Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/12-13/2025

Some Good News About Monthly Comics Sales In Comic Stores For 2025
11 Apr 2025
by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/some-good-news-about-monthly-comics-sales-in-comic-stores-for-2025/

Courts Confirm AENT Bought Diamond Comics, Lawsuit Must Be Withdrawn
Bankruptcy Court confirms that Alliance Entertainment, or AENT, has bought Diamond Comics at auction, but their lawsuit must be withdrawn
 12 Apr 2025
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/courts-confirm-aent-bought-diamond-comics-lawsuit-must-be-withdrawn/

Who Is DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN's Heather Glenn? Her Tangled Marvel Comics History, Explained
by Eric Diaz
Apr 10 2025
https://nerdist.com/article/daredevil-born-again-heather-glenn-marvel-comics-history-explained/

From Stan Mack: A Nightmare for These Times
The cartoonist offers a drawing in response to a guest essay.
April 11, 2025
A version of this article appears in print on April 12, 2025, Section A, Page 23 of the New York edition with the headline: From Stan Mack: A Nightmare for These Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/opinion/letters/stan-mack-cartoon.html

Alan Cumming Says 'Avengers: Doomsday' Got His X-Men Transformation Down to 90 Minutes: 'It Was Four and a Half Hours' to Become Nightcrawler for 'X2'
Zack Sharf
Apr 7, 2025
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/alan-cumming-avengers-doomsday-nightcrawler-transformation-1236362065/

A Graphic Memoir With the Volume Turned All the Way Up
In "Precious Rubbish," Kayla E. turns to midcentury children's comics to help tell her shattering story.
Sam Thielman
April 11, 2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/books/review/precious-rubbish-kayla-e.html

Famed cowboy cartoonist called Kerrville home [ Ace Reid, Cowpokes]
 Lanza Teague
Kerrville Daily Times April 11 2025
https://dailytimes.com/columnists/famed-cowboy-cartoonist-called-kerrville-home/article_7a451b2b-324c-4ad3-b036-340c8ce21c8a.html

Steve Cook.
Comics & Music
Secret Oranges Apr 12, 2025
https://secretoranges.substack.com/p/comics-and-music
 
Interview: Fieldmouse Press talks tariffs and how to support small press operations
Ollie Kaplan on 04/11/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-fieldmouse-press-talks-tariffs-and-how-to-support-small-press-operations/

Awesome(?) Con: In which I kick off this year's con season
Nate Sans
Paper Gold Apr 12, 2025
https://natesans.substack.com/p/awesome-con

Media & Memory: An Ode to Trash Culture and the Pack Rat [Helen of Wyndhorn]
Nate Sans
Paper Gold Jan 24, 2025
https://natesans.substack.com/p/media-and-memory

Two Reviews - Hollywood: The Oral History and MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
Old Hollywood, New Hollywood, and Marvel Studios
Nate Sans
Paper Gold Oct 10, 2024
https://natesans.substack.com/p/two-reviews-hollywood-the-oral-history

Adventures in comic art: Part One of >1 - An introduction to "The Hobby"
Nate Sans
Paper Gold Jun 11, 2024
https://natesans.substack.com/p/adventures-in-comic-art

Further adventures in comic art: Part Two - the whys of it all
Nate Sans
Paper Gold Jun 25, 2024
https://natesans.substack.com/p/further-adventures-in-comic-art

John Peck, Underground Cartoonist Known as The Mad Peck, Dies at 82
Jeré Longman
A version of this article appears in print on April 11, 2025, Section B, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: John Peck, 82, Underground Cartoonist Known as The Mad Peck, Dies
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/arts/john-peck-dead.html

Rare whisky and comic books are coming together with "Maltyverse"
Christopher Osburn
Fri, January 17, 2025
https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/whiskey-maltyverse/#dt-heading-where-can-i-buy-these-whiskeys
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rare-whisky-comic-books-coming-182704217.html

Ladysmith resident plays key role in First Nation's graphic novel launch [Tchadas Leo; Xwémalhkwu - Hero Stories; Canada]
Duck Paterson Jan 18, 2025
https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/community/ladysmith-resident-plays-key-role-in-first-nations-graphic-novel-launch-7735559

Cincinnati Mother-Daughter Duo Release Graphic Memoir that Navigates Post-Breakup Grief; What to Do When You Get Dumped takes readers through 1,582 days of grief, healing and even smashing a litter box.
By Mackenzie Manley
Jan 17, 2025
https://www.citybeat.com/arts/cincinnati-mother-daughter-duo-release-graphic-memoir-that-navigates-post-breakup-grief-18870687

A Mother, a Daughter, and a Graphic Memoir About Heartbreak; Cincinnati-based Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman partner as writer/illustrator on a real-life guide to healing, "What to Do When You Get Dumped."
Kelly Blewett
January 17, 2025
https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/a-mother-a-daughter-and-a-graphic-memoir-about-heartbreak/

Jui Talukder
Website - https://www.dewmanna.com/

Offer high? Offer low? What's a buyer to do? [in print as Offer high or low? Strategies vary]
By Tom Peterson and Jui Talukder (ill.)
Washington Post April 13 2025: EZ 18-19
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/12/offer-high-offer-low-whats-buyer-do/

4 new graphic novels to fill your spring days with color and mystery
Prepare to rethink ancient myths, explore the depths of the human mind and do more in these new books by Anders Nilsen, María Medem, Jason Novak and Rachel Ang.  [in print as Four graphic novels filled with color, myth and mystery]
Kay Sohini
Washington Post April 13, 2025: B8.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/03/29/new-graphic-novels-medem-nilsen/

A perfect Sunday with... Simon Furman [comic book writer; Transformers; UK]
Cavan Scott
The Cavletter Apr 13, 2025
https://www.cavletter.com/a-perfect-sunday-with-simon-furman/

Brad Holland, 81, Dies; His Subversive Art Reinvented Illustration

His stark and stunning work for Playboy, The New York Times and Manhattan's underground papers heralded a new era of conceptual illustration.
By Penelope Green
    April 13, 2025
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/arts/brad-holland-dead.html

In His Own Words: Carlos Ezquerra on his Early Judge Dredd designs
John Freeman on April 11, 2025 https://downthetubes.net/in-his-own-words-carlos-ezquerra-on-his-early-judge-dredd-designs/

Alliance Appears to Win Its Bid for Diamond Comic Distributors
By Jim Milliot
Apr 11, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/97551-alliance-appears-to-win-its-bid-for-diamond-distributors.html

Bob Mankoff draws on cartoonist career for A&S Maxwell Alumni Keynote
By Eliana Rosen
Daily Orange April 10 2025
https://dailyorange.com/2025/04/bob-mankoff-draws-on-cartoonist-keynote-speaker/

Cartoonist Duane Abel honored by University of Akron
Apr 10, 2025
https://freepressstandard.com/2025/04/10/cartoonist-duane-abel-honored-by-university-of-akron/

Cartoonist Mark Knight brings light relief to Trump's 'Liberation'
The iconic Statue of Liberty is America's great symbol of freedom and opportunity but Mark Knight's cartoon imagines the US and Lady Liberty transformed by Donald Trump's 'Liberation' tariffs
Mark Knight
Kids News April 6, 2025
https://www.kidsnews.com.au/explainers/cartoonist-mark-knight-brings-light-relief-to-trumps-liberation/news-story/43af0d08c53718f5ab6854b265d088f7

Trump Trade War: 115 Funny Political Cartoons on Global Economy Crash!
Caglecast 65
Apr 13, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN-dDCAB4wo

IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode one hundred thirty-four | Amy Chu, part one
Apr 13, 2025
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/what-is-that

The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Are Gonna be EPIC | Den of Otaku
Daniel Kurland
Den of Otaku
 Apr 8, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYjP6uU3NzE

Kapow! Police dressed as Batman and Robin arrest two in gambling sting.
London's Metropolitan Police knew they had to get creative to tackle the illegal gambling operations targeting tourists in the city. Enter the caped crusaders.
Vivian Ho
April 12, 2025
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/12/batman-robin-undercover-police-london/

Get good [Zits letter]
Gordon O.F. Johnson, Alexandria
Washington Post April 12 2025: A17.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/11/hands-off-musk-soros-zits-cartoon/

Get smart [Six Chix letter]
Joan Wetmore, Neavitt, Maryland
Washington Post April 12 2025: A17.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/11/hands-off-musk-soros-zits-cartoon/

10 Questions with Rozalia Finkelstein, cartoonist behind 'West End Girls' at Alexandria City High School
By James Cullum
April 10, 2025
https://www.alxnow.com/2025/04/10/10-questions-with-rozalia-finkelstein-cartoonist-behind-west-end-girls-at-alexandria-city-high-school/

Kitz 'n' Katz
2025
by Bob Laughlin (Author), Patrick McDonnell (Introduction)
‎ Smallbug Press

The Marvel Comics Covers of Jack Kirby Volume 1, 1961-1964
John Lind (Editor), Vincent Iadevaia (Editor)
Dark Horse Books, 2025

Parks and Rec actor to take over voicing The Simpsons' Jimbo Jones (exclusive)
Mo Collins will take over the character from Pamela Hayden, who retired from the show last year.
By Wesley Stenzel
April 11, 2025 https://ew.com/the-simpsons-jimbo-jones-new-voice-mo-collins-exclusive-11713212

"It's a Big Swing": Tiny Onion's Director of Communications Jazzlyn Stone on Bringing Exquisite Corpses to Life — and Market
David Harper
April 10, 2025
https://sktchd.com/interview/jazzlyn-stone-exquisite-corpses-interview/

Manga Babies: An Interview w/ David Harper about Manga and where to start
Badr Milligan,
The Short Box: A Comic Book Talk Show March 26, 2025 • Season 10 • Episode 452
https://www.theshortboxpodcast.com/281000/episodes/16856857-manga-babies-an-interview-w-david-harper-about-manga-and-where-to-start

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "GOP + DNC = ZFG"

"GOP + DNC = ZFG"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4091


If you're a Liberal or Progressive who, at this point, is still
furiously bitching about why the Democrats won't "do something" about
all this, then you're as stupid as you look.

________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Alexandria student cartoonist profiled

10 Questions with Rozalia Finkelstein, cartoonist behind 'West End Girls' at Alexandria City High School

By James Cullum

April 10, 2025

https://www.alxnow.com/2025/04/10/10-questions-with-rozalia-finkelstein-cartoonist-behind-west-end-girls-at-alexandria-city-high-school/

 

thanks to DD Degg for finding this story

That darn Zits and Six Chix

Get good [Zits letter]

Gordon O.F. Johnson, Alexandria

Washington Post April 12 2025: A17.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/11/hands-off-musk-soros-zits-cartoon/

The "Zits" strip on March 30 struck a chord with me. Yes, we really must define "good."

I write this letter as I finish 98 years and begin my 100th. I spend far more time thinking about the past than the future. Over my lifetime, I have come to believe that the objective for humans here on Earth is a conversion from a "me first" baby to a state of togetherness where we all try to do good. I keep asking myself, what does "do good" really mean, and have I "fought the good fight"? There seems to be an infinite variety of shades between good and bad. Like beauty, it is hard to define because it lies in the eye of the beholder.

Reading the adjacent "Doonesbury" strip dealing with Elon Musk's chain-saw approach to "good" governance, we must ask how he and President Donald Trump answer the "Zits" question. They seem to be taking us back to a "me first" infancy.

The April 8 "Six Chix." (Bianca Xunise/King Features Syndicate)

Get smart [Six Chix letter]

Joan Wetmore, Neavitt, Maryland

Washington Post April 12 2025: A17.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/11/hands-off-musk-soros-zits-cartoon/

I've been reading Post comics since I was a child, and I still begin every day with them before delving into the news. They always make me smile.

Well, almost always. Please ditch the dopey-but-not-in-a-good-way "Six Chix." I shudder to ponder the six chicks' collective IQ.

London's Batman and Robin highlighted in WaPo

Kapow! Police dressed as Batman and Robin arrest two in gambling sting.

London's Metropolitan Police knew they had to get creative to tackle the illegal gambling operations targeting tourists in the city. Enter the caped crusaders.

Vivian Ho

April 12, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/12/batman-robin-undercover-police-london/

Kapow! Police dressed as Batman and Robin arrest two in gambling sting.

London's Metropolitan Police knew they had to get creative to tackle the illegal gambling operations targeting tourists in the city. Enter the caped crusaders.

Vivian Ho

April 12, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/12/batman-robin-undercover-police-london/

Metropolitan Police Inspector Darren Watson, dressed as Batman, dashes across London's Westminster Bridge to arrest someone suspected of illegal gambling in a Feb. 15 screenshot from a CCTV video released by the Metropolitan Police. (Metropolitan Police)

There was no bat signal, and London is no Gotham, but Batman and Robin still showed up on Westminster Bridge speeding through a throng of startled onlookers in the name of justice.

The Batman and Robin running along the bridge on Feb. 15 were two police officers in an undercover sting to curb illegal gambling at the popular tourist attraction, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement Friday.

Westminster Bridge has become a hotbed of illegal gambling, police explained, with gangs targeting tourists snapping photos along the bridge across the Thames, which gives way to stunning views of the famed Big Ben and Palace of Westminster.

Another two convictions secured on Westminster Bridge... pic.twitter.com/HCnXXoFw7w

— Lambeth North-West (@MPSLambethNW) April 10, 2025

The gangs target tourists by engaging them in games such as the "three cups challenge" or "shell game" police said. These often-rigged tricks involve tourists guessing under which of three cups the gamemaster is rapidly moving a ball.

But while police work the area and are well acquainted with repeat offenders, the reverse also holds true: The gangs know and can recognize the officers, packing up and leaving before they can be caught in the act.

"I knew that if we were going to catch them we would have [to] think outside the box," Inspector Darren Watson said in the statement.

Then Watson remembered the Batman and Robin costumes he had on hand. He donned the Batman outfit, while his counterpart, police constable Abdi Osman, put on the Robin costume.

A variety of wildly dressed characters tend to frequent Westminster Bridge — charging tourists to pose for photos with them, much like in New York's Times Square. Their idea was to blend in with the crowd. But in the video released by police, Batman and Robin are the only characters visible, dashing through the crush, with Watson grappling with one of the suspects.

Police Constable Abdi Osman, dressed as Robin, and Inspector Darren Watson, dressed as Batman, are seen Feb. 15 in photos released by the Metropolitan Police. (Metropolitan Police)

In disguise, Watson and Osman arrested Eugen Stocia, 32, and Constica-Gherorghe Barbu, 53, on suspicion of providing the facilities to gamble. Barbu was convicted two days later and fined about $1,200. Stocia was convicted in absence on Thursday after failing to appear in court, and a warrant is out for his arrest. Neither Stocia nor Barbu was able to be reached for comment Saturday.

"Although dressing up may not be the most conventional policing method, we were thrilled to see that in this case it worked perfectly and the team were able to get some great results, taking these people off the street and protecting tourists and Londoners from being fleeced," Watson said in the statement.

Watson and the Met Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday. But in a video posted on X, the Met Police said crime on the bridge was an ongoing target: "We will continue to target those involved, arrest them and continue to put them before the courts."

May 16: Vera Brogsol at Politics and Prose - 10:30 AM

Vera Brogsol - Return to Sender - at Conn Ave

https://politics-prose.com/event/2025-05-16/vera-brogsol-return-sender-conn-ave

About the Book: 

Due to the recent death of Oliver's great-aunt Barb, he and his mom finally have a place to call home. The house is filled with delicately pinned butterflies and Raymond, great-aunt Barb's taxidermy cat. There's even a strange mail slot on a wall that leads to nowhere...or possibly a magical dimension? Could this be the key to Oliver having his biggest wishes granted? Join author Vera Brosgol to find out what Oliver wishes for in her newest, illustrated middle grade novel. 

About the Author:  

Vera Brosgol was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1984 and moved to the United States when she was five. Her three graphic novels, Anya's Ghost, Be Prepared, and Plain Jane and the Mermaid. Her debut Leave Me Alone! was a 2017 Caldecott Honor Book. She's also worked on storyboards for several animated films, including Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her dog Omar.  

Date: Fri, 5/16/2025

Time: 10:30am - 11:30am

Place:

Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008

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Publish Date: 05/06/2025

May 5: Cartooning Would-Be Kings - A World Press Freedom Day Celebration

On behalf of Cartoonists Rights,  Committee to Protect Journalists,  Freedom Cartoonists, The Herb Block Foundation, you're invited:

Kevin "Kal" Kallaugher

Barry Blitt

Signe Wilkinson

Joel Pett

Journalists and editorial cartoonists around the world are facing unprecedented attacks. Please join us May 5, in Washington, DC, to celebrate World Press Freedom Day with a panel of legendary cartoonists out on the front lines of free speech — and for the announcement of the 2025 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award by Cartoonists Rights. Katherine Jacobsen of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will deliver a keynote address on the state of press freedom in the U.S. and share findings from CPJ's April 2025 U.S. Report. Monday, May 5th Reception 6:30 pm Program 7:00 pm Dress Business Casual ADDRESS: Syracuse University's Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship, 1333 New Hampshire Ave NW (at Dupont Circle) | 9th Floor PARTICIPANTS: Barry Blitt, The New Yorker Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher, The Economist Joel Pett, Tribune Content Agency Signe Wilkinson, Philadelphia Inquirer KEYNOTE: Katherine Jacobsen, U.S., Canada, and Caribbean Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists MODERATOR: Roslyn Mazer, SU alumna and free expression champion Sponsored by Cartoonists Rights,  Committee to Protect Journalists,  Freedom Cartoonists, The Herb Block Foundation RSVP

May 9: Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft at Scrawl Books

On Friday, May 9th at 6:30 PM, Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft will be visiting to celebrate the release of their new collaboration, J vs. K! It's the biggest rivalry of the season! As kids, Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft were fast friends rivals! J (Jerry) was great at art, and K (Kwame) was great at writing. The two precocious kids have to learn how to share the spotlight as they realize their talents can be combined. All based on a true story! It's artist vs. writer with plenty of shady double crosses as J and K plot their way to the top. This epic match-up from Newbery medal winners Kwame Alexander (The Crossover) and Jerry Craft (New Kid) celebrates comics, creativity, and the magic of collaboration. Join both authors at Scrawl as they celebrate their contest collaboration.

Preorder your Signed Books and RSVP Here!

Bill Brown returns to DC ... as a lobbyist

From the man who brought us the President (then Citizen) Bill comic strip...

but seriously, he's working on the right side here. That's Bill in the white beard.

Ukraine's Future

Shiny young folk

William L Brown Apr 12 2025 https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/ukraines-future

Trading Texts by Daniel Boris

Kay Sohini's graphic novel reviews for the Post finally appear in print

They got a full page in Book World today, 2 weeks after appearing online, so here's the updated information.

4 new graphic novels to fill your spring days with color and mystery
Prepare to rethink ancient myths, explore the depths of the human mind and do more in these new books by Anders Nilsen, María Medem, Jason Novak and Rachel Ang.  [in print as Four graphic novels filled with color, myth and mystery]
Kay Sohini
Washington Post April 13, 2025: B8.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/03/29/new-graphic-novels-medem-nilsen/

 

Comic strip illustrates WaPo real estate section today

 I don't usually pay attention to the real estate section, having committed myself to a small house over 30 years ago, but I paged through today's Spring Home Buying Guide, and much to my surprise, found a cartoonist.

Offer high? Offer low? What’s a buyer to do? [in print as Offer high or low? Strategies vary]

By Tom Peterson

Washington Post April 13 2025: EZ 18-19

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/12/offer-high-offer-low-whats-buyer-do/

What we care about though are the illustrations by Jui Talukder that form a comic strip. (and bravo to the Post for actually printing them in color for a change).

 

 

Agent Orange by Daniel Boris

Cowboy cartoonist Ace Reid went to Abbott Art School in DC

Famed cowboy cartoonist called Kerrville home [Ace Reid, Cowpokes]

 Lanza Teague

Kerrville Daily Times April 11 2025

https://dailytimes.com/columnists/famed-cowboy-cartoonist-called-kerrville-home/article_7a451b2b-324c-4ad3-b036-340c8ce21c8a.html

Thanks to DD Degg for finding this article, which opens better in Chrome. DD's article has art samples.

"After his time in the Navy, Reid returned to Electra to work on the family ranch and attended the University of Kansas, Mexico City College and the Abbott Art School in Washington, D.C."

I've never heard of the school, but the DC Public Library and the Smithsonian's American Art Museum have folders on it. From the Smithsonian one, we can get her working name of Anne Fuller ABBOTT, and see that she ran her school from 1925-1955. She died in 1973 and is buried in Arlington Cemetery as Anne Abbott, but is recorded under her married name of Anne Fuller Abbott Uhler. Was there an earlier marriage? She's listed elsewhere as Anne Fuller (Lenox Uhler) Abbott.

Anyway, she wasn't a cartoonist, so I've spent enough time researching her.