PR: Anime USA 2018 - Final Newsletter Before Con

Guidebook, Host Club, Manga Library, Moe Pass, and Restaurants

Anime USA 2018: Final Newsletter Before Con View this email in your browser Click here, enter code NEWS2018 and get 15% off a regular/silver 3 day membership. A 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Past, Present and Future of Our Fandom. October 19th - 21st, 2018 Guidebook Restaurants  Moe Pass  Host Club Manga Library     Guidebook Our 2018 Guidebook schedule is online and ready for viewing. Just go to the Apple/Google Play store, download the Guidebook app, search for Anime USA, select Anime USA 2018 and take a look at everything we have to offer this year. Please note that there may be some minor programming changes between now and the start of the con. We can't wait to see you! Online Schedule can be found here: http://animeusa.org/anime-usa-2018-schedule/ Restaurants Want to know where to eat while you're at Anime USA 2018? Have a hankering for something specific? Check out our list of nearby bars, coffee shops, and restaurants at Click here for more information Moe Pass After the success of our new reservation system in 2017, My Cup of Tea Maid Café has decided to bring MoePass+ back for 2018!. The lines for the Cafe have been getting progressively longer; and why shouldn't they? Our hard-working maids go above and beyond to give their Masters and Princesses the best experience they can! We hate to turn away anyone looking to enjoy our Maid Café, so we've returned with a way for you to guarantee a seat, skip the lines and get some really neat perks in the process! MoePass+ works like a flexible reservation system. At both the Maid Café Meet & Greet on Thursday evening, and at the café itself starting Friday morning, you can purchase a MoePass+ and select the time period you'd like to come back and be seated at the Café. The passes cost $8.00 for just about any party size, and come with the following benefits: The pass is good for a full hour, so if you choose a 1:00PM time slot, you can arrive any time up until 1:59PM, go right to the MoePass+ line, and you'll be seated next! This way, if there's a panel you want to finish up, or if you're stuck in an autograph line, you don't have to worry about losing your spot. Once you're seated, your MoePass+ card will get stamped, entitling you to get one free picture and game (an $8.00 value). You're free to keep your pass as a souvenir! Purchasing a MoePass+ for either Friday or Saturday will also give you priority seating to our NEW Sunday Maid Cafe hours (No MoePass+ reservations will be taken for Sunday this year). Make sure to save your pass, and show it to the hostess at the door so you can be seated and enjoy a great meal to wrap up your convention experience properly! There are only 4 MoePass+ spots available for every 30 minute window, so if you're really eager to get a good spot at the café this year, make sure to show up to the Maid Café Meet & Greet on Thursday night! If you can't make it on Thursday, just head to the Café at any time, and a hostess will gladly take care of your reservation. Host Club Club Ikemen Paradise Announcing one of our newest services of the year: SPEED DATING!  What: Essentially a pass to let you skip the line!  How: There are two ways that you can purchase these passes: First find a host/hostess at the Meet and Greet on Thursday! (11 pm at panel 2). If you can't make it, no worries! We will be selling them friday night at the front desk (until they sell out) Information: Price: $3/person The hours that these passes will be sold by are: 7pm-10pm. YOU MUST be there by the time stated or else your pass will be forfeited. We are only offering 9 tables per hour, so make sure you get yours fast! You may also request which team you would like to serve you.  Manga Library The Carolina Manga Library is a 501(c)(3) organization that was formed for the express purposes of promoting literacy through graphic novels. They operate a traveling library that sets up at conventions and other shows to provide free access to their collection of over 5000 manga, American graphic novels, newspaper comic strips, and artbooks. Carolina Manga Library staff run the library and operate all days of the convention. They pride themselves on having actual certified librarians on staff who are well trained in reader's advisory services. The Carolina Manga Library has been a guest a many conventions since their conception in 2013, including Ohayocon, Matsuricon, and Anime Central. Hours of Operation: Friday- 12pm-10pm | Sat- 10am-10pm | Sun- 10am-3pm  This is just a small part of everything we have in store for you this weekend. See you soon at Anime USA 2018!   Click here to Register Now! Memberships Regular: $66 Silver: $88 Sponsor: $150 Join Anime USA Hotel   Anime USA's host hotel is the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. Rooms are $177 a night plus tax. There will be a non-refundable $50 deposit for each room.   Reserve a Room Buy Now Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Email Questions? Reply to this e-mail and we'll be happy to answer them for you! Copyright © 2018 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 s

The Post on South Park's long life.

How 'South Park' became the ultimate #bothsides show [in print as Should 'South Park' grow up?]

By Travis M. Andrews

Washington Post October 18 2918, p. C1, 3

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/17/how-south-park-became-ultimate-bothsides-show/

Nov 1-2: Slovenian comics in DC

From Izar Lunaček, via Small Press Expo director Warren Bernard:

The first days of November will see a double hit of Slovenian comics descend on Washington DC. On Thursday 1st at 7PM, Nejc Juren and Izar Lunaček will swing by Big Planet Comics to talk about and sign their book Animal noir, a comic thriller about a giraffe detective in a world of lion politicians and hippo mobsters that came out with IDW last year, and on the 2nd the same guys will open an exhibition on the vivid history of their own country's comics scene at the Slovenian embassy on California street. Admission to both events is free and food and drinks might be served. Come on, come all, it'll be wonderfully fun!

Cartoonist Draw Blood This Saturday!

The fifth annual 

Cartoonists Draw Blood

American Red Cross blood drive is this Saturday! It’s the blood drive where participants who donate blood can meet local National Cartoonist Society cartoonists, and get a free sketch.

Saturday, October 20 

9:00AM to 1:00PM at 

Palisades Community Church  

5200 Cathedral Avenue, NW • Washington, DC 20016

Participating Cartoonists: 

Carolyn Belefski and Eric Gordon 9:00 - 11:00AM 

Steve Artley and Joe Sutliff 11:00AM  - 1:00PM

10/20: "Cartoonists Draw Blood" American Red Cross blood drive

From Carolyn Belefski:

The "Cartoonists Draw Blood" American Red Cross blood drive is this Saturday, October 20 from 9AM to 1PM at Palisades Community Church (5200 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016). 

Shift A is Carolyn Belefski and Eric Gordon from 9AM-11AM, then Shift B is Steve Artley and Joe Sutliff from 11AM-1PM. 

The drive has been going on since 2013, and it's a blood drive where participants donate blood, meet cartoonists, and get a free sketch. Also -- I'm happy to report I've been working with several chapters of National Cartoonists Society to establish and expand the drive in other cities and it is looking like Pittsburgh (Wayno), Manhattan (Ed Steckley), and Long Island are hosting CDB drives this fall... and all this started right here in Washington, DC.

CARTOONISTS DRAW BLOOD

DATE: October 20, 2018

TIME: 9AM to 1PM

PLACE: Palisades Community Church (5200 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016)

 

Schedule your appointment in advance with this link (walk-ins are also welcome): 

https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=Palisades

portfolio | carolynbelefski.com

comic | curls-studio.com/curls

Cartoon from artleytoons

My cartoon, The King and Him on Trump's comments today regarding the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudis.

                  —Steven G. Artley, artleytoons

©2018 Steven G. Artley • artleytoons • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PR: This weekend - Anime USA 2018 - New Guests & Epic Gaming

Gaming & New Guests - DJ Jay Nak, Robert V Aldrich, and Toshifumi Yoshida

Anime USA 2018: New Guests and Epic Gaming View this email in your browser Click here, enter code NEWS2018 and get 15% off a regular/silver 3 day membership. A 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Past, Present and Future of Our Fandom. October 19th - 21st, 2018 New Guests Epic Gaming     New Guests Anime and Manga Producer Industry  Insider Toshifumi Yoshida Toshi has spent more than half his life reading comic books and watching cartoons for a living. During those two-plus decades, he has worked on an anime magazine called ANIMAG, spent 12 years producing anime at Viz Media and 2 years as a producer at Bandai Entertainment. Of course, he's also been translating the whole time. Toshi's past credits include the English-language versions of "Ranma 1/2", "Inuyasha", "Kurokami: The Animation", and "Gurren Lagann" as well as numerous amounts of manga translations such as "Negima!" for Del Rey, "Eureka Seven" for Bandai Entertainment, and "Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service" for Dark Horse. He is currently the Senior Producer for The Pokemon Company International overseeing the localization of the Pokemon TV series and movies into English and 16+ languages across Europe and Latin America. Lastly, Toshi swears that he has nothing to do with Ken Watanabe's character being named Detective Yoshida in the upcoming Detective Pikachu movie from Legendary Pictures next year. Go to https://www.animeusaregistration.org/, enter code NEWS2018 to get 15% off a regular/silver 3 day membership and experience all that is Toshi at Anime USA 2018. Educational Guest / Author Robert V. Aldrich Robert V. Aldrich's writing is the result of mixing high-quality 80's cartoons with mid-tier anime and bargain basement literature. Throw in a few dashes of web comics and professional wrestling and you get something truly unique. Based out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, RVA is a veteran author who published his first book back in the halcyon days of 2001. A prolific writer online, most of his work these days can be found at his website TeachTheSky.com. He's returning to AUSA to promote his newest books: Proton and RocKaiju. Go to https://www.animeusaregistration.org/, enter code NEWS2018 to get 15% off a regular/silver 3 day membership and come see Robert at Anime USA 2018. Returning DJ Extraordinaire Jay Nak Jay Nak has been entertaining for 15 years, playing tunes and making dancers happy at the convention scene. His first foray into performance started the longtime event "Cosplay Dance Off", which has been running strong at AnimeUSA, Katsucon, Magfest, Escape Velocity, AMA, NYAF, and other conventions.   Jay has previously performed as a DJ at the Katsucon rave and is a Katsucon lounge DJ. Escape Velocity also claims him as one of their own, organizing and performing for their Space Party and Dance party, as well as curating parts of their programming tracks.   When Jay isn't playing tunes, he likes to build fantastic creations! He currently is professionally tied to his wife, Barb, as co-collaborators for commissioned costume and replica makers with MabieKnot Cosplay and Designs. Go to https://www.animeusaregistration.org/, enter code NEWS2018 to get 15% off a regular/silver 3 day membership and come listen to DJ Jay Nak.    For more information on these and our other guests, please visit Anime USA at http://www.animeusa.org     Epic Gaming Come join us in our giant 20,000+ sq ft gaming room filled with all sorts of wonderful goodies! Enjoy the glory of 70+ free-play arcade machines from various collectors including Arcade Impact, Tokyo Attack, and Arcade Buffett. We will be bringing 80s classics, variety games, the hottest new rhythm games, and all the best arcade cabinets straight from Japan! We will also have 40+ consoles with everything from retro classics to the latest releases! Whatever gaming mood you're in, we've got you covered! Feeling more competitive and want to show off some skill? Join us for one of our many tournaments! With Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros WiiU, Mario Kart, Windjammers, and a day one SoulCalibur VI tournament, there are plenty of ways to show us what you've got! Come be streamed and win various prizes! Do you want to see the newest of the new? Check out the indie game section where developers showcase their innovative ideas and games! Browse and play test indie games alongside Microsoft, who will be on-site presenting their hot new games! Don't miss out on the fun! Love having to go fast and also not knowing where to go? Watch and join Mystery Fun House as we show you the ways of blind speedrunning. Marvel in the magic of figuring out what to do and doing it as quickly as possible. Enter the blind speedrunning contest to win some cool prizes! For more information on our gaming, please visit Anime USA at http://www.animeusa.org   This is just a small part of everything we have in store for you this year. Stay tuned for future newsletters for more information on all the exciting things to see and do at Anime USA 2018!   Click here to Register Now! Memberships Regular: $66 Silver: $88 Sponsor: $150 Join Anime USA Hotel   Anime USA's host hotel is the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. Rooms are $177 a night plus tax. There will be a non-refundable $50 deposit for each room.   Reserve a Room Buy Now Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Email Questions? Reply to this e-mail and we'll be happy to answer them for you! Copyright © 2018 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

Todd Klein looks at Carla Speed McNeil’s Lettering

Carla Speed McNeil's Lettering Process

Todd Klein

Todd's Blog October 13, 2018.

https://kleinletters.com/Blog/carla-speed-mcneils-lettering-process/comment-page-1/#comment-59449

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Christ The Redeemer (after Paul Landowski)"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock:

"Christ The Redeemer" (after Paul Landowski)
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2617

To nobody's surprise, as part of its long-standing tradition, the Wall Street Journal has endorsed fascist Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's upcoming Presidential elections. This is a politician so horrible that even Marine Le Pen won't touch him with somebody else's ten-foot pole.

"Forgive them, Father – but get me the hell out of here!"
–Christ the Redeemer

Nov 17: Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh in DC

from Just World Educational 's newsletter Our biggest program this fall will be the two-week-plus tour that famed Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh will be making of the United States, starting November 6. This tour has the title "Picture This! Life & Art in Palestine". This tour, a follow-up to his great first tour of the United States last year, will bring Mohammad to numerous great venues in North Carolina's "Triangle" area, the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington state, NYC, New Jersey, and Washington DC. We're still finetuning the details of most of Mohammad's events with our great local hosting partners. We'll post and circulate a full tour calendar as soon as we can.

 

But we can already tell all those of living in the "DMV" area around Washington DC that one highlight of the tour will be the talk he'll be giving at the November 17 opening of an exhibition of his distinctive linocut art, at Gallery Al-Quds, in Foggy Bottom, DC. (At the right, you can see gallery director Dagmar Painter-- in black and white-- and me reviewing and choosing some of the pieces for the exhibition, back in December.) At the Nov. 17 event, Mohammad will be in conversation with Robert ("Bro") Russell, who's the director of Cartoonists Rights Network International, for which Mohammad is the a key Middle East Ambassador. Be sure to mark your calendars and tell all your DMV friends to come to this super-special event! The show will stay in the Quds Gallery until Saturday, December 15, when it will culminate in a fun live auction of any pieces that remain unsold. Another signal thing Mohammad will do on this tour will be to headline a fundraiser for the Jenin Freedom Theater, planned for November 15, in Manhattan... Stay tuned for details...