New YA graphic novels explore queer coming-of-age tales
Web Exclusive – March 13, 2019
https://bookpage.com/features/23802-new-ya-graphic-novels-explore-queer-coming-age-tales-ya
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Panetta's Bloom reviewed at BookPage
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Ann Telnaes co-curates Billy Ireland exhibit on political cartoons
From their press release:
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FRONT LINE: EDITORIAL CARTOONISTS AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT: What do current debates about social media, trigger warnings, fake news, and libel have to do with the First Amendment and editorial cartoonists? Editorial cartoonists both benefit from and defend First Amendment speech and press protections. Their graphic commentary about current events is a catalyst for political engagement. Cartoonists invite readers to consider the impact of trigger warnings, Wikileaks, libel suits that result in silencing critics, and allegations of fake news. Front Line: Editorial Cartoonists and the First Amendment documents editorial cartooning commentary about free expression in the twentieth century and highlights contemporary work by members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, alongside historical works from the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum's collections. The exhibit includes work by Pat Oliphant, Art Young, Jen Sorensen, Garry Trudeau, Kate Salley Palmer, Rob Rogers, and more.
Ann Telnaes, Pulitzer-Prize winning political cartoonist, and Lucy Shelton Caswell, Professor Emerita and Founding Curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, co-curated this exhibition.
Also, the other exhibit on graphic medicine apparently features a piece by Richard Thompson. I've reached out to the curator for details.
cartoons.osu.edu
cartoons@osu.edu
(614) 292-0538
The Ohio State University
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Sullivant Hall
1813 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43210
March 23: Service for Ellen Vartanoff
There will be a memorial service for Ellen Vartanoff on Saturday, March
23rd at 11:30 a.m. at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, 3820 Aspen
Hill Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20906. Reception to follow in church
hall. Please RSVP via scott@scottedelman.com.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Liz Suburbia book reviewed at TCJ
She used to be local, probably when she did most of this book.
Thee Collected Cyanide Milkshake
Bruce Guthrie's photos of Ellen Vartanoff
Bruce put a link to his photos in the comments of Stu McIntire's post, but perhaps it'll be more visible this way.
Monday, March 18, 2019
A Remembrance of Ellen Vartanoff
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Walt Whitman High School
Bethesda, MD
1969
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I don't remember exactly when or where I met Ellen Vartanoff, but there's a good chance it was October 4th or 5th, 1975 at a small comic convention (my first) at the Howard John's Motor Lodge in Wheaton, Maryland. Gene Carpenter made the introductions as I recall. That makes Ellen my third oldest acquaintance in the local comic community.
Of course, I got to see my new friend on a regular basis at convention after convention. It was sometime around 1978 when I, with one of her former art students, discussed an idea to publish a portfolio of comic art by Ellen's then-current art students, but that never came to fruition. It would be nearly four years until I again ran into Ellen at local comic shows, but that came to an end when I stopped attending comic conventions altogether by 1984. I did see her at a tiny show in Gaithersburg, Maryland (date unknown, possibly early 1990s). I missed her at an exhibit at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland that featured comic art in her and her sister's personal collection - as well as a small show in Rockville where Jerry Robinson appeared - and several of the SPXs. Finally, by 2012 or 2013 I started going to the Baltimore Comic Con every year and ran into Ellen a couple of times.
The last time I saw Ellen Vartanoff was Friday September 22, 2017 at approximately 5:00pm, at the (18th Annual) Baltimore Comic Con. We were standing at booth #813.
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Ellen Vartanoff at Comic Art Convention Luncheon, July 5, 1969
at the Statler Hilton Hotel in New York City
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The thing is, I have this false idea that I'm still young and have all the time in the world to refresh old friendships, even when faced with evidence to the contrary.
Ellen Vartanoff was a fan, a collector, creator, artist, teacher, mentor and so much more to countless friends and admirers. Condolences to Irene, Scott, and all of Ellen's family. I will always carry with me the last time I saw Ellen.
Farewell, Ellen. You are missed already but always with us.
Stu McIntire
March 18, 2019
[editor's note: A 1997 Washington Post review of one of Ellen's exhibits, but not the one Stu refers to above.]
Longtime local fan, collector, teacher Ellen Vartanoff has passed away
Irene Vartanoff is noting on Facebook that her sister Ellen has passed away in hospice on March 17th. Ellen was a fixture in local fandom, and taught comics classes too. In the 1990s she had an exhibit of original comic art collected by herself and her sister which was lovely to see. She worked on three comic books for Marvel. Later today, we'll have Stu McIntire's remembrance of Ellen.
The Washington Post reviewed one of Ellen's exhibits in 1997.
The Washington Post reviewed one of Ellen's exhibits in 1997.
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Not So Scary Monsters exhibit
Here's the official flyer, designed by the amazing and lovely Kris Loya for my upcoming solo art exhibit at Artists & Makers Studios! The exhibit, called "Not So Scary Monsters" will take place from April 5th, through April 24th, with the opening reception happening on Friday night, April 5th, from 6-9 PM. There are two Artists & Makers Studios locations, both in Rockville, MD, about a mile away from each other. Not So Scary Monsters will be on display at the Parklawn location (aka Artists & Makers Studios 1), however I highly recommend stopping by both locations if you decide to come to the show. There will also be an open studio event happening at both locations on Saturday, April 6th, and Sunday, April 7th. I'll be there again on Saturday the 6th, if you can't make it out on Friday night. Either way, it's going to be a fantastic show featuring lots of new Splotch Monster work, at a fantastic place, so hope you can join us! -Steve Loya
Friday, March 15, 2019
The Post reviews Wonder Park
'Wonder Park' is a movie about a girl with an overactive imagination, made by people who have none [in print as Going round and round...]
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Cavna on Batman
Sen. Patrick Leahy was in 5 Batman movies. Now he's written the foreword for the superhero's 80th anniversary. [in print as Sen. Leahy answers the Bat-Signal].
And I missed this one:
Leaving Batman behind is the best thing that could happen to Ben Affleck
Re-Constitution book announced by local author Beka Feathers
You can read about the new imprint from First Second here:
First Second to Launch World Citizen Comics
The book of interest to us is:
Re-Constitution, written by Beka Feathers and illustrated by Kasia Babis
as Randy T found out that Beka Feathers is a local conflict advisor and lawyer:
March 16: Garth Ennis and Russ Braun at Third Eye Annapolis
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Comics Journal talks to Marc Singer
"I Wasn't Writing About the Work I Find Most Valuable": An Interview with Marc Singer
Mar 13, 2019
March 18: Folger Library pop-up exhibit of caricature and cartoons
The Folger on Capitol Hill has a pop-up exhibition next Monday, March 18, 2019, from 1:00-4:00 pm in the Board Room.
"A scribbled form drawn with a pen upon a parchment" will present a selection of Shakespeare-themed caricatures and political cartoons from the Folger collection, poking fun at everyone from King George III to Henry Irving.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Tom Brevoort reads Amazing Fantasy 15 original as an editor would
The original art being in the Library of Congress lets the Marvel editor do a close reading of what changes were made in the first Spider-Man story.
Lee & Ditko: AMAZING FANTASY #15
Osvaldo Oyola interviews Marc Singer
From his introduction:
Today's talk is with Marc Singer an Associate Professor of English at Howard University and holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. Before Howard, he taught at the University of Maryland, Mary Washington College, and Tennessee State University. He is the author of Grant Morrison: Combining the Worlds of Contemporary Comics (Mississippi UP, 2012) and the editor, with Nels Pearson, of Detective Fiction in a Postcolonial and Transnational World (Ashgate, 2009). He previously served as the chair of the International Comic Arts Forum, and his own research on comics has twice won the M. Thomas Inge Award. Most recently his book Breaking the Frames: Populism and Prestige in Comics Studies (Texas UP, 2018) has arrived to a lot of acclaim and perhaps consternation, and we spent most of our talk discussing the book, rather than the usual focus on collecting I try to foster in these talks but through discussing his development of the book we also ended up talking about his reading practices.
Tonight - Nerds in NoMa with four local cartoonists
March 12, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
https://www.nomabid.org/nerds-in-noma/
Comic Converts: The World of Comic Illustrators in D.C.
Telling stories through narrative illustrations and words is a centuries-old art that continues to thrive everywhere — including D.C., where there are a number of comic art practitioners. Some do it only as a private passion, while others manage to get paid for their creative endeavors. We'll dive into the local scene to learn what motivates artists, how they find ways to make money, and where the industry is headed.
>>>Moderator: Michael Rhode, Author/Publisher/Owner | ComicsDC
>>>Panelists: Malaka Gharib, Author/Illustrator, I Was the American Dream (forthcoming); Jade Feng Lee, Educator/Illustrator; Josh Kramer, Journalist/Illustrator; Shannon Gallant, Comic Illustrator
Let us know you're coming: Facebook / Eventbrite
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