Congratulations, Glen!
Comics: 'No Straight Lines,' Edited by Justin Hall
By GLEN WELDON
New York Times Book Review December 2 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/books/review/no-straight-lines-edited-by-justin-hall.html
NO STRAIGHT LINES
Four Decades of Queer Comics
Edited by Justin Hall
Illustrated. 308 pp. Fantagraphics Books. $35.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Comic Riffs on African-American animation director
'RISE OF THE GUARDIANS': 'The Obama of animation'? Director Peter Ramsey deflects the comparison — but not the responsibility
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog November 30 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rise-of-the-guardians-the-obama-of-animation-director-peter-ramsey-deflects-the-comparison--but-not-the-responsibility/2012/11/30/b2dac3c0-3aa7-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_blog.html#pagebreak
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog November 30 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rise-of-the-guardians-the-obama-of-animation-director-peter-ramsey-deflects-the-comparison--but-not-the-responsibility/2012/11/30/b2dac3c0-3aa7-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_blog.html#pagebreak
Mal Jones intervew at City Paper
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Mal Jones
by Mike Rhode on Nov. 30, 2012
Truitt on Bastian's 'Cursed Pirate Girl'
Bastian sails the detailed seas of 'Cursed Pirate Girl'; Writer/artist used Dorothy and Alice as role models for a buccaneer lass seeking her dad
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 30. 2012 - http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/29/cursed-pirate-girl-graphic-novel/1736127/
Katie Coleman covers today's Express
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Comic Riffs on the death of SPAIN
RIP, SPAIN RODRIGUEZ: Zap Comix pioneer and 'loved' S.F. artist dies at 72
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog November 29 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rip-spain-rodriguez-zap-comix-pioneer-and-loved-sf-artist-dies-at-72/2012/11/29/f12ac87e-39d9-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_blog.html#pagebreak
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog November 29 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rip-spain-rodriguez-zap-comix-pioneer-and-loved-sf-artist-dies-at-72/2012/11/29/f12ac87e-39d9-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_blog.html#pagebreak
KAL interviewed by Asia Society
Interview: For Editorial Cartoonist 'KAL,' Pen is Definitely Mightier Than the Sword
by Jeff Tompkins
November 28th, 2012
Hat tip to the Daily Cartoonist for spotting this.
Express takes a shot at "Arrow"
Slinging Arrows
By Marc Silver
[Washington Post] Express November 29, 2012 , p. 19
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Submissions open for DC Conspiracy's Magic Bullet newspaper
Submissions are open for DC Conspiracy's Magic Bullet #6 newspaper. Carolyn Belefski is editing this issue which full of one-page comic stories and is free.
The Post reviews Seussical
'Seussical': Very busy having fun [online as Easy to get lost in lively, crowded 'Seussical'].
By Celia Wren,
Washington Post November 28 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/easy-to-get-lost-in-lively-crowded-seussical/2012/11/27/e382820e-38c4-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html
Comic Riffs on crowdfunding Bill Day
CROWDFUNDING AN ARTIST'S 'SALARY': Pink-slipped political cartoonist is 'overwhelmed' by Indiegogo campaign
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (November 27 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/crowdfunding-an-artists-salary-pink-slipped-political-cartoonist-is-overwhelmed-by-indiegogo-campaign/2012/11/27/f0dd073e-390b-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_blog.html#pagebreak
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (November 27 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/crowdfunding-an-artists-salary-pink-slipped-political-cartoonist-is-overwhelmed-by-indiegogo-campaign/2012/11/27/f0dd073e-390b-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_blog.html#pagebreak
Editorial cartoonist Nina Allender needs you
This past weekend, I met a woman Washington political cartoonist I hadn't known before. Not in person - Nina Allender died in 1957 - but her drawings live on in the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum on Capitol Hill. The Museum has about 20 of her cartoons on display - but houses over 100 more. You can see them online. Allender's sex is important because she was a single theme cartoonist on suffrage and the vote for American women.
The Museum is holding a fundraising drive to conserve Allender's cartoons. They're asking people to sponsor a drawing at $250. Their website lists the reasons why and the benefits to you: Many of these cartoons, sketches on paper, are critically in need of conservation. Conservation includes cleaning, repairing any losses of the paper, and stabilization of the original drawings. Your contribution to our Allender fund can help underwrite the cost of conserving the cartoons to preserve these images for future generations to view. The benefits of sponsorship include: Recognition of your adoption displayed alongside the cartoon in the Museum and if the original is lent out for exhibit; An 8 x 10 print of the adopted Allender; An adoption certificate.
Who was Nina Allender? According to the Museum website:
Nina Allender was the official cartoonist for the National Woman’s Party. She contributed over 150 cartoons to the suffrage campaign, mostly original drawings created for The Suffragist, the weekly publication of the National Woman’s Party from 1913 until 1921, and later its successor, Equal Rights, published from 1923 until 1954.
Allender’s cartoons were instrumental in changing the mainstream image of the suffragist as unattractive, selfish and rowdy to one who was young, slender and energetic – a capable woman with an intense commitment to the cause. This suffragist image, titled the “Allender Girl”, appeared in many of Allender’s cartoons. Today she is considered one of the most significant political artists of the era, capturing the spirited struggle for women’s rights as it happened and providing a unique window into this intense chapter in women’s history.Allender gave the majority of the cartoons she drew during this time to the National Woman’s Party; at this point it is believed that the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum houses the only collection of Nina Allender cartoons.
The Museum's biography probably overstates her importance as a cartoonist, but last year Slate Magazine had a small feature on her - Nina Allender's Suffrage Cartoons by Elizabeth Weingarten. Overall, I think Allender could use some wider recognition.The Museum itself is having some financial difficulties and after December 31, 2012, will close for the winter except by appointment. They hope to reopen for regular hours in the spring, but as of now, if you're interested in seeing her work in person, you've got a month left to visit. If sponsoring a cartoon is a financial stretch for you, the gift shop sells 9 postcards and 2 magnets of her cartoons. I've got one of each now.
Some more pictures of the Sewall-Belmont House can be seen here.
Jason Rodriguez and Andrew Cohen have new works out
Andrew Cohen has a non-fiction shipwreck story in The Appendix, a new history journal.
Jason Rodriguez wrote a story for the comics/fairy tales anthology, Once Upon A Time Machine. He's also been releasing short prose science fiction stories through Amazon.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Truitt on Talon
'Talon' claws into Gotham City lore with Calvin Rose: The escape artist and former assassin now fights the good fight in the land of Batman.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 26. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/26/talon-batman-comic-book-series/1726339/
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 26. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/26/talon-batman-comic-book-series/1726339/
International Ink book reviews part deux
International Ink: Gift Ideas for Comics Nerds (Part 2 of 2)
by Mike Rhode on Nov. 27, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2012/11/27/international-ink-gift-ideas-for-comics-nerds-part-2-of-2/
by Mike Rhode on Nov. 27, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2012/11/27/international-ink-gift-ideas-for-comics-nerds-part-2-of-2/
And remember, these are not necessarily my holiday recommendations, but rather books that I was sent for review.
Feb 16-17: Success in the World of Comics Seminar
David Paccia, the man behind the excellent David-Wasting-Paper interview blog, pointed me to The Third Annual Success in the World of Comics Seminar that will be held in Annapolis, MD. It's run by Chad Carpenter and Bill Kellogg who've made a success of the self-syndicated Tundra comic strip. Amy Lago of the Washington Post syndicate will be there as will other cartoonists such as Tom Richmond, MAD caricaturist and head of the National Cartoonists Society. The seminar is Feburary 16-17th and costs $375 - register for it on the site which also has hotel information.
Truitt on Retrovirus
'Retrovirus' an infectious mix of pandemics and cavemen; An interest in science and a run-in with H1N1 influenced Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti's new graphic novel.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Project Update #3: The Super-Shakespeare Series by David Miller
Ryan North's Shakespeare project is wildly over-funded - consider a local cartoonist's project!
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Marc Tyler Nobleman says "Book signing THIS Wednesday evening - 40 authors"
From: Marc Tyler Nobleman:
Because you probably thrive on the challenge of getting a sitter on short notice, I hereby invite you to the annual University Club Book Fair this Wednesday. I'm honored to be one of the 40 authors who will sign books; personalized books, I'm told, make thoughtful holiday gifts. (No one's yet asked but I will also sign Kindles/Nooks/iPads.) At least two of my titles will be there, including my latest, which has been seen/heard on outlets including NPR, MTV, and TED (see below). The event is free and open to the public and here's all else you need to know:
The University Club of Washington DC
1135 16th Street, N.W.
Wednesday 11/28
5:30-8 p.m.
Hope to see you there; truly no pressure to buy one of my books. It looks like a classy event. Oh, and come to think of it, it does start early enough that you actually don't need a sitter...
Thank you,
Marc Tyler Nobleman
noblemania.blogspot.com
twitter.com/MarcTNobleman
Buzz on Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman:
Because you probably thrive on the challenge of getting a sitter on short notice, I hereby invite you to the annual University Club Book Fair this Wednesday. I'm honored to be one of the 40 authors who will sign books; personalized books, I'm told, make thoughtful holiday gifts. (No one's yet asked but I will also sign Kindles/Nooks/iPads.) At least two of my titles will be there, including my latest, which has been seen/heard on outlets including NPR, MTV, and TED (see below). The event is free and open to the public and here's all else you need to know:
The University Club of Washington DC
1135 16th Street, N.W.
Wednesday 11/28
5:30-8 p.m.
Hope to see you there; truly no pressure to buy one of my books. It looks like a classy event. Oh, and come to think of it, it does start early enough that you actually don't need a sitter...
Thank you,
Marc Tyler Nobleman
noblemania.blogspot.com
twitter.com/MarcTNobleman
Buzz on Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman:
My TED talk about Bill Finger and the tragedy of creators' rights
My interview on NPR's All Things Considered
Why we bid - Cartoons & Cocktails results
A few days ago, we linked to Michael Cavna's article on the upcoming Cartoons & Cocktails charity editorial cartoon auction. (Their site is here).
In case anyone was wondering, here's a link to the art I won - all in the silent auctions where I bid first on people I know, then on local cartoonists, then on cartoons I like. I usually make about 50 bids (at a minimum of $25) so I wander around feeling nervous. And don't bid much on the live auction. But you can talk to cartoonists like Matt Wuerker and KAL who were running parts of the show this year. And Lynn Johnston stopped in briefly and signed my Team Cul de Sac book.
The art I won was:
| It's Time We Clean House! | Artley, Steven G |
| These People Here For The "Kiss Protest" Are Really Freaking Me Out… | Jones, Clay |
| Norbert: I Never Noticed the Size of His Teeth Before | Fett, George |
| Can You Please Play Ruffles and Flourishes Just for Me, and Does Anyone Know the Words? | Ganz, Anne |
| Mitt's Way On The Highway | Dale, Barbara |
| Wee Pals: What's Your View On Euthanasia, Guys? | Turner, Morrie |
| Don't Blame Me… My Gun Only Bops People On the Schnoz! | Jackson, Tim |
| Free Speech, Free Speech, Free Speech, Reason To Boycott | Sutliff, Joe |
Joe, Steve, Barbara, Clay and Anne are local to DC/Baltimore.The Fett and Turner pieces are comic strips - I didn't know Fett's work, but it was nice (he was big in Australia) and Morrie Turner's an early African-American cartoonist in the strip world, influenced and helped by Charles Schulz. Tim Jackson's take on a comic book villain was appealing.
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Grand Bargain" (NSFW)
From: mike flugennock: (and passed through unedited - MR)
Grand Bargain
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1234
You know that when politicians and pundits start throwing the phrase "grand bargain" around on TV, it's time to look the fuck out.
Speaking of which, I'd love to find the Liberal think tank hack who came up with the phrase "grand bargain", so I can beat the shit out of him/her/it. The GOP's transparent, cheesy euphemisms -- like "job creators" -- are bad enough; just imagine that bullshit with an extra added helping of smarm, and you've got the Democrats' transparent, cheesy euphemisms.
Of course, El Presidente will have his sycophantic minions out beating the drum for the Grand Bargain™, trying to convince us that we have a duty to give up our Social Security and Medicare benefits and bend over for austerity -- as if putting up with those zombie clowns during two Presidential campaigns wasn't bad enough. I can just see them down at Busboys'n'Poets now, buttonholing all those Liberals who paid way too much for their burgers and Sam Adams, flocks of so-called Progressives shilling for right-wing policies. Just makes you want to smack the shit out of them, huh?
--
"Though I could not caution all, I yet may warn a few:
Don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools!"
--grateful dead.
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Mike's Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
Grand Bargain
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1234
You know that when politicians and pundits start throwing the phrase "grand bargain" around on TV, it's time to look the fuck out.
Speaking of which, I'd love to find the Liberal think tank hack who came up with the phrase "grand bargain", so I can beat the shit out of him/her/it. The GOP's transparent, cheesy euphemisms -- like "job creators" -- are bad enough; just imagine that bullshit with an extra added helping of smarm, and you've got the Democrats' transparent, cheesy euphemisms.
Of course, El Presidente will have his sycophantic minions out beating the drum for the Grand Bargain™, trying to convince us that we have a duty to give up our Social Security and Medicare benefits and bend over for austerity -- as if putting up with those zombie clowns during two Presidential campaigns wasn't bad enough. I can just see them down at Busboys'n'Poets now, buttonholing all those Liberals who paid way too much for their burgers and Sam Adams, flocks of so-called Progressives shilling for right-wing policies. Just makes you want to smack the shit out of them, huh?
--
"Though I could not caution all, I yet may warn a few:
Don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools!"
--grateful dead.
________________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Mike's Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
Truitt on Hulk and Alpha
With 'Alpha,' Pittsburgh gets a cocky kid superhero
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 1. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/01/alpha-spider-man-series/1675057/
Waid takes the Hulk from incredible to 'Indestructible'; In new series, Bruce Banner joins S.H.I.E.L.D. as a big brain and a weapon of mass destruction.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 21. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/21/indestructible-hulk-marvel-comic-book-series/1719061/
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 1. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/01/alpha-spider-man-series/1675057/
Waid takes the Hulk from incredible to 'Indestructible'; In new series, Bruce Banner joins S.H.I.E.L.D. as a big brain and a weapon of mass destruction.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 21. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/21/indestructible-hulk-marvel-comic-book-series/1719061/
Help fund editorial cartoonist Bill Day for 2013
Editorial cartonist Bill Day won the Robert F. Kennedy journalism award here in DC a couple of years ago, but lost his newspaper cartooning job, and then his replacement package deilivery one. Daryl Cagle is putting together a crowdfunding campaign to put Bill back to work creating cartoons.
From: Bill Day:
A campaign to help me has been started by Daryl Cagle, my syndication director. Daryl runs Cagle.com, a syndication service that sends my cartoons to newspapers and websites around the world. Daryl is using his blog and a website called Indiegogo to accomplish a set of goals to help me after I lost my job three years ago. I am deeply moved by his desire to help me. If it is possible fo
r you, please join this effort and pass this message around to those who enjoy my work.
The site with all the information is:
http://www.indiegogo.com/billday and Daryl's blog is: www.cagle.com/2012/11/help-us-save-an-editorial-cartoonist/
Again, I am very grateful to you for believing in me.
Again, I am very grateful to you for believing in me.
Sincerely, Bill
International Ink: Gift Ideas for Comics Nerds (Part 1 of 2)
International Ink: Gift Ideas for Comics Nerds (Part 1 of 2)
Posted by Mike Rhode on Nov. 26, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2012/11/26/international-ink-gift-ideas-for-comics-nerds-part-1/
Posted by Mike Rhode on Nov. 26, 2012
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2012/11/26/international-ink-gift-ideas-for-comics-nerds-part-1/
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Weingarten's Bazooka Joe interview
Chewish humor: The secrets of 'Bazooka Joe'.
By Gene Weingarten, Washington Post Magazine November 25 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/gene-weingarten-chewish-humor/2012/11/14/0882d6ec-2512-11e2-ba29-238a6ac36a08_story.html
SPX panel programmer's new publishing venture featured
Publisher Q&A | Bill Kartalopoulos
by Chris Mautner
November 24, 2012
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/11/publisher-qa-bill-kartalopoulos/
by Chris Mautner
November 24, 2012
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/11/publisher-qa-bill-kartalopoulos/
David Miller's Super-Shakespeare on Kickstarter
Just a reminder that local cartoonist David Miller has a Shakespeare comics project at Kickstarter. He's got 15 days left.
PR: Beyond Comics Extended Black Friday Sale!
| Beyond Comics | Gaithersburg Square | 536 North Frederick Avenue | Gaithersburg | MD | 20878 |
Dec 2: JK Snyder III at Capicons convention
Baltimore artist John K Snyder III is appearing at Capicons on December 2.
http://capicons.com
John did a lovely page in the Team Cul de Sac book, so you should buy a copy and have him sign it. He's appearing on behalf of Hero Initiative charity. I'm sure he'll have some of his own current work too.
http://capicons.com
John did a lovely page in the Team Cul de Sac book, so you should buy a copy and have him sign it. He's appearing on behalf of Hero Initiative charity. I'm sure he'll have some of his own current work too.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Jason Axtell has a new Facebook page
That darn Peanuts, and Clay Bennett too
A wrong message in 'Peanuts'
Mariah Finkelstein, Washington
Washington Post November 24 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-wrong-message-in-peanuts/2012/11/22/5b0c48bc-3273-11e2-92f0-496af208bf23_story.html
Mariah Finkelstein, Washington
Washington Post November 24 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-wrong-message-in-peanuts/2012/11/22/5b0c48bc-3273-11e2-92f0-496af208bf23_story.html
Letter to the Editor - Good employees create success [Clay Bennett cartoon].
H. S. Meade Gwinn, Cyndy Martin, Asher Roth
Washington Post November 24 2012
One More Page visited by Obama family
One More Page bookstore in Arlington, VA, which has hosted various cartoonists including Team Cul de Sac and District Comics, was visited by President Obama and his daughters today. WTOP and CBS have stories.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thanksgiving Sale and comic book signings at Cards, Comics and Collectibles
November 23-25: Thanksgiving sale.
November 24: Craig Rousseau signs Adventure Time.
November 28: Jae Lee signs Masks.
Truitt on Thor's girlfriend and Comicback
Time travel and crime coexist in sci-fi 'Comeback'
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 20. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/20/comeback-sci-fi-comic-book-series/1716219/
Sif happens in Marvel's retooled 'Journey Into Mystery': Kathryn Immonen takes the reins of Thor's Asgardian warrior-goddess pal.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 20. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/20/sif-journey-into-mystery/1717925/
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 20. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/20/comeback-sci-fi-comic-book-series/1716219/
Sif happens in Marvel's retooled 'Journey Into Mystery': Kathryn Immonen takes the reins of Thor's Asgardian warrior-goddess pal.
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY November 20. 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/11/20/sif-journey-into-mystery/1717925/
Beyond Comics Black Friday Sale!
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| Beyond Comics | Gaithersburg Square | 536 North Frederick Avenue | Gaithersburg | MD | 20878 |
'Rise of the Guardians' reviewed in The Post
Scaring up magic from childhood
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post November 21, 2012
and this article is in print in today's Express -
AP Q&A: Chris Pine takes on the bogeyman in his first animated role: 'Rise of the Guardians'
HBy Hilary Fox, Associated Press, November 14 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Weldon on 2012's comics
Graphic Novels That Flew Under The Radar In 2012
by Glen Weldon
NPR.org November 20, 2012
http://www.npr.org/2012/11/20/165477883/graphic-novels-that-flew-under-the-radar-in-2012
Hidden Treasure of the National Library of Medicine FREE online
Hidden Treasure of the National Library of Medicine is now FREE online. "Why tell me?" you ask - because I have a piece on World War II US Navy medical animation at page 89 of the pdf file, and Malaria Mack cartoon calendars are featured right before that. Also Huber the Tuber cartoon books are spotlighted. And it's free. My friends at the Library and Blast Books did a lovely job on this book, and I recommend it highly.
Comic Riffs on Calvin & Hobbes auction
'CALVIN AND HOBBES' ART FETCHES RECORD $203K: Cartoonist-seller Brian Basset 'blown away' by jaw-dropping price for Bill Watterson original at auction [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post November 19 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rare-calvin-and-hobbes-art-fetches-203k-cartoonist-seller-brian-basset-blown-away-by-price-for-bill-watterson-original-at-auction/2012/11/19/0c138622-3286-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_blog.html#pagebreak
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post November 19 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rare-calvin-and-hobbes-art-fetches-203k-cartoonist-seller-brian-basset-blown-away-by-price-for-bill-watterson-original-at-auction/2012/11/19/0c138622-3286-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_blog.html#pagebreak
Sunday, November 18, 2012
DC Whino Mag
I got a copy of this at DC Brau this weekend. It's got a nice article about cartoonist Jim Mahfood, although it's not focused on Washington artists.
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