Monday, November 18, 2013

Ryan Holmberg on Indian comics lending libraries

Poor Little Rich Boys: The Art of the Mumbai Circulating Library

BY Ryan Holmberg Nov 18, 2013
http://www.tcj.com/poor-little-rich-boys-the-art-of-the-mumbai-circulating-library/

Refurbished Richie Rich comic book, from Rita Circulating Library, Marine Lines, Mumbai.

Batkid in The Post

For the record. You can find the pictures all over online, although they're a bit hard to find on the Post's actual website, and I can't put a link to the search here due to the way it's designed.

Associated Press. 2013.

Sick boy transformed into a superhero.

Washington Post (November 16): A3

Those darn 'Get Fuzzy,' 'Wumo' and comics altogether

Letter to the Editor: Missing 'Get Fuzzy' and the meaning of 'WuMo'

Washington Post November 16 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/missing-get-fuzzy-and-the-meaning-of-wumo/2013/11/15/55f91cf8-4b25-11e3-bf60-c1ca136ae14a_story.html

Nov 20: French cartoonist Marc Boutavant at Politics and Prose

Marc Boutavant - ARiOL

http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/marc-boutavant-ariol

Nov 20, 2013, 10:30 a.m.

Meet Ariol—a delightful, often befuddled French tween, who happens to be a donkey. His best friend is a pig, his sweetheart is a cow, and with the help of his talented illustrator, Boutavant, he has many colorful adventures. Ages 9 - 12.

Ariol #1: Just a Donkey Like You and Me (Paperback)

By Emmanuel Guibert, Marc Boutavant

$12.99

ISBN-13: 9781597073998
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Papercutz, 2/2013

5015 Connecticut Ave NW

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The Post reviews Trudeau's tv series

Trudeau's 'Alpha House': Elephants in the room, sharing the rent but not the laughs

By Hank Stuever,

Washington Post November 17 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/trudeaus-alpha-house-elephants-in-the-room-sharing-the-rent-but-not-the-laughs/2013/11/17/47e04a3e-4fac-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html

Sunday, November 17, 2013

The Post blogs about an Iranian political cartoon

This Iranian political cartoon nicely captures the country's view of nuclear talks

By Max Fisher

Washington Post World Views blog November 14 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/11/14/this-iranian-political-cartoon-view-nicely-captures-the-view-of-nuclear-talks/

Cavna talks to Trudeau about tv

With Amazon's 'Alpha House,' Garry Trudeau again trains his cross-hairs on D.C.

By Michael Cavna,

Washington Post November 14 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/with-alpha-house-garry-trudeau-again-has-his-sights-on-dc/2013/11/14/a8d381e6-4d48-11e3-be6b-d3d28122e6d4_story.html

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum grand-opening pictures

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/sets/72157637784378365/

Saturday, November 16, 2013

'Whurk' has comics

Whurk is a relatively new monthly, tabloid arts newspaper in Fredericksburg, Va., that includes a couple comic pages and a few gag panels by rotating contributors. The November edition (issue #9) includes a spread by Ted Schiffrin (sample of the pages below).

Friday, November 15, 2013

Huge mural in progress on M St.

D.C. artist Kelly Towles and Honolulu-based artist Jasper Wong are collaborating on a huge mural at the Yards at 101 M St. SE. Check it out!

Photos courtesy of Kelly Towles

MacAuley cartooning for Cosmopolitan.com

Arlington-based cartoonist Christiann MacAuley was recently hired to create weekly humor comics for Cosmopolitan.com. MacAuley told ComicsDC the comics will “touch on topics relevant to the lives of fun-loving women such as dating, partying, pop culture, health fads, and uncomfortable footwear.” And to be clear, she has “no plans to ink the words ‘How To Please Your Man’ in any case other than strict irony." Cosmopolitan began running MacAuley's previously-published comics in late September and will begin publishing new, original content in the coming weeks.

Courtesy of Christiann MacAuley

Nov 20: Joe Sacco at Politics and Prose bookstore

Joe Sacco - The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme ♦

Non Fiction

Start: Nov 20, 2013, 7 p.m.

End: Nov 20, 2013, 8 p.m.

Sacco's extraordinary graphic work captures the first days of the infamous Battle of the Somme in a twenty-four page foldout. This panorama depicts scenes of General Haig and the trenches, but most vividly conveys the mass horror of thousands of troops marching out—and thousands being cut down.

Beer and wine will be available.

The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme (Hardcover)

By Joe Sacco

$35.00

ISBN-13: 9780393088809
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 11/2013

New Flugennock -Latest'n'Greatest: "Angry Birds"

"Angry Birds"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1409

Last week JPMorgan Chase, world-renowned den of thieves, decided to try and buff up their PR by staging an event on Twitter, a question-and-answer event under the hashtag #AskJPM. Needless to say, hilarity ensued.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AskJPM&src=hash

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/11/13/jpmorgan-twitterpromptfanspopulistoutrage.html

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"Though I could not caution all, I yet may warn a few:
Don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools!"

--grateful dead.
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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Dec. 6: Live Big Planet Comics podcast 100th episode

To celebrate the 100th episode of its (mostly) weekly podcast, Big Planet Comics will record it live at its store in D.C. on Dec. 6 at 8:30 p.m. It's an open invitation to be in the audience. BPC doesn't have details yet on any special activities, but it notes its live 50th episode included trivia contests, audience questions and more. If you're not familiar with the podcast, check recent episodes at bigplanetcomics.com or through iTunes.