Loya's Splotch Monsters at Off Rhode Gallery this fall

Local cartoonist/artist Steve Loya offers a glimpse of his work-in-progress for his upcoming Splotch Monsters exhibit in September at the Off Rhode Gallery at Art Enables in D.C.

Photo courtesy of Steve Loya

July 6: Clevinger at Fantom Comics

Brian Clevinger, writer of AtomicRobo, will be signing at Fantom Comics on Sunday, July 6, from noon-3 p.m.

Post article on Art Enables notes ‘Wild Ocean’ exhibit

An article in the Washington Post features Art Enables, an art studio and gallery in D.C., that provides space for artists with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Downstairs from Art Enables is the Off-Rhode gallery where contributors from the comics anthology Wild Ocean have art from the graphic novel on display alongside similarly themed works by Art Enables artists. Read the story.

Courtesy of Art Enables,"North of Here," by Charles Meissner

Kinhart video on Box Brown's 'Andre the Giant'

Local cartoonist and filmmaker John Kinhart has composed a nice video on Box Brown and his latest graphic novel, Andre the Giant: Life and Legend (First-Second). It was shot at Big Planet Comics on U St. during Brown's signing there last weekend.

Click on image to see YouTube video

June 4: 'Wild Ocean' signing at Beyond Comics

Join Michael Cowgill, Steve Loya and myself (Matt Dembicki) for a Wild Ocean: Sharks, Whales, Rays, and Other Endangered Sea Animals signing today at Beyond Comics in Frederick, Md., from 4-6 p.m. Here's a new review of the book by the Write Lies blog.

Detail from one of the 'Wild Ocean' stories

'Anonymous heroes of the Washington Post'

Illustrator Richard Johnson’s latest entry—“The anonymous heroes of the Washington Post” (June 2)—for his online feature in the Post, Drawing D.C.Together: A Journal of Urban Sketches.

“If you spend enough time in newspapers and newsrooms you begin to notice certain distinct personality types.” Read more.

Detail from Post column by Johnson

Cohen's comic for Washington Bach Consort

Local cartoonist Andrew Cohen was recently hired by the Washington Bach Consort to write and draw "Bach to School," a comic on the composer. The consort is a professional chorus and orchestra that is arguably the nation's premiere baroque orchestra. In addition to performances for adults, the group this season performed two educational plays for free for 2,500 D.C. public elementary school students, who also received a copy of the comic.

Photo/images: Andrew in front of the boxes containing the 10,000 print run of the comic. Also posted is the cover of the book and a couple sample pages. 

Video: Stephan Pastis live at The Washington Post

I attended this last night, and it was great fun.

In front of a live audience at The Washington Post last night, cartoonist Stephan Pastis sketched some of his popular characters from his Pearls Before Swine comic strip and Timmy Failure children's book series. See video of the live sketch and read the Twitter recap which includes a "non-Oscars" selfie of Pastis, Cavna, Richard Thompson and Nick Galifianakis. Video highlights from the discussion will be published later today.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2014/06/03/video-pearls-before-swine-creator-stephan-pastis-live-at-the-post/

 

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Molly Gannon

Senior Publicist, The Washington Post

Beyond Comics nominated for Eisner retailer award

Beyond Comics, which has locations in Frederick and Gaithersburg, Md., is a nominee for the 2014 Will Eisner 'Spirit of Comics' Retailer Award. A winner from the finalists will be named during Comic-Con International's Eisners Awards on July 25. If you'd like to support the store in its efforts by providing a testimonial, e-mail beyondcomics@beyondcomics.com with a sentence or paragraph and your name, age, and where you live.

President Obama autographs a comic book

Bleeding Cool has a bit on it.

That darn Toles and Zits

Letter to the Editor: A criticism that never took flight

Giles Crimi, Arlington

Washington Post May 30 2014

Letter to the Editor: Earning an F in science

Tom Ede, Washington

Washington Post May 30 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/earning-an-f-in-science/2014/05/30/ea2b9780-e525-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html

The Post on Fantasia and the Lion King this summer

The NSO's 'Fantasia,' a critic's guilty pleasure [in print as Hearing The NSO with Mouse Ears].

By Anne Midgette

Washington Post June 1 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2014/05/29/458f5134-e2c4-11e3-9743-bb9b59cde7b9_story.html

'The Lion King' always makes me cry [in print as Rifiki, or a monkey on my back].

By Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post June 1 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/the-lion-king-always-makes-me-cry/2014/05/29/6a119f70-df8c-11e3-8dcc-d6b7fede081a_story.html

May 31: Cartoonists Draw Blood

"Cartoonists Draw Blood" Saturday May 31, 2014 -- 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

In association with American Red Cross and National Cartoonists Society, Washington, DC area cartoonists have clotted together to help keep the local blood banks well-stocked. 

To schedule your appointment, email Troy and Carolyn at: cartoonistsdrawblood@gmail.com

All blood donors receive a complimentary cartoon sketch by a Washington, DC area cartoonist.

Seekers Church
276 Carroll Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
(across from Takoma Metro)

Walk-ins are also welcome on May 31.

Cartoonists: Steve Artley, Carolyn Belefski, Bill Brown, Eric Gordon, Mal Jones, Teresa Roberts Logan, Jay Payne, Matt Rawson, Joe Sutliff

Facebook Event Page: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1437807213121707/

Blog:

http://cartoonistsdrawblood.blogspot.com/2014/04/cartoonists-draw-blood-returns-may-31st.html?m=1

Galifianakis hat-tip to Thompson today in the Post

Nick G tells me he has put a "tiny "after Rt" in the front left" of today's cartoon as "A nod to his composition." Richard Thompson's children gathered around a table began in Richard's Poor Almanack and then migrated to the Cul de Sac comic strip.

Tom King interviewed about Grayson

Seeley, King Enter the DCU's Espionage World in "Grayson"

Jeffrey Renaud
Comic Book Resources May 30 2014
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=53116

June 1: Pastis at Costco

Cartoonist Stephan Pastis ("Pearls Before Swine") will be signing his book Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done at the Costco in Arlington from noon to 1 p.m. and in Fairfax from 3-4 p.m.

Ad in May 30 Express

The Post on Disney's Sleeping Beauty revisionism film, Maleficent

Angelina Jolie stars in 'Maleficent,' a feminist-revisionist take on Sleeping Beauty

By Ann Hornaday, Washington Post May 30 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/angelina-jolie-stars-in-maleficent-a-feminist-revisionist-take-on-sleeping-beauty/2014/05/29/86dc9ec8-e75e-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html

Villains: Are they all that bad?

• By Rheney Williams

• Washington Post On Parenting blog May 29 2014

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/05/29/villains-are-they-all-that-bad/
  

Angelina Jolie can't summon the powers to save 'Maleficent' [in print as The Only Good Thing]

• By Kristen Page-Kirby

• [Washington Post] Express May 30 2014, p. 17
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/05/30/angelina-jolie-cant-summon-the-powers-to-save-maleficent/
  

Washington cartoonists' autographs

John Adcock has a nice piece on a mysterious autograph book at Yesterday's Papers. It has a lot of illustrators and cartoonists in it from cities across the country, including a page for Washington. Clifford Berryman drew a self-portrait, but the others have just signed the page. It's worth looking at - there's some nice drawings in it.

May 31: Brown, Aulisio at Big Planet

Big Planet Comics at its U Street store is hosting a signing May 31 with Box Brown (Andre the Giant: Life and Legend) and Pat Aulisio (Bowman) from 4-6 p.m. Click for more.

Return of the bloodthirsty cartoonists

Takoma Park / Silver Spring Voice · May 23, 2014 ·

http://tpssvoice.com/2014/05/23/return-bloodthirsty-cartoonists/