Thursday, August 29, 2024

Maslin's Inkspill on Library of Congress' Thurber originals

Thurber Thursday: Thurber Originals At The Library of Congress, Smith College, And The Art Institute Of Chicago

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/28/2024

Details on Marvel Unlimited's annual plus member kit for 2024

The Marvel Unlimited 2024 Annual Plus member kit includes toys and collectibles

Christian Angeles

08/28/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/details-on-marvel-unlimiteds-annual-plus-member-kit-for-2024/

 

Narrating the audiobook of THE TALK with my son

A couple Candorville comic strips and about the recording of "THE TALK"

Darrin Bell

Political Cartoons & Comic Strips by Darrin Bell Aug 20, 2024

https://darrinbell.substack.com/p/narrating-the-audiobook-of-the-talk

 

'I was sometimes bullied.' Cartoonist open letter to those who mocked Tim Walz's son [Jeffrey Koterba]

Amelia Robinson

Columbus Dispatch

https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/2024/08/27/gus-tim-walz-bullies-dnc-jeff-koterba/74956781007/

 

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Deleted Scene Confirms Gambit Survives

The character was last seen onscreen in a fight alongside several other surprise cameos in the film.

Christy PiƱa

August 27, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-and-wolverine-deleted-scene-gambit-survives-channing-tatum-1235985354/

 

An Interview with Kriota Willberg

Hopefully this will humanize anatomical studies, healthcare, and art!

Amaris Ketcham

Autobiographix Aug 28, 2024

https://autobiographix.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-kriota-willberg

 

Glacier Bay Books launches Kickstarter for F reprint and two new indie manga: FLASH POINT and SPRING TIDES

The crowdfunding campaign aims to collect $27,000.

Matias De la Piedra

08/28/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/glacier-bay-books-launches-kickstarter-for-f-reprint-and-two-new-indie-manga-flash-point-and-spring-tides/

 

Happy birthday, Jack Kirby

Heidi MacDonald

08/28/2024

Https://Www.Comicsbeat.Com/Happy-Birthday-Jack-Kirby-Monsters/

 

Exclusive Interview: On LEGACY OF KAIN: SOUL REAVER – THE DEAD SHALL RISE with Joshua Viola, Brent Friedman and Daniel Cabuco

Christian Angeles

08/28/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/legacy-of-kain-soul-reaver-dead-shall-rise/

 

Zapiro: No sign yet of drawing to conclusion

The Film and Publication Board has given a documentary about cartoonist Zapiro a 16 LNPSV rating. As he talks about his life and work, Jonathan Shapiro tells HERMAN LATEGAN that it reminds him of the old days of censorship.

    Herman Lategan

    23 August 2024 https://www.vryeweekblad.com/en/news-and-politics/2024-08-23-zapiro-no-sign-yet-of-drawing-to-conclusion/

 

The genie in your smartphone

Beatrix Lockwood and Maya Scarpa

Washington Post Shifts newsletter August 28 2024: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/28/shifts-uber-driver-comic/

 

13 great drama graphic novels you must read

Jack Doyle

Aug 17, 2024  https://www.themarysue.com/best-drama-graphic-novels/

 

CBC Books' Summer 2024 reading list roundup [The Wendy Award by Walter Scott]

CBC Books · Posted: Aug 15, 2024  https://www.cbc.ca/books/cbc-books-summer-2024-reading-list-roundup-1.7293293

 

AUGUST 27, 2024 BY GIL ROTH

Episode 602 – Dash Shaw

Virtual Memories Show 602:

https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-602-dash-shaw

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_602_-_Dash_Shaw.mp3

 

The Spanish comic is being exhibited in the Paris metro

Sergio GarcĆ­a and Lola del Moral draw in the basements of the Olympic Games

Jorge CarriĆ³n

24/07/2024

https://www.lavanguardia.com/mediterranean/20240724/9826044/spanish-comic-exhibited-paris-metro-artist-basement-garcia-sergio-lola-moral-illustration-panel.html

 

Google Play Store has a new comics section you probably can't access — but I got a sneak peek
You're likely not invited to the comic book party, sorry. [Japan, manga]
By Kimberly Gedeon  on July 24, 2024
https://mashable.com/article/google-play-store-new-comics-section

Def Leppard's Phil Collen to release graphic novel next spring.
By 100.7 KSLX | July 23, 2024
https://kslx.com/def-leppards-phil-collen-to-release-graphic-novel-next-spring/

Def Leppard and Vault Comics Team Up for New Graphic Novel
Def Leppard's Hysteria is set for release early next year.
By Adam Barnhardt - July 23, 2024
https://comicbook.com/comics/news/def-leppard-comic-announced-vault-comics/

Wrestling Superstar Ronda Rousey on New Career Writing Graphic Novels
    Scott Fishman, TV Insider
    Jul 23, 2024 U
https://www.annistonstar.com/features/trending/wrestling-superstar-ronda-rousey-on-new-career-writing-graphic-novels/article_380e446d-9818-5e53-a9f2-aeeae1a01640.html

Professor Lorgia Garcƭa-PeƱa, alumni Maria Ressa and Jim Lee honored as 'Great Immigrants'
Emily Aronson, Office of Communications
on July 5, 2024,   https://www.princeton.edu/news/2024/07/05/professor-lorgia-garcia-pena-alumni-maria-ressa-and-jim-lee-honored-great

Kadokawa's NEXT MANGA AWARDS 2024 feature Kagurabachi and more
Awards feature a varied slate of titles voted on by readers from June to July
Humberto Saabedra
08/28/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/kodanshas-next-manga-awards-2024-feature-kagurabachi-and-more/

ANIME NYC '24 INTERVIEW: Looking Inside With Shoji Kawamori
Comics Beat joins a roundtable of selected outlets to understand the man that shaped Macross
Adam Wescott
08/28/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/anime-nyc-24-interview-looking-inside-with-shoji-kawamori/

Bluey's Dad Thinks He's So Great
By Ellis Rosen
May 11, 2023
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/blueys-dad-thinks-hes-so-great

SEE IT! Anime NYC takes over the Big Apple
By Dean Moses Posted on August 25, 2024
https://www.amny.com/entertainment/anime-nyc-photos-javits-center-2024/

The Next Blue Wave: Peyo Co. CCO Nele De Wilde on 'The Smurfs' Season 3 and 'The Smurfs Movie'
By Kevin Giraud
August 27, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/the-next-blue-wave-peyo-co-cco-nele-de-wilde-on-the-smurfs-season-3-and-the-smurfs-movie/

Solar Opposites Season 5 | Orchestra Featurette [music]
Chris Westlake
Hulu Aug 20, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpkHt9Rcfso

Simon's Cat Sinks Claws into Cryptocurrency Market
By Mercedes Milligan
August 27, 2024
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/simons-cat-sinks-claws-into-cryptocurrency-market/

New Miyazaki Documentary to Premiere at Venice (Trailer)
  Animation Magazine
August 27, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/new-miyazaki-documentary-to-premiere-at-venice-trailer/

'Universal Basic Guys' Creators Adam & Craig Malamut Animate Their Vision of a Post-Work World
By Devin Nealy
August 27, 2024
September/October '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 343).
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/universal-basic-guys-creators-adam-craig-malamut-animate-their-vision-of-a-post-work-world/

Ed Piskor's Family to Crowdfund His Final Work, Switchblade Shorties
Ed Piskor's final comic Switchblade Shorties will be published posthumously, in association with his family, by crowdfundng publisher Zoop.  
27 Aug 2024  by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ed-piskor-family-crowdfund-switchblade-shorties/

Jimi Hendrix Returns to His Roots in This New Graphic Novel
By Brigid Alverson
Aug 28, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/95764-jimi-hendrix-returns-to-his-roots-in-a-new-graphic-novel.html

September comics preview: a new Charles Burns book and Image's ambitious The Horizon Experiment
Plus, a new Lobo special and a collection of graphic short stories from the artist behind Only Murders In The Building's stylish title cards
By Oliver Sava  |  August 28, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/september-2024-comic-books-new-releases-preview

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

PR: SPX 2024 Announces Programming Slate and Advance Tickets



SPX 2024 Banner

For Immediate Release


Contact: Rob Clough


Email: rob.clough@smallpressexpo.com


Bethesda, Maryland – Small Press Expo (SPX) announces its a full slate of in-person programming for the 2024 show and advance ticket sales.


To avoid registration lines to SPX 2024, pick up your advanced tickets at Eventbrite.


The programming slate at SPX 2024 has a variety of panels, highlighted by Dash Shaw in Conversation with Eleanor Davis and a performance of Cartoon Carousel led by Robert Sikoryak.


There are twenty-two panels in all that will be held on Saturday, September 14th and Sunday, September 15th. The full programming schedule with descriptions can be seen on the SPX website.


This programming is in addition to the previously announced 14 hands-on workshops, which you can sign up for here


Here are a few highlights from this year's programming slate:


  • Big Concepts in Non-fiction - Moderated by Jonathan Gray with Glynnis Fawkes, Dan Nott, Nate Powell, Bill Campbell, Caitlin Cass.


  • Queer Sports - Moderated by Tanya Dorph-Mankey with Tillie Walden, Ngozi Ukazu, Jonah Newman, Coco Fox.


  • Reproductive Rights - Moderated by Karen Green, with Sage Coffey, Marnie Galloway, Isabella Rotman, Anna Sellheim.


  • The Pitfalls of Time Travel - Moderated by Warren Bernard, with Carol Lay, Jess Fink, Benjamin Wilgus.


Any questions on the workshops or programming, please send them to rob.clough@smallpressexpo.com

Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 500 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of workshops, panel discussions and interviews with this year's special guests.


The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show.


For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com.


Small Press Expo

P.O. Box 5704

Bethesda, Maryland

20824


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Constant Contact

Unidentified gag cartoon from 1960 Yokosuka Seahawk military paper.

from the files of the US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's archives.

"In Texas we call THAT a Texas leaguer!" cartoon  
Yokosuka Seahawk 8-27 19600709 p8

Is it by Thunk? Chunk? Fhunk?


Grumpy Old Killjoy by Daniel Boris



WaPo's Shifts #2 out today

The genie in your smartphone

Beatrix Lockwood and Maya Scarpa

Washington Post Shifts newsletter August 28 2024: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/28/shifts-uber-driver-comic/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/27/2024

Allan Holtz's Stripper's Guide Has Moved

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/08/26/allan-holtzs-strippers-guide-has-moved


The Huge Comics Exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris - A View from Finland
Harri Rƶmpƶtti
International Journal of Comic Art blog August 19, 2024
 https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/08/comments-from-finland-on-huge-cartoon.html


KNOWLEDGE, INTUITION, CHANCE: A BLURRY VIEW OF DASH SHAW'S CHANGING COMICS

Greg Hunter | August 27, 2024 |  https://www.tcj.com/knowledge-intuition-chance-a-blurry-view-of-dash-shaws-changing-comics/

 

REVIEWS:  BLURRY

Frank M. Young | August 27, 2024  https://www.tcj.com/reviews/blurry/

 

BLURRY

DASH SHAW

New York Review Comics


Socko! The Daring Rescue of Betty Brown, Ph.G. From the Clutches of Obscurity [Tom Heintjes interview]
Richard L. Eldredge
Eldredge ATL August 27, 2024
https://www.eldredgeatl.com/2024/08/27/socko-the-daring-rescue-of-betty-brown-ph-g-from-the-clutches-of-obscurity/

Ends of the World Comics establishing as publisher in Shreveport-Bossier
Publisher starts with graphic novel by Chilean artists that survived dictatorship
By Brittney Hazelton
Jul. 20, 2024
https://www.ksla.com/2024/07/20/ends-world-comics-establishing-publisher-shreveport-bossier/

Heart Mountain publishes graphic novel about Norman Mineta, Alan Simpson
July 22, 2024 https://nwasianweekly.com/2024/07/heart-mountain-publishes-graphic-novel-about-norman-mineta-alan-simpson/

'Pig Flip': Malayalam writer Joshy Benedict's unique style redefines Indian graphic storytelling
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler, said Albert Einstein. Joshy Benedict's 'The Pig Flip' is a perfect example.
Amritesh Mukherjee
Jul 21, 2024 https://scroll.in/article/1070197/pig-flip-malayalam-writer-joshy-benedicts-unique-style-redefines-indian-graphic-storytelling

Oni Press Teases Impressive Lineup of 2025 Graphic Novels
Four graphic novels to add to your reading list in 2025.
By Jesse Schedeen
Jul 23, 2024
https://www.ign.com/articles/oni-press-teases-impressive-lineup-of-2025-graphic-novels

'When the Dokudami Flowers Bloom' Entertainingly Depicts the Art of Discovering an Artist
Kanta Ishida / Yomiuri Shimbun
August 17, 2024
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/manga-anime/20240817-205227/

Israeli Graphic Novel Tactfully Draws Israel-Palestine Divide; New Japanese Translation Worth Reading at This Moment [Tunnels; Rutu Modan]
By Kanta Ishida / Yomiuri Shimbun
 July 21, 2024
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/manga-anime/20240721-199482/

Will a Graphic Novel Renew Your Interest in the Ukraine War? [Igor Tuveri]
In 'How War Begins: Dispatches from the Ukrainian Invasion,' author Igort cries out in pain on behalf of those who cannot as he blurs the lines between comics, journalism and fiction
Aron Joseph Ehrlich
Jul 21, 2024
https://www.haaretz.com/life/books/2024-07-21/ty-article-magazine/.premium/learning-about-the-war-in-ukraine-in-graphic-detail/00000190-d4f0-dc8b-a1dd-ddf563540000

Illustrator Declan Shalvey: 'I went back to the bedroom where I used to draw superheroes, and drew my first issue for Marvel' [ Declan Shalvey; in print as The Marvel artist living in Co Clare]
Sophie Grenham
Irish Independent 24 Aug 2024
https://m.independent.ie/life/illustrator-declan-shalvey-i-went-back-to-the-bedroom-where-i-used-to-draw-superheroes-and-drew-my-first-issue-for-marvel/a165199713.html

Declan Shalvey Talks Skynet, Time, And 'The Terminator'
by Erik Amaya
August 20, 2024
https://comicon.com/2024/08/20/declan-shalvey-talks-skynet-time-and-the-terminator/

Declan Shalvey Interview | Terminator | Thundercats | Moon Knight |Ghost Rider | Wolverine |
Uncanny Omar
Near Mint Condition
 Aug 20, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=konOpRtr0cE

Stone Brewing Founder Makes Wild Heavy Metal Graphic Novel & Album [Greg Koch]
Ryan Hardison
July 19, 2024 https://sandiegomagazine.com/things-to-do/music/metal-warrior-comic-con-2024/

Columbus author spills truth about Ohio cults in new graphic novel [Matthew Erman]
Margaret Quamme
Columbus Dispatch
July 20. 2024 https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/07/20/columbus-author-tells-of-ohio-cults-in-new-graphic-novel-midwestern/74366873007/

Top 10 Comic Books Rising in Value in the Last Week Include Hulk, Deadpool, and Barbaric
CovrPrice.com breaks down this week's top comics!
By Nick Richardson - July 19, 2024 https://comicbook.com/comics/news/top-10-comic-books-rising-deadpool-barbaric-fantastic-four/

When Comics Are Too Much Of A Good Thing
Kathryn Xu
July 19, 2024 https://defector.com/when-comics-are-too-much-of-a-good-thing

One Of Osamu Tezuka's Most Critically Acclaimed Manga Returns As a Cyberpunk Thriller In New Graphic Novel [Search and Destroy; Dororo]
J.R. Waugh
Jul 22, 2024
https://screenrant.com/dororo-search-destroy-osamu-tezuka-cyberpunk-thriller/

Exhibition and Comic display Horrors of Holocaust ["Showing the Unimaginable"]
Melissa Williams
2024 July 20
https://aussiedlerbote.de/en/exhibition-and-comic-display-horrors-of-holocaust/

IDW Sets Six Comics and Graphic Novels for TV Development Including 'Satellite Falling' from 'Orphan Black' Writer Will Pascoe (EXCLUSIVE)
Selome Hailu
Nov 30, 2022
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/idw-comics-tv-development-satellite-falling-1235444577/

Clarion Books to publish an Ursula Le Guin novel in comic-book form
A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel will launch at retailers across North America next year in a 100,000-copy first print run.
By Cole Watson
July 23, 2024
https://kidscreen.com/2024/07/23/clarion-books-to-publish-an-ursula-le-guin-novel-in-comic-book-form/

EPISODE 238 BEN CALDWELL, Comic Book Artist
J Alex Morrissey
TRADECRAFT
Aug 27, 2024
https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-238-ben-caldwell

    Big Cartel https://bencaldwell.bigcartel.com/
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bencaldwellart/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/bencaldwellart
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ben.caldwell.5205

Rachael Smith's Nap Comix Reaches 200 Episodes On Webtoon
Rachael Smith has been making regular diary comics about her and her son Henry, since July 2023, available free on Webtoon.
by Rich Johnston
26 Aug 2024 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/rachael-smith-nap-comix-200-episodes-webtoon/

Hello Darkness Sells Almost 50,000, Gets Butt One-Per Store Variant
26 Aug 2024 0
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/hello-darkness-sells-almost-50000-gets-butt-one-per-store-variant/

"That's the Way Life Is"
Ten years after its premiere, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, and more reflect on the creation and legacy of 'BoJack Horseman,' an animated series that was born in an already bygone era and found comedy in the exploration of our existence
By Alan Siegel
Aug 22, 2024
https://www.theringer.com/tv/2024/8/22/24225394/bojack-horseman-netflix-oral-history-anniversary

Ed Catto Talks Rocketeer Capt Action and Retro Fan Magazine
wordballoon 8/27/24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQhxfnH9vME

 Backing up The Terminator w Sal Crivelli
wordballoon Aug 26, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OzcZpKhQ5g

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode 054: With Special Guest Jerry Ordway
Pop Culture Squad 8/27/24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW3AMdSXKgQ

Millar Time #32 | Jimmy Palmiotti
Millar Time
 Aug 26, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGXb4cZtxqw

RONDA ROUSEY: NEW COMIC BOOK, MOM LIFE, WWE CAREER & MORE!
Denise Salcedo
Aug 14, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWEDxTxv0Q0

Interview: AWA Studios Chief Creative Officer Axel Alonso On Expecting The Unexpected with Ronda Rowsey
By Chad Burdette
 on August 26, 2024
https://comic-watch.com/news/interview-awa-studios-chief-creative-officer-axel-alonso-on-expecting-the-unexpected-with-ronda-rowsey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbmTqWozFC0

Creator of the Month: Mike Deodato
8/21/24
https://awastudios.com/creator-of-the-month-mike-deodato/

Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara on Collaboration, Comics Books, and Coming of Age
by Jasmine Amiri
Aug 26, 2024
https://www.slj.com/story/sara-quin-of-tegan-and-sara-on-collaboration-comics-books-and-coming-of-age

'Coraline' 15th Anniversary Exceeds B.O. Expectations, Adds Dates & Territories
By Mercedes Milligan
August 26, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/coraline-15th-anniversary-exceeds-b-o-expectations-adds-dates-territories/

Interview: Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist Darrin Bell discusses THE TALK audiobook adaptation
The Beat caught up with the Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist about the audio adaptation of his graphic memoir.
Avery Kaplan
08/27/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoonist-darrin-bell-discusses-the-talk-audiobook-adaptation/

Meet 'Uncle Gary': The Loudoun Co. man who owns one of the biggest individual comic book collections on the East Coast
Matt Kaufax
August 27, 2024,
https://wtop.com/gallery/matt-about-town/matt-about-town-what-do-you-do-with-60k-comic-books-loudoun-co-man-with-extensive-collection-spreads-some-comic-love/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_LKK1XpYHx/

"Demon in the Parking Lot" Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
August 26, 2024 by Lawrence Wood
https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/demons-in-the-parking-lot-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood/

CartoonStock David Borchart Caption Contest
Bob Mankoff, Lawrence Wood, Joel Mishon, David Borchart and Trevor Hoey
CartoonStock, a Cartoon Collections Co.
 Aug 25, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UAGYbXfMJI

IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode one hundred two | James Asmus, part two
Aug 27, 2024
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/is-there-anything-i-might-do-to-help

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Loudoun Co. collector ‘Uncle Gary’

Meet 'Uncle Gary': The Loudoun Co. man who owns one of the biggest individual comic book collections on the East Coast

Matt Kaufax

August 27, 2024,

https://wtop.com/gallery/matt-about-town/matt-about-town-what-do-you-do-with-60k-comic-books-loudoun-co-man-with-extensive-collection-spreads-some-comic-love/

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_LKK1XpYHx/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/26/2024

Tom Spurgeon Collection

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

https://library.ohio-state.edu/search~S6/?searchtype=X&searcharg=Tom+Spurgeon+Collection

 

'Fantastic Beasts' Actor Dan Fogler to Play 'Batman' Producer Michael Uslan in Stage Play (Exclusive)

Uslan's memoir 'The Boy Who Loved Batman' tracked his journey from New Jersey to Hollywood, where he acquired the film rights to Batman, then thought to be a worthless proposition.

BY AARON COUCH

AUGUST 23, 2024

HTTPS://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/MOVIES/MOVIE-NEWS/DAN-FOGLER-TO-PLAY-BATMAN-PRODUCER-MICHAEL-USLAN-1235983396/

 

"The Hard Work of Programming Germinates Soft Pleasures": Creating Synthetic Comics with AI Collaboration

Barbara Postema  and Ilan Manouach

Critical Humanities Volume 2 Issue 2 Teaching in the Time of ChatGPT and

other forms of AI Article 10 (January 2024).

online at https://www.academia.edu/123247811/_The_Hard_Work_of_Programming_Germinates_Soft_Pleasures_Creating_Synthetic_Comics_with_AI_Collaboration

 

Top Cow's Elena Salcedo has passed away

Heidi MacDonald

08/26/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/top-cows-elena-salcedo-has-passed-away/

 

Interview: DJ Ben Ha Meen

Chat with co-writer about the Rock Legend Jimi Hendrix  [ Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze.]

George Carmona 3rd

08/26/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-dj-ben-ha-meen/

 

ANDRƉ JUILLARD, 1948-2024

Dean Simons | August 26, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/andre-juillard-1948-2024/

 

AndrĆ© Juillard: Dessins d'histoires, by Philippe Tomblaine (Le TroisiĆØme Homme, 2018)

 

Juillard: Une Monographie, by AndrƩ Juillard (Mosquito, 1996)

 

Rencontre avec AndrĆ© Juillard, auteur de bandes dessinĆ©es : Blake et Mortimer, Les 7 vies de l'Ɖpervier

Alban Jarry

April 13 2023 https://www.forbes.fr/lifestyle/rencontre-avec-andre-juillard-auteur-de-bandes-dessinees-blake-et-mortimer-les-7-vies-de-lepervier/

 

Interview de AndrƩ Juillard

Spooky.

March 1 2018

https://www.bdtheque.com/interviews/402/andre-juillard

 

Godzilla Takes on the Great Gatsby and Sherlock Holmes in 'Monsterpiece Theatre' Comic | Exclusive

Jules Verne and other 20th century literary icons face the iconic giant lizard's rampage in the upcoming IDW miniseries

Mike Roe

July 19, 2024 https://www.thewrap.com/godzilla-monsterpiece-theatre-great-gatsby-comic/

 

Historic Comic Books Leap to Auction

https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/news/historic-comic-books-leap-auction

 

Early Captain America Art, Spy vs. Spy, and Frank Frazetta's Dark Kingdom at Heritage

https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/early-captain-america-art-spy-vs-spy-and-frank-frazettas-dark-kingdom-heritage

 

Exclusive: Rachel Smythe Reveals Two New Projects and What's Next After The End of 'Lore Olympus'

The author and illustrator is sat down with us to talk all about her new creative process and starting a new era in both her life and career.

By Tamara Fuentes

Jul 19, 2024

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/a61630979/rachel-smythe-inklore-announcement-exclusive/

 

Japan-born creator of Israeli graphic novels aims to build bridges [Sho Igawa Atias, Rutu Modan's "Tunnels"]

Thursday July 18, 2024

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3458/

 

Jo Waite slept here [Australia]

By Abigail Varney and Nelli Saarinen

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-19/jo-waite-slept-here/103502538

 

The first ever American Manga Awards winners announced

Heidi MacDonald

08/26/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-first-ever-american-manga-awards-winners-annoucned/

 

Force Works Creator Tom Tenney Evicted, In Dire Need Of Help

Force Works Creator Tom Tenney and his family have been evicted from their home and are in dire need Of help.

25 Aug 2024

by Rich Johnston|

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/force-works-creator-tom-tenney-evicted-in-dire-need-of-help/

 

'Inside Out 2' First Animated Movie to Hit $1B Overseas; 'Coraline' 15th Anniversary Reaches $37.7M

Animation Magazine

August 25, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/inside-out-2-first-animated-movie-to-hit-1b-overseas-coraline-15th-anniversary-reaches-37-7m/

 

Donald Duck Appears on 'Hot Ones' for His 90th Birthday

Mercedes Milligan

August 23, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/donald-duck-appears-on-hot-ones-for-his-90th-birthday/

 

Donald Duck Tries to Keep His Cool While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Sean Evans  

  Aug 23, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQse2ml5UXY

 

What our pets can teach us about telemedicine

By Beatrix Lockwood and Maya Scarpa

Washington Post Shifts newsletter August 26 2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/26/shifts-telemedicine-veterinarian-comic/

 

'My Favorite Bit of Action': Steven S. DeKnight on Hard Bargain Graphic Novel

By  Brittany Frederick

Jul 19, 2024 https://www.cbr.com/hard-bargain-comic-steven-s-deknight-interview/

 

Vault Books to Publish Print Editions of Aethon Books' LitRPG Titles

By Ed Nawotka | Aug 26, 2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/95805-vault-books-to-publish-print-editions-of-aethon-books-litrpg-titles.html

 

Thank you, NCS!

I won a Reuben* for Editorial Cartoonist of the Year

MICHAEL DE ADDER

AUG 26, 2024

HTTPS://DEADDER.SUBSTACK.COM/P/THANK-YOU-NCS


Jimi Hendrix goes from guitar hero to sci-fi hero in the graphic novel Purple Haze
The late rock icon's sister Janie Hendrix tells The A.V. Club: "He would have loved it!"
By Cindy White  |  August 26, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/jimi-hendrix-purple-haze-janie-hendrix-comic

When Comic Books Were America's Secret Superpower
The cheaply produced, easily digestible stories were once the perfect cover for state-produced propaganda.
By Rebecca Onion
Aug 27, 2021 https://slate.com/culture/2021/08/american-comic-book-propaganda.html

Associated Press. 1952.
7 'fear stressing' comic books are barred to sailors [censorship]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (August 30): 1.
Online at https://archive.org/details/per_st-louis-post-dispatch_1952-08-30_104_338/

Lars Ingebrigtsen,
1987: Real War Stories (Real War Stories (1987) #1-2 edited by Joyce Brabner).
Total Eclipse blog (June 16, 2018.): https://totaleclipse.blog/2018/06/16/1987-real-war-stories/

National Affairs: The Pressagent Touch [Sad Sack government comic book censorship]
Monday, Oct. 01, 1951
https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,935037,00.html

WaPo Style Memo? Meet DC Comics Style Guide!
Shane O'Neill
Washington Post's Style Memo newsletter (August 26 2024):
https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596c1be2ade4e24119c3d7be&s=66ccdefa0bd59b1501d1cfbf&linknum=2&linktot=59

DC Comics' rarely seen, fan-legendary guide is finally public
Inside the origin story of a 1982 three-ring binder some consider to be ″the last piece of the Rosetta Stone of comics."
    By Dante A. Ciampaglia
    August 26, 2024
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2024/08/26/dc-comics-style-guide-reissue/

The Man Who Lost Andiivka; My excuses for doing nothing for six months are way better than his William L Brown
Native Cpeaker Aug 26, 2024 https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/the-man-who-lost-andiivka

Paul Gravett
Comics-Inspired Artist Keiichi Tanaami (July 21, 1936—August 9, 2024)
August 20 2024
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159931017456176&id=533331175&mibextid=xfxF2i&rdid=QMFIOXQzlQZVgYR7

Paul Gravett
Keiichi Tanaami: Manga and Pop Art
September 7, 2014
http://paulgravett.com/articles/article/keiichi_tanaami

Keiichi Tanaami: Adventures in Memory
国ē«‹ę–°ē¾Žč”“é¤Ø The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT)
 Aug 15, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQpB0RYlUAo