Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/20/2026

  *Tison, Hélène. 2022. Female Cartoonists in the United States: Bad Girls and Invisible Women. Routledge

  *Baldanzi, Jessica. 2023. Bodies and Boundaries in Graphic Fiction: Reading Female and Nonbinary Characters [Chris Ware, Tillie Walden, Ebony Flowers, Emil Ferris]. Routledge

  *Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. How Fred Van Lente Makes Great Comics! Collectors Confessions (January 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgdAlIhZWNw

Wyatt, Chris. 2014. Guardians of the Galaxy: The Junior Novel [movie]. Boston: Little, Brown

Harper, David. 2026. Hits and Misses With Shannon Live From Bat City Comic Professionals: The Shop's Passionate Customer Base Continues to Grow [Florida]. ICv2 (January 18): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61426/hits-misses-shannon-live-bat-city-comic-professionals

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Jim Lee Punisher Graphic Novel That Time Forgot: A Look Inside the Jim Lee Punisher/Nick Fury Graphic Novel Rules of the Game, What Was Published and What Was Not. Bleeding Cool (January 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-jim-lee-punisher-graphic-novel-that-time-forgot/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. After Two Years of No-One Noticing, SDCC Changes Its A.I. Art Policy: After Two Years of No-One Noticing, San Diego Comic-Con Changes the A.I. Policy of Its Art Show and Bans It. Bleeding Cool (January 19): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/after-two-years-of-no-one-noticing-sdcc-changes-its-a-i-art-policy/

Freeman, John. 2026. Niner, Niner! The Etherington Brothers Latest, Free "How to Think When You Draw" Magazine. downthetubes (January 19): https://downthetubes.net/niner-niner-the-etherington-brothers-latest-free-how-to-think-when-you-draw-magazine/

Grady, Will and Joan Ormrod, eds. 2022. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4). Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcom20/13/4

Grady, Will and Joan Ormrod. 2022. Editorial. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 519-520. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2022.2096204

Earle, Harriet. 2022. Traumatic Absurdity, Palimpsest, and Play: A Slaughterhouse-Five Case Study. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 521-535. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1951787

Bera, Sohini and Rajni Singh. 2022. Appeal for Embracing Posthumanist Perspectives in Orijit Sen's The River of Stories. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 536-553. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1944239

Sinervo, Kalervo A. and Ariela Freedman. 2022. Feeling Your Pain: Empathy in Comics [Eleanor Davis's How to be Happy and Nick Drnaso's Sabrina]. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 554-570. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1951786

Badi-ozaman, Fatemeh, Masoud Sharififar, and Mina Zandrahimi. 2022. Analysing the Persian Translation of Sound Effects in Comic Books by Celotti's Strategies. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 571-591. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1942106

Fernández, Luis J. Tosina. 2022. Visual Representation of Proverbs in Comic Books and Their Translation: Asterix as a Paradigmatic Case. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 592-605. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1966063

Hodapp, James. 2022. Fashioning Africanfuturism: African Comics, Afrofuturism, and Nnedi Okorafor's Shuri. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 606-619. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1965637

Bhattacharjee, Partha, Priyanka Tripathi, and Bidisha Pal. 2022. 'The Problem of Gender Violence in India… Was Not a Legal Problem, but a Cultural Problem': A Conversation With Comics Creator Ram Devineni. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 620-631. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1918736

Klaehn, Jeffery. 2022. Talking Comics, Life and Art With Cartoonist E.S. Glenn. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 632-644. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1911819

Yadav, Neha. 2022. 'To Delight and Revel in Trying to Pull Apart Systems of Authority:' A Conversation With Graphic Novelist Orijit Sen. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 645-656. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1965638

Austin, Hailey. 2022. Book Review: Wonder Woman: The Female Body and Popular Culture by Joan Ormrod. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 657-658. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1968452

Veitch, Adam. 2022. Book Review: The Black Avenger in Atlantic Culture by Gregory Pierrot [Not on Comics]. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 658-660. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2022.2050773

MacLeod, Douglas. 2022. Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump: Images From Literature and Visual Arts Edited by Barbara Brodman and James E. Doan. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 13 (4): 660-662. Online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.2019072

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Yen Press Licenses Horror Manga by Creator of 'PTSD Radio'; Plus: New Romantasy From Author of 'My Happy Marriage'. ICv2 (January 20): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61434/yen-press-licenses-horror-manga-creator-ptsd-radio

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. December 2025 Circana Bookscan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels: DC and 'Solo Leveling' Dominate, While Manga Gets More Diverse. ICv2 (January 18): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/61425/december-2025-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Documentary on Animator Ron Husband Kicks Off PBS SoCal's Black History Month Slate. Animation Magazine (January 19): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/documentary-on-animator-ron-husband-kicks-off-pbs-socals-black-history-month-slate/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 01/20/26: Iyanu Season 2 Trailer Drops. The Beat (January 20): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-012026/

Simons, Dean. 2026. Soli Deo Gloria Wins 2026 Fnac France Inter Comics Prize. The Beat (January 20): https://www.comicsbeat.com/soli-deo-gloria-wins-2026-fnac-france-inter-comics-prize/

Simons, Dean. 2026. Hannah McCann's St. Brigid & Me Wins First Graphic Novel Award 2025 [UK]. The Beat (January 20): https://www.comicsbeat.com/hannah-mccanns-st-brigid-me-wins-first-graphic-novel-award-2025/

Mouly, Françoise. 2026. Adrian Tomine's "Post-Vacation". New Yorker (January 19): https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2026-01-26

Otterson, Joe. 2026. 'Lore Olympus' Animated Series Greenlit at Amazon. Variety (January 20): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lore-olympus-animated-series-amazon-jim-henson-company-1236635434/

Porter, Rick. 2026. 'Kpop Demon Hunters' Is Netflix's Most Watched Movie (or Show) Ever — and It's Not Close: The Streamer's Semiannual Data Release Shows Just How Huge the Animated Film Was in the Second Half of 2025. Hollywood Reporter (January 20): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-most-watched-movie-show-ever-1236479284/

Kelly, John. 2026. 'I Can't See Doing This Stuff Just for Fun': The Glenn Head Interview, Part 2. TCJ (January 20): https://www.tcj.com/i-cant-see-doing-this-stuff-just-for-fun-the-glenn-head-interview-part-2/

Maniotes, Andrew. 2026. RIP Diana Green [Trans Cartoonist]. Facebook (January 20): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AGttY3dEE/

Green, Diana. 2015. Interview With Diana Green [Oral History]. Digital Transgender Archive (August 8): https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/jm214p30p

Bowie, Pauline. 1948. The Coiffures Are Not Comic [Hair Styles in Comic Strips]. Colliers (January 17): 58-59.

Charretier, Elsa. 2026. Oops, Forgot the Paper! My Jessica Jones Process. Elsa Charretier & PK Colinet (January 20): https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.patreon.com/posts/oops-forgot-my-148027826

Weprin, Alex. 2026. Inside Disney's Push to Turn Its Princess Brand Into a High-Margin Lifestyle Franchise (Exclusive). Hollywood Reporter (January 20): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-princess-luxury-expansion-pandora-viktor-rolf-doll-1236477468/

Gonzalez, Elijah. 2026. Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Plays the Hits, but Isn't Brave Enough to be a Lasting Classic: VTubing and a Millennia-Old Folktale Collide in This Colorful but Incomplete Anime Movie. A.V. Club (January 20): https://www.avclub.com/cosmic-princess-kaguya-review

Milligan, Badr. 2026. Jim Zub The Barbarian: Jim Talks Conan, Robert E. Howard, Dungeons & Dragons, and More! The Short Box Podcast (January 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jc-vShjAJs and https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.buzzsprout.com/281000/episodes/18475233

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds With Charise Harper [Wrong Friend]. Words, Images, & Worlds (January 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB7igzNvNGI

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop Culture Squadcast - Live: With Special Guest Kami Garcia. Pop Culture Squad (January 20): https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dd47yAEH-uO4

Fiffe, Michel. 2025. Keith Giffen Part 2: Legion Burnout, Ambush Bug Takeover, Style Shift Controversy. Fiffe Files (December 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izVrJlP7JpM

Fiffe, Michel. 2026. Keith Giffen Part 3: 80s Marvel, New Justice League, Return to Legion, and Invasion! Fiffe Files (January 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUZOuQ8SQ0M

Siuntres, John. 2026. Genre Splicing The Van Jensen Experience. Word Balloon (January 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mng-tDyMgpo

Siuntres, John. 2026. Life After the Apocalypse: Charlie Adlard on Altamont and The Walking Dead. Word Balloon (January 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f7er7agU7I

Dollard, Terence. 2026. Comic Culture With Giancarlo D' Alessandro. Comic Culture (January 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvQfxFACzko

Sidman, Fern. 2025. Art as Witness, Memory as Defiance: The Museum of Jewish Heritage Reclaims Arthur Szyk's Legacy for a Perilous Age. The Jewish Voice (December 7): https://www.google.com/search?q=https://tjvnews.com/art-a-culture/art-as-witness-memory-as-defiance-the-museum-of-jewish-heritage-reclaims-arthur-szyks-legacy-for-a-perilous-age/

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