Thursday, May 11, 2023

WCP reviews Perfect Blue anime revival

Japanese Thriller Perfect Blue Relishes Early Internet Fears

Like many great late '90s films, Satoshi Kon's animated thriller from 1997 grapples with the duality of the fledgling internet, but shockingly predicts future fallouts.

  Noah Gittell
Washington City Paper May 10th, 2023

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/604211/japanese-thriller-perfect-blue-relishes-early-internet-fears/

June 6: Author Talk: Mike Curato, author of Flamer, via Zoom

Author Talk: Mike Curato

In Celebration of PRIDE Month

Join Arlington Public Library in welcoming Graphic Novelist and Illustrator, Mike Curato, to discuss his body of work, books, his process and journey.

About the Presenter: Curato is the author and illustrator of everyone's favorite polka-dotted elephant, "Little Elliot." This book series has won several awards, and has been translated into over ten languages. Mike has the pleasure of illustrating and contributing to other titles by other authors. Mike has won several awards and more recently, his debut young adult graphic novel, Flamer, was awarded the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Young Adult and the 2021 Massachusetts Book Award for Middle Grade/Young Adult.

Registration Required. This event will be held on Zoom. Attendees will receive the Zoom meeting information within 24 hours of the meeting. There will be a recording for 30 days on the Library's Youtube channel

For more information, contact LibraryPrograms@arlingtonva.us

Date:
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Audience:
Events for Adults Events for High Schoolers
Categories:
Author Talk
Calendar:
Arlington Public Library

Diana Schoenbrun in the WaPo and Lily

Go ahead, take your kid to an art museum [in print as Taking children to art museums can be stressful - but it's worth it]

and here's an older one I missed -

Is solo travel thrilling or anxiety inducing? For me, it's both.

A trip by yourself can be daunting. One comic illustrates the highs and lows of her experiences.

Smithsonian Afrofuturism exhibit includes superhero movie costumes

'Afrofuturism' navigates past, present and future of Black experience

Exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture examines history through the lens of the imagination

May 20: Get Graphic with Robin Ha: A Recipe Comics Workshop

Get Graphic with Robin Ha: A Recipe Comics Workshop

Bring your recipes and turn them into a comic strip

Robin Ha, author of the Korean comic book cookbook "Cook Korean," will teach a step-by-step process of selecting, and refining personal recipes, drawing them and creating sequential art that you can share with your friends and family.

RSVP for an event reminder. Attendance is first-come, first-served until event capacity is reached.

For our current policies on masking please see our Library Operations Update

Email LibraryPrograms@arlingtonva.us for more information.

This event is part of the Library's celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Date:
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium
Library:
Arlington Central Library
Audience:
Events for Adults Events for High Schoolers Events for Middle Schoolers
Categories:
Maker > Arts and Crafts Workshop
Calendar:
Arlington Public Library

Register or RSVP

2 editorial cartoons by Daniel Boris

 Sex Offender On Board




My Hat's Bigger 

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/10/2023

JC Glindmyer, Owner of Earthworld Comics, Albany, New York, Dies

JC Glindmyer, owner and operator of Earthworld Comics in Albany, New York, has passed away.

 09 May 2023   

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jc-glindmyer-owner-of-earthworld-comics-albany-new-york-dies/

 

'The Green Oak Guardian' film showcases Carrollton and its residents [Duane Abel, superhero movie]

 Jon Baker

The Times-Reporter May 3 2023

https://www.timesreporter.com/story/news/local/2023/05/03/new-film-the-green-oak-guardian-shot-on-location-in-carroll-county/70162461007/

 

Seventy-Five Years of Rex Morgan, M.D. – but the Rex of '48 is not the Rex of '23

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/05/10/seventy-five-years-of-rex-morgan-m-d-but-the-rex-of-48-is-not-the-rex-of-23/

 

AdExchanger Comics Through The Years, Featuring Nate Neal

 By Allison Schiff

AdExchanger May 8th, 2023
https://www.adexchanger.com/comic-strip/adexchanger-comics-through-the-years-featuring-nate-neal/

 

IDW CEO DAVIDI JONAS INTERVIEW PART 1: PUBLISHING PLANS, INCLUDING OUTPUT, RETAILER AND DISTRIBUTOR RELATIONS, LICENSED BOOKS, ORIGINALS, MORE

Rob Salkowitz on May 10, 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/54067/idw-ceo-davidi-jonas-interview-part-1-publishing-plans-including-output-retailer-distributor-relations-licensed-books-originals-more

 

VIZ LAUNCHES NEW MANGA SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE With 'Komi Can't Communicate,' 'Ranma 1/2,' and Shojo Beat Titles

 Brigid Alverson on May 9, 2023 

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54063/viz-launches-new-manga-subscription-service

 

The world renowned cartoonist from Hyde who has never missed being in Private Eye for 38 years [Tony Husband]

Neal Keeling

7 MAY 2023

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/world-renowned-cartoonist-hyde-who-26859356

 

BEN ODA – PROLIFIC LETTERER

Todd Klein

Todd's Blog May 9 2023

https://kleinletters.com/Blog/ben-oda-prolific-letterer/

 

Drawn to animals: Chagrin Falls cartoonist Jenny Campbell teams with Rescue Village for book

Ideastream Public Media | By Kabir Bhatia

Published May 9, 2023 

https://www.ideastream.org/arts-culture/2023-05-09/drawn-to-animals-chagrin-falls-cartoonist-jenny-campbell-teams-with-rescue-village-for-book

 

Sam Gross Was Funny to the End

His style was a tightrope walk of economy, achieving maximum hilarity with the fewest moves, and with the humblest materials.

By Emma Allen

May 8, 2023

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/sam-gross-was-funny-to-the-end

 

Two funny New Yorker artists lured us into their mind-bending worlds; Cover artist Bruce McCall and cartoonist Sam Gross changed our perspective on humor [in print as New Yorker artists altered our perspectives on humor].

Michael Cavna

Washington Post May 10, 2023: C1, 3

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/05/09/bruce-mccall-sam-gross-new-yorker/

 

You definitely don't wish you were here: Postcards in the age of covid [in print as Postcards from covid: You definitely don't wish you were here; Rick Geary]

John Kelly

Washington Post May 10, 2023 : B3.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/09/covid-postcard-collection/

 

An Interview with Lauren Weinstein

Nora Hickey and Amaris Ketcham

Autobiographix May 10, 2023

https://autobiographix.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-lauren-weinstein

 

Charles Soule: Author of LIGHT OF THE JEDI and Marvel's STAR WARS

Brandon Wainerdi

talking bay 94, May 3, 2023

https://www.talkingbay94.com/2023/05/03/charles-soule-author-of-light-of-the-jedi-and-marvels-star-wars/

 

Star Wars: Hidden Empire with Charles Soule 

Marvel's Pull List May 2 2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-hidden-empire-with-charles-soule/id1412191409?i=1000611453977

 

Iron Man: Deliverance with Alex Paknadel

Marvel's Pull List May 9th, 2023 

https://marvels-pull-list-8036f43b.simplecast.com/episodes/iron-man-deliverance-with-alex-paknadel

 

Immortal Hulk: Or Is He Both? with Martin Coccolo

Marvel's Pull List April 25th, 2023

https://marvels-pull-list-8036f43b.simplecast.com/episodes/immortal-hulk-or-is-he-both-with-martin-coccolo

 

Ed Brisson's Sins of the Salton Sea Mixes Heists and Horror

By Dave Richards

CBR May 5 2023

https://www.cbr.com/sins-of-salton-sea-ed-brisson-interview/

 

Genndy Tartakovsky Answers Animation Questions From Twitter  

Sean Dacanay (dir.)

WIRED  May 9, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uvlCjcT7oM

 

A Day with Biz: Simon Bisley for Women on Top

Steve Cook

Secret Oranges! May 10, 2023

https://secretoranges.substack.com/p/a-day-with-biz

 

'Immersive Disney Animation' Experience Coming to Los Angeles in June

The 360-degree experience incorporates classics like 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Frozen' and 'Encanto.'

Carolyn Giardina

May 10, 2023
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/immersive-disney-animation-los-angeles-1235482952/

 

Sam Gross, cartoonist of 'radical honesty,' dies at 89

With visual gags that were outrageous and sometimes shocking, he was a regular contributor to National Lampoon and the New Yorker

By Michael S. Rosenwald

May 9, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/09/sam-gross-new-yorker-national-lampoon-cartoonist-dies/

 

Sam Gross…1933-2023

Inkspill May 7, 2023 michael Maslin

 https://michaelmaslin.com/monday-tilley-watch-sam-gross-1933-2023/

 

Sam Gross, 1933-2023: A few words about the last "Sick" comic

Michael Gerber

The American Bystander's Viral Load May 8, 2023

https://theamericanbystander.substack.com/p/sam-gross-1933-2023

 

Cartoonist Sam Gross, 1933-2023

A Tribute to My Mentor

Bob Eckstein

The Bob May 8, 2023

https://thebob.substack.com/p/cartoonist-sam-gross-1933-2023

 

Nice Guy Meets Iron Man in the First Novel by Tom Hanks

By Alexandra Jacobs

Published May 7, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/books/tom-hanks-the-making-of-another-major-motion-picture-masterpiece.html

 

Whimsically chronicling the creation of a Marvel-style movie, "The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece" sags under a deluge of detail.

 

THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE | By Tom Hanks | Illustrated by R. Sikoryak | 499 pp. | Alfred A. Knopf | $32.50

 

Tom Hanks's first novel shows the hard work behind movie magic

'The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece' is an engaging story about a big crew putting together a blockbuster [in print as Hank's debut novel shines with movie magic]

Review by Ron Charles

Washington Post May 7, 2023: B2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/02/tom-hanks-novel-making-another-major-motion-picture-masterpiece/

 

Iron Man Producer Reveals the Deleted Scenes Marvel Didn't Want Us to See

Producer Jeremy Latcham reveals the deleted Iron Man scene that Marvel's Kevin Feige found too embarrassing for release.

  By Joe George | May 10, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/iron-man-producer-reveals-the-deleted-scenes-marvel-didnt-want-us-to-see/

 

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Star Reveals the Most Emotional Scene to Shoot

Pom Klementieff looks back at the evolution of Guardians Vol. 3 and the character of Mantis, while pondering a post-James Gunn future.

  By Don Kaye | May 10, 2023

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-star-reveals-the-most-emotional-scene-to-shoot/

 

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," Reviewed: Who's Restraining Whom?

The third installment of James Gunn's franchise has little vision or visual interest.

By Richard Brody

May 8, 2023

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-reviewed-whos-restraining-whom

 

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Watters Blends Norse Mythology with the Marvel Universe in Loki

By Alex Batts

CBR May 4 2023

https://www.cbr.com/loki-dan-watters-interview/

 

From Soccer to Superheroes: Danny Earls on Living the Comic Book Dream

By Gregg Katzman

CBR May 9 2023

https://www.cbr.com/batman-danny-earls-interview/

 

Greg Weisman Explores the Gargoyles' Ancient Past

By Sergio Pereira

CBR May 8 2023

https://www.cbr.com/gargoyles-dark-ages-greg-weisman-interview/

 

Hong Kong political cartoon suspended after government complaints [Wong Kei-kwan, who uses the nom de plume 'Zunzi',]

AFP: 10/05/2023 - 17:54

https://amp.france24.com/en/live-news/20230510-hong-kong-political-cartoon-suspended-after-government-complaints

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

WaPo reviews Tom Hanks' superhero novel

Tom Hanks's first novel shows the hard work behind movie magic

'The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece' is an engaging story about a big crew putting together a blockbuster [in print as Hank's debut novel shines with movie magic]

Bruce Guthrie's pictures of the Herblock Award ceremony at LoC

Ann Telnaes won, and Rep. Jamie Raskin spoke.


My pics are on two different pages because I took too many as always.  The ceremony itself is on:


The pre- and post-ceremony stuff are on:


WaPo's Sam Gross obituary

Sam Gross, cartoonist of 'radical honesty,' dies at 89

With visual gags that were outrageous and sometimes shocking, he was a regular contributor to National Lampoon and the New Yorker

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/09/sam-gross-new-yorker-national-lampoon-cartoonist-dies/

Tom Hanks' new comic book novel at One More Page - signed!

fiction

A novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.


We have a limited number of copies signed by Tom Hanks!


2200 N Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington, VA 22213
703-300-9746

Rick Geary in WaPo

You definitely don't wish you were here: Postcards in the age of covid [in print as Postcards from covid: You definitely don't wish you were here; Rick Geary]

My Hat's Bigger by Daniel Boris





Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 5/8-9/2023


Spider-Man 2 FCBD And The No Good, Rotten Decision By Sony & Marvel

Did you have trouble on FCBD finding the Spider-Man 2 prequel comic? You were not alone, thanks to stupid decisions from Sony and Marvel.

8 May 2023 

by Jeremy Konrad

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/fcbd-spider-man-2-prequel-comic-screw-up-sony-marvel-comics/

 

Burger King Launches New Spider-Man Themed Whopper

If you'd like to eat a Whopper with a red bun, good news! Burger King will have a new promotion with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

by Gavin Sheehan

 07 May 2023 
https://bleedingcool.com/pop-culture/burger-king-is-launches-new-spider-man-themed-whopper/

 

Mike Mignola To Launch A New Non-Hellboy Universe

Mike Mignola posts to Twitter and to Facebook the news of something... new. Big. And not Hellboy.

  08 May 2023  

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/mike-mignola-to-launch-a-new-non-hellboy-universe/

 

Loose Parts celebrates 25th anniversary

April 1998

https://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/loose-parts-celebrates-25th-anniversary/

 

Pulitzer Prize 2023 names Pia Guerra finalist in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary

The Y: THE LAST MAN co-creator shifted into editorial cartooning following Donald Trump's 2016 election.

Dean Simons

05/09/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/pulitzer-prize-2023-names-pia-guerra-finalist-in-illustrated-reporting-and-commentary/

 

Mona Chalabi Awarded 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary

D. D. Degg          

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/05/08/mona-chalabi-awarded-2023-pulitzer-prize-for-illustrated-reporting-and-commentary/

 

Remembering Bruce McCall, Satirist and Compleat Canadian

For McCall, the business of getting it down right was a form of self-salvation.

By Adam Gopnik

May 6 2023

Published in the print edition of the May 15, 2023, issue, with the headline "Bruce McCall."
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/15/remembering-bruce-mccall-satirist-and-compleat-canadian

 

Interview: Magic Goes Extinct in David Hazan's 'Monomyth

May 02, 2023

Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen

https://previewsworld.com/Article/268191-Interview-Magic-Goes-Extinct-in-David-Hazans-Monomyth

 

Sam Gross – RIP

D. D. Degg

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/05/08/sam-gross-rip/

 

[It is with great sadness that the Gross family announces that Sam Gross, Cartoonist, passed away yesterday in New York City.]

Sam Gross, Cartoonist

May 7 2023

https://www.facebook.com/samgrosscartoons/posts/pfbid022cdW1SRxS7zBsRpHyG1E5XWbzGqDxs2uM3juySQTrBEkHbzqgL21s2Ws96Ks93v6l


Brigitta Blair Auctions Debut Graphic Novel Cramming, to Little Brown

Cramming, a semi-autobiographical debut middle-grade graphic novel that has been auctioned by its creator Brigitta Blair to Little Brown.

8 May 2023  

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/brigitta-blair-auctions-debut-graphic-novel-cramming-to-little-brown/

 

L'auteur de BD Florent Ruppert mis en cause pour des faits d'agressions sexuelles

Par Amandine Schmitt

· Publié le 9 mai 2023 à 14h55 · Mis à jour le 9 mai 2023 à 15h05

https://www.nouvelobs.com/bibliobs/20230509.OBS73094/l-auteur-de-bd-florent-ruppert-mis-en-cause-pour-des-faits-d-agressions-sexuelles.html

 

Remembering Ted Richards… And A Look Back at the Air Pirates

John Kelly | May 9, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/remembering-ted-richards-and-a-look-back-at-the-air-pirates/

 

May 08, 2023

Sam Gross 1933 - 2023

https://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2023/05/sam-gross-1933-2023.html

 

How James Gunn bounced back to become one of Hollywood's most powerful people

The "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" filmmaker reveals how his lowest moment — being fired by Disney — turned into one of the best days of his life [in print as James Gunn's comic-book comeback in Hollywood].

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post May 9 2023 : C1, 3

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/05/04/james-gunn-guardians-galaxy/

 

Two funny New Yorker artists lured us into their mind-bending worlds

Cover artist Bruce McCall and cartoonist Sam Gross changed our perspective on humor

Perspective by Michael Cavna

Staff writer

May 9, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/05/09/bruce-mccall-sam-gross-new-yorker/

 

A Faster Delivery for Fans of Manga

By George Gene Gustines

A version of this article appears in print on May 9, 2023, Section B, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Manga Fans Can Get Fix On Same Day As in Japan.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/business/viz-media-manga.html

 

Announcing VIZ Manga! A New Subscription Service

Ken Sasaki

 vizmedia May 9, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9mZfhUI4pc

 

VIZ surprise-releases new VIZ Manga app and subscription service

The new app will feature a broader line up of work than the existing Shonen Jump app

Dean Simons

05/09/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/viz-surprise-releases-new-viz-manga-app-and-subscription-service/

 

"That's A Lot Of Me. I'm Sorry.": Talking with Julia Wertz About Ambition, Self-deprecation, and Learning How to Be Earnest

Paul Constant | May 8, 2023

https://www.tcj.com/thats-a-lot-of-me-im-sorry-talking-with-julia-wertz-about-ambition-self-deprecation-and-learning-how-to-be-earnest/

 

INTERVIEW: Torunn Grønbekk chats about the upcoming RED SONJA #1 from Dynamite

The new ongoing series coincides with the character's 50th anniversary

Deanna Destito

05/09/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-torunn-gronbekk-chats-about-the-upcoming-red-sonja-1-from-dynamite/

 

"Tiny Aliens" Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

April 10, 2023 by Lawrence Wood

https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/many-beavers-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood-2/

 

"Little Green Men" Caption Contest Commentary

CartoonStock, a Cartoon Collections Co.

Apr 11, 2023

Bob Mankoff, Lawrence Wood, Juan Astasio, Joel Mishon and Trevor Hoey pick CartoonStock's Caption Contest Winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys-BN1KYgs8

 

"Cat House" Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

May 9, 2023 by Lawrence Wood

https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/cat-house-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood/

 

Lynn Hsu's Cat House Caption Contest

CartoonStock, a Cartoon Collections Co.

May 9, 2023

Bob Mankoff, Lawrence Wood, Trevor Hoey, Joel Mishon and Lynn Hsu judge the winner of this month's CartoonStock caption contest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C7OUZuZBes

 

INTERVIEW: Johns & Nauck discuss STARGIRL: THE LOST CHILDREN #6 and the power of gratitude

Hayden Mears

05/09/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/johns-nauck-stargirl-the-lost-children-6-interview/

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Cavna on Gunn, McCall, and Gross

Two funny New Yorker artists lured us into their mind-bending worlds

Cover artist Bruce McCall and cartoonist Sam Gross changed our perspective on humor


How James Gunn bounced back to become one of Hollywood's most powerful people

The "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" filmmaker reveals how his lowest moment — being fired by Disney — turned into one of the best days of his life [in print as James Gunn's comic-book comeback in Hollywood].



Troy-Jeffrey Allen interviews David Hazan

Interview: Magic Goes Extinct in David Hazan's 'Monomyth

May 02, 2023

Brigitta Blair's upcoming GN

Brigitta Blair Auctions Debut Graphic Novel Cramming, to Little Brown

Cramming, a semi-autobiographical debut middle-grade graphic novel that has been auctioned by its creator Brigitta Blair to Little Brown.

 8 May 2023  

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/brigitta-blair-auctions-debut-graphic-novel-cramming-to-little-brown/

Monday, May 08, 2023

Ann Telnaes accepting the Herblock award

Herblock award ceremony is underway

Award winner Ann Telnaes and Rep James Raskin waiting for the ceremony to start.

NYTimes: 9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos’ Wealth wins Pulitzer

9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos' Wealth https://nyti.ms/3uhZItD  Mona Chalabi of the NY Times won. WaPo says, "Cartoonist Pia Guerra is also a finalist for best illustrated reporting and commentary for several cartoons that were published in The Post's Opinion section, which operates independently from the newsroom."