BCC's 2021 Ringo Awards and some of 2020's panels

2021 Ringo Awards

Randy Tischler et. al.

 Oct 23, 2021

Baltimore Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGWXyhaWZX8

The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the creativity, skill and fun of comics. Nominations were determined by fans and pros alike. Voting on the final nominations are open to all comic creative professionals.

Ringo Awards

Matt Kindt

Baltimore Comic-Con October 24 2021

https://www.facebook.com/baltimorecomics/posts/4550180505018894

Matt Kindt was unable to join the live stream last night at the Ringo Awards, but sent this video shortly before the event. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to get it loaded to show during the presentation, so please enjoy his acceptance speech for the Ringo Spirit Award for 2021!

The World of Hilo with Judd Winick

John Gallagher

Aug 11, 2021

Baltimore Comics

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

Happy NCBD! NYT-Bestselling author Judd Winick offers up his unique take on art, heroes, graphic novels, and more! From creating comics for publishers DC to Random House, Judd has a lot to say! From Kids Love Comics programming at last year's Baltimore Comic-Con Live.

The InvestiGators Invent-A-Vest

John Patrick Green and Mark Mariano

Aug 18, 2021

Baltimore Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX9hiaXS-pQ

Happy FCBD! Did you grab a copy of InvestiGators: Ants in Pants Sneak Peek from First Second this past weekend at Free Comic Book Day? Join creator John Patrick Green for a Drawing Challenge with Mark Mariano from Baltimore Comic-Con 2020 Live's Kids Love Comics programming.

DENNIS HALLUM: Creator Spotlight

Matthew Klein and John Petrie

13 views

Sep 1, 2021

Baltimore Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgl7rxl_CCM

Happy NCBD! New York Times bestselling author and Harvey Award-winning writer Dennis Hallum discusses his impressive career in comics (X-O Manowar, Spider-Man, Darth Vader, and more), offers advice to aspiring writers, and explains what it's like crafting all-new adventures for iconic comic book characters! Featuring Valiant's VP of Sales & Marketing Matthew Klein and Senior Manager Sales & Merchandise John Petrie from BCC2020.

STREETS OF MARVEL: Q&A Panel

Amy Dallen, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Becky Cloonan, Matthew Rosenberg, and Ed Brisson

Sep 8, 2021

Baltimore Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr_AtaxabY8

Happy NCBD! In honor of Shang-Chi's theatrical release, watch this Baltimore Comic-Con 2020 panel with some of the top names in Marvel Comics (Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Becky Cloonan, Matthew Rosenberg, and Ed Brisson) sitting down with host Amy Dallen to discuss everything going on in the House of Ideas.

TERRY MOORE: Creator Spotlight

Amy Dallen

Sep 15, 2021

Baltimore Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WfyKoZO4H8

Happy NCBD! Legendary comic creator Terry Moore has just solicited the final issue of Serial with Diamond. See Terry in a great one-on-one Q&A with host Amy Dallen from last year's Baltimore Comic-Con Live.

Strange Adventures

Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Evan Shaner

Sep 22, 2021

Baltimore Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulb_8Wv9szg

 

Happy NCBD! In honor of Doom Patrol's new season this week, sit down with panelists Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Evan Shaner, creators of the hit DC series Strange Adventures, to discuss the making of this groundbreaking comic series from Baltimore Comic-Con 2020.

AL EWING: Q&A Panel

Amy Dallen & Coy Jandreau

Sep 29, 2021

Baltimore Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBEh9z286zI

Happy NCBD! A rare conversation from Baltimore Comic-Con 2020 with Al Ewing, creator of "Immortal Hulk" and "We Only Find Them When They're Dead". BONUS: This panel is hosted by the dynamic duo and stars of Collider Heroes, Amy Dallen & Coy Jandreau!

2020 RINGO AWARDS: Red Carpet Pre-Show

Suintes, John, Chuck Lindsey, Christy Blanch, Sal Crivelli

Aug 25, 2021

Baltimore Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7JNOI2_iYg

Happy NCBD! In honor of the release of the Ringo Awards Final Ballot, we present last year's countdown to the Ringo Awards at Baltimore Comic-Con Live 2020, with interviews, testimonials, and loads of stories between the top names in comics history... and it was all LIVE.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Havana Syndrome"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -

"Havana Syndrome"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3328

Well, at long last revealed: the source of that noise that's driving 
the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Havana — and the U.S. State 
Department — outta their goddamn skulls.

Why, it's the sound of a successful Socialist state right in our 
backyard, inventing a fistful of Covid-19 vaccines, being recognized 
by a major U.S. medical journal, helping to vaccinate the rest of the 
region, treating healthcare as a public good and beating down the 
pandemic — all while under continuous blockade, economic warfare waged 
by the U.S.

No wonder Gropin' Joe and Skinny Mike Pompeo are screaming "SOMEBODY 
MAKE IT STOPPPPP!!"

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"Cuba Reports Lowest Number of COVID Infections in Three Months" 
TeleSur English 10.06.2021 
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-Reports-Lowest-Number-of-COVID-Infections-in-Three-Months-20211006-0014.html

"Cuba's Soberana 02 Vaccine, Recognized by US Medical Journal" TeleSur 
English 10.18.2021 
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Cubas-Soberana-02-Vaccine-Recognized-by-US-Medical-Journal-20211018-0018.html

"Nicaragua Receives Over 1 Million Cuban COVID-19 Vaccines" TeleSur 
English 10.21.2021 
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Nicaragua-Receives-Over-1-Million-Cuban-COVID-19-Vaccines-20211021-0002.html


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

The Post on Louis Wain's biopic

Benedict Cumberbatch delivers a twitchy portrait of a troubled artist in 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' [in print as Quirks and tics bog down biopic about an eccentric artist]

By Ann Hornaday

Movie critic

Washington Post October 22, 2021 p. Weekend 23

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-electrical-life-of-louis-wain-movie-review/2021/10/20/d920265a-302b-11ec-93e2-dba2c2c11851_story.html

Winners of the 2021 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards from BCC

(excerpted from the BCC email PR)- Winners of the 2021 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are:

Fan Favorites:

Sponsored by Rocketship Entertainment: Favorite Hero: Persephone from Lore Olympus (WEBTOON) Favorite Villain: Emma from My Deepest Secret (WEBTOON) Favorite New Series: Midnight Poppy Land Favorite New Talent: Lilydusk Favorite Publisher: Rocketship Entertainment

Jury and Fan Winners:

Sponsored by GeekElove: Best Non-fiction Comic Work: Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, Abrams Books

Sponsored by Source Point Press: Best Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain

Sponsored by Graphix: Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel: Twins, Scholastic Graphix

Sponsored by Heavy Metal: Best Original Graphic Novel: Pulp, Image Comics

Sponsored by Valiant Entertainment: Best Presentation in Design: Dave Cockrum's X-Men Artifact Edition, IDW Publishing

Sponsored by WEBTOON: Best Artist or Penciller: Jamal Campbell Best Humor Comic: Metalshark Bro 2: Assault on Hamzig Island, Scout Comics Best Inker: Sanford Greene Best Series: Usagi Yojimbo, IDW Publishing

Mike Wieringo Spirit Award: Folklords, BOOM! Studios

Sponsored by Tapas Media: Best Webcomic: Fangs (tapas.io/series/fangscomic/) Best Humor Webcomic: Sarah's Scribbles (tapas.io/series/Doodle-Time/) Best Anthology: Be Gay, Do Comics, IDW Publishing Best Letterer: Aditya Bidikar

Sponsored by BOOM! Studios: Best Writer: James Tynion IV Best Cover Artist: Peach Momoko Best Single Issue or Story: The O.Z., self-published Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist): Stan Sakai

Hero Initiative Awards:

Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Gene Ha Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Joe Quesada

In addition, the Baltimore Comic-Con would like to thank those individuals who presented at this year's award ceremony, including: Keynote speaker Steve Rotterdam; Jason Douglas and Steenz, Christopher Priest, John Gallagher and Jamar Nicholas, Todd Dezago, Craig Rousseau, Matt Wieringo, Dean Haspiel and Leeanne Krecic, Amy Reeder and Michael Son, Art Baltazar, and Mitch Gerads and Tom King. We would also like to thank John Gallagher for his contributions to our awards ceremony program and presentation, as well as Comic Corps and Word Balloon for producing.

The Post reviews ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ and a new Marvel MCU big book

'Ron's Gone Wrong' movie mixes silly slapstick with clever cultural critique [in print as An animated tale that doubles as a critique of consumerism]

By Pat Padua

Washington Post October 22, 2021, p. Weekend 23

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/rons-gone-wrong-movie-review/2021/10/18/87bfd968-2ea0-11ec-8ef6-3ca8fe943a92_story.html

Marvel Studios is famous for its secrecy. In a new two-volume set, the company finally opens up [in print as And Marvel let a light shine on its cinematic universe]

By David Betancourt

Washington Post October 24, 2021 , p. E11

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/marvel-studios-history-interview/2021/10/18/83bf75c4-2dc1-11ec-8ef6-3ca8fe943a92_story.html

DC Zinefest This Sunday!!

DC Zinefest is this Sunday!!!

The 11th Annual DC Zinefest features self-published zinesters from DC and beyond. The Fest is a one-day independent event designed to provide a space for zine-makers, self-published artists, and writers to share their work with each other and the Washington, D.C., community.

**In the interest of having a more covid-safe event, we're holding the Fest outdoors at the Brookland Arts Walk this year and requiring everyone to wear masks.**

FREE & Open to the Public! All Ages!

The DC Zinefest is a safer space, which means that it is intended to be a welcoming, engaging and supportive environment free of oppressive actions, behaviors, and language. Participants and attendees are asked to consider how their language and behavior impacts others in attendance. Racism, sexism, classism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of discrimination will not be tolerated, in tabling material or at the Fest itself.

Accessibility: Brookland Arts Walk is an accessible space. There are no stairs and the Brookland metro includes an elevator. If you have any accessibility questions please send us an email at dczinefest@gmail.com.

We suggest bringing CASH (and smaller bills are better!) for buying awesome zines.

How do I get there? Where can I park? More info: http://dczinefest.com/faq/

Baltimore Comic-Con 2021, day 1 - Masked Faces

 Late in the covid epidemic, a smaller show, but still requiring temperature checks, vaccination or a negative test, and masks.

All the pictures via Flickr.

 

 

Chris Schweizer

Ben Towle

John Gallagher

 

Elinda and J. Robert Dean 

 

Steve Conley 

 

Harold Buchholz 

 

Thom Zahler

Emily S. Whitten

David Peterson

Leeanne M. Krecic (Mongie)

Jim Shooter

Keith Williams and The Shadow

Glenn Hauman of Com!x

Daniel Krall and Mark Wheatley and their covid-19 children's book

Matt Slay

Don Rosa

Alex Saviuk

Bob McLeod

Michael Golden

Amy Reeder

Becky Cloonan

Joe Staton and Hilarie Staton

Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld and Whitney Matheson

 

Artist's Alley shots:

 

Dealers area:

Tom King and Brad Meltzer on Wordballoon

Tom King Wraps Up Rorschach Strange Adventures

John Suintres

Oct 18, 2021

wordballoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yqA8iSEq3A

Plus Batman Catwoman Human Target Supergirl and your questions

Brad Meltzer and His I AM books

John Suintres

 Oct 19, 2021

wordballoon

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73yYoZSIOPQ

Brad talks comics his PBS Cartoon and his I AM kids biographies

The latest Goodwyn cartoons

Our buddy Al Goodwyn just moved even further from DC, from Fredericksburg, VA to one of the Carolinas. We wish him well. Here's his comics from his moving week.

EDITORIAL CARTOONS

http://xp4zn.mjt.lu/nl2/xp4zn/5895n.html

NPR talks to memoir Omar Mohamed about When Stars Are Scattered

A refugee at 4, he felt like a lost star. Now his voice shines in a graphic memoir 

Jacky Habib

NPR's Goats and Soda October 16, 2021

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/10/16/1044055476/a-refugee-at-4-he-felt-like-a-lost-star-now-his-voice-shines-in-a-graphic-memoir

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