Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/9/22

Ep. 49: Blue Period, by Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Deb Aoki et al

February 8, 2022

https://www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-49-blue-period-by-tsubasa-yamaguchi/

 

Author Of Banned Graphic Novel About Holocaust To Speak In Reston

Art Spiegelman, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "Maus," will be speaking on Feb. 27 at The CenterStage in Reston.

Michael O'Connell, Patch Staff

Feb 8, 2022

https://patch.com/virginia/reston/author-banned-graphic-novel-holocaust-speak-reston

 

Commentary: Instead of Raging Over 'Maus,' Support Local People Who Are Fighting the Ban

Plenty of people in East Tennessee are livid over a school board's decision to remove "Maus" from the language arts curriculum. But indiscriminate outrage on TV and social media isn't helping the local dissenters who are trying to build a better way forward.

by Whitney Kimball Coe

Daily Yonder February 1, 2022

https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-instead-of-raging-over-maus-ban-mcminn-county-tennessee-schools-support-local-people-who-are-fighting-back/2022/02/01/

 

Fox Acquires Rights to Gumby, Plans to "Reimagine" Kids Character

New animated and live-action Gumby series are in the works, as are NFTs as Fox buys characters from the estate of creator's son.

Alex Weprin

February 8, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fox-buys-gumby-new-series-1235089091/

 

Report: Periodical comics sales were up 49% in 2021

Direct Market sales are projected to be up 36% in 2021

Heidi MacDonald

02/08/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/report-periodical-comics-sales-were-up-49-in-2021/

 

"I Draw Swell, Drunk Or Sober. Unless I'm Really Drunk For Three Days": An (Old) Interview With Tony Millionaire

John Kelly | February 7, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/i-draw-swell-drunk-or-sober-unless-im-really-drunk-for-three-days-an-old-interview-with-tony-millionaire/

This interview originally appeared in The Comics Journal #215, August 1999.

 

Ian Kennedy 1932-2022

7th February 2022

https://2000ad.com/news/ian-kennedy-1932-2022/

 

INTERVIEW: How Elizabeth Gillies went from cosplaying to voicing the feline felon in CATWOMAN: HUNTED

"I even told myself that I really wanted to play this role one day if the opportunity presented itself."

Taimur Dar

02/08/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-elizabeth-gillies-catwoman-hunted/

 

Oscars: 'Flee' Makes History With Best Animated, Documentary and International Feature Noms

Writer-director Jonas Poher Rasmussen's film is the intimate story of pseudonymous subject  "Amin," who shares his extraordinary escape from Afghanistan as a child refugee.

Carolyn Giardina

February 8, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-flee-best-animated-documentary-international-feature-1235088808/

 

'Flee' Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen Discusses His Animated Doc in THR's 'Behind the Screen'

"I hope that people will get some perspective and will be able to relate to the stories of refugees," he said.

Carolyn Giardina

September 16, 2021

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/flee-jonas-poher-rasmussen-animated-documentary-1235014617/

 

WR promotes comic books in trailer for The Batman

A new edit of the "Bat and the Cat' trailer for The Batman includes bold plugs for DC Comics, and specific Batman titles at the end.

Heidi MacDonald

02/08/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-batman-trailer-promotes-comic-books/

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