Monday, May 17, 2010
Cavna on the economics of Little Orphan Annie
Good interview here with the Steve Tippie of the Tribune Media Services syndicate - "Why canceled 'LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE' is really seeing her final 'tomorrow'..." By Michael Cavna, Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 17, 2010.
Joe Azar's Herblock award photos
Cartoonist Joe Azar sent these pictures of Matt Wuerker's Herblock award dinner over to me last month.
Herblock award winner Matt Wuerker's cartoons on display in the Library of Congress.
Wuerker surrounded by admirers.
Joe Sutliff, Nick G's date, Nick Galifianakis, Matt Wuerker and the previous year's winner Pat Bagley.
ComicsDC blogger Mike Rhode, apparently wondering what kind of seafood he just accidentally ingested.
Nick Galifianakis napping on Mike Rhode's shoulder as the speeches continued into the buffet.
Kevin Rechin may be getting ideas...
Herblock award winner Matt Wuerker's cartoons on display in the Library of Congress.
Wuerker surrounded by admirers.
Joe Sutliff, Nick G's date, Nick Galifianakis, Matt Wuerker and the previous year's winner Pat Bagley.
ComicsDC blogger Mike Rhode, apparently wondering what kind of seafood he just accidentally ingested.
Nick Galifianakis napping on Mike Rhode's shoulder as the speeches continued into the buffet.
Kevin Rechin may be getting ideas...
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Joe Sutliff online at City Paper
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Trickster graphic anthology signing
There were a LOT of cartoonists at the Trickster anthology launch at Big Planet Comics yesterday. I only got to talk to a few of them, but I'm going to run a series of Chat with a Cartoonist talks over at the City Paper with them over the next month. The book looks very good - it's published by Fulcrum, a specialist in American Indian books, but a newcomer to comics. I did buy a piece of art from Jacob Warrenfeltz of Takoma Park - the story he drew was about a trickster rabbit and two buffaloes.
Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection at Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Va., Sat., May 15, 2010 for a signing. In attendance: Matt Dembicki, Andrew Cohen, Evan Keeling, Chris Piers, Jacob Warrenfeltz, Mike Short, Jerry Carr, Rand Arrington and Scott White.
Matt Dembicki on left, Rand Arrington on right, Chris Piers in center.
(left) Mike Short, (right) Evan Keeling. Coincidentally, the piece of art I bought is the one between the two of them with the cardboard arrow pointing at it.
(left) Andrew Cohen, (right) Stephen Loya (not in book).
Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection at Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Va., Sat., May 15, 2010 for a signing. In attendance: Matt Dembicki, Andrew Cohen, Evan Keeling, Chris Piers, Jacob Warrenfeltz, Mike Short, Jerry Carr, Rand Arrington and Scott White.
Matt Dembicki on left, Rand Arrington on right, Chris Piers in center.
(left) Mike Short, (right) Evan Keeling. Coincidentally, the piece of art I bought is the one between the two of them with the cardboard arrow pointing at it.
(left) Andrew Cohen, (right) Stephen Loya (not in book).
Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 05-19-10
COMICS ON THE RACK
Quick Picks for Comics Due 05-19-10
By John Judy
AGE OF HEROES #1 of 4 by Kurt Busiek, Dan Slott, Leonard Kirk and Many More! A mixed bag of hero tales set in the post-Osborn era. Strong creative teams and a new status quo require a look from the discerning fan-person.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #3 by Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque. The Yankee vamps start staking out their territory among the euro-trash bloodsuckers! Great fun! Recommended!
ATLAS #1 by Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman. The time-tossed heroes of the 1950s are back in the saddle looking to find out what's up with the 3-D Man! Is he also in IMAX? Gotta look!
ATOMIC KNIGHTS HC by John Broome and Murphy Anderson. Collecting a bunch of Silver-Age madness from the old STRANGE ADVENTURES series about a bunch of armored guys who protect folks after the apocalypse. Cool. And timely.
AVENGERS #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. There's yet another team of Avengers on the scene so of course Kang the Conqueror's gotta roll in. Contains Wolverine.
BRIGHTEST DAY #2 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis and Many Others. Quite a few folks, good and bad, are back from the dead. Some other folks, good and bad, aren't happy about it. Mysterious stuff. Gotta look.
CAPTAIN EASY, VOL. 1: SOLDIER OF FORTUNE HC written and drawn by Roy Crane. Beginning as a character in the daily strip "Wash Tubbs" Captain Easy became America's first adventure comic strip, influencing all those to come. This volume from Fantagraphics collects the complete Sunday newspaper strips from 1933-1935.
DC UNIVERSE: LEGACIES #1 of 10 by Len Wein, Joe and Andy Kubert and J.G. Jones. A veteran scribe and artists take us through the current history of the DCU, starting with the dawn of the Mystery Men of World War II.
EX MACHINA #49 by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. It's the next to last issue of the series as it all comes down to Mayor Mitchell Hundred, the Great Machine, to save the world. Of course he's gotta do it the hard way. Highly recommended.
EXECUTOR HC by Jon Evans and Andrea Mutti. A guy who hasn't seen his high school sweetheart in years is named her executor after her mysterious death. Cue ominous music. Recommended.
GALACTA: DAUGHTER OF GALACTUS #1 by Adam Warren and Hector Sevilla Lujan. For the absolute hardest of hardcore, soap-abstaining, never been kissed Marvel Zombies there's this.
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS #6 of 9 by Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra. As we learned last issue, war becomes much less fun when you start accidentally greasing civilians. The conclusion of "The Firefly and His Majesty." Recommended.
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS, VOL. 4: HAPPY VALLEY SC by Ennis and PJ Holden. Believe it or not, incinerating an industrial area in WWII Germany actually involves certain moral problems. There's people living there, you see. Highly recommended.
GIRL COMICS #2 of 3 by Many Creators with Double X Chromosomes. An anthology of female creators working on female Marvel superheroes. Neat stuff.
HELLBLAZER #267 by Peter Milligan and Giuseppe Camuncoli. The world seems to have turned against John Constantine. In other news, the sun came up in the east.
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #26 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. Hey, this would make a good movie! Someone tell Marvel!
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #45 by James Robinson and Mark Bagley. Supergirl and Power Girl duke it out. "Hawt!"
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 by Paul Levitz and Yildiray Cinar. The legendary Legion scribe returns to the fold, giving the 31st century's greatest heroes another shot at glory. This one involves a certain green ring that does stuff.
ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS #1 by Various Quite Talented Creators. Origin stories of your favorite characters re-told by your favorite creators. Great stuff for new readers. Recommended.
RESCUE #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Andrea Mutti. Pepper Potts is NOT Iron Maiden. She's Rescue. Coulda been worse. She coulda been Iron Supplement.
SCALPED #1 by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guerra. If you want to turn on a newbie or a filthy unbeliever to the adventures of Dash Bad Horse, the baddest numchuk-wielding, undercover junkie ever to boomerang back to The Rez, this is your chance to do it for the low price of one measly buck. Do it! Highly recommended.
SCALPED, VOL. 6: THE GNAWING SC by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guerra. Collecting issues #30-34, this story-arc features a huge amount of murder and mayhem even by SCALPED standards. Red Crow mixes it up with the Hmong gangsters and Dash goes on a rampage of his own. It's beautiful, raw and absolutely not for kids. Highly recommended.
THE SPIRIT #2 by Mark Schultz and Moritat with a back-up story by Harlan Ellison and Kyle Baker. Yeah, I'm getting it for the back-up too. No choice.
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #2 by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu. So we've seen a gray Hulk, a green Hulk, a red Hulk and even a blue Hulk. Now, thanks to Millar we are finally seeing a black Hulk! When he calms down he turns into Michael Jackson. (Too soon?)
WALKING DEAD #72 by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard. Michone attends her first DC area cocktail party. With her sword… Recommended, not for kids.
WALLY GROPIUS HC written and drawn by Tim Hensley. Imagine an adult Richie Rich who has to marry a sad girl or lose all his money. Yes, it's the plot to the movie "Arthur" but that was a long time ago so let's have at it!
WEATHERCRAFT HC written and drawn by Jim Woodring. This is the first full-length graphic novel from Woodring. It stars Manhog, a supporting character from his earlier FRANK comics, on a hero's journey to enlightenment and redemption. So that's nice.
X-FACTOR #205 by Peter David and Valentine DeLandro. Strong Guy has to fight Baron Mordo. My hand to god, it's true…
X-MEN LEGACY #236 by Mike Carey and Greg Land. An impenetrable dome makes San Francisco a prison, especially if your mortgage is underwater! Somebody call Bart and Homer!
ZATANNA #1 by Paul Dini and Stephane Roux. The DCU's most famous femme fatale in fishnets gets her own title! Magic galore! "Ehs sklat sdrawkcab! Kool attog!"
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Brad Meltzer pictures
Brad Meltzer and the infamous Buffy #34 sex issue.
I got a few shots of Brad Meltzer's booksigning a few days ago. He's a darn amusing speaker and you can hear most of what he said at this signing on his appearance earlier that day at Elliot in the Morning.
Letters to Post on 'political' comic strips
What's wrong with drawing on politics?
Washington Post Saturday, May 15, 2010; A13
Washington Post Saturday, May 15, 2010; A13
Friday, May 14, 2010
Emily Flake cover contest over at City Paper
Jon's wondering what Emily Flake's City Paper cover girl is listening to. Tell him and you get to choose from his office's cultural detritus.
May 16: Kids World Cinema - animation at the Goethe
Kids World Cinema: Films from Germany, Latvia and the UK
Sunday, May 16, 2-4 pm
Three children's films - The Magic Flute (Die kleine Zauberflöte), Bear Is Coming! (Karu Tuleb! Lacis Nak!), and Lost and Found - are followed by craft activities. Ages 6+. RSVP here.
The Magic Flute (Die kleine Zauberflöte)
Germany, 1997, DVD, 63 min., German with English subtitles, Director: Curt Linda
Over a period of four years, Curt Linda, champion of animated film, and his young team created a hand-drawn little treat of carefully created pictures animated onto imaginative backdrops.
Bear Is Coming! (Karu Tuleb! Lacis Nak!)
Latvia, 2008, DVD, 16 min., no dialogue, Director: Jānis Cimermanis
A brilliant short from festival favorite: a Latvian bear suddenly appears on a neighboring Estonian island and three young friends must get him back before he is captured by the hunter.
Lost And Found
UK, 2008, DVD, 24 min., English, Director: Philip Hunt
One person is lost, one person is found; which one is which? A beautiful animation narrated
by Jim Broadbent and inspired by the book by Oliver Jeffers.
Sunday, May 16, 2-4 pm
Three children's films - The Magic Flute (Die kleine Zauberflöte), Bear Is Coming! (Karu Tuleb! Lacis Nak!), and Lost and Found - are followed by craft activities. Ages 6+. RSVP here.
The Magic Flute (Die kleine Zauberflöte)
Germany, 1997, DVD, 63 min., German with English subtitles, Director: Curt Linda
Over a period of four years, Curt Linda, champion of animated film, and his young team created a hand-drawn little treat of carefully created pictures animated onto imaginative backdrops.
Bear Is Coming! (Karu Tuleb! Lacis Nak!)
Latvia, 2008, DVD, 16 min., no dialogue, Director: Jānis Cimermanis
A brilliant short from festival favorite: a Latvian bear suddenly appears on a neighboring Estonian island and three young friends must get him back before he is captured by the hunter.
Lost And Found
UK, 2008, DVD, 24 min., English, Director: Philip Hunt
One person is lost, one person is found; which one is which? A beautiful animation narrated
by Jim Broadbent and inspired by the book by Oliver Jeffers.
Aug 14: Society of American Archivists on curating cartoons
Unfortunately you have to register for the whole Society of American Archivists conference and not individual sessions.
SESSION 508 - Perspectives on Cartoons: Art, Archival Objects, Assets
Aug 14, 2010
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Instructors/Speakers
Andrew Farago (Chair)
Curator/Gallery Manager
Cartoon Art Museum
Susan Kline
Assistant Librarian/Cartoonist Archivist
Syracuse University
Jon Michaud
The New Yorker
Description
Cartoons have been used to entertain, persuade, and provide political and social commentary. In the past decade, interest in cartoons has grown. Scholars have begun to use them to gain insight into American culture and this visual genre itself is the subject of inquiry. Each speaker offers a perspective on working with the visual form of cartoons that is unique to their institution, taking into account who their users are.
SESSION 508 - Perspectives on Cartoons: Art, Archival Objects, Assets
Aug 14, 2010
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Instructors/Speakers
Andrew Farago (Chair)
Curator/Gallery Manager
Cartoon Art Museum
Susan Kline
Assistant Librarian/Cartoonist Archivist
Syracuse University
Jon Michaud
The New Yorker
Description
Cartoons have been used to entertain, persuade, and provide political and social commentary. In the past decade, interest in cartoons has grown. Scholars have begun to use them to gain insight into American culture and this visual genre itself is the subject of inquiry. Each speaker offers a perspective on working with the visual form of cartoons that is unique to their institution, taking into account who their users are.
Ann Telnaes and other Pulitzer Prize winners on South Park updated
Steve Breen and Pat Oliphant added their names to the petition.
Comic Riffs on continuing Danish Islam Cartoon controversy
'Danish Islam Cartoon' is my shorthand for this long ongoing mess which has metastastized several times, including involving a provacteur Swedish cartoonist and 'South Park', both of which are the subject of this article -
'Muhammad cartoonist' Lars Vilks undaunted after new attack [UPDATED]By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 12, 2010.
'Muhammad cartoonist' Lars Vilks undaunted after new attack [UPDATED]By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 12, 2010.
Little Orphan Annie strip cancellation noted in Post
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 14, 2010; C03
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 14, 2010; C03
Trickster interview at City Paper with booksigning tomorrow
Trickster: Matt Dembicki on His Cartoon Anthology of Native American Stories, by Mike Rhode on May. 14, 2010 - click thru to read the interview.
The signing's at Big Planet Vienna at 2-4 pm and I plan to be there.
The signing's at Big Planet Vienna at 2-4 pm and I plan to be there.
Steve Brodner on WETA tonight
Richard Thompson sent this in (locally it's on WETA at 9 pm tonight, and probably the other PBS stations as well):Need to Know
by Steve Brodner
Friday night ... marks our first appearance on PBS' new weekly news magazine show, Need to Know. Director Gail Levin and I have been working with the same great crew from the Naked Campaign films in '08: Asterisk Studios (Richard O'Connor, Brian O'Connell, Christina Capozzi Riley), Ben Shapiro, DP.
This week: Hamid Karzai and his visit to DC. He's not easy to pin down, but we're here to do the tough ones. Here's hoping this adds some color and content to the show. And that it perhaps gives TV some ideas about how to use narrative art.
May 17: "Hey Girl" comic book soundtrack performed live
Erin McCarley writes in about her cool project and upcoming performance:
“Hey Girl!” is a comic that myself and a friend created that we also recorded a soundtrack for. (Kinda like the Sesame Street records I had as a kid that had follow along maps). Anyways, we are going to perform the soundtrack live for the first time and we are pretty excited about it.
The show info is:
Monday, May 17th.
8:30 pm, all-ages $8
The Black Cat
1811 14th Street NW
Washington, DC
You can see more info about the comic here:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2008/12/08/hey-girl-comic-book7/ and http://www.dischord.com/release/hg01/7-w-comic
I just ordered mine from Dischord.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
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