Friday, June 24, 2016

Pop Culture Happy Hour on Finding Dory and Voltron

Robin Ha interview online

Comics, Culture, and Cooking with Robin Ha at #CrossLines

On the second day of the Smithsonian's CrossLines pop-up culture lab on intersectionality, artist Robin Ha stopped by the NOC Reading Lounge to talk about her new book Cook Korean, which takes Korean recipes and presents them in a comic book format.

Robin also talks about her history and influences as an artist as well as the importance of networking and social media. In fact, she reveals her book deal for Cook Korean was a result of someone finding her Banchan comics on tumblr!
Cook Korean will be released in bookstores everywhere on July 5.

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Zdepski new editorial cartoonist for Loudoun Tribune

Paul Zdepski is the new editorial cartoonist for the weekly Loudoun Tribune. His first strip appeared this week. Below is a sneak peek; Click on the image to see the whole thing.

The Post on Disney princesses

The unexpected way Disney princesses affect little boys

By Danielle Paquette

Washington Post Wonkblog June 22 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/22/what-little-boys-can-learn-from-disney-princesses/

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

July 13: Teresa Logan's Coloring & Cocktails at Hooray for Books


Wednesday, July 13thWe are so excited to host a night of ColoringCocktails with author and artist Teresa Roberts Logan. This event is ticketed: For $20, you will receive one copy of Logan's adult coloring book Paisley Designs For Fun and Relaxation and a drink ticket. For $30, you will receive one copy of Logan's coloring book Paisley Designs for Fun and Relaxation, one copy of Logan's book The Older I Get, The Less I Care, and a drink ticket. On the night of the event, come to Hooray for Books! to pick up your book(s) and drink ticket, then head over to the Lorien Hotel & Spa patio for drinks and coloring! Space is limited, so reserve your tickets now. 6:30 pm.
 

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1555 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.hooray4books.com

JUNE 22: Indoctrination Release Party at Fantom Comics

When
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar
Where
Fantom Comics - 2010 P Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20036 - View Map
Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indoctrination-premier-tickets-24439057880

Details
Indoctrination
The new comic from Mike Moreci & Matt Battaglia
Signing by Matt Battaglia and Special Guest Matt Kibbe
Cash Bar and Free Sketches. Quality of Sketches may degrade as evening progresses, so get yours early.

Monday, June 20, 2016

New Axel and Alex #3 is out from Terry Flippo

From Terry's Facebook page:

Haven't gotten your copies of the Axel and Alex collections? Today's your lucky day! There are three books (48,40,and 36 pages) Each book comes with an original sketch on the back cover. They're $6.00 each, or all 3 for $15.00. Just paypal me at jmflip4@verizon.net.


Terry Flippo's photo.

July 7: Cartoonists Draw Blood - Art Exhibit




Thursday, July 7
at 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM


Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912


Details
Join the DC Chapter of National Cartoonists Society for the first "Cartoonists Draw Blood" art exhibit at Takoma Park Community Center on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 6:30PM. This talented group of artists works with the American Red Cross every year to draw for blood donors. We will have snack and drinks at the reception and many of the pieces are for sale for the general public to purchase and own. (Our next blood drive is Saturday, October 29, 2016 from 10am-3:30pm at Seekers Church).

ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Art Hondros, Bill Brown, Carolyn Belefski, Eric Gordon, Jake Warrenfeltz, Jay Payne, Joe Carabeo, Joe Sutliff, Mal Jones, Matt Rawson, Steve Artley, Steve Loya, Teresa Roberts Logan

CONTACT:
Carolyn Belefski (info@curls-studio.com)

THANKS:
Bill Brown, Steve Loya, Troy-Jeffrey Allen, Takoma Park Community Center

July: Two appearances by Robin Ha



Thursday, July 7 at 6 PM - 9 PM
Fantom Comics
2010 P Steet, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Details
Join us for a celebration of Korean food, comic books, and intrigue! We'll be hosting a book release party for local creator, ROBIN HA's new graphic cookbook COOK KOREAN! & guest creators' DAVE KELLY & LARA ANTAL's latest installment of TALES OF THE NIGHT WATCHMAN (writen by Kelly, drawn by J. Vigants)! Please join us for a fun night of booze, food, and comics love!

6-6:30pm: Happy Hour! Stop by to mingle before the Q&A. Free wine.
6:30-7pm: Q&A with Robin Ha, Dave Kelly, and Lara Antal about Cook Korean! & Tales of the Night Watchman.
7-7:30pm: Live Cooking Demo w/ Robin.
7:30-9pm: Party with cash bar & Korean food bites.

Cook Korean! is published by Ten Speed Press (an imprint of Penguin Random House). Tales of the Night Watchman is published by So What? Press.

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Tuesday, July 12 at 7 PM - 9 PM
Upshur Street Books
827 Upshur St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20011

Details
Join us for a feast of Koren food, inspired by Robin Ha's charming graphic cookbook, Cook Korean!

Robin Ha is a cartoonist, textile designer, illustrator, and painter living in Falls Church, VA. Cook Korean! is an introduction to the basics of Korean cooking in graphic novel form, with 64 recipes, ingredient profiles, and more, presented through light-hearted comics.

Tickets include many traditional dishes and two drinks. Reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dinner-with-robin-ha-for-cook-korean-tickets-26132736719

Signed books also available!




Juana Medina interviewed

THE BLOG

Illustrator Juana Medina on Her 1 Big Salad Counting Book

06/17/2016 

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Marvel Comics app reviewed in The Post

The Marvel Comics app: An easy way to keep your reading organized [in print as Marvel Comics: Adventures await - why not organize and store them?]

Friday, June 17, 2016

Juana Medina interview online

Meet the Illustrator: Juana Medina

by The Brightly Editors

June 2016

http://www.readbrightly.com/meet-illustrator-juana-medina/

Comic Riffs on Finding Dory

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "He Can't Say 'Radical Islam'"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock:


"He Can't Say 'Radical Islam'"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1987

Never mind that the stew of motives for the Orlando nightclub mass shooting pretty much includes everything but ISIS. Never mind that the shooter's attachment to ISIS was on the level of a metalhead's allegiance to his favorite band (Dokken RULES!). Once the media got the slightest whiff of an ISIS connection, they and the politicians were on it like a dog with an old shoe, pausing only briefly to pretend to care about gays and lesbians before returning to the ongoing ISISfest -- which brings us to Donald "You're Fired" Trump.

Despite the shooter's ISIS connection being weak at best, it didn't stop The Donald from a spasm of self-congratulatory yelling and screaming about ISIS and Muslims and immigrants and kicking Obama's nuts by bitching about Obummer's seeming inability to say the words "radical Islam". Never mind that B.O. has bombed at least seven countries in his term in office, or that he's had this country perpetually at war in the Middle East, or that he hasn't lifted a finger to stop the wave of hate and discrimination against American Muslims -- dude can't say "radical Islam", and maa-aan, has it got The Donald's panties in a twist.

The Express on Finding Dory

Sea worth: 'Dory' shows the value of parental support [online as 'Finding Dory' will ring true for parents of kids with special needs].

Express
 

Dory isn't defined by her short-term memory loss. She also isn't defined by her short-term memory loss. (Pixar)

The Post reviews Finding Dory

Remember 'Nemo'? Pixar dives in again [online as 'Finding Dory': It's no 'Nemo,' but it'll do].


Washington Post

Dory has a sudden and surprising memory of her family and swims off in search of them in "Finding Dory," the sequel to Pixar's 2003 hit "Finding Nemo." (Pixar/Disney)

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Glen Weldon on DC's 'Rebirth'

DC Comics' 'Rebirth': When The Super-Villain Is Your Own History

Fantom Comics' Jake Shapiro interviews Emma Rios

Interview: Emma Ríos on Craft, I.D., and Island

6|15|16

http://panels.net/2016/06/15/interview-emma-rios-on-craft-i-d-and-island/

And here's more articles by him: http://panels.net/author/jake-shapiro/

Cavna talks to Dory animator

The Post's Style Invitational contest channels Zits

Style Invitational Week 1180: Strip search — play off a line of text in a comic strip

Plus a lit' obit of fun with the winners of Week 1176


(From "Zits," by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman, King Features Syndicate, altered by Bob Staake for The Washington Post with a parody by Chris Doyle)