WaPo obits for Jay North, child star of ‘Dennis the Menace’ and

Jay North, child star of 'Dennis the Menace' sitcom, dies at 73 [in print as Child star of 'Dennis the Menace' was beloved but left traumatized]

His star turn on the hit show in the 1950s and '60s endeared him to millions of TV viewers -- but by his account left him with the scars of a miserable youth.

By Emily Langer

Washington Post April 9, 2025 : B4.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/04/07/jay-north-dennis-menace-dead/

Robert McGinnis, who painted James Bond and Audrey Hepburn, dies at 99

A prolific, much-admired artist and illustrator, he worked on hundreds of paperback covers, along with posters for movies including "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

By Harrison Smith

April 7, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/04/07/robert-mcginnis-dead/

and here's a local pull quote...

"He really was like the rock star that everybody turned to," said David Apatoff, an art critic and illustration scholar.

Dan Nadel , former Big Planet clerk, on his new bio of Crumb

Walkin' the Streets with R. Crumb: PW Talks with Dan Nadel

By Tobias Carroll

Apr 09, 2025

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/97406-walkin-the-streets-with-r-crumb-pw-talks-with-dan-nadel.html

April 16: Sara Duke of Library of Congress on postcards

I'm sending you a lemon from... Published by Edward H. Mitchell, 1910. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.67979

Finding Pictures: Postcards – Wish You Were Here!

April 9, 2025

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2025/04/finding-pictures-postcards-wish-you-were-here/

Join Sara Duke, Curator of Popular & Applied Graphic Art, on Wednesday, April 16th at 3pm EDT for a whirlwind tour of postcards in the Prints & Photographs Division collections. From fanciful to serious, these small mementos appeal to everyone, whether the most dedicated collector, the novice historian, or anyone interested in eye-catching imagery.

As Sara notes, "The Library is at the start of a multi-year project to process, digitize and make accessible online nearly 100,000 postcards in our collection. As someone who dabbled in collecting postcards as a teenager, I find them an excellent window into our past – whether it's the built environment, people, or humor.

My goal in this presentation is not to provide an exhaustive history of postcards, but rather to provide an introduction to the types of postcards in the collection, how to access those that already appear online, and how to make an appointment to make use of unprocessed collections in person."

This post features a sampling of the fantastic images that will be shown in the webinar. We hope you will join us to see more!

Rena, Mildred, and Tijke(?) at the Statue of Liberty, New York. Photo postcard, May 5, 1928. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.11404Cherry Blossom's Time, Washington, D.C. Image by Theodor Horydczak, between 1905 and 1969. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2025664638/World War I soldier with American flag in background. Photo postcard, between 1914 and 1918. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.11404New Jewish market on the East Side, New York. Postcard, between 1901 and 1907. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.19044Petrogradʺ – T︠S︡erkovʹ – pami︠a︡tnikʺ pogibshimʺ mori︠a︡tnik.ʺ Photo postcard, 1916. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.33688

Learn More:

• Register to attend the virtual presentation Finding Pictures: Postcards – Wish You Were Here! which will take place live on Wednesday, April 16 from 3:00-4:00pm EDT.
• Read more Picture This blog posts about postcards.
• Watch recordings of past Finding Pictures talks.

Max Meow #6 is #1

From John Gallagher on Facebook 

Feeling so grateful! Thanks to everyone supporting the Max Meow books— Book 6 came out a month ago, and has been the number 1 new book in the Kids' Superhero category the whole time! #maxmeow #KidLit

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/8/2025

The Kickstarter campaign for Stan Lee: The Final Chapter has been closed

Heidi MacDonald on 04/08/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/kickstarter-campaign-for-stan-lee-film-ends/

 

TARIFFS WILL NOT APPLY TO BOOKS AND COMICS PRINTED IN ASIA

Exempted from New Import Taxes

  Milton Griepp on April 8, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59267/tariffs-will-not-apply-books-comics-printed-asia

 

DIAMOND BANKRUPTCY AUCTION REVEALS

Bidders, Bids, Process

Milton Griepp on April 8, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59266/diamond-bankruptcy-auction-reveals

 

AENT Is Now Suing Diamond Comic Distributors Over Bankruptcy Auction

Alliance Entertainment, or AENT, is now suing Diamond Comic Distributors over the bankruptcy auction... and what happened afterwards.

  Rich Johnston  08 Apr 2025   https://bleedingcool.com/comics/aent-is-now-suing-diamond-comic-distributors-over-bankruptcy-auction/

 

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: ANDY SCHMIDT NEW EIC AT BOOM!, JANN JONES TO GALAXYCON

Plus: Editorial Team at Gungnir Entertainment

Brigid Alverson on April 7, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59259/people-move-andy-schmidt-new-eic-boom-jann-jones-galaxycon

 

Interview: Brandon Easton, Vincent Edwards, and Samuel Kugbiyi on Cartoon Network's IYANU

Julian Lytle on 04/08/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-brandon-easton-vincent-edwards-and-samuel-kugbiyi-on-cartoon-networks-iyanu/

 

Reviews: Flash Point [manga]

Brian Nicholson | April 8, 2025

https://www.tcj.com/reviews/flash-point/

 

Flash Point [manga]

Imai Arata, translated by Ryan Holmberg

Glacier Bay Books

 

R.E. Burke Returns To Comic Cons With Macclesfield's Macc-POW in June

  07 Apr 2025   Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/r-e-burke-returns-to-comic-cons-with-macclesfields-macc-pow-in-june/

 

ZCN: Zdarksy Comics News Stays North Of The Canadian Border in July 

07 Apr 2025  by Rich Johnston https://bleedingcool.com/comics/zcn-zdarksy-comics-news-stays-north-of-the-canadian-border-in-july/

 

The Daily Heller: Mourning for Brad Holland (Stage One)

By Steven Heller

April 7 2025 https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-mourning-for-brad-holland-stage-one/

 

Brad Holland – RIP

D. D. Degg 

April 7, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/07/brad-holland-rip/

 

'A Goofy Movie' Stars Reunite in New 30th Anniversary Road Trip Video

Mercedes Milligan

April 7, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/a-goofy-movie-stars-reunite-in-new-30th-anniversary-road-trip-video/

 

'Ultraman: Rising' Co-Director John Aoshima Inks Overall Deal with Warner, Joins 'Blue Eye Samurai' S2

Animation Magazine

April 7, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/ultraman-rising-co-director-john-aoshima-inks-overall-deal-with-warner-joins-blue-eye-samurai-s2/

 

'Lazarus' Creator Shinichiro Watanabe Discusses the Daredevil Action of His New Adult Swim Anime

Charles Solomon

April 7, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/lazarus-creator-shinichiro-watanabe-discusses-the-daredevil-action-of-his-new-adult-swim-anime/

 

'A Goofy Movie,' With a Serious Impact
The 30-year-old animated Disney film has fans across generations. Now, a documentary looks back at its legacy.
By Carlos Aguilar
A version of this article appears in print on April 8, 2025, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Admiring Goofy's Serious Side, 30 Years On.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/movies/a-goofy-movie-anniversary.html

'Boop! The Musical' Review: Betty Gets a Brand Extension
Jesse Green
A version of this article appears in print on April 8, 2025, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: It Girl With Spit Curls, in Oz.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/theater/boop-the-musical-review-broadway.html

"Mr Monopoly" Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
April 7, 2025 by Lawrence Wood
https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/mr-monopoly-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood/

Kyle Bravo's CartoonStock Caption Contest
Lawrence Wood, Trevor Hoey, Joel Mishon and cartoonist Kyle Bravo
CartoonStock, a Cartoon Collections Co.
Apr 4, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CqtKEClmps

Words, Images, & Worlds with Damian Duffy
Jason DeHart
 Apr 8, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUkD2-f-5qw

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live: With Special Guest David Petersen
Pop Culture Squad
April 8 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fxzbr5nOMw

AL EWING celebrates FORBIDDEN PLANET CAMDEN and the importance of local comic book stores!
Forbidden Planet TV
 Apr 8, 2025 Conversations with Andrew Sumner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78w2mu--gK4

Fight Breaks Out for Ownership of Diamond Comic Distributors
By Jim Milliot
Apr 08, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/97505-fight-breaks-out-for-ownership-of-diamond-comic.html

The Wonder of Roy Wilson, comic artist, and his meticulous approach to creating comics
John Freeman on April 7, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/the-wonder-of-roy-wilson-comic-artist-and-his-meticulous-approach-to-creating-comics/

Bay Area comic book store staff track down suspect in string of burglaries
Katie Nielsen
KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
 Apr 1, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMmfBTxP7cg

Hulu shares first look at secret animated Predator project
Predator: Killer Of Killers premieres June 6 on Hulu.
By Mary Kate Carr  |  April 8, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/predator-killer-of-killers-first-look

Drawing on 'emotional honesty' to understand human existence in new Chris Ware exhibition
Retrospective on renowned illustrator's work open in Barcelona's CCCB until November 9
Cillian Shields
April 2, 2025
https://www.catalannews.com/culture/item/drawing-on-emotional-honesty-to-understand-human-existence-in-new-chris-ware-exhibition

'Your ideas matter': N.S. author Kate Beaton on the art-economy relationship
Jacqueline Shirokov
The Signal Apr 1, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_wYDQWWP4I

Chris Ware: "AI images look like corpses"
Illustrator. Starring in the CCCB exhibition "Drawing is Thinking"
Xavi Serra
April 4 2025
https://en.ara.cat/misc/ai-images-look-like-corpses_128_5335761.html

On the Road Again: A Goofy Movie 30th Anniversary with Bill Farmer and Jason Marsden | Disney
Disney Apr 7, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLROLskFe5I

Tim Kreider on writing, W. Bush v. Trump, and the future of the future
Ken
Out of the Wild with Ken Ilgunas Apr 07, 2025
https://kenilgunas.substack.com/p/tim-kreider-on-writing-w-bush-v-trump

TV Alert: Kwame Alexander's 'Acoustic Rooster'
By Iyana Jones
Apr 08, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/97506-tv-alert-kwame-alexander-s-acoustic-rooster.html

4/19: Chip Zdarsky at Third Eye Comics Annapolis

From his newsletter.

Okay, last but not least, a reminder of my signing at THIRD EYE COMICS in a couple of weeks! David and I will be on hand to sign TIME WAITS and anything else that you put in front of us!

It's gonna be a great time. THIRD EYE is always the best!

Another Ryan Holmberg-translated manga reviewed at TCJ

Reviews: Flash Point

Brian Nicholson | April 8, 2025 

https://www.tcj.com/reviews/flash-point/

Flash Point

Imai Arata, translated by Ryan Holmberg

Glacier Bay Books

$25

248 pages

Buy Now

Some pics from Awesome Con Saturday by Bruce Guthrie

 by Bruce Guthrie

  Between the Hands Off ! rally (which Dawn Griffin had snuck away for too)  and then an evening event at the Katzen Arts Center, I only spent a couple of hours there but it was good seeing folks.  I didn't take many pics  ( http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2025_04_05B2_AwesomeA ) but some are below.

Kata Kane

Dawn Griffin

Dave Roman

Patrick Michael Strange and Jamar Nicholas

John Gallagher

Alexandra Bowman

Mark Mariano of the Mariano Brothers.

Harry Crosland, cosplay photographer

 

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

Julian Lytle's interview on Cartoon Network’s IYANU (based on a Maryland comic book)

Interview: Brandon Easton, Vincent Edwards, and Samuel Kugbiyi on Cartoon Network's IYANU

By Julian Lytle on 04/08/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-brandon-easton-vincent-edwards-and-samuel-kugbiyi-on-cartoon-networks-iyanu/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/7/2025

Interview: Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker channels his inner feline as Willa the cat in THE KING OF KINGS animated film

Taimur Dar on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-dee-bradley-baker-king-of-kings/           

 

GoComics website relaunches

Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/gocomics-relaunch/

 

John Peck, Underground Cartoonist Known as The Mad Peck, Dies at 82

Among many other accomplishments, he illustrated a scholarly work on the history of comic books and wrote record reviews in four-panel comic-strip form.

Jeré Longman

April 6, 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/arts/john-peck-dead.html

 

Huge Swerve: Diamond now wants to approve Universal/Ad Populum bid for assets

Heidi MacDonald on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/diamond-now-wants-to-approve-universal-ad-populum-bid-for-assets/

 

All hell breaks loose as Alliance Entertainment sues Diamond

Heidi MacDonald on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/all-hell-breaks-loose-as-alliance-entertainment-sues-diamond/              

 

ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT SUES DIAMOND

After Diamond Tries to Switch Winning Bidder (Price Revealed)

Milton Griepp on April 7, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59253/alliance-entertainment-sues-diamond

 

Interview: Mattie Lubchansky talks SIMPLICITY and making trans culture, for trans people

Ollie Kaplan on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-mattie-lubchansky-talks-simplicity-and-making-trans-culture-for-trans-people/

 

'THE EXPANSE,' 'RICK AND MORTY' KICKSTARTERS OFF TO STRONG STARTS

Over $500K Pledged for Second 'The Expanse' Campaign

by Brigid Alverson on April 4, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59250/the-expanse-rick-morty-kickstarters-off-strong-starts

 

Hy Eisman: A Legacy in Ink, A Life in Laughter

April 6, 2025

Amy Anderson

https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2025/04/06/hy-eisman-a-legacy-in-ink-a-life-in-laughter

 

'Right now I'm just trying to get the stories done': Catching up with Kyle Baker

Jason Bergman | April 7, 2025

https://www.tcj.com/right-now-im-just-trying-to-get-the-stories-done-catching-up-with-kyle-baker/

THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES anime arrives on Netflix this month
Ollie Kaplan on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-rose-of-versailles-anime-arrives-on-netflix-this-month/

Robert McGinnis – RIP
D. D. Degg
April 5, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/05/robert-mcginnis-rip/

Robert McGinnis, legendary poster and cover artist, dead at 99
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/robert-mcginnis-obit/

Andy Schmidt Joins BOOM! Studios as Editor-in-Chief
Apr 07, 2025 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5302

Good news: books are exempt from China tariffs….for now
Heidi MacDonald on 04/07/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/good-news-books-are-exempt-from-china-tariffs-for-now/

Liam McGuire
Paul Jenkins on Creating The Sentry, The Void, and The Hero's Place In The Marvel Universe (Part 1)
 Comic Frontier  Apr 7, 2025
https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/paul-jenkins-on-creating-the-sentry-the-void-and-the-hero-s-place-in-the-marvel-universe-part-1

NCS Profile of Russell Myers 2024 Gold Key Recipient
Karen Evans
national cartoonists society Apr 7, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlJAHYniIdc

Kaboom Animation Festival Announces 2025 Award Winners [The Netherlands]
By Mercedes Milligan
April 4, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/kaboom-animation-festival-announces-2025-award-winners/

Oscar-nominated Czech-American Writer, Director and Animator Paul Fierlinger Dies at 89
Ramin Zahed
April 6, 2025
 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/oscar-nominated-czech-american-writer-director-animator-paul-fierlinger-dies-at-89/

Forbidden Planet Camden Opened With Al Ewing, Ram V And Dave Gibbons
  06 Apr 2025
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/forbidden-planet-camden-opened-with-al-ewing-ram-v-and-dave-gibbons/

Childhood Memories of Connecting Through Cartooning
Mine came flooding back as I read Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud's "The Cartoonists Club" and Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander's "J vs. K."
By James Sturm
A version of this article appears in print on April 6, 2025, Page 22 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Connecting Through Cartooning.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/books/review/cartoon-books-raina-telgemeier-kwame-alexander.html

Taki Soma and Mike Oeming talk sci fi and more [Alienated]
wordballoon
  Apr 6, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLqw66DrkBM

TAPE DEC #13 | Charles Soule & Will Sliney [The Shrouded College]
Declan Shalvey
  Apr 7, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eomFi-tXtQI

Bill Willingham
Apr 5, 2025
The Complete Prose Works, Part Two
https://billwillingham.substack.com/p/the-complete-prose-works-part-two

Tom Brevoort from Man With A Hat Apr 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Bonus - Newsletter Index
https://tombrevoort.substack.com/p/bonus-newsletter-index

Mutant Readers, Reading Mutants: Appropriation, Assimilation, and the X-Men
By Neil Shyminsky
The International Journal of Comic Art 8 (2). 387-405. 2006.
https://www.academia.edu/226078/Mutant_Readers_Reading_Mutants_Appropriation_Assimilation_and_the_X_Men

The Greatest Canadian Superhero There Never Was: Kao-kuk "the Eskimo Astronaut"
By Neil Shyminsky
2019, The Spaces and Places of Canadian Popular Culture
191-200

Mutation, Racialization, Decimation: The X-Men as White Men
By Neil Shyminsky
2020, Unstable Masks: Whiteness and American Superhero Comics
158-173

Unmasking 'Gay' Sidekicks: Queer Anxiety and the Narrative Straightening of the Superhero
By Neil Shyminsky
Men and Masculinites 14.3, August 2011: 288-308.
https://www.academia.edu/226080/Unmasking_Gay_Sidekicks_Queer_Anxiety_and_the_Narrative_Straightening_of_the_Superhero

Chris Ware, dibujante: "No sirve de nada intentar regular la IA, llegamos tarde"
Jordi Sabaté
2 de abril de 2025
https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/chris-ware-dibujante-comic-e-ilustrador-no-sirve-de-nada-regular-ia-hemos-llegado-tarde-cat_1_12185750.html

Maggie Shang interviewed by StoryComics

I'm pretty sure this hasn't appeared on YouTube yet.

Maggie Shang & Johnell DeWitt Dive into the "Let's Go" Anthology

Barney Smith

https://www.storycomic.com/blog/2025/3/30/storycomic-weekly-newsletter-april-5th

In a captivating interview, Maggie Shang and Johnell DeWitt, contributors to the Kids Comics Unite anthology "Let's Go," shared their creative journeys and the passion that drives their work. Both authors bring unique backgrounds that enrich their storytelling—Maggie, with her deep roots in illustration and graphic design, and Johnell, with her extensive experience in writing enriched by global travels and a rich career in public relations.

Their stories in the anthology reflect not just their artistic talents but their commitment to fostering a love for reading and creativity among children. Maggie's work, often inspired by her personal history and a strong foundation in character art, complements Johnell's skillful narrative construction influenced by a lifetime of cultural experiences.

This interview not only highlighted their individual contributions to the anthology but also shed light on the collaborative spirit that defines the Kids Comics Unite community. Their discussion provided valuable insights into the challenges and triumphs of creating engaging content for young readers, making it a must-watch for anyone interested in children's literature and the art of comic book creation.

WaPo on ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli filter

With ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli filter, creativity is being spirited away

An unsettling AI fad reworks photos in the studio's animation style. No creativity required.

By Oliver Bateman

April 2, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/02/chatgpt-studio-ghibli-miyazaki/

That darn Edith Pritchett

Letters to the Editor

Readers critique The Post: A painfully unfunny cartoon

Let's not be mean-spirited and hurtful.

An illegitimate joke

Barbara Wilson, Bethesda

April 5, 2025: A13

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/04/kermit-puppeteer-navratilova-23andme-deportation/

Well, Edith Pritchett has done it again. Her March 29 editorial cartoon, "Your 23andMe results are here," was mean-spirited and hurtful. We all know people who have faced some of the very situations she makes fun of, and I can imagine how they might feel if they saw this cartoon.

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Charretier and DC's King's Love Everlasting to be adapted

Sony picks up LOVE EVERLASTING: Another one in the can for Tom King!

Javier Perez

04/05/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/sony-picks-up-love-everlasting-another-one-in-the-can-for-tom-king/

Fantom Comics' Jacob Shapiro on tariff's toll on comics shops

Owner of comics shop that relies on imports fears it won't survive Trump tariffs [Fantom Comics; Jacob Shapiro]

Nancy Cordes

CBS Evening News Apr 4, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzPNXcmk06I

The early casualties of the trade war are not just investors, but small businesses as well. Nancy Cordes talks to a comic book store owner concerned his business won't survive President Trump's new tariffs. Then, Lana Zak speaks to a crane operator for Stellantis who fears she could be included in the company's temporary layoffs. Kelly O'Grady joins for analysis of today's Wall Street losses. "CBS Evening News" delivers the day's most important stories, delivering context and depth to bring greater understanding to your world. Check local listings for "CBS Evening News" broadcast times.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/4/2025

The Week in Diamond: sale price revealed and Udon to S&S

Heidi MacDonald on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-week-in-diamond-sale-price-revealed-and-udon-to-ss/

 

Here's the potential sale price for Diamond Comic Distributors.

Matt Hooke

Baltimore Business Journal Mar 27, 2025

https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2025/03/27/diamond-comic-distributors-bankruptcy-alliance-bid.html

 

WonderCon '25: Todd McFarlane talks about that Diamond rumor

Heidi MacDonald on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/todd-mcfarlane-talks-about-that-diamond-rumor-wondercon/       

 

Udon Entertainment Leaves Diamond Books For Simon & Schuster

03 Apr 2025

 Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/udon-entertainment-leaves-diamond-books-for-simon-schuster/

 

SALE HEARING DELAYED, DIAMOND BONUSES APPROVED, FEES ROLL IN: Diamond Bankruptcy Round-Up

Milton Griepp on April 4, 2025   https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59246/sale-hearing-delayed-diamond-bonuses-approved-fees-roll-in

 

Interview: Curt Pires on bringing LOST FANTASY to life

Jared Bird on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-curt-pires-on-bringing-lost-fantasy-to-life/

 

Celebrating Women's History Month with Andrea Beizer, Creator of Alice

March 27, 2025

Alex Garcia

https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2025/03/27/celebrating-womens-history-month-with-andrea-beizer-creator-of-alice

 

Florence Pugh Introduces Raucous Five-Minutes of Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' at CinemaCon

Chris Gardner

April 3, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-thunderbolts-footage-reveal-movie-cinemacon-1236181054/

 

Latest Trump Tariffs About To Hit The Comic Book Industry Explained

  Rich Johnston  03 Apr 2025  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/trump-tariffs-comic-book-industry/

 

Graphic Novel Review: In the THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, the revolution will be self-published

AJ Frost on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/cartoonists-club-review/

 

UK Publishers Form Trade Association [Comic Book UK]

Scoop April 4 2025

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=280891

 

Ian Gibson "Annie Droid" art set to go under the hammer next week [UK comic strip]

John Freeman on April 2, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/ian-gibson-annie-droid-art-set-to-go-under-the-hammer-next-week/

 

Torunn Grøenbekk on the Soviet 'Night Witches' – In Orbit Every Wednesday [Battle Action]

Michael 'Molch-R' Molcher and Chloe 'KLO-E' Maveal

2000 AD Thrill Cast April 1 2025

https://soundcloud.com/2000-ad/torunn-groenbekk-on-the-soviet-night-witches-in-orbit-every-wednesday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_lNRHp5abc

 

Creating Comics (and more): Hireillo launches "Ultimate Artist Contract" for creators [UK]

John Freeman on April 1, 2025  https://downthetubes.net/creating-comics-and-more-hireillo-launches-ultimate-artist-contract-for-creators/

 

In Our Opinion: Decision to pull Doonesbury was not taken lightly

    Mar 26, 2025

    https://www.cnhinews.com/newyork/article_442fa2b3-bc8b-5315-b022-091aa97c91b9.html

 

Hold your pitchforks: The best newspaper comics, according to me | Mann Overboard

Bill Mann

Port Townsend Leader April 2, 2025  https://www.ptleader.com/stories/hold-your-pitchforks-the-best-newspaper-comics-according-to-me-mann-overboard,203122

 

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Episode 197 - Ellis Rosen Returns

April 02, 2025 • Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius • Season 5 • Episode 197

https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/16908088-episode-197-ellis-rosen-returns

 

Larry Lieber | CHIRPS

Dollar Bin Bandits

Apr 2, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdw2VG9enhM

 

BOOM! Adds Andy Schmidt as editor in chief and more hires

Justin Guerrero on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/boom-adds-andy-schmidt-as-editor-in-chief-and-more-hires/

 

Longbox Heroes Collection Kickstarter campaign canceled due to new tariffs [merchandising]

Taimur Dar on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/longbox-heroes-collection-kickstarter-campaign-canceled/         

 

'Lazarus' Is a Dark and Kinetic Adventure [in print as Ask Your Doctor if Death Is Right for You]

Margaret Lyons

New York Times (April 4 2025): C2.

online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/arts/television/lazarus-adult-swim-anime.html

 

Transcript: An interview with Chris Ware

October 3, 2000

https://edition.cnn.com/2000/books/news/10/03/chris.ware.qanda/

 

April 2031 – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | April 4, 2025

https://www.tcj.com/april-2031-this-weeks-links/

 

Absolute Martian Manhunter's mind-bending finale stunt only works in physical copies

Susana Polo and Oli Welsh

Polygon Apr 1, 2025,  https://www.polygon.com/dc/549992/absolute-martian-manhunter-1-final-page-combined

 

Introducing Picture + Panel | Tina Lugo + Marjorie Liu reveal why their favorite things are monsters

JK Parkin

March 31, 2025

https://smashpages.net/2025/03/31/introducing-picture-panel-tina-lugo-marjorie-liu-reveal-why-their-favorite-things-are-monsters/

 

The Graphic Novel Advisory Board returns to ITHACON with rich history

By Gianna Izzo

The Ithacan March 27, 2025

https://theithacan.org/60298/life-culture/lc-features/the-graphic-novel-advisory-board-returns-to-ithacon-with-rich-history/

 

The Team Behind Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Looks Back on Kara's Legacy, and Her Future

Tom King, Bilquis Evely, and Matheus Lopes sit down with io9 to discuss shaping Supergirl's modern legacy in Woman of Tomorrow.

By James Whitbrook

io9 March 28, 2025

https://gizmodo.com/supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-interview-tom-king-bilquis-evely-matheus-lopes-2000582142

 

"The Comics Courier is Really a Love Letter to Comics Criticism" – Tiffany Babb on Bringing Comics Commentary Back to Print in the Acclaimed Newspaper-Style Publication

    by Andy Oliver

    April 2, 2025

    https://www.brokenfrontier.com/the-comics-courier-tiffany-babb/

 

Ridley Scott's 'Modville' graphic novel debuts during a tough time for comics. Can it survive?

By Jevon PhillipsMultiplatform Editor

March 28, 2025

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-03-28/ridley-scott-comic-book-modville-wondercon

 

X-Men Monday #291 – Gail Simone and Murewa Ayodele Reflect on 'X-Manhunt Omega'

Chris Hassan

March 31, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/03/31/x-men-monday-simone-ayodele-x-manhunt/

 

The Man of Feels: Dan Slott and Jorge Jiménez on Superman's next big adventure

On 'Summer of Superman Special,' 'Superman Unlimited,' and much, much more.

Chris Coplan

April 3, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/03/dan-slott-superman-unlimited-feature/

 

Exploring love, magic, and war: An interview with Miyuli on 'Morgana and Oz' [Webtoon]

David Brooke

March 29, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/03/29/miyuli-morgana-and-oz-qa/

 

Tim Seeley unleashes chaos in 'Red Sonja vs. The Army of Darkness'

David Brooke

April 1, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/01/tim-seeley-on-red-sonja-vs-army-of-darkness/

 

Joe Kelly swings into 'Amazing Spider-Man' #1 with a fresh start and big plans

David Brooke

April 1, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/01/joe-kelly-amazing-spider-man-qa/

 

Resurrecting a sci-fi legend: Ben H. Winters and Leomacs discuss reality and friendship in 'Benjamin'

David Brooke

April 3, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/03/benjamin-creator-feature/

 

VIZ Media Announces Leadership Transition: Ken Sasaki Named Chairman, Brad Woods Appointed CEO

Chantelle Sturt

March 31, 2025

https://www.viz.com/press-releases/v/1006744

 

Aman, Robert. 2025.

The Red Bear: Class Politics and International Solidarity in Bamse.

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (March 26): https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2025.2483846

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2025.2483846

 

Art Spiegelman biography and career timeline

American Masters S39 Ep3: Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

March 28, 2025

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/art-spiegelman-biography-and-career-timeline/35654/

 

PW Comics World: More To Come

More to Come 666: Alliance Entertainment Buys Diamond [MoCCA interview of Bill Kartalopoulos]

Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons, Meg Lemke

on 03/28/2025

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1361

 

Off Panel #493: Mittens! with Zander Cannon

March 31 2025

https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-493-mittens-with-zander-cannon

 

The wonder woman of DC Comics [Jenette Kahn]

Witness History  02 Apr 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct74pn

 

Women's Language in Comics Translation: Analyzing Female Characters' Speech Patterns Across Three Japanese Versions [ X-Men's Dark Phoenix]

Alesch Maurice

J-Stage 2025 年 24 巻 p. 175-191

DOI https://doi.org/10.50837/its.2407

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/its/24/0/24_2407/_article/-char/ja/

 

4 new graphic novels to fill your spring days with color and mystery

Prepare to rethink ancient myths, explore the depths of the human mind and do more in these new books by Anders Nilsen, María Medem, Jason Novak and Rachel Ang.

Kay Sohini

March 29, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/03/29/new-graphic-novels-medem-nilsen/

 

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE slims down with next issue
Dean Simons on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/judge-dredd-megazine-slims-down-with-next-issue/

Bill Willingham
The Complete Prose Works, Part One
These Foolish Games Apr 4, 2025
https://billwillingham.substack.com/p/the-complete-prose-works-part-one

TFAW.com to Shut Down This Month
Apr 04, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5300

Coloring Spider-Man
Jim Keefe  Apr 4, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/coloring-spider-125710930

This famous D.C. creator is revitalizing DC Comics
His works on Arlington's android Avenger and Wonder Woman's battles on the White House lawn are putting the District in DC. [Tom King]
Jay Deitcher
The 51st Apr 3, 2025
https://51st.news/meet-the-dc-creator-revitalizing-dc-comics/


'Daredevil: Born Again' delivers street level justice
Glen Weldon and Eric Deggans
Pop Culture Happy Hour April 2, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/1242229727/daredevil-born-again-delivers-street-level-justice
https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR2634057476.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1242229727

2025 is a year of on-screen superheroes – but where are they? [Daredevil: Born Again]
Eric Deggans
March 5, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5317677/daredevil-born-again-marvel-disney-superheroes-superman-fantastic-four

Episode 130: A Discussion with Kelly Thompson
Comics Discourse 114 (March 30 2025) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-130-a-discussion-with-kelly-thompson/id1653462591?i=1000701494323
https://comicsdiscourse114.podbean.com/e/a-discussion-with-kelly-thompson/

G. Willow Wilson's new series The Hunger & The Dusk | ENTER THE POPVERSE | Episode 17
Ashley Victoria Robinson
Popverse  Jun 9, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JRtc9uCE4

Succumbence and Redemption in Doug Moench's Batman & Dracula Trilogy
Bogdan-Alin IMBRI, Marius-Mircea CRIȘAN
Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series IV: Philology and Cultural Studies Vol. 18(67) No.1 (March 28 2025)
https://doi.org/10.31926/but.pcs.2025.67.18.1.5
https://webbut.unitbv.ro/index.php/Series_IV/article/view/9716
https://webbut.unitbv.ro/index.php/Series_IV/article/view/9716/6358

Fantastic Four will stand alone from the rest of the MCU (for now)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps reportedly won't have any "Easter eggs."
By Emma Keates  |  April 4, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/fantastic-four-standalone-mcu

Nia DaCosta admits that The Marvels wasn't exactly the movie she pitched
"The way they make those films is very different to the way, ideally, I would make a film," DaCosta says.
By Mary Kate Carr  |  April 4, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/the-marvels-nia-dacosta-not-movie-she-pitched

Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* | "Making Of" Featurette | In Theaters May 2
Marvel Entertainment
Apr 3, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgfKjgzeKfU

BUILDING STORIES: CHRIS WARE REFLECTS ON COMICS, CREATIVITY, AND CRAFT
By Anneloes van Gaalen
Tioc January 1, 2025
https://tioc.nl/article/BUILDING-STORIES:-CHRIS-WARE-REFLECTS-ON-COMICS-CREATIVITY-AND-CRAFT

Ware's World: An Interview with Chris Ware
Ryan Banfi
Critical Inquiry blog December 19, 2024
https://critinq.wordpress.com/2024/12/19/wares-world-an-interview-with-chris-ware/