Dec 6: Animezing!: Mirai

Enjoy a FREE animated film at the JICC!

Animezing!: Mirai An official selection at Cannes Directors' Fortnight from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) and Japan's Studio Chizu comes Mirai, a daringly original story of love passed down through generations! When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Named Mirai (meaning "future"), the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun's entire family. As his mother returns to work, and his father struggles to run the household, Kun becomes increasingly jealous of baby Mirai... until one day he storms off into the garden, where he encounters strange guests from the past and future—including his sister Mirai, as a teenager. Together, Kun and teenage Mirai go on a journey through time and space, uncovering their family's incredible story. But why did Mirai come from the future? Starring Moka Kamishiraishi, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino In Japanese with English subtitles | Rated PG | 2018 | 98 min | Directed by Mamoru Hosoda Registration required Images: © 2018 STUDIO CHIZU Animezing!: Mirai Friday, December 6th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM JICC: Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street, NW Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20036-3838  REGISTER HERE This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp. Program begins at 6:30PM. Doors open 30 minutes before the program. No admittance after 7:00PM or once seating is full. Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee a seat. The JICC reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored by JICC without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100 | Washington, D.C. 20036-3838 TEL: 202-238-6900 | FAX: 202-822-6524 | jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp © 1981-2019 Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan

The Post reviews Frozen II

Neither hot nor cool, 'Frozen II' serves up lukewarm leftovers from the 2013 hit [in print as Sequel brings lukewarm leftovers].

By Kristen Page-Kirby

Freelance writer

Washington Post November 22 2019, Weekend p. 32.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/neither-hot-nor-cool-frozen-ii-serves-up-lukewarm-leftovers-from-the-2013-hit/2019/11/20/b1e483a0-0572-11ea-ac12-3325d49eacaa_story.html

  "Frozen II." (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Dec 3: Matt Wuerker and KAL at Georgetown University

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Cartoons, Controversy and Caricatures: Political Cartooning in the Age of Trump

Healey Family Student Center, Herman Room, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

LOCATION

Healey Family Student Center, Herman Room

DATE

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

RSVP

Join POLITICO's Matt Wuerker and The Economist's Kevin Kallaugher for a workshop and open discussion on the theory and practice of political cartoons. Attendees will participate in the conversation and even learn to draw some famous politicians.

Sponsored by GU Politics and The Hilltop Show

EHR Insights - A Secret History of Comics story

by Mike Rhode

In 2011, 3 issues of EHR Insights were published by the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS) which was based in Falls Church, VA at the Skyline complex. The comic book was built on the same lines as Will Eisner's WWII-and-beyond-era PS Magazine. The comic was "the new training booklet for the military's Electronic Health Record" which was designed by the Army to complement its pre-existing AHLTA system.

Unlike PS Magazine, EHR Insights survived for only a year and has mostly vanished without an electronic trace. ComicsDC writer R.M. Rhodes gave me a copy of issue 2 today and I started poking around looking for information on it. The main source of information online is a blog post by Brandon Carr who was the creator of the comic.

The comic itself is a mixture of single page comics and text, and a feature story. In #2 it's an Indiana Jones takeoff, "Montana Jackson on the Quest for the Golden Record."

Carr wrote that 10,000 copies of each comic were printed, but none are currently cataloged in WorldCat and only my copy is now indexed in the Grand Comics Database, although a set should theoretically be in the National Archives. My copy of this issue will be sent to Michigan State's Comic Art Collection soon, but it's also now scanned and available in the Medical Heritage Library.

I've reached out to both DHIMS's successor agency and Carr, and and the successor agency says they have no information on it.

Cavna's best graphic books of 2019

The best graphic novels, memoirs and story collections of 2019

Michael Cavna 

Washington Post November 21, 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-best-graphic-novels-memoirs-and-story-collections-of-2019/2019/11/20/447e7f76-0722-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html

P.S. Magazine ended as printed comic in 2017, ends as digital comic book in 2019

by Mike Rhode

While looking for information on military educational comic books, I went to a couple of websites for the P.S. Magazine, the Will Eisner-created longtime Army preventive maintenance publication.

The Army said that they ended publication of the print version in 2017:

"A World War II publication, Army Motors, which used a few cartoon characters to discuss maintenance problems, became the model for a new publication. In June 1951, the first issue of PS Magazine was published using the cartoon format. The Army technical bulletin transitioned to an all-digital format in June 2017, publishing its 775th edition -- the last to run in print."

The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) says that the electronic issue version will end this month with #804:

" Effective 1 Nov 2019, PS will cease publication of its monthly, illustrated magazine and move to a fully-online information resource. To read PS Magazine after 1 Nov 2019, visit www.psmagazine.army.mil. A quarterly compilation of articles appearing on its website will be made available on DVIDS."

Currently issues from 1999-2019 can be downloaded at the magazine's site at https://www.logsa.army.mil/#/psmag

Historical issues from 1951-2018 can be downloaded here.

Fluggenock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Next Year's Model"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock:

"Next Year's Model"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2873

Here's a fun factoid for you: at least 70% of Earth's lithium reserves are in Bolivia — you know lithium, the stuff that's in the batteries in your phone, your laptop, your trendy electric car...?

Quite a happenstance for the US-backed fascist coupmongers there, huh?

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"Bolivia, with huge untapped reserves, gears up for soaring lithium demand", Agencie France-Presse, 09.14.19
https://news.yahoo.com/bolivia-huge-untapped-reserves-gears-soaring-lithium-demand-013650510.html

"Bolivia's lithium boom: dream or nightmare?" Open Democracy, 12.21.15
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/democraciaabierta/bolivia-s-lithium-boom-dream-or-nightmare/

"After Morales ousted in coup, the lithium question looms large in
Bolivia" Popular Resistance, 11.18.19
https://popularresistance.org/after-morales-ousted-in-coup-the-lithium-question-looms-large-in-bolivia/

Rosarium's Bill Campbell interviewed at More to Come

More To Come 399: Bill Campbell Interview

Calvin Reid

PW Comics World: More To Come 11/15/2019

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1042

This week on More to Come, Calvin Reid interviews Bill Campbell, founder/publisher of Rosarium Publishing and an author in his own right. They discuss Rosarium's list of graphic novels and science fiction, and its diverse list of authors; and Campbell's efforts writing 'Baaaad Muthaz' (with art by David Brame), a new graphic novel inspired by 1970s black American pop culture; as well as the issues facing black publishers in independent publishing.

Al Goodwyn's editorial cartoon newsletter

A new issue of Al Goodwyn's editorial cartoon newsletter has come out. It's really an email product, but you can see it here.

Nov 23: Jared Krosoczka in Leesbburg for 1book 1community finale this Saturday

Get your copy of "Hey, Kiddo" signed by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Join the conversation about Hey, Kiddo Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. Hear the story behind the story as told by bestselling author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka when he visits Riverside High School in Leesburg this Saturday. Arrive early for a book signing from 1-2 p.m. 1book 1community finale WHAT: Presentation and Q&A with Jarrett J. Krosoczka WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2 p.m. (book signing from 1-2 p.m.) WHERE: Riverside High School, 19019 Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg, VA 20176 ADMISSION: This event is free and open to the public. Admission is first-come, first-served. RSVP on Facebook "I use my imagination as my full-time job. But well before my imagination became a vocation, my imagination saved my life." See the TED Talk that inspired 'Hey, Kiddo' About the author: New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka creates books with humor, heart and a deep respect for his young readers — qualities that have made his titles perennial favorites on the bookshelves of homes, libraries and bookstores. Titles include several picture books, his wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, and the Platypus Police Squad middle-grade novels. He also recently launched a new story arc in the Jedi Academy series with Star Wars: Jedi Academy: A New Class. His most recent book, Hey, Kiddo, was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. 1book 1community is a countywide reading program organized by Loudoun County Public Library that promotes community dialogue and understanding through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book. Free copies of Hey, Kiddo were distributed this fall through Loudoun County Public Library branches and Loudoun County Public Schools, where they were incorporated into book club discussions and curriculum. More books by Jarrett J. Krosoczka ‌ ‌

Loudoun County Public Library | 102 North St. NW, Leesburg, VA 20176

On the passing of longtime Baltimore Sun cartoonist Mike Lane

Dan Rodricks writes about his editorial cartoonist colleague.

https://danrodricks.com/2019/11/18/on-the-passing-of-cartoonist-mike-lane/

Disney streaming warns against its own animation

Disney Plus warns of 'outdated cultural depictions' in some films. That's not enough, experts say. [in print as Disney Plus warnings of bias, bigotry: Sufficient?]

Marisa Iati 

Washington Post November 18, 2019: C1-2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/11/13/disney-plus-warns-outdated-cultural-depictions-some-films-thats-not-enough-experts-say/

The Post talks to Watchmen's Looking Glass

'Watchmen' actor Tim Blake Nelson reflects on the 'unspeakable trauma' of Looking Glass's youth

Sonia Rao 

Washington Post November 18, 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/11/18/watchmen-actor-tim-blake-nelson-reflects-unspeakable-trauma-looking-glasss-youth/