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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
PR: WOO HOO! Awesome Con 2019 is THIS WEEKEND!
Monday, April 22, 2019
Mike Cavna takes 2nd place newspaper award for Comic Riffs blog
Second Place
"Comic Riffs: The Power of Political Art"
Michael Cavna
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
First Place
Rob Rogers
RobRogers.com
Judges' comments: This collection of cartoons gets high marks for originality, diversity of topics, quality of artwork and clarity of message. An outstanding entry all around.
Ward Sutton
The Boston Globe, Boston, Mass.
Michael Ramirez
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, Nev.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Space Force no.2: Mars Awaits"
"Space Force no.2: Mars Awaits"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2707
This was initially inspired by this article on Sputnik International,
about the six military bases up for consideration for Space Force
headquarters. After some curious digging, I've noticed they've gone
from "Mars Awaits" to the slightly more modest "back to the Moon in 5
years". Of course, the goal that's grabbing the attention of millions
of us is VP Man From GLAD's consideration of nuclear weapons
deployment in space.
Goes without saying Elon Musk is on board with the idea; I'm guessing
his long game will involve a need for a few hundred Space Grunts to
guard his gated Martian colonies for the rich.
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"Six Air Force Bases Being Considered to House Space Command -
Reports", Sputnik International 04.09.19
https://sputniknews.com/military/201904091073973316-six-air-force-bases-house-space-command/
"Pence Calls for Landing US Astronauts on Moon in 5 Years", NBC 03.26.19
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/politics/US-Astronauts-on-Moon-5-Years-Space-Council-507681681.html
"Musk Backs Space Force Proposal", SpaceNews 11.03.18
https://spacenews.com/musk-backs-space-force-proposal/
"Pence leaves open the possibility of nuclear weapons in space: 'Peace
comes through strength'", Washington Post 10.23.18
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-leaves-open-the-possibility-of-nuclear-weapons-in-space-peace-comes-through-strength/2018/10/23/801a732a-d6d9-11e8-83a2-d1c3da28d6b6_story.html
"A legal look at Elon Musk's plans to colonize Mars", The Space Review
07.17.17
http://thespacereview.com/article/3286/1
That darn Curtis and Baby Blues
Friday, April 19, 2019
Post's obituary for manga's Monkey Punch
Monkey Punch, Japanese cartoonist of Lupin III manga and anime series, dies at 81 [in print as Monkey Punch, 81: Japanese cartoonist's Lupin spawned film, TV spinoffs]
Library of Congress blogs on superhero teams
Let's Talk Comics: Teams & Team-Ups
no.3 (1972:July),
no.5 (1972:Nov.)-no.6 (1973:Jan.),
no.8 (1973:Apr.)-no.35 (1975:July),
no.37 (1975:Sept.)-no.53 (1977:Jan.),
no.55 (1977:Mar.)-no.62 (1977:Oct.),
no.65 (1978:Jan.)-no.150 (1985:Feb.),
no.3 (1987:Dec.)-no.9 (1988:June),
no.11 (1988:Aug.)-no.40 (1991:Jan.),
no.42 (1991:Mar.),
no.44 (1991:May)-no.87 (1995:Feb.)
Thursday, April 18, 2019
RVA magazine on Abigail Larson and their regular comics column
RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 17
Ash Griffith | April 16, 2019
https://rvamag.com/art/zines-books/rva-comics-x-change-issue-17.html
Welcome to the Dark and Beautiful World of Abigail Larson
Ash Griffith | RVA Mag #36, April 15, 2019
https://rvamag.com/art/welcome-to-the-dark-and-beautiful-world-of-abigail-larson.htmlAl Roker gave up cartooning for TV in DC
Did you know Al Roker was a cartoonist for the Syracuse New Times?
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Magic Bullet #18 is out
Magic Bullet 18 - Cover and ToC
We're excited to present the cover, from Eric Gordon, as well as the full table of contents.
NPR Talks to Darrin Bell
Pulitzer-Prize Winner Darrin Bell On How Trayvon Martin's Death Inspired His Work
Ailsa Chang
· All Things Considered April 16, 2019
April 17-20 Popular Culture Association meeting in DC
The guest registration option is available only for a one-day pass (24 hours) or for spouses and family members of presenters. If you are attending the conference for more than one day, are a presenter or a returning member of the Association, you should pay the full conference fee. Those violating this policy are subject to cancellation of their registration.
Please join us in Washington, D.C., for the 2019 PCA National Conference from April 17th through the 20th, 2019. We will convene at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. The Popular Culture Association is highly regarded in academe with thousands of academic oral presentations given internationally, two top-tier journals (Journal of American Culture and The Journal of Popular Culture), and over 3,000 members. This year's conference should be exciting with papers on a wide array of subjects.
Baltimore's Marc Nathan interviewed
BUSINESS 3X3: MARC NATHAN AT CARDS COMICS COLLECTIBLES AND THE BALTIMORE COMIC CON
'Making a Jump into a Much Larger Location Was Key'
Posted by Jim McLauchlin on April 16, 2019
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Library of Congress collection used for wartime comic book research
#22 from Grand Comics Database |
Abstract
That darn Dilbert
John Kohout, Alexandria
Washington Post April 13 2019 p. A17
The Post talks to Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft shares school experience and love of drawing with main character in 'New Kid'
Graphic novel is about a boy who transfers to an elite school and has trouble fitting in.[in print as Novel shows how it feels to be the 'New Kid' at school].
Monday, April 15, 2019
The Post talks to Darrin Bell about his Pulitzer Prize
How the Trayvon Martin tragedy led to Darrin Bell's historic editorial cartooning Pulitzer
NPR talks to Cathy Guisewite
After Decades Of Comics, 'Cathy' Cartoonist Found Writing 'So Liberating'
Friday, April 12, 2019
Tonight: Roz Chast and Patricia Marx -— in conversation with Melissa Block
Roz Chast and Patricia Marx - Why Don't You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It?: A Mother's Suggestions — in conversation with Melissa Block
Finding she couldn't get her mother's words of wisdom out of her mind, Marx, a long-time writer for The New Yorker, decided to put them in a book. Not just any book—one illustrated by her colleague, the legendary Roz Chast. No stranger to parental idiosyncrasies, Chast—author of the best-selling graphic memoir, Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?—has come up with just the right images for declarations such as, "If you run out of food at your dinner party, the world will end." Given free rein of the "rules, guidelines, principles, precepts, decrees, no-nos, yes-yes's, and arbitrary judgments of Patty's mother," Chast unleashes the full range of her witty, full-color art. Marx and Chast will be conversation with Melissa Block, special correspondent for NPR and former co-host of All Things Considered.
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