PR: ROSARIUM SPECIAL ALERT: Help Us Beat Trump's Tariffs

Trump's 10% tariffs are still going strong, and they are hitting small publishers hard. But you can help!

Nightmerican by John Jennings Help Us Beat Trump's Tariffs There's a lot of chaos in the world right now. A lot of people are going through a lot. You might be going through it. Maybe we all are. In fact, with all the mayhem going on right now, the concerns of a small publisher are but a speck in the debris that is swirling around us. The tariffs are hitting small publishers hard.  Whenever you buy a book in the store or online, 70% of the retail price goes to someone  other than the publisher, which is fair (people have to make money). Printing costs take up another 15 to 20%. Margins are small. And with the 10% tariffs on Canadian paper still in effect, those margins become almost nonexistent. Just imagine if Trump hikes it back up to 25% It will be hard for small publishers, local newspapers, magazines, etc., to stay alive. However, you can help. CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE ADVENTURES OF LION MAN     Back The Adventures of Lion Man BackerKit Campaign Today Campaign Ends Friday, April 18th 12 Noon Eastern Time As I said, margins are tight.  One of the ways we can hope to make a profit is through crowdfunding campaigns like the one we're running.  Please help us to survive and thrive by backing the campaign today. Every little bit counts!!! We have PDF versions of the graphic novel from $5 (while supplies last) to $10. You can pick up the graphic novel for $20. And, as add-ons, you can receive any book from the Rosarium catalog for $10 to $15 (or $5 for the PDF). CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE ADVENTURES OF LION MAN   Rosarium has been around since 2013. We are determined to not let this be the end of us. Thank You for Your Support Click the Picture to Watch Our Latest LION MAN Video!!! Copyright © 2025 Rosarium Publishing, All rights reserved.

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April 19: Godzilla book talk at Fantom Comics

GODZILLA: WAR FOR HUMANITY BOOK CLUB JOINED VIRTUALLY BY ANDREW MACLEAN & JAKE SMITH
>> SATURDAY, April 19th @ 4pm
We're hosting an in-person GODZILLA: WAR FOR HUMANITY book club joined virtually by creators Andrew Maclean (Head Lopper) & Jake Smith(RoboWolf).

Everyone's favorite city-smashing monster may be humanity's only hope for survival in this twist on a classic kaiju battle!"Godzilla saved us that day." When Dr. Yuko Honda was young, she was chased by Hedorah, the smog monster, and thought it was all over…until Godzilla saved her! Now a respected professor and writer, she's dedicated her life to showing that while Godzilla may be a monster, that doesn't mean it and the other kaiju are enemies. Unfortunately, when a strange new monster emerges, her belief in the good of Godzilla will be put to the test. If Godzilla doesn't defend them, what can humanity do against the might of ZOOSPORA?! Find out in this titanic tale written by Andrew MacLean with art by Jake Smith!

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Dan Nadel talking about his biography of Crumb

Dan Nadel speaking about his biography of Crumb at Politics and Prose

Ann Telnaes speech on editorial cartooning and freedom

'I believe that editorial cartoonists are vital for civic debate and have an essential role in journalism'

Anne Telnaes

14 april 2025

https://nvj.nl/actueel/persvrijheidslezing-ann-telnaes

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

 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/

 

While Jonathan Roth's first passion is art, he incorporates another passion into his children's books: space. The Montgomery County art teacher explains how some of his children's books came to be. 

IJOCA vol. 1-1 (1999) and Index (vols 1-25 available via print on demand

The IJOCA team is pleased to announce that the long out-of-print 1-1 is available again. This was made from scans so the quality is slightly below that of current issues, but it's the same size and will complement your set. Lulu will print and ship the issue to you directly. 

Table of contents: 1. Editor's Note: Finally, an International Journal for Comic Art 2. Comics Criticism in the United States; A Brief Historical Survey 3. A Framework for Studying Comic Art 4. Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide 5. The Marumaru Chinbun and the Origins of the Japanese Political Cartoon 6. Proving "Silas" an Artist: Winsor McCay's Formal Experiments in Comics and Animation 7. William Hogarth: Printing Techniques and Comics 8. Breaking Taboos: Sexuality in the Work of Will Eisner and the Early Wordless Novels 9. Comics in the Development of Africa 10. Featuring Stories by the World's Greatest Authors: Classics Illustrated and the "Middlebrow Problem" in the Postwar Era 11. Recovering Sensuality in Comic Theory 12. The Horrors of Cartooning in Slim's Algeria 13. Mr. Punch, Dangerous Savior Children's Comics in Brazil: From Chiquinho to Monica, A Difficult Journey 14. Brazilian Adult Comics: The Age of Market Postmodern Spatiality and the Narrative Structure of Comics

https://www.lulu.com/shop/john-a-lent/the-international-journal-of-comic-art-vol-1-no-1-springsummer-1999/paperback/product-yv5r6wj.html

We published an index to the first 25 volumes in 25-2. This is now available as a standalone volume of ~260 pages at https://www.lulu.com/shop/john-a-lent/international-journal-of-comic-art-author-country-and-genre-index-volumes-1-25-1999-2023/paperback/product-rmz4j5m.html 

All issues are also available electronically, directly from us. Details are on IJOCA's blog under subscription information.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/15/2025

The Week in Diamond Bankruptcy: more fees, more filings, more loans

Heidi MacDonald on 04/15/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-week-in-diamond-bankruptcy-more-fees-more-filings-more-loans/

 

Diamond asks for $3 million more from JPMorgan Chase Bank

Brett Schenker

April 14, 2025  

https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/14/diamond-asks-for-3-million-more-from-jpmorgan-chase-bank/

 

The Beat Digest 04/15/25: IMMORTAL LEGEND BATMAN rises, IMMORTAL THOR ends

Christopher Chiu-Tabet on 04/15/2025

https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-041525/

 

EXCLUSIVE: MAD CAVE STUDIOS DEBUTS DIGITAL STOREFRONT AS PART OF BIGGER STRATEGIC MOVES

Rob Salkowitz on April 14, 2025  https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/59320/exclusive-mad-cave-studios-debuts-digital-storefront-part-bigger-strategic-moves

 

Michael Haley, star of MTV superhero show The Maxx, dies at 67

Wesley Stenzel

  April 8, 2025

https://ew.com/michael-haley-dead-the-maxx-star-mtv-67-11711590

 

Was Blondie Originally a Completely Different Comic Strip?

By  Brian Cronin

CBR April 11 2025  https://www.cbr.com/blondie-originally-different-strip-dagwood-chic-young/

 

Unearthed: Fascinating 1960s drawings of Sevilla's 'Semana Santa' by famed British cartoonist William 'Bill' Papas

by  Walter Finch

13 Apr, 2025

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/13/unearthed-fascinating-1960s-drawings-of-sevillas-semana-santa-by-famed-british-cartoonist-william-bill-papas/

 

Masaaki Yuasa Announces 'Daisy's Life' Adaptation as Debut Feature for New Studio

Animation Magazine

April 14, 2025 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/masaaki-yuasa-announces-daisys-life-adaptation-as-debut-feature-for-new-studio/

 

Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse: A review

William Schwartz | April 14, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/art-spiegelman-disaster-is-my-muse/

 

Reviews: Zatanna: Bring Down the House

Tegan O'Neil | April 15, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/reviews/zatanna-bring-down-the-house/

 

The British Academy Showcase An Anti-AI Comics Workshop This Summer

The British Academy showcases an anti-AI comics workshop this summer with Professor Hugo Frey and Professor Simon Grennan

14 Apr 2025

 Rich Johnston  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-british-academy-showcase-an-anti-ai-comics-workshop-this-summer/

 

IDW Does An Exclusive Digital Comics Deal With Webtoon

IDW does an exclusive digital comics deal with Webtoon, with Godzilla, Beneath The Trees, and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

14 Apr 2025  by Rich Johnston  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/idw-does-an-exclusive-digital-comics-deal-with-webtoon/

Marc Guggenheim Talks Working With Comic Legends - Creator Owned Art
Liam McGuire
Comic Frontier  Apr 15, 2025
https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/marc-guggenheim-talks-working-with-comic-legends-creator-owned-art

Alliance Entertainment Takes Diamond
By Jim Milliot
Apr 15, 2025
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/97570-alliance-entertainment-takes-diamond.html

Captain America 4 Writer Explains Key Difference Between Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers
Exclusive: The King of Kings and Captain America: Brave New World writer Rob Edwards talks about Sam Wilson and the Greatest Story Ever Told.
  By Joe George | April 15, 2025
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/captain-america-4-writer-difference-sam-wilson-steve-rogers/

Growing Up Marvel: The wild, tumultuous life of Stan Lee's only child
Jason Guerrasio
Apr 13, 2025
https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-life-marvel-legend-stan-lee-daughter-spiderman-xmen-business-2025-4
https://archive.ph/Jy53B#selection-1959.0-2066.1

1970s German Marvel Comics From Williams-Verlag Are Fascinating!
Barry Sandoval
Heritage Auctions  Apr 3, 2025
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szN1CcpcFno

Words, Images, & Worlds with Greg Moquin [SeerNova Comics universe]
Jason DeHart
Apr 15, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTq_a5j_j4w

Declan Shalvey Draws: Ultramega
Declan Shalvey
Apr 10, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wikbg7zTAYk

Hellboy Commission
Declan Shalvey
 Apr 15, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1nBm-nAlvc

Worth Thousands on the Black Market, Lego Kits Are Now a Target of Thieves [comic book store theft]
By Aimee Ortiz
A version of this article appears in print on April 15, 2025, Section B, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: $9,000 for a Lego T-Rex? Rare Kits Draw Thieves..
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/business/lego-minifigures-black-market.html

Super-Villains in Politics
 Peter Sanderson
Apr 15, 2025 Sanderson on Comics
https://substack.com/inbox/post/161409756

Two bombshells hit Broadway, but only one ignites [in print as Two bombshells, one knockout]
"Boop!" makes a fresh star of the classic cartoon, while "Smash" banks on the rhythms of background television.
Review by Naveen Kumar
April 15, 2025: C1-2
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/04/10/boop-smash-broadway-review/

WaPo reviews Betty Boop musical

Two bombshells hit Broadway, but only one ignites [in print as Two bombshells, one knockout]

"Boop!" makes a fresh star of the classic cartoon, while "Smash" banks on the rhythms of background television.

Review by Naveen Kumar

April 15, 2025: C1-2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/04/10/boop-smash-broadway-review/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/14/2025

The one about comics journalism…again

Heidi MacDonald on 04/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-one-about-comics-journalism-again/

 

Interview: Del Col and Tosheff on ROMEO VS. JULIET: A KILL SHAKESPEARE ADVENTURE

Deanna Destito on 04/14/2025  https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-del-col-and-tosheff-on-romeo-vs-juliet-a-kill-shakespeare-adventure/

 

BANKRUPTCY COURT APPROVES DIAMOND SALE, PRICE, TERMS To Alliance Entertainment, LLC

Milton Griepp on April 11, 2025

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59306/bankruptcy-court-approves-diamond-sale-price-terms

 

Edward Medina – RIP

D. D. Degg 

April 13, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/13/edward-medina-rip/

 

Edward Medina

October 13, 1929 — April 6, 2025

Indianapolis, IN

https://www.flannerbuchanan.com/obituaries/edward-medina

 

Yaakov Kirschen – RIP

D. D. Degg

April 14, 2025

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/14/yaakov-kirschen-rip/

 

Borsten, Joan. 1980.

Cartoon strips get to the bottom [Yaakov Kirschen].

Los Angeles Times (May 4):  Calendar 3.

Online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/04/14/yaakov-kirschen-rip/

 

'Dry Bones' cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen dies at 87

Considered "a national treasure of the Jewish people," the Brooklyn-born artist won the 2014 Nefesh B'Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize for his contribution to Israeli culture.

Steve Linde

(April 14, 2025 / JNS)

https://www.jns.org/dry-bones-cartoonist-yaakov-kirschen-dies-at-87/

 

From 'Playboy' to the Holy Land

Talking with 'Dry Bones' creator Yaakov Kirschen

By Ron Kaplan

New Jersey Jewish News October 13, 2010

https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/from-playboy-to-the-holy-land/

 

An interview with Crumb biographer Dan Nadel: 'He has this incredible instinct for survival'

Chris Mautner | April 14, 2025 https://www.tcj.com/an-interview-with-crumb-biographer-dan-nadel-he-has-this-incredible-instinct-for-survival/

 

R. Crumb Looks Back

The underground-comic artist visits the Whitney with his biographer, Dan Nadel, and considers some old friends: his own psychedelic skulls, placemat sketches, and muscly women.

By Bruce Handy

April 14, 2025

Published in the print edition of the April 21, 2025, issue, with the headline "Unsparing."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/21/r-crumb-looks-back

 

The terrific new biography 'Crumb' traces the life of an extraordinary — and extraordinarily strange — artist

Author Dan Nadel's book takes a microscope to Robert Crumb, the idiosyncratic creator of Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural.

By Doug Brod

Toronto Star April 13, 2025

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/the-terrific-new-biography-crumb-traces-the-life-of-an-extraordinary-and-extraordinarily-strange-artist/article_5d027ba7-121f-4bd5-96d0-32971a66842d.html

https://archive.ph/4LTcj

 

Meet young Robert Crumb ... when sturdy legs strode into his mind to stay

In his book excerpt we meet the comics legend in his childhood, as his explores his obsession with cartooning, and a new fixation begins to bloom

By Dan Nadel

April 13, 2025

https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/meet-young-robert-crumb-when-sturdy-legs-strode-into-his-mind-to-stay/article_e105f81e-d69d-4551-a72f-da25ceaebd38.html

https://archive.ph/ZTrXY

 

Mike Mignola says his new graphic novel is "entirely made of the stuff I love"

By Ian Dean published 20 January 2025

https://www.creativebloq.com/art/illustration/mike-mignola-says-his-new-graphic-novel-is-entirely-made-of-the-stuff-i-love

 

l segno di Magnus: da Alan Ford a Tex - la mostra a Pordenone [exhibit]

Radio Punto Zero Tre Venezie  Apr 4, 2025 

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

 

The Rhino Lives in Seinfeld's New York Apartment in Amazing Spider-Man

13 Apr 2025

Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/rhino-seinfeld-new-york-apartment-amazing-spider-man/

 

Comic Store In Your Future, As Marvel Comics Gives Up On The Beef

Comic Store In Your Future: As Marvel Comics gives up on the beef, what's in a number? For Rod Lamberti, it means everything.

13 Apr 2025  Rod Lamberti

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-as-marvel-comics-gives-up-on-the-beef/

 

Interview: Veteran voice actor Jim Cummings reflects on his animated career

Taimur Dar on 04/14/2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-voice-actor-jim-cummings/      

 

'The King of Kings' Crowned Top Faith-Based Animated Opening with $19M

Mercedes Milligan

April 13, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/the-king-of-kings-crowned-top-faith-based-animated-opening-with-19m/

 

'Hola Frida!' Directors on Painting Their Animated Portrait of a Very Young Artist

Ramin Zahed

April 11, 2025

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/hola-frida-directors-on-painting-their-animated-portrait-of-a-very-young-artist/

This article was written for the April '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 349).

 

Lexington was the fictional home to a popular comic strip [ "Rusty Riley"]

By Liz Carey

March 23, 2025

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article302642264.html

 

Were Paul Revere's political cartoons more influential than his midnight ride?

The Bostonian is best known for his perilous horseback journey 250 years ago. But scholars say his art helped fan the flames of dissent.

Esteban Bustillos

April 10, 2025

From Colony to Commonwealth

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-04-10/were-paul-reveres-political-cartoons-more-influential-than-his-midnight-ride

 

Happy Birthday, EAGLE! 75 years old

Steve Winders on April 14, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/happy-birthday-eagle-75-years-old/

 

Portsmouth Comic Con Bound: An Interview with designer and illustrator Sophie Cowdrey

Chris Walsh  April 13, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/portsmouth-comic-con-bound-an-interview-with-designer-and-illustrator-sophie-cowdrey/

 

The Origins of newspaper strip "Annie Droid" by Ian Gibson and Peter Richardson

Peter Richardson  April 13, 2025

https://downthetubes.net/the-origins-of-newspaper-strip-annie-droid-by-ian-gibson-and-peter-richardson/

 

[Celebrating 65 Years of Britain's Legendary SF Hero: Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future]

JAMES BACON ~ MICHAEL CARROLL ~ CHRIS GARCIA

THE JOURNEY PLANET 24 - JUNE 2015

https://www.journeyplanet.org/journey-planet---2025-hugo-nominee/journey-planet-23-dan-dare

 

Lethal Comics YouTube - Episode 1 - Falling In Love With Comics  Again (Pilot)

Andy Belanger, Karl Kerschl, Marc Greene 

Lethal Comics

Apr 9, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA4_duqSDpg

 

Lethal Comics YouTube - Bonus Episode - The Joy and the Art of  Self-Publishing

Andy Belanger, Karl Kerschl, Marc Greene 

Lethal Comics Apr 11, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqgI-62mUvQ

 

Inkpulp Podcast #233 | Jake Parker

Shawn Crystal and Jim Mahfood

Apr 7, 2025  INKPULP PODCAST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytMH2OiAkvs

 

Rob Liefeld on his return to Youngblood
Heidi MacDonald
Comics Beat
Apr 14, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knKtLZVicuU

Words, Images, & Worlds with Josh Malerman & Dirk Manning [RSVP: ESP]
Jason DeHart
 Apr 14, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2H-wZFuo5g

A bittersweet coming-of-age sitcom ["#1 Happy Family USA"]
Esther Zuckerman
Watching newsletter April 14, 2025
https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/render?campaign_id=20&emc=edit_wg_20250414&free_trial=0&instance_id=152566&isViewInBrowser=true&nl=watching&paid_regi=1&productCode=WG&regi_id=5998369&segment_id=195995&sendId=195995&uri=nyt://newsletter/4f786efd-cda3-5431-9b4b-c86d0d52ccef

The Creator of 'Cowboy Bebop' Thinks Reality Is More Dystopian Than Sci-Fi
In an interview, Shinichiro Watanabe discusses his latest anime, "Lazarus," a pharmaceutical mystery set in the near future.
 Rafael Motamayor
April 14, 2025,
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/arts/television/shinichiro-watanabe-lazarus.html

Greg and Fake Petre (and friends) Silver Sprocket/Cape and Cowl signing photo gallery
Chris Anthony Diaz | April 12, 2025
https://www.tcj.com/greg-and-fake-petre-and-friends-silver-sprocket-cape-and-cowl-signing-photo-gallery/

Harvard Responds by Daniel Boris

 

Third Eye Comics: Get ready: Superman Day is 4/18/25!!!

Get a FREE Superman Comic! Buy ACTION COMICS #1! Score Exclusive Variants!

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Trading Texts (Continued) by Daniel Boris

Christiann MacAuley's family tree drawing for Arlington Art Truck

I ran into the Arlington Art Truck at the Columbia Pike Farmer's Market this weekend, and was surprised that one of the family trees the calligrapher was using was drawn by the Sticky Comics cartoonist Christiann MacAuley. I'm told the Truck has been defunded after these events, so if you want to see it, check on the website for the last few events.

Here's the website info -

With Native Arlingtonian and hand lettering artist Felecia Brice McFail, choose one of the template family trees drawn by Arlington artists Melanie Kehoss and Christiann MacAuley and fill in the names in your own writing style or use our basic introduction guide to calligraphy. As the finishing touch, watch Felecia Brice McFail title your tree with your family name and transform it into a piece of art. Get a library card so you can later use the free genealogical resources at the library.

April 16: Nadel on Crumb at Union Market

Wednesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. at Union Market

Dan Nadel Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life at Union Market More than just a biography of an iconic cartoonist, Crumb is the story of a richly complex life at the forefront of both the underground and popular cultures of post-war America. Including forty-five stunning black-and-white images throughout and a sixteen-page color insert featuring images both iconic and obscure.

Details

I'm planning on going to this.