News/interviews/reviews:

• Comic Books Are No Laughing Matter: E.G. Comics in Vienna features thousands of titles, from vintage to current, Donna Manz, Connection Newspapers

Event reports:

• Super Art Fight 2/22 Black Cat Results: Sold Out Crowd Sees Us Crown the ‘King of the Cat’!

Publications:

• Magic Bullet is accepting submissions and advertisers through March 1.

Events:

• Now through Aug. 18: ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.

Two outside the area (but close enough!) shows worth noting:

• Monstrous at Telegraph Gallery, Charlottesville, Va. Gallery opens March 1.
• “The Spoils of Saint Hubris” by Sterling Hundley, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, Va. Through April 27.

Note: I’ll be at MSU Comics Forum this weekend, and I think this is a good time to remind everyone that if you’re from the area and going to an event somewhere else, let me know! Also, if you’re not from the area but will be for something, let me know that too! Necessary information is all below!

Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me! Submit no later than Monday at 9 p.m. for inclusion each Tuesday, but the earlier, the better! More information is here.

Contests:

• Win a signed copy of ‘District Comics. See link for details; runs thought the end of the week.

Publications:

• Magic Bullet is accepting submissions and advertisers through March 1.
• The Cartoon Picayune, a comics journalism zine, is now accepting advertisers for the Summer 2013 issue. Inquire at cartoonpicayune@gmail.com.

Events:

• Now through Feb. 22: “Splotch/Asterisk” — collaboration between Steve Loya and JJ Cromer, Off-Rhode Studios, 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.
• Feb. 21: Nicole Georges (of Invincible Summer), Cassie Sneider, Monica Gallagher, Sally Madden at 7 to 9 p.m. at Atomic Books, Baltimore, Md.
• Feb. 22: Super Art Fight, doors 9:30 p.m. at Black Cat Backstage, Washington, D.C. Tickets are $12 and on sale now.

Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me! Submit no later than Monday at 9 p.m. for inclusion each Tuesday, but the earlier, the better! More information is here.

• Berlin 2013: Lakeshore To Adapt ‘The Sword’ Graphic Novel, Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter
• Warren Bernard’s Citations and Fredric Wertham Documents, The Comics Journal Online
• Reviewing your local shops: Third Eye Comics, Bryan Sinagra, ABC2News.com

Announcements:

• DC Conspiracy opens a centralized online store
• Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis to launch graphic novel trilogy in August
• Metro Washington Mensa’s upcoming gathering will have a superhero them

Publications:

• Magic Bullet is accepting submissions and advertisers through March 1.
• The Cartoon Picayune, a comics journalism zine, is now accepting advertisers for the Summer 2013 issue. Inquire at cartoonpicayune@gmail.com.

Events:

• Now through Feb. 22: “Splotch/Asterisk” — collaboration between Steve Loya and JJ Cromer, Off-Rhode Studios, 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.
• Feb. 21: Nicole Georges (of Invincible Summer), Cassie Sneider, Monica Gallagher, Sally Madden at 7 to 9 p.m. at Atomic Books, Baltimore, Md.
• Feb. 22: Super Art Fight, doors 9:30 p.m. at Black Cat Backstage, Washington, D.C. Tickets are $12 and on sale now.

Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me! Submit no later than Monday at 9 p.m. for inclusion each Tuesday, but the earlier, the better! More information is here.

• AN OPEN REQUEST: As convention season kicks off, bring on more live cartoon performance, Michael Cavna, Comic Riffs/Washington Post

Publications:

• Magic Bullet is accepting submissions and advertisers through March 1.
• The Cartoon Picayune, a comics journalism zine, is now accepting advertisers for the Summer 2013 issue. Inquire at cartoonpicayune@gmail.com.

Events:

• Now through Aug. 18: ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
• Feb. 8: Cupid’s Pre-Party, Art Opening at Studio F, 6 to 9 p.m., 923 F St NW, Studio 301, Washington, D.C. Features art of Josh Kramer of The Cartoon Picayune
• Feb. 21: Nicole Georges (of Invincible Summer), Cassie Sneider, Monica Gallagher, Sally Madden at 7 to 9 p.m. at Atomic Books, Baltimore, Md.
• Feb. 22: Super Art Fight, doors 9:30 p.m. at Black Cat Backstage, Washington, D.C. Tickets are $12 and on sale now.

Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me! Submit no later than Monday at 9 p.m. for inclusion each Tuesday, but the earlier, the better! More information is here.

• ZAP! POW! BAM! Jewish Superheroes?!, David Snyder, Baltimore Jewish Times

Publications:

• Magic Bullet is accepting submissions and advertisers through March 1.
• The Cartoon Picayune, a comics journalism zine, is now accepting advertisers for the Summer 2013 issue. Inquire at cartoonpicayune@gmail.com.

Events:

• Now through Aug. 18: ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
• Jan. 30: Barry Kitson signing, 2 to 7 p.m., at Cards Comics and Collectibles, Reisterstown, Md.
• Feb. 21: Nicole Georges (of Invincible Summer), Cassie Sneider, Monica Gallagher, Sally Madden at 7 to 9 p.m. at Atomic Books, Baltimore, Md.
• Feb. 22: Super Art Fight, doors 9:30 p.m. at Black Cat Backstage, Washington, D.C. Tickets are $12 and on sale now.

Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me! Submit no later than Monday at 9 p.m. for inclusion each Tuesday, but the earlier, the better! More information is here.