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Thursday, August 24, 2017
PR: Small Press Expo Announces Programming Schedule for SPX 2017
Silver Spring's Ryan Holmberg on manga
Eye Drum: Yokoyama Yuichi and Audiovisual Abstraction in Comics
Aug 24, 2017http://www.tcj.com/eye-drum-yokoyama-yuichi-and-audiovisual-abstraction-in-comics/
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
The Post on Hiroshima anime
The reviewer seems unaware of how censored news in Japan, which was governed by the military, would have been.
'In This Corner of the World': A quietly devastating tale of Hiroshima [in print as The atomic bomb drop, as seen by people below it].
'In This Corner of the World': A quietly devastating tale of Hiroshima [in print as The atomic bomb drop, as seen by people below it].
Interview with Keith Knight, whose strip appears in Sunday's Post
Cartoonist Keith Knight on Politics, Satire and His Very Busy Schedule
The City Paper on Hind's Poe and King Kirby
Edgar Allan Poe Gets the Illustrated Treatment in Poe: Stories and Poems
Local author Gareth Hinds brings Poe's visceral stories and poems to life in this graphic novel.
Aug 11, 2017
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/books/blog/20972218/poe-stories-and-poems-reviewed
Off the Quill Retells Marvel Comics' Most Infamous Feud in King Kirby [in print as The Strangest Yard]
The story of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's long, storied history with Marvel Comics is deftly interpreted in this production.
Aug 18, 2017 , p. 22
The City Paper on Hiroshima anime
In This Corner of the World Is a Dainty Anime Set Amid the Hiroshima Bomb Dropping[in print as Worlds Away]
Writer-director Sunao Katabuchi tells a strong feminist story.
Washington City Paper August 18, 2017 , p. 25
online at http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20972922/in-this-corner-of-the-world-reviewed
Gareth Hinds' Beowulf and March vols 1-3 used in teaching
Interview: Eric Kallenborn on Graphic Novels in the Classroom
August 16, 2017 bySaturday, August 19, 2017
Catching up with Comic Riffs
Captain America was punching Nazis in 1941. Here's why that was so daring.
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 17 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/08/17/captain-america-was-punching-nazis-in-1941-heres-why-that-was-so-daring/SPX Ignatz Award nominees: Books tackling bigotry top 'the Spirit Awards of comics'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/08/17/spx-ignatz-award-nominees-books-tackling-bigotry-top-the-spirit-awards-of-comics/
Stan Lee created superheroes who fight hate. Here's what he has to say after Charlottesville.
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 16 2017
Comic Riffs talks to cartoonists on Bannon's ouster
What cartoonists will miss most about drawing 'scruffy' Steve Bannon
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog
Friday, August 18, 2017
August 19: Girls With Slingshots art auction for Monica Gallagher
From Danielle Corsetto's email list:
So come out and bid on something in the silent auction, write a note to Monica, or just buy yourself a drink at the bar, because a percentage of drink sales will go to benefit Monica as well!
Don't drink? Buy me a cider! (WHAT, it's for Monica.)
If you can't be there but you wanna help Monica from afar, maybe consider pledging to her Patreon account! She's been posting comics about her experience going through chemo, and it's been fascinating to follow.
I'll be at Bmore Into Comics at The Windup Space in Baltimore this Saturday from 1-7, this time in honor of our founder, my Convention Wife* Monica Gallagher, who's currently going through chemo but is still making comics because she's a badass.
*Randy and I have an open polyconventionspouse relationship.
We're doing a silent auction and I'll be auctioning off three derby-themed GWS original strips and the original art for the event poster! Mimi Massacre's first (well, facial) appearance; Thea and Mimi makin' out in a closet; and Mimi tossing her bouquet at her wedding.
So come out and bid on something in the silent auction, write a note to Monica, or just buy yourself a drink at the bar, because a percentage of drink sales will go to benefit Monica as well!
Don't drink? Buy me a cider! (WHAT, it's for Monica.)
If you can't be there but you wanna help Monica from afar, maybe consider pledging to her Patreon account! She's been posting comics about her experience going through chemo, and it's been fascinating to follow.
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Google Censorship: 100% 'Toxic'"
From Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist
"Google Censorship: 100% 'Toxic'"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2301
Under the pretense of filtering "fake news", Google has begun actively working to suppress Leftist and Progressive news and opinion sites on the Internet with heavily-tweaked algorithms and "toxicity" ratings. Artificial Intelligence? Artificial IDIOCY, more like.
Well, I've applied my own intelligence to this issue, and I've determined that Google is 100% "toxic".
Chew on that, Larry and Sergey.
"Google Censorship: 100% 'Toxic'"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=23
Under the pretense of filtering "fake news", Google has begun actively working to suppress Leftist and Progressive news and opinion sites on the Internet with heavily-tweaked algorithms and "toxicity" ratings. Artificial Intelligence? Artificial IDIOCY, more like.
Well, I've applied my own intelligence to this issue, and I've determined that Google is 100% "toxic".
Chew on that, Larry and Sergey.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Comic Riffs on New Yorker cover about Trump and KKK
It's done by a Baltimore artist.
Next week's striking New Yorker cover shows Trump traveling with the KKK
PR: Small Press Expo Announces 2017 Ignatz Awards Nominees
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Keeling in 'The Nib'
Would You Run 2000 Miles to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline?
In 2016, a young group of NoDAPL activists did -- from North Dakota to Washington, D.C.
Fantom Comics seeks tavern license
Fantom Comics looks to get into the booze biz
Rebecca Cooper/Washington Business JournalFantom Comics co-owner Matt Klokel was getting sick of shelling out up to $300 for a temporary liquor license every time his Dupont Circle comics shop wanted to serve beer at a release party or costume event.
So Klokel, who has owned the shop with Dave Bishop and a silent partner for 12 years, is seeking a permanent tavern license to serve wine, beer and spirits at 2010 P St. NW anytime they want. That will cost $1,000 for a three-year period.
Read the article.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Peak Liberal" Featured on the Jimmy Dore Show
DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock, did a cartoon that got some air time this summer:
"Peak Liberal" Featured On The Jimmy Dore Show
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2295
As usual, it seems I'm always the last to find out about stuff like this. Still, better late than never...
Back in May, the always razor-sharp Jimmy Dore Show featured my "Peak Liberal" cartoon in an episode discussing Liberals' insane obsession with their Russia conspiracy wankery in the context of the then-upcoming "March For Truth" held in Washington, DC this past June.
As Jimmy points out, the look, attitude and overall idiocy of Liberals' public events openly displaying their cracked-up freakery is a classic case of "life imitating art".
"Peak Liberal"
Cartoon by Mike Flugennock, February 20, 2017
"Peak Liberal" http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2214
"Corporate Democrats Protesting Trump Literally Turn Into Cartoon"
Jimmy Dore Show, May 17, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvxY46nzKFY
"Peak Liberal" Featured On The Jimmy Dore Show
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=22
As usual, it seems I'm always the last to find out about stuff like this. Still, better late than never...
Back in May, the always razor-sharp Jimmy Dore Show featured my "Peak Liberal" cartoon in an episode discussing Liberals' insane obsession with their Russia conspiracy wankery in the context of the then-upcoming "March For Truth" held in Washington, DC this past June.
As Jimmy points out, the look, attitude and overall idiocy of Liberals' public events openly displaying their cracked-up freakery is a classic case of "life imitating art".
"Peak Liberal"
Cartoon by Mike Flugennock, February 20, 2017
"Peak Liberal" http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=22
"Corporate Democrats Protesting Trump Literally Turn Into Cartoon"
Jimmy Dore Show, May 17, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Sean Hill interviewed on Multiversity Comics
The Big Break #2: Sean Damien Hill
By Anthony Savage/Multiversity ComicsI started reading comics in the 90’s which gave way to the “rock star” artist creators like Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, and even Rob Leifield one of the creators of Deadpool, and Cable.
One aspiring artist that would’ve fit in nicely with those rock stars in my opinion is artist Sean Damien Hill.
Read the article.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Hobbes Holluck
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| Hobbes Holluck and Karly Perez at SPX 2016 |
by Mike Rhode
Hobbes Holluck of Winchester, VA participated in the Heroic Aleworks comic book fair this spring, and asked to postpone an interview until he launched his new Kickstarter campaign. It's live now, so he's telling us about his career by answering our usual questions.
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
The things that seem to be constantly recurring in my work are monsters and humor. Right now I have two fairly distinct styles I work in. One is a very colorful cartoony style that I use when I do my own storytelling. The other is a much more dark and expressive style I developed working with Karly Perez.
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
I generally work traditionally if I can. I use pencil, ink, inkwash, markers, airbrush, acrylic paint, gouache, etc. I basically use whatever medium is appropriate for the effect I want. For Fuzzbuquet, the current story I'm working on, I will generally start with a pencil sketch, ink it, color it using copic markers and then use airbrush for the background and special effects.
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
I was born in San Juan Puerto Rico in 1981. Growing up in the 80's had a substantial influence on my work. Saturday morning cartoons, toy culture, Garbage Pail Kids, and that era of comics definitely resonated with me. I could go on and on....
I grew up in the suburbs of D.C. in Chantilly, VA. I spent about 5 years in Richmond for grad school and then moved back to the area to work as an art teacher. I recently moved to Winchester.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
I have a BA in fine art from Virginia Tech but I didn't learn much about comics or cartooning there. I probably learned more about the art of cartooning from the blog of John K than anywhere else. Spending time studying my favorite artworks/cartoons/comics and trying to recreate techniques I see is also quite illuminating. I learn a lot from artists who share their work on YouTube and social media.
Who are your influences?
The classic Looney Tunes and Disney shorts (especially those by Jack Hannah and Chuck Jones) John K, Ralph Bakshi, Dave Sim, Eastman and Laird, Brom, Tony Diterlizzi, Eric Powell... again the list could go on and on.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?I wish I would have spent more time making things and less time playing video games.
What work are you best-known for?
Fuzzbuquet.
What work are you most proud of?
Fuzzbuquet. I finally feel like I am producing a story that's close to the way I envisioned it in my head. It's a fantasy story that's heavily influenced by my love of the cartoons in the 80's and early 90's but it's also very much its own thing. While it's a whimsical tale, I think once I get through the whole story it will be a meaningful one as well. I also really identify with the main character- He's an idiot chasing his dreams.
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
If and when I finish Fuzzbuquet, I'd like to get into making wooden nutcrackers from scratch.
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?If I don't feel like drawing/painting I try to force myself work for at least 30 minutes. If I'm still not feeling it I'll take a break and come back to it when I'm ready. As far as writer's block, I usually let my best thoughts come to me when I'm driving to work in the morning or taking a shower and then record them as soon as I can. My wife is also a phenomenal help when it comes to writing, critiquing and bouncing off ideas.
What do you think will be the future of your field?
It seems things are going more and more digital. Maybe that's why I enjoy working traditionally so much.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
Small Press Expo, Awesome Con and Baltimore Comic Con. I think each one appeals to a slightly different crowd. I've had good experiences at all three.
What's your favorite thing about DC?
Joining the DC Conspiracy and finding other people that love making comics as much as me.
Least favorite?
The traffic.
What monument or museum do you like to take visitors to?
The National Gallery holds a special place in my heart. I vividly remember my trip there in 5th grade and it changed my life. It has a little something for everyone and it always brings back great memories.
The National Gallery holds a special place in my heart. I vividly remember my trip there in 5th grade and it changed my life. It has a little something for everyone and it always brings back great memories.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
This is outside the city but in Burke, VA there is a tiny little Spanish restaurant called El Pueblo. If you go, get the Xango's for dessert. Bananas and cheesecake never tasted so good.
Do you have a website or blog?
Venus's Comic Shop featured in Washington Informer
D.C. Welcomes Only Black-Owned Comic Book Shop
The Washington InformerPremiering as one of only three comic books stores located in D.C. and the only one currently owned by people of color, owners of the new Venus’s Comic Shop say it is a “dream come true.”
Read the full article.
ReDistricted on Roy Clark
The Lightening fingers of Roy Clark
Story by Matt Dembicki
Art by Matt Rawson
https://www.
In the 1970s and '80s, Roy Clark was one of country music's biggest stars, thanks largely to his co-hosting the popular TV show "Hee Haw." But he cut his hillbilly playin' ways in the clubs of Washington and its suburbs, before moving on to Nashville, Las Vegas and Hollywood.
Monday, August 14, 2017
Comic Riffs on Shannon Wheeler and Ward Sutton
One author pored over Trump's tweets for months. These are the conclusions he drew.
Why the Onion's 'Kelly' is the best bad cartoonist in America
Comic Riffs blog
Gareth Hinds' Poe adaptation reviewed in this week's City Paper
It's not online, but...
Ottenberg, Eve. 2017.Wayne’s Comics Podcast #294: David Miller
Wayne's Comics Podcast #294: David Miller
This week's episode #294 features the return of David Miller, who discusses his newest comic limited series The Frankenstein Zombie, among other things! His Indiegogo for this series ends in the next couple of days, so this is the perfect time to jump on board! David talks about the original classic story being his inspiration for the book as well as the various supporting characters in the series as well as what it took to bring this together! For more about The Frankenstein Zombie, go to this link! Time is of the essence, so once you've listened to this interview, be sure to head to the Indiegogo link above to support this great comic!
Sunday, August 13, 2017
That darn Mike Lester and "Mike du Jour"
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