https://archive.org/details/clare-briggs-1921-comic-strip-contract-from-the-collection-of-warren-bernard and https://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/albums/72177720330580562
*Campbell, Eddie. 2007. "Oh Skin-nay, c'mon over! Smooch is gittin' a hair cut." [Clare Briggs]. Eddie Campbell (August 28): https://eddiecampbell.blogspot.com/2007/08/oh-skin-nay-cmon-over-smooch-is-gittin.html
*Unknown. 1925. Bicycle Ad Drive Launched [Clare Briggs; Ain't it a Grand and Glorious Feelin'? The Days of Real Sport]. Editor and Publisher 58 (1; May 30): 29. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-30_58_1/page/28/mode/2up
*Sharp, Liam. 2025. Conan Portfolio. Liam Sharp's SubStack The Brave And The Bold (November 27): https://liamsharp.substack.com/p/conan-portfolio
*Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1925. Ella Cinders Immediate Success [advertisement for the strip]. Editor and Publisher 58 (3; June 13): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-13_58_3/page/40/mode/2up
*Simons, Dean. 2025. Organiser 9e Art+ puts Angoulême Festival 2026 on hold; Suspended but not yet 'officially' cancelled. The Beat (November 27): https://www.comicsbeat.com/breaking-organiser-9e-art-puts-angouleme-festival-2026-on-hold/
*Keefe, Jim. 2025. A Sally Forth Thanksgiving. Jim Keefe's Patreon (November 27): https://www.patreon.com/posts/sally-forth-144498923
Unknown. 1925. [New comic, "The Boyfriend," by Marjorie Henderson available from Ledger Syndicate]. Editor and Publisher 58 (2; June 6): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-06_58_2/page/28/mode/2up
*Unknown. 1925. Daily Comic Strips Compiled in Volume [Gasoline Alley]. [Rochester, NY] Democrat and Chronicle (August 11): 18
Kline's. 1931.Kline's Book Section Announces the addition of a Rental Library [advertisement includes giveaway of comic strip books]. Kansas City Times (July 2): 2
Austin Daily Herald. 1929. Mom and Pop [announcing strip by Cowan]. Austin Daily Herald (November 13): 9
San Bernardino County Sun Subscription Department. 1929. On Sale Wednesday. "Ben Webster Comic Strip Book [advertisement for comic strip collection]. San Bernardino County Sun (April 17): 21
*Unknown. 1925. LeCocq Named "Ding's" Assistant. Editor and Publisher 58 (1; May 30): 12. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-30_58_1/page/12/mode/2up
*Unknown. 1925. "Ding" Leaves Hospital [Jay "Ding" Darling]. Editor and Publisher 57 (52; May 23): 4. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-23_57_52/page/4/mode/2up
*Unknown. 1925. Davenport's Home Being Razed. Editor and Publisher 57 (52; May 23): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-23_57_52/page/30/mode/2up
*Unknown. 1925. [Ernest Bushmiller is now drawing "Fritzie Ritz" for the New York World Syndicate]. Editor and Publisher 57 (52; May 23): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-23_57_52/page/26/mode/2up
Unknown. 1925. W. R. Bradford Dead; Was for Twenty Years Cartoonist on Philadelphia North American. Editor and Publisher 58 (3; June 13): 26. https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-13_58_3/page/26/mode/2up
Unknown. 1925. ["Switchboard Sally," written by H. C. Witter has been added to the offerings of King Features Syndicate]. Editor and Publisher 58 (3; June 13): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-13_58_3/page/26/mode/2up
Unknown. 1925. ["Wood Cowan, who draws the strip "Carrie and Her Cat" for Ledger Syndicate, Philadelphia, has been appointed one of the judges in the New York Evening Graphic's cartoon contest for children, which closes June 27."]. Editor and Publisher 58 (3; June 13): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-13_58_3/page/26/mode/2up
Unknown. 1925. [Comic strips are being put to a new use by W. J. Enright for "Once Upon a Time"]. Editor and Publisher 58 (1; May 30): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-30_58_1/page/24/mode/2up
Unknown. 1925. ["Building a Billion," by John Roberts, is a new release from Bell Syndicate]. Editor and Publisher 58 (2; June 6): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-06_58_2/page/28/mode/2up
INTERVIEW DEC [Gary Moloney; UK works in American comic books]
Declan Shalvey
DECLARATIONS 186; Nov 25 2025: https://declanshalvey.substack.com/i/178623213/interview-dec
*Bernstein, Alan et. al. 2025. When We Went MAD! The Unauthorized Story of Mad Magazine. Chassy Media. Online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q09EYB84th4
Where to Find 'Bluey' This Holiday Season and New Year
An update for fans of the Ludo Studio Heeler family's future adventures on Disney+ and beyond.
By Sabina Graves
io9 November 27, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/where-to-find-bluey-this-holiday-season-and-new-year-2000692342
*Yu, Brandon. 2025. 'Zootopia 2' Review: Natural Habitats, Expanded [in print as Big City Critters Make No Little Plans]. New York Times (November 28): C7. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/movies/zootopia-2-review.html
*Barnes, Brooks. 2025. Can Disney Animation Reclaim Its Magic? Jared Bush is trying to make the heart of the media empire beat more consistently. "Zootopia 2" will be a test. [in print as 'Zootopia 2' Tests Disney And C.C.O.]. New York Times (November 27): B1. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/business/disney-zootopia-2-jared-bush.html
*Goldberg, Matt. 2025. C'mon Zootopia 2, let's stop with the conspiracy theorist heroes. Like many recent films, the Disney sequel mistakes the search for clicks for the search for truth. AV Club (November 27): https://www.avclub.com/zootopia-2-conspiracy-theorist-hero-spoilers
*Eddy, Cheryl. 2025. The 'Rick and Morty' Thanksgiving Episode Takes a Delightfully Cynical Jab at American Values. io9 (November 27): https://gizmodo.com/the-rick-and-morty-thanksgiving-episode-takes-a-delightfully-cynical-jab-at-american-values-2000689804
*Dolak, Kevin. 2025. 'South Park' Thanksgiving Episode Sees Cartman Turn to "Race Science" in Saudi-Funded Turkey Trot. Hollywood Reporter (November 26): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/south-park-thanksgiving-cartman-race-science-saudi-arabia-1236436648/
Degg, D. D. 2025.
An Early History of Newspaper Illustration and Cartooning.
Daily Cartoonist (November 27): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/11/27/an-early-history-of-newspaper-illustration-and-cartooning/
Unknown. 1897. Illustrating the Progress of Art in Journalism [newspaper cartoonists]. San Francisco Chronicle (February 24): 1-6. Online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/11/27/an-early-history-of-newspaper-illustration-and-cartooning/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17xSbnhLkH/
Jonny Hawkins Launches "Street Scene," a Celebration of Wordless City Comedy
The cartoonist behind "Zoolies" returns with a silent single-panel strip inspired by skyscrapers, signage, and a lifetime of urban wonder.
Rachel DeSchepper
November 24, 2025
https://www.gocomics.com/extras/street-scene-launches-jonny-hawkins
*Gardner, Alan. 2025. Ashraf Omar Referred to Criminal Court [Egypt]. Daily Cartoonist (November 26): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/11/26/ashraf-omar-referred-to-criminal-court/
*Unknown. 2025. Egypt refers cartoonist Ashraf Omar to criminal court on terrorism-related charges. New Arab (November 23): https://www.newarab.com/news/egypt-refers-cartoonist-omar-criminal-court-terror-charges
*Degg, D. D. 2025. David Pope's "Gaza" Judged Walkley Cartoon of the Year. Daily Cartoonist (November 27): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/11/27/david-popes-gaza-judged-walkley-cartoon-of-the-year/
*Unknown. 2025. David Pope wins his third Walkley award. Canberra Times (November 27): https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9122061/david-pope-wins-third-walkley-award-for-powerful-cartoon/
CBR newsletter Nov 27, 2025
Brian Cronin Names His Five Favorite Comic Books Set at Thanksgiving
Unknown.1925. [""Mazie the Model," new comic strip by Larry Whittington appearing in the New York Mirror, will be syndicated nationally by King Features Syndicate, Inc., New York"]. Editor and Publisher 58 (2; June 6): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-06_58_2/page/28/mode/2up
*Unknown. 1925. [John Held Jr, creator of "O! Margy!", recovering from injuries received in an accident, is now in Morocco, from where he notified the United Features Syndicate this week he expects to return to this country the latter part of June]. Editor and Publisher 58 (1: May 30): 24. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-05-30_58_1/page/24/mode/2up
*Unknown. 1925. King Knights Cartoonist [Bernard Partridge; Great Britain]. Editor and Publisher 58 (2; June 5): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-06_58_2/page/28/mode/2up
'The More You Bully Us, the More Staff Will Disappear:' Acclaimed Animator Addresses One-Punch Man Season 3 Controversy
Leo Reyna
CBR November 22 2025
https://www.cbr.com/opm-season-3-controversy-animator-claps-back/
*Kughn, Sherry. 2025. Tom Sims helped steer the Popeye character rooted in Coosa River life. Aniston Star (November 25): https://www.annistonstar.com/news/tom-sims-helped-steer-the-popeye-character-rooted-in-coosa-river-life/article_a93e2090-775f-4aca-9a6b-c7d4a48b49a1.html
'A Cartoon Revival': The illustrated poems, satirical ads, and talking shoes that filled the pages of C Comics [Joe Brainard].
Lucy Sante
New York Review of Books December 18, 2025
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/12/18/a-cartoon-revival-complete-c-comics-brainard/
The Complete C Comics
by Joe Brainard, with a foreword by Ron Padgett and an essay by Bill Kartalopoulos
New York Review Books, 184 pp., $45.00
Cracking Angel's Egg is a fool's errand, but let's try anyway
Forty years later, Angel's Egg still challenges us to make sense of shadows on a cave wall.
By Elijah Gonzalez | November 27, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/angels-egg-film-themes-explained
*Duzan, Christina. 2025. "Stone Soup" at 30: Jan Eliot Wouldn't Change a Thing. We chat with the cartoonist about her favorite strips from a 25-year-run, the highest praise she ever received, and how art imitates life. Go Comics (November 17): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/stone-soup-30th-anniversary
*Johnson, Deej. 2025. Bagpuss is back! Threewise's Michael Ford reveals how Britain's best-loved cat is heading for the big screen. Brands Untapped (October 29): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/bagpuss-is-back-threewises-michael-ford-reveals-how-britains-best-loved-cat-is-heading-for-the-big-screen/
The Hunt for a Particular First Manga
October 4, 2025 by Eike Exner
https://eikeexner.com/2025/10/04/the-hunt-for-a-particular-first-manga/
"Nonsense" Manga Historiography and the Limits of Academic Peer Review [Horbinski book].
November 26, 2025 by Eike Exner
https://eikeexner.com/2025/11/26/nonsense-manga-historiography-and-the-limits-of-academic-peer-review/
Manga's Global Century: A History of Japanese Comics, 1905-1989 [thesis]
Horbinski, Andrea
University of California, Berkeley 2017
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5rb9x964
https://escholarship.org/content/qt5rb9x964/qt5rb9x964.pdf




