Kickstarter for The Protectorate graphic novel begins today

Former local resident Christian Farmer has written in about a new graphic novel planned in collaboration with J.C. Williams. Farmer tells ComicsDC:

My wife and I moved to DC in the winter of 2008. We lived in Old Town Alexandria for about 3 years actually, but we were in the city a lot. I played in a r&b/jazz band for a while there. Mostly we were just figuring out how to grow up. We decided not to. My wife grew up in the Annapolis area and went to school in Tampa, where we met. When she graduated she wanted to spend some time in DC.

The Protectorate story is so incredible and we've been extremely lucky with the art team we found. With the success of our Kickstarter we will be able pay the amazing artists that we've hired to make our story come to life.

Our story follows a group of unlikely heroes as they reform the Protectorate. The previous Protectorate was a band of warriors that guarded the civilized planets of the universe from an evil overlord; whom relentlessly sought to destroy everything good in place of greed, pain, fear, and suffering. After 120 years of the evil overlord's rule a new Protectorate begins to slowly emerge and build an army to restore the balance of peace.

We  launched our Kickstarter campaign today, July 19th! The successful funding of our Kickstarter will allow us to hire our art team at Inkstand Studios, and print the first run of Limited Edition books for our backers. This 140 page graphic novel is the first book of what will be over 1500 pages of art, telling a story that blends science fiction with the world's events as we see them. We seek to use this epic story as a way of opening peoples eyes to the problems of today's world, and showing readers a path to positive societal change. 

The link to our Kickstarter is https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/525399862/protectorate-awakening-volume-1 Our rewards start at only $1, and at that level you get the first 26 pages of our story in PDF form!

Hilary Clinton in Faith comic book

Faith and politics will collide when Hillary Clinton appears in Valiant Comics

By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs July 18 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/18/faith-and-politics-will-collide-when-hillary-clinton-appears-in-valiant-comics/

Hillary Clinton will appear in the fifth issue of Faith from Valiant Comics. (Courtesy of Valiant Comics)

Comic Riffs on Ohio's cartoonist tradition

Wait — just how did Ohio become the cradle of great cartoonists?

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs July 19, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/19/wait-just-how-did-ohio-become-the-cradle-of-great-cartoonists/

New webcomic from Steve Conley

Steve's left NoVA for FLA but he's just let me know that he's got an attractive new strip that launched today.

The Middle Age is a new comic strip from cartoonist Steve Conley which launched today, Monday, July 18. Click here to read the very first episode!

The Post's Style Invitational rewrites comic strips

Retooning: The Week 1180 winners

By Pat Myers
Washington Post July 17 2016, p. E15
 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/style-invitational-week-1184-okay-choose-another-candidate-then/2016/07/14/10bb5a5e-47d8-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html

Amateur DC cartoonists owns political webdomains and posts cartoons there

D.C. Lawyer Squatting On Clinton Website Domains With 'Hillary Potter' Cartoons

by Rachel Kurzius DCist Jul 15, 2016
http://dcist.com/2016/07/dc_lawyer_owns_clinton_website_domains.php

Hillary Potter and the Boredom of the Phoenix. (Cartoon courtesy of Jeremy Pegg)

Cavna talks to Atena Farghadani, Iranian cartoonist

Exclusive: Iranian cartoonist opens up about her captivity — and new freedom. #Draw4Atena

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs July 15 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/15/exclusive-iranian-cartoonist-opens-up-about-her-captivity-and-new-freedom-draw4atena/

July 15-17: Shore Leave con in MD

This is a science fiction con, but some of the authors write comic books too.

'Fight the Bite' and Zika

While at a pool in Fairfax, I noticed a public announcement regarding mosquitoes and Zika that included art very similiar to the work of local cartoonist Joe Sutliff. And it looked like it might be re-purposed from some of his previous work for Fairfax County. I asked Joe, and sure enough it was his work and it was re-purposed. Here's his email reply (with his permission to post):

"Yes, that's my art from some of the projects I've done for them. Because it's sold to the VA government, they get to use it as much as they want. They showed the posters to me after they did them - the CDC is getting slammed with requests for Zika materials, and they don't have anything ready, so these were thrown together. All public pools in Fairfax will soon feature one."

Robin Ha interviewed by Metro

This author uses comics to showcase Korean cuisine

Robin Ha is not your typical kitchen scribe.

Carly Olson

July 13 2016
http://www.metro.us/lifestyle/this-author-used-comics-to-showcase-korean-cuisine/zsJpgm---NLmL6neEaYpNo/

Winston's Graphic Medicine presentation is online

Local comics artist Venus Winston has posted online her presentation at the 7th Annual Graphic Medicine Conference, which was held last month in Scotland.

NPR talks to Gene Yang

Diversity Drives The Story In The Latest Incarnation Of Superman

RENEE MONTAGNE,

  Morning Edition July 13, 2016
http://www.npr.org/2016/07/13/485723740/diversity-drives-the-story-in-the-latest-incarnation-of-superman
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2016/07/20160713_me_diversity_drives_the_story_in_the_latest_incarnation_of_superman.mp3
http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=485723740

Kong Kenan, who's Chinese, takes up the mantle of Superman in New Super-Man #1, written by Gene Yang.

DC Entertainment

July 28: Animezing!: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM I

Join us for a SUMMER OF GUNDAM at the JICC!

The JICC is excited to present a SUMMER OF GUNDAM with screenings of the MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM Movie Trilogy! In the year 0079 of the Universal Century, the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon has reached a stalemate. However, when Zeon learns about the Federation's new mobile suits being developed at the Side 7 space colony, Char Aznable launches an attack to destroy them. A boy named Amuro Ray finds himself caught up in the conflict when he becomes the unwilling pilot of the Federation's new mobile suit - the Gundam. Japanese w. English Subtitles | Not Rated | 1981 Recommended for ages 13+ You are invited to Animezing!: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM I Thursday, July 28th, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street Northwest Suite 100 Washington DC 20036 US REGISTER HERE! Don't miss the second and third parts of the MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM Movie Trilogy screening at the JICC on August 5 and August 12! Animezing!: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM II Soldiers of Sorrow August 05th, 2016 6:30 PM Register Here! Animezing!: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM III Encounters in Space August 12th, 2016 6:30 PM Register Here! These events are free and open to the public, but registration is required.  *** When registering you may receive an email asking you to "Activate your Eventbrite account" if you have never used Eventbrite before. It is NOT necessary to activate an account for you to attend this event and you may ignore this email from Eventbrite. *** In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp. Doors open 30 minutes before the program. Program begins at 6:30PM. No admittance after 7:00PM or once seating is full. Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee a seat. Featured Events 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100 | Washington, D.C. 20036-3838 TEL: 202-238-6900 | FAX: 202-822-6524 | jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp © 1991-2016 Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan

Aug 3: Juana Medina class for children at Politics and Prose

Lettuce Have Fun! Playing with Food (1675)

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, 10 a.m. - noon

Price: 

$45 (10% off for members)

This will be an opportunity for young artists to use humor, playfulness, and imagination to create stories. Exploring illustration and narrative, they will use photographs of fruits and vegetables as a starting point from which to draw characters and create their own tales. Each of the participants will craft a book, which they will be invited to share with the rest of the group at the end of the workshop. Ages 7-10.

Recommended Reading:
1 Big Salad, Juana Medina
Smick, written by Doreen Cronin/illustrated by Juana Medina

About the Instructor(s): 

Juana Medina is the author and illustrator for 1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book (Penguin, 2016) and the upcoming Juana & Lucas (Candlewick, 2016). She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and teaches Motion Design at George Washington University. 

Ann Telnaes draws Trump

Check it out here - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2016/07/13/the-faces-of-donald-trump/

Jules Feiffer was on today's Diane Rehm show

Cartoonist Jules Feiffer On Reinventing His Career After 80

Diane Rehm Show Jul 13 2016 • 11 a.m. (ET)

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2016-07-13/jules-feiffer-on-reinventing-his-career-after-80

Listen

Comic Riffs talks to Warren Bernard on WWII cartoons

Author illuminates through art how bridging American differences mattered during World War II

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs July 13 2016
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/13/author-illuminates-through-art-how-bridging-american-differences-mattered-during-world-war-ii/

Ogres Awake, a new book from Alexis Frederick-Frost

Our local cartoonist Alexis tells us:

It's the third in a series of comic/picture book hybrids that we've done for First Second featuring characters from the Adventure in Cartooning graphic novels. I think this "early reader comic" format is really interesting and I hope more cartoonists have the opportunity to create these types of stories. There seems to be a desire for comics among early readers and there are only a few publishers producing them (such as Toon Books and First Second.) Ogres Awake has a  "swords to stew spoons" or a "make soup not war" theme. It's very silly but at it's core is the concept of conflict resolution without violence. I'll be at the Baltimore Comic Con in the "Kids Zone" this fall.

OGRES AWAKE!
Authors: James Sturm; Andrew Arnold; Alexis Fred
Illustrators: James Sturm; Andrew Arnold; Alexis Frederick-Frost
Publisher: First Second
Pages: 40
Price (Hardcover): $14.99
Publication Date: July 2016
ISBN (Hardcover): 9781596436534
erick-Frost

July 13: Local cartoonist Teresa Logan's farewell local event

Teresa's moving to Pittsburgh this month and this will be her last local appearance for a while. This is a TICKETED event and is 1/2 sold out as of this writing, so call the bookstore to reserve a space (although you can certainly swing by and just buy a book for her to sign). The $30 option gets you a copy of her cartoon book as well.

Wednesday, July 13th: We are so excited to host a night of Coloring & Cocktails with author and artist Teresa Roberts Logan on July 13th at 6:30 pm. This event is ticketed. For $20, you will receive one copy of Logan's adult coloring book Paisley Designs For Fun and Relaxation and a drink ticket. For $30, you will receive one copy of Logan's coloring book Paisley Designs for Fun and Relaxation, one copy of Logan's book The Older I Get, The Less I Care, and a drink ticket. On the night of the event, come to Hooray for Books! to pick up your book(s) and drink ticket, then head across the street to the Lorien Hotel & Spa patio for drinks, coloring, and conversation with Teresa Roberts Logan! Space is limited, so reserve your tickets now. 

About the Author/Artist: Teresa Roberts Logan is a D.C.-based writer, artist, and illustrator, also known as Laughing Redhead. She was nominated for a Reuben Award by the National Cartoonists Society for her greeting cards, is the author of The Older I Get, The Less I Care and Paisley Designs for Fun and Relaxation, and is currently working on a graphic novel titled Haint Blue. Logan also writes and illustrates the web comic Fog of Worry. In addition to her art and writing, Logan performs as a stand-up comedian and storyteller. Her work in these fields has been featured in venues such as the Gotham Comedy Club, The Metropolitan Room NYC, and Comedy Works. She has opened for the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, Dana Carvey, and Drew Carey.

 Hooray for Books

1555 King Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 548-4092

info@hooray4books.com

www.hooray4books.com

July 13: WWII cartoon lecture at Library of Congress

This month, the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress will sponsor two events in its long-running series Books & Beyond. Both events include an author discussion followed by a book-signing, and books will be available for sale. The events are free and open to the public; no tickets are required. All programs are on the sixth-floor Mumford Room of the Library's Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E.

 

• Wednesday, July 13, at noon

Writer and historian Warren Bernard will discuss and sign his new book, "Cartoons for Victory" (Fantagraphics Books, 2015). The event is co-sponsored with the Prints and Photographs Division.

The years 1939-1945 were a time not only of war but also of great social upheaval. With many men on the battle lines, women were left to work the assembly lines. African-Americans were fighting alongside their white counterparts before discrimination was officially ended. Superman, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and other characters helped fight World War II via comic books and strips, single-panel and editorial cartoons and even ads. More than 90 percent of the cartoons and comics in this book have not been seen since their first publication.

Warren Bernard is co-author of the Eisner-nominated "Drawing Power" and the executive director of Small Press Expo. He has lectured on comics at the Library of Congress and the Center for Cartoon Studies.