Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/11-12/2025

Interview with BBC World Service Radio
Talking about the free press and the importance of editorial cartoonists
Ann Telnaes
Jan 11 2025
https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/interview-with-bbc-world-service

Cartoonist Ann Telnaes on the price of satire
Julian Worricker
Sounds 11 Jan 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zcxd9h8zkwr

WaPo Editor Explains Decision to Ax Bezos, Trump Cartoon
Opinion editor David Shipley, in a staff memo obtained by Status, said the cartoon was repetitive in light of other pieces.
William Vaillancourt
 Jan. 10 2025
https://www.thedailybeast.com/wapo-editor-explains-decision-to-ax-bezos-trump-cartoon/

James Carville Blasts WaPo Editor Over Cartoon Controversy: 'Disgrace to Journalism'
The veteran Democratic Party strategist slammed the controversy as a sign of the mounting power and influence of the "billionaire class" in the United States.
Will Neal
Jan. 5 2025
https://www.thedailybeast.com/carville-blasts-washington-post-editor-over-cartoon-controversy-disgrace-to-journalism/

Editorial Cartoons And Free Speech
My friend Ann Telnaes' stand
Liza Donnelly
Seeing Things Jan 12 2025
https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/editorial-cartoons-and-free-speech

Readers critique The Post: Decision not to run cartoon undermines trust [Letters to the Editor; in print as Decision not to run cartoon undermines readers' trust]
William Sullivan and Wayne Shipp
Washington Post January 11, 2025 : A13
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/10/ann-telnes-jimmy-carter-taylor-swift-dave-barry-cricket/

Where? [ "Mike du Jour" by Mike Lester letters]
Bob Rudnick, and Frank Demarais
Washington Post January 11, 2025 : A13
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/10/ann-telnes-jimmy-carter-taylor-swift-dave-barry-cricket/

Bob Castle retires: 30 Years of wit, creativity and capturing the heart of the Comox Valley
In his 30-year career as an editorial cartoonist for the Comox Valley Record, Bob Castle has drawn them all: politicians from all levels, disgruntled citizens, animals and much more.
Erin Haluschak
Comox Valley Record Jan 9, 2025
https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/bob-castle-retires-30-years-of-wit-creativity-and-capturing-the-heart-of-the-comox-valley-7750848

Processing our Modern World through Comics and Activism
Rob Lee, Nate Powell, Ben Passmore, and Cole Pauls
CXC Festival
 Jan 9, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8jEqt6IoQU

Steven T Seagle & Jeff Dixon's Homes Burn Down, As Fundraisers Begin
by Rich Johnston
10 Jan 2025 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/steven-t-seagle-jeff-dixons-homes-burn-down-as-fundraisers-begin/

Diamond Comics' Only Distribution Centre Is Temporarily Closed
Diamond Comics' only remaining distribution centre, Olive Branch in Mississippi, is temporarily closed due to weather.
by Rich Johnston
 11 Jan 2025  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-comics-only-distribution-centre-is-temporarily-closed/

Words, Images, & Worlds: Chuck Dixon Returns!
Jason DeHart
Jan 11, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4xx3mTIM0

Words, Images, & Worlds with Jay Piscopo
Jason DeHart
  Jan 9, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWs2XLo051k

Bill Field
"Mike Toth was an amazing animator for decades, his daughter paints his tragic story of the last twenty years, Rest in Peace, Mike."
Bill Field's Post Jan 10 2025 https://www.facebook.com/100043109193141/posts/1321856112863683/

Archive Interview: Comic Artist Martin Asbury
Alistair McGown  January 10, 2025
https://downthetubes.net/archive-interview-comic-artist-martin-asbury/

FIRE!
Caglecast 57
 Jan 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvM-zg9v6A

Barry Blitt's "Two's a Crowd"
Elon Musk takes center stage.
By Françoise Mouly
January 10, 2025
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2025-01-20

    Fanbase Press Interviews Lonnie Mann on the Release of the Graphic Memoir, 'Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood,' Through Street Noise Books
Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    January 9, 2025
    https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/56178-fanbase-press-interviews-lonnie-mann-on-the-release-of-the-graphic-memoir-gaytheist-coming-out-of-my-orthodox-childhood-through-street-noise-books/

    Fanbase Press Interviews Alisa Kwitney on the Upcoming Release of the Sci-Fi Comic Book Series, 'Howl,' with AHOY Comics
    Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief
    January 9, 2025
     https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/comics/item/56175-fanbase-press-interviews-alisa-kwitney-on-the-upcoming-release-of-the-sci-fi-comic-book-series-howl-with-ahoy-comics/

Words, Images, & Worlds with Ken Meyer Jr
Jason DeHart
Jan 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlDFr1RMp4U

http://www.kenmeyerjr.com/

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library And Museum Honors Edward Koren With Commemorative Exhibition
January 10, 2025
 Olivia Hoffman
https://www.thelantern.com/2025/01/billy-ireland-cartoon-library-and-museum-honors-edward-koren-with-commemortive-exhibition/

Off Panel #479: Space Tourism with Guillaume Singelin [France]
David Harper
December 23, 2024
https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-479-space-tourism-with-guillaume-singelin/
https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Guillaume_Singelin.mp3

Taking the (Shonen) Jump
On my big year with manga, and how it stands out (and fits in) amongst my other comic reading.
David Harper
January 9, 2025
https://sktchd.com/longform/taking-the-shonen-jump/

Five Things I'll be Watching for in the Comics Industry (but Mostly the Direct Market) in 2025
David Harper
January 8, 2025
https://sktchd.com/longform/five-things-to-watch-for-2025/

Help George Metzger move into a care home.
Johnstone Metzger is organizing this fundraiser.
Jan 9 2025
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-george-metzger-move-into-a-care-home

Prix BD Fnac France Inter 2025 à Will McPhail pour Au-dedans
Jean-Laurent Truc
12 janvier 2025
https://www.ligneclaire.info/prix-bd-fnac-france-inter-2025-691153.html

This manga publisher is using Anthropic's AI to translate Japanese comics into English
Orange wants to bring manga to as many readers as possible—but some fans are not happy.
Will Douglas
December 2, 2024 https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/02/1107562/this-manga-publisher-is-using-anthropics-ai-to-translate-japanese-comics-into-english/

The Good, the Bad, and the Offensive: The Final Season of Marvel's What If…?
Leah Schnelbach
Reactor January 7, 2025
https://reactormag.com/tv-review-marvels-what-if-season-three/

Renowned cartoonist Harish Chandra Shukla dies of heart attack [Kaak]
Shukla, whose incisive political cartoons became a staple for newspaper readers in the 1980s and 1990s, was widely recognised for his sharp wit and satire
Jan 01, 2025
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/renowned-cartoonist-harish-chandra-shukla-dies-of-heart-attack/

'The Flash' Director Andy Muschietti Says the Film Flopped Because 'It Wasn't a Movie That Appealed to the Four-Quadrants. It Failed at That'
Jack Dunn
Variety Jan 12, 2025
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/andy-muschietti-the-flash-flopped-four-quadrants-dc-warner-bros-1236272522/

I Like Comics - With Peter Bagge and Others - Episode 2 of the Dummy Show [fanzine, Helena Harvilicz, Pat Moriarity and Bruce Chrislip].
John Kelly
DummyZine Jan 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmE0XSQ2bpc

Peter Kuper on The Dummy Show - 01-03-2025 [fanzine, Robert Crumb]
John Kelly
DummyZine
 Jan 5, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cToXo64bkMo

Une exposition Blutch-Blotch chez Barbier à Paris, un maître, une œuvre
Jean-Laurent Truc
11 janvier 2025 https://www.ligneclaire.info/blutch-blotch-691011.html