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Fandom does not switch off when the content stops. It used to. It doesn’t anymore

PlaqueBoyMax is going viral after getting booted from the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal between Norway and England

Yea or nay on those vertical comics? Liza Donnelly in the spotlight. A tough comics quiz (Flash Gordon has a superpower?). Bill Mauldin, drawn to combat. The Adventures of Superman drawn by Joe Shuster. Comic Stew Fun(ny book). A comic tradition began 90 years ago

The Giles The Collection 2027 is scheduled for publication on 3rd September 2026 by Cassell

Back in 2008, when Zack Snyder’s 2009 “Watchmen” film adaptation was still in production, comic book impresario Alan Moore clarified to Entertainment Weekly that, no, he didn’t approve of the movie. Moore, of course, wrote the highly celebrated comic book on which “Watchmen” was based and felt that “Watchmen” was perfectly suited to its original medium. As…

Stephanie Guo finds plenty of comedy in the small interactions that fill an ordinary day. Her “Little Note Comics” revolve around relationship habits, household negotiations, affectionate teasing, and the wonderfully confusing behavior of dogs. The strips are simple and direct, with expressive characters and dialogue that gets to the joke quickly. Even when a comic…

From left, Mexican content creators and BTS fans Fer Vega, Susy Mouriz and Nataly Pop pose for a photo in Myeong-dong, Jung District, Seoul, March 19, two days before the group’s comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Vermont’s favorite alternative newspaper Seven Days has released its annual Cartoon Issue cover featuring Vermont’s newest cartoonist laureate Stephen Bissette with an interview inside. And a whole lot more as Dan Bolles tells us:

The fight for freedom of expression and freedom of the press continues. For the past three years, I’ve reported on the rise in censorship in books in the United States. Earlier this year, I wrote a piece about HR 7661 and how to stop it from getting past committee and onto the House floor for…

Sometimes, a small creative experiment can lead an artist in an entirely new direction. That is what happened to Anselmo A. Peretto, an Italian-Brazilian cartoonist based in Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, who spends his days working in software development and his free time drawing. After years of creating polished, colorful comic strips with recurring characters, Peretto…