Aug 12: J. Michael Straczynski - Becoming Superman at Politics and Prose booksore

J. Michael Straczynski - Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood

Monday, August 12, 2019 - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/j-michael-straczynski-becoming-superman-my-journey-poverty-to-hollywood

Straczynski may be best known as the creator of the Babylon 5 and Sense8 TV shows, but his amazing four-decade career also encompasses screenwriting—Changeling, Thor, and World War Z—writing for several D.C. and Marvel Comics' series, and creating his own award-winning graphic works. Now in this stunning memoir he tells his own story—perhaps his most fantastic feat yet. Straczynski grew up in the care of adults variously damaged by addiction, mental illness, and poverty. His only refuge from the misery was comic books, and he gradually realized that he, too, could invent alternate worlds. But even as he managed to take power over his future, a terrible secret in his family's past continued to haunt him.

NOTE: Anyone can enter the post-event signing line provided they have proof of having purchased Becoming Superman from Politics and Prose. The author will sign up to three other items in addition to Becoming Superman.

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
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5015 Connecticut Ave NW   Washington   DC    20008

Becoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood (Hardcover)

By J. Michael Straczynski, Neil Gaiman (Introduction by)

$28.99

9780062857842

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Harper Voyager - July 23rd, 2019

July 20: Graphix Con at Barnes & Noble (Fairfax, VA)

JUL 20

Graphix Con

https://www.facebook.com/events/724926851263859/

· Hosted by Barnes & Noble (Fairfax, VA)

• Tomorrow at 2 PM Tomorrow · 79–99°F Sunny

• Barnes & Noble (Fairfax, VA) 12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr, Fairfax, Virginia 22033

The Post on Kyoto Animation arson

'Die!': Alleged arsonist turned a celebrated Japanese anime studio into a death trap [in print as Arson at Japanese animation studio leaves 33 dead]

By Akiko Kashiwagi ,David Crawshaw and Adam Taylor

Washington Post July 19 2019, p. A12

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/suspected-arson-attack-on-japanese-animation-studio-leaves-at-least-dozen-dead/2019/07/18/4f3112b6-a91d-11e9-8733-48c87235f396_story.html

Kyoto Animation fire: Tributes flow for victims as Japan reels from deadly blaze

By Akiko Kashiwagi and David Crawshaw

Washington Post July 19 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kyoto-animation-fire-tributes-flow-for-victims-as-japan-reels-from-deadly-blaze/2019/07/19/7b307e5a-a996-11e9-8733-48c87235f396_story.html

NPR reviews Takei's new graphic memoir

George Takei Recalls Time In An American Internment Camp In 'They Called Us Enemy'

Etelka Lehoczky

NPR July 17, 2019 

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742558996/george-takei-recalls-time-in-an-american-internment-camp-in-they-called-us-enemy 

Cavna on the Eisner Awards

The Eisner Awards are Friday, and these seven contenders deserve your attention

By Michael Cavna

Writer/critic

Washington Post July 17 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-eisner-awards-are-friday-and-these-seven-contenders-deserve-your-attention/2019/07/17/5f3c9a86-a88c-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html 

NPR at San-Diego Comic-Con day 1

Comic-Con 2019, Day 1: Sleepless In San Diego

Mallory Yu

Petra Mayer

July 19, 2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/19/743323330/comic-con-2019-day-1-sleepless-in-san-diego

The Post, NPR, and City paper on Lion King remake

The Lion King Is a Bland Blunder [in print as Circle of Strife]

Jon Favreau's remake doesn't hold a candle to the 1994 original.

Alan Zilberman

Washington City Paper July 19, 2019 , p. 22

online at https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/film-tv/article/21078767/the-lion-king-reviewed

'The Lion King' feels way more like 'Hamlet' this time — and that's why it's so good [in print as In this version, a lot less Hakuna Matata].

By Michael O'Sullivan

Reporter

Washington Post July 19 2019, p. Weekend 22

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-lion-king-feels-way-more-like-hamlet-this-time--and-thats-why-its-so-good/2019/07/11/8da5fca0-a332-11e9-b732-41a79c2551bf_story.html

How do the 'Lion King' movies compare? A closer look at 6 key elements.

By Sonia Rao

Washington Post July 19 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/19/how-do-lion-king-movies-compare-closer-look-key-elements/

‘The Lion King’ leads us out of Uncanny Valley and into Disney’s branded new world [in print as Disney officially proves it rules the CGI Pride Lands]

By Ann Hornaday

Washington Post July 19 2019, p. C1, 3

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-lion-king-leads-us-out-of-uncanny-valley-and-into-disneys-branded-new-world/2019/07/18/f7665a2e-a97a-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html 

 

They adored 'The Lion King' as kids. Will their children connect to the remake?

By Terry Nguyen

Washington Post July 18 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/they-adored-the-lion-king-as-kids-will-their-children-connect-to-the-remake/2019/07/18/26c07208-a3fb-11e9-b732-41a79c2551bf_story.html

'The Lion King' Is A Nature Documentary With A Backbeat

Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson ,Katie Presley ,Aisha Harris

Pop Culture Happy Hour July 19, 2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742806546/the-lion-king-is-a-nature-documentary-with-a-backbeat

https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2019/07/20190719_pchh_pchh_570_the_lion_king__-_final_4.mp3

'The Lion King' Had The Perfect Villain Song. This Time, 'Be Prepared' For Less

Glen Weldon

Pop Culture Happy Hour July 17, 2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742204352/lion-king-2019-be-prepared-villain-anthem-jeremy-irons-chiwetel-ejiofor

RVA Mag's latest comics column

RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 22

Ash Griffith | July 16, 2019

https://rvamag.com/art/zines-books/rva-comics-x-change-issue-22.html

Josh Kramer reviews Brown's Cannabis

Reviews: Cannabis

Box Brown
First Second
$24.99, 256 pages
BUY IT NOW

REVIEWED BY Josh Kramer Jul 10, 2019

http://www.tcj.com/reviews/cannabis/

Wilfrid Lupano interview spinoff from ALA in DC

"In Love with A Sea of Love": A Conversation With Wilfrid Lupano

BY Brenda Dales Jul 18, 2019

http://www.tcj.com/in-love-with-a-sea-of-love/

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Important Fish To Fry"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock -

"Important Fish To Fry"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2764

First of all, huge thanks to Kate Nocera at Buzzfeed News for tweeting that inspiring quote from the Speaker:
https://twitter.com/KateNocera/status/1148982987373109249
https://twitter.com/KateNocera

So, now, folks... considering her enabling of fascism, her support for an obscene war budget, her desperate opposition to Medicare For All, and her bitter refusal to hold a criminal executive to account – a tendency going back to Bush v2.0 – I have to ask myself: who exactly ARE the "important fish" that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are needing to fry?

Oh, yeah, that's right...

11x17 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.3mb

Publishers Weekly on ALA's Washington meeting

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 374: Vertigo Elegy

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons

on 06/28/2019

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1004

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 375: ALA 2019 Interviews

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons

on 07/05/2019

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1005

PW Comics World on Jonathan Luna vs. Image

Luna story starts at 33:00

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 371: Graphic Novels at BookExpo and BookCon 2019

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons

on 06/07/2019

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=999

New webcomic written by Julian Lytle and Sean Causley premieres today

Julian Lytle wrote to me today:

Today I started, with my friend Sean Causley (who's from Northern VA), a new webcomic on Webtoon. It's call Power Girl Mob. Here's the link - https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/power-girl-mob/list?title_no=311258

Here's our description from the site -

"It's senior year and Kim, Chrissy and Pamela are ready to step out as the new young queens. Although they have super powers, they aren't interested in being heroes. They just want to make sure their last year of high school is as epic as possible; the stuff of legend. What the girls are about to find out is that super abilities mixed with ego, pride, and naivety can be a dangerous combo."

Our artist is Tressa Bowling from Kentucky. We plan on updating on Wednesdays for the rest of 2019.

Catching up with The Post on Zorro, Annie, and The Little Mermaid

Johnston McCulley dreamed up Zorro 100 years ago. The masked avenger is still a thrill. [in print as 100 years on, Zorro still rides for justice].

By Michael Dirda

Critic

Washington Post July 11 2019, p C1, 4

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/johnston-mcculley-dreamed-up-zorro-100-years-ago-the-masked-avenger-is-still-a-thrill/2019/07/10/1eea47d4-a1ad-11e9-b8c8-75dae2607e60_story.html

Africa celebrated black mermaids long before Disney and #NotMyAriel [in print as African mermaids existed long before Disney]

By Danielle Paquette

Washington Post July 10 2019

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/notmyariel-african-mermaids-existed-long-before-disney/2019/07/09/25efe4b6-a23f-11e9-b7b4-95e30869bd15_story.html

'Ariel...is a mermaid': Disney network defends casting black actress in live-action remake of classic film

By Allyson Chiu

 Washington Post Morning Mix blog July 9 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/09/ariel-little-mermaid-halle-bailey-disney-backlash/

The white nostalgia fueling the 'Little Mermaid' backlash

The uproar over a black Ariel shows how important representation in children's entertainment is

By Brooke Newman

Made by History blog July 9 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/09/white-nostalgia-fueling-little-mermaid-backlash/

Martin Charnin, director and lyricist who brought 'Annie' to Broadway, dies at 84 [in print as Martin Charnin, 84; Turned 'Annie' into a Broadway musical legend]

By Harrison Smith

Washington Post July 9 2019

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/martin-charnin-director-and-lyricist-who-brought-annie-to-broadway-dies-at-84/2019/07/07/2528fe2c-a0c4-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html

The Post's opinion on The Lion King and fascism

'The Lion King' is a fascistic story. No remake can change that [in print as 'The Lion King' teaches the weak to bow down to the strong. Just like fascism].

By Dan Hassler-Forest

Washington Post July 14 2019, p. B4

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/10/lion-king-is-fascistic-story-no-remake-can-change-that/?utm_term=.740f1e255b79

Ann Patchett on Snoopy in The Post

Snoopy taught me how to be a writer

He let his imagination run wild, and then he sat down to type — with mixed results. [in print as Learning how to write - from Snoopy].

By Ann Patchett

Washington Post July 14 2019 p. B1, 2

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/snoopy-taught-me-how-to-be-a-writer/2019/07/12/8db3ce3c-a31b-11e9-b7b4-95e30869bd15_story.html

The Post on George Takei's WW2 internment graphic history (updated)

George Takei has talked about his family's internment before. But never quite like this.
By Michael Cavna
Writer/critic
Washington Post July 12 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/george-takei-has-talked-about-his-familys-internment-before-but-never-quite-like-this/2019/07/11/f3320c6e-a3fd-11e9-b732-41a79c2551bf_story.html

The extraordinary trek of George Takei

The cult icon is on a mission to make sure America doesn’t forget a shameful legacy

By Karen Heller

July 16, 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/16/extraordinary-trek-george-takei/

George Takei doesn't want us to forget the last time the U.S. put people in detention camps

Erin Patrick O'Connor/The Washington Post

July 16, 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/entertainment/george-takei-doesnt-want-us-to-forget-the-last-time-the-us-put-people-in-detention-camps/2019/07/16/a310821f-5631-4f8a-b7fe-4923a06723c9_video.html

"Star Trek" icon George Takei is on a mission to ensure America doesn't forget its shameful legacy of internment camps.

Ben Garrison dis-invited to White House

POLITICO Playbook: NEW: W.H. says cartoonist is no longer attending social media summit

By ANNA PALMER, JAKE SHERMAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN 

07/10/2019

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2019/07/10/new-wh-says-cartoonist-is-no-longer-attending-social-media-summit-455141

Raven creators at Big Planet Vienna shown at Publishers Weekly Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8IoLaHGuo/