The Post on Wreck-It Ralph

'Wreck-It Ralph's' local lighting touch
By Michael Cavna,
Washington Post October 28 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/wreck-it-ralphs-local-lighting-touch/2012/10/25/6ba620c0-1d57-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html

There's also a Celebritology interview by Jen Chaney, but even though it's presumably a blog post reprint, I can't find it on the Post's website.

Molly Lawless on public radio

'Hit By Pitch': A Look Into MLB's Only Deadly Injury
By Bill Littlefield
WBUR's Only a Game (October 27 2012):
http://onlyagame.wbur.org/2012/10/27/lawless-hit-by-pitch

Molly Lawless' graphic novel, Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball, explores the story of Ray Chapman, the only major league baseball player to be killed by a baseball.  The book includes lively images and the stories of the people involved.  Bill Littlefield spoke with Lawless for this week's Only A Game.

11/5: Martk Tatulli in Alexandria

Monday 11/5, 7:00-8:00 p.m. --Cartoonist Mark Tatulli

Award-winning, internationally-syndicated cartoonist Mark Tatulli, creator of the comics Lio and Heart of the City will visit the store. His newest collection, Lio: There's a Monster in my Socks, is compiled especially for younger readers! The world of Lio is filled with the extraordinary - monsters under the bed, wild reptile pets, robot inventions, weird science - but it's all commonplace for this most uncommon kid. Lio explores the twisted realm of a kid's imagination - at once bizarre, creepy and fun. Email us to reserve a copy or to let us know you're coming. Ages 6 and up.

Hooray for Books! | 1555 King St., Ste. 101, Alexandria, VA 22314 | Phone (703) 548-4092 Fax (703) 548-4094 | info@hooray4books.com

October 27 – District Comics Signing

October 27 – District Comics Signing

The gang behind the smash hit anthology Trickster is back with another great anthology all about the history of Washington, D.C.! Many of the writers and artists of District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington D.C. will be appearing at both our Washington DC store on Saturday, October 27.
District Comics creators appearing include:
Michael Brace
Andrew Cohen
Michael Cowgill
Matt Dembicki
Mal Jones
Dale Rawlings
Kevin Rawlings
Kevin Rechin
Mike Rhode
Rafer Roberts
Jason Rodriguez
Jacob Warrenfeltz
Tabitha Whissemore
4PM-6PM
Big Planet Comics of Washington DC
1520 U St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-342-1961
dc@bigplanetcomics.com

Game On! Comics - It's Free Comic Book Day today!

Free Halloween Comic Day!!   It's today!!  From 11am to 4pm come get your free comics!  We have 19 different comics for you today, did I mention FOR FREE?? We look forward to seeing you today!! Sincerely, Game On! Comics 310 Dominion RD NE Vienna, VA 22180 www.GameOnComics.com Join Our Mailing List!

ChildTime Magic | 310 Dominion RD NE | Vienna | VA | 22180

10/26 & 10/27:Third Eye Comics' Halloween Comic-Fest, BEDLAM Signing & Annapolis Comic-Con

Friday 10/26/12 HALLOWEEN COMIC-FEST BEDLAM #1 Launch Party with special guests NICK SPENCER (Morning Glories, Thief of Thieves, Ultimate X-Men) & RILEY ROSSMO (Debris, Green Wake, Cowboy Ninja Viking) Happy Halloween, Third Eye Faithful! We've got a stacked weekend of Halloween Third Eye fun for you guys, and it all starts on Friday with our HUGE Bedlam launch party with creators NICK SPENCER (Morning Glories, Thief of Thieves, Ultimate X-Men) and RILEY ROSSMO (Green Wake, Debris, Cowboy Ninja Viking). We're also kicking off Day 1 of Halloween Comic-Fest this Friday, with over a thousand FREE Halloween Comic-Fest comics to give out to YOU!  And, of course, we can't just rot your brains, so we're going to be giving out candy as well! What can I say? We love Halloween here!  Of course, that's not all, we'll be continuing the Halloween festivities with DAY 2 at the ANNAPOLIS COMIC-CON: Halloween Special! This is by far, our favorite season, and we'd love to have you guys, our Third Eye fam, around to celebrate with us!  Read on below for full details on all the festivities!  10/26: 7PM-9PM *First 20 in Line Get a FREE Mystery Gift!* BEDLAM #1 Launch Party w/ Nick Spencer & Riley Rossmo Folks, you've been hearing us rant, rave, and just all around gush over how excited we are about the new IMAGE COMICS series BEDLAM. Now, the release is finally here, and we cannot wait to share this incredible, and innovative new series with you.  What's even cooler is NICK SPENCER and RILEY ROSSMO have made time in their schedules to join us for the release of the book. Nick is flying in from England for this, and Riley is flying in from Canada, so needless to say, we're pretty flattered that they're making the trip to see us here at Third Eye! Many of you may already know Nick from his work on the incredible IMAGE series, MORNING GLORIES, and many of you are familiar with Riley from his recent work on DEBRIS and GREEN WAKE.  Both of these guys are two of the most talented folks in Image's stable right now, and their new series, BEDLAM, deserves all of the hype and accolades it's been receiving  What's BEDLAM about? Meet Fillmore Press, aka the homicidal masked maniac known as Madder Red. Madder Red was the epitome of evil, as he terrorized the town of BEDLAM for several years, reigning a senseless crusade of crime and violence down upon the citizens there. Women, children, no one was safe from Madder Red. And, then, he was caught... and cured, or at least so he's been told. Now, released back into society due to some kind of legal loophole, Fillmore can't escape the nightmares of his former crimes, but when a vicious serial murderer is hunting the senior citizens of BEDLAM... he decides to give his life a new meaning: he offers his assistance in tracking the killer to the police.  But, is Fillmore cured? Will these senseless crimes awaken the beast within? That's the question that BEDLAM asks. Folks: imagine if THE JOKER was cured, and let back into Gotham City. This is what BEDLAM is all about. If you're a fan of BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, NEMESIS, IRREDEEMABLE, or STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE, you'll love this book. Riley's artwork is INCREDIBLE, and brings a nightmarish view of BEDLAM to the reader, while Spencer takes Madder Red to some of the darkest, most depraved corners that we've seen in a comic. Get the BEDLAM #1 Third Eye Variant Starting Wednesday 10/24 Not only is this comic a fantastic read, but it's also getting tremendous buzz, and you know what that normally means for IMAGE series. Starting Wednesday (today) 10/24, we'll be making our BEDLAM #1 Third Eye variant available to you guys at just $3.50 cover price, so you can snag yourself a copy for the signing this Friday!  This is a custom cover that is only available at our stores, from series artist RILEY ROSSMO, and it features our own little Third Eye mascot wielding some very BEDLAM-y fangs.  Click here for a preview of BEDLAM #1 Click here to RSVP to the event on FACEBOOK. 10/26 7PM-9PM Halloween Comic-Fest 2012 Day 1 Also kicking off this Friday is the first ever HALLOWEEN COMIC-FEST. This is an event that is very similar in tone to Free Comic Book Day, but on a slightly smaller scale.  We've worked in collaboration with many of our publishing partners, and they've provided us with hundreds upon hundreds of specially printed Halloween-themed comics for us to give out FREE to you this Friday and Saturday!  Just like the FCBD books are made specially for FCBD, so are these great HCF comics.  We'll be giving out plenty of FREE HCF comics, plenty of candy, and hosting some very special Mystery Sales on select items beginning at 6PM and running until 9PM. And, of course, this is also happening at the same time as our huge BEDLAM #1 Launch Party with creators NICK SPENCER & RILEY ROSSMO! Click here for more information!  10/27 10AM-6PM (Annapolis Comic-Con) 10/27 11AM-8PM (Third Eye Comics) Halloween Comic-Fest Day 2 & Annapolis Comic-Con The fun continues, Third Eye Faithful, on Saturday 10/27 at the special Halloween-themed ANNAPOLIS COMIC-CON, as well as Third Eye Comics! Not only will we be giving out candy and comics at both ANNAPOLIS COMIC-CON and THIRD EYE COMICS, but we'll have all the other awesomeness that is ANNAPOLIS COMIC-CON. Third Eye Comics will be Open 11AM-8PM 10/27 & Celebrating Halloween Comic-Fest during the ANNAPOLIS COMIC-CON! Just a heads up, because we've gotten a few questions: Third Eye will most definitely be open normal hours for the ANNAPOLIS COMIC-CON. The store is only 5 minutes from the con, and we'll be giving out Halloween Comic-Fest comics all day, as well as hooking you up with the comic goodness! So, if you need your Third Eye fix, while visiting the con, make sure to stop by! Full Details on the Annapolis Comic-Con? Saturday 10/27/12 10AM-6PM Truxton Park Recreation Center 273 Hilltop Ln  Annapolis, MD 21403 Festivities include: Over 40 vendors, featuring a variety of awesome stuff! Our Biggest Artist's Alley yet, with tons of local and national artists! Special guests including: JK WOODWARD (STAR TREK / DOCTOR WHO), JUSTIN JORDAN (STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE), MATT SLAY (TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES), JERRY GAYLORD (FANBOYS VS. ZOMBIES), PENELOPE GAYLORD (FANBOYS VS. ZOMBIES), BRYAN TURNER (FANBOYS VS. ZOMBIES), TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS (STUFF OF LEGEND, FINDING GOSSAMYR), and more! Events & Activities for Kids and Adults! Click here for the full schedule of events & panels. Loads of great activities and panels, including: ADVANCED Zombie Survival with Daniel Palmer COSPLAY Forum  COSTUME Contest Identity Comics Studio Presentation on Breaking Into Comics & More Plus, some cool stuff for kids:  All Day Artathon Contest! Kid's Costume Contest! Learn How to Create Your Own Super-Villain with professional artist K. Michael Crawford! Click here to RSVP for the Annapolis Comic-Con.

Third Eye Comics | 2027A WEST STREET | Suite 102 | Annapolis | MD | 21401

Truitt interviews Lea Hernandez

Food, folks and fangs in Lea Hernandez's 'The Garlicks'
The DIY tale centers on the half-vampire Pandora Garlick, her foodie family and her misadventures
Brian Truitt
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/10/24/the-garlicks-vampire-comedy-graphic-novel/1654533/

Comic Riffs interviews ‘Talon’ writer James Tynion

TOP-FLIGHT TALENT: New 'Talon' writer James Tynion looks to soar with Gotham launch
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 25 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/top-flight-talent-new-talon-writer-james-tynion-looks-to-soar-with-gotham-launch/2012/10/25/de88aac4-1f17-11e2-9746-908f727990d8_blog.html#pagebreak

October 27 – District Comics Signing

October 27 – District Comics Signing

The gang behind the smash hit anthology Trickster is back with another great anthology all about the history of Washington, D.C.! Many of the writers and artists of District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington D.C. will be appearing at both our Washington DC store on Saturday, October 27.

District Comics creators appearing include:
Michael Brace
Andrew Cohen
Michael Cowgill
Matt Dembicki
Mal Jones
Dale Rawlings
Kevin Rawlings
Kevin Rechin
Mike Rhode
Rafer Roberts
Jason Rodriguez
Jacob Warrenfeltz
Tabitha Whissemore

4PM-6PM

Big Planet Comics of Washington DC
1520 U St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-342-1961
dc@bigplanetcomics.com

Weldon on Superman's bold move in a slowly improving economy

'Take This Job And Planet!': Why Clark Kent Quit His Day Job
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (October 24, 2012):
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/10/24/163501002/-take-this-job-and-planet-why-clark-kent-quit-his-day-job

and Weldon's interviewed in

Cornish, Audie and Melissa Block.  2012.

Read All About It: Superman's Alter Ego Quits Job.

National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 23).

Online at http://www.npr.org/2012/10/23/163499534/read-all-about-it-supermans-alter-ego-quits-job and http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2012/10/20121023_atc_10.mp3

Truitt on shocking Superman plot twist first seen in 1973

Clark Kent makes a major life change in new 'Superman': Mild-mannered reporter leaves The Daily Planet

Brian Truitt

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/10/22/clark-kent-superman-comic-book-series/1648921/

Regarding my headline - yes, it's true.

Bamn at Annapolis Comic Con

This weekend, Saturday, October 27th, Bamn and Coconut Cosplay will be exhibiting at Annapolis Comic Con in the Pip Moyer Community Center. Join us for a very special Halloween show as Coconut Cosplay hosts a children's costume workshop and Bamn Comics will be unveiling brand new, original, purchasable art prints (pictured below) by artist Jay Payne.

Doors open at 10AM. 

$10.00 at the door.

Kids get in free!

For more information, please visit: http://www.annapoliscomiccon.com/

Also, I'd be a poor Washingtonian if I didn't mention the fact that I'm part of the MOKA radio show near Howard University. MOKA is a geek culture program brought to you LIVE every Sunday at 8pm on WLVS satellite radio. You can access it anywhere in the world at http://listenvision.com/listen_live/index.html or you can listen to it on iTunes or on our site. This week, we'll be crowning the horror icon of this generation (whatever that means). You can listen to our archived episodes and find out more about us at http://wearemoka.blogspot.com/.  

Take Care,

Troy-Jeffrey Allen, writer

Bamn
www.BamnCan.com

William Brown says, 'Hallowe'en masks for ya'

Download your full-size Romney and Obama masks:

http://www.wmlbrown.com/mittmask.pdf

http://www.wmlbrown.com/obamamask.pdf

-Bill Brown

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Oct 25: Trickster signing

From: Matt Dembicki :

This Thursday, Oct. 25, Rajshree Solanki of the National Museum of the American Indian and others from Smithsonian museums will talk at a ThirstDC event about what they do. Solanki will briefly discuss 'Trickster,' and she'll also have a couple signed copies of the book to give away.

The event is at 915 F St NW (No Kings Collective) at 7pm.

Ann Telnaes sketches the 3rd presidential debate

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sketching-the-third-presidential-debate/2012/10/22/d0659176-1c99-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_gallery.html -thanks to Joe Sutliff for the tip.

Comic Riffs interviews Matt Bors on his Kickstarter

MATT BORS HITS KICKSTARTER: Pulitzer finalist launches campaign for 'Life Begins at Incorporation' book [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog Ocgtober 22 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/matt-bors-hits-kickstarter-pulitzer-finalist-launches-campaign-for-life-begins-at-incorporation-book-updated/2012/10/22/dd4f8c72-1bb6-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_blog.html#pagebreak

PR: Annapolis Comic-Con is THIS SATURDAY!

Annapolis Comic-Con Halloween Edition 10-27 10am-6pm!   Like on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Show Schedule 12:00 - Carolyn and Joe Show! live podcast 1:00 -  Matt Slay live painting demo 2:00 - Identity Comics presentation 3:00 - ADVANCED Zombie Survival 4:00 - Halloween Cosplay Discussion 5:00 - Costume Contest 5:30 - Insane Ian LIVE CONCERT! KIDS STUFF 12:30 - Coconut Cosplay 1:30 - Create a supervillain with K. Michael Crawford 2:30 - Kids Costume Contest! Annapolis Comic-Con Halloween Edition Saturday, October 27 - 10am-6pm It's alive!! The Annapolis Comic-Con: Halloween Edition is coming back to life this Saturday! Join us at the Pip Moyer Community Center for a whole day of fun! Here's what we've got:  50 Artists, writers, and comic book creators. 30 Exhibitors selling comics, toys, manga, games, shirts, and even more! A very full day of special events Fun giveaways all day long Tons of extra special stuff for kids! CANDY!! Come in costume and get a FREE reusable Trick-or-Treat bag!  The Kids' Costume Contest is at 2:30pm. Top three get prizes and the winner gets a trophy! The grown-ups' Costume Contest is at 5:00pm. Top three get prizes and the winner gets a HUGE trophy! Important details: Annapolis Comic-Con: Halloween Edition Roger "Pip" Moyer Community Center 273 Hilltop Lane Annapolis, Maryland 21403 10am-6pm Come in Costume and get Candy!  follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 Awesome Conventions, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you wanted more information about the Annapolis Comic-Con and/or the Southern Maryland Comic-Con. Our mailing address is: Awesome Conventions PO Box 1901 Waldorf, MD 20604

Claassen's Halloween minicomic

Ben Claassen III's weekly Dirtfarm comic is a Halloween minicomic that you can print out and build yourself.

City Paper's review of Lichtenstein exhibit

"Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective" At the National Gallery of Art to Jan. 13; Roy Lichtenstein's comic-book Pop art gave him modernist cred, but he was a painter's painter, too.
By Jeffry Cudlin • October 19, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/43354/roy-lichtenstein-a-retrospective-reviewed-roy-lichtenstein-helped-establish-pop/

Cudlin wraps up his review talking about comics, "One sour note: The names of the comics artists that Lichtenstein borrowed from in the mid-'60s—people like Tony Abruzzo, Irv Novick, and Jack Kirby—are not mentioned in the show's wall text..." and ComicsDC readers should check out his conclusions.

Gene Weingarten as comic strip author

Weeks interviews his former Post colleague (both have left the paper) Gene Weingarten about what comic characters the presidential candidates may be.

Obama And Romney, Metaphorically Speaking
by Linton Weeks / NPR.org
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/163145646/obama-and-romney-metaphorically-speaking
Oct 20, 2012