Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/31/2026

Perry, Rachel E (curator) and Olivia Baldwin. 2025. Who Will Draw Our History? Women's Graphic Narratives of the Holocaust, 1944-1949. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. WonderCon thoughts: have we reached peak con — again?. The Beat (March 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wondercon-have-we-reached-peak-con-again/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 03/31/26: Ghost in the Shell reboot incoming. The Beat (March 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-033126/

Shalvey, Declan. 2026. Thundercats x Silverhawks #1 out next week [Rory McConville's Red Sonja interview]. Declarations (194; March 31): https://declanshalvey.substack.com/p/194-thundercats-x-silverhawks-1-out

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Under new ownership, Beckett shuts down comic grading; CBCS shuttering, next steps unclear. Scoop (March 31): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62000/under-new-ownership-beckett-shuts-down-comic-grading

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The issues of Absolute Batman that have sold for $1500 or more on eBay. Bleeding Cool (March 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-issues-of-absolute-batman-that-have-sold-for-1500-or-more-on-ebay/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Glen Baxter – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (March 30): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/30/glen-baxter-rip/

Jaspan, Calum. 2026. The Guardian's razor gang gets cutting [First Dog on the Moon; Australia]. Sydney Morning Herald (March 27): https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-guardian-s-razor-gang-gets-cutting-20260326-p5ziy6.html

Gardner, Alan. 2026. First Dog on the Moon gets shorter leash. Daily Cartoonist (March 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/31/first-dog-on-the-moon-gets-shorter-leash/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Queensland cartoonist warned his pro-Palestine art is illegal [Australia, censorship, James Hillier, aka Nordacious]. Daily Cartoonist (March 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/31/queensland-cartoonist-warned-his-pro-palestine-art-is-illegal/

McLeod, Catie. 2026. Brisbane artist contacted by police over works that allegedly violate new Queensland hate speech laws; James Hillier, known as Nordacious, told he could face jail time for some of his designs made in support of Palestine. Guardian (March 28): https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/28/nordacious-james-hillier-removes-artworks-queensland-police-hate-speech-laws-ntwnfb

Dennien, Matt. 2026. 'From the river to the sea', and into police sights, for Brisbane artists. Sydney Morning Herald (March 28): https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/from-the-river-to-the-sea-and-into-police-sights-for-brisbane-artists-20260328-p5zjhp.html

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. SCAD grad Amina Ömirjan looks back at the making of her well-received 2d-animated short 'Ümit'. Animation Magazine (March 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/scad-grad-amina-omirjan-looks-back-at-the-making-of-her-well-received-2d-animated-short-umit/

Scheck, Frank. 2026. 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' review: Chris Pratt and Charlie Day return for a sequel that will delight fans (but few others). Hollywood Reporter (March 31): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-review-chris-pratt-charlie-day-1236551590/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Hasbro Entertainment hires animation veteran Rob Doherty as new VP of production. Animation Magazine (March 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/hasbro-entertainment-hires-animation-veteran-rob-doherty-as-new-vp-of-production/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. U.K.'s Magic Light Pictures launches Stirling Animation Studio to keep 'Zog' in flight. Animation Magazine (March 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/u-k-s-magic-light-pictures-launches-stirling-animation-studio-to-keep-zog-in-flight/

Weinstein, Moira. 2026. Female cartoon pioneer screens documentary 'Women Laughing' at Center for Brooklyn History; Notable women cartoonists gather for discussion with legend Liza Donnelly. Brooklyn Eagle (March 30): https://brooklyneagle.com/377634/notable-women-cartoonists-gather/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Dan Slott on having Spider-Man Noir meeting the Golden Age Superman; Dan Slott on having Spider-Man Noir meeting the Golden Age Superman in the upcoming All-new, All-spectacular Spider-Man/Superman. Bleeding Cool (March 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dan-slott-on-having-spider-man-noir-meeting-the-golden-age-superman/

Unknown. 1948. Selected cartoons [Navy medicine; World War II]. Hospital Corps Quarterly (April-May-June): 85-88. Online at https://archive.org/details/selected-cartoons-hospital-corps-quarterly-april-may-june-1948

Quesada, Joe. 2026. The cruelest thing I ever did to a Marvel character [The Invisible Language Of Visual Storytelling part 11: Reveal]. Joe Quesada's Drawing the Line Somewhere (March 29): https://joequesada.substack.com/p/the-cruelest-thing-i-ever-did-to

Rhode, Mike. 2003. A bibliography of comics articles in the Journal of Popular Culture. Internet Archive  (March 13): https://archive.org/details/a-bibliography-of-comics-articles-in-the-journal-of-popular-culture

Jordan, Justin. 2026. Justin Jordan picks his favorite comic books: The stacks episode 15. Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4hA5kYGec

Williamson, Joshua. 2026. Joshua Williamson picks his favorite comics books: The stacks episode 10. Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast (February 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSlBRxyoxeg

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop culture squadcast - LIVE with special guests Leah Williams and Stephanie Williams. Pop Culture Squad (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbiWAPkDKsE

Grubaugh, Carson. 2026. The Complete Charles Dana Gibson V.1 - Gorgeous book preview. Living the Line (March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOmRrDzZlXU

Robinson, Sean Michael (ed.). 2026. The Complete Charles Dana Gibson — A Widow And Her Friends (1899-1901). Living The Line. Available at https://livingtheline.com/livingtheline/the-complete-charles-dana-gibson-a-widow-and-her-friends-1899-1901/

Siuntres, John. 2026. The galactic worlds of Curt Pires. Word Balloon (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBq6eX1DuxA

Siuntres, John. 2026. Comic Book Couples Counceling (sic Counseling) Crossover. Word Balloon (March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHOVpoj3--M

Freeman, Atom and Brian Garside. 2026. Introducing Comic Previews. Prana: Direct Market Solutions's Comic Industry Insiders LIVE (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd6bbR0WvpY

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. MCU stories reimagined: Inside Arie Kaplan's creative process [Little Golden Books]. Collectors Confessions (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrq3GMcJTes

Cox, Bill. 2026. Interview with comic art collector Darian Chen. CAF+ (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNC6Ius3uhU

Baker, Alison. 2026. Dennis the Menace turns 75: Why rule‑breaking kids never go out of style [UK, Beano]. The Conversation (March 26): Online at https://theconversation.com/dennis-the-menace-turns-75-why-rule-breaking-kids-never-go-out-of-style-278688 and https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.cnwahygps

Abrams, Jonathan. 2026. BTS fans revisit Howard University history from 1896 [animation; in print as K-pop's ties to Howard University]. New Yorker (March 31): C4. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/arts/music/bts-arirang-howard-university.html

Wilkinson, Alissa. 2026. 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' review: It's-a meh. New Yorker (March 31): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/movies/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-review.html

Morgan, Emmanuel. 2026. As Hollywood courts gamers, they warn: 'Don't ruin this' [in print as Video game fans issue a plea to filmmakers: Don't be noobs]. New Yorker (March 31): A1. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/movies/mario-minecraft-video-games.html

McGuire, Liam. 2026. Stephanie Williams talks Bayonetta/Bob's Burger crossover art (yes, really) - Creator owned art; The talented writer talks a very special piece of art from their collection. Comic Frontier (March 31): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/stephanie-williams-talks-bayonetta-bob-burger-crossover-art-yes-really-creator-owned-art

Bird, Betsy. 2026. Meet the outstanding comics award and all that it entails: A talk with Jennie Law [American Library Association]. School Library Journal's Fuse8 Production (March 31): https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/03/31/meet-the-outstanding-comics-award-and-all-that-it-entails-a-talk-with-jennie-law/

Ladewski, Bill. 2026. 2026 RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award; Matthew Noe, lead collection & knowledge management librarian, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School, selected winner of the 2026 Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award. RUSA Update (March 24): https://rusaupdate.org/2026/03/2026-rusa-isadore-gilbert-mudge-award/

Morris, D. 2026. Interview: Mike Mignola on Uri Tupka and the gods and what he likes drawing right now. The Beat (March 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-mike-mignola-on-uri-tupka-and-the-gods-and-what-he-likes-drawing-right-now/

Powell, Nancy. 2026. WonderCon '26: The new obscenity: How "harmful to minor" laws are criminalizing the comic shop [censorship]. The Beat (March 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wondercon-26-harmful-to-minor-laws-criminalizing-the-comic-shop-panel/

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