DC in D.C. article in Bleeding Cool

Could DC in D.C. Be the Future of Comic Cons?

Posted by Will Romine January 15, 2018

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/01/15/dc-in-d-c-future-comic-cons/

Trump's first year by Lester and Brodner

Alternate realities: Trump illustrated from the left

By Steve Brodner January 21 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/alternate-realities-from-the-left/2018/01/20/808e8a1e-fd89-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html

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Alternate realities: Trump illustrated from the right

By Mike Lester

Washington Post January 21 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/alternate-realities-trump-illustrated-from-the-right/2018/01/20/d8af633a-fda2-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html

Mike Lester is a commercial artist, cartoonist, animator and writer. Putting pen to paper was his single purpose even as a kid. "I studied and trained for it then, and I haven't stepped off the learning curve since. I've never had a day job."

Cullen Murphy, "Cartoon County" at Politics & Prose Bookstore

Cullen Murphy, "Cartoon County"

Politics and Prose

 Jan 12, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVNPK_eeYts

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.

Target has retro Defenders t-shirts

Holy 1970s!, but too late for Sweet Christmas!

These are at the Target at Skyline in Falls Church, VA

Al Goodwyn illustrates The Hill's first year of Trump review

See it here - http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/369447-the-trump-presidency-year-one

Ursula Vernon in The Post and at Hooray for Books (on January 30)

Ursula Vernon elevates a rodent to royalty; But in the Hamster Princess series, the heroine isn't waiting for a prince to save the day [in print as Author bases a funny series on rodent royalty].

By Mary Quattlebaum
Washington Post January 17 2018, p. C8

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/ursula-vernon-elevates-a-rodent-to-royalty/2018/01/16/5a720c08-f496-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html

Humor & Heroics: Ursula Vernon, Matthew Swanson, and Robbi Behr

Tuesday, January 30: 6:30pm

We welcome award-winning author and illustrator, Ursula Vernon, as she presents her newest Hamster Princess book, Whiskerella. Joining Ursula, who also is noted for her Dragonbreath series and Castle Hangnail novel, are author Matthew Swanson and illustrator Robbi Behr, who return with their novel The Real McCoys. We love these books because they've got humor, heroics, and heart. There might even be a friendly draw-off! Costumes are most definitely encouraged!

Recommended for children ages 8 and up.

Hooray For Books! Independent Bookstore | 1555 King Street, Suite 101, Alexandria, VA 22314

Unable to make it to this event? You still can get signed and personalized copies of the books! Give us a call at 703-548-4092 or email order@hooray4books.com by Thurs., Jan. 25.

Feb 8: Former Baltimore City Paper cartoonist Tim Kreider at The Wharf

Tim Kreider - I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays — at Politics and Prose at The Wharf

Thursday, February 8 at 7 p.m.

I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays (Hardcover)

By Tim Kreider

$26

ISBN: 9781476738994

Availability: Coming Soon—Pre-Order Now

Published: Simon & Schuster - February 6th, 2018

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The beloved New York Times essayist focuses his razor-sharp wit on his relationships with women—romantic, platonic, and the murky in-between. In this collection, he talks about his difficulty finding lasting love, and seeks to understand his commitment issues. Among many hilarious profundities, Kreider meditates upon his nineteen-year-old cat, wondering if it's the most enduring relationship he'll ever have.

Politics and Prose at The Wharf   70 District Square SW   Washington   DC    20024

Graphic Medicine exhibit open at National Library of Medicine

Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well- Drawn!

By Erika Mills
Circulating Now blog January 18 2018
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2018/01/18/graphic-medicine-ill-conceived-and-well-drawn/

Batmobile on display in American History Museum

What the Batmobile Tells Us About the American Dream

Fans of DC Comics will go batty for this new installation at the National Museum of American History

By Ryan P. Smith

smithsonian.com
January 16, 2018
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-batmobile-tells-us-about-american-dream-180967846/

Thanks to Bruce Guthrie for the tip.

Big Planet Comics Bethesda January hardcover SALE!

40% off already this week. 

Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell are MOCCA guests of honor

I've cut and pasted the parts relevant to this blog, but my friend Liniers and the great Roz Chast and Mike Mignola are also appearing. See the whole thing at https://www.societyillustrators.org/mocca-arts-festival

The Society of Illustrators is proud to share its first round of guest announcements with this year's stellar list of Guests of Honor for the MoCCA Arts Festival, taking place April 7-8 at Metropolitan West in New York City. This year's featured Guests of Honor are:

• Nate Powell and Andrew Aydin, part of the trio behind the National Book Award-winning MARCH trilogy, a first-of-its-kind graphic novel about the highs and lows of the Civil Rights Movement told through the perspective of civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis.

This group of artists exemplifies the limitless aesthetic and social power of comics and cartooning. The MoCCA Arts Festival will take place April 7 - 8th from 11:00AM - 6:00PM at Metropolitan West (636 W. 46th St.) with programming mere steps away at Ink48 (653 11th Ave). They will be joined at MoCCA Fest by an array of Featured and International Guests and exhibiting artists.

Price of admission is $7 per day and will grant attendees access to the Fest including the Exhibitors Hall, on-site Gallery space, and programming. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Children under twelve are free. Further scheduling information regarding our Guests of Honor's visits will be available in future announcements.

More information about the Fest can be found here.

About the Guests of Honor:

Nate Powell:

Nate Powell is a New York Times best selling-graphic novelist. He is an alumnus of the School of Visual Arts, having graduated in 2000. His work includes MARCH (Top Shelf), the graphic novel autobiography of Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis; You Don't Say, Any Empire, Swallow Me Whole (all published by Top Shelf), The Silence Of Our Friends (First Second), The Year Of The Beasts (Roaring Brook Press), and Rick Riordan's The Lost Hero (Disney-Hyperion). Powell is the first and only cartoonist ever to win the National Book Award. Powell's next book, Come Again, will be released in summer 2018 by Top Shelf/IDW.

Andrew Aydin:

Andrew Aydin is the creator and co-author of the graphic memoir series, MARCH, which chronicles the life of Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. An Atlanta native, Andrew was raised by a single mother, and grew up reading comic books. After college, he took a job with Congressman Lewis. Today, Aydin serves as Digital Director & Policy Advisor to Congressman Lewis in Washington, D.C. Andrew's other works include the 2016 X-Files Annual (IDW), the 2016 CBLDF Annual Liberty (Image), and an upcoming issue of Bitch Planet (Image), as well as articles for the Atlanta alt-weekly Creative Loafing and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance Magazine.

About the Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators Founded in 1901, the Society of Illustrators and its Museum of Illustration together comprise America's longest-standing nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of illustration. The mission of SI/MI is to promote the art and appreciation of illustration and its history and evolving nature through exhibitions and educational programs. The MoCCA Arts Festival is a 2-day multimedia event, Manhattan's largest independent comics, cartoon and animation festival, drawing over 7,000 attendees each year. With 400 exhibiting artists displaying their work, award-winning honorees speaking about their careers and artistic processes and other featured artists conducting workshops, lectures and film screenings, our Festival mission accelerates the advancement of the Society's broader mission to serve as Manhattan's singular cultural institution promoting all genres of illustration through exhibitions, programs and art education. The 2018 MoCCA Arts Festival will take place April 7-8th, 2018 at Metropolitan West in New York City with programming mere steps away at Ink48 (653 11th Ave).

Fantom Comics has a tavern license and wants you to talk about it

Monday, January 22 (6:30pm – 9:30pm) – Comics & Cocktails – NOTE: We're having a special Comics & Cocktails at Fantom Comics this week. We have our tavern license! We can now sell beer and wine and we have plenty of dining options around us for people to pick up food and chow down at the store. So this C&C will be – besides the usual socializing, of course – a town hall to decide how we should run these going forward. We want to hear from YOU! So join us for geeky talk, alcohol, BYOFood and a town hall discussion.

Emily S. Whitten at ComicMix!

I met Emily Whitten at the DC in DC event this past weekend. She's a local writer and her work can currently be seen at ComicMix at

https://www.comicmix.com/?s=whitten

Feb 6: Emily Carroll at Politics and Prose

Tuesday, February 6 at 7 p.m.

The novel, Speak, a National Book Award finalist, is now available in graphic form, illustrated by Emily Carroll. It is the story of a girl, Melinda, who becomes an outcast at Merryweather High after a traumatic summer experience. Though friendless and withdrawn into isolation, Melinda finds solace in art class. Through art, she is able to come to terms with what happened to her – and is able to find her voice. Compelling illustrations breathe new life into this resonant classic and its powerful message. This is part of the Can We Talk About This event series. (Ages 15+)

This event is in partnership with RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. Information about RAINN will be available and customers may choose to donate a portion of their purchases to RAINN the evening of the event.

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

In the Children & Teens Department at
Politics and Prose Bookstore
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington DC 20008

 

The Post reviews Black Lightning

'Black Lightning' plays well to its strengths, rather than playing like a token effort [in print as On CW, 'Black Lightning' is oh-so current].

By Hank Stuever TV critic

Washington Post January 16 2018, p. C1-2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/black-lightning-plays-well-to-its-strengths-rather-than-playing-like-a-token-effort/2018/01/15/54cceec0-f7d0-11e7-a9e3-ab18ce41436a_story.html

I'm rather tickled to hear that The 100 are the villains. They're from 1970s-era comics where Kirby had Darkseid attempting to take over Metropolis' underworld. Morgan Edge, the owner of the tv station that Clark Kent worked at, was one of his agents as well.

DC in DC 2018 full video

DC in DC 2018

DC

Published on Jan 14, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ6XraN8jGQ

DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Group bring you DC in D.C. LIVE from Washington, D.C. This landmark pop culture event features panel discussions and appearances by the stars and producers from Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Gotham, Supergirl and Freedom Fighters: The Ray, comic book authors and artists and more! Full Panel Schedule below: 10:00–10:45 a.m. ET - The Art of the Matter: From Sketch to Screen 11:00–11:45 a.m. ET - The Many Shades of Heroism: DC Heroes Through the African-American Lens 12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m. ET - Wonder Women 2:00–2:45 p.m. ET - The Pride of DC: The Art of LGBTQ Inclusion 3:00–3:45 p.m. ET - The Aftermath: Battle & Trauma in Comics

DC in D.C. in photos (UPDATED)

Here's my pictures, unsorted, unedited and barely captioned, theoretically, as Flickr seems to be having a problem arranging them:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/albums/72157692229301415

Cress Williams (Black Lightning on Black Lightning)

From Bruce Guthrie:

http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_12B1_Gotham

http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_12C_DC_In_DC
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_13A_DC_In_DC
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_13B_Art_Matter
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_13C_Shades 
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_13D_Wonder
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_13E_Pride
http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_13F1_Aftermath

Sarah Schechter (executive producer, Arrow, Black Lightning, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl, upcoming Titans) - [who was very impressive to listen to]

From Warner Bros. television (I was sitting next to the very professional AP photographer who was hired for this job and enjoyed talking to him):

"DC IN D.C." 2018 PANEL PHOTOS (SAT, JAN 13)

THE ART OF THE MATTER: FROM SKETCH TO SCREEN panel photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/warnerbrostv/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156104885198777

Participants include executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter (Arrow, Black Lightning, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl), Black Lightning executive producer Salim Akil and star Cress Williams, DC's Legends of Tomorrow stars Caity Lotz and Brandon Routh, The Flash star Danielle Panabaker and DC Entertainment's Geoff Johns.

THE MANY SHADES OF HEROISM: DC HEROES THROUGH THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN LENS panel photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/warnerbrostv/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156105038773777

Participants include Black Lightning executive producers Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil with star Cress Williams, Oscar®-winning screenwriter/comic book writer John Ridley, The Flash star Candice Patton, Supergirl star David Harewood, Gotham star Chris Chalk, DC Entertainment comic book artist Denys Cowan and writer Alice Randall, and Black Girl Nerds founder/editor-in-chief Jamie Broadnax.

WONDER WOMEN panel photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/warnerbrostv/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156105048318777

Participants include executive producer Sarah Schechter (Arrow, Black Lightning, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl); DC's Legends of Tomorrow star Caity Lotz; The Flash stars Candice Patton and Danielle Panabaker; Gotham stars Erin Richards, Camren Bicondova and Jessica Lucas; DC Entertainment comic book writers Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, Shea Fontana and Mariko Tamaki; and comic book artist Agnes Garbowska.

THE PRIDE OF DC: THE ART OF LGBTQ INCLUSION panel photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/warnerbrostv/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156105086633777

Participants include executive producer Greg Berlanti (Arrow, Black Lightning, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl), Freedom Fighter: The Ray star Russell Tovey and DC Entertainment comic book writers Vita Ayala, Marguerite Bennett, Steve Orlando and Mark Russell.

THE AFTERMATH: BATTLE & TRAUMA IN COMICS panel photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/warnerbrostv/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156105052343777

Participants include former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; DC Entertainment comic book writer/former CIA counter-terrorism operations officer Tom King; Gotham recurring guest star J.W. Cortés, a 13-year Marine combat veteran and a police officer with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority; comic book artist Mitch Gerads; and DC All Access host Jason Inman, an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran; and Melissa Bryant, Director, Political & Intergovernmental Affairs, Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America.

"DC IN D.C." 2018 SIGNING PHOTOS (SAT, JAN 13)

Black Lightning series stars Cress Williams, China Anne McClain and Nafessa Williams signed for autographs for fans at the Newseum: https://www.facebook.com/pg/warnerbrostv/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156105083103777

 

DC in D.C. panels today

Just a quick editorial comment while I'm still at the event. DC and Warner Bros have done a very good job at setting this up. The creators have been articulate, interesting and sincere. I have gotten much more out of the day than I expected.

Bruce Guthrie's photos of Batman cartoon premiere

http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2018_01_12B1_Gotham

DC in D.C. day 2 begins now... But first, last night

Last night, the new animated movie Batman Gotham by Gaslight premiered at the Newseum. An adaptation of the 1989 graphic novel, the script was modified to meet the needs of a cartoon rather than a comic book. After the film, the writers and actors answered questions. I believe the panel will be on their YouTube channel.