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Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/27/2026

Crow, David. 2026. Frank Miller on 1970s New York, Neal Adams, and the Comic Underworld. Den of Geek (July 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9r0kapFK6k

Crow, David. 2026. Frank Miller: Inside the mind that changed Batman, Daredevil and comics forever: Exclusive: Frank Miller sits down for an in-depth profile about spearheading the comics revolution of the 1970s and '80s, picking a favorite Batman movie, and how he became the first Marvel Comics writer to receive death threats. Den of Geek (July 24): https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/frank-miller-inside-mind-changed-batman-daredevil-comics-forever/

Ahmed, Samira. 2026. Frank Miller reimagined Batman as a tougher, grittier sort of comic book hero: The Dark Knight. He has written a memoir and a guide for fans. Front Row (July 27): https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/m002zhp3

Sharp, Kevin. 2026. SDCC 2026: Co-writers Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney & Eric Putzer on Gothic Noir Comic Black Star. Fanbase Press (July 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxt9KDhQbtI

Schweizer, Chris. 2026. Outlaw's Apprentice: Comic and Kickstarter Q&A. Chris Schweizer (July 26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8M0aBq5e8

Farley, Chad. 2026. From 30 Days of Night to Heartbreak Manor: Steve Niles' Evolution in Horror. Collectors Confessions (July 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJUf25Ntvek

Harper, David. 2026. Artist Andy Kubert on his comic book journey and new Skybound series Terminal. SKTCHD's Off Panel (July 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJeUuAbiZko

Morishima, Janna. 2026. How to make a graphic novel and a sustainable career [Mike Dawson]. Kids Comics Unite (July 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruToQ6061jA

Morishima, Janna. 2026. They ignored the algorithm… and it worked [Elizabeth Jancewicz and Eric Stevenson, Pilgrim webcomic]. Kids Comics Unite (April 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXkuYV9j0bs

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. SDCC 2026: Ashley Eckstein & Michael James Scott on their friendship revolution, Her Universe & more. Fanbase Press (July 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPIXMws1NX8

Potchak, Rob et al. 2026. SDCC 2026 Keenspot panel: Maid Café, The Crying Boy [aka Keenspot Power Hour: Maids, Monsters, and Pooh Bears, Oh My!]. Keenspot (July 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtdq43IHyn0

Dillon, Bryant. 2026. SDCC 2026: Writers Tilly & Susan Bridges on Star Trek: Voyager - HOMECOMING, licensed comics & more. Fanbase Press (July 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KJAC1HAowM

Jeong, Eunsoo. 2026. Anger comics with Eunsoo Jeong @ Koreangry - SAW Free Friday Night Comics Workshop. Sequential Artists Workshop (July 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLUABl_Tn4U

Comeau, Michael. 2026. Michael Comeau - 90s mini-comics oral history archives [Canada]. Sequential Artists Workshop (July 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6yRp7ydIrU

De Hart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds with Seth M. Sherwood. Words, Images, & Worlds (July 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINEgZ2wEb8

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Books with Pictures Eugene wins Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award: Portland sister store won in 2022. Scoop (July 25): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62949/books-with-pictures-eugene-wins-will-eisner-spirit-comics-retailer-award

Arrant, Chris. 2026. Marvel Comics killed the Marvel Masterworks line after 39 years, but another publisher is stepping in to save it. Popverse (July 26): https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-marvel-masterworks-relaunch-clover-press-sdcc-2026-announce

Lawler, Beth, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. Rusty Epstein (259; July 23; podcast). New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast: https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19541038-episode-259-rusty-epstein

DeSchepper, Rachel. 2026. 20 years of “Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog”—And it’s just the beginning: Cartoonist Jonathan Mahood on two decades years of robot dog, Bleeker, and why the strip’s biggest reinvention came after it fell out of print. GoComics (July 23): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/bleeker-rechargeable-dog-20-anniversary

Knight, Rosie. 2026. How Coyote vs. Acme became a real-life David vs. Goliath Hollywood saga: Exclusive: Director Dave Green takes us inside the Acme vault to reveal the story of a movie they didn't want you to see. Let the court now recognize Coyote vs. Acme.... Den of Geek (July 23): https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/coyote-vs-acme-became-real-life-david-vs-goliath-hollywood/

Unknown. 1928. Milt Gross My Quit Dialect Writing. Famous Creator of Nize Baby Getting Tired of Being Known Chiefly as a "Misspeller" -- Newest Book Out April 12. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (46; April 7): 49. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-04-07_60_46/page/48/mode/2up

McNaught Syndicate. 1928. Three Winners! Bobo Baxter by Rube Goldberg, Bungle Family by Harry Tuthill, Windy Riley by Ken Kling [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (47; April 14): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-04-14_60_47/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. New Comic Strip. Lou Skuce Drawing “Mary Ann Gay” for United Press. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (46; April 7): 49. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-04-07_60_46/page/48/mode/2up

Chicago Daily News. 1928. Get the Most from Your Radio Outlay: Amos 'n' Andy [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (46; April 7): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-04-07_60_46/page/42/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Likeable Lovable Laughable, Good Time Guy [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (45; March 31): 33. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-31_60_45/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Macauley in Hospital [R. C. Macauley]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (45; March 31): 51. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-31_60_45/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. PhD Praises Comics. Learned syndicate writer finds philosophic lessons in them. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (45; March 31): 48. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-31_60_45/page/48/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. Somebody's Stenog by Alred E. Hayward [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (46; April 7): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-04-07_60_46/page/36/mode/2up

Graphic Syndicate. 1928. Danny Dingle by Bernard Dibble [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (45; March 31): 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-31_60_45/page/56/mode/2up

Unknown. 1919. At the Illinois [the Gumps theatrical play]. Rock Island Argus (October 27): 12. Online at https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92053934/1919-10-27/ed-1/?sp=12&q=uncle+bim+gump&r=-0.025,-0.007,0.865,0.354,0

Unknown. 1919. At the Illinois [the Gumps theatrical play, second night review]. Rock Island Argus (October 29): 2. Online at https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92053934/1919-10-29/ed-1/?sp=3&q=uncle+bim+gump&r=-0.512,0.031,1.306,0.534,0

Unknown. 1922. McManus Sails for Ireland. Fourth Estate (May 20): 21. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=515&view=1up

Unknown. 1928. New Strip and Cartoon [Gilbert Patten; Young Frank Merriwell]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (43; March 17): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-17_60_43/page/30/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. From Sweden to San Francisco, the ups and downs of Ella, Blackie, and Rags are followed by Millions [Ella Cinders advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (43; March 17): 25. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-17_60_43/page/24/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. “Abe Martin's” Creator on Cruise [Kin Hubbard]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (38; February 11): 8. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-02-11_60_38/page/8/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Cartoons on Exhibition [Nebraska Art Association Cartoon Day]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (41; March 3): 61. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-03_60_41/page/60/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Going to Florida [C. W. Kahles]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (43; March 17): 30. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-17_60_43/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. New Comic Strips [In for Life, Camillus Kessler; Clarabelle's Cousin, Jack Callahan]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (41; March 3): 61. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-03_60_41/page/60/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Mayer on Vacation [Lloyd Mayer, John Held Jr, Merely Margy]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (41; March 3): 61. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-03_60_41/page/60/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. New Art Features [Wallace Bishop - The Golf Bug; Nell Brinkley - Dimples's Day-Dreams]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (37; February 4): 45. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-02-04_60_37/page/44/mode/2up
Ledger Syndicate. 1928. A favorite for 22 years: “Hairbreadth Harry” [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (42; March 10): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-10_60_42/page/44/mode/2up

Unknown. 1922. Woman Draws Comic Strip for Adams Service [Albertine Randall]. Fourth Estate (May 27): 20. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=550&view=1up

Unknown. 1922. Cartoon awarded Pulitzer Prize as Best in 1921 [On the Road to Moscow by Rollin Kirby]. Fourth Estate (May 27): 11. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=537&view=1up

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/25-26/2026

Graham, Donald E. 2026. The greatest editorial cartoonist? That was Herblock [In print as: The greatest editorial cartoonist? Herblock; letter]. Washington Post (July 25): A16. Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/24/greatest-editorial-cartoonist-that-was-herblock/

Mazer, Roslyn. 2026. Pat Oliphant left a free speech legacy. Santa Fe New Mexican (July 26): https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/pat-oliphant-left-a-free-speech-legacy/article_469f215c-2985-4e49-a7ea-3fa87911b573.html

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. SDCC ’26: King Features’ detective RIP KIRBY returns. The Beat (July 26): https://www.comicsbeat.com/rip-kirby-returns/

Swindle, Isaac. 2026. SDCC ‘26: Marvel’s Cebulski passes Wacker the EIC torch. The Beat (July 26): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-marvels-cebulski-passes-wacker-the-eic-torch/

Seifert, Mark. 2026. 2026 Eisner Award winners announced at SDCC. Bleeding Cool (July 25): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/2026-eisner-award-winners-announced-at-sdcc/

Puc, Samantha. 2026. SDCC ’26: Announcing the 2026 Eisner Award winners. The Beat (July 24): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-announcing-the-2026-eisner-award-winners/

Chik, Kalai. 2026. 'A new era' for Kyoto Animation: An interview with Sparks of Tomorrow director and producer. Anime News Network (July 22): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/a-new-era-for-kyoto-animation-an-interview-with-sparks-of-tomorrow-director-and-producer/.239644

Johnston, Rich. 2026. DC Comics had 50% more comic store marketshare than Marvel last week: And if Absolute Batman was its own publisher it would have come fourth, even in a week when it didn't have a new issue out. Bleeding Cool (July 25): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-had-50-more-comic-store-marketshare-than-marvel-last-week/

Frankey and Coy. 2026. Joel Kim Booster & Cheyenne Ewulu on fandom, Batman & more (2; 5; July 24; podcast). DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeSvnRro8us

Stewart, Tynan. 2026. On the importance of lies: Tynan Stewart reviews The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco. SOLRAD (July 20): https://solrad.co/on-the-importance-of-lies-tynan-stewart-reviews-the-once-and-future-riot-by-joe-sacco

Rascoe, Ayesha. 2026. The creators of a Absolute Batman discuss their new reimagining of the character. NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday (July 26): https://www.npr.org/2026/07/26/nx-s1-5878073/the-creators-of-a-absolute-batman-discuss-their-new-reimagining-of-the-character, and https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2026/07/20260726_wesun_the_creators_of_a_absolute_batman_discuss_their_new_reimagining_of_the_character.mp3

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Comics launch a new manga line in Japan with Kadokawa for 2026. Bleeding Cool (July 25): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-launch-a-new-manga-line-in-japan-with-kadokawa-for-2026/

Smith, Art. 2026. The way I see it: Comics have entertained readers for a century. Marietta Times (July 25): https://www.mariettatimes.com/opinion/local-columns/2026/07/the-way-i-see-it-comics-have-entertained-readers-for-a-century/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. Don’t pregame ‘Cocoon—One Summer of Girlhood’ with Studio Ghibli’s ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ if you hate crying: GKIDS’ upcoming World War II anime film is teeing up an essential double feature confronting the horrors of war through the bewildered resilience of children forced to make sense of it all. io9 (July 24): https://gizmodo.com/cocoon-one-summer-of-girlhood-studio-ghibli-gkid-grave-of-the-fireflies-anime-wwii-movie-retro-review-2000790377

Unknown. 2025. Dakota 1880, hommage à Lucky Luke et au road-movie: Appollo et Brüno revisitent la série mythique Lucky Luke et rendent hommage au célèbre cowboy, et au western dans sa veine la plus réaliste !. Dargaud (October 28): https://www.dargaud.com/actualites/dakota-1880-hommage-lucky-luke-et-au-road-movie-photo

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marco Davanzo quits Executive Director of ComicsPRO after twelve years. Bleeding Cool (July 25): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marco-davanzo-quits-executive-director-of-comicspro-after-twelve-years/

Banerjee, Arunava. 2026. Meet Charbak Dipta, whose graphic novel got nominated for the Eisner and Harvey comics awards: Dipta’s self-published comic, ‘The World of Lublu’, shows the way to break into America’s most prestigious comics awards. Scroll (June 25): https://scroll.in/article/1094494/meet-charbak-dipta-whose-graphic-novel-got-nominated-for-the-eisner-and-harvey-comics-awards

Ruggiero, Bob. 2025. Revisiting the “Sordid” Past of Comic Books in the ’40s and ’50s. Houston Press (December 15): https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/revisiting-the-sordid-past-of-comic-books-in-the-40s-and-50s/

Gregg, Cori Robinson and Cailyn Dougherty. 2024. Graphic Novels as the Forger's Tool for Literacy. English in Texas 54 (1; Spring): 46-52. Online at https://www.academia.edu/129360346/Graphic_Novels_as_the_Forgers_Tool_for_Literacy

Bink, Addy. 2025. Are your old superhero comic books worth anything? Here’s how to tell. WGN (December 11, updated December 13): https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/are-your-old-superhero-comic-books-worth-anything-heres-how-to-tell/

Unknown. 1922. Comic Artist Sails for Europe [Billy DeBeck]. Fourth Estate (April 15): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=253&view=1up

Unknown. 1922. Creator of Jiggs Goes to Ireland To Buy Castle [George McManus]. Fourth Estate (May 6): 21. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=449&view=1up

Unknown. 1928. Associates Say Farewell to McManus. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (47; April 14): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-04-14_60_47/page/34/mode/2up

New York World Syndicate. 1922. [Cicero Sapp, the New York World's latest Sunday Color Comic Page... advertisement]. Fourth Estate (April 22): 10B. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=350&view=1up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. A Favorite for 22 Years: “Hairbreadth Harry” [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (44; March 24): 16. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-24_60_44/page/16/mode/2up

Chu, Jennifer. 2025. Netflix Set To Adapt Spider-Man Comic Writer's Graphic Novel [Brian Michael Bendis; Torso]. Screen Rant (December 12): https://screenrant.com/netflix-adapt-spider-man-writer-brian-michael-bendis-graphic-novel/

Gonzalez, Umberto. 2025. Netflix Partners with Producers Roy Lee and Zach Cregger for ‘Torso’ Film Adaptation. Wrap (December 12): https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-roy-lee-zach-cregger-torso-adaptation/

Unknown. 1928. [Mrs. Laura K. Willard, 59, mother of Frank Willard, creator of Moon Mullins died March 22]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (45; March 31): 22. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-31_60_45/page/22/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. New Comic Strip [Fumble Family; Courtney Dunkel]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (44; March 24): 35. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-03-24_60_44/page/34/mode/2up

McNaught Syndicate. 1928. McNaught Comics [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (39; February 18): 25. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-02-18_60_39/page/24/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Make-a-Book with McClure [Genevieve Silvester]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (39; February 18): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-02-18_60_39/page/34/mode/2up

Herald-Sun Syndicate. 1922. Percy and Ferdie [by H.A. MacGill advertisement]. Fourth Estate (April 22): 90. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=301&view=1up

 Unknown. 1928. N.Y. Ad Men Believe It. Ripley, Most Famous Liar, Tries Some Believe It or Not on Club [Robert Ripley; Believe It or Not]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (47; April 14): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-04-14_60_47/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1922. Unearth Uncle Bim Gump's Skull in Kansas [the Gumps]. Fourth Estate (May 13): 21. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=483&view=1up

Unknown. 1922. Men Invited to Stay at Home, so No Fools Would be Present [The Gumps]. Oakes [ND] Times (April 6): 1. Online at https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87096017/1922-04-06/ed-1/?sp=1&q=uncle+bim+gump&r=-0.29,0.014,1.66,0.679,0

New Yorker. 2025. A Century of New Yorker Cartoons. Highlights from the first hundred years of this magazine’s most succinct, quadrilateral humor. New Yorker (December 15): https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/cartoon-desk/a-century-of-new-yorker-cartoons

Unknown. 1919. Andy Gump and Min entertain fair sized audience at Odeon [theater]. [Marshalltown, IA] Times Republican (October 18): 10. Online at https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85049554/1919-10-18/ed-1/?dl=page&q=uncle+bim+gump&sp=10&st=image

Unknown. 1922. Bim Gump Is Dead at Fargo; Widow Bequeathed More Than Andy and Min. Grand Forks [ND] Herald (April 4): 3. Online at https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042414/1922-04-04/ed-1/?sp=3&q=uncle+bim+gump&r=0.31,0.022,0.536,0.219,0

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Ella Cinders. Strip and Page by Bill Counselman and Charlie Plumb [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 60 (47; April 14): 31. https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-04-14_60_47/page/30/mode/2up

NPR on Absolute Batman

The creators of a Absolute Batman discuss their new reimagining of the character

NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday July 26, 2026 

Ayesha Rascoe

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/26/nx-s1-5878073/the-creators-of-a-absolute-batman-discuss-their-new-reimagining-of-the-character

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2026/07/20260726_wesun_the_creators_of_a_absolute_batman_discuss_their_new_reimagining_of_the_character.mp3 

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the comic creator team of the breakout new Batman: Absolute Batman. Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta share how this alternate reality Batman rewrites the character.

The Orange Bomber by Daniel Boris

Roslyn Mazer remembers Pat Oliphant

Pat Oliphant left a free speech legacy

• By Roslyn Mazer
• July 26 2026
• https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/pat-oliphant-left-a-free-speech-legacy/article_469f215c-2985-4e49-a7ea-3fa87911b573.html 

Herblock was better than Oliphant says former WaPo publisher Don Graham

The greatest editorial cartoonist? That was Herblock.  [letter; in print as The greatest editorial cartoonist? Herblock].

Donald E. Graham, Washington

Washington Post July 25, 2026 : A16

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/24/greatest-editorial-cartoonist-that-was-herblock/ 

A Herblock cartoon from 1950. (Herblock/Illustration by Herblock/The Washington Post)

David Von Drehle’s July 21 Tuesday Opinion commentary, “The greatest editorial cartoonist? The case for Pat Oliphant.,” called Pat Oliphant the greatest cartoonist of all time.

I was the publisher of The Post during the last years of Herblock’s amazing work there. For many of those years, Oliphant worked at the Washington Star. I was pleased for the Star that they had an excellent cartoonist. The Post, I knew, had the greatest ever, a fellow whose work would be looked at 100 years from now. If anyone had suggested we trade with the Star, everyone at The Post would have laughed. 

Von Drehle praised Oliphant’s willingness to criticize his targets harshly. I grew up reading Herblock when only he and a handful of writers took aim at Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a vicious, dangerous target who was willing to hit back at Herb and at the paper that printed him. Herb was a pinko to McCarthy, and the Wisconsin Republican charged that his cartoons were aimed at secret communists within the government (these remain secret to this day). Herb’s cartoons led Vice President Richard M. Nixon to cancel his subscription to The Post — more than once! And Herb did not let up.

Day after day, brilliant drawing after brilliant drawing, Herblock left his contemporaries far behind. We who read The Post were lucky to know him.

The writer is a former publisher, chairman and CEO of The Post.

Poor Pete by Daniel Boris

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/24/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explosive Diarrhea by Daniel Boris

 

99 years later, the Washington Post has no cartoonist

 

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

 

John Hix was cartoonist in DC in 1927

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

 

Forever Funding Forever Wars by Daniel Boris

  

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

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

Japanese Cyborgs and Cuban Revolutionaries: 

On the Trail of Tobor the 8^th Man

 

By A.P. Shepherd

International Journal of Comic Art blog  July 24, 2026

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

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

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/23/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/22/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SDCC ’26: Eisners So Black

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

"E23: DWIGHTMESS Comics Lab" EXHIBITION OPENING ALERT

 

💥 EXHIBITION OPENING ALERT 💥⁠

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

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

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"COMICS, ET CETERA" Opening Weekend Events:⁠

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

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

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

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

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

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Cover illustration by all participating artists.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/21/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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