Catching up with Library of Congress' Swann lectures and others

Transpacific Encounters: Miguel Covarrubias, Zhang Guangyu

Felicity Yin

January 16, 2025

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Title

• Transpacific Encounters: Miguel Covarrubias, Zhang Guangyu

Summary

• Swann Fellow Felicity Yin, Ph.D. candidate in art history at the University of California at San Diego, examines the 1930s cultural exchange between Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias and Shanghai artist Zhang Guangyu, focusing on Covarrubias' visit to Shanghai during his second trip to Bali. Using materials from the Library of Congress, the research reveals how their dialogues contributed to an indigenous turn in both artists' practices, redefining the integration of their cultural roots in transpacific modern art.

Running Time

• 37 minutes 13 seconds

Eco-Activism and Education in Children's Graphic Narratives

Brianna Anderson

Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2023-05-17.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661260/

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Summary

• Brianna Anderson, a PhD candidate in English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, was among the Swann Fellow awardees selected in 2022 to speak at the Library. Her project, "Greening the Gutters: Visualizing Environmental Disaster and Youth Eco-Activism in Children's Comics," uses posters, cartoon drawings, small press comics, and zines to understand the way in which visual culture engages audiences and inspires them to action.

Names

• Library of Congress
• Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

• Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2023-05-17.

Notes

• -  Brianna Anderson, Sara Duke.
• -  Recorded on 2023-05-17.

Conversation with Keith Knight

Warren Bernard

• Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2020-02-17.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2024696939/

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Summary

• Cartoonist Keith Knight is known for his comic strips including The Knight Life, th(ink) and The K Chronicles. "Woke", a new live-action/animated comedy based on Knight's life, will premiere on Hulu in June. Warren Bernard, executive director of the Small Press Expo, interviews Knight about his life and career.

Names

• Library of Congress
• Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

• Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2020-02-17.

Notes

• -  Classification: Fine Arts.
• -  Classification: General Works.
• -  Keith Knight, Warren Bernard.
• -  Recorded on 2020-02-17.

Art in Action: Conversation with Helen Zughaib ["Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times"]

Katherine Blood

• Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2019-05-23.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2024696465/

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Summary

• Helen Zughaib's work engages with contemporary political issues including the experiences of refugees and was on view in the Library exhibition "Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times." Katherine Blood interviewed the artist about her work and the two discussed the role of art in social movements, artists as change makers and the nature and purpose of socially engaged art.
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Art in Action: Herblock & Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times

Katherine Blood, Kimberli Curry, Martha Kennedy.

Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2019-06-18.

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Summary

• The Library's "Art in Action" exhibition paired powerful editorial cartoons by Pulitzer Prize-winner Herbert L. Block (1909-2001), known as "Herblock," with socially-conscious prints, drawings, and posters created by a wide array of fellow artists. The curatorial team for the exhibition discussed selected highlights from the show, focusing on artworks responding to such eternal themes as civil rights, gender and women's issues, the role of the media, the impact of war and environmental issues. Other artists in the exhibition included Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Kerry James Marshall, Shepard Fairey, Dick Iacovello, Jessica Sabogal, Mel Chin, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. and Helen Zughaib.

Comics in 19th Century Time and Space

Joshua Abraham Kopin

Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2019-04-09.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2024696400/

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Summary

• Swann Foundation Fellow Joshua Abraham Kopin gave an illustrated lecture discussing the cultural and technological contexts surrounding the rise of the comic strip in late 19th century America.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/16/2025

Sale of crucial Frank Quitely Superman cover kicks off controversy

Heidi MacDonald on 04/16/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/sale-of-crucial-frank-quitely-superman-cover-kicks-off-controversy/

 

'#1 Happy Family USA' Review: Ramy Youssef's Coarse, Clever Animated Amazon Comedy Locates Laughs in the Aftermath of 9/11

The 'Ramy' creator and 'South Park' veteran Pam Brady's series looks at a Muslim American family's experience with assimilation, code-switching and xenophobia.

Daniel Fienberg

April 16, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/1-happy-family-usa-review-ramy-youssef-amazon-1236188463/

 

How an Anime Master Perfects the Cool Guy Action Hero

The protagonists in the shows created by Shinichiro Watanabe have smooth style, eclectic moves and a sense of swagger.

Maya Phillips

April 15, 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/arts/television/lazarus-shinichiro-watanabe-anime.html

 

IDW TO POST REFORMATTED COMICS ON WEBTOON

Starting with 'Godzilla,' 'Beneath the Trees,' and 'They Called Us Enemy'

Brigid Alverson on April 15, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59327/idw-post-reformatted-comics-webtoon

 

TINY ONION PLANS 'EXQUISITE CORPSES: THE GAME'

Advance TCG Cards with Cover C Variants of the Comic

Milton Griepp on April 16, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59334/tiny-onion-plans-exquisite-corpses-the-game

 

EISNER NOMINATED 'BANNED BOOK CLUB' CREATORS SPEAK OUT ON CANCELED BOOK TOUR

Why Ryan Estrada and Kim Hyun Sook Won't Be Coming to the U.S. in 2025

  Brigid Alverson on April 16, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59338/eisner-nominated-banned-book-club-creators-speak-out-canceled-book-tour

 

'I believe that editorial cartoonists are vital for civic debate and have an essential role in journalism'

Anne Telnaes

14 april 2025

https://nvj.nl/actueel/persvrijheidslezing-ann-telnaes

 

DIE RPG - Interview with the authors Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans

No Dice Unrolled

  Apr 13, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXJ3BiU3yjwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXJ3BiU3yjw

 

Do comic book sales matter? [Writer Joshua Williamson ]

ComicPop Returns

Apr 13, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEnVMRah6ks

 

Glasgow Looking-Glass, world's oldest comic, celebrated with new exhibition

By John Freeman on April 15, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/glasgow-looking-glass-worlds-oldest-comic-celebrated-with-new-exhibition/

 

Time Bomb Comics pauses Quantum anthology

By John Freeman on April 15, 2025 https://downthetubes.net/time-bomb-comics-pauses-quantum-anthology/

 

DOUBLE IMAGE: Michael Walsh on Exquisite Corpses

Kieron Gillen's Wordmail #327 April 16 2025

https://buttondown.com/KieronGillen/archive/327-we-are-all-eliza-doolittle/

 

Reading Picasso's Guernica like a comic strip offers a new way to understand the story it is telling

Harriet Earle

 January 21, 2025  

 https://theconversation.com/reading-picassos-guernica-like-a-comic-strip-offers-a-new-way-to-understand-the-story-it-is-telling-231653

 

Post Malone Teams with Vault, Platinum Dunes for Horror Graphic Novel 'Big Rig' (Exclusive)

Michael Bay and Brad Fuller's production banner is already developing the comic, described as 'Evil Dead' meets 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' as a feature.

Borys Kit

January 21, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/post-malone-horror-graphic-novel-big-rig-1236113949/

 

Post Malone releasing 'Big Rig' graphic novel

By Bruce Guthrie - January 22, 2025

https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/the-nation/post-malone-releasing-big-rig-graphic-novel

 

Meet graphic novelist Basi Affia, who has the first Black-owned comic book company in Iowa

Susan Stapleton

Des Moines Register

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/arts/2025/01/22/basi-affia-owns-the-first-black-owned-comic-book-company-in-iowa-sensiil-studios-des-moines/77431464007/

 

Meet Netho Diaz

January 21, 2025

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-netho-diaz/

 

Digital artist explores love and nature in debut graphic novel [Kengo Kurimoto, UK]

 Jamie Portman

Jan 21, 2025

https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/graphic-novel-wildful

 

GLAAD Media Awards Announces Comic Book, Graphic Novel Nominees

Alex Zalben

https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/01/22/glaad-media-awards-announces-comic-book-graphic-novel-nominees/

 

Entire US Production Run of McFarlane's Killing Joke Goes Missing

The heist of the McFarlane Toys century continues as it appears that the Killing Joke Joker in its entire has went missing

  15 Apr 2025   Tyler Roberts|

https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/entire-us-production-run-of-mcfarlanes-killing-joke-goes-missing/

 

Interview: Wheeler and Hickman on the 'victory' of Hey, MARY! and Oni's 'fearless support'

Ollie Kaplan on 04/16/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-wheeler-and-hickman-on-the-victory-of-hey-mary-and-onis-fearless-support/

 

LJ Talks with Stan Sakai, Creator of the 'Usagi Yojimbo' Graphic Novel Series

by Thomas Batten

Apr 16, 2025 https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/LJ-Talks-with-Stan-Sakai-the-Creator-of-the-Usagi-Yojimbo-Graphic-Novel-Series

 

The Case For Not Rolling Back DEI in Comics

E.B. Hutchins

Beat   04/16/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-case-for-not-rolling-back-dei-in-comics/

 

This Philly shelter dog is the star of a new graphic novel

Midnight, found tied to a street pole in 2019, is a Rocky-esque underdog who found redemption. ["Midnight 'Don't Judge Me' Ruiz," by Susan Russell and Anne Koszalka]

Peter Crimmins

Updated Jan. 21, 2025

https://whyy.org/articles/philly-shelter-dog-graphic-novel/

 

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': Original comic reprinted in new film

Sarah Donovan

Foster's Daily Democrat January 21, 2025

https://www.fosters.com/story/entertainment/2025/01/21/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-original-comic-reprinted-film/77594511007/

 

April 15, 2025 by Gil roth

Episode 634 – Dan Nadel

Virtual Memories Show 634:

Dan Nadel

https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-634-dan-nadel

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_634_-_Dan_Nadel.mp3

 

Final First Edition: The TMNT #1 40th Anniversary Reproduction Documentary
 (USA: True Life Media, 2025; documentary short featuring Rich Horn, directed by Wes Sterrs, produced and edited by Christoph Gelfand, cinematography by Jeff Griecci and music composed by Cormac Brown. Online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTP0DfyflsM

Comic Culture at HeroesCon 2024, part 3
terence dollard
Apr 16, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq8VeaKqrOQ

Declan Shalvey Draws: Hellboy
Declan Shalvey
Apr 16, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu5TdBWlWtM

Dr. Comics owner vows comeback after losing 'priceless Holy Grails' [comic book store].
Tyler Evans
Jan 22, 2025 https://www.barrietoday.com/police-beat/its-all-gone-owner-of-dr-comics-vows-to-make-a-comeback-10114178

Range's childhood love of comic books evolved into HVC3 [comics convention].
Mark Brackenbury
January 22, 2025 https://www.statecollege.com/town-and-gown/ranges-childhood-love-of-comic-books-evolved-into-hvc3/

Astronaut Leland Melvin Wrote Space Chasers to Empower Kids from All Backgrounds: 'We Are Innately Explorers' (Exclusive)
Lizz Schumer
January 23, 2025
https://www.aol.com/astronaut-leland-melvin-wrote-space-140000759.html

"Indie Comics Revolution of the 80s: From American Flagg! to Zot!"
w/Mike Gold, Don Simpson, Walter Simonson, Dean Haspiel & Robert Jeschonek
Dean Haspiel Apr 16, 2025
https://deanhaspiel.substack.com/p/indie-comics-revolution-of-the-1980s

DreamWorks Animation Reveals New Film 'Forgotten Island,' Sets Fall 2026 Release
Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado are directing and writing the broad party comedy adventure.

Pamela McClintock
April 15, 2025  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dreamworks-forgotten-island-movie-1236191413/

Animated Animals and the Post-Human World [Flow]
Paul Morton
  February 18, 2025
https://reactormag.com/animated-animals-and-the-post-human-world/

"This Will Be Fun." On the Life and Times of a Comics Master, Jules Feiffer
Paul Morton Considers the Artist Who Took "Aim at the Radical Middle"
By Paul Morton
February 7, 2025
https://lithub.com/this-will-be-fun-on-the-life-and-times-of-a-comics-master-jules-feiffer/

It's the perfect time to get into Saga—even though it's only halfway done
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' long-running comic series is beloved among critics and comic book aficionados, but it still frequently flies under the radar.
By Samantha Nelson  |  April 16, 2025 https://www.avclub.com/saga-brian-k-vaughan-fiona-staples-comic-books-perfect-time-to-read

Captain America: Brave New World Seems Incredibly Afraid of Its Own Audience
Weird how Captain America seems to be a backseat passenger in his own movie.
Emmet Asher-Perrin
February 18, 2025
https://reactormag.com/captain-america-brave-new-world-seems-incredibly-afraid-of-its-own-audience/

Yen Press titles join MANGA MIRAI with discounted launch, including SOLO LEVELING & more
Hayame Kawachi on 04/16/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/yen-press-titles-join-manga-mirai-with-discounted-launch-including-solo-leveling-more/

Dan Nadel — Crumb A Cartoonist's Life — At Union Market [audio and photos]
    Dan Nadel
    Washington, DC: Politics and Prose Union Market  2025-04-16
https://archive.org/details/dan-nadel-crumb-a-cartoonists-life-at-union-market-p-p-250416

 

Dan Nadel — Crumb A Cartoonist's Life — At Union Market [audio and photos]

 Dan Nadel

Washington, DC: Politics and Prose Union Market  2025-04-16

https://archive.org/details/dan-nadel-crumb-a-cartoonists-life-at-union-market-p-p-250416

 

 

Everything is Fine by Daniel Boris

PR: ROSARIUM SPECIAL ALERT: Help Us Beat Trump's Tariffs

Trump's 10% tariffs are still going strong, and they are hitting small publishers hard. But you can help!

Nightmerican by John Jennings Help Us Beat Trump's Tariffs There's a lot of chaos in the world right now. A lot of people are going through a lot. You might be going through it. Maybe we all are. In fact, with all the mayhem going on right now, the concerns of a small publisher are but a speck in the debris that is swirling around us. The tariffs are hitting small publishers hard.  Whenever you buy a book in the store or online, 70% of the retail price goes to someone  other than the publisher, which is fair (people have to make money). Printing costs take up another 15 to 20%. Margins are small. And with the 10% tariffs on Canadian paper still in effect, those margins become almost nonexistent. Just imagine if Trump hikes it back up to 25% It will be hard for small publishers, local newspapers, magazines, etc., to stay alive. However, you can help. CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE ADVENTURES OF LION MAN     Back The Adventures of Lion Man BackerKit Campaign Today Campaign Ends Friday, April 18th 12 Noon Eastern Time As I said, margins are tight.  One of the ways we can hope to make a profit is through crowdfunding campaigns like the one we're running.  Please help us to survive and thrive by backing the campaign today. Every little bit counts!!! We have PDF versions of the graphic novel from $5 (while supplies last) to $10. You can pick up the graphic novel for $20. And, as add-ons, you can receive any book from the Rosarium catalog for $10 to $15 (or $5 for the PDF). CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE ADVENTURES OF LION MAN   Rosarium has been around since 2013. We are determined to not let this be the end of us. Thank You for Your Support Click the Picture to Watch Our Latest LION MAN Video!!! Copyright © 2025 Rosarium Publishing, All rights reserved.

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April 19: Godzilla book talk at Fantom Comics

GODZILLA: WAR FOR HUMANITY BOOK CLUB JOINED VIRTUALLY BY ANDREW MACLEAN & JAKE SMITH
>> SATURDAY, April 19th @ 4pm
We're hosting an in-person GODZILLA: WAR FOR HUMANITY book club joined virtually by creators Andrew Maclean (Head Lopper) & Jake Smith(RoboWolf).

Everyone's favorite city-smashing monster may be humanity's only hope for survival in this twist on a classic kaiju battle!"Godzilla saved us that day." When Dr. Yuko Honda was young, she was chased by Hedorah, the smog monster, and thought it was all over…until Godzilla saved her! Now a respected professor and writer, she's dedicated her life to showing that while Godzilla may be a monster, that doesn't mean it and the other kaiju are enemies. Unfortunately, when a strange new monster emerges, her belief in the good of Godzilla will be put to the test. If Godzilla doesn't defend them, what can humanity do against the might of ZOOSPORA?! Find out in this titanic tale written by Andrew MacLean with art by Jake Smith!

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Dan Nadel talking about his biography of Crumb

Dan Nadel speaking about his biography of Crumb at Politics and Prose

Ann Telnaes speech on editorial cartooning and freedom

'I believe that editorial cartoonists are vital for civic debate and have an essential role in journalism'

Anne Telnaes

14 april 2025

https://nvj.nl/actueel/persvrijheidslezing-ann-telnaes

Montgomery County art teacher publishes 8th children's book on space adventures [Jonathan Roth]

 Montgomery County art teacher publishes 8th children's book on space adventures [Jonathan Roth]

April 2, 2025 

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-art-teacher-publishes-8th-childrens-book-on-space-adventures/3881870/

 

While Jonathan Roth's first passion is art, he incorporates another passion into his children's books: space. The Montgomery County art teacher explains how some of his children's books came to be. 

IJOCA vol. 1-1 (1999) and Index (vols 1-25 available via print on demand

The IJOCA team is pleased to announce that the long out-of-print 1-1 is available again. This was made from scans so the quality is slightly below that of current issues, but it's the same size and will complement your set. Lulu will print and ship the issue to you directly. 

Table of contents: 1. Editor's Note: Finally, an International Journal for Comic Art 2. Comics Criticism in the United States; A Brief Historical Survey 3. A Framework for Studying Comic Art 4. Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide 5. The Marumaru Chinbun and the Origins of the Japanese Political Cartoon 6. Proving "Silas" an Artist: Winsor McCay's Formal Experiments in Comics and Animation 7. William Hogarth: Printing Techniques and Comics 8. Breaking Taboos: Sexuality in the Work of Will Eisner and the Early Wordless Novels 9. Comics in the Development of Africa 10. Featuring Stories by the World's Greatest Authors: Classics Illustrated and the "Middlebrow Problem" in the Postwar Era 11. Recovering Sensuality in Comic Theory 12. The Horrors of Cartooning in Slim's Algeria 13. Mr. Punch, Dangerous Savior Children's Comics in Brazil: From Chiquinho to Monica, A Difficult Journey 14. Brazilian Adult Comics: The Age of Market Postmodern Spatiality and the Narrative Structure of Comics

https://www.lulu.com/shop/john-a-lent/the-international-journal-of-comic-art-vol-1-no-1-springsummer-1999/paperback/product-yv5r6wj.html

We published an index to the first 25 volumes in 25-2. This is now available as a standalone volume of ~260 pages at https://www.lulu.com/shop/john-a-lent/international-journal-of-comic-art-author-country-and-genre-index-volumes-1-25-1999-2023/paperback/product-rmz4j5m.html 

All issues are also available electronically, directly from us. Details are on IJOCA's blog under subscription information.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/15/2025

The Week in Diamond Bankruptcy: more fees, more filings, more loans

Heidi MacDonald on 04/15/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-week-in-diamond-bankruptcy-more-fees-more-filings-more-loans/

 

Diamond asks for $3 million more from JPMorgan Chase Bank

Brett Schenker

April 14, 2025  

https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/14/diamond-asks-for-3-million-more-from-jpmorgan-chase-bank/

 

The Beat Digest 04/15/25: IMMORTAL LEGEND BATMAN rises, IMMORTAL THOR ends

Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 04/15/2025

https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-041525/

 

EXCLUSIVE: MAD CAVE STUDIOS DEBUTS DIGITAL STOREFRONT AS PART OF BIGGER STRATEGIC MOVES

Rob Salkowitz on April 14, 2025  https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/59320/exclusive-mad-cave-studios-debuts-digital-storefront-part-bigger-strategic-moves

 

Michael Haley, star of MTV superhero show The Maxx, dies at 67

Wesley Stenzel

  April 8, 2025

https://ew.com/michael-haley-dead-the-maxx-star-mtv-67-11711590

 

Was Blondie Originally a Completely Different Comic Strip?

By  Brian Cronin

CBR April 11 2025  https://www.cbr.com/blondie-originally-different-strip-dagwood-chic-young/

 

Unearthed: Fascinating 1960s drawings of Sevilla's 'Semana Santa' by famed British cartoonist William 'Bill' Papas

by  Walter Finch

13 Apr, 2025

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/13/unearthed-fascinating-1960s-drawings-of-sevillas-semana-santa-by-famed-british-cartoonist-william-bill-papas/

 

Masaaki Yuasa Announces 'Daisy's Life' Adaptation as Debut Feature for New Studio

Animation Magazine

April 14, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/masaaki-yuasa-announces-daisys-life-adaptation-as-debut-feature-for-new-studio/

 

Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse: A review

William Schwartz | April 14, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/art-spiegelman-disaster-is-my-muse/

 

Reviews: Zatanna: Bring Down the House

Tegan O'Neil | April 15, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/reviews/zatanna-bring-down-the-house/

 

The British Academy Showcase An Anti-AI Comics Workshop This Summer

The British Academy showcases an anti-AI comics workshop this summer with Professor Hugo Frey and Professor Simon Grennan

14 Apr 2025

 Rich Johnston  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-british-academy-showcase-an-anti-ai-comics-workshop-this-summer/

 

IDW Does An Exclusive Digital Comics Deal With Webtoon

IDW does an exclusive digital comics deal with Webtoon, with Godzilla, Beneath The Trees, and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

14 Apr 2025  by Rich Johnston  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/idw-does-an-exclusive-digital-comics-deal-with-webtoon/

Marc Guggenheim Talks Working With Comic Legends - Creator Owned Art
Liam McGuire
Comic Frontier  Apr 15, 2025
https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/marc-guggenheim-talks-working-with-comic-legends-creator-owned-art

Alliance Entertainment Takes Diamond
By Jim Milliot
Apr 15, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/97570-alliance-entertainment-takes-diamond.html

Captain America 4 Writer Explains Key Difference Between Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers
Exclusive: The King of Kings and Captain America: Brave New World writer Rob Edwards talks about Sam Wilson and the Greatest Story Ever Told.
  By Joe George | April 15, 2025
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/captain-america-4-writer-difference-sam-wilson-steve-rogers/

Growing Up Marvel: The wild, tumultuous life of Stan Lee's only child
Jason Guerrasio
Apr 13, 2025
https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-life-marvel-legend-stan-lee-daughter-spiderman-xmen-business-2025-4
https://archive.ph/Jy53B#selection-1959.0-2066.1

1970s German Marvel Comics From Williams-Verlag Are Fascinating!
Barry Sandoval
Heritage Auctions  Apr 3, 2025
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szN1CcpcFno

Words, Images, & Worlds with Greg Moquin [SeerNova Comics universe]
Jason DeHart
Apr 15, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTq_a5j_j4w

Declan Shalvey Draws: Ultramega
Declan Shalvey
Apr 10, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wikbg7zTAYk

Hellboy Commission
Declan Shalvey
 Apr 15, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1nBm-nAlvc

Worth Thousands on the Black Market, Lego Kits Are Now a Target of Thieves [comic book store theft]
By Aimee Ortiz
A version of this article appears in print on April 15, 2025, Section B, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: $9,000 for a Lego T-Rex? Rare Kits Draw Thieves..
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/business/lego-minifigures-black-market.html

Super-Villains in Politics
 Peter Sanderson
Apr 15, 2025 Sanderson on Comics
https://substack.com/inbox/post/161409756

Two bombshells hit Broadway, but only one ignites [in print as Two bombshells, one knockout]
"Boop!" makes a fresh star of the classic cartoon, while "Smash" banks on the rhythms of background television.
Review by Naveen Kumar
April 15, 2025: C1-2
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/04/10/boop-smash-broadway-review/