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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Underground Comix Legends Frank Stack and Denis Kitchen at the Baltimore Comic-Con

Underground Comix Legends Frank Stack and Denis Kitchen at the

Baltimore Comic-Con

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - August 13, 2013 - The Baltimore Comic-Con is proud to announce that two prominent figures who originated in Underground Comix, Frank Stack and Denis Kitchen, will be coming to the 14^th annual show, taking place September 7-8, 2013.

Frank Stack is credited by some comics historians with creating the very first underground comic (The Adventures of Jesus) back in 1962, well before R. Crumb's first ZAP in 1967. Frank is not merely a respected cartoonist -- he is an accomplished painter and for many years was a tenured art professor at the University of Missouri. But we know him in our corner of the world as the creator of such comics as his iconoclastic Jesus series, Feelgood Funnies, Amazon, and Dorman's Doggie, and contributions to underground anthologies like Rip Off Comix and Snarf. Frank collaborated with the late Harvey Pekar on American Splendor and the graphic novel My Cancer Year.

Frank, who very rarely attends any comics conventions, is making his first appearance at Baltimore Comic-Con. Though now retired from teaching, Frank continues to paint, make prints in his own print-making studio, and has a new comics project underway.
Denis Kitchen cover

Denis Kitchen wears many hats in comics ("Too many," he tells us). Like Frank, he began as a self-published underground cartoonist (Mom's Homemade Comics, 1969), but quickly became primarily a publisher. His Kitchen Sink Press for three decades published such legendary and diverse artists as Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, R. Crumb, Mark Schultz, Charles Burns, Al Capp, Scott McCloud, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, Dave McKean, Howard Cruse, and countless others. Kitchen also founded the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and chaired it for eighteen years.

A monograph of his cartoons (The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen) was recently published. Kitchen curates exhibitions, is an art agent, a literary agent, a comics historian and author (The Art of Harvey Kurtzman and a brand-new biography Al Capp), and just last month announced with partner John Lind that they are bringing back Kitchen Sink Books as an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. This is Denis's 4th appearance at Baltimore Comic-Con where he has a special connection: as the representative of the Kurtzman estate, he was responsible for bringing the annual Harvey Awards to us.

"It is very exciting to have Denis Kitchen returning to Baltimore, and a rare privilege to be hosting Frank Stack at our show this year," said Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "Their combined contributions to the Underground Comix movement can't be overstated, and we're glad they've chosen to represent at the Baltimore Comic-Con."

Stack and Kitchen joins our previously announced guests, including: Josh Adams (Doctor Who); Neal Adams (First X-Men); Art Baltazar (Aw Yeah Comics!, Tiny Titans); Brian Bolland (Dial H); Harold Buchholz (Archie Comics); Mark Buckingham (Fables); Sal Buscema (Amazing Spider-Man); Frank Cammuso (Knights of the Lunch Table, Otto's Orange Day); Jimmy Cheung (Avengers vs. X-Men); Frank Cho (Savage Wolverine); Steve Conley (Bloop); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre); Jamie and Tyler Cosley (Cody the Cavalier, Ninja Squirrel); J.M. DeMatteis (Phantom Stranger); David Finch (Justice League of America); Franco (Aw Yeah Comics!, Tiny Titans); John Gallagher (Buzzboy, Roboy Red); SL Gallant (GI JOE); Zack Giallongo (Broxo); Chris Giarrusso (G-Man); Keith Giffen (Masters of the Universe); Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules!, The Dumbest Idea Ever!); Joe Hill (Locke and Key); Jason Horn (Ninjasaur); Adam Hughes (Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan); Barry Kitson (Empire); Roger Langridge (Popeye); Paul Levitz (World's Finest); Kevin Maguire (World's Finest); Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space); Mark Mariano (Happyloo); Dave McDonald (Hamster Sam); Mark McKenna (Star Wars, Banana Tail); Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie); Mike Mignola (Hellboy In Hell); Jamar Nicholas (Leon: Protector of the Playground); Chris O>Matic (The Chris O>Matic Show!); Jimmy Palmiotti (Batwing); Dan Parent (Archie, Veronica, Kevin Keller); George Perez (World's Finest); David Petersen (Mouse Guard); Joe Prado (Earth 2); Ivan Reis (Aquaman); Dave Roman - Saturday only (Astronaut Academy, Teen Boat); Chris Samnee (Daredevil); Jeff Schultz (Archie, Jughead); Louise Simonson (X-Factor); Walt Simonson (The Mighty Thor); Kevin Smith (Batman: The Widening Gyre); Allison Sohn (sketch card artist); Bobby Timony (Night Owls, Detectobot); Mark Waid (Indestructible Hulk), and Bill Willingham (Fables).

In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, and Facebook pages.

Contact Information

Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:

press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution

promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications

registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations

harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com - for the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet

general@baltimorecomiccon.com - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries

About The Baltimore Comic-Con

The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 14th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.

About The Harvey Awards

The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 25 years, the last 7 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit www.harveyawards.org

Baltimore Comic-Con | P.O. Box 917 | Reisterstown | MD | 21136

Teresa Logan (aka the Laughing Redhead) opens Etsy shop

ANGELS FOR SALE: my Etsy shop be open

by LaughingRedhead

I have opened my ETSY shop and filled it with drawings and collages of iconic women and angels.

More cartoons to come, of course! I'm always doing my cartoon humor . . . but I obsessively draw angels and women, too. (You'll probably see some similarities!)

Here's the link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaughingRedhead

A Look at Art, Process, Story and Design
FEATURING: The art of Marty Baumann (movie and advertising illustrator/Disney and Pixar), Steve Conley (Independent Cartoonist/Astounding Space Thrills, Bloop, Star Trek, Adventure Time, The Escapist etc.) Nick Galifianakis (syndicated illustrator for The Washington Post), Kevin Rechin (syndicated illustrator - Crock Comic Strip) and Matt Wuerker (2012 Pulitzer Prize Winner illustrator for POLITICO)

OPENING RECEPTION: 9/4/2013 from 5:30pm - 7:30 in The Tyler Teaching Gallery at the Tyler Building at Northern Virginia Community College/Alexandria Campus. 3001 N. Beauregard Street. Parking lot B has paid parking $2.00 per hour. For more information, please contact curators Britt Conley (bconley@nvcc.edu) and Lisa Hill (ehill@nvcc.edu)

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Frederick's Flying Dog's Steadman artwork copied (sort of)

Dog fight: Flying Dog Brewery in packaging spat with brewing giant
Jim Galligan TODAY Aug. 9, 2013
http://www.today.com/food/dog-fight-flying-dog-brewery-packaging-spat-brewing-giant-6C10885572

I've been collecting these Ralph Steadman bottles for years at this point. This weekend I bought a Flying Dog beer pull.

That darn Sheneman

Letter to the Editor: Loving the sinner, hating the cartoon
Mary Martin, Alexandria
Washington Post (August 10 2013)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/loving-the-sinner-hating-the-cartoon/2013/08/08/65937dda-fe08-11e2-8294-0ee5075b840d_story.html

Friday, August 09, 2013

Aug 28: District Comics at Politics and Prose book group

Graphic Novel Book Group (4th Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.)

Next Meeting

District Comics by Dembicki

Graphic Novels Book Group

Wednesday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m.

District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC (Paperback)

By Matt Dembicki, Scott O. Brown, Rebecca Goldfield

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9781555917517
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Fulcrum Publishing, 8/2012


Wednesday, August 28, 2013	Graphic Novel Book Group	District Comics by Dembicki
Wednesday, September 25, 2013	Graphic Novel Book Group	Rust, Vol. 1 by Lepp

The Graphic Novel Bookgroup is the newest public bookgroup at Politics and Prose. We read, you guessed it, graphic novels! But what is a graphic novel? Isn't it just a comic book? Cartoons? Superhero in tights and capes? Occasionally, but not always. There are as wide a range of graphic novels as there are literary genres. The one commonality is that they all involve stories told with the aid of pictures - sequential storytelling. Obviously, this definition does not limit the content, and, if you were to browse several graphic novels, you'd find striking variety: memoir, journalism, literary fiction, humor, experimental, abstract, underground comix, sketchbook/journaling, superhero, mainstream, manga, manwha, the list goes on. Like any form of art, graphic novels often push the limits in terms of content and methodology—engaging the reader/viewer in the act of creating and communicating the story.

That's all to say that the Graphic Novel Bookgroup is interested in all of the above. From the popular and lauded to the obscure, we try to read and discuss books which offer enough of a substantial story to encourage discussion, disagreement, and criticism. We focus as much on the story (narrative and dialogue) as we do on the art (drawing style and layout of the frames). The group is composed of young and old, male and female, those who've spent their lives immersed in the genre and others who've only read a few. Excellent graphic works are becoming increasingly available—thanks to a growing readership and reviewers who are willing to praise this expanding field—so come and join us, and read our recommendations at www.politics-prose.com/graphic-novels.

PR: SAL First Annual EOD Fundraiser! (Alexandria, VA)

Ok, this is stretching it, but it's being run by a cartoonist...

If you can't join us for the event, please consider supporting this worthy effort with a contribution. Any amount would be welcome.

Dear friends, family, associates, and colleagues,

The Sons of the American Legion are two days away from proudly hosting our first ever annual fundraiser to support our Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) warriors. We would like to ask each of you to consider making a contribution to these worthy veterans who have been injured in the performance of their duties. Your donation will help support the individual and their families as they progress toward the road to recovery. If you are unable to be a sponsor for the event please consider a direct contribution by going to http://woundedeodwarrior.org/events/bbq-fundraiser-honor-eodwfm. Your personal consideration is very much appreciated and will go a long way to supporting these veterans who sacrificed so much.

If you are in the Washington DC area, please stop into the fundraiser barbeque to honor the EOD Warrior Foundation. The event will take place on August 11, 2013 from 2:00 to 8:00PM at the Gadsby's Tavern Complex located at 400 Cameron Street in Old Town Alexandria. The EOD Warrior Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves the EOD community by providing assistance to active-duty wounded, injured or ill EOD warriors, wounded EOD veterans and families of our fallen EOD warriors.

EOD stands for Explosive Ordnance Disposal, relating to the disarming and disposal of bombs. On the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, bombs known as improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are responsible for the majority of injuries and fatalities. EOD Technicians are considered to have one of the most dangerous occupations in the military and willingly put themselves in harm's way to protect the lives of others.

Please consider attending, sponsoring or donating an item for our silent auction, or simply making a contribution. The EOD Warrior Foundation is an organization that helps our active and returning veterans and needs your support. For more information, to register or to donate please go to http://woundedeodwarrior.org/events/bbq-fundraiser-honor-eodwfm. You may also contact Co-chairs Doug Coleman (dcoleman@cartercoleman.com) or Jim Lindsay (jim.lindsay@Rocketmail.com) to learn more.

THANK YOU!

Steven G. Artley

First Vice Commander

SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION

POST 24

400 Cameron Street in Alexandria, VA

(housed in the same building as the historic Gatsby's Tavern)

Bart's Pathology Museum's artist

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PEDESTRIAN update - SPX

August 9, 2013

PEDESTRIAN update

Hey there. Remember me?

Heads up. Gordon will have new PEDESTRIAN paraphernalia at the Small Press Expo September 14 and 15th, including all-new copies of the PEDESTRIAN Graphic Novel with 14 pages of new art. Plus an all-new limited series of silk-screened PEDESTRIAN T-shirts and mini-posters will be available too. Click on the photos below.

The Post on 'Planes' cartoon sequel to 'Cars'

'Planes' doesn't earn its wings

By Jen Chaney,

Washington Post August 9 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/planes-doesnt-earn-its-wings/2013/08/07/cba1cc92-ff6d-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html

"Kids Love Comics" at the Baltimore Comic-Con 2013!

Area cartoonists including Steve Conley, John Gallagher, and Shannon Gallant. Dave McDonald is in the Team Cul de Sac book.

"Kids Love Comics" at the Baltimore Comic-Con 2013!

Baltimore Comic-Con Offers Interactive Kids' Comics Hotspot with cartoonists, comic creation, capes, and light saber training!

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - August 9, 2013 - Kids 10 and under get in free at the Baltimore Comic-Con September 7-8, 2013 at the Baltimore Convention Center -- and show organizers are once again presenting a kid-friendly comics area, full of all-ages comics, as well as the artists and writers who make them. Creators from such companies as Archie, Scholastic, Disney, Simon & Schuster, Marvel, and DC will be on hand to sketch, say hi, and help to teach young ones about the magic of comics through mini-How-To's through the weekend, right at the Kids Comics Pavilion! Plus, kids can take part in comic crafts, a Jedi Knight light saber training session, and more!

Activities in this super cool section of the show include:

* Interactive Comics Talks from some of Kids' Comics top creators, such as Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules!), Art Baltazar & Franco (Tiny Titans), John Gallagher (Buzzboy), and Dan Parent (Archie)
* Design your own super hero cape and mask
* Doodle Scribble Draw! Kids Drawing Gameshow!
* Kids Comics Reading and Drawing Booth
* Creator sketches and autographs
* Kid-Safe Star Wars Light Saber Training
* Puppet making with Chris O>Matic! (http://www.omatics.net)

"The Baltimore Comic-Con has always been a welcoming, family-friendly show," said Mark Mariano, creator of the Happyloo graphic novel series, and co-organizer (with John Gallagher) of the kids section. "It's so cool that I bring my own family here every year," added Gallagher.

Here's a rundown of the Kids Love Comics Pavilion Creators:

Art Baltazar (Aw Yeah Comics!, Tiny Titans, Superman Family Adventures)

http://artbaltazar.com/

Harold Buchholz (Archie Comics)
http://www.archiecomics.com/

Frank Cammuso (Knights of the Lunch Table, Otto's Orange Day)
http://www.cammuso.com/

Steve Conley (Bloop)

http://bloopstree.com/

Jamie Cosley (with Tyler Cosley) (Cody the Cavalier, Ninja Squirrel)
http://codythecavalier.com/

Franco (Aw Yeah Comics!, Tiny Titans, Superman Family Adventures)

http://www.blindwolfstudios.com/

John Gallagher (Buzzboy, Roboy Red)
http://www.buzzboycomics.com/

SL Gallant (GI JOE)

http://www.slgallant.com/

Zack Giallongo (Broxo)
http://zackgiallongo.com/

Chris Giarrusso (G-Man)

http://www.chrisgcomics.com/

Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules!, The Dumbest Idea Ever!)

http://www.ameliarules.com/

Jason Horn (Ninjasaur)

http://www.tencentticker.com/ninjasaur/

Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space)

http://cowshell.com/

Mark Mariano (Happyloo)

http://www.mypalmark.com/

Dave McDonald (Hamster Sam)
http://www.davemcdonald.com/

Mark McKenna (Star Wars, Banana Tail)

http://www.bananatail.com/

Jamar Nicholas (Leon: Protector of the Playground)

http://www.jamarnicholas.com/

Chris O>Matic (The Chris O>Matic Show!)

http://www.omatics.net/

Dan Parent (Archie, Veronica, Kevin Keller)
http://www.danparent.com/

Dave Roman (Astronaut Elementary, Teen Boat) - Saturday only
http://yaytime.com/

Jeff Schultz (Archie, Jughead)

http://www.archie.com/

Bobby Timony (Night Owls, Detectobot)

http://www.twincomics.com/

Kids Love Comics joins our previously announced guests, including: Josh Adams (Doctor Who); Neal Adams (First X-Men); Brian Bolland (Dial H); Mark Buckingham (Fables); Jimmy Cheung (Avengers vs. X-Men); Frank Cho (Savage Wolverine); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre); J.M. DeMatteis (Phantom Stranger); David Finch (Justice League of America); Keith Giffen (Masters of the Universe); Joe Hill (Locke and Key); Adam Hughes (Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan); Barry Kitson (Empire); Roger Langridge (Popeye); Paul Levitz (World's Finest); Kevin Maguire (World's Finest); Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie); Mike Mignola (Hellboy In Hell); Jimmy Palmiotti (Batwing); George Perez (World's Finest); David Petersen (Mouse Guard); Joe Prado (Earth 2); Ivan Reis (Aquaman); Chris Samnee (Daredevil); Louise Simonson (X-Factor); Walt Simonson (The Mighty Thor); Kevin Smith (Batman: The Widening Gyre); Allison Sohn (sketch card artist); Mark Waid (Indestructible Hulk), and Bill Willingham (Fables).

Contact Information

Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:

press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution

promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications

registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations

harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com - for the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet

general@baltimorecomiccon.com - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries

About The Baltimore Comic-Con

Baltimore Comic-Con | P.O. Box 917 | Reisterstown | MD | 21136

'Canteen Kate' is coming!

Joe Procopio, publisher of the D.C.-area Lost Art Books, has a new project that should be available at the Small Press Expo in a few weeks. The Lost Art of Matt Baker: Canteen Kate will collect all episodes of this light-humor military comic. Below is the cover-in-progress to Vol. 1 and a sample of Procopio's work in getting pages ready for print.

Thursday, August 08, 2013

Game On! Family Event Cancelled for this Saturday

Saturday Family Event Cancelled

We have just found out that K. Michael Crawford is sick and will not be able to make it to our "Create a Super Hero" event this Saturday.

We apologize for this and we will try to reschedule her event when she is feeling better!

ChildTime Magic and Game On! Comics

ChildTime Magic | 310 Dominion RD NE | Vienna | VA | 22180

Nobleman interview with comics writer Alvin Schwartz

Alvin Schwartz previously unpublished interview, 6/6/06
Marc Tyler Nobleman
Noblemania blog (August 6-8)
http://noblemania.blogspot.com/2013/08/alvin-schwartz-previously-unpublished.html
http://noblemania.blogspot.com/2013/08/alvin-schwartz-previously-unpublished_7.html
http://noblemania.blogspot.com/2013/08/alvin-schwartz-previously-unpublished_8.html

Nobleman interview of Batman artist Lew Schwartz

Lew Sayre Schwartz previously unpublished interview, 6/2/06
Marc Tyler Nobleman
Noblemania blog August 5 2013
http://noblemania.blogspot.com/2013/08/lew-sayre-schwartz-previously.html

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Underground Comix Legends Frank Stack and Denis Kitchen at the Baltimore Comic-Con

Teresa Logan (aka the Laughing Redhead) opens Etsy shop

ANGELS FOR SALE: my Etsy shop be open

The Post on Norway's Jason

The Post on Lewis' March

Sept 4: FIVE FANTASTIC CARTOON ILLUSTRATORS! exhibit opens

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Frederick's Flying Dog's Steadman artwork copied (sort of)

That darn Sheneman

Friday, August 09, 2013

Aug 28: District Comics at Politics and Prose book group

Graphic Novel Book Group (4th Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.)

Next Meeting

District Comics by Dembicki

District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC (Paperback)

PR: SAL First Annual EOD Fundraiser! (Alexandria, VA)

Bart's Pathology Museum's artist

PEDESTRIAN update - SPX

PEDESTRIAN update

The Post on 'Planes' cartoon sequel to 'Cars'

"Kids Love Comics" at the Baltimore Comic-Con 2013!

'Canteen Kate' is coming!

Thursday, August 08, 2013

Game On! Family Event Cancelled for this Saturday

Nobleman interview with comics writer Alvin Schwartz

Nobleman interview of Batman artist Lew Schwartz

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