Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "In Solidarity with Imprisoned Cartoonists"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock:

"In Solidarity With Imprisoned Cartoonists"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2349

In solidarity with cartoonists imprisoned, or currently threatened with imprisonment in India, Malaysia, Turkey, Equatorial Guinea and Australia.

Bala, India: https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/cartoonist-bala-arrested-in-chennai-for-criticising-chief-minister-officials-1771430

Zunar, Malaysia: https://www.zunar.my/about-me/

Musa Kart, Turkey: http://www.cartooningforpeace.org/en/soutiens/musa-kart-turquie/

Nse Ramon, Equatorial Guinea: http://freenseramon.egjustice.org/

Eaten Fish, Iran: https://eatenfish.com/

The Cumhuriyet 17, Turkey: https://muftah.org/turkey-trial-cumhuriyet17/

Dec 9: GRUMP returns to Crystal City

GRUMP 2017

GRUMP Crystal City is taking place on December 9, 2017, noon to 5pm at Crystal City Underground. Shop from 50 local makers and meet our Yeti (or two!). Vendors for GRUMP are chosen via jury in October each year. We get over 100 applications for less than 50 spaces. Follow GRUMP on Facebook to learn about upcoming shows. GRUMP 2017 shows are full.

GRUMP is ALSO coming to Zoolights at the National Zoo, December 15-17, 2017, from 5pm-9pm.

Cartoonists or illustrators I recognize are Spaghetti Kiss, Steve "Spotch Monsters" Loya, Annie & Linda Lunford aka Laughing Moon Artworks, and Santiago Casares.

Exhibit on Graphic Medicine opens at National Library of Medicine in January

New Ideas at the NLM: Graphic Medicine

by Circulating Now

By Patricia Tuohy and Erika Mills

https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2017/12/06/new-ideas-at-the-nlm-graphic-medicine/

Here's the exhibit details:

Design for the upcoming special display, Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well-Drawn!

To make more widely known this new collection, the National Library of Medicine will launch a project on January 30, 2018 titled Graphic Medicine: Ill-conceived and Well Drawn! Ellen Forney, comic artist and author, guest curated this project, which includes a special display in the History of Medicine Division reading room, a traveling banner exhibition, and a new online exhibition. More information will be available on the National Library of Medicine homepage starting January 18, 2018.

Pictures from Cullen Murphy's talk at Politics and Prose

Bruce Guthrie has the photos up on his website.

Cullen Murphy - Cartoon County: My Father and His Friends in the Golden Age of Make-Believe
Murphy, editor at large at Vanity Fair and the author of books including God's Jury, grew up in the middle of a thriving community of illustrators and cartoonists in southwestern Connecticut. His father, John Cullen Murphy (1919-2004), who had been a student of Norman Rockwell's, drew the popular comic strips Prince Valiant and Big Ben Bolt. Their neighbors were the artists responsible for classic comics ranging from Beetle Bailey to Hi and Lois to Family Circus. Murphy's memoir pays tribute to these many creative individuals and warmly evokes the spirit of a bygone era.

The Post talks to Gene Yang about Secret Coders

Authors help build interest beyond the Hour of Code

"Secret Coders" and "Girls Who Code" are among the offerings to inspire future programmers. [in print as New books for young readers illustrate the basics of coding].

By Abby McGanney Nolan

Washington Post December 5 2017, p. C8

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/authors-help-build-interest-beyond-the-hour-of-code/2017/12/04/4c50db36-d5ec-11e7-95bf-df7c19270879_story.html

A panel from "Secret Coders: Robots & Repeats" by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes. (Macmillan)

Cullen Murphy at Politics and Prose bookstore

Murphy is talking about his father cartoonist John Cullen Murphy, including his role as a model for Norman Rockwell. 

Cullen Murphy at Politics and Prose bookstore

Murphy is talking about his father cartoonist John Cullen Murphy. 

Anime USA is this weekend - Anime USA 2017 Newsletter

Event Updates, Pocket Schedule, and Guidebook

Anime USA 2017 Newsletter, Volume 18: Guidebook, Pocket Guide, and Last Events Update --- See You Soon View this email in your browser Join Us at Anime USA 2017 - Click Here Anime USA 2017 Guidebook and Pocket Guide Guidebook The Guidebook is now available to be downloaded on the Guidebook app. Mobile version       Web version If you would prefer to do it manually then download the Guidebook app. Once you open it just search for "Anime USA 2017" and then select it and then hit the download button. Schedule Pocket Guide Click here to view and print the Anime USA Schedule Pocket Guide in PDF Form Anime USA 2017 Events Update   Kaffee Talks Get up close and personal with our voice actors! Come sit down and relax with your favorite voice actor over tea, coffee, and French pastries. Meet in a small intimate setting and ask all your burning questions! One hour – $40 Click here to register for this event. Saturday 11:00am – Oscar Seung and Leah Clark Saturday 1:00pm – David Trosko, Chris Cason, and Chris Patton Sunday 11:00am – Lisle Wilkerson and Trina Nishimura   Tokyo Attack Arcade From driving simulators to Purikura to claw games to Dance Dance Revolution, Tokyo Attack will bring the Japanese arcade experience to you! Visit Tokyo Attack Facebook or Tokyo Attack Twitter to see the list of games. Scavenger Hunt  We've all seen and done some crazy stuff around anime conventions, so Anime USA decided to make a game of it! Come to the Info Desk any time on Friday and sign up for our Scavenger Hunt, where teams of up to 4 people can go around the convention and try to get pictures of the 50 items on our list.  Click here for the rules and scoring system    Idol Showcase Join us on Saturday in Stage 2 to see five of these extremely talented teams not only entertain you, but completely immerse you in the world of Idol culture! Click here for more information.   Tabletop Gaming There is a lot of fun to be had at the Traditional Games Room at AUSA. From a large variety of board and card games, to various role playing games. If you want to run something or bring a game yourself feel free. Come stop by, play a game, have fun, and meet new people. Hope to see you there. Pathfinder Demos / Gaming Come out and learn the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, one of the most popluar tabletop fantasy roleplaying games on the market today. These events run as a series of 45-60 minute "quests" and are a great introduction to the system. Play one or as many as you'd like. Pregenerated characters will be available and all experience levels are welcome. Fri: 3pm-6pm    Sat: 10am-2pm and 8pm-midnight  Sun: 10am-2pm  Starfinder Demos / Gaming Come out and learn the Starfinder Roleplaying Game, one of the hottest new sci-fi tabletop roleplaying games out. These events run as a series of 45-60 minute "quests" and are a great introduction to the various aspects system including ship combat. Play one or as many as you'd like. Pregenerated characters will be available and all experience levels are welcome. Fri: 8pm-12am    Sat: 3pm-7pm and 8pm-midnight Thanks for reading the Newsletter this year See You Soon! Memberships Regular: $66 Child: $33 Silver: $91 Sponsor: $150 Join Anime USA Hotel Anime USA's host hotel is the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. Rooms are $167 a night plus tax. There will be a non-refundable $50 deposit for each room. Reserve a Room Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Email Questions? Reply to this e-mail and we'll be happy to answer them for you! Copyright © 2017 Anime USA, All rights reserved. Note to our readers: Thank you for reading our special announcement. We respect your privacy. We will never sell your information to a third-party. If you did not intend to sign up for this newsletter, we apologize for the inconvenience. Please do not mark us as spam. Our mailing address is: Anime USA, 2009 Capstone Circle, Herndon, VA 20170

Tonight: Cullen Murphy at Politics and Prose

Cullen Murphy | Cartoon County

· Hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore

• December 5 at 7 PM - 8:30 PM

• Politics and Prose Bookstore 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20008

Details

Cullen Murphy, editor at large at Vanity Fair and the author of books including God's Jury, grew up in the middle of a thriving community of illustrators and cartoonists in southwestern Connecticut. His father, John Cullen Murphy (1919-2004), who had been a student of Norman Rockwell's, drew the popular comic strips Prince Valiant and Big Ben Bolt. Their neighbors were the artists responsible for classic comics ranging from Beetle Bailey to Hi and Lois to Family Circus. Murphy's memoir pays tribute to these many creative individuals and warmly evokes the spirit of a bygone era.

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.

NPR's best of the year book list is out

NPR's Book Concierge

Our Guide To 2017's Great Reads

Produced by Nicole Cohen, Rose Friedman, Petra Mayer and Glen Weldon | Executive Producer: Ellen Silva
Designed by Juan Elosua, Geoff Hing, Katie Park and Matthew Zhang – Published Dec. 5, 2017

https://apps.npr.org/best-books-2017/#/tag/comics-and-graphic-novels

Also, in other catagories, but related:

Meddling Kids

http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2017/#/book/meddling-kids-a-novel

 

Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel)

by Jason Reynolds (who is a local author)

http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2017/#/book/miles-morales-spiderman-a-marvel-ya-novel

 

Boy, I've read very few of these...