Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/3/22

Announcing the Golden Apple Comic & Art Foundation

The new organization was founded to help preserve collections of comics and art

Heidi MacDonald

03/02/2022 

 https://www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-the-golden-apple-comic-art-foundation/

 

AMC Networks Publishing launches with graphic novels, Stephen King, Kirk Hammett and more

Creepshow, Miss Fisher and original graphic novels

Heidi MacDonald

03/01/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/amc-networks-publishing-launches-with-graphic-novels-stephen-king-kirk-hammett-and-more/

 

Check out behind-the-scenes photo from the final recording session of THE BATMAN animated series

Now available on a remastered Blu-ray!

Taimur Dar

03/02/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/behind-the-scenes-photo-the-batman-animated-series/

 

Dark Horse Books to publish Dave Gibbons autobiography CONFABULATION

The book promises to feature Gibbons discussing the dissolution of his working relationship with WATCHMEN co-creator Alan Moore.

Joe Grunenwald

03/02/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/dave-gibbons-confabulation-autobiography-dark-horse/

 

How Comic Books Have Changed

R.C. Harvey | March 2, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/how-comic-books-have-changed/

 

Paul Dano on His Terrifying Batman Villain and Why He's No Longer Scared of Going Hollywood

Rebecca Keegan

March 2, 2022

    This story first appeared in the March 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/paul-dano-the-batman-riddler-the-fabelmans-1235101919/

 

'Sandstorm' studio launched to establish a dynamic comic book industry in the UAE and begins search for local talent

Abu Dhabi Government Media Office 1 March 2022

https://www.mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/arts-culture/sandstorm-studio-launched-to-establish-a-dynamic-comic-book-industry-in-the-uae-and-begins-search-for-local-talent/

 

MOST EFFICIENT MANGA SERIES FOR RETAILER SHELVES

These Series Have the Highest Dollar Sales Per Volume

 by Brigid Alverson on March 1, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50569/most-efficient-manga-series-retailer-shelves

 

BENDIS SIGNS THREE-BOOK DEAL WITH ABRAMS

Fantasy Trilogy to Launch in September

 by Brigid Alverson on March 1, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50565/bendis-signs-three-book-deal-abrams

 

ICV2 INTERVIEW: TOKYOPOP FOUNDER AND CEO STU LEVY

How the Manga Market Has Changed, What Fans Want, What's Coming Next

  by Brigid Alverson on March 2, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50575/icv2-interview-tokyopop-founder-ceo-stu-levy

 

Comic Culture with Tom King

Mar 1, 2022

terence dollard

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su29If_UiZ8

 

Chip Zdarsky confronts death, horror, and small-town-life-without-end in Stillwater: The Escape!

Andrew Sumner

Mar 1, 2022

Forbidden Planet TV

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxS09Ue0FdA

 

FLASH: THE BADDEST MAN ALIVE | Ryan Stegman Sketch Sessions

Feb 17, 2022

StegmanAndFriends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKb5is5BQWI

 

Rhode Island PBS Weekly

Wallace the Brave

David Wright

Clip: Season 3 Episode 7 | 9m 26s February 20 2022

https://www.pbs.org/video/wallace-brave-engwci/

 

Rhode Island PBS Weekly

An Unlikely Story [Jeff Kinney]

Pamela Watts

Clip: Season 3 Episode 7 | 8m 57s  Aired: 02/20/22

https://www.pbs.org/video/wallace-brave-engwci/

 

THE BATMAN Producer Dylan Clark talks creating Gotham, Bat/Cat, and Batmobile chases [aka Dylan Clark Breaks Down THE BATMAN]

Therese Lacson

03/02/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-batman-dylan-clark-interview/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9X3oKw99yU

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 506: The CBLDF and The Freedom to Read
Calvin Reid
on 02/25/2022
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1185

Stan Lee Fixed Spider-Man's Worst Story After Fan Outrage
Spider-Man fans hated the dissolution of Peter and Mary Jane's marriage in One More Day, so Stan Lee un-did it in the Spider-Man comic strip.
By Casey Donahue
February 28 2022
https://screenrant.com/spiderman-one-more-day-stan-lee-comic-strip/

Podcast: Ep. 52: The Season 2 Wrap-Up!
MSX: Mangasplaining Extra March 2 2022
https://mangasplaining.substack.com/p/podcast-ep-52-the-season-2-wrap-up

Fearless Sincerity: PW Talks with Julie Doucet
By Shaenon Garrity
Mar 02, 2022
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/88648-fearless-sincerity-pw-talks-with-julie-doucet.html

David Plunkert's "Putin's Tracks"
The artist discusses creating arresting images from the news and his influences.
By Françoise Mouly
February 28, 2022
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2022-03-07

King-Size [King Conan; Native American controversy]
By Graeme McMillan • Issue #17 March 2 2022
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/ComicsFYI/issues/king-size-1058930

9 Must-Read Batman Comics to Revisit Before You See THE BATMAN
Therese Lacson,  Arpad Okay,  Gregory Paul Silber,  Avery Kaplan
02/25/2022
https://www.comicsbeat.com/must-read-batman-comics-before-movie/

Let HPRC help you get back in the game
06.21.2021
Video by Ayanna Shivers
Uniformed Services University
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/833000/let-hprc-help-you-get-back-game

Graphic Depictions (review of Ellen Forney, Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life and Jenell Johnson, ed., Graphic Reproduction: A Comics Anthology)
Tahneer Oksman
Women's Review of Books, Vol. 35, Issue 4 (July/August), 2018.
https://www.academia.edu/37733585/Graphic_Depictions_review_of_Ellen_Forney_Brilliant_Advice_From_My_Bipolar_Life_and_Jenell_Johnson_ed_Graphic_Reproduction_A_Comics_Anthology_


The Construction of "the Turk" and the Entextualization of Historical Stereotypes in Political Cartoons
Senem OZ
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Spring 2014
https://www.academia.edu/6105068/The_Construction_of_the_Turk_and_the_Entextualization_of_Historical_Stereotypes_in_Political_Cartoons

The Batman Review: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever Made
Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson's The Batman is a magnificent achievement: a crime epic that stands apart from previous versions of the character.
  By David Crow | February 28, 2022
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-batman-review/

Fritzi Ritz: The Wild Comic Strip Flapper Who Morphed Into Nancy's Sensible Aunt
By Karen Harris
https://historydaily.org/fritzi-ritz-facts-stories-trivia

February 18, 2022
An International Event at Heritage Auctions in March, Just as Art World Discovers Allure of Original Comic Book Art
Globe-trotting affair spans Tintin family portrait to black-suited Spider-Man to The Metabarons' auction debut
Robert Wilonsky
https://www.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news/an-international-event-at-heritage-auctions-in-march-just-as-art-world-discovers-allure-of-original-comic-book-art.s?releaseId=4420&ctrack=1564170&type=article7-1-www-icmag-march-tem030122

The Comic Book Spectrum: Race, Gender & the Comic Book Medium

The Women In Comics Collective, aka WinC, organized "The Comic Book Spectrum: Race, Gender & the Comic Book Medium", a wide-ranging video panel discussion held as part of Carnegie Hall's month-long Afrofuturism Festival. The video has been archived and the panel features WinC founder Regine Sawyer, and SUNY professor Shamika Mitchell, along with cartoonist Micheline Hess, author of the graphic novel Malice in Ovenland, and celebrated cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft—hailed by Sawyer as "cartoon royalty"—creator of the groundbreaking Black female-focused comics strip Where I'm Coming From, and the first Black woman cartoonist syndicated in the white mainstream press.
https://www.womenincomicscollective.org/winc-media-channel

The Father of the Modern Movie Poster
A BY-THE-NUMBERS LOOK AT ILLUSTRATOR ROBERT PEAK
By Robert Wilonsky and Rhonda Reinhart
March 2022
https://intelligentcollector.com/the-father-of-the-modern-movie-poster/

March 5: FAIRFAX COMIC CON

https://www.fairfaxcomiccon.com/

FAIRFAX COMIC CON RETURNS

At long last Fairfax Comic Con is coming back to the Dulles Expo Center!

We'll be putting on the new one day Mini-Con March 5, 2022 and Aug 27, 2022. The Mini-Cons will feature Comic Creators, Cosplayers, Gaming, and more. And as a THANK YOU for all your patience and support passes will start at only $10.

Anyone with tickets to the shows delayed by the Pandemic gets in free for BOTH events this year. No questions asked.

PR: Small Press Expo needs an Inventory Coordinator!

Join our volunteer staff, help organize our stuff 📦

Be our SPX Inventory Coordinator! Help us organize, load/unload, and manage inventory in our (small!) storage unit 📦 Do you... Live in or near Bethesda, MD? Have access to a vehicle? 🚙 Have availability to work ~4 hrs Friday afternoon/evening, and again on Sunday the weekend of the show? Like maintaining an inventory list and keeping things organized? Work well with other volunteers and feel comfortable to delegate tasks? 👉 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 👈 Everything we need to run SPX fits in there...WOW!! If this role isn't for you, but you're hyped to help, STAY TUNED to your inbox! More opportunities coming soon. Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 650 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests. Small Press Expo P.O. Box 5704 Bethesda, Maryland 20824 www.smallpressexpo.com STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌ ‌

March 13: Fantom Comics PANEL AND Q&A WITH TOM KING AND JULIAN LYTLE - BATMAN KILLING TIME

PANEL AND Q&A WITH TOM KING AND JULIAN LYTLE - BATMAN KILLING TIME

SURPRISE! SUNDAY, March 13th we'll be having an online panel about BATMAN KILLLING TIME by Tom King and David Marquez that came out this week!

We are fortunate to be having Tom King zooming in to discuss the book with writer and long time Fantom friend Julian Lytle on Fantom's Facebook Live!

In addition, we'll be getting copies of Batman Killing Time signed so if you'd like a signed copy of the book fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/UkBzfLsrDgZje8Dm9

Time of the event and a form to submit questions will be announced soon so keep an eye out for our next newsletter and social media posts!

Comic Culture with Tom King

Mar 1, 2022

terence dollard

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su29If_UiZ8

Tom King discusses Love Everlasting, his creator-owned romance comic, finding new approaches for existing characters, and why he loves comics. Comic Culture is directed and crewed by students at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. I'm posting the video as producer/host and not as an official University publication.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/2/22

 

Disney+ Retools Parental Controls With Addition of Netflix Marvel Programs

'Daredevil,' 'Jessica Jones,' 'Luke Cage', 'Iron Fist,' 'The Defenders,' 'The Punisher,' and Marvel's 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' will be available March 16.

Ryan Parker

March 1, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/marvel-netflix-shows-daredevil-disney-1235091929/

 

Netflix Marvel series are moving to Disney+ – with parental guidance

The move unites the MCU on one streaming service

Heidi MacDonald

03/01/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-netflix-disneyplus-daredevil/

 

VAULT COMICS ADDS LUNAR FOR DISTRO

In Addition to Diamond and S&S

by Brigid Alverson on February 28, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50549/vault-comics-adds-lunar-distro

 

ICV2 INTERVIEW: YEN PRESS DEPUTY PUBLISHER & EDITOR IN CHIEF JUYOUN LEE

The Manga Boom, Supply Chain Issues, Hot Titles

  by Brigid Alverson on February 28, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50554/icv2-interview-yen-press-deputy-publisher-editor-chief-juyoun-lee

 

For the first time, all the nominees for the Angoulême Grand Prix 2022 are women

Julie Doucet, Catherine Meurisse, and Pénélope Bagieu are the three finalists for the Angoulême 2022 Grand Prix Award.

Dean Simons

03/01/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-grand-prix-2022-nominees/

 

Warner Bros. Pulls 'The Batman' Russia Release

Sony quickly followed suit in pausing the release of Jared Leto's 'Morbius,' while Disney was the first Hollywood film studio on Monday to suspend its dealings with Russia.

Aaron Couch, Pamela McClintock          

February 28, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/warner-bros-pulls-the-batman-russia-release-1235101581/

 

Riddle Me This: Is Catwoman Bisexual In The Batman? We Asked Zoë Kravitz & Director Matt Reeves

By Matt Galea

PEDESTRIAN.TV,  March 1, 2022

https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/is-catwoman-bisexual-the-batman/

 

Zoë Kravitz's Selina Kyle in The Batman is bisexual, thank you very much

The actor shares her interpretation of one scene in the new The Batman

Gabrielle Sanchez

March 1 2022

https://www.avclub.com/zoe-kravitz-the-batman-catwoman-bisexual-1848606584

 

The Batman is a flawed but striking pop-noir blockbuster

Robert Pattinson goes goth in a superhero movie that's at least one great villain shy of greatness

A.A. Dowd

AV Club February 28 2022

https://www.avclub.com/the-batman-is-a-flawed-but-striking-pop-noir-blockbuste-1848600781

 

Old Dogs New Tricks #3 – Can You Make Money With a Subscription Box?

The pros and cons of starting a subscription box service.

By Jason Mojica

Beat 03/01/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/can-you-make-money-with-a-kids-comics-subscription-box/

 

A Woman's Place Is in a Graphic Novel: Outstanding Works for Young Readers Center Women in History

by Brigid Alverson

Feb 28, 2022

https://www.slj.com/story/newsfeatures/a-womans-place-is-in-a-graphic-novel-outstanding-works-for-young-readers-center-women-in-history

 

'Futurama': John DiMaggio Boards Hulu Revival, Completing Cast's Return

The actor who voices Bender on the series wasn't part of the original announcement but has now closed a deal to reprise his role.

Rick Porter

March 1, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/futurama-john-dimaggio-hulu-revival-1235102273/

 

Licensing Hotline: March 2022

By Karen Raugust

Mar 01, 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/88661-licensing-hotline-march-2022.html

 

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Igor Kovalyov [Ukraine]

By Chris Robinson | 02/28/2022

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/know-your-indie-filmmaker/know-your-indie-filmmaker-igor-kovalyov-213806.html

 

Hundreds Of Russian and Ukrainian Animation Artists Join Together To Condemn Russia-Ukraine War

By Amid Amidi | 02/26/2022

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/hundreds-of-russian-and-ukrainian-animation-artists-join-together-to-condemn-russia-ukraine-war-213795.html

 

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/1/22

 

Day Jobs: What your favorite writers might have done if they hadn't written.

By Paul Karasik

New York Times Book Review Feb. 27, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/books/review/writers-day-jobs.html

 

REVIEW: THE BATMAN embodies a true detective story with ambitious story and strong performances

The film cements Robert Pattinson as one of the most exciting and unique versions of the Dark Knight to watch.

Therese Lacson

02/28/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-batman-review-robert-pattinson-matt-reeves/

 

'The Batman' Will Still Open in Russia, But What Happens Next?

Hollywood studios are reckoning with how to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Pamela McClintock

February 28, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batman-russia-box-office-ukraine-1235100430/

 

Robert Pattinson in 'The Batman': Film Review

David Rooney

February 28, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/batman-robert-pattinson-1235100390/

 

Guest Column: How 25 Years of 'Arthur' Reflects the Legacy and Future of PBS Kids

Sara DeWitt

February 28, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/guest-column-arthur-pbs-kids-sara-dewitt-1235100193/

 

The 'Peanuts' team is creating scholarships to support diversity in the arts [Robb Armstrong].

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post (February 28 2022): https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/02/28/peanuts-robb-armstrong-scholarship-howard-hampton/

 

New partners: Vault and Lunar; Zoop and 3W/3M

More ways to get comics

Heidi MacDonald

02/28/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/new-partners-vault-and-lunar-zoop-and-3w-3m/

 

"Dealing With Comedy Is Much More Difficult Than Dealing With Drama": Gipi Reflects on My Badly Drawn Life

Valerio Stivé | February 28, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/dealing-with-comedy-is-much-more-difficult-than-dealing-with-drama-gipi-reflects-on-my-badly-drawn-life/

 

U.S. MANGA SALES MORE THAN DOUBLED IN 2021

NPD Reports Sales Up 160% in Units

by Milton Griepp on February 28, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50543/u-s-manga-sales-more-doubled-2021

 

ICV2 INTERVIEW: VIZ MEDIA VICE PRESIDENT PUBLISHING SALES KEVIN HAMRIC

The Manga Market, the Manga Shortage, Key 2022 Releases

 by Milton Griepp on February 28, 2022

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50545/icv2-interview-viz-media-vice-president-publishing-sales-kevin-hamric

 

Richard Guindon – RIP

by D. D. Degg

February 28, 2022

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/02/28/richard-guindon-rip/ 

 

Richard Guindon, quirky and satirical former Free Press cartoonist, dies at 86

By Patty LaNoue Stearns

Special to the Detroit Free Press

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/02/28/richard-guindon-free-press-cartoonist-dies-obituary/6974465001/

 

James Hill, Post Writers Group editor, dies at 75 [in print as Journalist led Post Writers Group; syndication]

By Bart Barnes

Washington Post February 28, 2022: B6

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/02/23/james-hill-writers-group-dead/