PR: Batman writer Tom King comes to Third Eye Annapolis this Saturday

Meet one of comics biggest superstars this Saturday at Third Eye!

Meet superstar TOM KING (BATMAN, MISTER MIRACLE, VISION) this Saturday at Third Eye Annapolis! 11AM-2PM! Signing 11AM-2PM Govt employee? Show ID and get a free DC Comics Graphic Novel or Comic courtesy of Tom King! - ALL DAY! Third Eye Faithful, we know we have a lot of you out there who may have loved ones who are impacted by the recent government shutdown, or may be impacted yourselves -- and, we know how sometimes something as simple as an afternoon of good comics, good fun, and good friends can help lighten the week. Well, when our pal, and all-around amazing comic book writer extraordinaire Tom King reached out to us to let us know he had tons of DC Comics graphic novels he wanted to put in the hands of those affected by the government shutdown -- we dug into the Third Eye vaults, put together a bunch of comics on our end as well -- and together, we're going to be hooking anyone who shows their government ID at Third Eye this Saturday between 11AM-9PM a free graphic novel or comic (while supplies last!) And, of course, even if you don't have a government ID, you can still come and get your Tom King comics and graphic novels signed! So, Third Eye Faithful, come on out this Saturday, and spend some time with your Third Eye Fam and Tom King as we deliver an afternoon of pure Third Eye fun! Read all about Tom King's projects here! DETAILS HERE RSVP for our Tom King event on Facebook! DETAILS HERE

Third Eye Comics | 2027A WEST ST, Suite 102, Annapolis, MD 21401

Cavna on 2018's superhero movie glut

2018 was the greatest year in superhero cinema [in print as Cinema's Year of the Superhero

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post (January 15 2019): C1-2

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/01/14/was-greatest-year-superhero-cinema/

Library of Congress blogs on 1919 editorial cartoons

The League of Nations: Conflicting Opinions in Editorial Cartoons

January 15, 2019 by Arlene Balkansky

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/01/league-of-nations-in-editorial-cartoons/

The Post's Betancourt talks to David F. Walker

The voice behind some of the top black superheroes in comics is now writing about Frederick Douglass

By David Betancourt

Washington Post January 15 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/01/15/voice-behind-some-top-black-superheroes-comics-is-now-writing-about-frederick-douglass/

DC-area Cave Pictures Publishing profiled

I'm supposed to be interviewing them, but have fallen down on the job. In the meantime, here's Abby Olcese's interview with them:

Comic Book Myths Have a Place in Spiritual Growth

By Abby Olcese 

Sojourners 1-11-2019

https://sojo.net/articles/comic-book-myths-have-place-spiritual-growth

PR: Get Your Awesome Con Tickets Now!

Autograph sales will begin at the end of the month! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Awesome Con Fans, Due to an error on our part, some of our recent newsletters may not have made it to your inbox—including the one announcing Early Bird ticket pricing for Awesome Con 2019! To make up for our oopsie we want to offer a limited time extension of the Early Bird pricing! This offer expires Friday, January 18th at 11:59 PM Click the image below and use the promo code: EARLYBIRD before checkout. Stay awesome and purchase your Club Awesome 2019 ticket below! GEEK OUT WITH #AWESOMECON!      Copyright © 2019, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 35 Nutmeg Drive Suite 125 Trumbull, CT 06611

Cartoonist RJ Casey would like to teach Richard Thompson's humor

Dreaming in Comics: Alumni Interview with RJ Casey '09

by Christiana Salah

Hope College's English Department blog January 11, 2019

https://blogs.hope.edu/english/alumni/dreaming-in-comics-alumni-interview-with-rj-casey-09/

The editor of the relaunched Comics Journal magazine was asked about teaching:

If you could teach any English class, what would be the title?

It would sure have a niche audience, but "Reconsidering the Comics Canon."

and continued:

The uncanny humorous work of M.K. Brown, Richard Thompson, and Sasaki Maki...

Click through to read the whole article of course.

The Post recounts the Daily News' Cry Baby cartoon

I drew the 'Cry Baby' heard round the world. (No, it wasn't Trump.)

By Ed Murawinski

Washington Post January 13 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-drew-the-cry-baby-heard-round-the-world-no-it-wasnt-trump/2019/01/11/71542fe6-14e8-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html

Jan 25: Animezing!: Fireworks

Enjoy a FREE Japanese ANIME film at the JICC!

Animezing!: Fireworks Nominated for Best Animation Film at the 2018 Awards of the Japanese Academy Producer Genki Kawamura follows up his mega-hit Your Name with another tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi fantasy twist. Shy Norimichi and fast-talking Yusuke, are goo-goo-eyed over the same elusive classmate, Nazuna. But Nazuna, unhappy over her mother's decision to remarry and leave their countryside town, plans to run away and has secretly chosen Norimichi to accompany her. When things don't go as planned, Norimichi discovers that a glowing multi-color ball found in the sea has the power to reset the clock and give them a second chance to be together. But each reset adds new complications and takes them farther and farther away from the real world – until they risk losing sight of reality altogether. Fireworks tells a simple story of adolescent longing that taps deep wells of emotion. It is tale of youthful wistfulness, missed opportunities and long-ago dreams, of the urgency of young lovers, and the desire to create a separate universe, a magic place outside of time, where they can be together.  In Japanese with English subtitles | Rated PG | 2017 | 90 min | Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo & Nobuyuki Takeuchi Registration required Images: © 2017 Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? Production Committee You are invited to Animezing!: Fireworks Friday, January 25th, 2019 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EST) Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street Northwest Suite 100 Washington DC 20036 US CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp. Program begins at 6:30PM. Doors open 30 minutes before the program. No admittance after 7:00PM or once seating is full. Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee a seat. The JICC reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored by JICC without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100 | Washington, D.C. 20036-3838 TEL: 202-238-6900 | FAX: 202-822-6524 | jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp © 1981-2019 Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan

Former local A. David Lewis writes a new old Muslim superhero

Interview: A. David Lewis embraces Kismet

01/04/2019 6:00 pm by John Seven 

http://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-a-david-lewis-embraces-kismet/

JAN 16: Local Artist Jenna Ayoub signing

JAN 16 Local Artist Jenna Ayoub

Public

· Hosted by Comic Logic Books & Artwork

Details

Come meet local artist Jenna Ayoub. Jenna will have copies of her latest project "The Amazing World of Gumball vol 06 Midsummer Nightmare" Jenna will be signing from 5-7. Make sure you don't miss out on this awesome opportunity to meet this talented artist!

• Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 5 PM – 7 PM

• Comic Logic Books & Artwork 44031 Ashburn Shopping Plz, # 281, Ashburn, Virginia 20147

Josh Kramer cartoon - The Cost of A Government Shutdown

The Cost of A Government Shutdown

by Josh Kramer

The Nib January 11 2019

https://thenib.com/the-cost-of-a-government-shutdown

March 23: James Sturm in Charlottsville

James Sturm On Tour

Across America with Off Season

James Sturm is on tour this winter and spring with Off Season, his new graphic novel about the divisive separation of a couple during the fall of 2016, during Bernie's loss to Hillary, Hillary's loss to Trump, and the disorienting months that followed. 

Sturm will be making stops in New York, White River Junction, VT, Boston, Charlottesville, VA, San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA. Join Sturm as he launches Off Season across the country! 

Charlottesville, VA

Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Virginia Festival of the Book

145 Ednam Drive, 22903

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "You Can't Silence..."

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock -

"You Can't Silence..."
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2665

With all the critical issues facing this country – the escalation of  police violence, the continued highway robbery of the People by the likes of Amazon, the lack of hurricane relief for Puerto Rico, the lack of clean water in Flint, Michigan; the children dying in cages at the border – the first act of the US Senate this year was to introduce legislation that criminalized involvement with the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement working to end the Israeli occupation and apartheid state in Palestine.

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New Herblock exhibit opening this month at Library of Congress

Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times
Jan. 31, 2019 – Aug. 17, 2019

            A new exhibition, "Art in Action," will explore the tradition of artists as social commentators. Drawings by renowned editorial cartoonist Herblock will be paired with historical and contemporary artists' prints, drawings and posters that respond to major issues from the 17^th century to the current day. As a political cartoonist for The Washington Post and other newspapers, Herbert L. Block, better known as Herblock, devoted his career to creating social commentary through art. Topics that drew his attention provide the exhibition's framework, including civil rights, women's rights, health, war, refugees and the role of media.

            Herblock's cartoons provide a call and response with other socially-engaged artists who expressed their opinions through art. The exhibition includes depictions of Pablo Picasso and works in the global tradition of political art by Jacques Callot, Francisco de Goya, and Leopoldo Méndez – as well as modern and contemporary American artists including Alexander Calder, Enrique Chagoya, Shepard Fairey, Kerry James Marshall, Juan Fuentes, Favianna Rodriguez and Helen Zughaib, among others.