Joshua Luna accuses brother & ex-business partner Jonathan Luna of theft, emotional & physical abuse
The Luna brothers have shared credits on series including THE SWORD and GIRLS
By Samantha Puc
12/09/2019
Friday, December 13, 2019
Bloom makes the Beat's best of 2019 list.
The Best Comics of 2019
The Beat staff reveals the most exciting and moving comics they read this year
Cartoons in National Geographic's Jane Goodall exhibit
Patrick McDonnell of course, but also a Gary Larson mention.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
This week's Liz at Large in the City Paper
Liz At Large: "Perfect"
There's no such thing as perfect.
Liz Montague
Dec 12, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Trump's campaign compares him to genocidal fictional villain
'These are sad and strange times': Thanos creator rips widely mocked campaign video portraying Trump as Avengers supervillain
Former Washington Examiner cartoonist Nate Beeler's best of the decade
Nate Beeler's best of the decade is online at USA Today, which doesn't have it's own editorial cartoonist.
Thanks to Daryl Cagle's newsletter for the tip.
Arlington Library puts out top 100 titles checkout list...
and the cartoonists on it are...
... all for children.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney - 5 books
children's books by Mo Willems - 7 books
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey - 2 books
Baby-sitter's Club - 1 book (and not by Raina Telgemeier!)
and DVDs of the Incredibles 2 and Moana make the list too.
Two comic-art related movies on National Film Registry choices for 2019
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today (Dec 11, 2019) the annual selection of 25 of America's most influential motion pictures to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Selected because of their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation's film heritage, the films in the class of 2019 range from Prince's 1984 autobiographical hit "Purple Rain" and Spike Lee's 1986 breakout movie "She's Gotta Have It" to Disney's 1959 timeless fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" and this year's biggest public vote getter, Kevin Smith's 1994 "Clerks."
"The National Film Registry has become an important record of American history, culture and creativity," said Hayden. "Unlike many other honors, the registry is not restricted to a time, place or genre. It encompasses 130 years of the full American cinematic experience – a virtual Olympiad of motion pictures. With the support of Congress, the studios and other archives, we are ensuring that the nation's cinematic history will be around for generations to come."
....
Clerks (1994)
A hilarious, in-your-face, bawdy-yet-provocative look at two sardonic young slackers (Dante and Randal). One toils as a New Jersey convenience store clerk while his alter-ego video store friend works when the mood strikes him. At 23 years old, Kevin Smith made his debut film for $27,000, reportedly financed by selling his comic book collection and using proceeds from when his car was lost in a flood. This sleeper hit helped define an era, grossed over $3 million, achieved prominent cult status among Generations X to Z, and easily garnered the most public votes in this year's National Film Registry balloting. Critic Roger Ebert described "Clerks" as "utterly authentic" with "the attitude of a gas station attendant who tells you to check your own oil. It's grungy and unkempt, and Dante and Randal look like they have been nourished from birth on beef jerky and Cheetos. They are tired and bored, underpaid and unlucky in love, and their encounters with customers feel like a series of psychological tests."
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
The story of the sleeping princess Aurora, awakened by a kiss, already was widely known to theater audiences. But Disney transformed this timeless fable from the original Charles Perrault fairy tale ("The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood") and The Brothers Grimm ("Little Briar-Rose") by tweaking plot elements and characters (such as the number and role of the fairies), as well as with the film's magnificent score. Along with its vivid images and charming details, the film introduced movie audiences to one of Disney's most enduring villainesses — Maleficent (voiced in the 1959 film by Eleanor Audley). "Beauty" was the last of classic animated fairy-tale adaptations produced by Walt Disney, whose influence suffuses the film.
The story of the sleeping princess Aurora, awakened by a kiss, already was widely known to theater audiences. But Disney transformed this timeless fable from the original Charles Perrault fairy tale ("The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood") and The Brothers Grimm ("Little Briar-Rose") by tweaking plot elements and characters (such as the number and role of the fairies), as well as with the film's magnificent score. Along with its vivid images and charming details, the film introduced movie audiences to one of Disney's most enduring villainesses — Maleficent (voiced in the 1959 film by Eleanor Audley). "Beauty" was the last of classic animated fairy-tale adaptations produced by Walt Disney, whose influence suffuses the film.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Washingtonian on Wonder Woman 1984's DC
All the DC-Area Stuff We've Identified in the "Wonder Woman 1984" Trailer (So Far)
Written by Andrew Beaujon
Washingtonian December 9, 2019
The Pennsylvania Ave scene takes place in front of the National Archives.
Monday, December 09, 2019
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Jack Evans, Hometown Hero"
From Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist -
"Jack Evans, Hometown Hero"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2884
Well, isn't this just all-time... Vincent Orange, DC Chamber of Commerce CEO and former disgraced DC City Council member, is throwing a bash for himself and a host of fellow grifters to congratulate themselves for bringing big-league baseball back to DC. Anybody who was anybody making this city miserable back in the '00s is going there, a turn-of-the-century rogues' gallery featuring none other than former Mayor Tony "The Rat" Williams himself. Honorees' schwag is to include replicas of the World Series trophy, and baseballs personally autographed by the owners of the Washington Nationals.
The truly spectacular irony here is that at a masturbatory shindig held by a guy who ended up resigning from the City Council after taking the Chamber gig, one of the honorees is our current champion multi-dipper, soon-to-be-bounced-out-of-his-seat and likely to end up with a C of C spot, Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans — an irony so spectacular, in fact, that I'm really going to have to go lie down now.
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"Let's Celebrate Vincent Orange, Local Baseball Hero", Washington CityPaper 12.06.19
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/21104820/lets-celebrate-vincent-orange-local-baseball-hero
"Vincent Orange Gets an Outrageous Side Job", Washington City Paper 07.29.16
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/blog/20829331/vincent-orange-gets-an-outrageous-side-job
"Anthony Williams' Greatest Hits", posters by Mike Flugennock, 03.01.01 http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=215
"Thanks, Washington Post (finally)", cartoon by Mike Flugennock, 06.22.19 http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2751
"Chamber to Honor 'Hometown Heroes' at Dec. 12 Event", The Georgetowner 12.04.19
https://georgetowner.com/articles/2019/12/04/chamber-to-honor-hometown-heroes-at-dec-12-event/
"All of Jack Evans' Colleagues Recommend Expelling Him from the Council", Washington City Paper 12.03.19
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/21104227/all-of-jack-evans-colleagues-recommend-expelling-him-from-the-council
"Jack Evans, Hometown Hero"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2884
Well, isn't this just all-time... Vincent Orange, DC Chamber of Commerce CEO and former disgraced DC City Council member, is throwing a bash for himself and a host of fellow grifters to congratulate themselves for bringing big-league baseball back to DC. Anybody who was anybody making this city miserable back in the '00s is going there, a turn-of-the-century rogues' gallery featuring none other than former Mayor Tony "The Rat" Williams himself. Honorees' schwag is to include replicas of the World Series trophy, and baseballs personally autographed by the owners of the Washington Nationals.
The truly spectacular irony here is that at a masturbatory shindig held by a guy who ended up resigning from the City Council after taking the Chamber gig, one of the honorees is our current champion multi-dipper, soon-to-be-bounced-out-of-his-seat and likely to end up with a C of C spot, Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans — an irony so spectacular, in fact, that I'm really going to have to go lie down now.
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"Let's Celebrate Vincent Orange, Local Baseball Hero", Washington CityPaper 12.06.19
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/21104820/lets-celebrate-vincent-orange-local-baseball-hero
"Vincent Orange Gets an Outrageous Side Job", Washington City Paper 07.29.16
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/blog/20829331/vincent-orange-gets-an-outrageous-side-job
"Anthony Williams' Greatest Hits", posters by Mike Flugennock, 03.01.01 http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=215
"Thanks, Washington Post (finally)", cartoon by Mike Flugennock, 06.22.19 http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2751
"Chamber to Honor 'Hometown Heroes' at Dec. 12 Event", The Georgetowner 12.04.19
https://georgetowner.com/articles/2019/12/04/chamber-to-honor-hometown-heroes-at-dec-12-event/
"All of Jack Evans' Colleagues Recommend Expelling Him from the Council", Washington City Paper 12.03.19
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/21104227/all-of-jack-evans-colleagues-recommend-expelling-him-from-the-council
Wonder Woman 1984 trailer shows bits of DC
The new Wonder Woman 1984 trailer is online. Much of the movie takes place in DC, and I'm sure it'll be nostalgic for me because I was at George Washington University at the time.
A couple of local writers have looked at it already -
There Is A Lot Of D.C. On Display In The New 'Wonder Woman' Trailer
The Luna Brothers feud story continues
Joshua Luna Speaks Out on Why He No Longer Works with His Brother, Jonathan Luna
Saturday, December 07, 2019
That darn Gahan Wilson
Right is wrong
Jeff Hamilton, Jessup
Washington Post Dec. 7, 2019, p. A13.
Gahan Wilson, self-portrait. (Fantagraphics Books)Feud between Luna Brothers exposed on Facebook
[ I thought about continuing to stay silent, but that doesn't help anyone but him, so I'll say it now. ]
Joshua Luna
December 6 2019
Today's Sally Forth strip has a new Christmas cartoon attached to it
Sally Forth runs in The Post, and amazingly enough, is as small on the computer screen as it is in the printed paper. One wouldn't have thought that possible. The increasingly surreal strip by Francesco Marciuliano and Jim Keefe has Hillary and Ted watching an animated holiday special...
... which really is a new online cartoon.
Friday, December 06, 2019
The Post's obituary for Howard Cruse
Howard Cruse, underground cartoonist and 'godfather of queer comics,' dies at 75 [in print as Pioneering chronicler of LGBTQ life in comics].
Liz at Large comic's 2nd week in City Paper
This is in the print paper as well.
Liz At Large: "Now"
Week two of our new cartoon series is here.
Liz Montague
Dec 5, 2019
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