Monday, May 29, 2023

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/27-28/2023

 

"The Little Mermaid" Has a Stellar Lead Performance and Something of an Inner Life

The new film is less charming but more substantial than the 1989 original.

By Richard Brody

May 25, 2023

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-little-mermaid-has-a-stellar-lead-performance-and-something-of-an-inner-life

 

Pixar's Elemental Is a First for the Studio

Exclusive: Director Peter Sohn reveals the immigrant experiences of his parents which influence Pixar's most daring film in years: Elemental.

  By Bernard Boo | May 26, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/pixar-elemental-peter-sohn/

 

'Elemental' Review: Pixar's Timely High-Concept Bonanza Underwhelms.

Jordan Mintzer

May 27, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/elemental-review-pixar-1235502286/

 

Thomas Woodruff Removes His "Graphic Opera" From Eisner Nominations

In recent days, there has been plenty of comment regarding Thomas Woodruff receiving four Eisner nominations.

  27 May 2023 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/thomas-woodruff-removes-his-graphic-opera-from-eisner-nominations/

 

When Frank Miller Drew Judge Dredd And 2000AD Rejected It

Twenty-three years ago, Frank Miller drew a cover for the tenth anniversary of the Judge Dredd Megazine. And it did not go well.

 27 May 2023 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/when-frank-miller-drew-judge-dredd-and-2000ad-rejected-it/

 

'Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' makes you feel like a creative genius

The most anticipated video game of 2023 doesn't reinvent the franchise — it just perfects it

Review by Gene Park

May 11, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/11/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-review/

 

The genius behind Zelda is at the peak of his power — and feeling his age

Eiji Aonuma designed marionettes before overseeing the wildly popular video game series. Its latest title, 'Tears of the Kingdom,' has sold 10 million copies.

By Gene Park

May 20, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/20/eiji-aonuma-zelda-tears-kingdom-producer/

 

What watching my daughter play 'The Legend of Zelda' taught me

By Tom Bissell

Washington Post May 21, 2023 : A27.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/18/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-game-parenting/

 

Monumentally confusing [Ellis Rosen]

Randy Bograd,

Washington Post May 27 2023: A15

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/26/reader-critiques-cleopatra-was-not-black/

 

We got it to fit — but it wasn't fit to print [Reply All Lite comic strip production error]

Ted White,

Washington Post May 27 2023: A15

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/26/reader-critiques-cleopatra-was-not-black/

 

Highlights from the Cannes Film Festival, even if you don't like movies [in print as The (very unofficial) guide to the Cannes Film Festival]

By Edith Pritchett

Editorial cartoonist

Washington Post May 27, 2023: A17

Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/25/edith-pritchett-cartoon-cannes-film-festival/

 

Rhode, Mike. 2023.

WaPo letters on comics formatting and Ellis Rosen cartoons, also Edith Pritchett

May 28, 2023

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2023/05/wapo-letters-on-comics-formatting-and.html

 

Sometimes getting your life together means making a mess of it first [in print as Escaping a life of 'comfortable misery']

In her graphic memoir 'Impossible People,' Julia Wertz reflects on alcoholism, sobriety and the unsustainability of life in New York City

Review by Kay Sohini

Washington Post May 21, 2023 : B5.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/12/impossible-people-julia-wertz-graphic-memoir/

 

Why Did Marvel Really Buy Ultraverse & Why Won't They Publish It Now?

by Rich Johnston , 26 May 2023

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/why-did-marvel-really-buy-ultraverse-why-wont-they-publish-it-now/

 

From One Side of MCM London Comic Con May 2023 to the Other (Video)

by Rich Johnston

 , 26 May 2023

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/from-one-side-of-mcm-london-comic-con-may-2023-to-the-other-video/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq_sWf-3NUU

 

Rich People Are Boring; Cartoonist Syd Hoff drew the rich as they are: ridiculous, incompetent, hopelessly out of touch, and boring.

    Alex N. Press

Jacobin (May): https://jacobin.com/2023/05/rich-people-boring-syd-hoff-the-ruling-clawss-book-review

 

Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Adam Zyglis talked process, democracy and math at Art's Café in Springville

Springville Journal May 25, 2023

Ashley Lowry

https://www.springvillejournal.com/articles/pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoonist-adam-zyglis-talked-process-democracy-and-math-at-arts-cafe-in-springville/

 

"I Love Making People Laugh": 40 Humorous Comics By Tom Gauld (New Pics) Interview With Artist

Hidrėlėy

Bored Panda May 25 2023

https://www.boredpanda.com/comics-about-books-art-science-and-more-tom-gauld-part-2/

 

Meet one of Disneyland's leaders in bringing diverse, adventurous entertainment to the parks

By Todd Martens

May 25, 2023

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-05-25/meet-one-of-disneylands-leaders-in-bringing-diverse-entertainment-to-the-parks

 

Simply the best: Tina Turner, newspaper comic heroine! [Garth]

John Freeman on May 25, 2023

https://downthetubes.net/simply-the-best-tina-turner-newspaper-comic-heroine/

 

Lianhe Zaobao's 100th anniversary cartoon exhibition and the role of comics in Asia in 2023

by Lim Cheng Tju

International Journal of Comic Art blog May 28, 2023

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/05/lianhe-zaobaos-100th-anniversary.html

 

The More Things Change: Let's talk about how comic shop customer habits might be shifting, with insight from shoppers themselves.

By David Harper

May 25, 2023

 https://sktchd.com/longform/the-more-things-change/

 

Joe Quesada's Drawing the Line Somewhere

May 2023-

https://joequesada.substack.com/

 

The Dank Underground

J. Hoberman   

In the late Sixties, countercultural media was distributed by the Underground Press Syndicate and bankrolled by marijuana.

May 26, 2023

https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/05/26/the-dank-underground/

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