Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - April 19, 2012

April 19, 2012

Bethesda has moved! Well, there were about 300 boxes of comics plus all the shelves and assorted fun, but thanks to the generous help of our volunteers and the help of our non-volunteer employees, we have moved the Bethesda store 3 blocks to our new address! Stop in and let us know what you think, we're pretty happy with the new store! Big Planet Comics Bethesda 4849 Cordell Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 The signing by Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore went really well, thanks to everyone who came in, they had a great time! We still have a very few copies of the limited signed and numbered print they did at our Vienna store, so stop by there quick and grab one if you want it! Call in to the Big Planet Comics Podcast phone number with your questions or comments! Call 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278) 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 NEW May 26 - Jerry Gaylord Signing Jerry Gaylord, artist of the new Boom Entertainment comic Fanboys vs. Zombies, will be appearing at our College Park store on Saturday, May 26. Fanboys vs. Zombies is written by Sam Humphries and tells the tale of a group of estranged friends who reunite at San Diego Comicon just as a zombie apocalypse begins! Can fan knowledge help you survive zombies longer? Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com UPCOMING May 5 - Free Comic Book Day & Jeremy Whitley & Jorge Aguirre Signing Free Comic Book Day is just a few weeks away! Bring your friends, we have a lot of great comics to give away this year! To see the complete list, go to freecomicbookday.com! In addition, we are proud to present 2 great comic book writers, who have just published some great all-ages fantasy adventure comics! Jeremy Whitley writes Princeless, and Jorge Aguirre writes Giants Beware! They will be appearing at our Vienna and College Park stores. 11 am-1 pm Big Planet Comics of Vienna 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com 3 pm-5 pm Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com ___________________ The Survivalist SC by Box Brown A conservative paranoid comic book artist is holed up in his bunker when a meteor strikes the Earth. Can he re-establish a connection with humanity after this disaster when he meets a survivor in the ruins? An amazing short story with great characters! Box Brown won a ton of Ignatz Awards last year, now you can see why! Reset #1 (of 4) by Peter Bagge A washed up movie star gets recruited into a strange new program that uses a machine to replay your early life, allowing you make new choices. But are the scientists manipulating his life to force him to be in the program? And just how does the program know so much about his early life? A compelling new thriller! Harvey Pekar's Cleveland HC by Harvey Pekar and Joseph Remnant Harvey Pekar tells the history of Cleveland, intertwined with his own life story, giving a look at the evolution of the city and his experiences in it. Great art by Remnant shows off the changing look of the city. Batman #8 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo The Night of Owls crossover begins as the Talon's stalk Bruce Wayne! Cinderella: Fables Are Forever SC by Chris Roberson, Bill Willingham, Shawn McManus Cinderella's old spy nemesis shows up again... or does she? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special #1 by Denise Mina, Leonardo Manco, Andrea Mutti A free sample of the upcoming graphic adapation of the book! Hellcyon SC by Lucas Marangon The scifi series is finally completed! Battlesuits in a scifi rebellion. John Carter: Gods of Mars #2 by Sam Humphries and Ramon Perez John Carter must escape the Valley of the Dead! Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924: At Last My Drim of Life Has Come True SC by George Herriman The final book in the epic reprint of all of Krazy Kat! The Shadow #1 by Garth Ennis and Aaron Campbell As war spreads across the globe under the German and Japanese Empires, one man with strange powers from the mysterious East continues his battle against the forces of evil - The Shadow! Pulp's classic hero returns in a great new adventure by Garth Ennis right before the outbreak of World War 2. Full of intrigue and two-fisted action and gunplay! Avengers vs. X-Men #2 by Jason Aaron and John Romita Jr. Every two weeks! The battle truly begins! Every member of the Avengers shows up in a Helicarrier to confront the X-Men! Perhaps that will cheese off Cyclops! When he orders Hope off the battlefield, will she obey? And some of the head to head battles begin! Who's throwing Colossus at the Helicarrier? Resident Alien #0 (of 3) by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse An alien hides out on Earth in a small town, using his mental powers to conceal his identity! But when the town doctor is mysteriously murdered, he is asked by the police to help investigate. He is slowly drawn back into society, while risking the truth of what he really is. A strange and interesting start! Manhattan Projects #2 by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra The American super scientists try to recruit the Nazis! The Shark King HC by R. Kikuo Johnson A Hawaiian myth of Nanaue, half boy, half shark, and son of the Shark God! (all ages) Six Guns SC by Andy Diggle and Davide Gianfelice All-out action as classic gunslingers are given a modern action movie makeover! Wolverine and the X-Men vol 1 HC by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo Wolverine restarts Xavier's school and the Hellfire Club attacks! And Bamfs! So good! Big Planet Comics Podcast #41 Kevin interviews Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore, then with Nick and Jared reviews some great comics! Download now or subscribe on iTunes! PODCAST REVIEWS: Harvey Pekar's Cleveland HC by Harvey Pekar and Joseph Remnant Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery HC by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely Lou! 1: Secret Diary SC by Julien Neel The Lovecraft Anthology 1 SC by Ian Edginton, D'Israeli, Dan Lockwood, Shane Ivan Oakley, Rob Davis, I.N.J. Culbard, David Hine, Mark Stafford, Leah Moore, John Reppion, Leigh Gallagher, David Hartman, Alice Duke Pandemonium SC by Christophe Bec and Stefano Raffaele Reset #1 by Peter Bagge Resident Alien #0 by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse The Shadow #1 by Garth Ennis and Aaron Campbell The Shark King HC by R. Kikuo Johnson The Survivalist SC by Box Brown Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or call us at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278) 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 5/26 - Jerry Gaylord Signing Fanboys vs. Zombies 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 New Next Week 4/25 (Let us know if you want any of these!) Abe Sapien vol 2: The Devil Does Not Jest SC Activity #5 All Star Western #8 American Vampire #26 Angel & Faith #9 Aquaman #8 Archie #632 Archie & Friends Double Digest #15 Army of Darkness #3 Art Of Amanda Conner HC Astonishing X-Men #49 Avengers DK Readers Avengers Assemble SC Avengers DK Readers Worlds Mightiest Super Hero SC Avengers Roll Call AVX Vs #1 (Of 6) Bart Simpson Comics #70 Batman Beyond Unlimited #2 2nd Ptg Batman Knightfall Vol 1 New Edition SC Batman The Dark Knight #4 2nd Ptg Batman The Dark Knight #8 Battle Scars #6 (Of 6) Black Orchid Deluxe Edition HC Blackhawks #8 Bloodstrike #27 BPRD Hell On Earth Pickens County Horror #2 Captain America #10 Captain America And Hawkeye #629 Chew Vol 5 Major League Chew SC Classics Illustrated: Oliver Twist SC Connie: Menace of Mo Tung SC Crossed Badlands #4 Cruisin' With Hound Life & Times Toote GN Daken Dark Wolverine Big Break SC Danger Girl Revolver #4 (Of 4) Daredevil #11 Omega Daredevil Marvel Masterworks Vol 3 SC Dark Tower Gunslinger Way Station #5 (Of 5) Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill SC Darkhawk Classic Vol 1 SC Darkness #102 Exile Planet Of The Apes #2 (Of 4) FF #17 Flash #8 Folly Consequences Of Indiscretion GN Frazetta Funny Stuff HC Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Men #8 Game of Thrones #7 Gears of War #23 Gears of War vol 2 SC Goon #39 Gotham Central vol 4 Corrigan SC Green Hornet #24 Green Lantern New Guardians #8 Grimm Fairy Tales #72 Hellraiser #13 I, Vampire #8 I'm Not a Plastic Bag HC Incredible Hulk Pardoned SC Jennifer Blood #12 Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City HC Jugheads Double Digest #180 Justice League Dark #8 King Conan Phoenix on the Sword #4 (Of 4) Kirby Genesis #7 Lil Depressed Boy #10 Mad Magazine #515 Marvel Previews May 2012 Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Mass Effect Homeworlds #1 Mass Effect Vol 3 Invasion SC Merciless Rise of Ming #1 Mighty Thor #13 Moon Knight #12 New Avengers #25 AVX New Deadwardians #2 (Of 8) Ninjettes #3 Play Ball HC Popeye #1 (Of 4) Popeye Vol 6 Me Lil Swee Pea HC Previews #284 May 2012 Pterodactyl Hunters in the Gilded City Rebel Blood #2 (Of 4) Rich Johnston's Captain American Idol #1 Rich Johnston's Scienthorlogy #1 Richie Rich Gems #47 Roger Langridge's Snarked #7 Savage Hawkman #8 Scarlet Spider #3 2nd Ptg Secret Avengers #21.1 2nd Ptg Secret Avengers #22 2nd Ptg Secret Avengers #23 2nd Ptg Secret Avengers #26 AVX Secret History #18 Secret History #19 Showcase Presents The Spectre vol 1 SC The Sixth Gun vol 3 SC Snake Eyes #12 Sonic Super Special Magazine #3 Sonic the Hedgehog Select vol 5 SC Spaceman #6 (Of 9) Spider-Man Flying Blind HC Star Wars: Blood Ties: Boba Fett Is Dead #1 Star Wars: Crimson Empire III Empire Lost #6 Star Wars: Dark Times Out O/T Wilderness #5 Star Wars: Invasion vol 3 Revelations SC Stephen King Joe Hill Road Rage #3 (Of 4) Stormwatch vol 1 HC Supercrooks #2 (Of 4) Superman #8 Superman: Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude SC Teen Titans #8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Archie 100 Page Spectacular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9 Thief of Thieves #3 Transformers Robots In Disguise #4 The Twelve #12 (Of 12) Ultimate Comics Ultimates #9 Ultimate Comics X: Origins SC Uncanny X-Men #11 AVX Uncanny X-Men #9 Uncharted #6 (Of 6) Voodoo #8 Warlord of Mars #17 Winter Soldier #1 2nd Ptg Winter Soldier #2 2nd Ptg Winter Soldier #3 2nd Ptg Wolverine #305 Wolverine Wolverine's Revenge SC X-Men Legacy #265

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Steve Styles art in local fanzine

Cartoonist Scott Gilbert sent in the following note -

Here's a sci-fi/science personal fanzine from Michael Dobson, a writer in Bethesda, with lots of art by excellent cartoonist Steve Stiles (Heavy Metal, Cadillacs & Dinosaurs). Stiles put the link up on Facebook.

Team Cul de Sac auction press release

You can see 7 of the auction items at Heritage's website.

Steve Conley's Bloop webcomic continues

Steve's got another page up in his Bloop comic.

Wuerker on Ali Farzat as Times 100 Influential People

Ali Ferzat, Cartoonist

By Matt Wuerker Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111941,00.html

 

April 23: Ocean Waves-Studio Ghibli anime

Ocean Waves Part of the 'Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli' program © 1993 Saeko Himuro - GN Monday, April 23 @ 6:30 pm   Mark your calendars!        Exhibit Sakura in DC: The History of Cherry Blossoms in the Nation's Capitol  4/10 - 4/30 Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm    J-Film Series  TBA 4/24 @ 6:30 pm    Where: JICC 1150 18th St., NW   Washington, DC 20036   (202) 238-6900  jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp   Driving Directions Add to my calendar     Washington DC Premiere -    Not Available on Home Video!   Rarely seen outside of Japan, OCEAN WAVES is a subtle, poignant and wonderfully detailed story of adolescence and teenage isolation. Taku and his best friend Yutaka are headed back to school for what looks like another uneventful year. But they soon find their friendship tested by the arrival of Rikako, a beautiful new transfer student from Tokyo whose attitude vacillates wildly from flirty and flippant to melancholic. When Taku joins Rikako on a trip to Tokyo, the school erupts with rumors, and the three friends are forced to come to terms with their changing relationships.   OCEAN WAVES was the first Studio Ghibli film directed by someone other than studio founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, as director Tomomi Mochizuki led a talented staff of younger employees in an adaptation of Saeko Himuro's best-selling novel. Full of shots bathed in a palette of pleasingly soft pastel colors and rich in the unexpected visual details typical of Studio Ghibli's most revered works, OCEAN WAVES is an accomplished teenage drama and a true discovery.     In Japanese with English subtitles. Not rated. 72 mins., 1995. Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki.    This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee guests a seat. Registered guests will be seated first. Open seats will be given to guests on standby when the program begins.   Register Now! Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli   April 13-June 17   This nearly comprehensive retrospective of Japan's greatest animation studio, Studio Ghibli, presents a unique opportunity for audiences to see the masterworks of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and others on the big screen. Series made possible by GKIDS.   Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli is co-presented with the AFI Silver Theatre, Freer Gallery of Art, the National Gallery of Art and the Japan Information and Culture Center. For information on additional screenings taking place at those venues, visit their web sites.

Embassy of Japan | 1150 18th St., NW | Suite 100 | Washington | DC | 20036

Beeler returns to the Examiner, sort of

I got a rare print copy of the Examiner today, and their syndicated cartoon was Nate Beeler, now with the Columbus Dispatch. It was nice to see his work again.

TAD's Indoor Sports online

Someone named Peteykins in Washington, DC has scanned all of the 1915 book by Thomas TAD Dorgan. It starts here.

A shaky connection, but nice stuff...

Richard Thompson profiled on Boing Boing

A cartoonist paints a wiggly line, with help from friends
By Glenn Fleishman
 Apr 17 2012
http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/a-cartoonist-paints-a-wiggly-l.html

Osborn. Robert Osborn

Robert Osborn was a BIG name cartoonist in the 1960s who's mostly dropped out of favor now. He did a lot of advertising and commercial work. Here's a dustjacket I stumbled across last week.

Nothing to do with comics in Washington, but I like his work.

April 26: Guy Delisle on Jerusalem

At Politics and Prose -

Start: Apr 26 2012 7:30 pm

End: Apr 26 2012 8:30 pm

 

Author and artist of Burma Chronicles and Pyongyang, Delisle continues to stretch the boundaries of graphic narrative with this account of a year his family spent in Israel. While his wife worked with Doctors without Borders, Delisle talked to young Israelis and Palestinians, observed checkpoints, and witnessed the bloody Gaza War. 

April 18: Graphic Intelligence: Comics, The KKK, and Covert Ops

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, 2012
6:30pm to 8:30pm

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Wash Post on Wuerker win

The Post writes,

 

Wood was one of two Washington area journalists to win Pulitzers on Monday. The other was Matt Wuerker, the editorial cartoonist for Politico, the Arlington-based newspaper and Web site, who won for what the Pulitzer jurors said were "consistently fresh, funny cartoons" that were "especially memorable for lampooning the partisan conflict that engulfed Washington."

"This feels fantastic, to state the obvious," said Wuerker, a finalist for the award in 2009 and 2010. "This is a dream come true."

He added, "I've been cartooning for some 30 years ago, and up until a few years ago, I didn't think anything like this was vaguely possible" until he became a founding staff member at Politico.

"I credit the people aboard the good ship Politico," he said. "I would really like to give credit to the glorious orchestra constructed around me."

NY Times on Wuerker's win

The NY Times reports:

 

Politico, started by two veterans of The Washington Post, publishes a daily newspaper but is best known for its Web site. It won for Matt Wuerker's cartoons, which highlighted partisan political divides.

"I work with old media — pen and ink on watercolor paper and watercolor — same as a cartoonist in the mid-1800s," Mr. Wuerker said in a telephone interview.

Mark Burrier exhibit at Rare Words Exhibition at Flying Dog Brewery

Flying Dog has a great set of labels by Ralph Steadman, so even though I don't drink beer, I've got a bunch of their bottles in the house.

Rare Words Exhibition at Flying Dog Brewery Flying Dog Brewery is hosting an exhibition of brand new Rare Words illustrations in June 2012 at their HQ in Frederick, Maryland (directions).   How to Submit Because this is a Rare Words project, I need your help! Go to rarewords.org and fill out the form to submit your words with your name. (One submission per person, please.) I'm going to be drawing my little heart out from now until June to do as many of them as possible. Opening Party Come to the opening party at Flying Dog on Saturday, June 2 from 7-10 pm to see all of the finished artwork with live music by Old Indian. Maybe your words made the cut!   Art Sales All artwork from the show will be on sale starting June 2 at 7 pm. There won't be any previews or pre-sales and unlike most galleries, if you buy a piece that night, you can take it with you. If you don't want someone to buy your word, show up at 7! About Rare Words Rare Words is a collaborative drawing blog (rarewords.org) and book. It began as a project to inspire collaboration with between the artist and the viewer. Readers are an integral part of the creative process by providing the spark for each work. Each illustration is an interpretation of the submitted words. Read More Twitter (@markburrier)  |  Drawing blog: Rare Words  |  Etsy Shop  |   Forward to a friend

Comics Reporter features David Hagen today

Tom Spurgeon of the Comics Reporter features David Hagen today.  I own two Hagen originals. You should all try to beat that.

More on Wuerker's Pulitzer

2012 PULITZER PRIZES: Politico's Matt Wuerker calls today's Pulitzer 'a dream come true'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog April 16 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/2012-pulitzer-prizes-politicos-matt-wuerker-calls-todays-pulitzer-a-dream-come-true/2012/04/16/gIQAGv91LT_blog.html

POLITICO's Matt Wuerker wins Pulitzer Prize
By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 4/16/12
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75196.html

and he works in Arlington!

Truitt on Hawkeye

Matt Fraction shoots straight on new 'Hawkeye' series
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY April 16 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-04-16/Hawkeye-comic-book-series/54314752/1

Washington's Matt Wuerker wins the Pulitzer

http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2012-Editorial-Cartooning

New book press release from Roy Delgado, former DC cartoonist

 

April 21: Anime at Kids World Cinema Festival

Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 pm at the Mexican Cultural Institute 2829 16th Street, NW Where: Mexican Cultural Institute (202) 728.1670 2829 16th Street, NW Washington, DC Driving Directions When: Saturday April 21, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT Add to my calendar   This showcase of international children's films, which is now in its fourth year, allows Washingtonians to compare cross-cultural differences in the genre and to inspire D.C. youngsters through the discovery of foreign cinema. The festival targets six to thirteen-year-olds and will showcase a selection of the most significant international productions for young audiences. Each one-hour screening will be followed by a workshop and a discussion addressing the films' cultural contexts. Age group will vary with each film and workshop. This year, the JICC will partner with the Mexican Cultural Institute to present six short features targeting children ages 6-8, including two animated Japanese films! Following the screening, kids will have a chance to try their hand at origami, the Japanese art of folding paper. This event is free and open to the public. Please note that seating is limited and registration is required. For a full list of festival programs, visit the Alliance Fransaise's website.   To register, email rsvp@instituteofmexicodc.org or call (202) 728-1670 School Trip with Ponta / ポンタと遠足 ©ARPLANTS/BeexAnimation   Kenta, a second-grade boy, has a cat named Ponta. When Ponta secretly follows Kenta on his school trip, they both end up in a mysterious world.   Directed by Galileo. 2011, 12 min. Japanese with English subtitles  Old Man Flower    A kind old couple owned a dog named Shiro and loved him with all of their heart. One day, the couple and their mean neighbor discover that Shiro has a very special power.      By Minoru Kobata & KEEP Inc. 2009, 10 min. Dubbed in English Presented by The Alliance Française de Washington, the Embassy of Senegal, the Goethe-Institut, the Embassy of Brazil, the Embassy of Spain, the Embassy of Korea, the Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens, the Quebec Government Office, the Mexican Cultural Institute and the Japan Information and Culture Center

Today: Capicon comic book show in Tyson's Corner

Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con

• 2148 Gallows Road
• Dunn Loring, VA 22027

Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con
Sunday, April 15, 2012
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Admission $3 - Kids FREE!
Special Guests TBA
Featuring:
Artist Bill McKay (Zombies vs. Cheerleaders)!
Dan Nokes of 21st Century Sandshark Studios
and more TBA!

Door prize drawings at 11, 12 and 1 pm!

Big Planet Bethesda's last day in current location

Big Planet Comics Bethesda store will be closed Sunday, April 15-Tuesday, April 17, so that we may move to 4849 Cordell Avenue. We will reopen in our new space on Wednesday, April, 18th.

Comic Riffs talks to Keith Knight

HOW TO KICKSTARTER: Cartoonist Keith Knight's 14 Tips for a More Successful Funding Campaign

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog April 13 2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/how-to-kickstarter-cartoonist-keith-knights-14-tips-for-a-more-successful-funding-campaign/2012/04/13/gIQAF8LJFT_blog.html#pagebreak