Monday, June 30, 2025
Baltimore Sun fires KAL
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/28-29/2025
Words, Images, & Worlds: Ray-Anthony Height Returns!
Jason DeHart
Jun 28, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IpYdn1Nbz4
Evan Dorkin
My Drawing Hand
Evan Dorkin Jun 28, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-drawing-hand-132665206
Jock OA sells for $288K at auction; artist won't see any money from the sale
Javier Perez on 06/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/jock-oa-sells-for-288k-at-auction-artist-wont-see-any-money-from-the-sale/
Comics Beat's Pride 2025 Manga Reading List
Beat Staff on 06/27/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-beats-pride-2025-manga-reading-list/
HeroesCon 2025 Panel - Appalachia Comics Project
Andrew Aydin (March/Run), Jonathan Marks Barravechia (Bear Pirate Viking Queen), Matthew K Manning (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Marvel Action: Avengers), Laura Martin (colorist, if you are a fan of the Dollar Bin podcast, you know who she is), and Chris Sparks (Team Cul De Sac)
June 24, 2025 Dollar Bin
https://www.thedollarbin.net/shows/2025/6/24/heroescon-2025-panel-appalachia-comics-project
Jim Rugg
November 13, 2017 Dollar Bin
https://www.thedollarbin.net/shows/2017/11/13/episode-363-year-10-interview-with-jim-rugg
http://shows.thedollarbin.net/storage/shows/audio/363Episode-Year-10-Interview-w-Jim-Rugg.mp3
Rugg, Jim, Chris Pitzer, Michel Fiffe, and Jim Mahfood. 2024.
The Ed Piskor Memorial Panel from HeroesCon 2024.
Cartoonist Kayfabe (July 9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDJpcnqvjV8
Look who's coming to television [Peanuts animation; Dolores, Latina character]
Nat Gertler
AAUGH Blog June 28, 2025
https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2025/06/look-whos-coming-to-television/
'Spider-Man' Director Jon Watts Reveals Why He Dropped Out of 'The Fantastic Four'
Chris Gardner
June 26, 2025
Fighting For The Drawing You Want
Terry Moore Art
Jun 29, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiQrZXkdRfk
Live with Liana Finck
Liana Finck
Liana's Newsletter Jun 29, 2025
https://lianafinck.substack.com/p/live-with-liana-finck
The 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Trailer Locks In For the End
'Demon Slayer' is winding down starting with a movie trilogy based on its penultimate 'Infinity Castle' arc.
By Justin Carter
io9 June 28, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/the-demon-slayer-infinity-castle-trailer-locks-in-for-the-end-2000621777
Deconstructing Villainesses and Heroines: An Interview with I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History's Author, Izumi Okido
by Richard Eisenbeis, Jun 27th 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-06-27/deconstructing-villainesses-and-heroines-an-with-ill-become-a-villainess-who-goes-down-in-history-/.224845?cmid=c3b3ad59-f4f2-49bc-96c1-e34f337874bb
Opening the Apocalypse Hotel with CygamesPictures President Nobuhiro Takenaka, Director Kana Shundo, & Screenwriter Shigeru Murakoshi
by Lynzee Loveridge, Jun 24th 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-06-24/opening-the-apocalypse-hotel-with-cygamespictures-president-nobuhiro-takenaka-director-kana-shundo-/.225414
Look, up in the sky! A new "Superman" arrives
Ben Mankiewicz
CBS Sunday Morning Jun 29, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTsxxjX6X3s
Extended interview: David Corenswet on becoming Superman
Ben Mankiewicz
CBS Sunday Morning
Jun 29, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqeqn0IA0Q
Gil Roth
Paul Karasik
Virtual Memories Show 644; June 25, 2025
https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-644-paul-karasik
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_644_-_Paul_Karasik.mp3
A Page I Love with Comic Artist Chris Weston
Kevin Sharp
CAF+ Jun 28, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmR4HZzNTRs
Who Remembers KP Outer Spacers – The Comic Strip? [Frank Langford]
By John Freeman on June 28, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/who-remembers-kp-outer-spacers-the-comic-strip/
Words From Beyond: Lady Penelope Artist Frank Langford, Part 1 – Tardis Interview, Part 2 – Andersonic Quotes
By Jeremy Briggs on April 9-10, 2018
How the Beloved 'Peanuts' Found Its Way to Define the Modern Comic Strip
With poignant wisdom and gentle wit, Charles M. Schulz reinvented the form and introduced the nation to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and so many more indelible characters
Chris Carra
This article is a selection from the July/August 2025 issue of Smithsonian magazine
Walking on water — thin ice, that is [WuMo letter]
Paul Coppola, Washington
Washington Post June 28 2025: A15.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/27/maga-women-tradwife-democratic-donors-ai/
Political cartoonist Jeff Danziger says at 81, drawing still brings him joy
Vermont Public | By Nina Keck
June 26, 2025
Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art
By Christoph Niemann
New York Times Magazine June 23 2025.
Online at
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/23/magazine/ai-art-artists-illustrator.html
Sunday, June 29, 2025
That darn WuMo
Walking on water — thin ice, that is
Paul Coppola, Washington
In his May 24 Free for All letter, "Slathered with blather," Lewis Gollub asked The Post to replace "WuMo" with a better comic strip. I concur.
The Eucharist (Sacred Host) is the pinnacle of the Catholic faith. Catholics believe they are truly receiving Jesus: body, blood, soul and divinity. Communion is part of the worship service at other Christian churches, too. It is never okay to make fun of someone's faith. The May 19 "WuMo" was very hurtful to Catholics and other Christians, especially during this joyous time of a new pope.
Smithsonian Mag on Peanuts
How the Beloved 'Peanuts' Found Its Way to Define the Modern Comic Strip
With poignant wisdom and gentle wit, Charles M. Schulz reinvented the form and introduced the nation to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and so many more indelible characters
This article is a selection from the July/August 2025 issue of Smithsonian magazine
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 6/27/2025
Alliance Game Distributors is now offering DC Comics
Heidi MacDonald on 06/27/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/alliance-game-distributors-is-now-offering-dc-comics/
Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: REAL HERO SHIT, RISE, WHERE YOU DIE, and three more projects you'll love!
Diego Higuera on 06/27/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-real-hero-shit-rise-where-you-die-and-three-more-projects-youll-love/
The Beat Digest 06/27/25: MARVEL ZOMBIES go RED BAND
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 06/27/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-062725/
June 23, 2025
USPS To Celebrate 250 Years of Service [Chris Ware stamps]
Japanese Manga Adaptation 'Bet' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Following Global Top 10 Success
Naman Ramachandran
Jun 24, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/japanese-manga-adaptation-bet-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236438805/
Jeff Smith's Thorn: Tales From the Lantern: Origins of Bone at Auction
Published by Jeff Smith in 1983, Thorn: Tales from the Lantern collect's Smith's earliest Thorn strips, containing early incarnations of characters made famous in Bone.
by Mark Seifert
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jeff-smiths-thorn-tales-from-the-lantern-origins-of-bone-at-auction/
Baltimore Comic-Con 2025 Yearbook Features Bone
Scoop June 24, 2025
https://www.overstreetaccess.com/baltimore-comic-con-2025-yearbook-features-bone/
Emily Botica, Vice President At Diamond Comics, Is Leaving Next Week
Rich Johnston
27 Jun 2025
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/emily-botica-vice-president-at-diamond-comics-is-leaving-next-week/
Diamond Moves To Liquidate All Consigned Comics "Held Hostage"
25 Jun 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-moves-to-liquidate-all-consigned-comics/
Ultimate Comics Chain Refuses To Buy Diamond Liquidation Stock; North Carolina and Florida comic book store chain Ultimate Comics refuses to buy Diamond Comics liquidation stock from unpaid publishers
by Rich Johnston
26 Jun 2025 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ultimate-comics-chain-refuses-to-buy-diamond-liquidation-stock/
Publishers Have 3 Weeks To Object To Diamond Comics' Liquidation Plans; Comic book publishers have three weeks to object to Diamond Comics' liquidation plans in the Baltimore bankruptcy courts
by Rich Johnston
26 Jun 2025 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/publishers-have-3-weeks-to-object-to-diamond-comics-liquidation-plans/
Confirmed, AENT Tried To Buy Diamond In October To Avoid Bankruptcy
It has been confirmed. AENT, or Alliance Entertainment, tried to buy Diamond Comic Distribution in October last year to avoid bankruptcy
, 26 Jun 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/confirmed-aent-tried-to-buy-diamond-in-october-to-avoid-bankruptcy/
FairSquare Graphics Calls Diamond "Thieves & Bandits", Brings Receipts
Rich Johnston
26 Jun 2025 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/fairsquare-graphics-calls-diamond-thieves-bandits-brings-receipts/
Dren Productions Want To Know If Diamond Shipped Their Recent Comics?
Dren Productions wants to know if Diamond Comics shipped their comics this week? As Philbo Distribution revealed to be on the prudish side
by Rich Johnston 26 Jun 2025
DC Wants Shops To Order More Of Batman #161 Than Absolute Batman #4
by Rich Johnston
27 Jun 2025 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-wants-shops-to-order-more-of-batman-161-than-absolute-batman-4/
Green Lantern Brings Back A Character From Animated Series (Spoilers)
Green Lantern Brings Back A Character From The Animated Series in Green Lantern #24 by Jeremy Adams and Xermanico (Spoilers)
25 Jun 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/green-lantern-brings-back-a-character-from-animated-series-spoilers/
Boom Studios Hires Five Comics Industry Heavyweights To Editorial Team
Boom Studios hires comics industry heavyweights to editorial, Sara Miller, Kiara Valdez, Tea Fougner, Kwanza Osajyefo and Sebastian Girner
, 26 Jun 2025
by Rich Johnston
Just The Cover Of Action Comics #1 Sold For Over $400,000 At Auction
26 Jun 2025
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/just-the-cover-of-action-comics-1-sold-for-over-400000-at-auction/
Creator Profile: Robert Kanigher
Amanda Sheriff
Scoop June 25, 2025
https://www.overstreetaccess.com/creator-profile-robert-kanigher/
TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson
June 26, 2025
https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-134/
Death of the Funny Pages! [Fantastic Four, John Byrne, comic strips, meta fiction]
Sean Kleefeld | Thursday, June 26, 2025 http://www.kleefeldoncomics.com/2025/06/death-of-funny-pages.html
Toymakers Team Up With Artists for Tariff-Proof Toys [Gary Baseman]
Gregory Schmidt
A version of this article appears in print on June 26, 2025, Section B, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Toymakers Facing Tariffs Go High-End.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/business/tariffs-toys-lego-mattel-adults.html
Former Crunchyroll Director Thomas Breckenridge Takes Anime Post at Shout! Studios
Mercedes Milligan
June 26, 2025
Life Science Toons & Teasers
Phil Ness, and Mark Reeve,
https://www.lifesciencehistory.com/cartoons-gallery/
5 graphic novels by Black authors, featuring a pioneering motorcyclist to a blues-singing monster
For #BlackoutBestsellerList add "Aya," "Bessie Stringfield," "Prince of Cats" and more to your bookshelf
By Ashlie D. Stevens
June 20, 2020
https://www.salon.com/2020/06/20/5-graphic-novels-by-black-authors/
Comics author Brian K. Vaughan on his global hit "Saga" and making art in troubled times
Author of "Y: The Last Man" and the "Saga" series: 90 percent of art is garbage, but the rest is "worth dying for"
By Chauncey DeVega
Senior Writer
Published January 21, 2019
A horror comic for the Trump era: Author of "Infidel" on what's scary right now
Comics writer Pornsak Pichetshote on his award-winning graphic novel "Infidel," a haunted-house story about bigotry
By Chauncey DeVega
May 27, 2019
Panic on Funkotron — This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | June 27, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/panic-on-funkotron-this-weeks-links/
Inside Look: Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood – Lonnie Mann Provides a Creator Commentary on the Evolution and Process of His Gay, Jewish, Coming-of-Age Story
by Lonnie Mann
June 24, 2025 https://www.brokenfrontier.com/inside-look-gaytheist/
The Politics of Printing in China
By Dean Simons
Jun 20, 2025
A version of this article appeared in the 06/23/2025 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: bridging the gapp
The father of the graphic novel was Jewish. A new biography tells Will Eisner's whole story
Will Eisner helped invent the graphic novel. Now, a new biography explores his legacy, Jewish identity, and his creation of an art form.
Matt Robinson
Off Panel #505: Finding a Balance with Tillie Walden
June 23 2025
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-505-finding-a-balance-with-tillie-walden
Ep. 120: Dogsred, by Satoru Noda
Christopher Butcher et. al.
June 20, 2025
https://www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-120-dogsred-by-satoru-noda/
Fanbase Press Interviews Aron Wiesenfeld on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for the Art Collection, 'Playtime: The Post-It Note Drawings'
Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
June 25, 2025
Fanbase Press Interviews Orson James and Roman Calais on the Launch of 'Bad Influence' Through WEBTOON Original
Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
June 26, 2025
Fanbase Press Interviews Philippe Labaune on the Launch of the Paul Pope Exhibit at the Philippe Labaune Gallery
Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
June 24, 2025
Punk rock bande dessinée: On Paul Pope's art and artistry ahead of new career exhibit
The artist, joined by gallery head Philippe Labaune, dishes on books like 'Heavy Liquid' and 'THB.'
Chris Coplan
June 20, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/20/paul-pope-exhibit-qa/
Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism
Anthony Ha
Techcrunch June 21, 2025
Jordan Clark talks Black culture, great artistry, and AI madness in 'Ancestral Recall'
The charming slice of Afrofuturism debuts August 6.
Chris Coplan
June 26, 2025
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/26/ancestral-recall-feature/
'Green Arrow' writer Chris Condon chats character interactions, big pharma, and chili
Michael Guerrero
June 24, 2025 https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/24/green-arrow-chris-condon-qa/
X-Men Monday #300 – Giant-Size Anniversary Spectacular [Tom Brevoort]
Chris Hassan
June 23, 2025 https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/23/x-men-monday-300-anniversary-spectacular/
Sneak Peek: 'Sisterhood'—A Sinister Tale Of Revenge From Beyond The Grave
'Scream Queens' meets 'Fear Street' in this macabre story of two life-long friends testing the limits of their bond when tragedy strikes. How far would you go for someone in the name of friendship?
Tiffany Leigh,
Jun 25, 2025 https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiffanyleigh/2025/06/25/sisterhood-a-hyde-street-story-issue-1/
A Trio of Graphic Novels Make Relevance Artful and Entertaining
"Hey, Mary!," "Animal Pound," and "The Red Badge of Courage" bring gender identity, political upheaval, and war into focus.
Rob Staeger June 20, 2025
https://www.villagevoice.com/a-trio-of-graphic-novels-make-relevance-artful-and-entertaining/
Ginseng Roots is a comic-book masterpiece
Rachel Cooke
June 22 2025
https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/ginseng-roots-is-a-comic-book-masterpiece
Busting It Outside of the Idea of Genre: Aria Baci interviews BISHAKH SOM
Aria Baci
SOLRAD June 23 2025
https://solrad.co/busting-it-outside-of-the-idea-of-genre-aria-baci-interviews-bishakh-som
Vault of Midnight: Ann Arbor's comic haven
by Nick Denenberg
Michigan Daily June 20, 2025 https://www.michigandaily.com/news/business/vault-of-midnight-ann-arbors-comic-haven/
Alison Bechdel's Next Step
In Spent, the graphic novelist confronts aging, politics, sex, and what it means to succeed under capitalism.
Jillian Steinhauer
June 23, 2025 https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/alison-bechdel-spent/
Alison Bechdel faces her sellout fears
There's no ethical consumption under capitalism, but there is a farmers market
By Andi Zeisler
June 23, 2025 https://www.salon.com/2025/06/23/alison-bechdel-faces-her-sellout-fears/
'Akira' Rights Up for Grabs as Japanese Sci-Fi Leaves Warner Bros. (Exclusive)
After 20 years, a dozen creatives attached and millions spent on development, Warners is moving on from the seminal property.
Borys Kit
June 27, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/akira-rights-up-for-grabs-warner-bros-1236299695/
Can Superman save us now? – The Man of Steel vs the Age of Trump
Andrew Harrison and Ian Gordon
The Bunker S1 E1592 June 26 2025
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0EBuc08eqHAa7NFyJJWpvC
Marvel's 'Ironheart' suits up
Glen Weldon and Eric Deggans
NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour June 26, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/26/1254804028/marvels-ironheart-suits-up
https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR4848568358.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1254804028
Top 5 Pixar movies, ranked by listeners
Stephen Thompson and Aisha Harris
NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour June 24, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/24/1254640147/top-5-pixar-movies-ranked-by-listeners
https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR8482884547.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1254640147
Space is the place for Pixar's 'Elio' (or so he thinks)
Linda Holmes, Aisha Harris, Bedatri D. Choudhury, and Margaret H. Willison
NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour June 23, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/25/1254697866/space-is-the-place-for-pixars-elio-or-so-he-thinks
https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR6918422503.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1254697866
Netflix's Manga Adaptation 'Bet' Isn't Worth the Gamble: TV Review ["Kakegurui" manga adaptation]
Aramide Tinubu
May 15, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/tv/reviews/bet-review-kakegurui-netflix-1236395979/
New Distribution Collective Promises Oasis for Indie Comics Creators [Power Pulp]
By Sam Spratford
Jun 25, 2025 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/98088-new-distribution-collective-promises-oasis-for-indie-comics-creators.html
Sourcebooks Inks Deal with Indie Author Diane Alber
By Sally Lodge
Jun 26, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/98101-sourcebooks-inks-deal-with-indie-author-diane-alber.html
Chris Ware, dibuixar és estimar
3CatCultura's Marcians 9 (27; May 12, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfdJy9S9rzA
Guitart, Anna. 2025.
Chris Ware.
3Cat's Tot el temps del món 7 (7): https://www.3cat.cat/3cat/chris-ware/video/6345102/
COFFEE BREAK W/ JN 6/26/25
Jamar Nicholas
Pencil to Pencil Jun 26, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqxR9s2ahRw
SAW Free Friday Night Comics with Elise Dietrich
Sequential Artists Workshop June 27 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDWYrq4LCJI
Mike Shiell's CartoonStock Caption Contest
Bob Mankoff, Lawrence Wood, Trevor Hoey, Joel Mishon and cartoonist Mike Shiell
CartoonStock, a Cartoon Collections Co. June 27 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=107aTD_kQV8
Talking Trek TV and Comics With Christopher Cantwell
word balloon June 27 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1t6CtXM96M
Friday, June 27, 2025
NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour on Marvel's 'Ironheart', Top 5 Pixar movies,
Top 5 Pixar movies, ranked by listeners
Marvel's 'Ironheart' suits up
NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour June 26, 2025
Space is the place for Pixar's 'Elio' (or so he thinks)
Linda Holmes, Aisha Harris, Bedatri D. Choudhury, and Margaret H. Willison

Elio voiced by Yonas Kibreab in Pixar's Elio.
June 28: Ultimate Wolverine superstar Chris Condon at Third Eye

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