It's available at Fantom Comics. An interview is in the works.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Adam Griffith's StoryBox Comics Fair: An 'ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC'
by Mike Rhode
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| all photos courtesy of Adam Griffiths |
StoryBox Comics Fair is an annual two-day celebration of the medium of comics and gathering of self-published comics artists.
Day 1 takes place at DwightMess compound (805 Silver Spring Ave) from 11-6pm and is Free and open to the public.
Our program’s theme this year is 'Make Art, Make Comics!" So all of our workshops, artist lectures, and panels are centered around making. Our Special Guest, Richmond-based Rae Whitlock, will be in conversation with comics journalist Francesca Lyn about her new graphic novel, “Medium.” We’ll listen to an adventure about researching and writing comics with illustrator and graphic-recorder Mark Korsak. Babs New, everyone’s favorite art model will pose for a figure drawing session, and we’ll have a live recording by Paper Cuts with past and current editors of Magic Bullet, DC’s only comics newspaper. We'll also present three new exhibits opening in the galleries; comics-inspired abstract graphics by John Grunwell, Remix: Selections from the DwightMess permanent Art & Tchotchkes Collection, and “Andrew Wodzianski is a Party Pooper,” an equally cheerful and dark exhibition of decorated vintage cakepans featuring various pop culture references. We’ll also be offering a free Intro Session with our new Riso machine if you’d like to begin printing regularly at the compound, and naturally, there will be exhibitor tables in the Common Room on the first floor, so, much to explore.
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| Dana Maier buying comics |
Day 2 takes place at Third Hill Brewing Co. and is a traditional comics expo experience at a smaller, more intimate scale, with a few workshops included. This year we’ll be screening rare cartoons from the DwightMess video vault!
StoryBox is an ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC, on the ground, as it happens. As we’ve been running DwightMess for almost four years, I’d say that I started StoryBox because I do enjoy going to comics expos and conventions, but there is nothing that tells me more about what it's like to be a comics reader and artist in the area where I reside than organizing this low-key mini-expo - it gives me a unique hold on what my peers are concerned with creatively, and keeps me burning with the integrity to remain original. There's a difference between that and succumbing to every trend, which I think people who attend and who also follow what we've been doing at DwightMess compound understand intrinsically.
Why is part of it in your house? How does your husband feel about that? IRRC, he's not a comics aficionado.
We were looking for a new place to live at the end of the pandemic. When we saw this house in downtown Silver Spring, which was way bigger than our previous house, I sort of noticed how it was laid out and began to hatch a plan to convert part of it into a gallery. Once we moved in, and I was setting up my art studio, that was when I realized that my own reading and art practice had gotten so big, so wider-spanning, that perhaps it would be right to not only run an underground gallery, but also continue to nourish the comics reader/maker community around me, and cultivate an ongoing and welcoming environment for ‘curious readers’ of comics.
My Husband has me well-convinced that he likes all of the activity of the compound -the opening receptions, rotating art, me disappearing into my studio, and public programming. He’s not an aficionado but he does fall into the category of ‘curious reader;’ I can determine what types of comics he would be interested in, and make recommendations. In terms of the space and our home together, he is a lawyer, history buff and voracious (prose) reader so he really only needs his office and his library in the Common Room to perch in as he reads, and then most of the rest of the house and the workshop out back are devoted to showing art, teaching art, and making art. He quite likes the opening receptions because he’s a very good host and it always interests him talking to artists.
Why call it Dwightmess?
My middle name is ‘Dwight.’ My family has an odd practice of addressing each other by either their first or middle names - and you don’t get to decide. Sometimes, one person, or several people will simultaneously all just switch and start calling you your other name, which is extremely disorienting, and so it’s a bit of a silly dig into that behavior and also the folly of being too self-regarding. The second part, primordially explains itself.
Why is part of it in a brewery?
We do the expo portion of the fair at the brewery in order to further communicate that we’d like to invite the public in to consume self-published and experimental comics, and adults especially so. Here in the states, comics are always thought of as a genre for kids, to get them reading, no matter how sophisticated the themes and humor have evolved. Comics can be the sort of cultural object that people can pick up as naturally as a film or a drink, or a new pair of shoes. That being said, the comics library at DwightMess is full of some truly subterranean material, but we would never withhold our type of reading from the hands of anyone we’d suspect would enjoy it!
How well has the brewery partnership worked out? We’ve been with Third Hill Brewing Co. since the beginning of StoryBox – the attendees and artist presenters love the space – we’re tucked back in the brewery amongst the beer tanks and so it’s silver and futuristic-looking and cozy, so it also forces us to maintain a certain scale. The most exhibitors we’ve ever had was 22.
Who gets asked to participate?
We do a free Call for Entries for StoryBox and then we also invite people from beyond the DC area as special guests or programmers. So anyone can apply, but also generally people who have been involved with the gallery before - exhibiting in the art space, running a program, or someone we’ve networked with in some other context, can end up getting invited. For instance, Olivier Ballou, who makes graphic novels based on his Canadian home town, also runs our bi-monthly comic book club. So we try to sustain artists’ practices by having them collaborate with us in ways that will enrich their own art-making.
Are you attracting a different audience from a zine or SPX's show?We definitely get the zine and SPX audience and many of the true devotees to small publishing who show up year-round for that, but we also get people who are truly fresh to comics-reading and making comics. Applying for SPX can be very intimidating to someone who’s just started making comics, who are so new, that they may have their concepts in order but are still developing their own sense of creative success and polish, and they need somewhere to explore and test that out first, without having to cut corners on their vision in order to achieve a level of professional sheen that they don’t need yet. I worked as an arts administrator in the DC contemporary art world for nearly 15 years, so we also get college professors, educators, and contemporary ‘fine’ artists who are trying to understand comics in a welcoming environment. We also get a lot more DMV-region locals who tend to be more intrepid about cross-pollinating with interesting people.
How many exhibits have you done in your home now? Was anything particularly notable or memorable about any one in particular? HOw do you select or ask people?
We’ve hosted over 30 shows since opening; in the main gallery, the Common Room, the Green Room on the 2nd floor, and also the secret/tiny gallery. From painting, to original comic art, to sculpture, animation, illustration, vintage objects - so many that I’d be doing any of those artists from our little family an injustice by leaving anyone out.
I’m looking forward to our next show: it’s the culmination of this year’s Dwightmess Artist Residency program combining forces with arts nonprofit transformer’s Exercises for Emerging Artists program to present a comics-themed show at their space in downtown DC at 14th & P Streets NW in late July. As Lead Artist, I selected four comics artists, Yuki Clarke, Art Hondros, Linda Kuo and Tia WIlson, who developed projects for the show over the course of several months. They met regularly at the compound to critique each other’s work, hear Guest Lecturers such as Corinne Halbert and Dana Jeri Maier and learn new skills such as risograph printing - sort of like a Masters of the Arts program in fast-forward. I’m so upset that I can’t even tell you the title yet! Your IRL job is a little surprising - can you describe it?
Yes, for a long time I was driven on becoming a full-time artist, but ultimately, like most creative people in the DMV, the high cost of living demands a patchwork of occupations.
Full-time, I’m the Security department’s manager at the National Museum for Women in the Arts - it started out as a guard job that I wouldn't have to think too much about; standing around in the galleries drawing, but upper management got wind of my capabilities so I've failed upwards splendidly for the past 2 years.
We last did an interview 11 years ago - https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2015/09/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with-adam.html - is there anything you want to update or correct in there?
I’d say paste this to the end of the interview with no comment: “See Griffiths’ previous interview”...
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| Dale Rawlings and Art Hondros |
COMICTROPOLIS: Between the Comic and the Controller - In conversation with Stephanie Williams & Evan Narcisse photos
COMICTROPOLIS: Between the Comic and the Controller - In conversation with Stephanie Williams & Evan Narcisse
Both were influenced by black cartoonist Duane McDuffie but Williams by animation and Narcisse by Milestone.
Williams' first comic writing was Monica Rambau. Evan was Rise of the Black Panther.
Saturday, June 20, 2:00PM
West End Neighborhood Library
Both were influenced by black cartoonist Duane McDuffie but Williams by animation and Narcisse by Milestone.
Williams' first comic writing was Monica Rambau. Evan was Rise of the Black Panther.
UPDATE - more photos on Flickr or photos and audio recording at Internet Archive.
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MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Marvel Announces New Solo October 7 Launch for Midnight Universe. The Beat (June 19): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-announces-new-solo-october-7-launch-for-midnight-universe/
Keefe, Jim. 2026. Paula Abdul - Personality Comics. Patreon (June 19): https://www.patreon.com/JimKeefe/posts/paula-abdul-161557632
Coca, Vin, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. Peter Kuper. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (255; June 18): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19369467-episode-255-peter-kuper
Zalben, Alex. 2026. Comic Book Club Bonus: Torunn Grønbekk is telling stories with Norn. Comic Book Club (May 29): https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/05/29/comic-book-club-bonus-torunn-gronbekk-is-telling-stories-with-norn/
Haas, Jeffrey. 2026. Torunn Grønbekk Interview! #catwoman #dccomics #thor. Traversing the Stars (June 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5cPTHapZ1o
Kit, Borys. 2026. John Byrne Returns to X-Men, the Superheroes That Made Him Famous, to Say Goodbye: “Leaving in a blaze of glory”. Hollywood Reporter (June 18): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-byrne-returns-to-x-men-1236624739/
Cannery Agency. 2009. The Despot Darkseid: A villain worthy of Superman [Superman: The Animated Series DVD documentary]. Warner Bros. (June 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNvPzBirwAk
Zalben, Alex and Justin Tyler. 2026. Comic Book Club: Todd McFarlane. Comic Book Club (June 16): https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/06/16/comic-book-club-todd-mcfarlane/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Kvh3-TBAU
Zalben, Alex. 2026. Comic Book Club Bonus: David Pepose Is Back in The O.Z. Comic Book Club (June 18): https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/06/18/comic-book-club-bonus-david-pepose-is-back-in-the-o-z/
Zalben, Alex. 2026. Comic Book Club Bonus: Nothing Can Stop Tom Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson [Nothing Can Stop… The Ape!]. Comic Book Club (June 15): https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/06/15/comic-book-club-bonus-nothing-can-stop-tom-sniegoski-and-jeannine-acheson/
Couch, Aaron. 2026. Glenn Danzig to Direct Adaptation of His Comic ‘Hellmask’; The Misfits frontman's book is set against a medieval backdrop. Hollywood Reporter (June 18): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/glenn-danzig-to-direct-hellmask-movie-1236625602/
Gold, Martin. 2025. ‘Superman II’: THR’s 1980 Review; On June 19, 1981, Christopher Reeve returned as Warner Bros. released the DC sequel in U.S. theaters. Hollywood Reporter (July 7): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/superman-ii-1980-movie-review-original-1236308889/
Doyle, Jerry. 1927. Look Up, Look Up, Young America [cartoon of Charles Lindbergh]. Editor and Publisher 60 (3; June 11): 5. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-04_60_2/page/4/mode/2up
Unknown. 1927. Broadcasting Comic Pages [on radio]. Editor and Publisher 60 (3; June 11): 4. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-04_60_2/page/4/mode/2up
Burscough, Clark. 2026. Turn Up the Good, Turn Down the Suck — This Week’s Links. TCJ (June 19): https://www.tcj.com/turn-up-the-good-turn-down-the-suck-this-weeks-links/
Wescott, Adam. 2026. Minterview: Moka Onmae & Tsubasa Kosaka. Yatta-Tachi (June 16): https://yattatachi.com/minterview-moka-onmae-tsubasa-kosaka
MacDonald, Heidi, Kate Fitzsimons, and Christian Holub. 2026. Jack Kirby Way Day. PW Comics World: More To Come (715; May 15): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1411
MacDonald, Heidi, Christian Holub, and Kate Fitzsimons. 2026. New Head at Marvel. PW Comics World: More To Come (716; May 29): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1412
MacDonald, Heidi, Christian Holub, and Kate Fitzsimons. 2026. Archie Under Fire. PW Comics World: More To Come (717; June 12): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1413
Chamberlain, Henry. 2026. Interview: On Comics and HEAVEN [aka Katie Skelly - HEAVEN - Fantagraphics]. Comics Grinder (June 17): https://comicsgrinder.com/2026/06/17/katie-skelly-interview-on-comics-and-heaven/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfPaMNKdzSU
Dahm, Evan. 2026. Rice Boy 20th Anniversary Video Essay [webcomic]. YouTube (June 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtyqzU7Ry18
Campbell, Katie. 2026. Seattle Comics Publisher Fantagraphics Celebrates 50th Anniversary. KUOW (June 11): https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-comics-publisher-fantagraphics-celebrates-50th-anniversary
Harper, David. 2026. Critic and Marketer Steve Morris Talks the Eisner-Nominated Shelfdust and 2000 AD’s Move to America [aka The Eisner-nominated Steve Morris on the state of comic sites + comics marketing]. SKTCHD (June 17): https://sktchd.com/interview/steve-morris-interview/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69WtocG5YRQ
Musorrafiti, Dominique. 2026. Pulp, Ink, Organized Chaos: Interview with Benjamin Marra on making What We Mean by Yesterday. Retrofuturista (June 17): https://retrofuturista.com/benjamin-marra-interview-pulp-ink-and-organized-chaos/
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Rob Guillory on the Upcoming Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Comic Book Series, ‘Ghostbrawler’. Fanbase Press (June 17): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58724-fanbase-press-interviews-rob-guillory-on-the-upcoming-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-comic-book-series-ghostbrawler/
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Björn Klein on the Release of the Graphic Novel, ‘Black Ties: In Gods We Trust’. Fanbase Press (June 19): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58738-fanbase-press-interviews-bjorn-klein-on-the-release-of-the-graphic-novel-black-ties-in-gods-we-trust/
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Dan Goldman on His Eisner Nomination for ‘Red Light Properties: Unfinished Business,’ the Release of Its Deluxe Hardcover, and His Work with Kinjin Storylab. Fanbase Press (June 12): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58702-fanbase-press-interviews-dan-goldman-on-his-eisner-nomination-for-red-light-properties-unfinished-business-the-release-of-its-deluxe-hardcover-and-his-work-with-kinjin-storylab/
Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Bruno Catarino on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Comic Book, ‘(Space) Odyssey #1’. Fanbase Press (June 16): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58719-fanbase-press-interviews-bruno-catarino-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-comic-book-space-odyssey-1/
Woolhead, Ben. 2026. Interview: Myfanwy Tristram on Her Protest-Themed Graphic Novel Noisy Valley. Buzz Magazine (June 16): https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/myfanwy-tristram-noisy-valley-interview/
Oliver, Andy. 2026. “Lots of My Sapphic Comics Focus on Small, Intimate Moments” – Nessie Mooo Talks ‘Deathmetal’, Comics Community, and Queer Representation in the Medium. Broken Frontier (June 12): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/nessie-mooo-interview/
Oliver, Andy. 2026. “How Damaging and Dangerous this Techno-Fascist Hellscape We Are Already Living in Is” – KitsuneArt on the Threat of Generative AI, LGBTQ+ Comics Anthologies and Building a Profile on the Scene. Broken Frontier (June 18): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/kitsuneart/
Silverman, Rebecca. 2026. Creating Wordless Manga. Anime News Network (June 1): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-06-01/creating-wordless-manga/.237739
Coplan, Chris. 2026. The Biggest Stakes: Kelly Thompson hypes up new ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ comic. AIPT (June 16): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/16/buffy-kelly-thompson-feature/
Coplan, Chris. 2026. Art Worth Dying For: Christian Ward talks murder and creativity in ‘The Patron’. AIPT (June 18): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/18/the-patron-c-ward-qa/
Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #343 – Murewa Ayodele Reflects on ‘Storm’, ‘Rogue Storm’, and ‘Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant’; Plus, a gallery of Lucas Werneck and Federica Mancin concept art from Murewa’s Storm run. AIPT (June 15): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/15/x-men-monday-343-murewa-ayodele-storm/
Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #344 – Jed MacKay Talks ‘DNX’. AIPT (June 15): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/15/x-men-monday-344-jed-mackay-talks-dnx/
Edgar, Sean. 2026. On Finding Meaning in Your Process; Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown discusses using the metaphor of mountain climbing to explain why he feels artists shouldn't use AI in their process of creating artwork. The Creative Independent (June 18): https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/cartoonist-jeffrey-brown-on-finding-meaning-in-your-process/
Bhatia, Sidharth. 2026. Full Text - 'I am Showing the Violence': Joe Sacco on His Book on the Muzaffarnagar Riots. The Wire (June 15): https://thewire.in/books/full-text-i-am-showing-the-violence-joe-sacco-on-his-book-on-the-muzaffarnagar-riots
Cohn, Neil, A.T. Hendrickson, B. Cardoso, et al. 2026. The properties of panels in global comics: frequency and size of 76 K panels in 1,030 comics from 144 countries. Language Resources & Evaluation 60 (47): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10579-026-09925-9, and https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10579-026-09925-9
Efimova, Svetlana. 2026. Multiperspectival war memory in contemporary Czech and Russian graphic novels for young people. cultura & psyché 7 (8): https://doi.org/10.1007/s43638-026-00112-9, and https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43638-026-00112-9
Friday, June 19, 2026
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/18/2026
Truitt, Brian. 2026. Stories Behind The Mask: Nick Lowe covers NYC's mystery hero ["Spider-Man TODAY"]. USA Today’s Daily Bugle Advertisement (June 16): 1
Truitt, Brian. 2026. ‘Spider-Man’ spins new web in USA TODAY PLAY comic. USA Today (June 16): 1-2A
Lowe, Nick. 2026. Spider-Man Editor Nick Lowe Talks Exclusive USA TODAY Comic; Marvel and USA TODAY PLAY launch a partnership offering hundreds of comics on the PLAY hub, including the exclusive "Spider-Man TODAY." USA Today (June 16): https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/puzzles/2026/06/16/spider-man-editor-exclusive-comic/90529120007/
Lowe, Nick. 2026. 'Spider-Man TODAY' Debuts on USA TODAY PLAY With Nick Lowe; Marvel editor Nick Lowe debuts "Spider-Man TODAY" on USA TODAY PLAY with a creative digital comic performance in New York. USA Today (June 16): https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/movies/2026/06/16/spider-man-today-launches-on-usa-today-play-with-nick-lowe/90559633007/
Johnson, Deej. 2026. Smile, A Quiet Place, Event Horizon and More: In conversation with IDW Publishing’s Heather Antos. Brands Untapped (June 13): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/smile-a-quiet-place-event-horizon-and-more-in-conversation-with-idw-publishings-heather-antos/
Peña, MarÃa. 2026. Library Acquires Original Artwork From Acclaimed Graphic Novels by Eric Drooker and Josh Neufeld; Acquisitions strengthen the Library’s holdings in graphic narrative art and contemporary storytelling. ComicsDC (June 17): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/06/fwd-library-acquires-original-artwork.html
Portis III, James. 2026. Pride 2026: The strange case of DC’s Extraño. The Beat (June 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/pride-2026-the-strange-case-of-dcs-extrano/
Griepp, Milton. 2026. IDW Cuts Loss in Fiscal Q2. ICv2 (June 18): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62650/idw-cuts-loss
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. May 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels; 'Invincible,' DC, and 'Jujutsu Kaisen' dominate the charts. ICv2 (June 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62648/may-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels
Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. The US Gun Debate Meets the Graphic Novel: Dave Cowen on storytelling, uncertainty, and the making of Should We Buy A Gun? GraphicMemoirBlog (June 18): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/dave-cowen-on-should-we-buy-a-gun
McConnell, Robin. 2026. Kim Deitch. Inkstuds’s Substack (June 18): https://inkstuds.substack.com/p/kim-deitch
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Steve Skroce Returns With Meta Series Tales Of Wonder. The Beat (June 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/tales-of-wonder/
Zahed, Ramin. 2026. WildBrain Bosses Stephanie Betts & Ricardo Curtis Discuss the Canadian Studio’s Exciting Animation Pipeline. Animation Magazine (June 17): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/wildbrain-bosses-stephanie-betts-ricardo-curtis-discuss-the-canadian-studios-exciting-animation-pipeline/
Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. ‘Grand’ News, Gromit! Aardman star gets official ‘autobiography’. Animation Magazine (June 17): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/grand-news-gromit-aardman-star-gets-official-autobiography/
Savage, Gitana. 2026. ‘Charity & Sylvia,’ About a 19th-Century Same-Sex Couple. Boston Globe (June 8): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/08/arts/tillie-walden-charity-and-sylvia-vermont/
Baker, John W. 1927. Cartoons in Advertising [letter to the editor]. Editor and Publisher 60 (2; June 4): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/52/mode/2up
Unknown. 1927. [Ledger Syndicate is sending out samples of The Family Next Door by Thomas Fisher]. Editor and Publisher 60 (1; May 28): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/n45/mode/2up
Unknown. 1927. ["James E. McCartin, for many years a cartoonist with the Providence (R.I.) News, died in New Mexico, May 9"]. Editor and Publisher 60 (1; May 28): 54. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/n57/mode/2up
Unknown. 1927. [NEA Service has a new strip based on The Book of Knowledge. Text is by W. R. Braucher and art by P. V, Bessey]. Editor and Publisher 60 (2; June 4): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/40/mode/2up
Truitt, Brian. 2026. ‘Spider-Man’ spins new web in USA TODAY PLAY comic. USA Today (June 16): 1-2A
Lowe, Nick. 2026. Spider-Man Editor Nick Lowe Talks Exclusive USA TODAY Comic; Marvel and USA TODAY PLAY launch a partnership offering hundreds of comics on the PLAY hub, including the exclusive "Spider-Man TODAY." USA Today (June 16): https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/puzzles/2026/06/16/spider-man-editor-exclusive-comic/90529120007/
Lowe, Nick. 2026. 'Spider-Man TODAY' Debuts on USA TODAY PLAY With Nick Lowe; Marvel editor Nick Lowe debuts "Spider-Man TODAY" on USA TODAY PLAY with a creative digital comic performance in New York. USA Today (June 16): https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/movies/2026/06/16/spider-man-today-launches-on-usa-today-play-with-nick-lowe/90559633007/
Johnson, Deej. 2026. Smile, A Quiet Place, Event Horizon and More: In conversation with IDW Publishing’s Heather Antos. Brands Untapped (June 13): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/smile-a-quiet-place-event-horizon-and-more-in-conversation-with-idw-publishings-heather-antos/
Peña, MarÃa. 2026. Library Acquires Original Artwork From Acclaimed Graphic Novels by Eric Drooker and Josh Neufeld; Acquisitions strengthen the Library’s holdings in graphic narrative art and contemporary storytelling. ComicsDC (June 17): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/06/fwd-library-acquires-original-artwork.html
Portis III, James. 2026. Pride 2026: The strange case of DC’s Extraño. The Beat (June 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/pride-2026-the-strange-case-of-dcs-extrano/
Griepp, Milton. 2026. IDW Cuts Loss in Fiscal Q2. ICv2 (June 18): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62650/idw-cuts-loss
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. May 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels; 'Invincible,' DC, and 'Jujutsu Kaisen' dominate the charts. ICv2 (June 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62648/may-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels
Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. The US Gun Debate Meets the Graphic Novel: Dave Cowen on storytelling, uncertainty, and the making of Should We Buy A Gun? GraphicMemoirBlog (June 18): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/dave-cowen-on-should-we-buy-a-gun
McConnell, Robin. 2026. Kim Deitch. Inkstuds’s Substack (June 18): https://inkstuds.substack.com/p/kim-deitch
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Steve Skroce Returns With Meta Series Tales Of Wonder. The Beat (June 18): https://www.comicsbeat.com/tales-of-wonder/
Zahed, Ramin. 2026. WildBrain Bosses Stephanie Betts & Ricardo Curtis Discuss the Canadian Studio’s Exciting Animation Pipeline. Animation Magazine (June 17): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/wildbrain-bosses-stephanie-betts-ricardo-curtis-discuss-the-canadian-studios-exciting-animation-pipeline/
Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. ‘Grand’ News, Gromit! Aardman star gets official ‘autobiography’. Animation Magazine (June 17): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/grand-news-gromit-aardman-star-gets-official-autobiography/
Savage, Gitana. 2026. ‘Charity & Sylvia,’ About a 19th-Century Same-Sex Couple. Boston Globe (June 8): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/08/arts/tillie-walden-charity-and-sylvia-vermont/
Baker, John W. 1927. Cartoons in Advertising [letter to the editor]. Editor and Publisher 60 (2; June 4): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/52/mode/2up
Unknown. 1927. [Ledger Syndicate is sending out samples of The Family Next Door by Thomas Fisher]. Editor and Publisher 60 (1; May 28): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/n45/mode/2up
Unknown. 1927. ["James E. McCartin, for many years a cartoonist with the Providence (R.I.) News, died in New Mexico, May 9"]. Editor and Publisher 60 (1; May 28): 54. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/n57/mode/2up
Unknown. 1927. [NEA Service has a new strip based on The Book of Knowledge. Text is by W. R. Braucher and art by P. V, Bessey]. Editor and Publisher 60 (2; June 4): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/40/mode/2up
Thursday, June 18, 2026
June 27-28: StoryBox Comics Fair Schedule
You're Invited to a day chock-full of programming!
Our theme in our fourth year of StoryBox is "Make Art! Make Comics!" Immerse yourself in the medium with lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and a live recording of editors from Magic Bullet, the DMV-area only FREE comics newspaper, soon to publish its 25th issue!
Day 2 of StoryBox takes place on Sunday, June 28th, 1pm-6pm at Third Hill Brewing Co. in downtown Silver Spring - Be sure to check out ALL of our artist exhibitors for BOTH days of the fair and programming announcements on IG: @storyboxcomicsfair
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Full Program Schedule
Day 1 !!
StoryBox Comics Fair - A mini-expo for self-publishing comics creators & illustrators! Saturday, June 27th 11am-6pm 805 Silver Spring Ave. Silver Spring MD, 20910
All events are FREE, Open to the public!
10:00am - RISO Intro Session - 5 slots only! 3 slots left! Printing colors are black and mint! Reserve by emailing a@dwightmess.com.
11:00am-1:00pm - Figure Drawing Session w/ Babs New ! Bring your preferred art supplies!
1:00pm - "Have You Time-Traveled Yet?" Researching Your Story Artist Lecture presented by Mark Korsak.
2:00pm - Gallery Talk w/ comics-friendly abstract artist John Grunwell!
3:00pm -5:00pm - Special Guest Rae Whitlock in conversation with comics journalist Francesca Lyn.
5:00pm - Paper Cuts Live Podcast Recording: 25 Issues of Magic Bullet, DC's only free comics newspaper.
Exhibitor's Room: Alex Lupp, Babs News, Pangaea, Calyn Pickens, Rae Whitlock.
Gallery: Comics-inspired abstraction by John Grunwell & "Remix," a selection of original comic art, illustration and curious tchotchkes from the DwightMess permanent collection.
Day 2 !!
@ Third Hill Brewing Co
Sunday, June 28th 1-6pm
8216 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Olivier Ballou
Yuki Clarke
Brandon Geurts
Art Hondros
Christiann MacAuley
People's Book Takoma
Tom Pescatore
Kip Pheasant
Calyn Pickens
Joanna Rose Zoe
Jared Throne
Julie Zhou
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It's going to be an amazing day to experience the world of comics - See you there!
Best, Adam Griffiths, Director DwightMess Cartooning & Comic Arts
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Organizer, StoryBox Comics Fair 2026
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/17/2026
Walker, Lizzy. 2024. Women Creating Monsters: A Bibliography of Comics and Graphic Novels, Part I: Graphic Novels, 2014-2024. International Journal of Comic Art 26 (2; Fall/Winter): 161-227
Walker, Lizzy. 2026. Women Creating Monsters: A Bibliography of Comics and Graphic Novels, Part II: Comic Series and Anthologies by Women and Feminine-Presenting People (2014-2024). International Journal of Comic Art blog (June 16): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/women-creating-monsters-bibliography-of.html and https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/women-creating-monsters-bibliography-of_02063849520.html
Unknown. 1927. New Sunday Tabloid [Manchester [CT] Sun; Sunday comics]. Editor and Publisher 60 (1; May 28): 35. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/n37/mode/2up
Salkowitz, Rob. 2026. Comics Then and Now: A few random thoughts for the week [Byrne X-Men; Dark Horse]. ICv2 (June 16): https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/62637/comics-then-now-a-few-random-thoughts-week
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. May 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels; 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' 'Dungeon Crawler Carl,' 'Invincible,' 'Witch Hat Atelier'. ICv2 (June 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62636/may-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-adult-graphic-novels
Bitz, Anna. 2026. Remembering Richard Laurent; Chronicle illustrator Lilly Sundsbak, a senior illustration major, paid tribute to the longtime part-time instructor with a cartoon. Columbia Chronicle (June 3): https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/remembering-richard-laurent/
Degg, D. D. 2026. Pat Bagley Receives Lifetime Achievement Award. Daily Cartoonist (June 16): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/16/pat-bagley-receives-lifetime-achievement-award/
Gardner, Alan. 2026. CBS Pays Out $2.5 Million for Peanuts Song Played on Colbert’s Final Show. Daily Cartoonist (June 16): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/16/cbs-pays-out-2-5-million-for-peanuts-song-played-on-colberts-final-show/
Snider, Grant. 2026. Art in the Age of AI Anxiety: Reflections on seeing an AI version of my comic. Incidental Comics (June 17): https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/art-in-the-age-of-ai-anxiety
Gardner, Alan. 2026. Russian Caricaturist, Putin Critic Shot Dead in Poland [Semyon Skrepetsky]. Daily Cartoonist (June 16): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/16/russian-caricaturist-putin-critic-shot-dead-in-poland/
Freeman, John. 2026. New Book, “Drawn to Extinction”, Probes AI Impact on Comic Creators. downthetubes (June 15): https://downthetubes.net/new-book-drawn-to-extinction-probes-ai-impact-on-comic-creators/
Freeman, John. 2026. WebFind: WattPop, featuring the comic strip POP and its pioneering creator John Millar Watt. downthetubes (June 16): https://downthetubes.net/webfind-wattpop-featuring-the-comic-strip-pop-and-its-pioneering-creator-john-millar-watt/
Watt, Louise Millar. 2025-. WattPop [John Millar Watt website]. https://www.wattpop.com/
Freeman, John. 2026. Unearthed: “Cliff Mayhew”, a short-lived comic strip drawn by Jim Holdaway. downthetubes (June 17): https://downthetubes.net/unearthed-cliff-mayhew-a-short-lived-comic-strip-drawn-by-jim-holdaway/
Nordyke, Kimberly. 2026. Daveigh Chase, ‘The Ring’ Star and Voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Dies at 35. Hollywood Reporter (June 17): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/daveigh-chase-dead-the-ring-lilo-and-stitch-1236624387/
Morishima, Janna. 2026. How to Promote Your Graphic Novel (Hint: Make Friends). The Beat (June 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/how-to-promote-your-graphic-novel-hint-make-friends/
Whittock, Jesse. 2026. ‘The Boys’ Comic Book Co-Creator Darick Robertson Joins New Superhero Universe ‘Crestar And The Knight Stallion’ Ahead Of Planned TV Series. Deadline (June 16): https://deadline.com/2026/06/darick-robertson-crestar-knight-stallion-comics-tv-series-1236957336/
Swindle, Isaac. 2026. Hoopla Partners with Aggregate Ink to Distribute Indie Comics into Libraries. The Beat (June 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/hoopla-partners-with-aggregate-ink-to-distribute-indie-comics-into-libraries/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. USA TODAY Launches Weekly SPIDER-MAN TODAY Series. The Beat (June 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/spider-man-today/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. Al Ewing Writes Weekly USA Today Spider-Man – Or Is It Alan Partridge?; Al Ewing writes and Todd Nauck draws the new weekly USA Today Spider-Man - or is it Alan Partridge? Bleeding Cool (June 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/al-ewing-writes-weekly-usa-today-spider-man-or-is-it-alan-partridge/
Richards, Dave. 2026. Van Lente & Pizzari Set Sail for Bloody, Swashbuckling Adventure with Vampyrates! Dave Richards Writes Awesome Stuff (June 17): https://www.patreon.com/cmgDave/posts/van-lente-set-161302187
MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Kick-Ass Is Back with a Humongous Compendium from Image. The Beat (June 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/kick-ass-is-back-with-a-humongous-compendium-from-image/
Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘I Am Frankelda’ Is a Stop-Motion Fever Dream You’ll Never Want to Wake Up From; Cinema Fantasma’s wildly imaginative, hand‑crafted gothic fable more than lives up to its status as Mexico’s first stop‑motion feature—and it’s streaming on Netflix. io9 (June 17): https://gizmodo.com/i-am-frankelda-review-stop-motion-netflix-animation-2000772996
Unknown. 2026. Semyon Skrepetsky: Russischer Künstler und Putin-Kritiker in Polen erschossen. Spiegel (June 16): https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/polen-russischer-kuenstler-und-putin-kritiker-semyon-skrepetsky-erschossen-a-70c08560-6d7b-4680-afc1-b6df54399fc3
Beck, Jerry. 2026. FIRST LOOK: Kurtis Findlay’s “Frank Tashlin’s Van Boring: He Never Says a Word”. Cartoon Research (June 8): https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/first-look-kurtis-findlays-frank-tashlins-van-boring-he-never-says-a-word/
Lennon, Jen. 2026. ‘Cocoon—One Summer of Girlhood’ Anime Film Hits U.S. Theaters in September; The josei wartime anime will be available in both subbed and dubbed versions. io9 (June 17): https://gizmodo.com/cocoon-one-summer-of-girlhood-anime-film-hits-u-s-theaters-in-september-2000772732
Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview: Sam Riegel and Peter Habib Have No Intention of Using AI for Their Songwriting Process [The Mighty Nein]. The Beat (June 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-sam-riegel-peter-habib-mighty-nein-songwriting/
Degg, D. D. 2026. The Big Nate Replacement Thread. Daily Cartoonist (June 17): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/17/the-big-nate-replacement-thread/
Walker, Lizzy. 2026. Women Creating Monsters: A Bibliography of Comics and Graphic Novels, Part II: Comic Series and Anthologies by Women and Feminine-Presenting People (2014-2024). International Journal of Comic Art blog (June 16): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/women-creating-monsters-bibliography-of.html and https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/women-creating-monsters-bibliography-of_02063849520.html
Unknown. 1927. New Sunday Tabloid [Manchester [CT] Sun; Sunday comics]. Editor and Publisher 60 (1; May 28): 35. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-05-28_60_1/page/n37/mode/2up
Salkowitz, Rob. 2026. Comics Then and Now: A few random thoughts for the week [Byrne X-Men; Dark Horse]. ICv2 (June 16): https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/62637/comics-then-now-a-few-random-thoughts-week
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. May 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels; 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' 'Dungeon Crawler Carl,' 'Invincible,' 'Witch Hat Atelier'. ICv2 (June 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62636/may-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-adult-graphic-novels
Bitz, Anna. 2026. Remembering Richard Laurent; Chronicle illustrator Lilly Sundsbak, a senior illustration major, paid tribute to the longtime part-time instructor with a cartoon. Columbia Chronicle (June 3): https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/remembering-richard-laurent/
Degg, D. D. 2026. Pat Bagley Receives Lifetime Achievement Award. Daily Cartoonist (June 16): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/16/pat-bagley-receives-lifetime-achievement-award/
Gardner, Alan. 2026. CBS Pays Out $2.5 Million for Peanuts Song Played on Colbert’s Final Show. Daily Cartoonist (June 16): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/16/cbs-pays-out-2-5-million-for-peanuts-song-played-on-colberts-final-show/
Snider, Grant. 2026. Art in the Age of AI Anxiety: Reflections on seeing an AI version of my comic. Incidental Comics (June 17): https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/art-in-the-age-of-ai-anxiety
Gardner, Alan. 2026. Russian Caricaturist, Putin Critic Shot Dead in Poland [Semyon Skrepetsky]. Daily Cartoonist (June 16): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/16/russian-caricaturist-putin-critic-shot-dead-in-poland/
Freeman, John. 2026. New Book, “Drawn to Extinction”, Probes AI Impact on Comic Creators. downthetubes (June 15): https://downthetubes.net/new-book-drawn-to-extinction-probes-ai-impact-on-comic-creators/
Freeman, John. 2026. WebFind: WattPop, featuring the comic strip POP and its pioneering creator John Millar Watt. downthetubes (June 16): https://downthetubes.net/webfind-wattpop-featuring-the-comic-strip-pop-and-its-pioneering-creator-john-millar-watt/
Watt, Louise Millar. 2025-. WattPop [John Millar Watt website]. https://www.wattpop.com/
Freeman, John. 2026. Unearthed: “Cliff Mayhew”, a short-lived comic strip drawn by Jim Holdaway. downthetubes (June 17): https://downthetubes.net/unearthed-cliff-mayhew-a-short-lived-comic-strip-drawn-by-jim-holdaway/
Nordyke, Kimberly. 2026. Daveigh Chase, ‘The Ring’ Star and Voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Dies at 35. Hollywood Reporter (June 17): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/daveigh-chase-dead-the-ring-lilo-and-stitch-1236624387/
Morishima, Janna. 2026. How to Promote Your Graphic Novel (Hint: Make Friends). The Beat (June 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/how-to-promote-your-graphic-novel-hint-make-friends/
Whittock, Jesse. 2026. ‘The Boys’ Comic Book Co-Creator Darick Robertson Joins New Superhero Universe ‘Crestar And The Knight Stallion’ Ahead Of Planned TV Series. Deadline (June 16): https://deadline.com/2026/06/darick-robertson-crestar-knight-stallion-comics-tv-series-1236957336/
Swindle, Isaac. 2026. Hoopla Partners with Aggregate Ink to Distribute Indie Comics into Libraries. The Beat (June 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/hoopla-partners-with-aggregate-ink-to-distribute-indie-comics-into-libraries/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. USA TODAY Launches Weekly SPIDER-MAN TODAY Series. The Beat (June 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/spider-man-today/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. Al Ewing Writes Weekly USA Today Spider-Man – Or Is It Alan Partridge?; Al Ewing writes and Todd Nauck draws the new weekly USA Today Spider-Man - or is it Alan Partridge? Bleeding Cool (June 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/al-ewing-writes-weekly-usa-today-spider-man-or-is-it-alan-partridge/
Richards, Dave. 2026. Van Lente & Pizzari Set Sail for Bloody, Swashbuckling Adventure with Vampyrates! Dave Richards Writes Awesome Stuff (June 17): https://www.patreon.com/cmgDave/posts/van-lente-set-161302187
MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Kick-Ass Is Back with a Humongous Compendium from Image. The Beat (June 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/kick-ass-is-back-with-a-humongous-compendium-from-image/
Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘I Am Frankelda’ Is a Stop-Motion Fever Dream You’ll Never Want to Wake Up From; Cinema Fantasma’s wildly imaginative, hand‑crafted gothic fable more than lives up to its status as Mexico’s first stop‑motion feature—and it’s streaming on Netflix. io9 (June 17): https://gizmodo.com/i-am-frankelda-review-stop-motion-netflix-animation-2000772996
Unknown. 2026. Semyon Skrepetsky: Russischer Künstler und Putin-Kritiker in Polen erschossen. Spiegel (June 16): https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/polen-russischer-kuenstler-und-putin-kritiker-semyon-skrepetsky-erschossen-a-70c08560-6d7b-4680-afc1-b6df54399fc3
Beck, Jerry. 2026. FIRST LOOK: Kurtis Findlay’s “Frank Tashlin’s Van Boring: He Never Says a Word”. Cartoon Research (June 8): https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/first-look-kurtis-findlays-frank-tashlins-van-boring-he-never-says-a-word/
Lennon, Jen. 2026. ‘Cocoon—One Summer of Girlhood’ Anime Film Hits U.S. Theaters in September; The josei wartime anime will be available in both subbed and dubbed versions. io9 (June 17): https://gizmodo.com/cocoon-one-summer-of-girlhood-anime-film-hits-u-s-theaters-in-september-2000772732
Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview: Sam Riegel and Peter Habib Have No Intention of Using AI for Their Songwriting Process [The Mighty Nein]. The Beat (June 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-sam-riegel-peter-habib-mighty-nein-songwriting/
Degg, D. D. 2026. The Big Nate Replacement Thread. Daily Cartoonist (June 17): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/17/the-big-nate-replacement-thread/
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
WaPo comics sections after Big Nate retirement
Posted for Darryl Heine at the Daily Cartoonist comments section.
Doonesbury and Peanuts are reruns
below, Wallace the Brave replaced Big Nate. Zits is about to go into reruns soon. Mutts is almost always a rerun.
I don’t know if they’ll bump Big Nate on Sunday. Nancy and Popeye are Sunday only although there is a daily. Foxtrot is only offered on Sunday.
Library Acquires Original Artwork from Acclaimed Graphic Novels by Eric Drooker and Josh Neufeld
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