Tuesday, April 27, 2010
National Archives' Civil War manga style
Comic book-style exhibit tells Civil War saga has pictures from the interactive computer display in the new National Archives' exhibit.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Comic Riffs on let's not "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day"
Post-'South Park': Cartoonist retreats from 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!' [UPDATED], By Michael Cavna, Washington Post's Comic Riffs blog April 26, 2010.
I'm a pretty irreligious guy, and dedicated to free speech, but even I feel this is all getting ridiculous. To use a loaded analogy, it's starting to remind me of the Islam conquest, and countering Crusades, where you 'convinced' the other side by brute force.
I'm a pretty irreligious guy, and dedicated to free speech, but even I feel this is all getting ridiculous. To use a loaded analogy, it's starting to remind me of the Islam conquest, and countering Crusades, where you 'convinced' the other side by brute force.
John Kelly on the post-cartoon Smokey the Bear
The biography of Smokey Bear: the cartoon came first
By John Kelly
Washington Post April 25, 2010; C03
By John Kelly
Washington Post April 25, 2010; C03
Zadzooks reviews licensed comics
Comic book reviews: Terminator, Star Wars and Conan, Thursday, April 22, 2010 - Zadzooks - Worlds of Comics, Gaming and Action Figures by Joseph Szadkowski
Nate Beeler chosen for Cartoons for the Classroom
Nate Beeler's drawing of the Iceland volcano was chosen for the April 26th Cartoons for the Classroom educational feature. One can enter a caption contest as well.
Post on South Park censorship
I completely missed this until Cavna's Comic Riffs linked to it -
Comedy Central censors "South Park"
By Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post April 23, 2010
Comedy Central censors "South Park"
By Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post April 23, 2010
Day late - Iron Man 2 poster in USA Weekend
There's an Iron Man 2 poster by John Romita Jr in USA Weekend, which was distributed in yesterday's Examiner. There's a story on the movie by Brian Truitt as well.
Free Comic Book Day - cartoonists at Beyond Comics
From Beyond Comics website:
at the Frederick store
Micah Gunnell
Artist of Aspen Comics Dellec.
Like most artists, I've been drawing almost non-stop since I was young. I discovered comics at 14 and decided at that point that was what I wanted to do as a career. After attending community college for a bit and taking a few art courses, I decided to go to the Joe Kubert School. I only attended the first year because I didn't want to take out any more loans and also because people kept telling me I was ready for pro work. The summer following my year at Kubert's I was selected as one of the ten finalists competing in ComicBookResources.com's "Comic Book Idol" contest, and from there was noticed by Aspen Comics, where I have been working for the past 3 years on titles like 'Soulfire: Dying of the Light','Shrugged', and also doing many short stories for NBC's Heroes.
Danielle Corsetto
Artist/Writer of internet sensation Girls With Slingshots.
Danielle has been making comic strips since she was 8 and hasn't stopped. Her comics have been featured on the web - thus making them, you got it, WEBCOMICS - since 2000. She's a fully self-employed cartoonist working on several projects including the comic strip "Bat Boy" for The Weekly World News. She lives in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, loves traveling, and drinks just about anything fruity + vodka. She misses painting and photography, a lot.
Michael Imboden
Writer/Creator of Maryland's own Fist of Justice.
Mike is the co-creator and writer of Digital Webbing's "Fist of Justice". In addition to 'Fist of Justice', Mike has written stories that appeared in DW's anthology book, "Digital Webbing Presents". It was one of these stories that lead him to L. Jamal, Inc. and "Warmageddon" where he helped to create and write some of the more popular characters that live in the world of "Warmageddon". Mike also created "Dr. Brainchild", a villain that appeared in the second issue of "The Living Corpse", which Mike guest-wrote. Mike is currently concentrating on FoJ, but has a few other irons in the fire including a return to "The Living Corpse" with a sequel to the Dr. Brainchild story. There's also more Warmageddon work coming, including a weekly strip so top secret that we can't tell you it involves "Izzy & Gunnar, Monster Hunters". Mike once wrestled a bear, winning by DQ when the bear used a foreign object to gain the advantage.
Rafer Roberts
Artist/Writer of self published Plastic farms.
is the creator of the comic series Plastic Farm. Plastic Farm was originally a self-published series, first appearing as oversized mini-comics in 2001 and then in traditional comic book form in 2003.
Terry Flippo
Artist/Writer of self published Big Headz comics and drawings.
Terry Flippo has been drawing his own comic books for over 6 years. From Axel and Alex to his current work with the Big Headz, his style has made him a fan favorite to comic book readers of all ages. Featuring two Big Headz collections to date.
at the Gaithersburg store:
Monica Ghallagher
Artist/Writer of Lipstick & Malice.
Monica Gallagher is a graphic designer during the daylight hours and a comicker at night. While an animation major in college, Monica first tiptoed onto the comics scene with her webcomic Gods & Undergrads, following the awkward adventures of a girl transitioning into college life while simultaneously discovering her connection to Greek gods. Once her eyes had been opened to the online comics scene, Monica couldn't help herself and continued to produce more work.
A short stint in amateur modeling led Monica to create both an autobiographical story dealing with her struggles with self-esteem (titled Boobage) and a fictional series dealing with a professional model who works part-time as an assassin (titled Lipstick & Malice). Luckily, Monica emerged from modeling with both her boobs and her criminal record intact. She then discovered something else to become obsessed with and inspired by -- Roller Derby. Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five is the result of her inspiration -- a weekly webcomic that combines the superhero side of being a rollergirl with the Clark Kent side of working a day job. Monica was just drafted by the Junkyard Dolls, one of the four teams of lovely ladies of the Charm City Roller Girls, and she is getting ready for her first bout in 2010.
Monica continues to create short stories, contribute to anthologies, and tackle illustration work from her home in Baltimore, where she lives with her boyfriend and their dueling cats. Check out her art and news pages for the latest dirt - you never know where she'll pop up next!
Matt Dembicki
Artist/Writer of the award-winning nature parable Mr. Big.
His work has appeared in numerous comics anthologies, including Bash Magazine, and the recently released Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection. He’s currently working on his new project, an ecological tale about a great white shark called Xoc.
Andrew Cohen
Artist/Writer Howzit Funnies.
Andrew Cohen is a Washington, D.C. creator. His current projects include Howzit Funnies and Law Monger. He is a contributor to Trickster.
at the Frederick store
Micah Gunnell
Artist of Aspen Comics Dellec.
Like most artists, I've been drawing almost non-stop since I was young. I discovered comics at 14 and decided at that point that was what I wanted to do as a career. After attending community college for a bit and taking a few art courses, I decided to go to the Joe Kubert School. I only attended the first year because I didn't want to take out any more loans and also because people kept telling me I was ready for pro work. The summer following my year at Kubert's I was selected as one of the ten finalists competing in ComicBookResources.com's "Comic Book Idol" contest, and from there was noticed by Aspen Comics, where I have been working for the past 3 years on titles like 'Soulfire: Dying of the Light','Shrugged', and also doing many short stories for NBC's Heroes.
Danielle Corsetto
Artist/Writer of internet sensation Girls With Slingshots.
Danielle has been making comic strips since she was 8 and hasn't stopped. Her comics have been featured on the web - thus making them, you got it, WEBCOMICS - since 2000. She's a fully self-employed cartoonist working on several projects including the comic strip "Bat Boy" for The Weekly World News. She lives in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, loves traveling, and drinks just about anything fruity + vodka. She misses painting and photography, a lot.
Michael Imboden
Writer/Creator of Maryland's own Fist of Justice.
Mike is the co-creator and writer of Digital Webbing's "Fist of Justice". In addition to 'Fist of Justice', Mike has written stories that appeared in DW's anthology book, "Digital Webbing Presents". It was one of these stories that lead him to L. Jamal, Inc. and "Warmageddon" where he helped to create and write some of the more popular characters that live in the world of "Warmageddon". Mike also created "Dr. Brainchild", a villain that appeared in the second issue of "The Living Corpse", which Mike guest-wrote. Mike is currently concentrating on FoJ, but has a few other irons in the fire including a return to "The Living Corpse" with a sequel to the Dr. Brainchild story. There's also more Warmageddon work coming, including a weekly strip so top secret that we can't tell you it involves "Izzy & Gunnar, Monster Hunters". Mike once wrestled a bear, winning by DQ when the bear used a foreign object to gain the advantage.
Rafer Roberts
Artist/Writer of self published Plastic farms.
is the creator of the comic series Plastic Farm. Plastic Farm was originally a self-published series, first appearing as oversized mini-comics in 2001 and then in traditional comic book form in 2003.
Terry Flippo
Artist/Writer of self published Big Headz comics and drawings.
Terry Flippo has been drawing his own comic books for over 6 years. From Axel and Alex to his current work with the Big Headz, his style has made him a fan favorite to comic book readers of all ages. Featuring two Big Headz collections to date.
at the Gaithersburg store:
Monica Ghallagher
Artist/Writer of Lipstick & Malice.
Monica Gallagher is a graphic designer during the daylight hours and a comicker at night. While an animation major in college, Monica first tiptoed onto the comics scene with her webcomic Gods & Undergrads, following the awkward adventures of a girl transitioning into college life while simultaneously discovering her connection to Greek gods. Once her eyes had been opened to the online comics scene, Monica couldn't help herself and continued to produce more work.
A short stint in amateur modeling led Monica to create both an autobiographical story dealing with her struggles with self-esteem (titled Boobage) and a fictional series dealing with a professional model who works part-time as an assassin (titled Lipstick & Malice). Luckily, Monica emerged from modeling with both her boobs and her criminal record intact. She then discovered something else to become obsessed with and inspired by -- Roller Derby. Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five is the result of her inspiration -- a weekly webcomic that combines the superhero side of being a rollergirl with the Clark Kent side of working a day job. Monica was just drafted by the Junkyard Dolls, one of the four teams of lovely ladies of the Charm City Roller Girls, and she is getting ready for her first bout in 2010.
Monica continues to create short stories, contribute to anthologies, and tackle illustration work from her home in Baltimore, where she lives with her boyfriend and their dueling cats. Check out her art and news pages for the latest dirt - you never know where she'll pop up next!
Matt Dembicki
Artist/Writer of the award-winning nature parable Mr. Big.
His work has appeared in numerous comics anthologies, including Bash Magazine, and the recently released Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection. He’s currently working on his new project, an ecological tale about a great white shark called Xoc.
Andrew Cohen
Artist/Writer Howzit Funnies.
Andrew Cohen is a Washington, D.C. creator. His current projects include Howzit Funnies and Law Monger. He is a contributor to Trickster.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 04-28-10
COMICS ON THE RACK
Quick Picks for Comics Due 04-28-10
By John Judy
(Note: Don't forget to celebrate Free Comic Book Day 2010 at your local shop this Saturday, May 1st! Excelsior!)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #629 by Roger Stern and Lee Weeks. Captain Universe, Juggernaut and Spidey! All fightin'!
BLAZING COMBAT SC by Archie Goodwin and Other Legends of the Medium. Collecting all four issues of the war comic so good it got banished from the PXs in 1965. Finally in paperback! Highly recommended.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #605 by Ed Brubaker and Like Ross. Bucky America versus Teabagger Cap! The final round!
FALL OF THE HULKS: RED HULK #4 of 4 by Jeff Parker and Carlos Rodriguez. I'd tell you we learn who the Red Hulk is but I hate to lie.
FANTASTIC FOUR #578 by Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham. Annihilus and the Cult of the Negative Zone! No, it's not a band!
FLASH: REBIRTH HC by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver. Collecting the true return of Barry Allen! Recommended.
GARRISON #1 of 6 by Jeff Marriotte and Francesco Francavilla. In the future everyone is on the grid, except Garrison. And that makes him dangerous. The adventures of the last guy on Earth without a Facebook page.
INCORRUPTIBLE #5 by Mark Waid and Jean Diaz. The origin of Jailbait! It ain't what you think! Recommended!
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #25 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. Double sized with new armor, oh, and did we mention a certain MOVIE coming out next week?!? Yes!
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE RISE OF ARSENAL #2 of 4 by J.T. Krul and Geraldo Borges. Cheshire, the villainess who keeps having babies with super-types and then watching them die at the hands of other super-types, is back in Arsenal's life. And you thought your crazy ex was bad…
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #38 by Bill Willingham and Jesus Merino. JSA's fightin' the Nazis! Never gets old!
KEVIN SMITH'S GREEN HORNET #3 by Smith and Jonathan Lau. The real reason for all the volcanoes and earthquakes? A Kevin Smith book coming out on schedule. Total sign of The End.
MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #2 of 5 by Fred Van Lente and Kano. Okay, Van Lente's making it work. Lotsa universe hoping and brain eating. It's a ride.
MIGHTY AVENGERS #36 by Dan Slott and Khoi Pham. The comic that dares to ask the question "What would Janet Van Dyne do?" Recommended.
NEIL GAIMAN INSTRUCTIONS HC by Neil and Charles Vess. How to get along if you find yourself in a fairytale world, as told in illustrated verse by Mssrs. Gaiman and Vess. Highly recommended.
NEW AVENGERS #64 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike McKone. Asgard? Still under siege. Sentry? Still nuts. Mockingbird? Still dead? Again? Gotta look.
NORTHLANDERS #27 by Brian Wood and Leandro Fernandez. How far will Hilda go to keep her daughter alive as her Viking village starts eating its own tail?
PREVIEWS by Diamond and Marvel Comics. Someday it will be interwebs-only but not today.
SCALPED #37 by Jason Aaron and Davide Furno. Okay, few things could top last issue's shocking revelation about Red Crow's royal executioner Shunka, but if anyone can do it it's Jason Aaron. If you're not reading this book you're insane. Highly recommended.
STUMPTOWN #3 by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth. Noir set in the City of Roses, Portland Oregon. Real purty art and writings. Recommended.
SUPERMAN #699 by James Robinson and Bernard Chang. Brainiac is due for his latest super ass-kicking!
SUPERMAN: LAST STAND ON NEW KRYPTON #3 of 3 by James Robinson, Sterling Gates and Pete Woods. Brainiac is due for his latest super ass-kicking!
THOR #609 Kieron Gillen and Billy Tan. Thor fights his evil cyborg-clone double. Well, somebody has to!
THUNDERBOLTS #143 by Jeff Parker and Miguel Angel Sepulveda. The kids get smacked around real good by the Avengers.
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #1 by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu. Ultimate Punisher joins the team. Because the book was too wussy before.
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #6 of 6 by Ian Edginton and Davide Fabri. At last, Sherlock Holmes and zombie Moriarty throw down! See who has the most "braaaaiiiiinnnnsss!"
WALKING DEAD #61 by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard. The zombie-free, traffic-free DC suburbs are way too good to be true. Highly recommended. Not for kids.
WONDER WOMAN #43 by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott. Boy, after all the planetary invasions Diana has turned back you'd think word would get around. Oh well. Big fight!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
My Life with Charlie Brown review
My friend Tom's new book is reviewed
Book review: "My Life with Charlie Brown," by Charles Schulz
By James Rosen
Washington Post Sunday, April 25, 2010; B07
MY LIFE WITH CHARLIE BROWN
By Charles M. Schulz
Edited by M. Thomas Inge
Univ. of Mississippi. 193 pp. $25
Book review: "My Life with Charlie Brown," by Charles Schulz
By James Rosen
Washington Post Sunday, April 25, 2010; B07
MY LIFE WITH CHARLIE BROWN
By Charles M. Schulz
Edited by M. Thomas Inge
Univ. of Mississippi. 193 pp. $25
Friday, April 23, 2010
PR: Fantom's Free Comic Book Day
I'm not familiar with Jeff Howe, and haven't mentioned him here yet, so if anyone could pick up a comic of his comic for me, it would be appreciated.
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Dave the Wank's O'Shell strip
Dave (who presumably has a name other than 'the Wank') has written in to highlight his comic blog where he post strips bi-weekly. He wrote, "I am a comic artist living in DC. ...A short story comic of mine will appear in Grimalkin 4 this summer." Dave particularly highlighted the beginnings of a memoir - 'O'Shell'
PR: Free Comic Book Day at Cards, Comics and Collectibles!
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Archie's new gay character featured in Post
Kevin Keller debuts as first openly gay character in Archie's Veronica Comics
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 23, 2010; C03
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 23, 2010; C03
More local reviews of The Losers
Doesn't like it at all - The Losers - A monumentally terrible film based, loosely, on the comic book, By Tricia Olszewski, Washington City Paper April 23, 2010.
Sees a sense of humor in it - Humor salvages a would-be dud, By Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post Friday, April 23, 2010.
Sees a sense of humor in it - Humor salvages a would-be dud, By Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post Friday, April 23, 2010.
Examiner reviews The Losers, based on a Vertigo comic
'The Losers' is an aptly titled action flick, By: Sally Kline, Washington Examiner Movie Critic, April 23, 2010
Examiner article on Nate Beeler's award
Examiner's Nate Beeler wins international cartooning awardAlana Goodman
Washington Examiner 04/23/2010
Washington Examiner 04/23/2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
April 28: Joe Sacco to speak to Prof Wenthe's class at AU
Professor Michael Wenthe writes in to tell us
Next Wednesday, April 28, at 2:10 P.M. in the atrium of the Battelle-Tompkins building here at American University, Joe Sacco will give a presentation and discussion of his work (notably _Footnotes in Gaza_) as the final event in my section of LIT 215: Writers in Print / in Person. Strictly speaking, this event will constitute the last class session for the course, so pride of place for the attendees will be my eighteen students (who discussed Sacco's work this past week), but we're holding it as an open, public event in in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Program here at AU and it will be generally advertised on campus.
Personally I've never heard Sacco speak, but I like his work. I'm sorry to miss this, but work is precluding my attendance.
Next Wednesday, April 28, at 2:10 P.M. in the atrium of the Battelle-Tompkins building here at American University, Joe Sacco will give a presentation and discussion of his work (notably _Footnotes in Gaza_) as the final event in my section of LIT 215: Writers in Print / in Person. Strictly speaking, this event will constitute the last class session for the course, so pride of place for the attendees will be my eighteen students (who discussed Sacco's work this past week), but we're holding it as an open, public event in in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Program here at AU and it will be generally advertised on campus.
Personally I've never heard Sacco speak, but I like his work. I'm sorry to miss this, but work is precluding my attendance.
Bill Day wins 2010 RFK cartooning award.
Boy, I'm a judge for the thing, and I still get scooped by Cavna. Anyway, congratulations to Bill Day for winning this year's RFK Journalism award for cartooning. Bill's work calling attention to the health problems of poor children was quite striking.
Here's what the Foundation put out:
Cartoon Winner: Series of cartoons, Bill Day, United Feature Syndicate: Cartoonist Bill Day sheds light on the continuing problem of infant mortality in America, especially among minority populations. His unusual special project creates clear and easily-readable cartoons, raising public awareness, partly through a grassroots movement that led to the introduction of legislation and policy improvements.
Here's what the Foundation put out:
Cartoon Winner: Series of cartoons, Bill Day, United Feature Syndicate: Cartoonist Bill Day sheds light on the continuing problem of infant mortality in America, especially among minority populations. His unusual special project creates clear and easily-readable cartoons, raising public awareness, partly through a grassroots movement that led to the introduction of legislation and policy improvements.
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