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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
PR: 2010 Harvey Awards at Baltimore Comic-Con
Monday, August 23, 2010
PR: LOST ART BOOKS
Joe Procopio writes in to note that he's starting a new comics press and I'm looking forward to his books:
Dear Friends,
As many of you know, I've been planning for a number of years to start my own publishing company devoted to the artists who worked in illustration, comic art, and graphic design in the first half of the 20th century. Well, that day has arrived. Ellen and I have started PICTURE THIS PRESS, and we are about to launch its first imprint, LOST ART BOOKS. The first book is at the printer, the second book goes to the printer early next week, and a third is over halfway through production.
The first book, THE LOST ART OF ZIM: CARTOONS AND CARICATURES, brings back to print for the first time in a century Eugene Zimmerman's wonderful coursebook for aspiring comic artists. Zim was a founding father of American cartooning, drawing tens of thousands of gags for America's early humor magazines. In addition to the original coursebook, this new edition features an introduction by Zim scholar Walter Brasch, a biography, and rare photos and illustrations from Zim's other work.
The second book, THE LOST ART OF E.T. REED: PREHISTORIC PEEPS, is the first book on this British cartoonist in over 50 years, and the first devoted to his seminal "Prehistoric Peeps" cartoons in more than a century. The wonderful introduction by comic artist and teacher Stephen Bissette grounds Reed's work in the time in which it was created and then traces its influence through the decades all the way to "The Flintstones" and beyond. The book is fleshed out by a biography of Reed and many examples of his other cartoon work. To top it off, wonderful comic artist and friend Jerry Carr created a new color cover for this Lost Art volume.
The third book, THE LOST ART OF FREDERICK RICHARDSON, pulls together an exceedingly rare collection of this Detroit newspaper artist's wonderful illustrations and cartoons from the 1890s, a time when Richardson was first feeling the influence of the Art Nouveau movement in Europe. The introduction was contributed by scholars Martin Gardner and Ruth Berman, providing a biography and overview of his work from this period.
SMALL PRESS EXPO (Sept. 11-12)
I will be exhibiting at this year's Small Press Expo on September 11-12 in Bethesda, Maryland. If you aren't familiar with SPX, you can learn more at their site (www.spxpo.com). SPX is a great event that plays host to the best of the sequential art world's coolest self-publishers and small publishing houses. It's kinda like the indie rock scene of the comic book world, with a real DIY attitude. I've attended every Expo since 1999, and I always leave with a bag full of treasures I would have never known about otherwise. It was no accident that I chose SPX as the place to make the debut of Lost Art Books. I'll have the first two books on sale at my booth as well as a limited edition (100 copies) "Pocket Cartoon Course" (free with any purchase). I really hope you can make it out...I think you'll have a cool time.
I will be exhibiting at this year's Small Press Expo on September 11-12 in Bethesda, Maryland. If you aren't familiar with SPX, you can learn more at their site (www.spxpo.com). SPX is a great event that plays host to the best of the sequential art world's coolest self-publishers and small publishing houses. It's kinda like the indie rock scene of the comic book world, with a real DIY attitude. I've attended every Expo since 1999, and I always leave with a bag full of treasures I would have never known about otherwise. It was no accident that I chose SPX as the place to make the debut of Lost Art Books. I'll have the first two books on sale at my booth as well as a limited edition (100 copies) "Pocket Cartoon Course" (free with any purchase). I really hope you can make it out...I think you'll have a cool time.
JOIN US ONLINE
Hopefully we'll have a great new Web site in the next few weeks, but for now you can visit (and JOIN!) the Lost Art Books FACEBOOK group at:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=345009783705&v=wall&ref=mf#!/group.php?gid=345009783705
The Facebook group is where I'll post progress reports for the next few weeks; go there now to see the front and back cover for the Zim book!
Hopefully we'll have a great new Web site in the next few weeks, but for now you can visit (and JOIN!) the Lost Art Books FACEBOOK group at:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=345009783705&v=wall&ref=mf#!/group.php?gid=345009783705
The Facebook group is where I'll post progress reports for the next few weeks; go there now to see the front and back cover for the Zim book!
MISSION STATEMENT
Lost Art Books, the flagship series from Picture This Press, collects and preserves the works of illustrators and cartoonists from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries. Too many of these artists have gone under appreciated for too long, with much of their work uncollected or unexamined for decades, if at all. The Lost Art series of books aims to preserve this cultural heritage by re-introducing these artists to new generations of working illustrators, cultural historians, and admirers of things beautiful.
PR: DC Conspiracy's MAGIC BULLET Comic Newspaper
From Rafer Roberts of Plastic Farm Press, we hear:
Earlier this year the idea was presented that the DC Conspiracy would put out a newspaper filled with our comics. A newspaper? Filled with comics? In an era where comics are presented smaller and on handheld digital devices, presenting large format comics in a dying medium seemed like such an outdated model that
we just had to go for it.
With the aesthetic that each artist would take advantage of the larger format, MAGIC BULLET was born.
http://www.dcconspiracy.com/blog/2010/08/presenting-magic-bullet.html
we just had to go for it.
With the aesthetic that each artist would take advantage of the larger format, MAGIC BULLET was born.
http://www.dcconspiracy.com/blog/2010/08/presenting-magic-bullet.html
Frank Cho will be in next Sunday's Post magazine
I'll probably forget to post something about this because of Baltimore Comic-Con, but the August 29th magazine will have a feature on Frank Cho.
Baltimore Comic-Con interview up at City Paper
New Father Marc Nathan on His Other Baby, the Baltimore Comic-Con
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Copyright is too long, and other people agree with me
Although it's not specifically mentioned anywhere, most people would assume the contents of this blog are copyrighted, and due to the US Constitution and Congress they'd be right. Since the 1970s, Americans don't need to register their publication with the Library of Congress and use the funky little C symbol. However, I've been asked to waive copyright on some things appearing here, most recently photos of the great Malaysian cartoonist Lat for Wiki Commons, and I've been glad to do so.
However, as these two articles point out, copyright is not an inalienable right but a legal one, and at this point, it's largely warped in the direction of protecting large corporations' intellectual property. Read them both:
A Republic of Letters
By ROBERT DARNTON
New York Times Book Review August 22, 2010
Lewis Hyde draws on the founding fathers for arguments against the privatization of knowledge.
Copycats vs. Copyrights; Does it make sense to legally protect the fashion industry from knockoffs?
Ezra Klein
Washington Post August 22 2010
Fortunately the Fair Use provision should let me exempt out Mr. Klein's salient point for this blog post:
And companies love copyright. They love it so much they persuaded Congress to pass the Sonny Bono Act, which extended individual copyright protections to the life of the author, plus another 70 years; and corporate copyrights to 120 years from creation, or 95 years from publication, whichever is earlier. That’s an absurdly long time, and it belies the original point of patents: does anyone seriously believe that a 40-year-old with a money-making idea is going to hold back because someone can mimic it 20 years after he dies? At a certain point, copyrights stop protecting innovation and begin protecting profits.
Should this blog post be copyrighted at least through 2080? No. The original Constitutional provision of 14 years with a 14 year renewal should be returned to. Let's see some Tea Partyers take up that original construction argument.
I hereby abandon my copyright on this blog post about copyright, not that I imagine anyone will really care.
However, as these two articles point out, copyright is not an inalienable right but a legal one, and at this point, it's largely warped in the direction of protecting large corporations' intellectual property. Read them both:
A Republic of Letters
By ROBERT DARNTON
New York Times Book Review August 22, 2010
Lewis Hyde draws on the founding fathers for arguments against the privatization of knowledge.
Copycats vs. Copyrights; Does it make sense to legally protect the fashion industry from knockoffs?
Ezra Klein
Washington Post August 22 2010
Fortunately the Fair Use provision should let me exempt out Mr. Klein's salient point for this blog post:
And companies love copyright. They love it so much they persuaded Congress to pass the Sonny Bono Act, which extended individual copyright protections to the life of the author, plus another 70 years; and corporate copyrights to 120 years from creation, or 95 years from publication, whichever is earlier. That’s an absurdly long time, and it belies the original point of patents: does anyone seriously believe that a 40-year-old with a money-making idea is going to hold back because someone can mimic it 20 years after he dies? At a certain point, copyrights stop protecting innovation and begin protecting profits.
Should this blog post be copyrighted at least through 2080? No. The original Constitutional provision of 14 years with a 14 year renewal should be returned to. Let's see some Tea Partyers take up that original construction argument.
I hereby abandon my copyright on this blog post about copyright, not that I imagine anyone will really care.
Zadzooks reviews comics
Zadzooks: Ghostopolis, Age of Reptiles, Doctor Solar: Man of the Atom; Welcome to some warped new worlds
By Joseph Szadkowski
The Washington Times Saturday, August 21, 2010
By Joseph Szadkowski
The Washington Times Saturday, August 21, 2010
PR: Portrait Gallery on Schulz photograph
National Portrait Gallery Presents Portrait of Charles M. Schulz to Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of "Peanuts" Debut
A photograph of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) will be presented to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in a ceremony for invited guests Oct. 1. The event recognizes the cartoonist’s impact on millions of people worldwide and coincides with commemorations surrounding the 60th anniversary of “Peanuts.” The 1986 photograph, created by acclaimed portraitist Yousuf Karsh, is the Portrait Gallery’s first image of the famed cartoonist. In the image, Schulz is at his drawing board with pen in hand. Before him is a partially completed “Peanuts” full-page comic featuring the perennially popular story line in which Lucy snatches the football away from Charlie Brown and sends him hurtling through the air. The photograph, with the accompanying original comic strip, will be on view to the public immediately following the ceremony in the museum’s “New Arrivals” exhibition.
“The Portrait Gallery has many editorial cartoonists and their cartoons in its collection, but this is the first of Charles Schulz and his adored characters,” said Martin Sullivan, director of the museum. “Schulz dealt with life’s everyday moments with humanity and humor.”
On Saturday, Oct. 2, the museum will host a friends-and-family day for all ages with programs inspired by the cartoonist and his characters. Snoopy will be available for photographs; Joe Wos, cartoonist in residence at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif., will offer workshops throughout the day; and Sean Lane and the Bay Jazz Project will provide musical entertainment. Children will be invited to join the band to play percussion instruments. Later in the day, the museum will screen the popular “Peanuts” special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Lee Mendelson, a longtime friend of Schulz and executive producer of all the classic “Peanuts” specials, including Great Pumpkin and A Charlie Brown Christmas, will be on hand for a discussion and to answer questions from fans.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will also mark the 60th anniversary of the “Peanuts” strip with a case that will feature objects from Schulz, including drawing utensils, an animation cell from the television special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and two comic panels that show the cartoon’s progression from rough pencil sketches to finished ink strips.
Schulz once described himself as “born to draw comic strips.” A Minneapolis native, he was just two days old when an uncle nicknamed him “Sparky,” after the horse Spark Plug from the “Barney Google” comic strip. Throughout his youth, he and his father shared a Sunday-morning ritual of reading the funnies. After serving in the army during World War II, Schulz got his first big break in 1947 when he sold a cartoon feature called “Li’l Folks” to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. In 1950, Schulz met with United Feature Syndicate, and on Oct. 2 of that year, “Peanuts,” so named by the syndicate, debuted in seven newspapers. Schulz died in Santa Rosa, Calif., Feb. 12, 2000—just hours before his last original strip was to appear in Sunday papers.
“Peanuts,” one of America’s most beloved comic strips, ran without interruption for nearly 50 years. Encores of the comic strip appear today in more than 2,200 newspapers in 75 countries and 21 languages. “Peanuts” animated specials have become seasonal traditions, and thousands of consumer products are available. Charlie Brown kicking the football, Linus and his blanket and Lucy leaning over Schroeder’s piano are images to which everyone can relate. Phrases such as “security blanket” and “good grief” are a part of the global vernacular.
The photograph of Schulz has been donated to the National Portrait Gallery by Estrellita Karsh, in memory of Yousuf Karsh.
A photograph of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) will be presented to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in a ceremony for invited guests Oct. 1. The event recognizes the cartoonist’s impact on millions of people worldwide and coincides with commemorations surrounding the 60th anniversary of “Peanuts.” The 1986 photograph, created by acclaimed portraitist Yousuf Karsh, is the Portrait Gallery’s first image of the famed cartoonist. In the image, Schulz is at his drawing board with pen in hand. Before him is a partially completed “Peanuts” full-page comic featuring the perennially popular story line in which Lucy snatches the football away from Charlie Brown and sends him hurtling through the air. The photograph, with the accompanying original comic strip, will be on view to the public immediately following the ceremony in the museum’s “New Arrivals” exhibition.
“The Portrait Gallery has many editorial cartoonists and their cartoons in its collection, but this is the first of Charles Schulz and his adored characters,” said Martin Sullivan, director of the museum. “Schulz dealt with life’s everyday moments with humanity and humor.”
On Saturday, Oct. 2, the museum will host a friends-and-family day for all ages with programs inspired by the cartoonist and his characters. Snoopy will be available for photographs; Joe Wos, cartoonist in residence at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif., will offer workshops throughout the day; and Sean Lane and the Bay Jazz Project will provide musical entertainment. Children will be invited to join the band to play percussion instruments. Later in the day, the museum will screen the popular “Peanuts” special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Lee Mendelson, a longtime friend of Schulz and executive producer of all the classic “Peanuts” specials, including Great Pumpkin and A Charlie Brown Christmas, will be on hand for a discussion and to answer questions from fans.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will also mark the 60th anniversary of the “Peanuts” strip with a case that will feature objects from Schulz, including drawing utensils, an animation cell from the television special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and two comic panels that show the cartoon’s progression from rough pencil sketches to finished ink strips.
Schulz once described himself as “born to draw comic strips.” A Minneapolis native, he was just two days old when an uncle nicknamed him “Sparky,” after the horse Spark Plug from the “Barney Google” comic strip. Throughout his youth, he and his father shared a Sunday-morning ritual of reading the funnies. After serving in the army during World War II, Schulz got his first big break in 1947 when he sold a cartoon feature called “Li’l Folks” to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. In 1950, Schulz met with United Feature Syndicate, and on Oct. 2 of that year, “Peanuts,” so named by the syndicate, debuted in seven newspapers. Schulz died in Santa Rosa, Calif., Feb. 12, 2000—just hours before his last original strip was to appear in Sunday papers.
“Peanuts,” one of America’s most beloved comic strips, ran without interruption for nearly 50 years. Encores of the comic strip appear today in more than 2,200 newspapers in 75 countries and 21 languages. “Peanuts” animated specials have become seasonal traditions, and thousands of consumer products are available. Charlie Brown kicking the football, Linus and his blanket and Lucy leaning over Schroeder’s piano are images to which everyone can relate. Phrases such as “security blanket” and “good grief” are a part of the global vernacular.
The photograph of Schulz has been donated to the National Portrait Gallery by Estrellita Karsh, in memory of Yousuf Karsh.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Weldon on Scott Pilgrim, yet again
Audio podcast this time though -
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Scott Pilgrim And Our Great Big Blind Spots
by Linda Holmes
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog August 20, 2010
Direct download
In this week's edition of Pop Culture Happy Hour, we dive into a discussion of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (and the trailer we saw before it), which leads to discussions of arcade games, the fall of a once-popular director, the movie August Rush, and whether a currently popular zany comic actor just might be the Robin Williams of the future.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Scott Pilgrim And Our Great Big Blind Spots
by Linda Holmes
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog August 20, 2010
Direct download
In this week's edition of Pop Culture Happy Hour, we dive into a discussion of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (and the trailer we saw before it), which leads to discussions of arcade games, the fall of a once-popular director, the movie August Rush, and whether a currently popular zany comic actor just might be the Robin Williams of the future.
Cruse's Stuck Rubber Baby reissue reviewed by Post
I haven't read this since the first edition came out, but I recall liking it quite a bit.
Howard Cruse's graphic novel "Stuck Rubber Baby," reviewed by Dennis Drabelle
By Dennis Drabelle
Washington Post August 21, 2010; C03
and here's a general who likes to use cartoons in his briefings. Herblock and Daryl Cagle are namechecked.
New intelligence chief Clapper brings sense of humor to serious job
By Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 21, 2010; A03
Howard Cruse's graphic novel "Stuck Rubber Baby," reviewed by Dennis Drabelle
By Dennis Drabelle
Washington Post August 21, 2010; C03
and here's a general who likes to use cartoons in his briefings. Herblock and Daryl Cagle are namechecked.
New intelligence chief Clapper brings sense of humor to serious job
By Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 21, 2010; A03
PR: Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Panel Announcements, Guests, and Portfolio Reviews!
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Tonight: Kiki's Delivery Service anime at JICC
Miyazaki's fantastic anime movie Kiki's Delivery Service is being shown tonight at the Japan Information and Culture Center, 1155 21st, NW at 6:30 pm, 238-6949.
Sad news from Nick Galfianakis in today's Post
Pets really are members of the family...
By Nick Galifianakis
Washington Post August 20, 2010; C04
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Gene Kannenberg, friend of ComicsDC, on radio, on Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO's Here on Earth AUGUST 19, 2010
http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_100819k.cfm
http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/podcast/hereonearth100819k.mp3
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO's Here on Earth AUGUST 19, 2010
http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_100819k.cfm
http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/podcast/hereonearth100819k.mp3
Post features Indian graphic novelists
This article was a surprise to find -
Indian graphic artists draw outside the box for nonfiction 'Bhimayana'
By Rama Lakshmi
Washington Post August 19, 2010; C08
Indian graphic artists draw outside the box for nonfiction 'Bhimayana'
By Rama Lakshmi
Washington Post August 19, 2010; C08
OT: The only surviving Spanish-American War battleship may be scrapped
This is off-topic, but bugging me. The Olympia, the only surviving Spanish-American War battleship may be scrapped even though it's a National Historic Landmark. It's an amazing ship, and the people entrusted with it are talking about sinking it to make an artificial reef. I've been on the ship, probably 15 years ago now, but it was a real look at a lost era - the time when steam was just replacing sail, and ships were caught in an odd design in between. Given all the recent press about finding a hulk buried in the mud off New York City, I can't believe that serious consideration is being given to destroying the Olympia.
Laurel comic book camp featured in paper
Youth draw up some fun in summer comic book class
Organizers say participants tap into imagination while honing reading, writing skills
by Deanna Hines | Special to The Gazette August 18 2010
Organizers say participants tap into imagination while honing reading, writing skills
by Deanna Hines | Special to The Gazette August 18 2010
Schulz at NPG
Because a prophet is without honor in his own land, go to Alan Gardner's Daily Cartoonist to see the details on a photograph of Charles Schulz that's being donated to the National Portrait Gallery. One may also read their press release.
PR: Small Press Expo Announces the Ignatz Award Nominees for SPX 2010
Small Press Expo Announces the Ignatz Award Nominees for SPX 2010
Bethesda, Maryland; August 19, 2010 - The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to announce nominees for the fourteenth annual presentation of the Ignatz Awards, a celebration of outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning.
The Ignatz, named after George Herriman's brick-wielding mouse, recognizes exceptional work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an art form and as a means of personal expression. The Ignatz Awards are a festival prize, the first of such in the United States comic book industry.
The nominees for the ballot were determined by a panel of five of the best of today's comic artists, Anders Nilsen, David Kelly, Rob G, Joshua Cotter and Trevor Alixopoulos, with the votes cast for the awards by the attendees during SPX. The Ignatz Awards will be presented at the gala Ignatz Awards ceremony held on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM.
SPX will be held Saturday, September 11 from 11AM to 7PM and Sunday, September 12, noon-6PM at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Admission is $10 for a single day and $15 for both days.
For further information on the Ignatz Awards, the nominees or to request an interview, please contact Warren Bernard at warren@spxpo.com.
For more information on the Small Press Expo and the Ignatz Awards, please visit http://www.spxpo.com.
2010 Ignatz Awards Ballot
Outstanding Artist
Eddie Campbell, Alec: The Years Have Pants (A Life-Sized Omnibus) (Top Shelf Productions)
Al Columbia, Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days (Fantagraphics Books)
Mike Dawson, Troop 142 (self-published & http://troop142.mikedawsoncomics.com)
John Pham, Sublife #2 (Fantagraphics Books)
Sully, The Hipless Boy (Conundrum Press)
Outstanding Anthology or Collection
The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum Press)
Lemon Styles, David King (Sparkplug Comic Books)
Masterpiece Comics, R. Sikoryak (Drawn & Quarterly)
Red Snow, Susumu Katsumata (Drawn & Quarterly)
Ten Thousand Things to Do, Jesse Reklaw (self-published)
Outstanding Graphic Novel
The Complete Jack Survives, Jerry Moriarty (Buentaventura Press)
Market Day, James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days, Al Columbia (Fantagraphics Books)
Summit of the Gods Vol. 1, Yumemakura Baku and Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Years of the Elephant, Willy Linthout (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Outstanding Story
"John Wesley Harding", The Red Monkey Double Happiness Book, Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books)
Market Day, James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
Monsters, Ken Dahl (Secret Acres)
"Turd Place", The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum Press)
"Untitled", Mome Vol. 16, Laura Park (Fantagraphics Books)
Promising New Talent
Rina Ayuyang, Whirlwind Wonderland, (Sparkplug Comic Books & Tugboat Press)
Rami Efal, Never Forget, Never Forgive (Studio Namu)
Blaise Larmee, Young Lions (self-published)
Sully, The Hipless Boy (Conundrum Press)
Matt Wiegle, "The Orphan Baiter", Papercutter #13 (Tugboat Press)
Outstanding Series
Ganges, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books)
King-Cat Comics & Stories, John Porcellino (self-published)
Sublife, John Pham (Fantagraphics Books)
Summit of the Gods, Yumemakura Baku and Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Troop 142, Mike Dawson (self-published)
Outstanding Comic
Blammo #6, Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books)
Eschew #2, Robert Sergel (Sparkplug Comic Books)
Flesh and Bone, Julia Gfrörer (Sparkplug Comic Books)
I Want You, Lisa Hanawalt (Buenaventura Press)
Sublife #2, John Pham (Fantagraphics Books)
Outstanding Mini-Comic
Don't Drink from the Sea, Lille Carre
Rambo 3.5, Jim Rugg
Stories by...Vol. 1, Martin Cendreda
Troop 142, Mike Dawson
Water Column #3, Josh Frankel
Outstanding Online Comic
Callahan Online, John Callahan (www.callahanonline.com/calarc.html)
I Think You're Sauceome, Sarah Becan (www.sauceome.com)
The Lesttrygonians, Stephen Gilpin (www.sgilpin.com/2010_site/Weekly_Comic_Strip/Weekly_Comic_Strip.html)
Reliable Comics, David King (www.reliablecomics.com)
Troop 142, Mike Dawson (troop142.mikedawsoncomics.com)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
David Hagen's trip to Musee Herge
David Hagen has blogged about his trip to Musee Herge, where he kindly bought me one of the catalogues to the Swarte exhibit he mentions.
Set to Sea reviewed by Weldon
Comics Courageous: The Splendid, Salt-Sprayed Adventure of 'Set to Sea'
by Glen Weldon
August 18, 2010
I picked up a copy of this today as well. I'll try to get a review done from my International Ink column at the City Paper.
by Glen Weldon
August 18, 2010
I picked up a copy of this today as well. I'll try to get a review done from my International Ink column at the City Paper.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
August 25: Micah Gunnell at Beyond Comics
Special Artist Signing
Micah Gunnell (Artist of Deadpool Team-up #890)
Beyond Comics
Wednesday August 25th
3:00pm to 7:00pm
At the Frederick Store
Peanuts cartoons to continue on ABC
In case you were worrying...
ABC extends the Charlie Brown TV specials for another 5 years
By Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post August 17, 2010
ABC extends the Charlie Brown TV specials for another 5 years
By Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
PR: Small Press Expo Animation Showcase Announces Selections for SPX 2010
Small Press Expo Animation Showcase Announces Selections for SPX 2010
Bethesda, Maryland; August 13, 2010 - The Small Press Expo announces selections for the First Annual Animation Showcase, to be screened September 11 and 12 in conjunction with the Small Press Expo.
The 2010 SPX Animation Showcase features indepedently made animation created in a variety of styles and techniques. "These films let people know independent animation is as sophisticated as its big-budget brothers," says Showcase committee co-chair Paul Nadjmabadi. "Every year at SPX we see that pool of talent in comics that hasn't been recognized yet, that one-off that someone did that's the most amazing thing you've seen all year.
We want to bring that to animation."
Animations screening in the showcase include traditional and abstract storytelling in a variety of styles including stop-motion, clay-mation, hand-drawn, and computer animation. Selections include:
Good %^&$ing Morning Nick Arcidy
Suck It Up Rebecca Boensch
Building Blocks Vanessa Chan
Bleach and Glitter Vanessa Chan
Head Garden Lilli Carre
The Discovery Rodgers Dameron
The Magician Dustin Maassen
Wonders of Nature: Our National Parks Yosemite Clasrissa Maralone
Hocas Croakus Mark McDonald
One of a Kind Dixie Pizani
The Melting Pot Shani Vargo
Krawll Matthew Wade
Birdy Agnieszka Woznicka
Deadline Bang Yaoliu
More information on animators and films is available via the SPX Animation Showcase Web site at www.spxpo.com/animation.
SPX is a registered 501(c)3 which brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators.
As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, go to their website at http://www.cbldf.org/.
The hours for SPX 2010 are 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, September 11, and noon – 6 p.m. Sunday, September 12. Admission, which includes the Expo and Showcase, is $10 for a single day and $15 for both days.
For more information, visit http://www.spxpo.com/animation/Ryan Claytor on his MD stop
Ryan's continuing to update his tour blog, and starts with having cereal at my house before getting on to the meat of visiting Beyond Comics in MD, and then Delaware and New Jersey stores. The coolest thing is that he does a video tour of each of the stores he visits - what a great idea. So far, they've all been clean, well-lighted places, but I'm thinking they haven't been getting their layout design from Hemingway.
Tony Rubino interview at Wash City Paper
Meet a (Formerly) Local Cartoonist: Tony Rubino of Daddy's Home
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Dora the Explorer in today's Examiner
Today's free Examiner had a piece on Dora the Explorer from the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nate Beeler's editorial cartoon, "No Ground
Zero Mosque," about the trampling of the Constitution was excellent
too.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nate Beeler's editorial cartoon, "No Ground
Zero Mosque," about the trampling of the Constitution was excellent
too.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Post on Dora the Explorer
A landmark in familiar territory: 'Dora the Explorer' turns 10 on Nickelodeon
By Hank Stuever
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 14, 2010; C01
By Hank Stuever
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 14, 2010; C01
Friday, August 13, 2010
WashPost on Futurama producer, 'Cathy,' Max Headroom and Scott Pilgrim
TRIBUTE: Remembering 'FUTURAMA' producer Alex Johns, 43
Washington Post staff writer Manuel Roig-Franzia
Comic Riffs blog August 13, 2010
The 'Riffs Interview: CATHY GUISEWITE reveals why she's really ending her strip -- and why she won't abide 'Cathy Classics' reruns
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 13, 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Only fans will care who wins
By Ann Hornaday
Washington Post August 13, 2010
'Max Headroom': There's still time to catch the wave
By Jen Chaney
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
[print: In 'Max Headroom,' the future is now, WPost Aug 13 2010]
Washington Post staff writer Manuel Roig-Franzia
Comic Riffs blog August 13, 2010
The 'Riffs Interview: CATHY GUISEWITE reveals why she's really ending her strip -- and why she won't abide 'Cathy Classics' reruns
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 13, 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Only fans will care who wins
By Ann Hornaday
Washington Post August 13, 2010
'Max Headroom': There's still time to catch the wave
By Jen Chaney
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
[print: In 'Max Headroom,' the future is now, WPost Aug 13 2010]
Bits from today's paper (and a note about yesterday's Non Sequiter)
Wire stories in today's free papers include:
Lemire, Christy / Associated Press. 2010.
'Scott Pilgrim' offers a high-energy movie mix.
Washington Examiner (August 13)
...while the Express runs a version of the Post's Ann Hornaday review and...
Fisher, Maria Sudekum / Associated Press. 2010.
Fun! Fearless! Farewell! 'Cathy' creator says she'll end the comic strip after 34 years.
[Washington Post] Express August 13): 32
...oddly enough, because the Post's Michael Cavna just ran a blog post on this.
Finally, of more interest, in the 8/12 Non Sequiter strip, Wiley made fun of the Danish Islam Cartoon controversy.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Aug 18: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Ice Cream Truck at Politics and Prose
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summer Reading Ice Cream Truck
Start: August 18, 2010 - 12:00pm
End: August 18, 2010 - 2:00pm
Join Politics & Prose as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summer Reading Ice Cream Truck rolls into town on Wednesday, August 18. Starting at 12:00 noon, come get a free frozen treat to celebrate the upcoming publication of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID BOOK 5, which is on sale Tuesday November 9, 2010. Other free goodies will be handed out.
Politics & Prose will have a table in front of the store to pre-sell the fifth book. We will also be giving away “golden tickets” in a random order that will entitle the recipient to receive a free copy of the 5th book. The pre-sales will be 20% off the retail price for everyone.
PLEASE NOTE: JEFF KINNEY WILL NOT BE MAKING AN APPEARANCE OR SIGNING BOOKS AT THIS EVENT.
Cavna talks to 'Cathy'
*AACK!* Cathy Guisewite will retire her comic strip 'CATHY' in October [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 11, 2010
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By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 11, 2010
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Spurgeon, among others, urges Cul de Sac replace Cathy
Cathy Guisewite is retirng her strip Cathy. I've seen this comment more than once now, and here's Tom Spurgeon articulating it the best:
I urge every paper that is looking for a replacement to consider Cul-De-Sac. I think it's the finest strip going with a client list short of where it should be, but it really needs to sit in your paper for a while to have the best chance for people to pick up on its rhythms. It's not the kind of strip that benefits from replacing something that's been running and that has fans that could demand its return.
I urge every paper that is looking for a replacement to consider Cul-De-Sac. I think it's the finest strip going with a client list short of where it should be, but it really needs to sit in your paper for a while to have the best chance for people to pick up on its rhythms. It's not the kind of strip that benefits from replacing something that's been running and that has fans that could demand its return.
Aug 13-14: Heavy Metal cartoon showing in DC
Here's the story -
Indies & Arties: Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
Shuana Miller
Express (August 12 2010)
and the specifics -
Landmark's E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW; Fri. & Sat. at midnight, $10; 202-452-7672. (Metro Center)
Indies & Arties: Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
Shuana Miller
Express (August 12 2010)
and the specifics -
Landmark's E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW; Fri. & Sat. at midnight, $10; 202-452-7672. (Metro Center)
City Paper and Express on Scott Pilgrim
Cera redefines the action romp, while Stallone finds accidental hilarity
By Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper August 13, 2010
And the Express gets weird on us. Former DC-area comics writer does the online one -
Geek Love: 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,' In Theaters
Written by Express contributor Scott Rosenberg
August 12 2010
while they publish a different one in the print edition -
Alter, Ethan / Film Journal International. 2010.
The 'Pilgrim's Progress: Filmmaker Edgar Wright puts a trippy spin on a comic-book tale of young love.
[Washington Post] Express (August 12): 23
By Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper August 13, 2010
And the Express gets weird on us. Former DC-area comics writer does the online one -
Geek Love: 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,' In Theaters
Written by Express contributor Scott Rosenberg
August 12 2010
while they publish a different one in the print edition -
Alter, Ethan / Film Journal International. 2010.
The 'Pilgrim's Progress: Filmmaker Edgar Wright puts a trippy spin on a comic-book tale of young love.
[Washington Post] Express (August 12): 23
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
PR: Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Second Annual Costume Contest and More!
And note DC locals, Richard 'Cul de Sac' Thompson and SL 'GI Joe' Gallant are attending, at the kid's table that John Gallagher arranges. They'll be there because I'm driving them.
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Mark Tatulli interview on Comic Riffs
The 'Riffs Interview: Being Bill Watterson -- 'LIO' creator MARK TATULLI shares the secrets of spoofing 'Calvin & Hobbes'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 11, 2010
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 11, 2010
Union of Concerned Scientists annual contest featured
Cartoonist invited into contest to address clash of science, politics
By Rich Davis
Evansville Courier & Press August 10, 2010
By Rich Davis
Evansville Courier & Press August 10, 2010
Fredric Wertham's papers opened at Library of Congress
The story starts here -
Hate Comic Books? Library of Congress Opens Papers of Comics Opponent Fredric Wertham
Posted by Mike Rhode on Aug. 11, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Hate Comic Books? Library of Congress Opens Papers of Comics Opponent Fredric Wertham
Posted by Mike Rhode on Aug. 11, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Weldon likes Langridge and Samnee's Thor
And so do I! I believe it's the only Marvel superhero book I'm buying, purely because Roger's writing it.
This Is Something Of A Thor Point
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio’s Monkey See blog August 11, 2010
This Is Something Of A Thor Point
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio’s Monkey See blog August 11, 2010
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