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Thursday, September 05, 2019
PR: Small Press Expo Announces Special Events
Popeye Art Auction to benefit NCS Foundation features local cartoonists
Carolyn Belefski, our local National Cartoonist Society rep writes:
Wanted to let you know the Popeye art that was on display at Huntington Beach during Reuben Weekend / NCS Fest this past May is now up for aution via Heritage Auctions. The bidding ends in 3 days if you want to score some fun art for your walls.
I see [local cartoonists] David Hagen and Joe Sutliff in the mix. Here's a link to mine:
https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/carolyn-belefski-popeye-spin-itch-speciality-illustration-original-art-2019-/a/121936-13318.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/carolyn-belefski-popeye-spin-itch-speciality-illustration-original-art-2019-/a/121936-13318.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
Proceeds from the winning bids in this special NCS "Popeye the Sailor's 90th Birthday" auction will go to the NCS Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) charity that works in tandem with the National Cartoonists Society to advance the ideals and standards of the cartooning profession, to stimulate and encourage aspiring cartoonists through scholarships and educational programs, and to provide financial assistance to cartoonists and their families in times of hardship.
Here is more info, direct from NCS:
100 Years of Cartoons in El Universal exhibit opened last night (corrected)
100 Years of Cartoons in El Universal, an exhibit of political cartoons opened at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC last night, featuring remarks by Ambassador Martha Bárcena, El Universal newspaper editorial director David Aponte, and curator Augustin Sanchez Gonzalez.(correction: we had earlier mis-identified Mr. Aponte and apologize for the error)
My pictures are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/albums/72157710704426503
Regarding the photos of the remarks, the podium was flanked by the Mexican and American flags. Due to the angle I was standing at, I was only able to get the American flag in my shots.
The website description is
EXHIBIT: 100 YEARS OF CARTOON IN EL UNIVERSAL
September 4 - October 30, 2019 at the Mexican Cultural Institute
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| El Universal newspaper editorial director David Aponte |
The Mexican Cultural Institute is proud to announce its newest exhibit, 100 Years of Cartoons in El Universal: Mexico - United States as Seen by Mexican Cartoonists, taking place from September 4 through October 30, 2019. The exhibit collects a brief sample of the thousands of cartoons published in 100 years in the widely known newspaper, El Universal, where almost all Mexican cartoonists of the 20th century have traveled through. This exhibit reads as a nodal part of the history of the cartoon in Mexico and includes a brief representation of the artists who traced and portrayed the history of the country. The pages of El Universal have shown the critical work, with aesthetic greatness, by artists such as Andrés Audiffred, Eduardo del Río Rius, Helioflores and Rogelio Naranjo, who have all shaped Mexican national events with art and humor.
The exhibition consists of seventy pieces; sixty-two of them orginal and of great value. Most came from the Museum of the Cartoon of Mexico City, from the authors themselves, and from private collectors. The works follow three themes: the American cartoon, the vision of the cartoonists around Uncle Sam and their vision around the American presidents. 100 Years of Cartoons in El Universal is complemented with the first cartoonists of El Universal and concludes with the great masters of the Mexican cartoon.
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| Ambassador Martha Bárcena |
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| Right to left: Ambassador Martha Bárcena, El Universal newspaper editorial director David Aponte, and curator Augustin Sanchez Gonzalez. |
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| curator Augustin Sanchez Gonzalez. |
Cavna on the late Lee Salem
The legendary editor who discovered 'Cathy' and 'The Boondocks'
— and guided 'Doonesbury'
Raina Telgemeier at 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
Mexican editorial cartoon exhibit opens today, through October 30
EXHIBIT: 100 YEARS OF CARTOON IN EL UNIVERSAL
The Mexican Cultural Institute is proud to announce its newest exhibit, 100 Years of Cartoons in El Universal: Mexico - United States as Seen by Mexican Cartoonists, taking place from September 4 through October 30, 2019. The exhibit collects a brief sample of the thousands of cartoons published in 100 years in the widely known newspaper, El Universal, where almost all Mexican cartoonists of the 20th century have traveled through. This exhibit reads as a nodal part of the history of the cartoon in Mexico and includes a brief representation of the artists who traced and portrayed the history of the country. The pages of El Universal have shown the critical work, with aesthetic greatness, by artists such as Andrés Audiffred, Eduardo del Río Rius, Helioflores and Rogelio Naranjo, who have all shaped Mexican national events with art and humor.
The exhibition consists of seventy pieces; sixty-two of them orginal and of great value. Most came from the Museum of the Cartoon of Mexico City, from the authors themselves, and from private collectors. The works follow three themes: the American cartoon, the vision of the cartoonists around Uncle Sam and their vision around the American presidents. 100 Years of Cartoons in El Universal is complemented with the first cartoonists of El Universal and concludes with the great masters of the Mexican cartoon.
Join the MCI on Wednesday, September 4th at 6:30 pm for the grand inauguration of 100 Years of Cartoons in El Universal: Mexico - United States as Seen by Mexican Cartoonists.
The Post reviews Disney's Hercules theatrical adaptation
'Hercules' proves strong enough to lift all of Central Park, but only for a few days [in print as In Central Park, a musical success of Herculean proportions].
Cavna on upcoming Joker movie
'Joker' early reviews are mostly raves. Does it reinvent the superhero movie?
Tom King interviewed on Mr. Miracle
MISTER MIRACLE creators Tom King & Mitch Gerads open up about their magnum opus on GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUB
Sept 18: J-Film: Drowning Love
Note this is based on a comic.
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PR: ROBIN HA'S POP UP SHOP AT THE LINE HOTEL IS THIS SATURDAY!
Hello everyone!
I am very excited to announce that I've partnered with Line Hotel in Adams Morgan DC to have a solo pop up shop this Saturday!
I am very excited to announce that I've partnered with Line Hotel in Adams Morgan DC to have a solo pop up shop this Saturday!
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GE Gallas interviewed last June
Smash Pages Q&A: G.E. Gallas
The creator of 'The Poet and the Flea' discusses 'The Plague and Doctor Caim,' which she is currently crowdfunding.
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Frank Cho is doing a women's sports SF comic book for a new publisher
Details are here:
Publisher Plans to Launch Four Comic Titles in March, Building to Six to Eight Per Month
by Milton Griepp on September 3, 2019
Anyone know anything about the artist CHAD from military newspapers? (UPDATED)
As in the previous post, this is from a newspaper held in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's archives, here in Falls Church. The run is being digitized and put online in the Medical Heritage Library.
Possibly he worked for the American Forces Press Service because the newspaper used other material from them (update: I have found a piece of artwork clearly marked AFPS). These are from the US Naval Hospital Memphis' newspaper The Hospital Clipper, December 1971.
To me, he looks like he could have worked in comic strips or books. A later example, not scanned yet, is very reminiscent of Will Eisner.
Does anyone know who this is, or anything about him?
Update:
In the comments, Unknown says "That small mark after the CHAD sig reminds me of Chad Grothkopf, though I would have no idea what his later "human" art looked like."
Thank you! I believe you are correct. If you look at his Lambiek page at https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grothkopf_chad.htm you can see the signature mark clearly. In 1971, he would have been 57, but neither Lambiek nor Jerry Bails' Who's Who lists work for him at this time, so he could have been doing spot illos through his own company.
You can barely see his signature in this example, but the inks made me look twice to find it.
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| CHAD - Will - Hospital Clipper 5-11 1971-11 |
Here's two other pieces I found, both clearly showing the syndicate initials.
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| CHAD - lightning - Hospital Clipper 5-04 1971-04 |
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| CHAD - sleep to dream - Hospital Clipper 5-05 1971-05 |
2 ads and a panel from a US Naval Hospital Memphis newspaper
This is from a newspaper held in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's archives, here in Falls Church. The run is being digitized and put online in the Medical Heritage Library.
Milt Caniff, Smokey Stover by Bill Holman, and... Johnny Jones by Criner? Anyone know anything about the last? It appears to be self-syndicated BTW, they come from The Hospital Clipper 5:11, November 1971. It'll be online at https://archive.org/details/usnavybumedhistoryoffice?sort=-publicdate moderately soon.
Update: Criner was distributed though the AFPS, and earlier examples of the strip are marked with those initials, rather than his own syndicate.
The Post on Fast Color as a superhero movie
I read the review when the movie came out, but it didn't exactly sound like a superhero movie to me, so I didn't highlight it here. This article makes it explicit.
How an indie film about black female superheroes might get a second chance on television [in print as Why indie hero movie might get a second shot]
Fantagraphics at SPX
http://fantagraphics.com/flog/fantagraphics-at-spx-2019/ has a list of cartoonists, and events.
Al Goodwyn's editorial cartoon productivity is way up
Al retired from his main job this summer, and as a result, he's producing a lot more political cartoons for his shared website Confederacy of Drones at https://confederacyofdrones.com/author/confederacyofdrones/
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