JICC's anime recommendations

APRIL 2020 JICC FILM NEWSLETTER The JICC: Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan is pleased to present a collection of films accessible online. These selections were previously shown at JICC and were recently made available via streaming services. If you missed our screenings, don't worry! You can now enjoy them at home. Although our regular programming is postponed for the time being, we hope to still share Japanese culture with you virtually. Thank you for your continued interest in our events. Please visit us on Instagram and Facebook for more Japanese arts & culture updates!  {SNIP} ANIMEZING! SERIES

The films marked with this sakura symbol are family friendly and appropriate for younger audience members under the age of 12.

Miss Hokusai (2015) - on Netflix JICC Screening: April/May 2017 All of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai as his daughter O-Ei toils diligently inside his studio. Despite her own artistic talents, she struggles under the domineering influence of her father.

A Silent Voice (2016) - on Netflix JICC Screening: Feb 2019 A former class bully reaches out to the deaf girl he teased in grade school. He feels unworthy of redemption but is determined to make things right.

In This Corner of the World (2016) - on Netflix JICC Screening: Aug 2018 Suzu marries into a family living outside of Hiroshima and quickly settles into her new life, until World War II challenges her ability to survive. A beautiful yet poignant tale shows that people can come together and rebuild their lives.

Lu Over the Wall (2017) - on Netflix JICC Screening: July 2019 From visionary anime auteur Yuasa Masaaki 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.

Mary and the Witch's Flower (2018) - on Netflix JICC Screening: Oct 2018 A dazzling new adventure about a young girl named Mary, who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one night.

Last week's Liz at Large

As we've bunkered down at ComicsDC, we've missed some things...

Liz At Large: "Here"

The dog will be there for you.

Liz Montague

Apr 2, 2020

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/21126043/liz-at-large-here

This week's Liz at Large in the City Paper

Liz At Large: "Handle"

Day by day.

Liz Montague

Apr 9, 2020

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/21127601/liz-at-large-handle

PR: Ringo Awards 2020 Nominations Now Open

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Pro and Fan Comic Book Awards come to "America's Greatest Comic Book Convention" and YOU GET A VOTE! Ringo Awards 2020 Nominations Now Open BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - April 10, 2020 - The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the creativity, skill, and fun of comics. The awards return for their third year on Saturday, October 24, 2020 as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con. Unlike other professional industry awards, the Ringo Awards include fan participation in the nomination process along with an esteemed jury of comics professionals.  More than 20 categories will be celebrated with top honors being given at the awards ceremony in October. Please follow us on social media!          VOTE! Fan and Pro Nominations Fan and pro-jury voting are tallied independently, and the combined nomination ballot is compiled by the Ringo Awards Committee. The top two fan choices become nominees, and the jury's selections fill the remaining three slots for five total nominees per category. Ties may result in more than five nominees in a single category. Nominees will be listed on the ballot alphabetically. Nomination ballot voting will be open to the public (fans and pros) starting April 10, 2020 and will close June 25, 2020. Final Ballot Voting After processing by the Ringo Awards Committee and Jury, the Final Ballot are targeted to be available to comic creative professionals for voting on August 26, 2020 and will be due by September 23, 2020 for final tallying. Presentation of the winners will occur at the Baltimore Comic-Con on the evening of Saturday, October 24, 2020. Nomination Eligibility Eligibility for creators and creative works is determined by publication in the preceding calendar year - print publication date takes precedence over electronic publication date. For electronic works, the date of publication is time-stamped with most publications and at least 3 episodes/installments of continuing works must have appeared during the eligibility period. Fan and Pro Nomination Categories * Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist) * Best Writer * Best Artist or Penciller * Best Inker * Best Letterer * Best Colorist * Best Cover Artist * Best Series * Best Single Issue or Story * Best Original Graphic Novel * Best Anthology * Best Humor Comic * Best Comic Strip or Panel * Best Webcomic * Best Non-fiction Comic Work * Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel * Best Presentation in Design Perennial Jury-Only Nomination * The Mike Wieringo Spirit Award Fan-Only Favorite Categories * Favorite Hero * Favorite Villain * Favorite New Series * Favorite New Talent * Favorite Publisher Hero Initiative Award (selected by the Hero Initiative) * The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award * The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award Publisher Submissions Publishers wishing to submit works for review by the Ringo Jurors can submit up to five submissions per "Fan and Pro Nomination" and "Perennial Jury-Only Nomination" category that they feel are worthy of consideration. To participate in this process, publishers are asked to have a single representative send an email to contact@ringoawards.com for information on how to send in your submission. "The Ringo Awards will move forward in 2020," said Marc Nathan, Baltimore Comic-Con promoter. "While these are uncertain times, that does not impact our ability to recognize the amazing accomplishments of the comics industry! We have already received multiple inquiries from both publishers and fans about participating in this year's nomination process, and if history is any indicator, we expect involvement to be especially strong this year." Thank You to our 2019 Sponsors The Ringo Awards Committee would like to thank our 2019 sponsors and encourage you to take a look at what they have to offer: Presenting Sponsors: Baltimore Comic-Con Cards, Comics & Collectibles Gold Sponsors: BOOM! Studios WEBTOON Silver Sponsors: Fantastic Forum Graphite Source Point Press Valiant Entertainment Gift Bag Sponsors: Abrams ComicArts (The Bridge, The Imitation Game, Nobody's Fool, Shazam!, Tintin) Action Lab Entertainment (Aberrant Volume 1, The Ghost, The Owl) Archie Comic Publications (various comics) BOOM! Studios (Once and Future #1) Dark Horse Comics (Angel Catbird Volume 1, Black Hammer Volume 1, A Dame to Kill For HC, Ei8ht TPB, Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire) Diamond Comic Distributors (Kingdom Hearts Vinimates) Dynamite Entertainment (Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom, Vampirella Comics Packs) IDW Publishing (Marvel Select Sal Buscema - Incredible Hulk, Marvel Select Bob Layton - Invincible Iron Man, Marvel Select Herb Trimpe - Incredible Hulk) New York Review Books (Agony) Source Point Press (TerraQuill) TokyoPop (The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey Book 2) Valiant Entertainment (Bloodshot Baltimore Comic-Con Variant, Livewire Vol. 1) WEBTOON (playing cards) If you would like to sponsor the Ringo Awards in 2020, please email us at contact@ringoawards.com for more information. About Mike Wieringo Michael Lance "Mike" Wieringo was known to fans and friends as "Ringo", which is how he signed his artwork. His comics artist graced the pages of DC Comics' The Flash, Adventures of Superman, Batman, and Robin, Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Sensational Spider-Man, and Rogue, and his co-creation Tellos. He passed away on August 12, 2007 at the young age of 44 from an apparent heart attack. About the Ringo Awards The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the creativity, skill and fun of comics. The Ringo Awards recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories, and are the only industry awards nominated by fans and pros alike, with final voting by the comic professional community. Launched in 2017, the awards ceremony is held annually at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Further details are available at www.ringoawards.com. About the Baltimore Comic-Con The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 21st year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com  STAY CONNECTED:

The Ringo Awards, P.O. Box 917, Reisterstown, MD 21136

Maker Comics: Grow a Garden bonus digital comic by Alexis Frederick-Frost

a fun activity to try at home.

Maker Comics: Grow a Garden bonus digital comic by Alexis Frederick-Frost

http://afrederickfrost.com/maker-comics-grow-a-garden

http://afrederickfrost.com/s/TomatoSliceSeedling.pdf

Copies of Maker Comics: Grow a Garden! is available for purchase at your local bookstore and online through Macmillan Publishers' website.

A downloadable copy of this bonus comic is available here: PDF

Milo Manara featured in the Washington Post, of all places

Italian artist pays homage to pandemic's heroic women (aka Italian comic illustrator Milo Manara finds new heroes — women on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic)

Stefano Pitrelli

The Washington Post (April 9 2020): https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/2020/04/09/italian-artist-pays-homage-pandemics-heroic-women/

Clay Jones takes 3rd in Headliner Awards

The Press Club of Atlantic City has announced the winners of the 2020 National Headliner Awards.

Third Place
Clay Jones
CNN/Claytoons

 

Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City, the National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing journalistic merit in the communications industry.

The first National Headliner Awards were presented in 1935.  Since then, more than 2,650 Headliner medallions have been presented to outstanding writers, photographers, daily newspapers, magazines, graphic artists, radio and television stations and networks, and news syndicates.

Dana Maier at the New Yorker

Daily Shouts Fashionable Outfits for Working from Home The Full Caro, the Hedy Lamarr, and other clothing options for domestic productivity. By Dana Maier

Daily Shouts Commuting Awards That Were Cancelled Due to the Coronavirus Most Oblivious While Seated on the Subway Next to a Standing Pregnant Woman—and other awards that won't be handed out this year. By Irving Ruan and Dana Maier

The Lily's latest coronavirus cartoon

When it came to the pandemic and my two young adult children, I had to make a tough decision. Was it right?

I brought home my daughter but left my son at university

Galadriel Watson

April 5 2020

https://www.thelily.com/when-it-came-to-the-pandemic-and-my-two-young-adult-children-i-had-to-make-a-tough-decision-was-it-right/

In these distressing days, how do I protect my young adult children? Because my husband's a nurse, the answer is very tricky.

Ted White on Polio

Long-time comics editor Ted White compares today's epidemic to the polio of his youth -

Déjà Vu All Over Again

By Ted White

Falls Church News-Press (April 2 2020) / FCNP.com April 7, 2020 

https://fcnp.com/2020/04/07/deja-vu-all-over-again/

Ben Hatke returns to blogging

Wine, Love, and Lyrics in a time of Quarantine.

April 6, 2020

http://www.benhatke.com/2020/04/wine-love-and-lyrics-in-time-of.html

It's good to see his art again.

Cavna talks to cartoonists about isolation

5 tips to spark your creativity while working alone, from artists who do it all the time

Michael Cavna 

Washington Post April 6, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/04/06/creativity-brain-tips-mind-isolation-art-quarantine/

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "The Sick Man of Earth"

DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock's latest cartoon -

"The Sick Man of Earth"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2968

It's damn near official: the US is the epicenter of this pandemic, in more ways than one.

The US is waging economic warfare against Iran, Iraq, Venezuela and Cuba as they struggle to contain the pandemic in their nations, even as Cuba sends doctors to assist efforts in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. The US has also attempted to block delivery of masks and respirators to Barbados, of all places.

The US Federal government is seizing shipments of masks and ventilators destined for hospitals in Massachusetts, New Jersey and other states. The Governor of New York is still cutting Medicaid funds in the middle of a pandemic — and, of course, the Democratic Party is insisting on dragging voters to the polls in person for the Wisconsin Primary, despite the horrorshow in Illinois.

Acts of war, piracy, deprivation, fraud?
It should be pretty clear by now who the real "sick man" is on this planet.

That darn Loose Parts

This drink burns [letter; Loose Parts]

Larry Butler, Reston

Washington Post April 4 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/readers-critique-the-post-how-to-cover-the-presidents-handling-of-the-coronavirus/2020/04/03/d1dddd24-75d3-11ea-a9bd-9f8b593300d0_story.html

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "We're All In This Together"

From Washington's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -

"We're All In This Together"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2963


Whoever came up with that smarmy-ass slogan obviously has a poor sense of irony.

The State, the media, the Party, capitalism and the rich'n'famous are all in this together — against the People. And WE'RE all in this together against THEM.

So, let's get to it, gang.

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"CBS Stars Vow 'We're All in This Together' in PSA to Calm Coronavirus Fears", AdWeek 03.17.20 
https://www.adweek.com/tv-video/cbs-stars-vow-were-all-in-this-together-in-psa-to-calm-coronavirus-fears/

"Trump Harnesses Wartime Powers and Signs Coronavirus Legislation", Los Angeles Times 03.19.20 
https://www.postbulletin.com/news/nation/trump-harnesses-wartime-powers-and-signs-coronavirus-legislation/article_273c90e6-69de-11ea-a0fc-ffa065e90f78.html

"Coronavirus Crashes The Wisconsin Primary", Politico 03.31.20 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/31/coronavirus-crashes-wisconsin-primary-157722

"We're All In This Together", John W. Whitehead in CounterPunch 02.18.20 
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/02/18/were-all-in-this-together/