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Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Sept 2 (TODAY): HAYDEN SHERMAN at Third Eye Annapolis
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/1/2026
O'Neil, Tegan. 2026. No time for half-measures - Some thoughts on Vertigo’s return. TCJ (September 1): https://www.tcj.com/no-time-for-half-measures-some-thoughts-on-vertigos-return/
*Degg, D. D. 2026. Al Goodwyn Retires. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/al-goodwyn-retires/
*Unknown. 2019. This Week’s Q&A - Meet Al Goodwyn, an award-winning freelance cartoonist. Virginia Press Association (November 20): https://www.vpa.net/articles/this-weeks-qa-meet-al-goodwyn-an-award-winning-freelance-cartoonist/
*Walchuk, Mary. 1999. Goodwyn's Editorial Cartoons Speak Truths. The Health Physics Society's Newsletter XXVII (8; August): 1, 3-4. Online at https://hps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/goodwyn.pdf
*Degg, D. D. 2026. George Camden - RIP [editorial cartoonist]. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/george-camden-rip/
*Unknown. 2026. Obituary for George H. Camden. Jowett Funeral Home (August): https://www.jowettfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/george-camden/#!/Obituary
Simons, Dean. 2026. 2000 AD printer goes bust, this week’s issue delayed in UK. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/2000-ad-printer-goes-bust-this-weeks-issue-delayed-in-uk/
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Pop King Offers To Buy Consignment Inventory From Consignment Vendors [Diamond bankruptcy]. ICv2 (September 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63266/pop-king-offers-buy-consignment-inventory
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Sparkle Pop Objects To Diamond Consignment Settlement - Asks Court To Deny Motion [Diamond bankruptcy]. ICv2 (September 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63255/sparkle-pop-objects-diamond-consignment-settlement
Seigel, Julie. 2026. “How I Got My Start in Art” - 12th Annual Small Press Expo Talk with Award-Winning Cartoonist Kim Deitch. Library of Congress' Headlines & Heroes blog (September 1): https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2026/09/cartoonist-kim-deitch/
Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview - Steve Skroce explores the pitfalls of comic collaboration with Tales of Wonder. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-steve-skroce-explores-the-pitfalls-of-comic-collaboration-with-tales-of-wonder/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 09/01/26 - Marvel’s Indiana Jones revival gets new ETA, crossover covers. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-090126/
Gardner, Alan. 2026. Fred Fordham Wins Hugo Best Graphic Story. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/fred-fordham-wins-hugo-best-graphic-story/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Report - Netflix snapping up the rights to many comics. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/netflix-2026/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Big Marvel Midnight Universe Bargain For Comic Book Retailers... The LED Sign that comes with 60 free copies of the books. Bleeding Cool (August 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-big-marvel-midnight-universe-bargain-for-comic-book-retailers/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Dan Buckley And Jonathan Hickman Phone Call That Began Midnight. Bleeding Cool (August 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-dan-buckley-and-jonathan-hickman-phone-call-that-began-midnight/
Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Pluto TV Anime Lineup Expands with Top Titles, More Dubs & Simulcasts. Animation Magazine (August 31): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/pluto-tv-anime-lineup-expands-with-top-titles-more-dubs-simulcasts/
Wolfe, Jennifer. 2026. Drawing from Memory - ‘Tangles’ Director Leah Nelson Recalls the Making of Her Animated Alzheimer’s Story [Exclusive]. Animation Magazine (361; September/October): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/drawing-from-memory-tangles-director-leah-nelson-recalls-the-making-of-her-animated-alzheimers-story/
Vigna, Giovanni. 2026. The Woman Drawing Gaza From Inside a Tent - Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah has documented the war, her displacement, and everyday life as she experiences them. Her work now travels to places she cannot. The Middle East Uncovered (August 13): https://www.themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/the-woman-drawing-gaza-from-inside
Kallaugher, Kevin KAL, and Matt Davies. 2026. Live Video with Kal Featuring Special Guest Matt Davies. Kaltoons (September 1): https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/live-video-with-kal-featuring-special
Sernaker, Matt. 2026. Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice) shares his Secret Origin with ComicsOnline at Fan Expo Chicago 2026! ComicsOnline (August 24): https://www.comicsonline.com/2026/08/so-gw/
MacGregor, Amanda. 2026. Fast Five Interview - Stephan Pastis and Will Henry. School Library Journal (September 1): https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/09/01/67797/
Mozzocco, J. Caleb. 2026. Hulk Teach - A Tale of 2 Teachers! Review [Jeffrey Brown]. School Library Journal (August 27): https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2026/08/27/hulk-teach-a-tale-of-2-teachers-review/
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. 12 Manga for Young and Teen Readers Centering Critters, Cowboys, and Dungeon Crawls. School Library Journal (August 31): https://www.slj.com/story/12-manga-for-young-and-teen-readers-centering-critters-cowboys-and-dungeon-crawls
Groban, Betsy. 2026. Always Dreaming Big - PW Talks with Shannon Hale. Publishers Weekly (September 1): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101127-always-dreaming-big-pw-talks-with-shannon-hale.html
Hendrix, John. 2026. 20 Years Later, the Long-Awaited Companion to a Classic Graphic Novel; As Shaun Tan reminds us with his stand-alone follow-up to “The Arrival,” some truths are so enormous, so beautiful, they can be told only through myth [in print as Can Humans Be Happy in a Nonhuman World?]. New York Times Book Review (August 30): 14. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/books/review/shaun-tan-hometown.html
Unknown. 1929. Kirby Wins Pulitzer Prize Third Time. N. Y. World Cartoonist Gets 1928 Award for Cartoon Published During Heat of Presidential Campaign [Rollin Kirby]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (52; May 18): 62. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-18_61_52/page/62/mode/2up
Kirby, Rollin. 1929. Cartoon Which Won Pulitzer Award for Kirby [Rollin Kirby; 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Best Cartoon]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (52; May 18): 7. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-18_61_52/page/6/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Artist Joins Autocaster Service [Pinky Dinky by Terry Gilikson]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (1; May 25): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-25_62_1/page/44/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Andy Gump Not a Reproduction of David Hoag's Face, Court Rules. Million-Dollar Cases against New York Daily News and Syracuse Post-Standard Dismissed in Canandaigua, N. Y. -- Other Cases Continued -- Col. House, Sidney Smith, and Arthur Crawford Testify. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/10/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Artist-Cartoonist -- Experienced [job wanted classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 63. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/62/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. [Carey Orr, Chicago Tribune cartoonist, addressed the Free Lance Guild of Artists at the Chicago Art Institute]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/36/mode/2up
Ledger Syndicate. 1929. Went Over with a Bang! Connie by Frank Godwin [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 59. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/58/mode/2up
*Degg, D. D. 2026. Al Goodwyn Retires. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/al-goodwyn-retires/
*Unknown. 2019. This Week’s Q&A - Meet Al Goodwyn, an award-winning freelance cartoonist. Virginia Press Association (November 20): https://www.vpa.net/articles/this-weeks-qa-meet-al-goodwyn-an-award-winning-freelance-cartoonist/
*Walchuk, Mary. 1999. Goodwyn's Editorial Cartoons Speak Truths. The Health Physics Society's Newsletter XXVII (8; August): 1, 3-4. Online at https://hps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/goodwyn.pdf
*Degg, D. D. 2026. George Camden - RIP [editorial cartoonist]. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/george-camden-rip/
*Unknown. 2026. Obituary for George H. Camden. Jowett Funeral Home (August): https://www.jowettfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/george-camden/#!/Obituary
Simons, Dean. 2026. 2000 AD printer goes bust, this week’s issue delayed in UK. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/2000-ad-printer-goes-bust-this-weeks-issue-delayed-in-uk/
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Pop King Offers To Buy Consignment Inventory From Consignment Vendors [Diamond bankruptcy]. ICv2 (September 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63266/pop-king-offers-buy-consignment-inventory
Griepp, Milton. 2026. Sparkle Pop Objects To Diamond Consignment Settlement - Asks Court To Deny Motion [Diamond bankruptcy]. ICv2 (September 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63255/sparkle-pop-objects-diamond-consignment-settlement
Seigel, Julie. 2026. “How I Got My Start in Art” - 12th Annual Small Press Expo Talk with Award-Winning Cartoonist Kim Deitch. Library of Congress' Headlines & Heroes blog (September 1): https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2026/09/cartoonist-kim-deitch/
Dar, Taimur. 2026. Interview - Steve Skroce explores the pitfalls of comic collaboration with Tales of Wonder. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-steve-skroce-explores-the-pitfalls-of-comic-collaboration-with-tales-of-wonder/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. The Beat Digest 09/01/26 - Marvel’s Indiana Jones revival gets new ETA, crossover covers. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-090126/
Gardner, Alan. 2026. Fred Fordham Wins Hugo Best Graphic Story. Daily Cartoonist (August 31): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/31/fred-fordham-wins-hugo-best-graphic-story/
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Report - Netflix snapping up the rights to many comics. The Beat (September 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/netflix-2026/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Big Marvel Midnight Universe Bargain For Comic Book Retailers... The LED Sign that comes with 60 free copies of the books. Bleeding Cool (August 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-big-marvel-midnight-universe-bargain-for-comic-book-retailers/
Johnston, Rich. 2026. The Dan Buckley And Jonathan Hickman Phone Call That Began Midnight. Bleeding Cool (August 31): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-dan-buckley-and-jonathan-hickman-phone-call-that-began-midnight/
Milligan, Mercedes. 2026. Pluto TV Anime Lineup Expands with Top Titles, More Dubs & Simulcasts. Animation Magazine (August 31): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/pluto-tv-anime-lineup-expands-with-top-titles-more-dubs-simulcasts/
Wolfe, Jennifer. 2026. Drawing from Memory - ‘Tangles’ Director Leah Nelson Recalls the Making of Her Animated Alzheimer’s Story [Exclusive]. Animation Magazine (361; September/October): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/08/drawing-from-memory-tangles-director-leah-nelson-recalls-the-making-of-her-animated-alzheimers-story/
Vigna, Giovanni. 2026. The Woman Drawing Gaza From Inside a Tent - Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah has documented the war, her displacement, and everyday life as she experiences them. Her work now travels to places she cannot. The Middle East Uncovered (August 13): https://www.themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/the-woman-drawing-gaza-from-inside
Kallaugher, Kevin KAL, and Matt Davies. 2026. Live Video with Kal Featuring Special Guest Matt Davies. Kaltoons (September 1): https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/live-video-with-kal-featuring-special
Sernaker, Matt. 2026. Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice) shares his Secret Origin with ComicsOnline at Fan Expo Chicago 2026! ComicsOnline (August 24): https://www.comicsonline.com/2026/08/so-gw/
MacGregor, Amanda. 2026. Fast Five Interview - Stephan Pastis and Will Henry. School Library Journal (September 1): https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/09/01/67797/
Mozzocco, J. Caleb. 2026. Hulk Teach - A Tale of 2 Teachers! Review [Jeffrey Brown]. School Library Journal (August 27): https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2026/08/27/hulk-teach-a-tale-of-2-teachers-review/
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. 12 Manga for Young and Teen Readers Centering Critters, Cowboys, and Dungeon Crawls. School Library Journal (August 31): https://www.slj.com/story/12-manga-for-young-and-teen-readers-centering-critters-cowboys-and-dungeon-crawls
Groban, Betsy. 2026. Always Dreaming Big - PW Talks with Shannon Hale. Publishers Weekly (September 1): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/101127-always-dreaming-big-pw-talks-with-shannon-hale.html
Hendrix, John. 2026. 20 Years Later, the Long-Awaited Companion to a Classic Graphic Novel; As Shaun Tan reminds us with his stand-alone follow-up to “The Arrival,” some truths are so enormous, so beautiful, they can be told only through myth [in print as Can Humans Be Happy in a Nonhuman World?]. New York Times Book Review (August 30): 14. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/books/review/shaun-tan-hometown.html
Unknown. 1929. Kirby Wins Pulitzer Prize Third Time. N. Y. World Cartoonist Gets 1928 Award for Cartoon Published During Heat of Presidential Campaign [Rollin Kirby]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (52; May 18): 62. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-18_61_52/page/62/mode/2up
Kirby, Rollin. 1929. Cartoon Which Won Pulitzer Award for Kirby [Rollin Kirby; 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Best Cartoon]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (52; May 18): 7. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-18_61_52/page/6/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Artist Joins Autocaster Service [Pinky Dinky by Terry Gilikson]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (1; May 25): 44. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-25_62_1/page/44/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Andy Gump Not a Reproduction of David Hoag's Face, Court Rules. Million-Dollar Cases against New York Daily News and Syracuse Post-Standard Dismissed in Canandaigua, N. Y. -- Other Cases Continued -- Col. House, Sidney Smith, and Arthur Crawford Testify. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 10. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/10/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. Artist-Cartoonist -- Experienced [job wanted classified advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 63. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/62/mode/2up
Unknown. 1929. [Carey Orr, Chicago Tribune cartoonist, addressed the Free Lance Guild of Artists at the Chicago Art Institute]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 37. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/36/mode/2up
Ledger Syndicate. 1929. Went Over with a Bang! Connie by Frank Godwin [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 62 (2; June 1): 59. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-06-01_62_2/page/58/mode/2up
Tuesday, September 01, 2026
Live Video with Kal Featuring Special Guest Matt Davies
Live Video with Kal Featuring Special Guest Matt Davies
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.
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Sept 11: “How I Got My Start in Art”: 12th Annual Small Press Expo Talk with Award-Winning Cartoonist Kim Deitch
“How I Got My Start in Art”: 12th Annual Small Press Expo Talk with Award-Winning Cartoonist Kim Deitch
Julie Seigel,
The following is a guest post by Julie Seigel, a Reference Librarian in the Serial and Government Publications Division.
Attention comics fans everywhere: Mark your calendars! On Friday, September 11, 12–1 pm, cartoonist and storyteller Kim Deitch will act as your tour guide as you travel into the world of underground comics. The Eisner and Inkpot Award-winning cartoonist will draw from his six-decades-long career; Deitch has authored and illustrated several books, including his latest “How i Make Comics,” a graphic memoir on his creative process and collaboration with partner Pam Butler. Deitch’s work has also previously appeared in The East Village Other, LA Weekly, Heavy Metal, and RAW, amongst other publications.
Following the talk there will be a Q&A. Additionally, Deitch will preview an unpublished work alongside a small exhibit of comics and graphic materials from the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room and the Prints and Photographs Reading Room.An assortment of Kim Deitch’s books. Photo by Julie Seigel.
Event details
Where: James Madison Building, West Dining Room (LM-621)
When: Friday, September 11, 12–1 pm EDT
This event is free and open to the public, no registration is needed. For additional information view the Library’s event calendar.
The event heralds the arrival of Small Press Expo (SPX); an annual comics and graphic arts festival established in 1994 that celebrates artists, writers, publishers (and enthusiasts!) in independent comics. The festival recognizes outstanding work in comics and cartooning with the Ignatz Awards, named for George Herriman’s comic strip character Krazy Kat.
Discover more:
- Watch past SPX talks with comic creators, graphic novelists, and educators
- Browse the Small Press Expo Comic and Comic Art Web Archive featuring diary/autobiographical comics, long form stories, single comic panels, and others
- Read about other SPX collections and programs from Headlines & Heroes
- Starting mid-September, don’t forget to stop by the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room to view the SPX display!
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/31/2026
Goodwyn, Al. 2026. So long, and thanks for all of the fodder. Political (a)Musings (August 31): https://algoodwyn.substack.com/p/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-of-the
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. R.I.P. Will Murray - Squirrel Girl Co-Creator and Prolific Pulp Writer Who Went from Fan to Pro. ICv2 (August 31): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63259/r-i-p-will-murray
Sobel, Marc. 2026. Reviews - Like Swimmers. TCJ (August 27): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/like-swimmers/
Shaw, Dash. 2026. Like Swimmers. NYRC.
McGuire, Liam. 2026. Rafael Albuquerque Talks Making Absolute Green Arrow. Comic Frontier (August 31): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/rafael-albuquerque-talks-making-absolute-green-arrow
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Wizard Of Earthsea wins the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic. The Beat (August 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wizard-of-earthsea-hugo-award/
MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Marvel is improving retailer relations and compact offerings. The Beat (August 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-is-improving-retailer-relations-and-compact-offerings/
Hassenger, Jesse. 2026. Coyote Vs. Acme won its case, but still loses to the legacy of Looney Tunes - Even good Tunes movies compete less with Disney and DreamWorks, and more with the pure cinema of the original cartoons. AV Club (August 31): https://www.avclub.com/coyote-vs-acme-looney-tunes-legacy-pure-cinema
Vitral, Ramon. 2026. Brazilian cartoonist Marcelo D’Salete on history, slavery, politics and Tiodora’s Letters. TCJ (August 31): https://www.tcj.com/brazilian-cartoonist-marcelo-dsalete-on-history-slavery-politics-and-tiadoras-letters/
Cagle, Daryl. 2026. Trump Thwacks Canada! Best Political Cartoons of August 2026. Caglecast (August 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvL5vuzbXg
Weldon, Glen, Ronald Young Jr., and Roxana Hadadi. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ rings true (detective). Pop Culture Happy Hour (August 24): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5939870/lanterns-rings-true-detective, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/8428c0b8-531a-477b-a5ae-e9db30bf07d5/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5939870
Harris, Aisha, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon. 2026. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ is as looney as it needs to be. Pop Culture Happy Hour (August 28): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5946403/coyote-vs-acme-is-as-looney-as-it-needs-to-be, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/f8664835-0ab8-4ef2-b84d-2462cd9923eb/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5946403
Moreno, Lyra, and Tim Jenkins. 2026. Celebrating Conan the Barbarian's newest event and a Jim Zub milestone! Gamingtrend (August 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um0YJjZsDZU
Johnny O. 2026. Jim Zub Interview - Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons & More. Double Axe Handle Smash (August 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE9UaaN_b2Y
Fallavollita, JP. 2026. Exclusive Interview - Jim Zub On Swords & Sorcery, Conan & Fan Expo Canada. Biff Bam Pop! (August 26): https://biffbampop.com/2026/08/26/exclusive-interview-jim-zub-on-swords-sorcery-conan-fan-expo-canada/
Mike. 2026. Creator Spotlight - Jim Zub on Conan and Journey to the West. VerseDB (August 25): https://versedb.com/blog/creator-spotlight-jim-zub-on-conan-and-journey-to-the-west
Collins, Eli Ives. 1929. Pays Tribute to TAD [letter to editor]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (51; May 11): 60. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-11_61_51/page/60/mode/2up
Alverson, Brigid. 2026. R.I.P. Will Murray - Squirrel Girl Co-Creator and Prolific Pulp Writer Who Went from Fan to Pro. ICv2 (August 31): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63259/r-i-p-will-murray
Sobel, Marc. 2026. Reviews - Like Swimmers. TCJ (August 27): https://www.tcj.com/reviews/like-swimmers/
Shaw, Dash. 2026. Like Swimmers. NYRC.
McGuire, Liam. 2026. Rafael Albuquerque Talks Making Absolute Green Arrow. Comic Frontier (August 31): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/rafael-albuquerque-talks-making-absolute-green-arrow
Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Wizard Of Earthsea wins the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic. The Beat (August 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/wizard-of-earthsea-hugo-award/
MacDonald, Heidi. 2026. Marvel is improving retailer relations and compact offerings. The Beat (August 31): https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-is-improving-retailer-relations-and-compact-offerings/
Hassenger, Jesse. 2026. Coyote Vs. Acme won its case, but still loses to the legacy of Looney Tunes - Even good Tunes movies compete less with Disney and DreamWorks, and more with the pure cinema of the original cartoons. AV Club (August 31): https://www.avclub.com/coyote-vs-acme-looney-tunes-legacy-pure-cinema
Vitral, Ramon. 2026. Brazilian cartoonist Marcelo D’Salete on history, slavery, politics and Tiodora’s Letters. TCJ (August 31): https://www.tcj.com/brazilian-cartoonist-marcelo-dsalete-on-history-slavery-politics-and-tiadoras-letters/
Cagle, Daryl. 2026. Trump Thwacks Canada! Best Political Cartoons of August 2026. Caglecast (August 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvL5vuzbXg
Weldon, Glen, Ronald Young Jr., and Roxana Hadadi. 2026. ‘Lanterns’ rings true (detective). Pop Culture Happy Hour (August 24): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5939870/lanterns-rings-true-detective, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/8428c0b8-531a-477b-a5ae-e9db30bf07d5/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5939870
Harris, Aisha, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon. 2026. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ is as looney as it needs to be. Pop Culture Happy Hour (August 28): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5946403/coyote-vs-acme-is-as-looney-as-it-needs-to-be, https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.simplecastaudio.com/f75261d2-0860-4d61-91c1-a78a2b997ff2/episodes/f8664835-0ab8-4ef2-b84d-2462cd9923eb/audio/128/default.mp3, and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5946403
Moreno, Lyra, and Tim Jenkins. 2026. Celebrating Conan the Barbarian's newest event and a Jim Zub milestone! Gamingtrend (August 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um0YJjZsDZU
Johnny O. 2026. Jim Zub Interview - Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons & More. Double Axe Handle Smash (August 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE9UaaN_b2Y
Fallavollita, JP. 2026. Exclusive Interview - Jim Zub On Swords & Sorcery, Conan & Fan Expo Canada. Biff Bam Pop! (August 26): https://biffbampop.com/2026/08/26/exclusive-interview-jim-zub-on-swords-sorcery-conan-fan-expo-canada/
Mike. 2026. Creator Spotlight - Jim Zub on Conan and Journey to the West. VerseDB (August 25): https://versedb.com/blog/creator-spotlight-jim-zub-on-conan-and-journey-to-the-west
Collins, Eli Ives. 1929. Pays Tribute to TAD [letter to editor]. Editor and Publisher and the Fourth Estate 61 (51; May 11): 60. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1929-05-11_61_51/page/60/mode/2up
Monday, August 31, 2026
NPR on Lanterns and Coyote Vs. Acme
‘Lanterns’ rings true (detective)
Glen Weldon, Ronald Young Jr., ROXANA HADADI
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ is as looney as it needs to be
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Sea Of America"
"Sea Of America"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4317
For any Fascists or other Trumpsters who may be looking in, I'm just
gonna nip this shit in the bud right the fuck now, 'cos I can kinda see
where this is headed...
The old names of the lunar "mare" were names given to them by ancient
astronomers who had weak 'scopes at best and who at first believed the
solidified dark basaltic lava plains to be "seas".
So, don't even go there, ya' doorknobs.
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"Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario", Washington Post Aug 28, 2026,
page A1
https://www.sinkers.org/posters/seaofamerica/wapoA1Aug2826-01_lake_ontario.jpg
"Lunar Mare" at Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
"Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the
Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other
Celestial Bodies", UN Office for Outer Space Affairs
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4317
For any Fascists or other Trumpsters who may be looking in, I'm just
gonna nip this shit in the bud right the fuck now, 'cos I can kinda see
where this is headed...
The old names of the lunar "mare" were names given to them by ancient
astronomers who had weak 'scopes at best and who at first believed the
solidified dark basaltic lava plains to be "seas".
So, don't even go there, ya' doorknobs.
----------
"Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario", Washington Post Aug 28, 2026,
page A1
https://www.sinkers.org/posters/seaofamerica/wapoA1Aug2826-01_lake_ontario.jpg
"Lunar Mare" at Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
"Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the
Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other
Celestial Bodies", UN Office for Outer Space Affairs
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html
___________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
Coyote vs Acme review (of sorts)
by Doug Wise
Coyote vs Acme is a great movie.
Coyote vs Acme is not high cinema.
The new Peanuts and Tom and Jerry movies are meant to introduce a new generation to an old IP. They're meant for kids who never read a newspaper or after school cartoons. Those kids will like Coyote vs Acme, but the movie is made for those of us who watched Saturday morning and after school cartoons. It's meant for those who learned their classical music from trickster rabbits and dancing hippos.
It also reinforces the idea that laughter can make you forgive a lot of other issues with a movie. What issues? I'm happy to discuss specifics after you see it, but in general it seems like they're all either related to rewrites without reviewing how other parts of the script need editing OR scenes needing to be cut for time. Stuff that makes more sense IF the story was different earlier. Stuff that would have landed better with another three minutes of screen time to build.
Since COVID began I watch movies on their last week in theaters. This is the first one I've seen on opening weekend in more than six years. I did it because I wanted to pump up the opening weekend numbers. I did it to help make David Zaslav, the head of Warner Brothers, look stupid for trying to destroy this movie. The list of reasons I have for detesting that man are legion. This is simply the latest and the only one I can use to strike back in the tiniest way. It opened with a much higher than expected $15 million, and that number still doesn't include the Sunday box office.
And, on behalf of the film makers, I want to share what they put at the end of the credits:
“Dedicated to everyone who posted, shared, held up signs and spoke out when it counted. This film made it to the big screen because of you.”
Al Goodwyn, formerly local editorial cartoonist, packs it in to hit the road
So long, and thanks for all of the fodder
Al Goodwyn
Political (a)Musings Aug 31, 2026
Political (a)Musings Aug 31, 2026
Al, a conservative cartoonist, moved south when he retired from the Federal Government a few years ago.
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 8/29-30/2026
Park, Gene. 2026. Frank Miller redefined superheroes. He wants us to push past him - The comics legend’s new memoir, “Push the Wall,” details lessons from his boundary-breaking art career. Washington Post (August 26): https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2026/08/26/frank-miller-redefined-superheroes-he-wants-us-push-past-him/
*Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Will Murray, pulp writer, historian, and co-creator of Squirrel Girl, dead at 73. The Beat (August 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/will-murray-dead/
*Evanier, Mark. 2026. Will Murray, R.I.P. News from ME (August 28): https://www.newsfromme.com/2026/08/28/will-murray-r-i-p/
*Unknown. 2026. William Patrick Murray Apr 28, 1953 - Aug 25, 2026 Obituary. Keohane Funeral & Cremation (August): https://www.keohane.com/obituaries/william-murray
*Wood, Sasha. 2025. Discussing Squirrel Girl With Her Creator! Will Murray Interview. Casually Comics (February 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UyVm3CwP4A
Köksal, Nil, and Chris Howden. 2026. Len Brown Obit [aka Comic book artist Art Spiegelman remembers Len Brown, who helped him create "Wacky Packages" and "Garbage Pail Kids" - the satirical stickers and cards beloved by kids of the '70s and '80s.]. As It Happens (August 26): https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2-as-it-happens/clip/16233954-will-dollar18b-us-settlement-meta-platforms-safer-kids, and https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/the-aih-transcript-for-august-26-2026-9.7324060
Ha, Robin, and Jacob Shapiro. 2026. Instant Noodles & Beyond Book Launch With Robin Ha at Fantom Comics [audio and photos]. Washington, DC: Fantom Comics (August 30): https://archive.org/details/instant-noodles-beyond-book-launch-with-robin-ha-fantom-comics-260830
Heintjes, Tom (ed.), and Bruce Guthrie (photo). 2026. The 2026 NCS Reuben Awards in Photos. Hogan's Magazine (August 29): https://www.hoganmag.com/blog/2026/8/28/the-2026-ncs-reuben-awards-in-photos
Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Comics Took The Lead Against DC On Marketshare Last Week, Just. Bleeding Cool (August 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-took-the-lead-against-dc-on-marketshare-last-week-just/
Stopeck, Marc. 2026. Create Your Own Shrubtown Cartoon. Wednesday Journal (August 20): https://www.oakpark.com/2026/08/20/create-your-own-shrubtown-cartoon/
Romney, Stephen. 2026. Comic releases delayed after shipping truck crash [IDW Publishing]. FOX 13 News (August 29): https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-news/comic-releases-delayed-after-shipping-truck-crash
Degg, D. D. 2026. Cathy Wilcox Says Goodbye to Sydney Morning Herald Readers. Daily Cartoonist (August 28): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/28/cathy-wilcox-says-goodbye-to-sydney-morning-herald-readers/
Unknown. 2026. Fitting farewell for cartoonist Cathy Wilcox who captured news with wit and intellect. Sydney Morning Herald (August 28): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fitting-farewell-for-cartoonist-cathy-wilcox-who-captured-news-with-wit-and-intellect-20260828-p60sc9.html
Quaintance, Zack and Oliver Mertz. 2026. Book Launch - A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts By Oliver Mertz at Fantom Comics [audio and photos]. Washington, DC: Fantom Comics (August 29): https://archive.org/details/book-launch-a-ghost-arm-made-of-angry-ghosts-by-oliver-mertz-fantom-comics-260829
Gardner, Alan. 2026. Tom Gammill Returns with ‘A Morning with Ernie Bushmiller'. Daily Cartoonist (August 28): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/28/tom-gammill-returns-with-a-morning-with-ernie-bushmiller/
Harper, David. 2026. The Shann Plan with Shannon Live [store]. Off Panel (567; August 24): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-567-the-shann-plan-with-shannon-live/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Shannon_Live.mp3
Bisaha, Stephan. 2026. How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm. NPR (August 30): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/30/nx-s1-5939521/tariff-refunds-canada-trade-war
Harper, David. 2026. Will Midnight Bring a New Day for Marvel? - Let’s look at some recent changes to how the House of Ideas does its business, and what they might mean. SKTCHD (August 26): https://sktchd.com/longform/midnight-marvel-changes/
Unknown. 2025. How the Bible Almost Got 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Cancelled. PopChurch (December 30): https://www.churchpop.com/how-the-bible-almost-got-a-charlie-brown-christmas-cancelled/
Hiltzik, Michael. 2025. Blondie and Dagwood are entering the public domain, but Betty Boop still may be trapped in copyright jail. The beloved characters entering the public domain with the new year include Blondie, Dagwood, Dick and Jane and Nancy Drew, but what about Betty Boop? Los Angeles Times (December 30): https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-30/cartoons-in-public-domain-blondie-dagwood-copyright-what-to-know
Unknown. 1923. Creator of Jiggs and Dinty Quick To Answer Pathetic Appeal [George McManus]. Fourth Estate (February 3): 20. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.319510007328686&seq=186
*Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Will Murray, pulp writer, historian, and co-creator of Squirrel Girl, dead at 73. The Beat (August 30): https://www.comicsbeat.com/will-murray-dead/
*Evanier, Mark. 2026. Will Murray, R.I.P. News from ME (August 28): https://www.newsfromme.com/2026/08/28/will-murray-r-i-p/
*Unknown. 2026. William Patrick Murray Apr 28, 1953 - Aug 25, 2026 Obituary. Keohane Funeral & Cremation (August): https://www.keohane.com/obituaries/william-murray
*Wood, Sasha. 2025. Discussing Squirrel Girl With Her Creator! Will Murray Interview. Casually Comics (February 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UyVm3CwP4A
Köksal, Nil, and Chris Howden. 2026. Len Brown Obit [aka Comic book artist Art Spiegelman remembers Len Brown, who helped him create "Wacky Packages" and "Garbage Pail Kids" - the satirical stickers and cards beloved by kids of the '70s and '80s.]. As It Happens (August 26): https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2-as-it-happens/clip/16233954-will-dollar18b-us-settlement-meta-platforms-safer-kids, and https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/the-aih-transcript-for-august-26-2026-9.7324060
Ha, Robin, and Jacob Shapiro. 2026. Instant Noodles & Beyond Book Launch With Robin Ha at Fantom Comics [audio and photos]. Washington, DC: Fantom Comics (August 30): https://archive.org/details/instant-noodles-beyond-book-launch-with-robin-ha-fantom-comics-260830
Heintjes, Tom (ed.), and Bruce Guthrie (photo). 2026. The 2026 NCS Reuben Awards in Photos. Hogan's Magazine (August 29): https://www.hoganmag.com/blog/2026/8/28/the-2026-ncs-reuben-awards-in-photos
Johnston, Rich. 2026. Marvel Comics Took The Lead Against DC On Marketshare Last Week, Just. Bleeding Cool (August 29): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-took-the-lead-against-dc-on-marketshare-last-week-just/
Stopeck, Marc. 2026. Create Your Own Shrubtown Cartoon. Wednesday Journal (August 20): https://www.oakpark.com/2026/08/20/create-your-own-shrubtown-cartoon/
Romney, Stephen. 2026. Comic releases delayed after shipping truck crash [IDW Publishing]. FOX 13 News (August 29): https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-news/comic-releases-delayed-after-shipping-truck-crash
Degg, D. D. 2026. Cathy Wilcox Says Goodbye to Sydney Morning Herald Readers. Daily Cartoonist (August 28): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/28/cathy-wilcox-says-goodbye-to-sydney-morning-herald-readers/
Unknown. 2026. Fitting farewell for cartoonist Cathy Wilcox who captured news with wit and intellect. Sydney Morning Herald (August 28): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fitting-farewell-for-cartoonist-cathy-wilcox-who-captured-news-with-wit-and-intellect-20260828-p60sc9.html
Quaintance, Zack and Oliver Mertz. 2026. Book Launch - A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts By Oliver Mertz at Fantom Comics [audio and photos]. Washington, DC: Fantom Comics (August 29): https://archive.org/details/book-launch-a-ghost-arm-made-of-angry-ghosts-by-oliver-mertz-fantom-comics-260829
Gardner, Alan. 2026. Tom Gammill Returns with ‘A Morning with Ernie Bushmiller'. Daily Cartoonist (August 28): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/08/28/tom-gammill-returns-with-a-morning-with-ernie-bushmiller/
Harper, David. 2026. The Shann Plan with Shannon Live [store]. Off Panel (567; August 24): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-567-the-shann-plan-with-shannon-live/, and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Shannon_Live.mp3
Bisaha, Stephan. 2026. How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm. NPR (August 30): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/30/nx-s1-5939521/tariff-refunds-canada-trade-war
Harper, David. 2026. Will Midnight Bring a New Day for Marvel? - Let’s look at some recent changes to how the House of Ideas does its business, and what they might mean. SKTCHD (August 26): https://sktchd.com/longform/midnight-marvel-changes/
Unknown. 2025. How the Bible Almost Got 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Cancelled. PopChurch (December 30): https://www.churchpop.com/how-the-bible-almost-got-a-charlie-brown-christmas-cancelled/
Hiltzik, Michael. 2025. Blondie and Dagwood are entering the public domain, but Betty Boop still may be trapped in copyright jail. The beloved characters entering the public domain with the new year include Blondie, Dagwood, Dick and Jane and Nancy Drew, but what about Betty Boop? Los Angeles Times (December 30): https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-30/cartoons-in-public-domain-blondie-dagwood-copyright-what-to-know
Unknown. 1923. Creator of Jiggs and Dinty Quick To Answer Pathetic Appeal [George McManus]. Fourth Estate (February 3): 20. Online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.319510007328686&seq=186
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Book Launch: A Ghost Arm Made Of Angry Ghosts By Oliver Mertz at Fantom Comics [audio and photos]
Book Launch: A Ghost Arm Made Of Angry Ghosts By Oliver Mertz at Fantom Comics [audio and photos]
Washington, DC: Fantom Comics (Aug 29 2026): https://archive.org/details/book-launch-a-ghost-arm-made-of-angry-ghosts-by-oliver-mertz-fantom-comics-260829The 2026 NCS Reuben Awards in Photos (by Bruce Guthrie)
The 2026 NCS Reuben Awards in Photos
Tom Heintjes (ed) and Bruce Guthrie (photo)
Hogan's Magazine Aug 29 2026
The glitz! The glamor! The chilling sight of alcohol-based life forms poured into tuxedos! Here’s our selection of moments from the 2026 NCS meeting, held in August in Columbus, Ohio. In this photo essay, you’ll see NCS members captured in moments ranging from wearing evening formalwear to casually chatting with friends and cartooning colleagues, and it was all part of the annual event. We are very grateful to indefatigable ace photographer Bruce Guthrie for making the photos available.
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Robin Ha at Fantom Comics
Robin Ha is being interviewed by Jacob Shapiro at Fantom Comics about her new cookbook and comic, Instant Noodles and Beyond.
She has been at Fantom Comics for all 4 of her book launches and will be at SPX in 2 weeks.
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