Saturday, August 15, 2026

Battle Fatigue by Daniel Boris

E23: Q&A with Art Hondros! video online

E23: Q&A with Art Hondros!

Mike Rhode

filmed by SOPHIE O'CONNELL

Washington, DC: Transformer Aug 15 2026

https://www.instagram.com/transformerdc/reel/DcEgsCAkTgm/

or https://archive.org/details/e-23-q-a-with-art-hondros-transformerdc-260815

My 2013 interview with Art moved around on the City Paper's site, so here's the link

Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Art Hondros. Washington City Paper (June 27 2013): https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/411661/meet-a-local-cartoonist-a-chat-with-art-hondros/

ARTIST TALK with E23: DWIGHTMESS Comics Lab cohort artists! & Comic Reading with Tia Wilson!

ARTIST TALK with E23: DWIGHTMESS Comics Lab cohort artists!

Adam Griffiths

TransformerDC July 25 2026

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbObkTTES4I/

Presented within the culminating summer exhibition: “Comics, et cetera” at Transformer.

Hear from artists @yukiclarke @arthondrosart @buppletea @tiawilsonart on the work created over the course of the program. Program led by @dwightmess @grifftones

View the exhibition during gallery hours: Weds - Sat, 12-6pm. Learn more, click the link in bio!

Comic Reading with Tia Wilson! @tiawilsonart
TransformerDC August 4 2026

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DboqGVtCgGF/

This event was part of our E23: Comics Etcetera exhibition.

When would Jesus Laugh? by Art Hondros

Art Hondros
Graphic Recorder • Illustrator
Draws and Plays Well with Others
arthondros.com

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/14/2026

Freeman, Atom and Jack Phoenix. 2026. The library to comic shops pipeline. Prana: Direct Market Solutions (August 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7lW_YqGuA

Lawler, Beth, Paul Nesja, and Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. 262 - John Klossner returns. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (262; August 12): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19639715-262-john-klossner-returns

Coltrain, Noah. 2026. New Yorker cartoonists host live sketch pop-up event in Bozeman [Sofia Warren, Amy Kurzweil, Hilary Campbell, Kendra Allenby]. NBC Montana (August 12): https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/new-yorker-cartoonists-host-live-sketch-pop-up-event-in-bozeman

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. July 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 author and superhero graphic novels: Marvel bounces back, new titles refresh the author chart. ICv2 (August 13): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/63115/july-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-superhero-graphic-novels

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning points by Maggie Thompson. Scoop (August 13): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-193/

Durgin, Bryn and Navied Mahdavian. 2026. Op-comic: Making the transition away from our objects. Los Angeles Times (July 22): https://www.latimes.com/voices/story/2026-07-22/op-comic-transitional-objects

Mahdavian, Navied. 2026. Op-comic: What I learned when my father died. Los Angeles Times (March 18): https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-03-18/op-comic-navied-mahdavian-father-death

Menez, Emily and Theora Kvitka. 2026. Op-comic: What I learned from a banjo (and a frog). Los Angeles Times (January 28): https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-01-28/op-comic-hobby-banjo

Haberlin, Brian. 2026. ["I lost a dear friend (since highschool), collaborator, and creative genius, Brian Holguin."]. Instagram (August 14): https://www.instagram.com/p/DcAMofvFJxm/

DeSchepper, Rachel. 2026. Mark Tatulli wins Cartoonist of the Year as the Reubens turn 80: The “Liō” creator wins Cartoonist of the Year, with five more GoComics creators taking home Silver Reubens. GoComics (August 12): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/mark-tatulli-2025-cartoonist-of-year

Guthrie, Bruce. 2026. NCS 80th Annual pictures by Bruce Guthrie posted. Comics DC (August 14): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/08/ncs-80th-annual-pictures-posted.html

Keefe, Jim. 2026. 2026 NCS Reuben Awards & Conference [photos]. Patreon (August 14): https://www.patreon.com/JimKeefe/posts/2026-ncs-reuben-166625944

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Digital comics sales are still 5-10% of print. The Beat (August 14): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digital-comics-sales-are-still-5-10-of-print-sales/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Sales charts: Absolute Batman #1 in July – and even more numbers. The Beat (August 14): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sales-charts-july-prana-absolute-batman/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 08/14/26: Mister Miracle, Wolverine casting news. The Beat (August 14): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-081426/

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Chris Fink on Breakthrough: From Leopold & Brink to a graphic memoir about memory, illness and mortality. GraphicMemoirBlog (August 14): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/chris-fink-on-breakthrough

Destito, Deanna. 2026. Interview: Jim McCann explores The Other Half. The Beat (August 14): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jim-mccann-explores-the-other-half/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Chris Claremont's plan to resurrect Jean Grey, which Marvel rejected: Chris Claremont's plan for X-Men to resurrect Jean Grey which Marvel Comics rejected in favour of the X-Factor plan. Bleeding Cool (August 13): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chris-claremonts-plan-to-resurrect-jean-grey-which-marvel-rejected/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Louise Simonson tells us the real origin of Cable… as she recalls it. Bleeding Cool (August 13): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/louise-simonson-tells-us-the-real-origin-of-cable-as-she-recalls-it/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Fabian Nicieza's Gambit novel only exists on a dead floppy disc. Bleeding Cool (August 13): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/fabian-niciezas-gambit-novel-only-exists-on-a-dead-floppy-disc/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Oni Press' Sabrina goes Satanic to match Marvel's midnight discounts: Oni Press' Sabrina the Teenage Witch gets a Satanic Panic to match Marvel's Midnight Discounts in October ahead of Hallowe'en. Bleeding Cool (August 13): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/oni-press-sabrina-goes-satanic-to-match-marvels-midnight-discounts/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Satire: More than humor [Kenyan cartoonist Patrick Gathara]. Daily Cartoonist (August 13): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/13/satire-more-than-humor/

Gathara, Patrick. 2026. Why words matter. Charles F. Kettering Foundation blog (June 17): https://kettering.org/why-words-matter/

Gathara, Patrick et al. 2026. “Stop them damn pictures”: Why satire is crucial to democracy. Charles F. Kettering Foundation blog (August 13): https://kettering.org/stop-them-damn-pictures-why-satire-is-crucial-to-democracy/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU_N2NXN1GQ

Kaplan, Avery and Ollie Kaplan. 2026. Interview: Tilly and Susan Bridges on Just Another Summer, Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming and more. The Beat (August 14): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-tilly-and-susan-bridges-on-just-another-summer-star-trek-voyager-homecoming-and-more/

Fienberg, Daniel. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ review: Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre’s chemistry helps HBO’s clever action-comedy transcend lackluster superhero backdrop: Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King created the series, in which Hal Jordan and John Stewart bicker more than they kick intergalactic butt. Hollywood Reporter (August 14): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/lanterns-review-hbo-kyle-chandler-aaron-pierre-1236673305/

Romano, Nick. 2026. Nathan Fillion joins DC’s Mister Miracle animated series in latest Guy Gardner return (exclusive): Showrunner Tom King exclusively tells EW how they brought the hotheaded character into an animated setting. Entertainment Weekly (August 12): https://ew.com/nathan-fillion-mister-miracle-casting-guy-gardner-animated-series-exclusive-12058023

Terzo, Gerelyn. 2026. He sold a 30-year-old comic at Comic-Con for $50,000. Social Security counted the profit as work. 24/7 Wall St. (August 12): https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/social-security/2026/08/12/he-sold-a-30-year-old-comic-at-comic-con-for-50000-social-security-counted-the-profit-as-work/

Demir, Feridun. 2026. The global memory of the line – 1 | The birth of modern cartoon journalism in Paris. feridundemir.org (July 23): https://feridundemir.org/2026/07/23/birth-modern-cartoon-journalism-paris/

Demir, Feridun. 2026. The global memory of the line – 2 | Punch and the institutionalisation of British humour. feridundemir.org (July 25): https://feridundemir.org/2026/07/25/punch-magazine-british-humour-history/

Demir, Feridun. 2026. The global memory of the line – 3 | Simplicissimus and German graphic modernism. feridundemir.org (July 27): https://feridundemir.org/2026/07/27/simplicissimus-german-graphic-modernism/

Demir, Feridun. 2026. The global memory of the line – 4 | Puck and the colourful stage of American political satire. feridundemir.org (August 1): https://feridundemir.org/2026/08/01/puck-magazine-american-political-satire/

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Let your yeah be yeah — This week’s links. TCJ (August 14): https://www.tcj.com/let-your-yeah-be-yeah-this-weeks-links/

Fox, Killian. 2026. Graphic novel of the month: The Nightingales by Emil Wilson: Set in the early days of the Aids epidemic, a family memoir is brought to life through the facsimiled pages of a teenage diary. Observer (August 8): https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/graphic-novel-of-the-month-the-nightingales-by-emil-wilson

Pulver, Andrew. 2026. Death Note: The Musical review – wildly popular manga mystery is a killer night out: The multi-platform phenomenon makes its way to the stage, with all the supernatural hijinks, J-horror tropes and emotional intensity intact. Guardian (August 12): https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/12/death-note-the-musical-review-wildly-popular-manga-mystery-is-a-killer-night-out

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “Comics, similar to zines, exist as a proletariat art form within popular consciousness” – Raquelle Jac on her powerful debut graphic memoir ‘Bimbo Agitprop’ from Fantagraphics. Broken Frontier (August 13): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/raquelle-jac-interview/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Yudori on the upcoming release of ‘Lovers of the Empire’ with the Fantagraphics’ new imprint, Takumigraphics. Fanbase Press (August 13): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/59088-fanbase-press-interviews-yudori-on-the-upcoming-release-of-lovers-of-the-empire-with-the-fantagraphics-new-imprint-takumigraphics/

O’Mahony, Don. 2026. Luke Healy: 'I have a big beef with rom-coms that have realistic endings'. Irish Examiner (August 12): https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41894227.html

Fanasca, Marta. 2026. How war shaped the manga of Tadao Tsuge. Japan Times (August 12): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/08/12/books/tadao-tsuge-manga-postwar/

Kit, Borys. 2026. Frank Miller talks arguing with Jim Shooter, why his Doctor Strange series never happened and ‘Sin City’ future: The 'Dark Knight Returns' creator, already having a banner summer, is seeing the digital release of documentary 'Frank Miller: American Genius' out Tuesday. Hollywood Reporter (August 11): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/frank-miller-brand-new-day-1236670605/

Hadar, David. 2026. Irish and Jewish identity as origin story in Daredevil and Moon Knight comics. Journal of Jewish Identities 19 (2; July): 179-200. Online at https://doi.org/10.1353/jji.2026.a997303

Nugroho, Aries Setiawan Satrio, Taufan Hidayatullah, and Zara Aziza Abidin. 2026. The simplicity of the clear line style in Hergé’s spirituality: A case study of Tintin in Tibet. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Business, Economics, Social Sciences & Humanities – Humanities and Social Sciences Track (ICOBEST-HSS 2026) (August 6): https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/icobest-hss-26/126026485

Scott, Ronnie, Elizabeth MacFarlane, Gabriel Clark, and Pat Grant. 2026. Friday essay: Is there a great Australian graphic novel? The Conversation (August 6): https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-is-there-a-great-australian-graphic-novel-275932

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #349 – Benjamin Percy talks ‘Big Guns’: Plus, an eXclusive look at ‘Wade Wilson: Deadpool’ #8! AIPT (August 10): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/08/10/x-men-monday-349-benjamin-percy-big-guns/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. “Our love is still strong”: Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov discuss friendship, superpowers for ‘Freshmen’ 20th anniversary: A new Kickstarter campaign has been launched for the series’ definitive edition. AIPT (August 10): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/08/10/freshmen-green-sterbakov-20th-qa/

Brooke, David. 2026. In ‘Charity & Sylvia,’ Tillie Walden explores queer history and faith: The author discusses the years of research and how two women from 19th-century Vermont reshaped her very worldview. AIPT (August 11): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/08/11/walden-charity-sylvia-qa/

Walker, Lizzy. 2026. Graphic novel review - MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark, & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories. International Journal of Comic Art blog (August 14): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/08/graphic-novel-review-mrballen-presents.html

International News Service. 1922. Off To Girdle the Globe with Laughter -- Jiggs and Maggie [advertisement]. Fourth Estate (September 30): 9. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858034161772&seq=431

Unknown. 1928. Announces Contest Winners [Jiggs National Corned Beef and Cabbage contest]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (19; September 29): 86. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-29_61_19/page/84/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Cartoonist Signs Five-Year Contract [Frank Willard]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (19; September 29): 12. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-29_61_19/page/12/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. New Aviation Strip [Skylark]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (19; September 19): 86. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-29_61_19/page/84/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Feg Murray Football Cartoons [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (17; September 15): 33. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-15_61_17/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Cartoonists' Political Ideas Parallel [Cy Hungerford; S. S. Buck]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (17; September 15): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-15_61_17/page/28/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Cartoonists on Faculty [Chicago Academy of Fine Arts]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (18; September 22): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-22_61_18/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Recommends Comics. Cleveland Educator Sees Strips as Link between Teacher and Child [literacy]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (17; September 15): 20. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-15_61_17/page/20/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. It's Wall St. Now! [Good Time Guy advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (16; September 8): 33. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-08_61_16/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. "Smitty" Picked for Movies. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (18; September 8): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-08_61_16/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. U. P. Adds Two Strips to Blanket Service. Six comics now issued daily to 158 clients, Bourjaily announces -- other features added to service. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (16; September 8): 42. Online AT https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-08_61_16/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. R. F. Outcault, Father of Comic Strips, Dies. Creator of Famous "Yellow Kid and "Buster Brown" Grew Rich on Popularity of His Characters -- First Drew "Hogan's Alley" for N. Y. World, Then Shifted to N. Y. Journal -- Retired 10 Years Ago. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (19; September 29): 13. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-29_61_19/page/12/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Richard F. Outcault [editorial]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (19; September 29): 46. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-09-29_61_19/page/46/mode/2up

Friday, August 14, 2026

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Out Of Missiles"

"Out Of Missiles"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4300

According to a Reuters report from a week or so back, the USA is
basically running out of missiles in Iran. Like, actually running the
hell out. I can't pretend I'm not enjoying this.

Meanwhile, the goddamn fat-ass loser at the other end of the Mall still
insists that Iran won't have a nuclear weapon, and that Iran owes
reparations to the United States for all sorts of never-proven deaths or
other sketchy conspiracies in a typically off-the-hook tweet.

Honestly, that clown could post a tweet threatening to hunt down the
Iranian PM and personally cut off the PM's balls and make him eat them
and wrap it with "Thank you for your attention to this matter".

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"US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during
Iran war, sources say" Erin Banco, Mike Stone and Jonathan Landay at
Reuters 08.05.2026
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-has-used-virtually-all-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-2026-08-04/

Bugs, Daffy and Elmer: the "no more bullets" scene from "Rabbit Fire"
(Warner Bros, 1951)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83VoDCXdvf4
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

The Trumpedy Center by Daniel Boris

Tomorrow! Meet Art Hondros in DC

Live! Meet the cartoonist who had 2 stories in the Washington Post Magazine! Marvel at his new story! Buy his comics!

Join us in downtown Washington DC for a Q&A with Takoma-Park based comics artist Art Hondros, In Conversation with comics journalist Mike Rhode!

This program is free and open to the public and is in conjunction with the culminating exhibition, "Comics, et cetera," for the annual transformer Exercises for Emerging Artists program: E23 DwightMess Comics Lab!

Q&A with Art Hondros

Saturday, Aug 15th 1pm

Transformer , 1404 P Street NW DC

PR: Small Press Expo Announces Signups for Workshops at SPX 2025

SPX Announces the Workshops Track of Programming.

There will be 18 workshops over the two days of SPX 2026, to be held September 12 & 13 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

These workshops are free and open to any participants. They're aimed at a wide variety of ages and skill sets, from kids just starting out to experienced cartoonists looking to sharpen their skills with a master class. In response to last year's enthusiastic response, we will continue to have two figure drawing workshops featuring model Babs New(d). (18+ only.)

Graduates and representatives of the Center For Cartoon Studies (CCS), the Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW), and the School of Visual Arts (SVA) will be on hand to lead many of these workshops.

Here are a few highlights of this year's workshops:

Create An Imaginary Comic with Matt Madden
Drawing Comics on Target with SVA's Josh Bayer
Physical Self-Care for Artists and Writers with Kriota Willberg
Gag! Cartoons! with Hilary Campbell & Sofia Warren
Limited Palettes and the Color Wheel with Carly Shooster
Making Science Comics: Bug Edition with Coco Fox and August Driussi

Any questions on the workshops, please send them to rob.clough@smallpressexpo.com

SPX Announces the Workshops Track of Programming.

There will be 18 workshops over the two days of SPX 2026, to be held September 12 & 13 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

Graduates and representatives of the Center For Cartoon Studies (CCS), the Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW), and the School of Visual Arts (SVA) will be on hand to lead many of these workshops.

Here are a few highlights of this year's workshops:

Any questions on the workshops, please send them to rob.clough@smallpressexpo.com

Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 500 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of workshops, panel discussions and interviews with this year’s special guests.

The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show.

For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com.

Small Press Expo

P.O. Box 5704

Bethesda, Maryland

20824