Monday, February 27, 2023

SPX 2022 - 3 interviews by Joe & Rusty

The boys chat with old pals Claire Folkman and Kelly Phillips about the FINAL(?) issue of their all-women anthology, Dirty Diamonds with the theme of death! There's talk of friendships, advice for our your younger selves, and poor food hygiene. What more could you ask for?! Also, please check out the amazing Ted May's comics at https://instagram.com/tedmay29/
! If you can find "It Lives!" somewhere, be sure to buy it!

Joe and Rusty chat with Mindy Indy! She talks about the release of her graphic novel, Aer Head, and her new minicomic Coronamonium NYC! Mindy talks about releasing her book during the pandemic and planning a new Kickstarter upon her return to SPX! There's also a bonus interview within an interview! It's more than can handle, but not more than we deserve! Check out Mindy Indy's work on Instagram at https://mindyindy_art!

Joe and Rusty meet Claudia, an SPX newcomer! Find out how she came to visit the show (peer pressure), how much money she spent on comics (too much), and her perfect animal friending pairing! You won't see it coming, but it's pretty wonderful! Check out Claudia's embroidery on Instagram at https://instagram.com/backstitchbetty
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Troy-Jeffrey Allen interviews Dennis Menheere of the Netherlands

Get Graphic: The Great Unknown with Artist Dennis Menheere [Netherlands]

Clay Jones again hit with Facebook suspension, now over Dilbert cartoon

Once again, FB has hit Clay with a suspension for calling out racism. Reprinted with permission.

The Post continues covering Scott Adam's immolation

Comics industry reacts to 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams's racist rant

As the strip is dropped from newspapers, artists weigh in with condemning reactions, including their own satirical cartoons

YouNeek Universe meets this fall in The Oloris

The YouNeek YouNiverse Heroes Will Unite this fall in...

The Oloris Volume One.

Here's the cover reveal.

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Are you ready?!

If so, be sure to click the link below to Preorder your copy today.

"The heroes from across YouNeek Studios' different titles unite for the first time in this epic crossover event! When an unknown anarchist unleashes an army of extraterrestrial androids on the continent of Africa, Malika—legendary warrior queen of the 15th-century West African Empire, Azzaz—must put together a team of "unlike-minded" heroes to respond before it's too late. Featuring appearances from other YouNeek YouNiverse heroes like EXO, Fury, and WindMaker, several YouNeek storylines finally converge."

Preoder The Oloris Volume One Today

2 new comics from the Post's former Lily site

An illustrated guide to feeling happier, every day

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/25-26/23

We are dropping the Dilbert comic strip because of creator Scott Adams' racist rant: Letter from the Editor

Chris Quinn, Editor, cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer

Feb. 24, 2023

    https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/02/we-are-dropping-the-dilbert-comic-strip-because-of-creator-scott-adams-racist-rant-letter-from-the-editor.html

 

Newspapers Pull "Dilbert" After Creator Scott Adams Calls Black People a "Hate Group"

"We are not a home for those who espouse racism," said one exec.

    Arianna Coghill

    Mother Jones February 25 2023

    https://www.motherjones.com/media/2023/02/dilbert-scott-adams-racist-black-people-hate-group-comic/

 

Cleveland Plain Dealer/Advance Drops Dilbert – Gannett Update – Hearst, WaPo

D. D. Degg      

Daily Cartoonist February 24 2023

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/02/24/cleveland-plain-dealer-and-all-of-advance-local-drops-dilbert-over-racist-rant/

 

'Dilbert' dropped by The Post, other papers, after cartoonist's racist rant.

By Thomas Floyd and Michael Cavna

 Washington Post February 26, 2023 A17.

Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/25/scott-adams-dilbert-canceled/

 

Scott Adams cancels himself, "Dilbert" comic strip, with racist diatribe on social media

    John Hiner | jhiner@mlive.com

Feb. 24, 2023, 

https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/02/scott-adams-cancels-himself-dilbert-comic-strip-with-racist-diatribe-on-social-media.html

 

Newspapers Drop 'Dilbert' Comic After Creator's Rant About Black 'Hate Groups'

By Eduardo Medina

Feb. 26, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/us/dilbert-newspapers-racism.html

 

Musk defends 'Dilbert' creator, says media is 'racist against whites'

The Tesla and Twitter chief blasted media outlets for dropping Scott Adams's comic strip after the cartoonist's rant against Black people

By Will Oremus

  February 26, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/26/elon-musk-scott-adams-dilbert-racist/

free to read - https://wapo.st/3EIaf6q

 

Andrews McMeel Universal Issues Early Scott Adams Statement – As Does NCS

D. D. Degg      

Daily Cartoonist February 26 2023

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/02/26/andrews-mcmeel-universal-issues-preliminary-dilbert-statement/

 

Dilbert

Clay Jones

Claytoonz

https://claytoonz.com/2023/02/26/dilbert/

 

'Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio' Wins Five Trophies Including the Top Prize at the 50th Annie Awards

During the ceremony, Bob Iger presented career achievement honors to Pete Docter, saying the filmmaker's role as Pixar's chief creative is "a boon for Disney and fans all over the world."

Carolyn Giardina

February 25, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annie-awards-animation-2023-winners-1235334278/

 

Caglecast Episode 2 TOP TEN --Indiana Jones and the High Price of Eggs!

Daryl Cagle and Brian Fairrington

 Daryl Cagle Feb 4, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wC4PCUfCUQ

 

Top Ten Cartoons #3, Chinese Spy Balloon, A.I., State of the Union, Crazy GOP and Big Oil Profits

Daryl Cagle, Brian Fairrington, Ed Wexler, and Monte Wolverton

Daryl Cagle

Feb 9, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz2d5V9ZImg

 

Caglecast Episode 5: Top Ten – More Balloons to Shoot Down! Cartoonists Dave Whamond & Jeff Koterba

Daryl Cagle and Brian Fairrington

Daryl Cagle Feb 19, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR4RtTP5PqI

 

Caglecast Episode #7 with Cartoonists Pat Bagley and RJ Matson!

Daryl Cagle and Brian Fairrington

Daryl Cagle Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUw85sj7sc

 

Joe Illidge Leaves Heavy Metal Magazine, Talks To Bleeding Cool

Heavy Metal Executive Editor Joe Illidge is no longer with the publisher. He has chosen to talk to Bleeding Cool about his departure.

Published Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:45:11 -0600

by Rich Johnston

Last updated Sat, 25 Feb 2023  

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/joe-illidge-leaves-heavy-metal-magazine-talks-to-bleeding-cool/

 

The Bad Idea ComicsPRO 2023 Presentation Video Has Leaked

Bad Idea Comics has just made their presentation at the ComicsPRO Retailer Summit 2023. And they just ran this video. It is... a little on the meta side.

Published Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:58:10 -0600

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-bad-idea-comicspro-2023-presentation-video-leaked/

 

AWA ComicsPro 2023

Jeremy Holt, Ed Brisson, Garth Ennis, J.M. Straczynski, and Mark Russell

AWA Studios

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYads_X7gyI

 

The Expanse: Dragon Tooth Breaks Kickstarter Record, Hits A Million

The upcoming Boom Studios comic book sequel to The Expanse, has just raised a million dollars on Kickstarter with two weeks to go.

by Rich Johnston

24 Feb 2023

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-expanse-dragon-tooth-breaks-kickstarter-record-hits-a-million/

 

Rick Remender's thank you message to comic shop retailers - ComicsPRO 2023

Image Comics

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwwF9PmTsIs

 

Rick Remender Talks Continuity Issues With ComicsPRO & Image Comics

Image Comics' ComicsPRO Summit presentation included this special thank you video from Rick Remender that Bleeding Cool has managed to get access to.

  24 Feb 2023 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/rick-remender-talks-continuity-issues-with-comicspro-image-comics/

 

Cartoonist Kayfabe's Keynote Address To ComicsPRO

In their collective Cartoonist Kayfabe identity, Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg gave the Keynote Address to ComicsPRO 2023 by video.

 25 Feb 2023 

by Rich Johnston

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/cartoonist-kayfaybes-keynote-address-to-comicspro/

 

ComicsPRO -- Jim and Ed's Keynote Address: SELL MORE COMICS!

Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg

Cartoonist Kayfabe

 Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7udyYMMbMy0

 

Jeff Lemire Talks Swamp Thing and his Latest Series

wordballoon

Feb 22, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_25J2qxXiI

 

Curt Pires Latest Comics

wordballoon

Feb 23, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYYJ0wAZQK4

 

Tarantadong Kalbo Interview [Filipino comics;  Kevin Eric Raymundo]

Duy Tano

The Comics Cube

Feb 22, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ldJN46w2I

 

AI-Generated Comic Book 'Zarya of the Dawn' Keeps Copyright but Key Images Excluded

Protection can't be granted to images created with artificial intelligence software, U.S. Copyright Office says

By James Hookway

Feb. 24, 2023

Appeared in the February 25, 2023, print edition as 'Comic Book Created With AI Images Gets Partial Copyright Win'.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-generated-comic-book-zarya-of-the-dawn-keeps-copyright-but-key-images-excluded-c8094509

 

Dan Santat on his graphic novel 'A First Time For Everything'

Eyder Peralta

Weekend Edition Sunday  February 26, 2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/26/1159528513/dan-santat-on-his-graphic-novel-a-first-time-for-everything

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2023/02/20230226_wesun_a_first_time_for_everything.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1159528513

 

A class trip to Europe helps an awkward boy through a challenging time of life. NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Dan Santat about his new middle-grade graphic novel, "A First Time For Everything."

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Spotlight on Maia Kobabe

Alex Hoffman

Small Press Expo (February 24):

  Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0-m1XX_we

 

SPX 2022 Panel - All Writing is Autobiographical

Robin Enrico, Andrew White, Barbara Stok, Aimée de Jong, and Carla Berrocal

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kyFYfmXrck

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Fictionalizing Reality

Jules Bakes, Jarad Greene, Joris Bas Backer, Audra Stang and Coco Fox

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ruFXY9Wyf8

 

SPX 2022 Panel - The New Yorker Cartoonists

Liza Donnelly, Lonnie Millsap, Sofia Warren and Sara Lautman.

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

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

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Top Shelf

Leigh Walton, Chris Staros, Jeffrey Brown, Hannah Templer, Nate Powell, Jennifer Hayden and Jarod Rosello

Small Press Expo (February 24):

  Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpQddyV3wbk

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Trauma, Memoir and Healing

Alice Santos, Kayla E., Katherine Woodman-Maynard, Natalie Norris and Ariel Bordeaux

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6pLwcZy4w

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Narrative Threads: When it Comes to Storylines, Clothing Matters

Mae Weinstein, Robyn Smith, Rebecca Mock, Dick Carroll and Lucie Bryon.

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjbPiiACnc4

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Art and Everyday Life

Meg Lemke and Lauren Weinstein

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua-kLcT1mRE

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Spotlight on Ho Che Anderson

Gary Groth

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMMB7VxdTGE

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Reflecting on the 90s Zine Revolution [minicomics]

Rachel Miller, Ariel Bordeaux, Megan Kelso, Tom Hart and Jenny Zervakis

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViYgX41IDzY

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Spotlight on kuš [Latvia]

Rob Clough, David Schilter,  Lote Vilma, Matt Madden and Noah Van Sciver

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7uIgFJd0Pg

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Thalia Zedek and Leela Corman: A Mixed Media Extravaganza

Josh Bayer

Small Press Expo (February 24):

  Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUOOmqf9Xpg

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Comics and Fabulism

Rob Clough, Daryl Seitchik, Rumi Hara, Gabrielle Bell and Kit Anderson

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IcO6AsANE

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Enemies of the State: Focus on Megan Kelso

Alex Hoffman, Rob Clough, Daniel Elkin and Jules Bakes

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf_Rm1ozwpA

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Ronald Wimberly in Conversation with Keith Knight

Ronald Wimberly and Keith Knight

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7zcgiUmPZg

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Punks in Comics: Bianca Xunise and James Spooner in Conversation

Bianca Xunise  and James Spooner

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBRK1JMiL30

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Insiders and Outsiders: Perspectives on Political & Social Commentary

Warren Bernard, Ruben Bolling, Sofia Warren, Ally Shwed and Andy Warner.

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUh88JeV7UY

 

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Igaguri-Kun and The Judo Manga Revolution

Ryan Holmberg

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

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

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Reflecting on AdHouse Books

Andrew Neal, Sophie Goldstein, Kurt Ankeny, Max Huffman and Chris Pitzer

Small Press Expo (February 24):

February 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snXOlwAjhs8

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Depicting Intimacy and Vulnerability in Storytelling

Craig Fisher, Tommi Parrish, Elizabeth Pich, Katriona Chapman and Sophia Glock.

Small Press Expo (February 24):

Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u88OM-TRJoc

 

 

SPX 2022 Panel - Trans Identities in Fantasy and Fictional Storytelling

L.Nichols,  Andi Santagata, Bread Tarleton, Casey Nowak and Tommi Parrish

Small Press Expo (February 24):

  Feb 24, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtdqjUM8gok