Saturday, May 03, 2025

FCBD at Fantom Comics

Thanks to Sarahti and Jacob of Fantom Comics,* the Library of Congress will once again have a complete set of FCBD comics for 2025.

Sarahti Gassmalla as Zatanna

Chelsea "Astronym" Blackwell

Chelsea "Astronym" Blackwell and Erin Lisette

May 24th manga book is apparently extremely disturbing but Ryan Holmberg and Brian Baynes will be talking about Beautiful Monster by Maruo Suehiro

*They order 2 of everything for me and I pay for them since the comics cost the store money, and aren't "free" to them.

NPR book newsletter on Ginseng Roots, by Craig Thompson

Later in the week will be the actual story. This is from the cutting room floor.

Who is allowed to tell the story of ginseng? [aka (Agri)cultural appropriation vs. appreciation; Ginseng Roots, by Craig Thompson].
Andrew Limbong

NPR Books newsletter May 3, 2025

https://view.nl.npr.org/?qs=814f44d0c0e7832da26fca4399971e02e5d09dd0115a5a97da5b7bec54c814569f4e3594e653891e2c861bf20dd0948bb76e1620e7195884423a505ece6c1758f09394d8f62b9a2fc4e6a8274726f66abc75d68a5ae7e440

May 5: Cartooning Would-Be Kings - A World Press Freedom Day Celebration

I'm planning on attending this.

On behalf of Cartoonists Rights, Committee to Protect Journalists, Freedom Cartoonists, The Herb Block Foundation, you're invited:

Kevin "Kal" Kallaugher

Barry Blitt

Signe Wilkinson

Joel Pett

Journalists and editorial cartoonists around the world are facing unprecedented attacks.

Please join us May 5, in Washington, DC, to celebrate World Press Freedom Day with a panel of legendary cartoonists out on the front lines of free speech — and for the announcement of the 2025 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award by Cartoonists Rights.

Katherine Jacobsen of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will deliver a keynote address on the state of press freedom in the U.S. and share findings from CPJ's April 2025 U.S. Report.

Monday, May 5th

Reception 6:30 pm
Program 7:00 pm
Dress Business Casual

ADDRESS:

Syracuse University's Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship, 1333 New Hampshire Ave NW (at Dupont Circle) | 9th Floor

PARTICIPANTS:

Barry Blitt, The New Yorker
Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher, The Economist
Joel Pett, Tribune Content Agency
Signe Wilkinson, Philadelphia Inquirer

KEYNOTE:

Katherine Jacobsen, U.S., Canada, and Caribbean Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists

MODERATOR:

Roslyn Mazer, SU alumna and free expression champion

Sponsored by Cartoonists Rights, Committee to Protect Journalists, Freedom Cartoonists, The Herb Block Foundation

RSVP

Joe Sutliff and I at Big Planet Vienna

We're holding 2 of Joe's early publications that he found to give me. After I read them they'll be going to the Library of Congress.

Big Planet Vienna FCBD

Jared Smith, co-owner of the chain

I've known Jared and Kevin for years and they have a great store. I bought some new stuff including Liam Sharp's Savage Sword of Conan. They're also having half-price sale on some graphic novels so I picked up a Jaime Hernandez Toon book. You can pick up to 10 free comic books from them.