Wednesday, December 08, 2010
McElhatton on Little
New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly was in DC yesterday
Weldon explains the Green hero
A Spandex-Set Field Guide: Get To Know Your Greens (Hornet, Lantern, Arrow)
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (December 8, 2010)
- and he's got a suprising amount of comments from women.
A Chat With editorial cartoonist Steve Artley is up at City Paper
Arlington cartoonish dog mural, continued.
Here's the top of Wag More Dogs website:
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Jan 13: Brad Meltzer at Politics and Prose
PR: New Kaltoons Store is Open
Send a holiday e-card from Donna Lewis' forthcoming Reply All comic strip
Dec 20: Cul de Sac booksigning
Richard Thompson will be at a new bookstore on December 20th at 7 pm. As previously noted, he'll be at Big Planet Comics Bethesda on December 14th. Lucky these are bookstores so he can get his Christmas shopping done.
Comic Riffs on Charlie Brown Christmas
Tonight's 'A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS': Show's Emmy-winning producer reflects on its enduring appeal
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (December 7 2010)
Comic art book reviews now at City Paper
International Ink: Think Holiday Thoughts
I'd be interested in hearing anyone's opinions about these, or any other books they'd recommend at the tail end of 2010.
Monday, December 06, 2010
PR: Fantom Comics Hardcover Holiday Sale
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Arlington's dog mural
Richmond's AdHouse Books' Duncan the Wonder Dog featured as NY Times holiday book
December 5, 2010
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Nick Galifianakis #1 on local booksales list
1. If You Loved Me, You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You
(Andrews McMeel, $12.99). By Nick Galifianakis (1)
Gallant's GI Joe 'pick of the week' by G4 on LA Times site
In Between the Panels: DC's Emergence on the Graphic Novel Scene - parts 1 thru 6 on YouTube
Filmed by Astray Productions Joe Carabeo
Astray Productions (December 3 2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x26ZBYIl5Oc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft8mAYB_Yyc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pejmI3Q8Upo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwFoBZxVTPY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPp4Uc5WNqk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOoTnaoi1c4
In Between the Panels: DC's Emergence on the Graphic Novel Scene
Wednesday, November 17.
Busboys and Poets, 5th & K Streets, Washington, DC
The Women's National Book Association, DC Chapter sponsored a panel discussion on the DC graphic novel scene. The panel for the event, was held at Busboys & Poets in Mount Vernon and included Carolyn Belefski, Molly Lawless, Matt Dembicki, and Mike Rhode.
Carolyn Belefski is the mastermind behind the web comic Curls. She is also one of the creators of several other comic books: Kid Roxy, Black Magic Tales, and The Legettes, and an indefatigable (nightly) poster to her blog, Sketch Before Sleep. Her work has appeared in USA WEEKEND Magazine, The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Living Magazine, Magic Bullet, CROQ Zine, and The Pulse on COMICON.com. Ms. Belefski is a nominee for the Kim Yale Award for Most Talented Newcomer for 2010.
Matt Dembicki is a DC-based cartoonist whose work includes the award-winning nature parable Mr. Big, The Great White Shark Story, Xoc, and The Brewmaster's Castle, about legendary DC brewer Christian Heurich. His latest anthology, Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection, has received rave reviews from Booklist, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and has been nominated as one of the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens. In addition to his own work, Dembicki also hosts kids' workshops in the DC area and beyond on making comic books.
Molly Lawless, a Boston native, moved to the DC area in 2005. She has self-published mini comics as well as a compilation, Infandum! Ad Infinitum. She is currently working on a full-length graphic novel for McFarland Publishing titled Hit by Pitch. She is an avid blogger and includes stories about her family in her daily posts.
Mike Rhode, panel moderator, is co-author of the comics research bibliography, editor of Exhibition and Media Reviews for the International Journal of Comic Art, and a contributing writer for Hogan's Alley. In 2008, he was named Best (Comics) Art Blogger by the Washington City Paper for his Comics DC blog. Rhodes edited Harvey Pekar: Conversations, a book of interviews with the late underground comic book writer and author of American Splendor published by the University Press of Mississippi. He has written for the Comics Journal and was selected as an RFK Journalism Awards judge for the editorial cartoon division of Comics Journal in 2009 and 2010. Rhodes currently writes about comics for the City Paper.
Matt Dembicki's Cartoon Cult exhibit photos
Today: Capicon comics show at Tyson's Corner
Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con
Sun, Dec. 5, 2010
10 am - 3 pm
Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Hall,
2148 Gallows Rd, Dunn Loring, Virginia
Admission $3 - Kids FREE!
Open to the public from 10 am - 3 pm. Buy, sell & trade: Gold, Silver, Bronze Age comics; Indie & Modern comics, Publishers & Creators, TV & Movie Collectibles. Non-sport cards; Videos & DVDs; Horror/Sci-Fi; figures, toys; Star Wars & Star Trek memorabilia; original artwork, posters and other comic-related collectibles.
FEATURING:
John Gallagher of Sky-Dog Comics (Buzzboy, Roboy Red)
Steve Conley (Star Trek, Astounding Space Thrills, Bloop, Kid Knight)
Andre Campbell and Tyran Eades of Heritage Comics HSQ
Dan Nokes, 21st Century Sandshark
Chris Flick, Capes & Babes
Rob Anderson, Panda Dog Press
Directions to DLVFRD:
Take I-495 (DC/Capital Beltway) to Exit 47A (Rt. 7 West). Go 1/2 Mile, Left on Gallows Rd. 1 mile to 2148 Gallows Rd