Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/6/2025

Report: Comics Sales in 2024

Heidi MacDonald on 01/06/2025

https://www.comicsbeat.com/report-comics-sales-in-2024/

 

Interview: Ryan Gillis and Sunil Hall explore weird science in STUGO animated series

Taimur Dar on 01/06/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-ryan-gillis-sunil-hall-stugo-animated-series/           

 

Michel Fiffe on the Death of Copra 'I want to identify what better means'

David Moses | January 6, 2025

https://www.tcj.com/michel-fiffe-on-the-death-of-copra-i-want-to-identify-what-better-means/

 

In Memoriam: British Comics Fan and independent comics supporter Kenny Gibson

By John Freeman on January 5, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-british-comics-fan-and-independent-comics-supporter-kenny-gibson/

 

Hayao Miyazaki Welcomes Year of the Snake with New Illustration

 Animation Magazine

January 3, 2025

 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/01/hayao-miyazaki-welcomes-year-of-the-snake-with-new-illustration/

 

Wallace & Gromit and its legacy | Netflix

Still Watching Netflix

Dec 16, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-PrXBbNoOo

 

'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Showrunner Jeff Trammel Gives Us the Scoop on the New Disney+ Show

By Ryan Gaur

January 3, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/01/your-friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-showrunner-jeff-trammel-gives-us-the-scoop-on-the-new-disney-show/

This article was written for the

February '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 347).

 

Britt Allcroft, Producer Who Brought 'Thomas & Friends' to Screens, Dies Age 81

 Animation Magazine

January 3, 2025

 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/01/britt-allcroft-producer-who-brought-thomas-friends-to-screens-dies-age-81/

 

Gints Zilbalodis' 'Flow' Takes Home the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature

By Ramin Zahed

January 5, 2025

 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/01/gints-zilbalodis-flow-takes-home-the-golden-globe-for-best-animated-feature/

 

Millar Time #37 | Jeremy Adams

Millar Time

  Jan 6, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfbh8TOl7o

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Moti Friedman

Jason DeHart

 Jan 5, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG3-HJ2cIEA

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Dr. Suzana E. Flores [Wolverine scholar]

Jason DeHart

  Jan 4, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u29fdw0LHxs

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Kayla E

Jason DeHart

 Jan 4, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Il7tta-p0

 

Ann Telnaes, The Washington Post, and The Streisand Effect

D. D. Degg January 5, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/01/05/ann-telnaes-the-washington-post-and-the-streisand-effect/

 

With gratitude: I am overwhelmed by the response

Ann Telnaes

Open Windows Jan 6 2025

https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/with-gratitude

 

Political cartoons are on the brink of extinction (and how you can help to prevent this)

Tjeerd Royaards, editor of Cartoon Movement

January 5, 2025

https://blog.cartoonmovement.com/2025/01/political-cartoons-are-on-the-brink-of-extinction-and-how-you-can-help-to-prevent-this.html

 

The Freedom Cartoonists Foundation in Geneva denounces the Washington Post's spineless decision to drop a cartoon by its world-renowned cartoonist, Ann Telnaes – prompting her immediate departure.

Patrick Chappatte

January 5, 2025

 https://freedomcartoonists.com/the-freedom-cartoonists-foundation-in-geneva-denounces-the-washington-posts-spineless-decision-to-drop-a-cartoon-by-its-world-renowned-cartoonist-ann-telnaes-prompting-her-immediate-depar/

 

A Statement on Ann Telnaes' Resignation from the Post

    JP Trostle

    Association of American Editorial Cartoonists January 4, 2025

    https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-statement-on-ann-telnaes-resignation-from-the-post/

 

Bowing the Knee. Again.The Wapo's Profile in Uncourage.

Charlie Sykes

To the Contrary Jan 05, 2025

https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/bowing-the-knee-again

 

A picture is worth a thousand words and $1 trillion

Steve Schmidt

The Warning with Steve Schmidt Jan 05, 2025

https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-769

Jan 10: Alex Fine at Dwightmess

January 10th in Silver Spring!! 

"My first art show in years and I'll have a large collection of well coiffed portraits, band posters, and editorial art from years of magazine and newspaper work. Contact Dwightmess with any print requests and if you live in the DMV, hope to see you there!" ~Alex

Alex Fine is a Baltimore-based illustrator with an extensive client list that includes TIME Magazine, Newsweek,  Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Wired, Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, Scholastic, Harper Collins, AT&T, Variety, Baltimore City Paper, and Politico. He is represented in North America and United Kingdom by SNYDER.

Event Info:

Hairhoppers & Showstoppers: 

Portraits, Posters, and Editorial Art by Alex Fine

Opening Reception: Friday. Jan. 10th. 7-9pm

DWIGHTMESS, 805 Silver Spring Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Contact: a@dwightmess.com, 202-714-4500

Jan 11: Watch Frozen with the Arlington County Police Dept.

Note this is at the Courthouse library branch.

ACPD Presents: Frozen Movie Sing-Aong Movie Marathon

  https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/12988562

Beat the Cold and Enjoy a Movie or Two!

Join Arlington County Police Department and Arlington Public Library for a winter movie sing-along marathon! Free popcorn and drinks will be provided. For all ages. Bring a blanket or pillow to sit on while we watch:

Frozen

• Rating: PG
• Running Time: 1h 42m

Frozen II

• Rating: PG
• Running Time: 1h 43m

RSVP to receive an event reminder email.

For more information, email lib-Courthouse@arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-3352.

Date:

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Time:

10:00am - 2:00pm

Library:

Courthouse Library

Audience:

Events for Babies and Preschoolers Events for Elementary Schoolers Good for Families

Categories:

Kids Activities

Calendar:

Arlington Public Library

Cagle syndicate cartoons about Ann Telnaes

Washington Post Kills a Cartoon, Cartoonist Resigns, Good for Her

•  Daryl Cagle
  

• January 6, 2025
• https://darylcagle.com/2025/01/06/perhaps-one-resignation-is-worth-a-thousand-cartoons-too-bad-you-can-only-resign-once/

Even more reactions to Ann Telnaes quitting The Post

Cartoonists:

Anne has written another newsletter, and shows cartoons from Barry Blitt, Steve Brodner, Dave Whamond, and Emma Cook.

With gratitude: I am overwhelmed by the response
Ann Telnaes
Open Windows Jan 6 2025
https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/with-gratitude

DD Degg and Mike Peterson have continued to cover the story at the Daily Cartoonist, and many of these links are from them.

Ann Telnaes, The Washington Post, and The Streisand Effect
D. D. Degg January 5, 2025
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/01/05/ann-telnaes-the-washington-post-and-the-streisand-effect/

Chris Britt again on January 4th.
https://www.facebook.com/100006312761207/posts/3879593668927687/?rdid=tmQMVA1pypXLpYCp

Barry Blitt's Post on January 4th.
https://www.facebook.com/barryblitt/posts/pfbid0EbYswgJyuwDw6QJnTpAmn5vpisJVh2XZRuBBDvz2s6f6y95RfFLEU7mpaXMuqrRgl

James Mellor
https://x.com/JamesDFMellor/status/1875496955922804812?mx=2

Three cartoons by Ted Littleford on Facebook

1, https://www.facebook.com/edward.littleford.7/posts/pfbid02PvU3WGcYhJ8Jnh1s5rDHB8kX3ZozE94wREBAiSEwwxKP4kygUyupvV9ChDjTwwPGl

2. https://www.facebook.com/edward.littleford.7/posts/pfbid02pckvRVbt6sGKSbxVPQtxCEdZvYswiYfYbvERr1P72RsNxMFLgxtbRvDJm9TyGfj4l

3. https://www.facebook.com/edward.littleford.7/posts/pfbid02Mdn2qGFUZmFNwM4havamHuH772RaCHMXa7jT35Msq7QVZFpTdxEPFJ9gQpRshrWRl

Billionaires Bow to Altar of Trump
Dave Whamond Jan 6, 2025

https://www.truthdig.com/cartoons/billionaires-bow-to-altar-of-trump/

KAL

https://www.facebook.com/1041106336/posts/10232515130994383/?rdid=4eJCMj0Dmj1Ejy5I

Lalo Alcaraz sent his strip to me directly, but it's now at https://www.gocomics.com/laloalcaraz/2025/01/06

 

Barbara Dale and Joe Sutliff sent cartoons directly to me.

 

 

 Political Cartoonist Quashed For Expressing Political Views: More Than Democracy Dies in Darkness
by Rick Marschall
Yesterday's Papers January 4, 2025
http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2025/01/political-cartoonist-quashed-for.html

Organizations:

 Political cartoons are on the brink of extinction (and how you can help to prevent this)
Tjeerd Royaards, editor of Cartoon Movement
January 5, 2025
https://blog.cartoonmovement.com/2025/01/political-cartoons-are-on-the-brink-of-extinction-and-how-you-can-help-to-prevent-this.html

It's worth noting again that Chappette was fired by the New York Times international edition in 2019 as 'collateral damage' over someone else's cartoon.

The Freedom Cartoonists Foundation in Geneva denounces the Washington Post's spineless decision to drop a cartoon by its world-renowned cartoonist, Ann Telnaes – prompting her immediate departure.

Patrick Chappatte

January 5, 2025

 https://freedomcartoonists.com/the-freedom-cartoonists-foundation-in-geneva-denounces-the-washington-posts-spineless-decision-to-drop-a-cartoon-by-its-world-renowned-cartoonist-ann-telnaes-prompting-her-immediate-depar/

 

The AAEC has a hashtag for Ann - #StandWithAnn

A Statement on Ann Telnaes' Resignation from the Post
    JP Trostle
    Association of American Editorial Cartoonists January 4, 2025
    https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-statement-on-ann-telnaes-resignation-from-the-post/

I respect Mike Peterson a lot, so here's 3 prose commentaries he recommended on The Daily Cartoonist:

Bowing the Knee. Again.The Wapo's Profile in Uncourage.

Charlie Sykes

To the Contrary Jan 05, 2025

https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/bowing-the-knee-again

A picture is worth a thousand words and $1 trillion
Steve Schmidt
The Warning with Steve Schmidt Jan 05, 2025
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-769

The War on Truth and Reality: The Power Brokers Shaping Reality
Olga Lautman
Jan 05, 2025
https://olgalautman.substack.com/p/the-war-on-truth-and-reality

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/4-5/2025

Ann Telnaes Quits The Washington Post

D. D. Degg January 3, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/01/03/ann-telnaes-quits-the-washington-post/

 

CSotD: Telnaes is only unemployed, not gone

Mike Peterson January 4, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/01/04/csotd-telnaes-is-only-unemployed-not-gone/

 

Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed

 

The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.

By Benjamin Mullin

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 5, 2025, Section A, Page 19 of the New York edition with the headline: Washington Post Artist Quits After Bezos Cartoon Is Killed

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/business/media/washington-post-cartoonist-quits-after-jeff-bezos-cartoon-is-killed.html

 

Bury the Press at Bended Knee: Reality Bites at The Post [Ann Telnaes].

Steve Brodner

The Greater Quiet Jan 04, 2025

https://stevebrodner.substack.com/p/bury-the-press-at-bended-knee

 

Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper's refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos

Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes drew a cartoon of the paper's owner kneeling before Donald Trump

Ramon Antonio Vargas

Sat 4 Jan 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jan/04/washington-post-cartoonist-resigns-jeff-bezos

 

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper pulls her cartoon depicting Post owner Bezos groveling to Trump

Cartoonist accused paper of squashing her drawing because it slammed Bezos, though the Post denied that was the motivation

 By Gabriel Hays Fox News

January 4, 2025

https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-cartoonist-quits-after-paper-pulls-her-cartoon-depicting-post-owner-bezos-groveling-trump

 

Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper's refusal to publish satirical cartoon of Bezos and Trump

By Jon Passantino and Brian Stelter, CNN

 January 4, 2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/media/washington-post-cartoonist-ann-telnaes-resigns-bezos/index.html

 

Washington Post cartoonist says editors axed cartoon depicting Trump, Bezos

by Sophia Vento - 01/04/25

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5067162-washington-post-cartoon-jeff-bezos-donald-trump/

 

Washington Post cartoonist quits after cartoon satirizing Jeff Bezos is rejected

"I've never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at," Ann Telnaes wrote. "Until now."

Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing

01/04/2025

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/04/post-cartoonist-quits-bezos-00196483

 

Washington Post Cartoonist Ann Telnaes Quits After Bezos-Owned Paper Kills Trump Satire Piece

"Trying to get in the good graces of an autocrat-in-waiting will only result in undermining that free press," the Pulitzer Prize winner says of her former employer

Tess Patton

January 3, 2025

https://www.thewrap.com/washington-post-cartoonist-quits-after-bezos-trump-satire-killed/

 

A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed

Ayesha Rascoe and David Folkenflik

 Weekend Edition Sunday January 4, 2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5248299/cartoonist-quits-wapo-over-bezos-trump-cartoon-washingtonpost

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2025/01/20250105_wesun_washington_post_cartoonist_resigns_over_her_cartoon_critical_of_jeff_bezos.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5248299

 

Hello darkness, my old friend: the Ann Telnaes resignation and the late, formerly great Washington Post

What a travesty.

Jack Ohman's You Betcha!

Jan 4 2025

https://jackohman.substack.com/p/hello-darkness-my-old-friend-the

 

Democracy Dies Like This

Nick Anderson

Pen Strokes

Jan 4 2025

https://nickanderson.substack.com/p/democracy-dies-like-this

 

Ann Telnaes, the Washington Post, and a childhood dream that still lives

About Ann Telnaes resigning from the Washington Post over a spiked cartoon

Darrin Bell

Darrin Bell's Disobey in Advance Jan 5 2025

https://darrinbell.substack.com/p/ann-telnaes-the-washington-post-and

 

Silencing the Court Jesters.

10 years ago cartoonists were murdered for drawing offensive things. Things have not been getting better.

Jason Chatfield

Jan 5 2025

https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/silencing-the-court-jesters

 

All the President's men

A cartoon in support of Ann Telnaes

Michael de Adder

THE deEP STATE  Jan 5 2025 https://deadder.substack.com/p/all-the-presidents-men

 

PhD Candidate Toben Racicot and Artist Alaire Racicot Featured in The Record About New Graphic Novel Project

November 27, 2024 https://uwaterloo.ca/games-institute/news/phd-candidate-toben-racicot-and-artist-alaire-racicot

 

Salford care leavers share experiences in graphic novel

Holly Fenton on 29th November 2024 https://salfordnow.co.uk/2024/11/29/salford-care-leavers-share-experiences-in-graphic-novel/

 

Slam dunk for Salam Stars: Milwaukee's all-Muslim girls basketball team appears in novel [Hena Kahn's graphic novel 'We Are Big Time']

Mackenzie Krumme     

November 26, 2024

https://www.wpr.org/news/salam-stars-milwaukee-all-muslim-girls-basketball-team-novel-we-are-big-time

https://mp3.wpr.org/download.php?f=https://wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/wtd/wtd241126d3.mp3

https://www.wpr.org/news/transcript-salam-stars-milwaukee-all-muslim-girls-basketball-team

 

Waipā's Tron man in print

28 Nov 2024 • By Roy Pilott

Dean Ballinger, who died at age 48 in 2022 after enduring Motor Neuron Disease, produced cartoon strips and comic zines for more than two decades

 https://www.teawamutunews.nz/2024/11/waipas-tron-man-in-print/

 

New graphic novel is a love letter to the Homalco First Nation's culture and language [Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel]

Brendan Jure

Nov 27, 2024 https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/entertainment/new-graphic-novel-is-a-love-letter-to-the-homalco-first-nations-culture-and-language-7669336

 

Letter: Keep 'The Phantom' comic strip

Constance Wells

November 28, 2024    

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/11/28/opinion/letters/keep-the-phantom-comic-strip/

 

When Dyes Die: Hey, it's your art's funeral [coloring].

Colleen Doran

Colleen Doran's Funny Business Jan 4 2024

https://colleendoran.substack.com/p/when-dyes-die

 

Tea Fougner, King Features Part

D. D. Degg January 4, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/01/04/tea-fougner-king-features-part/

 

Tea Fougner Quits King Features As Editorial Director Of Comics

04 Jan 2025

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tea-fougner-quits-king-features-editorial-director-of-comics/

 

Editorial Cartoonist Jon Russo Signs with Creators Syndicate

D. D. Degg January 4, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/01/04/editorial-cartoonist-jon-russo-signs-with-creators-syndicate/

 

Nancy Beiman's FurBabies pays tribute to Cul de Sac

Mike Rhode

Cul de Sac blog January 5, 2025

https://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2025/01/nancy-beimans-furbabies-pays-tribute-to.html

 

Art Spiegelman And Joe Sacco Working Together On New Comic About Gaza

  31 Dec 2024 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/art-spiegelman-and-joe-sacco-working-together-on-new-comic-about-gaza/

 

Art Spiegelman Writes To Us About His Comic With Joe Sacco On Gaza

Art Spiegelman writes to Bleeding Cool to clarify a very important detail about his upcoming comic with Joe Sacco on Gaza

  04 Jan 2025 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/art-spiegelman-joe-sacco-gaza-graphic-novel-maus/

 

The new 'Wallace & Gromit' movie tackles AI with its signature British sense of humor

Ayesha Rascoe

 Weekend Edition Sunday January 5, 2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5154789/the-new-wallace-gromit-movie-tackles-ai-with-its-signature-british-sense-of-humor

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2025/01/20250105_wesun_the_new_wallace_gromit_movie_tackles_ai_with_its_signature_british_sense_of_humor.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5154789

 

DC's 'Creature Commandos' Renewed for Season 2

Adam B. Vary

Dec 23, 2024  https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/creature-commandos-renewed-season-2-1236257969/

'Wallace & Gromit' interview on NPR

The new 'Wallace & Gromit' movie tackles AI with its signature British sense of humor

Ayesha Rascoe

 Weekend Edition Sunday January 5, 2025 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5154789/the-new-wallace-gromit-movie-tackles-ai-with-its-signature-british-sense-of-humor

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2025/01/20250105_wesun_the_new_wallace_gromit_movie_tackles_ai_with_its_signature_british_sense_of_humor.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5154789

More reactions to Ann Telnaes quitting WaPo

A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
AYESHA RASCOE and David Folkenflik
 Weekend Edition Sunday January 4, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5248299/cartoonist-quits-wapo-over-bezos-trump-cartoon-washingtonpost
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2025/01/20250105_wesun_washington_post_cartoonist_resigns_over_her_cartoon_critical_of_jeff_bezos.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5248299

Hello darkness, my old friend: the Ann Telnaes resignation and the late, formerly great Washington Post
What a travesty.
Jack Ohman's You Betcha!
Jan 4 2025
https://jackohman.substack.com/p/hello-darkness-my-old-friend-the

Democracy Dies Like This
Nick Anderson
Pen Strokes
Jan 4 2025
https://nickanderson.substack.com/p/democracy-dies-like-this

 

Ann Telnaes, the Washington Post, and a childhood dream that still lives
About Ann Telnaes resigning from the Washington Post over a spiked cartoon
Darrin Bell
Darrin Bell's Disobey in Advance Jan 5 2025
https://darrinbell.substack.com/p/ann-telnaes-the-washington-post-and

Silencing the Court Jesters.

10 years ago cartoonists were murdered for drawing offensive things. Things have not been getting better.

Jason Chatfield

Jan 5 2025

https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/silencing-the-court-jesters

All the President's men
A cartoon in support of Ann Telnaes
Michael de Adder
THE deEP STATE  Jan 5 2025 https://deadder.substack.com/p/all-the-presidents-men

In Solidarity with Ann Telnaes by Daniel Boris