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Comic Riffs on Doonesbury's wading into ridiculous abortion laws

ComicsDC is a product of Northern Virginia, which is currently experiencing similar legislative intrusions and depriving people of what the United Nation's Charter of Human Rights calls the Right to Life, Liberty and Security of Person. Virginia used to have a good idea, 140 years ago, what these rights meant.

"DOONESBURY": Next week's abortion strips pulled by at least one paper
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 9 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/doonesbury-next-weeks-abortion-strips-pulled-by-at-least-one-paper/2012/03/06/gIQAyTLc1R_blog.html

THE 'DOONESBURY' INTERVIEW: Garry Trudeau says to ignore abortion debate would have been 'comedy malpractice'
By Michael Cavna March 9 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-doonesbury-interview-garry-trudeau-says-to-ignore-abortion-debate-would-have-been-comedy-malpractice/2012/03/09/gIQAjTHy1R_blog.html#pagebreak

Where have you gone, Nate Beeler?

 

Tom Spurgeon scooped me again by reporting that Nate Beeler is moving back to Columbus. I'll miss Nate's work - he's the main reason I pick up the Examiner since they dropped their 3 pages of comics. I've been tear-sheeting his cartoons and sending them to the comics libraries at Michigan and Ohio State Universities too.

 

Here's the main story:

 

 'Dispatch' hires new editorial cartoonist; Nate Beeler, a 31-year-old Bexley native, has worked at the Washington Examiner since 2005.
Friday March 9, 2012 5:39 AM
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/03/09/dispatch-hires-new-editorial-cartoonist.html

April 4: One Bad Rat discussion at Ashburn Library

The Graphic Novels/Comics Book Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 PM at the Ashburn Library located at 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn Virginia, 20147. Here's a link about the next meeting to discuss The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot:    http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=6457&EventID=112307

This is an excellent book - one of my favorites.

Truitt on Danger Club

'Danger Club' a 'visceral' world of teenage superheroes
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 7 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-07/Danger-Club-comic-book-series/53401768/1?loc=interstitialskip

Politico on Limbaugh cartoons

Cartoonists skewer Rush Limbaugh
By PATRICK GAVIN | 3/8/12
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73780.html

March 15: Jodi Picoult, former Wonder Woman writer in town

JODI PICOULT  Picoult discusses her latest novel, Lone Wolf, about a man [on] life support whose fate must be determined by his family members, who have difficult motives for keeping him alive or letting him die.  Book included in admission price.  Sixth & I Historic Synagogue.  600 I St. NW.  March 15, 7 p.m.  $28-$38.  (202) 408-3100.

Kerry G. Johnson's Spectra #4 has been completed

Following up on yesterday's link to an interview with him,Kerry G. Johnson tells ComicsDC about some local comic book work he's done -

Here is a recent project that I worked on for PhysicsCentral.com.

I'm the Art Director at the American Physical Society (APS Physics), the parent company of PhysicsCentral. Headquarters in College Park, MD (not on campus)

I recently illustrated the 4th installment of our comic book series, PhysicsQuest: Spectra #4: Spectra Heats Up! (written by Dr. Rebecca Thompson, illustrated by Kerry G. Johnson)

The Spectra series follows the adventures of a teen girl that discovers she has the powers of a laser. Spectra is also the official mascot of the 2010 LaserFest: Celebrating 50 Years of Laser Innovation.

PhysicsQuest is a set of four activities designed to engage middle school students in scientific inquiry. The 2011-2012 activities are linked together via a storyline and comic book. In the fourth issue, Spectra and her friends must combat "mean girl" Tiffany Maxwell and her impish demon. Spectra's super powers are all real things that a laser beam can do. Additionally, the students will learn via the 4 activities and by reading through the comic book.

The FREE comics and science kits are available by contacting PhysicsCentral.com:


LINKS

http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsquest/past/index.cfm

http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsquest/index.cfm

http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2011/11/spectra-saves-girls-interest-in-science.html

_____________________________________

Kerry G. Johnson Design & Illustration
Caricatures by Kerry
Website/Blog: http://kerrykraft.com
Twitter: caricaturekerry

Truitt on Spider-man cartoon

'Ultimate Spider-Man' leads Disney XD's new superhero series
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 7 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-07/Ultimate-Spider-Man-Marvel-Universe-animated-series/53396068/1

City Paper recommends Dan Piraro's comedy show

Dan Piraro at Riot Act Comedy Theater Sunday, March 11
By Christopher Porter • March 9, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/42317/dan-piraro-at-riot-act-comedy-theater-sunday-march-11/

Disney animation music obituary

Robert B. Sherman, 86; Composer penned hit songs for Disney with his brother [online title: Disney composer wrote 'It's a Small World']
By Emily Langer,
Washington Post (March 8 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/disney-composer-penned-its-a-small-world/2012/03/06/gIQAik3txR_story.html

 

Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - March 8, 2012

March 8, 2012

Dan Piraro Signing on Sunday! Don't forget Dan Piraro will be at our U Street store this Sunday, March 11, at 6! We have copies of his new strip collection, Bizarro Heroes, at all our stores now. We are also having an early release party for Avengers vs. X-Men #1, the next huge Marvel event. You can get copies of the comic a day early on Tuesday, April 3. Thanks to everyone who came out for the release party for Magic Bullet #4! It was great to see so many local DC area cartoonists all hanging out together, and eating delicious food prepared by Master Chef William is always a great treat! Luckily the weather turned out to be perfect, and many pounds of eggplants, hamburgers, hot dogs, and deliciously marinated chicken was devoured. Here are some pictures by Big Planet staff photographer Kevin https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.360870727286675.87800.111435242230226&type=1 And a lot more by Magic Bulleteer Joe Carabeo! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100468365219396.2524582.25510747&type=1 Feel free to forward on our newsletter, and please send us any comments or mailing list requests to vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Thanks!   - the Big Planet Comics kids UPCOMING March 11 - Dan Piraro Signing Dan Piraro, will be appearing at our U Street store March 11, from 6:00 to 7:00, to sign his new book, Bizarro Heroes. Bizarro Heroes is a collection of his superhero themed spoofs from the last 25 years of Bizarro. 6-7 pm Big Planet Comics of U Street 1520 U St NW Washington, DC 20009 202-342-1961 greg@bigplanetcomics.com NEW April 3 - Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Early Release Party Marvel is calling it their biggest event yet, building on the last 10 years of storytelling, but really, who doesn't just want to see the superheroes throw down against each other? We will be having a special release party for Avengers vs. X-Men #1 one day early, on Tuesday April 3! So not only will you be able to buy AVX #1 a day early, but you will have access to some other specials, including limited variant covers, and other limited items, like a pin to show your allegiance to either the X-Men or the Avengers, so start thinking now about which team you support! Poor Wolverine, he's got to fight himself. 8-9 pm All 4 Big Planet Comics stores! King City SC by Brandon Graham A mix of lots of different styles: Paul Pope, Taiyo Matsumoto, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Moebius - come together into a delightful city where ninja play soccer games, strange new drugs keep soldiers in the war against xombies, and Joe is a cat master who knows the secret kung fu of cats! Seriously one of the best comics ever. Blue HC by Pat Grant A strange look at an Australian beach town that has decayed and been repopulated with a large group of strange aliens. A man thinks back to his idyllic childhood surfing and skipping school with his friends, and the rumor that there is a dead body they could go look at. Amazing and utterly different. Age of Apocalypse #1 by David Lapham and Roberto de la Torre The saga continues! After Apocalypse was defeated, Wolverine took his place as the evil Weapon Omega! Now almost all of humanity has been killed and mutants rule a wasteland. But will new heroes rise up? A lot of familiar faces return to the age of apocalypse. The Manhattan Projects #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra Hickman returns with some of his best big scifi ideas ever! The atom bomb project in WW2 was cover for the crazy secret stuff the Americans were REALLY doing! Oppenheimer and his psychopathic twin are introduced to the projects where Einstein is locked in a room and Japanese psychic warriors assault the base! Insane and great. Fairest #1 by Bill Willingham and Phil Jimenez A new spin-off of Fables, this follows Ali Baba, Prince of Thieves, as a small genie tries to get him to rescue some of the princesses put under a magical sleep in the Fables assault on the Empire of the Homelands. Hilarious dialogue, an angry wooden soldier, and TWO princesses? At the Mountains of Madness SC by H.P. Lovecraft and I.N.J. Culbard Lovecraft's best novella is adapted to comics! One of the earliest Antarctic expeditions finds mysterious monsters from millennia past frozen in the ice, and a cyclopean alien city hidden in the mountains at the center of Antarctica. The inspiration for John Carpenter's The Thing! Great art and coloring too. Big Planet Comics Podcast #36   Kevin, Nick and Jared talk about Krispy Kreme Burgers and all the new comics! Download this week's now or subscribe on iTunes! Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com   3/11 - Dan Piraro Signing Bizarro 6-7pm 1520 U St NW Washington, DC 20009 202-342-1961 greg@bigplanetcomics.com   4/3 - Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Early Release Party All stores! 8pm-9pm   4/14 - Justin Jordan & Tradd Moore Signing The Strange Talent of Luther Strode 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Signing The Strange Talent of Luther Strode 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com   5/5 - Free Comic Book Day All stores! freecomicbookday.com   5/5 - Jeremy Whitley Signing Princeless 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com   Signing Princeless 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com 5/5 - Jorge Aguirre Signing Giants Beware! 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com   Signing Giants Beware! 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com 7/4 - 20% off Sale All stores! 7/28 - Matt Dembicki Signing Xoc 11am-1pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com Signing Xoc 3pm-5pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com   Avengers Academy #27 by Christos Gage and Karl Moline The Runaways return, searching for their lost raptor! Flashpoint SC by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert The Flash finds himself in a dark world where Bruce Wayne died! Friends With Boys SC by Faith Erin Hicks A home-schooled girl who is haunted goes to high school. Hell Yeah: The Last Generation of Heroes #1 by Joe Keatinge and Andre Szymanowicz The son of some of the first superheroes finds his destiny. Night Force #1 (of 6) by Marv Wolfman and Tom Mandrake The classic supernatural mystery returns. Supurbia #1 (of 4) by Grace Randolph and Russell Dauterman Desperate Housewives of superheroes!

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Latest Toles cartoon contest winner

The winner of the Super Tuesday Cartoon Caption Contest

By Tom Toles
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tom-toles/post/the-winner-of-the-super-tuesday-cartoon-caption-contest/2012/03/07/gIQANXQJxR_blog.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/super-tuesday-cartoon-caption-contest/2012/03/07/gIQAOLxIxR_gallery.html#imgid=gIQAA8wIxR

Keith Knight Kickstarter campaign

Keith is one of my favorite cartoonists - his strip Knight Life appears in the Post on Sundays and he's a regular at SPX. I've just signed up.

              Knight Life & K Chronicles cartoonist

Keith Knight Launches Kickstarter campaign

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Los Angeles, CA/March 7 , 2012- Award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight (the Knight Life, the K Chronicles, (th)ink), has launched a Kickstarter  campaign for his first graphic novel, I Was A Teenage Michael Jackson Impersonator. 

 

The book will chronicle Knight's high school senior year and college freshman year, when he performed as a Michael Jackson impersonator (circa 1984 and '85).

"It was the best paying gig I ever had, " says the semi-famous cartoonist.

Knight estimates it will take two years to complete the graphic novel and has 30 days to raise the funds on Kickstarter, a website devoted to the public providing financial support of art projects.  If the final tally comes up a dollar short of the funds requested, it all goes back to the donors.

The Harvey and Glyph award winner notes that there are some interesting rewards for backers, "Including a phone call from my evil twin sister."

Knight draws three different comic strips: the autobiographical K Chronicles, the socio-political single panel,  (th)ink, and the syndicated daily strip, the Knight Life.  His work can be found in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Herald, Daily KOS, Funny Times, MAD Magazine and more.  He won the 2010 Comic Con Inkpot Award for career achievement in the field of comic strips.

To donate to the campaign, go to:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/190901932/i-was-a-teenage-michael-jackson-impersonator

www.knightlifecomic.com  http://www.kchronicles.com

 

Link to Kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/190901932/i-was-a-teenage-michael-jackson-impersonator

Here's an odd bit

Former Mayor Adrian Fenty's life told through animation

By Chris L. Jenkins
The Root DC bog March 6 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/former-mayor-adrian-fentys-life-told-through-animation/2012/03/06/gIQAl66suR_blog.html

12 parts!

Game On! newsletter

Game On! Comics Weekly Digest Come  Visit Us! March 7, 2012 In this issue :: New Titles this Week :: New Game :: Game Nights  Dear Mike,   Welcome to Game On! Comics PARTY TIME COMING!  On April 3rd at 8pm, Game On! Comics will be hosting a Launch Party for the Avengers vs. X-Men comic book!  Details below.  SUBSCRIBERS:  Please make sure that you come in and pick up comics at least once per month.  Thanks!!!!     Don't forget to go on yelp.com and write a review about us too!! Please tell your comic/game friends about our shop, we would appreciate their business.   Please visit our Facebook page and "Like" us!! Please tell your friends about us, we would love their business! New Comic Book titles this week 3-7-12   Best Discounts in the area   Comic of the Week Honey Badger #1   Have you heard of internet sensation and crazy nastyass the honey badger? The Guinness Book of World Records named this species the most fearless animal on Earth. It really doesn't give a s#!t. Honey badgers are just crazy. Now, see the honey badger in action! The most fearless critter on Earth will face off against...EVERYTHING! Birds, snakes, small children, velociraptors, whatever! It'll fight anybody and anything and just smack the hell out of it. You should read this comic, 'cause it's bada**, just like the honey badger.       30 Days Of Night Ongoing #5 Action Comics #7 Action Comics #7 Combo Pack Age Of Apocalypse #1 Amazing Spider-Man #681 Animal Man #7 Avengelyne #7 Avengers Academy #27 Avengers Childrens Crusade #9 (L) Batwing #7 Beyond The Fringe #1 Boys #64 Charismagic #5 Comic Shop News #1290 Dc Universe Online Legends #25 Dead Or Alive #2 Defenders #4 Detective Comics #7 Dicks #2 Doctor Who Classics Series IV #2 Fairest #1 Fatale #3 Fear Itself Fearless #10 Ferals #3 Gi Joe A Real American Hero #176 Gi Joe Vol 2 Ongoing #11 Green Arrow #7 Hawk And Dove #7 Hell Yeah #1 Honey Badger Adventures #1 Hulk #49 Huntress #6 (L) Infestation 2 TMNT #1 Irredeemable #35 Izombie #23 Jennifer Blood (Garth Ennis') #10 Justice League International #7 Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #4 Lone Ranger #3 Magdalena #11 Manhattan Projects #1 Marvels Avengers Prelude Fury's Big Week #1 Men Of War #7 Mice Templar Vol 3 #8 Next Men Aftermath #41 Night Force #1 Omac #7 Rachel Rising #6 Red Lanterns #7 Salems Daughter Haunting #5 Spawn #217 Star Wars Crimson Empire III Empire Lost #5 Static Shock #7 Stitched #3 Stormwatch #7 Supernatural #6 (L) Supurbia #1 Swamp Thing #7 Sweet Tooth #31 Thor Deviants Saga #5 (L) True Blood French Quarter #6 (L) Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #8 Uncanny X-Men #8 Valen Outcast #4 Vampirella Vs Dracula #2 Venom #14 Villains For Hire #4 (L) Wheel Of Time Eye O/T World (R. Jordan) #22 Winter Soldier #3 Wolverine #302 Wolverine And X-Men: Alpha & Omega #3 Wulf #5 X-Club #4 X-Men #26     NEW ALL AGES AND KIDS COMIC BOOKS   Adventure Time #1 2nd Ptg Scooby Doo Where Are You #19 Star Wars Clone Wars YR 7 Enemy Within Toy Story #1     NEW TRADEBACKS   Flashpoint TPB Ghostbusters Ongoing TPB Vol 01 Hellboy TPB Vol 12 The Storm & The Fury     NEW TOYS AND ACTION FIGURES Marvel Universe AF Asst 201109         Do you want to get the same comic titles month after month?       Do you want to get them at a discounted rate?   Then get a comic subscription box with Game On! Comics!  We will hold comics for you on a weekly basis based on the comics that you want.  The more comic titles you have the more of a discount you will get.   We have the best discounts in the Washington DC area.    Number of Regular Titles Subscribed: 10-19 Comic titles 10% off 20-39  Comic titles 15% off 40+  Comic titles 20% off All you have to do is respond to this email with the titles that you would like and we will create a box for you.      Launch Party Avengers vs. X-Men        Put this date in your calendar:   April 3rd, 2012 8pm-10pm Game On! Comics Store   We will officially be selling the new Avengers vs. X-Men one day early.   Join us for FREE giveaways, games, and snacks as we welcome in the most hyped comic of the year.  What side are you on??  Marvel comics made our store pick a side and we chose.........the AVENGERS!   More details to come for Game On! Comics first big event for 2012!      Game Nights    Tuesday Nights 7pm-11pm We may change our D&D night to Saturday.  If you have mentioned that you are interested in playing then look to get an additional email this week.  C   Come play D&D at the store.  We are currently ready to start a new campaign for 1st level characters.  If you have never played before this is your time to start.  Because each story has limited space you must email us and let us know that you would like to join.  We will be starting with just 6 people.   WE ONLY NEED 2 more PLAYERS to start!!  If you are interested please email me because we are very close to starting.       Wednesday Nights 7-9pm Magic the Gathering   TONIGHT Wednesday, March 7th 7pm till 10ish DRAFT DAY Join us as we have another Dark Ascension Draft game.  For only $12 you will get 2 Dark Ascension Boosters and one Innistrad Booster.  Prizes will be awarded.  1st Place-4 Ascension Boosters 2nd Place-3 Ascension Boosters 3rd Place-2 Ascension Boosters 4th Place-2 Ascension Boosters. Tell your friends to come join us! Come in tonight for casual play.   Friday Nights 7-9pm Heroclix                                     Heroclix this Friday, March 9th, at Game On! Comics in Vienna, Va at 7 p.m., build a 500 point force with one character at 40 points or less chosen to be protected from one end of the map to the other. (We did a scenario like this a while back with Pogs for the protected piece.) Thanks Giahn for the scenario this week! Special rules to be announced as the game begins. No Feats, BFC's, or Colossals, all other figures are good to go. Surprise us with your choices for the Protected!   Congrats to last weeks winners:   1st: Mike 2nd: Tom Fellowship: Giahn     Saturday nights 7pm-?? Board and Card Games       NoVA Jacks night from 7pm to LATE NIGHT!  We have about 20-30 people that come in to play board and card games.  You can come and bring your own game or join one of the other games.  We often preview the newest games that come out.      Last weeks winners:       -1812:  The British (Avi, Scott, and Patrick) -Belfort:  Mathias -Core Worlds:  Avi -A Few Acres of Snow:  Scott -Navegador:  Andrew -Power Grid:  Barry -Puerto Rico:  Oz -Ra (played 3 times):  Oz; Jon; and Leslee -Small World Underground:  Rhett                     COMIC Review I, Vampire   This one is an interesting review.   There have been a ton of vampire and zombie comics/TV show/movies coming out, I know.  I will admit now, I really like them!  So, I am a little biased.  But, even I, was reluctant to read this one.  I didn't know anything about the previous series in the Vertigo lot so this was a fresh start for me.      That being said, I really like this series!  Anytime Batman and vampires are in the same comic, I am there!    OK, the series starts with a 600 year old vampire, Andrew Bennett.  He is like Blade, in that he is a vampire that doesn't like vampires and he has been going around killing them.  One vampire in particular, Mary, has been causing a ton of trouble and he feels responsible because he created her.  The story leads Andrew and a couple friends to Gotham where a certain super hero confronts him.   Without spoiling anything, they decide to confront the vampires together.  This was a fun read!  Issue #6 ends with the promise of the first DC crossover.  Justice League Dark and I, Vampire will join forces in issues #7.     I can't wait because issue #6 ends with a big cliffhanger!  -----Louis     Thank you so much for your support of our new comic and game shop.  We look forward to taking care of all of your comic and game needs.   Dave, J.R., and Louis Game On! 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Local webcartoonist Kerry G. Johnson profiled

The Writer's Block Interviews: Kerry G. Johnson
by Raychelle Muhammad
Raychelle Writes blog March 5, 2012
http://raychelle-writes.blogspot.com/2012/03/writers-block-interviews-kerry-g.html

His website is http://kerrykraft.com/ and his webcomic Harambee Hills is at http://www.gocomics.com/harambeehills

Comic Riffs interviews the retiring Tony Auth

THE 'RIFFS INTERVIEW: Pulitzer-winning Tony Auth to leave Inquirer after 'a great ride' of 40 years
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 7 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-riffs-interview-pulitzer-winning-tony-auth-to-leave-inquirer-after-a-great-ride-of-40-years/2012/03/07/gIQAnwnPxR_blog.html#pagebreak

Politics and Prose's Graphic Novel Bookgroup books! (UPDATED)

From: Adam Waterreus

Here's the list for the next 6 months.

As for the April book: Delisle will be coming to store on the 26^th…so I think we'll probably have the group then. Maybe he'll join us for the discussion. Also, this book has not been released yet, but I'll let you all know when it is…probably mid-April.

April 25/26th

Jerusalem by Delisle

May 23rd

Are you My Mother by Allison Bechdel

June 27th

Dylan Dog: Case Files by Sclavi

July 25th

Local by Brian Wood

August 22^nd

Understanding Comics by McCloud

September 26^th

The Death Ray by Daniel Clowes

October 24th

Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others by Mignola

April 3: Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Early Release Party

Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Early Release Party
Tuesday, April 3 at 8:00pm
Location: all 4 Big Planet Comics stores!

I was somewhat surprised to get this Facebook invitation. So surprised that I might actually go!

March 14: Comics Exhibit at UMBC

"All Lurid, Unsavory, Gruesome Illustrations Shall Be Eliminated: The Comics Code as seen through the UMBC Comics Collection," currently on display in the Special Collections Department of the Albin O. Kuhn Library at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, is a chance to see how self-censorship shaped the way comic books have developed over the past 70 years.  Visitors will see rare pre-Code, Silver Age, and underground titles as well as non-Code magazines and modern graphic novels. 

Also part of the exhibit is rarely seen original 1970s comic book art from legendary artists such as Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott and John Romita, Sr.  Recently unearthed from the Special Collections vault, these pieces have rarely been seen in public.  Shown with their published counterparts, the works provide a fascinating insight into the comic book production process.

The exhibit runs until May 16^th.  An opening reception will be held Wednesday, March 14^th, from 12-1pm.  Special Collections is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 pm, and Thursdays from 1-8 pm. Other weekday hours are available by appointment- call 410-455-2353. More information on UMBC's Special Collections can be found at http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/ .

Steve Ammidown

Special Collections Student Assistant

Albin O. Kuhn Library, UMBC

mailto:sammido1@umbc.edu

Truitt on Green Arrow

Green Arrow gets a 'karmic wipeout' courtesy of Ann Nocenti
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 5 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-05/Green-Arrow-comic-book-series/53368296/1

Truitt on Manhattan Projects

'Manhattan Projects' bends history around atomic bomb
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 6 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-06/The-Manhattan-Projects-comic-book-series/53388376/1