Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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The artist creator is not the art, says Wash Post columnist


FWIW, I agree.

Opinion: Joss Whedon shows what happens when a fandom attaches to an artist over art

By Sonny Bunch
Contributing columnist
Washington Post January 20, 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/20/joss-whedon-fandom-art-separate-artist/
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Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/25/22

Jean-Claude Mézières, co-creator and influential artist of VALERIAN, passes aged 83

The co-creator and immensely influential French artist of Valerian and Laureline is no more

Dean Simons

01/24/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/jean-claude-mezieres-co-creator-and-influential-artist-of-valerian-passes-aged-83/

 

Jean-Claude Mezieres Sketches Valérian (Artists Alley) |

SYFY WIRE Dec 9, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60u5mC8_D5E

 

Vol. 1 Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières in conversation with Paul Gravett [Valérian and Laureline]

 Institute Francais

 2017

https://www.culturetheque.com/US/doc/syracuse/7033/vol-1-pierre-christin-and-jean-claude-mezieres-in-conversation-with-paul-gravett

 

Jean-Claude Mézières, dessinateur de « Valérian et Laureline », est mort

Frédéric Potet January 23 2022

https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2022/01/23/bande-dessinee-mort-de-jean-claude-mezieres-dessinateur-de-valerian-et-laureline_6110642_3246.html

 

Interview : Jean-Claude Mézières un art à lui tout seul

Jean-Laurent Truc

20 septembre 2021

https://www.ligneclaire.info/l-art-de-mezieres-251796.html

 

Le décès de Jean-Claude Mézières

Jean-Laurent Truc

23 janvier 2022

https://www.ligneclaire.info/le-deces-de-jean-claude-mezieres-257757.html

 

Le décès de Dimitri créateur du Goulag [Guy Mouminoux]

Jean-Laurent Truc

14 janvier 2022

https://www.ligneclaire.info/deces-de-dimitri-257403.html

 

Interview : Guy Delisle signe un Donjon Monsters avec Trondheim

Jean-Laurent Truc

19 novembre 2021

https://www.ligneclaire.info/donjon-monsters-254553.html

 

Interview : Romain Hugault part avec Angela en Corée dans Mig Madness qui sort en mars 2022

Jean-Laurent Truc

21 octobre 2021

https://www.ligneclaire.info/romain-hugault-2022-253459.html

 

Interview : Michel Koeniguer raconte le combat des Français de la Charlemagne à Berlin en 1945

Jean-Laurent Truc

12 juin 2019

https://www.ligneclaire.info/michel-koeniguer-87191.html

 

All eyes on Joe Biden: The characters in the White House's world, one year in

Illustration by Steve Brodner

Jan. 20, 2022

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/interactive/2022/joe-biden-steve-brodner-year-one/

 

Sherman's lacuna [Sherman Lagoon]

Ron Brandt, Alexandria

Letters to the Editor

Washington Post January 22 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/21/readers-critique-post-dont-otherize-kazakhstanis/

 

At the end of our rope [editorial cartoon size]

Marjorie A. Harelick, Arlington

Letters to the Editor

Washington Post January 22 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/21/readers-critique-post-dont-otherize-kazakhstanis/

 

Valiant Comics Announces Prices on Its Debut NFT Releases

For the price of a single Valiant NFT, you could buy every Valiant comic for a year.

Billy Henehan

01/24/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/valiant-comics-announces-prices-on-its-upcoming-nft-releases/

 

The Future Is Black, Not Bleak [The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry]

January 22, 2022   •   By David Michael Jamison

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-future-is-black-not-bleak/

 

Ray Thompson Papers: An inventory of his Papers at Syracuse University

Special Collections Research Center,

Syracuse University Libraries

2006

https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/t/thompson_r.htm

 

A Note From Patrick: January 2022

Patrick McDonnell

https://mutts.com/blogs/news/a-note-from-patrick-january-2022

 

Isle of Elsi Patreon Podcast - Episode 25 - Ryan Claytor

Alec Longstreth

Jan 4, 2022

https://www.patreon.com/posts/isle-of-elsi-25-60557087

 

A Hunter's Tale – An Interview with Ryan Claytor

Morgan Quaid,

  January 23, 2022  : super serious comics

https://superseriouscomics.com/a-hunters-tale-an-interview-with-ryan-claytor/

 

Wayne's Comics Podcast #520: Interview with Ryan Claytor

By Wayne Hall on January 23, 2022 0 Comments

http://majorspoilers.com/2022/01/23/waynes-comics-podcast-520-interview-with-ryan-claytor/

http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/WComics520.mp3

 

A Family Brought Together by Pigeons and Eyeball-Filled Jars

Joanna Quinn and Les Mills

Released on 12/09/2021

https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/the-new-yorker-shorts-a-family-brought-together-by-pigeons-and-eyeball-filled-jars

 

Sergio García Sánchez's "Modern Life"

The artist talks about how his visits to museums inspire him to create.

By Françoise Mouly

Art by Sergio García Sánchez

January 24, 2022

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2022-01-31

 

Farrago Funnies: Fay King, Prize-Fighting Cartoonist

By R.C. Harvey, January 6, 2022

https://www.humortimes.com/97686/fay-king-cartoonist/

 

"There Really Doesn't Seem to Be Anything We Can't Overcome": Shops on a Big, Bonkers Year in Comics Retail

By David Harper

January 18, 2022

https://sktchd.com/longform/there-really-doesnt-seem-to-be-anything-we-cant-overcome-shops-talk-the-big-bonkers-2021-in-comics-retail/

 

On an Enormous Year for Big Bang Comics, from the Shop Itself

Or, How Big Bang Comics Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Lockdown

By Bruno Batista

January 18, 2022

https://sktchd.com/longform/on-a-enormous-year-for-big-bang-comics-from-the-shop-itself/

 

Old Dogs & New Tricks #1: How to Open an All-Ages Comic Shop

01/24/2022 

By Jason Mojica

https://www.comicsbeat.com/how-to-open-an-all-ages-comic-shop-during-a-pandemic/

 

The Importance of June 16th to James Joyce, And a New Graphic Biography of the Famously Obtuse Writer [James Joyce: Portrait of a Dubliner, Alfonso Zapico]

R.C. Harvey | January 24, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/the-importance-of-june-16th-to-james-joyce-and-a-new-graphic-biography-of-the-famously-obtuse-writer/

 

The Past 15 Years, in Political Cartoons

For POLITICO's 15th anniversary, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Matt Wuerker picks his favorite sketches of the past decade-and-a-half chronicling American politics.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/23/matt-wuerker-15-years-cartoons-527625

 

Vital Lines Drawn From Books: Difficult Feelings in Alison Bechdel's Fun Home and Are You My Mother?

Heike Bauer

Journal of Lesbian Studies , 18:266–281, 2014

https://www.academia.edu/8825290/Vital_Lines_Drawn_From_Books_Difficult_Feelings_in_Alison_Bechdels_Fun_Home_and_Are_You_My_Mother

 

The Role of Editorial Cartoons in Democratisation Process in Nigeria: A Study of Selected Works of Three Nigerian Cartoonists

Ganiyu A JIMOH. ( Jimga )

University of Lagos 2010

https://www.academia.edu/3095459/The_Role_of_Editorial_Cartoons_in_Democratisation_Process_in_Nigeria_A_Study_of_Selected_Works_of_Three_Nigerian_Cartoonists

 

Theater Talk: Al Hirschfeld and Art Spiegelman (Entire Episode) [2001]

Jul 29, 2013

Theater Talk Archive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWbKYUiIlNM

 

 

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Monday, January 24, 2022

Wuerker reflects on fifteen years

The Past 15 Years, in Political Cartoons

For POLITICO's 15th anniversary, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Matt Wuerker picks his favorite sketches of the past decade-and-a-half chronicling American politics.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/23/matt-wuerker-15-years-cartoons-527625

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John Kramer's OTHER newsletter project

New_ Public is a partnership between the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas, Austin, and the National Conference on Citizenship, and was incubated by New America.
 
And here's a post about Josh and the other main newsletter writer -

Get to Know New_ Public’s Newsletter Writers

 
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PR: Small Press Expo 2022 Show Update



Friends,

The Small Press Expo will return, live and in person, September 17-18, 2022.

It feels really good to share those words with you.

It would feel even better to say that the pandemic (and all the concern and uncertainty it brings with it) is behind us. It would feel really, really good to be able to say those words. 

But we're not there yet.

So, before getting into the details of our 2022 exhibitor registration process along with some attendee information, we want to share a little bit about where we stand with regard to COVID-19 safety precautions.

COVID-19 AND SPX

SPX plans to take a variety of measures to help ensure that we can provide as safe an environment as possible for our exhibitors, guests, and attendees. For this year's in-person show, SPX will have the following COVID protocols in place:

For SPX Volunteers and Staff

  • Volunteers and staff must provide proof of vaccination to participate onsite
  • Volunteers and staff must abide by social distancing measures while on shift
  • Masks will be mandatory in all indoor SPX spaces, except while eating or drinking

For Exhibitors and Special Guests

  • Exhibitors must provide proof of vaccination to receive their SPX badge
  • Exhibitors will be limited 2 people per table allowed on the floor at any one time
  • Masks will be mandatory in all indoor SPX spaces, except while eating or drinking

For Attendees

  • Attendees must provide proof of vaccination to receive their badge
  • Masks will be mandatory in all indoor SPX spaces, except while eating or drinking
  • We are exploring the possible use of timed attendee tickets to help alleviate crowding

Additional Measures Under Consideration

The risks, and risk factors, for COVID-19 have continued to evolve and, with many months until showtime, it is likely that our safety measures will need to evolve as well. We will update the SPX community periodically with our status for both the show and our COVID protocols.


Over the next few months, we will explore whether we should require a negative COVID test within 48 hours of SPX as a condition of attending the show. We know that both rapid antigen (at home) tests and PCR (lab reviewed) tests are costly and hard to come by in many locations. We will assess the additional margin of safety these measures could provide against the practicality and feasibility of their use.

We will also work with the Marriott over the course of the next several months to ensure the availability of sanitization supplies and masks, as well as the necessary equipment and logistical planning to enable proper social distancing in our meeting rooms, lines, etc.

COVID-19 AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY

One positive with regard to the pandemic is that SPX takes place in Montgomery County, Maryland, one of the most highly vaccinated areas in the United States. 

Based in part on these high vaccination numbers, currently, the Montgomery County Department of Health and the State of Maryland are allowing large functions at the Marriott, with mask wearing required except in the small breakout rooms and eating areas.

We will remain engaged with the Montgomery County Health Department on our plans for SPX 2022. Barring a decision from the county to halt large events such as ours, we feel confident in our ability to move forward with the show, and in your ability to plan accordingly. 

EXHIBITORS KEY DATES

Following is our planned schedule for opening table registration for SPX 2022:

March 4 - Invitations to publishers and creators sent
March 20 - Table lottery opens
March 28 - Table lottery closes
Week of April 4 - Lottery winners contacted
Mid-April - Hotel room block information sent to all table holders

We have not yet determined the timeframe to provide payment for exhibitor tables. We expect May at the earliest and we'll confirm the date with everyone by the first of March.

ATTENDEE INFORMATION

  • Advance tickets will go on sale no earlier than late June, with availability dependent upon the state of the pandemic.
  • For those attendees coming from out of town, the hotel room block will be made available the first week in May.
  • We may limit room capacities for panels and workshops. Sign-up forms for workshops will be available in August. 


GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER

The return of SPX has been a long time coming. Thank you for sticking with us and supporting us. We are, as you know, a small team who volunteer our time year-round to make the Small Press Expo possible. Your kind words and encouragement, even as we have all struggled through the last few years, have been incredibly meaningful. 

We are glad to be back. And we can't wait to see you.

Stay safe and hope to see you in September,
The SPX Executive Committee
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.
Small Press Expo
P.O. Box 5704
Bethesda, Maryland
20824
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