Friday, October 04, 2024

City Paper and WaPo (nor NYT) don't like new Joker movie

Not Only Does Joker: Folie à Deux Waste Lady Gaga's Talent, It's a Tedious Bore to Boot

Directed by Todd Phillips, the sequel to the 2019 film is oddly anemic, a stiff jukebox musical that has little to say about its beloved pop culture villains.

'Joker: Folie à Deux': Don't come to this musical looking to get happy

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in a sequel that's most interesting for ideas that are buried in grim entertainment.

(2.5 stars)

'Joker: Folie à Deux' Review: Make 'Em Laugh (and Yawn)

Todd Phillips's "Joker" sequel stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga who sing and dance like crazy kids, but the movie is seriously un-fun.

By Manohla Dargis

A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 4, 2024, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Unrelenting Grimness, With Stars and Songs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/movies/joker-folie-a-deux-review.html

Daily Heller interviews Steadman family about excellent AU exhibit

The Daily Heller: "Serial Polluter" Ralph Steadman Gets the Last Laugh

by Steven Heller

THE DAILY HELLER October 2 2024

https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-ralph-steadman-exhibition/

Baltimore Comic-Con in Photos Part II from Scoop

Baltimore Comic-Con was held on September 20-22, 2024, welcoming top industry creators, vendors, and exhibitors. Cosplayers were also out in force, showing off their best costumes. Below are more of our favorite photos from the weekend.

To read about Baltimore Comic-Con and see more photos, check out last week's coverage in Scoop.

Thursday, October 03, 2024

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/3/2024


DC REVERSES DECLINE, IDW REVERTS TO NORM, AND ONI IS BACK ON THE CHART In Q3 Comic Store Market Shares

Brigid Alverson on October 3, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/57938/dc-reverses-decline-idw-reverts-norm-oni-back-chart

 

THE FAMILY JULES:  Jules Feiffer, the 95-year-old cartoonist inhabited by the 7-year-old joyful kid.

Rick Marschall

YESTERDAY'S PAPERS OCTOBER 3, 2024

https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-family-jules.html

 

Frost Bite [AB Frost]

Rick Marschall

YESTERDAY'S PAPERS SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2024/09/frost-bite.html

 

CARTOONISTS AT WORK - Bud Fisher

Rick Marschall

YESTERDAY'S PAPERS  September 16, 2024

https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2024/09/cartoonists-at-work-bud-fisher.html

 

WHO'S THAT LITTLE CHATTERBOX?... AND WHO IS 100 YEARS OLD!?! [LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE]

Rick Marschall

YESTERDAY'S PAPERS  SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2024/09/whos-that-little-chatterbox-and-who-is.html

 

MUG SHOTS [Caricature]

Rick Marschall

YESTERDAY'S PAPERS  SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2024/09/mug-shots.html

 

PUTTING THE "EFFORT" IN THE "WAR EFFORT":  ON WORLD WAR II'S "HOME FRONT" [COMIC STRIP; PROPAGANDA]

Rick Marschall

YESTERDAY'S PAPERS  SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2024/09/putting-effort-in-war-effort.html

 

BRINGING UP... FARTHER [Bringing Up Father ]

Rick Marschall

YESTERDAY'S PAPERS  SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2024/09/bringing-up-farther.html

 

THE STYLE IN COMIC ART -- AMERICAN STYLE, 1909 STYLE

Rick Marschall

YESTERDAY'S PAPERS  

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-style-in-comic-art-american-style.html

 

NOSE TO NOSE WITH REALITY: HARVEY KURTZMAN AND COMICS JOURNALISM

Anya Davidson | October 3, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/nose-to-nose-with-reality-harvey-kurtzman-and-comics-journalism/

 

Interview: JP Ahonen on the beating heart of BELZEBUBS

Jared Bird

10/03/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jp-ahonen-on-the-beating-heart-of-belzebubs/

 

Quino's global classic MAFALDA is finally coming to the US

Elsewhere Editions will publish the first English version of Mafalda in 2025

Dean Simons

10/03/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/quino-mafalda-elsewhere-editions-2025-english/

 

Meet Hilary Price, Cartoonist of the Year

Tom Falco

https://10withtom.com/2024/10/01/meet-hilary-price-cartoonist-of-the-year/

 

10 things you didn't know about Rina Piccolo's groove

Tom Falco

https://10withtom.com/2017/05/27/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-rina-piccolos-groove/

 

Le scénariste Pierre Christin, grand nom de la bande dessinée, est mort

Auteur d'une centaine d'ouvrages en cinquante ans de carrière parmi lesquels la saga de science-fiction « Valérian », le scénariste à l'œuvre protéiforme est mort jeudi 3 octobre, à 86 ans.

Frédéric Potet

https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/10/03/le-scenariste-pierre-christin-grand-nom-de-la-bande-dessinee-est-mort_6342755_3382.html


Le décès de Pierre Christin
Jean-Laurent TRUC
3 octobre 2024
https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-de-pierre-christin-296870.html

In a new graphic novel memoir, a Maine artist shows how the Army changed him forever
[Rick Parker]
    Rob Caldwell
September 19, 2024
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/maine-artist-shows-how-army-changed-him-forever-in-new-graphic-novel-memoir/97-bf8dafc5-1a1f-4b00-9e24-bcc2432ba60c

Local historian debuts first graphic novel
Author Anna Bergman Details CIVIL: The World of Bayard Rustin
Sarah Rodriguez
September 19, 2024
https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2024/09/19/local-historian-debuts-first-graphic-novel/

Between two sounds: a graphic novel on Arvo Pärt's journey
Estonian graphic designer Joonas Sildre has crafted a graphic novel, "Between Two Sounds", chronicling Arvo Pärt's journey through art, silence and self-discovery.
Estonian World September 19, 2024
https://estonianworld.com/culture/between-two-sounds-a-graphic-novel-on-arvo-parts-journey/

SMU researchers tell story of student homelessness in unique way
Two SMU education researchers have spent years studying student homelessness, now they want educators to read all about it
By Noelle Walker
September 18, 2024
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/smu-research-homelessness-kids-comic-book-uprooted/3649380/

New graphic memoir tells the tale of an 'Uprooted' teen [Ruth Chan].
Deepa Fernandes
WBUR's Here and Now September 18, 2024
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/09/18/uprooted-ruth-chan

Raya Golden and George R.R. Martin on the origin and future of their Voyaging graphic novels (Exclusive)
We spoke to artist Raya Golden about bringing George R.R. Martin's classic story The Plague Star to life as a graphic novel, and her hopes for the future of the series.
By Daniel Roman | Sep 18, 2024
https://winteriscoming.net/posts/raya-golden-and-george-r-r-martin-on-the-origin-and-future-of-their-voyaging-graphic-novels-exclusive-01j682p4taxp

Flying with the man behind the capes; CU Boulder alumnus Patrick Hamilton discusses his new book on influential comic book artist George Pérez during Hispanic Heritage Month
Doug McPherson
Sept. 18, 2024
https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2024/09/18/flying-man-behind-capes

Sskait Comics creator releases book inspired by 'pagpag' culture and other Filipino beliefs [Allan Jeffrey Bacar]
By GMA Integrated News
September 18, 2024 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/920852/viral-comic-artist-behind-sskait-comics-releases-book-inspired-by-pagpag-culture-and-other-filipi/story/

A biography, a documentary, a graphic novel; this team's keeping Ernest's legacy going
If you went into a video store in the 80s or 90s, you couldn't miss the films. There's a new effort to bring about a renaissance of Ernest.
Forrest Sanders
WTVF Sep 17, 2024
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/a-biography-a-documentary-a-graphic-novel-this-teams-keeping-ernests-legacy-going

Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis reunite for Hyde Street – a scary and surreal new horror comic featuring an evil boy scout
Interview | Geoff Johns on reuniting with Ivan Reis and his terrifying new series
By Will Salmon
Newsarama October 3 2024
https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/image-comics/geoff-johns-hyde-street-interview-2024/

Don Bluth Continues His Storytelling Journey
Esteemed animator Don Bluth releases his first picture book
By Drucilla Shultz
Sep 27, 2024
A version of this article appeared in the 09/30/2024 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: "That Creative Light That Wants to Shine"
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/1-legacy/36-indie-news/article/96041-don-bluth-continues-his-storytelling-journey.html

Mage's Comics brings magic to the southside through comic books, card games and more [store]
  Mia Lehmkuhl
September 18, 2024  Updated on October 2, 2024 https://reflector.uindy.edu/2024/09/18/mages-comics-brings-magic-to-the-southside-through-comic-books-card-games-and-more/

Penguin Young Readers Expands 'Bluey' After License Renewal
By Karen Raugust
Oct 03, 2024 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/96095-penguin-young-readers-expands-bluey-after-license-renewal.html

Licensing Hotline: October 3, 2024
By Karen Raugust
Oct 03, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/96093-licensing-hotline-october-3-2024.html

TIME100 Next 2024 : Alice Oseman
Becky Albertalli
October 2, 2024
https://time.com/7023644/alice-oseman/

Magnificent Misfits: 'Memoir of a Snail' Director Adam Elliot Details the Making of His Acclaimed Stop-Motion Feature
By Kambole Campbell
October 2, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/magnificent-misfits-memoir-of-a-snail-director-adam-elliot-details-the-making-of-his-acclaimed-stop-motion-feature/
This article was written for the
November '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 344).

Reflections on Boyhood and a Shark Named 'Jaws'
By Paul Gilligan
Oct 03, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/96090-reflections-on-boyhood-and-a-shark-named-jaws.html

Why 'The Wild Robot' Screenwriter Starts at the Ending
The Wild Robot screenwriter Chris Sanders talks with ScreenCraft about how he adapted the beloved children's book for the screen.
by Alyssa Miller on September 25, 2024
https://screencraft.org/blog/why-the-wild-robot-screenwriter-starts-at-the-ending/


'The Wild Robot' is grand and gorgeous, with big feelings
Stephen Thompson, Nikki Birch, Liz Metzger
Pop Culture Happy Hour
October 2, 2024 https://www.npr.org/2024/10/02/1202966840/the-wild-robot-is-grand-and-gorgeous-with-big-feelings
https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR7189001536.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1202966840

Batman Artist, Karl Mostert, Has Died At The Age Of 43
South African comic book artist Karl Mostert, known for his work on Batman and Concrete Jungle, has passed away at 43.
by Rich Johnston
 02 Oct 2024
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/batman-artist-karl-mostert-has-died-at-the-age-of-43/

The Comic Mint Jumps From Comics Retailer to Publisher, Launch at NYCC
The Comic Mint is expanding from being an online comics retailer to publishing its own comics as TCM Press, launching at NYCC.
02 Oct 2024   by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-comic-mint-jumps-from-comics-retailer-to-publisher-launch-at-nycc/

Things we overheard at a 'Love Is Blind' watch party in D.C.
Okay, some things weren't heard, but witnessed. That bar was loud.
Illustrations by Hannah Good/The Washington Post October 3 2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/03/crown-crow-love-is-blind-dc-watch-party-season-7-premiere/

Our Review of the National Cartoonists Society conference and Reuben Awards
Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar
ComicLab Podcast
Oct 3, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZyxEbrIPyk

Words, Images, & Worlds: Jamar Nicholas Returns!
Jason DeHart
 Oct 3, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qidyuk_LRs

Jim Demonakos The Secret Origin Of Hellboy
word balloon
 Oct 2, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkMGX9-Swjc

Slippery Surfaces
And poking the bear where it hurts
William L Brown
Native Cpeaker Oct 3 2024
https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/slippery-surfaces

JY Presents – An Afternoon With Svetlana Chmakova, Creator of The Weirn Books!.
Mark de Vera
SLJ Webcasts October 2 2024: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/console/apollox/mainEvent?&eventid=4716796&sessionid=1&username=&partnerref=&format=fhvideo1&mobile=&flashsupportedmobiledevice=&helpcenter=&key=87D056A2E119BA942634F9777DC6E75A&newConsole=true&nxChe=true&newTabCon=true&consoleEarEventConsole=false&consoleEarCloudApi=false&text_language_id=en&playerwidth=748&playerheight=526&eventuserid=707968475&contenttype=A&mediametricsessionid=609113347&mediametricid=6638925&usercd=707968475&mode=launch

Brown, Jonathan. "Advance Review: THE WITCHER: FADING MEMORIES #1 A Masterful Video Game Tie-In." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), November 20, 2020. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/advance-review-the-witcher-fading-memories-1-a-masterful-video-game-tie-in/.

Brown, Jonathan.  "Review: ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA: SONG OF GLORY #1 A Bloody Video Game Tie-In." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), October 30, 2020. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-assassins-creed-valhalla-song-of-glory-1-a-bloody-video-game-tie-in/.

Brown, Jonathan. "Review: BREAKLANDS VOL 1: THE CHASE Is a Once in a Decade Work!" Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), March 1, 2021. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-breaklands-vol-1-the-chase-is-a-once-in-a-decade-work/.

Brown, Jonathan . "Review: KING SPAWN #1- Welcome to Supernatural Noir." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), August 24, 2021. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-king-spawn-1-welcome-to-supernatural-noir/.

Brown, Jonathan. "Review: MIGHTY MORPHIN #4 The Ride Just Keeps Getting Better." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), February 10, 2021. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-mighty-morphin-4-the-ride-just-keeps-getting-better/.

Brown, Jonathan. "Review: MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #55 Epic Giant Robot Fighting Abounds!" Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), October 21, 2020. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-mighty-morphin-power-rangers-55-epic-giant-robot-fighting-abounds/.

Brown.. "Review: POWER RANGERS #4 — Do I Feel Bad For Lord Drakkon?" Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), February 20, 2021. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-power-rangers-4-do-i-feel-bad-for-lord-drakkon/.

Brown, Jonathan.. "Top 5 Geeky Spots To Visit in Washington, DC." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), October 16, 2020. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/top-5-geeky-spots-to-visit-in-washington-dc/.

Brown, Jonathan. "Marvel 2099." Back Issue, no. 111, Apr. 2019, pp. 59–68.

Brown, Jonathan. "Kirby's Invasion into 2008's Crises." Jack Kirby Collector, no. 52, Spring 2019, pp. 66–67.

Brown, Jonathan. "Battlestar Galactica." Back Issue, no. 89, July 2016, pp. 52–54.

Brown, Jonathan. "The Legacy of Brainiac." Back Issue, no. 72, May 2014.

Brown, Jonathan. "Human Torch Solo a No-Go." Back Issue, no. 74, Aug. 2014, pp. 23–26.

Brown, Jonathan. "Justice League International: An Unintentional Trip to the World Stage." Back Issue, no. 83, Sept. 2015, pp. 65–68.

Brown, Jonathan. "Marvel Holiday Grab Bag." Back Issue, no. 85, Dec. 2015, pp. 39–36.

Brown, Jonathan. "Carrie Kelley: The Female Wonder." Back Issue, no. 73, July 2014, pp. 69–72.

Brown, Jonathan. "The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans: The Breakfast Club of the Comics Crossover." Back Issue, no. 66, Aug. 2013.

Brown, Jonathan. "X-Factor Vs. X-Factor: A Look at the Role of Identity in Peter David's X-Factor." Back Issue, no. 65, July 2013.

Brown, Jonathan. "I Am Robin: The Reader's Gateway into the World of The Dark Knight Returns." International Journal of Comic Art, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring 2011, pp. 644–53.

The comics writings of Rev. Jonathan Brown

A few weekends ago, I met the Rev. Jonathan Brown at June Brigman and Roy Richardson's table at Baltimore Comic Con. We weren't there to talk to each other, but made a plan to get in touch in the future. Today he sent me a list of his writings about comics, and we may see an interview or article about how he uses comics in his ministry (if he does).

Brown, Jonathan. "Advance Review: THE WITCHER: FADING MEMORIES #1 A Masterful Video Game Tie-In." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), November 20, 2020. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/advance-review-the-witcher-fading-memories-1-a-masterful-video-game-tie-in/.

Brown, Jonathan.  "Review: ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA: SONG OF GLORY #1 A Bloody Video Game Tie-In." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), October 30, 2020. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-assassins-creed-valhalla-song-of-glory-1-a-bloody-video-game-tie-in/.

Brown, Jonathan. "Review: BREAKLANDS VOL 1: THE CHASE Is a Once in a Decade Work!" Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), March 1, 2021. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-breaklands-vol-1-the-chase-is-a-once-in-a-decade-work/.

Brown, Jonathan . "Review: KING SPAWN #1- Welcome to Supernatural Noir." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), August 24, 2021. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-king-spawn-1-welcome-to-supernatural-noir/.

Brown, Jonathan. "Review: MIGHTY MORPHIN #4 The Ride Just Keeps Getting Better." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), February 10, 2021. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-mighty-morphin-4-the-ride-just-keeps-getting-better/.

Brown, Jonathan. "Review: MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #55 Epic Giant Robot Fighting Abounds!" Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), October 21, 2020. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-mighty-morphin-power-rangers-55-epic-giant-robot-fighting-abounds/.

Brown.. "Review: POWER RANGERS #4 — Do I Feel Bad For Lord Drakkon?" Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), February 20, 2021. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-power-rangers-4-do-i-feel-bad-for-lord-drakkon/.

Brown, Jonathan.. "Top 5 Geeky Spots To Visit in Washington, DC." Monkeys Fighting Robots (blog), October 16, 2020. https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/top-5-geeky-spots-to-visit-in-washington-dc/.

Brown, Jonathan. "Marvel 2099." Back Issue, no. 111, Apr. 2019, pp. 59–68.

Brown, Jonathan. "Kirby's Invasion into 2008's Crises." Jack Kirby Collector, no. 52, Spring 2019, pp. 66–67.

Brown, Jonathan. "Battlestar Galactica." Back Issue, no. 89, July 2016, pp. 52–54.

Brown, Jonathan. "The Legacy of Brainiac." Back Issue, no. 72, May 2014.

Brown, Jonathan. "Human Torch Solo a No-Go." Back Issue, no. 74, Aug. 2014, pp. 23–26.

Brown, Jonathan. "Justice League International: An Unintentional Trip to the World Stage." Back Issue, no. 83, Sept. 2015, pp. 65–68.

Brown, Jonathan. "Marvel Holiday Grab Bag." Back Issue, no. 85, Dec. 2015, pp. 39–36.

Brown, Jonathan. "Carrie Kelley: The Female Wonder." Back Issue, no. 73, July 2014, pp. 69–72.

Brown, Jonathan. "The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans: The Breakfast Club of the Comics Crossover." Back Issue, no. 66, Aug. 2013.

Brown, Jonathan. "X-Factor Vs. X-Factor: A Look at the Role of Identity in Peter David's X-Factor." Back Issue, no. 65, July 2013.

Brown, Jonathan. "I Am Robin: The Reader's Gateway into the World of The Dark Knight Returns." International Journal of Comic Art, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring 2011, pp. 644–53.

William Brown returns to blogging on Ukraine

Slippery Surfaces

And poking the bear where it hurts

Native Cpeaker Oct 3 2024

Hannah Good chronicles ‘Love Is Blind’ watch party for WaPo

Things we overheard at a 'Love Is Blind' watch party in D.C.

Okay, some things weren't heard, but witnessed. That bar was loud.

 
Guest column by
October 3, 2024 at 1:22 a.m. EDT

The D.C.-based season of "Love Is Blind" is finally here. To commemorate the spotlight on one of the nation's worst dating scenes, bars and restaurants around the District are hosting watch parties and other themed events. We sent comics editor Hannah Good and her sketchbook to scope out the season's premiere at the Crown & Crow, a Victorian-pub-inspired bar that also happened to be one of the filming locations.

Here are the best things she saw and overheard — or at least what she could hear over the very animated crowd.


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Pop Culture Happy Hour reviews 'The Wild Robot'

Oct 5: HENRY & GLENN SIGNING WITH TOM NEELY at Fantom Comics

HENRY & GLENN SIGNING WITH TOM NEELY
>> SATURDAY, October 5th @ Noon

To celebrate the new comic of Henry & Glenn Tom Neely is on tour and will be stopping by Fantom Comics to do a live reading and a signing!

Everyone's favorite aging punk odd couple lights up the page once more in the first all-new Henry & Glenn floppy comic in a decade. Inside you'll find 'I Don't Want to be Buried,' the first chapter of a brand new story written and drawn by Tom Neely. Our squabbling, loving heroes have adopted a new cat they named Iggy. Iggy and Henry become best friends, but Glenn has a lot of trouble connecting with the new kitty. Also, Henry gets cast in a new movie directed by Jon Twaters; so Glenn gets left home alone with Iggy… and it does not go well! You'll also find a retrospective of Henry & Glenn lore and collectibles, and a comic short True Tale of Henry & Glenn featuring the time Tom sat on a plane next to the drummer for Samhain. Plus a cameo from Henry and Glenn's neighbors Daryl and John and some spicy new pin-ups, including a back cover pin-up by Justin Hall!

Get copies both in-store and online: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/all-new-henry-glenn-comics-and-stories-1-mature-

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/2/2024

The Cohen Brothers Discuss Their Offbeat New Animated Comedy Show, 'Super Team Canada'

Ramin Zahed

October 1, 2024 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/the-cohen-brothers-discuss-their-offbeat-new-animated-comedy-show-super-team-canada/

 

How Animation & Documentary Filmmakers Built Pharrell's Musical Biopic 'Piece By Piece'

Ryan Gaur

October 1, 2024 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/how-animation-documentary-filmmakers-built-pharrells-musical-biopic-piece-by-piece/

This article was written for the

November '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 344).


Nybakken, Scott. 2024.

Interview with THE GREEN HORNET/MISS FURY Author ALEX SEGURA!

Dynamite Entertainment

Sep 24, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGa4bvR2z-A#greenhorn

 

In Memoriam: Comic Creator Tobias Taitt

BY JOHN FREEMAN on OCTOBER 1, 2024

HTTPS://DOWNTHETUBES.NET/IN-MEMORIAM-COMIC-CREATOR-TOBIAS-TAITT/

 

'The Franchise' Review: HBO's Superhero Movie Satire Quickly Runs Out of Fresh Things to Mock

Himesh Patel leads the comedy produced by Armando Iannucci and Sam Mendes, set behind the scenes of a big-budget comic book adaptation.

BY DANIEL FIENBERG

OCTOBER 1, 2024

HTTPS://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/TV/TV-REVIEWS/THE-FRANCHISE-REVIEW-HBO-ARMANDO-IANNUCCI-SAM-MENDES-1236019415

 

HARVEY KURTZMAN ON THE BIG COMIC CLEANUP OF 1954

Patrick Rosenkranz | October 2, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/harvey-kurtzman-on-the-big-comic-cleanup-of-1954/

 

Celebrate Three Decades of "Close to Home"! [ John McPherson interview]

by GoComics Team

September 26, 2024

https://www.gocomics.com/blog/5061/celebrate-three-decades-of-close-to-home

 

Happy 35 Years to "JumpStart"! [Robb Armstrong interview]

by GoComics Team

October 01, 2024

https://www.gocomics.com/blog/5062/happy-35-years-to-jumpstart

 

CBLDF BOARD MEMBER MAKES 'MOST POWERFUL ENTERTAINMENT LAWYERS' LIST

From 'The Hollywood Reporter'

Milton Griepp on October 2, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57927/cbldf-board-member-makes-most-powerful-entertainment-lawyers-list

 

Interview: Wendy Martin on CASTLE SWIMMER Vol. 1 [WEBTOON; gay]

Hilary Leung

10/02/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-wendy-martin-on-castle-swimmer-vol-1/


Todd Phillips Is Moving on After 'Joker: Folie à Deux': "My Time in the DC Universe Was These Two Films"
The writer-director joined stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga at the Los Angeles premiere of the 'Joker' sequel on Monday.
Kirsten Chuba
October 1, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/todd-phillips-dc-universe-joker-folie-a-deux-lady-gaga-1236018853/

The Impact and Importance of Author Visits in Challenging Times [Laura Gao]
by Cassy Lee
Sep 24, 2024
https://www.slj.com/story/newsfeatures/Impact-Importance-Author-Visits-Challenging-Times

The Great When : Alan Moore & Benjamin Percy.
Wisconsin Book Festival (October 1 2024): https://www.crowdcast.io/c/the-great-when

IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode one hundred seven | Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs, part one [Local Man]
Oct 02, 2024
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/and-not-very-knowledgeable-about

SPX 2024 Recap
Fantagraphics Blog September 26, 2024
https://blog.fantagraphics.com/spx-2024-recap/

Bauwens-Sugimoto, Jessica & Giesa, Felix & Meyer, Christina. (2024). Comics | Histories – Texts, Methods, Resources.Rombach Wissenschaft Verlag

Bauwens-Sugimoto, Jessica & Giesa, Felix & Meyer, Christina. (2024)
Introduction.
Comics |Histories – Texts, Methods, Resources.
online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384310041_Introduction_Comics_Histories_-_Texts_Methods_Resources/citation/download

Anu Sugathan
The Emergence of Comic Art and Graphic Narratives in India
21
Mohit Abrol
Unpacking the Punch: A Genealogical Account of Punch Cartoons in
Nineteenth-Century India
55

Jean-Matthieu Méon
Untangling History and Patrimonialization: Woodcut Novel Reprints and Jean Davallon's Model
93
Stéphane Collignon
From Print Cartoons to Animated Cartoons: How Caricature and Comic Strips Shaped Early Studio Animation
115

Paul M. Malone
The Forgotten World of Vienna's Interwar Comic Strips
131
Anja Lange
Probing the Limits of Representation: Serhii Zakharov's Dira
173
Sylvain Lesage
Did the Algerian War of Independence Gave Birth to French Graphic Novel? Coral's Journal d'un embastillé, 1962
191
 
Mark Hibbett
Periodizing 'The Marvel Age' Using the Production of Culture Approach
219
Felix Giesa, Rita Hartel and Alexander Dunst
On German Comics Traditions: An Explorative Approach to Digital Comics Historiography
239-250
 
Warren, Sofia. 2024.
Caption Reaction: A New Yorker Cartoonist Reacts to Your Captions.
newyorkermag (September 27): https://www.instagram.com/p/DAbddi0s5DR/

Comics and Wrestling With Michael Kingston
word balloon October 1 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJWVXPsqB44
 
Chris Roberson Talks batwhees [sic Batwheels] BPRD and More
Word balloon October 1 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6teg5VeEs

Words, Images, & Worlds with Mark Maia
Jason DeHart
 Oct 1, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN99kpdT0zU

John Cassaday Remembered - Baltimore Comic-Con 2024
Heidi MacDonald, Jimmy Aquino, Scott Dunbier, Albert Moy, and Joseph Rybandt
Pop Culture Squad
  Oct 1, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En6dvz6Ljso

Isaac Goodhart and Tate Brombal // Horror Week [The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special]
Justin Soderberg
#189; Oct 2, 2024 Capes and Tights Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBBPs9jZmg

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode #058: With Special Guest Chris Campana
Pop Culture Squad
Oct 1, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GymUCSLM2U

"Into The Segura-Verse": Comic Writer Alex Segura's Artistry
Ezae Darby
Brooklyn College Vanguard September 25, 2024
http://vanguard.blog.brooklyn.edu/2024/09/25/into-the-segura-verse-comic-writer-alex-seguras-artistry/

The live-action Rugrats movie is coming, whatever that means
The news comes after Paramount wiped the Rugrats reboot series off its streaming service earlier this year
By Mary Kate Carr  |  October 2, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/rugrats-live-action-movie-announced

Rachel Zegler tactfully schools those upset by her Snow White casting
"I was able to comprehend those things at a young age," she said
By Emma Keates  |  October 2, 2024 https://www.avclub.com/rachel-zegler-snow-white-controversy-comments

No kidding, Todd Phillips says he's actually done with Joker after Folie À Deux
Stop us if you've heard this one before
By Matt Schimkowitz  |  October 1, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/todd-phillips-joker-sequel-harley-quinn

Andrew Garfield wasn't prepared for the scrutiny that Spider-Man would bring
The role of Peter Parker proved a bit of a double-edged sword
By Mary Kate Carr  |  October 2, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/andrew-garfield-hates-fame-would-return-to-spider-man



Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Fantagraphics' pics from SPX

Jason Reynolds receives MacArthur Foundation fellowship

He's not really a comics writer, although he's done a couple of things, as well as some Miles Morales / Spider-Man prose novels. He's definitely in the orbit of comics though, and so we send out congratulations to him. Here's a new interview about his new book about teenage sex. All joking aside, I really enjoy his work - I've read a bunch of his YA books, and he's always been extremely interesting and gracious when I've seen him speak.

Former Post exhibit review Mark Jenkins has a new substack

DisCerning Eye


My interests didn't overlap with his very often, but I hate the way the Post continues to cut its arts coverage

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

New Spider-Man story out from David Betancourt

This is from Steve Foxe's newsletter... but you can see David's name on the book cover.

I know, I know—normally the headline is something corny, but I'm quite earnest when it comes to SPIDER-MAN: STORIES FROM THE SPIDER-VERSE, out today from Marvel Press. It's a brand-new middle-grade anthology of prose short stories featuring ten different Spider-heroes, written by ten different authors, including my good pal Alex Segura, who sets up the connective tissue with an awesome Miguel O'Hara Spider-Man 2099 tale. I'm in intimidatingly talented company here, and was very honored when editor John Morgan III asked me to contribute a Web-Weaver story to the collection.

Spider-Man: Stories from the Spider-Verse Cover Art by Jahnoy LindsaySpider-Man: Stories from the Spider-Verse Cover Art by Jahnoy Lindsay

American University advertising Ralph Steadman exhibit on Metrobuses

by Bruce Guthrie

I didn't get a good image of it, but I was impressed that Katzen was advertising the Ralph Steadman exhibit on city buses.

 
I've also seen it showing up on the electronic advertising boards in Metro stations.
 
 

They're definitely promoting this show!

Bruce Guthrie
Photo obsessive
http://www.bguthriephotos.com

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/30/2024


Drawing Monsters: Directors on Mike Mignola Documentary, Hellboy Films
Drawing Monsters directors Jim Demonakos & Kevin Konrad Hanna spoke to us about Mike Mignola's rise in comics and the prominence of Hellboy
by Tom Chang
  29 Sep 2024   https://bleedingcool.com/movies/drawing-monsters-directors-on-mike-mignola-documentary-hellboy-films/

Horror Beat: HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN lets itself down
Jared Bird
09/30/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-hellboy-the-crooked-man-lets-itself-down/

Massachusetts cartoonists have entertained millions of people
By Sharon Oliver
September 15, 2024
https://www.fiftyplusadvocate.com/2024/09/15/massachusetts-cartoonists-have-entertained-millions-of-people/

'La Borinqueña' Debuts Action Figure & Hardcover
Afro-boricua superhero La Borinqueña is getting an action figure along with the rest of team
Anna Ortega
September 15, 2024 -
https://hiplatina.com/la-borinquena-action-figures/

US Trademark Office cancels Marvel, DC's 'Super Hero' marks
By Blake Brittain
September 26, 2024
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-trademark-office-cancels-marvel-dcs-super-hero-marks-2024-09-26/

U.S. Patent And Trademark Office Cancels Trademarks On The Term 'Super Hero' Owned by Marvel and DC
Milton Griepp on September 30, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57904/u-s-patent-trademark-office-cancels-trademarks-term-super-hero

RJLF Triumphs Over Comic Giants: SUPER HERO Trademarks Open to Public Use
Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg (RJLF)
September 26, 2024
https://www.reichmanjorgensen.com/news-events/superherotmcase

Marvel and DC lose trademark on "superhero"
Gail Sherman
Sep 29, 2024
https://boingboing.net/2024/09/29/marvel-and-dc-lose-trademark-on-superhero.html

How Marvel and DC Comics Gained – And Lost – The Super Hero Trademark
Over the weekend, Bleeding Cool reported that Marvel Comics and DC Comics had lost the rights to the trademark for "super hero."
 30 Sep 2024
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-dc-comics-gained-lost-super-hero-trademark/

Petition to Cancel Super Heroes Trademark Registrations
Superbabies Limited And Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg Llp
May 14, 2024
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cacd395da50d351748d72b5/t/66438f17a54db528bfb516ae/17157

Cancellation No. 92085201: Superbabies Limited v. Marvel Characters, Inc. and DC Comics
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board September 26, 2024
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zgvoawwzdvd/MARVEL%20DC%20SUPER%20HERO%20TRADEMARK%20default.pdf

Interview: The cast & crew of GREMLINS: THE WILD BATCH unleash new animated mayhem
Taimur Dar
09/30/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-gremlins-the-wild-batch-cast-crew/

The Nature Of The Absolute DC Earth Is Confirmed (Spoilers)
Previously, Bleeding Cool reported that "the Absolute Universe world is indeed the Elseworld, Alpha Prime," ahead of DC All In.
 30 Sep 2024  
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-nature-of-the-absolute-dc-earth-is-confirmed-spoilers/

Leah Williams' Original X-Factor Plans Before It Was Cancelled
The immersive Uncanny Experience saw former X-Factor writer Leah Williams take a class through her original plans for X-Factor.
  30 Sep 2024
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/leah-williams-original-x-factor-plans-before-it-was-cancelled/

Nat Gertler Spotlights Missing Black Golden Age Superhero Sergeant Joe
Nat Gertler's About Comics has started a new video series with a look at a long forgotten Black superhero, Sergeant Joe.
 30 Sep 2024
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/nat-gertler-spotlights-missing-black-golden-age-superhero-sergeant-joe/

Comics Show and Tell with Nat Gertler, Episode 1: Sergeant Joe
Nat Gertler
About Comics
 Sep 29, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSeGWIJKZUo

Words, Images, & Worlds with Fish Lee
Jason DeHart
 Sep 30, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_JG4XmBS40

RAM V & FILIPE ANDRADE for RARE FLAVOURS
Comix Experience
 Sep 29, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9VT0G4h32E

A Comic Art Page I Love with Mark Schultz [Joe Kubert]
Kevin Sharp.
Comic Art Live
Sep 30, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmsy80WDQuo

Superman: Jewish Nazi Hunter behind a Gentile Façade
Warren J. Blumenfeld
The Times of Israel's The Blogs Sep 14, 2024
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/superman-jewish-nazi-hunter-behind-a-gentile-facade/

It's furshlugginer Harvey Kurtzman week!
The Editors | September 30, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/its-furshlugginer-harvey-kurtzman-week/

Harvey Kurtzman's Hey Look!: An appreciation and retrospective
Paul Karasik | September 30, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/hey-look-an-appreciation-and-retrospective/

The Comedy Specials You Need to Watch Now
Mo Welch
New Yorker Humor newsletter September 30 2024
https://link.newyorker.com/view/5be9fe2e3f92a4046939ea2alz1vw.9dkn/6bfb9479

Michael Hirsh Recalls Animated Life with Tintin, Babar, Berenstain Bears, Franklin and Beetlejuice
By Michael Hirsh
September 27, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/michael-hirsh-recalls-animated-life-with-tintin-babar-berenstain-bears-franklin-and-beetlejuice/

Michael Hirsh 2024.
Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire [Nelvana, Canada].
Sutherland House Books

Wētā VFX Supervisor Daniel Macarin Unmasks the Visuals of 'Deadpool & Wolverine'
By Trevor Hogg
September 27, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/weta-vfx-supervisor-daniel-macarin-unmasks-the-visuals-of-deadpool-wolverine/
This article was written for the
September/October '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 343).

Julian Glander Makes a Splash with Out-of-This-World Indie Movie, 'Boys Go to Jupiter'
By Ramin Zahed
September 27, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/julian-glanders-makes-a-splash-with-out-of-this-world-indie-movie-boys-go-to-jupiter/

Kamala Spanks Trump! The Best, New, Political Cartoons about the Presidential Election!
Daryl Cagle, Milt Priggee, Ed Wexler, and Hajo de Reijger
Caglecast 48; Sep 30, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njCh1mqe9qc

Embassy of India in Cairo to Organize 'Caricature Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi'
Rana Atef
Sun 29 Sep 2024
https://see.news/embassy-of-india-in-cairo-to-organize-caricature-exhibition-on-mahatma-gandhi

Lady Gaga's latest lingers on pop's past. But what about its future? [in print as "Harlequin," Lady Gaga's latest, lingers on pop's past]
A companion album to the film "Joker: Folie à Deux," the singer-songwriter's "Harlequin" finds her in a lounge-ready mode that may leave fans in the lurch.
Review by Chris Kelly
Washington Post September 30, 2024 : C1, 4.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/09/28/lady-gaga-harlequin-joker/

Yes to 'Mein Kampf.' No to 'The Color Purple.' Which books are banned in Texas prisons? [graphic novels; Brian K. Vaughan interviewed]
KUT's The Texas Newsroom | By Lauren McGaughy
Published September 26, 2024 https://www.kut.org/2024-09-26/banned-books-week-texas-prison-hitler-mein-kampf