From the Arlteytoons Vault

From the Vault of Artleytoons

This cartoon from 1987 when Florida — thanks to NRA lobbying —was one of the first States to pass a concealed carry law with the goal of making its citizens safer (click on image for larger view).

See more recent work by Steve Artley at Artleytoons. 

Double-spread Chris Morris caricature of the Nationals in today's Post

There's a separate section on the baseball team that has a foldout caricature of the team.

New ReDistricted comic online

New story on ReDistrictedComics.com: "Rebel Rose" by Rafer Roberts, Mike Riley and Matt Dembicki - https://www.redistrictedcomics.com/rebel-rose

RC Harvey on Bud Grace's Ernie strip ending

The Curtain Falls on Piranha Club

BY R.C. Harvey Mar 27, 2018
http://www.tcj.com/the-curtain-falls-on-piranha-club/

The Post's obituary for Robert Grossman

Robert Grossman, illustrator who caricatured presidents and designed 'Airplane!' poster, dies at 78 [in print as Robert Grossman, 78; Illustrator lampooned presidents].

By Harrison Smith
Washington Post March 27 2018, p. B4.
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-presidents-and-designed-airplane-poster-dies-at-78/2018/03/20/19b8209c-2c4c-11e8-8ad6-fbc50284fce8_story.html

PR: CC&C Easter Sale 2018; Spring Fling adds Tom King

CC&C Easter Sale 2018; Spring Fling adds Tom King From the Store that Brings You...  Annual Easter Sale Friday, March 30th through Sunday, April 1st, come to the first annual Easter sale at the new large location of Cards, Comics & Collectibles for amazing savings of 20% to 80% all weekend! come to the first Easter sale at the new large location Fill in those missing back issues or pick up that paperback, hardcover, or action figure you've been meaning to buy! This is the weekend to shrink that want list! 70% OFF: MODERN & BRONZE AGE BACK ISSUES, CARDS 1980-PRESENT! 50% OFF: PAPERBACKS & HARDCOVERS, CARDS PRE-1980, ACTION FIGURES, TOON TUMBLERS, AND MORE! 30% OFF: SHOWCASE AND PREMIUM BACK ISSUE ISLAND! 20% OFF: STORE EXCLUSIVE COVERS (in-store only!), CARD PACKS & BOXES, NEW COMICS, "NEW THIS WEEK" ITEMS! EXTRA DISCOUNTS SUNDAY ONLY: 80% OFF: MODERN BACK ISSUE BINS! 60% OFF: PAPERBACKS & HARDCOVERS 51 Main Street, Reisterstown, MD 21136 Friday, 11am-7:30pm; Saturday, 11am-7pm; Sunday, 12pm-5:00pm 410-526-741 | http://cardscomicscollectibles.com/ Tom King Comics to Baltimore Comic-Con Spring Fling Baltimore Comic-Con Spring Fling, our "thank you" event for our fans, is a good old-fashioned comic book show with rows and rows of comic book dealers from 6-8 states around the country, with comics and collectibles from the ancient to the very modern! The Baltimore Comic-Con is thrilled to announce, as a special guest of the Hero Initiative, the addition of the Ringo and Eisner Award-winning Tom King to our already impressive guest list that includes Frank Cho (Wonder Woman), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), John Gallagher (Buzzboy), Mark Morales (JLA), and Brandon Peterson (Trinity). Tom King is currently the writer of Batman at DC Comics, where he has also written Mister Miracle, Grayson, The Omega Men, DC Nation, Swamp Thing Winter Special, and has a story in Action Comics #1000, not to mention his award-winning work at Marvel on The Vision. King's first book, A Once Crowded Sky, a postmodern super hero novel, was recognized by USA Today as one of the best Graphic Novels of the year. He was named by the Hollywood Reporter as one of the five comic creators to watch in 2015. Baltimore Comic-Con Spring Fling takes place Sunday April 29. from 10am-5pm ET at the BWI Airport Marriott, 1743 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, MD 20190, and as always, the Spring Fling is FREE! We will see you there!

Baltimore Comic-Con, P.O. Box 917, Reisterstown, MD 21136

Wm. L. Brown cartoon: Give him the axe?

Local cartoonist/illustrator William L. Brown issues a weekly, wordless commentary.

Tom King is featured in the New Yorker

The Wisdom of "The Vision," a Superhero Story About Family and Fitting In

By David Cantwell

March 22, 2018

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-wisdom-of-the-vision-a-superhero-story-about-family-and-fitting-in

That darn Big Nate

Letters to the Editor

'Big Nate' and the Treasury Building have this in common [in print as Immortalized in 'Nate' - and bronze],

John F. Schorn, Silver Spring

Washington Post April 24 2018, p. A17

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/big-nate-and-the-treasury-building-have-this-in-common/2018/03/23/c88fbeec-2c81-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_story.html

Note that this is actually a 2009 strip as cartoonist Lincoln Pearce has taken time off for a family issue.

The Post on Isle of Dogs animation

Why 'Isle of Dogs' may be Wes Anderson's most timely film yet [in print as The warp and woof of Wes Anderson].

By Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post March 25 2018, p. E3,12

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/why-isle-of-dogs-may-be-wes-andersons-most-timely-film-yet/2018/03/23/77e4898c-2d26-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html

Cartoonist-funded billboards at March For Our Lives

These photos by Bruce Guthrie show the billboards that an anonymous group of cartoonists have funded for today's event. Michael Cavna wrote about their efforts yesterday.

Cartoonists fund protest trucks at March for Our Lives

'Three Billboards' inspired these students' anti-gun messages during March for Our Lives

by Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 23 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/03/23/three-billboards-inspired-these-students-anti-gun-messages-during-march-for-our-lives/

and today's Pearls Before Swine made Stephan Pastis' feelings quite clear.

Cartoon for March For Our LIves

I want to make my recent cartoon (below) available to the MARCH FOR OUR LIVES Movement. #MarchForOurLives #MarchForOurLivesdcpermission movementto to share, print, distribute for non resale. This is in JPEG format, but at 300 dpi, so should print out nicely up to 15x13 or even a bit larger, if anyone wants to put it on a placard, flyer for anyone going to the DC march or similar in your city. Understand I make this offer for non resale use only and cannot be used on items for sale. I am working out licensing details on that to donate a portion of sales to the the organization. But, for now am willing to release temporary free use licensing for the March. 

The Post reviews Broadway's Frozen

My daughter enjoyed Broadway's 'Frozen.' What more do you need to know? [in print as 'Frozen': A warm hug for fans of the Disney movie].

By Peter Marks

Washington Post March 23 2018, p. C1, 2.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/my-daughter-enjoyed-broadways-frozen-what-more-do-you-need-to-know/2018/03/22/40aa9cea-2d17-11e8-911f-ca7f68bff0fc_story.html

Gareth Hinds' spring appearances

Friday 3/23 - Folger Shakespeare Theater (DC), 6pm - RSVP required
Saturday 3/24 - Illustration panel at VA Book Festival, Charlottesville, 2pm
Wednesday 3/28 Elizabethtown College (PA), 7pm
Thursday 3/29 Franklin & Marshall (PA), 4:30pm
Saturday 5/19 Gaitherburg Book Festival (MD), schedule TBA
Saturday 6/2 - Maine Comic Arts Festival (Portland ME), schedule TBA
Saturday 7/28 - Bookstock, Woodstock VT, schedule TBA

From his newsletter.

DC Comics at Awesome Con

And not listed is former publisher and current writer Paul Levitz.

http://awesome-con.com/programming/?mc_cid=5f292e8af6&mc_eid=cb3e3399f6

DC Comics is coming to Awesome Con! They'll not only have a booth on the show floor with exclusives, but panels featuring top talent! Celebrate 80 years of Superman​ with DC Comics​ at Awesome Con! Don't miss Past, Present & Future: The 80th Anniversary of Superman Panel, Saturday, March 31 at 10:30 AM on the Main Stage. Join Tom Welling​, Michael Rosenbaum​, Scott Snyder​, Greg Capullo, and Dan Jurgens​ as they discuss the Man of Steel!

VIEW PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

Troy-Jeffrey Allen on scripting vs drawing a District Comics story

Script-to-Page Comparison: DISTRICT COMICS: AN UNCONVENTIONAL HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, DC

Mar 15 2018

Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Troy-Jeffrey Allen is the Consumer Marketing Digital Editor for Diamond Comics Distributor. His comics work includes the award-winning District Comics.
https://medium.com/@TJAComics/written-by-troy-jeffrey-allen-8c5143ba655

DC papers on Isle of Dogs animation

Changing the world, one good boy at the time [in print as Scary monsters: 'Isle of Dogs' looks fear in the snout].

by Kristen Page-Kirby Express March 23 2018 P. 33

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/03/23/changing-the-world-one-good-boy-at-the-time/

Wes Anderson brings his jewel-box aesthetic to Japan with 'Isle of Dogs' [in print as Wes Anderson's new dog with old tricks].

By Ann Hornaday
Washington Post March 23 2018, p. Weekend 26

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/wes-anderson-brings-his-jewel-box-aesthetic-to-japan-with-isle-of-dogs/2018/03/21/424823ba-27c7-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html

Bad things happen to pets in Wes Anderson movies. 'Isle of Dogs' tries to make up for that.

by Sonia Rao
Washington Post March 22 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/03/22/in-isle-of-dogs-noted-pet-nemesis-wes-anderson-finally-recognizes-that-dogs-deserve-to-live/

‘Isle of Dogs’ cultural appropriation debate marks a major shift in how we watch movies

by Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog March 23 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/03/23/isle-of-dogs-cultural-appropriation-debate-marks-a-major-shift-in-how-we-watch-movies/  

Smithsonian Magazine on Rose O'Neill

The Prolific Illustrator Behind Kewpies Used Her Cartoons for Women's Rights

Rose O'Neill started a fad and became a leader of a movement

By Adina Solomon

smithsonian.com
March 15, 2018

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/prolific-illustrator-behind-kewpies-used-her-cartoons-womens-rights-180968497/

March 25: DIY Zine Workshop

Join DC Conspiracy members Andrew Cohen and Eric Gordon March 25 1-3 p.m. for a DIY zine workshop at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, Md. It’s free and open to the public.

Per its Facebook event page: “Anyone can make a zine: all you need is some paper, a writing utensil, copy machine, and a desire to create. Meet the artists from not too high, not too low and learn how to get started designing your very own self-published, no rules art piece. Join DC’s long tradition of DIY, counterculture art! This is a free, walk-in workshop open to all ages and levels of experience!”