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Tradd Moore, artist of The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, has drawn a new poster for us for their upcoming signing, and we will have a limited edition printing of the poster for sale! That's it right over there, pretty cool, huh?
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - March 29, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Game On! Comic News for the Week including Avengers vs. X-Men!
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March 29: How Early American Comic Strips Shed Light on the Nature of the Child
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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ISSN: 0731-3527
Apr 3: Frank Cho to Sign at Cards, Comics & Collectibles for Avengers vs. X-Men Release
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Cards, Comics & Collectibles, the official retailer and news source for the Baltimore Comic-Con, is happy to announce that superstar artist Frank Cho will be signing in-store on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 for their Avengers vs. X-Men Release Party. The store will reopen for the party at 8:00 pm and Cho will begin signing at 8:30.
Truitt on 'New Deadwardians'
'New Deadwardians': Undead meets the English upper crust
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 28 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-28/The-New-Deadwardians-comic-book-series/53826286/1
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 28 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-28/The-New-Deadwardians-comic-book-series/53826286/1
Stephanie Piro profile reveals local tie
Books, Cats, and Love: The Cartooning Career of Stephanie Piro
March 27, 2012 by Roz Warren
http://womensvoicesforchange.org/books-cats-and-love-the-cartooning-career-of-stephanie-piro.htm
- it's towards the bottom of the article.
March 27, 2012 by Roz Warren
http://womensvoicesforchange.org/books-cats-and-love-the-cartooning-career-of-stephanie-piro.htm
- it's towards the bottom of the article.
Who was that Masked Man?
Who is the Route 29 Batman? This guy.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Washington Post's Rosenwald, MD blog (March 28 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rosenwald-md/post/who-is-the-route-29-batman-this-guy/2012/03/28/gIQA8nPjgS_blog.html
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Washington Post's Rosenwald, MD blog (March 28 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rosenwald-md/post/who-is-the-route-29-batman-this-guy/2012/03/28/gIQA8nPjgS_blog.html
Donna Lewis on Comic Strip of the Day's site
Donna Lewis and 'Reply All' is featured on the Comic Strip of the Day's site which notes that she has a Kindle book out.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Kirchner's The Bus collected again
I got a review copy of the new collection of Paul Kirchner's alt-strip The Bus, which I haven't had a chance to read yet. But! this was one of my favorite strips when it used to appear in the Washington City Paper. Tom Spurgeon notes that you can buy it via Picturebox. Do that now. Don't wait for my review.
May 5: Cinco de Sandra Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 26, 2012
CINCO DE SANDRA: A CELEBRATION OF COMIX, STORYTELLING, AND MUSIC
On May 5, 2012, an all-star lineup of DC and NYC storytellers will come together to blow your mind with live performances of poetry, comix, and stories at the Hillyer Art Space in Dupont Circle. Venues represented include Trip City, Act-i-vate, SpeakeasyDC, and Barrelhouse. And after that? We'll get the music spinning.
CINCO DE SANDRA's lineup of performers includes:
Sandra Beasley (author of DON'T KILL THE BIRTHDAY GIRL, I WAS THE JUKEBOX)
Dean Haspiel (Emmy winner for BORED TO DEATH title sequence, artist of THE ALCOHOLIC w/Jonathan Ames and THE QUITTER w/Harvey Pekar, creator of BILLY DOGMA)
Molly Lawless (cartoonist of HIT BY PITCH, FROG & OWL)
Jim Dougan (comics writer, SAM & LILAH, CRAZY PAPERS, others at ACTIVATEcomix)
Jennifer Tress (DC-based storyteller, author of YOU'RE NOT PRETTY ENOUGH)
Natalie E. Illum (Spoken word poet, mothertongue organizer)
Tony Mancus (BARRELHOUSE contributor and co-editor of Flying Guillotine Press)
Plus, the whole shebang will be hosted by man-about-town Brandon Wetherbee (YOU, ME, THEM, EVERYBODY) and featuring the sweet sounds of DJ P-Vo (Hometown Sounds DC). We will have a merch table. We will have beer and non-beer. We will have a helluva lotta hijinks. And, in case you were wondering, we will have a birthday girl on hand: Sandra Beasley.
Be there, or be…
...Just be there.
When:
Saturday, May 5 at 8 PM
Where:
Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Ct NW
Washington, DC 20008
This space is down the alley from the Phillips Collection on 21st Street. Metro access from the Red Line, Dupont Circle Station (Q Street exit). Street parking is available but may be limited.
How Much:
$5 suggested donation (to help us recoup costs for the event space)
For more information on our performers:
Sandra Beasley (www.sandrabeasley.com)
Dean Haspiel (www.deanhaspiel.com, www.welcometotripcity.com)
Molly Lawless (tyrnyx.wordpress.com)
Jim Dougan (www.activatecomix.com)
Jennifer Tress (www.yourenotprettyenough.com)
Natalie E. Illum (www.natalieillum.net)
Tony Mancus (www.inlandskirting.blogspot.com)
Brandon Wetherbee (www.youmethemeverybody.com)
DJ P-Vo (www.hometownsoundsdc.com)
This event is hosted and coordinated by International Arts & Artists, LLC. For more information about the venue and IA&A:
http://www.artsandartists.org/hillyer.html
To get your name on the list and be ensured of seeing any event updates, visit our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/events/255811644513842/ and RSVP.
Brad Meltzer signing in McLean, VA and Bethesda, MD
(The Brad Meltzer social outreach continues with this mailer we received.)
"Where the heck's my book?!"
- Lila Meltzer, age 6, every single day
since Heroes For My Son was released
- Lila Meltzer, age 6, every single day
since Heroes For My Son was released
HarperCollins
cordially invites you to a
READING & BOOK SIGNING
with
Brad Meltzer
reading from his new book
cordially invites you to a
READING & BOOK SIGNING
with
Brad Meltzer
reading from his new book
McLean, Virginia
Wednesday, April 11 - 7:00 pm
Books-A-Million
1451 Chain Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland
Thursday, April 12 - 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
4801 Bethesda Avenue
Feel free to bring your own hero
(kids, parents and grandparents welcome!)
Monday, March 26, 2012
Galifianakis up for Rueben; Trudeau suggested for Medal of Freedom
CARTOONING AWARDS: 'Rango' and 'Rio,' McCoy and Galifianakis among NCS nominees
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (March 26 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/cartooning-awards-rango-and-rio-mccoy-and-galifianakis-among-ncs-nominees/2012/03/26/gIQAFOVOcS_blog.html#pagebreak
Medal campaign for Garry Trudeau
By PATRICK GAVIN | 3/23/12
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74390.html
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (March 26 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/cartooning-awards-rango-and-rio-mccoy-and-galifianakis-among-ncs-nominees/2012/03/26/gIQAFOVOcS_blog.html#pagebreak
Medal campaign for Garry Trudeau
By PATRICK GAVIN | 3/23/12
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74390.html
Truitt on Green Lantern and Voodoo
Voodoo' expands sci-fi scope with more action and aliens
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 26 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-26/Voodoo-comic-book-series/53784390/1
Hal Jordan keeps it balanced on 'Green Lantern' cartoon
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 26 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-26/Green-Lantern-animated-series/53780326/1
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 26 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-26/Voodoo-comic-book-series/53784390/1
Hal Jordan keeps it balanced on 'Green Lantern' cartoon
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 26 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-26/Green-Lantern-animated-series/53780326/1
April 18: Graphic Intelligence Program at the International Spy Museum
Graphic Intelligence: Comics, The KKK, and Covert Ops
WEDNESDAY, 18 APRIL at 6:30 pm
International Spy Museum: 800 F Street, NW Washington, DC Gallery (Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station)
Tickets: $15
Truth, Justice, and the American Way seems to include spying.
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.
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Daniel Govar interview
Daniel Govar - Cartoonist Survey #262
by David Paccia, March 21, 2012
http://david-wasting-paper.blogspot.com/2012/03/daniel-govar-cartoonist-survey-262.html
David says he lives in Baltimore, but works for a DC company
Cul de Sac strip gets inker
Richard Thompson's returning to Cul de Sac, but with the assistance of Stacy Curtis who will ink Richard's pencils. This is a standard job in American comic books, and has been the case for many comic strips, but it's less credited there.
Chris Sparks talks Team Cul de Sac
Episode 140 – Chris Sparks
by Tom Racine on March 25, 2012
http://www.talltaleradio.com/episode-140-chris-sparks/
http://traffic.libsyn.com/talltaleradio/TTR_140-Chris_Sparks_FIN.mp3
"Team Cul de Sac" mastermind Chris Sparks joins me to talk about his amazing project to help raise money for Parkinson's Disease via the Team Fox organization, started, of course, by Michael J. Fox. Cartoonist and all around mensch Richard Thompson was diagnosed with Parkinson's back in 2009, and Chris has organized 150 artists to contribute original work that will be auctioned off this summer, and has been compiled into a 144 page hardcover book coming out on June 5th. Order your copy here!
The book and art auction contain works from a veritable "who's who" list of cartoonists, including 14 Reuben Award winners, 3 Pulitzer Prize winners, and a score of great artists from the web as well. There's not much of a worthier cause out there, so do your part by picking up a copy. You can stay abreast of the current information on when the actual art auction is this summer by reading Chris's blog. And naturally, if you're not keeping up with the man himself, here's a link to Richard Thompson's blog. Go forth and see the work of a master of our time!
We also manage to talk about comic books and comic shops, as Chris once owned one. He has a fascinating insider's look from the "brick and mortar" shop owner's perspective, and is something I've wanted to talk about for some time.
by Tom Racine on March 25, 2012
http://www.talltaleradio.com/episode-140-chris-sparks/
http://traffic.libsyn.com/talltaleradio/TTR_140-Chris_Sparks_FIN.mp3
"Team Cul de Sac" mastermind Chris Sparks joins me to talk about his amazing project to help raise money for Parkinson's Disease via the Team Fox organization, started, of course, by Michael J. Fox. Cartoonist and all around mensch Richard Thompson was diagnosed with Parkinson's back in 2009, and Chris has organized 150 artists to contribute original work that will be auctioned off this summer, and has been compiled into a 144 page hardcover book coming out on June 5th. Order your copy here!
The book and art auction contain works from a veritable "who's who" list of cartoonists, including 14 Reuben Award winners, 3 Pulitzer Prize winners, and a score of great artists from the web as well. There's not much of a worthier cause out there, so do your part by picking up a copy. You can stay abreast of the current information on when the actual art auction is this summer by reading Chris's blog. And naturally, if you're not keeping up with the man himself, here's a link to Richard Thompson's blog. Go forth and see the work of a master of our time!
We also manage to talk about comic books and comic shops, as Chris once owned one. He has a fascinating insider's look from the "brick and mortar" shop owner's perspective, and is something I've wanted to talk about for some time.
Annapolis cartoonist Jim Hunt profiled
Illustrated man: Local cartoonist draws on diverse list of clients
By Theresa Winslow, Staff Writer
Annapolis Capital Gazette 03/25/12
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/lif/2012/03/25-05/Illustrated-man-Local-cartoonist-draws-on-diverse-list-of-clients.html
By Theresa Winslow, Staff Writer
Annapolis Capital Gazette 03/25/12
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/lif/2012/03/25-05/Illustrated-man-Local-cartoonist-draws-on-diverse-list-of-clients.html
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Batman ticketed in Montgomery County
Batman pulled over on Route 29
3/23/2012
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=52&sid=2799175
He was ticketed because his Lamborghini didn't have state tags.
Spiegelman in town on Monday
Art Spiegelman at D.C. JCC Monday, March 26
By Christopher Heller • March 23, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/42385/art-spiegelman-at-dc-jcc-monday-march-26/
By Christopher Heller • March 23, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/42385/art-spiegelman-at-dc-jcc-monday-march-26/
Onion newspaper not printed in DC anymore
The DCist reports that the Onion has ended its paper in the city after five years. The print version was still carrying 1 comic strip - Red Meat, and possibly Ward Sutton's fake editorial cartoon, as well as interviews with cartoonists.
Truitt on Derf's Dahmer
'My Friend Dahmer' depicts the boy before the monster
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 22 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-22/Derf-Jeffrey-Dahmer-graphic-novel/53708368/1
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 22 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-22/Derf-Jeffrey-Dahmer-graphic-novel/53708368/1
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