Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/25/2026

  *Johnston, Rich. 2026. More Tales From Those Who Worked With Sam Kieth, Over The Decades; From those who worked with Sam Kieth; Matt Wagner, Scott Ian, J Scott Campbell, Rob Liefeld, Don Chin, William Messner Loebs and more. Bleeding Cool (March 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/more-tales-from-those-who-worked-with-sam-kieth-over-the-decades/


Unknown. 2026. Comic artist Hermann Huppen dies in Brussels at 87. Brussels Times (March 23): https://www.brusselstimes.com/2039811/comic-artist-hermann-huppen-dies-in-brussels-at-87

Maxharraj, Shaban. 2026. Hermann Huppen – the giant of the graphic novel, humanist and friend of Kosovo. Koha (March 24): https://www.koha.net/en/kulture/hermann-huppen-gjiganti-i-romanit-grafik-humanisti-e-miku-i-kosoves

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. OpenAI shutting down Sora, Disney drops investment [AI animation]. The Beat (March 25): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sora-shutdown/

Metz, Cade. 2026. OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its A.I. video generator; the start-up said it would discontinue Sora just three months after signing a multiyear deal to bring Disney characters to the service. New York Times (March 24): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/technology/openai-shutting-down-sora.html

Simons, Dean. 2026. Creators and editors discuss the magisterial return of The Trigan Empire and its continued appeal. The Beat (March 25): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-creators-and-editors-discuss-the-trigan-empire-s-magisterial-return-and-the-series-eternal-appeal/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Boom Studios fires staff, moves executives, in latest restructuring; Boom Studios fires staff and makes executive moves in its latest Penguin Random House restructuring changes. Bleeding Cool (March 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/boom-studios-fires-staff-moves-executive-in-its-latest-restructuring/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. DSTLRY returns to print after publishing hiatus; with six titles for summer release. ICv2 (March 25): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61951/dstlry-returns-print-after-publishing-hiatus

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. DSTLRY is back, announces publishing schedule. The Beat (March 25): https://www.comicsbeat.com/dstlry-is-back-announces-publishing-schedule/

Degg, D. D. 2026. David Rowe cartoon accused of using antisemitic tropes. Daily Cartoonist (March 24): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/24/david-rowe-cartoon-accused-of-using-antisemitic-tropes/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Wayback Whensday: the case of the curious cartoonist [Ripley's Believe It or Not]. Daily Cartoonist (March 25): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/25/wayback-whensday-the-case-of-the-curious-cartoonist/

Kilday, Colleen. 2023. 20 words introduced or popularized by cartoons. Stacker (November 2): https://stacker.com/stories/art-culture/20-words-introduced-or-popularized-cartoons

Unknown. 2026. "Monstress" adult animated series based on award-winning comics in development at Amazon. Animation Magazine (March 24): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/monstress-adult-animated-series-based-on-award-winning-comics-in-development-at-amazon/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. How retailer exclusive covers help Absolute Batman sell over 300,000; how an unprecedented amount of retailer exclusive covers help Absolute Batman sell over 300,000 every month... Bleeding Cool (March 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/how-retailer-exclusive-covers-help-absolute-batman-sell-over-300000/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. How Chris Ryall helped save Saucer Country… two times; how Chris Ryall helped save Saucer Country by Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly... twice. And now helping get a TV series made. Bleeding Cool (March 23): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/how-chris-ryall-helped-save-saucer-country-two-times/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Cartoonfestival Knokke Heist Golden Hat winners [Belgium]. Daily Cartoonist (March 24): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/24/cartoonfestival-knokke-heist-golden-hat-winners/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Bonil leaves El Universo after three decades [Ecuador]. Daily Cartoonist (March 24): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/24/bonil-leaves-el-universo-after-three-decades/

Unknown. 2026. ["Veteran animator and storyboard artist Barry Caldwell has passed away, according to Paul Dini."] ComicBook Clique (March 24): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HTXD4Z7r3/

Weinberg, Steven. 2026. How to make a No Kings protest sign; we asked artists, writers, and curators for practical tips on crafting a powerful protest sign. Hyperallergic (March 24): https://hyperallergic.com/how-to-make-a-no-kings-protest-sign/

Cirone, David. 2026. Near Mint Condition's Omar Valdivieso keeps the dialogue alive between publishers and fans. The Beat (March 25): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-near-mint-condition-omar-valdivieso/

Owen. 2026. The exciting future of the Flash (ft. Ryan North & Gavin Guidry). Owen Likes More Comics and Owen Likes Comics (March 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl2Hk5Wv3hc

Kantor, Emma. 2026. TokyoPop launches educational imprint. Publishers Weekly (March 24): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/99990-tokyopop-launches-educational-imprint.html

Rabiroff, Zach. 2026. I'd have been a fool not to try everything: PW talks with Brian Michael Bendis. Publishers Weekly (March 25): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99992-i-d-have-been-a-fool-not-to-try-everything-pw-talks-with-brian-michael-bendis.html

Holub, Christian. 2026. GlobalComix closes $13 million funding round, names new CEO. Publishers Weekly (March 25): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100003-globalcomix-wants-to-create-the-figma-for-comics-with-new-funding-and-ceo.html

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Taking the temperature of global comics at the London Book Fair. Publishers Weekly (March 25): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/london-book-fair/article/100004-taking-the-temperature-of-global-comics-at-the-london-book-fair.html

Aguilar, Carlos. 2026. A master of animation is back, with a "magnificent" story [Sylvain Chomet]. New York Times (March 25): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/movies/sylvain-chomet-a-magnificent-life.html

Swinimer, John. 2026. Eric Olcsvary preps for C2E2. True North Country Comics Videos (March 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8_2eVu6Xpk

Soderberg, Justin. 2026. Alex Segura - author of Enemy of My Enemy [Daredevil novel]. Capes and Tights Podcast (274; March 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC8Qm_DViIk

Harper, David. 2026. Chip Zdarsky talks Captain America, collaboration, writer and artist brain, retirement, and more. SKTCHD (March 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ff0Yxs2LmY

Chatfield, Jason, Emily Flake, and Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell. 2026. DMA#42: getting punched in the face for a living with Emily Flake; we dive into the ruthless mechanics of humour, boxing and comedy, the misery of hell gigs, and why you should absolutely never do stand-up at a children's play space. New York Cartoons (March 25): https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/dma42-getting-punched-in-the-face

Best, Daniel. 2026. The rise of Image Comics: compendium. The timeline: 1995 - 1996 (things get messy & a founder leaves). Daniel Best - Author (March 25): https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-image-comics-compendium-fcc

Lussier, Germain. 2026. Marvel says the real world parallels in "Daredevil: Born Again" are coincidental; if the events in the season two premiere felt a little too real, well, it wasn't designed that way. That's just the world. io9 (March 25): https://gizmodo.com/marvel-says-the-real-world-parallels-in-daredevil-born-again-are-coincidental-2000738105

DeSchepper, Rachel. 2026. An Interview with Cathy Guisewite. Andrews McMeel Publishing (March 11): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsUg7tmk09Q

DeSchepper, Rachel. 2026. Cathy Guisewite looks back on 50 years of "Cathy". GoComics (March 19): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/cathy-guisewite-interview-50th-anniversary