Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Flugennock latest cartoon: "Obama's AIPAC Speech, Condensed
Wash Examiner blog whacks at Ted Rall
What Ted Rall tells us
Bill Rechin obituary wirestory runs in Post
Washington Post May 24 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/cartoonist-bill-rechin-co-creator-of-crock-comic-strip-dies-at-80/2011/05/23/AFSmt89G_story.html
NPR's Monkey See returns to Sandman
Book Club: Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman: Dream Country,' Part Four
by Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (May 24, 2011)
Monday, May 23, 2011
Hogan's Alley likes Richard Thompson's chances at the Reuben awards
3rd Finder article at Sequential Tart
By Rebecca Buchanan
May 23, 2011
http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1985
Washington Post Magazine article on Richard Thompson reprinted in Express
Richard Thompson and Michael Cavna on NPR
Coping With Disease While Capturing Childhood
National Public Radio's Tell Me More May 23, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/23/136579290/-coping-with-disease-while-capturing-childhood
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/tmm/2011/05/20110523_tmm_03.mp3?dl=1
Artist Richard Thompson's "Cul de Sac" is a daily watercolor comic strip in 140 newspapers. It centers on a young girl's experiences with her friends on a cul-de-sac. The Washington Post's Michael Cavna has written a profile on Thompson's career and struggles with Parkinson's disease. Host Michel Martin speaks with Cavna and Thompson about this latest article in the Washington Post Magazine.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Annapolis paper looks at comic book deaths
Comics fans discuss the demise - and resurrection - of superheroes
By THERESA WINSLOW
The Capital 05/22/11
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/lif/2011/05/22-12/The-end-is-just-the-beginning.html
Truitt on Shinku
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY May 19 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-05-19-Shinku-pits-female-samurai-vs-Japanese-vampires_n.htm
Bill Rechin's funeral arrangements
Bill Rechin's obituary in his local paper
Death claims cartoonist Bill Rechin
By MICHAEL ZITZFredericksburg Free Lance-Star May 22, 2011
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/052011/05222011/628177Saturday, May 21, 2011
Richard Thompson and Michael Cavna on NPR on Monday morning
Bill Rechin has died
Our sympathies go out to Kevin and his family.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Comic Riffs on Team Cul de Sac, Bill Watterson and Peter Dunlap-Shohl
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 20 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/calvin-and-hobbes-creator-bill-watterson-on-painting-a-portrait-of-cul-de-sacs-petey/2011/05/18/AF7W1m7G_blog.html
THE 'RIFFS INTERVIEW: How cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl adapted after the 'unexpected impact' of Parkinson's
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 20 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-riffs-interview-how-cartoonist-peter-dunlap-shohl-adapted-after-the-unexpected-impact-of-parkinsons/2011/05/18/AFUQ6l7G_blog.html#pagebreak
PR: ACT-I-VATE’s SAM & LILAH MOVES TO MTV GEEK, GIVES AWAY FREE STUFF
Gentle readers, friends, family, and acquaintances:
We are pleased to announce that, as part of the continuing relationship between webcomics collective ACT-I-VATE (http:www.activatecomix.com) and MTV GEEK, Jim Dougan and Hyeondo Park's SAM & LILAH will be part of growing new comics lineup at the MTV site.
The first three chapters of S&L that have previously appeared on ACT-I-VATE will now also appear on MTV GEEK, with future installments to follow, likewise, on both sites.
You can read more about it, and even see video of Jim being interviewed at this year's MoCCA Festival, here:
And read (or re-read, as the case may be) the first installment of SAM & LILAH here:
http://www.mtv.com/geek/comic/issue/1111/sam-and-lilah-1-pt-1.jhtml
SO WHAT ABOUT THAT FREE STUFF?
Here's the deal: each week we will be asking a question, or asking you to tell us a story relevant to that week's Sam & Lilah update. The best response will get the writer our Weekly Prize: a signed print of a page from that week! Then, for each Chapter, we'll pick a winner to receive the Chapter Prize: a signed copy of the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER from IDW Publishing, which contains an exclusive Sam & Lilah story that will not appear on MTV Geek (or on ACT-I-VATE). Finally, we'll choose from among all the responses over 11 weeks to receive the Grand Prize of a page (our choice) of Hyeondo Park's original art!
How do I reply: you can post here on Tumblr, on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/samandlilah), Tweet us @samandlilah, link to a blog post, or e-mail us at samnlilah AT gmail DOT com. Extra points for audio/visual responses!
Week 1's question is here:
http://samandlilah.tumblr.com/post/5642511600/weekly-contest-question-week-1
We look forward to hearing from you!
NOTE: To be eligible for a Weekly Prize, you need to have responded during the first week the update appeared. To be eligible for the Chapter Prize, you only need to have provided a response that we like to any of the questions during the time the Chapter first appeared (winners of the Weekly Prizes will be automatically included). Finally, to be eligible for the Grand Prize, you only need to have provided a response that we like to any of the questions during the time that all three Chapters appeared (winners of the Weekly and Chapter Prizes will be automatically included, though, so if you're a latecomer it better be good!.)
So in summary: 11 free prints, 3 signed books, 1 page of original art, and an unlimited amount of Jim and Hyeondo's good will and appreciation. Good luck!
Thanks again for your time and interest!
Sincerely,
Jim Dougan and Hyeondo Park
samnlilah AT gmail DOT com
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MTV GEEK: http://www.mtv.geek.com
ACT-I-VATE: http://www.activatecomix.com
Jim Dougan: http://chatterbox-dc.livejournal.com
Hyeondo Park: http://www.hanaroda.net
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Romance. Adventure. Curses. Cupcakes.
SAM & LILAH.
Washington Examiner article on comics movies
OT: Comics and health and medicine
By Martha Cornog May 19, 2011
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/newslettersnewsletterbucketbooksmack/890594-439/graphic_novels_short_takes_health.html.csp
Comic Riffs' massive Richard Thompson profile
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog May 19 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-comic-riffspost-magazine-profile-cul-de-sac-creator-richard-thompson-faces-lifes-cruel-twists-with-artful-wit/2011/05/18/AFiNaT7G_blog.html#pagebreak
Thursday, May 19, 2011
"A portrait of ‘Cul de Sac’ cartoonist Richard Thompson" photos online
A portrait of 'Cul de Sac' cartoonist Richard Thompson
Dustin FenstermacherWashington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/a-portrait-of-cul-de-sac-cartoonist-richard-thompson/2011/05/18/AFHTxQ7G_gallery.html#photo=1
and there's a big article coming this weekend.