A new story on ReDistrictedComics.com --"The Queen of Q Street" by Cynthia Tenicela and Matt Dembicki.

Chuck McCann, voice actor who hosted 1960s children's TV shows, dies at 83 [in print as Chuck McCann, 83; Comic, voice actor, host of children's TV show].

Washington Post April 10 2018 p. B6

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/chuck-mccann-voice-actor-who-hosted-1960s-childrens-tv-shows-dies-at-83/2018/04/09/97061b16-3c01-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html

by Mike Rhode

It occurs to me that some readers might be wondering about the fact that we now have three editorial cartoonists appearing regularly here - Mike Flugennock, Bill Brown and Steve Artley.

As you would expect, all three are local cartoonists.

Steve Artley (a long-time member of the blog) is working through his archive of drawings with a long-term eye to donating them to a library, so I suggested that he share them with us as he scans them for his file.

William "Bill" Brown's work appeared in the Takoma Voice newspaper for years, and with the loss of that venue, he's publishing his work here at the moment. He's best known for his President Bill (later Citizen Bill) strips which have run for years.

Mike Flugennock identifies himself as an anarchist and has been producing political work for years, some of which one sees around town, as protest posters. He's been sharing his work with us for years now too, and I always enjoy it when I get a new one from him.

None of these people get paid by us, or reflect "our" viewpoint, and the site as a whole takes no advertising or generates any money anyway. There is no editorial work done on any cartoonist's submissions, so what you see is what they've decided to post. We, including our writers, are all here for our love of the medium.

From Washington's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock:

Yaser Murtaja, Presente!
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2456

In memory and solidarity with Yaser Murtaja, the Palestinian photojournalist murdered by the IDF at the Gaza Land Day protests last week.

ELENA MILLIE

Published in The Washington Post on Nov. 23, 2017

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=elena-millie&pid=187321446

 

ELENA G. MILLIE
Library of Congress  

Curator and Art Historian  

After a long life filled with love, laughter, friendship and adventures Elena left this life peacefully on November 12, 2017. Elena, known as "Auntie Lane" to her family and "Speedy" to her friends, touched many lives with her wisdom, caring, laughter and compassion. She was adored and loved by all who knew her. Born in Greenwich CT, she attended Greenwich Country Day, Emma Willard and graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in Art History. She had a long career as an accomplished art historian, starting at the National Gallery of Art moving to the Library of Congress to serve as a Curator in the Poster and Prints Division for more than 3 decades. She collaborated, commentated, forwarded, authored and curated many exhibitions, collections, books and papers including Nagel: The Art of Patrick Nagel, The Polish Poster and Eyes of the Nation. An active member of many organizations, including 6th Church of Christ Scientist, Sulgrave Club, Evermay, Friends of Stratford Hall, Washington Studies Group, DAR, D.C. Society of Colonial Dames, Evergreen Garden Club and many more, she was beloved by many. In addition to a robust career and active life of service Elena was an avid gardener, reader, world traveler, art expert and wonderful friend to all. She is survived by her sister Lee G. Day, brother Julian C. Gonzalez and devoted nieces and nephews Jonathan, Neva and Julia Day; and Kelemn and Makenna Taylor-Gonzalez. One of her dearest friends sums her up best "a day spent with Elena was a good day". She will be sadly missed and joyfully remembered. A private family service will be held. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made in her name to Lynn House of Potomac Valley.

Isao Takahata, poignant Japanese director who co-founded Studio Ghibli, dies at 82 [in print as Isao Takahata, 82; co-founded Studio Ghibli]

By Harrison Smith
Washington Post April 9 2018 p. B5

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/isao-takahata-poignant-japanese-director-who-co-founded-studio-ghibli-dies-at-82/2018/04/08/bdd05a58-3b3a-11e8-a7d1-e4efec6389f0_story.html

Thanks to Bruce Guthrie for the tip.

Sense of Humor

July 15, 2018 – January 6, 2019

Location TBA

https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2018/sense-of-humor.html

James Gillray, Midas, Transmuting All into Paper, 1797, etching with hand-coloring in watercolor on laid paper, Wright and Evans 1851, no. 168, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

Humor may be fundamental to human experience, but its expression in painting and sculpture has been limited. Instead, prints, as the most widely distributed medium, and drawings, as the most private, have been the natural vehicles for comic content. Drawn from the National Gallery of Art's collection, Sense of Humor celebrates this incredibly rich though easily overlooked tradition through works including Renaissance caricatures, biting English satires, and 20th-century comics. The exhibition includes major works by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Jacques Callot, William Hogarth, James Gillray, Francisco Goya, and Honoré Daumier, as well as later examples by Art Spiegelman, Richard Hamilton, Andy Warhol, John Baldessari, and the Guerrilla Girls.

The exhibition is curated by Jonathan Bober, Andrew W. Mellon senior curator of prints and drawings; Judith Brodie, curator and head of the department of American and modern prints and drawings; and Stacey Sell, associate curator, department of old master drawings, all National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Passes: Admission is always free and passes are not required

For the first time in her 85 years, 'Nancy' will be drawn by a woman

by Michael Cavna Washington Post Comic Riffs blog  April 8 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/04/08/for-the-first-time-in-her-85-years-nancy-will-be-drawn-by-a-woman/

Why is there a street in Falls Church, Va., named after James Thurber? [in print as Where James Thurber lost an eye and got a style]

By John Kelly

Washington Post April 8 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/why-is-there-a-street-in-falls-church-va-named-after-james-thurber/2018/04/07/98d14084-3903-11e8-9c0a-85d477d9a226_story.html

In the galleries: Comic book artists show new dimensions

By Mark Jenkins
Washington Post April 7 2018, p. E16
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-comic-book-artists-show-new-dimensions/2018/04/05/1b9d83f8-3691-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html

The letter writer completely misses the tragedy of the sarcasm here.

Letters to the Editor

Opinion

Media, mixed signals and gun violence [in print as Mixed messages about gun violence].

Joedy Cambridge, Arlington

Washington Post April 7 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/media-mixed-signals-and-gun-violence/2018/04/06/34ead674-37ab-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html

The Spring 2018 issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine has a four-page cover story on medical student Jordan Tropf, which includes a panel of him running the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. The story is credited to Greg Rienzi and art to Jon Adams. There is no contributors bio on them, which was provided for the other writers and illustrators in the print edition. In the online version, Adams is listed as having worked with Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilm.