Bill Watterson's conversation with Richard from The Art of Richard Thompson has been translated by Stephane Beaujean, a French Cul De Sac fan, and is apparently now available. Bonjour!
The rest of the magazine looks good too.
Friday, April 15, 2016
The Post on Disney's Jungle Book remake
'The Jungle Book' leaps off the screen — to dazzling effect [in print as Beauty and awe roar to life].
By Ann Hornaday
Washington Post April 15 2016, p. Weekend 30-31
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-jungle-book-leaps-off-the-screen--to-dazzling-effect/2016/04/14/9a1c5d36-00d7-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html
Washington Post April 15 2016, p. Weekend 30-31
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-jungle-book-leaps-off-the-screen--to-dazzling-effect/2016/04/14/9a1c5d36-00d7-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html
Big Planet Comics Washington is picked in 10 Best list
10 Best Comic Book Stores in the US
written by Michelle RaeApril 13, 2016
https://anotherspur.com/2016/04/13/10-best-comic-book-stores-in-the-us/
Don't try to find this comic book
A couple of weeks ago (April 3, 2016), the Washington Post published this illustration by Oliver Munday. The comic book is of particular interest to us.
Because it doesn't exist. I think it's a melange of existing comic books, but I can only place the logo and the word "Assemble" both of which (along with "mightiest heroes") come from an Avengers comic book, probably from the 1970s. Any crowdsourcing suggestions?
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Ridgway Award honor to Juana Medina
Juana didn't win the first price, but she was one of three honorable mention awards as noted below.
Established in 1993, the Ridgway Award is given each year to an author or illustrator in recognition of an outstanding debut in the world of children's picture books.
The award is given in memory of Marion Vannett Ridgway, a beloved artists' representative who worked in the New York City publishing community for more than forty years, and who extended generous support and encouragement especially to artists just making their way into children's book publishing.
Juana Medina
Illustrator of
Smick!
Every page of Smick! sustains a kind of joy. Medina masterfully captures doggy exuberance in her loosely scrawled thick black lines, and the contrast of her
drawing with collage elements like a stick or a flower petal bird creates a delightful visual surprise. Doreen Cronin’s rhyming text provides a terrific match for such energetic art.
Established in 1993, the Ridgway Award is given each year to an author or illustrator in recognition of an outstanding debut in the world of children's picture books.
The award is given in memory of Marion Vannett Ridgway, a beloved artists' representative who worked in the New York City publishing community for more than forty years, and who extended generous support and encouragement especially to artists just making their way into children's book publishing.
Juana Medina
Illustrator of
Smick!
Every page of Smick! sustains a kind of joy. Medina masterfully captures doggy exuberance in her loosely scrawled thick black lines, and the contrast of her
drawing with collage elements like a stick or a flower petal bird creates a delightful visual surprise. Doreen Cronin’s rhyming text provides a terrific match for such energetic art.
April 16: Cherry Blossom Anime at American Art Museum
April 16, 2016
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Saturday, April 16, 5 pm
This screening is held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium. Watch the trailer. From the creators of Ghost in the Shell comes a wonderfully expressive and beautifully animated tale that combines bursts of whimsy and humor with deeply felt emotion. The last time Momo saw her father they had a fight; now, all she has left to remember him is an incomplete letter he wrote, penned with the words "Dear Momo" but nothing… |
Comic Riffs in the Express on Batman movies
Ben Affleck will star in and direct a solo Batman film, in his apparent master plan to rule DC's Gotham [in print as Affleck's plan to rule DC's Gotham,' Express (April 14, p. 46)
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog April 12 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/04/12/ben-affleck-will-star-in-and-direct-a-solo-batman-film-in-his-apparent-master-plan-to-rule-dcs-gotham/
Comic Riffs on black superheroes
Rise of the Black Superhero
By David Betancourt, Michael Cavna and Shelly Tan
Washington Post Comic Riffs April 14, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/black-superheroes/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/black-superheroes/
The lack of any Milestone characters (Static, etc) is a major omission in this list.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
2 Graphic Novels high on list of books to ban
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and Habibi by Craig Thompson
The books Americans want removed from libraries [in print as Americans wanted these books removed from libraries in 2015].
The books Americans want removed from libraries [in print as Americans wanted these books removed from libraries in 2015].
Counting down 2015's 10 most challenged books
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/04/12/the-holy-bible-and-two-boys-kissing-the-10-most-challenged-books-of-2015/Comic Riffs talks to Mexican cartoonist Raúl Treviño
Cartel violence hit this artist's family. So he illustrated a comic book about it
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog April 13 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/04/13/scarred-by-cartels-mexican-artist-finds-healing-in-the-forthcoming-drug-war-comic-sombra/
The Post's obituary for caricaturist Vint Lawrence
Vint Lawrence, CIA officer who became a sharp-eyed caricaturist, dies at 76
John Kelly on Squirrel Girl
A modern Marvel: The latest hit comics character is the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
By John Kelly Columnist April 13 2016https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-modern-marvel-the-latest-hit-comics-character-is-the-unbeatable-squirrel-girl/2016/04/13/8c0198ac-00c2-11e6-9d36-33d198ea26c5_story.html
Comic Riffs talks Wonder Woman
Grant Morrison's new Wonder Woman: 'You don't give up sex just because you gave up men.'
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comics Riffs blog April 12 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/04/12/grant-morrisons-new-wonder-woman-you-dont-give-up-sex-just-because-you-gave-up-men/
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Comic Riffs talks to Alex Segura
With new book, Alex Segura cracks the case of balancing his lives in comics and mystery novels
Washington Post Comics Riffs blog April 12 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/04/12/with-new-book-alex-segura-cracks-the-case-of-balancing-his-lives-in-comics-and-mystery-novels/
Bloom County at National Book Festival this year
Berkeley Breathed's Facebook page is reporting he'll be in DC on September 24th.
Sewall-Belmont House, and apparently Nina Allender's cartoons, become National Monument
Today, the House, and presumably the cartoons, became a National Monument, under the Park Service.
Here's the Washington Post on it, and here's the White House, which says, "help preserve an extensive archival collection that documents the history, strategies, tactics and accomplishments of the movement to secure women's suffrage and equal rights in the United States and across the globe." so I guess the cartoons were transferred too.
The new Belmont-Paul Monument is well-worth visiting. I saw it with my daughter in 2012 and was quite impressed by it.
Tom King interviewed
From the CIA to Gotham: Meet The Real Life Spy Who's Now Writing "Batman"
Former CIA agent Tom King is mining his own experiences for the Dark Knight's war on crime.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Glen Weldon on Robin
A Brief History of Dick: Unpacking the gay subtext of Robin, the Boy Wonder.
By Glen WeldonApril 3 2016
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2016/04/the_history_of_the_gay_subtext_of_batman_and_robin.html
Saturday, April 09, 2016
That darn Argyle Sweater
We wouldn't trivialize cancer this way
Anne Atwood
Washington Post April 9 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-wouldnt-trivialize-cancer-this-way/2016/04/08/63c9ba98-fcdc-11e5-813a-90ab563f0dde_story.htmlFriday, April 08, 2016
Tom Toles LIVE on Facebook right now
I'll be here on Facebook live around 1:30 today. I'l do some sketching, answer questions, and maybe even take a sketching suggestion, if it isn't too hard. See you then! Tom
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