Blog Profile / Comic Riffs
| URL : | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs | |
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| Filed Under: | Entertainment / Comic Books | |
| Posts on Regator: | 679 | |
| Posts / Week: | 6.2 | |
| Archived Since: | April 20, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
‘COMING HOME’: Wisconsin teenager wins ‘Doodle 4 Google’ contest with poignant military reunion
GOOGLE spotlights a new artist today, and it’s worth noting a few things: She renders from real life to depict a poignant moment. She deftly blends human images and iconic letters. She gains an audience of millions Thursday. Read full article >>
‘MAN OF STEEL,’ ‘WOLVERINE’ TRAILERS: Of Zod and man, we glimpse superheroic fates
TWO QUESTIONS face many fanboy filmgoers this summer: 1. “How many times am I going to see ‘Man of Steel’ “? 2. “Do I really want to see another Wolverine movie?” A new trailers arrived this week for “Man of Steel” and “The Wolverine,” we break down these sneak peeks: Read full article >>
HERBLOCK AT HALF-CENTURY: Library of Congress exhibit illuminates cartoonist’s brilliance in 1963
THE IMAGE strikes you, as racially diverse crowd-members stand shoulder to shoulder, holding the signs of a historic rally. The caption hits you, as the words ring out from above: “…conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal….” Read full article >>
‘STAR TREK’ BOX OFFICE: ‘Into Darkness’ debut tops billion-dollar ‘Iron Man 3’
CAPTAIN’S LOG, Stardate 19.05.2013: J.J. Abrams’s second tour on the Holodeck did not go as boldly as the studio hoped. In the search for shekels, “Star Trek: Into Darkness” grossed $70.6-million in its domestic debut this weekend, according...Show More Summary
NO MERIDA MAKEOVER? ‘Brave’ director Brenda Chapman on Disney princess and ‘sexing her up’
WILL THEY or won’t they? Disney announced this month that Merida, the strong and spirited archer from Pixar’s “Brave,” was entering its “princess collection.” But the Merida Makeover swiftly made Disney the target of criticism. Read full article >>
‘CANDORVILLE’: Darrin Bell poignantly memorializes his 94-year-old grandfather, who humbly embodied the Greatest Generation
WHEN DARRIN BELL pays tribute to recently deceased people, depicting each honored figure on a train to the afterlife, the arc can be sharp and moving. But when Darrin Bell pays tribute to a family member, depicting the dear relative who once worked on trains, the story is especially transporting. Read full article >>
‘COMICS ABOUT CARTOONISTS’: Editor Craig Yoe delves into the tales and trials of the ‘world’s oddest profession’
THE BEST ART often is what transports you. But what if the best art about creating comics transports you to places you don’t necessarily want to go — reminding you with vivid clarity of some of the pain and strain and mental struggle that can go into creating comics? Read full article >>
‘SUPERWOMAN’: ‘Cancer Vixen’ author praises Angelina Jolie’s ‘fearlessness’ in double mastectomy decision
WHEN ANGELINA JOLIE made public her preventative double mastectomy this week, it was only natural to listen to Marisa Acocella Marchetto’s thoughts on the matter. Marchetto is a breast-cancer survivor who turned her experience into the excellent 2006 memoir of a graphic novel, “Cancer Vixen: A True Story.” Read full article >>
‘IRON MAN 3’: Tony Stark holds off ‘The Great Gatsby’s’ great opening, nears $1B worldwide
IRON held off the wine. In a battle of men who invented their identities, Tony Stark held off the strong debut of Jay Gatsby, as the rich got richer at the weekend box office. Read full article >>
SAUL BASS: Google Doodle celebrates Hollywood title-sequence pioneer with must-see stylish video
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dear Boss, Please forgive in advance my work lapses and decreased productivity today. Google has just posted on its home page its classiest Doodle yet — a stylish little video that is as addictive as it is inspired. Read full article >>
RIP, RAY HARRYHAUSEN: Inspired as a child, the special-effects titan transformed fantasy on film
AT JUST 13, RAY HARRYHAUSEN stumbled upon an illusion that changed his life. His parents liked to take him to the picture show — “Metropolis,” perhaps, or “The Lost World” — but on this particular day in 1933, he went to see “King Kong.” And there, sitting in the dark, young Raymond Harryhausen saw the light. Read full article >>
RIP: Matt Groening’s mother — for whom Marge Simpson is named — dies at 94
SHE DIDN’T go by “Marge.” But her first name — Margaret — did inspire the naming of one of TV history’s most famous mothers. And her maiden name — Wiggum — also turned up all over her son’s landmark show. Read full article >>
‘IRON MAN 3’ rockets to second-biggest debut ever with $175.3M; Tony Stark holds top-2 spots
IRON MAN is now an iron giant. One summer after Robert Downey Jr.’s quick-witted Iron Man help lead Marvel’s ”The Avengers’ to the biggest domestic debut ever ($207.4-million), the third film in the “Iron Man” franchise proper bowed in with the second-biggest homeland opening ever. Read full article >>
‘BIG NATE’ MUSICAL DEBUTS: Encouraged by ‘Peanuts,’ Lincoln Peirce’s comic-strip hit comes to the Maryland stage
LINCOLN PEIRCE won’t lie. He had his momentary doubts. They were the quiet concerns of a parent letting someone else take his child out for a stroll. In this case, the offspring is “Big Nate,” the titular character and syndicated comic strip turned digital and publishing hit. Show More Summary
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2013: From Annapolis to Australia, Saturday’s big event invites discovery — from comics page to your neighborhood comics shop
. THERE IS, perhaps, no more inviting and seductive pitch to a prospective consumer than three simple words: Read full article >>
‘IRON MAN 3’: One Fanboy’s Six Quick Questions & Answers (Mostly Spoiler-Free)
IT’S ‘DEJA-VIEW’ all over again. Just like last May, it’s Marvel that kicks off the popcorn movie season with a superhero franchise. And if the global box office is any indicator, the new “Iron Man 3” (already nearing a quarter-mill gross worldwide) might just topple some of the billion-dollar box-office marks set by last summer’s “The Avengers.” Read full article >>
RICK PERRY CONTROVERSY: Houston cartoonist Nick Anderson responds to dust-up over fertilizer-plant cartoon
NOW A TEXAS CARTOONIST has weighed in on the Ohman/Perry controversy. Nick Anderson, the Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist for the Houston Chronicle, rendered his commentary Tuesday, in which Texas Gov. Rick Perry is depicted asShow More Summary
DOODLE 4 GOOGLE: Maryland, Virginia winners announced among 50 student finalists
.AFTER RECEIVING more than 130,000 entries, Google today announced the 50 state-by-state finalists in its annual Doodle 4 Google contest for young students. In the Washington region, the Maryland winner is seventh-grader Lauren Schen...Show More Summary
STUMPTOWN: Maryland’s Carla Speed McNeil (‘Finder’) among big winners with ‘Best Cartoonist’ honors
SOME FIFTEEN YEARS after Carla Speed McNeil announced her presence with top “new talent” awards, she and her sci-fi series Finder continue to impress the judges. Over the weekend, McNeil won two awards — including Best Cartoonist — at the Stumptown Comic Arts Awards in Portland. Show More Summary
RICK PERRY CONTROVERSY: Sacramento Bee’s JACK OHMAN ‘stunned’ by governor’s response to his hot-button cartoon
JACK OHMAN wasn’t just surprised by his satirical target’s response. He was stunned. “Not just by the massive response,” Ohman tells Comic Riffs, “but to the willful misinterpretation of the cartoon.” That willful misinterpretation, the Sacramento Bee journalist says, was by Texas Gov. Show More Summary