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Wednesday, April 01, 2015
April 9: Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio Garcia Sanchez
Takoma Park Maryland Library
Graphic
novelists Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio Garcia Sanchez will present their
new book for kids, "Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure" on Thursday, April
9, at 7:30 p.m. In the book, Spiegelman and Sanchez tell the story of a
boy named Pablo, who gets separated from his schoolmates on a class
trip and has to figure out how to navigate the NYC subway system. In a
starred review, Kirkus noted that the book is "required reading for
anyone, tourist or resident, mystified by or anxious about using
arguably the greatest public-transportation system on the planet.." At
our event, Politics & Prose will be selling copies of "Lost in
NYC," but the event is free and no purchase is required to attend.
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
March 15: SuperNoVa Comicons Leesburg Va.
SuperNoVa Comicons is happy to announce our return to Leesburg Virginia on Sunday March 15th from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Over 50 Tables of vendors, artist, small press and special guests.
There will be vendors from 4 states offering comic books from Golden, Silver, Bronze and Modern Ages. Comic books for all ages, Non-Sports Cards, Comic Supplies, Gaming Supplies and MORE!!!
Confirmed Guests and Small Press:
Hebb Trimpe
Patrick Block
Shelly Block
Chris Flick
Bill McKay
Dan Nokes
Paste Pot Prefects
Mark Roberts
Top Secret Press
Hebb Trimpe
Patrick Block
Shelly Block
Chris Flick
Bill McKay
Dan Nokes
Paste Pot Prefects
Mark Roberts
Top Secret Press
Confirmed Vendors:
All American Comics- Gene Carpenter
Fandata Bargain Comics- Harry Hopkins
Duckys Comics
Timber Grove Traders- Dave Wulf
Philadelphia Comicon- Derek Woywood
Zeno's Books
Black Dog Collectables
Dave Bowen
Tom Jackson
Hero Initiative
Ram Collectables
Anaconda Collectables
Flying Donut Comics- Dan Cusimano
Comic Logic Books and Art- Kevin Bednarz
Untamed Worlds- Chris Garbee
Scott Deane
Pack Cracker- Teddy Antonakos
Everyday Comics- John Rudemaker
Silver Dragon Studios- Thomas Mulvey
Phantom Wolfe Apparel- Ed Richter
Records and Rarities- Ryan Lynch
GameOn Comics
Cards Comics and Collectables- Marc Nathan
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
March 2: Steve Brodner in Baltimore
Steve Brodner will be speaking on Johns Hopkins' Homewood Campus at 5:30 on March 2. See the image for more details.
Monday, February 23, 2015
With Macbeth behind him, Gareth Hinds eyes an "impossibly long list of classic adaptations"
Gareth Hinds (all pictures from his website) |
Gareth Hinds just released Macbeth, his newest Shakespeare adaptation. He'll be introducing Macbeth tonight at the Takoma Park Library in MD, Politics and Prose in DC on March 3, and Hooray for Books in VA this Friday. Maria Russo at the New York Times just gave the book an excellent review, writing "The book feels like a remarkably faithful rendering of the world of the play. You can almost feel the damp chill of the Scottish Highlands in the silvery-green palette, and as the murdered corpses pile up, the warm oranges of the candlelit castle interiors inevitably tinge toward the blood-red at the center of the story."
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
Graphic novels based on literary classics
Always a combination, sometimes more digital, sometimes more traditional.
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
I'm from central Vermont. I was born in 1971.
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
My wife took a job at the literacy nonprofit First Book, and we moved to Takoma Park about a year and a half ago.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
I went to Parsons School of Design for illustration, but they didn't have a lot of classes on comics, so as a cartoonist I'm mostly self-taught.
Who are your influences?
Herge, Moebius, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walt Simonson, Walt Kelly, Lorenzo Matotti, Enki Bilal, Masamune Shirow and a lot of other manga artists.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
I would have probably picked a more popular play than King Lear as my first Shakespeare outing.
I'm from central Vermont. I was born in 1971.
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
My wife took a job at the literacy nonprofit First Book, and we moved to Takoma Park about a year and a half ago.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
I went to Parsons School of Design for illustration, but they didn't have a lot of classes on comics, so as a cartoonist I'm mostly self-taught.
Who are your influences?
Herge, Moebius, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walt Simonson, Walt Kelly, Lorenzo Matotti, Enki Bilal, Masamune Shirow and a lot of other manga artists.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
I would have probably picked a more popular play than King Lear as my first Shakespeare outing.
What work are you best-known for?
Beowulf and The Odyssey
Beowulf and The Odyssey
What work are you most proud of?
When I look back at each book I see things to love and things to groan about. Beowulf launched my career. The Odyssey is my magnum opus (At least so far).
When I look back at each book I see things to love and things to groan about. Beowulf launched my career. The Odyssey is my magnum opus (At least so far).
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
An impossibly long list of classic adaptations and original projects.
An impossibly long list of classic adaptations and original projects.
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
Work on something else for a bit, draw from life, meditate, doodle.
Work on something else for a bit, draw from life, meditate, doodle.
Beowulf |
The only constant is change. However, like other media I don't think newer forms of storytelling will make comics go away, though they may become less profitable or change in terms of delivery format. I'm already doing eBooks, and I think they're still in their infancy. We're kind of still waiting for the right reading platform/device as well as a unified format.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
I've been at SPX on and off since the mid-90s. I generally don't table, as I prefer to walk around and see what/who is there. I have been a guest at the Gaithersburg Book Fest and am going back this year.
What's your favorite thing about DC?
What's your favorite thing about DC?
It's a lot easier to get around to things than New York, and there's more good theater (especially Shakespeare) than almost any other city but New York.
Least favorite?
What monument or museum do like to take visitors to?
Depends on who they are, but my favorite is probably The Portrait Gallery / Smithsonian Museum of Art. Particularly the Luce Center and some of the contemporary portrait shows.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
There are quite a few options I like, but right now probably Founding Farmers and Comet Pizza Ping Pong (right next to Politics & Prose bookstore!).
Do you have a website or blog?
Do you have a website or blog?
www.garethhinds.com links to my blog, email newsletter, and social media profiles.
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Feb 5: George O'Connor returns to the Takoma Park MD Library
George O'Connor returns to the Takoma Park MD Library, Thursday Feb 5th, 7:30 in the kids room at the Takoma Park Maryland Library. If you can't make his signing earlier in the day come find him here. He's introducing Ares: Bringer of War, the newest in his Olympians series.
Talk process, research, story, characters, etc. with a real chill dude who has managed to carve a nice space for himself on the bookshelves of your local library and in schools etc. Nice guy does well. Hang out and have fun.
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Sunday, February 01, 2015
Cartoonists at Politics and Prose in February
3rd
Start: 10:30 am
4th
Start: 6:30 pm
5th
Start: 7:30 pm
17th
Start: 10:30 am
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Cartoonists at Politics and Prose in February
3rd
Start: 10:30 am
4th
Start: 6:30 pm
5th
Start: 7:30 pm
17th
Start: 10:30 am
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Big Planet Comics 20% off everything New Year's Day sale!
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Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Hagen paintings at Cafe Nola
David Hagen says, "Hagen paintings are on display at Cafe Nola...
....for the whole month of December! Only problem is you have to hike up to Frederick.
I personally am giving a Hagen original as a gift this Christmas.
Monday, November 03, 2014
Nov 22: Nightmare The Rat Signing with Rafer Roberts and John Shine
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Friday, October 31, 2014
The Post reviews ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’
Not a Disney princess story
[in print in the Express as "A fairy tale made for grown ups"; 'The Tale of the Princess Kaguya' movie review]
By Michael O'SullivanWashington Post October 31, 2014, p. EZ 34 and Express, p. 22
http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya-movie-review/2014/10/29/bd63986c-5e1d-11e4-8b9e-2ccdac31a031_story.html
Chloë Grace Moretz gives voice to the title character in the dubbed version of the animated "The Tale of Princess Kaguya." (Hatake Jimusho/GKids)
Monday, September 29, 2014
Oct 21: Art Spiegelman's Wordless at GWU
Art Spiegelman's WORDLESS! with music by Phillip Johnston
Presented by GW Lisner as part of the Washington DCJCC's Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival
Presented by GW Lisner as part of the Washington DCJCC's Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 8:00pm
Tickets: $35, $40, $45
Art Spiegelman and Phillip Johnston unite in WORDLESS! -- a new and stimulating hybrid of slides, talk and musical performance. With original music by Phillip Johnston and live narration and text by Art Spiegelman, this live performance delves into Art's premise around comics, their history, and their capacity for images to go right to the brain as wordless messages. Experience the art of comics as Spiegelman probes further into the nature and possibilities of his medium.
15% discount for Students/Alumni/Faculty/Staff with GWID and Seniors/Military with ID at the Lisner Box Office.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
8/30: Cartoonists at the National Book Festival
Cartoonists' schedules at the National Book Festival
10:00 am-10:30 am | Jeffrey Brown | 11:00 am-noon |
11:20 am-11:50 am | Dav Pilkey | 12:30 pm-1:30 pm |
12:45 pm-1:30 pm | Andrew Aydin | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm |
12:45 pm-1:30 pm | Rep. John Lewis | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm |
2:00 pm-2:30 pm | Brian Biggs | 3:00 pm-4:00 pm |
2:40 pm-3:10 pm | Bob Staake | 3:30 pm-4:30 pm |
4:40 pm-5:10 pm | Jules Feiffer | 3:30 pm-4:30 pm |
4:40 pm-5:10 pm | Gene Luen Yang | 3:30 pm-4:30 pm |
Graphic Novels Super Session
Time | Author | Signing |
---|---|---|
6:00 pm-6:35 pm | Raina Telgemeier | 7:00 pm-8:00 pm |
6:45 pm-7:20 pm | Bryan Lee O'Malley | 8:00 pm-9:00 pm |
7:30 pm-8:05 pm | Vivek Tiwary | 8:30 pm-9:30 pm |
7:30 pm-8:05 pm | Kyle Baker | 8:30 pm-9:30 pm |
8:15 pm-8:50 pm | Liza Donnelly | 9:00 pm-10:00 pm |
9:00 pm-9:45 pm | Jeff Smith | 7:30 pm-8:30 pm |
There will be a raffle during the Graphic Novel super session in the evening. Jeff Smith and Vivek Tiwary have donated signed items, with promises from some of the others. You must be present to win.
Friday, July 18, 2014
August 14: Civil War veterans Swann Lecture at Library of Congress
Free and Open to the Public
Empty Sleeves and Bloody Shirts: Disabled Civil War Veterans and Presidential Campaigns, 1864-1880
An Illustrated Lecture by Erin Corrales-Diaz
Swann Foundation Fellow, 2013-2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014, at 12 noon
In West Dining Room, Madison Building, 6th Floor
Sponsored by the Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon
and the Prints & Photographs Division
Request ADA accommodation five days in advance at 202.707.6362 or ADA@loc.gov; for additional information
Contact Martha Kennedy at mkenn@loc.gov or 202.707-9115
Friday, July 11, 2014
2014 National Book Festival comics guests
Comic bookers who will be guests at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Aug. 30 include: Bryan Lee O'Malley, Jeff Smith, Raina Telegemeier, Gene Luen Yang, Jeffrey Brown, Jules Feiffer, Kyle Baker, Brian Biggs, Andrew Aydin and Rep. John Lewis.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Monday, June 23, 2014
The Post reviews The Lion King play
'The Lion King,' exuberant as ever, takes pride of place at the Kennedy Center [in print as Lion King: A Sensory Feast].
Nia Holloway as Nala in "The Lion King," playing at Kennedy Center. (Joan Marcus)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/the-lion-king-roars-at-the-kennedy-center/2014/06/22/730324ae-fa27-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html
Saturday, June 21, 2014
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