News/reviews/interviews:

• David Hayter to adapt graphic novel The Sword, ComingSoon.net
• Chesapeake Writers’ Conference held in St. Mary’s County, Ted Pugh, Southern Maryland Newspaper

Podcasts and audio:

• How Superman Explains America, Kojo Nnamdi Show with Glen Weldon

Announcements:

• The 2013 Harvey Awards features nominations for Cul de Sac, Team Cul de Sac and District Comics

Kickstarter:

• Strength – The Comic: Superheroes, Sexism, & Satire

Publications:

• Magic Bullet #7 is looking for contributors and advertisers

Events:

• Now through Aug. 18: ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
• Now through Nov. 10: Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
• July 20: DC Zinefest, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Stephens Church, Washington, D.C. List of exhibitors is here
• July 20: cARToons Exhibit – Opening Reception, 7 to 9 p.m., Modern Times Coffeehouse, 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.

• ‘Hit By Pitch’: A Look Into MLB’s Only Deadly Injury, Molly Lawless on WBUR Boston. Lawless actually left us for Boston, but I like her and I like book and I thought this was cool enough to include.
• What Are You Reading? with Rafer Roberts, Robot 6
• Cartoonist Volunteers Time At Campagna Center, AlexandriaNews

Audio/video:

• Ross Nover – A Dose of Design Inspiration from Comic Strips (and slideshow)
• LIVE from the Annapolis Comic Con, Its THE CAROLYN AND JOE SHOW!
• The Appeal Of Comic Book Culture, The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU, with Greg Bennett (I can’t, in good conscience, include that full headline)

Kickstarter:

• PLASTIC FARM: Seasons of Growth in the Fields of Despair from Rafer Roberts.
  

Upcoming releases:

• Remake: 3Xtra, Lamar Abrams, AdHouse Books, December 2012.

Events:

• Through Dec. 23: Fall Solos 2012, featuring Warren Craghead, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, Va. One-on-one with the artists Nov. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m.
• Nov. 10: Ben Hatke signing, Big Planet Comics, Vienna, Va., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Big Planet Comics, College Park, Md., from 3 to 5 p.m. (Rescheduled from Nov. 3.)
  
• Nov. 10: Cullen Bunn signing for Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Third Eye Comics, Annapolis, Md., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Nov. 11 through Nov. 30: The Joe Bonham Project exhibition, Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Washington, D.C. (exhibition features some comics art)
• Nov. 12: SHATTERED – The Asian American Comics Anthology Book Signing and Launch, featuring editors Jeff Yang and Keith Chow with illustrator Jamie Noguchi. Busboys & Poets, 14th and V streets, Washington, D.C., 6:30 to 8 p.m.
• Nov. 17: Deadpool NOW signing with writer Gerry Duggan, Third Eye Comics, Annapolis, Md., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Dec. 1: Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore signing, Third Eye Comics, Annapolis, Md., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Housekeeping:

This feature will be taking a break for the month of December — if you have events during that month, get them to me as soon as you can. And I do plan on getting back to writing reviews and other things. It’s been a hectic few months.

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.