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Wednesday, May 05, 2010
May 7: Beyond Comics Iron Man Tickets special
Another USO cartoonist tour passed through Walter Reed
...and I missed it. Alan Gardner caught the story.
Comics artists sought in Kensington
Nevin Martell kicks over this Craigslist ad - Looking for an artist for comic (Kensington, MD) - I know nothing else about it.
June 1: Swann Fellow lecture on Early Turkish Cartoons
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington DC 20540
May 5, 2010
Public contact: Martha Kennedy (202) 707-9115, mkenn@loc.gov
Cartoons of Early Turkish Republic
To Be Topic of Swann Fellow's Lecture on June 1
Swann Foundation Fellow Yasemin Gencer will explore the visual and textual rhetoric of cartoons from the early years of the Turkish Republic in a lecture June 1 at the Library of Congress.
Gencer will present "Cartooning Progress: Secularism and Nationalism in the Early Turkish Republic (1922-28)" at noon on Tuesday, June 1, in Dining Room A on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed.
In her illustrated talk, Gencer will discuss how cartoons had the power to create, shape and project a new Turkish national identity based on European models. She will look at cartoons that highlight reforms initiated during the early years of the Turkish Republic. In one cartoon, for example, an automobile made of Latin letters speeds past a camel composed of Arabic letters, demonstrating how the cartoonist combines text with visual metaphor to underscore the benefits of changing the official alphabet. Such cartoons from 1922-28 illustrate many reforms aimed at secularizing the nation.
The Turkish Republic of today was established in 1922, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the wake of World War I. Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), known as Kemal Atatürk, the new republic put forth a reform program intended to distance the state socially and politically from its Ottoman and Islamic past, while simultaneously drawing itself closer to the secular and more technologically developed nations in the West.
As the first president of the Turkish Republic, Kemal is credited with modernizing his nation's legal and educational systems and encouraging the adoption of aspects of European daily life. The transition from Turkish written in Arabic to Turkish written in the Latin alphabet can be seen as part of the modernization that unfolded during this period.
In her lecture, Gencer will draw on the materials that she has studied in the collections of the African and Middle Eastern Division and the Prints and Photographs Division.
Gencer completed a master's degree in 2008, with a focus on Turkish studies, in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University. Currently a doctoral student in the Department of the History of Art at Indiana University, she is studying Islamic arts with a specialization in Ottoman and Turkish Republican print culture. Her dissertation focuses on cartoon arts and satirical journals of the early Turkish Republican period.
The lecture, sponsored by the Swann Foundation, the Prints and Photographs Division and the African and Middle Eastern Division, is part of the foundation's continuing activities to support the study, interpretation, preservation and appreciation of original works of humorous and satiric art by graphic artists from around the world.
The Swann Foundation's advisory board is comprised of scholars, collectors, cartoonists and Library of Congress staff members. The foundation strives to award fellowships annually to assist scholarly research and writing projects in the field of caricature and cartoon. Applications for the 2011-2012 academic year are due Feb. 15, 2011. More information about the fellowship is available through the Swann Foundation's website www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swannhome or by e-mailing swann@loc.gov.
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Shawn Martinbrough profiled
He used to be in the area as I'd run into him at Jim Kirkwood's store on Columbia Pike in Arlington.
Drawing Noir with Shawn Martinbrough
by Alex Dueben
Mon, May 3rd, 2010
Drawing Noir with Shawn Martinbrough
by Alex Dueben
Mon, May 3rd, 2010
Washington Blade returns while Times fades
The Washington Blade, the gay paper, returned to the stands last week after a several months absence. The paper's name and assets were bought by its former staffers who had been publishing as the DC Agenda. None of the political cartoons or comic strips the Blade had previously published have returned as of the first issue.
Meanwhile, the Washington Times has confirmed that it is for sale. The Times dropped all of its comics months ago.
Meanwhile, the Washington Times has confirmed that it is for sale. The Times dropped all of its comics months ago.
Dan Clowes at Politics and Prose pictures
I forgot my notes for this at work today - perhaps tomorrow I can put up some of the highlights. In the meantime, here are my pictures. I'd especially like to note that Daniel stayed from 7 - 10:40 pm - he made sure everyone on line got a sketch in a book.
And apparently everyone in DC interviewed him too - I like my interview best of course, but here's another -
DCist Interview: Daniel Clowes
Written by DCist Contributor Allen Brooks
April 30 2010
and another by the Post freelancer who did an excellent job interviewing him at P&P -
Panel Discussion: Daniel Clowes covers cartoon history in one graphic novel, By Dan Kois, published May 2, 2010.
There was a somewhat atypical crowd this time - I saw Martha Kennedy of the Library of Congress' cartoon collection, Larry Rodman the former Comics Journal reporter, Michael Wenthe an American University professor, Hank Stuever the Washington Post's Style reporter, Randy Tischler this blog's co-writer and publicity man for the Baltimore Comic-Con, book collector and Herblock specialist Warren Bernard and a cartoonist for the Times of India whom I didn't get to meet.
Baltimore's Jose Villarubia featured on Canadian site
Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2010: Jose Villarrubia, Posted: May 02, 2010, 4:00 AM by Mark Medley.
Monday, May 03, 2010
May 4: Richard Kelly at American Art (repost)
I've seen his collection - it's great. It's not exactly cartoonists, but there are people who went both ways in it like AB Frost.
Collectors Roundtable
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
American Art Museum
Collecting for the Long Haul
Tuesday, May 4, 7:00 p.m.
Richard Kelly, The Kelly Collection of American Illustration
Express website also interviewed Clowes
Stick Figure: Daniel Clowes, 'Wilson', by Express contributor Stephen M. Deusner, May 3, 2010. Online only - I heard about it at the signing.
Clowes was a really interesting interview and a nice guy - if you're later on the book tour, go see this. If you missed him in DC, call Politics and Prose and order the recording of the talk.
Pictures coming soon.
Clowes was a really interesting interview and a nice guy - if you're later on the book tour, go see this. If you missed him in DC, call Politics and Prose and order the recording of the talk.
Pictures coming soon.
Barbarian Comics profiled in today's Post
This is a job for Superman, and Batman, and the Hulk, and . . ., By Thomas Heath,Washington Post Monday, May 3, 2010; A11.
As Friend of ComicsDC Robert Montgomery noted when tipping me to this article, "The reporter breathlessly mentions that one of the owners has a "30 year old Batman." Probably worth $0.50-$1.00. Or less."
Indeed. Parents, don't let your kids grow up to be comic store owners.
As Friend of ComicsDC Robert Montgomery noted when tipping me to this article, "The reporter breathlessly mentions that one of the owners has a "30 year old Batman." Probably worth $0.50-$1.00. Or less."
Indeed. Parents, don't let your kids grow up to be comic store owners.
Clowes interview up at City Paper - he's at Politics and Prose tonight
“Likable Characters Are for Weak-Minded Narcissists”: A Chat with Daniel Clowes
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 is short email interview that he did with me - he's very funny. Go read it now, and then see him tonight at Politics and Prose at 7 pm.
Here's the PR from his publisher:
Dan Clowes On Tour! WILSON in stores!
All of our North American distributors have shipped the most anticipated book of the year to stores -- WILSON by Daniel Clowes, the cartoonist of David Boring, Ghost World and Ice Haven and the legendary Eightball comic book series. Today, WILSON is available everywhere in North America, at a finer store near you. In the next year, foreign language editions will also come out in the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Netherlands and Denmark.
Dan Clowes embarks on his tour next week in support of his first ever original graphic novel. In each city, Dan will be talking with a special guest moderator complete with slide show. (and it's a great slide show) And in Boston you get to see Ghost World after the event, with an introduction by Dan himself.
05/03/10 | 7 PM Washington DC POLITICS & PROSE With Dan Kois
05/04/10 | 6 PM Cambridge BRATTLE THEATER & HARVARD BOOKSTORE With Hillary Chute
05/05/10 | 7 PM NYC THE STRAND With David Hajdu
05/07/10 | 7 PM Toronto TCAF & TPL With Mark Medley
05/08/10-05/09/10 Toronto TCAF & TPL
05/13/10 | 7:30 PM San Francisco THE BOOKSMITH With Glen David Gold
05/14/10 | 7:30 PM Los Angeles SKYLIGHT BOOKS With Dana Gould
05/16/10 | 7:30 PM Portland POWELLS With Greg Netzer, Director of Wordstock
06/03/10 | 7 PM Oakland DIESEL With Eli Horowitz
06/12/10 | 7 PM Chicago QUIMBY'S (signing only)
06/13/10 | TBA Chicago PRINTERS ROW With Ray Pride
ABOUT WILSON: Meet Wilson, an opinionated middle-aged loner who loves his dog and quite possibly no one else. In an ongoing quest to find human connection, he badgers friend and stranger alike into a series of one-sided conversations, punctuating his own lofty discursions with a brutally honest, self-negating sense of humor. After his father dies, Wilson, now irrevocably alone, sets out to find his ex-wife with the hope of rekindling their long-dead relationship, and discovers he has a teenage daughter, born after the marriage ended and given up for adoption. Wilson eventually forces all three to reconnect as a family - a doomed mission that will surely, inevitably backfire.
Full Color, 80 pages, 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches ISBN: 9781770460072 $21.95 US / $22.95 CDN
For more information visit www.drawnandquarterly.com/blog
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 is short email interview that he did with me - he's very funny. Go read it now, and then see him tonight at Politics and Prose at 7 pm.
Here's the PR from his publisher:
Dan Clowes On Tour! WILSON in stores!
All of our North American distributors have shipped the most anticipated book of the year to stores -- WILSON by Daniel Clowes, the cartoonist of David Boring, Ghost World and Ice Haven and the legendary Eightball comic book series. Today, WILSON is available everywhere in North America, at a finer store near you. In the next year, foreign language editions will also come out in the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Netherlands and Denmark.
Dan Clowes embarks on his tour next week in support of his first ever original graphic novel. In each city, Dan will be talking with a special guest moderator complete with slide show. (and it's a great slide show) And in Boston you get to see Ghost World after the event, with an introduction by Dan himself.
05/03/10 | 7 PM Washington DC POLITICS & PROSE With Dan Kois
05/04/10 | 6 PM Cambridge BRATTLE THEATER & HARVARD BOOKSTORE With Hillary Chute
05/05/10 | 7 PM NYC THE STRAND With David Hajdu
05/07/10 | 7 PM Toronto TCAF & TPL With Mark Medley
05/08/10-05/09/10 Toronto TCAF & TPL
05/13/10 | 7:30 PM San Francisco THE BOOKSMITH With Glen David Gold
05/14/10 | 7:30 PM Los Angeles SKYLIGHT BOOKS With Dana Gould
05/16/10 | 7:30 PM Portland POWELLS With Greg Netzer, Director of Wordstock
06/03/10 | 7 PM Oakland DIESEL With Eli Horowitz
06/12/10 | 7 PM Chicago QUIMBY'S (signing only)
06/13/10 | TBA Chicago PRINTERS ROW With Ray Pride
ABOUT WILSON: Meet Wilson, an opinionated middle-aged loner who loves his dog and quite possibly no one else. In an ongoing quest to find human connection, he badgers friend and stranger alike into a series of one-sided conversations, punctuating his own lofty discursions with a brutally honest, self-negating sense of humor. After his father dies, Wilson, now irrevocably alone, sets out to find his ex-wife with the hope of rekindling their long-dead relationship, and discovers he has a teenage daughter, born after the marriage ended and given up for adoption. Wilson eventually forces all three to reconnect as a family - a doomed mission that will surely, inevitably backfire.
Full Color, 80 pages, 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches ISBN: 9781770460072 $21.95 US / $22.95 CDN
For more information visit www.drawnandquarterly.com/blog
Ann Telnaes and other editorial cartoonists condemn threats against South Park
17 Pulitzer Prize Winners have signed this petition.
For what it's worth, I agree with them completely (not that anyone cares what a blogger thinks).
Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 05-05-10
COMICS ON THE RACK
Quick Picks for Comics Due 05-05-10
(Or as they say in Arizona "Cinco de Mayo!)
by John Judy
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #630 by Zeb Wells and Chris Bachalo. Spidey must fight a cold-blooded reptile and it ain't Dick Cheney! The Lizard is back! Yowza!
ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN/WOLVERINE #1 by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert. The best Wolverine writer ever gets his hands on the web-slinger too! Brace yourself for the MARVEL TEAM-UP from hell! Recommended!
ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK FOUR #4 of 4 by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson. This is it! The final chapter of THE DARK AGE! Years in the making, two covers and eight extra pages of Astro City WOW! Recommended!
BATMAN AND ROBIN #12 by Grant Morrison and Andy Clarke. Wrapping up the big Batman-Robin fight and revealing a lot of stuff you'd never guess about characters you'd never heard of until Morrison made them up. It's bat-stuff crazy!
THE BEATS: A GRAPHIC HISTORY SC by Harvey Pekar and Various Collaborators. This is a softcover edition of Pekar's graphic exploration of a literary movement that shaped his generation. A mixed bag well worth digging into.
BRIGHTEST DAY #1 by Geoff Johns and a Lot of People. You'd think after coming back from the dead everything else would be a cake-walk. And you'd be wrong, as a whole bunch of DC heroes are about to learn.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #35 by Brad Meltzer and Georges Jeanty. Somehow they're really going to wrap this all up in this issue. With an X-Men tribute cover no less! Must read!
CAPTAIN AMERICA/BLACK PANTHER: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS #2 by Reginald Hudlin and Denys Cowan. A World War Two adventure starring a rookie Cap versus a seasoned Panther. Oh, and the Nazis are in there too. Recommended.
DONG XOAI VIETNAM 1965 written and illustrated by Joe Kubert. A devastating true story from the days of the Vietnam War, told as only the great Joe Kubert can. Highly recommended.
ELECTRIC ANT #2 of 5 by David Mack and Pascal Alixe. Based on an original story by the legendary Philip K. Dick, this is already one of the most promising sci-fi comics in a long time. Great art and a familiar Dick theme of figuring out how much we really know about ourselves and what it means to be human. Highly recommended.
INCORRUPTIBLE, VOL. 1 SC by Mark Waid and Jean Diaz. In which we meet Max Damage, the bad guy who gets more powerful the longer he's awake. Except Max isn't bad anymore since the Plutonian went nuts. Now he's "Incorruptible." Highly recommended.
IRREDEEMABLE #13 by Mark Waid and Peter Krause. The Paradigm are locked up, leaving the mad Plutonian completely in the hands of the one guy crazier than he is. Recommended.
IZOMBIE #1 by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred. The adventures of a grave-robbing, brain-eating girl detective. Yes, you do have to look! Not for kids.
PILOT SEASON: STEALTH #1 by Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri. In the midst of a number of other difficulties a man takes in his aging father who's suffering from dementia. Unfortunately dad was also the superhero Stealth. Will Obamacare be able to handle this? From the creator of WALKING DEAD and INVINCIBLE.
PRIDE, PREJUDICE & ZOMBIES GN by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tony Lee and Cliff Richards. The only thing that could make me read Jane Austen: Flesh-eating fiends from the depths of hell!!! Recommended.
SECRET SIX #21 by Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore. Catman's got his claws out like never before. Definitely not for younger kids. Recommended.
SPIDER-MAN: FEVER #2 of 3 written and drawn by Brendan McCarthy. Doctor Strange must rescue Spidey's soul from demons in a book that looks like it was painted with melted Good-n-Fruitys! Gotta look!
STEPHEN KING'S N #3 of 4 by Marc Guggenheim and Alex Maleev. Adapting a Stephen King horror story about a shrink who catches his patient's demon-induced OCD. You must read this comic ten times before you can put it down safely, in mylar, in a comic box facing north-south. Seriously.
SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #1 of 4 by James Robinson, Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle. Brainiac is now an afterthought as Supes and Zod tear into each other while 100,000 Kryptonians wait in the wings.
ULTIMATE COMICS: NEW ULTIMATES #2 by Jeph Loeb and Frank Cho. This comic was drawn by Frank Cho.
UNCANNY X-MEN #524 by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson. Last issue "a beloved X-Man died defending Hope." Okay, I'm not gonna give it away, but come on. "Beloved?" Really? Some of these X-threads are better than others.
VERONICA #200 written and drawn by Dan Parent. A milestone issue starring Riverdale's poor little rich girl, Veronica Lodge! This issue, Veronica gets a time machine!
And this week don't forget to ask for your WHITE LANTERN PROMO RINGS for enhancing your enjoyment of comics and bringing back the dead!
TODAY: Kal on Kojo on NPR, May 8th in Baltimore
Kal sends in a note about 2 events he'll be doing this week:
On Monday May 3 I will be a guest Washington's NPR showcase station , WAMU (www.wamu.org, 88.5 FM), on the Kojo Nnamdi show. I will be on the 1-2PM slot as part of a discussion on Satire and Culture.
I will be the guest speaker at the annual benefit fundraiser for "At Jacob's Well" (http://atjacobswell.org) a very worthy charity dedicated to aiding the homeless community in Baltimore. Here are the details:
When: Saturday, May 8, 2PM
Where: Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
Details: $20. Admission includes Wine and Hors d'oeuvres. Silent auction to benefit the charity
If you cannot attend but want to help this very worthy group, please visit their website: http://atjacobswell.org/
Also,
Best
Kal
On Monday May 3 I will be a guest Washington's NPR showcase station , WAMU (www.wamu.org, 88.5 FM), on the Kojo Nnamdi show. I will be on the 1-2PM slot as part of a discussion on Satire and Culture.
I will be the guest speaker at the annual benefit fundraiser for "At Jacob's Well" (http://atjacobswell.org) a very worthy charity dedicated to aiding the homeless community in Baltimore. Here are the details:
When: Saturday, May 8, 2PM
Where: Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
Details: $20. Admission includes Wine and Hors d'oeuvres. Silent auction to benefit the charity
If you cannot attend but want to help this very worthy group, please visit their website: http://atjacobswell.org/
Also,
Best
Kal
Kevin Kallaugher
The KAL iPhone App is now available at the iTunes store.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
PR: DC Comic-Con Costume Contest
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May 3: Daniel Clowes at Politics and Prose
I'll have a brief review of the book up at the City Paper this week, and an amusing interview with him posted there on Monday morning.
Daniel Clowes - Wilson
Start: May 3, 2010 - 7:00pm
End: May 3, 2010 - 8:00pm
The latest graphic novel by Clowes, the author of David Boring and Ghost World is his first not to be serialized. A sequence of single-page vignettes, it’s drawn in different styles and dramatizes the life of a lonely, bitter man searching for human connection.
Daniel Clowes - Wilson
Start: May 3, 2010 - 7:00pm
End: May 3, 2010 - 8:00pm
The latest graphic novel by Clowes, the author of David Boring and Ghost World is his first not to be serialized. A sequence of single-page vignettes, it’s drawn in different styles and dramatizes the life of a lonely, bitter man searching for human connection.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Marc Singer on teaching American Born Chinese
Marc must be near to wrapping his course at Howard up - here he is on Gene Yang's award-winning book -
Week 12: Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese
April 26, 2010
Week 12: Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese
April 26, 2010
BANG! The Universe Verse highlighted in Post
Without seeing the book "BANG! The Universe Verse: Book 1" (James Lu Dunbar), I'm not sure it's a comic, but...
Comic book uses verse to describe the beginning of the universe
-- Rachel Saslow
Washington Post April 27, 2010
Comic book uses verse to describe the beginning of the universe
-- Rachel Saslow
Washington Post April 27, 2010
National Archives' Civil War manga style
Comic book-style exhibit tells Civil War saga has pictures from the interactive computer display in the new National Archives' exhibit.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Comic Riffs on let's not "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day"
Post-'South Park': Cartoonist retreats from 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!' [UPDATED], By Michael Cavna, Washington Post's Comic Riffs blog April 26, 2010.
I'm a pretty irreligious guy, and dedicated to free speech, but even I feel this is all getting ridiculous. To use a loaded analogy, it's starting to remind me of the Islam conquest, and countering Crusades, where you 'convinced' the other side by brute force.
I'm a pretty irreligious guy, and dedicated to free speech, but even I feel this is all getting ridiculous. To use a loaded analogy, it's starting to remind me of the Islam conquest, and countering Crusades, where you 'convinced' the other side by brute force.
John Kelly on the post-cartoon Smokey the Bear
The biography of Smokey Bear: the cartoon came first
By John Kelly
Washington Post April 25, 2010; C03
By John Kelly
Washington Post April 25, 2010; C03
Zadzooks reviews licensed comics
Comic book reviews: Terminator, Star Wars and Conan, Thursday, April 22, 2010 - Zadzooks - Worlds of Comics, Gaming and Action Figures by Joseph Szadkowski
Nate Beeler chosen for Cartoons for the Classroom
Nate Beeler's drawing of the Iceland volcano was chosen for the April 26th Cartoons for the Classroom educational feature. One can enter a caption contest as well.
Post on South Park censorship
I completely missed this until Cavna's Comic Riffs linked to it -
Comedy Central censors "South Park"
By Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post April 23, 2010
Comedy Central censors "South Park"
By Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post April 23, 2010
Day late - Iron Man 2 poster in USA Weekend
There's an Iron Man 2 poster by John Romita Jr in USA Weekend, which was distributed in yesterday's Examiner. There's a story on the movie by Brian Truitt as well.
Free Comic Book Day - cartoonists at Beyond Comics
From Beyond Comics website:
at the Frederick store
Micah Gunnell
Artist of Aspen Comics Dellec.
Like most artists, I've been drawing almost non-stop since I was young. I discovered comics at 14 and decided at that point that was what I wanted to do as a career. After attending community college for a bit and taking a few art courses, I decided to go to the Joe Kubert School. I only attended the first year because I didn't want to take out any more loans and also because people kept telling me I was ready for pro work. The summer following my year at Kubert's I was selected as one of the ten finalists competing in ComicBookResources.com's "Comic Book Idol" contest, and from there was noticed by Aspen Comics, where I have been working for the past 3 years on titles like 'Soulfire: Dying of the Light','Shrugged', and also doing many short stories for NBC's Heroes.
Danielle Corsetto
Artist/Writer of internet sensation Girls With Slingshots.
Danielle has been making comic strips since she was 8 and hasn't stopped. Her comics have been featured on the web - thus making them, you got it, WEBCOMICS - since 2000. She's a fully self-employed cartoonist working on several projects including the comic strip "Bat Boy" for The Weekly World News. She lives in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, loves traveling, and drinks just about anything fruity + vodka. She misses painting and photography, a lot.
Michael Imboden
Writer/Creator of Maryland's own Fist of Justice.
Mike is the co-creator and writer of Digital Webbing's "Fist of Justice". In addition to 'Fist of Justice', Mike has written stories that appeared in DW's anthology book, "Digital Webbing Presents". It was one of these stories that lead him to L. Jamal, Inc. and "Warmageddon" where he helped to create and write some of the more popular characters that live in the world of "Warmageddon". Mike also created "Dr. Brainchild", a villain that appeared in the second issue of "The Living Corpse", which Mike guest-wrote. Mike is currently concentrating on FoJ, but has a few other irons in the fire including a return to "The Living Corpse" with a sequel to the Dr. Brainchild story. There's also more Warmageddon work coming, including a weekly strip so top secret that we can't tell you it involves "Izzy & Gunnar, Monster Hunters". Mike once wrestled a bear, winning by DQ when the bear used a foreign object to gain the advantage.
Rafer Roberts
Artist/Writer of self published Plastic farms.
is the creator of the comic series Plastic Farm. Plastic Farm was originally a self-published series, first appearing as oversized mini-comics in 2001 and then in traditional comic book form in 2003.
Terry Flippo
Artist/Writer of self published Big Headz comics and drawings.
Terry Flippo has been drawing his own comic books for over 6 years. From Axel and Alex to his current work with the Big Headz, his style has made him a fan favorite to comic book readers of all ages. Featuring two Big Headz collections to date.
at the Gaithersburg store:
Monica Ghallagher
Artist/Writer of Lipstick & Malice.
Monica Gallagher is a graphic designer during the daylight hours and a comicker at night. While an animation major in college, Monica first tiptoed onto the comics scene with her webcomic Gods & Undergrads, following the awkward adventures of a girl transitioning into college life while simultaneously discovering her connection to Greek gods. Once her eyes had been opened to the online comics scene, Monica couldn't help herself and continued to produce more work.
A short stint in amateur modeling led Monica to create both an autobiographical story dealing with her struggles with self-esteem (titled Boobage) and a fictional series dealing with a professional model who works part-time as an assassin (titled Lipstick & Malice). Luckily, Monica emerged from modeling with both her boobs and her criminal record intact. She then discovered something else to become obsessed with and inspired by -- Roller Derby. Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five is the result of her inspiration -- a weekly webcomic that combines the superhero side of being a rollergirl with the Clark Kent side of working a day job. Monica was just drafted by the Junkyard Dolls, one of the four teams of lovely ladies of the Charm City Roller Girls, and she is getting ready for her first bout in 2010.
Monica continues to create short stories, contribute to anthologies, and tackle illustration work from her home in Baltimore, where she lives with her boyfriend and their dueling cats. Check out her art and news pages for the latest dirt - you never know where she'll pop up next!
Matt Dembicki
Artist/Writer of the award-winning nature parable Mr. Big.
His work has appeared in numerous comics anthologies, including Bash Magazine, and the recently released Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection. He’s currently working on his new project, an ecological tale about a great white shark called Xoc.
Andrew Cohen
Artist/Writer Howzit Funnies.
Andrew Cohen is a Washington, D.C. creator. His current projects include Howzit Funnies and Law Monger. He is a contributor to Trickster.
at the Frederick store
Micah Gunnell
Artist of Aspen Comics Dellec.
Like most artists, I've been drawing almost non-stop since I was young. I discovered comics at 14 and decided at that point that was what I wanted to do as a career. After attending community college for a bit and taking a few art courses, I decided to go to the Joe Kubert School. I only attended the first year because I didn't want to take out any more loans and also because people kept telling me I was ready for pro work. The summer following my year at Kubert's I was selected as one of the ten finalists competing in ComicBookResources.com's "Comic Book Idol" contest, and from there was noticed by Aspen Comics, where I have been working for the past 3 years on titles like 'Soulfire: Dying of the Light','Shrugged', and also doing many short stories for NBC's Heroes.
Danielle Corsetto
Artist/Writer of internet sensation Girls With Slingshots.
Danielle has been making comic strips since she was 8 and hasn't stopped. Her comics have been featured on the web - thus making them, you got it, WEBCOMICS - since 2000. She's a fully self-employed cartoonist working on several projects including the comic strip "Bat Boy" for The Weekly World News. She lives in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, loves traveling, and drinks just about anything fruity + vodka. She misses painting and photography, a lot.
Michael Imboden
Writer/Creator of Maryland's own Fist of Justice.
Mike is the co-creator and writer of Digital Webbing's "Fist of Justice". In addition to 'Fist of Justice', Mike has written stories that appeared in DW's anthology book, "Digital Webbing Presents". It was one of these stories that lead him to L. Jamal, Inc. and "Warmageddon" where he helped to create and write some of the more popular characters that live in the world of "Warmageddon". Mike also created "Dr. Brainchild", a villain that appeared in the second issue of "The Living Corpse", which Mike guest-wrote. Mike is currently concentrating on FoJ, but has a few other irons in the fire including a return to "The Living Corpse" with a sequel to the Dr. Brainchild story. There's also more Warmageddon work coming, including a weekly strip so top secret that we can't tell you it involves "Izzy & Gunnar, Monster Hunters". Mike once wrestled a bear, winning by DQ when the bear used a foreign object to gain the advantage.
Rafer Roberts
Artist/Writer of self published Plastic farms.
is the creator of the comic series Plastic Farm. Plastic Farm was originally a self-published series, first appearing as oversized mini-comics in 2001 and then in traditional comic book form in 2003.
Terry Flippo
Artist/Writer of self published Big Headz comics and drawings.
Terry Flippo has been drawing his own comic books for over 6 years. From Axel and Alex to his current work with the Big Headz, his style has made him a fan favorite to comic book readers of all ages. Featuring two Big Headz collections to date.
at the Gaithersburg store:
Monica Ghallagher
Artist/Writer of Lipstick & Malice.
Monica Gallagher is a graphic designer during the daylight hours and a comicker at night. While an animation major in college, Monica first tiptoed onto the comics scene with her webcomic Gods & Undergrads, following the awkward adventures of a girl transitioning into college life while simultaneously discovering her connection to Greek gods. Once her eyes had been opened to the online comics scene, Monica couldn't help herself and continued to produce more work.
A short stint in amateur modeling led Monica to create both an autobiographical story dealing with her struggles with self-esteem (titled Boobage) and a fictional series dealing with a professional model who works part-time as an assassin (titled Lipstick & Malice). Luckily, Monica emerged from modeling with both her boobs and her criminal record intact. She then discovered something else to become obsessed with and inspired by -- Roller Derby. Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five is the result of her inspiration -- a weekly webcomic that combines the superhero side of being a rollergirl with the Clark Kent side of working a day job. Monica was just drafted by the Junkyard Dolls, one of the four teams of lovely ladies of the Charm City Roller Girls, and she is getting ready for her first bout in 2010.
Monica continues to create short stories, contribute to anthologies, and tackle illustration work from her home in Baltimore, where she lives with her boyfriend and their dueling cats. Check out her art and news pages for the latest dirt - you never know where she'll pop up next!
Matt Dembicki
Artist/Writer of the award-winning nature parable Mr. Big.
His work has appeared in numerous comics anthologies, including Bash Magazine, and the recently released Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection. He’s currently working on his new project, an ecological tale about a great white shark called Xoc.
Andrew Cohen
Artist/Writer Howzit Funnies.
Andrew Cohen is a Washington, D.C. creator. His current projects include Howzit Funnies and Law Monger. He is a contributor to Trickster.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 04-28-10
COMICS ON THE RACK
Quick Picks for Comics Due 04-28-10
By John Judy
(Note: Don't forget to celebrate Free Comic Book Day 2010 at your local shop this Saturday, May 1st! Excelsior!)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #629 by Roger Stern and Lee Weeks. Captain Universe, Juggernaut and Spidey! All fightin'!
BLAZING COMBAT SC by Archie Goodwin and Other Legends of the Medium. Collecting all four issues of the war comic so good it got banished from the PXs in 1965. Finally in paperback! Highly recommended.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #605 by Ed Brubaker and Like Ross. Bucky America versus Teabagger Cap! The final round!
FALL OF THE HULKS: RED HULK #4 of 4 by Jeff Parker and Carlos Rodriguez. I'd tell you we learn who the Red Hulk is but I hate to lie.
FANTASTIC FOUR #578 by Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham. Annihilus and the Cult of the Negative Zone! No, it's not a band!
FLASH: REBIRTH HC by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver. Collecting the true return of Barry Allen! Recommended.
GARRISON #1 of 6 by Jeff Marriotte and Francesco Francavilla. In the future everyone is on the grid, except Garrison. And that makes him dangerous. The adventures of the last guy on Earth without a Facebook page.
INCORRUPTIBLE #5 by Mark Waid and Jean Diaz. The origin of Jailbait! It ain't what you think! Recommended!
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #25 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. Double sized with new armor, oh, and did we mention a certain MOVIE coming out next week?!? Yes!
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE RISE OF ARSENAL #2 of 4 by J.T. Krul and Geraldo Borges. Cheshire, the villainess who keeps having babies with super-types and then watching them die at the hands of other super-types, is back in Arsenal's life. And you thought your crazy ex was bad…
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #38 by Bill Willingham and Jesus Merino. JSA's fightin' the Nazis! Never gets old!
KEVIN SMITH'S GREEN HORNET #3 by Smith and Jonathan Lau. The real reason for all the volcanoes and earthquakes? A Kevin Smith book coming out on schedule. Total sign of The End.
MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #2 of 5 by Fred Van Lente and Kano. Okay, Van Lente's making it work. Lotsa universe hoping and brain eating. It's a ride.
MIGHTY AVENGERS #36 by Dan Slott and Khoi Pham. The comic that dares to ask the question "What would Janet Van Dyne do?" Recommended.
NEIL GAIMAN INSTRUCTIONS HC by Neil and Charles Vess. How to get along if you find yourself in a fairytale world, as told in illustrated verse by Mssrs. Gaiman and Vess. Highly recommended.
NEW AVENGERS #64 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike McKone. Asgard? Still under siege. Sentry? Still nuts. Mockingbird? Still dead? Again? Gotta look.
NORTHLANDERS #27 by Brian Wood and Leandro Fernandez. How far will Hilda go to keep her daughter alive as her Viking village starts eating its own tail?
PREVIEWS by Diamond and Marvel Comics. Someday it will be interwebs-only but not today.
SCALPED #37 by Jason Aaron and Davide Furno. Okay, few things could top last issue's shocking revelation about Red Crow's royal executioner Shunka, but if anyone can do it it's Jason Aaron. If you're not reading this book you're insane. Highly recommended.
STUMPTOWN #3 by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth. Noir set in the City of Roses, Portland Oregon. Real purty art and writings. Recommended.
SUPERMAN #699 by James Robinson and Bernard Chang. Brainiac is due for his latest super ass-kicking!
SUPERMAN: LAST STAND ON NEW KRYPTON #3 of 3 by James Robinson, Sterling Gates and Pete Woods. Brainiac is due for his latest super ass-kicking!
THOR #609 Kieron Gillen and Billy Tan. Thor fights his evil cyborg-clone double. Well, somebody has to!
THUNDERBOLTS #143 by Jeff Parker and Miguel Angel Sepulveda. The kids get smacked around real good by the Avengers.
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #1 by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu. Ultimate Punisher joins the team. Because the book was too wussy before.
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #6 of 6 by Ian Edginton and Davide Fabri. At last, Sherlock Holmes and zombie Moriarty throw down! See who has the most "braaaaiiiiinnnnsss!"
WALKING DEAD #61 by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard. The zombie-free, traffic-free DC suburbs are way too good to be true. Highly recommended. Not for kids.
WONDER WOMAN #43 by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott. Boy, after all the planetary invasions Diana has turned back you'd think word would get around. Oh well. Big fight!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
My Life with Charlie Brown review
My friend Tom's new book is reviewed
Book review: "My Life with Charlie Brown," by Charles Schulz
By James Rosen
Washington Post Sunday, April 25, 2010; B07
MY LIFE WITH CHARLIE BROWN
By Charles M. Schulz
Edited by M. Thomas Inge
Univ. of Mississippi. 193 pp. $25
Book review: "My Life with Charlie Brown," by Charles Schulz
By James Rosen
Washington Post Sunday, April 25, 2010; B07
MY LIFE WITH CHARLIE BROWN
By Charles M. Schulz
Edited by M. Thomas Inge
Univ. of Mississippi. 193 pp. $25
Friday, April 23, 2010
PR: Fantom's Free Comic Book Day
I'm not familiar with Jeff Howe, and haven't mentioned him here yet, so if anyone could pick up a comic of his comic for me, it would be appreciated.
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Dave the Wank's O'Shell strip
Dave (who presumably has a name other than 'the Wank') has written in to highlight his comic blog where he post strips bi-weekly. He wrote, "I am a comic artist living in DC. ...A short story comic of mine will appear in Grimalkin 4 this summer." Dave particularly highlighted the beginnings of a memoir - 'O'Shell'
PR: Free Comic Book Day at Cards, Comics and Collectibles!
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Archie's new gay character featured in Post
Kevin Keller debuts as first openly gay character in Archie's Veronica Comics
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 23, 2010; C03
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 23, 2010; C03
More local reviews of The Losers
Doesn't like it at all - The Losers - A monumentally terrible film based, loosely, on the comic book, By Tricia Olszewski, Washington City Paper April 23, 2010.
Sees a sense of humor in it - Humor salvages a would-be dud, By Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post Friday, April 23, 2010.
Sees a sense of humor in it - Humor salvages a would-be dud, By Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post Friday, April 23, 2010.
Examiner reviews The Losers, based on a Vertigo comic
'The Losers' is an aptly titled action flick, By: Sally Kline, Washington Examiner Movie Critic, April 23, 2010
Examiner article on Nate Beeler's award
Examiner's Nate Beeler wins international cartooning awardAlana Goodman
Washington Examiner 04/23/2010
Washington Examiner 04/23/2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
April 28: Joe Sacco to speak to Prof Wenthe's class at AU
Professor Michael Wenthe writes in to tell us
Next Wednesday, April 28, at 2:10 P.M. in the atrium of the Battelle-Tompkins building here at American University, Joe Sacco will give a presentation and discussion of his work (notably _Footnotes in Gaza_) as the final event in my section of LIT 215: Writers in Print / in Person. Strictly speaking, this event will constitute the last class session for the course, so pride of place for the attendees will be my eighteen students (who discussed Sacco's work this past week), but we're holding it as an open, public event in in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Program here at AU and it will be generally advertised on campus.
Personally I've never heard Sacco speak, but I like his work. I'm sorry to miss this, but work is precluding my attendance.
Next Wednesday, April 28, at 2:10 P.M. in the atrium of the Battelle-Tompkins building here at American University, Joe Sacco will give a presentation and discussion of his work (notably _Footnotes in Gaza_) as the final event in my section of LIT 215: Writers in Print / in Person. Strictly speaking, this event will constitute the last class session for the course, so pride of place for the attendees will be my eighteen students (who discussed Sacco's work this past week), but we're holding it as an open, public event in in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Program here at AU and it will be generally advertised on campus.
Personally I've never heard Sacco speak, but I like his work. I'm sorry to miss this, but work is precluding my attendance.
Bill Day wins 2010 RFK cartooning award.
Boy, I'm a judge for the thing, and I still get scooped by Cavna. Anyway, congratulations to Bill Day for winning this year's RFK Journalism award for cartooning. Bill's work calling attention to the health problems of poor children was quite striking.
Here's what the Foundation put out:
Cartoon Winner: Series of cartoons, Bill Day, United Feature Syndicate: Cartoonist Bill Day sheds light on the continuing problem of infant mortality in America, especially among minority populations. His unusual special project creates clear and easily-readable cartoons, raising public awareness, partly through a grassroots movement that led to the introduction of legislation and policy improvements.
Here's what the Foundation put out:
Cartoon Winner: Series of cartoons, Bill Day, United Feature Syndicate: Cartoonist Bill Day sheds light on the continuing problem of infant mortality in America, especially among minority populations. His unusual special project creates clear and easily-readable cartoons, raising public awareness, partly through a grassroots movement that led to the introduction of legislation and policy improvements.
Nate Beeler wins this year’s Overseas Press Club award.
Nate Beeler has won this year’s Overseas Press Club award, according to this article. (OPC's server seems to have crashed.)
Congratulations, Nate!
Oh, and regarding today's cartoon, I think the tea-partiers are really ANTI-Federalists, since the Federalists including Hamilton, were in favor of more government, not less.
Congratulations, Nate!
Oh, and regarding today's cartoon, I think the tea-partiers are really ANTI-Federalists, since the Federalists including Hamilton, were in favor of more government, not less.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tom the Dancing Bug, late of Wash Post, joins boing boing
Ruben Bolling sent a note in -
Starting today, the weekly comic strip "Tom the Dancing Bug" by Ruben Bolling will appear on the popular website Boing Boing, at http://boingboing.net/.
Some more details at www.tomthedancingbug.com
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Finder to Dark Horse - another article
Dark Horse to Publish Carla Speed McNeil's ‘Finder'
The acclaimed self-published series will now be reprinted by Dark Horse
By Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald -- Publishers Weekly, 4/20/2010
The acclaimed self-published series will now be reprinted by Dark Horse
By Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald -- Publishers Weekly, 4/20/2010
Festival Imagé updated schedule
Pulled from the Festival Imagé website, here is updated information.
Booksigning tonight!
-Tuesday April 20 at AFDC, 6:30 pm:
Exhibition opening "Les Trois Ombres" by Cyril Pedrosa
Book signing by Antoine Dodé and Cyril Pedrosa
At the Alliance Française. The opening reception and book signing are free but reservations are mandatory. 202 234 79 11
-Wednesday April 21st at MICA, 7 pm:
Presentation: Laurence Arcadias
Short Films from SUPINFOCOM and MICA students
At MICA/ free
-Thursday April 22nd at Letelier Theater, 7 pm
Short Films from SUPINFOCOM and MICA students
At Letelier Theater 3251 Prospect Street, NW, Upper Courtyard, Washington DC/ free for MICA students and AF members - General admission $8
-Friday April 23rd at AFDC, 6:30 pm
Lecture by Pascal Fioretto: "Humor in comics"
At the Alliance Française/ free for MICA students and AF members - General admission $8
-Saturday April 24th at MICA:
-2 p.m., Room 140: MICA illustration faculty member Alain Corbel presents his Sequential Art students’ exhibition
-2 p.m., Room 110: MICA students' animation on display
-3 p.m., Room 140: Workshop with Cyril Pedrosa and MICA students on the narrative process
-4 p.m., Room 140: Professional forum with publishers Yvan Alagbé (Fremok/France), Jérôme Martineau (Carabas Revolution/France) and Calista Brill (First Second Books/US)
-6 p.m., Main Court: Closing party
At MICA/ free
-Sunday, April 25 at MICA
2-5 pm: Room 140: Closing of exhibition by MICA's Sequential Art class
At MICA/ free
Booksigning tonight!
-Tuesday April 20 at AFDC, 6:30 pm:
Exhibition opening "Les Trois Ombres" by Cyril Pedrosa
Book signing by Antoine Dodé and Cyril Pedrosa
At the Alliance Française. The opening reception and book signing are free but reservations are mandatory. 202 234 79 11
-Wednesday April 21st at MICA, 7 pm:
Presentation: Laurence Arcadias
Short Films from SUPINFOCOM and MICA students
At MICA/ free
-Thursday April 22nd at Letelier Theater, 7 pm
Short Films from SUPINFOCOM and MICA students
At Letelier Theater 3251 Prospect Street, NW, Upper Courtyard, Washington DC/ free for MICA students and AF members - General admission $8
-Friday April 23rd at AFDC, 6:30 pm
Lecture by Pascal Fioretto: "Humor in comics"
At the Alliance Française/ free for MICA students and AF members - General admission $8
-Saturday April 24th at MICA:
-2 p.m., Room 140: MICA illustration faculty member Alain Corbel presents his Sequential Art students’ exhibition
-2 p.m., Room 110: MICA students' animation on display
-3 p.m., Room 140: Workshop with Cyril Pedrosa and MICA students on the narrative process
-4 p.m., Room 140: Professional forum with publishers Yvan Alagbé (Fremok/France), Jérôme Martineau (Carabas Revolution/France) and Calista Brill (First Second Books/US)
-6 p.m., Main Court: Closing party
At MICA/ free
-Sunday, April 25 at MICA
2-5 pm: Room 140: Closing of exhibition by MICA's Sequential Art class
At MICA/ free
Monday, April 19, 2010
Caroline Small reads Moore's Swamp Thing for the 1st time
Ahh, you can't go home again - but you can vicariously enjoy the thrill of Caroline Small's discovery of Swamp Thing via the good offices of her buddy Chris (who's leading her down the comics primrose path - it's no longer "I'm just here to see Craig Yoe to keep Chris company..."). Read their dialogue at Muck-Encrusted Mockery of a Roundtable: Liberty, Fecundity, Perversity
U of MD's Diamondback's editorial cartoon controversy
University of Maryland's Dimaondback's April 13 Editorial cartoon By Jenna BragerThe above cartoon is causing a controversy apparently - at least enough of one that the Diamondback's editor felt compelled to apologize - but with a twist:
What I do apologize for, however, is for failing the cartoonist. If you’ve been around the backlash from the cartoon, odds are you already know that the drawing of the armband made many readers interpret the cartoon as a connection between Israelis and Nazis — the imagery of the Israeli flag armband is often found in highly anti-Semitic propaganda.
She hadn’t meant to make such a connection, and so a tiny part of a drawing sparked a plethora of letters, feedback and more than a hundred comments online. I knew the cartoon would spark debate, but where I failed in my job was not realizing the connotation of the armband. Instead of constructive conversation, all anyone wants to talk about now is how this comparison can be interpreted as hate speech. And so, I failed my cartoonist, who never intended to make that statement.
You can read the rest of his editorial here: From the editor: All apologies By Rob Gindes, April 18, 2010, but this looks like another tiresome tempest in a teapot to me, largely caused by a lack of drawing chops (sorry Ms. Brager).
Jim Dougan interviewed by Mark Ruffin
Washington D.C. comics writer Jim Dougan talks on well-received webcomic
DC Comic Books Examiner Mark Ruffin
April 19,2010
DC Comic Books Examiner Mark Ruffin
April 19,2010
Another positive Kick-Ass review from a local woman critic
Kick-Ass Directed by Matthew Vaughn
A cultish super hero flick about misfits. And ass-kicking.
By Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper April 16, 2010
A cultish super hero flick about misfits. And ass-kicking.
By Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper April 16, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Baltimore Sun on French comics fest
MICA salutes French animation as an international force for artistic good
Students at French CGI school Supinfocom, and MICA, create animated shorts as personal art
By Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun April 15, 2010
Students at French CGI school Supinfocom, and MICA, create animated shorts as personal art
By Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun April 15, 2010
Library of Congress to save the Tweet
This press release got picked up by some of the big papers like the Post and the Times, but why should we at ComicsDC care? Because a lot of comic book creators are Twitteratti - and Comic Book Resources put out a list of them this week. So now Washington will be a Mecca for those interested in what their favorite creator thought in 2010, in 140 characters or less. The historic ramifications are beyond imagining.
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington DC 20540
April 15, 2010
Twitter Donates Entire Tweet Archive to Library of Congress
Twitter is donating its digital archive of public tweets to the Library of Congress. Twitter is a leading social networking service that enables users to send and receive tweets, which consist of web messages of up to 140 characters.
Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets per day from people around the world. The Library will receive all public tweets—which number in the billions—from the 2006 inception of the service to the present.
"The Twitter digital archive has extraordinary potential for research into our contemporary way of life," said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. "This information provides detailed evidence about how technology based social networks form and evolve over time. The collection also documents a remarkable range of social trends. Anyone who wants to understand how an ever-broadening public is using social media to engage in an ongoing debate regarding social and cultural issues will have need of this material."
Billington added: "The Library looks at this as an opportunity to add new kinds of information without subtracting from our responsibility to manage our overall collection. Working with the Twitter archive will also help the Library extend its capability to provide stewardship for very large sets of born-digital materials."
In making the donation, Greg Pass, Twitter's vice president of engineering, said: "We are pleased and proud to make this collection available for the benefit of the American people. I am very grateful that Dr. Billington and the Library recognize the value of this information. It is something new, but it tells an amazing story that needs to be remembered." Twitter's own take on the donation is posted on their blog http://blog.twitter.com/2010/04/tweet-preservation.html.
A few highlights of the donated material include the first-ever tweet from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey (http://twitter.com/jack/status/20), President Obama's tweet about winning the election (http://twitter.com/barackobama/status/992176676), and a set of two tweets from a photojournalist who was arrested in Egypt and then freed because of a series of events set into motion by his use of Twitter (http://twitter.com/jamesbuck/status/786571964) and (http://twitter.com/jamesbuck/status/787167620).
The announcement came coincidentally on the same day the Library's own Twitter feed (@librarycongress) crossed 50,000 followers (April 14, 2010).
"I think Twitter will be one of the most informative resources available on modern day culture, including economic, social and political trends, as well as consumer behavior and social trends," said Margot Gerritsen, a professor with Stanford University's Department of Energy Resources Engineering and head of the Center of Excellence for Computational Approaches to Digital Stewardship, a partnership with the Library of Congress.
The archive follows in the Library's long tradition of gathering individuals' firsthand accounts of history, such as "man on the street" interviews after Pearl Harbor; the September 11, 2001, Documentary Project; the Veterans History Project (VHP); and StoryCorps. While the Twitter archive will not be posted online, the Library envisions posting selected content around topics or themes, similar to existing VHP presentations.
The Library has been collecting materials from the web since it began harvesting congressional and presidential campaign websites in 2000. Today the Library holds more than 167 terabytes of web-based information, including legal blogs, websites of candidates for national office and websites of Members of Congress. In addition, the Library leads the congressionally mandated National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program www.digitalpreservation.gov, which is pursuing a national strategy to collect, preserve and make available significant digital content, especially information that is created in digital form only, for current and future generations.
Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.loc.gov and via interactive exhibitions on a personalized website at myLOC.gov.
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Carla McNeil's Finder to be published by Dark Horse
Comic Book Resources has the story of Finder moving from self-published to Dark Horse.
Zadzooks - barely about comics, but...
Zadzooks: Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series and The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
Joseph Szadkowski
April 12, 2010
Meanwhile, Greg's got a few suggestions, only 1 of which I concur with - see if you can guess which it is!
Bennett's Best: S.H.I.E.L.D., Invincible Returns and Art In Time
By Greg Bennett, Special to Zadzooks April 12, 2010
Joseph Szadkowski
April 12, 2010
Meanwhile, Greg's got a few suggestions, only 1 of which I concur with - see if you can guess which it is!
Bennett's Best: S.H.I.E.L.D., Invincible Returns and Art In Time
By Greg Bennett, Special to Zadzooks April 12, 2010
Most laughable reason to disagree with Fiore's Pulitzer goes to...
...the Washington Examiner!
From April 18, 2010's "10 Lowlights of the Week" column:
#4 Puerile Pulitzer
Political cartoonist award goes to 'Tea Bag' jokester
The details: According to the Pulitzer committee, Mark Fiore "Set a high standard for an emerging form of commentary" with his animated cartoons on the Internet. Fiore is best known for a cartoon, "Learn to Speak Tea Bag" which has tea party protesters running around screaming "Nazi! - Socialist! Baby killer!" High standards, indeed.
On the next page, Nate Beeler picked his pro-Tea Party cartoon as his favorite of the week - can't agree with that call either, Nate.
From April 18, 2010's "10 Lowlights of the Week" column:
#4 Puerile Pulitzer
Political cartoonist award goes to 'Tea Bag' jokester
The details: According to the Pulitzer committee, Mark Fiore "Set a high standard for an emerging form of commentary" with his animated cartoons on the Internet. Fiore is best known for a cartoon, "Learn to Speak Tea Bag" which has tea party protesters running around screaming "Nazi! - Socialist! Baby killer!" High standards, indeed.
On the next page, Nate Beeler picked his pro-Tea Party cartoon as his favorite of the week - can't agree with that call either, Nate.
Wuerker's Herblock award - Cavna makes his attendance tax-deductible
I'll have my own post up eventually, with photos from Joe Azar, but here's Michael's take on the evening -
Politico's MATT WUERKER accepts the Herblock Prize
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post's Comic Riffs blog April 16, 2010
He also talked to Steve Breen and Jen Sorenson about their recent awards -
Fischetti-winning Steve Breen: Awards 'mean more than ever' in tough times
By Michael Cavna, April 17, 2010
Politico's MATT WUERKER accepts the Herblock Prize
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post's Comic Riffs blog April 16, 2010
He also talked to Steve Breen and Jen Sorenson about their recent awards -
Fischetti-winning Steve Breen: Awards 'mean more than ever' in tough times
By Michael Cavna, April 17, 2010
NPR's Weldon, on the other hand, does not like Kick-Ass
Glen Weldon's got some hard words for the comic book - Shiv and Let Shiv: Making Peace with 'Kick-Ass' (And Other Meditations). National Public Radio’s Monkey See blog (April 15 2010).
Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 04-21-10
COMICS ON THE RACK
Quick Picks for Comics Due 04-21-10
By John Judy
100 % SC written and drawn by Paul Pope. Collecting five issues of the cyber-punk life circa 2038!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #628 by Roger Stern and Lee Weeks. So that's whatever happened to Captain Universe. Too bad for the Juggernaut though. Saying you got slapped by Captain Universe has got to be the worst…
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #2 by Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque. Skinner and Pearl rise to their occasions. Recommended.
BENNY AND PENNY IN THE TOYBREAKER HC written and drawn by Geoffrey Hayes. Cousin Bo seriously busts up B&P's toys every time he visits. Cousin Bo is going to have to be dealt with. Great for all ages.
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #33 by J. Michael Straczynski and Cliff Chiang. Wonder Woman, Zatanna and Batgirl (the real one!) go out for a night on the town. There may or may not be a story attached but who cares? Highly recommended.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHO WON'T WIELD THE SHIELD #1 by Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction and Some Swell Artists. Who won't it be?! Sarah Palin? The cute barista at Starbucks? That dude with the really ill-advised tattoo? Only Irving Forbush knows for sure!
CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS, VOL. 5 SC by Gerry Conway, Dick Dillin, George Perez and Others. Justice League/Society cross-overs from JLA#159, 160, 183, 184 and 185. Big fights and gorgeous George Perez art! Recommended.
CROSSED: FAMILY VALUES #1 of 6 by David Lapham and Javier Barreno. Lapham takes up where Garth Ennis left off in a world where a virus drives everyone who gets it to extremes of madness, torture and mayhem. It's like a big teabagger rally with no cops. Absolutely not for kids.
DO ANYTHING, VOL. 1: THOUGHTS ON COMICS AND THINGS by Warren Ellis. That nice Mr. Ellis writes about stuff while channeling the robot head of Jack Kirby. It's cheap and it's from Avatar, so we're lucky to have heard of it at all. Recommended.
DV8: GODS AND MONSTERS #1 of 8 by Brian Wood and Rebekah Isaacs. "So, tell us about the time you and your super-friends were briefly gods in a pre-historic world."
FIRESTAR #1 by Sean McKeever and Emma Rios. It turns out Firestar has survived cancer. I get the feeling this will be a Very Special Episode of Firestar…
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS #5 of 9 by Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra. "The Firefly and His Majesty" continues. Tank fight with ratzis! Recommended.
GREEN LANTERN #53 by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke. So it's the morning after "Darkest Night." Let's call it "Brightest Day" if you will. You've suddenly got all these other-than-green colored Lanterns running around, at least three of whom you want nothing to do with. In fact, you should probably be fighting them on account of them being mass murderers and all. What do you do? Recommended.
GREETINGS FROM CARTOONIA: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE OF THE LAND OF COMICS SC by Various Creators. An international compilation of strips from twelve different creators, each inspired by different things from their country of choice. Gotta look! From Stripburger, distributed by Top Shelf.
GUILD #2 of 3 by Felicia Day and Jim Rugg. Our cute protagonist finds herself getting more and more into her on-line role-playing game as her boyfriend's emotional neglect gets worse. (No, I'm not crying. It's just something in my eye…)
HELLBLAZER #266 by Peter Milligan and Simon Bisley. The story of aging and wannabe punk rockers dedicated to raising the spirit of Sid Vicious is probably the best Constantine story Milligan has done so far. And Biz is the perfect artist for it. Highly recommended.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #44 by James Robinson and Mark Bagley. Okay, I don't know about you but I'm counting members of at least four different DC super-teams on this cover and not one of whom could be called proper JLA. What gives, Robinson?
RASL, VOL. 2: FIRE OF SAINT GEORGE SC written and drawn by Jeff Smith. The continuing adventures of Smith's universe-hopping scientist/art thief/debaucher can be found here. Highly recommended.
SIEGE: SPIDER-MAN #1 by Brian Reed and Marco Santucci. Spidey dukes it out with Venom. For the title!
SIF #1 by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Ryan Stegman. Thor's bride is in Loki-possession recovery and that requires chopping stuff up with her sword! It's therapy, Norse goddess style!
SPIRIT #1 by Mark Schultz and Moritat. Co-feature by Dennis O'Neil and Bill Sienkiewicz. Re-launching the adventures of Will Eisner's legendary domino-masked punch-up artist, this one features an interesting twist: A Spirit comic with a back-up story featuring "The Spirit!" Because most of us don't care about the Spirit. We only want it for the Spirit.
ULTIMATE COMICS: AVENGERS #6 by Mark Millar and Carlos Pacheco. Ultimate Captain America and his little boy Ultimate Red Skull (yeah, I know…) go mano a mano in the conclusion of Millar's latest burst of summer movie ultra-violence.
UNDELETED SCENES SC written and drawn by Jeffrey Brown. Top Shelf presents ten years worth of rare and previously uncollected works by indy humorist Brown. Recommended.
X-FACTOR #204 by Peter David and Valentine DeLandro. The team fights a reanimated dead guy named "Bolivar." You kind of have to win this one if you ever want to show your face at the X-picnic again.
X-MEN LEGACY #235 by Mike Carey and Greg Land. The X-gang is still chasing after Hope. Once they get her they'll work on Change.
April 18: Capicon Comic convention
Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Capicons Comic Book and Pop Culture Con
Dunn Loring Vol. Fire Dept, Dunn Loring, Virginia
Special Guests:
Martin Grams, Jr, Author of The Green Hornet: A History of Radio, Motion Pictures, Comics and Television
http://www.martingrams.com
Dan Nokes, Artist/Publisher--21 Sandshark Studios
http://21sandshark.com/
Also featuring
Artist Tom Arvis, Sureshot Comics
http://www.arvtoon.com
FREE admission! Door prize drawings!
Open to the public from 10 am - 3 pm. Buy, sell & trade: Gold, Silver, Bronze Age comics; Indie & Modern comics, Publishers & Creators, TV & Movie Collectibles. Non-sport cards; Videos & DVDs; Anime; Manga; Horror/Sci-Fi; figures, toys; Star Wars & Star Trek memorabilia; original artwork, posters and other comic-related collectibles.
See you there!
Laura, Jeff & Ed,
Capicons Comic Book and Pop Culture Con
Dunn Loring Vol. Fire Dept, Dunn Loring, Virginia
Special Guests:
Martin Grams, Jr, Author of The Green Hornet: A History of Radio, Motion Pictures, Comics and Television
http://www.martingrams.com
Dan Nokes, Artist/Publisher--21 Sandshark Studios
http://21sandshark.com/
Also featuring
Artist Tom Arvis, Sureshot Comics
http://www.arvtoon.com
FREE admission! Door prize drawings!
Open to the public from 10 am - 3 pm. Buy, sell & trade: Gold, Silver, Bronze Age comics; Indie & Modern comics, Publishers & Creators, TV & Movie Collectibles. Non-sport cards; Videos & DVDs; Anime; Manga; Horror/Sci-Fi; figures, toys; Star Wars & Star Trek memorabilia; original artwork, posters and other comic-related collectibles.
See you there!
Laura, Jeff & Ed,
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Post on Fiore's iPhone rejection
Rob Pegoraro's Faster Forward: Apple rejects Pulitzer winner Fiore's iPhone app
Washington Post April 17, 2010
Washington Post April 17, 2010
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