Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Free Comic Book Day THIS SATURDAY (May 7) at Cards, Comics & Collectibles!








FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
THIS SATURDAY (May 7) at
Cards, Comics & Collectibles!
Mark Morales, Matt Slay, Steve Conley! Free Comics!
From the Store that Brings You... 
Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day 2016 is this Saturday at Cards, Comics & Collectibles - Baltimore County's Premiere Comic Book Store and the Official News Source of the Baltimore Comic-Con! You don't want to miss our amazing guests, giveaways, events, and FREE COMICS!

The full-day event kicks off with an awesome line-up of creators appearing at the store! Mark Morales, Matt Slay, and Steve Conley will be all signing autographs at the store throughout the day.

Mark Morales has established himself as one of the industry's go-to inkers for major titles and events for the big publishers. He has inked a vast number of titles at Marvel Comics including, among many others, A+X, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, New Avengers, Secret Invasion, Sentry, Siege, Spider-Man/DeadpoolThor, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, X-Force, and X-Men. He has also done work for DC Comics on titles like Action Comics, Batman/Superman, JLA, New Suicide Squad, Prez, and Superman: The Man of Steel. He was also awarded the Harvey Award for Best Inker in 2009 and 2011.

Matt Slay has contributed to the TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series: Leonardo. You can find his work gracing countless trading cards for Image, Cryptozoic, and Marvel, and more recently on covers from American Mythology Productions' Equilibrium.

Award-winning designer, illustrator, and cartoonist Steve Conley has worked on such notable comics as Star Trek: Year Four (IDW), Michael Chabon's Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (Dark Horse Comics), JLA-Z (DC Comics), and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (BOOM! Studios). Conley, who is also the creator of Astounding Space Thrills and the all-ages series Bloop (www.bloopstree.com), will be signing and sketching all day.

"We love giving away comics on Free Comic Book Day," said Marc Nathan, owner of Cards, Comics & Collectibles. "It's such a fantastic opportunity for the industry, where everyone walking in the store walks out with a comic, whether they're a regular or just starting to read comics. We are delighted to host Mark, Matt, and Steve for this year's signing, and the free comics we'll be giving away are fantastic!"

Besides giving away free comic books, the store will have free Baltimore Comic-Con t-shirts to give away as well, and will offer 50% off modern and bronze age back issues, trade paperbacks, and hardcovers.

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2016 as events kick off at 10:00am with store signings and, of course, FREE COMICS!

Cards, Comics & Collectibles is located at 100A Chartley Drive, Reisterstown, MD. For more information, please visit cardscomicscollectibles.com, our Facebook page, or call 410-526-7410.
100 A Chartley Dr., Reisterstown, MD 21136
Baltimore Comic-Con, P.O. Box 917, Reisterstown, MD 21136





May 7: Free Comic Book Day at Third Eye Comics

Click here for event info on FACEBOOK

Saturday, May 7: Free Comic Book Day


And note that stores pay for the comics. I always buy something.

Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Rick Riordan pledges up to $10,000 in matching funds for Rosarium

Best-selling author Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson & The Olympians) has joined the campaign to help local publisher Rosarium reach its Indiegogo funding raising goal of $40,000.

Per Riordan's blog:

Okay, folks. I have now read two great books from Rosarium, a small press that is trying to bring quality diverse voices into the world of publishing, which as we all know is very, very white. I have been REALLY impressed with both works -- the short story collection The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria and the graphic novel DayBlack.

This is the kind of business we need to support, in the same way we support independent bookstores, if we value a world of reading that is not boring and monolithic but fully representative of all the amazing life experiences in the world.

One way I can do that personally is to read and review and celebrate the books publishers like Rosarium produce. But Rosarium is also holding a fundraiser to expand their list and keep their books coming. I am donating and I challenge you to join me.

We have only a few days left for Rosarium to meet their goal. From today, Monday, through the rest of their fundraiser, I will match all donations up to a total of $10,000. Make your money go twice as far and support excellent diverse publishing of science fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and more. Please join me at whatever level you are able, and let Rosarium know we support what they are doing!


The campaign ends May 4. Go do your part.

"March" animation musings

Monday, May 02, 2016

Tom King on writing Batman

REBIRTH BATMAN Writer TOM KING On His Own 'Rebirth' From C.I.A. To Comic Books

 
 
DC Comics June 2016 solicitations
CREDIT: DC Comics
DC Comics June 2016 solicitations

Iranian cartoonist may be freed from prison

Imprisoned Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani could soon be released, CRNI reports

Missed it: Khalid Albaih Political Cartoonist & Satirist of Khartoon!

Khalid Albaih, Political Cartoonist & Satirist of Khartoon! was in town last week, but nobody told ComicsDC.


Here's an article on his US tour which started here on April 28:

Arab cartoonist on US road trip to explore shared struggles [Khalid Al-Baih of Qatar].

Noha Medhat

April 28th, 2016

http://stepfeed.com/more-categories/design/arab-cartoonist-us-road-trip-explore-shared-struggles/


PR: BAMN COMICS CELEBRATES 2ND ANNIVERSARY WITH ROB THE VIKING 12-WEEK EVENT!



From Bamn Studios: Now approaching its second year as an ongoing online comic series, BAMNcomics.com turns a spectacular new corner just in time for its 2 year anniversary! In an unprecedented move, co-creator and regular artist Jay Payne will temporarily put down his pen and make room for the incoming Matt Rawson (Colonial Comics) as he joins writer Troy-Jeffrey Allen (District Comics) for ROB THE VIKING IN...A CAMPAIGN OF A COURAGE

  Rob Promo 3

Art by Matt Rawson


Beginning May 7th, 2016 at BAMNcomics.com, this 12-part weekly event will be a brief departure for the series as the story focuses on one character instead of its growing cast.  For nearly 100 installments, the title character Bamn -- a washed up pro wrestler -- has been training a crew of downtrodden teenagers on how to defend themselves against the bullies of their high school. Things turn ugly as the kids launch into an all-out war for respect inside their school cafeteria. It's at this point that A CAMPAIGN OF COURAGE picks up to zero in on Rob, the only member of Bamn's trainees still left standing. Followers of the series will recognize Rob as the soft spoken Viking warrior who rounds off BAMN's cast of wannabe wrestlers. True to the series' "anti-bullying" roots, Rob's standalone adventure will delve into how "The Nubian of Newfoundland" overcomes his schoolyard tormentors. The catch: While his friends are preoccupied with their own high school drama in the real world, Rob goes on a fantasy-themed adventure of his very own. In the process, fans will discover what makes the shy seafarer tick and what ticks him off. 
Readers will also get to see how his love of fantasy films, collectible card games, and roleplaying factor into his backstory.

Rob Promo 2

Concept art by Matt Rawson


"Ever since we started BAMN a few years back it's been my intention to focus on each of the teen characters individually and Rob specifically," says Troy-Jeffrey Allen, co-creator of Bamn. "When Jay  and I were conceptualizing the characters he had this Viking with an afro in the mix. I instantly loved the absurdity of the character, which in turn made me want to totally own the idea of it. I started thinking a lot about black cosplayers and how their options for characters are limited. That got me thinking about how that makes it even more important that you commit to the cosplay -- how that in itself could be a point of ridicule from peers. Organically, that connected to the comic's theme of bullying. That's when I knew that that was the story I wanted to tell." "I'm excited to finally get to read the comic as a fan," says artist Jay Payne about Rawson joining the creative team. "I remember Matt doing a BAMN art piece for us at a convention. It was exciting to see someone else's interpretation of the character. That instantly got us thinking of how we can occasionally flip the genre of the comic and bring in new artist to just play with the world of BAMN -- to see another artist's point of view and let them express themselves with our cast."

  Rob Promo 1

Concept art by Matt Rawson


Artist Matt Rawson, who typically has worked on historically-based comics utilizing a traditional pen and ink style, is eager to jump into the digital world of BAMN. "Coming into an established story that has had a very specific visual style from the beginning proved a challenge in figuring how I was going to approach these characters in my own way. Then, at a certain point, I just stopped worrying about it and started drawing some comics," Rawson laughs. " Jay and Troy are the main men on BAMN. Regardless, I'm definitely having a damn good time getting to play in the universe!" Once A CAMPAIGN OF COURAGE's 12 installments are completed in July, Rob will rejoin the larger cast with a completely new perspective. "You'll definitely see a major transformation in Rob when it is said and done," explains Allen. "Bamn really is about finding strength in the face adversity. Every character in the series has to sort that out, and Rob is the first one. Expect him to 'get gud' on Matt's watch." For updates and more, visit www.bamncomics.com, and look for the first part of ROB THE VIKING IN...A CAMPAIGN OF COURAGE when it debuts on Free Comic Book Day, May 7th, 2016 on the BAMN Comics website!

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Friday, April 29, 2016

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Glass Ceiling"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock:

"Glass Ceiling"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1936

When women like Carly Fiorina, Sheryl Sandberg and Hillary Clinton break the "glass ceiling", it's because they're standing on the backs of millions of poor and working-class women who are lucky to see the floor.


Tom Toles LIVE on Facebook right now

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour on 'Bob's Burgers' new cookbook

The Post on DreamWorks Animation sale

Comcast is buying Dreamworks in a $3.8 billion acquisition [in print as Comcast buying DreamWorks in $3.8 billion agreement].

The Post reviews Ratchet & Clank cartoon

'Ratchet & Clank' could use a tuneup [in print as Origin Story falls light-years short]

More "March?"

May 19: @ Busboys and Poets Takoma: Joe Hill - The Fireman

He's written a lot of comic books.

@ Busboys and Poets Takoma: Joe Hill - The Fireman

Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.

Hill has sent chills down spines with bestselling novels including Horns, Heart-Shaped Box, and NOS4A2, while he continues to beguile readers with his Locke & Key series. His new horror thriller unfolds during an epidemic of Dragonscale, a bacteria that causes its victims to burst into flames. So far, the only way to control the disease is for the Cremation Squad to eliminate those afflicted with it. But Hunter, a school nurse recently infected, is pregnant and determined to have her child. That seems unlikely until she meets the Fireman and joins a secret refuge—only to find that there are other perils lying in wait.

Busboys and Poets Takoma
235 Carroll St NW
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National Archives Marks Election Season with Free Political Cartoon eBook

National Archives Marks Election Season with Free Political Cartoon eBook

REPRESENTING CONGRESS: Clifford K. Berryman's Political Cartoons


Washington, DC. . . Just in time!  To help make sense of Congress and its complexities, the National Archives Center for Legislative Archives today launched REPRESENTING CONGRESS: Clifford K. Berryman's Political Cartoons, a free eBook.  Representing Congress goes beyond the headlines, using political cartoons to explore what Congress is, how it works, and what it does. The eBook's cartoons and learning resources engage students of all ages and illustrate how elected officials in the House and Senate represent the American people and fulfill the Founders' vision.  


Representing Congress showcases Berryman's ability to use portraits, representative symbols and figures, and iconic personifications to help explain the institutions and issues of civic life.  Each eBook page features a large political cartoon and links to related online materials, enticing visual learners and orienting students to the study of politics and government.  These drawings highlight timeless aspects of Congress.  While faces, personalities and many procedures change, these cartoons show that our representative institutions remain surprisingly consistent.  


Related online resources:



Clifford K. Berryman, staff political cartoonist for The Washington Post and the Washington Evening Star during the first half of the 20th century, drew thousands of cartoons commenting on the events, issues, and personalities of his era. Berryman was a Washington institution, and his 53 years of front-page drawings were internationally renowned. He satirized both Democratic and Republican political figures but was able to critique without rancor which won him great respect from many politicians. The original cartoons used in Representing Congress are part of a collection of nearly 2,400 drawings by Berryman from the U.S. Senate Collection housed in the Center for Legislative Archives in Washington, DC.


The Center for Legislative Archives—part of the National Archives—preserves and makes available to researchers the official records of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Educators can use these historical documents to teach about representative democracy, how Congress works, and the important role Congress has played throughout American history. Through its public outreach and educational programs, the Center uses these historical records to promote a better understanding of Congress and the history of American representative government.  Online at www.archives.gov/legislative


The National Archives is an independent Federal agency that serves American democracy by safeguarding and preserving the records of our Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage. The National Archives ensures continuing access to the essential documentation of the rights of American citizens and the actions of their government. From the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, to accounts of ordinary Americans, the holdings of the National Archives directly touch the lives of millions of people. The agency supports democracy, promote civic education, and facilitate historical understanding of our national experience. The National Archives carries out its mission through a nationwide network of archives, records centers, and Presidential Libraries, and online.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

The Express on Dr. Strange movie casting

Watt, Louise / Associated Press.  2016.

In 'Doctor Strange,' casting is a lose-lose.

Express (April 28): 54.

Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/movie-doctor-strange-turns-tibetan-man-into-european-woman/2016/04/27/9c6f947e-0ce7-11e6-bc53-db634ca94a2a_story.html

Ann Telnaes on designing store windows

FAO Schwarz window display

April 28, 2016 By Telnaes
http://www.anntelnaes.com/2016/04/fao-schwarz-window-display/

May 1: Wordless Picture Books at Politics & Prose bookstore

Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 5 p.m.

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Imagine, then, the value of a story told entirely through images. In the latest installment of our popular panel series exploring topics relating to picture books, gain insight from award-winning author/illustrators Henry Cole, Raúl Colón, Marla Frazee, Stephen Savage, and David Wiesner about the magic of wordless picture books. Allyn Johnston, Vice President and publisher of Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, will moderate what promises to be an engaging discussion. For adults

Moderator Allyn Johnston is Vice President and Publisher of Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. During her twenty-four years working in publishing, she has worked with many award winning authors and illustrators including Marla Frazee, Mem Fox, Lois Ehlert, Cynthia Rylant, Avi and M.T. Anderson.

David Wiesner is one of the world's most celebrated visual storytellers and the creator of many best-selling picture books. Tuesday, The Three Pigs and Flotsam won the Caldecott Medal, the highest honor for illustration. He also received Caldecott Honors for Free Fall, Sector 7 and Mr. Wuffles.

Marla Frazee has received Caldecott Honors for All the World and A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. The Farmer and the Clown won the Boston Globe Horn Book Award. She has written and/or illustrated many bestsellers including Roller Coaster, The Boss Baby, The Seven Silly Eaters and the Clementine series.

Raul Colón has illustrated over thirty picture books including Draw! as well as Jill Biden's Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops and Susanna Reich's Jose! Born to Dance. Colón's work has been recognized with a Golden Kite Award, a Pura Belpré Award, and both a gold and silver medal in The Original Art show.

Henry Cole has written and illustrated more than fifty books for young readers including And Tango Makes Three, Unspoken and Spot, the Cat. His many books are consistently well reviewed.  His love of nature, fascination with science and sense of humor permeate his evocative picture books and his recent illustrated novels.

Stephen Savage is the acclaimed author and illustrator of Where's Walrus?  named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book Magazine, Publishers Weekly and the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. His book, Polar Bear Night was named a New York Times Best Illustrated.

 


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Today: Kevin McCloskey - The Real Poop on Pigeons at Politics and Prose

Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 7 p.m.

McCloskey's lighthearted ode to pigeons begins with two strangers sitting on a bench. As one exclaims that he hates these "rats with wings," a group of people dressed in mascot-like pigeon suits descend upon him to explain why pigeons are, in fact, rather fascinating and helpful creatures. After all, as their human defenders point out, pigeons delivered airmail before planes existed; they belong to the same family as the dodo bird; and they even make milk in their crops in order to feed their young. This graphic novel for early readers mixes fact with humor to tell the story of these oft-maligned birds. Ages 5 - 7

April 30: DC Conspiracy members at new bookstore in DC

East City Bookshop
645 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, District of Columbia 20003

You're invited to East City Bookshop's Grand Opening Celebration on April 30th from 10am – 8pm. Browse the new shop, get to know your friendly neighborhood booksellers, and enjoy some snacks from local vendors, plus a great lineup of events all day long.

Don't miss out on all the great prize opportunities: The first ten customers will receive a special doorbuster prize at checkout. Giveaways will be drawn at every author reading, culminating in a Grand Prize for one lucky winner—the more readings you attend, the more chances you have to win. Readers who attend three or more activities will receive a special in-store, one-day-only coupon.

April 30th is also Independent Bookstore Day, so make sure you don't miss limited-edition special releases from Neil Gaiman, Ann Patchett, and Kate DiCamillo.

Our authors will be circulating the shop throughout the day—stick around, because you never know when you'll get a chance to play a board game with a bestseller or chat about your favorite books with local creators!


3pm - 3:30pm: Graphic Novel talk by DC Conspiracy authors: Eisner Award nominee Evan Keeling, with Michael Cowgil and Andrew Cohen

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Chester Brown live at Politics and Prose speaking with Reason's Elizabeth Brown

Chester Brown is speaking at Politics and Prose with Reason's Elizabeth Brown.

Chester Brown live at Politics and Prose

Brown is reading from his new book Mary Wept at the Feet of Jesus.

Tonight: Chester Brown at Politics and Prose bookstore

Chester Brown - Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus

Brown's graphic/comic work has consistently taken the genre in new directions; from his award-winning comic-strip biography of the renegade Louis Riel to his comic memoir about his own adolescence, The Playboy, and on to his adult experiences in the graphic Paying for It: A Comic-strip Memoir of Being a John, Brown has been telling startling stories and creating crisp, evocative artwork—with hand-drawn endnotes. His latest book is an iconoclastic reinterpretation of the Bible; focusing on passages related to Bathsheba, Ruth, Rahab, Tamar, Mary of Bethany, and the Virgin Mother, Brown parses scripture for its views on prostitution, including arguments for decriminalization.

Brown will be in conversation with Elizabeth Nolan Brown, staff editor at Reason magazine, where she covers sex policy, civil liberties, gender issues, and other issues  from a libertarian feminist perspective.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "He's Late!"

From DC's anarchist, and apparently pothead, cartoonist:


"He's Late!"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1932

Yesterday, following on the heels of a successful "Smoke-In" protest earlier this month, was DCMJ's historic meeting with White House officials from the Office Of National Drug Control Policy concerning the rescheduling or descheduling of marijuana from its current status at Schedule 1 -- listed alongside heroin and methamphetamine. Along with combat veteran Brandon Wyatt of the group "Weed For Warriors", DCMJ leaders Adam Eidinger and Nikolas Schiller spoke to the ONDCP representatives at length on the need for a political -- rather than scientific -- solution to the current cannabis prohibition situation. Citing the racism of Federal Narcotics Bureau Commissioner Harry Anslinger (responsible for the initial Federal ban on cannabis in the 1930s) and, later, President Nixon in the late '60s and early '70s, Eidinger asserted that because cannabis prohibition was a political act, a solution to end prohibition must also be political.

Eidinger and Schiller called for a followup to this meeting at a higher level, a "bud summit" at the White House with El Presidente himself. "He doesn't even have to say anything," commented Eidinger, "he just needs to listen. Because it's going to take a year of dialogue at the federal level to figure out federal legalization."

Listening to a recording of the ONDCP meeting at a "post-mortem" meeting back at the DCMJ office, conversation turned toward the fact that Obama was late in deciding on how to handle Federal legalization; "late for 4/20" was the joke going around the room, and it inspired a literary analogy "hook" on which to hang a "hashtag point" -- #HesLate -- and this cartoon.

He's late, he's late, for a very important date.

Bruce Guthrie on SAAM exhibit: Finding: Source Material in the Archives of American Art

by Bruce Guthrie

Smithsonian American Art Museum's archives section has a new exhibit (described below).  I volunteer there covering family day events (the Ella Fitzgerald tribute on Saturday with the Dan Dunn speed-painting event was great!) so I check out everything. 

The archives section usually talks about people I've never heard of before but it always includes some interesting spots.  The most interesting part of this exhibit was Ray Yoshida (1930-2009) who meticulously cut out a lot of panels from cartoons for reference work.  One of the open scrapbooks, for example, was a collection of how couples kissing were illustrated in comic strips.  But the Sucrets tins filled with tiny cut out tiny images and word balloons was interesting too.  Some of them were laid out in the exhibit cases in an easier to see fashion and they even reproduced some of them on the wall.   I'm sure folks here will recognize many of them (shown below).

Finding: Source Material in the Archives of American Art

April 22, 2016 – August 21, 2016
In this exhibition, the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art reveals how artists find inspiration. The Archives' collections hold a kaleidoscopic array of source materials; many of these materials are somewhat ordinary: comic- strip panels, newspaper clippings, and snapshots of mundane scenes. Yet the ways in which artists draw on them provides a glimpse into the twists and turns of their creative practices.









There were two source cartoons that Ray Lichtenstein sent to someone too (below).  My pics are up on http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2016_04_25E_SIPG_Source

The exhibit wasn't getting the attention that the Prince In Memoriam photo was getting.






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May 21: call for ARTSHOW_15: COMIX

HITS_15: COMIX — May 21, 2016 — CALL FOR ENTRY

[contact: Mike O'Brien at obrien@redtablepress.com with comments and questions]





ARTSHOW_15: COMIX

A showcase of work steeped in and inspired by sequential art and storytelling.


Featuring: Original pieces, concept art, prints, scripts, books, et. al by the independent creators of the DC / DMV region and beyond.


Including: A mega-merch table situation for peeps to sling additional swag.  

Food: Milk Cult

Music: [appropriate vibes TBA]


Where Hole in the Sky2110 5th St NE DC (entrance in the alley)

When: Saturday, May 21, 2016

Time: 5-11pm

Cost: $5 donations please


Poster Design Progress:

Sketch - https://www.instagram.com/p/BD2Ed-ao5h0/

Big Sketch - https://www.instagram.com/p/BEcwY6Ko5oG/

Ink Drawing - https://www.instagram.com/p/BEh1ZjFo5sU/



IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE – SUBMIT VIA THIS FORM

This is an open call for work steeped in or inspired by sequential art and storytelling. We want to not only showcase finished work and stand-alone pieces, but also provide insights into the process of sequential storytelling. Showing scripts, concept work, finished pages, etc. are all considerable.


Submit via this form to express your interest in participating and give me an idea of what you would like to include in the show. Please share this link with others of the sequential art-leaning disposition. [ HITS15 submission form — http://goo.gl/forms/5cYaCs8XhO ]


*** Work does not need to be complete by the submission deadline, you have until the drop-off date to finish pieces. ***

April 29: Superhero Homicide at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse

http://backoffice.arlingtondrafthouse.com/default.aspx?page=event&eid=4187

Die Laughing Productions enters the world of Superheroes and Supervillians with Superhero Homicide: Dawn of Deathdealer. This hilarious, interactive murder mystery show transports you to the Superhero hall of fame, the Hall of Heroes. One of the world's greatest Superheroes is about to be inducted into the Hall but unfortunately, things do not go as planned. Superheroes plus Supervillians equals a super sized murder and it's up to you figure out who did it. Superhero Homicide stars 98 Rock's own superhero, Justin Schlegel but most importantly it stars you. Everyone has a little superhero in them and this is your time to prove it. Put on your detective hat and cape and solve this murder. The future of the world depends on it. Real life Superheroes get in free.

Eat. Drink Laugh. Solve a murder.

OT: Seymour Chwast Kickstarter begins today


Ulysses E. Campbell: From TV to radio

Local comic book documentarian/journalist/fan Ulysses E. Campbell (of the comics-focused "Fantastic Forum" program on local public TV) now is part of a new radio program at 96.7 WERA in Arlington. "TMI (Too Much Information)" is not related to comics, but it's great to see (actually, hear) Ulysses taking over another medium and showing us his vast talents.
Ulysses Campbell (left) and Alvin Jones on the air at 96.7 WERA (Photo courtesy of Campbell)

Monday, April 25, 2016

City Paper on Chester Brown's DC appearance

Chester Brown at Politics & Prose Wednesday, April 27

By Dominic UmileApril 22, 2016
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/48104/chester-brown-at-politics-prose-wednesday-april-27/

David Hagen @ Artomatic@Frederick



From: David Hagen

Nothing embellished here!
Artomatic in Frederick, MD, May 7 through June 10.
Everything priced to sell!!!!

I personally own several Hagen paintings. No reasonable offer refused.