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Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Jan 12: Gale Galligan for "Fresh Start" at People's Book in Takoma Park, MD
WaPo forgoes best editorial cartoons of the year feature?
The Post does not appear to be doing the traditional feature, which dates back decades. Ann Telnaes, Michael Ramirez, and Edith Pritchett appear regularly in the Post, while two other cartoonists may be featured on the weekend. Telnaes is based in DC, Ramirez in Las Vegas, and Pritchett in the UK. Neither a 'best of everyone' or best of Telnaes appeared in print or on the website as far as I can tell.
Matt Wuerker's Best of 2024
Matt Wuerker's Best of 2024
New quantum microchips are raising the possibility that the multiverse, something that was to be found only in comic books and sci-fi, could in fact be real. For those trying to keep up with American politics this isn't really news. We seem to be cracking up, in so many different ways, into different cultural and political tribes, different media eco systems, different political planets. Our parallel universes are now fragmenting into many new galaxies. It makes it hard to keep up and navigate through the nebulous nebulas, the belts of idiocy and bottomless black holes of hubris. We're headed into a whole new political solar system. My mission, as a political cartoonist, is to explore these new uncharted worlds, to seek out new irony and fresh hypocrisies, to boldly go where no other cartoonists have gone before. Here are the latest entries from my cartoon log of the year 2024.
Cavna on Carter cartoons, featuring locals Sara Duke and Matt Wuerker
Political cartoons reveal the evolution of Jimmy Carter's legacy
Cartoonists reflect on satirizing the former president and celebrating his humanitarian work.
January 1, 2025
https://wapo.st/3DFAAo0 - free link
Comic Arts Deaths in 2024
This will be updated as notices continue to come in. The list is an annual feature of the Comics Research Bibliography. Links to obituaries or information on most of these creators can be found in CRB posts here throughout the past year. Updates are marked with *
Deaths in 2024 (with thanks to Bruce Guthrie’s Wikipedia mining, Ramin Zahed’s Animation Magazine list, *DD Degg’s Daily Cartoonist list,) ) included *Lima Ohio’s monthly water bill cartoonist David Adams, Platinum Age comics scholar John Adcock, Thomas Nast biographer John Adler, Shamsuddin H. Akib aka Sham of Singapore, comic collector and Overstreet advisor Bill Alexander, Palestinian artist/cartoonist Mahasen al-Khateeb, Brazilian comic artist Walmir Amaral, British comics consultant Irving Anderson, Hinako Arishara, Yū Asai, Italian comic book artist Sergio Asteriti, Graphic Policy podcaster Steven Attewell, G. Fawzi Baghdadli, Henson Shop creative supervisor David Barrington-Holt, shop owner Adam Barsa, Dan Dare fanzine “Spaceship Away” founder Rod Barzilay, Wildstorm editor Sarah Becker, animator and animation teacher Howard Beckerman, comic book dealer and historian Bob Beerbohm, American animator Peter Bennett, sports and editorial cartoonist Phil Bissell, occasional comics writer Terry Bisson, Sam Blanchard aka Shlepzig, Joyce Brabner, Jacques Bredy, Mark D. Bright, Chance Browne, animator Jan Browning, ‘Backyardigans’ creator Janice Burgess, British colorist John Michael Burns, British animator Emma Calder, Filipino comics artist Carlo J. Caparas, John Cassaday, Italian comics writer and historian Alfredo Castelli, Sergio Bonelli Editore secretary Ornella Castellini, Swiss cartoonist Daniel Ceppi, Marvel Studios art director and production designer Ray Chan, Pierre Christin, British comic artist Andrew Chiu, British comics writer Richmond Clements, co-founder of Bardon - a Barcelona-London comics artists agency Barry Coker, 1950s editorial and sports cartoonist Alex Cook, British comics writer Roger Noel Cook, Canadian animator Curtis James Crawford, British advertising comic Signal artist Roy Cross, voice actor Diane Delano, Jose Delbo, Swiss animator Étienne Delessert, French comics artist Fred Dewilde, Scott Donaldson the inspiration for Bananaman, Starhead Comix and Brownfield Press publisher Michael Dowers, animation artist Shigeko Doyle, animation background designer Maurice Edwards, editorial cartoonist Tom Engelhardt, Jerry Fearing, comic book cover painter Max Fellwalker, Charlie Hebdo webmaster Simon Fieschi, animation background artist Martin Forte, cartoonist and animator Bob Foster, Ramona Fradon, newspaper cartoonist Charles Fredrick, Italian cartoonist Massimiliano Frezzato, Oregon cartoonist Bill Friday, art collector Keif Fromm, Disney animation manager Randy Fukuda, Verotika #9 single issue comic book writer Ray Garton, Disney technical director Christopher W. Gee, Peter Gillis, French cartoonist Christian Godard, animator Brad Goodchild, Ripley’s Believe It or Not artist John Graziano, Adirondack Daily Enterprise cartoonist Phil “Bunk” Griffin, Marvel and DC marketing & licensing executive Francine Grillo, stop motion animator Mark Gustafson, editorial cartoonist Ed Hall, Superman Museum founder Jim Hambrick, Swedish editorial cartoonist Riber Hansson, British socialist cartoonist Alan Hardman, British cartoonist Merrily Harpur, TV animation writer Reid Harrison, anime voice narrator Doc Harris, co-founder of the D.C. Conspiracy Art Haupt, British comic book artist Jon Haward, voice actor and director Dan Hennessey, editorial cartoonist Jack Higgins, Greg Hildebrandt, animation effects and visual development artist Sean Pin Ho, gag cartoonist Wayne Horne, anime and game artist Mutsumi Inomata, African American cartoonist Tim Jackson, animator Jean-Guy Jacques, Heritage Auction vice president Ed Jaster, Galaxy Of Comics comic book store founder Warren Jaycox, Yakari co-creator Job aka André Jobin, Boston Globe sports cartoonist Larry Johnson, André Juillard, Belgian colorist Dina Kathelyn, Disney layout artist Karen Keller, Congolese cartoonist Yves Kulondwa alias Kayene, David Kunzle, pioneering Japanese indie animator Yōji Kuri, Michael Leunig, Washington Post architectural cartoonist Roger K. Lewis, voice actor Rachael Lillis, voice actress Morgan Lofting, colorist Tom Luth, editorial cartoonist Bob Lynch, Simpsons’ Spanish-language voice actor Nancy MacKenzie, British cartoonist Ed MacLachlan, Playboy cartoonist Don Madden, Peter Maddocks, Spanish cartoonist Martí aka Martí Riera Ferrer, Japanese voice actor Taiki Matsuno, Fantagraphics book designer Ryan McCardle, English cartoonist Ed McLachlan, National Lampoon and Mad writer Brian McConnachie, Maryland fan historian Stuart McIntire, animation producer John McKenna, animator Bob McKnight, Disney animation painter Harlene Mears, animation sculptor Kent Melton, Scottish cartoonist John G. Miller, CG animator Mike Milne, animation model designer and storyboard artist David Mink, Canadian animation layout artist Chris Minz (aka Dr. Minz), Bernie Mireault, Canadian editorial cartoonist Ron Moffatt, Karl Moline, animator Don Moore, Razor comic book writer James A. Moore, South African comic book artist Karl Mostert, Japanese voice actor Yasuo Muramatsu, writer of “The Girl Who Sang” Estelle Nadel, Israeli web cartoonist Revital Bornstein known as "Navy Bird", Paul Neary, San Diego Comic-Con volunteer Clydene Nee, clay and sand stop motion animation pioneer Eli Noyes, comic book writer Wes Ochse, ‘Doraemon’ Japanese voice actress Noriko Ohara, Spanish comics artist Jose María Ortiz Tafalla (aka Jaimie Ortiz and J.M Ortiz), Japanese voice of Doraemon Nobuyo Oyama, the Latino Comics Expo co-founder Ricardo Padilla, animation checker Gloria Palter, *Lowell Sun sports cartoonist Leo Panas, Don Perlin, Canadian animator Don Perro, Polish animation director Andrzej Piliczewski, Ed Piskor, Marvel Comics artist Brian Postman, Comicstorian YouTuber Ben Potter, Johnny Mutton creator and animator James Proimos, voice actor Peter Renaday, Disney animation producer Daniel Ridgers, Trina Robbins, Enric Badia Romero (aka Enrique Badía Romero), Comics Journal news editor turned comics scholar John Ronan, French cartoonist Stéphane Rosse, animator Harry Sabin, Russian animation director Vladimir Samsonov, Top Cow VP Elena Salcedo, Japanese manga artist Nanae Sasaya, animator Marty Schwartz, British comics artist Dave Shephard, Disney animation music writer Richard M. Sherman, anime art director and background artist Yukihiro Shibutani, animation assistant director Adam Somner, North Dakota editorial cartoonist Steve Stark, Elena Steier, SILENCE! comics podcast host Mark Stewart aka Amy Poodle, Latvian animator Roze Stiebra, Montreal’s Librairie Astro store owner Paul Stock, British cartoonist Bill Stott, comics writer Frank Strom, animation storyboard artist Michael Swanigan, British “Black” comic autobiography writer Tobias Taitt, Haruo Takahashi, Shojo manga pioneer Macoto Takahashi, Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, Japanese comics-inspired artist Keiichi Tanaami, anime lyricist and Peanuts translator Shuntaro Tanikawa, Japanese voice actress Tarako, cartoonist turned children’s book creator Mike Thaler, Spanish cartoonist Trini Tinturé, science fiction/fantasy artist and underground/overground cartoonist Larry Todd, Akira Toriyama, production director for Disney Publishing Marybeth Tregarthen, Italian comic artist Giorgio Trevisan, Dutch comics artist René Uilenbroek, Japanese voice actor Hideyuki Umezu, Kazuo Umezu, Benoît van Innis, Dutch editor and StripNieuws author Peter van Leersum, comic book cover artist Jeffrey Veregge, Russian animator Marina Voskanyants, Comix Connection co-owner Bill Wahl, Toronto fan artist Taral Wayne, first Marvel UK manager Raymond Wergan, Belgian cartoonist Étienne Willem, lesbian underground cartoonist Mary Wings, editorial cartoonist Don Wright, comic book artist John Wycough, animation writer and voice actor Tom Wyner, Japanese voice actor Eiji Yanagisawa, Japanese manga artist Kazu Yuzuki, Michael Zulli …
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/31/2024
How comics are made [Captain Marvel]
by Robert Arthur
Spot magazine Dec 1942: 31-33
Walt Disney Co.
Donald Duck in Nutzi Land [Der Fuehrer's Face]
Spot magazine Dec 1942: 66-67
Director Masaki Watanabe Discusses Bringing the Retired Hitman Manga, 'Sakamoto Days,' to Animated Life
Charles Solomon
December 30, 2024
Fantastic Voyage: Jason Hand Talks About His Creative Journey as One of the Directors of 'Moana 2'
Ramin Zahed
December 30, 2024
The British Expression That Baffled Netflix in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
At least this one stayed in in the new Aardman movie, after the Anglo-US relations got things sorted.
James Whitbrook
December 30, 2024
https://gizmodo.com/wallace-and-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl-peter-kay-netflix-flippin-nora-2000544156
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Alexandra Myotte & Jean-Sébastien Hamel Share Their Favorite Shot From 'A Crab In The Pool' (Exclusive)
Kévin Giraud | 12/27/2024
Series Craft: Director Barth Maunoury Breaks Down An Emotional 'Arcane' Sequence
Tara Bennett | 12/30/2024
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Tod Polson Shares His Favorite Shot From 'The 21' (Exclusive)
Kévin Giraud | 12/30/2024
Warren Jaycox of Galaxy Of Comics, in Van Nuys, Dies Aged 54
, 31 Dec 2024
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/warren-jaycox-galaxy-of-comics-van-nuys-california-dies/
The Top Nine Best-Selling Comics Of 2024 In Comic Book Stores
Absolute Batman #1 leads the Top Nine Best-Selling Comics of 2024 in comic book stores, followed by Ultimate Spider-Man #1
30 Dec 2024
by Rich Johnston
The Ins And Outs Of Pitching Work To Image Comics
The Ins And Outs Of Pitching Work To Image Comics, as explained by Massive Verse's Kyle Higgins
30 Dec 2024
by Rich Johnston
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-ins-and-outs-of-pitching-work-to-image-comics/
Marine Corps Community Service hosts Okinawa Comic Con | 2024
Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson, Marine Corps Installations Pacific
USINDOPACOM Dec. 14, 2024
The Boston Comic Arts Foundation Announces the Underground Visionary Award [Denis Kitchen]
John Freeman
downthetubes.net December 30, 2024
https://downthetubes.net/the-boston-comic-arts-foundation-announces-the-underground-visionary-award/
2024 Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed – Part One: Debuts and Departures
D. D. Degg December 31, 2024
2024 Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed – Part Two: Detours and Deviations
D. D. Degg December 31, 2024
Video Games Can't Afford to Look This Good [animation]
By Zachary Small
A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 31, 2024, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Video Games Can't Afford to Look So Good.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/arts/video-games-graphics-budgets.html
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
March 12-July 24, 2025 : The Artist’s Experience: From Brotherman to Batman
The Artist's Experience: From Brotherman to Batman
"As a kid in the 1980s, I loved that nearly every comic published by Marvel and DC Comics was different from the rest. When I began to draw and study art, I realized that the unique energy of each comic was due to the specific style of the artist."—Shawn Martinbrough, Curator/Artist/Writer
Every comic book page is comprised of a group of panels that tell a story. Sequential storytelling is the art of telling a narrative using a series of panels. How artists interpret that story—the journey from sketch, to pencil, to ink—is as distinct as a fingerprint. Every artist follows a script created by the writer, but every comic book artist approaches storytelling with their own singular style.
The Artist's Experience: From Brotherman to Batman is a celebration of the work of 20 Black sequential artists from across the comic book spectrum. The exhibition is also an exploration of art styles—from independent artists like Dawud Anyabwile, creator of Brotherman, the oldest, independently published Black comic in the country, to Denys Cowan, Milestone Media co-founder and legendary Batman illustrator for DC Comics. From brush and ink on paper to stylus and tablet, from a strict six-panel structure to actively working against the confines of framing, from pencilers to illustrators to letterers—this exhibition enters into a diverse landscape of the artists practices, revealing what brings joy to their craft in their own words.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Dawud Anyabwile
Denys Cowan
Darryl Banks
Eric Battle
Chuck Collins
Jerry Craft
Tim Fielder
N. Steven Harris
Micheline Hess
Jamal Igle
John Jennings
Ken Lashly
Shawn Martinbrough
Alitha Martinez
Jamar Nicholas
Khary Randolph
Afua Richardson
Robyn Smith
Marcus Williams
Ronald Wimberly
Denys Cowan
Darryl Banks
Eric Battle
Chuck Collins
Jerry Craft
Tim Fielder
N. Steven Harris
Micheline Hess
Jamal Igle
John Jennings
Ken Lashly
Shawn Martinbrough
Alitha Martinez
Jamar Nicholas
Khary Randolph
Afua Richardson
Robyn Smith
Marcus Williams
Ronald Wimberly
Toy collection courtesy of David Betancourt, a three-time Eisner Award nominee and expert on comic book culture. Curated by Shawn Martinbrough. Created by Shawn Martinbrough and Karama Horne.
This exhibition was made possible by the community built during Creative Seedlings, a Phillips@THEARC program in partnership with Hilton George, founder of Blerdcon.
IMAGES: Dawud Anyabwile, Brian McGee, Brotherman Dictator Of Discipline, 2009, Digital art; Denys Cowan, Malcolm Jones, Detective Comics #600, 1989, Pencil and ink with digital color
About Shawn Martinbrough
Shawn Martinbrough is the author of How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling by Penguin Random House and an Eisner Award-nominated artist whose comic book projects include: Batman: Detective Comics, Luke Cage Noir, The Black Panther: Man Without Fear, and Hellboy. He is also a Vanity Fair contributor.
Martinbrough is a co-author of Judge Kim and the Kids' Court by Simon & Schuster and the artist of Like Lava in My Veins, the 2024 NAACP Image Award-nominated, best-selling kid's book written by Derrick D. Barnes and published by Nancy Paulsen Books/ Penguin Kids. Martinbrough is the writer of Red Hood: The Hill for DC Comics and is currently illustrating an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys for Dark Horse Comics, with screenwriter Marc Bernardin.
Phillips@THEARC
The Phillips Collection's workshop and gallery at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) provides a space to view, discuss, make, and exhibit art. Our programs are co-created with our partners and participants to encourage authentic community dialogue, community planning, and community action. Our work is about making friends, sustaining relationships, and bringing joy.
Best-Selling Comics based on data from some local stores
Local stores include Beyond Comics, Big Planet Comics, and Fantom Comics.
The Top Nine Best-Selling Comics Of 2024 In Comic Book Stores
Absolute Batman #1 leads the Top Nine Best-Selling Comics of 2024 in comic book stores, followed by Ultimate Spider-Man #1
1/7: Griffin McElroy at Connie Morella Library in Bethesda
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Graphic novelist Griffin McElroy appears at Connie Morella Library on 1/7 to read from the acclaimed Adventure Zone graphic novel series, with a signing to follow! |
Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 12/30/2024
The 10 Best Animated Movies of 2024
By Paste Staff | December 29, 2024
Homalco First Nation Launches Graphic Novel
Jay Herrington
Raven Country News November 22, 2024
https://www.theraven.fm/news1/raven-country-news/homalco-first-nation-launches-graphic-novel/
Why Viz Is Still the Biz
Forty-five years on, the adult humour comic is as funny as ever
By Paul Wilson
21 November 2024
https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a62976584/why-viz-is-still-the-biz/
Young Artists are 'Reshaping the Future' in UN in Indonesia Comic Competition
21 November 2024
Fairfield Library Expands Graphic Novel / Manga Section Thanks to Generous Donation
Nov 21, 2024
Best Sellers of 2024
Big Planet Comics on Dec 30, 2024
https://www.bigplanetcomics.com/best-sellers-of-2024
Bach to Basics: Why Anna Samo Used Toilet Paper to Animate Her Acclaimed Short, 'The Wild-Tempered Clavier'
Ramin Zahed
December 27, 2024
CSotD: Not a Carpenter, But He Followed One [President Carter editorial cartoons]
Mike Peterson December 30, 2024
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/12/30/csotd-not-a-carpenter-but-he-followed-one
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