Friday, June 19, 2015

Comic Riffs talks to Jim Davis about the new Garfield musical

The Post's review of a comic book-influenced play

More on 'Inside Out'

'Inside Out' is a kids' movie without villains, princesses or cool cars — and that's a good thing [in print as Toyless Story: 'Inside Out' puts mind over matter]

Why The Key Character In 'Inside Out' Is The One Who Isn't There


June 19, 2015
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2015/06/19/414702149/why-the-key-character-in-inside-out-is-the-one-that-isnt-there


Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Inside Out' And Moms And Dads In Love

June 19, 2015

Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour


The Post reviews Inside Out

'Inside Out' mixes adventure and brain science to create a literal joy ride [in print as This brilliant film flies even  higher than up].


Thursday, June 18, 2015

Cartoon journalist Josh Kramer interviews a food artist

Chewing The Fact With Local Artist Marcella Kriebel

By DCist Contributor Josh Kramer

June 18 2015

http://dcist.com/2015/06/chewing_the_fact_with_local_food_il.php#photo-1

Comic Riffs on Z2 Comics and Inside Out

Pete Docter's inspiration behind Pixar's mindful 'Inside Out'? This one goes to 11.

By Michael Cavna

June 18 2015

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/06/18/pete-docters-inspiration-behind-pixars-mindful-inside-out-this-one-goes-to-11/

 

Z2 Comics announces new fall titles as it ramps up its creator-owned mission

By David Betancourt

June 18 2015

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/06/18/z2-comics-announces-new-fall-titles-as-it-ramps-up-its-creator-owned-mission/

New book from Nick Galifianakis?


Nick Galifianakis usually lets me know when he's got a new project, so I was surprised to have a new book of his pointed out to me:

I asked Nick about it, and he replied, "Bridget is Katharine Weymouth's youngest daughter.  Bridget (I call her Bridgey Boo) had a very serious accident, one that almost resulted in her losing her arm.  I've always been close to Katherine's children so I visited Bridget almost daily during her long hospital stay of multiple surgeries and endless treatment.  She was in tremendous pain so I did my best to distract her by doing quick drawings at her bedside.  Sometimes she would draw a squiggle and challenge me to make something from it.  Other drawings were simply dashed off in the moment and yet others were more refined - whatever it took to make her smile that day.

"Later on, her mother, Katharine Weymouth, collected the drawings, all of which I left with Bridget, and created this book by pairing my crazy pictures with a story Bridget's wrote about her her experience.  The proceeds go to charity.  Beyond being brave and tough that's rare in a child that age, she's also easily my most adorable coauthor."

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Former Cartoonist Jake Tapper covers Roll Call

Jake Tapper Draws Cartoon for the Roll Call 60th Anniversary

By Cameron Easley

June 16, 2015

http://blogs.rollcall.com/capitol-ink/jake-tapper-cartoon-roll-call-60th-anniversary/

A shitty Kickstarter?

Meet the Web site where start-up dreams go to die

These are the Kickstarter projects that literally nobody would invest in

“This is the Rocky story for our generation,” reads a tagline for a would-be film about a would-be superhero. “Excremento is a superhero that nobody wants to be rescued by.

Monday, June 15, 2015

June 21-24: The comics side of the AJL jubilee conference



Courtesy of Steve Bergson.
 

From June 21st - June June 24th, the Association of Jewish Libraries will be holding its 50th annual conference in Silver Spring, Maryland. One of the sessions on Tuesday June 22nd is titled "Graphic Representations of the Holocaust and Jewish Life", which will be moderated by popular culture expert Rachel Leket-Mor. Steven M. Bergson (editor of Jewish Comix Anthology, volume 1) will share "Secret Origins of the Jewish Comix AnthologyChristopher Huh (who is currently working on a new novel about Raoul Wallenberg) will talk about his Holocaust graphic novel Keeping My HopeDr. Rafael Medoff, a historian who has assisted with such works as "The Last Outrage" (X-Men : Magneto : Testament #5), They Spoke Out : American Voices Against the Holocaust, and "The St. Louis Refugee Ship Blues" (Washington Post, 2009), will discuss "Cartoonists Against the Holocaust: A New Way of Teaching about Genocide".


The session is limited to conference attendees. The per diem Tuesday registration costs $184.59. To register, please go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/association-of-jewish-libraries-conference-yoveljubilee-celebrating-50-years-of-ajl-please-scroll-registration-14689824661.


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Friday, June 12, 2015

Weingarten talks to Mankoff about the New Yorker cartoon contest

June 26: Animezing: Giovanni's Island



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On August 15th, they told us we had lost the war.

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1945. Junpei and his little brother Kanta are two children who live with their father Tatsuo on a tiny island off the northernmost shores of Japan, and which has remained virtually untouched by the raging war. As Japan surrenders on August 15th, everybody is expecting American troops to land anytime. But it is the Red Army which arrives instead, because the island has now become Soviet Union territory. And for the Japanese community, a new life with the Soviet citizens who have moved onto the island begins... Based on true events.

 

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6/13: Nate Simpson at Third Eye Comics

Saturday 6/13/15: NONPLAYER Signing with NATE SIMPSON

 
at THIRD EYE ANNAPOLIS 
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Comic Riffs continues support for Iranian cartoonist

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Comics stories in today's Post

Studio Ghibli's 'When Marnie Was There' casts many spells [in print as Studio Ghibli's animated tale casts mysterious spells]


A Fat Cat, A Strange Circus [online as Summer fare in D.C. for theatergoers of all ages]

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Muslim women writers and famous signatures

The new summer 2015 edition of Johns Hopkins Magazine includes an article on young, female Muslim writers in the science fiction and fantasy genre, including G. Willow Wilson, who writes the current popular Ms. Marvel series for Marvel Comics.

In the same issue, there is an article about historical signature collector Stuart Lutz that includes a photo of a British Mickey Mouse Annual comic that was signed by Walt Disney.