Sophia Glock speaking about Passport at the library in Falls Church

Sophia Glock is recounting her career

 Talking about her book Passport, she realized YA is an attitude and redid the first version which was of a 5-year-old's view of travelling overseas. The finished book became an adolescent's viewpoint.

She prefers to work in pencil. Mechanical pencil to be specific.

She looked at other books to figure out how to rework it. 

She's also a New Yorker cartoonist.

When she decided to do this book she had to figure out how to reveal the fact that her parents were spies.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/5/2025

Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2025. The Beat Digest 12/05/25: THE BEAUTY arrives on FX in January. The Beat (December 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-120525/

 

MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. What does Netflix buying Warner Bros mean for DC Comics? The Beat (December 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/what-does-netflix-buying-warner-bros-mean-for-dc-comics/

 

McGuire, Liam. 2025. The Best Comics of 2025. Comic Frontier (December 5): https://www.comicfrontier.com/p/best-comics-2025-list-marvel-dc

 

Gossett, Christian, Kris Simon, and David Hyde. 2025. Superfan Interview: Barbra Dillon of Fanbase Press. Superfan Podcast (December 5): https://spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/superfan-interview-barbra-dillon

 

Aquino,  Jimmy. 2025.  Thought Bubble Festival: Lucy Sullivan/Sarah Gordon/Paul Cornell! Comic News Insider (1678; December 3): https://www.comicnewsinsider.com/episodes/cni-1678 and https://media.libsyn.com/media/cni/CNI1678.mp3

 

Aquino,  Jimmy. 2025. Thought Bubble Festival: Avery Hill Special - Donya Todd/Katriona Chapman! Comic News Insider (1679; December 5): https://www.comicnewsinsider.com/episodes/cni-1679 and https://media.libsyn.com/media/cni/CNI1679.mp3

 

Thompson, Maggie. 2025. TURNING POINTS [157]. Scoop (December 4): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/turning-points-by-maggie-thompson-157/

 

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. GoFundMe for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care,  Scoop (December 1): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/gofundme-for-mike-w-barrs-medical-care/

 

Sheriff, Amanda. 2025. The Pacific Northwest in Comics Exhibit in Portland. Scoop (December 3): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/the-pacific-northwest-in-comics-exhibit-in-portland/

 

Cloos, Art and Alice Cloos (photo.). 2025. Convention Recap: Big Apple Comic Con Holiday Con. Scoop (December 1): https://www.overstreetaccess.com/convention-recap-big-apple-comic-con-holiday-con/

 

Johnston, Rich. 2025. Absolute Batman #14 Had Orders Of 200,000, #15 Has Orders Of 300,000. Bleeding Cool (December 4): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/absolute-batman-14-had-orders-of-200000-15-has-orders-of-300000/

 

Salkowitz, Rob. 2025. Prestigious European Comics Festival Canceled Following Boycotts [Angouleme]. Forbes (December 3): https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2025/12/03/prestigious-european-comics-festival-canceled-following-boycotts/

 

Daniels, Robert. 2025. 'Endless Cookie' Review: An Animated Family History [in print as Endless Cookie]. New York Times (December 5): C5. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/movies/endless-cookie-review.html

 

Yu, Brandon. 2025. '100 Nights of Hero' Review: A Feminist Fairy Tale [in print as 100 Nights of Hero]. New York Times (December 5): C7. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/movies/100-nights-of-hero-review.html

 

Barnes, Brooks. 2025. But Who Is the Snake in 'Zootopia 2'? Gary Goldman, who has battled Disney in court over the franchise, thinks the viper Gary De'Snake is based on him. New York Times (December 4): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/media/zootopia-2-snake-gary-goldman.html

 

Zuckerman, Esther. 2025. Fans Are Obsessed With This Celebrity Couple. They Star in 'Zootopia.' New York Times (December 5): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/movies/zootopia-fans-nick-wilde-judy-hopps.html

 

McGowan, Andrew. 2025. Ginnifer Goodwin on 'Zootopia 3' Hopes and the Judy-Nick Romance Debate: 'Without Question, These Characters Are Soulmates'. Variety (December 4): https://variety.com/2025/film/news/ginnifer-goodwin-zootopia-3-hopes-judy-nick-romance-1236598900/

 

Unknown. 2025. Dick Tracy items on display at Norman Firehouse Art Center. Norman Transcript (June 27): https://www.normantranscript.com/community/dick-tracy-items-on-display-at-norman-firehouse-art-center/article_45754084-1022-4996-a901-1a77aee8c070.html

 

Sauer, Patrick. 2025. A Bold Finnish Artist Brought These Precious Little Hippopotamus-Like Trolls to the World 80 Years Ago [Moomins; Tove Jansson]. Smithsonian Magazine (n.d.): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-bold-finnish-artist-brought-these-precious-little-trolls-to-the-world-80-years-ago-180986897/

 

Galuppo, Mia. 2025. Alyssa Raimann will serve as vice president of Good Girl, which also has a Mariko Tamaki graphic novel adaptation in the works. [Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me]. Hollywood Reporter (June 27): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/tommy-dorfman-production-banner-thriller-aesthetica-1236301466/

 

Eckerling, Debra L. 2025. "The Writer:" A Fun Supernatural Graphic Novel Infused with Judaism. Jewish Journal (June 27): https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/books/382469/the-writer-a-fun-supernatural-graphic-novel-infused-with-judaism/

 

Burscough, Clark. 2025. (Slight Return) — This Week's Links. TCJ (December 5): https://www.tcj.com/slight-return-this-weeks-links/

 

Unknown. 2025. New stamps celebrate six Canadian graphic novelists. Canada Post Magazine (November 20): https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/blogs/personal/perspectives/graphic-novelists-2025/

 

Browning, Sommer. 2025. Comics and Comedy: Francesca Lyn is a key figure in the local comics scene — writing, editing, teaching and even performing stand-up comedy on the side. Style Weekly (November 17). online at https://www.styleweekly.com/comics-and-comedy/

 

Jahn, Jennifer. 2025. Author and educator Kim Shearer combines love of teaching with graphic-novel writing. Northern Kentucky Tribune (November 30): https://nkytribune.com/2025/11/author-and-educator-kim-shearer-combines-love-of-teaching-with-graphic-novel-writing/

 

Cornell, Paul, Stuart Moore and Chris Ryall. 2025. The Magic of Marvel: How We Met the Avengers, Doctor Strange, Daredevil and Others; Paul Cornell, Stuart Moore and Chris Ryall Discuss How They Discovered Their Love For Marvel Comics. Literary Hub (November 25): https://lithub.com/the-magic-of-marvel-how-we-met-the-avengers-doctor-strange-daredevil-and-others/

 

Mouly, Françoise. 2025. A Romp Through Rea Irvin's Forgotten Sunday Funnies; Revisiting a comic strip by The New Yorker's first art editor [Ra Irvin's The Smythes]. New Yorker (November 25): https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-romp-through-rea-irvins-forgotten-sunday-funnies

 

Clements, Alexis. 2025. And Then What? The Road After "Success" in the Arts; Alexis Clements uses Alison Bechdel's new graphic novel "Spent" to meditate on the predicament of the creative artist today. Los Angeles Review of Books (November 29): https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/and-then-what-the-road-after-success-in-the-arts/

 

Vittorini, Fabio. 2025. From "Here" to Eternity. Space-time singularities between literature, graphic novel and cinema [Richard McGuire]. Comparatismi (10): 570–587. Online at https://doi.org/10.14672/20253133 and https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/3133 and https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/comparatismi/article/view/3133/2253

 

Sorondo, Alexander. 2025. Giant of the Attic: On the Majesty of Alan Moore. Metropolitan Review (November 25): https://www.metropolitanreview.org/p/giant-of-the-attic

 

Vigneault, François. 2025. "You Laugh to Keep from Crying" — A Conversation with Pascal Girard and Cathon on Their New Comic Strip Collections 'Pastimes' and 'Fruit Salad' [Canada]. Broken Frontier (November 19):

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/a-conversation-with-pascal-girard-and-cathon/

 

Oliver, Andy. 2025. "I Wanted to Change the Narrative as I Believe Comic Art Deserves the Same Respect!" – Dominica Claribelle on Experimentation, Representing Southeast Asian Culture in Her Work, and Her Debut Graphic Novel 'Finding Home' [Indonesia]. Broken Frontier (December 3): https://www.brokenfrontier.com/dominica-claribelle-interview/

 

Wilyan, Kevin and Dany Muhammad (trans.). 2025. Interview With Comic Paradise Organisers at Comipara 5 [Indonesia]. KAORI Nusantara  / Indonesian Anime Times (December 4): https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/english/27623/interview-with-comic-paradise-organisers-at-comipara-5

 

Wilyan, Kevin and Eriq Affandi (trans.). 2024. Has Comiket Changed Post Pandemic? Interview with Comic Market's Organizer. KAORI Nusantara  / Indonesian Anime Times (August 26):  https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/english/22338/comiket-post-pandemic-interview

 

Brooke, David. 2025. Benjamin Percy brings brutality and brokenness to his new 'Punisher' ongoing in 2026. AIPT (December 2): https://aiptcomics.com/2025/12/02/benjamin-percy-punisher-2026/

 

Harkham, Sammy. 2025. R. Crumb and George DiCaprio Talk Autoerotic Asphyxiation, Astral Projection, and Acid Trips; The pair sit down to discuss the glory days of underground comics—and a new show of Crumb's work at David Zwirner in Los Angeles. Cultured Magazine (November 24):  https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/11/24/art-robert-crumb-george-dicaprio-david-zwirner/

 

Buhle, Paul . 2025. Conversations with Underground Comix Kingpin Dennis Kitchen; For Milwaukeeans with a long memory—really anyone in Wisconsin looking back fondly on the counterculture era—Denis Kitchen may be recalled as an almost cosmic force. Shepherd Express (December 3): https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/milwaukee-history/conversations-with-underground-comix-kingpin-dennis-kitchen/

 

Smith, Suzette. 2025. How Making Nonfiction Comics Changed My Mind; Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting. Portland Mercury (November 13): https://www.portlandmercury.com/Comics/2025/11/13/48120960/how-making-nonfiction-comics-changed-my-mind

 

Keith, Jed W. 2025. Interview: Greg Weisman & Nate Cosby on Holiday Sleuthing in the GARGOYLES WINTER SPECIAL 2025! Freak Sugar (December 2): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-greg-weisman-nate-cosby-on-holiday-sleuthing-in-the-gargoyles-winter-special-2025/

 

Keith, Jed W. 2025. Interview: Olivia Cuartero-Briggs on Magic & Teen Drama in FATE: THE WINX SAGA: DARK DESTINY. Freak Sugar (November 14): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-olivia-cuartero-briggs-on-magic-teen-drama-in-fate-the-winx-saga-dark-destiny/

 

Keith, Jed W. 2025. Interview: Luciano Vecchio on Giving the X-Man His Due in MARVEL'S VOICES: ICEMAN [gay character]. Freak Sugar (November 14): https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-luciano-vecchio-on-giving-the-x-man-his-due-in-marvels-voices-iceman/

 

Schindel, Dan. 2025. Before Wonder Woman, There Was Fantomah; Fletcher Hanks, a cantankerous cartoonist who was active only from 1939 to '41, left behind a complex legacy and bizarre body of work. A new book offers clues about his enigmatic life. Hyperallergic (November 10): https://hyperallergic.com/before-wonder-woman-there-was-fletcher-hanks-fantomah/

 

Decker, Robert. 2025. On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power, by Michelle Bumatay [book review]. French Forum 49 (1): 186-188. online at https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/frf.2025.a975504 and https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/article/975504

 

Bumatay, Michelle. 2025. On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power. Columbus: Ohio State University Press

 

Hernon, Matthew. 2025.Shigeru Mizuki and His World of Yokai: A look back at the life and times of one of Japan's most revered manga artists. Tokyo Weekender (November 30): https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/anime-and-manga/shigeru-mizuki-and-his-world-of-yokai/

 

Stigliano, Giovanni. 2025. KUCHiXO Interview: Exploring the Frontiers of Comics Beyond Storytelling [Taiwan]. Asian Movie Pulse (December 4): https://asianmoviepulse.com/2025/12/kuchixo-interview/

 

Nelson, Samantha. 2025. Batman writer Scott Snyder would drop everything to bring American Vampire to the screen. Polygon (November 28): https://www.polygon.com/batman-scott-snyder-american-vampire-tv-show-adaptation/

 

Deverell,  Richard D. 2025. "This isn't a mudhole… It's an operating table.": The Second Comics Code and the Direct Market, 1980-1989." Mise au point (21; December 5):  http://journals.openedition.org/map/8205 and https://doi.org/10.4000/154x6

 

Kirtley, Clare, Christopher Murray, Phillip B. Vaughan, and Benjamin W. Tatler. 2025. Coming Up Next: The Extent of the Perceptual Window in Comic Reading. Cognitive Science, 49 (November 19): e70142. online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.70142 and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cogs.70142

 

Beers Fägersten, Kristy. 2025. Unsolicited: Dick Pics and Interactional Omissions as Visualized in Swedish Comic Art. Sexuality & Culture (November 16): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-025-10475-5 ; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-025-10475-5 ; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12119-025-10475-5.pdf

 

Rascoe, Ayesha. 2025. 'Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees' is Patrick Horvath's gruesome graphic novel. NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday (November 16):  https://www.npr.org/2025/11/16/nx-s1-5602889/beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees-is-patrick-horvaths-gruesome-graphic-novel ; https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2025/11/20251116_wesun_beneath_the_tress_where_nobody_sees_is_patrick_horvath_s_gruesome_graphic_novel.mp3 ; https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5602889

 

Chumko, André. 2025. Kim Anderson's art of chaos, colour and coping [New Zealand; disability]. [Wellington, New Zealand] Post (June 29): https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/360736429/kim-andersons-art-chaos-colour-and-coping

Capoccia, Noemi. 2025. Superman and Dante meet in Florence in new graphic novel signed by Nucci and Celoni [Italy]. Finestre sull' Art (June 29): https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/books/superman-and-dante-meet-in-florence-in-new-graphic-novel-signed-by-nucci-and-celoni
Grimaldi, Lennie. 2025. UB Recalls Schmoo-Mania, 'Walrus-Like Critters Devoted To Fulfilling All Human Needs' [Li'l Abner]. Only in Bridgeport (June 28): https://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/ub-recalls-schmoo-mania-walrus-like-critters-devoted-to-fulfilling-all-human-needs/
JamesXRMan. 2025. "ALAMU: Diary of a Street Lagosian" Is the Bold New Motion Comic Redefining African Urban Drama [Nigeria]. Comic Book Movie (June 28): https://comicbookmovie.com/comics/alamu-diary-of-a-street-lagosian-is-the-bold-new-motion-comic-redefining-african-urban-drama-a221348

Arish. 2025. Make Your Own Graphic Novel Online – No Design Skills Needed [artificial intelligence]. Art (June ?): https://vocal.media/art/make-your-own-graphic-novel-online-no-design-skills-needed
Burlingame, Russ. 2025. Absolute Batman #1 goes back for a blockbuster tenth printing. The Beat (December 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/absolute-batman-1-goes-back-for-a-blockbuster-tenth-printing/

Baxi, Steve. 2025. Trade Rating: Out Of Alcatraz is a prison escape thriller with something powerful to say. The Beat (December 5): https://www.comicsbeat.com/trade-rating-out-of-alcatraz-is-a-prison-escape-thriller-with-something-powerful-to-say/

Blumenthal, Ralph. 2025. Arthur Szyk: Spotlight Returns to a Forgotten 'Soldier in Art' [in print as In the Past, Finding a Parable for the Present]. New York Times (December 5): C10-11. Online at  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/arts/design/arthur-szyk-museum-of-jewish-heritage.html

Garbage Says What? by Daniel Boris

 

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "All I Want For Christmas"

"All I Want For Christmas"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4213



"...history also remembers those who refused resignation. Those who
spoke in the cadence of resistance, who dared to describe the world not
as the powerful narrated it, but as the oppressed lived it."
      – Peter McLaren at Orinico Tribune, 11.29.2025


What really amuses me about all this – besides the fact that the Defense
Secretary sounds as if he got lost on the way to ComicCon – is that all
the imperialist Liberals out there are strangely silent. I mean, c'mon,
peeps – isn't this what you wanted? Wreck and occupy the place and nab
all of our oil that Venezuela had under their country? I mean, that has
to be the real mission, after watching the Donster pardon some
crooked-ass coke-dealing Honduran politician who was said to have
claimed he would shove the cocaine up Americans' noses personally, or
some whacked shit.

Perhaps I don't watch enough MSNBC – oh, sorry, MSNOW – but all the
imperialist Liberals in my life have been real, real, real goddamn
quiet. I mean, y'all wanted to get rid of that popularly-elected
socialist government which has actually been working to give the People
what they want and refuses to suck Uncle Sam's dick – oh, I'm sorry;
that corrupt, brutal dictator, huh? They're always "brutal dictators"
with these Liberals ...and you just know the People love Maduro when a
rank, fashy rag like the New York Times says that he's "clinging to
power".

Sometimes, I think it might almost be worth the risk of annihilation to
watch Amerika get its ass sucked into another quagmire in Latin America
against Russia and China. A ringside seat for the collapse of the Empire
would be really sweet.

Hooray for Santy Claus.

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"Will US Attack Venezuela?", Roger D. Harris in the L.A. Progressive,
Oct 13, 2025
https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/will-us-attack-venezuela

"The Spirit of Chavismo: Why Trump Must Not Invade Venezuela", Peter
McLaren at Orinico Tribune, Nov 29 2025
https://orinocotribune.com/the-spirit-of-chavismo-why-trump-must-not-invade-venezuela/

"Why the US War Secretary doesn't want Venezuela 'cartel' strikes
investigated", Rachel Marsden at RT, Dec 05 2025
https://www.rt.com/news/629082-hegseth-venezuela-drug-strikes/

"Trump Pardons Convicted Narco-Trafficking Pol Amid Plot to Rig Honduran
Election", Wyatt Reed at Orinico Tribune, Nov 29 2025
https://orinocotribune.com/trump-pardons-convicted-narco-trafficking-pol-amid-plot-to-rig-honduran-election/

The Fleshtones, "Hooray For Santa Claus (Theme from 'Santa Claus
Conquers The Martians')"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKgD4Zua-F8
 ____________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Clown Laureate by Tony Rose

 

NPR talks to Patrick Horvath

'Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees' is Patrick Horvath's gruesome graphic novel

Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday (November 16, 2025  

 https://www.npr.org/2025/11/16/nx-s1-5602889/beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees-is-patrick-horvaths-gruesome-graphic-novel

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2025/11/20251116_wesun_beneath_the_tress_where_nobody_sees_is_patrick_horvath_s_gruesome_graphic_novel.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5602889

Francesca Lyn, Cara Gormally's editor and SPX volunteer, profiled in Richmond

Comics and Comedy: Francesca Lyn is a key figure in the local comics scene — writing, editing, teaching and even performing stand-up comedy on the side.

Sommer Browning

Style Weekly (November 17 2025). online at https://www.styleweekly.com/comics-and-comedy/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/4/2025

  *Burlingame, Russ. 2025. Retailers report disappointing sales on second Batman/Deadpool crossover issue. The Beat (December 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/batman-deadpool-sales-brian-hibbs/

  *Higuera, Diego. 2025. Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: Hack/Slash Vol. 1-6, Ayuuah, I Will Save You, and three more projects you'll love! The Beat (December 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowdfunding-round-up-hack-slash-vol-1-6-ayuuah-i-will-save-you-and-three-more-projects-youll-love/

  *Simons, Dean. 2025. Angoulême: Heated scenes at town hall as plans to fill the vacuum begin. The Beat (December 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-heated-scenes-at-town-hall-as-plans-to-fill-the-vacuum-begin/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. The 2026 Angoulême Cancellation… What Happens Next? Bleeding Cool (December 3): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-2026-angouleme-cancellation-what-happens-next/

  *Spratford, Sam. 2025. PRH Announces 'KPop Demon Hunters' Publishing Program. Publishers Weekly (December 4): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/99216-prh-announces-kpop-demon-hunters-publishing-program.html

  *Degg, D. D. 2025. Matt Golding Named MoAD's 2025 Cartoonist of the Year. Daily Cartoonist (December 3): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/03/matt-golding-named-moads-2025-cartoonist-of-the-year/

  *O'Brien, Kerrie. 2025. Matt Golding wins 2025 Political Cartoonist of the Year. Sydney Morning Herald (December 4): https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/matt-golding-wins-2025-political-cartoonist-of-the-year-20251202-p5nk4v.html

  *Degg, D. D. 2025. Walt Handelsman Retiring. Daily Cartoonist (December 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/04/walt-handelsman-retiring/

  *Ohman, Jack. 2025. My buddy Walt Handelsman is retiring. But he's not shy. Jack Ohman's You Betcha! (December 4): https://jackohman.substack.com/p/my-buddy-was-handelsom-is-retiring

   *Spera, Keith. 2025. Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman retiring after decades covering Louisiana; After more than 40 years of daily deadlines, he'll sign off at the end of 2025. New Orleans Times-Picayune (December 4): https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/times-picayune-cartoonist-walt-handelsman-to-retire/article_03ed8eda-196d-4348-a527-016ae801923a.html

  *Doran, Colleen. 2025. Art Storage Spaces [studio]. Colleen Doran's Funny Business (December 4): https://colleendoran.substack.com/p/art-storage-spaces

  *Alverson, Brigid. 2025. Burglars Hit Comic, Game Stores Over Holiday Weekend; Board Game Retailer Talks Tariffs; Fantagraphics Bookstore Profiled: Shop Talk for November 2025. ICv2 (December 3): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61141/burglars-hit-comic-game-stores-over-holiday-weekend-board-game-retailer-talks-tariffs-fantagraphics-bookstore-profiled

  *Uren, Adam. 2025. Comic book retailer is closing its Minneapolis store; Hot Comics in Minneapolis will close at the end of the year. Bring Me The News (November 11): https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/comic-book-retailer-is-closing-its-minneapolis-store

  *Elkins, Callie. 2025. 3 Questions with Big Adventure Comics owner Kevin Drennan. Santa Fe Reporter (December 3): https://sfreporter.com/columns/3-questions/3-questions-with-big-adventure-comics-owner-kevin-drennan/

  *Constant, Paul. 2025. Georgetown's Fantagraphics is a tribute to the art form of comics [bookstore owned by publisher]. Seattle Times (November 29): https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/georgetowns-fantagraphics-is-a-tribute-to-the-art-form-of-comics/

  *Beard, Brandy. 2025. Almost $1,700 of rare, rated comics and collectibles stolen from Belmont shop. WBTV (November 25): https://www.wbtv.com/2025/11/25/almost-1700-rare-rated-comics-collectibles-stolen-belmont-shop/

  *Matthews, Megan. 2025. Louisville small businesses recovering after being hit by Thanksgiving morning break-ins. Surveillance video shows thieves targeting at least four local stores, including two well-known comic book shops: Pop's Comics and Comic Book World. WLKY (November 30): https://www.wlky.com/article/louisville-small-businesses-thanksgiving-break-ins/69583297

  *Quaintance, Zack. 2025. Graphic Novel Review: Night Drive delivers must-read Richard Sala source code. The Beat (December 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-night-drive-delivers-must-read-richard-sala-source-code/

  *Rhode, Mike. 2024. Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon prize winner list. ComicsDC blog (March 18): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/p/robert-f-kennedy-journalism-award.html

  *Rhode, Mike. 2025. Herblock Prize winners and finalists. ComicsDC blog (March 14): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/p/herblock-prize-winners-and-finalists.html

  *Kinning, Nicole. 2025. Tom Toro on 15 Years of New Yorker Cartoons: "Each Had to Be Very, Very Funny". The cartoonist talks about his new book, embracing artistic mistakes, and how bank-robbing book clubs capture his approach to humor. GoComics (November 13): https://www.gocomics.com/extras/tom-toro-book-club-interview

  *Chris Beetles Gallery. 2025. Ed McLachlan: From the Archive. London: Chris Beetles Gallery (2 December 2025 - 3 January 2026): https://www.chrisbeetles.com/exhibition/348/ed-mclachlan-from-the-archive

  *Murphy, Patricia J. 2025. Comics in the Classroom: Teachers and Librarians Share Their Best Practices [literacy]. Publishers Weekly (November 24): https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/99155-comics-in-the-classroom-teachers-and-librarians-share-their-best-practices.html

Langsworthy, Billy. 2025. Disney teams with street artist Mr Brainwash for Mickey & Friends collaboration. Brands Untapped (December 2): https://www.brandsuntapped.com/disney-teams-with-street-artist-mr-brainwash-for-mickey-friends-collaboration/

Dillon, Barbra. 2025. Fanbase Press Interviews Rising Empire Studios' Ridge Kiley on the Upcoming Launch of the 'Rising Empires' Kickstarter Campaign. Fanbase Press (December 3): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57900-fanbase-press-interviews-rising-empire-studios-ridge-kiley-on-the-upcoming-launch-of-the-rising-empires-kickstarter-campaign/

Dillon, Barbra. 2025. Fanbase Press Interviews Austin Basis on the Release of the Middle Grade Graphic Novel, 'The Kinetix and the Glowing Orb of Gorthon'. Fanbase Press (December 1): https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/57891-fanbase-press-interviews-austin-basis-on-the-release-of-the-middle-grade-graphic-novel-the-kinetix-and-the-glowing-orb-of-gorthon/

Keogan, Natalia. 2025. 100 Nights Of Hero weaves an entrancing feminist fairy tale; Julia Jackman's graphic novel adaption is replete with ornate costumes, queer yearning, and salvation through sisterhood. AV Club (December 3): https://www.avclub.com/100-nights-of-hero-review

Simons, Dean. 2025.  The Paths Of Anahuac wins French Critics Grand Prize. The Beat (December 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-paths-of-anahuac-wins-french-critics-grand-prize/

Gonzalez, Ramon. 2025. Demon Hunter Join Forces with Z2 Comics To Release 'Exile' Graphic Novel. Knotfest (June 26): https://knotfest.com/blogs/news/demon-hunter-join-forces-with-z2-comics-to-release-exile-graphic-novel

Carmona, George 3rd. 2025. Interview: Kevin J. Anderson on Dune: The Graphic Novel. The Beat (December 4): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-kevin-j-anderson-on-dune-the-graphic-novel/

Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. 'Arco' Soars to Top Animation Honor from National Board of Review. Animation Magazine (December 3):  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/arco-soars-to-top-animation-honor-from-national-board-of-review/

Gardner, Alan. 2025. FranceInfo Releases Finalists for Graphic Journalism Prize. Daily Cartoonist (December 4): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/04/franceinfo-releases-finalists-for-graphic-journalism-prize/

Dozy Don by Daniel Boris

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/3/2025

Articles marked with a * will be in the 2025 annual compilation

  *MacDonald, Heidi. 2025. Lunar's Christina Merkler: "The numbers are bonkers." [distribution]. The Beat (December 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/lunars-christina-merkler-the-numbers-are-bonkers/

  *Burlingame, Russ. 2025. Here's why you can't watch A Charlie Brown Christmas anymore. The Beat (December 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/heres-why-you-cant-watch-a-charlie-brown-christmas-anymore/

  *Alverson, Brigid. 2025. Sacramento City Council To Lift Ban On Crime Comics: Widely Ignored Ordinance to Be Repealed After 75+ Years. ICv2 (December 2): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61131/sacramento-city-council-lift-ban-crime-comics

  *Associated Press. 2025. On paper, The City of Sacramento bans the sale of comic books to kids. Officials want to change that. Sacramento Observer (November 27): https://sacobserver.com/2025/11/sacramento-comic-book-ban/

  *Unknown. 2025. Top 50 Comics - November 2025 Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data. ICv2 (December 3): https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/61136/top-50-comics-november-2025

  *Arnott, Christopher. 2025. Beloved comic strip with CT ties facing resurgence with new artist and collections of classic strips [Nancy]. Hartford Courant (December 3): https://www.courant.com/2025/12/03/beloved-comic-strip-with-ct-ties-facing-resurgence-with-new-artist-and-collections-of-classic-strips/

  *Dueben, Alex. 2025. We are all in the gutter: Starman at 30, part 2. TCJ (December 3): https://www.tcj.com/we-are-all-in-the-gutter-starman-at-30-part-2/

  *Gardner, Alan. 2025. 2026 Angoulême Comic Festival Cancelled. Daily Cartoonist (December 2): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/02/2026-angouleme-comic-festival-cancelled/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. 'KPop Demon Hunters' Wins New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature of the Year. Animation Magazine (December 2): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/kpop-demon-hunters-wins-new-york-film-critics-circle-award-for-best-animated-feature-of-the-year/

  *Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. 'Lupin the IIIrd The Movie – The Immortal Bloodline' Breaks into Theaters in January with GKIDS. Animation Magazine (December 2): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/lupin-the-iiird-the-movie-the-immortal-bloodline-breaks-into-theaters-in-january-with-gkids/

  *Amiri, Jasmine, Angie Jameson, Rosemary Kiladitis, Andrea Lipinski, Allison Tran. 2025. Best Graphic Novels 2025 - SLJ Best Books. School Library Journal (November 19): https://www.slj.com/story/best-graphic-novels-2025-slj-best-books

  *Amiri, Jasmine, Rachel Forbes, Joe Pascullo, Lisa Rowland. 2025. Best Manga 2025 - SLJ Best Books. School Library Journal (November 19): https://www.slj.com/story/best-manga-2025-slj-best-books

  *Doherty, Brian. 2025. The John Galt of Comic Books: The co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange later created some failed Ayn Rand–inspired superheroes. [Steve Ditko; in print as The Howard Roark of Comics]. Reason (December 27; in print January 2026): https://reason.com/2025/12/27/the-howard-roark-of-comics/

  *Johnson, R. Kikuo & Dash Shaw. 2025. R. Kikuo Johnson & Dash Shaw: On Rea Irvin's The Smythes, Dec 1, 2025. New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium (438; December 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9F0Snzb2yE

  *White, Shane Patrick. 2025. Mark Schultz Reveals The Story Behind Xenozoic Tales. Beyond The Process (December 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6iOoY2yz1w

  *Crane, Jordan. 2025. Jordan Crane, November 18th, 2025. New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium (436; November 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtM0ZGQAJ_c

  *Harper, David. 2025.  Matt Fraction talks AdventureMan, Batman, and the journey he's been on in recent years. SKTCHD's Off Panel (December 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYjfjFkDUjY

  *Harper, David. 2025. Zander Cannon talks his new Image series, Sleep. SKTCHD's Off Panel (November 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpNuhi6Z6Ro

  *Gonzalez, Elijah. 2025. Amazon's AI anime dubbing fiasco reminds us that voice actors are severely undervalued; Amazon backed down from its very bad initial AI dubbing experiment, but the fact they tried at all says a lot. AV Club (December 3): https://www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-anime-dubbing-voice-acting-issues

  *Smith, Steve. 2025. The Year in Pre-Code Comic Book Reprints, 2025 [reviews; Atlas and EC; horror and romance]. Panels & Prose (December 3): https://panelsandprose.com/2025/12/03/the-year-in-pre-code-comic-book-reprints-2025/

  *Held, John Jr. and Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. 1952. Held's Angels. New York: Crowell

  *Richards, Dave. 2025. Hart and Ryall Return to Spread Christmas Fear with Dread the Halls 2025 [interview]. Dave Richards Writes Awesome Stuff (December 3): https://www.patreon.com/posts/hart-and-ryall-144952658

  *Cox, Bill. 2025. Comic Art Collector Ron Sonenthal. CAF+ (December 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiOWVBtyuQ0


Mallonee, Dennis. 2025. Artist Don Nguyen talks about his gorilla Pablo, Topps and Upper Deck, and life. The Heroic Voice (72; November 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfz6Dri0ewo

Dollard, Terence. 2025. Comic Culture with Regine Sawyer. Comic Culture (December 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nc39QyiQ20

Dollard, Terence. 2025. Comic Culture with Matt Yocum. Comic Culture (December 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBefUah7G7M

Milligan, Mercedes. 2025. ZAG Races Ahead with Animated Women's Motorsport Project 'Carmen'. Animation Magazine (December 2):  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/12/zag-races-ahead-with-animated-womens-motorsport-project-carmen/

DeHart, Jason. 2025. Words, Images, & Worlds with Luke Piotrowski. Words, Images, & Worlds (November 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SurCdhYUH_I

DeHart, Jason. 2025. Words, Images, & Worlds with Austin McKinley & Dirk Manning [Tales of Mr. Rhee; McKinley is comics artist]. Words, Images, & Worlds (November 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SwJE2_rzf8

DeHart, Jason. 2025. Words, Images, & Worlds with Brian Buccellato & Mattia Monaco [Eat Your Young]. Words, Images, & Worlds (November 22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMIrmT8Oj_w

DeHart, Jason. 2025. Words, Images, & Worlds: Snake Returns! Words, Images, & Worlds (November 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcRPTdeLgX8

DeHart, Jason. 2025. Words, Images, & Worlds with Scott Fogg & Charlie McElvy [The Monster Hunter Called Claymore]. Words, Images, & Worlds (November 18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7tPi84qFA

DeHart, Jason. 2025. Words, Images, & Worlds: Stuart Moore Returns! [Dr. Strange]. Words, Images, & Worlds (November 11): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q-zcVlUbgM

 Unknown. 2025. Japan Plans to Distribute Manga Overseas Via New Platform. Yomiuri Shimbun (November 26): https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/manga-anime/20251126-294948/

Simons, Dean. 2025. Check out the finalists for France Info's 2026 Graphic Journalism and Current Affairs Prize. The Beat (December 3): https://www.comicsbeat.com/check-out-the-finalists-for-france-infos-2026-graphic-journalism-and-current-affairs-prize/

Say Hello to My Little Friend by Daniel Boris

 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/2/2025

  *Griepp, Milton. 2025. Angouleme Comics Festival Canceled For 2026 After Boycott, Publisher Withdrawals, Loss of Public Funding. ICv2 (December 1):  https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61125/angouleme-comics-festival-canceled-2026

  *Unknown. 1925. [""Skippy" in comic strip form, drawn by Percy L. Crosby, contributor to Life, has been purchased for newspaper syndication by Johnson Features, Inc., New York."]. Editor and Publisher 58 (4; June 20): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-20_58_4/page/26/mode/2up

  *Johnson Features, Inc. 1925. "Skippy" [syndicate advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 58 (4; June 20): 21. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-20_58_4/page/20/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. ["The McClure Newspaper Syndicate, New York, is now printing comic pages in tabloid size, it was announced last week"]. Editor and Publisher 58 (4; June 20): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-20_58_4/page/26/mode/2up

Unknown. 1925. [Dumb Dora adds a full-color Sunday page]. Editor and Publisher 58 (4; June 20): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-20_58_4/page/26/mode/2up

  *Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate. 1925. Gaar William... consistently good [advertisement]. Editor and Publisher 58 (4; June 20): 1. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-20_58_4

  *Big Planet Comics. 2025. Best of 2025. Big Planet Comics (December 1): https://www.bigplanetcomics.com/best-of-2025

  *Unknown. 1925. ["Bill" Counselman and "Charley" Plumb, Author and Artist of Ella Cinders']. Editor and Publisher 58 (4; June 20): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-20_58_4/page/26/mode/2up

  *Mollo, Drew, Jeremy Courtney, Kari Sanders, and Leo Pond. 2025. Chris Eliopoulos Talks Franklin Richards, Pet Avengers & Ordinary Heroes. Splash Pages Comic Book Club (December 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0UG6-ASvkY

  *Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2025. The Beat Digest 12/02/25: Live-action TMNT reboot coming 2028 The Beat (December 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-120225/

  *Clowes, Daniel and Ari Aster. 2025. Minor Indignities in Moviegoing. The Metrograph 1. Online at https://metrograph.com/magazine-1-minor-indignities-in-moviegoing/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Angoulême Comics Festival Officially Cancelled, Accusation Of Sabotage. Bleeding Cool (December 1): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/angouleme-comics-festival-officially-cancelled-accusation-of-sabotage/

  *Johnston, Rich. 2025. Frank Cho Outrage With Rogue, ThunderCats, Power Girl And Poison Ivy. Bleeding Cool (December 1): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/frank-cho-outrage-with-rogue-thundercats-power-girl-and-poison-ivy/

  * Frank Cho Print dealer - https://www.raremarq.com/u/frankchoartist

  *Cho, Frank. 2022. More Outrage: The Art of Frank Cho. Self-published
  *Cho, Frank. 2023. The Book of Even More Outrage: The Art of Frank Cho. Self-published
  *Cho, Frank. 2024. The Book of Outrage 4: The Art of Frank Cho. Self-published
  *Cho, Frank. 2025. The Book of Outrage 5: The Art of Frank Cho. Self-published

  *Lamberti, Rod. 2025. Comic Store In Your Future: 2025, The Year I Felt Handcuffed & Beaten. Bleeding Cool (December 2): https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-2025-the-year-i-felt-handcuffed-beaten/

  *Morrissey, J. Alex. 2025. JH Williams III. Tradecraft (255; December 2): https://jalexmorrissey.substack.com/p/episode-255-jh-williams-iii

  *Boyd, Robert. 2025. Canada Post has some comics recommendations for you [postage stamps]. The Great God Pan Is Dead (July 30): https://thegreatgodpanisdead.substack.com/p/canada-post-has-some-comics-recommendations

   *Boyd, Robert. 2025. Donald Trump Is Oppressing Me! He is preventing me from acquiring the Canadian comics collectible I crave! [postage stamps]. The Great God Pan Is Dead (December 2): https://thegreatgodpanisdead.substack.com/p/donald-trump-is-oppressing-me

  *De Jonge, Stefanie. 2025. De VUB eert Ever Meulen, nu hijzelf nog: 'Mijn werk is zeer belangrijk voor mij, maar moet ik daar trots op zijn?' HUMO (December 1): https://www.humo.be/achter-het-nieuws/de-vub-eert-ever-meulen-nu-hijzelf-nog-mijn-werk-is-zeer-belangrijk-voor-mij-maar-moet-ik-daar-trots-op-zijn~b79c7cc5/

  *Unknown. 2023. Ever Meulen: 'Ik ben een estheet en kijk voor Ella Leyers naar 'DIW''. HUMO (December 29): https://www.humo.be/eindejaarsvraagjes/ever-meulen-ik-ben-een-estheet-en-kijk-voor-ella-leyers-naar-diw~b34458ff/

  *Bellwinkel, Joris. 2025. Herr Seele stalt HUMO-cartoonisten uit: 'Een mooi onsterfelijk rijtje: de Vlaamse primitieven, Rubens, René Magritte en Cowboy Henk' [exhibit]. HUMO (June 13): https://www.humo.be/nieuws/herr-seele-stalt-humo-cartoonisten-uit-een-mooi-onsterfelijk-rijtje-de-vlaamse-primitieven-rubens-rene-magritte-en-cowboy-henk~b9a4ae0d/

  *Unknown. 2024. Herr Seele wordt 65 jaar: vier mee met 10 avonturen van Cowboy Henk. HUMO (April 12): https://www.humo.be/humor/herr-seele-wordt-65-jaar-vier-mee-met-10-avonturen-van-cowboy-henk~beeea9d2/

  *Freeman, John. 2025. In Memoriam: Comic Artist Frank Pé. Downthetubes (December 1): https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-comic-artist-frank-pe/

  *Chris Beetles Gallery. 2025. E H Shepard The Art of Popular Culture: From Winnie-the-Pooh to Punch. London: Chris Beetles Gallery (December 16 2025 - January 3 2026). Online at https://chrisbeetles.com/exhibition/349/e-h-shepard-the-art-of-popular-culture

  *Hughey, Jesse. 2025. 'Superman' No. 1 Sells for $9.12 Million at Heritage, Becomes World's Most Expensive Comic Book: The First-Edition Copy Had Been Forgotten In An Attic For Decades. Intelligent Collector (December 2):https://intelligentcollector.com/superman-no-1-sells-for-9-12-million-at-heritage-becomes-worlds-most-expensive-comic-book/

  *Griffin, Rick. 2025. MarketInk: Editorial Cartoonist Steve Breen, 'Reports of my absence are greatly exaggerated'. Times of San Diego (December 1): https://timesofsandiego.com/uncategorized/2025/12/01/steve-breen-union-tribune-ai-music-iheartmedia/

  *Harlock, J.D. 2025. Rahil Mohsin on using an endangered language in the recent series, Hallubol (Speak Softly) [India]. TCJ (December 2): https://www.tcj.com/indian-cartoonist-rahil-mohsin-on-his-new-comic-series-that-uses-an-endangered-language/

  *Young, Bud and Ken LG. 2025. Jim Zub stops by the show to discuss D&D, Avengers No Surrender, and Conan!!! Avengers Forever Podcast (November 27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LizjWq10adk

  *Young, Bud and Ken LG. 2025. Jim Zub recalls the making of Avengers No Surrender. Avengers Forever Podcast (November 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijjbhjaSUqc

  *Tommy. 2025. Jim Zub talks all this Conan the Barbarian! Worldatwarcomics (November 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHKhbS7OYp0

  *Fiffe, Michel. 2025. Keith Giffen Part 1: Marvel, Legion of Super-Heroes, Ambush Bug, Lobo. Fiffe Files (November 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm2Jc5qwr_E

  *Whitbrook, James. 2025. Amazon Quietly Rolls Back Its AI Anime Dubs After Massive Backlash; As quickly as they arrived, many of Prime Video's controversial generated dubs have been removed from the streamer. io9 (December 2):  https://gizmodo.com/amazon-anime-ai-dub-backlash-removal-2000694695

  *Denis, Ricardo Serrano. 2025. Interview: The Outer Worlds 2 composer Oleksa Lozowchuk on creating music for choices [videogame animation]. The Beat (December 2): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-the-outer-worlds-2-composer-oleksa-lozowchuk-on-creating-music-for-choices/

  *Gold, Mike and Bob Harrison. 2025. Live: With Special Guest Wells Thompson. Pop Culture SquadCast (November 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GZjV5o4MIU

  *Gold, Mike and Bob Harrison. 2025. Live: With Special Guest Benjamin Percy. Pop Culture SquadCast (December 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acvxeiSriIA

  *Kannout, Farouk. 2025. With anime more popular than ever, it's time to go beyond shonen; While anime can be about anything, most Western viewers associate the medium with a specific kind of action series. AV Club (December 2): https://www.avclub.com/time-to-go-beyond-shonen-anime

Collateral Damage by Daniel Boris

 

Skippy moves into the comics strips

Crosby was based in Northern Virginia. 

Unknown. 1925. [""Skippy" in comic strip form, drawn by Percy L. Crosby, contributor to Life, has been purchased for newspaper syndication by Johnson Features, Inc., New York."]. Editor and Publisher 58 (4; June 20): 26. Online at https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1925-06-20_58_4/page/26/mode/2up

 

Orange and Avaricious by Daniel Boris

Cartoonists Rights PLEDGE DRIVE 2025 for Giving Tuesday

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Every holiday season CARTOONISTS RIGHTS asks for your direct support in aid of our mission to defend cartoonists whose freedom of expression is threatened simply because of what they draw, leading to their criminalization, displacement, judicial harassment, physical or verbal abuse, or worse.

Coming to the end of a very hard year in our sector and looking ahead to the next, we face two challenges common to all American non-profits with an international remit:

HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT
The USA's withdrawal from humanitarian efforts abroad, DOGE-led cuts to funding, the issuing of total travel bans on multiple nationalities, the near total abeyance of accommodation for refugees and asylum-seekers, disruption to visa applications and the threat posed to legitimately admitted foreign nationals posed by ICE, the knock-on effects of the recent government shut-down, and the mischaracterization of those working in our sector voiced by key figures in government have all led to worsening operating conditions. Independent foundations and alternative sources of grant funding cannot compensate for the absence of the government.

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Inevitably, as alternative providers have experienced a spike in applications their processes have slowed down, at the same time as attempting to restructure what they are able to disburse to maximize its effect. The net result is that many non-profits have in the past year received less than they budgeted for, and took longer to get it, while the numbers in turn asking them for assistance only increased across the board. Victims who might once have been fast-tracked must now be told to stay put and wait for things to improve.  Mechanisms intended for emergency intervention have been used to sustain life for months on end, draining their efficacy.

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Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/1/2025

* means added to 2025 CRB compilation

  *Simons, Dean. 2025. Chabouté wins 2025 Landernau Prize. The Beat (December 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/chaboute-wins-2025-landernau-prize/

  *Simons, Dean. 2025. Breaking: Angoulême 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant. The Beat (December 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/breaking-angouleme-2026-cancelled-bondoux-defiant/

  *Hamilcaro-Berlin, Maïa and Marlene Agius. 2025. Minute papillon! The 285 Manifesto girlcott halts the 2026 Angoulême Festival. TCJ (December 1): https://www.tcj.com/the-285-manifesto-news-from-the-angouleme-international-comics-festival-s-girlcott/

  *Tweedle, Mark. 2025. Hellboy Universe Reading Order 2025. The Beat (December 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/hellboy-universe-reading-order-2025/

  *Morris, D. 2025. Anime Review: Angel's Egg still mystifies forty years later. The Beat (December 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/anime-review-angels-egg-still-mystifies-forty-years-later/

  *Perez, Javier. 2025. The original artwork of "Video Girl Ai" was stolen and sold online. The Beat (December 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-original-artwork-of-video-girl-ai-was-stolen-and-sold-online/

  *Barnes, Brooks. 2025. 'Zootopia 2' Goes Wild at the Worldwide Box Office [in print as 'Zootopia 2' Fills Seats As PG-Rated Movies Soar]. New York Times (December 1): B3. Online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/business/zootopia-2-box-office.html

  *McClintock, Pamela. 2025. Box Office: 'Zootopia 2' Rules Thanksgiving With $156M U.S. Opening, Record-Smashing $556M Globally. Hollywood Reporter (November 30): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/zootopia-2-rules-thanksgiving-box-office-1236437850/

  *Brzeski, Patrick. 2025.  China Box Office: 'Zootopia 2' Opens With Massive $272 Million, Biggest Hollywood Haul in Years. Hollywood Reporter (November 30): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-box-office-zootopia-2-record-disney-1236437999/

  *Weprin, Alex. 2025. Bob Iger Has a Cameo in Disney's 'Zootopia 2': The veteran executive, set to exit the company next year, plays a tiger weatherman named "Bob Tiger" in what is credited as his first acting role. Hollywood Reporter (November 27): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bob-iger-cameo-zootopia-2-disney-bob-tiger-weatherman-1236436877/

  *Griepp, Milton. 2025. Frazetta Movie Poster Art Sells At $1.75 Million; Neal Adams Cover Art Sells for $1.5 Million [auction; Superman original art]. ICv2 (December 1): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61116/frazetta-movie-poster-art-sells-1-75-million

  *Mendez-Padilla, Brianna. 2025. NCTE partnership will harness the power of comics to teach immigrants' contributions [literacy]. K-12 Dive (June 25, updated July 1): https://www.k12dive.com/news/ncte-partnership-will-harness-the-power-of-comics-to-teach-immigrants-cont/751620/

  *Degg, D. D. 2025. Rarities: W. P. Trent panels. Daily Cartoonist (December 1): https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/01/rarities-w-p-trent-panels/

  *Unknown. 1928. Trent's 'Snob Stories' Start in Brooklyn Times Tomorrow. Brooklyn Daily Times May 27, 1928. Online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/01/rarities-w-p-trent-panels/

  *Uknown. 1929. Cartooning a Leisure Art: W.B. Trent, Jr.'s Dad Figured Higher Education Would Only Hurt Career. Omaha World-Herald (August 14). Online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/12/01/rarities-w-p-trent-panels/

  *Garcia, Alex. 2025. Blondie at 95: Family, Food, and Funny Pages. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (November 28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bLxAQt7684

  *Freudberg, Jake. 2025. Comic Shop News to move to Skowhegan, along with bookstore; The owners said they chose the downtown storefront in large part because of recent economic revitalization in the area. CentralMaine (November 26): https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/11/26/comic-shop-news-to-move-to-skowhegan-along-with-bookstore/

  *Rutherford, Adam. 2025. The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco review – a masterclass in visual reportage; The author of Palestine turns his attention to the legacies of Indian partition in this brilliant portrait of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. Guardian (November 19): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/19/the-once-and-future-riot-by-joe-sacco-review-a-masterclass-in-visual-reportage

  *Garcia, Alex. 2025. Lab Rats & Laughs: Inside The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (November 14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDkLb_LdVqg

  *Garcia, Alex. 2025. 75 Years in the Ranks: Brian Walker on Beetle Bailey's Legacy. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (September 19): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxeKvQXrKso

  *Garcia, Alex. 2025. Between Friends: 35 Years of Laughter, Life, and Friendship with Sandra Bell-Lundy. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (October 24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut_fiUEjT_w

  *Harper, David. 2025. Lunar/DCBS' Christina Merkler talks the very weird year for comics distribution and retail. SKTCHD's Off Panel (December 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ho7QuH49a0

  *Harper, David. 2025. Chasing That Feeling with Gene Luen Yang [aka Gene Luen Yang talks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and his comics life on Off Panel]. SKTCHD's Off Panel (527; November 24): https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-527-chasing-that-feeling-with-gene-luen-yang/ and https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Gene_Luen_Yang_2025.mp3 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc5s56n3Wzo

  *Freeman, John. 2025. Comic Creator Spotlight: Artist François Boucq. Downthetubes (November 30): https://downthetubes.net/comic-creator-spotlight-artist-francois-boucq/

  *Horsey, David and Kevin KAL Kallaugher. 2025. Live with Kevin KAL Kallaugher. David Horsey's Substack (November 30): https://horseytoons.substack.com/p/live-with-kevin-kal-kallaugher

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Disney's 'Zootopia 2' Serves Up a Big Feast with Record-Breaking $556 Million Opening Weekend Worldwide. Animation Magazine (November 30):  https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/disneys-zootopia-2-serves-up-a-big-feast-with-record-breaking-556-mil-opening-weekend-worldwide/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Bo-sol Kim's 'The Square' Wins Best Animated Feature Prize at the Asian Pacific Film Awards [South Korea]. Animation Magazine (November 28): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/bo-sol-kims-the-square-wins-best-animated-feature-prize-at-the-asian-pacific-film-awards/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Toonz Media Group CEO P. Jayakumar to Step Down After 26 Years of Leading the Prominent Indian Animation Studio. Animation Magazine (November 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/toonz-media-group-ceo-p-jayakumar-to-step-down-after-26-years-of-leading-the-prominent-indian-animation-studio/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Nordic Flight: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg Looks Back at Her Award-Winning Porcelain-Animated 'On Weary Wings Go By' [Estonia]. Animation Magazine (November 26): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/nordic-flight-anu-laura-tuttleberg-looks-back-at-her-award-winning-porcelain-animated-on-weary-wings-go-by/

  *Evanier, Mark. 2025. Tony Benedict, R.I.P. News from ME (November 29): https://www.newsfromme.com/2025/11/29/tony-benedict-r-i-p/

  *Zahed, Ramin. 2025. Longtime Hanna-Barbera Writer and Storyboard Artist Tony Benedict Dies at 89. Animation Magazine (November 29): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/longtime-hanna-barbera-write-and-storyboard-artist-tony-benedict-dies-at-89/

  *Puc, Samantha. 2025. Remow launches It's Anime FAST channel on Vizio's WatchFree+: Anime without a subscription. KComics Beat (December 1): https://kcomicsbeat.com/2025/12/01/remow-launches-its-anime-fast-channel-on-vizios-watchfree/

  *Conley, Steve. 2025. Is Backerkit's Holiday Market worth it? [crowdfunding site]. Steve Conley (November 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZF-JVL4-oc

Roth, Mike. 2025. Designing Batman's Beard - Bat-Fam. Warner Bros. TV (November 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEAMWouJnhE

Mr. Fish. 2025. In Conversation with Patrick Chappatte and Ann Telnaes. The Independent Ink (Nov 30): https://theindependentink.substack.com/p/in-conversation-with-patrick-chappatte

Zahed, Ramin. 2025. 'God's Gang' Appoints New Team Members, CEO Nimrod May Discusses the Holy Heroes' Future (Exclusive). Animation Magazine (November 27): https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/gods-gang-appoints-new-team-members-ceo-nimrod-may-discusses-the-holy-heroes-future-exclusive/

Hughes, William. 2025. Amazon rolls out AI-generated dub of well-loved anime series Banana Fish; Banana Fish is now available in English and Spanish—if you don't mind lifeless, drab, voice-actor free zombie audio. AV Club (November 29): https://www.avclub.com/amazon-banana-fish-ai-dub

Harper, David. 2025. Ten Things I've Been Thankful for from the Year in Comics. SKTCHD (November 26): https://sktchd.com/column/ten-things-ive-been-thankful-for-2025/

Garcia, Alex. 2025. Wannabe & the Art of "Figuring It Out" with Luca Debus. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (November 21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-55HsSVJqs

Garcia, Alex. 2025. Life's weird, but mostly gravy: Behind the scenes with Ellen Liebenthal. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (November 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XszanWQeGMk

Ellen Liebenthal Website - https://ellenliebenthal.com

Garcia, Alex. 2025. From Fields to Funny Pages: The Heart of Amber Waves [David Phipps]. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (October 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UndSTjeP4xA

Garcia, Alex. 2025. Lost in Space, Found in Comedy: The Story of Goomer [Ricardo Martínez & Nacho Moreno]. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (October 31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRVMenHG5QE

Garcia, Alex. 2025. Alleyway Wit & Bagel Crumbs: Tyler Dewhirst on Nibbles & Scratch. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (October 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTpJiELAUfQ

Garcia, Alex. 2025. Lines of Inspiration: Andrea Beizer on Women in Comics and "Alice". Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (March 25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJkGdHuIykU

Garcia, Alex. 2024. Olive & Popeye with Randy Milholland & Emi Burge. Comics Kingdom's Inside the Kingdom (April 15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvZ6sSgmbRM

Higuera, Diego. 2025. Interview: Strangers Publishing on their newest project: Hostile Planet. The Beat (December 1): https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-strangers-publishing-on-their-newest-project-hostile-planet/

Bull, Bart. 1988. Comics [state of comic books]. Spin (August)

Casey, Joe. 2025. The "Best Work Is Behind Us" Rant - Following Up [1980s comic book field]. Joe Casey Writes (December 1): https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/the-best-work-is-behind-us-rant-following

Albinson, Heather. 2025. Indies Introduce Q&A with Sam Prentice-Jones [UK; Arcana: The Lost Heir]. ABA (June 25): https://www.bookweb.org/news/indies-introduce-qa-sam-prentice-jones-1632050

Best, Daniel. 2025. The Influence of McFarlane, or Swipes Away: McFarlane Swiped By Byrne. 20th Century Danny Boy (November 30): https://danielbest1967.substack.com/p/the-influence-of-mcfarlane-or-swipes

Whitbrook, James. 2025. Amazon's Atrocious AI Anime Dubs Are a Dark Sign of Things to Come; Prime Video has begun rolling out a supposed beta test using generative AI voices to dub anime—but they're a bad sign regardless of their dismaying quality. io9 (December 1): https://gizmodo.com/amazon-anime-ai-dub-banana-fish-no-game-no-life-2000693962