Addams Family Collaboration; Steinberg biography one of the NYTs 100 Notable Books of 2012; Interview: Mick Stevens; Toronto Group Photo

Posted on 30th November 2012 in News

 

From the blog, Little Gothic Horrors, November 30, 2012,“An Addams Family Collaboration”

 

 

Deidre Bair’s Saul Steinberg: A Biography (Nan A.Talese/Doubleday) has been named one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012.

 

 

From nudistnaturistamerica, November 29, 2012, “Naked Cartoons and Censorship”, Mick Stevens revisits his dots in this interview.

 

From boingboing, November 29, 2012, “Cartoonist Group Photo in Toronto Restaurant” — this fun photo includes, among others,  Seth, Charles Burns, Adrian Tomine, and Chris Ware (whose Building Stories was just named one of the year’s 10 Best Books of 2012 by The New York Times).

 

 

 

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Washington City Paper: Gift Ideas for Comic Nerds

Posted on 27th November 2012 in News

Here’s a fun post from washingtoncitypapers, November 26, 2012, “Gift Ideas for Comics Nerds (Part 1 of 2)” — it covers a number of folks not mentioned in the Ink Spill holiday book round-up.

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Karasik reviews Ware; Le Lievre a finalist; A Kovarsky scarf

Posted on 12th November 2012 in News

From TCJ, November 12, 2012, “Building Stories” — Paul Karasik’s review of Chris Ware’s latest offering.

 

From the blog, antonemdin.com, November 11th, 2012, “Finalists for Cartoonist of the Year” — Glen Le Lievre is among the six.

 

From the blog, shelleydavies.com, November 10, 2012, “Anatol Kovarsky” — a decorated scarf and New Yorker covers by the late cartoonist.

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Review: Roberts’ After the Fall; Film: Every Tuesday screened at Boston Jewish Film Festival; Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival

Posted on 8th November 2012 in News

 

 

From Comic Book Bin, November 8, 2012, “After the Fall: An Illustrated Novel book review” –  a thumbs up for Victoria Roberts new book.

 

 

 

From The Jewish Daily Forward, November 8, 2012, “Lunching with New Yorker Cartoonists” — this review of the well-traveled short film by Rachel Loube. (Above: some of the cartoonists featured: clockwise, Sid Harris, Drew Dernavich, Zach Kanin and Emily Flake)

 

 

From Comics and Graphics Fest, the who, what, where, and when about the upcoming event in Brooklyn. Among the participants: Chris Ware, Roz Chast, Adrian Tomine, and Charles Burns (Above: Chris Ware’s poster for the event)

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Bliss home on tour; Recapping the Chicago Comics event

Posted on 5th June 2012 in News

From the Burlington Free Press, June 4, 2012, “Minimalist Burlington home featured on tour” – this piece on the Vermont home of Harry Bliss

 

From The Comics Journal, June 4, 2012, “Chicago: Comics on the Make” - a look back at the recent once-in-a-lifetime comics event

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Two reports: University of Chicago Comics Conference & Maine Comics Arts Festival

Posted on 21st May 2012 in News

From The Beat, May 21, 2012 “Comics G-17 summit report from Chicago” (content includes references to: Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, Francoise Mouly, Daniel Clowes, Seth, Art Spiegelman, Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Ivan Brunetti, among others)

 

From mikelynchcartoons.blogspot, May 21, 2012, “Report: Maine Comics Arts Festival May 20, 2012″ (content includes references to John Klossner, Kate Beaton, and Bill Woodman)


 

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Charles Addams’ hometown gallery; Once in a lifetime(?) gathering of Comix cartoonists

Posted on 16th May 2012 in News

From NJ.com, May 16, 2012, “It really is a scream: Charles Addams gallery opens at Westfield theater”

 

From The Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2012, “Unlikely gathering of Comix legends comes together at U. of C.”

(among those gathering: R. Crumb, Lynda Barry, Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Ivan Brunetti, Ben Katchor, Daniel Clowes)

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Cartoonists to gather at The University of Chicago

Posted on 6th April 2012 in News

From The University of Chicago website, April 6, 2012, “Conference to bring together influential cartoonists” — of the 17 cartoonists  attending a number are associated with The New Yorker, including Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Robert Crumb, Ivan Brunetti, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, and Ben Katchor. The magazine’s art editor, Francoise Mouly, will be on hand to discuss the new book, Blown Covers.

Link to the Conference site “Comics: Philosophy & Practice”

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Ivan Brunetti Speaks

Posted on 17th February 2012 in News

From Madison.com, February 17, 2012, “On the Aisle: Cartoonist Ivan Brunetti at the Chazen” — a post concerning Brunetti’s appearance (with Chris Ware and Lynda Barry) this past Wednesday at the Madison, Wisconsin Chazen Museum of Art.

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Chris Ware speaks; Beaton & Chast at SPX; Golf exhibit includes New Yorker cartoons; Brunetti at Chicago ComicCon

Posted on 11th August 2011 in News

From This is Reno, August 10, 2011, “Writers in the Woods Literary Speaker Series starts September 2011″ — ( Chris Ware to speak and workshop)

 

From Comics Beat, August 11, 2011, “SPX announcing programming with Woodring, Beaton, Telnaes, Chast, Brown”

 

From Access Atlanta, August 11, 2011, “High Museum tees up ‘Art of Golf’ in 2012″ (scroll way down for  mention of New Yorker cartoons).

 

From the Daily Herald, August 10, 2011, “Local artists at Comic Con draw outside superhero realm” (scroll for Ivan Brunetti content two-thirds of the way down)

 

 

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