Meet Molly Crabapple, an Artist, Activist, Reporter, and Fire-Eater All in One

With pen and brush, the talented journalist fights for justice in the Middle East, and closer to home

By Ron Rosenbaum

Smithsonian Magazine | Subscribe
April 2016
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/molly-crabapple-artist-arctivist-reporter-fire-eater-180958502/?no-ist

Juana Medina's immigration story on Fusion

A decade in immigration purgatory: My struggle to become an American citizen

by Juana Medina

March 24, 2016
http://fusion.net/story/264140/legal-immigration-purgatory-comic-colombia-american-citizen/

The Post on superhero movies

'Batman v Superman' broke records at the box office. But that doesn't justify its existence. [in print as An unmistakable superhero malaise].

By Ann Hornaday
Washington Post March 28 2016, p. C1, 3
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/batman-v-superman-broke-records-at-the-box-office-but-that-doesnt-justify-its-existence/2016/03/27/2d66b426-f2c1-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html

Locals noted for Comic and Cartoon Annual

Bizhan Khodabandeh, James Moffit, Paul Zdepski and Matt Dembicki were selected to have their work displayed at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art at the Society of Illustrators in New York as part of the 2016 Comic and Cartoon Annual. Khodabandeh and Moffit's comic book Red Fish #2 was selected for the short form category. Zdepski and Dembicki were selected for the comic strip category. (Both of their strips appeared in the D.C. Conspiracy's free comics newspaper Magic Bullet.) Below are panels from the selected works.

Khodabandeh

Zdepski

Dembicki

The Post on the Walking Dead tv show

Who will be next to go on 'Walking Dead?' Maybe it's you. [in print as Hoping for Sweet Relief: 'Walking Dead's' interminable story is exhausting its devotees.

By Hank Stuever TV critic
Washington Post March 25 2016, p. C1, 3

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/who-will-be-next-to-go-on-walking-dead-maybe-its-you/2016/03/24/1af27944-f076-11e5-89c3-a647fcce95e0_story.html

The Post on Weldon's new Batman book

Holy longevity, Batman! This crusader has staying power.

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post March 27 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-caped-crusade-batman-and-the-rise-of-nerd-culture/2016/03/23/a7c04368-f10e-11e5-85a6-2132cf446d0a_story.html

More from The Post on Batman v Superman

If 'Batman v Superman' achieves only one great thing, this is that mighty feat

By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs March 25 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/25/if-batman-v-superman-achieves-only-one-great-thing-this-is-that-mighty-feat/

Why 'Batman v Superman's' Lex Luthor reminds you of every other Jesse Eisenberg character

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs March 25 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/25/why-batman-v-supermans-lex-luthor-reminds-you-of-every-other-jesse-eisenberg-character/

Why are Superman and Batman so sad in their new movie? 

By Stephanie Merry March 25 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/25/why-are-superman-and-batman-so-sad/

Rafer Roberts at Fantom comics now

Now! Rafer Roberts at Fantom Comics

Live on DuPont Circle

Student cartoonist wins award

Arlington student Cole Goco has won a gold medal in the National Scholastic Art and Writing competition. His cartoon is on display at Central Library.

PW Weekly talks to Glen Weldon about Batman

PW Radio 166: Glen Weldon and London Book Fair Preview

with Rose Fox and Mark Rotella

on 03/25/2016
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?podcast=557&channel=8

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Author Glen Weldon discusses his new book, 'The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture.' PW senior writer Andrew Albanese previews the London Book Fair.

DC papers on Batman v Superman

'Batman v Superman' is so desperate to be taken seriously, it forgets to have fun

By Ann Hornaday
Washington Post March 25 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/batman-v-superman-is-so-desperate-to-be-taken-seriously-it-forgets-to-have-fun/2016/03/23/3fb28f10-f0f5-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html

Crime and Punishment: On both large and small scales, two films explore the moral consequences of right and wrong—and the gray area in between. 

By Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper March 25, 2016, p. 23
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/48016/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-and-the-clan-reviewed/

Real-life journalists have no place in the fictional world of 'Batman v Superman' [in print as Trust-us league? Journalists, stay out of Metropolis]

By Kristen Page-Kirby
Express March 25 2016, p. 13
https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/03/25/real-life-journalists-have-no-place-in-the-fictional-world-of-batman-v-superman/

The fanboy review: 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' is flawed yet fearless

By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 23 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/23/the-fanboy-review-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-is-flawed-yet-fearless/

How Batman vs. Superman represents the age-old battle between man and god

By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 22 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/22/batman-v-superman-how-its-man-vs-god-themes-exert-a-gravitational-pull-on-fans/

'Batman v Superman' reviews are in, and it's 'scattered,' 'annoying' and 'joyless'

By Michael Cavna
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 23 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/23/batman-v-superman-is-incoherently-structured-and-other-nuggets-from-early-reviews/

'Batman v Superman': This could be Superman's most heroically generous act yet

By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 24 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/24/batman-v-superman-this-could-be-supermans-most-heroically-generous-act-yet/

'Batman v Superman' reviews are in, and it's 'scattered,' 'annoying' and 'joyless'

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 23 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/23/batman-v-superman-is-incoherently-structured-and-other-nuggets-from-early-reviews/

 

'Batman v Superman': This could be Superman's most heroically generous act yet

By David Betancourt

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 24 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/24/batman-v-superman-this-could-be-supermans-most-heroically-generous-act-yet/

Washingtonian recalls the Superman movie premiere

"Superman"'s 1978 American Premiere at the Kennedy Center Was…Something

By Dean Essner on March 25, 2016
http://www.washingtonian.com/2016/03/25/superman-american-premiere-kennedy-center-1978/

Weldon's new Batman book reviewed in The Times

Review: 'The Caped Crusade' and Batman's Reach Beyond — Gasp! — Comic Book Lore

By JENNIFER SENIOR

A version of this review appears in print on March 24, 2016, on page C1 of the New York edition with the headline: One Action Hero, Molded by Time, Directors and Fans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/books/review-the-caped-crusade-and-batmans-reach-beyond-gasp-comic-book-lore.html

NPR on Weldon's new Batman book

The Many Masks Of Batman In 'Caped Crusade'

Audie Cornish

All Things Considered March 23, 2016

http://www.npr.org/2016/03/23/471603073/the-many-masks-of-batman-in-caped-crusade
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2016/03/20160323_atc_the_many_masks_of_batman_in_caped_crusade.mp3
http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=471603073

'Caped Crusade' Peeks Under Batman's Iconic Cowl

Jason Heller

March 23, 2016
http://www.npr.org/2016/03/23/471343303/caped-crusade-peeks-under-batmans-iconic-cowl

Two articles on John K. Snyder III’s ‘Fashion in Action’ Kickstarter

Jutting Angles And Tapering Widths: Revisit '80s Style With John K. Snyder III's 'Fashion in Action'

by Claire Napier March 18, 2016
http://comicsalliance.com/john-k-snyder-iii-fashion-in-action-kickstarter/

Interview With John K. Snyder III on Fashion in Action

Roger Ash
March 21 2016
http://comicsworthreading.com/2016/03/21/interview-with-john-k-snyder-iii-on-fashion-in-action/

The Post on a cartoony illustrator slowly building her career

Crowdfunding by day, cleaning by night

By Abha Bhattarai
Washington Post March 20 2016, p. G1, 3

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/part-time-janitor-looks-to-crowdfunding-to-become-full-time-entrepreneur/2016/03/18/896d5900-d714-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html

Comic Riffs talks to Scott Adams about Trump

Donald Trump will win in a landslide. *The mind behind 'Dilbert' explains why.

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 21 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/21/donald-trump-will-win-in-a-landslide-the-mind-behind-dilbert-explains-why/?tid=pm_entertainment_pop_b

A panel from "Dilbert." (Scott Adams / Universal Uclick 1991)

Weldon's new Batman book gets a starred review in Publishers Weekly

The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4767-5669-1

Political cartoonist Glenn Foden of Maryland has died

Foden's work appeared on Comics Kingdom.


His Facebook profile says

• Studied at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lives in Mount Airy, Maryland

Married to Teresa Franklin Foden

From Chelmsford, Massachusetts

All posts from Mr. Foden's page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glenn.foden

Randy Bish

March 21 2016

 Greensburg, PA ·

I was saddened to wake this morning to the news of the loss of conservative editorial cartoonist, Glenn Foden.
Glenn was about as good as a friend as any person could ever ask for. I was unfortunate in that I never had the chance to meet him in person, but we spoke quite often online, and it felt as if we had been pals for years. He was a gifted cartoonist whose witty online comments I thoroughly enjoyed.
My thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family during their time of loss.

Jeanie Clements with Glenn Foden.

March 21 2016

A brain aneurysm has taken this brilliant and talented man decades too soon. RIP Glenn Foden, designer of the first Curtis Knight Band logo and renowned "custom cow painter".

Terry C Wise

March 21 2016

  Glendale, KY
Fellow conservative editorial cartoonist and friend, Glenn Foden has passed. I enjoyed our side conversations, his advice, his humor, and his tenacity.
You'll be missed in many ways by many.

Gary McCoy‎ to Glenn Foden

March 21 2016

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Deepest condolences to Teresa and the rest of Glenn's family on his tragic loss. My prayers are with you. Our conservative side lost a champion voice in our medium. And humanity lost an all around great guy.

John Rose‎ to Glenn Foden

March 21 2016

I am so sorry to hear of Glenn's death! I will miss his conservative voice on the editorial pages and his beautiful artwork. I have followed Glenn and his work since the days when we were both creating cartoons for Associated Features--what a huge loss for our cartooning community. He was such a terrific talent! My prayers go out to Teresa and his friends and family.

Clay Jones 

March 20 2016

I want to express my condolences to the family of Glenn Foden. Glenn passed away today. Glenn was a very conservative editorial cartoonist who I often enjoyed arguing with. I hope he enjoyed it too. We shared a love of Beagles, free speech and fiery debate. Mahalo, Glenn.