Kent State: Recreating History with Comics from the Small Press Expo Author Series
Derf Backderf
Sep 22, 2023
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Storybox Comics Fair in photos
Held in a brewery in Silver Spring in August, this event organized by Adam Griffiths introduced me to several local cartoonists (who are being featured in interviews), as well as including some DC Conspiracy favorites, and Box Brown.
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| Hobbes Holluck |
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| Jeremy and Ashley Vinar |
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| Matt Bormet of People's Book |
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| Brandon J. Wallace talking up his work |
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| Anna Selheim |
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| Box Brown |
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| Art Hondros |
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| Dale Rawlings with a page I bought |
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| Michael Auger with a painting I bought |
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| of Black Jack Press |
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| Athena Naylor |
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| Adam Griffiths |
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| Lee Strawberry |
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| Brandon J. Wallace |
STORYBOX Offsite Comics Fair
August 12 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Book signing with STORYBOX Comics Fair Special Guest Box Brown. Books from Box’s entire catalog will be available for purchase from Peoples Book Takoma! Lots of cool presenters!
Venue
- Denizen’s Brewing Company
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1115 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
That darn Dana Summers
Send the prejudicial cartoon back to the drawing board [in print as Send prejudicial toon back to the drawing board; Dana Summers; letter]. Robert J. Latham, and Ralph A. Simmons Washington Post (September 23 2023): A15.online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/22/9-11-never-forget-trump-maryland-deion-sanders/
Dana Summers's Sept. 13 Drawing Board cartoon was ageist. I read The Post in the morning before I go to work. And I, too, am old.
It is a falsehood that older Americans are too tired to engage in the critical issues and would rather go to bed than think.
Robert J. Latham, Ellicott City
Dana Summers's Sept. 13 Drawing Board cartoon was an insult to President Biden based solely on his age. Unfortunately, this cartoon reflected a general fixation in the media on the president's age instead of his achievements.
Please stop encouraging age discrimination and focus on the merits and demerits of the candidates.
Ralph A. Simmons, Reston
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with Lee Strawberry
StoryBox Comics Fair, organized by Adam Griffiths, was held recently in a brewery in Silver Spring, MD. Along with some stalwarts of the DC Conspiracy, I met some local cartoonists new to me. Lee Strawberry (aka Ashley Sowell) attended in a eye-catching pink booth, and agreed to answer our usual questions.
What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
I make slice of life comics about mental health, emotions, and bubble tea!
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
I use Procreate, an ipad app. I highly recommend it!
When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
I was born in the late 90s!
Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
I grew up in Alexandria, and moved closer to Dulles airport.
What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
I have a BFA in art and visual technology, with a new media focus.
Who are your influences?
I’m not sure, I watched a lot of Cartoon Network growing up, but my current style doesn’t reflect that as much as it used to.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
I would try and archive my comics properly, right now they just live on my iPad and the only reason I know the date I made them is from when I posted them on Instagram. If I ever expand to host my comics on its own site, it’ll be a bit of a headache to get all my old comics on there!
What work are you best-known for?
I make a lot of animations and mashups, and those get pretty popular. I like to mix different songs together to change the meaning of them, I think it’s silly!
What work are you most proud of?
I made a tutorial on how to draw black people, I made it to encourage inclusivity within the online art space. It inspired a lot of beginner artists to expand and try new things by including black features within their artwork!
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
I want to make more physical comics, right now my stuff is mainly on Instagram, I just want to branch out and have my work be more tangible.
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
I do something completely different. Right now I’m in a bit of a rut, so I decided to start a full color animation project.
What do you think will be the future of your field?
There’s so much potential for comics, I’m not sure where it’d go at the moment..jpg)
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Awesome Con, or others? Any comments about attending them?
This year I went to:
Eaglecon Jr. - Fredericksburg, VA - September 16, 2023
Fairfax Comic Con - Chantilly, VA - August 26-27 2023
Storybox Comics Fair - Silver Spring, MD - August 12 2023
Cosplay World - Richmond VA - August 5-6 2023
Otakon - Washington, DC - July 28-30 2023
Awesome Con - Washington, DC - June 16-18 2023
Tidewater Comic Con - Virginia Beach, VA - May 20-21 2023
Garden Gnome Zine Fair - Lynchburg, VA - April 22 2023
Big Lick Comic Con NOVA: Chantilly, VA - April 15-16, 2023
Capital Art Book Fair: Eastern Market North Hall - April 1-2 2023 
I’m not sure where to start with the cons I’ve been to, each one is a brand new experience! I recently started making comics about my convention adventures, that I hope to make into a comic book in the future.
What comic books do you read regularly or recommend? Do you have a local store?
I really like collecting zines, I go as an attendee or tabler to events like Small Press Expo, Richmond Zine Fest, etc. to collect more zines. The most recent zine I’ve really liked is called Kid Internet by Shannon Spence. It’s a really colorful zine, and has some nostalgic aspects to it as well!
What's your favorite thing about DC?
The metro system is amazing, It’s always on time and the app is super useful.
Least favorite?
The traffic is hell. I’d rather take the metro into DC!
What monument or museum do you like to take visitors to?
The Natural History museum is fun! I haven’t been in a while but it’s so cool, I’ll have to go again soon.
How about a favorite local restaurant?
Jinya! It’s a ramen bar in the DMV area that has a reeeally good non alcoholic strawberry lychee drink that I love so much!
Do you have a website or blog?
Yes!
https://Leestrawberry.com
How has the COVID-19 outbreak affected you, personally and professionally?
I think it gave me more time to sit inside and focus on making art.
I don’t go out with friends as often as I used to, but my friend circle has also changed so it could be that as well.
Alex Lupp, Erin Lisette and Jade Feng Lee at Fantom Comics for Sand launch party
The trio appeared for the Sand series which Alex writes and Erin and Jade have drawn an issue of. I apparently missed them at SPX. Sand: Of Wolf and Prey is the new comic by Alex and Erin. The first issue was Sand: The Tale of Luc and San by Alex and Jade. Issue three is being planned. Erin and Alex will be at MICE next weekend.
Jade designed the toast logo for Fantom Comics. Erin designed the new pride one.
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 9/22/2023
Oni's Man From Maybe #1 Published With Surprise Word Balloon Variants
The Man From Maybe #1 is the new Shaky Kane comic from Oni Press, announced back at San Diego Comic-Con with Jordan Thomas.
21 Sep 2023
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/onis-man-from-maybe-1-published-with-surprise-word-balloon-variants/
Baltimore Comic-Con in Photos Part II
Scoop September 22 2023
https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1018?ArticleID=270406
Japan Seeks to Preserve Original Manga Drawings; New Organization Aims to Collect, Store 360,000 Pieces
By Tsukuru Ikeda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
September 19, 2023
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/manga-anime/20230919-137598/
Printed Manga Have Own Appeal Distinct from Digital Versions; Offer Insights Into Japan Publishing, Child-Related Culture
The Yomiuri Shimbun
1:00 JST, September 20, 2023
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/manga-anime/20230920-137602/
Studio Ghibli to Become Subsidiary of Japan's Nippon TV
By Ramin Zahed
September 21, 2023
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/09/studio-ghibli-to-become-subsidiary-of-japans-nippon-tv/
OIAF: Panel Discusses How to Thrive During Downturns in the Animation Business
By Ramin Zahed
September 21, 2023
Gallery-By-The-Sea to present Pet Projects exhibit [ Lisa Rothstein]
by Dave Schwab
https://sdnews.com/gallery-by-the-sea-to-present-pet-projects-exhibit/
INTERVIEW: Returning to KINGDOM COME with Mark Waid
The "Heir to the Kingdom" KINGDOM COME prequel storyline launches next month in BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #20.
09/22/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/mark-waid-worlds-finest-kingdom-come-interview-dc-comics/
Email Newsletters including Patreon, Substack, and Others - An IJOCA Reference Guide
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/p/email-newsletters-including-patreon.html
Comic Art Academic Monograph Publishers - An IJOCA Reference Guide
https://ijoca.blogspot.com/p/comic-art-academic-monograph-publishers.html
RightStufAnime.com to Shut Down, Migrate to Crunchyroll Store
Longtime anime and manga online retailer gets folded into Crunchyroll
09/22/2023
https://www.comicsbeat.com/rightstufanime-com-to-shut-down-migrate-to-crunchyroll-store/
Dancin' In September – This Week's Links
Clark Burscough | September 22, 2023
https://www.tcj.com/dancin-in-september-this-weeks-links/
Off Panel #417: How Fascinating with Jenn Haines
David Harper
Sep 18, 2023
https://sktchd.libsyn.com/offpanel417-how-fascinating-with-jenn-haines
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sktchd/Jenn_Haines_2023.mp3
September 21, 2023
Farewell to a Poor Bastard
Joe Matt (1963–2023) made hilarious comedy of his own misery.
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/joe-matt-cartoonist-obituary/
No Ordinary Joe [Joe Matt].
Ryan C. Carey
Four Color Apocalypse September 19 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/no-ordinary-joe-89533646
What Drove Popeye to the Picket Line: The Story of "Fleischer's Animated News"
September 19, 2023 • By Paul Morton
Eunsoo Jeong, Sept 19, 2023 [aka Eunsoo Jeong: Translating Immigration Journey through Comics]
New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium
367, Sep 20, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcMJVDnZbsQ
Ep 103: What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi + Garfield + Heathcliff
Mangasplaining, September 19, 2023
https://www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-103-whats-michael-by-makoto-kobayashi-garfield-heathcliff/
The Red and the Orange: PW Talks with Edel Rodriguez
By Cheryl Klein
Sep 15, 2023
Comics at the (Digital) Library: An Interview with Libby's Comic Book Expert
By Elias Rosner | September 19th, 2023
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/comics-libby/
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus returns: Here are the special guests, events
Peter Tonguette
Special to The Columbus Dispatch
Crafting Psychological BL Manga with Kyoko Aiba
by Toni Sun, Sep 17th 2023
Manga as "Popular Culture"? – Implications of English and Japanese Terminology
Jaqueline Berndt
2023 (English)In: Orientaliska Studier, ISSN 0345-8997, no 174, p. 7-26
online at https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1797720/FULLTEXT01.pdf
The space of 'betwixt and between': liminality and activism in Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's Grass (2019)
Khushboo Verma & Nagendra Kumar
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 14 Sep 2023
https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2023.2254846
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21504857.2023.2254846
'There were days I felt empty': care, affect, and graphic medicine
Sathyaraj Venkatesan & Livine Ancy A
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 12 Sep 2023
https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2023.2252395
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1472586X.2023.2252395
Comics Anthropocenes: visualizing multiple space-times in Anglophone speculative comics
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 10 Sep 2023
https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2023.2253897
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2023.2253897
Rob Williams and PJ Holden talk their Judge Dredd story in '2000 AD' new "jump on" issue
September 21, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/09/21/2000-ad-jump-on-interview/
Jordan Thomas, Shaky Kane introduce us to 'The Man From Maybe'
September 21, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/09/21/the-man-from-maybe-qa/
X-Men Monday #220 – Christos Gage Talks 'Original X-Men' #1
September 18, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/09/18/x-men-monday-christos-gage-original-x-men/
Michael Dialynas on crafting post-apocalyptic cottage-core fairytale 'Zawa + The Belly of the Beast'
September 19, 2023
https://aiptcomics.com/2023/09/19/zawa-michael-dialynas-qa/
The Man Who Knows Fear: Imposter Syndrome and Horror with D.G. Chichester
September 18, 2023
by Chloe Maveal
Waiting For The Check: In Conversation With Eddie Campbell, Again
September 22, 2023
by Chloe Maveal
https://www.thegutterreview.com/waiting-for-the-check-in-conversation-with-eddie-campbell-again/
Coppa, Francesca. 2023. Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero, edited by Anna F. Peppard [book review]. Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 40. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2023.2415.
https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/2415
https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/2415/3089
Anna F. Peppard, editor. Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero. Austin: University of Texas Press. 2020, hardcover, $60.00 (374pp) ISBN 9781477321607.
An American Fever Dream: Violence and Freedom in Jamie Hewlett's Fireball
September 12, 2023
INTERVIEW: Daniel Warren Johnson talks TRANSFORMERS
9/22/2023
By Jim McDermott
https://www.comicsbeat.com/daniel-warren-johnson-transformers/
In Wonder City: Chantal Montellier's vision of the future.
Laila Lalami
September 18, 2023
This article appears in the October 2/9, 2023 issue.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/chantal-montellier-social-fictions/
Mariko and Jillian Tamaki on the Cost of Roaming
The duo's previous book was banned extensively. But their latest graphic novel is their freest tale yet
by Gabrielle Drolet Updated 15:36, Sep. 19, 2023 | Published 6:30, Sep. 15, 2023
https://thewalrus.ca/mariko-and-jillian-tamaki-roaming/
In Roaming, a Friends Trip to New York City Has Queer Consequences
Jillian and Mariko Tamaki talk to Them about their new graphic novel collaboration.
September 18, 2023
https://www.them.us/story/mariko-and-jillian-tamaki-roaming-graphic-novel-interview
Love, identity and ambition take center stage in 'Roaming'
September 18, 2023
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/18/1200101308/lbook-review-jillian-tamaki-mariko-tamaki-graphic-novel-roaming
A High-Water Mark in American Mass Culture
Ernie Bushmiller's long-running comic strip, Nancy, helped establish the way we think visually.
By Sam Thielman
September 21, 2023,
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/09/nancy-ernie-bushmiller-three-rocks-biography/675377/
1992: Art Spiegelman on the CREATION of MAUS | The Late Show | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive
Jul 14, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE7uRyQxM1U
Robert Crumb and Art Spiegelman
David Zwirner
Sep 6, 2023 DIALOGUES 3 (9;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meErq3DKTNk
Before Se7en, David Fincher nearly sunk his teeth into Blade
A recurring character in comic book cinema, David S. Goyer tells The Happy Sad Confused podcast about developing Blade with Fincher
September 22 2023
https://www.avclub.com/before-se7en-david-fincher-nearly-sunk-his-teeth-into-1850863576
Meet a DMV Cartoonist: A Chat with Jeremy Vinar
by Mike Rhode
September 22, 2023
https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2023/09/202309meet-dmv-cartoonist-chat-with-jeremy-vinar.html
Art Spiegelman interview on "Maus" (1996)
Manufacturing Intellect
Jul 7, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEsyyTQ_Fs
The Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Marcia Alvar
UW Video May 2, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLVG3GNvHkU
Charles M. Schulz interview on Peanuts (1997)
Manufacturing Intellect
Jul 23, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQBBt_PR9VE
UCLA Library Receives $4.2M Political Cartoon Collection
by Contributing Editor
MyNewsLA.com September 19, 2023
https://mynewsla.com/education/2023/09/19/ucla-library-receives-4-2m-political-cartoon-collection/
The American Dream at the End of Old Hollywood in Sammy Harkham's Blood of the Virgin
Scott Cederlund
From Cover to Cover Sep 21, 2023
https://www.fromcovertocover.com/blood-of-the-virgin-by-sammy-harkham/
Friday, September 22, 2023
Sept 23-24 Tom King at Third Eye Comics
WONDER WOMAN #1 launch signing with writer TOM KING at College Park (9/23) and Annapolis (9/24)
we've got a super signing coming up to kick off the Amazon's new DAWN OF DC era in WONDER WOMAN #1 this September!
Joining us for this huge series debut is superstar writer TOM KING who's delivered tons of awesome character redefining DC stories like Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow, Heroes in Crisis, Batman (Rebirth) & MORE!
And with a series this big you know we had to make a double feature Wonder Woman weekend out of it! You've got two chances to catch Tom King on SAT 9/23 at Third Eye College Park or SUN 9/24 at Third Eye Annapolis!
Sept 23: Benjamin Percy signing at Third Eye Annapolis
Third Eye Faithful, get ready for a deadly new series – it's the galaxies greatest hunter vs the best at what he does and only one can survive this brutal battle in PREDATOR VS WOLVERINE #1! And we're so hype for this epic new pop-culture crossover that we're bringing in the writer BENJAMIN PERCY to sign some copies for you! Join in on all fun at Third Eye ANNAPOLIS this September 9/23/23!
And Percy has another epic Marvel series dropping in August – Don't sleep on GHOST RIDER / WOLVERINE WEAPONS OF VENGEANCE!
Meet a DMV Cartoonist: A Chat with Jeremy Vinar
StoryBox Comics Fair, organized by Adam Griffiths, was held recently in a brewery in Silver Spring, MD. Along with some stalwarts of the DC Conspiracy, I met some local cartoonists new to me. Jeremy Vinar, and his wife Ashley of Perilous Adventures Studios were selling collections of their comics. Ashley is the writer of their new book, Roll Your Way, while Jeremy is the cartoonist behind it and the studio's other comics.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or
change?
Outside of our own work, it would be amazing to fulfill that
childhood dream of drawing a comic for Marvel someday. I imagine that is
the dream of most people who are my age.
What comic books do you read regularly or recommend? Do you
have a local store?
Do you have a website or blog?
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