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Friday, December 13, 2024
Dec 14: Signing Event at Beyond Comics - Meet Terry Flippo!
Tom King interviewed at Polygon
Tom King on his Black Canary series: 'This is a fight that if Batman got in the ring, he'd get his ass kicked'
Writer Tom King and artist Ryan Sook unpack Black Canary: Best of the Best, and DC movies vs. DC comics
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/12/2024
Artizans Syndicate Closes Shop [Canada editorial cartoons]
D. D. Degg December 11, 2024
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/12/11/artizans-syndicate-closes-shop/
Diamond Comics is having a very bad few weeks
By Heidi MacDonald on 12/12/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/diamond-comics-is-having-a-very-bad-few-weeks/
More Diamond Comics Distributor Delays And Comic Store Distress
More Diamond Comic Distributor Delays, Comic Store distress and worries for the future of the comics direct market going forward.
11 Dec 2024 by Rich Johnston https://bleedingcool.com/comics/more-diamond-comics-distributor-delays-and-comic-store-distress/
Art Spiegelman Won't Shrink Back From Controversy
The artist has illustrated more than one contentious New Yorker cover in his career, chronicled in a new film, and his next project will be no less gutsy.
David D'Arcy
December 11 2024 https://hyperallergic.com/973444/art-spiegelman-wont-shrink-back-from-controversy/
The Beat's 50 Best Comics of 2024
By Beat Staff on 12/12/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-beats-50-best-comics-of-2024/
Out of This World: Eight Sci-Fi Graphic Novels | Stellar Panels
by Brigid Alverson
Dec 12, 2024 https://www.slj.com/story/Out-of-this-World:-Eight-Sci-Fi-Graphic-Novels-Stellar-Panels
On Kazuo Umezz, A Child Who Is Not Dead
The Editors | December 12, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/on-kazuo-umezz-a-child-who-is-not-dead/
Kelly Sue DeConnick on FML
Gianni Palumbo
"BIFF! BAM! POW!": A Comic Book Podcast Dec 11, 2024
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kelly-sue-deconnick-on-fml/id1723705483?i=1000679973515
The SKTCHD AWRDS: The Creators of 2024 (Parts One-Four)
By David Harper
December 9-12, 2024
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2024-part-one/
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2024-part-two/
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2024-part-three/
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2024-part-four/
'Marvel Rivals' Is a Chaotic Mess and One of the Year's Best Games
Focusing on complete sensory overload and overpowered heroes, Marvel's take on 'Overwatch' makes shooters fun again
Echo Apsey
December 11, 2024
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/marvel-rivals-review-1235200428/
From Jem to Wonder Woman and the Bold Future of Comics
Kelly Thompson's journey as a writer has been nothing short of remarkable. She began her career as an entertainment journalist before making a seamless transition into comic book writing,...
by Ian Cullen December 4, 2024
https://www.scifipulse.net/kelly-thompson-talks-crafting-fierce-fearless-female-heroes-from-jem-to-wonder-woman-and-the-bold-future-of-comics/
Who actually is Kraven The Hunter, and why should we care?
This week, Kraven The Hunter opens in theaters. But who is this long-time Spider-Man antagonist, and what makes him a unique kind of foe?
By William Hughes | December 11, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/kraven-the-hunter-primer
The Sony Spider-Villain series goes out on top (sort of) with Kraven The Hunter Kraven The Hunter may be the last of Sony's attempt to build a Spider-Man universe without Spider-Man. It also may be the best. By Jesse Hassenger | December 11, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/kraven-the-hunter-review
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Explains Kraven the Hunter's Brutal Violence
Kevin Polowy
CBR Presents Dec 12, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgzllTQcM5Y
Dream Productions is a meta, slightly muddled Inside Out spin-off
The Disney+ miniseries pulls back the curtain on where Riley's dreams are made.
By Tara Bennett | December 11, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/dream-productions-review-tv-disney-plus
The 25 best comics of 2024
By William Salmon, Alex Zalben, Stephen Jewell, George Marston, Daniel Dockery
Newsarama December 12 2024
https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/best-comics-2024/
Interview : Romain Hugault du réacteur avec le Tomcat au retour à l'hélice avec le Gee Bee
Jean-Laurent Truc
12 décembre 2024
https://www.ligneclaire.info/romain-hugault-tomcat-299240.html
78th Annual NCS Reuben Awards 2024 in San Diego
National Cartoonists Society
Dec 12, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n5xVaHx5jM
LOTR Writer Philippa Boyens Explains Why Anime Was the Ideal Choice for The War of the Rohirrim
CBR Presents
Dec 12, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5V8rLtEUEg
Batman and Santa 2 With Jeff Parker
wordballoon DEc 11 24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aifoBsfcQIY
the wrong earth with tom peyer and jamal ige
wordballoon 12.22.24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvxy6hj3m_4
Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode #070: With Special Guest Shelly Bond
Pop Culture Squad 12/12/24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALluqK8jVAc
Jonathan Roth's Rover and Speck: It’s a Gas! recommended by School Library Journal
Out of This World: Eight Sci-Fi Graphic Novels | Stellar Panels
by Brigid Alverson
Dec 12, 2024 https://www.slj.com/story/Out-of-this-World:-Eight-Sci-Fi-Graphic-Novels-Stellar-Panels
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/11/2024
Iranian Cartoonist Atena Farghadani Released from Prison
Atena Farghadani Released After Eight-Month Imprisonment
Julie Trébault
Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) December 10, 2024
https://artistsatriskconnection.org/story/iranian-cartoonist-atena-farghadani-released-from-prison
Dueling Metal Hurlant and Heavy Metal kickstarters raise $1 million
By Heidi MacDonald on 12/11/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/dueling-metal-hurlant-and-heavy-metal-kickstarters-raise-1-million/
Penguin Random House to Distribute Boom! Studios Following Acquisition
By John Maher
Dec 11, 2024
Rebellion Taps into the U.K.'s Long Comics Heritage
By Rob Salkowitz
Dec 10, 2024
Diamond Comics Is Making Me So Stressed I Can't Sleep
Diamond Comics has retailers pulling their hair out right now, so give your favorite comics retailer a hug when you get your books this week.
10 Dec 2024 by Jeremy Konrad
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-comics-distribution-headaches-give-retailers-a-break/
Monarch Comics of Toledo, Ohio, Comic Store Burns Down
Monarch Comics Of Toledo, Ohio, Burns Down... but will it rise from the ashes next year? That's the plan.
10 Dec 2024 by Rich Johnston https://bleedingcool.com/comics/monarch-toledo-ohio-comic-store-burns-down/
'Kraven the Hunter' Review: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Brings the Brawn but Can't Muscle Up the Excitement in Turgid Marvel Origin Story
David Rooney
December 11, 2024 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/kraven-the-hunter-review-aaron-taylor-johnson-marvel-jc-chandor-1236083842/
Animation Guild Executive Board Defends Deal Terms As Some Members Criticize Contract
The board released the statement as some negotiating committee members have expressed that they are voting "no" on the tentative deal.
Katie Kilkenny
December 11, 2024 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/animation-guild-deal-terms-1236083713/
On the Scene: MICE turns fifteen
Arpad Okay on 12/11/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/mice-2024/
SALES BREAKDOWN: Top 10 best-selling manga of 2024
Matias De la Piedra on 12/11/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/top-10-best-selling-manga-of-2024/
As 'Kraven' Hunts for Audience, Sony's Marvel Universe Takes Final Bow for Now | Analysis
"It's really about the next 'Spider-Man' film," a top talent agent tells TheWrap
Umberto Gonzalez
December 10, 2024
https://www.thewrap.com/kraven-the-hunter-sony-marvel-universe-spider-man-box-office/
Kraven the Hunter Will Reportedly Be the Final Spider-Man Universe Spinoff Film
Monica Coman
Dec 10 2024
https://www.cbr.com/kraven-the-hunter-final-spider-man-universe-spinoff/
An Interview with Cara Gormally
Comics gave me a voice to process that experience. Comics made the process less lonely.
Nora Hickey and Amaris Ketcham
Autobiographix Dec 11 2024
https://autobiographix.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-cara-gormally
Japan looks to AI in crusade against manga piracy
Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency is using artificial intelligence to search the web for illegal reproductions, with plans to expand to other audiovisual content
Fintan Hogan
Wednesday December 04 2024, 6.40pm GMT, The Times
https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/japan-looks-to-ai-in-crusade-against-manga-piracy-bcp9tps8x
Quimby's Bookstore, Wicker Park's Indie Publishing Paradise, For Sale After More Than 3 Decades
Quimby's, known for its wide variety of books, comics and zines, opened in Wicker Park in 1991. Its current owner has been at the helm since 1996, and is looking for a buyer to take the store into the next three decades and beyond.
by Dan Kelly December 10, 2024
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/10/quimbys-bookstore-wicker-parks-indie-publishing-paradise-for-sale-after-more-than-3-decades/
PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 651: Censoring Manga
Calvin Reid, Heidi MacDonald, and Kate Fitzsimons
on 12/06/2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?podcast=1345
Comics Arts Los Angeles Is Back in Business
By Tiffany Babb
Dec 11, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96708-comics-arts-los-angeles-is-back-in-business.html
The Top 10 Comics Stories of 2024
Compiled by John Maher
Dec 11, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96709-the-top-10-comics-stories-of-2024.html
'Feeding Ghosts' and 'Victory Parade' Top PW's 2024 Graphic Novel Critics Poll
For a second year running, the top spot on our annual graphic novel critics poll is shared by two titles
By PW Staff |
Dec 11, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96669-feeding-ghosts-and-victory-parade-top-pw-s-2024-graphic-novel-critics-poll.html
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE TAKING OVER BOOM! STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION
Next Summer
Milton Griepp on December 11, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58442/penguin-random-house-taking-over-boom-studios-distribution
'Secret Level' scores when it goes beyond the game [in print as 'Secret Level' scores when it goes beyond the video games]
Gene Park
Washington Post December 11, 2024: C1-2
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/12/05/secret-level-prime-video/
December 10, 2024 by Gil Roth
Episode 616 – Ken Krimstein
Virtual Memories Show 616:
Ken Krimstein
https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-616-ken-krimstein
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_616_-_Ken_Krimstein.mp3
IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode one hundred seventeen | Gerry Duggan Returns, part one
Dec 10, 2024
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/and-this-is-my-counterpart-r2-d2
Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode #069 With Special Guests Tim Seeley & Mitch Gerads
Dec 10, 2024 Pop Culture SquadCast - Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdIgSB57ZyE
Star Wars and Comics with Charles Soule and Ryan Browne
wordballoon
Dec 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHSm_EcC5-E
Comic Culture with Bob Miller [animation]
terence dollard
Dec 10, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrAX3rODktc
#201: Jay Martin - Writer/Artist of Yellow
Justin Soderberg
Dec 11, 2024 Capes and Tights Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSguN2ASRp4
Words, Images, & Worlds with Braxton Cosby
Jason DeHart
Dec 8, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGnwUUhxNjs
Words, Images, & Worlds with Josiah Golojuh
Jason DeHart
Dec 7, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqSNqgeC1Rk
Words, Images, & Worlds with Rob Multari
Jason DeHart
Dec 10, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aPpr4hO16g
How Comics Were Made Live Q&A and Show and Tell of Print Artifacts and Original Comic Art
Glenn Fleishman
Dec 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID2J1m8cYvQ
Ever Seen a Rock Opera in a Comic Shop? Hear/Read "Box of Tapes"
Barney Smith
StoryComic
Dec 10, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gzt7U_MJ2E
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
WaPo reviews ‘Secret Level' tv animation
'Secret Level' scores when it goes beyond the game [in print as 'Secret Level' scores when it goes beyond the video games]
Some episodes of the video game-inspired anthology series feel like extended ads. But even ads can make for good storytelling.
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/10/2024
UP? DOWN? SIDEWAYS? DECODING THE MIXED SIGNALS IN THE COLLECTIBLES MARKET
Rob Salkowitz on December 9, 2024
'I don't really like narrative': A conversation with Wow Cool's Marc Arsenault
Zach Rabiroff | December 10, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/i-dont-really-like-narrative-a-conversation-with-wow-cools-marc-arsenault/
Fran Matera b. December 9, 1924 – a Centennial Anniversary
D. D. Degg December 9, 2024
IIC celebrates 200th Cartoon Exhibition, launch of CartoonistsIndia Annual 2024
by KI News
A Comic Artist's Antidote to the How-To Guide
Adrian Tomine's new book answers questions from his readers, a gesture of acknowledgment and even gratitude delivered from a safe distance.
Sarah Hromack-Chan
Decenber 9 2024
https://hyperallergic.com/970420/a-comic-artists-antidote-to-the-how-to-guide/
Kodansha Print Club Launches to Bring Digital-First Manga to Print
Merve Giray on 12/10/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/kodansha-print-club-to-release-digital-first-manga/
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'The 21′ Director Tod Polson
By Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-the-21-director-tod-polson-244260.html
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'Prostrate and Draw Near' Directors Suraya AlShehry And Nabila Abuljadayel [Saudi Arabia]
By Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-prostrate-and-draw-near-directors-suraya-alshehry-and-nabila-abuljadayel-244259.html
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'A Bear Named Wojtek' Director Iain Gardner
Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-a-bear-named-wojtek-director-iain-gardner-244238.html
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'Zoo' Director Tariq Rimawi [Jordan]
By Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-zoo-director-tariq-rimawi-244239.html
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'La Perra' Director Carla Melo Gampert [Columbia]
By Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-la-perra-director-carla-melo-gampert-244237.html
How To Run An Oscar Campaign For An Animated Short
Benoit Berthe Siward, a prominent campaign strategist, tells us how he works.
Alex Dudok de Wit
Move Madly Dec 10 https://movemadly.substack.com/p/how-to-run-an-oscar-campaign-for
Three Animation Guild Negotiating Committee Members Say They're Voting "No" on Controversial Tentative Deal
Katie Kilkenny
December 10, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/animation-guild-leaders-voting-no-tentative-deal-1236083168/
Between the Lines: In Storytelling, Simplify to Amplify - Premium Sampler [ Hilary Price]
Matt Abrahams
Think Fast Talk Smart Dec. 5, 2024
https://www.fastersmarter.io/between-the-lines-in-storytelling-simplify-to-amplify-premium-sampler/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoIsX3p9urg
Arzach 2
Behind The Drawing Board 12/10/24
https://lurid.com/watch/v/arzach-2
Artist P. Craig Russell draws Moebius' beloved silent warrior.
Creator of the Month: C.P. Smith
12.4.24
https://awastudios.com/creator-of-the-month-c-p-smith/
Ebony Flowers's A Sketch of Sunday
The award-winning cartoonist reflects on her first exposure to art.
Ebony Flowers
Dec 3, 2024
https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/1155
When Mailboxes Exploded: A Graphic Novel Revisits Quebec's Separatist Uprising
Fifty years later, Chris Oliveros gives the FLQ crisis a fresh perspective
by Toula Drimonis
Dec. 6, 2024
https://thewalrus.ca/when-mailboxes-exploded-a-graphic-novel-revisits-quebecs-separatist-uprising/
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/9/2024
Midcentury Christmas Cards of Disney Artist Ralph Hulett Go On Display; The playful modernist cards bring on the holiday cheer
Chris Nichols
Dec 7, 2024
Instagram's Favorite New Yorker Cartoons in 2024
Jokes about spinach, laundry, politics, and "The Bear" proved popular among the scrollers and double-tappers this year.
By Emma Allen
December 6, 2024
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2024-in-review/instagrams-favorite-new-yorker-cartoons-in-2024
Interview: Jim Zub on CONAN THE BARBARIAN: BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE
Jared Bird on 12/09/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jim-zub-on-conan-the-barbarian-battle-of-the-black-stone/
'Screw the industry, we're in it for the art form': An interview with Shelly and Philip Bond
Aug Stone | December 9, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/screw-the-industry-were-in-it-for-the-art-form-an-interview-with-shelly-and-philip-bond/
Malaysian horror graphic novel 'Bleeding Scars' weaves a haunting, lingering tale
By HANIS MAKETAB
4 Nov 2024 https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/culture/2024/11/03/malaysian-horror-graphic-novel-039bleeding-scars039-weaves-a-haunting-lingering-tale
Surprise! Comic-Con is San Diego's biggest event
Heidi MacDonald on 12/09/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/surprise-comic-con-is-san-diegos-biggest-event/
Collectible comic books, trading cards worth $60K stolen from Waldo T-Shirts
Dre Bradley
Nov 01, 2024
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/collectible-comic-books-trading-cards-worth-60k-stolen-from-waldo-t-shirts
Graphic novel tells emotional tale of Jews in 1930s aimed at modern audience
Judessey is a fast-moving and attention-grabbing tale, not without moments of real emotion, told in a series of vivid hand-drawn pictures, embellished with speech bubbles.
By NEVILLE TELLER NOVEMBER 4, 2024 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-826829
NASA's New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper [Astrobiology]
Aaron Gronstal
Nov 01, 2024
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/nasas-new-edition-of-graphic-novel-features-europa-clipper/
Comic book pulled back by publisher as internet objects to depiction of blacks and women [Spirou and the Blue Gorgon]
Shomini Sen
Nov 05, 2024
https://www.wionews.com/world/comic-book-pulled-back-by-publisher-as-internet-objects-to-depiction-of-blacks-and-women-773592
Brandi Smith
RICE NEWS - Nov. 4, 2024
Rice students illustrate campus life in new French comics course
https://news.rice.edu/news/2024/rice-students-illustrate-campus-life-new-french-comics-course
Bridget R. Cooks and John Jennings, Voyage of the Black Superhero
Conversations: Kerry James Marshall and John Singleton Copley
National Gallery of Art December 7, 2024
https://nga.zoomgov.com/rec/play/jcIODE6RMsFg7IepmIqMcm0w2SHAfFCF0qGz01zytYSod5MCb8Ipho_N0KBRrGvsRGdo6dX5tp1ajKUl.oC25qLZdy6NdwG39l
James Gunn Talks 'Creature Commandos' and 'Superman': "David Corenswet Is Going to Freak Everyone Out"
Brian Davids
December 3, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/james-gunn-creature-commandos-superman-1236076004/
David Ayer Defends Push for 'Suicide Squad' Director's Cut: "Judge Once You Have All the Information"
The filmmaker helmed the 2016 Warner Bros. movie that stars Will Smith and Margot Robbie and focuses on DC Comics villains.
Ryan Gajewski
December 6, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/suicide-squad-david-ayer-pushes-directors-cut-1236079041/
'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' Review: Brian Cox in a Predictably Plotted but Sumptuously Animated Prequel
Peter Jackson executive produces the anime-style feature, set nearly two centuries before the events of the live-action film trilogy and based on J.R.R. Tolkien's appendices.
Frank Scheck
December 9, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-review-1236075681/
The Comfort Zone {peanuts]
By Jonathan Franzen
November 21, 2004
Published in the print edition of the November 29, 2004, issue, with the headline "The Comfort Zone."
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/11/29/the-comfort-zone
Olney's Production of Disney's Frozen Cozies Up to Arendelle Fans but Will Never Thaw a Theater Lover's Heart
New to regional theaters, Disney's Frozen shows how the company's tight grip on the production keeps standards high and restricts creativity, prompting our critic to proclaim: Let it go.
by Rebecca Ritzel December 9th, 2024
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/754726/olneys-production-of-disneys-frozen-cozies-up-to-arendelle-fans-but-will-never-thaw-a-theater-lovers-heart/
Monday, December 09, 2024
WCP reviews Olney’s production of Disney’s Frozen
Olney's Production of Disney's Frozen Cozies Up to Arendelle Fans but Will Never Thaw a Theater Lover's Heart
Bridget R. Cooks and John Jennings, Voyage of the Black Superhero
Conversations: Kerry James Marshall and John Singleton Copley
National Gallery of Art December 7, 2024Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/4/2024
"Age Against the Machine" exhibition features work by "Concrete" artist Paul Chadwick
John Freeman on November 3, 2024
RIP GREG HILDEBRANDT
'Lord of the Rings,' 'Star Wars,' 'Marvel Masterpieces,' 'Magic: The Gathering' Artist
Posted by Johanna Draper Carlson on November 1, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58168/rip-greg-hildebrandt
[" As pretty much everybody knows by now, Greg Hildebrandt has departed the Grey Havens for the West."]
The Official Walter Simonson Page November 2 2024
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/3UC5nDGCcZdyEsEc/
Bernie Jaye or Rhianna Pratchett as Marvel's First Brit Female Writer? Bleeding Cool asked if it could it possibly be true that Alison Sampson as the first British woman who has written a comic for Marvel USA.
03 Nov 2024 by Rich Johnston
'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' Closes 'The Book of Carol' With a Major Change of Scenery
Josh Wigler
November 3, 2024
Interview : Jacques Tardi et Nestor Burma font du rififi dans le XXe
Jean-Laurent TRUC.
3 novembre 2024
https://www.ligneclaire.info/du-rififi-a-menilmontant-297798.html
Le décès de Daniel Ceppi
Jean-Laurent TRUC.
4 novembre 2024
https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-de-daniel-ceppi-298188.html
Comic Store In Your Future: 14 Years Behind Me, Nothing But Hope Ahead [Rodman Comics in Ankeny, Iowa]
03 Nov 2024 by Rod Lamberti https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-14-years-behind-me-nothing-but-hope-ahead/
Comic Book Folk React To… The American Presidential Election
Rich Johnston| 03 Nov 2024 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-folk-react-to-the-american-presidential-election/
'We worry about everything': A World War III Illustrated roundtable
Ian Thomas | November 4, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/we-worry-about-everything-a-world-war-iii-illustrated-roundtable/
Owly by Andy Runton – Summer Reading Spectacular
Steve Thomas
Circulating Ideas podcast 266: July 16, 2024
https://circulatingideas.com/2024/07/16/266-owly-by-andy-runton-summer-reading-spectacular/
https://circulatingideas.com/transcripts/andy-runton/
A take on 'Frozen' that might leave you cold
Celia Wren
Washington Post November 4, 2024: C5.online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2024/10/30/frozen-olney-theatre-review/
WHEN JOE GOES "YO JOE!" [G.I. Joe]
Joe Casey Writes Nov 4, 2024
https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/when-joe-goes-joe
Interview: Heather Antos, Chris Fenoglio and Ryan North on STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS: WARP YOUR OWN WAY
Avery Kaplan on 11/04/2024
Greg Hildebrandt, Artist of Iconic Star Wars, Marvel Images and More, Dies at 85
Kofi Outlaw
November 1, 2024,
https://comicbook.com/starwars/news/greg-hildebrandt-dies-dead-obituary-star-wars-dc-marvel-artist/
Comic book writer Tom King thinks Philly can save the world
The author will be appearing at Brave New Worlds comics in Old City on Election Day for a get out the vote celebration.
by Mike Newall
Nov. 4, 2024,
https://www.inquirer.com/arts/tom-king-comics-trump-philly-20241104.html
Here: the perfect comic becomes an imperfect film
By Heidi MacDonald on 11/04/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/here-zemeckis-mcguire-the-perfect-comic-become-an-imperfect-film/Sunday, December 08, 2024
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "God Bless Us, Every One"
Missed it - Sean Martinbrough was at African-American History yesterday
Dec 8 - Jan 26: Art Hondros exhibit at the beachKraft in Olney (reception on Dec 14)
Dec. 8 - Jan. 26
Art Hondros
Graphic Recorder • Illustrator
Draws and Plays Well with Others
Saturday, December 07, 2024
Fit for the National Cartoon Museum [Mark Trail letter]
Fit for the National Cartoon Museum [Mark Trail letter]
Susie Van Pool, Washington
Washington Post December 7 2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/06/doge-hegseth-madeleine-riffaud-women-military/
I think the current iteration of Mark Trail ought to stay in the woods (or just leave). In the Nov. 18 strip, he brought a group of students to Washington to go to the National Science Museum. Of all the museums we have, this was one I'd never heard of, so I Googled it and, sure enough, it doesn't exist. That would have been a simple thing for the cartoonist to look up.
2024 Berryman Cartoonist Award goes to Tom Tomorrow
This is a big honor, it's one of a small handful of major prizes in the field. I'll be attending a gala dinner in DC in February, and I believe giving a speech, though I don't really know any details yet. But this is a big deal, and comes at a good moment. The last year or two had a lot of (what at least felt like) setbacks, between the esteemed left wing magazine dumping me and the publisher who said they were sending over a contract and then ghosted me like a Tinder date gone wrong (I am not actually on Tinder, but that's kind of the go-to for a dating app reference). And then there's the outcome of the election, but we're all going through that one collectively. At any rate, I was starting to feel kind of discouraged, in a low-level but pervasive way. So this is a nice little moment of affirmation, as I join a roster of my distinguished colleagues — Jen Sorensen, Ruben Bolling, and Ward Sutton, among others — who have previously won the honor. I'd say I'm happy to "finally" have won it, but the truth is, this is the only major award whose deadline is in the fall, rather than the start of the year, and for years I kept forgetting to send a submission in on time! I finally put a reminder in my calendar this year, and happily the stars aligned.
This may be the last big award of my career. I've previously won the RFK (named after SENIOR, to be clear) on two occasions, and the Herblock, and I was a Pulitzer finalist one year, which is probably as close as I'm getting to that one, given that they've effectively eliminated the old "editorial cartooning" category and replaced it with a grab bag that encompasses anything involving drawing. But that feels like plenty to me, honestly more than I would have ever expected back at the other end of this journey. I have no complaints.
There's a nice article about the award, which includes some pretty deep-dive history, in my "hometown" paper, Little Village out of Iowa City.
Funny story, the National Press Club people notified me by email on the Friday before Thanksgiving week, but I didn't see the email. When it finally popped up again a week and a half later, I assumed it must be a "thank you for entering" message, because *surely* they would have already notified the actual winner by that point!