DC Conspiracy 10th Anniversary Party!

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DC Conspiracy, the collective behind the free semi-annual comics newspaper MAGIC BULLET, has hit its 10TH BIRTHDAY!

In celebration of DC Conspiracy's 10th anniversary, we're putting together a commemorative party to look back on the group's long and varied history as THE local Washington DC comic book creators' collective!

Join us as we enjoy a chill night of art, music, booze, and friends. Help us celebrate 10 amazing years of local homegrown art!

3-4pm: Make Your Own Mini-Comics Workshop with Jason Rodriguez
5-6: Q & A with The DC Conspiracy
7-8: Mickie & Mallory
Cash bar and free nibbles all night long.

Comic Riffs talks to Irish animation director

The Oscars: How Ireland's Tomm Moore deep-dived into 2014′s most transporting animated film: 'Song of the Sea'

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog February 20 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/20/the-oscars-how-irelands-tomm-moore-deep-dived-into-2014s-most-transporting-animated-film-song-of-the-sea/

Ann Telnaes speaking at Bush 2 Library

Luckovich, Telnaes to speak at conference exploring the Bush presidency

by Alan Gardner
February 20, 2015
http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2015/02/20/luckovich-telnaes-to-speak-at-conference-exploring-the-bush-presidency/

Jason Rodriguez interviewed by City Paper, prior to tomorrow's DC Conspiracy party

Jason Rodriguez's Colonial Comics Draws America's Beginnings

  by Mike Rhode on Feb. 20, 2015

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2015/02/20/jason-rodriguezs-colonial-comics-draws-americas-beginnings/

Coincidentally, it's his birthday. Tomorrow is DC Conspiracy's, at Fantom Comics.

March 17: Big Nate in Rockville

Convention Scene caught this:

Cartoonist Lincoln Peirce appears at Barnes & Noble for a signing and fun-filled demonstration on Tuesday March 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM!

Barnes & Noble
Montrose Crossing, 12089 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-0237

Scoop's Katsucon report

Convention Report: Katsucon 2015
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?ArticleID=160181

VCU fledgling comics scholar interviewed

Student Profile: Francesca Lyn

Virginia Commonwealth University's MATX Program blog February 2015

http://matxprogram.tumblr.com/post/111471882166/student-profile-francesca-lyn

DC Conspiracy featured in City Paper

A Decade of Local Indie Comics from DC Conspiracy

by Tim Regan
Washington City Paper Feb. 19, 2015
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2015/02/19/a-decade-of-local-indie-comics-from-dc-conspiracy/

in print as Comic Fans: Indie comics are alive and well in the District, Feb. 20, p. 35-36

Jerry Gaylord featured in Previews magazine

Indie Edge February 2015 - Jerry Gaylord
http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/942?articleID=158860

Catching up with Jacob Warrenfeltz

Jake writes in, "I've started posting new pages of Villains Galore 2 on kinginkcomics.com, with new pages every Tuesday and Thursday.  I'm also creating sports themed editorial cartoons for RussellStreetReport.com and EutawStreetReport.com, two sports news sites in Baltimore with focus on the Ravens and Orioles.  My first cartoon posted yesterday on their baseball site, and I wanted to share it with you: http://eutawstreetreport.com/meanwhile-in-dan-duquettes-office/

1988 political cartooning discussion in DC reprinted at TCJ

The Problem with Editorial Cartooning Today

BY TCJ Administrator Feb 18, 2015     

From The Comics Journal #119 (January 1988)

http://www.tcj.com/the-problem-with-editorial-cartooning-today/

 

This is a 1988 panel about the viability of satire in editorial cartooning, featuring Jules Feiffer, Chuck Freund, Brad Holland, David Levine and Peter Steiner.

Moderator Peter Steiner lived in DC at the time, and the discussion starts with a visit by the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists to the White House to meet President Reagan.

Wuerker's Je Suis Charlie*

We're late to catch this, but better late than never, right?

Je Suis Charlie*

By MATT WUERKER

2/2/15

http://www.politico.com/wuerker/2015/02/february-2015/002146-030551.html?slide=6&ml=wu

Derf on Carr on Comic Riffs

RIP, DAVID CARR: Eisner-nominated cartoonist Derf pays tribute to his staunch alt-press 'champion'

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post Comic Riffs February 18 2015

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/18/rip-david-carr-eisner-nominated-cartoonist-derf-pays-tribute-to-his-staunch-alt-press-champion/

As I commented at the Post site, I realize that Derf has given up The City, but boy, that was a great strip and a mistake by the City Paper when they dropped it. He's never been considered an editorial cartoonist by the traditional field, but he's done some hard-hitting comics. Derf also won an RFK Journalism award in the cartoonists category somewhere around this time.

Eric Gordon's DC Creepers invade Kefa Cafe, Silver Spring, MD

by Steve Loya

Local artist Eric Gordon is currently having an art exhibit of his "DC Creeper" portraiture at the Kefa Cafe in Silver Spring, Maryland. If you're familiar with the local zine circuit, you may know Eric for the zine and blog he and his wife Sara run called Vinyl Vagabonds, lovingly chronicling their adventures in vinyl record collecting. However, Eric is also a spectacular artist, specializing in expressive, spontaneous portraits of folks in and around the DC area, almost exclusively done on site. Eric's been documenting this work at his DC Creepers blog as well, and I was fortunate enough to witness the man in action at the first ever Cartoonists Draw Blood fundraiser event, organized by Carolyn Belefski of Curls Studio fame. 

While I wasn't able to make it to Eric's opening night last Friday, which I heard was pretty well packed, I'm certainly glad I decided to make good use of my snow day today and, along with my wife Kris, make the drive out to Kefa Cafe for some breakfast and coffee and a look at Eric's art in person. Eric's show, officially titled "Creeping Every Day: Sketching Without Being Too Sketchy" is part of an ongoing series of new art exhibits at Kefa Cafe, in a space dedicated to showing local talent called Space 7:10. The show will run through February 28th, 2015, so if you're in the area, don't hesitate to drop in, have a bite and a sip and a look around!

Gareth Hinds' book reviewed in NY Times

Sketching Shakespeare

'Macbeth,' Adapted by Gareth Hinds

By MARIA RUSSO

FEB. 18, 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/books/review/macbeth-adapted-by-gareth-hinds.html

  From "Macbeth"

The Post notes newspaper censorship in Tanzania

Tanzanian government shuts down The EastAfrican newspaper over a cartoon

By Ann Telnaes and Karen Attiah
Washington Post.com (February 17 2015): http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2015/02/17/tanzanian-government-shuts-down-the-eastafrican-newspaper-over-a-cartoon/

Caught by The Daily Cartoonist.

New comics shop opening in Ashburn, Va.

A new comics and comics arts shop is opening in Ashburn, Va., on April 25. In addition to selling comics, original art, and toys and games, Comic Logic plans to hold art classes for kids, advanced and private lessons, as well as a drink and draw.

Comic Riffs interview with jailed cartoonist Zunar

SKETCHBOOK: These words of a detained Malaysian cartoonist resonate after Charlie Hebdo and Copenhagen

By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog (February 17 2015):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/17/sketchbook-these-words-of-a-detained-malaysian-cartoonist-resonate-after-charlie-hebdo-and-copenhagen/

This is from last fall, but the Post has decided to use it now that Zunar is jailed in Malaysia over this tweeted cartoon:

We missed Katsucon but somebody else has photos

Photos: Katsucon 2015 @ National Harbor

2015 Awesome Con commercial

This commercial for the 2015 Awesome Con May 29-31 in D.C. ran recently during an airing of AMC's "The Walking Dead." Filmed by local comics writer Joe Carabeo, with comics writer Troy Jeffrey Allen serving as a camera assistant and comics show host Ulysses Campbell providing the Awesome Con voice.

Click to watch video on YouTube