Carl Barks Television Interview

The following is an excerpt from an unsourced television interview with Carl Barks, circa 1983:

Chris Duffy on Nick Mag's Comics

The Daily Cross Hatch runs a three part interview with Nickelodeon Magazine editor Chris Duffy specifically about that publication's inclusion of comics for kids. Duffy edits the monthly magazine's regular "Comic Book" insert, which often features work for children by cartoonists such as Jason Lutes, Johnny Ryan and R. Sikoryak who work primarily for adult readers.

Moomin's Fourth Printing

The Comics Reporter notes that the first volume reprinting Tove Jansson's Moomin comic strips has gone into a fourth printing, selling 29,000 total copies to date. The strip, drawn by Jansson in the 1950s, chronicles further adventures of the characters from her popular illustrated Moomin books. A second volume is due in October from Drawn and Quarterly.

ImageTexT: Comics and Childhood

The current issue of the online journal ImageTexT is dedicated to the theme of Comics and Childhood. The special issue, edited by Cathlena Martin and Charles Hatfield, considers such topics as pedagogy, play, and culture and examines work by George Carlson, Lynn Johnston and Toni Morrison, among others.

Shaun Tan: The Arrival

The Newsarama comics news website interviews Shaun Tan about his wordless comics picture story The Arrival. Tan's book, already published in his native Australia, is due this fall in a U.S. edition from Scholastic.

Abadzis's Laika Reviewed

Elizabeth Bird reviews Laika by Nick Abadzis at the School Library Journal's website. The graphic novel, which tells the story of the first dog in space, is forthcoming from First Second Books.