OT: Michigan State University's comic collection

I send a lot of material here -

MSU Libraries' resident comic enthusiast oversees largest library comic book collection in the world
Marina Csomor | MLive.com contributor March 21, 2013
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2013/03/msu_libraries_resident_comic_e.html

March 22-23: Game On! Comics weekend events

Join Us for two very special events! Game On! Comics 310 Dominion RD NE Vienna, Virginia 22180 Upcoming Events Aspen Events We've got special events coming up and we want you to be part of it. Please join us on March 22nd and 23rd!   Louis Meyer Game On! Comics Aspen Comics' Events this weekend Join Us for two very special events! Game On! Comics 310 Dominion RD NE Vienna, Virginia 22180 Upcoming Events Aspen Events We've got special events coming up and we want you to be part of it. Please join us on March 22nd and 23rd!   Louis Meyer Game On! Comics   Aspen Comics' Events this weekend Friday Night Comic Book Club Join us tomorrow for our monthly comic book club at 7pm.  We will be discussing two comic books, Legend of the Shadow Clan and Shrugged!  Then both artists will be at the store on Saturday for our store signing.  This club meeting is a great way to introduce yourself to Aspen Comic's first two of the 10 for 10 series this year.  We will read the comic and discuss it in our open forum.  You will get our exclusive Game On Comics Shrugged issue for FREE!  Did I mention snacks provided?   Click on this link to attend and register: Game On! Comics Comic Book Club Friday March 22, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT   Saturday Exclusive Store Signing This Saturday we have two artists, one from Los Angeles and the other from New York, coming to Game On! Comics to sign copies of their newest comic books.   Jonathan Marks: artist of Shrugged Cory Smith: artist of Legend of the Shadow Clan  Aspen Comics two newest titles, Legend of the Shadow Clan (about ninjas!) and Shrugged (about the adventures of a high school kid and the little creatures on his shoulders) will be on sale for only $1!  Not only that but the artist from each comic will be in the store to sign the copies. In addition we will have face painters and balloon artists there to make balloons and paint faces for you and/or your kids for free!  Even the Incredible Hulk will be there for pictures! Saturday's Schedule: 11am to 4pm Artist Signings 12pm to 2 pm Balloon Artists 1pm to 3 pm Face Painting 1:30pm and 3:30pm Pictures with the Hulk      Click this link to let us know you are coming: Aspen Comics Exclusive Event Where & When  Game On! Comics 310 Dominion RD NE Vienna, Virginia 22180 March 23rd, 2013 11:00AM-4:00PM $1 Comics! Both Shrugged and Legend of the Shadow Clan #1 are only $1.  And each one has variant covers for only $1. Offer Expires:

ChildTime Magic | 310 Dominion RD NE | Vienna | VA | 22180

Comedian cartoonist Demetri Martin in Express; at One More Page on Saturday

A profile here -

 

One-Liners, Many Lines [in print as Deadpan Drawings]: Comic Demetri Martin illustrates his droll wit in 'Point Your Face at This' 

RUDI GREENBERG 

Express MARCH 21, 2013  

http://www.readexpress.com/2013/03/one-liners-many-lines/

 

and here's a short bit from yesterday about 1 cartoon -

 

What's in the Box? 

RUDI GREENBERG 

MARCH 20, 2013 

http://www.readexpress.com/2013/03/whats-in-the-box/

  

He's signing his book of cartoons at One More Page, 2200 N. Westmoreland St., Arlington; Sat., 3 p.m., free book signing; 703-300-9746. (East Falls Church metro).

April 25: Mo Williams in town via Politics and Prose

Save the Date: Meet Children's Author Mo Willems

Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m.

at The Avalon Theatre
5612 Connecticut Ave NW
Mo Willems

When a devilishly dapper fox invites an innocent and delectable goose to dinner, disaster is in the offing. In fact, little yellow chicks warn the reader throughout that That is NOT a Good Idea! (Balzer & Bray, $17.99) But not for the reason one might expect. Ages 4-8

Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, April 2 at 9 a.m. P&P members will receive an email with the member discount code the morning of the event.

 

March 22: Batman visits Arlington

Batman to Visit Arlington YMCA

Mar 20, 2013 12:15 pm | ARLnow.com

Batman will be visiting the Arlington YMCA at 3422 13th Street N. on Friday to teach kids about poison prevention. The Caped Crusader will be at the 'Y' from 4:30...

KAL at TEDx

Daggers Drawn: Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) at TEDxJacksonHole
 2013-02-27
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Daggers-Drawn-Kevin-Kallaugher

Kevin Kallaugher's (KAL) work for The Sun and The Economist has appeared in more than 100 publications worldwide, including Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Pravda, Krokodil, Daily Yomiuri, The Australian, The International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek and US News and World Report.

Cartoon Character: Matt Wuerker talks cartooning & politics on VMS

Welcome to The Virtual Memories Show! March 2013: Cartoon Character Check out the latest episode of The Virtual Memories Show podcast! "Political cartoonists have it easy: we turn on the TV or computer and Sarah Palin has said some inane thing . . . and the cartoons can write themselves. In the world of cartooning, we're the lazy bastards." Matt Wuerker, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, joins The Virtual Memories Show to talk about his career (including his fascinating non-comics work and his prescient move to the online world with POLITICO), the experience of winning "the Academy Award for cartoonists", his artistic and political influences, what it takes to get on the NRA's Enemies List, how moving to Washington, DC changed his perspective on politics and politicians, the opportunities for editorial cartoonists in a post-print world, how his parents felt about his decision to become a cartoonist, whether he had it easier during the Bush/Cheney era or the Tea Party era, and why he thinks the golden age of cartooning is still ahead of us! "One of the great cosmic quandaries for cartoonists is that what's bad for the world is great for cartooning." The new episode of The Virtual Memories Show is available at http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/podcast-cartoon-character where you can download it or listen through the in-browser player. This one's about 28 minutes long. If you have any problems getting the site to load, visit our tumblr page instead. (Our web-host has been migrating chimeraobscura to a new server, so there have been some hiccups.) You can also visit the archives for past episodes, or subscribe on iTunes so you'll never miss an episode! Just go to the iTunes store and search for "Virtual Memories Show" orclick here then hit "View In iTunes" to launch that program. You can also skip all that anddownload the MP3 file directly from here (14mb). The Virtual Memories Show is a biweekly podcast featuring conversation about literature, culture and the arts. Upcoming guests include Ben Katchor, cartoonist and MacArthur Fellow, John Crowley, author of Little, Big, Jesse Sheidlower, author ofThe F Word, Lori Carson, singer-songwriter and author of The Original 1982, Craig Gidney, author of Bereft and Sea, Swallow Me, Ed Hermance, owner of Giovanni's Room bookstore in Philadelphia, Ivan Brunetti, cartoonist and author of Aesthetics: A Memoir, Valya Lupescu, author of The Silence of Trees, Craig Gidney, author ofBereft and Sea, Swallow Me, Drew Friedman, artist and cartoonist, Chris Bakken, author of Honey, Olives, Octopus: Adventures at the Greek Table, David Baerwald, singer/songwriter and producer, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, author of The Other Side of the Tiber, and Maxim Jakubowski, book editor/translator and founder of Murder One Bookshop in London. Thanks, Gil Roth Virtual Memories Tumblr • Twitter • Facebook • Goodreads P.S.: I'm always looking for good guests who can talk about books and make for good conversation. So if you have any prospects -- or think you'd be interested in sitting down for a recording -- let me know! Matt Wuerker Matt Wuerker has been POLITICO's editorial cartoonist and illustrator since its launch in 2007. In 2012, he won thePulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, POLITICO's first Pulitzer win. In 2009, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning. Over the past 25 years, his work has appeared in publications ranging from The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Timesand The New York Times to Smithsonianand the Nation, among many others. Along the way, he's also pursued other artistic tangents that have included claymation, outdoor murals, teaching cartooning in prison (as a visitor, not as an inmate), book illustration and animating music videos. Matt thinks Saul Steinberg is a cartoon god and the Peter Principle explains pretty much everything, and he also thinks the maxim "If you're not confused, you're just not thinking clearly" is one of the wisest things ever said. Matt lives in Washington, D.C., in close proximity to the National Zoo and the Swiss Embassy. Depending how bad things get, he hopes to find asylum in one or the other. Gil Roth Gil Roth is the host of The Virtual Memories Show, a podcast about books and life, not necessarily in that order. He's been blogging at Virtual Memories for 10 years and has a list there of every book he's finished since 1989. He has now interviewed three winners of the Pulitzer Prize for this podcast. He's kinda proud of that fact, although it also makes him quite aware that this is the closest he's ever going to come to an award of that magnitude. He also sighs profoundly.  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2013 Virtual Memories, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail as a friend/supporter of The Virtual Memories Show podcast. Our mailing address is: Virtual Memories 10 Alta Vista Dr. Ringwood, NJ 07456

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Weldon on Sendak

 Maurice Sendak's Blistering, Bizarre Final Interview: How Disgressions into Murder, Terror and Alec Baldwin Explain "Where the Wild Things Are"
BY GLEN WELDON
New Republic March 18 2013
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112668/maurice-sendaks-shocking-final-interview#

Missing the Big Planet Comics newsletter?

Have you been missing the Big Planet Comics newsletter? I have, so I checked in with store owner Kevin Panetta. They've fallen behind on doing it, but their podcasts have been rolling along and can be downloaded on the Big Planet website, or through iTunes. The newsletter should return as well.

Comic Riffs talks to Lisa Hanawalt and SPX head Warren Bernard

JAMES BEARD HONOR: Gifted Lisa Hanawalt is 'super-surprised' by nod for illustrated 'Chefs' work
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs March 18 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/james-beard-honor-gifted-lisa-hanawalt-is-super-surprised-by-nod-for-illustrated-chefs-work/2013/03/18/da128206-9011-11e2-9abd-e4c5c9dc5e90_blog.html#pagebreak

SPX's ONLINE MELTDOWN: Small Press Expo sells out — but event calls ISP crash a 'disaster'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs March 18 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/spxs-online-meltdown-small-press-expo-sells-out--but-event-calls-isp-crash-a-disaster/2013/03/18/6ec3ce44-9046-11e2-9abd-e4c5c9dc5e90_blog.html#pagebreak

NPR's Monkey See on the Simpsons

'The Simpsons' Better Than 'Cheers'? It Is To Laugh
by Linda Holmes
March 18, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/03/18/174631279/the-simpsons-better-than-cheers-it-is-to-laugh

The Post reports The Examiner to cease publishing

The Examiner, which started brightly (for comics aficionados at least) with an editorial cartoonist and 3 pages of comic strips is packing it in, according to the Post. Fortunately editorial cartoonist Nate Beeler already got a job in Columbus last year.  More information at the link below:

 

Examiner to cease daily print publication; weekly magazine planned

  By Thomas Heath,

The Washington Post Tuesday, March 19 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/examiner-to-restructure-launch-magazine/2013/03/19/16cc72a6-90b2-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html

March 26: Comic Book Panel Discussion at Library of Congress

As always events are free and open to the public. The West Dining Room is on the 6th floor of the Madison Building near the yellow elevators. All inquiries should be directed to the John Kluge Center, 202-707-3302

March 30: Wonder Women! documentary screening in NE

Screening of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines - ITVS Community Cinema
Saturday, March 30, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (EDT) Washington, DC

Special advance screening of the documentary Produced by Kelcey Edwards and Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan that premieres in April 2013 on PBS!

Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, Wonder Women! looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation.  The film goes behind the scenes with TV stars Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) and Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), comic writers and artists, and real-life superheroines such as Gloria Steinem, Kathleen Hanna, and others, who offer an enlightening and entertaining counterpoint to the male-dominated superhero genre.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A featuring Andy Hersberger, Associate Curator of Geppi's Entertainment Museum and Devon Sanders, blogger and comic book expert.  Moderated by Fantastic Forum producer/host Ulysses E. Campbell.  There will be light refreshments and prizes!  

The Public Access Corporation of DC DCTV
Brooks Mansion
901 Newton Street, NE
Washington, DC  20017
Free Parking Available on Premises
Directly adjacent to Brookland Station/Catholic University Metrorail - Red Line

Ghosts of DC links to McCutcheon cartoon

Prince of Wales Visits Washington

Ghosts of DC March 18, 2013

This is a drawing done by John T. McCutcheon for the 1919 visit of the Prince of Wales.

Editorial cartoonist Mike Ramirez was in town

Conservative Cartoonist Ramirez Faults Biased Media, Timid Romney for Obama Win

By Ken Shepherd | March 15, 2013

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2013/03/15/pulitzer-winning-conservative-cartoonist-michael-ramirez-addresses-cpa

SPX's letter to would-be tablers

The Small Press Expo's e-sign-up system tanked hard yesterday. Warren Bernard apologizes for that.

Magic Bullet #6 arriving in stores

The free comics newspaper Magic Bullet has started appearing in local comics shops.

SPX tables same day sell-out

Small Press Expo exhibitor tables went on sale yesterday and demand crashed their system. Tables still sold out on the same day.

KAL's take on Poe, now in your local bar

As he's noted on his Facebook page, Kevin 'Kal' Kallaugher drew a caricature of Edgar Allen Poe for The Raven Special Lager beer. These were bought in Alexandria at Total Wine in Landmark.