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Monday, December 31, 2012
Jan 2: Carl Yonder artist of Pirate Eye at Beyond Comics
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL VOL 2 BREAKDOWN TP
Weldon on 4 more 'graphic novels'
2012 In Review: 4 Great Graphic Novels We Haven't Told You About Yet
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (December 31, 2012):
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/12/31/168339673/2012-in-review-4-great-graphic-novels-we-haven-t-told-you-about-yet
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (December 31, 2012):
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/12/31/168339673/2012-in-review-4-great-graphic-novels-we-haven-t-told-you-about-yet
Daumier & Oliphant: Together again for 3 more weeks
Political Wits, 100 Years Apart: Daumier and Oliphant at the Phillips. Washington, DC: The Phillips Collection, September 6, 2012 -
January 20, 2013.
This
slim one-room show has only nine pieces of art in it, split almost half and
half between caricaturist Honore Daumier and political cartoonist Patrick
Oliphant. The text for the show focuses on Oliphant’s Pulitzer Prize-winning
career. The most striking piece of artwork is a lifesize painting of Gifford Phillips
(1999) that Oliphant did in chalk and oil. Oliphant drew Phillips in charcoal
and then outlined him in a muted orange. Other Oliphant pieces include “Homage
to Daumier” (2000), a Richard Nixon caricature “I have Returned” (1984), his
sculpture “Naked Nixon” (1985), and “Tweedledum and Tweedledee” a 2000 lithograph
of failed Democratic presidential candidates. These were all given to the
Collection by the Oliphants who formerly lived in Washington. The Daumier works are untranslated prints, including his famous image “Le Ventre Legislatif” (1834)
which caricatured France’s politicians.
Why do this
exhibit? The textual focus on Oliphant - with a large biographical note - and a
corresponding lack of one on Daumier seems odd. Does it suggest that their
audience would of course know Daumier and his work and accept it, but that such
would not be the case for Oliphant? Although the exhibit title implies a co-equal
relationship, the focus is definitely on Oliphant.
Chief Curator
Eliza Rathbone returned the following response: We wanted to get out all our
works by Oliphant because they haven't been presented before all together. It is intended as a primarily Oliphant show
but also one that shows how his work connects with the enduring history of the
Phillips (specifically its work by Daumier which has been central to the museum
since its inception). It is election
season with a greater than usual focus on politics. Also it is really an installation rather than
an exhibition and should only be presented as such.
I cannot quibble with Dr. Rathbone’s
rationale. For 3 more weeks, one can see artwork by two great caricaturists
that normally would be hidden away in storage. Longtime residents may also
recall the Phillips was the site of a truly great Daumier show, the 2000
exhibit that Oliphant’s “Homage” was drawn for. Daumier’s oil on wood painting,
“The Strong Man” (1865) which is a carnival scene with a barker presenting the
strong man can also be seen in the permanent collection. Sometimes one must
simply accept and enjoy an opportunity. It's like that ad for chocolate and peanut butter candy - "Two great tastes together."
Deaths in the comic arts during 2012
Deaths in 2012 included Argentine comics writer Carlos Albiac, San Francisco Examiner editorial cartoonist Ken Alexander, San Diego Comic-Con co-founder Richard Alf, editorial cartoonist Rex Babin, Croatian cartoonist and animator Žarko Beker, Spanish publisher Josep Maria Berenguer, gag cartoonist Jan Berenstain, Swiss artist Pierre-Alain Bertola, Canadian political cartoonist Blaine, animation voice Lucille Bliss, comic strip inker Howard King Boone, Ernie (Chua) Chan, comic book and strip artist John Celardo, gay webcartoonist Chris Companik, Alabama editorial cartoonist John Crawford, Harvey comics artist Sid Couchey, Penthouse gag cartoonist Art Cumings, Brazilian cartoonist Fernando Dias da Silva, Filipino comic book artist Tony DeZuniga, animator Jim Duffy, Splitsville and Playboy cartoonist Reynolds E. Dodson, Spanish cartoonist Jose Luis Ferrer, Golden age cartoonist Martin Filchock, Argentine cartoonist Arnoldo Franchioni, Italian artist Francesco Gamba, Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud, Columbus Dispatch cartoonist Louis 'Doc' Goodwin, Olive of the Ozarks cartoonist Pat Grant, Californian cartoonist Paul Gringle, former cartoonist turned science fiction writer Harry Harrison, Natural Selection cartoonist Scott ‘Russ Wallace’ Henson, Arnold comic strip cartoonist William O. Johnson, Swedish comics librarian Kristiina Kolehmainen, Indonesian comics writer Raden Ahmad Kosasih, French comic book historian André Leborgne, French cartoonist Bruno Le Floc'h, Golden Age comic book artist Marv Lev(y), Jack Lindstrom, Hi-De-Ho comic strip inker Charles L. Madden, French cartoonist Pat Mallet, Comics fan-turned-pro Don Markstein, comic strip artist Fran Matera, American Indian cartoonist Robby McMurtry, Josh Medors, 1940s comic strip cartoonist George Mercer, Tank McNamara writer Jeff Millar, Sheldon Moldoff, Brazilian artist Gutemberg "Goott" Monteiro, Barefoot Gen cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa, comic strip writer Richard O'Brien, Kenyan cartoonist Frank Odoi, Belgian Luc Orient cartoonist Eddy Paape, The Passing Scene comic strip creator Eugene R. Patrick, British comics illustrator Douglas Phillips, Phantom fan/expert Ed Rhoades, Captain Easy writer Belford A. Richards, Jordanian cartoonist Jalal Rifai, Brazilian artist Al Rio, underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez, New Yorker cartoonist Al Ross, Rural Fox cartoonist Leah Rule, Indian pocket (aka gag) cartoonist T. Samuel (aka Samuval), Spanish comic book writer Antonio Segura, Maurice Sendak, John Severin, Disney artist Mel Shaw, Disney animation music composer Robert B. Sherman, Oakland Tribune sports cartoonist Lee Susman, 'Captain Marvel' artist Marcus Swayze, Indian cartoonist turned politician Bal K. Thackeray, Hawaiian cartoonist Dave Thorne, Italian cartoonist Sergio Toppi, Vicar, comic book writer Robert L. Washington III, freelance cartoonist Bill White, British cartoonist Mike White, Wizard Magazine staffer Marc Wilkofsky, Dutch cartoonist Bert Witte, anime voice actress Sayuri Yamauchi, Fantagraphics art director Dale Yarger, and 3-D cartoonist Ray Zone. (This list was compiled with the assistance of D.D. Degg’s list of comic strip artist deaths.)
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Comic Riffs on Stan Lee at 90
Stan Lee turns 90: Colleagues salute the Marvel legend and 'goodwill ambassador for comics'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog December 27 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/stan-lee-turns-90-colleagues-salute-the-marvel-legend-and-goodwill-ambassador-for-comics/2012/12/27/a25f953a-4bf4-11e2-9a42-d1ce6d0ed278_blog.html#pagebreak
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog December 27 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/stan-lee-turns-90-colleagues-salute-the-marvel-legend-and-goodwill-ambassador-for-comics/2012/12/27/a25f953a-4bf4-11e2-9a42-d1ce6d0ed278_blog.html#pagebreak
Dirda on Duckburg
The great Post essayist on the great Carl Barks' Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comic books -
A Duckburg Holiday
Essay by Michael Dirda
LIBRARY WITHOUT WALLS blog December 24, 2012
http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Library-Without-Walls/A-Duckburg-Holiday/ba-p/9579
A Duckburg Holiday
Essay by Michael Dirda
LIBRARY WITHOUT WALLS blog December 24, 2012
http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Library-Without-Walls/A-Duckburg-Holiday/ba-p/9579
Saturday, December 29, 2012
NPR on Spider-Man 700
Peter Parker's Dead, But Spider-Man Will Live On (Sort Of)
by Steve Mullis
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday December 29, 2012
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/29/168245518/marvel-kills-peter-parker-but-spider-man-will-live-on-sort-of and
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesat/2012/12/20121229_wesat_07.mp3
by Steve Mullis
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday December 29, 2012
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/29/168245518/marvel-kills-peter-parker-but-spider-man-will-live-on-sort-of and
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesat/2012/12/20121229_wesat_07.mp3
Friday, December 28, 2012
Weldon on comic books
2012 In Review: 5 Great Comics We Haven't Told You About Already
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (December 28, 2012)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/12/28/167635107/2012-in-review-5-great-comics-we-havent-told-you-about-already
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Truitt on 'new' Spider-Man
Landmark 700th issue brings new, 'Superior' Spider-Man
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY December 26, 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/12/25/amazing-spider-man-700th-issue/1746039/
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY December 26, 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/12/25/amazing-spider-man-700th-issue/1746039/
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Donna Lewis in today's Post
She's outed as a prospective novelist in ...
In a D.C. writers room, scribes find motivation
By Emily Wax,
Washington Post December 26 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-a-dc-writers-room-scribes-find-motivation/2012/12/25/d4bf82d8-44ab-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html
In a D.C. writers room, scribes find motivation
By Emily Wax,
Washington Post December 26 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-a-dc-writers-room-scribes-find-motivation/2012/12/25/d4bf82d8-44ab-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Brandon Graham recommends 'Finder'
Early in this interview, he recommends Carla Speed McNeil's Finder...
Brandon Graham Detonates "Multiple Warheads"
Ryan Burton
Comic Book Resources December 20th, 2012
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42720
Monday, December 24, 2012
Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - 24 December 2012
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