Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Catered Away by Daniel Boris

PR: Small Press Expo Presents Comics Workshops At Visarts

SPX 2026 Spaces Available for Four In-Person Workshops In Partnership with Visarts.

Spaces are still available for a series of four comics-focused workshops organized by Small Press Expo on September 5th and 6th, the weekend before the Expo. These classes are hosted by VisArts, a nonprofit organization and hub for artistic exploration and social impact located in Rockville, MD.

Workshops will showcase local comics creators sharing skills in the areas of zine creation, comics writing, and character design. Please see the full schedule below! Signup links are at the end of each class.

Small Press Expo will be held on September 12 and 13 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. There will be 24 Special Guests, 22 Panels, 18 Workshops and over 450 creators selling the best in indie comics.

Banner by Sanika Phawde.

Workshop Location:

Visarts

155 Gibbs Street

Rockville, MD 20850

Parking is available nearby.

0.5 miles from the Rockville Metro.

Google Map

WORKSHOPS

with Signup Links

Classes cost either $20 or $30

Saturday September 5, 2026

11am - 2pm: Intro to Zine Making

Course Description: In this class, students will engage the art of free expression through self-publishing by exploring a mobile library of zines, minicomics, and DIY publications, learning several book-making techniques. Students will develop a concept from start to print for the creation of their own black and white zine.

Instructor: Adam Griffiths is a cartoonist and arts administrator based in the Washington, DC area. He has exhibited his work at Transformer, Rhizome DC, Strathmore Mansion and Washington Project for the Arts. Griffith runs DwightMess, a comics 'compound' that includes several exhibition galleries, a Riso studio and screen-printing workshop, along with an extensive comics/zine library.

Cost: $30.00

Saturday September 5, 2026

3pm - 5pm: Autobio Comics

Course Description: This class will explore how paying attention to the everyday can feed our creativity and comics practice, whether students are interested in making mini comics, diary comics, or any other kind of narrative. The emphasis will be on play and practice as the class looks at exercises relevant to autobiography generally and comics specifically.

Instructor: Athena (she/they) is a cartoonist originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin now living and working in Washington, D.C. Her autobiographical comics have been featured in Nat. Brut and The Washington Post, and in 2021 she received an Honorable Mention for the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) Cupcake Award. Their self-published comic "Nino" won the 2026 Cartoonist United Minicomics Award in Nonfiction.

Cost: $20.00

Sunday September 6th, 2026

11am - 2pm: Character Design

Course Description: This class is for those interested in creating their own characters for writing into stories, comics, or games. In this workshop, you’ll put together your own characters in collage form before drawing your own original character from the front, back, and sides. By the time the workshop is done, you’ll have at least one fully-designed character that you can use in a creative project of your choice.

Instructor: Nami Oshiro, an arts educator and illustrator creating drawings, paintings, and comics that play with everyday absurdities experienced by people with unique relationships to societal constructs.

Cost: $30.00

3pm - 5pm: Hometown Histories

Course Description: In this hands-on class, you’ll explore how comics can be used to capture memories and observations from the place you grew up (e.g., small moments, local characters, familiar landmarks, and scenes that reveal something about a time and place.) Through guided exercises, you’ll learn how to distill a bit of hometown history into a four-panel comic.

Instructor: Olivier Ballou works as a creative director in Washington, DC. He creates history comics about his Quebec hometown. His first comic “Val-d’Or Néon” was shortlisted for the 2024 Doug Wright graphic novel award.

Cost: $20.00

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Our mailing address is:

Small Press Expo

P.O. Box 5704

Bethesda, Maryland 20824

Small Press Expo | P.O. Box 5704 | Bethesda, MD 20824 US

Pop Culture SquadCast - LIVE with Special Guest Oliver Mertz

Bob Harrison and Mike Gold

Pop Culture Squad Aug 18, 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7iCpDUYgDQ

Join Bob and Mike as they chat about current Pop Culture events. Comic veteran Oliver Mertz will return to the SquadCast to talk about A Ghost Arm Full of Angry Ghosts, his upcoming graphic novel release from Oni Press plus whatever other things we can think of. It is sure to be a great conversation. Be there!

1922 - Washington Herald Makes Good Use of Candidacy of Comic Character [The Gumps]

From Tony Rose -

Unknown. 1922. Washington Herald Makes Good Use of Candidacy of Comic Character [The Gumps]. Fourth Estate (November 11): 20. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858034161772&seq=666

Adam Wescott's OTAKON interviews

OTAKON ’26 INTERVIEW: Moon Taeyeon on creating characters

KComicsBeat talks to Moon Taeyeon about webtoons

By Adam Wescott

August 12, 2026

https://kcomicsbeat.com/2026/08/12/otakon-26-interview-moon-taeyeon-on-creating-characters/

OTAKON ’26 INTERVIEW: Park Seulki Rhea on manhwa’s present

"If we don’t change the system now, everything that is currently popular will not exist in the future."

By Adam Wescott

August 11, 2026

https://kcomicsbeat.com/2026/08/11/otakon-26-interview-park-seulki-rhea-on-manhwas-present/

Herbert Hoover's Pastor was sports cartoonists Feg Murray's fatjer

From Tony Rose

Unknown. 1928. Hoover Pastor Named [Feg Murray]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (32; December 29): 22. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-29_61_32/page/22/mode/2up

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/18/2026

Unknown. 2026. Baltimore bookstore about to triple in size [Atomic Books]. WBAL (August 14): https://www.wbal.com/baltimore-bookstore-about-to-triple-in-size

*Barnholden, Neale. 2026. Book review - Conversations with Lynn Johnston. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/book-review-conversations-with-lynn.html

*McLaughlin, Jeff, ed. 2026. Conversations with Lynn Johnston. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi.

Lent, John A. 2026. Editor’s note by John A. Lent for IJOCA 27-2. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/editors-note-by-john-lent-for-ijoca-27-2.html

DeHart, Jason. 2026. “Darkseid Is” and the problem of evil [Mr. Miracle, Tom King]. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/darkseid-is-and-problem-of-evil.html

Abrams, Simon. 2026. What to know before watching ‘Lanterns,’ HBO’s new DC Comics series [In print as They’re Green, Super and Have a History]. New York Times (August 16): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/arts/television/lanterns-hbo-dc-comics-tv-green-lantern.html

Bích Hồ. 2025. Gửi những trái tim can đảm đang theo đuổi đam mê. Chia sẻ từ một hoạ sĩ truyện tranh đã dành gần 20 năm cuộc đời mình để theo đuổi ước mơ [“Sending courageous hearts that are pursuing passion. Sharing from a comic artist who has spent nearly 20 years of his life pursuing his dreams.” Le Phan, Vietnam]. Vietcetera (December 28): https://vietcetera.com/vn/gui-nhung-trai-tim-can-dam-dang-theo-duoi-dam-me

Bích Hồ. 2023. Phan: Mình đâu định chữa lành ai, mình chỉ đi tìm người cùng tần số thôi; Phan, Mèo Trắng và hành trình từ “than vãn” đến viết sách cho những người “bất ổn” [Le Phan: I’m not going to heal anyone, I’m just looking for someone with the same frequency. Phan, White Cat and the journey from “planket” to writing books for “instabilities”]. Vietcetera (October 22): https://vietcetera.com/vn/phan-minh-dau-dinh-chua-lanh-ai-minh-chi-di-tim-nguoi-cung-tan-so-thoi

Thorne, Scott. 2026. Rolling for initiative -- The future of distribution is now. ICv2 (August 17): https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/63146/rolling-initiative-the-future-distribution-now

Handjaja, Richardson. 2026. Manga Week - Fall 2026: Japanese-run digital manga platforms are multiplying in North America. ICv2 (August 18): https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/63150/manga-week-fall-2026-japanese-run-digital-manga-platforms-are-multiplying-north-america

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Manga Week - Fall 2026: Manga Mavericks names Erica Friedman as managing editor: Growing publisher brings manga expert on board. ICv2 (August 17): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63148/manga-week-fall-2026-manga-mavericks-names-erica-friedman-managing-editor

Brooks, Imani. 2026. Erica Friedman joins Manga Mavericks as managing editor. The Beat (August 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/erica-friedman-joins-manga-mavericks-as-managing-editor/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Warren Ellis and So Many of Us respond to Image controversy. The Beat (August 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/ellis-ghost-drive-response/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 08/18/26: Vampirella goes to Paradise. The Beat (August 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-081826/

Lytle, Julian. 2026. Video game review: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is a bold new return. The Beat (August 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/video-game-review-marvel-tokon-fighting-souls/

Whitlock, Rae. 2026. ‘It never, ever, ever stops’: An interview with Raquelle Jac. TCJ (August 18): https://www.tcj.com/it-never-ever-ever-stops-an-interview-with-raquelle-jac/

Eckstein, Bob. 2026. Chatting cartoons with two of the best: An interview with Nick Downes and Robert Leighton. The Bob (August 18): https://thebob.substack.com/p/chatting-cartoons-with-two-of-the

Scott, Cord. 2026. Graphic novel review - Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 6. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/graphic-novel-review-godzilla-library.html

Lim, CT. 2026. Comic book review: Singapore Lords of Veracity by Ye Zhen. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/webcomic-review-singapore-lords-of.html

Than, Quynh. 2026. Graphic novel recommendation: What Will Be, Will Be by Lê Phan [Vietnam]. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/graphic-novel-recommendation-what-will.html

Phan, Lê. 2025. What Will Be, Will Be. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Du But Books.

Chua, Karl Ian Cheng. 2026. Graphic novel review: Failed Notes sa Philippine Politics Vol 1. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/graphic-novel-review-failed-notes-sa.html

Gunawan, Iwan. 2026. Cergam: Inventing an Indonesian identity for comics (A tribute to John A. Lent). International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/cergam-inventing-indonesian-identity.html

García, Fer. 2026. Book review — Hip-Hop and Comics. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 18): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/book-review-hip-hop-and-comics.html

Howard, Sheena C., Justin D. Burton, and Brea M. Heidelberg, eds. 2026. Hip-Hop and Comics. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi

*Unknown. 1928. [Ding Darling will speak before the Journalism Dinner Club at the University of Iowa on December 5]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (29; December 1): 33. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-01_61_28/page/32/mode/2up

*Unknown. 1928. [Ding Darling spoke on cartooning at the convention of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents in New York]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (31; December 22): 29. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-22_61_31/page/28/mode/2up

*Unknown. 1928. Cartoon Rug Sold [George McManus]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (29; December 8): 54. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-08_61_29/page/54/mode/2up

*McNaught Syndicate. 1928. Rube Goldberg is back on his reservation! He is doing Goldberg stuff, the kind of thing that made him famous [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (27; November 24): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-24_61_27/page/n31/mode/2up

*Unknown. 1928. [John T. McCutcheon and William T. Ireland planted trees in the arboretum of Daweswood, the country home of B. G. Dawes]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (27; November 24): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-24_61_27/page/n33/mode/2up

*Unknown. 1928. “Life” Reorganized. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (30; December 15): 60. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-15_61_30/page/60/mode/2up

McNaught Syndicate. 1928. Julius Ollendorff Does Sketchografs, a smart, up-and-down, one-column daily strip [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (28; December 1): 33. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-01_61_28/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Agency Man To Draw Syndicate Feature. D. T. Carlisle of Batten, Barton, Durstine, and Osborn Preparing Series of Dog Cartoons for McClure. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (31; December 22): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-22_61_31/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Bressler To Draw News Cartoons. Former head of Star Adcraft signs with King Syndicate, aims to keep pace with front page stories. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (27; November 24): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-24_61_27/page/n37/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. Somebody's Stenog [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (30; December 15): 55. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-15_61_30/page/54/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. 16-Page Comic Section [Chicago Herald and Examiner]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (27; November 24): 47. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-24_61_27/page/n47/mode/2up

*Unknown. 1928. King Gets New Features. Comic Strip, Column, and Fiction Placed on Schedule This Week [Bonzo by George Ernest Studdy]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (29; December 8): 54. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-12-08_61_29/page/54/mode/2up

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Man Overboard! (to coin a phrase)"

Man Overboard! (to coin a phrase)
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4310

Kevin Reed reports at the World Socialist Web Site:
"The President’s response encapsulates the contempt of the entire
ruling elite for the conditions of sailors and other military men and women in
the war against Iran. For personnel who have spent more than 250 consecutive days at sea—and amid multiple reported suicide attempts—Trump makes clear that the health and lives of American soldiers are expendable..."

...and the Donster also actually said this:
https://www.sinkers.org/posters/manoverboard/trumpquotescrnshotAug1826.jpg
– out loud – to an event at a police academy in New Jersey. And if
you've seen the same war I've been watching since March, y'all know
fersure that Trump really has jumped off the deck.

12 x 17 inch high-res color .jpg image, 1.4mb

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"Sailor jumps overboard in suicide attempt on USS Abraham Lincoln",
Kevin Reed at the World Socialist Web Site 08.14.2026
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/08/15/qkop-a15.html

"Horrific conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln: The ruling class’s
contempt for the troops it sends to war", Kevin Reed at the World
Socialist Web Site 08.16.2026

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

Bob Eckstein's The New Press Secretary, a timely D.C. cartoon nobdy has seen yet

Bob Eckstein still wants you:

First, a special thanks to my paying subscribers—Substack has started a new program which will subsidize newsletters that are bestsellers. So I’m running a promotion of a free book for any new paid subscriptions as The Bob is just a handful of readers away.

Bob just posted this excellent "An Interview with Nick Downes and Robert Leighton" at https://thebob.substack.com/p/chatting-cartoons-with-two-of-the and you can subscribe right there with the button on the top left. Bob emailed me the interview (altho I'm already a subscriber [courtesy of some favor I don't recall doing, but he did one back]), but it didn't have a DC-tie to feature it here, so instead, "I can’t think of a D.C. [link] but I can give you a timely D.C. cartoon you are welcome to have, if you wish—nobody has seen it yet."

MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS videogame reviewed by Julian Lytle

Video Game Review: MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS is a bold new return

By Julian Lytle on 08/18/2026 https://www.comicsbeat.com/video-game-review-marvel-tokon-fighting-souls/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/17/2026

Harper, David. 2026. Writer/artist Terry Moore talks the evolution of comics and his career on Off Panel. SKTCHD's Off Panel (August 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXJxU7dSo00

Farley, Chad. 2026. The true story of Jack Kirby - Fred Van Lente & Crystal Skillman on bringing King Kirby to the stage. Collectors Confessions (August 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Guxg04XGo

Gravett, Paul. 2011. Jon McNaught: Printing comics [England, interview]. Paul Gravett (May 8): https://paulgravett.com/articles/article/jon_mcnaught

Hale, Mike. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ review: It’s not easy being green: HBO’s new Green Lantern series is the latest show in which being a superhero is no fun at all [In print as Being Green Isn’t Easy, Or Even Fun]. New York Times (August 14): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/arts/television/lanterns-review-hbo.html

Casey, Joe. 2026. Never realized 003: The Wildstorm rebrand (Pt. 1). Joe Casey Writes (August 10): https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/never-realized-003-the-wildstorm

Casey, Joe. 2026. Never realized 003: The Wildstorm rebrand (Pt. 2). Joe Casey Writes (August 17): https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/never-realized-003-the-wildstorm-c5c

Doran, Colleen. 2026. The National Cartoonists Society 80th Anniversary Part 1. Colleen Doran's Funny Business (August 17): https://colleendoran.substack.com/p/the-national-cartoonists-society

Unknown. 2026. School of Visual Arts, home to top-ranked animation program, faces record budget deficit. Animation Magazine (August 14): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/school-of-visual-arts-home-to-top-ranked-animation-program-faces-record-budget-deficit/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Chris Claremont hasn't read Marvel's Wolverine origin, he has his own. Bleeding Cool (August 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chris-claremont-hasnt-read-marvels-wolverine-origin-he-has-his-own/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. DC adds Watchmen and V for Vendetta films to Local Comic Shop Day. Bleeding Cool (August 14): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-adds-watchmen-and-v-for-vendetta-films-to-local-comic-shop-day/

Price, Austin. 2026. Ioannis Mentzas, 1972-2026. TCJ (August 17): https://www.tcj.com/ioannis-mentzas-1972-2026/

Hawking, Tom. 2026. The year’s ugliest animated movie has become an anti-AI phenomenon: Is Niu Lai outsider art, grift gone wrong, or avatar of anti-AI evangelism? Why not all three? [China, animation]. io9 (August 17): https://gizmodo.com/the-years-ugliest-animated-movie-has-become-an-anti-ai-phenomenon-2000799401

Murray, Noel. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ Season 1 premiere recap: No evil shall escape. New York Times (August 16): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/arts/television/lanterns-recap-season-1-episode-1.html

Destito, Deanna. 2026. Interview: Jason A. Hurley finds The Beauty. The Beat (August 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jason-a-hurley-finds-the-beauty/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Manga Week: HarperCollins to launch new U.S. manga imprint: After acquisition of French publisher. ICv2 (August 17): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63131/manga-week-harpercollins-launch-new-u-s-manga-imprint

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. July 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 manga graphic novels: VIZ dominates with 'Jujutsu Kaisen'. ICv2 (August 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/63133/july-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-manga-graphic-novels

Brevoort, Tom. 2026. Lee & Ditko: The storytelling snafu of Amazing Spider-Man #30. The Tom Brevoort Experience (August 15): https://tombrevoort.com/2026/08/15/lee-ditko-the-storytelling-snafu-of-amazing-spider-man-30/

Levy, Richard. 2026. Letters: Editorial cartoon gave the wrong idea about who’s paying for Trump’s ballroom [Jeff Stahler]. NOLA.com (August 15): https://www.nola.com/opinions/letters/letters-ballroom-cartoon/article_0d980699-e893-4978-8a28-ad0dbfc2be67.html

Rabiroff, Zach and Heidi MacDonald. 2026. Comics industry veteran accused of secret dealings, unpaid bills in multiple business deals [Adam Fortier, Macroverse Media]. TCJ (August 14): https://www.tcj.com/comics-industry-veteran-accused-of-secret-dealings-unpaid-bills-in-multiple-business-deals/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Manga Week: Top 20 manga in comic stores – First half year 2026: Units and dollar rankings based on comic store POS data. ICv2 (August 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/63134/manga-week-top-20-manga-comic-stores-first-half-year-2026

Degg, D. D. 2026. Edward Frascino – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (August 17): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/17/edward-frascino-rip/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. ECCC ’27 to go badgeless…will other ReedPop shows follow? The Beat (August 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/eccc-27-no-badges/

Franklin, Hammond Edward. 1928. Noted Cartoonists Contribute Work to Thrift Week Promotion. Separate Cartoon for Each Day To Be Furnished Free -- Extensive Plans Made for Events Which Has Added Substantial Linage to Dailies in Past. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (27; November 24): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-24_61_27/page/n27/mode/2up

Bourges Service. 1928. Bad Blacks Made into Good Grays [advertisement for Artists Shading Sheets]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): 57. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/56/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. McCutcheon Honored. Chicago Tribune Cartoonist Completes 25th Year on That Daily. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): 54. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/54/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. "Florian Slappy" in Strip [Art Helfant]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26: November 17): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. McClure Adds Color Press. Will Print Eight-Page Comic Supplement of the New York Herald Tribune. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/42/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. Hairbreadth Harry [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/36/mode/2up

Franklin, Hammond Edward. 1928. Noted Cartoonists Contribute Work to Thrift Week Promotion. Separate Cartoon for Each Day To Be Furnished Free -- Extensive Plans Made for Events Which Has Added Substantial Linage to Dailies in Past. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (27; November 24): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-24_61_27/page/n27/mode/2up

Monday, August 17, 2026

Atomic Books swells to consume entire building

Baltimore bookstore about to triple in size [Atomic Books]

Downward-Facing Dotard by Daniel Boris

Aug 27-30: Kayla E in DC at Femme Art Frair.

Kayla just wrote to me, saying "I'll be in DC from 8/27–30 for the Femme Art Fair (I have paintings and prints in the show!) Here's my IG post about it."

Note this is a ticketed fundraising event.

Kayla E.

Author, Precious Rubbish | Dulce Basura | Précieux Débris

2026 Creative Capital Awardee

2023-24 Princeton Hodder Fellow

➡️ Read "The Knot Is Not" in MoMA Magazine

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/15-16/2026

Griffiths, Adam. 2026. Artist talk with E23: Dwightmess Comics Lab cohort artists! [Yuki Clarke, Art Hondros, Linda Kuo, Tia Wilson]. Transformer (July 25): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbObkTTES4I/

Wilson, Tia. 2026. Comic reading with Tia Wilson! Transformer (August 4): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DboqGVtCgGF/

Rhode, Mike. 2026. E23: Q&A with Art Hondros! [video]. Transformer (August 15): https://www.instagram.com/transformerdc/reel/DcEgsCAkTgm/, https://archive.org/details/e-23-q-a-with-art-hondros-transformerdc-260815, and https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/08/e23-q-with-art-hondros-video-online.html

Unknown. 2026. Rhapsody in blue: India's graphic novel revival finds new force in Siddhesh Gautam's anti-caste masterpiece, The Blue Book. Mumbai Mirror (August 16): 10.

Mimms, Walker. 2026. A print maestro with a birdwatcher’s eye and a socialist soul: At the Whitney, Mabel Dwight’s caricatures from the 1930s, some gentle and some acidic, show her mastery of lithography and the democratic gesture [In print as The Piercing Eye of a Print Virtuoso]. New York Times (August 13): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/arts/design/mabel-dwight-prints-whitney-museum-art.html

Hale, Mike. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ review: It’s not easy being green: HBO’s new Green Lantern series is the latest show in which being a superhero is no fun at all [In print as Being Green Isn’t Easy, Or Even Fun]. New York Times (August 14): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/arts/television/lanterns-review-hbo.html

Maslin, Michael. 2026. Sunday spill: Edward Frascino…1930-2026 [reprints The Ink Spill Interview: Edward Frascino, November 15, 2020]. Ink Spill (August 16): https://michaelmaslinsinkspill.substack.com/p/sunday-spill-edward-frascino1930

Degg, D. D. 2026. Van Scott – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (August 14): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/14/van-scott-rip/

Guigar, Brad. 2026. Evil Inc Shareholders’ Report: The 80th Annual NCS Conference and Reuben Awards. Evil Inc (August 16): https://evilinc.substack.com/p/evil-inc-shareholders-report-the-81b

Gardner, Alan. 2026. CBLDF expands board, staff. Daily Cartoonist (August 14): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/14/comic-book-legal-defense-fund-adds-board-of-directors-community-development-manager/

Loveridge, Lynzee. 2026. Loading into Cyberpunk: The Ghost in the Shell director Mokochan, character designer Shūhei Handa. Anime News Network (August 10): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/loading-into-cyberpunk-the-ghost-in-the-shell-director-mokochan-character-designer-shuhei-handa/.239697

Loveridge, Lynzee. 2026. See Ghost in the Shell's reach across decades at official exhibition. Anime News Network (August 14): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-08-14/see-ghost-in-the-shell-reach-across-decades-at-official-exhibition/.236857

Mateo, Alex. 2026. Gantz creator Hiroya Oku plans to retire after finishing Kanrekihime manga. Anime News Network (August 11): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-11/gantz-creator-hiroya-oku-plans-to-retire-after-finishing-kanrekihime-manga/.240481

Harper, David. 2026. Has the age of the limited series continued onwards?: Let’s revisit an old favorite and see where things are on the limited series front. SKTCHD (August 12): https://sktchd.com/longform/limited-series-feature-redux/

Harper, David. 2026. Antonio Banderas GIF with Christian Ward. SKTCHD’s Off Panel (565; August 10): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-565-antonio-banderas-gif-with-christian-ward/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Christian_Ward_2026.mp3

McBain, Sophie. 2026. Art Spiegelman: ‘The US needs a counter-revolution’. Guardian (August 15): https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/aug/15/art-spiegelman-the-us-needs-a-counter-revolution

Colman, David. 2026. He’s awkward. He’s sticky. He’s the best superhero. New York Times (August 16): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/opinion/spider-man-brand-new-day-superhero.html

Kurutz, Steven. 2026. In 1990, a writer had a funny idea. Now it’s a movie: With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood. New York Times (August 14): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/style/ian-frazier-coyote-vs-acme-movie.html

Coyle, Jake / Associated Press. 2026. This time, Wile E. Coyote is the victor. Washington Post (August 15): B1, 3

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Cartoonists United takes aim at SPX over labor dispute. Daily Cartoonist (August 14): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/14/cartoonists-united-responds-to-spx-boycott-stance/

Sanmartín, Xabier. 2026. Max celebra los 30 años de “Bardín”: “Tengo amigos estupendos dentro del cómic en Galicia” [Spanish Max]. El Correo Gallego (August 14): https://www.elcorreogallego.es/santiago/2026/08/14/max-celebra-30-anos-bardin-133367018.html

Proust, Keira. 2026. Cartoonists fear for future of industry with rise of AI-generated illustrations [Australia]. ABC News (August 13): https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/ai-newspaper-illustrations-cartoons-media-industry/107027784

Wilkinson, Alissa, Edward Vega, and Gabriel Blanco. 2026. Can Spider-Man evolve again in ‘Brand New Day’?. New York Times (August 1): https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000011022345/can-spider-man-evolve-again-in-brand-new-day.html

Ferbert, Danny. 2026. Roger Langridge interview. DAF Novelties (August 14): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/roger-langridge-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Josh Latta interview [gag cartoons]. DAF Novelties (August 22): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/josh-latta-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. James Banderas-Smith interview. DAF Novelties (May 2): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/james-banderas-smith-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Edd Vick interview. DAF Novelties (September 5): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/edd-vick-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Austin Allen Hamblin interview. DAF Novelties (August 29): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/austin-allen-hamblin-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Oliver Simonsen interview [Cerebus animation; humor comics]. DAF Novelties (October 17): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/oliver-simonsen-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Mike Wolfer interview. DAF Novelties (October 24): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/mike-wolfer-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2026. Brandon Graham interview. DAF Novelties (January 30): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/brandon-graham-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Donna Barr interview. DAF Novelties (August 1): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/donna-barr-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Warren E Elliott interview. DAF Novelties (October 3): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/warren-e-elliott-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Vicky Moto interview. DAF Novelties (May 9): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/05/09/vicky-moto-interview/

Gertler, Nat. 2026. A thing that might have been [Peanuts album cover]. The AAUGH Blog (August 16): https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/08/a-thing-that-might-have-been/

Bettis, Katherine. 2026. Signs You Are Living In a Rom-Com [comic strip]. New York Times (August 16): Arts 2

Unknown. 1928. [Edward Carey, sports cartoonist, died Oct. 10]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/56/mode/2up

*Unknown. 1928. Teaching Actress "Nize Baby" Talk [Milt Gross]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 7. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/6/mode/2up

*Merwin, Ted. 2010. Milt Gross’ Cartoons Get Stage Treatment. New York Jewish Week (June 1): https://www.jta.org/2010/06/01/ny/milt-gross-cartoons-get-stage-treatment

Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate. 1928. Not a miracle... just an everyday happening! Chicago Tribune Comics Come to Life! [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): outer cover. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/2/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. The Strip of Thrills! [Tarzan advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (25; November 10): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-10_61_25/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Metropolitan Gets "Tarzan" Series. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (24; November 3): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-03_61_24/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Creates New Serial Strip. A. W. Brewerton Drawing "Pam" for Associated Newspapers. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (24; October 3): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-03_61_24/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. [John T. McCutcheon honored by Sigma Chi fraternity]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (24; November 3): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-03_61_24/page/40/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Tom Thurlby [obituary]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (24; November 3): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-03_61_24/page/40/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. ["Cartoonist, Political -- Young man, with creative ability and some experience" classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (23; October 27): 91. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-27_61_23/page/90/mode/2up

Schwarz. 1928. Cartoonist -- Reporter, sober young man, with experience in cartooning… classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (23; October 27): 91. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-27_61_23/page/90/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. ["Cartoonist -- Young man with creative ability whose forte is cartoons..." classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 67. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/66/mode/2up

Hearst Newspapers and C. B. Falls (ill.). 1928. The Importance of Laughter [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 18-19. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/18/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Now -- Today -- It's Football! [Feg Murray advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. [“Russell Cole, for eight years a cartoonist with the Des Moines (IA) Register, has joined the art staff of the Chicago Evening American”]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21: October 13): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. King Offers Prize [Tom McNamara, Us Boys]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (23; October 27): 82. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-27_61_23/page/82/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Two New Features for King [Cholly, the Classified Kid, Milton D. Youngren]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Arrival of Zeppelin Gave Three Cartoonists Same Hunch [Fitzpatrick, Clive Weed, and Nelson Harding]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (23; October 27): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-27_61_23/page/10/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Using Mid-Week Comics. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1922. King Has New Feature [Freddie, Jack Callahan]. Fourth Estate (October 7): 18. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858034161772&seq=472

Unknown. 1922. Cartoon Exhibit Feature of Alabama Art Show [curated by W. Paul Pim]. Fourth Estate (October 7): 18. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858034161772&seq=472

Unknown. 1928. New Golf Strip Out. [The Meadowlarks, Chuck Wells]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 48. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/48/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Our Ella Is Becoming an International Relation [Ella Cinders advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 39. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/38/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. Somebody's Stenog [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/42/mode/2up