Comic Riffs talks to Steve Kelley

STEVE KELLEY PINK-SLIPPED: Veteran political cartoonist is among today's Times-Picayune layoffs
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 12 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/steve-kelley-pink-slipped-veteran-political-cartoonist-is-among-todays-times-picayune-layoffs/2012/06/12/gJQAuxcbYV_blog.html#pagebreak

Team Cul de Sac July 11th booksigning Facebook page

It'll be at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC. Check out this Facebook page if you'd like more info.

Truitt on The Massive

Wood crafts a 'Massive' book of environmental collapse
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 11 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-11/The-Massive-comic-book-series/55524760/1

Comic Riffs interviews Ed Stein

Why Denver's ED STEIN is quitting the political-cartoon business: 'The passion was gone'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 12 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/why-denvers-ed-stein-is-quitting-the-political-cartoon-business-the-passion-was-gone/2012/06/12/gJQAVgD4WV_blog.html

Bruce Guthrie's Team Cul de Sac Book Launch pictures

Bruce Guthrie It took me awhile to post my pictures from the book launch but they're up on http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2012_06_10G_Team_CDS . Being obsessive, I took over 700 photos but a quick review worked it down to just 200-ish. Enjoy!

Beauty and the Beast theater review

'Beauty and the Beast': The inner Beast [in print as The beauty of the Beast].

Emily Cary

Washington Examiner June 12 2012 p. 21

http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/music/2012/06/beauty-and-beast-inner-beast/717816

 

Politics and Prose's instant publishing machine

This article features the local bookstore, and although it doesn't have any comics content, there's no reason you can't print your own graphic novels there.

OT: Chris Schweizer

One of the cartoonists I really like is Chris Schweizer (who also contributed to the Team Cul de Sac project), and there's a long interview with him at:

CR Sunday Interview: Chris Schweizer.

Tom Spurgeon

Comics Reporter (June 10): http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_sunday_interview_chris_schweizer/

Team Cul de Sac auction wrapup

Here's a couple of stories on the end of the auction.

Team Cul de Sac auction raises $47k; Watterson painting sold for $13k
by Alan Gardner
June 11, 2012
http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2012/06/11/team-cul-de-sac-auction-raises-47k-watterson-painting-sold-for-13k/

TEAM 'CUL DE SAC' AUCTION: Rare Watterson painting sells for $13K
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 11 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/team-cul-de-sac-auction-rare-watterson-painting-sells-for-13k/2012/06/11/gJQAtn9dTV_blog.html#pagebreak

City Paper on Wooly Mammoth's Simpsons play

When society crumbles, we'll still have The Simpsons [in print as Rolling in "D'Oh", p. 44]
By Chris Klimek • June 8, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/42806/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play-when-society-crumbles-well/

Team Cul de Sac auction almost over

Just two days left for original art from the Team Cul de Sac auction!

Sure, by telling you about this, I'm losing more and more of my bids, but it's FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

History of Invulnerability play opens, Beauty and the Beast Returns

Ticket info is here. The Post's Sorry, Lois, this story is all on deep background is in today's paper.

 

'Beauty and the Beast' gets a budget-friendly makeover reviews the play based on a cartoon.

 

And Madagascar 3 is reviewed at A big top curtain call of the wild.

Madagascar 3 voice actor article in today's Express

Page-Kirby, Kristen.  2012.

The Man Behind Melman: Schwimmer adds life to the giraffe in the third 'Madagascar.'

Express (June 8): 27

online at http://www.expressnightout.com/

June 9: Manga Day at Library of Congress

From Martha Kennedy:

Manga in Japanese will be on display in the Library of Congress's Asian Division (LJ-150, Jefferson Bldg) on Sat. June 9, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Visitors can come and go during the time frame. Mari Nakahara, who co-curated the Sakura exhibition in the Graphic Arts Galleries, is organizing this event.

 

Comic Riffs interviews Darwyn Cooke on Befofe Watchmen

WATCHING DARWYN COOKE: Writer-artist respects the dissenters — but 'Before Watchmen' was too challenging to pass up
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 7 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/watching-darwyn-cooke-writer-artist-respects-the-dissenters--but-before-watchmen-was-too-challenging-to-pass-up/2012/06/07/gJQAdt04JV_blog.html#pagebreak

Truitt on Harvest

A.J. Lieberman brings a fresh 'Harvest' to Image Comics
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 7 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-07/Harvest-comic-book-series/55444716/1

Bob Staake interview

He illustrates the Post's Style Invitational contest every week -

Bob Staake: Illustrator and looker
Boston Globe June 03, 2012
http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-03/arts/31910140_1_books-illustrator-claire-huchet-bishop

Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - June 7, 2012

June 7, 2012

Nick Abadzis is signing on Saturday! The summer of signings continues this Saturday too! Thanks to everyone who came out for the Russ Kick signing last Saturday. This Saturday we have Nick Abadzis, creator of Hugo Tate, appearing at our Bethesda store! We also have a report and some pictures from the Jerry Gaylord signing two weeks ago, and we should have some from the Russ Kick signing up soon! Here's the Jerry Gaylord one: http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/jerry-gaylord-signing-may-26 June 9 - Nick Abadzis Signing Nick Abadzis, creator of Hugo Tate, will be appearing at our Bethesda store for a signing on Saturday, June 9.  Nick is also creator of Laika, and did the excellent series of The Alternate Endings to Laika Show for our webpage! Hugo Tate is one of his earliest creations, and is finally getting collected in a new book – Hugo Tate: O, America. 3 pm-5 pm Big Planet Comics of Bethesda 4849 Cordell Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-6856 joel@bigplanetcomics.com Feel free to forward on our newsletter, and please send us any comments or mailing list requests to vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Thanks!   - the Big Planet Comics kids ___________________ UPCOMING June 16 - Free Role-Playing Game Day Much like Free Comic Book Day, Free Role-Playing Game (RPG) Day is an annual event where publishers send us some cool stuff to give away free – adventures, modules, game samples, dice, and intro games! We'll have this free game stuff at both our Vienna and College Park stores all day, but we are only given a limited amount of items, so come in early if you want to be sure to get the ones you want! We'll have stuff for Shadowrun, Pathfinder, Dungeons&Dragons, dice, and more! More info, including a list of everything we'll have, is at http://www.freerpgday.com/ 11AM-6PM Big Planet Comics of Vienna 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com 11AM-7PM Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 collegepark@bigplanetcomics.com ___________________ Koma SC by Pierre Wazem and Frédérik Peeters This amazing new story is about 2 chimney sweeps, a little girl who keeps passing out, and her dad. When she finds a strange underworld beneath the city where monsters tend machines that dictate the health of each human, they get caught up in a government conspiracy and fast-paced adventure! Luckily she makes friends with the monster who tends her machine. Touching and compelling, a great, great read! Angelman HC by Nicolas Mahler A new hero is on the scene! Mahler's send up/parody/homage to superhero comics follows the trials of Angelman, the sexually ambiguous superhero who is constantly remade by the publisher Korporate Comics in a futile attempt to make him more popular. Each page is a different gag strip that slowly builds up the story of his career and life. Paris SC   by Erika Raven, Peter Moerenhout, and Maarten Vande Wiele   A young wanna-be model moves from the countryside into Paris and quickly gets caught up in the high stakes world of glamor and showbiz with her new friends who are an aspiring singer and a girl who just wants to be rich and famous at any cost! Insane drama and twists make this a exciting soap opera for all three characters. Extermination #1 by Simon Spurrier and Jeffrey Edwards   A superhero and his archvillain are forced to work together after an alien invasion devastates the Earth! Nox and the supergenius Red Reaper try to fight off the aliens that are hunting them, mixed with flashbacks to their showdowns before the invasion occured. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 by Darwyn Cooke The first of the seven Before Watchmen series is an all-Darwyn Cooke affair, as he tells the story of Hollis Mason (the first Nite Owl) writing his autobiography, Under the Hood, about the world's first superhero team, the Minutemen! He tells the origin of each hero on the team, within a framework of finishing the first draft of his book. Amazing art as usual! Moon Knight 1 SC by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev Moon Knight relaunches (again) in this new series. Marc Spector's schizophrenia manifests as 3 new teammates that only he can see - Captain America, Spider-Man, and Wolverine! With their conflicting advice in his head, can he take on a new supervillain in Los Angeles who is after the power of Ultron? A fantastic new adventure! Ed the Happy Clown HC by Chester Brown   One of Chester Brown's first breakout stories was serialized in his Yummy Fur anthology, the surreal tale of Ed the Happy Clown! Finally back in print after years, this bizarre adventure follows Ed through a mix of crime, religious and political condemnation. The Activity 1 SC by Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads   A new secret special operations group is formed to clean up the messes the CIA makes and can't fix, to fill in the gaps that Delta Force can't handle, and taking out targets with cutting edge tech and the strictest secrecy. A mix of the Bourne Identity and special forces action by the writer of Dancer and Who Is Jake Ellis? Avengers Vs X-Men #5 (Of 12) Castle Waiting Vol 1 HC New Ptg Creator Owned Heroes #1 Dan The Unharmable #2 Dark Avengers #175 Dial H #2 Double Jumpers #1 Earth 2 #2 Epic Kill #2 Fairest #4 Fanboys Vs Zombies #3 Fury: My War Gone By #3 Harbinger #1 Metro: A Cairo Story SC Morning Glories #19 Mudman #4 Parents Guide to the Best Kids Comics: Choosing Titles for Children SC The Phoenix #3 Popeye #2 (Of 4) Secret #2 The Spider #1 2nd Ptg Squa Tront #13 The Walking Dead: Rise Of The Governor SC Novel The Walking Dead Vol 16 A Larger World SC X-O Manowar #2 Big Planet Comics Podcast #47 "A Quick One" Kevin, Nick and Jared try to do the shortest podcast ever! And review all the new comics, plus some controversial ones! Download now or subscribe on iTunes!   PODCAST REVIEWS: Angelman No. 1: "Fallen Angel" HC by Nicolas Mahler Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 (of 6) by Darwyn Cooke Creator-Owned Heroes #1 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Phil Noto, Steve Niles and Kevin Mellon Dark Avengers #175 by Jeff Parker and Declan Shalvey Earth 2 #2 by James Robinson and Nicola Scott Extermination #1 by Simon Spurrier and Jeffrey Edwards Harbinger #1 by Joshua Dysart and Khari Evans Koma SC by Pierre Wazem and Frédérik Peeters Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! 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Express on Wooly Mammoth's Simpsons play

The Survival of 'The Simpsons'

 A new play imagines a postapocalyptic world where TV becomes myth

 By Fiona Zublin

Express June 07, 2012

http://www.expressnightout.com/2012/06/the-survival-of-the-simpsons/

June 9: Nick Abadzis at Big Planet Comics Bethesda

Nick Abadzis is coming from 3-5 p.m. to sign (and sketch!) the Hugo Tate collection from Blank Slate at Big Planet Comics Bethesda.