Letters to the Editor
Opinion
This 'Pearls Before Swine' speaks for a lot of parents and teachers [in print as This comic spoke for a lot of parents]
Joseph Maniscalco, Bluffton, S.C.
Washington Post March 31 201, p. A13
Sunday, April 01, 2018
That darn Pastis
This 'Pearls Before Swine' speaks for a lot of parents and teachers [in print as This comic spoke for a lot of parents]
National Archives blogs on Clifford Berryman
Play Ball!
President Theodore Roosevelt dodges "amendments" to the proposed Hepburn Rate Act, by Clifford Berryman, 5/12/1906. (National Archives Identifier 306091)
Awesome Con Sunday photos
I popped back in for a couple of hours today and saw some local cartoonists I'd missed on Friday, met and was upsold by Neal Adams, saw Bruce Guthrie taking photos, and enjoyed more of the Con that I don't usually go to like the children's section.
Here's more local people...
And some pictures for fun.
Here's more local people...
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| Joe Sergi whose done a law history book - The Law for Comic Book Creators - that I'm looking forward to reading. Watch for an interview with him coming soon. |
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| Jared Smith of Big Planet Comics; I can always find something in their cheap graphic novels. |
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| Marc Hempel, Sandman artist who lives around Baltimore. |
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| Mark Wheatley of Insight Studios. We're going to have an interview with him about his book illustration work. |
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| Arsia Rozegar who's illustrating a Persian epic now. |
And some pictures for fun.
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| Wonder Woman and Batman cosplayers in mail. They clanked. |
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| Starlord and Gamora cosplayers taking a break. |
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| A signing line at the DC Comics booth. |
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Awesome Con Friday photos
I had a good time walking around the Con yesterday, talking to local cartoonists and a few visiting ones. I did an interview with Andrew Looney of Looney Labs, a College Park-based game maker who has licensed comic properties and hires artists to illustrate his Fluxx card games. That'll appear in a few days.
I also quite enjoyed the science side and talked to people from NASA, the Smithsonian and National Geographic, and would recommend that as well.
We have a new correspondent who does live sketching at local events and we should see some work from him as he's attending today.
I also quite enjoyed the science side and talked to people from NASA, the Smithsonian and National Geographic, and would recommend that as well.
We have a new correspondent who does live sketching at local events and we should see some work from him as he's attending today.
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| David Betancourt of the Washington Post interviewed Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens about Superman at the Library of Congress on Thursday night. |
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| Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens at the Library of Congress on Thursday night. |
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| Andrew Looney of Looney Labs with Doctor Who Fluxx game. |
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| Cuddles and Rage with their new minicomic Snuggle Bites. |
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| Carolyn Belefski of Curls Studio shows her new Sad Fish project, while Joe Carabeo looks on. |
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| Michael Cho, comic book cover artist, is from Canada. |
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| SL Gallant's new comic is the Six Million Dollar Man meeting GI Joe. |
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| Local cartoonist Rafer Roberts has been writing for Valiant, but is about to launch a new comic, Modern Fantasy, from Dark Horse. It's in Previews now. |
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| John Gallagher's kid-friendly Sky Dog Comics. |
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| ComicsDC author Matt Dembicki showing artwork from his ReDistricted webcomic project. |
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| March's Andrew Aydin also has X-Files comics for sale. He's working with Congressman Lewis on more stories. |
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| Keith Giffen did my absolute favorite run on Legion of Superheroes. I was able to buy a piece of original art of his Ambush Bug character a few stalls away. |
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| Colleen Doran has a wide variety of her work for sale, including Sandman comics. |
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| Joe Harris is visiting from NY, and Andrew Aydin recommends his work. Rockstars is his creator-owned book that's just been collected. |
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| Sean Causeley and Julian Lytle are tabling together and both have new books out. |
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| Local cartoonist and illustrator Jason Axtell. |
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| Local cartoonist Bill McKay does a lot of cover art. |
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| Local cartoonist Evan Keeling works for the Smithsonian and also makes a lot of minicomics for them. These are free, and totally cool. |
Friday, March 30, 2018
Not from Brazil at Awesome Con
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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Superman panel at Library of Congress just started
Washington Post's David Betancourt interviews Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens about Superman at the Library of Congress before Awesome Con.
April 12: Animezing!: The Red Turtle
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Tomorrow: Meet Comic Book Author Jeremy Whitley
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Tomorrow: Library of Congress and DC Entertainment Celebrate 80 Years of Superman
Reposting as I'm told that there are still tickets available.
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| NEWS from the LIBRARY of CONGRESS |
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March 16, 2018
Press contact: Bryonna Head, (202) 707-3073, bhea@loc.gov Public contact: Megan Halsband, (202) 707-1522, mhals@loc.gov Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.
Library of Congress and DC Entertainment Celebrate 80 Years of Superman
The Library of Congress will celebrate the 1000th issue of seminal DC comic book series Action Comics, a commemoration of 80 years of Superman, with a live interview featuring DC legends on Thursday, March 29. Former publisher and president of DC, Paul Levitz, will join famed DC writer and artist Dan Jurgens, known for his work on the Superman series and the pop culture phenomenon "The Death of Superman," for a conversation about the history of superhero comics, the writers and artists who create comics and the legacy of DC's iconic Superman character. The event coincides with Awesome Con, which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center beginning March 30. Levitz and Jurgens will be interviewed by creator Michael Cavna, of the Eisner-nominated "Comic Riffs" column for The Washington Post. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, in the Coolidge Auditorium on the ground floor of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free, but tickets are required. Visit this event-ticketing site for more information and to secure your ticket. The event also will be livestreamed on the Library's YouTube site at youtube.com/libraryofcongre Guests will preview of Action Comics #1000, which features the DC debut of acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis, art by legendary DC Comics publisher and artist Jim Lee and stories from Superman writer Peter J. Tomasi, artist Pat Gleason and artist Dan Jurgens. Selected materials from the Library's comic book and comic art collections will also be on display during the event. Media wishing to schedule pre-event interviews may specify interest with their RSVP, due by Wednesday, March 28. Additional details will follow. In 2017, the Library welcomed visitors to explore "Library of Awesome," a pop-up display of more than 100 iconic comic-book issues of today's most popular characters. The collections of the Library of Congress include nearly 140,000 comic books dating back to the 1930s. DC Entertainment will publish a new hardcover book, "Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman," this spring as part of the celebration of the 1,000th issue of Action Comics—the longest continually published comic book of its kind in history, the series that introduced Superman to the world and the title that launched the superhero genre. This "Library of Awesome" event is made possible by gifts to the Library of Congress Fund. Those interested in supporting free programs at the Library can contact devofc@loc.gov. The Serial and Government Publications Division maintains one of the most extensive newspaper collections in the world. It is exceptionally strong in United States newspapers, with 9,000 titles covering the past three centuries. With over 25,000 non-U.S. titles, it is the largest collection of overseas newspapers in the world. Beyond its newspaper holdings, the division also has extensive collections of current periodicals, comic books and government publications. The comic-book collection is available for research use by scholars, collectors and other researchers in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room. For more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/rr/n DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics in the world. The Library of Congress is the world's largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States—and extensive materials from around the world—both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov, access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov, and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov.
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