Sept. 16-18: Intervention 7

Intervention 7 is happening Sept. 16-18 in Rockville, Md. It bills itself as an “intersection of science fiction, fantasy and future media.” The exhibitors include local cartoonists/illlustrators, such as Chris Flick and David Hagen. 

Sept 15: The New Spanish Cartoonists Coming to Town Next Week

Join us for the kick-off event of this exciting tour and meet five talented graphic novelists in conversation with Harvey Award winning artist José Villarrubia to discuss how Spanish indie comics are finding a larger voice in Spain and around the globe.

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Literature Washington, D.C.   When     September 15, 2016 6:30 pm   Where     @ Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 2801 16th St NW Washington, DC 20009   + Info     This event on spainculture.us   Admission     Free Admission RSVP Required Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists U.S. Tour Join us for the kick-off event of this exciting tour and meet five talented graphic novelists in conversation with Harvey Award winning artist José Villarrubia to discuss how Spanish indie comics are finding a larger voice in Spain and around the globe.  SPAIN arts & culture is pleased to present Spanish graphic novelists –Santiago García, Javier Olivares, David Rubín, Ana Galvañ, and José Domingo– some of the many gifted artists featured in Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists (Fantagraphics, 2016). Based on 2013's Panorama: La novela gráfica española hoy, this anthology showcases the talents of a contemporary wave of Spanish comic authors, from winners of Premio Nacional del Cómic, to rising stars and experimental artists, and calls attention to the high quality of graphic novels emerging from a country with one of the strongest cartoon traditions in Europe.  Santiago García Santiago García was born in Madrid in 1968. He has written comics and about comics for more than twenty years. He was a founding member of U and Volumen, magazines specializing in comic reviews and news, for which he served as editor. He has written about comics for the cultural supplement of ABC and is the author of La novela gráfica (2010), which has been translated into Portuguese in Brazil, and into English for the University Press of Mississippi as On the Graphic Novel (2015.) In 2011 he received the outreach prize at the Salón del Cómic de Barcelona. David Rubín David Rubín was born in Orense in 1977. He is a comics and animation illustrator, who codirected the full-length animated film El espíritu del bosque (The Spirit of the Forest, 2008.) His first graphic novel is El circo del desaliento (The Circus of Discouragement, 2005) after which followed La tetería del oso malayo (The Tea Room of the Sun Bear, 2006) and Cuaderno de tormentas (Notebook of Storms, 2008.) He subsequently published the ambitious El Héroe (The Hero, 2011–2012), a graphic novel in two parts that retells the myth of Hercules from the perspective of superheroes, which was translated into English in 2015 and published by Dark Horse. Following that he adapted Beowulf with a script by Santiago García, also forthcoming in the United States. His works have been published in Italy and France, but in the last few years he's begun working directly in the United States, where he's completed two volumes of The Rise of Aurora West with scripts by Paul Pope and J. T. Petty, and The Fiction (2015) written by Curt Pires. Javier Olivares Javier Olivares was born in Madrid in 1964. An illustrator and cartoonist, he started the journal Madriz in the '80s, and since then has contributed work to numerous magazines like El País Semanal and newspapers like El Mundo, as well as illustrating books both for children and adults. Among his best known comic books are Cuentos de la estrella legumbre (Stories from the Legume Star, 2005), La caja negra (The Black Box, 2001), Las crónicas de Ono y Hop (The Chronicles of Ono and Hop, 2007) and El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y mister Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 2009), this last one with a script by Santiago García, as well as his most recent graphic novel Las meninas (2014), which has been translated into French and also won the National Comic Award. Ana Galvañ Ana Galvañ was born in Murcia, Spain. After her time in the Faculty of Fine Arts in Valencia, she moved to Madrid, where she worked as art director. She eventually left advertising to pursue comics and illustration full time. Her work has appeared in publications such as Mortland, Nobrow, Off Life, Clift, Ferocious Quarterly, Autsaider Comics, Skunk Art Mag, and Tik Tok. Galvañ published Trabajo de clase in 2014, Más allá del Arcoiris in 2015 and Luz Verdadera in 2016. Her work was recently included in the anthology Spanish Fever (Fantagraphics, 2016.) José Domingo José Domingo was born in Zaragoza in 1982. An illustrator, cartoonist, and animator, Domingo is part of the Polaqia Collective. His first longcomic was Cuimhne: El fuego distante (Cuimhne: The Distant Fire, 2008) with a script by Kike Benlloch. With Aventuras de un oficinista japonés (Adventures of a Japanese Businessman, 2011) he won the Salón del Cómic de Barcelona prize. This work has been published in the U.K. and the U.S.. His latest works are Conspiraciones (2013), and Pablo and Jane and the Hot Air Contraption (2015).     Organized by SPAIN arts & culture with the support of SPX, Fantagraphics, Astiberri, Maryland Institute College of Art, Consulate of Spain in New York, Columbia University, McNally Jackson and Spain's Secretary of State for Culture.   SPAINRED – The Spanish Cultural Network Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter

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David Lasky's early career at William & Mary

From Flat Hat graphics to graphic novels

Written by Emily Chaumont

September 5, 2016

http://flathatnews.com/2016/09/05/from-flat-hat-graphics-to-graphic-novels/

Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Venus Winston

by Mike Rhode

Venus Winston is a local artist, native to DC, who is chronicling her battle with cancer through comics. I hope to be able to meet her at this year's Small Press Expo.

What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?

I write and illustrate stories with surreal or slice of life narratives. At a very young age, read a lot of mythology and folklore. In many ways, I feel this how I write.

How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?

I still paint using acrylic and every now and then create my work in traditional pen and ink, however I have transitioned to mostly digital illustration. It’s far more convenient and easier to clean up.

When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?

I was born a raised in Washington DC October 1981.  

Why are you in Washington now?  What neighborhood or area do you live in?

Though I was raised in DC, after college I moved to Maryland. Right now I live in Hyattsville.

What is your training and/or education in cartooning?

In high school I attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts majoring in Visual Arts. After graduating I majored in Illustration at Rhode Island School of Design. I started making art at age 8 and loved reading comic books. I actually didn’t start creating comics till 2010, when I started writing. Before this, I wanted to be a children’s book illustrator or animation.



Who are your influences?

I grew up a huge fan of illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon, painter Frida Karlo and comic artists I enjoy are Lucy Knisley, Fabio Ruotolo and Fiona Staples.

If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?

For a long time, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do, just that I wanted to be an artist and had a dry spell as an artist for a time. Regrets or “do-overs” I consider dissatisfaction with the present, so I rarely think like that. I am happy with my place right now. I’ve learned allot working in various art jobs and can now put focus on art that I truly feel satisfied with. Everything happens for a reason, and the path I’ve taken has put me at this exact point. I’m happy with that.

What work are you best-known for?

People in DC know me for my painting. Right now I think people appreciate “Room of Norns” and my work in progress “Cooking with Cancer.”

What work are you most proud of?

I am proud of all my work! In a few months, I’ll be self-publishing a children’s book I’ve been working on for years. So If I must say something about proud, I am proud that I am finally finishing this upcoming piece.

What would you like to do or work on in the future? 
 
I want to publish my written work, possibly contribute illustrations, book covers and editorial work to writers, and start my own publishing company.

What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
 
I paint and create smaller pieces, just so I don’t get rusty.

What do you think will be the future of your field? 
 
I think that the genres I am working in, like slice of life and medicine, are growing in the states. Super heroes are huge here, but audiences over seas have always appreciated stories that don’t focus on such subject matter. Artists that want to be successful in their field, I feel should explore alternatives to reaching international audiences. The internet, encouragement to self publishing and smaller presses, I think will make it possible for artists and writers to not have to rely heavily on larger publishing companies.

What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them? 

Last year I attended Awesome-con and Small Press Expo. I liked Small Press more and will most likely contribute to that convention. Small Press seemed more my audience and I have more appreciation for the stories that came out of it.

What's your favorite thing about DC?

That I grew up here and know people. It’s the best place to stay connected to people I love and admire.

Least favorite?

I think the city has gotten too crowded with people that don’t understand the history and culture of the city. They come with their own culture, which is great, but DC maintained its greatness because of the history here.

What monument or museums do like to take visitors to?

I don’t know about visitors, but MY favorite museums are the Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. I go all the time just to get away.

How about a favorite local restaurant?

Bangkok 54 in Arlington, VA, Room 11 on 11^th St NW, and Pho 75 in Langley Park, MD

Do you have a website or blog?

Yes www.bongyongart.com and www.cookingwithcancer.tumblr.com

Baltimore Comic Con photos online

Bruce Guthrie has put 2,500 photographs of the 2016 Baltimore Comic Con online.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Smashing Blackberries"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock:

"Smashing Blackberries"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2043

When I picked up the morning Post off my front stoop last Tuesday morning and got a look at the front page, I knew this was arguably one of their most sublimely insulting headlines ever. Here was the Ice Queen obviously destroying evidence under investigation -- along with other actions that would result in immediate firing and imprisonment for people who aren't Hillary Clinton -- and the Washington Post is queefing out yet another blast of tired old 1950s red-baiting and dick-wagging, continuing to aid Clinton and the Democrats' ongoing deflection of blame and claims of victimhood.

After over a year of Hillary and the Democrats' lies, half-truths, primary rigging, thievery, bullying, threats and insults, the Washington Post still insists that it's the Russians -- the goddamn' Russians -- who are responsible for the loss of faith and trust in the American electoral process. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't need the Russians' help to lose my trust in American "democracy".



CNN: "Fact Check Confirms Clinton Aide Destroyed Mobile Devices With Hammers"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwiMjLX_ABQ

YourNewsWire.com: "Clinton Had Cell Phones Smashed With Hammers To Destroy Evidence"
http://yournewswire.com/clinton-had-cell-phones-smashed-with-hammers-to-destroy-evidence/

The Hill: "FBI identifies 13 mobile devices Clinton potentially used to send emails"
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294319-fbi-report-clinton-possibly-used-13-mobile-devices-to

Sept. 10: Cohen exhibit at A&D Bar

Cartoonist Andrew Cohen (editor of the D.C. Conspiracy's Magic Bullet newspaper) has a solo exhibit at A&D Bar on 9th St. NW. The opening is Saturday, September 10, at 6:30 p.m. Cohen says the exhibit will include "comics, cartoons, and giant massive heads."

Wuerker and Cavna talk political cartoons on VOA

Cartoonists' Paradise

By Niki Papadogiannakis & William Gallo

Voice of America August 24, 2016

http://projects.voanews.com/political-cartoons/

Sept. 9: Maier at "B+W" exhibition reception

Cartoonist Dana Maier reports that she has some "comic-y, but not comic" drawings in an exhibition at the Barry Gallery at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. The opening is September 9 from 6-8 p.m. The "B+W" exhibition, which features all black-and-white work, runs through October 14.

Comic Riffs on Al Jaffee's career

A MAD magazine cartoonist shows how growing up poor sparks creativity

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs  September 7 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/09/07/a-mad-magazine-cartoonist-shows-how-growing-up-poor-sparks-creativity/

Al Jaffee's self-portrait for MAD. (courtesy of Baltimore Comic-Con)

The Post on Raina Telgemeier

Mexican tradition inspires Raina Telgemeier's new graphic novel, 'Ghosts' [in print as 'Ghosts' writer got her start at age 10]

By Mary Quattlebaum

Washington Post September 7 2016, p. C10

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/mexican-tradition-inspires-raina-telgemeiers-new-graphic-novel-ghosts/2016/09/06/d9f541de-707b-11e6-8365-b19e428a975e_story.html

Mike Jenkins' lunchbag cartoons in the Post

How one student's midday meal became a lunchroom cartoon phenom

By Mike Jenkins
Washington Post  September 6 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/how-one-students-midday-meal-became-a-lunchroom-phenom/2016/09/01/9a789bc6-633a-11e6-be4e-23fc4d4d12b4_story.html

Barney & Clyde's Richard Thompson tribute

Gene Weingarten and Dave Clarke did a tribute to their friend Richard Thompson in today's strip - http://www.gocomics.com/barneyandclyde/2016/09/04

Comic Riffs on Iranian cartoonist detained by Australia

Australia has detained this Iranian refugee for years. Now, his 'courageous' cartoons shine a light on inhumane treatment.

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs September 2 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/09/02/australia-has-detained-this-iranian-refugee-for-years-now-his-courageous-cartoons-shine-a-light-on-inhumane-treatment/

Geppi's museum in Baltimore is 10 years old

I love this place.

Geppi's Entertainment Museum Celebrates 10th Anniversary on September 6

Scoop September 2 2016
http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?ArticleID=183494

It's right across the street from this weekend's Baltimore Comic-Con too.

The Post on a cartoon by Tony Branco

Cartoonist who drew Hillary Clinton in blackface: 'I fail to see the racism'

By Callum Borchers
Washington Post The Fix blog August 30 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/30/cartoonist-who-drew-hillary-clinton-in-blackface-i-fail-to-see-the-racism/

One final goodbye to Richard Thompson at Small Press Expo

Richard Thompson: A Celebration of His Life and Art

White Flint Auditorium September 17, 2016 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Richard Thompson (1957-2016)—one his generation's greatest cartoonists and caricaturists—was beloved by readers and fellow artists alike. Pat Oliphant called him "Michelangelo with a sense of humor," and Bill Watterson, who had not said anything publicly in almost 20 years, sent out a note crediting Thompson with "giving me a reason to read the comics again." A short documentary celebrating Thompson's art and generous spirit will be followed by a conversation among Thompson's long-time intimates—his close friend and fellow cartoonist Nick Galifianakis, Shena Wolf, who is the Uclick acquisitions editor and was Richard's editor on Cul De Sac, as well as friend and art historian David Apatoff—concluding with an opportunity for questions and reflections from the audience. Moderated by publisher (Lost Art Books) and editor of the forthcoming Richard Thompson Library series, Joseph Procopio.

Comic Riffs on obituary cartoons

So someone famous has just died. Is the obituary cartoon good or bad for business?

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs September 1 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/09/01/so-someone-famous-has-just-died-is-the-obituary-cartoon-good-or-bad-for-business/

DC-area creators at Baltimore Comic-Con

I apologize if I miss anybody, but here's who should be there:

Marty Baumann (Pixar artist);
Carolyn Belefski (Curls);
Joe Carabeo (Curls);
Jerry Carr (Cryptozoo Crew);
Frank Cho (The Totally Awesome Hulk);
Steve Conley (Bloop);J. Robert Deans (Crass Fed);
Matt Dembicki (Captive of Friendly Cove);
Chris Flick (Capes & Babes);
Alexis Frederick-Frost (Adventures in Cartooning);
John Gallagher (Buzzboy);
SL Gallant (G.I. Joe);
Marc Hempel (Sandman);
Tom King (Batman);
Pop Mhan (Saturday only, He-Man: The Eternity War);
Rafer Roberts (A&A: The Adventures of Archer and Armstrong);
John K. Snyder III (Doctor Midnight);
Mark Wheatley (Doctor Who)

PR: Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Kicks Off Tomorrow!

Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Kicks Off Tomorrow!

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - September 1, 2016 - The 17th Annual Baltimore Comic-Con kicks-off tomorrow afternoon, Friday, September 2, 2016 at the Baltimore Convention Center! The show floor will open at 1:00 pm (12:00 pm for VIP Ticket holders), but box offices will be open as early as 8:00 am.

Here are a few last-minute reminders for attendees:

• We are in the Pratt and Howard Street Lobby this year (which is the same entrance as last year).
• Online ticket sales end Thursday.
• Be sure to arrive early, as lines to enter when the show floor opens will begin to form early.
• All attendees need to bring their receipt from their online ticket purchase or their physical tickets and a photo ID, and follow directions of staff members to guide them to the proper lines where their receipts will be collected and wristbands issued.
• Those who purchased the VIP Packages should go the VIP booth near WILL CALL to attain their packages.
• We have celebrity photo ops and tickets for media guests.
• The 7th Annual Costume Contest, sponsored by Toynk.com, will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 3:00 pm for adults (professional and amateur), and Sunday, September 27, 2014 at 2:30 pm for children. Registration will begin as soon as the show opens at 10:00 am and lasts until 1:00 pm each respective contest day. Contest Registration forms will be handed out at the Costume Contest Booth located in the lower Pratt Street lobby for all patrons interested in entering the costume contest. Over-18 registration will cost $10 for professionals and $5 for craftsmen and amateurs. Under-18 registration will be free.
• There will be ATMs available throughout the show for your convenience.
• Maps for the show are now posted.
• To ensure everyone has a safe and fun weekend, please familiarize yourself with the Baltimore Comic-Con Harassment Policy and Weapons Policy.
• Bring your comfortable shoes and stay hydrated.
• Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for all the latest updates and announcements throughout the show.

TICKETS

General Admission and VIP Package tickets for Weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as the Harvey Awards, are now on sale! Visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets/ for more information and to purchase your advanced tickets now, and as always, kids 10 and under get into the show free with a paid adult General Admission!