2016 Ignatz Award NOminees For Immediate Release The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to announce the 2016 nominees for the annual presentation of the Ignatz Awards, a celebration of outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. Additional information on the nominees can be found at www.smallpressexpo.com/spx- The 2016 Ignatz Award Nominees
Outstanding Graphic Novel
Outstanding Story
Promising New Talent
Outstanding Series
Outstanding Comic
Outstanding Minicomic
Outstanding Online Comic
SPX will be held Saturday, September 17 from 11AM to 7PM and Sunday, September 18, noon-6PM at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Admission is $15 for Saturday, $10 for Sunday and $20 for both days. For further information on the Ignatz Awards, the nominees or to request an interview, please contact Ignatz Awards coordinator, Eden Miller, at spxignatz@gmail.com or SPX executive director, Warren Bernard at warren@spxpo.com. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.spxpo.com. Once again we want to thank our our friends at comiXology for sponsoring the Ignatz Awards. Information on comiXology and their self-publishing portal Submit can be found at https://submit.comixology.com. |
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Small Press Expo Announces the 2016 Ignatz Award Nominees
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Jasmine Pinales
by Mike Rhode
Jasmine Pinales exhibited at the DC Zinefest and agreed to answer our usual questions afterward. She will be at SPX this fall if you'd like to meet her, and her comics are for sale now on her website. (All images are taken from her website).
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
I write and draw fiction and autobio comics.
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
My work is all traditional. I pencil, ink and letter on paper. I've used ink, markers and watercolor for my final pages depending on what best fits a project. I have produced some digital art but it never feels as strong as my traditional art, I don't think it's the best representation of my art. I lay out my comics on computer and do corrections and clean up.
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
1988.
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
I live outside of DC in Fairfax County. We moved here when I was 3 and I've been here most of my life. I went to Norfolk for college then returned.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
Most of my comics work is self taught. I spent my childhood reading the WashPo comics section, collected Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes and other strips. In late elementary school I got interested in anime and manga and started copying that while still be interested in American cartoons and the eventual rise of webcomics on the internet. I've never taken a comics class, I've learned by example and reading all of the backmatter in comics about how pages are made. I've got Eisner's books on comics, and McCloud's which gave me more concrete ideas on how to make better comics. I have a BFA in Studio Art where I focused on comics for my Senior Show, so I have art training.
Who are your influences?
Everything. I really got into Will Eisner's work between The Spirit and his more personal projects after he was done with that. Piet Mondrian is one of my favorite painters, I love Dali and Caravaggio. Yuko Ota and Meredith Gran have some of the best comic timing and gorgeously clean art. Takako Shimura has comics fill of emotional characters and art that has a nice weight to it. So many cartoons, I loved The Weekenders and Recess as a kid. I've pulled visual cues I like from Jen Wang, I really like the was she draws eyes. Craig Thompson's work is gorgeous and made me want to try harder with brushes/brush pens. Internet discussions have made me more confident and inspired to try a broader variety in body types and more diversity, even though plenty of my early characters had variety.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
All of my past experiences have brought me to where I am now and things would be different if I changed anything. That said, it'd be interesting to see how things could be different if I had gone into college focusing on comics and art and not transferring to comics after a few years in science.
What work are you best-known for?
I don't think I'm known for anything at this moment.
What work are you most proud of?
"How to Make Friends and Captivate People", it's my longest comic to date at 28 pages or so, the printed book has 40 because of an extra story. It was a struggle to produce as I had never tried such a long narrative and I misjudged how long it would take.
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
I'd like to continue working on my various stories and characters. I have a female knight and prince story; a group of theater nerd kids; a depressed robot and a myriad of others that I'm sketching out and thinking over slowly. I have a lot of ideas and just need the money and time to focus on them.
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
I'll step away from a project and create differently. Changing media or tools helps to reinvigorate me to focus on the main projects I'm working toward. This year I got into Hamilton and drew a mess of art, sketches and comics and in the past few weeks I've been listening to the audiobook of Jurassic Park and have had a wealth of ideas for mini comics about the first book that have relatively little to do with the movie. Sometimes indulging and receiving media is necessary to get a new spark, you'll see the right turn of phrase and everything starts turning again and you can keep creating. Another thing I've done, in 2013 after college I stopped drawing just to take a break and I felt awful not drawing anything after a few months so I forced myself to do a little sketch before bed.
Those sketches turned into a sketchbook I have a shows for sale as I worked through being burnt out and getting back into the groove of production. In 2014 I did a daily sketchbook where I tried different ideas in the small spaces I had. These were for me but sharing them was a great experience too as I became more comfortable with what I could do in the space provided and looked up new topics.
What do you think will be the future of your field?
More independent creators and creator owned work becoming popular and bigger powerhouses in comics shops. Image does an amazing job putting creators first and Fantom Comics in Dupont Circle works so hard to promote creator own material even as they stock DC and Marvel. They're still big in supporting local DMV creators.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
I've attended SPX since 2012 and this is my first year tabling it, I'm excited. It's a lovely show to attend, a large crowd but there's so much positivity and love for comics in everyone attending and tabling it's great. I'll have at least one new book there that weekend that I'm working on. I'm at L7.
BMore Into Comics in Baltimore is a fun little day show. It's tiny -- in a bar -- but as an attendee you would have plenty of time to talk to the local artists who are tabling. An upside to small shows over big shows and some great local creators go there.
The DC Zinefest - I've shown there since 2015, the audience is very enthusiastic. It's great seeing how many female creators there are.
The Richmond Zinefest, I've tabled there two times now, and it's been in different venues both years, but has been going on for a while in its previous venue. The way it was set up in the library felt confusing as a tabler, maybe it was better for someone who knows that library better, but I heard from many people as they stumbled to the room I was in they were surprised there was another room.
Locus Moon in Philly, I showed there in 2015, it was a ton of fun. Great creators and audience. Everyone there was super enthusiastic. I've heard they're focusing more on publishing and I'd like to go to the show again, not sure if it's happening anymore.
Comics Arts Brooklyn - a small show in a church in Brooklyn, NY. Like smaller shows you get a great change to meet and talk to a creator for a while. Attendance has been enthusiastic and it's at a pretty good time of year in November, chilly but not too cold.
What's your favorite thing about DC?
The variety of people and things to do.
Least favorite?
Metro. Also driving around here is a hassle, not always a direct way someplace. I can drive from where I am to Maryland in 30 minutes or to the middle of the city in 45.
What monument or museum do like to take visitors to?
I don't have many visitors, I'd want to show them the [National Gallery of Art's] East and West Galleries though; I'm a big fan of art history.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
Daikaya in Chinatown. Both the upstairs Izakaya and the downstairs ramen bar.
Do you have a website or blog?
jasmine-pinales.com also meisterjdraws.tumblr.com
Jasmine Pinales exhibited at the DC Zinefest and agreed to answer our usual questions afterward. She will be at SPX this fall if you'd like to meet her, and her comics are for sale now on her website. (All images are taken from her website).
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
I write and draw fiction and autobio comics.
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
My work is all traditional. I pencil, ink and letter on paper. I've used ink, markers and watercolor for my final pages depending on what best fits a project. I have produced some digital art but it never feels as strong as my traditional art, I don't think it's the best representation of my art. I lay out my comics on computer and do corrections and clean up.
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
1988.
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
I live outside of DC in Fairfax County. We moved here when I was 3 and I've been here most of my life. I went to Norfolk for college then returned.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
Most of my comics work is self taught. I spent my childhood reading the WashPo comics section, collected Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes and other strips. In late elementary school I got interested in anime and manga and started copying that while still be interested in American cartoons and the eventual rise of webcomics on the internet. I've never taken a comics class, I've learned by example and reading all of the backmatter in comics about how pages are made. I've got Eisner's books on comics, and McCloud's which gave me more concrete ideas on how to make better comics. I have a BFA in Studio Art where I focused on comics for my Senior Show, so I have art training.
Who are your influences?
Everything. I really got into Will Eisner's work between The Spirit and his more personal projects after he was done with that. Piet Mondrian is one of my favorite painters, I love Dali and Caravaggio. Yuko Ota and Meredith Gran have some of the best comic timing and gorgeously clean art. Takako Shimura has comics fill of emotional characters and art that has a nice weight to it. So many cartoons, I loved The Weekenders and Recess as a kid. I've pulled visual cues I like from Jen Wang, I really like the was she draws eyes. Craig Thompson's work is gorgeous and made me want to try harder with brushes/brush pens. Internet discussions have made me more confident and inspired to try a broader variety in body types and more diversity, even though plenty of my early characters had variety.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
All of my past experiences have brought me to where I am now and things would be different if I changed anything. That said, it'd be interesting to see how things could be different if I had gone into college focusing on comics and art and not transferring to comics after a few years in science.
What work are you best-known for?
I don't think I'm known for anything at this moment.
What work are you most proud of?
"How to Make Friends and Captivate People", it's my longest comic to date at 28 pages or so, the printed book has 40 because of an extra story. It was a struggle to produce as I had never tried such a long narrative and I misjudged how long it would take.
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
I'd like to continue working on my various stories and characters. I have a female knight and prince story; a group of theater nerd kids; a depressed robot and a myriad of others that I'm sketching out and thinking over slowly. I have a lot of ideas and just need the money and time to focus on them.
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
I'll step away from a project and create differently. Changing media or tools helps to reinvigorate me to focus on the main projects I'm working toward. This year I got into Hamilton and drew a mess of art, sketches and comics and in the past few weeks I've been listening to the audiobook of Jurassic Park and have had a wealth of ideas for mini comics about the first book that have relatively little to do with the movie. Sometimes indulging and receiving media is necessary to get a new spark, you'll see the right turn of phrase and everything starts turning again and you can keep creating. Another thing I've done, in 2013 after college I stopped drawing just to take a break and I felt awful not drawing anything after a few months so I forced myself to do a little sketch before bed.
Those sketches turned into a sketchbook I have a shows for sale as I worked through being burnt out and getting back into the groove of production. In 2014 I did a daily sketchbook where I tried different ideas in the small spaces I had. These were for me but sharing them was a great experience too as I became more comfortable with what I could do in the space provided and looked up new topics.
What do you think will be the future of your field?
More independent creators and creator owned work becoming popular and bigger powerhouses in comics shops. Image does an amazing job putting creators first and Fantom Comics in Dupont Circle works so hard to promote creator own material even as they stock DC and Marvel. They're still big in supporting local DMV creators.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
I've attended SPX since 2012 and this is my first year tabling it, I'm excited. It's a lovely show to attend, a large crowd but there's so much positivity and love for comics in everyone attending and tabling it's great. I'll have at least one new book there that weekend that I'm working on. I'm at L7.
BMore Into Comics in Baltimore is a fun little day show. It's tiny -- in a bar -- but as an attendee you would have plenty of time to talk to the local artists who are tabling. An upside to small shows over big shows and some great local creators go there.
The DC Zinefest - I've shown there since 2015, the audience is very enthusiastic. It's great seeing how many female creators there are.
The Richmond Zinefest, I've tabled there two times now, and it's been in different venues both years, but has been going on for a while in its previous venue. The way it was set up in the library felt confusing as a tabler, maybe it was better for someone who knows that library better, but I heard from many people as they stumbled to the room I was in they were surprised there was another room.
Locus Moon in Philly, I showed there in 2015, it was a ton of fun. Great creators and audience. Everyone there was super enthusiastic. I've heard they're focusing more on publishing and I'd like to go to the show again, not sure if it's happening anymore.
Comics Arts Brooklyn - a small show in a church in Brooklyn, NY. Like smaller shows you get a great change to meet and talk to a creator for a while. Attendance has been enthusiastic and it's at a pretty good time of year in November, chilly but not too cold.
What's your favorite thing about DC?
The variety of people and things to do.
Least favorite?
Metro. Also driving around here is a hassle, not always a direct way someplace. I can drive from where I am to Maryland in 30 minutes or to the middle of the city in 45.
What monument or museum do like to take visitors to?
I don't have many visitors, I'd want to show them the [National Gallery of Art's] East and West Galleries though; I'm a big fan of art history.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
Daikaya in Chinatown. Both the upstairs Izakaya and the downstairs ramen bar.
Do you have a website or blog?
jasmine-pinales.com also meisterjdraws.tumblr.com
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Michael Brace
by Mike Rhode
Michael Brace is a member of the DC Conspiracy comics co-op. He was at DC Zinefest this summer, and finally agreed to answer our standard questions. He will be at SPX next month if you'd like to meet him.
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
I just finished my second black-and-white comic book its in a realistic style. I also contribute one-page stories to a local newspaper comic Magic Bullet and those tend to be a little more cartoony.
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
Mostly traditional pen and ink. I used a computer for lettering and occasionally for adding color.
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
1950s
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
Long-time Foggy Bottom resident. I came here to pursue an illustration career.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
Took a one-year commercial art vocational training class back in 1973.
Who are your influences?
Too many to name. I'm a big fan of turn-of-the-century book illustration (I should say turn-of-last-century book illustration) and woodblock prints.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
Would have focused more on writing skills.
What work are you best-known for?
Pages in Magic Bullet and artwork for District Comics.
What work are you most proud of?
Managing to finish two comic books.
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
I would like to expand on my last comic "Never Rescue an Octopus from a Tree".
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
I try to have a couple of projects going so I can switch off to keep things fresh.
What do you think will be the future of your field?
I think independent comics will continue to expand on both the web and in print. Flexibility is key.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
Zine Fest and Small Press Expo this year. Great to have an alternative to superhero cons.
What's your favorite thing about DC?
Don't need a car to get around.
Least favorite?
The local neighborhoods are being gobbled up.
What monument or museum do like to take visitors to?
Air and Space Museum and National Cathedral.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
No longer around "Dove and Rainbow." Made their pizzas with Greek cheeses, they were great.
Do you have a website or blog?
Not at this time.
Michael Brace is a member of the DC Conspiracy comics co-op. He was at DC Zinefest this summer, and finally agreed to answer our standard questions. He will be at SPX next month if you'd like to meet him.
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
I just finished my second black-and-white comic book its in a realistic style. I also contribute one-page stories to a local newspaper comic Magic Bullet and those tend to be a little more cartoony.
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
Mostly traditional pen and ink. I used a computer for lettering and occasionally for adding color.
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
1950s
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
Long-time Foggy Bottom resident. I came here to pursue an illustration career.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
Took a one-year commercial art vocational training class back in 1973.
Who are your influences?
Too many to name. I'm a big fan of turn-of-the-century book illustration (I should say turn-of-last-century book illustration) and woodblock prints.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
Would have focused more on writing skills.
What work are you best-known for?
Pages in Magic Bullet and artwork for District Comics.
What work are you most proud of?
Managing to finish two comic books.
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
I would like to expand on my last comic "Never Rescue an Octopus from a Tree".
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
I try to have a couple of projects going so I can switch off to keep things fresh.
What do you think will be the future of your field?
I think independent comics will continue to expand on both the web and in print. Flexibility is key.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
Zine Fest and Small Press Expo this year. Great to have an alternative to superhero cons.
What's your favorite thing about DC?
Don't need a car to get around.
Least favorite?
The local neighborhoods are being gobbled up.
What monument or museum do like to take visitors to?
Air and Space Museum and National Cathedral.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
No longer around "Dove and Rainbow." Made their pizzas with Greek cheeses, they were great.
Do you have a website or blog?
Not at this time.
Nell Minow interviews Kubo director
Interview: Travis Knight on "Kubo and the Two Strings"
by Nell Minow
August 2016
http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/moviemom/2016/08/interview-travis-knight-kubo-two-strings.html
Michael Cavna on his scrubbed comic strip Nickipedia
What I learned about comic writing from Larry Wilmore
Washington Post Comic Riffs August 17 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/08/17/what-i-learned-about-comic-writing-from-larry-wilmore/
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
PR: SPX 2016 Announces Spanish Fever
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Anne Morse-Hambrock remembers Richard Thompson
For Richard
Anne & God webcomic (08/16/2016)
http://overbookedandunderpaid.typepad.com/anne_and_god/2016/08/for-richard.html
Monday, August 15, 2016
NPR on Blue Monday
I really enjoyed this comic when it first came out.
There Could Be No Other Way: 'Blue Monday' Is Back
Citizen Bill exhibit in Takoma Park
Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, MD 20912
Citizen Bill cartoons are on exhibit and for sale in Takoma Park through September 4.
The free exhibit spans the cartoon's last 23 years, a wry, off-beat chronicle of city history. Bill and his Takoma Park family take on subjects from climate change to early school-starting times, from bicycle addiction to gun control. The framed prints are available for purchase.
The Citizen Bill exhibit is in the Dempsey Gallery, just off the front entrance lobby. Hours are M-F: 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sun: noon to 3 p.m.
Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave. at the intersection of Carroll Avenue (MD Rte 410), Takoma Park, MD, 20912.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
New Ben Hatke interview podcast
014: Feed Your Creativity with Ben Hatke
Comics Manifest August 10 2016
Pop Culture Happy Hour on Steven Universe cartoons
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Steven Universe' And The Games We Play
Pop Culture Happy Hour
The Post reviews two movies, one formerly traditionally animated
'Sausage Party': Raunchy talking-food comedy makes for an unsavory stew [in print as 'Sausage Party': See your groceries under a whole new fluorescent light]
By Pat Padua
Washington Post August 12 2016, p. C2
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/sausage-party-raunchy-talking-food-comedy-makes-for-an-unsavory-stew/2016/08/11/ddf2b5f2-5fd5-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.htmlWashington Post August 12 2016, p. C2
'Pete's Dragon' gets a technological upgrade, but is a storytelling throwback [in print as The dragon has magic, but the tale lacks emotion]
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post August 12 2016, p. Weekend 27
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/petes-dragon-gets-a-technological-upgrade-but-is-a-storytelling-throwback/2016/08/11/ea403efa-5e5a-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html
Washington Post August 12 2016, p. Weekend 27
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/petes-dragon-gets-a-technological-upgrade-but-is-a-storytelling-throwback/2016/08/11/ea403efa-5e5a-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html
Really necessary: There be dragons, and there be hope [online as Here be dragons. Here is hope.]
Express August 12 2016, p. 20
https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/08/12/here-be-dragons-here-is-hope/
John Fantucchio's passing noted by Scoop
In Memoriam: John G. Fantucchio
http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?articleID=182370
His death notice appeared in the Washington Post the same day:
http://www.legacy.com/ obituaries/washingtonpost/ obituary.aspx?fhid=3060&n= john-guy-fantucchio&pid= 181026245
http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?articleID=182370
His death notice appeared in the Washington Post the same day:
John Guy Fantucchio Death Notice
Washington Post August 12 2016http://www.legacy.com/
August 28: Greg Pak Signing at Big Planet Comics DC
Sunday, August 28 at 3 PM - 5 PM
Big Planet Comics
Washington, District of Columbia
Details
Big Planet Comics is proud to welcome Greg Pak for a signing of the first issue of his newest comic, Kingsway West.
After spending thirteen years in a war that made him a monster, a Chinese gunslinger named Kingsway Law just wants to live in peace with his wife, Sonia. But even in a fantastical Old West crackling with magic, a man of his skills can never quite disappear. So when a woman with a red-gold sword brings bloody chaos to his doorstep, Kingsway must fight for his life, his wife, and his very soul. Written by Greg Pak and drawn by Mirko Colak.
Greg Pak currently writes The Incredible Hulk for Marvel, and Big Trouble in Little China for Boom. He has worked on MANY fantastic other titles and projects, including the award-winning film, Robot Stories.
Greg Pak's website: http://gregpak.com/
After spending thirteen years in a war that made him a monster, a Chinese gunslinger named Kingsway Law just wants to live in peace with his wife, Sonia. But even in a fantastical Old West crackling with magic, a man of his skills can never quite disappear. So when a woman with a red-gold sword brings bloody chaos to his doorstep, Kingsway must fight for his life, his wife, and his very soul. Written by Greg Pak and drawn by Mirko Colak.
Greg Pak currently writes The Incredible Hulk for Marvel, and Big Trouble in Little China for Boom. He has worked on MANY fantastic other titles and projects, including the award-winning film, Robot Stories.
Greg Pak's website: http://gregpak.com/
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Comic Riffs on Maus
Why 'Maus' remains 'the greatest graphic novel ever written,' 30 years later
Washington Post Comic Riffs August 11 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/08/11/why-maus-remains-the-greatest-graphic-novel-ever-written-30-years-later/
Gareth Hinds' Olympic sketches
Gareth Hinds has a graphic novel on samurais out now, but he's sketching the Olympics for his own entertainment. See them at
http://twitter.com/garethhinds
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gareth-Hinds/38117633853
Instagram gareth.hinds
http://twitter.com/garethhinds
http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Instagram gareth.hinds
Nick Galifianakis on Richard Thompson's death
Somehow we missed the announcement by Richard's best friend to his colleagues at the National Cartoonists Society:
Richard Thompson 1957-2016
– Nick Galifianakis
Pat Oliphant's thoughts on Richard Thompson in 2004
Andrews McMeel has put Pat Oliphant's introductory comic strip from the 2004 collection of Richard's Poor Almanac online. Oliphant compared Richard to Michelangelo which probably made him squirm, but grin.
His next book was blurbed by Bill Watterson, which shocked him, since he knew Pat, but not Bill.Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Comic scholar John Lent on Richard Thompson's last books
"Scratchy sketchbook drawings, doodlings, exquisite caricatures and humorous paintings": Reviewing Richard Thompson's last books
by John A. Lent, publisher and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Comic Art.
International Journal of Comic Art blog August 10, 2016
http://ijoca.blogspot.com/2016/08/scratchy-sketchbook-drawings-doodlings.html
This review will appear in print in the Spring/Summer 2016 IJOCA issue later this summer.
International Journal of Comic Art blog August 10, 2016
http://ijoca.blogspot.com/2016/08/scratchy-sketchbook-drawings-doodlings.html
This review will appear in print in the Spring/Summer 2016 IJOCA issue later this summer.
The Horn Book interview on March vol. 3
Five questions for John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
August 8, 2016 by Elissa Gershowitz
From the August 2016 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
Tuesday, August 09, 2016
Montgomery Sentinel article on Eric Gordon's 'Creeps'
Local artist sees Metro riders as zombies
By Kathleen Stubbs
By Kathleen Stubbs
TAKOMA PARK – Local artist Eric Gordon said he sees a semblance of zombies, or what he likes to call “creeps,” in riders of the D.C. Metro and he sketches them when he uses public transit.
Gordon said he couldn’t take full credit for the idea of depicting riders as akin to zombies or creeps.
Monday, August 08, 2016
'Jesus 2016' up for a Drunk Duck Award
Local cartoonist Dale Rawlings’ political webcomic Jesus 2016 is a finalist for the 2016 Drunk Duck Awards—presented by the webcomics site The Duck Comics—in three categories: Best Philosophical/Political Comic, Most Deliciously Offensive and Best Overall Comic Strip. (With categories like that, you know it’s gotta be good. :)
Oct 8: Richard Thompson, Cartoonist and Illustrator -- A Tribute
Richard Thompson, Cartoonist and Illustrator -- A Tribute
Richard Thompson, creator of the comic strip Cul de Sac, passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease this summer. Learn more about this Reuben Award-winning artist through a screening of the 2014 documentary The Art of Richard Thompson and a presentation on Thompson's background and accomplishments by one of the late cartoonist's friends.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
1:00 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant Regional Library
1133 Mathis Ferry Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
843.849.6161
http://www.ccpl.org
Richard Thompson, creator of the comic strip Cul de Sac, passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease this summer. Learn more about this Reuben Award-winning artist through a screening of the 2014 documentary The Art of Richard Thompson and a presentation on Thompson's background and accomplishments by one of the late cartoonist's friends.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
1:00 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant Regional Library
1133 Mathis Ferry Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
843.849.6161
http://www.ccpl.org
Sunday, August 07, 2016
Aug. 7: Comic Logic bartends for a good cause
Join the staff from Comic Logic (a comics shop in Ashburn, Va.) as they guest bartend 6-11 p.m. on AUG. 7 at the Ashburn Pub (whose owner Kevin Bednarz also owns the shop) to raise awareness for www.girlpower2cure.org, an organization to raise awareness for Rett Syndrome. There will be raffle prizes, including passes to see the new Suicide Squad movie, as well as a cosplay contest and other giveaways.
Saturday, August 06, 2016
Cavna on March vol. 3
Rep. John Lewis's new 'March: Book Three' rises to the historic occasion
[in print as It's the very height of epic, August 7 2016, p. E11]
August 3 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/rep-john-lewiss-new-march-book-three-rises-to-the-historic-occasion/2016/08/03/63355a0e-57fb-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html
That darn Steve Sack
Where are 'Je suis Bamako' and 'Je suis Ouagadougou'? [in print as Je suis Eurocentric].
Cecilia Op de Beke, Falls Church
Washington Post August 6 2016, p. A11
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/where-are-je-suis-bamako-and-je-suis-ouagadougou/2016/08/05/b3028424-58de-11e6-8b48-0cb344221131_story.htmlThe Post's Letter page on Richard Thompson
'Cul de Sac' creator Richard Thompson, a charming man who made charming art [in print as A charming creator of charming art].
Lewis Sorley, Potomac
Washington Post August 6 2016, p. A11
Friday, August 05, 2016
More from The Post on Suicide Squad
Margot Robbie on becoming Harley Quinn and 'the most unpleasant thing I've ever done'
Washington Post Comic Riffs August 4 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.
Sorry, 'Suicide Squad,' but fighting evil with evil is a bad idea [in print as And down we go: Fighting evil with evil is a scary idea].
Tom King's Sheriff of Babylon is 'best retelling' of Iraq war
The Best Retelling of the Iraq War Story Is a Comic Book
By Scott Beauchamphttp://www.vulture.com/2016/07/sheriff-of-babylon-comic-book-iraq-war.html
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Gold Star Mother"
From Michael Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist...
"Gold Star Mother"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2019
So, about a week or so ago, The Donald queefed out yet another classic Tourette's outburst about how he "sacrificed" during the Iraq War by "employing thousands and thousands of people" in response to remarks at the Democratic Convention by Khizr Khan, father of Army Capt. Humayun Khan, killed in Iraq in 2004, about how The Donald "sacrificed nothing" for his country.
The Democrats, always on the lookout for an issue to exploit, started up a good old-fashioned flag-waving contest, yelling to anyone who'd listen about patriotism and sacrifice. Gotta give 'em credit, though; they managed to find the perfect non-issue to distract the media from all the leaks of DNC emails detailing their campaign of fraud and deception against Bernie Sanders' campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination. And, it's always good to see that Liberals love Muslims -- as long as they're willing to die for the Empire.
And speaking of sacrifice, I'm guessing Chelsea was too busy studying to become a hedge fund manager to do any sacrificing.
Jacket and M4 Carbine Ensemble by Giorgio Armani, $100b.
"Gold Star Mother"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=20
So, about a week or so ago, The Donald queefed out yet another classic Tourette's outburst about how he "sacrificed" during the Iraq War by "employing thousands and thousands of people" in response to remarks at the Democratic Convention by Khizr Khan, father of Army Capt. Humayun Khan, killed in Iraq in 2004, about how The Donald "sacrificed nothing" for his country.
The Democrats, always on the lookout for an issue to exploit, started up a good old-fashioned flag-waving contest, yelling to anyone who'd listen about patriotism and sacrifice. Gotta give 'em credit, though; they managed to find the perfect non-issue to distract the media from all the leaks of DNC emails detailing their campaign of fraud and deception against Bernie Sanders' campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination. And, it's always good to see that Liberals love Muslims -- as long as they're willing to die for the Empire.
And speaking of sacrifice, I'm guessing Chelsea was too busy studying to become a hedge fund manager to do any sacrificing.
Jacket and M4 Carbine Ensemble by Giorgio Armani, $100b.
NPR on Suicide Squad
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Getting Punchy With 'Jason Bourne' And 'Suicide Squad'
http://www.npr.org/sections/
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-
The Unsung Heroine Who Helped Shape 'Suicide Squad' [Kim Yale].
All Things Considered
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2016/08/20160804_atc_the_unsung_heroine_who_helped_shape_suicide_squad.mp3
http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=488680942
Fanzine and fine artist John Fantucchio has died
Fantucchio's art, possibly for Gary Groth's first Metro Con |
Big Planet Comics founder Joel Pollack writes, "John Fantucchio was my mentor when I was 16. He taught me about the great strip artists Alex Raymond and Hal Foster, as well as illustrators such as Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, and Howard Pyle. I'm happy that we rekindled our friendship in the last five years."
Joel noted that Fantucchio's influence wasn't limited to him. "John's nephew, Rick Lowell, owns Casablanca Comics, Maine's coolest comics stores!, in Portland, ME, and counts John as a mentor, as well." Fantucchio eventually left the fan community and made a name for himself as a fine artist.
Joel took me to meet John, who coincidentally lived right around the corner from Richard Thompson, and we had a great time looking at his paintings and his collectibles. John had a fondness for the Shadow just like me. He wasn't all that interested in revisiting his fanzine days, so we never did an interview, but he does have several mentions on ComicsDC, mostly about his later career.
John is survived by his wife Mary.
Thursday, August 04, 2016
PR: SPX 2016 Announces International Guests Tom Gauld, Cyril Pedrosa, Aimée de Jongh and Pascal Girard
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The Post doesn't like Suicide Squad
‘Suicide Squad’ is as bad as you’ve heard
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post August 3 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/suicide-squad-is-as-bad-as-youve-heard/2016/08/03/590a949e-5987-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
‘Suicide Squad’ is perfect for 2016. Which means it’s absolutely terrible.
[in print as 'Suicide Squad': Perfect for 2016. But terrible.
By Ann Hornaday August 4 2016, p. C1, 4
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/suicide-squad-is-perfect-for-2016-which-means-its-absolutely-terrible/2016/08/03/6df78956-5992-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/suicide-squad-is-perfect-for-2016-which-means-its-absolutely-terrible/2016/08/03/6df78956-5992-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post August 3 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/suicide-squad-is-as-bad-as-youve-heard/2016/08/03/590a949e-5987-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
‘Suicide Squad’ is perfect for 2016. Which means it’s absolutely terrible.
[in print as 'Suicide Squad': Perfect for 2016. But terrible.
By Ann Hornaday August 4 2016, p. C1, 4
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/suicide-squad-is-perfect-for-2016-which-means-its-absolutely-terrible/2016/08/03/6df78956-5992-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/suicide-squad-is-perfect-for-2016-which-means-its-absolutely-terrible/2016/08/03/6df78956-5992-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
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