Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/28/2026

Degg, D. D. 2026. Creative Shuffle for Dick Tracy. Daily Cartoonist (September 27): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/09/27/creative-shuffle-for-dick-tracy/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. New ‘Now What?!’ Short ‘Minatura’ Animates the Hidden Costs of Caregiving. Animation Magazine (September 25): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/09/new-now-what-short-minatura-animates-the-hidden-costs-of-caregiving/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Why ‘Dog Judo’ Creator Andrew Kelleher Is Paw-Sitively Thrilled About His Popular Toon’s Comeback. Animation Magazine (September 25): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/09/why-dog-judo-creator-andrew-kelleher-is-paw-sitively-thrilled-about-his-toons-comeback/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. ‘We Are Aliens’ and ‘Praying Mantis’ Take Home the Top Prizes at OIAF 2026. Animation Magazine (September 26): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/09/we-are-aliens-and-praying-mantis-take-home-the-top-prizes-at-oiaf-2026/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. From Absolute Batman to Matt Garvey – The 2026 Ringo Awards Results. Bleeding Cool (September 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/from-absolute-batman-to-matt-garvey-the-2026-ringo-awards-results/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. 2026 Ringo Award Winners. The Beat (September 28): https://www.comicsbeat.com/2026-ringo-award-winners/

Adams, Nyla. 2026. Superman, Captain America, Kermit the Frog and The Declaration of Independence. Library of Congress' Timeless Blog (September 28): https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/09/superman-captain-america-kermit-the-frog-and-the-declaration-of-independence/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Kirkman Reveals Energon Universe Sales And They're Impressive. ICv2 (September 27): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63475/kirkman-reveals-energon-universe-sales

Turkeltaub, Payton. 2026. ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Co-Director Explains It’s ‘Very Difficult’ to Evolve Marvel Characters, but ‘We Need to Surprise Ourselves’ and ‘Audiences’. Variety (September 27): https://variety.com/2026/film/news/avengers-doomsday-director-very-difficult-mcu-characters-1236876967/

Ardetto, Isabella. 2026. Exclusive: Renet Returns to Aid the Turtles in IDW Publishing’s Upcoming TMNT Comic; Writer Andrew Joustra and artist Louie Joyce team up for a time-bending new Tales of the TMNT limited series. Den of Geek (September 23): https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/renet-returns-turtles-idw-publishing-upcoming-tmnt-comic/

Senzatimore, Renee. 2026. Legendary Space Opera Director Behind Space Battleship Yamato Dies at 98 [Toshio Masuda]. CBR (September 26): https://www.cbr.com/space-battleship-yamato-director-toshio-masuda-dies-98/

Watson, Fay. 2026. Avengers: Doomsday Director Says It's Important to "Surprise Audiences" by Making Changes to Beloved Characters. GamesRadar+ (September 25): https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/avengers-doomsday-director-says-its-important-to-surprise-audiences-by-making-changes-to-beloved-characters/

Tonthat, Steven (dir.). 2026. Indie Comics City: How Portland Built Its Own Comics Universe. OPB (September 10): https://www.opb.org/video/2026/09/10/indie-comics-city-how-portland-built-its-own-comics-universe/

Schneider, Michael. 2026. Matt Groening on the Future of ‘Futurama’ as the Series Gets Another Finale: ‘We Will Rise Again’ (EXCLUSIVE). Variety (September 28): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/matt-groening-futurama-season-14-finale-future-1236877180/

Unknown. 2026. Line Drives & Motion Lines: A Century of Baseball Comics Opening October 2 at The Center for Cartoon Studies. Center for Cartoon Studies (September 28): https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Line-Drives---Motion-Lines--A-Century-of-Baseball-Comics-Opening-October-2nd.html?soid=1101592244964&aid=-PH2_mmK_KQ

Unknown. 2026. Uitgever Yves Schlirf Overleden [Dutch publisher]. Stripspeciaalzaak (September 13): https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/uitgever-yves-schlirf-overleden

Unknown. 2026. Chris Scheuer (73) Overleden [Austria]. Stripspeciaalzaak (August 26): https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/chris-scheuer-73-overleden

Unknown. 2026. Philippe Roba (74) Alias Bollie Overleden [the Bollie model for his father Jean Roba's Bollie & Billie comic]. Stripspeciaalzaak (July 8): https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/philippe-roba-74-alias-bollie-overleden

Sulcer, Patricia, Stu Rees, and Jeff Trexler. 2026. Protecting Your Work: A Legal Panel for Cartoonists. National Cartoonists Society (September 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyjLVAWAiPs

Kellett, Dave, Brad Guigar, Dee Fish, Terri Libenson, and Jamar Nicholas. 2026. ComicLab Live: Actionable Advice in a Time of Change. National Cartoonists Society (September 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-r9pl_o2mA

De Hart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds With Jason Neulander [Treasure Island Reimagined]. Words, Images, & Worlds (September 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4WlzuCtPg

Siuntres, John. 2026. Matt Fraction Batman Bad Seeds and Beyond. Word Balloon (September 26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp7nlTVlolI

Baltimore Comic Con. 2026. Ringo Awards 2026 (Live Stream). Baltimore Comic Con (September 26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu3r_r4yado

Nicholas, Jamar. 2026. NCS Studio Visits w Mark Tatulli. National Cartoonists Society (September 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LrGi5P0uWE

Bettany, Paul. 2026. From JARVIS to Vision: Vision’s Story in the MCU | Marvel Featurette. Marvel Entertainment (September 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-hHF_mLdSs

Harper, David. 2026. Comic Art Rep Felix Lu on the Story Behind Felix Comic Art and the Original Comic Art Market. SKTCHD’s Off Panel (September 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA_OCE_OUsQ

Kelly, John (mod.), Kim Deitch, Denis Kitchen, Raquelle Jac, and Heather Loase. 2026. SPX 2026: Underground Comics Yesterday & Today. Small Press Expo (September 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epC0JJt5I9o

Hedlund, Cuyler (mod.), Nicole Goux, Maria Hoey, Jared Cullen, and Brian "Box" Brown. 2026. SPX 2026: No One Is Going To Save You [publishing]. Small Press Expo (September 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrC3Zoi4_cM

Unknown. 1929. Cartoonist Legislator [George Shields; Canada]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (26; November 16): 16. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-16_62_26/page/16/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Oregonian Cartoon That Won Prize [Tige Reynolds; drunk driving; Harmon Foundation Prize]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (26; November 16): 9. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-16_62_26/page/8/mode/2up

Central Press Association. 1929. Why Wait Longer To Solve Your Comic Strip Problem? [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (26; November 16): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-16_62_26/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Political Cartoonist -- Syndicates failing to supply the demand for cartoons... [job wanted classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (26; November 16): 65. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-16_62_26/page/64/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Cartoonists Form Club [Los Angeles Cartoonists' Supper Club]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (28; November 30): 22. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-30_62_28/page/22/mode/2up

Library of Congress exhibit on The Declaration of Independence includes Superman and Captain America

Superman, Captain America, Kermit the Frog and The Declaration of Independence

Nyla Adams

Library of Congress' Timeless blog September 28, 2026

 https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/09/superman-captain-america-kermit-the-frog-and-the-declaration-of-independence/

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Access Excess"

"Access Excess"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4325

 

 

I can't even begin to pretend to care about the Donster kicking MSNOW
(the artist formerly known as MSNBC) and CNN (aka ZNN) out of the White
House. The anchor dollies at MSNOW can't seem to shut the hell up about
how their voices are being stifled and how the First Amendment is being
threatened by the denial of access to the Donster's daily
raving'n'drooling press conferences consisting of demented propaganda
babbling and not much else, and their inability to dutifully record said
raving'n'drooling to parrot back at the addled masses... or, as it's
known in the USA, "journalism".

Yeah, y'sure heard that right; the people who gave us Kuwaiti Incubator
Babies, Iraqi WMDs, Iraqi Yellow Cake Uranium, the Uyghur Muslims and
Russiagate – and have spent the last three years beating down public
dissent against the Gaza genocide – are screaming and yelling about free
speech 'cos they can't get a spot at the Donster's White House media
circle-jerk. You'll pardon my giving sub-zero fucks about any of those
kiss-asses.
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Full Speed Into Midterms! by Daniel Boris

BCC's Ringo Awards

From Absolute Batman To Matt Garvey – The 2026 Ringo Awards Results

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 27 Sep 2026  

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/from-absolute-batman-to-matt-garvey-the-2026-ringo-awards-results/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/26-27/2026

Heller, Steven. 2026. The Daily Heller: Mark Alan Stamaty’s Opus Donutus. Print (September 22): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-mark-alan-stamatys-opus-donutus/

Rhode, Mike. 2026. Dana Jeri Maier Exhibit at the Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads. ComicsDC (September 26): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/09/dana-jeri-maeir-at-goodwin-house.html and https://archive.org/details/dana-jeri-maier-exhibit-at-the-goodwin-house-baileys-crossroads

Banerjee, Arunava. 2026. The Struggles of Golden Age Indian Comics in an Era of AI. Critical Collective (September 23): https://www.criticalcollective.in/

Phillips, Maya. 2026.  ‘Forgotten Island’ Review: A Supernatural Filipino Adventure [in print as A Supernatural Filipino Adventure]. New York Times (September 25): C8. online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/movies/forgotten-island-review.html  

Diaz, Chris Anthony. 2026. Young Man, There’s No Need to Feel Down: Pride in Panels; Photo Gallery. TCJ (September 25): https://www.tcj.com/young-man-theres-no-need-to-feel-down-pride-in-panels-photo-gallery/

Craggs, Ryan. 2026. He’s a One-Man Animation Studio: ‘AI Hasn’t Changed Me Yet’; Wong Ping turns sex, shame, loneliness, and desire into wonderful, shameless, deprived, beautiful, candy-colored fever dreams [Hong Kong]. Gizmodo (September 25): https://gizmodo.com/hes-a-one-man-animation-studio-ai-hasnt-changed-me-yet-2000817316

Freeman, John. 2026. New Digital Comics App, Sweet Shop Launched. downthetubes (September 25): https://downthetubes.net/new-digital-comics-app-sweet-shop-launched/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Penguin Gives an English Bookshop a Grant to Fund Kids Reading Comics. Bleeding Cool (September 25): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/penguin-gives-an-english-bookshop-a-grant-to-fund-kids-reading-comics/

Campbell, Tim. 2026. Resident Human Being vs. AI Slop; Round One, Round Won. tc2oons (September 26): https://tc2oons.substack.com/p/resident-human-being-vs-ai-slop

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Absolute Batman #1 CGC 9.9 Jumps From $10,000 to $18,000 in One Month. Bleeding Cool (September 26): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/absolute-batman-1-cgc-9-9-jumps-from-10000-to-18000-in-one-month/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Len Brown, Co-Creator of Mars Attacks & Thunder Agents, Dies Aged 84. Bleeding Cool (September 25): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/len-brown-co-creator-of-mars-attacks-thunder-agents-dies-aged-84/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Cartooning for Peace Turns 20. Daily Cartoonist (September 25): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/09/25/cartooning-for-peace-turns-20/

Scholastic. 2026. On September 19, The Baby-sitters Club Creator Ann M. Martin (l.) and Cartoonists Raina Telgemeier (c.) and Gale Galligan (r.) Gathered at Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Series and the Publication of Telgemeier and Galligan’s New Graphic Novel Adaptation, The Baby-sitters Club Super Special: Baby-sitters on Board [photo]. Publishers Weekly (September 27): https://pubwkly.omeclk.com/portal/public/ViewCommInBrowser.jsp?Sv4%2BeOSSucwRpgTayOJRnvJ89C%2BY0AtBTXf1KMt9pHAm9ZhpV77gOJ9Wc2ku8W0%2Fb0bVlQKv89IqM%2BZx6q9M6g%3D%3DA

Ogden, Eloise. 2026. Exhibit Focuses on Military Cartoons [by Cord Scott]. Minot Daily News (September 26): https://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2026/09/exhibit-focuses-on-military-cartoons/

Adam. 2025. A Conversation With Chuck Austen and Pat Olliffe; Creator Commentary on The Call. Comic Shenanigans, episode 1116 (November 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip0l7d7NCvg

Unknown. 2026. Arthur Asa Berger Obituary. Marin Independent Journal (September 22): https://www.marinij.com/obituaries/arthur-asa-berger-mill-valley/

Kit, Borys. 2026. ‘Transformers No. 1’ Getting 15th Printing as Skybound’s Energon Universe Comics Sell Over 7.6 Million Units; We know that Skybound's Energon Universe is a hit, but how big of a hit? In this case, knowing (the sales figures) is the entire battle. Hollywood Reporter (September 25): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/transformers-engergon-universe-comics-1236710111/

Carter, Justin. 2026. ‘Transformers’ and the ‘Energon Universe’ Are a Massive Success; The Energon Universe is big, but only 'Transformers' is big enough to keep getting reprinted over and over. Gizmodo (September 27): https://gizmodo.com/transformers-and-the-energon-universe-are-a-massive-success-2000817740

Roth, Gil. 2026. Alison Fensterstock and Michael Tisserand [on Bunny Matthews]. Virtual Memories Show (692; September 23): https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-692-alison-fensterstock-and-michael-tisserand and https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_692_-_Alison_Fensterstock_and_Michael_Tisserand.mp3

Unknown. 2026. Longtime Las Vegas Sun Editorial Cartoonist Mike Smith Enters Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame. Las Vegas Sun (September 26): https://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/sep/26/longtime-las-vegas-sun-editorial-cartoonist-mike-s/

Rashid, Saira Abdul. 2026. Could Comics Make a Comeback? Readers and artists reflect on what comics once brought to the page before they largely disappeared from newspapers. Kuwait Times (September 24): https://kuwaittimes.com/article/50347/kuwait/other-news/could-comics-make-a-comeback/

Keystone-SDA. 2026. The 2026 Geneva Töpffer Prize Goes to Comic Book Author Anna Sommer [Switzerland]. Bluewin (September 22): https://www.bluewin.ch/en/lifestyle/the-2026-geneva-topffer-prize-goes-to-comic-book-author-anna-sommer-li.3608749

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. If ‘Kamen Rider’ and ‘Parasyte’ Did a Fusion Dance, It’d Come Out Looking Like ‘Jagaaan’; Before 'Blue Lock' became a mega-hit, series creator Muneyuki Kaneshiro wrote a gleefully unhinged horror manga that's getting an official English release just in time for Halloween. Gizmodo (September 25): https://gizmodo.com/jagaaan-manga-review-volume-1-horror-sci-fi-muneyuki-kaneshiro-blue-lock-2000817573

Pett, Joel. 2026. Stand-Up Guy? Terrible Hobby, but Somehow I Can’t Stand Down [comedian]. Joel Pett's Substack (September 26): https://joelpett.substack.com/p/stand-up-guy

Harper, David. 2026. The New Future With Rob Williams. SKTCHD’s Off Panel (571; September 21): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-571-the-new-future-with-rob-williams/ and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Rob_Williams.mp3

Nicolaou, Victoria. 2026. From Mud Puddles to Mayors: How Editorial Cartoons Documented the History of St. Catharines; As the city marks its anniversary in 2026, historian Arden Phair discusses documenting the city’s editorial cartoonists — from 19th-century illustrators to Standard staff. St. Catharines Standard (September 24): https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara-region/st-catharines-at-150-a-history-told-in-cartoons/article_e8a98bbd-0eed-5f22-9e7a-186b8a2f5ff1.html

Cellini, Aidan. 2026. AFL Cartoonist Reveals Why Fremantle Forced a Redraw of Premiership Poster; “It sounded like I was working on a marketing campaign and not the premiership poster.” [Mark Knight]. Zero Hanger (September 24): https://www.zerohanger.com/afl-cartoonist-reveals-why-fremantle-forced-a-redraw-of-premiership-poster-183076/

Noakes, Cameron. 2026. Brisbane Lions and Fremantle Dockers Get Pedantic Over Grand Final Posters; New details have emerged about changes to both premiership posters ... and what was actually said [Mark Knight]. 7NEWS (September 23): https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-and-fremantle-dockers-get-pedantic-over-grand-final-posters-c-22918983

*Unknown. 2026. Rodolphe (78) Overleden. Stripspeciaalzaak (September 23): https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/rodolphe-78-overleden

*Truc, Jean-Laurent. 2026. Le Décès de Rodolphe. Ligne Claire (September 23): https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-de-rodolphe-711808.html

  *Truc, Jean-Laurent. 2018. Interview: Christian Rossi dans le Cœur des Amazones. Ligne Claire (March 1): https://www.ligneclaire.info/rossi-bindi-66240.html

Unknown. 2026. Vertongen & Co Verdwijnt. Stripspeciaalzaak (September 23): https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/vertongen-co-verdwijnt

Unknown. 2026. Eerste Gestolen Originelen van Blake en Mortimer Terug bij Fondation Jacobs. Stripspeciaalzaak (September 24): https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/eerste-gestolen-originelen-van-blake-en-mortimer-terug-bij-fondation-jacobs

Best, Daniel. 2026. Banning Comic Books in Queensland [Australia]. Daniel Best's Substack (September 27): https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/banning-comic-books-in-queensland

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1929. Do You Know about Our Sporting Proposition? [Tarzan advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (22: October 19): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-10-19_62_22/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. De Beck Back in U. S. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (24; November 2): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-02_62_24/page/44/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Offers Zuppke Collegiate Strip [football; drawn by B.W. Depew]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (24; November 2): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-02_62_24/page/44/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1929. Folk-Tales. A Little Feature with a Big Appeal [Edward McCandlish advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (24; November 2): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-02_62_24/page/36/mode/2up

Perry, John W. 1929. Forget the Average Reader -- Webster. Too Great a Deference to Public Taste Ruins Artist's Originality, New York World Cartoonist Says -- Hails Syndicates as a Boon to Newspaper Workers -- Success Due to His Lively Personality [H. T. Webster]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (24; November 2): 11, 54. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-02_62_24/page/10/mode/2up

Perry, John W. 1929. Fox Longs for Old Newspaper Days. Creator of "Toonerville Trolley" Says His Happiest Times Were with "the Boys" on Louisville and Chicago Dailies -- Achieved Fame as Syndicate Cartoonist. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (25; November 9): 11, 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-09_62_25/page/10/mode/2up

Pellissier, Carroll E. 1929. John Held Woodcuts Enliven Copy of Boston Electric Firm.  Series of Humorous Advertisements Proving Successful in Promoting Home Service Division of Edison Company, Officials Declare. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (25; November 9): 25. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-09_62_25/page/24/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Swinnerton Elected. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (25; November 9): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-09_62_25/page/26/mode/2up

McNaught Syndicate. 1929. Show Girl! The Most Modern of Comic Strips Is Taking the Country by Storm [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (25; November 9): 35. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-09_62_25/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Cartoonist -- Mr. Editor: A cartoonist, an industrious worker... [job wanted classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (25; November 9): 59. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-09_62_25/page/58/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Gruelle Has New Comic [Brutus by Johnny Gruelle]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (25; November 9): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-11-09_62_25/page/42/mode/2up

Super Duper Intelligence & The Preciousss GOP Playbook by Daniel Boris

 

Comic Books Are for Everyone, says local bookstore employee

  I would have linked to this if I could have found it online, but I can't. Keith is always a pleasure to talk to, and I hope he (or the bookstore) doesn't mind my reposting of this.

East City Bookshop  Sep 26, 2026  

Dear Esteemed Readers,
 

Yesterday, September 25th, was National Comic Book Day! Not to be confused with Free Comic Book Day (the first Saturday in May), it celebrates a medium popular among children and adults alike. The origins of the day are murky--no single person or organization claims responsibility, yet it has appeared on calendars for a number of years, and fans of the medium have begun to embrace the holiday. Although we do not sell single issue comics at ECB, you can purchase collected omnibus editions, as well as graphic novels for all ages.

The first comic book is considered to be The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck (by Rodolphe Töpffer, from 1837), but many people associate them with superheroes, due to the explosion of superhero comics during the 1930s and 1940s (the "Golden Age of Comics.") The two largest comic book companies, DC (Detective Comics) and Marvel, still publish superhero comics; the former publishes Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman while the latter publishes the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spider-Man, among others. Recently published superhero collections include Batman Killing Time by Tom King and David Marquez, and The Mighty Thor by Stan (the Man) Lee and Jack Kirby.

Similar to audiobooks, comic books and graphic novels are often dismissed as "not really reading" because they are not pure text, but combine text and image--in some instances, they may forgo words entirely. Their reliance on illustration, so often incorporated into books for younger readers, also causes people to associate them with frivolous topics. Now superhero comic books have continued to push the boundaries by exploring more mature topics in recent decades, and many writers and artists have used graphic novels to discuss such topics as the Holocaust (Maus, by Art Spiegelman, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992), growing up under a theocracy (Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi), and LGBTQ+ lives (Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, and Gaysians by Mike Caruto, just to name a few). A recent example is The Nightingales by Emil Wilson, a coming-of-age story about the unlikely friendship between a seventeen-year-old girl and the dying stranger who moves in with her family.

Graphic novels also remain popular with children and teens, and we sell them alongside their non-graphic counterparts (for example, the Wings of Fire series, Spy School series, and I Survived...series). Two recent installments in middle reader series include Baby-sitters on Board! by Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan, based on the books by Ann M. Martin, and Big Nate: Curse of the Puffy Shorts! by Lincoln Pierce (whose collection of comic strips is much closer to the original comics books of the late nineteenth century). For teens, Alice Oseman released the concluding volume of collected strips from her webcomic Heartstopper. 

I hope this short introduction to the medium of comics will encourage you to check out our offerings, or even to visit our friends at Fantom Comics; if you are already a fan, maybe I will run into you at the nearby Baltimore Comic Con this weekend.
 

Excelsior!

Keith, ECB Receiver (and longtime pannapictagraphist)

 

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Dear Esteemed Readers,   Yesterday, September 25th, was National Comic Book Day! Not to be confused with Free Comic Book Day (the first Saturday in May), it celebrates a medium popular among children and adults alike. The origins of the day are murky--no single person or organization claims responsibility, yet it has appeared on calendars for a number of years, and fans of the medium have begun to embrace the holiday. Although we do not sell single issue comics at ECB, you can purchase collected omnibus editions, as well as graphic novels for all ages. The first comic book is considered to be The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck (by Rodolphe Töpffer, from 1837), but many people associate them with superheroes, due to the explosion of superhero comics during the 1930s and 1940s (the "Golden Age of Comics.") The two largest comic book companies, DC (Detective Comics) and Marvel, still publish superhero comics; the former publishes Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman while the latter publishes the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spider-Man, among others. Recently published superhero collections include Batman Killing Time by Tom King and David Marquez, and The Mighty Thor by Stan (the Man) Lee and Jack Kirby. Similar to audiobooks, comic books and graphic novels are often dismissed as "not really reading" because they are not pure text, but combine text and image--in some instances, they may forgo words entirely. Their reliance on illustration, so often incorporated into books for younger readers, also causes people to associate them with frivolous topics. Now superhero comic books have continued to push the boundaries by exploring more mature topics in recent decades, and many writers and artists have used graphic novels to discuss such topics as the Holocaust (Maus, by Art Spiegelman, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992), growing up under a theocracy (Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi), and LGBTQ+ lives (Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, and Gaysians by Mike Caruto, just to name a few). A recent example is The Nightingales by Emil Wilson, a coming-of-age story about the unlikely friendship between a seventeen-year-old girl and the dying stranger who moves in with her family. Graphic novels also remain popular with children and teens, and we sell them alongside their non-graphic counterparts (for example, the Wings of Fire series, Spy School series, and I Survived...series). Two recent installments in middle reader series include Baby-sitters on Board! by Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan, based on the books by Ann M. Martin, and Big Nate: Curse of the Puffy Shorts! by Lincoln Pierce (whose collection of comic strips is much closer to the original comics books of the late nineteenth century). For teens, Alice Oseman released the concluding volume of collected strips from her webcomic Heartstopper.  I hope this short introduction to the medium of comics will encourage you to check out our offerings, or even to visit our friends at Fantom Comics; if you are already a fan, maybe I will run into you at the nearby Baltimore Comic Con this weekend.   Excelsior! Keith, ECB Receiver (and longtime pannapictagraphist)   ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________   Books in this Newsletter   Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy Available Now Buy 202.290.1636 645 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20003 Hours: Mon to Fri - 11:00am to 7:00pm Sat - 10:00am to 7:00pm Sun - 11:00am to 6:00pm