Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/17/2025

  *Reilly, Leslie J. 2025. AI, Andor and Anime: SDSU researchers present at Comic-Con International; Faculty appear on 10 panels covering such topics as banned books, Manga, and careers in comics. SDSU News (July 18): https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/07/sdsu-researchers-present-at-2025-comic-con-international

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Writer/producer Jeff Kinney shares his thoughts on Disney's new 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw' movie. Animation Magazine (December 16): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/author-producer-jeff-kinney-shares-his-thoughts-on-disneys-new-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-last-straw/

  *McCarthy, Casey. 2025. Translated graphic novel educates readers on reconciliation in Québec [Québec Was Born in My Country!; Emmanuelle Dufour]. Simon Fraser University Indigenous Studies (July 15): https://www.sfu.ca/indg/news-events/news/2025/henzi-graphic-novel.html

  *Appel, Allan. 2025. New Yorker, Playboy cartoonist pops up at the gym [Sidney Harris]. New Haven Independent (December 16): https://www.newhavenindependent.org/2025/12/16/new-yorker-playboy-cartoonist-pops-up-at-the-gym/

  *Unknown. 1925. [Ding Darling to return to work by January 1]. Editor and Publisher 58 (15; September 12): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-09-12_58_16/page/26/mode/2up

  *Griepp, Milton. 2025. Ablaze acquires NBM in asset sale, Nantier to package. ICv2 (December 16): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61237/ablaze-acquires-nbm

  *MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. Ablaze acquires NBM. Comics Beat (December 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/ablaze-acquires-nbm/

  *Milliot, Jim. 2025. Diamond bankruptcy moves to chapter 7. Publishers Weekly (December 17): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/99325-diamond-comics-bankruptcy-moves-to-chapter-7.html

  *Boccella, Maggie. 2025. Exclusive: David Dastmalchian Teams with Z2 for New Graphic Novel Through. Fangoria (July 17): https://www.fangoria.com/david-dastmalchian-through-graphic-novel/

  *Perez, Javier. 2025. Mike Deodato Jr. rejects accusations of using AI in AWA's Ultimate Oz. Comics Beat (December 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/mike-deodato-jr-rejects-accusations-of-using-ai-in-awas-ultimate-oz/

  *Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2025. PRH reveals full slate of Comics Giveaway Day™ titles. Comics Beat (December 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-giveaway-day-2026/

  *Griepp, Milton. 2025. PRHPS reveals 2026 not-free-comic-book-day titles, launching Comics Giveaway Day. ICv2 (December 17): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61239/prhps-reveals-2026-not-free-comic-book-day-titles

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Marvel's version of free comic book day – Armageddon - Queen in Black. Bleeding Cool (December 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvels-version-of-free-comic-book-day-armageddon-queen-in-black/

  *MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. Marvel announces four Comics Giveaway Day™ releases. Comics Beat (December 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-announces-four-comics-giveaway-day-releases

Waxman, Olivia B. 2025. Everything You Need To Know about Smurfs. Time (July 18): https://time.com/7303275/smurfs-movie-history/

Heilman, Greg. 2025. The spinach myth that made Popeye a legend and how it all started with a math error. AS (July 15): https://en.as.com/latest_news/the-spinach-myth-that-made-popeye-a-legend-and-how-it-all-started-with-a-math-error-n/

Jones, Tia Carol. 2025. Artist Is Expanding Story of Iconic Characters with Graphic Novel Series [Hebru Brantley]. [Chicago] Citizen Weekly (n.d.): https://citizennewspapergroup.com/news/2025/jul/16/artist-is-expanding-story-of-iconic-characters-with-graphic-novel-series/

Zalben, Alex. 2025. Alien Books Reveals New Logo, Projects, ahead of San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Comic Book Club (July 18): https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/07/18/alien-books-new-logo-upcoming-projects-crossover/

Lederer, Richard. 2025. How cartoons and comic strips shape our language. San Diego Union-Tribune's Lederer on Language (July 19): https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/19/lederer-on-language-how-cartoons-and-comic-strips-shape-our-language/

Unknown, 1925. ["Ellison Hoover, cartoonist, who recently contracted to draw a series of cartoons for the United Features Syndicate, New York, returned to this country this week from a Continental Trip"]. Editor and Publisher 58 (16; September 12): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-09-12_58_16/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. Homer Stinson Dead. Editor and Publisher 58 (14; August 29): 6. https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-08-29_58_14/page/6/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. Former World Artist Wins Prize [Robert E. Johnston]. Editor and Publisher 58 (15; September 5): 6. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-09-05_58_15/page/6/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. New N. Y. Cartoonist: Brown of Chicago Daily News Joins Herald Tribune Staff [Edward Scott Brown; in place of Ding Darling]. Editor and Publisher 58 (15; September 5): 12. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-09-05_58_15/page/12/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. [Ben Batsford profile, due to the Doings of the Duffs job]. Editor and Publisher 58 (14; August 29): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-08-29_58_14/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. [New Features at Graphic Syndicate include Lottie Pepp; Kessler's Cartoons; Sally in Our Alley]. Editor and Publisher 58 (14; August 29): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-08-29_58_14/page/32/mode/2up

Zdarsky, Chip. 2025. The end of an era: ZCN RIP [Zdarsky Comic News]. It's Chip Zdarsky's Newsletter, Okay? (December 17): https://zdarsky.substack.com/p/the-end-of-an-era

Degg, D. D. 2025. Stephen Miller's wife calls illustration "left-wing terror" [caricature by Matt Mahurin]. Daily Cartoonist (December 16): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/16/stephen-millers-wife-calls-illustration-left-wing-terror/

Johnston, Rich. 2025. Neon Ichiban introduce downloadable PDF comics, but drop engineers. Bleeding Cool (December 16): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/neon-ichiban-introduce-downloadable-pdf-comics-but-drop-engineers/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. 98th Oscars shortlists: The animated short - VFX contenders that made the cut. Animation Magazine (December 16): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/98th-oscars-shortlists-the-animated-short-vfx-contenders-that-made-the-cut/

Unknown. 2025. RSIFF - Annecy International Animation Festival partner to boost the Saudi animation industry. Animation Magazine (December 16): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/rsiff-annecy-international-animation-festival-partner-to-boost-the-saudi-animation-industry/

Beat Staff. 2025. The Beat's best anime of 2025. Comics Beat (December 17): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-beats-best-anime-of-2025/

Unknown. 2025. 14 graphic novel adaptations of beloved prose titles for young readers. School Library Journal (December 16): https://www.slj.com/story/14-graphic-novel-adaptations-of-beloved-prose-titles-for-young-readers/

Bacon, James. 2025. In review and in pictures: Singapore comic con 2025. downthetubes (December 16): https://downthetubes.net/in-review-and-in-pictures-singapore-comic-con-2025/

Chapuis, Marius. 2025. Disparition adieu Clark Gaybeul et gros nez: Edika tire sa révérence. Liberation (December 16): https://www.liberation.fr/culture/bd/adieu-clark-gaybeul-et-gros-nez-edika-tire-sa-reverence-20251216_7ASNGM6FWFHS5CRWJYA74BGHWQ/

Chapuis, Marius. 2025. Expo "Manga, tout un art !", Guimet en ordre de pagaille. Liberation (December 12): https://www.liberation.fr/culture/bd/manga-tout-un-art-guimet-en-ordre-de-pagaille-20251212_P2WC6XSOA5FYXG2P7W4J5FJO3A/

Klock, Marie, Marius Chapuis, and Quentin Girard. 2025. Des idées cadeaux pour un Noël tout en BD : "Arco", Maïté Grandjouan, "Vampires"... Liberation (December 07): https://www.liberation.fr/culture/bd/des-idees-cadeaux-pour-un-noel-tout-en-bd-arco-maite-grandjouan-vampires-20251207_KUNHU3IFINHYHKFGK7AWAEVTRQ/

Gonzalez, Elijah. 2025. My Hero Academia completes its comeback in a superpowered final season - ten years in the making, My Hero Academia goes out with a bang. The A.V. Club (December 17): https://www.avclub.com/my-hero-academia-season-8-review

Roth, Gil. 2025. Jonathan Sandler [UK]. Virtual Memories Show (December 16): https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-667-jonathan-sandler

Serrano, Nhora Lucía (ed.). 2025. Inked Latinidades. Inks 9 (3; Fall). online at https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/56066

Serrano, Nhora Lucía. 2025. Introduction to Inked Latinidades: Latinx/e voices and narrativas en viñetas. Inks 9 (3; Fall): 229-244. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/976992

Aldama, Frederick Luis and Miguel Ángel Hernández. 2025. Latinx comics: Past, present, and future. Inks 9 (3; Fall): 245-250. https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/976993

Serrano, Nhora Lucía. 2025. Drawn from clay: Mexican cerámica, material culture, and bilingual visual modernism in Gus Arriola's Gordo. Inks 9 (3; Fall): 251-274. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/976994

Maldonado, Jennifer Caroccio. 2025. Latinx identity uprooted: Tracing destierro in the comic biography Who Is Ana Mendieta? Inks 9 (3; Fall): 275-293. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/976995

Espinoza, Mauricio. 2025. Crossing borders, shifting narratives: Speculative agency in Julio Anta's migration graphic novels. Inks 9 (3; Fall): 294-314. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/976996

Fernández L'Hoeste, Héctor. 2025. Class and national imaginaries in Call Me Iggy: Searching for a place in US culture. Inks 9 (3; Fall): 315-334. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/976997

Robb, Jenny E. and John Edward Martin. 2025. Notable Latinx/e comics collections in the United States. Inks 9 (3; Fall): 335-346. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/976998

Unknown. 2025. 2025 Comics Studies Society prizes. Inks 9 (3; Fall): 347-348. Online at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/article/976999