Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - June 7, 2012

June 7, 2012

Nick Abadzis is signing on Saturday! The summer of signings continues this Saturday too! Thanks to everyone who came out for the Russ Kick signing last Saturday. This Saturday we have Nick Abadzis, creator of Hugo Tate, appearing at our Bethesda store! We also have a report and some pictures from the Jerry Gaylord signing two weeks ago, and we should have some from the Russ Kick signing up soon! Here's the Jerry Gaylord one: http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/jerry-gaylord-signing-may-26 June 9 - Nick Abadzis Signing Nick Abadzis, creator of Hugo Tate, will be appearing at our Bethesda store for a signing on Saturday, June 9.  Nick is also creator of Laika, and did the excellent series of The Alternate Endings to Laika Show for our webpage! Hugo Tate is one of his earliest creations, and is finally getting collected in a new book – Hugo Tate: O, America. 3 pm-5 pm Big Planet Comics of Bethesda 4849 Cordell Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-6856 joel@bigplanetcomics.com 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 June 16 - Free Role-Playing Game Day Much like Free Comic Book Day, Free Role-Playing Game (RPG) Day is an annual event where publishers send us some cool stuff to give away free – adventures, modules, game samples, dice, and intro games! We'll have this free game stuff at both our Vienna and College Park stores all day, but we are only given a limited amount of items, so come in early if you want to be sure to get the ones you want! We'll have stuff for Shadowrun, Pathfinder, Dungeons&Dragons, dice, and more! More info, including a list of everything we'll have, is at http://www.freerpgday.com/ 11AM-6PM Big Planet Comics of Vienna 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com 11AM-7PM Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 collegepark@bigplanetcomics.com ___________________ Koma SC by Pierre Wazem and Frédérik Peeters This amazing new story is about 2 chimney sweeps, a little girl who keeps passing out, and her dad. When she finds a strange underworld beneath the city where monsters tend machines that dictate the health of each human, they get caught up in a government conspiracy and fast-paced adventure! Luckily she makes friends with the monster who tends her machine. Touching and compelling, a great, great read! Angelman HC by Nicolas Mahler A new hero is on the scene! Mahler's send up/parody/homage to superhero comics follows the trials of Angelman, the sexually ambiguous superhero who is constantly remade by the publisher Korporate Comics in a futile attempt to make him more popular. Each page is a different gag strip that slowly builds up the story of his career and life. Paris SC   by Erika Raven, Peter Moerenhout, and Maarten Vande Wiele   A young wanna-be model moves from the countryside into Paris and quickly gets caught up in the high stakes world of glamor and showbiz with her new friends who are an aspiring singer and a girl who just wants to be rich and famous at any cost! Insane drama and twists make this a exciting soap opera for all three characters. Extermination #1 by Simon Spurrier and Jeffrey Edwards   A superhero and his archvillain are forced to work together after an alien invasion devastates the Earth! Nox and the supergenius Red Reaper try to fight off the aliens that are hunting them, mixed with flashbacks to their showdowns before the invasion occured. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 by Darwyn Cooke The first of the seven Before Watchmen series is an all-Darwyn Cooke affair, as he tells the story of Hollis Mason (the first Nite Owl) writing his autobiography, Under the Hood, about the world's first superhero team, the Minutemen! He tells the origin of each hero on the team, within a framework of finishing the first draft of his book. Amazing art as usual! Moon Knight 1 SC by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev Moon Knight relaunches (again) in this new series. Marc Spector's schizophrenia manifests as 3 new teammates that only he can see - Captain America, Spider-Man, and Wolverine! With their conflicting advice in his head, can he take on a new supervillain in Los Angeles who is after the power of Ultron? A fantastic new adventure! Ed the Happy Clown HC by Chester Brown   One of Chester Brown's first breakout stories was serialized in his Yummy Fur anthology, the surreal tale of Ed the Happy Clown! Finally back in print after years, this bizarre adventure follows Ed through a mix of crime, religious and political condemnation. The Activity 1 SC by Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads   A new secret special operations group is formed to clean up the messes the CIA makes and can't fix, to fill in the gaps that Delta Force can't handle, and taking out targets with cutting edge tech and the strictest secrecy. A mix of the Bourne Identity and special forces action by the writer of Dancer and Who Is Jake Ellis? Avengers Vs X-Men #5 (Of 12) Castle Waiting Vol 1 HC New Ptg Creator Owned Heroes #1 Dan The Unharmable #2 Dark Avengers #175 Dial H #2 Double Jumpers #1 Earth 2 #2 Epic Kill #2 Fairest #4 Fanboys Vs Zombies #3 Fury: My War Gone By #3 Harbinger #1 Metro: A Cairo Story SC Morning Glories #19 Mudman #4 Parents Guide to the Best Kids Comics: Choosing Titles for Children SC The Phoenix #3 Popeye #2 (Of 4) Secret #2 The Spider #1 2nd Ptg Squa Tront #13 The Walking Dead: Rise Of The Governor SC Novel The Walking Dead Vol 16 A Larger World SC X-O Manowar #2 Big Planet Comics Podcast #47 "A Quick One" Kevin, Nick and Jared try to do the shortest podcast ever! And review all the new comics, plus some controversial ones! Download now or subscribe on iTunes!   PODCAST REVIEWS: Angelman No. 1: "Fallen Angel" HC by Nicolas Mahler Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 (of 6) by Darwyn Cooke Creator-Owned Heroes #1 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Phil Noto, Steve Niles and Kevin Mellon Dark Avengers #175 by Jeff Parker and Declan Shalvey Earth 2 #2 by James Robinson and Nicola Scott Extermination #1 by Simon Spurrier and Jeffrey Edwards Harbinger #1 by Joshua Dysart and Khari Evans Koma SC by Pierre Wazem and Frédérik Peeters Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278)   6/9 - Nick Abadzis Signing Hugo Tate 3-5 pm 4849 Cordell Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-6856 joel@bigplanetcomics.com 6/16 - Free RPG Day freerpgday.com 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.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 6/13 (Let us know if you want any of these!)   2000 AD #1779 2000 AD #1780 2000 AD #1781 Adventure Time #2 2nd Ptg Alpha Girl #3 Amazing Spider-Man #687 Ends American Vampire: Lord Of Nightmares #1 (Of 5) Avengers #27 AVX Avengers Assemble #3 2nd Ptg Avengers Assemble #4 AVX vs. #3 (Of 6) Bad Medicine #1 Bad Medicine #2 Batgirl #10 Batman #10 Batman #10 Combo Pack Batman #4 4th Ptg Batman And Robin #10 Batman Arkham Unhinged #3 Battle Scars SC Batwoman Vol 1 Hydrology HC Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #1 (Of 4) Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #1 (Of 4) Combo Pack Betty & Veronica Double Digest #202 Birds Of Prey Vol 1 End Run SC Boys #67 Boys Vol 11 Over The Hill With The Swords Of A Thousand SC Btvs Season 9 Freefall #10 Bulletproof Coffin Disinterred #5 (Of 6) Captain America #13 Captain America And Hawkeye #632 Cloak & Dagger: Crime & Punishment HC Cobra Ongoing #14 Conan The Barbarian #5 Dancer #1 2nd Ptg Dancer #2 Daredevil By Mark Waid Vol 2 HC Days Of Destruction, Days Of Revolt HC DC Comics Presents Superman Adventures #1 SC Deadpool #56 Deathlok Nightmare Of Collins HC Deathstroke #10 Demon Knights #10 Dungeons & Dragons Classics Vol 3 SC Essential Spider-Man Vol 11 SC Fantastic Four #607 Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #5 Frankenstein Agent Of Shade #10 Green Lantern #10 Green Lantern The Animated Series #3 Grifter #10 Grimm Fairy Tales #74 Grimm Fairy Tales Annual 2012 Halo Fall Of Reach Invasion #4 (Of 4) Incorruptible #30 Incredible Hulk #9 Invincible #92 Justice SC Kevin Keller #3 Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #5 KISS #1 Knights Of The Dinner Table #187 Legion Lost #10 The Lone Ranger #6 Loxleys And The War Of 1812 HC Manhattan Projects #3 2nd Ptg Marvel Team-Up Marvel Masterworks Vol 2 HC Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man Comic Reader 1 SC Marvel Zombies Destroy #3 (Of 5) The Massive #1 Mega Man #14 Mighty Thor #15 Mind The Gap #2 Mister Terrific Vol 1 Mind Games SC Marvel Universe Avengers Spider-Man And Avengers Digest SC Night Of 1000 Wolves #2 (Of 3) Orc Stain Vol 1 SC New Ptg The Phoenix #4 Planetoid #1 Prince Valiant Vol 5 1945-1946 HC The Ravagers #2 Red Sonja Witchblade #4 Resurrection Man #10 Richie Rich #5 Saga #1 5th Ptg Saucer Country #4 Scarlet Spider #6 Secret History #20 Seven Soldiers Of Victory Vol 02 (Of 2) SC Shade #9 (Of 12) The Shadow #1 2nd Ptg Siegfried Vol 1 HC Sixth Gun #23 The Spider #2 Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels HC Spider-Man Spider Hunt SC Spider-Men #1 (Of 5) Spongebob Comics #9 Star Wars Knight Errant Escape #1 (Of 5) Steed And Mrs Peel #6 (Of 6) Stitched #5 Strain #5 (Of 12) Suicide Squad #10 Sunday Funnies Collected Vol 02 Superboy #10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series Vol 1 SC Tiny Titans Growing Up Tiny SC Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Vol 1 SC Transformers: Robots In Disguise #6 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man By Bendis Vol 2 HC Ultimate Comics X-Men #13 Uncanny X-Force #26 Untold Tales Of Punisher Max #1 (Of 5) Valen The Outcast #7 Voltron Year One #3 Warlord Of Mars #18 Warriors Of Mars #3 Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent SC X-Men #30 X-Men Legacy #268 AVX Yu Gi Oh! Zexal Vol 1 SC Zorro Rides Again #10 (Of 12)

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Express on Wooly Mammoth's Simpsons play

The Survival of 'The Simpsons'

 A new play imagines a postapocalyptic world where TV becomes myth

 By Fiona Zublin

Express June 07, 2012

http://www.expressnightout.com/2012/06/the-survival-of-the-simpsons/

June 9: Nick Abadzis at Big Planet Comics Bethesda

Nick Abadzis is coming from 3-5 p.m. to sign (and sketch!) the Hugo Tate collection from Blank Slate at Big Planet Comics Bethesda.

Tom Toles playing at the Rhodeside Grill on Saturday 6/9 9PM -No Cover

From: pat kehs

I play bass in two different bands and they both are playing at the Rhodeside Grill in Arlington this Saturday, June 9th starting at 9 PM. This is a free show!

BoxCartel is my all alt country and rock band. We play mostly original songs and our set will start at 9PM in the downstairs bar. BoxCartel played at the Glover Park Day festival this past saturday and put some of the songs up on YouTube. You can check out our sound by going to this link: http://www.youtube.com/user/BoxCartel?feature=mhe

Lethal Bark is an all original indie rock band featuring Washington Post's editorial cartoonist Tom Toles on drums and lead vocals. Lethal Bark will play around 10:30 PM. For more info go to: www.lethalbark.com
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1836 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201

Truitt on Dark Avengers

'Dark Avengers' is next step of wild 'Thunderbolts' legacy
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 5 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-05/Dark-Avengers-comic-book-series/55403504/1

"Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women" opens in Washington DC

From: Sarah Lightman

"Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women", the show I am co-curating, is continuing to tour.

"Graphic Details" will be opening at the Anne Loeb Bronfman Gallery, Washington JCC, 1529 16th Street NW, Washington DC 20036

from  7 June, until 2 September 2012.

http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/gallery/

Featuring original work by 18 of the most influential creators, Graphic Details showcases work of all- stars from the pioneering Wimmen's Comix and Twisted Sisters artists of the 1970s and 1980s to the superstars of the new generation. Many of the cartoons in Graphic Details have never been displayed in public until now. The artists, who hail from the U.S., Canada, Israel and the UK include: Vanessa Davis; Bernice Eisenstein; Sarah Glidden; Miriam Katin; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Miss Lasko-Gross; Sarah Lazarovic; Miriam Libicki; Sarah Lightman; Diane Noomin; Corinne Pearlman; Trina Robbins; Racheli Rotner; Sharon Rudahl; Laurie Sandell; Ariel Schrag; Lauren Weinstein; and Ilana Zeffren.

This well-reviewed and often-startling exhibition provides the first in-depth look at a vibrant and prolific niche of graphic storytelling – Jewish women's autobiographical comics. While the influential role of Jews in cartooning has long been acknowledged, the role of Jewish women in shaping the medium is still largely unexplored. This exhibition of original drawings, full comic books and graphic novels presents the powerful work of artists whose intimate and complex work has influenced the world of comics over the last four decades.

Sophisticated yet raw, nakedly diaristic storytelling is what makes these comics so compelling. By turns funny, outrageous, poignant and embarrassingly intimate, the works reflect each artist's individual journeys refracted through a distinctively Jewish lens in a pop-culture art form. Some bare their bodies. Some expose their psyches. All are fearless about experiences, emotions, desires, romance and politics. For a taste of the works on display you can see a series of short films featuring the uproarious performances and commentaries by Sarah Glidden, Miriam Katin, Miss Lasko-Gross, Laurie Sandell, Ariel Schrag, and Lauren Weinstein created by Zachary Levine, Curator at Yeshiva University Museum, here:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC21866CEEBBB5B99

Graphic Details has been touring since 2010. Previous sites include The Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco (2010), The Gladstone Hotel with The Koffler Centre for The Arts, Toronto (2011), and most recently Yeshiva University Museum, New York (2011-12) where we held a one day conference "Talking About Jewish Women and Comics."

http://forward.com/graphic-details/

Post likes Simpsonian play

In 'Mr. Burns,' civilization may fade, but Bart Simpson is forever
By Peter Marks, Washington Post  June 4 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/in-mr-burns-civilization-may-fade-but-bart-simpson-is-forever/2012/06/04/gJQAEDCOEV_story.html

3rd Eye Comics sees Avengers bump, Truitt on Before Watchmen and gay Green Lantern

Md. comic book stores see increasing requests for Marvel Comics due to 'The Avengers'
    SHANTEE WOODARDS  The Capital of Annapolis
Columbus IN Republic June 05, 2012
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3cdec079ca71444f94bdebf401ff245b/MD--Comic-Books-

'Watchmen' prequels stir a debate
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 4 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-05/Before-Watchmen-prequel-series/55386328/1

'Before Watchmen': Darwyn Cooke spends time with 'Minutemen'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 4 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-04/Before-Watchmen-Minutemen-comic-book-series/55380956/

Green Lantern may be seen in a new light
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 1 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/usaedition/2012-06-01-comics-story-on-gay-character_st_u.htm

Rex Zombie Killer value stamps

I picked up a second copy of Washington, DC-area comics writer Rob Anderson's Rex Zombie Killer #1 at a convention last weekend, and on the letters page were these two faux 1970s value stamps like Marvel did in their comic books.

Cartoonists at Artomatic photographs

Cartoonists at Artomatic photos in my Flickr account. Exhibitors include David Hagen, Ben Claassen, Michael Auger (not pictured), Annie Lunsford, Karon Flage (photos by the former Small Press Expo/SPX head), illustrator Bono Mitchell and collagist Grace Yost. Bon vivant editorial cartoonist Steve Artley is in the pictures too. Hagen, ARtley, Auger, Lunsford and Mitchell all contributed to the Team Cul de Sac anthology which goes on sale tomorrow.



David Hagen. I'm now wondering how to get the drywall off the pillar.

And here's two shots of Russ Kick from his Graphic Canon booksigning at Big Planet Comics Bethesda:

June 7: Team Cul de Sac booksigning

Sunday, June 10, from 5 - 7 pm. Details here.

Here's the list of cartoonists whom are expected:

Thompson, Richard        

Sparks, Chris                                                                     

Belefski, Carolyn                                                                                             

Boris, Daniel                                                                                      

Cavna, Michael                                                                                                                

Dale, Barbara -                                                                                                                 

Dembecki, Matt                                                                                                              

Gallant, Shannon                                                                                            

Hagen, David                                                                                                    

Johnson, Kerry G                                                                                           

Lewis, Donna A.                                                                                               

Lunsford, Annie                                                                                                                               

Mitchell, Bono                                                                                                  

Sutliff, Joe          

KAL Cartooning at The Baltimore Sun

From: kevin Kallaugher

Recently The Baltimore Sun celebrated its 175th anniversary. The newspaper asked me to create a cartoon reflecting on that achievement. I choose to create something that celebrated the proud tradition of editorial cartooning at The Sun over the decades. Despite the odds, I am hoping the tradition carries on for another 100 years. You can see the cartoon here:

http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/

Best

Kal

Kevin Kallaugher

kaltoons@comcast.net

www.Kaltoons.com

The iKAL iPhone App is now available at the iTunes store.

Michael J. Fox on Team Cul de Sac...

Says Michael J. Fox today (with the book due to drop tomorrow): 

"With this amazing collection, Chris [Sparks] is raising significant dollars and awareness for Parkinson's — while proving comedy can speed a cure. We're grateful to have both Chris and Richard on our team." 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/team-cul-de-sac-book-lands-cartoonists-draw-the-line-at-parkinsons-arrives-tuesday-amid-auction/2012/06/04/gJQAG8KcDV_blog.html#pagebreak

Michael Cavna
Style Section & "Comic Riffs"
The Washington Post

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Wooly Mammoth Theater morphing The Simpsons

'The Simpsons' as a Text for the Ages
By ERIC GRODE
New York Times June 3 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/theater/mr-burns-morphs-the-simpsons-at-woolly-mammoth.html

Remember Tom the Dancing Bug from the Wash Post?

If you fondly remember Reuben Bolling's strip Tom the Dancing Bug from the Wash Post's Weekend section (back when it was part of the reason to read that section) you can directly subscribe to suport the strip. Putting my money where my mouth is, I did so over the weekend.

One slim week left for Team Cul de Sac art auction

You can buy original art from great cartoonists and illustrators and raise funds for Team Cul de Sac's Parkinsons disease campaign at http://comics.ha.com/common/auction/catalog.php?SaleNo=510

As enthusiastically recommended by editorial cartoonist Steve Artley

Post reviews new Bechdel book

'Are You My Mother?,' a comic drama by Alison Bechdel
By Joanna Scutts,
Washington Post June 3 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/are-you-my-mother-a-comic-drama-by-alison-bechdel/2012/05/31/gJQAPr9W7U_story.html

Kal Appearance and Exhibition in Frederick TONIGHT

From: Kevin Kallaugher

I wanted to let you know I have an exhibition opening In Frederick tonight. It is part of the Frederick Arts festival and I will be there  5-7pm tonight greeting visitors hopefully with a glass of wine in my hand. There are 40 cartoons on display at the Cultural Arts Center at 15 Market st, Frederick.

NPR's Kids book club on Wimpy Kid

June Kids' Book Club Pick: 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid'
by Michele Norris
May 31, 2012
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/31/153920909/june-kids-book-club-pick-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid

Comic Riffs on Herman's Jim Unger

RIP JIM UNGER: Cartoonists remember the trailblazing talent of 'Herman's' brilliant creator
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 1 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rip-jim-unger-cartoonists-remember-the-trailblazing-talent-of-hermans-brilliant-creator/2012/06/01/gJQACuFr5U_blog.html#pagebreak

Herblock's Jen Sorenson on health care

Jen Sorenson was the runner-up for this year's Herblock Award, so we'll use that to link to her 4 page journalistic cartoon -

An Open Letter To The Supreme Court About Health Insurance, By Jen Sorensen
Kaiser Health News May 31, 2012
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Cartoons/2012/June/Open-Letter-To-Supreme-Court-Cartoon.aspx

Comicsgirl's new feature on The DC Area Comics Scene

Eden's rolling up the local week in review at her blog feature The DC Area Comics Scene as of May, and it's a handy summary. I admire her for doing this.

Sat June 2: Graphic Canon editor at Big Planet Comics

Russ Kick is signing on Saturday!

The summer of signings continues at Big Planet! Thanks to everyone who came out to meet Jerry Gaylord at College Park last Saturday. This Saturday we have Russ Kick, editor of the just released anthology, The Graphic Canon volume 1, appearing at our Bethesda store!

Comicsgirl reviewer extraordinaire Eden talked to Russ Kick. Here's the interview:
http://www.comicsgirl.com/2012/06/01/five-questions-with-russ-kick-editor-of-the-graphic-canon/

June 2 - Russ Kick Signing

Russ Kick, editor of the anthology The Graphic Canon, will be appearing at our Bethesda store for a signing on Saturday, June 2. Publisher's Weekly called The Graphic Canon "the graphic publishing literary event of the year". It is a collection of classic literature interpreted as comics by such greats as R. Crumb, Will Eisner, Molly Crabapple, and lots more, over 130 in total!

This first volume (of an eventual 3) is subtitled From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons, covering literature through the 1700s. The Odyssey, Beowulf, Lysistrata, The Book of the Dead, The Canterbury Tales, London Journal, and more.

1 pm-3 pm
Big Planet Comics of Bethesda
4849 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-654-6856
joel@bigplanetcomics.com

and here's more information on the project:

An Ambitious Project to Turn the Literary Canon Into Comics; From Shakespeare to Milton to Nabokov, the world's most enduring books are being tackled by famed graphic novelists in a three-volume set.
By Steven Heller
May 31 2012, http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/an-ambitious-project-to-turn-the-literary-canon-into-comics/257908/

Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - June 1, 2012

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June 1, 2012

Russ Kick is signing on Saturday! The summer of signings continues at Big Planet! Thanks to everyone who came out to meet Jerry Gaylord at College Park last Saturday. This Saturday we have Russ Kick, editor of the just released anthology, The Graphic Canon volume 1, appearing at our Bethesda store! Comicsgirl reviewer extraordinaire Eden talked to Russ Kick. Here's the interview: http://www.comicsgirl.com/2012/06/01/five-questions-with-russ-kick-editor-of-the-graphic-canon/ June 2 - Russ Kick Signing Russ Kick, editor of the anthology The Graphic Canon, will be appearing at our Bethesda store for a signing on Saturday, June 2. Publisher's Weekly called The Graphic Canon "the graphic publishing literary event of the year". It is a collection of classic literature interpreted as comics by such greats as R. Crumb, Will Eisner, Molly Crabapple, and lots more, over 130 in total! This first volume (of an eventual 3) is subtitled From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons, covering literature through the 1700s. The Odyssey, Beowulf, Lysistrata, The Book of the Dead, The Canterbury Tales, London Journal, and more. 1 pm-3 pm Big Planet Comics of Bethesda 4849 Cordell Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-6856 joel@bigplanetcomics.com 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 June 9 - Nick Abadzis Signing Nick Abadzis, creator of Hugo Tate, will be appearing at our Bethesda store for a signing on Saturday, June 9.  Nick is also creator of Laika, and did the excellent series of The Alternate Endings to the Laika show for our webpage! Hugo Tate is one of his earliest creations, and is finally getting collected in a new book – Hugo Tate: O, America. 3 pm-5 pm Big Planet Comics of Bethesda 4849 Cordell Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-6856 joel@bigplanetcomics.com ___________________ Batman: Death by Design HC by Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor A new stand-alone graphic novel of Batman that may become a new classic! Uber-designer Chip Kidd tells the story of Bruce Wayne trying to demolish his father's old Gotham train station, while the Joker has plans to intervene, and a new vigilante is getting involved. Great action and a cool plot combine with amazing art-deco artwork by Dave Taylor to make this a must-have for Batman fans! Everything We Miss HC by Luke Pearson A new tale by Luke Pearson who brought us the amazing Hildafolk! A strange but compelling look at the minor things that go unnoticed in life, from a disintegrating relationship to the secret influences on our actions and the hidden aliens who document humanity! Fantastic, with his usual great art and Nobrow production value, one of the best of 2012! Wonder Woman 1: Blood HC by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang One of the best of DC's new 52 finally is out in a deluxe hardcover! The Greek mythology of Wonder Woman comes back to the fore as a new child of Zeus is found on Earth and Diana steps in to protect her in this horror-tinged new story! Plus revelations about WW's origin, lots of monsters, gods, and Amazons, and the amazing art of Cliff Chiang! Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise 2 SC by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru   At last part 2 of The Promise trilogy is out! This sequel to the show picks up right where it left off, with Aang and Katara trying to prevent a new war as the Fire Nation colonies in the Earth Nation area lead to trouble! Gene Yang really gets the flavor and imporatance of Avatar (unlike certain movie directors!) so check it out! Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse HC by Nate Cosby, Chris Eliopoulos An amazing hard-edged Western about a lone bounty hunter tracking down a family of criminals... except the bounty hunter is only 10, and the criminals are HIS family! Hilarious dialogue and situations match up to a compelling story that turns poignant. Plus short interludes by other great artists! Another classic of 2012! All ages! The Moon Moth SC by Jack Vance and Humayoun Ibrahim Newcomer Ibrahim brings a cool art style to his adaptation of a classic Jack Vance scifi short story! On an alien world, everyone wears masks that show their personality and communicate by singing and playing different instruments. When a murderer arrives at the planet, a human agent must try to find him while navigating the super complicated social system before he is killed himself! Monsieur Jean: The Singles Theory HC by Philippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian   A new amazing slice-of-life drama about 30something writer Jean and his problems when his depressed friend moves in with him after a bad breakup. The Jean stories have been huge hits overseas for their great character moments and dialogue, and this one is no exception. A disastrous party in the country, stuck in an elevator, and the theory of singlehood! Kick-Ass 2 HC by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.   The sequel to the first hit Kick-Ass series is out in hardcover finally, as Kick-Ass and Hit Girl encounter the first superhero team, and Red Mist forms his own team of supervillains! Can Mindy hack it as a regular girl in school even as she tries to train Kick-Ass to learn to fight for real? 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David Hagen at Artomatic on Saturday night

David says on his blog, "This Saturday night, June 2, 7-9pm.  I'll be there earlier, but probably roaming as I still haven't seen every floor yet, but I'll be on the 8th floor, #256 for sure 7-9pm! 1851 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA adjacent to the Crystal City Metro Stop. "