Flugenncok's Latest'n'Greatest: "Hail To The Covids"

From Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist -

"Hail To The Covids"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3029

On top of all the uprising and rioting and pulling down statues and all that other great stuff, it looks as if Dan Snyder has finally gotten the message and is changing the name of the Washington, DC NFL franchise to something that isn't a horrid racial slur.

With a decision like this, of course, there also comes the usual flood of suggestions and proposals — and I'm certainly not one to shirk my creative duty.

I, for one, think the new name of the team should be the Washington Covids, because our policies and attitude have been like a plague around the world, and also because Americans are pretty much banned from entering any other country on Earth at this point.

And, as luck would have it, the July 8th Washington Post featured an article which basically details the moaning and wailing from NFL sponsors and TV advertisers if the pandemic precludes any chance of even actually playing a season this year. It's pretty obvious they 
don't really give a shit about the sport; they just need some guys playing football to put on TV so that all the corporations who flushed down all that marketing cash can show us their goddamn advertising.

So, basically, no NFL = capitalism takes a bath. Cry me a goddamn river.

"US visitors set to remain banned from entering EU", UK Guardian, 06.29.2020
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/29/us-visitors-set-to-remain-banned-from-entering-eu

"Dan Snyder decides to rebrand Washington's NFL team after pressure", 
The Sporting News, 07.13.2020
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/redskins-name-change-dan-snyder/9o5uqj7tw301zmd8do3y2ney

The Beat reviews Tom King's Strange Adventures #3

https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-a-fond-farewell-to-supermans-pal-jimmy-olsen/

Ryan Holmberg on Japan's coronavirus cartoons

Corona Cartoons, Japan

BY Ryan Holmberg Jul 14, 2020

http://www.tcj.com/corona-cartoons-japan/

Tom King's Vision #1 examined on Shelfdust

Shelfdust Presents: The Vision #1 with Tiffany Babb

Date: July 6, 2020

https://shelfdust.com/2020/07/06/shelfdust-presents-the-vision-1-with-tiffany-babb/

R U NORMAL? On the Attempt to Normalize the Outsider in Vision #1

Date: July 6, 2020

https://shelfdust.com/2020/07/06/r-u-normal-on-the-attempt-to-normalize-the-outsider-in-vision/

July 15: P&P Live! Laurie Halse Anderson and Leila del Duca - Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed

P&P Live! Laurie Halse Anderson and Leila del Duca - Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 7 p.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/pp-live-laurie-halse-anderson-and-leila-del-duca-wonder-woman-tempest-tossed

Join author Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrator Leila del Duca as they discuss their new graphic novel.

Swept away by the ocean surrounding her island home, Princess Diana of Themyscira finds herself a refugee in a land she's never known. Faced with injustice, Diana and a new group of friends must gather the strength to assert their humanity. Anderson and del Duca reimagine Wonder Woman's origins in this timely story about the refugee experience, teenage activism, and finding the love and strength to create change.

Laurie Halse Anderson, whose groundbreaking novels include Speak and SHOUT, is a tireless advocate for diversity in publishing, intellectual freedom, and survivors of sexual violence.

Leila del Duca, a prolific comic book artist and writer, has drawn for clients including D.C. Marvel, Vertigo, Image Comics, and National Geographic. Ages 14 and up.

 

RIP cartoonist Duane McKenna

His obituary notes, ' As a resident of Asbury Methodist Village, (2005-19) he penned a monthly cartoon "Mac and Zil" for the Village Life paper." and " In 1956 he joined the art department of U.S. News and World Report, retiring in 1984 as Assoc. Art Director." He did not overlap with Richard Thompson's time drawing caricatures for them, according to Amy Thompson.

DD Degg of the Daily Cartoonist first noted his death..

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The Post on The Old Guard

Comic-book thriller 'The Old Guard' puts the 'human' back in superhuman [in print as Putting the 'human' in superhuman].

By Ann Hornaday

Washington Post July 10 2020, p Weekend 16

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-old-guard-movie-review/2020/07/07/ae1b03a8-be0d-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html

Gina Prince-Bythewood is the first black woman to direct a comic book movie. It looks like the future.

Ann Hornaday

Washington Post July 11, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/gina-prince-bythewood-is-the-first-black-woman-to-direct-a-comic-book-movie-it-looks-like-the-future/2020/07/10/91f25e90-c2c4-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html

The Post on Disney World's reopening

Disney World set to reopen despite severe outbreak unfolding in Florida

By Jennifer Hassan

Washington Post July 10 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/07/10/disney-world-set-reopen-despite-severe-outbreak-unfolding-florida/

The history of the Boondocks, starting at the U of Maryland

The untold truth of The Boondocks

By Brian Boone

Looper July 9, 2020

https://www.looper.com/224886/the-untold-truth-of-the-boondocks/

Linda Holmes reviews 'The Old Guard'

'The Old Guard' Is A Smart Blend Of Action And Emotion

Linda Holmes

NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour July 10, 2020

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/10/889402726/the-old-guard-is-a-smart-blend-of-action-and-emotion

KiKi Layne, Luca Marinelli, Charlie Theron, and Marwan Kenzari are part of The Old Guard in Netflix's film of the same name.

Netflix

Editorial Cartoon by Steve Artley

Recent Cartoon on the SCOTUS decision regarding POTUS' tax returns (click on Image for larger view)

"Themis for the Plebeians"

©2020 Steven G Artley • artleytoons • all rights reserved

PR: Announcing Dead Reckoning Fall 2020 Titles

Dead Reckoning announces three new graphic novels in Fall 2020.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Great Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century: Tsushima, Jutland, Midway

By Jean-Yves Delitte and Giuseppe Baiguera

In the history of civilizations, sea power has always played a preponderant role. This symbol of a nation’s scientific and military genius has very often been the deciding factor during major conflicts, putting the names of several clashes down into legend. With this collection, Jean-Yves Delitte and Giuseppe Baiguera plunge you into the heart of three of the twentieth century’s greatest naval battles:

Tsushima, Jutland, and Midway.

“This is an immersive tour of war at sea in the twentieth century that brings readers alongside sailors and pilots in the battles that shaped the modern world. Delitte and Baiguera are masters of the form, crafting elaborate comics art to recreate time and place in ways that will transport, teach, and thrill you.” —Jeff Parker (James Bond: Origin, X-men First Class, The Hulk and Batman ’66)

9781682475249 | 21 October 2020 | Paperback and eBook | $24.95

Atlas at War!

Edited by Michael J. Vassallo; Art Restoration by Allan Harvey

Atlas at War! collects fifty hard-hitting stories from Atlas Comics, the company that became Marvel Comics and published more war titles than anyone in the industry between 1951 and 1960. Comics historian Dr. Michael J. Vassallo has chosen the best of the best, many of which are coming back into print for the first time, from sixteen different Atlas war titles and featuring the artwork of twenty different artists—giants of the genre, including Russ Heath, John Severin, Bernie Krigstein, Joe Maneely, Jerry Robinson, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby. Each page has been meticulously restored from its first printing by comic art restorer Allan Harvey.

Atlas at War! covers the brutal pre-code period where graphic depictions of war action were rendered by artists who were World War II veterans themselves, as well as the post-code period, where code restrictions forced creators to tell stories without graphic violence but produced some of the most beautiful comic art of the genre. In addition to the artists, stories cover all aspects of war—from famous campaigns, weaponry, and personal soldier stories to political topics, Nazi atrocities, and even one story tinged with pre-code horror! Often overlooked in favor of its competitors, Atlas at War! will finally show that Atlas’ war titles were second to no one.

“Michael Vassallo knows more than anybody in the Marvel Universe about the rich history of the company's comics. His grasp and insights are astonishing! Make mine Michael's!” —Craig Yoe, curator of Don Winslow of the Navy and Marvel Masterwork Pin-Ups

“Atlas at War! is a treasure trove of lost war classics.”

—PJ Holden, artist for The Stringbags

9781682474709 | 9 September 2020 | Hardcover and eBook | $65.00

The Photographer of Mauthausen

Written by Salva Rubio; Drawn by Pedro J. Colombo; Colored by Aintzane Landa

This is a dramatic retelling of true events in the life of Francisco Boix, a Spanish press photographer and communist who fled to France at the beginning of World War II. But there, he found himself handed over by the French to the Nazis, who sent him to the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp, where he spent the war among thousands of other Spaniards and other prisoners. More than half of them would lose their lives there. Through an odd turn of events, Boix finds himself the confidant of an SS officer who is documenting prisoner deaths at the camp. Boix realizes that he has a chance to prove Nazi war crimes by stealing the negatives of these perverse photos—but only at the risk of his own life, that of a young Spanish boy he has sworn to protect, and, indeed, that of every prisoner in the camp.

Now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix.

9781682476277 | 11 November 2020 | Paperback and eBook | $19.95

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Politics and Prose sessions with Tom Angleberger, Breena Bard, Maria Scrivan, and Rob Harrell

I watched both of these live, and bought most of the books. I've read Harrell's Wink so far and it's excellent.

Graphix Panel - Tom Angleberger, Breena Bard, and Maria ScrivanJoin us for an afternoon with three graphic novelists as they discuss their delightful new releases. Each artist will share their art onscreen or do a live drawing demonstration. In the first graphic novel starring the world-famous mystery-solving mouse, Geronimo Stilton tries to uncover the source of a terrible smell pervading New Mouse City. Self-doubt is a major theme in Nat Enough, which follows a middle schooler who constantly compares herself to others. Difficult decisions abound in Trespassers, as a 13-year-old and her new friend break into an abandoned lake house to investigate the disappearance of the wealthy couple who lived there. Ages 8-13.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-yc1EHIxGg

Rob Harrell, "Wink"
Ross Maloy's life was "normal" until he discovered a lump over his right eye. Now he's navigating seventh grade with a terrifying cancer diagnosis—and a cowboy hat to keep UV rays off his face.  As he tries to deflect some classmates' well-meaning yet exhausting pity and others' cruel memes, he finds an outlet in music. With his old best friend and an unlikely new one, Ross channels his rage into this thrilling new language. Inspired by the author's life, this empathetic and absolutely uproarious novel will resonate with anyone who has ever questioned the value of blending in. Ages 9-12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-au235mp2s

The Post on animation voice actors and race

'The Simpsons' and 'Big Mouth' are recasting nonwhite roles. But it's about more than finding the right voices. [in print as As animated shows recast nonwhite roles, it's about more than the right voice].

Sonia Rao

Washington Post July 6, 2020

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/07/02/the-simpsons-jenny-slate-voice-actors-recast/

Cartooning in the hands of idiots can be dangerous

Kansas GOP official apologizes for cartoon comparing mask mandate to the Holocaust

Tim Elfrink

Washington Post Morning Mix blog July 6, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/06/cartoon-masks-holocaust-kansas/

Post's best of Covid-19 art includes 3 cartoonists

Natalie Dupille, Tomás Serrano, and Graeme MacKay are the 3 cartoonists who have work selected.

The best art created by Washington Post readers during the pandemic

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post JULY 6, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/07/06/art-pandemic-readers/

The Washington Post recently asked readers to share artwork that they have been creating during the pandemic, and received more than 650 submissions.

Art came from near (Washington and its surrounding states) and far (Germany and England, with a nod to Guatemala). The entrants spanned from tweens to artists in their 90s. And the choice of media included oil and acrylic, flowers, cinder blocks, a dryer sheet and hot glue.

The Post considered not only the quality and creativity of the art, but also the fascinating accompanying backstories. Enduring quarantines, some artists rendered what isolation and loneliness felt like, while others depicted longed-for social scenes from a pre-pandemic time.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Covid Brunch"

From Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist -

"Covid Brunch"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3022

Here in Washington, DC, we're in Phase II of Pretending It's All Over And Everything's OK — that is, "reopening the economy". Right about now, some restaurants are re-opening for socially-distanced dine-in — meaning, of course, lots of waitstaff and bartenders working for crap wages plus tips, many threatened with firing, desperately trying to avoid infection by getting themselves up like dentists in order to serve maskless, feckless, blissfully ignorant bougie America.

Yet another one inspired by this classic tweet from Benjamin Dixon:

"Bruh, if your waiter looks like this, that means you need to take your bourgeoisie ass home and learn to cook until this thing is over"
https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/1278451410351394819

Angouleme comics museum bookstore recommends Bloom by Panetta

This is a translation of their Facebook post. It's a very good museum and a great bookstore. I loved visiting it last year. (Thanks to Greg Bennett for the tip)

la librairie de la bande dessinée et de l'image

July 4 2020

🕶☀️ Summer selection ☀️🕶

Here we go again for our summer reading tips! 🤩
Every Sunday, we will share a perfect comic book to accompany your beautiful and big holidays, your nice little weekend or simply to relax in the evening at home ⛱

Starting today with the choice of Lou and his favorite title, presented on the page not long ago: "The flavor of spring", by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau at the éditions Jungle.
Ideal when the sun goes down and the air cools, the story of a rising love between a few notes of music and a lot of kneaded bread dough.

Al Goodwyn takes 2nd place in Green Eyeshade Awards

Editorial Cartoon / Newspapers

• First Place: Freelance – Robert Ariail, 2019 cartoons
• Second Place: Aiken Standard – Al Goodwyn, Al Goodwyn Collection
• Third Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Clay Bennett, The Editorial Cartoons of Clay Bennett

Since 1950, The Green Eyeshades have recognized the very best journalism in the southeastern United States – which now includes print, television, radio, and online.

http://www.greeneyeshade.org/2020-winners/

Thanks to DD Degg of the Daily Cartoonist for spotting this.