Saturday, July 16, 2022

"For a Collaborative Project it Was a Lonely Process!" – Aled Lies, Dylan Wyn Owen and Shehzad Ahmad on Experimenting with Comics Narrative in 'Idiot Corpse'

by Andy Oliver

July 8, 2022

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/idiot-corpse-ahmad-owen-lies-slczf/

Smash Pages Q&A | Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith

The creators of the critical hit 'Wash Day' discuss expanding the story into 'Wash Day Diaries,' which is out this week from Chronicle Books.

Alex Dueben

July 8, 2022

https://smashpages.net/2022/07/08/smash-pages-qa-jamila-rowser-and-robyn-smith/

INTERVIEW: Tom Humberstone Takes a Legend to Court in Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis

Wendy Browne July 11, 2022

https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2022/07/interview-tom-humberstone-takes-a-tennis-legend-to-court-in-suzanne-the-jazz-age-goddess-of-tennis/

San Diego Comic-Con Is Back

By Heidi MacDonald

Jul 01, 2022

A version of this article appeared in the 07/04/2022 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: The Spectacle Returns

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/89741-san-diego-comic-con-is-back.html

In Designing 'The Sea Beast,' Animators Sweat the Details

A deep dive into the look of the title character in the animated Netflix film.

By Gabe Cohn

Published July 13, 2022Updated July 15, 2022,

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/movies/the-sea-beast-design.html

Ms. Marvel's co-creator breaks down those big reveals from the finale

Executive producer Sana Amanat on Kamala Khan's potent backstory, and how this season sets her up for next year's The Marvels

Saloni Gajjar

AV Club July 14 2022

https://www.avclub.com/interview-ms-marvel-producer-sana-amanat-season-1-fina-1849173791

Robert C. Harvey

June 22, 1937 ~ July 7, 2022 (age 85)

https://www.taborfuneralhome.com/obituary/Robert-Harvey#tributewall

'The Deer King' Review: Medicine, Family and Empire [anime]

By Concepción de León

A version of this article appears in print on July 15, 2022, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: The Deer King

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/movies/the-deer-king-review.html

'Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank' Review: A Tail of Two Samurai

By Claire Shaffer

July 14, 2022

A version of this article appears in print on July 15, 2022, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/movies/paws-of-fury-the-legend-of-hank-review.html

'Paws of Fury' is a cuddlier 'Blazing Saddles' with talking animals [in print as Cuddly cartoon riff on 'Blazing Saddles' has more bark than bite]

Breezy yet baffling animated reimagining of the 1974 western satire lacks bite

Thomas Floyd

Washington Post July 15, 2022 : Weekend 23, 26online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/07/13/paws-of-fury-the-legend-of-hank-movie-review/

Watch Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman Reunite in 'Thor: Love and Thunder'

The director Taika Waititi narrates a battle sequence that has the two connecting onscreen again.

By Mekado Murphy

July 15, 2022,https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/movies/thor-love-and-thunder-clip.html

Friday, July 15, 2022

The Post reviews Blazing Saddles cartoon remake

'Paws of Fury' is a cuddlier 'Blazing Saddles' with talking animals [in print as Cuddly cartoon riff on 'Blazing Saddles' has more bark than bite]

Breezy yet baffling animated reimagining of the 1974 western satire lacks bite

Thomas Floyd

Washington Post July 15, 2022 : Weekend 23, 26online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/07/13/paws-of-fury-the-legend-of-hank-movie-review/

July 30: Preeti Chhibber and Stephanie Williams for SPIDER-MAN'S SOCIAL DILEMMA

Preeti Chhibber and Stephanie Williams for SPIDER-MAN'S SOCIAL DILEMMA

https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/dilemma

Loyalty is thrilled to host Preeti Chhibber and Stephanie Williams for an event celebrating Spider-Man's Social Dilemma! This event is free to attend and will be held digitally via Crowdcast. Click here to register for the event. You can also order a copy of the book below to be automatically added to the registration list, and there will be an option to snag the book during the event.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The first in a three-book middle grade novel series by Spider-Man's number one fan and hilarious fiction writer, Preeti Chhibber!

Peter Parker has been swinging and thwipping his way through New York City as Spider-Man for just a few months, and balancing his double life is complicated. He goes to school and tries not to embarrass himself in front of his crush, MJ; he takes photos for the Daily Bugle and tries not to embarrass himself in front of his boss, J. Jonah Jameson; and he fights crime in the evenings and . . . well, he's kind of always trying to not embarrass himself. Easier said than done when you're a teen with spider powers you're still getting used to.

On top of all that, the notorious villain the Sandman is acting more strangely than ever, social media seems to be taking a toll on MJ, and someone keeps trying to steal an artifact that's supposedly powered by alien matter . . . which can't be good. Something eerie is going on, and Peter is determined to figure out what it is before things go from weird to dangerous.

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/14/22

CONFESSIONS OF A COMIC BOOK GUY -- A DISABLED SPIDER-PERSON SWINGS INTO ACTION

Steve Bennett on July 13, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/51620/confessions-comic-book-guy-a-disabled-spider-person-swings-action

R.I.P. SOPHIE CASTILLE

Director of Mediatoon Foreign Rights

Posted by Brigid Alverson on July 13, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51623/r-i-p-sophie-castille

Tom Kane – RIP

by D. D. Degg

July 13, 2022

Sports cartoonist Tom Kane has passed away.

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/07/13/tom-kane-rip/

Thomas J. Kane, II

December 9, 1934 - July 10, 2022

Obituary

https://www.bellodeafuneralhome.com/obituaries/Thomas-J-Kane-II?obId=25338982#/celebrationWall

Our View: Cartoonists deserve Pulitzers [Wes Rowell]

Durango Herald Jul 13, 2022 5:00

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/our-view-cartoonists-deserve-pulitzers/

Q & A with Jose Pimienta

By Cheryl E. Klein

Jul 14, 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/89847-q-a-with-jose-pimienta.html

Licensing Hotline: July 2022

By Karen Raugust

Jul 14, 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/89858-licensing-hotline-july-2022.html

Cartoonist Keith Knight reflects on growing up in Malden, education, race and the value of art

July 12, 2022

Anne D'Urso-Rose

https://neighborhoodview.org/2022/07/12/cartoonist-keith-knight-reflects-on-growing-up-in-malden-education-race-and-the-value-of-art/

Remembering RC Harvey

JP Trostle

July 11th, 2022

https://editorialcartoonists.com/remembering-rc-harvey/

Comic Historian and Cartoonist RC Harvey Dies at 85

By Brian Cronin

CBR June 9 2022

https://www.cbr.com/comic-historian-and-cartoonist-rc-harvey-obituary/

Robert C. Harvey, Comics Chronicler, Critic, Cartoonist and Raconteur Dies at 85

Daniel Yezbick | July 14, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/robert-c-harvey-comics-chronicler-critic-cartoonist-and-raconteur-dies-at-85/

"I Won't Be Misrepresenting Anybody's Life Experience But My Own." A Conversation with Cartoonist and Comedian Luke Healy

The Author of The Con Artists Talks to Connor Ratliff

Via Drawn & Quarterly

By Literary Hub

July 7, 2022

https://lithub.com/i-wont-be-misrepresenting-anybodys-life-experience-but-my-own-a-conversation-with-cartoonist-and-comedian-luke-healy/

"In comics, nobody is proper and decent." A Conversation with Graphic Novelist Rumi Hara

The Author of The Peanutbutter Sisters Talks to Rina Ayuyang

via Drawn & Quarterly

By Literary Hub

July 1, 2022

https://lithub.com/in-comics-nobody-is-proper-and-decent-a-conversation-with-graphic-novelist-rumi-hara/

In Praise of the Simple Beauties of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Olivia Rutigliano on the New Movie About the Internet's Favorite Anthropomorphic Mollusk

By Olivia Rutigliano

July 1, 2022

https://lithub.com/in-praise-of-the-simple-beauties-of-marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on/

Top 10 funny comic books

From the madness of North Korea to memoirs of modern dating and caring for elderly parents, these books show how the best graphic artists can get a laugh out of almost anything

Luke Healy

Wed 6 Jul 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/06/top-10-funny-comic-books-luke-healy-the-con-artists

Segura, Barajas, Amiri and Meadows laid off at Oni; SDCC panels cancelled

Oni's VP of marketing, senior editor and more were laid off, and their two planned panels at SDCC have been cancelled.

Heidi MacDonald

07/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/segura-barajas-amiri-and-meadows-laid-off-at-oni-sdcc-panels-cancelled/

Graphic novelist Adrian Tomine on the filmmaker who makes him feel ill… in a good way

Hosted by Elvis Mitchell Jul. 09, 2022

https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/frank-bruni-neal-fraser-adrian-tomine/graphic-novelist-adrian-tomine-on-the-filmmaker-who-makes-him-feel-ill-in-a-good-way

Spiritual Exercises

Sarah Blackwood

In her most recent graphic novel, Alison Bechdel explores her lifelong obsession with fitness.

New York Review of Books July 21, 2022 issue

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/07/21/secret-to-superhuman-strength-alison-bechdel/

Gabriola artist tackles trauma of childhood sexual abuse in graphic novel

Emily Carrington's memoir 'Our Little Secret' aims to provide a voice for other survivors

Mandy Moraes

Nanaimo News Bulletin Jul. 3, 2022

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/gabriola-artist-tackles-trauma-of-childhood-sexual-abuse-in-graphic-novel/

Jordan Lockett processes the world as a cartoonist

by MARQUITA GRIFFIN

Fort Bend Herald Jul 12, 2022

https://www.fbherald.com/jordan-lockett-processes-the-world-as-a-cartoonist/article_22449926-0202-11ed-9112-d342fb1bf774.html

'Lilo & Stitch' Live-Action Remake to Be Directed by 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' Filmmaker

Chris Kekaniokalani Bright is in final negotiations to pen the script.

Borys Kit

July 14, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lilo-and-stich-live-action-director-dean-fleischer-camp-1235180639/

The Lean, Mean, Green DreamTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cocreator Kevin Eastman reflects on comics career

Sanhita SinhaRoy

American Libraries June 26, 2022

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/the-lean-mean-green-dream/

The writers of SKYBOUND PRESENTS AFTERSCHOOL #2 plan to donate to Planned Parenthood

The issue's story "The Storkening" is even more powerful considering the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Deanna Destito

07/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/skybound-presents-afterschool-2-planned-parenthood/

Confusing for a Living: PW Talks with Liniers

By Shaenon Garrity

Jul 08, 2022

A version of this article appeared in the 07/11/2022 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Confusing for a Living

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/89812-confusing-for-a-living-pw-talks-with-liniers.html

Yes, the Ms. Marvel cast also freaked out over that major reveal in the season finale

The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in good (giant, glowing) hands

Katie Chow

AV Club July 13 2022

https://www.avclub.com/ms-marvel-finale-reveals-the-mystery-of-kamalas-dna-1849173253

'Ms. Marvel': What Kamala Khan's DNA Reveals About Her Genetics

"It's like her wildest dream already came true over the show, but then we just gave her one more bit of the dream."

by Rachel Paige

July 13, 2022

https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/ms-marvel-kamala-khan-genetics-interview

How the Colorful Costumes of 'Thor: Love and Thunder' Were Made

By Kyle Buchanan

A version of this article appears in print on July 14, 2022, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: The Clothes Do Make The Gods.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/movies/thor-love-and-thunder-costumes.html

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/13/22

Exhibit Review Essay: European comics festivals return to Angouleme and Haarlem

By Barbara Postema

International Journal of Comic Art blog

July 12, 2022

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2022/07/exhibit-review-essay-european-comics.html

Terry Collins 1967 - 2022

Published by Mount Airy News from Jul. 8 to Jul. 9, 2022.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mtairynews/name/terry-collins-obituary?id=35673290

"My Dream is to Die": Taiyō Matsumoto's No. 5

Sean McTiernan | July 13, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/my-dream-is-to-die-taiyo-matsumotos-no-5/

'The Simpsons' Star Yeardley Smith Marries Former Detective She Met During Springfield Appearance (Exclusive)

Chris Gardner

July 13, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/simpsons-star-yeardley-smith-wedding-marriage-detective-dan-1235178433/

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 4 Has Been a Total Train Wreck

The MCU's Phase 4 has yet to reveal a larger structure or any compelling supervillain and is populated by second-tier heroes. Can they right the course?

Nick Schager

Jul. 12, 2022

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-marvel-cinematic-universes-phase-4-has-been-a-total-train-wreck

Have we gone from Marvel fatigue to Marvel exhaustion?

AA Dowd

Tue 12 Jul 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/12/have-we-gone-from-marvel-fatigue-to-marvel-exhaustion

Garry Trudeau dives into NFTs, selling 'Doonesbury' strips in an auction

By Michael Cavna

July 13, 2022 a

https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/07/13/doonesbury-nft-garry-trudeau/

Loss through art and the death of a cartoonist: Carol Tyler