Friday, August 30, 2019

NPR on the return of Invader Zim

'90s Kids, Rejoice: 'Invader Zim,' A Cult-Classic Nicktoon, Returns

Richmond's RVA Comics column on Spider-Man spinoffs

Looney Labs profiled in Washingtonian

The local game creator currently has a Marvel comics Fluxx out, and Batman is still available. We interviewed Andrew Looney last year.

They Once Worked at NASA. Now They Make Card Games.

Why people can't stop playing Looney Labs games like Fluxx.


This article appears in the August 2019 issue of Washingtonian.

Sept 26-27: Ta-Nehisi Coates - THE WATER DANCER Book Tour


Ta-Nehisi Coates - THE WATER DANCER Book Tour


Night 1 on 9/26 moderated by Michele Norris
Night 2 on 9/27 moderated by Ibram X. Kendi

Politics and Prose is honored to host Ta-Nehisi Coates for an event for his debut novel, The Water Dancer, a bracingly original vision of the world of slavery, written with the narrative force of a great adventure. Driven by Coates' bold imagination and striking ability to bring readers deep into the interior lives of his brilliantly rendered characters, this is the story of America's oldest struggle—the struggle to tell the truth—from one of our most exciting thinkers and beautiful writers of our time.

Coates, one of America's most important voices on race, changed the national dialogue with Between the World and Me, winner of the National Book Award in 2015 and a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize. Now, The Water Dancer adds to the conversation in a whole new way: with a story of an atrocity inflicted on generations of women, men, and children—the violent and capricious separation of families—and the war they waged to simply make lives with the people they loved. This book is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen.

Frazz beer in NoVA

Library of Congress blog on school and comics

Back to School: Comic Books and Literacy

PR: Meet FLASH writer Joshua Williamson at Third Eye Annapolis at our Batman / Superman #1 Launch Signing



Meet comics superstar Joshua Williamson (FLASH, BIRTHRIGHT, NAILBITER, DARK NIGHTS METAL: RED DEATH) for our BATMAN / SUPERMAN #1 Launch Signing
at Third Eye Annapolis Saturday 8/31/19!
One of our biggest signings of 2019 -- the story of the DARK MULTIVERSE continues in BATMAN / SUPERMAN #1 and we're hosting writer Joshua Williamson (Flash, Birthright, Nailbiter) to kick it off!
Read all about BATMAN / SUPERMAN #1 & our signing with Joshua Williamson
Order our LAST LAUGH VIP Pass & get priority admission, extended signing limits & free swag!

Click here to order now!
Pre-Order our exclusive BATMAN / SUPERMAN #1 Third Eye Variant now for in-store pick up or mail order by clicking here.
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Third Eye Comics | 2027A WEST ST, Suite 102, Annapolis, MD 21401




PR: Small Press Expo Announces Raina Telgemeier, Ngozi Ukazu, Jim Ottaviani and at National Book Festival



For Immediate Release
Contact: Warren Bernard
 
Small Press Expo Announces Raina Telgemeier, Ngozi Ukazu and Jim Ottaviani at the Library of Congress National Book Festival

Bethesda, Maryland - August 27, 2019
 
Media Release - Small Press Expo (SPX) is proud to announce it is again a sponsor of the Library of Congress National Book Festival. As a part of this sponsorship, SPX is supporting both Ngozi Ukazu and Jim Ottaviani in their appearances at the Library of Congress National Book Festival.

Long-time SPX creator Raina Telgemeier will present on the prestigious Main Stage, where she will be introduced by SPX Executive Director Warren Bernard.

Raina will also be a Special Guest at SPX 2019, to be held September 14 & 15 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center..

The National Book Festival, the largest book festival in the United States, takes place Saturday, August 31, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

There will be 145 authors across all genres giving talks and signing their books at the festival.
Raina Telgemeier

  • 1:30-2:30PM - Book Signing

  • 6:00-7:30PM - Poetry Slam

  • 4:00-5:00 PM - Main Stage Presentation - "Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story" (Graphix/Scholastic)
Ngozi Ukazu

  • 2:15-2:50PM - Presentation - "Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey" (First Second)

  • 3:30-4:30PM - Book signing
   
Jim Ottaviani

  • 11:00AM-11:45AM - Presentation - "Hawking" (First Second)
  • 12:30-1:30PM - Book Signing
  
Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 650 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests.

The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show.

As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which funds graphic novel purchases for public and academic libraries. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com.
Small Press Expo
P.O. Box 5704
Bethesda, Maryland
20824
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Sept 12: Signing and Event with Maia Kobabe, creator of Gender Queer.

Signing and Event with Maia Kobabe, creator of Gender Queer.


· Hosted by Fantom Comics


  • Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 6 PM – 9 PM

  • Fantom Comics
    2010 P St NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Another Otakon interview on Scoop

Tomorrow: Comics at the Library of Congress Book Festival


Sorted by appearance time.

Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm Presentation 9:30 am - 9:55 am EDT
Children's Purple Stage

Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm Book Signing Line No. 6 10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
Book Signing Lines 6-10

Juana Medina Presentation 10:40 am - 11:05 am EDT
Children's Purple Stage 

Jim Ottaviani Presentation 11:00 am - 11:45 am EDT
Science

Cece Bell Presentation 11:50 am - 12:15 pm EDT
Children's Green Stage

Jim Ottaviani Book Signing Line No. 13 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Book Signing Lines 11-15

Juana Medina Book Signing Line No. 23 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Book Signing Lines 20-23

Cece Bell Book Signing Line No. 11 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
  • Book Signing Lines 11-15

Raina Telgemeier Book Signing Line No. 19 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Book Signing Lines 16-19

Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham Presentation 2:10 pm - 2:35 pm EDT
 
Children's Green Stage

Ngozi Ukazu Presentation 2:15 pm - 2:50 pm EDT
Teens

Fabien Cousteau Presentation 2:20 pm - 2:45 pm EDT
Children's Purple Stage

Fabien Cousteau Book Signing Line No. 5 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
Book Signing Lines 1-5


Matt Phelan Presentation 3:30 pm - 3:55 pm EDT
Children's Purple Stage

Ngozi Ukazu Book Signing Line No. 3 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
Book Signing Lines 1-5

Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham Book Signing Line No. 11 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
B
ook Signing Lines 11-15

Raina Telgemeier Presentation 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Main Stage

Jarrett J. Krosoczka Book Signing Line No. 8 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Book Signing Lines 6-10

Matt Phelan Book Signing Line No. 2 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Book Signing Lines 1-5


Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks Book Signing Line No. 5 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Book Signing Lines 1-5