The Year in Cartoons 2023: The best of Michael De Adder
A look back at the events that inspired Toronto Star's cartoonists.
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Happy New Year from ComicsDC (during the New Gilded Age)
Happy New Year from ComicsDC! as the story remains the same over a century later - only the names at the table change.
- New Year's eve at the hotel prosperity / Kep.
- - Caption: The Head Waiter Sorry, sir, but all our tables are reserved.
- - Illus. in: Puck, v. 66, no. 1713 (1909 December 29), centerfold.
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.27593/
Summary
- Illustration shows waiters Joseph G. Cannon and James S. Sherman turning away a man labeled "Average Citizen" and a woman at the "Hotel Prosperity" dining room because all the tables have been reserved; there are signs on the tables that read "Reserved for Wool Interests, Reserved for Coal Trust, Reserved for Steel Trust, Reserved for Senator Aldrich and Party, Reserved for Cold Storage Interests, Reserved for Sugar Trust, Reserved for Ice Trust, [and] Reserved for Franchise Grabbers".
Names
- Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956, artist
Created / Published
- N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, Puck Building, 1909 December 29.
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/30/2023
Political Cartoonist Chris Britt Sells His Fangdellas Graphic Novel
The Fangdellas is a new MG graphic novel by political cartoonist Chris Britt, about the adventures of a multigenerational vampire family.
29 Dec 2023 by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/political-cartoonist-chris-britt-sells-his-fangdellas-graphic-novel/
Too Many 6 Panel Pages From Tom King? Not Possible, Says James Gunn
29 Dec 2023
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/too-many-6-panel-pages-from-tom-king-not-possible-says-james-gunn/
Comic Shops Get A Kid Venom Surprise One-Per-Store Variant Next Week
Next week, retailers will receive a special unannounced Kid Venom: Origins #1 variant cover by artist Luciano Vecchio, one per store.
29 Dec 2023
by Rich Johnston
Book Review - Forgotten Disney: Essays on the Lesser-Known Productions.
Reviewed by Cord A. Scott, UMGC-Okinawa
International Journal of Comic Art blog December 30, 2023
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/12/book-review-forgotten-disney-essays-on.html
Kathy Merlock Jackson, Carl H. Sederholm, and Mark I. West (eds.). Forgotten Disney: Essays on the Lesser-Known Productions. McFarland Publishing, 2023. $49.95. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/forgotten-disney/
The Golden Touch (1935): Re-Examining the Satirical Merits of Walt Disney's Alleged Directorial Misfire
Brennan Thomas 5
The Plausible Impossible in Walt Disney's Thru the Mirror (1936)
Jan Susina 15
Mickey & Co. Enlist: Disney's World War II Animated Shorts
Paula T. Connolly 22
Victory Through Air Power (1943): How Walt Disney Planned to Win the War
Emily Sullivan 31
Roald Dahl, Walt Disney, and The Gremlins: The Story of an Unfinished Film
Mark I. West 40
A Simple Love Story in the Labyrinth of Time: The Impossible Quest of Destino
Francesca Arnavas 46
Make Mine Music (1946): The Music Program Feature and Its Relevance to Pixar/Disney Shorts
Jacki Fitzpatrick 55
Anti-Urbanism, Environmental Degradation, and Solastalgia in The Little House (1952)
Hadas Marcus 70
A Whale of a Tale: Disney Theme Park Iterations of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Carissa Baker 81
Walt Disney Beyond the Barnyard: From Mickey's Kangaroo (1935) to Nature's Strangest Creatures (1959)
Derham Groves 115
Disney's Abandoned Rainbow Road to Oz
Dina Schiff Massachi 124
Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland (1961): Flawed Forerunner to Better Things
Kathy Merlock Jackson 134
Horizons: The Future That Never Was and Disney's Extinct Attractions
Andrew J. Friedenthal 176
A Financial Fable: The Rise and Fall of Disney Comics, 1990–1993
Peter Cullen Bryan 201
Recalling the Details of Forgotten Disney Theme Park Attractions
Bobby Schweizer 225
Bibliography
Camille McCutcheon 235
Book Review - Ilan Manouach in Review – Critical Approaches To His Conceptual Comics
Gareth Brookes
International Journal of Comic Art blog December 30, 2023
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/12/book-review-ilan-manouach-in-review.html
Pedro Moura (ed.) Ilan Manouach in Review – Critical Approaches To His Conceptual Comics. London: Routledge, 2023. https://www.routledge.com/Ilan-Manouach-in-Review-Critical-Approaches-to-his-Conceptual-Comics/Moura/p/book/9781032399713
Introduction: A Critical Situatedness of Comics
Pedro Moura
Part 1: Textuality and Surfaces
1. Katz, Noirs & Tintin akei Kongo: Ilan Manouach's Critical Manifesto
Xavier Guilbert
2. Ilan Manouach's Abrégé de bande dessinée franco-belge: Ontography and the Past and Future of Stories
Simon Grennan
3. Whitewashing the Smudge. The Politics of Erasure and Unreadability in Ilan
Manouach's Cascao
Ana Matilde Sousa
4. The Void that Challenged Narrative: A Poetics of Emptiness in Riki Fermier
Greice Schneider
5. Replacing and Reorganizing: A Discursive Arc about Cultural Production
Lorenz Ohrmer
Part 2: Reading Practices
6. Reading Childly: Riki Fermier and Cascao
Maaheen Ahmed
7. Disability, Comics and the Shapereader
José Alaniz
8. Shapereader and the Limits of Touch
Ian Hague
9. Blanco: On Blank and Illegible Books
Moritz Küng
Part 3: Rethinking the Pasts and the Futures of Comics
10. Manouach Contrabandier: Countering Practices to Industrial Publishing.
Morvandiau
11. Haunted by Tradition: Ilan Manouach and the Ghosts of BD Past
Barbara Postema
12. [CoCo]: Conceptual Comics and Online Archives
Benoît Crucifix
13. Can Comics Think? Automation on The Cubicle Island
Daniel Worden
14. Ilan Manouach: The Comic Book Hacker
Maria Clara da S. R. Carneiro and Lielson Zeni
Afterword: Like a Robot Bereft of Its Function
Xavier Löwenthal
Book Review - Muslim Comics and Warscape Witnessing
Reviewed by Adrienne Resha
International Journal of Comic Art blog December 30, 2023 https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/12/book-review-muslim-comics-and-warscape.html
Esra Mirze Santesso. Muslim Comics and Warscape Witnessing. Ohio State University Press, 2023. 220 pp, $149.95 hardcover, $34.95 paperback. https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814215418.html
Book review: J. Andrew Deman – The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X-Men - a review by Christopher Roman
reviewed by Christopher Roman, Kent State University
International Journal of Comic Art blog December 30, 2023
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/12/book-review-j-andrew-deman-claremont.html
Book Review - Fall Through by Nate Powell
reviewed by CT Lim
International Journal of Comic Art blog December 30, 2023
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/12/book-review-fall-through-by-nate-powell.html
Nate Powell. Fall Through. New York: Abrams ComicArts, 2024. https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/fall-through_9781419760822/
https://comicbook.com/comics/news/cgc-comics-issues-statement-on-holder-tampering-controversy/
CGC Comics Issues Statement on Holder Tampering Controversy
Hundreds of comics were impacted by a recent scam. CGC has released a statement promising to help those involved.
By Russ Burlingame - December 28, 2023
Fraud by Any Other Name: The CGC Comic Grading Scandal
Dr. Andy December 22, 2023
https://bleedingfool.com/blogs/fraud-by-any-other-name-the-cgc-comic-grading-scandal/
CGC Reholder Scam!!! I Found the Proof!
Ryan
Automatic Comics
Dec 20, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0RyRbpwKZ8
David J. Lee Moves From Impossible Burger To Become CFO Of Webtoon
David J. Lee is now the new CFO and COO of Webtoon Entertainment and Yongsoo Kim is the new CSO, both reporting in to CEO Junkoo Kim.
29 Dec 2023 by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/david-j-lee-moves-from-impossible-burger-to-become-cfo-of-webtoon/
What If…? S02: "1602" Ep End Credits Thank Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert
Here's a look at how What If...? S02E08: "What If... the Avenger Assembled in 1602?" thanked comics writer Neil Gaiman & artist Andy Kubert.
29 Dec 2023
Ray Flook
https://bleedingcool.com/tv/what-if-s02-1602-ep-end-credits-thank-neil-gaiman-andy-kubert/
National Library of Scotland Finally Gets The Broons Annual from 1939
The National Library of Scotland has paid five figures for a copy of the first-ever Broons Annual, published in 1939, for its collection.
29 Dec 2023
by Rich Johnston
Walt Handelsman: A look back at national and international cartoons from 2023
BY WALT HANDELSMAN
Dec 27, 2023
Matt Davies' 2023 cartoons of the year
By Matt Davies
Newsday December 29, 2023
https://www.newsday.com/opinion/cartoons/matt-davies-political-cartoons-of-the-year-2023-nhbh90z7
The Year 2023 in Lalo Alcaraz Cartoons
https://laloalcaraz.com/the-year-2023-in-lalo-alcaraz-cartoons/
John Cole's Tennessee: the 'toons of 2023
J. Holly McCall
John Cole
December 29, 2023
https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/12/29/john-coles-tennessee-the-toons-of-2023/
Matt Wuerker's Best of 2023
By MATT WUERKER
12/29/2023
https://www.politico.com/cartoons/2023/12/29/matt-wuerker-best-of-2023-00133291?slide=0
23 political cartoons that say a lot about 2023
Amelia Robinson
Columbus Dispatch
Palestinian and Israeli cartoonists see the war differently (and the same) [Mohammad Sabaaneh, a Palestinian; Michel Kichka, an Israeli]
By Ann Telnaes
December 29, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/29/cartoons-gaza-war-israel-hamas-kichka-sabaaneh/
"The Story of the Holocaust Is Not Pretty, And It's Not Redemptive": An Interview with Leela Corman
by Hélène Tison
International Journal of Comic Art blog December 30, 2023
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-story-of-holocaust-is-not-pretty.html
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Matt Wuerker's Best of 2023
Matt Wuerker's Best of 2023
I like to think cartoons are a valuable and unique vehicle for political opinion, but of course I do — I'm a cartoonist. The idea that grown-ups like me get to lob their opinions around in the form of silly drawings does seem surprising. It's really a bit infantile if you think about it. It's the kind of misbehavior you might expect from crayon-wielding first-graders, nonetheless, we cartoonists get to, too. In fact, it's something we've been doing for centuries — thank you Mr. Hogarth, Mssr. Daumier, Mr. Herblock and others. It remains a potent way to express one's opinion, even in the era of memes and TikTok. I am very fortunate to get to post mine here on POLITICO. Cartoons provide a snapshot of the march of folly that more serious types refer to as "politics." Ideally, they capture the absurdity of a moment, illuminate some low-hanging hypocrisy, or call out some head-slapping stupidity. Taken together they can serve as an amusing chronicle of our kooky times. In that spirit I offer up a selection of my own cartoon efforts from 2023.
Telnaes talks to Palestinian and Israeli cartoonists
Palestinian and Israeli cartoonists see the war differently (and the same) [Mohammad Sabaaneh, a Palestinian; Michel Kichka, an Israeli]
By Ann Telnaes
December 29, 2023
Comics Research Bibliography new 2024 Facebook page
Ok, perhaps foolishly, I'm trying this again to get citations about comics and cartoons out to a wider world besides my blog and the annual compilation. The old page is still disabled by Facebook btw. Welcome aboard for 2024.
Speaking of the annual compilation -
Comics Research Bibliography 2023 E-book Edition
Mike Rhode; John A. Lent; Tony R. Rose
Arlington, VA: ComicsDC.
Online at https://archive.org/details/crb-2023-ebook-edition-final-v.-1.0 or
https://www.academia.edu/112376882/Comics_Research_Bibliography_2022_E_book_Edition#
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/28/2023
'Incredibly honoured': Maritime cartoonist Michael de Adder appointed to the Order of Canada
Natalie Lombard
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca Digital Coordinator
Dec. 29, 2023
Big Apple Christmas Con in Photos: Part II
Alice Cloos
Scoop December 29 2023
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=272066
THE CAPITAL CITY DISTRIBUTION SALES CONFERENCE 1993 PHOTO GALLERY: A Peak Year in the Comics Direct Market
Milton Griepp on December 29, 2023
Gossip- Why Is DC Comics Not Publishing An Aquaman Comic Right Now?
A relatively poor performance for the Aquaman 2 movie was accompanied by something even more unusual: no tie-in series from DC Comics.
28 Dec 2023
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/gossip-why-is-dc-comics-not-publishing-an-aquaman-comic-right-now/
'Dark Tintin': The cursed manuscript delving into the shadows of Hergé's childhood
By Roxana Azimi
January 7, 2023, https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2023/01/07/dark-tintin-the-cursed-manuscript-delving-into-the-shadows-of-herge-s-childhood_6010706_117.html
M2 Founder Masao Maruyama On His Studio's 'Pluto' Adaptation: "I Couldn't Kick The Bucket Until I Created This"
By Jamie Lang | 12/29/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/mappa-masao-maruyama-pluto-astro-boy-netflix-236219.html
Behind the Creation of PLUTO | MAKINGFLIX |
Netflix Anime Nov 30, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig9-EHmuf8M
The Journey to PLUTO's Creation With Naoki Urasawa
Netflix Anime Dec 10, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyqDKWqwbeA
Blue Eye Samurai | Behind the Animation
Netflix: Behind the Streams Oct 31, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0O6yorYfU
Three Of This Year's Oscar-Qualified Directors Discuss The Enduring Appeal Of 2D Animation
By Ryan Gaur | 12/28/2023
'Gundam' Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Warns Japanese Studios Against Emulating "Disney's Boring Digital Production System"
By Jamie Lang | 12/26/2023
10 Standout Animated Series That Defined 2023
By Jamie Lang | 12/26/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/10-standout-animated-series-that-defined-2023-236108.html
Animation Figures Who Died In 2023
By Jamie Lang | 12/27/2023
Leo Sullivan, Co-Founder Of Hollywood's First Black-Owned Animation Studio, Dies At 82
By Jamie Lang | 03/30/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/leo-d-sullivan-pioneering-black-animator-rip-227427.html
Rolly Crump, Animation Artist-Turned-Designer Who Developed Key Disneyland Attractions, Dies At 93
By Jamie Lang | 03/16/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/rolly-crump-disney-imagineer-rip-227018.html
Osamu Tezuka, Toei Company President And CEO, Dies At 62
By Jamie Lang | 02/21/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/osamu-tezuka-rip-toei-company-anime-226159.html
Leiji Matsumoto, Legendary Manga And Anime Creator, Dies At 85
By Jamie Lang | 02/23/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/leiji-matsumoto-rip-space-battleship-yamato-226296.html
Burny Mattinson, Disney Legend And The Company's Longest-Employed Worker, Dies At 87
By Jamie Lang | 02/28/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/burny-mattinson-rip-disneys-longest-serving-cast-member-226460.html
Todd Brian, TV Writer And Wildbrain Animation Executive, Dies At 59
By Jamie Lang | 01/10/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/todd-brian-rip-wildbrain-caillou-esme-roy-224739.html
Belgian Animation Master Raoul Servais, Director Of Palme d'Or Winner 'Harpya,' Dies At 94
By Amid Amidi | 03/27/2023
RIP, Bill Dennis, Disney And Hanna-Barbera Executive Who Helped Develop Southeast Asia Animation Industry
By Jamie Lang | 01/30/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/bill-dennis-rip-disney-toonz-animation-225538.html
Chris Ledesma, Music Editor On 'The Simpsons' Who Worked On Over 730 Episodes, Dies At 64
By Jamie Lang | 01/04/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/chris-ledesma-rip-the-simpsons-critic-224608.html
Roger Chouinard, Duck Soup Produckions Co-Founder, Dies At 81
By Jamie Lang | 04/05/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/roger-chouinard-duck-soup-produckions-rip-227600.html
Ken Mundie, Adventurous Artist Who Pushed Graphic Boundaries In Hollywood Animation, Dies At 97
By Jamie Lang | 04/18/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/ken-mundie-fat-albert-the-door-227967.html
Per Åhlin, Director Of Sweden's First Animated Feature, Dies At 91
By Jamie Lang | 05/09/2023
Alan Dewhurst, Passion Pictures Co-Founder And 'Peter & The Wolf' Producer, Dies At 63 [UK]
By Jamie Lang | 06/02/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/alan-dewhurst-passion-pictures-peter-and-the-wolf-229323.html
Randy Fullmer, Effects Animator-Turned-Producer Of 'Emperor's New Groove,' Dies At 73
By Amid Amidi | 07/15/2023
Ippei Kuri, Co-Founder And Former President Of 'Speed Racer,' 'Robotech,' 'Gatchaman' Studio Tatsunoko Production, Dies At 83
By Jamie Lang | 07/26/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/ippei-kuri-speed-racer-robotech-tatsunoko-production-rip-230841.html
Ian Emes, Celebrated British Animator And Long-Time Pink Floyd Collaborator, Dies At 73
By Jamie Lang | 07/31/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/ian-emes-pink-floyd-experimental-animation-230973.html
Jim Korkis, Animation Author And Historian Who Specialized In Disney, Dies At 72
By Jamie Lang | 08/01/2023
Johnny Hardwick, 'King Of The Hill' Writer, Producer, And Dale Gribble Voice Actor, Dies At 64
By Jamie Lang | 08/11/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/johnny-hardwick-king-of-the-hill-dale-gribble-231417.html
Paul Bush, British Filmmaker Who Experimented With Animation Techniques, Dies At 67
By Jamie Lang | 08/22/2023
Nizo Yamamoto, Longtime Studio Ghibli Art Director And Background Artist, Dies At 70
By Jamie Lang | 08/23/2023
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/nizo-yamamoto-art-director-background-painter-dies-at-70-231721.html
Pete Kozachik, 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' 'Coraline' Director Of Photography, Dies At 72
By Jamie Lang | 09/19/2023
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Pete Kozachik passes away
News 4 Tucson KVOA-TV (Sep 16, 2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8awS9KQZUDI
Get Graphic: A Night of Zombies with Sean Damien Hill
Troy-Jeffrey Allen
·Mar 29 2023
https://tjacomics.medium.com/get-graphic-a-night-of-zombies-with-sean-damien-hill-64b765c6fc70
Meet a Local Comic Book Artist: A Chat with Sean Damien Hill
by Mike Rhode
December 29, 2023
https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2023/12/SeanDamienHillchat.html
Our Best Artists: Dan Panosian; A guest post from Canary artist Dan Panosian about the references and stylistic choices he utilized in the now-concluded horror western series!
Dan Panosian
Our Best Jackett Dec 29, 2023
https://bestjackettpress.substack.com/p/our-best-artists-dan-panosian
Friday, December 29, 2023
Meet a Local Comic Book Artist: A Chat with Sean Damien Hill
by Mike Rhode
On September 16, 2023, comic book artist Sean Damien Hill was signing his new X-Men collection at Fantom Comics. He chatted with a small crowd for about an hour, discussing the business of comics, his influences, and how he worked. I thoroughly enjoyed it and bought the Bishop comic, as well as the DC Blood Syndicate collection that he had work in. Hill said he works a full time job, is a father, and does his comic work late in the evening. He also talked about being influenced by bodybuilders when it came to drawing superheroes. I appreciate him taking the time to answer our usual questions.
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
I think I can describe it as super hero and fantasy illustration. At least those are my biggest influences in my work.
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
I’ve gone back forth on digital and traditional, depending on the project I’m doing. But right now I’m experimenting with doing digital thumbnails, printing it on Bristol board and going traditional from there.
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
I was born and raised in Washington DC. Petworth is actually my old neighborhood. 
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
Nowadays I live in Alexandria Virginia. I’ve been there for about 8 years now. I like it here though it is a bit quieter lol.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
Well I had a mentor I met in elementary school, his name is Kofi Tyus and he is an artist that taught classes around the city back then. He also did a lot of cartooning for independent publications around the city at the time, along with doing them for his own greeting card business. He was teaching a comics and cartooning class when my school art teacher introduced me to him because she knew I was hugely into comics. He helped us make our own comic that he actually printed and would help us sell them to our friends, families or neighbors.
Who are your influences?
That is an pretty big list but from very young I used to read through my mom's books and two of my favorite were Stephen King's The Stand with art from Bernie Wrightson and Milton’s Paradise Lost with all the amazing artwork from Gustave Dore. My grandfather and mom were into comics and they introduced me to a lot of books at the time. Artist like Will Eisner and Jim Lee stick out, though I’m sure not many link those two names together as an influence too often. Right now artists like Mshindo Kuumba, Ivan Reis, a dozen others really have a big influence on me. 
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change? Or rather, how are you hoping your career will develop?
Looking back I think I would have made my own book first before doing any freelance stuff, and tell my own stories. Freelancing can be fun, as it does allow you to add your voice to an already-made world and [you can enjoy] seeing how it looks with you playing around in that world. But making my own thing has always been on my mind. One of these days I gotta do it.
What work are you best-known for?
I think for right now it might be for Bishop War College for Marvel Comics.
What work are you most proud of?
It’s between three books that I still feel pretty proud of: The Hated with David Walker; Dark History of Okemus with TJ Sterling and Isnana the Were-spider: Drums of the Ogunm with Greg Elyse.
Those are all Indy titles though. 
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
I hope to continue to do a lot more black-centric characters in the indies and continue to work for Marvel and DC. I’d love to do some X-men stuff again and for DC I’d love a shot at a Bat family character. Hopefully I get myself together and do my own thing too.
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
I don’t want to say I never have a block, but sometimes I wonder if it’s just me being too hard on myself about what I should produce. I firmly believe in every artist there’s 100 bad drawings and you gotta get through them to get the good ones. So I kinda just take it easy on myself, go ahead and work through all my trash ideas and play with them until I get something that works. 
What do you think will be the future of your field?
It’s gonna be interesting for sure, right now I’m seeing a small influx of Indy creators being picked by Marvel and DC more and more. And a lot of more established creators going into business for themselves. This tends to happen in comics a lot but it looks like we’re having another small wave happening now. I think crowd funding for Indy comics will continue to scale up; it’s starting to look like the best business model Indy comics has ever had. In the past the success of an Indy publisher would be to push themselves until they can mimic the business and distribution model of established publishers, but it’s got its own way now to build and sell to an audience and overall I think that’s great for comics.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Awesome Con, or others? Any comments about attending them?
So I am absolutely terrible at attending cons. But I have been sneaking into Blerdcon over in Alexandria in recent years to sign books with creators I’ve worked with there like TJ over at Rae comics and Isnana the Were-spider with Greg Elyse. I haven’t been to Awesome con in awhile and I’d love to see Baltimore Comic Con again.
What comic books do you read regularly or recommend? Do you have a local store?
I’m usually buying a lot more Indy stuff lately, I think the most recent think I got was a book called Crescent City Monsters from Dreamfury Comics. I’m also looking to get the collected edition of Fall of X too pretty soon. Sadly I don’t get as much time to read as much as I used too. 
What's your favorite thing about DC?
I think DC has the benefits of a small town, but in a metropolitan city. I’ve had friends I’ve known here since I was a kid and I would still run into them sometimes now, even though we’ve both moved in different places of the city probably several times over. There’s a strong sense of community here if you willing to invest in it. Plus we have THE best looking city flag in the nation.
Least favorite?
The Metro, it tough when you slogan is “getting back to good” it’s like your openly advertising your bad.
What monument or museum do you like to take visitors to?
For me it’s either the Lincoln Memorial or the Washington Monument, I’ve always love the monument. My wife and I had our engagement photos there.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
I think everyone in DC should experience Ben’s Chilli Bowl at least once, even if you're visiting but I don’t have an absolutely favorite place though.
Do you have a website or blog?
Yes, my website is www.seandamienhill.com [ed note: some original art from Bishop is for sale on his site]
