Saturday, September 02, 2017
Telnaes and Lester on stage
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Houston, We Have A Problem"
"Houston, We Have A Problem"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=23
Just to catch everybody up on the hurricane situation: the Republicans don't believe climate change is real and might actually be a hoax; the Democrats believe climate change is real, but are trying to pin it on the Russians.
So, everybody straight on this?
Friday, September 01, 2017
Oct 29: Barry Blitt @ Poltics and Prose
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 5 p.m. This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Click here for more information.
5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20008
This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Blitt (Hardcover)
That darn Charlie Hebdo
Charlie Hebdo cover suggests Hurricane Harvey victims are neo-Nazis
The Post reviews Gaiman's Neverwhere play
Vanessa Bettencourt's new books and fall schedule
DC-Area Upcoming Events
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9 September 2017
Book Signing
Hooray4Books
1555 King Street, Alexandria VA
Book Signing Event. Meet the authors and get personalized signed copies of Polly
and Black Ink, a graphic novel
written and illustrated by Vanessa Bettencourt
and Heir of Scars by Jacob Falling
illustrated by Vanessa Bettencourt.
16 -17 September 2017
Small Press Expo booth
Marriot North Bethesda
Hotel & Conference Center
Bethesda, Maryland
Polly and the Black Ink graphic novel - Volumes I to IV
Heir of Scars Book 1 with author Jacob Falling
23 September 2017
Fall Festival - How-to Fair
Beatley Central Library
5005 Duke St. Alexandria VA
Drawing live and teaching some drawing tips
7 October 2017
Drawing Live - Cartoon Portrait
Del Ray Art on the Avenue Festival Alexandria VA
Cartoon Portrait Commissions to
Oct 13: Roz Chast @ Politics and Prose
Roz Chast - Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York
This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Another article about Wuerker's Harvey cartoon
Did Politico Cartoon of Texas Rescue during Harvey Cross the Line?
by Sydney Smith
iMediaEthics August 30, 2017
https://www.imediaethics.org/politico-cartoon-texas-rescue-harvey/A Post blogger smacks at Politico's Matt Wuerker
Politico's tone-deaf, unhelpful cartoon about conservatives being rescued from Harvey by the government
Washington Post The Fix blog August 30 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.
Politico cartoonist revels in Hurricane Harvey
by Becket Adams |http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politico-cartoonist-revels-in-hurricane-harvey/article/2632973
How soon is too soon to politicize Hurricane Harvey? Charlie Hebdo and Politico may test your tastes.
Washington PostComic Riffs blog August 31 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/08/31/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-politicize-hurricane-harvey-these-cartoons-may-test-your-tastes/
From 2005 to mid-2013, the Examiner published a daily tabloid-sized newspaper, distributed free throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area, largely focused on local news and political commentary. The local newspaper ceased publication on June 14, 2013,** and its content began to focus exclusively on national politics, switching its print edition from a daily newspaper to a weekly magazine format.
Sept 1 - 7: Wonder Woman at Arlington Drafthouse
Movie theater with full service restaurant/bar and table side service. Upcoming movies below (click on link for specific show):
Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that's raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny.
Sunday 9/3/2017 7:00 PM - $10
Monday 9/4/2017 7:30 PM - $6.50
Tuesday 9/5/2017 7:45 PM - $6.50
Wednesday 9/6/2017 7:45 PM - $10
Thursday 9/7/2017 4:00 PM - $10
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Fwd: SPX 2017 Announces Learn to Draw Comics Workshops
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Barry & Joe Kickstarter featured on DCist
In Animated Sitcom, Barack Obama And Joe Biden's Bromance Saves The World
Ink Spill's posting of Warren Bernard's cartoon advertisements
Catching up again with Michael Maslin's blog...
Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 10: Otto Soglow
http://michaelmaslin.com/advertising-work-by-new-yorker-cartoonists-part-10-otto-soglow/
Advertising work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 11: Richard Decker
http://michaelmaslin.com/advertising-work-by-new-yorker-cartoonists-part-11-richard-decker/
Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 12: Gluyas Williams
http://michaelmaslin.com/advertising-work-by-new-yorker-cartoonists-part-12-gluyas-williams/
Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 13: The Rambler Campaign
http://michaelmaslin.com/advertising-work-by-new-yorker-cartoonists-part-13-the-rambler-campaign/
Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 14: Richard Taylor
http://michaelmaslin.com/advertising-work-by-new-yorker-cartoonists-part-14-richard-taylor/
A good month brings two Ryan Holmberg articles
Fukushima from Within
Ryan Holmberg
NYR Daily blog August 28, 2017
http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/08/28/fukushima-from-within-ichi-f/
Kazuto Tatsuta's Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, translated into English by Stephen Paul, is published by Kodansha Comics.
PR: SPX Sponsors Lincoln Peirce, Ann Telnaes and Mike Lester at the National Book Festival
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Comic Riffs profiles Catalyst Prime
Superheroes of color are few and far between. A new comic-book universe tries to fix that.
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 25 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/08/25/superheroes-of-color-are-few-and-far-between-a-new-comic-book-universe-tries-to-fix-that/
STEAM comic book exhibit still on at AAAS
What's your science teacher doing in a comic book?
Washington Post August 19 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/whats-your-science-teacher-doing-in-a-comic-book/2017/08/18/5e99dc10-81c9-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html
Monday, August 28, 2017
Sequential Heart - Ben Hatke / Cartoonist of Mighty Jack and the Goblin King
Sequential Heart - Ben Hatke / Cartoonist of Mighty Jack and the Goblin King
Sean Edgar and Eric
August 24, 2017
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/08/sequential-heart-ben-hatke-cartoonist-of-mighty-jack-and-the-goblin-king.html
Cartoonist, archer, gymnast and modern Peter Pan analogue Ben Hatke joins us for our latest episode. We chat about his upcoming graphic novel, Mighty Jack and the Goblin King, a thrilling update to the classic fantasy that also weaves larger pieces of his library together. Hatke also discusses the blurring of genre storytelling, how to properly draw archery and his growing stable of furry family members.
Aug 29: Walt Disney on WETA
Experience the Magical Legacy of Walt Disney with American Experience!
American Experience explores the complex life and enduring legacy of one of America's most influential storytellers, presenting rare footage from the Disney vaults and scenes from some of Disney's greatest films, as well as interviews with animators, artists and biographers. Part one follows the famed filmmaker from his early days creating Mickey Mouse through the making of Snow White, the first full-length animated film.
American Experience airs Tuesday, August 29 at 8pm on TV 26 and WETA HD.
PR: Small Press Expo Announces Charles Forsman and Andrew Aydin as Special Guests
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The Express on The Tick
'The Tick' knows how to balance goofiness and poignancy [in print as A caped comedian: 'The Tick' is a hero with a funny bone].
Express August 28 2017, p. 19
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2017/08/27/the-tick-knows-how-to-balance-goofiness-and-poignancy/
VIP from Air California Magazine vol 2 no 11
That Darn Toles, and Cavna on Kirby
Lois Ladd,
Washington Post (August 26 2017)
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-complex-situation-succinctly-captured/2017/08/25/c3223414-875c-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html
http://www.gocomics.com/warped