Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/4/2025

The Week in Diamond: sale price revealed and Udon to S&S

Heidi MacDonald on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-week-in-diamond-sale-price-revealed-and-udon-to-ss/

 

Here's the potential sale price for Diamond Comic Distributors.

Matt Hooke

Baltimore Business Journal Mar 27, 2025

https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2025/03/27/diamond-comic-distributors-bankruptcy-alliance-bid.html

 

WonderCon '25: Todd McFarlane talks about that Diamond rumor

Heidi MacDonald on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/todd-mcfarlane-talks-about-that-diamond-rumor-wondercon/       

 

Udon Entertainment Leaves Diamond Books For Simon & Schuster

03 Apr 2025

 Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/udon-entertainment-leaves-diamond-books-for-simon-schuster/

 

SALE HEARING DELAYED, DIAMOND BONUSES APPROVED, FEES ROLL IN: Diamond Bankruptcy Round-Up

Milton Griepp on April 4, 2025   https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59246/sale-hearing-delayed-diamond-bonuses-approved-fees-roll-in

 

Interview: Curt Pires on bringing LOST FANTASY to life

Jared Bird on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-curt-pires-on-bringing-lost-fantasy-to-life/

 

Celebrating Women's History Month with Andrea Beizer, Creator of Alice

March 27, 2025

Alex Garcia

https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2025/03/27/celebrating-womens-history-month-with-andrea-beizer-creator-of-alice

 

Florence Pugh Introduces Raucous Five-Minutes of Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' at CinemaCon

Chris Gardner

April 3, 2025

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-thunderbolts-footage-reveal-movie-cinemacon-1236181054/

 

Latest Trump Tariffs About To Hit The Comic Book Industry Explained

  Rich Johnston  03 Apr 2025  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/trump-tariffs-comic-book-industry/

 

Graphic Novel Review: In the THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, the revolution will be self-published

AJ Frost on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/cartoonists-club-review/

 

UK Publishers Form Trade Association [Comic Book UK]

Scoop April 4 2025

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=280891

 

Ian Gibson "Annie Droid" art set to go under the hammer next week [UK comic strip]

John Freeman on April 2, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/ian-gibson-annie-droid-art-set-to-go-under-the-hammer-next-week/

 

Torunn Grøenbekk on the Soviet 'Night Witches' – In Orbit Every Wednesday [Battle Action]

Michael 'Molch-R' Molcher and Chloe 'KLO-E' Maveal

2000 AD Thrill Cast April 1 2025

https://soundcloud.com/2000-ad/torunn-groenbekk-on-the-soviet-night-witches-in-orbit-every-wednesday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_lNRHp5abc

 

Creating Comics (and more): Hireillo launches "Ultimate Artist Contract" for creators [UK]

John Freeman on April 1, 2025  https://downthetubes.net/creating-comics-and-more-hireillo-launches-ultimate-artist-contract-for-creators/

 

In Our Opinion: Decision to pull Doonesbury was not taken lightly

    Mar 26, 2025

    https://www.cnhinews.com/newyork/article_442fa2b3-bc8b-5315-b022-091aa97c91b9.html

 

Hold your pitchforks: The best newspaper comics, according to me | Mann Overboard

Bill Mann

Port Townsend Leader April 2, 2025  https://www.ptleader.com/stories/hold-your-pitchforks-the-best-newspaper-comics-according-to-me-mann-overboard,203122

 

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Episode 197 - Ellis Rosen Returns

April 02, 2025 • Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Nicole Chrolavicius • Season 5 • Episode 197

https://cartooncaptioncontestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1719352/episodes/16908088-episode-197-ellis-rosen-returns

 

Larry Lieber | CHIRPS

Dollar Bin Bandits

Apr 2, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdw2VG9enhM

 

BOOM! Adds Andy Schmidt as editor in chief and more hires

Justin Guerrero on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/boom-adds-andy-schmidt-as-editor-in-chief-and-more-hires/

 

Longbox Heroes Collection Kickstarter campaign canceled due to new tariffs [merchandising]

Taimur Dar on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/longbox-heroes-collection-kickstarter-campaign-canceled/         

 

'Lazarus' Is a Dark and Kinetic Adventure [in print as Ask Your Doctor if Death Is Right for You]

Margaret Lyons

New York Times (April 4 2025): C2.

online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/arts/television/lazarus-adult-swim-anime.html

 

Transcript: An interview with Chris Ware

October 3, 2000

https://edition.cnn.com/2000/books/news/10/03/chris.ware.qanda/

 

April 2031 – This Week's Links

Clark Burscough | April 4, 2025

https://www.tcj.com/april-2031-this-weeks-links/

 

Absolute Martian Manhunter's mind-bending finale stunt only works in physical copies

Susana Polo and Oli Welsh

Polygon Apr 1, 2025,  https://www.polygon.com/dc/549992/absolute-martian-manhunter-1-final-page-combined

 

Introducing Picture + Panel | Tina Lugo + Marjorie Liu reveal why their favorite things are monsters

JK Parkin

March 31, 2025

https://smashpages.net/2025/03/31/introducing-picture-panel-tina-lugo-marjorie-liu-reveal-why-their-favorite-things-are-monsters/

 

The Graphic Novel Advisory Board returns to ITHACON with rich history

By Gianna Izzo

The Ithacan March 27, 2025

https://theithacan.org/60298/life-culture/lc-features/the-graphic-novel-advisory-board-returns-to-ithacon-with-rich-history/

 

The Team Behind Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Looks Back on Kara's Legacy, and Her Future

Tom King, Bilquis Evely, and Matheus Lopes sit down with io9 to discuss shaping Supergirl's modern legacy in Woman of Tomorrow.

By James Whitbrook

io9 March 28, 2025

https://gizmodo.com/supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-interview-tom-king-bilquis-evely-matheus-lopes-2000582142

 

"The Comics Courier is Really a Love Letter to Comics Criticism" – Tiffany Babb on Bringing Comics Commentary Back to Print in the Acclaimed Newspaper-Style Publication

    by Andy Oliver

    April 2, 2025

    https://www.brokenfrontier.com/the-comics-courier-tiffany-babb/

 

Ridley Scott's 'Modville' graphic novel debuts during a tough time for comics. Can it survive?

By Jevon PhillipsMultiplatform Editor

March 28, 2025

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-03-28/ridley-scott-comic-book-modville-wondercon

 

X-Men Monday #291 – Gail Simone and Murewa Ayodele Reflect on 'X-Manhunt Omega'

Chris Hassan

March 31, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/03/31/x-men-monday-simone-ayodele-x-manhunt/

 

The Man of Feels: Dan Slott and Jorge Jiménez on Superman's next big adventure

On 'Summer of Superman Special,' 'Superman Unlimited,' and much, much more.

Chris Coplan

April 3, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/03/dan-slott-superman-unlimited-feature/

 

Exploring love, magic, and war: An interview with Miyuli on 'Morgana and Oz' [Webtoon]

David Brooke

March 29, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/03/29/miyuli-morgana-and-oz-qa/

 

Tim Seeley unleashes chaos in 'Red Sonja vs. The Army of Darkness'

David Brooke

April 1, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/01/tim-seeley-on-red-sonja-vs-army-of-darkness/

 

Joe Kelly swings into 'Amazing Spider-Man' #1 with a fresh start and big plans

David Brooke

April 1, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/01/joe-kelly-amazing-spider-man-qa/

 

Resurrecting a sci-fi legend: Ben H. Winters and Leomacs discuss reality and friendship in 'Benjamin'

David Brooke

April 3, 2025

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/03/benjamin-creator-feature/

 

VIZ Media Announces Leadership Transition: Ken Sasaki Named Chairman, Brad Woods Appointed CEO

Chantelle Sturt

March 31, 2025

https://www.viz.com/press-releases/v/1006744

 

Aman, Robert. 2025.

The Red Bear: Class Politics and International Solidarity in Bamse.

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (March 26): https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2025.2483846

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2025.2483846

 

Art Spiegelman biography and career timeline

American Masters S39 Ep3: Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

March 28, 2025

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/art-spiegelman-biography-and-career-timeline/35654/

 

PW Comics World: More To Come

More to Come 666: Alliance Entertainment Buys Diamond [MoCCA interview of Bill Kartalopoulos]

Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons, Meg Lemke

on 03/28/2025

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1361

 

Off Panel #493: Mittens! with Zander Cannon

March 31 2025

https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-493-mittens-with-zander-cannon

 

The wonder woman of DC Comics [Jenette Kahn]

Witness History  02 Apr 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct74pn

 

Women's Language in Comics Translation: Analyzing Female Characters' Speech Patterns Across Three Japanese Versions [ X-Men's Dark Phoenix]

Alesch Maurice

J-Stage 2025 年 24 巻 p. 175-191

DOI https://doi.org/10.50837/its.2407

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/its/24/0/24_2407/_article/-char/ja/

 

4 new graphic novels to fill your spring days with color and mystery

Prepare to rethink ancient myths, explore the depths of the human mind and do more in these new books by Anders Nilsen, María Medem, Jason Novak and Rachel Ang.

Kay Sohini

March 29, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/03/29/new-graphic-novels-medem-nilsen/

 

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE slims down with next issue
Dean Simons on 04/04/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/judge-dredd-megazine-slims-down-with-next-issue/

Bill Willingham
The Complete Prose Works, Part One
These Foolish Games Apr 4, 2025
https://billwillingham.substack.com/p/the-complete-prose-works-part-one

TFAW.com to Shut Down This Month
Apr 04, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5300

Coloring Spider-Man
Jim Keefe  Apr 4, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/coloring-spider-125710930

This famous D.C. creator is revitalizing DC Comics
His works on Arlington's android Avenger and Wonder Woman's battles on the White House lawn are putting the District in DC. [Tom King]
Jay Deitcher
The 51st Apr 3, 2025
https://51st.news/meet-the-dc-creator-revitalizing-dc-comics/


'Daredevil: Born Again' delivers street level justice
Glen Weldon and Eric Deggans
Pop Culture Happy Hour April 2, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/1242229727/daredevil-born-again-delivers-street-level-justice
https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR2634057476.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1242229727

2025 is a year of on-screen superheroes – but where are they? [Daredevil: Born Again]
Eric Deggans
March 5, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5317677/daredevil-born-again-marvel-disney-superheroes-superman-fantastic-four

Episode 130: A Discussion with Kelly Thompson
Comics Discourse 114 (March 30 2025) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-130-a-discussion-with-kelly-thompson/id1653462591?i=1000701494323
https://comicsdiscourse114.podbean.com/e/a-discussion-with-kelly-thompson/

G. Willow Wilson's new series The Hunger & The Dusk | ENTER THE POPVERSE | Episode 17
Ashley Victoria Robinson
Popverse  Jun 9, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JRtc9uCE4

Succumbence and Redemption in Doug Moench's Batman & Dracula Trilogy
Bogdan-Alin IMBRI, Marius-Mircea CRIȘAN
Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series IV: Philology and Cultural Studies Vol. 18(67) No.1 (March 28 2025)
https://doi.org/10.31926/but.pcs.2025.67.18.1.5
https://webbut.unitbv.ro/index.php/Series_IV/article/view/9716
https://webbut.unitbv.ro/index.php/Series_IV/article/view/9716/6358

Fantastic Four will stand alone from the rest of the MCU (for now)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps reportedly won't have any "Easter eggs."
By Emma Keates  |  April 4, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/fantastic-four-standalone-mcu

Nia DaCosta admits that The Marvels wasn't exactly the movie she pitched
"The way they make those films is very different to the way, ideally, I would make a film," DaCosta says.
By Mary Kate Carr  |  April 4, 2025
https://www.avclub.com/the-marvels-nia-dacosta-not-movie-she-pitched

Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* | "Making Of" Featurette | In Theaters May 2
Marvel Entertainment
Apr 3, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgfKjgzeKfU

BUILDING STORIES: CHRIS WARE REFLECTS ON COMICS, CREATIVITY, AND CRAFT
By Anneloes van Gaalen
Tioc January 1, 2025
https://tioc.nl/article/BUILDING-STORIES:-CHRIS-WARE-REFLECTS-ON-COMICS-CREATIVITY-AND-CRAFT

Ware's World: An Interview with Chris Ware
Ryan Banfi
Critical Inquiry blog December 19, 2024
https://critinq.wordpress.com/2024/12/19/wares-world-an-interview-with-chris-ware/

 

Cara Gormally's Zoom book launch

 

I hope you'll come celebrate with me

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more #33 Zoom book launch I hope you'll come celebrate with me Cara Gormally Apr 4 My zoom book launch is happening on May 12 @7pm EST–sign up here for the zoom link! I'll be in conversation with Sacha Mardou, who wrote Past Tense, a graphic memoir about unpacking family secrets using IFS therapy. MK Czerwiec, an organizer of Graphic Medicine, and the author of Taking Turns, a graphic memoir about working as a nurse during the AIDS crisis, will moderate. And my editor, Francesca Lyn, will share some opening remarks. I'm really looking forward to this! If you'd like to check out my graphic memoir, Everything is Fine, I'll Just Work Harder, before the event, it's at your local bookshop or indie books and you can request the book from your library, too. Thanks for being part of this journey with me. Thanks for reading Soft Things: comics about science, research, and being human. I create narrative comics that intertwine research and storytelling to make science relatable. My comics have been featured in the Washington Post and Mutha Magazine, among other outlets. My graphic memoir is forthcoming from Street Noise Books in April 2025. You can pre-order it from your local bookstore and elsewhere. If you're new here, welcome! You might wonder why I'm curious about shame, why this newsletter is called Soft Things, and who the heck I am, anyway. For more comics, check out my Instagram: @cara_gormally and website.

Apr 20: Box Brown at Fantom

Fantom Comics

https://www.facebook.com/events/s/fantom-420-featuring-box-brown/3444413469022042/

Note the $10 tickets - https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/fantom-420-day-april-20-2025-

4/20 approaches… you know what that means—chill times at Fantom Comics
at 3pm we're hosting cartoonist @boxbrown all the way from Philly for a signing to discuss his comic LEGALIZATION NATION, about the weed legalization movement.

following the signing, at 5pm our popular friendship bracelet workshop returns!
then at 6pm, local music legend @sire.u closes out the day with a DJ set.
free 420 gifts provided by our neighbors at @yana.creatives!
entry to the bracelet event & music set is $10 (tix at link in bio), or free with a purchase of Legalization Nation.

NPR on Daredevil: Born Again

2025 is a year of on-screen superheroes – but where are they?

Eric Deggans

March 5, 2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5317677/daredevil-born-again-marvel-disney-superheroes-superman-fantastic-four

'Daredevil: Born Again' delivers street level justice

Glen Weldon and Eric Deggans

Pop Culture Happy Hour April 2, 2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/1242229727/daredevil-born-again-delivers-street-level-justice

https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR2634057476.mp3 

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1242229727

Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock in Daredevil: Born Again

Giovanni Ruffino/Marvel

Tom King profile in The 51st

This famous D.C. creator is revitalizing DC Comics

His works on Arlington's android Avenger and Wonder Woman's battles on the White House lawn are putting the District in DC.

Jay Deitcher

The 51st Apr 3, 2025

https://51st.news/meet-the-dc-creator-revitalizing-dc-comics/

June 8: Jim Calafiore at Comic Logic

June 8: Jim Calafiore at  Comic Logic

Comic Logic Books & Artwork

https://www.facebook.com/events/681938674298853/

44031 Ashburn Shopping Plz, # 281, Ashburn, VA, United States, Virginia 20147

Duration: 4 hr 11 am-3 pm

Stop into the shop and meet the incredible artist, Jim Calafiore!

In a 30-plus year career, Jim has worked on Peter David's AQUAMAN, Judd Winnick's EXILES, GOTHAM UNDERGROUND with Frank Tieri, RED LANTERNS with Charles Soule, various BATMAN books, DEADPOOL, and BLACK PANTHER. After a run on the critically acclaimed SECRET SIX with Gail Simone, they reunited for their creator-owned success LEAVING MEGALOPOLIS. He's currently working on his creator-owned comedy-horror saga NED, Lord of the Pit.

Jim will be doing free quick head-sketches for anyone who comes in and purchases a sketch cover, or if you'd like to pay a little extra he can do a full head-sketch.

He will also be doing commissions at the shop for anyone who'd like to purchase one. He will have prints and limited original art for sale.

If you want a bigger commission to be done in time and available to pick up at the store, you can arrange that with Jim ahead of time by emailing him directly. Shoot us a DM for contact information!

If you're not available June 8th, he will be at Four Color Fantasies comic shop in Winchester on June 7th!

WaPo graphic novel reviews

4 new graphic novels to fill your spring days with color and mystery

Prepare to rethink ancient myths, explore the depths of the human mind and do more in these new books by Anders Nilsen, María Medem, Jason Novak and Rachel Ang.

By Kay Sohini

March 29, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/03/29/new-graphic-novels-medem-nilsen/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/3/2025

CSotD: A Sad Sack of Different Things [Trump tariffs editorial cartoons]

Mike Peterson 

April 3, 2025  https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/03/csotd-a-sad-sack-of-different-things/

 

Cartoonist Joins Haddam Killingworth News [Robert Summers;  "Shiver Me Timbers"]

By Joanne Nesti

Haddam Killingworth News April 2, 2025

https://hk-now.com/2025/04/02/cartoonist-joins-haddam-killingworth-news/

 

DARK HORSE TO SHUT DOWN TFAW SITE In One of Several 'Tough Decisions'

Milton Griepp on April 2, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59231/dark-horse-shut-down-tfaw-site

 

TFAW.Com To Close, Next Week's Subs Will Be Their Last

TFAW.Com to close, next week's subscriptions will be their last, site will close at the end of the month, stores will continue

  02 Apr 2025   Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tfaw-com-to-close-next-weeks-subs-will-be-their-last/

 

MY FATHER - SerioComics 60 + Q&A with Author Shannon Wheeler

Dave Cowen and David Cowen

SerioComics Mar 21, 2025 https://seriocomics.substack.com/p/my-father-seriocomics-60-q-and-a

 

Interview: Writer Tim Sheridan on STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS #7

By Avery Kaplan on 04/03/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-writer-tim-sheridan-on-star-trek-lower-decks-7/

 

UDON SWITCHES BOOK DISTRIBUTOR, BAD IDEA ADDS CANADA:Comic, Graphic Novel Distribution Changes Round-Up

  Milton Griepp on April 3, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59233/udon-switches-book-distributor-bad-idea-adds-canada

 

Clive Revill, Original Voice of Emperor Palpatine in 'Star Wars,' Dies at 94

His voice can be heard for only a minute in "The Empire Strikes Back," but it provided the first draft of a character that would be a mainstay of the franchise for decades.

Sopan Deb

A version of this article appears in print on April 2, 2025, Section B, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: Clive Revill, 94, Icy Voice Of Emperor in 'Star Wars'.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/movies/clive-revill-star-wars-dead.html

 

Montgomery County art teacher publishes 8th children's book on space adventures [Jonathan Roth]

April 2, 2025

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-art-teacher-publishes-8th-childrens-book-on-space-adventures/3881870/

 

INTERVIEW: Alex Segura and Sara Century talk new comic, THE FORGOTTEN FIVE

Zack Quaintance on 04/03/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-alex-segura-and-sara-century-talk-new-comic-the-forgotten-five/

 

Barrie, Ont. collector sells rare $30K Spider-Man comic from 1962 [Amazing Fantasy No. 15]

By Julianna Balsamo

  March 28, 2025

https://www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/article/barrie-ont-collector-sells-rare-30k-spiderman-comic-from-1962/

 

Montreal indie comic shop part of changing game in the industry

CTV News

Mar 10, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rv6BScugmk

 

Reviews: Welcome to Casa Baba

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Win or Lose: Pixar Animator Posts Kai's Original Trans Storyline Look

Pixar animator Danny Barnhart shared a look at the care given to Kai's original Win or Lose transgender storyline before Disney pulled it.

01 Apr 2025 20:07:07 -0500 by Ray Flook

https://bleedingcool.com/tv/win-or-lose-pixar-animator-posts-kais-original-trans-storyline-look/

 

Welcome to Casa Baba

Jurijs Tatarkins, Jindrich Janiček, and Giulia Cellino

kuš!

 

Holy Art Show, Batman! Comic-Inspired Works by Fountain House Artists Land in Hell's Kitchen

by Dashiell Allen

January 9, 2025              

https://w42st.com/post/holy-art-show-batman-comic-inspired-works-by-fountain-house-artists-land-in-hells-kitchen/

 

Searching for Feminist Superheroes

Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Marvel Comics

by Sam Langsdale

University of Texas Press September 17, 2024

https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477329788/

 

Out of the Gutters: Obscenity, Censorship, and Transgression in American Comics

Edited by Jorge J. Santos and Patrick Lawrence

University of Texas Press

2025

https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331804/

 

Foreword. Your Obscene Is Not Mine: A Defense of the Art of Comics (Frederick Luis Aldama)

Introduction. "A Cultural Slaughter of the Innocents" (Patrick S. Lawrence and Jorge J. Santos Jr.)

Timeline of Significant Events

Part One. Out of the Gutters: Comics' History of Obscenity

1. Why Sex? (Hillary Chute)

2. "Wise Up, Old Hags! Th' Weak One Is a Valuable Possession to Us": R. Crumb's Bible of Filth and Obscenity as Artificial Scarcity (Patrick S. Lawrence)

3. Howard Cruse's War on the War on Obscenity (Andrew J. Kunka)

4. Obscene Histories: Indexing the Racial Phantasms of Blazing Combat (Jorge J. Santos Jr.)

Part Two. Obscenity in the Gutters and at the Margins

5. Graphic Storytelling, Book Challengers, and Obscenity (Richard S. Price)

6. Big-Boned Sapphic Smut: The Reading Pleasure of Comics by and about Black Women (Cathy Thomas)

7. Robert Kirkman's Gays in the Gutter: Anti-Queer Censorship, Obscenity, and The Walking Dead (Jarred Wiehe)

Part Three. Theorizing the Obscene, Seeing Obscenity

8. Planet Xeno: Obscenity as Erotic Alienation in Charles Burns (Jordan Carroll)

9. Seen, Unseen, and Obscene: Historical Violence in Comic Books (Jennifer Caplan)

10. Obscene Empathy: Kink and the Comics Code Authority in X-Men's "Dark Phoenix Saga" (Anthony D'Agostino)

11. Boobs + Monsters: Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Horror Comics, and the Fate of Disciplinary Normalization in the Twenty-First Century (Lee Konstantinou)

Afterword. A Conversation about Community with MariNaomi (Jorge J. Santos Jr.)

AHHA! Discovering Black, Hispanic and Indigenous Comic Book Creators
Regan Chambers-Kleiner
Headlines & Heroes:  Newspapers, Comics & More Fine Print 04/03/2025
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2025/04/ahha-discovering-black-hispanic-and-indigenous-comic-book-creators/

'A Really Off-Base Comment': Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Originally Written Off as Not 'Charming' Enough by Official Publisher
By  Nic Guastella
March 31 2025
https://www.cbr.com/frieren-not-charming-publisher/

'Stories About Overthrowing the Government Are No Longer Allowed': Anime Censorship Overseas Adding to Broadcast Woes [China]
By  Renee Senzatimore
April 1 2025 https://www.cbr.com/anime-censorship-broadcast-difficult/

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Soft Things: Comics about science, research, & being human! Apr 03, 2025
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DMA#1: Draw Me Anything!
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Jason Chatfield: "I consider Richard Thompson to maybe be one of the best cartoonists that ever lived."
April 03, 2025
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Disney's 'Tangled' Live-Action Movie Hits the Pause Button (Exclusive)
Borys Kit, Mia Galuppo
April 3, 2025
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tangled-live-action-remake-pause-disney-1236180940/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Kwento Comics' Waverley and Cecilia Lim on Their Return to Kickstarter for 'The Mask of Haliya Volume 2: Echoes of the Forgotten Past' in Collaboration with Clover Press
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    March 28, 2025
     https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/56527-fanbase-press-interviews-kwento-comics-waverley-and-cecilia-lim-on-their-return-to-kickstarter-for-the-mask-of-haliya-volume-2-echoes-of-the-forgotten-past-in-collaboration/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Jorge Jiménez on the Kickstarter Campaign Launch for 'The DC Art of Jorge Jiménez' with Clover Press
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    April 1, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/56540-fanbase-press-interviews-jorge-jimenez-on-the-kickstarter-campaign-launch-for-the-dc-art-of-jorge-jimenez-with-clover-press/

CinemaCon: Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Teases Slate of Updated Classics and New Originals
Animation Magazine
April 2, 2025
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/cinemacon-warner-bros-pictures-animation-teases-slate-of-updated-classics-and-new-originals/

Fantastic Planet: A Surreal, Unsettling Allegory of Oppression Systemic dehumanization, cutout animation, and avant-garde jazz [France].
Kali Wallace
Reactor April 2, 2025
https://reactormag.com/fantastic-planet-a-surreal-unsettling-allegory-of-oppression/