dc area scene – Comicsgirl https://www.comicsgirl.com Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:13:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.comicsgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-EdenMiller2017-1-32x32.jpg dc area scene – Comicsgirl https://www.comicsgirl.com 32 32 59683043 The D.C. Area Comics Scene is now on Tumblr https://www.comicsgirl.com/2014/01/07/the-d-c-area-comics-scene-is-now-on-tumblr/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=4054 I thought about what I wanted to do with this feature since while I love it and I wanted to continue it, it was just taking up too much time. It was still taking up too much time even when I went to once every two weeks.

So the solution: The D.C. Area Comics Scene is now on Tumblr. I will have a few people working with me on this and we’ll post things as we see them (but I encourage you to submit if you’re on Tumblr. If not, email me. But the short of it is: that will all be there now, and not here.

The conversion is still a work in progress, but I think it will provide much more timely updates and a better sense of community. It’s one I’m excited about and I’m glad I found a way for it to work out best for everyone.

]]> 4054 The D.C. Area Comics Scene for Nov. 13 https://www.comicsgirl.com/2013/11/13/the-d-c-area-comics-scene-for-nov-13/ Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:51:01 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=4028 Housekeeping note: The D.C. Area Comics Scene is taking December off. The post on Nov. 26 will be the last one in 2013. The first one in 2014 will be Jan. 7. Plan according. (I’ll still post relevant events on Twitter and/or Tumblr.)

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  • Through Dec. 3: Mark Burrier: Chosen, Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery
    Frederick Community College, Frederick, Md.
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]]> 3995 The D.C. Area Comics Scene for Oct. 15 https://www.comicsgirl.com/2013/10/16/the-d-c-area-comics-scene-for-oct-15/ Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:47:21 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=3972 Not a lot here. I haven’t begun to collect NYCC reports from area creators, but if you have one (or photos), please send it along.

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]]> 3972 The D.C. Area Comics Scene for Oct. 1 https://www.comicsgirl.com/2013/10/01/the-d-c-area-comics-scene-for-oct-1/ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:32:32 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=3957 DC Conspiracy
Comics Making Studio with Members of the DC Conspiracy at the Artisphere, Sept. 21

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]]> 3957 SPX thoughts & The D.C. Area Comics Scene for Sept. 17 https://www.comicsgirl.com/2013/09/17/spx-thoughts-the-d-c-area-comics-scene-for-sept-17/ Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:36:52 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=3940 I hand Ulli Lust her Ignatz Award. Photo by Instagram user billhanna
I hand Ulli Lust her Ignatz Award. Photo by Instagram user billhanna

I really only have a couple of things for this week (I won’t collect every single link about Small Press Expo, after all) but I thought I’d take this space to talk a little bit about Small Press Expo 2013.

It was, as always, exhausting and amazing. I really didn’t get to spend as much time walking the floor as I would’ve liked nor did I get to see so many people I wanted to see. But I’m kind of resigned to the fact that this is how the show goes for me now. I was already pretty wiped out on Saturday (but astonishingly, actually managed to eat three meals, mostly because Greg Bennett made sure of that. I am incredibly grateful for that).

The entire process of the Ignatz was pretty intense this year. I don’t think a lot of people submitted until after table registrations happened. But then the books just kept coming. And coming. And coming. I know none of us expected to get so many books. I know I didn’t.

But I think the strength of the nominees really showed the depth of the titles we got. There were many a few usual suspects but I know the jurors were extremely thoughtful in their choices. So many of the categories were tough choices for me.

And yes, I was clearly delighted when all the Outstanding Graphic Novel nominees were women. That just happened organically and all of those books absolutely deserved to be there.

And speaking of that, I was so thrilled Liza Donnelly agreed to host this year. She’s spoken at the United Nations! When she said she was thinking about having all the presenters be women, I basically said “I would love that.” While we both worked to pick a good list of presenters, she definitely gets all the credit.

The whole ceremony and experience meant a lot to me. In my earliest days of reading and writing about comics, I never thought I’d get to do something like this. I’ve had a rough couple of years and so it felt satisfyingly wonderful to be able to be a part of something so amazing.

(I was so happy Ulli Lust won! Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life is amazing and I loved it so much. And I am so jealous of my friend who got to hang out with her quite a bit. When he said “You two are on the same page about so many things,” that really didn’t help.)

Onto your regularly scheduled and short D.C. Area Scene.

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]]> 3940 The D.C. Area Comics Scene for Sept. 3 https://www.comicsgirl.com/2013/09/03/the-d-c-area-comics-scene-for-sept-3/ Tue, 03 Sep 2013 21:38:47 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=3935 News/reviews/interviews:

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]]> 3935 The D.C. Area Comics Scene for Aug. 13 https://www.comicsgirl.com/2013/08/13/the-d-c-area-comics-scene-for-aug-16/ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 22:51:38 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=3929 News/reviews/interviews:

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  • Corgi Zine is accepting submissions. Deadline is Aug. 18. Pays $5 per page.

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]]> 3929 The D.C. Area Comics Scene for July 30 https://www.comicsgirl.com/2013/07/30/the-d-c-area-comics-scene-for-july-30/ Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:31:29 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=3909 News/reviews/interviews:

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]]> 3909 The D.C. Area Comics Scene for July 16 https://www.comicsgirl.com/2013/07/16/the-d-c-area-comics-scene-for-july-16/ Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:12:41 +0000 http://www.comicsgirl.com/?p=3880 As announced earlier, I’m moving to a biweekly schedule. The next edition will be July 30. The sooner you get me your information, the better! Details are at the bottom of the post.

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