Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/23/2026

 MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Frank Miller Interview. PW Comics World: More To Come (718; June 19): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1414

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Shocker: Pizza giveaway reveals that Peter Parker lives in luxury loft [Spider-Man Brand New Day]. The Beat (June 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/shocker-pizza-giveaway-reveals-that-peter-parker-lives-in-luxury-loft/

Degg, D. D. 2026. CNHI Papers Drop Comics Page. Daily Cartoonist (June 22): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/22/cnhi-papers-drop-comics-page/

Kaplan, Ollie. 2026. Tove Jansson’s illustrated The Hobbit is finally getting an English‑language edition. The Beat (June 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/tove-jansson-illustrated-the-hobbit-english-language-edition/

Muñoz, Carlos R. 2026. ‘Wallace the Brave’ creator draws on R.I. roots for beloved comic strip; “It definitely has its heart in Rhode Island and New New England,” said cartoonist Will Henry, whose work is now appearing in the Boston Globe. Boston Globe (June 22): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/metro/ri-wallace-the-brave-cartoonist-comic-strip/

Unknown. 2026. Our View: We miss the comics, too [syndication]. Corsicana Daily Sun (June 20): https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-we-miss-the-comics-too/article_e4ebf494-da52-4d30-9b62-678727d4ec9e.html

Galindo, Felipe, Lawrence Wood, Trevor Hoey, and Joel Mishon. 2026. Welcome to this month's CartoonStock caption contest by Felipe Galindo. CartoonStock (May 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDhZNL1_ypE

Portis III, James. 2026. The Unconscious Bias That Fails Black Creators. The Beat (June 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-unconscious-bias-that-fails-black-creators/

Palevsky, Hagai. 2026. Can the cartoonist be a critic? A examination of Sethphemera. TCJ (June 23): https://www.tcj.com/can-the-cartoonist-be-a-critic-a-examination-of-sethphemera/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Andrew Farago reportedly arrested for videotaping party guests in bathroom. The Beat (June 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/andrew-farago-arrest-b/

Puc, Samantha. 2026. Exclusive: Maverick announces Philippine fantasy epic The Three Beasts. The Beat (June 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-maverick-announces-philippine-fantasy-epic-the-three-beasts/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 06/23/26: Dynamite’s September slate. The Beat (June 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-062326/

D'Ignoti, Stephania. 2025. Celebrated Italian graphic novelist turns to children’s books; With eight award-winning comics under her belt, Takoua Ben Mohamed now wants to tell stories that will help children tackle anti-Muslim hate. Hyphen (November 24): https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/24/takoua-ben-mohamed-hijabi-graphic-novelist-comic-artist-childrens-books/

Sanders, Rik. 2026. Remembering John Lent 14: Rik Sanders' interview from Stripschrift [aka John Lent on academic research: 'Comic art is everywhere, go out, dive into the archives']. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (June 23): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/remembering-john-lent-14-rik-sanders.html

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Interview: John Layman and Rob Guillory reunite for Ghostbrawler. The Beat (June 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-layman-and-guillroy-ghost-brawler/

Raugust, Karen. 2026. Licensing Hotline: June 2026. Publishers Weekly (June 23): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/100693-licensing-hotline-june-2026.html

op de Beeck, Nathalie. 2026. Children's Institute 2026: Dark and Thorny: PW Talks with Sid Sharp. Publishers Weekly (June 23): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/100592-children-s-institute-2026-dark-and-thorny-pw-talks-with-sid-sharp.html

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Paul Gravett on Queer as Comics: London’s New Exhibition; A conversation about curation, discovery, and the power of comics. GraphicMemoirBlog (June 23): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/paul-gravett-on-queer-as-comics-londons

Goodfellow, Melanie. 2026. Dan Trachtenberg To Direct Comedy-Horror Based on Yehudi Mercado’s ‘Freddy The 13th’ For Paramount Animation – Annecy. Deadline (June 22): https://deadline.com/2026/06/dan-trachtenberg-yehudi-mercado-freddy-13th-paramount-1236963894/

Campbell, Kambole. 2026. Annecy Spotlight: ‘The Violinist’ Directors Raul Garcia and Ervin Han Look Back at the High Notes of Their New Movie [Singapore]. Animation Magazine (June 22): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/annecy-spotlight-the-violinist-directors-raul-garcia-and-ervin-han-look-back-at-the-high-notes-of-their-new-movie/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. How ‘Adventure Time: Side Quest’s Creative Heroes Created Finn & Jake’s Spunky, Silly Comeback. Animation Magazine (359; June 22): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/how-adventure-time-side-quests-creative-heroes-created-finn-jakes-spunky-silly-comeback/

Lennon, Jen. 2026. Netflix Just Bagged an Anime Adaptation of ‘Fool Night,’ an All-Time-Great Dystopian Manga; 'Fool Night' is a historic collaboration between anime studios Sunrise and Shaft. io9 (June 23): https://gizmodo.com/fool-night-anime-netflix-shaft-sunrise-teaser-trailer-2000776144

Castillo, Monica. 2026. A surge of stop-motion animation tells off AI one frame at a time; The medium's handcrafted virtues directly oppose any push in a more artificial direction. AV Club (June 23): https://www.avclub.com/stop-motion-animation-directly-opposes-generative-ai-use

Siede, Caroline. 2026. Toy Story 5 turns the franchise's focus Inside Out; By spotlighting a kid for the first time, the latest Pixar entry keeps its oldest franchise fresh. AV Club (June 22): https://www.avclub.com/toy-story-5-kid-focus-inside-out-bonnie-blaze

Hassenger, Jesse. 2026. The Toy Story films let Pixar forge its signature contradiction of joy and loss; A home base for American animation's premier studio, these toys contain multitudes. AV Club (June 23): https://www.avclub.com/toy-story-run-the-series

Gibson, Caitlin. 2026. ‘Toy Story’ has always been entertaining — this time it’s important [In print as: 'Toy Story 5' takes on tech]. Washington Post (June 23): B1-2. Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/06/20/toy-story-dazzled-millennials-kids-toy-story-5-taps-their-parental-anxiety/

Santiago, Sam. 2026. Exclusive: Jim Zub Talks Conan The Barbarian, Robert E. Howard's Legacy, and the Future of the Hyborian Age. Truly Disturbing (June 17): https://www.trulydisturbing.com/blogs/truly-disturbing-news/exclusive-author-jim-zub-talks-all-things-conan-the-barbarian

Neufeld, Josh. 2026. For the benefit of the American people… A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge archives acquired by the Library of Congress. Josh Neufeld Comix & Stories Blog (June): https://www.joshcomix.com/for-the-benefit-of-the-american-people/

Unknown. 1927. [Rube Goldberg sailed for Europe on June 17]. Editor and Publisher 60 (5; June 25): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-25_60_5/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. ["An interesting illustrated advertising page from El Commercio, Lima, Peru"]. Editor and Publisher 60 (2; June 4): 48. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-04_60_2/page/n43/mode/2up

Hoad, Phil. 2024. ‘There’s no prejudice against Muslim content because for them there’s no such thing’ The French comic book market is booming but Arab Muslim voices are still conspicuously missing. Hyphen (March 4): https://hyphenonline.com/2024/03/04/france-comic-books-bd-anglouleme-comics-festival-lack-of-muslim-content-riad-sattouf-bdouin/

Unknown. 1927. [On Lindbergh's return to St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch issued an edition with a page of comics with regular characters welcoming Lindbergh home]. Editor and Publisher 60 (5; June 25): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-25_60_5/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1927. Cartoonist Wins Prize [Craig Fox]. Editor and Publisher 60 (4; June 18): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-11_60_3/page/34/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1927. ["This is Lemuel Green” advertisement for Good Time Guy by William M. Counselman and Mel Cummin]. Editor and Publisher 60 (3; June 11): 29. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1927-06-04_60_2/page/n21/mode/2up

Nick. 2026. Chris Schweizer - 3 time Eisner Award Nominated Artist and Writer! Epic Realms Podcast (June 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXxKjpUOOTA

Fraction, Matt. 2026. Matt Fraction Picks His Favorite Comic Books: The Stacks Episode 24. Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast (June 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHV2QdiSqH4

MacDonald, Andy. 2026. Andy MacDonald Picks His Favorite Comic Books: The Stacks Episode 23. Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast (June 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sep8F0Ox6SA

Dave. 2026. Supernatural Boxing Comic From The Creators of Chew! [John Layman and Rob Guillory; Ghostbrawler]. Direct Edition (June 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZspM_qLbOg

Unknown. 2026. Meet Huntsville's resident comic book artists! Don Kunkel, Jhane Kunkel, and Kevin Stokes. Hville Blast (June 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS0p2OABzRo

Cox, Bill. 2026. Comic Art Collector Interview with Topper Helmers. CAF+ (June 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw6ftCeBQRI

Farley, Chad. 2026. Why Miles Morales Changed Spider-Man Forever | Ytasha L. Womack Interview. Collectors Confessions (June 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmjjWxR2yns

Pistilli, TJ. 2026. Phillip Kennedy Johnson Introduces the New Midnight Spider-Man Comic!. Agents of Fandom (June 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCxs8kqXBV4

Siuntres, John. 2026. Mark Russell Talks Firefly and Dog Tag. Word Balloon (June 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i9c69EY4hk

Freeman, Atom et. al. 2026. The Airing of Grievances - Comic Industry Insiders LIVE. Prana: Direct Market Solutions's Comic Industry Insiders Live (June 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-9vK18rk8

Andy MacDonald and Matt Fraction "In the Stacks" at Third Eye Comics

Andy MacDonald Picks His Favorite Comic Books: The Stacks Episode 23

Andy MacDonald

Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast  Jun 16, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sep8F0Ox6SA

Matt Fraction Picks His Favorite Comic Books: The Stacks Episode 24

Matt Fraction

Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast Jun 23, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHV2QdiSqH4

WaPo looks at Toy Story 5

‘Toy Story’ has always been entertaining — this time it’s important [in print as 'Toy Story 5' takes on tech]

Analysis by Caitlin Gibson

Washington Post June 23, 2026: B1-2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/06/20/toy-story-dazzled-millennials-kids-toy-story-5-taps-their-parental-anxiety/

Josh Neufeld on Library of Congress collecting his graphic novel's original artwork

For the benefit of the American people… A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge archives acquired by the Library of Congress

Josh Neufeld Comix & Stories blog June 2026

https://www.joshcomix.com/for-the-benefit-of-the-american-people/

Off-topic: Mark Schulz exhibit in York, PA

I love his work.

Kerlin Gallery Exhibits

https://creativeyork.org/gallery/kerlin-gallery-exhibits/

Current Exhibit: Mark Schultz

Narrative Illustrations
June 25-August 8, 2026
Sponsored by: Steven & Ina Caplan

Mark Schultz is a renowned comic book artist and writer known for his exceptional talent and contributions to various iconic series. Mark Schultz loves a good story, always has. His lifelong interest in the sciences and natural history led him to create the award-winning Xenozoic Tales and co-create the undersea adventure SubHuman, as well as to write such non-fiction projects as The Stuff of Life, a Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA. He has illustrated a collection of Robert E. Howard’s Conan of Cimmeria and the autobiography of Charles R. Knight, as well as his illustrated novella Storms at Sea.

Join Mark Schultz for a Masterclass: Inking and Illustration
Saturday, June 27 | 10am – 1pm | Ages 15+
Sign up HERE

An opening reception will be held at Creative York on Friday, June 26 from 6-8pm.

Learn more about The Art Lab exhibit with Dara Lorenzo HERE

View and Purchase Artwork

Griftymon: Gotta Catch 'Em All! by Daniel Boris

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/22/2026

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Spider‑Man #1000 Controversy Turns Into Celebrating the Greatness of John Romita Jr. The Beat (June 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/spider-man-1000-controversy-celebrates-the-greatness-of-john-romita-jr/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. John Romita Jr's Cover Returns To Amazing Spider-Man #1000. Bleeding Cool (June 21): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/john-romita-jrs-cover-returns-to-amazing-spider-man-1000/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Marvel to Bring Back 1989 Graphic Novel by Roger Stern and Mike Mignola as a Comic With New Cover by Peach Momoko [Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom; Triumph and Torment]. ICv2 (June 22): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62676/marvel-bring-back-1989-graphic-novel-roger-stern-mike-mignola-comic

Lodge, Sally. 2026. Meg Cabot’s ‘The Princess Diaries’ Gets a New Life at 25. Publishers Weekly (June 18): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/100665-meg-cabot-s-princess-diaries-gets-a-new-life-at-25.html

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Diamond UK Signs Image as Direct Supplier; UDON also added. ICv2 (June 22): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62669/diamond-uk-signs-image-direct-supplier

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Arrivals Keeps the 3W/3M Train Going This Fall. The Beat (June 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/arrivals-3w3m/

Lamberti, Rod. 2026. Comic Store In Your Future, When Your Rival Gets No Absolute Batman [sales]. Bleeding Cool (June 21): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-when-your-rival-gets-no-absolute-batman/

Colangelo, BJ. 2026. Toy Story 5 Almost Gave Jessie A Much Different Emotional Tie Back To Toy Story 2. SlashFilm (June 19): https://www.slashfilm.com/2198045/toy-story-5-jessie-original-owner/

Barnes, Brooks. 2026. ‘Toy Story 5’ Fuels Hollywood’s Hottest Summer Since 2019 [In print as: ‘Toy Story 5’ Fuels Up Hollywood’s Hot Streak]. New York Times (June 21): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/business/media/toy-story-5-box-office-hollywood-summer.html

Morrow, Brendan. 2026. 'Toy Story 5' Is the Movie of the Summer, Stuns With Record Opening. USA Today (June 21): https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/06/21/toy-story-5-box-office-opening-weekend-record/90634730007/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 5’ Scores Biggest Opening of Franchise With $160M Stateside and $312M Worldwide B.O. Animation Magazine (June 21): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/pixars-toy-story-5-scores-biggest-opening-of-franchise-with-160m-stateside-and-312m-worldwide-b-o/

Zinoman, Jason. 2026. These Comics Can Barely Muster the Energy for a Joke. That’s Why They’re Funny [Dan Mintz, animation; In print as: Low-Energy Comics Rely on Sharper Tools]. New York Times (June 19): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/arts/television/comedy-aaron-chen-dan-mintz.html

Traub, Alex. 2026. Margaret Kerry, Body and Soul of Disney’s Tinker Bell, Dies at 97; A film crew and illustrator meticulously documented her pirouettes and pouts, giving substance to a character depicted previously as a spotlight onstage. New York Times (June 21): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/obituaries/margaret-kerry-dead.html

Freeman, John. 2026. Batman and Superman, Voices for Refugees Since the 1940s. downthetubes (June 21): https://downthetubes.net/batman-and-superman-voices-for-refugees-since-the-1940s/

Freeman, John. 2026. Drawing Dragons With Jimmy Hansen: Lost cover art, unearthed [John Michael Burns]. downthetubes (June 21): https://downthetubes.net/drawing-dragons-with-jimmy-hansen-lost-cover-art-unearthed/

Higuera, Diego. 2026. Exclusive Interview: Jimmie Robinson explores AI anxieties with Artillery. The Beat (June 22): https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-interview-jimmie-robinson-artillery/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Exclusive: Director Louise Bagnall Introduces Us to ‘Julián,’ Her Beautiful Cartoon Saloon Movie Prior to Its Annecy Premiere. Animation Magazine (June 19): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/exclusive-director-louise-bagnall-introduces-us-to-julian-her-beautiful-cartoon-saloon-movie-prior-to-its-annecy-premiere-next-week/

Campbell, Kambole. 2026. Annecy Spotlight: Duncan Jones and Stuart Fenegan Break Down the DNA of Their New Sci-Fi Movie, ‘Rogue Trooper’. Animation Magazine (June 20): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/annecy-spotlight-duncan-jones-and-stuart-fenegan-break-down-the-dna-of-their-new-sci-fi-movie-rogue-trooper/

Strömberg, Fredrik. 2026. Recalling the Family That Disappeared: A conversation with Joanna Rubin Dranger [Sweden; Holocaust]. TCJ (June 22): https://www.tcj.com/recalling-the-family-that-disappeared-a-conversation-with-joanna-rubin-dranger/

Anderson, Linnea M. 2017. National Social Welfare Assembly Comics Project [PSAs in comic books]. Social Welfare History Project (May 18): https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/organizations/national-social-welfare-assembly-comics-project/

Jing, Jacki. 2026. Mastering Accents in Witch Hat Atelier With the English Dub Cast. Anime News Network (June 15): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-06-15/mastering-accents-in-witch-hat-atelier-with-the-english-dub-cast/.238413, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_0C991yQ6M

Harper, David. 2026. Cartoonist Matt Kindt on MIND MGMT's Return, Fort Psycho's Arrival, and Building Something New. SKTCHD's Off Panel (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgYFyaa1CbA

Siuntres, John. 2026. Mark Waid's Empire Of Stories. Word Balloon (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0FhURnYS0Q

Siuntres, John. 2026. The Secrets Of Lex Luthor By Eliot S! Maggin. Word Balloon (June 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Fz5eaGL8I

Dollard, Terence, Darrin Sutherland, Ruth Sutherland, Steve Bird, Brad Gullickson, Lisa Gullickson, and Pat Sampson. 2026. Comic Culture Bonus Podcasting 101 Panel @HeroesCon 2026. Comic Culture (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xuq9h8rKlQ

Dollard, Terence. 2026. Comic Culture Bonus Chris Claremont and John Romita, jr X Men Panel at HeroesCon 2026. Comic Culture (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdPg-OLj0

Gullickson, Brad and Lisa. 2026. Besties for the Resties: Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer, Live from HeroesCon 2026. Comic Book Couples Counseling (June 16): https://www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/kyle-starks-chris-schweizer-live-from-heroescon

Cox, Bill. 2026. The Art of Comic Artist Fred Hembeck - Live Art Sale and Chat. CAF+ (June 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICCzlkf2J7s

Finch, David. 2026. Monday Night Draw With Denys Cowan! YouTube (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuzGN3Qiicc

Smith, Barney. 2026. The Indie Comics Backlist Problem — And John Holland’s Smart Fix [distribution, electronic comics]. Story Comic Presents (June 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQPWj181sbQ

Farley, Chad. 2026. Curt Pires Unleashed! Super Mondo Mega Mutts, Fireborn, Lost Fantasy & Building the Next Comic World. Collectors Confessions (June 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrcnSZa4_NM, and https://www.tecccontent.com/

Mallonee, Dennis. 2026. Veteran Artist Pat Broderick Talks About His Weird Western Comic and Past Work. The Heroic Voice (84; June 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79dFj4VtgdI

Mallonee, Dennis. 2026. Jenny Blake [Tony] Isabella - Tigra! Black Lightning! Other iconic characters! The Heroic Voice (85; June 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-nJsONDSwk

Dave. 2026. Jim Rugg's New Wolverine Weapon X Book! Direct Edition (June 8): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix3BUvDdDms

Nick. 2026. Comic Book Writer and Artist Tim Seeley - Interview. Epic Realms Podcast (May 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7CYm-GEaOI

Kit, Borys. 2026. Hannah Minghella Named Head of Netflix Animation Studios. Hollywood Reporter (June 22): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hannah-minghella-named-head-of-netflix-animation-studios-1236627516/

DC Comics. 2026. Supergirl's Greatest Movie & TV Moments - Best of Supergirl. DC Comics (June 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHvYbJ5pJ9U

Childs, Jordan. 2026. Supergirl World Premiere Live. DC Comics (June 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d63NW2ra6U

Siede, Caroline. 2026. Supergirl Stranded Film's First Female Superhero in an '80s Teen Comedy; It's nice that Supergirl doesn't make a big deal about being groundbreaking, but it also doesn't make a big deal about anything. AV Club (June 22): https://www.avclub.com/women-of-action-supergirl-1984-teen-comedy-helen-slater

Noland, Fred. 2026. Back to Analog With Fred Noland - SAW Free Friday Night Comics Workshop. Sequential Artists Workshop (June 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WevDdR9mzTU

Dave. 2026. Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky : Mad About DC, Batman , Avengers Armageddon. Direct Edition (April 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJJrVeHH9s

Taylor, Mike. 2026. Mike Taylor - 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives. Sequential Artists Workshop (June 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmQz8hbfhN0

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture SquadCast - LIVE With Special Guest David Peposse (sic David Pepose). Pop Culture Squad (June 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dAOsPREAqc

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. The Comic Creator Everyone's Talking About: David Pepose. Collectors Confessions (June 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcbj5k_5Lc

De Hart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds With Mel Gillman. Words, Images, & Worlds (June 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpJc4EYY31M

Soderberg, Justin. 2026. Tyler Boss - Writer of Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy. Capes and Tights Podcast (286; June 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNpZaytbJY4

Chamberlain, Henry. 2026. Katie Skelly - Heaven - Fantagraphics. Comics Grinder (June 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfPaMNKdzSU

Brian. 2026. AI For The Rest of Us - Comic Industry Insiders LIVE. Prana: Direct Market Solutions (June 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2jCjxhatb8

The Reflecting Pool Vandal by Daniel Boris

 

WaPo drops Kidtown for Wallace the Brave on Sunday

April 19th

June 21st

An excellent choice.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/20-21/2026

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Comics Hasn't Paid Jonathan Glapion, Down to Disney Layoffs? Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-hasnt-paid-jonathan-glapion-down-to-disney-layoffs/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Diamond UK and Image Comics Sign a Three-Year Deal Until 2029; Diamond UK and Image Comics sign a three-year comic book distribution deal until 2029, across the UK, Europe and International territories. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-uk-and-image-comics-sign-a-three-year-deal-until-2029/

McDonnell, Patrick. 2026. A Note From Patrick: We are all connected. Mutts (June 13): https://mutts.com/blogs/news/a-note-from-patrick-we-are-all-connected

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Pulls Amazing Spider-Man #1000 John Romita/Paolo Rivera Cover. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-pulls-amazing-spider-man-1000-john-romita-paolo-rivera-cover/

Rhode, Mike. 2026. Adam Griffith's StoryBox Comics Fair: An 'ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC'. ComicsDC (June 20): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/06/adam-griffiths-storybox-comics-fair.html

Betancourt, David. 2026. Comictropolis: Between the comic and the controller - In conversation with Stephanie Williams & Evan Narcisse. DC Public Library’s West End Library (June 20): https://archive.org/details/comictropolis-between-the-comic-and-the-controller-in-conversation-with-stephani

Weinersmith, Zach. 2026. Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home at Scrawl Books (June 21, 2026) Audio & Photos. Scrawl Books (June 21): https://archive.org/details/zach-weinersmith-sawyer-lee-and-the-quest-to-just-stay-home-scrawl-books-260621

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Top 400 Bestselling Comics Last Week and Publisher Marketshare. Bleeding Cool (June 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-top-400-bestselling-comics-last-week-and-publisher-marketshare/

Zhang, Han. 2026. The Strange Disappearance of Japan’s Animators; Anime has never been more popular. So why does the industry have a labour crisis? The Economist (June 19): https://www.economist.com/interactive/1843/2026/06/19/the-strange-disappearance-of-japans-animators

Scott, Lyvie. 2026. Who Are the Villains of Spider-Noir? Here’s your guide to the noir-inspired villain variants in Spider-Noir, from Silvermane to the new Tombstone. Inverse (May 29): https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/who-are-the-villains-of-spider-noir

Ying, Xu. 2026. Remembering John Lent, Part 13: AMIC conference in China. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (June 21): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/06/remembering-john-lent-part-13-amic.html

Sella, Adam. 2026. Can a Seller of Yesterday’s News Avoid Becoming It? A newsstand in D.C. tries; The Newsroom, overflowing with magazines and newspapers on mismatched shelves, has endured as a symbol of a different Washington. New York Times (June 20): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/dc-newsstand-newsroom-newspapers-magazines.html

Lim, Cheng Tju. 2026. A History of Chinese Cartoons and Comics in Singapore. Culturepaedia (April 6): https://culturepaedia.singaporeccc.org.sg/art/a-history-of-chinese-cartoons-and-comics-in-singapore/

Morgan, Matthew. 2026. Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity; How Bill Watterson stuck to his guns — and vanished. The Republic of Letters (June 11): https://therepublicofletters.substack.com/p/calvin-and-hobbes-and-the-price-of

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Man Arrested in Skrepetsky Death, Cartooning for Peace Calls for Investigation. Daily Cartoonist (June 19): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/06/19/man-arrested-in-skrepetsky-death-cartooning-for-peace-calls-for-investigation/

Gilbert-Bair, Ellie. 2026. Ask an Expert: Chicago and its comics [Beth Hetland]. South Side Weekly (June 18): https://southsideweekly.com/ask-an-expert-chicago-and-its-comics/

Harper, David. 2026. Tale of the Tape With Leef Smith of Mission: Comics and Art. SKTCHD (June 18): https://sktchd.com/interview/tale-of-the-tape-mission-comics-and-art/

Harper, David. 2026. It’s Gonna Be Weird With Rob Guillory. SKTCHD's Off Panel (556; June 15): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-556-its-gonna-be-weird-with-rob-guillory/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Rob_Guillory_2026.mp3

Unknown. 2026. Physical Media Rules: Mutt And Jeff No. 1; Gussying up animation’s original odd couple. San Diego Reader (June 19): https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2026/jun/19/physical-media-rules-mutt-and-jeff-no-1/

Harris, Aisha, Stephen Thompson, and Regina G. Barber. 2026. In 'Toy Story 5,' Playtime's Over and Screentime's In. Pop Culture Happy Hour (June 19): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/19/nx-s1-5862016/in-toy-story-5-playtimes-over-and-screentimes-in, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/1893e894-9de7-4091-8fc3-00b8f15ed73c/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5862016

NPR on Toy Story 5

In 'Toy Story 5,' playtime's over and screentime's in

Aisha Harris, Stephen Thompson, and Regina G. Barber

Pop Culture Happy Hour  June 19, 2026 

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/19/nx-s1-5862016/in-toy-story-5-playtimes-over-and-screentimes-in

https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/1893e894-9de7-4091-8fc3-00b8f15ed73c/audio/128/default.mp3 

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5862016

Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and Woody (Tom Hanks) in Toy Story 5.

Disney/Pixar

In Disney's Toy Story 5, Jessie, Woody, and Buzz are back to confront a new threat – screen time. When their kid Bonnie gets a new tablet called Lilypad, she forgets about the rest of her toys. But Jessie is determined to win Bonnie back, even after a series of events separates them. Toy Story 5 features a familiar and beloved voice cast with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack reprising their roles. 

The MOUnich Agreement by Daniel Boris

Zach Weinersmith at Scrawl Books (updated with audio and photos)

His new book is an homage to PG Wodehouse. 

His next book is a sequel to Sawyer Lee. He's interested in the middle parts of the Beowulf saga. 

Zach drawing his platonic ideal of a gourd.

Photos and audio at https://archive.org/details/zach-weinersmith-sawyer-lee-and-the-quest-to-just-stay-home-scrawl-books-260621

Today: Zach Weinersmith: Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home

Zach Weinersmith: Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home

Sunday Jun 21st, 2026

4:00 PM

https://www.scrawlbooks.com/events/5266920260621

Author Events

Kick off summer with author Zach Weinersmith. Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home is the first book in an cartoon-illustrated middle-grade duology starring a ferociously un-adventurous kid who is dragged into the hilarious adventures of his friends and family.

Zach Weinersmith is the Hugo Award–winning, Eisner Award–nominated author of the graphic novel Bea Wolf as well as the creator of the webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. He co-authored the New York Times bestselling pop-sci books Soonish and A City on Mars, and illustrated the New York Times–bestselling graphic novel Open Borders. He once took third place in the 1989 junior seed-spitting competition of the Luling Watermelon Thump. Today, he lives somewhere in Virginia with his wife, two kids, five goats, two sheep, three dogs, and approximately two cats.

Find us at

Scrawl Books

11911 Freedom Dr

Reston, VA

USA 20190

Map & Hours

Contact us

703-966-2111

info@scrawlbooks.com

New comic by local writer Gabriella Rincon

It's available at Fantom Comics. An interview is in the works.

Adam Griffith's StoryBox Comics Fair: An 'ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC'

by Mike Rhode

all photos courtesy of Adam Griffiths

What's StoryBox and why did you start it?

 
StoryBox Comics Fair is an annual two-day celebration of the medium of comics and gathering of self-published comics artists.

Day 1 takes place at DwightMess compound (805 Silver Spring Ave) from 11-6pm and is Free and open to the public.

Our program’s theme this year is 'Make Art, Make Comics!" So all of our workshops, artist lectures, and panels are centered around making. Our Special Guest, Richmond-based Rae Whitlock, will be in conversation with comics journalist Francesca Lyn about her new graphic novel, “Medium.” We’ll listen to an adventure about researching and writing comics with illustrator and graphic-recorder Mark Korsak. Babs New, everyone’s favorite art model will pose for a figure drawing session, and we’ll have a live recording by Paper Cuts with past and current editors of Magic Bullet, DC’s only comics newspaper.  We'll also present three new exhibits opening in the galleries; comics-inspired abstract graphics by John Grunwell, Remix: Selections from the DwightMess permanent Art & Tchotchkes Collection, and “Andrew Wodzianski is a Party Pooper,” an equally cheerful and dark exhibition of decorated vintage cakepans featuring various pop culture references. We’ll also be offering a free Intro Session with our new Riso machine if you’d like to begin printing regularly at the compound, and naturally, there will be exhibitor tables in the Common Room on the first floor, so, much to explore. 

Dana Maier buying comics

Day 2 takes place at Third Hill Brewing Co. and is a traditional comics expo experience at a smaller, more intimate scale, with a few workshops included. This year we’ll be screening rare cartoons from the DwightMess video vault!

StoryBox is an ongoing response to the comics, 'zine, and printmaking culture in DC, on the ground, as it happens. As we’ve been running DwightMess for almost four years, I’d say that I started StoryBox because I do enjoy going to comics expos and conventions, but there is nothing that tells me more about what it's like to be a comics reader and artist in the area where I reside than organizing this low-key mini-expo - it gives me a unique hold on what my peers are concerned with creatively, and keeps me burning with the integrity to remain original.  There's a difference between that and succumbing to every trend, which I think people who attend and who also follow what we've been doing at DwightMess compound understand intrinsically. 

Why is part of it in your house? How does your husband feel about that? IRRC, he's not a comics aficionado.

 
We were looking for a new place to live at the end of the pandemic. When we saw this house in downtown Silver Spring, which was way bigger than our previous house, I sort of noticed how it was laid out and began to hatch a plan to convert part of it into a gallery. Once we moved in, and I was setting up my art studio, that was when I realized that my own reading and art practice had gotten so big, so wider-spanning, that perhaps it would be right to not only run an underground gallery, but also continue to nourish the comics reader/maker community around me, and cultivate an ongoing and welcoming environment for ‘curious readers’ of comics.  

My Husband has me well-convinced that he likes all of the activity of the compound -the opening receptions, rotating art, me disappearing into my studio, and public programming. He’s not an aficionado but he does fall into the category of ‘curious reader;’ I can determine what types of comics he would be interested in, and make recommendations. In terms of the space and our home together, he is a lawyer, history buff and voracious (prose) reader so he really only needs his office and his library in the Common Room to perch in as he reads, and then most of the rest of the house and the workshop out back are devoted to showing art, teaching art, and making art. He quite likes the opening receptions because he’s a very good host and it always interests him talking to artists. 

Why call it Dwightmess?

 
My middle name is ‘Dwight.’ My family has an odd practice of addressing each other by either their first or middle names - and you don’t get to decide. Sometimes, one person, or several people will simultaneously all just switch and start calling you your other name, which is extremely disorienting, and so it’s a bit of a silly dig into that behavior and also the folly of being too self-regarding. The second part, primordially explains itself.

Why is part of it in a brewery?

 
We do the expo portion of the fair at the brewery in order to further communicate that we’d like to invite the public in to consume self-published and experimental comics, and adults especially so. Here in the states, comics are always thought of as a genre for kids, to get them reading, no matter how sophisticated the themes and humor have evolved. Comics can be the sort of cultural object that people can pick up as naturally as a film or a drink, or a new pair of shoes. That being said, the comics library at DwightMess is full of some truly subterranean material, but we would never withhold our type of reading from the hands of anyone we’d suspect would enjoy it!

How well has the brewery partnership worked out? 

 
We’ve been with Third Hill Brewing Co. since the beginning of StoryBox – the attendees and artist presenters love the space – we’re tucked back in the brewery amongst the beer tanks and so it’s silver and futuristic-looking and cozy, so it also forces us to maintain a certain scale. The most exhibitors we’ve ever had was 22.

Who gets asked to participate?

 
We do a free Call for Entries for StoryBox and then we also invite people from beyond the DC area as special guests or programmers. So anyone can apply, but also generally people who have been involved with the gallery before - exhibiting in the art space,  running a program, or someone we’ve networked with in some other context, can end up getting invited. For instance, Olivier Ballou, who makes graphic novels based on his Canadian home town, also runs our bi-monthly comic book club. So we try to sustain artists’ practices by having them collaborate with us in ways that will enrich their own art-making.

Are you attracting a different audience from a zine or SPX's show?

 
We definitely get the zine and SPX audience and many of the true devotees to small publishing who show up year-round for that, but we also get people who are truly fresh to comics-reading and making comics. Applying for SPX can be very intimidating to someone who’s just started making comics, who are so new, that they may have their concepts in order but are still developing their own sense of creative success and polish, and they need somewhere to explore and test that out first, without having to cut corners on their vision in order to achieve a level of professional sheen that they don’t need yet. I worked as an arts administrator in the DC contemporary art world for nearly 15 years, so we also get college professors, educators, and contemporary ‘fine’ artists who are trying to understand comics in a welcoming environment. We also get a lot more DMV-region locals who tend to be more intrepid about cross-pollinating with interesting people.
 
How many exhibits have you done in your home now? Was anything particularly notable or memorable about any one in particular? HOw do you select or ask people?

 
We’ve hosted over 30 shows since opening; in the main gallery, the Common Room, the Green Room on the 2nd floor, and also the secret/tiny gallery. From painting, to original comic art, to sculpture, animation, illustration, vintage objects - so many that I’d be doing any of those artists from our little family an injustice by leaving anyone out.

I’m looking forward to our next show: it’s the culmination of this year’s Dwightmess Artist Residency program combining forces with arts nonprofit transformer’s Exercises for Emerging Artists program to present a comics-themed show at their space in downtown DC at 14th & P Streets NW in late July. As Lead Artist, I selected four comics artists, Yuki Clarke, Art Hondros, Linda Kuo and Tia WIlson, who developed projects for the show over the course of several months. They met regularly at the compound to critique each other’s work, hear Guest Lecturers such as Corinne Halbert and Dana Jeri Maier and learn new skills such as risograph printing - sort of like a Masters of the Arts program in fast-forward. I’m so upset that I can’t even tell you the title yet! 

Your IRL job is a little surprising - can you describe it?

 
Yes, for a long time I was driven on becoming a full-time artist, but ultimately, like most creative people in the DMV, the high cost of living demands a patchwork of occupations.

Full-time, I’m the Security department’s manager at the National Museum for Women in the Arts - it started out as a guard job that I wouldn't have to think too much about; standing around in the galleries drawing, but upper management got wind of my capabilities so I've failed upwards splendidly for the past 2 years. 

We last did an interview 11 years ago - https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2015/09/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with-adam.html - is there anything you want to update or correct in there?

I’d say paste this to the end of the interview with no comment: “See Griffiths’ previous interview”...

Ben Claassen III

 

 

 

 

 

Dale Rawlings and Art Hondros