BPC Podcast banner illustrations

Artist Paulina Ganucheau has been drawing some cool banner illustrations for the weekly Big Planet Comics Podcast, featuring hosts Jared Smith, Kevin Panetta and Nick Liappis as characters in X-Men, Speed Racer and Mario, to name a few. Check ‘em out.

Comic Riffs on Library of Congress's new Herblock exhibit

HERBLOCK AT HALF-CENTURY: Library of Congress show illuminates cartoonist's brilliance in 1963

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 21 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/herblock-at-half-century-library-of-congress-exhibit-illuminates-cartoonists-brilliance-in-1963/2013/05/21/98367406-c1c5-11e2-bfdb-3886a561c1ff_blog.html

That darn Beetle Bailey, that darn Pickles

Letter to the Editor: Femininity on display
Washington Post  May 18 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/femininity-on-display/2013/05/17/85665464-bb07-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html

Letter to the Editor: Finding reality in 'Pickles'
Washington Post May 18 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/finding-reality-in-pickles/2013/05/16/388394c2-bb0c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html

PR: 44% off Heinrich Kley Vol. 2 at Amazon.com

Joe Procopio's Silver Spring based imprint:

Special Announcement -- May 2013 Super sale on Amazon.com...44% off Kley Vol. 2! Not sure if this is intentional or a slip up by Amazon, but it currently has our book THE LOST ART OF HEINRICH KLEY VOL. 2 on sale for 44% off! This is guaranteed to be the cheapest you'll ever find this book! Tell your friends, and you should probably act fast before Amazon changes its mind! ORDER FROM AMAZON HERE Watch the video 'book trailer' Picture This Press is dedicated to broadening the appreciation and awareness of artists who work in the fields of illustration, cartooning, graphic arts, photography, and poster design. Picture This Press founder Joseph Procopio and co-publisher Ellen Levy have a combined 40 years of publishing experience as writers, managing editors, and publications directors for a variety of organizations. Lost Art Books, the flagship series from Picture This Press, collects and preserves the works of illustrators and cartoonists from the first half of the 20th century. Too many of these artists have gone underappreciated for too long, with much of their work uncollected or unexamined for decades, if at all. The Lost Art Books series aims to preserve this cultural heritage by re-introducing these artists to new generations of working illustrators, historians, and admirers of things beautiful.      ©2013 Lost Art Books / Picture This Press | Silver Spring, Maryland

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Visualizing Peace:Graphic Art and Social Change (June 11)

Search for Common Ground, which works to prevent and end violent conflict in countries around the world, will host a panel discussion on June 11 (9:30-11:30 a.m.) with comics writers/artists Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin and Dalia Ziada. Aydin and Powell teamed for March (Top Shelf Productions), an upcoming graphic novel depicting the civil and human rights efforts of U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who co-authored the book. Ziada has translated The The Montgomery Story, the 1956 comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. and nonviolent protest. The event will be held at the Kenney Auditorium at Johns Hopkins University SAIS. Click here to register for the free event.

Welcoming Matt Dembicki to the ComicsDC family

Lately when I open the ComicsDC site, I've been surprised to see material that I don't recognize. While this could have meant trouble, it's actually good news because cartoonist Matt Dembicki has been posting stories now as well. I certainly appreciate the help!

Mike

John Fantucchio's fan art featured

Local artist John Fantucchio was a comic fanzine artist back in the day, and BookSteve's Library features some of his early work.

'Intergalatic Nemesis' photos/videos

A photo of "The Intergalatic Nemesis" creator Jason Neulander during intermission of the performance at the Kennedy Center today, and a pic of the program. Also, at the bottom, you'll find a trailer to the show. (And here's a neat behind-the-scenes video of the show.) 

Another Jamie Noguchi interview

Webcomic of the Week #39: Yellow Peril
 by Hansel Moreno on May 18, 2013
http://readcomicbooks.net/home/webcomic-of-the-week-39-yellow-peril

Jamie's tearing up the internet for his Kickstarter book.

Steve Brodner political cartoon in today's Post

Beyond 'Bulworth'
Washington Post May 19 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/beyond-bulworth/2013/05/17/48ed38da-bf27-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_gallery.html#photo=1

President Obama reportedly fantasizes about "going Bulworth," voicing exactly what's on his mind, like Warren Beatty's character in the 1998 film. Steve Brodner, the artist behind the Bulworth movie poster, wonders what other films may have inspired the Obama presidency.

Cartooning program for 7-12 graders

Fairfax County Public Schools will hold its annual Institute for the Arts July 8-Aug. 2 for students in grades 7-12. Courses include cartooning and computer animation. (The program is open to county and non-county residents.)

PR: Meet the creators of new hit series Dream Thief TOMORROW! 11AM-1PM

THIS SATURDAY 5/18/13 (Annapolis location only)        SIGNING FROM 11AM to 1PM Click here for the event info on FACEBOOK. First 25 In Line Receive a FREE Custom Print & Dream Thief Papercraft Doll (yes!) Designed Specifically For This Event!    Hello Third Eye Faithful! We've got a very cool signing happening at Third Eye Annapolis tomorrow, featuring the creators of one of the biggest sleeper hits this Summer: DREAM THIEF from DARK HORSE COMICS. We originally read an advance copy of this one a few months ago, and totally fell in love with the world that writer Jai Nitz and artist Greg Smallwood had built. It was a sublime mix of the kinda modern day crime noir we love, and the otherworldly supernatural elements that we've come to love in series like LOCKE & KEY and FATALE.  What's DREAM THIEF all about? After stealing an Aborginal mask from a museum, John Lincoln realizes that the spirits of the vengeful dead are possessing his body and mind while he sleeps.  His old problems have been replaced by bloody hands and the disposal of bodies -- and now, remembering where he spent last night has never been more important. A gritty, fast-paced drama with a supernatural element; DREAM THIEF reads like a mix of 100 BULLETS, SE7EN and NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, and we love every second of it. Make sure to pop in, snag a copy of issue #1, and get it signed by both writer JAI NITZ and artist GREG SMALLWOOD tomorrow at Third Eye! Jai and Greg are flying in all the way from Kansas City for this launch event, because they've heard the word: Third Eye has the best damn gathering of comic book lovers around as customers, and they are STOKED to meet you guys and show you the comic. I know that Jai has said he's got some additional freebies he's bringing to give out to anyone who purchases a copy of Dream Thief, or already picked up one earlier in the week. Something about totally rad DREAM THIEF papercraft toys, and other goodies!

Third Eye Comics | 2027A WEST ST. | Annapolis | MD | 21401

PR: Big Nate musical continues this weekend

Kids and parents agree... It's just another awesome day in the life of BIG NATE!
"Wonderful! He smiled the entire time, enjoyed the music and the length was PERFECT for his age (8 years old)."
"Both my 7 and 10 year olds thoroughly enjoyed the show. They were entertained and engaged..."
"They were captivated. I kept looking at there faces throughout the performance and they never stopped smiling!"
"They were riveted. Didn't fidget or ask to go home early! Totally interested and happy to buy two books after the show!"
"He really enjoyed seeing the characters in the Big Nate book come to life, plus meeting them after the show."
Based on the comic strip and books by Lincoln Peirce Book by Jason Loewith & Lincoln Peirce Lyrics by Christopher Youstra & Jason Loewith Music by Christopher Youstra Directed by Michael Baron (Helen Hayes Award Recipient for ATMTC's A Year with Frog & Toad) Ages 5 and up Runtime: 1 hour	Final chance! Bid on Lincoln Peirce original artwork from ATMTC's Big Nate

 

Comic Riffs on Disney's Merida and Candorville's grandfather

NO MERIDA MAKEOVER? 'Brave' director Brenda Chapman on Disney princess and 'sexing her up'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 17 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/no-merida-makeover-brave-director-brenda-chapman-on-disney-princess-and-sexing-her-up/2013/05/17/bf003d5a-bdd9-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html#pagebreak

'CANDORVILLE': Darrin Bell poignantly memorializes his 94-year-old grandfather, who humbly embodied the Greatest Generation
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 17 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/candorville-darrin-bell-poignantly-memorializes-his-94-year-old-grandfather-who-humbly-embodied-the-greatest-generation/2013/05/17/dfde5a82-bc46-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html#pagebreak

May 17-20 Intergalactic Nemesis at Kennedy Center

From May 17-20, "The Intergalactic Nemesis" will be at the Kennedy Center. The play uses comic book-style illustrations as backgrounds.

For more information, read

Accidental Kids' Show: A zany, cartoony play inadvertently became a family favorite

By Fiona Zublin

 May 16, 2013

http://www.readexpress.com/2013/05/accidental-kids-show/

Mensa meeting theme: superheroes

Metropolitan Washington Mensa is holding its annual regional gathering this weekend in Herndon, Va., and the theme is superheroes! Festivities kick off Friday, May 17, with a presentation by Matt and Carol Dembicki on District Comics: An Uncoventional History of Washington, D,C., followed by Jamie Noguchi, who will talk about Asian-American representation in superhero comics. Saturday will feature caricaturist Nick Sider, a presentation by Georgia Higley on the Library of Congress' comics collection, and keynote by Ryan Davidson, one of the lawyers behind the book The Law of Superheroes and the blog Law and the Multiverse. (The event is open only to Mensa members and not to the public.)

Comic Riffs on 'Comics About Cartoonists'

'COMICS ABOUT CARTOONISTS': Editor Craig Yoe delves into the tales and
trials of the 'world's oddest profession'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 17 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/comics-about-cartoonists-editor-craig-yoe-delves-into-the-tales-and-trials-of-the-worlds-oddest-profession/2013/05/17/d856514a-9d0e-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_blog.html

May 17: Matt Dembicki and Dave Roman at Gaithersburg Book Festival

Matt Dembicki and Dave Roman will be at the Gaithersburg Book Festival tomorrow. Matt will have District Comics while Dave has a new Astronauts Academy book out. More details at http://gaithersburgbookfestival.org/

Fox 5 interviews Matt Dembicki to promote tomorrow's book festival.

Photo courtesy of Gail Lawyer Norris

 

Comic Riffs catches Cancer Vixen quote

'SUPERWOMAN': 'Cancer Vixen' author praises Angelina Jolie's 'fearlessness' in double mastectomy decision
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 15 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/superwoman-cancer-vixen-author-praises-angelina-jolies-fearlessness-in-double-mastectomy-decision/2013/05/15/62c10c5e-bdcf-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html#pagebreak

Brant Parker visiting wounded sailors in 1971

Brant Parker and his scowling King of "Id" get together to arouse laughter in patients of military hospitals in the Washington, D.C. area at a V.I.P. (Very Important Patients) "Time-Out Cafe" held at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.

13-0108, scanned from Navy Medicine magazine, July 1971, courtesy of BUMED Office of Medical History.