Monday, December 01, 2025

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/29-30/2025

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Captain Underpants: First Epic Manga by Dav Pilkey's 750,000 Print Run. Bleeding Cool (November 28): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/captain-underpants-first-epic-manga-by-dav-pilkeys-750000-print-run/

Lost Heroes [Canadian superheroes documentary]
Will Pascoe (dir.)
Farpoint Films
Winnipeg, Manitoba
2014 - 108 minutes
https://www.farpointfilms.com/lost-heroes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaF2uKHv7WA

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Grant Morrison On Batman/Deadpool "Plot Need Not Be The Best Possible". Bleeding Cool (November 28): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/grant-morrison-on-batman-deadpool-plot-need-not-be-the-best-possible/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. The Bedside Cabinets of Eternity and Kismet in Batman/Deadpool. Bleeding Cool (November 29):  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/eternity-kismet-batman-deadpool-grant-morrison-dan-mora/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Grant Morrison On Writing Themselves Into Batman/Deadpool (Spoilers). Bleeding Cool (November 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/grant-morrison-on-writing-themselves-into-batman-deadpool-spoilers/

  *Morrison, Grant. 2025. Back To Bat [Batman/Deadpool]. Xanaduum (November 26): https://grantmorrison.substack.com/p/2611-back-to-bat

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Princess Academy Graphic Novel Gets A Quarter Of A Million Print Run.  Bleeding Cool (November 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/princess-academy-graphic-novel-gets-a-quarter-of-a-million-print-run/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. I Am Stephen Hawking by Brad Meltzer Gets a 150,000 Print Run. Bleeding Cool (November 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/i-am-stephen-hawking-by-brad-meltzer-gets-a-150000-print-run/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Supergirl And The Love That Dare Not Neigh Its Name. Bleeding Cool (November 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/supergirl-love-that-dare-not-neigh-its-name/

  *Higuera, Diego. 2025. Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: The Wilder, RPG Party Questions, Malloch The Damned, and two more projects you'll love! The Beat (November 28): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-the-wilder-rpg-party-questions-malloch-the-damned-and-two-more-projects-youll-love/

Dixon, Kerry. 2025. Comic-Con Museum "40 Years of Luann" and tokitoki Exhibits Opening June 30. SDCC Unofficial Blog (June 23): https://sdccblog.com/2025/06/comic-con-museum-40-years-of-luann-and-tokitoki-exhibits-opening-june-30/

Accomando, Beth. 2025. From fanboys to power players: 2 local creators and the stories that shaped them [aka Comics creators pursue a passion for sequential art; Chris Ryall; Scott Dunbier]. KPBS (June 23): https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2025/06/23/comic-con-san-diego-creators-chris-ryall-scott-dunbier and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Agaueqz0c

Battle For Dream Island's first comic book released as part of Black Friday sale
Russ Burlingame on 11/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/battle-for-dream-islands-first-comic-book-released-as-part-of-black-friday-sale/

The Beat Digest 11/28/25: BRIARWOODS starring in VOX MACHINA graphic novel
Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 11/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-112825/

ARPAD OKAY et. al.
The Beat's 2025 COMICS LOVER Gift Guide
The Beat Staff on 11/28/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-beats-2025-comics-lover-gift-guide/

  *Takahashi, Rumiko. 2025. The Art of Rumiko Takahashi: Colors 1978-2024. Viz

  *Rapold, Nicolas. 2025. The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki: The Influences and Inspiration Behind the Iconic Films. Frances Lincoln

  *Gossett, Christian, Kris Simon, and David Hyde. 2025. Noir-vember: With Guests Alex Segura & Ivy Pochoda! Superfan Podcast (November 28): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/noir-vember-with-guests-alex-segura

  *Gossett, Christian, Kris Simon, and David Hyde. 2025. Noir-vember: with Guests Jamie Harrison & Stephan Franck! Superfan Podcast (November 21): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/noir-vember-with-guests-jamie-harrison

  *Gossett, Christian, Kris Simon, and David Hyde. 2025. Noir-vember BONUS! With Guests Marco Finnegan & Jason Starr! Superfan Podcast (November 30): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/noir-vember-bonus-with-guests-marco

  *Tsumele, Edward. 2025. Up-Close and Personal with cartoonist Zapiro whose sketch book and pencil rattle the corrupt among the political elite in South Africa and beyond. CityLife/Arts (November 25): https://citylifearts.co.za/up-close-and-personal-with-cartoonist-zapiro-whose-sketch-book-and-pencil-rattle-the-corrupt-among-the-political-elite-in-south-africa-and-beyond/

Danny Seagren, 'Electric Company' Star and the First Live-Action Spider-Man, Dies at 81
Mike Barnes
November 27, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/danny-seagren-dead-electric-company-spider-man-1236436815/

The Daily Heller: Tomi Ungerer, Provocateur [2015 interview]
By Steven Heller
The Daily Heller November 27 2025
https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/tomi-ungerer-provocateur/

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End casts a spell (that makes you spend $200 on its Blu-rays)
Crunchyroll's Blu-ray set brings home the magic of this excellent anime.
By Elijah Gonzalez  |  November 28, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-review-blu-ray

tc2oons - Tim Campbell's substack - https://tc2oons.substack.com/

Will Mark Knight toon flick Bowen switch on rising power prices?
Mark Knight
Kids News November 27, 2025
https://www.kidsnews.com.au/explainers/will-mark-knight-toon-flick-bowen-switch-on-rising-power-prices/news-story/1633cb0ed5ed7a01d2a59e3d6d6e88a2

'Angel's Egg' Still Embodies Anime's Wonderous Ability to Move Without Words
Mamoru Oshii's cult classic original video anime, a haunting, wordless vision, returns to theaters in 4K for its 40th anniversary.
By Isaiah Colbert
io9 November 28, 2025
https://gizmodo.com/angels-egg-anime-mamoru-oshii-gkids-retro-review-2000692231

Krispy Kreme partners with Peanuts for unique holiday doughnut collection
11.24.2025
By Brian Amick
https://www.bakemag.com/articles/20976-krispy-kreme-partners-with-peanuts-for-unique-holiday-doughnut-collection

Dart, Chris. 2025. This rapper is making 'The Watchmen of rhyming comics': Wordburglar teamed up with Canadian comic creators to illustrate his songs for his new greatest hits package. CBC Arts (June 23): https://www.cbc.ca/arts/wordburglar-rhymes-with-comics-1.7568530

7 nights at sea aboard the last grand ocean liner
The Queen Mary 2 keeps a romantic age of transatlantic sailing alive.
By Christine Mi
Mi wrote and illustrated this comic after spending seven nights aboard the Queen Mary 2.
Washington Post November 3, 2025  [in print November 30, F1-5 (poorly)]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/interactive/2025/queen-mary-2-ocean-liner/
free link https://wapo.st/3M1b153

Why this family of British aristocrats still obsesses the public [Mimi Pond; in print as The forever Mitford sisters]
By Sophia Nguyen
Washington Post November 30, 2025: C1, 5.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/11/28/mitford-sisters-do-admit-mimi-pond-troublemaker-carla-kaplan/

Mills, Kadin. 2025. A new animated film offers a way for kids to learn about contemporary Native culture ["Pow!" by Joey Clift]. NPR's All Things Considered (November 28): https://www.npr.org/2025/11/28/nx-s1-5611177/a-new-animated-film-offers-a-way-for-kids-to-learn-about-contemporary-native-culture and https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2025/11/20251128_atc_mills-pow_short_film.mp3 and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5611177

In Pictures: A Tremendous Thought Bubble Festival 2025!
By James Bacon on November 29, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/in-pictures-a-tremendous-thought-bubble-festival-2025/

Finding Relena: Exploring A Gundam Heroine's Legacy With Voice Actor Lisa Ann Beley
by Lauren Orsini, Nov 28th 2025
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-11-28/finding-relena-exploring-a-gundam-heroine-legacy-with-voice-actor-lisa-ann-beley/.229463

Horror Manga Creator Minetaro Mochizuki Prefers the Darkness
by Bamboo Dong, Nov 26th 2025
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-11-26/horror-manga-creator-minetaro-mochizuki-prefers-the-darkness/.229537

'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' creators had 'rare' dispute over beloved holiday special
Sara Donnellan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
 Nov. 25, 2025,  https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2025/11/a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving-creators-had-rare-dispute-over-beloved-holiday-special.html

Celebrating 75 Years of "Peanuts"
Will Spencer
The Crossroads Suncast  Nov 27, 2025
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/peanuts-cartoonist-discusses-franchise-s-enduring-resonance/article_83d89ae0-d907-4e0b-9f39-769d7851f1a4.html
https://redcircle.com/show/4e083ef8-257b-44ec-a166-ffc39442b8c8/ep/d51b09dc-ef5d-498a-b621-8245abde9441

'Peanuts' cartoonist discusses franchise's enduring resonance [Robert Pope]
    Will Spencer
    Nov 27, 2025  https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/peanuts-cartoonist-discusses-franchise-s-enduring-resonance/article_83d89ae0-d907-4e0b-9f39-769d7851f1a4.html


  *MacMillan, Paul. 2025. The Lawrence Brothers Join Forces with Z2 Comics for a New Graphic Novel Series. Ghost Cult Comics (June 25): https://ghostcultmag.com/the-lawrence-brothers-join-forces-with-z2-comics-for-a-new-graphic-novel-series/

  *Telling, Gillian. 2025. The Lawrence Brothers Announce Their Next Joint Career Move, Which Requires Some Detective Skills [Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency]. People (June 24): https://people.com/lawrence-brothers-are-starting-a-detective-agency-graphic-novel-exclusive-11760412

  *Brown, Carolyn. 2025. Based on a true story: With his first adult graphic novel, Northampton author hopes other gay, Asian people feel seen [Mike Curato; Gaysians]. Daily Northampton [MA] Gazette (June 27): https://gazettenet.com/2025/06/27/gaysians-june-26-61953417/

Unknown. 2025. Jackson native, comic book creator to return to the Hub City for signing event [Mike Norton; Comics Universe, Jackson TN store]. WBBJ Eyewitness News (June 24): https://www.wbbjtv.com/2025/06/24/jackson-native-comic-book-creator-to-return-to-the-hub-city-for-signing-event/

  *Johnson, Julia. 2025. Laugh, learn, repeat: Comics take on health education. Steven Christian, a third year MD/Ph.D. student, turns medical education into engaging comics that connect, inform and delight audiences far beyond the classroom ["Cütie Catcherz"]. Nevada Today (June 24): https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2025/faces-of-the-pack-cutie-catchers

  *Pittawala, Iqbal. 2025. Using comic books to communicate health issues. UCRiverside's Inside UCR (June 24): https://insideucr.ucr.edu/stories/2025/06/24/using-comic-books-communicate-health-issues

  *Kusek, Sam. 2025.  On comics as a machine for empathy [Raymond Tyler and Noah Van Sciver, Democratic Socialists of America: A Graphic History]. Creative Independent (June 25): https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-raymond-tyler-and-illustrator-noah-van-sciver-on-comics-as-a-machine-for-empathy/

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