Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Man Overboard! (to coin a phrase)"

 Man Overboard! (to coin a phrase)
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4310


Kevin Reed reports at the World Socialist Web Site:
      "The President’s response encapsulates the contempt of the entire
ruling elite for the conditions of sailors and other military men and women in
the war against Iran. For personnel who have spent more than 250 consecutive days  at sea—and amid multiple reported suicide attempts—Trump makes clear that the health and lives of  American soldiers are expendable..."

...and the Donster also actually said this:
https://www.sinkers.org/posters/manoverboard/trumpquotescrnshotAug1826.jpg
– out loud – to an event at a police academy in New Jersey. And if
you've seen the same war I've been watching since March, y'all know
fersure that Trump really has jumped off the deck.

12 x 17 inch high-res color .jpg image, 1.4mb

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"Sailor jumps overboard in suicide attempt on USS Abraham Lincoln",
Kevin Reed at the World Socialist Web Site 08.14.2026
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/08/15/qkop-a15.html

"Horrific conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln: The ruling class’s
contempt for the troops it sends to war", Kevin Reed at the World
Socialist Web Site 08.16.2026  

_________________ ____________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Bob Eckstein's The New Press Secretary, a timely D.C. cartoon nobdy has seen yet

Bob Eckstein still wants you:

First, a special thanks to my paying subscribers—Substack has started a new program which will subsidize newsletters that are bestsellers. So I’m running a promotion of a free book for any new paid subscriptions as The Bob is just a handful of readers away. 

 Bob just posted this excellent "An Interview with Nick Downes and Robert Leighton" at https://thebob.substack.com/p/chatting-cartoons-with-two-of-the and you can subscribe right there with the button on the top left. Bob emailed me the interview (altho I'm already a subscriber [courtesy of some favor I don't recall doing, but he did one back]), but it didn't have a DC-tie to feature it here, so instead, "I can’t think of a D.C. [link] but I can give you a timely D.C. cartoon you are welcome to have, if you wish—nobody has seen it yet." 

 

MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS videogame reviewed by Julian Lytle

Video Game Review: MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS is a bold new return

By Julian Lytle on 08/18/2026 https://www.comicsbeat.com/video-game-review-marvel-tokon-fighting-souls/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/17/2026

Harper, David. 2026. Writer/artist Terry Moore talks the evolution of comics and his career on Off Panel. SKTCHD's Off Panel (August 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXJxU7dSo00

Farley, Chad. 2026. The true story of Jack Kirby - Fred Van Lente & Crystal Skillman on bringing King Kirby to the stage. Collectors Confessions (August 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Guxg04XGo

Gravett, Paul. 2011. Jon McNaught: Printing comics [England, interview]. Paul Gravett (May 8): https://paulgravett.com/articles/article/jon_mcnaught

Hale, Mike. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ review: It’s not easy being green: HBO’s new Green Lantern series is the latest show in which being a superhero is no fun at all [In print as Being Green Isn’t Easy, Or Even Fun]. New York Times (August 14): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/arts/television/lanterns-review-hbo.html

Casey, Joe. 2026. Never realized 003: The Wildstorm rebrand (Pt. 1). Joe Casey Writes (August 10): https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/never-realized-003-the-wildstorm

Casey, Joe. 2026. Never realized 003: The Wildstorm rebrand (Pt. 2). Joe Casey Writes (August 17): https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/never-realized-003-the-wildstorm-c5c

Doran, Colleen. 2026. The National Cartoonists Society 80th Anniversary Part 1. Colleen Doran's Funny Business (August 17): https://colleendoran.substack.com/p/the-national-cartoonists-society

Unknown. 2026. School of Visual Arts, home to top-ranked animation program, faces record budget deficit. Animation Magazine (August 14): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/school-of-visual-arts-home-to-top-ranked-animation-program-faces-record-budget-deficit/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Chris Claremont hasn't read Marvel's Wolverine origin, he has his own. Bleeding Cool (August 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chris-claremont-hasnt-read-marvels-wolverine-origin-he-has-his-own/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. DC adds Watchmen and V for Vendetta films to Local Comic Shop Day. Bleeding Cool (August 14): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-adds-watchmen-and-v-for-vendetta-films-to-local-comic-shop-day/

Price, Austin. 2026. Ioannis Mentzas, 1972-2026. TCJ (August 17): https://www.tcj.com/ioannis-mentzas-1972-2026/

Hawking, Tom. 2026. The year’s ugliest animated movie has become an anti-AI phenomenon: Is Niu Lai outsider art, grift gone wrong, or avatar of anti-AI evangelism? Why not all three? [China, animation]. io9 (August 17): https://gizmodo.com/the-years-ugliest-animated-movie-has-become-an-anti-ai-phenomenon-2000799401

Murray, Noel. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ Season 1 premiere recap: No evil shall escape. New York Times (August 16): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/arts/television/lanterns-recap-season-1-episode-1.html

Destito, Deanna. 2026. Interview: Jason A. Hurley finds The Beauty. The Beat (August 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jason-a-hurley-finds-the-beauty/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Manga Week: HarperCollins to launch new U.S. manga imprint: After acquisition of French publisher. ICv2 (August 17): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63131/manga-week-harpercollins-launch-new-u-s-manga-imprint

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. July 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 manga graphic novels: VIZ dominates with 'Jujutsu Kaisen'. ICv2 (August 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/63133/july-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-manga-graphic-novels

Brevoort, Tom. 2026. Lee & Ditko: The storytelling snafu of Amazing Spider-Man #30. The Tom Brevoort Experience (August 15): https://tombrevoort.com/2026/08/15/lee-ditko-the-storytelling-snafu-of-amazing-spider-man-30/

Levy, Richard. 2026. Letters: Editorial cartoon gave the wrong idea about who’s paying for Trump’s ballroom [Jeff Stahler]. NOLA.com (August 15): https://www.nola.com/opinions/letters/letters-ballroom-cartoon/article_0d980699-e893-4978-8a28-ad0dbfc2be67.html

Rabiroff, Zach and Heidi MacDonald. 2026. Comics industry veteran accused of secret dealings, unpaid bills in multiple business deals [Adam Fortier, Macroverse Media]. TCJ (August 14): https://www.tcj.com/comics-industry-veteran-accused-of-secret-dealings-unpaid-bills-in-multiple-business-deals/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Manga Week: Top 20 manga in comic stores – First half year 2026: Units and dollar rankings based on comic store POS data. ICv2 (August 17): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/63134/manga-week-top-20-manga-comic-stores-first-half-year-2026

Degg, D. D. 2026. Edward Frascino – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (August 17): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/17/edward-frascino-rip/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. ECCC ’27 to go badgeless…will other ReedPop shows follow? The Beat (August 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/eccc-27-no-badges/

Franklin, Hammond Edward. 1928. Noted Cartoonists Contribute Work to Thrift Week Promotion. Separate Cartoon for Each Day To Be Furnished Free -- Extensive Plans Made for Events Which Has Added Substantial Linage to Dailies in Past. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (27; November 24): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-24_61_27/page/n27/mode/2up

Bourges Service. 1928. Bad Blacks Made into Good Grays [advertisement for Artists Shading Sheets]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): 57. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/56/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. McCutcheon Honored. Chicago Tribune Cartoonist Completes 25th Year on That Daily. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): 54. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/54/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. "Florian Slappy" in Strip [Art Helfant]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26: November 17): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. McClure Adds Color Press. Will Print Eight-Page Comic Supplement of the New York Herald Tribune. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/42/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. Hairbreadth Harry [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/36/mode/2up

Franklin, Hammond Edward. 1928. Noted Cartoonists Contribute Work to Thrift Week Promotion. Separate Cartoon for Each Day To Be Furnished Free -- Extensive Plans Made for Events Which Has Added Substantial Linage to Dailies in Past. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (27; November 24): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-24_61_27/page/n27/mode/2up

Atomic Books swells to consume entire building

Baltimore bookstore about to triple in size [Atomic Books]

• August 14, 2026
• https://www.wbal.com/baltimore-bookstore-about-to-triple-in-size

Downward-Facing Dotard by Daniel Boris

 

Aug 27-30: Kayla E in DC at Femme Art Frair.

Kayla just wrote to me, saying "I'll be in DC from 8/27–30 for the Femme Art Fair (I have paintings and prints in the show!)  Here's my IG post about it."

Note this is a ticketed fundraising event.

--

Kayla E.

Author, Precious Rubbish | Dulce Basura | Précieux Débris

2026 Creative Capital Awardee

2023-24 Princeton Hodder Fellow

➡️ Read "The Knot Is Not" in MoMA Magazine

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/15-16/2026

Griffiths, Adam. 2026. Artist talk with E23: Dwightmess Comics Lab cohort artists! [Yuki Clarke, Art Hondros, Linda Kuo, Tia Wilson]. Transformer (July 25): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbObkTTES4I/

Wilson, Tia. 2026. Comic reading with Tia Wilson! Transformer (August 4): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DboqGVtCgGF/

Rhode, Mike. 2026. E23: Q&A with Art Hondros! [video]. Transformer (August 15): https://www.instagram.com/transformerdc/reel/DcEgsCAkTgm/, https://archive.org/details/e-23-q-a-with-art-hondros-transformerdc-260815, and https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/08/e23-q-with-art-hondros-video-online.html

Unknown. 2026. Rhapsody in blue: India's graphic novel revival finds new force in Siddhesh Gautam's anti-caste masterpiece, The Blue Book. Mumbai Mirror (August 16): 10.

Mimms, Walker. 2026. A print maestro with a birdwatcher’s eye and a socialist soul: At the Whitney, Mabel Dwight’s caricatures from the 1930s, some gentle and some acidic, show her mastery of lithography and the democratic gesture [In print as The Piercing Eye of a Print Virtuoso]. New York Times (August 13): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/arts/design/mabel-dwight-prints-whitney-museum-art.html

Hale, Mike. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ review: It’s not easy being green: HBO’s new Green Lantern series is the latest show in which being a superhero is no fun at all [In print as Being Green Isn’t Easy, Or Even Fun]. New York Times (August 14): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/arts/television/lanterns-review-hbo.html

Maslin, Michael. 2026. Sunday spill: Edward Frascino…1930-2026 [reprints The Ink Spill Interview: Edward Frascino, November 15, 2020]. Ink Spill (August 16): https://michaelmaslinsinkspill.substack.com/p/sunday-spill-edward-frascino1930

Degg, D. D. 2026. Van Scott – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (August 14): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/14/van-scott-rip/

Guigar, Brad. 2026. Evil Inc Shareholders’ Report: The 80th Annual NCS Conference and Reuben Awards. Evil Inc (August 16): https://evilinc.substack.com/p/evil-inc-shareholders-report-the-81b

Gardner, Alan. 2026. CBLDF expands board, staff. Daily Cartoonist (August 14): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/14/comic-book-legal-defense-fund-adds-board-of-directors-community-development-manager/

Loveridge, Lynzee. 2026. Loading into Cyberpunk: The Ghost in the Shell director Mokochan, character designer Shūhei Handa. Anime News Network (August 10): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/loading-into-cyberpunk-the-ghost-in-the-shell-director-mokochan-character-designer-shuhei-handa/.239697

Loveridge, Lynzee. 2026. See Ghost in the Shell's reach across decades at official exhibition. Anime News Network (August 14): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-08-14/see-ghost-in-the-shell-reach-across-decades-at-official-exhibition/.236857

Mateo, Alex. 2026. Gantz creator Hiroya Oku plans to retire after finishing Kanrekihime manga. Anime News Network (August 11): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-11/gantz-creator-hiroya-oku-plans-to-retire-after-finishing-kanrekihime-manga/.240481

Harper, David. 2026. Has the age of the limited series continued onwards?: Let’s revisit an old favorite and see where things are on the limited series front. SKTCHD (August 12): https://sktchd.com/longform/limited-series-feature-redux/

Harper, David. 2026. Antonio Banderas GIF with Christian Ward. SKTCHD’s Off Panel (565; August 10): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-565-antonio-banderas-gif-with-christian-ward/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Christian_Ward_2026.mp3

McBain, Sophie. 2026. Art Spiegelman: ‘The US needs a counter-revolution’. Guardian (August 15): https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/aug/15/art-spiegelman-the-us-needs-a-counter-revolution

Colman, David. 2026. He’s awkward. He’s sticky. He’s the best superhero. New York Times (August 16): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/opinion/spider-man-brand-new-day-superhero.html

Kurutz, Steven. 2026. In 1990, a writer had a funny idea. Now it’s a movie: With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood. New York Times (August 14): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/style/ian-frazier-coyote-vs-acme-movie.html

Coyle, Jake / Associated Press. 2026. This time, Wile E. Coyote is the victor. Washington Post (August 15): B1, 3

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Cartoonists United takes aim at SPX over labor dispute. Daily Cartoonist (August 14): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/14/cartoonists-united-responds-to-spx-boycott-stance/

Sanmartín, Xabier. 2026. Max celebra los 30 años de “Bardín”: “Tengo amigos estupendos dentro del cómic en Galicia” [Spanish Max]. El Correo Gallego (August 14): https://www.elcorreogallego.es/santiago/2026/08/14/max-celebra-30-anos-bardin-133367018.html

Proust, Keira. 2026. Cartoonists fear for future of industry with rise of AI-generated illustrations [Australia]. ABC News (August 13): https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/ai-newspaper-illustrations-cartoons-media-industry/107027784

Wilkinson, Alissa, Edward Vega, and Gabriel Blanco. 2026. Can Spider-Man evolve again in ‘Brand New Day’?. New York Times (August 1): https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000011022345/can-spider-man-evolve-again-in-brand-new-day.html

Ferbert, Danny. 2026. Roger Langridge interview. DAF Novelties (August 14): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/roger-langridge-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Josh Latta interview [gag cartoons]. DAF Novelties (August 22): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/josh-latta-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. James Banderas-Smith interview. DAF Novelties (May 2): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/james-banderas-smith-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Edd Vick interview. DAF Novelties (September 5): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/edd-vick-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Austin Allen Hamblin interview. DAF Novelties (August 29): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/austin-allen-hamblin-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Oliver Simonsen interview [Cerebus animation; humor comics]. DAF Novelties (October 17): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/oliver-simonsen-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Mike Wolfer interview. DAF Novelties (October 24): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/mike-wolfer-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2026. Brandon Graham interview. DAF Novelties (January 30): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/brandon-graham-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Donna Barr interview. DAF Novelties (August 1): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/donna-barr-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Warren E Elliott interview. DAF Novelties (October 3): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/warren-e-elliott-interview/

Ferbert, Danny. 2025. Vicky Moto interview. DAF Novelties (May 9): https://electrictransit.wordpress.com/2025/05/09/vicky-moto-interview/

Gertler, Nat. 2026. A thing that might have been [Peanuts album cover]. The AAUGH Blog (August 16): https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/08/a-thing-that-might-have-been/

Bettis, Katherine. 2026. Signs You Are Living In a Rom-Com [comic strip]. New York Times (August 16): Arts 2

Unknown. 1928. [Edward Carey, sports cartoonist, died Oct. 10]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 56. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/56/mode/2up

  *Unknown. 1928. Teaching Actress "Nize Baby" Talk [Milt Gross]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 7. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/6/mode/2up

  *Merwin, Ted. 2010. Milt Gross’ Cartoons Get Stage Treatment. New York Jewish Week (June 1): https://www.jta.org/2010/06/01/ny/milt-gross-cartoons-get-stage-treatment

Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate. 1928. Not a miracle... just an everyday happening! Chicago Tribune Comics Come to Life! [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (26; November 17): outer cover. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-17_61_26/page/2/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. The Strip of Thrills! [Tarzan advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (25; November 10): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-10_61_25/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Metropolitan Gets "Tarzan" Series. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (24; November 3): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-03_61_24/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Creates New Serial Strip. A. W. Brewerton Drawing "Pam" for Associated Newspapers. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (24; October 3): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-03_61_24/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. [John T. McCutcheon honored by Sigma Chi fraternity]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (24; November 3): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-03_61_24/page/40/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Tom Thurlby [obituary]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (24; November 3): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-11-03_61_24/page/40/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. ["Cartoonist, Political -- Young man, with creative ability and some experience" classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (23; October 27): 91. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-27_61_23/page/90/mode/2up

Schwarz. 1928. Cartoonist -- Reporter, sober young man, with experience in cartooning… classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (23; October 27): 91. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-27_61_23/page/90/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. ["Cartoonist -- Young man with creative ability whose forte is cartoons..." classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 67. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/66/mode/2up

Hearst Newspapers and C. B. Falls (ill.). 1928. The Importance of Laughter [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 18-19. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/18/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Now -- Today -- It's Football! [Feg Murray advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 31. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/30/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. [“Russell Cole, for eight years a cartoonist with the Des Moines (IA) Register, has joined the art staff of the Chicago Evening American”]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21: October 13): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. King Offers Prize [Tom McNamara, Us Boys]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (23; October 27): 82. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-27_61_23/page/82/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Two New Features for King [Cholly, the Classified Kid, Milton D. Youngren]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Arrival of Zeppelin Gave Three Cartoonists Same Hunch [Fitzpatrick, Clive Weed, and Nelson Harding]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (23; October 27): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-27_61_23/page/10/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Using Mid-Week Comics. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (21; October 13): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-13_61_21/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1922. King Has New Feature [Freddie, Jack Callahan]. Fourth Estate (October 7): 18. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858034161772&seq=472

Unknown. 1922. Cartoon Exhibit Feature of Alabama Art Show [curated by W. Paul Pim]. Fourth Estate (October 7): 18. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858034161772&seq=472

Unknown. 1928. New Golf Strip Out. [The Meadowlarks, Chuck Wells]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 48. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/48/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1928. Our Ella Is Becoming an International Relation [Ella Cinders advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 39. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/38/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1928. Somebody's Stenog [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (22; October 20): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-10-20_61_22/page/42/mode/2up

A Washington Star throwaway line leads to a Peanuts blog post

A thing that might have been [Peanuts album cover]
    By : Nat Gertler
    The AAUGH Blog August 16, 2026
    https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/08/a-thing-that-might-have-been/

The Empire Flocks Back by Daniel Boris

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
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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