Thursday, July 18, 2013

July 28: Shoff promo sports card & comic book show

Baseball Card & Sports Card Show PLUS our Comic Book & Nonsports Card Show together again SUNDAY, JULY 28 10am-3:30pm at the Tysons Corner Va. Crowne Plaza.
 
The show will bring you as always GREAT selection, value and prices on Sports Cards- baseball, football, basketball & hockey - vintage to the present, sports collectibles and autographs, PLUS Gold, Silver , Bronze and Modern Age Comic Books, Nonsports Cards 1880's to the present, and Hobby supplies. As a Bonus we have our ARTISTS ALLEY with Dan Nokes, Chris Flick, and Bill Mckay
Hope to see you SUNDAY JULY 28
Nick Shoff



Fantastic Forum Interview with Nate Powell


I finally met Ulysses Campbell in person over the weekend. He emailed news about his latest video: 
Here is an interview I conducted with Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole, Any Empire) about his work on the upcoming, March, from Top Shelf Productions.  As you may already know, March, is co-authored by Rep. James Lewis and is the graphic novel memoir of the congressman's activities during the civil rights movement.  If not, the production blog entry will provide some background.
 
 

 




Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Shore Leave con includes comic book guests

Shore Leave 35: August 2-4, 2013 has Paul Kupperberg and Peter David, as well as people who've written comic book novels such as Greg Cox and Keith DeCandido.

Liza Donnelly of The New Yorker and Argentinian Cartoonist Liniers Featured Guests at SPX 2013



Small Press Expo Announces Liza Donnelly of The New Yorker and Argentinian Cartoonist Liniers as Featured Guests at SPX 2013


For Immediate Release              Contact: Warren Bernard

                                                    

                                                     E-Mail: warren@spxpo.com


Bethesda, Maryland; July 17, 2013 – Small Press Expo is pleased to  announce Liza Donnelly and Liniers as featured guests to SPX 2013, to be held September 14 and 15. Small Press Expo is honored to have the first appearance of both of these guests at this years show. Liza and Liniers will be in addition to previously announced guests Seth, Lisa Hanawalt, Gary Panter, Frank Santoro, Gene Yang, Congressman John Lewis, Rutu Modan and Michael Kupperman.


A long time cartoonist for The New Yorker, Liza Donnelly is the author/editor of over 20 books, of which 7 of them are children's books published for Scholastic Inc. She is a Cultural Envoy for the U.S. State Department, a member of the collective Cartooning for Peace, one of the founding members of the U.S. branch of the Federation of Cartoonists Organizations (FECO), and has spoken at such esteemed forums as TED, as well as the United Nations. Her upcoming book is titled  Women on Men, will be published by Narrative Magazine this Fall. More information on Liza and her body of work can be found at http://lizadonnelly.com.


Liniers appearance will be the first time SPX has featured a cartoonist representing Argentina. Liniers made his name in the Americas with his widely syndicated strip Macanudo, which is popular enough to have been collected in 8 reprint volumes. His latest book, The Big Wet Balloon, will be represented at SPX by children's book publisher Toon Books, making their first ever SPX appearance. The Big Wet Balloon is Liniers first book to be translated into English, and is being released in both Spanish and English editions. More information on Liniers latest release and Toon Books can be found at www.toon-books.com.


About SPX


Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that brings together more than 500 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. A series of of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests will be featured.


The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show.


As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which funds graphic novel purchases for public and academic libraries, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), which protects the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, visit their website at http://www.cbldf.org.


SPX also supports the Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress, which preserves the history of both the artistic output of the creators who come to SPX, as well as the art that SPX itself generates as part of its yearly festival. It the first program of its type by a major institution in the United States to preserve the works of the indie comics community.


For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.spxpo.com.
Copyright © 2013 Small Press Expo, All rights reserved.


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Comic Riffs catchup on Comic-Con, RFK award, and LOC Book Festival

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2013: Futurist/author Rob Salkowitz sizes up the Con's pop-culture pull
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 17 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/san-diego-comic-con-2013-futuristauthor-rob-salkowitz-sizes-up-the-cons-pop-culture-pull/2013/07/17/b32e289a-ee88-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html#pagebreak

RFK JOURNALISM AWARD: Alt-cartoonist Jen Sorensen thrilled with 'profoundly meaningful' honor — and a certain phone call
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 17 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rfk-journalism-award-cartoonist-jen-sorensen-thrilled-with-profoundly-meaningful-honor/2013/07/17/17e33d7a-ee93-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_blog.html#pagebreak

2013 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL: Graphic novelists Barry, Chao added to stellar lineup
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog July 17 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/2013-national-book-festival-graphic-novelists-barry-chao-added-to-stellar-lineup/2013/07/17/0b53428a-eede-11e2-bed3-b9b6fe264871_blog.html#pagebreak

The Post reviews Turbo cartoon and Failure comic strip

Tale of undersnail's quest is derivative but has its charms [online title - 'Turbo' is derivative but also clever, entertaining].

By Jen Chaney,

Washington Post July 17 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/turbo-is-derivative-but-also-clever-entertaining/2013/07/16/7b3dc6ba-ed99-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story.html

 

Portrait of the modern artists, finely drawn and infused with wit and a touch of absurdity. [online title - Book World: 'Failure,' by Karl Stevens]

 By Douglas Wolk,

Washington Post July 17, 2013

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-world-failure-by-karl-stevens/2013/07/16/db2ae158-e8a7-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Jen Sorenson wins RFK Journalism award

Jen Sorenson won the 2013 RFK Journalism award for cartooning. More details here.
 
(I was one of the judges, but had to wait for the official announcement like everyone else).

Monday, July 15, 2013

New Comics and Gaming store in Fairfax City

101_5923I was driving through Fairfax City today and saw a sign for a grand opening of Comics and Gaming. I stopped in, and they are mostly selling games to not butt heads with The Laughing Ogre. However, they do have collectible comics for sale. I'd recommend the first 1970s issue of DC's Shadow if you stop in. The store is at 10385 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030; 503-865-8110 and is a spin-off from the Gainesville store of the same name. They're open M-S 11-8 and Sun 12-6.

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Bus stop ads continued - The Wolverine

Matt caught one of The Wolverine movie ad posters in a Fairfax bus stop a few days ago. Here's some more.

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Weldon discusses Superman on the Kojo Nnamdi show

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I've just about finished Glen Weldon's new book Superman: An Unauthorized Biography, and can recommend it. You can listen to him on NPR last week -

Bellantoni, Christina.  2013.
How Superman Explains America.
National Public Radio and WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi Show (July 9).
online at
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-07-09/how-superman-explains-america
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/audio-player?nid=23650
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-07-09/how-superman-explains-america/transcript

and the pictures are from his talk at Politics and Prose yesterday, which was fun. When the bookstore posts the video they shot, I'll add link to it.

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District Comics nominated for Harvey Award.

District Comics edited by Matt Dembicki is up for a Harvey Award! Also, several D.C. Conspiracy members are in several anthologies nominated for the Harvey Awards, including Team Cul de Sac edited by Chris Sparks and Once Upon a Time Machine edited by Jason Rodriguez.

July 16: Star Trek's Robert Picardo at Fantom Comics




Fantom Comics and the NoVa Starfleet Chapter are proud to present an

Tuesday, July 16th, 6:30pm




Best known for his roles as The Doctor in  the Star Trek universe  and Richard Woolsey in the Stargate universe, Robert Picardo is currently playing the part of Willie Clark in “The Sunshine Boys,” July 9th-21st at the Totem Pole Playhouse.

He will be appearing at Fantom Comics in Union Station to talk with fans, sign autographs, and take pictures. Please join us for this meet and greet with one of the most talented and beloved actors in the industry.

Fantom Comics, in honor of Mr. Picardo, is offering a 10% OFF SALE on all graphic novels and trade paperbacks during the event!

(Signed photographs will cost $30; photographs with Mr. Picardo: $10.)

Union Station | Mezzanine Level
50 Massachusetts Ave NE | Washington, DC 20002
info@fantomcomics.com|202-241-6498

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Today: Weldon on Superman at Politics and Prose

Glen Weldon - Superman: The Unauthorized Biography

Jul 14 2013 5:00 pm
Jul 14 2013 6:00 pm

As Superman turns 75, what better time to look back over his life? Weldon, NPR blogger, critic, and comics expert, considers not only the Man of Steel's adventures and achievements, but also his place in the culture as the first, and still most popular, superhero.

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Friday, July 12, 2013

Bus stop ads

A couple new comics-related ads at D.C. bus stops. One is for the upcoming Wolverine movie and the other for the Axe Cop cartoon on Fox.



Making Comics panel from ANS Sci Fi and Comic Con

ANS: Making Comics Panel
The Carolyn and Joe Show July 9, 2013.
http://carolynandjoeshow.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/ans-making-comics-panel/
http://curls-studio.com/radio/CJS234.mp3

Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo recorded a panel they were on with Liz & Jimmy Reed, Leanne & Rod Hannah, Sarah Hoppes, and Chris Rizzo.

I've got an interview with the Reeds waiting to be edited, and put online (and I apologize for the delay).

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: Pipeline Peace Walk Begins!


Pipeline Peace Walk Begins!
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1316

This is the art I created for the cover of the Pipeline Peace Walk Guide, published as an aid to the activists walking the length of the Keystone XL Pipeline, from the Canadian border to Mexico in a pilgrammage to defend the environment from the ravages of oil drilling and pipeline construction. The Walk began this week and will continue through the summer.

From the Pipeline Peace Walk donations page:
"This summer, Love Bomb Seed Bomb, the People's Garden, the Harvest Collective, Permatecture Design, the Compassionate Earth Walk, Occupy the Keystone XL Pipeline and Pipeline Peace Walk will walk the length of the Keystone XL Pipeline, from the Canadian border in Montana, down to the Gulf of Mexico, in a pilgrimage to defend nature from the Oil Machine. We walk for our children, for nature, the plants and animals, and for the next seven generations of humanity...

...We will walk thousands of miles to shift our reality, and to build a better future, by demanding we depart from the old paradigm, and enter into the new. As we walk we will be visiting communities along the pipeline, lending support to their current struggles, and telling their stories.

Along the way we will be in service to communities who are resisting the Keystone XL Pipeline. We will meet up with Moccasins on the Ground in South Dakota, Farmers Unions in Kansas, Bold Nebraska in Nebraska, Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance in Oklahoma, and Tar Sands Blockade in Texas. Throughout the summer we will be traveling to be in service to these causes, and to help create links between the communities along the Keystone XL Pipeline path. At current, we are also coordinating with #Fearless Summer to create collective movement..."

Find out more about the Pipeline Peace Walk on Farcebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/pipelinepeacewalk

Donate to the Pipeline Peace Walk here:
http://www.wepay.com/donations/pipeline-peace-walk


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"Though I could not caution all, I yet may warn a few:
 Don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools!"

                                               --grateful dead.
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PR: Critics agree: MARCH is outstanding! Now get a signed copy at Comic-Con!

A book in which 2 out of 3 of the authors are Washingtonians.


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Critics agree: MARCH is outstanding! Now get a signed copy at Comic-Con!

Critics agree: MARCH is outstanding!


Now that we're a month away from the official release date, major reviews are starting to come in. As you may or may not know, all the top book-industry review journals issue "starred reviews" for titles they consider outstanding in their field. One starred review is lovely… more than one, and you've got something really special on your hands. So, how does MARCH stack up? See for yourself:
"Dazzling... a grand work." — Booklist (starred review)
"A powerful tale of courage and principle igniting sweeping social change, told by a strong-minded, uniquely qualified eyewitness... the heroism of those who sat and marched... comes through with vivid, inspiring clarity." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Lewis's remarkable life has been skillfully translated into graphics... Segregation's insult to personhood comes across here with a visual, visceral punch. This version of Lewis's life story belongs in libraries to teach readers about the heroes of America." — Library Journal (starred review)
That's right, we're three for three so far! But now it's time for the verdict from those who really matter -- YOU, the readers. Which leads to our next item…

MARCH comes to Comic-Con!


Comic-Con International in San Diego is the biggest show in America -- so when Congressman Lewis said he wanted to come, we moved heaven & earth to get the book ready in time. As a result, we're very pleased to confirm the special debut of MARCH: BOOK ONE at Comic-Con next week, along with all three creators: Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Come by the Top Shelf booth (#1721), meet a true American icon, and be the first to scoop up a signed copy of this piece of history!
What's more, we'll also have copies of a limited HARDCOVER edition, as well as a limited SIGNED & NUMBERED HARDCOVER edition of MARCH: BOOK ONE, available exclusively from Top Shelf.
PLUS: don't miss the MARCH team's feature presentation, Saturday morning at 10AM in room 23, as they share the story of MARCH and how it came to be!

America's libraries go wild for MARCH!


Finally, we have to share some memories of the MARCH team's triumphant visit to the American Library Association's annual conference. It was as huge a success as the BookExpo, with librarians scooping up our March Teacher's Guide, packing the auditorium for a feature presentation by Congressman Lewis and the boys, and standing in long lines for a chance to meet the authors and get a signed preview booklet.


Andrew spoke about the history of comics in the civil rights movement, Nate walked audiences through his creative process, and they all signed until their hands just about fell off! The result? A lot of empty boxes!


We can't wait to share this magnificent graphic novel with you, and bring Congressman Lewis' incredible story to life for a new generation.
March (Book One), a deluxe softcover graphic novel with french flaps and black & white interiors, 6.5" x 9.5", 128 pages, ISBN 978-1-60309-300-2, $14.95 US. Released worldwide: August 13, 2013. Special debut with Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell at Comic-Con.

For more information and a 14-page preview, visit http://www.topshelfcomix.com/march.
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See y'all at Comic-Con!
Your friend thru comics,
Chris Staros
Top Shelf Productions
PO Box 1282
Marietta GA 30061-1282
USA


New book features chapter by Phillip Troutman



"Indisciplinary" Teaching: Comics Studies and Research Writing Pedagogy by Phillip Troutman, an assistant professor of writing at George Washington University is a chapter in this new book. Click on the link to order it, or see the whole table of contents.



Essays on the Educational Power of Sequential Art

Edited by Carrye Kay Syma and Robert G. Weiner
Foreword by Robert V. Smith; Afterword by Mel Gibson

Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5913-1
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-0197-7
49 photos, notes, bibliographies, index
296pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2013

About the Book
Sequential art combines the visual and the narrative in a way that readers have to interpret the images with the writing. Comics make a good fit with education because students are using a format that provides active engagement. This collection of essays is a wide-ranging look at current practices using comics and graphic novels in educational settings, from elementary schools through college. The contributors cover history, gender, the use of specific graphic novels, practical application and educational theory.