Zyglis says cartooning win is 'surreal'
By Michael CavnaApril 20 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/04/20/2015-pulitzer-prizes-buffalo-news-adam-zyglis-wins-for-cartooning-honor/
Monday, April 20, 2015
Comic Riffs talks to Pulitzer-winner Zyglis
April 20 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/04/20/2015-pulitzer-prizes-buffalo-news-adam-zyglis-wins-for-cartooning-honor/
Look's Cartoonist Series - Charles Addams, Hilda Terry and Fred Neher
This doesn't have much to do with comics in the DC area except that I bought 3 old Look Magazine issues at Arlington's library sale this weekend because they had articles on cartoonists. The magazines themselves are going to Michigan State U's Comic Art Collection later this week, but here's scans of the articles (with a bonus Rollin Kirby editorial) and some of the ads by cartoonists will be online later this week. Does anyone know how many of these profiles Look did? Or have scans of other ones to share?
Telnaes on Trudeau and Charlie Hebdo
Garry Trudeau's dangerous logic about Charlie Hebdo
By Ann Telnaes April 20 2015http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2015/04/20/garry-trudeaus-dangerous-logic-about-charlie-hebdo/
Sunday, April 19, 2015
May 12: Teresa Logan, aka The Laughing Redhead on stage
Teresa writes in,
I'm a confirmed performer on the SPEAKEASY DC show in May 12.
The theme is COLOSSAL FAIL, and my story is about how I ALMOST got on The Tonight Show.
Hope y'all can make it!
Here are a few details:
May 12, 2015 Speakeasy on the theme: Colossal Fail--Stories about Total Flops and Massive Wipeouts
Note: May's SpeakeasyDC event will be held at our regular venue,"Town," located at 2009 8th St NW (on 8th at the corner of U St NW.) To arrive by metro, take the Green Line to the U St Cardozo station, using the Vermont Ave Exit, (not the 13th St exit), which will put you at the intersection of Vermont, U, and 10th streets. When you hit ground level, make a U-turn and walk to the right (East) along U Street until you make a left on 8th St. The club is on your right. If you're driving, there's a decent amount of street parking within 3 - 4 blocks of Town, or you can use either one of the 2 paid parking lots for $15.
April 21: Leila Abdelrazaq at Busboys and Poets
Busboys and Poets and Middle East Institute welcomes author Leila Abdelrazaq
14th & V | Langston Room | April 21, 2015 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
http://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/event/busboys-and-poets-and-middle-east-institute-welcomes-author-leila-abdelraza
http://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/event/busboys-and-poets-and-middle-east-institute-welcomes-author-leila-abdelraza
Busboys and Poets in collaboration with the Middle East Institute presents Palestinian American Chicago based author Leila Abdelrazaq with her new graphic novel Baddawi.
Baddawi is a coming-of-age story about a boy named Ahmad finding his place in the world. Raised in a refugee camp called Baddawi in northern Lebanon, Ahmad is just one of the thousands of Palestinians who fled their homeland after the war in 1948 established the state of Israel.
In this visually arresting graphic novel, Leila Abdelrazaq explores her father's childhood in the 1960s and '70s from a boy's eye view as he witnesses the world crumbling around him and attempts to carry on, forging his own path in the midst of terrible uncertainty.
Leila Abdelrazaq is a Chicago-based Palestinian artist and organizer. She double majors in Theatre Arts and Arabic Studies at DePaul University, and is expected to graduate in 2015. During her time at DePaul, Leila served in her chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), helping to pass the DePaul Divest referendum. She is also a member of the National Students for Justice in Palestine Steering Committee. When not drawing comics, studying Arabic, or working with SJP, Leila enjoys carpentry, painting, breaking things, and making a mess. Her website is lalaleila.com and she tweets @lalalaleila.
Free and open to all!
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Supporting Mohammad Saba'aneh
Supporting Mohammad Saba'aneh
by Nik Kowsar and the Cartoonists Rights Network International
Apr 17, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK0W8ttxND0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK0W8ttxND0
Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Saba'aneh, talks about how global support can help cartoonists in distress. Kal, Mike Rhode, Ann Telnaes and Matt Wuerker talk about the importance of putting the spotlight on cartoonists like Mohammad.
So why did the pig with a banjo cross the road?
Today's Non Sequitur comic strip by Wiley Miller features a chicken and a pig with a banjo crossing the road - a joke that won't make any sense to anyone unfamiliar with Stacy Curtis. Curtis, a former inker on Richard Thompson's Cul de Sac, recently suffered a stroke and continues to have vision problems. Wiley also labelled the street as 'Stacy Ave.' One of Curtis' favorite things to draw is a pig with a banjo and cartoonists have been sending drawings along to him, as Alan Gardner has noted.
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Hillary sez: 'This Starts With You'"
"Hillary sez: 'This Starts With You'"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1695
So, anyway, last Sunday afternoon, Adam, Ben and I were hanging around the DCCC office, passing one, knocking back a DC Brau and helping Adam write his op-ed for CNN -- and after that carnage was hosed off the floor, Adam decided to try to sign up on the Hillary Campaign Site for cheap lulz.
The headline on the masthead announced "This Starts With You", which was bad news right from the git-go. After being asked for our full name, address, phone number, zip code, email address, credit card information, Twitter handle, HIV status and blood type -- and dismissing half a dozen exhortations to send cash and sign up for an email list -- we took ourselves a semi-ironic click on the Terms Of Use and the Privacy Policy buried deep therein. Hilarity ensued.
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/privacy/
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1695
So, anyway, last Sunday afternoon, Adam, Ben and I were hanging around the DCCC office, passing one, knocking back a DC Brau and helping Adam write his op-ed for CNN -- and after that carnage was hosed off the floor, Adam decided to try to sign up on the Hillary Campaign Site for cheap lulz.
The headline on the masthead announced "This Starts With You", which was bad news right from the git-go. After being asked for our full name, address, phone number, zip code, email address, credit card information, Twitter handle, HIV status and blood type -- and dismissing half a dozen exhortations to send cash and sign up for an email list -- we took ourselves a semi-ironic click on the Terms Of Use and the Privacy Policy buried deep therein. Hilarity ensued.
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/privacy/
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
Friday, April 17, 2015
Make some Splotch Monsters at The Griffin Art Center
Hey all, tomorrow (4/18) I'll be doing a Splotch Monster-making workshop from 3-5pm at The Griffin Art Center in downtown, Frederick, MD. It's free and open to the public, and it'll be a pretty laid-back, casual event. I'll also be staying by the gallery a couple extra hours, for anyone who missed the big show, which will be up for one more week, as of tomorrow. Saturday's going to be a beautiful day, and there's lots to see and do in Frederick, in addition to the show. Hope to see folks there!-Steve
The Post on Presidential doodling
Presidential Doodles: What we see when we look closely at the hand of power.
By Michael Cavna
April 17 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/04/17/presidential-doodles-what-we-see-when-we-look-closely-at-the-hand-of-power/
Artisan Politics
By Bonnie Berkowitz and Samuel Granados
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/lifestyle/magazine/doodles/
Bazooka Joe gag slides into Barney and Clyde
Topps is reinventing its Bazooka Joe character, and the Weingartens slide a gag into Barney and Clyde.
April 18: Alex de Campi and Carla Speed McNeil in Annapolis
at THIRD EYE ANNAPOLIS
Click here for event info on FACEBOOK.
First 25 in Line Receive A Special FREE Gift Limited to this Event!
The Post on Home's non-white protagonist
How 'Home' made a family's first trip to the movies special
By Stacia L. Brown
Washington Post Act Four blog April 15 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2015/04/15/how-home-made-a-familys-first-trip-to-the-movies-special/
Washington Post Act Four blog April 15 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2015/04/15/how-home-made-a-familys-first-trip-to-the-movies-special/
Lucy, left (voiced by Jennifer Lopez), and Tip (voiced by Rihanna) in "Home." (DreamWorks Animation/Associated Press)
NPR podcast reviews Daredevil
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Daredevil' And Credulity
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Jason Rodriguez, with Colonial Comics, live in Philadelphia
On Facebook, Jason notes he'll be appearing in Philly today:
First heading to Philly and Big Blue Marble Bookstore for a 4PM comics making workshop, then Locust Moon Comics for a 7PM signing. I won't be posting much here, maybe some photo albums and stuff, but you can follow the tour on the Colonial Comics FB page (that'll be the G-rated feed), twitter (https://twitter.com/JayRodriguez) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/thebombbag/) for the PG-13 feed, tumblr for the occasionally R-rated feed (http://thebombbag.tumblr.com/) and I won't have an X-rated feed but you may see Cotton Mather on Tinder in a town near you...
First heading to Philly and Big Blue Marble Bookstore for a 4PM comics making workshop, then Locust Moon Comics for a 7PM signing. I won't be posting much here, maybe some photo albums and stuff, but you can follow the tour on the Colonial Comics FB page (that'll be the G-rated feed), twitter (https://twitter.com/JayRodriguez) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/thebombbag/) for the PG-13 feed, tumblr for the occasionally R-rated feed (http://thebombbag.tumblr.com/) and I won't have an X-rated feed but you may see Cotton Mather on Tinder in a town near you...
Michael O’Connell talks comics journalism with Dan Archer
#143 – Comics create immersive experience
by — Michael O'ConnellItsAllJournalism April 17, 2015
http://itsalljournalism.com/143-comics-create-immersive-experience/
Comics journalist Dan Archer uses his artwork to tell immersive stories. (Photo by Michael O'Connell)
Thursday, April 16, 2015
April 30 Animezing: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
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Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "I'm With Stupid"
"I'm With Stupid"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1691
So, Hillary Clinton is taking another whack at becoming America's Margaret Thatcher -- as if we hadn't seen this coming since about 2009.
A lot's been made about the vacuous, smarmy campaign kickoff video, of course, but an equal amount of confusion and mockery has arisen around Hillary's campaign logo. Aside from the fact that it looks like the logo for a plus-size women's fashion warehouse outlet, there's also the matter of the arrow pointing to the right.
It goes without saying that a lot of your denser Liberals and Pwogwessives are puzzled; one Pwog tweeted to the effect that it's a mistake, and that the arrow wasn't pointing in the direction Mrs. Bill wanted to take the country in.
Oh, for Christ's sake, somebody tie me to a railroad track. Of course that's the direction she wants to take the country. This should be obvious to anyone who's been paying attention to Hillary ever since she carpetbagged her way into the Senate -- with her support for US/NATO bombing campaigns in Serbia, her support for the Patriot Act, her support for Israel, and the way she damn' near broke her neck rushing to support Bush's crimes in Iraq. You'd have to have been living in a cave for the past fifteen years (this would take in most Liberals) to not realize what a horrid, bloody, greedy warmongering neocon authoritarian she is.
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
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