Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/5/2026

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. It’s over; Diamond Estate and Consignment Group reach settlement. The Beat (August 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/its-over-diamond-estate-and-consignment-group-reach-settlement/

Rhode, Mike. 2026. Flea Market Finds - Steranko, iron-ons, military music gag cartoons, and more; It's been a few months since we've had one of these posts, but the ephemera collecting never ends. ComicsDC blog (August 5): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/08/flea-market-finds-steranko-iron-ons.html

Henehan, Billy. 2026. Interview: Act 4 Publishing’s Scott Dunbier on Ditko, Perez and what’s next!. The Beat (August 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-act-4-publishings-scott-dunbier-on-ditko-perez-and-whats-next/

Schimkowitz, Matt. 2026. Dropout's spoon isn't too big for the complete works of Don Hertzfeldt. AV Club (August 4): https://www.avclub.com/dropout-adds-complete-works-don-hertzfeldt-streamer

Heller, Steven. 2026. The Daily Heller: Revivifying a dead language through cartoons [Otto Soglow]. Print (August 4): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-revivifying-a-dead-language-thru-cartoons/

Weprin, Alex. 2026. ‘Toy Story 5’ and theme parks power Disney in latest quarter, as company teases big changes ahead. Hollywood Reporter (August 5): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/toy-story-5-theme-parks-power-disney-latest-earnings-report-1236664400/

Lussier, Germain. 2026. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has so many Easter eggs in its graphics; One of the film's designers has been posting some amazing work on social media. io9 (August 5): https://gizmodo.com/spider-man-brand-new-day-has-so-many-easter-eggs-in-its-graphics-2000794629

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Voices for Children posters up for sale. Daily Cartoonist (August 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/04/voices-for-children-posters-up-for-sale/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Tel Aviv political cartoon exhibit damaged. Daily Cartoonist (August 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/04/tel-aviv-political-cartoon-exhibit-damaged/

Brown, Hannah. 2026. Exhibition of ultra-Orthodox military draft cartoons vandalized ahead of Animix Festival. Jerusalem Post (August 4): https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-904567

Hutchinson, Chase. 2026. The force remains strong with Star Wars animation in The Ninth Jedi; Building off the anime anthology Star Wars: Visions, this miniseries is a visually dazzling addition to a fading franchise. AV Club (August 5): https://www.avclub.com/star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-review-disney-plus

Degg, D. D. 2026. Lee hopscotching syndicates?. Daily Cartoonist (August 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/04/lee-hopscotching-syndicates/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. Support downthetubes. Daily Cartoonist (August 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/04/support-downthetubes/

Cummings, Zoe. 2026. The real heroes of this anime convention? Folks with glue guns and duct tape; This summer, more than 47,000 people descended on downtown D.C. for three straight days, many of them in intricate and fragile costumes. Washington Post (August 5): https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/08/05/real-heroes-this-anime-convention-carry-glue-guns-duct-tape/

Schwartz, William. 2026. The peculiarly logical webcomics of Øyvind Thorsby. TCJ (August 5): https://www.tcj.com/the-peculiarly-logical-webcomics-of-oyvind-thorsby/

Sausverd, Antoine. 2015. "Ninette Patapon", un "Little Nemo" à la française. Töpfferiana (January 21): http://www.topfferiana.fr/2015/01/ninette-patapon-un-little-nemo-a-la-francaise/

Unknown. 1922. Herriman and Swinnerton hobnob with Indians in torrid Arizona. Fourth Estate (August 5): 20. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=cub.u183021630470&seq=876&view=1up

Unknown. 1928. Artists and writers compete in golf; Gene Brehn wins low net in Tarrytown tournament -- Byrnes, Maxwell, Rex Beach win prizes. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate (61; 1; May 26): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-26_61_1/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Artists and writers hold golf tourney [Rube Goldberg photograph]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate (61; 1; May 26): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-26_61_1/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. A “Reg'lar” golfer [Gene Byrnes photograph]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate (61; 1; May 26): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-26_61_1/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. Smitty has a brother [Walter Berndt]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate (61; 1; May 26): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-01-26_61_1/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. "Gump" suit pending; Hoag refrains from pressing further actions until Syracuse result. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate (61; 2; June 2): 4. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-06-02_61_2/page/4/mode/2up