Art Spiegelman

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MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus
Monday, March 26, 7:30 pm
$20; $15 Member/Student with ID/Senior
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Winner of the 2011 National Jewish Book Award

Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelman reenters Maus, the unforgettable biography of his father’s life during and after the Holocaust. Spiegelman delves into the book that consumed him for 13 years to discuss his survivor parents, the oxymoron of picturing life in a death camp, racist imagery and his beloved medium of comics. MetaMaus brilliantly deconstructs one of the most important works of art and literature of the 20th century, while providing insight into Spiegelman’s creative process.

Art Spiegelman is an award-winning author and illustrator of more than 10 books, most notably Maus, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. His comics are best known for their shifting graphic styles, formal complexity and often controversial content. His work has been published in numerous periodicals, including The New Yorker, where he was a staff artist and writer from 1993-2003.

“Why the Holocaust? Why mice? Why comics? Spiegelman answers intelligently, articulately, and with a high degree of psychological and aesthetic penetration.” Booklist, starred review

“Richly rewarding…The book also serves as a master class on the making and reading of comics…The last frame encapsulates in one single moment the artfulness behind the tale we’ve just read, and the uneasy combination of filial pride and anger that flowed through Maus and flows through Metamaus as well.” The New York Times Book Review

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Funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

DCJCC
1529 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Marc Nobleman speaks on Wednesday February 15 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the D.C. Tenley-Friendship Library (4450 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC)

Author/cartoonist of more than 70 books and a new Children’s Book Guild of Washington DC member. New book: Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman

Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, and Nate Powell sign at Politics and Prose on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 1:00 pm.

In this remarkable confluence of talents, Powell’s graphic artistry joins Long’s true story and Demonakos’s narrative skills to depict an episode of the civil rights struggle. In 1967, five black college students in Texas were accused of killing a white policeman. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood not only spoke in their defense, but succeeded in getting the charges against them dropped.

Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008

Kate and Jules Feiffer sign on Sept. 23 2011 at 10:30 am.

Every time Kate and her father plan to visit the zoo, something comes up to spoil their plans. When they’re at last in the car and on their way, it rains. Kate, however, is certain it is not raining on her side of the car. The determined little girl convinces her father that the day will be sunny

Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008

Jim Woodring signs on Friday Sept 9, 2011 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm.

For his second graphic novel, the artist of Weathercraft gives Frank, his long-time short-story protagonist, a more expansive arena, chronicling what ensues when Frank leaves The Unifactor. Escaping by way of an amusement park ride, Frank encounters things he’d never imagined.

Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008

Jim Toomey speaks on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, more than 90 artists from the major comic syndicates will dedicate their Sunday strips on Sept. 11, 2011, to those who lost their lives in the attacks.

Jim Toomey, one of the participants and creator of the nationally syndicated cartoon “Sherman’s Lagoon,” will discuss the project, titled “Cartoonists Remember 9/11.”

Toomey will sketch some of his favorite sea creatures as he shares his love of the ocean and the stories it can tell.

“Sherman’s Lagoon” appears in more than 150 newspapers in the United States and around the world. The main characters include Sherman, a happy-go-lucky shark, and his sidekick Fillmore, a pensive sea turtle.

Seating is on a space-available basis.

The Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001

Press Release:

FOX INVITES FANS TO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF “TERRA NOVA”

“JOURNEY TO TERRA NOVA” INTERACTIVE FAN EXPERIENCE KICKS OFF THURSDAY, JULY 21, AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON AND TRAVELS TO 20 ADDITIONAL MARKETS AROUND THE U.S.

ENTER FOR CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA DURING THE EXPERIENCE OR AT FOX.COM/TERRANOVA/SWEEPSTAKES

“Countdown to TERRA NOVA” Facebook App Launches Friday, July 22

TERRA NOVA Premieres Monday, September 26, on FOX

In celebration of the highly anticipated series premiere of TERRA NOVA, FOX invites fans to embark on a dino-sized interactive adventure. The “Journey to TERRA NOVA” fan experience kicks off Thursday, July 21, at the Comic-Con Interactive Lot at Petco Park in San Diego, CA, and will travel to 20 additional markets around the U.S. this summer and early fall.

This branded, solar-powered bus will house an interactive video green screen, where fans can digitally insert themselves into a scene from the series and then share it with friends via social media outlets by visiting www.journeytoterranova.com. Visitors to the mobile experience can watch an exclusive sneak peek of the show, relax while enjoying a futuristic oxygen bar and receive limited edition TERRA NOVA mini-posters.

Fans can also collect exclusive TERRA NOVA Pilgrimage Badges. These limited-edition badges are available at San Diego Comic-Con and throughout the duration of the tour. Fans can also join in on the fun by checking in to TERRA NOVA via GetGlue to unlock these Pilgrimage Stickers. (Be sure to include #terranova when checking in.) Different stickers will be available each day Thursday through Sunday, and additional badges and stickers will be available throughout the tour this summer and fall.

Visitors to the bus, as well as to www.fox.com/terranova/sweepstakes, who are 18 years of age and over, can enter for a chance to win a trip to Australia, where TERRA NOVA is filmed, as part of National Geographic Channel’s “An Expedition to Another World.” The winner of this 10-day high-adventure trip Down Under could snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef, visit historical Aboriginal sites, go whitewater rafting down the Barron River and hike in Kakadu National Park, among other adventures. No purchase necessary. For eligibility requirements, complete rules and more information, visit www.fox.com/terranova/sweepstakes.

Starting this Friday, fans can visit www.facebook.com/TerraNovaonFOX to interact with the “Countdown to TERRA NOVA” Facebook app. This unique countdown experience will feature more than 60 new pieces of original scripted content, one released every day until the series premiere on Monday, Sept. 26. Content includes video newscasts, government propaganda pieces and public service announcements from 2149, as well as prequel video interviews with the Shannon family before they journey across time.

Following Comic-Con, the “Journey to TERRA NOVA” mobile experience will depart on a two-month tour across the continental U.S., stopping at the following markets (specific locations to be announced):

City Date

San Diego, CA                                    Thursday, July 21 – Sunday, July 24

Las Vegas, NV                                    Tuesday, July 26

San Francisco, CA                             Wednesday, Aug. 3

Los Angeles, CA                                 Friday, Aug. 5 – Wednesday, Aug. 10

Phoenix, AZ                                        Friday, Aug. 12

Dallas, TX                                           Tuesday, Aug. 16 – Wednesday, Aug. 17

Houston, TX                                        Thursday, Aug. 18

New Orleans, LA                                Saturday, Aug. 20

Chicago, IL                                          Wednesday, Aug. 24

St. Louis, MO                                      Friday, Aug. 26

Nashville, TN                                      Sunday, Aug. 28

Orlando, FL                                         Thursday, Sept. 1

Atlanta, GA                                         Monday, Sept. 5

Charlotte, NC                                      Thursday, Sept. 8

Cincinnati, OH                                    Monday, Sept. 12

Pittsburgh, PA                                     Wednesday, Sept. 14

Washington, D.C.                                Saturday, Sept. 17

Baltimore, MD                                     Sunday, Sept. 18

Boston, MA                                         Wednesday, Sept. 21

Philadelphia, PA                                  Friday, Sept. 23

New York, NY                                     Saturday, Sept. 24 – Monday, Sept. 26

Travel back in time for the special two-hour debut event of TERRA NOVA on Monday, Sept. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), and catch the series’ time period premiere Monday, Oct. 3 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The ambitious series follows the Shannons, an ordinary family on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a daring experiment to save the human race. Become a fan of TERRA NOVA on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/terranovaonfox and follow the series on Twitter at @terranovaonfox.

TERRA NOVA is produced by 20^th Century Fox Television, Chernin Entertainment, DreamWorks Television and Kapital Entertainment. Peter Chernin, Steven Spielberg, René Echevarria, Brannon Braga, Aaron Kaplan, Katherine Pope, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Jon Cassar, Craig Silverstein and Kelly Marcel serve as executive producers. Alex Graves serves as executive producer and directed the series premiere.

Press Release:

Archie Comics’ Comic Book Fairs in Partnership with Fandom Advisory Network  is taking a road trip across America! The Archie Comics Literacy Tour is a celebration of Archie’s storied 70 year history and a mission to promote literacy and learning through comic books. Starting at this years Comic Con in San Diego, Archie will drive across country and stop off at comic book stores, children’s bookstores, museums, and schools to run creative workshops and champion the legacy of Archie Comics through new titles and restorations of their older ones ( Archie: A Celebration of America’s Favorite Teenager). Comic Book Fairs, a division of Archie Comics, built on the mission to advocate comic books in education, will be working with schools and comic books stores to build strong connections within their community to establish Archie Comics as a learning tool for educators. We at Archie feel that comic books can be a great conduit to literacy and academic concepts, especially for reluctant readers. 

The Literacy Tour will be a great trip not just for us, but for our fans past, present, and future.

Below are the places and dates you can find us this summer. Would love to see you there!

David Rojas
Director of Education
Archie Comics

TOUR SCHEDULE

Wednesday, July 27th – O.C., CA

Comics Unlimited
16344 Beach Boulevard,Westminster, CA 92683-7857

1pm-4pm

Friday, July 29th – Los Angeles, CA

Golden Apple Comics
7018 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 9003

1pm-4pm

Saturday, July 30th – Santa Cruz, CA

Atlantis Fantasy World
1020 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-3828

11am-7pm

Wed, August 3rd – San Jose, CA

Hicklebees Children’s Books
1378 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125

1pm-4pm

Saturday, August 6th – San Francisco, CA

Comixexperience
305 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

1pm-4pm

Sunday, August 7th- San Francisco, CA

National Cartoon Museum Archie Exhibit
655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

11am-5pm

Wednesday, August 10th- Ashland, OR

Treehouse Children’s Books
15 North Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520-2725

1pm-4pm

Thursday, August 11th – Douglas County- OR

Douglas County Fair
2110 SW Frear Street, Roseburg, OR 97471

8am-4pm

Saturday, August 13th – Portland, OR

Bridge City Comics
3725 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227-1158

1pm-4pm

Wednesday, August 17th – Boise, ID

Captain Comics
710 South Vista Avenue, Boise, ID 83705-1713

1pm-4pm

Saturday, August 20th – Salt Lake City, UT

Night Flight Comics
210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City

1pm-4pm

Sunday, August 21st – Boulder, CO

Time Warp Comics
3105 28th Street, Boulder, CO 80301

1pm-4pm

Monday, August 22nd -Denver, CO

Denver Children’s Hospital
1830 Franklin Street, Denver, 80218, CO

1pm-4pm 

Saturday, August 27th Ames, IA

Mayhem Comics
2532 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50014-7218

1pm-4pm

Tuesday, August 30th , Minneapolis MN

Wild Rumpus Children’s Bookstore
2720 W 43rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410

1pm-4pm

Wednesday, August 31st – St Paul, MN

Mickey’s Diner
1950 7th Street West, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55116

11am-3pm 

Saturday, September 3rd , Chicago, IL

Magic Tree Bookstore
141 North Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60301-1303

1pm-4pm

Thursday, September, 8th, Virginia, VA

Virginia Public Schools
34 Wine Street, Hampton, VA 23669-4046

8am-3pm

Friday- Sunday September 9th- 11th -  VA

Virginia Bay Days
34 Wine Street, Hampton, VA 23669-4046

9am-4pm

Wednesday-Friday, September 14th- 16th- Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh Propel Charter Schools
340 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-4620

9am-4pm

Saturday, September 17th -PA

Mifflinburg Auto Show
10770 Old Turnpike Rd, Mifflinburg, 17844 PA

7am-8pm

Sunday, September 18th- Pittsburgh, PA

Toonseum
945 Liberty Avenue #1, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3729

10am-3pm

Wednesday, September 21st – Baltimore, MD

City Springs School
100 South Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21231-1703

9am-3pm

Saturday, Sept 24th , Baltimore, MD

Geppi Museum
301 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2434

Wednesday, September 28th – RI

The Learning Community
21 Lincoln Avenue, Central Falls, RI 02863-2012

9am-3pm

Thursday, September 29th-  RI

Kingston Hill Academy
850 Stony Fort Rd, Saunderstown, RI 02874

9am-3pm

Saturday, October 1st – RI

Barrington Books
184 County Road, Barrington, RI 02806-4529

1pm-4pm

Friday – Saturday , October 7th -8th- D.C.

826
3233 14TH ST. NW, Washington, DC 20010
9am-4pm

Wednesday, October 12th -NYC

Amber Charter School
220 East 106th Street, New York

9am-3pm

Writer Nathan Edmondson signs Wednesday, June 15th from noon – 7pm at Fantom Comics! Edmondson is the author of three of Image’s hottest titles: Olympus, The Light, and Who Is Jake Ellis?.

And at 7pm Edmondson will be joining the Fantom Comics crew for drinks and grub at the Union Pub, right up the street!

(Thanks to ComicsDC for the tip) 

Fantom Comics
50 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20002

Press Release:

FREE TICKETS TO DC COMICON (FATHER’S DAY) AVAILABLE AT VA COMICON THIS SATURDAY (6/11)! INCREDIBLE COMIC ARTISTS!

Good evening! The title says it all!

Come to the VA Comicon THIS Saturday (June 11th) in Richmond, and pick up a ticket for the ONLY FREE NATIONAL SHOW IN THE COUNTRY, the Washington, DC Comicon!

The VA Comicon will feature an entire Small Press room, as well as top comic talent, door prize premiums from Top Cow, the Wieringo Scholarship, and Fangoria! Get there THIS Saturday in Richmond. More information, of course is at www.VAcomicon.com! And remember, ALL attendees will get a FREE ticket to the Washington DC Comicon.

The Washington Comicon will be held once again on the GMU campus on Sunday, June 19th (Father’s Day). With Special superstar Guests Frank Cho (Mighty Avengers), Ron Marz (Witchblade), Jim Starlin (Thanos), Larry Hama (GI Joe), Todd Dezago (Tellos), and more, make sure to bring dad to the Nation’s only FREE National-level comic book show!

The DC Comicon is being operated By Brett Carreras (The VA Comicon) and Marc Nathan (Baltimore Comicon), so it’s BOUND to be awesome! More info at www.DCcomicon.com.

We’ll see you all on Saturday, and then on Father’s Day. Awesome!

-Brett (owner of www.BrettsComicpile.com)
Promoter of the VA Comicon and co-promoter of the DC Comicon