Saturday, July 18, 2026

Toxic Emissions by Daniel Boris

Pat Oliphant remembered by former WaPo editor

The greatest editorial cartoonist? The case for Pat Oliphant.

No one who held power was safe from his pen.

By David Von Drehle

Washington Post July 17 2026

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/17/pat-oliphant-greatest-political-cartoonist-ever/

Tom Beland remembers Oliphant

["She ... arranged for me to have a sitdown lunch with my favorite political cartoonist Pat Oliphant."]

Tom Beland's Post July 16 2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CjzqDwyuS/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/17/2026

Frater, Patrick. 2022. Old news: ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator Takahashi Kazuki dies at 60. Variety (July 7): https://variety.com/2022/gaming/asia/takahashi-kazuki-dead-dies-yu-gi-oh-creator-manga-artist-1235310669/

Hives, Mike and Hisako Ueno. 2022. A celebrated Japanese artist died trying to save others from drowning: Kazuki Takahashi, creator of the internationally famous Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, was found dead in July. At the time, officials did not disclose the circumstances. New York Times (October 28): https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/world/asia/yu-gi-oh-kazuki-takahashi-drowning.html

Burke, Matthew. 2022. Army officer recognized for rescuing three people from riptide that killed ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator. Stars and Stripes (October 11): https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-10-11/okinawa-riptide-rescue-yu-gi-oh-7646714.html

Unknown. 1927. N. Y. Sun groups features. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 48. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/48/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Ray Shanahan, currently working for the New York American, New York Evening Post, and New York Telegram, and his wife are parents to a son, born October 30]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/32/mode/2up

Post Syndicate. 1927. Once overs [advertisement; C.D. Batchelor]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 16. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/16/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ...and he hasn't had enough yet! [Clifford Berryman]. Editor and Publisher 60 (24; November 5): 11. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/10/mode/2up

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. New office, new Wacker: Looking at Marvel’s big changes. The Beat (July 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/new-office-new-wacker-looking-at-marvels-big-changes/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 07/17/26: Absolute Green Arrow extended. The Beat (July 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-071726/

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning points. Scoop (189; July 16): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-189/

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Henryk's Escape: A WWII graphic memoir from Occupied Poland; Yolanta Gawlik’s graphic tribute to her father’s extraordinary wartime survival. GraphicMemoirBlog (July 17): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/henryks-escape-a-wwii-graphic-memoir

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. Inside the guide: Top 10 sci-fi books in 2000. Scoop (July 16): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/inside-the-guide-top-10-sci-fi-books-in-2000-2/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. A Conan X UnGodly crossover comic, exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con: A thousand copies of an exclusive Conan X UnGodly crossover comic, from Titan Comics and Azra Games at San Diego Comic-Con. Bleeding Cool (July 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/a-conan-x-ungodly-crossover-comic-exclusive-to-san-diego-comic-con/

Unknown. 2026. Mexico’s Ánima Estudios denies shutdown reports. Animation Magazine (July 16): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/mexicos-anima-estudios-denies-shutdown-reports/

Solomon, Charles. 2026. How ‘The Ribbon Hero’ animation team guided the rebirth of a classic Tezuka character. Animation Magazine 40 (360; July): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/how-the-ribbon-hero-animation-team-guided-the-rebirth-of-a-classic-tezuka-character/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. New EIC at Marvel, moving to Burbank: House of Ideas joins Mouse House in California. ICv2 (July 16): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62883/new-eic-marvel-moving-burbank

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. June 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels: 'Supergirl' gets a boost; Webtoons and 'Invincible' rule author chart; 'Jujutsu Kaisen' dominates manga. ICv2 (July 16): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62885/june-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels

Solorzano, Adam. 2026. Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz presents ‘Artbolish ICE’ during Pomona Art Walk. CALÓ News (July 13): https://www.calonews.com/communities/cartoonist-lalo-alcaraz-presents-artbolish-ice-during-pomona-art-walk/article_9e584d75-6bc1-42a3-9ba5-e76c7c3bb50a.html

Crowe, J. D. 2026. Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran: Tribute to a man I rarely had to draw. AL.com (July 15): https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/mobile-county-sheriff-sam-cochran-tribute-to-a-man-i-rarely-had-to-draw.html

Lee, George Francis. 2026. From racist Bugs Bunny to the bear MPs want to ban: how cartoons have indoctrinated kids for over 100 years: Politicians are claiming that a hit Netflix animation is Russian propaganda aimed at the ‘militarisation of children’. But it’s far from a recent problem – even the CIA has funded kids’ entertainment. Guardian (July 15): https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/15/masha-bear-russian-propaganda-netflix-mp-calls-to-ban-controversial-cartoons

Beppler-Spahl, Sabine. 2026. Satire in the age of cancel culture [German cartoonist Bernd Zeller]. European Conservative (July 15): https://europeanconservative.com/articles/interviews/satire-in-the-age-of-cancel-culture/

Parkin, J. K. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Chris Schweizer on ‘Outlaw’s Apprentice’. Smash Pages (July 15): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/15/smash-pages-qa-chris-schweizer-on-outlaws-apprentice/

Parkin, J. K. 2026. Jenny Blake Isabella + Martin Pasko to receive the 2026 Bill Finger Award; Wendy + Richard Pini to receive Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Both awards will be presented July 24 during the Eisner Award ceremony at the San Diego Comic-Con. Smash Pages (July 15): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/15/jenny-blake-isabella-martin-pasko-to-receive-the-2026-bill-finger-award-pinis-to-receive-bob-clampett-humanitarian-award/

Holub, Christian. 2026. Marvel moves comics office to L.A., announces new editor-in-chief [In print as: Marvel Moves Comics Office to L.A., Announces New Editor-in-Chief]. Publishers Weekly (July 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100858-marvel-moves-comics-office-to-l-a-announces-new-editor-in-chief.html

Wu, Ash. 2026. Akihiro Miwa, Actor and Singer With Gender-Fluid Glamour, Dies at 91 [Studio Ghibli]: In Japan, he was one of the first androgynous pop-culture stars and an inspirational figure. Abroad, he was known for his work in animated films by Hayao Miyazaki. New York Times (July 16): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/movies/akihiro-miwa-dead.html

Hollendonner, Elizabeth. 2026. Everything in Color [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 15): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/15/everything-in-color/

Hollendonner, Elizabeth. 2026. Forgive-Me-Not [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 16): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/16/forgive-me-not/

Luetger, Jessica. 2026. Wake Now in the Fire: A Story of Censorship, Action, Love, and Hope [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 14): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/14/wake-now-in-the-fire/

Wharton, Jennifer. 2026. Willa and Wade [review; Judith Henderson, Sara Sarhangpour, Canada]. No Flying No Tights (April 13): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/13/willa-and-wade/

Gardner, James. 2026. Heaven, West Virginia [review]. No Flying No Tights (April 17): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/17/heaven-west-virginia/

Al(lison). 2026. Pastimes [review; Canada]. No Flying No Tights (April 20): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/04/20/pastimes/

Girard, Pascal. 2025. Pastimes. Pow Pow Press.

Morrison, Matthew. 2026. Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy!!! [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 3): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/03/lindsey-cheng-dates-a-white-boy/

Eddy, Cheryl. 2026. Over a year later, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is still going strong: The Oscar-winning 2025 hit remains one of Netflix's most popular streaming selections. io9 (July 17): https://gizmodo.com/over-a-year-later-kpop-demon-hunters-is-still-going-strong-2000786721

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Steve Wacker replaces C.B. Cebulski as Marvel Editor-In-Chief. Bleeding Cool (July 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/steve-wacker-replaces-c-b-cebulski-as-marvel-editor-in-chief/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Comics moves from New York to Los Angeles over the next year. Bleeding Cool (July 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-moves-from-new-york-to-los-angeles-over-the-next-year/

Hughes, William. 2026. Warner Bros. coasts on World Cup fever by dropping teaser for first new Daffy Duck short in years: Daffy Season sees Eric Bauza's take on the classic cartoon getting p.o.'d that "Soccer Season" has usurped "Duck Season.". AV Club (July 16): https://www.avclub.com/daffy-season-teaser-daffy-duck-world-cup-short

Unknown. 2026. Imagination, collaboration, history…and just a bit of mischief [Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher, and Matt Wuerker art in Off the Record bar]. Hay-Adams (June 30): https://www.hayadams.com/our-stories/imagination-collaboration-history-and-just-a-bit-of-mischief/

Moreau, Jordan. 2026. Green Lantern is cool again: DC writer Tom King on making HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ and his CIA career. Variety (July 16): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lanterns-hbo-tom-king-cia-green-lantern-1236810243/

Schimkowitz, Matt. 2026. Lanterns co-creator Tom King clarifies those international conflict rumors: Promoting his upcoming superhero TV show Lanterns, former CIA officer and comics writer Tom King responded to rumors that he helped start the Second Gulf War. AV Club (July 16): https://www.avclub.com/tom-king-cia-iraq-supergirl-lanterns

Zdarsky, Chip. 2026. Chip Zdarsky on the comics that shaped him - Under the influence. Walt's Comic Shop (July 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL4_-qYF9fg

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Southside Riddim — This week’s links. TCJ (July 17): https://www.tcj.com/southside-riddim-this-weeks-links/

Parkin, J. K. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Christian Ward on building ‘The Forever Home’: The writer discusses the premise behind his new Oni Press series, collaborating with Sami Kivelä and why every great story starts with its characters. Smash Pages (July 16): https://smashpages.net/2026/07/16/smash-pages-qa-christian-ward-on-building-the-forever-home/

Buckley, Patricia Morris. 2026. Darcie Little Badger on heritage and hope [In print as: Heritage and Hope]. Publishers Weekly (July 10): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100801-darcie-little-badger-heritage-and-hope.html

Berry, Dan. 2026. Michael Lark. Make It Then Tell Everybody (July 9): https://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2026/07/michael-lark/, and https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/michael-lark/id572995537?i=1000774568116

Berry, Dan. 2026. Georgina Chadderton. Make It Then Tell Everybody (July 9): https://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2026/07/georgina-chadderton/, and https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/georgina-chadderton/id572995537?i=1000776045698

Berry, Dan. 2026. Crom. Make It Then Tell Everybody (July 16): https://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2026/07/crom/, https://traffic.libsyn.com/mitte/244_Crom.mp3, and https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crom/id572995537?i=1000776993663

Buccianti, Lucía Bausela. 2026. Feminist solidarities and their limits in the decolonial landscape of Sole Otero’s "Walicho". Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature 50 (2): https://journals.umcs.pl/lsmll/article/view/20602/

Pollard, Mary. 2026. Interview: From comic book to crazy canine cabaret: Dog Man the Musical tour. Everything Theatre (July 15): https://everything-theatre.co.uk/2026/07/interview-from-comic-book-to-crazy-canine-cabaret/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Jeff Treppel on the Kickstarter campaign launch for the graphic novel, ‘Waypoint’. Fanbase Press (July 14): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58838-fanbase-press-interviews-jeff-treppel-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-graphic-novel-waypoint/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Frank Barbiere and stephen Rhodes on the release of the comic book series, ‘Zero Instance,’ with Comixology Originals. Fanbase Press (July 14): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58834-fanbase-press-interviews-frank-barbiere-and-stephen-rhodes-on-the-release-of-the-comic-book-series-zero-instance-with-comixology-originals/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Jason T. Kruse on the recent release of the fantasy adventure, ‘Fated: Unagi Trouble,’ with Monster Forge. Fanbase Press (July 16): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58857-fanbase-press-interviews-jason-t-kruse-on-the-recent-release-of-the-fantasy-adventure-fated-unagi-trouble-with-monster-forge/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews J. Michael Donohue on the upcoming Kickstarter campaign launch for the comic book anthology, ‘Morsels Presents: Days Without Incident’ [horror]. Fanbase Press (July 16): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58844-fanbase-press-interviews-j-michael-donohue-on-the-upcoming-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-comic-book-anthology-morsels-presents-days-without-incident/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews John Yuskaitis on the upcoming release of ‘Saved & Spoiled’ at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. Fanbase Press (July 16): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58841-fanbase-press-interviews-john-yuskaitis-on-the-upcoming-release-of-saved-spoiled-at-san-diego-comic-con-2026/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #346 – Tony S. Daniel talks ‘X-Men’. AIPT (July 13): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/13/x-men-monday-346-tony-s-daniel-x-men/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Love and marriage (and fraud and trauma): Brandt&Stein discuss debut OGN ‘Worst Man’: The creators discuss their debut OGN that’s all about romance, relationships, and not being a jerk. AIPT (July 16): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/16/worst-man-brandt-stein-feature/

Brooke, David. 2026. Phillip Sevy and Christie Porter on balancing fantasy, smut, and storytelling in ‘She Comes With Magic’: The sexy adventure tale is currently crowdfunding via Kickstarter. AIPT (July 14): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/14/she-comes-with-magic-qa-sevy-porter/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. The ‘Bitchy!’ life of Midge McCracken: Roberta Gregory discusses new collection of ‘Naughty Bits’ stories. AIPT (July 14): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/14/bitchy-robert-gregory-qa/

Hibbs, Brian. 2026. Garresh for Rabagoo Race - Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club May 2026. Comix Experience (July 9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JaFUZGiYfI

Berlatsky, Eric. 2026. Review of comics of the Anthropocene: graphic narrative at the end of nature: by José Alaniz. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (July 8): 1–4. Online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2699320, and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2026.2699320

Alaniz, José. 2025. Comics of the Anthropocene: graphic narrative at the end of nature. University Press of Mississippi.

Matsui, Tetsuya. 2026. The role of the character’s corporeality in Japanese ‘shumimono’ manga: a reinterpretation of character modeling. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (July 10): 1–27. Online at https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2689605, and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2026.2689605#abstract

Conway, Christopher. 2026. Anne Frank, the Holocaust, and the Mexican Comic Book Industry. Studies in Latin American Popular Culture 44: 5–28. Online at https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/sla.00018, and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/article/995258

Richards, Dave. 2026. From Hellraiser to Godzilla: 46 new horror comics to heat up your summer. Fangoria (July 17): https://www.fangoria.com/new-horror-comics-to-read-summer-2026-godzilla-hellraiser/

Gardner, James. 2026. Everything Dead & Dying [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 15): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/15/everything-dead-dying/

Walker, Lizzy. 2026. H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft Manga), adaptation and art by Gou Tanabe [review]. Monster Librarian (June 2): https://www.monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculationDesk/graphic-novel-review-h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-h-p-lovecraft-manga-adaptation-and-art-by-gou-tanabe/

Luetger, Jessica. 2026. The Mongoose [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 5): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/05/the-mongoose/

Morrison, Matthew. 2026. Hal Foster’s Tarzan. The Complete Sunday Comics 1931-1937 [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 23): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/23/hal-fosters-tarzan-the-complete-sunday-comics-1931-1937/

Dear, Jerry. 2026. Nocturnos [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 12): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/12/nocturnos/

Nic. 2026. Mister Magic [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 2): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/02/mister-magic/

Gardner, James. 2026. Woodstake: Three Days of Peace, Music and Blood [review]. No Flying No Tights (May 18): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/05/18/woodstake-three-days-of-peace-music-and-blood/

Meredith. 2026. The Endless Game [review]. No Flying No Tights (June 4): https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2026/06/04/the-endless-game/

Sounding Like Putin by Daniel Boris

Friday, July 17, 2026

Tom King interviewed by Variety

Jul 16, 2026

Green Lantern Is Cool Again: DC Writer Tom King on Making HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ and His CIA Career

and a spinoff from that -

Lanterns co-creator Tom King clarifies those international conflict rumors

Promoting his upcoming superhero TV show Lanterns, former CIA officer and comics writer Tom King responded to rumors that he helped start the Second Gulf War.

By Matt Schimkowitz | July 16, 2026 https://www.avclub.com/tom-king-cia-iraq-supergirl-lanterns

KAL on his new Off the Record coasters

It's time for another trip to the bar.

New Beer Coasters at The Hay-Adams

https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/a-rounding-error

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In an earlier post I discussed the amazing partnership that fellow cartoonists Matt Wuerker, Ann Telnaes and I are privileged to share with Washington’s iconic Hay-Adams Hotel.

In the hotel’s basement bar Off The Record, political caricatures festoon the walls and populate the drink coasters that are provided with each beverage.

To celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, Matt and I were commissioned to create some special coasters featuring caricatures of the founding fathers.

The Hay-Adams describes our fun project in this recent article.

Below you can see three of my coaster illustrations.

old news: ...and He Hasn't Had Enough Yet! Clifford Berryman in 1927

Unknown. 1927. ...and He Hasn't Had Enough Yet! [Clifford Berryman]. Editor and Publisher 60(24; November 5): 11. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-11-05_60_24/page/10/mode/2up

courtesy of Tony Rose

Adam Wescott's latest manga review

The Pipe Machine Volumes 1-2 Manga Review

[ Posted in the Reviews category ]

By Adam Wescott

https://yattatachi.com/the-pipe-machine-volumes-1-2-manga-review

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/16/2026

Roos, Dave. 2025. How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Became an Unexpected Classic. Executives almost pulled the plug on the first 'Peanuts' TV special. History (December 8, updated December 9): https://www.history.com/articles/charlie-brown-christmas-unexpected-classic

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Image gains, DC and Marvel slip in Q2 market shares. ICv2 (July 15): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62873/image-gains-dc-marvel-slip

Swindle, Isaac. 2026. AfterShock continues its return from bankruptcy with a digital deal at GlobalComix. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/aftershock-continues-its-return-from-bankruptcy-with-a-digital-deal-at-globalcomix/

Kit, Borys. 2026. Marvel Comics to leave New York and move staffers to L.A. as part of major overhaul (exclusive): The Disney-owned publisher is also getting a new editor in chief as 100 employees are being asked to relocate to Burbank by next July. Hollywood Reporter (July 16): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-comics-new-york-la-1236650120/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. One from the heart: ‘18 Months’ directors discuss turning an historic gay adoption case into an award-winning stop-motion short. Animation Magazine 40 (360; July): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/one-from-the-heart-18-months-directors-discuss-turning-an-historic-gay-adoption-case-into-an-award-winning-stop-motion-short/

Davis, Clayton. 2026. Death threats, doxxing and AI: How animator Jorge Gutiérrez killed his own show in 36 hours (exclusive). Variety (July 15): https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jorge-gutierrez-ai-death-threats-killed-show-1236810844/

Dillon, Sean. 2026. Graphic novel review: Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken refuses to flinch. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-bitchy-the-exasperating-existence-of-midge-mccracken-refuses-to-flinch/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher and Heidi MacDonald. 2026. The big shake-up: Marvel Comics to Burbank, Wacker in as editor-in-chief. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wacker-cebulski-marvel-burbank/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Sales charts: Neon Ichiban releases Top 100 for June, led by Mega Man. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sales-charts-neon-ichiban-releases-top-100-for-june-led-by-mega-man/

Duff, Malcy. 2026. R&R: A glass of water for Adam the gardener. TCJ (July 16): https://www.tcj.com/rr-a-glass-of-water-for-adam-the-gardener/

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Interview: The Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics returns!: Jeff “JC” Vaughn opens the vault on restoration, third-party grading, and why every comic has a story beyond its grade. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-the-overstreet-guide-to-grading-comics-returns/

Baxi, Steve. 2026. Trade rating: We’re lucky Batman/Judge Dredd – Judgement on Gotham has returned to print. The Beat (July 16): https://www.comicsbeat.com/trade-rating-were-lucky-batman-judge-dredd-judgement-on-gotham-has-returned-to-print/

Bailey, Ian. 2026. Meet Chip Zdarsky, the Canadian behind Captain America. The Globe and Mail (July 15): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/books/article-meet-chip-zdarsky-the-canadian-behind-captain-america/

Sánchez, Carlos. 2025. Funny Creatures Comics with Carlos Sánchez - SAW Free Friday Night Comics Workshop. Sequential Artists Workshop (November 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulZ3cYShfeU

Dave. 2026. Brett Bean : D'Orc is bringing people to comic stores, for good reason!. Direct Edition (March 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtizyM2bIS0

Artley, Steven. 2026. Sack in 3 dimensions REV HD 720p [Steve Sack exhibit]. YouTube (July 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFlDbYvKFaY

Sack, Steve. 2015. Art @ The Plaza - Cartoonival. City of Bloomington, Minnesota (June 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjVpc4xEvOE

Lane, Kari. 2026. Interview: Talking with the Sentenced to Be a Hero animation team. The Beat (July 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-sentenced-to-be-a-hero-anime-team/

Unknown. 2026. LeUyen Pham named inaugural Children’s Writer-in-Residence at ALP. Publishers Weekly (July 16): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5953

Koterba, Jeffrey. 2026. Up close with Oliphant original cartoons; The passing of a giant and the legacy he left behind. Substack (July 16): https://jeffreykoterba.substack.com/p/up-close-with-oliphant-original-cartoons

Eddy, Cheryl. 2026. ‘Legend of Korra’ is bringing an immersive experience to concert stages: The team behind 'Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert' has created a similar show for the sequel series. io9 (July 16): https://gizmodo.com/legend-of-korra-is-bringing-an-immersive-experience-to-concert-stages-2000786141

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. Finally, a brutally honest anime about the forbidden love of fighting games: 'Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games' is chock full of johns, pop offs, scrublord-worthy quotes, and demure girls hopping on some good-ass 'Street Fighter 6'. io9 (July 16): https://gizmodo.com/finally-a-brutally-honest-anime-about-the-forbidden-love-of-fighting-games-2000786413

Finch, David. 2024. Inking X-Men and chatting up Andy Kubert! David Finch (October 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiTIpFxMrW

Tagame, Gengoroh and Anne Ishii (trans). 2026. Fish and Water [manga gay romance with food and Covid plots]. New York: Pantheon

July 18: R Sikoryak at Atomic Books this Saturday!

From Drawn & Quarterly

Hello DC and Baltimore area friends!

I am reaching out because we have the wonderful cartoonist R Sikoryak launching DECLARATION / EMANCIPATION ILLUSTRATED at Atomic Books in Baltimore this Saturday, in just a few days' time. I hope you'll consider attending.

Sikoryak is a Raw cartoonist and Parsons instructor perhaps best known for adapting the iTunes Terms and Conditions agreement into comics form.

In his latest book, Sikoryak tackles the Declaration of Independence and the Emancipation Proclamation, word for word. Each page references a different American comic from over 200 years of cartooning history (from the Lion King to Superman to Peter Bagge's HATE), and is deftly chosen to illuminate something about these much-debated documents. Sikoryak will discuss his process and offer insights into the texts.

The whole thing kicks off at 6 pm on Saturday the 18th at 3620 Falls Rd. Baltimore, MD 21211, and is free and open to the public.

Thanks for considering!

All best,

Julia

Julia Pohl-Miranda | She/Her

Co-Owner, VP Marketing and Sales | Drawn & Quarterly
7030 Rue Saint Denis, Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), QC, H2S 2S4

Check out our 2026 books!

Got T? by Daniel Boris

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/15/2026

López Martín, Alberto. 2026. Book Review - Crossing Lines: Comics About Human Migration. International Journal of Comic Art blog (July 15): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/07/book-review-crossing-lines-comics-about.html

Ellermann, Antje, Frederik Kohlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, eds. 2025. Crossing Lines: Comics About Human Migration. University of Toronto Press.

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Xolo Maridueña returning as Blue Beetle in Man of Tomorrow. The Beat (July 15): https://www.comicsbeat.com/blue-beetle-man-of-tomorrow/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Joe Casey calls out use of character in Spider-Man Brand New Day [MCU, creator’s rights]. The Beat (July 15): https://www.comicsbeat.com/joe-casey-calls-out-use-of-character-in-spider-man-brand-new-day/

de Adder, Michael. 2026. RIP Pat Oliphant: A truly great has gone. The deEP State: The political artwork of Michael de Adder (July 15): https://deadder.substack.com/p/rip-pat-oliphant

Degg, D. D. 2026. Pictures of Pat – Oliphant Remembered. Daily Cartoonist (July 15): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/15/pictures-of-pat-oliphant-remembered/

Best, Daniel. 2026. Chuck Dixon and Pitching Batman: 2023 Deposition Shows You How To Pitch To DC Comics. Daniel Best - Author (July 14): https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/chuck-dixon-and-pitching-batman

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. June 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels: 'Jujutsu Kaisen' still dominates. ICv2 (July 14): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/62863/june-2026-circana-bookscan-top-20-adult-graphic-novels

Ragovin, Helene. 2026. The funny pages are Brian Walker’s serious business: The second-generation creator of the daily comic strip ‘Beetle Bailey’ is a champion of the deceptively simple art form. Tufts Now (July 13): https://now.tufts.edu/2026/07/13/funny-pages-are-brian-walkers-serious-business

Ferguson, Laura. 2017. Pen, ink, and a strong story: It’s workshop night at the Comics and Graphic Novels class, and getting and giving critiques is the name of the game. Tufts Now (December 19): https://now.tufts.edu/index%2Ephp/2017/12/19/pen-ink-and-strong-story

Edgers, Geoff. 2026. The 25 most influential works of American culture 1926-1935 - Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, 1928. Washington Post (July 15): https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2026/07/15/25-most-influential-works-american-culture/

Lemire, Jeff. 2026. Black Hammer reading order to help celebrate the 10th anniversary! Tales From the Farm (July 15): https://jefflemire.substack.com/p/black-hammer-reading-order

Davidson, Anya. 2026. R&R: Clown Logic: The Crow nears forty. TCJ (July 14): https://www.tcj.com/clown-logic-the-crow-nears-forty/

Day, Bill. 2026. Pat Oliphant. Facebook (July 15): https://www.facebook.com/share/1BgNryQz71/

Dücker, Marie. 2026. Book Review: Filial Lines: Art Spiegelman, Alison Bechdel, and Comics Form. International Journal of Comic Art blog (July 15): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/07/book-review-filial-lines-art-spiegelman.html

Waldman, Emmy. 2026. Filial Lines: Art Spiegelman, Alison Bechdel, and Comics Form. Cambridge University Press.

Damm, Johnny. 2026. Of superheroes, ice, and empire. Johnny Damm (July 14): https://johnnydamm.substack.com/p/of-superheroes-ice-and-empire

Roth, Gil. 2026. R Sikoryak. Virtual Memories Show (683; July 14): https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-683-r-sikoryak, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_683_-_R_Sikoryak.mp3

Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview: Clevatess anime creative team discuss Season 2. The Beat (July 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-clevatess-anime-creative-team-discuss-season-2/

Swindle, Isaac. 2026. Batman: Dark Patterns reprinted after accusations of AI generated trade synopsis. The Beat (July 15): https://www.comicsbeat.com/batman-dark-patterns-reprinted-after-accusations-of-ai-generated-trade-synopsis/

Miller, Kevin. 2026. The Crisis Companion: From Flash of Two Worlds to Infinite Earths and beyond. TwoMorrows.

Stanford, Eleanor. 2026. ‘Heartstopper Forever’: Growing up, and staying true to themselves: Like “Heated Rivalry,” this beloved Netflix romance has a big-hearted ethos. It’s bringing that spirit to a new film that rounds out a teenage TV hit. New York Times (July 15): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/arts/television/heartstopper-forever.html

Motamayor, Rafael. 2026. ‘The Ghost in the Shell’ Director Wanted Humans in Charge [In print as: Capturing The Spirit Of a Manga]. New York Times (July 14): C1. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/arts/television/the-ghost-in-the-shell.html

Mouly, Françoise. 2026. Lorenzo Mattotti’s “The Beautiful Game”: All the world’s a stage. New Yorker (July 13): https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2026-07-20

Mouly, Françoise. 2025. Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Summer Rays”: The art of wandering. New Yorker (August 11): https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2025-08-18

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘Goodbye, Lara’ is easily the most enchanting fairy tale reimagining you’ll watch this year: Kinema Citrus' vivid 'Little Mermaid'-inspired fantasy rises above the wave of retro-style shows. io9 (July 15): https://gizmodo.com/goodbye-lara-crunchyroll-the-little-mermaid-anime-2000785941

Hailu, Selome and Joe Otterson. 2026. ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ to play in select movie theaters for awards qualifying run (exclusive). Variety (July 15): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender-movie-theater-release-1236811011/

O'Neal, Josh. 2026. Illuminating Oz: A conversation with David Plunkert. Beehive Books (July 9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HerEpZf3-X8

Peterson, Adam. 2024. Creative ways to use graphic novels in the classroom. We Are Teachers (May 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIWOc4isGLU

Soderberg, Justin. 2026. Patrick Horvath - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. Capes and Tights Podcast (290; July 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uU4LZdseCM

Siuntres, John. 2026. Mike Reiss The Simpsons and other misadventures [animator; The Critic]. Word Balloon (July 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCvrQ4-YHQ8

Smith, Barney. 2026. Can a comic book teach you Civil War history? [Marek Bennett, Freeman Colby Vol. 4]. StoryComic Presents (July 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEzv5rG3nQs

Roman, Steve et. al. 2026. Frank Miller - Push the Wall. Bat Force Radio (343; July 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ4l7NoaXcs

Altucher, James. 2026. Frank Miller on the skill that matters more than talent. The James Altucher Show (July 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DyaJ5qZeUA

Banks, Annie. 2026. X-Men '97’s Nightcrawler reveals what ‘clicked’ for him during a key Wolverine scene: One pivotal scene featuring Nightcrawler and Wolverine had Adrian Hough feeling a deep connection to the character. CBR (July 8): https://www.cbr.com/x-men-adrian-hough-nightcrawler-key-scene/

Banks, Annie. 2026. X-Men '97 star reveals the secret behind Nightcrawler's dynamic personality: The key to such a complex personality? Don't be too serious. CBR (July 9): https://www.cbr.com/x-men-97-adrian-hough-nightcrawler-dynamic-personality/

Campbell, Hilary Fitzgerald. 2026. Inside a New Yorker cartoonist’s sketchbook: Motherhood & anxiety. The Otherhood Collective (July 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QJePJSS1M

Unknown. 1927. [John H. Cassel, former cartoonist for the New York Evening World has signed a contract with McClure to produce daily human interest cartoons beginning in about a month]. Editor and Publisher 60 (21; October 15): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-15_60_21/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Feg Murray left last week for California where he will attend the Stanford vs USC game at Palo Alto]. Editor and Publisher 60 (21; October 15): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-15_60_21/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Chic Young was married last Tuesday at Delaware Water Gap to Miss Athel Lindorff]. Editor and Publisher 60 (21; October 15): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-15_60_21/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Virginia Huget is now illustrating Adventurous Annie for King]. Editor and Publisher 60 (22; October 22): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-22_60_22/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. [Ledger Syndicate is offering a new comic strip by J. Graham Hunter, entitled News the Reporters Missed]. Editor and Publisher 60 (21; October 15): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-15_60_21/page/42/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1927. News the Reporters Missed [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (22; October 22): 20. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-22_60_22/page/20/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Artists and Writers Hold Golf Meet [Rube Goldberg photo]. Editor and Publisher 60 (23; October 29): 14. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-29_60_23/page/14/mode/2up

McNaught Syndicate. 1927. The Bungle Family, by Harry J. Tuthill, is the comic strip that sets the fashion in comics [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (23; October 29): 45. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-29_60_23/page/44/mode/2up

United Feature Syndicate. 1927. Gene Carr Now with the United Feature Syndicate [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (23; October 29): 88. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-10-29_60_23/page/88/mode/2up

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

ILLUMINATING OZ: A Conversation with David Plunkert

Josh O'Neal

Beehive Books

Jul 9, 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HerEpZf3-X8

Beehive interviews artist and designer David Plunkert, illustrator of THE ILLUMINATED OZ, on the process and thinking that went into creating this new edition of L. Frank Baum's classic. Find THE ILLUMINATED OZ at beehivebooks.com/oz.