The Long Road To Change: An Interview With The Creators Of March
By Mark Banaszak
Diamond BookShelf e-Newsletter June 2013
http://www.diamondbookshelf.com/Home/1/1/20/835?articleID=134908
Friday, June 07, 2013
Another Glen Weldon interview on Superman
Glen Weldon knows what makes Superman soar
by Michael May | June 6, 2013
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/06/glen-weldon-knows-what-makes-superman-soar/
by Michael May | June 6, 2013
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/06/glen-weldon-knows-what-makes-superman-soar/
Marvel vs. DC: The Art of Superheroes
Marvel Vs. DC: The Art of the Superheroes--"The show will feature animation cels as well as artwork by Jim Lee, Bruce Timm, Randy Martinez, Glen Orbik, and more. Some pieces are signed by Stan Lee, and that is pretty neat. Also, we have never-before-seen works from Alex Ross--including an exclusive pre-release Batman painting."
Runs June 7-July 7 at Artinsights Animation & Film Art Gallery in Reston, Va.
Runs June 7-July 7 at Artinsights Animation & Film Art Gallery in Reston, Va.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Funny Moms And Funny Pages
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Funny Moms And Funny Pages
by Linda Holmes
June 7, 2013
"We then turn to the part of comics we've focused on less over the show's history: comic strips. We talk about Peanuts, The Far Side, Calvin & Hobbes, Doonesbury, Foxtrot, Cathy, Zippy, Ziggy, Boondocks ... well, the list really does go on and on. We talk about this one, and this one, and Stephen mentions a stunner from the days after September 11, 2001, which you can see here."
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund notes Post's Barney & Clyde inaction
The Washington Post Forbids Fake F-word in Funnies
June 4, 2013
By Maren Williams
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Nail gun safety comic
Friend of ComicsDC Nick Thorkelson has done the art for a government safety comic. Here's Nick:
Friends & colleagues:
My nail gun safety comic just went online. You can take a look by downloading a PDF from either of the links below or, if you wait a while, by ordering the print version from CDC/NIOSH. Many thanks to Jim Albers of NIOSH who put this together, and who was very patient with me in the course of a long and complex development process.
English
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-149
Spanish
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/niosh/docs/2013-149_sp/
English
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-149
Spanish
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/niosh/docs/2013-149_sp/
Nick Thorkelson
Graphic Design & Cartoons
15 Channel Center Street, #218
Boston, MA 02210
RM Rhodes on Brussels for the Hooded Utilitarian
Comics Tourism: Destination Brussels
by RM Rhodes
June 4, 2013
http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2013/06/comics-tourism-destination-brussels/
by RM Rhodes
June 4, 2013
http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2013/06/comics-tourism-destination-brussels/
Comic Riffs has a Green Lantern interview
The Ring Cycle: GEOFF JOHNS on ending his high-powered partnership with the Green Lantern after a decade
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 5 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-ring-cycle-geoff-johns-on-ending-his-high-powered-partnership-with-the-green-lantern-after-a-decade/2013/06/05/a8521dec-ccc7-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_blog.html#pagebreak
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 5 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-ring-cycle-geoff-johns-on-ending-his-high-powered-partnership-with-the-green-lantern-after-a-decade/2013/06/05/a8521dec-ccc7-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_blog.html#pagebreak
Comic Riffs on this year's editorial cartoon convention
AAEC Convention 2013: As deadlines near, the public, too, can appreciate many of these offerings
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 5 2013
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Bazooka Joe book noted in The Post
Bazooka Joe turns 60
By Ron Charles,
Washington Post Style blog June 5, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2013/06/05/bazooka-joe-turns-60/
By Ron Charles,
Washington Post Style blog June 5, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2013/06/05/bazooka-joe-turns-60/
Meet a Local Comics Writer: Shawn Padraic Murphy
I met Shawn Padraic Murphy at Awesome Con this spring. He writes comic book scripts and hires artists to illustrate them. As a college student also did a webcomic, Wesleyan World. He's currently writing a series of blog posts How Not To Make Money In Comic Books. He promptly answered my usual questions (and as usual I'm much less prompt in posting them).
Mike Rhode: What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I am a writer, and work with artists to make my comic books.
Mike Rhode: How do you do it? How did you find an artist for your books? What kind of script do you provide?
I've always used a script that breaks down the panels and describes in detail what's happening in each scene and panel. In only one comic (Strength) have I ever just summed up what was happening on the page without panels and left the panel layout and number of panels to the artist, but I think that kind of format is rare.
Mike Rhode: When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I was raised in Scott Depot, WV in 1982.
Mike Rhode: Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: After I obtained my MFA in Creative Writing, I needed to move from Southampton, NY, as there was nothing there you could do in terms of jobs unless you were a contruction worker, retail, or had money to buy mansions. Luckily, I happen to have a friend in Baltimore that needed a roommate soon, and Baltimore and DC were close enough that it seemed it would be easier to find a job with 2 different cities close by (this was 2007, by the way; less than a year before the recession, and before MFA's now meant basically nothing).
Mike Rhode: What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I had an undergrad degree in English & Psychology at West Virginia Weslyan College at Buckhannon, WV, then went to Southampton College (now closed) in Southampton, NY and got an MFA in Creative Writing, which I thought would help get me writing or editing jobs for magazines or corporations. Unfortunately, the recession hit less than a year after I graduated and business started not to care about writing as a whole and I couldn't find anything, despite having an MFA. Luckily, I did find a job eventually (not writing related), so I could actually have funds to pay artists to draw for my comics.
Mike Rhode: What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I've attended many conventions now, such as Small Press Expo, Baltimore Comic Con, SPACE, HeroesCon, and AwesomeCon. I'll be attending Intervention for the first time this year (and hopefully Otakon; I'm going to be attending more Anime conventions next year). I find that anime and indi comic places are good to sell comics and meet with other artists and writers, but found that the big superhero cons like Baltimore Comic Con usually only contain people who want to meet celebrities or buy fan art, so I don't try to go to those often.
Mike Rhode: Who are your influences?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I got into comics with The Death of Superman, but stayed around because of the Spider-Man Clone Saga. I really liked serialized storytelling then. As I grew up, though, I found out about a lot more mature and serious works and realized you could do more than just superheroes. I really enjoyed the indi comics I discovered in the early 2000s that covered virtually every subject they wanted (you couldn't find those in WV when I was growing up; there was no internet info about them, and all the comic stores closed in 1996, leaving mail-order the only way to read comics). When I write my comics, I try to ask myself for each project if this is different than something else I've read or seen, because I want to create something new and exciting for people to experience the way I enjoyed discovering different types of stories as a kid.
What work are you best-known for?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: At conventions, the comic book I am most known for is "The End" a series that focuses on how regular people deal with the coming end of the world in 7 days. Each issue has 2, stand-alone, stories. People enjoy the series for the variety of the stories. Plus, each issue has a different theme, so people can start with a theme they like on any issue, rather than starting from the begining like in most other comics.
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I'm not sure. I know that local printers and easy access to technology have made it easier to make my comics in print. I'm hoping digital comics makes it easier to get your comics out to the public since everyone is connected throug the pad and phones now.
Mike Rhode: Do you have a website or blog?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: My website is http://www.shawnpmurphy.com/. My "Comics" tab contains links to descriptions of my comics and preview art, as well as links to purchase my comics. I also have some video reviews, comedy skits, video game reviews, and recently I posted a short novella about playing a video game as if I was that character; I pretty much like to write and create anything.
Mike Rhode: What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I am a writer, and work with artists to make my comic books.
Mike Rhode: How do you do it? How did you find an artist for your books? What kind of script do you provide?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: When I first started, it was a chance meeting with a grad school friend who was already working on a comic book for a friend and was interested in doing another one, and we worked together on a script I had already written. But to start working on more comics, I was sort of at a lose (espcially since I graduated and had just moved to the Baltimore/DC area 1 year prior). I met someone who told me about DigitalWebbing.Com and how they had a forum just for writers that were trying to hire artists. I sumbitted a description of 3 different titles I needed work on, and placed the ad up for 3 days (what was recommended). Then, after 3 days, I closed the forum and looked over the 120 submissions I had. That took a while sifting through them all to find a style that matched the story I wanted to tell. Since then, however, I've hired my artists throug the con scene by hoarding business cards and entering their name and website into a database so I can look for artists that match the type of storying I'm trying to tell quickly when I have a new project.
I've always used a script that breaks down the panels and describes in detail what's happening in each scene and panel. In only one comic (Strength) have I ever just summed up what was happening on the page without panels and left the panel layout and number of panels to the artist, but I think that kind of format is rare.Mike Rhode: When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I was raised in Scott Depot, WV in 1982.
Mike Rhode: Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: After I obtained my MFA in Creative Writing, I needed to move from Southampton, NY, as there was nothing there you could do in terms of jobs unless you were a contruction worker, retail, or had money to buy mansions. Luckily, I happen to have a friend in Baltimore that needed a roommate soon, and Baltimore and DC were close enough that it seemed it would be easier to find a job with 2 different cities close by (this was 2007, by the way; less than a year before the recession, and before MFA's now meant basically nothing).
Mike Rhode: What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I had an undergrad degree in English & Psychology at West Virginia Weslyan College at Buckhannon, WV, then went to Southampton College (now closed) in Southampton, NY and got an MFA in Creative Writing, which I thought would help get me writing or editing jobs for magazines or corporations. Unfortunately, the recession hit less than a year after I graduated and business started not to care about writing as a whole and I couldn't find anything, despite having an MFA. Luckily, I did find a job eventually (not writing related), so I could actually have funds to pay artists to draw for my comics.
Mike Rhode: What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I've attended many conventions now, such as Small Press Expo, Baltimore Comic Con, SPACE, HeroesCon, and AwesomeCon. I'll be attending Intervention for the first time this year (and hopefully Otakon; I'm going to be attending more Anime conventions next year). I find that anime and indi comic places are good to sell comics and meet with other artists and writers, but found that the big superhero cons like Baltimore Comic Con usually only contain people who want to meet celebrities or buy fan art, so I don't try to go to those often.
Mike Rhode: Who are your influences?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I got into comics with The Death of Superman, but stayed around because of the Spider-Man Clone Saga. I really liked serialized storytelling then. As I grew up, though, I found out about a lot more mature and serious works and realized you could do more than just superheroes. I really enjoyed the indi comics I discovered in the early 2000s that covered virtually every subject they wanted (you couldn't find those in WV when I was growing up; there was no internet info about them, and all the comic stores closed in 1996, leaving mail-order the only way to read comics). When I write my comics, I try to ask myself for each project if this is different than something else I've read or seen, because I want to create something new and exciting for people to experience the way I enjoyed discovering different types of stories as a kid.
What work are you best-known for?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: At conventions, the comic book I am most known for is "The End" a series that focuses on how regular people deal with the coming end of the world in 7 days. Each issue has 2, stand-alone, stories. People enjoy the series for the variety of the stories. Plus, each issue has a different theme, so people can start with a theme they like on any issue, rather than starting from the begining like in most other comics.
Mike Rhode: What work are you most proud of?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I'm actually proud of them all, because I like the fact that I can write such completely different stories and be able to show that I can write anything (I hope that's not just my ego talking). I have a slice-of-life anthology (The End), a mature superhero story that addresses our societies double-standard concering nudity and shaming (Strength), an experimental diary comic (Displacement), and an all-age fantasy (Mechanaflux).
Mike Rhode: What would you like to do or work on in the future?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: I already have the next 3 comics planned that I want to work on. I'm working on a superhero/romance comic right now with an artist. I've written another all-ages comic and a completely different fantasy comic, but those last two are only finished at the script stage as I'm trying to finish up the comics I am already currently working on.
Mike Rhode: What do you think will be the future of your field?
Mike Rhode: Do you have a website or blog?
Shawn Padraic Murphy: My website is http://www.shawnpmurphy.com/. My "Comics" tab contains links to descriptions of my comics and preview art, as well as links to purchase my comics. I also have some video reviews, comedy skits, video game reviews, and recently I posted a short novella about playing a video game as if I was that character; I pretty much like to write and create anything.
June 11: Visualizing Peace: Graphic Art & Social Change
Visualizing Peace:
Graphic Art & Social Change
Tuesday, June 11th from 9:30am to 11:30am
Kenney Auditorium
Johns Hopkins University SAIS 1740 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington D.C. 20036 |
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Visually captivating, accessible to a wide audience, and inexpensive to produce and distribute, graphic art holds its own in the age of digital media and social networking.
The event will bring together artists, activists and conflict resolution practitioners to explore the creativity with which graphic art and comic books have been used for social change around the world, and to generate ideas for expanding the potential of bridging the two fields.
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Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Some recent stories by Brian Truitt
Apparently USA Today has decided that Brian Truitt should do a LOT of comic book stories... here's some recent ones.
Kiehl's, Marvel team for exclusive Captain America comic: The historic New York City store is the backdrop for a free one-shot for customers.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 3, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/06/03/kiehls-marvel-comics-captain-america/2383475/
Robots, monsters 'all awesome' for 'Pacific Rim' writer: Travis Beacham's new prequel graphic novel sets up Guillermo del Toro's summer monster mash.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 4, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/06/04/pacific-rim-movie-graphic-novel-prequel/2388785/
'Forever Evil' spotlights epitome of supervillainy: DC Comics universe-wide event series brings bad guys to the fore in September 'villains month.'
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 3, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/06/03/forever-evil-dc-comics-series/2381849/
Mark Waid brings old Daredevil villain back in a new way: An old enemy of the blind superhero returns from the supposedly dead in Mark Waid's series.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 22, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/05/22/daredevil-comic-book-villain-return/2349827/
Animated Avengers 'Assemble' on Disney XD this weekend: New superhero series debuts with a one-hour special on Sunday morning.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 23, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/05/23/marvels-avengers-assemble-exclusive-clip/2355389/
Busiek takes fans on another trip through 'Astro City': This Wednesday brings the first new issue in three years of the series featuring a town full of superpowered people and ordinary folks.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 3, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/06/03/kurt-busiek-astro-city-comic-book-series/2383501/
Superman gets a new DC Comics logo for 75th anniversary: The Man of Steel is the man of the hour for a whole year of celebratory projects and initiatives.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 30, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/05/30/superman-75th-anniversary-logo/2371473/
Kiehl's, Marvel team for exclusive Captain America comic: The historic New York City store is the backdrop for a free one-shot for customers.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 3, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/06/03/kiehls-marvel-comics-captain-america/2383475/
Robots, monsters 'all awesome' for 'Pacific Rim' writer: Travis Beacham's new prequel graphic novel sets up Guillermo del Toro's summer monster mash.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 4, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/06/04/pacific-rim-movie-graphic-novel-prequel/2388785/
'Forever Evil' spotlights epitome of supervillainy: DC Comics universe-wide event series brings bad guys to the fore in September 'villains month.'
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 3, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/06/03/forever-evil-dc-comics-series/2381849/
Mark Waid brings old Daredevil villain back in a new way: An old enemy of the blind superhero returns from the supposedly dead in Mark Waid's series.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 22, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/05/22/daredevil-comic-book-villain-return/2349827/
Animated Avengers 'Assemble' on Disney XD this weekend: New superhero series debuts with a one-hour special on Sunday morning.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 23, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/05/23/marvels-avengers-assemble-exclusive-clip/2355389/
Busiek takes fans on another trip through 'Astro City': This Wednesday brings the first new issue in three years of the series featuring a town full of superpowered people and ordinary folks.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 3, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/06/03/kurt-busiek-astro-city-comic-book-series/2383501/
Superman gets a new DC Comics logo for 75th anniversary: The Man of Steel is the man of the hour for a whole year of celebratory projects and initiatives.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 30, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/05/30/superman-75th-anniversary-logo/2371473/
June 8: Carl Yonder at Beyond Comics in Gaithersburg
In Store Signing!
Carl Yonder
Saturday, June 8th
2pm to 7pm
will be signing in the Gaithersburg store in support of the new
PIRATE EYE: A PIRATE'S LIFE IS NOT FOR ME ONE-SHOT
Monday, June 03, 2013
Politics and Prose's Growing Up with Graphics panel
The Growing Up With Graphics Graphic Novel panel took place at Politics & Prose on Thursday, April 25, 2013.
http://www.politics-prose.com/video/growing-graphics-graphic-novel-panel
Prominent and award-winning graphic artists, authors, and editors Eleanor Davis, Nathan Hale, Andrés Vera MartÃnez, and Mark Siegel, will be here to discuss the significance of the genre for readers of all ages. Moderated by Michael Cavna, author of "Comic Riffs," a blog of The Washington Post.
http://www.politics-prose.com/video/growing-graphics-graphic-novel-panel
Prominent and award-winning graphic artists, authors, and editors Eleanor Davis, Nathan Hale, Andrés Vera MartÃnez, and Mark Siegel, will be here to discuss the significance of the genre for readers of all ages. Moderated by Michael Cavna, author of "Comic Riffs," a blog of The Washington Post.
Rep. Lewis' The March graphic novel noted in Examiner
The Examiner has gone web-only, but yesterday they noted Rep. Lewis' The March graphic novel talk in New York City.
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Staake does Gorey
The current Washington Post Style Invitational contest has Bob Staake drawing in Edward Gorey's style.
The Post on Iranian cartoons
Striking back, even from half a world away
By Tara Bahrampour,
Washington Post June 2 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/striking-back-even-from-half-a-world-away/2013/06/01/5d3dc182-ca27-11e2-8da7-d274bc611a47_story.html
By Tara Bahrampour,
Washington Post June 2 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/striking-back-even-from-half-a-world-away/2013/06/01/5d3dc182-ca27-11e2-8da7-d274bc611a47_story.html
Political Cartoons book review mentions local cartoonists
'The Art of Controversy,' by Victor S. Navasky is reviewed in today's Times and mentions Matt Wuerker and Herblock.
Political Cartoons
By DEBORAH SOLOMON
New York Times Book Review June 2, 2013, on page BR22
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/books/review/the-art-of-controversy-by-victor-s-navasky.html
Political Cartoons
By DEBORAH SOLOMON
New York Times Book Review June 2, 2013, on page BR22
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/books/review/the-art-of-controversy-by-victor-s-navasky.html
Saturday, June 01, 2013
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