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Monday, September 12, 2016
SPX 2016 - Here's Literally Everything You Need to Know!
SPX Debut from Lost Art Books - The Lost Art of Drinking
Debuting from Lost Art Books at SPX (Table i2)
The Lost Art of Drinking
With Drawings by Russell Patterson
You don't need some fancy pants "mixologist" to make your drinks! Give 'em the high hat, and make your own with this beautifully illustrated cocktail chapbook adorned throughout with the art of cartoonist and illustrator Russell Patterson. These cocktails and illustrations come from a time when men understood the art of imbibing, and women could match them drink for drink. Patterson was the top Jazz Age drinker and drawer of his day, with a style that overflows with savoir faire and urbanity, frivolity and fun, and this book provides a glimpse into both Patterson's mastery and an era when drinking culture put a premium on sophistication and wit.
Lost Art Chapbook No. 3
Lost Art Books / Picture This Press
Pre-SPX events this week
Sept 15: Finnish Comics Now
http://www.finland.org/Public/default.aspx?contentid=351234&culture=en-US
The Embassy of Finland is excited to host an exhibition that showcases modern Finnish comics. Comic art has been a noticeable part of the Finnish art scene for a long time. Think about Tove Jansson and her beloved Moomin characters. Most Finns remember reading the Finnish Donald Duck magazine as a child, a habit that for many has continued past adulthood.
Please join us at the opening reception of the exhibition on September 15, 2016 at 7pm.
RSVP is required by Tuesday, September 13 at wasevents@formin.fi.
The exhibition is open to the public from 11am to 4pm on the following dates:
September 18
September 24-25
October 1-2
Address: Embassy of Finland, 3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists U.S. Tour
September 15, 2016
6:30 pm
Where @ Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 2801 16th St NW Washington, DC 20009
Join us for the kick-off event of this exciting tour and meet five talented graphic novelists in conversation with Harvey Award winning artist José Villarrubia to discuss how Spanish indie comics are finding a larger voice in Spain and around the globe.
SPAIN arts & culture is pleased to present Spanish graphic novelists –Santiago García, Javier Olivares, David Rubín, Ana Galvañ, and José Domingo– some of the many gifted artists featured in Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists (Fantagraphics, 2016). Based on 2013's Panorama: La novela gráfica española hoy, this anthology showcases the talents of a contemporary wave of Spanish comic authors, from winners of Premio Nacional del Cómic, to rising stars and experimental artists, and calls attention to the high quality of graphic novels emerging from a country with one of the strongest cartoon traditions in Europe.
The Other Side of the Wall (drüben!)
09/15/2016
6:30 PM
Goethe-Institut Washington
1990 K Street NW, Suite 03
(Entrance on 20th Street NW, lower level)
Washington, DC
Cartoonist and author Simon Schwartz was born in Erfurt, Germany in 1982, at a time when the repressive Socialist Unity Party controlled the region, a part of history he captures in his autobiographic debut graphic novel drüben! (The Other Side of the Wall). Recently honored with the Independent Publisher Book Award (2016), the novel tells the narrative of the protagonist’s willingness to leave the communist side of the Wall in search of freedom.
Based on his own parents’ painful personal experiences of reprisal and alienation in East Germany after announcing their intention to leave for the West, The Other Side of the Wall eloquently depicts the challenges faced by those whose State once inspired but ultimately turned on them. A new life on the western side of the Wall meant not only freedom, but also uncertainty and the fragmentation of relationships with family and friends.
Simon Schwartz studied Illustration at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW). He taught editorial illustration at HAW and the BTK University of Art & Design, Berlin, and works as a freelance illustrator for several well-known magazines, newspapers and agencies. Schwartz is the winner of several awards, including the Max and Moritz Prize (2012) and the ICOM Independent Comics Award (2010).
Moderated by Antje Krüger, Assistant Professor of German at Goucher College.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Fantagraphics Books and the Advent of the Graphic Novel
SPEAKER: Gary Groth, editor and publisher, Fantagraphics Books.
Legendary comic book editor and publisher Gary Groth recounts the history of Fantagraphics Books. Celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year, Fantagraphics grew from a small, upstart press operating in College Park, Maryland, into the influential and noteworthy publisher it is today. Groth will discuss the struggles, achievements and highlights of a comic book publisher that has accomplished much in its forty-year history. Join us as we celebrate its milestone anniversary.
This is the fifth annual SPX festival program sponsored by the Serial &Government Publications Division.
Where: West Dining Room, 6th floor, Madison Building
When: Friday, September 16, 2016, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Ed Luce at East City Bookshop
September 16 @ 6:30pm: Indie comics sensation Ed Luce talks about his underground hit series,Wuvable Oaf, an endearing and hilarious look at the San Francisco queer music scene.
East City Bookshop
645 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20003
Sept 16: Ed Luce at East City Bookshop
September 16 @ 6:30pm: Indie comics sensation Ed Luce talks about his underground hit series,Wuvable Oaf, an endearing and hilarious look at the San Francisco queer music scene.
RSVP Here
East City Bookshop
Friday, September 09, 2016
Sept15: Finnish comics exhibit opens at Embassy
News, 9/8/2016 | Embassy of Finland, Washington
Finnish Comics Now
The Embassy of Finland is excited to host an exhibition that showcases modern Finnish comics. Comic art has been a noticeable part of the Finnish art scene for a long time. Think about Tove Jansson and her beloved Moomin characters. Most Finns remember reading the Finnish Donald Duck magazine as a child, a habit that for many has continued past adulthood.
Finnish Comics Now exhibition offers a glimpse to the colorful, strange and surreal visions of Finnish modern comics. The eight internationally acclaimed artists showcased are part of a generation born in the 1970's and 1980's. The exhibition features works from JP Ahonen, Hanneriina Moisseinen, Tommi Musturi, Reetta Niemensivu, Anna Sailamaa, Petteri Tikkanen, Marko Turunen and Amanda Vähämäki.
Feelings of alienation and other worlds, either outside or just at the borders of our own reality, are common themes in these works. Several artists also handle themes of dealing with the past – either on an individual or a collective level. The pieces offer an overview of what Finnish comics are now and maybe hint of what to look forward to in the future.
The exhibition is produced by the Finnish Comics Society which aims to promote the awareness and critical reading of comics and to gain respect for the art form. Founded in 1971, it is an association of makers, readers, collectors and researchers of comics. The society presents comics both to the wider public as well as to the cultural establishment.
The Finnish Comics Society will also be at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda on September 17-18. The expo brings together more than 4 000 cartoonists and comic arts enthusiasts every fall in Bethesda, Maryland.
The exhibition is supported by Frame Contemporary Art Finland and the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C.
Please join us at the opening reception of the exhibition on September 15, 2016 at 7pm.
RSVP is required by Tuesday, September 13 at wasevents@formin.fi.
The exhibition is open to the public from 11am to 4pm on the following dates:
September 18
September 24-25
October 1-2
Address: Embassy of Finland, 3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Comic Riffs talks to Dean Haspiel
An Emmy-winning cartoonist explains why young artists shouldn't move to Brooklyn
The Post doesn't like The Wild Life animation
'The Wild Life' is 'Robinson Crusoe,' from the animals' perspective [in print as This shipwreck of a movie sinks fast].
"The Wild Life" is a story told from the point of view of island animals. In the film, Mak (a parrot voiced by David Howard) and his friends discover a man and his dog, who have washed ashore. (Lionsgate)
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Sept. 16-18: Intervention 7
Sept 15: The New Spanish Cartoonists Coming to Town Next Week
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David Lasky's early career at William & Mary
From Flat Hat graphics to graphic novels
Written by Emily Chaumont
September 5, 2016
http://flathatnews.com/2016/09/05/from-flat-hat-graphics-to-graphic-novels/Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Venus Winston
by Mike Rhode Venus Winston is a local artist, native to DC, who is chronicling her battle with cancer through comics. I hope to be able to meet her at this year's Small Press Expo.
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
I write and illustrate stories with surreal or slice of life narratives. At a very young age, read a lot of mythology and folklore. In many ways, I feel this how I write.
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
I still paint using acrylic and every now and then create my work in traditional pen and ink, however I have transitioned to mostly digital illustration. It’s far more convenient and easier to clean up.
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
I was born a raised in Washington DC October 1981.
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
Though I was raised in DC, after college I moved to Maryland. Right now I live in Hyattsville.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
In high school I attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts majoring in Visual Arts. After graduating I majored in Illustration at Rhode Island School of Design. I started making art at age 8 and loved reading comic books. I actually didn’t start creating comics till 2010, when I started writing. Before this, I wanted to be a children’s book illustrator or animation.
Who are your influences?
I grew up a huge fan of illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon, painter Frida Karlo and comic artists I enjoy are Lucy Knisley, Fabio Ruotolo and Fiona Staples.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
For a long time, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do, just that I wanted to be an artist and had a dry spell as an artist for a time. Regrets or “do-overs” I consider dissatisfaction with the present, so I rarely think like that. I am happy with my place right now. I’ve learned allot working in various art jobs and can now put focus on art that I truly feel satisfied with. Everything happens for a reason, and the path I’ve taken has put me at this exact point. I’m happy with that.
What work are you best-known for?
People in DC know me for my painting. Right now I think people appreciate “Room of Norns” and my work in progress “Cooking with Cancer.”What work are you most proud of?
I am proud of all my work! In a few months, I’ll be self-publishing a children’s book I’ve been working on for years. So If I must say something about proud, I am proud that I am finally finishing this upcoming piece.
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
I want to publish my written work, possibly contribute illustrations, book covers and editorial work to writers, and start my own publishing company.
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
I paint and create smaller pieces, just so I don’t get rusty.
What do you think will be the future of your field?
I think that the genres I am working in, like slice of life and medicine, are growing in the states. Super heroes are huge here, but audiences over seas have always appreciated stories that don’t focus on such subject matter. Artists that want to be successful in their field, I feel should explore alternatives to reaching international audiences. The internet, encouragement to self publishing and smaller presses, I think will make it possible for artists and writers to not have to rely heavily on larger publishing companies.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
Last year I attended Awesome-con and Small Press Expo. I liked Small Press more and will most likely contribute to that convention. Small Press seemed more my audience and I have more appreciation for the stories that came out of it. What's your favorite thing about DC?
That I grew up here and know people. It’s the best place to stay connected to people I love and admire.
Least favorite?
I think the city has gotten too crowded with people that don’t understand the history and culture of the city. They come with their own culture, which is great, but DC maintained its greatness because of the history here.
What monument or museums do like to take visitors to?
I don’t know about visitors, but MY favorite museums are the Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. I go all the time just to get away.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
Bangkok 54 in Arlington, VA, Room 11 on 11th St NW, and Pho 75 in Langley Park, MD
Do you have a website or blog?
Yes www.bongyongart.com and www.cookingwithcancer.tumblr.com
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Smashing Blackberries"
"Smashing Blackberries"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=20
When I picked up the morning Post off my front stoop last Tuesday morning and got a look at the front page, I knew this was arguably one of their most sublimely insulting headlines ever. Here was the Ice Queen obviously destroying evidence under investigation -- along with other actions that would result in immediate firing and imprisonment for people who aren't Hillary Clinton -- and the Washington Post is queefing out yet another blast of tired old 1950s red-baiting and dick-wagging, continuing to aid Clinton and the Democrats' ongoing deflection of blame and claims of victimhood.
After over a year of Hillary and the Democrats' lies, half-truths, primary rigging, thievery, bullying, threats and insults, the Washington Post still insists that it's the Russians -- the goddamn' Russians -- who are responsible for the loss of faith and trust in the American electoral process. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't need the Russians' help to lose my trust in American "democracy".
CNN: "Fact Check Confirms Clinton Aide Destroyed Mobile Devices With Hammers"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
YourNewsWire.com: "Clinton Had Cell Phones Smashed With Hammers To Destroy Evidence"
http://yournewswire.com/clinto
The Hill: "FBI identifies 13 mobile devices Clinton potentially used to send emails"
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballo
Sept. 10: Cohen exhibit at A&D Bar
Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Wuerker and Cavna talk political cartoons on VOA
Cartoonists' Paradise
By Niki Papadogiannakis & William Gallo
Voice of America August 24, 2016
Sept. 9: Maier at "B+W" exhibition reception
Comic Riffs on Al Jaffee's career
A MAD magazine cartoonist shows how growing up poor sparks creativity
The Post on Raina Telgemeier
Mexican tradition inspires Raina Telgemeier's new graphic novel, 'Ghosts' [in print as 'Ghosts' writer got her start at age 10]
By Mary Quattlebaum
Washington Post September 7 2016, p. C10
Tuesday, September 06, 2016
Mike Jenkins' lunchbag cartoons in the Post
How one student's midday meal became a lunchroom cartoon phenom
Washington Post
Sunday, September 04, 2016
Barney & Clyde's Richard Thompson tribute
Saturday, September 03, 2016
Comic Riffs on Iranian cartoonist detained by Australia
Australia has detained this Iranian refugee for years. Now, his 'courageous' cartoons shine a light on inhumane treatment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/09/02/australia-has-detained-this-iranian-refugee-for-years-now-his-courageous-cartoons-shine-a-light-on-inhumane-treatment/
Friday, September 02, 2016
Geppi's museum in Baltimore is 10 years old
Scoop September 2 2016
http://scoop.previewsworld.
Thursday, September 01, 2016
The Post on a cartoon by Tony Branco
Cartoonist who drew Hillary Clinton in blackface: 'I fail to see the racism'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/30/cartoonist-who-drew-hillary-clinton-in-blackface-i-fail-to-see-the-racism/
One final goodbye to Richard Thompson at Small Press Expo
Richard Thompson (1957-2016)—one his generation's greatest cartoonists and caricaturists—was beloved by readers and fellow artists alike. Pat Oliphant called him "Michelangelo with a sense of humor," and Bill Watterson, who had not said anything publicly in almost 20 years, sent out a note crediting Thompson with "giving me a reason to read the comics again." A short documentary celebrating Thompson's art and generous spirit will be followed by a conversation among Thompson's long-time intimates—his close friend and fellow cartoonist Nick Galifianakis, Shena Wolf, who is the Uclick acquisitions editor and was Richard's editor on Cul De Sac, as well as friend and art historian David Apatoff—concluding with an opportunity for questions and reflections from the audience. Moderated by publisher (Lost Art Books) and editor of the forthcoming Richard Thompson Library series, Joseph Procopio.
DC-area creators at Baltimore Comic-Con
Marty Baumann (Pixar artist);
Carolyn Belefski (Curls);
Joe Carabeo (Curls);
Jerry Carr (Cryptozoo Crew);
Frank Cho (The Totally Awesome Hulk);
Steve Conley (Bloop);J. Robert Deans (Crass Fed);
Matt Dembicki (Captive of Friendly Cove);
Chris Flick (Capes & Babes);
Alexis Frederick-Frost (Adventures in Cartooning);
John Gallagher (Buzzboy);
SL Gallant (G.I. Joe);
Marc Hempel (Sandman);
Tom King (Batman);
Pop Mhan (Saturday only, He-Man: The Eternity War);
Rafer Roberts (A&A: The Adventures of Archer and Armstrong);
John K. Snyder III (Doctor Midnight);
Mark Wheatley (Doctor Who)
PR: Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Kicks Off Tomorrow!
Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Kicks Off Tomorrow!
- We are in the Pratt and Howard Street Lobby this year (which is the same entrance as last year).
- Online ticket sales end Thursday.
- Be sure to arrive early, as lines to enter when the show floor opens will begin to form early.
- All attendees need to bring their receipt from their online ticket purchase or their physical tickets and a photo ID, and follow directions of staff members to guide them to the proper lines where their receipts will be collected and wristbands issued.
- Those who purchased the VIP Packages should go the VIP booth near WILL CALL to attain their packages.
- We have celebrity photo ops and tickets for media guests.
- The 7th Annual Costume Contest, sponsored by Toynk.com, will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 3:00 pm for adults (professional and amateur), and Sunday, September 27, 2014 at 2:30 pm for children. Registration will begin as soon as the show opens at 10:00 am and lasts until 1:00 pm each respective contest day. Contest Registration forms will be handed out at the Costume Contest Booth located in the lower Pratt Street lobby for all patrons interested in entering the costume contest. Over-18 registration will cost $10 for professionals and $5 for craftsmen and amateurs. Under-18 registration will be free.
- There will be ATMs available throughout the show for your convenience.
- Maps for the show are now posted.
- To ensure everyone has a safe and fun weekend, please familiarize yourself with the Baltimore Comic-Con Harassment Policy and Weapons Policy.
- Bring your comfortable shoes and stay hydrated.
- Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for all the latest updates and announcements throughout the show.
TICKETS
General Admission and VIP Package tickets for Weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as the Harvey Awards, are now on sale! Visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com/