Monday, October 27, 2014
Barbara Dale's studio and cartoon collection
Besides being a stunningly successful cartoonist, Barbara Dale also has great collections of comics and cartoon history. Things like Thomas Nast's business card. She's known everyone, and gotten cartoons from many of them. Barbara opened her house and studio for a ComicsDC tour recently and has agreed to let me show some of her excellent collection.
Cartoons and Cocktails 2014 photographs
Cartoons and Cocktails 2014 photographs are online here. The annual auction is a fundraiser for Young DC journalists. This year's guest of honor was Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Siers (pronounced Sigh-ers).
Local cartoonists in attendance were Teresa Logan, Steve Artley, David Hagen, Mike Jenkins (not pictured - sorry Mike), Chip Beck, Kevin KAL Kallagher (also not photographed), Rajan (also missed), Rose Jaffee (missed her too) and Joe Sutliff.Sunday, October 26, 2014
Nov. 22-Dec. 28: ‘The Gift of Nothing’ musical
In this Kennedy Center world premiere musical starring characters from the comic strip MUTTS
by Patrick McDonnell, a charming cat searches for a special gift
for his best friend, a lovable pup. The one-hour show ($20) runs Nov. 22-Dec.
28.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
The Post reviews a new Peanuts animation book
A 'Pumpkin' and its great origin [Book review: 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,' by Lee Mendelson]
By Yvonne Zipp
Washington Post October 26 2014
That darn WuMo
The wrong message on suicide [in print as There's nothing comical about suicide]
Lucille Rauber, Reston
Washington Post October 25 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
The Post reviews Constantine tv show premiering tonight
NBC's 'Constantine': The devil you know a little too well [in print as On NBC, a grim 'Constantine' joins the returning 'Grimm']
By Hank Stuever TV critic
Washington Post October 24 2014
Matt Ryan as John Constantine in "Constantine." (Quantrell Colbert/NBC)
The Post reviews Rocks in My Pockets animation
'Rocks in My Pockets' movie review: An animated dive into a legacy of depression [in print as Facing a legacy of depression]
By Stephanie Merry
Washington Post October 24 2014
Fulcrum Publishing, featuring local editors Dembicki and Rodriguez
Fulcrum Publishing Adds Nonfiction Graphic Novels
By Brigid Alverson
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Bookplates at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress' Prints and Photos division just put up a small selection of their bookplates collection including one from the British cartoonist Phil May.
3 comics-related articles in today's Express
The superhero bubble is destined to burst. Is Warner Bros. making a mistake?
By Stephanie Merry
Washington Post Style blog October 21 2014
[reprinted in Express as When Spandex stretches too far, October 23, 2014, p. 47]
'Disney on Ice Presents Frozen' comes to the Patriot Center [in print as 'She has Anna down cold].
By Kristen Page-Kirby
Express October 23, 2014, p. 24
and on a Duamier-related show
Bernardi Roig's sculptures lurk in surprising spots in 'NO/Escape' at the Phillips Collection [in print as 'Intersections in the most unusual places']
By Elena Goukassian October 23 2014, p. 22-23
Cavna's moving tribute to The Post's Ben Bradlee
RIP, BEN BRADLEE: Drawing on my favorite conversation with The Post legend
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 22 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Tomorrow night: Cartoons & Cocktails
The annual editorial cartoon auction fundraiser is tomorrow.
Cartoons & Cocktails 2014
Organized by Young D.C.
About this event
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Ryan Holmberg's latest manga column
Proto-Gekiga: Matsumoto Masahiko's Komaga
BY Ryan Holmberg Oct 22, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection at the DC Public Library (UPDATED)
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The Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection at the DC Public Library has been digitized. Their website claims 132 images are available, including the above 1908 cartoon about the President not attending to his duties.
The collection description reads:
About this collection
The Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection contains 108 political cartoons of the Pulitzer Prize winning D.C. editorial cartoonist donated to the library by the artist's daughter. Most of the cartoons are original drawings created by Berryman for publication in the Washington Evening Star from approximately 1900 to 1948.
The cartoons address D.C. community issues, congressional appropriation and District finances, holidays and events, national politics, District political representation, weather and nature, and World Wars I and II. Many of these works include Berryman's most famous creation, the "Berryman Bear," a small, fuzzy bear cub often paired with President Theodore Roosevelt that was the inspiration for the toy teddy bear. The collection also contains a handful of miscellaneous Berryman drawings, cards, and caricatures.
The entire Berryman collection has been digitized and is available here.
Most Berryman images are in the public domain, but the rights status of each item is noted.
11/12/2019: Updated with new links.
The cartoons address D.C. community issues, congressional appropriation and District finances, holidays and events, national politics, District political representation, weather and nature, and World Wars I and II. Many of these works include Berryman's most famous creation, the "Berryman Bear," a small, fuzzy bear cub often paired with President Theodore Roosevelt that was the inspiration for the toy teddy bear. The collection also contains a handful of miscellaneous Berryman drawings, cards, and caricatures.
The entire Berryman collection has been digitized and is available here.
Most Berryman images are in the public domain, but the rights status of each item is noted.
11/12/2019: Updated with new links.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Is Dick Gephardt…Batman?
Former House Leader Dick Gephardt was at a conference I attended last week. He said people often remember his face but can't quite place it. He related a story that one woman thought he was "in the latest Batman movie." Not sure if she was referring to Michael Caine as Alfred or perhaps she meant what Adam West looks like today. Either way, it was funny.
Max Brooks promoting comics on local radio - somewhere and at some time
Not quite sure how to figure out what station that is...
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Comic Riffs on 'The Fifth Beatle' in India
COMIC CON INDIA: 'Fifth Beatle' creator Vivek Tiwary carries message of arts-career dreams to young Hyderabad fans
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 18 2014
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