Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/27/2026

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. More Shonen Anime Should Have Their Own ‘One Piece Heroines’ Style Spin-Offs: Toei Animation's 'One Piece' spin-off lets Nico Robin and Nami set sail on a delightfully fun adventure full of fashion and sisterhood. io9 (August 27): https://gizmodo.com/one-piece-heroines-anime-nami-nico-robin-eiichiro-oda-toei-animation-2000804110

McAuley, Eoin. 2026. James Bacon [comics censorship in Ireland]. TASQ ART's Creator In Conversation (76; August 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1opsybwZito

Phoenix, Jack. 2026. Robin Bradford talks Digital Ownership and Library Purchasing Models. Prana: Direct Market Solutions's The Comics Librarian Podcast (August 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doclDlyDE_c

Sava, Oliver. 2026. 5 new comics to read in August, including a new Archie relaunch at Oni Press: A Golden Age Superman miniseries, a time-traveling action-adventure, and more await. AV Club (August 27): https://www.avclub.com/best-comics-september-2026-superman-the-stranger-archie

Dollard, Terence. 2026. Comic Culture with Julio Anta and Gabi Mendez. Comic Culture (August 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6EzBk37Kps

Hibbs, Brian. 2026. Anna-Laura Sullivan for The Marsh Fellows - Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club June 2026. Comix Experience (August 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWQfKOXF_MI

Farley, Chad. 2026. How Ben H. Winters Is Reimagining Archie for Oni Press | Exclusive Interview. Collectors Confessions (August 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIu6X9WAEBI

Tano, Duy. 2026. Anatomy of a Comic: Renren Galeno's The Frogs of San Antonio. The Comics Cube (August 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=463FayPLH4s

Smith, Barney. 2026. The Comic That Turns Epic Poetry Into Kid-Friendly Adventure [Alexis “Lex” Fajardo, Kid Beowulf]. StoryComic Presents (535; August 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idn6VM1mY_c

Kumi, Kaoru. 2026. A Sexual Misconduct Scandal in the Manga Industry: Editorial Authority in the Age of Platforms. TCJ (August 27): https://www.tcj.com/a-sexual-misconduct-scandal-in-the-manga-industry-editorial-authority-in-the-age-of-platforms/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Buffy, Angel, and Firefly relaunches delayed. The Beat (August 27): https://www.comicsbeat.com/buffy-angel-firefly-delayed/

Vlessing, Etan. 2026. Peter Cullen, Voice of Optimus Prime in ‘Transformers,’ Dies at 85: The theater-trained Canadian also created sounds for King Kong and the Predator and portrayed Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh's pal. Hollywood Reporter (August 27): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-cullen-optimus-prime-transformers-eeyore-1236683075/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Peter Cullen, the original voice of Optimus Prime, dead at 85. The Beat (August 27): https://www.comicsbeat.com/peter-cullen-dead/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. When Tom Holland Signs Your Amazing Fantasy #15… But Should He?. Bleeding Cool (August 26): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/when-tom-holland-signs-your-amazing-fantasy-15-but-should-he/

Unknown. 2026. Celebrated Actor Tim Curry Dies Age 80. Animation Magazine (August 26): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/celebrated-actor-tim-curry-dies-age-80/

Holub, Christian. 2026. American Manga Awards Spotlight the Past, Present, and Future of the Medium. Publishers Weekly (August 26): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/101119-american-manga-awards-2026-bring-together-the-past-present-and-future-of-manga.html

Misako Rocks!. 2026. Misako Rocks! on Finding Endless Connections Through Manga. Publishers Weekly (August 27): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101120-misako-rocks-on-finding-endless-connections-through-manga.html

Saxon, Antonia. 2026. Out of This World: PW Talks with Shaun Tan. Publishers Weekly (August 27): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101126-out-of-this-world-pw-talks-with-shaun-tan.html

Dorrah, Trina. 1998. Bomb threats not comic material [letter to editor on student comic strip Ignore the Comic]. [University of Tennessee] Daily Beacon (October 12): https://utdailybeacon.com/125191/opinion/bomb-threats-not-comic-material/

Aguilar, Matthew. 2025. The First Absolute Batman Figure Has Finally Arrived (and It’s Insane). Comic Book (December 24): https://comicbook.com/gear/product-news/the-first-absolute-batman-figure-has-finally-arrived-and-its-insane/

Mendez, Malia. 2025. The year of the beagle: Snoopy from 'Peanuts' is having a pop-culture moment. The spike in Snoopy products has been especially pronounced this year with the 75th anniversary of "Peanuts," aka Snoopy's 75th birthday. But it goes beyond that. Houston Chronicle (December 25): https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/why-snoopy-is-everywhere-21261051.php

Venkatesan, Sathyaraj and Neeraj Abe S S. 2026. Late-life queer desire, graphic medicine and Sixty Years in Winter. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (August 26): https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2026.2719872 and https://www.academia.edu/172436207/_Graphic_Medicine_Late_life_Queer_Desire_Graphic_Medicine_and_Sixty_Years_in_Winter_

Unknown. 1929. Ripley Going to Yucatan [Believe It or Not]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (45; March 30): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-30_61_45/page/44/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. United Starts Topical Cartoon [Cliff Knight]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (45; March 30): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-30_61_45/page/44/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. “Skippy” in Book Form. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (44; March 23): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-23_61_44/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Percy Crosby To Wed in April. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (45; March 30): 8. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-30_61_45/page/8/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Fellow Artists Honor Crosby [Percy Crosby]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (46; April 6): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-04-06_61_46/page/10/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Starts Continuity Strip [Hap McSnap by Mel Cummin]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (44; March 23): 42. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-23_61_44/page/42/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. ["Doc Bird" Finch, humorist and cartoonist for the Denver Post has returned to work following recovery from a serious fall]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (44; March 23): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-23_61_44/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Advertising Linked with "Hambone" Cartoon in Memphis Daily. New Hand-Coloring Stunt Sold Full Page for Thirty Weeks in Commercial Appeal -- Prizes Offered -- Originated by Jim Alley and Hugh J. Mooney [racial stereotyping]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (44; March 23): 14. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-23_61_44/page/14/mode/2up

Roche, John F. 1929. All N. Y. Poses for Wortman's Cartoons. Straphangers in the Subway and Flappers at Soda Fountain Are Unsuspecting Models for New York World Artist Who Blends Comedy with Grim Reality in "Metropolitan Movies" for N. Y. World [Denys Wortman]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (44; March 23): 7. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-23_61_44/page/6/mode/2up

Ripley, Robert L. and C. H. Sykes (cartoonists). 1929. March Winds Blow in Two Cartoons. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (43; March 16): 46. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-16_61_43/page/46/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. New Animal Comic [Round the World with Buddy Squirrel by J. Griswold]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (43; March 16): 40. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-16_61_43/page/40/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Reviving "Just Kids" Campaign [Ad Carter]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (46; April 6): 48. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-04-06_61_46/page/48/mode/2up

McClure Newspaper Syndicate. 1929. Let McClure Color Department Print Your Comics [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (45; March 30): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-30_61_45/page/36/mode/2up

Metropolitan Newspaper Service. 1929. Baseball Cartoons, Feg Murray [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (45; March 30): 33. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-30_61_45/page/32/mode/2up

Kay Features. 1929. Kay Features Offers The Lambkins [Brandon Walsh advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (46; April 6): 60. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-04-06_61_46/page/60/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Continuity Strips [editorial]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (45; March 30): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-03-30_61_45/page/32/mode/2up