Thursday, May 02, 2019
Catching up with Page-Kirby's Avengers review
Make some noise for 'Avengers: Endgame.' I insist on it.
May 8: PRESS FORWARD AUCTION PARTY: CELEBRATING CARTOONISTS DRAWING AMERICA
May 08 2019
PRESS FORWARD AUCTION PARTY: CELEBRATING CARTOONISTS DRAWING AMERICA
Date and Time
Wed, May 8, 2019
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
LocationLong View Gallery
1234 9th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
Description
CELEBRATING POLITICAL CARTOONISTS: DRAWING AMERICA
Reception • Fundraiser • Auction
Please Join Us, along with a mix of Politicians, Journalists & Celebrities to Support Our Mission to Create Safe & Civil Workplaces for Women and Men
Host Committee:
Alisyn Camerota, Gretchen Carlson, Katie Couric, Colin Crowell, Liza Donnelly, John Donvan, Michele Dunn, Sarah Glover, Nicholas Kristof, Valerie LoCascio, Dianna May, Eleanor McManus, Elisa Munoz, Dianna Pierce-Burgess, Laura Register, Jill Sigal, Jake Tapper, Cary Weekes, Ari Wilkenfeld, Matt Wuerker
Media Partner: Twitter
That darn Kal, and Big Nate
A 'Big' disappointment [Big Nate letter]
Melanie Gross Greenfield
Washington Post April 27 2019, p. A13
A clown Cabinet would be better [Kal letter]
Richard L. Sheffield
Washington Post April 27 2019, p. A13
William Hogarth book for sale at Second Story Books
[KELLIEGRAM BINDING] GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF HOGARTH, FROM PICTURES, DRAWINGS, AND SCARCE PRINTS
London: R. Faulder, New Bond Street; And J. Egerton, Whitehall, 1794. Quarto, xvi, 183 pages, VG; beautifully bound in an elaborate full morocco-gilt Kelliegram binding, featuring an eight-color morocco inlaid cover portrait to the front board and a seven-color morocco inlaid cover portrait to the rear; rebacked with spine preserved; mild bumping to corners, slight rubbing to spine; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; gilt Kelliegram signature stamped to the rear board's lower turn-in;
With 57 plates, some aquatint, one folding; The front inlay is Count Viviani, from plate 3, page 34, the rear inlay is from plate 1 page 25.;
Consignment; shelved case 3.
9-442-1316438
Shelved Dupont Bookstore
Price: $2,500
NOTES
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", perhaps best known being his moral series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian". [wikipedia]
Ash Griffith's latest RVA column
RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 18
Ash Griffith | April 30, 2019
https://rvamag.com/art/zines-books/rva-comics-x-change-issue-18.htmlMay 5: Myla Goldberg at Politics and Prose
Listed because cartoonist Jason Little is married to Ms. Goldberg, and I like her work.
Myla Goldberg
Sunday, May 5 at 1 p.m.
Goldberg made an unforgettable literary debut with Bee Season. Goldberg has gone on to write two more novels as well as essays and work for children. In Feast Your Eyes: A Novel, she profiles the fictional Lillian Preston: "America's Worst Mother, America's Bravest Mother, America's Worst Photographer, or America's Greatest Photographer, depending on who was talking." Narrated by Lillian's daughter and framed as the notes from an exhibition catalogue, the book is a collection of memories, stories, interviews with Lillian's friends, and excerpts from her journals, all centering on the artist's notorious 1955 show, which included partially-nude photos of herself and her daughter.
Click here for more information.
The Post on the Times cartoon controversy, continued
New York Times publisher orders steps to prevent running another anti-Semitic cartoon. [in print as Times adds safeguards after offensive cartoon]
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Only In New York"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2710
Welp, folks, it's official: Lis Smith is the Sidney Falco of our era.
Who else would have the skills, connections, and moral turpitude to
pull together this ham-handed stunt involving Pete Buttigieg riding
the subway to a joint in Harlem to split a bottle of hot sauce with Al
Sharpton?
It's been reported they discussed racial disparity n'shit, but let's
get serious; this was just a freakin' foto op. They could've been
re-enacting the fake orgasm scene from "When Harry Met Sally" for all
we know. I mean, c'mon, look at all the freakin' cameras in that
place, crowding the window.
The questions I'd like to ask here are: what brand is that hot sauce,
and why haven't they brought out the mayo yet? You know... that big
'ol jar of weak, tasteless, store-brand diet mayo...? Oh, waitaminnit...
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Sidney Falco, played by Tony Curtis in "Sweet Smell Of Success" (1957)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Smell_of_Success#Plot
"Pete Buttigieg meets Rev. Al Sharpton for Sylvia's lunch tradition —
but what did they discuss?"
The Grio, 04.29.19
https://thegrio.com/2019/04/29/pete-buttigieg-al-sharpton-sylvias-lunch/
Saturday is Free Comic Book Day
Wednesday, May 01, 2019
Malaka Gharib interview at Pacific Standard
'This Is a Book I Wish I Had Growing Up': Malaka Gharib on Living Between Cultures
- Tanya Paperny
- Pacific Standard Apr 30, 2019
- https://psmag.com/ideas/malaka-gharib-on-growing-up-between-cultures
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Eisner Awards have 3 local nominees
- Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists, by Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi)
- Breaking the Frames: Populism and Prestige in Comics Studies, by Marc Singer (University of Texas Press)
NPR reviews 'American Gods' graphic novel adaptation
NPR reviews local author Malaka Gharib's new graphic memoir
The Post on Iron Man and Robert Downey's successful run
Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel created a box office streak few thought was possible. Now they are doing something even more surprising. [in print as After 'Endgame,' Robert Downey Jr. seeks a third act].
Malika Kickstarter begins today
Why? Because after over a year of hard work, Malika has finally arrived.
I have finally launched the Kickstarter for Malika (vol3) - Fallen Queen Part One.
Make sure you follow the link below today for EXCLUSIVE REWARDS (signed books, animation, merchandise, action figures, artwork & more) you won't see anywhere else 😎