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July 18: R Sikoryak at Atomic Books this Saturday!
From Drawn & Quarterly Hello DC and Baltimore area friends! I am reaching out because we have the wonderful cartoonist R Sikoryak launching DECLARATION / EMANCIPATION ILLUSTRATED at Atomic Books in Baltimore this Saturday, in just a few days' time. I hope you'll consider attending. Sikoryak is a Raw cartoonist and Parsons instructor perhaps best known for ad
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/15/2026
López Martín, Alberto. 2026. Book Review - Crossing Lines: Comics About Human Migration. International Journal of Comic Art blog (July 15): Ellermann, Antje, Frederik Kohlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, eds. 2025. Crossing Lines: Comics About Human Migration. University of Toronto Press. Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2026. Xolo Maridueña returning as Blu
Rubber Stamp Man by Daniel Boris
July 18: Author D.S. Turner is coming to Beyond Comics
Come meet the author and grab your copy at Beyond Comics Store Signing Frederick Location Only Welcome to D.S. Turner author and creator of Meteors! Saturday, July 18th! 11 AM - 3 PM Written by Turner and drawn by Italian artist Elisa Meneghel, Meteors is an action packed, character driven sci-fi story. Think Lost, but instead of a plane crashing on an islan
ILLUMINATING OZ: A Conversation with David Plunkert
ILLUMINATING OZ: A Conversation with David Plunkert Josh O'Neal Beehive Books Jul 9, 2026 Beehive interviews artist and designer David Plunkert, illustrator of THE ILLUMINATED OZ, on the process and thinking that went into creating this new edition of L. Frank Baum's classic. Find THE ILLUMINATED OZ at beehivebooks.com/oz .
WaPo's The 25 most influential works of American culture includes Mickey Mouse
The 25 most influential works of American culture 1926-1935 - Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, 1928 Geoff Edgers Washington Post July 15, 2026
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/14/2026
Chassy, Aaron. 2026. Rest in power (of the pen), Pat Oliphant. Chasstoons (July 14): Chatfield, Jason. 2026. "The man on the trunk of the tree." Pat Oliphant, 1935-2026. New York Cartoons (July 14): Degg, D. D. 2026. Pat Oliphant – RIP. Daily Cartoonist (July 13): Dent, Alec. 2026. Pat Oliphant, prizewinning giant of political cartooning, dies at 90: The Pul
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Screwed Blue And Tattooed"
"Screwed Blue and Tattooed" As I post this, we're still waiting to hear if the Nazi tattoo-wearing, woman-harassing, domestic violence-committing ex-Abu Ghraib prison guard DNC Senatorial candidate is going to stay in the race, or if the DNC will have to drag Susan Collins out of her oxygen tent. More sexual harassment and abuse revelations about a politicia
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/8/2026
McCall, Bruce. 2025. The World’s Fair That Wasn’t. New Yorker (December 1): 27 Clarke, Yuki. 2025. Maker Talk: Creating Your Own Comic Series with Yuki Clarke. DC Public Library (February 15): Rabiroff, Zach. 2026. Gerry Conway, 1952-2026. TCJ (July 8): Roth, Gil. 2026. Katie Skelly. Virtual Memories Show (682; July 7): , and Johnston, Rich. 2026. Official:
Big Planet Comics Bethesda says, Happy birthday to us!
This is a truly excellent store. I shopped there for decades when I worked in northern DC. Copyright © 2026 Big Planet Comics, All rights reserved. You requested this service Our mailing address is: Big Planet Comics 7939 Norfolk Ave. Bethesda , Md 20814
July 11: translators in conversation: fish & water by gengoroh tagame at fantom comics
TRANSLATORS IN CONVERSATION: FISH & WATER BY GENGOROH TAGAME Translator ANNE ISHII interviewed by RYAN HOLMBERG >> SATURDAY, JULY 11th @ 6:30pm Two titans of manga translation here at Fantom at the same time!! ANNE ISHII visits DC to celebrate her translation of FISH AND WATER, the new slice-of-life romance by gay manga master GENGOROH TAGAME (My Brother’s H
The Islamic Republic of Japan by Daniel Boris
Oliver Mertz's A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts reviewed on The Beat
Graphic Novel Review: A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS personalizes the modern superhero story By Zack Quaintance on 07/09/2026
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/9/2026
Bolles, Dan. 2026. The Cartoon Issue Is One for the History Books [In print as: Drawing On History - The past is present in the Cartoon Issue]. Seven Days 31 (44; July 8): 10-11. Online at , and Bolles, Dan. 2026. Catching Up With Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Stephen R. Bissette [In print as: Let’s Get Weird - Vermont cartoonist laureate Stephen R. Bissette o
Julian Lytle reviews Supergirl
Supergirl (2026) Review: Milly Alcock Shines in a Lacking Comic Book Adaptation julian lytle Jun 24, 2026 Podcasts are linked to from his post "Everywhere I Talked About Supergirl" Julian Lytle is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved critic, cartoonist, and podcast host based in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Critics Choice Association, Washington
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 7/10/2026
Parkin, JK. 2026. Smash Pages Q&A - Katie Skelly on ‘Heaven’. Smash Pages (July 7): Wilkinson, Alissa. 2026. ‘Moana’ Review: It Doesn’t Go Far [In print as: A Live-Action Remake That Doesn’t Veer Far]. New York Times (July 9): Baum, Gary. 2026. George Lucas’ New L.A. Museum Will Offer Free Access to Neighbors. Hollywood Reporter (July 9): Carson, Lexi. 2026.
RIP Carol Lange, local Cartoonist Rights International board member
https://jea.org/news/carol-lange-obituary/
Anne Ishii and Ryan Holmberg at Fantom Comics talking about Tagame's Fish and Water manga (updated with audio file)
In the above image, they're talking about Anne's previous work translating Tagame especially for a German publisher that folded in 2017. More photos and audio on the Internet Archive
Julian Lytle's opinion on reformatting comics to read on phones
OPINION: The Case for Reformatted Print Comics to Vertical Scroll Comics By Julian Lytle July 9, 2026