Stone Branch Schoolof Art (1331-M Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852) is hosting a cosplay
life drawing Saturday, Jan. 21, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost is $10 and open to
those 18 and older.
Friday, January 06, 2017
Jan. 21: Cosplay Life Drawing
Thursday, January 05, 2017
More on the Resist comic book
Liberal feminists' plan to "resist" Trump? 50,000 comic books
By Toni Airaksinen | December 31, 2016http://redalertpolitics.com/2016/12/31/liberal-feminists-plan-resist-trump-50000-comic-books/
Comic Riffs on Illumination's animation
How the studio behind 'Sing' and 'Secret Life of Pets' had a breakthrough year [in print as Big green millions and not just little yellow Minions at Illumination, January 5, p. C2]
Washington Post Comic Riffs J
January 11: Brad Meltzer at Politics & Prose bookstore
Wednesday, January 11, 7 p.m.
You may know Jim Henson as the beloved voice of Kermit the Frog, and the creative mind behind The Muppets and Sesame Street. But did you know that he made his first Kermit puppet out of his mother's old sweater? Brad Meltzer gives insight into the puppeteer's childhood and the early inspirations behind his longstanding success. This continuation of the Ordinary People Change the World biography series introduces children and adults to Jim Henson's kind spirit and playful imagination that helped generate two of the most adored children's television programs of all time. Ages 5 to 8
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Ulysses Campbell on D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission
Local comic book journalist/show host/documentarian Ulysses Campbell yesterday took the oath to serve on the D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission. Below is a photo of him (via his Facebook page) taking the oath with At-Large D.C. Council member Robert White. Campbell, who was voted onto the commission in November, is a staple in the comics scene in D.C., conducting interviews at various shows such as Awesome Con, Small Press Expo and Baltimore Con (to name a few) and hosts a regular public access-TV show on comics called "Fantastic Forum."
Jan. 7: Local comics show by Shoff Promotions
Shoff Promotions holds a Comic Book & Sports Card Show Saturday, Jan. 7, from 10am-3pm at the Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall (7128 Columbia Pike). It will include dealers with an "array of Comic Books--Gold, Silver, Bronze & Modern Age, Nonsports cards 1880's to the present, Plus Baseball,.Football, Basketball & Hockey cards vintage to the present & sports memorabilia & Hobby supplies for all your collecting needs."
Monday, January 02, 2017
Deaths in the comic arts for 2016 (UPDATED)
As any reader of this blog knows, I lost my good friend Richard Thompson this past summer. Unfortunately, a lot of other people in the field passed away as well. Here's my list from the Comics Research Bibliography, which is always greatly dependent on the work of DD Degg. Additions and corrections would be appreciated. (Updated on January 5th with more contributions by DD Degg, and John Freeman's Down the Tubes article; updated on February 1)
Deaths in 2016 included British artist Martin Aitchison, Jumble writer Michael Argirion, publisher Alvin Buenaventura, Ken Barr, comic book dealer Stephen Barrington, Universal Press Syndicate and Andrews McMeel editor William Beasley Jr., UK girls comics artist Shirley Bellwood, Ted Benoit, Bennington Banner political cartoonist Gene Blasen, editorial cartoonist Don Bloom, MAD art director Leonard Brenner, animation producer Al Brodax, Solson Publisher Gary Brodsky, Raymond Burki of Switzerland, MAD cartoonist John Caldwell, The Comic Depot store owner Darren Carrara, Tits & Clits co-founder Lyn Chevli, Jack Chick, Angel Smurf voice William Christopher, Jok Church, Darwyn Cooke, British cartoonist Bernard Cookson, Lawrence Eagle Tribune political cartoonist Al Cote Jr., New Yorker cartoonist Michael Crawford, animator Clay Martin Croker, Belgian colorist Janine “Nine” Culliford, The Simpsons' Kevin Curran, Jack Davis, British cartoonist Frank Dickens, Steve Dillon, Norman Doherty, German writer Lothar Dräger, Jerry Dumas, Don "Duck" Edwing, Mark Trail's Jack Elrod, Genevieve Elverum aka Genevieve Castree, fanzine artist John Fantucchio, Italian comic book artist Gallieno Ferri, political cartoonist Glenn Foden, comics scholar Conseula Francis, Paul Fung Jr., Studio Ghibli animator Makiko Futaki, Angel "Pat" or "Pasquale" Gabriele, animation writer Daniel Gerson, British comic book artist John Gillatt, Kenya's Edward Gicheri Gitau, animation voice Ron Glass, UK comic book writer Scott Goodall, Marcel "Gotlib" Gottlieb, New Yorker cartoonist William Hamilton, British comic book artist Wilfred “Wilf” Hardy, Belgian cartoonist René Hausman, Stowe (Vt.) Reporter cartoonist Ralph T. Heath, Dick Hodgins Jr., commercial animator Gary Hughes, "Heat Miser" animation voice George Irving, Shigeji Isojima aka Tomoe-Satoo aka Pariotto, Dallas Morning News editorial cartoonist Dick Johns Jr., British comix artist Andrew 'Andy Dog' Johnson, alternative cartoonist Jess Johnson, Greek cartoonist Yannis Kalaitzis, voice actor Marvin Kaplan, webcartoonist (and Archie inspiration) Jewel Kats, Nellie Nifty RN cartoonist Lawrence "Kaz" Katzman, Disney idea man Al Konetzni, New Yorker cartoonist Anatol Kovarsky, comic book price guide publisher Chet Krause, comic book fandom founder Richard Kyle, caricaturist and CIA officer James Lawrence, Mell Lazarus, Roger Leiner of Luxembourg, Dave's Comics store owner Dave Luebke, British cartoonist Tony Luke, Tumbleweeds gag writer Steve Mamlin, Singapore cartoonist Man Tian Fei (aka Lin Yucong), Linus Maurer, editorial cartoonist Shaw McCutcheon, Thornsby cartoonist Fred McLaren, Free for All cartoonist Brett Merhar, Benton Courier editorial cartoonist Ron Meyer, British comic writer Alan Mitchell, Mikiya Mochizuki, New Yorker cartoonist Frank Modell, Sparky Moore, Spanish comic book writer Victor Mora, Howard Munce, television's Lois Lane Noel Neill, Carlos Nine, Indian cartoonist S V Padmanabha, British comic book editor Gil Page, British comics archivist Roger Perry,British comic book letterer Derek Pierson, Paul Peter Porges, Finnish cartoonist Heikki Porkola, British small press cartoonist Stephen Prestwood, Spanish cartoonist Angel Nadal Quirch, Caliber Comics founder Gary Reed, Croatian cartoonist Oton Anton Reisinger, United Media editor Susan Reinhard, Rugrats animation voice Jack Riley, collector Ethan Roberts, Duxbury Clipper cartoonist Charles Rogerson II, Magic: The Gathering artist Christopher Rush, Paul Ryan, Gaspar Saladino, animator Morton Schindel, Augie Scotto, Clyde Shelley, Maurice 'Sine' Sinet, Marc Sleen, Spotlight Newspapers editorial cartoonist Reverend Donald W. Stake, Chuck Stiles, colorist Matthew Swift, Joe Szabo, Rev. Thom Tapp, Indian cartoonist VT "Toms" Thomas, Richard Thompson, Kelly Air Force Base cartoonist Emilio G. Torres, Don Vannozzi, Dutch cartoonist Peter van Straaten, syndicated cartoonist Fred Wagner, Judy Jetson voice Janet Waldo, Swiss-German cartoonist Hansrudi Wäscher, New Yorker cartoonist Robert Weber, comic book writer Robert E. "Bob" Weinberg, George Wildman, TV's Green Hornet Van Williams, "Cooking with Cancer's" Venus Winston, animator Tyrus Wong, Studio Ghibli's Michiyo Yasuda, Iranian cartoonist Mohammad-Rafi Zia.
The Year According to Toles in The Post
The Year According to Toles.
Friday, December 30, 2016
The Vision on another best of list
The best comic books of 2016
Stop what you're doing and pick up The Flintstones.
by Dec 28, 2016http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/28/14009216/the-best-comic-books-of-the-year
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Glen Weldon on Love Is Love
'Love Is Love' Comics Anthology Offers Raw Expressions of Grief, Rage — And Defiance
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2016/12/29/507237355/love-is-love-comics-anthology-offers-raw-expressions-of-grief-rage-and-defiance
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
More on Resist! which will be distributed at the inaugaration
Here's How Women Artists Are Reacting to a Donald Trump Presidency [Resist].
By Claire Landsbaum
Dec 21 2016
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/heres-how-women-artists-are-reacting-to-a-trump-presidency.html
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Carbon Footprint"
From Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist (on Dec 23rd):
"Carbon Footprint"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2133
Congratulations, USA – another dirty, bloody regime-change proxy war down the crapper.
11x12 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 541kb.
"Carbon Footprint"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=21
Congratulations, USA – another dirty, bloody regime-change proxy war down the crapper.
11x12 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 541kb.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Michael O'Connell interviews Jessica Abel
#231 – Jessica Abel: Words, images, storytelling and beyond
Michael O'Connell
It's All Journalism podcast,
December 15, 2016 http://itsalljournalism.com/231-jessica-abel-words-images-storytelling-and-beyond/
On this week's It's All Journalism podcast, host Michael O'Connell talks to cartoonist Jessica Abel about the differences and surprising similarities in audio and graphic storytelling. Abel is the author of Out on The Wire, a graphic novel about the storytelling techniques behind the popular Radiolab and This American Life radio shows.
Apatoff on Victor Juhasz's combat art
THE "WITNESS ART" OF VICTOR JUHASZ
December 21, 2016
http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-witness-art-of-victor-juhasz.html
Swann Foundation is accepting fellowship applications
The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, administered by the Library of Congress is accepting applications for its graduate fellowship, one of the few in the field, for the 2017-2018 academic year. Deadline for applications is February 24, 2017. For criteria, guidelines, and application forms, please see:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/
Please email swann@loc.gov or call (202) 707-9115 if you have questions.
Martha Kennedy
Martha H. Kennedy
Curator, Popular & Applied Graphic Art
and poster acquisitions team member
Prints & Photographs Division
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4730
Voice: 202-707-9115; fax: 202-707-6647
Local comics writer JC Thomas (@SuperUltraGo) on Twitter
at https://mobile.twitter.com/superultrago
Look for "Gates of Dawn" in his feed. He's a Fairfax County Public Schools 4th grade teacher from Herndon and this is his 2nd graphic novel. Big Planet Comics, probably at Vienna, is carrying it according to his feed.
John Fantucchio's comic collection to be sold
From: Mary Fantucchio
Dear family and friends - as most of you know, John died in August of a stroke. Please pass this on to anyone you know who might be interested. For more information about John's work in fandom, see Aaron Caplan's website www.fantucchio.com.
CGC has recognized a new Silver Age Pedigree. The John G. Fantucchio Pedigree features nearly every comic published by Marvel and DC Comics from the inception of the Marvel era in the early 1960s through the mid-70s. Rounding out the collection are numerous other high grade comics from other publishers including Charlton, Gold Key, Dell, ACG, Tower and many others.
"This collection was beautiful," said Paul Litch, CGC's Primary Grader, "It is a rare treat when a previously unseen collection of high grade comics becomes available to the public. It is even more rare for a collection to be recognized as a pedigree... a collection like this, cannot be denied."
The books were collected by artist John G. Fantucchio and stored in ideal conditions. The result is a collection of beautifully preserved comics with amazing color and page quality. John had been a serious collector since the 1940's and was an adult at the beginning of the Silver Age. These books had been stored for decades until being viewed by Rick Lowell of Casablanca Comics.
"I had known about these books for years, but nobody had ever seen them" says Lowell. "I was unsure what I was going to find and as I unpacked them I was amazed at the quality. I was also stunned at how complete the collection is."
John Fantucchio was one of the most prominent artists during the early days of comic fandom. He created hundreds of covers and illustrations for fanzines such as Rocket's Blast Comic Collector, Fantastic Fanzine, Comic Crusader and many others. John also did covers for the early issues of The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom, including the very first issue.
"It has been over eight years since we've brought out an original owner collection dating back to the early Silver Age of comics with depth like this," stated Josh Nathanson, Founder and CEO of ComicLink. "There is a distinct beauty in looking at book after book with a homogeneous look and feel, having been stored in the same place in the same way for decades. It's one of the perks of this job that I relish. I'm thrilled that ComicLink is working with Rick to disperse the collection into the hands of today's collectors. We've decided that Amazing Spider-Man will be the first title to be offered, within the ComicLink.com Winter Featured Auction commencing on February 15th. I'm looking forward to the event!"
CGCcomics.com • email CGC@cgccomics.com
Sunday, December 25, 2016
The Post reviews Sing animated movie
Saved by the singing, anthropomorphic animals [online as As crooning animals, Hollywood heavyweights give 'Sing' the boost it needs]
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Cole Goco's first Billy the Pop collection out now
From Cole Goco, Arlington's hardest working student cartoonist,
"I have BIG news today. The first Billy the Pop BOOK is now available for purchase! It contains the first year and a quarter of Billy strips, and features never-before-seen illustrations, as well as an amazing foreword by Mike Rhode, the editor of ComicsDC! If you guys really love Billy, are looking for a last-minute Christmas present, or just want to support the strip, I would truly appreciate it if you would buy a copy. It's super exiting to be able to look at my own work in book form, and I hope you feel the same way!
Here it is: https://www.amazon.com/
"I have BIG news today. The first Billy the Pop BOOK is now available for purchase! It contains the first year and a quarter of Billy strips, and features never-before-seen illustrations, as well as an amazing foreword by Mike Rhode, the editor of ComicsDC! If you guys really love Billy, are looking for a last-minute Christmas present, or just want to support the strip, I would truly appreciate it if you would buy a copy. It's super exiting to be able to look at my own work in book form, and I hope you feel the same way!
Here it is: https://www.amazon.com/
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