Thursday, October 31, 2024

Fluggenock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Cheap Groceries"



"Cheap Groceries"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4015


On top of this CNN Town Hall shartage, my regular "Random 15" from 
MSNBC included Kay-Kay speaking at a rally where she makes the big 
buildup to the working class, only to cap it with a declaration that 
she will ban price gouging on groceries... all in that classic 
delivery of hers, that sounds as if she studied public speaking under 
Hillary Clinton, like a foreign actress who had to learn her lines 
phonetically. Dear GOD, just listen to that scolding junior-high 
principal voice, so full of passion and conviction when she talks 
about goddamn CHEAP GROCERIES. ...and the crowd's going wild for that 
shit; just listen to 'em, as if cued by an electric sign, like a 
game-show audience.

This, apparently, is going to be her signature achievement if she wins 
the "election", if her hands aren't too full with the goddamn 
GENOCIDE. Yeah... not a Great Society, or voting rights, or going to 
the Moon... nahh, just cheap groceries.

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"In CNN town hall, Harris refuses to place conditions on Israeli 
military support, pledges to work with Republicans on border wall", 
Jacob Crosse at the World Socialists Site, 10.24.2024 
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/25/vcsn-o25.html

_________________________________
Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
Mike's press kit: http://sinkers.org/stage/?page_id=2

Halloween comics giveaway was a success again



 

The Deadpool / Wolverine noise makers were surprisingly popular.

 Final count is about 160 kids, some of whom took candy or comics bookmarks from the ALA instead, and some whose parents who took comics.  Most kids took only one or two in spite of encouragement to take more. I packed up twice and then unpacked for very grateful latecomers. This might have been the busiest year ever.

There were only about 6 comics for Trick or Read this year... 1 from Dark Horse - Where Monsters Lie and 4 new from Marvel - Fantastic Four, Venom, Star Wars Kylo Ren, and Spider-boy (whomever that is). These are all 13+ rated because you wouldn't want to put out any comics actually for kids... Although Marvel reprinted the Spidey and Friends from a couple of years ago yet again... and the kids remembered having gotten it already. Still, at least Marvel did it, which is more than one can say about DC.

The 2024 new comics, for the record

 

 Anyway with leftovers from previous years and some FCBD issues, I gave away about 2 1/2 Diamond boxes and have slightly over a box left.

My thanks to Fantom Comics for ordering the Halloween bundles for me. Did they miss anything though?



Nov 3: BOOK CLUB w/ PATRICK HORVATH joining virtually at Fantom Comics

BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES BOOK CLUB w/ PATRICK HORVATH joining virtually!
>> SUNDAY, November 3rd @ 4pm

We're hosting a book club for the cult hit of the season, BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES! Richard Scarry's Busytown meets Dexter in this small-town serial killer story 🔪 Writer/artist PATRICK HORVATH joins our in-person book club via zoom, so come thru with your best questions!

Don't. Murder. The locals.This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong's cardinal rule. After all, there's a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city just beyond the forest, and when you've worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm decor, and the aroma of cedar trees and freshly baked apple pie…the last thing you want is to disturb the peace.So you can imagine her indignation when one of Woodbrook's own meets a grisly, mysterious demise—and you wouldn't blame her for doing anything it takes to hunt down her rival before the town self-destructs and Sheriff Patterson starts (literally) barking up the wrong tree. Cute critters aren't immune to crime in this original graphic novel debut by writer-artist Patrick Horvath.

Get a copy in store or on the website: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees_0

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/30/2024


The New GI Joe #1 Grabs 225,000 Orders From Comic Book Stores

  28 Oct 2024  Rich Johnston   https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-new-gi-joe-1-grabs-225000-orders-from-comic-book-stores/

 

Shall I project a world? The art, artists and artifice of Charles Burns

Hagai Palevsky | October 30, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/shall-i-project-a-world-the-art-artists-and-artifice-of-charles-burns/

 

Griepp, Milton. 2024.

NEW YORK COMIC CON 2024 PHOTOS – PART 1 Full Scale, Big Booths, TCGs; PART 2 Live Selling, a Funko Competitor, More Cosplay.

ICv2 (October 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58141/new-york-comic-con-2024-photos-part-1 and https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58140/new-york-comic-con-2024-photos-part-2

 

In Memoriam: Comic Creator René Uilenbroek

John Freeman on October 29, 2024

https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-comic-creator-rene-uilenbroek/

 

Gallacher, Stevie. 2024.

Forgotten cartoon sketches [Dudley D. Watkins, Scotland; DC Thomson archives]

Sunday Post (September 15).

Online at https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-post-inverness/20240915/281543706308566

 

["The cartoonist @suerynns submitted a cartoon to The New Yorker that our cartoon editor deemed perfect—for the Cartoon Caption Contest."]

newyorkermag and newyorkercartoons October 26 2024

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBkas-9PGZj/

 

Get Your Comics Published on Comics Kingdom

October 29, 2024

By Tea Fougner

https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2024/10/29/get-your-comics-published-on-comics-kingdom

 

Actor Jay Johnston of 'Bob's Burgers,' 'Arrested Development' Gets Year in Prison for Role in Jan. 6 Riot

Kevin Dolak

October 29, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jay-johnston-sentenced-jan-6-bobs-burgers-arrested-development-1236047548/

 

'Moana 2' Scores Record First-Day Advance Ticket Sales

The Disney animation hits theaters over Thanskgiving and has already been dubbed "Moanapocalypse" by box office pundits.

Pamela McClintock

October 29, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/moana-2-record-advance-ticket-sales-1236047981/

 

An Ode to the 'Venom' Trilogy, a Deranged Masterpiece of Superhero Cinema

Ahead of 'Venom: The Last Dance,' let us pay tribute to a radical work of performance art that has gone underappreciated in its time

By Miles Surrey Oct 24, 2024,

https://www.theringer.com/movies/2024/10/24/24275492/venom-3-the-last-dance-movie-tom-hardy-spider-man-trilogy

 

'Venom: The Last Dance' bricks at the box office [in print as 'Venom: The Last Dance' is toothless at box office]

By Herb Scribner

Washington Post October 29 2024: C2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/10/28/venom-last-dance-box-office-sony-marvel/

 

October 29, 2024

Todd Nauck Delivers Instant Classic Images of Marvel Heroes in New Iconic Variant Covers

Todd Nauck's Iconic Covers, a new variant program running throughout 2025, kicks off in January.

by Marvel

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/todd-nauck-new-iconic-variant-covers-marvel-heroes

 

All the Publisher's Mendacity

Jack Ohman

Jack Ohman's You Betcha!   Oct 29, 2024

https://jackohman.substack.com/p/all-the-publishers-mendacity

 

Netflix and Universal Renew Animated Features Deal

Animation Magazine

October 29, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/netflix-and-universal-renew-animated-features-deal/

 

RIVA Studios Makes Bid for French Toon Producer TeamTO [Italy]

Mercedes Milligan

October 29, 2024 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/riva-studios-makes-bid-for-french-toon-producer-teamto/

 

Visual Empathy: 'The Colors Within' Director Naoko Yamada Illustrates the Aura of Her Acclaimed Movie

Charles Solomon

October 29, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/visual-empathy-the-colors-within-director-naoko-yamada-illustrates-the-aura-of-her-acclaimed-movie/

This article was written for the

December '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 345).

 

How Alex Segura and Rob Hart Made the Full-Time Writer's Life Work

By Michael Seidlinger | Oct 30, 2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/96337-how-alex-segura-and-rob-hart-made-the-full-time-writer-s-life-work.html

 

Chest Face Kickstarter Spotlight with Dean Haspiel: The Comic Source

October 25, 2024

Jace Milam

https://lrmonline.com/news/chest-face-kickstarter-spotlight-with-dean-haspiel-the-comic-source/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6duowWHYLkE

 

NYCC '24: Interview: The Earper-verse expands with WYNONNA EARP: TALES FROM PURGATORY Audible series

by Yael Tygiel

The Beat  Oct 30, 2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-24-interview-wynonna-earp-audible-series/

 

World Without End by Jean-Marc Jancovici and Christophe Blain review – Doomsday in minute detail

A word-of-mouth sensation in France, this clever, exhaustive breakdown of our cost to the planet is free of dogma and all the better for it

Rachel Cooke

Mon 7 Oct 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/07/world-without-end-by-jean-marc-jancovici-and-christophe-blain-review-doomsday-in-minute-detail

 

This French novel is the most graphic book I've ever read – and it's brilliant

A bleak tale of sex tourism and terrorism, Michel Houellebecq's 2001 Plateforme is depressing, unrelentingly nasty and well worth your time

Simon Heffer

07 October 2024

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/michel-houellebecq-annihilation-plateforme/

 

Fantastic Four: Full Circle gets an expanded edition
Christian Angeles  The Beat  , Oct 30, 2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/fantastic-four-full-circle-gets-an-expanded-edition/

The Animation Guild and Studios Schedule New Dates in Pivotal Negotiations
Katie Kilkenny
October 30, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/animation-guild-negotiations-new-bargaining-dates-scheduled-1236049595/

Jason Chatfield: New Yorker cartoonist on his creative process
Episode 115 of the Design Better Podcast
Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Jason Chatfield
Oct 15, 2024
https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/jason-chatfield

Star Trek: Lower Decks Stars Reflect on Their Characters' Journeys Amid Final Season
Kevin Polowy
CBR Presents
  Oct 30, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3F9HhskebQ

Grim Jim Zub reveals what's next for Conan the Barbarian and The Battle of the Black Stone!
Andrew Sumner
Forbidden Planet TV
 Oct 30, 2024 Conversations with Andrew Sumner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSSdvwh_T1A

Cartoonist Eric Drooker may live in Berkeley but he won't stop dreaming of Manhattan
by Joanne Furio Oct. 29, 2024,
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/10/29/eric-drooker-naked-city

New Yorker artist Eric Drooker: A small giant in our midst
by Eve Kushner Dec. 12, 2016,
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2016/12/12/new-yorker-artist-eric-drooker-a-small-giant-in-our-midst

Berkeley artist captures mood of Wall Street protesters [Eric Drooker]
by Frances Dinkelspiel Oct. 10, 2011,
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2011/10/10/berkeley-artist-captures-mood-of-wall-street-protestors

Interview- Cavan Scott Talks Unleashing a Town of Killers in Night of the Slashers
Dave Richards Writes Awesome Stuff
16. Oktober 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/interview-cavan-114048955

Interview- Kieron Gillen Explores a Power Fantasy of Political and Actual Superpowers
Dave Richards Writes Awesome Stuff
July 17 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/interview-kieron-108174904

'Lanterns': Kelly Macdonald Joins HBO, DC Studios' Superhero Crime Drama
Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre are toplining as space police officers known as the Green Lanterns.
Borys Kit
October 30, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lanterns-kelly-macdonald-hbo-dc-studios-1236049061/

Horror is a mask Marvel should wear more often
For all its genre experiments, Marvel's history remains rooted in horror. It's also one that fits like a glove in superhero stories.
By Matt Schimkowitz  |  October 30, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/marvel-should-do-more-horror-mcu-comics

The Vatican Just Dropped an Anime Girl Mascot Named 'Luce'
The Catholic Church tapped tokidoki creator Simone Legno for its first-ever anime mascot, Luce, debuting at an Italian comic convention.
By Luis Prada
October 29, 2024
https://www.vice.com/en/article/luce-vatican-anime-mascot-jubilee-year-catholic-church/

Agatha All Along Just Made Its Pop Culture End Credits Even More Significant
By  Katie Doll
CBR October 26 2024
https://www.cbr.com/agatha-all-along-disney-wizard-of-oz-significance/


Wednesday, October 30, 2024

WaPo on 3rd Venom movie box office slump

'Venom: The Last Dance' bricks at the box office [in print as 'Venom: The Last Dance' is toothless at box office]

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/29/2024

Director Sook-Yin Lee brings comic book flick to St. John's screen

St. John's International Women's Film Festival wraps up its 35th year

Elizabeth Whitten · CBC News  Oct 28, 2024

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sook-yin-lee-paying-for-it-sjiwff-1.7364972

 

Photo Gallery: The Beat's 20th Anniversary/K-ComicsBeat Launch Party @ NYCC

Beat Staff

10/29/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/photo-gallery-the-beats-20th-anniversary-k-comicsbeat-launch-party-nycc/

 

RETAILERS AND OTHERS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN COMICBOOKS FOR TROOPS WEEKEND November 8-10, 2024

Brigid Alverson on October 28, 2024 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58124/retailers-others-invited-participate-comicbooks-troops-weekend

 

WILL PRANA: DMS'S NEW DATA TOOLS SHINE SOME LIGHT ON COMIC SALES TRENDS?

Rob Salkowitz on October 29, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/58131/will-prana-dmss-new-data-tools-shine-some-light-comic-sales-trends

 

Kanako Damerum [obituary; 'Alex Rider' graphic novel series illustrator]

Good Illustration Agency blog October 23rd, 2019

https://blogarchive.goodillustration.com/?p=8829

 

Interview: MAX AND THE MIDKNIGHTS cast and crew talk vegetables and well babies

Taimur Dar

10/29/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-max-and-the-midknights-cast-and-crew-talk/

 

Charlize Theron reveals support for Dark Horse's IMBOKODO

The actress's production company co-developed the upcoming Afrofuturistic fantasy comic.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet

10/29/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/theron-imbokodo/


Peppard, Anna F. "'A cross burning darkly, blackening the night': Reading racialized spectacles of conflict and bondage in Marvel's early Black Panther comics." Studies in Comics, Volume 9, Number 1, June 2018, pp. 59-85

'Hitpig!' Directors Cinzia Angelini & David Feiss Recap Their Cyberpunk Odd Couple Adventure
By Jeff Spry
October 28, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/hitpig-directors-cinzia-angelini-david-feiss-recap-their-cyberpunk-odd-couple-adventure/
This article was written for the
December '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 345).

'Arcane' Returns with a Vengeance: The Netflix Show's Leads Discuss the Powerful Final Season
By Kambole Campbell
October 28, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/arcane-returns-with-a-vengeance-the-netflix-shows-leads-discuss-the-powerful-final-season/
This article was written for the
December '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 345).

Netflix, Universal Renew Licensing Deal for Animated Titles, Add Live-Action Films
Mia Galuppo, Pamela McClintock
October 29, 2024 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-universal-renew-licensing-deal-1236047573/

ESPN, Disney+ to Stream Live NFL Game Set in the World of 'The Simpsons
Alex Weprin
October 28, 2024 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-simpsons-nfl-game-espn-disney-plus-altcast-1236046927/

Honoring Walt Disney: Kansas City studio museum closer to reality
  Betsy Webster and Gabe Swartz
KCTV Oct. 24, 2024
https://www.kctv5.com/2024/10/25/hollywood-legend-inspires-kc-museum-closer-than-ever-becoming-reality/

IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode one hundred eleven | W. Maxwell Prince, part one
Oct 29, 2024
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/youre-on-the-planet-that-its-farthest

Jeff Kinney Calls His Latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Hot Mess the 'Best Story I've Ever Told' (Exclusive)
By Raven Brunner
Published on October 24, 2024
https://people.com/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-book-19-hot-mess-best-story-ive-ever-told-author-jeff-kinney-exclusive-8732887

Tove Jansson murals, with hidden Moomins, seen for first time in Helsinki show
Paradise exhibition focuses on public works for factory walls, hospitals and nurseries – long before Moominmania took hold
Philip Oltermann European culture editor
Mon 28 Oct 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/28/helsinki-show-tove-jansson-murals-hidden-moomins

Sook-Yin Lee gets personal in new film [Chester Brown; Paying for It]
Melissa Tobin
 CBC Radio's Weekend AM October 2024
Online at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sook-yin-lee-paying-for-it-sjiwff-1.7364972

INTERVIEW: Camilla d'Errico on their latest project, THE PARO-BEE BOOK OF FUZZBUTTS!
Diego Higuera
10/29/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-camilla-derrico-on-their-latest-project-the-paro-bee-book-of-fuzzbutts/

How a Tiny '90s Magazine Helped Define Asian American Style
With a new retrospective book landing this week, Giant Robot cofounder Eric Nakamura looks back on his cult publication's outsized influence.
By Alex Wong
October 23, 2024
https://www.gq.com/story/giant-robot-eric-nakamura-interview

Writing in Pictures: Richard Scarry and the art of children's literature
Chris Ware
The Yale Review September 9, 2024
https://yalereview.org/article/chris-ware-richard-scarry

Book Bans Live On in School District Now Run by Democrats
Dana Goldstein
A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 28, 2024, Section A, Page 11 of the New York edition with the headline: Democrats Took Over, But Book Bans Live On.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/us/book-bans-school-boards-bucks-county.html

The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic: Incantations of the present day
Joe McCulloch | October 29, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/the-moon-and-serpent-bumper-book-of-magic-incantations-of-the-present-day/

Other editorial cartoonists on the WaPo's spineless non-endorsement (updated 6x)
October 26, 2024
https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2024/10/other-editorial-cartoonists-on-wapos.html

How Ged Hartland Created the Ultimate Sci-Fi Wrestling Comic!
Barney Smith  Storycomic Presents, Episode 397 Oct 29, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwBzGSTzD5c

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode #062: With Special Guest Leah Williams
Pop Culture Squad
October 29 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUFz5iDLofs

Comic Culture at HeroesCon 2024, pt 1
terence dollard
Oct 29, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9Fy6q71jc

Aragonese Cartoonists: Boycott AI Art Until Laws Protect Artists
Alan Gardner
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/10/28/aragonese-cartoonists-boycott-ai-art-until-laws-protect-artists/

Axel Alonso Talks ILLuminati: A Thriller Where Hip-Hop & Comics Collide, Marvel, Charlamagne Collab
Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
Oct 18, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vDNCdzs1aI

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Fantom Comics manager Sarahti G tops Beat anniversary photo album

Photo Gallery: The Beat's 20th Anniversary/K-ComicsBeat Launch Party @ NYCC


Click the link for plenty more pics.



Decline and Fall of the Editorial Cartoonist ... from 1957!

By Bruce Guthrie 

Billy Ireland Museum description: Letter from John Stampone to John Milt Morris describing the group's founding.  1957?

Cartoons by John Stampone letterhead 

Dear Milt -

This is a brief history of the AAEC.
In 1957, January was the month, I read an article in the Saturday Review called 'The Decline And Fall Of The Editorial Cartoonist'.

Needless to say, I didn't like what the article said -- so my first thought was to form an association of editorial cartoonist [sic] and hope that it would help to restore some prestige to the profession.

Jim Berryman, Gib Crockett, Hal Talburt and Dan Dowling agreed to endose [sic] my plan. Jim wrote a letter to send out to a list of cartoonists that I had put together, and I got my boss Mel Ryder to underwrite the expenses -- and we were off!

The response from the return camos [?] was so great -- in one month we had our charter and in three months our first convention in Washington, D. C. — The rest is history!

Thanks
John



--
Bruce Guthrie
Photo obsessive
http://www.bguthriephotos.com

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/28/2024

ICV2 WHITE PAPER: COMIC STORE SALES UP IN 2024

From the ICv2 Insider Talks at NYCC

Milton Griepp  ICv2  October 25, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/58115/icv2-white-paper-comic-store-sales-up-2024

 

NYCC '24: Interview: Chris Prynoski and Ben Kalina reflect on 25 years of Titmouse Studios and the state of animation

Taimur Dar

10/28/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-chris-prynoski-ben-kalina-titmouse-studios-25-years/

 

Bob Foster: Nov. 16, 1943 – Sept. 30, 2024

Andrew Farago

October 28, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/bob-foster-nov-16-1943-sept-30-2024/

 

Bunk Griffin – RIP

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/10/27/bunk-griffin-rip/

 

Saranac Lake remembers local historian 'Bunk' Griffin

Adirondack Daily Enterprise  Oct 23, 2024

https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2024/10/saranac-lake-remembers-local-historian-bunk-griffin/

Aaron Marbone

 

Philip "Bunk" M. Griffin June 17, 1940 — October 16, 2024

https://www.fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com/obituaries/philip-bunk-griffin

 

'Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft' Renewed at Netflix

The animated series based on the video game franchise gets a fairly quick season two pickup.

Rick Porter

October 25, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tomb-raider-animated-series-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236045377/

 

Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham on the Return of Wallace and Gromit in New Netflix Film 'Vengeance Most Fowl'

The first 'Wallace & Gromit' movie since 2008's 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' premieres at the AFI Film Festival on Sunday and bows on Netflix on Jan. 3.

Scott Roxborough

October 27, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wallace-and-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl-nick-park-merlin-crossingham-netflix-afi-1236046193/

 

28 ottobre 2024

La scomparsa di Ornella Castellini [Sergio Bonelli Editore secretary obituary; Italy]

https://www.sergiobonelli.it/news/2024/10/28/news/la-scomparsa-di-ornella-castellini-1025322/

 

Greg Capullo Posts FCO Plascencia Quit Wolverine, Sparks Comics Debate

Greg Capullo posted about colourist FCO Plascencia choosing to leave his Wolverine Revenge comic written by Jonathan Hickman.

27 Oct 2024  by Rich Johnston  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/greg-capullo-posts-fco-plascencia-quit-wolverine-sparks-comics-debate/

 

Is Alison Sampson The First British Female Comics Writer At Marvel? And is Emma Vieceli the first to write the DCU? 

Rich Johnston| 27 Oct 2024  

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/alison-sampson-first-british-female-comics-writer-marvel/

 

'Moana 2' Debuts First 30 Minutes as Sequel's Team Promises "Epic Scale"

Ryan Gajewski

October 28, 2024  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/moana-2-debuts-footage-filmmakers-interview-1236003805/

 

Venturing into New Waters: 'Moana 2's Creative Team Looks Back on the Surprising Disney Journey

Karen Idelson

October 25, 2024  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/venturing-into-new-waters-moana-2s-creative-team-looks-back-on-the-surprising-disney-journey/

This article was written for the

December '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 345).

 

Kate Bush's New Animated Short 'Little Shrew' Aims to Raise Money for War-Affected Children

Ramin Zahed

October 25, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/kate-bushs-new-animated-short-little-shrew-aims-to-raise-money-for-war-affected-children/

 

We Met at the World Animation Summmit! René Veilleux and Ethan Shaftel Tell Us About Their New Collaboration 

Ramin Zahed

October 26, 2024 

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/we-met-at-the-world-animation-summmit-rene-veilleux-and-ethan-shaftel-tell-us-about-new-collaboration/

 

Interview: John Harris Dunning on the inception of Summer Shadows

Jared Bird

10/28/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-john-harris-dunning-on-the-inception-of-summer-shadows/

 

Draw Them In, Paint Them Out: Trenton Doyle Hancock Confronts Philip Guston

November 8, 2024 - March 30, 2025

https://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/trenton-doyle-hancock-confronts-philip-guston


My Nightmares Are In Nine Panel Grid
Orbital Operations for 27 October
Warren Ellis
October 27, 2024
https://orbitaloperations.beehiiv.com/p/my-nightmares-are-in-nine-panel-grid

Jim Keefe & Vannotes
Oren Phillips
Dollar Bin Bandits Oct 28, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJW7XWWs77k

Gene Ha Talk Mae Wonder Woman and More
wordballoon
 Oct 28 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnqR3sHymF4

New York Comic Con Artist Alley Walkthrough
Pop Culture Squad
  Oct 28, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqbratZa_Uk

Comic Culture with Matt Bors
terence dollard
 Oct 28, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFMojD2Xf_c

"The New York Game" with Kevin Baker [Sandy Jimenez]
Carol Anne Riddell
CUNY TV's Book It
Oct 23, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkaA0uliFcg&t=1129s

Millar Time #34 | Klaus Janson
Millar Time
 Oct 28, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhXiHEeJbRg
 
Watchmen, The Killing Joke in Color: An interview with John Higgins
The Comics Cube with Duy Tano October 28 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi2i8qclgF0
 
 Words, Images, & Worlds with Anna-Maria Cool & Hildy Mesnik-DeFalco [Barbie comics]
 Jason DeHart
 Oct 28, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgEMDQ9WDcE



Monday, October 28, 2024

JEWCE: The Jewish Comics Experience Documentary film can also be seen online

The exhibit opens to the public this week at the Capital Jewish Museum, and I'll be writing about it soon. In the meantime, besides the pictures I posted a link to yesterday, you can watch this film.

JLTV (Jewish Life Television) with
The Center for Jewish History and TurnKey Pictures Present
JEWCE: The Jewish Comics Experience Documentary Special

Los Angeles, CA – Attention all fans of pop culture and Jewish history! JLTV (Jewish Life Television) is thrilled to announce its exciting partnership with The Center for Jewish History and TurnKey Pictures to bring viewers JEWCE: The Jewish Comics Experience – A JLTV Documentary Special!

This captivating documentary program (30 minutes) uncovers the real-life origin story of comic books and superheroes, created by pioneering Jewish Americans from World War II to the present day. As colorful and thrilling as the comics themselves, this program is a must-see for comic lovers and history buffs!

"We are proud and excited to partner with JLTV and TurnKey Pictures to bring this important documentary to life. The history of Jewish creators in the world of comics has long been an untold story, and through this collaboration we are able to highlight their extraordinary contributions to both American culture and the global imagination," said Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld, President of the Center for Jewish History.

Jewish creators played a foundational role in the comic book industry, dating back to the 1930s and 1940s. Iconic figures like Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the Jewish duo who created Superman, infused their characters with themes of social justice and the immigrant experience, reflecting their own backgrounds as children of Jewish immigrants.

"Bringing Jewish stories to life is at the heart of JLTV's mission, and JEWCE is a perfect example of that. We are excited to shine a light on the incredible legacy of Jewish comic book creators and the cultural resonance of their work that continues to inspire people around the world," said Brad Pomerance, Executive Vice President, JLTV.

Jewish creators have continued to shape the industry to today, giving rise to diverse characters and stories that address issues of morality, identity, and heroism, often drawing from Jewish history, folklore, and values.

"At a time when stories of perseverance and creativity are more important than ever, JEWCE: The Jewish Comics Experience reminds us of the enduring impact of Jewish visionaries. Their contributions to the comic book industry helped shape modern-day superheroes, and their stories continue to inspire new generations," said Roy Schwartz, pop culture historian, Co-Producer of the documentary, and Chair of the JewCE Awards.



Broadcast Schedule:

October 15, 2024, Tu, 8:00 PM ET/PT
October 22, 2024, Tu, 7:30 PM ET
October 25, 2024, Fr, 1:30 PM ET and 8:00 PM ET/PT

November 2, 2024, Sa, 6:00 PM ET
November 3, 2024, Su, 8:30 PM ET/PT
November 17, 2024, Su, 3:30 PM ET
December 21, 2024, Sa, 4:30 PM ET

Don't miss this thrilling journey through comic book history, available only on JLTV!
For more information, visit
https://www.jltv.tv/network.


About JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience

JewCE is dedicated to highlighting Jewish stories and celebrating Jewish contributions to the comic book industry through its travelling exhibit and annual JewCE Awards and convention. By bringing together creators, fans, and industry insiders, JewCE creates a vibrant forum for sharing stories, art, and inspiration. This year's convention and awards take place on November 10, 2024, at the Center for Jewish History in New York.

 

About the Center for Jewish History
Center for Jewish History and partner collections span five thousand years, with tens of millions of archival documents (in dozens of languages and alphabet systems), more than 500,000 volumes, as well as thousands of artworks, textiles, ritual objects, recordings, films, and photographs. The Center's experts are leaders in unlocking archival material for a wide audience through the latest practices in digitization, library science, and public education. As one of the world's foremost research institutions, the Center offers academic fellowshipssymposia, conferences and lectures as well as a wide array of cultural, educational and genealogy programs for the public.

About Jewish Life Television
Jewish Life Television/JLTV is the nation's premier 24-7 English language, Jewish-themed television network and is available in over 70 million homes through Charter/Spectrum, Comcast/Xfinity, Cox, DirecTV, NCTC, and other traditional and non-traditional video operators.  To find JLTV's channel position in any community, please sign onto www.jltv.tv/channels

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/26-27/2024

CSotD: Darkness at News

Mike Peterson

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/10/26/csotd-darkness-at-news/

 

October 25, 2024

Ann Telnaes calls out WaPo for cowardly refusal to endorse VP Harris over convicted felon

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2024/10/ann-telnaes-calls-out-wapo-for-cowardly.html

 

October 26, 2024

Other editorial cartoonists on the WaPo's spineless non-endorsement

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2024/10/other-editorial-cartoonists-on-wapos.html

 

Sean K. Gallimore 1965 - 2021 [animator]

The Norwich Bulletin October 25, 2021: https://www.norwichbulletin.com/obituaries/d0017426

 

Fear-fest

It's not the yeet, it's the timidity

William L Brown

Native Cpeaker Oct 26 2024

https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/fear-fest

 

Damian Duffy & John Jennings Thursday, October 24, 6:30 - 8:00 pm | Arlington Reads

Brittany Veland

Arlington County Government

 Oct 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhQGsb1NjE

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Sean Forney

Jason DeHart

 Oct 26, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3FQVWXceq4

 

Words, Images, & Worlds: Rick Hoberg Returns!

Jason DeHart

 Oct 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CMmLZkPZzY

 

Vincent D'Onofrio & Charlie Cox Tease Daredevil: Born Again as Disney+'s Darkest Series Yet

Kevin Polowy

CBR Presents Oct 26, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgf-55WSKF4

 

NYCC: Deadpool and Wolverine: Leslie Uggams Spills the Beans on Blind Al's Fun and Quirky Charm!

Kevin Polowy,

CBR Presents Oct 26, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDLcUziK6Wc

 

'Felt Like a Real Privilege': Venom 3's Juno Temple & Chiwetel Ejiofor Open Up on Joining Venom

Kevin Polowy

CBR Presents Oct 25, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7K-QcNQ9e0

 

'I Always Get Hurt': Venom: The Last Dance's Tom Hardy Loves Reading Bad Reviews

Kevin Polowy

CBR Presents Oct 25, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D43ii6d79g

 

NYCC: Anime Legend Shinichiro Watanabe Talks New Adult Swim Project Lazarus

Kevin Polowy

CBR Presents Oct 25, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRPgjHbQRv4

 

'Here' Review: Tom Hanks and Robin Wright Get Boxed in by Banal Story in Robert Zemeckis' Fixed-Camera Experiment

David Rooney

October 25, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/here-review-tom-hanks-robin-wright-robert-zemeckis-1236045912/

 

Charles Fredrick – RIP

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/10/26/charles-fredrick-rip/

 

Charles Wright Fredrick Obituary

Holden Cremation and Funeral Service October 2024

https://www.holdenfunerals.com/obituaries/Charles-Wright-Fredrick?obId=33384058

 

'Fandom has toxified the world': Watchmen author Alan Moore on superheroes, Comicsgate and Trump

Enthusiasm can be a productive force for good, but our culture has rapidly become a fan-based landscape that the rest of us are merely living in

Alan Moore

Sat 26 Oct 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/26/fandom-has-toxified-the-world-watchmen-author-alan-moore-on-superheroes-comicsgate-and-trump

 

Can an Avatar Display Human Emotion? This Documentary Believes So.

"The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" tells a moving narrative by visually recreating a dying player's relationships within World of Warcraft.

Brandon Yu

Oct. 25, 2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/arts/ibelin-documentary-benjamin-ree.html

 

Retranscription de l'entretien avec Yves Frémion

Clémence Ribette

Media BD (date viewed Oct 27 2024):

https://mediabd.citebd.org/yves_fremion

 

Was That Guy Somebody Important: The last interview of comics legend Dennis O'Neil

by Josephine Riesman

Oct 21, 2024:

https://flaminghydra.com/was-that-guy-somebody-important/

 

 

"This is a Very Rare Thing": Peow's Patrick Crotty on Designing Those Glorious Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Sets

David Harper

October 23, 2024

https://sktchd.com/interview/patrick-crotty-scott-pilgrim-interview/

 

Comic Book Release Dates Have Become a Guessing Game

David Harper

October 24, 2024

https://sktchd.com/longform/comic-book-release-dates-longform/

 

No Rules: Tom Shapira on THE UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD OF GUSTAVE VERBEEK

Tom Shapira

October 14 2024

https://solrad.co/no-rules-tom-shapira-on-the-upside-down-world-of-gustave-verbeek

 

The Art of Comic Artist Fred Hembeck - Live Art Sale and Chat

Bill Cox

Comic Art Live October 27 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMySIF9B0wc

 

Comics Show and Tell with Nat Gertler episode 3: My Favorite Strange Peanuts Books

About Comics

Oct 27, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDZ4HyMUl6Y

 

The Franchise Stars Introduce Their Characters From HBO's Superhero Satire Series

Kevin Polowy

CBR Presents  Oct 27, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llixRIea9uc

 

Episode 680: Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones [Dracula]

RiYL Podcast

Oct 27, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO5wNyezip4

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Dr. Christian Hines

Jason DeHart

Oct 27, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGrPv5VorDg

 

PATRICK HORVATH for BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES

Comix Experience Oct 27 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggL0oWlekas

 

Kevin Feige, Dan Buckley & CB Cebulski Pay Tribute to John Cassaday

Kevin Feige, Dan Buckley and C.B. Cebulski pay tribute to the late John Cassaday, who died last month, in Marvel Comics titles this week

 26 Oct 2024

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/kevin-feige-dan-buckley-cb-cebulski-pay-tribute-to-john-cassaday/

 

The Comic Book Creators Thanked In Venom: The Last Dance Credits

These comic book creators get special thanks in the credits of Venom 3: The Last Dance, beginning with Todd McFarlane & David Michelinie

by Rich Johnston

  26 Oct 2024   https://bleedingcool.com/movies/the-comic-book-creators-thanked-in-venom-the-last-dance-credits/

 

'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' Review: Aardman's Beloved Duo Return With a Zippy, Gorgeously Animated Netflix Caper

Lovia Gyarkye

October 27, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/wallace-and-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl-review-netflix-aardman-1236042701/

 

Mr. Sam A. Gafford November 4, 1962 ~ July 20, 2019 (age 56) [comic book writer and store owner]

Sansone Funeral Home

 https://www.sansonefuneralhome.com/tributes/Sam-Gafford

 

OBITUARY Andrew Eric Harrison August 14, 1979 – December 10, 2021 [comic book and animation writer]

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/providence-ri/andrew-harrison-10956384

 

Famous Chillicothe Cartoonist Recounted near Boyhood Home [ Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum]

Kevin Coleman

10/25/2024

https://www.sciotopost.com/famous-chillicothe-cartoonist-recounted-near-boyhood-home/

 

2024-10-16 Billy Ireland Comic Museum - Jenny Robb

Kevin Coleman

The Scioto Post

  Oct 25, 2024

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

 

Satire Hits the Canvas: Ward Sutton's 'Stan Kelly' Doesn't Know How Funny He Really Is

The longtime Voice cartoonist brings his conservative alter ego into the white cube.

    Darrick Rainey

    October 24, 2024

https://www.villagevoice.com/satire-hits-the-canvas-ward-suttons-stan-kelly-doesnt-know-how-funny-he-really-is/

 

Mississippi cartoonist and author reads new children's book in Tupelo [ Marshall Ramsey]

October 25, 2024

WTVA 9 News – 2024-10-25

https://www.biloxinewsevents.com/mississippi-cartoonist-and-author-reads-new-childrens-book-in-tupelo/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPr_4mLLRkk

 

Newspaper Cartoon Artists Gather in Oskaloosa [Mort Walker, Bill Hoest, and Bill Keane]

Iowa's News Now Vault

  Oct 26, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3o-vu6YqnQ

 

Iowa Daily Press Association. 1981.

William Penn to Honor Seven Famous Cartoonists [ Don Wright, Paul Szep, Frank Miller, Charles Saxon, Mort Walker, Bill Hoest, and Bill Keane]

Cedar Rapids Gazette (April 12): 27A.

online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The_Gazette_1981_04_12_27.jpg

 

The 9th Art: Sunday Adventures in History with Alley Oop

    Felix James Miller

    — October 20, 2024

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/reviews/the-9th-art-sunday-adventures-in-history-with-alley-oop/

 

 

Editorial cartoonist Bob Chambers and Halifax in Wartime

      Stephen J. Thorne

    October 16, 2024

    https://legionmagazine.com/editorial-cartoonist-bob-chambers-and-halifax-in-wartime/

 

Paul Gilligan shares how his childhood fear of Jaws inspired his new graphic memoir

The Canadian illustrator explores boyhood and toxic masculinity in his new book, Boy vs. Shark

CBC Arts  Q with Tom Power Oct 25, 2024

https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/paul-gilligan-shares-how-his-childhood-fear-of-jaws-inspired-his-new-graphic-memoir-1.7363284