Feb 9: Game On Comics collecting comics for charity

Note that Jamie Crosley will be signing his all-ages comic book on the same day.

Game On! Comics Weekly Digest Come  Visit Us! January 23th, 2013 In this issue :: New Titles this Week :: Game Nights  Dear Mike,   Welcome to Game On! Comics   All Back Issues only $2 for the entire month of January!!    "SHARE THE COMICS LOVE" WITH GAME ON COMICS!   Help GAME ON bring joy to kids fighting cancer and soldiers deployed overseas! On FEBRUARY 9, 2013, Game On Comics will accept donations of comic books and money for distribution between St Jude's Children's Research Hospital and Veterans for Foreign Wars (VFW) for distribution to deployed troops. Both charities serve soldiers and/or kids who would love to have a chance to escape into the world of comics that we know and love. On February 9th, bring in any comic books you would like to donate and volunteers at GOC will collect, sort, and pack the comics for shipping to the charities. Monetary donations are most appreciated, and will be used to pay for shipping the comics. Any leftover funds will be split as a cash donation between St Jude's and the VFW. Don't have comics to donate, but want to send some anyway? Our back issues will be priced at $2 each for folks to buy and donate just for these four hours, just for this event. Virginia's own Jamie Cosley (creator of the all ages book CODY THE CAVALIER) will be at the shop signing copies of his CODY THE CAVALIER comic, as well as drawing sketches, which will be perfect for young kids looking for a unique valentine to give their parents! If you can't make it to the shop on the 9th but still want to help, email jr at gameoncomics dot com. Keep an eye on your email for more special news regarding this event and possible prizes! Volunteers to help collect, sort, pack, and deliver boxes are still needed, so please call or email to let us know if you can come help, even for an hour! Thanks, and thanks in advance for all your help in bringing a little happiness to all of those out there that need it! Cheers, J. R. GAME ON COMICS WHAT: Game On Comics' "Share the Comics Love" Donation Day WHEN: February 9, 2013, from 11am to 3pm WHY: Bring/Buy comics or cash to be split between children convalescing at the St Jude's Children's Hospital and U.S. Military Men and Women deployed around the world MORE: Call 703-242-3838 or email jr at gameoncomics dot com                              Don't forget to sign up for a free Comixology account!      Game On! Comics is now working with Comixology!  What does this mean for you? You can manage your subscription list online.  You can add or delete comics from your Game On! subscription list either at Comixology or by simply sending us an email. Our store will get credit any time you buy digital comics online How do you sign up?  It's free and easy.   Click here to create your account and create your sub list:   Create your Pull List    First create an account, then click on the Store Locator, type in our zip code 22180, and choose Game On! Comics as "your store". How to sign up for the store to get credit for digital comic purchases?  Simply buy comics from our digital Comixology store front page:  Game On! Comics digital Store Front         Game On! Comics Loyalty Members: Please remember that while we will hold comics for you every week and give you the discounts/perks, we do ask that you pick up your comics at least once per month.  Please help us out by coming in at least once per month or by communicating with us about any delays  Thanks!!      New Comic Book titles this week 1-23-13 Best Discounts in the area--Not just a slogan, we really do have the best price discounts when you become a Game On! Comics Loyalty Member!  Details here:  Loyalty Membership     Uncanny X-Force #1      A Plus X #4 Answer, The #1 Army Of Darkness Ongoing #9 Astonishing X-Men #58 Avengers #3 Battlefields (Garth Ennis): Green Fields #3 Batwoman #16 Bedlam #3 Before Watchmen Minutemen #6 (L) Bionic Woman #7 Birds Of Prey #16 Blue Beetle #16 Borderlands Origins #3 Buffyverse Sampler 1-Shot Castle: A Calm Before Storm #2 Catwoman #16 Chew #31 Cobra Ongoing #21 Dan The Unharmable #9 Dark Horse Presents #20 DC Universe Presents #16 Deadpool #4 Deadpool: Killustrated #1 Doctor Who Special #33 Fables #125 FF #3 Gambit #8 Godzilla Ongoing #9 Green Lantern #16 Green Lantern Corps #16 Green Lantern New Guardians #16 Grimm FT Animated Series 1-Shot Harbinger #8 Hell Yeah #6 Hellblazer #299 Hellraiser: The Road Below #4 (L) Homecoming #3 Jennifer Blood - First Blood #3 JSA Liberty Files: The Whistling Skull #2 Judge Dredd #3 Justice League #16 Knights Of The Dinner Table #194 Legend Of Oz: The Wicked West #3 Legion Of Super Heroes #16 Lone Ranger, The #12 Lord Of The Jungle #12 Mars Attacks Transformers 1-Shot Masks #3 Massive #8 Mind Mgmt #7 Nightwing #16 Number 13 #2 Prophecy #6 Punisher Nightmare #4 Red Hood And The Outlaws #16 Revival #6 Saucer Country #11 Spider, The #8 Spike (Buffy TVS) #5 (L) Star Trek: Countdown To Darkness #1 Steed And Mrs Peel Ongoing #4 Stumptown V2 #5 Superboy Annual #1 Supergirl #16 Sword Of Sorcery #4 TMNT Secret Foot Clan #2 Ultimate Comics Ultimates #20 Uncanny Avengers #3 Uncanny X-Force #1 Ursa Minor #4 Winter Soldier #14 Witch Doctor: Malpractice #3 Witchblade #163 Wolverine And the X-Men #24 Wonder Woman #16 Wonderland #7 X-O Manowar #9 Young Avengers #1   ALL AGES COMICS AND COLLECTIONS   DC Heroes Dark Knight TP: Cat Commander Life With Archie #26 Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man #10 Peanuts Vol 2 #5 Young Justice #24   COLLECTIONS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS   Frank Cho: Women Book 2 HC MMW-TP Doctor Strange Vol 2   BACK IN STOCK   All New X-Men #2 2nd Ptg Borderlands Origins #1 2nd Ptg Marvel Select Deadpool AF   Game Nights  Sunday Nights, 5pm-9pm    Wednesday Nights 7-11pm Magic the Gathering Casual Play and booster Draft. Sunday Afternoons, 12:30pm   Come check out Kaijudo on its new day, Sundays!! Brand new card based game by the makers of Magic the Gathering.  Geared to be a little easier than MTG.  Want to try it out?  Come on Sundays, weekly demos.  Friday Night, 7pm  Booster Draft Tournament--$15  Return to Ravnica!  Win promo cards and boosters from Ravnica! Saturdays 4-7pm Heroclix--Batman Heroclix at Game On! Comics this Saturday, January 26th, at 4 p.m., Build an 800 point Modern Age team, limit one Colossal figure or vehicle per team, no Feats or BFC's; Utility Belt, Infinity Gauntlet, and other special objects are allowed. Each week adds cumulative points for another territory, Join your Gang and compete to claim it! Lord of the Rings/Hobbit, Gears of War, and HALO figures can be used for this event but without the special rules that accompany them. Prize support from other venues which has not been given out yet at Game On! Comics is not eligible for play. For our venue, Modern Age is defined as anything from the Secret Invasion set forwards unless otherwise specified. Using Unicorns, Polar Bears, or Dinosaurs as objects is not required but is encouraged.   Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and Fellowship!      Congrats to last weeks winners:  1st:  2nd:  Fellowship:   Game Release   Amazing Spider-Man Heroclix        Individual: $3 Case: $72 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. 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! Follow us on Twitter too! Dave, J.R., and Louis Game On! Comics www.GameOnComics.com 703-242-3838 info@gameoncomics.com ?%  Off  Lots of discounts in our new SALE SECTION!! Can not be used in conjuction with any other discount. Offer Expires: 08/09/12

Game On! Comics | 310 Dominion Rd. NE | Vienna | VA | 22180

Ann Telnaes live sketches the inauguration

 http://www.anntelnaes.com/2013/01/sketches-from-2013-inauguration/ is the place to see them collected. You can follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AnnTelnaes/

KAL interview about Kickstarter book

Cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher's Kickstarter Project a Roaring Success

By Bill Murphy

  City Biz List Baltimore January 21, 2013

http://baltimore.citybizlist.com/article/cartoonist-kevin-kallaugher%E2%80%99s-kickstarter-project-roaring-success

Jan 23: Politics & Proses' Graphic Novel Bookgroup Resumes

From: Hannah Oliver <holiver@politics-prose.com>

I just wanted to drop a note and say hello and that we will be resuming the GN bookgroup after a break from the holidays. We're starting with Alex Alice's Siegfried tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7:30 in the remainder room of P&P. Like always you guys get 20% off the books here!

Here's a link for the rest of our winter/ spring choices and as always we're definitely open to suggestions.
http://www.politics-prose.com/bookgroups/graphic-novel

Further, here's a link of some cool and not so cool (depending on taste of course) graphic novelists in the realm of Bechdel.
http://www.flavorwire.com/364394/8-worthy-successors-to-alison-bechdel

Cheers and hope to see you tomorrow,
Hannah

Jan 22: KAL speaks at Donkey's & Elephants

Kevin KAL Kallaugher speaks tonight at 6 pm.

Donkeys and Elephants: A Celebration of American Political Cartoons

January 4 - January 26, 2013

Studio Gallery Hours:
Wednesday - Friday, 1 - 7pm
Saturday, 1 - 6pm

Directions To The Gallery

  2108 R Street N.W. Washington, DC 20008   |   info@studiogallerydc.com   |   202.232.8734

Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - 21 January 2013

21 January 2012

Best of Year! HC Sale in Bethesda! We are open today on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (If anyone is brave enough to venture out during the inauguration crowds!) Our sale on all hardcovers continues in Bethesda! Tomorrow through the end of January all hardcovers will be 50% off, so come in quick if you've been waiting to pick up something, they go quick! We have not one but THREE new podcasts for you to enjoy! We did a short one covering the few comics that came out at the end of December, and then we did our Best of 2012 Podcast - which was so long we split it into two episodes! All linked to the right, we cover 12 categories and pick our top 3 in each, then argue out our #1 pick for the year! It's a long argumentative process, but was really fun. Plus everything on our lists is already weeded down to our best of the year, so if you haven't read any of those, we recommend them highly! If you think we left off something important, or made some crazy decision, email us and let us know so we can respond on our next podcast! 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 ___________________   The End Times of Bram and Ben #1 by James Asmus, Jim Festante, Rem Broo Ignore the terrible cover art! When the rapture comes, one guy gets taken by mistake - then sent back to Earth. Will any one believe him? A very dark comedy! The One Trick Rip-Off + Deep Cuts HC by Paul Pope Paul Pope's early out of print crime saga is collected and colored for the first time! Plus a bunch of his short stories are collected too, also in color. Dig up! New Avengers #1   by Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting   The Black Panther encounters a force that will destroy the entire Earth and our whole universe unless he assembles the might of the secret Illuminati, including his foe Namor! More epic scifi tinged superhero action from Hickman! Savage Wolverine #1 by Frank Cho   Cho returns with dinos, slashing, and a guest appearance by Shanna the She-Devil as Wolverine has to fight to escape the Savage Land! The Superior Spider-Man #1 by Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman The insane ending to the Amazing Spider-Man #700 picks up with this all new series, and a sort-of new Spider-Man - perhaps a superior version? Hilarious dialogue as Spidey meets old friends and foes and tries to adapt, plus a crazy ending! Buy it even if (or especially) if you hated #700! Star Wars #1 by Brian Wood, Carlos D'anda The Death Star has been destroyed! But now the Rebels need to find a new base with the Imperial Fleet after them! Picking up right after A New Hope! Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie! The Heart of Thomas HC by Moto Hagio One of the first classics from Japanese shojo comics, this romance is set in an all-boys boarding school and finally in print in English! The Silver Darlings HC by Will Morris   A deft coming of age story as a young man goes out on his family's fishing boat, determined to challenge their superstitious ways before he heads off to college. Adventure Time Fionna & Cake #1 Batman Incorporated Vol 1 SC Book Of Human Insects SC Castle Waiting Vol 1 SC Curses! Foiled Again SC Fatale Vol 2 Devil's Business SC Jack Jackson American History Los Tejanos & Lost Cause HC New Avengers #1 Shako SC Woodwork Wallace Wood 1927-1981 HC Big Planet Comics Best of 2012 Podcast "Part 2!" Kevin, Nick, and Jared have selected the best of the year and are gonna decide their top 3! Download now or subscribe on iTunes! BEST OF 2012 PODCAST CATEGORIES: Best Reprint Best Anthology Best Ongoing Series Best Writer Best Graphic Novel Big Planet Comics Best of 2012 Podcast "Part 1!" Kevin, Nick, and Jared have selected the best of the year and are gonna decide their top 3! Download now or subscribe on iTunes! BEST OF 2012 PODCAST CATEGORIES: Best New Series Best Colorist Best Artist Best Single Issue Best for Kids Best Book About Comics Best Mini-Series Big Planet Comics Podcast #69.1 "Point One" This week, Kevin, Nick, and Jared review a bunch of new comics! Download now or subscribe on iTunes!   PODCAST REVIEWS: Amazing Spider-Man #700 by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, J.M. DeMatteis, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jen Van Meter and Stephanie Buscema Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 by Chris Yost and Paco Medina Deathmatch #1 by Paul Jenkins and Carlos Magno Mara #1 by Brian Wood and Ming Doyle Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278)   5/4 Free Comic Book Day All our stores! freecomicbookday.com 7/4 4th of July Sale! All our stores! New This Week 1/23 (Let us know if you want any of these!)   The Amazing Spider-Man #700 A Plus X #4 Answer #1 (of 4) Army Of Darkness #9 Astonishing X-Men #58 Avengers #3 Bart Simpson Comics #79 Garth Ennis Battlefields #3 (of 6) Green Fields Batwoman #16 Bedlam #3 Before Watchmen Minutemen #6 (OF 6) Betty & Veronica Double Digest #209 SC Bionic Woman #7 Birds Of Prey #16 Blue Beetle #16 The Books Of Magic: The Deluxe Edition HC Borderlands Origins #1 (of 4) 2nd Ptg Bride's Story Book 4 HC Buffy The Vampire Slayer Spike #5 (OF 5) Buffyverse Sampler One Shot Calling Dr Laura Graphic Memoir GN Castle A Calm Before Storm #2 (of 5) Catwoman #16 Chew #31 Cobra #21 Conan Vol 12 Throne Of Aquilonia SC Culling Rise Of The Ravagers SC Dan The Unharmable Vol 1 SC Dark Horse Presents #20 DC Universe Presents #16 Deadpool #4 Deadpool Killustrated #1 (OF 4) Deva Zan Hc  Doctor Strange Marvel Masterworks Vol 2 SC Fables #125 FF #3 Frank Cho Women Book 2 HC Gambit #8 Gambit Classic Vol 2 SC Game Of Thrones #12 Godzilla #9 Green Arrow Vol 2 Triple Threat SC Green Lantern #16 (Rise) Green Lantern Corps #16 (Rise) Green Lantern New Guardians #16 (Rise) Harbinger #8 Hell Yeah #6 Hellblazer #299 Hellraiser Road Below #4 (of 4) It Girl & The Atomics #6 Jennifer Blood First Blood #3 JSA Liberty Files The Whistling Skull #2 (OF 6) Judge Dredd #3 Justice League #16 Knights Of The Dinner Table #194 Legion Of Super Heroes #16 Life With Archie #26 The Lone Ranger #12 Lord Of The Jungle #12 Mad Artist Edition HC Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #10 Masks #3 The Massive #8  Mind Mgmt #7 Nightwing #16 (DOTF) Number 13 #2 Peanuts Vol 2 #5 Prophecy #6 Prophet #33 Punisher Nightmare #4 (of 5) Red Hood And The Outlaws #16 (DOTF) Revival #5 2nd Ptg Revival #6 Saucer Country #11 Secret Avengers By Rick Remender Vol 1 SC Simpsons Comics Supernova SC Sonic Universe #48 Sonic Universe Vol 4 Journey To The East SC The Spider #8 The Spider Vol 1 Terror Of The Zombie Queen SC Star Trek Countdown To Darkness #1 Star Wars Blood Ties Ol 2 Boba Fett Is Dead SC Steed And Mrs Peel #4 Stumptown 2 #5 Superboy Annual #1 Supergirl #16 Sword Of Sorcery #4 TMNT Secret Foot Clan #2 (of 4) Ultimate Comics Ultimates #20 Ultimate Comics Ultimates By Hickman Vol 2 SC Ultimate Comics X-Men By Nick Spencer Vol 2 SC Uncanny Avengers #3 Uncanny X-Force #1 Winter Soldier #14 Witch Doctor Malpractice #3 (of 6) Witchblade #163 Wolverine And The X-Men #24 Wolverine And The X-Men: Alpha And Omega SC Wonder Woman #16 X-O Manowar #9 Young Avengers #1 Young Justice #24

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Cartoons and holocaust exhibit designed in DC opens in NY

Excoriating the Apathy That Aided the Nazis
By SYLVIANE GOLD
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/nyregion/a-review-of-cartoonists-against-the-holocaust-in-new-rochelle.html

"Created in Washington by the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, brought to Westchester by the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center and installed at the Museum of Arts and Culture in New Rochelle High School's new wing, "Cartoonists Against the Holocaust" merits its subtitle, "Art in the Service of Humanity."..."

Create a superhero for The Post Style Invitational contest

Style Invitational Week 1006: It's a ... a ... — Create a new superhero

Bob Staake's already done one - click through the link for The Flush.

I will try to remember to link to the contest results, but please remind me if I don't.

That Darn Beetle Bailey, continued

Letter to the Editor: 'Beetle Bailey' always wins the battle
David Burns, Fairfax and Paul Belschner, Kensington
Washington Post January 19 2013
online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/beetle-bailey-always-wins-the-battle/2013/01/18/123e8716-5e8e-11e2-8acb-ab5cb77e95c8_story.html

Comic Riffs interview on pop-up political cartoon exhibit

2013 INAUGURATION: Top political cartoons — and their creators — on display for Saturday's 'Art Soiree'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (January 19 2013): http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/2013-inauguration-top-political-cartoons--and-their-creators--on-display-for-saturdays-art-soiree/2013/01/19/115a6a54-61b3-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_blog.html

SEEING DOUBLE: Looking for truth, originality and plagiarism in an Internet world

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comics Riffs blog January 18 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/seeing-double-looking-for-truth-originality-and-plagiarism-in-an-internet-world/2013/01/18/5689bc70-619e-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_blog.html#pagebreak

Matt Rawson interviews CEO of Ape Enertainment

Matt Rawson New Episode! We interview CEO of Ape Entertainment, David Hedgecock, the publisher of the massive-seller Temple Run Comic app for iOS, and the upcomicg relaunch of Poison Elves. Episode 16: Runnin' Through The Temple – An Interview with David Hedgecock » ComicCritique.Com www.comiccritique.com Episode 16: Runnin' Through The Temple – An Interview with David HedgecockJan172013 In episode 16, D...

Ben Hatke interview online at City Paper

Meet a Semilocal Cartoonist: A Chat with Ben Hatke
by Mike Rhode

Jan. 18, 2013

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2013/01/18/meet-a-semilocal-cartoonist-a-chat-with-ben-hatke/

PR: Kal Kickstarter gets #1 billing

Kal writes in -

 

I wanted to alert you that my Kickstarter campaign has be selected as the #1 Project of the day on today's site.

www.Kickstarter.com

Kevin Kallaugher 

daggersdrawnbykal@gmail.com

Join my Kickstarter Campaign!

Daggers Drawn: 35 Years of KAL Cartoons in The Economist

Donkeys & Elephants exhibit reviewed

Reviewed: "Donkeys & Elephants" at Studio Gallery

by Louis Jacobson 

Washington City Paper Jan. 18, 2013 , p. 46

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2013/01/07/reviewed-donkeys-elephants-at-studio-gallery/

 

KAL will be speaking at this on Jan 22nd at 6 pm

Presidential caricatures cover today's Express

Artist Ryan Snook has caricatured a bunch of past Presidents for the cover of today's Express.

Jan 19 First-Term Retrospective Editorial Cartoon Exhibit

Toles, Kal, Cagle, Keefe, Telnaes, Margulies, Glez, Wilkinson and Komarnitski will have cartoons in the exhibit and Toles' band is playing.

FIRST-TERM RETROSPECTIVE: 3rd Annual Cartoonist Exhibit

Art Soiree

Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 8:00 PM - Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 2:00 AM (EST)

Washington, DC

More details: http://firsttermretrospective.eventbrite.com/

Archer and Bob's Burgers animation tv shows cross-over tonight

Cartoon Crossover

By Rudi Greenberg

[Washington Post] Express January 16, 2013, p. 18

http://www.readexpress.com/2013/01/cartoon-crossover/

The Post interviews Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer on his new novel, 'The Fifth Assassin,' and presidential killers

 By Carole Burns,

 Washington Post January 16 2013

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/brad-meltzer-on-his-new-novel-the-fifth-assassin-and-presidential-killers/2013/01/15/01baf6dc-5915-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_story.html

Library of Congress Swann Fellowship applications due Feb. 15

 

A reminder that Feb. 15, 2013 is the deadline for receipt of applications for the Swann Foundation Fellowship, one of the few that supports scholarly graduate research in caricature and cartoon. For criteria, guidelines, and application forms, please see:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html

 

 

Please email swann@loc.gov or call (202) 707-9115 if you have questions. We appreciate the opportunity to post this notice. Apologies for cross listing.

Thank you! 

 

Martha  Kennedy