Thursday, October 08, 2015
The Roarbots interviews Jennifer Holm
Questions from a Kid: Jennifer Holm
September 30, 2015
http://theroarbots.com/2015/09/30/questions-jennifer-holm/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3GzuxpjV3w
(previous interviews in this series can be found here.)
Rafer Roberts to write Archer & Armstrong spinoff for Valiant
NYCC EXCLUSIVE: Valiant Launches New Archer & Armstrong Series by Roberts & Lafuente
Oct 10: Warren Bernard in Seattle
Cartoons for Victory Signing with Warren BernardSaturday, October 10, 2015, 6:00pm - 9:00pm in PDT at Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
King Features: Celebrating 100 Years at the Library of Congress
King Features: Celebrating 100 Years at the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6806
http://stream.media.loc.gov/webcasts/captions/2015/150522spe1130.txt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wcZbTnSmH8
SPEAKER: Brendan Burford, Patrick McDonnell, Brian Walker, Jeff Keane, Hilary Price, Ray Billingsley, Mike Peters
EVENT DATE: 2015/05/22
RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes
TRANSCRIPT: View Transcript (link will open in a new window)
DESCRIPTION:
King Features Syndicate celebrated 100 years of comic strip creation and history with a panel of some of today's greatest illustrators.
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6806
http://stream.media.loc.gov/webcasts/captions/2015/150522spe1130.txt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wcZbTnSmH8
SPEAKER: Brendan Burford, Patrick McDonnell, Brian Walker, Jeff Keane, Hilary Price, Ray Billingsley, Mike Peters
EVENT DATE: 2015/05/22
RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes
TRANSCRIPT: View Transcript (link will open in a new window)
DESCRIPTION:
King Features Syndicate celebrated 100 years of comic strip creation and history with a panel of some of today's greatest illustrators.
School Library Journal on SPX
Diversity and Women Win Big at Indie Comics's Small Press Expo
By Suzanne Walker
School Library Journal's SLJTeen enewsletterSeptember 23, 2015
http://www.slj.com/2015/09/books-media/diversity-and-women-win-big-at-indie-comicss-small-press-expo/School Library Journal's SLJTeen enewsletterSeptember 23, 2015
Reminder- editorial cartoon exhibit at Library of Congress
Pointing Their Pens: Herblock and Fellow Cartoonists Confront the Issues
March 21, 2015–March 19, 2016
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/pointing-their-pens-editorial-cartoons/index.html
Editorial cartoonists, like all Americans, do not always agree with one another. Issues on which the nation was particularly divided in the twentieth century—the question of U.S. intervention prior to entering World War II, the Red Scare, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, and events in the Middle East—provide the framework for this exhibition. These topics were particularly fertile ground for editorial cartoonists.
The exhibition offers viewers an extensive opportunity to experience the work of Herbert L. Block (1909–2001)—commonly known as Herblock—alongside the work of his contemporaries over the period of four decades and provides visual insights into key moments that shaped the United States in the twentieth century. Pointing Their Pens draws from the comprehensive collections of cartoon art acquired by the Library of Congress since the early 1900s, including the Herbert L. Block Collection and the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature.
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Zeck exhibit at UM Eastern Shore
The University of Maryland-Eastern Shores’ Mosely Gallery is hosting an exhibit featuring three decades of original works of sequential arts illustrator Mike Zeck. The 32 pieces on loan from a private collector represent the artist’s career from DC Comics to Marvel Comics. The exhibit runs through Oct. 22. Admission is free and open to the public. Several of the pieces are inked by local comic book artist Joe Rubinstein (there's the local connection; I was wrong about this. He lives in Los Angeles).
From the online promotion:
"Early illustrations of Zeck’s favorite childhood character, Captain America, will be on display as well as other characters created for the series of the 'Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe,' Susan Holt, gallery director, said. “Several pieces reveal the creative process involved in developing his signature character, The Punisher.
The exhibition, displayed in chronological order, 'enables viewers to gain an appreciation of Zeck’s artistic development and dedication.' Much of the work is accompanied by written descriptions by the collector providing insight into the creative process and details of each character and contextual information, Holt said.
Spanning the early 1970s to 2000, the works include depictions of Batman and other commissions Zeck created while working for DC Comics to later pieces showing the influence of European comic book artists on his style. There are also examples of collaborative works with other illustrators that show the drawing, inking and coloring phases of sequential arts illustration—one of UMES’ unique concentrations in the Department of Fine Arts, Holt said."
Penciled by Mike Zeck, inked by Joe Rubinstein
"Art to Lunch" exhibit and reception at Studio Pause this month
On Saturday, October 24th, award-winning cartoonist Mike Jenkins, who lives in northern Virginia, will be hosting his art reception, "Art to Lunch", from 6-8 pm at Studio Pause in Arlington, VA. For the past year or so, I've been following Mike's daily posts featuring the adventures of young Maggie and her struggles and challenges faced each and every day at school, as she forges ahead on her quest to make it through to another weekend. It is a truly amazing comic art series, and I'm always greatly impressed by Mike's seemingly inexhaustible ability to portray each single day that Maggie faces, in a brand new way. Drawn on brown paper lunch bags, it will be even more of a treat to see these works in person, so mark your calendars and don't sleep on this one!
SPX 2015 podcast
SPX 2015
Comic Books Are Burning In Hell podcast 29 September 2015
Chris Mautner, Joe McCulloch and a special guest sit down to talk about Bethesda's own SPX Festival. Matt and Tucker didn't go so they aren't here yakking about it. What books did they buy? What did they miss? What did the younger generation have to say?
Oct 12: Library of Congress main reading room open for viewing
Join us at the Library of Congress Columbus Day Open House in the magnificent Main Reading Room.
The Library of Congress is holding its semi-annual public open house Monday, October 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Main Reading Room is located on the first floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, S.E. Washington, DC.
Enter the Jefferson Building through either the upper or lower First Street entrances, or via the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center tunnel.
The Main Reading Room will be open for viewing only, photography is allowed. No reference services will be available.
For more information contact the Visitor Services Office at 202.707.8000 or www.loc.gov.
Comic art at the Library of Congress
Sometimes you walk in and waiting on a table in Prints and Photos are some gems. These are from the Swann Collection.
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| Original Captain America art by Sal Buscema at the Library of Congress. |
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| Gluyas Williams original art of the Library of Congress at the Library of Congress. |
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| Marie Severin original Hulk art at the Library of Congress. |
Monday, October 05, 2015
Oct 19: Warren Bernard's new book on WWII cartoons
"...the book is called Cartoons for Victory, which is about the home front in the United States during WW2, you know, blackouts, war bond drives, rationing, all the privations we civilians did not go through for any war since then. 90% of the cartoons have not been seen since the war and that same percentage of cartoons you cannot find on any of The Internets."
DATE: October 19
DATE: October 19
TIME: 6:30-8:30PM
PLACE: Busboys and Poets
234 Carroll St NW
Washington, DC
METRO STOP: Takoma Park
The Art of Richard Thompson film interview
HFF 2015 Interview: Bob Burnett, Director of The Art of Richard Thompson
By heartlandfilm on September 24, 2015http://heartlandfilm.org/hff-2015-interview-bob-burnett-director-of-the-art-of-richard-thompson/
Eleanor Davis Acceptance Speech at 2015 Ignatz Awards
Eleanor Davis Acceptance Speech at 2015 Ignatz Awards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU93ZYzzGpg
Eleanor Davis accepts the Outstanding Anthology or Collection Ignatz for, "How To Be Happy." Award presented by Whitney Leopard.
Cartoons and Cocktails in November
http://www.cartoonsandcocktails.org/index2.htm
Tickets NOW ON SALE through 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19. Tickets will be available in the Holeman Lounge of The National Press Club thereafter.
Plan now to attend the 28th annual auction of editorial cartoons made possible through generous donations of original* cartoon art by prize-winning cartoonists.
Join us Nov. 19 in the National Press Club ballroom for an evening of food, drink and lively bidding. It's a fantastic opportunity for collectors and admirers of cartoon art to acquire new works and help good causes.
*Because some cartoonists are creating their work electronically, their C&C items vary. Some are limited-run prints with original signatures; some are original sketches accompanied by signed prints.
Oct 18-19 Argentine cartoonist Liniers in DC
Sunday October 18 at 6:30pm
An evening with Liniers: Live Painting, Music, and Conversation
Busboys & Poets Takoma
235 Carroll St. NW
Washington, DC 20012
Argentine cartoonist Liniers, in conversation with The Washington Post's Comic Riffs columnist Michael Cavna, discusses his two latest books. In Written and Drawn by Henrietta, the titular heroine shows her cat Fellini—and the reader—how to write and illustrate a spellbinding story. Macanudo #3 is a collection of Liniers's popular comic strip, translated from the Spanish, which also features Henrietta and Fellini as well as a host of other characters. This is an all-ages event and will also feature Liniers painting to live music.
Monday October 19 at 10:30AM
Liniers presentation to school children
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
An evening with Liniers: Live Painting, Music, and Conversation
Busboys & Poets Takoma
235 Carroll St. NW
Washington, DC 20012
Argentine cartoonist Liniers, in conversation with The Washington Post's Comic Riffs columnist Michael Cavna, discusses his two latest books. In Written and Drawn by Henrietta, the titular heroine shows her cat Fellini—and the reader—how to write and illustrate a spellbinding story. Macanudo #3 is a collection of Liniers's popular comic strip, translated from the Spanish, which also features Henrietta and Fellini as well as a host of other characters. This is an all-ages event and will also feature Liniers painting to live music.
Monday October 19 at 10:30AM
Liniers presentation to school children
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
Saturday, October 03, 2015
That darn Mutts
Thank you, 'Mutts,' for a wonderful week of reflections [in print as Thank you, 'Mutts,' for an uplifting week].
Patricia Mensch, Landsdowne
The Post uses Disney's Beauty and the Beast for satire
Peeple is a terrible idea. As proof, here is Peeple for Disney characters.
By Alexandra PetriWashington Post October 3 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2015/10/01/peeple-is-a-terrible-idea-as-proof-here-is-peeple-for-disney-characters/
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