Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Host your own Herblock exhibit
Herblock’s Political Cartoon Panel Exhibitions
Available for use in classrooms, museums, libraries, and organizations.
The Herb Block Foundation presents four panel exhibitions displaying reproductions of the work of legendary Washington Post editorial cartoonist Herbert Block, famously known as “Herblock.”
The goal of these exhibitions is to promote Herblock’s efforts to defend the rights and freedoms of Americans through his political cartoons. Prepared by Curator Harry L. Katz, these exhibitions can be used for teaching or promoting the American topics that reflect Herblock’s passions- Education, Democracy, Civil Rights and the Presidency. Together all four present a fascinating history of Herblock’s 72 year career.
No rental fee is required- only the shipping fees via Fedex or UPS are charged. The panels come in cases that are easy to move, set up and store.
A seven minute DVD, Herblock: The Man Behind the Cartoons and illustrated brochures come with the exhibitions.
For information on scheduling visit
www.herblockexhibitions.org or email loretta@elyinc.com
Monday, May 17, 2010
Cavna on the economics of Little Orphan Annie
Joe Azar's Herblock award photos
Herblock award winner Matt Wuerker's cartoons on display in the Library of Congress.
Wuerker surrounded by admirers.
Joe Sutliff, Nick G's date, Nick Galifianakis, Matt Wuerker and the previous year's winner Pat Bagley.
ComicsDC blogger Mike Rhode, apparently wondering what kind of seafood he just accidentally ingested.
Nick Galifianakis napping on Mike Rhode's shoulder as the speeches continued into the buffet.
Kevin Rechin may be getting ideas...
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Joe Sutliff online at City Paper
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Trickster graphic anthology signing
Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection at Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Va., Sat., May 15, 2010 for a signing. In attendance: Matt Dembicki, Andrew Cohen, Evan Keeling, Chris Piers, Jacob Warrenfeltz, Mike Short, Jerry Carr, Rand Arrington and Scott White.

Matt Dembicki on left, Rand Arrington on right, Chris Piers in center.

(left) Mike Short, (right) Evan Keeling. Coincidentally, the piece of art I bought is the one between the two of them with the cardboard arrow pointing at it.

(left) Andrew Cohen, (right) Stephen Loya (not in book).
Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 05-19-10
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Brad Meltzer pictures

Brad Meltzer and the infamous Buffy #34 sex issue.
I got a few shots of Brad Meltzer's booksigning a few days ago. He's a darn amusing speaker and you can hear most of what he said at this signing on his appearance earlier that day at Elliot in the Morning.
Letters to Post on 'political' comic strips
Washington Post Saturday, May 15, 2010; A13
Friday, May 14, 2010
Emily Flake cover contest over at City Paper

Jon's wondering what Emily Flake's City Paper cover girl is listening to. Tell him and you get to choose from his office's cultural detritus.
May 16: Kids World Cinema - animation at the Goethe
Sunday, May 16, 2-4 pm
Three children's films - The Magic Flute (Die kleine Zauberflöte), Bear Is Coming! (Karu Tuleb! Lacis Nak!), and Lost and Found - are followed by craft activities. Ages 6+. RSVP here.
The Magic Flute (Die kleine Zauberflöte)
Germany, 1997, DVD, 63 min., German with English subtitles, Director: Curt Linda
Over a period of four years, Curt Linda, champion of animated film, and his young team created a hand-drawn little treat of carefully created pictures animated onto imaginative backdrops.
Bear Is Coming! (Karu Tuleb! Lacis Nak!)
Latvia, 2008, DVD, 16 min., no dialogue, Director: Jānis Cimermanis
A brilliant short from festival favorite: a Latvian bear suddenly appears on a neighboring Estonian island and three young friends must get him back before he is captured by the hunter.
Lost And Found
UK, 2008, DVD, 24 min., English, Director: Philip Hunt
One person is lost, one person is found; which one is which? A beautiful animation narrated
by Jim Broadbent and inspired by the book by Oliver Jeffers.
Aug 14: Society of American Archivists on curating cartoons
SESSION 508 - Perspectives on Cartoons: Art, Archival Objects, Assets
Aug 14, 2010
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Instructors/Speakers
Andrew Farago (Chair)
Curator/Gallery Manager
Cartoon Art Museum
Susan Kline
Assistant Librarian/Cartoonist Archivist
Syracuse University
Jon Michaud
The New Yorker
Description
Cartoons have been used to entertain, persuade, and provide political and social commentary. In the past decade, interest in cartoons has grown. Scholars have begun to use them to gain insight into American culture and this visual genre itself is the subject of inquiry. Each speaker offers a perspective on working with the visual form of cartoons that is unique to their institution, taking into account who their users are.
Comic Riffs on continuing Danish Islam Cartoon controversy
'Muhammad cartoonist' Lars Vilks undaunted after new attack [UPDATED]By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 12, 2010.
Little Orphan Annie strip cancellation noted in Post
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 14, 2010; C03
Trickster interview at City Paper with booksigning tomorrow
The signing's at Big Planet Vienna at 2-4 pm and I plan to be there.
Steve Brodner on WETA tonight

Need to Know
by Steve Brodner
Friday night ... marks our first appearance on PBS' new weekly news magazine show, Need to Know. Director Gail Levin and I have been working with the same great crew from the Naked Campaign films in '08: Asterisk Studios (Richard O'Connor, Brian O'Connell, Christina Capozzi Riley), Ben Shapiro, DP.
This week: Hamid Karzai and his visit to DC. He's not easy to pin down, but we're here to do the tough ones. Here's hoping this adds some color and content to the show. And that it perhaps gives TV some ideas about how to use narrative art.
May 17: "Hey Girl" comic book soundtrack performed live

Erin McCarley writes in about her cool project and upcoming performance:
“Hey Girl!” is a comic that myself and a friend created that we also recorded a soundtrack for. (Kinda like the Sesame Street records I had as a kid that had follow along maps). Anyways, we are going to perform the soundtrack live for the first time and we are pretty excited about it.
The show info is:
Monday, May 17th.
8:30 pm, all-ages $8
The Black Cat
1811 14th Street NW
Washington, DC
You can see more info about the comic here:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2008/12/08/hey-girl-comic-book7/ and http://www.dischord.com/release/hg01/7-w-comic
I just ordered mine from Dischord.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Emily Flake covers the City Paper

Brad Meltzer on Comic Book Resources
by Jeffrey Renaud
Comic Book Resources May 13 2010
and NPR
In 'Heroes' From The Past, Lessons For A Son
NPR Book Notes May 11, 2010
Brad Meltzer on DC 101
EITMonline (Elliot In The Morning)'s Photos #90, May 13 2010.
There's 3 links to mp3 files in the description... Awww, heck, here it is, but go friend Elliot on Facebook anyway:
"... I still love that moment. That pure, beautiful moment where you get to think about your newborn child and every door and every possibility is just waiting there, perfectly open... It’s a moment where there are no limits or detours or any of the restrictions that reality eventually brings. And it was in that moment of unbridled love and pure naïveté that this book was born." "Humble novelist" and "bestselling Little League coach" BRAD MELTZER joined us in the studio this morning to talk about his first non-fiction book, 'Heroes For My Son,' as well as his upcoming TV show, his next novel ('The Inner Circle'), and his sex-fueled run on Dark Horse Comics' Season Eight of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." Listen here: http://bit.ly/bib7rI (Part 1), http://bit.ly/bSrE9p (Part 2), http://bit.ly/bXLYaP (Part 3) BTW: If you would like to meet Brad, he will be appearing tonight at Borders - Bailey's Crossroads (Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia) at 7:30 p.m. For more details, click here: http://bit.ly/arqyDF
Publicity Release: Announcing America's Greatest Otaku and TOKYOPOP Tour
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Post's Frazetta obituary
By Terence McArdle
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 13, 2010; B07
Local collector helps with article on World War 1 cartoonist
Local collector Warren Bernard is thanked for assisting in research for this interesting article on a WW1 cartoonist -
Children's animation program in DC
TONIGHT: Adult Teen Hunger Force creator at State Theater
by Express contributor Topher Forhecz
May 13 2010, p. E2
» State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church; Thu. May 13, 8 p.m., $25; 703-237-0300.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Brad Meltzer, former area comics geek, on his new book
by Rick Marshall
MTV's Splash Page blog May 12 2010
PR: ALADDIN’S LAMP CHILDREN’S BOOKS WILL BE CLOSING AT THE END OF JUNE
703-241-8281
In the Lee Harrison Shopping CenterLower Level Shops
2499 N. Harrison St, Suite 10, Arlington, VA 22207
STORE HOURS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesday & Thursday 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday 11 am to 5 pm
******************************************************************************************************************** WE ARE SAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT, AFTER 20 YEARS SERVING THE COMMUNITY, ALADDIN'S LAMP CHILDREN'S BOOKS WILL BE CLOSING AT THE END OF JUNE.
Throughout May, we will continue to provide regular service. We will still carry new books, replace popular titles, and fulfill special orders. Our regular story hours will continue on Wed. and Sat. at 11:00. The listing of May events is attached.
Our GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALES will kick off this month with discounts of 20-40% on select sections and books. Please tell your friends, and come to take advantage of our rich inventory of over 18,000 titles, and non-book items such as puzzles, puppets, Baltic amber jewelry, and more!
We would like to thank all our customers for their support, patronage and friendship over the years. It has been wonderful being part of this community for so many years, and we will miss you greatly.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL
703-241-8281
WE ARE SAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT, AFTER 20 YEARS SERVING THE COMMUNITY, ALADDIN'S LAMP CHILDREN'S BOOKS WILL BE CLOSING AT THE END OF JUNE.
Throughout May, we will continue to provide regular service. We will still carry new books, replace popular titles, and fulfill special orders. Our regular story hours will continue on Wed. and Sat. at 11:00. The listing of May events is attached.
Our GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALES will kick off this month with discounts of 20-40% on select sections and books. Please tell your friends, and come to take advantage of our rich inventory of over 18,000 titles, and non-book items such as puzzles, puppets, Baltic amber jewelry, and more!
We would like to thank all our customers for their support, patronage and friendship over the years. It has been wonderful being part of this community for so many years, and we will miss you greatly.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL
703-241-8281
Cartoonists on greeting cards

Miss Peach 1966 birthday card by Mell Lazarus.

1979 Hallmark birthday card by the great MAD cartoonist Paul Coker.
and the interior message:


This 1970-something Hallmark Valentine's Day card is by another MAD artists whose name is escaping me. Help?
And the interior message:

Finally here's a 1966 Christmas card from the Art Guild of Williamsburg with surprising good girl art and it's interior -


PR: TODD MCFARLANE TO ATTEND BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2010
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New cartoonist in Post?
This Week: Comic Books’ Brad Meltzer on His Real Heroes
This Week: Comic Books' Brad Meltzer on His Real Heroes
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Ruffin on DC Comics Con
Welcome to 2010, Washington D.C. Comic Convention
DC Comic Books Examiner Mark Ruffin
May 3, 2010
Express review of Pride and Prejuidice and Zombies
Written by Express contributor Stephen M. Deusner
Express May 3, 2010
Comic Riffs on Frazetta's influence
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 11, 2010
-and I must say I wasn't (and still am not) immune to the allure of Frazetta's art. I bought all those Bantam collections in the '70s and still pick up used books just because he did the covers.
Who will be our lucky 200,000 reader?
So some time today, someone becomes the 200,000 reader, at least by one count. I have no way of knowing who that is, but thank you, wherever you are.
Daria dvd collection reviewed in today's Express
Written by Express contributor Afton Lorraine Woodward
[Washington Post] Express (May 11): 28.
online at http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/05/daria-complete-series-dvd.php
Recent Dan Clowes interviews and articles, as requested
Braganza, Chantal. 2010.
Don’t confuse Daniel Clowes with an opinionated, middle-aged loner
Ghost World author is back with Wilson, his first full-length comic in five years. But he’s not the protagonist.
Toronto Star (May 6): http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/article/805305--don-t-confuse-daniel-clowes-with-an-opinionated-middle-aged-loner
Khosla, Abhay et al. 2010.
Savage Symposium: Wilson By Dan Clowes.
Savage Critics blog (May 10): http://www.savagecritic.com/roundtable/savage-symposium-wilson-by-dan-clowes/
Levack, Chandler. 2010.
Comic timing: After six years, Daniel Clowes is returning to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival with Wilson, his first original graphic novel with Drawn & Quarterly. The only problem? He's more afraid of success than ever.
Eye Weekly (May 5): http://www.eyeweekly.com/arts/article/91751--comic-timing
Del Signore, John. 2010.
Daniel Clowes, Cartoonist.
Gothamist (May 5): http://gothamist.com/2010/05/05/daniel_clowes_illustrator.php
Rudick, Nicole. 2010.
Daniel Clowes [Cartoonist].
Believer (May).
Partially online at http://www.believermag.com/issues/201005/?read=interview_clowes
Miliard, Mike. 2010.
Interview: Daniel Clowes: On going from Enid to Wilson.
Boston Phoenix (April 27): http://thephoenix.com/boston/arts/101313-interview-daniel-clowes/
Brooks, Allen. 2010.
DCist Interview: Daniel Clowes.
DCist (April 30): http://dcist.com/2010/04/dcist_interview_daniel_clowes.php
Kois, Dan. 2010.
Panel Discussion Daniel Clowes covers cartoon history in one graphic novel.
NYmag.com (May 2): http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/65724/
Deusner, Stephen M. 2010.
Stick Figure: Daniel Clowes, 'Wilson'.
Express (May 3): http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/05/daniel-clowes-wilson-politics-prose.php
Chute, Hillary. 2010.
Off-page with... Dan Clowes: With Wilson, the graphic novelist has more fun being bleak.
Time Out New York (761; April 29–May 5).
Online at http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/books/85200/off-page-with-daniel-clowes
Howard, Dave. 2010.
Dan Clowes' new Graphic Novel, Wilson,
Torontoist (April 14): http://books.torontoist.com/2010/04/dan-clowes-new-graphic-novel-wilson/
Mercier, Jean-Pierre. 2009.
“ Je crois que je me suis toujours senti à part”: entretien avec Dan Clowes.
Ninth Art: http://neuviemeart.citebd.org/spip.php?article34
Rhode, Mike. 2010.
International Ink: Clowes, Kids, Crackers and Hellboy [reviews].
Washington City Paper Arts Desk blog (April 29): http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2010/04/29/international-ink-clowes-kids-crackers-and-hellboy/
Rhode, Mike. 2010.
“Likable Characters Are for Weak-Minded Narcissists”: A Chat with Daniel Clowes.
Washington City Paper Arts Desk blog (May 3): http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2010/05/03/likeable-characters-are-for-weak-minded-narcissists-a-chat-with-daniel-clowes/#more-23182
May 15: 'Trickster' launch signing
Monday, May 10, 2010
Back when Frank Frazetta came to DC cons
Caro on W the Whore
Our Man Thompson's new website
...although he's getting away from being OUR Man Thompson, sob.
...although apparently I'm driving him to HeroesCon on June 4th - not that we've talked about it lately.
Religious opinion on South Park and Mohammad cartoons in Saturday Post
At the blog I was able to find a few relevant articles, although not most of the ones quoted in the physical paper.
Sally Quinn. 2010.
Divine Impulses: Tariq Ramadan says Comedy Central is 'scared' of the Muslim reaction to South Park, Washington Post Divine Impulses blog (May)
Without freedom of expression, there is no democracy
Ex-Hindu monk, professor
Ramdas Lamb
On Faith blog May 6, 2010
Imposed or self-imposed censorship?
Professor, University of Mississippi School of Law
Ronald Rychlak
Washington Post On Faith blog May 7, 2010;
Post launches cartoon contest - updated
Our Man Thompson, who got paid for his Post Style cartoon appearances, is one of the judges, as is Garry "Greatest cartoonist of the 4th quarter of the 20th century" Trudeau, the Post's Gene Weingarten the latest person to break onto their comics page, and Tom "that darn" Toles as well as Stephan Pastis and Jerry Scott. Cavna's blog post on it is here and be sure to read the comments about legal concerns being raised.
I'm feeling slightly less cranky as I update this, so I will say it's a good opportunity for someone to break out of the syndication pack.