Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Comic Riffs on the fairness of Doonesbury

THE RIFF: Must a cartoon like 'Doonesbury' really be 'fair'?
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 13 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-riff-must-a-cartoon-like-doonesbury-really-be-fair/2011/09/13/gIQArvPuPK_blog.html

SPX covered at Publishers Weekly

Small Press Expo Gets Bigger Despite Earthquake
By Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid
Sep 13, 2011
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/48662-small-press-expo-gets-bigger-despite-earthquake.html

PR: Fantom Comics Early Closing Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 14th

Fantom Comics - Where there is a comic book for everyone

Just a quick head's up: Union Station is closing the West Wing of the station at 5pm sharp on New Comic Book Day tomorrow, Wednesday, September 14th.

So please be sure to pick up your books before 4:30pm, to be safe. Or on Thursday, when we'll be back to our regular schedule once again.

Thank you for your patience, and very sorry for the inconvenience.

Union Station - 50 Massachusetts Avenue NE | Washington, DC 20002 | 202-216-9478
www.fantomcomics.com

Monday, September 12, 2011

Voice of America on webcomics

Sidestepping Newspapers, Comics Go Online
Artists earn income from online ads, merchandise sales
Faiza Elmasry | Washington, D.C.
Voice of America September 12, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/arts/Sidestepping-Newspapers-Comics-Go-Online-129662013.html

I love Danielle Corsetto's Girls with Slingshots.

Donna Lewis comments on 9-11 comic strip project

Down in the comments section -

My feelings on Comics and 9/11
by Alan Gardner
Daily Cartoonist September 11, 2011
http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2011/09/11/my-feelings-on-comics-and-911/

Here's an earlier post I had about this topic with comments from local cartoonists.

Politico on Bluewater's biographical comics, and the CDC's educational ones

Political comic books super success
By PATRICK GAVIN | 9/11/11
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63201.html

CDC to fight HIV with comic books
By DAVID SALEH RAUF | 9/12/11
This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 1:11 p.m. on September 12, 2011.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63262.html

Wash Post on latest Doonesbury flap

In 'Doonesbury,' Palin biography 'The Rogue' gets a comic-strip tease
By Michael Cavna,
Washington Post September 12 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/doonesburys-satirical-comic-strip-tease-with-mcginniss-and-palin-excerpts/2011/09/09/gIQABAXVLK_story.html

And the slightly different and longer blog version...

‘DOONESBURY’s’ ‘strip tease: Garry Trudeau offers sneak-peak of McGinniss’s new Palin bio
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 12 2011

PR: HEART #1 SIGNING Meet BLAIR BUTLER (G4TV) & KEVIN MELLON, creators of HEART

HEART #1 SIGNING Meet BLAIR BUTLER (G4TV) & KEVIN MELLON, creators of HEART

Time	Saturday, November 12 · 11:00am - 8:00pm

Location	THIRD EYE COMICS 45 OLD SOLOMONS ISL RD Annapolis, MD

Created By	THIRD EYE COMICS

More Info	SAT. NOV 12th 11AM-8PM *************************** HEART #1 LAUNCH PARTY WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BLAIR BUTLER and KEVIN MELLON! Meet the creators of the biggest IMAGE series of 2011 with our special HEART #1 launch party! We'll have writer BLAIR BUTLER (G4TV's FRESH INK) and artist KEVIN MELLON (LOVESTRUCK, GEARHEAD) on hand signing copies of their brand new series HEART, a compelling journey through the world of MIXED MARTIAL ARTS from IMAGE COMICS! Get the HEART #1 THIRD EYE VARIANT! November 12th will also be the first day that we'll have our special HEART #1 THIRD EYE COMICS Exclusive variant cover available! This is the grand finale of our big 6 WEEK HEART ATTACK, which you can keep up on the event schedule by going to www.6weekheartattack.com. Attend ALL 6 Week HEART ATTACK events, and receive a special VIP early admission pass to the Nov 12th signing, allowing you to enter 1 hour before the doors open!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Intervention con interview at Comics are Great podcast

Comics Are Great! 26 – Gathering Your Community
by Jerzy Drozd
September 8, 2011
http://comicsaregreat.com/cag26
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/comicsaregreat/p/comicsaregreat.com/audio/cag26.mp3

Mark Burrier interviewed

Mark Burrier - Cartoonist Survey #239
David Paccia
David-Wasting-Paper blog
September 6, 2011
http://david-wasting-paper.blogspot.com/2011/09/mark-burrier-cartoonist-survey-239.html

You'll see this subject line again soon, because David beat me into (print?) press with an interview with the Frederick, MD artist. I've got one that should be up on the City Paper site soon - Burrier and Mike Imboden got bumped by the slew of SPX interviews.

Comic Riffs interviews Yoe on Herriman

SPX 2011: Author CRAIG YOE hatches celebration of Herriman with dazzling new 'Krazy Kat'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 11 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/spx-2011-author-craig-yoe-hatches-celebration-of-herriman-with-dazzling-new-krazy-kat/2011/09/08/gIQAKAgBKK_blog.html

SPX day one impressions

But first - an ad. I'll be speaking to Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes at 2:30. Stop in and hear us and interrupt with questions.

Wow, SPX was the busiest I've ever seen. Wear light clothing, because it got hot in the exhibit floor.

Prints I liked and bought - Jason Little's Bee poster, Roger Langridge's Snarked print, Brooke Allen's print at the NBM table, Sara Varon's book launch poster, Joe Gill's 2 Little Nemo parody prints, and CCCS' annual ICAF poster.

Books by friends bought - Keith Knight, Roger Langridge and Jennifer Hayden's new books. Anything that DC Conspiracy has out that's new since the last time I've seen them.

One that got away - Charles Vess art page of Jeff Smith's Rose at the CBLDF auction. Couldn't figure out how to explain that one at home.

Roger Langridge

Alexis Fajardo

Roz Chast

Chester Brown

Jennifer Hayden

Sara Varon

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Truitt on Star Wars animation

Admiral Ackbar stars in animated 'Star Wars'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY September 10 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2011-09-10/Admiral-Ackbar-stars-in-animated-Star-Wars/50324746/1

Comic Riffs' SPX interviews and 9-11 comic strips

9/11 ART: From honor to anger, 10 cartoonists reveal feelings behind Sunday's funnies to mark anniversary
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 9 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/911-art-from-honor-to-anger-10-cartoonists-reveal-feelings-behind-sundays-funnies-to-mark-anniversary/2011/09/08/gIQA4ASwEK_blog.html

9/11 ART: Spain's Ana Juan shares the inspiration behind her evocative New Yorker anniversary cover
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 10 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/911-art-spains-ana-juan-shares-the-inspiration-behind-her-evocative-new-yorker-anniversary-cover/2011/09/10/gIQA2oOPHK_blog.html

SPX 2011: Through his interviews, G.B. TRAN constructs an especially compelling 'Vietnamerica'
Winyan Soo Hoo
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 10 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/spx-2011-through-long-interviews-gb-tran-constructs-an-especially-compelling-vietnamerica/2011/09/09/gIQA64XSHK_blog.html

SPX 2011: Brooklyn's JULIA WERTZ on the cartooning life — after giving up the drinking life
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 10 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/spx-2011-brooklyns-julia-wertz-on-the-cartooning-life--after-giving-up-the-drinking-life/2011/09/08/gIQAH4DmHK_blog.html

SPX 2O11: New Yorker's great ROZ CHAST tells us what she hates
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 10 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/spx-2o11-new-yorkers-great-roz-chast-tells-us-what-she-hates/2011/09/07/gIQA30LZHK_blog.html

Friday, September 09, 2011

Editorial cartoonist Jim Hunt interview online

Q&A: Jim Hunt, Annapolis Cartoonist with National Reach
You've seen his work—now get to know the man behind it.
By Donna L. Cole
Historic Annapolis Patch September 9 2011
http://historicannapolis.patch.com/articles/qa-jim-hunt-annapolis-cartoonist-with-national-reach

Sept. 11 cartoons give the tragedy back to the victims
By Melissa Bell
Washington Post's Blog Post blog (September 9 2011)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/sept-11-cartoons-give-the-trag\
edy-back-to-the-victims/2011/09/09/gIQA6ZeiFK_blog.html

Team Cul de Sac zine available at SPX

Craig Fischer will have copies of the TCDS fanzine for sale at SPX. You can certainly find him when he's moderating a panel for sure, or if you know Mike, buttonhole me and I'll lead you over to him.

Geppi's Entertainment Museum's 5th anniversary this month

GEM Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Scoop September 9 2011

http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/public/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=34&s=265&ai=112779