Book signing photos - Jonathan Luna

Cub reporter Robert Montgomery went to Jonathan Luna's book signing at Laughing Ogre today and reports, "I went over a bit after 12, when it started, and there was not a line. There were a couple of people after he finished with me." Since he was buying me a copy of Luna's illustrated novel Star Bright for Christmas, I asked him to take some photographs too.

Santa Clinton?

Here's a special Christmas treat for ComicsDC readers.

Anybody have any idea what this cartoon is from, and who did it? (don't click through to see the original yet)



No? How about this one?



This?



Or these?













They were originally grouped like this:



Scroll down for the answer:

Give up? It's a shopping bag from Tyson's Corner mall from 1994. 

 

According to Kirstin Downey Grimsley in the Washington Post (November 1, 1994), "This year Tysons Corner Center is unveiling something specially designed for the mall. Mall spokesmen are calling it 'A Capital Christmas,' and it will offer a whimsical greeting tied to the region's role as nation's capital."Apparently that included a shopping bag with "cartoon illustrations of President Bill Clinton portraying Santa Claus." The cartoons (in this order) are by local creators Richard Thompson, Kevin Rechin, Nick Galifianakis, Joe Azar, Ron Coddington, Peter Steiner, Sam Ward, Mike Lane and John Kascht - some of whom have since moved out of the area.

Thanks to Richard Thompson for the gift of the bag and to he and Nick for identifying some of the cartoonists. Easier-to-read greyscale illustrations can be seen here.

Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - 14 December 2012

December 14, 2012

Best of 2012 Countdown & 53 covers Our Best of 2012 lists are coming together, we've gotten some great suggestions for best Graphic Novel. Now it's time for Best New Series! Leave us a note on facebook or shoot us an email if you are amazed we forgot your favorite! Best Graphic Novel of 2012 Best New Series of 2012 Also, the upcoming Justice League of America series will start in February with the team raising the American flag in the pose of the Marines and Corpsman on Iwo Jima. But they are also doing 52 variant covers, one for each state, DC and Puerto Rico! We can order any of these, but we have to know which ones you're interested in. If you definitely want a particular flag variant, leave a note on our facebook post about it, or email us back! 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 ___________________   Avengers Arena #1 by Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker Well, they aren't kidding! Many of Marvel's teen heroes are thrown into a new Murderworld by Arcade and forced to fight to the death, Hunger Games style! Only one can survive, and one sure dies in this first issue! Whew! Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon #1 by Leah Moore, John Reppion and Matt Triano A new Holmes case by the team behind the great The Trial of Sherlock Holmes! When confronted by the apparently supernatural, will Holmes hold to his science in the face of Spring Heeled Jack? The Couriers: Complete SC   by Brian Wood, Rob G and Brett Weldele   All four classics by Wood in one book! Mercenary bike messengers in near future New York handle smuggling, black market runs, and the inevitable double cross! Daredevil 2 SC by Mark Waid and Paolo Rivera and Emma Rios   The astounding new Daredevil run continues, with some guest art by Rios, and Daredevil finding someone has stolen his father's body! JUST LOOK AT THAT COVER! Cable & X-Force #1 by Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larocca Cable starts putting together a new team, he finally reunites with Hope again, and there are some crazy confrontations with the other X-Men! A starter issue, but off to a good start! Revival 1 SC by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton In rural Wisconsin, the dead begin returning to life. Is it a miracle, a sign of the end of the world, or something more? Rural horror as Officer Dana Cypress investigates and finds a terrible personal secret! Super creepy. Parker 1: The Hunter SC by Richard Stark and Darwyn Cooke Cooke's amazing adaptations of the Parker books finally has the first one in softcover! A tough career criminal is double crossed by his partner and must go up against the mafia to get his revenge. An ultra classic! Change #1 by Alex Kot and Morgan Jeske   Ok, this one is weird. A screenwriter clashes with the hip hop star who wants her to write a movie about him fighting Lovecraftian monsters. But there might really BE Lovecraftian cultists. All while an astronaut to Saturn prepares to return to Earth... 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The Post's Michael Cavna to be Eisner judge

Michael Cavna, a Washington Post writer and former sports cartoonist who does the Comic Riffs blog for the paper, has been selected as a 2013 Eisner award judge. The Eisners are presented at the San Diego Comic Con.

Comic Riffs' Quoable 2012

BEST QUOTES OF 2012: The Cartooning Year in Review, through the creators' choice words

 

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (December 12, 2012): http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/best-quotes-of-2012-the-cartooning-year-in-review-through-the-creators-choice-words/2012/12/12/f7640984-449d-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_blog.html

Wolk on Prophet in the Post

'Prophet,' Vol. 1: 'Remission,' by Brandon Graham
By Douglas Wolk,
Washington Post December 12 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/prophet-vol-1-remission-by-brandon-graham/2012/12/11/f1f7fede-3e2f-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html

Weldon on Superman movie trailer

Let's Rush to Judgment: 'Man of Steel'.

by Glen Weldon

National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (December 11 2012):

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/12/11/166975825/lets-rush-to-judgment-man-of-steel

Repost: An unemployed cartoonist needs your help

As I've noted here before, Bill won the RFK Journalism award in DC a few years ago, but that didn't help keep his newspaper job.

 

 

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Tom King's comic book story

Washingtonian Tom King wrote the superhero novel, A Once Crowded Sky, which I liked and recommend. He's got a story in an anthology comic coming out from DC's Vertigo imprint next spring.

TIME WARP #1
Written by DAN ABNETT, MATT KINDT, DAMON LINDELOF, PETER MILLIGAN, TOBY LITT, RAY FAWKES, SIMON SPURRIER, TOM KING and GAIL SIMONE
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, JEFF LEMIRE, M.K. PERKER, VICTOR SANTOS, JORGE CORONA, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, TOM FOWLER, I.N.J. CULBARD and others
Cover by EDUARDO RISSO
1:10 Variant cover by JAE LEE
One-shot • On sale MARCH 20 • 80 pg, FC, $7.99 US • MATURE READERS
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Order Form for details.
Let's do the time warp again! It's time for another fantastic Vertigo anthology filled with spectacular sci-fi stories. Robots, deep space and lots of time travel twists by a bevy of comic greats and the up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire bring us a blast from DC's past, plus another installment of the "Dead Boy Detectives" from Toby Litt, Buckingham and Victor Santos, Matt Kindt presents a stirring story of man vs. machine—and so much more!

Truitt on Avengers Arena and Green Lantern Corps...

...because you can't ever have too many spinoffs.

'Avengers Arena': Marvel kid heroes meet 'Hunger Games'
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY December 10. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/12/10/avengers-arena-comic-book-series/1759577/

Guy Gardner proves his worth in 'Green Lantern Corps'
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY December 10. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/12/10/guy-gardner-green-lantern-corps-comic-book-series/1757919/

Tank McNamara writer obituary runs in the Post

Jeff Millar, creator of 'Tank McNamara' comic strip, dies at 70

By Marisa Gerber / Los Angeles Times

Washington Post December 11 2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jeff-millar-creator-of-tank-mcnamara-comic-strip-dies-at-70/2012/12/10/a42efeec-42f2-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html

Obituary for local former comic book collector and book store owner Jacques Morgan

  

Jacques Morgan, opinionated bookstore owner, dies at 62 [in print as A Local Life: Jacques Morgan, 62 - 'He was in it for the books'.]

 

By Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post December 9 2012, p. C7

Jan 16-17 Brad Meltzer signings

Sometime comic book writer Brad Meltzer is signing The Fifth Assassin, his new thriller novel (which I had a vague hand in helping with the research for).

January 16th at Politics & Prose in DC: http://politics-prose.com/event/book/fifth-assassin-brad-meltzer
January 17 at Barnes & Noble in McClean, VA: http://www.conventionscene.com/2012/12/07/va-the-fifth-assassin-signing/

3rd Eye Comics 12/8: Meet GREAT PACIFIC Writer JOE HARRIS 11AM-1PM

Saturday 12/8/12 November to Remember Continues! GREAT PACIFIC #2 Release Party with special guest  JOE HARRIS  (Fury of Firestorm, Ghost Projekt, Legends of the Dark Knight) Attend ALL 6 Of Our November to Remember In-Store Signing Events and Get a FREE VIP Pass for 1 Hour Early Admission to Our 12/22 Signing with  BRIAN POSEHN SIGNING FROM 11AM to 1PM Hello Third Eye Faithful! When I first saw the GREAT PACIFIC in my inbox, I knew just from looking at the cover that this book was going to be something special. There's just a sense of spine-tingling anticipation that you get when you see a book you KNOW is going to be great, and GREAT PACIFIC is definitely one of those kinds of books. This week, we round out our NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER with this killer release party signing for the second issue of Joe Harris's GREAT PACIFIC. As one of the hottest new IMAGE titles to debut this winter, we were honored when Joe decided to kick off the release of this issue here at Third Eye, and we are totally stoked for you guys to meet this talented comics writer.  What is it that makes GREAT PACIFIC so special? The combination of smart, real world storytelling with a sci-fi tinge mixed with the gorgeous, sweeping, widescreen art of Martin Morazzo really makes the book pop.  With issues 1 & 2 already going to second printings, the book has really taken off as one of the hottest IMAGE books of the winter, but never fear: we've got plenty of 1st prints in stock to get you hooked up this weekend! Third Eye Faithful, we'd be honored to see you all out for this one, and to get the opportunity to expose you to one of the most exciting new releases from IMAGE this year. Get the rare PHANTOM VARIANTS of GREAT PACIFIC #1 & #2, in addition to the regular covers! We know that these Phantom Variant editions of books have been very hard to come by, but as one of only 25 stores worldwide who're offering the Phantom Variants, we're pretty pumped to have both Phantom editions of GREAT PACIFIC #1 & GREAT PACIFIC #2 available for you guys at Third Eye.    This is a great opportunity to snag something totally unique, and get it signed by the creator of the series himself, Joe Harris.   Plus, these covers are both gorgeous, and really do add something nice to the book.    We will have limited quantities of the Phantom variants of GREAT PACIFIC #1 & GREAT PACIFIC #2 available for the signing tomorrow. Be One Of The First 15 In Line & Receive a Very Special FREE Gift! We always appreciate it when you guys turn up early, and bring a kick-ass line to the signing, so we try to give back by having something special for you guys who're diehard fans and willing to wait for doors to open for the signing. Trust me, there's nothing that makes us, or the creators happier, than seeing a ton of happy, excited Third Eye Faithful waiting to meet them. Joe is bringing down something very special for the signing for us to give out to the first 15 of you guys who're in line for the signing. We got a sneak peek... and it's a VERY cool item, something that's been limited to this event. Haven't Read GREAT PACIFIC yet? Here's the scoop!   A must-read for fans of series like Y: THE LAST MAN, THE MASSIVE, and DMZ, GREAT PACIFIC is the story of Chas Worthington, a man who dreams of big things, solving bigger problems, and making his mark on the world. Only no one takes the twenty-one year old heir to one of the biggest oil fortunes in history very seriously. That is, until he turns his back on his cushy life of wealth and prestige, and seeks to solve an environmental disaster twice the size of his native Texas known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A fantastic blend of real-world fact (the Garbage Patch is real!), smart science fiction, and all around great storytelling, GREAT PACIFIC brings you that trademark IMAGE COMICS flair for innovative storytelling, strong characterization, and gorgeous artwork.  It's one of our favorite new releases from the publisher this winter, and we really can't recommend the book enough.  So far, there's only two issues of the series out, and we'll have plenty of copies of both issue 1 & issue 2 in stock for the signing this Saturday. Click here for the event info on FACEBOOK.   What is Third Eye's NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER? So, many of you guys may already know that we're hosting a HUGE year-ender signing with comedian and actor BRIAN POSEHN, who also just so happens to be the writer of the brand new DEADPOOL series for MARVEL NOW. Due to the fact that this is a rare East Coast appearance for Brian, and the ONLY East Coast signing appearance he's making for DEADPOOL, we know that this is going to be a whopper.  Fear not though, Third Eye Faithful, 'cause we want to make sure you guys all get plenty of time to meet Brian, and get all your stuff signed!    Much like we did last year with our 6 WEEK HEART ATTACK leading up to our signing with G4TV's BLAIR BUTLER, we're going to be running a special promotion that allows you to earn a one-hour early admission VIP pass to get in early for our signing with Brian.  You're probably asking right now: OK, so how do I do that?  If you attend all 6, which would fill your card, then you can redeem it at the last signing on 12/8 for a special VIP Early Admission Pass which will get you in one hour early for our signing with Brian Posehn on 12/22. What's our schedule look like for NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER? You can either read on below, or click here to read more. WEEK 1: 11/3 -- SUPURBIA Release Party - COMPLETED WEEK 2: 11/10 -- Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Release Party  - COMPLETED WEEK 3: 11/17 -- DEADPOOL #1 Signing with GERRY DUGGAN -- COMPLETED WEEK 4: 11/24 -- SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY feat. JUDGE DREDD #1 Launch Signing with DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI - COMPLETED WEEK 5: 12/1 -- LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE Release Party - COMPLETED WEEK 6: 12/8 -- GREAT PACIFIC #2 Release Party w/ writer JOE HARRIS! DON'T FORGET, MEET TIM SEELEY, writer of REVIVAL & HACK/SLASH at our  REVIVAL VOL.1 TRADE PAPERBACK RELEASE PARTY next SATURDAY 12/15! Click here for the event info on FACEBOOK.   Third Eye Faithful, we've loved getting an opportunity to bring you all of these awesome signings, and we appreciate each and every one of you guys for coming out and showing your support for the creators and us!  You guys are what keeps us working overtime to bring some of the biggest names, and fastest rising stars in comics to Maryland, and we love every second of it. We hope to see you all for the signing tomorrow, and can't wait to turn you guys onto this fantastic new series.

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