Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/7/2026

  *Miller, Martin / Los Angeles Times. 2001. Easter edition of ‘B.C.’ comic strip draws heat. Olympian (April 15). Scan online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/b.c.-easter-The_Olympian_2001_04_15.jpg

  *Foxman, Abraham. 2001. “B.C.” Cartoon ‘Insensitive’. Courier-Journal (April 15). Scan online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/b.c.-easter-The_Courier_Journal_2001_04_15.jpg

  *Hart, Johnny. 2001. Sunday’s offering meant as tribute. Record Searchlight (April 15). Scan online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/b.c.-easter-Record_Searchlight_2001_04_15.jpg

Dominkova, Petra. 2026. Where fiction film and comics meet—or don’t: some thoughts on Thierry Groensteen’s the System of Comics and Comics and Narration. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (April 5): 1–24. Online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2639488 and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2026.2639488

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Philbo Distribution Adds Print on Demand to Its Services. The Beat (April 7): https://www.comicsbeat.com/philbo-distribution-adds-print-on-demand-to-its-services/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 04/07/26: New Kindt Books Go Physically Exclusive. The Beat (April 7): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-040726/

Gossett, Christian, David Hyde, and Kris Simon. 2026. Jim Rugg on Wrestling! Superfan Podcast (7; April 3): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/superfan-podcast-ep-07

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. GoFundMe Launched for Force Works Co-Creator Tom Tenney. The Beat (April 7): https://www.comicsbeat.com/tom-tenney-gofundme/

Hunter, Sarah. 2026. Top 10 Early Reader Comics. Booklist (January 1): https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9819899?_zs=b77vg1&_zl=g6PgA

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Character Driven: Digital Sculptor and Multimedia Artist Gal Yosef on His Popular Animation-Based Art. Animation Magazine (April 6): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/character-driven-digital-sculptor-and-multimedia-artist-gal-yosef-on-his-popular-animation-based-art/

Kirch, Claire. 2026. Captain Underpants Book-Sharing Boxes Pop Up Across U.S.; Dav Pilkey is partnering with Scholastic and Little Free Library on literacy initiative for underserved communities. Publishers Weekly (April 7): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/100106-captain-underpants-book-sharing-boxes-pop-up-across-u-s.html

White, Abbey. 2026. Katey Sagal on Joining ‘One Piece’ and the Timeliness of Season 2’s Tyrannical Ruler. Hollywood Reporter (April 6): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/one-piece-katey-sagal-season-2-future-interview-1236556903/

Rahman, Abid. 2026. Netflix Expands ‘One Piece’ Universe With Lego Special; Provides Update on Season 3, Wit Studio Anime Series. Hollywood Reporter (April 7): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-one-piece-lego-wit-studio-anime-season-3-1236557191/

Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview: Rise of the TMNT Art Book Is a True Passion Project for Lifelong Fan Colin Stein. The Beat (April 7): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-colin-stein-rise-of-the-tmnt-art-book/

Hibberd, James. 2026. ‘The Boys’ Creator Eric Kripke “Anxious” About Fan Reaction to Final Episode. Hollywood Reporter (April 7): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-boys-season-5-interview-1236556590/

Adams, Mason. 2026. Meet The Cartoonist Who Keeps ‘Snuffy Smith’ In The Funny Pages. West Virginia Public Broadcasting (April 6): https://wvpublic.org/story/arts-culture/meet-the-cartoonist-who-keeps-snuffy-smith-in-the-funny-pages/

Shapira, Tom. 2026. Reviews: Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice and Other Stories. TCJ (April 7): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/corto-maltese-fable-of-venice-and-other-stories/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. WonderCon 2026: Catching Up With Comic Creator Henry Barajas. The Beat (April 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xykTIfkhU

Siuntres, John. 2026. Eric Carrasco Bizzaro He-Man JLA and More. Word Balloon (April 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU47C8iBp4E

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture SquadCast - LIVE with Special Guests Ande Parks and Dave Wachter. Pop Culture Squad (April 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BNpftxoxUg

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. Manga Expert Shares What Takes Years to Learn [Kensuke Okabayashi]. Collectors Confessions (April 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRR9v-txZ_s

Ward, Christian. 2026. Christian Ward Picks His Favorite Comic Books: The Stacks Episode 16. Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast (April 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X11T15iigs4

Siuntres, John. 2026. The Mike Carlin Era: Inside Superman, DC Comics, and Animation. Word Balloon (April 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTWTK4w80II

Waid, Mark and Alex Ross. 2026. Mark Waid Explains Every Era of Comics That Led to Kingdom Come. Alex Ross (April 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2sT0whL8E

Wood, Lawrence. 2026. “Making Hay” Caption Contest Commentary With Lawrence Wood. CartoonStock (April 6): https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/making-hay-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse Nominated for Peabody Award. Daily Cartoonist (April 7): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/07/art-spiegelman-disaster-is-my-muse-nominated-for-peabody-award/

  *Barber, Brian. 2016. Selective Focus: Dave Kirwan. Perfect Duluth Day (July 29): https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2016/07/29/selective-focus-dave-kirwan/

  *Degg, D. D. 2026. Dave Kirwan – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (April 7): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/07/dave-kirwan-rip/

  *Unknown. 2026. David Michael Kirwan Obituary. Cremation Society of Minnesota: https://cremationsocietyofmn.com/tribute/details/83264/David-Kirwan/obituary.html

Smith, Steve. 2026. Little Lefty: Kid Kommunist. Panels & Prose (April 7): https://panelsandprose.com/2026/04/07/little-lefty-kid-kommunist/

Stable Genius Crisis Management by Daniel Boris

April 8: Swann Lecture at Library of Congress

The Swann Lecture is given by graduate students funded by the Library of Congress who are researching caricature and cartoon in any field. 

Swann Fellow Hyun Kong, a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at Pennsylvania State University,draws upon U.S. military newspapers, comics, posters,and visual materials from the Korean War era to reflect on how archival research can illuminate everyday military life and media practices and how archives organize meaning through repetition, circulation,and context.This event will be recorded.

 

Dining Room A is on the 6^th floor in the “yellow” corner of the Madison Building. Entrance to the Madison Building is via Independence Avenue between 1^st and 2^nd streets SE. The cafeteria is nearby.

 

I’ve attached the flyer, and here is the link to the event: Swann Lecture: From Allegory to Archive: Mobility, Familiarity and U.S. Military Media in Korea | Library of Congress.

Donny Dark Soul by Daniel Boris

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/4-5/2026

Koterba, Jeffrey. 2026. When My Cartoons Flew in Space on Easter Weekend. Jeffrey Koterba (April 5): https://jeffreykoterba.substack.com/p/when-my-cartoons-flew-in-space-on

Koterba, Jeffrey. 2010. Cartoon Dog to Travel with Shuttle Discovery to Space Station Monday. ABC News (April 1): https://abcnews.com/Technology/dogie-cartoon-dog-blasts-off-space/story

Quaintance, Zack. 2026. Self-Published Saturday: Jim Mahfood and Jesse Lonergan Deliver Alternate Takes on Bat-Themed Vigilantes. The Beat (April 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/self-published-saturday-jim-mahfood-and-jesse-lonergan-deliver-alternate-takes-on-bat-themed-vigilantes/

Freeman, John. 2026. A Mandy Picture Story Library Mystery! [Selby Donnison]. downthetubes (April 3): https://downthetubes.net/a-mandy-picture-story-library-mystery/

Harper, David. 2026. So, Your Comic Has Become a Speculator Hit; What’s It Really Like When Your Comic Becomes a Target for Speculators?. SKTCHD (April 1): https://sktchd.com/longform/speculator-creators-article/

Ferguson, David. 2026. Creating Conventions: Meet Paul Trimble, the Man Behind Enniskillen Comic Fest. downthetubes (April 4): https://downthetubes.net/creating-conventions-meet-paul-trimble-the-man-behind-enniskillen-comic-fest/

  *Kallaugher, Kevin KAL and Katherine Woodman-Maynard. 2026. Kevin KAL Kallaugher Is LIVE with Katherine Woodman-Maynard. KAL Draws the Line (March 8): https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/kevin-kal-kallaugher-is-live-with

  *Woodman-Maynard, Katherine. 2026. Why We Stay in Minneapolis [editorial comic]. Washington Post (January 12): https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2026/ice-minneapolis-renee-good-woodman-maynard/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Success May See Steve Bissette Return to Comics to Finish Tyrant. Bleeding Cool (April 3): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/success-may-see-steve-bissette-return-to-comics-to-finish-tyrant/

Harper, David. 2026. “It’s a World Building Company”: Tiny Onion’s Eric Harburn Talks His New Role and Building Something New in Comics — and Beyond. SKTCHD (April 2): https://sktchd.com/interview/eric-harburn-tiny-onion-interview/

Harper, David. 2026.: Inbetween with Faith Erin Hicks. SKTCHD’s Off Panel (545; March 30): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-545-inbetween-with-faith-erin-hicks/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Faith_Erin_Hicks_2026.mp3

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Image Comics No Longer Exclusive, Coming to Universal Distribution?. Bleeding Cool (April 3): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/image-comics-no-longer-exclusive-coming-to-universal-distribution/

Quesada, Joe. 2026. The Greatest Marvel Story Never Told [Wolverine's origin; also The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling Part 12: Stakes]. Joe Quesada's Drawing the Line Somewhere (April 5): https://joequesada.substack.com/p/the-greatest-marvel-story-never-told

Johnston, Rich. 2026. If Destruction Be Our Logo… Matthew Rosenberg's Battle with Image; Matthew Rosenberg and his battles with Image Comics over design decisions on If Destruction Be Our Lot #1 logo. Bleeding Cool (April 4): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/if-destruction-be-our-logo-matthew-rosenbergs-battle-with-image/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. 21 New Dave Sim Pages for Diamond Bankruptcy Benefit Comic, Consigned. Bleeding Cool (April 4): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/21-new-dave-sim-pages-for-diamond-bankruptcy-benefit-comic-consigned/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Chainsaw Man Manga Concludes After 8 Years – No Part 3, Just the End; Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man manga concludes after 8 years - no Part 3, just a thank you and the end... or is it?. Bleeding Cool (April 4): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chainsaw-man-manga-concludes-after-8-years-no-part-3-just-the-end/

Larkin, Felix. 2026. National Lampoon: Felix Larkin on How Cartoonists Have Skewered Politicians for Centuries; Napoleon Bonaparte was particular target of early satirical cartoons. Irish Times (April 1): https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/01/national-lampoon-felix-larkin-on-how-cartoonists-have-skewered-politicians-for-centuries/

Musgrove, Catherine. 2026. As Dennis the Menace Turns 75, Meet the Preston Man Who Created His Cousin Minnie the Minx [Leo Baxendale]. Lancashire Post (March 26): https://www.lep.co.uk/news/as-dennis-the-menace-turns-75-meet-the-preston-man-who-created-his-cousin-minnie-the-minx-6288391

Freeman, John. 2026. Who Remembers Marvel UK’s Shadow Riders? downthetubes (April 4): https://downthetubes.net/who-remembers-marvel-uks-shadow-riders/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Easter Comic: The Little Blue Duck by Walt Scott. Daily Cartoonist (April 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/04/easter-comic-the-little-blue-duck-by-walt-scott/

Silverman, Rebecca. 2026. Creating a Fanclub: Director Sou Toyama on Kirio Fan Club. Anime News Network (April 1): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-04-01/creating-a-fanclub-director-sou-toyama-on-kirio-fan-club/.235964

Truc, Jean-Laurent. 2026. Histoires d’Amitié et d’Imagination au Musée de la BD de Bruxelles Avec l’Incontournable Petzi Dès le 1er Avril. Ligne Claire (March 30): https://www.ligneclaire.info/petzi-705960.html

Truc, Jean-Laurent. 2026. Le Décès de Jean-Pierre Krassinsky. Ligne Claire (April 1): https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-de-jean-pierre-krassinsky-706157.html

Chapman, Adam. 2026. A Conversation with Chaz Gower [Author of Ditko & Romita vs Lee: The Origins of the Amazing Spider-Man]. Comic Shenanigans (1138; April 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBvM4h1e5U0

  *Barnes, Brooks. 2026. Despite Poor Reviews, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is a Megahit [in print as Super Mario Defies Reviews and Appears to Be a Megahit]. New York Times (April 6): B2. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/business/box-office-super-mario-galaxy-movie.html

  *McWhertor, Michael. 2026. The Super Mario Animated Universe Is Growing, Just Don’t Expect a Smash Bros Movie Any Time Soon, Shigeru Miyamoto Says; Nintendo and Illumination executives say crossovers in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie aren’t as ‘strategic’ as you think. Polygon (March 31): https://www.polygon.com/super-mario-galaxy-movie-smash-bros-shigeru-miyamoto-interview/

  *Park, Gene. 2026. The Secret to Mario’s Infinite Lives [in print as Plumber's Popularity Endures; “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie”]. Washington Post (April 2): B1-2. Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2026/04/01/super-mario-galaxy-review/

  *Small, Zachary. 2026. Has Nintendo Solved Its Princess Problem? As the Company Releases the Sequel “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” the Need for Narrative Has Meant a New Focus on Its Sparse Cast of Female Characters. New York Times (April 2): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/03/arts/nintendo-mario-galaxy-movie-rosalina-princesses.html

  *Thompson, Stephen, Ronald Young, Jr., and Jordan Morris. 2026. 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Remembers Every Nintendo Moment Ever. NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour (April 2): https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5770126/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-remembers-every-nintendo-moment-ever, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/22b17473-df91-4aa1-8402-108f6b4dc1e9/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5770126

  *Wilkinson, Alissa. 2026. ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Review: It’s-a Meh [in print as How to Fill a Void? Your Imagination May Help]. New York Times (April 3): C5. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/movies/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-review.html

Baez, Dominic / Seattle Times. 2026. 'Daredevil: Born Again’ Comes Out of the Gate in a Full Sprint. Washington Post (April 2): B3

Baez, Dominic. 2026. 'Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 Review: Balancing the Scales of Justice. Seattle Times (March 24): https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/daredevil-born-again-season-2-review-balancing-the-scales-of-justice/

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. Comics Are ART! Inside the Philippe Labaune Gallery in NYC! [Klaus Janson exhibit]. Collectors Confessions (April 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OczCRalQVo8

Del Duca, Leila. 2026. How I Pivoted My Kickstarter. Helioscope PDX (April 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXop5HT-KJY

Dollard, Terence. 2026. Comic Culture at HeroesCon, pt 3. Comic Culture (April 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3dBoeDQzs8

Dollard, Terence. 2026. Comic Culture with Tessa Hulls. Comic Culture (April 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnAJXA9kvzs

Degg, D. D. 2026. 25 Years Ago: The B.C. Easter Controversy. Daily Cartoonist (April 5): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/05/25-years-ago-the-b-c-easter-controversy/

Super Mario movie and Daredevil tv show in WaPo and NPR

Original reporting by the Post's longtime videogame reviewer...

The secret to Mario's infinite lives [in print as Plumber's popularity endures; "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" ]

Review by Gene Park

Washington Post April 2, 2026: B1-2

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2026/04/01/super-mario-galaxy-review/

 

'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' remembers every Nintendo moment ever

Stephen Thompson,  Ronald Young, Jr., and Jordan Morris

Pop Culture Happy HourApril 2, 2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5770126/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-remembers-every-nintendo-moment-ever

https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/22b17473-df91-4aa1-8402-108f6b4dc1e9/audio/128/default.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5770126

 

Uncredited syndicate story -

Baez, Dominic / Seattle Times. 2026. 'Daredevil: Born Again' comes out of the gate in a full sprint. Washington Post (April 2): B3

 

reprinted from 

'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2 review: Balancing the scales of justice

Dominic Baez

Seattle Times  March 24, 2026

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/daredevil-born-again-season-2-review-balancing-the-scales-of-justice/

April 11: Jeff Lemire cancelled at Third Eye Comics

HEADS UP!!!🚨🔥 Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, our signing with superstar with Jeff Lemire has been cancelled to be rescheduled at a later date!!!

🔥📆 EVENT DETAILS!!! 🔥 Hey Third Eye Faithful!   A quick update: our upcoming Jeff Lemire signing (4/11) has been postponed due to unexpected scheduling conflicts for Jeff, and will be rescheduled for a new date later this year.   We'll announce the new date as soon as it's locked in!!!   If you have a VIP pass, hang onto it: it will carry over to the new date.   If you placed a signed pre-order: your order is still good to go!   All signed pre-orders will ship once the signing takes place at the new date. No action needed on your end.   Many apologies for the postponement, we were excited for this one as well, but Jeff has already confirmed that he'll be rescheduling with us, and we'll have a new date to announce soon!!!

Missed it! Woodman-Maynard's Why we stay in Minneapolis

 

Why we stay in Minneapolis

By K. Woodman-Maynard

Washington Post January 12, 2026

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2026/ice-minneapolis-renee-good-woodman-maynard/ 

K. Woodman-Maynard is a Minneapolis-based comic artist and creator of graphic novel adaptations of "Tuck Everlasting" and "The Great Gatsby."

KAL talked to Katherine Woodman-Maynard about graphic novels

Kevin KAL Kallaugher is LIVE with Katherine Woodman-Maynard

A recording from Kevin KAL Kallaugher's live video

Kevin KAL Kallaugher and K. Woodman-Maynard

KAL Draws the Line Mar 08, 2026

https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/kevin-kal-kallaugher-is-live-with

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/3/2026

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 04/03/26: Telgemeier and Galligan Return to Baby-Sitters Club. The Beat (April 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-040326/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. The Week in Diamond: Denied!!! The Beat (April 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-week-in-diamond-denied/

Sava, Oliver. 2026. 5 New Comics to Read in April, Including a Bollywood Body Horror Story; Plus: a Memoir About Pregnancy and Parenthood, and a Steampunk Sci-Fi Tale Set in WWIII China. AV Club (April 2): https://www.avclub.com/best-comics-april-2026-oracles-in-your-skin-twin-lotuses

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Taki Soma and Mark Schey on the Release of the Graphic Novel, 'Parapsychologist,' with Comixology Originals. Fanbase Press (March 31): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58356-fanbase-press-interviews-taki-soma-and-mark-schey-on-the-release-of-the-graphic-novel-parapsychologist-with-comixology-originals/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Nicole Goux and Dave Baker on the Upcoming Release of the Coming-of-Age Graphic Novel, 'Punk'n Heads,' with Top Shelf. Fanbase Press (April 3): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58368-fanbase-press-interviews-nicole-goux-and-dave-baker-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-coming-of-age-graphic-novel-punkn-heads-with-top-shelf/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning Points [174]. Scoop (April 2): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-174/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Bankruptcy Court Denies Consignors' Motions to Release Inventory. Scoop (April 3): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62036/bankruptcy-court-denies-consignors-motions

Degg, D. D. 2026. 2025 Reuben Award Nominees. Daily Cartoonist (April 2): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/02/2025-reuben-award-nominees/

Heller, Steven. 2026. The Daily Heller: An Immigrant's Fear Factor Is More Than a Game of Survival ["Separation"]. The Daily Heller (March 31): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-separation/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. James Tynion IV Funds B.O.D.E.G.A., Launches a New Brooklyn Comic Con; James Tynion IV Chairs B.O.D.E.G.A., Launching a New Brooklyn Comic Convention, BEC, for Thought Bubble Weekend.... Bleeding Cool (April 2): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/james-tynion-iv-funds-b-o-d-e-g-a-launches-a-new-brooklyn-comic-con/

Kit, Borys. 2026. With an Assist from 'Absolute Batman' and DC, the Comic Artist Superstar Rises Again; Nick Dragotta, Daniel Warren Johnson and Others Are Bringing About a Popularity and Mania Not Seen Since the Heyday of Image Comics in the 1990s. Hollywood Reporter (April 3): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-absolute-batman-superstar-artists-1236555511/

Viau, Dennis. 2026. C2E2 2026 Photos – Part 3-4: Saturday. Scoop (April 2): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62032/c2e2-2026-photos-part-3, and https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62031/c2e2-2026-photos-part-4

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Bong Joon Ho Introduces 'Ally,' His Debut Animated Feature. Animation Magazine (April 2): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/bong-joon-ho-introduces-ally-his-debut-animated-feature/

Simons, Blake. 2026. 'The Last Blossom' Director Baku Kinoshita Discusses His Poetic Animated Feature [Anime]. Animation Magazine (April 3): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/the-last-blossom-director-baku-kinoshita-discusses-his-poetic-animated-feature/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Pixar Alum Erica Milsom Talks About Her New Venture, Ryzo Studios, and Innovative Short 'Release the Beast'. Animation Magazine (April 3): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/pixar-alum-erica-milsom-talks-about-her-new-venture-ryzo-studios-and-innovative-short-release-the-beast/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Toonstar & HarperCollins Publishers Team Up for Animated Series Based on Popular Books. Animation Magazine (April 2): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/toonstar-harpercollins-publishers-team-up-for-animated-series-based-on-popular-books/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Goodman Pics & Tim Johnson Launch Underneath The Umbrella Prod. with Rights to 'Wizard of Id,' 'B.C.' & 'The Book of the Dun Cow'. Animation Magazine (April 2): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/goodman-pics-tim-johnson-launch-underneath-the-umbrella-prod-with-rights-to-wizard-of-id-b-c-the-book-of-the-dun-cow/

Unknown. 2026. Japan Authors, Actor of Popular Wine Drama Honored by France ["The Drops of God"]. Kyodo News (April 1): https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/73418

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. 'Chainsaw Man' Briefly Returns in 'Dandadan'. io9 (April 3): https://gizmodo.com/chainsaw-man-dandadan-cameo-2000742063

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. How Adult Swim Skipped the April Fools' Nonsense and Dropped a 'Smiling Friends' Claymation Horror Short Instead; Ahead of the 'Smiling Friends' Series Finale, Claymation Artist Lee Hardcastle Explained How a Throwaway Gag Morphed into an 11-Minute Avant-Garde Short. io9 (April 1): https://gizmodo.com/how-adult-swim-skipped-the-april-fools-nonsense-and-dropped-a-smiling-friends-claymation-horror-short-instead-2000740776

Degg, D. D. 2026. Matt Scharf – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (April 3): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/03/matt-scharf-rip/

Unknown. 2026. Matt J Scharf (August 21, 1961 - March 30, 2026) Obituary. Yampa Valley Funeral Home: https://www.yampavalleyfh.com/obituary/matt-scharf

Ross, Tom. 2011. Story Boards Built to Shred the Gnar [Matt Scharf]. Steamboat Pilot (October 28): https://www.steamboatpilot.com/explore-steamboat/tom-ross-story-boards-built-to-shred-the-gnar/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Jean-Paul Krassinsky – RIP [France]. Daily Cartoonist (April 3): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/03/jean-paul-krassinsky-rip/

Wood, Lawrence, Trevor Hoey, Katherine Bettis, and Joel Mishon. 2026. Welcome to This Month's CartoonStock Caption Contest by Katherine Bettis. CartoonStock (April 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwIsaWI7_70

Harper, David. 2026. Four Favorites with Matthew Rosenberg, Gregg Katzman and Pornsak Pichetshote. SKTCHD (April 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snV60jldfak

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. Marcus Walker Kingslayer - Chris Yates Mashed Family Drama and Mechs and Its Gold! Collectors Confessions (April 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGqI45pHdkw

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Voyage Dans la Lune – This Week's Links. TCJ (April 3): https://www.tcj.com/voyage-dans-la-lune-this-weeks-links/

Fiffe, Michel. 2026. Keith Giffen Part 6: Return to DC & Marvel, New. Fiffe Files (April 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXYkbH1x7iE

Noel-Tod, Jeremy. 2026. The Eternal Glen Baxter; To Many He Encapsulated a Quintessentially British Sense of the Absurd. But Beneath All the Nonsense Baxter's Project Had a Much Deeper, More Globe-Spanning Outlook. Prospect Magazine (April 2): https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/the-culture-newsletter/72909/the-eternal-glen-baxter

Swindler, Samantha. 2026. 'FCBD': A Cryptic Sign on a Vacant Storefront Is Good News for Oregon City Comics Fans. The Oregonian (April 1): https://www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/04/fcbd-a-cryptic-sign-on-a-vacant-storefront-is-good-news-for-oregon-city-comics-fans.html

Parkin, JK. 2026. Picture + Panel - Meera Subramanian + Katy Doughty on Making Comics About the Climate Crisis. Smash Pages (April 1): https://smashpages.net/2026/04/01/picture-panel-meera-subramanian-katy-doughty-on-making-comics-about-the-climate-crisis/

Parkin, JK. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Dave Baker + Nicole Goux on 'Punk'n Heads'. Smash Pages (April 2): https://smashpages.net/2026/04/02/smash-pages-qa-dave-baker-nicole-goux-on-punkn-heads/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. "It's About Queerness, Family, Loyalty, Grief, and at Its Core Love in All Its Forms"- Bex Glendining on Debut Graphic Novel 'On Starlit Shores'. Broken Frontier (April 2): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/bex-glendining/

Keith, Jed W. 2026. Interview: Fred Van Lente on Whimsical Wisdom & Wonder in Action Philosophers: Modernity Bites! Freaksugar (March 30): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-fred-van-lente-on-whimsical-wisdom-wonder-in-action-philosophers-modernity-bites/

Gonzalez, Eileen. 2026. Jack Kirby Way: How It Got Renamed and Why It Matters; A Street in New York Will Soon Be Named After Legendary Comic Creator Jack Kirby. Here's What Went into Making That Honor Happen. Book Riot (March 27): https://bookriot.com/jack-kirby-way/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #334 – Steve Orlando Talks 'X-Men Infinity Comic'. AIPT (March 30): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/03/30/x-men-monday-334-orlando-infinity-comic/

Brooke, David. 2026. Kerascoët Talks 'The Court Charade' and Turning Fairy Tales into Sharp, Funny Takes on Toxic Workplaces. AIPT (March 31): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/03/31/kerascoet-the-court-charade-qa/

Harding, Christopher. 2026. 'Manga's First Century' by Andrea Horbinski Review; Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989 by Andrea Horbinski Reveals the Colourful Companion to Japan's Turbulent 20th Century. History Today (76; 4; April): https://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/mangas-first-century-andrea-horbinski-review

Talavera, Juan Carlos. 2026. De Chile a México: La Historia de José Palomo Fuentes, Leyenda del Humor Gráfico; El Caricaturista Chileno José Palomo Fuentes, Referente del Humor Gráfico en América Latina, Falleció Dejando un Legado que Trascendió Fronteras. Excelsior (March 28): https://www.excelsior.com.mx/cultura/chile-mexico-historia-jose-palomo-fuentes-leyenda-humor-grafico

Maynard, Nigel F. 2026. Graphic Novelist Gareth Hinds Puts a New Spin on Old Stories. Hyattsville Life & Times (March 30): https://streetcarsuburbs.news/graphic-novelist-gareth-hinds-puts-a-new-spin-on-old-stories/

Elias, Naomi. 2026. A Riveting Graphic Novel of an Armenian Family in San Francisco [Nadine Takvorian; Armaveni: A Graphic Novel of the Armenian Genocide]. KQED (March 10): https://www.kqed.org/arts/13987498/nadine-

Weiss, Josh. 2026. Bixby Grant, Private Eye Creator Takes Us Inside Hardboiled Mashup of Noir and Monsters. Syfy Wire (March 27): https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/bixby-grant-private-eye-monster-noir-interview-with-creator-patrick-coyle

Boyle, Lara. 2026. How Poetry Comics Taught Me a New Way to See. SOLRAD (March 30): https://solrad.co/how-poetry-comics-taught-me-a-new-way-to-see-by-lara-boyle

Gareth Hinds profiled in Hyattsville

Graphic novelist Gareth Hinds puts a new spin on old stories

by NIGEL F. MAYNARD 

Hyattsville Life & Times March 30, 2026

https://streetcarsuburbs.news/graphic-novelist-gareth-hinds-puts-a-new-spin-on-old-stories/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/2/2026

Matanle, Peter, Kuniko Ishiguro, and Leo McCann. 2014. Popular Culture and Workplace Gendering among Varieties of Capitalism: Working Women and their Representation in Japanese Manga. Gender, Work and Organization 21 (5): 472-489. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12050 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gwao.12050

Ito, Kinko. 2005. A History of Manga in the Context of Japanese Culture and Society. The Journal of Popular Culture 38 (3): 456-475. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.2005.00123.x and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3840.2005.00123.x

Ogi, Fusami. 2003. Female Subjectivity and Shoujo (Girls) Manga (Japanese Comics): Shoujo in Ladies' Comics and Young Ladies' Comics. The Journal of Popular Culture 36 (4): 780-803. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-5931.00045 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1540-5931.00045

Ito, Kinko. 2002. The World of Japanese Ladies' Comics: From Romantic Fantasy to Lustful Perversion. The Journal of Popular Culture 36 (1): 68-85. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-5931.00031 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1540-5931.00031

Blackmore, Tim. 1998. McCay's McChanical Muse: Engineering Comic-Strip Dreams. The Journal of Popular Culture 32 (1): 15-38. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_15.x and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_15.x

Grigsby, Mary. 1998. Sailormoon: Manga(Comics) and Anime(Cartoon) Superheroine Meets Barbie: Global Entertainment Commodity Comes to the United States. The Journal of Popular Culture 32 (1): 59-80. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_59.x and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_59.x

 Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Animation y'all expo returns to Nashville; Tennessee declares 'Animation day'. Animation Magazine (April 1): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/animation-yall-expo-returns-to-nashville-tennessee-declares-animation-day/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. MAD about DC short film starring Chip Zdarsky released. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/mad-about-dc-movie/

Maier, Dana Jeri. 2026. Letter #31: To Richard Thompson from Dana Jeri Maier. Skipping to the Fun Parts and Letters to Dead Authors & Artists (April 2): https://letterstodeadartists.substack.com/p/letter-31-to-richard-thompson-from

Holub, Christian. 2026. Brooklyn to get its own comic convention this fall. Publishers Weekly (April 2): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100069-a-new-comic-convention-is-coming-to-brooklyn-later-in-2026.html

Puc, Samantha. 2026. New comics nonprofit BODEGA launches Brooklyn expo of comics. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/new-comics-nonprofit-bodega-launches-brooklyn-expo-of-comics/

O'Brien, Jim. 2026. In review: Guido Crepax – "We loved you so much, Valentina" at the Galerie Martel, Brussels. downthetubes (April 1): https://downthetubes.net/in-review-guido-crepax-we-loved-you-so-much-valentina-at-the-galerie-martel-brussels/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Screen Australia backs animated series & short in narrative content funding round. Animation Magazine (April 1): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/screen-australia-backs-animated-series-short-in-narrative-content-funding-round/

Mark. 2026. Declan Shalvey interview - writer of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Baroness #1. Talking Joe (April 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99o5GFiZevQ

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Season 2 of animated kids' series 'Odo' flies to Angel premiere. Animation Magazine (April 1): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/season-2-of-animated-kids-series-odo-flies-to-angel-premiere/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Dennis the Menace's April fools prank. Daily Cartoonist (April 1): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/01/dennis-the-menaces-april-fools-prank/

Collins, Michele. 2026. Cartoonist shares his artistic journey at Solon Historical Society program [Ron Hill]. Chagrin Valley Today (April 2): https://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/article_caeca515-1171-4918-b622-743dcaa4c5ca.html

Viau, Dennis. 2026. C2E2 2026 photos – part 1-2: Friday. Scoop (April 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62022/c2e2-2026-photos-part-1, and https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62021/c2e2-2026-photos-part-2

Baxi, Steve. 2026. Trade rating: The Complete 2000AD By Alan Moore Vol 1 – Future Shocks & Other Stories. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/trade-rating-the-complete-2000ad-by-alan-moore-vol-1-future-shocks-other-stories/

Powell, Nancy. 2026. Animation legend Willie Ito on Disney, Hanna-Barbera, and the two-decade journey of Hello Maggie. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wca-26-animation-legend-willie-ito-on-disney-hanna-barbera-and-the-two-decade-journey-of-hello-maggie/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Avengers: Armageddon #1 to come with free Magic: The Gathering card. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/avengers-armageddon-mtg/

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Comics crowdfunding round-up: Iron Barge, Bixby Grant, The Royal, and two more projects you'll love!. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-iron-barge-bixby-grant-the-royal-and-two-more-projects-youll-love/

Serrano Denis, Gabriel. 2026. Interview: The Nocturnals return! Dan Brereton talks newest chapter Darkly. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-nocturnals-brereton-darkly/

McGuire, Liam. 2026. Jorge Fornés talks writing 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions — Firefly' #1. Comic Frontier (April 2): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/jorge-forn-s-talks-writing-debut-with-g-i-joe-a-real-american-hero-sssilent-missions-firefly-1

Unknown. 2026. The return of CAB? New Brooklyn nonprofit announced debut of comics show, award, magazine. TCJ (April 2): https://www.tcj.com/the-return-of-cab-new-brooklyn-nonprofit-announced-debut-of-comics-show-award-magazine/

Wertz, Julia. 2026. Social-media advertisements vs. reality: Postpartum-clothes edition. New Yorker (April 2): https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/social-media-advertisements-vs-reality-postpartum-clothes-edition

Gorga, Jon. 2026. MoCCA Festival '26 report and all the Awards of Excellence winners. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/mocca-festival-26-report-and-all-the-awards-of-excellence-winners/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Graphic novel sales rose 28.5% in Q1 2026. The Beat (April 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-sales-rose-28-5-in-q1-2026/

Brill, Pamela. 2026. Jenny Han's 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' gets the graphic novel treatment. Publishers Weekly (April 2): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/100068-jenny-han-s-to-all-the-boys-i-ve-loved-before-gets-the-graphic-novel-treatment.html

Spratford, Sam. 2026. HarperCollins partners with 'AI-powered' animation house Toonstar. Publishers Weekly (April 2): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100065-harpercollins-partners-with-ai-powered-animation-house-toonstar.html

Unknown. 2026. The secret history of Tim Burton's "Superman lives". Adam Savage's Tested (March 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icldbf-UHXY

McFarlane, Todd and Alex Ross. 2026. Todd McFarlane: Why comics needed Kingdom Come. Todd McFarlane (April 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPyGvfYWYGo

Smith, Barney. 2026. The origin story behind Cosmic Wars (it started when he was 12) [Samuel Vera]. Story Comic Presents (499; April 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S5B74cWnfA

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture Squadcast - LIVE with special guest Tiffany Babb. Pop Culture Squad (April 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MISdK7-LwUY

Montpetit, Mathilde. 2026. Doing impressions: Monet's early caricatures (ca. late 1850s). Public Domain Review (March 25): https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/claude-monet-caricatures/

Morgan, Wallace. 1907. Fluffy Ruffles. New York: D Appleton. Online at https://archive.org/details/morgan-fluffy-ruffles-1907-lyons/mode/2up

Sad shape of WaPo editorial page

Days before they published it, Mike Peterson had mocked it in the Daily Cartoonist's CSoTD column.

Small Press Expo 2026 Ignatz Awards Submissions Information

Info On this Year's Submission Process

Hello Creators and Publishers!! Ignatz submissions are now being accepted. Below is the information you need to submit your works for this year's Ignatz Awards. This year we are premiering a new single submission form that allows you to submit your works to more than one category at a time. You can take your time with the submissions, as the submission window does not end until Sunday, May 31 11:59PM. Please read all of the below and any questions, do not hesitate to send them to ignatzawards@smallpressexpo.com. Thanks, Warren and Francesca SPX 2026 banner by Sanika Phawde. 2026 Ignatz Awards Schedule April 1 Midnight - Ignatz Submissions Open May 31 11:59PM - Ignatz Submissions Close Mid-August - Ignatz nominees announced and ballots available  September 12th @ 9:30PM - Ignatz Awards Ceremony 2026 Ignatz Logo by Vicky Yang. COPIES FOR THE SPX COLLECTION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS In addition to the digital submission, you will need to send us one physical copy of your submission so if your work is nominated, we can display the Ignatz noms at the show, as well as preserve your works for future generations in the SPX Collection at the Library of Congress: Please mail 1 copy of the submission to: Warren Bernard c/o Small Press Expo 4509 Windsor Lane Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Physical copies are due by August 5. THE SUBMISSION PROCESS Any work submitted for the Ignatz Awards must have been published between June 1 2025 and May 31 2026. It is OK to submit your work if the release date is after you fill out the Ignatz Submission Form and before June 1. We have a new submission form this year that allows you to submit to the REQUIRED Categories and the OPTIONAL Categories at the same time. You must choose one of the following REQUIRED Categories: Outstanding Minicomic Outstanding Graphic Novel Outstanding Anthology Outstanding Collection Outstanding Comic Outstanding Online Comic On the same form, you can choose none or any of the OPTIONAL Categories: Outstanding Story Outstanding Artist Promising New Talent Outstanding Series You can read the definitions of these categories on the About The Ignatz Awards page on our web site. PLEASE NOTE: WHEN YOU SUBMIT THE FORM, IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 SECONDS FOR IT TO COMPLETE. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE VENDOR TO FIX IT, SORRY!!! Submit for the Ignatz Awards here. UPLOADING PDF FILES You will need to submit up to two PDF files so the judges can read your work: Please send us PDFs only of no more than two 200meg files in size per submission PDF file naming convention for Mini-comics, Comics, Series, Story, Artist, Promising New Talent, Collections and Graphic Novels is: CreatorLastName.CreatorFirstName.Comic_Title.IssueNumber (If needed).Publisher.PubMonthPubYear.pdf If there is no Issue Number, then do not put one in the file nameIf it is self published, put Self as the Publisher PDF file naming convention for Anthologies is: EditorLastName.EditorFirstName.Comic_Title.Publisher.PubMonthPubYear.pdf We ask that everybody take a look at compressing large PDF files. Here is the information from Adobe . We request you do so if indeed the Adobe compression does not impact the reading experience of your work. If you can do this, it will decrease the amount of time you will spend during the upload process. We also recommend splitting large files (over 200MB PDF's) into two, as shown here on the Adobe site. Copyright © 2026 Small Press Expo, All rights reserved.   You are getting this email because you signed up for one of our mailing lists!!