Monday, July 19, 2021
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Stephen Hickman, formerly local fantasy artist, passes away
Stephen Hickman, Award-Winning Sci-Fi/Fantasy Painter, Has Passed Away
Stephen Hickman, an award-winning artist whose illustrations covered hundreds of science fiction and fantasy novels, passed away on Friday at age 72.
Friday, July 16, 2021
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Meanwhile, In Miami..."
"Meanwhile, in Miami..."
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3250
Meanwhile, in Miami, protests in sympathy with the US-instigated Cuban
"democracy movement" consist mostly of pissed-off gusanos who want
their grandfathers' casinos back.
And recently, the gusanos' scrawny-ass rallies have featured large
numbers of the "Proud Boys" fascist gang — along with other assorted
Trumpsters and January 6th insurrectionists — and the gusanos don't
seem to give a rat's ass one way or the other, likely because they're
a bunch of fascists themselves. It's so obvious at this point that you
could hang a lampshade on it.
Just as in the 1930s — scratch an anti-communist, find a fascist.
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Proud Boys neo-fascist hate group joins Cuba protest outside
Versailles on Calle Ocho last night #BecauseMiami
— Billy Corben, @BillyCorben on Twitter 07.13.2021
https://twitter.com/BillyCorben/status/1414982208134209540
Weird how this just keeps happening
— Socialist Sysadmin, @reset_by_peer on Twitter 07.13.2021
https://twitter.com/reset_by_peer/status/1415100406460465159
Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock
Fantasy artist Steve Hickman, RIP?
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ — a feature-length ad for Warner Bros. — rises just above mediocrity
'Space Jam: A New Legacy' — a feature-length ad for Warner Bros. — rises just above mediocrity
The Post on Loki's wrap-up
'Loki' just gave us Marvel's best Disney Plus finale yet
July 14, 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/07/14/loki-finale-disney-plus/
The Post on ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
'Space Jam: A New Legacy' director Malcolm D. Lee has never been afraid to give the people what they want
Sam Nakahira does a graphic history of K-Pop
The History Of K-Pop Has A Lot To Do With Politics [ Sam Nakahira]
Aug 3: P&P Live! Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell, & L. Fury-Run: Book One
P&P Live! Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell, & L. Fury-Run: Book One
Run: Book One is a companion graphic memoir to the award-winning trilogy March, conceived by civil rights icon John Lewis and longtime collaborator Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell and L. Fury. Run continues where March left off to tell an often-overlooked chapter of civil rights history.
Prior to his passing, John Lewis stated, "In sharing my story, it is my hope that a new generation will be inspired by Run to actively participate in the democratic process and help build a more perfect union here in America." Run picks up after the 1965 march in Selma. Lewis and colleagues are facing arrest and the Ku Klux Klan is planning one of their largest rallies yet. Soon after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the six-day Watts Rebellion breaks out in Los Angeles. Lewis shares his experiences as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, its tensions with the NAACP and Urban League, controversial stances. Lewis shines a light on the unsung heroes who undertook the sometimes-deadly work of Black voter registration and other grassroots social justice efforts. The connection between these events and current racial tensions and protest movements provides a platform for discussion of the work that still needs to be completed.
Andrew Aydin is a bestselling and award-winning writer. He was the Digital Director and Policy Advisor and longtime collaborator to the late Georgia congressman John Lewis as well as the creator and co-author of March. He splits his time between Washington, D.C., and Hendersonville, NC.
Nate Powell is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning graphic novelist; his work includes the March trilogy, Rick Riordan's The Lost Hero, and Save It for Later. Powell is the first and only cartoonist ever to win the National Book Award. Powell lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
L. Fury is a lifelong resident of Houston, Texas with a BFA in animation from Sam Houston State University. She dove into comics full time in 2015 with the humor webcomic Bastard Comics before shifting her sights to long-form comics, illustrating the unreleased Double Barrel Shogun. Run is Fury's first graphic novel.
Ages 12 to adult
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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Spiegelman at Reston Community Center ... in 2022
Wash Post reviews Libenson's Just Jaime
KidsPost Summer Book Club: 'Just Jaime' by Terri Libenson [in print as 'Gossip girl' needs a friendship lesson]
When girls force Jaime out of their group, she begins to examine her own behavior.
NPR reviews Seek You
Loneliness Is A Communal Experience In 'Seek You'
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness, Kristen Radtke
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Rosarium's Bill Campbell interviewed by TCJ
"Systemic Change Is What Really Matters": An Interview with Bill Campbell
Monday, July 12, 2021
That darn Ed Hall and Mike Luckovich
Insect metaphors really bugged him [Ed Hall ]
Matthew Makovi
A sacrilegious depiction [Ed Hall]
Neil Doran
No laughing matter [Mike Luckovich]
Carol Siegel
Big Planet Comics was 35 yesterday
Cavna on dinner time at the Black Widow's house
How 'Black Widow' nailed its most moving scene — one where no action was involved [in print as A helping of Marvel magic at the dinner table]
Tom King to write Human Target for DC
Tom King and Greg Smallwood set their sights on HUMAN TARGET
The twelve-issue Black Label series will debut in November.
07/12/2021
https://www.comicsbeat.com/human-target-king-smallwood-black-label/
Friday, July 09, 2021
The Post on Red Guardian, Black Widow, streaming anime, and Superman's Richard Donner
The Red Guardian was a 'Black Widow' role David Harbour couldn't turn down
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