Sunday, October 07, 2007
The return of Von Allen
Von Allen was one of the first people to check out this blog, so even though he's Canadian, we're going to keep in touch with him. He wrote to me today to mention that he'd been interviewed about his recently completed graphic novel. See "AN UNKNOWN TAKES THE "ROAD TO GOD KNOWS…"" by Justin Jordan, Comic Book Resources, October 3, 2007. Von's taken a different route - promoting his graphic novel about schizophrenia before he finished it. I enjoyed the ashcan he handed out at SPX and am looking forward to the final book when he finds a publisher.
Jason Rodriguez interviewed by Newsarama
Local comics writer Jason Rodriguez is interviewed about his next project after Postcards. See "LIFE AFTER POSTCARDS: CATCHING UP WITH JASON RODRIGUEZ" by Zack Smith, Newsarama October 1, 2007.
Baltimore sessions on Jewish comic book creators
See "Jewish authors bring novels to life: McDaniel College hosts five-part discussion series on graphic novels" By Laura McCandlish, Baltimore Sun Reporter.
Richard Thompson attempts to fill all Post pages by himself, part deux UPDATED
Richard, in addition to the usual Cul de Sac strip in the Post's Magazine, has a piece on how to create a cartoon in the Style & Arts section. Giving away part of it, a hammer, a head and drumming might be involved. Richard's posted it on his blog too.
AND, he has a full-page illo for an Achenbach article about open houses later in the Magazine as well.
Chilling, isn't it?
AND, he has a full-page illo for an Achenbach article about open houses later in the Magazine as well.
Chilling, isn't it?
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Richard's Poor Almanack blogs in paper
Richard's panel today makes fun of blogs and then gives the address of his new, and raaaather entertaining, blog.
Friday, October 05, 2007
Beeler, Herblock cartoons auctioned at Cartoons and Cocktails
See "Yeas & Nays: Cartoonists enjoy evening in the sun" by Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin, Washington Examiner October 5, 2007.
Nobody invited me as their date, so this is the first I've seen of this. Good work, Nate! Anybody who was there (Nate?) want to post a few details? The menu? Risque stories?
Nobody invited me as their date, so this is the first I've seen of this. Good work, Nate! Anybody who was there (Nate?) want to post a few details? The menu? Risque stories?
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Small Press Expo To Be Held October 12-13, with Special Guests Bill Griffith, Gilbert Hernandez, Rutu Modan, Matt Wagner, Jeff Smith and Kim Deitch
Small Press Expo To Be Held October 12-13, with Special Guests Bill Griffith, Gilbert Hernandez, Rutu Modan, Matt Wagner, Jeff Smith and Kim Deitch
Bethesda, Maryland; October 4, 2007 - The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, will hold its annual exposition from October 12 to October 13. This years exposition will again be held at the at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland across from the White Flint Metro.
This year’s slate of special guests include:
Bill Griffith, who is known world wide for his syndicated strip, Zippy The Pinhead, which runs daily in The Washington Post. He has a new Zippy collection out from Fantagraphics entitled “Zippy: Walk A Mile In MY Muu-Muu”. SPX is proud to have him make one of his rare convention appearances at this years show.
Jeff Smith, is the creator of the celebrated epic “Bone”, which has over a half million copies in print and is now available in Italian, Spanish, German and many other foreign languages. Jeff recently completed his critically acclaimed reworking of the Golden Age hero Captain Marvel, “Shazaam! The Monster Society of Evil” for DC Comics. He has recently been named by Fantagraphics as the art designer in charge of the upcoming reprints of Walt Kelly’s classic, “Pogo”.
Matt Wagner is one of the pioneers of indie comics with his original creation of “Grendel”, which celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year. Matt also created, wrote and drew “Mage”, and has worked on a number of projects for both DC and Vertigo. His next installment of the Grendel saga, “Behold The Devil” is due to be released this November from Dark Horse.
Gilbert Hernandez, whose Love and Rockets is considered one of the groundbreaking works in the history of comics, will be at SPX to promote his first graphic novel in four years, “Chance in Hell” from Fantagraphics.
Rutu Modan, one of the founders of the Actus Tragicus comics collective, will be at SPX with her first full length graphic novel entitled “Exit Wounds”, from Drawn & Quarterly.
Kim Deitch will be at SPX to promote his well received latest graphic novel, “Alias The Cat” from Pantheon Books. Kim is one of the original “underground” cartoonists who redefined comics in the 1960’s and has also worked in the field of animation.
There will be a full two day session of Creator Spotlights, where each of the above special guests and others will have a live 1 hour interview session, in addition to a number of panels and workshops on the comic arts.
As in previous years, there will be an exposition hall with over 300 creators and publishers, where attendees can buy the latest in commix and graphic novels, as well as interact with the exhibitors.
SPX will be open to the public from 2 pm - 8 pm, Friday, October 12 and 10am - 7 pm Saturday, October 13. Admission is $8 for a single day and $15 for both days.
SPX culminates with the presentation of the 11th Annual Ignatz Awards for outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The awards will be held Saturday evening at 9PM and is open to all SPX attendees for free. The Ignatz is the first Festival Prize in the US comic book industry, with winners chosen by balloting during the SPX.
For further information on the artists or to request an interview, please contact Warren Bernard at webernard@spxpo.com.
SPX, a non-profit organization, brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers and distributors each year. Graphic novels, political cartoon books and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. A series of panel discussions will also be held of interest to readers, academicians and creators of graphic novels and political cartoons.
As in previous years, all profits from the SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, go to their website at
http://www.cbldf.org/.
Founded in 1994, SPX is North America's premier alternative comic-book festival. This annual event brings together comic creators, publishers and more than 2000 fans together to celebrate the art of storytelling.
Bethesda, Maryland; October 4, 2007 - The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, will hold its annual exposition from October 12 to October 13. This years exposition will again be held at the at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland across from the White Flint Metro.
This year’s slate of special guests include:
Bill Griffith, who is known world wide for his syndicated strip, Zippy The Pinhead, which runs daily in The Washington Post. He has a new Zippy collection out from Fantagraphics entitled “Zippy: Walk A Mile In MY Muu-Muu”. SPX is proud to have him make one of his rare convention appearances at this years show.
Jeff Smith, is the creator of the celebrated epic “Bone”, which has over a half million copies in print and is now available in Italian, Spanish, German and many other foreign languages. Jeff recently completed his critically acclaimed reworking of the Golden Age hero Captain Marvel, “Shazaam! The Monster Society of Evil” for DC Comics. He has recently been named by Fantagraphics as the art designer in charge of the upcoming reprints of Walt Kelly’s classic, “Pogo”.
Matt Wagner is one of the pioneers of indie comics with his original creation of “Grendel”, which celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year. Matt also created, wrote and drew “Mage”, and has worked on a number of projects for both DC and Vertigo. His next installment of the Grendel saga, “Behold The Devil” is due to be released this November from Dark Horse.
Gilbert Hernandez, whose Love and Rockets is considered one of the groundbreaking works in the history of comics, will be at SPX to promote his first graphic novel in four years, “Chance in Hell” from Fantagraphics.
Rutu Modan, one of the founders of the Actus Tragicus comics collective, will be at SPX with her first full length graphic novel entitled “Exit Wounds”, from Drawn & Quarterly.
Kim Deitch will be at SPX to promote his well received latest graphic novel, “Alias The Cat” from Pantheon Books. Kim is one of the original “underground” cartoonists who redefined comics in the 1960’s and has also worked in the field of animation.
There will be a full two day session of Creator Spotlights, where each of the above special guests and others will have a live 1 hour interview session, in addition to a number of panels and workshops on the comic arts.
As in previous years, there will be an exposition hall with over 300 creators and publishers, where attendees can buy the latest in commix and graphic novels, as well as interact with the exhibitors.
SPX will be open to the public from 2 pm - 8 pm, Friday, October 12 and 10am - 7 pm Saturday, October 13. Admission is $8 for a single day and $15 for both days.
SPX culminates with the presentation of the 11th Annual Ignatz Awards for outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The awards will be held Saturday evening at 9PM and is open to all SPX attendees for free. The Ignatz is the first Festival Prize in the US comic book industry, with winners chosen by balloting during the SPX.
For further information on the artists or to request an interview, please contact Warren Bernard at webernard@spxpo.com.
SPX, a non-profit organization, brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers and distributors each year. Graphic novels, political cartoon books and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. A series of panel discussions will also be held of interest to readers, academicians and creators of graphic novels and political cartoons.
As in previous years, all profits from the SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, go to their website at
http://www.cbldf.org/.
Founded in 1994, SPX is North America's premier alternative comic-book festival. This annual event brings together comic creators, publishers and more than 2000 fans together to celebrate the art of storytelling.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Two minor bits
Today's Express gave The Jungle Book dvd a glowing review. The article's not online.
And in the Post's Food section, the Palm, the restaurant chain with local caricatures got a write-up with a photograph of said caricatures, and the photograph actually is online.
And in the Post's Food section, the Palm, the restaurant chain with local caricatures got a write-up with a photograph of said caricatures, and the photograph actually is online.
OT: Oct 15: Pekar at Walsh University in North Canton, OH
Some readers may have noticed I've asked about a couple of Harvey Pekar interviews. That's because I'm compiling a book of them for the University of Mississippi Press. I think it's far enough along that mentioning it won't jinx it, and besides I wanted to post my friend Mark Roger's flier about Harvey's appearance. Note the FREE appearance at 7:30 PM on OCTOBER 15 at WALSH UNIVERSITY in NORTH CANTON, OHIO.
Harvey's pretty darned entertaining in person actually, and a nice guy. Everyone reading this blog, say within 8 hours drive, should go.
Anybody wondered about Thingpart in the City Paper?
Yeah, me too. Namely why they waste the ink to print it. And, "For this they dropped Ted Rall?" But here's an interview with the cartoonist - "Cartoonists, craftspeople do it themselves," by Christina Troup, The San Francisco? Examiner Oct 3, 2007
2007 Festival of Cartoon Art adds Pope, Roth and Saylor to line-up
Off-topic, I know, but... I'm going! Anyone else? Besides Jenny Robb of the library asked me to let people know that there's still time to sign up.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2007
2007 Festival of Cartoon Art adds Pope, Roth and Saylor to line-up
October 25-27, 2007
The Cartoon Research Library is pleased to announce the addition of Paul Pope, Arnold Roth and David Saylor to its list of speakers for the 2007 Festival of Cartoon Art: Graphic Storytelling. Spaces are currently still available, but please note that participants must make their hotel reservations by October 14th in order to receive the amazing rate of only $109 per night. Registration forms are available at http://cartoons.osu.edu/FCA2007/site/registration.php.
Paul Pope’s career spans alternative comics, manga, superhero comics, and graphic design. Pope is the creator of the comic book series, THB, begun in 1995. He worked for Japan’s leading manga publisher, Kodansha, for 5 years, and has published several graphic novels including The One Trick Rip-off and Heavy Liquid.
Arnold Roth is an award-winning free-lance cartoonist and illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the New Yorker, TIME, Sports Illustrated, Playboy, Punch, the New York Times, and many more. Roth will join the Remembering Milton: A Gathering of Friends panel.
David Saylor is Vice President and Creative Director for Scholastic Books. In addition to designing the U.S. editions of the Harry Potter series, he is the creative director for Scholastic’s graphic novel imprint, Graphix. Saylor joins the panel of graphic novel publishers.
In addition, we are sorry to announce that Jules Feiffer, Guy Delisle and Mark Siegel have had to cancel and will not be appearing at the Festival.
About the Festival: The ninth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art organized by the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Columbus. Attendees will enjoy presentations by top cartoonists, scholars and comics professionals on the art of graphic storytelling. Registration is $150 (only $25 for students and seniors 65 and over!) and includes admission to all Festival of Cartoon Art Forum presentations and special pre-conference events, the exhibit catalogue for Milton Caniff: American Master and School of Caniff, morning refreshments and lunch at the Renaissance Hotel on both Forum days, a special exhibit reception at The Ohio State University, and a souvenir tote bag.
For an updated schedule, please see our website: http://cartoons.osu.edu.
For further information or images contact cartoons@osu.edu or telephone 614-292-0538.
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Contact: Lucy Caswell
023L Wexner
27 W. 17th Avenue Mall
Columbus OH 43210-1393
614-292-0538
cartoons@osu.edu
www.cartoons.osu.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2007
2007 Festival of Cartoon Art adds Pope, Roth and Saylor to line-up
October 25-27, 2007
The Cartoon Research Library is pleased to announce the addition of Paul Pope, Arnold Roth and David Saylor to its list of speakers for the 2007 Festival of Cartoon Art: Graphic Storytelling. Spaces are currently still available, but please note that participants must make their hotel reservations by October 14th in order to receive the amazing rate of only $109 per night. Registration forms are available at http://cartoons.osu.edu/FCA2007/site/registration.php.
Paul Pope’s career spans alternative comics, manga, superhero comics, and graphic design. Pope is the creator of the comic book series, THB, begun in 1995. He worked for Japan’s leading manga publisher, Kodansha, for 5 years, and has published several graphic novels including The One Trick Rip-off and Heavy Liquid.
Arnold Roth is an award-winning free-lance cartoonist and illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the New Yorker, TIME, Sports Illustrated, Playboy, Punch, the New York Times, and many more. Roth will join the Remembering Milton: A Gathering of Friends panel.
David Saylor is Vice President and Creative Director for Scholastic Books. In addition to designing the U.S. editions of the Harry Potter series, he is the creative director for Scholastic’s graphic novel imprint, Graphix. Saylor joins the panel of graphic novel publishers.
In addition, we are sorry to announce that Jules Feiffer, Guy Delisle and Mark Siegel have had to cancel and will not be appearing at the Festival.
About the Festival: The ninth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art organized by the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Columbus. Attendees will enjoy presentations by top cartoonists, scholars and comics professionals on the art of graphic storytelling. Registration is $150 (only $25 for students and seniors 65 and over!) and includes admission to all Festival of Cartoon Art Forum presentations and special pre-conference events, the exhibit catalogue for Milton Caniff: American Master and School of Caniff, morning refreshments and lunch at the Renaissance Hotel on both Forum days, a special exhibit reception at The Ohio State University, and a souvenir tote bag.
For an updated schedule, please see our website: http://cartoons.osu.edu.
For further information or images contact cartoons@osu.edu or telephone 614-292-0538.
###
Contact: Lucy Caswell
023L Wexner
27 W. 17th Avenue Mall
Columbus OH 43210-1393
614-292-0538
cartoons@osu.edu
www.cartoons.osu.edu
Nick Galifianakis on Post chat
Earlier today, the Post had "Tell Me About It: The Art; Nick Galifianakis, Illustrator." Wednesday, October 3, 2007 which consisted of
Nick Galifianakis, who illustrates Carolyn Hax's Tell Me About It advice column, will be online Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. ET to field questions and comments about his work and the column's new daily appearance in The Post.
The article also linked to this 2001 chat, with Nick and his ex-wife. with whom he's still working, discussing their divorce.
"Tell Me About It" Hosted by Carolyn Hax, Washington Post Staff Writer, Friday, Nov. 9, 2001
Nick Galifianakis, who illustrates Carolyn Hax's Tell Me About It advice column, will be online Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. ET to field questions and comments about his work and the column's new daily appearance in The Post.
The article also linked to this 2001 chat, with Nick and his ex-wife. with whom he's still working, discussing their divorce.
"Tell Me About It" Hosted by Carolyn Hax, Washington Post Staff Writer, Friday, Nov. 9, 2001
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Astro City review
Howard University professor Marc Singer has a nice piece on Kurt Busiek's Astro City up.
Bendis interview in Express
For Brian Michael Bendis's take on Halo and the comic book resulting from it, see "The Empire Strikes Back: 'Halo: Uprising'" by Scott Rosenberg, Express October 2, 2007.
Big Planet expands in College Park part 2
See "Liberty comics store becomes a Big Planet" by Rudi Greenberg, University of Maryland Diamondback 10/1/07. Tip courtesy of Richard Thompson.
Monday, October 01, 2007
Profile of Silent Devil Comics, Fairfax VA publishers
Tom Spurgeon caught this one - "Comic Books: A Family Affair: Fairfax family’s comic book business starting to take off," by Lauren Glendenning, Fairfax Connection September 26, 2007.
For Better or For Worse inspiration to speak in DC
Dave Astor's got the story in "Inspiration for Comic Character to Speak in D.C.," E&P Staff Online, October 01, 2007.
The article begins, The U.S. Department of State's Office of Civil Rights has asked Stephanie H. -- the inspiration for Shannon Lake in "For Better or For Worse"...
The article begins, The U.S. Department of State's Office of Civil Rights has asked Stephanie H. -- the inspiration for Shannon Lake in "For Better or For Worse"...
Sunday, September 30, 2007
cIndy Center interview - Senior Editor David Astor at Editor and Publisher
Chris Shields interviewed "Senior Editor David Astor at Editor and Publisher" for his cIndy Center podcast and posted it on September 25th, 2007. Hopefully a transcription of this will eventually appear in the International Journal of Comic Art as part of our pioneers of comics scholarship series.
Chris writes:
The 100th episode of the cIndyCenter.com podcast! Huge milestone! Our friend David Astor talks with us about the field of contemporary cartoonists. His work at "Editor and Publisher", both the online version and the monthly magazine, keeps him very busy. He shares his insights into the Syndicated Comic industry. This is an amazing interview and one that I am sure you will enjoy. Listen to the interview with David Astor.
Chris writes:
The 100th episode of the cIndyCenter.com podcast! Huge milestone! Our friend David Astor talks with us about the field of contemporary cartoonists. His work at "Editor and Publisher", both the online version and the monthly magazine, keeps him very busy. He shares his insights into the Syndicated Comic industry. This is an amazing interview and one that I am sure you will enjoy. Listen to the interview with David Astor.
Dec 8: DC Anime Club's Rumiko Takahashi Marathon
This one's way out timewise, but Chris sent it to me today, so up it goes. I haven't watched any of Takahashi's anime, but I love her manga.
DC Anime Club's Rumiko Takahashi Marathon
A tribute to the Princess of Manga
The DC Anime Club, an organization whose purpose is to educate the Washington, DC community about East Asian culture through the art form known as Anime (Japanese animation) will host a Marathon of Anime Films based upon the works by Rumiko Takahashi on Dec 8, 2007 from 12pm-5pm at the Martin Luthur King, Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington, DC 20001 in Room A9. During the Marathon such anime as Maison Ikkoku, Lum, Ranma ½, Rumik Theatre and or course Inuyasha will be shown. Prizes will be given away during the Marathon and much more.
About Rumiko Takahashi: Rumiko Takahashi is a manga-ka (Japanese Comic Book artist) and is known to anime(Japanese Animation) fans for such Manga (Japanese Comics) as Inu Yasha,Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura(Lum). Over Takahashi's 20+ year career she has been considered the first major female to do work on boys comics, and has earned the title "The Princess of Manga".
About DC Anime Club: DCAC was established in 2003 to introduce and educate people in the Washington, DC area about East Asian culture, through viewing and discussion of Japanese animation (also known as anime) and Japanese comics (manga). DCAC is a
501(c)(3) not for profit organization, contributions to DC Anime Club are tax deductible to the extent allowable under the law.
The club also works to provide a positive, alternative activity to the youth in the area by exposing them to foreign culture, encouraging artistic expression and creativity, and providing opportunities for participation in community activities and leadership.
In addition to our weekly meetings, the club holds an Annual Art Show, an Annual Costume fundraising event, and visits local schools to do presentations on anime. The club also works with the Smithsonian Freer Gallery and DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival on their anime screenings, and has helped locally promote performances for Japanese bands such as Puffy Ami Yumi and Pine am.
DC Anime Club was founded by Chris Wanamaker (President), Jules Chang (Vice President) and Craig Vaughn (Sgt in Arms) on Saturday June 5, 2003. We have a strong membership that continues to grow -- most of which are teenagers.
This program is free and open to the public. For more information please visit the DC Anime Club website at http://www.dcanimeclub.org or call DC Anime Club at 202 262 2083.
# # #
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Christopher Wanamaker
DC Anime Club President
http://www.dcanimeclub.org
202 262 2083
DC Anime Club's Rumiko Takahashi Marathon
A tribute to the Princess of Manga
The DC Anime Club, an organization whose purpose is to educate the Washington, DC community about East Asian culture through the art form known as Anime (Japanese animation) will host a Marathon of Anime Films based upon the works by Rumiko Takahashi on Dec 8, 2007 from 12pm-5pm at the Martin Luthur King, Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington, DC 20001 in Room A9. During the Marathon such anime as Maison Ikkoku, Lum, Ranma ½, Rumik Theatre and or course Inuyasha will be shown. Prizes will be given away during the Marathon and much more.
About Rumiko Takahashi: Rumiko Takahashi is a manga-ka (Japanese Comic Book artist) and is known to anime(Japanese Animation) fans for such Manga (Japanese Comics) as Inu Yasha,Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura(Lum). Over Takahashi's 20+ year career she has been considered the first major female to do work on boys comics, and has earned the title "The Princess of Manga".
About DC Anime Club: DCAC was established in 2003 to introduce and educate people in the Washington, DC area about East Asian culture, through viewing and discussion of Japanese animation (also known as anime) and Japanese comics (manga). DCAC is a
501(c)(3) not for profit organization, contributions to DC Anime Club are tax deductible to the extent allowable under the law.
The club also works to provide a positive, alternative activity to the youth in the area by exposing them to foreign culture, encouraging artistic expression and creativity, and providing opportunities for participation in community activities and leadership.
In addition to our weekly meetings, the club holds an Annual Art Show, an Annual Costume fundraising event, and visits local schools to do presentations on anime. The club also works with the Smithsonian Freer Gallery and DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival on their anime screenings, and has helped locally promote performances for Japanese bands such as Puffy Ami Yumi and Pine am.
DC Anime Club was founded by Chris Wanamaker (President), Jules Chang (Vice President) and Craig Vaughn (Sgt in Arms) on Saturday June 5, 2003. We have a strong membership that continues to grow -- most of which are teenagers.
This program is free and open to the public. For more information please visit the DC Anime Club website at http://www.dcanimeclub.org or call DC Anime Club at 202 262 2083.
# # #
-
Christopher Wanamaker
DC Anime Club President
http://www.dcanimeclub.org
202 262 2083
Bill Sienkiewicz interview part 2, in Times
Zadzooks ran part 2 of his Bill Sienkiewicz interview yesterday - "For illustrator, brush is mightier than word," Washington Times September 29, 2007, by Joseph Szadkowski .
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