In the larger "2020 Great Graphic Novels for Teens" list from the American Library Association, Gareth Hind's Iliad and Ebony Flowers' Hot Comb are included as are Panetta and Gharib's books
Monday, January 06, 2020
Two local authors make Top 10 for Teens librarian list
2020 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten
The list, produced by YALSA, includes Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau and I Was Their American Dream: a Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib.
Both are excellent books that I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend.
Saturday, January 04, 2020
Jan 4: Meet Uncanny X-Men writer Matt Rosenberg today!
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Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "DNC 2020: Whine Of The Century"
From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock:
"DNC 2020: Whine Of The Century"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2905
Here's one for all you "Blue No Matter Who" Kool-Aid guzzlers, in honor of our esteemed ex-Vice President. It's appalling, but it's not as if we already hadn't figured it out. At last the sons of bitches finally just came right out with it.
"Biden would consider Republican for VP 'but I can't think of one right now'" The Hill 12.30.2019
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/476280-biden-would-consider-republican-for-vp-but-i-cant-think-of-one-right-now
"DNC 2020: Whine Of The Century"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2905
Here's one for all you "Blue No Matter Who" Kool-Aid guzzlers, in honor of our esteemed ex-Vice President. It's appalling, but it's not as if we already hadn't figured it out. At last the sons of bitches finally just came right out with it.
"Biden would consider Republican for VP 'but I can't think of one right now'" The Hill 12.30.2019
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/476280-biden-would-consider-republican-for-vp-but-i-cant-think-of-one-right-now
Friday, January 03, 2020
RVA magazine's last comics column of 2019
RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 34
Ash Griffith | December 31, 2019
https://rvamag.com/art/zines-books/rva-comics-x-change-issue-34.html
Thursday, January 02, 2020
Deaths in the comic arts field in 2019
(updates marked with a *)
Deaths in 2019 (with thanks to DD Degg of the Daily Cartoonist) included Gerry Alanguilan, *animation voice actor Patricia Alice Albrecht, CrossGen founder Mark Alessi, Syrian political cartoonist Wahib al-Husseini, comics scholar Donald Ault, animation voice actor Robert Axelrod, Ken Bald, French cartoonist Alex Barbier, comics lawyer and editor Mitch Berger, stop-motion animator Bruce Bickford, co-owner of Dragon's Comics & Fantasy - San Antonio Cliff Bland, William F. Brown, Scottish cartoonist Russell Campbell, Ernie Colón, Journal-Advocate political cartoonist Robert Cope, Howard Cruse, Sudhir Dar, Rockford Register Star editorial cartoonist Coila Davis, editorial cartoonist Marian Del Vecchio, letterer Ellie DeVille, religious cartoonist Doug Dillard, tv animation writer Larry Ditillio, Steve DuQuette, Texas A&M's student newspaper cartoonist Jim Earle, comics gag writer Harold Emery, gag cartoonist James Estes, gag cartoonist Dana Fradon, TV cartoonist 'Sailor Bob' Griggs, Canadian cancer cartoonist Teva Harrison, Pluggers contributor Reed Hoover, Larry Hubbell (aka Harry Lyrico), James Hudnall, animation voice Arte Johnson, Daniel Johnston, Nurit Karlin, Kazuhiko Katō (aka Monkey Punch), Ottawa Citizen editorial cartoonist Rusins Kaufmanis, Korean cartoonist Kim Sung-whan, Everett Raymond Kinstler, animator/gag cartoonist Stuart J. Knickerbocker, *Indonesian cartoonist Dwi Koendoro, Kazuo Koike, The Realist publisher Paul Krassner, 34 of Kyoto Animation's employees; including anime director Yasuhiro Takemoto, animation director Futoshi Nishiya, animator Yoshiji Kigami, Junichi Uda, Yuki Omura, Yuka Kasama, Ami Kuriki, Sachie Tsuda, Keisuke Yokota, and Mikiko Watanabe; editorial cartoonist Mike Lane, gag cartoonist Joe Lanier, Batton Lash, Canadian political cartoonist John Latham, animation voice actor Michael Lindsay, comic strip syndicator Lew Little, Spanish illustrator Jordi Longarón, animation background artist Art Lozzi, comic book artist Tom Lyle, Golden Age African-American comic book artist Cal Massey, Massimo Mattioli, Scottish cartoonist Malky McCormick, Daytona Beach News-Journal cartoonist Steve McLachlin, gag cartoonist Thomas F. McLaughlin, science fiction movie design illustrator Syd Mead, Peanuts animator Lee Mendelson, Disney CEO Ron Miller, Laurie Mitchell, 'father of Indian animation' Ram Mohan, Guillermo Mordillo, animator and Pogo artist Don Morgan, Skip Morrow, Belgian comics journalist Rik Pareit, fine artist Joyce Pensato, Topo Gigio's creator Maria Perego, comic book artist Robb Phipps, animator Suzan Pitt, colorist Justin Ponsor, political cartoonist Dwane Powell, animator Chris Reccardi, colorist James Rochelle, Donald Rooum, comics scholar Derek Royal, Joe Ruisi, TK Ryan, caricaturist Charles Santore, Lee Salem, comic book historian Bill Schelly, San Diego's Comickaze Comics store owner Robert Scott, gag cartoonist Skip Sedore, *Schoolhouse Rock animation singer Jack Sheldon, Mad writer Larry Siegel, Walt Disney archivist Dave Smith, "Judge Dredd" artist Ron Smith, Tom Spurgeon, Ted Stearn, female underground cartoonist Leslie Sternbergh, Patrick Tandiang, Greg Theakston, Percy Crosby's daughter and defender Joan Tibbetts, Lucca Comics Festival manager Rinaldo Traini, Tomi Ungerer, Saint Just Le Martel editorial cartooning festival founder Gérard Vandenbroucke, Washington, DC area fan Ellen Vartanoff, short-time Saturday Evening Post cartoonist Peter Vatsures, British animator Richard Williams, collector Malcolm Willits, Gahan Wilson, Kevin Wolf, Mary Zins …
Collection of Frank Cho's Jungle Girl coming
Collects All Three Seasons of Frank Cho's 'Jungle Girl' Comics
by Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez on December 30, 2019
When did comic books start having seasons?
Wednesday, January 01, 2020
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "The Other 'Thin Line' Flag"
From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock.
"The Other 'Thin Line' Flag"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2901
820 Americans were shot and killed by police in 2019. Happy New Year.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Monday, December 30, 2019
Michael Cavna's Warped comic
I'm not very good about remembering to read webcomics, but today The Daily Cartoonist linked to Michael Cavna's Warped comic at https://www.gocomics.com/warped, which probably hasn't been mentioned here in quite some time. So go check it out.
International Journal of Comic Art half-price back issue package sale
Beginning January 1, 2020, the International Journal of Comic Art will offer at half-price back issues, when bought as a package. Of the 42 issues published through Vol. 21, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2019, 36 are available for purchase. Out of stock are: Vol. 1, No. 1; 1:2; 4:2; 5:1, 6:2; 7:1. A reprint of 1:1 can be purchased from lulu.com. Tables of contents can be seen at http://www.ijoca.net/
Normally, 36 issues would sell at a total US $ 1,800 for U.S. institutions; U.S. $810 for individuals in the U.S.; U.S. $2,160 for outside of U.S. institutions; U.S. $1,080 for foreign individuals.
With a 50 percent discount, the prices for 36 issues are:
U.S. Institutions: US $900 + postage
U.S. Individuals: US $405 + postage
Foreign Institutions: US $1,080 + postage
Foreign Individuals: US $540 + postage
There are limited numbers available of some very early issues; they will be offered on a first-come basis.
Orders should be sent to: John A. Lent
IJOCA
669 Ferne Blvd.
Drexel Hill, PA 19026 USA
Payments can be made by checks on a U.S. bank, PayPal, or bank transfer; transfer fees on the latter must be paid by the purchaser.
Big Planet Comics Bethesda's New Years Day SALE!
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Sunday, December 29, 2019
A decade of Nate Beeler cartoons on Cagle's syndicate site
Our formerly local Washington Examiner cartoonists work is at Nate Beeler Decade!
Original comic strips in Smithsonian's American History
Bruce Guthrie sent along this link to scans of original comic strips in the National Museum of American History -- and Warren Bernard pointed out they all came from 1966.
Thus, they must be from the Calvacade of American Comics exhibit that we've previously written about here.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
The Post's obituary for Peanuts animator Lee Mendelson
Lee Mendelson, producer of TV's 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' dies at 86
Percy Crosby's daughter, and defender, Joan Tibbetts has died
Today's Washington Post has a very minor obituary for Joan Tibbetts, a local woman who fiercely defended the reputation of her father Percy Crosby, and his strip Skippy.
Joan Tibbetts, estate administrator
Washington Post December 28 2019
I think everyone who wrote about comics in the DC area was probably contacted at one time or another by Mrs. Tibbetts. I certainly was. Her father's creation is probably best recalled now as an inspiration for Peanuts, but it was very popular in the 1920s and he was a millionaire from it. The Post obituary links to a 1979 article on the trip and her father.
Cartoonist's Daughter Hopes Dad's 'Skippy' Will Be Born Again
Friday, December 27, 2019
Liz Montague's favorite New Yorker cartoons.
New Yorker Cartoonists Pick Their Favorite Cartoons
Selections from Edward Koren, Liza Donnelly, Zachary Kanin, and more.
Latest Liz at Large comic in City Paper
Liz At Large: "Great"
Here's some positivity to get you through the holidays.
Liz Montague
Dec 23, 2019
LoC blog focuses on Gasoline Alley in Comic Art exhibit.
"Comic Art" Exhibition: Exploring the History of a Beloved Format
Library of Congress Picture This blog December 27, 2019
by Melissa Lindberg
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