Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'BoJack Horseman' And People We're Pulling For
July 17, 2015
Mr. Peanutbutter (Paul F. Tompkins) and BoJack Horseman (Will Arnett).
Friday, July 17, 2015
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMIC ART 17:1 (Spring 2015) Table of Contents
The new 675-page issue is out now. Available for order at http://www.ijoca.com
Visual Language: Neil Cohn and Kent Worcester in Conversation
Neil Cohn and Kent Worcester
1
From lcono-Iinguistic Unity to Semiotic Continuity: An Alternative Description of Semiotic Repertoire of Comics
Hubert Kowalewski
24
Origins and Definitions: Arguments for a Non-Essentialist Approach
Hannah Miodrag
45
Comic Composition; or When Kierkegaard and Cartoon Art Took to the Streets
Louise C. Larsen
57
The Archive as Comic: Aleksandar Zograf's "Polovni svet" and Post-Yugoslav Serbia
Paul Morton
74
Terry Hirst: The Renowned Trailblazer Editorial Cartoonist and Comics Author in Kenya
Msanii Kimani wa Wanjiru
90
The Waking Life of Winsor McCay: Social Commentary in A Pilgrim 's Progress by Mr. Bunion
Kirsten A. McKinney
117
An Australian Comic Breakthrough:Craig San Roque's The Long Weekend in Alice Springs. Adapted and drawn by Joshua Santospirito
Richard Scully and Joshua Santospirito
131
The 19th Oddity of Yunnan: Propaganda and Memory in Li Kunwu and Philippe Otie's Graphic Novel A Chinese Life
Nick Stember
149
Into the Present, by Way of a Non-Existent Past: Breccia, Trillo, and Alvar Mayor
Hector Fernandez L'Hoeste
181
Daumier's Deadline: Expedited Expressiveness and Franco-Belgian Cartooning
David Allan Duncan
197
Avant-Garde Abirached
Mark McKinney
210
The Self-named "Fool-in-chief": Cameroon's Hard-hitting Cartoonist, Nyemb Popoli
John A. Lent
246
Landscapes of Trauma in Grenier and Austini's Rwanda 1994
Jennifer Anderson Bliss
257
Against a "Tradition of the New": Architectural Criticism in Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor's Batman: Death by Design (2012)
Gorana Tolja
272
Bob Staake: "I don't Like the term cartoonist at all ... "
Michael Rhode
287
Leading British Politicians in The Times' and The Guardian's Cartoons 2010-2013
Monika Nowicka and Janusz Kazmierczak
299
Crossing the Line: Offensive and Controversial Cartoons in the 21st-Century -- "The View from Australia"
Richard Scully
336
UNMAD and Bangladeshi Cartooning: A Socio-Cultural Journey with a Bitter Sense of Humor
Mehedi Haque
358
The Mediated Appeal of Kawaii "Cute" Mascot Characters in Japanese Consumer Culture: A Case of Kumamon
Michael L. Maynard
367
Malay Pendekar: Silat Warrior in the Malaysia Graphic Novel
Muhamad Azhar Abdullah
395
Pioneers in Comic Art Scholarship
Oscar Steimberg and the Origins of Comics Studies in Argentina
John A. Lent and Pablo Turnes
405
German Comics after Unification: The Politics of Anke Feuchtenberger's Feminist Aesthetics
Elizabeth Nijdam
417
Comics Exhibitions in Contemporary France: Diversity and Symbolic Ambivalence
Jean-Matthieu Meon
446
The Gradual Nationalization of Comic Strips in Brazilian Newspapers
Paulo Ramos
465
Matt Wuerker on the Cartoonists Rights Network International
Michael Rhode
478
From Corporate to Collaborative Comics in India
Jeremy Stoll
483
Comics and Journalism: Witnessing the World with Pen and Paper
Joost Pollmann
500
Bandas Orientales: Una Experiencia de Historieta Historica Digital en el Marco Del Plan Ceibal
Maria Victoria Saibene Lopez
505
Comicvoice: Theory and Application
John Baird
517
Considering the Perception of Time and Sequential Images in Digital Comics
Davey Sams
540
Teaching Graphic Novels and Manga at the University
Marc Wolterbeek
557
Measuring the Impact of Free Comic Book Day in Singapore
Philip Smith
569
The Motif of the Wound in Attack on Titan
Asuka Yamazaki
583
Personal Remembrances: Interviews with Seven Recently-Deceased Giants in Cartooning and Animation
John A. Lent
598
Vins: Chronicler of Life and Times
Mrinal Chatterjee and Triambak Sharma
631
The Printed Word
John A. Lent
634
Book Reviews
Kirsten M0llegaard
Philip Smith
Andrew Lesk
John A. Lent
639
Exhibition and Media Reviews
Edited by Michael Rhode
David Robertson
Nick Nguyen
Michael Hill
649
Visual Language: Neil Cohn and Kent Worcester in Conversation
Neil Cohn and Kent Worcester
1
From lcono-Iinguistic Unity to Semiotic Continuity: An Alternative Description of Semiotic Repertoire of Comics
Hubert Kowalewski
24
Origins and Definitions: Arguments for a Non-Essentialist Approach
Hannah Miodrag
45
Comic Composition; or When Kierkegaard and Cartoon Art Took to the Streets
Louise C. Larsen
57
The Archive as Comic: Aleksandar Zograf's "Polovni svet" and Post-Yugoslav Serbia
Paul Morton
74
Terry Hirst: The Renowned Trailblazer Editorial Cartoonist and Comics Author in Kenya
Msanii Kimani wa Wanjiru
90
The Waking Life of Winsor McCay: Social Commentary in A Pilgrim 's Progress by Mr. Bunion
Kirsten A. McKinney
117
An Australian Comic Breakthrough:Craig San Roque's The Long Weekend in Alice Springs. Adapted and drawn by Joshua Santospirito
Richard Scully and Joshua Santospirito
131
The 19th Oddity of Yunnan: Propaganda and Memory in Li Kunwu and Philippe Otie's Graphic Novel A Chinese Life
Nick Stember
149
Into the Present, by Way of a Non-Existent Past: Breccia, Trillo, and Alvar Mayor
Hector Fernandez L'Hoeste
181
Daumier's Deadline: Expedited Expressiveness and Franco-Belgian Cartooning
David Allan Duncan
197
Avant-Garde Abirached
Mark McKinney
210
The Self-named "Fool-in-chief": Cameroon's Hard-hitting Cartoonist, Nyemb Popoli
John A. Lent
246
Landscapes of Trauma in Grenier and Austini's Rwanda 1994
Jennifer Anderson Bliss
257
Against a "Tradition of the New": Architectural Criticism in Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor's Batman: Death by Design (2012)
Gorana Tolja
272
Bob Staake: "I don't Like the term cartoonist at all ... "
Michael Rhode
287
Leading British Politicians in The Times' and The Guardian's Cartoons 2010-2013
Monika Nowicka and Janusz Kazmierczak
299
Crossing the Line: Offensive and Controversial Cartoons in the 21st-Century -- "The View from Australia"
Richard Scully
336
UNMAD and Bangladeshi Cartooning: A Socio-Cultural Journey with a Bitter Sense of Humor
Mehedi Haque
358
The Mediated Appeal of Kawaii "Cute" Mascot Characters in Japanese Consumer Culture: A Case of Kumamon
Michael L. Maynard
367
Malay Pendekar: Silat Warrior in the Malaysia Graphic Novel
Muhamad Azhar Abdullah
395
Pioneers in Comic Art Scholarship
Oscar Steimberg and the Origins of Comics Studies in Argentina
John A. Lent and Pablo Turnes
405
German Comics after Unification: The Politics of Anke Feuchtenberger's Feminist Aesthetics
Elizabeth Nijdam
417
Comics Exhibitions in Contemporary France: Diversity and Symbolic Ambivalence
Jean-Matthieu Meon
446
The Gradual Nationalization of Comic Strips in Brazilian Newspapers
Paulo Ramos
465
Matt Wuerker on the Cartoonists Rights Network International
Michael Rhode
478
From Corporate to Collaborative Comics in India
Jeremy Stoll
483
Comics and Journalism: Witnessing the World with Pen and Paper
Joost Pollmann
500
Bandas Orientales: Una Experiencia de Historieta Historica Digital en el Marco Del Plan Ceibal
Maria Victoria Saibene Lopez
505
Comicvoice: Theory and Application
John Baird
517
Considering the Perception of Time and Sequential Images in Digital Comics
Davey Sams
540
Teaching Graphic Novels and Manga at the University
Marc Wolterbeek
557
Measuring the Impact of Free Comic Book Day in Singapore
Philip Smith
569
The Motif of the Wound in Attack on Titan
Asuka Yamazaki
583
Personal Remembrances: Interviews with Seven Recently-Deceased Giants in Cartooning and Animation
John A. Lent
598
Vins: Chronicler of Life and Times
Mrinal Chatterjee and Triambak Sharma
631
The Printed Word
John A. Lent
634
Book Reviews
Kirsten M0llegaard
Philip Smith
Andrew Lesk
John A. Lent
639
Exhibition and Media Reviews
Edited by Michael Rhode
David Robertson
Nick Nguyen
Michael Hill
649
July 18: Pokemon music at Wolf Trap featured by The Post
Symphony makes a grab for gamers [online as A grab for gamers: The NSO brings Pikachu music to Wolf Trap]
By Michael O'Sullivan July 17 2015 p. Weekend 22http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/theater-dance/a-grab-for-gamers-the-nso-brings-pikachu-music-to-wolf-trap/2015/07/16/202d6ad6-2713-11e5-aae2-6c4f59b050aa_story.html
If you go
Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions
Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. 703-255-1868. www.wolftrap.org.
Dates: Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
Prices: $25-$45.
DC papers review Ant-Man
Tiny superhero packs a powerful punch [online as 'Ant-Man' winds up slowly, but delivers a big punch].
By Michael O'Sullivan July 17 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/review-ant-man-winds-up-slowly-but-delivers-a-big-punch/2015/07/15/da67921c-2a3a-11e5-a250-42bd812efc09_story.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/review-ant-man-winds-up-slowly-but-delivers-a-big-punch/2015/07/15/da67921c-2a3a-11e5-a250-42bd812efc09_story.html
Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) assumes the Ant-Man mantle from Hank Pym in Marvel's latest superhero film. (Zade Rosenthal/Walt Disney Pictures)
'Ant-Man' just isn't up there with the greats [in print as The Shrinkage Factor].
By Kristen Page-Kirby
Express July 17 2015, p. 16.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/07/17/ant-man-just-isnt-up-there-with-the-greats/
Express July 17 2015, p. 16.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/07/17/ant-man-just-isnt-up-there-with-the-greats/
Ant-Man shown to roughly actual size. (Marvel)
A Bug's Strife [Ant-Man Directed by Peyton Reed].
By Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper July 17, 2015. p. 26
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/47331/ant-man-reviewed/
Washington City Paper July 17, 2015. p. 26
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/47331/ant-man-reviewed/
Paul Rudd brings a ferocious battle onto a toy train set in Ant-Man.
Paul Rudd in "Ant-Man." Credit Zade Rosenthal/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Review: 'Ant-Man,' With Paul Rudd, Adds to a Superhero Infestation
By A. O. SCOTT
A version of this review appears in print on July 17, 2015, on page C8 of the New York edition with the headline: Scurrying to Join a Superhero Infestation .
Magic Bullet 11 cover preview
We're excited to unveil a sneak peek of the next cover for "Magic Bullet"! Designed by Gabbie Bam Bam, this will be the eleventh issue of the newspaper, and features over forty different comic artists from around the area. It will begin to hit the streets of the city next week, on July 21st. Look for it in your favorite comic book stores, or check out www.magicbulletcomics.blogspot.com for an updated list of places that carry it.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Jason Rodriguez featured on ARA's website
ARA's Jason Rodriguez is a Scientist by Day, Writer and Editor by Night
July 16, 2015http://www.ara.com/Newsroom_Whatsnew/culture/JRodriguez_super_editor.htm
Jason Rodriguez: scientist by day, writer and editor by night.
Comics Alternative podcast on Retrofit Comics / Big Planet Comics
Episode 143: A Publisher Spotlight on Retrofit Comics / Big Planet Comics
July 8, 2015http://comicsalternative.com/episode-143/
July 18: Zdepski workshop on making mini comics
Artist Paul Zdepski (a free contributor to Magic Bullet) holds a "Printing Your Mini Comic" workshop Sat., July 18, from 1- 2 p.m. at the Shenandoah Arts Council in Winchester, Va. He will be giving a talk on how to print your own minicomic with both lo-tech and high-tech options. "I'll even give you a link to a Word doc for an 8-page 'Signature.' You can just replace the panels with your own and print!" he writes.
Image from Zdepski's award-wining minicomic Sing, Sing.
Harvey nom for 'Wild Ocean'
Wild Ocean: Sharks, Whales, Rays and Other Endangered Sea Creatures (Fulcrum Publishing) is a Harvey Award nominee in the anthology category. Local contributors to the book include me (Matt Dembicki), Michael Cowgill, Jason Axtell, Brooke Allen, Andy Kettler, Steve Loya and Kevin Panetta. All comic professionals are eligible to vote. Here is the online ballot.
Image: Page from story by Michael Cowgill/Tom Williams
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
The Nib's Kickstarter
Associate Editor Eleri Harris is based in DC. I've gone for the Poop Bag level. Because I have a beagle.
We're gathering the best comics we've published in one giant 300 page hardcover.
We're gathering the best comics we've published in one giant 300 page hardcover.
Express on ‘Bojack Horseman’
I was wrong about 'Bojack Horseman' — it gets better with time
By Rudi Greenberg
Express July 15 2015, p. 19.
online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/07/15/i-was-wrong-about-bojack-horseman-it-gets-better-with-time/Express July 15 2015, p. 19.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Comic Riffs talks to Breathed
Berkeley Breathed speaks: Here is why 'Bloom County' is really returning
By Michael CavnaJuly 14 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/07/14/berkeley-breathed-speaks-here-is-why-bloom-county-is-really-returning/
July 18: Loudon County Library anime con
MiniCon 2015
LCPL's annual anime convention for teens ages 12-18 at Rust Library in Leesburg. Join us for costumes, contests, friends, and -- of course-- anime! Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Liz Suburbia interview on her new book
Messing-Up, Making Music, & Crafting Comics: Liz Suburbia Delves into Sacred Heart.
PREVIEWSworld: July 2015http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=165602
Monday, July 13, 2015
Comic Riffs interviews Lalo Alcaraz
Quick Picks: Lalo Alcaraz returns to Comic-Con, this time saluted and celebrated
By Michael Cavna July 10 2015http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/07/10/quick-picks-lalo-alcaraz-returns-to-comic-con-this-time-saluted-and-celebrated/
Arlington's Nell Minow interviews MAD editor
SDCC 2015: Sam Viviano of MAD Magazine
by Nell Minow
July 13, 2015http://www.rogerebert.com/festivals-and-awards/sdcc-2015-sam-viviano-of-mad-magazine
Page-Kirby on Minions and Batkid
We can make better movies for kids than 'Minions' [in print as Butt Tired: C'mon 'Minions,' we're better than this].
By Kristen Page-Kirby July 10 2015, p. 16
online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/07/09/we-can-make-better-movies-for-kids-than-minions/'Batkid' celebrates the effort behind a boy's big day [in print as 'Batkid' and his super friends].
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