Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Hillary vs Trump Cartoon Debate

Hillary vs Trump Cartoon Debate

ART SOIREE PRESENTS: ANNUAL POLITICAL CARTOON EXHIBIT "HILLARY VS TRUMP CARTOON DEBATE"

Get the latest overview of the presidential candidates and insight into the hottest debate topics through the artistic commentary by most renowned editorial cartoonists at the Annual Political Cartoons Show curated by Art Soiree and benefiting Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI).

TICKETS: $20 online only – https://cartoonexhibit.eventbrite.com

Explore the cartoons on display, meet some of the artists behind the artwork and get a chance to purchase a signed print* during this one night exhibit!

Editorial cartoons are unlike any other form of commentary. For over 500 years the art of political cartoons has been used to convey social and political messages through the use of images familiar to all of the people in a society.


*For the third year in a row this event will benefit CARTOONISTS RIGHTS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL (CRNI). 100% of all sold prints will go directly to CRNI a 501(c)3 non-profit. CRNI defends the creative freedom and human rights of political cartoonists under threat throughout the world.  cartoonistsrights.org

ATTIRE: Cocktail or Business Casual

As for any other event tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled.

Art Soiree has no political affiliation, endorses no political party, accepts no funds from governments or any political party. It's not about political ideologies, nor party lines. This exhibit is not left, It's not right. It's a creative take on the issues of the time and essense.

Monday, October 17, 2016

NPR talks to Dan Clowes at SPX

Daniel Clowes

LA Johnson

NPR Illustration blog October 12 2016

http://nprillustration.tumblr.com/post/151699945504/daniel-clowes

Oct. 18: DC Zinefest fundraiser at the Black Cat

The organizers of the D.C. Zinefest are holding a fundraiser tomorrow night for their annual show. Here's the info: "Join us at the Black Cat for an intimate night of terror! Local storytellers and writers will unleash frightening tales that will shake you to your very core. There might also be some deadly puns.

There's a PRIZE for best story--a prize that isn’t cursed in the slightest.

Have a story you're just dying to share? Contact us (dczinefest@gmail.com), and we'll add your name to our black book. (But hurry! Space is limited.)

$8 - ticket sales benefit the 7th annual DC Zinefest, coming summer 2017.


Sunday, October 16, 2016

That darn Doonesbury

This 'Doonesbury' strip isn't a laugh anymore [Letters to the Editor; online as These comics are no longer funny for many of us]

Jay Kalner, Arlington

Washington Post October 15, 2016, A13

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/these-comics-are-no-longer-funny-for-many-of-us/2016/10/14/33a78748-8bfa-11e6-8cdc-4fbb1973b506_story.html

Jan. 2: 'Magic Bullet' 14 deadline

The deadline for "Magic Bullet" #14 is January 2. This issue has a theme, "Stars and Stripes" (which is open to interpretation). It will be distributed in D.C. a few days prior to the presidential inauguration. Click here for guidelines, specs, advertising, etc.


Kevin Czap wins CXC award

Former D.C.-area cartoonist/publisher Kevin Czapiewski (Czap Books) this weekend received the inaugural Cartoon Crossroads Columbus - CXC Emerging Talent award, which came with a $7,500 prize (no strings attached). Watch the video of the presentation.
 

Saturday, October 15, 2016

The Post reviews Long Way North

'Long Way North': French animated feature travels to the North Pole [in print as Outlandish, yet picture-perfect]


Sasha (voice of ChloƩ Dunn) boards a ship in search of her grandfather in "Long Way North." (Shout! Factory)

Friday, October 14, 2016

ReDistricted: 'Suffragist City'

There's a new installment of the serial online anthology ReDistricted featuring "Suffragist City" by local creators Tabitha Whissemore and Art Hondros.

http://www.redistrictedcomics.com/suffragist-city
Art by Art Hondros

Stan Lee favors RESPECT

Agriculture Dept. represents in Mark Trail

How a USDA worker became an action-adventure comic character


"Mark Trail," by James Allen. (courtesy of King Features 2016)

Comic Riffs talks to Mark Millar

A new comic-book series asks: Where do we go when we die?

In "Reborn," by writer Mark Millar and artist Greg Capullo, an elderly woman dies and is reborn as a warrior/savior in a new world she is unfamiliar with. (Courtesy of Image Comics/Millarworld)
In "Reborn," by writer Mark Millar and artist Greg Capullo, an elderly woman dies and is reborn as a warrior-savior in a new world. (Courtesy of Image Comics/Millarworld)

Comic Riffs on Columbus' ongoing comics festival

'Bone' cartoonist aims to help create the South by Southwest of comics

Oct 30: Tom Toles and KAL at Politics and Prose

Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 5 p.m.

In this inspired partnership, Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State and one of the nation's leading experts on climate change, and Toles, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post editorial cartoonist, expose the true folly of arguments against global warming. With dynamic, compelling graphics that illuminate the science, the book shows both the irrefutable evidence of human-generated environmental damage and the pretzel logic that skeptics and vested interests use to try to counter the inconvenient facts.

The award-winning and internationally syndicated columnist known as KAL, Kallaugher was hired by The Economist in the late seventies to do caricatures, which he soon elevated to the witty, insightful art of a master editorial cartoonist—skills he later carried over to The Baltimore Sun. This collection, drawn from over thirty years of his Economist work, focuses in turn on the United States, Europe, Economist covers, business and economics, and international topics, showing not just KAL's range, but providing a capsule history of recent decades as well as serving as a primer to political cartooning.

This event will be moderated by Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post's White House bureau chief.

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Click here for more information.

5015 Connecticut Ave NW   Washington   DC    20008

$35
9781467568180

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Nov 1: Jeff Kinney at Avalon Theater (not free)




Event


DOUBLE DOWN: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #11

at The Avalon Theatre

Tuesday, November 1, 6:30 P.M.

Attend the North American launch of the newest book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series!

In Greg Heffley's latest adventure, he is fighting the good fight against his mom's mission to get him to stop playing video games and explore his creative side. That may be the biggest scare of Greg's Halloween season, but the traditional creepy elements of the holiday also abound and create a constant threat of more frights. A tastier side of Halloween-- a bag of gummy worms---may just provide the inspiration to solve all Greg's problems. Would making a movie show his mom that he can be creative and a dedicated gamer at the same time?

Jeff Kinney will speak and sign books afterwards.

All books and tickets will be available at will call starting at 5:45 pm the evening of the event.

Additional copies of DOUBLE DOWN will be sold at the event.

One Book and One Ticket $19.75 ($21.43 w/service fee) 1 copy of DOUBLE DOWN and 1 ticket   One Book and 2 Tickets $24.75 ($26.61 w/service fee) 1 copy of DOUBLE DOWN and 2 tickets   One Book and 3 Tickets $29.75 ($31.78 w/service fee)
1 copy of DOUBLE DOWN and 3 tickets  
 


November: Graphic Novel intro course at Politics and Prose

Five Wednesdays: November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7, 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.

Price: 
$105 (10% off for members)

The graphic novel—or memoir or history—has a bigger readership today than ever before. Eclectic and often surprising,  writers use this form in innovative ways to tackle sometimes difficult subjects, such as Art Spiegelman's classic graphic novel of the holocaust, or Congressman John Lewis's powerful three-volume depiction of his struggle for civil and human rights. This course will provide an introductory menu for those who are new to reading graphic texts.

Best American Comics 2015, ed. Jonathan Lethem
March, John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
Maus, Art Spiegelman

About the Instructor(s): 

Alicia Oltuski is the author of Precious Objects, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. Her work has appeared on NPR's Berlin Stories, in W magazineand other publications. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University, where she received a David Berg Foundation Fellowship, and a BA and MA from the University of Pennsylvania.

REFUND POLICY: Please note that we can issue class refunds up until seven (7) days before the first class session.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Oct 29: Sign up to donate blood during Cartoonists Draw Blood

  Carolyn Belefski added a photo in NCS, DC Chapter .       Carolyn Belefski October 12 at 12:32pm   Sign up to donate blood during Cartoonists Draw Blood - American Red Cross Blood Drive in DC on SAT OCT 29 -- Email for appointment in advance: CartoonistsDrawBlood@gmail.com (art by Mal Jones) Sign up to donate blood during Cartoonists Draw Blood - American Red Cross Blood Drive in DC on SAT ...   Like Comment    
   
 
 

 
   
   

 
   
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Sign up to donate blood during Cartoonists Draw Blood - American Red Cross Blood Drive in DC on SAT OCT 29 -- Email for appointment in advance: CartoonistsDrawBlood@gmail.com (art by Mal Jones)
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Alex Hallatt on Richard Thompson

Alex Hallatt was interviewed last month and had some kind things to say about Cul de Sac and Richard Thompson.

Alex Hallatt interview

by


https://webcomicsinterviews.com/2016/09/12/alex-hallatt-interview/

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Oct. 12: Janet Harvey at Big Planet in Vienna

Big Planet Comics welcomes Janet Harvey on October 12 from 3-6 p.m. for a signing of Angel City #1 out from Oni Press.

Introducing ANGEL CITY, a hard-boiled 1930s noir starring Dolores Dare, previous Hollywood hopeful and current enforcer for the Volante mob. When her best friend turns up dead in a dumpster behind the Chinese Theater, Dolores starts her own investigation of the "April Fool's Killer." As she gets closer to the truth, the studios, the corrupt homicide division, and even her own gangland contacts work to cover up the scandal. Has she bitten off more than she can chew?

Janet Harvey is an award-winning writer of comic books, movies and games. She has written for Image Comics, IDW, Tokyopop and DC Comics, including the first full length adventure of Cassandra Cain in the "No Man's Land" storyline. Her short films have played at festivals around the world, sold at Cannes, and won awards, including honors from Colin Vaines at the Weinstein Company. She recently wrote and directed her first feature length film, Scene Queen (www.scenequeenmovie.com). She moved to Austin, Texas in 2009 to work on the DC Universe Online MMORPG, where she now lives with her husband Dave and two delightful dogs.

Follow Janet @janetharvey on twitter and https://www.facebook.com/janetharvey



Tomorrow: East Coast Tour of "Einstein" by French Cartoonist Anne Simon

Quoting from an email from the Alliance:


Tomorrow evening, October 12th, the Alliance FranƧaise de Washington will be hosting French cartoonist Anne Simon on her "Einstein East Coast Tour" promoting "Einstein" the latest installation of her series of graphic novels on the lives of some of the most influential individuals of the 20th Century – a collaboration with Swiss author Corinne Maier. More details about the tour and the novel can be found here: http://nobrow.net/the-einstein-east-coast-tour-with-anne-simon/

 

Michael Cavna, of The Washington Post "Comic Riffs", will moderate the event; the presentation will be in both French and English. Copies of "Einstein" will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

 

The book talk will begin at 7:00P and tickets are $15 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rendez-vous-with-anne-simon-tickets-27263442691

Alliance FranƧaise de Washington
2142 Wyoming Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20008

Today: The Fantastic Fantom Signing


Today at 6:30 PM - 9 PM

Fantom Comics
2010 P Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Details
Start buying your books and lining up your ducks because we've got the signing of the century happening at Fantom Comics in October!

MARGUERITE BENNETT (Insexts, DC Comics Bombshells, Fresh Romance, Josie & the Pussycats)

SAM MAGGS (Wonder Women, Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy)

RYAN NORTH (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Adventure Time)

JASON REYNOLDS (Spider-man: Miles Morales YA Novel)

MARGARET STOHL (Forever Red & Red Vengeance: Black Widow YA Novels)

will all be signing at Fantom Comics on October 11th, 6pm!