Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/11/2025

  *Higuera, Diego. 2025. Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: The New Age, Rise, The Art of Sunstone, and two more projects you'll love! The Beat (December 11): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-the-new-age-rise-the-art-of-sunstone-and-two-more-projects-youll-love/

  *Beat Staff. 2025. The Beat's Best Comics of 2025. The Beat (December 11): https://www.comicsbeat.com/best-comics-of-2025/

  *MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. Waitaminnit, Humanoids is back with a Jorodowsky kickstarter? The Beat (December 11): https://www.comicsbeat.com/waitaminnit-humanoids-is-back-with-a-jorodowsky-kickstarter/

  *Kaplan, Ollie and Heidi MacDonald. 2025. Webtoon announces a slate of new programs aimed at helping creators in 2026 The Beat (December 11): https://www.comicsbeat.com/webtoon-announces-a-slate-of-new-programs-aimed-at-helping-creators-in-2026/

  *Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2025. Disney sells out to OpenAI, agreeing to license characters to Sora. The Beat (December 11): https://www.comicsbeat.com/disney-openai/

  *Alverson, Brigid. 2025. Coliseum of Comics Acquires Generation X Comics and Games; Florida-based Chain Expands into Texas. ICv2 (December 10): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61191/coliseum-comics-acquires-generation-x-comics-games

  *Alverson, Brigid. 2025. Universal Announces More Free Comic Book Day Details; Game Publishers, Other Distributors to Participate as Well. ICv2 (December 9): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61183/universal-announces-more-free-comic-book-day-details

  *Griepp, Milton. 2025. Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson Responds to Questions on Title Count, Employees. ICv2 (December 11): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61196/dark-horse-ceo-mike-richardson-responds-questions

  *Alverson, Brigid. 2025. November 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels; DC, Manhwa, 'Invincible' Fill the Charts. ICv2 (December 11): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/61194/november-2025-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Official cancelled selection list Angouleme Comic Art Festival 2026. Bleeding Cool (December 10): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/official-selection-list-for-angouleme-comic-art-festival-2026/

  *Barnes, Brooks. 2025. Disney agrees to bring its characters to OpenAI's Sora videos. The New York Times (December 11): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/business/media/disney-openai-sora-deal.html

  *Weprin, Alex. 2025. Bob Iger: Disney's OpenAI deal "Does Not in Any Way" Threaten Creatives. Hollywood Reporter (December 11): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bob-iger-openai-deal-paramount-netflix-warner-bros-1236448029/

  *Dave Breger Papers - https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2021086440

  *[Visual materials from the Dave Breger papers], Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division -   https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2022630211/

  *Dave Breger Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress - https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms023028 and https://findingaids.loc.gov/exist_collections/ead3pdf/mss/2023/ms023028.pdf

  *Barnes, Mike. 2025. Jim Ward, Voice Actor on 'Fairly OddParents,' 'Ratchet & Clank' and Lots More, Dies at 66; The Daytime Emmy winner also worked on 'Ben 10,' Disney films and 'Star Wars' projects and did a great Jack Nicholson impression. Hollywood Reporter (December 11): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jim-ward-dead-fairly-oddparents-ratchet-clank-1236448605/

  *Reyna, Leo. 2025. It's the End of an Era for Crunchyroll. CBR (December 6): https://www.cbr.com/crunchyroll-ad-free-streaming-end/

  *Unknown. 2025. A Charlie Brown Christmas Production Art to Auction. Fine Books & Collections Magazine (December 3): https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/charlie-brown-christmas-production-art-auction

  *Dolak, Kevin. 2025. 'South Park' Gets a Dark Twist as Season 28 Closes; The love child of the controversial Donald Trump-Satan affair has an Epstein plot twist, as the animated satire series closed out a ratings-smashing two-season run. Hollywood Reporter (December 10): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/south-park-finale-season-28-antichrist-satan-trump-1236447665/

  *Burrows, Jackson. 2025. PSA announces pricing, turnaround times for grading of comic books, magazines; Grading company will begin accepting submissions July 14. Clict (July 2): https://www.cllct.com/sports-collectibles/memorabilia/fanatics-requests-panini-sales-pitch-be-included-in-pre-trial-discovery

Adkins, Brent Galen. 2025. The Never-Ending Heart-to Heart: A Gallery of PCX 2025 [Philly Comics Expo]. TCJ (December 11): https://www.tcj.com/the-never-ending-heart-toheart-a-gallery-of-pcx-2025/

Degg, D. D. 2025. Keith Brown – RIP. The Daily Cartoonist (December 11): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/11/keith-brown-rip/

Hurley, David. 2012. Keith Brown: And The Wages of Sin Comic. Don't Pick The Flowers... (September 5): https://dontpicktheflowers.com/blog/?p=3233

Degg, D. D. 2025. Sacco & Spiegelman "Never Again" art auction benefit Palestine children. The Daily Cartoonist (December 10): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/10/sacco-spiegelman-never-again-art-auction-benefit-palestine-children/

Freeman, John. 2025. Comic Creator Spotlight: Rafael Cortiella Juancomartí [of Spain]. downthetubes (December 10): https://downthetubes.net/comic-creator-spotlight-rafael-cortiella-juancomarti/

Freeman, John. 2025. Doctor Who Annual Artist Spotlight: Stanley Freeman. downthetubes (December 10): https://downthetubes.net/doctor-who-annual-artist-spotlight-stanley-freeman/

Zeitchik, Steven. 2025. James Gunn says Supergirl is Finally Allowed to Be Messy "Like Male Superheroes Have Been for a While." Hollywood Reporter (December 11): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-gunn-supergirl-milly-alcock-teaser-trailer-1236447785/

Downes, Ian. 2025. Year in Review with… Aardman's Ilona Sunderland and Ben Townsend [merchandising]. Brands Untapped (December 9): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/year-in-review-with-aardmans-ilona-sunderland-and-ben-townsend/

Zahed, Ramin. 2025. 'A Magnificent Life' Director Sylvain Chomet on Animating the Life & Times of French Cultural Icon Marcel Pagnol. Animation Magazine (December 10): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/a-magnificent-life-director-sylvain-chomet-on-animating-the-legacy-of-marcel-pagnol/

Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Exclusive: 'War Is Over!' Writer-Producer Sean Lennon Shares the Oscar-Winning Short's Song-Inspired Journey. Animation Magazine (December 10): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/war-is-over-writer-producer-sean-lennon-shares-the-oscar-winning-shorts-song-inspired-journey/


Richards, Dave. 2025. Illidge and Seeley Uncover the Secret History of the Spawn Universe in Bloodletter. Dave Richards Writes Awesome Stuff (December 11): https://www.patreon.com/posts/illidge-and-of-145585186

Reuters. 2025. Tourists to Japan spooked after comic book predicts doomsday [Ryo Tatsuki]. NBC News (July 3): https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/tourists-japan-spooked-comic-book-predicts-doomsday-rcna216678

Schwartz, Roy. 2025. This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses, French historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history [anti-Semitism; The History of Jerusalem; Christophe Gaultier; France]. Forward (July 2): https://forward.com/culture/books/733867/graphic-novel-history-jerusalem-lemire-antisemitism/

Evans, Julia Dixon. 2025. A Kumeyaay comic book rewrites California's history and inspires a hopeful future [Native America; ethnicity]. KPBS' The Finest (July 3): https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/the-finest/a-kumeyaay-comic-book-rewrites-californias-history-and-inspires-a-hopeful-future

Hume, Bill, 1953. Babysan: A Private Look At The Japanese Occupation. Tokyo: Kasuga Boeki K.K. scan online at https://archive.org/details/babysan-a-private-look-at-the-japanese-occupation/page/n3/mode/1up

Dillon, Barbra. 2025. Interviews Jason Brubaker, Jeff Yagher, and Eben Matthews on the Kickstarter Campaign for Frenz n' Fienz's 'Phobos Volume 2' with Titan Comics and Macroverse. Fanbase Press (December 9): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57928-fanbase-press-interviews-jason-brubaker-jeff-yagher-and-eben-matthews-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-for-frenz-n-fienzs-phobos-volume-2-with-titan-comics-and-ma/

Dillon, Barbra. 2025. Interviews Rafael Scavone on the Upcoming Release of the Series, 'Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story,' with Comixology Originals. Fanbase Press (December 5): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57913-fanbase-press-interviews-rafael-scavone-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-series-devils-luck-a-hailstone-story-with-comixology-originals/

Dillon, Barbra. 2025. Interviews Magnetic Press Publisher Mike Kennedy on Launching a Kickstarter Campaign for the All-New Hardcover Editions of Florent Maudoux's 'Freaks' Squeele'. Fanbase Press (December 10): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57934-fanbase-press-interviews-magnetic-press-publisher-mike-kennedy-on-launching-a-kickstarter-campaign-for-the-all-new-hardcover-editions-of-florent-maudouxs-freaks-squeele/

Dillon, Barbra. 2025. Interviews Ben Crane and Andy Alves on the Release of the Sequel Graphic Novel, 'Cosmic Cadets: Accused!,' with Top Shelf. Fanbase Press (December 11): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57940-fanbase-press-interviews-ben-crane-and-andy-alves-on-the-release-of-the-sequel-graphic-novel-cosmic-cadets-accused-with-top-shelf/

Dillon, Barbra. 2025. Interviews Jesse Lonergan on the Upcoming Release of 'Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man' with Mike Mignola and Dark Horse Comics. Fanbase Press (December 8): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57923-fanbase-press-interviews-jesse-lonergan-on-the-upcoming-release-of-miss-truesdale-and-the-rise-of-man-with-mike-mignola-and-dark-horse-comics/

Whittock, Jesse. 2025. Paramount+ Greenlights Pair of Animated Series From Children's Author Mo Willems. Deadline (December 11): https://deadline.com/2025/12/paramount-mo-willems-animated-series-elephant-piggie-1236644535/