> ## 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. # This Week in Comics Journalism- April 17th, 2022 - URL: https://www.fromcovertocover.com/this-week-in-comics-journalism-4/ - Published: 2022-04-17T13:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2022-04-17T13:00:06.000Z - Description: A look at the week in comic writing. - Author: Mike Baxter - Tags: grant morrison, jean-michel basquiat, gareth hopkins, martha hopkins ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/2022/04/image.jpeg) Perhaps not this week, but I read it this week via Alex Segura's contribution to the Sunday Longform email, Kelly Kanayama writes a beautiful exploration of Grant Morrison's **Multiversity,** [specificallyGrant'scollaboration with Frank Quitely on the Pax Americana issue](https://neotextreview.com/culture/peace-and-relativity-pax-americana-as-a-9-11-response-to-the-cold-war-eras-watchmen?ref=fromcovertocover.com). For The Comics Journal, [Sean McTiernan profiles the recent Squeak the Mouse collection via an articulated conversation about the role of transgression in the arts](https://www.tcj.com/transgression-squeak-the-mouse/?ref=fromcovertocover.com). Bonus point: McTiernan is the clear favorite for the lauded "Comics Criticism Line of the Year" with, "Thankfully, **Squeak the Mouse* does not just staple its scrotum at you over and over." ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/2022/04/FA1AA930-D318-4822-853F-59F31A14C63E.webp) Another Neotext piece likely older than this week, but new to me is [Paco Taylor's](https://pacotaylor.contently.com/?ref=fromcovertocover.com) thorough [breakdown of Jean-Michel Basquiat' superhero influences and inspirations.](https://neotextcorp.com/culture/jean-michel-basquiats-superhero-influences/?ref=fromcovertocover.com) I enjoy heady explorations of mainstream comics, and the past few years of X-Men discourse has explored the thematic implications of the Hixmen movement while also nerding out over X-Men continuity. [Chris Eddleman and Ron Secundus return to give the new X-Men '92 series that same treatment.](https://www.comicsxf.com/2022/04/15/hox-pox-toxcii-annotating-x-men-92-house-of-xcii-1/?ref=fromcovertocover.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/fc/cbfcdc7f-aad3-4f92-876f-5cbf3043df76/content/images/2022/04/F1165DA4-DC9D-4110-B49A-319E4B7B9A75.webp) Hey, more Grant Morrison news. They're writing a novel. What the hell will that be like? I don't know, but I recommend reading plenty of Thomas Pynchon, William S. Burroughs, and Claire North to prepare. Cheryl Eddy at [io9 has the scoop and an inrerview with Morrison to boot](https://gizmodo.com/grant-morrison-comics-legend-first-novel-exclusive-reve-1848790497?utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=SocialMarketing&utm%5Fcampaign=dlvrit&utm%5Fcontent=io9). There comes a time when mom makes you put your toys away, and they eventuslly stay put away for good (except for My Little Pony -damn, this metaphor is apt). After some speculation about what IDW would do after losing both Transformers and G.I. Joe licenses, the decision is in: pivot towards creator-owned. Will this signal a shift in direction for IDW as a whole, or will it lead to a balanced portfolio of sorts, a la BOOM!? (God, that's some punctuation there). [Heidi MacDonald has the scoop for the Beat.](https://www.comicsbeat.com/idw-originals-launches-nine-new-series-from-snyder-ridley-wilson-more?ref=fromcovertocover.com) [At Broken Frontier, Andy Oliver profiles ***Ghosts in Things*** by father-daughter duo, Gareth and Martha Hopkins](https://www.brokenfrontier.com/ghosts-in-things-gareth-a-hopkins-martha-bill/?ref=fromcovertocover.com). I need to find a way to get this abstract minimalist minicomic on this side of the pond. I cant say enough about Graeme McMillan's newsletter, Comics FYI. This week, [Graeme digs into the aforemtmiomed IDW news as well as Image's 30th Anniversary](https://www.getrevue.co/profile/ComicsFYI/issues/all-new-all-original-1133438?ref=fromcovertocover.com). Ok, this series of threads predates this seek, but I've already proven time is relative. I love Comrade Bullski's threads, and I get lost in them for hours at a time. > Every thread in my series on the history of the Archie/MLJ superheroes in order. > > The golden age:[https://t.co/zjMcqU4joh](https://t.co/zjMcqU4joh?ref=fromcovertocover.com) > > — Comrade\_Bullski (@Comrade\_Bullski) [April 11, 2022](https://twitter.com/Comrade%5FBullski/status/1513508612005679121?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=fromcovertocover.com) Finallt, are you a librarian or educator? Do you revile censorship. The American Library Association is looking for your help. [Click here](https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2022/04/gncrt-seeks-information-about-censorship-comics-schools-and-libraries?ref=fromcovertocover.com) to learn about their new roundtable coalition.