Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Comic Strip of the Day takes issue with Al Goodwyn cartoon

Ringo Awards ballot announced

Two local creators, Emily Whitten and Steve Conley (well, he's formerly local) are on it.




Announcing the 2020 Ringo Awards Final Ballot

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - August 26, 2020 - The 2020 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are to be presented on the evening of Saturday, October 24, 2020. While normally a part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con, the 2020 Ringo Awards will be presented virtually, via Facebook and YouTube video. The Ringo Awards has completed the 2020 nomination process, which was inclusive of fans and comic book professionals alike, and both communities continued to show strong support, both in promoting the nomination process on their websites, blogs, and social media feeds, and by submitting their nominations.
Voting on the 2020 Final Ballot is restricted to comic book industry creative community -- anyone involved in and credited with creating comics professionally. We now present the 2020 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Final Ballot.

"Year over year, we are seeing more and more excitement about and participation in the Ringos," said Marc Nathan, Baltimore Comic-Con promoter. "Nominee numbers were up yet again in 2020, with a lot of new voices taking part. Now, the creators in the comic book industry get to vote for the 2020 awards. If you are a comics industry creative professional, please click on the 'VOTE' link and cast your ballot!"
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About Mike Wieringo

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Michael Lance "Mike" Wieringo was known to fans and friends as "Ringo", which is how he signed his artwork. His comics art 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 

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Live NOW: National Parks Service artist panel for VOTES FOR WOMEN, the comics anthology!


National Parks Service artist panel for VOTES FOR WOMEN, the comics anthology!

Hosted by the Women's Rights National Historical Park, it includes Ally Shwed (editor of the book and frequent contributor to The Nib), myself, and other artist/writers :)

Tune in to this LIVE PANEL to hear us discuss our artmaking process, stories, history, and inspiration, as well as . . . women's rights!

Link to YouTube below, or go to the Women's Rights National Historical Park Facebook page! 

 
One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It officially established that the right of citizens to vote "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." But the road to voting equality was long and brutal; and even after the amendment was enacted, many still struggled for access to the ballot. The latest comics anthology from Little Red Bird explores the history of woman suffrage and examines the many complex narratives that built the movement.

Through 200+ pages of comics and illustrations created by 32 womxn artists, Votes for Women: The Battle for the 19th Amendment reflects on the fight for female suffrage. The publisher states "we celebrate the hard-won victories; we acknowledge the harsh realities; and we continue to fight the battle for gender equality still being waged."

During our Equality Weekend event, a panel of artists will discuss this amazing project and the history it explores, and what it is like to be a womxn comic artist in a male-dominated field.

Friday, August 21, 2020

PCHH - In 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Jokes Are The Final Frontier

In 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Jokes Are The Final Frontier


Ensign Sam Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), Ensign D'Vana Tendi (Noel Wells), Ensign Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome), and Ensign Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) in the new CBS All Access animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.

CBS All Access

The mega-franchise Star Trek has produced a slew of movies and ten different TV series — the latest of which is a brand-new animated comedy called Star Trek: Lower Decks. The show was created by Mike McMahan, who worked on Rick And Morty, and it tells the story of some of the least powerful officers on Starfleet's least important starship, the U.S.S. Cerritos. In Star Trek: Lower Decks, we get a group of young oddballs and hotshot senior officers, with a cast that includes Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noel Wells, Eugene Cordero, Dawnn Lewis, and Jerry O'Connell. And, because it's animated, we also get epic battles, space zombies, and spectacular mass destruction.

Show Notes:

Note: We will be covering Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra in two separate upcoming episodes — and we want your questions about each series! If you have a question, email us a voice memo at pchh@npr.org.

The audio was produced and edited by Mike Katzif and Jessica Reedy.

Weldon reviews Hanawalt, Lehoczky reviews 'The Daughters Of Ys'

In Hanawalt's 'I Want You,' Youthful Yearnings And Anthropomorphic Anxieties

Thursday, August 20, 2020

PR: Announcing our next Third Eye variant: Phantom Starkiller






The Lily's latest comic

I had a virtual wedding. It was better than I could've ever imagined.

Coronavirus initially made us cancel, but our officiants had other plans

I had a virtual wedding. It was better than I could've ever imagined.

Catching up - A Conversation with Rob Rogers - July 19, 2018

A Conversation with Rob Rogers - July 19, 2018

Ann Telnaes
Sep 11, 2018
 
The National Press Club Journalism Institute hosted a July 19, 2018 conversation with former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoonist Rob Rogers about the work that was too hot for his publisher to handle. Ann Telnaes, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist at the Washington Post, moderated the discussion.

Josh Kramer's latest Dispatch from 2120 online

Al Goodwyn's latest cartoon newsletter

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Virtual Delegate"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -

"Virtual Delegate"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3052

At a shoddy-ass online shindig called the Democratic Convention, where they're shitting all over the Left by publicly rehabilitating Colin Powell and all other manner of neocon crazies and war criminals, they add the extra kick in the nuts of presenting a rank butchery of one of the most iconic protest songs of all time — with the able assistance of its composer himself. This clumsily performative shit sandwich breaks the Cringe-O-Meter handily, and will be the William Shatner 
Doing "Rocket Man" Footage of this era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nTxOMtbEI

PR: Get Ready for a New Graphic Novel Superhero with Cat-itude!

John Gallagher's Max Meow has moved from minicomic to the latest children's graphic novel series.

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Fantom Comics newsletter selections

- ANOTHER FREE COMIC BOOK SUMMER SATURDAY COMES AUGUST 22ND AT FANTOM:
FCBS Books Available This Saturday, August 22nd:

Macmillan/First Second Books- Investigators: Take the Plunge Sneak Peek
Fantagraphics Books- Disney Masters: Donald Duck
Papercutz- The Loud House FCBD 2020 Special
UDON Entertainment- Street Fighter #100: Ryu Vs. Chun Li
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund- CBLDF & BOOM! Defend Comics
Gemstone Publishing- The Overstreet Guide To Collecting - FCBD 2020

**We also have ALL previously released FCBS titles in stock - check out freecomicbookday.com to view them and all can be picked up in store (open for Phase Two) or via fantomcomics.com!**

For further details on FCBSummer: https://www.facebook.com/events/306700033813025?active_tab=about

This year has caused a great deal of hardship, so we're suggesting that anyone who'd like to grab some free books to donate to DC non-profits like Bread For The City (breadforthecity.org), Casa Ruby (casaruby.org), So Others Might Eat (https://www.some.org/), Capital Area Food Bank (https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/), or HIPS (https://www.hips.org). You can donate in store at checkout or through www.fantomcomics.com by searching "FCBS" at the top of the page, with minimum starting at $5 and no max threshold.


- EVENTS:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd @ 4PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE: BLACK EXCELLENCE BOOK CLUB: FIRE!! THE ZORA NEALE HURSTON STORY WRITTEN & DRAWN BY PETER BAGGE:
Hurston challenged the norms of what was expected of an African American woman in early 20th century society. The fifth of eight kids from a Baptist family in Alabama, Hurston's writing prowess blossomed at Howard University, and then Barnard College, where she was the sole black student. She arrived in NYC at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and quickly found herself surrounded by peers such as Langston Hughes and Wallace Thurman.

If you would like to pre-order the book to have in time for the event, please reach out to us via email (fantomhq@fantomcomics.com), phone (202-241-6498) or coming into the store since we're open for Phase 2 and reserve your copy today!

For further details, check out the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/214589706340688/?active_tab=about

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD @ 3PM VIA ZOOM: DRAW AT HOME WITH FANTOM COMICS:
Another chance for some community fun led by Sarahti, continuing to show you fun tricks of the trade, sharing artwork and making new friends during this isolated time!

For sign up and further details: bit.ly/DrawAtHomeAugust

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH @ 6PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE: QUARANTINE Q&A WITH JAMIE NOGUCHI & JEREMY WHITLEY:
'School for Extraterrestrial Girls' comes out this month and it's been made by some of our good friends, Jeremy Whitley and Jamie Noguchi! They've been friends of the store for a long time and Leah will be leading the discussion with Jeremy and Jamie talking about working together, making comics for kids (and adults), being dads, and just catching up!

For further details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2733690766876075?active_tab=about

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Aug 22: Votes for Women comics anthology panel online

From anthology editor, Ally Shwed: "I also want to remind you that we'll be joining the National Park Service for Equality Weekend, a centennial celebration sponsored by the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY. Join me this Saturday, August 22 at 1pm EST, for a live panel and Q&A with Teresa Roberts Logan, Nomi Kane, Grace Desmarais, and Lauren Sparks from the anthology, where we'll be discussing our artistic processes as well as the issues and ideas that motivated our creation of the book. The virtual event will be live-streamed on the Park's Facebook and YouTube pages."





Tonight: Discussion of Graphic Memoirs with Malaka Gharib & Robin Ha

TONIGHT, August 18, 7pm ET

This is going to be a great discussion! Malaka Gharib (I WAS THEIR AMERICAN DREAM) & Robin Ha (ALMOST AMERICAN GIRL) will chat about their graphic memoirs which chronicle their experience as young immigrants in the U.S.

20th-Century Political Cartoons at the Library of Congress video online


20th-Century Political Cartoons at the Library of Congress

Sara Duke

June 16 2020

https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9259/

Join curator Sara W. Duke of the Prints & Photographs Division, to learn how to access the Library's online collection of 20th-century political cartoons. She will also discuss strategies for exploring the work of Herbert L. Block, the editorial cartoonist known as a Herblock, who, during the course of his 72-year career, drew his opinion on events such as the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, gun control, and global warming.

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Greek epic poetry cartoon satire in the Post

Nina Allender's cartoons featured in the NY Times

Allender's cartoons are featured in a historical site on Capitol Hill.

Fighting for the Vote With Cartoons

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