Thursday, January 15, 2015

Bill Brown's Citizen Bill cartoon on Charlie Hebdo massacre is online

CITIZEN BILL: What would the prophet do?

By William Brown

Takoma Park / Silver Spring Voice January 15, 2015 ·http://tpssvoice.com/2015/01/15/citizen-bill-prophet/


Comic Riffs on animation Oscars

ACADEMY AWARDS: It's not just the 'LEGO' snub. How the whole 2015 Animation Feature Oscars race is 'deja-view' all over again.

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog January 15 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/15/academy-awards-its-not-just-the-lego-snub-how-the-whole-2015-animation-feature-oscars-race-is-deja-view-all-over-again/

The Post's latest on Charlie Hebdo

In France, debate sharpens over free speech [online as 'In France, a growing debate over why some speech is protected and some isn't']

By Anthony Faiola and Griff Witte
Washington Post (January 15 2015)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/parisians-line-for-blocks-for-new-charlie-hebdo-authorities-detain-comedian/2015/01/14/5a25ad74-9bc8-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html

Protests alarm Iranian official [online as 'Iranian foreign minister voices concern about anti-Muslim protests in Europe']


Paris's other casualty [online as Paris response further strains relationship between Muslims, West] 

By Yasmine Bahrani

The writer is a professor of journalism at American University in Dubai.


Letters to the Editor: Not all tragedies are treated equally
L. Reed Kingsley, Washington
Letters to the Editor: France's free-expression hypocrisy

Rajdeep Singh, Washington

Washington Post (January 14 2015)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/frances-free-expression-hypocrisy/2015/01/13/5c144f74-9aaa-11e4-86a3-1b56f64925f6_story.html





More on Charlie Hebdo's new issue in DC

You can try to get one of 300 copies in the US:

Here's Where You'll Be Able to Buy Charlie Hebdo in Washington
Copies of the French satirical magazine are on their way to Washington, but in very limited supply. By Benjamin Freed
Washingtonian's Capital Comment blog January 14 2015
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/media/heres-where-youll-be-able-to-buy-charlie-hebdo-in-washington.php

or you can admire a digital printout of the cover:

Newseum puts Charlie Hebdo on display

but for God/Allah's sake, don't buy it on ebay. With 5 million copies printed, this will be worthless at this time next year. If you don't believe me, go buy a Death of Superman special bagged comic for a nickel - unless someone forces you to take five copies for free.

Charlie Hebdo sells out, already on eBay for $117K

  14 Jan 2015  ETCNBC.com
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102336521

Politics & Prose selects McGuire's Here as staff pick

Cover to Cover


Cover to Cover is a quarterly P&P staff pick, the book we have all been reading and recommend, cover to cover.

(Click on the link above to read what they say about it)

Jan 21: March vol. 2 at National Press Club

Lewis and Aydin to Discuss 2nd Volume in Graphic Novel Trilogy "March" on Jan. 21

January 8, 2015 | By Nicole Hoffman
http://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/lewis-and-aydin-discuss-2nd-volume-graphic-novel-trilogy-march-jan-21

$10 admission for a fundraiser.

Ben Claassen's Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Ben Claassen's weekly comic strip Dirtfarm is a Charlie Hebdo cartoon. It doesn't appear to be online, but it's in the hard copy of the Washington City Paper for January 16, 2015. Titled R.I.P., the first panel shows the Charlie Hebdo staff in heaven meeting Jesus and then the next two panels show the artist's hand actually drawing the cartoon figure of Jesus.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Charlie Hebdo not immigrating to DC apparently

Good Luck Finding The Latest Charlie Hebdo Issue In D.C.

DCist January 14 2015

http://dcist.com/2015/01/good_luck_finding_charlie_hebdo_in.php

DCist has PDF of new Charlie Hebdo

Good Luck Finding The Latest Charlie Hebdo Issue In D.C.

DCist
DCist called more than a dozen local bookstores and news stands, and none of those who answered their phones are stocking the issue. But it looks like DCist has posted the issue on its site (scroll to the bottom of this link). Below is one page from the PDF.

Comic Riffs talks Mad and Star Wars

THE STATE OF SATIRE: MAD editor John Ficarra on finding humor in an era of Ebola, ISIS and Charlie Hebdo

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog January 14 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/14/the-state-of-satire-mad-editor-john-ficarra-on-finding-humor-in-an-era-of-ebola-isis-and-charlie-hebdo/


TODAY'S STAR WARS DEBUT: As writer Jason Aaron steers new series, million-selling comic is a Force to be reckoned with

By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog January 14 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/01/14/todays-star-wars-debut-as-writer-jason-aaron-steers-new-series-million-selling-comic-is-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

Carla Speed McNeil's views on Wonder Woman

 

"I am fond of hidden agendas:" Carla Speed McNeil on Wonder Woman

by Noah Berlatsky

January 13, 2015

http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2015/01/i-am-fond-of-hidden-agendas-carla-speed-mcneil-on-wonder-woman/

Caro on Charlie Hebdo

A local critic weighs in:

Outside Charlie Hebdo

by Caro

Hooded Utilitarian (January 13, 2015): http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2015/01/outside-charlie-hebdo/


The Post on the French ambassador's role in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre

In Charlie Hebdo tragedy, the French ambassador finds his place in Washington [in print as Finding his diplomatic core].

By Roxanne Roberts

Washington Post January 14 2015, p. C1, 6

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-charlie-hebdo-tragedy-the-french-ambassador-finds-his-place-in-washington/2015/01/13/a0159388-9b52-11e4-a7ee-526210d665b4_story.html

Local cartoonist Juana Medina's new book...

Journalists Under Attack program at Newseum online now

  • Journalists Under Attack
    January 11, 2015
  • http://www.newseum.org/podcasts/inside-media/
  • http://traffic.libsyn.com/insidemedia/IM_20150111.mp3

  • In the wake of the attack on the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, U.S. director of Reporters Without Borders, Delphine Halgand, joins the Newseum and Nikahang Kowsar, a member of the board of directors of Cartoonists Rights Network International, for a timely discussion about free expression and the dangers journalists face worldwide.

  • Ann Telnaes on the Charlie Hebdo massacre

    The Post on Charlie Hebdo's return

    French Muslim community argues: We are not Charlie [online as French Muslims feel deeply torn by viral 'I am Charlie' slogan]

    By Anthony Faiola

    Washington Post January 14 2015

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/they-are-not-charlie/2015/01/13/7c9d6998-9aae-11e4-86a3-1b56f64925f6_story.html

     

    New cartoon of Muhammad stokes outrage and defiance [online as Charlie Hebdo's new Muhammad cartoon sparks fears of more violence in France]

    By Griff Witte

    Washington Post January 14 2015, p. A1, 8

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/france-widens-probe-into-terror-cell-as-mourners-gather-in-paris-and-jerusalem/2015/01/13/31bc087e-9b14-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html

     

    Latest Charlie Hebdo issue hits newsstands

    By Nick Kirkpatrick

    Morning Mix blog January 14 2015

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/14/latest-charlie-hebdo-issue-hits-newsstands/

    The Laughing Redhead is also Charlie