Saturday, August 22, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/21/2026

Starkings, Richard. 2026. ["Former Comicraftsman Dave Lanphear, whose crisp and meticulous pen lettering work at Malibu Comics was brought to my attention aeons ago by Kurt Busiek, passed away this last Tuesday."]. Facebook (August 21): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bm8f1N8UM/?mibextid=wwXIfr, and https://www.facebook.com/share/199dDqWcuB/

Levitz, Paul. 2026. ["The Internet reports the passing of another player at my old poker table, Roger McKenzie."]. Facebook (August 21): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DZuMFoLUZ/

Gilbert, Michael T. 2026. ["I've just been told that my old friend, cartoonist Brian Buniak, recently passed away."]. Facebook (August 20).

Starkings, Richard. 2017. Albert Deschesne, comic book letterer, passes away. Bleeding Cool (June 1): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/albert-deschesne-comic-book-letterer-passes-away/

Exner, Eike. 2026. Father Jiggs in Shanghai: The rise and fall of comic strips in Republican China in transnational context. Positions: Asia Critique (August 17): https://doi.org/10.1215/10679847-12561840, and https://read.dukeupress.edu/positions/article/doi/10.1215/10679847-12561840/412412/Father-Jiggs-in-Shanghai-The-Rise-and-Fall-of?guestAccessKey=36651b4d-8207-44c1-a8f2-17123b832a66

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Keith Giffen's unseen designs for Jack Kirby's Eternals. Bleeding Cool (August 20): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/keith-giffens-unseen-designs-for-jack-kirbys-eternals/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvelman artist Garry Leach's comic collection up for sale: The comic book collection of Marvelman artist Garry Leach is up for sale now, courtesy of Book Palace. Bleeding Cool (August 20): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvelman-artist-garry-leachs-comic-collection-up-for-sale/

Fernández Sarasola, Ignacio. 2026. History of the Anti-Comic Campaign in Australia. Anti-Americanism, Nationalism, Youth Protection and the Restriction of the Freedom of the Press. Oviedo, Spain: Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo. Online at https://publicaciones.uniovi.es/catalogo/publicaciones/-/asset_publisher/pW5r/content/comic-australia

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Manga Week - Fall 2026: Vibe check: Digital Heroes: A destination store for manga. ICv2 (August 20): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63184/manga-week-fall-2026-vibe-check-digital-heroes

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. Naoki Urasawa's 'Billy Bat' wins Best New Manga Award: At American Manga Awards at Anime NYC. ICv2 (August 21): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63193/naoki-urasawas-billy-bat-wins-best-new-manga-award

Gardner, Alan. 2026. 2026 Ignatz Award nominees announced. Daily Cartoonist (August 20): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/20/2026-ignatz-award-nominees/

Coca, Vin, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius, and Beth Lawler. 2026. Episode 263 - Guy Richards Smit. New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (263; August 19): https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/19673625-episode-263-guy-richards-smit

MacDonald, Heidi, Christian Holub, and Kate Fitzsimons. 2026. More to Come 721: SDCC 2026. PW Comics World: More To Come (721; July 31): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1417

MacDonald, Heidi and Badr Milligan. 2026. More to Come 722: Alice Darrow and Patrick Horvath interviews. PW Comics World: More To Come (722; August 8): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1418

MacDonald, Heidi, Christian Holub, and Kate Fitzsimons. 2026. More to Come 723: Fall books for 2026. PW Comics World: More To Come (723; August 14): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1419

Carmona, George, 3rd. 2026. Interview: Tim Fielder makes the jump from page to screen with Matty’s Rocket. The Beat (August 21): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-tim-fielder-makes-the-jump-from-page-to-screen-with-mattys-rocket/

Morris, D. 2026. Exclusive: HarperCollins announces KAZÉ Imprint [manga]. The Beat (August 21): https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-harpercollins-announces-kaze-imprint/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 08/21/26: Dark Horse to celebrate Doctor Doom, X-Men. The Beat (August 21): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-082126/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Len Brown – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (August 20): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/20/len-brown-rip/

Unknown. 2026. Len Brown October 7, 1941 – August 11, 2026 obituary. Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Homes & Cremation Services. Online at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lakeway-tx/len-brown-13000185


Chatfield, Jason. 2026. The Bloke with the Highlighter: How I Learned to Write Gooder. New York Cartoons (August 21): https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/the-bloke-with-the-highlighter-how

Thompson, Maggie. 2026. Turning points by Maggie Thompson. Scoop (August 20): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-194/

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Manga Week - Fall 2026: Interview with TOKYOPOP CEO Stu Levy [Part 1 and Part 2]. ICv2 (August 21): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63190/manga-week-fall-2026-interview-tokyopop-ceo-stu-levy-part-1, and https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63189/manga-week-fall-2026-interview-tokyopop-ceo-stu-levy-part-2

Heller, Steven. 2026. The Daily Heller: Jules Feiffer remembered [interview]. The Daily Heller (August 21): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-jules-feiffer-remembered/

Fleming, Ronald-Thomas. 2026. Peter Kuper. Fantastic Comic Fan (August 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXuVAjtdYdo

Fleming, Ronald-Thomas. 2026. More with Peter Kuper. Fantastic Comic Fan (August 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HgpieArttE

Sandler, Jonathan. 2026. Matthew Dooley: The quiet art of comedy in graphic novels; On Flake, Seth, Jonathan Cape and why handmade art still matters. GraphicMemoirBlog (August 21): https://jsandlergraphicmemoir.substack.com/p/matthew-dooley-the-quiet-art-of-comedy

Hibbs, Brian. 2026. Olivia Sullivan for Oracles - Comix Experience Graphic Novel Kids Club. Comix Experience (August 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqNnbnvX_s

Dueben, Alex. 2026. ‘Rewriting the World’: Lettrism and comics [exhibit]. TCJ (August 21): https://www.tcj.com/rewriting-the-world-lettrism-and-comics/

Brown, Kevin. 2026. Reviews: The Nightingales. TCJ (August 20): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/the-nightingales/

Shapira, Tom. 2026. Reviews: Shade the Changing Man Omnibus Volume 2. TCJ (August 18): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/shade-the-changing-man-omnibus-volume-2/

Burscough, Clark. 2026. Here comes the rain again — This week’s links. TCJ (August 21): https://www.tcj.com/here-comes-the-rain-again-this-weeks-links/

Wells, V. S. 2026. Graphic novel Frostbite bares its fangs. Georgia Straight (August 13): https://www.straight.com/arts/graphic-novel-frostbite-bares-its-fangs

Dillon, Barbra. 2026. Fanbase Press interviews Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard on the Kickstarter campaign launch for ‘I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits’ with Clover Press’ new creator-owned imprint, The Fourth Leaf. Fanbase Press (August 18): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/59114-fanbase-press-interviews-doug-wagner-and-daniel-hillyard-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-i-love-apocalyptic-zombie-misfits-with-clover-press-new-creator-owned-imprint/

Stwalley, Steven. 2026. RIP Roger Lootine. Cartoonist Conspiracy (August 19): https://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/conspire/?p=7311

Cormack, Kevin. 2026. An interview with Rensuke Oshikiri, creator of Geniearth, Sayuri, and Hi Score Girl. Anime News Network (August 19): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-08-19/an-with-rensuke-oshikiri-creator-of-geniearth-sayuri-and-hi-score-girl/.240557

O'Neill, Anna. 2026. The London cartoonists living on a private island in the Thames [Bitter and Twisted caricaturists Simon and Sheba Cassini]. BBC (August 15): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0gggm35dyo

Baci, Aria. 2026. The circuitous route toward authenticity: Aria Baci’s review of Wandering Son with thoughts from creator Takako Shimura. SOLRAD (August 18): https://solrad.co/the-circuitous-route-toward-authenticity-aria-bacis-review-of-wandering-son-with-thoughts-from-creator-takako-shimura

Mainichi Japan. 2026. Legacy of 3 manga legends who transformed 'shojo' genre to be honored in Tokyo exhibit. Mainichi Japan (August 15): https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260813/p2a/00m/0et/019000c

Jeffrey, Andrew. 2026. Alberta librarians feeling anxious about complying with new restrictions ahead of Jan. 1 deadline: Questions still linger about expectations of Bill 28. CBC News (August 18): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/libraries-deadline-january-compliance-9.7306732

Ramachandran, Rakhi. 2026. Book banning, the graphic novel, and the new American censorship. Peer-Reviewed Journal of Arts and Literature 1 (3; July-September): https://peerreviewjournal.in/index.php/prjal/article/view/81, and https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21914025

Haffner, Brandon. 2026. New murder-mystery graphic novel explores Richmond’s art world [Dash Shaw, COVID-19]. Richmonder (August 17): https://www.richmonder.org/new-murder-mystery-graphic-novel-explores-richmonds-art-world/

Hassan, Chris. 2026. X-Men Monday #350 – Jed MacKay and Tom Brevoort talk ‘Jean Grey’, ‘DNX’, and more. AIPT (August 17): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/08/17/x-men-monday-mackay-brevoort-jean-grey/

Coplan, Chris. 2026. Dance of the giant robots: Olivia Dufault and Rebekah Isaacs on marrying ballet-mechs in ‘Prima Apparata’. AIPT (August 18): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/08/18/prima-apparata-dufault-isaacs-qa/

Brooke, David. 2026. How twin-dom inspired Leah Hayes’ haunting sci-fi graphic novel ‘Identical’: The OGN explores identity, sisterhood, and the unsettling possibilities of AI. AIPT (August 20): https://aiptcomics.com/2026/08/20/hayes-identical-feature/

Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview: Big City Greens producers reveal how they got Stephen King to guest star this season. The Beat (August 21): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-big-city-greens-season-5-producers/

Kaplan, Arie. 2006. Masters of the Comic Book Universe Revealed. Chicago: Chicago Review Press

Kaplan, Arie, Harvey Pekar (foreword), and J. T. Waldman (foreword). 2008. From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society

Kay Features. 1929. Kay Features, Inc. Offers Seven Comic Features That Are Unbeatable [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (33; January 5): 60. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-01-05_61_33/page/n61/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. "Political Cartoonist, with metropolitan newspaper and syndicate, experienced, desires change.” [classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (35; January 19): 55. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-01-19_61_35/page/54/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Issuing New Comic Page [King Features]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (35; January 19): 38. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-01-19_61_35/page/38/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Adds Saturday Comics [Richmond [VA] News-Leader]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (35; January 19): 15. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-01-19_61_35/page/14/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Cartoon Inspires Ad. Macy Buys Space To Answer Batchelor Drawing in N. Y. Post. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (34; January 12): 52. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-01-12_61_34/page/52/mode/2up

Unknown. 1929. Hoag, Plaintiff, in "Andy Gump" Suit Now Charges "Uncle Bim" Libels Him. Canadaigua Broom Manufacturer Files New Action against Albany Knickerbocker Press -- Four Pending Suits Totaling $4,000,000 Schedules for Trial in Rochester. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (34; January 12): 8. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-01-12_61_34/page/8/mode/2up

Baskind, Samantha. 2011. Review: From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books and Masters of the Comic Book Universe Revealed! Shofar:  An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 29 (2; 2011): 165-168. Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Baskind, Samantha and Ranen-Omar-Sherman (eds). 2008. The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press

Laga, Barry. 2011. Review: The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches, edited by Samantha Baskind and Ranen-Omar Sherman. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 29 (2; 2011): 159-161. Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Gonzalez, Christopher. 2011. Review: Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero by Danny Fingeroth.  Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 29 (2; 2011): 171-173.  Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Gantz, David. 2006. Jews in America: A Cartoon History (rev. ed.). Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society

Buhle, Paul (ed). 2008.  Jews and American Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form. New York: The New Press

Karp, Amy. 2011. Review: Jews in America: A Cartoon History (rev. ed. by David Gantz and Jews and American Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form, edited by Paul Buhle. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 29 (2; 2011): 174-177.  Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Kotek, Joël and Alisa Jaffa (trans). 2009. Cartoons and Extremism: Israel and the Jews in Arab and Western Media. Portland, OR: Vallentine Mitchell & Company

Rader, Pamela J. 2011.  Review: Cartoons and Extremism: Israel and the Jews in Arab and Western Media by Joël Kotek with translation by Alisa Jaffa.  Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 29 (2; 2011): 177-179.  Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Omar-Sherman, Ranen. 2011. Review:  Art Spiegelman: Conversations, edited by Joseph Witek and Backing into Forward: A Memoir by Jules Feiffer.  Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 29 (2; 2011): 179-184.  Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Lolis, Thomas. 2011. Review:  The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics, edited by Denis Kitchen & Paul Buhle and Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 29 (2; 2011): 184-188.  Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Walton, David. 2011. Review: Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert by Bill Schelly. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 29 (2; 2011): 188-190.  Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Cooke, Andrew D. (dir). 2007. Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist [DVD 2010 release]. Montilla Pictures

Lundy, Tiel. 2011. Review:  Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist, DVD, directed by Andrew Cooke.  Online at https://www.academia.edu/12465298/From_Krakow_to_Krypton_Jews_and_Comic_Books_and_Masters_of_the_Comic_Book_Universe_Revealed_book_review_2_books_

Unknown. 1922. Pim To Teach Course in Cartooning. Fourth Estate (January 26). Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858034161772&seq=736&__cf_chl_tk=AlCXrG6GRMQMonp693Z.tfqF.WdXqdfEZNSSyel1wcM-1787202139-1.0.1.1-X9KDsKEJXoYUHDkcY44qOkYMvWMxPktg67JxVl_aCs4

Unknown. 1922. Drawing Pictures of Only Actual Happenings Make “Pantomine” Unique Comic [John Striebel]. Fourth Estate (December 2): 20. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858034161772&seq=762&__cf_chl_tk=AlCXrG6GRMQMonp693Z.tfqF.WdXqdfEZNSSyel1wcM-1787202139-1.0.1.1-X9KDsKEJXoYUHDkcY44qOkYMvWMxPktg67JxVl_aCs4

Friday, August 21, 2026

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9/5: Sophia Glock at Third Eye Annapolis

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This September illustrator Sophia Glock joins us at Third Eye Annapolis for a dope signing! Join us Saturday 9/5 from 11AM-1PM!
Check out her work on her graphic novels Before We Wake and Passport & more!

Aug 22: Cartoonists at National Book Festival from Library of Congress

And beware of the road race:



  • Frank Miller (Memoir) – The award-winning comic book writer, artist, novelist, inker, screenwriter, film director and producer, best known for “Sin City” and “300,” his comics featuring Marvel superhero Daredevil, and his miniseries “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns,” discusses his new memoir, “Push the Wall,” which also serves as a masterclass for aspiring creators.

  • Max Brooks (Genre Fiction) – The bestselling author presents a radio play adaptation of his graphic novel “The Harlem Hellfighters” and discusses the value of firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans.

John Gallagher

John Gallagher Photo credit: Bruce Guthrie

John Gallagher is an art teacher, an art director, a cofounder of the literacy organization Kids Love Comics and a leader of workshops teaching kids how to create their own comics. Gallagher lives in Virginia with his family, including a cat, Millie, and dog, Cody (who appears in the “Max Meow” books). His new graphic novel, “Rex Rocket: Cosmic Wiener Dog,” is featured at the 2026 National Book Festival and is the first volume of the series.

Selected Works at the Library of Congress


John Patrick Green

John Patrick Green Photo credit: Ellen B. Wright

John Patrick Green is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, notably the graphic novel series “InvestiGators.” Green is a New York Times bestselling human author and not just a bunch of animals in a trench coat pretending to have a human job. With over four million copies of “InvestiGators” in print, Green is a successful human being with only two hands and a normal amount of fur. He lives in New York City. The most recent addition to the series, “InvestiGators: Weather or Not,” is featured at the 2026 National Book Festival.

Selected Works at the Library of Congress


Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale Photo credit: Jenn Florence

Shannon Hale is a New York Times bestselling author of over 50 books for preschoolers, kids, teens and adults. Her award-winning novels include “The Goose Girl,” “Book of a Thousand Days,” “Dangerous” and Newbery Honor recipient “Princess Academy.” Hale is the cocreator of the popular “Princess in Black” illustrated chapter books with Dean Hale and LeUyen Pham. Her graphic novels include Eisner-nominee “Rapunzel's Revenge,” cocreated with Dean Hale and Nathan Hale, as well as her bestselling memoirs with art by LeUyen Pham, “Real Friends,” “Best Friends” and “Friends Forever,” along with many other titles. Hale lives in Utah with her four magnificent children and two ridiculous cats. The new graphic novel edition of “Princess Academy” is featured at the 2026 National Book Festival.

Selected Works at the Library of Congress


Dan Santat

Dan Santat

Dan Santat is a children's book writer, a commercial illustrator and the creator of Disney's animated hit, “The Replacements.” He lives in California with his wife, two kids, a rabbit, a bird and a cat. His new graphic novel and start of a new series, “A Fishboy Named Sashimi,” is featured at the 2026 National Book Festival.

Selected Works at the Library of Congress

ALSO:

Mac Barnett has written for Katherine Tegen Books, Oceano Historias graficas, HarperCollins, and HarperAlley.

Meg Cabot has written for DC, TokyoPop, and HarperAlley.

Kadir Nelson has done art at Marvel and Toon Books.

Lauren Tarshis has written for Graphix (Scholastic).

The lineup of more than 80 authors can be found here.

Please note that the author lineup is subject to change.

Attend the Festival: New This Year, Tickets Required

Click on this image to register for your free tickets!

The National Book Festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. The festival is free and open to everyone. For the first time this year, free tickets will be required for festival entry, but not for individual programs within the festival. Tickets can be reserved at loc.gov/bookfest.




Thursday, August 20, 2026

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/20/2026

Farley, Chad. 2026. Valeria Favoccia on By a Thread, Star Wars, Power Rangers & building incredible comic worlds. Collectors Confessions (August 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFIsJCTSEX0

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Zeno Robinson - Voice acting icon! - The Beat Exclusive. The Beat (August 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zukWG3LaII

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Manga Week - Fall 2026: ICv2 interview: Kadokawa Retail Ventures President Kurt Hassler on Manga Spot: The manga, graphic novel, and merch retail chain shooting for 1000 stores. ICv2 (August 20): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63175/manga-week-fall-2026-icv2-interview-kadokawa-retail-ventures-president-kurt-hassler-manga-spot

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Manga Week - Fall 2026: ICv2 interview: Yen Press President Kurt Hassler: On the Yen lines, the 2026 hits, and top prospects. ICv2 (August 20): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63176/manga-week-fall-2026-icv2-interview-yen-press-president-kurt-hassler

Vigneault, François. 2026. Interview: Frederic Noland, author of Major Taylor: The World’s Fastest Man. The Beat (August 20): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-frederic-noland-major-taylor-the-worlds-fastest-man/

Colbert, Isaiah. 2026. ‘Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo’ adds a fascinating twist to Order 66: VIZ Media’s prequel‑era manga follows an Order 66 survivor locked in a fatal clash with an Imperial droid acting as the fandom’s mouthpiece, airing out everything wrong with the Jedi—and whether they deserved to be destroyed. io9 (August 19): https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-visions-tsukumo-manga-viz-media-book-review-2000800279

Lussier, Germain. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ Season 2 is already in the works whether it happens or not: Showrunner Chris Mundy is already six weeks into breaking season two, hoping he gets to make it. io9 (August 19): https://gizmodo.com/lanterns-season-2-is-already-in-the-works-whether-it-happens-or-not-2000800525

Adlakha, Siddhant. 2026. Lanterns is “for the fans” in refreshing ways: Just as he did with Watchmen, Damon Lindelof translates another DC Comics property with an eye toward collective memory. AV Club (August 19): https://www.avclub.com/lanterns-watchmen-damon-lindelof-for-the-fans

Downes, Ian. 2026. TruffleShuffle’s Aby Sollitt-Davis on crafting a collection celebrating 50 years of Aardman. Brands Untapped (August 20): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/truffleshuffles-aby-sollitt-davis-on-crafting-a-collection-celebrating-50-years-of-aardman/

Freeman, John. 2026. “Oor Wullie’s ABCs in Scots” comic connections. downthetubes (August 20): https://downthetubes.net/oor-wullies-abcs-in-scots-comic-connections/

McAuliffe, Kate and Mike Donaldson. 2026. Oor Wullie’s ABCs in Scots. Dundee, Scotland: D.C. Thomson.

Degg, D. D. 2026. Ġorġ Mallia – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (August 19): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/19/gorg-mallia-rip/

Sansone, Kurt. 2026. Cartoonist Ġorġ Mallia draws his last smile at 68: Renowned cartoonist, academic and author Ġorġ Mallia has died aged 68. MaltaToday (August 19): https://www.maltatoday.com/news/national/143846/cartoonist_or_mallia_draws_his_last_smile_at_68

Carabott, Sarah. 2026. Academic, cartoonist and author Ġorġ Mallia dies aged 68: Tributes paid to Mallia's 'unmistakable sense of humour' and 'outstanding contribution to culture'. Times of Malta (August 19): https://timesofmalta.com/article/cartoonist-author-gorg-mallia-dies-aged-68.1132924

Tygiel, Yael. 2026. Thomas Jane's missing comics artist and the journey to Lycan - The Beat Exclusive. The Beat (August 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmrN1S-nPf8

Whitlock, Rae. 2026. Lying to tell the truth with Rae Whitlock - SAW Free Friday Night Comics Workshop. Sequential Artists Workshop (August 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-yaq5pOSR0

Chapman, Adam. 2026. Episode 1157: A conversation with Ron Frenz. Comic Shenanigans (August 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TybssW7PT8M

Heater, Brian. 2026. Episode 768: Leah Hayes. RiYL Podcast (August 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVMjFvVq804

Farley, Chad. 2026. The artist behind Japanese Ghost Stories, The Unwritten & Godzilla - Yuko Shimizu interview. Collectors Confessions (August 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47eTJXpM9_U

Chamberlain, Henry. 2026. Emil Wilson - The Nightingales - Graphic novels. Comics Grinder (August 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smbj9pvnwgI

Davidson, Keith. 2026. Overkiller creative team Kent Trieu & Kevin Tran talk issue one. Prana: Direct Market Solutions’ The Final Cut (August 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ksayWHhwUM

Farley, Chad. 2026. Behind the scenes: Braxton Cosby on YASUKE world-building. Collectors Confessions (August 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUmvUIHe3VI

Farley, Chad. 2026. Vampirella meets Witchblade! Erica Schultz on her explosive new crossover & comics career. Collectors Confessions (August 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHgoid_fWwg

Siuntres, John. 2026. Jeremy Haun Ignition Press year in review. Word Balloon (August 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXssRmD7PwI

Palevsky, Hagai. 2026. R&R: Yoshihiro Tatsumi, adrift. TCJ (August 20): https://www.tcj.com/rr-yoshihiro-tatsumi-adrift/

Millman, Debbie and Steven Heller. 2026. PRINT Book Club featuring R.Sikoryak. PRINT Book Club (August 20).

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Higuera, Diego. 2026. Comics crowdfunding round-up: Flesh & Steel, Freshman, Loba Loca, and two more projects you’ll love!. The Beat (August 20): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-flesh-steel-freshman-loba-loca-and-two-more-projects-youll-love/

Unknown. 2026. Rob Liefeld joins the podcast. The Escape Pod Podcast (161; February 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93rt2X-MSww

Finch, David. 2022. Mixed media painting with Brian Stelfreeze!. YouTube (January 20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWPfYy8ZX5I

Campbell, Hilary Fitzgerald. 2026. Diary comic: Nips & Nibs - August: Bozeman 2026 [New Yorker cartoonists]. Cartoons by Hilary (August 20): https://cartoonsbyhilary.substack.com/p/diary-comic-nips-and-nibs

Veress, Leah. 2026. New Yorker cartoonists draw up fun in Bozeman. Bozeman Daily Chronicle (August 14): https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/local/thenewyorker-cartoons-sofiawarren-hilarycampbell-amykurzweil-kendraallenby-kimptonarmoryhotel/article_e6b89c75-254f-46f4-9073-548d0567c030.html

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PR: SPX Announces 2026 Ignatz Award Nominees and The Ignatz Archive


 




2026 Ignatz Awards Nominees

2026 Ignatz Awards logo by Vicky Wang

For Immediate Release


Contact: Warren Bernard


Email: ignatzawards@smallpressexpo.com



North Bethesda, Maryland – The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to announce the 2026 nominees for the annual presentation of the Ignatz Awards, a celebration of outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning.


Small Press Expo Announces The 2026 Ignatz Nominees


Ignatz Awards nominees are determined by a panel of comics professionals. We are most grateful for the efforts of this year's team of jurors:


  • Maria Hoey
  • Joel Christian Gill
  • Nick Bertozzi
  • Maggie McCready
  • Vik Alexander
  • Meg Lentz
  • Michael Albrecht
  • Sofia Lesage


Voting for the Ignatz Awards will be opened to anybody on the SPX email lists and anyone requesting a ballot. There will be no in-person voting at the show, as voting for the prestigious Ignatz Awards is open to all fans of indie comics. 


The Ignatz Awards ceremony will be held at 9:30PM on Saturday September 12 in the White Oak Room of the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.


Other information about SPX 2026 and the Ignatz Awards, can be found at www.smallpressexpo.com.

BALLOT & VOTING INFORMATION

  • Voting for the 2026 Ignatz Awards will be by email ballot only, there will be no on-site voting.


  • Ballots will be emailed everyone on SPX's email lists at the same time as this announcement.
  • Be sure to check you Spam folder for the ballot.



  • Please check your spam folder if you do not see your ballot.


  • Voting ends on Friday September 11 at 8:00PM (EDT).


2026 IGNATZ NOMINEES

Additional information about this year's nominees can be found here.


OUTSTANDING ARTIST

  • Colin Lidston, Move-In Day (Paper Rocket Minicomics)
  • Ben Passmore, Black Arms To Hold You Up (Pantheon Books)
  • J. Marshall Smith, Testament (Bulgilhan Press)
  • Carol Tyler, The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief (Fantagraphics)
  • Rob Woods, Barbecue Block Party (Self-Published)


OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY

  • A Queer Prisoner's Anthology Vol. 9: Beautiful Regrets ed. Casper Cendre, Oliver Mills, Brett Thomas Gonzalez (A.B.O. Comix)
  • Goof #2 ed. Marc Jackson (Self-Published)
  • LAAB: A Comics Anthology No. 3 ed. Ronald Wimberly (Beehive Books)
  • Revenge #2 ed. Samandal (Beehive Books)
  • So Buttons #15 ed. Jonathan Baylis (So Buttons Comix)


OUTSTANDING COLLECTION

  • A Strong Woman and Other Stories by Valentine Gallardo (Fieldmouse Press)
  • All the Cameras in My Room by Michael DeForge (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Box Garden Beetle by Akino Kondoh (Glacier Bay Books)
  • The Past is a Grotesque Animal by Tommi Parrish (Fantagraphics)
  • Wisps by Amanda Baeza (kuš!)


OUTSTANDING COMIC

  • Antimatter #1 by Dean Haspiel (Self-Published)
  • Fizzle #6 by Whit Taylor (Radiator Comics)
  • Girls Gone Wild by Katie Lane (2dcloud)
  • Utzy and Dusty by Josh Bayer (Domino Books)
  • Zoo #5 by Anand Shenoy (Self-Published)


OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC NOVEL

  • Black Arms to Hold You Up by Ben Passmore (Pantheon Books)
  • Cannon by Lee Lai (Giramondo Publishing)
  • Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me by Mimi Pond (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey (Top Shelf Productions)
  • The Weight by Melissa Mendes (Drawn & Quarterly)


OUTSTANDING MINICOMIC

  • If She Was Beholden, Could She Ever Be the Beholder? by Erika Rier (Self-Published)
  • Secret Black Woman: American Virtues by Ingrid Pierre (Self-Published)
  • To Bleed Stone Dry by R. D. "Reyookah" Yoon (Self-Published)
  • Two Snakes by Suerynn Lee (Alright Editions)
  • Uncoiling: A Japanese-American Family History by Yoko O.K. (Self-Published)


OUTSTANDING ONLINE COMIC


OUTSTANDING SERIES

  • Coin-Op no 10: Wet Cement by Peter and Maria Hoey (Coin-Op Books)
  • Fizzle #6 by Whit Taylor (Radiator Comics)
  • Hacienda by Dave Ortega (Self-Published)
  • My Pockets are Juicy! by Lonnie Milsap (Self-Published)
  • Wedding Juice and Other Melodramas by Sanika Phawde (Self-Published)

 

OUTSTANDING STORY

  • Before We Wake by Sophia Glock (Little, Brown Ink)
  • Drome by Jesse Lonergan (23rd Street)
  • Mudhouse by Glynnis Fawkes (Paper Rocket Minicomics)
  • Suicidals by Michael R. Barton (Self-Published)
  • While We Wait by Sorina Vazelina (Self-Published)

 

PROMISING NEW TALENT:

  • A Scientific Study Of Transsexuality by Oscar Woodiwiss (Fieldmouse Press)
  • Creamthing In His Golden Year by Sam Hensley (Self-Published)
  • Electric Cowboy by Ansel Kite (Silver Sprocket)
  • The Witch's Egg by Donya Todd (Avery Hill Publishing)
  • Upwards Incursion by Padraig Campbell (Driftwood Press)


Congratulations to all the nominees!

Key Dates for the 2026 Ignatz Awards

  • August 19 - Initial ballots emailed and voting begins
  • September 11 • 8:00 PM (EDT) - Voting for the 2026 Ignatz Awards ends
  • September 12 • 9:30 PM (EDT) - Presentation of Ignatz Award winners, the White Oak Room at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 550 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year’s guests.


The Ignatz Awards are held every year by SPX, with the awards recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning.

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Bethesda, Maryland
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