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Monday, January 19, 2015
SPX 2015 Lottery Registration!
Saturday, January 17, 2015
That darn Charlie Hebdo
Letters to the Editor: Abusing the right to free speech
[online as The meaning of free speech]
John S. Koppel, Abdul Kadir Hussain, Robert Burney, William H. Barkell
Washington Post January 17 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Comic Riffs talks satire
JE SUIS SATIRIST: 10 Memorable Quotes About the Power of Satire
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs blog January 16 2015
"The Art of Richard Thompson"
"The Art of Richard Thompson"
Named the Outstanding Cartoonist of 2010 by the National Cartoonists Society, Richard Thompson is best known for his syndicated series, Cul de Sac. But his work encompasses much more, and in this colorful career retrospective, six of his peers present the different facets of Thompson's art. Join Galifianakis, Washington Post cartoonist and author of If You Loved Me, You'd Think This Was Cute, Weingarten, Pulitzer-winning journalist who writes The Washington Post's "Below the Beltway" column, and Apatoff, an illustration scholar whose recent work includes a biography of illustrator Robert Fawcett. They will be interviewed by Michael Cavna, writer, artist, and lapsed cartoonist now producing The Washington Post's "Comic Riffs." (Andrews McMeel)
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics & Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics & Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
Cover: 'Captive of Friendly Cove'
Jan 21: Animezing: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
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JICC, Embassy of Japan | 1150 18th St., NW | Suite 100 | Washington | DC | 20036
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'March' to the White House tonight
'MARCH: BOOK TWO': Rep. John Lewis will bring early copy of his civil-rights graphic memoir to tonight's White House 'Selma' screening [+ANIMATION]
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs January 16 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/16/march-book-two-rep-john-lewis-will-bring-early-copy-of-his-civil-rights-graphic-memoir-to-tonights-white-house-selma-screening-animation/
Meet BATMAN / WYTCHES writer SCOTT SNYDER tomorrow at Third Eye Annapolis
 at THIRD EYE ANNAPOLIS Click here for event info on FACEBOOK. First 50 In Line Receive a FREE Special Gift! Signing from 11AM-1PM |
Postcast: Cartoonists react to Paris attack
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Cartoonists Rights Network International on Charlie Hebdo
CRNI statement on the Charlie Hebdo attack
Dr. Robert Russell
Executive Director
Cartoonists Rights Network International
director@cartoonistsrights.org
http://cartoonistsrights.org/crni-statement-on-the-charlie-hebdo-attack/
Matt Wuerker on Charlie Hebdo
The Cartoonists vs. The Fundamentalists
This isn't the first time they've tangled. It even happened in America.
By MATT WUERKER
January 13, 2015
Bill Brown's Citizen Bill cartoon on Charlie Hebdo massacre is online
CITIZEN BILL: What would the prophet do?
Takoma Park / Silver Spring Voice January 15, 2015 ·http://tpssvoice.com/2015/01/15/citizen-bill-prophet/
Comic Riffs on animation Oscars
ACADEMY AWARDS: It's not just the 'LEGO' snub. How the whole 2015 Animation Feature Oscars race is 'deja-view' all over again.
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs blog January 15 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/15/academy-awards-its-not-just-the-lego-snub-how-the-whole-2015-animation-feature-oscars-race-is-deja-view-all-over-again/
The Post's latest on Charlie Hebdo
In France, debate sharpens over free speech [online as 'In France, a growing debate over why some speech is protected and some isn't']
By Anthony Faiola and Griff WitteWashington Post (January 15 2015)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/parisians-line-for-blocks-for-new-charlie-hebdo-authorities-detain-comedian/2015/01/14/5a25ad74-9bc8-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html
Protests alarm Iranian official [online as 'Iranian foreign minister voices concern about anti-Muslim protests in Europe']
Washington Post (January 15 2015), p. 8.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iranian-official-cites-judicial-issues-in-case-of-post-reporter/2015/01/14/84df4cc6-9521-4e5e-beaf-adbecd1c913c_story.html
Paris's other casualty [online as Paris response further strains relationship between Muslims, West]
By Yasmine Bahrani
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/paris-response-further-strains-relationship-between-muslims-west/2015/01/14/d8a075ea-9b72-11e4-96cc-e858eba91ced_story.html
The writer is a professor of journalism at American University in Dubai.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/not-all-tragedies-are-treated-equally/2015/01/14/77b1f564-9aab-11e4-86a3-1b56f64925f6_story.html
Rajdeep Singh, Washington
Washington Post (January 14 2015)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/frances-free-expression-hypocrisy/2015/01/13/5c144f74-9aaa-11e4-86a3-1b56f64925f6_story.html
More on Charlie Hebdo's new issue in DC
Here's Where You'll Be Able to Buy Charlie Hebdo in Washington
Washingtonian's Capital Comment blog January 14 2015
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/media/heres-where-youll-be-able-to-buy-charlie-hebdo-in-washington.php
Newseum puts Charlie Hebdo on display
Charlie Hebdo sells out, already on eBay for $117K
14 Jan 2015 ETCNBC.comPolitics & Prose selects McGuire's Here as staff pick
Cover to Cover
Cover to Cover is a quarterly P&P staff pick, the book we have all been reading and recommend, cover to cover.
(Click on the link above to read what they say about it)
Jan 21: March vol. 2 at National Press Club
Lewis and Aydin to Discuss 2nd Volume in Graphic Novel Trilogy "March" on Jan. 21
January 8, 2015 | By Nicole Hoffmanhttp://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/lewis-and-aydin-discuss-2nd-volume-graphic-novel-trilogy-march-jan-21
Ben Claassen's Charlie Hebdo cartoon
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Charlie Hebdo not immigrating to DC apparently
Good Luck Finding The Latest Charlie Hebdo Issue In D.C.
DCist January 14 2015
http://dcist.com/2015/01/good_luck_finding_charlie_hebdo_in.phpDCist has PDF of new Charlie Hebdo
Comic Riffs talks Mad and Star Wars
THE STATE OF SATIRE: MAD editor John Ficarra on finding humor in an era of Ebola, ISIS and Charlie Hebdo
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs blog January 14 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/14/the-state-of-satire-mad-editor-john-ficarra-on-finding-humor-in-an-era-of-ebola-isis-and-charlie-hebdo/
TODAY'S STAR WARS DEBUT: As writer Jason Aaron steers new series, million-selling comic is a Force to be reckoned with
By David BetancourtWashington Post Comic Riffs blog January 14 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/14/todays-star-wars-debut-as-writer-jason-aaron-steers-new-series-million-selling-comic-is-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/
Carla Speed McNeil's views on Wonder Woman
"I am fond of hidden agendas:" Carla Speed McNeil on Wonder Woman
by Noah Berlatsky
January 13, 2015
Caro on Charlie Hebdo
Outside Charlie Hebdo
by Caro
Hooded Utilitarian (January 13, 2015): http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2015/01/outside-charlie-hebdo/
The Post on the French ambassador's role in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre
In Charlie Hebdo tragedy, the French ambassador finds his place in Washington [in print as Finding his diplomatic core].
By Roxanne Roberts
Washington Post January 14 2015, p. C1, 6
Journalists Under Attack program at Newseum online now
January 11, 2015
In the wake of the attack on the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, U.S. director of Reporters Without Borders, Delphine Halgand, joins the Newseum and Nikahang Kowsar, a member of the board of directors of Cartoonists Rights Network International, for a timely discussion about free expression and the dangers journalists face worldwide.
The Post on Charlie Hebdo's return
French Muslim community argues: We are not Charlie [online as French Muslims feel deeply torn by viral 'I am Charlie' slogan]
By Anthony Faiola
Washington Post January 14 2015
New cartoon of Muhammad stokes outrage and defiance [online as Charlie Hebdo's new Muhammad cartoon sparks fears of more violence in France]
By Griff Witte
Washington Post January 14 2015, p. A1, 8
Latest Charlie Hebdo issue hits newsstands
By Nick Kirkpatrick
Morning Mix blog January 14 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Comic Riffs shows Charlie Hebdo cover, Post congratulates itself in print
Charlie Hebdo reveals first cover since attack: A 'prophet Muhammad' caricature, crying behind the sign, 'Je suis Charlie'
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs blog January 12 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/12/charlie-hebdo-reveals-next-cover-a-cartoon-of-prophet-muhammad-behind-the-sign-je-suis-charlie/
Charlie's latest cover becomes a first for Post [online as Washington Post carries new Charlie Hebdo cover depicting prophet Muhammad]
By Paul Farhi
Washington Post January 13 2014, p. C1-2
#Nous vomir dans votre direction générale!
Like something out of a Monty Python skit, surviving Charlie Hebdo cartoonist, Bernard Holtrop, who was not in the office at the time of the attack because he “doesn’t like going to meetings,” says all the global support sickens him. “We vomit on all these people who suddenly say they are our friends.” Link: Charlie Hebdo cartoonist scoffs at supporters [NY Daily News].
Monday, January 12, 2015
Jan 26: Roz Chast at DCJCC on 16th St. NW
Roz Chast: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Monday, January 26
7:30 pm
Priority seating and signing available
Famed New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast does such a comical, fluent job of conveying the things that keep her up at night that many readers are convinced she is somehow mapping their own inner lives. Her latest book, which tackles the subject of growing up in Brooklyn as an only child and of her efforts, decades later, to help her parents navigate the jagged shoals of old age, is by turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Bid on a signed, original drawing by Roz!
Charlie Hebdo support in DC
National Press Club To Honor Victims of Charlie Hebdo Attack
Matt Cohen
DCist (Jan 12, 2015)
http://dcist.com/2015/01/national_press_club_to_honor_victim.php
Photos: Hundreds March In Support Of Charlie Hebdo
Matt Cohen
DCist (January 12, 2015)
http://dcist.com/2015/01/photos_hundreds_rally_in_support_of.php#photo-1
Capital Business to end, Mike Shapiro to lose gig?
This email arrived in my inbox today:
The last issue of Capital Business will publish on Monday, January 26, 2015. Beginning February 1 Capital Business stories will move into The Washington Post throughout the week. Much of the content of Capital Business will be able to be found in the Sunday and Monday issues of The Washington Post. In addition, we will continue to publish stories on The Washington Post web site.
A few years ago, the Post dumped its daily business section, and seemed to move resources to this free tabloid. I've only gotten it for about six months, but Mike Shapiro has been doing a gag cartoon illustrating the Career Coach column. I don't know if he'll be still doing it for the Post proper.
Here's a 2012 example that Google turned up:
That darn Frank and Ernest
Letters to the Editor: Michelangelo's David is no 'lawn gnome'
Christopher Jones, Falls Church
Washington Post January 10 2015
Post's Petri editorial on Charlie Hebdo
Charlie Hebdo and the true power of the pen
By Alexandra Petri
Washington Post ComPost blog (January 7 2015; in print January 10): http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2015/01/07/charlie-hebdo-and-the-true-power-of-the-pen/
June 19: Tangent Artists at Capital Con
Webcomic Guest: Tangent Artists
Long ago… a team of talented professional writers and artists tried to invent a machine that would translate imagination into vivid brightly animated images on a TV screen. Having no knowledge of neurophysics, complex machinery or even simple fractions, this plan was sadly abandoned in 2007.
Instead the company endeavored to provide high-quality web comics to the world once a week, and this goal was met with far greater success. Thus was the creation of three comic series: The macabre comedy, "Skeleton Crew," the celebration of nerd life, "Donuts for Looking," and the Swords & Sorcery & Sarcasm series, "CRIT!"
Monica Marier : Does script pencils, ink, and color for both Donuts for Looking and Skeleton Crew. She also does script and pencils for CRIT. She's a published Fantasy author with Hunt Press. David Joria: Does script for Skeleton Crew, Donuts for Looking, and CRIT. Rachael Hixon: Does story, ink, and color for CRIT. She also is in charge of in-house printing for Tangent Artists comics and books. You can view new comics every week at the Tangent Artists site: http://www.tangentartists.com/
Charlie Hebdo letters to the editor of Washington Post
Washington Post January 11 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-attack-on-charlie-hebdo-and-free-speech/2015/01/09/985ba598-9755-11e4-8385-866293322c2f_story.htmlReligion News Service article in The Post on Charlie Hebdo
Charlie Hebdo attack isn't about images, free speech [online as Why the Charlie Hebdo attack is not about images or free speech (COMMENTARY)]
By Hussein Rashid | Religion News Service
Washington Post January 10 2015
A Post editorial on French free speech
The biggest threat to French free speech isn't terrorism. It's the French.
[online as The biggest threat to French free speech isn't terrorism. It's the government.
The murders at Charlie Hebdo, while tragic, aren't the problem.]
By Jonathan Turley
Washington Post January 11 2015
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University.
Jeff Danziger editorial in today's Post
Lights, camera, Vermont! Why should New Hampshire have all the primary fun? [online as 'It's time for Vermont to get in on New Hampshire's primary spoils'].
Washington Post January 12 2015, p. A13.
online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeff-danziger-its-time-for-vermont-to-get-in-on-new-hampshires-primary-spoils/2015/01/11/70e28008-9841-11e4-927a-4fa2638cd1b0_story.html
Jeff Danziger is a syndicated political cartoonist with the Rutland Herald and the Montpelier Times Argus.
A Charlie Hebdo rally in DC happened yesterday
Thousands Of People March In Washington In Remembrance Of Paris Terror Attacks
Dale Rawlings on Charlie Hebdo and freedom of speech
A guest post by cartoonist Dale Rawlings.
I've been seeing some serious hand wringing from people over the Charlie Hebdo story decrying the content of the cartoons. Usually it goes along the lines of "No one deserves to die over cartoons but they're borderline racist" or "They're just so damned offensive" or "It's not even good satire. They're so juvenile and have no sophistication" etc... The trouble with supporting freedom of speech is that to TRULY be a supporter of freedom of expression is to stand in solidarity of those expressions that aren't so nice and easy to defend. It's really easy to stand in support of that speech you agree with -but far harder to defend something you don't personally like, disagree with, or just find to be ugly. But this is what it means to be an advocate of freedom of speech. Do you honestly think the ACLU liked what the Klan stands for or has to say when they defended their rights to free speech? THIS is the price we pay for freedom of speech.
When those rights of expression come under threat of violence then standing up in solidarity for that freedom of expression becomes not only essential, but mandatory. If you waver those extremists will take that as a sign of weakness and embolden them to take similar measures to squelch speech that offends them.
I have even seen some people laughably suggest in this debate that criticizing religion or religious figures should be exempt from protection so as not to offend someone's religious beliefs where anything similar happens in the future. Think about that for a minute. That would protect the Westboro Baptist Church, Al Sharpton, and the Church of Scientology from being ridiculed and satirized and that is a losing scenario for everyone. If your beliefs can't stand up to ridicule and you feel they need special protection from that ridicule, then maybe your faith in your belief system just isn't as strong as you think.
Je suis Charlie
Discuss.
Mike Jenkins' Christmas caricature of my wife's oldest friend
Jan 24: The Art of Richard Thompson event in Burbank, CA
The Art of Richard Thompson
- Show Title: The Art of Richard Thompson
- Artist: Richard Thompson
- Date and Time: January 24th, 2015
1:00pm-4:00pm - Type: Presentation, Book Signing, Interview, Meet & Greet.
- Author: Nick Galifianakis
- 847 Hollywood Way Suite 100
Burbank, CA 91505
CLICK HERE! to join us for this very special book launch event. Pre-order your book, meet the author and get it signed and receive a limited edition complimentary Richard Thompson print.
Just want to Buy The Book: CLICK HERE
"The Cartoonist's Cartoonist". Join us January 24th, from 1:00pm-4:00pm for a special presentation, meet and greet, and book signing with the author of "The Art of Richard Thompson", Nick Galifianakis, as he talks about his friend and genius cartoonist, Richard Thompson.
Schedule:
12:30 – 1:00pm Networking
1:00 – 2:00 Presentation by Nick Galifianakis
2:00 – 2:30 Lunch Break Networking
2:30 – 3:00 Screen Documentary
3:00 – 3:30 Interview by Charles Solomon
3:30 – Book Signing
Richard Thompson is a genius illustrator and cartoonist most known for his comic strip Cul de Sac and the illustrated poem "Make the Pie Higher". He has received numerous awards for his illustrations including National Cartoonists Society's Magazine and Book Illustration Award, the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society, and many others Thompson's illustrations have appeared in U.S. News & World Report, The New Yorker, Air & Space/Smithsonian, National Geographic and The Atlantic Monthly, and other notable publications.
"Very few cartoonists do so much, so well. Richard is a wonderful writer and one of the rare ones who can write truly unique, hilarious characters. He's drawn incisive caricatures, lavish illustrations, and one of the most beautiful comic strips I've ever seen. And just when you think it couldn't be better, sometimes he paints the stuff. Richard has the extra-deluxe, jumbo-size skill set. It's an inspiring body of work." ~Bill Watterson
Nick Galifianakis is an award winning American cartoonist and artist. Since 1997, he has drawn the cartoons for the nationally syndicated advice column, Tell Me About It, for the Washington Post and illustrated the book "Tell Me About It: Lying, Sulking, Getting Fat… and 56 Other Things NOT to Do While Looking for Love". He's also illustrated a number of books and was nominated by the National Cartoonists Society for the 2006 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in the Newspaper Illustration category and in 2012 won the Reuben Award for Advertising Illustration. In 2010, he published the book, "If You Loved Me, You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You."
"Indeed, among those who "know," it has long been considered a crime, even a sin, that a book featuring the breathtaking range of Richard Thompson's work has not existed before now. That inexcusable absence is due mostly to the fact that Richard's talent is in direct proportion to his stubborn unwillingness to self-promote. Quietly creating in the pre-dawn hours against a soundtrack of classical music in a tiny studio, while consuming food of decidedly negligible substance (usually from a bag or Styrofoam box), contented to measure himself artistically only against himself, has always meant more to Richard than publicly shouting, "Look at me!" ~Nick Galifianakis
NOTE: This event will repeat at the CTN animation eXpo this Nov 20-22, 2015.
Cavna turns to Comic Riffs full time
Saturday, January 10, 2015
AAEC Issues Statement on Charlie Hebdo Massacre
President Hollande has called this an act of terrorism, and whether it was the work of those merely inspired by ISIS or those given direct orders doesn’t matter. Cartoonists and journalists around the world should be permitted to express themselves freely without fear of reprisal. These types of attacks only serve to illustrate how important the free spirit of cartoon commentary is, and how cartoonists make a difference in helping to expose hypocrisy.
Furthermore, newspapers should not avoid publishing material from the magazine that allegedly incited the incident. More freedom of expression and not less demonstrates courage in the face of attacks. Shrinking from a newspaper’s watchdog role only encourages more terror.
The AAEC board and membership expresses its sincere condolences to the innocent victims at this tragic moment, and calls for international solidarity with the cause of cartooning and freedom of artistic expression.