Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Catching up with Comic Riffs on Coco, Justice League and Watchmen
How Pixar's 'Coco' became a huge box-office hit [in print as After early missetp, Pixar guided 'Coco' to cultural authenticity]
The Post on McDonnell's Goodall play
'Me . . . Jane' offers a musical look at a famous scientist when she was just a girl [in print as The wild dreams of a future scientist]
Sunday, November 26, 2017
SpongeBob Squarepants used to go to school in DC...
He Knows Bikini Bottom. Now He Gets to Swim There.
By SOPAN DEB
Arlington's Chip Beck becomes Gettysburg battlefield artist
Gettysburg National Military Park U.S. Veteran, Chip Beck, as the NEW National Park Service Artist-in-Residence
Nov. 28: Charlie Brown Movie and Craft
Saturday, November 25, 2017
That darn Curtis and Sally Forth
Thanks, but it's not a feast day [in print as It's actually not a feast day].
Sherri Deck, Rockville
'Sally Forth' provides a gentle reminder on a sensitive, important subject [in print as A gentle reminder on a sensitive subject].
David Garner, Woodbridge
Friday, November 24, 2017
Dec 9: Nilah Magruder at East City Books
Nilah Magruder @nilaffle
Hey MD/DC/VA, I'm coming to visit soon! I'll be at @eastcitybooks to read and sign HOW TO FIND A FOX on Dec. 9 at 11 am! #howtofindafox
She's done work for Marvel, IDW, Action Lab Entertainment, Insight Comics, and Lion Forge.
Back to the Future with Winsor McCay
Warren Bernard is known to many as the Executive Director of the Small Press Expo, but he's also an indefatigable collector of specialties in the comic art field. He and I refer to these as the "Secret History of Comics." Lately, he's been providing a lot of ads drawn by New Yorker cartoonists to Michael Maslin's Ink Spill. When I visited him recently, he pulled out a whole box of Winsor McCay's editorial cartoons clipped from the Chicago Herald and Examiner. I looked through barely any of the box (there's always something more to see at his house), but what struck me was how sadly relevant are these cartoons dating from 1929-1930 by McCay (who was also creator of Little Nemo, and Gertie the Dinosaur, and a founding father of animation). Almost 90 years later, we're still dealing with many of the same issues and Warren provided scans for me to share with you.
The Post reviews The Breadwinner animated movie
'The Breadwinner,' about a Kabul girl, features gorgeous animation but a so-so story [in print as Heavy subject matter drawn from a medium for kids].
The Post's Thanksgiving Day parade
The Washington Post Thanksgiving Day Parade
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2017/11/22/the-washington-post-thanksgiving-day-parade/
Glen Weldon on Marvel's Runaways tv adaption
'Runaways' Finds A Sunny Corner Of The Marvel Universe — And Stays There
Thursday, November 23, 2017
The City Paper reviews The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner Is a Rich and Rewarding Animated Film
Nora Twomey's deep film highlights a cultural struggle in the Middle East.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
NPR reviews Body Music
In 'Body Music,' Love Is Sweet, Sexy And A Touch Sentimental
Thanksgiving's comic strips will be themed for charity
Cartoonists' Thursday strips will be auctioned off to benefit hurricane relief
Local papers on Coco, Lasseter, and Annie
The venerable animation studio's latest film is an improvement over its latest misfires.
'Coco' puts a fresh face on the dependable Pixar formula
Disney animation guru John Lasseter takes leave after sexual misconduct allegations [in print as Dinsey creative chief taking leave after 'misssteps'].
By Steven Zeitchik
Washington Post November 22 2017, p. A7
Disney Animation, Pixar chief John Lasseter taking leave
This 'Annie' doesn't shine despite Daddy Warbucks' commanding voice [in print as 'Annie' is middle-of-the-pack despite a voice in the top 1%].
Annie, book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Directed by Jason King Jones. Scenic/projection designer, Daniel Ettinger; costumes, Seth M. Gilbert; lights, Sarah Tundermann; sound design, Roc Lee. About 2½ hours. Through Dec. 31 at the Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney. Tickets $42-$84. Call 301-924-3400 or visit olneytheatre.org.
Nov 25: Jason Reynolds, Spider-Man novelist, is everywhere this Saturday
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East City Bookshop
From open to close on Saturday, November 25, we'll be celebrating independent bookstores and the vibrance of small businesses in our neighborhood. We'll have treats, a special 10:30 storytime for our youngest patrons, and special guest bookseller Jason Reynolds, Indies First National Spokesperson.
Jason will be in the store from 11:30 to 1:30 on the 25th to sign books, and he'll make holiday reading recommendations. He's giving a presentation at noon, so be there!
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Politics and Prose Bookstore
Click here for Hours and Directions
P&P at The Wharf:
Meet Jason Reynolds
YA superstar and New York Times bestselling novelist Jason Reynolds visits The Wharf as a guest bookseller! From 2–3 p.m., he'll be signing, handselling his favorite books, and hanging out in the store. Don't miss your chance to meet the author of bestselling novels When I Was the Greatest, The Boy in the Black Suit, Ghost and most recently Long Way Down. He explains why he supports Indies here.
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One More Page Books
2200 N. Westmoreland Street, #101
Arlington, VA 22213
703-300-9746 Visit our website
Mon-Sat: 10 am - 8 pm; Sun: noon to 5 pm
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
PSA: NCSF Thanks & Giving auction
The Post's post-mortem on DC Comics movies
Why 'Justice League' failed — and where DC goes from here [in print as DC at crossroads after not-so-super weekend].
Monday, November 20, 2017
Cavna's 10 best graphic novels
The 10 best graphic novels of 2017
The Post on The Flash, Justice League's newly-Jewish character
Did this appear in the physical paper?
With 'Justice League,' now there's a Jewish superhero played by a Jewish actor on the big screen
By Noah Berlatsky
Washington Post Acts of Faith blog November 17 2017
PR: Cards Comics & Collectibles reopens with Frank Cho appearance
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Friday, November 17, 2017
Open Letter to the President of Equatorial Guinea: Release Artist and Writer Ramón Esono Ebalé
Open Letter to the President of Equatorial Guinea: Release Artist and Writer Ramón Esono Ebalé
The AAEC has joined with 18 other organizations in calling for the immediate release of cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé, currently held against his will by the government of Equatorial Guinea.
November 15, 2017
An Open Letter to the President of Equatorial Guinea: Release Artist and Writer Ramón Esono Ebalé
Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Palacio Presidencial
Avenida de la Libertad
Malabo, Guinea Ecuatorial
Your Excellency,
We write to express our deep concern in response to the unjust arrest and subsequent detention without charge of Ramón Esono Ebalé in Malabo on 16th September 2017, and to urge you to release him immediately.
Mr. Ebalé and two of his friends were stopped by police, handcuffed, and had their mobile phones seized while getting into Mr. Ebalé's sister's car after leaving a restaurant in Malabo. Police then interrogated Mr. Ebalé about his drawings of, and blog posts about members of the Equatoguinean leadership, and told him – in front of his two friends – that he needed to make a statement explaining those drawings and blog posts. It was confirmed by police that only Mr. Ebalé was the target of the arrest, and not his two friends.
Mr Ebalé has learned that he faces potential charges of counterfeiting and money laundering; offences that were apparently never mentioned to him or his friends when they were arrested. Mr. Ebalé's prolonged detention without charge gives rise to serious concerns that these allegations are no more than a pretext to justify the ongoing arbitrary deprivation of liberty he is being subjected to.
Mr. Ebalé's extended detention at Black Beach prison without charge appears to be a clear violation of Equatorial Guinean law, which requires charges to be filed within 72 hours of an arrest. A judge has not mandated preventative detention in his case, which under exceptional circumstances would allow the police to hold him without charge for longer, nor does there appear to be a basis for such an order.
Mr. Ebalé, a renowned cartoonist who has been living abroad since 2011, has now spent 60 days in prison. His arrest in Equatorial Guinea—where he returned to renew his passport—has received global attention with calls for his release from fellow journalists, artists, activists, and human rights and press freedom organizations.
As Equatorial Guinea prepares to join the UN Security Council in January 2018, the world is watching the case of Mr. Ebalé closely. We hope that as your country takes this prominent position on the world stage, your government respects all human rights, including the right to freedom of expression, as enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In this vein, we call on your Excellency, and the judicial authorities in Equatorial Guinea to respect the rights of all artists, human rights defenders, activists, and, more generally, all individuals in Equatorial Guinea who wish to exercise their right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association without fear of being harassed or prosecuted.
To this end, we urge you to order Mr. Ebalé's immediate and unconditional release from prison.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours Sincerely,
Amnesty International
API Madrid
Arterial Network
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Member of the House of Lords, President of JUSTICE
Cartoonist Rights Network International
Committee to Protect Journalists
EG Justice
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Freemuse
Human Rights Watch
Index on Censorship
PEN International
Reporters Without Borders
The Doughty Street International Media Defense Panel
Transparency International
UNCAC Coalition
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the
Protection of Human Rights Defenders