• Lunch Lady’ Author Helps Students Draw Their Own Heroes, NPR staff (also includes audio)

Debuts/new stuff:

• Kid Cobbler, written by Kevin Panetta
• Ask a Person Who Draws a Comic, by Brenna Killeen

Presentations:

• We Need Another Hero, Asian Representation in Super Hero Comics, Jamie Noguchi at Metropolitan Washington Mensa Matrix V

Publications:

• Magic Bullet #7 is looking for contributors and advertisers

Kickstarter:

• Yellow Peril Book 2

Events:

• cNow through Aug. 18: ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
• June 1: Brandon Peterson signing, 1 to 5 p.m. at Cards, Comics and Collectibles, Reisterstown, Md.
• June 4: Hothouse Happy Hour: DC’s Independent Print Scene, 6:30 p.m., Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, D.C.,
• June 11: Visualizing Peace: Graphic Art & Social Change, with Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell and Dalia Ziada, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Kenney Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.
• June 14: Super Art Fight at Black Cat, Washington, D.C. Doors at 9 p.m.; show at 10 p.m. Tickets $15, on sale now.
• 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.
• June 21: Cartoon Picayune: The Hard Work Issue Release Party, 6 to 9 p.m., Studio F, Washington, D.C. (Facebook event page)

Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me by 4 p.m. Tuesday. More information is here.

• Webcomic of the Week #39: Yellow Peril, Hansel Moreno, ReadComicBooks.net
• Book lovers and aspiring authors ready for Gaithersburg Book Festival, Fox 5 DC

Event reports:

• Recap: ANS Sci-Fi & Comic Con 2013, Curls Studio
• Photos from comic-related programming at Gaithersburg Book Festival, self-link to my Tumblr

Publications:

• Magic Bullet #7 is looking for contributors and advertisers

Kickstarter:

• Yellow Peril Book 2

Events:

• Now through Aug. 18: ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
• May 25: Frank J. Barbiere and Chris Mooneyham signing, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Third Eye Comics, Annapolis, Md.
• June 1: Brandon Peterson signing, 1 to 5 p.m. at Cards, Comics and Collectibles, Reisterstown, 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.

Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me by 4 p.m. Tuesday. More information is here.