Magic Bullet #25 - Comic Submission info

Submissions are now open for Magic Bullet #25. And wow, Washington DC's only free comics newspaper just hit issue 25! Getting here took the fiercely independent D.C. Conspiracy crew, dedicated editors, and artists like you.

No theme this time: the page is yours. And one more thing worth knowing... issue #25 will be printed in full color So if you want to bring color into your work, go for it.

The submission deadline is Sunday, August 30, 2026. Issue #25 will debut at SPX in September and be distributed across the DMV.

Specs and guidelines: http://magicbulletcomics.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html

Please pass this along to anyone in the area that may be interested. Questions, just ask.

-Mark
Mark Lindblom
Magic Bullet Editor
MagicBulletComics@gmail.com

Blanche Stare by Daniel Boris

 

WaPo letter comparing AI and comic book censorship

Holy moral panic, Batman [letter re: AI and comic book censorship]

Gaspare Jucan Sicignano, Naples

Washington Post (June 6 2026): A16.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/05/school-days-off-ai-fiction-iran-roman-empire-an-education/

There are practical problems with restricting minors’ access to social media platforms. But there is also a historical parallel worth considering.

In 1950s America, comic books became the focus of a national moral panic. Critics claimed they were corrupting children, promoting violence and fueling juvenile delinquency. Political pressure eventually produced the Comics Code Authority, a censorship regime that revealed far more about adult anxieties than about comic books.

Social media risks becoming the latest scapegoat.

This is not to deny the dangers of algorithm-driven platforms, especially for adolescents. Artificial intelligence increasingly powers recommendation systems designed to capture attention. But banning teenagers from social media will not prepare them for a future in which digital systems influence nearly every aspect of life.

History suggests that societies rarely resolve cultural anxiety simply by prohibiting the dominant medium of a generation. Rather than trying to shield young people from digital reality, democratic societies should focus on teaching them how to navigate it responsibly.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/5/2026

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Hero Tomorrow Teams Up With Asylum Press: As Diamond bankruptcy impacts continue. ICv2 (June 4): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62545/hero-tomorrow-teams-up-asylum-press

Johnston, Rich. 2026. If You See Supergirl at AMC IMAX, Get the Comic It Was Based On, Free. Bleeding Cool (June 4): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/if-you-see-supergirl-at-amc-imax-get-the-comic-it-was-based-on-free/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. ComicConnect Announces Action Comics #1 CGC 7.0 Sale for $5M. Scoop (June 4): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comicconnect-announces-action-comics-1-cgc-7-0-sale-for-5m/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. Comic Values on the Move: Ghost Manor #23. Scoop (June 4): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comic-values-on-the-move-ghost-manor-23/

Cloos, Art. 2026. Convention Recap: Elite Comics11 Expo [Photos by Alice Cloos]. Scoop (June 4): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/convention-recap-elite-comics11-expo/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 06/05/26: Undying Love returns on Kickstarter. The Beat (June 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-060526/

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: 'No Saints No Poets', 'Jax: The Reaper', 'Bi Visibility Bi Bi Bi', and Two More Projects You’ll Love!. The Beat (June 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-no-saints-no-poets-jax-the-reaper-bi-visibility-bi-bi-bi-and-two-more-projects-youll-love/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, Acclaimed Iranian-French Author, Artist and Co-Director of Oscar-Nominated ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56. Animation Magazine (June 4): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/marjane-satrapi-acclaimed-iranian-french-author-artist-and-co-director-of-oscar-nominated-persepolis-dies-at-56/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, Creator of Persepolis, Dies Aged 56. Bleeding Cool (June 4): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marjane-satrapi-creator-of-persepolis-dies-aged-56/

Lee, Anna. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, “Persepolis” Author and Human Rights Fighter, Dies at 56. Hyperallergic (June 4): https://hyperallergic.com/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-author-and-human-rights-fighter-dies-at-56/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning Points [#183]. Scoop (June 4): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-183/

Keefe, Jim. 2026. Cartoonist L. K. Hanson. Patreon (June 5): https://www.patreon.com/posts/cartoonist-l-k-160248890

Gardner, Alan. 2026. When Does Fan Art Become a Problem? Daily Cartoonist (June 5): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/05/rabbit-holes-when-does-fan-art-become-a-problem/

Solomon, Charles. 2026. How ‘Jinsei’ Director Ryuya Suzuki Animated 100 Years of Dreams and Nightmares. Animation Magazine (359; June 4): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/how-jinsei-director-ryuya-suzuki-animated-100-years-of-dreams-and-nightmares/

Freeman, John. 2026. In Memoriam: Designer and convention organiser, community champion: Sue Grant. downthetubes (June 4): https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-designer-and-convention-organiser-community-champion-sue-grant/

Bacon, James and John Freeman. 2026. Remembering David Thorpe, Creator of Marvel’s Earth 616 [David Thorpe. 2023. The Secret Origin of Earth 616: Alternate Universes and Why To Make Them; Cambria Books]. downthetubes (June 4): https://downthetubes.net/remembering-david-thorpe-creator-of-marvels-earth-616/

Winkelman, Natalia. 2026. ‘Jinsei’ Review: Dreaming of J-Pop stardom; In this anime film that follows a taciturn man over decades, the restrained animation is a saving grace [In print as: Jinsei]. New York Times (June 4): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/movies/jinsei-review.html

July, Beandrea. 2026. Review: In ‘Another World,’ the Afterlife Glows Red; The director Tommy Ng Kai Chung turns reincarnation into a visually lush exploration of the human condition [China, in print as: Another World]. New York Times (June 4): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/movies/another-world-review.html

Quaintance, Zack. 2026. Keys to Ignition: PW talks with Filip Sablik [In print as: Filip Sablik ignition press]. Publishers Weekly (May 22): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100471-keys-to-ignition-pw-talks-with-filip-sablik.html

Doran, Colleen. 2026. Process: Snow, Glass, Apples. Colleen Doran's Funny Business (June 5): https://colleendoran.substack.com/p/process-ed5

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Interview: Juston McKee Channels Deep Emotion and Dark Fantasy Into The Consumed! The Beat (June 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-juston-mckee-channels-deep-emotion-and-dark-fantasy-into-the-consumed/

Lang, Jamie. 2026. Anime Icon Rintaro Revives a Lost Piece of Japanese Cinema in ‘Nezumikozō Jirokichi’. Cartoon Brew (June 3): https://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-brew-pick/rintaro-nezumikozo-

Lang, Jamie. 2026. ‘Mating Season’ Creators on Blending Animal Sex Jokes With Genuine Emotional Stakes in Their ‘Big Mouth’ Follow-Up. Cartoon Brew (May 18): https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/mating-season-creators-interview-netflix-260974.html

Bennett, Tara. 2026. Ryuya Suzuki Taught Himself Animation During Lockdown and in Just Five Years Premiered ‘Jinsei’ at Annecy. Cartoon Brew (June 3): https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/jinsei-ryuya-suzuki-interview-theatrical-release-262047.html

Lang, Jamie. 2026. Italian Industry Rallies Around Zerocalcare, DogHead, Movimenti After Right-Wing Senator Offers His 2 Cents on Anonymous Labor Allegations. Cartoon Brew (June 3): https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/movimenti-doghead-italy-zerocalcare-gasparri-262024.html

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Newly Sprung in June — This Week’s Links. TCJ (June 5): https://www.tcj.com/newly-sprung-in-june-this-weeks-links/

Grossman, Cathy Lynn. 2026. Sergio Cariello Is a Man of Action [The Action Bible: God’s Redemptive Story, in print as: Sergio Cariello]. Publishers Weekly (May 29): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/100517-sergio-cariello-man-of-action.html

Weis, Josh. 2026. How Walt Disney's Grandnephew Tim Disney Is Building a Different Kind of Fantasy World; Tim Disney, the great grandnephew of Walt Disney, decided to take aim at humanity's penchant for lying in his debut graphic novel, The A.R.C. The book launches July 21 at San Diego Comic-Con. Syfy Wire (May 29): https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/walt-disney-family-member-the-arc-graphic-novel-interview

McCurdy, Christen. 2026. Workers at Milwaukie’s Dark Horse Comics Have Formed a Union; The union drive comes amid a tumultuous time for the iconic comics publisher. Willamette Week (June 3): https://www.wweek.com/arts/books/2026/06/03/workers-at-milwaukies-dark-horse-comics-have-formed-a-union/

Moscovitch, Philip. 2026. Life on the Page: Patrick Allaby’s graphic novels walk the line between fiction and memoir [Canada]. Halifax Examiner (May 28): https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/life-on-the-page-patrick-allabys-graphic-novels-walk-the-line-between-fiction-and-memoir/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “We Want Trans and Queer Teens to Feel Seen and Understood” – Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges on Their New Graphic Novel ‘Just Another Summer’ and the Collaborative Writing Process. Broken Frontier (June 2): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/tilly-susan-bridges-interview/

Keith, Jed W. 2026. Interview: Zack Kaplan on Contending With Modern Society in Only the Savage Are Left. FreakSugar (May 27): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-zack-kaplan-on-contending-with-modern-society-in-only-the-savage-are-left/

Keith, Jed W. 2026. Interview: Jared Cullum & Zack Rosenberg on the Simply Wonderful Comic Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō ’84. FreakSugar (May 27): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-jared-cullum-zack-rosenberg-on-the-simply-wonderful-comic-usagi-yojimbo-kaito-84/

Brooke, David. 2026. ‘Empiria’ Creator David K. Wilson Reveals the Social Commentary Behind Rocketship’s New Fantasy Epic. AIPT (June 3): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/03/empiria-1-covers-and-insight/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Future Fun and Fisticuffs: Carlos Javier Olivares discusses the wonderful and weird ‘Junk Punch’. AIPT (June 2): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/02/junk-punch-creator-qa/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. “I Don’t Sacrifice History for Drama”: Andre Frattino delves into ‘We Are Pan’; The new OGN explores a mass exodus by Cuban children in the early 1960s. AIPT (June 4): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/04/we-are-pan-qa/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Fresh Stories, Same Psychic Mayhem: Matt Kindt on returning with ‘Mind MGMT: New & Improved’. AIPT (June 4): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/04/kindt-mind-mgmt-new-feature/

Wescott, Adam. 2026. Minterview: Battan & Sumire Nobuto. Yatta-Tachi (June 1): https://yattatachi.com/minterview-battan-sumire-nobuto

Glynn, Paul. 2026. Oscar-Nominated Persepolis Author Marjane Satrapi Dies Aged 56. BBC (June 4): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0nnj51jyo

Veltman, Chloe. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, Author of 'Persepolis,' Dies at 56. All Things Considered (June 4): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5846531/marjane-satrapi-obituary, https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2026/06/20260604_atc_marjane_satrapi_author_of_persepolis_dies_at_56.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5846531

Loren, Anna. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French Cartoonist and Filmmaker Behind Persepolis, ‘Dies of Sadness’ Aged 56. Independent (June 4): https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-death-cause-b2989568.html

Loughrey, Clarisse. 2020. Why Persepolis Remains One of the Century’s Greatest Animated Films; Based on Marjane Satrapi’s experiences growing up in Iran, the film serves as a sprawling, impressionistic map of the director’s own brain, writes Clarisse Loughrey. Independent (June 26): https://www.the-independent.com/independentpremium/culture/the-indy-film-club-persepolis-marjane-satrapi-director-cast-graphic-novel-iran-a9574931.html

Lhomedet, Hugo. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French Author of Graphic Novel 'Persepolis', Dies Aged 56. Reuters (June 4): https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/marjane-satrapi-iranian-french-author-graphic-novel-persepolis-dies-aged-56-2026-06-04/

Vivarelli, Nick. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian Director of Oscar-Nominated ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56. Variety (June 4): https://variety.com/2026/film/global/marjane-satrapi-dead-persepolis-director-1236766495/

Loffhagen, Emma. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, Creator of Persepolis and Acclaimed French-Iranian Artist, Dies Aged 56. Guardian (June 4): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/04/marjane-satrapi-creator-of-persepolis-and-acclaimed-french-iranian-artist-dies-aged-56

Nayeri, Dina. 2026. Marjane Satrapi Brought Iranian Women Like Me Out of Hiding; The Persepolis author understood us and translated us for the world. We have lost our most eloquent spokesperson. Guardian (June 4): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/04/dina-nayeri-marjane-satrapi-brought-iranian-women-like-me-out-of-hiding

Goodfellow, Melanie. 2026. Marjane Satrapi Dies: Iranian-French ‘Persepolis’ & ‘Radioactive’ director was 56. Deadline (June 4): https://deadline.com/2026/06/marjane-satrapi-dead-iranian-french-persepolis-56-1236940629/

Associated Press. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Author and Filmmaker, Has Died at 56. Los Angeles Times (June 4): https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-06-04/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-author-filmmaker-has-died-at-56

Qadri, Mustafa, Elina Baudier Kim, and Ivana Kottasová. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian Artist and the Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56. CNN (June 4): https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/04/style/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-author-dies-intl

Grow, Kory. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Author and Director, Dead at 56. Rolling Stone (June 4): https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-dead-obituary-1235572232/

Lang, Jamie. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Author and Co-Director, Dies at 56. Cartoon Brew (June 4): https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-creator-co-director-dies-at-56-262120.html

NPR's obituary for Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56

Chloe Veltman

All Things Considered June 4, 2026 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5846531/marjane-satrapi-obituary

 https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2026/06/20260604_atc_marjane_satrapi_author_of_persepolis_dies_at_56.mp3 

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5846531

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/4/2026

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, Author of Persepolis, Dead at 56. The Beat (June 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marjane-satrapi-dead/

Unknown. 2026. French-Iranian Author Marjane Satrapi, Author of 'Persepolis', Dies of 'Sadness' at 56. France 24 (June 4): https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20260604-french-iranian-author-marjane-satrapi-author-of-persepolis-dies-at-56

Unknown. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, Author of 'Persepolis,' Dies at 56; The French-Iranian artist and film director 'died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,' people close to her said. Le Monde (June 4): https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2026/06/04/marjane-satrapi-author-of-persepolis-dies-at-56_6754122_15.html

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. R.I.P. Marjane Satrapi: Creator of 'Persepolis'. ICv2 (June 4): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62541/r-i-p-marjane-satrapi

Nierenberg, Amelia and Ségolène Le Stradic. 2026. Marjane Satrapi, the Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56; Her popular graphic novel series, published in the early 2000s, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. New York Times (June 4): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/middleeast/marjane-satrapi-dead.html

Cronin, Brian. 2026. Persepolis Author Marjane Satrapi Passes Away. CBR (June 4): https://www.cbr.com/persepolis-author-marjane-satrapi-passes-away/

Unknown. 2026. Mort de la dessinatrice Marjane Satrapi, autrice de “Persepolis” : comment être persane. Liberation (June 4): https://www.liberation.fr/culture/marjane-satrapi-autrice-de-persepolis-est-morte-a-56-ans-20260604_JWCYP3RG7BC7JEQ2GA2WBZCPIA/

Unknown. 2026. En Direct - Marjane Satrapi : Deneuve, Sfar, Mastroianni… les hommages en dessins et en mots après la mort de l’artiste franco-iranienne. Liberation (June 4): https://www.liberation.fr/culture/bd/en-direct-mort-de-marjane-satrapi-lelysee-salue-la-memoire-dune-artiste-eprise-de-liberte-20260604_P4JPW7MK6RHSZBJQ4IZDJFJKEY/

MacDonald, Heidi et al. 2026. Comics Beat’s Favorite Non-Big Two Comic Book Movies. The Beat (June 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/favorite-non-big-two-comic-book-movies/

Degg, D. D. 2026. New Prickly City Mayor – Scott Stantis Out, Marshall Ramsey In. Daily Cartoonist (June 3): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/03/new-prickly-city-mayor-scott-stantis-out-marshall-ramsey-in/

DeSchepper, Rachel. 2026. Marshall Ramsey Is the New Voice Behind “Prickly City”; The syndicated editorial cartoonist and two-time Pulitzer finalist takes over writing the long-running comic strip. GoComics (June 1): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/prickly-city-marshall-ramsey

Cho, Winston. 2026. The Lost ‘Airbender’: How Paramount’s movie hack spiraled into a crisis. Hollywood Reporter (June 4): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/last-airbender-movie-hack-paramount-1236604522/

Holtz, Allan. 2018. Obscurity of the Day: Ken Stuart. Strippers Guide (October 10): https://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2018/10/obscurity-of-day-ken-stuart.html

Unknown. 2026. Dark Horse Voluntarily Recognizes Staff Union. Publishers Weekly (June 4): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5898

Bardugo, Leigh and Liz Climo. 2026. In Conversation: Leigh Bardugo and Liz Climo. Publishers Weekly (June 2): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100535-in-conversation-leigh-bardugo-and-liz-climo.html

Garrity, Shaenon. 2026. Mars on Life [Fuyumi Soryo; manga]. TCJ (June 4): https://www.tcj.com/mars-on-life/

Ramirez, Amanda. 2026. ‘Being Weird with My Friends’: PW talks with Maddie Frost. Publishers Weekly (June 4): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100575-q-a-with-maddie-frost.html

Dezago, Todd. 2026. Mark Chiarello. Random Acts of Comics (62; June 4): https://sites.libsyn.com/511928/issue-62-mark-chiarello

Dezago, Todd. 2026. John Burgin. Random Acts of Comics (61; June 4): https://sites.libsyn.com/511928/issue-61-john-burgin

Dezago, Todd. 2026. Cully Hamner. Random Acts of Comics (60; June 4): https://sites.libsyn.com/511928/issue-60-cully-hamner

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Get to Know Guadalajara’s Creative, Punk-Spirited Animation Studio, Mr. Machin. Animation Magazine (June 3): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/get-to-know-guadalajaras-creative-punk-spirited-animation-studio-mr-machin/

Young, Frank M. 2026. Freaks Inheriting the Earth: Hanna and The Hells vs. The Beatles + Animan [reviews]. TCJ (June 4): https://www.tcj.com/freaks-inheriting-the-earth-hanna-and-the-hells-vs-the-beatles-animan/

Swinimer, John. 2026. Georgia Grieve Presents Her ‘All Stripes’ Diary Comics. True North Country Comics Videos (June 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7SBDKAwXLg

Freeman, Atom. 2026. Comics Editorial Creativity and Leadership With Shelly Bond. Prana: Direct Market Solutions's Comic Industry Insiders (June 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsCKlDbcXQY

Siuntres, John. 2026. Entering The Twilight Zone With Tony Fleecs. Word Balloon (June 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1-FJOrvSgI

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds With Jason Andrew Cohn [documentary, TEZUKA! God of Manga]. Words, Images, & Worlds (June 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBuYYTAAXW4

Gardner, Alan. 2026. The 10 Cartoonists Who Influenced Kate Beaton. Daily Cartoonist (June 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/04/the-10-cartoonists-who-influenced-kate-beaton/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Marjane Satrapi – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (June 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/04/marjane-satrapi-rip/

Costello, Matthew and Morgan Ulanowski. 2026. Ideology and Form: Did comics construct a communist other, 1947–1963?. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 1–22. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991711 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991711/pdf

Dong, Lan. 2026. The Magic of Caregiving and Care-Receiving: Dana Walrath’s Aliceheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Through the Looking Glass. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 23–43. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991712 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991712/pdf

Gavaler, Chris. 2026. Zoe Thorogood and Two-World Paradoxes of Nonfiction Metacomics. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 44–70. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991713 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991713/pdf

Herring, Amanda. 2026. Myth Remixed: Classical art and allusion in Wonder Woman’s “Challenge of the Gods”. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 71–100. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991714 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991714/pdf

Unknown. 2026. Editorial Preface [From the Field: editorials on teaching with comics today]. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 101. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991715 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991715/pdf

Miller, Nicholas E. 2026. The Comfort of Symbol: Why we teach fiction but fear witness. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 102–106. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991716 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991716/pdf

Parker, Andrea. 2026. No Limits: How I use comics in my classroom. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 107–110. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991717 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991717/pdf

English, Austin. 2026. Concepts of Criticism and Fandom. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 111–115. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991718 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991718/pdf

Chambliss, Julian C. 2026. Comics as a Space of Interdisciplinary Dialogue: Doing comics studies in interesting times. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 116–118. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991719 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991719/pdf

Smith, Matthew J., Jared Gardner, Charles Hatfield, A. David Lewis, Nhora Lucía Serrano, and Qiana Whitted. 2026. Looking Back, Looking Forward: A decade of the Comics Studies Society. Inks 10 (1; Spring): 119–142. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991720 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991720/pdf

Heimermann, Mark. 2026. Growing Up Graphic: The Comics of Children in Crisis by Alison Halsall (review). Inks 10 (1; Spring): 143–145. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991721 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991721/pdf

Reingold, Matt. 2026. Smoothing the Jew: “Abie the Agent” and Ethnic Caricature in the Progressive Era by Jeffrey A. Marx (review). Inks 10 (1; Spring): 146–148. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991722 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991722/pdf

Wigard, Justin. 2026. The Rise of the Graphic Novel: Computational Criticism and the Evolution of Literary Value by Alexander Dunst (review). Inks 10 (1; Spring): 148–151. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991723 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/991723/pdf

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Mel Gillman on Launching a Kickstarter Campaign for ‘The Goblin Throne’ With Iron Circus Comics. Fanbase Press (June 3): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58651-fanbase-press-interviews-mel-gillman-on-launching-a-kickstarter-campaign-for-the-goblin-throne-with-iron-circus-comics/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews David Hartman on His Return to Kickstarter for the Latest ‘Monster Drive-In’ Graphic Novel, ‘The Hunchback of Naughty Dames’. Fanbase Press (June 4): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58658-fanbase-press-interviews-david-hartman-on-his-return-to-kickstarter-for-the-latest-monster-drive-in-graphic-novel-the-hunchback-of-naughty-dames/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Mohammad Sabaaneh on the Upcoming Release of His Graphic Memoir, ‘Welcome to Hell: From the West Bank to Gaza,’ with Street Noise Books. Fanbase Press (June 3): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58654-fanbase-press-interviews-mohammad-sabaaneh-on-the-upcoming-release-of-his-graphic-memoir-welcome-to-hell-from-the-west-bank-to-gaza-with-street-noise-books/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water’ Reveals the Playful Side of Hideaki Anno; Before 'Neon Genesis Evangelion,' the legendary anime director helmed a warm coming-of-age adventure that proves he's far more than his nihilistic reputation. io9 (June 4): https://gizmodo.com/nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water-neon-genesis-evangelion-hideaki-anno-anime-2000767619

Sherman, Maria / Associated Press. 2026. Singer known for duets from two Disney movies: Peabo Bryson, 78 [obituary]. Washington Post (June 4): B19

Brown, Tracy / Los Angeles Times. 2026. Comics writer co-created Ms. Marvel: Gerry Conway, 73. Washington Post (May 2): B15

Davies, Cerys / Los Angeles Times. 2026. Mattel toymaker behind was behind (sic) He-Man: Roger Sweet, 91. Washington Post (May 2): B15

Unknown. 1947. New Sea Adventure Strip Will Appear In Times [Ken Stuart by Frank Borth]. Tampa Bay Times (September 6). Online at https://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2018/10/obscurity-of-day-ken-stuart.html

Unknown. 1927. Goldberg Teaching His Sons To Draw [photo]. Editor and Publisher 59 (42; March 12): 8. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-03-12_59_42/page/8/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Texans Sniff at Sid Smith's "Chili Dipper" [Sidney Smith’s hat; photo]. Editor and Publisher 59 (40; February 25): 9. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-02-26_59_40/page/8/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Marjorie Henderson has a new strip, Steaming Youth, with the Ledger Syndicate]. Editor and Publisher 59 (41; March 5): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-03-05_59_41/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Cartoonists Honor Benjamin Franklin in Wreath Laying Ceremony [Cartoonists of America photo]. Editor and Publisher 59 (41; March 5): 5. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-03-05_59_41/page/n1/mode/2up

Bigger than Skyscrapers & Pultegeist by Daniel Boris

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/3/2026

Gordon, Ian. 1992. Envisioning Consumer Culture: Comic Strips, Comic Books, and Advertising in America, 1890 – 1945 [thesis]. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester. Online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18253782 or https://archive.org/details/gordon-envisioning-consumer-culture-1992-ph-d-reformatted-2026

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Breaking: Dark Horse voluntarily recognizes union. The Beat (June 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/breaking-dark-horse-voluntarily-recognizes-union/

Ketcham, Amaris and Nora Hickey. 2026. An Interview With Scott Finch [minicomics]. Autobiographix (June 3): https://autobiographix.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-scott-finch

Dezago, Todd. 2026. Walter Simonson II: Alien. Random Acts of Comics (63; June 3): https://sites.libsyn.com/511928/issue-64-walter-simonson-2

Dezago, Todd. 2026. Dan Schkade. Random Acts of Comics (51; June 3): https://sites.libsyn.com/511928/issue-51-dan-schade

Farago, Andrew. 2026. For Feminine Protection, Use a Hand Grenade: Remembering Nicole Hollander (1939-2026). TCJ (June 3): https://www.tcj.com/for-feminine-protection-use-a-hand-grenade-remembering-nicole-hollander-1939-2026/

Brown, Kevin. 2026. Review of Welcome to Hell: From the West Bank to Gaza [Mohammed Saba'aneh; Street Noise 2026]. TCJ (June 2): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/review-of-welcome-to-hell-from-the-west-bank-to-gaza/

Brown, Kevin. 2026. Reviews: Infected for Science [Sydney Halpern and Trygve Faste; Graphic Mundi]. TCJ (May 26): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/infected-for-science/

Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey. 2026. Cryptozoic Reveals 'Peanuts: Many Faces of Snoopy' Card Game; Also, new 'PlayPaks' set. ICv2 (June 2): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62521/cryptozoic-reveals-peanuts-many-faces-snoopy-card-game

Turner, Maggie. 2026. David Byrne/Saul Steinberg: Influence and Affinity [exhibit]. Air Mail (June 3): https://airmail.news/arts-intel/events/david-byrne-saul-steinberg-influence-and-affinity

Johnston, Rich. 2026. 1205 Days: The DC Comics Blackout Boycott Has Ended… So what now?; 1205 days without DC Comics publishing an ongoing DC Universe comic book with a black lead character: the DC Blackout Boycott has ended. Bleeding Cool (June 2): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/1205-days-the-dc-comics-blackout-boycott-has-ended-so-what-now/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. W. Maxwell Prince Is No Longer on the Oni Press Archie Comics Reboot; Ice Cream Man's W. Maxwell Prince is no longer on the Oni Press Archie Comics reboot... so what's happening? Bleeding Cool (June 2): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/w-maxwell-prince-is-no-longer-on-the-oni-press-archie-comics-reboot/

Rabiroff, Zach. 2026. ‘It’s Possible I Was Scared of It’: PW talks with Paul Chadwick. Publishers Weekly (May 27): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100477-it-s-possible-i-was-scared-of-it-pw-talks-with-concrete-creator-paul-chadwick.html

McGuire, Liam. 2026. Benito Cereno & Mark Englert Talk the Return of the Invincible Spinoff 'Capes'. Comic Frontier (June 3): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/benito-cereno-mark-englert-talk-the-return-of-the-invincible-spinoff-capes

Swinimer, John. 2026. Garbhan Sheridan Talks About New Comic Collection ‘Rated B for Bastard’. True North Country Comics Videos (June 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1j1RUk17vc

Gardner, Alan. 2026. In Praise of Jeff Smith, Bone. Daily Cartoonist (June 2): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/02/in-praise-of-jeff-smith-bone/

Petti, Matthew. 2026. Why Did the FBI Want Dilbert Creator Scott Adams' Twitter Data?; The cartoonist caught the FBI’s attention over a bizarre scheme involving Matt Gaetz, a CIA agent held captive in Iran, and a Florida fraudster. Reason (June 1): https://reason.com/2026/06/01/why-did-the-fbi-want-dilbert-creator-scott-adams-twitter-data/

DeSchepper, Rachel. 2026. New Comic “Sour Grapes” Brings Its Grumpy Flying Dog to GoComics; Creator Tim Jones tells us why a miserable dog, a pet storm cloud, and a bad day make for the perfect comic strip. GoComics (June 1): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/new-comic-sour-grapes

Ford, Lily. 2026. Russo Bros Declare “We’re Back to Phase Zero” With ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and Robert Downey Jr. Hollywood Reporter (June 2): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/russo-bros-phase-zero-mcu-avengers-robert-downey-jr-1236611656/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. Your Summer 2026 Anime Guide: What to watch and where it’s streaming; From 'Bleach' to 'Sekiro,' here's every anime you should be watching in the realm of sci-fi, fantasy, and beyond this season. io9 (June 3): https://gizmodo.com/anime-streaming-guide-new-returning-series-summer-2026-2000766985

Emberwing, Amelia. 2026. How The Legend of Vox Machina's New Season Surprised and Challenged Critical Role; “We kind of had to remind ourselves that it can't always be the best of vibes.” AV Club (June 3): https://www.avclub.com/legend-of-vox-machina-critical-role-season-4-interview

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Tribute, Exhibit for José Palomo. Daily Cartoonist (June 2): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/02/tribute-exhibit-for-jose-palomo/

Unknown. 2026. 'Papel, tinta y memoria', una exposición en homenaje al caricaturista José Palomo. Aristegui Noticias (June 2): https://aristeguinoticias.com/0206/cultura/papel-tinta-y-memoria-una-exposicion-en-homenaje-al-caricaturista-jose-palomo/

Mr. Green. 2026. Captain Noir Has Lucid Dreams [Chip Zdarsky interview]. Geek Hard (833; June 1): https://geekhardshow.com/2026/06/geek-hard-episode-833-captain-noir-has-lucid-dreams/

Harper, David. 2026. Mark Waid on the Moments He Knew The Flash, Kingdom Come, and More Would Work. SKTCHD (June 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFLZ9fpoH7k

Nicholas, Jamar, Mike Manley, and Steve Conley. 2026. A.I. and Publishing With Kaz Windness. Pencil to Pencil (June 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOHPQJhJKcQ

Bressler, Harry. 1927. "-- Which Saves Me a Very Unpleasant Job" [editorial cartoon on journalism]. Editor and Publisher 59 (38; June 12): 5. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-02-12_59_38/page/4/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ["Rube Goldberg, cartoonist, is vacationing at Atlantic City”]. Editor and Publisher 59 (39; February 19): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-02-19_59_39/page/44/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. "Bud" Fisher Earns $250,000 a Year. Editor and Publisher 59 (37; February 5): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-02-05_59_37/page/n25/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Charles McManus will soon have a new strip from King Features, called "Tiny"]. Editor and Publisher 59 (39; February 19): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-02-19_59_39/page/44/mode/2up

Davis, Lucas. 2025. Compass Academy Network Invites Local Middle School Students to “Comics, Cocoa, and Candy Canes” [Grant Snider; education]. KZRG (November 19): https://www.newstalkkzrg.com/2025/11/19/compass-academy-network-invites-local-middle-school-students-to-comics-cocoa-and-candy-canes/

Unknown. 2025. Marvel and Adidas Unite for Real Madrid CF x All Blacks Collection. Marvel (November 18): https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvel-rivals-season-5-love-is-a-battlefield-gambit-rogue-new-times-square-map

Donegan, Jordan. 2025. ‘Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition’ Celebrated by Center for Religion and Culture. Fordham Ram (November 19): https://thefordhamram.com/news/dead-man-walking-graphic-edition-celebrated-by-center-for-religion-and-culture/

Unknown. 2025. Sacramento leaders take aim at a 76-year-old comic book ban. KCRA 3 (November 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBHuKM7leC4

Unknown. 1927. [Married: Joseph Stern, cartoonist for the Boston (Mass.) Traveler, to Miss Gertrude Bantit of Dorchester, Mass., in Brookline Jan. 18. Editor and Publisher 59 (39; February 19): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-02-19_59_39/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Editorial Cartoonist Available [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 59 (38; February 12): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-02-12_59_38/page/26/mode/2up


Unknown. 1927. Notables To Help Cartoonists Honor Deans of Craft [Rogers, Gibson, Opper]. Editor and Publisher 59 (38; February 12): 7. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-02-12_59_38/page/6/mode/2up

Meltdown by Daniel Boris

 

Sept 12-13: Tom Richmond Caricature Workshop in Bethesda

New Workshop!

I sent out a note about this but I just booked a workshop for this September in Bethesda, MD. It’s already half way sold out, so if you are thinking about it don’t procrastinate too long!

June 21: Zach Weinersmith: Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home

 Zach Weinersmith: Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home

Sunday Jun 21st, 2026

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Kick off summer with author Zach Weinersmith. Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home is the first book in an cartoon-illustrated middle-grade duology starring a ferociously un-adventurous kid who is dragged into the hilarious adventures of his friends and family.

Zach Weinersmith is the Hugo Award–winning, Eisner Award–nominated author of the graphic novel Bea Wolf as well as the creator of the webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. He co-authored the New York Times bestselling pop-sci books Soonish and A City on Mars, and illustrated the New York Times–bestselling graphic novel Open Borders. He once took third place in the 1989 junior seed-spitting competition of the Luling Watermelon Thump. Today, he lives somewhere in Virginia with his wife, two kids, five goats, two sheep, three dogs, and approximately two cats.

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Sand Trap by Daniel Boris

 

Swann Fellow Ian Gordon put his dissertation Envisioning Consumer Culture online for the first time

An oldie but hopefully still useful

by Ian Gordon TLDR: I have uploaded my  1992 PhD complete with 219 images here:  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20521217 This is the first time it has been publicly available.

I completed my PhD Envisioning Consumer Culture in 1992. The manuscript was duly sent off to UMI (now Proquest Dissertations) and microfilmed. Although I could buy copies at the time, UMI did not make it publicly available due to the large number of images (219), and I imagine concerns about intellectual property. The resolution of the images in the printed version of the microfilmed copies is terrible. Some 34 years after being completed Proquest lists the dissertation as embargoed. I decided to do a PDF version of my PhD.

My book Comic Strips and Consumer Culture is a reworked version of the dissertation with an additional chapter, but I could only reproduce 28 illustrations. I think the rich visual record of my PhD is worth sharing for the way the images drove the argument. Unfortunately, when I moved out of my office, having hit the compulsory retirement age, I tossed my bulky copy of the submitted PhD since I have two copies of the UMI version.

I also tossed the “original" photocopies of material I used. I do not have room in my apartment for the vast bulk of my books or the two filing cabinets of research material. I scanned some material, but unfortunately, I didn’t think of scanning this material from my PhD. 

 When I looked through my 219 figures from the PhD, I thought it would be hard to locate the advertising material I had used from an archive. But I found published versions of all but one of those images. Using software, I was able to clean up this one image from my UMI copy (a printout of a microfilmed, photocopy, of a photocopy) and get a clear image. Not all the images were so readily recovered in this manner. But much to my surprise I managed to find or obtain scans of everything else by begging a favor here and there and using various online resources. 

  In the process of obtaining material I found I had a few incorrect dates. Those have been corrected in this version. I have attached a list to the PDF copy of Comic Strips and Consumer Culture that is available online here (many of my articles are on zenodo): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18253782

Several of these errors were the result of the research process. In 1990-1991 I held a Swann Foundation pre-doctoral fellowship and was based at the Library of Congress. I shared a four person researchers’ room and had a stack pass. Stack passes for researchers were discontinued a year or two later. For my research in magazines like Judge, Life, Puck, and Truth I would go to the stacks and sit on the floor with the hefty volumes. I would identify material I wanted copies of and then put it on a library cart and take it to the photocopier. In this process I misdated a few figures a week later than their publication. Sitting on the floor with the volumes was a way of not breaking their spines because of their size and the need for a flat surface. Photocopying the volumes was not easy and I think I might have been stopped once or twice. 

It is a vastly different experience to sit at home in Singapore and download images from the online versions of these illustrated humor magazines. Unfortunately, Truth hasn’t been digitized but I could find the few images I wanted from that magazine in other sources. It took me about a month working 4-5 hours a day to track down and assemble the images from my PhD. Online sources would probably have halved the research and writing time I took for my PhD from two years to a year, but the greater availability of material would probably have caused me to expand the research. The chapter that I added for the book would also have been easier to do and less expensive given that the cost included a massive $300 speeding fine when I was driving back to Sydney in 1994 from a week’s research at the National Library of Australia in Canberra, which had the only copy in Australia on microfilm of the San Francisco Chronicle. Looking at this material again I would not have included Frank Nankivell’s, "Mr. Johnson” comic without some comment about his use of racist imagery. The issue becomes even more relevant when I include the image. 

I wrote my PhD on an IBM clone with an Intel 286 chip. It was a DOS system and could process 16MB of memory. I used WordPerfect. Some years ago, I moved my files to Word versions. The dissertation was printed on Letter paper, and I have kept that paper size here. But this version has a different pagination probably because of the shift in word processors. I have retained the font I was required to use even though another font might be easier to read. 

 Ian Gordon  Singapore, May 2026.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/2/2026

Swinimer, John. 2026. Jo Higgins Presents the Graphic Novella ‘Roadkill’. True North Country Comics Videos (May 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWDJCFTFx78

Swinimer, John. 2026. Matthew Daley Talks About Graphic Novels, Award Nominations and More. True North Country Comics Videos (June 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXvOxt9jlOs

Swinimer, John. 2026. Ro Diamant Reveals New Graphic Novel ‘Dancing With the Sheyd’. True North Country Comics Videos (June 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGoL-Zp4dA

Swinimer, John. 2026. Dino Caruso Reveals ‘Underpinnings’ Graphic Novel. True North Country Comics Videos (May 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki-McUBiHHA

Swinimer, John. 2026. Creative Team Reveals Secret of Young Readers' Fascination With 'Trash Cat' Graphic Novel Series [Stephanie Cooke and Whitney Gardner]. True North Country Comics Videos (May 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqjWgA3YCnA

Destito, Deanna. 2026. Interview: Kelly Thompson Takes a Stab at Buffy and Angel. The Beat (June 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-kelly-thompson-takes-a-stab-at-buffy-and-angel/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. #DCBlackout Boycott Suspended but Advocacy Continues. The Beat (June 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/dcblackout-boycott-suspended-but-advocacy-continues/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 06/02/26: That Texas Blood Coming to FX. The Beat (June 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-060226/

Chazan, Helen. 2026. Women and Girls Looking Away: Remembering Kiriko Nananan in words and pictures. TCJ (June 2): https://www.tcj.com/women-and-girls-looking-away-remembering-kiriko-nananan-in-words-and-pictures/

Apeshot, Scott. 2026. ["Today I learned that an old friend, co-worker, and cartoonist Kayte Young passed away after a short illness."]. Facebook (May 31): https://www.facebook.com/share/1Hi84oQjHn/

Gustines, George Gene. 2026. 9 Comics to Celebrate Pride; Historical chronicles and flights of fancy, all with L.G.B.T.Q. protagonists, arrive starting in June. New York Times (June 1): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/arts/pride-month-comic-books-graphic-novels.html

Rhode, Mike. 2026. Research Prompt: What about Harvey Pekar's music and book criticism?. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (June 2): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/research-prompt-what-about-harvey.html

Salkowitz, Rob. 2026. Scale, Monetization and Branding: How much is too much?. ICv2 (June 1): https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/62515/scale-monetization-branding-how-much-too-much

Evans, Karen and Mark Habegger. 2026. 2026 The Lockhorns--NCS Interview With Bunny Hoest and John Reiner. National Cartoonists Society (May 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jadosxxtQI

Shelvey, Declan. 2026. Thundercats x Silverhawks by Declan Shelvey. Dynamite Entertainment (April 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuJBvmh8Qco

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. Ed Brisson Reveals His ThunderHawks (sic) Master Plan! Exclusive Interview [Thundercats x Silverhawks]. Collectors Confessions (June 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqJ6-huRBzc

Harper, David. 2026. Cartoonist James Stokoe Talks His Career, Art, and Journey in Comics. SKTCHD's Off Panel (June 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KenUH-GnPdY

Hwang, Dong-hee. 2026. Keum Suk Gendry-Kim Receives France's Order of Arts and Letters. Korea Herald (May 29): https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10759749

Unknown. 2026. [“Everyone at 2000 AD is very saddened to hear of the passing of Sue Grant, wife to Alan and an often unsung figure in British comics.”]. 2000 AD Comics (June 1): https://bsky.app/profile/2000ad.bsky.social/post/3mna3ngl5ig2m

Carbone, Mariel. 2026. Trump’s Name Remains as Judge Orders Removal of Signage on Kennedy Center Building [Shawn Martinbrough]. DC News Now (June 1): https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/trumps-name-remains-as-judge-orders-removal-of-signage-on-kennedy-center-building/

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture SquadCast - LIVE With Special Guests John Layman & Rob Guillory. Pop Culture Squad (June 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MuSTwFxjr8

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Now Dynamite Entertainment Publishes Absolute Batman #21 With Jae Lee. Bleeding Cool (30 May 2026): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/now-dynamite-entertainment-publishes-absolute-batman-21-with-jae-lee/

Siuntres, John. 2026. Deathstroke and Feral With Tony Fleecs. Word Balloon (June 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4YCl3Mm5xo

Siuntres, John. 2026. Supergirl Marvel and More W Rod Reis. Word Balloon (June 1): www.youtube.com/watch?v=HldZQCQ33jM

Freeman, Atom and Joseph Keatinge. 2026. Comics Marketing 101 - Comic Industry Insiders LIVE. Prana: Direct Market Solutions (June 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxlowoWaEYA

Browning, Sommer. 2025. Comics and Comedy. Francesca Lyn is a key figure in the local comics scene — writing, editing, teaching and even performing stand-up comedy on the side. [ Richmond] Style Weekly (November 17): https://www.styleweekly.com/comics-and-comedy/

Wood, Heloise. 2025. Leo Marcell Wins Puffin Graphic Novel Competition. Bookseller (November 17): https://www.thebookseller.com/news/leo-marcell-wins-puffin-graphic-novel-competition

Harth, David. 2025. 25 Years Ago, the Return of an X-Men Legend Completely Backfired [Chris Claremont]. Comicbook (November 16): https://comicbook.com/comics/feature/25-years-ago-the-return-of-an-x-men-legend-completely-backfired/

Bacarella, Claire. 2025. Small Lansing comic shop competes with big retailers through personal service. FOX47 News (November 16): https://www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/downtown-old-town-reo-town/small-lansing-comic-shop-competes-with-big-retailers-through-personal-service

Unknown. 2025. The Six Creators Shortlisted for the 2025 First Graphic Novel Award Revealed! Broken Frontier (November 17): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/first-graphic-novel-competition-2025-shortlist/

Gonopolskaya, Bunny. 2025. Holy Menopause: Adventures of a Middle Aged Superheroine. Jittney (November 17): https://jitneybooks.com/holy-menopause-adventures-of-a-middle-aged-superheroine/

Burdette, Chad. 2025. The 2025 Class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers Take on X-Men Trading Card Variant Covers This January. Comicswatch (November 16): https://comic-watch.com/news/the-2025-class-of-marvels-stormbreakers-take-on-x-men-trading-card-variant-covers-this-january

Branwyn, Gareth. 2025. Ben Stenbeck's "The Skinless Man" heading for Lands Unknown. Boing Boing (November 17): https://boingboing.net/2025/11/17/ben-stenbecks-the-skinless-man-heading-for-lands-unknown.html

Shawn Martinbrough quoted on Trump's defacing of Kennedy Center

Trump’s name remains as judge orders removal of signage on Kennedy Center building [Shawn Martinbrough]

by: Mariel Carbone

  Jun 1, 2026  https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/trumps-name-remains-as-judge-orders-removal-of-signage-on-kennedy-center-building/ 

June 11: CK Gormally at One More Page event in Arlington

Thurs, June 11 at 6:30pm - OFFSITE at Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: Queer Local Author Salon with poet Sunu P. Chandy (she/her), speculative fiction writer Dominique Dickey (they/them), cartoonist CK Gormally (they/them), author Jonathan Harper (he/him), author Sarah Robinson / SC Nealy and artist and author Beka Wueste (she/her/ella). 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/1/2026

Casey, Joe. 2026. When I Was (Ben) 10… Turns out, it was all research [writing]. Joe Casey Writes (June 1): https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/when-i-was-ben-10

Quaintance, Zack. 2026. Interview: James Tynion IV and Marguerite Bennett Talk Odin, a Bloody Mix of Norse Mythos and Neo Nazis. The Beat (June 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-james-tynion-iv-and-marguerite-bennett-talk-odin-a-bloody-mix-of-norse-mythos-and-neo-nazis/

Rabiroff, Zach. 2026. Dark Horse Workers United Poised as Less Than 48 Remain for Deadline. TCJ (June 1): https://www.tcj.com/dark-horse-workers-united-poised-as-less-than-48-remain-for-deadline/

Lukert, Luke. 2026. This DC Superhero Superfan Writes a Comic of His Own [David Betancourt]. WTOP (June 1): https://wtop.com/local/2026/06/this-dc-superhero-superfan-writes-a-comic-of-his-own/

Johnson, Michael and Ben Bradley. 2026. Cartoonist and Author Creates Creative Way for Kids to Read and Learn Some Interesting Facts About Chicago History [“Dust Bunny Mafia,” Bret Juliano]. WGN Weekend Morning News (May 31): https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-weekend-morning-news/cartoonist-and-author-creates-creative-way-for-kids-to-read-and-learn-some-interesting-facts-about-chicago-history/

Green, B. D. 2026. Archives: Trailblazing Comic Strip, It’s Creator and SW Florida Connection [‘Brenda Starr Girl Reporter’ by Dale Messick]. Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News (May 31): https://www.news-press.com/story/life/2026/05/31/archives-trailblazing-comic-strip-its-creator-and-sw-florida-connection/90281083007/

Moriarty, Dylan. 2026. A Sketch Artist’s Illustrated Journey Up the East Coast; Travel sketchbooks are tiny celebrations of exploration and friendship, both big and small. See the art from one recent trip. Washington Post (May 31): https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/interactive/2026/05/31/sketch-artists-illustrated-journey-up-east-coast/

Ficarra, John. 2026. A Hemingwayesque Tale, with Pencils and a Mad Magazine Twist; Gerry Gersten, a longtime contributor to the publication, died in 2017. His art lives on. Washington Post (May 31): A15 Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/21/how-gerry-gersten-mad-caricaturist-won-immortality/

Vinot, Stéphanie. 2026. Festival de la BD d'Angoulême. Clap de fin pour 9e Art + : la société organisatrice pendant 20 ans placée en liquidation judiciaire. France 3 Régions (May 18): https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/charente/angouleme/festival-de-la-bd-d-angouleme-clap-de-fin-pour-9e-art-la-societe-organisatrice-pendant-20-ans-placee-en-liquidation-judiciaire-3352876.html

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: 'Cradle of the Gods', 'Nighthawks' Vol 1, 'Godzilla x Kong', and Two More Projects You Will Love!. The Beat (June 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-cradle-of-the-gods-nighthawks-vol-1-godzilla-x-kong-and-two-more-projects-you-will-love/

Muñoz, Jason. 2026. A Conversation With Cavan Scott. This Dad Reads (May 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojP_fd44vj0

McGuire, Liam. 2026. Ryan North Talks Doomquest: The talented writer joins us to talk about writing the new Doctor Doom-starring book. Comic Frontier (June 1): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/ryan-north-talks-doomquest

May, Michael and Rob Graham. 2026. Swashbuckling 16 With Chris Schweizer. After Lunch (438; June 1): http://www.afterlunchpodcast.net/2026/06/438-swashbuckling-16-with-chris.html, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/nerdlunch/AfterLunch438-Swashbuckling16.mp3

King, Kristi. 2017. Md. Mom Turns Kids’ Antics Into Comic Book Success [Cindy Goh]. WTOP (February 9): http://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/020917_cindy_coh.mp3, and https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2017/02/md-mom-turns-kids-antics-into-comic-book-success/

Turnes, Pablo and Amadeo Gandolfo. 2026. Remembering John Lent, Part 12: An Argentine Eulogy for John Lent. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (June 1): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/remembering-john-lent-part-12-argentine.html

Roxborough, Scott. 2026. ‘Warrior Cats’ Animated Series Secures Director and Showrunner. Hollywood Reporter (June 1): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/warrior-cats-animated-series-greenlit-1236610312/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Mason Drumm Introduces Us to His Oklahoma City-Based Loud Cloud Stop-Motion House. Animation Magazine (May 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/mason-drumm-introduces-us-to-his-oklahoma-city-based-loud-cloud-stop-motion-house/

Aram, Mounia. 2026. The City That Changed Everything: An excerpt from animation exec Mounia Aram’s ‘The Long Way to Myself’ [In print as: The Long Way to Myself]. Animation Magazine (May 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/the-city-that-changed-everything-an-excerpt-from-animation-exec-mounia-arams-the-long-way-to-myself/

Unknown. 2026. ‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutiérrez Drops Out of Amazon’s AI Animation Push. Animation Magazine (May 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/book-of-life-director-jorge-gutierrez-drops-out-of-amazons-ai-animation-push/

McConnell, Robin. 2026. Anand [Canada]. Inkstuds’s Substack (June 1): https://inkstuds.substack.com/p/anand

Swinimer, John. 2026. Amie Wright Preps for Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2026. True North Country Comics Videos (June 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9i3uDizjQA

June 9: John Patrick Green at Peoples Book

On June 9 at 5:30, we’ve got InvestiGators author John Patrick Green. He’ll be talking about his sewer surfing super-sleuths Mango & Brash, who are back in the ninth volume of the mega-smash-hit InvestiGators series. Bring all your good questions about the InvestiGator universe.

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June 9 at 5:30PM - 6:30PM

John Patrick Green for Weather or Not

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Author Events

Multiple-time New York Times–bestselling sewer surfing super-sleuths Mango & Brash are back in the ninth volume of the mega-smash-hit InvestiGators series!

The InvestiGators’ latest case is a dairy disaster! The city's water supply has been replaced with milk and the newest feline agents, the InvestiGatos, don’t seem to be complaining. What’s with the simian scientists and why is the rain green?! All will be revealed in this sticky volume of InvestiGators! Also includes Spanish dialogue and a special appearance by Daryl the daffodile.

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John Patrick Green is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, notably the smash-hit graphic novel series InvestiGators. John is definitely a multiple New York Times-bestselling human author and not just a bunch of animals in a trench coat pretending to have a human job. With over three million copies of InvestiGators in print, John is a successful human being with only two hands and a normal amount of fur. He lives in a Brooklyn apartment that doesn't allow animals other than the ones living in his head.

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Nilah Magruder is based in Maryland. She is the co-author of Creaky Acres, a middle-grade graphic novel. She is also the author of M.F.K., a middle-grade graphic novel and winner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity, and the picture books HOW TO FIND A FOX and WUTARYOO. She has published short stories in Fireside Magazine, FIYAH Magazine, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages, and Fiery Deeps. Nilah is the first Black woman to write for Marvel Comics and she created the character Spider-Byte for Marvel's Spider-Geddon event. She has illustrated children’s books for Disney-Hyperion, Scholastic, and Penguin Random House, and she has worked on Disney Junior's Ariel, Polly Pocket, and other animated productions. When she is not working, Nilah is baking, gardening, and herding her assortment of cats, dogs, and chickens.