Saturday, October 24, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/23/2026

Walsh, Katie / Tribune News Service. 2026. It’s got body horror in spades, but also heart [Clayface]. Washington Post (October 23): Weekend 16

Doran, Colleen. 2026. Sizing Original Comic Art - Because Proportion Matters More Than Size. Colleen Doran's Funny Business (October 23): https://colleendoran.substack.com/p/sizing-original-comic-art

Hemmann, Kathryn. 2026. Graphic Novel Review: Stagtown Ventures Into the Gothic Shadows of a Peculiar Little Town. The Beat (October 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-stagtown/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 10/23/26 - Look Back Lands Release Date. The Beat (October 23): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-102326/

Kenny, Glenn. 2026. Clayface - A Stage Fright and Vengeance [in print as Clayface]. New York Times (October 23): C8. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/movies/clayface-review.html

Phillips, Maya. 2026. Wildwood - A Magical, Stop-Motion Adventure [in print as To Get Her Brother Back, She’ll Face What’s in the Forest]. New York Times (October 23): C8. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/movies/wildwood-review.html

Cloos, Alice. 2026. New York Comic Con in Photos. Scoop (October 21): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/new-york-comic-con-in-photos-3/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. Comic Value Changes: Peanuts #1. Scoop (October 19): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/comic-value-changes-peanuts-1/

Heller, Steven. 2026. The Daily Heller: Peter de Sève’s Opening Night. Daily Heller (October 21): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-peter-de-seve/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Wayback Whensday: Will & Nancy [Will Johnson]. Daily Cartoonist (October 21): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/10/21/wayback-whensday-will-and-nancy/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Mark Spears' Graveyard Shift Blind Bag Now Returnable After Complaints. Bleeding Cool (October 22): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/mark-spears-graveyard-shift-blind-bag-now-returnable-after-complaints/

Gardner, Alan. 2026. André Carrilho Wins World Press Cartoon Grand Prize. Daily Cartoonist (October 20): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/10/20/andre-carrilho-wins-world-press-cartoon-grand-prize/

Chakerian, Peter. 2026. Derf Backderf Shines Light on Forgotten Political Cartoonists in New Book. Cleveland.com (October 5): https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2026/10/derf-backderf-shines-light-on-forgotten-political-cartoonists-in-new-book.html

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Wins Marketshare Again As Midnight Dominates For A Second Week. Bleeding Cool (October 22): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-wins-marketshare-again-as-midnight-dominates-for-a-second-week/

Unknown. 2026. Poland Detains Second Suspect in Killing of Russian Artist, Gov't Official Says [Semyon Skrepetsky]. PAP (October 22): https://www.pap.pl/en/news/poland-detains-second-suspect-killing-russian-artist-govt-official-says

Lynch, Tara. 2026. Court Strikes Down Harford County's Attempt to Ban Controversial Book From High Schools [Mike Curato, Flamer]. WJZ - CBS News Baltimore (October 23): https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/banned-book-flamer-harford-county-maryland-court-ruling/

Guerrero, Justin. 2026. NYCC ’26: Fog Land Creator Pogo Discusses Theology, Science and the Inspirations Behind the Series - Science, Theology, Sweet Potato, Music, and... Hotline Miami??. The Beat (October 19): https://kcomicsbeat.com/2026/10/19/nycc-26-fog-land-creator-pogo-discusses-theology-science-and-the-inspirations-behind-the-series/

Seshadri, Archith. 2026. Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Mike Luckovich on Nearly Four Decades of Political Commentary. WJBF (October 20): https://www.wjbf.com/news/pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoonist-mike-luckovich-on-nearly-four-decades-of-political-commentary/ and https://www.wjbf.com/video/pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoonist-mike-luckovich-on-nearly-four-decades-of-political-commentary/12287770/

Scott, Orrin. 2026. Card Catalog: Bob, The Warner Bros, and Beany! [Bob Clampett]. Cartoon Research (September 28): https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/card-catalog-bob-the-warner-bros-and-beany/

Clampett, Ruth, with Darrell Van Citters. 2026. Welcome to Wackyland: The Wonderful World of Bob Clampett.

Unknown. 2004. Man from Wackyland - Art of Bob Clampett Documentary. Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Vol. 2 DVD box set. Online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeT6GGzIUcQ

King, Darryn. 2026. ‘Hey Arnold!’ at 30: Why a Cartoon About a Boy With a Football-Shaped Head Endures. Los Angeles Times (October 7): https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-10-07/hey-arnold-30th-anniversary-nickelodeon

Weldon, Glen. 2026. 'Clayface' Attempts Body Horror. Pop Culture Happy Hour Newsletter (October 23): https://view.nl.npr.org/?qs=ACJ7ImQiOjUwMzgsInQiOjYyNjEsInAiOiJWVyIsInMiOjZ9AAYAAAAABmjVfcpM31H_EtFE5uKBsx4RBs9dtFRTi1y-T6akqekK2JcwTqsk9W-mIdTMb1vv1xC4xUAMdXSodCV8RjAmJtITPbgQ9qdywk70YAHKtxih7qTB-ETjxKo

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Exorcism of the Host - This Week’s Links. TCJ (October 23): https://www.tcj.com/exorcism-of-the-host-this-weeks-links/

De Oliveira Amata, Angel Antonio. 2026. Illustrating Shakespeare in Italian Comic Books: The Case of Gianni De Luca. Literature 6 (4; October 15): #34. https://doi.org/10.3390/literature6040034 and https://www.mdpi.com/2410-9789/6/4/34

Burt, Andrew. 2026. Conservative Demons and Countercultural Creators: Hellish Societies in the Dark or Modern Age of Comics. Mythlore 45 (1; October 9): #12. Online at https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol45/iss1/12/

Salkowitz, Rob. 2026. ‘Batman’ Writer Matt Fraction On The Impending Assassination Of Bruce Wayne. Forbes (October 16): https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2026/10/16/batman-writer-matt-fraction-on-the-impending-assassination-of-bruce-wayne/

Raja, Akanksha. 2026. Two Singapore Graphic Novels Revisit the Raffles Hotel Tiger and a Case of Male Mass Hysteria. Straits Times (October 17): https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/two-singapore-graphic-novels-revisit-the-raffles-hotel-tiger-and-a-case-of-male-mass-hysteria?ref=latest-headlines

Cirri, Emilio. 2026. Bodies, Women, War, Roots: A Conversation With Leela Corman. Lo Spazio Bianco (October 15): https://www.lospaziobianco.it/en/bodies-women-war-roots-a-conversation-with-leela-corman/

Deogun, Inderjit. 2026. Jillian Tamaki: The Unvarnished Connection Between Your Brain and Your Hand Is What I’m Excited About Now. Quill & Quire (October): https://quillandquire.com/authors/the-unvarnished-connection-between-your-brain-and-your-hand-is-what-im-excited-about-now-says-jillian-tamaki/

Deogun, Inderjit. 2026. Sid Sharp: I Always Treat Drawing Like a Weird Little Private Ritual Rather Than a Means to an End. Quill & Quire (October): https://quillandquire.com/authors/i-always-treat-drawing-like-a-weird-little-private-ritual-rather-than-a-means-to-an-end-says-sid-sharp/

Alt, Matt. 2026. Is Manga Art? That Depends on Who – and When – You Ask. Art Basel (October 16): https://www.artbasel.com/stories/japan-manga-art-brooklyn-museum-m-plus-hong-kong-myths-monsters-fantasy-asia

Moffitt, Evan. 2023. Julien Ceccaldi’s Anxious Anime - The Artist’s Manga-Inspired Style Applies Fairytale Distortions to Millennial Culture. Art Basel (January 16): https://www.artbasel.com/stories/julien-ceccaldi-anxious-anime-manga-fairytales

Brown, Azby. 2023. Hitting Hard: How Artists Are Subverting Anime - They Are Updating the Genre to Comment on Sex, Violence, and Freedom. Art Basel (January 23): https://www.artbasel.com/stories/anime-art-cajsa-von-zeipel-ai-yamaguchi-makoto-aida

Jing, Jacki. 2026. Interview: Princess Jellyfish Manga Artist Akiko Higashimura Celebrates 25 Years - Shojo, BL & More. Anime News Network (October 19): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-10-19/princess-jellyfish-manga-artist-akiko-higashimura-celebrates-25-years/.242847 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO9XoVIKBN8

Mouriquand, David. 2025. Why Has the One Piece Skull Been Adopted by French Protesters? Euronews (October 20): https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/from-one-piece-to-the-hunger-games-when-pop-culture-iconography-turns-political

Croquet, Pauline. 2026. Manga Characters Bring Rebellion and Resilience to French Protests - Figures From 'One Piece,' 'Naruto' and 'Dragon Ball' Have Frequently Appeared in Protests and on Social Media. Le Monde (October 19): https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/10/19/manga-characters-bring-rebellion-and-resilience-to-french-protests_6759138_30.html

Wescott, Adam. 2026. Interview: Jason Andrew Cohn on Tezuka! God of Manga. Yatta-Tachi (October 12): https://yattatachi.com/interview-jason-andrew-cohn-on-tezuka-god-of-manga

Cayanan, Joanna. 2026. Screen, Voice Actor Hiroshi Tsuchida Dies at 54. Anime News Network (October 20): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-20/screen-voice-actor-hiroshi-tsuchida-dies-at-54/.243009

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Danny Baram on the Recent Re-Launch of the Comic Book Sequel Series, ‘Halloween Team: Shadows’. Fanbase Press (October 21): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/59544-fanbase-press-interviews-danny-baram-on-the-recent-re-launch-of-the-comic-book-sequel-series-halloween-team-shadows/

Brodsky, Rachel. 2026. After ‘Bojack Horseman’ Came Her Midlife Reset: Polyamory Fails, Panic and Pure Joy. Los Angeles Times (October 21): https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2026-10-21/lisa-hanawalt-memoir-interview-horses-sex

Hanawalt, Lisa. 2026. I Can't Stop Thinking About Horses and Sex. Drawn and Quarterly

Thielman, Sam. 2026. A Horny, Horse-Obsessed Artist Gives Free Rein to Her Anxiety - The “Bojack Horseman” Designer Lisa Hanawalt Bridles at Glib Therapists and Is Hot to Trot for Mister Rogers in Her New Graphic Memoir. New York Times (October 20): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/books/review/lisa-hanawalt-i-cant-stop-thinking-about-horses-and-sex.html

Keith, Jed W. 2026. Interview: Carl Amari on Bringing Radio Play Lights Out to a New Generation. FreakSugar (October 19): https://freaksugar.com/interview-carl-amari-on-bringing-radio-play-lights-out-to-a-new-generation/

Weiss, Josh. 2026. Who’s On Fhtagn? Abbott And Costello’s Monstrous Run-Ins Continue With New Comic Series. Forbes (October 19): https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2026/10/19/whos-on-fhtagn-abbott-and-costellos-monstrous-run-ins-continue-with-new-comic-series/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “I Love Exploring Themes of Culture, Family and Siblinghood” – Shri Gunasekara on Experimenting with the Form, Colour as a Storytelling Device, and Artistic Process [Wales]. Broken Frontier (October 19): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/shri-gunasekara-interview/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “There Have Been So Many Highlights!” – Publisher Andy Brown on 30 Years of Conundrum Press, Discovering Unique Voices in Comics, and the Realities of Arts Funding in Canada. Broken Frontier (October 20): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/conundrum-press-interview-26/

Oliver, Andy. 2026. “There’s a Real Joy in Giving a Story a Good End” – Kate Ashwin on Saying Goodbye to the Cast of Her Webcomic ‘Widdershins’ After an Impressive 15 Years. Broken Frontier (October 22): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/kate-ashwin-widdershins/

Brooke, David. 2026. ‘Bedford Street’ Creator Ross Murray on Loneliness, Dark Humor, and Finding Humanity in Hardship. AIPT (October 22): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/10/22/bedford-street-ross-murray-qa/

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