Swindle, Isaac and Heidi MacDonald. 2026. Jeffrey Brown Argues for Humans vs AI with ‘Climb Every Mountain’ Kickstarter. The Beat (May 7): https://www.comicsbeat.com/jeffrey-brown-argues-for-humans-vs-ai-with-climb-every-mountain-kickstarter/
Kaplan, Avery. 2026. Mad Cave Studios to Publish You Are on Native Land: A Charity Comic for Indigenous Rights. The Beat (May 7): https://www.comicsbeat.com/mad-cave-studios-to-publish-you-are-on-native-land-a-charity-comic-for-indigenous-rights/
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Webtoon Wins Pulitzer for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary [trAPPed]. ICv2 (May 7): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62325/webtoon-wins-pulitzer
Mankoff, Bob, Lawrence Wood, Trevor Hoey, Joel Mishon, and Tim Mellish. 2026. Welcome to This Month's CartoonStock Caption Contest by Tim Mellish. CartoonStock (May 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU6F-4KpwFo
MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Rocketship Entertainment Partners with Legendary Comics and Top Cow, More. The Beat (May 7): https://www.comicsbeat.com/rocketship-entertainment-legendary-comics-top-cow-8-bit-studios/
Wood, Lawrence. 2026. “St. Peter and the Leaf Blower” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood. CartoonStock (May 4): https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/st-peter-and-the-leaf-blower-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood/
Wallace, Kali. 2026. Paprika: Erasing the Borders Between Dreams and Reality; Dreams, cinema, and waking life collide in the final film of visionary Satoshi Kon. Reactor (May 6): https://reactormag.com/paprika-erasing-the-borders-between-dreams-and-reality/
Budryk, Zack. 2026. Daredevil: Born Again and the Fascism of State Gangsters; The show doesn't shy away from its depiction of Fisk's authoritarian tactics. Reactor (May 4): https://reactormag.com/daredevil-born-again-and-fascism-gangsterism-of-wilson-fisk/
Kazek, Kelly. 2026. Alabama’s Little-Known Connection to a Famed Comic Strip Character [Tom Sims, Popeye]. AL.com (May 3): https://www.al.com/life/2026/05/alabamas-little-known-connection-to-a-famed-comic-strip-character.html
Sims, Tom. 1950. Exchange Club Given Laughs by Tom Sims. Anniston Star (November 29): 16. online at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/115157281/
Unknown. 1941. Author Tells How Popeye Strip Grew Out of Coosa [Tom Sims]. Coosa River News (October 3): 2. online at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/572431261/
Smith, Steve. 2026. Penny Parties: Cartoon Sociology Meets the ‘Bobby-Soxers’. Panels & Prose (May 6): https://panelsandprose.com/2026/05/06/penny-parties-cartoon-sociology-meets-the-bobby-soxers/
Langsworthy, Billy. 2026. Disney and Vogue Partner for Multi-Year Project That Sees Fashion Designers Reinterpret Mickey Mouse. Brands Untapped (May 5): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/disney-and-vogue-partner-for-multi-year-project-that-sees-fashion-designers-reinterpret-mickey-mouse/
Alasrar, Fatima Abo. 2026. Bad Guys, Good Cartoons: The Cultural Logic of Iran's Proxy Model; How the Axis of Resistance absorbs cultural talent without suppressing it, and what a Houthi cartoonist's trajectory from dissident to regime artist reveals about the proxy model's infrastructure [Kamal Sharaf, Yemen]. The Ideology Machine (May 4): https://www.ideologymachine.com/p/bad-guys-good-cartoons-the-cultural
DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds with Austin McKinley [Stellarator, videogame]. Words, Images, & Worlds (May 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIFz5SW5eV8
DiMassa, Diane. 2026. Diane DiMassa - 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives. Sequential Artists Workshop (May 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lelSY2Ljw0M
Garnett, Jean. 2026. The Pain and Play of Divorce on Kids’ TV [Bluey]. New Yorker (April 18): https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-pain-and-play-of-divorce-on-kids-tv
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Graphic Novel, ‘Stomping Grounds,’ in Collaboration with Humanoids. Fanbase Press (May 5): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58534-fanbase-press-interviews-amit-tishler-and-elliot-sperl-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-graphic-novel-stomping-grounds-in-collaboration-with-humanoids/
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Charis Loke and Paolo Chikiamco on the Release of the Graphic Novel Anthology, ‘Delay,’ with Difference Engine. Fanbase Press (May 5): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58537-fanbase-press-interviews-charis-loke-and-paolo-chikiamco-on-the-release-of-the-graphic-novel-anthology-delay-with-difference-engine/
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Tim Zajac on the Latest Release in the ‘Poe Noir’ Series with ‘The DuPine Files’. Fanbase Press (May 5): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58539-fanbase-press-interviews-tim-zajac-on-the-latest-release-in-the-poe-noir-series-with-the-dupine-files/
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Rory Collins on Returning to Kickstarter for ‘Arks Proximan #2’ and More. Fanbase Press (May 1): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58515-fanbase-press-interviews-rory-collins-on-returning-to-kickstarter-for-arks-proximan-2-and-more/
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Justin Giampaoli and Dave Law on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Comic Book Series, ‘Westside,’ with Studio 12-7. Fanbase Press (May 4): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58531-fanbase-press-interviews-just-giampaoli-and-dave-law-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-comic-book-series-westside-with-studio-12-7/
Unknown. 2026. ‘Mafalda’ Original Publisher Ediciones de la Flor Shuts Down; The 60 year-old Argentine publishing company announced it will cease operations this year, after losing key authors and amid industry turmoil. Buenos Aires Herald (May 4): https://buenosairesherald.com/culture-ideas/mafalda-original-publisher-ediciones-de-la-flor-shuts-down
Marloff, Sarah. 2026. Maryland-Based RBmedia Lays Off 22 Workers Amid Union Contract Negotiations; In the middle of collective bargaining, the parent company of Rockville-based immersive audiobook company Graphic Audio laid off half its staff, including the entire bargaining committee. Washington City Paper (May 7): https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/785478/maryland-based-rbmedia-laid-off-22-workers-amid-union-contract-negotiations/













