PR: SPX is FINALLY HERE -- And here's EVERYTHING you need to know!

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Details on Special Guests, Exhibitors, Debut Books, Programming -- and More.

JUST ONE MORE WEEK AND YOU'LL BE DRINKING DEEP FROM THE INDIE COMICS FIREHOSE SPX 2018 IS HERE! CLICK HERE FOR YOUR ADVANCE TICKETS SPX 2018 TAKES PLACE September 15th - 16th Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Hours Saturday: 11AM-7PM Sunday: Noon to 6PM Admission $15 Saturday | $10 Sunday $20 Weekend Pass ALREADY GOT YOUR SPX TIX? HERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW SPX 2018 Special Guests The stellar SPX 2018 guest list includes some of the best and brightest in comics: REBECCA SUGAR, BEN PASSMORE, JASON LUTES, CAROLYN NOWAK, CAROL TYLER, NATE POWELL, ROZ CHAST, DERF, ELLEN FORNEY, RON WIMBERLY, ANDERS NILSEN, RINA AYUYANG, LAWRENCE LINDELL, JULES FEIFFER, AMINDER DHALIWAL, NGOZI UKAZU, MOLLY OSTERTAG, DAVID SMALL, DASH SHAW, JULIE DOUCET, EMMA RÍOS, LIV STRÖMQUIST, JÉRÉMIE ROYER, FIONA SMYTH and more! LEARN MORE Ignatz Award Nominees The Ignatz Award, named after George Herriman's brick-wielding mouse from his long running comic strip Krazy Kat, is the festival prize of the Small Press Expo, with the votes cast for the awards by the attendees during SPX.  The nominees for the ballot were determined by a panel of five of the best of today's comic artists, Mita Mahato, Carolyn Nowak, Kevin Czap, Leila Abdelrazaq, and Taneka Stotts. Congratulations to all our nominees! LEARN MORE Exhibiting Creators & Publishers SPX will feature over 650 creators and 280 exhibitor tables of independent and small press comics. Fortune favors the prepared! So check out the BIG LIST to start planning your route around the biggest little exhibition hall in comics. LEARN MORE ‌ SPX 2018 Debut Books Small Press Expo is thrilled to announce that nearly 200 books and comics will debut at the 2018 festival. You can see a few highlights here. A complete list of debuts, including cover images and publishing information, can be found on the SPX web site.  LEARN MORE ‌ Programming Schedule The SPX 2018 Schedule features 22 sessions with two simultaneous tracks on both Saturday and Sunday. SPX is proud to have comiXology Originals as the sole sponsor for the Programming Schedule at SPX 2018 and appreciates it's long-running support of the show.  LEARN MORE ‌ Comic Book Workshops From comics to Kickstarters to clay sculpture, come learn from some of the best in the business in our series of hand-on workshops run by the fine folks from Comics Workbook. SPX is again proud to have our friends at comiXology Originals as the sole sponsor for our Comic Book Workshops at SPX 2018! LEARN MORE ‌ SPECIAL EVENTS AT & AROUND SPX 2018 The Library of Congress Lecture On FRIDAY Sept 14, SPX Special Guest Carol Tyler will discuss her creative life in "Comics to a 'T': The Triumphs and Troubles of Telling the Tyler Story." Join us for an engaging talk by one of the comics industry's finest!  This is the 6th annual SPX festival program sponsored by the Serial & Government Publications Division.  Friday, September 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  Madison Building, Library of Congress West Dining Room, 6th Floor Signings at Politics & Prose Don't Miss these signings at Politics & Prose with our SPX 2018 Special Guests! TUESDAY SEPT 11th David Small signing Home After Dark Time: 7PM Place: Politics & Prose 1270 5th St NE, Washington, DC 20002 Metro: NoMa-Gallaudet FRIDAY SEPT 14th Jules Feiffer signing, The Ghost Script Time: 4PM Place: Politics & Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 Metro: Tenleytown Beatles Sing Along! Joins us on SATURDAY in the Foyer of Grand Ballroom, just outside the SPX exhibition hall for a Beatles Sing-Along. You'll be led by special guest Carol Tyler,in the event, inspired by her recent work "Fab4 Mania, A Beatles Obsession and the Concert of a Lifetime" Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Saturday Place: Foyer of Grand Ballroom   The Ignatz Awards Ceremony Join us all for the Ignatz Awards CEREMONY and GALA RECEPTION following the close of the show on Saturday. Come early because the room will be crowded. This year's ceremony will be hosted by special guest Carol Tyler. Time:  9:30PM Place: White Oak Room Dress: FANCY as you want to be The Sunday Morning Meet-Up Sunday morning brings our traditional pre-show morning MEET-UP! Join us for breakfast nosh and good hangs away from the hustle and bustle of the show floor. We'll have stickers, prints, buttons and other goodies that you can only get at the meet-up! Want to form up your squad at the show? The Meet-Up is the time and the place! Time: 10:30AM-Noon Place: Outside the White Flint Auditorium Planning Your Trip to SPX SPX takes place at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center convenient to Washington, DC the surrounding region. The hotel is across the street from the White Flint Metro Station, which offers additional parking. There is also is a new parking garage right behind the hotel for $2.50/hour or $30/day. Hotel guests can park in the hotel lot at the rate of $20/day. NOTE: DC Metro has projected some track work on SPX weekend that may effect the White Flint Metro station. We recommend you check the status with WMTA before heading out! LEARN MORE THE SPX CONDUCT POLICY Nothing about SPX works if we don't work together. This community, of creators, publishers, fans and friends makes all the magic possible. Help us keep SPX the special place that you've made it by reviewing and abiding by the SPX Conduct Policy. Nothing it contains should surprise you. In fact, we hope it meets every expectation you'd have for yourself and others. All Attendees, Exhibitors, Sponsors, Associates, Guests and Volunteers are subject to the Conduct Policy. This policy as well as incident reporting forms and SPX contact information are available via our website as well as in hard copy at any registration booth during the festival.  About the Small Press Expo Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 650 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests. The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show. ‌ ‌ ‌ Small Press Expo P.O. Box 5704 Bethesda, Maryland 20824 www.smallpressexpo.com Email: press@smallpressexpo.com STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌ ‌

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Comic Riffs on controversy over Mark Knight's tennis cartoon in Australian newspaper

An Australian artist's racist Serena Williams cartoon receives swift and international blowback

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 10, 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/09/10/an-australian-artists-racist-serena-williams-cartoon-receives-swift-and-international-blowback/

New Ants comic from Julian Lytle available now

From Julian Lytle:

"I put out a new Ants comic, none of it was posted on the webcomic site prior. Here's the gumroad link. https://gum.co/ants3 . I'll have some print copies at SPX and NYCC."

NPR talks to Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez about La Borinqueña

Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez On Creating A Superhero For Puerto Rico

ADRIAN BARTOS (aka  Stretch Armstrong  and ROBERT GARCIA (aka Bobbito Garci)

What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito

season 2, episode 4

September 5, 2018

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/30/643326450/edgardo-miranda-rodriguez-on-creating-a-superhero-for-puerto-rico

https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=643326450

Graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez is the creator of La Borinqueña, the superheroine and the comic book that bears her name.

Courtesy of the artist

City Paper looks back on DC's real 1984 vs. Wonder Woman's

I was a freshman in college at GWU at the time - this brings back memories. It would have been nice to see some of Robbie Conal's anti-White House posters show up.

Wonder Woman's Version of 1984 D.C. Versus the Real Thing [in print as Wonder Years]

Wherever the crew went this summer, the ghosts of 1984 D.C. were present.

Michon Boston

Washington City Paper September 7, 2018 , p. 18-19

online at https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/film-tv/article/21021235/wonder-woman-1984-tries-to-recreate-dc-in-the-80s-heres-what-it-was-actually-like

Silver Spring publisher Lost Art Books collects Mitzi McCoy comic

Mitzi McCoy Comic Strip Gets Collected Edition

Scoop September 7 2018

http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=218237

Oct 1: Garry Trudeau at Politics and Prose

Garry Trudeau - #sad!: Doonesbury in the Time of Trump

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

 https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/garry-trudeau-sad-doonesbury-in-time-of-trump

 

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
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5015 Connecticut Ave NW   Washington   DC    20008

Sept 14: Carol Tyler at Library of Congress

The Triumphs and Troubles of Telling the Tyler Story

Carol Tyler will discuss her creative life in Comics to a 'T': The Triumphs and Troubles of Telling the Tyler Story. A pioneer of the "autobiographical" comics genre, she uses her own experience to tackle the complex issues of the human experience. With grace, humor, and style, her work has helped shape the direction of comics. This includes "The Hannah Story," a powerful story about loss, which was named one of the Top 100 Cartoons of the 20th Century. Carol was recently given the title 'Master Cartoonist' by CXC, at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Art Museum in Columbus.

Tyler's 2015 book Soldier's Heart, about her Dad's trauma from WWII and its impact on her family, received a Gold Medal Award from the Society of Illustrators, the Cartoonist Studio Prize from Slate Book Review, eleven Eisner Award nominations, two Ignatz Award nominations, and was twice a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Carol's latest book, Fab4Mania, details her personal obsession with the Beatles and her concert-going experience as told from her thirteen-year-old self's point of view.

Join us for an engaging talk by one of the comics industry's finest!

This is the 6th annual SPX festival program sponsored by the Serial & Government Publications Division.

Friday, September 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
West Dining Room, 6th Floor, Madison Building
Library of Congress

Sponsored by the Serial and Government Publications Division
For further information contact: Georgia Higley ghig@loc.gov or 202-707-2963
Please request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov

Rosarium Publishing at Small Press Expo

SPX (September 15th-16th) attendees include

Bizhan Khodabandeh at the DC Comic Conspiracy G8-10

Marguerite Dabaie

Whit Taylor

 Also attending will be Rosarium Head Bill Campbell and Marketing Manager Melissa Riggio!

Magic Bullet 17 preview

Editor Andrew Cohen says, "We're excited to present the first look at the cover for MAGIC BULLET 17, featuring art by Amilye Saunders. Issues will be hitting the streets starting Friday, September 7, and continuing through the rest of the month. This issue features over thirty artists, and we're proud to present them as they appear in the table of contents: 

Bing Kung

Eric Gordon

Carlos Torres

Rob Ciesielski

Digo Salazar

David Ross and Seyoung Park

Maria Sweeney

Mike Brace

Bruce Fasick

John Watkins-Chow

Bozo

Duff and Mr. Armpit

Anna Selheim

Chris Artiga-Oliver

Chris Mararac

Merle Wriedt

Greg Halyako

Mark Lindblom

Rafer Roberts

Bizhan Khodabandeh

Teresa Roberts Logan

Andrew Cohen

Jon Poliszuk

Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo

Carl Yonder

Karl Perez and Hobbes Holluck

Mike Cowgill

Beppy and Mary Knotts

G.R. Lear

Zoe Nehrbass"

Sept 15: Scott Campbell at Politics and Prose

Drew Daywalt and Scott Campbell - Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy

Saturday, September 15, 2018 - 10:30 a.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/drew-daywalt-and-scott-campbell-sleepy-goodnight-buddy

Roderick hates going to bed so much that he'll say anything to delay the dreaded nighttime ritual. His parents, frustrated with their son's antics, give him Sleepy, a stuffed animal to cuddle at bedtime. To Roderick's surprise, Sleepy turns out to be a rather chatty companion. Will Sleepy's endless pestering become too exhausting for even Roderick to bear? Told entirely in witty dialogue and with expressive illustrations that bring the humor to life, this is a story for good and bad sleepers alike. Ages 3-7.

 

 

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
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Politics and Prose

5015 Connecticut Ave NW   Washington   DC    20008

Shannon Gallant debuts in Beano!

From his Facebook page (with permission):

To my peeps in England, if you're out and about, today is the day my first work appears in the classic kid magazine Beano!  [Beano has been around for] 80 years! Yep, my first work for them! Unless they wise up, i should be on it for a little bit anyway. Thanks to my pal Ned Hartley I've been given the chance to earn my GB street cred! [I'm doing] the oddly named Tricky Dicky. He pulls pranks all the time. The red haired kid in the bottom right hand corner is from one of my strips in the mag. Ned writes Banana Man for them. Some peeps might remember that character from the cartoons they broadcast on Nickelodeon back when they also aired Danger Mouse circa 1983 (+/-).

Sept 28-30: Baltimore Book Festival's comic pavillion

Curated by Artway Alliance, whose mission is to teach students of various ages and artistic backgrounds how to create and market their original ideas for characters and stories with the help of Independent and Mainstream Artists and Writers in the industry.

Charm City Comic Pavilion

http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/schedule/location/29/Charm-City-Comic-Pavilion

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Stage: In front of the Maryland Science Center, Inner Harbor Promenade

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Friday, September 28

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12PM

Pokemon Go & Draw with Anna Richardson

Join AWA Artists as they show you how to draw some of your favorite Pokemon characters. From the original 151 to the new Sun & Moon starters, these artists know them all. Participants may even help to create their own creatures!  Bring your Pokedex and creativity!

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1:30PM

How to Drawing Chibi

Chibi is a style formed from Japanese anime and manga, the word itself means "small child". This is fitting for a style that exaggerates features like head size and shape, height, and eye size. In this class students will learn to transform a character into a Chibi! We will explore different styles of Chibi as well as pinpointing key features to capture the identity and attitude of a character.

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3PM

Be Your Own Superhero with C. Edward Sellner

We may not live in a world where people fly or lift cars, but we can all discover our own super-powers and be a real super-hero! Join a fun workshop and learn about the great heroes and heroines of comics who are more popular today than ever! Learn what it takes to be a real super-hero, and design your own superhero look! This is an active and artistic workshop for children and youth ages 6 and up.

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Saturday, September 29

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12PM

Drawing Dynamic Expressions with Dennis Johnson

Give your characters new life with dynamic expressions! In this workshop, you will learn the basics of drawing facial features as well as how to manipulate them. This is essential for conveying emotions ranging from happiness and joy to anger and pain. Come discuss how facial features, expression, and body language can enhance your ability to portray strong emotion.

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1:30PM

How to Draw Superhero's and Villains with Duane Pearson

What makes a good hero? Come learn the answer to this question and create your own hero. Whether a detective like Batman or a mutant like Wolverine, discover how to create a hero that the Justice League and Avengers would beg to be on their team. Alongside every hero you have a compelling Villain. From costume to personality, learn how to make a villain that stands out among any rogue's gallery.

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3PM

Composing Sequential Art for Comic Books with Colin Byrd

This workshop will show you how to compose a complete image in sequential art. Instruction will focus on scene design, angles, tone, composition, composition, and traditional art-making essentials.

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Sunday, September 30

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12PM

Motion Graphics and Animation with Lateef A. Reid

In this workshop we will be looking at Adobe Illustrator and how it can be used for Animation as well as Motion Graphics.

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1:30PM

Hit Confirm: a Brief History of Character Design for Video Games with Tyrone Barnes

Video games are the only mainstream art form in which the audience is not just present, but rather participating in the story. Its characters are not ones to simply be watched, but "used."  How does one find a way to make a compelling character that is just as much fun to use as to watch? Game designers have come up with a lot of answers to this question over the years. Come sit down with Tyrone Barnes to see a brief summary of them! Q&A afterwards.

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3PM

Comics in Culture: Crafting Social Issues in Storytelling with Jordan Clark

Hear from Comic Book Writer Jordan Clark and how he explored social issues using two of his newest projects "Elk Mountain" and "The Black Experience". This discussion will cover topics like the need for inclusion in storytelling and how to accurately portray different identities.

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Oct 3: “Spiked”: A Conversation with Rob Rogers & Other Editorial Cartoonists

Oct 3 2018

"Spiked": A Conversation with Rob Rogers & Other Editorial Cartoonists

by The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design @ GW

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spiked-a-conversation-with-rob-rogers-other-editorial-cartoonists-tickets-48467163591

Date and Time

Wed, October 3, 2018

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

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Location

Corcoran School of the Arts and Design

500 17th Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20006

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Description

On the evening of October 3, Rob Rogers and several other editorial cartoonists will be giving an intimate panel talk at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design on the issues of censorship, freedom of the press, journalistic integrity and the consequences of nationalism to a democracy. Audience members will have a chance to ask questions. Tickets are limited! This event is put on in partnership with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) and GW's School for Media and Public Affairs (SMPA), and is part of a larger series of conversations with students and faculty as part of the "Spiked" exhibition.

Admission is free! This event will take place in the Hammer Auditorium at Flagg Building; Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, 500 17th Street NW.

More about the "Spiked" exhibition:

Exhibition open July 18 - October 14, Open to the public Tues – Fri, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Weekends, 1 – 6 p.m.

Admission is free.

Atrium Galleries at Flagg Building

500 17th Street NW

Corcoran School of the Arts and Design

Washington, DC 20006

After 25 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers was fired in June 2018. Prior to his dismissal, the newspaper refused to publish a series of cartoons produced over three months, starting in March 2018. We invite you to Spiked: The Unpublished Political Cartoons of Rob Rogers to see the original works of Rogers' unpublished editorial cartoons, alongside larger, colorized versions that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette withheld from publication. In addition to our opening reception on July 18, this fall the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design will be hosting a series of conversations regarding issues around censorship, freedom of the press, journalistic integrity and the consequences of nationalism to a democracy in collaboration with both the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) and GW's School for Media and Public Affairs (SMPA).

This exhibit was organized in conjunction with University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh and in collaboration with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC).

The exhibit will show 18 cartoons or ideas spiked between March 6 and June 3, 2018 (10 finished cartoons and 8 sketches).