How 'Captain America' is just one piece of Disney's plan to reinvent entertainment
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 9 2016
Monday, May 09, 2016
Comic Riffs talks to Gene Yang
Exclusive: Gene Luen Yang to publish his first nonfiction graphic novel ever ('Dragon Hoops') in 2018
Joe Procopio on Small Press Expo in 2000
Thanks to Joe Procopio of Lost Art Books for providing the scans and letting us reprint this article.
Procopio, Joseph . 2000.
online at http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2016/05/joe-procopio-on-small-press-expo-in-2000.html
Procopio, Joseph . 2000.
The Greatly Exaggerated Death of Comic Books: NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND at the Small Press Expo 2000.
Snap Pop! 2 (5; December / January): 8-10.online at http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2016/05/joe-procopio-on-small-press-expo-in-2000.html
Comic Riffs talks to Civil War directors
'Captain America: Civil War' directors reveal how their movie flexes these political meanings
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 8 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/05/08/captain-america-civil-war-directors-explain-the-movies-political-meaning/
DC Conspiracy in 'Gift Shop' show at Transformer
The DC Conspiracy is participating in Transformer Gallery's new show, "Gift Shop." Curated by NoMüNoMü, the space will be turned into a large scale installation of merchandise from over a dozen artists. The DC Conspiracy has contributed more than 20 comics to the show, which will be on sale with the rest of the artwork and merchandise. There is an opening reception on Saturday, May 14, from 6-8pm, and the show runs through June 18. Participating members of the DC Conspiracy are:
Jason Axtell
Mike Brace
Santiago Casares
Andrew Cohen
Mike Cowgill
Matt Dembicki
Eric Gordon
Art Hondros
Evan Keeling
Mark and Kurt Lindblom
Gerry and Karly Perez
David Ross
Joe Sutliff
From the Facebook event page GIFT SHOP | Curated by NoMüNoMü
Transformer presents Gift Shop, a large scale installation curated by DC based artist collective NoMu NoMu (joseph orzal & Nora Müeller), that questions boundaries of commerce within cultural institutions. Merging the realms of art, design, craft, conceptuality and entertainment, Gift Shop rejects all hierarchy and embraces a pluralism of form that will liberate your soul!
By beginning at the most accessible point of entry for most elite art spaces - Gift Shop explores the sociocultural context of the museum gift shop environment - wherein the sacred and the mundane, the Mona Lisa and the coffee cup, become one. As ‘fine art’, increasingly isolates itself from the general public, drawing repulsion from the air of pretension necessary to maintain its integrity - Gift Shop serves as a gateway to support exceptional fine art by adapting the language of mass marketing, branding and cheap affordable commodification.”
:::::Gift Shop Artists include:::::
Amber Eve Anderson
Amy Hughes Braden
Wilson Butterworth
James Cole
Meagan Coleman
Kaliq Crosby
Stephen Crouch
Adrienne Gaither
Felippe Goncavles
Myles Loftin
joseph orzal
Georgie Payne
Justin Poppe
PLAKOOKEE
Bonner Sale
Alex Von Bergen
Meena Yi
The DC Conspiracy.
By beginning at the most accessible point of entry for most elite art spaces - Gift Shop explores the sociocultural context of the museum gift shop environment - wherein the sacred and the mundane, the Mona Lisa and the coffee cup, become one. As ‘fine art’, increasingly isolates itself from the general public, drawing repulsion from the air of pretension necessary to maintain its integrity - Gift Shop serves as a gateway to support exceptional fine art by adapting the language of mass marketing, branding and cheap affordable commodification.”
:::::Gift Shop Artists include:::::
Amber Eve Anderson
Amy Hughes Braden
Wilson Butterworth
James Cole
Meagan Coleman
Kaliq Crosby
Stephen Crouch
Adrienne Gaither
Felippe Goncavles
Myles Loftin
joseph orzal
Georgie Payne
Justin Poppe
PLAKOOKEE
Bonner Sale
Alex Von Bergen
Meena Yi
The DC Conspiracy.
Sunday, May 08, 2016
Screenprint poster for Artshow 15: Comix
Mike O'Brien's screenprint poster ($25) for Artshow 15, featuring a pop-up comics arts show on May 21 from 5-11 p.m. at the Hole in the Sky Studio in D.C.
That darn Hagar, Toles and Flashbacks
Plenty of letters about the comics this weekend.
This cartoon really was horrible [in print as This comic really was horrible]
This cartoon really was horrible [in print as This comic really was horrible]
Mary Ann Ryan, Adamstown
Washington Post May 7 2016, p. A15
Letters to the Editor
He carried the reins in his teeth [Flashbacks].
Marshall Dearden,
Washington Post May 7 2016, p. A15
The Trump criticism hasn't worked
Victor E. Schwartz, Alexandria
Washington Post May 7 2016, p. A15
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump-criticism-hasnt-worked/2016/05/06/70ab321e-1159-11e6-a9b5-bf703a5a7191_story.htmlSaturday, May 07, 2016
Reminder Free Comic Book Day starts at 10 am today
Free Comic Book Day starts at 10 am today
--
Joel Pollack
BIG PLANET COMICS
4849 Cordell Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Joel Pollack
BIG PLANET COMICS
4849 Cordell Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Friday, May 06, 2016
Jok Church of Beakman & Jax has died
Jok Church, of Beakman and Jax cartoon strip for kids, dies at 67.
By Steve Rubenstein
SFGate.com (May 5): http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Jok-Church-Beakman-and-Jax-cartoon-strip-for-7396400.php
This is only tangentially-related, as Mr. Church is survived by his brother Jim here in Washington, DC.
Tobin, Suzanne. 2003. Comics: Meet the Artist With Jok Church, Cartoonist, 'You Can With Beakman and Jax'. Washingtonpost.com (May 30): http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/03/r_style_cartoon053003.htm
Tobin, Suzanne. 2006. Comics: Meet the Artist - Jok Church, Cartoonist, 'You Can with Beakman and Jax'. Washingtonpost.com (June 30): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/06/20/DI2006062000567.html
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Weed War Is Race War"
From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock -
"Weed War is Race War"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1939
The initial decision to criminalize marijuana in 1937 wasn't based on a study of the science and biology of addiction or pharmacology, but purely on politics and racism. Harry Anslinger, Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics -- precursor to today's DEA -- was a notorious racist and liar who based his opinions on marijuana on pure, raw racist stereotypes and who believed that marijuana was a sure gateway to violence, sedition and social discontent. It was Anslinger's inflammatory lies which led to the passage of state marijuana laws as a component of Jim Crow and stoked the hype for propaganda films such as Marihuana: The Devil's Weed and Reefer Madness.
As a follow-up to their wildly epic April 2nd event and their historic meeting with White House representives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, DCMJ -- the people who brought you legal weed in DC -- are throwing a sequel to April 2 on May 20, the one-month anniversary of 4/20, to highlight the fact that Obama is late on descheduling cannabis, and to remind folks of the racism behind the 1937 marijuana ban which is still a major component of the War On Drugs.
"Weed War is Race War"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1939
The initial decision to criminalize marijuana in 1937 wasn't based on a study of the science and biology of addiction or pharmacology, but purely on politics and racism. Harry Anslinger, Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics -- precursor to today's DEA -- was a notorious racist and liar who based his opinions on marijuana on pure, raw racist stereotypes and who believed that marijuana was a sure gateway to violence, sedition and social discontent. It was Anslinger's inflammatory lies which led to the passage of state marijuana laws as a component of Jim Crow and stoked the hype for propaganda films such as Marihuana: The Devil's Weed and Reefer Madness.
As a follow-up to their wildly epic April 2nd event and their historic meeting with White House representives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, DCMJ -- the people who brought you legal weed in DC -- are throwing a sequel to April 2 on May 20, the one-month anniversary of 4/20, to highlight the fact that Obama is late on descheduling cannabis, and to remind folks of the racism behind the 1937 marijuana ban which is still a major component of the War On Drugs.
Monkey See blog on comic books and Captain America: Civil War
Captain America, Aaron Burr, And The Politics Of Killing Your Friends
NPR's Monkey See blog May 5, 2016
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2016/05/05/476739552/captain-america-aaron-burr-and-the-politics-of-killing-your-friends
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Comics, More Comics, Free Comics And Keanu
Pop Culture Happy Hour
May 6, 2016
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2016/05/20160505_pchh_ep294.mp3
Ryan Homberg's latest manga article
Nuclear Literati: Nakashima Kiyoshi's Furusato Goes to Hell
BY Ryan Holmberg May 6, 2016http://www.tcj.com/nuclear-literati-nakashima-kiyoshis-furusato-goes-to-hell/
Glen Weldon's guide to FCBD
Free Comic Book Day 2016: Even Archie Has Something New To Say
NPR's Monkey See blog May 6, 2016
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2016/05/06/476460021/free-comic-book-day-2016-even-archie-has-something-new-to-say
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2016/05/06/476460021/free-comic-book-day-2016-even-archie-has-something-new-to-say
New Marc Rosenthal book on Trump in today's Post
Michael Ian Black says his Trump kids' book was inspired by Hillary Clinton [in print as Seuss-style Trmp tale is more for Mom and Dad].
By Nora Krug
Washington Post May 6 2016, p. C6.
May 7: John Gallagher at Fair Oaks Mall for FCBD
I'll be doing sketches and signing FREE Buzzboy comics at the Comic Shop at Fair Oaks Mall tomorrow, 10AM-1PM Plus, there will be Archie Comics, superhero comics, Simpsons comics-- all FREE and FUN!
The Express on Captain America: Civil War
The real fight behind 'Captain America: Civil War' [in print as The rush to 'War'" So, what are we fighting about?]
Express May 6 2016, p. 17
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/05/06/the-real-fight-behind-captain-america-civil-war/
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