Today! Hybrid Event: George O'Connor, Asgardians: Thor

A Message from East City Bookshop: We look forward to seeing you today for our event with George O'Connor to discuss his new book, Asgardians: Thor!    For In-Person Attendees The event is located at our store, 645 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, D.C. The doors will open at 6:30pm and the event will begin at 7:00pm. The store is within walking distance of the Eastern Market Metro station and both street and garage parking are available in the neighborhood.    While we aren't able to prohibit outside books in the signing line, we discourage them.  We want to be mindful of the author's limited time as well as to protect our ability to host future in-person opportunities, which are only made possible through our own event sales.    Accessibility Built before the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, the store's entrance and our larger downstairs space, including our event space, are not accessible by either an elevator or ramp. Virtual admission is available for this event, and the Zoom link is below.   COVID Do not attend if you have had a positive COVID test or are experiencing symptoms of COVID. If you have pre-purchased a book and will no longer be able to attend, please contact us at ecommerce@eastcitybookshop.com to arrange to get your book after the event. If you are no longer able to attend the event, you can click the Zoom link below.   For Virtual Attendees Click here to join the Zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r_XkPRYKQ0C0qSvFREi6Vg. You will be required to enter your information and then a link will be emailed to you.   If you have any questions about this event, you can reply to this email and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for supporting our events program, and we look forward to seeing you there!   The ECB Events Team   Hybrid Event: George O'Connor, Asgardians: Thor Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM (EDT) East City Bookshop 645 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast ##100 Washington, DC 20003 Organized by East City Bookshop Questions about the event? Contact the organizer This email was sent to mrhode@gmail.com Sent using Eventbrite Copyright © 2024 Eventbrite. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy

WaPo letters: Dead White men on dead white trees? Or, do readers actually read the paper?

Dead White men on dead white trees [letters on women cartoonists]

Dalal Musa and Harise Poland-Wright

Washington Post March 30 2024.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/29/fani-willis-larry-hogan-female-cartoonists/

Thanks for the March 16 Style article "Female artists are being erased from chain newspapers" on the continuing challenge of shrinking platforms for print cartoonists, especially women.

"Breaking Cat News" creator Georgia Dunn is spot on in her observation that "there are more dead men than living women in the funny pages." The Post is itself guilty of stagnating, perpetually rerunning deceased men's cartoons. Why not stop printing "Peanuts"? I understand it is an iconic comic, but all its strips are archived and easily available elsewhere. There are so many new and talented cartoonists, both women and men. It's obviously not possible to print them all, but let's make room for the new.

The newspaper is not radio or TV with indefinite time to fill and dedicated oldies channels. You've still got two pages that can easily be filled with funny and/or insightful comic strips.

Dalal Musa, Falls Church

I really miss some of the comics discussed in the Style article on the lack of female cartoonists represented in news publications and how they continue to suffer from widespread downsizing. "Rhymes With Orange" was a truly witty comic, and to remove it and continue to print something like "Reply All Lite" is just an insult if it is supposed to be about representing female authors. When "Reply All" was a full strip, it was at times amusing. The "Lite" version is a waste of valuable space. Without comics, I'd likely unsubscribe to the print edition, even though I love having a daily paper at the table to leaf through at breakfast. I know there is a full array of comics in the online version, but the format is clunky and time-consuming. Please bring back "Rhymes With Orange" if nothing else.

Harise Poland-Wright, Silver Spring

Comments:

Janet Moore:

Today's Republicans are not by any stretch of the imagination "conservatives." They are radicals, albeit of varying degrees.

Nailed it!

As for the Comics section, the first thing I look at every morning is the Comics. That makes what is left almost palatable.

A good comic strip is a reflection of life and brings a touch of humor, whimsy, or simply a smile of recognition or Ah Ha. The best are not always politically motivated. Some of the older strips being rerun often provide a glimpse that sometimes today's POV is not much different than when the strip was first run.

Yes, I can go to outside sources to find my comics, but if I am going to pay for a subscription to a newspaper, I expect to find a comics section included.

MRhode:

I'm not really sure why you published the letter from Harise Poland-Wright, Silver Spring because Rhymes with Orange is still in the paper, appearing as recently as today, something your fact checkers should have caught. I do agree that Peanuts should go, and daily Doonesbury too since they are both repeats. I really like the new Flash Gordon, but it's printed too small to read. I think the comics would benefit from being printed about an inch larger, but I realize that's too much to hope for. Some of us subscribers remember 3 full daily pages (maybe even 4?) and 2 Sunday funnies sections though.

WaPo on female artists, aka cartoonists, losing jobs

Cavna has an excellent article here, building on DD Degg's building on reporting about a meme (iirc). Also WaPo editors seem to be allergic to the word cartoonist (at least its headline writers), leading to an inaccurate impression - there's actually a lot of good illustration artwork appearing in the paper, much of it by women.  

For the record, I counted 4 female cartoonists in today's Saturday paper - Donna Lewis w/ Reply All Lite, Hilary Price w/ Rhymes with Orange, Heart of the City by Steenz, and Mark Trail by Jules Rivera. That's 4 out of 41 strips / panels, or 10%. There are 3 Black creators - Ray Billingsly w/ Curtis, Steenz, and Darrin Bell's Candorville. There are 3 Hispanic creators with Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos' Baldo, and possibly Jules Rivera.There are 2 Danes creating WuMo. The Post's comics page editor, Hannah Good is a woman. 

Female artists are disappearing from print comics at chain newspapers. Creators are thriving in other mediums. Are print comic strips nearing the end? [in print as Female artists are being erased from chain newspapers]

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post March 16, 2024 : C1, 3

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2024/03/16/gannett-comics-women-cartoonists/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/2-3/2024

Donna Lewis – Reply All to Counterpoint, Reply All Lite Lost? – finding Lite update

D. D. Degg      

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/03/02/donna-lewis-reply-all-to-counterpoint-reply-all-lite-lost/

 

Ramona Fradon, Longtime Force in the World of Comic Books, Dies at 97

One of the first women to work steadily in the field, she was best known for creating art for the superheroes Aquaman and Metamorpho.

By George Gene Gustines

A version of this article appears in print on March 2, 2024, Section B, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: Ramona Fradon, 97, Who Found Her Calling in Comic Books, Dies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/arts/ramona-fradon-dead.html

 

Jewish Comics Library of Seattle

Jeff and Greta Treistman

https://sites.google.com/view/jewish-comics-library/home?authuser=0

 

Sierra Barnes at the Torpedo Factory

March 02, 2024

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2024/03/sierra-barnes-at-torpedo-factory.html

 

AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 262: Pornsak Pichetshote and Jesse Lonergan talk the adventure, the weird, and the joy in 'Man's Best'

David Brooke and Nathan Simmons

February 25, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/02/25/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-262-pichetshote/

 

Abrams Fanfare, New Children's Graphic Novel Imprint, Adds Larry Hama

Abrams Fanfare is the name of a new children's graphic novel imprint from book publisher Abrams, launching this autumn.

  01 Mar 2024 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/abrams-fanfare-new-childrens-graphic-novel-imprint-adds-larry-hama/

 

Kamen, Feldstein, Seduction of the Innocent: Fox Romance at Auction

Victor Fox's romance line is largely undiscovered country compared to most comics of that era, but contains material by Kamen, Feldstein, Wood and more.

 01 Mar 2024 

by Mark Seifert

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/kamen-feldstein-seduction-of-the-innocent-fox-romance-at-auction/

 

The Combined Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2023!

February 24, 2024 Jamie Coville

http://jamiecoville.com/blog/blog/2024/02/24/the-combined-best-comics-graphic-novels-of-2023/

 

Don't let the stars get in your eyes [ Mike du Jour letter]

 

Michael Hoyt,

Washington Post March 2 2024

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/01/trump-shoes-sports-genders-horse/

 

Rosebuds by Supr Dee Goes King Features

D. D. Degg      

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/03/01/rosebuds-by-supr-dee-goes-king-features/

 

Interview : Hugues Labiano a au chaud Quelque chose de froid comme la mort

Jean-Laurent Truc

2 mars 2024

https://www.ligneclaire.info/hugues-labiano-quelque-chose-de-froid-287971.html 

 

How Sean Ono Lennon Helped His Parents Send a Message

By Ben Sisario

A version of this article appears in print on March 2, 2024, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Peace and Love Get a Chance for an Oscar.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/movies/john-lennon-yoko-ono-sean-ono-lennon-oscar.html

 

Sunday Funnies & The New Comics Kingdom – Thoughts

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/03/03/sunday-funnies-the-new-comics-kingdom-thoughts/ 

 

The last Mere Quacks cartoon for the Diss Express has been drawn by its creator Mike Webb

By Kevin Hurst

17 February 2024

https://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/after-a-51-year-association-we-bid-farewell-to-mere-quacks-9353119/

 

Gail Simone Joins the CBR X-Men Message Boards And Is Now An Article

 , 02 Mar 2024   by Rich Johnston 

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/gail-simone-joins-the-cbr-x-men-message-boards-and-is-now-an-article/

 

A perfect Sunday with...Emma Vieceli

Cavan Scott

The Cavletter Mar 3, 2024

https://www.cavletter.com/a-perfect-sunday-with-lauren-beukes-copy/

 

Maurice Vellekoop on his graphic memoir and growing up gay in a conservative household

Ayesha Rascoe

Weekend Edition Sunday March 3, 2024

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1235606503/maurice-vellekoop-on-his-graphic-memoir-and-growing-up-gay-in-a-conservative-hou

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2024/03/20240303_wesun_book_im_so_glad_we_had_this_time_together_.mp3

 

12. Christopher Priest Talks Influences, Inspiration and Breaking Barriers (Pt. 1 of 3)

BJ Kicks

Feb 1 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhouMIaG2aU

 

13. Christopher Priest on Making Statements, Realism vs Escapism and Story

Comics Are Dope (The Podcast) Feb 8 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USC0ejdlEXY

 

14. Christopher Priest on Vampirella, Personal Faith & Creator Owned Comics

Feb 15 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POBzLcwWpEs

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with J Robert Deans

Jason DeHart

Mar 2 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTTHa29S1BQ

 

Words, Images, & Worlds with Greg Biga [ TwoMorrows Publishing]

  Jason DeHart

Feb 26 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNTwUDKzccg

 

Innocence of Seduction Talk-Back

  Stuart Voytilla  et al

Feb 26 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWu4OFStVqA

 

Tony Fleecs Talks Feral Sequel to Stray Dogs, Local Man and More

word balloon March 1 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBdns5EIHbI

 

How Comics Were Made: a history of newspaper cartoons from the artist's hand to newsprint page

  Glenn Fleishman

Feb 27 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJqmeAzvgGQ

 

Off Panel #438: The Uncanny X-Draft with Dave Buesing [X-Men]

By David Harper

February 26, 2024

https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-438-the-uncanny-x-draft-with-dave-buesing/

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sktchd/Dave_Buesing.mp3

 

Round Table Mentor Livestream

Brigitta Blair et. al.

Round Table Mentor February 4 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1oLuQeJxjM

 

Johnston, Lynn. 2023.

AllotaBotz Book 1: The Botshop .

North Vancouver: Lynn Johnston Productions  

 

Johnston, Lynn. 2023.

AllotaBotz Book 2: Marvellous Things.

North Vancouver: Lynn Johnston Productions  

 

Johnston, Lynn. 2023.

AllotaBotz Book 3: A Dog with No Name.

North Vancouver: Lynn Johnston Productions  

Donna Lewis changes syndicate to Counterpoint

DD read his Counterpoint email before I did this morning...

Donna Lewis – Reply All to Counterpoint, Reply All Lite Lost? – finding Lite update

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/03/02/donna-lewis-reply-all-to-counterpoint-reply-all-lite-lost/

 

 

SPX 2023 – We Need Volunteers!

Sept 8th, 9th & 10th

If you are in the DC-Baltimore- Frederick area and you're interested to learn more about volunteering at this year's show, click the link below to visit our site and submit your email. SPX 2023 will be September 9-10, once again at the Bethesda North Marriott. We'd love your help to make another fantastic weekend celebrating indie comics and cartooning! As a Volunteer, you will get the following perks: Free admission to the both days of the show. A copy of this year's poster by the amazing Maritsa Patrinos. Food while on your shift. Working with a great group of like-minded comics aficionados. The eternal gratitude of the Executive Committee and the entire SPX Community. If you have already signed up, just ignore this email!!! We'll email you in August to share more about the jobs we have available, and how to sign up for a shift.  👉 CLICK HERE 👈 PLEASE NOTE! To aid in the overall health of the SPX community, especially helping those who are immunocompromised or have chronic health conditions, masks will be required everywhere at all times, except when eating or drinking. Questions about volunteering? Reply to this email!  Stay connected on social media:

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/27-28/2023

 

"The Little Mermaid" Has a Stellar Lead Performance and Something of an Inner Life

The new film is less charming but more substantial than the 1989 original.

By Richard Brody

May 25, 2023

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-little-mermaid-has-a-stellar-lead-performance-and-something-of-an-inner-life

 

Pixar's Elemental Is a First for the Studio

Exclusive: Director Peter Sohn reveals the immigrant experiences of his parents which influence Pixar's most daring film in years: Elemental.

  By Bernard Boo | May 26, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/pixar-elemental-peter-sohn/

 

'Elemental' Review: Pixar's Timely High-Concept Bonanza Underwhelms.

Jordan Mintzer

May 27, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/elemental-review-pixar-1235502286/

 

Thomas Woodruff Removes His "Graphic Opera" From Eisner Nominations

In recent days, there has been plenty of comment regarding Thomas Woodruff receiving four Eisner nominations.

  27 May 2023 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/thomas-woodruff-removes-his-graphic-opera-from-eisner-nominations/

 

When Frank Miller Drew Judge Dredd And 2000AD Rejected It

Twenty-three years ago, Frank Miller drew a cover for the tenth anniversary of the Judge Dredd Megazine. And it did not go well.

 27 May 2023 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/when-frank-miller-drew-judge-dredd-and-2000ad-rejected-it/

 

'Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' makes you feel like a creative genius

The most anticipated video game of 2023 doesn't reinvent the franchise — it just perfects it

Review by Gene Park

May 11, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/11/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-review/

 

The genius behind Zelda is at the peak of his power — and feeling his age

Eiji Aonuma designed marionettes before overseeing the wildly popular video game series. Its latest title, 'Tears of the Kingdom,' has sold 10 million copies.

By Gene Park

May 20, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/20/eiji-aonuma-zelda-tears-kingdom-producer/

 

What watching my daughter play 'The Legend of Zelda' taught me

By Tom Bissell

Washington Post May 21, 2023 : A27.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/18/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-game-parenting/

 

Monumentally confusing [Ellis Rosen]

Randy Bograd,

Washington Post May 27 2023: A15

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/26/reader-critiques-cleopatra-was-not-black/

 

We got it to fit — but it wasn't fit to print [Reply All Lite comic strip production error]

Ted White,

Washington Post May 27 2023: A15

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/26/reader-critiques-cleopatra-was-not-black/

 

Highlights from the Cannes Film Festival, even if you don't like movies [in print as The (very unofficial) guide to the Cannes Film Festival]

By Edith Pritchett

Editorial cartoonist

Washington Post May 27, 2023: A17

Online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/25/edith-pritchett-cartoon-cannes-film-festival/

 

Rhode, Mike. 2023.

WaPo letters on comics formatting and Ellis Rosen cartoons, also Edith Pritchett

May 28, 2023

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2023/05/wapo-letters-on-comics-formatting-and.html

 

Sometimes getting your life together means making a mess of it first [in print as Escaping a life of 'comfortable misery']

In her graphic memoir 'Impossible People,' Julia Wertz reflects on alcoholism, sobriety and the unsustainability of life in New York City

Review by Kay Sohini

Washington Post May 21, 2023 : B5.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/12/impossible-people-julia-wertz-graphic-memoir/

 

Why Did Marvel Really Buy Ultraverse & Why Won't They Publish It Now?

by Rich Johnston , 26 May 2023

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/why-did-marvel-really-buy-ultraverse-why-wont-they-publish-it-now/

 

From One Side of MCM London Comic Con May 2023 to the Other (Video)

by Rich Johnston

 , 26 May 2023

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/from-one-side-of-mcm-london-comic-con-may-2023-to-the-other-video/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq_sWf-3NUU

 

Rich People Are Boring; Cartoonist Syd Hoff drew the rich as they are: ridiculous, incompetent, hopelessly out of touch, and boring.

    Alex N. Press

Jacobin (May): https://jacobin.com/2023/05/rich-people-boring-syd-hoff-the-ruling-clawss-book-review

 

Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Adam Zyglis talked process, democracy and math at Art's Café in Springville

Springville Journal May 25, 2023

Ashley Lowry

https://www.springvillejournal.com/articles/pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoonist-adam-zyglis-talked-process-democracy-and-math-at-arts-cafe-in-springville/

 

"I Love Making People Laugh": 40 Humorous Comics By Tom Gauld (New Pics) Interview With Artist

Hidrėlėy

Bored Panda May 25 2023

https://www.boredpanda.com/comics-about-books-art-science-and-more-tom-gauld-part-2/

 

Meet one of Disneyland's leaders in bringing diverse, adventurous entertainment to the parks

By Todd Martens

May 25, 2023

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-05-25/meet-one-of-disneylands-leaders-in-bringing-diverse-entertainment-to-the-parks

 

Simply the best: Tina Turner, newspaper comic heroine! [Garth]

John Freeman on May 25, 2023

https://downthetubes.net/simply-the-best-tina-turner-newspaper-comic-heroine/

 

Lianhe Zaobao's 100th anniversary cartoon exhibition and the role of comics in Asia in 2023

by Lim Cheng Tju

International Journal of Comic Art blog May 28, 2023

https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2023/05/lianhe-zaobaos-100th-anniversary.html

 

The More Things Change: Let's talk about how comic shop customer habits might be shifting, with insight from shoppers themselves.

By David Harper

May 25, 2023

 https://sktchd.com/longform/the-more-things-change/

 

Joe Quesada's Drawing the Line Somewhere

May 2023-

https://joequesada.substack.com/

 

The Dank Underground

J. Hoberman   

In the late Sixties, countercultural media was distributed by the Underground Press Syndicate and bankrolled by marijuana.

May 26, 2023

https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/05/26/the-dank-underground/