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
EDITOR’S BRAIN vs. CARTOONIST’S BRAIN: Pittsburgh’s Rob Rogers on his inspired acceptance of the OPC’s Thomas Nast Award
ROB ROGERS knew he would be on the clock, and he wanted to use his time wisely. But how to deliver in mere minutes? The solution: He tapped his “cartoonist’s brain.” Rogers was accepting the Overseas Press Club’s Thomas Nast Award for editorial cartooning Thursday night in New York — the second time he’d received the honor. Show More Summary
‘GUN VIOLENCE’ Q&A: Ruben Bolling ‘moved by the images’ of cartoonists’ new gun-control video
BIG NATE alone, set against a stark classroom. “Zits” characters looking almost haunted. And Elephant and Piggie clutching each other for solace and comfort. This week, after months of work, a diverse array of almost two-dozen cartoonists released a Demand Action video supporting gun control. Read full article >>
ELLA FITZGERALD: Google jazzes up its Doodle to celebrate the beloved ‘First Lady of Song’
SHE HAD MANY names but was recognizable by just one. Because she sang it all, her first name said it all. She was, above all, for so long and so well, embodied and embraced by one word: Entirely “Ella.” Read full article >>
TONIGHT’S HERBLOCK PRIZE CEREMONY: Winner Dan Perkins (aka Tom Tomorrow) on the need to support your friendly alt-cartoonist
. DAN PERKINS, like his friend Eddie Vedder, has been practicing his brand of “alternative” craft in a certain spotlight since the early ‘90s. Which means that when the awards come around now at midcareer — be they a Herblock Prize or a Grammy — the acknowledgement is especially sweet. Read full article >>
GREEN ARROW: From TV’s ‘Arrow’ to New 52 comic, DC’s superhero has hit a bull’s-eye with growing fan base
IF THERE’S ONE thing DC Comics has become good at, it’s recycling green. While the Green Lantern has seen a rise in his rank, DC has seen a rise in the popularity of another of their color-themed heroes: Green Arrow — thanks to the success of the TV show “Arrow,” which airs Wednesday nights (8 pm ET) on the CW. Read full article >>
CARTOON KERFUFFLE: Recaptioned political cartoon? Daryl Cagle says: ‘I changed my mind.’
POLITICAL CARTOONIST and prominent syndicator Daryl Cagle has come into criticism today for two editorial cartoons — or rather, one cartoon with different and ideologically opposed captions. This afternoon, Cagle tells Comic Riffs there’s a simple explanation: ”I changed my mind.” Read full article >>
THE BEST IN POLITICAL CARTOONING: Stantis and Hands, Bagley and Breen win top awards
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, Scott Stantis headed north to the Chicago Tribune to inherit the roost of the late and legendary Jeff MacNelly, who won about every industry award there is. On Tuesday, Stantis began adding first-place honors to his own trophy shelf. Read full article >>
‘THOR: THE DARK WORLD’: As trailer lands, new director brings the hammer down with dark menace
AS THIS GAME OF TRAILERS goes, Marvel Studios sees DC Entertainment’s two Oscar-winning narrators — and aims to raise with Chris Hemsworth’s voiceover. Last week, Warner Bros./DC released a “Man of Steel” trailer that heavily featured the distinct voices of Academy Award-winning grizzled veterans Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner. Show More Summary
‘ALPHA HOUSE’ Q&A: Creator Garry Trudeau on Beltway satire, Amazon Studios’ bold launch — and why Bill Murray is called ‘the unicorn’
AS POTENTIAL YOUTUBE BAIT, it might be one of Bill Murray’s best on-screen moments in several years — a GIF that keeps on giving. In “Alpha House,” a show pilot that debuted online over the weekend, Murray plays a senator who has slept through his appointment to report to the DOJ. Show More Summary
EARTH DAY 2013: To celebrate, Google Doodle puts the power of nature at your fingertips
ZEUS, Jupiter and Al Roker: Eat your heart out. To celebrate Earth Day on Monday, Google lets us become the god of weather. The tech titan’s home-page Doodle today is not only animated, but also interactive, letting users click through...Show More Summary
KEVIN SMITH: The director’s ‘Groovy Cartoon Movie’ reunion tour for Jason Mewes’s road to recovery
“GOOFY AS it is, dopey as it is, this film is a Rock of Gibraltar for this kid. It’s kind of a benchmark of his sobriety.” Director Kevin Smith is talking to Comic Riffs about the newest film he’s involved in: “Jay and Silent Bob’s Super...Show More Summary
AWESOME CON: ‘Curls’ creator Carolyn Belefski on the creative ‘mischief’ that has spawned her rich art career
CAROLYN BELEFSKI has a scolding grade-school teacher to thank for one of the turning points of her life. “I met Joe in middle school during art class, when he got in ‘trouble’ and was asked by the teacher to sit at my table as punishment,”...Show More Summary
2013 COMIC-CON EISNERS AWARDS: One judge’s diary notes on the wild, the innocent and the Harbor Drive tussle
IT IS A SLEEPY SUNDAY NIGHT over San Diego Bay, and I’ve just finished an intense contest-judging session in a hotel conference room that, just an hour earlier, held enough graphical books to look like TV’s “Comic Book Men” before an intervention by “Hoarders.” At last, my work here is done. Read full article >>
SUPERMAN TRAILER LANDS: New ‘Man of Steel’ peek flexes the power of the artful voiceover
ZACK SNYDER knows what he’s doing with all those Oscar-honored throats. A new peek at “Man of Steel” landed like an alien gift on Tuesday night, demonstrating one thing most clearly: Whether the film ultimately proves to be beloved or be-loathed, Snyder is absolutely expert at cutting a trailer. Read full article >>
CARTOON OF THE DAY: Globe’s Dan Wasserman reacts poignantly to the Boston Marathon bombings
DAN WASSERMAN’s powerful new cartoon, in response to the Boston bombings, was born of a subway ride. “It came out of a subway ride back to the paper just before the bombs,” the Boston Globe editorial cartoonist tells Comic Riffs. “The...Show More Summary
BEN KATCHOR: The curb appeal of the ‘Hand-Drying’ cartoonist’s sharp urban wit
BEN KATCHOR, one of our best architecturally minded cartoonists, is hopscotching the continent to support his big and beautiful new graphic book, “Hand-Drying in America (and Other Stories).” (He speaks at D.C.’s Sixth & I Historic Synagogue tonight.) And all that travel stokes his thirst for city sites that are unique and original. Read full article >>
SEE: The Pulitzer cartoon portfolio of newly minted winner STEVE SACK
“I’ve always been so proud of working for this newspaper,” Steve Sack said Monday, as quoted in the pages of his longtime home, the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “For something like this to happen, I feel like it’s for all of us.” Read full article >>
Q&A with ‘SIMON’S CAT’ creator Simon Tofield: Living with cats is ‘endless source’ of inspiration
ONE SIMON — famed playwright Neil Simon — likes to say that comedy can come from the friction of a person’s wants and desires running smack against some obstacle. To that equation, another Simon — Internet-famous animator/author Simon Tofield — might add “cats.” Read full article >>
HANDICAPPING THE PULITZERS: Who might win out in 2013?
JUDGING BY THE shadowy job done at Gobbler’s Knob this year, as Punxsutawney Phil proved less weather-reliable than a windy Dylan lyric, 2013 hasn’t exactly been a sterling year for East Coast prognosticators. Read full article >>
UPDATE: ComiXology says that it — and not Apple — blocked sale of ‘SAGA’ #12; decision now reversed
ON TUESDAY, ComiXology told Comic Riffs that it could not comment on the controversial “banned” sale of the new ‘SAGA.’ On Wednesday, ComiXology decided to clear up matters — especially after Apple was the company that was taking the heat. Read full article >>