Truitt on Kirkman on Walking Dead

Robert Kirkman reflects on a bloody good year of 'The Walking Dead'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY December 28 2010
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-12-28-WalkingDead_N.htm

Steve Conley restarts Bloop

Steve Conley restarted his Bloop webcomic yesterday - check it out here.

Washington cartoonist's favorites at City Paper

Arts in Review: The Year in Cartoons

Posted by Mike Rhode on Dec. 27, 2010
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2010/12/27/arts-in-review-the-year-in-cartoons/

Other papers may pick what they think were the best cartoons of  the year. Here at the City Paper, we're doing it differently. We've asked some local cartoonists to pick their favorite piece that they made over the past year and share it with us. Click the link to read more.

Truitt on Marvel's latest multipart storyline

Be afraid: Marvel's heroes gear up for 'Fear Itself'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY December 21 2010
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-12-21-FearItself_N.htm

The year according to Toles: A review of 2010, from the drawing board of Tom Toles, The Post's political cartoonist.

The year according to Toles

A review of 2010, from the drawing board of Tom Toles, The Post's political cartoonist.

Washington Post (December 26 2010)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/12/23/GA2010122303537.html#photo=1

Cul de Sac - another signature sketch

Merry Christmas from ComicsDC and MJ

Post's The Year in Cartoons

The Washington Post put this in print today. 10 cartoons: Sheneman, Kal, Luckovich, Jones, Cardow, Luckovich (again), Stantis, Davies, Pett and Ohman. Online there's a few more.

Merry Christmas from ComicsDC and MJ

Washington Post's year in editorial cartoons

The Daily Cartoonist noted that the Washington Post's year in editorial cartoons has appeared online. Oddly enough, this hasn't been in the newspaper yet although it's dated online for December 17th. The New York Times' selection appeared in last Sunday's paper.

John Wilkes Booth's contested identity?

Brad Meltzer's Decoded, with my friend Jan Herman being interviewed, is on this topic tonight - 10 pm on the History Channel:

Booth descendants agree to brother's body ID tests

By Edward Colimore

Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 23, 2010

Comics ephemera freebies at Ballston's Regal Theater

On a giveaway table before you pass through the ticket taker, there's 2 pieces of comics ephemera freebies at Ballston's Regal Theater - a Green Hornet postcard with 3-D glasses and a small poster for the animated movie Rio.

Chris Morris illustration of Santa's sleigh's dashboard

Today's Express has a  nice Chris Morris illustration of Santa's sleigh's dashboard. It's almost the full-tabloid size in the print edition.

USA Today's comic gift recs

Essential 2010 graphic novels for comics gift-giving
USA Today December 22 2010
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-12-22-ComicsGiftGuide_N.htm

Brian Truitt is local - I'm not sure if the other guys are.

Dirk Deppey and Journalista go out with class

Dirk Deppey's Journalista blog was one of my comics news "must reads" every day (along with Gardner's Daily Cartoonist, Cavna's Comic Riffs and Spurgeon's Comics Reporter). Dirk's reporting that Fantagraphics could no longer support the extravagance of a full-time comics blogger's salary much like Comicon before it. Understandable, yet I'll miss the best link roundup out there. Go to the bottom of Dirk's last post to read him signing off with style.

In closing, I do hope we still see Comics Journal return to print.

MSU Comic Art Collection featured on Library of American Comics blog

Master of the Motherload in Michigan

posted by Dean Mullaney

Library of American Comics blog Dec 18th, 2010

http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/blog/article/1540/

 

Ohio State too!

 

Caniff…a Visual Biography

posted by Dean Mullaney

Dec 15th, 2010

http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/blog/article/1525/

Weldon's last NPR comics news wrap-up of the year

A Quick Comics Around-the-Horn (Not a Creature was Stirring Edition)

by Glen Weldon

December 22, 2010

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2010/12/22/132236695/a-quick-comics-around-the-horn-not-a-creature-was-stirring-edition

Magic Bullet #2 newspaper submissions open

The Magic Bullet #2 newspaper edited by Rafer Roberts has its submissions period open now.

Michael Auger video on YouTube

Michael Auger's Solo Show at Tryst Coffeehouse, Adams Morgan, Washington DC

Auger was in Trickster, and I did a short interview with him when that was published -thanks to Matt Dembicki's Facebook page for the link.

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.