Friday, June 10, 2011
Danish Islam cartoon controversy mentioned in Post today
By Sophia Tareen Associated Press,
Washington Post June 10 2011, p. A11
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/defense-calls-jurys-split-verdict-for-chicago-man-cleared-in-mumbai-attacks-conflicting/2011/06/10/AGdUWLOH_story.html
Paul Horschemeier's signed books available at Big Planet Comics
Thursday, June 09, 2011
PR: Super Art Fight RETURNS to DC!
Super Art Fight RETURNS to DC! | Saturday, June 18 at 9:00pm - June 19 at 12:00am |
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Location | The Red Palace 1212 H St. NE Washington, DC |
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More Info | This past March, we at Super Art Fight had the honor and pleasure to make our debut in the Nation's Capital to a SOLD OUT show at The Red Palace. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif On Saturday Night, June 18th, 2011 – WE'RE COMING BACK! That's right, we'll be once again presenting a full Super Art Fight event at the Red Palace that evening, delivering DC everything that has made us known as the Greatest Live Art Competition In the Known Universe. Talents signed so far for June 18th: Nick "Ghostfreehood" Borkowicz, Jami "Angry Zen Master" Noguchi, Kelsey "Killer" Wailes and the undefeated Brandon J. Carr! Stay tuned to SuperArtFight.com for more details (or on this event invite), including the full card, as they are announced. Tickets should go on sale soon at RedPalaceDC.com, and will be just $15. |
Weldon on DC's latest reboot
DC al Fine*: The Great Superhero ... Reboot? Relauch? Revamp? Retread?
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog June 9, 2011
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/06/09/137069771/dc-al-fine-the-great-superhero-reboot-relauch-revamp-retread
PR: Heroclix Tournament Saturday June 11 at Beyond Comics
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Two 'Peanuts' plays in Richmond this summer
Dog Sees God: Confessions of Teenage Blockhead Review
by Casey Menninger
Richmond.com June 09, 2011
http://www2.richmond.com/entertainment/2011/jun/09/dog-sees-god-confessions-teenage-blockhead-review-ar-1092074/
Truitt on Walking Dead toys and the New Avengers
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 9 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-06-08-Walking-Dead-toys-imvade-store-shelves-this-fall_n.htm
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY June 8 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-06-08-The-New-Avengers-add-a-devilish-new-member_n.htm
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Publishers Weekly on Carla Speed McNeil's Finder
By Sasha Watson
Jun 07, 2011
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/47544-adventures-in-publishing-carla-speed-mcneil--s-finder-.html
Hilary Clinton comic book out from Bluewater
By BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press June 7 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gBa4dn0bB63wHXMkBSUT9ygzNUEQ?docId=0e1441cdf60b42b184edd03f4e90ae9a
Comic Riffs on Swamp Thing
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog June 8 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/dc-writer-scott-snyder-calls-the-new-swamp-thing-a-labor-of-love/2011/06/07/AGcEuyLH_blog.html
June 9: Nick Galifianakis at One More Page in Arlington/Falls Church
· Thurs, June 9, 7 pm: A very fun evening with Nick Galifianakis, author of If You Loved Me, You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You. We will have a wine tasting at 6 pm, leading up to the event with Nick, so plan to come early and join us! 2200 North Westmoreland Street.
July 8-10: Shore Leave con guests include comics authors
There are a bunch of comics authors (that also happen to write SF) attending the Shore Leave convention in Baltimore:
http://www.shore-leave.com/guests/authors.htm
including Mike W. Barr, Keith DeCandido and Greg Cox that I recognized.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
MTV Geek on Heroes Con panel
6/4/11
by Alex Zalben
http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/06/04/heroescon-2011-evan-dorkin-roger-langridge-and-richard-thompson-talk-humor-in-comics/
- there's a nice photo of everybody too.
Former White House speechwriter reviews Walker's The Comics
By JEFF SHESOL
June 19: Washington DC Comicon
On June 19th, the Washington DC Comicon returns to George Mason University with Frank Cho, Larry "G.I. Joe" Hama and Ron "Green Lantern" Marz.
Shannon Gallant's a hit with a Heroes Con family
Day 2 of Heroes Con with another Gallant encounter is here.
PR: This Sun, June 12--Capicons Comic Con
2148 Gallows Rd, Dunn Loring, Virginia
Admission $3 - Kids FREE!
Opento 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 Trekmemorabilia; original artwork, posters and other comic-relatedcollectibles.
FEATURING:
Tom Chillemi of Azure Press http://azure-press.com/index.html (Ninjas vs Zombies)
Dan Nokes of 21st Century Sandshark Studios http://21sandshark.com/
Tim Dzon, Former Marvel cover artist and inker http://www.comicvine.com/tim-dzon/26-7887/
Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo of Curls Studio
http://www.curls-studio.com/
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
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To book a table, be added to our mailing list, request flyers, or for more info about our show, email info@capicons.com.
Thank you,
Jeff & Laura & Ed
Capicons
Express on comic book movies
Crime Time: Comic Book Heroes Step Into the Real World
By Kristen Page-Kirby
June 2, 2011
http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2011/06/comic-book-heroes-in-real-world.php
If I'm Not Mistaken: Beware the Ire of Comic Book Nerds
By Kristen Page-Kirby
June 3, 2011
http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2011/06/xmen-first-class-ire-of-nerds.php
Monday, June 06, 2011
SL Gallant's Family Guy comic book previewed
By MATT MOORE, Associated Press June 2, 2011
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/02/family-guys-escapades-make-leap-to-comic-books/