Saturday, January 24, 2015
Q&A: Jared Smith of Big Planet Comics/Retrofit Comics
Obituary for anti-Saturday morning cartoon crusader in the Post
Peggy Charren, 86: Longtime advocate for better children's TV [online as Peggy Charren, advocate for improving children's TV programming, dies at 86]
Washington Post January 24 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/peggy-charren-advocate-for-improving-childrens-tv-programming-dies-at-86/2015/01/23/e5085916-a323-11e4-903f-9f2faf7cd9fe_story.html
"Why can't children's television be more like a good children's library, with lots of diversity," she said in 1983, "and less like the comic-book rack in the local drugstore?"
Comic Riffs on the Eisner hall of fame
EISNER AWARDS: 'Marge' Buell, Bill Woggon inducted into Hall of Fame; voting open for 4 more inductees
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs blog (January 23):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/23/eisner-awards-buell-woggon-inducted-into-hall-of-fame-voting-open-for-4-more-inductees/
Tom Tomorrow's ephemera donated to OSU
Tom Tomorrow's 'accidental' alt-press collection is donated to OSU's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs blog January 24 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/24/tom-tomorrows-accidental-collection-is-donated-to-osus-billy-ireland-cartoon-library-museum/
Friday, January 23, 2015
'Magic Bullet' No. 10 cover
Review of Provocative, Uncensored Art book collection also recommends The Art of Richard Thompson
The Importance of Creating Provocative, Uncensored Art
http://www.printmag.com/michael-dooley/graphic-content-creating-provocative-uncensored-art/
Newsarama interview on March vol. 2
JOHN LEWIS Calls MARCH 'Road Map' to Civil Rights Movement
by Zack Smith, Newsarama : 21 January 2015http://www.newsarama.com/23289-john-lewis-talks-march-book-two-and-the-civil-rights-movement.html
Post blogger on women, webcomics and booze
How webcomics gave us a fresh take on women and alcohol [Questionable Content; Girls with Slingshots].
By Alyssa Rosenberg
Washington Post Act Four blog January 22 2015
Jan 25: Congressman John Lewis at Fantom on Sunday
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Meet the creators of the zombie punx comic TOE TAG RIOT this Saturday
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R.W. Alley interview reveals comic book work
PADDINGTON: How a Maryland-sprung artist inherited a royal line of work: Rendering the beloved Brit-immigrant bear
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs January 22 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/22/paddington-how-a-maryland-sprung-artist-inherited-a-royal-line-of-work-rendering-the-beloved-brit-immigrant-bear/
Jan. 25: Lewis & Aydin at Fantom Comics
Newsarama did a Q&A with Lewis earlier this week.
Animation studio moving to D.C.'s Capitol Riverfront
An animation studio moving from Los Angeles to the District is in negotiations to lease space at the Boilermaker building in Capitol Riverfront for its new headquarters, according to Elevation DC.
Jan 23: Tom Toles in Georgetown TONIGHT
Friday, January 23 - 5th Annual Political Cartoon Exhibit
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Grab Your Ticket
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "So Sue Me"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1654
Long story short: DC Mayor Bowser and the City Council plan to defy Congress and honor the will of the voters and implement Initiative 71. A gaggle of GOP clowns in the House are threatening litigation to prevent it. The response of Mayor Bowser and the Council is, in so many words, "so, sue me."
Long story:
"DC Marijuana Initiative Transmitted To Congress", Roll Call, 01.13.15:
http://tinyurl.com/nxwbzku
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
Underwire on March vol. 2
The Civil Rights Legend Who's Inspiring a New Generation With Comic Books
By Laura Hudson
Wired's Underwire blog 01.21.15
Big Planet Comics co-publisher Box Brown interviewed
Questions for Cartoonists: Box Brown
Jesse R. Lucas
Darling Sleeper blog Jan 19 2015
https://medium.com/darling-sleeper/questions-for-cartoonists-box-brown-6be9e1dd6ca4
Comic Riffs reviews March vol. 2
REVIEW: As a must-read monument, Rep. John Lewis's 'March: Book Two' illuminates the harrowing crucible of civil-rights heroism [+VIDEO]
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog January 21 2015
John Lewis Q/A Awesome Con 2014 DC
John Lewis Q/A Awesome Con 2014 DC
Q/A with Congressperson John Lewis at our DC show in April of 2014!
Who knew this was online until Cavna linked to it earlier this week? Not us.