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Baltimore's Tim Kreider interviewed by Walrus Comix

I love Tim Kreider's work, and was very disappointed when he stopped his City Paper cartoon this year.

WC Interview with Cartoonist TIM KREIDER.
WALRUS COMIX Dec 14th, 2009

I don't think this is a brand-new interview, but it's just been posted. Note that it says a 3rd collection of comics will be out in 2009.

Cul de Sac Christmas sweater contest

Richard Thompson's announced a contest for the most ridiculous Christmas sweater, and you can win Christmas at his house with you in the role of Tiny Tim... no wait, it's actually an autographed copy of his book. Which is nothing to sneeze at.

Jan 12: filmmaker/cartoonist Nina Paley @ Newseum

cmsmall writes in

Nina Paley, the animator behind the amazing Sita Sings the Blues, (http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/watch.html) will be on a panel at Public Knowledge's World's Fair Use Day on Tuesday, January 12 at the Newseum, talking about "artistic innovation and participatory culture." 

Library of Congress Swann Fellowship applications

Applications for the 2010-2011 Swann Fellowship, one of the few graduate fellowships supporting scholarly work in caricature and cartoon, are due February 15, 2010. The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon administered by the Library of Congress seeks to award fellowship funds up to $15,000 each year. For criteria, guidelines, and application forms, please see:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html

Please email swann@loc.gov or call (202) 707-9115 if you have questions.

Shannon Gallant's website

Shannon Gallant's website is http://www.slgallant.com/ Just for your information. We'll get back to Shannon and ask how he broke into first British, and then American comics for the new year.

Xavier Xerexes webcomic roundtable

From the other Arlingtonian - The ComixTalk 2009 Roundtable
By: Xaviar Xerexes
Issue: December 2009 Issue

Richard Thompson on meeting Brant Parker

Geez, I had lunch (or 'linner') with Richard Thompson on Sunday and he never mentioned that he put his story about meeting Brant "Wizard of Id" Parker up on his blog, so every blogger in America has the story before me. It's a good story though, and I'm glad Richard got it down in 'print'.

Richard would also like you to know that you can buy 365 unique Cul de Sac t-shirts.

AIV Primer Makes Politics and Prose's List while including local cartoonist

I posted a link to the whole list recently, but Jim Dougan pointed out that he's in it - in fact his Sam and Lilah is highlighted. I like it quite a bit, and have bought the minicomic from him too.

 

http://www.politics-prose.com/graphic-novels/dec09/page4

 

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THE ACT-I-VATE PRIMER (IDW, $24.99) is the first print edition of the webcomics available on Act-I-Vate.com, an award-winning webcomic collective. Publishing something new every day, Act-I-Vate has assembled some of the best comic creators in the industry. There's a little of everything in the collection, from the fantasy, sword-and-sorcery dreams of "Sam and Lilah," to the childlike fable of "Goodnight, Max," to the incomplete undersea fantasy of "Loviathan," Act-I-Vate Primer maintains a surprisingly high quality of uncensored creator-owned work and is a perfect window into this fast growing, unbridled community. Adam Waterreus "

Jan 16: Drawing Workshop.

DC Anime Club's Manga Drawing Workshop

DC Anime Club will be hosting a Manga (Japanese Comics) Drawing Workshop on Saturday January 16, 2010 3:00 pm-5:00pm at the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Library 901 G ST NW Washington, DC 20001 in Room A10 on the A Level of the Library.

DC Anime Club Artist Cheyenne "Angel" Lewis will teach participants the basics on how to create their own Manga characters.

This event is free and open to the public.

Age range 13 and up.


For more information please visit the DC Anime Club website at http://dcanimeclub.org.

Jan 2: Anime Swap Meet.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Chris Wanamaker, (202) 262 2083 president@dcanimeclub.org

DC Anime Club's
Anime Swap Meet

DC Anime Club invites one and all to our Anime Swap Meet on Saturday January 2, 2010 2pm-5pm at the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington, DC 20001 in Room A5 on the A Level of the Library.

A swap meet is were people 'meet' to 'swap' their unwanted items for something else they May want - without paying for anything. The focus will be on anime, manga, comic, and video game related items.

All people who want to participate in the swap meet must bring things to swap.

Also during the Anime Swap Meet there will be anime screenings.

We hope to see you there.

This event is free and open to the public.

Ages 13 and up.

For more information please visit the DC Anime Club website at http://dcanimeclub.org.

Ryan Claytor's tour of MSU's Comic Art Collection

Regular readers know I send material to MSU's collection. However, I've never been there. Cartoonist Ryan Claytor has though, and recently filmed it his tour. Here's his email to the comix-scholar's list:

I just wanted to let everyone know that I recently posted a couple video tours of the MSU Special Collections Library (...the largest public collection of comics in the world, from my understanding).

The reason there are a couple video tours is because I was lucky enough to accompany Randy Scott to the REMOTE STORAGE FACILITY as well as the main stacks. Anyhow, if you're interested and have a few extra minutes this busy season, here is the link to the videos.

http://www.elephanteater.com/865

Many thanks to Randy Scott for taking his time to give us a look around.

Sincerely,
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Ryan Claytor
Owner/Author/Artist
Elephant Eater Comics
Web: www.ElephantEater.com

Quick Reviews for Comics Due 12-16-09

QUICK REVIEWS FOR COMICS DUE 12-16-09

By John Judy

 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #615 by Fred Van Lente and Javier Pulido.  The Sandman is the latest classic Spidey villain to get a revamp.  No matter what, it's gotta be better than that horrorshow going on in the Spidey newspaper strip.

 

ART OF STEVE DITKO HC edited by Craig Yoe.  What it says on the cover, kids.  Plus an intro by Stan "The Man" Lee.  Lots of amazing material plus tributes from Jerry Robinson, John Romita and P. Craig Russell.  Highly recommended.

 

ASTONISHING X-MEN #33 by Warren Ellis and Phil Jimenez. That nice Mr. Ellis runs numerous things up a flagpole.  Writhing, squealing things that perhaps we'd better salute, lest he reach further into his bucket of stuff.  Phil Jimenez is a great artist.

 

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #30 by J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz.  Hal Jordan and Dr. Fate put some shmoe in the hurt box.

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #5 of 6 by Ed Brubaker and Bryan Hitch.  Well, it certainly appears from all the other Marvel titles that Steve Rogers is back from the dead at last.  But don't you want to know how it happened?  And what the catch was?  Recommended.

 

CHIMICHANGA #1 of 3 written and drawn by Eric Powell.  From the creator of THE GOON, an all-new original series about a bearded girl, a traveling circus and a creature that knocks it all into a cocked hat.  It's Powell so this one is highly recommended.

 

DAREDEVIL #503 by Andy Diggle and Roberto De La Torre.  So if your best friend was presiding over a cult of crazed ninja assassins would you be worried?  Foggy Nelson is…

 

DARK AVENGERS #12 by Brian Bendis and Mike Deodato.  Norman Osborn's Avengers finally face a group even meaner, crazier and more dangerous than they are.  No, not the tea-baggers!  The Molecule Man and his crew.  It's gonna be a hootenanny!

 

EX MACHINA #47 by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris.  Four issues away from the end of the series and Mayor Hundred's greatest foe is fixing things so the Great Machine doesn't live to see the finale!  Recommended.

 

GOON, VOL. 6: CHINATOWN & MYSTERY OF MR. WICKER SC written and drawn by Eric Powell.  The story of The Goon, from his carny trash beginnings to the leg-breaking Boss of Bosses he's become.  Awesome stuff.  Highly recommended.

 

HELLBLAZER #262 by Peter Milligan and Giuseppe Camuncoli.  Constantine's adventure in India continues as he is slowly reminded how the former colonies treat Englishmen.

 

HULK #18 by Jeph Loeb and Whilce Portacio.  Doc Samson is the baddest psychiatrist this side of Hannibal Lecter and he's just the beginning of "Fall of the Hulks!"

 

INCORRUPTIBLE #1 by Mark Waid and Jean Diaz.  The flip side to Waid's smash hit IRRIDEEMABLE, this is the story of a bad guy gone good.  Max Damage sees the horror wrought by a fallen superhuman and decides to change his evil ways.  Cool stuff.  Recommended.

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #40 by James Robinson and Mark Bagley. Black Lanterns galore in a heart-ripping throw-down that reminds us why some of these cats had to die.

 

MIGHTY AVENGERS #32 by Christos Gage and Khoi Pham.  Avengers: Dark versus Mighty.  Look whose name is on the comic, kids.

 

NEXT ISSUE PROJECT #2 (SILVER STREAK COMICS #24) by Various Image Boys.  A labor of love bringing back golden-age titles and characters in the public domain 63 years after their last appearance on the newsstands!  This one's got the daring "Silver Devil" (wink-wink), Silver Streak and Captain Battle!  All in a glorious, golden-age sized comic!  Gotta look!

 

ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #3 of 4 by Warren Ellis and Steve Kurth.  Tony Stark versus all his suits of armor at once.  Boom!

 

UNDERGROUND #4 of 5 by Jeff Parker and Steve Lieber.  After the bat guano explosions and shoot-outs in the dark of previous issues what more surprises await our heroes in the underground?  Recommended.

 

X-FACTOR #200 by Peter David and Bing Cansino.  No, you didn't miss an issue or even 150 of them.  They just decided to renumber the series to reflect how many issues of a comic with this name have actually seen print.  Or is it how many artists Peter David has been through?  Honest to God, X-FACTOR has had more artists than Spinal Tap had drummers.  Anyway there's two story-lines here, one light, one heavy, something for everyone.  Recommended.

 

www.johnjudy.net

How to become a cartoonist in Washington, circa 1923

Mike Lynch has scans up of "How to become a cartoonist" Washington School of cartooning, 1923. The teacher is Will Chandlee, whose work I don't know, and there's a testimonial by Clifford Berryman.

Matt Wuerker's appearance at Newseum last weekend

Matt Wuerker spoke at the Newseum last weekend, and the talk was recorded and should be online eventually. In the meantime, Bruce Guthrie has put his photographs online.

This image is me on the left, and IDW's GI Joe artist Shannon Gallant on the right. I had just met Shannon, but I think we'll be doing an interview here with him after the holidays.

PR: RING IN THE NEW YEAR EARLY WITH MARVEL COMICS & THIRD EYE COMICS

RING IN THE NEW YEAR EARLY WITH MARVEL COMICS & THIRD EYE COMICS   

Marvel's New Year's Eve Eve Party to Take Place at THIRD EYE COMICS on December 30th, 2009

Stop in to receive exclusive FREE calendars, comics and more from Marvel Comics!

ANNAPOLIS, MD – THIRD EYE COMICS  in association with Marvel Comics is pleased to announce the official Marvel's New Year's Eve EVE Party all day Wednesday, December 30^th.   Fans of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, and all things Marvel are invited to come in and celebrate the new year during this all-day event.  Among the giveaway items will be a free 2010 Marvel Super Hero calendar, Exclusive Avengers ID Cards to collect & trade, a free comic book - Origins of Siege – which features an all-new prologue  to the 2010's HOTTEST event by Brian Michael Bendis, and more!

"Marvel would like to thank everyone for making 2009 such a milestone year," says Marvel Senior Vice President of Sales and Circulation Publishing David Gabriel.  "As we wrap up our 70^th Anniversary, we wanted to partner with local comic book shops to show our gratitude and also wish everyone a safe, happy, and marvelous 2010!"  

Swing by THIRD EYE COMICS on December 30^th for your free giveaways at the Marvel New Year's Eve EVE party and make yours Marvel in 2010!

For more information contact:

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Post on 'The Princess and the Frog'

For some reason, some rocket scientist at the Post has movie reviews being combined - today's is Ann Hornaday mushing Invictus on rugby in South Africa with Disney's 'The Princess and the Frog'. I guess they fit togetherbecause they both have black people in them. I can't see any other logic.

The review - The colors of hope, By Ann Hornaday,Washington Post Friday, December 11, 2009.

The far longer 'what's it all meeeeaaannnnn?' article - After decades of snowy whites, black 'Princess' a true dream, By DeNeen L. Brown, Washington Post Staff Writer, Friday, December 11, 2009 - personally I'd use Mr. Natural's response.

Dec 11, 13: Tezuka Film Festival

At the Sackler Gallery...

FILMS OSAMU TEZUKA: GOD OF MANGA, FATHER OF ANIME 1001 NIGHTS Friday, December 11. 7 PM, Meyer Auditorium In person: Yoshihiro Shimizu, General Manager, Tezuka Productions   TEZUKA AND THE HISTORY OF ANIME Sunday, December 13. 2 PM, Meyer Auditorium In person: Yoshihiro Shimizu, General Manager, Tezuka Productions   (1001 Nights)

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Warren Bernard's Herblock Lecture

Warren Bernard writes in:

I recently did a lecture at The Library of Congress on the cartoonist Herblock, incorporating a history of the art of the political cartoon. The lecture focuses on the work he did prior to coming to The Washington Post, a body of work that spanned 20 years of which little had been seen prior to the publication of "Herblock:The Life and Works of The Great Political Cartoonist". There is a DVD with this book that contains all 18,000 of his known cartoons, which I edited.

For those of you so disposed, here is the video of the lecture:

http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4768

Cartoonists' Christmas cards on display? UPDATED

An article in today's Express mentions cartoonists as being included in the Season's Greetings exhibit at the Archives of American Art in the American Art building on 9th and F Sts, NW. If anyone beats me to the exhibit, let us know who's in the show, since the website doesn't.

In the comments, we are informed (presumably by an AAA staff member):

Al Freuh
Ralph Fabri
Harry Haenigsen
Frances Foot
Janet LaSalle
Norman Kent
Everett Charles Hart
Michael Ponce de León
Boris Artzybasheff
Harrison Cady
Walt Kuhn
Ralph Barton
Ad Reinhardt

Politics and Prose Bookstores' best graphic literature of the year

Adam and the gang at Politics and Prose Bookstores have put up their list of best graphic literature of the year.

Dec 16: Michael Dirda at White Oak library

From the Politics and Prose newsletter. Dirda writes infrequently on comics, most recently on Herge.

Wednesday, December 16, 7 p.m.

The White Oak Library
11701 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD
MICHAEL DIRDA
CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE (Mariner Books, $15)
Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for The Washington Post, will appear at White Oak Library to discuss his latest book and his work as a literary critic. No registration is needed for this free event.

OT: Dark Horse Comics archive to Portland State University Library

Here's a good overview article on the 2008 donation of Dark Horse Comics archives to Portland State University Library.

(cross-posted to IJOCA's blog)

NPR's Weldon opines on motion comics

Wolverine Meets Ken Burns: The Motion Comic, Considered (And A Video Extra), By Glen Weldon, National Public Radio's Monkey See blog December 9, 2009. I confess that I don't really see the point of them either.

Here's a bibliography on motion comics that will be part of the 500-page comic art bibliography making up IJOCA 11-3. Entries marked * are new and won't be in the print version.

Motion Comics
Albrecht, Chris. 2008. Comic Books Evolve, from Ink to Internet; Although print comics are still thriving, Marvel and DC Comics are getting a head start on finding digital outlets for their properties [motion comics]. Business Week (August 22): http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc20080821_870628.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology

Associated Press. 2008. 'Peanuts' Goes Hi-tech With Animated Webisodes [motion comics]. Editor and Publisher Online (November 3):
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/syndicates/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003886371

Berlin, Leslie. 2008. The Comics Are Feeling the Pain of Print [newspaper comic strips, motion comics]. New York Times (December 28). Online at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/media/28proto.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Binazeski, Peter. 2008. Warner Premiere's Motion Comics Launches with Highly Anticipated Debut Episodes of "Watchmen" and "Batman: Mad Love". Business Wire (July 18):
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/warner-premieres-motion-comics-launches/story.aspx?guid=%7BEAB68E13-FD5E-47E3-A816-CF56AAC2E700%7D&dist=hppr

Brady, Matt. 2008. SDCC 08: From Paul Levitz's Point of View [DC Comics, inc. Watchmen Motion Comic]. Newsarama (August 11): http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080811-SDCC08-Levitz.html

Brevoort, Tom. 2009. Marvel Hotline: Brevoort on Spider-Woman; Executive Editor Tom Brevoort gets us inside the next great phase in Marvel storytelling! [motion comics]. Marvel.com (August 19): http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.9234.Marvel_Hotline~colon~_Brevoort_on_Spider-Woman

Contino, Jennifer M. 2008. Michael Jantze On Creating Youtube's "How To" The Birds & The Biz [inc. motion comics]. Comicon's The Pulse (September 10): http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=007463

Cruz, Gilbert. 2008. Stephen King, Ready for Download [motion comics]. Time (August 12): http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1832062,00.html

Franklin, Eric. 2008. New life for old Batman comic [motion comics]. CNET's Crave (December 9): http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10119457-1.html

Fritz, Steve. 2009. Animated Shorts: Watchmen Motion Comic, Black Freighter. Newsarama (March 17): http://www.newsarama.com/tv/090317-animated-shorts.html

Furey, Emmett. 2009. Katt, Folino & Pare Talk "Sparks" Motion Comic. Comic Book Resources (January 23): http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19675

Goellner, Caleb. 2009. Talking with IDW's New ePublishing Director [motion comics]. Comic Book Resources (May 26): http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21347

Hudson, Laura. 2008. Paul Levitz Talks Digital Comics. Publishers Weekly’s PW Comics Week (August 26): http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6590126.html

Hudson, Laura. 2008. The Future Is Almost Now; Publishers are taking a close look at a variety of models—from the Web and mobile phones to iTunes and the Sony Reader—for the digital delivery of comics [motion comics]. Publishers Weekly (August 18): http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6587963.html

Hudson, Laura. 2009. Marvel Makes Motion Comics, DC Teases New Format. Publishers Weekly (February 9): http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6636198.html

Katt, William. 2009. William Katt Presents - Sparks on iTunes [iPod motion comics]. Newsarama (January 27):
http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=25556

Kit, Borys. 2008. Batman, Superman get animated; Set for digital-motion treatment from Warners, DC [motion comics]. Hollywood Reporter (October 8): http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7e19cce243eb21aa51690a063cbe5edf

Kit, Borys. 2009. Comic book icon signs with ICM; Neal Adams, Continuity Studios eye feature films [and motion comics]. Hollywood Reporter (August 3): http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3icaec2feffc977edc6bc9fc961255105d

Long, Geoffrey. 2008. Motion Comics: A State of the Art. Gutter Geek (October): http://www.guttergeek.com/page184/october2008/motioncomics/motioncomics.html

Mahadeo, Kevin. 2009. Marvel in motion: ‘Spider-Woman’ swings onto Web with new digital comics initiative. Wizard (210; April): 10-11

McBride, Sarah. 2008. Web Draws on Comics; Online Shorts Boost Batman [motion comics]. Wall Street Journal (July 18): B10. Online at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121634908179464605.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Moondaughter, Wolfen. 2009. Comix that Zzizzl: Dennis Morrison [motion comics]. Sequential Tart (August 10): http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1466

Phegley, Kiel. 2009. Giving Spider-Woman the Motion. Comic Book Resources (August 28):
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22724

Pizzolo, Matt. 2009. 'Motion Comics' vs 'Illustrated Films' - Analysis of Watchmen & Godkiller; Award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo compares and contrasts the newest animation formats based on an analysis of Warner Premiere's Watchmen motion comics and Halo-8's Godkiller illustrated film. PRWEB (May 7): http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2394914.htm

Richards, Dave. 2009. Bendis Talks Spider-Woman [motion comic]. Comic Book Resources (August 19): http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22595

Rogers, Vaneta. 2009. SDCC 09: The Future In Motion: Katt, Pare talk Sparks. Newsarama (July 23): http://www.newsarama.com/comics/070923-MotionComics.html

Rogers, Vaneta. 2009. NYCC '09 - Brian Bendis on Spider-Woman Motion Comics. Newsarama (February 8): http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020908-Spider-Woman-Bendis.html

Rogers, Vaneta. 2009. The Future of e-Comic Books - Some Questions & Answers. Newsarama (April 9): http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090409-e-reader-comics.html

Rogers, Vaneta. 2009. The Q: Changing Technology, Changing Comics. Newsarama (May 26): http://www.newsarama.com/comics/050926-TheQ-Tech.html

Singh, Arune. 2009. You've Never Seen Marvel Move Like This Before! Marvel Launches First-Ever Original Motion Comic -- Spider-Woman. First episode available on iTunes on August 19, 2009 [press release]. Marvel Comics (August 19)

*Stone, Christine. 2009. Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic: Behind The Scenes. Newsarama (November): http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=31734

Suintres, John. 2009. Word Balloon: Watchmen Motion Comics' Jake Hughes. Newsarama (January 28): http://www.newsarama.com/comics/010928-WB-Watchmen-Motion.html

Suintres, John. 2009. Brian Michael Bendis: Spider Woman Motion Comic. Newsarama (February 25): http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=26244

Suintres, John. 2008. Word Balloon: Alex Ross - Batman, JSA and More [Batman: Black & White motion comics]. Newsarama (December 4): http://www.newsarama.com/comics/120804-Word-Balloon-Ross.html

Taylor, Kate. 2009. Watchmen, animated? It works; A new adaptation of a classic comic book sets a high standard for a relatively low-tech art form [motion comics]. Toronto Globe and Mail (June 8):
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/watchmen-animated-it-works/article1173722/

Wallenstein, Andrew. 2008. Warner home video arm sets live-action Web series [motion comics]. Hollywood Reporter (November 24): http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081124/media_nm/us_media_premiere_2

Dec 19: DRINK + DRAW! in Bethesda at Gallery Neptune

 

Neptune

gallery + studio

5001 Wilson Lane

Bethesda, Md. 20814

301-718-0809

www.galleryneptune.com

 

 

Gay bookstore Lambda Rising to close

Gay bookstore Lambda Rising to close says the Washington Post. The owner's reached retirement age, and I wish he'd sell his chain instead as there are a decent amount of both gay cartoonists and gay comics. Lamba Rising hosted Allison Bechdel signings when she was just doing 'Dykes to Watch Out For' (an excellent strip) and hadn't hit the big big time with 'Fun Home' (an excellent graphic biography).

With the loss of the Blade, gay comics in DC have taken quite a hit this year.

Comic Riffs looks for best comic strip of the decade

Michael Cavna's got the question up on his Washington Post blog.

Fantasy artist started as medical illustrator after graduating from Catholic University

It's All in the Cards: Veronica V. Jones

By Wolfen Moondaughter

November 30, 2009   

http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1560

 

 

'Looking for Calvin and Hobbes' review in LA Times

Writing the story of the lovable comic strip pair proved to be more challenging than the author thought.
By Susan Salter Reynolds
Los Angeles Times

Joe Sacco reviewed in Washington Examiner

Joe Sacco's new book is reviewed in Washington Examiner, December 6, 2009, p. 26, but it doesn't appear to be online. Pull quotes:

"Having already established his reputations as the world's leading comics journalist, Sacco is now making a serious case to be considered one of the world's top journalists, period."

"Sacco's art is alternately epic and intimate, but he exceeds himself in the scope of his ambition (particularly in one sequence that shows in vivid terms how desert refugee camps from 1948 turned into the teeming slums of today). But it's his exacting and harrowing interviews that make this book an invaluable and wrenching piece of journalism."

The review is unsigned.

Disney's newest princess and the question of race

An op-ed piece on The Princess and the Frog from Disney - Spoiler alert: This Disney princess gets a job, By Sara Sarasohn, Washington Post December 6, 2009.

Harvey Pekar interview from 2000

Here's another interview that's not in my Harvey Pekar: Conversations, in case you want to print it out and tuck it in.

Q and A: Harvey Pekar in 2000
Words: Christopher Irving
Friday, December 4, 2009

Disney's Mulan reviewed in Post

The show's at Imagination Stage and here's the review - 'Mulan': This girl warrior is no China doll, By Celia Wren, Washington Post Saturday, December 5, 2009.

Dec 6 convention

THIS Sun, Dec. 6 - CapiCons Comic & Pop Culture Show - FREE Customer Admission*

- Our Guest Artist/Creator and President of Heritage Comics HSQ, Andre Campbell!
http://www.heritagecomicshsq.com

- 21st Century Sandshark Studios Presents Tim Dzon--Artist/Inker ("West Coast Avengers," "GI Joe", etc.)

- Chris Flick, writer/artist and creator of the webcomics "Capes-N-Babes", and "CMX Suite"
http://www.capesnbabes.com/
http://www.communitymx.com/flicks/index.cfm

*****

Sun, Dec. 6 - CapiCons Comic & Pop Culture Show at the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department. Our Guest will be Artist/Creator and President of Heritage Comics HSQ, Andre Campbell! AND 21st Century Sandshark Presents Tim Dzon--Artist/Inker (West Coast Avengers, GI Joe.) The show is open to the public from 10 am - 3 pm. Buy, sell and trade...gold, silver age and new comics; Magic and other gaming cards; Non-Sport Cards; Videos and DVDs; Anime; Horror; Sci-Fi; figures, toys; Star Wars and Star Trek memorabilia; original artwork, posters, T-shirts/clothing and various other comic related items. FREE customer admission for this show!

21st Century Sandshark Studios/Cards Comics & Collectibles/Doug Cheshire/Michael & Connie Creager/Chris Flick/
Donald and Kathy Gehl/Heritage Comics HSQ/FANDATA/J&M Comics/Outpost Station/Packcracker/Silver Fox Comics/TNT Comics/Steve Wagner/Tomorrow's Treasures/Wandering Rebel/Zeno's Books

...and MORE!!!!!!!!!!
...............

To get to the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department (located about 20 minutes west of Washington, D.C.), take I-495 (DC/Capital Beltway) to Exit 47A (Rt 7 West). Go 1/2 mile, Take a Left on Gallows Rd and proceed 1 mile to 2148 Gallows Rd.

Or visit our website for detailed directions and Mapquest directions:
http://www.capicons.com/directions_dlvfd.htm

Address for convention location (no mail, please):
Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department
2148 Gallows Road
Dunn Loring, VA 22027

Quick Reviews for Comics Due 12-09-09

QUICK REVIEWS FOR COMICS DUE 12-09-09

By John Judy

 

ADVENTURE COMICS #5 by Geoff Johns, Jerry Ordway and Francis Manapul.  Superboy-Prime versus the Black Lanterns!  Boy, who do you root for there?

 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #614 by Mark Waid and Paul Azaceta.  Spidey and J. Jonah Jameson must work together to stop Electro!  This would be a great time to be Electro.  Recommended.

 

DARK X-MEN #2 of 5 by Paul Cornell and Leonard Kirk.  Nate Grey, X-Man, is back and Norman Osborn's Dark X-Men are nervous.  As well they ought!

 

DAYTRIPPER #1 of 10 by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon.  A couple of Eisner winners tackle the meaning of life in graphic form.  Gotta look!  Oh, and it's about a Brazilian obituary writer with a famous dad and how can you screw that up?  And it's named after a Beatles song and features an amazing cover!  Recommended.

 

DOOM PATROL #5 by Keith Giffen and Other People Who Are Not Keith Giffen.  The Doom Patrol versus their dead teammates.  One group outnumbers the other.

 

EX MACHINA, VOL. 8: DIRTY TRICKS SC by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris and Others.  Collecting issues 35-39 and the Halloween Special, this one features a terrific arc about a masked woman who wants to disrupt the 2004 GOP National Convention in New York.  (And then four years later they ran her for Vice-President!  Pow!)  Highly recommended.

 

GOD COMPLEX #1 by Michael Avon Oeming and John Broglia.  Greek god Apollo is living on the down-low among mortals, much to the chagrin of Big Daddy Zeus who would rather see him dead than slumming.  A book about families with issues, just in time for the holidays!  Awesome!

 

GOGO MONSTER GN written and drawn by Taiyo Matsumoto.  A little something from VIZ, a story of a boy who lives in two worlds; one where he's a ridiculed loner with an overactive imagination, another in which he's the only one who can see monsters vying for control of his school.  OK, that sounds like one world to me…

 

INCREDIBLE HULK #605 by Fred Van Lente and Ariel Olivetti.  Next on the bout card: Tyrannus and the moloids!  Hey, it can't be all A-listers all the time.  Hulk Junior needs to ease his way up with a few palookas now and then.  And let's not even discuss the Thundra-Shulk back-up feature.  Just like anything with Jar-Jar Binks, this never happened…

 

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #21 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca.  Tony Stark's friends must bring him back from his brain-dead, vegetative state.  Can they pry the copy of "Going Rogue" from his fingers?  Can they twist the tea-bag hat off his head?  Switching the TV from Glenn Beck to Cartoon Network is only the first step back from the abyss!  Recommended!

 

NATION X #1 of 4 by Various People.  There's X-Men in this!

 

NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #3 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Mayhew.  The ladies of the Avengers have to bust Hawkeye out of jail.  I guess that would make them the Lady Liberators or something.  Superchicks + Jailbreak = WIN!

 

PUNISHERMAX #2 by Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon.  After sparing the Punisher's life last issue Wilson Fisk continues engineering the rise of the (til now) mythological Kingpin of Crime.  If you liked Garth Ennis writing PUNISHER you'll love this.  Highly recommended.  Not for kids.

 

SECRET SIX #16 by Gail Simone and Peter Nguyen.  Black Alice, the super-powerful goth chick who can do pretty much anything except make goth cool again, wants to join the Six.  Sadly, the math requires her to knock it down to Five first.  Great cover.  Recommended.

 

UNWRITTEN #8 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross.  Tommy Taylor's still in prison, which is a tough row to hoe if you're a guy who might really be a whimsical storybook character.  Recommended.

 

WALKING DEAD #68 by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard.  Rick and his crew meet another survivor on the way to DC.  Why does he look so cheerful?  Cue violins… Highly recommended.  Not for kids.

 

www.johnjudy.net

Dec 6: Eisner film at AFI in Silver Spring

Dec 6th 12pm AFI Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist

thanks to Liz for the tip

R. Fiore declares Cul de Sac "the best contemporary newspaper comic strip'

Comics Journal columnist R. Fiore declares Cul de Sac is "the best contemporary newspaper comic strip,' arguing with Bob Harvey over 9 Chickweed Lane. Heretically, I may agree with Bob, as Chickweed is continuing stories with a bit of spice in them; it really depends what I'm in the mood for though.

ACT-I-VATE Primer in the NY Times 2009 Holiday Gift Guide

From: Jim Dougan (as I was remiss.)

Just a head's up in case you missed it:  the New York Times selected The ACT-I-VATE PRIMER (featuring an exclusive SAM & LILAH story by Hyeondo Park and Yours Truly) for its 2009 Holiday Gift Guide!

 

http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/giftguide-graphicnovels/list.html

 

As you already know (but for the benefit of your readers) the book also features the talents of Nick Bertozzi, Dean Haspiel, Roger Langridge, Simon Fraser, Michel Fiffe, Molly Crabapple, Tim Hamilton, and the list goes on!  It's got a fairly diverse range of material, but isn't really kid-appropriate (as you also already know).

 

I know for a fact that it's in stock at all the local Big Planet and Fantom Comics locations, so if any of your readers are interested they can pick it up there!

 

Thanks,

Jim D.

 

PS Any readers liking what they find in the book can find hundreds more FREE pages of great comics by the same creators at www.activatecomix.com!

Weldon with a couple of more book recommendations

Weldon, Glen.  2009.

The Best Five Books To Share With Your Friends [Asterios Polyp; Supergirls].

NPR.org (December 2): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120980848&sc=nl&cc=bn-20091204

 

Pow! Wham! Zap! Glen Weldon hates this attitude

Read him going on about 'geekiness' and 'comic books' being linked together at Geeks, Genre, And Why Fantasy Football Is Just D&D Without Elves, By Glen Weldon, National Public Radio's Monkey See blog December 2, 2009.

(I really don't get fantasy football)

Jurdy can't be too far away

This PR says that cartoonist Jenifer Jurden is from Bishopville, MD - she's got a 410 area code on her website, so we'll count her and her character Jurdy as local.

PR: Kal 2010 Wall calendars now available by telephone orders

Friends and Colleagues

I wanted to alert you that The 2010 Illustrated Wall Kalendar for The Economist can now be ordered via the telephone as well as via the Web. 

In the USA just call 1-800-456-6086. If you are interested in getting Kalendars for gifts, it might be wise to place your order soon to insure holiday delivery. 

International customers and those who prefer to order the Kalendar on line can view samples of the calendar and make web purchases Here:

http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/tag/calendar/

Best

Kal

Kevin Kallaugher

kal@kaltoons.com

www.Kaltoons.com

Ullman and Flake in 12/3 City Paper

Emily Flake illustrates an article on Costco, and Rob Ullman's got a full-page ad later in the current issue.

Dog Sees God, not a (wink, wink) Peanuts play in Alexandria

The Little Theatre of Alexandria is running this. If anyone wants to go, slap a note in the comments. I've never seen it. It's also positively reviewed in the Post.

DOG SEES GOD
Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
November 27 – December, 19, 2009

Directed by: William D. Parker
Produced by: Jennifer Lyman

When CB's dog dies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. A chance meeting sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits. Drugs, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that's both haunting and hopeful.

NOTE:
Please note this is a 10:30PM performance. This show contains references to drug use, sex, and other sensitive topics. It is not recommended for children.

Washington Times laying off 40% of staff - and 100% of comics?

I'm betting the comics aren't coming back, even though they're not mentioned in this article.

This has not been a good year for comic strips and editorial cartoons in the nation's capital. Perhaps I'll do a year-in-review post like everyone else does in December.

More SHOCs - Batmania and Japanese anime in 1966

I went through a couple more fragments of 1966 Detroit Free Press newspapers today.

One of the big stories was apparently the Batman tv show - this illustrated an article on Batmania:


Things don't appear to have changed much in 40 years, do they? It's by Thurston, who also did one of the Odd 'Change comics in yesterday's post.


I'm guessing that DC wasn't paid for this use...


And this wire photo of a Japanese anime character surprised me. I had to go Wikipedia to find out this was Obake no Qtarō (or Oba-Q as in the caption here). From February 28, 1966.

Nice new Pekar interview online

I'm not trying to keep up with all of Harvey's interviews now that the book is finished, but Irving and Kushner have a nice one up at their Graphic NYC blog. And Jeff Newelt's Pekar Project keeps moving along.

Xavier Xerexes, of Arlington, comic creator interviewer

Xavier and I failed to link up at SPX this year and thus remain unmet, and then I kept forgetting to check the site he writes for, but!! - here's a new interview by him: "An Interview with David LaMason of Unbearable Bears," By Xaviar Xerexes, Comixtalk November 2009. Links to all of his writings are here, and will be added to the list of local contributors on the right side.

Wired's Geek Dad blog on Looking for Calvin and Hobbes

It appears to be Mom writing this review though - Aren’t We All Looking for Calvin and Hobbes? By Jenny Williams, Wired's Geek Dad blog November 30, 2009.