Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Betancourt on Stan Lee
Stan Lee called his fans 'true believers.' But Stan the Man was the truest believer of all.
Monday, November 12, 2018
PR: Inaugural Issue of The Incredible Hulk Comic Book From 1962 to be Auctioned Thursday
A Silver Spring, MD auction house has sent out this press release. Local news!
Inaugural Issue of The Incredible Hulk to be Auctioned by Huggins & Scott
LOS ANGELES, November 12, 2018 –A high-grade issue of The Incredible Hulk #1 from May 1962 will be auctioned by Huggins & Scott Auctions from November 2- November 15. Interested bidders may participate in the auction online.
This first issue is considered one of the most valuable and prestigious comics of the Silver Age. Marvel Comics published the inaugural issue of the Incredible Hulk in May 1962, which was part of an enormous resurgence of super-hero comics in the early 1960's. This comic book earned a Universal Grade of 8.5 from the leading comic book grader CGC.
The consignor read this 56-year old Hulk Comic once as a youth and kept it in storage since 1962. Well known to be a super tough comic to find in upper grades, this high-demand pivotal issue continues to show astonishing sale price increases, reaching a Fair Market Value of $175,000 in recent years for the few known examples that have been graded at the 8.5 level.
The popularity of the Incredible Hulk comic series led to Marvel Studio producing a superhero film The Incredible Hulk in 2008. The film starred Edward Norton as Bruce Banner/Hulk. Mark Ruffalo replaced Norton as the Hulk in the 2012 film The Avengers. Ruffalo reprised the Hulk role in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Infinity War.
The comic book is estimated to sell between $125,000 to $175,000.
Additional information on the comic book can be found at https://hugginsandscott.com/cgi-bin/showitem.pl?itemid=32004
About Huggins & Scott Auctions
Huggins and Scott, based in Silver Spring MD and founded in 2002, is a leading catalog auction company specializing in sports and Americana collectibles. The company was founded by current president Bill Huggins, who has been in the collectibles business since 1976 when he opened his baseball card store. Specializing in vintage sports and non-sports cards, autographs, memorabilia, and a wide range of collectibles for every level of collector, Huggins and Scott runs four online Masterpiece Auctions per year.
The Post on the passing of Stan Lee
Stan Lee, creator of superheroes, dies at 95
Stan Lee became one of pop culture's greatest showmen — by making fans feel like part of the club
Comic Riffs on Blitt's latest New Yorker cover
The New Yorker's cover is a tribute to the women and people of color elected to Congress
RIP, Stan Lee.
RIP, Stan Lee.
Many years ago my not-yet-wife Cathy stood in line on a rainy day at Crown Books on K St NW in DC and got a book signed for me.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
The Post on the animation movie business
In epic rumpus, Hollywood's animation sector looks to sort its royalty from its minions [in print as Hollywood's animation sector sorts its royalty from its minion]
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Editorial Cartoon by artleytoons
Meanwhile, back at the Border, an invasion ensues... (click on image for larger view).
—Steven G. Artley, artleytoons |
| ©2018 Steven G. Artley • artleytoons • ALL RIGHST RESERVED |
Friday, November 09, 2018
Nora Krug author of the book Belonging
... Is speaking now at Politics and Prose Union Market. The book is about German identity after World War II.
Is XKCD's climate change comic the only one Congress can see?
So it's rumored. Check out @neurovagrant's Tweet: https://twitter.com/neurovagrant/status/1059963185124573184?s=15
Tonight: Nora Krug at Politics and Prose at Union Market
Nora Krug - Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home — in conversation with the Washington Post's Nora Krug — at Politics and Prose at Union Market
Friday, November 9, 2018 - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Like Art Spiegelman's Maus, Krug's graphic memoir centers on events she experienced at one remove, by inheritance—and that for that reason may have marked her all the more deeply. A member of the second generation of Germans born after World War II, Krug draws on letters, photos, flea-market artifacts, and archival materials for a powerful exploration of Heimat, the place that first forms us. Now an award-winning artist and member of the faculty of the Parsons School of Design, Krug researched her grandparents' role in the Third Reich, and her sifting of layers of history is as vital a story as what she discovered. Krug will be in conversation with Washington Post "Book World" writer and editor Nora Krug.
Click here for more information.
Politics and Prose at Union Market 1270 5th Street NE Washington DC 20008
Former Washingtonian Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa profiled in NYT
He Makes Archie Deep and Sabrina Dark. Meet Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 11, 2018, on Page AR1 of the New York edition with the headline: Meet Archie's Best Pal, Roberto
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/arts/sabrina-riverdale-roberto-aguirre-sacasa.html
Nov 16: Lights: Skin & Earth Signing!
NOV 16 Lights: Skin & Earth Signing!
Public
· Hosted by Fantom Comics
In conjunction with LIGHTS' concept album SKIN & EARTH, the indie pop musician has published a comic based off of the album!
Come through to Fantom Comics to get a copy signed and meet LIGHTS at our store before they perform later at their concert at The Anthem!
Come through to Fantom Comics to get a copy signed and meet LIGHTS at our store before they perform later at their concert at The Anthem!
Friday, November 16, 2018 at 12 PM – 2 PM - Fantom Comics2010 P St NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, District of Columbia 20036
The Post reviews the latest Grinch
You'd have to be a Scrooge to resist the new animated 'Grinch' [in print as Resisting this one would be sheer Scroogery].
Editorial Cartoon by artleytoons
My cartoon concerning what other Supreme Court choices might be available for our illustrious President 45. (click on image for larger view).
—Steven G. Artley, artleytoons |
| ©2018 Steven G. Artley • artleytoons • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
Thursday, November 08, 2018
Nov 17: Mohammad Sabaaneh in DC (RSVP required)
Mohammad Sabaaneh "Linocuts and History From Palestine"
Gallery Al-Quds invites you to the exhibition
Black and White / Thoughts in Cartoon
original linocuts by
Mohammad Sabaaneh
Meet artist Mohammad Sabaaneh in conversation with
Robert "Bro" Russell, Executive Director of Cartoonists Rights Network International
Reception, talk and book signing
Saturday November 17, 5-7 pm
Live Auction Saturday December 15, 3-5 pm!
Exhibition Dates: November 17-— December 15, 2018
Jerusalem Fund Gallery / Palestine Center, at 2425 Virginia Ave NW, in Foggy Bottom, DC.
RSVP: 202-338-1958 or dpainter@thejerusalemfund.org
More information lifted from JWE's newsletter:
Mohammad's show features numbered pulls of 16 of his evocative linocut images, all of which he has produced only in very limited editions. It also features a large-scale giclee (high-quality) print of his iconic "History of Palestine" mural-- the same image that won an award at the recent conference of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
The Nov. 17 event starts with a reception, which will be followed by a discussion between Mohammad and Robert ("Bro") Russell, the director of the NoVa-based organization Cartoonists Rights Network International, for which Mohammad serves as a key Middle East Ambassador.
Mohammad Sabaaneh, as I'm sure you know, is the Ramallah-based cartoonist who's the lead political cartoonist for the Palestinian daily Al-Hayat al-Jadida. His book White and Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine was published by Just World Books last year to much acclaim.
While he maintains a hectic output of gripping images in his daily cartoon work, Mohammad has also been intent on developing his capacities as an artist in a range of different media-- as well as sharing his signature artwork with audiences around the world.
Last November, he was one of four high-achieving Palestinians from around the world who were brought to New York by the UN's Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People" to be honored in a ceremony at UN Headquarters that marked the 70th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
All the works being hung in the Jerusalem Fund Gallery's exhibition will be available for sale. The proceeds will be divided between the Palestine Center's humanitarian projects in Palestine, Just World Ed's educational projects here in North America, and the artist himself.
At the Nov. 17 event, the de-luxe new hardcover edition of White and Black will be debuted, and smaller giclee prints of some of the images in it will also be available.
The exhibition, titled "Linocuts and History from Palestine" will continue until December 15, culminating in a fun, exciting live auction of any works remaining unsold.
New paper on webcomics archiving
Done by two local people, but unfortunately it's not free to read.
Panel Problems: Issues and Opportunities for Webcomics Archives
Megan Halsband, Stephanie Grimm
Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America
Volume 37, Number 2 | Fall 2018 pp. 119–140
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Editorial Cartoon by artleytoons
My cartoon. "Paradise Glossed" concerns Trumps claim he won huge in last night's midterm elections (click on image for larger view).
—Steven G. Artley, artleytoons |
| ©2018 Steven G. Artley • artleytoons • ALL RIGHST RESERVED |
Book Review: Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka (updated)
Jarrett Krosoczka is probably best known as the cartoonist for the Lunch Lady graphic novels for children. I hadn't run across his work before, but I was pleased to make his acquaintance with this book.
Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father and Dealth with Family Addiction (Scholastic Graphix, 2018; $25/$15) is definitely aimed at an older audience than his other books. The marketing material suggests a young adult audience, but I think it can enjoyably be read by adults as well. Krosoczka tells the story of his childhood and teen years, in a muted palette of browns and oranges. He was raised by his grandparents when his young mother mysteriously kept disappearing from his life. His father was never mentioned or featured in his life. Krosoczka tells his story chronologically, which keeps some suspense for anyone who hasn't read the promotional material or interviews.
He begins with his grandparents meeting and marrying and raising a family of five children after his grandfather Joe Krosoczka returned from World War II and convinced Shirley Olson to marry him. Joe began his own business making a particular piece for plumbing and seems to have been a success, but Shirley had difficult times with her children, especially Jarrett's mother, her daughter Leslie.
Krosoczka recounts staying with his mother in a house that his grandfather provided for them, but she continues to shoplift and run around with less-than-admirable men, including two who come in one night covered in blood. His mother disappears after that and the preschooler moves in with his grandparents that raise him.
For the next few years (and chapters), Leslie pops in and out of his life, and as a young boy, after a trip to Disneyworld, his grandparents reveal that his mother is a drug addict and in jail. She's been addicted to heroin since she was a teenager. Eventually the teenage Jarrett uses his talent for cartooning to escape from working in the family factory, and reconnects with his long-missing father.
Throughout the book, his grandparents are presented as real people with some serious flaws revealed especially about his grandmother. However the author is adamant that they did give him a good life, and he has no regrets about the way things turned out.
Due to Krosoczka's cartooning ability, the story works as a graphic memoir. As a prose piece, it would be about 10 pages long. It held my attention, and I definitely felt for the young boy, so I would recommend this to people interested in memoirs. It was a National Book Finalist this year, and is available online and in most bookstores.
UPDATE:
Krosoczka spoke about the book at DC's lovely West End Library on November 8, 2018 and took questions from his friend, children's book authority Mindy Thomas. Here are some pictures from the event.
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| Watercolor backgrounds for the line art |
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| Grandfather Joe, Grandmother Shirley and young Jarrett |
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| The photo is the complete stack of art for the book |
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