Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/8-9/2026

Phillips, Maya. 2026. ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ shows how to beat franchise fatigue [In print as: Franchise Fatigue And How to Stop It]. New York Times (August 6): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/movies/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender.html

Degg, D. D. 2026. Trump proud of colonizer image. Daily Cartoonist (August 8): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/08/trump-proud-of-colonizer-image/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘The Ribbon Hero’ is an infectiously hopeful magical girl take on a classic: Studio OUTLINE's reimaigining of Osamu Tezuka's 'The Princess Knight' is a kick-ass anime film whose heart makes up for its whimsically off the rails final act. io9 (August 8): https://gizmodo.com/the-ribbon-hero-netflix-anime-movie-review-osamu-tezuka-princess-knight-2000795955

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Drawing the atomic bomb: Jonathan Fetter-Vorm on Trinity. GraphicMemoirBlog (August 7): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/drawing-the-atomic-bomb-jonathan

Bieri, Chris. 2026. After a tumultuous year, Anchorage’s David Harper reaches a career pinnacle in comics. Anchorage Daily News (August 5): https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2026/08/05/after-a-tumultuous-year-anchorages-david-harper-reaches-a-pinnacle-of-a-career-in-comics/

Herb Block Foundation. 2026. 2026 Herb Block Prize Winner – Jack Ohman. Herblock (June 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5EqgFTtmh8

Jaffe, Alex. 2026. Who are the eight different Clayfaces? DC Comics blog (August 4): https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-08-04/who-are-the-eight-different-clayfaces

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel smashes DC for once: Comics publisher weekly marketshare chart. Bleeding Cool (August 7): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-smashes-dc-for-once-comics-publisher-weekly-marketshare-chart/

Milligan, Badr. 2026. David Harper wins his first Eisner Award! SDCC 2026 Recap, SKTCHD, & Comic-Con Survival Tips. The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show (507; August 5): https://www.theshortboxpodcast.com/281000/episodes/19591448-david-harper-wins-his-first-eisner-award-sdcc-2026-recap-sktchd-comic-con-survival-tips

Harper, David. 2026. Why we love comics with Joshua Williamson and Kelly Sue DeConnick. SKTCHD's Off Panel (564; August 3): https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Why_We_Love_Comics_SDCC.mp3, and https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-564-why-we-love-comics-with-joshua-williamson-and-kelly-sue-deconnick/

Harper, David. 2026. “I try to never do the same page twice”: Artist Matías Bergara on his art and A Mischief of Magpies. SKTCHD (August 5): https://sktchd.com/art-feature/matias-bergara-art-feature-interview/

Robles, Jose María. 2026. Jeff Smith, comic book legend: "'Bone' is one of the most censored books in the US". Mundo America (August 7): https://www.mundoamerica.com/entertainment/2026/08/07/6a75956fe85ece61308b459e.html

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds with Steven Pennella. Words, Images, & Worlds (August 9): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj4j86oW0Jw

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, Bandits, & Bins - Ben Sears. Words, Images, & Worlds (August 8): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I5trBZ_-Yo

Robinson, N. Scott and Alex Grand. 2026. Secret identities: American superheroes international comics - San Diego #ComicCon 2026. Comic Book Historians (August 8): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBw2cbUOmU

Loase, Heather. 2026. Free SAW Comics Workshop You are an athlete! - with Heather Loase. Sequential Artists Workshop (August 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDDqc6_0ZVU

Degg, D. D. 2026. 80th Annual Reuben Award winners. Daily Cartoonist (August 8): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/08/80th-annual-reuben-award-winners/

Frankey and Coy. 2026. Denys Cowan on Static, Nightwing & Milestone. DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast (6; August 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSebuRvv6vQ

Brown, Glenn. 2026. Daily News should continue to root out 'pornography' [Arlo and Janis letter]. Galveston Daily News (August 3): https://www.galvnews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/daily-news-should-continue-to-root-out-pornography/article_7e9c8ceb-2312-4c7f-bbcc-e335c9595c97.html

Taylor, Mary Ann. 2026. Most comics have something enough to offend somebody [Arlo and Janis letter]. Galveston Daily News (August 8): https://www.galvnews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/most-comics-have-something-enough-to-offend-somebody/article_9f96e21a-34fe-4a41-91a5-33e44b4e8996.html

Bahr, Lindsey / Associated Press. 2026. New Spider-Man movie nets a historic opening. Washington Post (August 5): B1, 3

Unknown. 1928. To Make “Ella Cinders" Doll. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (7; June 7): 66. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-07-07_61_7/page/66/mode/2up

Unknown. 1928. London Cartoonist Here. Tom Webster of London Daily Mail Covered the Tunney-Heeney Fight [sports cartooning]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (10; July 28): 20. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1928-07-28_61_10/page/20/mode/2up