Tonight: March's authors at Barnes & Noble downtown

After a host of massively successful events and media coverage, US Congessman and civil rights icon John Lewis, the last living speaker from the March on Washington, is coming to the downtown DC Barnes & Noble for a book signing of his #1 bestselling graphic novel autobiography March: Book One, together with co-author Andrew Aydin, next Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:30pm!

Quick reference URL: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/82310

Recent updates on the amazing response to this graphic novel:

a sellout appearance at the National Press Club Book Fair last week
a glowing review in Sunday's New York Times
an in-depth appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show earlier this month
being named one of 2013's best books by the Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, School Library Journal, and Amazon

Currently in its 14th week on the NYT Bestseller list
As well as tons of earlier coverage from The Colbert Report to CNN and NPR appearances, and even breaking sales records at Comic-Con!

Lewis and Aydin will be speaking & signing Tuesday at the Barnes & Noble in downtown Washington DC, at 6:30pm.

Details: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/82310

Store address & phone number:

555 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, 202-347-0176

March: Book One, a 128-page softcover graphic novel. 

$14.95 print, $9.99 digital

ISBN 978-1-60309-300-2

http://www.topshelfcomix.com/march

Shop at GRUMP on Dec. 7

The GRUMP Arts & Crafts Show is this coming Saturday at Artisphere in Arlington, Va., from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. About 40 vendors will be selling wares from kids clothing made from vintage t-shirts to plush anteaters and clever holiday cards. Matt Dembicki (that's me!) will be there selling his comics (District Comics, They Came to See Me Die!, The Brewmaster's Castle, etc.). There will be a DJ and a bar. Artisphere is just 2 blocks from the Rosslyn Metro stop.

Nadel winds down PictureBox

Dan Nadel (who used to live in the D.C. area and worked at Big Planet Comics) has announced the end of PictureBox, his small press comics/art publishing venture since 2004. Read the interview with Nadel at ComicsReporter.com.

PictureBox recently published Frank Santoro's Pompeii.

Richard Thompson broke his hip yesterday

(reposted from Facebook)

Hello cartoon and comic fans. Nick Galifianakis here.

I'm trying to generate a tsunami of good thoughts for the only actual genius I know (I'm apologize to whoever else I just insulted) Richard Thompson. RT's Parkinson's has made him less stable and he took quite a tumble yesterday - he broke his hip, which is being replaced at 3 pm today.

A joint replacement will get Richard up on his feet very quickly -screwing in a pin, which was briefly considered, would mean a much much longer convalescence whereas the joint replacement means he's up and rehabbing very quickly, very important considering he's already starting out from a compromised physical position.

Surgery will be followed by about 5 days in the hospital.

Please send good thoughts his way. Now.

More later...

Collecting Steve Canyon

Local journalist and comics fan Michael O'Connell is collecting pieces of a Steve Canyon collection originally assembled by Richard Bauman, a former Coast Guard officer. Mike tells ComicsDC he has interviewed the Bauman family and is working on a story about it. Meanwhile, he's started to post some of the Steve Canyon images on his Pinterest and Facebook pages, along with tidbits regarding how he acquired a few of the pieces.

Courtesy of Michael O'Connell

That darn Prickly City

Feeling prickly over 'Prickly City'

Ted White, Falls Church

Washington Post November 30 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/feeling-prickly-over-prickly-city/2013/11/27/2ddfe448-56a8-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html

Capicons Show This Sunday, Dec. 1!

Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con

This Sunday, December 1, 2013

10 am - 3 pm

Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Hall,

2148 Gallows Rd, Dunn Loring, Virginia

Admission $3 - Kids FREE!

www.capicons.com

Open to 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 Trek memorabilia; original artwork, posters and other comic-related collectibles.

 

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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8 Ft. Tables: $95 Vendor Tables; 2 Tables-$185; 3 Tables-$270; 4 Tables-$355

Artist Tables: $50 (on a limited basis; merchandise restricted to artist/publisher's unique creations or promotions of their creative work.

Email laura@capicons.com to reserve a table.

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Today's Small Business Deal at Game On! Comics

TODAY IS THE DAY! Dear Mike, Today is Small Business Saturday.  All around the country people will be shopping in Small Businesses, like ours, to show support to the family owned stores in our country.  Come in to see us and use this coupon as our "thanks" for all of your business throughout the year! Buy One Graphic Novel get One Free! Buy One Back Issue get One Free! Use this offer as many times as you want!   Free Item must be equal or lesser value than purchased one Offer is ONLY valid this Saturday, November 30th  HOURS: 11am-8pm Game On Comics 310 Dominion RD NE Vienna, VA 22180 www.GameOnComics.com FOLLOW US ON:

Comics-related art at Workhouse Arts Center

The Workhouse Arts Center (housed in a former prison in Lorton, Va.) features some comics-related artwork, such as the oil painting "Fortress of Solitude," by artist Nicholas Zimbro, and a quilt called "A Funny Page?" by artist Sandi Goldman, who used comics images from a fabric she found to make this neat quilt. 

Image courtesy of Sandi Goldman

Captain 20 promos and photos

The  Facebook page Captain 20 was my afterschool friend has some neat '70s photos of the Captain 20, a show on local D.C. TV station WDCA (Channel 20). Here are a couple images of a Washington Post ad and the Channel 20 Oath Card. There's also a photo of Captain 20 (who also played Count Gore De Vol, the station's horror host), the Banana Splits (characters of the the Krofft Saturday morning show of the 1970s) and kids on the Potomac. 

DC Comic Books Examiner on local Black Friday sales

Black Friday 2013: D.C. region starts comics-centric sales

Mark Ruffin | DC Comic Books Examiner

November 29, 2013 Midnight was a few locales storefront opener.for the super powerhouse sales event Black Friday, D.C. and Maryland area comic book stores had their sales beginnings for ready customers hungry for the second feasting in new titles, graphic...

Cartoonist Tony Sarg behind Thanksgiving balloons says Smithsonian

The Puppeteer Who Brought Balloons to the Thanksgiving Day Parade

Jimmy Stamp, Smithsonian.com November 27 2013

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/11/the-puppeteer-who-brought-balloons-to-the-thanksgiving-day-parade/

Comic Riffs' best superhero comics of 2013

Best Books of 2013: Comic Riffs' Top 10 Superhero Comics of the year

By David Betancourt

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog November 26 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/best-books-of-2013-comic-riffs-top-10-superhero-comics-of-the-year/2013/11/26/8036d3c6-5713-11e3-835d-e7173847c7cc_blog.html

Wow, I've read one of these. Hawkeye, for those who care, because my daughter wanted to read it after the Avengers movie.

The Busy Librarian's comics podcasts

The Busy Librarian is Matthew C. Winner of Ellicott City, MD, which is midway between DC and Baltimore. He's talked to a few cartoonists over the past six months for his Let's Get Busy podcast:

Matthew C. Winner

Let's Get Busy with graphic novelist Ben Hatke.

 Episode 24: November 12, 2013

http://www.busylibrarian.com/2013/11/lets-get-busy-with-graphic-novelist-ben.html

http://lgbpodcast.podomatic.com/enclosure/2013-11-11T22_21_56-08_00.mp3

 

Let's Get Busy with graphic novelist Zack Giallongo.

Episode 20: October 15, 2013

Matthew C. Winner

http://www.busylibrarian.com/2013/10/lets-get-busy-with-graphic-novelist.html

http://lgbpodcast.podomatic.com/enclosure/2013-10-14T18_02_11-07_00.mp3

 

Let's Get Busy talking Graphic Novels with Rebecca Oxley.

Matthew C. Winner

July 9, 2013

http://www.busylibrarian.com/2013/07/lets-get-busy-talking-graphic-novels.html

http://lgbpodcast.podomatic.com/enclosure/2013-07-09T04_31_28-07_00.m4a

 

Let's Get Busy with author Dave Roman.

August 6, 2013

Matthew C. Winner

http://www.busylibrarian.com/2013/08/lets-get-busy-with-author-dave-roman.html

http://lgbpodcast.podomatic.com/enclosure/2013-08-04T14_40_29-07_00.mp3

 

Let's Get Busy with graphic novelist Matt Phelan.

Matthew C. Winner

November 18 2013

http://lgbpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-18T17_31_46-08_00 Let's Get Busy with author

http://lgbpodcast.podomatic.com/enclosure/2013-11-18T17_31_46-08_00.mp3

 

Let's Get Busy with author Colleen AF Venable

Matthew C. Winner

October 18 2013

http://lgbpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-10-28T17_37_20-07_00

http://lgbpodcast.podomatic.com/enclosure/2013-10-28T17_37_20-07_00.mp3

Ben Hatke to be guest at Angouleme

From Ben's blog:

Art and Adventure

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Angoulême! Posted: 27 Nov 2013 07:59 AM PST Well, the news is official: Zita the Spacegirl (or more precisely, Zita la fille de l'espace, the French edition published by Rue de Sevères) is one of the official selections for this year's Angoulême festival! And I will be going to France to attend! Angoulême is one of the largest comics festivals in the world and attending the event has been on my dream-list for some time now. France has quite possibly the strongest comics-as-literature culture in the world and some of my very favorite artist/writers (or at least their publishers) will be at the festival. I can't wait. Here's the list in The Comics Reporter, and here's another article about the selections (and Hawkeye).

Aphelion Arc uses cinema-style trailers to preview stories

Steve Artley notes:

On my APHELION ARC website, I will be previewing upcoming stories using cinema-style trailers that I create myself using images from storyboard rough sketches and music that I compose and perform. As these stories are in production, it gives readers a glimpse of stories in the anthology series. The Aphelion Arc opening sequence will be common to all the trailers. One such trailer for the story, "On Target" is currently available for viewing on the Aphelion Arc STORIES page http://aphelionarc.com/stories.html. Click the STORY TWO button. 

Steven G. Artley

President/Creative Director

artleytoons

Artley Design Inc.

www.artleytoons.com

http://artleytoonsonline.blogspot.com/

http://aphelionarc.com

OT: Solomon on Norman Rockwell at Politics and Prose

Thursday, December 5 7 p.m. - Deborah Solomon - American Mirror (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28)

Arlingtonian lectured at Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

Tad Suiter (George Mason University) gave a talk on "The Katzenjammer Kids go to the Armory Show: Cartoonists and Modern Art, 1913" at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum academic conference this month. I was quite surprised to hear the introduction of another local cartoon historian. His paper was excellent and I hope we'll see it in print soon.

Mike

The Post reviews Disney's Frozen

Disney gives us two princesses without the usual stereotypes [online as 'Frozen' movie review: Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel dazzle in Disney's latest].

By Stephanie Merry, Washington Post November 27 2013, p. C10

http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/frozen-movie-review-kristen-bell-and-idina-menzel-dazzle-in-disneys-latest/2013/11/26/3b030292-5390-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html

Wolk reviews Sacco's Great War for The Post

A disastrous World War I battle unfolds in just 24 feet [online as 'The Great War,' a 24-foot-long drawing by Joe Sacco].

By Douglas Wolk,

Washington Post November 27 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-great-war-a-24-foot-long-drawing-by-joe-sacco/2013/11/26/5d4f4032-5169-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html