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Tuesday, March 06, 2012
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March 29: Early Comics and the Nature of the Child Lecture, Library of Congress
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington DC 20540
March 6, 2012
Public contact: Martha Kennedy (202) 707-9115, mkenn@loc.gov
Swann Foundation Fellow Lara Saguisag to Discuss
How Early American Comic Strips Shed Light on the Nature of the Child
Swann Foundation Fellow Lara Saguisag, in a lecture at the Library of Congress, will examine how early 20th-century comic strips that featured child protagonists revealed the nature of the child during that era.
Saguisag will present "Sketching the 'Secret Tracts' of the Child's Mind: Theorizing Childhood in Early American Fantasy Strips, 1905-1914," at noon on Thursday, March 29, in Dining Room A on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue S.E., Washington, D.C. The lecture is free and open to the public. No tickets are needed.
Saguisag will focus specifically on fantasy strips such as Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo in Slumberland" and Lyonel Feininger's "Wee Willie Winkie's World." These strips featured child characters who inhabited dream worlds and transformed their environments through their imaginations. According to Saguisag, central to these works is the idea that a child's perception and experience of the world was shaped by his/her proclivity for fantasy. This natural connection with fantasy, moreover, made the child a complex, sometimes inscrutable figure, one who was essentially different from an adult.
Comic strips that linked childhood and fantasy drew from and built on themes of late-19th and early-20th-century children's books such as Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," Robert Louis Stevenson's "A Child's Garden of Verses" and Frank L. Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Such literature portrayed and celebrated the child as a highly imaginative being who enters and sometimes creates fantasy worlds that an adult could not readily access.
According to Saguisag, during the same period, psychologists and practitioners associated with the Child Study Movement were also intrigued by what G. Stanley Hall termed the "secret tracts" of the child's mind. Many psychologists concluded that imaginative play and reverie were healthful childhood activities and advised parents to take an active role in cultivating the child's imagination. The intersection of children's literature and psychology encountered in early American "kid strips" helped perpetuate and naturalize the image of the imaginative child.
Born and raised in the Philippines, Saguisag completed an M.A. in Children's literature at Hollins University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing at The New School. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Childhood Studies at Rutgers University-Camden, where she held a University Presidential Fellowship from 2007-2009.
This presentation is sponsored by the Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon of the Library of Congress and the Library's Prints & Photographs Division. The lecture 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 foundation strives to award one fellowship annually to assist scholarly research and writing projects in the field of caricature and cartoon. Applications for the 2013-2014 academic year are due Feb. 15, 2013. More information about the fellowship is available through the Swann Foundation's website: www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/ or by e-mailing swann@loc.gov.
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Local bits
Bill Brown has a calendar out of cartoons from his local paper - Citizen Bill 2012, Takoma Park, MD: Takoma Voice. I bought mine directly from him last weekend.
I also met Jason E. Axtell who just colored Mr. Big for the Dembicki's reissue. His website is http://www.jasoneaxtell.com
Magic Bullet #4, Washington's cartoon newspaper is out, and has an ad for ComicsDC that Rafer Roberts kindly drew for me. Pick it up at finer comics stores in the area.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Post article on Lorax merchandising and advertising...
Brown, Emma. 2012.
At a school near you, the Lorax now speaks for SUVs.
Washington Post (March 5): B2
OT: An interview about a book about Jack Kirby
Spurgeon, Tom. 2012.
CR Sunday Interview: Charles Hatfield.
Comics Reporter (March 4): http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_sunday_interview_charles_hatfield/
Winston-Salem Journal adds Cul de Sac on Sunday
By: Tim Clodfelter | Winston-Salem Journal March 05, 2012
http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/mar/05/wsmain02-journal-introduces-new-comics-ar-2002769/
and by the way, Reuben Bolling is doing the strip starting today.
Cavna on the Lorax
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 5 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-lorax-debuts-with-70m-what-does-it-mean-when-the-seuss-film-is-so-green/2012/03/05/gIQA8HUjsR_blog.html#pagebreak
March 6: Kal on Washington's NPR station WAMU
Sunday, March 04, 2012
Truitt on Grim Leaper
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY February 27 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-27/Grim-Leaper-comic-book-series/53265248/1
Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - March 2, 2012
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That darn Drawing Board
Barry Dwyer, Ashburn
Washington Post March 3 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/drawing-boards-anti-gop-slant/2012/02/27/gIQADTQdnR_story.html
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Truitt on DC Nation
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 1 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-01/DC-Nation-superhero-cartoons/53335116/1
Today: Magic Bullet #4 free comics newspaper release party
3/3 - Magic Bullet Release Party & BBQ
Big Planet Vienna
426 Maple Ave. East
Vienna, VA 22180
703-242-9412
vienna@bigplanetcomics.com
Lots of local cartoonists in this one!
Friday, March 02, 2012
Post's review of The Lorax animation
It's no prescription for fun
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post Mar. 2, 2012
online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/dr.-seuss-the-lorax-3d,1217668/critic-review.html
Molly Lawless' Hit by Pitch book available now
Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball
Molly Lawless
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4609-4
Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8484-3
b&w illustrations, bibliography
208pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2012
On August 16, 1920, Yankees pitcher Carl Mays threw a fastball that struck Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman in the head. Chapman died the next morning. Hit by Pitch is a nonfiction graphic novel about these men, their lives and legacies, and the event that linked them forever. Born the same year (1891), both in Kentucky, they had similar beginnings but opposing personalities. This wonderfully drawn work brings the two men and their era back to life.
About the Author
Molly Lawless grew up in Boston, where she developed a passion for two things: drawing and baseball. After several years working as a freelance illustrator, she found a way to combine the two, publishing her baseball-themed comic art, including the series "Great Moments in Baseball." She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Hit by Pitch is her first graphic novel.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Post on Sandman and Zen Pencils, Truitt on Shadowlaw
By Mike Musgrove, Thursday, March 1, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-review-the-annotated-sandman/2012/02/21/gIQAibB4kR_story.html
ZEN PENCILS: Barlett's meets brushwork in Australian cartoonist's popular motivational-quote blog
By Maura Judkis
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog February 29 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/zen-pencils-barletts-meets-brushwork-in-australian-cartoonists-popular-motivational-quote-blog/2012/02/29/gIQAGpiikR_blog.html#pagebreak
The future world of 'Shadowlaw' found in writer's past
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY February 29 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-29/Shadowlaw-graphic-novel/53306548/1
PR: St. Baldrick's Foundation Introduces Marvel Custom T-shirt to Fight Childhood Cancer
| Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Media Contact: Jayme Owen |
St. Baldrick's Foundation Introduces Marvel Custom T-shirt to Fight Childhood Cancer
Marvel teams up five of its iconic Super Heroes to help support the Foundation's cause
LOS ANGELES (March 1, 2012) – It takes Super Heroes to fight childhood cancer and save lives! The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for life-saving childhood cancer research, today introduces its exclusive Marvel-designed "Super Heroes Save Lives" t-shirt to help St. Baldrick's raise awareness and funds to Conquer Kids' Cancer! The t-shirt design features five of Marvel's legendary Super Hero characters: Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor.
The "Super Heroes Save Lives" t-shirts are available for purchase at StBaldricks.org/Marvel for $19.99 plus shipping and handling. The unique t-shirt design was created by Marvel on behalf of the St. Baldrick's Foundation and the proceeds of each t-shirt will go directly to the Foundation to help fund childhood cancer research.
"When we first heard about the St. Baldrick's Foundation we knew we wanted to get involved and be a part of this incredible movement to help Conquer Kids' Cancer," shares Chris Fondacaro, executive vice president of Marvel Creative Services. "When we paired the Foundation's existing slogan with our iconic Super Heroes the design came to life. We are proud to be a part of this incredible effort to help fund lifesaving childhood cancer research."
In 2011, St. Baldrick's awarded more than $21 million in childhood cancer research grants which were made possible by the incredible support at the Foundation's signature head-shaving events.
"We are so grateful for Marvel's support and creation of the "Super Heroes Save Lives" t-shirt," says Kathleen Ruddy, executive director of the St. Baldrick's Foundation. "Marvel fans everywhere will be proud to see five of their beloved characters joining forces with St. Baldrick's to help raise awareness and fund the most promising childhood cancer research to cure every child, so that they not only survive, but thrive. Every one of us can be a Super Hero in the fight against childhood cancer!"
To become a Super Hero in the fight against childhood cancer, locate or organize a head-shaving event in your community, sign-up to shave, donate or volunteer. You can also become a fan on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, join our letsCONQUER movement and visit the Foundation's YouTube and Vimeo channels. Visit StBaldricks.org for more information.
About the St. Baldrick's Foundation
The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. The Foundation funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government. St. Baldrick's funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world and to younger professionals who will be the experts of tomorrow. Funds awarded also enable hundreds of local institutions to participate in national pediatric cancer clinical trials, a child's best hope for a cure. Since the Foundation's first grants as an independent charity in 2005, St. Baldrick's has funded more than $78 million in childhood cancer research. For more information about the St. Baldrick's Foundation please call 1.888.899.BALD or visit StBaldricks.org.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com.
March 2: KAL in Frederick
By Katie Crowe
Frederick News-Post March 1, 2012
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/72hours/subdetail.htm?ID=132513&catid=1
Marc Tyler Nobleman talks to schoolchildren about Superman
Superman author, cartoonist talks to Thoreau Elementary students in Kirkland about persistence
By MATT PHELPS
Kirkland Reporter February 29, 2012
http://www.kirklandreporter.com/entertainment/140929713.html
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Gazette on Peanuts play, Truitt on The Waking comic
by Larry Bangs, THEATER REVIEW
Gazette.net February 29 2012
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120229/ENTERTAINMENT/702299991/1151/1151/-charlie-brown-provides-pure-fun-at-olney&template=gazette
Zenescope's 'Waking' rises for another horrific chapter
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY February 29 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-29/The-Waking-horror-comic-book-series/53303860/1
Another Carla Speed McNeil comic
Feb 28th 2012 By: Lauren Davis
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/28/smut-peddler-comics-porn/
The porno comics anthology Smut Peddler started life as a series of minicomics put together by Carla Speed McNeil, Trisha L. Sebastian, Johanna Draper Carlson and Sean Bieri...
Lost Art Books / Picture This Press publisher profiled
Smith, Deborah McCarty. 2011.
Superhero of lost art – Joseph Procopio '92; The superhero comics that captivated young Joe Procopio cast a web from which he never escaped [Lost Art Books publisher].
University of Dayton Magazine (Summer): 47.
Online at http://udquickly.udayton.edu/wp-content/files/udmagazine/UDM_2011Summer_WEB.pdf
Washingtonian reviews Peanuts play
Buy the Comics Research Bibliography for 29% off today only
or consider:
Film & TV Adaptations of Comics 2007 edition
Interplanetary Journal of Comic Art: A Festschrift in Honor of John Lent
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"Astro Boy and the God of Comics" review
Boy robot soars at Studio Theatre
Barbara Mackay
Washington Examiner February 29 2012, p. 27
http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/music/2012/02/boy-robot-soars-studio/321351
Not to worry if you don't know much about Japanese cartoon artist Osamu Tezuka, better known as "The God of Comics" by his adoring fans. Studio Theatre can explain everything you need to know in 70 minutes in its taut, whimsical "Astro Boy and the God of Comics." ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Post on Berenstain death, Peanuts play
By Emily Langer, Washington Post February 28 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/jan-berenstain-co-creator-of-the-berenstain-bears-childrens-books-dies-at-88/2012/02/27/gIQAvHQmeR_story.html
By Nelson Pressley, Washington Post February 28 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/review-olney-theatre-centers-youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown/2012/02/27/gIQAdeGbeR_story.html
Richard Thompson beaten, Reuben stolen... in Pearls before Swine
Monday, February 27, 2012
Truitt on Justice League
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY February 27 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-27/Justice-League-comic-book-series/53271422/1
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Catching up with Flugennock: Latest'n'Greatest: "Who's More Progressive?"
Who's More Progressive?
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Mike's Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
Truitt on 'Mind the Gap,' 'F-OO Fighters,' Clone Wars and Aquabats
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY February 24 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-24/The-Aquabats-childrens-TV-show/53234222/1
Darth Maul makes a 'Star Wars' comeback in 'Clone Wars'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY February 23 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-23/Darth-Maul-debuts-in-Star-Wars-Clone-Wars/53221760/1
'F-OO Fighters' series stars Axis, Allies and aliens
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY February 22 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-22/F-OO-Fighters-digital-comic-book-series/53209280/1
With 'Mind the Gap,' McCann crafts a supernatural whodunit
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY February 22 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-22/Mind-the-Gap-comic-book-series/53206108/1
Mark Long at Big Planet Comics
April 18: Comics presentation at the Spy Museum
Graphic Intelligence: Comics, The KKK, and Covert Ops
Briefing
Comic books often reflect the time in which they are created. Since the Cold War, spies have been hot, and the world of comics has had a great assortment of espionage volumes. National security lawyer and comic collector/dealer Mark S. Zaid has assembled a rich array of comics that address spies and espionage. He'll showcase some of the coolest and rarest volumes in his collection while he describes how spy comics mirrored the intelligence issues of the time period in which they were published—some purporting to reveal true spy cases. He'll also share tales of how comics may have been used as intelligence tools and to push social agendas involving war, race, and sex. Then there is the story of the famous superhero who teamed up with actual spies to strike a blow for justice and equality in the United States. Award-winning author Rick Bowers shares the story behind his new book Superman vs. the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate. Bowers reveals how the producers of The Adventures of Superman radio show took on the resurgent Ku Klux Klan in 1946, teaming up with infiltrators within the secret society to produce a ground-breaking, 16-part radio drama in which the Man of Steel conquered the hooded hate mongers.
Rendezvous Info
Wednesday, April 18, 20126:30pm to 8:30pm
Additional
Call 202.654.0932 to register.
Tickets
$15Friday, February 24, 2012
Finder reviewed in Unshelved comic strip
OT: World War II military cartoon book
Ritter and Gadbois. 1944.
WAVES in Boots: The Story of WAVE Recruit Training.
New York: Victoria Publishing Company
Scans online at http://www.history.navy.mil/museums/greatlakes/wavesinboots/index.html
Feb 24 at 6 pm - Comic signing at Big Planet Comics in Vienna
February 24 - Mark Long Signing
Mark Long, founder of the video game company Zombie Studios, will be at our Vienna store February 24, from 6:00 to 7:30. His new book is The Silence of Our Friends, a really powerful book about the civil rights movement in Texas in the 1960s and two families, one black and one white, who become friends and get caught up in the middle of everything. Mark Long based the story on the true events that took place when he was a kid, and one of the main characters is based on his father, a TV journalist in Houston.
6-730 pm
Big Planet Comics of Vienna
426 Maple Ave. East
Vienna, VA 22180
703-242-9412
vienna@bigplanetcomics.com
Feb 25: Animated Short Film Nominees at National Archives
Animated Short Film Nominees
Dimanche/Sunday
Patrick Doyon
9 minutes; unrated)
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
(15 minutes; unrated)
La Luna
Enrico Casarosa
(7 minutes; rated G)
A Morning Stroll
Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
(7 minutes; unrated)
Wild Life
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
(14 minutes; unrated)
Total Running Time: 52 minutes.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
GWU students create comic books to help teens
By Magdalena Stuehrmann, Class of 2015
GWU Today Feb. 23, 2012
http://gwtoday.gwu.edu/learningresearch/aserioususeforcomicbooks
Post blog interview on Silence of our Friends book
By Erin Williams
Washington Post's RootDC blog February 22 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/giving-a-voice-to-the-silence-of-our-friends/2012/02/21/gIQAOX9RTR_blog.html