News/reviews/interviews:
- SPX Announces Congressman John Lewis as a Special Guest, Small Press Expo press release
- Student Wins Contest for Literature Letter, Bonnie Hobbs, Connection Newspapers
- Third Eye opens California (Md.) location, Nate Atwell, TheBayNet.com
- Photos: Super Art Fight at the Black Cat, Brightest Young Things
Publications:
- Magic Bullet #7 is looking for contributors and advertisers
New releases:
- Emotional Distance #2, Zach Mason (Purchase)
- Cartoon Picayune Summer 2013: The Hard Work Issue, edited by Josh Kramer (Purchase)
Events:
- Now through June 30: Men of Steel, Women of Wonder: Street Art Meets Comic Books, The Fridge, Washington, D.C.
- Now through Aug. 18: ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
- June 19: Mike Raicht, Zach Howard, and Austin Harrison signing, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Third Eye Comics, Annapolis, Md., and 4 to 6 p.m. at Third Eye Comics, Prince Frederick, Md.
- Opens June 21: Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- June 21: Cartoon Picayune: The Hard Work Issue Release Party, 6 to 9 p.m., Studio F, Washington, D.C. (Facebook event page)
- June 20-22: Kids Read Comics, Ann Arbor, Mich., with Ben Hatke and Angelica Hatke; Full Sanction and me hanging out!
- June 29: Nathan Edmondson signing, 3 to 5 p.m. at Big Planet Comics, Washington, D.C.
Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me by 4 p.m. Tuesday. More information is here.