Editorial Cartooning Is in Danger
At a time when the world needs new ways to connect, there are fewer opportunities for people whose life's work is to help us do precisely that.
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Editorial Cartooning Is in Danger
At a time when the world needs new ways to connect, there are fewer opportunities for people whose life's work is to help us do precisely that.
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Jerry Bradley, Springfield
Scott Price, Washington
The ACTION COMICS and HARLEY QUINN writers came together for a panel spotlighting their work.
After months of reporting on the haggling between Democrats and Republicans to pass Biden's infrastructure bill, we thought the 45-year-old explainer needed an update.
NOT A DRILL, True Believers! We got Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson on the show today! Cole-El and Dayspring do a deep dive into his run on both Action Comics and Alien as well as his personal history with comics!
NASA released its first digital, interactive graphic novel on Saturday in celebration of National Comic Book Day. "First Woman: NASA's Promise for Humanity" imagines the story of Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to explore the Moon.
While Callie's story is fictional, the first woman and the first person of color will walk on the Moon, achieving these historic milestones as part of NASA's Artemis missions. Through this graphic novel, NASA aims to inspire the next generation of explorers – the Artemis Generation.
Download, read, and interact with "First Woman" or listen to the audio version exclusively on NASA's SoundCloud.
"The story of Callie captures how passion, dedication, and perseverance allow us to turn our dreams into reality," said NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. "Callie, much like myself, grew her skills, seized learning opportunities, and overcame challenges to become a NASA astronaut. Her diversity is reflected in our own astronaut corps today – it's important we can see ourselves as the explorers among the stars."
The 40-page comic book highlights NASA technologies for traveling to, landing on, and exploring the Moon. The digital format comes to life, letting readers engage and interact through augmented reality elements using the First Woman website or their mobile devices.
Readers can download the First Woman application for Android or iOS to explore life-sized environments and 3D objects, including NASA's Orion spacecraft and the lunar surface. Additional content includes videos, games, challenges to earn collector badges, and ways to virtually participate in NASA missions.
"We crafted this graphic novel and digital ecosystem to share NASA's work in a different and exciting way," said Derek Wang, director of communications for the Space Technology Mission Directorate at the agency's Headquarters in Washington. "We set out to make the content both engaging and accessible. From space fans of all ages to hardworking educators looking for new ways to get students excited about STEM, we hope that there is something for everyone to enjoy."
NASA plans to release a Spanish version of the first issue of the comic book, "From Dream to Reality," on the website in the future.
To learn more about the graphic novel and interactive experiences, visit:
Edward Blanton, Arlington
Washington Post October 2 2021
Rebecca Frank, Oakton
Washington Post October 2 2021
What an exciting episode! Former Inkstuds host and VanCAF Executive Director Robin McConnell is back in the game for a sprawling conversation with ANDREW AYDIN! Andrew is creator and co-author of the graphic memoir series, MARCH, which chronicles the life of Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. Co-authored with Rep. Lewis and illustrated by Nate Powell, MARCH is the first comics work to ever win the National Book Award. Robin and Andrew talk comics, politics, Run, Batman, who the creative team on specific Uncanny X-Men issues were, taking John Lewis to SDCC and lots more!
Steve Artley Transitions From Cartooning to Podcasting
[ALEXANDRIA VA] Following a 30-year political cartooning career, Steve Artley has transitioned his satirical prowess to another form: radio. A few weeks ago, journalist and Public Radio broadcaster Michael Pope contacted Artley with a request to be a regular contributor to the podcast Transition Virginia, hosted by Pope and political strategist, Thomas Bowman. Artley’s background in music, theater, and voice work go into the development of the two minute segments that are a mix of comedic skits and musical parody. Artley himself scripts, performs the music, voices the characters, and mixes the audio spots for broadcast.
Artley continues to maintain his illustration, advertising and marketing strategy support company, saying this new venture is “a reasonable fix for my political satire addiction” left vacant from retiring his "political cartooning pen” earlier this year.
Transition Virginia Podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts, Twitter, YouTube, and other media outlets. For more information, link to: Transition Virginia podcast or
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/transition-virginia/id1498833592
--Steve Artley
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Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen
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