The Post gave a very good review to the play based on David Rees' clip art comic strip. The play runs through Oct 14th.
Marks, Peter. 2006.
'Get Your War On': Precision Weapons Of Mass Derision.
Washington Post (October 10): C1
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Oct 11 - Presidential Doodles booksigning REPOST
David Greenberg - Presidential Doodles: Two Centuries of Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles & Scrawls from the Oval Office
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 07:00 PM at Olsson's The Lansburgh/Penn Quarter, 418 7th St., NW, (202) 638-7610
What were the leaders of the free world really doing during all those meetings? As the creators of Cabinet magazine reveal here for the first time, they were doodling! Includes a powerpoint presentation.
[I'm doing these reposts to try to keep the relevant date and information on the main page - if anyone's got any comments or suggestions, let me know]
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 07:00 PM at Olsson's The Lansburgh/Penn Quarter, 418 7th St., NW, (202) 638-7610
What were the leaders of the free world really doing during all those meetings? As the creators of Cabinet magazine reveal here for the first time, they were doodling! Includes a powerpoint presentation.
[I'm doing these reposts to try to keep the relevant date and information on the main page - if anyone's got any comments or suggestions, let me know]
Oct 12 - Roadtrip! Ed Stein opens political cartoon exhibit at William & Mary
Google maps, which appears to be much smarter than Mapquest at this point, says it's 154 miles from DC. Actually, I can't recommend attending this with both ICAF and SPX underway in DC, even though I like Stein's comic strip a lot, but the exhibit runs through January.
Cartoonist Ed Stein to open Swem exhibit with lecture
News · Press Releases · Ed Stein to open Swem exhibit
Author: Suzanne Seurattan, Source: Press Releases
Date: Oct 09, 2006
(Williamsburg, Va.)—Internationally-syndicated editorial cartoonist, Ed Stein, will speak at the College of William and Mary's Earl Gregg Swem Library on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. Stein currently draws for the Rocky Mountain News but his cartoons have also appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and other publications. He will share his experiences as an editorial cartoonist, as well as the place of a political cartoonist in the modern world. Some of Stein‚s cartoons are currently on display in the library‚s Botetourt Gallery as part of an American Political Cartoonists exhibit which will run until Jan. 2007. A reception will immediately follow the lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
The American Political Cartoonists exhibit features the works of significant American cartoonists from the last 150 years including: Thomas Nast, Bill Mauldin, Dr. Seuss, Herbert Block (Herblock), Pat Oliphant, Garry Trudeau, Signe Wilkinson, Stein and Hugh Haynie. The exhibit can be seen in the Botetourt Gallery on the ground floor of Swem Library. Exhibit hours coincide with those of the library.
A special section of the exhibit (on the 1st floor) focuses on the works of Haynie, a 1950 graduate of the College, and cartoonist for the Louisville Courier Journal for forty years. To view more about Hugh Haynie's work, visit http://swem.wm.edu/exhibits/political-cartoons/.
The American Political Cartoonists exhibit, website, and corresponding events are were made possible by through the support of the Roy R. Charles Center, Swem Library and the hard work of junior, Jocelyn Krieger. For more information on the lecture or exhibit, please contact Rebecca Beasley, rlbeas@wm.edu, 757.221.3123.
Cartoonist Ed Stein to open Swem exhibit with lecture
News · Press Releases · Ed Stein to open Swem exhibit
Author: Suzanne Seurattan, Source: Press Releases
Date: Oct 09, 2006
(Williamsburg, Va.)—Internationally-syndicated editorial cartoonist, Ed Stein, will speak at the College of William and Mary's Earl Gregg Swem Library on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. Stein currently draws for the Rocky Mountain News but his cartoons have also appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and other publications. He will share his experiences as an editorial cartoonist, as well as the place of a political cartoonist in the modern world. Some of Stein‚s cartoons are currently on display in the library‚s Botetourt Gallery as part of an American Political Cartoonists exhibit which will run until Jan. 2007. A reception will immediately follow the lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
The American Political Cartoonists exhibit features the works of significant American cartoonists from the last 150 years including: Thomas Nast, Bill Mauldin, Dr. Seuss, Herbert Block (Herblock), Pat Oliphant, Garry Trudeau, Signe Wilkinson, Stein and Hugh Haynie. The exhibit can be seen in the Botetourt Gallery on the ground floor of Swem Library. Exhibit hours coincide with those of the library.
A special section of the exhibit (on the 1st floor) focuses on the works of Haynie, a 1950 graduate of the College, and cartoonist for the Louisville Courier Journal for forty years. To view more about Hugh Haynie's work, visit http://swem.wm.edu/exhibits/political-cartoons/.
The American Political Cartoonists exhibit, website, and corresponding events are were made possible by through the support of the Roy R. Charles Center, Swem Library and the hard work of junior, Jocelyn Krieger. For more information on the lecture or exhibit, please contact Rebecca Beasley, rlbeas@wm.edu, 757.221.3123.
Oct 13-14 SPX Programming schedule
Tom Spurgeon at the Comics Reporter noted that SPX's programming schedule is up.
Some good stuff on both days. Note Jules Feiffer's appearance is only on Friday; I've seen him speak several times and he's always entertaining. Note also that Saturday's events are parallel and an hour long each, so you're always missing something good. I think this is Douglas Wolk's first ICAF, and fairly positive that it's Tony Millionaire's as well. Watching Nadel, Groth and Brunetti duke out the idea of a canon should be entertaining - hopefully a transcript of that will run in The Comics Journal or moderator Kartopolis' Indy Magazine. Yoe's session should be fun, McCloud's interesting and Brownstein's political cartoons one disturbing. It all looks good.
Friday:
2:00
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Kids Comics with Brian Ralph!
Brian Ralph, creator of Reggie-12, the graphic novels Cave-In and Climbing Out, and comic strips for Nickelodeon Magazine, will talk about his comics for kids and how he makes them.
TBA
3:00
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Jules Feiffer Q+A
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer inaugurated the contemporary weekly cartoon format in the Village Voice with groundbreaking cartoons about psychology, social mores, relationships, and politics. Feiffer is also a screenwriter and playwright, and has in recent years authored a number of award-winning children's books. He most recently drew illustrations for The Long Chalkboard, a collection of stories by his wife, the comedian and writer Jenny Allen. Tim Kreider will ask Feiffer questions about his work and the state of the world today.
Auditorium
8:00
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Tony Millionaire Q+A
Tony Millionaire's weekly Maakies strip is traditionalist and subversive, horrific and comic, beautiful and profane. Millionaire has also written and drawn the Sock Monkey series of comic books and several children's books. Gary Groth interviews the man whose exquisitely drawn strip about drunken animals, sea battles, and much more is arguably the most delightful comic strip on newsprint today.
SATURDAY
11:30
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Graphic Novels: First Authors
What challenges face a cartoonist making a long-form work for the first time? Writer Douglas Wolk talks about problems, solutions, and methodologies with Austin English, Megan Kelso and Matthias Lehmann, all of whom have recently finished their first graphic novels.
12:00
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Masters, Canons and Anti-Canons
In light of the "Masters of American Comics" show and several new books that seek to expand or challenge our notions of comics' greatest works, Ivan Brunetti, Gary Groth and Dan Nadel will address the concept of a canon as it relates to comics, discuss its necessity and consider its possible function. Moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos
12:30
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Center for Cartoon Studies: Presentation and Workshop
Robyn Chapman joins us from the Center for Cartoon Studies, a recently-founded two-year educational institution for budding cartoonists in White River Junction, Vermont. Robyn will talk about this unique school and will lead a hands-on cartooning workshop. No matter how little experience you have, you will leave this panel having drawn a comics page!
1:00
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Craig Yoe: Arf Lover
Twisted archivist of the ridiculous and the sublime Craig Yoe presents for your pleasure and scandalization selections from the collection of comics, gags, and graffix which form the source for his eccentric series of "Arf" anthology books. Outrageous obscurities and eyeball-kicks are practically guaranteed! (Offer not valid where offer may apply.)
1:30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ways of Drawing
What do different styles of cartooning mean to cartoonists? What are cartoonists trying to get across with their brushstrokes? Why draw with thick or soft lines? Is drawing style a conscious choice or does it evolve naturally? Is it pleasureable to draw? Or is it a struggle? Ben Catmull, John Hankiewicz, Megan Kelso, Onsmith and Frank Santoro discuss these questions and more with moderator Austin English
2:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scott McCloud Q+A
Scott McCloud has become a leading spokesman and thinker in American comics through his treatises-in-comics form, Understanding Comics and Reinventing Comics. Now he follows up his analyses with a new approach to practical application in Making Comics. McCloud will discuss his ideas with moderator Bill Kartalopoulos and answer questions from the audience.
2:30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Political Cartooning in 2006
One year ago Danish newspaper cartoons sparked deadly global riots. Earlier this year the Joint Chiefs of Staff protested a political cartoon about troop injuries in Iraq. Last month a graphic novel adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report became a New York Times bestseller. Charles Brownstein talks to Tim Kreider, Ted Rall, Mikhaela Reid, Jen Sorensen and Rick Veitch about the interesting times these cartoonists live within and how their work responds.
3:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ivan Brunetti Q+A
Ivan Brunetti has drawn raging screeds against the void, gag cartoons from hell's lower circles, sensitive biographies of dead artists, and observant slices-of-life. His cartooning style has transformed over the years from harsh and anguished to geometric and delicate. He is also an educator, editor, historian, curator, and spiritual seeker. Jesse Fuchs leads a discussion with the artist who calls his comic book "Schizo."
3:30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to Draw Thinking
Some say that because comics is a visual medium, it's better suited for action and spectacle than for rumination or the internal life of the mind. Comics by Gabrielle Bell, Kevin Huizenga, and Anders Nilsen consistently prove this notion wrong. With moderator Isaac Cates, they will discuss the pleasures and problems of making pictures that think.
4:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian Chippendale Q+A
Brian Chippendale co-founded the seminal Fort Thunder artists' space in Providence, Rhode Island in 1995. His first book, Ninja, has just been published. He is also the author of numerous mini-comics, including the Maggots series, and has appeared in anthologies including Paper Rodeo, Non, and Coober Skeeber. Chippendale also plays drums and sings as one-half of the band Lightning Bolt. Dan Nadel asks the questions
Some good stuff on both days. Note Jules Feiffer's appearance is only on Friday; I've seen him speak several times and he's always entertaining. Note also that Saturday's events are parallel and an hour long each, so you're always missing something good. I think this is Douglas Wolk's first ICAF, and fairly positive that it's Tony Millionaire's as well. Watching Nadel, Groth and Brunetti duke out the idea of a canon should be entertaining - hopefully a transcript of that will run in The Comics Journal or moderator Kartopolis' Indy Magazine. Yoe's session should be fun, McCloud's interesting and Brownstein's political cartoons one disturbing. It all looks good.
Friday:
2:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kids Comics with Brian Ralph!
Brian Ralph, creator of Reggie-12, the graphic novels Cave-In and Climbing Out, and comic strips for Nickelodeon Magazine, will talk about his comics for kids and how he makes them.
TBA
3:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jules Feiffer Q+A
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer inaugurated the contemporary weekly cartoon format in the Village Voice with groundbreaking cartoons about psychology, social mores, relationships, and politics. Feiffer is also a screenwriter and playwright, and has in recent years authored a number of award-winning children's books. He most recently drew illustrations for The Long Chalkboard, a collection of stories by his wife, the comedian and writer Jenny Allen. Tim Kreider will ask Feiffer questions about his work and the state of the world today.
Auditorium
8:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tony Millionaire Q+A
Tony Millionaire's weekly Maakies strip is traditionalist and subversive, horrific and comic, beautiful and profane. Millionaire has also written and drawn the Sock Monkey series of comic books and several children's books. Gary Groth interviews the man whose exquisitely drawn strip about drunken animals, sea battles, and much more is arguably the most delightful comic strip on newsprint today.
SATURDAY
11:30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Graphic Novels: First Authors
What challenges face a cartoonist making a long-form work for the first time? Writer Douglas Wolk talks about problems, solutions, and methodologies with Austin English, Megan Kelso and Matthias Lehmann, all of whom have recently finished their first graphic novels.
12:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Masters, Canons and Anti-Canons
In light of the "Masters of American Comics" show and several new books that seek to expand or challenge our notions of comics' greatest works, Ivan Brunetti, Gary Groth and Dan Nadel will address the concept of a canon as it relates to comics, discuss its necessity and consider its possible function. Moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos
12:30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Center for Cartoon Studies: Presentation and Workshop
Robyn Chapman joins us from the Center for Cartoon Studies, a recently-founded two-year educational institution for budding cartoonists in White River Junction, Vermont. Robyn will talk about this unique school and will lead a hands-on cartooning workshop. No matter how little experience you have, you will leave this panel having drawn a comics page!
1:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Craig Yoe: Arf Lover
Twisted archivist of the ridiculous and the sublime Craig Yoe presents for your pleasure and scandalization selections from the collection of comics, gags, and graffix which form the source for his eccentric series of "Arf" anthology books. Outrageous obscurities and eyeball-kicks are practically guaranteed! (Offer not valid where offer may apply.)
1:30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ways of Drawing
What do different styles of cartooning mean to cartoonists? What are cartoonists trying to get across with their brushstrokes? Why draw with thick or soft lines? Is drawing style a conscious choice or does it evolve naturally? Is it pleasureable to draw? Or is it a struggle? Ben Catmull, John Hankiewicz, Megan Kelso, Onsmith and Frank Santoro discuss these questions and more with moderator Austin English
2:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scott McCloud Q+A
Scott McCloud has become a leading spokesman and thinker in American comics through his treatises-in-comics form, Understanding Comics and Reinventing Comics. Now he follows up his analyses with a new approach to practical application in Making Comics. McCloud will discuss his ideas with moderator Bill Kartalopoulos and answer questions from the audience.
2:30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Political Cartooning in 2006
One year ago Danish newspaper cartoons sparked deadly global riots. Earlier this year the Joint Chiefs of Staff protested a political cartoon about troop injuries in Iraq. Last month a graphic novel adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report became a New York Times bestseller. Charles Brownstein talks to Tim Kreider, Ted Rall, Mikhaela Reid, Jen Sorensen and Rick Veitch about the interesting times these cartoonists live within and how their work responds.
3:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ivan Brunetti Q+A
Ivan Brunetti has drawn raging screeds against the void, gag cartoons from hell's lower circles, sensitive biographies of dead artists, and observant slices-of-life. His cartooning style has transformed over the years from harsh and anguished to geometric and delicate. He is also an educator, editor, historian, curator, and spiritual seeker. Jesse Fuchs leads a discussion with the artist who calls his comic book "Schizo."
3:30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to Draw Thinking
Some say that because comics is a visual medium, it's better suited for action and spectacle than for rumination or the internal life of the mind. Comics by Gabrielle Bell, Kevin Huizenga, and Anders Nilsen consistently prove this notion wrong. With moderator Isaac Cates, they will discuss the pleasures and problems of making pictures that think.
4:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian Chippendale Q+A
Brian Chippendale co-founded the seminal Fort Thunder artists' space in Providence, Rhode Island in 1995. His first book, Ninja, has just been published. He is also the author of numerous mini-comics, including the Maggots series, and has appeared in anthologies including Paper Rodeo, Non, and Coober Skeeber. Chippendale also plays drums and sings as one-half of the band Lightning Bolt. Dan Nadel asks the questions
Oct 11 2pm - Herblock webcast from Library of Congress
Sara Duke reports that she will be lecturing for an online webcast:
Cartoons and Political Opinion
Join the Library of Congress in the OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries) online classroom as it explores the resonant work of political cartoonist Herblock, through the Library of Congress's new exhibition: Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock. Sara Duke, Curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Art, will delve into the treasure trove of material from the Prints and Photographs Division and show cartoons related to perennial topics such as the environment, ethics, privacy, the Middle East, and more.
When: Wednesday, October 11, 2 p.m. (E.D.T.), 1:00 p.m. CST
To attend, go to
http://67.19.231.218/v4/login.asp?r=67955673&p=0
Type your name and click Enter to go into the online room. A small software applet will download to your computer as you enter the room. All that is needed is an Internet connection, sound card, and speakers. A headset with microphone will enable you to speak to the group.
Note: Use of Internet Explorer is recommended. Log on 5 minutes early to allow for the web conference software to be downloaded automatically to your computer.
For more information about upcoming programs, see Online Programming for All Libraries (OPAL) at http://www.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm.
To learn more about the Library of Congress, see http://www.loc.gov/, especially:
Prints & Photographs Division: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/
Online Exhibition: Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/herblock-intro.html
Cartoons and Political Opinion
Join the Library of Congress in the OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries) online classroom as it explores the resonant work of political cartoonist Herblock, through the Library of Congress's new exhibition: Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock. Sara Duke, Curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Art, will delve into the treasure trove of material from the Prints and Photographs Division and show cartoons related to perennial topics such as the environment, ethics, privacy, the Middle East, and more.
When: Wednesday, October 11, 2 p.m. (E.D.T.), 1:00 p.m. CST
To attend, go to
http://67.19.231.218/v4/login.asp?r=67955673&p=0
Type your name and click Enter to go into the online room. A small software applet will download to your computer as you enter the room. All that is needed is an Internet connection, sound card, and speakers. A headset with microphone will enable you to speak to the group.
Note: Use of Internet Explorer is recommended. Log on 5 minutes early to allow for the web conference software to be downloaded automatically to your computer.
For more information about upcoming programs, see Online Programming for All Libraries (OPAL) at http://www.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm.
To learn more about the Library of Congress, see http://www.loc.gov/, especially:
Prints & Photographs Division: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/
Online Exhibition: Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/herblock-intro.html
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Nov 18 - Academic panels - “Comics, Graphic Novels, and the Bible”
A. David Lewis reports that he will be speaking at the following session next month. More details if I get them, but it sounds interesting. Besides the obvious issue of the propriety of the Danish Islam cartoons, there has been a lot of growth in Christian and Jewish comics in the US. (BTW, I think that's Andre, not Andrea).
Program for 2006 National Academy of American Religion/Society of Biblical Literature
SBL Forum Special Session, Nov. 18, 1pm – DC Convention Center
“Comics, Graphic Novels, and the Bible”
Dan W. Clanton, Jr., Presider
Papers
G. Andrew Tooze, Winston-Salem, NC, “Do Superheroes Read Scripture? The Bible and Comic Books” (30 minutes)
Terry Clark, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, “Biblical Graphic Novels: Adaptation, Interpretation, and Pedagogy” (30 minutes)
Andrea Molinari, Creighton University, “Climbing the Dragon’s Ladder: Perpetua, Felicitas, Graphic Novels and the Possibility of Modern Hagiography” (30 minutes)
Panel Discussion (60 minutes)
Greg Garrett, Professor of English, Baylor University
A. David Lewis, author of The Lone and Level Sands
Steve Ross, author of Marked
JT Waldman, author of Megillat Esther
Program for 2006 National Academy of American Religion/Society of Biblical Literature
SBL Forum Special Session, Nov. 18, 1pm – DC Convention Center
“Comics, Graphic Novels, and the Bible”
Dan W. Clanton, Jr., Presider
Papers
G. Andrew Tooze, Winston-Salem, NC, “Do Superheroes Read Scripture? The Bible and Comic Books” (30 minutes)
Terry Clark, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, “Biblical Graphic Novels: Adaptation, Interpretation, and Pedagogy” (30 minutes)
Andrea Molinari, Creighton University, “Climbing the Dragon’s Ladder: Perpetua, Felicitas, Graphic Novels and the Possibility of Modern Hagiography” (30 minutes)
Panel Discussion (60 minutes)
Greg Garrett, Professor of English, Baylor University
A. David Lewis, author of The Lone and Level Sands
Steve Ross, author of Marked
JT Waldman, author of Megillat Esther
Article - DC resident reviews NYC's Masters of American Comics
You can find it here:
Wecker, Menachem. 2006.
What’s New With Jewish-American Superheroes?
Jewish Press (October 4).
and here's the details for 1/2 the exhibit at least:
Masters of American Comics
September 15, 2006-January 28, 2007
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue – at 92nd Street, New York
212-423-3200, http://www.thejewishmuseum.org
I don't know Mr. Wecker, but his bio on the JP site says, "Menachem Wecker is a painter and assistant editor of B’nai B’rith Magazine in Washington, D.C. He welcomes comments at mwecker@gmail.com." The number of people interested in comics in Washington continues to surprise me.
Wecker, Menachem. 2006.
What’s New With Jewish-American Superheroes?
Jewish Press (October 4).
and here's the details for 1/2 the exhibit at least:
Masters of American Comics
September 15, 2006-January 28, 2007
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue – at 92nd Street, New York
212-423-3200, http://www.thejewishmuseum.org
I don't know Mr. Wecker, but his bio on the JP site says, "Menachem Wecker is a painter and assistant editor of B’nai B’rith Magazine in Washington, D.C. He welcomes comments at mwecker@gmail.com." The number of people interested in comics in Washington continues to surprise me.
Oct 8 - Animation Festival - National Geographic REPOST
This slid off the main heading's list so I'll repost it in case anyone's looking for something to do today.
As part of their All Roads Film Festival, Nat'l Geo has a morning showing of animated shorts at their 16th and M Sts, NW location. There is a charge to see these.
Sunday, October 8
11 a.m. ANIMATION PROGRAM
Traditional tales from around the world come alive in animated form.
*How the Elephant Lost his Wings
Tara Douglas
4 min/India/2006
World Premiere
A story from the Muria Gond culture about conflict between the first elephant and man.
*Pot of Gold
Nitin Donde
5 min/India/2006
World Premiere
A tale from the Warli tribe of Maharashtra tells what happens when a husband and wife find a pot of gold.
*Best of the Best
Leslie MacKenzie
5 min /India/2006
World Premiere
A vain mouse gets what she deserves in this story from the Gondi tribe.
First Fire
Nathan Young
10 min/USA/2004
Cherokee with English Subtitles
DC Premiere
Stop-motion claymation depicts the origin of fire from the Cherokee Nation.
Un Poquito De... (A Little Bit Of...)
Dominique Jonard
11 min/Mexico/2003
Spanish with English subtitles
US Premiere
Schoolchildren wrote and illustrated this story showing the fun lives of people living near Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico.
Raven and the First People
Caleb Hystad, Simon James
23 min/Canada/2006
In the first of two new episodes from the award-winning series about Pacific North Coast tribes, Raven Tales, Eagle and Raven are at odds over how to take care of the world entrusted to them.
Raven and the Seawolf
Caleb Hystad, Simon James
23 min/Canada/2006
US Premiere
The first man is dismayed to find he has no skill as a fisherman and that his skills as an artisan are unappreciated, so he calls out a mythical sea monster to help him.
As part of their All Roads Film Festival, Nat'l Geo has a morning showing of animated shorts at their 16th and M Sts, NW location. There is a charge to see these.
Sunday, October 8
11 a.m. ANIMATION PROGRAM
Traditional tales from around the world come alive in animated form.
*How the Elephant Lost his Wings
Tara Douglas
4 min/India/2006
World Premiere
A story from the Muria Gond culture about conflict between the first elephant and man.
*Pot of Gold
Nitin Donde
5 min/India/2006
World Premiere
A tale from the Warli tribe of Maharashtra tells what happens when a husband and wife find a pot of gold.
*Best of the Best
Leslie MacKenzie
5 min /India/2006
World Premiere
A vain mouse gets what she deserves in this story from the Gondi tribe.
First Fire
Nathan Young
10 min/USA/2004
Cherokee with English Subtitles
DC Premiere
Stop-motion claymation depicts the origin of fire from the Cherokee Nation.
Un Poquito De... (A Little Bit Of...)
Dominique Jonard
11 min/Mexico/2003
Spanish with English subtitles
US Premiere
Schoolchildren wrote and illustrated this story showing the fun lives of people living near Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico.
Raven and the First People
Caleb Hystad, Simon James
23 min/Canada/2006
In the first of two new episodes from the award-winning series about Pacific North Coast tribes, Raven Tales, Eagle and Raven are at odds over how to take care of the world entrusted to them.
Raven and the Seawolf
Caleb Hystad, Simon James
23 min/Canada/2006
US Premiere
The first man is dismayed to find he has no skill as a fisherman and that his skills as an artisan are unappreciated, so he calls out a mythical sea monster to help him.
Oct 14 5 pm - Terri Witek poetry reading UPDATED with CORRECTED TIME
Terri Witek will be reading at Chapters, a literary bookstore. Terri's a friend of mine, and her poetry is frequently about graphic images. Her current book, Carnal World, is on her responses to paintings.
Chapters has a description up now:
Time: Saturday, October 14, 2006 5:00 PM
Title of Event: Steve Scafidi & Terri Witek
"This is a return trip for Steve Scafidi, whose second collection, For Love of Common Words exuberantly embodies that title, in being both meditative and defiant about our common losses. Terri Witek, whom we know and admire from the West Chester Poetry Conference, reads from Carnal World, her smart, funny, and keenly observant poems on paintings."
Terri's in town with her husband, Joseph 'Rusty' Witek, who's attending ICAF and is the author of Comic Books as History: the Narrative Art of Jack Jackson, Art Spiegelman, and Harvey Pekar.
Chapters has a description up now:
Time: Saturday, October 14, 2006 5:00 PM
Title of Event: Steve Scafidi & Terri Witek
"This is a return trip for Steve Scafidi, whose second collection, For Love of Common Words exuberantly embodies that title, in being both meditative and defiant about our common losses. Terri Witek, whom we know and admire from the West Chester Poetry Conference, reads from Carnal World, her smart, funny, and keenly observant poems on paintings."
Terri's in town with her husband, Joseph 'Rusty' Witek, who's attending ICAF and is the author of Comic Books as History: the Narrative Art of Jack Jackson, Art Spiegelman, and Harvey Pekar.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Oct 7 - Get Your War On article in Post and other tidbits UPDATED
Pressley, Nelson. 2006.
Internet Comic Strip 'Get Your War On' Goes 3-D on Stage.
Washington Post (October 7): C1.
The article's about the staging of a clip art comic strip, rather than a review of the performance.
Also in the Style section is another of Richard Thompson's caricature finger puppets. Don Rumsfield will be joining the previous ones on my book shelves -- and pushing them around apparently!
The City Paper also has a bit on Get Your War On. They've also got an illustration by Josh Neufeld on an article about rats. Josh hopefully should be attending ICAF this year as he's been a regular for years.
Over in the Washington Times, Zadzooks! reviews games and toys based on comics. Oddly enough, he's been doing this column for at least a decade and I've never run into him.
Szadkowski, Joseph. 2006.
Hong Kong Phooey bats at villains in 3-D action.
WASHINGTON TIMES (October 7).
Finally, the Express had the Spider-Man Collectible Series 8 comic book, reprinting part of Amazing Spider-Man #4 - remember steal a copy from your neighbor's lawn!
Internet Comic Strip 'Get Your War On' Goes 3-D on Stage.
Washington Post (October 7): C1.
The article's about the staging of a clip art comic strip, rather than a review of the performance.
Also in the Style section is another of Richard Thompson's caricature finger puppets. Don Rumsfield will be joining the previous ones on my book shelves -- and pushing them around apparently!
The City Paper also has a bit on Get Your War On. They've also got an illustration by Josh Neufeld on an article about rats. Josh hopefully should be attending ICAF this year as he's been a regular for years.
Over in the Washington Times, Zadzooks! reviews games and toys based on comics. Oddly enough, he's been doing this column for at least a decade and I've never run into him.
Szadkowski, Joseph. 2006.
Hong Kong Phooey bats at villains in 3-D action.
WASHINGTON TIMES (October 7).
Finally, the Express had the Spider-Man Collectible Series 8 comic book, reprinting part of Amazing Spider-Man #4 - remember steal a copy from your neighbor's lawn!
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Oct 11 - Presidential Doodles booksigning
David Greenberg - Presidential Doodles: Two Centuries of Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles & Scrawls from the Oval Office
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 07:00 PM at Olsson's The Lansburgh/Penn Quarter, 418 7th St., NW, (202) 638-7610
What were the leaders of the free world really doing during all those meetings? As the creators of Cabinet magazine reveal here for the first time, they were doodling! Includes a powerpoint presentation.
National Public Radio had a story on this book a few days ago -
Siegel, Robert. 2006.
'Presidential Doodles:' Oval Office Artists.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 21) .
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6118892
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 07:00 PM at Olsson's The Lansburgh/Penn Quarter, 418 7th St., NW, (202) 638-7610
What were the leaders of the free world really doing during all those meetings? As the creators of Cabinet magazine reveal here for the first time, they were doodling! Includes a powerpoint presentation.
National Public Radio had a story on this book a few days ago -
Siegel, Robert. 2006.
'Presidential Doodles:' Oval Office Artists.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 21) .
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6118892
Oct 12-14 - Cartoonists with Attitude appearances
Tom Spurgeon's fine blog, The Comics Reporter, pointed to Cartoonists with Attitude's website today. CWA is a group of young, mostly editorial, cartoonists centered around the frequently controversial. Mikhaela Reid and Jen "Slowpoke" Sorenson have been regulars at SPX for years now, and I recommend their works. On Oct 12, the group will be at Politics and Prose at 7 pm. On the 13th and 14th, they'll be at the Small Press Expo in Upper Bethesda, or Lower Rockville, near the White Flint Mall.
Oct 5 - Get Your War On article in Express
Berger, Arion. 2006.
What is it good for? A prickly Web strip comes to life as 'Get Your War On,' the play.
[Washington Post] Express (October 5): E11
- that's the paper in the yellow box. It's an interview with Kirk Lynn who adapted the strip to the stage. The article's not online so you'll have to get it today if you want it.
What is it good for? A prickly Web strip comes to life as 'Get Your War On,' the play.
[Washington Post] Express (October 5): E11
- that's the paper in the yellow box. It's an interview with Kirk Lynn who adapted the strip to the stage. The article's not online so you'll have to get it today if you want it.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Oct 7 - Comic book signing
Joel Pollack, owner of Big Planet Comics, told me today that he'd have two comic book creators at his store this Saturday during the Taste of Bethesda festivities. John "Buzzboy" Gallagher and Shannon "Marvel Adventures Avengers" Gallant will be appearing. Gallagher most likely from 1-4 and Gallant from 11-2.
Oct 15 - Comic Book convention
Labelling themselves "Washington, DC's only ComiCon" on their flyer, Capital Associates' convention is in Tyson's Corner at the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department at 2148 Gallows Road from 10-3 on 10/15 with an admission of $3.00.
Article - Herblock exhibit
The new Library of Congress Information Bulletin for July-August has a profile, or apparently a re-written press release with a lot of pictures in it. Unfortunately, the LoC's website is way behind on loading these, so you'll have to see if you can scrounge a copy from an acquaintance who works in a library.
Here's the citation for those keeping track:
'Enduring Outrage': Editorial Cartoons by Herblock on display.
Library of Congress Information Bulletin (July-August 2006): 177-181
Here's the citation for those keeping track:
'Enduring Outrage': Editorial Cartoons by Herblock on display.
Library of Congress Information Bulletin (July-August 2006): 177-181
Toles in Buffalo
The school newspaper had the story of Toles' speech last weekend -
Kim, Jungmin. 2006.
Pulitzer Prizewinner Toles discusses censorship in society.
University of Buffalo Spectrum (October 5).
online at http://spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=28540.
Kim, Jungmin. 2006.
Pulitzer Prizewinner Toles discusses censorship in society.
University of Buffalo Spectrum (October 5).
online at http://spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=28540.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Article - Big Planet Comics in PW Comics Week
Publisher's Weekly electronic comics newsletter covered Big Planet Comics this week - the store I've been shopping at since The Dark Knight Returns dragged me back into comic books. See '20 Years of Retailing at Big Planet Comics,'
by Chris Arrant, PW Comics Week, October 3, 2006
Gaiman booksigning report, of sorts
I'm sure a lot of other blogs covered this, and better, but here's my notes from the P&P signing.
Gaiman attracted a crowd of about 450-500 people to the site in the church. This was the first signing that P&P had there, and it's a good venue, although it was a bit strange to see Gaiman in a pulpit. He noted that these are all the stories he's written since the last collection, except for a story called "Orange" I think. He talked about putting poetry in the book, which his fans are divided about, but included it because the book would be the same length whether or not it was included. So he read his included poem, The Day The Saucers Came to a good bit of laughter.
He then read the first story in his book, A Study in Emerald after determining that he'd read another one at a con in Baltimore recently. After that, he took questions.
Asked what is Alan Moore like, Gaiman gave an amusing description of meeting him with Moore while Moore was wearing a bright red suit. He also gave an amusing account of Moore deciding to short-circuit his midlife crisis by worshipping an imaginary snake.
Asked how he can let characters go, Gaiman noted that 10 years of Sandman was long enough and it was a relief for all parties to let go some times.
Asked how long American Gods took to write, he explained 2 years, but the book had been gestating for longer.
Anansi was the central figure of the sequel because 8 years earlier he'd been working with Lenny Henry on his audiobooks. Henry noted that there were no black characters in horror movies because they all get killed offstage. Lenny's a bespectacled comics nerd offstage, but wanted a role written for him, so Anansi Boys is all written with Caribbean black characters unless otherwise noted. Originally it was to be a novella, along with Stardust and Neverwhere stories, but editor Jenny Brown insisted it would be a book.
Asked about his personal relationship with God, as it were, he said, "I think religions are the coolest things on earth and I hope people keep making them up until the end of time." He followed this by stating, "I think they're really cool and odd and I wish people wouldn't kill each other over them."
After questions, he gave his film FAQ.
John Hodgeman is the father in Coraline which is being done as stop-motion and will be ready in 2008. The misic is by They Might Be Giants. Also Ian McShane will be the upstairs neighbor.
The 1st movie out, March 2007, will be Stardust. Filmed in Highland Studios in England.
On November 22, 2007, Beowulf, starring John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover predictably as Grendel, and Angelie Jolie as Grendel's mother. He began the script with a friend in 1998. The friend planned to direct it until Zimeckis offered them, not one, which wasn't enough, but two wheelbarrows of money. It's being done like Polar Express but better.
Corrections, especially those of names, are welcomed.
Gaiman attracted a crowd of about 450-500 people to the site in the church. This was the first signing that P&P had there, and it's a good venue, although it was a bit strange to see Gaiman in a pulpit. He noted that these are all the stories he's written since the last collection, except for a story called "Orange" I think. He talked about putting poetry in the book, which his fans are divided about, but included it because the book would be the same length whether or not it was included. So he read his included poem, The Day The Saucers Came to a good bit of laughter.
He then read the first story in his book, A Study in Emerald after determining that he'd read another one at a con in Baltimore recently. After that, he took questions.
Asked what is Alan Moore like, Gaiman gave an amusing description of meeting him with Moore while Moore was wearing a bright red suit. He also gave an amusing account of Moore deciding to short-circuit his midlife crisis by worshipping an imaginary snake.
Asked how he can let characters go, Gaiman noted that 10 years of Sandman was long enough and it was a relief for all parties to let go some times.
Asked how long American Gods took to write, he explained 2 years, but the book had been gestating for longer.
Anansi was the central figure of the sequel because 8 years earlier he'd been working with Lenny Henry on his audiobooks. Henry noted that there were no black characters in horror movies because they all get killed offstage. Lenny's a bespectacled comics nerd offstage, but wanted a role written for him, so Anansi Boys is all written with Caribbean black characters unless otherwise noted. Originally it was to be a novella, along with Stardust and Neverwhere stories, but editor Jenny Brown insisted it would be a book.
Asked about his personal relationship with God, as it were, he said, "I think religions are the coolest things on earth and I hope people keep making them up until the end of time." He followed this by stating, "I think they're really cool and odd and I wish people wouldn't kill each other over them."
After questions, he gave his film FAQ.
John Hodgeman is the father in Coraline which is being done as stop-motion and will be ready in 2008. The misic is by They Might Be Giants. Also Ian McShane will be the upstairs neighbor.
The 1st movie out, March 2007, will be Stardust. Filmed in Highland Studios in England.
On November 22, 2007, Beowulf, starring John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover predictably as Grendel, and Angelie Jolie as Grendel's mother. He began the script with a friend in 1998. The friend planned to direct it until Zimeckis offered them, not one, which wasn't enough, but two wheelbarrows of money. It's being done like Polar Express but better.
Corrections, especially those of names, are welcomed.
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