Sunday, October 16, 2011
Post on healthcare reform comic book
by Sarah Kliff
Washington Post's Ezra Klein Wonkblog 10/11/2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-health-reform-in-one-comic-book/2011/10/11/gIQAN4AzcL_blog.html
Do you like comic books with CBO scores, two-headed alligators and health economist superheroes? Then has Jonathan Gruber got a graphic novel for you... Gruber's forthcoming comic book, "Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works."
Comic Riffs on Pearls Before Swine's Cul de Sac tribute
ALICE BEFORE 'SWINE': Pastis' magnificent 'Cul de Sac' mash-up is our Cartoon of the Day
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 15 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/alice-before-swine-pastis-magnificent-cul-de-sac-mash-up-is-our-cartoon-of-the-day/2011/10/15/gIQAGyWQlL_blog.html
Examiner on Thor 2's director
By: Kelly Jane Torrance
Washington Examiner 10/15/11 : http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/2011/10/interesting-director-thor-2-and-noir-city-dc
Review of Warren Bernard's Drawing Power: A Compendium of Cartoon Advertising 1870s - 1940s
by Rob Hardy
Columbus MS Dispatch Rob Hardy on Books blog October 14, 2011
http://www.cdispatch.com/robhardy/article.asp?aid=13533
Truitt on Captain Brooklyn
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 15 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-15/Borough-gets-a-hero-in-Captain-Brooklyn-comic-series/50785474/1
Bob Staake's Style Invitational contest results
Post notes Tunisian protests of Persepolis for the record
Protesters attack home of Tunisian TV head that aired 'Persepolis'
[much shorter version in print as Police fire tear gas at Islamic protesters, October 15].
By Associated Press, October 14 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/tunisian-police-use-tear-gas-to-disperse-thousands-protesting-over-persepolis-broadcast/2011/10/14/gIQAsZp8jL_story.html
Post on The Walking Dead tv show
By Hank Stuever,
Washington Post October 16 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/television/hank-stuever-the-walking-dead-comes-back-to-life/2011/10/10/gIQAEhQsjL_story.html
Post profiles Joann Sfar
By John DeFore
Washington Post October 16 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/joann-sfars-gainsbourg-highlights-outrageous-side-of-french-icon/2011/10/11/gIQAXbOtjL_story.html
Theodore Belland's death notice
(Age 93)
Washington Post on October 2, 2011
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=theodore-r-belland&pid=153899044
The cartoonist I wasn't familiar with. As far as I can tell, the obituary I linked to a few days ago, did not appear in the Virginia editions of the Post, but this death notice did. Thanks to Bill Cogswell for tracking it down.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Miami Herald on Richard Thompson and Cul de SAc
Battling deadlines and Parkinson's with a quill and chatty kids
By Lomi Kriel
lkriel@MiamiHerald.com
Miami Herald October 14 2011
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/12/2453854/battling-deadlines-and-parkinsons.html
Post doesn't like Sfar's Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post Oct 14, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/gainsbourg-a-heroic-life,1205839/critic-review.html
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Truitt on Henson's Storyteller
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 12 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-12/jim-henson-storyteller/50745364/1
Local labor cartoonist Theodore Belland has died
T. Rees Shapiro
Washington Post October 12 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/theodore-r-belland-cartoonist/2011/10/12/gIQAxvyxfL_story.html
Truitt on Spider-Man movie toys
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 12 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-12/New-Spider-Man-action-figure-debuts-at-New-York-Comic-Con/50745152/1
Comic Riffs interviews Lauren Redniss
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 13 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/radioactive-makes-history-curie-author-shares-shock-over-becoming-national-book-award-finalist/2011/10/12/gIQA9fzphL_blog.html
I like Lauren Redniss' work - she used to do regular features for the NY Times editorial page before shifting over to these biographies.
PR: WHAM! BAM! ISLAM! on PBS - online screening of THE 99 and live chat tomorrow
It airs at remarkably inconvenient times in our area - Howard University's channel seems to be your best bet.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PBS's Independent Lens To Host Online
Screening of THE 99, the First Animated Muslim Superheroes
Join Creator Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa and Wham! Bam! Islam! Director Isaac Solotaroff for Exclusive Screening and Q&A on October 14th
San Francisco, CA (October 12, 2011)— Can a team of superheroes from the Muslim world called THE 99 challenge Western prejudices, stem the tide of extremism, provide positive role models for Muslim children, and make a profit as well? THE 99, a comic book and animated television series, featuring the first animated Muslim superheroes, might be able to do just that.
On Friday, October 14th, 2011 at 11:00 AM PST/ 2:00 PM ET PBS's Independent Lens will present on its Livestream page, an exclusive online screening of the animated series in advance of its international television premiere in early 2012. The 45-minute event will feature episode 10: The Sphinx and a Q&A with THE 99 creator Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa and Isaac Solotaroff director of the PBS Independent Lens documentary Wham! Bam! Islam!
Airing tonight, Thursday, October 13 at 10 PM (check local listings) Wham! Bam! Islam!, traces the tumultuous journey behind the creation of THE 99 as Dr. Al-Mutawa runs up against suspicion from Muslims and the harsh realities of the global marketplace. The documentary will be available for download on iTunes beginning October 14 and for a limited time on PBS video after its television premiere.
About episode 10: The Sphinx: When evil mastermind Rughal is attacked by a masked intruder called Sphinx, he's so impressed by her power that he recruits her to his team of super-villains. Sphinx's first mission is to settle a long-standing score with Cat or Mumita The Destroyer, a leading member of Dr. Ramzi's 99 team. But who exactly is Sphinx and what is her mysterious connection with Rughal's second-in-command, Blackwolf?
THE 99 has been produced in full 3D CGI by Endemol UK in association with Teshkeel Media, with the animation work being completed in India by Sanraa Media. The series is scheduled to premiere across the Middle East, in Australia, and several other countries in early 2012. There is no date set for the series to be on-air in the USA. To learn more about the film and the issues involved, visit the companion website for Wham! Bam! Islam! at www.pbs.org/independentlens/wham-bam-islam/.
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Cartoonist Nick Galifianakis' work advice contest
By Andrea Caumont
10/12/2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-user-polls/post/vote-for-your-favorite-atwork-advice-contestant-round-3/2011/10/12/gIQAdfcyeL_blog.html
For Round 3 of the @Work Advice Contest, we asked three people with very cool jobs — D.C. United coach Ben Olsen, BET CEO Debra Lee, and cartoonist Nick Galifianakis — to tell us about a problem they've faced in the workplace, and how it was resolved. We assigned the "problem" videos to the contestants at random. See what advice they had to offer, then find out what the real-life solution was. Once you've watched, be sure to vote for your favorite of our six contestants. Only four will continue on to the next round.
Cartoonist Nick Galifianakis: What should you do when a co-worker's personal hygiene is driving people away?
Cartoonist Nick Galifianakis needed help dealing with a co-worker's bad breath.
2011-10-11 - The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/conversations/nick-galifianakis-the-problem/2011/10/11/gIQAyvAkcL_video.html
Nick Galifianakis: The Solution
Cartoonist Nick Galifianakis shares the real-life advice he used to solve his workplace dilemma. (/The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/the-solution-nick-galifianakis/2011/10/10/gIQAUIoLaL_video.html
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Weldon messes with my formerly favorite superhero team
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (October 12, 2011)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/10/12/141260346/so-uh-remind-me-what-exactly-are-we-supposed-to-be-avenging-again
You know, back when it was by Englehart and Perez...
Truitt on Clone Wars, Dragon Tattoos & Stan Lee's Romeo and Juliet
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 12 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-11/darth-maul-returns/50736578/1
DC Entertainment to adapt 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' series into graphic novels
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY Bookbuzz blog October 11 2011
http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011-10-11/dc-entertainment-to-adapt-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-series-into-graphic-novels/552226/1
'Romeo and Juliet' and cyborgs and spaceships
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 11 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-11/romeo-and-juliet-graphic-novel-stan-lee/50736632/1
Believe it - Ripley's was based on a comic strip
By James Norton,
Washington Post October 12 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-review-guinness-world-records-2012-and-ripleys-believe-it-or-not/2011/09/19/gIQAzUUJdL_story.html
Egyptian-Kuwaiti comic and cartoon 'The 99' featured in today's Post
The Heroes Complex: Series based on values of Islam hasn't found wide distribution in the U.S. [online title: Naif Al-Mutawa fights to bring 'THE 99' and its message to wide U.S. audience].
By Christopher M. Schroeder,
Washingonton Post (October 12 2011): C1, 2
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/naif-al-mutawa-fights-to-bring-the-99-and-its-message-to-wide-us-audience/2011/10/07/gIQAmZdqdL_story.html
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Truitt on Jem cartoon
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 11 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-11/Jem-cartoon-lives-on-for-stars-and-fans/50727398/1
Truitt on DC's Suicide Squad
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 10 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-10/Suicide-Squad-series-is-a-supervillain-smorgasbord/50717408/1
Oct 22: Justin Jordan at Beyond Comics in Frederick
Saturday October 22nd
12noon to 3pm
Frederick Location
Comic Riffs interviews Joe Simon
JOE SIMON TURNS 98 TODAY: It's been a very good year — and career — for the 'Captain America' co-creator
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 11 2011
It's been a very good year for JOE SIMON.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Truitt on Pilot Season and Footprints
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 3 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-03/Top-Cow-Pilot-Season-begins-with-The-Test-comic/50648642/1
'Footprints' gives new noir life to urban legends
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 4 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-04/Footprints-comic-gives-noir-life-to-urban-legends/50657486/1
Saturday, October 08, 2011
USA Today on Puss in Boots & Holy Terror
By Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY October 6 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2011-10-06/puss-in-boots-all-cat-premiere/50682496/1
'Holy Terror' undone by patriotic revenge fantasy
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY September 7 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-07/Frank-Millers-Holy-Terror-a-patriotic-revenge-fantasy/50689662/1
Friday, October 07, 2011
Big Planet Comics podcast
I've been remiss. Greg Bennett says it's really popular. Download it here.
Comicsgirl guests on episode 17.
Toles cartoon contest results
Oct 6: Team Cul de Sac fundraiser in DC
Or just to get the stalkery details.
Post reworks comics page again
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 7 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/post-comics-changes-frazz-returns-to-daily-style-introduces-larger-crossword/2011/10/07/gIQAQqXRTL_blog.html
October 13 George Washington University Panel: Writing about Comics
Panel: Writing about Comics
William Green –"Higher Standards: The Evolution of Academic Criticism of Comics in the 1940s"
Nominating Professor: Phil Troutman
Stacy Buell–"Foolin' with the Funnies"
Nominating Professor: Julie Donovan
Thursday, October 06, 2011
new Liz Suburbia interview
by Janelle Blarg
October 4th, 2011
http://maximumrocknroll.com/2011/10/04/liz-suburbia/
Oct 21: Richard Thompson & Ben Hatke at Politics and Prose
Richard Thompson & Ben Hatke - Nursery Rhyme Comics
Carolyn Belfeski panel at New York Comic Con
Time | Friday, October 14 · 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
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Location | Jacob K. Javits Center / Location: 1B03 655 West 34th Street New York, New York |
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More Info | The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators Date: Friday, October 14 Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: 1B03 Creating your product is only half the work it takes to succeed in the comics industry. What about the other half that we don't see as clearly after the product is released to the world? This panel will explore what it is like to be on the other side of the table, as a creator. We will discuss what it takes to exhibit at conventions, promote yourself, and gain a loyal audience – from the POV of professionals already behind the table. Join creators Raina Telgemeier (Smile, The Baby-Sitters Club), David Gallaher (High Moon, Box 13) Reilly Brown (Amazing Spider-Man, Power Play) and Carolyn Belefski (Curls, The Legettes) in this conversation, moderated by Joe Carabeo. http://nycc11.mapyourshow.com/5_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=18ACC6 |
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Kevin Rechin's art on exhibit later this month
Falls Church News Press October 04 2011
http://www.fcnp.com/around-fc/10227-works-by-crook-cartoonist-sons-on-display-at-artspace.html
Jeff's wildlife sculptures open on the 6th, and Kevin's cartoons on the 20th.
A comment notes:
On October 27th, Kevin Rechin will be offering a FREE CARTOONING WORKSHOP from 7 until 9:30 pm. Please bring your materials of choice for this workshop at ArtSpace Falls Church. Open to the public, young and old, see and learn from a professional! Enjoy us for a fun evening with Kevin Rechin!
PR: Important News from Fantom Comics: We're Moving
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Post on Simpsons salary negotiations
By Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post TV Column blog Octobe 5 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/the-simpsons-actors-contract-negotiations-take-a-twist/2011/10/05/gIQATuBPOL_blog.html
Politico on Christie cartoons
Cartoonists: Chris Christie's a lot to love
By PATRICK GAVIN | 10/4/11
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65088.html
Bruce Guthrie's SPX photos
National Book Festival graphic novel photographs
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Jillian Tamaki art sent to Library of Congress
Hat-tip to Comics Reporter for spotting this.
PR: Gasoline Alley comic series features Army Coins and National Army Museum
For Immediate Release: October 4, 2011
Contact: COL David R. Fabian (USA-Ret.)
(703) 562-4162
New Gasoline Alley Comic Series Features Army Commemorative Coins and the National Army Museum
Continuing his long-time support of the military, award-winning cartoonist Jim Scancarelli has penned a series of Gasoline Alley comic strips featuring the 2011 Army Commemorative Coins. These special syndicated comics will run between Wednesday, October 5 and Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Scancarelli first volunteered the character Skeezix Wallet, a fictional Veteran who had served in the U.S. Army between 1942-45, as a spokesperson for the National Museum of the United States Army in January 2010 in a seven week series of the Gasoline Alley comics. Now, while continuing to raise awareness of the National Army Museum, Skeezix will also bring attention to the Army Commemorative Coins benefitting the Museum's construction, on sale until December 16 through the US Mint.
The Army Commemorative Coin series contains three coins– the $5 gold coin, silver dollar, and copper clad half-dollar. A portion of the proceeds of these coins goes toward constructing the National Army Museum. The Museum is scheduled to open in Fort Belvoir, Va., outside Washington, DC, in 2015, and will honor America's Soldiers, preserve the history of America's oldest military branch, and educate Americans about the Army's role in our nation's development. At present, the US Army is the only service branch without its own museum.
Gasoline Alley is a long-running comic strip first published on November 24, 1918. Widely recognized as an innovative pioneering strip, Gasoline Alley was the first to depict its characters aging through generations as the decades progressed. In appreciation for Scancarelli's support, the Army Historical Foundation created a profile for "Sergeant Wallet" the Foundation's Registry of the American Solider by piecing together his wartime adventures from old copies of the Gasoline Alley comic strip; Sergeant Wallet's entry can be found here. The Registry of the American Solider provides an opportunity for anyone who served in the U.S. Army to have his or her name and service history placed on record at the National Army Museum.
Jim Scancarelli, recipient of the 1988 National Cartoonists Society's Story Comic Strip Award, says, "Skeezix went to war just like our real-life servicemen and women, and the comic strip captured his fictive adventures from enlistment through discharge and transition back to civilian life. His fictional status as an Army veteran is what prompted me to volunteer him as a spokesperson for the…National Army Campaign."
"The Army Historical Foundation is thankful for the continued support of Jim Scancarelli and Gasoline Alley comic strip," said COL David R. Fabian (USA-Ret.), Communications Director, Army Historical Foundation. "Sgt. Wallet and the rest of the Gasoline Alley characters are icons that Americans have grown to love and continue to identify with over time. Jim's help in spreading the word about the Museum and the Army Commemorative Coins is simply another in the long line of contributions he has made, and for which the Army Historical Foundation is profoundly grateful."
The Gasoline Alley comic strip featuring the Army Commemorative Coins and the National Army Museum can be found here beginning October 5, 2011, and Army Commemorative Coins can be purchased from the US Mint here.
About the Army Historical Foundation
The Army Historical Foundation establishes, assists, and promotes programs and projects which preserve the history of the American Soldier and promote public understanding of and appreciation for the contributions by all components of the U.S. Army and its members. The Foundation serves as the Army's official fundraising entity for the Capital Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army. The Museum will be constructed at Fort Belvoir, Va., to honor the service and sacrifice of all American Soldiers who have served since the Army's inception in 1775. For more information on the Foundation, the National Museum of the United States Army and the Army Commemorative Coins, visit www.armyhistory.org.
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PR: Brad Meltzer's Decoded returns
Brad's TV show, "Brad Meltzer's Decoded," kicks off its second season on Wednesday at 10pm/9c on the History Channel. Please watch as he tries to see what's really inside Fort Knox.
Truitt on toys at New York Comic-Con
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY October 3 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-10-03/Hasbro-brings-exclusives-to-New-York-Comic-Con/50646088/1
Oct 15: Michael Auger at Wilson 75th Music & Arts Festival and Open House
Time | Saturday, October 15 · 10:00am - 5:00pm |
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Location | Wilson High School 40th Street between Chesapeake and Brandywine Streets Washington, DC |
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More Info | Live Bands (Trouble Funk, Peculiar People, Deathfix, Morrison Brothers) Art and Crafts Fair and Art Exhibit Food Trucks (DC Empanadas, Red Hook Lobster, Curbside Cupcakes, Fojol Brothers, Takorean, DC Slices) School Tours |
Oct 9: Michael Auger at Artist Reception in Germantown
Time | Sunday, October 9 · 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
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Location | Black Rock Center for the Arts 12901 Town Commons Drive Germantown, MD |
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More Info | An Exhibit of Small Art in Various Media Wednesday, October 05, - Friday, November 11, 2011 Artist Reception: Sunday, October 9. 1-3 p.m. My Alphabet Animals Series will be on display along with other amazing art by: Fran Abrams, Theresa Esterlund, Susan Feller, Jeannette Herrera, Pilar Jimenez, Gail Peck, and Andrew Zimmermann http://www.blackrockcenter.org/ |