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Thanks to everyone who came out to our live podcast this week! We had a great turnout and some amazing audience participation, from an open Q&A session to an audience trivia challenge, official sponsorship by Pepsi, free cupcakes and banana bread, a live musical number, and an amazing laff track! Some pictures are posted on our website along with the audio for the episode, 
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - June 29, 2012
Truitt on Chef Bourdain's comic book
Bourdain slices more than sushi in graphic novel
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 26 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-26/Anthony-Bourdain-Get-Jiro/55846464/1
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 26 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-26/Anthony-Bourdain-Get-Jiro/55846464/1
Thursday, June 28, 2012
SPX Announces Original Art Donations for the Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress
SPX Announces Original Art Donations for the Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress
For Immediate Release Contact: Warren Bernard
E-Mail: warren@spxpo.com
Bethesda, Maryland; June 28, 2012 – Small Press Expo is pleased to announce the acquisition and subsequent donation to the Library of Congress of original art by various Small Press Expo alumni and exhibitors. Sara Duke, curator of Applied and Graphic Material in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress had this to say about the donation:
We are excited that our partnership with SPX is leading to a greater understanding of the patrimony of comics; the wealth of original cartoon art here at the Library of Congress now includes independent and small press cartoonists. We are looking forward to the Expo in September, and hope that more talented artists will join the ranks of Raina Telgemeier, Jim Rugg, Jen Sorensen, Matthew Thurber, Keith Knight, Jim Woodring, and Matt Bors in the SPX Collection at the Library of Congress.
The originals include examples of Kurtzman and Glyph Award winner Keith Knight's daily comic strip, The Knight Life as well as examples from his other strips K Chronicles and (Th)ink. 2012 Herblock Award winner Matt Bors donated a number of originals, as did Jen Sorensen, whose Slowpoke syndicated strip won the 2012 AltWeekly Award for Cartoons.
Every year SPX is honored to have flyers, posters, tote bags, badges, and a program guide decorated with original works by creators attending the show. In addition to gifting copies of the 2011 Small Press Expo's posters, flyers, etc., to the Library of Congress, creators such as Jim Woodring, Matthew Thurber and Jim Rugg donated their originals to be alongside the printed versions. This activity, which will be performed on a yearly basis, will enshrine the artistic heritage of the annual Small Press Expo festival in the Library of Congress cartoon and comics holdings.
The Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress is a first of its kind partnership to preserve the legacy of the indie comics community by focusing on original art by SPX exhibitors, as well as limited edition mini-comics and other publications that are created by the SPX community.
About SPX
Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators, as well as a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests.
As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which funds graphic novel purchases for public and academic libraries, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), which protects the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, go to their website at http://www.cbldf.org.
SPX 2012 will be held Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.spxpo.com.
For Immediate Release Contact: Warren Bernard
E-Mail: warren@spxpo.com
Bethesda, Maryland; June 28, 2012 – Small Press Expo is pleased to announce the acquisition and subsequent donation to the Library of Congress of original art by various Small Press Expo alumni and exhibitors. Sara Duke, curator of Applied and Graphic Material in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress had this to say about the donation:
We are excited that our partnership with SPX is leading to a greater understanding of the patrimony of comics; the wealth of original cartoon art here at the Library of Congress now includes independent and small press cartoonists. We are looking forward to the Expo in September, and hope that more talented artists will join the ranks of Raina Telgemeier, Jim Rugg, Jen Sorensen, Matthew Thurber, Keith Knight, Jim Woodring, and Matt Bors in the SPX Collection at the Library of Congress.
The originals include examples of Kurtzman and Glyph Award winner Keith Knight's daily comic strip, The Knight Life as well as examples from his other strips K Chronicles and (Th)ink. 2012 Herblock Award winner Matt Bors donated a number of originals, as did Jen Sorensen, whose Slowpoke syndicated strip won the 2012 AltWeekly Award for Cartoons.
Every year SPX is honored to have flyers, posters, tote bags, badges, and a program guide decorated with original works by creators attending the show. In addition to gifting copies of the 2011 Small Press Expo's posters, flyers, etc., to the Library of Congress, creators such as Jim Woodring, Matthew Thurber and Jim Rugg donated their originals to be alongside the printed versions. This activity, which will be performed on a yearly basis, will enshrine the artistic heritage of the annual Small Press Expo festival in the Library of Congress cartoon and comics holdings.
The Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress is a first of its kind partnership to preserve the legacy of the indie comics community by focusing on original art by SPX exhibitors, as well as limited edition mini-comics and other publications that are created by the SPX community.
About SPX
Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators, as well as a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests.
As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which funds graphic novel purchases for public and academic libraries, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), which protects the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, go to their website at http://www.cbldf.org.
SPX 2012 will be held Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.spxpo.com.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Seth McFarlane sends Carl Sagen papers to Library of Congress
DCist caught this story.
Carl Sagan papers donated by 'Family Guy' creator
By BEN NUCKOLS | Associated Press June 27 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/carl-sagan-papers-donated-family-guy-creator-153806532.html
Carl Sagan papers donated by 'Family Guy' creator
By BEN NUCKOLS | Associated Press June 27 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/carl-sagan-papers-donated-family-guy-creator-153806532.html
TONIGHT: Graphic novel discussion group at Politics and Prose
From: Adam Waterreus
Just a late reminder: we'll meet today to discuss Dylan Dog: Case Files, at 7:30pm.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Catching up with news
The Daily Cartoonist caught that the Washington City Paper caught Washington Examiner is downplaying cartoons further since Nate Beeler left:
Examiner Spices Up Page Two After Cartoonist's Exit
by Will Sommer on Jun. 25, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/06/25/examiner-spices-up-page-two-after-cartoonists-exit/
E&P Online on the WP Writers Guild:
Syndicates: Changes Abound at The Washington Post
by: Rob Tornoe
5/17/2012
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Columns/Article/Syndicates--Changes-Abound-at-The-Washington-Post
The AV Club reviews the new Team Cul de Sac book:
Graphic novels & art-comics—June 2012
by Noel Murray June 25, 2012
http://www.avclub.com/articles/graphic-novels-artcomicsjune-2012,81705/
Weldon continues his return to Monkey See:
The Official Monkey See GAFFE-B-GON Primer: Big Gay Mutant Wedding Edition
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (June 25, 2012)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/06/25/155354009/the-official-monkeysee-gaffe-b-gon-primer-big-gay-mutant-wedding-edition
and Comics Riffs reports:
THE OATMEAL's CHARITY DRIVE: Inman's Indiegogo campaign closes with $220K — next: the money shot
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comics Riffs June 26 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-oatmeals-charity-drive-inmans-indiegogo-campaign-closes-with-220k--next-the-money-shot/2012/06/26/gJQAw9p13V_blog.html#pagebreak
PIXAR TIPS: 'Brave' artist Emma Coats shares her storytelling wit and wisdom on Twitter (#FollowHer)
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 25 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/pixar-tips-brave-artist-emma-coats-shares-her-storytelling-wit-and-wisdom-on-twitter-followher/2012/06/25/gJQADaxd2V_blog.html#pagebreak
Examiner Spices Up Page Two After Cartoonist's Exit
by Will Sommer on Jun. 25, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/06/25/examiner-spices-up-page-two-after-cartoonists-exit/
E&P Online on the WP Writers Guild:
Syndicates: Changes Abound at The Washington Post
by: Rob Tornoe
5/17/2012
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Columns/Article/Syndicates--Changes-Abound-at-The-Washington-Post
The AV Club reviews the new Team Cul de Sac book:
Graphic novels & art-comics—June 2012
by Noel Murray June 25, 2012
http://www.avclub.com/articles/graphic-novels-artcomicsjune-2012,81705/
Weldon continues his return to Monkey See:
The Official Monkey See GAFFE-B-GON Primer: Big Gay Mutant Wedding Edition
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (June 25, 2012)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/06/25/155354009/the-official-monkeysee-gaffe-b-gon-primer-big-gay-mutant-wedding-edition
and Comics Riffs reports:
THE OATMEAL's CHARITY DRIVE: Inman's Indiegogo campaign closes with $220K — next: the money shot
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comics Riffs June 26 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-oatmeals-charity-drive-inmans-indiegogo-campaign-closes-with-220k--next-the-money-shot/2012/06/26/gJQAw9p13V_blog.html#pagebreak
PIXAR TIPS: 'Brave' artist Emma Coats shares her storytelling wit and wisdom on Twitter (#FollowHer)
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 25 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/pixar-tips-brave-artist-emma-coats-shares-her-storytelling-wit-and-wisdom-on-twitter-followher/2012/06/25/gJQADaxd2V_blog.html#pagebreak
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Washington Jewish Week on Graphic Details exhibit at DCJCC
What hurts you: In exhibit, artists accentuate the awkward
by David Holzel
Washington Jewish Week June 20 2012
http://washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=17442
by David Holzel
Washington Jewish Week June 20 2012
http://washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=17442
Friday, June 22, 2012
Comic Riffs talks to Brave's director
PIXAR's 'BRAVE': Director Mark Andrews on the duality of teens, the singularity of his mission — and what a man in a kilt brings to Pixar
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 22 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/pixars-brave-director-mark-andrews-on-the-duality-of-teens-the-singularity-of-his-mission--and-what-a-man-in-a-kilt-brings-to-pixar/2012/06/22/gJQA9qh6tV_blog.html#pagebreak
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 22 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/pixars-brave-director-mark-andrews-on-the-duality-of-teens-the-singularity-of-his-mission--and-what-a-man-in-a-kilt-brings-to-pixar/2012/06/22/gJQA9qh6tV_blog.html#pagebreak
Matt Dembicki's Xoc Pup online!
From: Matt Dembicki:
Big Planet Comics is running a serialized online comic I did leading up to the debut of Xoc: The Journey of a Great White next month at Comic-Con. The spinoff Xoc Pup will be updated Weds and Fris over the next few weeks. Enjoy! :)
Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - June 22, 2012
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We're actually giving you a weekend off this week, to allow you to prepare for next Wednesday night's live recording of the Big Planet Comics Podcast #50! To celebrate this milestone, we are recording the podcast live at the Vienna Big Planet Comics store Wednesday, June 27. Come at 8 and watch, or if you are brave, you can take our trivia challenge or participate in other surprise activities! If you are coming, please let us know at 
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