Saturday, August 01, 2015
Friday, July 31, 2015
PR: Small Press Expo Announces C. Spike Trotman, Jennifer Hayden and Stuart Immonen as Guests
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Aug 1: Rico Renzi at Fantom Comics
Color artist Rico Renzi (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Spider-Gwen, Howard the Duck) appears at Fantom Comics on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 7:00 PM!
Fantom Comics
2010 P St NW, Washington, DC 20036
202-241-6498
Thursday, July 30, 2015
A Mystery Machine parks in Silver Spring
The unexpected benefits of driving Scooby-Doo's Mystery Machine
By John Kelly
July 30 2015
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
PR: SPX 2015 Announces Special Guests Matt Bors, Lilli Carré and Theo Ellsworth
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Map Of Kurdistan, Revised"
Al Jazeera reports that Turkey, ostensibly attacking ISIS, has been stomping the living crap out of the Kurds. Turkey, of course, swears up and down that they aren't targeting the Kurds. For clarity, here's a map of the region for our US readers.
"That's our story, and we're sticking to it." -Erdogan
(http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/turkey-kurds-syria-150727091258869.html)
Comic Riffs on The Nib's second act
Kickstarter of the Day: After Medium, The Nib charts a new course for excellence
By Michael Cavna July 28 2015http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/07/28/kickstarter-of-the-day-after-medium-the-nib-charts-a-new-course-for-excellence/
Wizard World con in Richmond this weekend
Wizard World casts enticing spell at 2015 Richmond Comic Con, July 31- Aug. 2
http://wtvr.com/2015/07/27/wizard-world-casts-enticing-spell-at-2015-richmond-comic-con-july-31-aug-2/
Washington Times obituary for Bill Garner
Bill Garner, longtime Washington Times cartoonist, dies at 79
Artist made incisive political drawings
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/26/bill-garner-longtime-washington-times-cartoonist-d/?
Garfield the Musical interviews online now
How Garfield Became a Brand New Musical at Adventure Theatre
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/theater/2015/07/27/how-garfield-became-a-brand-new-musical-at-adventure-theatre/
Adventure Theatre, the children's theater based in Maryland's Glen Echo National Park, recently launched an original adaptation of Jim Davis' long-running Garfield comic strip. The path to creating a new work for younger kids can be bumpy and winding. Arts Desk interviewed some of the principals to find out how the show came about.
8/5: Justin Jordan at Third Eye Comics
WEDNESDAY 8/5/15: JOHN FLOOD #1 Signing event with JUSTIN JORDAN (Luther Strode, Spread)
Click here for the event info on FACEBOOK
We're HUGE fans of writer Justin Jordan and his work on series like DEEP STATE, STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE, DARK GODS, and of course, the Image series, SPREAD, so when we had the opportunity to bring Justin in to launch his new series, JOHN FLOOD, we didn't just jump at it - we dove at it!
JOHN FLOOD is a must-read for fans of John Constantine Hellblazer, and series like the DRESDEN FILES and BLACKLIST, featuring a very cool take on the classic detective story with a very metaphysical twist.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Ryan Holmberg's latest alternative manga column online
Back to the Avant-Garde: Sasaki Maki's Nonsense
BY Ryan Holmberg Jul 27, 2015http://www.tcj.com/back-to-the-avant-garde-sasaki-makis-nonsense/
Comic Riffs on Pekar Park
New Harvey Pekar Park embraces people as uncommonly common as he was
By Michael Cavna July 27 2015http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/07/27/new-harvey-pekar-park-celebrates-people-as-uncommonly-common-as-he-was/
The Post censors Pearls Before Swine today
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Rep. John Lewis' civil rights story comes to life in comics
Rep. John Lewis' civil rights story comes to life in comics
Jan Crawford
CBS News July 24, 2015
online at http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/rep-john-lewis-civil-rights-story-comes-to-life-in-comics/
Congressman Lewis is writing a series of comic books called "March," showing historic moments in the struggle for civil rights. Though Lewis was beaten and arrested many times as a young man during the civil rights movement, he still believes change can come through peaceful protests. That's the message he's hoping the comic books will get across to children. Jan Crawford reports.
New Big Planet Comics t-shirt (UPDATED)
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Bill Garner, Washington Star and Times editorial cartoonist, has passed away
William Simpson Garner Obituary
The Capital Gazette on July 26, 2015
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/CapitalGazette/obituary.aspx?n=William-Simpson-Garner&pid=175363234
Kickstarter: 'Sagas of the Northmen'
Friday, July 24, 2015
Archie cartoonist obituary in today's Post
Tom Moore, cartoonist who brought Archie to life, dies at 86 [in print as Cartoonist drew Archie and friends for decades]
Washington Post July 24 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/comics/tom-moore-cartoonist-who-brought-archie-to-life-dies-at-86/2015/07/23/8f37cfc6-30c7-11e5-8353-1215475949f4_story.html