Illustrators Club exhibit information

Joe Azar sent in this tip -

9th ANNUAL IC MEMBERS SHOW – runs through February 12, 2011

WHERE AiW Gallery, 1820 N. Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
METRO Rosslyn (across street from rear entrance)
PARKING at meters: Free after 6:00pm.
GALLERY HOURS M-Th 9am-8pm, F 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-2pm
CONTACT Marie Dauenheimer, Show Coordinator:
dauenheimer@erols.com or 703-648-9038


Check out the Photo Gallery:
http://www.illustratorsclub.org/events/photogallery3.php

Politics and Prose book group cancelled tonight

due to the snow.

Truitt on latest comic book stunt plotting

The Fantastic Four lose one of their own
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY January 25 2011

Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever. Marvel even allowed retailers to sell it a day early (ie today).

Team Cul de Sac gets a cheerleader

Richard Thompson's drawn this illustration for Team Cul de Sac, and you can click through the link to donate cold hard... credit! But we know you're good for it.

If you're an artist, and you're on the fence about participating... the real money will probably be raised by the art auction, so please! draw Richard's characters for him.

Tom Toles picks cartoon contest winner

State of the Union Cartoon Caption Contest winner,  by Tom Toles says he got 2,000 entries. Wow!

Robot 6 notes Donna Lewis' new strip

There's nothing here we haven't linked to before, but Comic Book Resources is a big site that I read often, so I'm glad to note that they mentioned Donna's strip.

2 Beeler cartoons in today's Examiner

In addition to the regular cartoon on page 2, Nate Beeler's got a second one tucked into the paper on page 24, illustrating 'who owns the Democratic Party' as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Toles played music over the weekend

Another 'for the record' blogpost -

Reporters rock the National Press Club
By: Nikki Schwab and Katy Adams
Washington Examiner January 24 2011

- someday you'll thank me.

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund profile

Anyone who's serious about comics should be a member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Meet the CBLDF, the people who make sure you aren't arrested for reading comic books
By Cyriaque Lamar
January 24 2011
http://io9.com/5742147/meet-the-cbdlf-the-people-who-make-sure-you-arent-arrested-for-reading-comic-books

Long 2003 Carla Speed McNeil interview posted

Carla Speed McNeil
Jenni Scott
FA the Comic Zine January 2011
http://comiczine-fa.com/interviews/carla-speed-mcneil/

Ok, this one's 5 years old and just dragged out, but it's really long, but with God as my witness, I'll get Carla on the phone soon for a City Paper interview!

Hat-tip to Tom Spurgeon's Comic Reporter for catching this.

Front Royal's Ben Hatke

Randy T notes about Front Royal's Ben Hatke, "Not quite a local, but close enough: http://www.househatke.com/"

He's got a book coming out from First Second - http://firstsecondbooks.typepad.com/mainblog/2011/01/first-second-is-turning-5-this-year.html

- and note that Richard Thompson's got a story in a nursery rhyme anthology from them too.

Sequential artist RM Rhodes begins writing on French comics

Here's his first column, and I like his anecdote and his conclusion -

Heavy Metal Magazine: A Brief Introduction

Posted on 01.23.11 by R.M. Rhodes
http://www.needcoffee.com/2011/01/23/heavy-metal-magazine/

I interviewed him for the City Paper in 2010 and we're planning on having a follow-up as to the nature of sequential art and how cartooning is just one variety of it.

Disney's Kingdom Hearts game reviewed in Examiner

For the record, Disney's Kingdom Hearts Re:coded videogame is reviewed today's Washington Examiner.

Steve Conley interview online at City Paper

Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat With Steve Conley
by Mike Rhode on Jan. 24, 2011

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2011/01/24/meet-a-local-cartoonist-a-chat-with-steve-conley/

 

Contributing to Team Cul de Sac, if you're not a cartoonist

For the non-cartoonists who want to support Team Cul de Sac, you can choose to contribute money directly online.

The Fox Foundation's website for Team Cul de Sac is somewhat confusing, but click on that link, and then select the big orange button that says DONATE NOW. You can select amounts to be charged to a credit card. If you want to join TCdS, there's another button for that, but there's a $50 fee, and I'm not sure what benefit there is to that.

Mason Mastroianni of B.C. is the latest artist to join.

1 more day in Toles cartoon contest

The Post has joined the caption-writing contest world...

Readers will have a chance at writing a cartoon caption with The Washington Post's caption-writing contest with Tom Toles.

WashPost editorial Cartoonist Tom Toles sketched a State of the Union cartoon here, but there's no caption: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tomtoles/2011/01/state_of_the_union_cartoon_cap.html

Readers can post their suggested caption(s) in the comments section until 11:59 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 24. The winner gets a print of the cartoon, with their suggested caption, signed by Tom Toles. The winner will be announced before Obama begins his State of the Union address that Tuesday evening.

For official rules, go here: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tomtoles/tom-toles-cartoon-caption-cont.html

Steve Brodner caricatures in Sunday's Post UPDATED

Steve Brodner illustrated Dana Milbank's column I'm declaring February a Palin-free month. Join me! in today's Washington Post but the excellent drawings aren't online at the Post site, but Mr. Brodner has them at his site.

Benita Epstein claims Richard Thompson is favorite artist

On a cold Sunday afternoon, I'm working my way backwards through David Paccia's excellent blog of interviews - here's one where Richard Thompson is cited as a favorite artist:

Benita Epstein - Cartoonist Survey #66
February 7, 2010
http://david-wasting-paper.blogspot.com/2010/02/cartoonist-survey-66.html

Cul de Sac up for vote at Post-Standard

Help choose a new comic for the pages of The Post-Standard
The Post-Standard  January 23, 2011
http://blog.syracuse.com/entertainment/2011/01/help_choose_our_new_comic.html

1/25: Tom Inge speaks on Charles Schulz in Fredericksburg

Good ol' 'Charlie Brown' Schulz
by Thomas Inge
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star 1/23/2011
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/012011/01232011/595935

Ton says, "This leads to an article I wrote that appears in today's Fredericksburg FREE LANCE-STAR newspaper, in anticipation of my lecture on Charles Schulz in the "Great Lives" series next Tuesday at 7:30 in Dodd Auditorium at the University of Mary Washington."