Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Original art of Ding, Lolly, and... Carl Ed's Victor Veribest? (UPDATED 2x)
by Mike Rhode (updated 11/19/21 with scans)
So a clump (gaggle? flock? murder?) of cartoonists walk into the American Visionary Art Museum's giftshop...
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Sure, it sounds like a shaggy dog story, but this past weekend I went to the museum with a group of local cartoonists, and someone opened a flat file drawer in the gift shop, and pulled out a 'Ding' Darling panel.
Scan, with caption cut off
There were 3 of these, which appear to tell the story of a young potato growing up into a crop. Barbara Dale said she and another friend had already bought 2 others on a previous visit. I bought this one.
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| Lolly June 21, 1970 |
The next strips I pulled out were 'Lolly' by Pete Hansen, a working woman gag strip that I read in the New York Daily News as a kid. It started in 1955, but these are from the 1970s when I was reading it.
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| Lolly Sept 3, 1972 |
Finally, there were 3 strips by Carl Ed of 'Harold Teen' fame. These 'Victor Veribest' strips seem like they might just predate 'Harold Teen' that started in 1919, or more probably, be running parallel to it as an advertising strip for an Armour Hour radio show of which I've found mentions of for 1929 and 1933-1935. I'd be glad to hear from anyone with more knowledge about them.
UPDATE: My friend, the crack comics historian Rodrigo Baeza, comes through "I found a sample of the Victor Veribest strip that ran in 1933: https://the-avocado.org/2018/
Sunday, November 07, 2021
That darn Matt Davies
Drawing the line [Matt Davies letter]
Marilyn Tublin, Silver Spring
Washington Post November 6 2021, p. A17
Marilyn Tublin, Silver Spring
Washington Post November 6 2021, p. A17
The Post's guide to the Eternals
Eternals, explained: Who they are and how they fit into the Marvel universe [in print as Who are Marvel's Eternals?]
NPR on 'Eternals'
With 'Eternals,' the MCU gets deep in its feelings
Glen Weldon, Mallory Yu, Andrew Limbong, Daisy Rosario.
'Eternals': A Marvel movie for everyone who complains about Marvel movies
The Post reviews ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ videogame
'Guardians of the Galaxy' is a better movie than the movies. But it could be a better game. [in print as Group chemistry gives 'Guardians' a big personality]
Saturday, November 06, 2021
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "For All Pigkind no.2: To Oligarchy, And Beyond!"
From Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist -
"For All Pigkind no. 2: To Oligarchy, And Beyond!"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3333
So, Jeff Bezos thinks he can tug at my old Boomer heartstrings by
sending up 90 year-old William Shatner (and his toupee) on Blue
Origin's latest suborbital joyride, while continuing to shit on his
workers and dodge taxes. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has opened new vistas in
whiny excuses for not paying taxes on his obscene wealth by puking up
a bunch of balloon juice about Mars and "the light of consciousness".
Nice try, guys — but, no. Also a big "no" to these guys at the Space
Review trying to spin it as an important insight into the effects of
microgravity on old rich and famous people.
And elsewhere in the Space Review, one of their regulars can't shut up
about the "normalization of space tourism" — for anyone who's so
goddamn rich they have the price of a long weekend at the ISS lying
around under their sofa cushions.
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"How space tourism could affect older people" by Nick Caplan and
Christopher Newman at The Space Review, 10.25.2021
https://thespacereview.com/article/4269/1
"The normalization of space tourism" by Jeff Foust at The Space
Review, 10.18.2021 https://thespacereview.com/article/4266/1
"Elon Musk criticized the billionaire's tax once again, and said he
would use the money to get to Mars" by Ben Gilbert at Markets Insider,
10.28.2021
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-billionaire-tax-mars-2021-10?op=1
"How Much Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Saved After Joe Manchin Scuttled
Democrats' Tax Proposal" by Giacomo Tognini at Forbes, 10.29.2021
https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2021/10/29/these-billionaires-might-have-just-dodged-a-333-billion-tax-bullet-thanks-to-revised-tax-proposal/
"Bezos Wants to Create a Better Future in Space. His Company Blue
Origin Is Stuck in a Toxic Past" By: Alexandra Abrams, Former Head of
Blue Origin Employee Communications, and 20 other Blue Origin
employees, 09.30.2021
https://www.lioness.co/post/bezos-wants-to-create-a-better-future-in-space-his-company-blue-origin-is-stuck-in-a-toxic-past
"Blue Origin sends William Shatner to the Final Frontier", William
Harwood at Spaceflight Now, 10.13.2021
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/13/blue-origin-sends-william-shatner-to-the-final-frontier/
"My plan is to use the money to get humanity to Mars and preserve the
light of consciousness"
— Elon Musk @elonmusk on Twitter, 10.28.2021
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1453590715267788803
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3333
So, Jeff Bezos thinks he can tug at my old Boomer heartstrings by
sending up 90 year-old William Shatner (and his toupee) on Blue
Origin's latest suborbital joyride, while continuing to shit on his
workers and dodge taxes. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has opened new vistas in
whiny excuses for not paying taxes on his obscene wealth by puking up
a bunch of balloon juice about Mars and "the light of consciousness".
Nice try, guys — but, no. Also a big "no" to these guys at the Space
Review trying to spin it as an important insight into the effects of
microgravity on old rich and famous people.
And elsewhere in the Space Review, one of their regulars can't shut up
about the "normalization of space tourism" — for anyone who's so
goddamn rich they have the price of a long weekend at the ISS lying
around under their sofa cushions.
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"How space tourism could affect older people" by Nick Caplan and
Christopher Newman at The Space Review, 10.25.2021
https://thespacereview.com/article/4269/1
"The normalization of space tourism" by Jeff Foust at The Space
Review, 10.18.2021 https://thespacereview.com/article/4266/1
"Elon Musk criticized the billionaire's tax once again, and said he
would use the money to get to Mars" by Ben Gilbert at Markets Insider,
10.28.2021
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-billionaire-tax-mars-2021-10?op=1
"How Much Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Saved After Joe Manchin Scuttled
Democrats' Tax Proposal" by Giacomo Tognini at Forbes, 10.29.2021
https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2021/10/29/these-billionaires-might-have-just-dodged-a-333-billion-tax-bullet-thanks-to-revised-tax-proposal/
"Bezos Wants to Create a Better Future in Space. His Company Blue
Origin Is Stuck in a Toxic Past" By: Alexandra Abrams, Former Head of
Blue Origin Employee Communications, and 20 other Blue Origin
employees, 09.30.2021
https://www.lioness.co/post/bezos-wants-to-create-a-better-future-in-space-his-company-blue-origin-is-stuck-in-a-toxic-past
"Blue Origin sends William Shatner to the Final Frontier", William
Harwood at Spaceflight Now, 10.13.2021
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/13/blue-origin-sends-william-shatner-to-the-final-frontier/
"My plan is to use the money to get humanity to Mars and preserve the
light of consciousness"
— Elon Musk @elonmusk on Twitter, 10.28.2021
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1453590715267788803
Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock
Friday, November 05, 2021
The Post on the Olney Theatre Center production of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.”
At Olney Theatre, casting 'Beauty and the Beast' with an eye to inclusion [in print as Olney kicks up the message a notch]
The Post on Eternals
'Eternals' has too much Marvel, not enough Chloé Zhao [in print as Oscar-winning powers aren't enough]
Arlington has a new political cartoonist platform for Mike Mount
Mike Mount is doing them weekly since at least July 25th and as of Oct 22nd, they can be seen at https://www.arlnow.com/tag/cartoon/
"Each week we've been bringing ARLnow Press Club members a new editorial cartoon by Arlington resident Mike Mount.
Starting this week we're going to start publishing the toons here on a regular basis, after hearing from members that they prefer that Press Club content be seen by the entire ARLnow community.
Members will still get an early look at the cartoons, much like they get the Morning Notes four hours early each day, as well as a a preview of the stories we're planning to cover later in the day."
“For Better or For Worse” diplomacy in DC - cost criticized
Canadian cartoonist exhibit cost taxpayers $15,799 [ "For Better or For Worse"]
Off Panel #327: Killer Klowns with Steve Anderson of Third Eye Comics
David Harper
Nov 1, 2021
In this week's episode of Off Panel, retailer Steve Anderson joins to chat about his shops in the Maryland/Virginia area, Third Eye Comics. Anderson discusses the story behind Third Eye, differentiating his six shops, his expanding list of product lines, the shop's evolution, what's working for his shop, Marvel's weird place, Saga's return, the state of variants, Third Eye Buys, controlling his fate, where comics retail is, and more.
Tom King talks writing a Human Target
'Human Target' is superhero Don Draper: Tom King unpacks Christopher Chance
Tom King sits down to talk 'Human Target' and the launch of the new DC Black Label miniseries.
Dec 6: Ian Rosenberg & Mike Cavallaro — Free Speech Handbook:
P&P Live! Ian Rosenberg & Mike Cavallaro — Free Speech Handbook: A Practical Framework for Understanding Our Free Speech Protections - with Laura Wides-Muñoz
Friday, December 3, 6:00 pm
By Ian Rosenberg, Mike Cavallaro (Illustrator)
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250619754
Availability: Coming Soon—Pre-Order Now
Published: First Second - November 30th, 2021
Click here to register for the virtual event!
In Free Speech Handbook, a new nonfiction graphic novel from First Second's World Citizen Comicsseries, media lawyer Ian Rosenberg and artist Mike Cavallaro create a practical framework for understanding where our free speech protections have come from and how they may develop in the future.
Author, Ian Rosenberg, has over twenty years of experience as a media lawyer, and has worked as legal counsel for ABC News since 2003. He graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and magna cum laudefrom Cornell Law School. Rosenberg is also an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, and teaches media law at Brooklyn College. He is the author of The Fight for Free Speech (NYU Press 2021), which Kirkus called in a starred review, "Essentialreading for journalists, political activists, and ordinary citizens alike."
Illustrator, Mike Cavallaro, is from New Jersey and has worked in comics and animation since the early 1990s. His comics include Eisner Award–nominated Parade (with fireworks), The Life and Times of Savior 28 (written by J.M.DeMatteis), FoiledandCurses! Foiled Again(written by Jane Yolen), Decelerate Blue (written by Adam Rapp), and the Nico Bravo series(a 2019 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids selection).
They will be joined in conversation with, Laura Wides-Muñoz, the Los Angeles Times' deputy bureau chief in Washington. Her writing has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Miami Herald, and The Guardian, among other outlets. Her debut book, "The Making of a Dream: How a Group of Young Undocumented Immigrants Helped Change What it Means to be American" (Harper Books), was named a semifinalist for the 2018 PEN America/John Kenneth Galbraith award for nonfiction literature.
P&P Live!
Washington, DC 20008
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Thursday, November 04, 2021
Greg's vacation, OR Big Planet Bethesda is closed 11/11-11/23
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Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Fan Survey online from Towson University
I filled it out - it goes pretty quick
Welcome to the Facebook home of the Fan Survey at Towson University. As part of my research about comic-con culture, I am conducting a survey to learn more about different fan interests and experiences. If you consider yourself a "big fan" or a "casual fan" of any these interests (e.g., comic books, superheroes, cosplay, anime/manga, sci-fi/fantasy, art/collecting, gaming), I invite you to take the short survey, which is 26-questions and completely anonymous. You must have a Google+ account to access the survey and be at least 18 years old. Any questions about my research or the survey, contact: Dr. Michael Elliott, melliott@towson.edu
Toon Books did an event with DC schools
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Tuesday, November 02, 2021
A Montgomery County special strip
SCHNAPSY by SHOENKE
John Adcock
Yesterday's Papers blog October 30, 2021
http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2021/10/schnapsy-by-shoenke.html
Towson U professor studies comic book fandom
Pop culture, sociology and the sacred
Professor Michael Elliott's fascination with nerd culture and fan communities inspires his teaching and research.
https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/socioanthrocrim/about-michael-elliott.html
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