SPX Talks: Adam Dembicki
Beth Scorzato
Spandexless Sep 22, 2011
http://www.spandexless.com/2011/09/spx-talks-adam-dembicki/
They talked to other people too:
SPX Talks: Alex Robinson
Alex Jarvis
Spandexless on Sep 21, 2011
http://www.spandexless.com/2011/09/spx-talks-alex-robinson/
SPX Talks: Aaron Diaz/Dresden Codak
Alex Jarvis
Spandexless Sep 21, 2011
http://www.spandexless.com/2011/09/spx-talks-aaron-diazdresden-codak/
SPX Talks: Box Brown
Alex Jarvis
Spandexless Sep 20, 2011
http://www.spandexless.com/2011/09/spx-talks-box-brown/
SPX Talks: John Allison
by Alex Jarvis
Spandexless Sep 20, 2011
http://www.spandexless.com/2011/09/spx-talks-john-allison/
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Ziggy obituary in today's print Post
'Ziggy' creator Tom Wilson Sr. dies at 80
By Michael Cavna, Washington Post September 22 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ziggy-creator-tom-wilson-sr-dies-at-80/2011/09/21/gIQAmuaLmK_story.html
By Michael Cavna, Washington Post September 22 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ziggy-creator-tom-wilson-sr-dies-at-80/2011/09/21/gIQAmuaLmK_story.html
Weldon on David B.'s new American book
Legends Spring To Life In The 'Armed Garden'
by Glen Weldon
NPR.org September 21, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/21/140430482/legends-spring-to-life-in-the-armed-garden
by Glen Weldon
NPR.org September 21, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/21/140430482/legends-spring-to-life-in-the-armed-garden
PR: Anime USA
Anime USA 2011 Proudly Announces Our First Round Of Webcomics Guests
Anime USA 2011 announces Onezumi and Kevin Bolk as webcomics guest for this year's convention on November 18-20th at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City.
Onezumi's Lovecraftian horror comic is located at http://www.onezumi.com. It is updated two times a week. Her art and art tutorials are at http://www.Onezumiverse.com. Her creator-focused art and technology convention is located at http://www.InterventionCon.com
Oni worked professionally for places like The Disney Channel before going independent. Her empire of original art, comics, and educational events is regarded as one of the most successful webcomic-based businesses in existence. She has been a guest speaker at XM Satellite Radio and most other conventions in the northeast. Corporate sponsors for Oni's work are too numerous to name."
Kevin Bolk is a freelance cartoonist, illustrator, and proud alumnus of Awesome University (his favorite imaginary alma mater). Although he's done work for Nickelodeon, Tokyopop, Udon Entertainment, Blind Ferret Entertainment, and Voices For, he's best known for his parody webcomics It Sucks to be Weegie and Ensign Sue Must Die! as part of Interrobang Studios' Pot Luck Comics.
He's also responsible for the quirky auto-bio comic "I'm My Own Mascot" as well as the fantasy webcomics send-up The Last Mystical Legend of the Fantastic Fantasy Trigger Star, just to name a few. All of these delightful diversions can be conveniently located at the Interrobang Studios website at www.interrobangstudios.com.
You can also check out K-Bo's art on this year's AnimeUSA t-shirt. When he's not drawing, he can be found fighting badly-dressed monsters while wearing a skirt far too short for a guy his age. In the name of the w00t, he will punish you!
Registrations are at $43 until October 30th and along with further information about the con can be found at www.animeusa.org.
About Anime USA: In 1999 Anime USA began as a northern Virginia convention started by fans, and in 2004 become a non-profit educational organization. Our mission is to educate the public about and promote Japanese arts and popular culture. As in the beginning, we remain a convention of fans, by fans, and for fans. Anime USA is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.
Sept 23: Ex-Simpsons writer Dana Gould in Arlington
Former Simpsons writer Dana Gould is at the Arlington Cinema 'n' Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, at 9:55. $22.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Fist of Justice's Mike Imboden interview online at City Paper
Meet a Local Comics Writer: A Chat With Mike Imboden
by Mike Rhode on Sep. 21, 2011
Truitt on 'Evelyn Evelyn' and Avengers
Amanda Palmer gets graphic with 'Evelyn Evelyn'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY September 20 2011http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-09-20/Amanda-Palmer-gets-graphic-with-Evelyn-Evelyn-book/50480588/1
Notable for being written by Neil Gaiman's wife.
'Children's Crusade' explores superhero family matters
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY September 20 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-09-20/Childrens-Crusade-series-explores-superhero-family-matters/50482488/1
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY September 20 2011http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-09-20/Amanda-Palmer-gets-graphic-with-Evelyn-Evelyn-book/50480588/1
Notable for being written by Neil Gaiman's wife.
'Children's Crusade' explores superhero family matters
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY September 20 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-09-20/Childrens-Crusade-series-explores-superhero-family-matters/50482488/1
Sept 25: Annapolis Comic-Con
| Time | Sunday, September 25 · 10:00am - 4:00pm |
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| Location | Annapolis Elks Lodge 2517 Solomon's Island Rd Annapolis, MD |
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| More Info | SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25th 10AM-4PM ************************************* Join us for the first ever ANNAPOLIS COMIC-CON, A GOOD OLD FASHIONED COMIC BOOK SHOW! ADMISSION is $5 for adults, kids under 10 get in free! Come in costume, and admission is only $1! SPECIAL GUESTS include: legendary FLASH artist GREG LAROCQUE indie all-star STEVE CONLEY (ASTOUNDING SPACE THRILLS, AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST) Image Comics DEADLANDS publishers VISIONARY COMICS and more! PLUS: Loads of vendors bringing all sorts of comic awesomeness, ranging from vintage Silver and Golden Age back issues to the hottest modern day titles. Costume Contest at 1PM, with an awesome prize TBA Live Auction at 2PM for all sorts of comic goodness! |
PR: Fantagraphics Bookstore Welcomes Warren Bernard and Tom Neely this Saturday!
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Join us on Saturday, September 24 at 6:00 PM for an eclectic evening of comix entertainment. Comic strip historian and curator Warren Bernard (from the other Washington) will discuss his new book and companion exhibition Drawing Power: A Compendium of Cartoon Advertising. His slide talk will be followed by an art reception and book signing. Also appearing is iconoclastic Los Angeles artist Tom Neely presenting his new self-published "painted novel" The Wolf. Tom's provocative work seamlessly combines elements of fine art, narrative comix, and pop culture. He'll present a short video piece followed by a book signing. Hope to see you all soon and often at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, located at 1201 S. Vale Street in the heart of Seattle's historic Georgetown art colony. |
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Oct 13: Mo Willems member-only event at National Zoo
Mo Willems does cartooning in addition to crazy-popular children's books. Registration for this free event starts on September 29th.
Truitt on Supergirl
Supergirl gets a teenage makeover
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY September 19 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-09-19/Supergirl-gets-a-teenage-makeover-with-new-comic-series/50467308/1
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY September 19 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-09-19/Supergirl-gets-a-teenage-makeover-with-new-comic-series/50467308/1
Herblock exhibit at Harford Community College in Maryland
Hays-Heighe House in Bel Air hosts 'Herblock' exhibit
September 19, 2011
http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/neighborhoods/bel-air/ph-ag-news-block-foundation-0916-20110919,0,3655352.story
September 19, 2011
http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/neighborhoods/bel-air/ph-ag-news-block-foundation-0916-20110919,0,3655352.story
NPR's Weldon likes Thompson's Habibi
as did I. Darn it, I forgot to post a link to my interview with Craig Thompson at the City Paper's site.
Mysterious 'Habibi' Cuts To The Core Of Humanity
by Glen Weldon
NPR.org September 19, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/19/140498981/mysterious-habibi-cuts-to-the-core-of-humanity
Mysterious 'Habibi' Cuts To The Core Of Humanity
by Glen Weldon
NPR.org September 19, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/19/140498981/mysterious-habibi-cuts-to-the-core-of-humanity
Sept-Nov: German-American Heritage Museum exhibit
From Bruce Guthrie
From http://www.ugac.org/gahm/gahm.html
From http://www.ugac.org/gahm/gahm.html
*OPENING*
Rolf Kauka's Fix& Foxi:
Creating a Comic Universe
On September 15, 2011, the German-American Heritage Museum will open its newest exhibit: Rolf Kauka's Fix and Foxi: Creating a Comic Universe. The exhibit explores the origins of German and American cartoons, traces Rolf Kauka's successful 50-year career as a cartoonist, and features many of his beloved cartoon characters, including Fix and Foxi, Lupo and Eusebia.The exhibit will be open until November 11, 2011.
Sept 26: A Lecture on COMICS IN RUSSIA at Howard University
A Lecture on COMICS IN RUSSIA
How to Read Post-Soviet Children's Comics: Snegirov's Keshka
Prof. José Alaniz (University of Washington, Seattle), author of Komiks: Comic Art in Russia (2010), will present an illustrated talk on the history of comic books in Russia, with an emphasis on the politics behind the post-Soviet children's series Keshka by Andrei Snegirov.
WHERE: Howard University,
Douglass 240
WHEN: Mon, Sept. 26
10:10 a.m.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Comic Riffs on the death of Ziggy's creator
RIP, TOM WILSON Sr.: 'Ziggy' creator dies at 80
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 19 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rip-tom-wilson-sr-ziggy-creator-dies-at-80/2011/09/19/gIQAb8OtfK_blog.html
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog September 19 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rip-tom-wilson-sr-ziggy-creator-dies-at-80/2011/09/19/gIQAb8OtfK_blog.html
Another local writer about comics
In addition to electronically meeting Lauren Orsini tonight, she pointed out that Ed Sizemore who writes for Comics Worth Reading also lives in the DC area.
I've also met about 10 webcomics creators at Intervention that will need to be added to the blogroll and should have interviews featured at the City Paper after this coming Library of Congress Book Festival weekend.
I've also met about 10 webcomics creators at Intervention that will need to be added to the blogroll and should have interviews featured at the City Paper after this coming Library of Congress Book Festival weekend.
Webcomics creators at SPX
I enjoyed Lauren Orsini's SPX article on webcomics - a good take on things that I hadn't considered before. It's amazing how one con can be so many things to so many people.
PR: Graphic Memoir course at Politics and Prose
Graphic Memoir course at Politics and Prose
The Graphic Memoir
The Graphic Memoir
Janice Shapiro
Monday, October 3, 7 - 9:30 p.m.
The graphic memoir is an exciting development in modern literature, filling the niche between prose and film. As exemplified by Art Spiegelman's Maus, Harvey Pekar's American Splendor, and Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, the combination of images and words strengthens, magnifies, and illuminates in unique ways the large and small truths of life. In this class we will look at examples of graphic memoirs and analyze and discuss the visual and storytelling techniques. Then everyone will have the opportunity to draft a one-page graphic memoir about a significant moment in his or her life. The moment does not have to be momentous: It can be funny, tragic, embarrassing, heroic or just about a surprising, cool observation, as long as the moment has resonance. This class is open to everyone and I mean, everyone! No background (or particular talent!) in art or writing is required. Just come with a desire to express yourself in a fresh, fun and exciting way.
Please bring paper and pencils; the instructor will provide additional supplies.
Janice Shapiro is a writer, graphic memoirist and screenwriter. She is the author of Bummer and Other Stories (Soft Skull Press, $14.95). Her stories and comics have been published in The North American Review, The Santa Monica Review, Fifty-Two Stories, Storyville, Devil's Lake, The Seattle Review, and Mixer Publications.
Suggested book: An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, edited by Ivan Brunetti (Yale Univ., $28)
Other recommended books:
One! Hundred! Demons!, by Lynda Barry (Sasquatch, $17.95)
Paying for It, by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly, $24.95)
Stitches, by David Small (W.W.Norton, $15.95)
These four books will be discounted 20% for class participants.
*This class will meet in a private room at Jake's American Grille, 5018 Connecticut Avenue NW, across the street from Politics & Prose. Participants may gather in the fiction room at P&P at 6:45 and then walk to Jake's with the instructor. Light appetizers will be provided, other food and beverages are available for purchase, including beer and wine.
Price: $40 ($35 members)
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