Tuesday, September 08, 2009
NY Times continues to be the comics fan's paper
In tomorrow's - a story on a Disneyana exhibit - Blowing the Pixie Dust Off Disney’s Archives, By BROOKS BARNES, September 9, 2009
Three comic postcards
Oysters Rockefeller postcard by Canadian cartoonist Jeff for the Hilton of Canada in the 1960s. Anybody know anything about Jeff? I find it a little weird that I've found two of these cartoons in DC.
We also saw another one from this 1907 4th of July / Independence Day series by Gene Carr-
British cartoonist Tom Browne's "Joys of the Ocean" postcard is new though. I'm not sure what the sailor's words mean.
The British National Archives apparently had an exhibit that included some of these postcards.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Big Monkey Comics to close
GOOD-BYE!
September 07, 2009 11:00 AM
It's the end of an era. Big Monkey Comics is closing our doors at the end of this month. It wasn't Galactus, Lex Luthor, or Dr. Doom that defeated us, but simple dollars and cents. The economy has adversely affected so many people, and we are the latest casualty. Last year alone Virginia last 45% of its comic book shops due to the economic downturn and we are sad to say that we now join their number.
We will no longer be receiving any new comics. We realize that this is a massive inconvenience and apologize profusely for how this may affect your reading schedule.
Everything in the store is now 50% off. Please come and clean us out. Anything that is not sold will have to be unloaded at pennies on the pound. We need to liquidate and we can think of no better way to do it than to pass on savings to you, the customer. We appreciate your business and support and this is our final way of saying thank you.
Starting this weekend, Big Monkey will only be open Friday and Saturday, 12:00 - 8:00 through our last month of business. Since there are no new comics coming in, we hope you will be able to walk out with a bundle of books on the weekend.
You have 3 weeks to pick up your subscriptions. After that we are putting all books on the shelves.
Thank you all again. Your continued patronage and support have meant the world to us. It's always sad when a comic book store closes, and it's sadder when it is ours. I hope you are all able to find a new place to pick up your weekly comics and hope to see you at the sale.
Sept 7: Batman & Robin in Crystal City
Join the Crystal City BID for 21 weeks of Superheros! On Monday nights from May 4, 2009-September 21, 2009, Crystal City will be protected by Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and many others. Each night will also have special giveaways, sponsors, and other activities.
Date(s):
May 4, 2009 - September 21, 2009
Location:
18th and Bell Street - Courtyard Across from Crystal City Metro Station & Marriott Hotel
Event Fee:
Free
Hours:
Movies begin at sundown
Description:
Join the Crystal City BID for 21 weeks of Superheros! On Monday nights from May 4, 2009-September 21, 2009, Crystal City will be protected by Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and many others. Each night will also have special giveaways, sponsors, and other activities. Check back here for more information.
CRYSTAL KID BONUS: Since it gets dark later in the summer and movies often start past bedtime, the BID has partnered with Crystal City Sports Pub to rebroadcast each movie at 3:30 PM on the 3rd Floor of CCSP on the Wednesday following the outdoor showing, starting May 6. Bring your kids and a blanket and enjoy the fabulous surround network of TVs.
Festival Rules: Patrons can bring their own picnics as long as they abide by city and festival rules. Low-backed chairs and blankets are allowed, but grills, umbrellas, and pets are prohibited.
Schedule
September 7, 2009 - Batman & Robin
September 9, 2009 - Batman & Robin - at CCSP
September 14, 2009 - Batman Begins
September 16, 2009 - Batman Begins - at CCSP
September 21, 2009 - Batman: The Dark Knight
September 23, 2009 - Batman: The Dark Knight - at CCSP
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Comics Examiner.com's 2nd DC-area comics club feature
Zadzooks likes new Batman videogame
Post on Scooby-Doo's 40th, NY Times on comics
Also in the Style & Arts section is a caricature of Jay Leno by Hanoch Piven.
The NY Times, having apparently decided that comic art is just another form of culture had a bunch of articles today besides Ms. Gerberg's marriage.
Two articles on animation -
A Tribute to the Man, Beyond Just the Mouse, By CAROL KINO, September 6, 2009 on the Walt Disney Family Museum -
- and an interview on 9 - "Scrap-Heap Heroes for a Digital Age," By MEKADO MURPHY, September 6, 2009 -
- one on the Berndt Toast Gang, a group of Long Island gag cartoonists that didn't make it into the Washington print edition - "Pen Strokes and Gag Lines, a Stimulus Package for All," By JAMES KINDALL, New York Times September 6, 2009-
- one on a musician comic book writer whose new comic is Fall Out Toy Works- "A Night Out With | Pete Wentz; Song-and-Spoof Man," By TRICIA ROMANO -
- and Jason Lutes illustrated Paul Krugman's article on economics in the Magazine.
Mort Gerberg's daughter marries
For more details, see Lilia Gerberg and Matthew McCaffree, New York Times September 6, 2009.
Newport's Batman 2 at Renwick featured in Examiner
The Eye: Mark Newport's 'Batman 2'
By: Chris Klimek
Washington Examiner September 6, 2009): 31
and an AP story on Marvel's Tim Gunn fashion comic, a cover caricature by Nate Beeler, and a page of political cartoons including Dry Bones from Israel and a reprise of Beeler's Marvel-Disney cartoon from earlier this week.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Quick Reviews for Comics Due THURSDAY (not Wednesday) 09-10-09
Tamaki in Style
Friday, September 04, 2009
Tom Toles back when he was a Buffalonian
Kevin Rechin on Extreme Makeover in Hyattsville
Here's a link to the Post story on the family. I'm sure it's a really sweet piece of art.
Weldon on Masterpiece Comics By R. Sikoryak
Weldon, Glen. 2009.
Classics, Comics In Masterful Mashups.
National Public Radio's Books We Like (September 3):
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112510733&ps=cprs
Thursday, September 03, 2009
PR: Small Press Expo Announces John Porcellino and Willy Linthout as Guests
Small Press Expo Announces John Porcellino and Willy Linthout as Guests for SPX 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Warren Bernard
E-Mail: warren@spxpo.com
Bethesda, Maryland; September 3, 2009 - The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to announce John Porcellino and Willy Linthout as guests for SPX 2009.
John Porcellino is the creator of the mini-comix series King-Kat Comics, that began in 1989 that has spanned 69 issues of some of the best and most influential mini-comix around today. His autobiographical Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man, a collection of stories from King-Kat Comics, won the Ignatz Award in 2005. Porcellino's work has been translated into French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Italian, and Korean and has contributed to McSweeney's Quarterly, Kramer's Ergot and Comics Journal Special. SPX is honored to have John join SPX 2009
Willy Linthout saw his first published comics in the Dutch edition of (À Suivre) magazine. In 1983 he began a collaboration with the Dutch comic actor Urbanus, producing more than 130 enormously popular albums with Urbanus that has sold millions of copies. In 2004 Linthout's son took his own life. Linthout processed his reactions to that experience in the graphic novel Years of the Elephant, published in Dutch by Bries and published this year in an English-language edition by Fanfare/Ponent Mon. The book won the Dutch Stripschapspenning award for best literary graphic novel (2007), the Flemish Community Cultural Award (2008), the Bronzen Adhemar (2009) and the Carolus Quintus Prize(2009). Willy appears at SPX with the generous support of the Flemish Literature Fund.
John Porcellino and Willy Linthout are in addition to the previously announced guests Gahan Wilson, Paul Karasik, Carol Tyler and Josh Neufeld.
SPX will be held Saturday, September 26 from 11AM to 7PM and Sunday, September 27, noon-6PM at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Admission is $10 for a single day and $15 for both days.
For further information on the Ignatz Awards, the nominees or to request an interview, please contact Warren Bernard at warren@spxpo.com.
For more information on the Small Press Expo and the Ignatz Awards, please visit http://www.spxpo.com.
Batman videogame reviewed in Express
A Video Game Fit for a Hero: Being Batman is a joy at the art controls of 'Arkham Asylum' [videogame; online title: Fit for a Hero: 'Batman: Arkham Asylum'].
Posted By Micah Pearson
Express September 2, 2009
Online at http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/09/batman-arkham-asylum.phpWednesday, September 02, 2009
Alliance Comics expands into Baltimore
PR: Joe Kubert Comes to the 2009 Baltimore Comic-Con!
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