Thursday, December 10, 2015
Jan 9: Inside Media: Charlie Hebdo: One Year Later
Inside Media: Charlie Hebdo: One Year Later
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
USA
Pulitzer Prizing-winning editorial cartoonists Ann Telnaes of The Washington Post and Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia Daily News will talk about the role of political cartoonists and will reflect on the one-year anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre and the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015.
On Jan, 7, 2015, Charlie Hebdo's headquarters in Paris were attacked by terrorists who had targeted the satirical magazine because of how it had depicted Islam's Prophet Muhammad in past cartoons. The attack killed 12 people, including five cartoonists at the magazine.
Telnaes and Wilkinson will also display some of their award-winning work.
Wednesday, December 09, 2015
Feb 5: Walking Dead tv show talk at Smithsonian Associates
The wildly popular AMC series The Walking Dead follows a small group of survivors as they struggle to stay alive after a zombie apocalypse. The show abounds in bloody good thrills and chills—and plenty of artistry and creativity that goes into putting a believable zombie-infested world on the small screen.
Join us as Scott M. Gimple, executive producer, showrunner, and writer; Greg Nicotero, executive producer, director, and special effects makeup supervisor; Eulyn Womble, costume designer; and Andrew Lincoln, who stars as Rick Grimes, share insights on how they develop and bring The Walking Dead to life.
Learn what goes on behind the scenes—from conjuring up edge-of-your-seat plotlines and complex characters to frighteningly convincing zombies.
Behind the Scenes of The Walking Dead
Evening Program
Fri., Feb. 5 at 7 PM
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Tuesday, December 08, 2015
Third Eye Comics' gift guide
Third Eye 2015 Holiday Gift Guide
December 4, 2015http://www.thirdeyecomics.com/third-eye-2015-holiday-gift-guide/
Fantom Comics' pole-dancing featured online
And Finally… A Wicked + A Divine Pole Dance Show In A Comic Store
Monday, December 07, 2015
Feb 4: Gareth Hinds at Takoma Park
Gareth Hinds - Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune — at Takoma Park Library (MD)
New Christiann MacAuley interview online
Questions with Christiann MacAuley
December 7 2015
https://ello.co/yourdailybread/post/-LHdvsPbQgpGrpLyCDAOyQ
Dec. 12: B’more Into Comics
Local authors drive holiday sales at indie bookstores
Sunday, December 06, 2015
Cavna on the Year in Cartoons and Death in Disney
2015 in Cartoons: After Hebdo, artists sharpened for 'the year of the attack'
By Michael Cavna December 4 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/12/04/the-year-in-cartoons-reflecting-on-the-storied-lines-of-2015/
Mouse Trap: Here's why Disney and Pixar kill our parents — and why we ask them to stop.
[in print as Disney's parent trap: Why its films kill them off, December 6, 2015, p. E5]
By Michael Cavna November 30 2015
'Activismo Ilustrado'
I had the good fortune of attending the Guadalajara International Book Fair Nov. 28-Dec. 4 in Mexico. Later this week I'll post some photos and a few comments, but I was lucky enough to land an interview with Mural newspaper about the environment/nature-themed comics that I do.
Saturday, December 05, 2015
Lunsford sisters at Washington Lee high school
They're selling neat prints and cards today. The piece they did for Team Cul de Sac was one of my favorites.
Friday, December 04, 2015
National Public Radio's Monkey See on Good Dinosaurs and Charlie Brown
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Good Dinosaur,' Pixar And Second Thoughts
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2015/12/04/458384677/pop-culture-happy-hour-the-good-dinosaur-pixar-and-second-thoughts
'A Charlie Brown Christmas' At 50
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (November 30, 2015):
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2015/11/30/457859235/a-charlie-brown-christmas-at-50
An Apatosaurus named Arlo meets a human boy on his adventures in The Good Dinosaur.
Liz Surburbia's Sacred Heart reviewed by Unshelved
National Archives blog on Terry and the Pirates
David Langbart
National Archives' The Text Message blog November 24, 2015
http://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2015/11/24/terry-and-the-pirates-security-world-war-ii/
City Paper recommends Queen & Country bought from Big Planet
Thursday, December 03, 2015
Henry B. Mayers World War I cartoons featured on Smithsonian blog
The brief and entertaining history of the Second Army Air Service
by Erin Rushing
Smithsonian Libraries Unbound blog 11 November 2015http://blog.library.si.edu/2015/11/a-history-of-the-second-army-air-service/