Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/30/2026

Unknown. 1926. [Working in cooperation, the New York Evening World and the Bell Syndicate have originated a new strip, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," based on the novel by Anita Loos, who is writing the balloons for the strip]. Editor and Publisher 58 (48; April 24): 147. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-24_58_48/page/146/mode/2up

Wheeler-Nicholson. Inc. 1926. The Adventures of Vivian Vanity [advertisement].  Editor and Publisher 58 (48; April 24): 129. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-24_58_48/page/128/mode/2up

Ledger Syndicate. 1926. Ledger Syndicate Features [advertisement] [includes photographs of C. H. Sykes (Sykes' Cartoons), C. W. Kahles (Hairbreadth Harry), A. E. Hayward (Somebody's Stenog), Marjorie Henderson (The Boyfriend), Frank Godwin (Vignettes of Life), Gar Schmitt (Dumb-Bells), and Hy Gage (Miss Information)]. Editor and Publisher 58 (47; April 17): Section 3, page 8. Online at  https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-17_58_47/page/n115/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. Cartoonist's Father Dies [Judge Fontaine Talbot Fox]. Editor and Publisher 58 (48; April 24): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-24_58_48/page/44/mode/2up

Various. 1926. Editor & Publisher 1926 Convention Comic Supplement [includes original strips from Merrill Blosser (Freckles and His Friends), Burt Thomas (Mr. Straphanger), Frank King (Gasoline Alley), Sidney Smith (The Gumps), Frank Godwin (Vignettes of Life), J. R. Wiiliams (Over the Hills), Rube Goldberg (A Yearly Occurrence at the Waldorf), C. W. Kahles (Hairbreadth Harry), Frank Willard (Moon Mullins), Bud Fisher (Mutt and Jeff), Marjorie Henderson (The Boyfriend), Harold Gray (Little Orphan Annie), Winsor McCay (And They Lived Happily Ever After), H. T. Webster (The Smile), George Swanson (Salesman Sam), Gene Carr (Just a Little Newspaper Kid), Martin Branner (Winnie Winkle), Fred Locher (Cicero Sap), Raymond Briggs (Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling?), Rudoph Dirks (The Captain and the Kids), H. T. Tuthill (Such a Business), and Hy Gage (Miss Information)]. Editor and Publisher 58(47; April 17): Section 2, pp 1-8. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-17_58_47/page/n99/mode/2up

Kacen, Abby. 2026. Free SAW Comics Workshop With Abby Kacen. Sequential Artists Workshop (January 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WjRD7krXnM

Simonson, Walter. 2026. ["Sal Buscema has climbed aboard Thor's chariot and pulled by the goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, he has taken that last ride over Bifrost into the mystic."] The Official Walter Simonson Page (January 27): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DEfgd4RBA/

Filograsso, Ilaria. 2026. "Speaking For Others. Voice and Representation in Three Italian (Bio)Graphic Stories of Female Migration". Strenæ (27; January 22). Online at http://journals.openedition.org/strenae/12198 and https://doi.org/10.4000/15jug

Schechter, Harold and Eric Powell. 2025. Dr. Werthless. Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books.

Kennedy, Hank. 2026. Review: Dr. Werthless. Rain Taxi (Winter): https://raintaxi.com/dr-werthless/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Sex Criminals Is Becoming a Prime Video Series. The Beat (January 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/sex-criminals-prime-video/

Otterson, Joe. 2026. Kumail Nanjiani Sets 'Sex Criminals' Series at Amazon With Co-Creators Emily V. Gordon & Tze Chun, LuckyChap Producing. Variety (January 29): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/kumail-nanjiani-sex-criminals-amazon-emily-v-gordon-1236644656/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. American Mythology Is Back With Prana Publishers. The Beat (January 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/american-mythology-is-back-with-prana-publishers/

Heller, Steven. 2026. For the Love of Illustration [New York Times Book Review Covers]. The Daily Heller (January 28): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-for-the-love-of-illustration/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 01/30/26: Flash Gordon Gets an Issue #0. The Beat (January 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-013026/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. ALA's Top Ten Adult Graphic Novels From Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table. ICv2 (January 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61519/alas-top-ten-adult-graphic-novels

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Pantheon Acquires New Gengoroh Tagame Manga: Friends-to-Lovers Rom-Com Set During COVID. ICv2 (January 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61525/pantheon-acquire-new-gengoroh-tagame-manga

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Skybound Expands 'Invincible' Game Licensing With Three New Licenses. ICv2 (January 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61521/skybound-expands-invincible-game-licensing

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Eisner Library on the Market Including Unpublished Spirit Story. ICv2 (January 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61520/eisner-library-market

Degg, D. D. 2026. Will Eisner's The Spirit For Sale. The Daily Cartoonist (January 29): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/01/29/will-eisners-the-spirit-for-sale/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Batman Makes a Case For Action Against ICE to Santa Clara City Council. Bleeding Cool (January 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/batman-makes-a-case-for-action-against-ice-to-santa-clara-city-council/

Freeman, John. 2026. In Memoriam: Comic Artist, Game Designer Vu Danh. downthetubes (January 29): https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-comic-artist-game-designer-vu-danh/

Freeman, John. 2026. Zombies Stalk Barrow, Thanks to Charlie Adlard! downthetubes (January 29): https://downthetubes.net/zombies-stalk-barrow-thanks-to-charlie-adlard/

Freeman, John. 2026. Comics Retail Industry Icon Bill Schanes Buys Bud's Art Books. downthetubes (January 29): https://downthetubes.net/comics-retail-industry-icon-bill-schanes-buys-buds-art-books/

Cristi, A. A. 2026. Are You Listening? New Play Adapted From the Graphic Novel by Tillie Walden Debuts at The Makers' Space; The Play Will Open at The Makers' Space for a Limited Engagement in February. BroadwayWorld (January 26): https://www.broadwayworld.com/brooklyn/article/ARE-YOU-LISTENING-Queer-Western-Play-Debuts-at-The-Makers-Space-in-2026-20260126

Azzopardi, Chris. 2026. 'Paying for It' Review: Opening Up the Relationship [in print as Paying for It]. New York Times (January 30): C5. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/movies/paying-for-it-review.html

Heer, Jeet. 2026. The Cartoonist, the Director, and the Sex Workers; Sook-Yin Lee's New Romantic Comedy, Paying for It, Explores Platonic Love and Prostitution. The Nation (January 29): https://www.thenation.com/article/society/paying-for-it-film-review/

Donkin, Andrew. 2026. Andrew Donkin on How Illegal Became a Bestselling Graphic Novel; On Collaboration With Eoin Colfer and Giovanni Rigano, and Giving Human Faces to Global Migration. Graphic Memoir Blog (January 30): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/andrew-donkin-on-how-illegal-became

Aguilar, Carlos. 2026. Before Tilly Norwood, This C.G.I. Actress Was Considered an 'It Girl' [in print as We've Seen This A.I. Act Already]. New York Times (February 1): AR13. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/movies/tilly-norwood-aki-ross-final-fantasy-the-spirits-within.html

Rabiroff, Zach. 2026. Retail Therapy, 'Fuck ICE' Edition: A Conversation With Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books. TCJ (January 30): https://www.tcj.com/retail-therapy-fuck-ice-edition-a-conversation-with-greg-ketter-of-dreamhaven-books/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Cameron Tang Promoted to SVP, Head of Development & Current Series for Adult Swim. Animation Magazine (January 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/cameron-tang-promoted-to-svp-head-of-development-current-series-for-adult-swim/

Porter, Rick. 2026. Adult Swim Ups Cameron Tang to Head of Development and Current Series; He's Been a Part of the Adult Swim Team Since 2012. Hollywood Reporter (January 29): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adult-swim-cameron-tang-head-development-current-series-1236488425/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Exclusive: Director Stephen P. Neary Discusses His Sundance Prize-Winning Short 'Living With a Visionary'. Animation Magazine (January 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/exclusive-director-stephen-p-neary-discusses-his-sundance-prize-winning-short-living-with-a-visionary/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. Seeing Is Believing at Your Own Peril in 'After God'; Sumi Eno's Dystopian Fantasy Manga Is a Criminally Underrated Hidden Gem That's Writing Circles Around Its Contemporaries. io9 (January 30): https://gizmodo.com/seeing-is-believing-at-your-own-peril-in-after-god-2000715972

Gossett, Christian, David Hyde and Kris Simon. 2026. The Origin Story of Nicole Goux. Superfan Podcast (January 30): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/the-origin-story-of-nicole-goux

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning Points [165]. Scoop (January 29): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-165/

Sheriff, Amanda. 2026. The Comics Industry Reacts to Sal Buscema's Passing. Scoop (January 29): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/the-comics-industry-reacts-to-sal-buscemas-passing/

Unknown. 2026. In Memoriam: Sal Buscema. Scoop (January 27): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/in-memoriam-sal-buscema/

Burscough, Clark. 2026. The Menace of Megalith - This Week's Links. TCJ (January 30): https://www.tcj.com/the-menace-of-megalith-this-weeks-links/

Beirne, Luke and Mattea Roach. 2026. For Boum, Her Own Vision Loss Was Key to Her Graphic Novel. CBC News (January 26): https://www.cbc.ca/books/for-boum-her-own-vision-loss-was-key-to-her-graphic-novel-9.7056343

Maher, John and Tobias Carroll. 2026. Perseverance in the Face of Doubt: PW Talks With Craig Thompson. Publishers Weekly (January 21): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99534-perseverance-in-the-face-of-doubt-pw-talks-with-craig-thompson.html

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing. Publishers Weekly (January 21): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99532-street-noise-five-years-of-dissident-publishing.html

Frankel, Eddy. 2026. Robert Crumb Review - Sexual Deviancy Elevated to an Art Form; Though They Were Created For Comic Books, the Artist's Horny and Hilarious Drawings of His Own Neuroses, and of Glamazons in Thigh-High Boots, Are Unnervingly Powerful on Gallery Walls. The Guardian (January 29): https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/29/robert-crumb-review-david-zwirner-london-theres-no-end-to-the-nonsense

Parkin, J. K. 2026. Picture + Panel - Robert Mgrdich Apelian + Shaina Lu Talk About the Intersection of Food, Family and Comics. Smash Pages (January 27): https://smashpages.net/2026/01/27/picture-panel-robert-mgrdich-apelian-shaina-lu/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #327 - Alex Paknadel Talks 'Cyclops'. AIPT (January 26): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/01/26/x-men-monday-327-alex-paknadel-cyclops/

Brooke, David. 2026. Joshua Williamson Steps Into Iron Man, and the Ticking Bomb Inside Tony Stark; The Writer Opens Up About Taking Over Iron Man, Returning to Marvel, and Why Tony Stark Could Be Marvel's Most Dangerous Weapon. AIPT (January 27): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/01/27/joshua-williamson-iron-man-feature/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. The Hero or the Fool: Matt Kindt, David Lapham Talk Life, Power, and Culpability in 'Knight City'. AIPT (January 29): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/01/29/knight-city-feature-kindt-lapham/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Matt Bors on the Upcoming Release of the 'Toxie Team-Up' Collected Trade Paperback With AHOY Comics. Fanbase Press (January 26): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58089-fanbase-press-interviews-matt-bors-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-toxie-team-up-collected-trade-paperback-with-ahoy-comics/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Theresa Arzola on the Upcoming Kickstarter Campaign Launch For the Graphic Memoir, 'Beyond the Road'. Fanbase Press (January 26): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58093-fanbase-press-interviews-theresa-arzola-on-the-upcoming-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-graphic-memoir-beyond-the-road/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Matt Garvey on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch For the Comic Book, 'The Skim'. Fanbase Press (January 28): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58106-fanbase-press-interviews-matt-garvey-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-comic-book-the-skim/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Moni Barrette on the Kickstarter Campaign For the Comic Book Anthology, 'Horror Not Hate'. Fanbase Press (January 27): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58099-fanbase-press-interviews-moni-barrette-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-for-the-comic-book-anthology-horror-not-hate/

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press Interviews Derek McCaw on His Contributions to the 'Horror Not Hate' Anthology – Now on Kickstarter. Fanbase Press (January 27): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/58102-fanbase-press-interviews-derek-mccaw-on-his-contributions-to-the-horror-not-hate-anthology-now-on-kickstarter/

Doran, Colleen. 2026. Shaun Cassidy Tour Poster [Design]. Colleen Doran's Funny Business (January 29): https://colleendoran.substack.com/p/shaun-cassidy-tour-poster

Carter, Justin. 2026. Amazon Digs Deeper Into the Comics Shelf With a 'Sex Criminals' Show; Prime Video's Next Comic Target Is Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky's Supernaturally Weird Love Story. io9 (January 29): https://gizmodo.com/amazon-digs-deeper-into-the-comics-shelf-with-a-sex-criminals-show-2000715736

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. 'Absolute Batman' Is the Batman We Deserve in 2026; Now Is the Perfect Time to Dive Into Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's Generational DC Comics Run in 'Absolute Batman.' io9 (January 29): https://gizmodo.com/absolute-batman-scott-snyder-nick-dragotta-dc-comics-2000714980

Cayanan, Joanna. 2026. Dragon Ball's Majin Buu Voice Actor Kōzō Shioya Dies at 71; Shioya Died on January 20 Due to Cerebral Hemorrhage. Anime News Network (January 28): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-01-28/dragon-ball-majin-buu-voice-actor-kozo-shioya-dies-at-71/.233561

DeHart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds With Paul Kupperberg. Words, Images, & Worlds (January 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6FExsO27oY

Smith, Barney. 2026. How to Stay Playful in a Serious World: Talking With James Kochalka. Storycomic Presents (January 29): www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlUo91_oFVk

Nicholas, Jamar, Steve Conley and Mike Manley. 2026. Don Simpson Part II. Pencil to Pencil (January 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI2bLz6v9I4

Siuntres, John. 2026. Mark Waid Superman/Spider-Man Preview Flash JLU Superboy and More. Word Balloon (January 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yc_2cK64os

Abrams, Simon. 2026. Netflix Fell Backwards Into Kpop Demon Hunters' Success; The Streamer's Approach to Its Own Movies Means That Its Next Big Thing Will Likely Once Again Come About Thanks to External Factors. AV Club (January 30): https://www.avclub.com/kpop-demon-hunters-success-netflix-release-strategy-accidental

George, Joe. 2026. Wonder Man Proves Iron Man 3 Deserves More Love; Trevor Slattery's Redemption Arc Means We Can Finally Appreciate the Brilliance of Iron Man 3. Den of Geek (January 29): https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/wonder-man-proves-iron-man-3-deserves-more-love/

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Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/29/2026

Burlingame, Russ. 2026. Popeye Makes His Image Comics Debut in Savage Dragon This Week [Public Domain; Creators Rights]. The Beat (January 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/popeye-makes-his-image-comics-debut-in-savage-dragon-this-week/

Simons, Dean. 2026. GNCRT's Debut Outstanding Comics Awards Honor Froggy, Tongues, Insectopolis and More. The Beat (January 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/gncrts-debut-outstanding-comics-awards-honor-froggy-tongues-insectopolis-and-more/

Deemer, Bryan and Peter Rios. 2026. Sal Buscema Interview [aka A Conversation With Sal Buscema; 2009]. Comic Geek Speak (703; January 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyqjKyeX8sE

Gustines, George Gene. 2026. Graphic Novels Wouldn't Be the Same Without Him. Who Will Keep His Work Alive? The Intellectual Property of Will Eisner, Who Gives His Name to the Most Prestigious Award in American Comics, Is Up for Sale. New York Times (January 29): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/books/will-eisner-spirit-sale.html

Hale, Mike. 2026. 'Wonder Man' Review: A Break From the Multiverse [in print as Friendship at the Edge of the Multiverse]. New York Times (January 29): C4. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/arts/television/wonder-man-review.html

Vary, Adam B. 2026. 'Wonder Man' Pushes Marvel Into Unfamiliar Territory [in print as Auditions Are Hard, Even With Powers]. New York Times (January 28): C1. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/arts/television/wonder-man.html

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Amazon Layoffs May Have Impacted What Remains of Comixology. The Beat (January 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/amazon-layoffs-may-have-impacted-what-remains-of-comixology/

Simpson, Donald. 2026. Megaton Man and Yarn Man, 1985. Don Simpson Comix and Stories (January 29): https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/p/megaton-man-and-yarn-man-1985

op de Beeck, Nathalie. 2026. ALA's Inaugural Comics Awards Celebrate Fiction, Nonfiction, and Series. Publishers Weekly (January 29): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/99565-inaugural-comics-awards-celebrate-fiction-nonfiction-and-series.html

Coca, Vin, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja and Nicole Chrolavicius. 2026. Drew Dernavich Returns. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast 5 (236; January 28): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/18587267-episode-236-drew-dernavich-returns

Porter, Rick. 2026. 'Sex Criminals' Series Based on Comic Book Scores Prime Video Order; Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon and Tze Chun Are Adapting the Image Comics Title by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Hollywood Reporter (January 29): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kumail-nanjiani-emily-v-gordon-sex-criminals-series-prime-video-1236488553/

Unknown. 2026. 'Bluey,' 'Kpop Demon Hunters' Rule Nielsen's 2025 Streaming Charts at Artey Awards. Animation Magazine (January 28): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/bluey-kpop-demon-hunters-rule-nielsens-2025-streaming-charts-at-artey-awards/

Young, Frank M. 2026. Review: The Complete C Comics. TCJ (January 29): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/the-complete-c-comics/

Nicholson, Brian. 2026. Canonizing Pope: The Case For Thb. TCJ (January 29): https://www.tcj.com/canonizing-pope-the-case-for-thb/

Ringgenberg, Steven. 2026. The Incredible Sal Buscema Has Died at the Age of 89. TCJ (January 29): https://www.tcj.com/sal-buscema-1936-2026/

Freeman, John. 2026. Remembering Sal Buscema. downthetubes (January 28): https://downthetubes.net/remembering-sal-buscema/

Shapira, Tom. 2026. Review: Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus Vol. 1. TCJ (January 27): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/requiem-vampire-knight-omnibus-vol-1/

Brainard, Joe et. al. 2026. The Complete C Comics. New York: New York Review Comics.

Mills, Pat and Oliver Ledroit. 2026. Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus Vol. 1. London: Panini.

Freeman, John. 2026. Lost Galaxy, New Comic Shop Set to Open in Dundee [Scotland]. downthetubes (January 28): https://downthetubes.net/lost-galaxy-new-comic-shop-set-to-open-in-dundee/

Langsworthy, Billy. 2026. "We've Never Operated at This Pace Before for Such Ground Up Development": Mattel's Bobby Saygan Talks Kpop Demon Hunters. Brands Untapped (January 26): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/weve-never-operated-at-this-pace-before-for-such-ground-up-development-mattels-bobby-saygan-talks-kpop-demon-hunters/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Reedpop Responds to Questions Over Relationship with ICE. The Beat (January 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/reedpop-ice-statement/

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Bill Schanes Acquires Assets of Bud Plant's Bud's Art Books. The Beat (January 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/bill-schanes-acquires-assets-of-bud-plants-buds-art-books/

Unknown. 2026. Bill Schanes Acquires Bud's Art Books, Plans to Grow the 55-Year-Old Online Retailer. ICv2 (January 29): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61511/bill-schanes-acquires-buds-art-books

Perelman, Elisheva A. 2019. Babysan's Burden: An Analysis of the American Occupation of Japan through Cartoons. Close Encounters in War (2). Online at https://www.academia.edu/41145282/Babysans_Burden_An_Analysis_of_the_American_Occupation_of_Japan_through_Cartoons

Johnston, Rich. 2026. DC Comics Gives Away All Of Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing For Free; DC Comics Gives Away All of Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing, and a Bunch of Hellblazer, for Free on DC Universe Infinite. Bleeding Cool (January 28): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-gives-away-all-of-rick-veitchs-swamp-thing-for-free/

Simons, Dean. 2026. Breaking - Angoulême: Bondoux Strikes Back; 9e Art+ and Association FIBD Sue to Block Call for Projects. The Beat (January 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/breaking-angouleme-bondoux-strikes-back/

Young, Frank M. 2026. Long Live Nancy! The Newspaper Comic Is One of America's Longest-Running Traditions, but It's Been in the Doldrums for Decades. Now a New Generation of Artists Is Leading a Change. Prospect (January 29): https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/the-culture-newsletter/72257/long-live-nancy-comic-caroline-cash-olivia-jaimes-ernie-bushmiller

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Clay Or Daughter Of Zeus? The War Of Wonder Woman's Origin Continues. Bleeding Cool (January 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/clay-or-daughter-of-zeus-the-war-of-wonder-womans-origin-continues/

Burchill, Baxter. 2024. In Translation - "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro; An Interior Manga From an Influential Master. Tsundoku Diving (March 23): https://www.tsundokudiving.com/in-transl/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Ed Fischer – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (January 28): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/01/28/ed-fischer-rip/

Gerdes, Louis G. 1971. Meet Cartoonist Fischer. Omaha World-Herald (August 8): 2A. scan online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ed-fischer-meet-Omaha_World_Herald_1971_08_08-566x1024.jpg

Hurd, Jud. 1975. Ed Fischer, Omanha World-Herald Editorial Cartoonist. Cartoonist PROfiles (25; March)

Unknown. 2026. Edward V. Fischer (August 10, 1937 — January 24, 2026) Obituary. Muellerbies (January): https://www.muellerbies.com/obituaries/edward-fischer

Natwick, Grim. 1977. Raggedy Ann & Andy [animator Tissa David]. Cartoonist PROfiles (33; March): Online at https://archive.org/details/cartoonist-profiles-tissa-david-article/mode/2up

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "What About The –"

 

"What About The..."
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4229

11 x 17 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.1mb

"Now Democrats are trying to translate visceral outrage into political
strategy, even though there's little consensus on how to press forward
on issues where the party has recently struggled to earn voters' trust."
– Matt Brown reporting at AP, 01.21.2026

"Scrambling to figure out..." says the AP headline, and that pretty much
sums up what the Democratic Party is all about. Once again, as in
Palestine – in a situation where the moral and ethical choices are clear
to anyone, Democrats are "scrambling" to figure out what the hell they
stand for – and if the DNC has to "scramble" to figure out what the
proper choices are here, then it's obvious at this point that the
Democratic Party is a garbage institution which stands for absolutely
jack. Whenever you hear these crawlers talking about translating outrage
into "strategy", or "harnessing" popular energy, it's all about sucking
the blood of the People's popular movements, co-opting and shipping them
off to the Movement Graveyard.

Anyone who actually follows my work here regularly will know about my
personal "tradition" of the "Random 15" – that is, 15-30 seconds of
whatever is being vomited out over MSNOW when I come upstairs with our
first cups of the morning... and this week on "Morning Joe", my Random
15 been one dime-a-dozen DNC "strategiest" after another, one
Contributing Guest Analyst after another, clutching pearls and wailing
"Oh, won't somebody think of the MIDTERMS?" in the wake of the uprising
breaking out in the face of fascist thuggery in Minnesota.

That's really pretty much what it's all about with these clods – not
liberty, justice, prosperity, fascism vanquished, any of that cool shit
– nahh, just winning another pointless-ass midterm election, hustling
the People into giving their symbolic consent to rule by charlatans,
defusing the power of the People and diverting it into empty useless
rituals like "democracy". The Democrats are all about defanging the
People, beating back a much-needed revolution – a much-needed civil war,
even – because as history teaches us, at the end of the day, Liberals
are really OK with fascism.

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"Minneapolis turmoil has Democrats scrambling to figure out political
strategy on immigration", Matt Brown at Associated Press, 01.21.2026
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-democrats-immigration-minneapolis-1108b6228c0f088aa85d4c6d8ce744ba

"For a general strike against ICE violence and Trump's dictatorship!"
Socialist Equity Party release, 01.22.2026
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/23/lhma-j23.html

"It's Going To Be A New Day!", poster series by Mike Flugennock,
11.05.2006 https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=407

"Yer Liberals", editorial cartoon by Mike Flugennock, 09.26.2012
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1167

"Democratic Party: Graveyard of Movements", editorial cartoon by Mike
Flugennock, 04.27.2015 https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1707

"Garbage no.2 (…garbage out)", editorial cartoon by Mike Flugennock,
11.04.2024 https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4024

"The Democrats Find Their 'Clear Message'", editorial cartoon by Mike
Flugennock, 08.06.2025 https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4142
 
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/28/2026

Unknown. 1926. ["Bruce Bairnsfather, British cartoonist, is drawing two series of cartoons for the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, New York. One is entitled "Choose Your Own Exit," the other "Troubles They Never Had""]. Editor and Publisher 58 (46; April 10): 50. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-10_58_46/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. [Present blanket service offered by Editors' Feature Service includes comics, "The Old Home Town" by Stanley, "Skippy" by Percy Crosby, "Etta Kett" by Paul Robinson, "Campus Cowboys" by Don Walling, "Girliettes" by Roy Grove; and human interest cartoons by Russell Cole and Messner]. Editor and Publisher 58 (46; April 10): 50. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-10_58_46/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. ["John T. McCutcheon, Chicago Tribune cartoonist, has returned from his Treasure Island estate"]. Editor and Publisher 58 (46; April 10): 50. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-10_58_46/page/50/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. Comic Supplement Humor. With this section Editor & Publisher celebrates thirty-two years' success of the coloured comic. Editor and Publisher 58 (47 April 17): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-17_58_47/page/28/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. W. A. White Welcomes "Ding's" Return. Editor and Publisher 58 (46; April 10): 34. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-10_58_46/page/34/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. Illustrators To Dine April 16 [Society of Illustrators; Clare Briggs; Rube Goldberg]. Editor and Publisher 58 (47; April 17): 32. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-17_58_47/page/32/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. ["Milt Gross' daily comic strip, drawn for the New York World Syndicate now runs under the title "The Feitelbaum Family""]. Editor and Publisher 58 (47, April 17): 64. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-04-17_58_47/page/62/mode/2up

Thielman, Sam. 2025. In This Offbeat Canadian Town, Stranger Things Lurk: The Teen Detectives and Alien Enigmas of the Nova Scotia-Set "Hobtown Mystery Stories" Return for a Third Supernatural Outing [in print as Those Meddling Kids]. New York Times Sunday Book Review (January 11): 22. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/books/review/hobtown-mystery-series-vol-3-secret-of-the-saucer.html

Feige, Kevin and Jon Favreau. 2023. Iron Man: 15 Years Later with Kevin Feige and Jon Favreau. Marvel Entertainment (May 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bx4O7Ub1GY

Docteur Guido. 2025. Autopsie d'une œuvre : Tome 1 : L'Affaire Tournesol. Nîmes.

Docteur Guido. 2026. Autopsie d'une œuvre : Tome 2, Tintin au Tibet. Nîmes.

Cassiau-Haurie, Christophe, Pierre-Eric Fageol, Frédéric Garan. 2025. Des bulles de BD dans l'océan Indien. De l'histoire à la mémoire. Paris: Karthala.

Kawa-Topor, Xavier, Pascal Vimenet (dir.). 2026. Bande dessinée et cinéma d'animation. Bruxelles: Les Impressions Nouvelles.

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Nickelodeon Sets U.S. Debut of New Pre-K Toon 'Mr. Crocodile' (Exclusive) [Joann Sfar]. Animation Magazine (January 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/nickelodeon-sets-u-s-debut-of-new-pre-k-toon-mr-crocodile-exclusive/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Papercutz to Publish 'Star Wars' Graphic Novels; Plus: Former Dark Horse VP Cara O'Neil Moves to Mad Cave. ICv2 (January 28): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61507/papercutz-publish-star-wars-graphic-novels

Puc, Samantha. 2026. Wynd Gains Over 10k Subscribers in Week 1 on Webtoon [BOOM!]. The Beat (January 28): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wynd-gains-over-10k-subscribers-in-week-1-on-webtoon/

Tison, Hélène. 2026. Book Review - The Color of Paper: Representing Race in the Comics Medium by Chris Gavaler. International Journal of Comic Art Blog (January 28): https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/01/book-review-color-of-paper-representing.html

Gavaler, Chris. 2026. The Color of Paper: Representing Race in the Comics Medium. Ohio State University Press.

Freeman, John. 2026. Judge Dredd Megazine Is Heading Back to America. downthetubes (January 27): https://downthetubes.net/judge-dredd-megazine-is-heading-back-to-america/

Unknown. 2026. Top 20 Graphic Novels - Full Year 2025; Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data. ICv2 (January 27): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/61495/top-20-graphic-novels-full-year-2025

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Diamond Holds Nearly $50 Million in Publishers' Consignment Inventory And Other Numbers from the Latest Bankruptcy Filing. ICv2 (January 28): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61503/diamond-holds-nearly-50-million-publishers-consignment-inventory

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Tear-Gassed Comic Book Retailer On The Streets Of Minneapolis; The Viral ICE Protestor from Minneapolis Is Greg Ketter, Founder of DreamHaven Books & Comics, Established in 1977. Bleeding Cool (January 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-tear-gassed-comic-book-retailer-on-the-streets-of-minneapolis/

Lunemann, Nick. 2026. Sales Surge at Minneapolis Bookstore After Resonating Photo of Owner at Protest [DreamHaven Books and Comics]. WCCO - CBS Minnesota (January 26): https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/dreamhaven-books-store-comics-owner-minneapolis-protest/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Tariffs Now Hitting American Comic Book Stores… More To Come? Bleeding Cool (January 27): https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/the-tariffs-now-hitting-american-comic-book-stores-more-to-come/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Tom King & Daniel Sampere's Wonder Woman Looking More Like Prophecy. Bleeding Cool (January 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tom-king-daniel-samperes-wonder-woman-looking-more-like-prophecy/

Unknown. 2026. Paramount Vet Brian Robbins Launches Animation Label Big Shot Pictures with 'Eloise' on Board. Animation Magazine (January 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/paramount-vet-brian-robbins-launches-animation-label-big-shot-pictures-with-eloise-on-board/

Freeman, John. 2026. Tales From the Quarantine: A Statement. downthetubes (January 27): https://downthetubes.net/tales-from-the-quarantine-a-statement/

Freeman, John. 2026. Aardman 50th Anniversary Range Celebrated with Exclusive Merchandise from Forbidden Planet. downthetubes (January 27): https://downthetubes.net/aardman-50th-anniversary-range-celebrated-with-exclusive-merchandise-from-forbidden-planet/

Simpson, Donald. 2026. Process: Megatropolis: Megaton Man and the Good Old Days of 2001 [9/11 Terrorism]. Don Simpson Comix and Stories (January 28): https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/p/process-megatropolis

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Dreamhaven Owner Video Goes Viral, Pokémon Thieves Hit Stores On Both Coasts, Outsider Comics Reopens With New Name; Shop Talk, January 2026. ICv2 (January 28): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61502/dreamhaven-owner-video-goes-viral-pokmon-thieves-hit-stores-both-coasts-outsider-comics-reopens-new-name

Brown, Jeneane. 2026. Galactic Comics & Games Is 20! Statesboro Comic Shop Celebrates Two Decades of Fandom & Friendship [Georgia]. Grice Connect (January 27): https://www.griceconnect.com/amp/local-news/galactic-comics-games-is-20-statesboro-comic-shop-celebrates-two-decades-of-fandom-friendship-11787824

Kodama, Yuko. 2026. Crow's Nest Comics Brings Inclusive Comic Culture to the South End; A Closer Look at How the Judkins Park Comic Shop Builds a Supportive, Community-Centered Space for Queer, Trans, and BIPOC Readers. South Seattle Emerald (January 20): https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/01/20/crows-nest-comics-brings-inclusive-comic-culture-to-the-south-end

Palevsky, Hagai. 2026. Enough With The Socializing, It's Time to Read: Selections from Thought Bubble 2025. TCJ (January 28): https://www.tcj.com/186652-2/

Ketcham, Amaris. 2026. Reading Breast Cancer Comics in the Waiting Room. Autobiographix (January 28): https://autobiographix.substack.com/p/reading-graphic-medicine-in-the-waiting

Sumner, Andrew. 2026. Peter Hogan Delves into His Black Forests, Says Farewell to Resident Alien & Celebrates Tom Strong! Forbidden Planet TV (January 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZjcwcA1T6Q

Zdarsky, Chip. 2026. Chip Zdarsky Introduces Captain America Director's Cut (1990). Chip Zdarsky (January 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRLYcj4Az08

Harper, David. 2026. Chip Chat Vol. 1: The State of the Zdarsky. SKTCHD (January 28): www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ6AwStqOI4

Rodriguez, Robert. 2026. Jon Favreau on Early MCU Foundations & Passion Projects (Iron Man 1+2, Chef). The Director's Chair (January 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCfUaw2IPk

Katchor, Ben. 2026. Tommi Parrish: "Get Rid of Meaning. Your Mind Is a Nightmare That Has Been Eating You . . . ". New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium (440; January 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyL3KClvXVA

Puc, Samantha. 2026. MediaOCD Launches Discotek Deep Dives Initiative to Release Classic Anime on Blu-ray. The Beat (January 28): https://www.comicsbeat.com/mediaocd-launches-discotek-deep-dives-initiative-to-release-classic-anime-on-blu-ray/

Sava, Oliver. 2026. 7 New Comics to Read in February, Including the Revival of Vertigo Comics; Next Month Will Also See Severance's Ezra Claytan Daniels Return to Comics. AV Club (January 28): https://www.avclub.com/february-comics-vertigo-muppets-noir

Parkin, Damon. 2025. Comic Classics, Cosmic Cobwebs [British Stamps]. The Stampcast by Royal Mail (2; November 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsqe5vLEvj4

Garrity, Shaenon K. 2026. Tramps Like Us: PW Talks With Alice Darrow. Publishers Weekly (January 26): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99544-tramps-like-us-pw-talks-with-alice-darrow.html

Garrity, Shaenon K. 2026. It's All Greek: PW Talks with Felicia Day [The Lost Daughter of Sparta]. Publishers Weekly (January 25): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99545-it-s-all-greek-pw-talks-with-felicia-day.html

Kirby, Rob. 2026. Kitchen Comics Confidential: PW Talks to Katriona Chapman. Publishers Weekly (January 11): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/99407-kitchen-comics-confidential-pw-talks-to-katriona-chapman.html

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. More to Come 706: Tom Gauld Interview. Publishers Weekly's More to Come (706; January 23): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1402

Kit, Borys. 2026. 'Wonder Man' Stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley Share Secrets Behind Their Chemistry During Lively Heat Vision Live Screening; Creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest Were Also Onhand at the DGA Theater to Discuss Bringing Their Meta Marvel Studios Series to Disney+. Hollywood Reporter (January 28): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/wonder-man-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-ben-kingsley-marvel-1236486424/

Perez, Javier. 2026. Judge Dredd Megazine Is Now Available Through Lunar. The Beat (January 27): https://www.comicsbeat.com/judge-dredd-megazine-is-now-available-through-lunar/