Sunday, January 08, 2017
Opening Day at Heroic Aleworks
I visited Heroic Aleworks on Saturday, a new craft brewery in Woodbridge, Va., that has a superhero theme. The beers themselves are named after superheroes and villains created by co-founder and CEO Tim Hoke. My favorite beer was the Mind Trappe Belgian Dubbel, and my favorite decorative item was the service bar, which had comic covers pasted on it. (A close runner-up were the Dr. Who and Lord of the Rings his and her bathrooms, see photo photo below.) There was also a live recording of the Swift Kick Show, a locally produced comics-based podcast.
Saturday, January 07, 2017
ReDistrictedComics.com: 'Capital Punishment'
Rob Ullman recounts the first season of the Washington Capitals in ReDistrictedComics.com. It wasn't pretty, but, man, what a hoot!
Friday, January 06, 2017
Another review of Wimberly's Prince of Cats
A Graphic Novel Reimagines 'Romeo and Juliet' in 1980s Brooklyn
Combining a deep examination of Shakespeare's play with memories of Wimberly's own teen years, Prince of Cats is electric.
December 29, 2016
http://hyperallergic.com/348312/a-graphic-novel-reimagines-romeo-and-juliet-in-1980s-brooklyn/
Comics-inspired brewery opens Saturday in Woodbridge, Va.
Heroic Alerworks, a comic superhero-inspired and community-focused brewery, opens January 7 at noon in Woodbridge, Virginia. On its website it list superhero-named beers with accompanying covers. According to website: “We’re not just brewers, we’re NERDS. Every beer we create represents a fully realized superhero or villain that lives, fights, and, with input from you, survives or dies in our very own comic book universe, illustrated in stunning detail by leading international and local comic artists.”
“We plan to release exclusive annual comics for our customers at events and new beer releases. All while inviting everyone to our taproom which will feature geek trivia nights, cosplay events, role play gaming nights, an entirely free arcade and more as our build out continues. If you host a D&D or any other role playing or table top games, give us a call, we’ll reserve a table!”
(I poached this photo from their Facebook page. Check out the comic-covers bar.)
Mal Jones comics online
Local cartoonist/graphic artist Mal Jones has posted some slightly revised comic stories he's worked on over the past few years, including stories by locals Rafer Roberts and myself, as well as Neil Kleid and Marc Bryant.
"Night of the Krampus" from Liquid Revolver (2008) by Matt Dembicki and Mal Jones
Jan. 21: Cosplay Life Drawing
Stone Branch Schoolof Art (1331-M Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852) is hosting a cosplay
life drawing Saturday, Jan. 21, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost is $10 and open to
those 18 and older.
Thursday, January 05, 2017
More on the Resist comic book
Liberal feminists' plan to "resist" Trump? 50,000 comic books
By Toni Airaksinen | December 31, 2016http://redalertpolitics.com/2016/12/31/liberal-feminists-plan-resist-trump-50000-comic-books/
Comic Riffs on Illumination's animation
How the studio behind 'Sing' and 'Secret Life of Pets' had a breakthrough year [in print as Big green millions and not just little yellow Minions at Illumination, January 5, p. C2]
Washington Post Comic Riffs J
January 11: Brad Meltzer at Politics & Prose bookstore
Wednesday, January 11, 7 p.m.
You may know Jim Henson as the beloved voice of Kermit the Frog, and the creative mind behind The Muppets and Sesame Street. But did you know that he made his first Kermit puppet out of his mother's old sweater? Brad Meltzer gives insight into the puppeteer's childhood and the early inspirations behind his longstanding success. This continuation of the Ordinary People Change the World biography series introduces children and adults to Jim Henson's kind spirit and playful imagination that helped generate two of the most adored children's television programs of all time. Ages 5 to 8
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Ulysses Campbell on D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission
Local comic book journalist/show host/documentarian Ulysses Campbell yesterday took the oath to serve on the D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission. Below is a photo of him (via his Facebook page) taking the oath with At-Large D.C. Council member Robert White. Campbell, who was voted onto the commission in November, is a staple in the comics scene in D.C., conducting interviews at various shows such as Awesome Con, Small Press Expo and Baltimore Con (to name a few) and hosts a regular public access-TV show on comics called "Fantastic Forum."
Jan. 7: Local comics show by Shoff Promotions
Shoff Promotions holds a Comic Book & Sports Card Show Saturday, Jan. 7, from 10am-3pm at the Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall (7128 Columbia Pike). It will include dealers with an "array of Comic Books--Gold, Silver, Bronze & Modern Age, Nonsports cards 1880's to the present, Plus Baseball,.Football, Basketball & Hockey cards vintage to the present & sports memorabilia & Hobby supplies for all your collecting needs."
Monday, January 02, 2017
Deaths in the comic arts for 2016 (UPDATED)
As any reader of this blog knows, I lost my good friend Richard Thompson this past summer. Unfortunately, a lot of other people in the field passed away as well. Here's my list from the Comics Research Bibliography, which is always greatly dependent on the work of DD Degg. Additions and corrections would be appreciated. (Updated on January 5th with more contributions by DD Degg, and John Freeman's Down the Tubes article; updated on February 1)
Deaths in 2016 included British artist Martin Aitchison, Jumble writer Michael Argirion, publisher Alvin Buenaventura, Ken Barr, comic book dealer Stephen Barrington, Universal Press Syndicate and Andrews McMeel editor William Beasley Jr., UK girls comics artist Shirley Bellwood, Ted Benoit, Bennington Banner political cartoonist Gene Blasen, editorial cartoonist Don Bloom, MAD art director Leonard Brenner, animation producer Al Brodax, Solson Publisher Gary Brodsky, Raymond Burki of Switzerland, MAD cartoonist John Caldwell, The Comic Depot store owner Darren Carrara, Tits & Clits co-founder Lyn Chevli, Jack Chick, Angel Smurf voice William Christopher, Jok Church, Darwyn Cooke, British cartoonist Bernard Cookson, Lawrence Eagle Tribune political cartoonist Al Cote Jr., New Yorker cartoonist Michael Crawford, animator Clay Martin Croker, Belgian colorist Janine “Nine” Culliford, The Simpsons' Kevin Curran, Jack Davis, British cartoonist Frank Dickens, Steve Dillon, Norman Doherty, German writer Lothar Dräger, Jerry Dumas, Don "Duck" Edwing, Mark Trail's Jack Elrod, Genevieve Elverum aka Genevieve Castree, fanzine artist John Fantucchio, Italian comic book artist Gallieno Ferri, political cartoonist Glenn Foden, comics scholar Conseula Francis, Paul Fung Jr., Studio Ghibli animator Makiko Futaki, Angel "Pat" or "Pasquale" Gabriele, animation writer Daniel Gerson, British comic book artist John Gillatt, Kenya's Edward Gicheri Gitau, animation voice Ron Glass, UK comic book writer Scott Goodall, Marcel "Gotlib" Gottlieb, New Yorker cartoonist William Hamilton, British comic book artist Wilfred “Wilf” Hardy, Belgian cartoonist René Hausman, Stowe (Vt.) Reporter cartoonist Ralph T. Heath, Dick Hodgins Jr., commercial animator Gary Hughes, "Heat Miser" animation voice George Irving, Shigeji Isojima aka Tomoe-Satoo aka Pariotto, Dallas Morning News editorial cartoonist Dick Johns Jr., British comix artist Andrew 'Andy Dog' Johnson, alternative cartoonist Jess Johnson, Greek cartoonist Yannis Kalaitzis, voice actor Marvin Kaplan, webcartoonist (and Archie inspiration) Jewel Kats, Nellie Nifty RN cartoonist Lawrence "Kaz" Katzman, Disney idea man Al Konetzni, New Yorker cartoonist Anatol Kovarsky, comic book price guide publisher Chet Krause, comic book fandom founder Richard Kyle, caricaturist and CIA officer James Lawrence, Mell Lazarus, Roger Leiner of Luxembourg, Dave's Comics store owner Dave Luebke, British cartoonist Tony Luke, Tumbleweeds gag writer Steve Mamlin, Singapore cartoonist Man Tian Fei (aka Lin Yucong), Linus Maurer, editorial cartoonist Shaw McCutcheon, Thornsby cartoonist Fred McLaren, Free for All cartoonist Brett Merhar, Benton Courier editorial cartoonist Ron Meyer, British comic writer Alan Mitchell, Mikiya Mochizuki, New Yorker cartoonist Frank Modell, Sparky Moore, Spanish comic book writer Victor Mora, Howard Munce, television's Lois Lane Noel Neill, Carlos Nine, Indian cartoonist S V Padmanabha, British comic book editor Gil Page, British comics archivist Roger Perry,British comic book letterer Derek Pierson, Paul Peter Porges, Finnish cartoonist Heikki Porkola, British small press cartoonist Stephen Prestwood, Spanish cartoonist Angel Nadal Quirch, Caliber Comics founder Gary Reed, Croatian cartoonist Oton Anton Reisinger, United Media editor Susan Reinhard, Rugrats animation voice Jack Riley, collector Ethan Roberts, Duxbury Clipper cartoonist Charles Rogerson II, Magic: The Gathering artist Christopher Rush, Paul Ryan, Gaspar Saladino, animator Morton Schindel, Augie Scotto, Clyde Shelley, Maurice 'Sine' Sinet, Marc Sleen, Spotlight Newspapers editorial cartoonist Reverend Donald W. Stake, Chuck Stiles, colorist Matthew Swift, Joe Szabo, Rev. Thom Tapp, Indian cartoonist VT "Toms" Thomas, Richard Thompson, Kelly Air Force Base cartoonist Emilio G. Torres, Don Vannozzi, Dutch cartoonist Peter van Straaten, syndicated cartoonist Fred Wagner, Judy Jetson voice Janet Waldo, Swiss-German cartoonist Hansrudi Wäscher, New Yorker cartoonist Robert Weber, comic book writer Robert E. "Bob" Weinberg, George Wildman, TV's Green Hornet Van Williams, "Cooking with Cancer's" Venus Winston, animator Tyrus Wong, Studio Ghibli's Michiyo Yasuda, Iranian cartoonist Mohammad-Rafi Zia.
The Year According to Toles in The Post
The Year According to Toles.
Friday, December 30, 2016
The Vision on another best of list
The best comic books of 2016
Stop what you're doing and pick up The Flintstones.
by Dec 28, 2016http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/28/14009216/the-best-comic-books-of-the-year
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Glen Weldon on Love Is Love
'Love Is Love' Comics Anthology Offers Raw Expressions of Grief, Rage — And Defiance
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2016/12/29/507237355/love-is-love-comics-anthology-offers-raw-expressions-of-grief-rage-and-defiance
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
More on Resist! which will be distributed at the inaugaration
Here's How Women Artists Are Reacting to a Donald Trump Presidency [Resist].
By Claire Landsbaum
Dec 21 2016
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/heres-how-women-artists-are-reacting-to-a-trump-presidency.html
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Carbon Footprint"
From Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist (on Dec 23rd):
"Carbon Footprint"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2133
Congratulations, USA – another dirty, bloody regime-change proxy war down the crapper.
11x12 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 541kb.
"Carbon Footprint"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=21
Congratulations, USA – another dirty, bloody regime-change proxy war down the crapper.
11x12 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 541kb.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Michael O'Connell interviews Jessica Abel
#231 – Jessica Abel: Words, images, storytelling and beyond
Michael O'Connell
It's All Journalism podcast,
December 15, 2016 http://itsalljournalism.com/231-jessica-abel-words-images-storytelling-and-beyond/
On this week's It's All Journalism podcast, host Michael O'Connell talks to cartoonist Jessica Abel about the differences and surprising similarities in audio and graphic storytelling. Abel is the author of Out on The Wire, a graphic novel about the storytelling techniques behind the popular Radiolab and This American Life radio shows.
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