Meet JAMES O'BARR!
Creator of
Wednesday October 8th
12:00noon to 4:00pm
Frederick
Also Meet
Also Meet
Award Winning Russian Artist
Konstantin Komardin
And Comics Writer, Editor and HistorianRenee Witterstaetter
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Comic Riffs talks to Scott McCloud
'BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2014′: Guest editor Scott McCloud illuminates the range of modern brilliance in new must-read [Q+A]By Michael Cavna
Washington Post October 7 2014
The Express on The Flash tv series
'The Flash' is flashy, but will it just be a flash in the pan?
By Marc Silver Washington Post's Express October 6 2014
Monday, October 06, 2014
Bruce Guthrie's SPX photos
Have we linked to Bruce Guthrie's Small Press Expo photos yet? I don't think so...
Sunday, October 05, 2014
That darn Post comics page
The Post ran 1 page of the comics twice this week. I noted it as it happened but forgot to write about it. Fortunately, Mitch Katz did not:
Letters to the Editor
Seeing double in the comics [in print as A familiar sight in the comics].
Mitch Katz, Falls Church
Washington Post October 4 2014
October 8: Otis Frampton signing Oddly Normal at Big Planet Vienna
October 8 – Otis Frampton signing Oddly Normal
Big Planet Comics is proud to welcome Otis Frampton, to celebrate his new series from Image Comics, Oddly Normal!
Oddly Normal is the tale about a young girl whose mother is a witch, making it very hard for Oddly to fit in at school! But when her own magical powers might be manifesting, things go from unpopular to dangerously bad…
Otis Frampton's website: http://www.otisframpton.com/
Otis Frampton's twitter: https://twitter.com/otisframpton
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/738039909577123/
6pm-8pm
Big Planet Comics of Vienna
426 Maple Ave. East
Vienna, VA 22180
703-242-9412
vienna@bigplanetcomics.com
Friday, October 03, 2014
Comic Riffs talks to Scott Stantis about child abuse
CARTOONS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune's Scott Stantis reveals own child abuse in powerful, 'wrenching' essay [Q+A]
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 3 2014
Zunar in the Library of Congress
Malaysian political cartoonist Zunar released the following statement today:
Zunar's statement: Book "Pirate Of The Carry-BN" accepted in the Library Of Congress.
http://www.zunar.my/news/bm-eng-zunars-statement-book-pirate-carry-bn-accepted-library-congress/Book "Pirate Of The Carry-BN" accepted in the Library Of Congress.
I hereby announce that my book, "Pirate of The Carry-BN" has been accepted as one of the collection at the Library Of Congress in Washington. The reception was held at the Library on October 1st, 2014.
Curator Sara W Duke, who is the curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Art in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress, has accepted on behalf of the Library.
It will be located and catalogued in the bookshelves of the Asia Section of the library. Prior to this, there are books of mine that have been listed but only recorded in catalogues while physically not in the Library.
The "Pirate Of The Carry-BN" will be one of the more than 120,000 cartoon books in the library.
To me, this is a form of recognition since none of my cartoon books are recognized and even banned by the Malaysian government.
The 200-year old Library of Congress is the largest library in the world with a collection of over 3 million books and 33 million catalogued books.
The "Pirate Of The Carry-BN" is not available in any library in Malaysia due to the government restrictions. For the same reason, it also cannot be sold in any shop in Malaysia. This program is part of the month-long "To Fight Through Cartoon" American tour starting September 15th, 2014. During this tour, I also held a solo cartoon exhibition at an art gallery of The Crane House in Louisville.
I also gave lectures on art and journalism at the University of East Kentucky, the University of West Kentucky, Manual High School and Berea College. Also, I will be holding a forum for Malaysians in New York City and San Francisco.
In San Francisco, I will be attending as a guest of the Annual Convention of The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists for three days from October 9th, 2014.
3 Oct 2014
Zunar
Malaysian Political Cartoonist
“The Hero of Color City” and ‘Star Wars Rebels’ reviewed in The Post
'Star Wars Rebels': In visuals and in spirit, it's a new hope [in print as 'Star Wars Rebels': The Force, and fun, are back]
Hank Stuever
By Hank Stuever TV critic October 3 2014
Family Filmgoer reviews 'Gone Girl,' 'The Good Lie' and more
Green, Blue and Black are a boy's crayons who spring to life at night in about as innocent a flick as they come. (Magnolia Picture)
By Jane Horwitz October 3 2014
Oct. 9: Batman stamps
The U.S. Postal Service is launching a series of Forever stamps (49 cents) in honor of Batman's 75th anniversary. Four versions of the iconic DC Comics superhero are depicted from four eras of the comic-book character's history (Can you name the artists?). In addition, there are four incarnations of the Bat-Signal. The stamps, which will premiere at New York Comic Con next week, go on sale Oct. 9.
MISOGYNY IN COMICS on Fantastic Forum
Season 5 opens with a discussion on MISOGYNY IN COMICS. Featuring an interview with comics writer GAIL SIMONE and Cool Toys with the DJI Phantom 2 unmanned aerial vehicle. — with Gabrielle 'Bria' LaVorgna,Abigail Pritchard and El Anderson at Awesome Con.
News from Rafer Roberts on Nightmare the Rat
I plan to debut the NIGHTMARE THE RAT collection at theLocust Moon Comics Festival on October 25th in beautiful Philadelphia. It seemed like an appropriate venue since the Locust Moon folks are the guys that put out the giant LITTLE NEMO: DREAM ANOTHER DREAM book. Debuting the NIGHTMARE collection alongside DREAM ANOTHER DREAM just feels right.
On Halloween, we will be having a NIGHTMARE THE RAT release party at Fantom Comics in stately Washington DC. Details are still being finalized but there will be a signing, possibly a reading, and an actual Halloween party with candy and dancing. I will be in a costume of some sort.
Finally, I'll be at New York Comic Con next week. It will be far too early to have copies of the collection available, but I will have finished commissions for those of you who pledged at that level (and who let me know that you'll also be at NYCC). I won't have my own table, but I will be doing signings at a few different publisher booths throughout the weekend. I may add one or two signings, but here is my schedule as it stands right now:
Thursday:
4:30-5:30 signing at Valiant, booth 2028
Friday:
3:15-4:00 Kickstarter Office Hours panel - 1A24
4:30-5:30 signing at Valiant, booth 2028
Saturday:
12:00-1 signing at Valiant, booth 2028
Sunday:
11-12:30 signing at ComixTribe, booth 1172
1:30-2:30 signing at Valiant, booth 2028
Oct 4: Greg Pak at Fantom Comics
Oct 4 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Greg Pak Signing!
Award-winning comics writer Greg Pak is back at Fantom for another signing, and WE. ARE. PUMPED!
From DC's Batman/Superman and Action Comics, to Marvel's Storm, Planet Hulk, Magneto Testament, Red Skull Incarnate, and Dynamite's Turok, chances are good that if you're reading an awesome book, Mr. Pak's name is all over it.
Mr. Pak will be here in-store from 2:30pm to 4pm and we'll have copies of some of his current work available for sale, so swing on by!
Via Convention Scene which also notes he'll be showing a short film later that evening.
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Smithsonian Magazine on Wonder Woman
The Surprising Origin Story of Wonder Woman
The history of the comic-book superhero's creation seven decades ago has been hidden away—until now
By Jill Lepore
Smithsonian Magazine October 2014
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/origin-story-wonder-woman-180952710/?all&no-ist
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/origin-story-wonder-woman-180952710/?all&no-ist
Today's Unshelved done for Fairfax County Library
Unshelved is an entertaining web strip about a small staff of cranky librarians. I get it emailed to me every day, for free, which is cool. Then I buy their book collections.
Click here to see the strip of which the authors write:
I drew today's strip the old-fashioned way, on paper with pencil and ink. And I did it on the shores of Lake Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Honestly, it was pretty darned scenic. We wrote it for today's staff development day for the Fairfax County, VA Public Library. We looked over several dozen submissions and chose a great story from Randy Falkofske, presenting the library with the original art, and Randy a signed print.
We had a great time today and we'd love to do something similar for your library, conference, or customer event!
Caricaturist John Kascht
Caricaturist John Kascht interviewed his old friend Richard Thompson in the forthcoming book The Art of Richard Thompson. A couple of pieces have recently appeared online about his Washington connections.
From the SPD Archives: John Kascht at The Washington Times, 1988-91
by Linda Rubes
10.02.14
This second one talks about his work being collected by the National Portrait Gallery -
BIG INTERVIEW - JOHN KASCHT
July 2014
WTOP on "The end of Saturday morning cartoons"
The end of Saturday morning cartoons
WTOP October 1 2014
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Keeling on 'Student Exposure'
"Student Exposure" interviews Evan Keeling about the D.C.
Conspiracy, Dr. Dremo, Magic Bullet and self-publishing. Click on photo to see the video.
Comic Riffs on watermelon-toothpaste
Obama watermelon-toothpaste controversy: Apologetic Boston Herald cartoonist says, 'I detest' racist humor
By Michael Cavna Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 1 2014
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