Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/24/2026

Puc, Samantha. 2026. SDCC ’26: Capitol Comics wins Image Comics Summer ’26 Retailer Award. The Beat (July 24): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-capitol-comics-wins-image-comics-summer-26-retailer-award/

Jaffe, Alex. 2026. What can you do with Supergirl that you can’t do with Superman?. DC Comics blog (July 22): https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-07-22/what-can-you-do-with-supergirl-that-you-can-t-do-with-superman

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Kelsey Ervick: From prose to graphic memoir: On The Keeper, graphic literature, and the question that continues to shape the medium; what exactly is a comic?. GraphicMemoirBlog (July 24): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/kelsey-ervick-from-prose-to-graphic

Grunenwald, Joe. 2026. SDCC ’26: Alleged Eisners leak roils Comic-Con. The Beat (July 24): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-eisner-award-winners-list-potential-leak/

Berge, Paul. 2026. Berge's Cartoon Blog. https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/

Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey. 2026. Comicopolis in photos: ICv2 tours local library comic book convention. Scoop (July 23): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62938/comicopolis-photos

Hou, Sophia. 2026. Downtown comic book store Bizarro-Wuxtry closing after 35 years. Red & Black (July 15): https://www.redandblack.com/culture/downtown-comic-book-store-bizarro-wuxtry-closing-after-35-years/article_f3b3bb9f-d782-46c7-a662-32f5e150d492.html

Newsome, Robert. 2026. Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is up for sale. TCJ (July 24): https://www.tcj.com/heartaches-bizarro-wuxtry-the-remarkable-athens-comic-shop-is-up-for-sale/

Heller, Steven. 2026. The Daily Heller: Pogo’s political position(s). Print (July 23): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-pogos-political-positions/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Walt Kelly: The right freedom for the right people…place…time. Daily Cartoonist (July 23): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/23/walt-kelly-the-right-freedom-for-the-right-people-place-time/

Gordon, Joe. 2026. Archive interview: Leah Moore and John Reppion on Albion. downthetubes (July 23): https://downthetubes.net/archive-interview-leah-moore-and-john-reppion-on-albion/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning points [[#190]. Scoop (July 23): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-190/

McConnell, Robin. 2026. Adam De Souza. Inkstuds’s Substack (July 24): https://www.inkstuds.org/adam-de-souza/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. ‘King of the Hill’ actress Pamela Adlon on voicing a grown-up Bobby Hill and the show’s enduring charm. Animation Magazine (July 23): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/king-of-the-hill-actress-pamela-adlon-on-voicing-a-grown-up-bobby-hill-and-the-shows-enduring-charm/

Shepherd, A.P. 2026. Japanese cyborgs and Cuban revolutionaries: On the trail of Tobor the 8th Man. International Journal of Comic Art blog (July 24): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/07/japanese-cyborgs-and-cuban.html, and https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/07/ijoca.blogspot.com202607japanese-cyborgs-and-cuban-pt2.html

Burscough, Clark. 2026. The rocket ships of La Jolla — This week’s links. TCJ (July 24): https://www.tcj.com/the-rocket-ships-of-la-jolla-this-weeks-links/

Scavarda, Alice, Veronica Moretti, Roberta Chardulo, and Michael J. Green. 2026. The creative doctor: Exploring the role of comics-enhanced education in medical professionalism. Advances in Health Science Education (July 17): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-026-10561-9, and https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10459-026-10561-9

Luce, Cecilia. 2026. New graphic novel ‘Charity & Sylvia’ comes under scrutiny: A historian's claim that Vermont cartoonist Tillie Walden borrowed too much from a 2014 biography raises questions about artistic interpretation and appropriation. Seven Days (July 20): https://www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture/new-graphic-novel-charity-sylvia-comes-under-scrutiny/

Rotella, Domenico. 2026. Between everyday life and growth: Interview with Cassandra Calin. Lo Spazio Bianco (July 21): https://www.lospaziobianco.it/en/between-everyday-life-and-growth-interview-with-cassandra-calin/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “Without ‘A1’ and ‘Deadline’, we might be in an entirely different place in comics” – Alison Sampson, Dave Elliott, Fred Van Lente and Cathy Kwan on the return of two legendary publications in ‘A1 Deadline’. Broken Frontier (July 21): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/a1-deadline-interview/

Brooke, David. 2026. Riad Sattouf on memory, adolescence, and completing ‘The End of the Arab of the Future’. AIPT (July 21): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/21/riad-sattouf-arab-of-the-future/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #347 – Luciano Vecchio talks ‘X-Men: The Hellfire Murder’ and ‘Uncanny X-Men’. AIPT (July 20): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/20/x-men-monday-luciano-vecchio-hellfire/

Thielman, Sam. 2026. ‘Bitchy!’ finds jokes where many of us wouldn’t dare to look: A new compendium of Roberta Gregory’s comics does away with delicacy in the name of feminism. New York Times (July 21): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/books/review/bitchy-roberta-gregory.html

Musorrafiti, Dominique. 2026. Katie Skelly on Heaven: A neon desert noir set in places that can’t exist. RetroFuturista (July 21): https://retrofuturista.com/katie-skelly-heaven-interview/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews the creative team of the webcomic, ‘The Extras,’ on their recent Zelda Award nomination. Fanbase Press (July 20): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58899-fanbase-press-interviews-the-creative-team-of-the-webcomic-the-extras-on-their-recent-zelda-award-nomination/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Christian Ward on the upcoming release of the new sci-fi series, ‘The Forever Home,’ with Oni Press. Fanbase Press (July 21): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58903-fanbase-press-interviews-christian-ward-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-new-sci-fi-series-the-forever-home-with-oni-press/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Dillon Gilbertson on his upcoming return to Kickstarter for the fourth issue of the supernatural fantasy series, ‘My Neighbor Necromancer’. Fanbase Press (July 21): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58909-fanbase-press-interviews-dillon-gilbertson-on-his-upcoming-return-to-kickstarter-for-the-fourth-issue-of-the-supernatural-fantasy-series-my-neighbor-necromancer/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Karl Christian Krumpholz on the recent release of the comic book, ‘In the City #5’. Fanbase Press (July 22): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58916-fanbase-press-interviews-karl-christian-krumpholz-on-the-recent-release-of-the-comic-book-in-the-city-5/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Giulie Speziani on the Kickstarter campaign launch for the graphic novel, ‘Thanks! Romina’. Fanbase Press (July 22): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58922-fanbase-press-interviews-giulie-speziani-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-graphic-novel-thanks-romina/
 

Bourges Service. 1928. Illustrating simplicity of Bourges improved "Artist Shading Sheets" for blacks, whites, and character copy [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 230. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/230/mode/2up

New York Herald Tribune Syndicate. 1928. Reg'lar Fellers [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 207. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/206/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Metropolitan Features [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/10/mode/2up

Chicago Tribune Newspaper Syndicate. 1928. The Best That Money Can Buy [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 182-183. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/182/mode/2up

King Features Syndicate. 1928. The Very Latest in Newspaper Features for 1928 [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 198-199. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/198/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. Ledger Syndicate Features [Somebody's Stenog by Hayward, Hairbreadth Harry by Kahles, Dumbbells by Gar, Sonnysayings by Cory, Rolls Rosie by Benjamin, Dizzy Dramas by Bowers, Ain't It the Truth by Rohn, The Crossing Cop by Hunter,  Miss Information by Gage, Omar Jr. by Fisher; Cartoons by C. H. Sykes, A. B. Chapin, C. D. Batchelor, Norman Lynd advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 129. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/128/mode/2up

McClure Newspaper Syndicate. 1928. Why Stuff Feature Money into Your Waste Basket? [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 217. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/216/mode/2up

NEA Service. 1928. Buy Once -- and You've Bought Everything [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 147. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/146/mode/2up
 
New York World Syndicate. 1928. The Four Standard Comics of America [Rudolph Dirks, The Captain and the Kids; Fred Locher, Cicero Sapp; H. T. Webster, The Man in the Brown Derby; Milt Gross, Nize Baby advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 126. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/126/mode/2up

Sunday Baltimore American with Dan Revel (illus). 1928. Baltimore "goes in" for Sunday [cartoon advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 161. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/160/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. New Human Interest Cartoon [W. R. Enwright]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 18. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/page/XVIII/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Artist Was Carrier. McClure Cartoonist turned paper sack into portfolio [John Hix]. Editor and Publisher 60 (32; December 31): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Arnot Introduces Bimbo [Paul Arnot; The Bimbo]. Editor and Publisher 60 (32; December 31): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Cartoons To Sell Shirts. Gluyas Williams drawing copy for Weber & Heilbroner. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. New Payne Strip [Barrie Payne; The Gabbs]. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Pim in Alabama [Paul Pim]. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Jack Patton, staff cartoonist for the Dallas Journal recently married Phoebe Cooper of Dallas]. Editor and Publisher 60 (32; December 31): 27. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Reginald Tribe, staff cartoonist of the Springfield [MA} Union, sent out creative New Year's cards to friends]. Editor and Publisher 60 (31; December 24): 27. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. The Local Cartoon [editorial]. Editor and Publisher 60 (30; December 17): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-17_60_30/page/30/mode/2up

United Feature Syndicate. 1927. Weber and Fields. The stage's greatest “wise-crackers” [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (30; December 27): 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-17_60_30/page/56/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. “Oz Bopp” Continued [Russell Cole]. Editor and Publisher 60 (30; December 17): 20. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-17_60_30/page/20/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Engagement Announced [Al Zere]. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Feg Murray Back. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. De Beck in Florida. Editor and Publisher 60 (20; December 10): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/50/mode/2up

Newton, John. 2025. Kids are into comics again - is their timing spot on? BBC (December 13): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qyq1glxr0o

Swallow, Bea. 2025. Comic book artist says AI is 'threat to livelihood' [Nich Angell]. BBC (June 17): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrnr779z2lo

Unknown. 2026. Two Incredible Hulk comics fetch £11k at auction. BBC (May 21): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7pj80j0eyo

Bedendo, Federica and Mike Zller. 2026. Barrow named UK's first comic book town. BBC (April 8): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrmz0vl5n4o

Lewis, Katy and Danny Fullbrook. 2023. Star Wars rare Jawa figure sells for £21,000 at auction [Marvel UK’s Star Wars Weekly]. BBC (JUly 22): https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-66277157

Manning, Jonny. 2026. 'It's time to let my lifelong comic collection go' [Peter Hansen collection; Great Britain]. BBC (May 13): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62x5r526dzo

Lockwood, Matthew. 2026. 'Working on Dan Dare has been a dream project' [Marc Laming]. BBC (May 17): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmpwy3zyrlo

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Proposed Iran Memorial Wall"

"Proposed Iran War Memorial Wall"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4289

(Full title: "Proposed Iran War Memorial Wall With Off-Ramp Bouquet")

There's SOMETHING stiffening out there right now, but it sure as hell
isn't Pete's "resolve", if you know what I'm sayin'.

Along with this particular concept, I'm thinking of something a bit
broader in scope, perhaps with the Wall as the centerpiece of a Donald
J. Trump Iran War Memorial Park, with the Wall as a centerpiece
overlooking a large Reflecting Pool in the shape of the Strait Of Hormuz
and, in the Pool – in the spirit of JFK's Eternal Flame – an Eternal
Algae Bloom in loving memory of the 18 (at the moment) brave troops who
laid down their lives for Democracy™ or affordability or some shit.

Then, maybe, on the other side of the Reflecting Pool, a small marble
amphitheater with a UFC cage for celebratory matches on Veterans' Day,
Fourth Of July, Memorial Day...?
 
______________________________ _______________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Explosive Diarrhea by Daniel Boris

 

99 years later, the Washington Post has no cartoonist

 

Unknown. 1927. The Local Cartoon [editorial]. Editor and Publisher 60 (30; December 17): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-17_60_30/page/30/mode/2up

 

John Hix was cartoonist in DC in 1927

Unknown. 1927. Artist Was Carrier. McClure Cartoonist turned paper sack into portfolio [John Hix]. Editor and Publisher 60 (32; December 31): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-31_60_32/page/34/mode/2up

 

Forever Funding Forever Wars by Daniel Boris

  

IJOCA article - Japanese Cyborgs and Cuban Revolutionaries: On the Trail of Tobor the 8th Man

 I recently met Drew Shepherd who lives in NoVA and he told me about his long-time interest in animation. When he revealed he had some unpublished articles, I asked him to consider submitting them to the Int. J of Comic Art. Editor John A. Lent never saw this piece, but he would have loved it.

Japanese Cyborgs and Cuban Revolutionaries: 

On the Trail of Tobor the 8^th Man

 

By A.P. Shepherd

International Journal of Comic Art blog  July 24, 2026

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/07/japanese-cyborgs-and-cuban.html

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/07/ijoca.blogspot.com202607japanese-cyborgs-and-cuban-pt2.html

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/23/2026

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Comic-Con to stay in San Diego at least through 2030. ICv2 (July 22): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62930/comic-con-stay-san-diego

Shapira, Tom. 2026. R&R: The Stars My Destination might not be comics exactly, but it’s still great. TCJ (July 23): https://www.tcj.com/rr-the-stars-my-destination-might-not-be-comics-exactly-but-its-still-great/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Jeffrey Koterba producing animated series. Daily Cartoonist (July 22): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/22/jeffrey-koterba-producing-animated-series/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Brett Bower launches AI caricature bots [Australia]. Daily Cartoonist (July 22): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/22/brett-bower-launches-ai-caricature-bots/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Wayback Whensday: The censored Nancy reproduced. Daily Cartoonist (July 22): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/22/wayback-whensday-the-censored-nancy-reproduced/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 07/23/26: Mad Cave reveals Hammer Head. The Beat (July 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-072326/

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2025. Tony Fleecs on Marvel success and why Feral is blowing up! Collectors Confessions (December 9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xMyi-teye4

San Diego Comic Con. 2026. San Diego Comic Con 2026 Souvenir Book. https://comic-con.b-cdn.net/2026_SDCC_Souvenir%20book.pdf

MacDonald, Heidi, Thomas Lennon, and Jimmy Aquino. 2026. Inside the Con with Thomas Lennon, Heidi MacDonald, and Jimmy Aquino. The Beat (July 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SbrRjLp8hI

Hibbs, Brian. 2026. Julie Fiveash for Froggy Library - Comix Experience Graphic Novel Kids Club May 2026. Comix Experience (July 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFxYKzNNyA

Siuntres, John. 2026. Steve Ditko documentary preview. Word Balloon (July 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccIuT90Nx48

Matt. 2026. Comic Art Collector interview with Matthew Allison. CAF+ (July 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsdaQpGgqUE

Andreeva, Nellie. 2026. Prime Video orders ‘Stillwater’ series from Greg Berlanti & Carly Wray based on Skybound comic. Deadline (July 22): https://deadline.com/2026/07/stillwater-prime-video-greg-berlanti-carly-wray-skybound-1236999820/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘Millennium Actress’ will always be my favorite Satoshi Kon film. io9 (July 23): https://gizmodo.com/millennium-actress-satoshi-kon-anime-film-retro-review-2000789992

Solomon, Charles. 2026. The Art of Cartoon Saloon: 25 Years. Abrams.

Szewczyk, Elaine. 2026. Fall 2026 Writers to Watch: Fernanda Frick H.: What started out in the 2010s as an idea for a Netflix series is now the Chilean animator's empowering middle grade graphic novel debut, 'Raise the Bar' [In print as: Fernanda Frick H.]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100874-fall-2026-writers-to-watch-fernanda-frick-h.html

Honeycutt, Kirk. 2019. ‘Catwoman’: THR’s 2004 review. Hollywood Reporter (July 23): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/catwoman-review-movie-2004-1226110/

Martinez, Gabriella. 2020. Storytime with Rhode Montijo. Museum of Latin American Art (September 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPhDy-1gNFk

Brzeski, Patrick. 2026. Netflix reteams with Yeon Sang-ho for ‘Parasyte: Tamiya’ series. Hollywood Reporter (July 22): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-yeon-sang-ho-parasyte-tamiya-series-1236653812/

McGraw Milhaven. 2026. Jeffrey Koterba on free speech and political cartoons (July 21; podcast). America at Night with McGraw Milhaven: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/macfarlane-mondays-soccer-hall-of-famer-al-trost/id1660820255?i=1000777661626

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Cathal Gaffney, Brown Bag Films’ co-founder and CIO, is leaving the company after 32 years. Animation Magazine (July 22): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/cathal-gaffney-brown-bag-films-co-founder-and-cio-is-leaving-the-company-after-32-years/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. SIGGRAPH: ‘Kök Börü’ director Amina Ömirjan talks frankly about the making of Higgsfield AI’s new short. Animation Magazine (July 22): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/siggraph-kok-boru-director-amina-omirjan-talks-frankly-about-the-making-of-higgsfield-ais-new-short/

McNaught Syndicate. 1928. More News from McNaught Syndicate [Windy Riley, Bungle Family advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (33; January 7): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-07_60_33/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. ["Cy Hungerford, cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, will speak to the United High School Press Association of West Virginia in Huntington on February 18"]. Editor and Publisher 60 (35; January 21): 25. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-21_60_35/page/24/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. New Comic Strip [John Medbury, Molly the Manicure]. Editor and Publisher 60 (35; January 21): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-21_60_35/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. 12 Pages of Comics [Cleveland Plain Dealer]. Editor and Publisher 60 (36; January 28): 1. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-28_60_36/mode/2up

NEA Services. 1927. Full-page Comics. Page mats or ready-print sections -- eight distinct comics in four pages [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (29; December 10): 48. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-12-10_60_29/page/48/mode/2up

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/22/2026

Cronin, Brian. 2026. Mitch Byrd, Guy Gardner artist, passes away. CBR (July 22): https://www.cbr.com/mitch-byrd-guy-gardner-artist-obituary/

Stitz, Nicole. 2026. From editorial cartoons to massive murals: The whimsical world of Ron Bates. YourSun (July 20): https://www.yoursun.com/homeandstyle/from-editorial-cartoons-to-massive-murals-the-whimsical-world-of-ron-bates/article_b94cfa44-9814-4653-9c87-e0f93608992b.html

Gardner, Alan. 2026. The 10+ cartoonists who influenced Lynn Johnston. Daily Cartoonist (July 22): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/22/the-10-cartoonists-who-influenced-lynn-johnston/

Molina, Pedro X. 2026. Taking humor seriously. Tinyview (July 16): https://tinyview.com/pedro-x-molina/2026/07/15/taking-humor-seriously

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Shots fired: Prana vs ComicsPRO. The Beat (July 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/shots-fired-prana-vs-comicspro/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. ICv2 – The Business of Fandom: New branding reflects changing market, history. ICv2 (July 22): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62926/icv2-the-business-fandom

Murray, Will. 1990. Philip Jose Farmer - His apocalyptic life [Doc Savage and Tarzan pastiches]. Starlog (155; June): 22–25, 33

Kelly, John. 2026. RIP Jerry Moriarty — 1938-2026. TCJ (July 22): https://www.tcj.com/rip-jerry-moriarty-1938-2026/

Unknown. 2026. A new Spider-Man film is on the way; what’s the secret to the wall-crawler’s 60 years of relevancy? Temple Now (July 17): https://now.temple.edu/news/2026-07-17/new-spider-man-film-way-whats-secret-wall-crawlers-60-years-relevancy

Unknown. 2026. ["It is with profound and sadness and disbelief that we say goodbye to beloved Calgary visual artist and drag performer, Mike Hooves..."; Canada, webcomics]. mikehooves (July 22): https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGwNGMySST/

Allen, Troy-Jeffrey. 2026. SDCC ’26: Eisners So Black. The Beat (July 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-eisners-so-black/

Puc, Samantha. 2026. SDCC ’26: San Diego Comic-Con will be forever (at least through 2030). The Beat (July 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-san-diego-comic-con-will-be-forever-at-least-through-2030/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. ‘Monitor’ director Michael Berardini shares the haunting inspirations behind his acclaimed animated horror short. Animation Magazine (July 21): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/monitor-director-michael-berardini-shares-the-haunting-inspirations-behind-his-acclaimed-animated-horror-short/

Hoven, Max and Andrea Lorenzo Molinari. 2026. What are mainstream publishers looking for? ft. early IDW exec & Image editor Chris Ryall. Indie Comic Empire (July 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd-qSz0v0f8

Johnson, Chris. 2026. Tom Richmond: Frankie Muniz HATED my art, but JJ Abrams LOVED it (Tom Richmond; podcast 1). Passion Pod (July 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6oO1M2Bypo

Harper, David. 2026. Chip Zdarsky answers Chip Chat viewer questions on: Avengers! David Colton! Writing comics! More!. SKTCHD (July 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWl2MY4YEg

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture SquadCast - LIVE with special guest Eliot Rahal (podcast). Pop Culture Squad (July 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDO2QZidoyY

Farley, Chad. 2026. Dean Haspiel's new projects Chest Face & Antimatter: What you're missing. Collectors Confessions (July 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0mWaaYLo3k

Nicholas, Jamar, Steve Conley, and Mike Manley. 2026. Alberto Ruiz returns. Pencil to Pencil (July 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DS3T7Cs9UU

Honeycutt, Kirk. 2011. ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’: Film review. Hollywood Reporter (July 20): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/captain-america-first-avenger-film-213287/

Finn, Sarah Halley. 2026. Casting Captain America: The First Avenger | Behind-the-scenes commentary with Sarah Halley Finn. Marvel Entertainment (July 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXgUnm_aXPg

Freeman, Atom. 2026. Writer Dirk Manning talks Nightmare World: The Complete Collection. Prana: Direct Market Solutions' The Final Cut (July 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZnukfLBXls

Siuntres, John. 2026. Michael Stradford's Grindhouse comic. Word Balloon (July 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edae3JvDniM

Siuntres, John. 2026. Morgan Hampton Green Lantern Corps Cyborg Star Trek and more. Word Balloon (July 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCElABzKZnM

De Hart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds: Rob Multari returns! [Lone Wolf Comics]. Words, Images, & Worlds (July 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1umOX7RoQA

Oliver, Beth. 2025. Graphic novel captures Clydebank voices of World War II. A graphic novel inspired by local voices is marking 80 years since the end of World War II [students]. [Dumbarton, UK] Reporter (December 12): https://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/25693180.graphic-novel-captures-clydebank-voices-world-war-ii/

Troy-Jeffrey Allen on black nominees for this year's Eisners

SDCC ’26: Eisners So Black

by Troy-Jeffrey Allen on 07/22/2026 https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-eisners-so-black/

"E23: DWIGHTMESS Comics Lab" EXHIBITION OPENING ALERT

 

💥 EXHIBITION OPENING ALERT 💥⁠

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In the 23rd iteration of Transformer's annual Exercises for Emerging Artists program, "E23: DWIGHTMESS Comics Lab" explores comics and illustration as a medium for storytelling, world-building, and visual invention. ⁠

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Spanning biweekly mentorship sessions from mid-March through the end of June, "E23: DWIGHTMESS Comics Lab" brings together 4 DMV based artists – Yuki Clarke, Art Hondros, Linda Kuo, Tia Wilson – with lead mentorship by Adam Dwight Griffiths Adam Griffiths to create new comics-based work presented in the culminating summer exhibition, "Comics, et cetera", on view July 25 through September 5, 2026.⁠

dwightmess Yuki Clarke Art Hondros Tia 🍉 Adam Griffiths Linda 🌙

"COMICS, ET CETERA" Opening Weekend Events:⁠

💥Visionary Leaders Circle Preview Reception: Fri. July 24, 5 - 7 PM⁠

💥Community Open House: Sat. July 26, 12 - 6 PM⁠

💥Conversation with E23 artist cohort, moderated by E23 lead mentor Adam Griffiths, Sat. July 26, 1 - 2 PM⁠

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Whether experimenting with storytelling, world-building, animation, or sculpture, an underlying devotion to the sequential becomes palpable — yet among these artists there is a textured, creative differing in the logic of ordered story composition: how the body can experience order in space, how a personal history can be redesigned through conventional comic form, how an understanding of narrative can be renegotiated by interacting with a technological diorama, and how original characters conceived beyond gender participate in traditional stages of life. ⁠

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Learn more about the Exercises, Comics, et cetera, the participating artists and MORE - visit https://www.transformerdc.org/e23

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Cover illustration by all participating artists.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/21/2026

Allie, Ivy (ed). 2025. Monograph presents: Hilda Terry. Monograph (1; September). online at https://monograph.ink/pdf/monograph_hilda_terry.pdf

Sciales, E. B. 2026. Hilda Terry: Biography and illustration. Monograph (1; September): 5–9. Online at https://monograph.ink/pdf/monograph_hilda_terry.pdf

Bernard, Warren. 2026. Hilda Terry’s teenage girls and pop culture. Monograph (1; September): 11–13. Online at https://monograph.ink/pdf/monograph_hilda_terry.pdf

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Comics crowdfunding round-up: Till Death, Stryde, Swiss Army Woman, and three more projects you’ll love. The Beat (July 21): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-till-death-stryde-swiss-army-woman-and-three-more-projects-youll-love/

Hunter, Greg. 2026. R&R: Get up — Schrauwen’s Sunday and Joyce’s Ulysses, revisited. TCJ (July 21): https://www.tcj.com/rr-get-up-schrauwens-sunday-and-joyces-ulysses-revisited/

Buchanan, Bill. 2026. Davis and Bob Dunning ‘saved my career’ [Jack Ohman]. Davisville (July 13): https://kdrt.org/audio/davisville-july-13-2026-davis-and-bob-dunning-%E2%80%98saved-my-career%E2%80%99

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 07/21/26: José Andrés teams up with the Avengers. The Beat (July 21): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-072126/

Degg, D. D. 2026. VeeFriends comic strip ended. Daily Cartoonist (July 20): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/20/veefriends-comic-strip-ended/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. ‘King of the Hill’ showrunner Saladin Patterson guides us through its 15th season on Hulu. Animation Magazine (July 20): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/king-of-the-hill-showrunner-saladin-patterson-guides-us-through-its-15th-season-on-hulu/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Mike Bender’s ‘The Most Serious Fart’ set for animated feature adaptation at Utopai. Animation Magazine (July 20): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/mike-benders-the-most-serious-fart-set-for-animated-feature-adaptation-at-utopai/

Zalben, Alex. 2025. Dark Horse To Release Moebius’ ‘The Depressed Hunter’ In English for the First Time. Comicbook Club (December 10): https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/12/10/dark-horse-to-release-moebius-the-depressed-hunter-in-english-for-the-first-time/

Wilson, Gemma / Seattle Times. 2026. A teenage romance comes to a mature end [Heartstopper Forever]. Washington Post (July 21): B1, 3

PR: Announcing More Small Press Expo 2026 Special Guests

 

Check out who else is coming to SPX 2026!

For Immediate Release Contact Email: press@smallpressexpo.com   Small Press Expo Announces Derf, Kim Deitch, James Spooner, Noah Van Sciver, CK Gormally, and Raquelle Jac.   Bethesda, Maryland - July 21, 2026   Media Release - Small Press Expo is proud to announce the second group of Special Guests for SPX 2026. This is in addition to the previously announced Special Guests Lisa Hanawalt, Julia Wertz, Frederick Noland, Peter Bagge, and Jared Cullum. Read more about SPX 2026 Special Guests here. The show takes place on Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13, with programming and workshops about the amazing world of independent comics as well as an exhibitor floor featuring over 450 creators. Additional Special Guests will be announced over the next few weeks.   SPX 2026 is honored to have the following creators as Special Guests to this year's show. Banner by Sanika Phawde Visit the SPX 2026 Website for More Info Derf Derf's latest graphic novel, THE DISSIDENTS. will debut at SPX 2026. The book follows a group of political cartoonists who draw for the provocative magazine The Masses. Art Young, Boardman Robinson, Cornelia Barns, and others were stars in their day, but are now forgotten. What they document in their cartoons is a country spiraling into darkness, under attack by German saboteurs, and secretive private militias, plagued by racism, and rocked by class war. An autocratic president will not tolerate any dissent or criticism. The cartoonists are harassed, spied upon, blacklisted, and finally indicted for sedition and put on trial— with 20-year sentences hanging over their heads. Two others are forced to flee the country into exile. One is imprisoned and tortured! Another is incarcerated by the U.S. Army and scheduled for execution! The Dissidents is a gripping, layered, and shocking story, told through the eyes and the work of the political cartoonists of The Masses. It’s a story of artistic courage in the face of merciless authoritarianism. In The Dissidents, Derf delivers a unique account of U.S. history– and lost comics history– that connects the events of today to seeds that were sown over 100 years ago. Kim Deitch It is an honor to announce that legendary underground cartoonist Kim Deitch is a special guest at SPX 2026! One of the most prolific artists of his generation, Deitch enters his 60th year of cartooning more inventive than ever and showing no signs of slowing down. He'll be signing copies of his newest book, How I Make Comics--a creatively kaleidoscopic, non-stop exploration of how Deitch's imagination turns ideas, influences, and irritations into comics in his inimitable style--and Reincarnation Stories, a cosmic jigsaw puzzle of creation. James Spooner It Starts with Anger is the latest by James Spooner, published by Pantheon. From award-winning filmmaker and graphic novelist James Spooner, comes the untold origin story of the AFROPUNK movement and festival. In the early 1990s, a mixed-race Black teenager arrives in New York City searching for belonging in the punk scene, only to discover that racism and exclusion persist even within supposedly progressive spaces. Through zines, music, activism, and a cross-country journey documenting Black punks, Spooner helps give voice to a generation that had been largely overlooked. What begins as an underground cultural movement eventually grows into the internationally recognized AFROPUNK phenomenon. Blending memoir, comics, and punk ephemera, It Starts with Anger is a coming-of-age story, a celebration of Black punk culture, and a reflection on the uneasy relationship between rebellion and commercialization. Noah Van Sciver We are thrilled to announce that Noah Van Sciver is a special guest at SPX 2026! Over the past decade, Noah Van Sciver has established himself as the most versatile graphic novelist working today. Whether it be in the service of straight-up satire (Fante Bukowski, Beat It, Rufus!), serious historical nonfiction (Joseph Smith and the Mormons, The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln), autobiography (As a Cartoonist, One Dirty Tree), or books for younger readers (Calamity Before Jane, Johnny Appleseed), Van Sciver’s singular voice and style has proven remarkably malleable to the needs of each project. With his newest graphic novel, The Mess, Van Sciver stakes yet new creative ground as a fiction writer, crafting the most magnetic and literary work of his career. CK Gormally Cara Gormally, 'CK', will be signing their debut graphic memoir, Everything is Fine, I’ll Just Work Harder (Street Noise Books). This graphic memoir tells the story of a workaholic professor who embarks on a transformative therapeutic journey after an facebook friend request re-surfaces long-buried trauma. Reviewers describe Gormally’s book as a “map for those who feel lost” offering “a fresh perspective on the most intimate parts of our brains.” Infused with research describing the science of trauma, fellow recovering work-too-hard badasses will be encouraged to learn that sometimes the strongest thing we can do is learn how to be soft as we become our true selves. Raquelle Jac We are so pleased to announce that Raquelle Jac is a special guest at SPX 2026! Her debut graphic novel, Bimbo Agitprop, captures the reality of growing up in West Texas in the early 21st century, through Satanic Panics, Y2K, a recession, abusive parents, crummy men, identity-centric politics, and woke/anti-woke pendulum swings. In the tradition of Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Phoebe Gloeckner, Jac wields art like a knife to organize, agitate, and dismantle the predatory systems that immiserate us all. Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 450 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year’s guests. The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com. Small Press Expo P.O. 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