Miss Cellany’s Weekend Roundup
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That two panel Nancy/No Ice in context, Revolutionary War comix, Bootleg Calvin and Hobbes, 2026’s Free Comic Book Day. Comic Giveaway Day (it’s complicated), 2026’s Best Picture Oscar eligible animation, powerhouses Disney and Webtoon partner.
The Nancy Notice
Anyone with access to social media has seen those Nancy “Notice/No Ice” panels, it is ubiquitous. What may surprise some is that they are exactly as Ernie Bushmiller drew them and not manipulated. Here is the entire 1944 strip showing the two panels in their original context.
American Revolution Funnies
It is always a delight when two of my favorite flavors come together in a perfect blend.
So it is with Peter Bagge‘s four page profile of Mercy Otis Warren in the latest issue of Reason magazine. Sister of Sam Adams’ mentor James Otis, wife of early American Revolution patriot James Warren, and a firebrand in her own right (and write).
Bootlegs
Also omnipresent on my social media feeds.
So they look really nice. But taking the first image for an example of all the others I would have to guess that they are all bootlegs as Bill Watterson would never sign off on this licensing of Calvin and Hobbes.
May 2, 2026 is Free Comic Book Day AND Comic Giveaway Day (It’s complicated).
Of interest here, and legitimately licensed, are two comic strip characters in comic book form.
For Comic Giveaway Day is Garfield from Kaboom with stories by Mark Evanier, Scott Nickel, Dan Davis, Gary Barker, Mike DeCarlo, Fred Hembeck, Andy Hirsch, Mark Heike, David DeGrand, and Stephanie Heike.
Join Garfield, Jon, Odie, and the rest of the gang for a series of hilarious exploits, cat-filled capers, and plenty of sass signature to the one-and-only orange feline. But that’s not all! This special also contains a preview from the brand-new BABY GARFIELD series that follows the furry feline before he became the ornery orange kitty … featuring an excerpt from the first of four upcoming Garfield compact comics, in stores July 2026!
For Free Comic Book Day 2026 comes Flash Gordon from Mad Cave by Jeremy Adams and Will Conrad.
THE BEST-SELLING SCI-FI SPECTACULAR RETURNS IN AN ALL-NEW BLACK & WHITE EDITION! Flash awakes on a secret prison planet somewhere in the galaxy. Upon learning that Dale Arden is the subject of an assassination plot, he’s forced to break out and make his way across the galaxy to save her. Along the way, he encounters old friends, new threats, and a greater mystery surrounding WHO is pulling the strings of this universe. The first exciting issue in an all-new ongoing series!
7 Animated Pictures are Oscar-Eligible for Best Picture
The Academy Award people listed the movies that are acceptable to be considered for Best Picture Oscar and Animation Magazine has the list of animated features that made it to that list:
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences today revealed the list of 201 films eligible for consideration in the race for Best Picture at the 98th Oscars this year. It was also shared that a total of 317 films are in the running across all Oscar categories this year.
While animation has historically been left out of the nominations for Best Picture, several major studio features and a few high-profile imports made the initial consideration cut.
Making the list are The Bad Guys 2, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Dog Man, Elio, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Scarlet, and Zootopia 2
Animation Magazine had previously let us in on the list of Best Animated Feature eligible films.
The Disney/Webtoon Comic Platform
Alimat Aliyeva at Azernews reports on Webtoon bringing Disney (Marvel et.al.) properties to the internets.
The Walt Disney Company and Naver’s Webtoon Entertainment have finalized a strategic partnership to create a new digital comics platform that will merge Disney’s extensive portfolio with Webtoon’s original content, the companies announced Thursday.
The platform will feature over 35,000 titles from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, 20th Century Studios, and Disney, including both archived classics and ongoing series. It will also host select Webtoon Originals, offering readers both traditional page-by-page layouts and vertical-scroll formats optimized for mobile devices.
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