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Saturday, July 28, 2018
Aug 10: Animezing!: In This Corner of the World
Friday, July 27, 2018
Billy the Pop webcomic returns
Shamelessly reprinted from his newsletter, and I believe Cole is probably still Arlington's youngest regular cartoonist.
Billy the Pop |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 01:12 PM PDT  In happier news, I've been working on putting together the second Billy the Pop book collection! It's going to contain more strips than the first, as well as some nice watercolor illustrations I've been making just for this. It should be available by the end of the summer, so get hyped! Lastly, happy birthday to my dad and my brother, Leo! |
Art Hondros' Legion of Condemned film graphic novel out now
If you don't see Art to buy it in person, you can buy it at http://www.blurb.com/b/8851717-the-legion-of-the-condemned
About the Book
A graphic novel adapted from a lost film from 1928, centered on a fighter pilot squadron in WWI France (fiction).
Thursday, July 26, 2018
WAMU on the upcoming Blerdcon
Blerdcon, The Annual Convention That Celebrates Black-Nerd Culture, Is Back This Weekend
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Comic Riffs on Guardian director's firing
#WeAreGroot: How Hollywood is reacting to James Gunn's Disney firing [in print as Actors defend fired 'Guardians' auteur, July 24 2018, p. C1, 3].
2018,
The Post on Seuss's Lorax antecedents
Is Dr. Seuss's Lorax real? These professors may have solved a 47-year-old mystery. [in print as Did Seuss's 'The Lorax' evolve from a monkey?]
Monday, July 23, 2018
WAMU interviews editorial cartoonists
Editorial Cartoons: Calling It A Draw?
Joshua Johnson
WAMU's The 1A (Jul 18 2018 ): https://the1a.org/shows/2018-07-18/editorial-cartoonsGuests
Blerdcon featured in Whurk
Blerdcon
Interview by Michelle OrobanaWhurk Issue 65 • July 2018 , p. 8-9 • Arlington
http://whurk.org/65/blerdcon
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "It's Official: The Democrats Don't Care"
from DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock:
"It's Official: The Democrats Don't Care"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2571
So, this makes it official: the Democratic Party doesn't care. They aren't running in the midterms on the issues of skyrocketing college tuition, income disparity, police terrorism and murder, or any other issues directly affecting anyone remaing who bothers to vote -- they think they're going to surf that "Blue Wave" into a majority on the Hill by ramping up the krazy on their empty, hollow conspiracy theories and bargain-basement McCarthyism.
Those of you from outside the US looking in on the state of politics and media discourse here might guess that you were watching a community theatre production of an Ionesco play, and you would be absolutely right. The worst of it, though, is that those of us living here are all pretty much trapped in the play whether we like it or not.
"After Helsinki, Democrats See Chance to Capitalize on Trump's Embrace of Russia",
Washington Post, 07.17.18 (WARNING: Ad Blocker Nag Screen)
https://tinyurl.com/y8o6pmzc
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=25
So, this makes it official: the Democratic Party doesn't care. They aren't running in the midterms on the issues of skyrocketing college tuition, income disparity, police terrorism and murder, or any other issues directly affecting anyone remaing who bothers to vote -- they think they're going to surf that "Blue Wave" into a majority on the Hill by ramping up the krazy on their empty, hollow conspiracy theories and bargain-basement McCarthyism.
Those of you from outside the US looking in on the state of politics and media discourse here might guess that you were watching a community theatre production of an Ionesco play, and you would be absolutely right. The worst of it, though, is that those of us living here are all pretty much trapped in the play whether we like it or not.
"After Helsinki, Democrats See Chance to Capitalize on Trump's Embrace of Russia",
Washington Post, 07.17.18 (WARNING: Ad Blocker Nag Screen)
https://tinyurl.com/y8o6pmzc
Comic Riffs on Rob Rogers exhibit opening
'This exhibition should have never happened': The anti-Trump cartoons that got an artist fired go on display [in print as At gallery, thumbs up for spiked cartoons]
That darn Mike du Jour and Non Sequitur
These punchlines fell seriously flat [in print as These punch lines fell way flat].
Sue Coco and
Margie Perscheid
Washington Post July 21 2018
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/these-punchlines-fell-seriously-flat/2018/07/20/2240190a-8a29-11e8-9d59-dccc2c0cabcf_story.htmlSunday, July 22, 2018
From the Vault of Artleytoons
From the Vault of Artleytoons
In April 1989, two Russian students from the Soviet Union faked a letter from a Moscow publication to join a friendship tour to Alaska. Upon arrival, they defected and were granted asylum. The initial meeting was originally set up during a thaw in U.S./Soviet hostilities and was initiated to help ease restrictions of travel across the Bering Straits. A fierce snowstorm stranded the delegation and prevented the Governor of Alaska to be in attendance. So, my cartoon addressed the pause in the thaw (click on image for larger view).
See more recent work by Steve Artley at Artleytoons.
Saturday, July 21, 2018
July 27: Blerdcon in Crystal City
Blerdcon, 'Fully Inclusive' Convention for Nerds, Returns to Crystal City
NPR on Comic-Con day 3
Comic-Con Day 3: The Best Hawkeye
NPR's Monkey See blog July 21, 2018
https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2018/07/21/631030192/comic-con-day-3-the-best-hawkeye
Friday, July 20, 2018
NPR's Monkey See goes to San Diego, parts 1-2
Comic-Con, Day 1: Still Alive
NPR's Monkey See blog https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2018/07/20/630725115/comic-con-day-two-whos-day
Comic-Con, Day Two: Who's Day
The Post highlights NGA Sens of Humor exhibit
This National Gallery of Art exhibit proves humor is an artform [in print as Late-night-style barbs started early].
DC Zinefest this Saturday, 7/21!
DC Zinefest
The 2018 DC Zinefest will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Art Enables (2204 Rhode Island Ave NE) from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This year's Zinefest will feature:
- 50+ zine-makers sharing their writing, art, prints, and more
- air conditioning!
- 2 panel discussions
- exclusive posters designed by Toni Lane
- awesome buttons designed by Moose Lane
Thursday, July 19, 2018
August 13: Declan Shalvey Signing at Big Planet Comics of College Park
· Hosted by Big Planet Comics of College Park and Big Planet Comics
- Monday, August 13 at 5 PM - 7 PM
- Big Planet Comics of College Park7315 Baltimore Ave, College Park, Maryland 20740
Big Planet Comics is proud to announce that Declan Shalvey, artist and writer extraordinaire, will be signing at our College Park store on Monday August 13th.
Declan is one of those rare talents who has both written and drawn hundreds of amazing pages for Marvel, DC, and Image.
If you are familiar with Declan's work on Deadpool, Batman, Moon Knight, and Injection be sure to check out his original graphic novel, Savage Town, about real events in Limerick, Ireland. It's a fascinating look at real crime in a real city.
PR: Vanessa Bettencourt - New Publisher Website with all series
Vanessa has moved to Chicago, but we consider her a ComicsDC alum.
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The Post reviews Prentis Rollins' The Furnace
Best science fiction and fantasy books out this month [in print as Science Fiction].
Washington Post July 18 2018
The Furnace (Tor)
Rob Roger's political cartoon exhibit opens at GW's Corcoran
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I was able to briefly stop by last night as Rob Rogers made a few short remarks about an exhibit of his cartoons, including 10 original pen and ink drawings and the companion colored prints critical of Trump that a Pittsburgh newspaper refused to print before they fired him. Also included are prints of sketches that they turned down before they became completed cartoons. Rogers' contentious relationship with the papers new editor has been written about extensively and soon after he was fired, GW announced they would exhibit his cartoonist directly across the street from the White House complex (information from their press release follows the images). The exhibit is sponsored by GWU and the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists. AAEC president Pat Bagley and Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes contributed to the text of the exhibit.
The sold-out event drew local cartoonists Mike Jenkins, Joe Sutliff, Carolyn Belefski, Politico's Matt Wuerker, and Al Goodwyn a freelance cartoonists who appears locally in the Washington Examiner, in addition to Library of Congress curator Martha Kennedy (whose exhibit on women cartoonists is on display at the Library), and the Washington Post's Michael Cavna.
More photos can be seen here.
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'Spiked: The Unpublished Political Cartoons of Rob Rogers' Opens at the GW Corcoran School of the Arts and Design
Editorial cartoonist was dismissed from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after facing censorship of his cartoons
WASHINGTON (July 18, 2018)-The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George
Washington University opened "Spiked: The Unpublished Political Cartoons of Rob Rogers"
today. This pop-up exhibition in the atrium gallery of the Corcoran School's historic Flagg
Building features 10 finished cartoons and eight sketches that went unpublished by Rob Rogers'
employer, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, between March 6 and June 3, 2018.
Mr. Rogers served as the editorial cartoonist for the Post-Gazette for 25 years, until his firing in
June 2018. Prior to his dismissal, the newspaper refused to publish a series of cartoons
produced over three months.
"I believe the role of a newspaper is to be a watchdog, keeping democracy safe from tyrants. I
hope that visitors to the exhibit get a sense of the important role satire plays in a democracy and
how dangerous it is when the government launches attacks on a free press," Mr. Rogers said. "I
am excited to have my original cartoons on display at the Corcoran. The fact that these are
cartoons about the president and now they will be on shown a few blocks from the White House,
that is pretty incredible!"
The Corcoran strives to promote diversity of thought and experience, address critical social
issues and educate the next generation of creative cultural leaders.
"Mr. Rogers' work has tremendous educational value to our students by speaking to the skills of
technical virtuosity, iteration, perseverance and creative methodologies on how to critique
power," Sanjit Sethi, the director of the Corcoran said. "His work also becomes a powerful point
of departure for this community to speak with each other about issues around censorship,
freedom of the press, journalistic and creative integrity and the consequences of hypernationalism to a democracy."
The Corcoran organized "Spiked" in conjunction with University of Pittsburgh's University Art
Gallery and in collaboration with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.
"Freedom of speech is more than words. It's pictures, too," Pat Bagley, president of the
association, said. "This exhibit draws attention to Rob Rogers, a popular voice at the Post Gazette
for 25 years. It points to what people in power do to people who draw funny pictures of
the powerful and why that is an important measure of a free and open society."
In addition to the exhibition this summer, the Corcoran will host a series of conversations this fall
regarding issues around censorship, freedom of the press, journalistic integrity and the consequences of nationalism to a democracy, in collaboration with both the Association of
American Editorial Cartoonists and GW's School for Media and Public Affairs.
Comic Riffs on The Dark Knight movie, the Ant-Man movie, and a Spider-Man comic book
'The Dark Knight' changed how we see 'comic-book movies.' But 10 years ago, some critics couldn't see its greatness.
'Ant-Man and the Wasp' director likes life as Marvel's humble superhero comedy
Comic Riffs
Nick Spencer takes over 'The Amazing Spider-Man' and will focus on the Spidey basics: Laughs and love
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog
ALMOST Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: #MeltICE
I'm afraid I missed posting this commentary from DC's Anarchist Cartoonist Mike Flugennock when it came out on July 13th due to family demands...
"#MeltICE"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2562
"Schumer never once publicly criticized the Democrats who voted with the GOP to deregulate banks, give Trump more surveillance powers, or confirm a torturer as head of CIA. But this… https://t.co/LUilExPUWM "
Trevor Timm (@trevortimm) on Twitter, 06.26.2018
So, while the ICE has gone full Gestapo -- separating immigrant families, caging their children -- and people are in the streets taking direct action, occupying ICE offices, blocking detainee transfer buses and confronting officials in public, what are the Democrats doing? Well, along with hopping aboard the bandwagon for votes, they're lecturing us about "civility", with Chump Schumer and Nancy Pelosi being the worst of the bunch.
And, as usual, Democrats are waffling and mealy-mouthing, calling for "reforming", "restructuring" and re-imagining the American Gestapo; the most irksome of all has to be Kamala Harris who, after knocking herself out defending ICE, has suddenly started talking about "re-examining" ICE. Sorry, Ms. H., but "re-examining" and "reforming" are not abolishing.
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"#MeltICE"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=25
"Schumer never once publicly criticized the Democrats who voted with the GOP to deregulate banks, give Trump more surveillance powers, or confirm a torturer as head of CIA. But this… https://t.co/LUilExPUWM "
Trevor Timm (@trevortimm) on Twitter, 06.26.2018
So, while the ICE has gone full Gestapo -- separating immigrant families, caging their children -- and people are in the streets taking direct action, occupying ICE offices, blocking detainee transfer buses and confronting officials in public, what are the Democrats doing? Well, along with hopping aboard the bandwagon for votes, they're lecturing us about "civility", with Chump Schumer and Nancy Pelosi being the worst of the bunch.
And, as usual, Democrats are waffling and mealy-mouthing, calling for "reforming", "restructuring" and re-imagining the American Gestapo; the most irksome of all has to be Kamala Harris who, after knocking herself out defending ICE, has suddenly started talking about "re-examining" ICE. Sorry, Ms. H., but "re-examining" and "reforming" are not abolishing.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The Hill on Bill Bramhall's front page cartoon for the NY Daily News
Thanks to DD Degg of the Daily Cartoonist for this.
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/397341-ny-daily-news-cover-shows-trump-shooting-uncle-sam-in-the-head
NY Daily News cover following Helsinki summit shows Trump shooting Uncle Sam
By Morgan Gstalter - 07/16/18http://thehill.com/homenews/
Rob Rogers in DC - for the record
Both events are either sold out, or no longer selling tickets, but for the record, he'll be at the Corcoran exhibit opening tomorrow night and the National Press Club on Thursday night.
Opening Night Reception: Wednesday, July 18; 6 - 8 p.m.
The Atrium Galleries at Flagg Building; Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, 500 17th Street NW
RSVP: go.gwu.edu/spiked
Banned in Pittsburgh: A Conversation with Cartoonist Rob Rogers
July 19, 2018 6:00 PM
Journalism InstLocation: Bloomberg Room
This is a ticketed event. Click here to jump to the ticket form.
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute in a conversation with Rob Rogers and see the work that was too hot for his publisher to handle. He'll be talking with Ann Telnaes, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist at the Washington Post. Join us 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 19, in the NPC's Bloomberg Room. Tickets are required to attend; RSVP using the link below. The conversation will be followed by a Q&A session. Both Rogers and Telnaes will be signing copies of their books, which will be available for purchase.
This event is being hosted by the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club.
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