Monday, July 22, 2019
The Post followup on Kyoto Animation arson murders
Kyoto Animation fire: Tributes flow for victims as Japan reels from deadly blaze [in print as As Japan reels from deadly blaze, tributes flow for victims]
That darn Speed Bump and Dennis the Menace
Michele Claeys, Washington
The Post reviews Aladdin musical at Kennedy Center
The whiz-bang 'Aladdin' at the Kennedy Center still has problems to solve [in print as An even shinier new world for 'Aladdin']
Chris Pitzer of Richmond's AdHouse Books interviewed
July 29-31: Paul Merklein teaching comics in VA
On The Road Again
Cartoonist (and former resident of Silver Spring MD) Paul Merklein will be teaching and drawing cartoons this month in Virginia.
July 29, 10:30 am at Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville
July 29, 2:00 pm at Handley Library in Winchester
July 29, 6:00 pm at Bowman Library in Stephens City
July 30, 11:00 am at Bowman Library in Stephens City
July 30, 2:00 pm at Bowman Library in Stephens City
July 31, 3:00 pm at Tysons-Pimmit Library in Falls Church
July 31, 7:00 pm at Reston Regional Library in Reston
Meet Paul and get a FREE cartoon!
See Paul's cartoons at… DabneyAndDad.com
See videos of Paul's programs at... SuperLibraryShows.com
You might also see Paul visiting a few of his favorite places in DC, like Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street, and Tastee Diner in Silver Spring
Tom King won four Eisner awards
2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winners
Best Short Story
"The Talk of the Saints," by Tom King and Jason Fabok, in Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
Best Limited Series
Mister Miracle, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
The Vision hardcover, by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Michael Walsh (Marvel)
Best Writer
Tom King, Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
National Zoo curator corrects The Lion King remake
How 'The Lion King' Gets Real-Life Lion Family Dynamics Wrong
By Knvul Sheikh
- A version of this article appears in print on July 22, 2019, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: 'The Lion King' and Real Family Life
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Martha Kennedy of Library of Congress wins Eisner award
comiXology (@comiXology) | |
The Award for Best Comics-Related Book goes to Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists by Martha H. Kennedy! #EisnerAwards pic.twitter.com/o6qmWUpWs0 |
Friday, July 19, 2019
PR: DC Zinefest 2019 is TOMORROW!
Dear Zinefest fans,
DC Zinefest 2019 is tomorrow (Saturday 7/20) from 11:00am to 5:00pm at the amazing, air-conditioned Art Enables (2204 Rhode Island Ave NE). Don't miss it!
Key points:
- 70+ talented zine-makers sharing their zines, prints, buttons
- limited-edition Zinefest posters, tote bags, and more
- FREE admission (though we would love your donations)
- air conditioned!
- come before 1:00pm to avoid the rush!
RSVP at the DC Zinefest 2019 Facebook event and come say hi! Connect with the 'fest on social media using @DCZinefest and #DCZF19.
How to get there? What else is nearby? Check out our website.
Sincerely,
The DCZF Organizers
SEPT 4: Baaaad Muthaz Book Launch at Fantom Comics
Baaaad Muthaz Book Launch
- Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 7 PM – 9 PM
- Fantom Comics2010 P St NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, District of Columbia 20036
- Hosted by Rosarium Publishing
These women are truly baaaad!!!
They're rough. They're ready. They're space pirates. They're a James Brown revival band. They are the Baaaad Muthaz!!!
Follow Afro Desia, Cali Vera, Alley Bastard, Candy Ass, Katana Jade, and Snake on their madcap cosmic adventures as they funk up the galaxy and face off against freakazoids, alligator women, and a reindeer who looks like Prince all in search of the almighty booty!!!
"You got SAGA with a funk/punk riff here. What's not to love???"
–Zig Zag Claybourne, author of The Brothers Jetstream
"I hang with surrealists, but reading Baaaad Muthaz was a whole, entire next-level experience."
–John Edward Lawson, author of Devil Entendre
"A love letter to black American pop culture."
–Publishers Weekly
Join us for the funk, the Q&A (with Christopher Chambers), and the BAAAAD MUTHAZ!!!
Aug 12: J. Michael Straczynski - Becoming Superman at Politics and Prose booksore
J. Michael Straczynski - Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood
Straczynski may be best known as the creator of the Babylon 5 and Sense8 TV shows, but his amazing four-decade career also encompasses screenwriting—Changeling, Thor, and World War Z—writing for several D.C. and Marvel Comics' series, and creating his own award-winning graphic works. Now in this stunning memoir he tells his own story—perhaps his most fantastic feat yet. Straczynski grew up in the care of adults variously damaged by addiction, mental illness, and poverty. His only refuge from the misery was comic books, and he gradually realized that he, too, could invent alternate worlds. But even as he managed to take power over his future, a terrible secret in his family's past continued to haunt him.
NOTE: Anyone can enter the post-event signing line provided they have proof of having purchased Becoming Superman from Politics and Prose. The author will sign up to three other items in addition to Becoming Superman.
Click here for more information.
July 20: Graphix Con at Barnes & Noble (Fairfax, VA)
Graphix Con
- Tomorrow at 2 PM
- Barnes & Noble (Fairfax, VA)12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr, Fairfax, Virginia 22033
The Post on Kyoto Animation arson
'Die!': Alleged arsonist turned a celebrated Japanese anime studio into a death trap [in print as Arson at Japanese animation studio leaves 33 dead]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/suspected-arson-attack-on-japanese-animation-studio-leaves-at-least-dozen-dead/2019/07/18/4f3112b6-a91d-11e9-8733-48c87235f396_story.html
Kyoto Animation fire: Tributes flow for victims as Japan reels from deadly blaze
NPR reviews Takei's new graphic memoir
George Takei Recalls Time In An American Internment Camp In 'They Called Us Enemy'
Cavna on the Eisner Awards
The Eisner Awards are Friday, and these seven contenders deserve your attention
The Post, NPR, and City paper on Lion King remake
The Lion King Is a Bland Blunder [in print as Circle of Strife]
'The Lion King' feels way more like 'Hamlet' this time — and that's why it's so good [in print as In this version, a lot less Hakuna Matata].
How do the 'Lion King' movies compare? A closer look at 6 key elements.
‘The Lion King’ leads us out of Uncanny Valley and into Disney’s branded new world [in print as Disney officially proves it rules the CGI Pride Lands]
They adored 'The Lion King' as kids. Will their children connect to the remake?
'The Lion King' Is A Nature Documentary With A Backbeat
Pop Culture Happy Hour July 19, 2019
'The Lion King' Had The Perfect Villain Song. This Time, 'Be Prepared' For Less
Thursday, July 18, 2019
RVA Mag's latest comics column
RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 22
Ash Griffith | July 16, 2019
https://rvamag.com/art/zines-books/rva-comics-x-change-issue-22.html