For episode 186 of The Carolyn & Joe Show podcast, we posted audio from last month’s “Comics in the District: A Discussion with Local Creators” panel. The panel moderator was Mike Rhode and the panelists were Carolyn Belefski, Steve Conley, Evan Keeling, Andrew Cohen, and Matt Dembicki.
Take a listen to the show here: http://carolynandjoeshow.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/1351/
Join us for a District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC signing event on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 3PM. The collection, edited by Matt Dembicki, includes works by twenty-two local writers/artists and we’ll try to gather as many as we can for this signing event.
Joe Carabeo and I have a story in the book called “Spytini” about Elizabeth Bentley (The Red Spy Queen) and her hangouts around Georgetown, which include Matin’s Tavern and Georgetown Pharmacy. Above is a preview of some of the pages in the story.
Order the book on Amazon for $15.08 now (list price $24.95).
I will be at the book signing and hope to see you there! Here is the Facebook event page so you can RSVP and tell your friends.
One More Page Books
2200 North Westmoreland Street #101
Arlington, VA 22213
XOXO,
Carolyn
My comic strip, Curls, is now being published monthly in a newspaper called “The Funnies” based out of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. You can pick up a copy and one of the locations below or if you are interested in a subscription of $18.50 for 12 issues, email me at info[at]curls-studio[dot]com and I will pass on more information on how to order.
On July 11, 2012, I attended the second book signing for Team Cul de Sac at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC (read more about the first signing and launch party here).
If you don’t know about Team Cul de Sac, you can read more about the project in their blog here, but it is a group of cartoonists lead by project organizer, Chris Sparks, who created some cartoons and illustrations to honor Richard Thompson and his comic strip, Cul de Sac. Richard is a great cartoonist… so great even that he won the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for “Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year” in 2010! Unfortunately, he has also been recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
All of the original art for the Team Cul de Sac book was auctioned off earlier this year thru Heritage Auctions. You can still purchase the lovely Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson’s book thru Sparking Design or Amazon to help the cause because the team is connected to the Michael J. Fox Foundation and some of the proceeds go toward Parkinson’s research.
The second signing included a presentation by Chris Sparks and speech by Nick Galifianakis. I was happy Richard was also there in attendance. We signed books for almost two hours and really enjoyed meeting everyone who came to support. Thanks to Barbara Sutliff for the photo of the contributors sign and Steve and Kathy Artley for the photo of the team signing books.
If we do any more events, I’ll be sure to let you know about them. For now, enjoy this photo gallery from this event: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151047817727381.451263.50763422380&type=1
Please join me at DC Zinefest this upcoming Saturday, July 28.
The DC Zinefest hopes to create a space for zine makers, writers, and self-published artists to share their work with each other and with the city of Washington, DC. By providing an opportunity to expo, workshop, and interact with zines, we strive to build and support a thriving DIY community.
WHAT: DC Zinefest
WHEN: July 28, 2012 from 11 AM to 5 PM
WHERE: St. Stephen’s Church, located at 1525 Newton Street, NW Washington, DC (near the Columbia Heights Metro station on the green line). Directions can be found here.
FACEBOOK RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/422606351112245/
Hope to see you on Saturday! Bring a friend and say hi!