Hey Kids! Comics! October Reprise
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Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for October 2025 release (or so).
Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,
though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea.
Our mid-month October Hey Kids! Comics! list had scores of books. When we started getting news of more October releases it was no problem, we could easily throw them in with the November comics. But more and more October titles kept appearing and it has become necessary to add a supplement to the October post. So…
The Art of Milt Gross Vol. One: Mastering Cartoon Pantomime-Judge 1923-24 by Paul C. Tumey
In 1923, when he was working hard to re-establish himself in the newspaper cartooning industry with a full-time job at The New York World, Gross also broke into the slick, weekly humor magazine market and provided Judge with dozens of superb, dense, funny pages of comics.
Before Nize Baby, before Count Screwloose, Milt Gross was quietly revolutionizing humor on the printed page. In fact, as this book shows, he first developed some of his funniest comics in his Judge work and later remade them for his newspaper strips and even some of the best parts of his 1930 graphic novel, He Done Her Wrong.
These early comics reveal the birth of his unmistakable style: big-hearted, kinetic, and wildly inventive while also being intriguingly tighter and less wild than his mature work.
For the first time, this volume gathers his complete Judge magazine work from 1923–24, with annotations and a deep dive illustrated essay by comics historian Paul C. Tumey (Screwball! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny).
Weird by Jack Ohman (cartoonist account)
Pulitzer-Prize winning editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman draws the four weirdest political and cultural years in American history. With mordant humor, clever word play, and bold lines, Ohman is one of our nation’s leading visual commentators.
All Negro Comics: Americas First Black Comic Book by Orrin C. Evans and various (anniversary edition)
Three quarters of a century ago, Orrin C. Evans lead a team of cartoonists to create the first comic book anthology of original Black characters created by Black talent, with the expressed purpose of entertaining while rejecting harmful stereotypes and pushing boundaries in the industry. This was only 8 years after Action Comics #1, 6 years after Captain America #1 and a whole 19 years before Black Panther hit the pages of Fantastic Four.
All-Negro Comics #1 should be among those revered moments in comic book history, but the original print run was quickly removed from newsstands and faded into obscurity, remaining largely unknown for 75 years. . . until now…
This is Wild: The Best of Carlos by Carlos Amato (cartoonist interview)
Join award-winning cartoonist Carlos Amato as he takes you on a wild ride down the corridors of recent history. From vaccines to Vladimir, from GNU to Uncle Scam, Carlos takes no prisoners as he hammers on our collective funny bone. A barnstorming selection of the best of his work over the past eight years.
Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West by Bill Griffith (reveiw) (signed)
In his new graphic biography, legendary cartoonist Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead, tells the story of his namesake and great-grandfather, William Henry Jackson, who was one of the first photographers of the American West.
Jackson’s photography spurred Americans to move westward, inspiring photographers such as Ansel Adams, and playing a role in the creation of our national parks, including Yellowstone.
Using his unique approach to graphic novel biography, which Kirkus hails as setting a “standard” for the medium, Griffith explores every aspect of his great-grandfather’s life and legacy, which he pulls from family letters, diaries, and anecdotes, primary sources, and the archives of the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress, as well as from the more than 25 books written about Jackson and his work.
Uneasy Elixirs: 50 Curious Cocktails Inspired by the Works of Edward Gorey by Virginia Miller
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Edward Gorey’s birth, and created in conjunction with his estate, Uneasy Elixirs presents a delectable collection of fifty Goreyesque potions, libations, nightcaps, and aperitifs. For the first time ever, fans will be able to enjoy cocktails inspired by Gorey’s characters and settings, such as The Thumbfumble (inspired by The Curious Sofa), Miss Quartermourning’s Grief (inspired by The Other Statue), The B is for Basil Julep (inspired by The Gashlycrumb Tinies—yes, Gorey’s ghastly children get their tipples, too), and The Q.R.V. No. 222, as well as one of Gorey’s personal favorite concoctions. Illustrated with original art from the Gorey archives and with glorious photography of these curious cocktails, Uneasy Elixirs is the perfect gift for every tremulous tosspot and disquieted dipsomaniac who loves a slightly wicked spirit.
Rare and unusual Gorey art, as well as Gorey favorites, illustrate this unique collection.
Fly on the Wall by Kevin Tobin (excerpt)
Fly on the Wall doesn’t just collect the best of 40 years of Kevin Tobin’s editorial cartoons for The Telegram (The Evening Telegram when he began); it tracks 40 years of Newfoundland and Labrador’s history: politics, social movements, sports, celebrities, boondoggles, feel-good stories, schemes… , emergencies, and triumphs, all seen through the lens of a keen, satirical, and no-holds-barred fly on the wall. Inside you’ll find many familiar faces and events, from Joey Smallwood and Danny Williams to Muskrat Falls and the pandemic—all skewered, marinated, and ready to BBQ. Tobin’s cartoons not only capture current events as they happen along with the colourful characters involved; they also bring to image and word the true nature of Newfoundland and Labrador’s famous sense of humour. Readers of The Telegram will be familiar with Tobin’s tiny flies, sketched into the corners of his cartoons since the early days—a symbol for the cartoonist himself, a fly on the wall of Newfoundland and Labrador life: watching, listening in, waiting to cut through the buzz.
Conversations with Denis Kitchen edited by Kim A. Munson
Conversations with Denis Kitchen offers an in-depth exploration of the multifaceted career of Denis Kitchen (b. 1946), one of the most influential figures in the world of comics. This book, comprised of interviews spanning decades, provides a rare glimpse into the mind of a man who has worn many hats—publisher, cartoonist, writer, and advocate. Beginning with Kitchen’s early days selling his self-created Mom’s Homemade Comics at a parade in 1969, the interviews chronicle the rise of Kitchen Sink Press, the underground comix movement, founding the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and the challenges of navigating the rapidly changing comics industry.
The interviews delve into the key phases of Kitchen’s career, from his work with underground comix icons like Robert Crumb and Trina Robbins to his efforts in revitalizing the careers of legends like Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman. The book also covers the tumultuous merger with Tundra Publishing in the 1990s, the eventual downfall of Kitchen Sink Press, and Kitchen’s successful reinvention as an agent, curator, and publisher in collaboration with Dark Horse.
Hybrid Goth by Bill Holbrook
In the aftermath of the pandemic, Dethany and the Fastrack staff adjust to their new workplace habitat as hybrid employees. Finding their footing can be a challenge, almost like a hoofed creature gingerly making her way through a swamp.
Ms. Trellis gives Dethany the assignment of creating satellite offices as a stopgap solution. However, she’s not prepared for the imagination that Dethany will bring to the task.
In other Fastrack news, Fi grapples with job dissatisfaction which makes her perfect for conducting staff orientation. Dethany and Fi make a sales call, and Dethany’s childhood friend Patricia is hired by the HR department. (Dethany didn’t use her influence to get her the job, but it did help that Dethany had spent years voicing complaints to her about Fastrack’s shortcomings.)
Outside the office, newlyweds Dethany and Guy are visited by Col. Dendrobia. The two make a Goth-flavored road trip, and Fi’s son Curt makes friends with Autocorrect’s daughter Cora. Finally, supply chain issues strike everyone, including Santa Claus.
The New Cartoonist Sep/Oct 2025
A bi-monthly digital magazine for cartoonists and fans of cartoonists! Full of articles, interviews, videos, profiles, reviews, listings of events, a look at upcoming cartoonists, archives and much more; but best of all The New Cartoonist is full of cartoons!
Books Are… by Grant Snider, after Rudine Sims Bishop (poster)
Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper.
Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
Paper weight: 189 g/m
Opacity: 94%
ISO brightness: 104%
Paper is sourced from Japan
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