Library of Congress exhibit on women cartoonists featuring in Chicago Tribune

Back to the drawing table? Women have been there all along, says the book/exhibit 'Drawn to Purpose'

Darcel Rockett
Chicago Tribune March 30 2018
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-drawn-to-purpose-20180327-story.html

Martha Kennedy, author of 'Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists' (Library of Congress photo)

Staake does the Simpsons in The Post

Style Invitational Week 1273: Come to our aid(e) — restocking the Cabinet [in print as Har heads; winning bank headlines]

Tell us who (or what!) would be a better hire in a federal job; plus winning 'bank heads'

By Pat Myers
Washington Post April 1 2018
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/style-invitational-week-1273-come-to-our-aide--restocking-the-cabinet/2018/03/29/d9127156-316d-11e8-8abc-22a366b72f2d_story.html

He'd probably give a better "60 Minutes" interview, too. (Bob Staake for The Washington Post, with apologies to Matt Groening and "The Simpsons" )

That darn Pastis

Letters to the Editor

Opinion

This 'Pearls Before Swine' speaks for a lot of parents and teachers [in print as This comic spoke for a lot of parents]

Joseph Maniscalco, Bluffton, S.C.

Washington Post March 31 201, p. A13

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-pearls-before-swine-speaks-for-a-lot-of-parents-and-teachers/2018/03/29/c8408170-322a-11e8-b6bd-0084a1666987_story.html

National Archives blogs on Clifford Berryman

Play Ball!

National Archives Pieces of History blog March 29, 2018 by  jessie kratz
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/03/29/play-ball/

President Theodore Roosevelt dodges "amendments" to the proposed Hepburn Rate Act, by Clifford Berryman, 5/12/1906. (National Archives Identifier 306091)

...and, for the record, the Cosmos Club in DC has 10 original Berryman cartoons in its billiards room that I didn't know about before.

Awesome Con Sunday photos

I popped back in for a couple of hours today and saw some local cartoonists I'd missed on Friday, met and was upsold by Neal Adams, saw Bruce Guthrie taking photos, and enjoyed more of the Con that I don't usually go to like the children's section.

Here's more local people...

Joe Sergi whose done a law history book - The Law for Comic Book Creators - that I'm looking forward to reading. Watch for an interview with him coming soon.

Jared Smith of Big Planet Comics; I can always find something in their cheap graphic novels.

Marc Hempel, Sandman artist who lives around Baltimore.

Mark Wheatley of Insight Studios. We're going to have an interview with him about his book illustration work.

Arsia Rozegar who's illustrating a Persian epic now.

And some pictures for fun.

Wonder Woman and Batman cosplayers in mail. They clanked.

Starlord and Gamora cosplayers taking a break.

A signing line at the DC Comics booth.

Awesome Con Friday photos

I had a good time walking around the Con yesterday, talking to local cartoonists and a few visiting ones. I did an interview with Andrew Looney of Looney Labs, a College Park-based game maker who has licensed comic properties and hires artists to illustrate his Fluxx card games. That'll appear in a few days.

I also quite enjoyed the science side and talked to people from NASA, the Smithsonian and National Geographic, and would recommend that as well.

We have a new correspondent who does live sketching at local events and we should see some work from him as he's attending today.

David Betancourt of the Washington Post interviewed Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens about Superman at the Library of Congress on Thursday night.

Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens at the Library of Congress on Thursday night.

Andrew Looney of Looney Labs with Doctor Who Fluxx game.

Cuddles and Rage with their new minicomic Snuggle Bites.

Carolyn Belefski of Curls Studio shows her new Sad Fish project, while Joe Carabeo looks on.

Michael Cho, comic book cover artist, is from Canada.

SL Gallant's new comic is the Six Million Dollar Man meeting GI Joe.

Local cartoonist Rafer Roberts has been writing for Valiant, but is about to launch a new comic, Modern Fantasy, from Dark Horse. It's in Previews now.

John Gallagher's kid-friendly Sky Dog Comics.

ComicsDC author Matt Dembicki showing artwork from his ReDistricted webcomic project.

March's Andrew Aydin also has X-Files comics for sale. He's working with Congressman Lewis on more stories.

Keith Giffen did my absolute favorite run on Legion of Superheroes. I was able to buy a piece of original art of his Ambush Bug character a few stalls away.

Colleen Doran has a wide variety of her work for sale, including Sandman comics.

Joe Harris is visiting from NY, and Andrew Aydin recommends his work. Rockstars is his creator-owned book that's just been collected.

Sean Causeley and Julian Lytle are tabling together and both have new books out.

Local cartoonist and illustrator Jason Axtell.

Local cartoonist Bill McKay does a lot of cover art.

Local cartoonist Evan Keeling works for the Smithsonian and also makes a lot of minicomics for them. These are free, and totally cool.

Not from Brazil at Awesome Con

We arrived at Awesome Con right now and we'll have three days of fun signing and talking about our books. Because we'll be behind a table for 3 days, stop by and tell us what fun things there are to do around us  T_____T Also. Show us your cosplay costume. Find us here: For those who can't attend  I will be running a sale on lots of items after the show, so pay attention you don't want to miss out : D

Superman panel at Library of Congress just started

Washington Post's David Betancourt interviews Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens about Superman at the Library of Congress before Awesome Con.

April 12: Animezing!: The Red Turtle

Enjoy a free Japanese animated film at the JICC!

ANIMEZING!: THE RED TURTLE Thursday, April 12 | 6:30 PM "A simple, gripping story of survival." (Noel Murray, AV Club) The first animated feature film co-produced by Studio Ghibli with an overseas studio 2017 Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Film and winner of the Special Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival A man is thrown into the sea amidst a violent tempest and, narrowly escaping death, manages to reach a desert island. After failing at several attempts to escape from the island, he is bewildered when a woman appears before him... No dialogue | Rated PG | 80 min | 2016 | Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit Registration is required. You are invited to Animezing!: The Red Turtle Thursday, April 12th, 2018 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street Northwest Suite 100 Washington DC 20036 US CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp. Program begins at 6:30 PM. Doors open 30 minutes before the program. No admittance after 7:00 PM. Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee a seat. The JICC reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored by JICC without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100 | Washington, D.C. 20036-3838 TEL: 202-238-6900 | FAX: 202-822-6524 | jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp © 1981-2018 Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan

Tomorrow: Meet Comic Book Author Jeremy Whitley

Meet Comic Book Author Jeremy Whitley Thursday, March 29: 6:30 pm Join comic book writer Jeremy Whitley as he leads a discussion about why he thinks comics are awesome and his desire to create books that he wants his young daughter someday to love. His original series, Princeless, an action/adventure story about a girl who's tired of waiting to be rescued and ready to save herself, has been nominated for two Eisner Awards. Recommended for readers ages 8 and up. Hooray For Books! Independent Bookstore | 1555 King Street, Suite 101, Alexandria, VA 22314 READ MORE