NPR on Justice League and Raya

'Zack Snyder's Justice League': Vindication For Fans But What About Everybody Else?

Pop Culture Happy Hour March 19, 2021

Glen Weldon, J.C. Howard, Jordan Morris

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/17/978333551/zack-snyders-justice-league-vindication-for-fans-but-what-about-everybody-else

https://play.podtrac.com/510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/

 

Here At Long (Really Long) Last, 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' Is ... Not Bad?

Eric Deggans  

All Things Considered  March 18, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/18/978227026/here-at-long-really-long-last-zack-snyders-justice-league-is-not-bad

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2021/03/20210318_atc_here_at_long_really_long_last_zack_snyders_justice_league_is_not_bad.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/978227026

 

'Raya And The Last Dragon' Is A Swashbuckling Disney Epic

Stephen Thompson

Laura Sirikul

Pop Culture Happy Hour March 18, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/977943868/raya-and-the-last-dragon-is-a-swashbuckling-disney-epic

https://play.podtrac.com/510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2021/03/20210318_pchh_pchh_210318_raya_and_the_last_dragon_final.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/977943868

The Lily's latest comic

I want to stop shaving my legs. But can I overcome the societal pressure?

I shave to avoid being judged by other women

Brittany Long Olsen

Mar. 14, 2021

https://www.thelily.com/i-want-to-stop-shaving-my-legs-but-can-i-overcome-the-societal-pressure/

VISION: The Panel

Ani-MIa and Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Mar 11, 2021

PREVIEWSworld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyXBaqdCvWI

 

On this episode, on the heels of the Wandavision finale, we're taking a looking at a story with everyone's favorite synthezoid. It's a tale about life, death, family, and what it means to be human, in 2015's The Vision, from Marvel Comics. About THE PANEL: The Panel is a monthly book club show hosted by Ani-Mia with a rotating guest of comic fans, comic professionals, and the comic book curious. Assembled to discuss the merits of your favorite graphic novels, The Panel covers everything from superheroes to slice-of-life to manga - and all points in-between. Join us on social media and provide us with your hot takes, critical reviews, and musings on the month's book. Your thoughts could be featured in the next episode. Host: Ani-MIa Produced by Troy-Jeffrey Allen Edited by Johnny Rose Sapphire Studios Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PREVIEWSworld Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/previewswor... Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/previewsworld

Ann Telnaes profiled by Jason Chatfield

Artist Spotlight: Ann Telnaes

March 16, 2021

https://www.jasonchatfield.com/blog/artist-spotlight-ann-telnaes

There aren't enough days in a lifetime to share with you all the artists that have inspired me at one time or another, but each week from now I'll be turning my drawing table lamp and spotlighting an artist you might like if you enjoy my work.

Some of these artists are friends, others are heroes, some are (bafflingly) both. Some are well-known, some are just starting out their careers. I hope you enjoy their work as much as I do.

Cartooning through a year of covid By Ann Telnaes

Cartooning through a year of covid

By Ann Telnaes

March 11, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/11/cartoons-ann-telnaes-coronavirus-year/

Cavna talks to Dan Rather about his graphic non-fiction book

Dan Rather on the Texas recovery — and how America can come together [in print as The unity of Rather's world]

Michael Cavna

Washington Post March 13, 2021, C1-2

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/09/dan-rather-what-unites-us-graphic-novel/

Bill Campbell's The Day the Klan Came to Town gn adaptation on Kickstarter

Hope all is well in your world. I just wanted to tell you about another KS campaign, THE DAY THE KLAN CAME TO TOWN. It's a graphic novel I wrote about a Klan riot that happened in my hometown (Carnegie, PA) back in 1923.

We've already hit our initial goal. We're now trying to reach $10K. We could really use your help. Please feel free to check it out:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww3/the-day-the-klan-came-to-town?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=the%20day%20the%20klan%20came%20to%20town

The lastest Lily comic

The pandemic has changed me. But how will we collectively heal?

It's difficult to start healing when the pain is still being inflicted

(Katie Wheeler)

Katie Wheeler

Mar. 7, 2021

https://www.thelily.com/the-pandemic-has-changed-me-but-how-will-we-collectively-heal/

Cavna on Jaffee at 100

Al Jaffee turns 100, and Mad magazine salutes its legendary artist with a birthday tribute

By

Michael Cavna

March 13, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/13/al-jaffee-100-mad-magazine/

More on WandaVision from NPR

'WandaVision' Finale Recap: A Witch To Watch

Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon

Pop Culture Happy Hour  March 8, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/974031874/wandavision-finale-recap-a-witch-to-watch

https://play.podtrac.com/510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2021/03/20210308_pchh_pchh_210308_wandavision_finale_final.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/974031874

'WandaVision' Proves Great Superhero Stories Are Just Great Stories, Period.

Eric Deggans

March 5, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/974102504/wandavision-proves-great-superhero-stories-are-just-great-stories-period 

Cavna on Pepe Le Pew

How Pepe Le Pew became the latest character in the culture war

Michael Cavna

March 9, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/09/pepe-le-pew/

Rob Rogers wins Herblock Prize; Darrin Bell is runner-up

2021 Prize Winner

Rob Rogers

https://www.herbblockfoundation.org/herblock-prize/prize-winners/2021/rob-rogers

2021 Prize Finalist

Darrin Bell

https://www.herbblockfoundation.org/herblock-prize/prize-winners/2021/darrin-bell

Phillip Kennedy Johnson writing Superman

A New Writer for Superman

Phillip Kennedy Johnson begins his run on Superman this week. First up: a two-part story about the hero, his son and his succession.

A version of this article appears in print on March 10, 2021, Section C, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Another Writer's Take On the Man of Steel.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/arts/superman-phillip-kennedy-johnson.html

Mar 25: Pandemic Comics and COVID-19

Mar 25: Pandemic Comics and COVID-19

by Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre

Free

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pandemic-comics-and-covid-19-tickets-144241455075

About this Event

From drawn diary comics to graphic art narratives of quarantine, visual mediums have been critical in documenting the impacts of the pandemic. This webinar explores the importance of comics in our understanding of and artistic response to COVID-19 with three experts in the field:

• Barbara Postema, School of English and Media Studies, University of New Zealand
• Emmy Waldman, School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
• Daniel Worden, School of Individualized Study and Department of English, Rochester Institute of Technology

The webinar is open to the general public and free of charge. To participate, RSVP by pressing the green Register button above to gain access to the Zoom room details.

"Pandemic Comics and COVID-19" is the fifteenth installation of the MLC Research Centre & Gallery's webinar series that began on April 2, 2020 as an urgent cultural response to the crisis.

For more information about the MLC Research Centre & Gallery at Ryerson University, visit mlc.ryerson.ca and stay up-to-date with the latest news on Twitter (@MLC_Research).

Troy-Jeffrey Allen interviews Joe Illidge

'MPLS Sound' Interview: Joe Illidge On Black Comics Past, Present, And Future

Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Feb 27, 2021 https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/249848-MPLS-Sound-Interview-Joe-Illidge-On-Black-Comics-Past-Present-And-Future

March 20: Comics signing at Fantom Comics

>>>SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH @ TBD: PARANORMAL HITMEN SIGNING EVENT WITH BRETT MURPHY AND MATT KUND:
We're pleased to announce creators and friends of Fantom, Brett Murphy and Matt Kund, will be signing copies of their series from Behemoth Comics! Brett is the main writer on the series, and Matt features in issue #2, which will be out Wednesday, March 10th!

Paranormal Hitmen is an action comedy starring Gene Rizzo and Devon Grace, two hitmen working for the infamous mobster, Alfonso Carboni. After being recruited into a mysterious Government agency, Gene and Devon find themselves hunting ghosts while eluding the dangerous Carboni and his men.

Paranormal Hitmen #1 is available in-store or through our website:
https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/paranormal-hitmen-1-cover-a-gandolpho-mature-of-4-

***While this event is in-store, we will still be observing ALL Covid guidelines, including reduced capacity, masks and social distancing.***

Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/FantomComics
Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/FantomComics
Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/FantomComics
Youtube (How To Order On ComicHub): https://youtu.be/R4rxhHCE0TY

Jules Feiffer's collaborator Norton Juster RIP

Norton Juster, who conjured worlds of wordplay in 'Phantom Tollbooth,' dies at 91

Emily Langer

Washington Post March 9, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/norton-juster-dead/2021/03/09/42d60a84-1035-11e9-831f-3aa2c2be4cbd_story.html

More on Dr Seuss at Arlington Library

Controversial Dr. Seuss Titles to Remain at Library, But Won't Be Replaced

Matt Blitz

ArlNow March 9 2021

https://www.arlnow.com/2021/03/09/controversial-dr-seuss-titles-to-remain-at-library-but-wont-be-replaced/

John Gallagher's Max Meow books signed from Bard's Alley

While you're at it, grab a copy of Max Meow: Cat Crusader and preorder book two, Max Meow: Donuts and Danger. This graphic novel series is sure to be your Dog Man-fan's next favorite series. Plus, author John Gallagher is local, so preorders through our physical location will be signed and doodled! (Keep your eyes peeled for some very exciting Independent Bookstore Day news, too!) Out April 6th.

New graphic medicine Kickstarter by GE Gallas - "The Plague and Doctor Caim"

The Plague and Doctor Caim

A darkly comic graphic novel about a 17th century plague doctor by G.E. Gallas.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/castironbooks/the-plague-and-doctor-caim

The Plague and Doctor Caim is a 112-page full colour original graphic novel from acclaimed creator G.E. Gallas and is the latest project from new independent publisher Cast Iron Books.

The Plague and Doctor Caim Book and Ebook

This campaign is to fund production and distribution costs, to get this story printed and out into the world and as many hands as possible.

The Plague and Doctor Caim follows the life of a 17th-century plague doctor: an Everyman with a beak.

Doctor Caim is hired by a village to treat both the rich and the poor. The doctor readily accepts the position, but goes about the work with much trial and error.

Doctor Caim encounters patients from all walks of life, experimenting with treatments while monitoring his own health and watching the stars for omens...

Interior Pages

Research is the integral foundation of both the script and design of The Plague and Doctor Caim. Each medical treatment Doctor Caim tries and every situation Doctor Caim finds himself in is based on historical facts. 

With the aesthetic of a medieval illuminated manuscript, this graphic novel finds macabre comedy within the history of the bubonic plague.

Examining Dr. Seuss - Arlington, VA public library's policy

Examining Dr. Seuss

Arlington Public Library (March 8 2021)

https://library.arlingtonva.us/2021/03/08/examining-dr-seuss/

Libraries across the country, Arlington Public Library among them, are having conversations about how to balance the core library value of intellectual freedom with the harmful stereotypes depicted in many of what are regarded as children's classics.

Last week, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that it will cease publication and sales of six titles because they portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong: "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," "If I Ran the Zoo," "McElligot's Pool," "On Beyond Zebra!," "Scrambled Eggs Super!" and "The Cat's Quizzer."

Existing copies of these titles in the Arlington Public Library collection will remain in circulation until they are no longer usable. As they are now out of print, these titles will not be replaced when they leave the collection.

In light of this news, it's worth taking a look at the books of our childhood with a critical eye. We no longer live in the world Seuss lived in when he created these works. If you want to share classics and older titles with young readers, consider taking the opportunity to have a conversation about the themes, characterization and the time period a book was published. Then balance these stories with other diverse titles.

Diversity in publishing, especially in youth literature, has been a topic of conversation and concern in the industry for a number of years. Arlington Public Library intentionally curates its collections to ensure diversity of themes, characters and authors, and systematically reviews the collection for gaps. We invite you to discover new titles and authors through our booklists, catalog and collections.

Cavna talks to Raya

Kelly Marie Tran's journey to becoming a fighting Disney princess: 'It feels like an absolute miracle' [in print as Following a fairy tale].

Michael Cavna

Washington Post March 6, 2021  p. C1-2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/05/kelly-marie-tran-raya-last-dragon/

‘WandaVision’ stories recently in The Post

The 'WandaVision' finale did what it had to do — not what we wanted it to do

David Betancourt

Reporter

March 6, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/06/wandavision-finale-agatha/

How a 'WandaVision' viral tweet explains the passion of Marvel fans — and haters [in print as An uncivil war about Marvel].

Travis M. Andrews

Washington Post March 6, 2021 C1, 5

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/05/wandavision-tweet-grief-love-persevering/

'WandaVision,' a sitcom sendup, was a pandemic parable, too

By Ted Anthony | AP

March 5, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/wandavision-a-sitcom-sendup-was-a-pandemic-parable-too/2021/03/05/497e12f0-7d89-11eb-8c5e-32e47b42b51b_story.html

'WandaVision' is making us question everything we know about Wanda's powers

David Betancourt

Feb. 27, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/02/27/wandavision-agatha-episode-eight/

The Post reviews the latest Stan Lee biography

'True Believer' tries to capture Stan Lee. It isn't easy. [in print as Stan Lee's complicated creation story].

By Glen David Gold

Washington Post (March 7 2021): E10

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/stan-lee-true-believer-review/2021/02/18/5e9f4fc4-71e4-11eb-b8a9-b9467510f0fe_story.html

That darn Beetle Bailey

Advice that bears repeating

Marc Hoffman, Silver Spring

Washington Post March 5, 2021

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/readers-critique-the-post-copying-big-mamas-style-wasnt-elviss-only-offense/2021/03/05/6d17fbd8-7dbe-11eb-a976-c028a4215c78_story.html

The Post on Raya and current animated movies

Disney's 'Raya and the Last Dragon' dazzles and delights the senses [in print as Plucky princess must save the world].

Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post March 5, 2021

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/raya-and-the-last-dragon-movie-review/2021/03/02/85bdd56e-7aa7-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html

What to watch with your kids: 'Raya and the Last Dragon,' 'Moxie' and more [Tom & Jerry; SpongeBob Squarepants; in print as Common Sense Media].

Washington Post March 5, 2021

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/what-to-watch-with-your-kids-raya-and-the-last-dragon-moxie-and-more/2021/03/03/ee7d770c-7aa3-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Boop Boop Bee Doop"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -

"Boop Boop Bee Doop"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3166

Ever since the 1988 Dukakis tank-driving campaign ad ushered in the 
modern era of media fuckery, all the way through to Nancy Pelosi's 
fridge, the Democrats have been the Party Of Just Not Fucking Getting 
It. F'crissake, the woman who sang the Anthem at CPAC wasn't as 
tone-deaf as the goddamn Democrats.

And so it was that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) gave us her own Marie 
Antoinette moment, live on C-SPAN, as she cast her "no" vote on the 
minimum wage raise in the current toothless COVID Relief Bill.

Have this woman's staff and media people just once taken her aside and 
reminded her that C-SPAN telecasts live from the floor of the Senate, 
where the whole goddamn planet and their cats can see her feckless 
hijinks?

My guess is that people like Sen. Sinema are fully aware, but just 
don't care — and that this moment is not just indicative of her own 
attitude, but that of the entire Democratic Party.

11x14 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.4mb

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"Senator Sinema a little too happy for poverty wages to remain" 
@Roots_Action on Twitter, 03.05.2021 
https://twitter.com/Roots_Action/status/1367906192626831363

"After Voting No On The $15 Minimum Wage, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Had Her 
Marie Antoinette Moment", Elly Belle at Refinery29, 03.05.2021
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/03/10349169/krysten-sinema-marie-antoinette-cake-twitter-backlash

"The $15 Minimum Wage Is Officially Dead In Democrats' COVID-19 Relief 
Bill", Tara Golshan at the Huffington Post, 03.05.2021 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minimum-wage-15-dead-covid-relief-bill_n_604256cdc5b613cec15d4c8a?hxi

"Manchin Wins Cuts to Unemployment Benefits as COVID Relief Bill 
Passes Senate", Andrea Germanos at Truthout, 03.06.2021
https://truthout.org/articles/manchin-wins-cuts-to-unemployment-benefits-as-covid-relief-bill-passes-senate/

"Seven facts about tipped workers and the tipped minimum wage", Elise 
Gould and David Cooper at the Economic Policy Institute
https://www.epi.org/blog/seven-facts-about-tipped-workers-and-the-tipped-minimum-wage/



Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock

The Post teases that a comic book collection can pay for a house renovation...

in ...

How a comic book collection helped build a home renovation [in print as Vintage comics aid a modern renovation]

By Scott Sowers

Washington Post March 6, 2021

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/how-a-comic-book-collection-helped-build-a-home-renovation/2021/03/03/66122f82-7ad2-11eb-a976-c028a4215c78_story.html

but all they say in the story is...

 

"As additional funding was needed, the decision was made to cash in the comics. Snotherly, 51, is a principal at Levi and Snotherly, a law firm based in D.C., and had been collecting comic books since he was 8 years old. He stopped in his 40s after amassing 4,000 titles. The collection had moved from his mother’s house, to his own, and then it began a final journey. “We rented a U-Haul and drove them to Heritage auction house in Dallas,” he says. “They sold them slowly over a few months so there was money coming in for a while.” Snotherly pegs the return as “a considerable amount” that financed more than a quarter of the renovation costs, which they did not disclose."

The Lily's latest comic strip

Depression is more than just feeling sad. Here's how I'm recognizing other symptoms.

I'm realizing 'quirky' aspects of my personality may be related to my illness

By Maritsa Patrinos

Read more

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Listen To The Science"

 From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -

"Listen To The Science"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3158

(shown: full-length and "short mix";
Washington Post clipping 02.27.2021)

Oh, sweet jeeeeeezus, where do I even start with this? What, are they 
taking a break from slagging on Maduro? It's almost breathtaking, the 
way the Post is so obviously, openly mortified that the poor are being 
vaccinated first in Mexico...

Not to mention that they're basically taking this whole article to 
simply bleat "Listen to the science!" like everybody and their 
freakin' dog who's trying to shoehorn their goddamn agenda into 
someplace where it doesn't belong (usually people trying to whip the 
kids back to school so they can whip their parents back to work). 
"Listen To The Science" hit my Top Ten Bullshit Alarm List even faster 
than "Existential Threat". Why am I not the least surprised to see 
that clunker so quickly and clumsily weaponized?

I see absolutely jack in the Post about China doing their part in the 
WHO's cooperative vaccination program all over Africa and the Global 
South, but ZOMFG, López Obrador is vaccinating the poor first...! No 
big surprise here, either, as it seems Obrador is "the new Maduro" at 
the Post these days.

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"Mexico's Poor Go First Despite Science", Washington Post 02.26.2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-coronavirus-vaccine-lopez-obrador/2021/02/25/81c28c50-76ad-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html

"China joins WHO-backed vaccine programme COVAX rejected by Trump", 
Reuters 10.08.2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-covax-idUKKBN26U027

"Venezuela Receives 500,000 COVID-19 Vaccines From China", TeleSur 03.02.2021
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Receives-500000-COVID-19-Vaccines-From-China-20210302-0002.html



Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock

Wash Times follows up on Mallard Fillmore

Gannett: Conservative 'Mallard Fillmore' comic 'did not meet our standards'

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Thursday, March 4, 2021

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/4/gannett-mallard-fillmore-comic-did-not-meet-our-st/

March 10: Eisner Judges on Eisner Week: A Comics Celebration

Eisner Judges on Eisner Week: A Comics Celebration

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: Zoom Webinar
Cost:Free

Register for this event

In honor of Will Eisner Week, Comics@CSUN co-sponsors a webinar on graphic novels and the changing comics field

 

On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at 4:00-5:30 pm PST, Comics@CSUN will host a free Zoom panel presented by five past judges of the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards, the most prestigious prizes in the US comics field. The panelists will discuss their Eisner Award judging experiences as well as the current state of the graphic novel genre.

This webinar celebrates Will Eisner Week, an annual literacy-themed event named (like the Eisner Awards) for pioneering comics artist, graphic novelist, and educator Will Eisner. Sponsored by the Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, Eisner Week champions comics-reading, graphic novels, and freedom of expression in the comics field.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

The five panelists (with their Eisner Award-judging years noted in parenthesis) are:

• Michael Dooley (2020), designer, author, history professor, contributing editor to Print magazine
• Karen Green (2011), teacher, Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University
• William H. Foster (2014), scholar, lecturer, curator, teacher
• Charles Hatfield (2013), scholar, CSUN professor, cofounder of the Comics Studies Society
• Heidi MacDonald (1993), editor, journalist, podcaster, founder and editor-in-chief of The Beat: The Blog of Comics Culture

Registrants will have the opportunity to submit questions for Q&A during the event. Video of the event will hopefully be provided afterward, for independent viewing.

Please help Comics@CSUN spread the word about this special event! Feel free to send questions to co-organizer charles.hatfield@csun.edu [.]

Below is a flyer for the event:

 

Pop Culture Happy Hour on 'WandaVision' and 'Raya And The Last Dragon'

'WandaVision' Wraps A Season That Was Never What It Seemed

Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour

March 5, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/973989043/wandavision-wraps-a-season-that-was-never-what-it-seemed 

'Raya And The Last Dragon' Soars

Glen Weldon

Pop Culture Happy Hour

March 5, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/973252785/raya-and-the-last-dragon-soars 

Tom King to write Supergirl

I'm not sure why she's on Mars and has a sword though - https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tom-king-writes-supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-drawn-by-bilquis-evely/

Hobbes Holluck has a new Kickstarter

Fuzzbuquet: "O" is for Ookem Spookems

A whimsical dark fantasy meant for all ages. A story about a monster with a very small brain and a very large heart.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1995040525/fuzzbuquet-o-is-for-ookem-spookems

The Post talks to Jeff Kinney about covid book tours

Jeff Kinney's six-foot pool skimmers and the evolution of pandemic-era children's book author events

By Juanita Giles

March 2, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/childrens-book-author-events-pandemic/2021/03/02/8245110c-7af4-11eb-a976-c028a4215c78_story.html

The Post on Keanu's “BRZRKR” and Nicky Jam's "Tom and Jerry"

Keanu Reeves on the joy of writing his first comic book: 'Why not? That sounds amazing!' [in print as The comics you'd expect from Keanu]

Michael Cavna

Washington Post March 4, 2021 C1, 3

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/03/keanu-reeves-comic-book-brzrkr/

Reggaeton pioneer Nicky Jam talks 'Tom and Jerry,' Bad Bunny and having a Netflix series made about his life

Bethonie Butler

Washington Post March 4, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/04/nicky-jam-tom-and-jerry/

Wash Times reports mass cancellation of Mallard Fillmore

Canceled: Conservative comic strip 'Mallard Fillmore' dropped in 'unprecedented' move

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times  March 3, 2021

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/3/mallard-fillmore-dropped-gannett-unprecedented-mov/

[I believe this is due to the cost cutting by the vulture capitalists that now own Ganett. More info at:

Entire Gannett Group Drops Mallard Fillmore

 by D. D. Degg

March 3, 2021

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2021/03/03/entire-gannett-group-drops-mallard-fillmore/ 

A third Post article on Dr. Seuss

Some Dr. Seuss books with racist imagery will go out of print  [in print as Dr. Seuss books with racist imagery discontinued]

Dr. Seuss Enterprises will cease publishing six titles, including 'If I Ran the Zoo' and 'McElligot's Pool'

Taylor Telford

Washington Post March 3, 2021

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/02/dr-seuss-racist-imagery/

The Post on this year's Dr. Seuss controversy

The time is right to cancel Dr. Seuss's racist books [in print as Things we saw: Why six Seuss books are pulled].

Ron Charles

Critic, Book World

March 3, 2021 C1, 5

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/dr-seuss-books-canceled-notebook/2021/03/02/b3496b98-7b55-11eb-a976-c028a4215c78_story.html

Opinion: The Great Dr. Seuss Hysteria of 2021 shows how silly and unimaginative adults can be

Opinion by

Alyssa Rosenberg

Columnist

March 3, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/03/dr-seuss-hysteria-2021-shows-how-silly-unimaginative-adults-can-be/

NPR talks to John Porcellino

King Cat John Porcellino On Comics, Zines And Trying To Make The World Less Crazy

Etelka Lehoczky

February 28, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/28/971842856/king-cat-john-porcellino-on-comics-zines-and-trying-to-make-the-world-less-crazy