Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/3/2026

Unknown. 1920. Willard Draws Folks "Out-Ta-Luck" [Frank Willard]. Editor and Publisher 53 (17; September 25): 27. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1920-09-25_53_17/page/26/mode/2up

Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate. 1920. Chicago Tribune Comics Amuse Them All [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 53 (18; October 2): outer wrapper. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1920-10-02_53_18/mode/2up

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. LA Comic Con Parking Prices Cause Halloween Horror. The Beat (November 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/la-comic-con-parking-prices-cause-halloween-horror/

Potharaju, Vishnu. 2026. From Cosplayers to Comic Authors, L.A. Comic Con Celebrates Human-Made Creativity. Daily Bruin (November 1): https://dailybruin.com/2026/11/01/from-cosplayers-to-comic-authors-l-a-comic-con-celebrates-human-made-creativity

Flota, Brian. 2026. Book Review: Daniel Stein’s Strange Fruit and Bitter Roots: Black History in Contemporary Graphic Narratives. International Journal of Comic Art (November 3): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/11/book-review-daniel-steins-strange-fruit.html

Stein, Daniel. 2026. Strange Fruit and Bitter Roots: Black History in Contemporary Graphic Narratives. University Press of Mississippi.

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Comicbooks for Schools: New Charity Launched by ComicBooks for Kids. Scoop (November 3): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63778/comicbooks-schools

Salkowitz, Rob. 2026. Con Fragmentation Is the Only Way Forward. Scoop (November 2): https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/63777/con-fragmentation-only-way-forward

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. R.I.P. Katharine Kan - Pioneering Advocate for Graphic Novels in Libraries. Scoop (November 3): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63783/r-i-p-katharine-kan

Johnston, Rich. 2026. IDW Adds Romantasy Imprint With White Ash Comics for 2027. Bleeding Cool (November 2): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/idw-adds-romantasy-imprint-with-white-ash-comics-for-2027/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Worm, Most Popular Web Serial Ever, in Print for Free Comic Book Day [by John C. McCrae or Wildbow]. Bleeding Cool (November 2): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/worm-most-popular-web-serial-ever-in-print-for-free-comic-book-day/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Absolute Green Arrow Leads the Top 400 Bestselling Comics Last Week. Bleeding Cool (November 2): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/absolute-green-arrow-leads-the-top-400-bestselling-comics-last-week/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. John Byrne: Good News and Bad News, X-Men: Elsewhen Vol 2 and Surgery. Bleeding Cool (November 2): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/john-byrne-good-news-and-bad-news-x-men-elsewhen-vol-2-and-surgery/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 11/03/26: Anthrax to Meet Judge Dredd. The Beat (November 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-110326/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Blind Bag Thundercats #1 Copies to Add Lynxana Comic. The Beat (November 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/thundercats-lynxana/

Perez, Javier. 2026. Interview: Curt Pires Talks Creature Corps and Accompanying Cardgame. The Beat (November 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-curt-pires-talks-creature-corps-and-accompanying-cardgame/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Fredrikstad Animation Festival Announces 2026 Winners. Animation Magazine (November 2): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/11/fredrikstad-animation-festival-announces-2026-winners/

Spry, Jeff. 2026. ‘Daffy Season’ Directors Delve Into the Return of the Mad Mallard! Animation Magazine (November 2, in print in 363; December): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/11/daffy-season-directors-delve-into-the-return-of-the-mad-mallard/

Kit, Borys. 2026. Sony Partners With Lionsgate on Destin Daniel Cretton’s ‘Naruto’ Movie - The Live-Action Adaptation of the Popular Manga Has Been Greenlit to Start Production in Spring 2027. Hollywood Reporter (November 3): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/naruto-movie-lionsgate-sony-destin-daniel-cretton-1236746650/

Lewis, Taylor. 2015. Florida 7-Year-Old Wins $15k for Hair-Positive Comic Book - The Idea Came to Natalie and Her Mother After Natalie Said That She Hated Her Natural Hair. Essence (April 24): https://www.essence.com/news/florida-girl-wins-hair-positive-comic-book/

McConnell, Robin. 2026. Barbara “Willy” Mendes. Inkstuds (November 3): https://inkstuds.substack.com/p/barbara-willy-mendes

Unknown. 2026. Joyful Reading Company, NASA Partner to Bring STEM Series to Schools, Libraries. Publishers Weekly (September 28): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=6042

Kantor, Emma. 2026. Taking the Line for a Walk: PW Talks With Grant Snider. Publishers Weekly (November 3): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101677-taking-the-line-for-a-walk-pw-talks-with-grant-snider.html

Schwartz, Roy (mod.), Chris Claremont, Adi Granov, and Dean Haspiel. 2026. The Year Of Jack Kirby: A Star-Studded Celebration! at NYCC 2026. Lawrence Brenner (October 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWVofvGLRKQ

De Hart, Jason. 2026. Evan Pozios Returns! Words, Images, & Worlds (November 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFz2H4w1O2A

Davidsen, Keith. 2026. Eye Candy With LiizardEmojii! [aka Elizabeth Clavell]. The Final Cut (November 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdAI-xg5yc

Farley, Chad. 2026. Creating Indie Comics That Make a Difference! The World of Kyyden! [Jesse Wolfe]. Collectors Confessions (November 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otx2DWgFIXM

Davidsen, Keith. 2026. Comics The Magazine #10 With Joseph Keatinge! The Final Cut (November 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77M_dSqGSsQ

McAuley, Eoin. 2026. Studying At TASQ Art. Creator In Conversation (85; November 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCj1mpX0nA

Ortega, Belén. 2026. Belén Ortega on the Influences She Carried Into American Comics. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (October 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnhR8LWwKk

Zdarsky, Chip. 2026. Chip Zdarsky on the Comics That Changed Everything. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (July 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL4_-qYF9fg

Ward, Christian. 2026. Christian Ward on the Power of Comics. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (July 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUIJPPQjyGo

Vecchio, Luana. 2026. Luana Vecchio on Growing Up with Very Grown-Up Comics. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (July 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-36sU_KDWlA

D’Urso, Erica. 2026. Erica D’Urso on Learning to Let Go [Italy]. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (September 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARoIjMJzxA8

Andrade, Filipe. 2026. Filipe Andrade on Why Flawed Characters Make Better Art. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (August 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OHAQdZMWBw

Scharf, Jonas. 2026. Jonas Scharf on the Stories That Turned a Fan Into an Artist. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (September 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Cxva52sR4

Cagle, Evan. 2026. Evan Cagle on Making Your Influences Your Own. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (10; October 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25fwofL0tRg

Omar, Uncanny. 2026. The Uncanny Omar on the Comics He Can’t Stop Recommending. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (September 10): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ1SfTE7wGo

Ram V. 2026. Ram V On The Comics That Pulled Him Into Writing. Walt’s Comic Shop's Under The Influence (October 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCjmhRobKhQ

  *Scheck, Frank. 2026. ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Review: Bill Hader in a Dr. Seuss Adaptation That Captures the Antic Silliness but Misses the Charm. Hollywood Reporter (November 3): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-cat-in-the-hat-review-bill-hader-1236746055/

  *Spry, Jeff. 2026. How ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Creative Team Shared Its Seussian Message of Living in the Here and Meow [in print as Animation Magazine 363 (December 2026)]. Animation Magazine (November 2): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/11/how-the-cat-in-the-hat-creative-time-shared-its-suessian-message-of-living-in-the-here-and-meow/

  *White, Abbey. 2026. ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Is Back: How the Seuss Icon’s First Animated Feature Will Kick Off a New Era. Hollywood Reporter (October 29): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/cat-in-the-hat-directors-dr-seuss-enterprises-bill-hader-1236734078/

  *Associated Press. 1982. Olive Oyl Is 1st ‘Girl’ in Parade [Popeye]. Lancaster New Era (November 11). Online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/11/02/popeye-olive-oyl-and-sweepea-return-to-macys-thanksgiving-parade-with-comic-strip-promo/

  *Swindle, Isaac. 2026. Popeye Sets Sail With the 2026 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Beat (November 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/popeye-sets-sail-with-the-2026-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/

  *Degg, D. D. 2026. Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Swee’Pea Return to Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade With Comic Strip Promo. Daily Cartoonist (November 2): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/11/02/popeye-olive-oyl-and-sweepea-return-to-macys-thanksgiving-parade-with-comic-strip-promo/

  *Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Popeye Celebrates Return to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade With 4-Week Comics Run. Animation Magazine (November 2): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/11/popeye-celebrates-return-to-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-with-4-week-comics-run/

**Dillon, Philip R. 1920. The Elephant's Entrance into Politics [partially repeating Albert Bigelow Paine's 1908 Harper's Weekly article about Thomas Nast]. Editor and Publisher 53 (17; September 25): 8. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1920-09-25_53_17/page/8/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1920. [Gene Carr has moved from the comics section to the metropolitan section of the New York Sunday World]. Editor and Publisher 53 (19; October 9): 38. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1920-10-09_53_19/page/38/mode/2u

  *Simons, Dean. 2026. Breaking: New Angoulême Festival Has Finally Been Revealed. The Beat (November 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/new-angouleme-festival-has-finally-been-revealed/

Nov 18: Stephan Pastis at the Wharf

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/2/2026

Brubaker, Charles. 2026. Interview With Mellodillo [webcomics, A Hedgehog's Dilemma, Hilda the 13th]. Trickfilm Fanzine (10; October): cover, 3–11.

Degg, D. D. 2026. Cathy Wilcox Takes Gold, Stanley Award Winners Announced. Daily Cartoonist (November 1): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/11/01/cathy-wilcox-takes-gold-and-all-of-the-stanley-award-winners/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Court Approves Another Diamond Settlement as Sparkle Pop Withdraws Objections. The Beat (November 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/court-approves-another-diamond-settlement-as-sparkle-pop-withdraws-objections/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Second Diamond Consignment Settlement Approved After Sparkle Pop Withdraws Objection. Scoop (October 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63763/second-diamond-consignment-settlement-approved

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. First 'Ben 10' Trade to Be Direct Market Exclusive for 3 Months With Different Cover From Book Channel. Scoop (November 2): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63773/first-ben-10-trade-be-direct-market-exclusive-3-months

Weldon, Glen, and Ronald Young Jr. 2026. ‘VisionQuest’ Is Marvel at Its Talkiest and Thinkiest. NPR - Pop Culture Happy Hour (November 2): https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/nx-s1-6022490/visionquest-is-marvel-at-its-talkiest-and-thinkiest and https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/0e81fca3-bffb-4b62-8285-747f5fe81ac7/audio/128/default.mp3

Unknown. 2026. Nov. 15 Episode of ‘The Simpsons’ Will Feature Two Characters Voiced by the Late Eric Bauza. Animation Magazine (October 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/10/nov-15-episode-of-the-simpsons-will-feature-two-characters-voiced-by-the-late-eric-bauza/

Unknown. 2026. Japan’s Anime Industry Grew by 15.8% to $28.18 Billion Last Year According to AJA Special Report. Animation Magazine (October 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/10/special-report-shows-that-japans-anime-industry-grew-by-15-8-to-28-18-billion-last-year/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. An Exhausted Mother Seeks a Room of Her Own in Alice Eça Guimarães’ Evocative Short, ‘Because Today Is Saturday’ [Portugal]. Animation Magazine (October 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/10/an-exhausted-mother-seeks-a-room-of-her-own-in-alice-eca-guimaraes-evocative-short-because-today-is-saturday/

Campbell, Kambole. 2026. Director Atsushi Nishigori Breaks Down the Brightly Colored Chaos of His New Triptych ‘Grotesqqque’. Animation Magazine (November 1): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/11/director-atsushi-nishigori-breaks-down-the-brightly-colored-chaos-of-his-new-triptych-grotesqqque/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. ‘Iron Boy’ Director Louis Clichy Shares the Personal Inspirations of His Acclaimed Hand-Drawn Film. Animation Magazine (November 1; in print 363; December): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/11/iron-boy-director-louis-clichy-shares-the-personal-inspirations-of-his-acclaimed-hand-drawn-film/

Degg, D. D. 2026. The Return of Rudy the Ostrich. What About Pony Boy? [Barney Google]. Daily Cartoonist (November 1): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/11/01/the-return-of-rudy-the-ostrich-what-about-pony-boy/

Horrocks, Dylan. 2026. Dylan Horrocks on the Line With Bedford Street Author Ross Murray. TCJ (November 2): https://www.tcj.com/dylan-horrocks-on-the-line-with-ross-murray/

Lescaze, Zoë. 2026. Swarms of Butterflies Land at the American Museum of Natural History [Peter Kuper; in print as Swarms of Monarch Butterflies]. New York Times (November 1): F26. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/arts/design/butterflies-american-museum-natural-history.html

Shableski, John. 2026. ["... I am just now finding out that a dear and wonderful friend, Kat aka Katharine Kan has passed away"]. Facebook (November 1): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FMh1aUwPK/

Kan, Edward Bing. 2026. Katharine Louise Stonebraker Kan Obituary [comics librarian]. Kent-Foster Lawn Funeral Home and Cemeteries (October 13): https://www.kentforestlawn.com/obituaries/Katharine-Louise-Stonebraker-Kan?obId=49894577

Simmons, Tony. 2020. Kat Kan at Comic-Con. Panama City News Herald (July 14): https://www.newsherald.com/story/entertainment/local/2020/07/14/kat-kan-at-comic-con/41913069/

Gajewski, Ryan. 2026. ND Stevenson’s ‘Scarlet Morning’ in the Works as Movie From Kate Herron, Roy Lee at Amazon MGM. Hollywood Reporter (November 2): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scarlet-morning-kate-herron-nd-stevenson-roy-lee-amazon-1236746290/

Farley, Chad. 2026. Calvin & Hobbes Meets Narnia?! Inside Will Brenner's KITA. Collectors Confessions (November 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8CY8GptLsA

Harper, David. 2026. Writer Charlie Stickney on: White Ash Comics! Its Big IDW Deal! Crowdfunding! More! SKTCHD’s Off Panel (November 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP8jhtYDMTU

Eddy, D. Emerson. 2026. Classic Comic Compendium: Looking at Miracleman – Book Three – Olympus in Lieu of Recent Developments. The Beat (November 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/classic-comic-compendium-looking-at-miracleman-book-three-olympus-in-lieu-of-recent-developments/

Woodman-Maynard, K. 2026. SAW Free Comics Workshop With K. Woodman-Maynard. Sequential Artists Workshop (October 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVvAIYpcpKM

Farley, Chad. 2026. Homero Rios Takes Us Inside Red Sonja Meets Barbarella! Is This the Greatest Team-Up EVER? Collectors Confessions (October 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEDfVS2BitE

Brad. 2026. I Visited 6 Comic Book Shops in Chicago! - Shop Tour & Haul. My Comic Diary…with Brad (October 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THzacI1iddg

Shaffrey, Ted / Associated Press. 2026. NJ Hometown of ‘Addams Family’ Creator Is Halloween Destination. 1010 WINS (October 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43qzUGvSIy8

Unknown. 2026. Voice Actor Major Curda Joins Us to Break Down the Avatar: Seven Havens Finale! Agents of Fandom (November 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OJI-_0UOf8

Unknown. 2026. Avatar Seven Havens Cast Reveal Their Favorite Fan Theories and Top Avatar of All Time! Agents of Fandom (October 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEuhLH5Q_E

Pasamonik, Didier. 2026. Isabelle Franquin, la fille d’André Franquin, reste opposée à la continuation de Gaston Lagaffe. ActuaBD (November 1): https://www.actuabd.com/Isabelle-Franquin-la-fille-d-Andre-Franquin-reste-opposee-a-la-continuation-de

Unknown. 2025. Robert “Bob” Kennedy [aka “Erwin K. Roberts”; comics collector]. Johnson County Post (January 21): https://johnsoncountypost.com/2025/01/21/robert-bob-kennedy-251424/

Berry, Dan. 2026. Derek Ballard. Make It Then Tell Everybody (250; November 2): https://www.patreon.com/makethentell/posts/episode-250-174187182 and https://traffic.libsyn.com/mitte/250_Derek_Ballard_MakeTell.mp3

Yamaguchi, Mari / Associated Press. 2026. Japanese manga artist known for his boxing masterpiece ‘Ashita no Joe’ [Tetsuya Chiba obituary]. Washington Post (November 1): B17

‘VisionQuest’ is Marvel at its talkiest and thinkiest

By 

Glen Weldon

 and Ronald Young, Jr.

Pop Culture Happy Hour November 2, 2026 https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/nx-s1-6022490/visionquest-is-marvel-at-its-talkiest-and-thinkiest

https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/0e81fca3-bffb-4b62-8285-747f5fe81ac7/audio/128/default.mp3 

The new Disney+ show VisionQuest is the latest Marvel television series, and it's one of the good ones. It's the conclusion of the trilogy that began with WandaVision and continued through Agatha All Along, reuniting actors Paul Bettany, who plays the synthezoid Avenger named Vision, and James Spader, who returns as Ultron. The show is a timely parable about artificial intelligence, and it's yet another superhero story that grapples with daddy issues, big time.

New Buck Rogers Kickstarter

Buck Rogers vs The Space Lords Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering blast off to fight genetically enhanced space-men at the edge of the Solar System. by Allan Liska, Green Archer Comics https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/greenarchercomics/buck-rogers

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/31/2026-11/1/2026

Chatfield, Jason. 2026. From Today, My Cartoons Are on the LinkNYC Kiosks All Over New York. New York Cartoons (November 1): https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/from-today-my-cartoons-are-on-the

Rhode, Mike. 2026. Chatting With Howard Hay, Alexandria Artist and Miniaturist. ComicsDC (November 1): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/11/chatting-with-howard-hay-alexandria.html

Moura, Pedro. 2026. LEBD Interviews Matthew Levay ("The New Old Style"). Yellow Fast & Crumble (October 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE-d2F6eItI

Rinzler, Lodro. 2026. Jim Zub: The Romance Between Colossus and Storm That Never Was – Uncanny X-Men 99. X-Men Horoscopes (October 29): https://bleav.com/shows/x-men-horoscopes/episodes/jim-zub-the-romance-between-colossus-and-storm-that-never-was-uncanny-x-men-99/

Carter, Justin. 2026. The ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Team Discuss That Heavy Finale. Gizmodo (October 31): https://gizmodo.com/the-avatar-seven-havens-team-discuss-that-heavy-finale-2000833344

Hughes, William. 2026. A Year After Scrapping Streaming Show, Disney Confirms Princess and the Frog Animated Special Still Coming - Disney Execs Abandoned a Disney+ Tiana Series in 2025, but Promise That a The Princess and the Frog Streaming Special Will "Be Out to People Soon.". AV Club (October 31): https://www.avclub.com/disney-confirms-princess-and-the-frog-streaming-special-still-coming-canceled-show

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Lucca: Frank Miller Says 'Invasive Species' Is Based on Covid Paranoia. Bleeding Cool (October 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lucca-frank-miller-says-invasive-species-is-based-on-covid-paranoia/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Lucca Comics Museum "Fumetti" to Be Established in a Tobacco Factory. Bleeding Cool (October 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lucca-comics-museum-fumetti-to-be-established-in-a-tobacco-factory/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Alan Moore & Bill Sienkiewicz's Brought to Light, On Stage, On Video - Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiewicz's Brought to Light Theatrical Adaptation Has Been Uploaded to YouTube, Twice. Bleeding Cool (November 1): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/alan-moore-bill-sienkiewiczs-brought-to-light-on-stage-on-video/

Evans, James Llewellyn. 2026. Shadowplay 1989 - POV. YouTube (October 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpjPRaMiHG0

Evans, James Llewellyn. 2026. Shadowplay 1989 (One Night Only). YouTube (October 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9VESL8iqq4

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Lucca Awards for 2026: Absolute Martian Manhunter & Feeding Ghosts. Bleeding Cool (October 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/lucca-awards-for-2026-absolute-martian-manhunter-feeding-ghosts/

Harper, David. 2026. Darkseid Is With Sanford Greene. Off Panel (576; October 26): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-576-darkseid-is-with-sanford-greene/ and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Sanford_Greene_2026.mp3

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comics Folk React to the News of the Death of Sir Patrick Stewart. Bleeding Cool (October 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comics-folk-react-to-the-news-of-the-death-of-sir-patrick-stewart/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Chip Zdarsky On His New EIC Steve Wacker at the Marvel Comics Summit. Bleeding Cool (October 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chip-zdarsky-on-his-new-eic-steve-wacker-at-the-marvel-comics-summit/

Degg, D. D. 2026. The WaPo Opinion Page 3 Days Before the Midterms [Edith Pritchett]. Daily Cartoonist (October 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/10/31/the-wapo-opinion-page-3-days-before-the-midterms/

Freeman, John. 2026. Shiver & Shake “Scream Inn” Collected at Last!. downthetubes (October 29): https://downthetubes.net/shiver-shake-scream-inn-collected-at-last/

Freeman, John. 2026. Marvel Comics Rich History Explored in New Books by Paul Levitz and Tom K. Mason. downthetubes (October 29): https://downthetubes.net/marvel-comics-rich-history-explored-in-new-books-by-paul-levitz-and-tom-k-mason/

Roth, Gil. 2026. Karl Stevens. Virtual Memories Show (696; October 27): https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-696-karl-stevens and https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_696_-_Karl_S

Weldon, Glen, Regina G. Barber, and Andrew Limbong. 2026. ‘Clayface’ Puts a Glaze on Body Horror. NPR - Pop Culture Happy Hour (October 26): https://www.npr.org/2026/10/26/nx-s1-6013644/clayface-puts-a-glaze-on-body-horror and https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/7bf98cd8-5d6d-4e66-8cc5-678d679ae2ab/audio/128/default.mp3

Thompson, Stephen, Glen Weldon, and Monica Castillo. 2026. ‘Wildwood’ Is a Gorgeous Epic for Absolutely Everybody. NPR - Pop Culture Happy Hour (October 27): https://www.npr.org/2026/10/27/nx-s1-6017196/wildwood-is-a-gorgeous-epic-for-absolutely-everybody, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/9ad78a9d-fb9a-4908-8802-85ce49cdc6cd/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-6017196

Rascoe, Ayesha. 2026. Travis Knight Discusses His Stop-Motion Adaptation of the Children's Book ‘Wildwood’. NPR - Weekend Edition (November 1): https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-5726764/travis-knight-discusses-his-stop-motion-adaptation-of-the-childrens-book-wildwood, https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2026/11/20261101_wesun_travis_knight_discusses_his_stop-motion_adaptation_of_the_children_s_book_wildwood.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5726764

Rascoe, Ayesha. 2026. Remembering Voice Actor Eric Bauza. NPR - Weekend Edition (November 1): https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-6024428/remembering-voice-actor-eric-bauza, https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2026/11/20261101_wesun_remembering_voice_actor_eric_bauza.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-6024428

Holland, Jennifer, and Steve Agee. 2026. The Suicide Squad: Is It Canon? The Official Podcast (October 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn8tP2PNQmI

Morales, Carlos. 2026. Franklin Jonas & Curt Pires Expand the World of the Lost Fantasy with New Ongoing Series Fireborn Launching this April. Comicwatch (January 30): https://comic-watch.com/news/franklin-jonas-curt-pires-expand-the-world-of-the-lost-fantasy-with-new-ongoing-series-fireborn-launching-this-april

Morales, Carlos. 2026. Grief Makes Monsters of Us All [Pretty Hate Machine by Ryan O'Nan, Tim Seely, and Hark La Marca]. Comicwatch (January 31): https://comic-watch.com/news/grief-makes-monsters-of-us-all

Dumpleton, Elsie. 2026. Q&A: Sam Prentice-Jones, Creator of ‘Arcana: The Lost Heirs’. Nerd Daily (January 31): https://thenerddaily.com/sam-prentice-jones-arcana-the-lost-heirs-interview/

McClelland, Tim. 2026. White House Exorcism Comic Book Set for Film Adaptation at Blumhouse-Atomic Monster [The Exorcism at 1600 Penn by Hannah Rose May and Vanesa Del Rey]. Movieweb (January 30): https://movieweb.com/white-house-exorcism-comic-book-film-adaptation-blumhouse-atomic-monster/

Tagen-Dye, Carly. 2026. Tessa Hulls Excavated Her Family History To Write Graphic Novel Memoir Feeding Ghosts. People (January 29): https://people.com/tessa-hulls-graphic-novel-memoir-feeding-ghosts-11892794

Anderson, Kyle. 2026. Kumail Nanjiani Bringing Google Unfriendly Graphic Novel Sex Criminals to TV. Nerdist (January 29): https://nerdist.com/article/sex-criminals-comic-tv-adaptation-kumail-nanjiani-emily-v-gordon-matt-fraction-chip-zdarsky/

Unknown. 1920. [“Tom Webster, cartoonist of the London Daily Mail, is visiting the United States…”]. Editor and Publisher 53 (16; September 18): 23. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1920-09-18_53_16/page/22/mode/2up

 

NPR catch-up - Wildwood, Clayface and Eric Bauza

‘Clayface’ puts a glaze on body horror

By  Glen Weldon, Regina G. Barber, Andrew Limbong

Pop Culture Happy Hour October 26, 2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/26/nx-s1-6013644/clayface-puts-a-glaze-on-body-horror

https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/7bf98cd8-5d6d-4e66-8cc5-678d679ae2ab/audio/128/default.mp3 

‘Wildwood’ is a gorgeous epic for absolutely everybody

By Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, Monica Castillo 

Pop Culture Happy Hour

October 27, 2026 

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/27/nx-s1-6017196/wildwood-is-a-gorgeous-epic-for-absolutely-everybody

https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/9ad78a9d-fb9a-4908-8802-85ce49cdc6cd/audio/128/default.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-6017196

Travis Knight discusses his stop-motion adaptation of the children's book 'Wildwood'

Ayesha Rascoe

Weekend Edition Sunday November 1, 2026 

https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-5726764/travis-knight-discusses-his-stop-motion-adaptation-of-the-childrens-book-wildwood

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2026/11/20261101_wesun_travis_knight_discusses_his_stop-motion_adaptation_of_the_children_s_book_wildwood.mp3 

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5726764

Remembering voice actor Eric Bauza

Ayesha Rascoe

  Weekend Edition Sunday November 1, 2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-6024428/remembering-voice-actor-eric-bauza

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2026/11/20261101_wesun_remembering_voice_actor_eric_bauza.mp3 

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-6024428

Wuerker slaps around WaPo and cartoonist Edith Pritchett

Pritchett's work has been growing on me since she's come back after having a baby. Still, it should run in the Style or Weekend sections, not on the editorial page. On the other hand, the Post's editorial pages are bullshit now, so it hardly matters in some ways. 

The WaPo Opinion Page 3 Days Before the Midterms [Edith Pritchett]

 D. D. Degg 

October 31, 2026 

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/10/31/the-wapo-opinion-page-3-days-before-the-midterms/

The Most Powerful Place On Earth & Wicked Witch of the White House by Daniel Boris

 

Vision Times appears to use AI for comics

 

The Falun Gong aligned paper is distributed for free in DC and NYC .

There were 4 comic strips in 3 series on the current paper and all appear to be AI drawn to my eyes. 

Since I'm not a reporter, I'll leave it to others to pursue. This copy is going to OSU's Billy Ireland Library.

 

crossposted to IJOCA 

Chatting with Howard Hay, Alexandria artist and miniaturist

by Mike Rhode 

Artist Howard Thomas Hay does fantastic little satirical dioramas with accompanying captions that easily could be political or gag cartoons. I chatted with him a few weeks ago at a street fair, and asked about his influences which included cartoonists. Although he's a fine artist, Howard agreed to do an interview with us. 

Unless otherwise noted, photos are from Artomatic 2024 in DC.

When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?

I was born on March 16, 1955, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, but mostly grew up in a small town on the ocean called Hull.  So that makes me 71, which may sound old, but when you reach this age, you still feel young inside, which I feel like I am in my 30s.  Now my body might not feel that way.

Howard in the background of his recent exhibit for Del Ray day in Alexandria.

 

Why are you in Washington now?  

I have a varied work history, which may explain some of my artwork.  I was an EMT on an ambulance rescue squad in the city of Quincy, just outside of Boston and later in my original hometown of Weymouth.  I then became a police officer in the town of Plymouth (home of the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving and from whom I am descended from on my mother’s side).  I then transferred to the Hull Police and later the Middlesex County Sheriffs Department.  It is from that part of my background that I developed a gallows humor that you need to get through the terrible situations you see and experience on a regular basis. I left law enforcement to get involved in politics, running for the state legislature (lost to a 20 year incumbent).  Worked for the Republican State Committee, elected member of the Boston Republican City committee and then went to work in the office of the Chief Secretary of Governor Bill Weld.  I received a political appointment in the G.H.W Bush administration in the Department of Justice as the Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Liaison.  I stayed in this area after that when I became an Associate Producer of the tv show America’s Most Wanted. So that’s how I ended up in the DC area and staying here.

What neighborhood or area do you live in?  

I live in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, which has a small town feel even though it is part of the City of Alexandria.  It is also a funky, artsy part of the city.

What type of art do you make?  

I make everything from room size installation pieces to watercolor paintings, acrylic paintings, pencil portraits, photography and humorous miniatures.

I'm specifically interested in your miniatures, which as we discussed, I think function as 3-D cartoons. When did you start making them?  

I really started as a kid in Hull.  I would take plastic models and merge them to create something new.  I would also build navy ship models and put firecrackers inside, then film them with my dad’s super 8 movie camera on the ocean as they blew up. That became expensive so I turned to making dioramas from multiple model kits and take pictures with a black and white film Polaroid camera my dad had.  That was the basis for getting into the type of miniatures I now create.

 

The ones I do now initially started over 30 years ago.  They just had a funny caption to go with the scene for the first couple of years and then morphed into the longer stories I now do for each miniature. For years I gave them away as gifts to family and friends, until I realized that people would pay actual money for them.

I started writing humor in college when I joined the college newspaper staff eventually becoming the newspaper’s sports editor.  I moved around colleges and worked on many college newspapers.  When my last college newspaper was closed down by the college administration and thrown off campus (long story).  We, the staff started our own weekly alternative newspaper geared for the college market.  There were about 100 colleges and universities in the greater Boston area.  It was on the that newspaper called The Edge, that my humor writing took off. 

How do you do it? A found object, then an idea, then clay? Or an idea, etc, etc?

It all depends.  Sometimes it is a found object that I build a story around, other times it is an idea that I get from a trigger, meaning that I see something or in the case of my political pieces see a news story etc. and build a miniature scene and story to go with it.  Many of the stories I write (in my head) occur while I am riding my bike through Alexandria or along the Mt Vernon Trail. I keep a note pad in my bike bag if the story becomes too elaborate, so I can jot down notes.

What comes first, the idea or the objects? 

It works both ways.  I may see an object that I start creating a scene and then story evolves as I continue making the piece. Other times I have an idea and start thinking how to make that idea into a miniature. 

 

Do you write the captions last? 

There are usually notes, sometimes on paper or just in my head that I flesh out once the piece is finished.  I then write the full story at that time.  Sometimes the stories are too long, and I have to edit them.  Sometimes I use a very long story in the final piece.

Do you consider the captions an integral part of the art (as I do)?

Yes, absolutely.  However, I do create a large number of works, which can make it hard for people looking at them during an art fair, to explore each piece I have displayed.  I do try to keep then short enough for people to read in a minute or two.

What is your training and/or education in making them?

Life.  I know that sounds like BS, but in many ways it’s true.  You can see that many of the pieces have a theme to them.  Bad things happen, the craziness of politics and social justice to name a few. I grew up on the ocean and was a lifeguard for 8 years, so many beach and water scenes and of course sharks.

Who are your influences? You mentioned Harvard and National Lampoons, and I suggested The Far Side.

I was an avid reader of Mad Magazine and The Harvard Lampoon and National Lampoon and as you reminded me, The Far Side cartoons.

Who have you influenced?

Betsy, my girlfriend is also an artist with a degree in fine arts, did paintings in watercolors and oil.  She thought that my miniatures were funny and interesting because she has a similar sense of humor.  She started about 7 or 8 years ago. Her style and materials are different than mine, but she eventually started using small 1/87 scale figures.

 

Above and below from Del Ray day earlier this year.

How do you pick the political topics you do? I see a lot of ICE and immigration topics in the current ones.

Mostly from current events.  With the last 10 years of Donald Trump and a do-nothing Congress, it has been great for ideas. 

How do people react to the dark humor in both the political and non-political miniatures?  

I see that over 98% really enjoy them and laugh out loud.  Occasionally a person may not get the joke or are offended, which I feel is a good thing.  The worst reaction would be no reaction. 

Does anyone ever criticize you for the content? I know people praise them.

It has only happened twice.  A young woman felt that my miniature of a lynching in the South was offensive.  I explained that it was meant to get a reaction from people so they would think about that scene and how that was once accepted by many people.  The other was the scene of two police car stops.  Everything in each miniature is the same except one driver is white the other is black.  This older guy looked at it and then said to me, that would never happen.  One driver, the white guy is sent on his way while the other, a black man is arrested and placed in handcuffs.  He got very angry.  He said he was a retired police officer and that would never happen.  I told him that I too was a former police officer and had witnessed that by police officers I worked with and when I was at DOJ, I saw that it was still a problem nationally.  I was at DOJ when the Rodney King beating by LAPD.  I was sent to LA by the Attorney General to try to get the inside view of the culture of the department.  He still walked away saying it never would happen.

Where do you show them and how can people buy them? I know you've been at Artomatic, and Del Rey day...

I sell at different art shows in the DC, Maryland and Virgina area, like Art on the Avenue, the Carlyle Christmas Art Festival, the Manassas Art Festival, Shirlington Celtic Festival, Glen Echo Art show in DC and a few other art shows in Fairfax County, DC and PG County. I have them in different gallery shows in the area and some in different parts of the country. I do have a web site that has not been updated in many years. The place I am regularly at (once a month) is at Del Ray Antique and Flea Market, Del Ray Alexandria. On the second Saturday of the Month from March through December, from 9am to 2pm.

You also take commissions. Are they usually just for a pleasant miniature scene? Or do people suggest specifically humorous / satirical / other scenes they want? Do they ask you to write a caption if they do?

People request commissions for special times in their life, such as their wedding ceremony (I have done many of them) a funny event in their life, recreate a vacation home with a funny event happening in the yard, first meetings of their parents, it really runs the gamut, but sometimes they ask me to do a personized version of a one of the scenes they saw in my display.  They always ask me to write a funny story to go with it. 

Is there a miniature you are best-known for?

I have been asked to one at least 10 times.  It is of a girl mowing the lawn and she is not looking in front of her but looking off at something (I vary what that is) and she accidentally runs over a person (that also varies who they are), but the reason is that she forgot to take her Adderall that morning. I happen to have ADD so it is also making fun of myself.

What one were you most proud of?

There are a couple.  A commission of a summer home, that was not easy to do including his property around the home.  When he came to pick it up and saw it, he insisted on paying many hundreds of dollars more than I was charging which was already pricey.  I was very proud of the work I did on that one and he obviously was impressed too.  Another one is of two people jumping into a deep pool of water from a cliff, but a giant shark with a large open mouth pops up with the first person going into the shark’s mouth and the other just starting to leap off when they realize it too late.  I liked the way it turned out, I spent a lot of time working on it.  I sold the original one at Glen Echo last year and just made another version of it. 

 

What would you like to do or work on in the future?

I have a couple of big installation projects that I have been working on for several years.  One would be an inside installation which I had done a smaller version of at Automatic around 15 years ago and an outside one that will need to raise money to help fund it and it would involve guerilla art tactics to pull it off.  It is one that I conceived around 10 years ago and have planned it out over the last couple of years.  Sorry that I can’t say what they are, but I fear that someone else might try to copy me before I even got to do them.

If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?  

I come from a creative family for many generations.  My father’s family were clock and watch makers since the early 1700s, with my grandfather being the last to have the business, so working with small things like watch parts must run in my genes, plus in every generation there was always an author, artist, musician, composer, clock/watchmaker, so I come from a family of makers.  I would have become more serious about selling my work and establishing myself as a working artist earlier in life.  I still work a regular job as a government contractor as a Subject Matter Expert; I would love to just create all the time.

What's your favorite thing about DC?

The actual city itself, there is just so many things to see and do.  Trump called it the swamp, I call it an amazing place. For a political junkie like me it is no better city.

Least favorite?

The seedy side of politics.  Too many things to mention.

What monument or museum do you like to take visitors to?

The Capitol Building is just so impressive, and it is really where things should happen but unfortunately nothing seem to happen there anymore.  The Air and Space Museum, so much cool stuff if you are a space enthusiast like me.

Hunting for Nemo, the art I bought, satirizing Florida's governor picking a fight with Disneyworld.

How about a favorite local restaurant?

That changes from year to year, but right now our go to restaurant is Matt and Tony’s All Day Kitchen + Bar in Del Ray.

Do you have a website or blog?

Howardhay.com and my art business is called Hay Design.  Like I said my website is lame right now.
 
How has the COVID-19 outbreak affected you, personally and professionally?
 
It was good in that I never caught Covid, I made a lot of art, but my job is not the kind of job you can do remote as I train a particular group of people, so I was not being paid by the government during that time.

UPDATE!  Artomatic 2024 photos by Bruce Guthrie