Monday, February 25, 2019

Devil's Due announces Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comic book

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets the comic book hero treatment

Washington Post February 25 2019 p.B6

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/24/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-gets-comic-book-hero-treatment/

March 12: Mort Gerberg at Kramerbooks

Tuesday, March 12th 6:30pm

https://kramers.com/mort-gerberg-mort-gerberg-scene-moderated-ann-telanes

Mort Gerberg broke into print with irreverent drawings in The Realist in the early '60s, whose social-justice-minded—and bitingly funny—cartoons have since appeared in all major magazines, including The New Yorker, Playboy, and the Saturday Evening Post. As a reporter, he's sketched historic scenes like the fiery Women's Marches of the '60s and the infamous '68 Democratic National Convention. Above all, Mort Gerberg is a keen political and social observer, whose curiosity, compassion, and razor-sharp wit has informed his work for over 50 years. Fantagraphics FU Press is proud to present Mort Gerberg On the Scene, a handsome career retrospective of Gerberg's magazine cartoons, sketchbook drawings, and on-the-scene reportage sketches.

Mort Gerberg is an award-winning, multi-genre cartoonist and author best known for his cartoons in The New Yorker, Playboy, and many other magazines. He has drawn three nationally-syndicated newspaper comic strips and written, edited, and/or illustrated 43 books for adults and children, including the best-selling More Spaghetti, I Say. In 2019, the New-York Historical Society presents a 50-year retrospective of his work. Gerberg lives in New York City with his wife Judith.

Ann Telnaes creates editorial cartoons in various mediums – animation, visual essays, live sketches, and traditional print – for The Washington Post. Telnaes is the current president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) and is a member of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS). She won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for her print cartoons and the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year for 2016.

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Brodner draws Trump's circle

Drawing to a close

An illustrated guide to the many, many people in the Russia investigation's orbit

Illustrated by Steve Brodner

Washington Post February 24, 2019., p. B4-5

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2019/02/23/feature/a-whos-who-of-the-many-many-people-in-the-russia-investigations-orbit-illustrated-by-steve-brodner/

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Comics in unexpected places

An animation cel in the men's room of the Lost Dog Restaurant in Westover, Arlington, VA.

I don't know what the cartoon is though. Anyone?

Friday, February 22, 2019

City Paper recommends Knisley signing

Critics' Pick - Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos

(Kayla Randall)

Washington City Paper February 22 2019

online at

https://local.washingtoncitypaper.com/event/solid-state-books.HC6K0k/kid-gloves-nine-months-of-careful-chaos-cl

PR: The 2019 SPX Lottery Reminder!

Hello Everyone!

This is your reminder to sign up for the SPX 2019 Lottery! If you already signed up, ignore this! Otherwise head here to apply. Reminders:

Applications are due February 25 at midnight EST and will not be accepted afterwards

We will not be picking the randomized lottery winners until after all applications have been received; this means there is no benefit to applying early or late (except maybe peace of mind).

You can only apply for the lottery once, and multiple entries will result in being removed from the lottery pool (unless you email us and tell us you accidentally clicked twice or something, we do have a heart!).

While we allow table sharing, there is a limit of two people per half table without approval, so be aware of that when requesting a full or half table. The hotel has a hard occupancy cap on the hall and if everyone tries to fit 8 people at a table, we'll exceed it.

We will be checking to make sure you make or publish comics, so if you're exclusively an illustrator, novelist, cosplayer or anime figure retailer (we get them) we reserve the right to remove you from the pool

Hit us up on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook for a quick reply. We're also happy to chat if you email us at exhibitor-inquiries@smallpressexpo.com.

Best of luck to everyone!

Jamie, Devon, Warren and the rest of the SPX Executive Committee

You are getting this email because we know you might want a table to SPX 2019!!

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P.O. Box 5704

Bethesda, Maryland 20824

March 8: Animezing!: Maquia - When the Promised Flower Blooms

Animezing!: Maquia - When the Promised Flower Blooms

Winner of Best Animated Film at the 2018 Shanghai International Film Festival and nominated for Best Animated Film at the 2018 Asia Pacific Screen Awards

The people of Iorph live far away from the lands of men, weaving the happenings of each day into a fabric called Hibiol. They live for centuries while maintaining their youthful appearance. Maquia, an orphaned Iorph girl, lives her life in an oasis surrounded by friends, yet somehow feels "alone". But the tranquil lives of the Iorph are shattered in an instant when the Mezarte army invades their territory on a dragon fleet, seeking the blood that grants the Iorph long life.

Maquia manages to escape, but loses her friends and her home in the chaos. She then encounters an orphaned baby who is "alone". Maquia raises this boy "Ariel", with the help of some new friends. But as the era changes, the bond between Maquia and Ariel changes too, amidst a backdrop of racial tensions between the Iorph and the Mezarte. This is a story of irreplaceable time, woven by two lonely people who can only find solace in each other.

In Japanese with English subtitles | Not Rated | 2018 | 115 min | Directed by Mari Okada

Regsitration required. Recommend for ages 13+

Women In Cinema

Director: Mari Okada

Mari Okada began her career in 1996 writing scenarios for direct-to-video features, video games, and radio dramas. For her tremendous output and work in several anime series in 2011 she was awarded the 16th Animation Kobe Award – Individual Award. Other anime series and films that she has written for include Fate/Stay Night (2006), Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012), and The Anthem of the Heart (2015). Okada made her directorial debut in 2018's Maquia - When the Promised Flower Blooms.

Learn more about the Women In Cinema series

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This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

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Program begins at 6:30PM.

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Richmond's RVA Comics column

RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 13

Ash Griffith | February 19, 2019

https://rvamag.com/art/zines-books/rva-comics-x-change-issue-13.html

March 12 & March 18: Gareth Hinds

Gareth Hinds - The Iliad: A Graphic Novel Adaptation—For Adults and Teens in Children and Teens

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 7 p.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/gareth-hinds-iliad-graphic-novel-adaptation-adults-and-teens-in-children-and-teens

The Iliad is no mere war story—it is an epic, an immortal clash, governed by the hubris of man and god alike. In this graphic novelization of Homer's ancient tale, artist Gareth Hinds breathes new life into a story that has captivated minds for thousands of years. Vibrant, dramatic illustrations pair with perfectly calculated text like ambrosia with nectar. This new adaptation is thoroughly researched and complete with maps, a character key and footnotes to transport readers to The Troad, the formal name for the plains of Troy. Ages 12 and up.

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Click here for more information.

5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20008

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Gareth Hinds - The Iliad: A Graphic Novel Adaptation—at Takoma Park Library (MD)

Monday, March 18, 2019 - 7:30 p.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/gareth-hinds-iliad-graphic-novel-adaptation-takoma-park-library-md

Takoma Park Public Library (MD) 101 Philadelphia Ave Takoma Park MD 20912

March 16: G. Willow Wilson - The Bird King at Politics and Prose

G. Willow Wilson - The Bird King

Saturday, March 16, 2019 - 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/g-willow-wilson-bird-king

Wilson, the storyteller behind the reincarnation of Ms. Marvel, won the 2013 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel with Alif the Unseen. Her second novel is an equally colorful swashbuckler set on the Iberian Peninsula during the Spanish Inquisition. The story focuses on the beautiful and brave Fatima, the favorite concubine of Sultan Abu Abdullah. Fatima, however, is in love with Hassan, the palace mapmaker, who has the additional talent of being able to bend the shape of reality by drawing maps of places he's never seen. But when envoys from the newly formed Spanish monarchy arrive to negotiate a transfer of power, they see Hassan as a sorcerer who threatens Christianity. With the help of djinns and other magical figures, he and Fatima flee for their lives.

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Click here for more information.

5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20008