SPX 2025, day 2, in photos

 by Mike Rhode

I missed day 1 for personal reasons, and thus missed most of the AAEC cartoonists. But here's photos from day 2, many of whom have been featured here before as I saw a lot of old friends and acquaintances. More captions and resizing to come soon hopefully.

  

Josh Neufeld and Dean Haspiel

D&Q's Tom Devlin

Jordan Crane and Tom Gauld

Ann Telnaes

Fantagraphics' Gary Groth and Jordan Crane

Jordan Crane's dedicace

Peter Kuper

Keith Knight

Lonnie Milsap

Brian Ralph and D&Q's Tom Devlin

Tom Gauld

Mimi Pond

Tom Gauld

Mimi Pound

Librarian Karen Green and Jose Villarubia

Ignatz winner Kayla E

Former ComicsDC contributor Matt Dembicki and Rhode

Matt Madden and Rob Tanner

Art Hondros

VCU students

Carla Speed McNeil and Jim Dougan

Dustin Harbin

Beehive Books

Julian Lytle

Ellen Lindner

Sierra Barnes

Paul Harrington of the Graphic Mundi booth

Rafer Roberts

Jamie Noguchi

Danielle Corsetto

Alexandra Bowman

E.B. Sciales

Nate Powell

David Plunkett and daughter

Jesse Lonergan

Dechanique

Glacier Books

Nick Bertozzi and Jason Little

Rhode, and Ben and John Kovaleski

Dan Mazur and his graphic biography of Will Eisner

Dan Mazur and his graphic biography of Will Eisner

Unexpected Villain by Daniel Boris

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/12/2025

Marvel Comics Exec Editor Confirms Publisher's Current "Purpose" Is To Develop "New Ideas And New Stories That Can Serve As Creative Fodder For Eventual Film And Animation Development"
Spencer Baculi
Feb 18, 2025
https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/comic-book-news/marvel-comics-exec-editor-confirms-publishers-current-purpose-is-to-develop-new-ideas-and-new-stories-that-can-serve-as-creative-fodder-for-eventual-film-and-animation-development/

Marvel Comics Exec Editor Rejects Idea That Peter Parker And MJ Should Get Back Together Due To Popularity Of 'Ultimate Spider-Man': "It Doesn't Really Make A Convincing Argument To Me At All"
Spencer Baculi
Mar 11, 2025
https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/marvel-comics-exec-editor-rejects-idea-that-peter-parker-and-mj-should-get-back-together-due-to-popularity-of-ultimate-spider-man-it-doesnt-really-make-a-convincing-argument-to-me-at-all/

Marvel Comics Exec Editor Says He'd Rather A Book Cause Outrage Than Be Ignored: "Lots Of Angry People Tends To Correlate With A Lot Of People Following A Project"
Spencer Baculi
Feb 18, 2025
https://boundingintocomics.com/uncategorized/marvel-comics-exec-editor-says-hed-rather-a-book-cause-outrage-than-be-ignored-lots-of-angry-people-tends-to-correlate-with-a-lot-of-people-following-a-project/

Marvel Comics Exec Editor Defends Decision To Spoil Current 'Exceptional X-Men' Arc In Solicits: "The Reveal Is Too Strongly Saleable Not To Feature In Some Way On The Cover"
Spencer Baculi
Feb 2 2025
https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/comic-book-news/marvel-comics-exec-editor-defends-decision-to-spoil-current-exceptional-x-men-arc-in-solicits-the-reveal-is-too-strongly-saleable-not-to-feature-in-some-way-on-the-cover/

Industry Artists Slam Marvel Comics' Corporate Greed, Publicly Criticize Publisher's Refusal To Pay Proper Cover Rates Or Royalties: "Stop F–king Creators Over, You're Not Getting Another Cover From Me Until Then"
Spencer Baculi
Mar 12, 2025
https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/comic-book-news/industry-artists-slam-marvel-comics-corporate-greed-publicly-criticize-publishers-refusal-to-pay-proper-cover-rates-or-royalties-stop-f-king-creators-over-youre-not-getting-another-cover-f/

Digital Comics Retailer Neon Ichiban's Beta Launches
Russ Burlingame on 09/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digital-comics-retailer-neon-ichiban-beta-launches/

Red Hood's Gretchen Felker-Martin has "no regrets" about social media posts that led to cancellation
Russ Burlingame on 09/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/red-hood-cancelled-gretchen-felker-martin-charlie-kirk/

Horror 'It Girl' Gretchen Felker-Martin on DC pulling Red Hood after Charlie Kirk comments: 'I had no regrets'
Zach Rabiroff | September 12, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/horror-it-girl-gretchen-felker-martin-on-dc-pulling-red-hood-after-charlie-kirk-comments-i-had-no-regrets/

Interview: Rob Williams, Henry Flint talk taking Judge Dredd out to sea in PROG 2450
Zack Quaintance on 09/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-rob-williams-henry-flint-talk-taking-judge-dredd-out-to-sea-in-prog-2450/

The Beat Digest 09/12/25: Meet CARMEN RED CLAW, the Hellboy Universe's newest heroine
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 09/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-091225/

Bloated CGC slabs shock collectors
Javier Perez on 09/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/bloated-cgc-slabs-shock-collectors/

So what happened at this week's Diamond/Sparkle Pop hearing, anyway?
Heidi MacDonald on 09/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/so-what-happened-at-this-weeks-diamond-sparkle-pop-hearing-anyway/

The Daily Heller: Gary Panter and the Tabloids
By Steven Heller
The Daily Heller Sept 9 2025
https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-gary-panter/

The Daily Heller: Sue Coe Strikes!
By Steven Heller
The Daily Heller Sept 7 2025
https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-sue-coe-strikes/

The Daily Heller: Science is a Laughing Matter [Tom Gauld]
By Steven Heller
The Daily Heller Sept 8 2025
https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-science-laughing-matter/

SASUKE gets first-ever Blu-ray release in North America [anime]
Hayame Kawachi on 09/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/sasuke-gets-first-ever-blu-ray-release-in-north-america/

Liam McGuire
Kelly Thompson talks Jeff The Land Shark, Absolute Wonder Woman, and More!
 Comic Frontier  Sep 12, 2025
https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/kelly-thompson-talks-jeff-the-land-shark-absolute-wonder-woman-and-more

TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson
Scoop September 11, 2025  https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-145/

Marvel Orders Retailers Not To Open Ultimate Endgame Blind Bags Early
Marvel orders retailers not to open Ultimate Endgame #1 True Believers' blind bags early, not until New Year's Eve
  12 Sep 2025  
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-orders-retailers-not-to-open-ultimate-endgame-blind-bags-early/

After 37 Years, Diamond Kills Previews Catalog, Lays Off Staff
After thirty-seven years, Diamond Comic Distributors closes its Previews catalogue, for good and lays off its staff
 12 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/after-37-years-diamond-kills-previews-catalog-lays-off-staff/

Greg Rucka On Dark Times At DC Comics With Dan DiDio & Geoff Johns
 11 Sep 2025  
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/greg-rucka-on-dark-times-at-dc-comics-with-dan-didio-geoff-johns/

DC Comics' Ongoing Pattern Of Cancelling High Profile Batman Books
 Rich Johnston
 11 Sep 2025   https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-ongoing-pattern-of-cancelling-high-profile-batman-books/

What Will Red Hood's Cancellation Mean For DC's Batman Day 2025?
What will Red Hood's cancellation mean for DC Comics' Batman Day 2025 next week? Will DC ask retailers to pull or even destroy the 2025 Gotham Sampler?
 12 Sep 2025
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/red-hood-cancellation-dc-batman-day/

DC Comics Pulls The Gotham Sampler For Batman Day Now, As Well
DC Comics pulls the Gotham Sampler for Batman Day for featuring Red Hood #1, as it refunds comic book stores for any copies they paid for
 Rich Johnston
 12 Sep 2025  
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-pulls-the-gotham-sampler-for-batman-day-now-as-well/

DC Cancels 'Red Hood' Comic Book Series After Writer Shares Inflammatory Post Following Charlie Kirk Shooting; Gretchen Felker-Martin was behind the title, which DC said would be pulled: "Posts or public comments that can be viewed as promoting hostility or violence are inconsistent with DC's standards of conduct."
Aaron Couch
September 11, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/

Superfan Podcast from Superfan Signal  Sep 12, 2025
Popverse's Chris Arrant
https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/popverses-chris-arrant

Superfan Podcast from Superfan Signal  Sep 5, 2025
Forbes' Rob Salkowitz
https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/forbes-rob-salkowitz

Star Fruit Books founder Matt Haasch loses cancer battle
Dean Simons on 09/12/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/star-fruit-books-founder-matt-haasch-loses-cancer-battle/

Friday Spill: One New Yorker Cartoon Generator Reflects on Another New Yorker Cartoon Generator [AI]
Inkspill September 12, 2025
Michael Maslin

https://michaelmaslin.com/friday-spill-one-new-yorker-generator-reflects-on-another-new-yorker-cartoon-generator/

The 150th Anniversary of NOT The First Newspaper Comic Strip ["Professor Tigwissel's Burglar Alarm";  Livingston "Hop" Hopkins]
D. D. Degg
September 12, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/09/11/the-150th-anniversary-of-not-the-first-newspaper-comic-strip/

What Was the Very First Batman Graphic Novel? [DC Comics trivia colum ]
Alex Jaffe
Ask…The Question September 5th, 2025
https://www.dc.com/blog/2025-09-05/what-was-the-very-first-batman-graphic-novel

Knight Life: A History of Ongoing Batman Titles
Alex Jaffe
September 10th, 2025
https://www.dc.com/blog/2025-09-10/knight-life-a-history-of-ongoing-batman-titles

Reviews: Dr. Werthless
Leonard Rifas | September 11, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/dr-werthless/

And The Sky Is Gray — This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | September 12, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/and-the-sky-is-gray-this-weeks-links/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Nathan Cayanan and Daimon Hampton on the Upcoming Launch of Their Kickstarter Campaign for the Sci-Fi Graphic Novel, 'Stellar Remnant'
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    September 4, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57353-fanbase-press-interviews-nathan-cayanan-and-daimon-hampton-on-the-upcoming-launch-of-their-kickstarter-campaign-for-the-sci-fi-graphic-novel-stellar-remnant/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Steve Mushin on the Upcoming Release of the Graphic Novel, 'Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan for Rewilding Every City on Earth,' with Lerner's Graphic Universe
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    September 5, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57367-fanbase-press-interviews-steve-mushin-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-graphic-novel-ultrawild-an-audacious-plan-for-rewilding-every-city-on-earth-with-lerners-graphic-univ/

An Edgy Comedy About Sex, Duty and Food Service
In Lee Lai's "Cannon," a lonely, repressed line cook allows herself to be taken advantage of by several people in her life, until she can't stand it any longer.
By Sam Thielman
Sept. 6, 2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/books/review/lee-lai-cannon.html


PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 695: Nathan Gelgud
Meg Lemke
on 09/05/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1390

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 696: DC Cancels Red Hood Over Author Post
Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons
on 09/12/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1391

You're Gonna Carry 'The Weight': PW Talks with Melissa Mendes
By Chris Burkhalter              
Sep 10, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/98551-you-re-gonna-carry-the-weight-pw-talks-with-melissa-mendes.html

MSU Billings library unveils new graphic novel and manga collection
By: Isabel Spartz
Sep 08, 2025
https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/msu-billings-library-unveils-new-graphic-novel-and-manga-collection

Joe Sacco's The Angel Laughs
Joe Sacco | September 9, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/the-angel-laughs/

X-Men Monday #310 – David Marquez Talks 'Sinister's Six'
Chris Hassan
September 8, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/09/08/x-men-monday-310-marquez-sinisters-six/

X-Men Monday #311 – Tom Brevoort Talks X-Men: Age of Revelation and Beyond
Chris Hassan
September 10, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/09/10/x-men-monday-311-tom-brevoort-revelation/

'Evel Knievel was a Gladiator': Kelly Knievel and Rylend Grant talk 'The Last Gladiator'
David Brooke
September 9, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/09/09/evel-knievel-last-gladiator-qa/

'Gothic stories and sardonic humor': Wyatt Kennedy talks 'Murder Drones' OGN ahead of Kickstarter
Chris Coplan
September 8, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/09/08/murder-drones-kickstarter-qa/

Suckin' on some 'Blood Honey': Sean Peacock talks 'Heathers' influence, world-building, and keeping love interesting
Chris Coplan
September 11, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/09/11/blood-honey-creator-qa/

Off Panel #516: Spectating with Brian K. Vaughan
Sept 8 2025
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-516-spectating-with-brian-k-vaughan

Yvan Alagbé, September 9th, 2025 [aka Yvan Alagbé in Conversation]
Austin English
New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium  Sep 10, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=760GqH9H-ro

Banerjee, Bidisha. 2025. Aquatic affect, (im)mobility and empathy: thalassic spatiality in Sergio Nazzaro and Luca Ferrara's Mediterraneo. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (September 1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2025.2552257 and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2025.2552257 and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21504857.2025.2552257

Oct 4 : ANCESTRAL RECALL writer Jordan Clark

Oct 4 : ANCESTRAL RECALL writer Jordan Clark

https://www.facebook.com/events/1514143333269738

Fantom Comics

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

 

"Black History: For painter Melvin Waring, it's an actual super power! When Melvin's wife mysteriously disappears, he must call in the most important Black figures of all time to help him in his search. A gripping new saga from two Milestone Initiative members: writer Jordan Clark (Aquaman, Star Wars Adventures) and artist Atagun Ilhan (Poison Ivy, Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet."

ANCESTRAL RECALL writer Jordan Clark joins cartoonist & media critic Julian Lytle for a discussion and comic signing here at Fantom!

Gaslighter-In-Chief by Daniel Boris

Paul Karasik speaking at Library of Congress for SPX

He started by saying the most important thing from the lecture is"Study something you love in depth."

He grew up around DC and read 2 newspaper comics as a kid. They talked about Peanuts and Dick Tracy but also read Nancy. 

it's the rule of three.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/11/2025

DIAMOND FEES TOP $1 MILLION IN JULY Despite Two Months Since Closing

Milton Griepp on September 11, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60518/diamond-fees-top-1-million-july

 

EXCLUSIVE: GLOBALCOMIX TO OFFER DC TITLES ON DAY AND DATE OF PRINT RELEASE Plus Expanded Back Catalog

Brigid Alverson on September 10, 2025 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60512/exclusive-globalcomix-offer-dc-titles-day-date-print-release

 

BOOK DISTRIBUTOR IPG TO BEGIN DIRECT MARKET DISTRIBUTION With Free Freight, Discounts for Returnable and Nonreturnable Orders  

Brigid Alverson on September 10, 2025 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60511/book-distributor-ipg-begin-direct-market-distribution

 

Distribution notes: IPG offers terms for comics shops; Phillbo adds Abstract

Heidi MacDonald on 09/11/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/distribution-notes-ipg-offers-terms-for-comics-shops-phillbo-adds-abstract/

 

MAGA Blames 'South Park' for Charlie Kirk Assassination as Comedy Central Pulls Episode

James Hibberd

A scheduled repeat of a recent episode mocking Kirk was pulled hours after his murder, while some on the right are taking aim at the show.

September 11, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/south-park-charlie-kirk-maga-1236368149/

 

DC cancels new RED HOOD series, declines to specify why [Gretchen Felker-Martin]

Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 09/11/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/red-hood-canceled/

Author Talk & Signing with Mattie Lubchansky [audio interview and photos]
Mattie Lubchansky
Washington, DC: Fantom Comics.
Online at https://archive.org/details/mattie-lubchansky-fantom-comics-250907

An Evening With Graphic Novelist Štěpánka Jislová [audio interview and photos]
    Štěpánka Jislová; Cara Gormally
Washington, DC: Embassy of Czechia.
Online at https://archive.org/details/an-evening-with-graphic-novelist-stepanka-jislova

Can ChatGPT replace our Research Assistants?
What Were Comics? September 11, 2025  /  Bart Beaty
https://www.whatwerecomics.com/blog/2025/9/11/can-chatgpt-replace-our-research-assistants

Reading without words: Akira Toriyama's visual manga and its cross-cultural impact
Kaoru Kumi | September 10, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/reading-without-words-akira-toriyamas-visual-manga-and-its-cross-cultural-impact/


Is FOX Animation Hit 'The Great North' at an End?
  Animation Magazine
September 10, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/09/is-fox-animation-hit-the-great-north-at-an-end/

Ricky Gervais Adult Animated Comedy Series 'Alley Cats' Set at Netflix
Tony Maglio
September 11, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ricky-gervais-animated-show-alley-cats-netflix-1236368122/

Nick Anderson  
 The Tyranny of Our Gun Culture
Pen Strokes  Sep 11, 2025
https://nickanderson.substack.com/p/the-tyranny-of-our-gun-culture

Jason Chatfield
9/11 in New York
New York Cartoons Sep 11, 2025
https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/911-in-new-york

Joe Casey Writes  Sep 11, 2025
SUPERMAN AND 9/11: TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/superman-and-911-too-close-for-comfort

Bob Eckstein
MORE: You're Sick of Newsletters, Part 2: Snooping in my Office.
The Bob Sep 11, 2025  https://thebob.substack.com/p/more-youre-sick-of-newsletters-part

Interview: Editor Sarah Brunstad, writer Ray Fawkes and Berit Ginsberg from King Features on THE PHANTOM
Avery Kaplan on 09/11/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-editor-sarah-brunstad-writer-ray-fawkes-and-berit-ginsberg-from-king-features-on-the-phantom/

Crossed Hearts Aims to Streamline Webcomic Adaptation
By Sam Spratford              
Sep 10, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/98550-crossed-hearts-aims-to-streamline-english-webcomic-adaptation.html

Gil Roth
David Leopold [Al Hirschfeld's archivist]
Virtual Memories Show 653; September 10, 2025
https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-653-david-leopold
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_653_-_David_Leopold.mp3

Warner Bros., DC Comics and More Sue Midjourney, Says AI Firm 'Thinks It Is Above the Law'
Midjourney faces very similar allegations in a lawsuit filed by Disney and Universal in June.
Katelyn Chedraoui
Sept. 7, 2025
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/warner-bros-dc-comics-and-more-sue-midjourney-says-ai-firm-thinks-it-is-above-the-law/

Greg Rucka describes "toxic" culture during his previous run at DC
Russ Burlingame on 09/11/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/greg-rucka-dan-didio-geoff-johns-dc-comics/

Local cartoonist connects McGregor through comics [Jon Brown, caption contest]
By: Madison Myers
 Sep 09, 2025
https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/local-cartoonist-connects-mcgregor-through-comics

Retired Central Texas teacher's cartoons to be published in local newspaper [Jon Brown, caption contest]
Julie Hays
Sep. 9, 2025
https://www.kwtx.com/2025/09/09/retired-central-texas-teachers-cartoons-be-published-local-newspaper/

Kinney's 'Partypooper' Tour Marks 20th Book and Sales Milestone
By Shannon Maughan                
Sep 11, 2025 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/98574-kinney-s-partypooper-tour-marks-20th-book-and-sales-milestone.html

    Fanbase Press Interviews James Aquilone on Returning to Kickstarter for 'Monstrous: The Kaiju Issue' with Monstrous Books
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    September 11, 2025
     https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57409-fanbase-press-interviews-james-aquilone-on-returning-to-kickstarter-for-monstrous-the-kaiju-issue-with-monstrous-books/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Clover Press' Hank Kanalz on the Backerkit Campaign Launch for the Collected Edition of Chester Gould's 'Dick Tracy' Comic Strips
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    September 11, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57413-fanbase-press-interviews-clover-press-hank-kanalz-on-the-backerkit-campaign-launch-for-the-collected-edition-of-chester-goulds-dick-tracy-comic-strips/

Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI "Art" Part 3 – "Generative AI is Fundamentally Colonial and Patriarchal"
    by Andy Oliver
    August 19, 2025
    https://www.brokenfrontier.com/raging-against-the-machine-comics-and-generative-ai-art-part-3/

Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI "Art" Part 4 – "So-Called Artificial Intelligence Has Been Crafted in Service to Power"
    by Andy Oliver
    September 10, 2025
https://www.brokenfrontier.com/raging-against-the-machine-comics-and-generative-ai-art-part-4/

Al Roker launches educational cartoon show about weather ["Weather Hunters"]
MARK KENNEDY, AP
September 8th 2025  
https://foxsanantonio.com/news/instagram/al-roker-launches-educational-cartoon-show-about-weather-nbc-morning-hunters-pbs-kids-animation-family-san-antonio-texas

Drawing Inspiration from Chesterton, with Ben Hatke
Grettelyn  Darkey
Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
 Sep 24, 2024 The Uncommon Sense Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPxMUMWc28

Cornell, Paul. 2025.
AMA: Who Killed Nessie? With Paul Cornell & Rachael Smith.
Reddit r/Fantasy (September 11): https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1nee8gh/ama_who_killed_nessie_with_paul_cornell_rachael/?sort=old

Words, Images, & Worlds: Jason Platt Returns!
Jason DeHart
 Aug 4, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jmnCeSYg_A

Lion Forge secures $30 million investment from HarbourView Equity Partners
Ollie Kaplan on 09/11/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/lion-forge-secures-30-million-investment-from-harbourview-equity-partners/

Drawing Inspiration from Chesterton, with Ben Hatke

Grettelyn  Darkey

Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton

 Sep 24, 2024 The Uncommon Sense Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPxMUMWc28 

Grettelyn chats with Ben Hatke about his books and illustrations, his connection to Chesterton, and his circumnavigation of the globe! To learn more about Ben and his work, visit his website: https://benhatke.com/

Oct 21: Jeff Kinney in Manassas

Kinney's 'Partypooper' Tour Marks 20th Book and Sales Milestone

By Shannon Maughan                

Sep 11, 2025 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/98574-kinney-s-partypooper-tour-marks-20th-book-and-sales-milestone.html

President "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" by Daniel Boris