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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Catching up with SPX 2021 - Guests and Ignatz Awards
Monday, August 30, 2021
Time Lapse: TODD MCFARLANE Signs 1600+ Copies of KING SPAWN
Washington City Paper scans begin life online
The DC public library has just announced it, while also looking for help to index it. For the first issue of February 20, 1981, there are two comics that I'm unfamiliar with - 'On the Corner' and 'G Street' both of which seem homegrown and lasted at least into the Sept issue I looked at. By the time I was reading it in 1983 at GWU, I seem to recall the standard alternative cartoonists of the time being in the back pages. FWIW, these are scanned from microfilm, and are thus darker than they should be, and also appear to be hosted by the Internet Archive on the back end.
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Washington City Paper by helping us describe our new digital collection, and make more issues available online. The first year of the paper is available now in Dig DC.
Learn to create descriptions, called metadata, at this hands-on virtual event. No prior knowledge of metadata or the City Paper is required to participate. All skills levels are welcome.
This event will be completely virtual and registration is required.
2 comics events at Library of Congress National Book Festival
The 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival is Sept. 17-26, with live author conversations every day. On Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. ET, 35 video-on-demand programs will become available to watch anytime. This year's Festival also features interactive presentations with Library of Congress experts, a national television special and related events on PBS, NPR podcasts, and author interviews on Washington Post Live. Check out Festival Near You to discover related events from local organizations.
https://www.loc.gov/events/2021-national-book-festival/schedule/With Great Responsibility: The Spider-Man Origin Story in Art and Comic Books Thursday
September 23, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
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September 23, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
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Let's share a virtual moment with the Spider-Man origin story — which includes Stan Lee's story and Steve Ditko's art — from "Amazing Fantasy" #15 (1962). Look at selected images from the drawings and hear experts' insights into the collaboration that led to the development of the teen superhero.
More information at zoomgov.com External.
Genre: Your Library of Congress Event | lectures and symposia
Live Q&A with Trung Le Nguyen Saturday
September 25, 2021
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
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September 25, 2021
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
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Sunday, August 29, 2021
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Stealing Our Souls"
From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -
"Stealing Our Souls"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3301
There's a new strain of Covidiot virus going around among healthcare
workers — proof that Stupid can strike any of us, though if you
consider how long it takes to become a doctor vs. how long it takes to
become a nurse, it all makes sense.
There have been a couple of outbreaks of the new Stupid Variant in the
past week, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and in New York. A
close read of the thread in which Max Blumenthal tweets the NYT
article tells me, personally, that Blumenthal is about to dive down
the anti-vax rabbit hole if he hasn't already. He seems to imply at
one point that PhD's were among the most reluctant to take the
vaccine, which proves nothing except that having a PhD doesn't make
you immune to the Stupid Variant — nor does not being a Trumpster.
But, back to the outbreaks of Covidiot Virus. You know how back in the
1970s and '80s you'd read every so often about some National
Geographic documentary crew going deep into the Amazon jungle or
someplace and encountering some tribe that's lived in isolation for a
thousand years, and they see the cameras and video images of
themselves for the first time and freak out because they think the
cameras are stealing their souls? Well, how different is that from
these doorknobs who think that Bill Gates is putting microchips in
vaccines, or that taking cow dewormer and shitting out your stomach
lining will cure Covid-19?
9 x 17 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.2mb
Also includes the "Infected Mix"
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"A Hospital Finds an Unlikely Group Opposing Vaccination: Its
Workers", Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura in the New York Times, 08.24.2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/nyregion/staten-island-covid-vaccine-workers.html
"The stereotype of The Unvaccinated as MAGA neanderthals is falling
apart almost as fast as the Pfizer efficacy rate" — Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal on Twitter, 08.24.2021
https://twitter.com/maxblumenthal/status/1430355070235860997
"A July 2021 Carnegie Mellon study revealed 'the most educated group'
consisting of PhD's to be the most strongly and consistently reluctant
to take emergency use Covid vaccines..." — Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal on Twitter, 08.24.2021
https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1430375565387878401
Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock
"Stealing Our Souls"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3301
There's a new strain of Covidiot virus going around among healthcare
workers — proof that Stupid can strike any of us, though if you
consider how long it takes to become a doctor vs. how long it takes to
become a nurse, it all makes sense.
There have been a couple of outbreaks of the new Stupid Variant in the
past week, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and in New York. A
close read of the thread in which Max Blumenthal tweets the NYT
article tells me, personally, that Blumenthal is about to dive down
the anti-vax rabbit hole if he hasn't already. He seems to imply at
one point that PhD's were among the most reluctant to take the
vaccine, which proves nothing except that having a PhD doesn't make
you immune to the Stupid Variant — nor does not being a Trumpster.
But, back to the outbreaks of Covidiot Virus. You know how back in the
1970s and '80s you'd read every so often about some National
Geographic documentary crew going deep into the Amazon jungle or
someplace and encountering some tribe that's lived in isolation for a
thousand years, and they see the cameras and video images of
themselves for the first time and freak out because they think the
cameras are stealing their souls? Well, how different is that from
these doorknobs who think that Bill Gates is putting microchips in
vaccines, or that taking cow dewormer and shitting out your stomach
lining will cure Covid-19?
9 x 17 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.2mb
Also includes the "Infected Mix"
----------
"A Hospital Finds an Unlikely Group Opposing Vaccination: Its
Workers", Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura in the New York Times, 08.24.2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/nyregion/staten-island-covid-vaccine-workers.html
"The stereotype of The Unvaccinated as MAGA neanderthals is falling
apart almost as fast as the Pfizer efficacy rate" — Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal on Twitter, 08.24.2021
https://twitter.com/maxblumenthal/status/1430355070235860997
"A July 2021 Carnegie Mellon study revealed 'the most educated group'
consisting of PhD's to be the most strongly and consistently reluctant
to take emergency use Covid vaccines..." — Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal on Twitter, 08.24.2021
https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1430375565387878401
Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock
Friday, August 27, 2021
8/28: Fantom Comics online bookclubs
>>>Saturday, August 28th @ 4pm
>>>BLACK EXCELLENCE BOOK CLUB
Black Excellence Book Club presents, "Genius, Volume 1: Siege"
Join the Pop Culture Uncovered podcast and Fantom Comics for a discussion of, "Genius, Volume 1: Siege", written by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman, with art by Afua Richardson.
From the book jacket: "Winner of Top Cow's 2008 PILOT SEASON...GENIUS stands out in a world of science fiction and superheroes. Full of stark verisimilitude, painfully dark humor, and disturbing cultural relevance, this book will earn its place in any comic fan's collection - however conventional or unconventional the taste."
Facebook event link: https://fb.me/e/2FBhKFRUx
Get your copy now so you can join the discussion: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/genius-trade-paperback-volume-1.00
>>>Saturday, August 28th @ 6pm
>>>MANGA BOOK CLUB
Fantom Comics Manga Book Club presents, "My Little Monster, Volume 1"
Following the Black Excellence Book Club, jump on Zoom for the very popular Fantom Comics Manga Book Club, with this month's featured manga, "My Little Monster, Volume 1," by Robico.
From the publisher: "Mizutani is a self-absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest grades in school. Haru is an impulsive short tempered brute, who scares everyone with his explosive bursts of violence. Haru gets suspended on the first day of school when he encounters some bullies harassing a student and dispatches the bullies with great bloody violence. Mizutani is tasked with delivering school materials to Haru who interprets this as an act of friendship and latches on to Mizutani, much to her dismay. And so begins a strange and potentially combustible relationship!"
Zoom event registration link: https://bit.ly/monster0828
We got the book back in stock!
Get your copy now so you can join the discussion: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/my-little-monster-graphic-novel-volume-1.00
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