Saturday, March 26, 2016

More from The Post on Batman v Superman

If 'Batman v Superman' achieves only one great thing, this is that mighty feat


Washington Post Comic Riffs

Why 'Batman v Superman's' Lex Luthor reminds you of every other Jesse Eisenberg character

Washington Post Comic Riffs

Why are Superman and Batman so sad in their new movie?


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Rafer Roberts at Fantom comics now

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Now! Rafer Roberts at Fantom Comics

Live on DuPont Circle

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Student cartoonist wins award

Arlington student Cole Goco has won a gold medal in the National Scholastic Art and Writing competition. His cartoon is on display at Central Library.

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Friday, March 25, 2016

PW Weekly talks to Glen Weldon about Batman

PW Radio 166: Glen Weldon and London Book Fair Preview

with Rose Fox and Mark Rotella


Author Glen Weldon discusses his new book, 'The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture.' PW senior writer Andrew Albanese previews the London Book Fair.
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DC papers on Batman v Superman

'Batman v Superman' is so desperate to be taken seriously, it forgets to have fun


 Crime and Punishment: On both large and small scales, two films explore the moral consequences of right and wrong—and the gray area in between. 

By Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper March 25, 2016, p. 23
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/48016/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-and-the-clan-reviewed/

Real-life journalists have no place in the fictional world of 'Batman v Superman' [in print as Trust-us league? Journalists, stay out of Metropolis]


Express

The fanboy review: 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' is flawed yet fearless

2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/23/the-fanboy-review-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-is-flawed-yet-fearless/

How Batman vs. Superman represents the age-old battle between man and god

2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/22/batman-v-superman-how-its-man-vs-god-themes-exert-a-gravitational-pull-on-fans/

'Batman v Superman' reviews are in, and it's 'scattered,' 'annoying' and 'joyless'



2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/23/batman-v-superman-is-incoherently-structured-and-other-nuggets-from-early-reviews/

'Batman v Superman': This could be Superman's most heroically generous act yet

2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/24/batman-v-superman-this-could-be-supermans-most-heroically-generous-act-yet/

'Batman v Superman' reviews are in, and it's 'scattered,' 'annoying' and 'joyless'

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 23 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/23/batman-v-superman-is-incoherently-structured-and-other-nuggets-from-early-reviews/

 

'Batman v Superman': This could be Superman's most heroically generous act yet

By David Betancourt

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 24 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/24/batman-v-superman-this-could-be-supermans-most-heroically-generous-act-yet/


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Washingtonian recalls the Superman movie premiere

"Superman"'s 1978 American Premiere at the Kennedy Center Was…Something

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Weldon's new Batman book reviewed in The Times

Review: 'The Caped Crusade' and Batman's Reach Beyond — Gasp! — Comic Book Lore

By JENNIFER SENIOR

A version of this review appears in print on March 24, 2016, on page C1 of the New York edition with the headline: One Action Hero, Molded by Time, Directors and Fans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/books/review-the-caped-crusade-and-batmans-reach-beyond-gasp-comic-book-lore.html
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Thursday, March 24, 2016

NPR on Weldon's new Batman book

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Two articles on John K. Snyder III’s ‘Fashion in Action’ Kickstarter

Jutting Angles And Tapering Widths: Revisit '80s Style With John K. Snyder III's 'Fashion in Action'

by Claire Napier March 18, 2016
http://comicsalliance.com/john-k-snyder-iii-fashion-in-action-kickstarter/

Interview With John K. Snyder III on Fashion in Action

Roger Ash
March 21 2016
http://comicsworthreading.com/2016/03/21/interview-with-john-k-snyder-iii-on-fashion-in-action/

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The Post on a cartoony illustrator slowly building her career

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Monday, March 21, 2016

Comic Riffs talks to Scott Adams about Trump

Donald Trump will win in a landslide. *The mind behind 'Dilbert' explains why.


(Scott Adams / Universal Uclick 1991)
A panel from "Dilbert." (Scott Adams / Universal Uclick 1991)
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Weldon's new Batman book gets a starred review in Publishers Weekly

The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4767-5669-1
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Political cartoonist Glenn Foden of Maryland has died


Foden's work appeared on Comics Kingdom.
His Facebook profile says












    • All posts from Mr. Foden's page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glenn.foden
     Greensburg, PA ·
    I was saddened to wake this morning to the news of the loss of conservative editorial cartoonist, Glenn Foden.
    Glenn was about as good as a friend as any person could ever ask for. I was unfortunate in that I never had the chance to meet him in person, but we spoke quite often online, and it felt as if we had been pals for years. He was a gifted cartoonist whose witty online comments I thoroughly enjoyed.
    My thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family during their time of loss.


    A brain aneurysm has taken this brilliant and talented man decades too soon. RIP Glenn Foden, designer of the first Curtis Knight Band logo and renowned "custom cow painter".

    Terry C Wise
      Glendale, KY
    Fellow conservative editorial cartoonist and friend, Glenn Foden has passed. I enjoyed our side conversations, his advice, his humor, and his tenacity.
    You'll be missed in many ways by many.

     Gary McCoy‎ to Glenn Foden
    ·
    Deepest condolences to Teresa and the rest of Glenn's family on his tragic loss. My prayers are with you. Our conservative side lost a champion voice in our medium. And humanity lost an all around great guy.

    John Rose‎ to Glenn Foden

    March 21 2016
    I am so sorry to hear of Glenn's death! I will miss his conservative voice on the editorial pages and his beautiful artwork. I have followed Glenn and his work since the days when we were both creating cartoons for Associated Features--what a huge loss for our cartooning community. He was such a terrific talent! My prayers go out to Teresa and his friends and family.
    I want to express my condolences to the family of Glenn Foden. Glenn passed away today. Glenn was a very conservative editorial cartoonist who I often enjoyed arguing with. I hope he enjoyed it too. We shared a love of Beagles, free speech and fiery debate. Mahalo, Glenn.

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    Saturday, March 19, 2016

    Wave Hunters

    The Spring 2016 edition of Johns Hopkins Magazine has a great four-page comic about JHU astrophysicists building a device to detect ancient gravitational waves.


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    March 20: Rodriguez on future technology

    This isn't directly related to comics, but comics editor/writer Jason Rodriguez is among the panelists speaking Sunday on the topic of fiction and future technology. It's at the planetarium in Arlington, starting at 1:30 pm. There's a minimal fee.

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    ComiXology at SPX

    ComiXology at SPX

     Mar 18, 2016
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkUjt-_Q7B0

    Taped on location at the Small Press Expo! Producer/Host Ulysses E. Campbell talks with ComiXology co-founder John D. Roberts and vice president of marketing Chip Mosher about the services of the premier purveyor of digital comics! John and Chip share why SPX is important, comment on the rise of digital comics and the ComiXology Submit portal that allows cartoonists access to the larger marketplace.

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    Friday, March 18, 2016

    March 22: Arsia Rozegar at GWU

    Arsia Rozegar (Marvel colorist) is presenting on his new children's book next week.

    On Tues March 22, I will be giving a lecture at George Washington University on Ferdowsi's epic Persian Poem, The Shahnameh and its use in popular culture and media.

    Copies of the book, Shahnameh For Kids will also be available.

    This is a free event, open to the everyone but seating is limited so please RSVP below

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    Dale Rawlings is selling a Captain America parody print

    Cap'n 'Murica punches Donald Trump comic book cover print! (An homage to Captain America #1)
    Starting this weekend.... 25% of my sales of this Cap'n 'Murica print (an homage to Captain America #1 replacing Hitler with Trump) will be donated to Bernie's campaign. I also have a Hillary variant coming where again 25% of those sold will be donated to Hillary's campaign. Let's re-defeat fascism in 2016 just like they did in the 40's! Order here!

    https://www.etsy.com/listing/271413447/capn-murica-punches-donald-trump-comic
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    Comic Riffs talks to The Simpsons writers

    'The Simpsons' predicted a Trump presidency 16 years ago tomorrow. The writer explains why.



    In a short feature last year, Homer appeared at a Trump rally — but we soon got a voice-over from within the comb-over. (courtesy of FOX TV)
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    Comic Riffs talks to Gene Yang about Superman

    Here's what it's like to take over writing Superman comic books for a year



    Washington Post Comic Riffs  blog March 16 2016

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    The Post's Comic Riffs on Daredevil

    'Daredevil' actress grows into her Netflix character, even as she braces for dark turns ahead

    By David Betancourt

    Washington Post Comic Riffs  blog March 15 2016

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/15/daredevil-actress-grows-into-her-netflix-character-even-as-she-braces-for-dark-turns-ahead/

     

    This 'Daredevil' actress used her karate skills to play one of TV's toughest characters

    By David Betancourt

    Washington Post Comic Riffs  blog March 16 2016

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/16/daredevil-actress-brings-black-belt-skills-to-elektra-but-what-about-handling-the-perils-of-love/

     

    How Charlie Cox works faster, harder, tougher for the new season of Netflix's 'Daredevil'

    By David Betancourt

    Washington Post Comic Riffs  blog March 17 2016

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/17/how-charlie-cox-works-faster-harder-tougher-for-the-new-season-of-netflixs-daredevil/

     

    From Elektra to the Punisher: Our 5 takeaways from today's striking new season of Netflix's 'Daredevil'

    By David Betancourt

    Washington Post Comic Riffs  blog March 18 2016

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/18/here-are-our-five-takeaways-from-the-striking-new-season-of-netflixs-daredevil/

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    March 29: Glen Weldon on Batman at Kramerbooks

    Glen Weldon for The Caped Crusade at Kramerbooks

    Tuesday, March 29th 6:30pm

    A witty, intelligent cultural history from NPR book critic Glen Weldon explains Batman's rises and falls throughout the ages—and what his story tells us about ourselves.

    Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop-art sensation; a pointy-eared master spy; and a grim and gritty ninja of the urban night. For more than three quarters of a century, he has cycled from a figure of darkness to one of lightness and back again; he's a bat-shaped Rorschach inkblot who takes on the various meanings our changing culture projects onto him. How we perceive Batman's character, whether he's delivering dire threats in a raspy Christian Bale growl or trading blithely homoerotic double-entendres with partner Robin on the comics page, speaks to who we are and how we wish to be seen by the world. It's this endlessly mutable quality that has made him so enduring.

    And it's Batman's fundamental nerdiness—his gadgets, his obsession, his oath, even his lack of superpowers—that uniquely resonates with his fans who feel a fiercely protective love for the character. Today, fueled by the internet, that breed of passion for elements of popular culture is everywhere. Which is what makes Batman the perfect lens through which to understand geek culture, its current popularity, and social significance.

    In The Caped Crusade, with humor and insight, Glen Weldon, book critic for NPR and author of Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, lays out Batman's seventy-eight-year cultural history and shows how he has helped make us who we are today and why his legacy remains so strong.

    Glen Weldon will be in conversationwith Linda Holmes, host and editor of NPR's Monkey See blog.

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    The City Paper reviews Weldon's new Batman book

    The Dark Write [online as  The history of the Dark Knight is also the history of our nerdy obsessions].

    By Dominic Umile •
    Washington City Paper March 18, 2016    , p. 34


    The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture By Glen Weldon Simon and Schuster, pp. 336

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    April 2: Alice in Wonderland exhibit opens at Geppi's Museum

    The Alice in Wonderland Exhibit will be open to the public for six months, beginning on April 2, 2016 at GEM. The museum is located at Camden Yards, 301 W. Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. More details can be found at www.geppismuseum.com or by calling (410) 625-7060.

    See also

    GEM Gives Scoop Alice in Wonderland Exhibit Preview

    Scoop March 18 2016

    http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=176338


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    April 11-12: James Sturm at Politics and Prose

    http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/james-sturm-birdsong-story-pictures-takoma-park-library-md

    James Sturm - Birdsong: A Story in Pictures — at Takoma Park Library (MD)

    Monday, April 11, 2016 at 7 p.m.

    Inspired by the Japanese art of kamishibai, or "paper theater," this wordless story is meant to inspire a performance. A boy and girl are cruelly teasing animals in a forest when a frightened bird takes flight. The children give chase up a mountainside and find themselves confronted by a mystical man who has feathers emerging from his clothing. With a flash like lightning, the children are transformed—into monkeys. Eventually captured by humans, they receive some of the cruel treatment they had earlier perpetrated themselves. In keeping with kamishibai tradition, this tale contains a lesson for young readers to discover as they turn the pages. Ages 5 – 8



    http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/james-sturm-birdsong-story-pictures

    James Sturm - Birdsong: A Story in Pictures

    Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.





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    March 19: Double signing at Big Planet


    Kendall Goode and Paulina Ganucheau are signing Saturday, March 19,  at Big Planet Comics at College Park 2-5 pm. They will be promoting their new comics The Doorman (Heavy Metal) and Another Castle from (Oni Press).
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    Thursday, March 17, 2016

    Broken Frontier on Big Planet Comics' publishing Kickstarter

    Retrofit and Big Planet Return to Kickstarter for Another Eclectic Slate from Some of Comics' Most Individual Voices

    http://www.brokenfrontier.com/retrofit-comics-kickstarter-leela-corman-james-kochalka-eleanor-davis-kaeleigh-forsyth-alabaster-pizzo-luke-howard-paloma-dawkins/
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    'Annie' reviewed in The Post

    A hard-knock 'Annie' hits the National Theatre this week (and gets heckled)


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    Wednesday, March 16, 2016

    Cartoons and Taboos: Dancing in a Visual Minefield

    Cartoons and Taboos: Dancing in a Visual Minefield

     Feb 26, 2016
    https://www.nyu.edu/global/global-academic-centers/washington-dc/nyu-washington--dc-events/iconoclash/cartoons-and-taboos--dancing-in-a-visual-minefield.html
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P5AtjLaCFo

    In January, 2015 terrorism attacked freedom of expression with the assault on the satire magazine Charlie Hebdo. The slogan "Je suis Charlie" became ubiquitous. All of Europe showed its solidarity with France. The European media reproduced caricatures as a show of solidarity.

    European cultural organizations hold on to the belief in the freedom of expression, and refuse to avoid difficult topics. Four caricaturists gathered on February 11, 2016, at NYU's Washington, DC campus to discuss these questions: Steven Degryse (LECTTRR) from Belgium, Ann Telnaes (The Washington Post), Kevin Kallaugher (The Economist), Matt Wuerker (Politico).

    This event was held in cooperation with the Embassy of Belgium and the House of Flanders, New York. The program was also supported by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, the British Council, the Embassy of Slovenia, the Austrian Cultural Forum, the Goethe-Institut, EUNIC and New York University.

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    Sticky Comics begins on GoComics this week

    sticky comics - now on go comics

    Hi guys! My comics will be appearing daily on GoComics starting today! This will be a mix of stuff from my archives and some new stuff. I'm really excited about meeting new readers through GoComics and showing off my years-old comics archives as well. You can check out my GoComics page here!

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    March 20: DC Conspiracy get-together


    The DC Conspiracy is meeting at the Mad Hatter at Dupont Circle this coming Sunday, March 20, 5:30ish to 8:30ish. All creative types are welcome!

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    June 3-12: Cul de Sac play premieres in Arlington

    Cul de Sac

    Play by Amy Thompson
    Adapted from the Comic Strip, Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson

    http://www.encorestageva.org/2015/05/19/cul-de-sac/

    Four-year-old Alice Otterloop and her older brother, Petey, learn about friendship and the importance of being yourself in this world premier play adaptation of Richard Thompson's nationally syndicated Cul De Sac comic strip. When Alice decides to help Petey become more exciting she risks sending Petey further into his shell. With the help other their parents, teachers, and new and old friends the Otterloop children just might be able to learn something from each other. We recommend this production for ages 4 and older.


    Performance Dates and Times:
    Friday, June 3, 2016 at 7:30pm
    Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 11am and 3pm
    Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 3pm
    Friday, June 10, 2016 at 7:30pm
    Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 11am and 3pm
    Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 3pm

    All performances are held at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre (125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22204)

    Tickets: $15 Adults; $10 Children, Students, Military and Seniors with valid ID. Includes all box office fees. Click here to purchase your tickets online, or call our box office (703)548-1154.

    This production is sponsored by Michael Rogers, DDS.


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