Wednesday, January 15, 2020
SPX 2019 - 4 more videos online now
J.A. Micheline
Small Press Expo
Dec 26, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM_2uOtc__0
In less than a decade, Emily Carroll has established herself as one of
the most distinctive, unsettling, and popular horror cartoonists
working today. Her webcomic His Face All Red brought her immediate
popularity, and her short story collection Through The Woods won
multiple awards, including the Ignatz. Her most recent book, When I
Arrived at the Castle (Koyama Press) is a masterful, stylish, and
disturbing take on vampires and fairy tales. Critic J.A. Micheline
joins Emily for a wide-ranging discussion of her career.
SPX 2019 Panel - Pigheaded Screening [Skip Williamson].
Lance Ward
Small Press Expo
Dec 26, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EukiUZxeH-8
Filmmaker John Kinhart screens his documentary on the life of
legendary underground cartoonist Skip Williamson. Kinhart says his
film "faithfully portrays Williamson's life as rebellious artist,
irreverent pighead and loving family man. Told through candid
interviews, animation, and archival photographs, "Pigheaded" takes you
back in time to see the behind the scenes of one of America's most
curious art movement." Cartoonist Lance Ward (Blood And Drugs) will
lead a Q&A session with Kinhart and Williamson's ex-wife Harriett
Hiland after the film. Note: The actual movie is omitted from this
video.
SPX 2019 Panel - Round 3...Fight! Tournaments A Narrative Structure
J.A. Micheline
Small Press Expo
Dec 26, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQF43NmxKHI
J.A. Micheline moderates a discussion on the varied use of tournaments
as part of narrative structure in comics. From reimagining the shape
and structure of narratives, to representations of violence and
reimagining history and historical texts, to the way tournaments
appear in children's comics, there's a rich variety of material to
explore with Ronald Wimberley (Prince Of Cats), Richie Pope (That Box
We Sit On), and Shannon Wright (Twins).
SPX 2019 IGNATZ AWARDS
Keith Knight.
Small Press Expo
Dec 26, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0AWcbe-KMw
Hosted by Keith Knight. The Ignatz Award, named for the character in
the classic comic strip Krazy Kat by George Herriman, is the festival
prize of the Small Press Expo, that since 1997 has recognized
outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz
recognizes exceptional work that challenges popular notions of what
comics can achieve, both as an art form and as a means of personal
expression.
New local items in Michigan State University Libraries' comic collection
The Writer's Block, the Magazine of Comics Writing. -- Burke,
Virginia : Beyond Comics, 2001. -- ill. ; 26 cm. --
Published #1 only, per Grand Comics Database. -- Comic book
stories with writer interviews. -- Alternative genre. --
LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.B46W7
Malika : Fallen Queen. Part one / creator, writer & art
director, Roye Okupe ; pencils, inks, cover art, Sunkanmi
Akinboye ; colorist, Etubi Onucheyo. -- Bethesda, MD :
Youneek Studios, 2017. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. --
Summary (from OCLC): Malika, warrior queen and military
commander of the 15th-century Azzazian Empire, has been
flung into the year 2025, a dangerous future she's
struggling to understand. After years of moving in the
shadows, she's forced out of hiding by a sinister plot that
spans the centuries! -- Fantasy genre, begins in West
Africa. -- Call no.: PN6790.N53 A37M3 2017
Windmaker : the History of Atala : the Art of the Book Series
/ written & created by Roye Okupe ; illustrated by Godwin
Akpan. -- North Bethesda, MD : Youneek Studios, Inc., 2017.
-- 53 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- "Inspired by African
mythology, Windmaker: The History of Atala is one part art
book, one part prequel story to both the Malika: Warrior
Queen & WindMaker: Return of a King graphic Novels. Pulling
from the amazing depths of African history, Roye Okupe,
writer of the hit graphic novel series E.X.O., creates a
breathtaking kingdom called Atala. With this art book, he
sets the foundations for what is definitely a deep and
meaningful universe (The YouNeek YouNiverse) of heroes.
Illustrator Godwin Akpan's painting breathes life into the
story in an amazing way. From dragons, to mythical relics,
a feuding royal family and magical swords, this book turns
the fantasy genre on its head by placing familiar concepts
in an awe inspiring African setting." -- Fantasy prose and
art. -- Call no.: PN6790.N53 A53W5 2017
And one piece by northern VA's Arsia Rozegar:
Rozegar ; illustrated by Mike Amante. -- United States? :
ShahnamehForKids.com, 2015. -- 1 v. : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm.
-- "Inspired by Ferdowsi's Shahnameh." -- An Iranian legend
in children's book format, mostly pictures with a boxed
caption at each opening. -- Call no.: PN6790.P473 A45S47
2015
FirdawsĂ®, ca. 940-1020.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Conrad's last Nixon cartoon: "I forgot the line!"
I was in a bookstore on Capitol Hill (Capitol Hill Books in fact) this weekend, glancing through the comics and graphic novels section, and spotted this copy of The King and Us: Editorial Cartoons by Paul Conrad (Los Angeles: Clymer Publications, 1974; 3rd printing 1975) collecting his cartoons about the disgraced President Nixon. Conrad's one of the great editorial cartoonists of the 20th century, and had been on Nixon's enemies list so I picked it up to look at...
Former local cartoonist Pat Oliphant featured on Australian tv
A look back at the career of cartoonist Pat Oliphant
Tracy Bowden (filmed by David Brill)
ABC's 7.30 Report 14 Jan 2020
https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/a-look-back-at-the-career-of-cartoonist-pat/11867960
More on Steve Stiles passing
Daniel Clowes exhibit fell through at the Corcoran in 2014
"I Feel Like Comics Needs Its Own Thing": An Interview with Daniel Clowes
BILL KARTALOPOULOS: You currently have a large, retrospective exhibit touring the U.S. called Modern Cartoonist. This has been in Oakland and Chicago, and now it's in Columbus, right?
DANIEL CLOWES: Yeah, and I think that's it.
It's not coming anywhere to the East Coast?
Originally, our idea was to travel across the country, and it was going to go to the Corcoran in D.C. I'm not so up on all the intrigue in the museum world, but I guess they had some huge funding deficit, and they had to fire their board and hire some new president and all that, and in that whole shuffle they cancelled all outside shows. And I heard all this stuff about the board, and they were not so excited about the idea of putting comics in there anyway. And so, when they later came back and wanted to try to talk to us again about getting it back there, I just had lost interest after hearing all that. When the exhibit started, it seemed like this abstract thing, and I didn't have any sense of how it would feel. But now I want all of this stuff back. [Laughs] I keep seeing it hundreds of miles away from my house, and I'm like, "I want my artwork back in my room." I don't know. It feels weird. It's like having children away at camp for two years or something.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Jan 24: Animezing!: Millennium Actress (Remastered)
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PR: Cuddles and Rage's horror stories coming soon
BITES OF TERROR 10 Frightfully Delicious Tales By Cuddles and Rage Foreword by Phil Nobile, Jr., editor in chief of Fangoria magazine Praise for Liz and Jimmy Reed (aka Cuddles and Rage): "Liz and Jimmy Reed create work that is cute—but it always has a twist."—National Endowment of the Arts "Their style is unique and adds a different flavor to characters and ideas we know and love."—Nerdist |
Tales from the Crypt meets All My Friends Are Dead in Bites of Terror: 10 Frightfully Delicious Tales (Quirk Books; On sale: March 24, 2020) by the creative duo Cuddles and Rage, also known as Liz and Jimmy Reed. The team's adorably creepy work began as a webcomic and has been featured everywhere from Nerdist to the Washington Post. Now they're bringing their unique combination of adorable hand-sculpted characters, meticulously designed dioramas, and photographed panels to a graphic novel that's sure to delight anyone with a dark sense of humor. In the book's foreword, Fangoria magazine's Phil Nobile, Jr. notes that Cuddles and Rage is "a brilliant storytelling duo that examines the human condition through stories about anthropomorphic foods who live rich, full, hilarious, and often relatable lives."
From an ice cream cone who makes an ill-fated deal with the devil('s food cake) to a moldy strawberry craving one last dip in a bowl of whipped cream, Bites of Terror's characters find themselves caught in various fear-filled scenarios, each with a uniquely morbid twist ending. Introducing the tales is the Cake Creeper, a partially eaten groom's cake who seems to have a sinister agenda. Here's a sampling of sinful stories to whet your appetite:
Deviled Egg: A freak accident has a Jekyll-and-Hyde effect, leaving a hard-boiled egg split in two sides—one good, one evil.
Pizza Party Massacre: A pizza slice working in children's entertainment reluctantly agrees to attend a last-minute birthday party at a previous client's house, the site of a violent incident.
Death by Chocolate: At the request of his police chief, a turnip detective grudgingly allows a banana from the press to tail him as he investigates a murder spree perpetrated by a killer who removes the chocolate from his tasty victims.
Unfortunate Cookie: After his mother's death, a fortune cookie gains her gift of second sight, but his newfound knowledge may be more curse than blessing.
Preserved: A peach tries to keep her life and household afloat while dealing with the incessant criticism and neediness of her mother (and roommate).
No detail is spared in these hand-crafted stories, from the delightfully morbid, pun-filled humor to each carefully constructed character and scene. Just like watching a horror movie—knowing a terrible fate will inevitably befall the characters—readers will be tempted to reach into the pages and save these food folk from their fates.
ABOUT THE CREATORS Cuddles and Rage—aka Liz and Jimmy Reed—are the cocreators of a world of disturbingly cute stories. Their original webcomic featuring handmade dioramas of anthropomorphic foods has expanded into books, animation, and product design. Their clients include Netflix, HarperCollins, TLC, and the Science Channel. They live and work in the DC area. | ABOUT THE BOOK 10 Frightfully Delicious Tales Written by Cuddles and Rage All Art by Cuddles and Rage Publisher: Quirk Books On sale: March 24, 2020 e-ISBN: 978-1-68369-165-5 Price: $14.99 US/$19.99 CAN; Trade Paperback Original |
Jason Reynolds becomes Library of Congress' National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Kevin Panetta is writing Archie this spring
Underground cartoonist Steve Stiles has passed away
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Troy-Jeffrey Allen interviews Adam Warren
"Manga's approach to storytelling was much more forceful." The Adam Warren Story
Troy-Jeffrey Allen
PREVIEWSworld Jan 10, 2020
Saturday, January 11, 2020
ImageText's review of E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams Part Two.
The Post on videogame animation acting, 2020 graphic novels and superhero movie dancers
The hidden world and overlooked problems of acting in video games [in print as 'Wild West' of video game acting].
Some graphic novels to read in 2020 [in print as 2020 begins with a rich blend of graphic storytelling].
These 18 movie stars are also amazing dancers. That's their real superpower. [superhero movies; in print as Their superpower: Dance].
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Media, Bloody Media"
"Media, Bloody Media"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2908
Not even in the sickest depths of Iraq War v2.0 did I hear anyone in the media quite this wide-open raving, drooling and horny for war as ex-White House henchman and current right-wing radio howler Sebastian Gorka. Dude totally sails over the edge of the Earth, comes around the other side, proclaims the US to be a "hyperpower", then sails over the edge again on — who else but — Lou Dobbs' program on Fox Business.
The guy is scum to the bone — just check him out for a few seconds — but you still have to give him credit for having the sheer naked cajones to come right how and declare how horny he is for war in the public media. Dude's not even hiding it; big ups for that, at least.
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"Seb Gorka: 'We Should Welcome' Iran Attacks Because Trump Will 'Unleash Holy Hell'", Daily Beast, 01.07.20
https://www.thedailybeast.com/seb-gorka-says-we-should-welcome-iran-attacks-because-trump-will-unleash-holy-hell
Friday, January 10, 2020
Liz at Large's latest strip at the City Paper
Liz At Large: "Sun"
Don't forget to let the sunshine in.