Friday, December 13, 2024

Dec 14: Signing Event at Beyond Comics - Meet Terry Flippo!


Store Signing

Frederick Location Only

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Saturday, December 14th

11 AM - 4 PM

Meet Local Artist

Terry Flippo

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Flippo has been involved in the making of comics and cartoon art since the late '90s and has been involved in webcomics for over a decade, during which time he's created several strips.


In an age where many cartoonists have taken to creating comics digitally, Flippo, who goes by the moniker "flip," remains dedicated to making comics using the traditional methods involving pencil, pen and paper. He takes great pleasure in being able to hold original art in his hands, and thumb through the portfolios he has filled over the years.


-- Lauren LaRocca

c/o the Frederick News Post

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Traditional art and prints available for purchase while supplies last

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Tom King interviewed at Polygon

Tom King on his Black Canary series: 'This is a fight that if Batman got in the ring, he'd get his ass kicked'

Writer Tom King and artist Ryan Sook unpack Black Canary: Best of the Best, and DC movies vs. DC comics

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/12/2024

Artizans Syndicate Closes Shop [Canada editorial cartoons]

D. D. Degg December 11, 2024

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/12/11/artizans-syndicate-closes-shop/

 

Diamond Comics is having a very bad few weeks

By Heidi MacDonald on 12/12/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/diamond-comics-is-having-a-very-bad-few-weeks/

 

More Diamond Comics Distributor Delays And Comic Store Distress

More Diamond Comic Distributor Delays, Comic Store distress and worries for the future of the comics direct market going forward.

11 Dec 2024  by Rich Johnston  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/more-diamond-comics-distributor-delays-and-comic-store-distress/

 

Art Spiegelman Won't Shrink Back From Controversy

The artist has illustrated more than one contentious New Yorker cover in his career, chronicled in a new film, and his next project will be no less gutsy.

David D'Arcy

December 11 2024 https://hyperallergic.com/973444/art-spiegelman-wont-shrink-back-from-controversy/

 

The Beat's 50 Best Comics of 2024

By Beat Staff on 12/12/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-beats-50-best-comics-of-2024/

 

Out of This World: Eight Sci-Fi Graphic Novels | Stellar Panels

by Brigid Alverson

Dec 12, 2024  https://www.slj.com/story/Out-of-this-World:-Eight-Sci-Fi-Graphic-Novels-Stellar-Panels

 

On Kazuo Umezz, A Child Who Is Not Dead

The Editors | December 12, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/on-kazuo-umezz-a-child-who-is-not-dead/


Kelly Sue DeConnick on FML
Gianni Palumbo
"BIFF! BAM! POW!": A Comic Book Podcast Dec 11, 2024
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kelly-sue-deconnick-on-fml/id1723705483?i=1000679973515

The SKTCHD AWRDS: The Creators of 2024 (Parts One-Four)
By David Harper
December 9-12, 2024
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2024-part-one/
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2024-part-two/
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2024-part-three/
https://sktchd.com/column/the-sktchd-awrds-the-creators-of-2024-part-four/

'Marvel Rivals' Is a Chaotic Mess and One of the Year's Best Games
Focusing on complete sensory overload and overpowered heroes, Marvel's take on 'Overwatch' makes shooters fun again
Echo Apsey
December 11, 2024
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/marvel-rivals-review-1235200428/

From Jem to Wonder Woman and the Bold Future of Comics
Kelly Thompson's journey as a writer has been nothing short of remarkable. She began her career as an entertainment journalist before making a seamless transition into comic book writing,...
by Ian Cullen December 4, 2024
https://www.scifipulse.net/kelly-thompson-talks-crafting-fierce-fearless-female-heroes-from-jem-to-wonder-woman-and-the-bold-future-of-comics/

Who actually is Kraven The Hunter, and why should we care?
This week, Kraven The Hunter opens in theaters. But who is this long-time Spider-Man antagonist, and what makes him a unique kind of foe?
By William Hughes  |  December 11, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/kraven-the-hunter-primer

The Sony Spider-Villain series goes out on top (sort of) with Kraven The Hunter Kraven The Hunter may be the last of Sony's attempt to build a Spider-Man universe without Spider-Man. It also may be the best. By Jesse Hassenger  |  December 11, 2024  
https://www.avclub.com/kraven-the-hunter-review

Aaron Taylor-Johnson Explains Kraven the Hunter's Brutal Violence
Kevin Polowy
CBR Presents Dec 12, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgzllTQcM5Y

Dream Productions is a meta, slightly muddled Inside Out spin-off
The Disney+ miniseries pulls back the curtain on where Riley's dreams are made.
By Tara Bennett  |  December 11, 2024
https://www.avclub.com/dream-productions-review-tv-disney-plus

The 25 best comics of 2024
By William Salmon, Alex Zalben, Stephen Jewell, George Marston, Daniel Dockery
Newsarama December 12 2024
https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/best-comics-2024/

Interview : Romain Hugault du réacteur avec le Tomcat au retour à l'hélice avec le Gee Bee
Jean-Laurent Truc
12 décembre 2024
https://www.ligneclaire.info/romain-hugault-tomcat-299240.html

78th Annual NCS Reuben Awards 2024 in San Diego
National Cartoonists Society
Dec 12, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n5xVaHx5jM

LOTR Writer Philippa Boyens Explains Why Anime Was the Ideal Choice for The War of the Rohirrim
CBR Presents
 Dec 12, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5V8rLtEUEg

Batman and Santa 2 With Jeff Parker
wordballoon DEc 11 24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aifoBsfcQIY

the wrong earth with tom peyer and jamal ige
wordballoon 12.22.24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvxy6hj3m_4

Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode #070: With Special Guest Shelly Bond
Pop Culture Squad 12/12/24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALluqK8jVAc

Time Will Tell. by Daniel Boris

Jonathan Roth's Rover and Speck: It’s a Gas! recommended by School Library Journal

Out of This World: Eight Sci-Fi Graphic Novels | Stellar Panels

by Brigid Alverson

Dec 12, 2024  https://www.slj.com/story/Out-of-this-World:-Eight-Sci-Fi-Graphic-Novels-Stellar-Panels

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/11/2024


Iranian Cartoonist Atena Farghadani Released from Prison

Atena Farghadani Released After Eight-Month Imprisonment

Julie Trébault

Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) December 10, 2024

https://artistsatriskconnection.org/story/iranian-cartoonist-atena-farghadani-released-from-prison

 

Dueling Metal Hurlant and Heavy Metal kickstarters raise $1 million

By Heidi MacDonald on 12/11/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/dueling-metal-hurlant-and-heavy-metal-kickstarters-raise-1-million/       

 

Penguin Random House to Distribute Boom! Studios Following Acquisition

By John Maher

Dec 11, 2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96707-penguin-random-house-to-distribute-boom-studios.html

 

Rebellion Taps into the U.K.'s Long Comics Heritage

By Rob Salkowitz

Dec 10, 2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/96469-rebellion-taps-into-u-k-s-long-comics-heritage-for-new-publishing-and-media-projects.html

 

Diamond Comics Is Making Me So Stressed I Can't Sleep

Diamond Comics has retailers pulling their hair out right now, so give your favorite comics retailer a hug when you get your books this week.

10 Dec 2024  by Jeremy Konrad

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/diamond-comics-distribution-headaches-give-retailers-a-break/

 

Monarch Comics of Toledo, Ohio, Comic Store Burns Down

Monarch Comics Of Toledo, Ohio, Burns Down... but will it rise from the ashes next year? That's the plan.

  10 Dec 2024  by Rich Johnston  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/monarch-toledo-ohio-comic-store-burns-down/

 

'Kraven the Hunter' Review: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Brings the Brawn but Can't Muscle Up the Excitement in Turgid Marvel Origin Story

David Rooney

December 11, 2024  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/kraven-the-hunter-review-aaron-taylor-johnson-marvel-jc-chandor-1236083842/

 

Animation Guild Executive Board Defends Deal Terms As Some Members Criticize Contract

The board released the statement as some negotiating committee members have expressed that they are voting "no" on the tentative deal.

Katie Kilkenny

December 11, 2024 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/animation-guild-deal-terms-1236083713/


On the Scene: MICE turns fifteen
 Arpad Okay on 12/11/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/mice-2024/

SALES BREAKDOWN: Top 10 best-selling manga of 2024
Matias De la Piedra on 12/11/2024
https://www.comicsbeat.com/top-10-best-selling-manga-of-2024/

As 'Kraven' Hunts for Audience, Sony's Marvel Universe Takes Final Bow for Now | Analysis
"It's really about the next 'Spider-Man' film," a top talent agent tells TheWrap
Umberto Gonzalez
December 10, 2024
https://www.thewrap.com/kraven-the-hunter-sony-marvel-universe-spider-man-box-office/

Kraven the Hunter Will Reportedly Be the Final Spider-Man Universe Spinoff Film
Monica Coman
Dec 10 2024
https://www.cbr.com/kraven-the-hunter-final-spider-man-universe-spinoff/

An Interview with Cara Gormally
Comics gave me a voice to process that experience. Comics made the process less lonely.
Nora Hickey and Amaris Ketcham
Autobiographix  Dec 11 2024
https://autobiographix.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-cara-gormally

Japan looks to AI in crusade against manga piracy
Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency is using artificial intelligence to search the web for illegal reproductions, with plans to expand to other audiovisual content
Fintan Hogan
Wednesday December 04 2024, 6.40pm GMT, The Times
https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/japan-looks-to-ai-in-crusade-against-manga-piracy-bcp9tps8x

Quimby's Bookstore, Wicker Park's Indie Publishing Paradise, For Sale After More Than 3 Decades
Quimby's, known for its wide variety of books, comics and zines, opened in Wicker Park in 1991. Its current owner has been at the helm since 1996, and is looking for a buyer to take the store into the next three decades and beyond.
by Dan Kelly December 10, 2024
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/10/quimbys-bookstore-wicker-parks-indie-publishing-paradise-for-sale-after-more-than-3-decades/

PW Comics World: More To Come
More to Come 651: Censoring Manga
Calvin Reid, Heidi MacDonald, and Kate Fitzsimons
on 12/06/2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?podcast=1345

Comics Arts Los Angeles Is Back in Business
By Tiffany Babb
Dec 11, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96708-comics-arts-los-angeles-is-back-in-business.html

The Top 10 Comics Stories of 2024
Compiled by John Maher
Dec 11, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96709-the-top-10-comics-stories-of-2024.html

'Feeding Ghosts' and 'Victory Parade' Top PW's 2024 Graphic Novel Critics Poll
For a second year running, the top spot on our annual graphic novel critics poll is shared by two titles
By PW Staff |
Dec 11, 2024
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/96669-feeding-ghosts-and-victory-parade-top-pw-s-2024-graphic-novel-critics-poll.html

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE TAKING OVER BOOM! STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION
Next Summer
Milton Griepp on December 11, 2024
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58442/penguin-random-house-taking-over-boom-studios-distribution

'Secret Level' scores when it goes beyond the game [in print as 'Secret Level' scores when it goes beyond the video games]
Gene Park
Washington Post December 11, 2024: C1-2
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/12/05/secret-level-prime-video/

 December 10, 2024 by Gil Roth
Episode 616 – Ken Krimstein
Virtual Memories Show 616:
Ken Krimstein
https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-616-ken-krimstein
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Episode_616_-_Ken_Krimstein.mp3

IDEAS DON'T BLEED episode one hundred seventeen | Gerry Duggan Returns, part one
Dec 10, 2024
https://ashcanpress.substack.com/p/and-this-is-my-counterpart-r2-d2


Pop Culture SquadCast - Live - Episode #069 With Special Guests Tim Seeley & Mitch Gerads
 Dec 10, 2024 Pop Culture SquadCast - Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdIgSB57ZyE

Star Wars and Comics with Charles Soule and Ryan Browne
wordballoon
Dec 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHSm_EcC5-E

Comic Culture with Bob Miller [animation]
terence dollard
Dec 10, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrAX3rODktc

#201: Jay Martin - Writer/Artist of Yellow
Justin Soderberg
Dec 11, 2024 Capes and Tights Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSguN2ASRp4

Words, Images, & Worlds with Braxton Cosby
Jason DeHart
 Dec 8, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGnwUUhxNjs

Words, Images, & Worlds with Josiah Golojuh
Jason DeHart
 Dec 7, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqSNqgeC1Rk

Words, Images, & Worlds with Rob Multari
Jason DeHart
 Dec 10, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aPpr4hO16g

How Comics Were Made Live Q&A and Show and Tell of Print Artifacts and Original Comic Art
Glenn Fleishman
 Dec 9, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID2J1m8cYvQ

Ever Seen a Rock Opera in a Comic Shop? Hear/Read "Box of Tapes"
Barney Smith
StoryComic
 Dec 10, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gzt7U_MJ2E

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

WaPo reviews ‘Secret Level' tv animation

'Secret Level' scores when it goes beyond the game [in print as 'Secret Level' scores when it goes beyond the video games]

Some episodes of the video game-inspired anthology series feel like extended ads. But even ads can make for good storytelling.

Column by

Washington Post December 11, 2024: C1-2

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/10/2024

UP? DOWN? SIDEWAYS? DECODING THE MIXED SIGNALS IN THE COLLECTIBLES MARKET

Rob Salkowitz on December 9, 2024

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/58431/up-down-sideways-decoding-mixed-signals-collectibles-market

 

'I don't really like narrative': A conversation with Wow Cool's Marc Arsenault

Zach Rabiroff | December 10, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/i-dont-really-like-narrative-a-conversation-with-wow-cools-marc-arsenault/

 

Fran Matera b. December 9, 1924 – a Centennial Anniversary

D. D. Degg December 9, 2024

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/12/09/fran-matera-b-december-9-1924-a-centennial-anniversary/

 

IIC celebrates 200th Cartoon Exhibition, launch of CartoonistsIndia Annual 2024

by KI News

https://thekashmirimages.com/2024/12/08/iic-celebrates-200th-cartoon-exhibition-launch-of-cartoonistsindia-annual-2024/

 

A Comic Artist's Antidote to the How-To Guide

Adrian Tomine's new book answers questions from his readers, a gesture of acknowledgment and even gratitude delivered from a safe distance.

  Sarah Hromack-Chan

Decenber 9 2024

https://hyperallergic.com/970420/a-comic-artists-antidote-to-the-how-to-guide/


Kodansha Print Club Launches to Bring Digital-First Manga to Print
Merve Giray on 12/10/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/kodansha-print-club-to-release-digital-first-manga/

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'The 21′ Director Tod Polson
By Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-the-21-director-tod-polson-244260.html

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'Prostrate and Draw Near' Directors Suraya AlShehry And Nabila Abuljadayel [Saudi Arabia]
By Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-prostrate-and-draw-near-directors-suraya-alshehry-and-nabila-abuljadayel-244259.html

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'A Bear Named Wojtek' Director Iain Gardner
Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-a-bear-named-wojtek-director-iain-gardner-244238.html

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'Zoo' Director Tariq Rimawi [Jordan]
By Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-zoo-director-tariq-rimawi-244239.html

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: 'La Perra' Director Carla Melo Gampert [Columbia]
By Kévin Giraud | 12/09/2024
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2025-oscars-short-film-contenders-la-perra-director-carla-melo-gampert-244237.html

How To Run An Oscar Campaign For An Animated Short
Benoit Berthe Siward, a prominent campaign strategist, tells us how he works.
Alex Dudok de Wit
Move Madly   Dec 10  https://movemadly.substack.com/p/how-to-run-an-oscar-campaign-for

Three Animation Guild Negotiating Committee Members Say They're Voting "No" on Controversial Tentative Deal
Katie Kilkenny
December 10, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/animation-guild-leaders-voting-no-tentative-deal-1236083168/

Between the Lines: In Storytelling, Simplify to Amplify - Premium Sampler [ Hilary Price]
Matt Abrahams
Think Fast Talk Smart Dec. 5, 2024
https://www.fastersmarter.io/between-the-lines-in-storytelling-simplify-to-amplify-premium-sampler/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoIsX3p9urg

Arzach 2
    Behind The Drawing Board 12/10/24
https://lurid.com/watch/v/arzach-2
Artist P. Craig Russell draws Moebius' beloved silent warrior.

Creator of the Month: C.P. Smith
12.4.24
https://awastudios.com/creator-of-the-month-c-p-smith/

Ebony Flowers's A Sketch of Sunday
The award-winning cartoonist reflects on her first exposure to art.
Ebony Flowers
Dec 3, 2024
https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/1155

When Mailboxes Exploded: A Graphic Novel Revisits Quebec's Separatist Uprising
Fifty years later, Chris Oliveros gives the FLQ crisis a fresh perspective
by Toula Drimonis
Dec. 6, 2024
https://thewalrus.ca/when-mailboxes-exploded-a-graphic-novel-revisits-quebecs-separatist-uprising/

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/9/2024

Midcentury Christmas Cards of Disney Artist Ralph Hulett Go On Display; The playful modernist cards bring on the holiday cheer

Chris Nichols

Dec 7, 2024

https://lamag.com/arts-and-entertainment/midcentury-christmas-cards-of-disney-artist-ralph-hulett-go-on-display

 

Instagram's Favorite New Yorker Cartoons in 2024

Jokes about spinach, laundry, politics, and "The Bear" proved popular among the scrollers and double-tappers this year.

By Emma Allen

December 6, 2024

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2024-in-review/instagrams-favorite-new-yorker-cartoons-in-2024

 

Interview: Jim Zub on CONAN THE BARBARIAN: BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE

Jared Bird on 12/09/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jim-zub-on-conan-the-barbarian-battle-of-the-black-stone/ 

 

'Screw the industry, we're in it for the art form': An interview with Shelly and Philip Bond

Aug Stone | December 9, 2024 https://www.tcj.com/screw-the-industry-were-in-it-for-the-art-form-an-interview-with-shelly-and-philip-bond/


Malaysian horror graphic novel 'Bleeding Scars' weaves a haunting, lingering tale
By HANIS MAKETAB
4 Nov 2024 https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/culture/2024/11/03/malaysian-horror-graphic-novel-039bleeding-scars039-weaves-a-haunting-lingering-tale

Surprise! Comic-Con is San Diego's biggest event
Heidi MacDonald on 12/09/2024 https://www.comicsbeat.com/surprise-comic-con-is-san-diegos-biggest-event/

Collectible comic books, trading cards worth $60K stolen from Waldo T-Shirts
Dre Bradley
Nov 01, 2024
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/collectible-comic-books-trading-cards-worth-60k-stolen-from-waldo-t-shirts

Graphic novel tells emotional tale of Jews in 1930s aimed at modern audience
Judessey is a fast-moving and attention-grabbing tale, not without moments of real emotion, told in a series of vivid hand-drawn pictures, embellished with speech bubbles.
By NEVILLE TELLER NOVEMBER 4, 2024 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-826829

NASA's New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper [Astrobiology]
Aaron Gronstal
Nov 01, 2024
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/nasas-new-edition-of-graphic-novel-features-europa-clipper/

Comic book pulled back by publisher as internet objects to depiction of blacks and women [Spirou and the Blue Gorgon]
Shomini Sen
Nov 05, 2024
https://www.wionews.com/world/comic-book-pulled-back-by-publisher-as-internet-objects-to-depiction-of-blacks-and-women-773592

Brandi Smith
RICE NEWS - Nov. 4, 2024
Rice students illustrate campus life in new French comics course
https://news.rice.edu/news/2024/rice-students-illustrate-campus-life-new-french-comics-course

Bridget R. Cooks and John Jennings, Voyage of the Black Superhero
Conversations: Kerry James Marshall and John Singleton Copley
National Gallery of Art December 7, 2024
https://nga.zoomgov.com/rec/play/jcIODE6RMsFg7IepmIqMcm0w2SHAfFCF0qGz01zytYSod5MCb8Ipho_N0KBRrGvsRGdo6dX5tp1ajKUl.oC25qLZdy6NdwG39l

James Gunn Talks 'Creature Commandos' and 'Superman': "David Corenswet Is Going to Freak Everyone Out"
Brian Davids
December 3, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/james-gunn-creature-commandos-superman-1236076004/

David Ayer Defends Push for 'Suicide Squad' Director's Cut: "Judge Once You Have All the Information"
The filmmaker helmed the 2016 Warner Bros. movie that stars Will Smith and Margot Robbie and focuses on DC Comics villains.
Ryan Gajewski
December 6, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/suicide-squad-david-ayer-pushes-directors-cut-1236079041/

'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' Review: Brian Cox in a Predictably Plotted but Sumptuously Animated Prequel

Peter Jackson executive produces the anime-style feature, set nearly two centuries before the events of the live-action film trilogy and based on J.R.R. Tolkien's appendices.

Frank Scheck
December 9, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-review-1236075681/

The Comfort Zone {peanuts]
By Jonathan Franzen
November 21, 2004
Published in the print edition of the November 29, 2004, issue, with the headline "The Comfort Zone."
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/11/29/the-comfort-zone

Olney's Production of Disney's Frozen Cozies Up to Arendelle Fans but Will Never Thaw a Theater Lover's Heart
New to regional theaters, Disney's Frozen shows how the company's tight grip on the production keeps standards high and restricts creativity, prompting our critic to proclaim: Let it go.
  by Rebecca Ritzel December 9th, 2024
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/754726/olneys-production-of-disneys-frozen-cozies-up-to-arendelle-fans-but-will-never-thaw-a-theater-lovers-heart/

Monday, December 09, 2024

WCP reviews Olney’s production of Disney’s Frozen

Olney's Production of Disney's Frozen Cozies Up to Arendelle Fans but Will Never Thaw a Theater Lover's Heart

New to regional theaters, Disney's Frozen shows how the company's tight grip on the production keeps standards high and restricts creativity, prompting our critic to proclaim: Let it go.

Bridget R. Cooks and John Jennings, Voyage of the Black Superhero

Bridget R. Cooks and John Jennings, Voyage of the Black Superhero

Conversations: Kerry James Marshall and John Singleton Copley

National Gallery of Art December 7, 2024



New York Times Best Seller, Marvel writer, media studies professor, and graphic artist John Jennings and art historian Bridget R. Cooks will discuss the persistence of the Black superhero in American comics and art. Taking Conversations: Kerry James Marshall and John Singleton Copley as a point of departure, these scholars will address the visibility of Black protagonists on their journeys for survival.

Unexpected House Guest by Daniel Boris


Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 11/4/2024

these never got sent.

"Age Against the Machine" exhibition features work by "Concrete" artist Paul Chadwick

 John Freeman on November 3, 2024

 https://downthetubes.net/age-against-the-machine-exhibition-features-work-by-concrete-artist-paul-chadwick/

 

RIP GREG HILDEBRANDT

 'Lord of the Rings,' 'Star Wars,' 'Marvel Masterpieces,' 'Magic: The Gathering' Artist

 Posted by Johanna Draper Carlson on November 1, 2024

 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58168/rip-greg-hildebrandt

 

 

[" As pretty much everybody knows by now, Greg Hildebrandt has departed the Grey Havens for the West."]

 The Official Walter Simonson Page November 2 2024

 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/3UC5nDGCcZdyEsEc/

 

Bernie Jaye or Rhianna Pratchett as Marvel's First Brit Female Writer? Bleeding Cool asked if it could it possibly be true that Alison Sampson as the first British woman who has written a comic for Marvel USA.

 03 Nov 2024 by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/bernie-jaye-or-rhianna-pratchett-as-marvels-first-brit-female-writer/

 

'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' Closes 'The Book of Carol' With a Major Change of Scenery

 Josh Wigler

 November 3, 2024

 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-the-book-of-carol-finale-season-3-1236052718/

 

Interview : Jacques Tardi et Nestor Burma font du rififi dans le XXe

 Jean-Laurent TRUC.

 3 novembre 2024

 https://www.ligneclaire.info/du-rififi-a-menilmontant-297798.html

 

Le décès de Daniel Ceppi

 Jean-Laurent TRUC.

 4 novembre 2024

 https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-de-daniel-ceppi-298188.html

 

Comic Store In Your Future: 14 Years Behind Me, Nothing But Hope Ahead [Rodman Comics in Ankeny, Iowa]

 03 Nov 2024 by Rod Lamberti  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-14-years-behind-me-nothing-but-hope-ahead/

 

Comic Book Folk React To… The American Presidential Election

Rich Johnston| 03 Nov 2024  https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-folk-react-to-the-american-presidential-election/

 

'We worry about everything': A World War III Illustrated roundtable

Ian Thomas | November 4, 2024

https://www.tcj.com/we-worry-about-everything-a-world-war-iii-illustrated-roundtable/

 

Owly by Andy Runton – Summer Reading Spectacular

Steve Thomas

Circulating Ideas podcast 266: July 16, 2024

https://circulatingideas.com/2024/07/16/266-owly-by-andy-runton-summer-reading-spectacular/

https://circulatingideas.com/transcripts/andy-runton/

 

A take on 'Frozen' that might leave you cold

Celia Wren

Washington Post November 4, 2024: C5.online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2024/10/30/frozen-olney-theatre-review/

 

WHEN JOE GOES "YO JOE!" [G.I. Joe]

Joe Casey Writes  Nov 4, 2024

https://thejoecasey.substack.com/p/when-joe-goes-joe

 

Interview: Heather Antos, Chris Fenoglio and Ryan North on STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS: WARP YOUR OWN WAY

Avery Kaplan on 11/04/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-heather-antos-chris-fenoglio-and-ryan-north-on-star-trek-lower-decks-warp-your-own-way/

 

Greg Hildebrandt, Artist of Iconic Star Wars, Marvel Images and More, Dies at 85

Kofi Outlaw

November 1, 2024,

https://comicbook.com/starwars/news/greg-hildebrandt-dies-dead-obituary-star-wars-dc-marvel-artist/

 

Comic book writer Tom King thinks Philly can save the world

The author will be appearing at Brave New Worlds comics in Old City on Election Day for a get out the vote celebration.

by Mike Newall

Nov. 4, 2024,

https://www.inquirer.com/arts/tom-king-comics-trump-philly-20241104.html

 

Here: the perfect comic becomes an imperfect film

By Heidi MacDonald on 11/04/2024

https://www.comicsbeat.com/here-zemeckis-mcguire-the-perfect-comic-become-an-imperfect-film/

Sunday, December 08, 2024

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "God Bless Us, Every One"

"God Bless Us, Every One"


When I first caught the news about the Brian Thompson shooting, I didn't hear it all — just "United Healthcare CEO" and "shot in NYC", and that was about it. I assumed it was your standard-issue random street crime until I started getting the details — especially the word "targeted" yelled over and over — and thought "whoa, man, shit's gettin' real...!"

Predictably, the Wall Street Journal treated it like the JFK assassination; splashed that CCTV frame over the front page like an Abraham Zapruder frame. The New York Times was surprisingly factual as the shooter really did go to the trouble of stalking Mr. Big Shot and it was, in fact, a pretty goddamn bold assasination.

Gotta love the Washington Post, though; they say the police are looking for a motive — a motive, f'crissake. Hell, gang, if you want a goddamn' motive, you might want to ask around the huge-ass numbers of people who had to go to an ER and were dinged for a $10,000 ambulance ride.




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Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage

Missed it - Sean Martinbrough was at African-American History yesterday

For the record. He was selling books at the African American History and Culture Museum's Holiday Trunk Sale.

According to his FB page, he did well and had a good time.

Dec 8 - Jan 26: Art Hondros exhibit at the beachKraft in Olney (reception on Dec 14)

Dec. 8 - Jan. 26

Art Hondros

Graphic Recorder • Illustrator

Draws and Plays Well with Others

Art Hondros received wrist slappings for some of his renderings in both high school and the U.S. Navy. He attended the Colorado Art Institute. In addition to being a freelance graphic artist, he has worked for The Charlotte Observer and National Geographic. His work has appeared in The Washington Post Sunday Magazine, Bethesda Magazine, Packingtown Review, and Pisgah Review. You can read more about him and his work at https://www.arthondros.com/.

RECEPTION:
Saturday, December 14th
6:00pm-8:00pm

EXHIBITING:
12/8-1/26


Art Hondros
Graphic Recorder • Illustrator
Draws and Plays Well with Others
240•676•1004
arthondros.com

Saturday, December 07, 2024

Fit for the National Cartoon Museum [Mark Trail letter]

Fit for the National Cartoon Museum [Mark Trail letter]

I think the current iteration of Mark Trail ought to stay in the woods (or just leave). In the Nov. 18 strip, he brought a group of students to Washington to go to the National Science Museum. Of all the museums we have, this was one I'd never heard of, so I Googled it and, sure enough, it doesn't exist. That would have been a simple thing for the cartoonist to look up.

2024 Berryman Cartoonist Award goes to Tom Tomorrow


On his paid newsletter he says,

This is a big honor, it's one of a small handful of major prizes in the field. I'll be attending a gala dinner in DC in February, and I believe giving a speech, though I don't really know any details yet. But this is a big deal, and comes at a good moment. The last year or two had a lot of (what at least felt like) setbacks, between the esteemed left wing magazine dumping me and the publisher who said they were sending over a contract and then ghosted me like a Tinder date gone wrong (I am not actually on Tinder, but that's kind of the go-to for a dating app reference). And then there's the outcome of the election, but we're all going through that one collectively. At any rate, I was starting to feel kind of discouraged, in a low-level but pervasive way. So this is a nice little moment of affirmation, as I join a roster of my distinguished colleagues — Jen Sorensen, Ruben Bolling, and Ward Sutton, among others — who have previously won the honor. I'd say I'm happy to "finally" have won it, but the truth is, this is the only major award whose deadline is in the fall, rather than the start of the year, and for years I kept forgetting to send a submission in on time! I finally put a reminder in my calendar this year, and happily the stars aligned.

This may be the last big award of my career. I've previously won the RFK (named after SENIOR, to be clear) on two occasions, and the Herblock, and I was a Pulitzer finalist one year, which is probably as close as I'm getting to that one, given that they've effectively eliminated the old "editorial cartooning" category and replaced it with a grab bag that encompasses anything involving drawing. But that feels like plenty to me, honestly more than I would have ever expected back at the other end of this journey. I have no complaints. 

There's a nice article about the award, which includes some pretty deep-dive history, in my "hometown" paper, Little Village out of Iowa City.

Funny story, the National Press Club people notified me by email on the Friday before Thanksgiving week, but I didn't see the email. When it finally popped up again a week and a half later, I assumed it must be a "thank you for entering" message, because *surely* they would have already notified the actual winner by that point!