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Friday, July 09, 2010
PR: Tickets On Sale, Hotel Discounts Available for the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con!
July 10: CC Colbert speaks on "Booth" at Ford's Theatre?
Bill Caldwell, former Geppi's Comics World manager
Cavna on Doonesbury
Wondermark's David Malki likes Cul de Sac too
Perhaps coincidentally, Richard sat next to both of them at HeroesCon and they may have been infected by his meme.
Also, I read all three of these cartoonists regularly and like their works.
Print vs web? Editorial at NY Times
Jack Black drawing in today's Express
There's a lovely drawing of a girl sitting on the statue of Lincoln's lap, reading, in today's Express. It's by Jack Black, and has a comics feel, although I don't know his work. I'll probably pick up some extras just to tearsheet this page. The man behind the Ephemerist collects art like this.
Another Pekar interview
Pricco, Evan. 2010. Harvey Pekar [interview]. Juxtapoz (July): 76-87
- but you can read this one with his collaborator online -
Pricco, Evan. 2010. Interview with Pekar Project artist Tara Seibel: Part 1-2.
Juxtapoz (July 7-8): http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/interview-with-pekar-project-artist-tara-seibel-part-1 and http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/interview-with-pekar-project-artist-tara-seibel-part-2
Hilary Price chat live now
I've gotten some questions answered that I submitted in advance:
Q.Cartoon contest judging
How did you find the judging? Was it hard or easy? Did you feel mean at times?
Q.Guest cartoonists?
Within memory, you've had Mo Willems do a guest week on your strip. Do you get any response to that switch? I liked it myself and think it's a better idea than reprints.
Ooh, and a couple of new ones:
Q.Cartoon contest = competition?
Did you feel as though you were helping out possible future competition by being a judge?
Q.Deadlines
How far ahead are you? A 'Cul de Sac' week or a 'Pearls Before Swine' 1/2 year?
'Despicable Me' reviews
Evil was never so heartwarming, By Ann Hornaday, Washington Post Friday, July 9, 2010
Lunar Toons and Cookie Capers, By A. O. SCOTT, New York Times July 9, 2010
Cul de Sac favored by comics historian Craig Yoe
The whole interview with pictures is at Print's new blog -
Craig Yoe Talks ICON, Krazy Kat, and Whether Today’s Cartoonists Ever Get Laid, by Michael Dooley, Imprint blog July 7 2010.
Superheroes Who Are Super at the Capital Fring Festival beginning tonight
Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man and Wonder Woman #1
Saturday, July 10 @ 10pm
Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man and Wonder Woman #1
Wednesday, July 14 @ 9:45pm
Batman Adventures: Mad Love
Friday, July 16 @ 10:15pm
The Uncanny X-Men #127-128
Sunday, July 18 @ 3:30pm
The Uncanny X-Men #127-128
Location
The Apothecary
1013 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC
Tickets: $15
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Book reviews up at City Paper
International Ink: War, Werewolves, Steampunk, Kung Fu, and Cap, Posted by Mike Rhode on Jul. 8, 2010. I squeezed five in.
Animator is finalist in Post's Real Art D.C. contest
Real Art D.C. Finalist: Adam Dwight,Washington Post.com Thursday, July 8, 2010.
Takoma Park, Md., artist Adam Dwight makes gouaches featuring figures that might populate gross-out comics, though they're more civilized than that. Think Mr. Smithers from "The Simpsons" as drawn by Dr. Seuss.
Finalist No. 4: Adam Griffiths a.k.a. Adam Dwight,Washington Post.com Thursday, July 8, 2010.
Bio: Adam Griffiths a.k.a. Adam Dwight,Thursday, July 8, 2010.
Dave Mitchell of American's Next Great Cartoonist Contest
By Hannah Coffman
Central Florida Future July 7, 2010
Truitt on Matt Fraction's Casanova
July 10: Matt Dembicki at Hooray for Kids bookstore
Hooray for Kids
An Independent Children's Bookstore
1555 King St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Ph. 703-548-4092 Fax 703-548-4094
Hours M-Sat. 10-6 Sun 11-4
Horn-tooting, posted in the dead of night
I would kill for more specific scene reporting like we get out of a couple of the Portland blogs, from the New York folks and from Mike Rhode in the Greater DC area.
As I've said before, Tom's Comic Reporter is a site I read every day, so I was tickled to see this.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
A little bit of Peanuts history
This ad for "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" is from the July 8th, 1969 Chicago Tribune - or 8 days before Apollo 11 took off and 12 days before it landed on the moon - thus explaining World War 1 ace Snoopy's spacesuit helmet.
Cavna on Nate Pierce and Jeff Kinney
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 7, 2010; C10
Weldon on Blacksad from France
PR: Wash Post Cartoonist Contest: Vote for the Winner Now
Washington Post's America's Next Great Cartoonist Contest is announcing the second round of its competition!
Our panelists picked 10 finalists and then thousands of readers voted to determine which five cartoonists would take on a second cartoon challenge: to create a color Sunday-style comic strip and a character sheet.
See the five finalists' second challenge materials, read our celebrity judges' critiques including one from Stan Lee, and vote for your favorite.
Evaluate 5 finalists here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/greatcartoonist
Vote here: http://postfun.washingtonpost.com/post/entry/americas-next-great-cartoonist-vote-ii
Be sure to come back July 15 to see the contest winner!
MJ's editorial cartoons get a Washington subscriber
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Brooke A. Allen at Big Planet Comics Vienna
She made a nice drawing in each book - the people in front of me got the bad magician.
My daughter got Mr. Easter.
And I got a self-portrait.
There was a darn big crowd for both Ms. Allen and the 4th of July sale.
She kept cranking through the drawings for people and I think the store expected to sell out of the book.
BP had these nice posters on sale for $3. I got mine.
DC Conspiracy exhibit at DC's Martin Luther King Library
Just wanted to let you know about an event I'm putting together with the DC Conspiracy, called Comic Book Boom, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
Basically, it's meant to show off some of the comic art that the DCC does in the city, and to put a spotlight on comics more generally. It will consist of an exhibit of comic book art, a comic book reading area, and a couple of how-to workshops for making comics.
There will be more than 20 framed pieces of comic book art that people in the DCC have drawn; spinning racks and shelves filled with books put out by the group and DCC members; and workshops on July 31 and August 21, led by Conspirators.
The facebook page is at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=133445306667199&ref=mf
And the details of the show...
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW
2nd Floor, West lobby
July 12 - August 27
Dragonball: Origins 2 videogame review in today's Examiner
Chat with Evan Keeling up at City Paper
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Evan KeelingPosted by Mike Rhode on Jul. 6, 2010
Evan Keeling is one of the Trickster anthology artists, a founding member of the DC Conspiracy comics co-op, and the person who puts together genre anthologies by the group. The next anthology, the fourth, will focus on romance. He also works for the Smithsonian, a quintessentially cool Washington job.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Graphic Content panel in pictures
"Graphic Content: A Conversation with Five DC Area Graphic Storytellers."
Shannon "G.I. Joe" Gallant, Matt "Politico" Wuerker, Andrew "Trickster" Cohen, Evan "DC Conspiracy" Keeling and Ben "Dirtfarm" Classen at Northwest One Neighborhood Library, June 26, 2010, Washington DC.
Andrew Cohen, Evan Keeling and then Matt Wuerker in far background. The pages Andrew is showing come from the graphic novel he and Matt Dembicki are doing on DC's Huerich mansion, and look lovely.
Matt Wuerker. Nobody asked him about the hat.
Ben Claassen and Shannon Gallant.
Shannon Gallant signing a 'Black Canary' sketch he gave to me.
Evan Keeling, Ben Claassen and Shannon Gallant comparing pencils.
Andrew Cohen, Evan Keeling and Ben Claassen.
Richard Thompson interview by Tom Spurgeon online now
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Post and Times on Norman Rockwell exhibit
Norman Rockwell exhibit opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, By Blake Gopnik, Washington Post Sunday, July 4, 2010; E01. There are 86 comments now on this one mostly bashing Gopnik.
America, Illustrated, By DEBORAH SOLOMON, New York Times July 4, 2010
Truitt on Batwoman
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY July 2 2010
Brooke A. Allen at Big Planet Comics Vienna on July 4th
I'm heading out to this in 5 minutes.
...you are cordially invited to the Big Planet Comics 24th Anniversary Sale! Come by on Sunday, July 4th (Saturday, too, in College Park!) and save 20% off your entire purchase at any of our four locations!
We'll also be having Home For Mr. Easter Signing with Brooke A. Allen on Sunday! Come by the Vienna store between 12PM-2PM on July 4th to meet the author of A Home For Mr. Easter and get a signed copy of the book that the Comics Journal called "a delightful debut from an artist who has a fine grasp of storytelling"!
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Washington Times reviews Feiffer autobio
By Marion Elizabeth Rodgers
Washington Times July 2, 2010
It's been out for months, so I'm not quite sure why it took so long, but the Post just got to Clowes' Wilson a couple of days ago too...
Friday, July 02, 2010
Beyond Comics July 4th - 5th Sale!
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Weldon on digital comics
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio’s Monkey See blog (July 1, 2010)
Big Planet 4th of July Sale and "Home For Mr. Easter" Book Signing!
...you are cordially invited to the Big Planet Comics 24th Anniversary Sale! Come by on Sunday, July 4th (Saturday, too, in College Park!) and save 20% off your entire purchase at any of our four locations!
We'll also be having Home For Mr. Easter Signing with Brooke A. Allen on Sunday! Come by the Vienna store between 12PM-2PM on July 4th to meet the author of A Home For Mr. Easter and get a signed copy of the book that the Comics Journal called "a delightful debut from an artist who has a fine grasp of storytelling"!
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Morgan Bramlet's graphic novel plans
More with author Morgan Bramlet
Avis Thomas-Lester
Washington Post's On Success Rapid Reinvention blog June 30, 2010
and the preceeding day's interview had more details on who he is.
Givhan on Wonder Woman's new fashion
By Robin Givhan
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 1, 2010; C02
The Post's fashion critic weighs in on DC's latest PR stunt.
Post on The Last Airbender and an interview with the director
Talking with director M. Night Shyamalan about 'Last Airbender,' race and more
By Jen Chaney
Washington Post's Celibritology 2.0 blog July 1, 2010
and here's the paper's review -
It's easy to drift away from 'Last Airbender'
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post July 1, 2010: C10
Olivia Walch's paper worries about conflict of interest
On conflict of interest
By Mike Crump
College of William and Mary's Flat Hat June 30, 2010
-which seems kind of silly to me since she's become a story in herself.
Dirda on Clowes
By Michael Dirda
Washington Post July 1, 2010; C03
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Bruce Guthrie on the Norman Rockwell exhibit @ American Art
I did a staff tour of the Norman Rockwell exhibit that opens on Friday (I think). There's a decent video for it, a good variety of preliminary work and final oils, helpful signage, etc. No photography is allowed in the exhibit of course.
There's a study cart available some times where you'll be able to pose people with props in front of a Saturday Evening Post backdrop. That takes a while to set up -- they want to teach you about posing "in the Rockwell way" -- but people did some creative group shots.
The exhibit including film takes about 45 minutes to go through. They have crowd control for lines -- you have to queue through the courtyard and they're expecting lots of visitors. They're also planning for lines outside the building before the museum opens in the morning.
There's a big opening with Lucas and Spielberg Thursday night for donors at the $5k level. I wasn't eligible for that, but it would have been fun. For that event only, they're building four sets in the courtyard -- a little school house, a diner, a barber shop, and ... something else -- to recreate Rockwell's Americana.
The exhibit's there for about 6 months. See it!
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Donna Lewis
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
SPX new animation showcase podcast interview
Posted by Sohaib Awan, Jun 14, 2010 12:51 PM
Runtime: 07:41 |
2. Paul Nadjmabadi, Committee Co-Chair for the SPX Animation Showcase at the 2010 Small Press Expo (www.spxpo.com)
Thanks to Matt Dembicki for the tip
Dustin Harbin interviewed at Daily Cross Hatch
Interview: Dustin Harbin Pt. 1, by Brian Heater, Daily Cross Hatch June 29 2010.
Everyone is somebody's local fave in America's Next Great Cartoonist
Student selected for Washington Post comic competition, By Ben Huber, College of William & Mary's The Flat Hat June 28, 2010.
Cul de Sac picks up Times Leader
Monday, June 28, 2010
Comics Comics has O'Malley interview from 2008 SPX
by Joe McCulloch
Sunday, June 27, 2010
I just love it when these things are preserved. Think of how interesting it would be to read about what Herriman had to say about the desert or McCay on coloring a Sunday...
Comic Riffs on Big Nate, DC as a comics town, and the top 5 cartoon contest contestants
I just missed him at ALA, a disappointment because I enjoy his strip. Check the City Paper Arts Desk blog this week for my ALA report.
2. THE RIFF: Where does D.C. rate as a 'comics town'? - Not as high as this blog wants it to be, by god.
3. 'NEXT GREAT CARTOONIST' finalists offer their reactions to the contest, by Michael Cavna, June 28, 2010.
3a. Oh, and now they have to draw a Sunday strip.
Truitt on Walking Dead
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 28 2010
Modesto Bee test-drives 'Barney and Clyde'
Modesto Bee Jun. 27, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Comics Riffs interviews Tracy White
The 'Riffs Interview: How the incisive TRACY WHITE made it to 'Eighteen' (A Cartoon Memoirist's Tale)
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 27, 2010
Zadzooks on Toy Story 3 videogame
Missions with Buzz, Woody, Jessie
By Joseph Szadkowski
Washington Times June 24, 2010
Truitt on Deadpool again
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 24 2010
Captain Comics on Trickster
By Andrew Smith
Scripps Howard News Service June 24, 2010
Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 06-30-10
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Comicsgirl's report on the Graphic Content panel
Greg Bennet's band, Jet Age, reviewed in Post and appearing in DC
by Mark Jenkins
Washington Post Friday, June 25, 2010; WE07
THE JET AGE - "In 'Love' ''
Show: With the Electricutions on Wednesday at the Black Cat. Show starts at 9 p.m. 202-667-4490. http://www.blackcatdc.com.
That darn Luckovich
Washington Post June 26 2010
I am disappointed in the poor taste that you showed by running the Mike Luckovich cartoon [Drawing Board, June 19] of Gen. David H. Petraeus collapsing last week at a congressional hearing on the war in Afghanistan.
The cartoon took a cheap shot that was far beneath you.
James Lawler, McLean
Happening in one hour - DC Library comics event
Start Time: Saturday, June 26 at 1:00pm
End Time: Saturday, June 26 at 2:30pm
Where: Northwest One Neighborhood Library
155 L St, NW @ New Jersey Avenue
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=130811430278136&mid=280312cG40206d0eG1a637daG7
Friday, June 25, 2010
Cavna on new Cartoonists Studio website
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 25, 2010
June 26: Dan Nadel, Art In Time: Unknown Comic Book Adventures, 1940-1980 at Politics and Prose
Politics & Prose Bookstore Unknown Comic Book Adventures 1940-1980 Saturday, June 26th, 6p.m. |
Meet 5 local cartoonists - Tomorrow - June 26 - 1 pm at DC Public Library
Posted by Mike Rhode on WCP Arts Desk Jun. 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
American Library Association's comics events
Takoma Park librarian on the great Jules Feiffer
By KAREN MACPHERSON, Scripps Howard News Service
06/23/2010
Futurama and Dan Nadel articles in Express
Ben Claassen III interview up at City Paper
Posted by Mike Rhode on Jun. 23, 2010 at 02:22 pm
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
John Gallagher interview sort of online
Wildsmith, Snow
Interview: Rich Faber and John Gallagher
June 18th, 2010
Politics and Prose featured in NY Times
Another Dan Nadel interview is on the Express site
Toy Story 3 reviewed in Gazette free paper
June 26: New, Improved! Graphic Content, now with additional cartoonists
Start Time: Saturday, June 26 at 1:00pm
End Time: Saturday, June 26 at 2:30pm
Where: Northwest One Neighborhood Library
155 L St, NW @ New Jersey Avenue
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=130811430278136&mid=280312cG40206d0eG1a637daG7
Futurama article in today's Examiner
By: FRAZIER MOORE / Associated Press
Washington Examiner (June 23 2010): 19
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
OT: Beyond the... Comics
There's not much on the Herald site - just these two sentences -
Comics: Something old, something new
By Ken Robertson, Herald Executive Editor
A tidbit of comics history arrived in this morning’s mail just as the Herald website debuted something that may become a part of comics future — a weeklong series of animated comics.
They’re appearing for one week only on the Herald website and the websites of the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Idaho Statesman, Monterey Herald, Houston Chronicle and SeattlePI.com.
Librarian from Takoma Park, MD has another list of comics for kids
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
By Karen MacPherson, Scripps Howard News Service
Dan Nadel interview up at Wash City Paper
June 26: Graphic Content: A Conversation with Four DC Area Graphic Storytellers repost
Start Time: Saturday, June 26 at 1:00pm
End Time: Saturday, June 26 at 2:30pm
Where: Northwest One Neighborhood Library
155 L St, NW @ New Jersey Avenue
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=130811430278136&mid=280312cG40206d0eG1a637daG7
Monday, June 21, 2010
Today - Weingartens' chat on 'Barney and Clyde' at noon
Gene and Dan Weingarten
Comic strip writers
Monday, June 21, 2010; 12:00 PM
Dan and Gene Weingarten discuss their new comic strip, Barney and Clyde, about the unlikely friendship between a homeless man and a billionaire.
Comic Riffs poll on Barney and Clyde
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 21, 2010
Since they're still setting up their cast, I don't see why anyone's even considering how good it is yet. I think it needs 6 months before you can really decide.
Beeler X 2
David-Wasting-Paper caught up with him - Nate Beeler - Cartoonist Survey #135, June 21, 2010
as did Daryl Cagle - Video: Nate Beeler at the 2010 AAEC Convention, By Daryl Cagle, June 20th, 2010
(Cagle tip from Rob Tornoe who has just launched his Laugh magazine - subscribe today! I did)
April 23: Joe Wos at Manassas Library
Weingartens' chat on Barney and Clyde live now
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Brian Truitt reviews Spider-Man comic
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 17 2010
Nate Beeler coming up on David-Wasting-Paper blog
Also, check out this cool feature on The Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum which just went on my list of places to visit soon.
American's Next Great Cartoonist Zachary Snyder profiled by his local paper
Staten Island Advance June 20, 2010
Post on Apple's cartoon problems and Ted Widmer's cartoon interests
Apple lightens up on some nudity apps
By Kevin Kelleher
Washington Post June 20, 2010; G03
and this had a throwaway notice that the subject "enjoyed a lifelong love affair with cartoons" in this -
Ted Widmer: A short biography of a former speechwriter
Washington Post June 20, 2010; BW09
The Book World reappeared briefly today, and had a very nice cover by Izhar Cohen of a man blowing up a book at the beach for his kids and another one of a private detective with words blowing over him.
Weingarten Barney & Clyde article in today's Post
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Zadzooks on Jonah Hex and Spawn
The good, the bad and the ugly
By Joseph Szadkowski
Washington Times June 18, 2010
Chinese Disneyland leads to landgrabs, according to Post
By Keith B. Richburg
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 19, 2010; A08