Saturday, July 13, 2019

July 24: Animezing!: Lu Over the Wall


Enjoy a FREE anime film at the JICC!
Enjoy a FREE anime film at the JICC!
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Animezing!: Lu Over the Wall
Animezing!:
Lu Over the Wall
From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Ping Pong, Adventure Time) comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame.
Kai is talented but adrift, spending his days sulking in a small fishing village after his family moves from Tokyo. His only joy is uploading songs he writes to the internet. When his classmates invite him to play keyboard in their band, their practice sessions bring an unexpected guest: Lu, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats, and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance – whether they want to or not.
Winner of the Grand Prize at the prestigious Annecy Animation Festival and an official selection of Sundance 2018Lu Over the Wall is a toe-tapping, feel-good demonstration of Yuasa's genre-mixing mastery that will leave you humming long after you leave the theater. 
In Japanese with English subtitles | Rated PG | 2017 | 112 min | Directed by Masaaki Yuasa
Registration required
Images: © 2017 "Lu Film" partners
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My basement took in 8.5 inches of water last Monday, essentially ruining it as well as a lot of my books. I'm spending most of my time working on that and will return to this project when I can.

Mother May I? at Politics & Prose!!! Today, 1 pm!

From Sarah Boxer 

I'll be presenting my two psycho-comics at Politics & Prose today, Saturday, July 13 at 1 pm. Start your engines! See you there!
Sarah


If you can't come, I will still sign your books!  



Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Editorial Cartoon by Steve Artley

Recent Cartoon (click on Images for larger view)

"I've Had Worse"
with apologies to Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)


Wednesday, July 03, 2019

July 4: Third Eye Comics sales


City Paper on the new Spider-Man movie

Spider-Man: Far From Home Is a Perfectly Average Chapter for the Webslinger [in print as In the Swing].

The latest Spider-Man feature is adequate, but doesn't reach the heights of the Spider-Verse.

Washington City Paper July 5, 2019 , p. 18

Betancourt on Spider-Man movies

All eight Spider-Man movies, ranked from worst to best

Library of Congress blog on comic book librarians

Let's Talk Comics: Librarians

New book Baaad Muthaz from Rosarium

from their newsletter:

Baaad Muthaz Land in Diamond Previews























 

These women are truly baaaad!!!

They're rough. They're ready. They're space pirates. They're a James Brown revival band. They are the Baaaad Muthaz!!!

Follow Afro Desia, Cali Vera, Alley Bastard, Candy Ass, Katana Jade, and Snake on their madcap cosmic adventures as they funk up the galaxy and face off against alligator women, space mandrills, and a reindeer who looks like Prince all in search of the almighty booty!!!


We're looking to hit 2,500 pre-orders through Diamond. If you're interested, please consider ordering it soon through them. You have until July 19!

https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL192152?fbclid=IwAR26MuK4dISopAWN84rT3OkXtjv78lUEBzWtYB3q3v6Z3CM-NTKiLpxTdn0

Kim Garcia's Raven GN has DC roots


"Though Garcia grew up in DC, and thus doesn't consider herself an "authentic" Southerner..."

TEEN TITANS: RAVEN Casts the Spell of New Orleans on Readers

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

PR: Small Press Expo 2019 Announces More Special Guests


For Immediate Release

Contact: Eden Miller

 
Small Press Expo Announces Keith Knight, Craig Thompson, Ebony Flowers, Hannah Templer, Ben Passmore & Lucy Knisley as Special Guests for 2019.
 
Bethesda, Maryland - July 2, 2019
 
Media Release - Small Press Expo is proud to announce another group of guests of Special Guests for SPX 2019. The festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 14-15, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center and will have over 650 creators, 280 exhibitor tables, over 20 programming slots and additional hands-on workshops to introduce attendees to the amazing world of independent and small press comics. Additional Special Guests will be announced soon.
 
SPX 2019 is honored to have the following creators as Special Guests to this year's show:
Keith Knight
Keith Knight, winner of the Glyph, Harvey, and Inkpot Awards, is a spectacular and amazing cartoonist whose Knight Life comic strip is read nationwide in such newspapers as the Washington Post. Knight Life was optioned for a television series and is currently under development by Hulu with the title Woke. Keef's funny yet hard-hitting cartoons in his webcomic series, (th)ink and The K Chronicles, led him to be named one of the 2015 NAACP History Makers. Knight is the illustrator of the critically acclaimed tween book, Jake the Fake Keeps It Real. Keef has a new collection coming out this Fall called (th)ink: It's the Racism, Stupid!
Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson is a cartoonist and the author of the award-winning books Blankets; Good-bye, Chunky Rice; and Habibi. He was born in Michigan in 1975, and grew up in a rural farming community in central Wisconsin. His graphic novel Blankets won numerous industry awards and has been published in nearly twenty languages. Thompson lives in Portland, Oregon.

Now, for the first time in his career, Thompson is working in serial form, in a bimonthly comic book series. Part memoir, part travelogue, part essay—all comic book—Ginseng Roots explores class divide, agriculture, holistic healing, the 300 year long trade relationship between China and North America, childhood labor, and the bond between two brothers.
Ebony Flowers
Ebony Flowers was born and raised in Maryland. She holds a BA in Biological Anthropology from the University of Maryland College Park and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she wrote her dissertation as a comic (mostly). Ebony is a 2017 Rona Jaffe Award recipient. She lives in Denver, CO. Hot Comb is her first collection of short stories published by Drawn & Quarterly. 

Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn.
Hannah Templer
Hannah Templer is a queer cartoonist and graphic designer. In addition to writing and drawing Cosmoknights (Top Shelf Productions), they are the artist for GLOW (IDW Publishing, Netflix), and have also worked as a colorist, cover artist and interior artist on well-known titles such as Samurai JackTomb Raider, and Jem and the Holograms. They enjoy life with their trusty dog Thistle and grumpy cat Noodle, and play tabletop roleplaying games as often as they can.
Ben Passmore
Ben Passmore lives in Philly. His comics are about crime, monsters, anarchism, sexual dysfunction, police brutality, art theory, and his feels. Creator of DAYGLOAYHOLE and Goodbye, his comic Your Black Friend won the 2017 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic, as well as being nominated for an Eisner Award. His illustrations have appeared in publications such as including the New York Times, Irene, Now: The New Comics Anthology, and Believer Magazine. Ben contributes political/social editorial comics to The Nib, and his latest book is Bttm Fdrs with Ezra Claytan Daniels.
Lucy Knisley
Lucy Knisley is a critically acclaimed and award-winning comic creator. She lives in Chicago.

She specializes in personal, confessional graphic novels and travelogues.

Her last name is confusing and has a silent K. It's pronounced kind-of like "nigh-slee."
Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 650 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests.

The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show.

As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which funds graphic novel purchases for public and academic libraries. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com.
Small Press Expo
P.O. Box 5704
Bethesda, Maryland
20824
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Mo Willems talks about his Kennedy Center gig

Politico's Shafer on the death of the editorial cartoon

Fantom Comics manager on Kojo Nnamdi Show

Every Trick In The Book: How Local Bookstores Build Community

Kojo Nnamdi Show |


How do independent bookstores survive in the digital age?

Independent bookstores have become a part of the social fabric of communities in and around the District. We'll discuss how local shops use programs and personality to stay relevant and keep bookworms coming through their doors.

Former owner of Upshur Street Books Paul Ruppert, owner of One More Page Eileen McGervey, and director of operations for Politics and Prose Jenny Clines join the conversation. Plus, Derrick Young, co-owner of Mahogany Books and Leah Ly, manager of Fantom Comics talk about serving specific communities in the literary world.

Produced by Kayla Hewitt

Guests

Paul Ruppert, Owner, Petworth Citizen, Upshur St. Books, Slim's Diner; Partner, Room 11

Eileen McGervey, Owner, One More Page Books in Arlington, VA.

Derrick Young, Co-owner, Mahogany Books

Jenny Clines, Director of Operations, Politics and Prose

Leah Ly, Manager, Fantom Comics

Big Planet Comics' Independence Day SALE!




Monday, July 01, 2019

The Post's obituary for fine arts cartoonist Joyce Pensato

Joyce Pensato, artist who reimagined iconic cartoon characters, dies at 77 [in print as Joyce Pensato, 77; Artist reinterpreted iconic characters of American cartoons]

Flugennocks' Latest'n'Greatest: "Big Diaper Baby"

Commentary from Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist:

"Big Diaper Baby"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2759

A commentary on the current shitstorm surrounding so-called  "journalist" and rotten little fascist punk Andy Ngo this week after a well-deserved milkshaking at a fascist rally in Portland this past week, as inspired by this tweet from our friends at The Jewish Worker:

"#AntifaTerrorists is trending because American conservatives are big diaper babies who say 'come take it' when it comes to assault rifles but start filling those diapers up when Leftists tell fascists 'come take it' when it comes to every other freedom and actually mean it."

https://twitter.com/JewishWorker/status/1145289896027967489

That darn WuMo

Silver Springs' Abraham Marshall, 11, reviews Toy Story 4 in NY Times

Right Amount of Scary': Kids Review 'Toy Story 4'

By Lara Takenaga

A version of this article appears in print on July 1, 2019, on Page C4 of the New York edition with the headline: They Laughed. They Cried. They Liked Forky.

July 6: Fredericksburg Comic and Toy Show

The Fredericksburg Comic and Toy Show is Fredericksburg's very own Comic Book and Pop Culture event. Our new home this year is the Fredericksburg Expo Center and will feature all kinds of great Comic Book Dealers, Cosplayers, Crafters, and Artists.  


Fredericksburg Expo 
& Conference Center 
2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy.
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401  

WJLA talks to Cole Goco

Arlington teen wins 'Hamilton' prize and gets shout out from Lin-Manuel Miranda



and Cole reports that he did a short film for his senior year of high school.

Troy-Jeffrey Allen interviews Eric Powell

Interview: 20 Years of Eric Powell's Goon
Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Cavna on the latest editorial cartoonist slapdown

This Trump critic's cartoon went viral on social media. Within hours, he no longer had a contract.

Washington Post June 30 2019