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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
PR: SPX 2018 Announces More Special Guests
2017 Ringo Award nominees include local cartoonists
I've deleted the (other worthwhile) nominees that aren't from our area to highlight those who are. Congratulations to everyone who's nominated for the second year of this award.
Fan and Pro Nomination Categories
* Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
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- Monica Gallagher (of Baltimore)
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- Tom King
* Best Series
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- Batman, DC Comics
- Mister Miracle, DC Comics (both are written by Tom King)
* Best Single Issue or Story
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- Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics
- Mister Miracle #5, DC Comics
(both are written by Tom King)
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* Best Anthology
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- Magic Bullet, D.C. Conspiracy (Wash, DC cooperative group)
- Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood, ComicMix (includes story by Carolyn Belefski)
* Best Humor Comic
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- Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics (Tom King, again)
* Best Webcomic
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- The Middle Age, Steve Conley (http://www.middleagecomic.
com/ ) (Until recently Steve Conley was a Northern VA resident. We'll give him grandfather status)
* Best Non-fiction Comic Work
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- ReDistricted, redistrictedcomics.com (edited by Northern VA's Matt Dembicki)
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About the Ringo Awards The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the creativity, skill and fun of comics. The Ringo Awards recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories, and are the only industry awards nominated by fans and pros alike, with final voting by the comic professional community. Launched in 2017, the awards ceremony is held annually at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Further details are available at www.ringoawards.com. |
Monday, June 25, 2018
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Keeping Families Together"
From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock:
"Keeping Families Together"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2547
WASHINGTON — President Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of families at the border by detaining parents and children together for an indefinite period.
–New York Times, 06.20.18
So, Mr. T has decided not to separate immigrant children from their parents in the detention camps at the border, but to keep immigrant families together -- in detention camps.
In the Democratic Party, this is known as a landmark victory.
And, needless to say, the Democrats are setting a new record for jumping on an issue and co-opting it for votes, beating their previous personal best set by the March For Our Lives.
12.5 x 14 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.5mb
"Keeping Families Together"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=25
WASHINGTON — President Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of families at the border by detaining parents and children together for an indefinite period.
–New York Times, 06.20.18
So, Mr. T has decided not to separate immigrant children from their parents in the detention camps at the border, but to keep immigrant families together -- in detention camps.
In the Democratic Party, this is known as a landmark victory.
And, needless to say, the Democrats are setting a new record for jumping on an issue and co-opting it for votes, beating their previous personal best set by the March For Our Lives.
12.5 x 14 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.5mb
Historical Society of Washington, DC blog: Matt Dembicki
Last week we sat down with Matt Dembicki who inaugurated a new feature in Washington History with
a historical comic. He fearlessly took on the challenge of developing a
storyline about Mayor Walter E. Washington’s leadership during the
civil disturbances of 1968. Only instead of a word count, he was limited
to drawing inside a single box.
Read more
Read more
Sunday, June 24, 2018
From the Artleytoons Vault
From the Vault of Artleytoons
Spats between our biggest trade partner is nothing new. Though perhaps not as seismic as current rumblings, a particularly quarrelsome interaction between Canada and the U.S. was reflected in my 1987 cartoon, “Hoarse Traders” (click on image for larger view).
See more recent work by Steve Artley at Artleytoons.
Friday, June 22, 2018
Smithsonian collects Black Panther costume
You Might Be Able To See The 'Black Panther' Costume At The African American History Museum Soon
Comic Riffs reviews a Simpson book in The Post
Hi-diddily-ho, here's everything you've ever wanted to know about 'The Simpsons' [in print as Mmm, details from 'The Simpsons']
Washington Post (
Thursday, June 21, 2018
PR: SPX 2018 Announces Special Guests
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Paul Merklein's 'exit interview'
by Mike Rhode
Paul Merklein wrote in to say that the cartooning course he's been teaching for Arlington County needs a new teacher because he's leaving the area for Wisconsin. I last interviewed Paul in 2015 - http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/
MR: Why are you moving?
PM: My family and I moved to Silver Spring in 2009, and we're moving back to Wisconsin for a variety of reasons that involve being closer to our family there.
MR: Are you continuing the Dabney and Dad strip after you move? Is Facebook still your distribution method for it?
PM: I consider Facebook to be the most effective platform to deliver your cartoons to your audience. Newspapers and magazines are going the way of the dodo, and books might be right behind them. That said, my first "Dabney and Dad" book should be published before the end of the year. You can see my cartoons at https://www.facebook.com/dabneyanddad
MR: For the past few years, you taught cartooning in Arlington? What did that entail?
PM: I was hired to do two things I love to do - draw cartoons, and talk about cartooning. My students were teens and tweens - some just beginners, and some who were already skilled. I enjoyed the conversations and questions. Many of the students have never read a newspaper, and only know cartoons from book collections. "Calvin and Hobbes" is still incredibly popular.
PM: I love the people in DC, our neighborhood in Silver Spring, crab shacks on the eastern shore, and more places than I can count. We already miss Obama in the White House.
MR: What's your favorite cartoon-related memory or event or place?
PM: I met a lot of famous cartoonists at Comic Cons - Stan Lee, Jeff Smith (Bone), Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Frank Cho, Jules Feiffer, and Liza Donnelly and Sam Gross from The New Yorker. I also met cartoon editors like Amy Lago, and Bob Mankoff and Emma Allen at The New Yorker. They all said they liked my cartoons and wanted to see more.
I still enjoy writing and drawing cartoons, and I believe the digital world is an ideal place for them. People's attention spans keep getting shorter, and cartoons are a perfect way to tell a very short story.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Arlington adult cartooning teaching job opening
Paul Merklien wrote in to point out that he's leaving the area and this job is becoming available. We'll have our first 'exit interview' with Paul soon.
TEACH CARTOONING THIS FALL
Attention all adult cartoonists in the DMV area!
Arlington Parks and Recreation is looking for a qualified and experienced cartoonist to teach Cartooning this fall.
Do you draw cartoons? Do you have experience teaching teen and tween students?
Hours and pay are flexible, and the job could not be better. You get to talk about cartoons, draw cartoons and teach cartooning. And get paid for it!
Contact Dawn Benedetto at 703-228-5922
email: dbenedetto@arlingtonva.us
Glen Weldon recommends Wallace the Brave
The Unusual Success Of The 'Wallace The Brave' Comic Strip
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2018/06/20180619_atc_the_unusual_success_of_the_wallace_the_brave_comic_strip.mp3
Comics Journal profiles Fantom Comics
Fantom Comics
Timothy Hodler & Tucker StoneJun 20, 2018
http://www.tcj.com/fantom-comics/
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