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Friday, November 06, 2015
Nov 13: Animezing - Royal Space Force: Wings of Honnêamise
Thursday, November 05, 2015
Nov 18: Drawn from the Headlines: Communication and Political Cartoons
Note that reservation is required.
11th Annual McGowan Forum on Communications: Drawn from the Headlines: Communication and Political Cartoons
- Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC
Editorial cartoons are often characterized by their originality, editorial effectiveness, and quality of drawing and dramatize a wide range of social and political issues with style and humor. But how has the ever changing technological climate influenced this art form and what lies ahead for the future?
For the 11th annual McGowan Forum on Communications, a distinguished panel of award-winning political cartoonists will present and discuss their work, what inspires and motivates political cartoons, how these cartoons affect the political community and the public, and the impact of changing technology. Moderated by David Sipress, cartoonist for The New Yorker, the panel features panelists Tom Toles of The Washington Post, winner of the 2011 Herblock Award; Jen Sorensen, nationally-syndicated cartoonist and 2013 recipient of a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award; Keith Knight, award-winning creator of Knight Life and The K Chronicles; and Signe Wilkinson, the first female artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.
This program is made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation with the generous support of the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund.
All public programs at the National Archives are free and streamed live online via the National Archives' YouTube channel. Reservations are recommended; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors to the building will open 45 minutes prior to the start of the program. Use the Special Events entrance on the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW. Click here for more information on getting to the National Archives and parking.Live captioning will be available online and in the William G. McGowan Theater. If you require an alternative or additional accommodation for an event (such as a downloadable transcript or a sign language interpreter), please send an email to public.program@nara.gov or call 202-357-5000 in advance.KAL and Wuerker featured at local bar
Coasting to Victory: D.C. Bar Handicapping Presidential Race
By Warren Rojas
Roll Call November 5 2015
http://atr.rollcall.com/coasting-victory-d-c-bar-handicapping-presidential-race/
I believe Ann Telnaes has cartoons on the wall, and Richard Thompson used to (and may still).
The Post profiles a Palestinian cartoonist
He's a cartoonist. Some say provocateur. [online as Meet the Palestinian cartoonist Israelis accuse of incitement].
By William BoothWashington Post November 5 2015, p. A8
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/meet-the-palestinian-cartoonist-israelis-accuse-of-incitement/2015/11/03/3ad2f0de-7cba-11e5-bfb6-65300a5ff562_story.html
Wednesday, November 04, 2015
John Lewis interview on March vol. 2
Interview: John Lewis
John Maher
Graphic Novel Reporter November 3 2015
http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/authors/john-lewis/news/interview-011415Nov 7: Lost Art Books in Brooklyn
 Find us at Table #U9 in the upstairs hall! |
Lost Art Books is one of the official sponsors of this year's Comic Arts Brooklyn (CAB) 2015 festival to be held on Nov. 7 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. We've been invited to exhibit, and can be found in the upstairs hall at table #U9.
The festival is free to the public and is held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Brooklyn. You can find more information about the show's exhibitors, programming, and special guests at Comic Arts Brooklyn's website.
We will be bringing our entire back catalog to the show, as well as some of our convention-only prints and chapbooks. Come by our booth and introduce yourself: making new friends is our favorite part of exhibiting at these festivals.
John Lewis and March featured on Politico
John Lewis, Superhero
The civil rights icon and venerable Congressman embraces his newest designation: comic book convention hero.
By Rebecca Burns
November 03, 2015
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/11/john-lewis-the-superhero-213319?paginate=false
Courtesy of Top Shelf Productions
Nov 7: The Art of Richard Thompson film in Alexandria
"The Art of Richard Thompson"
Alexandria Film Festival, November 7 (4PM)
AMC Hoffman Center 22
206 Swamp Fox Rd
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tuesday, November 03, 2015
Tom King's new Vision comic previewed on Marvel.com
Behold the Vision Sketchbook: Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta provide an exclusive peek at their new project!
Tj Dietsch
Nov 2, 2015
http://marvel.com/news/comics/25387/behold_the_vision_sketchbook
The Post on Disney's horizontal and vertical integration
In media universe, the force is strongest with Disney, Universal [in print as In media universe, the force is strongest with these two].
By Drew Harwell Washington Post November 3 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-empires-arise-disney-and-universal-dominate-us-box-office/2015/11/02/4fb4a982-7ce4-11e5-beba-927fd8634498_story.html
Monday, November 02, 2015
Nov 7: Citizen Jack creators at Third Eye Comics
This Saturday, meet CITIZEN JACK creators SAM HUMPHRIES & TOMMY PATTERSON at Third Eye Annapolis!
We're really pumped about the brand new IMAGE COMICS series, CITIZEN JACK, and are even more stoked to be bringing creators SAM HUMPHRIES (BLACK VORTEX, STAR-LORD, SACRIFICE) and TOMMY PATTERSON (GAME OF THRONES) in to sign copies of their new series, along with their past projects!
PR: GCD launches my.comics.org
[I've been a member since some time in the 1990s - Mike]
The Grand Comics Database (GCD) recently introduced a free comic collection inventory website at my.comics.org. Users from around the world can now track their collections benefiting from information found within the oldest and most extensive international comics database online.
GCD volunteers Jochen and Witold created my.comics.org with flexibility in mind. Witold emphasizes that "anybody can join and help us develop and improve, in any field from adding data through programming." This collaborative approach is designed to encourage developers to build additional tools to present, search, and filter collections.
Fans managing their collections through my.comics.org can also add and update information within the GCD, contributing to the continued growth of a free resource available to the entire comics community.
The Grand Comics Database is a nonprofit 501(c) project of international volunteers, with the goal of documenting and indexing all printed comics for the free use of scholars, historians, researchers, and fans worldwide. Started in 1994, the GCD has grown to become the largest online repository of indexed comics with over 1,205,000 issues from over 65 countries.
Thank you,
Daniel Nauschuetz
Grand Comics Database (GCD)
DC-area band Exit Vehicles has just released an animated video
They tell ComicsDC:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exit.vehicles
Twitter: https://twitter.com/exitvehicles
Instagram: https://instagram.com/exitvehicles
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/exit-vehicles
We released our debut album STAGES in July 2015, and the first of a few music videos was released November 1st, this one for our song Module.
We felt the story for this could only really come across well if a cartoon was made from it, so we contacted a mutual acquaintance whose stuff we liked, Michigan-based artist Matt Rasch. Matt agreed to animate and direct for us in his unique style (http://mattraschart.tumblr.com/). It's just a whimsical cartoon about a monkey rocketing across space and back, and we think it's plenty of fun.
Exit Vehicles - Bandcamp website: https://exitvehicles.bandcamp.com/
Bio:
Exit Vehicles are a DC indie rock four piece who formed in mid-2013 as a project between twin brothers Brian and Adam Polon. After being in several bands and releasing several albums apart, the brothers felt it was finally time to try something together, and quickly sketched out 50 original songs on bass and guitar. The twins met drummer Jacob McLocklin (also in DC's indie/pop/rock outfit Cake and Calculus), and recorded 30 tracks with variations on Soundcloud under the project name The Debuggers (the three bandmembers all work in the DC computer/tech sector). The brothers found singer Brian Easley (a recent DC transplant via Austin and Chicago) through the Internet and began playing a show every month across DC for the next year under the name Exit Vehicles, their homage to science, space, technology, and NASA. Easley is a combat-disabled veteran.
Exit Vehicles recorded STAGES, their first LP, at the Lighthouse Recording Studio in Del Ray, Virginia with Peter Larkin early in 2015. The ten track album is a tribute to the Polon brothers' intricate and complex songwriting, McLocklin's dazzling drumwork, and Easley's visceral lyrics and wiry vocals. The album was also produced by Peter Larkin at The Lighthouse in Del Ray, and mastered by Dave Harris at Studio B in Charlotte, NC. The band's earlier 2014 EP offering – which Natan Press of The Deli Magazine described as "Aggressive yet melodic, progressive yet tight, a solid post-punk rhythm section drives a clean alt/indie sound reminiscent of the best in the city's history" – was recorded at Inner Ear Studio in Arlington, Virginia by Don Zientara. Exit Vehicles only play every month or two around DC, so be on the lookout for the next show! They play next on Saturday, December 12th, 2015 at Iota Club and Cafe in Arlington, VA.
Links:
Exit Vehicles - Bandcamp website: https://exitvehicles.bandcamp.com/
Bio:
Exit Vehicles are a DC indie rock four piece who formed in mid-2013 as a project between twin brothers Brian and Adam Polon. After being in several bands and releasing several albums apart, the brothers felt it was finally time to try something together, and quickly sketched out 50 original songs on bass and guitar. The twins met drummer Jacob McLocklin (also in DC's indie/pop/rock outfit Cake and Calculus), and recorded 30 tracks with variations on Soundcloud under the project name The Debuggers (the three bandmembers all work in the DC computer/tech sector). The brothers found singer Brian Easley (a recent DC transplant via Austin and Chicago) through the Internet and began playing a show every month across DC for the next year under the name Exit Vehicles, their homage to science, space, technology, and NASA. Easley is a combat-disabled veteran.
Exit Vehicles recorded STAGES, their first LP, at the Lighthouse Recording Studio in Del Ray, Virginia with Peter Larkin early in 2015. The ten track album is a tribute to the Polon brothers' intricate and complex songwriting, McLocklin's dazzling drumwork, and Easley's visceral lyrics and wiry vocals. The album was also produced by Peter Larkin at The Lighthouse in Del Ray, and mastered by Dave Harris at Studio B in Charlotte, NC. The band's earlier 2014 EP offering – which Natan Press of The Deli Magazine described as "Aggressive yet melodic, progressive yet tight, a solid post-punk rhythm section drives a clean alt/indie sound reminiscent of the best in the city's history" – was recorded at Inner Ear Studio in Arlington, Virginia by Don Zientara. Exit Vehicles only play every month or two around DC, so be on the lookout for the next show! They play next on Saturday, December 12th, 2015 at Iota Club and Cafe in Arlington, VA.
Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exit.vehicles
Twitter: https://twitter.com/exitvehicles
Instagram: https://instagram.com/exitvehicles
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/exit-vehicles
Smithsonian blog on 19th century presidential election cartoons
Poking fun at the crowded presidential race—in the 1880s
By Jon Grinspan,
National Museum of American History's O Say Can You See blog September 17, 2015
http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/crowded-presidential-race-1880s
National Museum of American History's O Say Can You See blog September 17, 2015
http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/crowded-presidential-race-1880s
Ben Katchor's animated video for Smithsonian Folkways music
The Brothers Nazaroff: The Happy Prince is a boisterous, high-energy tribute to cult Yiddish troubadour Nathan "Prince" Nazaroff, who recorded the mysterious Folkways 10-inch record Jewish Freilach Songs in 1954. International klezmer supergroup The Brothers Nazaroff, composed of Daniel Kahn, Psoy Korolenko, Michael Alpert, Jake Shulman-Ment, Bob Cohen, and Hampus Melin, breathe new life into the discordant, obscure, jubilant legacy of their Happy Prince. This animation by Ben Katchor gives a preview of The Brothers Nazaroff's raucous reinterpretation of on of The Happy Prince's songs.
Year Released 2015Catalog Number NONSI00036
Duration 1:55
Agent(s) The Brothers Nazaroff
Culture Group(s) Jewish
Genre(s) Judaica; World
Language(s) English; Yiddish
Sunday, November 01, 2015
Q&A: Bishop and Klokel on 10 years of Fantom Comics
by Matt Dembicki
Fantom Comics on Nov. 9 celebrates its 10th anniversary. The Dupont Circle store will celebrate on Nov. 7 starting at 5 p.m. with a 10-year retrospective, award show and more. Below, owners David Bishop and Matt Klokel answers a few questions about their store’s decade in the District.
Fantom Comics on Nov. 9 celebrates its 10th anniversary. The Dupont Circle store will celebrate on Nov. 7 starting at 5 p.m. with a 10-year retrospective, award show and more. Below, owners David Bishop and Matt Klokel answers a few questions about their store’s decade in the District.
The store has had several locations over the past decade,
settling over the past year in Dupont Circle. In retail, it’s often said that
it’s “location, location, location.” How is the new location compared to the
previous ones?
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| Matt Klokel and David Bishop |
Bishop: No disrespect to Tenleytown, Union Station or Pentagon
City Mall, but wow do we really wish we were in Dupont from the start. It's
just a fantastic cross section of everything that's happening in DC, and while
new neighborhoods have sprung up around DC over the years the vibe of Dupont
Circle as a hub for a lot of cultural and business and residential activities
is helping to bring all sorts of different folks.
Klokel: Dupont Circle is the perfect mix of residential and
business traffic. Union Station had the work crowd, but no weekend traffic.
Dupont has them both. It's also a neighborhood, where Union Station wasn't, and
that shows in the warmth we've received from residents since our arrival.
Is there something other than location that fosters success?
Bishop: This one is easy: Our staff. Finding the right folks who
are energized about comics and about meeting and talking with new people and
helping to link Fantom to the broader comic book scene with conventions and
creators has had a huge impact. Matt K can add more to this thought.
Klokel: I second Bishop's
'staff' conclusion. We're a success because of them. Equally valid is that a
major key to our success is that we've stopped looking at our business model as
"selling comic books." We've moved the focus toward "building a
community" instead, and as we've done that, with the help of our excellent
staff, the books move off the shelves a lot more frequently.
The comics retail business is notoriously tough. What inspired
you to give it a try back in 2005? Is it still what drives you?
Bishop: I imagine lots of people who have a love for comics have
had some inkling about what it would be like to own a comic book store. Back in
2005 when I ran into Matt, I was looking for some business idea that could plug
into one of the many empty storefronts in my neighborhood and even scale to
open additional locations in other retail strips that were losing businesses.
It was a thought about tipping the scales back toward a more vibrant and diverse
mix of retail. But then I met Matt and he had already signed a lease for
Tenleytown and we rolled in that direction.
Klokel: I was 28 and it was my last chance to start a business —
something I'd always wanted to do — before heading back to grad school and
pushing forward in my think tank career. It was now or never was how I looked
at it. I'd loved comics when I was younger and was aware that the quality and
sophistication of the stories has significantly increased since I was a kid so
I did a lot of research and had already committed when I ran into Bishop and it
really came together. Back then I went into the comics business because I
wanted to start a retail store and comics seemed like the smartest bet. What
motivates me now is the community we've managed to build. They're good people,
and they're the reason its fun coming to work every day.
What are two to three things that you’ve learned over the past
10 years that are imperative to succeed in owning a comics shop?
Bishop: The number one thing that we are still learning is how
to properly manage cash flow. There are new comic books coming in every week
and that means that there is cash going out to pay for those new books and cash
coming in when those books are purchased. So it's very challenging to keep a
sharp eye and to make sure that things are balancing out. Related to that is
how cautions we need to be when taking the available cash and reinvesting it
into the business. We made many, many bad bets on investments in the early
days, and we are now much more cautious about spending money to ensure that any
investment will bring back positive value to Fantom.
Klokel: I agree,
inventory/cash flow is a hard lesson that needs to be learned. We can't return
comics we don't sell, yet we upset customers if we don't have enough to sell.
This is EVERY comic book store's top concern, and if a store doesn't master it,
they won't be around too long.
What have been your proudest moments over the past decade?
Bishop: Making it to 10 years is very satisfying. And seeing the
bet we made on a larger store that could support in-store events rather than a
smaller newstand-sized store paying off is also something to be proud of.
Klokel: Frankly, every day I wake up and know we're still in
business — and actually killing it — when Borders isn't is a source of pride.
What plans to you have to celebrate Fantom’s birthday?
Bishop: Matt K can answer that one.
Klokel: We'll be updating the Facebook event in the coming 10 days as we fill the agenda. There will be a retrospective at the beginning of the party.
Klokel: We'll be updating the Facebook event in the coming 10 days as we fill the agenda. There will be a retrospective at the beginning of the party.
Mike Jenkins' special Halloween
Arlington caricaturist Mike Jenkins' discussed his ghostly lawn decor on NPR's Science Friday on October 30, 2015 (at -48:30)
He also had this sweet Donald Trump caricature on his Trumpkin pumpkin.Nov. 1: Captive of Friendly Cove booksigning at Busboys and Poets Brookland
Busboys and Poets Brookland: Rebecca Goldfield, Matt Dembicki, Mike Short, and Evan Keeling - Captive of Friendly Cove: Based on the Secret Journals of John Jewitt
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
Goldfield is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has aired in such places as The Discovery Channel; her previous collaboration with Keeling, founding member of the D.C. Conspiracy, and the graphic artists Dembicki and Short, resulted in Trickster and District Comics, which was one of The Washington Post's Best Books of 2012. In their new work, this amazing creative team pairs early 19th-century adventure with 21st-century graphic tale-telling to depict the three years British sailor John Jewitt spent as a captive of the Mowachaht of Nootka Sound, showing the survivor keeping up his spirits by recording events in his journal and practicing his blacksmithing trade—all while plotting his escape.
Busboys and Poets Brookland
625 Monroe St NE
WashingtonDC20017
$25.95
9781936218110
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Warren Bernard interviewed on WWII comics
How Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Dick Tracy, and Other Cartoons Helped Fight World War II
By Abraham Riesmanhttp://www.vulture.com/2015/10/how-mickey-mouse-fought-world-war-ii.html#
Friday, October 30, 2015
Kim Jung Gi exhibit reviewed in The Post
'Lowbrow': A pop culture mashup at Blind Whino
By Mark Jenkins
Washington Post October 30 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/lowbrow-a-pop-culture-mashup/2015/10/28/a068b7aa-7349-11e5-9cbb-790369643cf9_story.html
Washington Post October 30 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/lowbrow-a-pop-culture-mashup/2015/10/28/a068b7aa-7349-11e5-9cbb-790369643cf9_story.html
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Oct. 31: The Tips, Tricks & Tools of Inking
Art Way Alliance is hosting
an inking workshop with the Stone Branch School of Art (Rockville, Md.) at
Geppi's Entertainment Museum in Baltimore Oct. 31 from 2-4pm. "Tips, Tricks & Tools of Inking" for the
last day of “Inktober” will demonstrate different types of inking styles,
from using standard Micron pens to brush pens and nib pens.
Photo: Art Way Alliance
The Post notes The Oatmeal's latest complaint
The heroic way one cartoonist responded when the Huffington Post swiped his art
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Q&A with Short about 'Captive'
by Matt Dembicki
On Sunday, Nov. 1, the team that worked on the recently released historical graphic novel Captive of Friendly Cove: Based on the Secret Journal of John Jewitt (writer Rebecca Goldfield, penciler Mike Short, inker Matt Dembicki [that's me] and colorist Evan Keeling) will talk about the book at Busboys & Poets in Brookland at 6:30 p.m. (There will also be some original art from the book for sale.) Below, Short answers a few questions about working on the book.
On Sunday, Nov. 1, the team that worked on the recently released historical graphic novel Captive of Friendly Cove: Based on the Secret Journal of John Jewitt (writer Rebecca Goldfield, penciler Mike Short, inker Matt Dembicki [that's me] and colorist Evan Keeling) will talk about the book at Busboys & Poets in Brookland at 6:30 p.m. (There will also be some original art from the book for sale.) Below, Short answers a few questions about working on the book.
Can you briefly describe the process of working with Rebecca on
this book? I know there was plenty of back on forth on details, fact-checking
and such?
Yeah sure, basically we worked a chapter at a time. I
would read through the script and do thumbnails for the 12-14 pages of the
chapter. We would discuss the script and the thumbnails and talk about
pacing in certain spots or Rebecca would give me comments on panels,
composition etc. Once we agreed on the thumbnails, I would go ahead
and start doing detailed pencils. Once the pencils were done, we would
talk again and make changes if needed.
How taxing was the process to getting certain historical details—such
as weapons, tools, masks—nailed down for this book?
It was a challenge but I was pretty geeked up about the
historical aspects. And Rebecca was awesome — she had a ton of material
for me to use: photos she took on a visit to Nootka island, a bunch of books
with historical pictures, paintings and drawings of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth people,
clothing, houses and artifacts. So I leaned heavily on that
material. Also, of course, the internet is amazing but I also ran into
trouble because internet photos can be mislabeled. So anyway, Rebecca and
I would get it as close as we could and then Rebecca would share chapters with
Richard Inglis — an anthropologist and expert on period and region — who would
also give us great feedback on the work. But all in all I learned a ton
about the time period and it was all a lot of fun.
What did you particularly like drawing in the book? Anything you
disliked?
I loved drawing the whaling scene, the boats, ships and water
scenes. The scenes with a lot of people in groups were hard for me. I never know when its OK to abstract and do rough shapes that ‘suggest’ a large
group so I end up trying to draw everything. It can take a while but in
the end those panels with the most work are some of the ones I’m most proud of.
This was your first long-form graphic novel. Is it something you
enjoyed or do you prefer doing shorter comics?
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| Original art from a chapter in the book that was cut |
I did enjoy the long form but it took a long time. I think I
worked on it for close to 5 years. Honestly, I think I am too slow for
this. I told Rebecca a few weeks ago, If I had to ink, color and letter, I’d
still be on chapter 3! So doing this as a team was the only way I
could’ve done it — plus Matt and Evan did great work on the book. But yeah,
I enjoyed it and I’m really happy that we actually finished it, but there
were some cool projects I missed out on because I was, “still working on
Captive.” I will say that I am not planning on doing anything this long
for a while at least.
I know your still unwinding from completing the book, but do you
have anything lined up to work on in the near future?
Yeah, I am working on a "teenager/cabin in the woods”
horror/sci-fi comic with Patrick Barb and I plan to submit something to the
upcoming D.C. Conspiracy’s Magic Bullet comics newspaper. Other than
that, I’m always keeping an eye out for other cool projects that come along.
Liniers in NY Times, and photos from DC's Busboys & Poets
My friendly acquaintance Liniers is profiled by The New York Times. See my pictures of his DC appearance at https://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/albums/72157659990511236
Argentine Cartoonist's Foray Into The New Yorker
By JONATHAN WOLFE
A version of this article appears in print on October 28, 2015, on page C6 of the New York edition with the headline: An Argentine Cartoonist's Foray Into The New Yorker.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/books/argentine-cartoonists-foray-into-the-new-yorker.html
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