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Ben Hatke Things in the Basement / Ages 8-12 In-person at Conn Ave Children and Teens Dept. Chasing his little sister's lost pink sock, Milo delves deeper and deeper into the basement through the layers of history, meeting scary creatures along the way. Milo must lead his new friends against the ultimate danger to save the Things in the Basement and retrieve the lost sock, while his quest teaches him about bravery and friendship in this riveting, suspenseful graphic novel. | |
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Sept 6: Ben Hatke at Politics and Prose
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/25/2023
Pete Kaminski – RIP
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/07/25/pete-kaminski-rip/
Peter James Kaminski February 9, 1990 - July 12, 2023 (age 33) Obituary
https://www.esslingfuneralhome.com/obituary/Peter-Kaminski
"… So Film Me Until My Dying Breath."- Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Whether it's to protect himself or his characters, Tatskuki Fujimoto sets up this distance, holding his audience back from being there with these two.
Jul 24, 2023
https://www.fromcovertocover.com/goodbye-eri-by-tatsuki-fujimoto-review/
CSotD: Profile — Jim Davis [2003 interview]
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/07/25/csotd-profile-jim-davis/
Jimmy Palmiotti On the Direct Market Focusing On All The Wrong Things
Jimmy Palmiotti has launched a Kickstarter for the new Triggergirl 6 book, Justice, his new project with Juan Santacruz and Amanda Conner.
24 Jul 2023
MAGMA COMIX RETURNS AS INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER
Pledging Returnability, Easy Ordering for Retailers
Brigid Alverson on July 24, 2023
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54675/magma-comix-returns-independent-publisher
Barbies I Wish Existed When I Was Growing Up
July 25, 2023
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/barbies-i-wish-existed-when-i-was-growing-up
How my queer identity and love for horoscopes intersect
Like most queer people, I am into horoscopes. Yet I find myself running into detractors.
Perspective by Christine Suggs
July 2, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/06/25/queer-identity-horoscopes/
Art became my job instead of my joy. Here's how I found the spark again.
It's a strange feeling to let go of what you thought you wanted
Perspective by Grace Miceli
July 23, 2023
SDCC 2023: Roundtable Discussion With 'Star Wars: The High Republic' Authors
by Adrian Ruiz
But Why Tho? 07/23/2023
https://butwhytho.net/2023/07/the-high-republic-authors-authors-interview/
Stars Shine at Comic-Con, Despite Strike
North America's biggest pop culture event brought big crowds July 19-23 at the San Diego Convention Center
Heidi MacDonald
Jul 25, 2023
The Devil Never Sleeps [French comics reviews]
Joe McCulloch | July 25, 2023
https://www.tcj.com/the-devil-never-sleeps/
Robert Arial Takes 2023 AAN Award
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/07/24/robert-arial-takes-2023-aan-award/
Australian classification board rejects calls to restrict graphic novel Gender Queer
Board finds memoir by non-binary writer Maia Kobabe 'appropriate for its intended audience' following an appeal
Josh Taylor
Thu 20 Jul 2023
'Futurama' Review: Latest Go-Round Mines the Past
By Mike Hale
A version of this article appears in print on July 25, 2023, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Back to the Future Fans Know and Love
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/23/arts/television/futurama-reboot-review.html
The Neil Gaiman / Guillermo del Toro Doctor Strange movie that kind-of, not-really almost was
Ruben Bolling
Jul 24, 2023
"He Just Didn't Like the Way I Drew The Hulk." The Liam Sharp Story (Part 3)
Troy-Jeffrey Allen
PREVIEWSworld Jul 20, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cQplIWdPs
Get Graphic: Under The (Artistic) Influence with Stefano Simeone [Italy]
Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen
Jul 24, 2023
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
"He Just Didn't Like the Way I Drew The Hulk." The Liam Sharp Story (Part 3)
"He Just Didn't Like the Way I Drew The Hulk." The Liam Sharp Story (Part 3)
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/22-23/2023
Herald-Leader readers react to decision to stop running political cartoons [Joel Pett].
Opinion By Herald-Leader Readers
Lexington Herald-Leader July 21, 2023
https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article277493073.html
Bad at Bohemia
A cartoonist's experience of New York City in the eighties leads her to question art-scene memoirs from that era.
By Roz Chast
July 17, 2023 Published in the print edition of the July 24, 2023, issue.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/24/bad-at-bohemia
Bad at Bohemia
A cartoonist's experience of New York City in the eighties leads her to question art-scene memoirs from that era.
By Roz Chast
July 17, 2023 Published in the print edition of the July 24, 2023, issue.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/24/bad-at-bohemia
SDCC '23: Members of the National Association of Voice Actors discuss AI in entertainment
07/23/2023
By Ani Bundel
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-23-ai-in-entertainment-press-qanda/
SDCC '23: From Queens to a Castle in the Sky: Spotlight on Jerry Beck
The cartoon historian took the stage to reflect on the first half of his career.
07/22/2023
By Gabriel Neeb
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-23-from-queens-to-a-castle-in-the-sky-spotlight-on-jerry-beck/
SDCC '23: The power of integrating pop culture into college instruction
The academic panel discussed how colleges are finding ways to appeal to the fandom communities, and what they can do to improve.
07/23/2023
By Ani Bundel
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-23-the-power-of-integrating-pop-culture-into-college-instruction/
SDCC '23: Jim Lee declares: "Comic Con belongs to the comics again"
Lee took the stage for his regular spotlight panel to talk about everything from his personal history to current trends in comics.
07/22/2023
By Diego Higuera
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-23-jim-lee-declares-comic-con-belongs-to-the-comics-again/
SDCC '23: Joe Quesada reflects on his Marvel tenure and teases new comic project
The former Marvel editor-in-chief and chief creative officer returned to SDCC for his own spotlight panel
Taimur Dar
07/23/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-23-joe-quesada-spotlight-panel-recap/
Aftershock Comics Coming Out Of Bankruptcy At San Diego Comic-Con
by Rich Johnston
21 Jul 2023
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/aftershock-comics-coming-out-of-bankruptcy-at-san-diego-comic-con/
'Futurama' Review: New Episodes on Hulu Are Fun Fan Service, but Not Much More (And That's OK)
After runs on Fox and Comedy Central, Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's animated sci-fi comedy leaps into the bold new frontier of streaming.
Daniel Fienberg
July 22, 2023
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/futurama-review-hulu-1235541554/
Drawing from Life (and Death) [Wendy MacNaughton]
Episode 110
Jul 21, 2023
By Steven D. Levitt
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/drawing-from-life-and-death/
Drawing to a close: The San Diego Union-Tribune's Steve Breen says goodbye and thank you
By Steve Breen
Editorial Cartoonist
July 21, 2023
A Cartoon in a Cartoon Graveyard [editorial cartoon letters]
Clare De Cleene, Wiley Miller
Washington Post July 22 2023: A15
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/21/art-theater-show-audience/
The Secret Origin and Lasting Impact of the Marvel Universe Cards
By David Harper
October 21, 2014
https://sktchd.com/longform/the-secret-origin-and-lasting-impact-of-the-marvel-universe-cards/
The Internal Conflict of a Print Comic Fan
By David Harper
July 20, 2023
https://sktchd.com/column/the-internal-conflict-of-a-print-comic-fan/
On Panel: Talking the World of Comic Sites with The Beat's Heidi MacDonald and Popverse's Chris Arrant
By David Harper
July 18, 2023
https://sktchd.com/interview/on-panel-comic-sites/
AIPT Comics Podcast episode 231: On creating new superheroes in 'The Schlub' with Ryan Stegman, Kenny Porter, and Tyrell Cannon
David Brooke and Nathan Simmons
July 16, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/07/16/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-231-the-schlub
Some Comic Con attendees say the Hollywood strike is a blessing in disguise
Ayesha Rascoe and Mandalit del Barco
Weekend Edition Sunday
July 23, 2023
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2023/07/20230723_wesun_comic_con_2way.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1189659945
Ecocide: Going deep
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WaPo's webcomics from the former Lily newsletter
How my queer identity and love for horoscopes intersect
Like most queer people, I am into horoscopes. Yet I find myself running into detractors.
Art became my job instead of my joy. Here's how I found the spark again.
It's a strange feeling to let go of what you thought you wanted
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/24/2023
'Praise Petey' Review: Freeform's Adult Animated Comedy About a Cult Is Disappointingly Tame
Angie Han
July 21, 2023
'Rick and Morty' Team Gives Update on Recasting Process Following Justin Roiland's Dismissal
Ryan Gajewski
July 21, 2023
Strike Fallout? Amazon Splits 'Invincible' Season 2 Into Two Parts
As content pipelines begin to dry up amid the ongoing labor strife, the streamer is squeezing what it can from the animated series.
Lesley Goldberg
July 21, 2023
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/invincible-season-2-two-parts-amazon-1235540878/
Jamie Lee Curtis Fires Up Comic-Con Crowd With Plea to Fight Climate Change: "We're F***ing the World"
The star took part in a panel at San Diego Comic-Con to debut her first graphic novel, 'Mother Nature,' which focuses on a nefarious oil company.
Ryan Gajewski
July 21, 2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Kevin Eastman on the Past & Future of the Franchise
The co-creator of TMNT takes us back to their humble beginnings, gives us a little franchise history lesson, and explains how it all ties in to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
By Mike Cecchini
July 21, 2023
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-kevin-eastman-past-future-franchise/
Rachael Smith returns to comic shorts with NAP COMIX
A new series of diary comics centred around mental health, new parenthood, and her cat's not-so-secret admirer [webcomics].
Dean Simons
07/21/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/rachael-smith-returns-to-comic-shorts-with-nap-comix/
"Go Bleed On That Page, Hero!": The Tradd Moore Interview
Jean Marc Ah-Sen | July 24, 2023
https://www.tcj.com/go-bleed-on-that-page-hero-the-tradd-moore-interview/
Philip Bump
How to Read This Chart [Dr. Seuss]
Washington Post July 22 2023
Beaton, Liu, Takeda Win Graphic Novel Eisners
by Shaenon K. Garrity
Jul 23, 2023
Sammy Harkham's Work-Life Balance
"Blood of the Virgin" is about the discovery that family and art require the same resources.
By Sam Thielman
July 21, 2023
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/sammy-harkhams-work-life-balance
CSotD Profile – Baby Blues
Mike Peterson
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/07/24/csotd-profile-baby-blues/
Where to find delectable real-life anime food [aka Fan food]
Gastro Obscura's New Favorite Things newsletter July 22 2023
https://mailchi.mp/atlasobscura/real-life-anime-food-gastro?e=a4b9d17c64
By Annie Ewbank
Michel Vaillant sur tous les fronts dont le Web3
Jean-Laurent Truc
24 juillet 2023
https://www.ligneclaire.info/team-vaillante-278572.html
Mémorial de la Shoah, les expos BD de la rentrée avec Ginette Kolinka et le procès Papon [Holocaust comics exhibit in Paris].
Jean-Laurent Truc
21 juillet 2023
https://www.ligneclaire.info/memorial-de-la-shoah-2023-279634.html
You Will Be Assimilated: a brief overview of Webcomic Collectives by Bill Duncan
March 21, 2004
BIll Duncan
http://comixtalk.com/you_will_be_assimilated_brief_overview_webcomic_collectives_bill_duncan/
Collective 'lective, What Makes You Effective? [webcomics]
February 11, 2007
Xaviar Xerexes
http://comixtalk.com/collective_lective_what_makes_you_effective/
The March of the Collectives [webcomics]
March 12, 2007
Xaviar Xerexes
http://comixtalk.com/march_collectives/
Off Panel #409: Problem Solver with Chris Schweizer
David Harper
Jul 24, 2023
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/offpanel409-problem-solver-with-chris-schweizer
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sktchd/Chris_Schweizer.mp3
Unknown. 2023.
[DISPATCH] An Interview with MAPS Artist Caitlin Yarsky.
3 Worlds / 3 Moons (July 24): https://3w3m.substack.com/p/dispatch-interview-maps-artist-caitlin-yarsky
Jul 24 •2023
IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode forty-five | Vita Ayala, part one.
Matthew Rosenberg, Ethan S. Parker, and Griffin Sheridan
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/wait-whats-that
Christoph Niemann's "Recipe for Disaster"
The artist expresses his sense of urgency about the emergency unfolding all around us.
By Françoise Mouly
July 24, 2023
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2023-07-31
Monday, July 24, 2023
Dr Seuss' WWII malaria map featured in WaPo newsletter
Philip Bump
How to Read This Chart [Dr. Seuss]
Washington Post July 22 2023
https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596c1be2ade4e24119c3d7be&s=64bbe12980c29755ccb71051&linknum=5&linktot=67&linknum=5&linktot=67
Sunday, July 23, 2023
NPR on Comic-Con
Some Comic Con attendees say the Hollywood strike is a blessing in disguise
With both Hollywood actors and writers on strike, some attendees hope Comic-Con in San Diego will get back to its nerdy roots.
That darn WaPo editorial page
A Cartoon in a Cartoon Graveyard
Clare De Cleene, Wiley Miller
Washington Post July 22 2023: A15
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/21/art-theater-show-audience/
Ellis Rosen's June 26 editorial cartoon was captioned "The cartoonist has no idea what the inside of a car looks like." He also has no idea what an editorial cartoon looks like. And it seems The Post doesn't either.
The Post has a national reputation. What in the world has happened to the editorial cartoons? They used to be clever, pithy, creative and political. Now, they are mundane.
Clare De Cleene, Derwood
Paul Conrad, one of the giants in the history of editorial cartooning, had a very simple approach to his work. After sketching out the idea for an editorial cartoon, he would sit back, look at it and ask himself, "what's the point?" If he couldn't come up with an answer, he tossed it and moved on to another topic that would voice an opinion. After all, the operative word in this art form is "editorial," which is why it precedes "cartoon."
Sadly, this very simple and basic premise is apparently lost now in The Post. The selected cartoons that have appeared over past month or so are just that, cartoons; they have no point other than to be silly and fun. What makes this even more egregious is that The Post has one of the premier editorial cartoonists in the country on staff, Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize winner and the latest recipient of the prestigious Herblock Prize for her outstanding and biting work. Yet we rarely see her powerful editorial cartoons printed in The Post, which is a disservice to the readers of the editorial page.
Please stop with gag cartoons that are suited for the New Yorker and run more Telnaes editorial cartoons, which always have a point.
Wiley Miller, Jefferson, Md.
The writer is the creator of the syndicated comic strip "Non Sequitur" and former staff editorial cartoonist for the San Francisco Examiner.