Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/30/2025

  *Unknown. 1924. ["Gene Carr, cartoonist, who created "Metropolitan Movies"..."]. Editor and Publisher 56 (47; April 19): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-19_56_47/page/52/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["'I started like everyone else, I guess,' said Bud Fisher."]. Editor and Publisher 56 (47; April 19): 50. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-19_56_47/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. ["Of course they call him 'Bill' in the office and on the links, but he was always Charles Henry Sykes to his parents in Athens, Ala…"]. Editor and Publisher 56 (46; April 12): 6. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-12_56_46/page/6/mode/2up

Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate. 1924. Introducing Theodore Roosevelt McKee [comic strip advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 56 (48; April 26): 1. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-26_56_48/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["John Held Jr., well known artist, is making his first appearance in newspapers…"]. Editor and Publisher 56 (44; April 5): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-05_56_45/page/28/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. ["Al Posen, creator 'Them Days Are Gone Forever,' has originated a new musical comic strip known as 'Jingle Bells,'…"]. Editor and Publisher 56 (45; April 5): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-05_56_45/page/28/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["Well, feature writers, do you believe in 'spirit control?'"] [Johnny Gruelle]. Editor and Publisher 56 (45; April 5): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-05_56_45/page/28/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. ["Gaar Williams boasts that he was born in Indiana…"]. Editor and Publisher 56 (44; March 29): 6. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-03-29_56_44/page/6/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["Dorman H. Smith – the 'H' is for Henry – counts himself an artist from birth."]. Editor and Publisher 56 (45; April 5): 4. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-05_56_45/page/n1/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1924. ["Rube Goldberg…has returned to New York…"]. Editor and Publisher 56 (45; April 5): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-04-05_56_45/page/28/mode/2up

  *Alverson, Brigid. 2025. ComicsPRO: Comet Data Standard Uptake Incomplete: Retailers Seek Publisher Adoption. ICv2 (October 29): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60905/comicspro-comet-data-standard-uptake-incomplete

Whitfield, Orlando. 2025.The comic genius of Joe Brainard [Nancy fine art exhibition]. Apollo (May 9): https://apollo-magazine.com/joe-brainard-nancy-craig-starr-review/

   *MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. Exclusive: Neon Ichiban signs Legendary Comics. The Beat (October 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-neon-ichiban-signs-legendary-comics/

  *Griepp, Milton. 2025. Another $700k In Diamond Fees For September. ICv2 (October 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60908/another-700k-diamond-fees

  *Willshire, Zoey. 2025, Celebrate Halloween with Trick-or-Read 2025. PRH Comics (July 14): https://prhcomics.com/2025/07/14/celebrate-halloween-with-trick-or-read-2025/

Unknown. 2025. Graphic Novel Explains Environmental Impact of AI [Utop'IA; France; Herji]. Mirage (May 9): https://www.miragenews.com/graphic-novel-explains-environmental-impact-of-1457523/

Blewett, Kelly. 2025. The Mother/Daughter Graphic Novel Team Teaching Us How to Love Ourselves [What To Do When You Get Dumped by writer Suzy Hopkins and artist Hallie Bateman]. Cincinnati Magazine (May 9): https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/the-mother-daughter-graphic-novel-team-teaching-us-how-to-love-ourselves/

  *Elkins, Jeff. 2025. Inaugural Oklahoma Comic Arts Festival Planned for September. [Oklahoma City, OK] Journal Record (May 8): https://journalrecord.com/2025/05/08/oklahoma-comic-arts-festival-announced/

  *Zawlacki, Jake. 2025. Uninhibited ideas and dope comics: A 2025 San Diego Zine Fest photo gallery. TCJ (October 30): https://www.tcj.com/uninhibited-ideas-and-dope-comics-a-2025-san-diego-zine-fest-photo-gallery/

Denis, Ricardo Serrano. 2025. Graphic Novel Review: More Weight is a monumental achievement in comic book storytelling [Ben Wickey]. The Beat (October 30):   https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-more-weight-is-a-monumental-achievement-in-comic-book-storytelling/

  *MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. Report: Graphic novel sales down 4.7% and more from ComicsPRO. The Beat (October 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/report-graphic-novel-sales-down-4-7-and-more-from-comicspro/

  *Giray, Merve. Fantagraphics introduces Takumigraphics, a new imprint for East Asian comics. The Beat (October 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/fantagraphics-launches-takumigraphics-for-east-asian-comics/

  *Spratford, Sam. 2025. Fantagraphics Launches East Asian Comics Imprint. Publishers Weekly (October 30): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/98968-fantagraphics-announces-east-asian-comics-imprint.html

'King of the Hill' Renewed for Seasons 16 and 17 at Hulu
The animated show's revival has been a strong performer for the streamer.
Rick Porter
October 30, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/king-of-the-hill-renewed-2-more-seasons-hulu-1236414150/

'Hello Kitty' Movie Sets 2028 Release From Warner Bros.
A theatrical feature based on the Sanrio character has long been in the works.
Ryan Gajewski
October 29, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hello-kitty-movie-2028-release-warner-bros-1236413588/

H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Lea Salonga to Lead Voice Cast for DreamWorks Animation's 'Forgotten Island'
Dave Franco, Manny Jacinto and Jenny Slate also voice roles in the adventure feature that Universal releases theatrically next year.
Ryan Gajewski
October 29, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/forgotten-island-her-liza-soberano-lea-salonga-dreamworks-1236413061/

  *Maglio, Tony. 2025. Crunchyroll Anime Is Now Being Used to Treat Lazy Eye — and It's FDA-Approved. Hollywood Reporter (October 28): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/crunchyroll-anime-vr-to-treat-lazy-eye-amblyopia-1236411922/

'A Mouse Hunt for Christmas': How Expanse Squeaked Out a VFX-Fueled Romp in Time for the Holidays [Norway]
  Mercedes Milligan
October 29, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/a-mouse-hunt-for-christmas-how-expanse-squeaked-out-a-vfx-fueled-romp-in-time-for-the-holidays/

Scholastic Hoping for a World Record-Setting Finale to Its Year of Dog Man
By Sally Lodge              
Oct 30, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/98986-scholastic-hoping-for-a-world-record-setting-finale-to-its-year-of-dog-man.html

From 'Nobody' to Global Contenders: China's Animation Sector Comes of Age
Mathew Scott
October 29, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-animation-sector-analysis-tiffcom-1236408070/

How a German Mom-and-Pop Outfit Built 'Stitch Head,' a New Animated Halloween Classic
Scott Roxborough
October 29, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/stitch-head-gringo-films-animated-monster-movie-1236411633/

  *Sanderson, Peter. 2025.  The Justice Gang Explained: The other superheroes in the "Superman" movie. Peter Sanderson on Comics (October 30):  
https://petersanderson1.substack.com/p/the-justice-gang-explained

New book, "Schott's Significa", features strip by VIZ cartoonist Davey Jones
By John Freeman on October 29, 2025 https://downthetubes.net/new-book-schotts-significa-features-strip-by-viz-cartoonist-davey-jones/

The Most Incredible 'Visions' Volume 3 Short Is 'Star Wars' at Its Absolute Best
"BLACK", by David Productions, represents the apex of what 'Star Wars: Visions' should be: bold, stylistic, challenging, and thoroughly, dazzlingly new.
By James Whitbrook
io9 October 30, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-visions-volume-3-best-short-black-2000679537

  *Graves, Sabina. 2025. 7 Reasons Why 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Is Not a Halloween Movie, 4 Reasons Why It Is. Io9 (October 30): https://gizmodo.com/7-reasons-why-the-nightmare-before-christmas-is-not-a-halloween-movie-4-reasons-why-it-is-2000678916

Hulu Orders 'Southern Bastards' Pilot From Bill Dubuque, Nia DaCosta, Matt Olmstead
Joe Otterson
Oct 30, 2025  
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/onyx-collective-southern-bastards-pilot-1236565880/

  *Apple, Charles. 2025. The Doones From Yale: 55 years of Doonesbury. Spokesman-Review (October 26): https://www.spokesman.com/further-review/55-years-of-doonesbury/

The Grip of Regret by Daniel Boris

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/29/2025

  *Destito, Deanna. 2025. Cullen Bunn debuts new novel Bones Of Our Stars, Blood Of Our World. The Beat (October 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/cullen-bunn-debuts-new-novel-bones-of-our-stars-blood-of-our-world/

  *Unknown. 2025. Writer talks 'Godzilla vs. Boston' comic book, coming this summer. 7 News WHDH (May 6): https://whdh.com/news/writer-talks-godzilla-vs-boston-comic-book-coming-this-summer/

  *Abulhaleeqa, Mayada. 2025. Nova of Celestoria: How Two NYUAD Students Turned Science into Story. The [New York University Abu Dhabi] Gazelle (May 4): https://www.thegazelle.org/issue/274/nova-of-celestoria

  *Khan, Muzammal Ahmad. 2025. How Captain Planet cartoons shaped my awareness of the nature crisis. The Conversation (May 7): https://theconversation.com/how-captain-planet-cartoons-shaped-my-awareness-of-the-nature-crisis-255161

  *Sabbatini, Mark. 2025. Juneau author Tessa Hulls wins Pulitzer Prize for graphic memoir 'Feeding Ghosts'. Juneau Empire (May 5): https://www.juneauempire.com/news/juneau-author-tessa-hulls-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-graphic-novel-feeding-ghosts/

  *Mechanic, Michael. 2025. Why Is Everybody Hating on Richie Rich? Mother Jones (July-August).  Online at https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/richie-rich-harvey-comics-good-billionaires-wealth-fantasy-elon-musk-donald-trump-comparisons-inequality/

Wilde, Karlis. 2025. 75 Years Later, 1 Superman Movie's Bizarre Lex Luthor Story Looks Weirder Than Ever [Atom Man vs Superman serial]. Screen Rant (January 25): https://screenrant.com/superman-movie-lex-luthor-atom-man-story-weird/

Material Values in the Comics: A Content Analysis of Comic Books Featuring Themes of Wealth [Archie, The Fox and the Crow, Uncle Scrooge, and Richie Rich]
Russell Belk
Journal of Consumer Research 14 (1; February 1987): 26-42  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24098497_Material_Values_in_the_Comics_A_Content_Analysis_of_Comic_Books_Featuring_Themes_of_Wealth

  *Lodge, Sally. 2025. Unlocking One's Inner Hero: PW Talks with Tony Weaver Jr. [in print as Tony Weaver Jr.]. Publishers Weekly (October 20). Online at https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/98888-unlocking-one-s-inner-hero-pw-talks-with-tony-weaver-jr.html

  *Fuzailof, Albert. 2025. The secret history of the toy/comics connection: Larry Hama and The G.I. Joe Story. The Beat (October 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-secret-history-of-the-toy-comics-connection-larry-hama-and-the-g-i-joe-story/

  *Hibbs, Brian. 2025. Tilting At Windmills #303: Re-figuring the basics Part 3: distribution. The Beat (October 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-303-small-press-distribution/

  *Alverson, Brigid. 2025. PRHPS Tops Lunar In ComicsPro Distribution Survey For The First Time: Retailers Grade the Big Two Distributors. ICv2 (October 28):
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60893/prhps-tops-lunar-comicspro-distribution-survey-first-time

Warner Bros and Dynamite team up for Blind Bags
Javier Perez on 10/29/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/warner-bros-and-dynamite-team-up-for-blind-bags/

  *McGuire, Liam. 2025. Absolute Martian Manhunter's Javier Rodriguez talks Batgirl Year One - Creator Owned Art. Comic Frontier (October 29):  
https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/absolute-martian-manhunter-s-javier-rodriguez-talks-batgirl-year-one-creator-owned-art

  *Smith, Steve. 2025. Review: Emanata and Lucaflects, Blurgits and Maladicta: Mort Walker's Lexicon of Comicana. Panels & Prose (October 29): https://panelsandprose.com/2025/10/29/review-emanata-and-lucaflects-blurgits-and-maladicta-mort-walkers-lexicon-of-comicana/

Grant Morrison to continue '90s Vertigo comic, Sebastian O
Zack Quaintance on 10/29/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/grant-morrison-to-continue-90s-vertigo-comic-sebastian-o/

  *Roth, Gil. 2025. Josh Neufeld. Virtual Memories Show (661; October 28): https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-661-josh-neufeld and
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_661_-_Josh_Neufeld.mp3

Beaudet, de Adder win Townsies
D. D. Degg  October 28, 2025  https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/28/beaudet-de-adder-win-townsies/

Peacemaker: Bonnie Discepolo on Post-Credits Scene, Gunn Community
26 Oct 2025  
by Tom Chang
 https://bleedingcool.com/tv/peacemaker-bonnie-discepolo-on-post-credits-scene-gunn-community/

Next 'Frames Per Second' Animated Mini-Doc Spotlights Producer Eric Calderon
 Mercedes Milligan
October 28, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/next-frames-per-second-animated-mini-doc-spotlights-producer-eric-calderon/

'Star Wars: Visions' Volume 3 Is Worth It in the End
The third season of the animated 'Star Wars' anthology largely trades freshness for familiarity—with one incredible exception.
By James Whitbrook  io9 October 29, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-visions-volume-3-review-anime-2000678274

Comic Talk with Julian Lytle
Comic Geek Speak Episode 2035 (October 28, 2025)
https://www.comicgeekspeak.com/episodeDetails.html?episodeId=2956
https://media.libsyn.com/media/comicgeekspeak/ComicGeekSpeak2035.mp3

From 'stalking' artists to publishing them: An interview with Jean-Christophe Caurette [Éditions Caurette, France]
Bart Hulley | October 29, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/from-stalking-artists-to-publishing-them-an-interview-with-jean-christophe-caurette/

  *Zalben, Alex. 2025. Comic Book Club: Matt Wagner, Kelley Jones, And Nandor Schaffer [ "Dracula Book III: The Count"]. Comic Book Club (October 29): https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/10/28/comic-book-club-matt-wagner-kelley-jones-and-nandor-schaffer/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBM2on4Wqwo

  *Zalben, Alex. 2025. 'Tom The Dancing Bug' Creator Ruben Bolling On His New Kickstarter Collections, And The Legacy Of Alt-Weeklies. Comic Book Club (October 28): https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/10/28/tom-the-dancing-bug-creator-ruben-bolling-on-his-new-kickstarter-collections-and-the-legacy-of-alt-weeklies/

Julian Lytle catch-up

Comic Talk with Julian Lytle

Comic Geek Speak Episode 2035 (October 28, 2025)

https://www.comicgeekspeak.com/episodeDetails.html?episodeId=2956 

https://media.libsyn.com/media/comicgeekspeak/ComicGeekSpeak2035.mp3

It was another convention filled weekend as the Speakers of Geek are joined by film/TV critic, podcaster, cartoonist and friend Julian Lytle for a Baltimore Comic Con wrap-up. And the Comic Talk continues with many thoughts on Toys, the end of the current Ultimate Universe, event comics, Mark Waid, Jack Kirby's Fourth World, current issues of Superman with the Legion of Super-Heroes and Superboy Prime, vertical scrolling comics and so much more! (1:51:07)

and his NYCC coverage for the Beat

-https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-interview-with-evan-brooks-of-hasbro-about-transformers-present-and-future/
-https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-capcoms-pragmata-first-impressions/
-https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-onimusha-way-of-the-sword-first-impressions/
-https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-whats-to-come-from-hasbros-g-i-joe-classified-line/
-https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-invincible-vs-first-impressions/

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "'No Threat' Weekend"

"'No Threat' Weekend"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4199


"Power was not challenged in any meaningful way. The status quo wasn't
disrupted in the slightest. People held up some signs saying the
president is orange and that if Kamala were president they would be at
brunch, and then went home.

The whole thing was just one big pep rally for the Democratic Party,
designed to accomplish nothing beyond getting American liberals excited
about the prospect of someday voting for Gavin Newsom..."

–Caitlin Johnstone on Substack, 10.19.2025


For real, Ms. J. I almost feel personally insulted every time these
flyers hit the streets in my neighborhood for their goddamn fake-ass
astroturf "movement" which seems to roll into town at least once per
quarter, as if trying to make a fundraising goal. My first thought was
"Christ, weren't these assholes just in town this summer?" – and we've
got a whole fresh load of astroturf being rolled out next week, and we
haven't even had a chance to wash the stink off the Mall from the last
"No Kings" flag-kissing festival.

Hell, there's a whole freakin' raft of these phony-ass outfits that have
suddenly sprung up like mushrooms after a summer downpour bouncing
around now, and they're all fronting for the DNC – No Kings,
FiftyFiftyOne, local clowns like the Free DC Project – and obstructing
real revolutionary change.

LOOK THE HELL OUT for these time wasters.


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"Refuse Fascism"
https://refusefascism.org

"Fifty-Fifty One"
https://www.fiftyfifty.one/

"No Kings"
https://www.nokings.org/

"Free DC Project"
https://freedcproject.org/

"US Politics Is Just Nonstop Fake Revolutions Now", Caitlin Johnstone at
Substack, 10.19.2025
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/us-politics-is-just-nonstop-fake

 
___________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/28/2025

Chatting with comics writer Barbara Perez Marquez
Mike Rhode
ComicsDC blog October 28, 2025
https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2025/10/chatting-with-comics-writer-barbara.html

Settle in for bagels and a schmear with comics retailer Joel Pollack in Episode 137 of Eating the Fantastic [Big Planet Comics]
Scott  Edelman  
Eating the Fantastic (137; January 29, 2021): https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/2021/01/29/settle-in-for-bagels-and-a-schmear-with-comics-retailer-joel-pollack-in-episode-137-of-eating-the-fantastic/

The Spies Report
September 9, 2025 posted by Kamden Spies
Profiling the Dell Inker Steve Steere: An Origin Story
https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/profiling-the-dell-inker-steve-steere-an-origin-story/

Adams, Victoria. 2025. Please bring back Herb & Jamaal [letter]. Portland [ME] Press Herald (May 4): https://www.pressherald.com/2025/05/04/please-bring-back-herb-jamaal-letter/

Holy Memorabilia! Original 'Batman' TV Costumes Fetch Nearly $1M at Auction

Mike Barnes
October 28, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/batman-dream-of-jeannie-star-trek-costumes-auction-1236412474/

Exhibition review: Stefano Ricci's "Je les ai vus" at Martel BXL
Nick Nguyen
International Journal of Comic Art blog October 21, 2025
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2025/10/exhibition-review-stefano-riccis-je-les.html

Unknown. 1924. [Tad Dorgan profile]. Editor and Publisher 56 (42; March 15): 4. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-03-15_56_42/page/4/mode/2up

Bell Syndicate. 1924. Fontaine Fox Sunday Page Added to Daily Cartoons [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 56 (40; March 1): 12. https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-03-01_56_40/page/12/mode/2up

Fitzpatrick, Katherine. 1924. ["Wonderful Opper!" Frederick Opper profile]. Editor and Publisher 56 (43: March 22): 8. https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-03-22_56_43/page/8/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. French Like Sunday Supplement [Excelsior Dimanche]. Editor and Publisher 56 (43; March 22): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-03-22_56_43/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1924. [Rollin Kirby, New York World political cartoonist]. Editor and Publisher 56 (41; March 8): 6. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-03-08_56_41/page/6/mode/2up

Unknown. 2025. Fighting the rise of the far right in Spain through comic books [Paco Roca]. DW News' Focus on Europe (May 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiKwBklfy3Q

Interview: Ian Edginton on BRASS SUN's long-awaited return and writing blocks [2000 AD]
Dean Simons on 10/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-ian-edginton-brass-sun-long-awaited-return/

Inside MCM London, potentially the U.K's biggest convention
Jared Bird on 10/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/inside-mcm-london-potentially-the-u-ks-biggest-convention/

7 Nature-Themed Graphic Novels to Inspire Kids to Explore the Great Outdoors
by Brigid Alverson
Oct 27, 2025
https://www.slj.com/story/7-nature-themed-graphic-novels-to-inspire-kids-to-explore-the-great-outdoors

The Beat Digest 10/28/25: SPREAD creators turn MALEVOLENT
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 10/28/2025
https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-102825/

Best Books season kicks off: Publisher Weekly's best comics of 2025
Heidi MacDonald on 10/27/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/best-books-season-kicks-off-publisher-weeklys-best-comics-of-2025/

Lucca Comics and Games: the Biggest Pop Festival in Europe
Emilio Cirri



The Beat   10/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/lucca-comics-and-games-the-biggest-pop-festival-in-europe/

Luminopia and Crunchyroll collab to make anime accessible for children with amblyopia
Ollie Kaplan on 10/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/luminopia-and-crunchyroll-collab-to-make-anime-accessible-for-children-with-amblyopia/

Interview: AJ LoCascio reveals the long journey to publishing his debut children's book
Taimur Dar on 10/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-interview-aj-locascio-spoops/

  J Alex Morrissey from TRADECRAFT  Oct 28, 2025  
 EPISODE 250 CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN
 https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-250-christopher-golden

Daniel Best - Author  Oct 28, 2025  
The Jerry Siegel Project: Part Five: 1939
https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/the-jerry-siegel-project-111

Hemenway, Justin. 2025. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Audrey Hepburn's Life in Pictures. UNICEF USA (May 2): https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/unicef-goodwill-ambassador-audrey-hepburns-life-pictures

Joe Cappa Takes Us Inside the World of His Big-Hearted New Adult Swim Show, 'Haha, You Clowns'
  Ramin Zahed
October 27, 2025
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/joe-cappa-takes-us-inside-the-world-of-his-big-hearted-new-adult-swim-show-haha-you-clowns/

'Stitch Head' Directors Welcome Us to Their Friendly Animated Freak Show
Ryan Gaur
October 27, 2025
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/stitch-head-directors-welcome-us-to-their-friendly-animated-freak-show/
This article was written for the
November '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 353).

'The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants' Review: The Bikini Bottom Crew Triumphs in Another Rollicking Undersea Comedy
Justin Lowe
October 28, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-spongebob-movie-search-for-squarepants-review-1236410264/

'Monsters Inc.' to Take Over ESPN's 'Monday Night Football' in Latest Animated Altcast
The special edition of Monday Night Football, called 'Monsters Funday Football,' will be televised Dec. 8, when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Los Angeles Chargers.
Alex Weprin
October 27, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/monsters-inc-monday-night-football-altcast-espn-disney-1236411453/

Conan The Barbarian Conquers Comics | DragonCon 2025 full panel
  David Sherman and Jim Zub
Sean CW Korsgaard   Oct 21, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxoZCIacNxI

Millar Time #44 | J. Scott Campbell
Millar Time
  Oct 28, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIvtBNelr-8

Make Excuses Great Again by Daniel Boris

 

Joel Pollack of Big Planet Comics interviewed in 2021

Settle in for bagels and a schmear with comics retailer Joel Pollack in Episode 137 of Eating the Fantastic

Scott  Edelman  

Eating the Fantastic (137; January 29, 2021): https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/2021/01/29/settle-in-for-bagels-and-a-schmear-with-comics-retailer-joel-pollack-in-episode-137-of-eating-the-fantastic/

Chatting with comics writer Barbara Perez Marquez

Baltimore Comic-Con

by Mike Rhode 

Barbara Perez Marquez was at both Small Press Expo and Baltimore Comic-Con this fall, so I asked if she'd answer our usual questions, altered for her Baltimore base. Additionally, Barbara tweaked a few of the questions, which I'm always glad to see.

What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
I'm a writer, primarily of middle grade and young adult stories. Genre-wise I'm pretty expansive, from contemporary to fantasy stories and anything in between.

How do you do it? I know you're a writer - feel free to explore how you get an idea and then write a script.
Usually I start with something closer to a concept than a full-on idea for my stories. From there I'll expand it further (either starting an outline proper or even just listing out some story beats), at which point I get a better idea if I have a full story in my hands or if I need to start exploring further to find it.

If during that part of the process there's already an artist I'll be collaborating with (this isn't always the case or in others sometimes they are ALREADY involved from idea inception), then about this stage is when I ask them to jump in so we can make the foundation of the story something we can all be excited about. At this stage I'll also see if there's any particulars they'd like to see in terms of the style of the script. While across the board I use the same styling for my scripts, (if able) I try to meet the artist's needs in terms of ways in which the script can work with their own process. There's some variability from project to project, but after the above is mostly sorted, that's when I properly start writing. Nothing too exciting in terms of tools of the trade for my scripts, I actually dislike fancy word processors because I find convoluted formatting and file type transfers to be a headache, so I use OpenOffice with the least amount of bells and whistles I can manage.

When and where did you start working in comics?
I grew up in the Dominican Republic, which has a very different comics culture than we see in the USA (plus I was a '90s kid, so add that on to the difficulty of being outside of the American comics market). Most of my early comics reading were European comics and as far as DC and Marvel went, it was mostly the animated media for them and the Pepsi character cards.

It wasn't until college (in New York) when I properly dove into comics by way of indie comics and then onto more traditional cape comics. After that it's been mostly history, I wrote my first comic script around 2014 and it honestly got me hooked, I'd already been producing prose and poetry pieces by then, but comic scripts quickly became a staple in my portfolio too.

SPX

What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
I'd known I wanted to be a writer pretty early on in life and I moved to New York to pursue a degree in Creative Writing. As I mentioned, I'd grown up around comics enough, but it wasn't until 2014 that I really dove into writing them. Around that time I was working on an MFA in Creative Writing and I actually updated my coursework to add comics scripting to my workload (particularly around graphic novels). At the school I went to, Manhattanville University, Paul Levitz was a professor at the time. Similar to comics, I'd known about him from friends who'd taken his classes but didn't quite understand the magnitude of it until that comics writing spark fully formed for me.

By the time I realized it, none of the coursework he was offering lined up with my schedule. I wrote him this sort of shot in the dark email and explained my interest in writing comics and asked if he had any guidance. Thankfully, he replied back with a list of titles, which I immediately checked out from the library while I gathered enough cash to buy second hand copies to own. Those books basically created a "how to write comics" course of my own making. Shortly after that, I started applying to comic anthologies and involving myself in the comics community via social media.

Years later, at the 2019 Eisner Awards when Mr. Levitz was inducted into the Hall of Fame, I was actually in attendance and got to shyly approach him and expressed my gratitude for that email exchange. He had bigger things to be excited about that night, but it was great getting to thank him in person.

Who are your influences?
There's a few names that have been part of my bookshelves since those early days of getting into comics. Among them are Vera Brosgol, Lucy Knisley, and Cecil Castellucci. All of them are stellar storytellers. In terms of themes and writing style, I also keep close by some of my favorite collections of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's short stories.

What work are you best-known for?
I think my work in middle grade is still where I'm most recognized (The Cardboard Kingdom, Animal Rescue Friends, Girls Survive) and as I look ahead at upcoming projects, it's been nice to see that presence cement and continue to grow from it. I don't want to stop telling stories for young readers, but I'm excited to be branching out further into young adult.

What projects do you have coming up?
I've got quite a few titles coming out in 2026. First up will be The Curie Society: Game of Code (out March 2026) and then I'd been working on adapting Jenny Han's famous novel, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, so we're bringing that to the graphic novel realm (out May 2026).

As I mentioned, branching out into young adult stories has been a work in progress, so it's nice to get to see it shine in those two projects.

In the second half of 2026, there'll be two other titles: To Dance the Moon and Stars (alongside Tasia M.S.) and The Library of Memories (alongside Lissy Marlin). 2026 will be a busy year, but I'm excited to find that cadence in telling stories in both age ranges.

What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
Assuming it's not a looming deadline, I try my best to disconnect from the work that I'm stuck on. Sometimes I just need to reset creatively, so I'll spend time reading or watching shows/movies or playing videogames, I occasionally even leave the house to experience the outside world! 

 The Order of Belfry

Female knights and girls love comic 

Oftentimes writer's block is less about "not knowing what to do" and more about "your creative well needs replenishing" so I try my best to honor that. Which, don't get me wrong, can be hard work. But I think (unless absolutely necessary), just plowing through a writer's block is only a temporary fix. You'll just get stuck at the next junction, so you might as well step back and come at it refreshed.

What do you think will be the future of your field?
I think 2025 has been a big year of change in comics as a business, as well as in recent years with AI trying to encroach on creative fields. The future is still the same it's always been: Beyond all the noise, we must keep telling stories.

In the current climate, we have to aggressively tell human stories and that heart will continue to live on. Now in terms of the "business" of it all, I think we're going to see some new systems come into place and even go back to some old ones that have proven to withstand the test of time (this one in particular I'm thinking about networking and how with decentralized social media, we will have to go back to building connections "offline" in some modernized way).

What local cons do you attend? I know The Small Press Expo and Baltimore Comic-Con. Any comments about attending them?
I can be found pretty regularly at the Small Press Expo and Baltimore Comic-Con and I also attend the Graphic Novel Festival and the Baltimore Book Festival. I think they are all great shows, albeit with the occasional time conflicts. 

What comic books do you read regularly or recommend? Do you have a local store?
My comics pull box lives at Dreamers and Make-Believers, where I've even surprised the booksellers with some of my requests because my reading affinities can be all over the place. It all depends on my mood or my storytelling needs at the time of reading, but a few recent reads and titles I'm looking forward to are:

Go-Man! by Hamish Steele
Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen
Warriors and a Wee Wonder by Stephanie Williams, alongside an amazing artist rotation including: Jane Pica, Emily Pearson, Dominic Bustamante, and Tasia M.S.
Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes by Erica Henderson
Death to Pachuco by Henry Barajas, Rachel Merrill, and Lee Loughridge

What's your favorite thing about Baltimore?
One of the first things that stood out to me about Baltimore was how perfectly in the middle it was to the two cities I'd lived before. I think it had some of the nostalgia points I missed from Santo Domingo and enough of a slowdown from New York to be able to keep up with it.

What monument or museum do you like to take visitors to?
A visit to the Walters Art Museum is a must!

Do you have a website or blog?
I have a website: www.mustachebabs.com, which I keep updated with all my current work and I also have a Patreon page as a newsletter-lite: www.patreon.com/mustachebabs

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/27/2025

  *Ngowi, Kibo. 2025. Carlos Amato: Drawing the madness of our times [South Africa, editorial cartoons]. Mail & Guardian (October 25): https://mg.co.za/friday/2025-10-25-carlos-amato-drawing-the-madness-of-our-times/

'You have to reinvent yourself every 10 years': A talk with Ram V
Ritesh Babu | October 27, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/you-have-to-reinvent-yourself-every-10-years-a-talk-with-ram-v/

  *Sawyers, Ben. 2025. Free Comic Book Day is Saturday -- here's where you can grab free comic books in North Texas. WFAA (May 1): https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/free-comic-book-day-saturday-may-5-places-to-grab-free-comics-in-north-texas/287-9931052e-0c19-4ed6-bf68-6005620ae37f

  *Spindle, Dan. 2025. Free Comic Book Day shows superhero success at Eastside shop. 9Tucson (May 2): https://www.kgun9.com/dans-discoveries/free-comic-book-day-shows-superhero-success-at-eastside-shop.

  *Dar, Taimur. Interview: Voice actor Ryan Colt Levy geeks out over Chainsaw Man popcorn bucket. The Beat (October 27): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-ryan-colt-levy-chainsaw-man/
 
  *Kaplan, Ollie. 2025. Interview: Megalopolis creators on interpreting how Francis Ford Coppola "sees the world" and "what he wants from it". The Beat (October 27): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-megalopolis-creators-interpreting-francis-for-coppola/

  *van Leeuwen, Hans. 2025. Farewell, Alex: conceited, boomer (cartoon) banker; After 38 years, the comic strip is bowing out. Both sharply satirical and acutely anthropological, it got right inside the pinstriped world of high finance. [Great Britain]. Australian Financial Review (May 2): https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/farewell-alex-conceited-boomer-cartoon-banker-20250322-p5lllx

Art Craft Guild. 1924. George Ade says: "The college man is an amusing bird and Frank Alexander knows all about him!" [advertisement using Billy Stiff strip]. Editor and Publisher 56 (35; January 26): 173. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-01-26_56_35/page/172/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1924. Carrie and Her Car by Wood Cowan [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 56 (35; January 26). Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1924-01-26_56_35/page/104/mode/2up

Disney Veteran Malcon Pierce Explores Love, Loss and Resilience in His Deeply Personal, Oscar-Qualified Short, 'Versa'
 Ramin Zahed
October 25, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/disney-veteran-malcon-pierce-explores-love-loss-and-resilience-in-his-deeply-personal-oscar-qualified-short-versa/

  *Ohman, Jack. 2025. Weird. San Francisco: You Betcha!
https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Jack-Ohman/dp/B0FX1G3JWL/

  *Casey, Joe. 2025. Frank Miller's "Misstep": A matter of perspective [Ronin]. Joe Casey Writes (October 27): https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/frank-millers-misstep

  *Ferriss, Tim. 2025. Frank Miller, Comic Book Legend — Creative Process, The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, 300, & More. Tim Ferriss Show (October 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vW4K3ht-0w,  https://tim.blog/2025/10/20/frank-miller/, and https://tim.blog/2025/10/20/frank-miller-transcript/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025.  Meet Éiru, the Iron Age Warrior of Cartoon Saloon's Acclaimed New Short by Giovanna Ferrari [Ireland]. Animation Magazine (October 24): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/meet-eiru-the-iron-age-warrior-of-cartoon-saloons-acclaimed-new-short-by-giovanna-ferrari/

  *Solomon, Charles. 2025. Director Kenji Iwaisawa Details the Creative Challenges and Exciting Sprints of His Feature '100 Meters'. Animation Magazine (October 24):  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/director-kenji-iwaisawa-details-the-creative-challenges-and-exciting-sprints-of-his-feature-100-meters/

Drew Struzan, Masterly Painter of Movie Posters, Dies at 78
Richard Sandomir
    Oct. 26, 2025
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/obituaries/drew-struzan-dead.html

  *Teeman, Tim. 2025. William Gibson, Lisa Simpson and More on Their Favorite Pinch of Pynchon [in print as Thomas Pynchon Die-Hards]. New York Times (October 25): C1. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/books/review/thomas-pynchon-the-simpsons-william-gibson.html

  *Unknown. 2025. Andy Muschietti Explains 'The Flash' Failure: People "Talk Sh*t & Jump On Bandwagons" But Remains "Proud" Of Film [Interview]. The Playlist (October 15): https://theplaylist.net/andy-muschietti-explains-the-flash-failure-people-talk-sht-jump-on-bandwagons-but-remains-proud-of-film-20251015/

A Year of Free Comics: Plumbing the Depths of Fear in Deep Dark Fears [graphic medicine webcomic].
Tate McFadden on 10/27/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/a-year-of-free-comics-plumbing-the-depths-of-fear-in-deep-dark-fears/

Unknown. 2025. Doctors Without Borders comic book highlights perils of extracontinental migration [Hugo Gonzalez; On Foot]. Buenos Aires Herald (May 2): https://buenosairesherald.com/world/doctors-without-borders-comic-book-highlights-perils-of-extracontinental-migration

ON FOOT: Traversing the most perilous route to reach safety [migration]
Text and Pictures by
Hugo Gonzalez
Doctors Without Borders 2025
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/documents/MSB225725%28High%29-compressed.pdf

  *Sanderson, Peter. 2025. Superman's Supporting Cast: Other DC Comics characters in the new film. Peter Sanderson on Comics (October 25): https://petersanderson1.substack.com/p/supermans-supporting-cast

  *Tauber, Jeremy. 2025. Becoming Two Hikarus with Voice Actor Shūichirō Umeda. Anime News Network (October 22): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-10-22/becoming-two-hikarus-with-voice-actor-shuichiro-umeda/.228398

  *Cormack, Kevin. 2025. A Chat with Anime Industry Veteran Junji Nishimura, Director of Mechanical Marie. Anime News Network (October 24): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-10-24/a-chat-with-anime-industry-veteran-junji-nishimura-director-of-mechanical-marie/.229436

Wayne's Comics Podcast #716: Interview with David Whalen
 Wayne Hall
October 26, 2025
https://majorspoilers.com/2025/10/26/waynes-comics-podcast-716-interview-with-david-whalen/
https://traffic.libsyn.com/f8c9b31c-8855-41b1-8551-4286a6e847d8/WComics716.mp3

  *Lussier, Germain. 2025. 'Zootopia 2' Cast a Bunch of Disney Animation Alums in Fun Cameos; Dwayne Johnson, Auliʻi Cravalho, Josh Gad, Stephanie Beatriz, and others are joining the upcoming sequel, in theaters November 26. io9 (October 27): https://gizmodo.com/zootopia-2-voice-cameos-dwayne-johnson-2000677515

  *Carlin, Dave. 2025. Push on to rename NYC street in honor of Jack Kirby, one of the godfathers of comic books. CBS News New York (October 27): https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/push-on-to-rename-nyc-street-in-honor-of-jack-kirby-one-of-the-godfathers-of-comic-books/

  *Sampson, Hannah. 2025. A Disney World hack for free stuff? 'Buy Nothing' groups. [in print as Disney World visitors add to the magic by giving away meals, mugs and more]. Washington Post (October 26): F5. online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/10/20/disney-gift-economy-facebook/

The Ghost of Supply-Side Past by Daniel Boris

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/25-26/2025

  *Unknown. 1923. Cartoonist Jailed in Spain [Manuel Carrasco]. Editor and Publisher 56 (22; October 27): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1923-10-27_56_22/page/36/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1923. "Jigs" Takes a Tumble. Editor and Publisher 56 (2; October 20): 16. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1923-10-20_56_21/page/16/mode/2up

David Harper on Comic Book Journalism, SKTCHD, and Off Panel Podcast
James Foster
Nerdy Mewzings  October 20 2025
https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/david-harper-on-comic-book-journalism-sktchd-and-off/id1738164434?i=1000732653042

  *Milligan, Badr, Andrew Torres, Edmund Dansart. 2025. Live Comic Podcast Show at NYCC 2025: The Short Box meets Comic Book Couples Counseling meets The Oblivion Bar meets Off Panel. The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show (475; October 22): https://www.theshortboxpodcast.com/281000/episodes/18023065-live-comic-podcast-show-at-nycc-2025-the-short-box-meets-comic-book-couples-counseling-meets-the-oblivion-bar-meets-off-panel

  *Harper, David. 2025. Eric Zawadzki on the Art and Storytelling of his "Dream Project," Assorted Crisis Events. SKTCHD (October 22): https://sktchd.com/art-feature/eric-zawadzki-art-feature-assorted-crisis-events/

  *Harper, David. 2025. 20 Observations and Anecdotes from This Year's Glorious, and Gloriously Overwhelming, New York Comic Con. SKTCHD (October 15): https://sktchd.com/longform/nycc-2025-feature/

  *Harper, David. 2025. The Most Interesting People in Comics, Right Now. SKTCHD (October 8):  https://sktchd.com/longform/most-interesting-people-2025/

Harper, David. 2025. Off Panel #520: The Fantasy Draft with Badr Milligan and Chris Hacker. SKTCHD (October 6): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-520-the-fantasy-draft-with-badr-milligan-and-chris-hacker/ and https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/forcedn/sktchd/Badr_Milligan_and_Chris_Hacker.mp3

  *Harper, David and Oliver Sava. 2025. SKTCHD Double Take: Do Admit, Mimi Pond Made One of the Comics of the Year in The Mitford Sisters And Me. SKTCHD (October 9): https://sktchd.com/review/double-take-do-admit/

  *Harper, David and Oliver Sava. 2025. Double Take: On the Atmospheric and Polarizing Absolute Green Lantern, and Where It Stands After Its First Arc. SKTCHD (September 11):  https://sktchd.com/review/double-take-absolute-green-lantern/

  *Harper, David and Oliver Sava. 2025. Double Take: On the Return of Lazarus, and Where it Fits in Today's World. SKTCHD (August 14): https://sktchd.com/column/double-take-lazarus/

  *Susman, Tim. 2025. How to Write a Comic Script. SFWA (April 29): https://www.sfwa.org/2025/04/29/how-to-write-a-comic-script/

  *Harrison, Heath. 2025. Gorey gets headstone at Woodland Cemetery. Ironton Tribune (October 14): https://irontontribune.com/2025/10/14/gorey-gets-headstone-at-woodland-cemetery/

  *Rubin, Eleanor W. 2025. 'Edward Gorey: The Gloomy Gallery' at Houghton Library Review: The Bleak and the Beautiful. Harvard Crimson (October 16): https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/10/16/gloomy-gallery-houghton-review/

A Nobel Cause by Daniel Boris

 

Cara Gormally speaking at the library

Photo by Randy T.

The Great Hall of Delusion by Daniel Boris

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/24/2025

Items marked with * have been added to the 2025 compilation book.

  *Jones, Harrison. 2025. Fourcorners Comics to hold new Hanover store's grand opening on Free Comic Book Day. [Hanover, PA] Evening Sun (April 23): https://www.eveningsun.com/story/money/business/2025/04/23/downtown-hanover-pa-comic-books-store-grand-opening-in-may-2025/83233696007/

Wilding, Josh. 2025. Superman: Hot Toys Reveals Exciting First Look At Its Take on the DCU's Man of Tomorrow; Hot Toys has shared a teaser for its first Superman 1/6th-scale action figure, offering a detailed look at part of the costume David Corenswet's Man of Tomorrow will don in the upcoming DC Studios reboot. Comic Book Movie (April 24): https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-hot-toys-reveals-exciting-first-look-at-its-take-on-the-dcus-man-of-tomorrow-a218909

Unknown. 2025. Groundbreaking performance set to turn the tables on graphic novel classic [Parable of the Sower; Great Britain]. Leeds (April 24): https://news.leeds.gov.uk/news/groundbreaking-performance-set-to-turn-the-tables-on-graphic-novel-classic

Deor, Antimony. 2025. Maia Kobabe's Controversial Graphic Novel 'Gender Queer' To Keep Unrestricted Age Rating After Legal Battles. [Ultimo, NSW, Australia] Star Observer (April 24): https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/maia-kobabes-controversial-graphic-novel-gender-queer-to-keep-unrestricted-age-rating-after-legal-battles/236444

Kealty, Céire. 2025. Comics, but Make Them Anti-Capitalist Poetry. Sojourners (May):  . Online at https://sojo.net/magazine/may-2025/comics-make-them-anti-capitalist-poetry

Unknown. 2025. Graphic Novel Honors Civil War Hero [Medal of Honor]. Association of the United States Army (April 24): https://www.ausa.org/news/graphic-novel-honors-civil-war-hero

The Beat Digest 10/24/25: Kindt and Lapham head to KNIGHT CITY
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 10/24/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-102425/

Unknown. 1923. Color comics in daily. Editor and Publisher 56 (14; September 1). 7. Online at
https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1923-09-01_56_14/page/6/mode/2up

Smith, Michael. 2025. Tom Crean, Irish comic book hero: inside the new graphic novel. RTÉ (April 24): https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0424/1505559-tom-crean-an-irish-comic-book-hero-inside-the-new-graphic-novel/

Cole, Sherry. 2025. Graphic novel illustrator visits Lincolnton [Orpheus Collar; Percy Jackson]. Lincoln Times-News (April 27): https://www.lincolntimesnews.com/news/graphic-novel-illustrator-visits-lincolnton/article_3c0bf197-3016-4e49-9d35-f41ee06682e3.html

Stark, Dan. 2025. 'Kell Unshelled': UConn student pens graphic novel [Sam Hass]. Daily Campus (April 28): https://dailycampus.com/2025/04/28/kell-unshelled-uconn-student-pens-graphic-novel/

  *Unknown. 2025. Expose kids to diverse disciplines: Author Stephan Pastis at SCRF. Sharjah24 (April 26): https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2025/04/25/kmr10

Buckley, Tom. 2025.  Local Jane Austen Scholar's Latest Work? A Graphic Novel [The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography; Janine Barchas]. Austin Chronicle (April 28): https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/local-jane-austen-scholars-latest-work-a-graphic-novel-13286820/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Trans Green Lantern Introduced In The Last Issue Of Green Lantern Dark.  Bleeding Cool (October 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/trans-green-lantern-introduced-in-the-last-issue-of-green-lantern-dark/

  *Robles, Jose María. 2025. The best-selling comic of the year in the USA is a Batman 'made in Spain': "It has gotten out of hand". El Mundo (October 24): https://www.mundoamerica.com/news/2025/10/24/68fb390221efa0fa108b4580.html

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Bleeding Cool Interview with Fabcaro and Didier Conrad, creators of Asterix In Lusitiana.  Bleeding Cool (October 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUeiX74NSm8

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Asterix In Lusitania's Creators On Ricky Gervais As A Roman Soldier; Asterix in Lusitania's creators Fabcaro and Didier Conrad talk to Bleeding Cool about Ricky Gervais as a Roman soldier and much, much more. Bleeding Cool (October 23):  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/asterix-in-lusitania-creators-ricky-gervais-roman-soldier/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Marks Spears Breaks Blind Bag Record With 362,000 Monsters #8 Orders. Bleeding Cool (October 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marks-spears-breaks-blind-bag-record-with-362000-monsters-8-orders/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Heh, Woah! 'Fionna and Cake' Show Boss Adam Muto Offers Some Insight into the Second Season. Animation Magazine (October 23):  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/heh-woah-fionna-and-cake-show-boss-adam-muto-offers-some-insight-into-the-second-season/

  *Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. Exclusive: Exceptional Minds & Cartoon Network Studios Launch Original Shorts by Artists on the Autism Spectrum. Animation Magazine (October 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/exclusive-exceptional-minds-cartoon-network-studios-launch-original-shorts-by-artists-on-the-autism-spectrum/

  *Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. Crunchyroll Launches Curated Anime on Delta Air Lines Flights. Animation Magazine (October 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/crunchyroll-launches-curated-anime-on-delta-air-lines-flights/

  *Kindy, Dave. 2025. How a WWII vet created one of the most beloved comic strip characters [Charles Schulz]. Military Times (October 23): https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/10/23/how-a-wwii-vet-created-one-of-the-most-beloved-comic-strip-characters/

  *Unknown. 2025. Agent explores graphic novels' brain-boosting power at SCRF [in United Arab Emirates; literacy]. Sharjah24 (April 27): https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2025/04/27/kmr26

  *McClure, Laura. 2025. An Award-winning South Bay–based Graphic Novelist Has Much to Teach [Gene Luen Yang]. Nob Hill Gazette (April 28): https://www.nobhillgazette.com/people/an-award-winning-south-bay-based-graphic-novelist-has-much-to-teach/article_8c9e827b-08e0-43fc-ab83-2c5d516477b9.html

Zavala, Luis. 2025. Editorial: A guide on navigating the broad world of comic book reading. Daily Aztec (April 24): https://thedailyaztec.com/122112/artsandculture/a-guide-on-navigating-the-broad-world-of-comic-book-reading/
  *Carlson, Ethan. 2025. Denver metro area businesses celebrating Free Comic Book Day Saturday. Denver 7 (April 25): https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/parker/denver-metro-area-businesses-celebrating-free-comic-book-day-saturday

  *Healy, Rachel. 2025. A blow to diversity in the comics section [Herb and Jamal letter]. Portland Press Herald (April 27): https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/27/a-blow-to-diversity-in-the-comics-section-letter/

  *Keefe, Jim. 2025. FallCon 2025. Jim Keefe (October 24): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fallcon-2025-141683676

  *Gossett, Christian, Kris Simon, and David Hyde. 2025. Patrick McDonnell on Frank Zappa! Superfan Podcast (6; October 24): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/superfan-podcast-ep-06

  *Maglio, Tony. 2025. Why 'KPop Demon Hunters' Toys Won't Be on Shelves for the Holidays. Hollywood Reporter (October 24): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/where-to-buy-kpop-demon-hunters-rumi-toys-for-christmas-1236409582/

  *Kit, Borys. 2025. Horror Comic 'Something Is Killing the Children' Getting Movie and Series Adaptations in Blumhouse Deal (Exclusive); The title by writer James Tynion IV and artist Werther Dell'Edera is the biggest horror comic since 'The Walking Dead.'. Hollywood Reporter (October 24):  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/something-is-killing-the-children-movie-blumhouse-1236409897/

  *Burlingame, Russ. 2025. Charles Burns's Black Hole coming to TV from I Saw The TV Glow's Jane Schoenbrun. The Beat (October 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/black-hole-charles-burns-netflix/

  *Otterson, Joe. 2025. Netflix Orders Series Adaptation of Charles Burns' 'Black Hole' Graphic Novel, New Regency to Co-Produce. Variety (October 23):
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-black-hole-series-charles-burns-new-regency-1236559732/

  *Porter, Rick. 2025. Netflix Lands 'Black Hole' Series From 'I Saw the TV Glow' Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun; Co-produced by New Regency, the drama is based on a graphic novel by Charles Burns. Hollywood Reporter (October 23): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/black-hole-series-netflix-i-saw-the-tv-glow-director-1236408323/

  *Rapold, Nicolas. 2025. 'Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc' Review: An Explosive Love Story [in print as In Conflict, And Armed To the Teeth]. New York Times (October 24): C6. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/movies/chainsaw-man-the-movie-reze-arc-review.html

  *Scheck, Frank. 2025. 'Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc' Review: Hit Manga Gets an Ultra-Violent, Surprisingly Emotional Big-Screen Adaptation; Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the new film is based on a manga from Tatsuki Fujimoto that was previously turned into a TV series. Hollywood Reporter (October 23): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/chainsaw-man-the-movie-reze-arc-review-1236407015/

  *Cloos, Alice. 2025. New York Comic Con in Photos. Scoop (October 20): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/new-york-comic-con-in-photos-2/

TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson
Scoop October 23, 2025
https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-151/

"Basically, I'm Hoping to Please Both Nostalgia Fans and Those Who Enjoy Pop Culture Critique!" – Paul Cornell on the Bronze Age Avengers, His First 'Commando' Comic, and New Publishing Venture Cosmic Lighthouse
    by Andy Oliver
    October 23, 2025  https://www.brokenfrontier.com/paul-cornell-interview-2025/

Stan Kelly Simpsons Couch Gag (Treehouse of Horror 36 Opening) [Ward Sutton]
D. D. Degg  
October 23, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/23/stan-kelly-simpsons-couch-gag-treehouse-of-horror-36-opening/

  *Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Convention Recap: Baltimore Comic-Con. Scoop (October 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/convention-recap-baltimore-comic-con-2/

  *Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Baltimore Comic-Con Interview: Denys Cowan. Scoop (October 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/baltimore-comic-con-interview-denys-cowan/

  *Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Baltimore Comic-Con Interview: John Pearson. Scoop (October 21): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/baltimore-comic-con-interview-john-pearson/

  *Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. Baltimore Comic-Con Interview: Trish Forstner. Scoop (October 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/baltimore-comic-con-interview-trish-forstner/

  *Schenker, Brett. 2025. Diamond's Olive Branch Warehouse Plan and Seventh Stipulation Approved. Graphic Policy (October 23): https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/10/23/diamonds-warehouse-plan-and-seventh-stipulation-approved/

I Regret To Inform You That the Horse Girl Anime Is an Extremely Compelling Sports Drama [Umamusume: Cinderella Gray]
By Elijah Gonzalez  
October 23, 2025
https://www.endlessmode.com/article/umamusume-cinderella-gray-explained-sports-drama

Briana Loewinsohn won the Harvey, and now she's coming for you! A photo gallery of her ongoing tour.
Chris Anthony Diaz | October 24, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/briana-loewinsohn-won-the-harvey-why-cant-you/

  *Degg, D. D. 2025. Tom Bone – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (October 23):  
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/10/23/tom-bone-rip/

  *Hankins, Taylor. 2025. In Focus: Drawing Conclusions with Tom Bone. WVVA (August 25): https://www.wvva.com/2025/08/25/focus-drawing-conclusions-with-tom-bone/

  *Jordan, Greg. 2025. Local cartoonist's art coming to multiple exhibitions [Tom Bone]. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (June 7): https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/local-cartoonists-art-coming-multiple-114800773.html

  *Jordan, Greg. 2025. Longtime Bluefield Daily Telegraph sports writer, cartoonist Tom Bone passes away. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (October 23): https://www.bdtonline.com/news/longtime-bluefield-daily-telegraph-sports-writer-cartoonist-tom-bone-passes-away/article_19f9f2da-1d04-45aa-8cb8-7e29b1305b74.html

  *Unknown. 2025. From the Newsroom to the Gallery: Tom Bone's Cartoons Make Headlines Again. Lootpress (June 4): https://www.lootpress.com/from-the-newsroom-to-the-gallery-tom-bones-cartoons-make-headlines-again/

  *Unknown. 2025. Editorial cartoon exhibit to be on display at The Register-Herald [Tom Bone]. Register-Herald (September 9): https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/editorial-cartoon-exhibit-to-be-on-display-at-the-register-herald/

  *Unknown. 2025. William Thomas (Tom) Bone III Obituary. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (October 23): https://obituaries.bdtonline.com/obituary/william-bone-iii-1093302087

  *Keates, Emma. 2025. Tubi is happy to have the Looney Tunes shorts Warner Bros. dumped. AV Club (October 24): https://www.avclub.com/tubi-looney-tunes-shorts-success-wbd

  *Sperling, Nicole. 2025. 'KPop Demon Hunters' Helps Lift Netflix Revenue 17% [in print as 'KPop Demon Hunters' Helps Boost Netflix Revenue 17%]. New York Times (October 23): B3. Online at  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/business/media/kpop-netflix-quarterly-report.html

Energon Universe Adult Animated Series Based On Comic From Hasbro & Skybound With Joe Henderson As Showrunner Hitting TV Marketplace
Nellie Andreeva
Deadline October 22, 2025
https://deadline.com/2025/10/energon-universe-adult-animated-series-joe-henderson-1236592776/

  *Unknown. 2025. Best Books 2025: Comics. Publishers Weekly (October): https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2025/comics

Tairon At Night — This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | October 24, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/tairon-at-night-this-weeks-links/

Marilyn Esther Chi talks about her love of graphic novels and her route to publication
"[With Aphrodite] I really wanted to just explore different loves and the importance and the impact of them on us, and how they are not less than romantic love"
Oct 17, 2025
https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/marilyn-esther-chi-talks-about-her-love-of-graphic-novels-and-her-route-to-publication
Lauren Brown

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim: "I wanted to show Kim Jong-un without any prejudice."
The South Korean writer delves into the figure of the dictator with the graphic novel 'My Friend Kim Jong-un'.
Núria Juanico Llumà
Ara October 22 2025
https://en.ara.cat/culture/keum-suk-gendry-kim-wanted-to-show-kim-jong-without-any-prejudice_1_5537365.amp.html

  *Bennett, Nash. 2025. East Burnside Comic Book Shop Future Dreams Approaches 50 Years of Fan Service; Donald Riordan's store has spent 17 of its 46 years in the same warehouse. Willamette Week (October 21): https://www.wweek.com/culture/2025/10/21/east-burnside-comic-book-shop-future-dreams-approaches-50-years-of-fan-service/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Robert Jeschonek on the Kickstarter Campaign for the Prose Anthology, 'Legends of Indie Comics – Words Only Volume 2'
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    October 21, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57664-fanbase-press-interviews-robert-jeschonek-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-for-the-prose-anthology-legends-of-indie-comics-words-only-volume-2/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Nandor Fox Shaffer on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Collected Editions of the Supernatural Series, 'Seasons'
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press October 22, 2025
     https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57669-fanbase-press-interviews-nandor-fox-shaffer-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-collected-editions-of-the-supernatural-series-seasons/

"There Are Hard Parts and There Are Wonderful Parts. I'm Just a Mum Trying Her Best" – Rachael Smith Gives Us the Lowdown on the Collected 'Nap Comix'
    by Andy Oliver
    October 21, 2025
https://www.brokenfrontier.com/rachael-smith-nap-comix-2025/

Erwin Dejasse on Art Brut: an alternative history of comics. Oct 14, 2025
New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium
431; Oct 14, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLBgcfcy1po

Off Panel #521: Bright and Shiny with Doc Shaner
 Oct 13 2025
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-521-bright-and-shiny-with-doc-shaner

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 700: Our Gala 700th Episode [New York Comic Con]
Kate Fitzsimons, Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald
on 10/13/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1396

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 701: New York Comic Con 2025 Recap
Kate Fitzsimons, Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald
on 10/17/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1397

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 702: NYCC 2025 Interviews [Jeff Trexler, CBLDF; Tom Scioli, Godzilla; Toril Orlesky]
Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald
on 10/24/2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1398

"Comics Bring Art at Its Highest Level to the People" – Alison Sampson Talks Comics and Architecture, Crossing Genres, and the Communicative Power of the Form
    by Andy Oliver
    October 20, 2025 https://www.brokenfrontier.com/alison-sampson-thought-bubble-2025/

"We Hope to Explain Our Passion for the Medium to Gallery Visitors Who May Not Have Any Idea about Comics" – Katriona Chapman on the Avery Hill Exhibition 'Vision & Labour: Making Comics' at the Mercer Gallery for Thought Bubble
    by Andy Oliver
    October 22, 2025 https://www.brokenfrontier.com/vision-and-labour-interview/

Mark Russell carves into America with 'Thanksgiving' #1
David Brooke
October 21, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/21/mark-russell-interview-thanksgiving/

"Layers of cool storytelling": Juan Ferreyra reflects on 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' ahead of departure
David Brooke
October 22, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/22/juan-ferreyra-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-qa/

A saga of family woes, social satire, and Chipotle: Max Huffman unravels 'Dogtangle'
A chat about awful elites, measured satire, embracing the weird, and puppy piles.
Chris Coplan
October 23, 2025 https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/23/dogtangle-max-huffman-feature/

Alejandro Arbona spins the bloody, compelling tale of 'Lake Yellowwood Slaughter'; The new horror OGN is out no via Goats Flying Press.
Chris Coplan
 October 23, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/23/lake-yellowwood-slaughter-qa/

Jordan Thomas and Chris Matthews drop us onto 'Exorcism Island'
Chris Coplan
October 23, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/10/23/exorcism-island-creator-qa/

A decade after a village clash in India, a new book asks how neighbors become enemies [Joe Sacco]
Andrew Limbong
All Things Considered October 18, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/18/nx-s1-5398023/a-decade-after-a-village-clash-in-india-a-new-book-asks-how-neighbors-become-enemies
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2025/10/20251018_atc_a_decade_after_a_village_clash_in_india_a_new_book_asks_how_neighbors_become_enemies.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5398023

NPR talks to Joe Sacco

A decade after a village clash in India, a new book asks how neighbors become enemies [Joe Sacco]

Andrew Limbong 

All Things Considered October 18, 2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/18/nx-s1-5398023/a-decade-after-a-village-clash-in-india-a-new-book-asks-how-neighbors-become-enemies

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2025/10/20251018_atc_a_decade_after_a_village_clash_in_india_a_new_book_asks_how_neighbors_become_enemies.mp3 

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5398023