Gary's one of the enthusiasts for comic art in the newspaper reading room - a really nice and helpful guy.
Library of Congress' Headlines & Heroes September 16, 2026
https://blogs.loc.gov/Deitch is working on his autobiography, which sounds fascinating, and he was reading from it. It was fascinating, and video will be available from the LOC soon, so here's some photos in the meantime. At theend is the Deitch exhibit set up at his talk, followed by the current periodicals exhibit on 9-11 with the DC Comics and Spiegelman books.
The following is a guest post by Julie Seigel, a Reference Librarian in the Serial and Government Publications Division.
Attention comics fans everywhere: Mark your calendars! On Friday, September 11, 12–1 pm, cartoonist and storyteller Kim Deitch will act as your tour guide as you travel into the world of underground comics. The Eisner and Inkpot Award-winning cartoonist will draw from his six-decades-long career; Deitch has authored and illustrated several books, including his latest “How i Make Comics,” a graphic memoir on his creative process and collaboration with partner Pam Butler. Deitch’s work has also previously appeared in The East Village Other, LA Weekly, Heavy Metal, and RAW, amongst other publications.
Following the talk there will be a Q&A. Additionally, Deitch will preview an unpublished work alongside a small exhibit of comics and graphic materials from the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room and the Prints and Photographs Reading Room.An assortment of Kim Deitch’s books. Photo by Julie Seigel.
Event details
Where: James Madison Building, West Dining Room (LM-621)
When: Friday, September 11, 12–1 pm EDT
This event is free and open to the public, no registration is needed. For additional information view the Library’s event calendar.
The event heralds the arrival of Small Press Expo (SPX); an annual comics and graphic arts festival established in 1994 that celebrates artists, writers, publishers (and enthusiasts!) in independent comics. The festival recognizes outstanding work in comics and cartooning with the Ignatz Awards, named for George Herriman’s comic strip character Krazy Kat.
Discover more:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It's been a few months since we've had one of these posts, but the ephemera collecting never ends.
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| front and back of 1984 envelope for Asterix trading cards |
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| Regards from "Brandy" + "Johnny" Hazard" P.S. and "Side-Pocket Sam" |
The rest all of artwork by Hawkinson. I cannot find ANY information on him.
UPDATE: However D.D. Degg of the Daily Cartoonist could, and sent this clipping on Frank Hawkinson: Unknown. 1944. Town Talk: Private Hawkinson Cartoonist For His Camp Siebert Paper. Yonkers Herald Statesman (August 17).
Researchers may make an appointment to see them using the Prints & Photographs Division Ask-a-Librarian service at https://ask.loc.gov/prints-
Editor's note: 33 books by Oliphant, including some surprising titles, are also in the Library.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
