April 5: MOTHRA: QUEEN OF MONSTERS BOOK CLUB at Fantom Comics

MOTHRA: QUEEN OF MONSTERS BOOK CLUB
Joined by the creative team: SOPHIE CAMPBELL & MATT FRANK!
>>SUNDAY, APRIL 5th @ 6:30pm
Our fav kaiju finally got her own comic! We're hosting an in-person book club for Mothra: Queen of the Monsters, joined virtually by the comic's creators SOPHIE CAMPBELL & MATT FRANK.
At 8pm we're hosting a FREE screening of one of the best Godzilla movies, Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992). No RSVP required, just show up!

April 11: The Celebration of Life for John Staton is College Park, Maryland.

The Celebration of Life for John Staton is on Saturday April 11 from 5 to 8 in College Park, Maryland.

https://rememberingjohn.info/

Celebration of Life

In consideration of his family's wishes, John's chosen family, friends, and loved ones are dedicated to celebrating John's life together.A Celebration of Life will be held for John Saturday, April 11 from 5pm to 8pm at the College Park Aviation Museum.Bring your best photos and stories of John, and join us in remembering him! Food and drinks will be provided, and there is parking on site.Refreshments will be provided. A specific menu hasn't been solidified yet, but gluten-free and vegetarian options are planned.

Iran War Update by Daniel Boris

 

Letters to Dead Authors & Artists - To Richard Thompson from Dana Jeri Maier

Letter #31: To Richard Thompson from Dana Jeri Maier

 Dana Jeri Maier from Skipping to the Fun Parts /  Letters to Dead Authors & Artists  Apr 2, 2026 

 https://letterstodeadartists.substack.com/p/letter-31-to-richard-thompson-from

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/1/2026

Noguerol, Paul. 2025. Book Review: Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century: Transgressing the Frame. Journal of Popular Culture 58 (4): 167-168. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13430 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpcu.13430

Scorer, James. 2024. Latin American comics in the twenty-first century: Transgressing the frame. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.

Singh, Aradhana. 2025. Book review: Searching for feminist superheroes: Gender, sexuality, and race in Marvel comics. Journal of Popular Culture (58; 4): 173-174. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13434, and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpcu.13434

Langsdale, Samantha. 2024. Searching for feminist superheroes: Gender, sexuality, and race in Marvel comics. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press

Photinos, Christine. 2025. Book review: The cancer plot: Terminal immortality in Marvel's moral universe. Journal of Popular Culture (58; 4): 181-182. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13438, and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpcu.13438

Wiebe, Reginald and Dorothy Woodman. 2023. The cancer plot: Terminal immortality in Marvel's moral universe. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press

Johnson, Julianne. 2025. Book review: The women who made early Disneyland: Artists, entertainers, and guest relations. Journal of Popular Culture (58; 4): 185-186. Online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13441, and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpcu.13441

Mediavilla, Cindy and Kelsey Knox. 2024. The women who made early Disneyland: Artists, entertainers, and guest relations. New York: Lexington Books

Scalera, Matteo, Eric Canete, and Shawn Crystal. 2026. Is Kickstarter worth it? Inkpulp Podcast (284; March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP5Z3Ima1Fk

Simpson, Don. 2026. Ed Piskor (1982-2024): Two years gone. Don Simpson Comix and Stories (April 1): https://donaldsimpson1713.substack.com/p/ed-piskor-1982-2024

Anderson, Coleman. 1946. Do's and dont's. Hospital Corps Quarterly (March): 21-23. Online at https://archive.org/details/dos-and-donts-by-cartoonist-coleman-anderson-hospital-corps-quarterly-march-1946-p-21-23

Unknown. 1946. From the hospitals [Cartoonist Coleman Anderson returns to his job with Chester Gould and Dick Tracy; Robert Woodcock]. Hospital Corps Quarterly (January): 32-33. Online at https://archive.org/details/from-the-hospitals-cartoonist-coleman-anderson-hospital-corps-quarterly-january-1946-p-32-33

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comic book stores closing, opening or being turned into chicken shops; Comic book stores closing, opening or being turned into chicken shops, in the USA, Canada, England, Scotland and Ireland. Bleeding Cool (March 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-stores-closing-opening-or-being-turned-into-chicken-shops/

Johnston, Rich. 2026. Comic book shops get a Robert Kirkman/Art Adams surprise tomorrow; Comic book shops get a Robert Kirkman/Art Adams surprise tomorrow... will you get yours? Bleeding Cool (March 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-shops-get-a-robert-kirkman-art-adams-surprise-tomorrow/

Gillis, Drew. 2026. Happy feet tap dances toward a stage adaptation; The puppet designer behind The Pee-wee Herman show is on board for the story of the singing and dancing penguins. AV Club (March 31): https://www.avclub.com/happy-feet-broadway-bound

Gardner, Alan. 2026. José Palomo Fuentes–RIP. Daily Cartoonist (March 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/31/jose-palomo-fuentes-rip/

Alverson, Brigid. 2026. 'Daredevil' #1 blind bags to include rare covers by Frank Miller, 'Daredevil: born again' actors as sales top 300k. Scoop (April 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62014/daredevil-1-blind-bags-include-rare-covers-frank-miller-daredevil-born-again-actors

Salkowitz, Rob. 2026. The elusive goal of the four-quadrant comic con. Scoop (March 31): https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/62011/the-elusive-goal-four-quadrant-comic-con

Schneider, Ben. 2026. Nebraska student appeals censorship of editorial cartoon. Student Press Law Center (March 31): https://splc.org/2026/03/nebraska-student-appeals-censorship-of-editorial-cartoon/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Disney Branded Television launches nationwide search for animation voice talent. Animation Magazine (March 31): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/disney-branded-television-launches-nationwide-search-for-animation-voice-talent/

Hodgkins, Crystalyn. 2026. Gekiga comics pioneer Yoshiharu Tsuge dies; Award-winning creator of Nejishiki was 88. Anime News Network (March 27): https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-27/gekiga-comics-pioneer-yoshiharu-tsuge-dies/.235809

Friedman-Parks, Shira. 2026. A bookstore to get lost in the flock; Wicker Park's newest bookstore is Sheep Cult Comics, a surreal, sheep–shaped zine haven where art, community, and whimsy collide. Chicago Reader (March 30): https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/feature/sheep-cult-comics/

Zahed, Ramin. 2026. Artist Lee Hardcastle talks about that surprise April Fools' 'Smiling Friends' short on Adult Swim. Animation Magazine (March 31): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/artist-lee-hardcastle-talks-about-that-surprise-april-fools-smiling-friends-short-on-adult-swim/

Varadan, Vasini. 2026. Cartoon series: News from the animal world. Hindu (March 31): https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/cartoon/cartoon-series-news-from-the-animal-world/article70806144.ece

Tensley, Brandon. 2026. With 'Doonesbury,' Garry Trudeau found a way to inform and entertain a generation of newspaper readers, one panel at a time; A new biography chronicles the history and evolution of the reserved artist who has always let his pen do the talking. Smithsonian Magazine (April/May): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/doonesbury-garry-trudeau-found-way-inform-entertain-generation-newspaper-readers-one-panel-time-180988410/

Zyla, Greg. 2026. 'CARtoons,' Ed Snyder, and memories from a lifetime of printed word passion. Indiana Gazette (March 31): https://www.indianagazette.com/sports/cartoons-ed-snyder-and-memories-from-a-lifetime-of-printed-word-passion/article_2a50aec0-0183-4b5f-bc33-6b33df8d5e74.html

Dave. 2026. Gary Groth on Piskor, Clowes, Crumb, McFarlane & Fantagraphics 50th anniversary!. Direct Edition (March 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-D6YfNwKxA

Zalben, Alex and Justin Tyler. 2026. Skottie Young is the main man. Comic Book Club - Live! Podcast (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKxraMdV1A, and https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TuYd5cXv0NTm6SonBzPsj

Tim M.. 2026. We got issues: With Skottie Young and Jorge Corona. We Got Issues (146; March 26): https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TuYd5cXv0NTm6SonBzPsj

Tim M.. 2026. We got issues: With Tony Fleecs. We Got Issues (142; March 5): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nUAt4HDScfwaG7LiunIWv

MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. State of the con part 2: Where are the teenaged boys at?. The Beat (April 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/state-of-the-con-part-2-where-are-the-teenaged-boys-at/

Crivelli, Sal. 2026. Todd McFarlane talks about the Absolute influence and the comics biz!. ComicPop Returns (March 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRUJCZbQDJQ

Swinimer, John. 2026. Dominique Rea-parent presents Ottawa Comic Arts Festival. True North Country Comics Videos (April 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTiJD3dxTYg

Swinimer, John. 2026. Georgia Webber promotes Drawing Health podcast. True North Country Comics Videos (March 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qtZgITlWqo

King, Tom. 2026. How to draw Wonder Woman with Tom King. DC Comics (April 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6hFsf4e08

Zdarsky, Chip. 2026. Mad about DC - on sale now. DC Comics (April 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VgWxLOqh24

Barnes, Brooks and Ulet Ifansasti (photos.). 2026. Disney has a new theme park. It floats [in print as Disney ship is newest park]. New York Times (April 1): B1, 6. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/card/2026/03/28/undefined/disney-adventure-ship

Unser, Mike. 2026. U.S. Mint reveals first comic art three-medal set with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman; Comic art three-medal set pairs DC's top super heroes with half dollar–sized medals. CoinNews (March 31): https://www.coinnews.net/2026/03/31/first-comic-art-three-medal-set/

Smith, Steve. 2022. More than Mopsy: Gladys Parker is back in fashion. Panels and Prose (July 10): https://panelsandprose.com/2022/07/10/more-than-mopsy-gladys-parker-is-back-in-fashion/

Smith, Steve. 2026. Quips and curlicues: Mopsy's stylish return. Panels and Prose (March 31): https://panelsandprose.com/2026/03/31/quips-and-curlicues-mopsys-stylish-return/

Chang, Connie. 2026. The 'Daredevil: Born Again' showrunner feels your pain, really [in print as When a superhero series leaves fans blindsided]. New York Times (April 1): C2. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/arts/television/daredevil-born-again-dario-scardapane.html

Siuntres, John. 2026. Keith R.A. DeCandido Green Hornet The Moonshot and more. Word Balloon (April 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3tM6UpUms8

Dar, Taimur. 2026. Invincible animated makes a major change to Tech Jacket. The Beat (April 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/invincible-tech-jacket-reveal-spoilers/

George, Joe and Alec Bojalad. 2026. Robert Kirkman and Steven Yeun break down that major Invincible rematch; Exclusive: Invincible's star and creators dissect the process of tearing the hero apart. Den of Geek (April 1): https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/robert-kirkman-steven-yeun-break-down-major-invincible-rematch/

George, Joe and Alec Bojalad. 2026. Invincible: Sandra Oh discusses her favorite Debbie moment yet; Exclusive: Invincible's Sandra Oh tells Den of Geek about being the human in a world of superheroes. Den of Geek (April 1): https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/invincible-season-4-sandra-oh-favorite-debbie-scene-yet/

George, Joe and Alec Bojalad. 2026. Invincible showrunners explain season 4's big Tech Jacket change; Exclusive: Invincible co-showrunners Robert Kirkman and Simon Racioppa extoll the virtues of Zoey Deutch as Zoe Thompson a.k.a. Tech Jacket. Den of Geek (April 1): https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/invincible-showrunners-explain-season-4-tech-jacket-change/

More DC Coinage from the Mint

U.S. Mint Reveals First Comic Art Three-Medal Set With Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman

Comic Art Three-Medal Set pairs DC's top Super Heroes with half dollar–sized medals

Mike Unser

March 31, 2026 https://www.coinnews.net/2026/03/31/first-comic-art-three-medal-set/

How to Draw Wonder Woman with Tom King

DC Comics Apr 1, 2026 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6hFsf4e08

Though it'd be a great April Fools' joke, we promise Tom didn't illustrate WONDER WOMAN #32.

April 29: Everything in Color with Stephanie Stalvey & Sarah McCammon!

Everything in Color with Stephanie Stalvey & Sarah McCammon!

https://loyaltybookstores.com/incolor

Date: Wed, 4/29/2026

Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Place:

Petworth Neighborhood (Main Location!)
4203 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20011

Everything in Color with Stephanie Stalvey & Sarah McCammon!

ABOUT THE BOOK

"In her luminous debut, Stalvey meditates on her separation from fundamentalist Christianity and how she found love despite questioning her faith. " —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Interrogating her own upbringing in an evangelical community, Stephanie Stalvey weaves a story of faith, alienation, romance and acceptance, in this beautifully painted graphic memoir.

Stephanie grew up in an evangelical community where love and obedience were overlapping themes. In this world, sin was inevitable, her body was a temptation, and desire was dangerous. Her own thoughts could not be trusted, because she was only saved if she believed the "right things" about God.

But as she grew, built a life of her own, and fell in love with a young seminarian named James, the complexities of the human experience became impossible to ignore. Was God truly so exacting and judgmental? Could faith exist beyond these rigid borders? Could love be both passionate and pure? Her connection to James—honest, caring and sensual—became a safe place for her worldview to expand. And when their son was born, she understood love in a whole new way… suddenly, everything was sacred, everything was in color.

Through striking prose and beautiful mixed media illustrations, Stalvey takes us on an emotional journey of faith, romance, motherhood and loss. With tenderness and honesty, she unravels the fear and guilt woven into her past, reclaims her sense of self, and shows us how to embrace a love that is healing, transformative, and wholly one's own.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

STEPHANIE STALVEY is an artist and writer currently living in North Carolina with her husband James, son Tommy, and their cats. After teaching painting and fine art for over a decade, she now works full-time as an author and illustrator. Her autobiographical comics, which explore themes in relationships, spirituality, intimacy, and parenthood, are enjoyed by her wonderful community of online readers. She loves music, reading in the bathtub, swimming in the ocean, and having heart-to-hearts with her family and friends. She is a graduate of the Memphis College of Art.

ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER 
SARAH MCCAMMON is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and cohost of The NPR Politics Podcast. Her work focuses on political, social and cultural divides in America, including the intersections of politics and religion, reproductive rights, and the conservative movement. She is also a frequent guest host for NPR news magazines, podcasts, and special coverage, and has appeared on the BBC, CNN, PBS, and MSNBC. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia with her husband and two children.

April 9: GHOST SPIDER with Roseanne A. Brown and Anna Lapera at Loyalty Bookstore

GHOST SPIDER with Roseanne A. Brown and Anna Lapera

https://loyaltybookstores.com/ghostspider

Date: Thu, 4/9/2026

Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Place:

Petworth Neighborhood (Main Location!)
4203 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20011

GHOST SPIDER with Roseanne A. Brown and Anna Lapera

Join us in Petworth for an evening of fun with author Roseanne A Brown in conversation with fellow author Anna Lapera to chat about the exciting new entry into the Spiderman cannon: Ghost-Spider: Broken Chords! 

All ages are welcome to this event and children are encouraged to attend as this is a middle-grade focused graphic novel! Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Please note that Loyalty has a zero tolerance policy for harassment of staff, customers, or speakers of any kind. 

ABOUT THE BOOK 

Spider-Verse fan-favorite Ghost-Spider takes on a multi-dimensional conspiracy in this thrilling graphic novel from New York Times bestselling author Roseanne A. Brown!

Gwen Stacy does her best to balance being a student, playing in her punk band, and fighting crime as the super hero Ghost-Spider. But when Arachnid, a super villain from a different dimension with similar spider powers, attacks her world, Ghost-Spider will have to team up with a new ally—Spider-Punk! Can these two get to the truth behind Arachnid's attacks? And just how did Gwen's family history get webbed into this?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

ROSEANNE A. BROWN was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and immigrated to the wild jungles of central Maryland as a child. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor's in Journalism and was also a teaching assistant for the school's Jiménez-Porter Writers' House program. Her journalistic work has been featured by Voice of America, among other outlets. Rosie currently lives outside Washington, DC, where in her free time she can usually be found wandering the woods, making memes, or thinking about Star Wars. Her debut novel, A Song of Wraith and Ruin, was a New York Times bestseller.

ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
ANNA LAPERA teaches middle school by day and writes stories about girls stepping into their power in the early hours of the morning. She is a member of Las Musas, a 2022 Macondista and Kweli Journal mentee, and has received support from Tin House, Kweli and SCBWI. When she's not writing, you can find her visiting trails and coffee shops in Silver Spring, Maryland, where she lives with her family. Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice is her debut novel, and she's currently working on a historical fiction young adult novel set during Guatemala's civil war, as well as a short story collection for the grown folks. You can find her online at annalaperawriter.com

Navy medicine cartoons by Coleman Anderson of Dick Tracy

Do's And Dont's - Coleman Anderson

Hospital Corps Quarterly March 1946 p. 21-23

online at https://archive.org/details/dos-and-donts-by-cartoonist-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/

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

BTS Fans Revisit Howard University History From 1896

By Jonathan Abrams

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.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/arts/music/bts-arirang-howard-university.html

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

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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

COMIC BOOK COUPLES COUNCELING (sic Counseling) CROSSOVER

John Siuntres

word balloon

  Mar 30, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHOVpoj3--M

Justin Jordan in the Stacks of Third Eye Comics

Justin Jordan Picks His Favorite Comic Books: The Stacks Episode 15

Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast

Mar 31, 2026 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4hA5kYGec

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

  Introducing the 2026 Ringo Awards Jury

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Introducing-the-2026-Ringo-Awards-Jury.html

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 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 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

New Signing Alert: Four Color Fantasies, June 20th

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

online at https://archive.org/details/selected-cartoons-hospital-corps-quarterly-april-may-june-1948

 

 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!

 

from her newsletter -

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

Snailord's Freaking Romance Volume 1 reviewed

Graphic Novel Review: Freaking Romance Volume 1 by Snailords

Gene Ambaum

Library Comic  March 26, 2026

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