Green Lantern Is Cool Again: DC Writer Tom King on Making HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ and His CIA Career
and a spinoff from that -
Friday, July 17, 2026
KAL on his new Off the Record coasters
It's time for another trip to the bar.
New Beer Coasters at The Hay-Adams
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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.
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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 ]
https://yattatachi.com/the-pipe-machine-volumes-1-2-manga-reviewThursday, 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
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
7030 Rue Saint Denis, Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), QC, H2S 2S4
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/
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/
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/
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/
Degg, D. D. 2026. Pictures of Pat – Oliphant Remembered. Daily Cartoonist (July 15): https://www.dailycartoonist.
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.
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. June 2026 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels: 'Jujutsu Kaisen' still dominates. ICv2 (July 14): https://icv2.com/articles/
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/
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%
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.
Lemire, Jeff. 2026. Black Hammer reading order to help celebrate the 10th anniversary! Tales From the Farm (July 15): https://jefflemire.substack.
Davidson, Anya. 2026. R&R: Clown Logic: The Crow nears forty. TCJ (July 14): https://www.tcj.com/clown-
Day, Bill. 2026. Pat Oliphant. Facebook (July 15): https://www.facebook.com/
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/
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.
Roth, Gil. 2026. R Sikoryak. Virtual Memories Show (683; July 14): https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/
Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview: Clevatess anime creative team discuss Season 2. The Beat (July 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/
Swindle, Isaac. 2026. Batman: Dark Patterns reprinted after accusations of AI generated trade synopsis. The Beat (July 15): https://www.comicsbeat.com/
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/
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/
Mouly, Françoise. 2026. Lorenzo Mattotti’s “The Beautiful Game”: All the world’s a stage. New Yorker (July 13): https://www.newyorker.com/
Mouly, Françoise. 2025. Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Summer Rays”: The art of wandering. New Yorker (August 11): https://www.newyorker.com/
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-
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/
O'Neal, Josh. 2026. Illuminating Oz: A conversation with David Plunkert. Beehive Books (July 9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Peterson, Adam. 2024. Creative ways to use graphic novels in the classroom. We Are Teachers (May 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Soderberg, Justin. 2026. Patrick Horvath - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. Capes and Tights Podcast (290; July 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Siuntres, John. 2026. Mike Reiss The Simpsons and other misadventures [animator; The Critic]. Word Balloon (July 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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?
Roman, Steve et. al. 2026. Frank Miller - Push the Wall. Bat Force Radio (343; July 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Altucher, James. 2026. Frank Miller on the skill that matters more than talent. The James Altucher Show (July 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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-
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-
Campbell, Hilary Fitzgerald. 2026. Inside a New Yorker cartoonist’s sketchbook: Motherhood & anxiety. The Otherhood Collective (July 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
Ledger Syndicate. 1927. News the Reporters Missed [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 60 (22; October 22): 20. Online at https://archive.org/details/
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/
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/
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/
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
July 18: Author D.S. Turner is coming to Beyond Comics
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