Monday, January 10, 2011

Swann Fellowship at Library of Congress

Applications for the Swann Fellowship in Caricature and Cartoon, one of the few in the field, are due Feb. 15, 2011. For guidelines, requirements, and application form, please see following in Library of Congress web pages: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html

Jan 12, 13: Brad Meltzer at Borders, Politics and Prose

Brad Meltzer
The Inner Circle

January 12, 2011 7:30 PM

Baileys Crossroads - Borders
5871 Crossroads Center Way
Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041

There are stories no one knows. Hidden stories. I love those stories. And since I work in the National Archives, I find those stories for a living. So says Beecher White, a young archivist who spends his days working with the most important documents of the U.S. government.

January 13 at 7 pm, at Politics and Prose.

Brad's site

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Truitt on Batman, Inc.

'Batman Incorporated' takes the superhero brand global
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY January 10 2010
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-01-10-batmanagain10_ST_N.htm

Post reviews Humorists

Two books on humor by Paul Johnson and Willie Geist
by Jeff Nussbaum
Washington Post January 6, 2011;
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/06/AR2011010602668.html

- this is of interest to us for the sections on century-old English cartoon print makers.

Interview with Richmond's Chris Pitzer

Looking forward, looking back: Chris Pitzer on AdHouse in 2010 and 2011
by JK Parkin
January 2, 2011
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/01/looking-forward-looking-back-chris-pitzer-on-adhouse-in-2010-and-2011/

Stuever doesn't like The Cape

NBC's 'The Cape': Seriously dull
Washington Post January 9, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/06/AR2011010606806.html

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Truitt on comic writer Nick Spencer

These are the Glory days for writer Nick Spencer
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY January 8 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-01-09-morning-glories_N.htm

Carolyn Belefski's recent podcast online now

Carolyn Belefski is reporting that her recent appearance on the You, Me, Them, Everybody podcast is online now.

Magic Bullet #2 newspaper fundraising at Kickstarter

The Rafer Roberts-led, DC Conspiracy free Magic Bullet #2 cartoon newspaper is fundraising at Kickstarter now, with lots of neat rewards. I've just pledged.

Big Planet Comics pictures on Facebook

Greg Bennett, Gary Panter, Steve Niles and Joel Pollack at Big Planet Comics, July 20, 2008.

Big Planet Comics has put pictures of cartoonist appearances at the stores on Facebook.

You can see more, and mostly different pictures on my Flickr site.

Friday, January 07, 2011

Zadzooks reviews comics

Zadzooks: Star Wars Blood Ties & Superman vs. Muhammad Ali
Big, bad and funny with lots of punch
By Joseph Szadkowski
The Washington Times January 7, 2011
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/7/zadzooks-star-wars-blood-ties-superman-vs-ali/

Stuever's review of Bob's Burgers

TV review: 'Bob's Burgers,' another gross cartoon where the laughs are burnt to a crisp
By Hank Stuever
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 7, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/07/AR2011010702663.html

For some reason, this isn't actually in the print paper.

New superhero TV show The Cape reviewed in Express

It's a generally positive review:

McDonough, Kevin / United Features Syndicate. 2011.

New High-Flying Hero: A cop transforms into a caped crusader in a new NBC drama.

[Washington Post] Express (January 7): 35

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Comic Riffs 'best in comics' contest open now

THE BEST IN COMICS: Time to vote from these nominees...

By Michael Cavna
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2011/01/the_best_in_comics_time_to_vot.html

Todd Webb illustrates Pluto killer article in Express

Todd Webb illustrates an article about Pluto killer (or downsizer rather) in today's Express with a comic strip.

January 8: Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro showing

On January 8th at 2 pm, the Library of Congress is showing Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, one of the great director's most acclaimed anime films. It's free.

Navy World War 2 cartoon by Hotchkiss online now

"He had his heart set on pate de foie gras. Navy chow is the best!
Take all you can eat, eat all you can take! Don't be finicky!"
[Nutrition.] [Propaganda.] [World War 2.] [Illustration by "Hotchkiss USNR".] World War II. Cartoon.
1944; Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: Navy; U.S. Government Printing Office; U.S. Navy BUMED Library and Archives