Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/26-27/2025

Alliance Entertainment cancels Diamond purchase; Diamond says "we good"
Heidi MacDonald on 04/26/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/alliance-entertainment-cancels-diamond-purchase-diamond-says-we-good/

ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT TERMINATES DIAMOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
What Next?
Milton Griepp on April 25, 2025
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59418/alliance-entertainment-terminates-diamond-purchase-agreement

Diamond Comics Declares "Business As Usual" With New "Partners"
Rich Johnston
26 Apr 2025
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-comics-declares-business-as-usual-with-new-partners/

Michael de Adder is Winner of 2024 National Newspaper Award
D. D. Degg  
April 26, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/25/michael-de-adder-is-winner-of-2024-national-newspaper-award/

Robert Crumb on LSD, Ego, Comics, Fine Art, and Young Cartoonists Today
Naomi Fry

The 92nd Street Y, New York Apr 23, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN79u_rz4OU

"Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life" Author Dan Nadel
Helen Raptis
KATU 's AM Northwest Apr 23, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVAeHd3BoYQ

Steve Brodner
Apr 27, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MYIqP8mL90
Draw Pete Hegseth

The Real Story Behind Comic Publisher Names
Where did publisher names come from? What other names were considered? We ponder these questions today.
David Harper
March 18, 2021
https://sktchd.com/longform/comic-publisher-names/

Announcement Power: Surveying the Field of Comic Conventions to See Which Ones Move the Needle
David Harper
April 23, 2025
 https://sktchd.com/longform/conventions-events-announcements-survey/

Why Did Alliance Entertainment Change Its Mind About Diamond Comics?
by Rich Johnston
 26 Apr 2025
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/why-alliance-entertainment-change-mind-diamond-comics/

Diamond Tells Retailers Price Changes Are Coming Due To New Tariffs
25 Apr 2025
by Rich Johnston
 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-tells-retailers-price-changes-are-coming-due-to-new-tariffs/

Jack Katz -RIP
D. D. Degg
April 27, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/27/jack-katz-rip/

Alaniz, Jose. 2025. Book Review. Muscle memory: a survivor's story: by Al Davison. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (April 23): https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2025.2492775 or https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BG3NCYBPBXZJFMVGZWG4/full?target=10.1080/21504857.2025.2492775

Paul Noth Accepts The 2025 Thurber Prize For American Cartoon Art
Michael Maslin
Ink Spill April 26 2025
https://michaelmaslin.com/saturday-spill-paul-noth-accepts-the-2025-thurber-prize-for-american-cartoon-art/

AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 325: Michael Walsh unleashes Exquisite Corpses: Serial killers, secret games, and horror punk mayhem
David Brooke and Alex Schlesinger
April 20, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/20/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-325-exquisite-corpses/

U.S. court washes hands of Superman international copyright claim
The estate of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster attempted to block the release of the new film in certain territories.
By Mary Kate Carr  |  April 25, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/superman-international-copyright-lawsuit-dismissed

Francis Ford Coppola now turning Megalopolis into much less expensive graphic novel
Coppola describes the adaptation of his 2024 film as "a sibling of the film, rather than just an echo."
By William Hughes  |  April 25, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/megalopolis-graphic-novel-francis-ford-coppola

Francis Ford Coppola unveils Megalopolis graphic novel
In a statement, the 86-year-old director of the critical and box-office flop said the book confirms his feeling that 'art can never be constrained'
Catherine Shoard
Fri 25 Apr 2025  https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/25/francis-ford-coppola-unveils-megalopolis-graphic-novel

Let's Talk Comics! — The Kickstarter Ladder and more
Brad Guigar
 Apr 26, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGHWEiRDfew

Words, Images, & Worlds with Keith Finch
Jason DeHart
Apr 26, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ltRyE0FJ0

Scott Snyder Reimagining Absolute Batman
word balloon
Apr 25, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAESbym70E4

Memoirs and Comics With Jeff Lemire
word balloon Apr 25, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuhKcjVpTFk

Jeff Lemire: Untold WWII 50s & 60s JSA Stories!
word balloon April 26 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sASMRRNrrVk

Jeff Lemire Explains The Creation Of Absolute Flash
word balloon April 26 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTntJd5to3E

Cartoon-A-Thon 2025 was a celebration of all things indie comics
A day of signings, stories, and spotlight panels honoring 25 years of comic artistry at the Schulz Museum.
Ryan Sonneville
April 22, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/22/cartoon-a-thon-2025-was-a-celebration-of-all-things-indie-comics/

Expose kids to diverse disciplines: Author Stephan Pastis at SCRF
Sharjah24 April 26, 2025
https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2025/04/25/kmr10

Lines of Resilience: A Conversation with E.S. Glenn
April 25, 2025
Alex Garcia
https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2025/04/25/lines-of-resilience-a-conversation-with-e-s-glenn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arZ4zygL8hg

Will Forte Celebrates 'Coyote vs. Acme' Rescue: "I Never Thought It Would Happen"
Kirsten Chuba
April 25, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/will-forte-coyote-vs-acme-rescue-1236200581/

Fact Check: Chinese Embassy In US Did NOT Post Cartoon That Depicts Trump Having Tariff-Related Tantrum
    by: Uliana Malashenko
    April 23 2025
 https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/04/fact-check-chinese-embassy-in-us-did-not-post-cartoon-that-depicts-trump-having-tariff-related-tantrum.html

David G. Brown's Politics, Race and Cartoons Exhibit Covers Two Decades of American History
Brian W. Carter, April 23, 2025
 https://lasentinel.net/david-g-browns-politics-race-and-cartoons-exhibit-covers-two-decades-of-american-history.html

The art and evolving role of editorial cartoons with longtime cartoonist Doug MacGregor
By Mike Kiniry
Gulf Coast Life   April 14, 2025
https://news.wgcu.org/show/gulf-coast-life/2025-04-14/the-art-and-evolving-role-of-editorial-cartoons-with-longtime-cartoonist-doug-macgregor

Southwest Florida In Focus | Episode 133| Apr. 25th, 2025 [editorial cartoonist Doug MacGregor]
Sandra Viktorova
WGCU News 4/25/2025

https://www.pbs.org/video/southwest-florida-in-focus-episode-133-apr-25th-2025-fzasdy/

A cartoonist conversation with Charlie Daniel and Brad Boring
April 25, 2025
https://www.wbir.com/video/syndication/ott/cartoonist-conversation-with-charlie-daniel-and-brad-boring/51-3a139a8d-220a-40cb-964c-98a2e11aa745

Maker Monday: National Cartoonist Society [Charlie Daniel and Brad Boring]
Living East Tennessee
Apr 21, 2025
https://www.wate.com/video/maker-monday-national-cartoonist-society/10646813/

    Political cartoonists on navigating a changing media landscape
    Jeffrey Brown:
    PBS News Hour's CANVAS Art in Action, Apr 25, 2025
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/political-cartoonists-on-navigating-a-changing-media-landscape