Cache of Grandma Rose's vintage NJ landscape paintings is Hagenized

For Immediate Release

Local artist and cartoonist David Hagen has undertaken the delicate and time-consuming process of "Hagenizing" a newly-revealed cache of vintage paintings from Northern New Jersey. The paintings were done from the late 1950s through the early 1970s by the mysterious Grandma Rose's. Largely a collection of landscapes, with a few still lifes known, the paintings by themselves capture the hallucinatory reality of the world made famous in Bruce Springsteen songs.







"I was pleased to be able to rescue these oddly-moving paintings from a house that was about to be demolished, and to place them with such a distinguished and groundbreaking modern artist to be safely and proudly Hagenized," said ComicsDC publisher Mike Rhode.

After a careful study of the work, Hagen applies his own particular brand of restoration to each painting, resulting in a new and improved masterwork. With about 50 paintings to work through, Hagen anticipates his production to be slow, but just in time for the holiday shopping season. The first painting, seen here in before and after versions, debuts tomorrow at the Civitan Flea Market in Arlington, VA.

Keep following this breaking story as there's more to come.

DISCLAIMER: ComicsDC's Mike Rhode provided the paintings to Hagen for free, and is not making any money from his reuse of them (but is enjoying it).

Sept. 30, 2015: Second painting is revealed.
 

Oct 1: Third painting revealed.

Oct 3: 4th painting revealed.

October 27: 5th & 6th paintings revealed.

May 2016, paintings 7-10 went on sale.

Painting 11 surfaced in September 2016 at InterventionCon.

Latest Hagenized Grandma Rose painting unveiled

As revealed earlier in the month, a cache of paintings by the mysterious Grandma Rose has been acquired by David Hagen for improving with is patented (pronounced PAY-tent-ed) Hagenizing process. The second in the series has been revealed and will be for sale on Saturday at Civitan flea market in Arlington.

Here's a preview.

DISCLAIMER: ComicsDC's Mike Rhode provided the paintings to Hagen for free, and is not making any money from his reuse of them (but is enjoying it).

A Hagenized "Grandma Rose" will be at Intervention Con this weekend.

David Hagen reveals another painting, saying "Grandma Rose at it again! Was she a big Dr Who fan?"

This will be on sale at Intervention Con this weekend.

Third (and fourth) Hagenized Grandma Rose paintings unveiled

As revealed last month, a cache of paintings by the mysterious Grandma Rose has been acquired by David Hagen for improving with is patented (pronounced PAY-tent-ed) Hagenizing process. The third in the series has been revealed and will be for sale on Saturday at Civitan flea market in Arlington. It's an early work from 1955.

Here's a preview.

DISCLAIMER: ComicsDC's Mike Rhode provided the paintings to Hagen for free, and is not making any money from his reuse of them (but is enjoying it).



















The fourth was spotted at Civitan on October 3rd:

David Hagen returns to Civitans Flea Market this Saturday!

And he's selling paintings "...featuring Grandma Rose!!!!"

"All she needed was a spaceship or three."

By my count, these are paintings 7-10, so there's still lots to come.

See the earlier stories at  http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/search?q=grandma+rose&max-results=20&by-date=true

DISCLAIMER: ComicsDC's Mike Rhode provided the paintings to Hagen for free, and is not making any money from his reuse of them (but is enjoying it).

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/29/2024

Ray Chan, Art Director and Production Designer for Marvel Films, Dies at 56

He worked on the 'Avengers' movies, 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and the upcoming 'Deadpool & Wolverine.' There was "nobody on Earth like him," says Ryan Reynolds.

Mike Barnes

April 27, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ray-chan-dead-marvel-art-director-deadpool-wolverine-1235882096/

 

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Director Shawn Levy Says Film Requires No "Prior Research" of Marvel Cinematic Universe

"I am definitely not looking to do homework when I go to the movies," he says of his aim to make a movie that MCU newcomers will enjoy as much as passionate fans.

Kimberly Nordyke

April 28, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-wolverine-no-prior-knowledge-mcu-shawn-levy-1235885731/

 

Will Deadpool & Wolverine mark the real introduction of the X-Men into the MCU?

The collaboration between the merc with a mouth and the clawed crusader has to work hard to mashup the alternate realities, but it could open portals to a lot of multiversal fun

Ben Child

Fri 26 Apr 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/26/will-deadpool-wolverine-mark-the-real-introduction-of-the-x-men-into-the-mcu

 

Interview: Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows talk about the use of satire in BABS

Christian Angeles

04/29/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-garth-ennis-and-jacen-burrows-talk-satire-usage-in-babs/

'27,' 'Sirocco' Win Top Prizes at Successful 31st Stuttgart Animation Fest

By Mercedes Milligan

April 28, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/27-sirocco-win-top-prizes-at-successful-31st-stuttgart-animation-fest/

Nine Helpful Tips and Insights for Animation Supervisors

By Boris Maras

Animation Magazine

April 26, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/nine-helpful-tips-and-insights-for-feature-animation-supervisors/

 

'Wander to Wonder' Director Nina Gantz Explores the Existential Angst of Puppets [Netherlands; stop motion]

By Ramin Zahed

April 26, 2024

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/wander-to-wonder-director-nina-gantz-explores-the-existential-angst-of-her-award-winning-stop-motion-short/

This article was written for the

May '24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 340).

 

Beat's Bizarre Adventure: God warriors, whales and legends. A new column of manga reviews

Adam Wescott,  Merve Giray,  Derrick Crow

04/29/2024 
https://www.comicsbeat.com/beats-bizarre-adventure-god-warriors-whales-and-legends/

 

"I Think After All These Years I Finally Accepted That Comics is Actually my Calling": Talking with Jay Stephens

Jason Bergman | April 29, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/i-think-after-all-these-years-i-finally-accepted-that-comics-is-actually-my-calling-talking-with-jay-stephens/

 

Get Graphic: Building The 'Bio Mechs' with Cleber Souza Lima [of Brazil]

Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Apr 22, 2024

https://previewsworld.com/Article/274135-Get-Graphic-Building-The-Bio-Mechs-with-Cleber-Souza-Lima

Chinese animated films are booming

But they would be even better if censors relaxed

 Economist Feb 8th 2024 https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/02/08/chinese-animated-films-are-booming

 

Clay Bennett Takes 2024 Headliner Award – Mike Thompson and Robert Ariail Finalists

D. D. Degg      

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/04/29/clay-bennett-takes-2024-headliner-award-mike-thompson-and-robert-ariail-finalists/

 

Trump Rumpus with Mr Fish - Rude Trump Political Cartoons! Caglecast

Caglecast 42

 Apr 29, 2024

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

 

Heroes at the Cartoon Museum review: an invaluable slice of history told through 130 years of comics [London Cartoon Museum]

Christian Adams

April 29 2024

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhibitions/heroes-cartoon-museum-review-superman-batman-b1154378.html

 

London Cartoon Museum collects newspapers to record coverage of Charlie Hebdo attacks

Robin de Peyer

14 January 2015

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-cartoon-museum-collects-newspaper-coverage-of-charlie-hebdo-attacks-9977346.html

 

Letter: A comic shouldn't make people sad [aka 'Comic made me sad'; For Better or Worse letter about Farley's death]

BARBARA L. DOANE

    Apr 27, 2024

https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-a-comic-shouldnt-make-people-sad/article_b825728c-0285-11ef-836c-ff6e89490acf.html

 

Free Comic Book Day now well into its second decade

By Stan Ashbee

April 29, 2024

https://www.mylethbridgenow.com/40134/news/free-comic-book-day-now-well-into-its-second-decade/

 

Evangelista, Benny. 2019.

Artist Wins Award for 'Best Comic Design' [John Jett; 'NIF'; National Ignition Facility; government comics; educational comics].

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (October 15): https://lasers.llnl.gov/news/artist-wins-award-for-best-comic-design

 

Jett, John. 2018.

NIF [comic book]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility.

Online at https://lasers.llnl.gov/content/assets/docs/education/LLNL-NIF-comic.pdf

 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 2024.

Comic Book Tells the Story of Ignition [John Jett; 'Ignition'; National Ignition Facility; government comics; educational comics]]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (April 29): https://lasers.llnl.gov/news/comic-book-tells-the-story-of-ignition

 

Jett, John. 2024.

Ignition [comic book]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility.

Online at https://lasers.llnl.gov/content/assets/docs/education/LLNL-NIF-comic-2.pdf

 

Handing down a 38-year legacy: Acadiana Comics [Louisiana store]

Calyn Lamanno

Apr 28, 2024

https://www.katc.com/lafayette-parish/handing-down-a-38-year-legacy-acadiana-comics

 

We hired a professional comic-book artist to tell the incredible true story of the FBI's bust of a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor

Josh Adams and Anthony Del Col

Apr 21, 2021, https://www.businessinsider.com/comic-attempted-kidnap-governor-of-michigan-2021-4#-1

 

Meet comic book writers Sam Romesburg and Sam Freeman [Hound]

    Lauren LaRocca

    Apr 28, 2024

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/meet-comic-book-writers-sam-romesburg-and-sam-freeman/article_61fe9870-2c21-53fd-b50d-c87785f71319.html

 

Grandma, mother, daughter: how 3 generations of Chinese women's emotional story is told in graphic novel [Feeding Ghosts; Tessa Hulls]

Bernice Chanin

28 Apr 2024

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3260308/grandma-mother-daughter-how-3-generations-chinese-womens-emotional-story-told-graphic-novel

 

IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode eighty-five | Zac Thompson, part one

Apr 29, 2024

https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/uncle-owen-797

 

BETH HETLAND for TENDER

Comix Experience

Apr 28, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXCJKOV-1WQ

 

Comic Culture with John Rose

terence dollard

 Apr 23, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfRHG4Rc_iE

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Matt Kindt

Jason DeHart

 Apr 22, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF4E92tUXj4

 

Words, Images, & Worlds: Arie Kaplan Returns! [ X-Men '97]

Jason DeHart

 Apr 21, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ6GQa8_ykA

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Tony McMillen

Jason DeHart

 Apr 24, 2024

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

 

Words, Images, & Worlds: Ed Brisson Returns! [Predator]

Jason DeHart

 Apr 23, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc0lRdSCRz4

 

Mr. Fish: Cartooning From the Deep End

Starring:Dwayne Booth

Directed by:Pablo Bryant

2017 · 1 hr 11 min

online at https://tubitv.com/movies/602161/mr-fish-cartooning-from-the-deep-end