Fall 2008 Table of Contents now online

You can see the Fall 2008 Table of Contents at the current issue link on the official webpage. Cutting-and-pasting isn't working so well. This issue is still for sale, of course. 872 pages, and 43 articles it says.

Seattle-area exhibit reviewer wanted for Warner Bros animation show

See this article for information on the Warner Bros animation exhibit opening in Seattle. Anyone who wants to do an academic review should contact me.

Preliminary list of exhibit and media reviews for IJOCA 11-1

Here's the exhibit and media reviews that we have in hand and have been edited.

Zap! Pow! Bam! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950. Jerry Robinson. Beachwood, Ohio: Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Sept. 16, 2008-Jan. 2009.
Mark C. Rogers

R. Crumb’s Underground. Todd Hignite and "coordinated at the ICA by Associate Curator Jenelle Porter.” Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, Sept. 5 – Dec. 7, 2008.
Michael Rhode

Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace. Jane O’Cain. Produced by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center and toured by ExhibitsUSA. College Park, Maryland: College Park Aviation Museum, Aug. 30-Nov. 30, 2008.
Jeffrey S. Reznick

Life in Boxes: Comic Art & Artifacts, an exhibition selected from the Steve Rothman Collection of Comics, Cartoons, & Graphic Novels. Steven Rothman. Philadelphia: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, University of Pennsylvania. Oct. 27, 2008 - March 22, 2009.
Derik Badman

Punisher: War Zone. Directed by Lexi Alexander, starring Ray Stevenson, Wayne Knight, Dominic West. Marvel Studios/Lions Gate, 2008.
Robert G. Weiner

The Spirit. Directed by Frank Miller. Lionsgate, 2008. Starring Gabriel Macht, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlet Johanson, Eva Mendes, Jami King. Based on the comic strip created by Will Eisner.
Robert G. Weiner

Preliminary list of book reviews for IJOCA 11-1

Here's a list of the book reviews we've already got in hand and that have been edited. More may be added.

Eury, Michael. Comics Go Ape: The Missing Link to Primates in Comics. Raleigh, NC: TwoMorrows Publishing, 2007. ISBN: 9781893905627.
Robert G. Weiner

Beronä, David. Wordless Books. The Original Graphic Novels. New York: Abrams, 2008. 256 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8109-9469-0. $35.
John A. Lent

Scott, Randall W. European Comics in English Translation: A Descriptive Sourcebook. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company , 2002. 401 pp. ISBN-10: 0786412054; ISBN-13: 978-0786412051. $75.
Michael Rhode

King, Owen and John McNally, eds. Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories. Free Press, 2008. 432 pages. ISBN-10: 1416566449; ISBN-13: 978-1416566441. $16.
Michael Rhode

Dolle-Weinkauff, Bernd, Sylvia Asmus and Brita Eckert. Comics made in Germany -- 60 Jahre Comics aus Deutschland. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2008. 142 pp. ISBN 978-3-447-05690-8.
Pascal Lefèvre

Soper, Kerry D. Garry Trudeau. Doonesbury and the Aesthetics of Satire. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2008. 166 pp. ISBN: 978-1-934110-89-8. $22.
John A. Lent

Miller, Ann. Reading Bande Dessinée: Critical Approaches to French-language Comic Strip. Intellect Books, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84150-177-2. $40.
David A. Beronä

Evanier, Mark. Kirby: King of Comics. New York: Abrams, 2008. 224 pp. ISBN: 081099447X. $40.
Robert G. Weiner

Ding, Min’an. Ding Min’an’s Clay Statuettes of Caricatures. Hong Kong: Tianma Publishing Ltd., 2005. 65 pp. with colored illustrations.
HongYing Liu-Lengyel

Rhode, Michael G., ed. Harvey Pekar: Conversations. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2008. 225 pp. IBSN 978-1-60473-086-9. $22.
Mark C. Rogers

Jacobson, Sid and Ernie Colón. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. New York: Hill and Wang, 2006. 118 pps. Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-5738-2; Hardcover ISBN-10: 0-8090-5738-7. Paperback ISBN- 13: 978-0-8090-5739-9; Paperback ISBN-10: 0-8090-5739-5. $30 HC; $16.95 PBK.
Sol M. Davidson

Jacobson, Sid and Ernie Colón. After 9/11: America’s War on Terror (2001- ), New York: Hill and Wang, 2008. 150 pages. Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-2357-8; Hardcover ISBN-10: 0-8090-2357-1;Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-2370-7: paperback ISBN-10: 0-8090-2370-9. $30 HC; $16.95 PBK.
Sol M. Davidson

Abouet, Marguerite and Clément Oubrerie. Aya. Montréal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2008. 132 pp. ISBN: 978-1894937900. $19.95.

Abouet, Marguerite and Clément Oubrerie. Aya of Yop City. Trans. Dag Dascher. Montréal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2008. 107 pp. w/ 17 bonus pp. ISBN: 978-1-897299-41-8. $19.95
Matthew L. Miller

Modan, Rutu. Jamilti and Other Stories. Trans. Noah Stollman and Jesse Mishori. Montréal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2008. 174 pp. ISBN: 978-1-897299-54-8. $19.95
Matthew L. Miller

Delisle, Guy. Burma Chronicles. Trans. Helge Dascher. Montréal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2008. 263 pgs. ISBN: 978-1-897299-50-0. $19.95
Matthew L. Miller

Hignite, Todd. In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-300-11016-6. $20.
David A. Beronä

DePastino, Todd. Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-06183-3. $28.

Mauldin, Bill. Todd DePastino, ed. Willie & Joe: The World War II Years. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2008. ISBN 978-1560978381. $65.
David A. Beronä

Fresnault-Deruelle, Pierre and Jacques Samson, eds. Mei 26, Poétiques de la bande dessinée. Paris: L'Harmattan 2007. ISBN 978-2-296-04082-3. 21.85 €
Pedro Moura

Alban Delannoy, Pierre ed. CIRCAV no. 19 La bande dessinée à l'épreuve du réel. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2007. ISBN 978-2-296-04879-9 15.20 €
Pedro Moura

Lavanchy, Eric. Étude du Cahier Bleu d'André Juillard. Une approche narratologique de la bande dessinée. Louvain-La-Neuve: Academia Bruylant, n.d. [2007]. ISBN 978-2-87209-862-0. 20.90 €.
Pedro Moura

Eisner, Will. Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008.ISBN 978-0-393-33128-8 (Pbk.). $22.95.

Eisner, Will. Comics and Sequential Art. (Revised edition). New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-33126-4 (Pbk.). $22.95.

Eisner, Will. Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative. (Revised edition). New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2008, ISBN 978-0-393-33127-1 (Pbk.). $22.95.

Eisner, Will. With Eisner Reader: 7 Graphic Stories by a Comics Master. (Revised edition). New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-32807-3 (Pbk.). $16.95.

Eisner, Will. The Name of the Game. (Revised edition). New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2008. ISBN 978-0-32815-8 (Pbk.). $17.95.

Eisner, Will. To the Heart of the Storm. (Revised edition). New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-32810-3 (Pbk.). $17.95

Eisner, Will. The Dreamer. (Revised edition). New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-32808-0 (Pbk.). $16.95.
Sol M. Davidson

NYC New Yorker exhibit reviewer desired UPDATED

"On the Money: Cartoons From the New Yorker" Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave. at 36th Street, through May 24. Information: +1-212-685-0008; http://www.themorgan.org.

Taken! by Ian Gordon, whose book, Comic Strips & Consumer Culture, anyone who's interested in comic art should own.

Tokyo exhibit on Fujio Akatsuka reviewer wanted

Manga artist Fujio Akatsuka is the subject of an exhibit in Tokyo that I'd like a reviewer for. See this Yomiuri Shimbun article for more information.

Zippy exhibit in Pittsburgh PR

UPDATE - I've got a reviewer, and Bill Griffith can't make it due to illness.

I'm hoping for a reviewer for this exhibit.

Zippy's Pittsburgh and More: The Art of Bill Griffith

At The ToonSeum, February 7 to March 31, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh's museum of cartoon art, presents Zippy's Pittsburgh and More: The Art of Bill Griffith, February 14 through March 31, 2009.

Zippy's Pittsburgh and More is an exhibit of Griffith's original comic art, with several strips featuring Pittsburgh landmarks as settings. "Our location at the Children's Museum has a certain surreal quality that lends itself well to Zippy," said ToonSeum Executive Director, Joe Wos. "Giant inflatable ice cream dinosaurs, twenty-foot cranes made of old gas station signs, and of course a museum of cartoon art, all seem to fit quite well in Zippy's world!" The artist agrees, saying "For me, Zippy is funniest when his craziness bumps up against the 'real world', which is why I put him in diners and have him talking to Bob's Big Boy. It doesn't get much more real than Pittsburgh, PA - it's Zippy Country!"

Zippy the Pinhead, one of the unlikeliest daily comic strips in the history of newspapers, initially appeared in underground comix in the early 1970s, and was first published as a daily strip in the San Francisco Examiner in 1985. The following year, King Features picked up the strip for worldwide syndication. Zippy's creator Bill Griffith describes the character as the "wise fool," who "knows nothing at all and everything at once." His twisted response to all forms of high and low culture forces us to take a fresh look at words and images that permeate our consciousness daily.

Bill Griffith will appear for a special book signing at Phantom of the Attic Comics in Oakland, on Saturday, February 21, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The book signing is sponsored by Phantom of the Attic and Copacetic Comics.

The ToonSeum is Pittsburgh's museum of cartoon art, currently housed within the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (10 Children's Way, on the North Side). Entry to the ToonSeum is free with paid admission to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (Adults- $10, Children under 18 and Seniors - $9, Children under 2- Free). Museum hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. For more information, please visit www.toonseum.com or call(412)325-1060

Pittsburgh City Paper is the media sponsor for Zippy's Pittsburgh and More.


The ToonSeum at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children’s Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412)325-1060