Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/7/2025
Interview: Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker channels his inner feline as Willa the cat in THE KING OF KINGS animated film
Taimur Dar on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-dee-bradley-baker-king-of-kings/
GoComics website relaunches
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/gocomics-relaunch/
John Peck, Underground Cartoonist Known as The Mad Peck, Dies at 82
Among many other accomplishments, he illustrated a scholarly work on the history of comic books and wrote record reviews in four-panel comic-strip form.
Jeré Longman
April 6, 2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/arts/john-peck-dead.html
Huge Swerve: Diamond now wants to approve Universal/Ad Populum bid for assets
Heidi MacDonald on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/diamond-now-wants-to-approve-universal-ad-populum-bid-for-assets/
All hell breaks loose as Alliance Entertainment sues Diamond
Heidi MacDonald on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/all-hell-breaks-loose-as-alliance-entertainment-sues-diamond/
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT SUES DIAMOND
After Diamond Tries to Switch Winning Bidder (Price Revealed)
Milton Griepp on April 7, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59253/alliance-entertainment-sues-diamond
Interview: Mattie Lubchansky talks SIMPLICITY and making trans culture, for trans people
Ollie Kaplan on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-mattie-lubchansky-talks-simplicity-and-making-trans-culture-for-trans-people/
'THE EXPANSE,' 'RICK AND MORTY' KICKSTARTERS OFF TO STRONG STARTS
Over $500K Pledged for Second 'The Expanse' Campaign
by Brigid Alverson on April 4, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59250/the-expanse-rick-morty-kickstarters-off-strong-starts
Hy Eisman: A Legacy in Ink, A Life in Laughter
April 6, 2025
Amy Anderson
https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2025/04/06/hy-eisman-a-legacy-in-ink-a-life-in-laughter
'Right now I'm just trying to get the stories done': Catching up with Kyle Baker
Jason Bergman | April 7, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/right-now-im-just-trying-to-get-the-stories-done-catching-up-with-kyle-baker/
THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES anime arrives on Netflix this month
Ollie Kaplan on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-rose-of-versailles-anime-arrives-on-netflix-this-month/
Robert McGinnis – RIP
D. D. Degg
April 5, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/05/robert-mcginnis-rip/
Robert McGinnis, legendary poster and cover artist, dead at 99
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/robert-mcginnis-obit/
Andy Schmidt Joins BOOM! Studios as Editor-in-Chief
Apr 07, 2025 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5302
Good news: books are exempt from China tariffs….for now
Heidi MacDonald on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/good-news-books-are-exempt-from-china-tariffs-for-now/
Liam McGuire
Paul Jenkins on Creating The Sentry, The Void, and The Hero's Place In The Marvel Universe (Part 1)
Comic Frontier Apr 7, 2025
https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/paul-jenkins-on-creating-the-sentry-the-void-and-the-hero-s-place-in-the-marvel-universe-part-1
NCS Profile of Russell Myers 2024 Gold Key Recipient
Karen Evans
national cartoonists society Apr 7, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlJAHYniIdc
Kaboom Animation Festival Announces 2025 Award Winners [The Netherlands]
By Mercedes Milligan
April 4, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/kaboom-animation-festival-announces-2025-award-winners/
Oscar-nominated Czech-American Writer, Director and Animator Paul Fierlinger Dies at 89
Ramin Zahed
April 6, 2025
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/oscar-nominated-czech-american-writer-director-animator-paul-fierlinger-dies-at-89/
Forbidden Planet Camden Opened With Al Ewing, Ram V And Dave Gibbons
06 Apr 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/forbidden-planet-camden-opened-with-al-ewing-ram-v-and-dave-gibbons/
Childhood Memories of Connecting Through Cartooning
Mine came flooding back as I read Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud's "The Cartoonists Club" and Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander's "J vs. K."
By James Sturm
A version of this article appears in print on April 6, 2025, Page 22 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Connecting Through Cartooning.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/books/review/cartoon-books-raina-telgemeier-kwame-alexander.html
Taki Soma and Mike Oeming talk sci fi and more [Alienated]
wordballoon
Apr 6, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLqw66DrkBM
TAPE DEC #13 | Charles Soule & Will Sliney [The Shrouded College]
Declan Shalvey
Apr 7, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eomFi-tXtQI
Bill Willingham
Apr 5, 2025
The Complete Prose Works, Part Two
https://billwillingham.substack.com/p/the-complete-prose-works-part-two
Tom Brevoort from Man With A Hat Apr 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Bonus - Newsletter Index
https://tombrevoort.substack.com/p/bonus-newsletter-index
Mutant Readers, Reading Mutants: Appropriation, Assimilation, and the X-Men
By Neil Shyminsky
The International Journal of Comic Art 8 (2). 387-405. 2006.
https://www.academia.edu/226078/Mutant_Readers_Reading_Mutants_Appropriation_Assimilation_and_the_X_Men
The Greatest Canadian Superhero There Never Was: Kao-kuk "the Eskimo Astronaut"
By Neil Shyminsky
2019, The Spaces and Places of Canadian Popular Culture
191-200
Mutation, Racialization, Decimation: The X-Men as White Men
By Neil Shyminsky
2020, Unstable Masks: Whiteness and American Superhero Comics
158-173
Unmasking 'Gay' Sidekicks: Queer Anxiety and the Narrative Straightening of the Superhero
By Neil Shyminsky
Men and Masculinites 14.3, August 2011: 288-308.
https://www.academia.edu/226080/Unmasking_Gay_Sidekicks_Queer_Anxiety_and_the_Narrative_Straightening_of_the_Superhero
Chris Ware, dibujante: "No sirve de nada intentar regular la IA, llegamos tarde"
Jordi Sabaté
2 de abril de 2025
https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/chris-ware-dibujante-comic-e-ilustrador-no-sirve-de-nada-regular-ia-hemos-llegado-tarde-cat_1_12185750.html
Monday, April 07, 2025
Maggie Shang interviewed by StoryComics
I'm pretty sure this hasn't appeared on YouTube yet.
Maggie Shang & Johnell DeWitt Dive into the "Let's Go" Anthology
In a captivating interview, Maggie Shang and Johnell DeWitt, contributors to the Kids Comics Unite anthology "Let's Go," shared their creative journeys and the passion that drives their work. Both authors bring unique backgrounds that enrich their storytelling—Maggie, with her deep roots in illustration and graphic design, and Johnell, with her extensive experience in writing enriched by global travels and a rich career in public relations.
Their stories in the anthology reflect not just their artistic talents but their commitment to fostering a love for reading and creativity among children. Maggie's work, often inspired by her personal history and a strong foundation in character art, complements Johnell's skillful narrative construction influenced by a lifetime of cultural experiences.
This interview not only highlighted their individual contributions to the anthology but also shed light on the collaborative spirit that defines the Kids Comics Unite community. Their discussion provided valuable insights into the challenges and triumphs of creating engaging content for young readers, making it a must-watch for anyone interested in children's literature and the art of comic book creation.
Sunday, April 06, 2025
WaPo on ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli filter
With ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli filter, creativity is being spirited away
An unsettling AI fad reworks photos in the studio's animation style. No creativity required.
That darn Edith Pritchett
Readers critique The Post: A painfully unfunny cartoon
Let's not be mean-spirited and hurtful.
An illegitimate joke
Barbara Wilson, Bethesda
Well, Edith Pritchett has done it again. Her March 29 editorial cartoon, "Your 23andMe results are here," was mean-spirited and hurtful. We all know people who have faced some of the very situations she makes fun of, and I can imagine how they might feel if they saw this cartoon.
Charretier and DC's King's Love Everlasting to be adapted
Sony picks up LOVE EVERLASTING: Another one in the can for Tom King!
Javier Perez
04/05/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/sony-picks-up-love-everlasting-another-one-in-the-can-for-tom-king/
Saturday, April 05, 2025
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/4/2025
The Week in Diamond: sale price revealed and Udon to S&S
Heidi MacDonald on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-week-in-diamond-sale-price-revealed-and-udon-to-ss/
Here's the potential sale price for Diamond Comic Distributors.
Matt Hooke
Baltimore Business Journal Mar 27, 2025
WonderCon '25: Todd McFarlane talks about that Diamond rumor
Heidi MacDonald on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/todd-mcfarlane-talks-about-that-diamond-rumor-wondercon/
Udon Entertainment Leaves Diamond Books For Simon & Schuster
03 Apr 2025
Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/udon-entertainment-leaves-diamond-books-for-simon-schuster/
SALE HEARING DELAYED, DIAMOND BONUSES APPROVED, FEES ROLL IN: Diamond Bankruptcy Round-Up
Milton Griepp on April 4, 2025 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59246/sale-hearing-delayed-diamond-bonuses-approved-fees-roll-in
Interview: Curt Pires on bringing LOST FANTASY to life
Jared Bird on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-curt-pires-on-bringing-lost-fantasy-to-life/
Celebrating Women's History Month with Andrea Beizer, Creator of Alice
March 27, 2025
Alex Garcia
Florence Pugh Introduces Raucous Five-Minutes of Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' at CinemaCon
Chris Gardner
April 3, 2025
Latest Trump Tariffs About To Hit The Comic Book Industry Explained
Rich Johnston 03 Apr 2025 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/trump-tariffs-comic-book-industry/
Graphic Novel Review: In the THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, the revolution will be self-published
AJ Frost on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/cartoonists-club-review/
UK Publishers Form Trade Association [Comic Book UK]
Scoop April 4 2025
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=280891
Ian Gibson "Annie Droid" art set to go under the hammer next week [UK comic strip]
John Freeman on April 2, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/ian-gibson-annie-droid-art-set-to-go-under-the-hammer-next-week/
Torunn Grøenbekk on the Soviet 'Night Witches' – In Orbit Every Wednesday [Battle Action]
Michael 'Molch-R' Molcher and Chloe 'KLO-E' Maveal
2000 AD Thrill Cast April 1 2025
https://soundcloud.com/2000-ad/torunn-groenbekk-on-the-soviet-night-witches-in-orbit-every-wednesday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_lNRHp5abc
Creating Comics (and more): Hireillo launches "Ultimate Artist Contract" for creators [UK]
John Freeman on April 1, 2025 https://downthetubes.net/creating-comics-and-more-hireillo-launches-ultimate-artist-contract-for-creators/
In Our Opinion: Decision to pull Doonesbury was not taken lightly
Mar 26, 2025
https://www.cnhinews.com/newyork/article_442fa2b3-bc8b-5315-b022-091aa97c91b9.html
Hold your pitchforks: The best newspaper comics, according to me | Mann Overboard
Bill Mann
Port Townsend Leader April 2, 2025 https://www.ptleader.com/stories/hold-your-pitchforks-the-best-newspaper-comics-according-to-me-mann-overboard,203122
New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
Episode 197 - Ellis Rosen Returns
April 02, 2025 • Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius • Season 5 • Episode 197
Larry Lieber | CHIRPS
Dollar Bin Bandits
Apr 2, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdw2VG9enhM
BOOM! Adds Andy Schmidt as editor in chief and more hires
Justin Guerrero on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/boom-adds-andy-schmidt-as-editor-in-chief-and-more-hires/
Longbox Heroes Collection Kickstarter campaign canceled due to new tariffs [merchandising]
Taimur Dar on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/longbox-heroes-collection-kickstarter-campaign-canceled/
'Lazarus' Is a Dark and Kinetic Adventure [in print as Ask Your Doctor if Death Is Right for You]
Margaret Lyons
New York Times (April 4 2025): C2.
online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/arts/television/lazarus-adult-swim-anime.html
Transcript: An interview with Chris Ware
October 3, 2000
https://edition.cnn.com/2000/books/news/10/03/chris.ware.qanda/
April 2031 – This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | April 4, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/april-2031-this-weeks-links/
Absolute Martian Manhunter's mind-bending finale stunt only works in physical copies
Susana Polo and Oli Welsh
Polygon Apr 1, 2025, https://www.polygon.com/dc/549992/absolute-martian-manhunter-1-final-page-combined
Introducing Picture + Panel | Tina Lugo + Marjorie Liu reveal why their favorite things are monsters
JK Parkin
March 31, 2025
The Graphic Novel Advisory Board returns to ITHACON with rich history
By Gianna Izzo
The Ithacan March 27, 2025
The Team Behind Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Looks Back on Kara's Legacy, and Her Future
Tom King, Bilquis Evely, and Matheus Lopes sit down with io9 to discuss shaping Supergirl's modern legacy in Woman of Tomorrow.
By James Whitbrook
io9 March 28, 2025
"The Comics Courier is Really a Love Letter to Comics Criticism" – Tiffany Babb on Bringing Comics Commentary Back to Print in the Acclaimed Newspaper-Style Publication
by Andy Oliver
April 2, 2025
https://www.brokenfrontier.com/the-comics-courier-tiffany-babb/
Ridley Scott's 'Modville' graphic novel debuts during a tough time for comics. Can it survive?
By Jevon PhillipsMultiplatform Editor
March 28, 2025
X-Men Monday #291 – Gail Simone and Murewa Ayodele Reflect on 'X-Manhunt Omega'
Chris Hassan
March 31, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/03/31/x-men-monday-simone-ayodele-x-manhunt/
The Man of Feels: Dan Slott and Jorge Jiménez on Superman's next big adventure
On 'Summer of Superman Special,' 'Superman Unlimited,' and much, much more.
Chris Coplan
April 3, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/03/dan-slott-superman-unlimited-feature/
Exploring love, magic, and war: An interview with Miyuli on 'Morgana and Oz' [Webtoon]
David Brooke
March 29, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/03/29/miyuli-morgana-and-oz-qa/
Tim Seeley unleashes chaos in 'Red Sonja vs. The Army of Darkness'
David Brooke
April 1, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/01/tim-seeley-on-red-sonja-vs-army-of-darkness/
Joe Kelly swings into 'Amazing Spider-Man' #1 with a fresh start and big plans
David Brooke
April 1, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/01/joe-kelly-amazing-spider-man-qa/
Resurrecting a sci-fi legend: Ben H. Winters and Leomacs discuss reality and friendship in 'Benjamin'
David Brooke
April 3, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/03/benjamin-creator-feature/
VIZ Media Announces Leadership Transition: Ken Sasaki Named Chairman, Brad Woods Appointed CEO
Chantelle Sturt
March 31, 2025
https://www.viz.com/press-releases/v/1006744
Aman, Robert. 2025.
The Red Bear: Class Politics and International Solidarity in Bamse.
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (March 26): https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2025.2483846
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2025.2483846
Art Spiegelman biography and career timeline
American Masters S39 Ep3: Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse
March 28, 2025
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/art-spiegelman-biography-and-career-timeline/35654/
PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 666: Alliance Entertainment Buys Diamond [MoCCA interview of Bill Kartalopoulos]
Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons, Meg Lemke
on 03/28/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1361
Off Panel #493: Mittens! with Zander Cannon
March 31 2025
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-493-mittens-with-zander-cannon
The wonder woman of DC Comics [Jenette Kahn]
Witness History 02 Apr 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct74pn
Women's Language in Comics Translation: Analyzing Female Characters' Speech Patterns Across Three Japanese Versions [ X-Men's Dark Phoenix]
Alesch Maurice
J-Stage 2025 年 24 巻 p. 175-191
DOI https://doi.org/10.50837/its.2407
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/its/24/0/24_2407/_article/-char/ja/
4 new graphic novels to fill your spring days with color and mystery
Prepare to rethink ancient myths, explore the depths of the human mind and do more in these new books by Anders Nilsen, María Medem, Jason Novak and Rachel Ang.
Kay Sohini
March 29, 2025
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/03/29/new-graphic-novels-medem-nilsen/
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE slims down with next issue
Dean Simons on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/judge-dredd-megazine-slims-down-with-next-issue/
Bill Willingham
The Complete Prose Works, Part One
These Foolish Games Apr 4, 2025
https://billwillingham.substack.com/p/the-complete-prose-works-part-one
TFAW.com to Shut Down This Month
Apr 04, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5300
Coloring Spider-Man
Jim Keefe Apr 4, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/coloring-spider-125710930
This famous D.C. creator is revitalizing DC Comics
His works on Arlington's android Avenger and Wonder Woman's battles on the White House lawn are putting the District in DC. [Tom King]
Jay Deitcher
The 51st Apr 3, 2025
https://51st.news/meet-the-dc-creator-revitalizing-dc-comics/
'Daredevil: Born Again' delivers street level justice
Glen Weldon and Eric Deggans
Pop Culture Happy Hour April 2, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/1242229727/daredevil-born-again-delivers-street-level-justice
https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR2634057476.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1242229727
2025 is a year of on-screen superheroes – but where are they? [Daredevil: Born Again]
Eric Deggans
March 5, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5317677/daredevil-born-again-marvel-disney-superheroes-superman-fantastic-four
Episode 130: A Discussion with Kelly Thompson
Comics Discourse 114 (March 30 2025) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-130-a-discussion-with-kelly-thompson/id1653462591?i=1000701494323
https://comicsdiscourse114.podbean.com/e/a-discussion-with-kelly-thompson/
G. Willow Wilson's new series The Hunger & The Dusk | ENTER THE POPVERSE | Episode 17
Ashley Victoria Robinson
Popverse Jun 9, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JRtc9uCE4
Succumbence and Redemption in Doug Moench's Batman & Dracula Trilogy
Bogdan-Alin IMBRI, Marius-Mircea CRIȘAN
Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series IV: Philology and Cultural Studies Vol. 18(67) No.1 (March 28 2025)
https://doi.org/10.31926/but.pcs.2025.67.18.1.5
https://webbut.unitbv.ro/index.php/Series_IV/article/view/9716
https://webbut.unitbv.ro/index.php/Series_IV/article/view/9716/6358
Fantastic Four will stand alone from the rest of the MCU (for now)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps reportedly won't have any "Easter eggs."
By Emma Keates | April 4, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/fantastic-four-standalone-mcu
Nia DaCosta admits that The Marvels wasn't exactly the movie she pitched
"The way they make those films is very different to the way, ideally, I would make a film," DaCosta says.
By Mary Kate Carr | April 4, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/the-marvels-nia-dacosta-not-movie-she-pitched
Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* | "Making Of" Featurette | In Theaters May 2
Marvel Entertainment
Apr 3, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgfKjgzeKfU
BUILDING STORIES: CHRIS WARE REFLECTS ON COMICS, CREATIVITY, AND CRAFT
By Anneloes van Gaalen
Tioc January 1, 2025
https://tioc.nl/article/BUILDING-STORIES:-CHRIS-WARE-REFLECTS-ON-COMICS-CREATIVITY-AND-CRAFT
Ware's World: An Interview with Chris Ware
Ryan Banfi
Critical Inquiry blog December 19, 2024
https://critinq.wordpress.com/2024/12/19/wares-world-an-interview-with-chris-ware/
Friday, April 04, 2025
Cara Gormally's Zoom book launch
My zoom book launch is happening on May 12 @7pm EST–sign up here for the zoom link!
I'll be in conversation with Sacha Mardou, who wrote Past Tense, a graphic memoir about unpacking family secrets using IFS therapy. MK Czerwiec, an organizer of Graphic Medicine, and the author of Taking Turns, a graphic memoir about working as a nurse during the AIDS crisis, will moderate. And my editor, Francesca Lyn, will share some opening remarks. I'm really looking forward to this! If you'd like to check out my graphic memoir, Everything is Fine, I'll Just Work Harder, before the event, it's at your local bookshop or indie books and you can request the book from your library, too. Thanks for being part of this journey with me. Thanks for reading Soft Things: comics about science, research, and being human. I create narrative comics that intertwine research and storytelling to make science relatable. My comics have been featured in the Washington Post and Mutha Magazine, among other outlets. My graphic memoir is forthcoming from Street Noise Books in April 2025. You can pre-order it from your local bookstore and elsewhere. If you're new here, welcome! You might wonder why I'm curious about shame, why this newsletter is called Soft Things, and who the heck I am, anyway. For more comics, check out my Instagram: @cara_gormally and website. |
Apr 20: Box Brown at Fantom
at 3pm we're hosting cartoonist @boxbrown all the way from Philly for a signing to discuss his comic LEGALIZATION NATION, about the weed legalization movement.
then at 6pm, local music legend @sire.u closes out the day with a DJ set.
free 420 gifts provided by our neighbors at @yana.creatives!
entry to the bracelet event & music set is $10 (tix at link in bio), or free with a purchase of Legalization Nation.
NPR on Daredevil: Born Again
2025 is a year of on-screen superheroes – but where are they?
'Daredevil: Born Again' delivers street level justice
Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock in Daredevil: Born Again
Tom King profile in The 51st
This famous D.C. creator is revitalizing DC Comics
His works on Arlington's android Avenger and Wonder Woman's battles on the White House lawn are putting the District in DC.
Jay Deitcher
The 51st Apr 3, 2025
https://51st.news/meet-the-dc-creator-revitalizing-dc-comics/