Saturday, May 02, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/1/2026

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. The Week in Diamond: A Hearing Was Held, a Motion Denied. The Beat (May 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-week-in-diamond-a-hearing-was-held-a-motion-denied/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. Albert Uderzo’s Art Tops Heritage International Art Auction. Scoop (April 29): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/albert-uderzos-art-tops-heritage-international-art-auction/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. In Memoriam: Gerry Conway. Scoop (April 28): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/in-memoriam-gerry-conway/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. Tucci, Vaughn Signing on FCBD. Scoop (April 30): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/tucci-vaughn-signing-on-fcbd/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning Points [178]. Scoop (April 30): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-178/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Comic Store Week: Surviving the First Year: Eli Roberts of Adventures in Ink; The joys - and challenges - of being your own boss. ICv2 (April 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62279/comic-store-week-surviving-first-year-eli-roberts-adventures-ink

Boyle, Phil. 2026. Comic Store Week: What Is My Store Worth?. ICv2 (April 30): https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/62277/comic-store-week-what-is-my-store-worth

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Kadokawa Plans to Expand Manga Spot Shops Across the US. The Beat (May 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/kadokawa-plans-to-expand-manga-spot-shops-across-the-us/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Comic Store Week: Vibe Check: Final Boss Comics and Games; Surviving and thriving for 18 years. ICv2 (April 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62280/comic-store-week-vibe-check-final-boss-comics-games

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Comic Store Week: ICv2 Interview: Mike Dreese of 30-Store Chain Newbury Comics, Part 1: Locations, Volume, Customers, Keys to Success, The Mix, the Problem with Comics and Part 2: Broken E-Commerce Platforms, Finding Growth, the Future, Making It Work. ICv2 (May 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62287/comic-store-week-icv2-interview-mike-dreese-30-store-chain-newbury-comics-part-1, and https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62286/comic-store-week-icv2-interview-mike-dreese-30-store-chain-newbury-comics-part-2

Johnston, Rich. 2026. 115 Covers for Absolute Batman #20… and Still More to Come. Bleeding Cool (April 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/115-covers-for-absolute-batman-20-and-still-more-to-come/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. Free Comic Book Day & Comics Giveaway Day 2026 Titles. Scoop (April 30): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/free-comic-book-day-comics-giveaway-day-2026-titles/

Nesja, Paul and Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. Polly Lou Adams. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (249; April 29): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19100248-episode-249-polly-lou-adams

Biggs, Brian. 2026. Viewer Mail! Sitting Around Talking About Art Supplies. YouTube (May 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NyRAhvIVKs

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. DC Launches Competition for Fans to Create a New Batman Villain. The Beat (May 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-building-bad-sweepstakes/

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Julia Alekseyeva’s Soviet Graphic Memoir: A Life Shaped by the Upheavals of the 20th Century—and Its Echoes in Identity Today. GraphicMemoirBlog (May 1): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/julia-alekseyevas-soviet-graphic

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 05/01/26: DC X SONIC Becomes a Motion Comic. The Beat (May 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-050126/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. 46 Comic Shops With Free Comic Book Day 2026 Events This Saturday. Bleeding Cool (April 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/46-comic-shops-with-free-comic-book-day-2026-events-this-saturday/

Simons, Dean. 2026. Uncivilized Books Kicks off New Manga Imprint With Hideko Mizuno’s FIRE!. The Beat (May 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/uncivilized-books-kicks-off-new-manga-imprint-with-hideko-mizunos-fire/

Gustines, George Gene. 2026. Gerry Conway, a Creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man Comics, Dies at 73. New York Times (May 1): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/arts/design/gerry-conway-dead.html

Higgins, Marilyn. 2026. Mt. Pleasant Public Library Partners With Comics Plus. Southeast Iowa Union (April 29): https://www.southeastiowaunion.com/mt-pleasant/news/mt-pleasant-public-library-partners-with-comics-plus/article_c7f66564-a2b2-46bd-859d-a0e2af4b2ae2.html

Yanez-Leyton, Cassandra. 2026. Mafalda, the Beloved Argentine Cartoon, Brings Her Anti-War, Anti-Soup Attitudes to Montreal. CBC News (April 30): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mafalda-coming-to-montreal-9.7179769

DeSchepper, Rachel. 2026. Cartoonist to Cartoonist: Greg and Karen Evans With Paul Gilligan. GoComics (April 29): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/interview-greg-karen-evans-paul-gilligan

Maréchal, Béatrice. 2026. TCJ Special Edition Vol. 5: On Top of the Mountain: The Influential Manga of Yoshiharu Tsuge. TCJ (5; May 1): https://www.tcj.com/tcj-special-edition-vol-5-on-top-of-the-mountain-the-influential-manga-of-yoshiharu-tsuge/

Stosuy, Brandon. 2026. On Endurance and the Necessity of Self-Reinvention [Guy Richards Smit]. The Creative Independent (April 30): https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/cartoonist-guy-richards-smit-on-endurance-and-the-necessity-of-self-reinvention/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Nicole Hollander -RIP. Daily Cartoonist (May 1): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/05/01/nicole-hollander-rip/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Evil Ernie Omnibus hits Kickstarter goal in 66 seconds. The Beat (May 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/evil-ernie-omnibus-hits-kickstarter-goal-in-66-seconds/



Friday, May 01, 2026

Free Comic Book Day = Free Comic! from Green Archer Comics

 

Use code FCBD26. Download your free issue now!‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

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Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day!

Hi , 

 

We’re celebrating the best weekend in comics the right way, by giving you one for free.

 

This weekend only, use code FCBD26 to grab a free digital single issue (excluding Buck Rogers). No catch, just grab a comic and start reading.

 

Prefer print? You can also use the code to take $5 off any order

 

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(Digital) The Press Guardian #4

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(Digital) Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in the Gr33n H0rn3tz Matter

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(Digital) The Green Archer Trade

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Don't wait. This ends Sunday night (May 3)!

Where We're Spending FCBD!

We’ll be out celebrating at some of our local comic shops this weekend. Allan will be visiting Comic Logic in Ashburn, Bruce is stopping by Amazing Comic Shop on his lunch break, and Benn will be heading over to Kirby Comics in Hanover.

 

All three are fantastic stores, and if you’re nearby, they’re well worth a visit. Wherever you are, we hope you’ll stop by your local comic shop, support a small business, and discover some incredible creators.

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FCBD at Fantom Comics

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>>SATURDAY, MAY 2nd @ 11am - close
2010 P St NW
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Snag some special free comics! There are specific titles out for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY - we’re offering 5 comics per person, 1 per title. Show up in cosplay and get 2 extra titles.

Local creator OLIVER MERTZ will be attending to give away preview copies of his comic A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS that’s coming out in September with Oni Press.
Sixteen-year-old Ari Ackerman just witnessed a murder. Or two. Or maybe he didn’t. He’s not quite sure. What he does know is that he loves the Washington, D.C., punk scene and is trying very hard to process the perpetual impending death (and frequent resurrections) of his cancer-stricken father. Ari’s best friend, Maya Meng, just wants to hang out and go see Jawbox play at the Black Cat. But sadly, an escalating series of unexplained deaths can really ruin a perfectly good day.
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