Friday, January 29, 2010
Tony Millionaire's Elvis Costello in Post
Tony Millionaire draws Elvis Costello for an ad that's on page 9 of the Weekend section of the Post.
Feb 3: Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers at JICC
Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers anime is at the Japan Information and Cultural Center at 1155 21st St, NW at 6:30. Call 202-238-6949 for reservations
Cooke interview at Smithsonian American Art blog
There's a Darwyn Cooke interview at the Smithsonian Magazine's blog for his appearance at American Art tomorrow. I'll be there - anyone else?
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Signed Sacco books at Politics and Prose
Politics and Prose bookstore is reporting that they have signed copies of Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco for sale. We didn't fall down on the job and let you miss Sacco; the books were shipped in from NYC.
Comic Riffs on iTricorder
Top 10 Names for the new Apple tablet (*as chosen by top artists), By Michael Cavna, January 27, 2010
East Germany animation reviewed in Express
Drawn and Confined Together: 'Red Cartoons: Animated Films from East Germany'
[print title: Drawn and Confined Together: Vintage cartoons from East Germany draw a bleak picture of a country divided].
Written by Express contributor Stephen M. Deusner
Photo courtesy First Run Features
January 28, 2010
Daumier drawing at Corcoran
Today's Examiner, on p. 32, ran a Daumier drawing that's on display at the Corcoran for the exhibit Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales, January 30–April 25, 2010.
1/30: Darwyn Cooke at National Portrait Gallery
Darwyn Cooke will discuss his graphic novel The Hunter, based on 1962 crime classic by Donald Westlake (under pseudonym Richard Stark). January 30. 4pm. Free.
Tip from Bruce Guthrie
Tip from Bruce Guthrie
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Glen Weldon on the iTricorder and comics
Glen Weldon's take on 2010's big early tech news: Did You Hear? The Apple Tablet Is Gonna Save Comics, Too. National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (January 27 2010).
Kal on Florida public radio
This is a good interview. Luis Hernandez asks some good questions and gets into Kal's different procedures for doing an editorial cartoon vs an Economist cover, and also gets Kal to mention his earliest influence - one I hadn't heard before - Dr. Seuss.
Political Cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher
WGCU's Gulf Coast Live 01-27-2010
Since 1978, Kevin Kallaugher has made a name for himself as a political cartoonist – drawing thousands of cartoons for papers like The Baltimore Sun, the New York Times and Newsweek. He’s probably best known for his dozens of cover pieces for the Economist. Kallaugher is the guest speaker for the Speakers Assembly of Southwest Florida this week and he joins us to talk about his craft.
Political Cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher
WGCU's Gulf Coast Live 01-27-2010
Since 1978, Kevin Kallaugher has made a name for himself as a political cartoonist – drawing thousands of cartoons for papers like The Baltimore Sun, the New York Times and Newsweek. He’s probably best known for his dozens of cover pieces for the Economist. Kallaugher is the guest speaker for the Speakers Assembly of Southwest Florida this week and he joins us to talk about his craft.
Obscure Richard Thompson advertising art
Well, it was obscure Richard Thompson advertising art until he posted it on his website. Now it's just cool.
Big Planet Comics hardcover sale ends this week
Hardcovers are 50% off through the end of the week. I've gotten a good-size stack, but I didn't buy everything.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Danielle Corsetto's from Frederick?
Apparently she is -
Frederick native cartoons for a living
By Danielle McFall
Special to the News-Post January 26, 2010
Frederick native cartoons for a living
By Danielle McFall
Special to the News-Post January 26, 2010
My Comic Valentine play in Adams Morgan
Broadway World.com has the story "MY COMIC VALENTINE Plays Valentines Week At DCAC in Adams Morgan".
Everybody seems to be mining old romance comics these days. Well, a play is creative. Anyone want to go?
Here's the details:
2438 18th Street NW, Washington DC 2009
202.462.7833
info@dcartscenter.org
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES: February 11-14, 2010
2/11 - 7:30pm
2/12 - 10pm
2/13 - 10pm
2/14 - 3pm & 7:30pm
TICKET PRICES: General - $17, DCAC Members - $12
Tickets may be reserved by contacting the DCAC box office at 202.462.7833
15% of all profits will go to the H.E.R.O. Initiative, a charitable organization that supports aging comic-book artists.
Learn More at www.heroinitiative.org
Everybody seems to be mining old romance comics these days. Well, a play is creative. Anyone want to go?
Here's the details:
2438 18th Street NW, Washington DC 2009
202.462.7833
info@dcartscenter.org
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES: February 11-14, 2010
2/11 - 7:30pm
2/12 - 10pm
2/13 - 10pm
2/14 - 3pm & 7:30pm
TICKET PRICES: General - $17, DCAC Members - $12
Tickets may be reserved by contacting the DCAC box office at 202.462.7833
15% of all profits will go to the H.E.R.O. Initiative, a charitable organization that supports aging comic-book artists.
Learn More at www.heroinitiative.org
Onion dropped editorial cartoon?
Since they haven't appeared for the month of January, I'm assuming that the Onion has dropped the putative editorial cartoon by the hack "Sean Kelly" (actually the talented cartoonist Ward Sutton).
Monday, January 25, 2010
Post photo of kids seeking Superman
Today's Post (and the Express) had a cute photograph by Sarah L. Voisin of the children of the Fine family dressed as Superman and Flash Gordon. The caption said they were "preparing to see a Superman exhibit at the National Museum of American History on Sunday, but they missed it." As far as I recall the last Superman exhibit was for his 50th birthday in 1988 which means they missed it by quite a lot. -17 years in the case of the older boy.
Unfortunately the image isn't online.
Unfortunately the image isn't online.
Darwin non-fiction graphic novel that snuck by me
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation came out this fall. Amazon's product description, reproduced below, says that the cartoonist lives in DC:
Product Description
A stunning graphic adaptation of one of the most famous, contested, and important books of all time.
Few books have been as controversial or as historically significant as Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Since the moment it was released on November 24, 1859, Darwin’s masterwork has been heralded for changing the course of science and condemned for its implied challenges to religion.
In Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, author Michael Keller and illustator Nicolle Rager Fuller introduce a new generation of readers to the original text. Including sections about his pioneering research, the book’s initial public reception, his correspondence with other leading scientists, as well as the most recent breakthroughs in evolutionary theory, this riveting, beautifully rendered adaptation breathes new life into Darwin’s seminal and still polarizing work.
Michael Keller, an award-winning journalist and writer, has a bachelor of science degree in wildlife ecology from the University of Florida and a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Nicolle Rager Fuller is a professional illustrator, with a bachelor of arts degree in biochemistry from Lewis and Clark College and a graduate certificate in science illustration from the University of California-Santa Cruz. She lives in Washinton, DC, with her husband.
Few books have been as controversial or as historically significant as Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Since it was released on November 24, 1859, Darwin’s masterwork has been heralded for changing the course of science and condemned for its implied challenges to religion.
In Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, author Michael Keller and illustator Nicolle Rager Fuller introduce a new generation of readers to the original text. Including sections about his pioneering research, the book’s initial public reception, his correspondence with other leading scientists, as well as the most recent breakthroughs in evolutionary theory, this engaging, beautifully rendered adaptation breathes new life into Darwin’s seminal and still polarizing work.
Product Description
A stunning graphic adaptation of one of the most famous, contested, and important books of all time.
Few books have been as controversial or as historically significant as Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Since the moment it was released on November 24, 1859, Darwin’s masterwork has been heralded for changing the course of science and condemned for its implied challenges to religion.
In Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, author Michael Keller and illustator Nicolle Rager Fuller introduce a new generation of readers to the original text. Including sections about his pioneering research, the book’s initial public reception, his correspondence with other leading scientists, as well as the most recent breakthroughs in evolutionary theory, this riveting, beautifully rendered adaptation breathes new life into Darwin’s seminal and still polarizing work.
Michael Keller, an award-winning journalist and writer, has a bachelor of science degree in wildlife ecology from the University of Florida and a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Nicolle Rager Fuller is a professional illustrator, with a bachelor of arts degree in biochemistry from Lewis and Clark College and a graduate certificate in science illustration from the University of California-Santa Cruz. She lives in Washinton, DC, with her husband.
Few books have been as controversial or as historically significant as Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Since it was released on November 24, 1859, Darwin’s masterwork has been heralded for changing the course of science and condemned for its implied challenges to religion.
In Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, author Michael Keller and illustator Nicolle Rager Fuller introduce a new generation of readers to the original text. Including sections about his pioneering research, the book’s initial public reception, his correspondence with other leading scientists, as well as the most recent breakthroughs in evolutionary theory, this engaging, beautifully rendered adaptation breathes new life into Darwin’s seminal and still polarizing work.
SL Gallant interview posted to City Paper
The editor has had his way with it so go read Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with S.L. Gallant
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