Dancing is Tapman's strength, but production values are his Kryptonite
By Rebecca Ritzel
Washington Post July 24 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
New home for Fantom Comics
Fantom Comics today opened at 3 p.m. at its new location on P Street at Dupont Circle. On Saturday, July 26, the store will host a grand opening with cake, goodies and a few local creators signing (such as S.L. Gallant of G.I. Joe and yours truly.)
Here are a few pics from today to whet your appetite for Saturday.
Fantom Comics owners Matt Klokel and Dave Bishop
Richard Thompson is on a blogging roll
Richard Thompson is on a blogging roll and has had some excellent posts lately. Read them immediately:
Creating Character
Agreed; The Specific is Funnier Than The General
Small things
Your Unnecessary Magazine Illustration for Today
Art in Illustration
New CAROLYN AND JOE SHOW podcast features Michael O’Connell
Its a Girl!
EPISODE 288
Bugs Bunny exhibit offered from Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
A Bugs Bunny exhibit is offered by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Details here.
Ann Telnaes criticized for political cartoon
Ann Telnaes is reporting on her blog that the Simon Wiesenthal Center got crabby about a cartoon she did, which she said is unsurprising BUT then "However unlike my male colleagues I also am receiving sexually violent and misogynistic threats in response to this cartoon." I call bullshit on intimidation such as this.
Ann is also a longtime supporter of the free speech group Cartoonists Rights Network International.
Big Planet Comics has Doctor Who special covers
from their Facebook page...
Out today! The adventures of the 10th & 11th Doctors... with a custom cover as they hang out at Big Planet Comics!
(Uhhhh not due to any strange customers we have, we promise...) 
Hank Steuver on The Simpsons new app
More 'Simpsons' than you can ever watch
[in print as A 'Simpsons' app: Dreaming the impossible, July 23, p. C1, 5]
By Hank Stuever July 22 2014
FXX is launching "Simpsons World," a new way of getting on demand "Simpsons" content, in October. Credit: Fox
Comic Riffs on Batman Day
COMIC-CON 2014: DC Comics marks 'Batman Day' Wednesday with national celebration–
and retail sale
[in print as On 75th birthday, Batman still soars, July 23, p. C1, 9]
By Michael Cavna July 22 2013
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
PR: Exclusive DC Comics Joker Figurines to be Sold at Comic-Con
I'm afraid that I'm a sucker for Schleich's figures. I bought dinosaurs for myself when they started showing up in the US, and then my daughter and I bought a lot of their knights, especially when visiting Rehoboth Beach. So when I got the following email, I caved and asked for the figure. Which arrived yesterday and is indeed very well done, as I would expect from Schleich. Now I have to decide if I'm going to try to collect the whole series. In the meantime, yes, I've danced with the devil... - Mike
Ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Schleich USA Inc. will sell limited edition Joker figurines during Comic-Con, July 24-27, in celebration of Batman's 75th anniversary.
Schleich USA Inc. will sell limited edition Joker figurines during Comic-Con, July 24-27, in celebration of Batman's 75th anniversary.
- 1,000 limited edition Joker figurines available exclusively at Comic-Con
- Sold through Toys R Us, at the Entertainment Earth Booth #2343, and Amazon.com in their Comic-Con Geek Boutique
- Schleich DC Comics product line launching in January 2015
- One guest will win a gold-painted Joker (the only one of its kind) and the first full set of the Schleich DC Comics line at a Schleich presentation July 27 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bob Staake's commercial
Bob Staake appears every weekend in The Post's Style Invitational contest, and he's a guest at this year's Library of Congress' National Book Festival. He's also just done a commercial for Intel. Click the article to read more:
Bob Staake, TV Star
By Shannon Maughan
Local newspaper launches strip by local cartoonist
Budding local cartoonist Annamaria Ward has her first comic strip published in the most recent edition of the Fauquier (Va.) Times. Check out "Kairos" each week, and visit Ward's Tumblr page to see her wonderful artistic range.
Reprinted with Ward's permission
Bill Watterson’s return to comics: Pearls Before Swine comic art auctioned for Parkinson’s research
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For more information:
Noah Fleisher, Public Relations Director
212-486-3510; NoahF@HA.com
Bill Watterson's return to comics: Pearls Before Swine comic art auctioned for Parkinson's research
The reclusive creator's artwork from the recently finished three-day collaboration with Stephen Pastis on Pearls Before Swine will sell Aug. 8, 2014 at Heritage Auctions, proceeds to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research; on display through Sunday, July 27, at ComicCon in San Diego
DALLAS – The original artwork for the recent three comic strip collaboration between Bill Watterson, the reclusive genius behind the much-loved Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, and Pearls Before Swine cartoonist Stephen Pastis – taking place in a three day run in June 2014 in Pearls – will be sold at Heritage Auctions on Aug. 8, 2014, with proceeds from the sale benefitting The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
All three comic strips will be on display through Sunday, July 27, 2014, at San Diego ComicCon.
"Anytime original Bill Watterson comic art shows up for auction it's a big deal," said Todd Hignite, Vice President at Heritage Auctions. "His collaboration with Stephan Pastis was an unexpected treat for his millions of fans. Now, thanks to this auction, fans will get to take the original art home while raising money for a great cause."
The collaboration between the two artists came at the suggestion of Watterson and was immediately embraced by an overwhelmed Pastis, who, like some many modern cartoonists, was greatly influenced by Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes. The trajectory of the three strip arc follows Pastis' comic strip alter-ego as he turns the drawing of the comic over to a precocious second-grader named Libby for three days. The results are both wickedly funny and uniquely Watterson, while remaining true to the sharp humor that defines the Pearls Before Swine strip.
At Watterson's request, the artwork is being sold on behalf of Team Cul de Sac, a non-profit charity established by editor/designer Chris Sparks on behalf of Cul de Sac cartoonist Richard Thompson, who is battling Parkinson's Disease – a piece of artwork done by Watterson depicting one of Thompson's Cul de Sac characters sold in 2012 as part of a charity auction to benefit Team Cul de Sac – and the profits from the sale of the original art (Heritage is waiving the seller's fee on the artwork and will also contribute half of the Buyer's Premium) will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
Heritage Auctions is the largest auction house founded in the United States and the world's third largest, with annual sales of more than $900 million, and 850,000+ online bidder members. For more information about Heritage Auctions, and to join and receive access to a complete record of prices realized, with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit HA.com.
Want to get the up-to-the-minute updates and breaking news stories about Heritage Auctions? Get them as they happen at: HA.com/Twitter; Facebook: HA.com/Facebook. To view a complete archive of Heritage press releases go to: HA.com/PR. To link to this press release on your blog or Website: HA.com/PR-2222.
Monday, July 21, 2014
July 23: Batman day at 3rd Eye Comics
This Wednesday is BATMAN DAY! Get a FREE Batman 75th Anniversary Comic!
Score a BATMAN mask!
Save BIG with our BATMAN Sale!
We'll be offering up a TON of cool free swag, along with a very special edition of the very first issue of BATMAN ever: DETECTIVE COMICS #27.
This new, special edition is strictly limited, is completely free, and features a brand new re-design by superstar graphic designer CHIP KIDD with a new script by BRAD MELTZER.
In addition, we'll be giving you a FREE Batman 75th Anniversary gift bag with ANY purchase on Wednesday 7/23, while supplies last!
PLUS: with any purchase of a BATMAN graphic novel (softcover or hardcover), we'll give you a FREE Batman mask, each one spotlights a different incarnation of the character's past looks - and you can collect them all, but supplies are limited!
Finally, we'll have some very rad BATMAN 75th anniversary capes available for purchase - these are a very special promotional item, and are very limited, so make sure you get here early to hook yourself up!
And, what's that.. a giant BAT-SALE? That's right, Third Eye Faithful, we'll be offering a special 20% OFF discount on ALL Batman-related graphic novels, and merchandise!
So join us on BATMAN DAY to celebrate one of the most bad-ass characters in the history of comics!
Click here for event info!
July 23: Free Batman comic available at Big Planet Comics and Barnes & Noble stores
It's a reprint of the recent Detective Comics 27 story by Brad Meltzer.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
John Held, Jr. artwork on card game
I picked up this card game, Pit, in New Jersey last weekend. John Held Jr. did the artwork. It's copyrighted 1919, which I think may be for the game, not the artwork, but I also think the game may still be sold.
Add a footnote to the Secret History of Comics...
DC Conspiracy exhibit pictures
I was able to see the DC Conspiracy exhibit on Capitol Hill over the weekend. Here are some more photographs. The latest Magic Bullet comic book came out today.
July 23: Batman day at comic book stores and Barnes & Noble
Click through for the details from Previewsworld:
It's Batman Day on Wednesday, July 23rd!
Get to your local shop for a FREE limited edition of Detective Comics #27 and more!
It's Batman Day on Wednesday, July 23rd!
Get to your local shop for a FREE limited edition of Detective Comics #27 and more!
Saturday, July 19, 2014
A Post blog on Marvel's character swapping
On the new female Thor and the black Captain America
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2014/07/18/on-the-new-female-thor-and-the-black-captain-america/
Friday, July 18, 2014
Bill Watterson and Stephan Pastis comic strips now on sale
The Bill Watterson and Stephan Pastis "Pearls Before Swine" comic strips have opened for bidding on Heritage Auctions. They are being sold to raise money for the Parkinsons charity, Team Cul de Sac, and as TCDS founder Chris Sparks notes, the bidding is already over $20,000 cumulative, after less than one day.
Bid early and often!
Batman 75th anniversary exhibit at Library of Congress
Megan Halsband of the Newspapers and Periodicals division has put up a small exhibit of Batman comic books in the Madison Building. Here are some pictures that she provided.
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
The Post reviews latest Planes cartoon
'Planes: Fire & Rescue' movie review
By Jen Chaney Washington Post July 17 2014
July 19: Andy Smith to Sign Adventure Time Exclusive Cover at Cards, Comics & Collectibles!
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Mini-Comics for Halloween Now Available
In case anyone else wants to hand out comics on Halloween as I usually do.
Mike
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Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc., 10150 York Road, Suite 300, Hunt Valley, MD 21030
Intergalactic Nemesis returns to D.C.
The Intergalactic Nemesis show (dubbed
a live-action graphic novel) returns to D.C. with the sequel to “Book One:
Target Earth.” The second chapter, “Robot Planet Rising,” will run Sept. 20-21
at the Spectrum Theater in Rosslyn, Va. Order tickets ($20-$25)
through the Artisphere.
Store closing sale at Fantom Comics
Fantom Comics is selling its remaining stock of graphic novels for 60 percent off as the store closes its current location at Union Station in three days and re-opens at its new Dupont Circle location next Wednesday, July 23.
DC Conspiracy exhibit opening photos
A few photos (courtesy of Michael Cowgill) from last Saturday's opening night of the "DC Conspiracy: A Retrospective" at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in D.C.
Comic Riffs on Thor
THE NEW FEMALE THOR: From Asgard to new guard, 5 things to know about Marvel's bolt from the blue
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/07/16/the-new-female-thor-from-asgard-to-new-guard-5-things-to-know-about-marvels-bolt-from-the-blue/
New episode of Big Planet Comics podcast
This week, the show has a special guest--Brooke Allen, the artist of Lumberjanes. Topics include The View, Pierce Brosnan as a centaur, and the new Bryan Lee O’Malley book.
Click to hear
Click to hear
Illustration by Brooke Allen
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Fulcrum shifts focus
Fulcrum Publishing shifts focus to educational graphic novels
Westward.com
As Fulcrum Publishing approaches its thirtieth anniversary, the Golden-based publishing house is intensifying its new focus on educational graphic novels, which teachers around the country are using with more regularity to get students interested in reading. The topics of these publications range from endangered ocean species to an unconventional history of Washington, D.C.Read more
(Note: Fulcrum published District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, D.C., and has published graphic novels including many D.C.-area creators, with a few more books on the way.)
Westward.com
As Fulcrum Publishing approaches its thirtieth anniversary, the Golden-based publishing house is intensifying its new focus on educational graphic novels, which teachers around the country are using with more regularity to get students interested in reading. The topics of these publications range from endangered ocean species to an unconventional history of Washington, D.C.Read more
(Note: Fulcrum published District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, D.C., and has published graphic novels including many D.C.-area creators, with a few more books on the way.)
Illustration by Mal Jones from a story in District Comics
The Post blogs on Archie Comics
For Archie Comics, a political focus is a strategy, not a stunt
By Alyssa Rosenberg Washington Post Act Four blog July 16 2014
Awesome Con Highlight Reel DC 2014
Awesome Con Highlight Reel DC 2014
produced by Joe Carabeo
Published on Jul 14, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHAkX1Acz24
Awesome Con took over Washington DC this past April and opinion was unanimous: It was Awesome! Here's a short highlight reel we put together with Astray Productions. Subscribe to our channel, we will be posting a lot more videos!
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