Thursday, August 06, 2020

Dental cartoons featured on National Library of Medicine's blog

Neil Gaiman talks music with David Mitchell via Politics and Prose

David Mitchell, "Utopia Avenue" (with Neil Gaiman)

Aug 5, 2020

Utopia Avenue is the strangest British band you've never heard of. Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, and fronted by folk singer Elf Holloway, blues bassist Dean Moss and guitar virtuoso Jasper de Zoet, Utopia Avenue embarked on a meteoric journey from the seedy clubs of Soho, a TV debut on Top of the Pops, the cusp of chart success, glory in Amsterdam, prison in Rome, and a fateful American sojourn in the Chelsea Hotel, Laurel Canyon, and San Francisco during the autumn of '68. David Mitchell's kaleidoscopic novel tells the unexpurgated story of Utopia Avenue's turbulent life and times; of fame's Faustian pact and stardom's wobbly ladder; of the families we choose and the ones we don't; of voices in the head, and the truths and lies they whisper; of music, madness, and idealism. Can we really change the world, or does the world change us? Mitchell is in conversation with Neil Gaiman, celebrated author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. His works include American Gods, How To Talk to Girls at Parties, and The Sandman series. Purchase Book Here: https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9...

Wednesday, August 05, 2020

Kismet, Man of Fate - Volume 2 Patreon

Formerly local comics historian and writer A. David Lewis has a new campaign to bring the second volume of his book series,  Kismet, Man of Fate.



David would like you to know a bit about the series and consider funding the second volume:

Critically acclaimed, Kismet, Man of Fate - Volume 1 (2018) brought the very first Muslim superhero back into action after decades M.I.A. He returns as an activist, an advocate, and an anti-fascist. But that was only half the story. To finish the story, David has announced a uniquely crowdsourcing campaign. Rather than resorting to Kickstarter or IndieGoGo or GoFundMe, Lewis has arranged an atypical Patreon campaign: rather than supporting him, all pledges are directed to his art team and to accelerating the next volume's progress."This is a challenging time for a lot of people," says Lewis, "and I hate to press them for some big donation. This way, many hands make light work. For the cost each month of one comic book being purchased, they can contribute each month to a comic book being made."

I enjoyed the first book, and signed up to help fund the story's conclusion, and keep the artists employed. Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/kismet2/

More to Come remembers John Lewis


More To Come 432: Goodbye John Lewis


This week the More to Come crew—Calvin Reid, Heidi "The Beat" MacDonald and Kate Fitzsimons—offer a tribute to the late Rep. John Lewis, go nuts over Ben Passmore's big book deal with Pantheon, recap the 2020 Eisner Awards, explain why Comic-Con@Home was not a bust, and survey Dynamite's ComicsGate debacle and an abrupt change of publisher at IDW. Photo of John Lewis: Jody Culkin.

Fantom Comics newsletter excerpts, 8/5/20

- DUPONT CIRCLE DC DOG DAYS: FREE COMIC BOOK SUMMER COMES AUGUST 8TH AT FANTOM:
The DuPont Circle business district is taking their usual Dog Days event and going VIRTUAL, making it available to anyone across the city (or anywhere)!

Fantom Comics will be continuing our Free Comic Book Summer event on Saturdays from July 18th through September 12th and will release up to six titles weekly. You can either pick up FCBS titles in store or through www.fantomcomics.com by searching "Store Exclusives" at the top of the page.

This year has caused a great deal of hardship, so we're suggesting that anyone who'd like to grab some free books to donate to DC non-profits like Bread For The City (breadforthecity.org), Casa Ruby (casaruby.org), So Others Might Eat (https://www.some.org/), or HIPS (https://www.hips.org). You can donate in store at checkout or through www.fantomcomics.com by searching "FCBS" at the top of the page, with minimum starting at $5 and no max threshold.

FCBS Books Available This Saturday, August 8th:

Artists, Writers & Artisans- The Resistance
Boom! Studios- Lumberjanes: Farewell To Summer
New England Comics- The Tick
Penguin Workshop- Zoo Patrol Squad: Kingdom Caper
TOKYOPOP- Bibi & Miyu/The Fox & Little Tanuki
Image Comics- Invincible #1

For further details on FCBSummer: https://www.facebook.com/events/306700033813025?active_tab=about
For further details on DC Dog Days: https://www.facebook.com/events/1149069008798021/?active_tab=about

- EVENTS:
TODAY, AUGUST 5TH @ 6PM VIA ZOOM: DRAW AT HOME WITH FANTOM COMICS:
Another chance for some community fun led by Sarahti, continuing to show you fun tricks of the trade, sharing artwork and making new friends during this isolated time!

For sign up and further details: https://bit.ly/AugustDrawAtHome

#2120DC arrives tomorrow

Saturday, August 01, 2020

Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum

The Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space Museum has reopened via tickets, so I stopped by yesterday. It's mostly very large aircraft, but there are a few interesting small things including a ballooning exhibit that includes some early editorial cartooning prints.

There is a very nice exhibit case of  space-toys including a lot from Buck Rogers (soon converted from a novel to a comic strip) and Flash Gordon (originally a comic strip).  Here's my set of photos.



















Thursday, July 30, 2020

Hopefully the last of the Tom King / Jae Lee Twitter kerfuffle

Tom King Issues Full Apology to Jae Lee, Removes Tweets

Adrian Tomine talks to Politics and Prose

Adrian Tomine – The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

Jason Zinoman.
Jul 30, 2020

Adrian Tomine was born in 1974 in Sacramento, California. He began self-publishing his comic book series Optic Nerve when he was sixteen, and in 1994 he received an offer to publish from Drawn & Quarterly. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as McSweeney's, Best American Comics, and Best American Nonrequired Reading, and his graphic novel Shortcomings was a New York Times Notable Book of the year. Since 1999, Tomine has been a regular contributor to the New Yorker. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughters. Tomine is joined in conversation with author Jason Zinoman.

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Tom King, Robin Ha, Greg Pak, formerly live at Fantom Comics

Catching up with some Fantom Comics videos.  I was at two these events, but didn't think to check Facebook for the recordings.

It's Tom King talking about his new DC Comics series Strange Adventures

Julian Lytle

Fantom Comics newsletter excerpts

- NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY SURPRISE: FCBS FIRE POWER ISSUE & TRADE COMBO:
A Free Comic Book Summer special available today, July 29th! It's Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee's Fire Power #1 Free Comic Book Day Special Edition - this is the beginning of a brand new series, so grab your free first issue this week! And to celebrate, we are offering the previously released Fire Power Volume 01 trade - Prelude for the special price of $5 - a complete six issue story that lays the groundwork for the ongoing series. Supplies are limited for this $5 offer, so act fast!

You can find both items on fantomcomics.com by searching "Fire Power" at the top or stop by the shop since we're open for Phase 2!

- ANOTHER FREE COMIC BOOK SUMMER SATURDAY COMES JULY 25TH AT FANTOM:
FCBDay was cancelled, but we have FCBSummer to help us get through this strange time! FCBS will take place at Fantom Comics on Saturdays from July 18th through September 12th and will release up to six titles weekly. You can either pick up FCBS titles in store or through www.fantomcomics.com by searching "Store Exclusives" at the top of the page.

This year has caused a great deal of hardship, so we're suggesting that anyone who'd like to grab some free books to donate to DC non-profits like this week's partner: Bread For The City (breadforthecity.org). You can donate in store at checkout or through www.fantomcomics.com by searching "FCBS" at the top of the page, with minimum starting at $5 and no max threshold.

FCBS Books Available This Saturday, August 1st:

Archie Comics- Archie Blue Ribbon Presents
Dark Horse Comics- Stranger Things/Minecraft
Dynamite Entertainment- The Boys #1

- EVENT RESCHEDULE! MOVED FROM 8/1 TO 8/22:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd @ 4PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE: BLACK EXCELLENCE BOOK CLUB: FIRE!! THE ZORA NEALE HURSTON STORY WRITTEN & DRAWN BY PETER BAGGE:

Hurston challenged the norms of what was expected of an African American woman in early 20th century society. The fifth of eight kids from a Baptist family in Alabama, Hurston's writing prowess blossomed at Howard University, and then Barnard College, where she was the sole black student. She arrived in NYC at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and quickly found herself surrounded by peers such as Langston Hughes and Wallace Thurman.

If you would like to pre-order the book to have in time for the event, please reach out to us via email (fantomhq@fantomcomics.com), phone (202-241-6498) or coming into the store since we're open for Phase 2 and reserve your copy today!

For further details, check out the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/214589706340688/?active_tab=about

- 2020 EISNER WINNERS HAVE BEEN REVEALED - CONTINUING THE 2020 EISNER NOMINEE SALE:
To view the winners, check out: https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info
Every year, the Eisner Awards nominate material published in the US in 31 categories, representing more than 170 printed and online titles from over 60 publishers! We're continuing the Eisner Nominee sale, so check out www.fantomcomics.com/saleitem for up to 20% off!

- MISSED AN EVENT? WATCH PAST EVENTS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE!
Swing on over to our Facebook page and check out the "LIVE" tab (https://www.facebook.com/FantomComics/live_videos/?ref=page_internal) to view any of the virtual events we've hosted in the last several months like our Draw At Home With Fantom event led by Sarahti and Minh Le's discussion with Leah on his book, Green Lantern: Legacy!

- OPEN FOR PHASE 2:
As of Monday, June 22nd, we are open to the general public and can allow up to 5 customers in the shop at a time as long as everyone WEARS A MASK! Just come through the main entrance, walk up the stairs to the third level, knock on the glass door to let us know you've arrived, and as long as we're not at capacity and you have your MASK ON, we'll let you in so you can browse the shelves and rack!

In Store Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-6pm

NPR reviews Tomine's new book

Cartoonist Adrian Tomine's Self-Deprecating, Self-Aware Humor Shines In Memoir

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Back To School"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -

"Back To School"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3042

Capital and the State are trying to whip the working class back to work during a pandemic, but it won't be entirely successful unless they can whip the kids back to school.

Unsurprisingly, Texas and Arizona — two states leading the nation in Covid-19 cases and stupidity — are whole-hog into it.

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