Wednesday, April 22, 2020

ArtInsights Gallery on The Iron Giant and The Little Mermaid


Our 1990 The Little Mermaid Original Production Cels Collection

PR: Beyond Comics Wednesday Evening Live Sale & Auction!




Beyond Comics
LIVE FACEBOOK SALE & AUCTION!

Wednesday, April 22th
7:30pm to 9:00pm



Here's What Is Different
These cabinets are filled with discount comic book sets. Already marked down below SRP. We will be going through these "live" selling them "First Come."

In between we will be auctioning some old collectibles.

We will also be offering some of the new product we received just before the lock down as well as since.


Auction Items!
OLD MERCHANDISE & TOYS

Auction Will Be A Little On The Fly!

Expect Some Fun Stuff!
Check Out Our Online Stores For Additional Items!
Beyond Comics

Gaithersburg - Frederick
We take great pride in carrying the most amazing selection of statues, action figures, toys, and random comic merchandise to be found anywhere.
Beyond Comics | 5632 Buckeystown Pike: Frederick, MD - - , 18749 B N. Frederick Rd, Gaithersburg, 

Robert Elder on his visit to Amazing Fantasy in Library of Congress last summer

A Holy Grail in the Library of Congress: Visiting Steve Ditko's Amazing Fantasy #15 Original Artwork

Third Eye Comics PR: It's Comic Book Wednesday (with NEW COMICS!)



WHAT'S NEW AT THIRD EYE FOR WEDNESDAY 4/22/20!
Hey Third Eye Faithful!

It's true: new comics have begun trickling back into Third Eye! It's a gradual return, with the publishers getting product to us -- but it's a start, and guess what: mid-May, all publishers should be back on a normal ship schedule!

We're pumped, and we hope you take a chance on some of these series you may not have already read!

PLUS: some great new graphic novels are hitting too!

Read on, and get stoked!

And, don't forget: we've got lots of options to get you the good from HOME DELIVERY TO MAIL ORDER AND MORE! You can read about those here.
This Week's Highlights
Check out our spotlights on comics and graphic novels we think you'll love -- and order for mail order or pick-up!
New Funko POPs - in stock now!
Order all the new toys, statues & other Merch we got in this week for mail order or home delivery!
Buy Third Eye Battle Bonds & Help Third Eye win the Fight for Fun!
Find out how you can help support Third Eye during the COVID-19 crisis!
FREE Flat Rate $5 Shipping!
Not local? Can't make it to the shop? Hit the link below to browse our site or email steve@thirdeyecomics.com to put together an order!
Third Eye Comics | thirdeyecomics.com | Annapolis, MD 21401
Third Eye Comics | 209 CHINQUAPIN ROUND RD, SUITE 200, Annapolis, MD 21401 thirdeyecomics.com

Monday, April 20, 2020

Post cartoonist Nick Galifianakis gone digital?

For about 2 weeks now, Nick's cartoons for the Washington Post's advice column have been in color and appear to be digital. This is quite a departure for the artist, who traditionally had worked in pen and ink for decades.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Capitalism is the Pandemic"


From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock -

"Capitalism is the Pandemic"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2977

One in solidarity with the May Day general strikes being planned in the US, inspired by graffiti spotted in Chicago about a week and a half ago.

Special thanks to @redfishstream on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/redfishstream/status/1248989182854217730

Cavna on new Black women cartoonists on the comics page

Newspaper comics hardly ever feature black women as artists. But two new voices have arrived.

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Barbara Dale's coronavirus cartoons




Baltimore cartoonist Barbara Dale did a couple of cartoons about COVID-19 on Facebook, and then put them on Zazzle and is selling prints of them. I asked her to say something about them for us.




I've worn the same red robe for three weeks. I no longer believe in underwear. My hair is reminding me that I'm old. It's hard to breathe through a mask. Disinfecting the mail is ridiculous, but I've done it. Clutching chocolate is a comfort.






I feel still, isolated, sad and only temporarily safe inside my four walls, while outside the numbers of dying continue to grow. I put Trump on top, all a flutter, to contrast the stillness of the bottom part of the poster. He's cruelty manic, pointing at everybody but himself to blame. A whirling dervish. 

I think the bottom part of the poster, with the person inside the house surrounded by dead, is a good image unto itself and I'll explore that further. 

KAL's "Satire can save us all" on Facebook - 1 month of episodes are up

Kallaugher, Kevin "KAL". 2020.
Satire can save us all [Episode 4]

Satire can save us all [Episode 3]
April 7? 2020

Satire can save us all [Episode 2]
March 31? 2020

Satire can save us all [Episode 1]
Mar 24, 2020

Sarah Boxer on Person Place Thing - Episode 299 (with Jill Sobule)

Sarah Boxer emailed me a few days ago, and I apologize that this fell in the cracks -

This podcast, episode 299 of Randy Cohen's show, Person Place Thing, featuring me and Jill Sobule, was recorded in New York City, on February 13, 2020, B.C. (Before Covid). https://personplacething.org/episode-299-sarah-boxer/

Jill had just come back from Thailand with a cough. Yet we hugged. That used to be a thing. She lost her voice and got it back. We knew she would. The audience was packed like sardines into the auditorium of NYPSI, the NY Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. We talked, we laughed, and we sang within spitting distance of one another. True story. What we had that evening is part of a lost world. 

You can hear it any time as a podcast at PersonPlaceThing.org (go to the archive; it's under the Bs for Boxer). Or download it free at iTunes.   

I am staying at home at sarahboxer.weebly.com
But my books are still out and about, on Amazon, at Politics and Prose

Stay well, stay sane, stay at home! xo, Sarah




Saturday, April 18, 2020

Virtual Screening - Animezing!: Modest Heroes






Enjoy a FREE Children's Day virtual screening from the JICC!
Enjoy a FREE Children's Day virtual screening from the JICC!
JICC Logo
Animezing!: Modest Heroes
Images: © 2018 STUDIO PONOC


Watch Online on Thursday, April 30 at 4:00 PM

The JICC: Japan Information & Culture Center Embassy of Japan is excited to present a virtual screening in honor of Children's Day on May 5! This is also the first time we are presenting an anthology of Japanese short films with English audio so that younger audience members can enjoy our special program as well. Registration on Eventbrite is open to all. 
Image Courtesy of Sozai Library

Studio Ponoc, the new animation studio founded by two-time Academy Award®-nominee Nishimura Yoshiaki (The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There) and featuring many artists from the venerable Studio Ghibli, made an immediate splash last year with its acclaimed debut film Mary and The Witch's Flower.

Animezing!: Modest Heroes Animezing!: Modest Heroes
Animezing!: Modest Heroes Animezing!: Modest Heroes
Studio Ponoc returns this year with Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1, an ambitious anthology of three thrilling tales created by some of the greatest talents working in Japanese animation today.
Together, the stories explore ideas of heroism in everyday life, and the infinite potential of the short film format allows the directors and Studio Ponoc to experiment with breathtaking visuals and gorgeous fantasy worlds in this unforgettable short film showcase.

With English Audio | PG | 2018 | 54 min | Directed by YONEBAYASHI Hiromasa, MOMOSE Yoshiyuki, and YAMASHITA Akihiko

Registration required
Animezing!: Modest Heroes
"These are all truly stories of modest heroes, their little braveries filling the screen..."
— Austin Chronicle


Trailer for Animezing!: Modest Heroes



Viewers will also receive a digital JICC educational packet with fun activities they can try at home with their children!

Virtual Screening


Animezing!: Modest Heroes:

Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1



Thursday, April 30 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Hosted online by 
the
JICC: Japan Information & Culture Center,
Embassy of Japan 

Enjoy a JICC screening from home!

This event is free and open to the public, however registration through EventBrite is required in order to receive an exclusive access code to the virtual screening via follow-up email.A digital JICC educational packet with activities will also be included.

In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp.

Online program begins at 4:00 PM.

The film will be streamed during this time frame and 
the link will expire after the screening ends.
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