Thursday, February 09, 2017
Disney ice princesses featured in Express
Meet three real-life Disney princesses (on ice) [in print as Disney's princesses love life on the ice]
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
Digitization at the Smithsonian comic by Evan Keeling (and others)
The Washington Post ran a story online today about digitizing plant specimens. Evan Keeling reached out to me pointing out a comic book he did on the topic in 2014. You can read about and download Captain Capture here. (Direct download link)
The Post on 'Legion'
FX's 'Legion' is intriguing, but do we need more characters who are always seeing things? [in print as In 'Legion,' yet another trip down the rabbit hole].
Washington Post February 8 2017, p. C1, 5
Lumberjanes continues in new format
Amulet to Adapt Lumberjanes Comics into Novels
Resist! to return
http://icv2.com/articles/news/
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
Feb 13: Ian Rankin at Arlington Central Library
One More Page Books 2200 N. Westmoreland Street, #101
Arlington, VA 22213
703-300-9746 Visit our website
Mon-Sat: 10 am - 8 pm; Sun: noon to 5 pm
Matt Dembicki interviewed on ReDistricted webcomics
'ReDistricted': Combining Comics and the History of D.C.
by Jenny Bristolhttps://geekdad.com/2017/02/redistricted-comics-dc/
Monday, February 06, 2017
May 20 Cosplay Parade planning begins
The DC Anime Club are looking for Cosplayers to participate in our 2017 Cosplay Parade, which will be a part of Fiesta Asia Parade.
Cosplayers are welcome to Cosplay any character they wish as long as it's family friendly. We will march in the Fiesta Asia Parade Saturday May 20, 2017 Pennsylvania Avenue between Third and Sixth Street NW, Washington, DC. All Cosplayers are to arrive at Archives Navy Memorial Subway Station at 12pm and we will proceed to the parade route.
THE PARADE ITSELF STARTS AT 2PM. THIS GIVES PARTICIPANTS ENOUGH TIME TO ENJOY FIESTA ASIA UNTIL IT IS TIME FOR US TO LINE UP FOR THE PARADE.
Please rsvp at the following facebook link
https://www.facebook.com/event
or email president@dcanimeclub.org with "cosplay parade 2016" in the subject heading.
For more Information please contact: president@dcanimeclub.org or call 202 262 2083.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information please visit the DC Anime Club website at http://dcanimeclub.org.
Follow us on our various sites
Main site
www.dcanimeclub.org
Facebook fanpage
www.facebook.com/DCAnimeClub
Facebook group page
https://www.facebook.com/group
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/DC
Photobucket
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https://twitter.com/DCAnimeClu
America's Greatest Otaku Chris Wanamaker
https://www.facebook.com/Ameri
About DC Anime Club:
DCAC was established in 2003 to introduce and educate people in the Washington, DC area about East Asian culture, through viewing and discussion of Japanese animation (also known as anime) and Japanese comics (manga). DCAC is a 501(c) (3) not for profit organization, contributions to DC Anime Club are taxed deductible to the extent allowable under the law.
The club also works to provide a positive, alternative activity to the youth in the area by exposing them to foreign culture, encouraging artistic expression and creativity, and providing opportunities for participation in community activities and leadership. In addition to our bi-weekly meetings, the club holds an Annual Art Show, an Annual Costume fundraising event, and visits local schools to do presentations on anime. The club also works with the Smithsonian Freer Gallery and DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival on their anime screenings, and has helped locally promote performances for Japanese bands such as Puffy Ami Yumi and Pine am. DC Anime Club was founded by Chris Wanamaker (President), Jules Chang (Former Vice President) and Craig Vaughn (Vice President) on Saturday June 5, 2003. We have a strong membership that continues to grow -- most of which are teenagers.
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "New Blue Dark Money Detergent"
"NewBlue" Dark Money Detergent
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=21
Oh, sweet friggin' jayzus, what are those wacky Third Way Democrats up to now? Why, they've launched another 501(c)4 "dark money" astroturf outfit, the "New Blue" campaign which, to most regular folks, sounds like a really good name for a brand of laundry detergent -- like, twenty million dollar laundry detergent.
Their announcement is so full of wonk patois that even this old Washington kid is going into Beltway Babble Overload. I especially like the queefage about Left populism becoming "an uncontrollable prairie fire". Ya dumbasses, you say that like it's a bad thing. That's the whole beauty of true grassroots uprising -- that it's organic, spontaneous, with a life of its own, an uncontrollable prairie fire. That's what they call revolution.
But, then, that's pretty much lost on these Democratic astroturfing doorknobs, isn't it?
(special Thanks to Jeff St. Clair at CounterPunch for inspiring this cartoon with this tweet:
https://twitter.com/JSCCounter
"Democratic Party Rethink Gets $20 Million Injection", Politico 01.17.17
http://www.politico.com/story/
"Third Way Launches $20 Million 'New Blue' Campaign To Battle Trumpism" Third Way Press Release 01.17.17
http://tinyurl.com/h4smgxx
"Third Way At It Again, To Spend $20 Million To Find Out How To Win", Jack Pine Radicals 01.17.17
http://tinyurl.com/jzl46jw
Another Resist! article
Q&A: RESIST! Cartoonists Respond to the Election
By Martha Cornog on January 30, 2017http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2017/01/books/graphic-novels/qa-resist-cartoonists-respond-to-the-election/
Daniel Boris returns to editorial cartooning due to Trump
Daniel Boris has recently been working on his children's books about Dozi the Alligator, but he tells us "Our new President has inspired me to start creating editorial cartoons." He's posting them on his Facebook page.
Here's his first from February 4 and yesterday's Super Bowl one.Martin O'Malley recalls Thomas Nast to argue against Trump policies
The Truth Behind "Sanctuary" Cities
Medium (February 6 2017):
https://medium.com/@MartinOMalley/the-truth-behind-sanctuary-cities-a40b67f9cd15#.xvf2myt9l
Children's comics received this winter
by Neill Cameron
Want to have awesome ideas, every time? Feel like turning your ideas into amazing stories? And ever wish you could make your creations come alive with incredible artwork?
If any of these things sounded cool to you, then How to Make Awesome Comics is the perfect book to help you on your way to comics/cartooning genius. Let Professor Panels and Art Monkey take you through every step you'll need to be on your way!
From the very basics (coming up with your stories and characters, learning how to draw) to more advanced levels (making art and text work together well, what makes a good villain, creating your own books from paper), How to Make Awesome Comics is a comprehensive and can't-put-down guide for every burgeoning artist, all from the mind of accomplished comic book-maker Neill Cameron.
Evil Emperor Penguin: Book 1 (The Phoenix Presents)
by Laura Ellen Anderson
Far away in the icy wastes of Antarctica lives a warm and cuddly, kind-hearted penguin who only wants to do good in the world . . . NOT! This is no ordinary penguin. This is . . . EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN! And he wants to take over the world!
Of course, every evil ruler needs a sidekick and a minion, and Evil Emperor Penguin is no different. That's why he has Number 8, a very polite and thoughtful octopus who knits, and Eugene, the incredibly cuddly abominable snowman who loves hugs.
Join this fearsome team of Evil as they try to take over the world--and obviously, destroy it--but get waylaid by evil cats, rogue farts, killer plants, and visiting sisters.
by Jamie Smart
Welcome back to the woods! It's a peaceful home, really, but wait . . .
ZAP! ZAAP!! ZAAAPPPPP!!!!
It's Monkey in a hovercraft that fires lasers! And is that a kitten cannon and a Hamster Mobile too?
Join Bunny, Monkey, Skunky, Pig, and all the rest of the lovable and crazy characters from the first book, as science and nature fight again. There's all the same irreverent humor, bold and appealing art, and non-stop action, but this time with robotic worms, Trojan mooses, and lemony doomsday devices, of course.
It's the continuing battle between good and evil . . .
It's . . . Bunny vs. Monkey: Book Two!
by James Burks
It's been a long, crazy trip around the world. Now the duo is back in their beloved forest, and Bird wants to throw a party! But Squirrel isn't in the mood to celebrate. His house needs a good cleaning, the river has been dammed up by a pesky beaver, and the forest animals are jittery about a growing menace. Will the dam dry out the forest? Will the mysterious new danger ruin the party? Will Bird finally convince Squirrel to let go and just have a good time? Find out in their hilarious new adventure!
by Dav Pilkey
George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?
by Matt Groening
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Go the distance with the Simpson family as they join everybody’s favorite moonraking megalomaniac, Hank Scorpio. for a globetrotting adventure that will not only take you around the world but into orbit around the Earth. And when the lovelorn losers of Springfield feel like throwing in the towel on romance, they pick themselves up off the mat and get an adrenaline rush by living life to the extreme! And as if Homer wasn’t already a glutton for punishment, watch him discover his killer instinct as he goes toe to toe with C. Montgomery Burns!
Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a military prodigy. Born into the slums of the Republic’s Lake Sector, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives are not as sinister as they often they seem. One day June’s brother is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Now, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June tries desperately to avenge her brother’s death. And the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together and the lengths their country will go to in order to keep its secrets.
After escaping from the Republic's stronghold, Day and June are on the run in Vegas when the country learns that their Elector Primo has died and his son has stepped in to take his place. They meet up with the rebel stronghold of the Patriots—a large organization straddling the line between the Republic and its warring neighbor, the Colonies—and learn about an assassination plot against the Elector. Using threats and blackmail to get what he wants, the Patriots' leader, Razor, convinces June to let herself be captured by Republic soldiers so she can win over the Elector and feed him a decoy assassination plan. But when June realizes that the new Elector is nothing like his father, she must work with Day to try to stop the Patriots' plot before Razor can fulfill his own devastating plans. The second book in the best-selling Legend trilogy comes to life in this vibrant graphic novel adaptation.
Sunday, February 05, 2017
SPX 2017 Exhibitor Information!
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Highlight's from today's Wash Post
More 'alternative facts' that explain the Trump administration [in print as
More 'alternative facts'].
Facts all come with a point of view.
Washington Post February 5 2017, p. B2.
From Bechdel to Chekhov, literary stars inspire this spring's D.C. theater choices [in print as At National, 'Fun Home' confronts family secrets].
Washington Post February 5 2017 p. E6
Starting with 'she-ro' Wonder Woman, spring's movies look encouraging for exhilarating female roles [in print as All the world's been waiting for her].
John Lewis's 'March' becomes nonfiction bestseller in the wake of New York Times list shakeup
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog February 3 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/02/03/john-lewiss-march-becomes-nonfiction-bestseller-in-the-wake-of-new-york-times-list-shakeup/
The Women's March in My Living Room
By CATHY GUISEWITE
A version of this op-ed appears in print on February 5, 2017, on Page SR10 of the New York edition with the headline: The Women's March in My Living Room.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/the-womens-march-in-my-living-room.htmlFriday, February 03, 2017
Alliance Française Washington's Bubble Factory Graphic Novel contest update
In order to help promote our Bubble Factory Graphic Novel contest, we are putting together a collection of personal stories of our team, our judges and last year's winners. Since this year's theme is "Childhood Memories: Les Souvenirs d'Enfance", we thought it would be fun to share our own childhood memories of graphic novels/comic books on the contest website.
We will be updating it on a weekly basis (every Thursday) with a new memory. We already have a few memories, feel free to check them out here: http://www.
We also have prizes for the contest winners… more to arrive soon! : http://www.
Paulina Ganucheau's new book reviewed
Another Castle: Grimoire
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62010-311-1?
NPR on Powerless
'Powerless': A Workplace Comedy For The Superhero Era
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2017/02/01/512682773/powerless-a-workplace-comedy-for-the-superhero-era
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Jason Rodriguez's Little Particle Kickstarter continues
Jason Rodriguez's Little Particle Kickstarter continues with these new stickers. He points out, "The purpose of this Kickstarter is to print a book, sure - but my purpose with this book is science advocacy."As with his Colonial Comics series, Jason's focus on educational and entertaining comics is one I agree with.
He's also noted that someone has backed having an original unique story written for them. I'm finding that curiously tempting.