Amphitheater, with Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole, Come Again) and more!
  • Sunday 3:30pm: "Big Concepts in Non-Fiction" in the White Oak Room, with Nate Powell (March, You Don't Say) and more!

Last but not least, Hannah Templer is nominated for an Ignatz Award for Cosmoknights! Voting is open to the online public — just register here!