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Thursday, March 31, 2022
The Post on Moon Knight
Oscar Isaac finally rises to the Marvel A-list with 'Moon Knight' [in print as Oscar Isaac brings many personalities to 'Moon Knight']
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/30/22
Bob Chapek's Missteps Fuel Confidence Crisis at Disney
Amid a staff revolt over his handling of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, insiders speculate how long he might last on the job: "There's a lack of awareness."
Kim Masters
March 30, 2022
All Killer, No Filler (Unfortunately)
By Graeme McMillan • Comics, FYI #25 March 30 2022
Where are the Marvel comics that just don't fit in?
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/ComicsFYI/issues/all-killer-no-filler-unfortunately-1104086
All Killer, No Filler (Unfortunately)
By Graeme McMillan • Comics, FYI #25 March 30 2022
Where are the Marvel comics that just don't fit in?
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/ComicsFYI/issues/all-killer-no-filler-unfortunately-1104086
Newsmaker interview: Joseph Illidge on starting Illuminous, Xerø and 50 Cent
Illidge is opening a new chapter in his career.
Heidi MacDonald
03/30/2022
Jim Rugg HULK: Grand Design Interview! (2022)
Shah
Jan 12, 2022
Wits' End Podcast [is talking to comics creators]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApLy8TzKi10
Jim Rugg Talks HULK GRAND DESIGN
Ryan Balkam
The Comic Lounge Podcast 1/11/2022
https://www.thecomiclounge.com/podcast-1/episode/273227d0/jim-rugg-talks-hulk-grand-design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=talajxPFSzQ
Jim Rugg on Hulk Grand Design, Cartoonist Kayfabe and much more!
Jan 12, 2022
Dan Shahin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Gn76Dajk8
CKRS Comix Symposium #11 with Jim Rugg
Feb 13, 2022
Eli Schwab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrBGWjHCQo0
A Smashing Time with Jim Rugg of Hulk Grand Design and Cartoonist Kayfabe
The Marvelists February 2022?
https://soundcloud.com/user-518138095-827669460/a-smashing-time-with-jim-rugg
HULK Grand Design - the JIM RUGG shoot interview!
Ed Piskor
Dec 9, 2021
Cartoonist Kayfabe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEli8pH7VmY
Leviathan Nights : intervista con Jim Rugg
Ryo Flywas
Jan 7, 2022
The Flywas Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDYcvgO0pw0
Circuit 42 Presents Jim Rugg and Hulk Grand Design
Ian.
Feb 6 2022
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1jSBNvmzIbLSoUsgKvUXyv?si=4GvWnz3NSHWv1JbwnNzahw
Hold Onto The Colours Podcast January 23 2022
By Paul Melia
#39 Jim Rugg
https://anchor.fm/paul-melia4/episodes/39-Jim-Rugg-e1dbprc
Ep. 77 Breaking Kayfabe with Cartoonist Jim Rugg
The Lou Cappetta Show January 24 2022
#725 Jim Rugg on "Street Angel" "Hulk: Grand Design" and more!
Deconstructing Comics Podcast March 2 2022
https://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=7788
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stingpin/220302.mp3
Ep.352 - Hulk: Grand Design with Jim Rugg
Badr Milligan
The Short Box: A Comic Book Podcast
Ep.352 - Hulk: Grand Design with Jim Rugg
https://www.buzzsprout.com/episodes/10203910-ep-352-hulk-grand-design-with-jim-rugg
INTERVIEW: Jim Rugg on All Things HULK GRAND DESIGN
By Manuel Gomez
February 6, 2022
https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/interview-jim-rugg-on-all-things-hulk-grand-design/
Book review: Nancy Pedri. A Concise Dictionary of Comics.
reviewed by John A. Lent
International Journal of Comic Art blog
March 30, 2022
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2022/03/book-review-nancy-pedri-concise.html
Nancy Pedri. A Concise Dictionary of Comics. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2022. 204 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4968-3805-6. US $25.00. https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Concise-Dictionary-of-Comics
Is Chip Zdarsky the hero Gotham deserves? On the challenges of writing Batman
Why it's hard to write a beloved character, and why his new book is a comic about comics
Chris Dart · CBC Arts Mar 29, 2022
How to be a comic book writer, by Marvel's Chip Zdarsky
May 17, 2019
CBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMthc9yHgX8
Jared Leto in 'Morbius': Film Review
Matt Smith and Adria Arjona also star in Marvel's origin story of the conflicted antihero, a doctor who gets cozy with vampire bats to treat his rare blood disorder.
David Rooney
March 30, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/morbius-jared-leto-1235122778/
Why 'Moon Knight' Will Be Debated Even More Than Most Comic Book Adaptations
The Oscar Isaac Disney+ series dives into comic book history and tackles mental illness for a general audience that isn't familiar enough with either to comment definitively, but surely will regardless.
Richard Newby
March 30, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/moon-knight-mental-health-comics-1235122459/
'Moon Knight' Review: Raiders of the Lost Identity
By Mike Hale
A version of this article appears in print on March 30, 2022, Section C, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Who's His Very Worst Enemy? Himself..
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/arts/television/moon-knight-review.html
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/29/22
The Teen Humor Comics of the 1940s
Kelly Jensen Mar 25, 2022
https://bookriot.com/the-teen-humor-comics-of-the-1940s/
Vault sends a surprise Thank You variant cover to retailers for WEST OF SUNDOWN #1
The one-per-store special cover is drawn by artist James O'Barr
Deanna Destito
03/29/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/vault-surprise-variant-cover-to-retailers-west-of-sundown-1/
Garry Leach 1954-2022
29th March 2022
https://2000ad.com/news/garry-leach-1954-2022/
Commentary: It's Not Just The Beginning – Animation Has Always Pushed Boundaries
Chris Robinson | 03/28/2022
During The Biggest Oscar Trainwreck In History, 'Encanto' And 'The Windshield Wiper' Won Oscars (Commentary)
Amid Amidi | 03/27/2022
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Špela Čadež [Slovenia]
Chris Robinson | 03/25/2022
'Mrs. Frank Leslie' ran a media empire and bankrolled the suffragist movement
Gillian Brockell
Washington Post March 28 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/03/28/mrs-frank-leslie/
Oscar Isaac in Disney+'s 'Moon Knight': TV Review
The actor stars as a Marvel action hero with dissociative identity disorder in a series that blends Egyptian mythology with superhero mythology.
Daniel Fienberg
March 29, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/moon-knight-review-1235118712/
REVIEW: MOON KNIGHT doesn't reinvent the wheel but Oscar Isaac's charm and talent is enough
It's still the MCU, but Oscar Isaac is an absolute gem who is the super-powered talent that could rocket this series to the moon.
Therese Lacson
03/29/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/moon-knight-review-oscar-isaac/
AWA - Writer Mark Russell Introduces NOT ALL ROBOTS
Sep 28, 2021
AWA Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yDmt2zybU0
Comic Culture with Steve Rude
Mar 25, 2022
terence dollard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgwRTW61JBo
Bill Mauldin Tells Woes of Ex-GI's in Civilian Clothes.
[Naval Hospital Oakland] The Oak Leaf (December 15 1945): 1
27 March 2022 Bill Brown reports from Germany
Eric Bond
Takoma Park, Maryland, United States
bondography March 29 2022
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Bill Brown reports from Germany
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/28/22
Dictionary and compendium: English professor publishes comic dictionary
Memorial University Gazette March 17, 2022
https://gazette.mun.ca/research/books-at-memorial/dictionary-and-compendium/
'Sonic the Hedgehog 2': Film Review
Justin Lowe
March 28, 2022
DC Universe Infinite now available outside of the U.S.
The app is available in Canada now, with more countries gaining access over the next few months
Joe Grunenwald
03/28/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-universe-infinite-international-access/
Ukrainians have faced Russian terror before
By Paul Karasik
Washington Post (March 27, 2022)
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/25/ukraine-russia-holodomor-terror/
Con Report: Angoulême returned with style in 2022
With the dust settled, and wifi access restored, Dean Simons takes a pictorial look back at Angoulême 2022
Dean Simons
03/28/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/con-report-angouleme-returned-with-style-in-2022/
INTERVIEW: Alek Shrader talks adapting the iconic opera CARMEN as a graphic novel
The Kickstarter campaign to fund the graphic novel is live now.
Joe Grunenwald
03/28/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/alek-shrader-carmen-gn-interview/
The best graphic novels from Quebec (no matter what your taste)
By François Vigneault
March 2022?
https://shepherd.com/best-books/graphic-novels-from-quebec-no-matter-your-taste
"I'm A Citizen Of Gay America": An Interview With Eric Orner
Alex Dueben | March 28, 2022
https://www.tcj.com/im-a-citizen-of-gay-america-an-interview-with-eric-orner/
"Hubert" and World War Two [Paul S. Snyder]
by D. D. Degg
March 27, 2022
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/03/27/hubert-and-world-war-two/
Unknown. 1942.
Sergeant Snyder, Creator of Hubert, Is Transferred: Will Do Animation Work.
Biloxi Daily Herald (December 30).
Online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/03/27/hubert-and-world-war-two/
Amis, Everett O. 1942.
Stork Didn't Bring Hubert, Pvt. Snyder Tells Protégé.
Biloxi Daily Herald (June 17).
Online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/03/27/hubert-and-world-war-two/
Wonder Harbour Comics fire determined arson, damages estimated at $450K
Investigators have determined the fire was deliberately set and originated on the main floor
Anna Junker
Mar 28, 2022
Lena Henningsen and Duncan Paterson
READCHINA: The Politics of Reading in the People's Republic of China March 15 2022
https://readchina.github.io/comics/
MSX Bonus Podcast #1: Ken Niimura talks 'Spicy Tuna'
Christopher Woodrow-Butcher and Deb Aoki
MSX: Mangasplaining Extra March 28 2022
https://mangasplaining.substack.com/p/bonus-podcast-ken-niimura-talks-spicy
The Daily Heller: The Profusely Incomparable Edward Sorel at 93
By Steven Heller
March 24 2022
The Daily Heller
https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-the-profusely-brilliant-edward-sorel-at-93/
France summons Russian envoy over embassy Twitter cartoon that mocked Europe
By John Irish
March 25, 2022
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-summons-russian-envoy-over-embassy-twitter-cartoon-that-mocked-europe-2022-03-25/
Disney Says Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill Should Be Repealed as Gov. DeSantis Signs It Into Law
A company rep says the legislation "should never have passed and should never have been signed into law."
Alex Weprin
March 28, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-says-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill-should-be-repealed-as-gov-desantis-signs-it-into-law-1235120892/
The Daily Heller: The Profusely Incomparable Edward Sorel at 93
By Steven Heller
The Daily Heller March 24 2022
https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-the-profusely-brilliant-edward-sorel-at-93/
The Incredible Hulk & The Amazing Spider-Man: The Gamma Gambit [toilet paper merchandising].
Tom Brevoort
The Tom Brevoort Experience March 26, 2022
https://tombrevoort.com/2022/03/26/the-incredible-hulk-the-amazing-spider-man-the-gamma-gambit/
Human New Yorkers and Their Doppelgänger Dogs
Five cartoonists fanned out across the city to find pet owners and their look-alike canines.
Jeremy Nguyen, Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell, Emily Bernstein, Jason Adam Katzenstein, Carolita Johnson
New Yorker March 26, 2022
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/sketchbook/human-new-yorkers-and-their-doppelganger-dogs
Monday, March 28, 2022
Karasik on Ukrainians in yesterday's Post
Ukrainians have faced Russian terror before
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/27/22
With $9.3M in fresh funding, Zestworld plans a newsletter service for creator-owned comics
Brian Heater
TechCrunch March 21, 2022
And It Looks Like We've Made It Once Again [Abrams ComicArts; Hulk vs Thor]
By Graeme McMillan • Issue #24 March 25 2022
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/ComicsFYI/issues/and-it-looks-like-we-ve-made-it-once-again-1099794
Hulk and Thor's Marvel rivalry may finally be put to rest
Who is the strongest Avenger?
By Graeme McMillan Mar 23, 2022, https://www.polygon.com/22991749/hulk-vs-thor-strongest-marvel-comics-who-would-win
Nick Newman
How should cartoonists respond to war?
From magazine issue: 26 March 2022
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-should-cartoonists-respond-to-war
CSotD: The Art of War
by Mike Peterson
March 27, 2022
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/03/27/csotd-the-art-of-war/
Australian Cartoonists' 2021 Stanley Awards
by D. D. Degg
March 26, 2022
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/03/26/australian-cartoonists-2021-stanley-awards/
Exhibition in photos: Aude Picault at the 49th Angoulême International Comics Festival
by Nick Nguyen
International Journal of Comic Art blog March 26, 2022
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2022/03/exhibition-in-photos-aude-picault-at.html
Tone-deaf comics aren't funny [WuMo letter]
Lana Nelson
Washington Post March 26 2022
The Comics That Made Them with John Allison
By David Harper
March 22, 2022
https://sktchd.com/interview/the-comics-that-made-them-with-john-allison/Sunday, March 27, 2022
That darn WUMO
Tone-deaf comics aren't funny
The Feb. 28 "WuMo" comic was tone-deaf and callous. Its timing demonstrated a lack of attention and insensitivity to current world events. It was stupid rather than funny.
Lana Nelson, Annapolis
Washington Post March 26 2022
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Walt Ditzen safety PSAs from 1955
I ran across these two National Safety Council cartoons by Walt Ditzen in a scanned copy of the Navy Medical Center San Diego newspaper Dry Dock. The 'resume speed' cartoon is from Sept. 22, 1950, and "traffic is unusually heavy today" is from Sept. 8, 1950.