posted by Dean Mullaney
Library of American Comics blog Dec 18th, 2010
posted by Dean Mullaney
Library of American Comics blog Dec 18th, 2010
by Glen Weldon
December 22, 2010
Tom Toles on global warming
Daily Mail blog (December 19): http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/26807
Which refers to a Toles blog post -
Ear ache
By Tom Toles
December 17 2010
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tomtoles/2010/12/friday_rant_fools_cold_edition.html
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40: A DOONESBURY RETROSPECTIVE and DOONESBURY AND THE ART OF G.B. TRUDEAU When Brian Walker first interviewed Garry Trudeau in 1973, it was for an article on the new comix for the alternative weekly, Silver Lining. While Trudeau denied being a spokesman for the counterculture, it became a label that he had difficulty shaking. Walker later curated the first exhibition of Trudeau's work. DOONESBURY AND THE ART OF G.B. TRUDEAU (Yale Univ., $49.95) explores the evolution of the artist from his prep-school drawing to Bull Notes, the predecessor of Doonesbury, and the impact the series has had on pop culture, from the Broadway musical to ties and Starbucks mugs. Walker also introduces the collaborators Trudeau has worked with over the years. There are plenty of strips here as well, from those early days to the present. It's a lovely companion to 40: A DOONESBURY RETROSPECTIVE (Andrews McMeel, $100), which contains 1,800 strips Trudeau selected as representative of the 40 years since Gonzo, Mike, J.J. B.D., and the huge cast of characters first appeared in papers nationwide. He also provides bios of these iconic characters—all contained in a beautiful slip-cased box. - Deb Morris
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by Glen Weldon
December 15, 2010
I ran into Mr. Wilson at the Capicon comic book show a couple of weeks
ago and was struck by the amount of work he puts into making his
superhero models.
Here's a tip from Warren Bernard. This is apparently a National Archives event and hopefully will be free, but it's not on their calendar yet. Thursday, January 6, at 7 p.m. Presented at the Newseum's Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C.
Political Cartoons of the Civil War and Their Role in Shaping History How do political cartoons from the Civil War era reveal what Americans thought about the war and how they participated in the politics of the day? Join us for an illustrated discussion focusing on political cartoons—whether humorous, clever, or scathing—and their role in providing insight into the economic, political and moral issues surrounding the Civil War. Featured will be both Union and Confederate political cartoons. Moderated by Harold Holzer, co-author of The Lincoln Image: Abraham Lincoln and Popular Print, panelists include Joshua Brown, author of Beyond the Lines: Pictorial Reporting, Everyday Life, and the Crisis of Gilded Age America, John Adler, who compiled for the online resource HarpWeek, Illustrated Civil War Newspapers and Magazines, and Richard West, co-author of William Newman: A Victorian Cartoonist in London and New York.
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After 70 years, Brenda Starr will soon face final deadline
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post December 10, 2010; C05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/09/AR2010120907040.html
Every month Adam Waterreus reviews graphic novels for our newsletter.
By John Kelly
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 8, 2010; 7:41 PM
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (December 8, 2010)
- and he's got a suprising amount of comments from women.
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