Saturday, March 19, 2016
Wave Hunters
The Spring 2016 edition of Johns Hopkins Magazine has a great four-page comic about JHU astrophysicists building a device to detect ancient gravitational waves.
March 20: Rodriguez on future technology
This isn't directly related to comics, but comics editor/writer Jason Rodriguez is among the panelists speaking Sunday on the topic of fiction and future technology. It's at the planetarium in Arlington, starting at 1:30 pm. There's a minimal fee.
ComiXology at SPX
ComiXology at SPX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkUjt-_Q7B0
Taped on location at the Small Press Expo! Producer/Host Ulysses E. Campbell talks with ComiXology co-founder John D. Roberts and vice president of marketing Chip Mosher about the services of the premier purveyor of digital comics! John and Chip share why SPX is important, comment on the rise of digital comics and the ComiXology Submit portal that allows cartoonists access to the larger marketplace.
Friday, March 18, 2016
March 22: Arsia Rozegar at GWU
Arsia Rozegar (Marvel colorist) is presenting on his new children's book next week.
On Tues March 22, I will be giving a lecture at George Washington University on Ferdowsi's epic Persian Poem, The Shahnameh and its use in popular culture and media.
Copies of the book, Shahnameh For Kids will also be available.
This is a free event, open to the everyone but seating is limited so please RSVP below
Dale Rawlings is selling a Captain America parody print
Starting this weekend.... 25% of my sales of this Cap'n 'Murica print (an homage to Captain America #1 replacing Hitler with Trump) will be donated to Bernie's campaign. I also have a Hillary variant coming where again 25% of those sold will be donated to Hillary's campaign. Let's re-defeat fascism in 2016 just like they did in the 40's! Order here!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/271413447/capn-murica-punches-donald-trump-comic
Comic Riffs talks to The Simpsons writers
'The Simpsons' predicted a Trump presidency 16 years ago tomorrow. The writer explains why.
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 18 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/18/the-simpsons-predicted-a-trump-presidency-16-years-ago-tomorrow-the-writer-explains-why/
Comic Riffs talks to Gene Yang about Superman
Here's what it's like to take over writing Superman comic books for a year
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 16 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/16/gene-luen-yang-took-on-superman-today-the-writer-exits-with-a-ripped-new-creative-muscle/The Post's Comic Riffs on Daredevil
'Daredevil' actress grows into her Netflix character, even as she braces for dark turns ahead
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 15 2016
This 'Daredevil' actress used her karate skills to play one of TV's toughest characters
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 16 2016
How Charlie Cox works faster, harder, tougher for the new season of Netflix's 'Daredevil'
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 17 2016
From Elektra to the Punisher: Our 5 takeaways from today's striking new season of Netflix's 'Daredevil'
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 18 2016
March 29: Glen Weldon on Batman at Kramerbooks
Tuesday, March 29th 6:30pm
Tuesday, March 29th 6:30pm
A witty, intelligent cultural history from NPR book critic Glen Weldon explains Batman's rises and falls throughout the ages—and what his story tells us about ourselves.
Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop-art sensation; a pointy-eared master spy; and a grim and gritty ninja of the urban night. For more than three quarters of a century, he has cycled from a figure of darkness to one of lightness and back again; he's a bat-shaped Rorschach inkblot who takes on the various meanings our changing culture projects onto him. How we perceive Batman's character, whether he's delivering dire threats in a raspy Christian Bale growl or trading blithely homoerotic double-entendres with partner Robin on the comics page, speaks to who we are and how we wish to be seen by the world. It's this endlessly mutable quality that has made him so enduring.
And it's Batman's fundamental nerdiness—his gadgets, his obsession, his oath, even his lack of superpowers—that uniquely resonates with his fans who feel a fiercely protective love for the character. Today, fueled by the internet, that breed of passion for elements of popular culture is everywhere. Which is what makes Batman the perfect lens through which to understand geek culture, its current popularity, and social significance.
In The Caped Crusade, with humor and insight, Glen Weldon, book critic for NPR and author of Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, lays out Batman's seventy-eight-year cultural history and shows how he has helped make us who we are today and why his legacy remains so strong.
Glen Weldon will be in conversationwith Linda Holmes, host and editor of NPR's Monkey See blog.
The City Paper reviews Weldon's new Batman book
The Dark Write [online as The history of the Dark Knight is also the history of our nerdy obsessions].
By Dominic Umile •
Washington City Paper March 18, 2016, p. 34
Washington City Paper March 18, 2016, p. 34
The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture By Glen Weldon Simon and Schuster, pp. 336
April 2: Alice in Wonderland exhibit opens at Geppi's Museum
The Alice in Wonderland Exhibit will be open to the public for six months, beginning on April 2, 2016 at GEM. The museum is located at Camden Yards, 301 W. Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. More details can be found at www.geppismuseum.com or by calling (410) 625-7060.
See alsoGEM Gives Scoop Alice in Wonderland Exhibit Preview
Scoop March 18 2016
http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=176338
April 11-12: James Sturm at Politics and Prose
http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/james-sturm-birdsong-story-pictures-takoma-park-library-md
http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/james-sturm-birdsong-story-pictures
James Sturm - Birdsong: A Story in Pictures — at Takoma Park Library (MD)
Monday, April 11, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Inspired by the Japanese art of kamishibai, or "paper theater," this wordless story is meant to inspire a performance. A boy and girl are cruelly teasing animals in a forest when a frightened bird takes flight. The children give chase up a mountainside and find themselves confronted by a mystical man who has feathers emerging from his clothing. With a flash like lightning, the children are transformed—into monkeys. Eventually captured by humans, they receive some of the cruel treatment they had earlier perpetrated themselves. In keeping with kamishibai tradition, this tale contains a lesson for young readers to discover as they turn the pages. Ages 5 – 8
http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/james-sturm-birdsong-story-pictures
James Sturm - Birdsong: A Story in Pictures
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.
March 19: Double signing at Big Planet
Kendall Goode and Paulina Ganucheau are signing Saturday, March 19, at Big Planet Comics at College Park 2-5 pm. They will be promoting their new comics The Doorman (Heavy Metal) and Another Castle from (Oni Press).
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Broken Frontier on Big Planet Comics' publishing Kickstarter
Retrofit and Big Planet Return to Kickstarter for Another Eclectic Slate from Some of Comics' Most Individual Voices
- by Tom Murphy
- March 14, 2016
'Annie' reviewed in The Post
A hard-knock 'Annie' hits the National Theatre this week (and gets heckled)
Washington Post March 17 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/16/a-hard-knock-annie-hits-the-national-theatre-this-week-and-gets-heckled/
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Cartoons and Taboos: Dancing in a Visual Minefield
Cartoons and Taboos: Dancing in a Visual Minefield
https://www.nyu.edu/global/global-academic-centers/washington-dc/nyu-washington--dc-events/iconoclash/cartoons-and-taboos--dancing-in-a-visual-minefield.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P5AtjLaCFo
In January, 2015 terrorism attacked freedom of expression with the assault on the satire magazine Charlie Hebdo. The slogan "Je suis Charlie" became ubiquitous. All of Europe showed its solidarity with France. The European media reproduced caricatures as a show of solidarity.
European cultural organizations hold on to the belief in the freedom of expression, and refuse to avoid difficult topics. Four caricaturists gathered on February 11, 2016, at NYU's Washington, DC campus to discuss these questions: Steven Degryse (LECTTRR) from Belgium, Ann Telnaes (The Washington Post), Kevin Kallaugher (The Economist), Matt Wuerker (Politico).
This event was held in cooperation with the Embassy of Belgium and the House of Flanders, New York. The program was also supported by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, the British Council, the Embassy of Slovenia, the Austrian Cultural Forum, the Goethe-Institut, EUNIC and New York University.
Sticky Comics begins on GoComics this week
Hi guys! My comics will be appearing daily on GoComics starting today! This will be a mix of stuff from my archives and some new stuff. I'm really excited about meeting new readers through GoComics and showing off my years-old comics archives as well. You can check out my GoComics page here!
March 20: DC Conspiracy get-together
The DC Conspiracy is meeting at the Mad Hatter at Dupont
Circle this coming Sunday, March 20, 5:30ish to 8:30ish. All creative types are welcome!
June 3-12: Cul de Sac play premieres in Arlington
Cul de Sac
Play by Amy Thompson
Adapted from the Comic Strip, Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson
http://www.encorestageva.org/2015/05/19/cul-de-sac/
Four-year-old Alice Otterloop and her older brother, Petey, learn about friendship and the importance of being yourself in this world premier play adaptation of Richard Thompson's nationally syndicated Cul De Sac comic strip. When Alice decides to help Petey become more exciting she risks sending Petey further into his shell. With the help other their parents, teachers, and new and old friends the Otterloop children just might be able to learn something from each other. We recommend this production for ages 4 and older.
Performance Dates and Times:
Friday, June 3, 2016 at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 11am and 3pm
Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 3pm
Friday, June 10, 2016 at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 11am and 3pm
Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 3pm
All performances are held at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre (125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22204)
Tickets: $15 Adults; $10 Children, Students, Military and Seniors with valid ID. Includes all box office fees. Click here to purchase your tickets online, or call our box office (703)548-1154.
This production is sponsored by Michael Rogers, DDS.
Today: Roberts at X-Ray Comics
Rafer Roberts today kicks off his signing tour as the writer for Valiant’s A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong. He’ll be at X-Ray Comics in Hagerstown, Md., from
11-6 today.
Photo courtesy of Rafer Roberts
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