Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Carla Speed McNeil, Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo video online
The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators
December 17, 2010
http://curls-studio.blogspot.com/2010/12/other-side-of-table-lessons-from.html
The panel description is:
The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators
Date: Friday, October 8, 2010
Time: 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Location: Room 1A21, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City
Creating your product is only half the work it takes to succeed in the comics industry. What about the other half that we don't see as clearly after the product is released to the world? This panel will explore what it is like to be on the other side of the table, as a creator. We will discuss what it takes to exhibit at conventions, promote yourself, and gain a loyal audience - from the POV of professionals already behind the table. Join creators Jimmy Palmiotti (Painkiller Jane, Jonah Hex, The Pro), Raina Telgemeier (Smile, The Baby-Sitters Club), Bryan J.L. Glass (The Mice Templar, Thor: First Thunder) Carla Speed McNeil (Finder) and Carolyn Belefski (Curls, The Legettes) in this conversation, moderated by Joe Carabeo.
December 17, 2010
http://curls-studio.blogspot.com/2010/12/other-side-of-table-lessons-from.html
The panel description is:
The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators
Date: Friday, October 8, 2010
Time: 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Location: Room 1A21, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City
Creating your product is only half the work it takes to succeed in the comics industry. What about the other half that we don't see as clearly after the product is released to the world? This panel will explore what it is like to be on the other side of the table, as a creator. We will discuss what it takes to exhibit at conventions, promote yourself, and gain a loyal audience - from the POV of professionals already behind the table. Join creators Jimmy Palmiotti (Painkiller Jane, Jonah Hex, The Pro), Raina Telgemeier (Smile, The Baby-Sitters Club), Bryan J.L. Glass (The Mice Templar, Thor: First Thunder) Carla Speed McNeil (Finder) and Carolyn Belefski (Curls, The Legettes) in this conversation, moderated by Joe Carabeo.
Photographs of Richard Thompson's Cul de Sac booksignings
Here's a set of the pictures of recent signings that Richard Thompson did for his new Cul de Sac book. One groups is at Big Planet Comics in Bethesda, and the other is at the new One More Page book store in Arlington. The images are labelled for Creative Commons so they can be downloaded.
Carolyn Belefski does National Geographic freelance illos
Carolyn Belefski has done some National Geographic freelance illos for some products for their Great Migrations tv show.
Tom Toles interviewed on climate change blog post
There's a video interview and transcript with Post cartoonist Tom Toles at another newspaper site -
Surber, Don. 2010.
Tom Toles on global warming
Daily Mail blog (December 19): http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/26807
Which refers to a Toles blog post -
Ear ache
By Tom Toles
December 17 2010
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tomtoles/2010/12/friday_rant_fools_cold_edition.html
Monday, December 20, 2010
Politics and Prose bookstore outlasts Thought Balloonists blog
Craig Fischer and Charles Hatfield are closing their Thought Balloonists blog and selling out to The Man (aka TCJ.com). Craig reminisces about their decision to blog about comics and notes that the genesis was in Politics and Prose bookstore (which means I dragged them there. I'm a lousy midwife though because I didn't notice the birthing pangs).
SPACE awards include local cartoonists
Matt Dembicki's got the story (as well as 2 nominations) and says Rafer "Plastic Farm" Roberts is nominated as well. Good luck, guys.
Barry Blitt in Sunday's Wash Post
It's not online but Blitt illustrated Season's Greetings, a putative Christmas letter from the Obamas, in the December 19th Washington Post.
PR: GPO RECEIVES TOP HONORS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVES [including comic book creation]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2010 No. 10-45
GPO RECEIVES TOP HONORS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVES
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) won two Ava Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). GPO's Public Relations and Creative Services departments won a Platinum Award for the video production of Squeaks Discovers Type: GPO's First Comic Book. The video details GPO's process of creating and producing the comic book, which takes a unique approach to educate readers on the important role printing has played from the beginnings of civilization to today's digital world. GPO also won a Gold Award for the video production of Federal Register 2.0. With the help of the National Archives' Office of the Federal Register (OFR), GPO created a video explaining the new Federal Register 2.0 web site. GPO and OFR have worked together for 75 years to produce the Federal Register in both print and digital form, which provides the public with access to government information and federal regulations.
Link to Squeaks Discovers Type: GPO's First Comic Book video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2poFHDbcTEw
The comic book can be purchased at GPO's Bookstore:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/squeaks-discovers-type.jsp
Link to Federal Register 2.0 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADhP0KSmjkQ
The Ava Awards are an international competition administered and judged by AMCP. The awards recognize outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, direction, shooting, and editing of audio-visual materials and programs. Entrants include video and film production companies, web developers, advertising agencies, public relations firms, corporate and government communication departments, producers, directors, editors, and shooters.
"These awards are an example of the exceptional production work GPO can offer our federal agency customers in using the latest social media tools to promote their mission. Both of these videos showcase the great work GPO employees and our colleagues at the Office of the Federal Register are doing to promote the workings of our government," said Public Printer Bob Tapella. "I congratulate GPO's Public Relations, Creative Services and Publication and Information Sales teams for collaborating on these efforts and making the agency proud."
The GPO is the federal government's primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing, authenticating, and preserving published U.S. government information in all its forms. GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the federal government. In addition to publication sales, GPO makes government information available at no cost to the public through GPO's Federal Digital System (www.fdsys.gov) and through partnerships with approximately 1,220 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. For more information, please visit www.gpo.gov. Follow GPO on Twitter http://twitter.com/USGPO and on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/gpoprinter.
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GPO RECEIVES TOP HONORS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVES
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) won two Ava Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). GPO's Public Relations and Creative Services departments won a Platinum Award for the video production of Squeaks Discovers Type: GPO's First Comic Book. The video details GPO's process of creating and producing the comic book, which takes a unique approach to educate readers on the important role printing has played from the beginnings of civilization to today's digital world. GPO also won a Gold Award for the video production of Federal Register 2.0. With the help of the National Archives' Office of the Federal Register (OFR), GPO created a video explaining the new Federal Register 2.0 web site. GPO and OFR have worked together for 75 years to produce the Federal Register in both print and digital form, which provides the public with access to government information and federal regulations.
Link to Squeaks Discovers Type: GPO's First Comic Book video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2poFHDbcTEw
The comic book can be purchased at GPO's Bookstore:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/squeaks-discovers-type.jsp
Link to Federal Register 2.0 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADhP0KSmjkQ
The Ava Awards are an international competition administered and judged by AMCP. The awards recognize outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, direction, shooting, and editing of audio-visual materials and programs. Entrants include video and film production companies, web developers, advertising agencies, public relations firms, corporate and government communication departments, producers, directors, editors, and shooters.
"These awards are an example of the exceptional production work GPO can offer our federal agency customers in using the latest social media tools to promote their mission. Both of these videos showcase the great work GPO employees and our colleagues at the Office of the Federal Register are doing to promote the workings of our government," said Public Printer Bob Tapella. "I congratulate GPO's Public Relations, Creative Services and Publication and Information Sales teams for collaborating on these efforts and making the agency proud."
The GPO is the federal government's primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing, authenticating, and preserving published U.S. government information in all its forms. GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the federal government. In addition to publication sales, GPO makes government information available at no cost to the public through GPO's Federal Digital System (www.fdsys.gov) and through partnerships with approximately 1,220 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. For more information, please visit www.gpo.gov. Follow GPO on Twitter http://twitter.com/USGPO and on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/gpoprinter.
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Cavna on New Yorker's Mankoff in Washington Post
For the New Yorker, he calls the 'toons of the year
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 19, 2010; E13
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121705067.htmlm
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 19, 2010; E13
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121705067.htmlm
Dec 20: Cul de Sac booksigning
Richard Thompson will be at a new bookstore on December 20th at 7 pm in outer Arlington, or outer Falls Church. The bookstore isn't quite open yet so it'll actually be in the condo's gathering room next door. I'm chauffeuring, so see you all there.
Zadzooks holiday gift suggestions
Zadzooks: Gift guide for pop culture fans
Gifts that get them into the action
By Joseph Szadkowski
The Washington Times December 15, 2010
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/15/zadzooks-gift-guide-for-pop-culture-fans/
Gifts that get them into the action
By Joseph Szadkowski
The Washington Times December 15, 2010
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/15/zadzooks-gift-guide-for-pop-culture-fans/
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Minor Herblock remembrance
Writing letters is a joyful craft
Ed Tant
Athens Banner-Herald December 18, 2010
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/121810/opi_758164522.shtml
Ed Tant
Athens Banner-Herald December 18, 2010
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/121810/opi_758164522.shtml
Friday, December 17, 2010
Steve Artley's father's latest book recommended in Smithsonian Magazine
Steve Artley writes in about his editorial cartoonist father (Bob) and brother Rob's new book -
A description and cover image of Memories of a Farm Kitchen was included in the "Holiday Gift Guide: A Food Book for Everyone on your List" of the Food & Think section on the electronic version of Smithsonian Magazine.
Memories of a Farm Kitchen, by Bob and Rob Artley. A charming and utterly unique memoir about growing up on a 200-acre farm in Iowa in the 1920s and 1930s, this homespun book recalls bygone days of icebox refrigerators, cellar larders, and ham hanging from the rafters.
Steve told me a bit more about the book's history-
"This was a book that almost didn't happen. My dad started it about 6 years ago. The last few years, he had a series of strokes that affected his vision and hearing, as well as his drawing hand. One day, while I was visiting him in his Florida studio, he showed me some of the pieces he was working on for the book, and I could see they were not up to his usual level of the dozen books he had produced up to that point. I told him this frankly, adding that I figured he'd want to know the truth."
"I offered to help assemble the pieces and layout the pages, if he could finish the text. A couple of years and another stroke later, he got the text to me and it was not quite up to his usual standards of writing either. So, I called in my brother. I told him the manuscript needed more than mere proofreading. It needed fixes in style, etc. I was so pleased that he took on the assignment with enthusiasm. He far exceeded my art direction. He used Dad's story, but dressed up the style. He even wrote an additional chapter, for which we had art, but no words."
"At my father's urging, the publisher had been planning to put my name as co-author. I was never comfortable with that from the beginning. I was just the art director and project manager. My sister Joan Artley-Sterner also took part in planning out the book. Both of us were more comfortable being listed in the acknowledgments only. So I told the publisher to make my brother the co-author."
That's a nice story about a family pulling together, isn't it?
Dean Haspiel's EW Harvey Pekar Tribute
Years ago, my friend Dean Haspiel suggested that I interview Harvey for a Small Press Expo panel - that turned into a journal article, and then a book, as well as a friend acquaintance with Harvey. Harvey died earlier this year, and Dean's got a nice tribute strip up about Harvey now.
Washington Post doesn't like CGI Yogi Bear
Hey, Boo Boo! Zzzzzzzz . . .
By Dan Kois
Washington Post December 17, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/yogi-bear,1168809/critic-review.html
but neither does any other reviewer I've read.
By Dan Kois
Washington Post December 17, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/yogi-bear,1168809/critic-review.html
but neither does any other reviewer I've read.
A Chat with Dan Nokes now at City Paper
Meet a Local Cartoonist : A Chat with Dan Nokes
Posted by Mike Rhode on Dec. 17, 2010http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2010/12/17/meet-a-local-cartoonist-a-chat-with-dan-nokes/
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Signed Doonesbury books on sale at Politics and Prose
I got mine!
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We are really excited about our offerings this week. And the Doonesbury collections are both discounted 20% for members since they are featured in our holiday catalogue!
40: A DOONESBURY RETROSPECTIVE and DOONESBURY AND THE ART OF G.B. TRUDEAU When Brian Walker first interviewed Garry Trudeau in 1973, it was for an article on the new comix for the alternative weekly, Silver Lining. While Trudeau denied being a spokesman for the counterculture, it became a label that he had difficulty shaking. Walker later curated the first exhibition of Trudeau's work. DOONESBURY AND THE ART OF G.B. TRUDEAU (Yale Univ., $49.95) explores the evolution of the artist from his prep-school drawing to Bull Notes, the predecessor of Doonesbury, and the impact the series has had on pop culture, from the Broadway musical to ties and Starbucks mugs. Walker also introduces the collaborators Trudeau has worked with over the years. There are plenty of strips here as well, from those early days to the present. It's a lovely companion to 40: A DOONESBURY RETROSPECTIVE (Andrews McMeel, $100), which contains 1,800 strips Trudeau selected as representative of the 40 years since Gonzo, Mike, J.J. B.D., and the huge cast of characters first appeared in papers nationwide. He also provides bios of these iconic characters—all contained in a beautiful slip-cased box. - Deb Morris
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