Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Navy medicine cartoons by Coleman Anderson of Dick Tracy

Do's And Dont's - Coleman Anderson
Hospital Corps Quarterly March 1946 p. 21-23

This series of reproductions of 12 posters used in the Hospital Carps School for WAVES at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., was prepared by Coleman Anderson, PhM2c.

The art section of the Naval Medical School produced during the war thousands of posters, drawings, and lay-outs which aided in the training and education of Navy and Marine Corps personnel. This particular series emphasizes to students the necessity for being ever vigilant while administering medicines.

Coleman Anderson is now back in his prewar billet in Chicago, With Chester Gould, he is thinking up and drawing situations for Dick Tracy to get in and out of. More Prunefaces, Flattops, Gravel Gerties, Itchys, and B. O. Plentys will be born as villains in Tracy's never ending fight to prove that crime does not pay.







here's a go-away article -

From The Hospitals

from Hospital Corps Quarterly January 1946 p. 32-33.


Cartoonist Coleman Anderson returns to civilian life and his job with Chester Gould working on the Dick Tracy comic strip. Goodbye cartoons by Robert Woodcock.


Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/31/2026

Perry, Rachel E (curator) and Olivia Baldwin. 2025. Who Will Draw Our History? Women's Graphic Narratives of the Holocaust, 1944-1949. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. WonderCon thoughts: have we reached peak con — again?. The Beat (March 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wondercon-have-we-reached-peak-con-again/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 03/31/26: Ghost in the Shell reboot incoming. The Beat (March 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-033126/

Shalvey, Declan. 2026. Thundercats x Silverhawks #1 out next week [Rory McConville's Red Sonja interview]. Declarations (194; March 31): https://declanshalvey.substack.com/p/194-thundercats-x-silverhawks-1-out

Griepp, Milton. 2026. Under new ownership, Beckett shuts down comic grading; CBCS shuttering, next steps unclear. Scoop (March 31): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62000/under-new-ownership-beckett-shuts-down-comic-grading

Johnston, Rich. 2026. The issues of Absolute Batman that have sold for $1500 or more on eBay. Bleeding Cool (March 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-issues-of-absolute-batman-that-have-sold-for-1500-or-more-on-ebay/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Glen Baxter – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (March 30): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/30/glen-baxter-rip/

Jaspan, Calum. 2026. The Guardian's razor gang gets cutting [First Dog on the Moon; Australia]. Sydney Morning Herald (March 27): https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-guardian-s-razor-gang-gets-cutting-20260326-p5ziy6.html

Gardner, Alan. 2026. First Dog on the Moon gets shorter leash. Daily Cartoonist (March 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/31/first-dog-on-the-moon-gets-shorter-leash/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Queensland cartoonist warned his pro-Palestine art is illegal [Australia, censorship, James Hillier, aka Nordacious]. Daily Cartoonist (March 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/31/queensland-cartoonist-warned-his-pro-palestine-art-is-illegal/

McLeod, Catie. 2026. Brisbane artist contacted by police over works that allegedly violate new Queensland hate speech laws; James Hillier, known as Nordacious, told he could face jail time for some of his designs made in support of Palestine. Guardian (March 28): https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/28/nordacious-james-hillier-removes-artworks-queensland-police-hate-speech-laws-ntwnfb

Dennien, Matt. 2026. 'From the river to the sea', and into police sights, for Brisbane artists. Sydney Morning Herald (March 28): https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/from-the-river-to-the-sea-and-into-police-sights-for-brisbane-artists-20260328-p5zjhp.html

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. SCAD grad Amina Ömirjan looks back at the making of her well-received 2d-animated short 'Ümit'. Animation Magazine (March 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/scad-grad-amina-omirjan-looks-back-at-the-making-of-her-well-received-2d-animated-short-umit/

Scheck, Frank. 2026. 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' review: Chris Pratt and Charlie Day return for a sequel that will delight fans (but few others). Hollywood Reporter (March 31): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-review-chris-pratt-charlie-day-1236551590/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Hasbro Entertainment hires animation veteran Rob Doherty as new VP of production. Animation Magazine (March 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/hasbro-entertainment-hires-animation-veteran-rob-doherty-as-new-vp-of-production/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. U.K.'s Magic Light Pictures launches Stirling Animation Studio to keep 'Zog' in flight. Animation Magazine (March 30): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/u-k-s-magic-light-pictures-launches-stirling-animation-studio-to-keep-zog-in-flight/

Weinstein, Moira. 2026. Female cartoon pioneer screens documentary 'Women Laughing' at Center for Brooklyn History; Notable women cartoonists gather for discussion with legend Liza Donnelly. Brooklyn Eagle (March 30): https://brooklyneagle.com/377634/notable-women-cartoonists-gather/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Dan Slott on having Spider-Man Noir meeting the Golden Age Superman; Dan Slott on having Spider-Man Noir meeting the Golden Age Superman in the upcoming All-new, All-spectacular Spider-Man/Superman. Bleeding Cool (March 30): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dan-slott-on-having-spider-man-noir-meeting-the-golden-age-superman/

Unknown. 1948. Selected cartoons [Navy medicine; World War II]. Hospital Corps Quarterly (April-May-June): 85-88. Online at https://archive.org/details/selected-cartoons-hospital-corps-quarterly-april-may-june-1948

Quesada, Joe. 2026. The cruelest thing I ever did to a Marvel character [The Invisible Language Of Visual Storytelling part 11: Reveal]. Joe Quesada's Drawing the Line Somewhere (March 29): https://joequesada.substack.com/p/the-cruelest-thing-i-ever-did-to

Rhode, Mike. 2003. A bibliography of comics articles in the Journal of Popular Culture. Internet Archive  (March 13): https://archive.org/details/a-bibliography-of-comics-articles-in-the-journal-of-popular-culture

Jordan, Justin. 2026. Justin Jordan picks his favorite comic books: The stacks episode 15. Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4hA5kYGec

Williamson, Joshua. 2026. Joshua Williamson picks his favorite comics books: The stacks episode 10. Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast (February 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSlBRxyoxeg

Harrison, Bob and Mike Gold. 2026. Pop culture squadcast - LIVE with special guests Leah Williams and Stephanie Williams. Pop Culture Squad (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbiWAPkDKsE

Grubaugh, Carson. 2026. The Complete Charles Dana Gibson V.1 - Gorgeous book preview. Living the Line (March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOmRrDzZlXU

Robinson, Sean Michael (ed.). 2026. The Complete Charles Dana Gibson — A Widow And Her Friends (1899-1901). Living The Line. Available at https://livingtheline.com/livingtheline/the-complete-charles-dana-gibson-a-widow-and-her-friends-1899-1901/

Siuntres, John. 2026. The galactic worlds of Curt Pires. Word Balloon (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBq6eX1DuxA

Siuntres, John. 2026. Comic Book Couples Counceling (sic Counseling) Crossover. Word Balloon (March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHOVpoj3--M

Freeman, Atom and Brian Garside. 2026. Introducing Comic Previews. Prana: Direct Market Solutions's Comic Industry Insiders LIVE (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd6bbR0WvpY

Farley, Chad and Brian van Nostrand. 2026. MCU stories reimagined: Inside Arie Kaplan's creative process [Little Golden Books]. Collectors Confessions (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrq3GMcJTes

Cox, Bill. 2026. Interview with comic art collector Darian Chen. CAF+ (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNC6Ius3uhU

Baker, Alison. 2026. Dennis the Menace turns 75: Why rule‑breaking kids never go out of style [UK, Beano]. The Conversation (March 26): Online at https://theconversation.com/dennis-the-menace-turns-75-why-rule-breaking-kids-never-go-out-of-style-278688 and https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.cnwahygps

Abrams, Jonathan. 2026. BTS fans revisit Howard University history from 1896 [animation; in print as K-pop's ties to Howard University]. New Yorker (March 31): C4. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/arts/music/bts-arirang-howard-university.html

Wilkinson, Alissa. 2026. 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' review: It's-a meh. New Yorker (March 31): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/movies/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-review.html

Morgan, Emmanuel. 2026. As Hollywood courts gamers, they warn: 'Don't ruin this' [in print as Video game fans issue a plea to filmmakers: Don't be noobs]. New Yorker (March 31): A1. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/movies/mario-minecraft-video-games.html

McGuire, Liam. 2026. Stephanie Williams talks Bayonetta/Bob's Burger crossover art (yes, really) - Creator owned art; The talented writer talks a very special piece of art from their collection. Comic Frontier (March 31): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/stephanie-williams-talks-bayonetta-bob-burger-crossover-art-yes-really-creator-owned-art

Bird, Betsy. 2026. Meet the outstanding comics award and all that it entails: A talk with Jennie Law [American Library Association]. School Library Journal's Fuse8 Production (March 31): https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/03/31/meet-the-outstanding-comics-award-and-all-that-it-entails-a-talk-with-jennie-law/

Ladewski, Bill. 2026. 2026 RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award; Matthew Noe, lead collection & knowledge management librarian, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School, selected winner of the 2026 Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award. RUSA Update (March 24): https://rusaupdate.org/2026/03/2026-rusa-isadore-gilbert-mudge-award/

Morris, D. 2026. Interview: Mike Mignola on Uri Tupka and the gods and what he likes drawing right now. The Beat (March 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-mike-mignola-on-uri-tupka-and-the-gods-and-what-he-likes-drawing-right-now/

Powell, Nancy. 2026. WonderCon '26: The new obscenity: How "harmful to minor" laws are criminalizing the comic shop [censorship]. The Beat (March 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wondercon-26-harmful-to-minor-laws-criminalizing-the-comic-shop-panel/

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

NY Times on BTS, Korean music, and Howard University for new animated video

BTS Fans Revisit Howard University History From 1896

A version of this article appears in print on March 31, 2026, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: K-Pop's Ties to Howard University.

In promoting its new album, the K-pop superstars looked back to a late-19th-century moment featuring the unofficial anthem "Arirang" for inspiration.

An animated picture of seven young Korean men in suits singing.
An animated video promoting the new album by BTS has provided a history lesson to many of its fans. Credit...BTS, via YouTube

Brad and Lisa Gullickson of Comic Book Couples Counseling on Word Balloon


Justin Jordan in the Stacks of Third Eye Comics


Baltimore Comic-Con Ringo awards have a local judge (or 2)

  Introducing the 2026 Ringo Awards Jury

It's a good list of people, and I'm sure it always is, but this year I'm paying attention because my LCS is represented:



Sarahti Gassmalla

Sarahti Gassmalla has about a decade of working in comics retail. Starting as an intern, she is now a part owner and co-manager at Fantom Comics. She is involved in inventory ordering, event coordination, and representing the store at events such as Baltimore Comic-Con, ComicsPro, New York Comic-Con, and Small Press Expo. She runs the Fantom Comics' recurring Queer Book Club, occasionally interviews creators for author events, and manages the weekly Final Order Cutoff. 


Her relationship with sequential art began at a young age as a regular reader of Pearls Before Swine, Mutts, and other Washington Post Sunday comic strips. These days, reading the "Sunday comics" means reading the newest chapter updates of her favorite Shonen Jump titles -- Akane Banashi, Blue Box, Ichi The Witch, and One Piece to name just a few. Her western comics journey started with reading the original Runaways at the library and borrowing a friend's copy of Young Avengers. Visiting Fantom Comics the first time before she worked there is what introduced her to single issue comics, collecting titles like 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Joyride, and Monstress. If she is not reading, she's doodling, finding new ways to get at least ten friends in a room together, or binging crime thriller TV. Sarahti was born and raised in Washington, DC where she still resides.

Colleen Doran is somewhere in northern Virginia, because she's in the DC chapter of the National Cartoonist Society with me. But she's a real cartoonist - I just pay to hang around with them.
Colleen Doran

Colleen Doran is a New York Times bestselling cartoonist. From her first work with on The Sandman, she also adapted the short stories Troll Bridge, Snow Glass Apples, and Chivalry, winning two Eisners, The Bram Stoker, Locus, and Ringo Awards, and nominations for Best Penciler/Inker Eisners, Reubens, the Excelsior, Rondo, and Tripwire Awards.


June 20: Evan Dorkin in Winchester, VA


I'll be returning to Four Color Fantasies in Winchester, Va on June 20th in support of the release of the Nerd Inferno omnibus. Huzzah!

Here's the updated Nerd Inferno tour as it currently stands:

JHU Comics, SI NY - May 2nd (FCBD)

New Dorp Comic Con, SI NY - May 16th

Forest Hills Comic Con, Queens NY - May 31st

Four Color Fantasies, Winchester, VA - June 20th

I'm still waiting to hear about two potential signings, both for May. If anything gets confirmed I will update things here as usual.

Nerd Inferno ships April 28th from Dark Horse. Catacomb of Torment #10 ships April 15th from Oni/EC. Beasts of Burden Omnibus is still in print and available from DHC. And I'm happy to sign anything people bring that I've worked on.

lifted from his newsletter


Some more Navy Medicine cartoon finds including a summary article

Selected Cartoons [of Navy medicine, in World War II]

Hospital Corps Quarterly April-May-June 1948, p. 85-88
 



 Hospital Corps Quarterly January 1946 cover probably by Steve Tabone. Caption inside reads, "Our Cover: Every lug in the class knows the answer except T-Bone, HA3c yet if they were up at the board or working in the lab, they'd be just as speechless. That's the way with medical mathematics. You just got to learn it." Illustrating the interior article Medical Department Mathematics by W. Kenneth Patton, Ensign (HC) USN.scanned from the issue. https://www.flickr.com/photos/navymedicine/55180412328/in/photostream/
 
 
 
 John McCalley cartoon for "The Hospital Corps Was there!" Hospital Corps Quarterly April-May-June 1948.scanned from the issue. https://www.flickr.com/photos/navymedicine/55180412328/in/photostream/
  
 
 "This grotesque, composite Chief-of-the-day at any naval hospital was drawn by M.A. Anderson, HMC, at USNH, Chlsea, Mass. It purports to show that a chief's 'work is never done.'" Hospital Corps Quarterly August 1949, p. 63.scanned from the issue. https://www.flickr.com/photos/navymedicine/55180244461/in/dateposted/
 
 

April 22: Carla Speed McNeil live on YouTube (updated)

 UPDATE: Due to Steve Conley being laid up with a kidney stone, this has been postponed until the 22nd of April. Unfortunate, but we’ll get there!
 

I will be appearing on PENCIL TO PENCIL, a blog hosted by Mike Manley, Jamar Nicholas, and Steve Conley, Wednesday April 1 (hee yuk-a-yuk) at 8 PM EST.


Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/30/2026

Adamson, Thomas. 2026. Disney's new CEO opens World of Frozen in Paris as he showcases the empire that made him. Associated Press (March 29): https://apnews.com/article/disney-frozen-paris-tourism-park-b09aaa203714b67589cd3a51273b4225

Adamson, Thomas / Associated Press. 2026. Disney opens World of Frozen in Paris, showcasing park's transformations. Washington Post (March 30): A13

Simone, Gail. 2026. ["If you liked this little story as much as we did making it, here is a little added element I want to share." Power Girl and Punisher story; Gerry Conway]. Gail Simone's Post (March 30): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ae4YL4G3p/

Simone, Gail. 2026. ["Someone asked me what my favorite comics project ever was."]. Gail Simone's Post (March 30): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18Q6DL9mvL/

Unknown. 1926. Jim Williams [Out Our Way]. Editor and Publisher 59 (7; July 10): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-10_59_7/page/36/mode/2up

Swinimer, John. 2026. Frances Lee promotes 'Ami Moon and the Galactic Peacekeepers' [Canada].  True North Country Comics Videos (March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G3ACfr8B10

Unknown. 1926. ["Ding" Darling has recovered from a bout of summer influenza and is back at work]. Editor and Publisher 59 (9; July 24): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-24_59_9/page/28/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. Roosen Now Making Colored Inks. Editor and Publisher 59 (7; July 10): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-10_59_7/page/10/mode/2up

Wheeler-Nicholson, Inc. 1926. Wheeler-Nicholson, Inc. Complete Feature Service [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 59 (8; July 17): 49. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-17_59_8/page/48/mode/2up

Bressler, Harry. 1926 Censorship at Canton [cartoon on assassination of Don Mellett, editor of Canton [OH] Daily News]. Editor and Publisher 59 (9; July 24): 3. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-24_59_9/page/4/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. [Metropolitan Newspaper Service requests that newspapers stop forwarding mail regarding the forthcoming marriage of Ella Cinders, comic strip heroine]. Editor and Publisher 59 (9: July 24): 29. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-24_59_9/page/28/mode/2up

McCay, Winsor. 1926. He Knows What Happiness Is [cartoon]. Editor and Publisher 59 (8: July 18): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-17_59_8/page/10/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. [George McManus, creator of Bringing up Father, left Thursday for a meeting of San Francisco's Bohemian Club]. Editor and Publisher 59 (9; July 24): 28. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-24_59_9/page/28/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. [Rube Goldberg, cartoonist for McNaught Syndicate, has left for a three-months' vacation in California]. Editor and Publisher 59 (7; July 10): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-10_59_7/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. Sheik Seeks Editorial Writer's Gore [Rudolph Valentino cartoon by William Johnstone]. Editor and Publisher 59 (9: July 24): 201. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-24_59_9/page/20/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. Subway Strike Guards Beat Newsmen; Company Threatens Publisher. Reporters are driven from the wreck scene and their notes destroyed -- attorney objects to Graphic's cartoon and issues warning [Charles Macauley]. Editor and Publisher 59 (8; July 17): 13. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-17_59_8/page/12/mode/2up

Unknown. 1926. [Charles H. Wellington, artist on NEA's Pa's Son-in-law, recently motored to New York from Hollywood, California, with his wife]. Editor and Publisher 59 (7; July 10): 36. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1926-07-10_59_7/page/36/mode/2up

Unknown. 2026. Glen Baxter obituary: absurdist illustrator; Yorkshire-born artist and writer known for his quirky and original cartoons of cowboys, gangsters, schoolchildren and explorers dies aged 82. The Times of London (March 30): https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/glen-baxter-obituary-absurdist-illustrator-2303xkc0m

Unknown. 2026. Glen Baxter Artist Of The Absurd Has Died Aged 82. Artlyst (March 30): https://artlyst.com/glen-baxter-artist-of-the-absurd-has-died-aged-82/

Simons, Dean. 2026. Tributes paid to Belgian comics master Hermann, dead at 87. The Beat (March 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/tributes-paid-to-belgian-comics-master-hermann-dead-at-87/

Eddy, D. Emerson. 2026. Classic Comic Compendium: Swamp Thing – The Dead Don't Sleep feels out of time. The Beat (March 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/classic-comic-compendium-swamp-thing-the-dead-dont-sleep-feels-out-of-time/

Maughan, Shannon. 2026. STEAM Star Turned Author: PW Talks with Samaira Mehta [in print as Samaira Mehta; Sama Crushes the Code]. Publishers Weekly (March 23): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/99981-steam-star-turned-author-pw-talks-with-samaira-mehta.html

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Prolific Director, Writer and Storyboard Artist Barry Caldwell Dies at 68. Animation Magazine (March 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/prolific-director-writer-and-storyboard-artist-barry-caldwell-dies-at-68/

Anderson, Deborah. 2021. Barry Caldwell: Storyboard Artist Extraordinaire. BlkWmnAnimator Animation Podcast (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7pqHphrywo

Sito, Tom. 2026. 'This Business Is Dead': An Excerpt from Tom Sito's New Book, 'Drawing Life Back into Animation'. Animation Magazine (March 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/this-business-is-dead-an-excerpt-from-tom-sitos-new-book-drawing-life-back-into-animation/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. 'Trigun' Creator Bids Farewell to Fans Ahead of 'Trigun Stargaze' Finale. Animation Magazine (March 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/trigun-creator-bids-farewell-to-fans-ahead-of-trigun-stargaze-finale/

Harper, David. 2026. Faith Erin Hicks talks Inbetweens, her animation background, social media, and more on Off Panel. SKTCHD's Off Panel (March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87TJ0rJ7Tno

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. An Ode to Loss and Recovery: Malcon Pierce Looks Back at the Making of His Deeply Personal Short, 'Versa'. Animation Magazine (March 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/an-ode-to-loss-and-recovery-malcon-pierce-looks-back-at-the-making-of-his-deeply-personal-short-versa/

D, Jack. 2026. Christian Ward talks Event Horizon Inferno. Forbidden Planet TV (March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JArTEolWPA4

Delsante, Vito and Dean Haspiel. 2026. David Jaxon. Vito X Dino (63; March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h_MyVjiT8k

Ambaum, Gene. 2026. Graphic Novel Review: Freaking Romance Volume 1 by Snailords. Library Comic (March 26): https://librarycomic.com/graphic-novel-review-freaking-romance-volume-1-by-snailords/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. R.I.P. Yoshiharu Tsuge Manga Creator Known for Dark, Surreal Work. ICv2 (March 30): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61995/r-i-p-yoshiharu-tsuge

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Dundee University Accused Of Publishing A.I. Comic, Artist Pushes Back. Bleeding Cool (March 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dundee-university-accused-of-publishing-a-i-comic-artist-pushes-back/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. American Mythology Returns To The Direct Market Through Prana & Lunar; American Mythology Productions returns to direct market comic book shops through Prana and Lunar Distribution for their 10th anniversary. Bleeding Cool (March 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/american-mythology-returns-to-the-direct-market-through-prana-lunar/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Matthew Rosenberg Turned Down Absolute Green Arrow For Image Comics. Bleeding Cool (March 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/matthew-rosenberg-turned-down-absolute-green-arrow-for-image-comics/

Tucker, Julia. 2026. Kyra Belle Johnson and Fergie L. Philippe on playing Belle and Beast; The stars of 'Beauty and the Beast' now at the National share their experience creating 'that place of childlike wonder.' DC Theater Arts (March 23): https://dctheaterarts.org/2026/03/23/kyra-belle-johnson-and-fergie-l-philippe-on-playing-belle-and-beast/

Winsky, Zoe. 2026. 'Disney's Beauty and the Beast' on tour at the National is an awesome spectacle; Creating an effervescent world where magic and happy endings still exist, the show is amazing for the whole family. DC Theater Arts (March 20): https://dctheaterarts.org/2026/03/20/disneys-beauty-and-the-beast-on-tour-at-the-national-is-an-awesome-spectacle/

Shulman, Randy. 2026. Stephen Mark Lukas on Gaston: "You're never playing a villain."; The actor explores what makes the egocentric Gaston tick in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, now at the National Theatre. Metro Weekly (March 29): https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/03/stephen-mark-lukas-gaston-beauty-and-the-beast/

Sheehan, Henry. 2015. 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': THR's 1990 Review; On March 30, 1990, the New Line adaptation of the comic characters arrived on the big screen. Hollywood Reporter (March 30): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-thrs-785360/

Stone, Aug. 2026. An interview with Jordi Lafebre: 'I try to make the reader forget that they are they are reading a comic book'. TCJ (March 30): https://www.tcj.com/an-interview-with-jordi-lafebre-i-try-to-make-the-reader-forget-that-they-are-they-are-reading-a-comic-book/

Mautner, Chris. 2026. RIP Yoshiharu Tsuge. TCJ (March 27): https://www.tcj.com/rip-yoshiharu-tsuge/

Sucre, Camilla and Jayme Brodie. 2026. Horror Author Camilla Sucre Talk & Signing: Mama Came Callin' - Creator Camilla Sucre Interviewed By Jayme Brodie. Washington, DC: Fantom Comics (March 28): https://archive.org/details/mama-came-callin-creator-camilla-sucre-interviewed-by-jayme-brodie-fantom-comics-260328


Monday, March 30, 2026

Snailord's Freaking Romance Volume 1 reviewed

Graphic Novel Review: Freaking Romance Volume 1 by Snailords

https://librarycomic.com/graphic-novel-review-freaking-romance-volume-1-by-snailords/ 

May 29: Angela Hsieh at Loyalty Bookstore

In her new newsletter, Angela Hsieh says, 

I'll be on "From Query to Bookshelf," a panel with fellow AANHPI authors Celeste Dador, Patricia Tamunihardja, and Sylvia Liu on May 29 at 7pm, at Loyalty Bookstores in Washington, DC.

Disneyland in Paris opens Frozen exhibit, according to WaPo

which actually published the Associated Press' story rather than doing any original reporting.

Disney's new CEO opens World of Frozen in Paris as he showcases the empire that made him
  Thomas Adamson
Associated Press March 29, 2026 https://apnews.com/article/disney-frozen-paris-tourism-park-b09aaa203714b67589cd3a51273b4225

Thomas Adamson / Associated Press
Disney opens World of Frozen in Paris, showcasing park's transformations
Washington Post (March 30): A13


The Shadow by Dean Haspiel - off-topic, but tough

My buddy Dean Haspiel is taking commissions to handle some unexpected expenses - the bane of all freelancers, I assume. I signed up for my favorite childhood hero, The Shadow. It arrived Saturday (although this is Dean's photo of it) while I was busy taking it to the streets.


In his current newsletter, Dean writes, " My Down & Dirty drawings were a big hit, thus far (take a gander here and here). I got a bunch of commissions (with more to go) and it's helping me pay unexpected expenses. Thank you very much. If you're interested in a Down & Dirty sketch on cheap cardboard for a hundred bucks, gimme a holler. May take a minute as I enter the final phase of printing and shipping ANTIMATTER #1, but I promise to eventually rock your sketch."

3 articles on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, now at the National Theatre

Thanks to the WaPo abandoning its local arts coverage, I had no idea this show was running until the City Paper linked to 2 of these stories today.

Kyra Belle Johnson and Fergie L. Philippe on playing Belle and Beast

The stars of 'Beauty and the Beast' now at the National share their experience creating 'that place of childlike wonder.'

 Julia Tucker

 March 23, 2026

 https://dctheaterarts.org/2026/03/23/kyra-belle-johnson-and-fergie-l-philippe-on-playing-belle-and-beast/

 

 

'Disney's Beauty and the Beast' on tour at the National is an awesome spectacle

Creating an effervescent world where magic and happy endings still exist, the show is amazing for the whole family.

Zoe Winsky

 DC Theater Arts March 20, 2026

 https://dctheaterarts.org/2026/03/20/disneys-beauty-and-the-beast-on-tour-at-the-national-is-an-awesome-spectacle/

 

Stephen Mark Lukas on Gaston: "You're never playing a villain."

The actor explores what makes the egocentric Gaston tick in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, now at the National Theatre.

Randy Shulman

 Metro Weekly March 29, 2026

https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/03/stephen-mark-lukas-gaston-beauty-and-the-beast/


Dog Man: The Musical in Tysons ticket giveaway through Fonts Books & Gifts

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We have two (2) sets of four (4) tickets to give away for FREE to THIS Friday's 6:30pm show of Dog Man: The Musical in Tysons! If you shop online today through Wednesday at 7pmET, we'll automatically enter you into the prize drawing. If you stop by the store tomorrow or Wednesday, you can enter to win (*no purchase necessary*, but always appreciated).

Don't want to take a chance on the free tickets? Or need tickets to Saturday's shows? You can also use our discount code to get 25% off tickets to the shows on April 3 and 4. Enter the code - HERO - on the first Ticketmaster page. In the upper right corner underneath of the "Important Event Info" section, click on the "unlock" tab. There you will enter HERO and be able to proceed with your order with the discount.


Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/28-29/2026

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Matthew Rosenberg On Taking On Spawn & King Spawn From Todd McFarlane. Bleeding Cool (March 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/matthew-rosenberg-on-taking-on-spawn-king-spawn-from-todd-mcfarlane

Johnston, Rich. 2026. San Diego Comic-Con Malaga Returns In October 2026; San Diego Comic-Con Malaga returns for a second show in October 2026, promising a way to better manage the crowds. Bleeding Cool (March 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/san-diego-comic-con-malaga-returns-in-october-2026/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. $1000 Bounty Placed On Black Cat Mystery #50 Facsimile Graded CGC 10.0; A $1000 bounty has been placed on anyone who gets a Black Cat Mystery #50 Facsimile Edition, graded 10.0 by CGC, currently on Kickstarter. Bleeding Cool (March 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/1000-bounty-placed-on-black-cat-mystery-50-facsimile-graded-cgc-10-0/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comics Sales Explode As Image Comics Gets The "Absolute Batman" Effect; Fireborn & Corpse Knight launch big, Tigress Island, Malevolent, Narco, GI Joe, Scorched, Redcoat, Ice Cream Man, D'Orc sales rise each issue. Bleeding Cool (March 26): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comics-sales-explode-as-image-comics-gets-the-absolute-batman-effect/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Alex Ross On Kingdom Come, Alan Moore & Miracleman; Alex Ross speaks out on Kingdom Come, Alan Moore, Twilight Of The Superheroes, Miracleman, Mark Waid and DC Comics. Bleeding Cool (March 27): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/alex-ross-on-kingdom-come-alan-moore-miracleman/

Degg, D. D. 2026. Aaaaand Another Cartoon Accused of AntiSemitism – Update [Sean Delonas]. Daily Cartoonist (March 27): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/27/aaaaand-another-cartoon-accused-of-antisemitism/

Giacomelli, Sadie. 2026. Makers Series — Jason Chatfield; A conversation with Jason Chatfield—Comedian, Writer, and Illustrator. Blackwing Blog (March 24): https://blackwing602.com/blogs/blackwing-blog/makers-series-jason-chatfield

Araújo, André Lima. 2026. Hermann 1938-2026: Goodbye, old Master. Castrum Lusitania (March 28): https://andrelimaaraujo.substack.com/p/hermann-1938-2026

McKibben, Bill. 2026. Syphoning Morale: The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a window into Hegseth's unaccountable military [Bill Mauldin]. New York Review of Books (March 27): https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/03/27/syphoning-morale-hegseth-stars-and-stripes/

Degg, D. D. 2026. No More Color Comics Day for Stars and Stripes Readers. Daily Cartoonist (March 28): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/28/no-more-color-comics-day-for-stars-and-stripes-readers/

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Yoshiharu Tsuge, award-winning manga creator, dead at 88. The Beat (March 29): https://www.comicsbeat.com/yoshiharu-tsuge-dead/

Harper, David. 2026. In Your Skin with Aditya Bidikar. SKTCHD's Off Panel (544; March 23): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-544-in-your-skin-with-aditya-bidikar/

Harper, David and Oliver Sava. 2026. Double Take: Taking a Tour of Lands Unknown, as the Second Phase of Mike Mignola and Ben Stenbeck's New Universe Arrives. SKTCHD (March 26): https://sktchd.com/review/double-take-lands-unknown/

Harper, David. 2018. The Best Superhero Comic In The Universe [Invincible]. Skybound (March 13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoxI8vd1mKk

Moses, Robert. 2026. Finding Barbara Shermund: A cartoonist time could not erase. FOX 5 New York (March 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyVSYCJM5JI

Lee, Cecilia. 2026. The Tony Millionaire Show. Patch (March 30): https://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/calendar/event/20260330/6cbe2546-2916-42b6-a984-4bbfdfc27fc4/the-tony-millionaire-show

Cotter, Ryan. 2026. Pulitzer Prize-winner illustrates power of comics to inspire Sitka students [Medar de la Cruz]. KCAW (March 26): https://www.kcaw.org/2026/03/26/pulitzer-prize-winner-illustrates-power-of-comics-to-inspire-sitka-students/

Al-Ebadi, Mo. 2026. From Gateway cartoonist to Omaha storyteller: Jeff Koterba's creative journey. UNO's The Gateway (March 27): https://www.unothegateway.com/culture/from-gateway-cartoonist-to-omaha-storyteller-jeff-koterba-s-creative-journey/article_3d7d2a60-ea6f-4554-85f6-82def12ae26d.html

Capos, Claudia. 2026. Wizard of wit [Harley Schwadron]. Michigan Today (March 27): https://michigantoday.umich.edu/2026/03/27/wizard-of-wit/

Degg, D. D. 2026. The NCS at 80. Daily Cartoonist (March 29): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/29/the-ncs-at-80/

De Hart, Jason. 2026. Words, Images, & Worlds with Dennis Hopeless. Words, Images, & Worlds (March 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7SpyFLe7Qw

Cox, Bill. 2026. The Cover Art of Joseph Michael Linsner - Interview and Art Sale. CAF+ (March 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1t6k8rNjx8

Webber, Georgia. 2026. Inner Intimacy, with Sacha Mardou. Sequential Artists Workshop's Drawing Health (March 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbxVg5hGiuI

Nicholas, Jamar. 2026. NCS Studio Visits W Judy Sladky [aka Snoopy on ice]. National Cartoonist Society (March 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCxGtbVntcw

Molcher, Michael. 2026. Exclusive Robbie Morrison interview — 2000 AD: The Creator Tapes. The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast (March 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4734Z1U8aJI

Kaminski, Paul. 2026. DC K.O. - Q&A ft. Scott Snyder. DC Comics (March 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRTv10K2T8M