The Hill on Rep. John Lewis and March

Mr. Lewis goes to Comic-Con

By Alicia M. Cohn -

The Hill 07/23/13 http://thehill.com/capital-living/cover-stories/312995-mr-lewis-goes-to-comic-con-

The Post on Joe Sinnott and John Lewis

COMIC-CON EISNER AWARDS: Newly minted Hall of Fame inker Joe Sinnott, on the career that stole his heart — and his art
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 23 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/comic-con-eisner-awards-newly-minted-hall-of-fame-inker-joe-sinnott-on-the-career-that-stole-his-heart--and-his-art/2013/07/23/5c461fe8-f27e-11e2-bdae-0d1f78989e8a_blog.html#pagebreak

Rep. John Lewis makes Comic-Con debut to promote graphic novel 'March' [in print as 'It was out of his world']
By The Reliable Source, Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger
Washington Post July 23, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2013/07/23/rep-john-lewis-makes-comic-con-debut-to-promote-graphic-novel-march/

'Street Sense' comics cover

The latest issue of Street Sense, a biweekly newspaper to raise awareness of homeless issues in D.C., has a comics front page. I wasn't able to find a credit for it, though. It also has a few cartoons inside, some spot illustrations and the comic strip Barney & Clyde by Gene Weingarten, Dan Weingarten and David Clark.

Rep John Lewis at Comic-Con

Stephanie Haven
What is this civil rights icon doing at Comic-Con?
CBS News/ July 20, 2013
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57594639/what-is-this-civil-rights-icon-doing-at-comic-con/

Cavna and Weldon on Comic-Con continued

Weldon, Glen.  2013.
A Comic-Con Diary, Day 2: Man Of Steel, Man Of Urgency.
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (July 22):
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/07/22/204485648/a-comic-con-diary-day-2-a-man-is-later

Martin, Rachel.  2013.
Comic-Con-Goers Flaunt Their Geek Credentials.
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (July 21).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=204176986 and http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2013/07/20130721_wesun_08.mp3

The annual convention in San Diego draws a robust crowd of nerds and fans. Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR contributor Glen Weldon about the flourishing subculture.

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2013: From Cleveland to Cavill, 'Superman' author Glen Weldon illuminates the 75th-birthday candles
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (July 21 2013):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-2013-qanda-with-superman-author-glen-weldon-of-npr/2013/07/21/2b24f0c8-ef46-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html#pagebreak

COMIC-CON KICKSTARTER OF THE WEEKEND: Neil Kendricks plumbs creative mysteries with 'Comics Are Everywhere' documentary
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (July 21 2013):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/comic-con-kickstarter-of-the-weekend-neil-kendricks-plumbs-creative-mysteries-with-comics-are-everywhere-documentary/2013/07/21/a7b073be-ef4c-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html#pagebreak

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON: 12 Quotes to Remember the 2013 Event by...
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (July 22 2013): http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-12-quotes-to-remember-the-2013-event-by/2013/07/22/0bb39534-f282-11e2-bdae-0d1f78989e8a_blog.html#pagebreak

SPX exhibitor list online

The Small Press Expo exhibitor list is online now.

Aug 12: AFI/Silver -- Peter Beagle and the Last Unicorn cartoon

http://www.afi.com/silver/films/2013/p62/greatfilmsofthe80s.aspx#lastu

THE LAST UNICORN
In person: author Peter S. Beagle at the August 12 show!

Based on Peter S. Beagle's beloved book, this sophisticated fairy tale was produced by animation innovators Rankin Bass (RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, 1977's THE HOBBIT). Fearing she's the last of her kind, unicorn Amalthea (voiced by Mia Farrow) travels to the realm of King Haggard (Christopher Lee) in hopes of finding her lost brethren. But after being transformed into a beautiful young woman by her friend, the bumbling wizard Schmendrick (Alan Arkin), Amalthea catches the eye of the king's son, Prince Lir (Jeff Bridges). Music by soft rock greats America!

DIR/PROD Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.; SCR Peter S. Beagle, from his novel. US/UK/Japan/Germany, 1982, color, 92 min, 35mm. RATED G

Mon, Aug 12, 7:15; Sat, Aug 17, 11:05 a.m.

Screenprinted poster show opening July 26

Civilian Art Projects is holding an opening on July 26 from 7-9 pm for Permanent Summer, an exhibition of screenprinted poster art. It features local artists, such as Anthony Dihle of Fire Studio and Jeffrey Everett of El Hefe Design, as well as folks well-known in comics circles, such as Brian Chippendale. (Dihle has told us his exhibited work will include the silkscreen cover to Magic Bullet #5, a free D.C.-area comics newspaper published by the D.C. Conspiracy.)

Librari-Con July 27

The D.C. Public Library is hosting Libari-Con on July 27 from 11 am to 3 pm at the Pentworth Neighborhood Library. It will feature discussions about comics, manga and other sic-fi fantasy type subjects. D.C. Conspiracy members Troy-Jeffrey Allen, Teresa Logan, R.M. Rhodes and Evan Keeling will be talking about comic writing and creating from 11 am to 1 pm.

Comic Riffs at Comic-Con continued

COMIC-CON EISNER AWARDS 2013: 'Building Stories,' 'Saga' lead the honorees
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 20 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/comic-con-eisner-awards-2013-building-stories-saga-lead-the-honorees/2013/07/20/669dbc04-f147-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html#pagebreak

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2013: Passion for comics fuels 'Stripped' docu as 'love letter to the art form'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 20 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-2013-passion-for-comics-fuels-stripped-docu-as-love-letter-to-the-art-form/2013/07/20/11f53a0a-ef45-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html#pagebreak

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2013: Artist Tom Richmond on the power of the MAD parody
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 20 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-2013-artist-tom-richmond-on-the-power-of-the-mad-parody/2013/07/20/6d0dcf74-effe-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html#pagebreak

cARToons exhibit opens in Politics and Prose

The exhibit at Modern Times Coffeehouse in Politics and Prose bookstore, curated by Theresa Roberts Logan, opened tonight with many of the contributors attending. Here's some photographs, although I eventually gave up taking them when professional Joe Carabeo arrived.

Cavna and Weldon on Comic-Con continued

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2013: Cats vs. dogs? Best-selling humorist Francesco Marciuliano's jests poetic
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 19 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-2013-cats-vs-dogs-best-selling-humorist-francesco-marciulianos-jests-poetic/2013/07/19/1e0a5dae-ef34-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html#pagebreak

A Comic-Con Diary, Day One: Faces In The Crowd And A Book In The Middle
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog July 19, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/07/19/203651119/a-comic-con-diary-day-one-faces-in-the-crowd-and-a-book-in-the-middle

Editor Sparks wins humanitarian award for Team Cul de Sac

COMIC-CON EISNER AWARDS: Chris Sparks wins Humanitarian Award for Team Cul de Sac project to fight Parkinson's
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 20 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/comic-con-eisner-awards-chris-sparks-win-humanitarian-award-for-team-cul-de-sac-project-to-fight-parkinsons/2013/07/20/272e8f1e-f0fa-11e2-9008-61e94a7ea20d_blog.html

Read R.C. Harvey's comics newsletter for free in July

Dear Rabbit Habiteers,

Once more down the rabbit hole to continue our Annual Open Access Month: for all the month of July (starting with Opus 312 even though it's dated June 26), the online magazine Rants & Raves, as well as archived R&R and the entire Hindsight archive—thirteen years of history, lore, reviews and commentary—is open to non-$ubscribers in the hope that they will be so thrilled with what they find that they'll $ubscribe. Join the deliriou$ly happy throng.

Our current posting focuses on editorial cartooning—the annual editorial cartoonists' convention, Pat Oliphant, codes of ethics, plagiarism, no cartoons for NSA or Zimmerman, and Chuck Asay's retirement, plus Uslan's Shadow and Green Hornet and a comic strip word game. And more. Beam up by clicking below.

http://www.rcharvey.com/archive/rantsraves.html

Stay tooned,
R.C. Harvey

RC-Harvey@comcast.net
For comics news and reviews, profusely dosed with cartooning history and lore, beam up to www.RCHarvey.com, where our online magazine, Rants & Raves, is posted fortnightly or thereabouts.

cARToons opening reception on July 20

The cARToons exhibit has its opening reception Saturday night from 7-9 pm at the Modern Times Coffeehouse at Politics & Prose.

Comic Riffs talks to Paige Braddock at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2013: Paige Braddock on the power of 'Peanuts' —
and LGBTQ storytelling in 2013
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 19 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-2013-paige-braddock-on-the-power-of-peanuts--and-lgbtq-storytelling-in-2013/2013/07/19/09d56648-ef44-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html

Strips in the Post

A few notes about the Post's comic strips...

 

This week, Patrick McDonnell in Mutts has been drawing Marvel Comics characters being hit by nuts.

 

Zits breaks the fourth wall today by having the dad from Baby Blues appear. Both strips are written by Jerry Scott.

 

And has anyone else noticed the massive amounts of reprints that have been running this year in Get Fuzzy? This week has been from 2011, but reruns have been a constant this year.

Cover of Gordon Harris' upcoming comic

Gordon Harris has a new comic, The Secret Origin of the Dust Elves, coming out soon, and he'd like your help in selecting the cover design. Cast your vote.

Cavna and Weldon on Comic-Con

A Comic-Con Diary, Day Zero, Part II: A Man Waits For A Batmobile On Preview Night

by Glen Weldon

July 18, 2013

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/07/18/203305788/a-comic-con-diary-day-zero-part-ii-a-man-waits-for-a-batmobile-on-preview-night

 

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2013: As SDCC rookie, how 'Big Nate' creator Lincoln Peirce is bracing for his 'first day of school'

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 19 2013

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-2013-as-sdcc-rookie-how-big-nate-creator-lincoln-peirce-is-bracing-for-his-first-day-of-school/2013/07/19/b5d14260-ef43-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html

 

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2013: Tonight's Eisner Award nominee Jerry Scott, on why 'inspiration' is irrelevant

 By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 19 2013

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-2013-tonights-eisner-award-nominee-jerry-scott-on-why-inspiration-is-irrelevant/2013/07/19/df3d9794-ef38-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html

The Post on Red 2

 The first of these movies was based on Warren Ellis and Culley Hammer's graphic novel. I don't imagine they have anything to do with this sequel.

 

It's a sequel, not an equal ['Red 2' movie review]

 

By Stephanie Merry,

 

Washington Post July 19 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/red-2-movie-review/2013/07/17/9f1bed7a-eee6-11e2-bed3-b9b6fe264871_story.html