Robert Elder on his visit to Amazing Fantasy in Library of Congress last summer

A Holy Grail in the Library of Congress: Visiting Steve Ditko's Amazing Fantasy #15 Original Artwork

BY Robert Elder Apr 22, 2020

http://www.tcj.com/a-holy-grail-in-the-library-of-congress-visiting-steve-ditkos-amazing-fantasy-15-original-artwork/

Third Eye Comics PR: It's Comic Book Wednesday (with NEW COMICS!)

Available for mail order & home delivery!

WHAT'S NEW AT THIRD EYE FOR WEDNESDAY 4/22/20! Hey Third Eye Faithful! It's true: new comics have begun trickling back into Third Eye! It's a gradual return, with the publishers getting product to us -- but it's a start, and guess what: mid-May, all publishers should be back on a normal ship schedule! We're pumped, and we hope you take a chance on some of these series you may not have already read! PLUS: some great new graphic novels are hitting too! Read on, and get stoked! And, don't forget: we've got lots of options to get you the good from HOME DELIVERY TO MAIL ORDER AND MORE! You can read about those here. This Week's Highlights Check out our spotlights on comics and graphic novels we think you'll love -- and order for mail order or pick-up! Read Now! New Funko POPs - in stock now! Order all the new toys, statues & other Merch we got in this week for mail order or home delivery! Read Now! Buy Third Eye Battle Bonds & Help Third Eye win the Fight for Fun! Find out how you can help support Third Eye during the COVID-19 crisis! Read Now! FREE Flat Rate $5 Shipping! Not local? Can't make it to the shop? Hit the link below to browse our site or email steve@thirdeyecomics.com to put together an order! Learn More Bring the BATTLE WAGON to your house -- with THIRD EYE HOME DELIVERY (within 40 miles of ANNAPOLIS store only currently) Read about all the ways you can shop THIRD EYE at your Third Eye Location (COVID-19 hours and shopping methods available at the link for THIRD EYE ANNAPOLIS, THIRD EYE SOMD, AND THIRD EYE RVA!) Third Eye Comics | thirdeyecomics.com | Annapolis, MD 21401 ‌ ‌ ‌

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ArtInsights Gallery on animator Bob Singer's art for sale

Animation Artist Bob Singer: Cartoon History-Hanna Barbera and Warner Brothers Artist and his art

by Leslie Combemale

ArtInsights blog March 31, 2020

https://artinsights.com/animation-artist-bob-singer-hanna-barbera-career-original-art-career/

Bob Weber teaching at Smithsonian - in 1978

Rick Marschall has the photo -

A Crowded Life in Comics – Moose Tracks.

By Rick Marschall

Yesterday's Papers blog April 20, 2020

http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-crowded-life-in-comics_20.html

Post cartoonist Nick Galifianakis gone digital?

For about 2 weeks now, Nick's cartoons for the Washington Post's advice column have been in color and appear to be digital. This is quite a departure for the artist, who traditionally had worked in pen and ink for decades.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Capitalism is the Pandemic"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock -

"Capitalism is the Pandemic"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2977

One in solidarity with the May Day general strikes being planned in the US, inspired by graffiti spotted in Chicago about a week and a half ago.

Special thanks to @redfishstream on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/redfishstream/status/1248989182854217730

Cavna on new Black women cartoonists on the comics page

Newspaper comics hardly ever feature black women as artists. But two new voices have arrived.

Michael Cavna 

April 20, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/04/20/steenz-heart-city-bianca-xunise-six-chix/

Barbara Dale's coronavirus cartoons

Baltimore cartoonist Barbara Dale did a couple of cartoons about COVID-19 on Facebook, and then put them on Zazzle and is selling prints of them. I asked her to say something about them for us.

About the "Self-Portrait During A Pandemic": I've worn the same red robe for three weeks. I no longer believe in underwear. My hair is reminding me that I'm old. It's hard to breathe through a mask. Disinfecting the mail is ridiculous, but I've done it. Clutching chocolate is a comfort. About "It's Not My Fault": I feel still, isolated, sad and only temporarily safe inside my four walls, while outside the numbers of dying continue to grow. I put Trump on top, all a flutter, to contrast the stillness of the bottom part of the poster. He's cruelty manic, pointing at everybody but himself to blame. A whirling dervish.  I think the bottom part of the poster, with the person inside the house surrounded by dead, is a good image unto itself and I'll explore that further.

KAL's "Satire can save us all" on Facebook - 1 month of episodes are up

Kallaugher, Kevin "KAL". 2020.

Satire can save us all [Episode 4]

Facebook (April 14 2020): https://www.facebook.com/103794494610292/videos/517593122248258/

Satire can save us all [Episode 3]

April 7? 2020

https://www.facebook.com/103794494610292/videos/968976030185641/

Satire can save us all [Episode 2]

March 31? 2020

https://www.facebook.com/103794494610292/videos/1590238227792109/

Satire can save us all [Episode 1]

Mar 24, 2020

https://www.facebook.com/Kaltoons/videos/10220338852675035/?notif_id=1585070600948997&notif_t=live_video

Sarah Boxer on Person Place Thing - Episode 299 (with Jill Sobule)

Sarah Boxer emailed me a few days ago, and I apologize that this fell in the cracks -

This podcast, episode 299 of Randy Cohen's show, Person Place Thing, featuring me and Jill Sobule, was recorded in New York City, on February 13, 2020, B.C. (Before Covid). https://personplacething.org/episode-299-sarah-boxer/

Jill had just come back from Thailand with a cough. Yet we hugged. That used to be a thing. She lost her voice and got it back. We knew she would. The audience was packed like sardines into the auditorium of NYPSI, the NY Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. We talked, we laughed, and we sang within spitting distance of one another. True story. What we had that evening is part of a lost world. 

You can hear it any time as a podcast at PersonPlaceThing.org (go to the archive; it's under the Bs for Boxer). Or download it free at iTunes.   

I am staying at home at sarahboxer.weebly.com. 

But my books are still out and about, on Amazon, at Politics and Prose

https://www.politics-prose.com/search/site/sarah%20boxer 

and at IP Books https://ipbooks.net/?s=sarah+boxer&post_type=product 

Stay well, stay sane, stay at home! xo, Sarah

Virtual Screening - Animezing!: Modest Heroes

Enjoy a FREE Children's Day virtual screening from the JICC!

Images: © 2018 STUDIO PONOC Virtual Screening  Animezing!: Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 Watch Online on Thursday, April 30 at 4:00 PM The JICC: Japan Information & Culture Center Embassy of Japan is excited to present a virtual screening in honor of Children's Day on May 5! This is also the first time we are presenting an anthology of Japanese short films with English audio so that younger audience members can enjoy our special program as well. Registration on Eventbrite is open to all.  Image Courtesy of Sozai Library Studio Ponoc, the new animation studio founded by two-time Academy Award®-nominee Nishimura Yoshiaki (The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There) and featuring many artists from the venerable Studio Ghibli, made an immediate splash last year with its acclaimed debut film Mary and The Witch's Flower. Studio Ponoc returns this year with Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1, an ambitious anthology of three thrilling tales created by some of the greatest talents working in Japanese animation today. Together, the stories explore ideas of heroism in everyday life, and the infinite potential of the short film format allows the directors and Studio Ponoc to experiment with breathtaking visuals and gorgeous fantasy worlds in this unforgettable short film showcase. With English Audio | PG | 2018 | 54 min | Directed by YONEBAYASHI Hiromasa, MOMOSE Yoshiyuki, and YAMASHITA Akihiko Registration required "These are all truly stories of modest heroes, their little braveries filling the screen..." — Austin Chronicle Viewers will also receive a digital JICC educational packet with fun activities they can try at home with their children! Virtual Screening Animezing!: Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 Thursday, April 30 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM Hosted online by the JICC: Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan  Enjoy a JICC screening from home! REGISTER HERE This event is free and open to the public, however registration through EventBrite is required in order to receive an exclusive access code to the virtual screening via follow-up email.A digital JICC educational packet with activities will also be included. In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp. Online program begins at 4:00 PM. The film will be streamed during this time frame and  the link will expire after the screening ends. 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100 | Washington, D.C. 20036-3838 TEL: 202-238-6900 | FAX: 202-822-6524 | jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp © 1981-2020 Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan