Lynda Barry, Raina Telgemeier and Charles Burns Lead Authors Debuting Books at Small Press Expo 2014

Lynda Barry, Raina Telgemeier and Charles Burns Lead Authors Debuting Books at Small Press Expo 2014 For Immediate Release           Contact: Warren Bernard                                                  E-Mail: warren@spxpo.com Bethesda, Maryland; August 21, 2014 – This year marks the 20th Anniversary of SPX, which will be held September 13 and 14, 2014 at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. SPX is honored that over 150 different graphic novels and comics will be making their publishing debut at this years show to start off the Fall book buying season. A complete list of debuts, including cover images and publishing information, can be found on the SPX web site. Here are some highlights of the new releases and their creators that will be at SPX 2014: Syllabus: Notes From An Accidental Professor is the latest from Lynda Barry and Drawn and Quarterly that reveals how Ms. Barry teaches the world of writing and comics in her own creative and humorous way. Raina Telgemeier follows up the her best selling books Smile and Drama with the autobiographical Sisters from Scholastic/Graphix, explaining the long and complex relationship she has with her younger sibling. Charles Burns Sugar Skull from Pantheon completes the nightmarish dream world trilogy that began with X'ed Out and continued in The Hive. Ben Hatke's heroine Zita returns in returns in Legends of  Zita the Space Girl  from First Second. Through The Woods is Emily Carroll's first print book that collects her award winning web comics. Roman Muradov's (In A Sense) Lost and Found, published by Nobrow, is the first full length graphic novel from this Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner. Drew Friedman turns his caricaturing genius to the great comic book creators in the Fantagraphics release, Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Legends of Comic Books. Michael DeForge debuts Lose #6, the latest installment of his award winning comic from Koyama Press. Invincible Days is a collection of short stories by Patrick Atangan released by NBM. About SPX Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that brings together more than 600 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. SPX also has a two tracks of of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests that run through both days of the event. The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show. All works nominated for Ignatz Awards are donated to the Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress, which is the first institutional collection in the United States dedicated to the indie comics field. As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which funds graphic novel purchases for public and academic libraries, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), which protects the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, visit their website at http://www.cbldf.org.

Sept 15: March graphic novel presentation at Ohio State

MARCH: An Evening with Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

Monday, September 15 at 7:00pm

Columbus, Ohio 43210

Intervention Con starts tomorrow in Rockville

Intervention 5

A 3 DAY FESTIVAL of independently produced creative awesome in the Internet age.

August 22-24, 2014
Hilton Washington DC/Rockville
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852

From Friday 12pm to Sunday 4pm

Cartoonists include:

Pete Abrams - Sluggy Freelance

Jonathan Rosenberg - Scenes From a Multiverse / Goats

Thom and Kambrea Pratt - Shadowbinders

Joe Wos - Cartoonist / ToonSeum

Christian Beranek - Validation Comic

Steve Napierski - Dueling Analogs

Chris Impink & Barb Fischer - Sledge Bunny

Liz Staley - Adrastus / Mastering Manga Studio 5

Rob Balder - Erfworld / Partially Clips

Michael Terracciano & Garth Graham - Star Power

Chris Flick - Capes -N- Babes

Tony DiGerolamo - Super Frat

T. Campbell and Phil Kahn - Guilded Age

Local signings this Sat., Aug. 23

Coleman Engle and Jeremy Sorese celebrate their new series Steven Universe during a signing at Big Planet Comics from noon to 2 p.m. at the Vienna, Va., store and 3-5 p.m. at the D.C. store.

Michael Cowgill and Matt Dembicki will be doing a signing,talk and displaying some original art from 5-7 p.m. at Telegraph in Charlottesville, Va.

Atomic Books in Baltimore hosts a release party for Baltimore Time Travel 2 comics anthology from 7-9 p.m.

Cohen's birds at 'Cheap Thrills'

Local cartoonist Andrew Cohen has two bird drawings in the Cheap Thrills show at the Anacostia Arts Center. Opening reception is Monday, Aug. 25, 6-9 pm.

Ben Hatke illustrates G.K. Chesterton

Details are here - The Ball and the Cross (or: GKC and Me) but Ben doesn't note that he's illustrated two previous books for this publisher (which I hadn't known about, and just ordered).

Comic Riffs talks to Candorville on Robin Williams

ROBIN WILLIAMS TRIBUTE: All this week, 'Candorville's' Darrin Bell movingly reflects on what the legend meant to us

By Michael Cavna Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 20 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/08/20/robin-williams-tribute-all-this-week-candorvilles-darrin-bell-movingly-reflects-on-what-the-legend-meant-to-us/

That darn Tom Toles

Today's Reminder That Tom Toles Is the Worst Cartoonist In America

By Tim Cavanaugh

August 15, 2014
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/385489/todays-reminder-tom-toles-worst-cartoonist-america-tim-cavanaugh

I don't agree, but I report these things.
Link courtesy of Tom Spurgeon and The Comics Reporter.

Small Press Expo Announces Alt-Weekly Cartoonists Keith Knight, Shannon Wheeler and Derf As Guests

Small Press Expo Announces Alt-Weekly Guests Keith Knight, Shannon Wheeler and Derf   For Immediate Release           Contact: Warren Bernard                                                                                               E-Mail: warren@spxpo.com Bethesda, Maryland; August 20, 2014 – This year marks the 20th Anniversary of SPX, which will be held September 13 and 14, 2014 at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. For our 20th birthday, we are pleased to announce Keith Knight, Shannon Wheeler and Derf as special guests to join us in our celebration of the cartoonists of the alt-weekly world. Keith, Shannon and Derf join the previously announced alt-weekly guests Jules Feiffer, Lynda Barry, James Sturm, Charles Burns, Jen Sorensen, Tom Tomorrow, and Ben Katchor, as well as SPX first-timers Brandon Graham, Emily Carroll, Drew Friedman and Mimi Pond. Keith Knight is the creator behind the long running alt-weekly comics Th(ink) and The K Chronicles, the latter of which won the esteemed Harvey Kurtzman Award as well as multiple Glyph Awards. His syndicated strip, The Knight Life, runs in such esteemed newspapers as the Washington Post. Keith's will debut his latest book, which is a collection of Knight Life strips titled Knight Takes Queen. He is currently working on a graphic novel about his days as a Michael Jackson impersonator. Shannon Wheeler has posted comics online since 1995, amongst them the alt-weekly favorite, Too Much Coffee Man that he began drawing in 1990. He is a contributor to The New Yorker, leading Shannon to publish I Thought You Would Be Funnier, a collection of cartoons rejected by that magazine. His latest book, God Is Disappointed In You, is a collaboration with Mark Russell that is a humorous attempt to retell the Bible in modern terms that has just released an audiobook version read by Dr. Venture/James Urbaniak. Derf is the author behind the autobiographical graphic novel best seller My Friend Dahmer. His alt-weekly series The City recently completed its over 20 year run. Derf will be at SPX to debut his latest compilation, True Stories Volume One. Derf has been nomi9nated for numerous Eisner and Kurtzman Awards, as well as being the recipient of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards. About SPX Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that brings together more than 600 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. SPX also has a two tracks of of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests that run through both days of the event. The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show. All works nominated for Ignatz Awards are donated to the Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress, which is the first institutional collection in the United States dedicated to the indie comics field. As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which funds graphic novel purchases for public and academic libraries, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), which protects the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, visit their website at http://www.cbldf.org.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "From Gaza To Missouri!"

"From Gaza To Missouri!"

http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1552

Nothing bugs me more these days than listening to posh-living white Liberals whining about the "rioting" in Ferguson, Missouri.

Affluent, NPR check-mailing White Liberal Americans have never had to deal with being denied economic opportunities, decent housing opportunities, or educational opportunities, nor have they had to endure the threat of brutality and murder at the hands of police every day of their lives.

So, just shut the hell up, white Liberal America. You can call it anything you want, but don't call it "rioting". I prefer to call it "uprising", or perhaps "intifada".

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"A Few Imbecile Comments On Ferguson", Stop Me Before I Vote Again 08.15.14
http://tinyurl.com/k3lhg4p

"Protesters Say Ferguson Feels Like Gaza; Palestinians Tweet Back Advice", Huffington Post 08.14.14
http://tinyurl.com/pq5qymy

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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Mike's Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

KAL in Bermuda

Celebrated US cartoonist draws inspiration from Island sojourn

 Aug 15, 2014
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20140815/NEWS/140819811

Thompson, Aydin in 2014 'Best American Comics'

The forthcoming Best American Comics 2014 edited by Scott McCloud will include excerpts from the works of two D.C.-area creators: Richard Thompson's "Cul de Sac," September 17-23, 2012 from Cul de Sac (Universal Press Syndicate), and Andrew Aydin, who co-wrote March: Book One (Top Shelf Publications) with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.).

Nick Galifianakis accepts the ALS challenge and nominates 3 others...

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Post by Nick Galifianakis.

Posted at Nick's request.

Ryan Holmberg's latest at TCJ.com

Manga vs. Art History: Hayashi Seiichi at SISJAC

BY Ryan Holmberg Aug 18, 2014
http://www.tcj.com/manga-vs-art-history-hayashi-seiichi-at-sisjac/

Cartoonists Rights Network International awards announced

JUST IN: Indian, Palestinian cartoonists win CRNI's 2014 Courage in Editorial Cartooning award

By Michael Cavna Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 18 2014

Small Press Expo Announces 2014 Ignatz Nominees

Small Press Expo Announces 2014 Ignatz Award Nominees For Immediate Release Contact: Eden Miller Email: spxignatz@gmail.com Bethesda, Maryland; August 18, 2014 Media Release ­— The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to announce the 2014 nominees for the annual presentation of the Ignatz Awards, a celebration of outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning.  The Ignatz, named after George Herriman's brick-wielding mouse from his long running comic strip Krazy Kat, recognizes exceptional work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an art form and as a means of personal expression. The Ignatz Awards are a festival prize, the first of such in the United States comic book industry. The nominees for the ballot were determined by a panel of five of the best of today's comic artists, Darryl Ayo, Austin English, Melissa Mendes, Thien Pham and Whit Taylor, with the votes cast for the awards by the attendees during SPX. The Ignatz Awards will be presented at the gala Ignatz Awards ceremony held on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 9:30 P.M. Additional information on the nominees and previews (as available) can be found at http://www.spxpo.com/ignatz-awards.   Once again we want to thank our our friends at comiXology for sponsoring the Ignatz Awards. Information on comiXology and their self-publishing portal Submit can be found at https://submit.comixology.com. Additional information on the nominees and previews (as available) can be found at http://www.spxpo.com/2014-ignatz-awards.  SPX will be held Saturday, September 13 from 11AM to 7PM and Sunday, September 14, noon-6PM at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Admission is $15 for Saturday, $10 for Sunday and $20 for both days. For further information on the Ignatz Awards, the nominees or to request an interview, please contact Ignatz Awards coordinator, Eden Miller, at spxignatz@gmail.com or SPX executive director, Warren Bernard at warren@spxpo.com. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.spxpo.com. Outstanding Artist Sam Bosma for Fantasy Basketball Kim Deitch for The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley Sophie Goldstein for Darwin Carmichael is Going To Hell; Edna II; House of Women Ed Piskor for Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1 Jesse Reklaw for Couch Tag Outstanding Anthology or Collection Amazing Facts and Beyond by Kevin Huizenga and Dan Zettwoch The End by Anders Nilsen Eye of the Majestic Creature Vol. 2 by Leslie Stein Sock Monkey Treasury by Tony Millionaire QU33R edited by Robert Kirby Outstanding Graphic Novel The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley by Kim Deitch The Boxer by Reinhard Kleist Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki War of Streets and Houses by Sophie Yanow Outstanding Story "Brownout Biscuit," Octopus Pie: Dead Forever by Meredith Gran Destination X by John Martz The Grassy Knoll by Nick Drnaso "Jobs,"  Life Zone by Simon Hanselmann "Mom,"  Viewotron #2 by Sam Sharpe Promising New Talent Luke Howard for Trevor Cathy G. Johnson for Jeremiah; Boy Genius; Until It Runs Clear Nick Offerman for Orange; Onions Keiler Roberts for Powdered Milk Daryl Seitchik for Missy Outstanding Series The Black Feather Falls by Ellen Lindner Demon by Jason Shiga Powdered Milk by Keiler Roberts Sky in Stereo by Sacha Mardou Towerkind by Kat Verhoeven Outstanding Comic Blammo #8 by Noah Van Sciver Cosplayers by Dash Shaw It Will All Hurt #2 by Farel Dalrymple Misliving Amended by Adam Buttrick Wicked Chicken Queen by Sam Alden Outstanding Minicomic The Grassy Knoll by Nick Drnaso House of Women by Sophie Goldstein Never Forgets by Yumi Sakugawa Test Tube #1 by Carlos Gonzalez Up to the Top by Ian Sampson Outstanding Online Comic Band for Life by Anya Davidson Big Dogs at Nite by Dane Martin Demon by Jason Shiga On Hiatus by Pete Toms Vattu by Evan Dahm