Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Important Fish To Fry"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock -

"Important Fish To Fry"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2764

First of all, huge thanks to Kate Nocera at Buzzfeed News for tweeting that inspiring quote from the Speaker:
https://twitter.com/KateNocera/status/1148982987373109249
https://twitter.com/KateNocera

So, now, folks... considering her enabling of fascism, her support for an obscene war budget, her desperate opposition to Medicare For All, and her bitter refusal to hold a criminal executive to account – a tendency going back to Bush v2.0 – I have to ask myself: who exactly ARE the "important fish" that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are needing to fry?

Oh, yeah, that's right...

11x17 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.3mb

Publishers Weekly on ALA's Washington meeting

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 374: Vertigo Elegy

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons

on 06/28/2019

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1004

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 375: ALA 2019 Interviews

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons

on 07/05/2019

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1005

PW Comics World on Jonathan Luna vs. Image

Luna story starts at 33:00

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 371: Graphic Novels at BookExpo and BookCon 2019

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons

on 06/07/2019

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=999

New webcomic written by Julian Lytle and Sean Causley premieres today

Julian Lytle wrote to me today:

Today I started, with my friend Sean Causley (who's from Northern VA), a new webcomic on Webtoon. It's call Power Girl Mob. Here's the link - https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/power-girl-mob/list?title_no=311258

Here's our description from the site -

"It's senior year and Kim, Chrissy and Pamela are ready to step out as the new young queens. Although they have super powers, they aren't interested in being heroes. They just want to make sure their last year of high school is as epic as possible; the stuff of legend. What the girls are about to find out is that super abilities mixed with ego, pride, and naivety can be a dangerous combo."

Our artist is Tressa Bowling from Kentucky. We plan on updating on Wednesdays for the rest of 2019.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Catching up with The Post on Zorro, Annie, and The Little Mermaid

Johnston McCulley dreamed up Zorro 100 years ago. The masked avenger is still a thrill. [in print as 100 years on, Zorro still rides for justice].

By Michael Dirda

Critic

Washington Post July 11 2019, p C1, 4

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/johnston-mcculley-dreamed-up-zorro-100-years-ago-the-masked-avenger-is-still-a-thrill/2019/07/10/1eea47d4-a1ad-11e9-b8c8-75dae2607e60_story.html

Africa celebrated black mermaids long before Disney and #NotMyAriel [in print as African mermaids existed long before Disney]

By Danielle Paquette

Washington Post July 10 2019

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/notmyariel-african-mermaids-existed-long-before-disney/2019/07/09/25efe4b6-a23f-11e9-b7b4-95e30869bd15_story.html

'Ariel...is a mermaid': Disney network defends casting black actress in live-action remake of classic film

By Allyson Chiu

Washington Post Morning Mix blog July 9 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/09/ariel-little-mermaid-halle-bailey-disney-backlash/

The white nostalgia fueling the 'Little Mermaid' backlash

The uproar over a black Ariel shows how important representation in children's entertainment is

By Brooke Newman

Made by History blog July 9 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/09/white-nostalgia-fueling-little-mermaid-backlash/

Martin Charnin, director and lyricist who brought 'Annie' to Broadway, dies at 84 [in print as Martin Charnin, 84; Turned 'Annie' into a Broadway musical legend]

By Harrison Smith

Washington Post July 9 2019

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/martin-charnin-director-and-lyricist-who-brought-annie-to-broadway-dies-at-84/2019/07/07/2528fe2c-a0c4-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html

The Post's opinion on The Lion King and fascism

'The Lion King' is a fascistic story. No remake can change that [in print as 'The Lion King' teaches the weak to bow down to the strong. Just like fascism].

By Dan Hassler-Forest

Washington Post July 14 2019, p. B4

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/10/lion-king-is-fascistic-story-no-remake-can-change-that/?utm_term=.740f1e255b79

Ann Patchett on Snoopy in The Post

Snoopy taught me how to be a writer

He let his imagination run wild, and then he sat down to type — with mixed results. [in print as Learning how to write - from Snoopy].

By Ann Patchett

Washington Post July 14 2019 p. B1, 2

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/snoopy-taught-me-how-to-be-a-writer/2019/07/12/8db3ce3c-a31b-11e9-b7b4-95e30869bd15_story.html

The Post on George Takei's WW2 internment graphic history (updated)

George Takei has talked about his family's internment before. But never quite like this.
By Michael Cavna
Writer/critic
Washington Post July 12 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/george-takei-has-talked-about-his-familys-internment-before-but-never-quite-like-this/2019/07/11/f3320c6e-a3fd-11e9-b732-41a79c2551bf_story.html

The extraordinary trek of George Takei

The cult icon is on a mission to make sure America doesn’t forget a shameful legacy

By Karen Heller

July 16, 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/16/extraordinary-trek-george-takei/

George Takei doesn't want us to forget the last time the U.S. put people in detention camps

Erin Patrick O'Connor/The Washington Post

July 16, 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/entertainment/george-takei-doesnt-want-us-to-forget-the-last-time-the-us-put-people-in-detention-camps/2019/07/16/a310821f-5631-4f8a-b7fe-4923a06723c9_video.html

"Star Trek" icon George Takei is on a mission to ensure America doesn't forget its shameful legacy of internment camps.

Ben Garrison dis-invited to White House

POLITICO Playbook: NEW: W.H. says cartoonist is no longer attending social media summit

By ANNA PALMER, JAKE SHERMAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN

07/10/2019

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2019/07/10/new-wh-says-cartoonist-is-no-longer-attending-social-media-summit-455141

Monday, July 15, 2019

Raven creators at Big Planet Vienna shown at Publishers Weekly Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8IoLaHGuo/

Tonight: Simpsons' writer at The Wharf

Mike Reiss - Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons — at Politics and Prose at The Wharf, presented with Capital Fringe

Monday, July 15, 2019 - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/mike-reiss-springfield-confidential-jokes-secrets-and-outright-lies-lifetime-writing

Former showrunner and longest-serving writer for The Simpsons, Reiss started working on the show with its first episode, and stayed with it for 28 years, winning four Emmys and a Peabody. His funny and informative memoir takes fans behind-the-scenes of this beloved Fox series, showing how the episodes were created, explaining enduring mysteries such as why Matt Groening made all the characters yellow, profiling the animators, writers, actors, and guests, and reminiscing about his favorite moments. Springfield Confidential is full of great stories, plenty of jokes, photos, and interviews with Conan O'Brien, Al Jean, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and more. In partnership with Capital Fringe.

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.

Politics and Prose at the Wharf 70 District Square SW Washington DC 20024

Saturday, July 13, 2019

July 24: Animezing!: Lu Over the Wall

Animezing!:

Lu Over the Wall

From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Ping Pong, Adventure Time) comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame.

Kai is talented but adrift, spending his days sulking in a small fishing village after his family moves from Tokyo. His only joy is uploading songs he writes to the internet. When his classmates invite him to play keyboard in their band, their practice sessions bring an unexpected guest: Lu, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats, and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance – whether they want to or not.

Winner of the Grand Prize at the prestigious Annecy Animation Festival and an official selection of Sundance 2018, Lu Over the Wall is a toe-tapping, feel-good demonstration of Yuasa's genre-mixing mastery that will leave you humming long after you leave the theater.

In Japanese with English subtitles | Rated PG | 2017 | 112 min | Directed by Masaaki Yuasa

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ComicsDC service interruption

My basement took in 8.5 inches of water last Monday, essentially ruining it as well as a lot of my books. I'm spending most of my time working on that and will return to this project when I can.