Caro on SPX minicomic buy Alexis Frederick-Frost’s "Voyage”

Here Be Lovely Monsters: Alexis Frederick-Frost's Voyage

Mark Zaid's legal comics exhibit coverage continues

Opening Statements - Comic-Con: The Legal Edition
By Jill Schachner Chanen
Posted Nov 1, 2010
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/comic-con/

"The Book in Art & Science," deadline November 30, 2010. SHARP meeting, Washington DC 14 July through Sunday, 17 July 2011

I did a paper for this conference a few years ago - it's a neat venue.

A reminder that the deadline for individual and panel proposals for the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing (SHARP) 2011 conference, CFP "The Book in Art & Science," is November 30, 2010. The links to the electronic proposal submission forms can be found at http://www.sharpweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=360&Itemid=62&phpMyAdmin=1326493665cf5bcaf15cc4e30ad5ea2c&lang=en

SHARP's  nineteenth annual conference will be held in Washington, DC, Thursday, 14 July through Sunday, 17 July 2011. The sponsors of the conference are the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library and Institute, and the Corcoran College of Art + Design. The National Library of Medicine will be the site for welcome ceremonies and the conference's opening keynote address by Dr. Jon Topham, Senior Lecturer in History of Science & Director of the Centre for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Leeds.

Evoking Washington's status as an artistic and scientific center, "The Book in Art & Science" is a theme open to multiple interpretations. Besides prompting considerations of the book as a force in either art or science or the two fields working in tandem, it also encourages examinations of the scientific text; the book as a work of art; the art and science of manuscript, print, or digital textual production; the role of censorship and politics in the creation, production, distribution, or reception of particular scientific or artistic texts; the relationship between the verbal and the visual in works of art or science; art and science titles from the standpoint of publishing history or the histories of specific publishers; and much more.

Such topics raise a host of possible questions:

What tensions exist between the book in art and the book in science? What collaborations emerge? How do these tensions or collaborations differ according to time or place? What roles have materialforms-manuscript, print or digital embodiments or books, periodicals, journals, editions-played in the histories of artistic and scientific works?  How does the lens of art or science inform histories of reading and readers?  What does this lens reveal about histories of authorship?
How have commercial factors or economics influenced the production or distribution of scientific or artistic works? What roles have states or institutions played in the history of the book in art and science?

The conference hopes to welcome many longstanding SHARP members but also aims to attract new members. The conference's address of art and science in its title invites those working on the history of science, technology, knowledge production, or the scientific book, to join us.

The full CFP is available now at www.sharpweb.org

Eleanor F. Shevlin, Ph.D.
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West Chester University
610-436-2463
eshevlin@wcupa.edu


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History of the Book in the West, Vol. 3, 1700-1800
http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9780754627685

Comic Riffs talks to Pastis on Pearls before screens

Casting 'PEARLS BEFORE SWINE': Stephan Pastis & RingTales take aim at screens big and small
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (October 22, 2010):
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2010/10/pearls_before_swine_animations.html

Note that Ringtales also did an interview with Richard Thompson, according to this.

"Tamara Drewe" movie review in Post

I love Posy Simmonds' work and the graphic novel this was based on.

 

A silly tale that wins by a nose
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post October 22, 2010

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/tamara-drewe,1167026/critic-review.html

Cartoons continue to show up in weird court cases

`South Park' Cartoon Threats Result in Terror Guilty Plea for Virginia Man
By William McQuillen - Oct 20, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-20/-south-park-threats-result-in-terrorism-guilty-plea-for-virginia-man.html

Joe and other local cartoonists will be at the DC Counter Culture Festival downtown tomorrow.

Meet a Local Comic Book Writer: A Chat with Joe Carabeo

Posted by Mike Rhode on Oct. 22, 2010

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2010/10/22/meet-a-local-comic-book-writer-a-chat-with-joe-carabeo/

Nate Beeler Youtube interview that we may never have linked to

Cartoonist Nate Beeler interviewed by Daryl Cagle
CagleCartoons | June 20, 2010


Daryl Cagle, the political cartoonist for msnbc.com and owner of the Cagle Cartoons syndicate, speaks with Nate Beeler, the editorial cartoonist for the Washington Examiner, at the 2010 AAEC Convention in Portland, Oregon.

Our Man Thompson on Our OSU Trip

Richard blogs about the trip to OSU's Cartoon Festival, so I don't have to. However, I do have pictures waiting to go up on Flickr. And more people knew who he was - must be something about having your name in a couple hundred papers, rather than a blog and a local paper, that leads people to recognize you. At least that's the only thing I can figure.

PR: Lynd Ward graphic novel prize established

Wordless comics have been a minor interest of mine - you can still buy a 2008 bibliography of them I did. Lynn Ward actually had more influence on me via his illustration work - my grandfather had a copy of the Frankenstein that Ward illustrated. His engravings for that are stunning. It's one of my favorite books, partly due to Pop's owning it, of course. Georgetown University here in DC also has a sizable Ward collection in its Library's special collections.

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2010

Penn State announces new graphic novel award in honor of Lynd Ward

University Park, PA—Penn State University Libraries and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book are pleased to announce the creation of the Lynd Ward Prize for Graphic Novel of the Year.

The Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize honors Ward's seminal influence in the development of the graphic novel and celebrates the gift of an extensive collection of Ward's wood engravings, original book illustrations and other graphic art donated to Penn State University Libraries by his daughters, Robin Ward Savage and Nanda Weedon Ward. Between 1929 and 1937 Ward published his six ground-breaking wordless novels—"Gods' Man," "Madman's Drum," "Wild Pilgrimage," "Prelude to a Million Years," "Song without Words" and "Vertigo"—which are being re-issued this month by

The Library of America in a two-volume boxed set entitled "Lynd Ward: Six Novels in Woodcuts," the first time the nonprofit publisher has included a graphic novelist in its award-winning series.

Sponsored by Penn State University Libraries and administered by the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize will be presented annually to the best graphic novel, fiction or non-fiction, published in the previous calendar year in the United States by a living American citizen or resident. The announcement of the award will take place each spring and the prize of $2500, the two volume set of Ward's six novels published by

The Library of America, and a suitable commemorative will be presented each fall to the winner at a ceremony to be held at Penn State.

The selection jury for the award will have representatives from various Penn State academic departments who use the graphic novel in their teaching or research, as well as representatives with graphic novel expertise from among Penn State's alumni. The inaugural selection jury for 2011 includes John Meier, an assistant librarian in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library; Jarod Rosello, a cartoonist, writer and doctoral student in curriculum and instruction in the College of Education; Jean Sanders, an associate professor of art in the School of Visual Arts; Scott T. Smith, an assistant professor of English and comparative literature in the College of the Liberal Arts; and Jerry Zolten, an associate professor of communication arts and sciences and American studies at Penn State Altoona.

For more information about the selection criteria and how to submit books for consideration for the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, contact Steven Herb at 814-863-2141 or visit the Pennsylvania Center for the Book website http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/activities/ward/index.html

Dustin Harbin draws me in a comic strip

My buddy Dustin Harbin drew me (and Richard Thompson and Roger Langridge) in a comic strip about a meal at SPX - how cool is that?

Zadzooks on Spider-Man videogame and comic book movies

Zadzooks: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions review
Re-piecing reality in 4 Spidey universes
By Joseph Szadkowski
Washington Times October 13, 2010

Zadzooks: Jonah Hex, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse and 30 Days of Night
By Joseph Szadkowski
Washington Times, October 20, 2010

Oct 28: Cartoons & Cocktails

The annual auction of editorial cartoons at Cartoons & Cocktails is coming on October 28th. Tickets are on sale now.

Comic Riffs' Cyanide and Happiness webcomic interview

The 'Riffs Interview: 'CYANIDE & HAPPINESS's' Dave McElfatrick tackles visas, viscera & American humor
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 20, 2010

OSU Festival of Cartoon Art report from Isaac Cates

My friend Isaac Cates (who has a very cute Halloween minicomic to give out to kids in his neighborhood) has a good report on the OSU Festival on his blog. I'll try to get one of mine written up soon.

Mark Zaid's comic book lawyer exhibit continued

Mark Zaid's exhibit on the law in comic books continues to spin off online interest. Here's some new bits:

Video of "Superheroes in Court!" talk is now available by Mike Widener, Yale Law Library - Rare Books Blog October 18, 2010

Mark's talk on the exhibit - Superheroes on Court! Lawyers, Law and Comic Books by Yale Law Librarians Oct 18, 2010

An audio interview - Where We Live: It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's A Lawyer! Today Lawyers become Superheroes and Comics, Kind of

Host: John Dankosky

Guest: * Mark S. Zaid
* Michael Widener
* Joey Novick
* Dale Cendali
WNPR's Where We Live Oct 04, 2010 and the mp3.

And an interview by lawyers - Abnormal Interviews: Lawyer/Comic Book Collector Mark Zaid, by Phil Reeves and Stephanie Flynn, Abnormal Use blog October 18, 2010

And finally, Mark's other career as a lawyer is mentioned here in the NY Times - A Stimulus Plan, Disguised as Censorship, By JOHN SCHWARTZ, October 9, 2010

Jim Dougan's "SAM & LILAH" webcomic updated

Jim Dougansays Subject: SAM & LILAH Updated Today! We're getting close to the end of Chapter Three! Grab on tight! http://www.facebook.com/l/d8ba6dTdlIm6iozbtIy3oBdDumg;www.activatecomix.com/42-3-33.comic Need to catch up first? Start here: Chapter 1: http://www.facebook.com/l/d8ba6nyOitWBrXT3pzwkQaQLGgA;www.activatecomix.com/42-1-1.comic Chapter 2: http://www.facebook.com/l/d8ba62Jcu0GtKLk8YfyjzA38NAw;www.activatecomix.com/42-2-1.comic Chapter 3: http://www.facebook.com/l/d8ba6JkWo22aM4Z7WWhH6OxbvzQ;www.activatecomix.com/42-3-1.comic We'll be back with more in just two weeks! See you November 1! In the meantime, here's where to go for all the OTHER great comix at ACT-I-VATE: http://www.facebook.com/l/d8ba6vr23tgin9ixCOlsk7xdbHw;www.activatecomix.com If you haven't already, why not pick up a copy of the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER? We didn't win the Harvey Award, but being nominated still counts! Right? http://www.facebook.com/l/d8ba6Kbi51vGFLLaRpqBm7Ha8Dg;www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600105289

Beyond Comics zombie commercial makes newspaper

Zombies invade downtown Frederick in the name of small business promotion
Beyond Comics shoots zombie-themed commercial downtown Sunday
by Courtney Pomeroy
October 18 2010
http://www.gazette.net/stories/10182010/frednew153745_32548.php

Berkeley Breathed talks to Comic Riffs

MOVIE POSTER OF THE DAY: Berkeley Breathed talks 'Mars Needs Moms'
By  Michael Cavna 
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 19, 2010

Nostalgia rears its head in Baltimore

The tabloid comic book is being reprinted and fans are getting ready.

Superman! Vs. Muhammad Ali!
By Vincent Williams
Baltimore City Paper October 20, 2010