|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Wednesday, September 02, 2026
PR: Announcing City Wide Events at SPX 2026
Sept 2 (TODAY): HAYDEN SHERMAN at Third Eye Annapolis
|
|
|
|
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/1/2026
O'Neil, Tegan. 2026. No time for half-measures - Some thoughts on Vertigo’s return. TCJ (September 1): https://www.tcj.com/no-time-for-half-measures-some-thoughts-on-vertigos-return/
*Degg, D. D. 2026. Al Goodwyn Retires. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/al-goodwyn-retires/
*Unknown. 2019. This Week’s Q&A - Meet Al Goodwyn, an award-winning freelance cartoonist. Virginia Press Association (November 20): https://www.vpa.net/articles/this-weeks-qa-meet-al-goodwyn-an-award-winning-freelance-cartoonist/
*Walchuk, Mary. 1999. Goodwyn's Editorial Cartoons Speak Truths. The Health Physics Society's Newsletter XXVII (8; August): 1, 3-4. Online at https://hps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/goodwyn.pdf
*Degg, D. D. 2026. George Camden - RIP [editorial cartoonist]. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/george-camden-rip/
*Unknown. 2026. Obituary for George H. Camden. Jowett Funeral Home (August): https://www.jowettfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/george-camden/#!/Obituary
Simons, Dean. 2026. 2000 AD printer goes bust, this week’s issue delayed in UK. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/2000-ad-printer-goes-bust-this-weeks-issue-delayed-in-uk/
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Pop King Offers To Buy Consignment Inventory From Consignment Vendors [Diamond bankruptcy]. ICv2 (September 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63266/pop-king-offers-buy-consignment-inventory
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Sparkle Pop Objects To Diamond Consignment Settlement - Asks Court To Deny Motion [Diamond bankruptcy]. ICv2 (September 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63255/sparkle-pop-objects-diamond-consignment-settlement
Seigel, Julie. 2026. “How I Got My Start in Art” - 12th Annual Small Press Expo Talk with Award-Winning Cartoonist Kim Deitch. Library of Congress' Headlines & Heroes blog (September 1): https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2026/09/cartoonist-kim-deitch/
Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview - Steve Skroce explores the pitfalls of comic collaboration with Tales of Wonder. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-steve-skroce-explores-the-pitfalls-of-comic-collaboration-with-tales-of-wonder/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 09/01/26 - Marvel’s Indiana Jones revival gets new ETA, crossover covers. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-090126/
Gardner, Alan. 2026. Fred Fordham Wins Hugo Best Graphic Story. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/fred-fordham-wins-hugo-best-graphic-story/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Report - Netflix snapping up the rights to many comics. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/netflix-2026/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Big Marvel Midnight Universe Bargain For Comic Book Retailers... The LED Sign that comes with 60 free copies of the books. Bleeding Cool (August 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-big-marvel-midnight-universe-bargain-for-comic-book-retailers/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Dan Buckley And Jonathan Hickman Phone Call That Began Midnight. Bleeding Cool (August 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-dan-buckley-and-jonathan-hickman-phone-call-that-began-midnight/
Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Pluto TV Anime Lineup Expands with Top Titles, More Dubs & Simulcasts. Animation Magazine (August 31): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/pluto-tv-anime-lineup-expands-with-top-titles-more-dubs-simulcasts/
Wolfe, Jennifer. 2026. Drawing from Memory - ‘Tangles’ Director Leah Nelson Recalls the Making of Her Animated Alzheimer’s Story [Exclusive]. Animation Magazine (361; September/October): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/drawing-from-memory-tangles-director-leah-nelson-recalls-the-making-of-her-animated-alzheimers-story/
Vigna, Giovanni. 2026. The Woman Drawing Gaza From Inside a Tent - Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah has documented the war, her displacement, and everyday life as she experiences them. Her work now travels to places she cannot. The Middle East Uncovered (August 13): https://www.themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/the-woman-drawing-gaza-from-inside
Kallaugher, Kevin KAL, and Matt Davies. 2026. Live Video with Kal Featuring Special Guest Matt Davies. Kaltoons (September 1): https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/live-video-with-kal-featuring-special
Sernaker, Matt. 2026. Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice) shares his Secret Origin with ComicsOnline at Fan Expo Chicago 2026! ComicsOnline (August 24): https://www.comicsonline.com/2026/08/so-gw/
MacGregor, Amanda. 2026. Fast Five Interview - Stephan Pastis and Will Henry. School Library Journal (September 1): https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/09/01/67797/
Mozzocco, J. Caleb. 2026. Hulk Teach - A Tale of 2 Teachers! Review [Jeffrey Brown]. School Library Journal (August 27): https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2026/08/27/hulk-teach-a-tale-of-2-teachers-review/
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. 12 Manga for Young and Teen Readers Centering Critters, Cowboys, and Dungeon Crawls. School Library Journal (August 31): https://www.slj.com/story/12-manga-for-young-and-teen-readers-centering-critters-cowboys-and-dungeon-crawls
Groban, Betsy. 2026. Always Dreaming Big - PW Talks with Shannon Hale. Publishers Weekly (September 1): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101127-always-dreaming-big-pw-talks-with-shannon-hale.html
Hendrix, John. 2026. 20 Years Later, the Long-Awaited Companion to a Classic Graphic Novel; As Shaun Tan reminds us with his stand-alone follow-up to “The Arrival,” some truths are so enormous, so beautiful, they can be told only through myth [in print as Can Humans Be Happy in a Nonhuman World?]. New York Times Book Review (August 30): 14. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/books/review/shaun-tan-hometown.html
Unknown. 1929. Kirby Wins Pulitzer Prize Third Time. N. Y. World Cartoonist Gets 1928 Award for Cartoon Published During Heat of Presidential Campaign [Rollin Kirby]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (52; May 18): 62. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-18_61_52/page/62/mode/2up
Kirby, Rollin. 1929. Cartoon Which Won Pulitzer Award for Kirby [Rollin Kirby; 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Best Cartoon]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (52; May 18): 7. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-18_61_52/page/6/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Artist Joins Autocaster Service [Pinky Dinky by Terry Gilikson]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (1; May 25): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-25_62_1/page/44/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Andy Gump Not a Reproduction of David Hoag's Face, Court Rules. Million-Dollar Cases against New York Daily News and Syracuse Post-Standard Dismissed in Canandaigua, N. Y. -- Other Cases Continued -- Col. House, Sidney Smith, and Arthur Crawford Testify. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/10/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Artist-Cartoonist -- Experienced [job wanted classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 63. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/62/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. [Carey Orr, Chicago Tribune cartoonist, addressed the Free Lance Guild of Artists at the Chicago Art Institute]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/36/mode/2up
Ledger Syndicate. 1929. Went Over with a Bang! Connie by Frank Godwin [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 59. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/58/mode/2up
*Degg, D. D. 2026. Al Goodwyn Retires. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/al-goodwyn-retires/
*Unknown. 2019. This Week’s Q&A - Meet Al Goodwyn, an award-winning freelance cartoonist. Virginia Press Association (November 20): https://www.vpa.net/articles/this-weeks-qa-meet-al-goodwyn-an-award-winning-freelance-cartoonist/
*Walchuk, Mary. 1999. Goodwyn's Editorial Cartoons Speak Truths. The Health Physics Society's Newsletter XXVII (8; August): 1, 3-4. Online at https://hps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/goodwyn.pdf
*Degg, D. D. 2026. George Camden - RIP [editorial cartoonist]. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/george-camden-rip/
*Unknown. 2026. Obituary for George H. Camden. Jowett Funeral Home (August): https://www.jowettfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/george-camden/#!/Obituary
Simons, Dean. 2026. 2000 AD printer goes bust, this week’s issue delayed in UK. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/2000-ad-printer-goes-bust-this-weeks-issue-delayed-in-uk/
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Pop King Offers To Buy Consignment Inventory From Consignment Vendors [Diamond bankruptcy]. ICv2 (September 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63266/pop-king-offers-buy-consignment-inventory
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Sparkle Pop Objects To Diamond Consignment Settlement - Asks Court To Deny Motion [Diamond bankruptcy]. ICv2 (September 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63255/sparkle-pop-objects-diamond-consignment-settlement
Seigel, Julie. 2026. “How I Got My Start in Art” - 12th Annual Small Press Expo Talk with Award-Winning Cartoonist Kim Deitch. Library of Congress' Headlines & Heroes blog (September 1): https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2026/09/cartoonist-kim-deitch/
Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview - Steve Skroce explores the pitfalls of comic collaboration with Tales of Wonder. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-steve-skroce-explores-the-pitfalls-of-comic-collaboration-with-tales-of-wonder/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 09/01/26 - Marvel’s Indiana Jones revival gets new ETA, crossover covers. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-090126/
Gardner, Alan. 2026. Fred Fordham Wins Hugo Best Graphic Story. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/fred-fordham-wins-hugo-best-graphic-story/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Report - Netflix snapping up the rights to many comics. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/netflix-2026/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Big Marvel Midnight Universe Bargain For Comic Book Retailers... The LED Sign that comes with 60 free copies of the books. Bleeding Cool (August 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-big-marvel-midnight-universe-bargain-for-comic-book-retailers/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Dan Buckley And Jonathan Hickman Phone Call That Began Midnight. Bleeding Cool (August 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-dan-buckley-and-jonathan-hickman-phone-call-that-began-midnight/
Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Pluto TV Anime Lineup Expands with Top Titles, More Dubs & Simulcasts. Animation Magazine (August 31): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/pluto-tv-anime-lineup-expands-with-top-titles-more-dubs-simulcasts/
Wolfe, Jennifer. 2026. Drawing from Memory - ‘Tangles’ Director Leah Nelson Recalls the Making of Her Animated Alzheimer’s Story [Exclusive]. Animation Magazine (361; September/October): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/drawing-from-memory-tangles-director-leah-nelson-recalls-the-making-of-her-animated-alzheimers-story/
Vigna, Giovanni. 2026. The Woman Drawing Gaza From Inside a Tent - Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah has documented the war, her displacement, and everyday life as she experiences them. Her work now travels to places she cannot. The Middle East Uncovered (August 13): https://www.themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/the-woman-drawing-gaza-from-inside
Kallaugher, Kevin KAL, and Matt Davies. 2026. Live Video with Kal Featuring Special Guest Matt Davies. Kaltoons (September 1): https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/live-video-with-kal-featuring-special
Sernaker, Matt. 2026. Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice) shares his Secret Origin with ComicsOnline at Fan Expo Chicago 2026! ComicsOnline (August 24): https://www.comicsonline.com/2026/08/so-gw/
MacGregor, Amanda. 2026. Fast Five Interview - Stephan Pastis and Will Henry. School Library Journal (September 1): https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/09/01/67797/
Mozzocco, J. Caleb. 2026. Hulk Teach - A Tale of 2 Teachers! Review [Jeffrey Brown]. School Library Journal (August 27): https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2026/08/27/hulk-teach-a-tale-of-2-teachers-review/
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. 12 Manga for Young and Teen Readers Centering Critters, Cowboys, and Dungeon Crawls. School Library Journal (August 31): https://www.slj.com/story/12-manga-for-young-and-teen-readers-centering-critters-cowboys-and-dungeon-crawls
Groban, Betsy. 2026. Always Dreaming Big - PW Talks with Shannon Hale. Publishers Weekly (September 1): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101127-always-dreaming-big-pw-talks-with-shannon-hale.html
Hendrix, John. 2026. 20 Years Later, the Long-Awaited Companion to a Classic Graphic Novel; As Shaun Tan reminds us with his stand-alone follow-up to “The Arrival,” some truths are so enormous, so beautiful, they can be told only through myth [in print as Can Humans Be Happy in a Nonhuman World?]. New York Times Book Review (August 30): 14. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/books/review/shaun-tan-hometown.html
Unknown. 1929. Kirby Wins Pulitzer Prize Third Time. N. Y. World Cartoonist Gets 1928 Award for Cartoon Published During Heat of Presidential Campaign [Rollin Kirby]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (52; May 18): 62. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-18_61_52/page/62/mode/2up
Kirby, Rollin. 1929. Cartoon Which Won Pulitzer Award for Kirby [Rollin Kirby; 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Best Cartoon]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (52; May 18): 7. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-18_61_52/page/6/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Artist Joins Autocaster Service [Pinky Dinky by Terry Gilikson]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (1; May 25): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-25_62_1/page/44/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Andy Gump Not a Reproduction of David Hoag's Face, Court Rules. Million-Dollar Cases against New York Daily News and Syracuse Post-Standard Dismissed in Canandaigua, N. Y. -- Other Cases Continued -- Col. House, Sidney Smith, and Arthur Crawford Testify. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/10/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Artist-Cartoonist -- Experienced [job wanted classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 63. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/62/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. [Carey Orr, Chicago Tribune cartoonist, addressed the Free Lance Guild of Artists at the Chicago Art Institute]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/36/mode/2up
Ledger Syndicate. 1929. Went Over with a Bang! Connie by Frank Godwin [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 59. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/58/mode/2up
Tuesday, September 01, 2026
Live Video with Kal Featuring Special Guest Matt Davies
Live Video with Kal Featuring Special Guest Matt Davies
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.
New Yorker cartoons advertising pizza in DC
Sept 11: “How I Got My Start in Art”: 12th Annual Small Press Expo Talk with Award-Winning Cartoonist Kim Deitch
“How I Got My Start in Art”: 12th Annual Small Press Expo Talk with Award-Winning Cartoonist Kim Deitch
Julie Seigel,
The following is a guest post by Julie Seigel, a Reference Librarian in the Serial and Government Publications Division.
Attention comics fans everywhere: Mark your calendars! On Friday, September 11, 12–1 pm, cartoonist and storyteller Kim Deitch will act as your tour guide as you travel into the world of underground comics. The Eisner and Inkpot Award-winning cartoonist will draw from his six-decades-long career; Deitch has authored and illustrated several books, including his latest “How i Make Comics,” a graphic memoir on his creative process and collaboration with partner Pam Butler. Deitch’s work has also previously appeared in The East Village Other, LA Weekly, Heavy Metal, and RAW, amongst other publications.
Following the talk there will be a Q&A. Additionally, Deitch will preview an unpublished work alongside a small exhibit of comics and graphic materials from the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room and the Prints and Photographs Reading Room.An assortment of Kim Deitch’s books. Photo by Julie Seigel.
Event details
Where: James Madison Building, West Dining Room (LM-621)
When: Friday, September 11, 12–1 pm EDT
This event is free and open to the public, no registration is needed. For additional information view the Library’s event calendar.
The event heralds the arrival of Small Press Expo (SPX); an annual comics and graphic arts festival established in 1994 that celebrates artists, writers, publishers (and enthusiasts!) in independent comics. The festival recognizes outstanding work in comics and cartooning with the Ignatz Awards, named for George Herriman’s comic strip character Krazy Kat.
Discover more:
- Watch past SPX talks with comic creators, graphic novelists, and educators
- Browse the Small Press Expo Comic and Comic Art Web Archive featuring diary/autobiographical comics, long form stories, single comic panels, and others
- Read about other SPX collections and programs from Headlines & Heroes
- Starting mid-September, don’t forget to stop by the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room to view the SPX display!
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/31/2026
Goodwyn, Al. 2026. So long, and thanks for all of the fodder. Political (a)Musings (August 31): https://algoodwyn.substack.com/p/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-of-the
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. R.I.P. Will Murray - Squirrel Girl Co-Creator and Prolific Pulp Writer Who Went from Fan to Pro. ICv2 (August 31): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63259/r-i-p-will-murray
Sobel, Marc. 2026. Reviews - Like Swimmers. TCJ (August 27): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/like-swimmers/
Shaw, Dash. 2026. Like Swimmers. NYRC.
McGuire, Liam. 2026. Rafael Albuquerque Talks Making Absolute Green Arrow. Comic Frontier (August 31): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/rafael-albuquerque-talks-making-absolute-green-arrow
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Wizard Of Earthsea wins the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic. The Beat (August 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wizard-of-earthsea-hugo-award/
MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Marvel is improving retailer relations and compact offerings. The Beat (August 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-is-improving-retailer-relations-and-compact-offerings/
Hassenger, Jesse. 2026. Coyote Vs. Acme won its case, but still loses to the legacy of Looney Tunes - Even good Tunes movies compete less with Disney and DreamWorks, and more with the pure cinema of the original cartoons. AV Club (August 31): https://www.avclub.com/coyote-vs-acme-looney-tunes-legacy-pure-cinema
Vitral, Ramon. 2026. Brazilian cartoonist Marcelo D’Salete on history, slavery, politics and Tiodora’s Letters. TCJ (August 31): https://www.tcj.com/brazilian-cartoonist-marcelo-dsalete-on-history-slavery-politics-and-tiadoras-letters/
Cagle, Daryl. 2026. Trump Thwacks Canada! Best Political Cartoons of August 2026. Caglecast (August 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvL5vuzbXg
Weldon, Glen, Ronald Young Jr., and Roxana Hadadi. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ rings true (detective). Pop Culture Happy Hour (August 24): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5939870/lanterns-rings-true-detective, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/8428c0b8-531a-477b-a5ae-e9db30bf07d5/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5939870
Harris, Aisha, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon. 2026. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ is as looney as it needs to be. Pop Culture Happy Hour (August 28): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5946403/coyote-vs-acme-is-as-looney-as-it-needs-to-be, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/f8664835-0ab8-4ef2-b84d-2462cd9923eb/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5946403
Moreno, Lyra, and Tim Jenkins. 2026. Celebrating Conan the Barbarian's newest event and a Jim Zub milestone! Gamingtrend (August 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um0YJjZsDZU
Johnny O. 2026. Jim Zub Interview - Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons & More. Double Axe Handle Smash (August 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE9UaaN_b2Y
Fallavollita, JP. 2026. Exclusive Interview - Jim Zub On Swords & Sorcery, Conan & Fan Expo Canada. Biff Bam Pop! (August 26): https://biffbampop.com/2026/08/26/exclusive-interview-jim-zub-on-swords-sorcery-conan-fan-expo-canada/
Mike. 2026. Creator Spotlight - Jim Zub on Conan and Journey to the West. VerseDB (August 25): https://versedb.com/blog/creator-spotlight-jim-zub-on-conan-and-journey-to-the-west
Collins, Eli Ives. 1929. Pays Tribute to TAD [letter to editor]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (51; May 11): 60. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-11_61_51/page/60/mode/2up
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. R.I.P. Will Murray - Squirrel Girl Co-Creator and Prolific Pulp Writer Who Went from Fan to Pro. ICv2 (August 31): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63259/r-i-p-will-murray
Sobel, Marc. 2026. Reviews - Like Swimmers. TCJ (August 27): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/like-swimmers/
Shaw, Dash. 2026. Like Swimmers. NYRC.
McGuire, Liam. 2026. Rafael Albuquerque Talks Making Absolute Green Arrow. Comic Frontier (August 31): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/rafael-albuquerque-talks-making-absolute-green-arrow
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Wizard Of Earthsea wins the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic. The Beat (August 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wizard-of-earthsea-hugo-award/
MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Marvel is improving retailer relations and compact offerings. The Beat (August 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-is-improving-retailer-relations-and-compact-offerings/
Hassenger, Jesse. 2026. Coyote Vs. Acme won its case, but still loses to the legacy of Looney Tunes - Even good Tunes movies compete less with Disney and DreamWorks, and more with the pure cinema of the original cartoons. AV Club (August 31): https://www.avclub.com/coyote-vs-acme-looney-tunes-legacy-pure-cinema
Vitral, Ramon. 2026. Brazilian cartoonist Marcelo D’Salete on history, slavery, politics and Tiodora’s Letters. TCJ (August 31): https://www.tcj.com/brazilian-cartoonist-marcelo-dsalete-on-history-slavery-politics-and-tiadoras-letters/
Cagle, Daryl. 2026. Trump Thwacks Canada! Best Political Cartoons of August 2026. Caglecast (August 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvL5vuzbXg
Weldon, Glen, Ronald Young Jr., and Roxana Hadadi. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ rings true (detective). Pop Culture Happy Hour (August 24): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5939870/lanterns-rings-true-detective, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/8428c0b8-531a-477b-a5ae-e9db30bf07d5/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5939870
Harris, Aisha, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon. 2026. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ is as looney as it needs to be. Pop Culture Happy Hour (August 28): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5946403/coyote-vs-acme-is-as-looney-as-it-needs-to-be, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/f8664835-0ab8-4ef2-b84d-2462cd9923eb/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5946403
Moreno, Lyra, and Tim Jenkins. 2026. Celebrating Conan the Barbarian's newest event and a Jim Zub milestone! Gamingtrend (August 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um0YJjZsDZU
Johnny O. 2026. Jim Zub Interview - Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons & More. Double Axe Handle Smash (August 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE9UaaN_b2Y
Fallavollita, JP. 2026. Exclusive Interview - Jim Zub On Swords & Sorcery, Conan & Fan Expo Canada. Biff Bam Pop! (August 26): https://biffbampop.com/2026/08/26/exclusive-interview-jim-zub-on-swords-sorcery-conan-fan-expo-canada/
Mike. 2026. Creator Spotlight - Jim Zub on Conan and Journey to the West. VerseDB (August 25): https://versedb.com/blog/creator-spotlight-jim-zub-on-conan-and-journey-to-the-west
Collins, Eli Ives. 1929. Pays Tribute to TAD [letter to editor]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (51; May 11): 60. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-11_61_51/page/60/mode/2up
Monday, August 31, 2026
NPR on Lanterns and Coyote Vs. Acme
‘Lanterns’ rings true (detective)
Glen Weldon, Ronald Young Jr., ROXANA HADADI
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ is as looney as it needs to be
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Sea Of America"
"Sea Of America"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4317
For any Fascists or other Trumpsters who may be looking in, I'm just
gonna nip this shit in the bud right the fuck now, 'cos I can kinda see
where this is headed...
The old names of the lunar "mare" were names given to them by ancient
astronomers who had weak 'scopes at best and who at first believed the
solidified dark basaltic lava plains to be "seas".
So, don't even go there, ya' doorknobs.
----------
"Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario", Washington Post Aug 28, 2026,
page A1
https://www.sinkers.org/posters/seaofamerica/wapoA1Aug2826-01_lake_ontario.jpg
"Lunar Mare" at Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
"Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the
Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other
Celestial Bodies", UN Office for Outer Space Affairs
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html
___________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4317
For any Fascists or other Trumpsters who may be looking in, I'm just
gonna nip this shit in the bud right the fuck now, 'cos I can kinda see
where this is headed...
The old names of the lunar "mare" were names given to them by ancient
astronomers who had weak 'scopes at best and who at first believed the
solidified dark basaltic lava plains to be "seas".
So, don't even go there, ya' doorknobs.
----------
"Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario", Washington Post Aug 28, 2026,
page A1
https://www.sinkers.org/posters/seaofamerica/wapoA1Aug2826-01_lake_ontario.jpg
"Lunar Mare" at Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
"Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the
Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other
Celestial Bodies", UN Office for Outer Space Affairs
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html
___________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)