> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.fromcovertocover.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Family Circus, A Defense of R. Crumb, a New Distributor, and More-- The Comic Bookmarks June 8th, 2025 - URL: https://www.fromcovertocover.com/the-family-circus-a-defense-of-r-crumb-a-new-distributor-and-more-the-comic-bookmarks-june-8th-2025/ - Published: 2025-06-08T12:32:51.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-08T12:32:50.000Z - Author: Scott Cederlund - Tags: Comic Bookmarks It's the beginning of summer and, honestly, not too much is happening. Not much news but go down to the reviews/criticism portion and there's some really good stuff there, including a good video about the zombification of the Family Circus comic strip. ## Previously on FC2C [The Tease and the Promise of Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt’s The Sixth Gun: Road to the Six #0Sometimes a tease is all you need.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/favicon-119.ico)From Cover to CoverScott Cederlund![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_0429.jpeg)](https://www.fromcovertocover.com/review-cullen-bunn-and-brian-hurtts-the-sixth-gun-road-to-the-six-0/) ## Headlines [Cancel culture is over and we’re free again, says comic book writerMark Millar, who sold his Millarworld empire to Netflix in 2017, said he was looking forward to ‘crazy’ stories on screen and in print once more![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/favicon-72x72.png)The TimesStuart MacDonald![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/-2F9fff0957-d148-4e8e-8289-605fb3ba1645.jpg)](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/mark-millar-comic-cancel-culture-6g67zt5hd?ref=fromcovertocover.com) Hey, Mark Millar. Remember him? I guess he still works for Netflix. And here he is claiming "the world is more relaxed again." In case you need a translator, that means it's more relaxed for his personal style of white man writing so now it's time roll out something called... checks notes... "Psychic Sam." This seems to reporting mostly from a Comicsgate or at least Comicsgate-adjacent podcast that he was on so it really doesn't get into a lot of details, just claims that people were scared to write what they really wanted to for the last couple of year Is it me or is it weird that he declares that cancel culture is over and calls it just a "youth trend" like he's the final arbiter of such things? ## **Business** [Philbo Entertainment Promotions Inc. announces Philbo Distribution focused on Independent and Small Press Publishers - Graphic PolicyPhilbo Entertainment Promotions Inc., the publisher is expanding with the launch of Philbo Publishing and Philbo Distribution![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/wp-1579489794250-5.jpg)Graphic PolicyGraphic Policy Team![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/Philbo-Distribution.png)](https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/06/01/philbo-entertainment-promotions-inc-announces-philbo-distribution-focused-on-independent-and-small-press-publishers/?ref=fromcovertocover.com) A new comic distributor emerges and it sounds like they're trying to pick up some of the mid–small publishers that the old Diamond catered to but the new Diamond probably doesn't want to touch. ## **Interviews** [“I’m not the bad boy of comics anymore”: Inside the life of Donny CatesDonny Cates revamped Marvel’s Venom and almost did the same for Ultimate Spider-Man - but instead he spent the last two years rebuilding himself.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/apple-icon-7.png)PopverseChris Arrant![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/donny-cates-v35nflduhtkexmjn2rjppkchsa.jpg)](https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-donny-cates-c2e2-2025-feature-essay?ref=fromcovertocover.com) An update from Popverse on Donny Cates, who seemed to be everywhere until he was in a series car accident a couple of years ago. It's good to hear about his recovery but sounds like he still has a way to go. But about this article... if I'm reading it right, it's basically a summary of an interview they had with him that's behind their paywall? ## **Reviews & Features** [The Return of the Comics ManifestoSean Kleefeld’s daily thoughts about comics and the comic industry.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/favicon-120.ico)Sean Kleefeld![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/27173248_10215099478143334_6750479321598662175_o.jpg)](http://www.kleefeldoncomics.com/2025/06/the-return-of-comics-manifesto.html?ref=fromcovertocover.com) Sean Kleefield mines his rich archives and uncovers his "manifesto" or "how to read & appreciate comics that same way \[Sean does.\]" It's pretty good for both readers and critics/reviewers/commentators. [A letter I still owe Dan Nadel about Robert Crumb and racial obscenity - The Comics JournalR. Fiore returns to the Comics Journal to offer some thoughts on Robert Crumb, racism and this here life in Modern America.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/favicon-26.png)The Comics JournalR. Fiore![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/crumb.gif)](https://www.tcj.com/a-letter-i-still-owe-dan-nadel-about-robert-crumb-and-racial-obscenity/?utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=a-letter-i-still-owe-dan-nadel-about-robert-crumb-and-racial-obscenity) R. Fiore digs into Robert Crumb's use of racial caricatures. I'll admit that I've only dipped my toe into the Crumb pool, and fairly recently at that. To start engaging him in the 21st century is a challenging prospect. And how does Fiore come to terms with engaging with Crumb now? > All I would like is the right to read it myself. It’s not that the morality of a work is irrelevant but that morality and aesthetics are separate categories, and good aesthetics will get you through times of dubious morals better than admirable morals will get you through times of aesthetic poverty. It's interesting to compare what Fiore is saying here with that Mark Millar piece above, where we have both Fiore and Millar essentially trying to convince the world to let them enjoy they things that they enjoy. [DC Pride 2025 is an ambitious comic that takes the time to dig into the characters’ individual hopes, fears, and dreams - Graphic PolicyDC Pride 2025 is an ambitious comic with summer crossover energy that tells an epic story with DC’s LGBTQ+ characters![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/wp-1579489794250-6.jpg)Graphic PolicyLogan Dalton![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/dc-pride-2025-featured.jpg)](https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/06/06/dc-pride-2025-is-an-ambitious-comic-that-takes-the-time-to-dig-into-the-characters-individual-hopes-fears-and-dreams/?ref=fromcovertocover.com) I somehow missed this book last week. I'll need to try to pick it up next time I'm in a shop. [SunflowersPut simply, Sunflowers is an amazing comic, an autobiographical account of what it is like to being bipolar. It goes from hypomania to mania…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/favicon-122.ico)Stergios Botzakis![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/Sunflowers.png)](https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/06/sunflowers.html?ref=fromcovertocover.com) Keezy Young's *Sunflowers* is a stunning comic. [Batman: Dark Patterns feels both impossible and impressiveThe current Dark Patterns miniseries from DC and creators Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman is a future classic Batman comic.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/apple-icon-6.png)PopverseGraeme McMillan![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/batmandp01-3pwbfxatpj4fnbtzsvkjjgfnma.jpg)](https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-batman-dark-patterns-dc-single-minded-review?ref=fromcovertocover.com) Graeme McMillan finds that Batman: Dark Patterns feels like it's forging some kind of new path by embracing an approach to Batman that's rooted in the 1970s and 1980s. [It’s Generic! So Why Did Marvel Publish This Comic?By Martyn Pedler It’s 1984\. Alan Moore has just taken over writing duties on DC Comics’ Swamp Thing, beginning one of the most lauded runs in comic book history. Marvel publishes the iconic, fan-fa…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/cropped-logo_bw-4.jpg)ShelfdustSkip to content![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/generic-comic-book-featured.png)](https://shelfdust.com/2025/06/04/its-generic-why-did-marvel-publish-this-comic/?ref=fromcovertocover.com) I remember this comic but have no memories of the comic itself. It's this huge blank spot in my memory. I had no idea how the Family Circus has been in this state of updated reruns for years now. [Keiler Roberts’ Preparing To BiteKeiler Roberts’ first book with Drawn & Quarterly was My Begging Chart. For a while, it seemed like it would be her last original book for…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/icon/favicon-121.ico)Rob Clough![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/thumbnail/download.jpg)](https://highlowcomics.blogspot.com/2025/06/keiler-roberts-preparing-to-bite.html?ref=fromcovertocover.com) Keiler Roberts is a favorite around here and her new book is sitting on my desk right now.