Tuesday, March 05, 2019
Catching up with Josh Kramer
March 9: Deandra Tan: Comics talk at Arlington's Aurora Hills Library
Deandra Tan: Comics
https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/5186677
Artist Reception: Deandra Tan
Please join us at the Aurora Hills Branch Library for a reception honoring local artist Deandra Tan.
Meet the artist and view an exhibition of her artwork in the Aurora Hills lobby.
- Date:
- Saturday, March 9, 2019
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Aurora Hills Branch Library
- Categories:
- Artist Talk
- Calendar:
- Aurora Hills
June 30: Fresh Talk: Accessory to Action—Adorning Wakanda
Fresh Talk: Accessory to Action—Adorning Wakanda
Sunday, June 30 | 4:30–6 p.m.
Working with Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth Carter as Marvel Comics' first licensed jewelry designer, Douriean Fletcher created the power-packed accessories for the blockbuster film Black Panther (2018). The Afro-futurist-inspired design propelled audiences into a world where power and gender roles were based on expertise and ability. With the jewelry in a starring role, Fletcher created looks that reflected gender equity in Wakandan society. Join us for a conversation that explores how we communicate gender, power, and expertise through adornment.
Reservation required. $25 general; $20 members, seniors, students. Price includes museum admission and Catalyst cocktail hour.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave NW | Washington, DC 20005 | 866-875-4627 | info@nmwa.org
Monday, March 04, 2019
Local comic shops in 1979
Here are some clips showing the local shops, only one of which still exists, I think. The Maryland list shows Barbarian Book Shop, now Barbarian Comics, which is still roughly at the same location. UPDATE: It's beyond our coverage area, but Randy commented that Zeno's Books is still in business too, and on their Facebook page, they say "40 years of serving Tidewater Virginia’s oldest Comic Book Store."
May 18: Gaithersburg Book Festival
Alex Graudins
Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine
Alex Graudins is a a Rhode Island-based cartoonist and illustrator of "Science Comics: The Brain." She graduated from the School of Visual Arts' Cartooning program in 2016 and has since contributed comics to sites like The Nib and CollegeHumor. Alex loves drawing memoirs and YA fiction focusing on mental illness and friendship. But when she's not working, she challenges her social anxiety with improv comedy.
Twitter: @toonyballoony
Gareth Hinds
The Iliad
Gareth Hinds is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator of critically-acclaimed graphic novels based on the classics, including "Beowulf," "The Odyssey," "POE: Stories and Poems," and now his most ambitious and epic book ever, "The Iliad." He also has illustrated picture books, such as "Gifts From the Gods," award-winning non-fiction such as "Samurai Rising," video games, museum exhibits, and more. Gareth is a recipient of the Boston Public Library's "Literary Lights for Children" award, and his books are excerpted in textbooks and used to teach the classics in English classrooms across the country.
Blog: Hindsight
Twitter: @garethhinds
Tumblr: garethhinds
Author Website:
Andy Hirsch
Andy Hirsch is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Dallas, whose current projects include several entries in the totally great "Science Comics" line from First Second Books, including "Dogs," "Trees" and "Cats."
Andy is the co-creator of "The Baker Street Peculiars," illustrator of the graphic novel "The Royal Historian of Oz" (a 2013 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens), and contributor to the "Garfield," "Regular Show" and "Adventure Time" ongoing comic book series. His first solo graphic novel, "Varmints," was released in 2016.
Instagram: @itsandyhirsch
Twitter: @ItsAndyHirsch
Author Website:
Dave Roman
Dave Roman is a cartoonist and full-time waffle enthusiast. He is the author/illustrator of the "Astronaut Academy" series (winner of Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Book Award) and writer of the graphic novels, "Teen Boat! Race for Boatlantis" and "Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery." He has contributed stories and art to "Goosebumps Graphix: Slappy's Tales of Horror," "Pluto is Peeved!" and "Nursery Rhyme Comics."
Dave is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, a former editor at Nickelodeon Magazine and is currently series editor for First Second's "Science Comics" series of non-fiction graphic novels. He lives in New York City and draws a webcomic called Starbunny, Inc.
Twitter: @yaytime
Author Website:
Julian Voloj
Basquiat: Art Masters Series
Julian Voloj was born in Germany to Colombian parents. He's the author of a number of graphic novels, including the critically acclaimed "Ghetto Brother," which told the story of a historic gang truce that paved the way for hip-hop, and "The Artist Behind Superman: The Joe Shuster Story," which has been translated into six languages. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
Twitter: @WarriorPeacemak
Sunday, March 03, 2019
Zeitchik on Thompson refusing to work with Lasseter on animation
'It dropped like a bomb': Emma Thompson's letter could change the face of #MeToo [in print as A star's letter and the future of #MeToo]
Saturday, March 02, 2019
March 7 : Mindy Johnson on Animation at Smithsonian Associates
Event Location
S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr SW, Metro: Smithsonian (Mall exit),
Sorcerer's Apprentice at Artinsights in Reston
Friday, March 01, 2019
Local comics journalist launches new comic series
City Paper likes Ruben Brandt
Art is Everywhere in the Charming Ruben Brandt, Collector
Milorad Krstic debut feature film is an animated love letter to the art world. [in print as Art Me Up].
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comments on comic book featuring her
AOC SUPERHERO WRESTLING REBEL... Hopes New Comic Book Inspires Others
2/27/2019
The Post reviews two foreign cartoons
Need a break from downer tweets? Grab the kids and see 'Tito and the Birds.' [in print as Gorgeous animated film covers a hideous topic: Fearmongering].
Thursday, February 28, 2019
What is Spider-Man's origin doing in the Library of Congress anyway?
SPIDER-MAN's Greatest Mystery: How AMAZING FANTASY #15's Original Art Ended Up in the Library of Congress
The Beat reads Mr. Miracle by DC's Tom King
MISTER MIRACLE Roundtable: 'There's always more show'
The Beat's DC Round-Up crew re-reads Tom King and Mitch Gerads' MISTER MIRACLE and discusses everything from metafiction to the meaning of 'Darkseid is.'
Alex Lu and Kyle Pinion, with contributing writers Louie Hlad and Zack Quaintance
The Beat February 20 2019
https://www.comicsbeat.com/mister-miracle-round-table-theres-always-more-show/