Photos from Team Cul de Sac booksigning

Last weekend was the first Team Cul de Sac booksigning at One More Page in Arlington. Here's a list of the online pictures that I know of:

Steve Artley - http://artleytoonsonline.blogspot.com/2012/06/2012-chris-sparks-next-team-cul-de-sac.html

Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo - http://www.curls-studio.com/curls/?p=1676 and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150940960942381.439013.50763422380&type=3

Bruce Guthrie - http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2012_06_10G_Team_CDS

Mike Rhode - http://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/sets/72157630100095288/  - I'm also going to add the cartoons that didn't make it into the book to this group now.

Post reviews Whedonverse book

'Buffy' scholarship writ large: 'Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion: the TV Series, the Movies, the Comic Books and More'
By Laurent Cartayrade, Washington Post June 17 2012, http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/joss-whedon-the-complete-companion-the-tv-series-the-movies-the-comic-books-and-more/2012/06/15/gJQANKdweV_story.html

Post on “The History of Invulnerability"

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... too much irony in Jerry Siegel bio-drama [print title: Kryptonite-caliber drama at Theater J]
By Celia Wren,
Washington Post June 14 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its--too-much-irony-in-jerry-siegel-bio-drama/2012/06/13/gJQAvTpqaV_story.html

Dark Horse's plans for Finder: Talisman

Dark Horse Plans Two Hardcover Editions of Carla Speed McNeil's 'Finder: Talisman'
by Calvin Reid
May 15, 2012
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/51960-dark-horse-plans-two-hardcover-editions-of-carla-speed-mcneil-s--finder-talisman--.html

Truitt on Hoax Hunters

'Hoax Hunters' gets real with monsters and urban legends
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 13 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-13/Hoax-Hunters-comic-book-series/55584046/1

Meet Writer Scott M. Baker at Beyond Comics

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Beyond Comics | 18749 B North Frederick Rd | Gaithersburg | MD | 20879

OT: Comic books in Naval Hospital Beaufort's gift shop, circa 1954

This picture came across my desk at work today - A man in a wheelchair with his leg in a cast examines the magazine and comic book selection at Naval Hospital Beaufort's gift shop, circa 1954. Photograph courtesy of Regena Kowitz, Public Affairs Officer/Customer Relations Officer, Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina. US Navy BUMED Office of Medical History 12-0064-07.

The comics that I can recognize are Betty and Veronica, The Spirit, Tip Top (featuring Peanuts), Red Ryder, Rin Tin Tin, Tarzan, Donald Duck, Love ?, Love Romances? Mighty ? - a lot of Dell books there.

3 comic art articles in today's Express

Arthur's' Admirers
by Marc Silver Posted on June 14, 2012 , p. 17  
http://www.expressnightout.com/2012/06/arthurs-admirers/

 

on the children's animated show.  Also in print:

 

Page-Kirby, Kristen.  2012.

Superconductor: Carolyn Violi keeps the music flwoing for Disney's touring production of 'Beauty and the Beast.'

Express (June 14): E6

 

Elber, Lynn / Associated Press.  2012.

What the 'Doc' Ordered: An animated series offers a positive role model for minorities [Doc McStuffins].

Express (June 14): 21

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.