Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Jim Dougan's "SAM & LILAH" webcomic updated




Jim DouganNovember 1, 2010 at 6:43pm
Subject: SAM & LILAH: The Conclusion of Chapter 3!
It's the conclusion of Chapter 3!

http://www.facebook.com/l/06500yrQ6t7CdAgQ7JcYTEdfFgw;www.activatecomix.com/42-3-35.comic

In case you were wondering, it's right after this where the story from the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER takes place. What? You mean you haven't read the PRIMER? What are you waiting for? Pick up a copy at your local comic shop, or here:

http://www.facebook.com/l/065003nD3_w_CO3wlnXtsDr-iqw;www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600105289

If you're a little behind, get caught up here:

Chapter 1: http://www.facebook.com/l/06500qXajBF284yvfLWXvcxhx7Q;www.activatecomix.com/42-1-1.comic

Chapter 2: http://www.facebook.com/l/06500waiWvCRTE0rVYSnTPHvWKg;www.activatecomix.com/42-2-1.comic

Chapter 3: http://www.facebook.com/l/06500zfzmMFivCf53IUYOarCMJw;www.activatecomix.com/42-3-1.comic

We'll be back later this month with the beginning of CHAPTER FOUR!!

In the meantime, here's where to go for all the OTHER great comix at ACT-I-VATE:

http://www.facebook.com/l/06500VGvBgc_-CyfVtEthKDaiIg;www.activatecomix.com


News from KAL

Kal writes in:

I have finally posted some pics and info from my recent cartoon-related trip to Russia. I also wanted to mention the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco has now made the official announcement of the open of my show later this week. ( http://cartoonart.org/2010/11/drawn-from-the-economist-the-editorial-art-of-kal/) I will at a reception at the Museum November 12.

Many thanks!

Best

Kal


New Luna Brothers interview online

Just a couple of days ago, I had a short interview with the Luna Brothers. Now one of the big comics sites has a longer one:

SWORD's Final Cut: The Luna Brothers & Their HC
By Chris Arrant, Newsarama 01 November 2010

Nov 11: Galifianakis returns to Falls Church

Well, actually he lives there. But on Nov 11th, he won't be hiding in his studio.

Cartoonist Nick Galafianakis at ArtSpace
By FALLS CHURCH TIMES STAFF
November 2, 2010


Fredericksburg's editorial cartoonist Clay Jones blogging on election

The Daily Cartoonist noted that Fredericksburg's editorial cartoonist Clay Jones is blogging on tonight on the election

Nov 3: Orson Scott Card chat at Washington Post

Nov 3 at 1 pm, Orson Scott Card will chat at the Washington Post website, but you can submit questions now. Card wrote Iron Man, among other titles.

Marvel recently (Oct 28) put out a press release about Card's return to writing comics:

Marvel & Orson Scott Card Bring FORMIC WARS To Life!

New York Times best-selling author Orson Scott Card revolutionized science-fiction with Ender's Game and now returns to write the most requested sci-fi story in the world with Marvel Entertainment in February's Formic Wars #1 (of 7). Selling millions of copies worldwide, Ender's Game is one of the most popular science fiction epics of all time, with fans begging for Card to tell the origins of this universe! Now Orson Scott Card himself, teaming with co-writer Aaron Johnston and rising star artist Giancarlo Caracuzzo, returns to write the prequel in graphic fiction format. Long before Ender Wiggin fought the Third Formic War, humans battled the Formics on our own turf. Twice. Outgunned and unprepared, the human race stands on the brink of total annihilation.

"I've been so happy with Marvel's comic-book adaptation of Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Ender in Exile and Speaker of the Dead that I wanted my long-imagined story of the Formic Wars to appear first in this wonderfully visualized form," said Orson Scott Card, "With a whole new set of characters, putting together a ragtag fleet of improvised and adapted spacecraft to take on an alien invader, I think these are some of the best, most inspiring stories in the Ender's Game future history, and through the work of Marvel's great team of writers and artists, my tales are coming to life with a power and reality I never could have managed on my own."

This action-packed prequel to Ender's Game answers the questions fans have been asking while delivering a jaw-dropping story perfect for new  readers.

"There are few writers as prolific and popular as Orson Scott Card," said David Gabriel, SVP Sales & Circulation, Marvel Entertainment. "We're extremely thrilled to bring Formic Wars to life for the first time in any medium and even more excited to have Orson Scott Card at the helm. If you're a fan of the Ender's books, or just a fan of classic sci-fi, you won't want to miss this series."

The most requested sci-fi action-thriller of the century is now here-you can't afford to miss Formic Wars #1, hitting comic shops in February 2011.

Plus, don't miss the graphic fiction adaptations of Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow, now available in hardcover collections at comic shops and book stores nationwide!

For more on Orson Scott Card and Ender's Game, please visit www.hatrack.com and www.marvel.com

Monday, November 01, 2010

Cul de Sac picks up another paper

Comics page offers something new today*
Mansfield News Journal November 1, 2010

*i.e. a fine, fine strip produced here in America, and not outsourced to North Korea.

Nov 17: In Between the Panels: DC's Emergence on the Graphic Novel Scene

Matt Dembicki, Carolyn Belefski and Molly Lawless will talk about comics, moderated by me. 
 
In Between the Panels: DC's Emergence on the Graphic Novel Scene
Wednesday, November 17 at 6:00pm
Location: Busboys & Poets, 5th & K Streets location

Reasons to pick up the Oct 28th Onion

The paper's still on the stands and has a cartoon by 'Kelly' (ie Ward Sutton) criticizing Bil Keane for licensing a Family Circus movie, an interview with Frank Darabont on the Walking Dead tv show, and an interview with Brendon Small of the animated Metalocalypse.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Linda Holmes teases Simpsons interview on NPR

Right here.

Parade Magazine in Sunday's Post features Peanuts article

It's online too.

Lessons From The Great Pumpkin
Eric Konigsberg
Parade October 31, 2010

'The Millions' recommends Cul de Sac

If You Don’t Read “Cul de Sac,” You Really Probably Should
By Jacob Lambert
The Millions October 30, 2010

Oct 31: Beyond Comics Walking Dead Premiere Party



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Friday, October 29, 2010

Express on Walking Dead and Tamara Drewe

Picking Zombie Brains: John Bernthal, Star of 'The Walking Dead,' Hometown Boy
By Jennifer Barger
Express October 29, 2010

Beyond Drawn: 'Tamara Drewe', in Theaters [published as 'Tactful Transition'].
By Kristen Page-Kirby
Express October 29, 2010

Mark Fiore's GU appearance

Given that this event was sponsored by the Journalism department, I'm a little surprised this article isn't credited - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Satires Politics (October 28, 2010). Fiore was a good speaker, and showed about 5 of his cartoons.

Nov 2: Super-Art Fight at American University's Katzen

November 2 sees a Super-Art Fight at American University's Katzen Museum at 8 pm featuring Jami “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi, Garth Graham and Chris “Impact” Impink.

Post reviews Victory Comics in Falls Church

Falls Church neighborhood guide
Justin Rude, David Malitz and Fritz Hahn
Washington Post October 29, 2010

Here's a direct link to the part on Victory Comics. As an aside, across the street from Victory Comics, on the Maple Ave side, is the Galifianakis exhibit which is open on weekends.


The Post also reviews Howl and Eric Drooker did some animation for the movie.