Ann Telnaes new app featured on Comic Riffs

CHOOSING OBAMA OR ROMNEY: Ann Telnaes's new 'POTUS Pick' app puts the interactive choice in your hands

 

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 4 2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/choosing-obama-or-romney-ann-telnaess-new-potus-pick-app-puts-the-interactive-choice-in-your-hands/2012/10/04/04811270-0dca-11e2-a310-2363842b7057_blog.html

October 6: Pastis at Politics and Prose

Stephan Pastis - Pearls Freaks the #*%# out

Politics and Prose

 

Start: Oct 6 2012 1:00 pm

End: Oct 6 2012 2:00 pm

The latest Treasury from the attorney-turned-cartoonist includes all strips from Larry in Wonderland and Because Sometimes You Just Gotta Draw a Cover with Your Left Hand, along with responses from readers and Pastis's own remarks about the sources of particular themes and motifs.

 

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Library of Congress' Swann Foundation accepting fellowship applications

The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, administered by the Library of Congress is accepting applications for its graduate fellowship, one of the few in the field, for the 2013-2014 academic year. Deadline for receipt of applications is February 15, 2013. Please email swann@loc.gov or call (202) 707-9115 if you have questions. For criteria, guidelines, and application forms, please see: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html

Animator Seth MacFarlane to host Oscars

MacFarlane to host Oscar telecast

By Lisa De Moraes, Washington Post October 2 2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/macfarlane-to-host-oscar-telecast/2012/10/01/f408f830-0bef-11e2-bd1a-b868e65d57eb_story.html

PR: Announcing our new Fantom Red sale!

connect with us: Up to 80% off of our new Fantom Red section, starting this Wednesday. Check it out! Union Station - 50 Massachusetts Avenue NE | Washington, DC 20002 | 202-241-6498 www.fantomcomics.com

Game On! Comics: All the 411 you need to know about Marvel NOW

What's up with this new Marvel NOW?? Dear Mike, IT'S "GAME ON" FOR MARVEL...NOW! Remember the news that DC was changing the game and relaunching their iconic universe?  Well, that sense of excitement and anticipation is back, for MARVEL NOW!  While Marvel is not relaunching their universe, they are shaking things up a bit, all in the aftermath of their AVENGERS VS X-MEN event. We won't spoil anything, but if you've been following AvX then you know how much has been stirred up, and even knowing everything from the first 11 issues, there's still so much left to discover. And yet, this is also a prime opportunity for new fans to discover the dynamic MARVEL Universe that they may have only before known from the television shows or movies, such as the mega-blockbuster AVENGERS, just released on DVD.  If you only know these characters from the films, or you've just never gotten around to reading the AVENGERS or X-MEN titles, now is your chance to get in on a *new* ground floor! MARVEL is not only shaking up teams and characters, but creative teams as well, bringing different voices to familiar characters.  Also, Brian Michael Bendis, arguably *the* architect of the Marvel Universe these past few years, is stepping away from his brilliant run on the AVENGERS family of titles and allowing new teams, including Rick Remender, Jonathan Hickman and Kelly Sue DeConnick (who have more than proven themselves on books like Uncanny X-Force, Fantastic Four, and Captain Marvel). So, to recap: NEW titles, CLASSIC characters, EXCITING adventures...  So what's in it for you? On OCTOBER 10, for the whole day, GAME ON COMICS will be a headquarters for the MARVEL NOW relaunch, beginning with the release of UNCANNY AVENGERS #1! We will open at 11am with plenty of copies of UNCANNY AVENGERS #1, including the sought-after Skottie Young variant, along with promotional materials, buttons, posters, and lots of information on the MARVEL NOW titles following UNCANNY AVENGERS. We will also have special sales, and opportunities to win rare variant covers for UNCANNY AVENGERS and future MARVEL NOW number 1 issues! Want to know what's NEXT for NOW?  Here you go: October 10  - UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 (By Rick Remender and John Cassaday): Captain America creates the ultimate super team with Avengers and X-Men working together...but will that destroy Professor Xavier's dream before it comes to fruition?  - RED SHE HULK #1 (Aka Hulk #58, by Jeff Parker and Carlo Pagulayan): The Hulk universe shifts focus to...Betty Banner?  Yep, Thunderbolt Ross' little girl is now the strongest woman in the world, and THUNDERBOLTS scribe Jeff Parker is taking us along for the ride. October 17  - MARVEL NOW POINT ONE: This book will offer several short stories designed to introduce many of the new titles to readers, featuring...Nick Fury Jr?! October 31  - AVENGERS PLUS X-MEN #1: Another anthology, but unlike AvX VS which highlighted and expanded some of the biggest hero-fights in AvX, A-PLUS-X is the ultimate team-up book for your favorite Marvel heroes.  The first issue features Wolverine teaming up with...  Hulk?! November 7  - DEADPOOL #1 (Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, and Tony Moore): Daniel Way created a very memorable five-year run for everyone's favorite schizophrenic-mutant-assassin, and now the mantle falls to Duggan and comedian Posehn, and Moore, the artist and co-creator of WALKING DEAD.  - IRON MAN #1 (Kieron Gillen and Greg Land): Gillen starts his run with a bang, with Tony Stark having to find a cure for the lethal Extremis virus and create a new suit before it's too late. November 14  - ALL NEW X-MEN #1 (Brian Bendis and Stuart Immonen): After events in AvX, Xavier's original five students are plucked from the past and thrust into the middle of a new conflict, and a world they fought to make better.  - FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (Matt Fraction and Mark Bagley): Fraction shifts from guiding one of Marvel's smartest minds in Tony Stark to its greatest families in the Fantastic Four, and he's bringing popular Spider-Man and Avengers artist Mark Bagley along to take us on a journey through the wonders of time...*and* space.  - THOR GOD OF THUNDER #1 (Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic): Aaron, guiding the Jean Grey School in WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN, takes THOR back to its medieval roots and introduces readers to...the GOD BUTCHER.  - X-MEN LEGACY #1 (Si Spurrier and Tan Eng Huat): Legion returns following the events of AvX and fights to find his own place in the Universe.  Can he help make Xavier's dream a reality?  - AVENGERS: ASSEMBLED #9 (Kelly Sue DeConnick and Stafano Caselli): DeConnick takes over the Avengers reins with the same dynamic storytelling that has made CAPTAIN MARVEL a hit after only a few issues.  ASSEMBLED features the movie cast in the traditional Marvel Universe, and starts off with Tony Stark and Bruce Banner competing to locate a missing scientist. November 21  - INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #1 (Mark Waid and Leinel Yu): Not much needs to be said about this book. If you've been reading Waid's DAREDEVIL then you know what he brings to the table.  How about this: he's made HULK an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.!  - CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (Rick Remender and John Romita Jr): Remender has a reputation for offbeat stories, and he takes over CAPTAIN AMERICA with a bang: Cap is stranded on an inhospitable world with no way home and no allies. November 28  - FF #1 (Matt Fraction and Mike Allred): With the Fantastic Four off saving the universe, another four are called upon to keep things safe back on earth.  If you enjoyed Fraction's take on DEFENDERS, then this book is for you. December 5  - AVENGERS #1 (Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opena): Avengers gets reborn with a truly massive lineup, including Cap, Wolverine, Hulk and Captain Marvel. Other new titles coming soon include:  - THUNDERBOLTS #1 (Daniel Way and Steve Dillon bring us a new team, including Punisher, Red Hulk, Elektra, and Deadpool, so if you loved Way's DEADPOOL, you'll want this book!  - AVENGERS ARENA #1 (Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker combine AVENGERS ACADEMY with HUNGER GAMES).  - CABLE & THE X-FORCE #1 (Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larocca bring the big guy back!)  - UNCANNY X-FORCE #1 (Sam Humphries and Ron Garney relaunch the mutant black ops team with Psylocke in charge).    Intrigued? So are we! Now, to guarantee yourself copies of these and other NOW titles, send us an email or use our handy form at http://gameoncomics.com/Loyalty-Membership.html to get signed up!  Only members are guaranteed copies, plus special incentives and rewards.  We look forward to experiencing these relaunches with you, and look forward to helping you jump on board. Thanks! Your GAME ON! Gang: Louis, Dave, J.R., and Giahn  Sincerely, Louis Meyer Game On! Comics www.GameOnComics.com

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Captain America movie to be set in DC

The DCist has the story that the next Captain America movie will be filmed here.

Comic Riffs talks to The Oatmeal about preserving Tesla

TESLA MUSEUM: 'The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman on his latest successful Indiegogo campaign
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 1 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/tesla-museum-the-oatmeals-matthew-inman-on-his-latest-successful-indiegogo-campaign/2012/09/30/669e3188-0b5c-11e2-bd1a-b868e65d57eb_blog.html

Ryan Holmberg's latest manga article

Manga Finds Pirate Gold: The Case of New Treasure Island
BY Ryan Holmberg Oct 1, 2012   
http://www.tcj.com/manga-finds-pirate-gold-the-case-of-new-treasure-island/

I re-met Ryan at SPX this year, and it turns out he's living in suburban Maryland for a while.  So for now, he counts for ComicsDC's links - as he writes good history, I'm glad to be able to!

PR: Beetle Bailey Argues for Army Museum

This museum is intended for the Washington area.

 

For Immediate Release: October 1, 2012

Contact: COL David R. Fabian (USA-Ret.)

(703) 562-4162

 

 

Beetle Bailey Character Argues for National Army Museum

 

ARLINGTON, Va. – After more than 60 years bemoaning the hard work that comes with being a young Soldier in the U.S. Army, Beetle Bailey focused his distress last Sunday on a much more legitimate protest – America has no national museum recognizing the service of all Army Soldiers. While reclining in usual fashion on his barrack's cot, the leading character of Mort Walker's award winning comic strip lists the types of real-life sacrifices made by Soldiers before saying with exasperation, "At least we deserve a National Army Museum or some thanks for what we do." In the end, Bailey is temporarily appeased by another Soldier's handshake as a show of appreciation. However, this star of one of the most widely-read comics in the world, like all Soldiers and Army supporters, is still rallying support to build the actual National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

 

The Army Historical Foundation is currently leading the campaign to construct the National Army Museum. This facility will be the first museum to tell the complete history of the U.S. Army from 1775 through today. Fourteen generations of Americans – approximately 30 million men and women – have proudly worn the Army uniform.  Currently the Army is the country's only military service not represented by its own national museum.

 

Mort Walker, one of the longest-drawing cartoonists in history, served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II, and was discharged as a First Lieutenant in 1947. In portraying the lighter side of military life, Mort Walker's support of the military has earned him the praise of the highest ranking officials. He was given the Decoration for Distinguished Civilian Service by the United States Army, the highest award the Secretary of the Army can present a civilian.  During his distinguished career as a cartoonist, he has earned numerous awards including induction into the Museum of Cartoon Art Hall of Fame. Walker now extends his support of the military to endorsing the National Museum of the United States Army.

 

The September 30 edition of Beetle Bailey can be found here. Beetle Bailey is syndicated by King Features. 

 

About The Army Historical Foundation

The Army Historical Foundation establishes, assists, and promotes programs and projects which preserve the history of the American Soldier and promote public understanding of and appreciation for the contributions by all components of the U.S. Army and its members.  The Foundation serves as the Army's official fundraising entity for the Capital Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army.  The Museum will be constructed at Fort Belvoir, Va., to honor the service and sacrifice of all American Soldiers who have served since the Army's inception in 1775.  For more information about the Foundation, the National Museum of the United States Army, and the Soldier's Registry, visit www.armyhistory.org.

 

 

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Big Planet Comics recent podcast interviews

I checked in with Kevin and here's a list of the interviews they've
done this year. After successfully experimenting with Skype, they're
planning on doing more interview shows.

Panetta, Kevin, Jared Smith and Nick Liappis. 2012.
Podcast Special! "SPX 2012" [Mike Dawson interview].
Big Planet Comics (September 28):
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcast-special-spx-2012 and
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcasts/Big-Planet-Podcast-SPX-2012.mp3

Panetta, Kevin, Jared Smith and Nick Liappis. 2012.
Podcast #60 "Drama" [Raina Telgemeier interview].
Big Planet Comics (September 27):
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcast-60-drama and
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcasts/Big-Planet-Podcast-060.mp3

Panetta, Kevin, Jared Smith and Nick Liappis. 2012.
Podcast #56 "Interviewasaurus Rex" [Fangbone creator Mike Rex interview].
Big Planet Comics (August 23):
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcast-56-interviewasaurus-rex and
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcasts/Big-Planet-Podcast-056.mp3

Panetta, Kevin, Jared Smith and Nick Liappis. 2012.
Podcast #55 "District Xocmics" [Matt Dembicki interview].
Big Planet Comics (August 9):
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcast-55-district-xocmics and
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcasts/Big-Planet-Podcast-055.mp3

Panetta, Kevin, Jared Smith and Nick Liappis. 2012.
Podcast #41 "The Luther Strode Interview" [Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore].
Big Planet Comics (April 19):
http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcast-41-the-one-with-the-luther-strode-interview
and http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/podcasts/Big-Planet-Podcast-041.mp3

That darn Toles, Danziger and Hands...

Letter to the Editor: An affront to Christianity

The Washington Post September 29 2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/an-affront-to-christianity/2012/09/30/e3a6a0b2-0692-11e2-9eea-333857f6a7bd_story.html

Breaking Calvin webcomic featured on City Paper

Calvin and Hobbes Reimagined as Meth Dealers in Breaking Calvin
Alexis Hauk on Sep. 25, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/film/2012/09/25/calvin-and-hobbes-reimagined-as-meth-dealers-in-breaking-calvin/

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Look Out, Bibi's Redlining!"

http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1172

Mike Flugennock says:

Am I the only one here who saw those fotos of Netanyahu at the UN the other day and wondered "what the hell kind of pointy-haired middle-management dog'n'pony bullshit am I looking at?" Seriously, was the guy smoking crack on the plane to New York, or what?

Oh, and don't forget, folks -- you can't pronounce "Netanyahu" without "yahoo".

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"Though I could not caution all, I yet may warn a few:
 Don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools!"

                                               --grateful dead.
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Mike's Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Steve Brodner political cartoon in today's Post

The debate as SAT Question: Obama is to Romney as...
Steve Brodner
Washington Post (September 30).

This doesn't appear to be online.

The Examiner reviews Hotel Transylvania

Leave 'Transylvania' to the kids
Brian Hughes
Washington Examinger September 28, 2012
http://washingtonexaminer.com/leave-transylvania-to-the-kids/article/2509234#.UGjPVVG-CSq

Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - September 28, 2012

September 28, 2012

Gordon Harris signing on Saturday! Gordon Harris will be at our Vienna store on Saturday, signing his new graphic novel Pedestrian. All the information about the signing is below! We hope to see you there! We went a little crazy this week, and did two podcasts! Our regular one features all the new releases and a special interview with Raina Telgemeier when she was here for her signings at our stores last weekend! For those of you who missed it, she signed a bunch of extra copies for us of all her books, and she had a pretty interesting interview with us! Check it out in our podcast to the right (her interview starts at about 21:15). Our report on her signings and a bunch of pictures are up on our webpage too! http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/raina-telgemeier-signing-september-22 We ALSO did a second podcast, all about the Small Press Expo from 2 weekends ago, featuring reviews of some of our favorite comics we found there, and a special interview with long time SPX attendee, Ignatz Award judge, award-winning graphic novelist and podcaster Mike Dawson! So lucky you, kids! Feel free to forward on our newsletter, and please send us any comments or mailing list requests to vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Thanks!   - the Big Planet Comics kids ___________________ UPCOMING - September 29 - Gordon Harris signing Pedestrian Gordon Harris, another local comics creator, will be appearing at our Vienna store on Saturday, September 29, for his brand new graphic novel Pedestrian! Gordon's website: http://www.pedestrian.net/ 3pm-5pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Talon #0 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Guillem March The mysterious assassins known as Talons from Scott Snyder's Batman run spin-off into a new series! This zero issue gives the backstory of the only Talon to rebel against his masters, The Court of Owls! How are the Talons recruited and trained, and how did one escape? Happy #1 by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson Grant Morrison is back with another weird one! A straight forward tale of an ex-cop turned contract killer, until he gets shot during an assassination and starts hallucinating a little blue unicorn named Happy is talking to him! Or is he not hallucinating at all? The Tower Chronicles 1: GeistHawk SC   by Matt Wagner and Simon Bisley   Another weird one! Tower is a specialist in handling supernatural problems, like when he is called in to deal with a living ghost and a serial killer vampire! Pulpy in the best '70s comics tradition, with crazy art by Bisley! Showcase: Amethyst Princess of Gemworld 1 SC by Dan Mishkin and Ernie Colon   Where it all started! The first twelve issues of Amethyst from the 1980s are collected, along with eleven issues of the next series, and appearances in annuals and specials! Amethyst is drawn into the mysterious and dangerous Gemworld where she is destined to be a princess! National Comics: Rose and Thorn #1 by Tom Taylor and Neil Googe Another great one-shot comic that we wish would be an ongoing series! Innocent Rose wakes up and can't remember what she did the night before, but everyone at school is talking about what she did, and how she is calling herself Thorn now! Since she's just out of a mental institution, is she cracking up again? And who is leaving her messages on facebook? Barbara SC by Osamu Tezuka Another classic Tezuka story in English for the first time, this is definitely from the weird side of his work! A slightly insane novelist befriends an alcoholic named Barbara who may just turn out to be his muse! Insane jumps in direction and storylines from standalone chapter to chapter, but wildly compelling. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise 3 SC by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru   At last! The final part of the new Avatar trilogy is here! Aang and Fire Lord Zuko must make a choice, will they work together or will things go in a dark direction? The Walking Dead 8 HC by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard   If you've been waiting for the next hardcover like me, here it is! The gang makes contact with more of the survivors around DC, and try to integrate into the larger world! But will this succeed or fail? This takes you right up to the beginning of the current storyling with the controversial issue #100! Be warned! Alien the Illustrated Story Limited Signed Artist's Edition HC All Star Western #0 American Vampire Vol 3 SC Batman Incorporated #0 Black Panther Man Without Fear: Fear Itself SC Daredevil By Brubaker And Lark Ultimate Collection Book 3 SC Flash vol 2 The Road To Flashpoint SC Gasoline Alley Vol 1 HC Joe Kubert Tarzan Of The Apes Artist Edition HC Lobo Portrait Of A Bastich SC New Ptg Mars Attacks HC The Milkman Murders HC Saga Of The Swamp Thing Book 2 SC Showcase Presents Amethsyt Vol 1 SC Tellos Colossal vol 2 HC Ultimate Comics X-Men By Nick Spencer Vol 1 SC Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron Prem vol 3 HC Yotsuba&! Vol 11 SC Big Planet Comics Podcast #60 "Drama" This week, Kevin, Nick, and Jared interview Raina Telgemeier, and we review a bunch of new comics! Download now or subscribe on iTunes!   PODCAST REVIEWS: Barbara SC by Osamu Tezuka Happy! #1 (of 4) by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson National Comics: Rose and Thorn #1 by Tom Taylor and Neil Googe Talon #0 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Guillem March The Tower Chronicles 1: GeistHawk SC by Matt Wagner and Simon Bisley Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278) Big Planet Comics Podcast "SPX 2012 Special" Extra special SPX podcast! Kevin, Nick, and Jared interview Mike Dawson, and we review a bunch of comics we got at SPX this year! Download now or subscribe on iTunes!   PODCAST REVIEWS: Curveball volume 1 by Jeremy Sorese Damn Fine Coffee: A Twin Peaks Fanzine by Jesse Balmer, Christina Barrera, Tuesday Basen, Gillian Blekkenhorst, Sam Bosma, Julianna Brion, Kali Ciesemier, Grace Danico, Kyle Fewell, Alex Fine, Ryan Fortney, Pete Gamlen, Diego Garcia, Jimmy Giegerich, Jennifer "Bagel" Han, Trevor Henderson, Greg Houston, Andrea Kalfas, Eleni Kalorkoti, Jonathan Kennedy, Kelly Laserre, Roman Muradov, Jen Mussari, Gant Powell, Andrew Schick, Dadu Shin, Jenn Woodall, Ping Zhu Ghost Story by Rob Ullman Gorilla Year #1 by Cara Bean Hyperspeed to Nowhere by Lale Westvind Ian Jay Super Comics 1 SC by Ian Jay Immovable Objects by James Hindle Neon Super Gladiator #1 by Andy Kettler New Sludge City by Brendan Leach Ramble On! #2 by Calvin Wong Rav #2 + 3 by Mickey Zacchilli Roll for Initiative! by Jimmy Giegerich Satan is Alive: A Tribute to Mercyful Fate by Mark Rudolph, Kim Holm, Ben Marra, Tom Neely, J. T. Dockery, Fenriz, Tim Sievert, Kevin Cross, Ed Luce, Philip Anselmo, Brian Turner, Kelly Larson, Chuck BB, Roger Langridge, Bruno Guerreiro, Stephanie Buscema, Tim Shagrat, Xenocblood, J. Bennett, Nick Green, Mark Thompson, Vasilis Lolos, Sam Wolf, Scott Carlson, Chris Dick, Sara Turner, Johnny Ryan, Dave Acosta, Mike Erdody, Danny Martin, Trevor Strnad SF #2 by Ryan Cecil Smith Speedhog the Hedgehog by Zach Marcus, Tyler Hutchison, Becky Dreistadt, J. R. Goldberg, Ian Jones-Quartey, Geneva Hodgson, Phil McAndrew, Jeremy Sorese, Brandon B., Marlo Meekins, KC Green, Roman Muradov, Sam Logan, Anthony Clark, Nico Calaleo, Josh PM Frees, Shmorky, Jamie Dee Galey, Tyson Hesse, Frank Gibson Treasure Chest volume 1 by Sam Bosma Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278)   9/29 - Gordon Harris Signing Pedestrian 3pm-5pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com 10/27 - District Comics 4pm-6pm 1520 U St. NW Washington, DC 20009 202-342-1061 dc@bigplanetcomics.com 11/3 - Ben Hatke Signing Legends of Zita the Spacegirl 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Signing Legends of Zita the Spacegirl 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com New Next Week 10/3 (Let us know if you want any of these!)   Action Comics #13 Age Of Apocalypse #8 Age Of Apocalypse Vol 1 X-Terminated SC Amazing Spider-Man #695 Animal Man #13 Archie #637 Archie Love Showdown SC Avengers Academy #38 Avengers Vs X-Men #12 (Of 12) AVX AVX Vs #6 (Of 6) Axe Cop President of the World #3 (Of 3) B & V Friends Double Digest #229 Batman The Dark Knight Vol 1 Knight Terrors HC Batwing #13 Before Watchmen Rorschach #2 (Of 4) Bionic Woman #5 The Boys #71 Broxo GN Carter Family Dont Forget This Song HC Christmas Carol Night That Changed Eliza Scrooge HC Creepy Comics #10 Criminal Deluxe Edition Vol 2 HC The Crow #4 Crusades HC Dance In The Vampire Bund Vol 13 SC Danger Club #4 Daredevil End Of Days #1 (Of 8) Death The Deluxe Edition HC Defenders #11 Detective Comics #13 Dial H #5 Doctor Who Vol 3 #1 Earth 2 #5 Everybody Loves Tank Girl #3 (Of 3) Everything Together GN Fairest #8 Fairies Magazine #9 Fashion Beast #2 Fatale #8 Ferals #9 Futurama Comics #63 Garfield #6 GI Combat #5 GI Joe A Real American Hero Vol 5 Sc Green Arrow #13 Green Lantern #13 Green Lantern Annual #1 2nd Ptg Guarding The Globe #2 Hack Slash #18 Harvest #3 (Of 5) Hell Yeah Vol 1 Last Day On Earths SC Hereville How Mirka Got Her Sword GN Hypernaturals #4 I Vampire Vol 01 Tainted Love SC Justice League Of America Rise Of Eclipso SC Legends Of The Dark Knight #1 Life With Archie #23 Little Death GN The Lone Ranger #10 Marvel Previews October 2012 Minimum Carnage Alpha #1 The Muppets #4 (Of 4) Nao Of Brown HC Negron SC Non-Humans #1 (Of 4) Pathfinder #2 Planet Of The Apes Cataclysm #2 Previews #289 October 2012 Red Sonja #69 Road To Oz #2 (Of 6) Robyn Hood #1 (Of 5) Sailor Twain GN Scooby Doo Where Are You #26 Skippy: Complete Dailies Vol 1 1925-1927 HC Smallville Season 11 #6 Spaceknights #1 (Of 3) Star Wars Omnibus Clone Wars Tp Vol 2 Enemy Sides SC Stormwatch #13 Superman Batman Sorcerer Kings SC Swamp Thing #13 Sweet Tooth #38 Thief Of Thieves #9 The Twelve Vol 2 SC Uncanny X-Force #32 Uncanny X-Men #19 AVX Voltron #8 The Walking Dead Compendium Vol 2 SC Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #16 White Clay One Shot Worlds Finest #5 A Wrinkle In Time GN

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The Post on Hotel Transylvania

Vampires for ankle-biters
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post September 28, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/hotel-transylvania,1227675/critic-review.html

Small Press Expo 2012 videos online

2 panels with Jaime and Clowes, and then a bunch of interviews by Joe Mochove and Rusty Rowley.  

SPX 2012 - Jaime Hernandez: The Love Bungler

 Sep 24, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-tM-RKuxr0&feature=player_embedded

 

Jaime Hernandez and his brothers launched the alternative comics era with their epoch-defining series Love and Rockets. From 1981 to the present, Hernandez has produced a singular body of work tracing the life of Maggie Chascarillo and her vast network of friends, family, neighbors, rivals and lovers. In recent years, Jaime has, again, broken new ground with brilliant comics novellas that remain accessible to new readers while building upon years of narrative to invest his stories with a profound emotionality. He will discuss his work with artist Frank Santoro.

 

SPX 2012 - Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist

 Sep 27, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v-kMyLdC_A&feature=relmfu

 

Daniel Clowes first gained fame with his iconic comic book series Eightball and graphic novel Ghost World, which he co-adapted into a film of the same name. In recent books, including The Death-Ray and Wilson, his unique visual-narrative voice expertly manipulates the position of the reader to get more deeply under the skins of his sharply rendered characters. Recently the subject of a major retrospective exhibit and monograph, Clowes will discuss his work with Alvin Buenaventura, editor of The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist, and scholar Ken Parille.

 

Mochove, Joe and Rusty Rowley.  2012.

 

SPX 2012: Charles Brownstein

 Sep 26, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyp4yH2fx7o&feature=relmfu

 

Rusty and Joe talk to Charles Brownstein, the Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, about what the fund does, the sort of cases it's working on, and how the Small Press Expo and it work together.

Mochove, Joe and Rusty Rowley.  2012.

 SPX 2012: Emily Wernet

 Sep 26, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

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Joe and Rusty break it down with black market comic seller, Emily Wernet! No table needed for her! Witness the birth of a new genre! Learn about the sad habits of sinful children! An explosive interview by any measure!

 

For more from Emily, check out emilywernet.com!

 

SPX 2012: Patch

 Sep 27, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

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The guys sit down with Christian Patchell AKA Patch to talk about his brand new book, "I Put the Can in Cancer: A Journey Through Pictures". While going through chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer, Patch found an outlet through art and anchors his book on the 25 sketches he did during that time. Find out about the hero he got to meet, what he's working on next, and his excellent taste is shirts!

 

Find out more about Patch at artbypatch.com and find out more about the Joyce Brabner/Harvey Pekar project at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joyce-Brabners-Harvey-Pekar-Page/144029658958272.

 

SPX 2012: Michael David Thomas

 Sep 25, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

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Prepare yourselves for an onslaught of manliness that will quake your knees and shake your beliefs. Rusty and Joe talk to Michael David Thomas, the king of Tumblr (at least the SPX Tumblr) and a long-time member of the SPX staff. Learn about the show and how it reaches with digital arms to hug people around the world!

 

SPX 2012: Adam Casey

 Sep 25, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

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Joe and Rusty sit down with comic creator and retailer, Adam Casey! Hear stories about terrible customers who share too much, what excited him about SPX 2012 and which smaller press-er he could take in a fight!

 

SPX 2012: Hannah Lee Stockdale

 Sep 25, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

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The guys sit with comic creator, Hannah Lee Stockdale, to discuss her FIRST TRIP to SPX and how she got there! There is also the declaring of an archnemesis and their identity may surprise you!

 

 SPX 2012: Henry Eudy

Sep 25, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

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Rusty and Joe of Full Sanction sit down with comic creator Henry Eudy to talk about his work, including DEATH PIÑATA and his habit of breaking into homes to leave comics.

 

SPX 2012: Lamar Abrams

 Sep 25, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

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For the second year in a row, the guys talk with COMICS SUPERSTAR Lamar Abrams. Learn about his brand new book, Remake 3xtra, and see how he handles a Mysterious Question that gets far too evil far too fast.

 

For more from Lamar, check out neo-rama.com!

 

 

SPX 2012: Evan Keeling

Sep 28, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6KKXmMGRKA&list=UUVHYsGr8jxlpE3iaXnvLGfg&index=1&feature=plcp

 

Joe and Rusty talk to Evan Keeling in an EPIC INTERIVEW covering all manner of topics, including his secret child army and how he got started in comics. One of those is more important than the other. This video also features something no other SPX interview does thanks to an unexpected happening. Shocking!

 

For more from Evan, check out evantkeeling.com!

 

SPX 2012: RM Rhodes

 Sep 27, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

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Rusty and Joe sit down with RM Rhodes to discuss one of the hit books of the show, Emo Galactus. There is also a modicum of discussion about porn comics as well as the dangers of reality TV. It's all over the place and you'll love it!

 

Check out RM Rhodes online at oletheros.com!

 

 

SPX 2012: Viga

Sep 27, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwSaHoOLqqk&list=UUVHYsGr8jxlpE3iaXnvLGfg&index=3&feature=plcp

 

Joe and Rusty talk to Viga and find out about the colors that make her mad!

Also, it's not enough for her to make her own comics about convention trips,

Viga is an astute critic of the modern resting rooms. Find out what to avoid!

 

For more from Viga, check out panelburg.com!

 

SPX 2012: Dave Foland & Jason Strutz

Sep 27, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMReta0p6Ec&list=UUVHYsGr8jxlpE3iaXnvLGfg&index=4&feature=plcp

 

What do you get when you mix pizza with Dracula? An interview with Dave Foland

and Jason Strutz! The guys come by to talk about their new book, Pizzula, as

well as learn about the danger of NO RULES! LIVE ON CAMERA VIOLENCE!

 

SPX 2012: Jon Jebus

Sep 27, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_5o-XtZlwQ&list=UUVHYsGr8jxlpE3iaXnvLGfg&index=5&feature=plcp

 

The guys talk with Jon Jebus, writer of the superhero comic with a sense of

humor, "C-Listers". Find out about the perils of giving someone your comic (when

they think you want their autograph)! Also, here begins the ultimate death of

Rusty.

 

For more from Jon, check out visionarycomics.com!

 

For more vampire pizza, head directly to pizzula.com!

 

 

SPX 2012: Beth Scorzato

Sep 27, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGu27kGrK6w&list=UUVHYsGr8jxlpE3iaXnvLGfg&index=6&feature=plcp

 

Rusty and Joe chat with Beth Scorzato, the managing editor of Spandexless.com.

Important subjects discussed include: the perils of live-blogging awards

results, Rusty ladylike charm, and what's up with that. Oh, and a bunch of stuff

about small press and independent comics. That, too.

 

For more from Beth, check out spandexless.com!

 

SPX 2012: James Point Du Jour

Sep 26, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ERjM9vNJ60&list=UUVHYsGr8jxlpE3iaXnvLGfg&index=9&feature=plcp

 

Joe and Rusty chat with James Point Du Jour about his comics, his first time

exhibiting at SPX, and the heart-breaking, unavoidable depression that follows

the show. Don't miss the Mysterious Question where James answers a question that

could very well change all our lives.

 

For more from James, check out jmpointdujour.com!

 

SPX 2012: Ming Doyle & Erica Henderson

 Sep 26, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMCUDiUyWCw

 

Joe and Rusty invite two guests to sit with them as they chat with Boston-area comickers (and first-time SPX attendees), Ming Doyle and Erica Henderson! The gang talk about some giant projects on the horizon for both, being the most beautiful in all the land, and watching where you step!

 

For more from Ming, check out mingdoyle.com! You can find Erica online at ericahenderson.net!

 

 SPX 2012: John Green

Sep 26, 2012 by SmallPressExpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w1SU4vXObI

 

The guys sit down with SPX veteran and "Teen Boat" co-creator, John Green! John discusses the origin of "Teen Boat", his history with SPX, and the secret to making the best looking minicomics in the land!

 

Check John out at johngreenart.com!