Highlight's from today's Wash Post

More 'alternative facts' that explain the Trump administration [in print as

More 'alternative facts'].

Facts all come with a point of view.

By Steve Brodner
Washington Post February 5 2017, p. B2.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/03/more-alternative-facts-that-explain-the-trump-administration/

From Bechdel to Chekhov, literary stars inspire this spring's D.C. theater choices [in print as At National, 'Fun Home' confronts family secrets].

By Peter Marks
Washington Post February 5 2017 p. E6

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/from-bechdel-to-chekhov-literary-stars-inspire-this-springs-dc-theater-choices/2017/02/03/ec5602d4-e26b-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html

Starting with 'she-ro' Wonder Woman, spring's movies look encouraging for exhilarating female roles [in print as All the world's been waiting for her].

By Ann Hornaday
Washington Post February 5 2017 p. E16

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/starting-with-she-ro-wonder-woman-springs-movies-look-encouraging-for-exhilarating-female-roles/2017/02/03/91bed240-e709-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html

John Lewis's 'March' becomes nonfiction bestseller in the wake of New York Times list shakeup

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog February 3 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/02/03/john-lewiss-march-becomes-nonfiction-bestseller-in-the-wake-of-new-york-times-list-shakeup/

and for the heck of it, Cathy of 'Cathy' has an editorial in the NY Times:

The Women's March in My Living Room

By CATHY GUISEWITE

A version of this op-ed appears in print on February 5, 2017, on Page SR10 of the New York edition with the headline: The Women's March in My Living Room.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/the-womens-march-in-my-living-room.html

Alliance Française Washington's Bubble Factory Graphic Novel contest update

In order to help promote our Bubble Factory Graphic Novel contest, we are putting together a collection of personal stories of our team, our judges and last year's winners. Since this year's theme is "Childhood Memories: Les Souvenirs d'Enfance", we thought it would be fun to share our own childhood memories of graphic novels/comic books on the contest website.

 

We will be updating it on a weekly basis (every Thursday) with a new memory. We already have a few memories, feel free to check them out here: http://www.bubblefactorycontest.com/our-memories

We also have prizes for the contest winners… more to arrive soon! : http://www.bubblefactorycontest.com/prizes

Paulina Ganucheau's new book reviewed

Another Castle: Grimoire

Andrew Wheeler, illus. by Paulina Ganucheau. Oni, $15.99 trade paper (152p) ISBN 978-1-62010-311-1
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62010-311-1?

NPR on Powerless

'Powerless': A Workplace Comedy For The Superhero Era

Glen Weldon

NPR's Monkey See blog February 1, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2017/02/01/512682773/powerless-a-workplace-comedy-for-the-superhero-era

Jason Rodriguez's Little Particle Kickstarter continues

Jason Rodriguez's Little Particle Kickstarter continues with these new stickers. He points out, "The purpose of this Kickstarter is to print a book, sure - but my purpose with this book is science advocacy."As with his Colonial Comics series, Jason's focus on educational and entertaining comics is one I agree with.

He's also noted that someone has backed having an original unique story written for them. I'm finding that curiously tempting.

Feb 11: Juana Medina at Hooray for Books

Saturday, February 11th: We are thrilled to host the book launch for author Juana Medina's latest picture book, ABC Pasta! A is for angel hair acrobat! M is for Macaroni the Magician! This beautiful circus-themed sequel to Juana's counting book, 1 Big Salad, is sure to make learning your ABCs more appetizing than ever! (If you can't make it to this event, you can still get your book signed and personalized by Juana if you place your order by close of business on Wednesday, February 8th.) 11:15 am.

1555 King Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 548-4092

info@hooray4books.com

www.hooray4books.com

Comics at the International Swimming Hall of Fame

While visiting Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., last month, my family and I stopped by the International Swimming Hall of Fame. It had a surprisingly amount of comics and cartoons related to swimming, from a comic about Benjamin Franklin inventing swim paddles to the "Triple Lindy" storyboard scene in the movie "Back to School." Enjoy the photos!

 

 

 

 

 

ReDistricted: 'Act of God'

"Act of God" by 2016 Eisner and Harvey Award Nominee Rebecca Goldfield and artist Jason Axtell (both locals) is the newest story on ReDistrictedComics.com. It's a story about the 2011 earthquake that damaged the Washington National Cathedral and the stone-mason in charge of fixing the damage.

Comic Riffs talks to Sara Glidden

Artists are using the power of comics to battle Trump's travel ban

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog January 30 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/01/30/artists-are-using-the-power-of-comics-to-battle-trumps-travel-ban/

Brad Meltzer, former local resident, on his books about heroes

A Best-Selling Author's Heroes for Our Time

By JAMES BARRON

A version of this article appears in print on January 30, 2017, on Page A18 of the New York edition with the headline: In the Age of Reality TV, a Best-Selling Author Calls In Real-Life Heroes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/nyregion/a-best-selling-authors-heroes-for-our-time.html

Jason Rodriguez's new Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/JasonRodriguez/the-little-particle-that-could

The Little Particle That Could was originally released as a black & white eBook in 2012. Noel Tuazon supplied the illustrations and Dylan Todd did the cover. Today we're launching The Little Particle That Could KickStarter for a new version of the book, in print for the first time, with color for the first time by Rob Croonenborghs and re-lettered by Jason Hanley.

The Little Particle That Could is about the friendship between two elementary particles - a graviton, which guides the force of gravity, this invisible force that pulls you down to earth, and a photon, which is the source of the electromagnetic radiation we know as light.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Fascism Is Not An Option"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock:

"Fascism Is Not An Option"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2190

A follow-up to the poster in solidarity with the rogue National Park Service Twitter feed, here's one in solidarity with all the guys'n'gals working the new rogue NASA feed.

Big ups from an old "Apollo Kid".

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Smokey the Bear, Remix"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock:

"Smokey the Bear, remix"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2184

Here's a quick one -- a remix of a poster I did about 11 years or so ago -- in solidarity with the dissident National Park Service employees running a "rogue" Twitter account on their own time to continue posting environmental information currently under lockdown by the White House.

Ru Xu's News Prints

Webcomics cartoonist Ru Xu has a News Prints new graphic novel out from Scholastic's Graphix imprint.  She was at Fantom Comics on Dupont Circle yesterday and I'm sure they still have signed copies.

The book is the start of a steampunk series about a young girl who pretends to be a boy to sell newspapers on the street after her family is killed in an ongoing war. She falls in with a crazed inventor and then gets involved with high-level hijinks about the conduct of the war, and also has to contend with what journalism and truth really mean.

The art is heavily-manga influenced, and I liked it quite a bit. Ms. Xu told me that one of her influences for this book is Miyazaki and one can certainly see that. She's working on the next book in the series now. Her webcomic, Saint for Rent is here.

Recommended for tweens (and aging men who like Miyazaki)

Second Story Books' great expectations

I walked past Second Story Books on Dupont Circle yesterday and saw this copy of The Art of Cartooning, usually a $10 book at best, for $1200.

  

As you can see, it's signed by several cartoonists, some of whom have passed away such as Ziegler and Fradon. Still, you could almost recreate this today.

 

Instead I spent $4 on Robert Osborn's How to Shoot Quail from the outside selection. It's beat-up but I enjoyed it.

Next to the Cartooning book was an early, perhaps first edition of the Star Wars novelization for $50.

City Paper reviews The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle is Another Studio Ghibli Delight [in print as Life's a Dream].

Michael Dudok de Wit's hand-drawn film is surreal and heartwarming.

Tricia Olszewski

Washington City Paper Jan 27, 2017 p. 24

online at http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/film-tv/blog/20850266/the-red-turtle-reviewed

Jan 28: Joshua Williamson at Third Eye Comics

Comic Riffs calls out the Times, in spite of the Post's shortcomings

Like killing their Book World section...

The New York Times just killed its graphic novel bestseller lists — and authors aren't happy

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog January 27 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/01/27/the-new-york-times-just-killed-its-graphic-novel-bestseller-lists-and-authors-arent-happy/

NPR on Riverdale

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Riverdale' and Teen Soaps

Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour

January 27, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2017/01/27/511682110/pop-culture-happy-hour-riverdale-and-teen-soaps and
https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/npr.mc.tritondigital.com/PCHH_PODCAST/media/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2017/01/20170126_pchh_322.mp3

KJ Apa plays Archie Andrews on the CW's Riverdale.

'Archie Got Hot' Is A Sentence You'll Hear In New, Noir 'Riverdale'

Ari Shapiro All Things Considered January 26, 2017
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/26/511672776/archie-got-hot-is-a-sentence-youll-hear-in-new-noir-riverdale and
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2017/01/20170126_atc_archie_got_hot_is_a_sentence_youll_hear_in_new_noir_riverdale.mp3 and
http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=511672776

Jan 29: NewsPrints Book Release Party! at Fantom comics

NewsPrints Book Release Party!

Tomorrow at 2 PM - 4 PM

Fantom Comics

2010 P Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Details

In celebration of the release of Ru Xu's graphic novel from Scholastic, NewsPrints, Fantom Comics will be holding a release party! There will be a presentation by the author, a Q&A, and a book signing! Also, feel free to enjoy our newsie themed photo area!

Synopsis for NewsPrints:

"Blue is an orphan who disguises herself as a newsboy. There's a war going on, and girls are expected to help the struggling economy by selling cookies. But Blue loves living and working at the Bugle, the only paper in town that tells the truth. And what's printed in the newspapers now matters more than ever.

But Blue struggles with her secret, and worries that if her friends and adopted family at the Bugle find out that she's a girl, she'll lose everything and everyone she cares about. And when she meets and befriends Crow, a boy who is also not what he seems, together they seek the freedom to be their true selves... and to save each other."