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Truitt on Green Wake

'Green Wake' introduces a colorfully creepy town
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY March 18 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-03-18-GreenWake_N.htm

Zadzooks on Walking Dead, All-Star Superman animation and Yogi Bear

Zadzooks: The Walking Dead and All-Star Superman
'Walking Dead' gratifyingly grotesque
By Joseph Szadkowski
The Washington Times March 18, 2011
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/18/zadzooks-walking-dead-all-star-superman-yogi/

Kids comics reviewed in Post

Graphic novels for young readers
By Douglas Wolk, Washington Post March 20, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/graphic-novels-for-young-readers/2011/03/11/AB0aebr_story.html

Herblock oral history begun by Penn State professor

To Herblock and to Spring Flowers: Postcard from Washington
by Russell Frank
March 11, 2011
http://www.statecollege.com/news/columns/to-herblock-and-to-spring-flowers-postcard-from-washington-682171/

and

Herblock in the Hosbog: Musings on the Political Cartoonist with the 'Saber-Toothed' Pen
by Russell Frank
March 18, 2011
http://www.statecollege.com/news/columns/herblock-in-the-hosbog-musings-on-the-political-cartoonist-with-the-sabertoothed-pen-689343/

Children's comic strips in tomorrow's Kids Post

The Kid's Post insert runs four comic strips by young cartoonists tomorrow, based on their recent Jef Mallett article.

Post on Calder 'carticatures'

Tomorrow's paper has a review that explicitly uses the word carticature for these wire sculptures.

The National Portrait Gallery opens 'Calder's Portraits: A New Language'
By Stephanie Merry, Thursday, March 10, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/the-national-portrait-gallery-opens-calders-portraits-a-new-language/2011/03/07/ABahHAQ_story.html

Wimpy Kid profile in Post's Parade Magazine insert tomorrow

The Wonderful World of Wimpy
David Browne
Parade Magazine March 20, 2011
http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/03/the-wonderful-world-of-wimpy.html

Is Cul de Sac a repeat in March 20th's Washington Post?

Inquiring minds want to know - is Cul de Sac a repeat in March 20th's post from the previous week?

Yes, and no. The paper ran the wrong strip on March 13th actually publishing March 20th's a week early, but here's the correct one.

Coming soon - a great Shawn Belschwender interview

Shawn Belschwender's comic strip Clowntime Comics has returned to the City Paper, and he sent me some great interview answers today. Look for it on the City Paper's website hopefully on Monday morning.

New Flugennock: Bank of America and Japan

http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=799

I was up late Sunday night, following the Al Jazeera feed, keeping up with Libya, Bahrain and Japan -- especially Japan -- when a tweet came in announcing Anonymous' "Black Monday" plan to release the trove of emails detailing mortgage and other fraud at Bank Of America, and my brain started bouncing back and forth: "Bank Of America...Japan...Bank Of America...Japan..." ...and I knew it was time for another one of my parodies of iconic art and imagery.

Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

New Flugennock: The New Flag Of Bahrain

http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=802

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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

David Malki! interview online at City Paper

When Comics Return: A Chat With David Malki!
by Mike Rhode on Mar. 18, 2011
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2011/03/18/when-comics-return-a-chat-with-david-malki/

Cavna's Breathed interview in today's Post

This ran on Comic Riffs a few days ago, but is in the print Style section today.

Launching 'Mars Needs Moms' into 3-D
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post March 17 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/mars-needs-moms-launches-into-3-d/2011/03/13/ABIdUvg_story.html

March 18: Super Art Fight

The City Paper has the details of tomorrow night's Super Art Fight, but nobody seems to have listed who the cartoonists are.

Derf's return to the City Paper

When Comics Return: A Chat With Derf

by Mike Rhode on Mar. 17, 2011

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2011/03/17/when-comics-return-a-chat-with-derf/

PR: Graphic Arts Galleries at Library of Congress Open March 18

March 17, 2011

Graphic Arts Galleries at Library of Congress Open on March 18                            

The Library of Congress announces the opening of the Swann Gallery and the Herblock Gallery on Friday, March 18, 2011.  The galleries are two of three exhibition spaces located within the new Graphic Arts Galleries on the ground level of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building. 

The third exhibition space in the Graphic Arts Galleries will open in September 2011.  The galleries will focus on the Library's cartoon collections and offer visitors a rich sampling of caricatures, comic strips, political drawings, artwork created for magazines and graphic-novel illustrations.

The galleries will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and admission is free.

The Herblock Gallery celebrates the work of editorial cartoonist Herbert L. Block—better known as "Herblock"— with an ongoing display of 10 original drawings, to change every six months.  A four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, who spent more than 55 years at the Washington Post, Herblock took on political corruption wherever he saw it, and championed the rights of  "the little guy."  The inaugural exhibition, "Herblock Looks at Communism," presents a selection of his 1951 cartoons about the Korean War.  A new display in September will explore the Khrushchev-Kennedy confrontation in 1961.  The Herb Block Foundation donated the collection of more than 14,000 original cartoon drawings and 50,000 rough sketches, as well as manuscripts, to the Library of Congress in 2002, and has generously continued to provide funds to support ongoing programming.

The Swann Gallery introduces visitors to the fascinating world of caricatures, political cartoons, comics, animation art, graphic novels and illustrations.  A permanent memorial exhibition will feature 15 facsimiles of treasured cartoons from the Swann and other cartoon collections, which represent the broad range of holdings in the Library of Congress.  This exhibition is made possible by the Swann Foundation, which was established by Erwin Swann (1906–1973) in 1967 to support ongoing exhibitions, related programming, preservation and development of collections and to encourage appreciation for the dynamic, evolving field of cartoon and illustration arts.

In September 2011, the third gallery will open with a changing-exhibition program that showcases the graphic arts collections in the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress.  Its inaugural exhibition will be "Timely and Timeless: New Comic Art Acquisitions," featuring treasures of original cartoon art that were added to the Library's collections during the past decade.  On display will be political commentaries, comic-strip and comic-book drawings, New Yorker magazine illustrations and examples of graphic narratives.

The Library has a long history of exhibiting cartoon and caricature art, with the first Swann Gallery—known as the Oval Gallery—opening in 1982 in the James Madison Building.  The Swann Gallery moved to the Thomas Jefferson Building in 1998 and remained open until 2004, when preparations started for construction of the Library's tunnel to the Capitol Visitors Center.  In subsequent years, large-scale cartoon art exhibitions—"Humor's Edge: Cartoons by Ann Telnaes" (2004); "Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock" (2006); "Cartoon America" (2006); and "Herblock!" (2009)—were held in various exhibition spaces in the Jefferson Building.

The Library has been collecting original cartoon art for more than 140 years.  It is a major center for cartoon research with holdings of more than 100,000 original cartoon drawings and prints. These works, housed in the Prints and Photographs Division, span five centuries and range from 17th-century Dutch political prints to 21st-century contemporary comic strips.

The Prints and Photographs Division holds the largest-known collection of American political prints, the finest assemblage of British satirical prints outside Great Britain and holdings of original drawings by generations of America's best cartoonists and illustrators that are unequaled in breadth and depth.  Extensive runs of rare satirical and comic journals from Europe and the United States represent another distinguishing facet. The Library acquired these materials through a variety of sources including artists' gifts, donations by private collectors, selective purchases and copyright registration.

Sample images from the Swann Gallery:
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91705247/
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661676/
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/96508418/

Truitt on Superman's mom

Woman of steel: Diane Lane speaks on playing Superman's mom in new movie
Brian Truitt
USA Weekend's Who's News blog March 16th, 2011
http://whosnews.usaweekend.com/2011/03/woman-of-steel-diane-lane-speaks-on-playing-supermans-mom-in-new-movie/

Cavna on Iranian cartoons and Kill Shakespeare

POLITICAL HUMOR: New Iranian cartoon site launched
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 15 2011

The ‘Riffs Interview: Hark, inspired ‘KILL SHAKESPEARE’ creators strike again with soul, wit
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 15 2011

Carla Speed McNeil up for 3 Stumptown Comics Fest awards

Carla Speed McNeil's Finder: Voice (which I read last night and quite enjoyed) is up for 3 Stumptown Comics Fest Arts awards for Best Writer, Best Cartoonist and Best Letterer.

"Judges for the 2011 Stumptown Comics Awards are: Michael Allred (Madman), Brandon Graham (King City), Laura Hudson (Editor, ComicsAlliance.com), Michael Ring (Owner, Bridge City Comics), and Jason Leivian (Owner, Floating World Comics)."