Fantastic Forum today - Neil Gaiman interview

Ulysses E. Campbell says,

Watch an ALL-NEW episode of FANTASTIC FORUM in Montgomery County, MD today at 5:30 PM on MCM Comcast channel 21; RCN channel 21; Verizon FiOS channel 21. On location from Victory Comics in Falls Church, VA! Host Sherin Nicole and panelists Ben Taylor, Jon Skovron and Josh Sheridan Talley discuss the DOCTOR WHO 50th ANNIVERSARY. Featuring Producer/host Ulysses E Campbell's interview with author NEIL GAIMAN and Sea To Net Productions's DOCTOR WHO TARDIS PHOTOBOOTH!

Fluggenock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Well, Waddya Know?"

"Well, Waddya Know?"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1425

Am I the only one out here who's sick to goddamn' death of seeing the US Left wasting its time getting its panties in a twist over this whole phony-assed "is Santa Claus white or black" controversy? Am I the only one out here who's fed up watching the US Left letting some bimbo at Fox News push its buttons with the same old standard-issue Culture War horseshit?

Is Santa Claus white or black? Ask me if I give a shit. Honestly, with all the really important stuff going on, why is the US Left wasting time fighting with Megyn Kelly over this crap?

Get a grip, willya? Idiots.

--

________________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Mike's Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Marvel and Hello Kitty are tracking kids

Marvel, Sanrio accused of ignoring privacy rules meant to protect children

By Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post , December 18, 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/disney-hello-kitty-maker-accused-of-flouting-new-kids-privacy-rules/2013/12/17/5c93f98a-6735-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html

Original Christmas ornaments by cartoonists

Barbara Dale had a few people over to her house after a tour at Geppi's Entertainment Museum. After pizza, she coaxed people into decorating ornaments. Here's the one-of-a-kind ornaments now on my tree with a Thomas Nast's Santa Claus, a Cliffored Berryman's teddy bear (from the Smithsonian) and a couple of Snoopy's (from Hallmark's Peanuts line).



Carolyn Belefski



Joe Sutliff



Barbara Dale



Steve Artley

I kept getting this glowing nose on Artley's ornament - Christmas is magical after all...

The Grim Quacker

Death is Good's The Grim Quacker, a toy done by a DC-area cartoon writer. He's got a book of cartoons out too, and sells t-shirts based in this character at local cons.

Senator Coburn doesn't approve of Superman's government service

Senator Coburn (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released "Wastebook 2013," highlighting 100 examples of wasteful and low-priority government spending totaling nearly $30 billion. Of interest to us is the cover and Chapter 2:  "It's a Bird.  It's a Plane.  It's Superman! – (National Guard) $10 million.

 

Wow, the GPO has an interesting choice for a Christmas illustration

I'm a fan of their blog. I just wouldn't have chosen this illustration for an article about Christmas trees....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, say, can you tree? American Christmas tree traditions

by Michele Bartram, U.S. Government Online Bookstore
http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2013/12/17/oh-say-can-you-tree-american-christmas-tree-traditions/

As you can see, it's Uncle Sam and Columbia bringing the blessings of liberty to less-enlightened peoples in the wake of the Spanish-American War.  My guess is that it's a scan off the Library of Congress site. Yes, here it is, from 1899.

In the larger size reprinted here, you can see children in native garb representing their countries, with Puerto Rico receiving a book, Hawaii reaching out for something too, Samoa sucking on candy, and  Cuba and the Philippines getting a nice new plow. If it's not a justification of imperialism (although I think it is), it's certainly paternalism.

However, should you like to have this Keppler print for your own decorating, you can download a 140mb tif and print it out probably as big as a tree. It is a nice drawing.

'Cartoon Picayune' #6 is available

Local cartoonist/small press publisher Josh Kramer has a new issue out of his Cartoon Picayune anthology. The "Small Worlds" issue (No. 6) is now available to order (40 pages; $4). Josh has also lauched a subscription drive to help continue to fund the series: $10 for one year (and two issues) or $20 for two years (and four issues). Shipping included. As a bonus, subscribers will now recieve a limited edition screen print by Dakota McFadzean, while supplies last.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Selfies!"

"Selfies!"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1421

The past couple of weeks have seen many memorable moments in all the pomp and ceremony marking the passing of Nelson Mandela, but none as memorable as this indelible image of three world leaders keeping it classy at the Mandela memorial service last week.

And now, Mandela has finally been laid to rest in his ancestral village -- and not a moment too soon, as I don't know if I could've stood much more of the hypocritical spewage from the leaders of the nations who funded and armed the apartheid regime and conspired to keep Mandela imprisoned for nearly three decades.

Some of the most breathtaking spewage had to have come from that inimitable mass murderer and concentration camp operator, our very own Barack "Dronemeister" Obama:

"We will not likely see the likes of Nelson Mandela again.  So it falls to us as best we can to forward the example that he set..."

President Sparkle Pony has actually said something truthful here, if only by accident. If the likes of Mandela were emerging today, he'd likely have made it onto Obama's "Disposition Matrix" if he hasn't already been smeared in a drone strike while he attended a friend's wedding. Either that, or he might be rotting in Guantanamo right now.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25322260

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/05/statement-president-death-nelson-mandela


--

.

"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.
________________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Mike's Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org

Jennifer & Matthew Holm: 2013 National Book Festival

LibraryOfCongress·Dec 12, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jUZnZr9SIw

Jennifer and Matthew Holm appear at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival.

Lynda Barry: 2013 National Book Festival

LibraryOfCongress·Dec 12, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWlZPfkaoxA

Cartoonist Lynda Barry appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival.

That darn Doonesbury

Letter to the Editor: Some commentary doesn't belong in the comics [in print as No commentary in the comics].

Alan S. Miller, Alexandria

Washington Post December 14 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/some-commentary-doesnt-belong-in-the-comics/2013/12/12/8123097e-610b-11e3-a7b4-4a75ebc432ab_story.html

Comic Riffs posts Family Guy spoilers, ruins Christmas

Just kidding...

BRIAN GRIFFIN'S RETURN: 'Family Guy' offers a canine holiday gift from a 9/11 'passenger'

By Michael Cavna Washington Post Comic Riffs blog December 16 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/brian-griffins-return-family-guy-offers-a-canine-holiday-gift-from-a-911-passenger/2013/12/16/22989d50-6670-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_blog.html 

The Post reviews VeggieTales and Betty Page

Watch online: VEGGIE TALES: MERRY LARRY AND THE TRUE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS

BY  STEPHANIE MERRY

Washington Post December 12 2013 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/12/12/watch-online-the-lifeguard-some-velvet-morning-veggietales/

'Bettie Page Reveals All' movie review: Juicy tidbits in the pin-up's own voice

By Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post December 12 2013 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/bettie-page-reveals-all-movie-review-juicy-tidbits-in-the-pin-ups-own-voice/2013/12/11/e996ad06-5e92-11e3-bc56-c6ca94801fac_story.html

Game On! Comics in Ballston Mall

NEW LOCATION! Opens Tomorrow! Kiosk in Ballston Common Mall! We are opening a kiosk right inside the heart of Arlington in Ballston Common Mall!  Located on the first floor right outside of GameStop. We are opening it on Monday December 16! Tomorrow! Come on by and say hello if you can! Game On! Comics 4238 Wilson Blvd  Arlington, VA 22203 703-310-8551 At this location you can have subscription, pick up the latest comics out that week, and pick up a board game or two! Same great staff/service now in two great locations! So tell your friends if they want the latest comics and games, the best service and the best discounts to come on by!   Game On! Comics 310 Dominion RD NE Vienna, Virginia 22180 703-539-8680

Another Indian comics interview by Ryan Holmberg

Bengal's Drighangchoo: An Interview with Deeptanil Ray

BY Ryan Holmberg Dec 13, 2013
http://www.tcj.com/bengals-drighangchoo-an-interview-with-deeptanil-ray/

Mark Wheatley interviewed about Breathtaker

Breathtaker: The Early Vertigo Hit Returns

Scoop December 13 2013
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?ArticleID=142754

A week of interviews recap

In case you missed any:

"Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Jerry Gaylord," ComicsDC Blog (December 13, 2013): http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2013/12/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with-jerry.html

            "Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Rajan Sedalia," ComicsDC Blog (December 12, 2013): http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2013/12/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with-rajan.html

            "Meet a Local Comics Writer: A Chat with Davy Shian," ComicsDC Blog (December 11, 2013): http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2013/12/meet-local-comics-writer-chat-with-davy.html

            "Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Reuel Smith," ComicsDC Blog (December 10, 2013): http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2013/12/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with-reuel.html

            "Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Monica Marier of Tangent Artists," ComicsDC Blog (December 9, 2013): http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2013/12/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with-monica.html

            "Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Kathleen Brenowitz," ComicsDC Blog (December 8, 2013): http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2013/12/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with.html

Richard Thompson exhibit in Ohio this spring

An exhibit of Richard Thompson's cartoons will be at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum in late March, shown with Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. Curator Caitlin McGurk just spent 3 days selecting art for the exhibit, and it'll be good. 

This cartoon won't be included, but begin planning your trip now anyway.

Meet Justin Jordan (LUTHER STRODE, Green Lantern New Guardians) tomorrow 11AM-1PM

Saturday 12/14/13 Click here to RSVP on FACEBOOK. First 25 In Line Receive a FREE mystery gift, limited ONLY to this event, and numbered at 25 Copies! Signed & Numbered to ONLY 25. SIGNING FROM 11AM to 1PM Happy Holidays, Third Eye Faithful! We're super pumped to be doing a very special Third Eye signing event for the brand new IMAGE COMICS series DEAD BODY ROAD from one of our favorite rising stars in the comic industry: JUSTIN JORDAN. Justin Jordan has wowed you guys with his work on books like STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE & LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE, as well as his work on GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS and SHADOWMAN. Now, he's got a brand new series out on ROBERT KIRKMAN'S (the creator of WALKING DEAD) SKYBOUND IMPRINT at IMAGE COMICS. DEAD BODY ROAD is a bone-crushing, adrenaline-charged revenge story that's one part Quentin Tarantino, one part Frank Castle (aka the Punisher).  It grabs a hold of you, and doesn't let go, and is one of the most exciting IMAGE books to drop this Winter. Justin has been to Third Eye before, and after seeing how awesome a crowd we have for our events, plus getting to interact with so many of you, our loyal Third Eye Faithful, he knows we are the go-to spot to launch some of his most kick-ass stuff. So, if we could ask you, Third Eye Faithful, to help us keep the streak of awesome Justin Jordan signings continuing, and make sure you come out and get your own Strode issues signed, as well as taking a peek at the incredible new DEAD BODY ROAD, it would be mighty awesome. :)  Click here to RSVP to the event on FACEBOOK. What's DEAD BODY ROAD all about? Find out & Snag Your'sthis Saturday!   Image and Skybound, the publishing imprint of WALKING DEAD creator ROBERT KIRKMAN, have put together one heck of an awesome new series with Justin Jordan's incredible new DEAD BODY ROAD.  What's it all about? Featuring the incredible art of rising star MATTEO SCALERA and writing by JUSTIN JORDAN, DEAD BODY ROAD is a simple revenge tale... executed so well.   One man's wife is dead, and now, all the men involved in his wife's death must die. All of them.   DEAD BODY ROAD follows the story of one man's revenge and the dark road it leads him down.   The base concept around DEAD BODY ROAD is very reminiscent of a '70s revenge flick: man's family is killed, he swears to enact vengeance, and fro there, we get one hell of a trip.   Imagine the Punisher -- if written by the man who brought you LUTHER STRODE. Sounds awesome? Yeah, we thought so!   The men involved in Gage's wife's death must pay, and if it turns him into a monster himself -- then so be it.   Emotionally and mentally drained, there's no elaborate plan for Gage, just one mission: revenge!   We don't want to give too much away, but folks: this is THE best revenge story we've seen done in comics since Garth Ennis's work on PUNISHER MAX.   There's so many interesting characters who're lurking beneath the surface of the story, and you can just tell that by the time this mini-series concludes, the roles of many characters will have changed drastically.   One part QUENTIN TARANTINO, one part THE PUNISHER, DEAD BODY ROAD lives up to the high expectations that we had for it, and we think you're going to love it. Want more information on the event? Click here for the full scoop on Facebook. Be One Of The First 25 In Line & Receive a Very Special FREE Gift!    We're big on giving you guys a kick-ass experience, as well as something unique to take home with you from the signing, and we've spared no expense at putting together a very cool exclusive item in collaboration with Justin Jordan to give to you totally free!  Plus, Third Eye Faithful, it's YOUR enthusiasm, and your participation in these events that really keeps us trucking, and bringing more cool stuff to the store. When we first pull up in the morning, and we see you guys hanging out, having fun, and bringing a truly awesome community setting to our store -- we just love it.  So, our way of saying thanks, and rewarding you guys is by hooking you up with something totally unique and special at the signing. Make sure you get here early to score your's! Other Projects by Justin Jordan! Check them out this Saturday!   STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE & LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE are probably the two books that Justin is most well-known for, and for good reason -- they're modern comics masterpieces; prime examples of everything that makes IMAGE such a unique and innovative comic book publisher.   What's LUTHER STRODE all about?  We know many of you may have already checked this one out, but for those of you who haven't -- make sure you do this weekend!  One of our favorite IMAGE titles of the last few years, STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE is the hyper-kinetic, over-the-top lovechild of comics like Mark Millar's KICK-ASS and anime like DRAGON BALL. Meet Luther. A teenage comic fan who sends away for one of those Charles Atlas-style get ripped routines -- and ends up finding himself transformed into a super predator. He thinks he's becoming the world's first superhero -- but, instead, he's being groomed into a super-slasher.    See, the guy who sends out the book telling Luther just how to get super buff and fight crime? He's an ancient entity who believes murder moves civilization forward, and whether it's Genghis Khan or Jack the Ripper, he's been gifting the dark arts of mass murder for generations.    Now, Luther must do everything in his power to fight the monster he's becoming.    This series smokes, Third Eye Faithful, and if you haven't read it yet -- we highly recommend snagging the graphic novel and checking it out this weekend!    Also available at the signing this weekend, we've got the second graphic novel volume of THE LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE, as well as all the individual single issues (1-6) of the series.  In this series, set 5 years after the events of STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE, Luther has become an urban legend -- a vicious killer of crime, far and wide, big and small -- and as he finds his own humanity escaping him... it's going to be up to those closest to him to bring him back from the edge. Get the LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE Phantom Variants (limited qtys available!) including issue #2 featuring Third Eye Steve getting KILLED by Strode!   In very limited amounts, we'll have the LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE Phantom Variants, which when connected together make one big, killer image of Luther Strode killing various comic industry types -- including your's truly, Third Eye Steve (as seen above). Make sure you line up early -- so you can snag your's! Get the LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #1 Third Eye Variant!   We'll also have limited quantities available of our own LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #1 Third Eye Variant, featuring Luther's girlfriend Petra rocking the Luther mask and a Third Eye t-shirt.  Again, much like the Phantoms, these were printed in lower quantities, and will be quick to go on Saturday, so make sure you pop by early to snag your's! Start Justin Jordan's run of GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS with his first issue #21 this Saturday & get 'em signed!   While Justin is really known for his uber violent STRODE epics, he's also been making a name for himself at DC Comics with his work on books like Team 7, and most currently, Green Lantern: New Guardians, where he's been doing one heck of a job of building the mythology of the various Lantern Corps. We'll have plenty of GL NEW GUARDIANS issues 21-25 (the most current) in stock to get you on board with his run, and for you to get signed by Justin this Saturday. Try Justin's SHADOWMAN from VALIANT COMICS!   Another fantastic book that Justin has been working on for quite some time now has been Valiant's SHADOWMAN series, which delivers the kind of cutting edge superhero storytelling mixed with bizarre supernatural themes that make LUTHER STRODE so darn neat.  In SHADOWMAN, Jordan weaves a tale set in New Orleans that pulls you in and doesn't let go. As the forces of darkness prepare to claim New Orleans as their own, Jack Boniface must embrace the legacy he was born to uphold. As Shadowman, Jack is about to become the only thing that stands between his city and an army of unspeakable monstrosities from beyond the night.  But, is the mantle of Shadowman a blessing or a curse?  Snag the first graphic novel for only $9.99 -- or we've got issues 1-13 in stock now to get you up to date -- and to get signed by Justin this Saturday. Third Eye Faithful, we've got a killer signing set up for you guys this Saturday, and we'd love to have you join us for this event! You know you guys are what makes us keep doing awesome stuff like this, and we'd love to turn you onto some of Justin's incredible work.