Sunday, October 18, 2020
Virtual Sip, Chat & Shop with G&G Guest Artist: Robin Ha
KAL: Daggers Drawn /Baltimore Sun & Economist Cartoonist Artist Reception.
Yesterday's live tour is still available on Facebook -
KAL: Daggers Drawn / Baltimore Sun & Economist Cartoonist Artist Reception.
Crystal Moll
Crystal Moll Gallery October 17 2020
https://www.facebook.com/295981781034/videos/3311959008929451
Q&A with Matt Fraction & Elsa Charretier
Q&A with Matt Fraction & Elsa Charretier
Leah Ly
Fantom Comics October 16 2020
Matt Fraction and Elsa Charretier sit with us from their homes to talk comics, life during the pandemic, and their series NOVEMBER from Image Comic
Cartoonist Liza Donnelly unlikely heir to Norman Rockwell
In a sacred space [in print as A special place to reflect - and create]
Islam cartoons claim another innocent victim
Teacher in Paris suburb decapitated, allegedly after showing cartoons of prophet Muhammad in class [in print as High school teacher decapitated in suburban Paris]
Friday, October 16, 2020
Weldon on what Marvel's Son of Satan is doing now
Damned If You Do: Hulu's Less-Than-Marvelous 'Helstrom'
Pop Culture Happy Hour October 16, 20205
Big Planet Comics Bethesda moving to due to covid-19
Turns out, Big Planet Comics is not immune to the economic effects of the pandemic.
So that we may continue offering you the reliable service you've come to expect, on Oct. 27 & 28 we are moving to a new space only a half block away.
Our new address will be 7939 Norfolk Ave. For the foreseeable future, we will continue operating curbside only, with the same hours we've had since reopening.
Please note that due to the move we will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 28 and be open on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 11-7.
Thank you for your support.
BIG PLANET COMICS
CLOSED to walk-in traffic
Curbside pickup:
Wednesday 11-7
Thursday 11-3
Friday 3-7
Saturday 1-5
Closed other days
Curbside policy: Wait outside and call us, we will then charge your total and put a bag of your comics out on a table; don't approach if we or any other folks are at the table! Wear a mask. Thank you.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
NPR reviews Skelly's Maids
Underestimating These 'Maids' Is A Fatal Mistake
Etelka Lehoczky
October 15, 2020
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/15/923750467/underestimating-these-maids-is-a-fatal-mistake
The Lily's recent comics
I started working from home years before coronavirus. Here's how I found balance.
I split my days between business and life tasks
Galadriel Watson
October 11 2020
I was tempted to publicly shame people who don't wear masks. I tried this instead.
I found myself full of bitterness toward those who weren't taking coronavirus seriously
Katie Wheeler
October 4 2020
P&P Live! Brad Meltzer & Chris Eliopoulos | I AM ANNE FRANK & I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
P&P Live! Brad Meltzer & Chris Eliopoulos | I AM ANNE FRANK & I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Fantom Comics newsletter excerpts
Two weekends down! Each week keep an eye out via our social media platforms for promos, sales, and coupons you can take advantage of from Saturdays - Mondays! We will be announcing on Fridays, so stay tuned for some frugal fun during these tough times!
- LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY RAFFLES:
Local Comic Shop Day ("LCSD") is the day celebrating the independent spirit of local comic book specialty shops, and it returns for its fifth annual event Wednesday, November 25th! LCSD is a five-year old event conceived and implemented by ComicsPRO comic book specialty retailers to call attention to locally owned independent comic book specialty stores, celebrating their vital role in being the primary fire-starters of pop culture. Pop Culture begins in your Local Comic Shop! And this year we want to jazz it up by offering some raffles! Beginning today, Wednesday, October 14th, each purchase of $20 or more from Fantom (online or in-store) through LCSD, Wednesday, November 25th, will make you eligible for one entry into our Local Comic Shop Day Full Run Raffles. YOU MUST HAVE A COMICHUB ACCOUNT so we can track all eligible customers, and ComicHub accounts are easy to create, so if you need any assistance we are happy to help! Eligible Purchases made on Local Comic Shop Day itself will earn you double Fantom Club Reward Points as well!
Items up for LCSD Full Run Raffles:
Sunstone by Stjepan Sejic (Image Comics)
Two women deal with modern themes of sex, relationships, and fetishism in this erotic romantic comedy. So beware all who enter, because, to quote a few hundred thousand readers on DeviantArt: "I'm not into BDSM... but this story... I get it."
Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz Media)
What is Sunny? Sunny is a car. Sunny is a car you take on a drive with your mind. It takes you to the place of your dreams. Sunny is the story of beating the odds, in the ways that count. It is the story of beating the odds, in ways that count, for a group of orphans who discover the care and let it take them to better places in their imagination. Sunny is the brand-new masterwork from Eisner Award-winner Taiyo Matsumoto, one of Japan's most innovative and acclaimed manga artists. Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias!
- OCTOBER IS SPOOKY MONTH AT FANTOM:
The leaves are changing, it's getting cooler outside, what could all this mean? Spooky season has arrived! We're excited to share some boo-tiful recommendations on our social media platforms and in store now that we have a full display of wonderful horror books ranging from adult graphic novels to manga gn's to all ages reads!
*We've also decorated for the season, so come out to see the festive set up!*
- SPOOKY BOOKS UP TO 20% OFF:
Beginning today, October 14th, we are offering a number of horror books for up to 20% off through October 31st! Log onto FantomComics.com/SaleItem to see the highlighted discounted horror books or stop in store to grab some straight from our spooky table and take a gander at the festive decor!
- EVENTS:
THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH @ 1PM: QUARANTINE Q&A WITH MATT FRACTION & ELSA CHARRETIER:
With the third volume of their series coming out October 21st, we're sitting down and chatting with the creative team of the Image Comics mystery series, NOVEMBER.
NOVEMBER follows three women and their intersecting lives on a single night as fire and violence spread through their city. They soon find themselves in a dark, criminal underground fighting for their lives in a war waged by an invisible criminal empire at the heart of it all.
NOVEMBER volumes 1 & 2 are one sale NOW at Fantom Comics in store or online at FantomComics.com, and you can preorder Volume 3 through the ComicHub app or reaching out to us via email (FantomHQ@fantomcomics.com) or give us a call (202-241-6498)!
For further event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/3799496746749629?active_tab=about
THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH @ 6:30PM: FANTOM VIRTUAL TRIVIA NIGHTMARE:
Fantom Virtual Trivia returns! Compete from your home to win the virtual gauntlet and help support the Fantom Comics community during these pandemic times.
Register for this event and pay a $5 minimum cover charge for each team member to get in on the fun. Five (5) team members MAX.
For further event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1936735199796922?active_tab=about
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH @ 4PM: BLACK EXCELLENCE BOOK CLUB - BIG BLACK: STAND AT ATTICA
Fantom and Pop Culture Uncovered is together again to bring this month's read, Big Black: Stand at Attica; written by Frank Smith and Jared Reinmuth with art by Ameziane published by Boom Studios!
The uprising at Attica Prison remains one of the bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American history. ... but without Frank "Big Black" Smith it could have been even worse. Now for the first time, the late Frank "Big Black" Smith shares his experience at the center of this uprising, struggling to protect hostages, prisoners and negotiators alike.
Before his death, Frank "Big Black" Smith worked with Jared Reinmuth, the son of his lawyer, to share the true story of his time in Attica State Prison. Adapted to a graphic novel by Ameziane (Dark Horse's Muhammad Ali), this is an unflinching look at the price of standing up to injustice.
For further event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/452214572340102?active_tab=about
You can find Big Black: Stand At Attica for purchase on fantomcomics.com or in store!
Today at 6 pm: OPC Award Winners Share Their Stories: Best Cartoon Award
Where
Zoom video conferencing apphttp://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ehchlq6xb614f4d6&llr=5wqitddab
OPC Award Winners Share Their Stories: Best Cartoon Award
Join an online program with Adam Zyglis of The Buffalo News, the winner of this year's Best Cartoon Award for best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs.
Moderating the panel will be Rob Rogers, who served as head judge for the Best Cartoon Award jury. He won the OPC's cartoon award for 1999 and 2012.
Judges for the award said:
"An impressive caricaturist, Zyglis is the kind of cartoonist who would have to be jailed immediately if he lived abroad. That's the standard by which all great political cartoonists should be judged. His portfolio consists of powerful and insightful commentary on a wide variety of international issues including climate change, Ukraine conspiracies, the U.S. abandonment of Kurdish allies, Brexit and Trump's fealty to dictators."
Ben Hatke, "Julia's House Moves On"
Ben Hatke, "Julia's House Moves On"
Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgorodoff | LONG WAY DOWN with Gene Yang
P&P Live! Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgorodoff | LONG WAY DOWN with Gene Yang
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
167 Nina Allender cartoons go to the Library of Congress
Library of Congress Acquires Archives of the National Woman's Party
- A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 13, 2020, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Library of Congress Gets Archives of National Woman's Party
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/arts/library-of-congress-national-womens-party.html
The Art of Political Cartooning (with Ann Telnaes and Scott Simon)
The Art of Political Cartooning
The Beat reviews Tom King's new Watchman spinoff
DC ROUND-UP: King and Fornés offer mysteries aplenty with RORSCHACH #1
Perhaps the biggest of the many mysteries presented by RORSCHACH #1 is why it required using the character at all to tell its story.
Editorial Cartoon by Steve Artley
Recent Cartoon (click on Image for larger view)
"Plinth of Piety"
Monday, October 12, 2020
Oct 28 P&P Live! John Gallagher | CAT CRUSADER
Oct 28 P&P Live! John Gallagher | CAT CRUSADER
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pp-live-john-gallagher-cat-crusader-tickets-124333901045
About this Event
Who needs radioactive spiders to turn into a superhero? It is as deliciously easy as eating a radioactive meatball from your friend's secret lab! Can mild-mannered podCATster Max use his newfound powers for good and save Kittyopolis from the baddies? Will Max listen to the wise words of his best friend or will it be a CATastrophe?
Meet Max the cat crusader in this hilarious new middle-grade graphic novel series, Max Meow by cartoonist John Gallagher. Join us for an interactive event with a drawing presentation and Q&A from the live audience.
John Gallagher is the art director of the National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine and has been drawing comics since he was five. John is also the co-founder of Kids Love Comics (an organization devoted to using graphic novels to promote literacy) and leads workshops teaching kids how to create their own comics. John lives in Virginia with his wife and their three kids.
Ages 7-10
Click here to support Politics and Prose by purchasing Max Meow: Cat Crusader.