Sunday, May 20, 2012
June 1: John Fantucchio in Art On The Edge
From: Mary Fantucchio:
John G. Fantucchio will have three paintings on display in Alexandria at the Del Ray Artisans Gallery. We'd like to invite you to the opening reception - food and drinks will be served. Come and meet John on Friday, June 1, 7 - 10. The title of the show is 'Art On the Edge.' It's an all experimental art exhibit. His stuff may look like something you'd find hanging in the lounge on the Starship Enterprise - but sorry, no comic book artwork. The address is 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301-1124. Their phone number is 703-838-4827.
For those joining us late, John is a comics fanzine artist of the 1960s who turned to fine art and teaching.
John G. Fantucchio will have three paintings on display in Alexandria at the Del Ray Artisans Gallery. We'd like to invite you to the opening reception - food and drinks will be served. Come and meet John on Friday, June 1, 7 - 10. The title of the show is 'Art On the Edge.' It's an all experimental art exhibit. His stuff may look like something you'd find hanging in the lounge on the Starship Enterprise - but sorry, no comic book artwork. The address is 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301-1124. Their phone number is 703-838-4827.
For those joining us late, John is a comics fanzine artist of the 1960s who turned to fine art and teaching.
Roger Langride on creators' rights at Comic Riffs
CREATORS' RIGHTS: How the Jack Kirby case caused acclaimed ROGER LANGRIDGE to quit DC and Marvel
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 19 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/creators-rights-how-the-jack-kirby-case-caused-acclaimed-roger-langridge-to-quit-dc-and-marvel/2012/05/19/gIQAvKA0ZU_blog.html#pagebreak
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 19 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/creators-rights-how-the-jack-kirby-case-caused-acclaimed-roger-langridge-to-quit-dc-and-marvel/2012/05/19/gIQAvKA0ZU_blog.html#pagebreak
Comic Riffs on The Hulk and Doonesbury
ASSEMBLING A SUPREME HULK: 'Avengers' artists reveal how they fleshed out Ruffalo's character
By Winyan Soo Hoo
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 17 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/assembling-a-supreme-hulk-avengers-artists-reveal-how-they-fleshed-out-ruffalos-character/2012/05/17/gIQA1D0NXU_blog.html#pagebreak
ROMNEY IN 'DOONESBURY': Reader Preview: Next week's strips based on Post article
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 17 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/romney-in-doonesbury-reader-preview-next-weeks-strips-based-on-post-article/2012/05/17/gIQAxPkQXU_blog.html#pagebreak
By Winyan Soo Hoo
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 17 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/assembling-a-supreme-hulk-avengers-artists-reveal-how-they-fleshed-out-ruffalos-character/2012/05/17/gIQA1D0NXU_blog.html#pagebreak
ROMNEY IN 'DOONESBURY': Reader Preview: Next week's strips based on Post article
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 17 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/romney-in-doonesbury-reader-preview-next-weeks-strips-based-on-post-article/2012/05/17/gIQAxPkQXU_blog.html#pagebreak
Saturday, May 19, 2012
June 2: Russ Kick signing at Big Planet Comics Bethesda
BIG PLANET COMICS
4849 Cordell Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
4849 Cordell Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Silver Spring firm estimates cost of Avengers damage; go watch Miyazaki instead
The Silver Spring-based KINETIC ANALYSIS CORPORATION has provided a "Chitauri Invasion of New York City: Post Event Damage Estimate" for the Avengers movie. It's not pretty. Everyone's insurance rates are going up!*
Judging from their address, KAC must be right across the street from NOAH, so you can get your hurricane prediction and insurance loss estimate in one easy visit, and still probably have time to catch a Studio Ghibli movie during the AFI festival which runs another month.
*The Hollywood Reporter spotted this first.
Judging from their address, KAC must be right across the street from NOAH, so you can get your hurricane prediction and insurance loss estimate in one easy visit, and still probably have time to catch a Studio Ghibli movie during the AFI festival which runs another month.
*The Hollywood Reporter spotted this first.
Friday, May 18, 2012
From KAL: "When cartoons matter"
From: Kevin Kallaugher :
http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/2012/05/when-cartoons-matter/
I wanted to share with you this interesting story of a political cartoon that actually changed public policy in Baltimore...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Truitt on Mike Allred
Artist Mike Allred bounces from 'Madman' to 'Daredevil'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 16 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-05-16/Daredevil-Mike-Allred-comic-book-series/54999824/1
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 16 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-05-16/Daredevil-Mike-Allred-comic-book-series/54999824/1
David Hagen on Artomatic's 8th Floor!
From: David Hagen:
I'll have 22 whimsical paintings on display at this year's Artomatic.
I'm nestled on the 8th Floor (8 is gr8) in space #256 (not that there are numbers up or anything). The best way to find it once you step off the elevator is to make a left at the water fountain and then it's the first room on the right. Look for the Invisible Man!
"Meet the Artist" Night(also known as "Buy the Artist Beer" Night) is Saturday, June 2, 7-9pm.
Kitty corner to the Crystal City subway stop. Follow the flow of hipsters.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Fantastic Fanzine featuring locals Groth and Fantucchio
Gary Groth's 1969 Fantastic Fanzine #10 is featured here. #15 is here. Groth lived in the DC area at the time and John Fantucchio is in both issues and mentioned in the column too. John's also featured here as well.
Boing Boing on Bors' Herblock award
Alt Cartoonist Receives High Praise from Establishment
By Glenn Fleishman
May 16 2012
http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/alt-cartoonist-receives-high-p.html
June 9: Manga Day at Library of Congress
Manga in Japanese will be on display in the Library of Congress's Asian Division (LJ-150, Jefferson Bldg) on Sat. June 9, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Visitors can come and go during the time frame. Mari Nakahara, who co-curated the Sakura exhibition in the Graphic Arts Galleries, is organizing this event.
OT: Bono at Artomatic
From: Bono Mitchell (a Team Cul de Sac contributor):
Artomatic starts this Friday! It's the DC area's biggest arts festival. Artomatic runs from May 18-June23 at 1851 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA, and features 10 floors of art by more than 1,000 artists: visual art, music, performance, film, fashion, and more—a whole month's worth!
Bono Mitchell
Artomatic 2012
11th floor
Artomatic starts this Friday! It's the DC area's biggest arts festival. Artomatic runs from May 18-June23 at 1851 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA, and features 10 floors of art by more than 1,000 artists: visual art, music, performance, film, fashion, and more—a whole month's worth!
Bono Mitchell
Artomatic 2012
11th floor
Space 115, Room 1161
June 10: Team Cul de Sac book launch in Arlington
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"Back in her single days - before she met the man of her dreams - Beth "Bee" Evans hated being forced to attend weddings solo. Determined to spare her friends the same humiliation, she invites everyone on her list with a guest. Much to her chagrin, however, Hannah, Vicki, Rob, Joe, and Nancy insist upon attending Bee's lavish Chesapeake Bay nuptials alone. The frustrated bride dubs them the "The Singles" and their collective decision wreaks unintended havoc on her otherwise perfectly planned wedding weekend."
Free Comic Book Day was major success for Big Planet Comics
Ghostbusters at Big Planet Comics Vienna for Free Comic Book Day
In their recent podcast (#44), Jared Smith, one of the chain's owners said, "Of the four Big Planet stores, almost all of us ran out of almost every book we had. We certainly got more people than we expected, based on our ordering numbers, and College Park and Vienna both had their best sales days ever. So it wasn't just like we gave away a lot of free stuff - we sold a huge amount of stuff to people."
According to Joel Pollack, Big Planet Bethesda had a line of people waiting when the store opened at 11 am, and the line wrapped through the store for over an hour. By mid-afternoon, he was out of free comics.
Anime USA Press Release: AUSA welcomes Paul St. Peter
Voice Actor Paul St. Peter attending Anime USA 2012
Anime USA is proud to announce that Paul St. Peter will be attending our convention as a guest. For biographical information and pictures, please check out our Guests page at http://animeusa.org/guests/.
Paul St. Peter is a voice actor from Los Angeles whose many anime' and video game credits include KINGDOM HEARTS (Xemnas), NARUTO (Nine Tail Fox), ROBOTECH (Zor Prime), BLEACH (Yammy), WORLD OF WARCRAFT (Boden The Imposing), DYNASTY WARRIORS I-IV (Yuan Shao), DIGIMON (Kokomon) and RESIDENT EVIL 5 (Swahili Zombie). Paul has silly voices too, from COWBOY BEBOP (Punch) to DIGIMON WARRIORS (Wormmon). Among his other game, anime, and feature anime credits are GURREN LAGAAN (Jorgun), THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (Mondego), MONSTER (Reichwein), PAPRIKA (Konakawa), LUPIN III The Secret of Mamo (Mamo), DURARARA (Higa), X-COM (Dr. Heinrich), BATTLE B-DAMON (Armada) and DIABLO III (Demented Spirit).
About Anime USA: In 1999 Anime USA began as a northern Virginia convention started by fans, and in 2004 become a non-profit educational organization. Our mission is to educate the public about and promote Japanese arts and popular culture. As in the beginning, we remain a convention of fans, by fans, and for fans. Anime USA is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit.
Anime USA 2012 will be held November 9-11 in our new location: the Marriott Wardham Park in Washington, D.C. For more information and to register for the convention, visit us at www.animeusa.org.
Press Liaison
Anime USA 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
1970s Herblock interview on YouTube
Day at Night: Herbert Block, aka Herblock, political cartoonist.
ca. 1973http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbivh-WTv58
CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's.
Post wimps out on Zits strip
YOU PLAY THE EDITOR: The Post didn't run this 'ZITS' strip — would you?
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 9 2012
Boy, the Post just doesn't let up on protecting its few remaining readers of the comics pages -- or should that be infantilizing them? One wonders what pictures from the current wars they also decided not to offend our delicate sensibilities with...
Click on the 'censorship' tag below to see plenty of previous examples.
Click on the 'censorship' tag below to see plenty of previous examples.
Vandal Savage returns to DC universe
Savage land: Old bad guy returns in 'DC Universe Presents'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 14 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-05-14/DC-Comics-Presents-Vandal-Savage-comic-book-series/54955808/1
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 14 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-05-14/DC-Comics-Presents-Vandal-Savage-comic-book-series/54955808/1
Comic Riffs interviews Draw Something creator
What would Draw Something's creator draw? A Q&A with Dan Porter
By Haley Crum
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 15 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/what-would-draw-somethings-creator-draw-a-qanda-with-dan-porter/2012/05/15/gIQACOp1RU_blog.html#pagebreak
By Haley Crum
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 15 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/what-would-draw-somethings-creator-draw-a-qanda-with-dan-porter/2012/05/15/gIQACOp1RU_blog.html#pagebreak
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