Monday, September 11, 2017
Saturday, September 09, 2017
That darn Keith Knight!
A comic strip's offensive jokes about Trump's children [in print as This comic? Sad!]
John Lane
Washington Post September 9 2017, p. A13
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-comic-strips-offensive-jokes-about-trumps-children/2017/09/07/d80ffee4-9254-11e7-8482-8dc9a7af29f9_story.htmlFriday, September 08, 2017
Comic Riffs on New Yorker's upcoming Kim cover
Kim Jong Un is painted as a mysterious, menacing 'Warhead' on the latest New Yorker cover
The Post reviews Bojack Horseman 4
'BoJack Horseman' returns with its most emotional season yet [in print as New season delves into 'Bojack's' past].
BoJack Horseman (voiced by Will Arnett) in Netflix's "BoJack Horseman." (Netflix)
American Masters: Tyrus, tonight on WETA and WMPT
Tyrus
About the Film
People worldwide have seen the Disney animated classic Bambi and been deeply moved by it, but few can tell you the name of the artist behind the film. Even fewer are aware of this pioneering artist's impact on American art and popular culture. Until his death at the age of 106, Tyrus Wong (1910-2016) was America's oldest living Chinese American artist and one of the last remaining artists from the golden age of Disney animation. The quiet beauty of his Eastern-influenced paintings caught the eye of Walt Disney, who made Wong the inspirational sketch artist for Bambi. Filmmaker Pamela Tom (A Tribute to Sir Sidney Poitier, Two Lies ) corrects a historical wrong by spotlighting this seminal, but heretofore under-credited, figure in American Masters: Tyrus, premiering nationwide Friday, September 8 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) in honor of the 75th anniversary of Bambi (August 1942). After the film, in a new, exclusive interview, filmmakers/artists Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi discuss how Wong influenced them and share an excerpt from their Oscar-nominated animated short The Dam Keeper (2014). This segment and the documentary will be available to stream the following day via pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS OTT apps.
Born in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, right before the fall of the Chinese Empire, Wong and his father immigrated to America in 1919, never to see their family again. American Masters: Tyrus shows how he overcame a life of poverty and racism to become a celebrated painter who once exhibited with Picasso and Matisse, a Hollywood sketch artist, and 'Disney Legend.' Previously unseen art and interviews with Wong, movie clips and archival footage illustrate how his unique style – melding Chinese calligraphic and landscape influences with contemporary Western art – is found in everything from Disney animation (Bambi) and live-action Hollywood studio films (Rebel Without a Cause, The Wild Bunch, Sands of Iwo Jima, April in Paris) to Hallmark Christmas cards, kites and hand-painted California dinnerware to fine art and Depression-era WPA paintings. The film also features new interviews with his daughters and fellow artists/designers, including his Disney co-worker and friend Milton Quon, Andreas Deja (The Little Mermaid), Eric Goldberg (Aladdin) and Paul Felix (Lilo & Stitch), and curators and historians of Wong's work.
"Tyrus Wong's story is a prime example of one of the many gaping holes in our society's narrative on art, cinema, and Western history," said Pamela Tom. "By telling his story, I wanted to shine light on one of America's unsung heroes, and raise awareness of the vital contributions he's made to American culture."
"When I met Tyrus, I knew very little about his astounding work, which I then saw displayed prominently at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco," said Michael Kantor, American Masters series executive producer. "This beautifully realized film is a reminder that there are many American Masters who are not immediately recognizable, but when you learn about their stories, you'll never forget them."
Launched in 1986, American Masters has earned 28 Emmy Awards — including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special — 12 Peabodys, an Oscar, three Grammys, two Producers Guild Awards and many other honors. The series' 31st season on PBS features new documentaries about filmmaker Richard Linklater (September 1), author Edgar Allan Poe (October 30) and entertainer Bob Hope (December 29). To further explore the lives and works of masters past and present, the American Masters website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters) offers streaming video of select films, outtakes, filmmaker interviews, the American Masters Podcast, educational resources and In Their Own Words: The American Masters Digital Archive: previously unreleased interviews of luminaries discussing America's most enduring artistic and cultural giants. The series is a production of THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET and also seen on the WORLD channel.
American Masters: Tyrus is a production of New Moon Pictures, Apricot Films, Lux Mundi Productions, and Stone Circle Pictures in association with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) and THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC's American Masters for WNET. Pamela Tom is writer and director. Pamela Tom, Gwen Wynne and Tamara Khalaf are producers. Linda Barry is co-producer. Don Hahn, Robert Louie, David W. Louie and Buck Gee are executive producers. Michael Kantor is American Masters series executive producer.
Major support for American Masters and Tyrus is provided by AARP. Additional support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rosalind P. Walter, Ellen and James S. Marcus, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Vital Projects Fund, Judith and Burton Resnick, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, and public television viewers. Additional support for Tyrus is provided in part by The Louie Family Foundation, The Walt Disney Company Foundation, Buck Gee & Mary Hackenbracht, the National Endowment for the Arts, County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, Bill Yee, East West Bank, and Women in Film.
Mike Wieringo's Tellos Tribute Books at Baltimore Comic Con
Wieringo Tellos Tribute at Baltimore Comic-Con is the story on the Scoop site.
New collection of Richard Thompson art coming out next weekend
The Incomplete Art of "Why Things Are"
Art by Richard Thompson
Foreword by Joel Achenbach • Edited by Michael Rhode
The Richard Thompson Library, Volume 1
Before the incalculable capacity of the Internet to answer nearly any question put to it while allowing a legion of pedants to hold forth without constraint, getting the facts of the matter took some effort. Just before the end of those benighted times there was a Washington Post column entitled "Why Things Are" to which readers could pose everything from child-like queries to stoner hypotheticals in the hope of answers to life's arcane conundrums. That weekly column ran in the newspaper from 1990 to 1996, and it was adorned with smart, silly cartoons by then staff artist extraordinaire Richard Thompson. In retrospect, it's not surprising that those cartoons stand up quite well by themselves, getting their own laughs from the eccentric questions posed by readers. Gathered here for the first time is a (near) complete collection of Thompson's genius illustrations and cartoons for "Why Things Are," the first regular humor series in Thompson's career.Art by Richard Thompson
Foreword by Joel Achenbach • Edited by Michael Rhode
The Richard Thompson Library, Volume 1
THE RICHARD THOMPSON LIBRARY
The Richard Thompson Library, published by Picture This Press, collects the work of one of the great artists working in cartooning and illustration in the last 25 years.
Paperback: $27.95 • 346 pp. • B&W • paperback • ISBN: 978-0-9906932-8-4
Hardcover: $34.95 • 346 pp. • B&W • hardcover • ISBN: 978-0-9906932-9-1
Richard Thompson (1957-2016)
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| Photo by Allan Janus |
Thompson—one of 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, broke his silence to credit Thompson with "giving me a reason to read the comics again." In a more than 35-year career, Thompson, his work appeared in U.S. News & World Report, The New Yorker, Air & Space/Smithsonian, National Geographic, and The Atlantic Monthly. He is best known for his 2004–12 syndicated comic strip, Cul de Sac.
Thursday, September 07, 2017
Sept 21: New York Japan CineFest 2017 in D.C.
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Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "4 Ways Cannabis Can Kill You"
From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock:
"4 Ways Cannabis Can Kill You"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2315
It's been considered a long-established fact that nobody has died due to cannabis -- until now. My extensive research has uncovered these four major ways that cannabis can kill.
Let this be a warning -- to YOU.
"4 Ways Cannabis Can Kill You"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=23
It's been considered a long-established fact that nobody has died due to cannabis -- until now. My extensive research has uncovered these four major ways that cannabis can kill.
Let this be a warning -- to YOU.
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
New caricature coasters at the Hay-Adams
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg of the Supreme court in a caricature drawn by Ann Telnaes on a coaster from the Hay-Adams' Off the Record bar.
Kim Jong-Un by Matt Wuerker and Angela Merkel by Kal.
Mitch McConnell (from 2014) by Kal and Vladimir Putin by Matt Wuerker.
The Junior Woodchucks are everywhere
The Junior Woodchucks of Carl Barks show up in the oddest places. From The Patience of the Spider by Andrea Camilleri with the footnote by translator Stephen Sartarelli, available in Arlington County library. They're also back on Disney's streaming service now as Ducktales returns.
ComicsDC ads in Magic Bullet, then and now
I just got a copy of the new free comics newspaper Magic Bullet #15. Matt Dembicki drew a new ad for us:
Rafer Roberts drew the first one for me in 2012, and the original art is at my desk at work:
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Cartoonists Draw Blood Anthology out soon!
New book to premiere at SPX 2017 - America's Premier Indie Comics Festival this year "Cartoonists Draw Blood: Trick or Treat" our first anthology! 10% of each book's proceeds have already been donated to American Red Cross. Cover illustration by Teresa Roberts Logan and I developed a new CDB logo design and did the ToT type treatment. Hope you can pick up the book at Small Press Expo, Baltimore Comic-Con 2017, or New York Comic Con this fall. We will also have "CDB: ToT" at our blood drive on October 21!
Stories by: Joe Sutliff Joe Carabeo Teresa Roberts Logan Steven George Artley Carolyn Belefski Eric Gordon Art Hondros Mal Jones Steve Loya
Tom King coming to a Slate podcast (at some point)
I can't actually find anything about when the podcast drops.
How Does a Batman Comic Book Writer Work?
http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/working/2017/09/how_does_batman_writer_tom_king_work.htmlNational Book Festival's graphic novel panel photos
Pictures of the graphic novels panel with Gene Yang, Lincoln Peirce, Ann Telnaes, Mike Lester, and Roz Chast moderated by Washington Post's Michael Cavna are now online. Arranged by Library of Congress's Sara Duke and Small Press Expo's Warren Bernard.
Bruce Guthrie's professional quality pictures: http://www.bguthriephotos.com/
My cell phone shots: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/albums/72157686243404783 The Post checks in with Shawn Martinbrough
A chance to draw Hellboy was comic-book heaven for this artist
Disney theme parks advice panel
Disney introduces its panel of experts . . . moms and dads with plenty of park time [in print as Have a tricky Disney question? Moms know best].
Washington Post (September 3, 2017): F6
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/disney-introduces-its-panel-of-experts----moms-and-dads-with-plenty-of-park-time/2017/08/31/afa566c8-8cd8-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37_story.html
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