Trina Robbins, Legendary Cartoonist and Wonder Woman Artist, Passes Away at 85
By Jenna Anderson - April 10, 2024
https://comicbook.com/comics/news/trina-robbins-legendary-cartoonist-wonder-woman-artist-passes-away-85/
Trina Robbins, Creator and Historian of Comic Books, Dies at 84
By Gavin Edwards
April 10, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/arts/trina-robbins-dead.html
Trina Robbins of Wonder Woman, Vampirella & Joni Mitchell, Dies At 85
Comic book writer, artist, editor, publisher and historian Trina Robbins died today, after a long career in comics, history and music.
by Rich Johnston
10 Apr 2024
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/trina-robbins-of-wonder-woman-vampirella-joni-mitchell-dies-at-85/
Trailblazing Comics Icon Trina Robbins Dies At Age 85
Rob Salkowitz
Apr 10, 2024, https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2024/04/10/trailblazing-comics-icon-trina-robbins-dies-at-age-85/
Space Ghost finally gets his due in a new ongoing comic series: "This is a superhero that's like what if Batman fought crime across the Star Wars universe"
By George Marston
Newsarama April 5, 2024
https://www.gamesradar.com/space-ghost-1-interview/
Batman spin-off The Boy Wonder is a "coming of age fairy tale" that shines new light on Damian Wayne
By Will Salmon
Newsarama April 10 2024
https://www.gamesradar.com/juni-ba-interview-boy-wonder1/
Tilting at Windmills #297: Bookscan 2023 – comics sales sag but Scholastic was still a powerhouse
By Brian Hibbs
04/11/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/
Exclusive: DSTLRY announces creator signings & more for 1st anniversary
Samantha Puc
04/10/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/dstlry-announces-creator-signings-more-for-1st-anniversary/
Words, Images, & Worlds with Michael T. Gilbert
Jason DeHart
Apr 11, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmNzzE6XZSE
Talking With Dean Haspiel @ MoCCA Fest 2024
PiercingMetal
Apr 4, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_j4ebslF4
Ed Piskor, 1982-2024
Katie Skelly | April 11, 2024
https://www.tcj.com/ed-piskor-1982-2024/
Madripoor Examined: Orientalism and the MCU's Fictional City
Never given a specific location in comics, Madripoor's placement in the Indonesian archipelago of the MCU raises questions going forward
By Thom Truelove
April 9, 2024
https://reactormag.com/madripoor-examined-orientalism-and-the-mcus-fictional-city/
The Crow will resurrect a little later than expected
Lionsgate's new-and-improved, Jokerfied Crow has flown to the end of summer
Matt Schimkowitz
AV Club April 9 2024
https://www.avclub.com/the-crow-remake-will-debut-in-august-now-1851398990
The Joker: Folie á Deux trailer has a song in its heart
Joker: Folie á Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, premieres in theaters October 4
Mary Kate Carr
AV Club April 9 2024
https://www.avclub.com/lady-gaga-joker-folie-a-deux-trailer-joaquin-phoenix-1851397058
The '3-Body Problem' of Adapting Content Across Borders
From anime to the latest Netflix blockbuster, changing material can be a controversial subject. How much modification is acceptable?
April 9, 2024
By Gearoid Reidy
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-09/-3-body-problem-of-adapting-content-across-borders
Want to See This Film? Movie Studios Won't Let You.
As in the case of 'Coyote vs. Acme,' sometimes an entertainment company sees more value in not selling you its products.
By T.M. Brown
April 9, 2024
A version of this article appears in print on April 14, 2024, Page 9 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: Lost Art.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/magazine/why-coyote-vs-acme-was-not-released.html
Kartoon Studios Launches 'Stan Lee Presents' YouTube Channel
By Mercedes Milligan
April 10, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/kartoon-studios-launches-stan-lee-presents-youtube-channel/
"I always knew it was going to be a bittersweet sort of ending." Sophie Campbell on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' epic 150th issue; The fan-favorite TMNT writer reflects on her long run with the Heroes in a Half Shell
By Will Salmon
Newsarama April 9 2024
https://www.gamesradar.com/sophie-campbell-tmnt150/
Longtime Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan Sophie Campbell leads the five into a dynamic new era
By Chris Arrant
Newsarama October 29, 2019
https://www.gamesradar.com/longtime-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-fan-sophie-campbell-leads-the-five-into-a-dynamic-new-era/
'Chicken for Linda!' Review: A Touching Coming-of-Age Cartoon Caper Made With the Finest Ingredients
Directors Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach's film won the top prize at Annecy and the César award for Best Animated Feature.
Jordan Mintzer
April 10, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/chicken-for-linda-review-1235869398/
Exclusive: BTS of 'Chicken for Linda!'s Natural, Urban Soundscape
By Mercedes Milligan
April 10, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/exclusive-bts-of-chicken-for-lindas-natural-urban-soundscape/
CHICKEN FOR LINDA! | Recording the Dialogue
GKIDS Films
Apr 11, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEUV3eco05I
Mathieu Kassovitz Directing Hybrid Movie Based on French WWII Graphic Novel [ La bête est morte!]
By Animation Magazine
April 9, 2024
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/mathieu-kassovitz-directing-hybrid-movie-based-on-french-wwii-graphic-novel/
Tales of the Tendo Family, vol. 1 | Review & Interview with editor Eric Margolis
April 3, 2024 by Renee Scott
https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2024/04/03/tales-of-the-tendo-family-vol-1-review-interview-with-editor-eric-margolis/
What is love, really? Graphic novel for teenagers creatively explore the topic [Gene Luen-Yang; Leuyen Pham; Lunar New Year Love Story]
Madelyn Reichert
April 9, 2024 https://thecatholicspirit.com/commentary/hotdish/atbeautiful/what-is-love-really-graphic-novel-for-teenagers-creatively-explore-the-topic/
Tracing the inception, evolution and creative genius of Bengali comics
The exhibition, 'Comics in Bengal', is on till March 9 at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity
Barnini Maitra Chakraborty | Published 18.02.24
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/tracing-the-inception-evolution-and-creative-genius-of-bengali-comics/cid/2001376
The journey of Bengali comics told through pictures
Humour, mythology, action and more on display at exhibition at Kolkata Centre for Creativity till March 9
By Barnini Maitra Chakraborty | Published 25.02.24
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/the-journey-of-bengali-comics-told-through-pictures-photogallery/cid/2002919
Ink and inspiration: Women who shaped Bengali comics, panel by panel
Meet the pioneers who started a new era of storytelling in Bengal with their creativity and vision
Barnini Maitra Chakraborty April 9 2024,
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/meet-the-women-who-shaped-bengali-comics-a-journey-into-their-creative-world/cid/2012253
Comic artists draw attention to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Glimpses of harsh realities of the lives of Syrian refugees are captured in five extended comic strips entitled "Meantime", commissioned by Lebanon-based NGO Solidarites International.
Sarah Khalil
02 March, 2017
https://www.newarab.com/features/comic-artists-draw-attention-syrian-refugees-lebanon
Exhibition on Bengal's comic culture unfolds untold stories of pioneers in the field
The Kolkata Centre for Creativity recently wrapped up a one-of-a-kind exhibition hosted in collaboration with Comics Culture Collective, a showcase named 'Comics in Bengal' that traced the evolution of Bengali comics from their humble beginnings in the 1920s to the larger industry that exists today
Subhalakshmi Dey | Published 15.03.24,
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/exhibition-on-bengals-comic-culture-unfolds-untold-stories-of-pioneers-in-the-field/cid/2007030
Hnada-Bhnoda are here!
The vast world of Bengali literature is incomplete without Narayan Debnath's timeless comic creations
Upasya Bhowal | Published 27.09.21
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/lifestyle/move-over-tintin-and-asterix-bantul-and-hnada-bhnoda-are-here/cid/1832411
Bantul to Paglu: The journey of Bengali comics in focus at Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob
Editors, illustrators and creators of modern-day Bengali comics discuss the future of the genre
Subhadrika Sen | Published 18.07.22,
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/bantul-to-paglu-the-journey-of-bengali-comics-in-focus-at-apeejay-bangla-sahitya-utsob/cid/1875274
Magazine focuses on inclusion, sensitivity: Child rights' panel aims to raise awareness
The March issue of the magazine, Hullor, through its write-up and comic strips, has tried to convey the message of inclusion and generate more sensitivity in society
Jhinuk Mazumdar | Published 11.04.24, https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/magazine-focuses-on-inclusion-sensitivity-child-rights-panel-aims-to-raise-awareness/cid/2012531
In pictures: Kolkata's cosplaying community brought their best looks to Hote Pattam
Superman and manga characters to Mortal Kombat's Kitana and Star Wars' Commander Cody — it was a motley gathering at the cosplay event by Kolkata Centre for Creativity and Starmark
By Urvashi Bhattacharya | Published 20.03.24,
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/pop-culture-lovers-and-cosplayers-brought-their-favourites-from-movies-games-anime-and-more-at-hote-pattam-by-kolkata-centre-for-creativity-and-starmark-photogallery/cid/2008164?slide=10
Satyajit Ray's 'Khagam' gets graphic novel treatment to attract young readers
Ray's short story is one of 10 that are going to be turned into graphic novels
Chandreyee Chatterjee And Nitin Waghela | Published 29.01.23
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/lifestyle/satyajit-rays-khagam-gets-graphic-novel-treatment-to-attract-young-readers/cid/1912895
Comics have a universal appeal and humour is my main armour: Anupam Roy
In a candid chat with My Kolkata, the musician and author spoke about his penchant for writing graphic novels, his 'Antony' series, books that are close to him and more
Pooja Mitra | Published 27.03.24, https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/author-and-musician-anupam-roy-on-graphic-novels-his-antony-series-journey-as-a-writer-and-more/cid/2009483
Moment of glory: Narayan Debnath awarded Padma Shri
The Telegraph Published 29.01.21, https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/letters-29-january-2021-narayan-debnath-awarded-padma-shri-r-day-tractor-parade-violence-in-new-delhi/cid/1805017
Immersive world of graphic novels ["best of" lists; India]
Bringing to you a must-indulge list from our bookshelves
Hia Datta (t2 Intern) Published 04.05.21,
https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/books/immersive-world-of-graphic-novels/cid/1814435
The music launch of Nonte Phonte
Music director Anupam Roy graced the occasion and went live singing the title song
The Telegraph Published 03.06.23
https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-music-launch-of-nonte-phonte/cid/1941885
Graphic tales of resistance [UK; I Remember Beirut; refugees]
The graphic novel is breaking boundaries: it found its way into the British Parliament in a debate on policy-making for refugees
Kamalika Basu Published 26.03.21,
https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/books/graphic-tales-of-resistance/cid/1810700
Cartoonist Mahmoud Kahil: A treasure unearthed [Lebanon]
Culture: The family of the renowned cartoonist have scanned his catalogue of work into a database and published a selection of his work in a book.
Moe Chreif
10 July, 2015
https://www.newarab.com/features/cartoonist-mahmoud-kahil-treasure-unearthed
Book Launch: According to Kahil @ Mosaic Rooms 02 July 2015
Mahmoud Kahil
Jul 4, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLjF9nCa834
Study centre woos kids back to class with Bengali comics
The children go to government schools and the two years of pandemic have reversed whatever progress the centre made with them
Jhinuk Mazumdar | Published 29.03.22,
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/study-centre-woos-kids-back-to-class-with-bengali-comics/cid/1858049
Kiss Number 8 [op ed]
Hearing the controversy over this book I decided to learn what all the hubbub was about.
Lexington News-Gazette 12/05/2023
https://www.thenews-gazette.com/article/4542,kiss-number-8
Charlie Hebdo under fire over cartoons depicting Aylan Kurdi
French magazine Charlie Hebdo has once again stirred up controversy with its cartoons, with many people condemning them as distasteful and others calling them 'satire'.
MENA
The New Arab
15 September, 2015 https://www.newarab.com/news/charlie-hebdo-under-fire-over-cartoons-depicting-aylan-kurdi
Gallery: 'Aleppo is hell'
Italian artist Gianluca Costantini brings a new series of illustrations to The New Arab.
Gianluca Costantini
26 Oct, 2016
https://www.newarab.com/opinion/gallery-aleppo-hell
Singhi Park Sarbojanin Durga Puja brings back the magic of Narayan Debnath's comics
Meet Bantul the Great, Handa Bhonda and Nonte Fonte at this south Kolkata puja
Bishwabijoy Mitra | Published 21.09.22 https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/singhi-park-sarbojanin-durga-puja-brings-back-the-magic-of-narayan-debnaths-comics/cid/1887975
Comic strip on cyber fraud lists 12 methods employed by online scamsters [India]
The IT department will soon launch a mobile van containing cyber awareness materials in collaboration with Kolkata police
Monalisa Chaudhuri | Published 29.10.22,
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/comic-strip-on-cyber-fraud-lists-12-methods-employed-by-online-scamsters/cid/1894851
Why Narayan Debnath will always live on
A young admirer recounts his memorable encounters with the creator of Bantul and Handa-Bhonda
Hritam Mukherjee | Published 20.01.22, https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/remembering-bengals-narayan-debnath-the-creator-of-bantul-handa-bhonda-nonte-phonte-and-other-bengali-comic-characters/cid/1848415
In pictures: A peek into Arpan Roy's 'The Non-serious Guide To Bengali Food'
The Bongsense illustrator Arpan Roy's first book is full of food, fun, laughs and all things Bengali
By Aatreyee Mohanta | Published 21.04.22, https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/lifestyle/a-look-into-the-bongsenses-arpan-roys-book-the-non-serious-guide-to-bengali-food-for-a-walk-down-bangaliana-lane-photogallery/cid/1861613?slide=10
Sports Comics Take the Field
by Brigid Alverson
Apr 11, 2024 |
https://www.slj.com/story/sports-comics-take-the-field-graphic-novels
