According to the interview, she's at DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave thru Saturday - tickets are $15.
Written by Express contributor Roxana Hadadi
Express February 4, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Feb 27: Act-i-vate at Politics and Prose
Dean Haspiel announced it on Facebook.
Date:
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Politics and Prose
Street:
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
City/Town:
Washington, DC
Date:
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Politics and Prose
Street:
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
City/Town:
Washington, DC
The Quotable Darwyn Cooke up at City Paper
See my The Quotable Darwyn Cooke: Highlights from the Cartoonist’s Talk at American Art, by Mike Rhode on Feb. 3, 2010 at the City Paper for some of the interesting things the cartoonist said, and here's a few of my pictures as well.
Herblock! treasures tour at noon today
At least I think it's at noon. It's on Herblock's Nixon cartoons and should be in the Jefferson bldg.
Chris Flick interview on Capes and Babes
There's a Chris Flick interview on his comic Capes and Babes at Villains Corner podcasts. Here's the download link. I bought Chris' comic at one of the recent cons in Virginia, but it's in the dreaded 'to be read' pile.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Comic Riffs scores an Up interview
THE OSCARS: Pixar's 'Up' soars to score a historic nom, By Michael Cavna, Washington Post Comic Riffs blog February 2, 2010 has an interview with "its writer and co-director, BOB PETERSON."
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Film & TV Adaptations of Comics 2007 edition book - On Sale Now!
Buy or Sell Your Book 15% Off
Offer ends 2/3/10
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John M. Baer
No biographical information from the Library of Congress this time, although they hold some of his cartoons that they're cataloguing. However they do have two photographs:
BAER, JOHN MILLER. REP. FROM NORTH DAKOTA, 1917-1921
LC-DIG-hec-09390
Harris & Ewing Collection (Library of Congress)
BAER, JOHN MILLER. REP. FROM NORTH DAKOTA, 1917-1921
LC-DIG-hec-09389
Harris & Ewing Collection (Library of Congress)
and one drawing:
Ohio State U's Cartoon Library has 5 clipped comics by him.
BAER, JOHN MILLER. REP. FROM NORTH DAKOTA, 1917-1921
LC-DIG-hec-09390
Harris & Ewing Collection (Library of Congress)
BAER, JOHN MILLER. REP. FROM NORTH DAKOTA, 1917-1921
LC-DIG-hec-09389
Harris & Ewing Collection (Library of Congress)
and one drawing:
Ohio State U's Cartoon Library has 5 clipped comics by him.
Henry Eugene "Gene" Elderman
The Ohio State U Cartoon Research Library has a file under "Elderman, Eugene" with about 75 clipped cartoons in it.
Sara Duke of the Library of Congress pitched in with the following information:
Henry Eugene Elderman, 1910-1963
Check out his obituary in The Washington Post, "Henry Elderman, 53, former Post cartoonist," Washington Post, December 25, 1963, p. D8; "Gene Elderman dies at 53; former political cartoonist," New York Times, December 25, 1963, p. 33; Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, Montana, School District No. 63 (Aubrey), April 16, 1910, district 2, enumeration district 122, sheet no. 1B; Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, Kentucky, Ashland City, January 19, 1920, district 9, enumeration district 23, sheet no. 4B; Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Kentucky, Ashland, April 11, 1930, enumeration district 10-12, sheet no. 12B.
He had been the editorial cartoonist for the Post in the 1930s. He was born in Helena, Montana in 1910, where his father was a farmer, and grew up in Ashland, Kentucky with his mother, where he came to be known as Eugene. He worked as a civil engineer in a steel mill before he came to the Post in 1932, having worked as an animator. His colleagues knew him as "Geneo." He left the Post around 1942 to serve in the U.S. Army. He was a cartoonist for the Office of War Information's "Victory" magazine. After World War II he lived in New York, where he died in 1963.
Obviously, he didn't get his job back at the Post, as Herblock's first cartoon was published on January 3, 1946.
Sara Duke of the Library of Congress pitched in with the following information:
Henry Eugene Elderman, 1910-1963
Check out his obituary in The Washington Post, "Henry Elderman, 53, former Post cartoonist," Washington Post, December 25, 1963, p. D8; "Gene Elderman dies at 53; former political cartoonist," New York Times, December 25, 1963, p. 33; Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, Montana, School District No. 63 (Aubrey), April 16, 1910, district 2, enumeration district 122, sheet no. 1B; Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, Kentucky, Ashland City, January 19, 1920, district 9, enumeration district 23, sheet no. 4B; Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Kentucky, Ashland, April 11, 1930, enumeration district 10-12, sheet no. 12B.
He had been the editorial cartoonist for the Post in the 1930s. He was born in Helena, Montana in 1910, where his father was a farmer, and grew up in Ashland, Kentucky with his mother, where he came to be known as Eugene. He worked as a civil engineer in a steel mill before he came to the Post in 1932, having worked as an animator. His colleagues knew him as "Geneo." He left the Post around 1942 to serve in the U.S. Army. He was a cartoonist for the Office of War Information's "Victory" magazine. After World War II he lived in New York, where he died in 1963.
Obviously, he didn't get his job back at the Post, as Herblock's first cartoon was published on January 3, 1946.
Feb 12-14: Katsucon anime and manga festival
16th year at the Gaylord in National Harbor, MD. $50 registration at the door. See http://www.katsucon.org for more information.
Updated - Eden in the comments says "Saturday only is $35, which is reasonable. Sunday is also only $20"
Monday, February 01, 2010
Henry Elderman? John M. Baer? UPDATED
Mike Lynch has 2 pages of scans of 'Famous Cartoonists' addresses from 1941 up at his blog. For DC, we find...
Henry Elderman at 5002 Newport Ave, Friendship Station, Washington, DC?
John M. Baer at A.F. of L. Bldg., Washington, DC?
Admittedly I wasn't here (or anywhere in 1941), but who are these guys? Is Baer a cartoonist for the American Federation of Labor Union? Where's the cartoonists for the dailies, like the Berrymans?
Update:
Ok, I've got a bit more time after turning in a City Paper article. Googling Baer finds his biographical file at the University of North Dakota - along with a biographical sketch that says he was a cartoonist before and after being a Member of Congress. After losing an election in 1920, "he resumed his previous activities as a cartoonist and journalist for Labor," says the ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS in the CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY. And he's buried in Silver Spring. Here's a link to a larger version and more information on that sketch of him. This biographical note says he was born in 1886 and was the first cartoonist elected to Congress.
Henry Elderman's still a mystery at the moment though.
Henry Elderman at 5002 Newport Ave, Friendship Station, Washington, DC?
John M. Baer at A.F. of L. Bldg., Washington, DC?
Admittedly I wasn't here (or anywhere in 1941), but who are these guys? Is Baer a cartoonist for the American Federation of Labor Union? Where's the cartoonists for the dailies, like the Berrymans?
Update:
Ok, I've got a bit more time after turning in a City Paper article. Googling Baer finds his biographical file at the University of North Dakota - along with a biographical sketch that says he was a cartoonist before and after being a Member of Congress. After losing an election in 1920, "he resumed his previous activities as a cartoonist and journalist for Labor," says the ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS in the CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY. And he's buried in Silver Spring. Here's a link to a larger version and more information on that sketch of him. This biographical note says he was born in 1886 and was the first cartoonist elected to Congress.
Henry Elderman's still a mystery at the moment though.
Comics go meta as Calvin and Hobbes interview appears
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter got an interview with Bill Watterson where our own Nevin Martel failed, so Comic Riffs interviewed the reporter - 'CALVIN & HOBBES': How a Cleveland reporter landed a rare interview with reclusive Bill Watterson, By Michael Cavna, Washington Post's Comic Riffs blog February 1, 2010.
Swann Fellowship applications due in 2 weeks
Feb. 15 is the deadline to receive Swann Fellowship applications. Up to $15,000 is awarded annually to qualified graduate student applicant(s) to support scholarly research in caricature and cartoon by the Swann Foundation administered by the Library of Congress. For criteria, application forms, and list of funded projects, please see
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
Email swann@loc.gov if you have questions.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
Email swann@loc.gov if you have questions.
Herblock! speedtour post up on City Paper blog
How to Zip through "Herblock!" in 10 Minutes, Make that Meeting on the Hill
Posted by Mike Rhode on Feb. 1, 2010, at 11:50 am
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 02-03-10
COMICS ON THE RACK
Quick Picks for Comics Due 02-03-10
By John Judy
BLACKEST NIGHT: WONDER WOMAN #3 of 3 by Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott. WW's had her world rocked from fighting Black Lanterns, being a Black Lantern and then becoming an honorary Star Sapphire. But no matter things get, she makes it look good.
THE BOYS #39 by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. New story arc kicks off here with everyone getting closer to knowing stuff they ought not. Awkward moments galore! Recommended. Not for kids.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #32 by Brad Meltzer and Georges Jeanty. "Chapter One: Buffy Has F#@$ing Superpowers." Worth it for the tribute cover alone. Recommended.
CRIMINAL: SINNERS #4 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Ex-Army bad-ass Tracy Lawless has been busted by Uncle Sam, which leaves him almost as screwed as disappointing the gangsters he's been working for. What's an AWOL royal executioner to do? Highly recommended.
CROGAN'S MARCH HC written and drawn by Chris Schweizer. How long has it been since you've read a good French Foreign Legion story involving flesh-eating monsters? Too long, obviously! From Oni Press.
DEMO #1 of 6 by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan. A series of done-in-one stories, each one sketching pivotal events in the lives of their unique protagonists. From the author of NORTHLANDERS and DMZ.
DISNEY'S HERO SQUAD: ULTRAHEROES #1 by Riccardo Secchi and Stefano Turconi. No, this is not the first Avengers comic under the Disney logo. This is the all-ages adventures of Super Goof, the Duck Avenger, Eega Beeva and the Red Bat. And they don't meet Wolverine until next issue. From BOOM! Studios.
DOOM PATROL #7 by J.M. DeMatteis and Matthew Clark. One of the greatest DP members ever, Crazy Jane, is back. But will she bring her multiple personalities and Morrisonian weirdness with her? Plus, Metal Men!
GREEN LANTERN: SECRET ORIGIN SC by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. What it sounds like. Collecting GL #29-35 with some nifty foreshadowing of the current "Blackest Night." Recommended.
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #23 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. Tony Stark remains comatose while Norman Osborn's assassin draws ever closer. This one's got three variant covers so it must be awesome!
JUSTICE SOCIETY ANNUAL #2 by Keith Giffen, Matthew Sturges and Tom Derenick. The JSA thinks Magog's responsible for a prison break and he's miffed. Expect fisticuffs and zappage.
MARVEL HEARTBREAKERS #1 by Various Creators. Four Valentine's Day tales featuring the heartache of hormonal heroines. Starring Dazzler, MJ and Gwen, the Nextwave gals and Snowbird. That's right, Snowbird! You got a problem with Snowbird? Take it up with Dazzler, I say! Gotta look!
MILESTONE FOREVER #1 of 2 by Dwayne McDuffie and Many of Milestone's Original Artists. In which we see the merging of the Milestone Universe with the DCU from the Milestone POV. Gotta look!
THE QUESTION #37 by Greg Rucka, Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz. Vic Sage is back from the dead and looking to mix it up with the new Question. I loves me some Rucka but what a shame they couldn't get Dennis O'Neil to write it.
SCALPED #37 by Jason Aaron and RM Guera. When last we left our heroes Chief Red Crow was voluntarily having his guts kicked out by the Hmong gangsters. Is it possible they have him right where he wants them? Highly recommended. Not for kids.
SIEGE #2 of 4 by Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesada. For some reason someone thinks it would be a fine idea to invade a city full of gods. This in turn is guaranteed to result in an Avenger dying. Tough break, Living Lightning. (Note: I'm kidding about Living Lightning, but if Bendis did off him would people have to start calling him Dead Lightning? Because that actually sounds cooler.)
SEIGE: EMBEDDED #2 of 4 by Brian Reed and Chris Samnee. Y'know, you can't have a really great company-wide cross-over without a title devoted to the brave reporters who are covering all that stuff you've already read in the other titles. Sorta goes without saying.
SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #12 of 12 by Greg Rucka, James Robinson and Pete Woods. Supes and Adam Strange unravel the Kryptonian conspiracy but at what cost? Plus, it looks like Brainiac is back for seconds. Big finish!
TORCH #5 of 8 by Mike Carey, Alex Ross and Patrick Berkenkotter. They should change the name of this comic to TORCHES because there's three of 'em in this issue. Nobody can turn a one-shot into a maxi-series like Alex Ross!
ULTIMATE COMICS X #1 by Jeph Loeb and Art Adams. So it appears Ultimate Wolverine has an Ultimate Kid or he's pretending to be dead while masquerading as a surly blonde teenager. In spite of Loeb's recent output, this one merits a look because it is drawn by the great Arthur Adams. And Loeb likewise always merits a look, if only to see if he's getting his game back. Fingers crossed.
WOLVERINE: SAVAGE ONE-SHOT by Ryan Dunlavey and Richard Elson. Wolvie's fighting monsters at sea! Big ones! Maximum choppage!
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #10 by Jason Aaron and C.P. Smith. Nobody writes Wolverine better than Jason Aaron and this one introduces a new woman into his cursed life. Good luck, lady! And may god have mercy on your immortal whatever… Highly recommended.
Big Planet extends 50% off hardcover sale
Store owner Greg Bennett writes in, "Seems that both owner and customer consensus is that we should extend the 50% off hardcover sale through Tuesday 2/2, since a bunch of people got snowed in this weekend and didn't get their last shot at it"
I know I got mine... at several of the stores.
I know I got mine... at several of the stores.
A collector's account in the Post
There's quite a bit of overlap between book and comic book collectors these days...
Dispatch from the hoard
People who collect things and those who don't can be friends
Washington Post Sunday, January 31, 2010
The accompanying photo of generic comic books is actually Steve Geppi's collection at the Geppi Entertainment Museum in Baltimore
Dispatch from the hoard
People who collect things and those who don't can be friends
Washington Post Sunday, January 31, 2010
The accompanying photo of generic comic books is actually Steve Geppi's collection at the Geppi Entertainment Museum in Baltimore
M.K. Perker comic strip in Post hardcopy
Attention, shoppers! by Michael S. Rosenwald opens with a large comic strip by M.K. Perker in the January 31 2010 Post's Outlook section. It's not online.
Zadzooks reviews comics!
Zadzooks: Soul Kiss, X-Men Forever and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Colossus of Destiny reviews. Joseph Szadkowski, Washington Times January 28, 2010.
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