I almost didn't even notice this, but The Onion has a tiny notation for Monday, August 18th in their Calendar section that Sherrilynn K...

Nobody's particularly liked the 3-D Fly Me to the Moon. "Swats New? Not Much in 'Fly'; In Yet Another Cute-Yucky-Critter Ta...

I was at Borders in Bailey's Cross Roads, VA for George Pelecanos's talk about his new book The Turnaround and I also took some pi...

Editorial cartoonist Chip Bok's actually based in Ohio, I think, but here's the article: "A Capital Caper from Two D.C. Insider...

Alan Gardener at the Daily Cartoonist has the story on the Baltimore Sun dropping a page of comics. Alan links to the Comics Curmudgeon'...

Straight repro of their press release, but isn't it great that Gene Colan is well enough to attend?: Gene Colan, Alex Robinson, Rags Mor...

In addition to Bash!, JJ Express is a magazine based in suburban Maryland for and by children - see "Brother and sister team up to crea...

Today's City Paper cover story is illustrated by Danny Hellman.

Gene Kannenberg's got his book "500 Essential Graphic Novels: The Ultimate Guide" out - he didn't write or pick all of th...

Jason Rodriguez and Chris Piers are featured in an article about careers - "Getting Ahead: The Write Stuff," by Rachel Kaufman Ex...

I visited John Lent's house to look at his collection of books yesterday, along with librarians (small l!) of Congress Sara and Martha a...

See "Fans Flock to Baltimore's Otakon," By Kai-Ming Cha and Erin Finnegan, PW Comics Week August 12, 2008.

Mark Jenkins, a buddy of mine at National Geographic, has a new exhibit on photographers going up in the lobby of the building at 16th and M...

I guess all the superhero movies have gotten old media paying attention to comics. The Wall Street Journal has run an astounding amount of a...

One of Washington's best crime fiction writers, George Pelecanos, will be speaking tonight at Politics and Prose in DC at 7 pm (202-364-...

Missed this one last Friday somehow - "The Interview: Political Cartoonist Mike Luckovich," Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (Aug...

I think this one is based out of Texas, but Brian Steinberg is writing the Comics Examiner blog as of August 6th apparently. He links to Ca...

... In the "Anime: Young Artists Residency" program, from Aug. 11 to Aug. 14 in the Sackler Gallery. See "Beyond Pokemon: An...

Maryland cartoonist Frank Cho spoke to Newsarama recently - "Frank Cho Re-Ups with Marvel for Exclusive," By Benjamin Ong Pang Ke...

I bought an interesting book today at the local con - The Full-Color Guide to Marvel Silver AGe Collectibles from M.M.M.S. to Marvelmania by...