REVIEWS: SECOND HAND LOVE
Helen Chazan | July 2, 2024 | https://www.tcj.com/reviews/second-hand-love/
SECOND HAND LOVE
YAMADA MURASAKI, TRANSLATED BY RYAN HOLMBERG
Drawn & Quarterly
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/1/2024
'REALLY I JUST WANT TO STAY HOME AND MAKE ART ABOUT MY DOG': AN INTERVIEW WITH SARA VARON
Gina Gagliano | July 1, 2024
What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine exhibit explored by Bruce Guthrie
by Bruce Guthrie
July 01, 2024
https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2024/07/what-me-worry-art-and-humor-of-mad.html
In memory of Howard Roy Beckerman, NY, December 25, 1930 - June 29, 2024
https://everloved.com/life-of/howard-beckerman/obituary/
Good Omens Graphic Novel Coloring Deep Dive: Swimming in Color.
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Crunchyroll to Stream 'Kaiju No. 8' Season Two
Shortly after the hit show's first-season finale on Saturday, Crunchyroll revealed that storied Japanese anime studio Production I.G. has already begun production on a second season.
BY PATRICK BRZESKI
JUNE 30, 2024
HTTPS://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/TV/TV-NEWS/CRUNCHYROLL-KAIJU-NO-8-SEASON-TWO-1235936214/
Crunchyroll to Release 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle' in Theaters as Film Trilogy
An earlier film in the 'Demon Slayer' franchise, 'Mugen Train,' is the top-grossing Japanese film of all time, having earned over $500 million at the global box office.
BY PATRICK BRZESKI
JUNE 30, 2024 HTTPS://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/MOVIES/MOVIE-NEWS/CRUNCHYROLL-DEMON-SLAYER-THEATERS-FILM-TRILOGY-1235936072/
Box Office Milestone: 'Inside Out 2' Crosses $1 Billion Globally in Record Time
The Pixar sequel is the 11th animated film to achieve this feat and the first movie to do so since 'Barbie' almost a year ago.
BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK
JUNE 30, 2024
Ryan Coogler, Mattson Tomlin Team for 'A Vicious Circle' at Universal (Exclusive)
Tomlin will write the adaptation of the Boom! Studios comic he co-created with artist Lee Bermejo.
BY BORYS KIT
JUNE 28, 2024
Hamptons home of iconic artist who created over 600 New Yorker drawings lists for $4.1M [Saul Steinberg ]
Mary K. Jacob
June 28 2024
Weekly Shonen Jump's Editor-in-Chief Hiroyuki Nakano steps down
The head of the magazine steps down after 7 years
By Matias De la Piedra -07/01/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/weekly-shonen-jumps-editor-in-chief-hiroyuki-nakano-steps-down/
On Jim Lee, Charging Up To $35,000 For Private Commission Artwork; Back in April, Bleeding Cool looked at the commission rates of Jim Lee, Publisher and CCO of DC Comics, from his agent Albert Moy.
30 Jun 2024 by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/on-jim-lee-charging-up-to-35000-for-private-commission-artwork/
Gail Simone On Jim Lee, Batman And Wolverine
Gail Simone shared a reason to love the Jim Lee, currently DC Comics publisher and CCO, from San Diego Comic-Con in 2009.
30 Jun 2024
by Rich Johnston https://bleedingcool.com/comics/gail-simone-on-jim-lee-batman-and-wolverine/
Interview: Claudia Christian on her new project, DARK LEGACIES!
The actress is releasing a compendium edition of her universe through Zoop!
By Diego Higuera -07/01/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-claudia-christian-on-her-new-project-dark-legacies/
Copyright Vigilantes: Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero
University Press of Mississippi 2024
https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Copyright-Vigilantes
The Disney+ Kingdom: Essays on Nostalgia, Representation and Branding
Edited by David Whitt and John Perlich
McFarland 2024
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-disney-kingdom/
The Music of the How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy: A Guide to the Scores of John Powell
Erik Heine
McFarland 2024
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-music-of-the-how-to-train-your-dragon-trilogy/
Keefe, Jim. 2008.
Jim Keefe: Sketches & Drawings No. 1 [sketchbook].
Keefe Studios
The art of Jack Davis, MAD cartoonist and one of the all-time greats
Ruben Bolling
Boing Boing Jun 26, 2024
BAXTER'S BREAKDOWNS
July 1, 2024 posted by Devon Baxter
Howard Beckerman (1930-2024)
https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/howard-beckerman-1930-2024/
Renowned Animator, Historian and Educator Howard Beckerman Dies at 93
Ramin Zahed
June 30, 2024
Rebels Forever: 'Ed, Edd n Eddy' Creator Danny Antonucci Looks Back on His Much-Loved 25-Year-Old Show
By Ramin Zahed
June 28, 2024
June-July '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 341).
Ready to Pivot and Adapt: How Top Animation Service Studios Are Facing Today's Industry Challenges
By Ryan Gaur
June 28, 2024
This article was written for the
June-July '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 341).
Much-Loved Animation Industry Veteran Adina Pitt Leaves Warner Bros. Discovery
Animation Magazine
June 28, 2024
July comics preview: an ode to EC Comics and a follow-up to an Eisner Award-winning DC Black Label miniseries
Epitaphs From The Abyss, The Nice House By The Sea, You And A Bike And A Road, and more comics you need to read this month
Oliver Sava
AV Club July 1 2024
https://www.avclub.com/july-2024-comic-books-new-releases-preview-1851567306
Inside Out 2 is officially one of the most successful animated films ever at the box office
The emotional Pixar sequel crossed the $1 billion threshold internationally this weekend
Emma Keates
AV Club July 1 2024
https://www.avclub.com/weekend-box-office-inside-out-2-quiet-place-day-one-1851569932
IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode ninety-four | Deniz Camp, part two
Jul 01, 2024
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/why-i-should-stick-my-neck-out-for
Antony Starr sees Homelander as much more than a Donald Trump parallel
The connections between the two power-hungry figures are undeniable, but The Boys wanted to "create something a bit more layered than that"
Emma Keates
AV Club July 1 2024
https://www.avclub.com/the-boys-anthony-starr-homlander-donald-trump-1851570964
Tiffany Hong
• "'Love Persevering': Nostalgic Curation, MCU Futurity, and Interstitial Grief in WandaVision." Spoiler! Literature, Media, and the Spoiler, edited by Christine Lötscher, Simon Spiegel, and Natalie Borsy, Lever Press, forthcoming.
• Review of Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist History, by Eike Exner. INKS: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, vol. 7, no. 2, 2023, pp. 204-206.
• Review of Representing Acts of Violence in Comics, edited by Nina Mickwitz, Ian Horton, and Ian Hague. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, vol. 14, no. 5, 2023, pp. 750-754.
• Review of Women's Manga in Asia and Beyond: Uniting Different Cultures and Identities, edited by Fusami Ogi, Rebecca Suter, Kazumi Nagaike, and John A. Lent. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, vol. 14, no. 3, 2023, pp. 475-477.
• Review of Authorizing Superhero Comics: On the Evolution of a Popular Serial Genre by Daniel Stein. Studies in Comics, vol. 13, no. 1/2, 2022, pp. 169-173.
• "'You Too Shall Be New': Synthezoid Phenomenology and Canonical Memory in The Vision." (excerpt and reprint) Superheroes and Excess: A Philosophical Adventure, edited by Jamie Brassett and Richard Reynolds, Routledge Advances in Comics Studies, 2021, pp. 102-120.
• "'You Too Shall Be New': Synthezoid Phenomenology and Canonical Memory in The Vision." ImageTexT, vol. 12, no. 1, 2021.
• "Academics on Avengers: Endgame, Part 2." Sequart Organization, edited by Nicholas Yanes, 2020, http://sequart.org/magazine/69827/academics-on-avengers-endgame-part-2/
• "Distortions of Superheroism, Radical Interiority, and Victimhood in Sam Kieth's The Maxx." The Dark Side: A Supervillain Reader, edited by Robert Peaslee and Robert Weiner, University of Mississippi Press, 2020, pp. 357-371.
• "'Of Course We Record It': Legacy, Textual Violence, and Fridging in Ales Kot's Zero." Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, vol. 8, no. 3, 2017, pp. 277-294.
• "Transformed by Comics: The Murakamiverse, Palimpsestic Iconography, and Cumulative Meaning in the Fiction of Murakami Haruki." Image [&] Narrative, vol. 17, no. 3, 2016, pp. 57-67.
Monday, July 01, 2024
PR: CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 2024 Rex Babin Memorial Award
A PSA.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 2024 Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning
SACRAMENTO, CA — The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has long championed those who work for small and local newspapers, and once again in 2024 the AAEC is looking for the best in political cartooning. The Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning (named after the late Sacramento cartoonist) focuses on state and local editorial cartoons, an issue of great importance to Babin during his lifetime.
While his work was syndicated nationally, Rex Babin was a strong believer in the power of editorial cartoons to have real influence at the local level. As the cartoonist for daily newspapers in two different state capitals, he saw how effective satire could sometimes be when directed at targets across the street. His unique drawing style stood out among the work of his peers, and his fellow cartoonists elected him President of the AAEC in 2009.
"Rex Babin was one of the foremost practitioners of the local cartoon" said Jack Ohman, Babin's long-time friend and current AAEC President, "and the AAEC once again honors Rex and his work with this Award."
This year's judges includes previous recipients Matt Davies, Steve Stegelin and Joel Pett. This year's award will be presented during the AAEC joint convention with their Canadian counterparts in Montreal in October.
The deadline to enter is Friday, August 23, 2024.
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The Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning — Rules & Eligibility
• Any editorial cartoonist or graphic journalist who comments on or covers local, state or provincial events in the U.S., Canada or Mexico is eligible to enter; membership in the AAEC or ACC is not required.
• Please submit ten cartoons and a 150 word statement from the artist about their work and its impact.
• Cartoons must have been published between July 2023 and June 2024.
• Cartoons should be in a 300dpi jpeg format, and emailed to rexbabinaward@gmail.com.
• There is no entry fee.
• The judging criteria are:
1) Cartoons on a local or state subject that have a strong political or social impact;
2) Excellence in draftsmanship and ideas.
The deadline to enter is Friday, August 23, 2024.
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For more information on the award, contact Matt Davies at Matthew.Davies@newsday.com. For more information on the AAEC, go to editorialcartoonists.com.
Create a Graphic Novel events at MoCo libraries this summer
| Some are already full. |
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From July 8-12 at White Oak & July 29-August 5 at Wheaton Library, teens will write and illustrate their own graphic novel page. Art supplies will be provided to be used during the sessions. This class is facilitated by illustrator Leila Cabib, and is funded in part by an Arts in Education Grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. Register here. |
What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine exhibit explored by Bruce Guthrie
by Bruce Guthrie
I did an overnight visit to Stockbridge, Massachusetts to visit the new
"What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine" exhibit at the
Norman Rockwell Museum.
Stockbridge is about 370 miles -- 6+
hours and many, many tolls -- from downtown DC. For those who are
thinking that's a long way to drive for an exhibit, keep in mind that
this area of Massachusetts has lots of other sites to justify the trip.
In the immediate area of the museum, you have Chesterwood (sculptor
Daniel Chester French's house and studio), The Mount (Edith Wharton's
mansion), Arrowhead (Herman Melville's house), Alice's
Restaurant, and the Guthrie Center at Old Trinity Church ("but Alice
doesn't live in the restaurant, she lives in the church nearby the
restaurant, in the bell-tower, with her husband Ray and Fasha the dog").
On
the drive up, you'll pass lots of places like Hyde Park where you can
tour FDR's house, Eleanor Roosevelt's cabin (Val-Kill), and Frederick
Vanderbilt's mansion. (A ranger there once told me a fascinating story
of why FDR, who hated the Vanderbilts, decided to have the NPS acquire
it.) And you'll drive past Poughkeepsie which was about the only line
from the "French Connection" movie that I can't forget ("Ever picked
your feet in Poughkeepsie?").
Anyway, the exhibit...
It
features 150-ish pieces of original artwork from MAD magazine. These
span the entire history of the magazine so there are pages going back to
Superduperman (1953) and Woman Wonder (1954). Artists shown include a
who's who in cartooning -- Harvey Kurtzman, Don Martin, Dave Berg, Jack Davis, Frank
Frazetta, Kelly Freas, Sergio Aragones, Norman Mingo, Angelo Torres,
Wally Wood, Peter Kuper, Keith Knight, Tom Richmond, Sam Viviano, James
Warhola... Lots of original cover paintings (including the one done by
the non-human ape, J. Fred Muggs) are exhibited, as well as inside pages. The
intricate detail on some of those early inside pages is amazing -- you
need to examine the pages closely to appreciate them.
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| George C. Scott as General George Patton |
There are a few exhibit cases including one which contains letters MAD wrote to Norman Rockwell in 1964 asking him to do a cover for the magazine. (You have to appreciate the letter saying "we are enclosing some material on our little idiot boy.") The magazine offered him $1,000 to do a charcoal sketch, but Rockwell declined.
Another case has antecedents of the Alfred E. Neuman character. MAD, which started using the character in 1954, didn't create the character. It was used in print advertising as far back as 1894. Even the phrase "What, me worry?" was based on text appearing in previous ads. In 1965, a copyright case made it to the Supreme Court. The widow of Harry Spencer Stuff, who had copyrighted the image after using it in a 1914 cartoon, sued the magazine for the use of the image. The court, which back then cared about precedent, said the image was in wide use before Stuff's copyright and his copyright was therefore invalid. So the figure is apparently in the public domain. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The
exhibit briefly mentions the size of the magazine. I had always heard
that the only reason it shifted to magazine size was to avoid conflicts
with the Comic Code Authority. An exhibit sign says "Harvey Kurtzman
was intent on recreating MAD as a magazine -- a shift that Bill Gaines
supported to keep his editor from defecting to Pageant, a monthly
journal, for higher pay."
When the museum does temporary
exhibits like these, it usually does a side exhibit showcasing some of
Rockwell's pieces that fit into the theme. The connected exhibit this
time is "Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor" which features about 20 of
his original paintings or studies (which are usually done full size, so
they're amazing on their own). 
In the separate "The Art of
Norman Rockwell: Highlights from the Permanent Collection" exhibit, the
museum includes a number of paintings which are critical to our current
appreciation of Rockwell including the original "Four Freedoms"
paintings, "The Problem We All Live With" (Ruby Bridges integrating the
New Orleans school), and "Murder in Mississippi" (the painting he did
after Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman were murdered
in Mississippi -- the 50th anniversary of that lynching was this June
21).
The 64-page catalog for the exhibit is done
to look like an issue of the magazine. Priced ("Our Price Cheap!
(-ish)") at $19.52 (the year the magazine started), it features lots of
essays by folks like Steve Brodner (exhibition co-curator), Dick
DeBartolo, David Apatoff, Peter Kuper, and Sam Viviano (lead advisor).
Like the magazine, it includes marginal drawings by Sergio Aragones and a
new MAD Fold-In by Johnny Sampson plus some of Al Jaffee's classic
ones. It has some pieces that are not in the exhibit. In other cases,
the catalog shows the final printed page with word balloons which aren't
always on the original pieces shown in the exhibit. It's a great
supplement, not a substitute, to the exhibit. You can order it online
at https://store.nrm.org/books-
Random observations about the audience... The loudest laughs were from a
large crowd watching a video of "Airplane" that was playing in one of
the galleries. I didn't see any non-white attendees when I was there. One woman complained to her companion about how few original Norman
Rockwell paintings were in the Norman Rockwell Museum, saying they had
to come back when there wasn't a traveling exhibit there. (The museum
ALWAYS has traveling exhibits.) Given the magazine having been around
for 70+ years, I saw folks rediscovering the art they grew up on and
studying the newer pieces that they had missed. Younger folks seemed a
little out of place but they probably don't know who Norman Rockwell is
either. 
The exhibit runs until October 27. The website
includes an offer to other museums to "Host this Exhibition!" so maybe
it will be appearing at other venues in the future.
Web sources:
Norman Rockwell Museum pages:
What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine
Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor
The Art of Norman Rockwell: Highlights from the Permanent Collection
I did my own obsessive thing of course, photographing pieces and signs. Most photos turned out. In some cases, I had trouble figuring out which wall text corresponded to which piece so there is a problem with duplication. I had to divide the main exhibit into three separate pages but I'll combine them later after I resolve the wall text. Plus there's another one for the "Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor" component. For now, these are my pages:
What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/
Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor
Or, if you have the patience to see all 910 (!) images shown on the same page, try:
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/
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| Former local cartoonist David Hagen, who designed ComicsDC's logo |
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| Frank Frazetta artwork |
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| Peter Kuper artwork |
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| Al Jaffee artwork |
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| Al Jaffee caricature |
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| Mort Drucker artwork for Saturday Night Fever |
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/29-30/2024
What Your Children are Watching on Saturday Mornings
TV GUIDE March 23-29, 1968
transcribed at https://tombrevoort.substack.com/p/118-the-weirdo-superhero
The Broad Appeal of the Elsa Dress
Wearing a costume from "Frozen" in daily life has become a pastime for many children who identify with the character, regardless of gender.
By Abigail Covington
Published June 29, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/29/style/elsa-dress-frozen.html
Finding the Truth in Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips' The Enfield Gang Massacre
The title gives away what's going to happen but The Enfield Gang Massacre is about stories as much as it is about the massacre.
Scott Cederlund
From Cover to Cover Jun 27, 2024
Roy Thomas: Deposition 20 January 2023
Marvel Characters, Inc vs Larry Lieber and Estates of Don Heck and Steve Ditko
Daniel Best
Daniel Best - Author Jun 30 2024
https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/roy-thomas-deposition-20-january
#15 Monday Morning Musing
A Distinct Lack of Continuity [Neal Adams' Continuity Comics]
Daniel Best
Daniel Best - Author Jun 30 2024
https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/15-monday-morning-musing
Witness Me! Exploring the world of CGC witnesses, with a guide to take us through the experience.
By David Harper
May 31, 2022
https://sktchd.com/longform/witness-me/
It's Not a Dream If It's Real: Answering 12 Important Questions About The First Krakoan Age, Now That It's Over [X-Men]
By David Harper
June 26, 2024
https://sktchd.com/longform/krakoa-revisited/
Mark Millar Stopped Netflix Buying Valiant, So The Chinese Bought It?
Dinesh Shamdasani says that "Mark Millar got in Ted Sarandos ear about Valiant being unnecessary post Millarworld acquisition" to Netflix.
by Rich Johnston
28 Jun 2024
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/mark-millar-stopped-netflix-buying-valiant-so-the-chinese-bought-it/
AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 281: Mark Waid unpacks 'Absolute Power' and we recap ending series
David Brooke and Nathan Simmons
June 23, 2024
https://aiptcomics.com/2024/06/23/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-281-mark-waid/
Interview: Award-winning cartoonist Marshall Ramsey explains his creative process, famous cartoons
WTVA 9 News June 26, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQyTvKA1lg
CSotD: Experts Say Lincoln Must Drop Out Now!
Mike Peterson
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/06/30/csotd-experts-say-lincoln-must-drop-out-now/
Hey Kids! Comics! Special Bud Grace Edition
D. D. Degg
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/06/28/hey-kids-comics-special-bud-grace-edition/
Where to Find a New American Mythology [Jack Kirby], Terry Zintl, Wilmington Delaware News Journal, 2 February 1972.
I'm pregnant. I'm traveling. I'm terrified.
My family reunion is in South Carolina. Essential care for my high-risk pregnancy is not.
by Aubrey Hirsch
Vox Jun 26, 2024, https://www.vox.com/life/356448/high-risk-pregnancy-travel-red-states-abortion-care
Drawing from a deeper well
MUTTS cartoonist Patrick McDonnell mixes humor and humane messages
BY James Hettinger
June 28, 2024
https://www.humanesociety.org/news/drawing-deeper-well
THE MYSTERY OF THE MURAL
Carol Edmonston
http://www.sydhoff.org/pages/mural.html
Orange County Register November 27, 2007
FRANK MICKADEIT
HOFF HANGS IN THE RIGHTFUL PLACE - FOR NOW
Online at http://www.sydhoff.org/pages/mural.html
Orange County Register July 10, 2007
FRANK MICKADEIT
A Break in Art "Theft" …
Online at http://www.sydhoff.org/pages/mural.html
Orange County Register July 6, 2007
FRANK MICKADEIT
Niece finds uncle's 'missing' art work – in a Mimi's Café: An American art-history mystery
Online at http://www.sydhoff.org/pages/mural.html
Syd Hoff: Cartoonist and Illustrator website
Carol Edmonston. 2013-
http://www.sydhoff.org/index.html
Radio Interview with Carol Edmonston about Syd Hoff
The Bob Cudmore Morning Show, WVTL, Lite 104.7 FM/1570 AM- Amsterdam, NY
http://www.sydhoff.org/pages/media.html#
Howard Beckerman – RIP
D. D. Degg
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/06/30/howard-beckerman-rip/
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