In this Kennedy Center world premiere musical starring characters from the comic strip MUTTS
by Patrick McDonnell, a charming cat searches for a special gift
for his best friend, a lovable pup. The one-hour show ($20) runs Nov. 22-Dec.
28.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
The Post reviews a new Peanuts animation book
A 'Pumpkin' and its great origin [Book review: 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,' by Lee Mendelson]
By Yvonne Zipp
Washington Post October 26 2014
That darn WuMo
The wrong message on suicide [in print as There's nothing comical about suicide]
Lucille Rauber, Reston
Washington Post October 25 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
The Post reviews Constantine tv show premiering tonight
NBC's 'Constantine': The devil you know a little too well [in print as On NBC, a grim 'Constantine' joins the returning 'Grimm']
By Hank Stuever TV critic
Washington Post October 24 2014
Matt Ryan as John Constantine in "Constantine." (Quantrell Colbert/NBC)
The Post reviews Rocks in My Pockets animation
'Rocks in My Pockets' movie review: An animated dive into a legacy of depression [in print as Facing a legacy of depression]
By Stephanie Merry
Washington Post October 24 2014
Fulcrum Publishing, featuring local editors Dembicki and Rodriguez
Fulcrum Publishing Adds Nonfiction Graphic Novels
By Brigid Alverson
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Bookplates at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress' Prints and Photos division just put up a small selection of their bookplates collection including one from the British cartoonist Phil May.
3 comics-related articles in today's Express
The superhero bubble is destined to burst. Is Warner Bros. making a mistake?
By Stephanie Merry
Washington Post Style blog October 21 2014
[reprinted in Express as When Spandex stretches too far, October 23, 2014, p. 47]
'Disney on Ice Presents Frozen' comes to the Patriot Center [in print as 'She has Anna down cold].
By Kristen Page-Kirby
Express October 23, 2014, p. 24
and on a Duamier-related show
Bernardi Roig's sculptures lurk in surprising spots in 'NO/Escape' at the Phillips Collection [in print as 'Intersections in the most unusual places']
By Elena Goukassian October 23 2014, p. 22-23
Cavna's moving tribute to The Post's Ben Bradlee
RIP, BEN BRADLEE: Drawing on my favorite conversation with The Post legend
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 22 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Tomorrow night: Cartoons & Cocktails
The annual editorial cartoon auction fundraiser is tomorrow.
Cartoons & Cocktails 2014
Organized by Young D.C.
About this event
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Ryan Holmberg's latest manga column
Proto-Gekiga: Matsumoto Masahiko's Komaga
BY Ryan Holmberg Oct 22, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection at the DC Public Library (UPDATED)
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The Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection at the DC Public Library has been digitized. Their website claims 132 images are available, including the above 1908 cartoon about the President not attending to his duties.
The collection description reads:
About this collection
The Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection contains 108 political cartoons of the Pulitzer Prize winning D.C. editorial cartoonist donated to the library by the artist's daughter. Most of the cartoons are original drawings created by Berryman for publication in the Washington Evening Star from approximately 1900 to 1948.
The cartoons address D.C. community issues, congressional appropriation and District finances, holidays and events, national politics, District political representation, weather and nature, and World Wars I and II. Many of these works include Berryman's most famous creation, the "Berryman Bear," a small, fuzzy bear cub often paired with President Theodore Roosevelt that was the inspiration for the toy teddy bear. The collection also contains a handful of miscellaneous Berryman drawings, cards, and caricatures.
The entire Berryman collection has been digitized and is available here.
Most Berryman images are in the public domain, but the rights status of each item is noted.
11/12/2019: Updated with new links.
The cartoons address D.C. community issues, congressional appropriation and District finances, holidays and events, national politics, District political representation, weather and nature, and World Wars I and II. Many of these works include Berryman's most famous creation, the "Berryman Bear," a small, fuzzy bear cub often paired with President Theodore Roosevelt that was the inspiration for the toy teddy bear. The collection also contains a handful of miscellaneous Berryman drawings, cards, and caricatures.
The entire Berryman collection has been digitized and is available here.
Most Berryman images are in the public domain, but the rights status of each item is noted.
11/12/2019: Updated with new links.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Is Dick Gephardt…Batman?
Former House Leader Dick Gephardt was at a conference I attended last week. He said people often remember his face but can't quite place it. He related a story that one woman thought he was "in the latest Batman movie." Not sure if she was referring to Michael Caine as Alfred or perhaps she meant what Adam West looks like today. Either way, it was funny.
Max Brooks promoting comics on local radio - somewhere and at some time
Not quite sure how to figure out what station that is...
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Comic Riffs on 'The Fifth Beatle' in India
COMIC CON INDIA: 'Fifth Beatle' creator Vivek Tiwary carries message of arts-career dreams to young Hyderabad fans
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 18 2014
The Post on The Walking Dead tv show
In 'The Walking Dead,' AMC has found the perfect long-running show [in print as A Perfect Storm for TV's Next Huge Franchise]
By Emily Yahr
Washington Post October 13 2014 [in print, October 19, p. E4]
"The Book of Life" animated movie toys at McDonald's
"The Book of Life" animated movie toys at McDonald's in Fairfax County, VA.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Lumberjanes, featuring Brooke Allen artwork
Interview: Shannon Watters on 'Lumberjanes'
Collected Edition Plans, More
Published: 10/17/2014
The Post on ‘The Book of Life’ cartoon
'The Book of Life' movie review: A whimsical romp through the afterlife
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post October 17 2014
Pop songs are an integral part of 'The Book of Life' [in print as Matters of 'Life' and death]
By Kristen Page-Kirby
Washington Post's Express October 17 2014
Cavna talks to Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman speaks out for the 'wordless' cartoonist
By Michael Cavna Washington Post October 17 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Oct 30: Animezing: Wolf Children
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
'Magic Bullet' 10 submissions
The D.C. Conspiracy is accepting submissions for 'Magic Bullet' #10. There is no theme for this issue, which has a deadline of Jan. 9. Here are the guidelines and specs.
If you plan to participate, email magicbulletcomics@gmail.com.
If you plan to participate, email magicbulletcomics@gmail.com.
The Post on a 'watermelon' cartoon
Boston Herald editor pens memorable apology for 'watermelon' cartoon
By Erik Wemple
Washington Post's Erik Wemple blog October 15 2014
Comic Riffs on Ghost Rider reboot
'ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER': Felipe Smith brings creative muscle to the reborn Spirit of Vengeance
By David Betancourt
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 14 2014
The New Yorker on Cul de Sac
Eyeball Kicks: "The Best American Comics 2014"
BY FRANCOISE MOULY AND MINA KANEKO
OCTOBER 15 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Tonight: Fantastic Forum returns to tv
6:30 PM tonight on Arlington Independent Media!
Fantastic Forum with Abigail Pritchard and 4 others at Awesome Con 2014
Rae Bates and panelists Bria LaVorgna, El Anderson and Abigail Pritchard discuss MISOGYNY IN COMICS. Featuring Devon Sanders' interview with comics writer GAIL SIMONE and Cool Toys with DJI Phantom 2 unmanned aerial vehicle!
Monday, October 13, 2014
Procopio and Galifianakis get animated at International Monetary Fund
In August, Joe told us, "One of the cool projects I got to work on was my first comic. I had the exciting opportunity to write and art direct the attached seven-page history of the IMF in comic strip form with the talented Nick Galifianakis. It is appearing in the special 70th anniversary issue of "F&D Magazine" published quarterly by the IMF. It was a thrill working so closely with my friend Nick and getting to try my hand at producing something in a medium I'm obviously passionate about. Hope you enjoy it..."
He followed that up with me recently, noting "The comic was originally printed as a feature in its quarterly magazine "Finance & Development," but it was well received and the IMF decided to print it as a stand-alone comic to distribute at its annual meetings.
The strip is at http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2014/09/procopio.htm or http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2014/09/pdf/procopio.pdf
He followed that up with me recently, noting "The comic was originally printed as a feature in its quarterly magazine "Finance & Development," but it was well received and the IMF decided to print it as a stand-alone comic to distribute at its annual meetings.
That was certainly gratifying, but it also led to another first for me: The comic has now been adapted and produced as an animated video. I got to participate in everything from auditioning and coaching voice actors to shaping the score to weighing in on the editing of rough cuts. The animators did a cool job working with my script and Nick Galifianakis' art, and it was a challenge and a pleasure for me to think about storytelling in new mediums, first in comics and then in an animated short."
See it here:
Glen Weldon on the 'death' of Wolverine
Wolverine's Death: Superheroes And The Cycle Of Eternal Return
by Arun Rath and Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's All Things Considered and Monkey See blog October 12, 2014
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2014/10/20141012_atc_wolverines_death_superheroes_and_the_cycle_of_eternal_return.mp3 and http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=355482974
The Express on the lack of Saturday morning cartoons
TV is full of 'educational' alternatives to Saturday morning cartoons [in print as 'Innocence lost: Saturday morning cartoons, RIP]
By Marc Silver
Washington Post's Express October 13 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
November 15: Behind-the-Scenes of DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Behind-the-Scenes of DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
November 15, 2014 at 4pm
Tickets: Free for Olney Theatre Center Members; $10 for Non-members
How do you make a mermaid swim onstage? What are Ursula's tentacles made of? Find out with the costume and set designer of THE LITTLE MERMAID at this special look at the onstage magic with the people who make it!
Big Nate at Olney Theatre today
Olney Theatre Center presents the Adventure Theatre-MTC Tour of
BIG NATE THE MUSICAL
October 10 - 12, 2014
Tickets: $10-$15 for Olney Theatre Center Members; $22 for Non-members
Nate Wright, a detention-riddled sixth grader (and drummer for the greatest garage band in the history of the galaxy, Enslave the Mollusk!) hopes to woo beautiful Jenny away from her boyfriend Artur by winning "The Nickelodeon", the first prize in his school's Battle of the Bands. But when Artur and Jenny team up with Nate's arch-rival Gina to form the sap-pop band, Rainbows and Ponies, he's gotta take his game to an all-star level. What will he do? (Recommended for ages 5 and up)
Friday, October 10, 2014
Andrew Aydin interviewed about "March'
Mississippi students learn about real-life 'superhero"
JOURNEY TO JUSTICE
Jerry Mitchell, The Clarion-LedgerOctober 9, 2014
Fantom Comics featured on NPR website last summer
Lessons From Behind The Counter At A Comic Book Store
by LIDIA JEAN KOTT
July 27, 2014
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Out and about
A few quirky, comic-y things I found around town this week.
Outside a restaurant at K and 20th streets NW
In the bathroom at Fantom Comics in Dupont Circle
On M St. between 18th and 19th streets NW
Cavna's illustrated interview with Richard Linklater, part 2 online now
Riffing with RICHARD LINKLATER: The director illuminates his brilliant 'Boyhood' [A VISUAL TALE, Part 2]
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 9 2014
Oct 31: Halloween at Fantom Comics
- Show Map
Rafer Roberts launches his new book, Nightmare the Rat; come for the signing, stay for all the EVENTS
While 2-5pm on Halloween is kid time at Fantom Comics (https://www.facebook.com/events/579804148808338/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar&sid_create=3743800374), from 5-9pm Fantom is opening up to a wider, all ages audience. Think Free Comic Book Day in October!
5-9pm Rafer Roberts (of Tiger Lawyer fame) will be launching his new book at Fantom Comics! Nightmare the Rat looks scaaarrry, so he picked his day well.
5-9pm Raffles! Rafer & Raffles, we should have called this party. We'll be raffling off books and gift cards throughout the evening. And remember, like life, you can't win if you don't show up!
5-7pm The Geek Balloonist fun continues! You didn't think we were going to just let the kids have all the fun, did you?! The GB can create up to 200 different balloon designs of almost any geek-related subject you can come up with!
5-6pm The Face Painting & Henna session begun at the kids party continues on til 6pm.
6:30pm What's almost as much fun as comics? If you said "Donut Eating Contest" then you're very wise. Challenge yourself and others in the soon-to-be Olympic sport of eating a donut hanging from string with your hands behind your back. What fun!
6:30-8pm Our friends from the Molotov Theatre Group will be setting up a staged murder scene for those of you looking for the perfect holiday card picture! (we can't stress staged enough here, people). Makeup and props will be on-hand for those brave enough to insert themselves into this golden photo opportunity.
And then 9pm comes around and the Fantom After Hour party starts. Awww yeaaaahhh. Details to come tomorrow.
While 2-5pm on Halloween is kid time at Fantom Comics (https://www.facebook.com/events/579804148808338/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar&sid_create=3743800374), from 5-9pm Fantom is opening up to a wider, all ages audience. Think Free Comic Book Day in October!
5-9pm Rafer Roberts (of Tiger Lawyer fame) will be launching his new book at Fantom Comics! Nightmare the Rat looks scaaarrry, so he picked his day well.
5-9pm Raffles! Rafer & Raffles, we should have called this party. We'll be raffling off books and gift cards throughout the evening. And remember, like life, you can't win if you don't show up!
5-7pm The Geek Balloonist fun continues! You didn't think we were going to just let the kids have all the fun, did you?! The GB can create up to 200 different balloon designs of almost any geek-related subject you can come up with!
5-6pm The Face Painting & Henna session begun at the kids party continues on til 6pm.
6:30pm What's almost as much fun as comics? If you said "Donut Eating Contest" then you're very wise. Challenge yourself and others in the soon-to-be Olympic sport of eating a donut hanging from string with your hands behind your back. What fun!
6:30-8pm Our friends from the Molotov Theatre Group will be setting up a staged murder scene for those of you looking for the perfect holiday card picture! (we can't stress staged enough here, people). Makeup and props will be on-hand for those brave enough to insert themselves into this golden photo opportunity.
And then 9pm comes around and the Fantom After Hour party starts. Awww yeaaaahhh. Details to come tomorrow.
Lincoln comic by new area resident Eleri Harris
Here's a Lincoln comic by new area resident Eleri Harris, an editor of The Nib.
Big Planet Comics and Taste of Bethesda
This Saturday, Taste of Bethesda will have our street closed. It is a wonderful event that will draw 20,000 people. We will have free comics for the kiddies.
http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/taste-bethesda
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Joel Pollack
BIG PLANET COMICS
4849 Cordell Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/taste-bethesda
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Joel Pollack
BIG PLANET COMICS
4849 Cordell Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Oct 23: Cartoons & Cocktails auction
Tickets NOW ON SALE through 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23. Tickets will be available in the Holeman Lounge of The National Press Club thereafter.
Plan now to attend the 27th annual auction of editorial cartoons made possible through generous donations of original* cartoon art by prize-winning cartoonists.
Join us Oct. 23 in the National Press Club ballroom for an evening of food, drink and lively bidding. It's a fantastic opportunity for collectors and admirers of cartoon art to acquire new works and help good causes.
*Because some cartoonists are creating their work electronically, their C&C items vary. Some are limited-run prints with original signatures; some are original sketches accompanied by signed prints.
Monkey See blog on the Flash tv show
'The Flash' Winks At History And Keeps Its Superhero Tone Light
by LINDA HOLMES
Oct 29: Roger K. Lewis cartoon exhibit opens
Exhibition Opening Reception - 30 Years of "Shaping the City" Cartoons by Roger K. Lewis, FAIA
Wednesday, October 29, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
District Architecture Center, 421 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Price: Free. Registration required.
Register
Join AIA|DC in the SIGAL and Sorg Galleries for an engaging and entertaining exhibition of Roger K. Lewis, FAIA's cartoon collection from his "Shaping the City" column in the Washington Post. Each cartoon shares engaging and often comedic stories about changing attitudes and shifting cultures in the architectural profession and in everyday life around the Capital.
Roger K. Lewis, FAIA, is a practicing architect and urban planner; a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Maryland, College Park; and an author and journalist.
Today: O'Barr, Komardin and Witterstaetter at Beyond Comics
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Tuesday, October 07, 2014
The Roarbots blog
The Roarbots blog is a local blog about children's interests, including comics, and has six interviews with cartoonists done by five-year old Zoe.
5 Questions with Gene Luen Yang
Jamie and Zoe
September 19, 2014
http://theroarbots.com/2014/09/19/5-questions-gene-luen-yang/
5 Questions with Mike Maihack
October 6, 2014
http://theroarbots.com/2014/10/06/5-questions-mike-maihack/
5 Questions with Jeffrey Brown
September 19, 2014
http://theroarbots.com/2014/09/19/5-questions-jeffrey-brown/
5 Questions with Frank Cammuso
October 3, 2014
http://theroarbots.com/2014/10/03/5-questions-frank-cammuso/
5 Questions with David Petersen
September 30, 2014
http://theroarbots.com/2014/09/30/5-questions-david-petersen-2/
5 Questions with Jeff Smith
September 17, 2014
http://theroarbots.com/2014/09/17/5-questions-jeff-smith/
10/8: James O'Barr at Beyond Comics
Meet JAMES O'BARR!
Creator of
Wednesday October 8th
12:00noon to 4:00pm
Frederick
Also Meet
Also Meet
Award Winning Russian Artist
Konstantin Komardin
And Comics Writer, Editor and HistorianRenee Witterstaetter
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