Saturday, May 09, 2015
AwesomeCon panels and programs
Cartoon Picayune #7
Friday, May 08, 2015
NPR's Monkey See podcast on Avengers
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron,' Pop Culture Pariahs
Linda Holmes
May 08, 2015
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2015/05/08/405060559/pop-culture-happy-hour-avengers-age-of-ultron-pop-culture-pariahs
Darrin Bell interviewed by Comics Riffs about RFK Award
Behind Darrin Bell's new RFK Award, the power of cartooning with true emotion
By Michael CavnaMay 8 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/05/08/behind-darrin-bells-new-rfk-award-the-power-of-cartooning-with-true-emotion/
Tonight: Ben Hatke at Hooray for Books! in Alexandria
http://www.hooray4books.com/events.htm
1555 King St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Ph. 703-548-4092 Fax 703-548-4094
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6 Sun 11-4
Thursday, May 07, 2015
Another Ben Hatke story
Ben Hatke and the One and Only Miracle Molly
May 5, 2015http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2015/05/05/ben-hatke-thingy/#_
Comic Riffs on Darrin Bell's RFK Award
2015 RFK Awards: WPWG's Darrin Bell wins for cartoons focusing on race, police
By Michael CavnaWashington Post Comic Riffs May 7 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/05/07/2015-rfk-awards-wpwgs-darrin-bell-wins-for-cartoons-focusing-on-race-police/
Comic Riffs talks to Baltimore's KAL about tonight's Herblock Award
Tonight's Herblock Prize: How Baltimore's KAL mans a front line of social justice
By Michael Cavna May 7 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/05/07/tonights-herblock-prize-how-baltimores-kal-stirs-his-own-sense-of-social-unrest/
Darrin Bell wins the RFK cartooning award
The full press release is online here.
Cartoon: "Darrin Bell 2014 Editorial Cartoons," Darrin Bell, The Washington Post Writers Group
The ...awards... will be presented by Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy at a ceremony featuring remarks by Kerry Kennedy and Michael Beschloss on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The 2015 RFK Book and Journalism Awards were sponsored by the George Washington University.
The ceremony will also feature the presentation of the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, celebrating their 47th anniversary. All honorees will receive a bust of Robert F. Kennedy in recognition of their award.
I was one of the judges for the award this year, and like always, there were a lot of great candidates and cartoons.
Fantom Comics posts 2014 sales info
2014 in Review – A Comic Book Shop Talks Comic Book Sales Trends
http://www.fantomcomics.com/blog/2015/05/05/comicbooksalestrends/
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
May 9: Brian Selznick at MLK Library in DC
D.C. library celebrates author and illustrator Brian Selznick [in print as Reading ahead with Brian Selznick
'The Invention of Hugo Cabret' author to visit the exhibit that showcases his visual storytelling.
By Mary Quattlebaum Washington Post May 5 2015http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/dc-library-celebrates-author-and-illustrator-brian-selznick/2015/05/04/2a4aecd4-e9c2-11e4-9a6a-c1ab95a0600b_story.html
Drawing Fire From Not Drawing
I find much of the Charlie Hebdo material distasteful and some of it down right offensive. I feel the Texas "Muhammad Art Exhibit" was without merit and designed only to insult. But, in each case it's not the material that I defend. Not in the least. What I am defending is much bigger. It's all about freedom to express, without reprisal.
Telnaes blogs on Texas cartoon stupidity
Pamela Geller, Islam, and protecting stupid speech
By Ann TelnaesMay 5 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2015/05/05/pamela-geller-islam-and-protecting-stupid-speech/
May 9: Mort Künstler retrospective
The Post points out that its about free speech
Subjecting free speech to the assassin's veto
By Sonny BunchWashington Post Act Four blog May 5 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2015/05/05/subjecting-free-speech-to-the-assassins-veto/
The Post on feminism and Black Widow
The strong feminism behind Black Widow, and why the critiques don't stand up
By Alyssa RosenbergWashington Post's Act Four blog May 5 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2015/05/05/black-widows-feminist-heroism/
CAIR's statement on Texas' cartoon quagmire
CAIR Condemns Attack on Anti-Islam Event in Texas
CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/4/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an attack Sunday on an anti-Islam event in Texas.
Laura Lee Gulledge has a Kickstarter
Will & Whit: The Graphic Novel Musical!
by Laura Lee Gulledge
The NEW young adult graphic novel MUSICAL “Will & Whit” needs to record an ALBUM to give our project wings! #ArtnerLove
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Kojo Nnamdi on Charlie Hebdo
May 06 2015 • 12:20 p.m. (ET)
Cartoons, Satire, and the Limits of Free Speech
A French street portrait of cartoonist Georges Wolinski, one of the Charlie Hebdo staff members killed in January, 2015. Thierry Ehrmann
Debates around satire and free speech are sparking headlines–and violence. ISIS claimed responsibility for a Texas attack on a provocative cartoon contest around depicting the prophet Muhammed. And a number of prominent cartoonists and literary figures are protesting a free speech award for the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. We explore the current environment for satire and cartooning, and how editors and cartoonists draw the line as to what's off limits.
Guests
- Stephan Pastis Illustrator and syndicated cartoonist; creator, "Pearls Before Swine;" author, "Timmy Failure: Sanitized For Your Protection"
- Michael Cavna Creator, "Comic Riffs" column, Washington Post; graphic novel reviewer, Washington Post Book World.