Team Cul de Sac auction press release

You can see 7 of the auction items at Heritage's website.

Steve Conley's Bloop webcomic continues

Steve's got another page up in his Bloop comic.

Wuerker on Ali Farzat as Times 100 Influential People

Ali Ferzat, Cartoonist

By Matt Wuerker Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111941,00.html

 

April 23: Ocean Waves-Studio Ghibli anime

Ocean Waves Part of the 'Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli' program © 1993 Saeko Himuro - GN Monday, April 23 @ 6:30 pm   Mark your calendars!        Exhibit Sakura in DC: The History of Cherry Blossoms in the Nation's Capitol  4/10 - 4/30 Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm    J-Film Series  TBA 4/24 @ 6:30 pm    Where: JICC 1150 18th St., NW   Washington, DC 20036   (202) 238-6900  jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp   Driving Directions Add to my calendar     Washington DC Premiere -    Not Available on Home Video!   Rarely seen outside of Japan, OCEAN WAVES is a subtle, poignant and wonderfully detailed story of adolescence and teenage isolation. Taku and his best friend Yutaka are headed back to school for what looks like another uneventful year. But they soon find their friendship tested by the arrival of Rikako, a beautiful new transfer student from Tokyo whose attitude vacillates wildly from flirty and flippant to melancholic. When Taku joins Rikako on a trip to Tokyo, the school erupts with rumors, and the three friends are forced to come to terms with their changing relationships.   OCEAN WAVES was the first Studio Ghibli film directed by someone other than studio founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, as director Tomomi Mochizuki led a talented staff of younger employees in an adaptation of Saeko Himuro's best-selling novel. Full of shots bathed in a palette of pleasingly soft pastel colors and rich in the unexpected visual details typical of Studio Ghibli's most revered works, OCEAN WAVES is an accomplished teenage drama and a true discovery.     In Japanese with English subtitles. Not rated. 72 mins., 1995. Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki.    This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee guests a seat. Registered guests will be seated first. Open seats will be given to guests on standby when the program begins.   Register Now! Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli   April 13-June 17   This nearly comprehensive retrospective of Japan's greatest animation studio, Studio Ghibli, presents a unique opportunity for audiences to see the masterworks of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and others on the big screen. Series made possible by GKIDS.   Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli is co-presented with the AFI Silver Theatre, Freer Gallery of Art, the National Gallery of Art and the Japan Information and Culture Center. For information on additional screenings taking place at those venues, visit their web sites.

Embassy of Japan | 1150 18th St., NW | Suite 100 | Washington | DC | 20036

Beeler returns to the Examiner, sort of

I got a rare print copy of the Examiner today, and their syndicated cartoon was Nate Beeler, now with the Columbus Dispatch. It was nice to see his work again.

TAD's Indoor Sports online

Someone named Peteykins in Washington, DC has scanned all of the 1915 book by Thomas TAD Dorgan. It starts here.

A shaky connection, but nice stuff...

Richard Thompson profiled on Boing Boing

A cartoonist paints a wiggly line, with help from friends
By Glenn Fleishman
 Apr 17 2012
http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/a-cartoonist-paints-a-wiggly-l.html

Osborn. Robert Osborn

Robert Osborn was a BIG name cartoonist in the 1960s who's mostly dropped out of favor now. He did a lot of advertising and commercial work. Here's a dustjacket I stumbled across last week.

Nothing to do with comics in Washington, but I like his work.

April 26: Guy Delisle on Jerusalem

At Politics and Prose -

Start: Apr 26 2012 7:30 pm

End: Apr 26 2012 8:30 pm

 

Author and artist of Burma Chronicles and Pyongyang, Delisle continues to stretch the boundaries of graphic narrative with this account of a year his family spent in Israel. While his wife worked with Doctors without Borders, Delisle talked to young Israelis and Palestinians, observed checkpoints, and witnessed the bloody Gaza War. 

April 18: Graphic Intelligence: Comics, The KKK, and Covert Ops

Graphic Intelligence: Comics, The KKK, and Covert Ops

Briefing

Comic books often reflect the time in which they are created. Since the Cold War, spies have been hot, and the world of comics has had a great assortment of espionage volumes. National security lawyer and comic collector/dealer Mark S. Zaid has assembled a rich array of comics that address spies and espionage. He'll showcase some of the coolest and rarest volumes in his collection while he describes how spy comics mirrored the intelligence issues of the time period in which they were published—some purporting to reveal true spy cases. He'll also share tales of how comics may have been used as intelligence tools and to push social agendas involving war, race, and sex. Then there is the story of the famous superhero who teamed up with actual spies to strike a blow for justice and equality in the United States. Award-winning author Rick Bowers shares the story behind his new book Superman vs. the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate. Bowers reveals how the producers of The Adventures of Superman radio show took on the resurgent Ku Klux Klan in 1946, teaming up with infiltrators within the secret society to produce a ground-breaking, 16-part radio drama in which the Man of Steel conquered the hooded hate mongers.

Rendezvous Info

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
6:30pm to 8:30pm

Additional

Call 202.654.0932 to register.

Tickets

$15

Members of The Inner Circle
(Join Today)
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Wash Post on Wuerker win

The Post writes,

 

Wood was one of two Washington area journalists to win Pulitzers on Monday. The other was Matt Wuerker, the editorial cartoonist for Politico, the Arlington-based newspaper and Web site, who won for what the Pulitzer jurors said were "consistently fresh, funny cartoons" that were "especially memorable for lampooning the partisan conflict that engulfed Washington."

"This feels fantastic, to state the obvious," said Wuerker, a finalist for the award in 2009 and 2010. "This is a dream come true."

He added, "I've been cartooning for some 30 years ago, and up until a few years ago, I didn't think anything like this was vaguely possible" until he became a founding staff member at Politico.

"I credit the people aboard the good ship Politico," he said. "I would really like to give credit to the glorious orchestra constructed around me."

NY Times on Wuerker's win

The NY Times reports:

 

Politico, started by two veterans of The Washington Post, publishes a daily newspaper but is best known for its Web site. It won for Matt Wuerker's cartoons, which highlighted partisan political divides.

"I work with old media — pen and ink on watercolor paper and watercolor — same as a cartoonist in the mid-1800s," Mr. Wuerker said in a telephone interview.

Mark Burrier exhibit at Rare Words Exhibition at Flying Dog Brewery

Flying Dog has a great set of labels by Ralph Steadman, so even though I don't drink beer, I've got a bunch of their bottles in the house.

Rare Words Exhibition at Flying Dog Brewery Flying Dog Brewery is hosting an exhibition of brand new Rare Words illustrations in June 2012 at their HQ in Frederick, Maryland (directions).   How to Submit Because this is a Rare Words project, I need your help! Go to rarewords.org and fill out the form to submit your words with your name. (One submission per person, please.) I'm going to be drawing my little heart out from now until June to do as many of them as possible. Opening Party Come to the opening party at Flying Dog on Saturday, June 2 from 7-10 pm to see all of the finished artwork with live music by Old Indian. Maybe your words made the cut!   Art Sales All artwork from the show will be on sale starting June 2 at 7 pm. There won't be any previews or pre-sales and unlike most galleries, if you buy a piece that night, you can take it with you. If you don't want someone to buy your word, show up at 7! About Rare Words Rare Words is a collaborative drawing blog (rarewords.org) and book. It began as a project to inspire collaboration with between the artist and the viewer. Readers are an integral part of the creative process by providing the spark for each work. Each illustration is an interpretation of the submitted words. Read More Twitter (@markburrier)  |  Drawing blog: Rare Words  |  Etsy Shop  |   Forward to a friend

Comics Reporter features David Hagen today

Tom Spurgeon of the Comics Reporter features David Hagen today.  I own two Hagen originals. You should all try to beat that.

More on Wuerker's Pulitzer

2012 PULITZER PRIZES: Politico's Matt Wuerker calls today's Pulitzer 'a dream come true'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog April 16 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/2012-pulitzer-prizes-politicos-matt-wuerker-calls-todays-pulitzer-a-dream-come-true/2012/04/16/gIQAGv91LT_blog.html

POLITICO's Matt Wuerker wins Pulitzer Prize
By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 4/16/12
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75196.html

and he works in Arlington!

Truitt on Hawkeye

Matt Fraction shoots straight on new 'Hawkeye' series
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY April 16 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-04-16/Hawkeye-comic-book-series/54314752/1

Washington's Matt Wuerker wins the Pulitzer

http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2012-Editorial-Cartooning

New book press release from Roy Delgado, former DC cartoonist

 

April 21: Anime at Kids World Cinema Festival

Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 pm at the Mexican Cultural Institute 2829 16th Street, NW Where: Mexican Cultural Institute (202) 728.1670 2829 16th Street, NW Washington, DC Driving Directions When: Saturday April 21, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT Add to my calendar   This showcase of international children's films, which is now in its fourth year, allows Washingtonians to compare cross-cultural differences in the genre and to inspire D.C. youngsters through the discovery of foreign cinema. The festival targets six to thirteen-year-olds and will showcase a selection of the most significant international productions for young audiences. Each one-hour screening will be followed by a workshop and a discussion addressing the films' cultural contexts. Age group will vary with each film and workshop. This year, the JICC will partner with the Mexican Cultural Institute to present six short features targeting children ages 6-8, including two animated Japanese films! Following the screening, kids will have a chance to try their hand at origami, the Japanese art of folding paper. This event is free and open to the public. Please note that seating is limited and registration is required. For a full list of festival programs, visit the Alliance Fransaise's website.   To register, email rsvp@instituteofmexicodc.org or call (202) 728-1670 School Trip with Ponta / ポンタと遠足 ©ARPLANTS/BeexAnimation   Kenta, a second-grade boy, has a cat named Ponta. When Ponta secretly follows Kenta on his school trip, they both end up in a mysterious world.   Directed by Galileo. 2011, 12 min. Japanese with English subtitles  Old Man Flower    A kind old couple owned a dog named Shiro and loved him with all of their heart. One day, the couple and their mean neighbor discover that Shiro has a very special power.      By Minoru Kobata & KEEP Inc. 2009, 10 min. Dubbed in English Presented by The Alliance Française de Washington, the Embassy of Senegal, the Goethe-Institut, the Embassy of Brazil, the Embassy of Spain, the Embassy of Korea, the Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens, the Quebec Government Office, the Mexican Cultural Institute and the Japan Information and Culture Center

Today: Capicon comic book show in Tyson's Corner

Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con

• 2148 Gallows Road
• Dunn Loring, VA 22027

Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con
Sunday, April 15, 2012
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Admission $3 - Kids FREE!
Special Guests TBA
Featuring:
Artist Bill McKay (Zombies vs. Cheerleaders)!
Dan Nokes of 21st Century Sandshark Studios
and more TBA!

Door prize drawings at 11, 12 and 1 pm!