Wednesday, July 06, 2016
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Tuesday, July 05, 2016
PW Comics World: More To Come at Awesome Con
More To Come 209: Awesome Con Interviews
Produced by Kate Fitzsimons
PW Comics World: More To Come
More To Come 210: Is Hastings the New Borders?
Produced by Kate Fitzsimons
In this week's podcast the More to Come Crew - Heidi "The Beat" MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons - discuss national bookstore chain Hasting Entertainment's chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and the $1 million it owes the graphic novel and pop culture vendor Diamond Book Distributors; Heidi and Calvin visit Washington DC's Awesome Con; Book Con is added to this year's New York Comic Con and we look at other convention news and controversy.
A new Ben Hatke interview
The Blurry Line Between Comics and Picture Books: Ben Hatke on His 8 Favorite Eye Candy Hybrids
By Ben Hatke & Sean Edgar | July 1, 2016https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/07/the-blurry-between-comics-and-picture-book-ben-hat.html
Cavna talks to Trudeau on Trump
'Doonesbury' creator explains why he sees Donald Trump as a true, proven [expletive]
Monday, July 04, 2016
Happy Fourth of July
A few comics-related photos from today at the 50th annual Fairfax City July 4 Parade.
Founding Father cartoons on Politico
Cartoonists' Founding Fathers Obsession
The winning arguments always goes to whoever has Washington and Franklin on their side. Cartoonists know that best.
Matt Wuerker
07/04/16
Robin Ha's new cookbook on NPR
Learn To Make Korean Food With A Charming Graphic Cookbook
Tove Danovich
Robin Ha's new 'Cook Korean!' graphic cookbook on NPR
From NPR's "The Salt."
Learn To Make Korean Food With A Charming Graphic Cookbook
By TOVE DANOVICH/NPR
"We are a very 100-percent-or-nothing culture," says Robin Ha, the author of a new graphic cookbook Cook Korean! Cold noodles may be served with ice to keep them frosty. Hot soups are served from a still flaming burner. Fish are often air dried or fermented.
For diners with increasingly diverse tastes, Ha believes Korean food can be quite welcoming. Much of it is easy to make and, due to the heavy use of fermentation, can last a long time without refrigeration. (Perfect for a grab and go lunch!) Most recipes don't even require an oven. "It's all sautéing or putting things in a pot to boil," Ha says.
Sunday, July 03, 2016
The Post on Pokemon for smartphones
The first Pokemon game for smartphones is not what I expected
Washington Post July 1 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/07/01/the-first-pokemon-game-for-smartphones-is-not-what-i-expected/
July 31: Galactic Con in Columbia, Md.
A new local comic con, Galactic Con, will be held July 31 in Columbia, Md., at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Columbia. It will feature a costume contest, artists and vendors and a "Shopkins Swap Zone."
AFL-CIO News cartoons at the University of Maryland
A guest post by Bruce Guthrie
I spent most of Wednesday at the Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland photographing the cartoons from the AFL-CIO News publication. I made it through 9 out of 16+ boxes. Frankly, my favorite cartoon was the one they showed us during the DC Labor Fest tour last month -- the piece celebrating the merger of the AFI and CIO in the very first issue.
Le Baron Coakley's (Coak's) works -- the earliest ones -- were my favorites. Well drawn with wonderful detail. The lion's share of the cartoons were by John Stampone (Stam) who, while I realize he was huge in the AAEC, I thought him less talented and pretty repetitive. A few cartoons were by Bernard Seaman who had a style that reminded me of Herblock. (When Coak drew legislation walking around as a person, I thought "Legislation!" When Stam did so, I thought "Towlie!" from Southpath. None of Coak and Seaman's work showed any white-out whereas a number of Stam's did. But there were a lot fewer pieces by Coak and Seaman so maybe my sample is skewed.)
There were at lot of cartoons missing so you don't get a complete picture. I went through what should have been 20 years of weekly cartoons (1955-1975) and there were only 630 or so there. Most of the ones from the 1950s -- Coak's time -- is gone. The 1960s was better but still not complete. I would have loved to have seen the cartoon they did after JFK was assassinated on 11/22/1963 -- there was one prepared in advance for the 11/23/1963 publication and there was one for 12/7 but I really wanted to see the one for 11/30. There were gaps around the moon landings (except for one from Apollo 17) which I'm sure would have been worked into the cartoons some how. The library should have copies of all of the printed AFL-CIO News publications so I can see them in that form.
The humor in general was disappointing. Most of what I found funny was seeing how things were portrayed back then.
It was fascinating to see how non-white males were treated over the years. Women were always shown as housewives only until the mid-1960s -- that didn't change as much as I'd hoped by 1975. Blacks were initially virtually invisible but as the AFL-CIO got involved with Martin Luther King Jr and other campaigns, African-Americans started to show up more often, albeit early on mostly in character roles that were stereotypically black (poor folks, civil rights folks, unemployed folks...).
There were several cartoons in the mid-1960s supporting the war in Vietnam. There were a number of cartoons about Nixon's wage and price controls -- something I'd totally forgotten about.
Also seen was one of the worst caricatures of Johnson/Humphrey I've ever seen.
I'll go back at some point to see the rest of the collection. If anyone wants to visit them, they're open to the public.
Coak -- The first cartoon
Stam -- the worst caricature of Johnson/Humphrey.
Seaman -- Vietnam
Stam -- (The text in the cloud says "Defense of Freedom in Vietnam").
Stam -- Apollo 17 piece -- "Union Made"
Stam -- Tweedledee and Tweedledum with Alice
Saturday, July 02, 2016
Cartoonists Draw Blood art exhibit at the Takoma Park Community Center, 7/7/2016
On Thursday, July 7th, from 6:30-8:00 pm, come visit the Takoma Park Community Center for the official opening of the "Cartoonists Draw Blood" art exhibit, featuring a diverse display of some of the DC area's finest cartoon and comics-making talent. There will be refreshments and live drawing, as well as books available for purchase. Organized by Carolyn Belefski, of Curls Studio fame, the project began a couple of years back when a small band of local comics/cartoon creators from the DC region got together to draw and give away original art work to folks who stopped by a local Red Cross to donate blood. Many of the participating artists themselves donated blood as well! So, if you're in the area, don't hesitate to check this event out, as you'll be in for an excellent show.
Big Planet 30th anniversary shirt/July 4 sale
Big Planet Comics celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new long T-shirt, which is currently available at its Bethesda, Md., store. On Monday, all locations hold their annual Fourth of July/30th anniversary sale, with everything 20 percent off.
July 23: D.C. Zinefest
The 6th Annual D.C. Zinefest is July 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Stephen's in D.C. It's free to the public. This year's promo art is by Eric Gordon.
Art by Eric Gordon
Friday, July 01, 2016
Venus Winston: 'Room of Norns' cover
Local cartoonist Venus Winston gives us a look at the cover of her upcoming self-published comic Room of Norns, which she premieres next week in Scotland at the International Graphic Medicine Conference, where she will discussing her comic Cooking with Cancer.
Courtesy of Venus Winston
Comic Riffs talks to Roger Langridge on Brexit
'I'm white, and I'm still terrified': A raging writer in Britain reacts to Brexit through art
July 7: Cartoonists Draw Blood - Art Exhibit
Thursday, July 7 at 6:30 PM - 8 PM
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912
July 6: Matt Herms in store. Sonic:Mega Drive release party!
Wednesday, July 6 at 4 PM - 7 PM
COMIC LOGIC Books & Artwork
44031 Ashburn Shopping Plz, # 281, Ashburn, Virginia 20147
Flugennock's When it rains, it pours
From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock:
Whoa, look out, The Kid strikes again!
First the documentary drops this week; then my interview segment on RT America's "Fishtank" show aired tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4RNZzH5XJI
Enjoy!
Whoa, look out, The Kid strikes again!
First the documentary drops this week; then my interview segment on RT America's "Fishtank" show aired tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4RNZzH5XJI
Enjoy!
PR: The Citizen Bill Exhibition, July 7 - Sept 4
From: William Brown
You are invited to the July 7 opening of the Citizen Bill exhibition. It is at the Takoma Park Community Center, in the Dempsey Gallery on the first floor, starting at 6:30. There will be around 30 prints on display.
My exhibit is part of the Stylized Notions show which includes the Cartoonists Draw Blood group, of which I am a member. We draw pictures for donors at a yearly blood drive.
Your cartoon co-conspirator,
Bill Brown
How to keep up with Citizen Bill:
1) "friend" the Citizen Bill Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Citizen-Bill-281490776019/
2) subscribe to the Takoma Voice e-newsletter. http://tpssvoice.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=68008bba344d6b45c2a69adf5&id=af1c21f02a
Then you can also keep up with my Granolapark column, and all the exciting news from Takoma Park! http://takomavoice.com/
3: The latest cartoon: http://takomavoice.com/2016/05/25/citizen-bill-quick-mow-the-lawn/
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