Post's obituary for Bil Keane

Bil Keane, 'The Family Circus' cartoonist, dies at 89
By Matt Schudel, Published: November 10, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bil-keane-family-circus-cartoonist-dies-at-89/2011/11/09/gIQAF5226M_story.html

 

Comic Riffs gets reactions on the death of Family Circus' Bil Keane

BIL KEANE MEMORIAM: Fellow cartoonists remember the 'Family Circus' creator [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog November 9 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/bil-keane-memoriam-fellow-cartoonists-remember-the-family-circus-creator/2011/11/09/gIQAp9nr5M_blog.html#pagebreak

Comic Riffs talks to David Lloyd on Guy Fawkes masks

OCCUPY GUY FAWKES: What does the man behind the mask think of the movement?
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs (November 8 2011)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/occupy-guy-fawkes-what-does-the-man-behind-the-mask-think-of-the-movement/2011/11/08/gIQA0Nvo3M_blog.html

Bully lecture - Library of Congress November 29 @ 11:30 in Dining Room A

Rick Marschall speaks on Teddy Roosevelt in political cartoons at the Library of Congress. His new book will be for sale as well.

Trickster won Aesop Award last month

Here's a couple of pullquotes from the Aesop Award page. 

"The Aesop Prize and Aesop Accolades are conferred annually by the Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society upon English language books for children and young adults, both fiction and nonfiction."

"Yet credit is given where credit is due: each tale has an author and an artist. Both work together to create a book that has the power to speak without words, that can be read aloud and still have the power of the storytelling event, and together make a powerful and compelling resource for cultural heritage and cross-cultural understanding."

Jim Woodring recording from Politics and Prose

The great DC bookstore has been putting recordings of its talks online.
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Jim Woodring at Politics and Prose
http://www.archive.org/details/JimWoodringAtPoliticsAndProse

This is an audio recording of Jim Woodring speaking about his book, Congress of the Animals, at Politics and Prose on September 9, 2011.

And here's a ComicsDC contributor:

Warren Bernard at Politics and Prose
http://www.archive.org/details/WarrenBernardAtPoliticsAndProse

This is an audio recording of Warren Bernard speaking about his book, Drawing Power: A Compendium of Cartoon Advertising, at Politics and Prose on August 25, 2011.

Truitt on Resurrection Man

DC Comics gives 'Resurrection Man' series new life
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 7 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-11-07/DC-Comics-gives-Resurrection-Man-series-new-life/51104708/1

Nov 29: Political Cartoon Biography of Theodore Roosevelt at Library of Congress

Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington DC   20540


November 7, 2011

Political Cartoon Biography of Theodore Roosevelt Is Subject of Discussion

"Bully!" Chronicles Life and Times of 26th President

    Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a favorite subject of political cartoonists, due in large part to his outsize personality, his exploits as one of the leaders of the Rough Riders and, of course, his career as 26th president.

    Roosevelt's biography as told through these political cartoons forms the basis of "Bully!: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt" (Regnery, 2011) by Rick Marschall. Marschall's book is the subject of a discussion and signing on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 11:30 a.m. in Dining Room A, located on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. This event is part of the Books & Beyond author series of the Center for the Book and is co-sponsored with the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. It is free and open to the public; no tickets are requited.

    "Bully!" features more than 250 full-color illustrations, many of them from the collections of the Library. According to Marschall, few people have influenced American history as Roosevelt did. A cowboy, soldier and prolific author, he vaulted to the top of American politics. His physical energy, great intelligence and larger-than-life personality made him not only a beloved leader but also the subject of countless political cartoons.

    Marschall is the author of more than 65 books, is a former political cartoonist and has written extensively on politics, history and cartoons. He has taught at Rutgers University and the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

    Marschall's book is also the subject of a discussion on Facebook. The new Books & Beyond Book Club is available at www.facebook.com/booksandbeyond/. Here readers can discuss books, the authors of which have appeared or will appear in this series. The site also offers links to webcasts of these events and asks readers to talk about what they have seen and heard.

    Since its creation by Congress in 1977 to "stimulate public interest in books and reading," the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress (www.Read.gov/cfb/) has become a major national force for reading and literacy promotion.  A public-private partnership, it sponsors educational programs that reach readers of all ages, nationally and internationally. The center provides leadership for affiliated state centers for the book and nonprofit reading-promotion partners and plays a key role in the Library's annual National Book Festival. It also oversees the Library's Read.gov website and administers the Library's Young Readers Center.

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PR 11-219
11/7/11
ISSN 0731-3527

Memphis Commercial Appeal reader doesn't like Beeler's cartoons

Letter: Forget the caricatures
Pablo Julian Davis
Memphis Commercial Appeal November 7, 2011
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/nov/07/letter-forget-caricatures/

'You needed to "balance" it with Nate Beeler's meretricious Drawing Board cartoon, which took a jab at the supposed hypocrisy of the [Occupy] movement.'

Washington West Film Festival wrapup

Celebrating Animation at Washington West Film Festival
The Washington West Film Festival included an evening of Chuck Jones cartoons, celebrating the art of animation and encouraging entire families to get involved in the festival
    By Leslie Perales
Reston Patch (November 6 2011)
http://reston.patch.com/articles/animation-celebrated-at-washington-west-film-festival

Ruffin interviews Mike Raicht

Mike Raicht talks The Pack: On horror, werewolves and scripting
Mark Ruffin
DC Comic Books Examiner November 6, 2011
http://www.examiner.com/comic-books-in-washington-dc/mike-raicht-talks-the-pack

Truitt on Wonderland, Pilot Season and Sally's Bones

Raven Gregory returns Alice to wild 'Wonderland' miniseries
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 3 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-11-03/Zenescope-launches-Alice-in-Wonderland-comic/51065286/1

'Pilot Season' Week 5: 'Misdirection' revs up the contest
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 1 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-11-01/Top-Cows-Pilot-Season-rolls-out-Misdirection-comic/51031502/1

T.S Spookytooth gives artistic life to 'Sally's Bones'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 31 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-31/TS-Spookytooth-illustrates-childrens-book-Sallys-Bones/51015222/1

Breast Cancer charity comic has roots in DC

A.N.A. Comics Commits to help in the fight against Breast Cancer
Robert Sodaro
Comic Books Examiner November 5, 2011
http://www.examiner.com/comic-books-in-national/a-n-a-comics-commits-to-help-the-fight-against-breast-cancer

"According to [Anthony] Hary, in addition to everything else, quite a bit of e-mails went into the production of the issue. "The four of us are spread out between Washington D.C., Michigan, Minnesota, and Winnipeg Manitoba Canada."

Since I write about comics and cancer, I'll be ordering a copy of this even if it wasn't linked to DC.

Chuck Jones in the area

Sadly, this was last night:

Top Ten Creations of Master Animator Chuck Jones
The work of Chuck Jones will be featured at the Washington West Film Festival in Herndon and Reston
    By Leslie Combemale
Herndon Patch November 4, 2011
http://herndon.patch.com/articles/top-ten-creations-of-master-animator-chuck-jones

...at least the film part of it. However, some of Jones' artwork is on display in the Art Insights gallery in Reston.

McDaniel's college exhibit photos

From: Warren Bernard
Attached are a bunch of photos from the show at McDaniels college. They also have a great Little Nemo page, a nice Krazy Kat page, amongst other stuff. And the Hal Foster original they had originally belonged to Caniff, Foster even tries to emulate Caniff in the piece.

Nov 6: Jeff Kinney coming to town

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

4:00 p.m. Politics and Prose

5015 Connecticut Avenue NW

Washington D.C. 20008-2024

(202) 364-1919

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/mobile/moverflow/892406-462/sixth_wimpy_kid_book_goes.html.csp

 

PR: Exclusive Third Eye Sneak Peek Event Tomorrow

Join us for STUFF OF LEGEND publishers TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS and ACTIVISION GAMES AS THEY ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW 2012 SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THIRD EYE! FREE CALL OF DUTY & OTHER ACTIVISION SWAG, PLUS SERIES WRITER DAVID RODRIGUEZ WILL BE IN STORE SIGNING AT OUR ANNAPOLIS LOCATION  FIRST 25 PEOPLE IN LINE GET EXCLUSIVE THIRD EYE-ONLY ART PRINTS OF THE NEW MYSTERY PROJECT FROM "STUFF OF LEGEND" PUBLISHERS TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS & ACTIVISION GAMES DESIGNER DAVID RODRIGUEZ (ANNAPOLIS LOCATION)   Hola Third Eye Faithful!   This is it. The last of our big 6 WEEK HEART ATTACK events, and the final in our lead-up to our HUGE signing next Saturday with BLAIR BUTLER (G4TV) and KEVIN MELLON for their new series HEART.    We're going to be having our good friends TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS on hand tomorrow with loads of free giveaways, and more.    This is a very special event, because right when the doors open, Mike DeVito (STUFF OF LEGEND publisher) and DAVID RODRIGUEZ (writer, and ACTIVISION GAMES designer) will be announcing their HUGE top secret new project that's due for release in 2012.   This is something that has not been announced ANYWHERE yet. Not on twitter, not on Facebook, not on the blogs... the first news of it is literally going to be right here at Third Eye.    And, folks, if you're big fans of the STUFF OF LEGEND, then you will totally love the new series that Mike and the gang have coming out this year.    They'll be going over Q&A about the project, signing FREE art prints for those who attend, and giving out loads of fun stuff throughout the day. You'll also get a glimpse at the original art pages of the series that's never been seen anywhere else before.    The first 25 people in line will get FREE limited to THIRD EYE only art prints of the new series that will not be made available anywhere else.    We'll also be doing some door prizes for tons of free swag provided by ACTIVISION GAMES.    DAVID RODRIGUEZ will also be answering questions about the series, and signing the prints, as the writer of the new project. He's a newcomer to the field of comics, but has an extensive background working on some of the highest selling video games in recent years, like MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE, GUITAR HERO, and the recent SKYLANDERS.   Click here for the event info on FACEBOOK.    NEXT SATURDAY: MEET BLAIR BUTLER (G4TV) & KEVIN MELLON (LOVESTRUCK) FOR THEIR NEW SERIES "HEART"  And, then next Saturday, we'll be having our biggest signing yet with the one and only BLAIR BUTLER of G4TV's ATTACK OF THE SHOW and FRESH INK, and KEVIN MELLON (LOVESTRUCK) to sign their hit new IMAGE series, HEART.   Blair's new book is fantastic, and we're stoked to have her on hand at Third Eye to do the East Coast kick off of the series.    Click here for the event info on FACEBOOK.

Warren Bernard's book blurbed in NY Times

Exploring Artworks While Recumbent
By DANA JENNINGS
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/arts/design/art-books-on-gerhard-richter-bruce-davidson-cartoon-advertising-football.html

DRAWING POWER
A Compendium of Cartoon Advertising 1870s-1940s
Edited by Rick Marschall and Warren Bernard
115 pages. Fantagraphics Books & Marschall Books. $28.99.

Comic Riffs on Syd Hoff and Occupy DC

TIMELESS SYD HOFF: How a Depression-era cartoonist speaks to the Occupy Movement
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (November 2 2011): http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/timeless-syd-hoff-how-a-depression-era-cartoonist-speaks-to-the-occupy-movement/2011/11/02/gIQAitCGhM_blog.html#pagebreak

Nov 6: 826DC's kids program on creating a superhero

Harry Potter Spider-Man Vs. The Evil Zombie Ninjas

Sunday, November 6, 2011
3:00 pm -5:00 pm
Ages 6 – 10

Whether you side with Spider-Man or the Green Goblin, 826 is giving you a chance to make your mark on the never-ending battle of good vs. evil. Students will get a crash course on essential superhero/supervillain knowledge and then create original characters. Then prepare for a battle of epic proportions when your characters meet for the first time. Who will prevail? Register today to find out—the fate of the world is in your hands!