Trickster’s Jacob Warrenfeltz interview online at Washington City Paper now

Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Trickster's Jacob Warrenfeltz
Posted by Mike Rhode on Jun. 7, 2010 at 10:48 am

Rand Arrington chat up at City Paper

I'm still accompanying Richard T at HeroesCon so my internet access is spotty, but the interview with Rand Arrington from the Trickster anthology has been posted at the City Paper.,

Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due 06-09-10

COMICS ON THE RACK

Quick Picks for Comics Due 06-09-10

By John Judy

 

ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS #2 of 5 by Warren Ellis and Kaare Andrews.  The X-Men must investigate why incredibly destructive, dangerous babies are being born!  Guess Professor X hasn't given them "the talk."

 

AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 by Christos Gage and Mike McKone.  The next generation of Avengers is being trained by… Hank Pym?  But... he's Hank Pym!  Gotta look.

 

BATMAN #700 by Grant Morrison and His Art Squad of Death.  A celebratory overview of the Batmen of different eras: Bruce, Dick and Damian.  Recommended.

 

BUZZARD #1 of 3 written and drawn by Eric Powell.  From the pages of THE GOON, the mysterious Buzzard strikes out on his own.  Plus a back-up feature with Kyle Hotz: BILLY THE KID'S OLD TIMEY ODDITIES.  Highly recommended.

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA #606 by Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice.  Zemo wants to finish what his dad started:  Kill Bucky America!  Good times!

 

CHEW #11 by John Layman and Rob Guillory.  Agent Tony Chu, the fed who gains psychic knowledge of whatever he eats, is on the job.  This time he's hunting down rich guys who eat exotic animals for fun, including extinct ones!  Older teens and up.  Recommended.

 

CHEW, VOL. 2: INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR SC by John Layman and Rob Guillory.  Agent Chu goes abroad, but there's nothing innocent about it!  Recommended.

 

DAREDEVIL #507 by Andy Diggle, Antony Johnston and Marco Checchetto.  DD's still tusslin' with the ninjas!

 

DAYTRIPPER #7 of 10 by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon.  The focus is on friendship in the latest issue of this insanely beautiful series.  Highly recommended.

 

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF KLASSIC KRAZY KOOL KIDS KOMICS HC edited by Craig Yoe.  This is a sweet collection of vintage humor strips from the 40s and 50s by such legends as Kirby, Ditko, Dr. Suess, Frank Frazetta ,Walt Kelly, Jules Feiffer, Dan DeCarlo, Carl Barks, Harvey Kurtzman and many more.  If you love comics and/or have a kid you need this one.  Features an intro by Mo Willems, the creator of the "Pigeon" series of kids books.  Great for all ages.  Highly recommended.

 

GREEN LANTERN PROMO RINGS by DC Comics and the Guardians of the Universe.  Tell your local retailer you're ready to take the oath!

 

HELLBOY, VOL. 10: CROOKED MAN AND OTHERS SC by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart, Richard Corben, Duncan Fegredo and Jason Shawn Alexander.  Includes the Eisner-winning title story as well as the rare "They Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships", "The Mole" and "In the Chapel of Moloch."

 

HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #2 of 4 by Greg Pak , Fred Van Lente and Reilly Brown.  Super-smart Amadeus Cho is picking up where the late Hercules left off and there's lots of folks who ain't having none of it!  Head-busting and intrigues galore!

 

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca.  Still digging out from the Siege and his self-imposed lobotomy, Tony Stark is catching not a single break.  New faces and old conspire to keep putting the "Invincible" part of the title to the test.  Action-packed!

 

IRREDEEMABLE, VOL. 3 SC by Mark Waid and Peter Krause. The latest collection in the ongoing story of the world's most powerful superhero gone bad.  In this one his old compatriots start pushing back hard.  Recommended.

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #3 by Keith Giffen, Judd Winick and Fernando Dagnino.  Jamie Reyes gets onboard because it ain't the JLI without a Blue Beetle.  Maxwell Lord better watch his back!

 

KNIGHT LIFE: CHIVALRY AIN'T DEAD SC written and drawn by Jeff Chang. The follow-up to Chang's Harvey Award-winning daily humor strip "The K Chronicles."  If you like your sitcoms without plugging in the TV then check this out.

 

NEIL YOUNG'S GREENDALE HC by Joshua Dysart and Cliff Chiang.  A comic adaptation of an album by a rock legend.  Politics, mystery and adventure come together in a book that should go over well, except with southern men who don't need Neil Young around anyhow.

 

NEMESIS #2 of 4 by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven.  The worst super-villain ever sets his sights on the White House.  That's right: Nemesis is a teabagger!  Gotta look!

 

PREDATORS #1 of 4 by Marc Andreyko, David Lapham, Guilherme Balbi and Gabriel Guzman.  Yes, that is Lawrence Fishburne and Adrian Brody you see staring at you on the cover as the world's oldest, skinniest Navy SEALS.  "Official movie adaptation" is what they call that in Da Biz.

 

PUNISHERMAX #8 by Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon.  In the past all cops, even dirty ones, have gotten a pass from the Punisher.  But things are changing…  Recommended, not for kids.

 

RAWHIDE KID #1 of 4 by Ron Zimerman and Howard Chaykin.   Seven years after RAWHIDE KID: SLAP LEATHER, his previous outing with/of the character, Zimmerman has returned to use all the campy, gay sub-text innuendo he could think up during that time.  Plus gun-fights.

 

SECRET SIX #22 by Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore.  The concluding chapter of Catman's search for his son's kidnapers.  The only comic on the rack this week that actually drips blood when you pick it up.  Too intense for younger kids.

 

SHIELD #2 by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver. In which it is possible we will actually read a story about how exactly certain historical figures beat back Galactus and other cosmic threats in the days before electricity and indoor plumbing.

 

SIEGEL AND SHUSTER'S FUNNYMAN SC by Jerry and Joe.  The story of the futile attempt by the co-creators of Superman to catch lightning in a bottle a second time.  This volume collects the humorous adventures of "the first Jewish superhero" and recounts how he crashed and burned back in 1947.  Edited by Thomas Andrae and Mel Gordon. Recommended for any creative types who might be tempted to sell the rights to their greatest creation for a pittance.

 

SOLOMON KANE: DEATH'S BLACK RIDERS #4 of 4 by Scott Allie and Mario Guevara.  The final issue of the puritan avenger's battle against the hellspawn of the Black Forest.

 

TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #1 of 6 by Peter Hogan, Chris Sprouse and Karl Story.  The great boys adventure science hero is back in a mini-series featuring time travel, Nazis and ruined weddings.  Recommended for young teens and up!

 

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #3 by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu.  Ultimate Nick Fury's super-mean Ultimate Avengers are gonna go beat up/kill Ultimate Ghost Rider.  Or, if he's really evil, make him join the team.

 

UNCANNY X-MEN #525 by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson.  The X-folk have to destroy a bunch of Nimrods.  Look out, Arizona!

 

UNWRITTEN #14 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross.  The release of the new Tommy Taylor novel promises hijinks, geekery and violence galore!  Recommended.

 

YOUNG ALLIES #1 by Sean McKeever and David Baldeon.  This team consists of Nomad, Arana, Toro, Gravity and Firestar.  Never take a bet when you're drunk at the Marvel Christmas party, kids.  Just don't.  Ever.

 

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Mexican cartoonist obit in today's Post

Gabriel Vargas' obituary ran online a few days ago, but today it is in the hard copy - Mexico's 'Familia Burron' cartoonist dies at 95
The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 26, 2010; 6:20 AM

ComicsDC goes to Heroes Con; so does Thompson and Gallant

...but you shouldn't care about that. What you should care about is that crack local cartoonists Shannon "GI Joe" Gallant and Richard "Cul de Sac" Thompson will be appearing in Charlotte, NC at Heroes Con for three days only! No rain checks!

Pulitzer Prize cartoonists' petition online at Cartoonists Rights Network

Now you can join the nineteen Pulitzer Prize winners who've created and signed a petition against censorship. Click through the link to add your name. It's up from seventeen signatories at the last time we looked at it, and has been generalized to be opposed to all censorship of cartoons, not just South Park's specific example.

Fiore vs. Apple & Draw Mohammad followups by Comic Riffs

Steve Jobs challenges Pulitzer cartoonist's handling of app 'rejection'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 2, 2010.

SUDDEN TWIST: 'Draw Muhammad' artist gains a cartoon client -- in Pakistan
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 2, 2010

Brother Juniper's Washington connection

Fred McCarthy, the cartoonist of Brother Juniper the Franciscan monk, died last October. A newsletter account of his memorial mass mentioned an attendee "Fr. Emeric Szlezak, OFM, representing the theology classmates at Holy Name College, Washington, D.C., 1941-1945." I have no idea if he was cartooning while he lived in Washington.

Did you photograph Bill Day at the RFK awards?

If so, he'd like to hear from you - " If you have any other photos taken during the RFK Awards, could you send them to me? I posed for a number of shots with people, but I don't know whose camera was being used. I especially would like to get a copy of my United Media Syndication Director, Lisa Wilson." You can write to Bill, care of me.

Cavna on Reuben awards

Michael Cavna's got the story of who actually won what award here -'Bizarro' creator Dan Piraro named Cartoonist of the Year at Reuben Awards
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 31, 2010; C04

June 1: Superheroes special report on ABC's 2020

There's a little bit at the following link, including "Watch the full story on "SuperHumans!" a special edition of "20/20" Tuesday, June 1 at 10 p.m. ET"

Superhero Obsession: Why We Love Fantasy
From Jesus to Hercules to Superman and Iron Man, All Cultures Have Own Mythic Heroes
By JON MEYERSOHN
May 31, 2010

Another Trickster chat - Michael Auger

Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Trickster Illustrator Michael Auger
Monday, May 31st, 2010

Dan Piraro, not Richard Thompson, wins Rueben

Hogan's Alley sent out an email last night saying that Dan Piraro has won the National Cartoonist Society's Rueben Award.  Piraro's been nominated multiple times, but hadn't won until this year.

Which probably means Richard will have to rent the tux and go win it next year, since the same is true for him now.

Trickster review in Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Graphic artists illustrate American Indian tales in 'Trickster'
By Jim Higgins
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 29, 2010

The City Paper will have more Trickster cartoonist interviews this week too.

The New York comics Times

Couple of things I saw while reading the paper this morning -

Itzkoff, Dave. 2010.
Flintstones Cereal Maker Rocked by Lawsuit From Hulk Hogan.
New York Times' Arts Beat blog (May 28); New York Times (May 29): C2.

On Marmaduke -

Barnes, Brooks. 2010.
Producer Is a Friend to Comic Animals.
New York Times (May 29): C1, 8.

But their weekly graphic novel sales list is still online only -
Graphic Books
May 27, 2010

Comics on the Rack, Quick Picks for Comics Due Thursday (NOT Wednesday) 06-03-10

COMICS ON THE RACK

Quick Picks for Comics Due Thursday (NOT Wednesday) 06-03-10

By John Judy

 

ADVENTURE COMICS #12 by Paul Levitz and Kevin Sharpe.  The legendary LEGION scribe takes Superboy back to the future for an untold tale of the LSH.  And check out the classic costumes on the cover!

 

AVENGERS PRIME #1 of 5 by Brian Michael Bendis and Alan Davis.  Let's hope Bendis trims the dialogue enough to leave room for all the great art!  Recommended!

 

BLACKSAD, VOL. 1 HC by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido.  Collecting the first three stories of John Blacksad, cat detective!  These stories took top critical honors in Europe and are so good they almost won awards over here in 'Murika!  Highly recommended.

 

BRIGHTEST DAY #3 by Geoff Johns and His Band of Renown.  So for some folks coming back from the dead ain't all peaches and cream…

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA/BLACK PANTHER: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS #3 by Reginald Hudlin and Denys Cowan.  Cap and the Panther start smacking down Nazis side-by-side!

 

ELECTRIC ANT #3 of 5 by David Mack and Pascal Alixe.  The twists keep coming in this awesome adaptation of Philip K. Dick's sci-fi/noir brain-bender!  Recommended.

 

FREAKANGELS, VOL. 4 SC by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield.  Collecting the latest adventures of twelve strange children in a form you can hold in your hands and kill bugs with.  Recommended.

 

A GOD SOMEWHERE GN by John Arcudi, Peter Snejbjerg and Bjarne Hansen.  Veteran super-scribe Arcudi gives his take on "What if someone really got super-powers?"  Gotta look.

 

HAWKEYE AND MOCKINGBIRD #1 by Jim McCann and David Lopez.  For the serious fan of the avenging archer and his not really dead wife.  In this one they're taking on the Phantom Rider and Crossfire because… ya gotta start slow?

 

HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD #1 of 4 written and drawn by Bob Layton.  A Layton HERCULES is always worth a read.  Fun stuff.

 

IRREDEEMABLE #14 by Mark Waid and Diego Barreto.  Modeus has the Plutonian dancing on a string, doing stuff that's even more twisted and evil than he'd normally be doing anyway.  Recommended but not for kids.

 

IZOMBIE #2 by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred.  If Nancy Drew ate brains to stay alive she'd be iZombie!  More female empowering than "Sex and the City 2" and only half as revolting!  Recommended for older teens and up!

 

JONAH HEX: NO WAY BACK HC by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Tony DeZuniga.  An in-depth adventure with the legendary bounty hunter just in time for him to get Brolin-ized for the big screen!  Exciting!

 

JSA ALL-STARS #7 by Matthew Sturges and Freddie Williams II.  A farewell to Damage, the Black Lantern who didn't return to life.  There is also a back-up story of which we shall no longer speak…

 

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #39 by Bill Willingham and Jesus Merino. 

It's hard to go wrong with the JSA fighting Nazis.  Sure, Roy Thomas managed it a few times but it wasn't easy…  Glorious traditional stuff.

 

MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD #1 of 4 by Various Creators.  A series of tales told competitively among mice.  Gaiman-esque!

 

MOVING PICTURES GN by Kathryn and Stuart Immonen.  A struggle between a museum curator and an SS officer over art treasures and other stuff.  No capes.

 

RED HOOD: LOST DAYS #1 of 6 by Judd Winick and Pablo Raimondi.  Filling in some background on Jason Todd, the second Robin, mostly hipping us to how he became such a murderous rat.

 

SERENITY: FLOAT OUT ONE-SHOT by Patton Oswalt and Patric Reynolds.  Three tales of the late, lamented Hoban "Wash" Washburne from the Joss Whedon series "Firefly."  Written by the brilliant actor/comedian Patton Oswalt, so yeah, you need this.

 

THE STAND: HARDCASES #1 of 5 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins.  The heroes were getting tiresome.  How about we focus on the bad guys and crazies left behind after the most entertaining apocalypse Stephen King ever wrote?  Recommended.

 

STEPHEN KING'S N #4 of 4 by Marc Guggenheim and Alex Maleev.  The final issue as the madness contagion threatens to spread through "a journalist with millions of readers!"  I always knew Perez Hilton would be the death of us all….

 

SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #4 by Paul Levitz and Renato Guedes.  A trippy jaunt into the future world of "Batman Beyond" where the new Batman gets called to duty in Metropolis.  What could go wrong?

 

TORCH #8 of 8 by Mike Carey, Alex Ross and Patrick Berkenkotter.  Yet another final issue in which we learn whether the original Human Torch lives or dies.  Again.

 

X-MEN FOREVER GIANT-SIZE #1 by Chris Claremont and Mike Grell.  This one's of interest to Fans of a Certain Age because it's a big fight between the Xs and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard.  The IG were a blatant rip-off, I mean "homage", to the Legion of Super-Heroes over at DC and one of the major artists on LEGION was Mike Grell.  Finally, just to be thorough, the late Dave Cockrum, co-creator of the ALL-NEW X-MEN, was also a major part of the LEGION redesign in the seventies.  It's a huge Nerd Milestone is what I'm saying.  Gotta look.

 

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Weingarten's co-author on Clowes

Gina Barreca, who has collaborated with Gene Weingarten on his column in the Washington Post Magazine, looks at the recent Dan Clowes cover for the New Yorker - Is There a Doctorate in the House? Chronicle of Higher Education blog May 21, 2010.

PR: Sun, June 6 Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con

Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con
http://capicons.com

Our Biggest Show Yet!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
10 am - 3 pm

Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Dept.
2148 Gallows Rd. Dunn Loring, VA 

Admission: $2! FREE for children under 10
$1 of each paid admission will be donated to The Hero Initiative

Special Guest:
Michael J. Hayde author of FLIGHTS OF FANTASY: The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV's "Adventures of Superman" www.michaeljhayde.com

Also Featuring:
Cover Artist and Inker
Tim Dzon (Marvel Comics Presents, Avengers West Coast, Hawkeye, GI Joe, etc.)
http://tim-dzon.deviantart.com/

Artist/Publisher
Andre Campbell, Heritage Comics HSQ
http://heritagehsq.tripod.com/v2/index.html

Artist/Publisher Dan Nokes, 21st Century Sandshark Studios
http://21sandshark.com/

Chameleon Creations' Writer/Publisher Radi Lewis (The Children of the Phoenix)
http://www.thechildrenofthephoenix.com/

- Model Maker Extraordinaire Dave Wilson,
- Cartoonist Ali Gee


Free Parking! Fabulous door prize drawings!

The show is open to the public from 10 am - 3 pm. 40+ Tables. Buy, sell and trade...Gold, Silver, Bronze Age comics; Indie & Modern comics, Publishers & Creators, TV & Movie Collectibles. Non-sport cards; Videos and DVDs; Horror/Sci-Fi; figures, toys; Star Wars and Star Trek memorabilia; original artwork, posters, T-shirts/clothing and various other comic related items.

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Directions to DLVFRD:
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Take I-495 (DC/Capital Beltway) to Exit 47A (Rt. 7 West). Go 1/2 Mile, Left on Gallows Rd. 1 mile to 2148 Gallows Rd

Metro: Take Orange Line to Dunn Loring Metro Station--We're 1.35 miles from the Metro stop and on both the Fairfax Connector and Metro Bus lines. Visit www.wmata.com to plan your trip to our show.

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Capicons 2010 Dates
Sun. June 6
Sun, Aug. 1
Sun. Oct. 3
Sun. Dec. 5
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To book a table, be added to our mailing list, request flyers, or for more info about our show, email info@capicons.com.

PR: Stan Lee, Others Among Wash Post's Judges for Cartoonist Contest UPDATED

Here's some PR from the Post on their cartoon contest. One might also note that the area's crack cartoonist, Richard Thompson, whose career has been tightly intertwined with the Post, and who is up for a Rueben Award this weekend, is also a judge. One might.:

 

Today The Washington Post announced the final list of celebrity judges who will critique the work of the finalists of America's Next Great Cartoonist Contest.

Stan Lee, Stephen Pastis, Jerry Scott and Garry Trudeau are among the judges. For the complete list, visit Comic Riffs:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2010/05/final_judges_list_washington_p.html

For more on the contest which looks to help a budding cartoonist launch their career, go here: http://views.washingtonpost.com/cartoonist/

Submissions are due June 4!

 

I just went to the Post website and see that there's a bunch of other judges they didn't list in the PR too - Lalo "La Cucaracha" Alcaraz, Darrin "Candorville" Bell, Mike "Penny Arcade" Krahulik, Hilary "Rhymes with Orange" Price, Tom "that darn" Toles, Gene "theoretical Barney & Clyde" Weingarten and Signe "Family Tree" & Pulitzer-winner Wilkinson.

Heroes Con, Or Stuck Inside of Charlotte with the Cul de Sac Blues Again

Richard and I will be motoring down to Heroes Con next Thursday - I think this is pretty much a go since the schedule posted today says:

June 5 Saturday

3.00 PM

IN CONVERSATION | Richard Thompson
Room 206
Reuben Award -nominated Richard Thompson is widely hailed as one of the most talented cartoonists working today. From his strip Cul de Sac to his Richard's Poor Almanac humor strip to his illustrations for the New Yorker, the Washington Post, and more, he's a fascinating creator. Tom Spurgeon sits down to talk with Richard in this informal conversation.

Presumably I'll be the table monkey and miss it again.

Shannon "G.I. Joe" Gallant is also going down from DC. My buddy Craig Fischer's doing his thing again too.