Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - July 16, 2012

July 16, 2012

Xoc Pup nears its conclusion We took a week off from the podcast, so send us some questions and leave us some voicemails for next week's episode, when we deal with the news from San Diego Comicon and all our usual shenanigans! Matt Dembicki, editor of the amazing Trickster and upcoming District Comics anthologies, has a new graphic novel called Xoc about the life of great white shark coming out in July. We're having him for a couple of signings on July 28 (see below!), but we are also proud to present an exclusive new 8 page Xoc story! We will put up a new page every Friday and Wednesday, pages 1 through 7 are up now! You can view them at: Xoc Pup - page 1 Xoc Pup - page 2 Xoc Pup - page 3 Xoc Pup - page 4 Xoc Pup - page 5 Xoc Pup - page 6 Xoc Pup - page 7 Feel free to forward on our newsletter, and please send us any comments or mailing list requests to vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Thanks!   - the Big Planet Comics kids ___________________ UPCOMING - July 28 - Matt Dembicki Signing Xoc: The Journey of a Great White Well, after you read the story of Xoc Pup above, get ready for a full graphic novel of the stories of a grown up great white shark! Matt Dembicki's Xoc is coming out soon! Join us on Saturday, July 28, at our College Park and Vienna stores for Matt signing copies of his new book. 11am-1pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com 3pm-5pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com ___________________ Revival #1 by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton A new horror comic from Tim Seeley, creator of Hack/Slash, with art by Battlepug creator Mike Norton! In a small Wisconsin town the dead begin returning to live, but is it a sign of the Apocalypse or a pandemic? A super creepy start! Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man HC by Carl Barks Another classic by one of comics' greatest cartoonists! A companion series to Barks' Donald Duck books, this is some of the best of Uncle Scrooge, as the Beagle Boys start moving in next door to rob his money bin, and a flashback to Scrooge's time in the Klondike! all ages The Walking Dead #100   by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard   It is here! After 100 issues, this monumental milestone comes in 8 covers! But being the midst of the new storyline A Larger World, Rick and his crew may be in fatally over their heads! We warned you! Dungeon Quest 3 SC by Joe Daly   A new chapter of Dungeon Quest! An underground adventure quest, sometimes described as Stoner D&D! Punk Rock Jesus #1 (of 6) by Sean Murphy A reality show says it will make a clone from the DNA on the Shroud of Turin, and an ex-IRA assassin is hired as the show's security chief. But the promoter of the show has other secret plans, and what if the clone really IS the second coming of Jesus? Parker: The Score HC by Darwyn Cooke Another adaptation of a classic tale of the professional thief Parker! This time Parker has an even bigger score - robbing an entire town in one night! But this will take an entire crew of crooks, and can they all be trusted? Guerillas 2 SC by Brahm Revel   He had to go to Kickstarter to fund it, but we finally get the second part of the Guerillas trilogy!  In the American-Vietnam War, a program to train primates to become jungle soldiers continues, as Private Clayton continues to try to survive along with the squad of chain-smoking chimps who rescued him! Adventure Time: Marcelline and the Scream Queens #1 by Meredith Gran and Jen Wang   One Adventure Time series wasn't enough! Time for a miniseries about Princess Bubblegum joining Marcelline's rock band! That tour should go perfectly! By Meredith Gran, creator of Octopus Pie! all ages! Ant-Man Season One HC Batgirl Vol 1 The Darkest Reflection HC Bloodshot #1 Casanova Vol 3 Avaritia SC Chew Secret Agent Poyo #1 Demon Knights Vol 1 Seven Against The Dark SC Eerie Comics #1 God And Science: Return Of The TI Girls HC Heart SC Hoax Hunters #1 The Hunchback Of Notre Dame HC Jewish Images In The Comics HC Locke & Key Vol 5 Clockworks HC The Massive #2 Orchid Vol 1 SC Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Vol 42 SC The Phoenix #7 Planetoid #2 Silence GN Space Punisher #1 (Of 4) Space Warped SC Sparrow And Crowe #1 Sunset First Look One Shot Tales Designed To Thrizzle #8 Uncharted SC Wild Children SC Big Planet Comics Podcast #51 "Marvel Soon!" Kevin, Nick and Jared took this week off, so here's last week's podcast. Send us questions and voicemails below! Download now or subscribe on iTunes!   PODCAST REVIEWS: Batman: Earth One HC by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank Battlepug 1: Blood and Drool HC by Mike Norton Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1 (of 6) by Len Wein and Jae Lee He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1 by James Robinson and Philip Tan Hero Worship #1 by Zak Penn, Scott Murphy and Michael Dipascale The Infernal Man-Thing #1 (of 3) by Steve Gerber and Kevin Nowlan Snake Oil #7: Witchzard by Charles Forsman Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278)   7/28 - Matt Dembicki Signing Xoc 11am-1pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com Signing Xoc 3pm-5pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com 8/?? - Michael Rex Signing Fangbone! 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Signing Fangbone! 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com New Next Week 7/18 (Let us know if you want any of these!)   The Activity #7 Adventure Time #6 Adventures Of Venus HC Alabaster Wolves #4 (of 5) American Elf Vol 4 Sketchbook Diaries James Kochalka SC Archie Double Digest #231 Asterix Omnibus Vol 4 SC Avengers Academy #33 AVX Avengers Vs X-Men #8 (of 12) Avengers West Coast Avengers: Family Ties SC Baltimore Dr Leskovar's Remedy #2 (of 2) Batman Beyond Unlimited #6 Batwing Vol 1 The Lost Kingdom SC Batwoman #11 Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #2 (of 4) Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #2 (of 4) Combo Pack Birds Of Prey #11 Blacksad: The Silent Hell HC Bloody Chester GN Blue Beetle #11 BPRD Hell On Earth Devils Engine #3 (of 3) Captain America And Bucky: Life Of Bucky Barnes SC Captain Atom #11 Captain Marvel #1 Carbon Grey Vol 2 #1 (of 3) Catwoman #11 Cobra #15 Concrete Three Uneasy Pieces One Shot Creepy Presents Richard Corben HC Danger Girl Gi Joe #1 (of 4) Daredevil #15 Dark Horse Presents #14 Dark Tower Gunslinger Man In Black #2 (of 5) Darkness #105 DC Universe Presents #11 Dominique Laveau Voodoo Child #5 Elric The Balance Lost #11 (of 12) Extermination #2 Fables #119 Fantastic Four #608 Fatima The Blood Spinners #2 (of 4) FF by Jonathan Hickman Vol 2 SC Glory #28 Green Lantern Corps #11 Hellblazer #293 The Infernal Man-Thing #2 (of 3) Invincible Iron Man #521 Jack Davis Drawing American Pop Culture HC Jack Kirby Collector #59 Jack The Ripper Hell Blade Vol 1 SC Jennifer Blood Annual #1 Journey Into Mystery #641 Jughead #214 Jugheads Double Digest #183 Justice League #11 Justice League #11 Combo Pack Kung Fu Panda Slow Fast & Other SC Legion Of Super Heroes #11 Mars Attacks #2 Marvel Zombies Destroy #5 (of 5) Men Of War Vol 1 Uneasy Company SC New Mutants #46 Night Of 1000 Wolves #3 (of 3) Nightwing #11 Not The Israel My Parents Promised Me GN Prophecy #2 Rachel Rising #9 Red Hood And The Outlaws #11 Red Sonja #67 Reset #4 (of 4) Saga #5 Secret History Of DB Cooper #5 Secret Service #3 (of 6) Showcase Presents Rip Hunter Time Master Vol 1 SC Simpsons Comics #192 Smallville Season 11 #1 2nd Ptg Smurfs Vol 12 Smurfs Versus Smurfs SC Roger Langridges Snarked #10 Sonic Universe #42 The Spider #3 Spider-Man Complete Ben Reilly Epic Book 5 SC Spider-Man Ends Of Earth HC Star Trek #11 Star Trek The Next Generation/Doctor Who Assimilation #3 Star Wars Darth Vader Ghost Prison #3 (of 5) Sunset HC Supergirl #11 Supernaturalist SC Ultimate Comics Ultimates By Hickman Vol 2 HC Uncanny X-Men #16 AVX Untold Tales Of Punisher Max #2 (of 5) The Unwritten #39 Wandering Son HC Vol 03 Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #13 Wolverine #309 Wonder Woman #11 World War 3 Illustrated #43 X-Factor #240 X-Men #32 X-O Manowar #3 Young Justice #18

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July 23: The Rabbi's Cat animation

Formatting look funky? Click here for a webview                              Calendar of Events The Rabbi's Cat Le Chat du Rabbin WJFF Friendraiser Monday, July 23 7:00 pm Embassy of France 4101 Reservoir Road Film followed by a dessert reception Celebrate the Washington Jewish Film Festival. Join us for the annual WJFF Friendraiser! Algiers, 1920s. Rabbi Sfar has his hands full with his beautiful daughter becoming a voluptuous young woman and a sarcastic cat that can not only talk, but demands to have a bar mitzvah. Together with a mysterious painter, a wise old Arab Sheikh and an eccentric Russian billionaire they set off on an incredible adventure to find a lost tribe and mythical city. Director/author/comic book artist Joann Sfar's joyful feature film adaptation of his beloved graphic novel celebrates colorful, hand-drawn animation while presenting a very grown-up message of Jewish identity and tolerance. Co-sponsored by La Maison Française and the Embassy of France

 

PR: Announcing the new Fantom Comics and Subculture for the Cultured

 

connect with us: Some of you may have noticed the soft re-launch of our sister sites: Fantom Comics and Subculture for the Cultured over the past few months. Well, today we're ready for our official launch, and if you haven't seen the site(s) yet you're in for a treat. Totally redesigned! Here are some highlights of the Fantom site:   We have a completely redesigned Online Store, with tons of inventory listed and updated weekly. And – in honor of our launch – select books for 20% and 50% off. Our Cover Gallery is back! Check out each week's new releases, updated the Sunday before each New Comic Book Day. The Fantom Fandom blog, where we'll post store news, comic book reviews and whatever industry tidbits we come across. Our Comic Book Reservation Service "Countdown Clock", prominently displayed on the left-hand side of each page to remind you how long you have until each month's ordering deadline.   And we're really excited about what we've created with our Subculture for the Cultured site, an online magazine highlighting the comic book as the center of the pop culture world. We've scoured the web for great writers, and here's a list of just a few of our featured Columns:   Drawing from the Headlines focuses on the world of graphic journalism (you know, like Joe Sacco or Guy Delisle). Ecocomics. Where graphic arts meet dismal science. For example, their Superheroes and Externalities article breaks down the costs to you and me of, say, a superhero/villain battle. Law and the Multiverse breaks down the hypothetical legal ramifications of comic book tropes, characters, and powers. Did Superman break the law as he beat up that criminal? Find out here! The Superhero's Guide to Heroism offers ethical tips on superhero problems such as gaining powers, choosing sidekicks, and keeping your identity a secret.   So check it out. Comment. Set up an RSS Feed. Share on FB and Twitter. Fantom was very lucky to recruit so many talented writers and we want to reward them with a solid following.   And if you've got any questions or comments, please feel free to email us at info@fantomcomics.com.   Thanks everyone, and remember, every week's a great week 4 comics! Union Station - 50 Massachusetts Avenue NE | Washington, DC 20002 | 202-241-6498 www.fantomcomics.com

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Damn Cartoons - AAEC 2012 con website

Damn Cartoons - AAEC 2012 con
Washington DC
Sept. 14th & 15th, 2012
9am - 5pm
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Jack Morton Auditorium

Friday Night

Cartoon Death Match
Emceed by Todd Zuniga creator of
Literary Death Match

Mike Peters
Keith Knight
Jen Sorensen
Mark Fiore
Celebrity Judges TBD

Special Guests:

Francoise Mouly
Art Editor, The New Yorker
Steve Brodner
Tom Tomorrow

2012 Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award

Presented to

Ali Ferzat ( Syria )
Aseem Trivedi ( India )

July 21: Batman Book signing with Marc Tyler Nobleman

Ever wonder how the Batman character was created? Bill the Boy Wonder: the Secret Co-Creator of Batman is the first book about the unsung man behind the Dark Knight. A struggling writer named Bill Finger was involved from the beginning, helping to invent Batman from concept to costume to character.

Join us as Marc Tyler Nobleman talks about the amazing Bill Finger and the creation of Batman, one of the most famous and beloved superheroes. Get your copy just in time to see the latest movie installment in theaters! Ages 8 and up.  Saturday, July 21, 2012, 3:00 p.m., at Hooray For Books! 1555 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-548-4092, www.hooray4books.com

The Post reviews The Addams Family play

Peter Marks reviews the Kennedy Center's 'Addams Family' [in print as It's balky and it's rocky; it's altogether schlocky: Kennedy Center strikes up the brand in a lackluster 'Addams Family'
By Peter Marks,
Washington Post July 13 2012 p. C1, 7
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/peter-marks-reviews-the-kennedy-centers-addams-family/2012/07/12/gJQATfXmgW_story.html

Special cartoon feature in this week's City Paper

Lunch, Cubicled

by Malaka Gharib

Washington City Paper July 13, 2012

online at http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/07/11/lunch-cubicled/

 

Here's a nice cartoon on "How to cook everything - without leaving your desk"

Things Could Be Worse featured in Express

Things Could Be Worse is a webcomic by Benjamin Dewey that's featured in today's Express.

 

Also in the physical paper is a reprint of the Post's review of Ice Age 4 and a wire story on the new Batman movie.

A new ComicsDC logo courtesy of Michael Pohrer (MJ)

Michael "MJ" Pohrer (who's based in St. Louis, oddly enough) has kindly sent me another ComicsDC logo which I like a lot. He also done the African-American one for me you can see on the right. 

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Michael Pohrer (MJ), Cartoonist / Illustrator
Grab a quick Laugh! Visit my TOONED IN© Blog

The Global Free Press' Editorial Cartoonist

ATTN: Editors and Publishers you can syndicate my cartoons to your readers!

Contact us at Cartoon Syndication MJ.

Proud Member of:
Comic Art Professional Society

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The St. Louis Gateway Arts

Creator of:
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The Nightmare Diaries©
Welcome To The Jungle©


 

"A Cat in Paris" reviewed in Examiner

A film noir for small fry

Kelly Jane Torrance

The Washington Examiner July 13, 2012, p. 22

http://washingtonexaminer.com/a-film-noir-for-small-fry/article/2501999

 

Steve and Kathy Artley's photographs of TCDS signing

Steve and Kathy Artley have photographs of the Team Cul de Sac signing at Politics and Prose online now. Steve is a political cartoonist who contributed to the book and auction.

The Post on Ice Age 4

A franchise that avoids extinction

By Sean O'Connell

Friday, July 13, 2012

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/ice-age-continental-drift,1225497/critic-review.html

Team Cul de Sac signing at Politics and Prose

Last night's signing brought out about 18 cartoonists - some pictures can be seen here.

Renee French book debut at SPX

Spurgeon's Comics Reporter has the story.

Post remembers Doug Marlette

Doug Marlette, a friend remembered

 

By Kathleen Parker,

 

Washington Post July 11 2012. p. A17

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kathleen-parker-doug-marlette-a-friend-remembered/2012/07/10/gJQAj8JfbW_story.html

Team Cul de Sac TONIGHT at Politics and Prose

Tonight at 7 pm in Washington DC's Politics and Prose, we'll have a gaggle of cartoonists from the book. The list includes:

 

Thompson, Richard                        

Sparks, Chris                                     

Artley, Steven                                                                                  

Auger, Michael                                                                                

Belefski, Carolyn                             

Cavna, Michael               

Corsetto, Danielle                 

Dale, Barbara 

Dunlap-Shohl, Peter                   

Galifianakis, Nick

Gallant, Shannon

Johnson, Kerry G.    

King, Jamie                       

Lewis, Donna A.               

Lunsford, Annie                               

Mitchell, Bono

Sutliff, Joe                          

Wuerker, Matt

Truitt on Gene Simmons, Comic-Con, the Joker, Archie's Glee and others

Gene Simmons relaunches comic-book line at Comic-Con
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY July 9 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-07-09/Gene-Simmons-comic-book-universe/56107696/1?csp=34life

Comic-Con offers an impressive array of pop-culture stuff
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY July 8 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-07-08/San-Diego-Comic-Con-pop-culture-items/56097700/1

The Joker returns to haunt Batman this October
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY July 9 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-07-09/The-Joker-Batman-comic-book/56110176/1

Sidekicks past, present battle in 'Batman and Robin'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY July 9 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-07-09/Batman-and-Robin-comic-book-series/56115694/1

New 'Batman Incorporated' issue is 'one for the girls'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY 6/18/2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-18/Batman-Incorporated-comic-book-series/55667438/1

Archie, pals to find 'Glee' in crossover
By Matt Moore, Associated Press Jul 9 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-07-09/glee-joins-archie-comics/56107724/1

King Oblivion exudes evil in his 'Supervillain Handbook'
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY July 6 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-07-06/King-Oblivion-Supervillain-Handbook/56059062/1

Intervention 2012 details!

INITIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR INTERVENTION 2012

Noted Webcomics creators to grace Maryland's only "Internet Convention"; Founders mark convention's 3rd year of inspiring digital creators.

ROCKVILLE, MD — March 28, 2011 – The initial round of twenty-eight guests for the third annual event Intervention, Maryland's only "Internet Convention", have been announced – and, in keeping with the convention's focus, all of the guests are creators who have made a name for themselves by sharing their creations on the Internet.

Among the first announced guests are Rob Balder, creators of the webcomic Erfworld – picked as one of TIME Magazine's top 10 graphic novels of 2007 – Shaenon Garrity, creator of the award-winning Narbonic and Skinhorse webcomics, Matt Blum, Managing Editor of Wired.com's GeekDad blog, Girls With Slingshots creator Danielle Corsetto, Devil's Panties creator Jennie Breeden, Sluggy Freelance creator Pete Abrams (one of the forefathers of the webcomics movement), and T. Campbell and Phil Kahn, whose webcomic, Guilded Age, is shelved in comic book stores across the country.

These creators – and more still to be announced – will be present at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville in Rockville, MD, from September 21st through September 23rd, for a weekend celebration of cyber-culture, geek life, and the creative opportunities of the internet. The event's co-founder, Onezumi Hartstein, said, "[co-founder] James Harknell and I wanted to put together an event that would compliment the existing print-centric conventions – we wanted to showcase the creators who use the Internet as their primary publishing method. We felt that web creators needed their own space, We're giving them that with Intervention." After successful runs in 2010 and 2011, this year will mark Hartstein's third time organizing the event.

The convention also features panels, educational content, children's programming, board and video gaming, an extensive Artist Alley, Live Action Roleplaying, musical performances, and plenty of giveaways. As in past years, there will be a charity auction to benefit the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an international non-profit digital advocacy group that helps to defend civil liberties in the digital space.

Tickets for Intervention 2012 can be bought at http://www.interventioncon.com for $35 for the full weekend (through June 30, 2012); standard pre-order prices will increase to $40 afterwards.

The Post on Spider-Man actor and Addams Family composer

Andrew Garfield shapes a character web that suits his 'Spider-Man'
By John DeFore,
Washington Post July 8 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/andrew-garfield-shapes-a-character-web-that-suits-his-spider-man/2012/07/05/gJQAuVKtPW_story.html

Andrew Lippa, the musical force behind 'The Addams Family'
By Nelson Pressley,
Washington Post July 8 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/andrew-lippa-the-musical-force-behind-the-addams-family/2012/07/05/gJQAa1HmPW_story.html

The Post on Oatmeal lawsuit

'THE OATMEAL' v. FUNNYJUNK LAWYER: Why Charles Carreon dropped his Indiegogo charity lawsuit
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 6 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/the-oatmeal-v-funnyjunk-lawyer-why-charles-carreon-dropped-his-indiegogo-charity-lawsuit/2012/07/06/gJQAND0pQW_blog.html#pagebreak