Crime Comics Make A Comeback With 'Noir'
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Books We Like (October 27 2009)
You know, for a small city, we bloggers don't run into each other. I've never met Weldon, or Mark Ruffin, or Zadzooks... They may all be fictional. I know I'm real.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Arthur Szyk talk in DC for Veterans Day
Dear friends and members of The Arthur Szyk Society:
Greetings! You and your family and friends are invited to attend
Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art
An illustrated presentation on the art and messages of Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk (1894-1951)
by Irvin Ungar, Curator of The Arthur Szyk Society
Veterans Day
November 11, 2009
1:00 - 3:00pm EST
National Museum of American Jewish Military History
1811 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-6280
The Society is delighted to announce that the NMAJMH has invited Irvin to speak on the art of Arthur Szyk in honor of the Jewish War Veterans (JWV). As you may know, Szyk – a veteran of World War I – was an active member of the JWV in the United States. He created several beautiful works of art exclusively for the JWV's use, works that will be highlighted in Irvin's exciting presentation.
We hope you will invite your family and friends to enjoy this timely and inspiring event in our nation's capital. To help you spread the word, we have attached the NMAJMH's official event flyer (in both Microsoft Word and PDF format) so you can easily print or email it.
Please notify us if you are coming to Washington DC on November 11th so Irvin can plan to greet you with a warm "hello" on behalf of all of us at The Society. Hope to see you there!
Best regards,
Allison Chang
Society Coordinator
The Arthur Szyk Society
1200 Edgehill Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel: 650-343-9588
Fax: 650-579-6014
allison@szyk.org
www.szyk.org
Society Coordinator
The Arthur Szyk Society
1200 Edgehill Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel: 650-343-9588
Fax: 650-579-6014
allison@szyk.org
www.szyk.org
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes This Thursday at 7 PM at Big Planet Comics in Bethesda
Nevin Martell writes in,
LOOKING FOR CALVIN AND HOBBES" BOOK RELEASE PARTY
Come on down this Thursday to celebrate the release of my latest book, "Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip." There will be a reading, a presentation of unseen Watterson art, a Q&A and a signing. Feel free to bring friends and pass along this invite.
THE DETAILS
This Thursday, October 29th
7 PM - 9 PM
Big Planet Comics
4908 Fairmont Ave
Bethesda, MD
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/
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LOOKING FOR CALVIN AND HOBBES" BOOK RELEASE PARTY
Come on down this Thursday to celebrate the release of my latest book, "Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip." There will be a reading, a presentation of unseen Watterson art, a Q&A and a signing. Feel free to bring friends and pass along this invite.
THE DETAILS
This Thursday, October 29th
7 PM - 9 PM
Big Planet Comics
4908 Fairmont Ave
Bethesda, MD
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/
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Blair Witch movie director at Beyond Comics UPDATED
Randy pointed out that Blair Witch Project Director Eduardo Sanchez will be at one of the Beyond Comics in Gaithersburg on Saturday October 31st from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Beyond Comics | Gaithersburg Square | 536 North Frederick Avenue | Gaithersburg | MD | 20878
2 obituaries for Addams Family music composer
Composer wrote snappy themes to 'Addams Family, 'Green Acres'
By T. Rees Shapiro
Washington Post, October 22, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102103966.html
Vic Mizzy, Songwriter of ‘Addams Family’ Fame, Dies at 93
By MIKE HALE, October 21, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/arts/television/21mizzy.html
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Fantom Comics 'settled' at Pentagon City
Fantom Comics' belated October newsletter says they've "settled into the Pentagon City Mall" which sounds good. I still haven't visited yet - anyone made it?
Zadzooks reviews comic books again this week
Zadzooks: Comic book reviews, Marvel Zombies Return, Emily the Strange and more
Joseph Szadkowski
Washington Times October 22, 2009
Joseph Szadkowski
Washington Times October 22, 2009
Post's Astro Boy review
This was buried in the Weekend section, but at least they reviewed it - "He's caught between two worlds," By Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post Staff Writer, Friday, October 23, 2009.
AAEC's Cartoons for the Classroom features Herblock
Click here for the October 25th teacher's handout on Herblock.
Comic Riffs greets returning USO cartoonists
Playing the Palace: Hours back from Iraq, top cartoonists share tales of a USO tour
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 24, 2009
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 24, 2009
QUICK REVIEWS FOR COMICS DUE 10-28-09
QUICK REVIEWS FOR COMICS DUE 10-28-09
By John Judy
ABE SAPIEN ONE-SHOT by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and Patric Reynolds. A story from Abe's early days with the BPRD that is haunting in all senses of the word. Recommended.
ARKHAM REBORN #1 of 3 by David Hine and Jeremy Haun. Arkham Asylum is being rebuilt to its original specs. This cannot possibly bode well for anyone…
ASTRO CITY: ASTRA SPECIAL #2 of 2 by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson. Not-so-little Astra and her beau have a bit of a to-do at an extra-dimensional watering hole. Fun stuff and a nice reprieve from the grimness of "The Dark Age" epic in the regular title. Recommended.
BLACKEST NIGHT #4 of 8 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. Earth is evacuated as the dead continue to rise. Can even Hal Jordan discover the secret behind the Black Lanterns? Well, one would hope… Recommended.
DARK REIGN: THE LIST – WOLVERINE #1 by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic. It's Jason Aaron writing Wolverine and he's one of the only guys on the planet who can do that and not suck. For this reason alone we must read this comic. Oh, and Ribic's art is choice as always. Recommended.
FANTASTIC FOUR #572 by Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham. Things were going so well for the Justice League of Reed Richardses. But then they stopped going well and started getting very problematic. Can even the JLoRRs solve this one? Big Brains and Big Fights galore! Excelsior!
FREAKANGELS VOL.3 SC by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield. The third collection of the adventures of "twelve strange children." Featuring a serial killer and a breaking of a rule. Recommended.
GREEN LANTERN #47 by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke. Lantern fight! Blue Lanterns mix it up with Orange Lanterns and things are looking… Brown? Seriously, that's what you get when you mix blue with orange. A Brown Lantern would just be… kind of disturbing…
HULK #16 by Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill. "Red She-Hulk." There, I said it. A She-Hulk who's red. This issue: Streaky the Hulk Cat. I mean, why not at this point?
IGNITION CITY #5 of 5 by Warren Ellis and Gianluca Pagliarani. The grand finale in which we finally stop hearing how crappy Ignition City is and find out why it's so crappy! Plus, jet packs, zap guns and explodey stuff! Recommended.
MAP OF MY HEART GN written and drawn by John Porcellino. A little something from Porcellino celebrating the 20th anniversary of his zine KING CAT COMICS and mourning his divorce. From Drawn and Quarterly.
NEW AVENGERS #58 by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen. The Hood, guest-starring some Avengers! Ya remember Korvac? Thanos? Those were guys ya felt deserved to fight Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The Hood? Not so much. Just sayin'…
NORTHLANDERS #21 by Brian Wood and Leandro Fernandez. The new story-arc begins here! "The Plague Widow" follows the troubles of a Russian Viking village in the year 1020. A contagion afflicts them, as does an enemy within. Recommended.
PREVIEWS by Marvel and Diamond Comics. The Future of Comics! Literally!
SUPERMAN #693 by James Robinson and Fernando Dagnino. Lois Lane's evil military dad is torturing the super-people again. Also Bizarro.
SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN #2 of 6 by Geoff Johns and Mike McKone. Superboy meets the Legion of Super-Heroes for the first time! Again! Recommended!
ULTIMATE COMICS: ARMOR WARS #2 of 4 by Warren Ellis and Steve Kurth. Ultimate Tony Stark fights a bunch of people over his stolen technology. Ellis on the scripting so it will involve lots of "bleeding edge" references and violence. Recommended.
ULTIMATE COMICS: AVENGERS #3 by Mark Millar and Carlos Pacheco. Ultimate Captain America has gone rogue hunting down his son, the Ultimate Red Skull. Seriously. The Skull is Cap's son. And let's not even get into the whole "cutting his own face off" thing. Maybe not the title to give to the "Super Hero Squad" fan on your list.
WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #6 by Jason Aaron and Yanick Paquette. Wolverine's in a nut-house with a doctor who wants to cut his brain out. And this is why Jason Aaron is the best writer ever. Recommended.
WONDER WOMAN #37 by Gail Simone and Bernard Chang. There's a rash among the Amazons! Of pregnancies! Why couldn't they have called it a spate? Go figure…
X-FACTOR #50 by Peter David and Valentine De Landro. Big wrap-up to a year's worth of story-lines! Or else! Recommended.
www.johnjudy.net
By John Judy
ABE SAPIEN ONE-SHOT by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and Patric Reynolds. A story from Abe's early days with the BPRD that is haunting in all senses of the word. Recommended.
ARKHAM REBORN #1 of 3 by David Hine and Jeremy Haun. Arkham Asylum is being rebuilt to its original specs. This cannot possibly bode well for anyone…
ASTRO CITY: ASTRA SPECIAL #2 of 2 by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson. Not-so-little Astra and her beau have a bit of a to-do at an extra-dimensional watering hole. Fun stuff and a nice reprieve from the grimness of "The Dark Age" epic in the regular title. Recommended.
BLACKEST NIGHT #4 of 8 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. Earth is evacuated as the dead continue to rise. Can even Hal Jordan discover the secret behind the Black Lanterns? Well, one would hope… Recommended.
DARK REIGN: THE LIST – WOLVERINE #1 by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic. It's Jason Aaron writing Wolverine and he's one of the only guys on the planet who can do that and not suck. For this reason alone we must read this comic. Oh, and Ribic's art is choice as always. Recommended.
FANTASTIC FOUR #572 by Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham. Things were going so well for the Justice League of Reed Richardses. But then they stopped going well and started getting very problematic. Can even the JLoRRs solve this one? Big Brains and Big Fights galore! Excelsior!
FREAKANGELS VOL.3 SC by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield. The third collection of the adventures of "twelve strange children." Featuring a serial killer and a breaking of a rule. Recommended.
GREEN LANTERN #47 by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke. Lantern fight! Blue Lanterns mix it up with Orange Lanterns and things are looking… Brown? Seriously, that's what you get when you mix blue with orange. A Brown Lantern would just be… kind of disturbing…
HULK #16 by Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill. "Red She-Hulk." There, I said it. A She-Hulk who's red. This issue: Streaky the Hulk Cat. I mean, why not at this point?
IGNITION CITY #5 of 5 by Warren Ellis and Gianluca Pagliarani. The grand finale in which we finally stop hearing how crappy Ignition City is and find out why it's so crappy! Plus, jet packs, zap guns and explodey stuff! Recommended.
MAP OF MY HEART GN written and drawn by John Porcellino. A little something from Porcellino celebrating the 20th anniversary of his zine KING CAT COMICS and mourning his divorce. From Drawn and Quarterly.
NEW AVENGERS #58 by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen. The Hood, guest-starring some Avengers! Ya remember Korvac? Thanos? Those were guys ya felt deserved to fight Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The Hood? Not so much. Just sayin'…
NORTHLANDERS #21 by Brian Wood and Leandro Fernandez. The new story-arc begins here! "The Plague Widow" follows the troubles of a Russian Viking village in the year 1020. A contagion afflicts them, as does an enemy within. Recommended.
PREVIEWS by Marvel and Diamond Comics. The Future of Comics! Literally!
SUPERMAN #693 by James Robinson and Fernando Dagnino. Lois Lane's evil military dad is torturing the super-people again. Also Bizarro.
SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN #2 of 6 by Geoff Johns and Mike McKone. Superboy meets the Legion of Super-Heroes for the first time! Again! Recommended!
ULTIMATE COMICS: ARMOR WARS #2 of 4 by Warren Ellis and Steve Kurth. Ultimate Tony Stark fights a bunch of people over his stolen technology. Ellis on the scripting so it will involve lots of "bleeding edge" references and violence. Recommended.
ULTIMATE COMICS: AVENGERS #3 by Mark Millar and Carlos Pacheco. Ultimate Captain America has gone rogue hunting down his son, the Ultimate Red Skull. Seriously. The Skull is Cap's son. And let's not even get into the whole "cutting his own face off" thing. Maybe not the title to give to the "Super Hero Squad" fan on your list.
WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #6 by Jason Aaron and Yanick Paquette. Wolverine's in a nut-house with a doctor who wants to cut his brain out. And this is why Jason Aaron is the best writer ever. Recommended.
WONDER WOMAN #37 by Gail Simone and Bernard Chang. There's a rash among the Amazons! Of pregnancies! Why couldn't they have called it a spate? Go figure…
X-FACTOR #50 by Peter David and Valentine De Landro. Big wrap-up to a year's worth of story-lines! Or else! Recommended.
www.johnjudy.net
Saturday, October 24, 2009
PR: Fellowship applications being accepted by Swann Foundation
The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, administered by the Library of Congress is accepting applications for its graduate fellowship, one of the few for scholarly work in the field, for the 2010-1011 academic year. Deadline for receipt of applications is February 15, 2011. Please email swann@loc.gov or call (202) 707-9115, if you have questions. For criteria, guidelines, and application forms, please see:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
Thank you for the opportunity to post this notice. My apologies for cross listing.
Martha H. Kennedy
Curator, Popular & Applied Graphic Art
Prints and Photographs Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540-4730
Ph.: 202/707-9115 Fax: 202/707-6647
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
Thank you for the opportunity to post this notice. My apologies for cross listing.
Martha H. Kennedy
Curator, Popular & Applied Graphic Art
Prints and Photographs Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540-4730
Ph.: 202/707-9115 Fax: 202/707-6647
Friday, October 23, 2009
Nov 2: Geppi's Entertainment Museum teacher's night
For details, see GEM’s Second Annual Teacher’s Night, Scoop October 23 2009
Crumb's appearance in Richmond
Here's a student mulling over it, and passing along the discount code - "The Good Book gets a new look," by Matt Fisher, RVA News October 22, 2009.
Based on David Hagen's comment earlier this week (boy I hope I remembered that right), and a ridiculous discount on Amazon, I've ordered the book.
Based on David Hagen's comment earlier this week (boy I hope I remembered that right), and a ridiculous discount on Amazon, I've ordered the book.
Martell's Calvin and Hobbes in NY Times blog
See Page Turner | ‘Looking for Calvin and Hobbes’ By Adam Kepler, New York Times' The Moment blog October 23, 2009, and remember he'll be signing the book at Big Planet Bethesda next week.
Comic Riffs looks at the 'Incredible Shrinking Comic' in the Washington Post
Michael Cavna's got some good points in When the Incredible Shrinking Comic Reaches the Reader's Tipping Point and you can't go wrong by starting an article with Henry Allen's opinion, but check out the comment section as well.
By the way, there was a 'stamp-sized comic' done on purpose - Shannon Wheeler's Postage Stamp Funnies that used to run in the Onion before they axed their comics. There's a collection one can buy.
By the way, there was a 'stamp-sized comic' done on purpose - Shannon Wheeler's Postage Stamp Funnies that used to run in the Onion before they axed their comics. There's a collection one can buy.
Cartoons & Cocktails high seller NOT from DC (corrected)
Mark Streeter*** had the high-selling cartoon last night. His eulogy for Ted Kennedy went for $1,750.
There seemed to be a pretty good crowd there last night. I went as Nate Beeler's date* and saw Justin Dembicki (formerly of the NY Observer) whose work sold well, and Steve Breen -- the three did a jam cartoon of Obama holding a pit bull on one leash and Cheney on another. Matt Wuerker's pieces went for more than I could afford. David Hagen was there too with his wife, but they had to leave early for the long drive home. The mysterious #123 bought by far the most cartoons - I'm guessing at least 1/3 of what was offered. I'm missing other people, but I'm still pretty tired. I got 4 pieces of art in the silent auctions, so I appreciate Nate's kindness** at asking me to go along.
*He's not a great date folks. First he was at least 1/2 hour late; then he kept rushing away and leaving me standing alone on the dance floor, and then I did cadge a ride home, but he dropped me off blocks from my house.
**This is the true footnote. Nate's a generous guy and an excellent cartoonist and you should all pick up the Examiner regularly to check out his work. He's got it all on his work blog too.
***my thanks to Clay Jones for the correction from Wuerker to Streeter. I shouldn't write these things when I'm tired. My apologies to anyone I misled.
There seemed to be a pretty good crowd there last night. I went as Nate Beeler's date* and saw Justin Dembicki (formerly of the NY Observer) whose work sold well, and Steve Breen -- the three did a jam cartoon of Obama holding a pit bull on one leash and Cheney on another. Matt Wuerker's pieces went for more than I could afford. David Hagen was there too with his wife, but they had to leave early for the long drive home. The mysterious #123 bought by far the most cartoons - I'm guessing at least 1/3 of what was offered. I'm missing other people, but I'm still pretty tired. I got 4 pieces of art in the silent auctions, so I appreciate Nate's kindness** at asking me to go along.
*He's not a great date folks. First he was at least 1/2 hour late; then he kept rushing away and leaving me standing alone on the dance floor, and then I did cadge a ride home, but he dropped me off blocks from my house.
**This is the true footnote. Nate's a generous guy and an excellent cartoonist and you should all pick up the Examiner regularly to check out his work. He's got it all on his work blog too.
***my thanks to Clay Jones for the correction from Wuerker to Streeter. I shouldn't write these things when I'm tired. My apologies to anyone I misled.
Dilbert 2.0: News you can use
Borders is remaindering the massive $85 Dilbert 2.0 with its cd of 6500 comics for $20, at least at the store at 14th and F Sts, NW. They had about 10 of them last night.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Oct 24: Barrio Grrrl!: A New Musical
Barrio Grrrl!: A New Musical opens at the Kennedy Center on Saturday. The 9-year old heroine, "as her alter-ego Barrio Grrrl with her invisible sidekick Amazing Voice, is pretty busy preserving justice in the barrio and protecting her neighborhood." The play is in the Family Theatre, is for ages 9+ and costs $15.
OT: Batmobile replica for charity auction for Africa
I was asked to post about this, and it seems like a good cause. However, you will not see this under the "Mike's new acquisitions" heading.
A working replica of the 1960s Batmobile is being auctioned for The Life Project For Africa, Giving Hope To The Poor. The replica has 705 hp 514 cu in Stroker motor with Billett alum parts, flame thrower, custom transmission, adjustable air suspension, Pioneer AZIC 3 Navigation system, and much more.
You can view the detailed information and bid on the Batmobile here: http://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/106401
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