Join Jeremiah Foxwell in discussing this month's Graphic Arts Book Club pick Andre the Giant by Box Brown!
Friday, January 31, 2020
The Washington Post has secret comics sections
Last night at Robin Ha's event, I was chatting with Lara Antal who told me her autobiographical comics were appearing in the Post in The Lily.
I had no idea what she was talking about.
Since about 2016! the Post has been publishing Lily Lines a biweekly newsletter for women's issues and commissioning comics for it, starting with Katie Wheeler as the only artist. The feature isn't dated by year, so I'm not sure at the moment when they switched to multiple cartoonists, but there's a healthy selection of people doing strips for them. My friend Ellen Lindner who was also there last night has done a strip too.
You can find all the comics here. I've signed up for the newsletter so will post links when then new strips show up in the future.
Now I have to investigate their other newsletters...
Remember folks - TIPS ARE WELCOME. Tell me if you know of something that's never been mentioned here.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Robin Ha at East City Bookstore
Robin Ha is launching Almost American Girl, her graphic memior about moving from Korea to America as a teen. She's being interviewed by Gareth Hinds.
Mark Ranslem in the Washington Blade
Mark Ranslem has been the editorial cartoonist in the Washington Blade since 2012.
His AAEC bio is here.
His Blade archives is here.
I can't believe I've missed him. I used to pick the Blade up regularly when I worked in DC, but they also used to run Bechdel and other comic strips such as Ethan Green.
Richmond's RVA Mag's latest comics column
RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 36
Ash Griffith | January 29, 2020
https://rvamag.com/art/zines-books/rva-comics-x-change-issue-36.html
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Tomorrow: Robin Ha at East City Books
I read her graphic biography last night in an advance copy and enjoyed it very much.
East City Bookshop welcomes Robin Ha with her graphic novel memoir Almost American Girl.
Date and Time
Thu, January 30, 2020
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
Location
East City Bookshop
645 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast #100
Washington, DC 20003
East City Bookshop welcomes Robin Ha with her graphic novel memoir Almost American Girl, a heartfelt coming-of-age tale and poignant depiction of immigration.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are requested but not required. Learn more and reserve your copy of Almost American Girl today.
Robin Ha grew up reading and drawing comics. At fourteen she moved to the United States from Seoul, Korea. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration, she moved to New York City and started a career in the fashion industry. Her work has been published in independent comics anthologies including Secret Identities and The Strumpet, as well as in the pages of Marvel Comics and Heavy Metal Magazine. She is also the author of the bestselling comic recipe book Cook Korean! Visit Robin online at banchancomic.tumblr.com.
PR: “FRONT LINES: Political Cartooning and the Battle for Free Speech” is now available
"FRONT LINES: Political Cartooning and the Battle for Free Speech" is now available
Published as a companion to the 2019 Billy Ireland Museum exhibit of the same name, FRONT LINES features lots of cartoons, and essays by Joel Pett, Lucy Caswell, Roslyn Mazer, Rob Rogers and Matt Wuerker.
$20 gets you the book, poster & stickers (w/free shipping & handling). Email mattwuerker (at) gmail.com to purchase. Supplies are limited — Pick up your copy today!
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Library of Congress Swann Fellowship applications due soon
The deadline for Swann Fellowship applications is February 14, 2020. Please see the following for criteria, guidelines, and application forms:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
This fellowship for the 2020-2021 academic year is administered by the Library of Congress and one of the few for graduate students doing scholarly work in caricature and cartoon.
Please email swann@loc.gov or call (202) 707-9115 if you have questions.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
This fellowship for the 2020-2021 academic year is administered by the Library of Congress and one of the few for graduate students doing scholarly work in caricature and cartoon.
Please email swann@loc.gov or call (202) 707-9115 if you have questions.
Pulp Artist Hugh Rankin ad from 1920 National Geographic
These dragons and mammoth are in a watch ad, and aren't by a comic book artist, but Hugh Rankin was a sci-fi pulp illustrator. This ad for Elgin Watches appeared in the February 1920 National Geographic Magazine and is courtesy of my wife Cathy, who found it.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Julian Lytle interviewed Tom King
Ignorant Bliss 75: Tom King at Fantom Comics 2019
January 24 2020
https://julianlytle.tumblr.com/post/190441627772/here-is-a-recorded-talk-between-tom-king-and-i-at
https://soundcloud.com/julianlytle/ig75
Here is a recorded talk between Tom King and I at Fantom Comics back in February 2019. We talk about the end of Mister Miracle and Heroes in Crisis along with questions from the audience.
Canada's "For Better or For Worse" licensing handled out of Charlottesville, VA?
Apparently.
bCreative adds "For Better or For Worse" to brand portfolio
Bill Barrow
bCreative, Inc. – Executive Vice-President
Jan 13, 2020
The Post's Nora Krug talks to Shannon Hale about Wonder Woman
How Shannon Hale draws strength from Wonder Woman, the star of her new book, even amid boos
PR: ICAF@SPX Abstract Deadline Approaching
The International Comic Arts Forum invites proposals for scholarly presentations for its twenty-first meeting, to be held at the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, Maryland from September 12-13, 2020. Scholars who present at ICAF will have the opportunity, as part of their registration fee, to enjoy SPX exhibitors, artist talks, and the Ignatz Awards ceremony. ICAF will be co-located with SPX at the Marriott North Bethesda Hotel & Conference Center, which will also provide accommodations to attendees at a reduced rate. Our keynote speaker for the 2020 conference will be Martha H. Kennedy, Library of Congress curator and author of Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists.
ICAF welcomes original proposals from diverse disciplines and theoretical perspectives on any aspect of comics or cartooning. We particularly welcome proposals of presentations that reflect an international perspective. Studies of aesthetics, production, distribution, and/or reception, as well as analysis of social, ideological, and/or historical significance are equally welcome, as are studies that address larger theoretical issues linked to comics or cartooning. Given the shared histories and missions of ICAF and SPX, two events that have long celebrated diversity, inclusion, and independence in the comics world, we hope to offer thematic panels on small press, independent, and self-published comics of all genres. We also hope to highlight the work of women and non-binary cartoonists; submissions in these areas are encouraged, though not required.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES: ICAF prefers argumentative, thesis-driven presentations that are clearly linked to larger critical, artistic, or cultural issues; we avoid those that are survey-like in character. We accept original 20-minute presentations that have not been presented or accepted for publication elsewhere. Presenters can assume an audience versed in comics and the fundamentals of comics studies. Proposals should not exceed 300 words.
All proposals will be subject to blind review. Applicants can expect to receive notice of their proposal's standing by April 10, 2020 (acceptance, rejection, or wait-listing).
Send abstracts by February 15, 2020, to ICAF Academic Director Brittany Tullis: TullisBrittanyN@sau.edu
ICAF welcomes original proposals from diverse disciplines and theoretical perspectives on any aspect of comics or cartooning. We particularly welcome proposals of presentations that reflect an international perspective. Studies of aesthetics, production, distribution, and/or reception, as well as analysis of social, ideological, and/or historical significance are equally welcome, as are studies that address larger theoretical issues linked to comics or cartooning. Given the shared histories and missions of ICAF and SPX, two events that have long celebrated diversity, inclusion, and independence in the comics world, we hope to offer thematic panels on small press, independent, and self-published comics of all genres. We also hope to highlight the work of women and non-binary cartoonists; submissions in these areas are encouraged, though not required.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES: ICAF prefers argumentative, thesis-driven presentations that are clearly linked to larger critical, artistic, or cultural issues; we avoid those that are survey-like in character. We accept original 20-minute presentations that have not been presented or accepted for publication elsewhere. Presenters can assume an audience versed in comics and the fundamentals of comics studies. Proposals should not exceed 300 words.
All proposals will be subject to blind review. Applicants can expect to receive notice of their proposal's standing by April 10, 2020 (acceptance, rejection, or wait-listing).
Send abstracts by February 15, 2020, to ICAF Academic Director Brittany Tullis: TullisBrittanyN@sau.edu
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Cavna on the impeachment courtroom sketch artists
In addition to editorial cartoonists, there are other illustrators drawing the trial.
Sketch artists at the impeachment trial are capturing scenes that the cameras cannot
Washington Post Jan. 25, 2020
Jan 28: Gainsbourg by Joann Sfar - Vies d'Artistes 2/4
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy is proud to present FOUR powerful and imaginative cinematic works as part of the film series 'Vies d'Artistes'.
2010 | France | 130 min
January 28 | 7:00 p.m.
In French w/ English Subtitles.
*TICKETS ARE FREE, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*
- Tuesday at 7 PM – 9 PM
- French Embassy in the U.S.4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington D.C. 20007
- Ticketsfrenchculture.org
Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) by Joann Sfar follows the famous French singer's upbringing in occupied France, his first successes and complex love affairs. An audacious portrayal of the charismatic singer's life, Gainsbourg is unconventional and imaginative in its use of fantastical elements representing the singer's conscience at very crucial moments of his life. Perfectly embodying the dramatic intensity of the movie, the soundtrack includes many of Gainsbourg's most famous songs.
Friday, January 24, 2020
PR: Get Wonder Woman #750 Signed tomorrow at Third Eye Annapolis
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Mitch McConnell is a political cartoon collector... if they are cartoons of him
Mitch McConnell doesn't care what you think. He just wants to win. [political cartoons; in print as Beware of playing poker with a sphinx].
Washington Post Jan. 24, 2020 p. C1, 3
Since the Post is firewalled, and this story isn't about cartoons really, here's a couple of quotes:
It's a subtle look, and one difficult to capture. In the many political cartoons drawn over the years, artists tend to focus on the jowls, the sunken eyes, or the thinness — rather than the trajectory — of his lips. There have been more than 650 of these comics, a fact known to McConnell and his staff because he keeps them all.
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Some he hangs gleefully from the walls of his Senate office for gawking visitors. The rest, which have been flowing in at a record pace in recent years, he keeps in an archive in Louisville. McConnell, who declined an interview request for this article, has discussed turning them into a coffee-table book and scoffed when one of his staffers suggested they might have to be censored.
"There were a ton during the Obama administration, and as you can imagine, in the age of Trump there have been a lot of insane ones," McConnell's spokeswoman Stephanie Penn said on a tour of his office, just hours before the Senate's impeachment trial of Trump. "But he has a good sense of humor about it. Better to have people talking about you and making fun of you than not talking about you at all."
Wash City Paper reviews Robin Ha's new book Almost American Girl
Robin Ha Traces the Immigrant Experience With Her Illustrated Memoir Almost American Girl [in print as Mother's Nature]
The graphic novel features stunning illustrations and moving words.
Washington City Paper Jan 24, 2020 , p. 22
Feb 12: The Mueller Report Illustrated
Join us in welcoming The Washington Post's Rosalind S. Helderman, Matea Gold and Katherine B. Lee for a conversation about "The Mueller Report Illustrated," a new graphic nonfiction book. Written and designed by The Post and illustrated by artist Jan Feindt, "The Mueller Report Illustrated: The Obstruction Investigation" brings to life the findings of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and illuminates a crucial period in the Trump presidency that remains relevant to the turbulent events of today. The book unspools a dramatic narrative of an angry and anxious president trying to control a criminal investigation into his own actions, with dialogue taken directly from the special counsel's 448-page report. "While the storyline is eminently faithful to Mueller's more detailed documentation, the writers and artist bring drama to it by showing the many points of resistance within Trump's staff," Kirkus Review notes. The Post journalists will discuss how they tackled this groundbreaking project, how the Mueller probe eventually led to the impeachment inquiry and how the Russia investigation is still reverberating today.
About the speakers: Matea Gold Matea Gold is the national political enterprise and investigations editor for The Washington Post, where she plays a leading role guiding some of The Post's highest-profile stories. Before moving into an editing role in 2017, Matea spent two decades as a reporter, covering money in politics, presidential campaigns, Los Angeles City Hall and television media, among various beats. She joined The Post in June 2013 after 17 years at the Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Daily Bruin.
Rosalind Helderman Rosalind S. Helderman is an investigative reporter for the national political staff of The Washington Post. A reporter for the Post since 2001, Rosalind has helped cover two presidential elections and the US Congress, as well as local news in Virginia and Maryland. She was part of a team of reporters awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for coverage of Donald Trump and Russia and is a two-time recipient of the Polk Award for investigative reporting. She grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a graduate of Harvard University.
Katherine Lee Katherine Lee is an art director and designer at The Washington Post, where she designs for various cross-platform projects and products. She helped launch the visual style of The Post's Snapchat Discover page in 2017, and in 2018 she redesigned The Post's newsletter brand suite. Her work has been recognized by the Society of News Design, and she served as a judge for the Society of Illustrators competition. Before arriving at The Post in 2016, Katherine worked at the Boston Globe and Globe Magazine. She graduated from the University of Miami with degrees in advertising and psychology.
This event is free and open for all to attend! Kindly RSVP here!
Cartoonist Carolyn Belefski crowdfunding Blue Rose jewelry pin
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/carolynbelefski/blue-rose-make-100
Hello! I'm Carolyn -- illustrator, designer, and cartoonist -- creative director of Curls Studio.
We're raising funds to produce 100 limited edition hard enamel pins with a beautiful original illustrated Blue Rose design. The pins will be produced at 30mm tall with sleek rose gold plating and blue glitter color. Each pin will be fixed with a clear rubber clutch and come with a backing card.
Blue Rose Pin-spiration
I became enamored with blue roses about a decade ago because they symbolize unattainable love and longing to attain the impossible, as a Blue Rose does not exist in nature. The 2020 PANTONE Color of the Year is Classic Blue -- instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era. There is a sense of mystery, rarity, and hope within the symbolism of a Blue Rose.
You may want to give the pin as a gift to someone getting married who can wear "something blue" as tradition. You may want to give two or share the pin with a friend. You may want a reminder to stop and smell the roses or a symbolic physical representation of waiting for true love. (see Stop and Smell the Roses reward option to pledge for two Blue Rose pins).
Hard enamel pin badges are durable due to the process that the enamel goes through. The stamped metal pin badge is filled with blue glitter color and is polished flat to leave a smooth flat surface.
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