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2016 In Comics
This is a list of comics-related events in 2016. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title. Events DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. February * February 28: During the Stripdagen in Rijswijk Maaike Hartjes wins the Stripschapprijs and publisher Strip2000 the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. Publishing company VanderHout & Co wins the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal. April * April 18: Al Jaffee makes the Guinness Book of Records for being the oldest active cartoonist in the world. May * May 3: Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani, jailed in 2014 over a cartoon offending the Iranian government, is finally released from prison thanks to international sympathy campaigns for her cause. * May 13: French cartoonist Piem is named Commander in the Ordre National du Mérite. June * June 3–12 For the first time the Stripdagen in Haarlem last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus amongst theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common image-making means in comics; '' fumetti'' is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, comic albums, and ' have become increasingly common, while online webcomics have proliferated in the 21st century. The histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Rucka
Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', ''Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well as lengthy runs on such titles as '' Detective Comics'', ''Wonder Woman'' and '' Gotham Central'' for DC Comics, and '' Elektra'', ''Wolverine'' and ''The Punisher'' for Marvel. He has written a substantial amount of supplemental material for a number of DC Comics' line-wide and inter-title crossovers, including " No Man's Land", "Infinite Crisis" and "New Krypton". Rucka made his debut as a screenwriter with the screenplay for the 2020 film '' The Old Guard'', based on his comic book series of the same name. Early life Greg Rucka was born in San Francisco and raised on the Monterey Peninsula of California, in an area known to the locals as "Steinbeck Country". Rucka is Jewish. He first discovered comics at the Nob Hill Market in Salinas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Sue DeConnick
Kelly Sue DeConnick (born July 15, 1970) is an award-winning American comic book writer and editor and English–language adapter of manga. Career Kelly Sue DeConnick was first introduced to the comics industry by writing copy for photos in adult magazines. She eventually moved on to posting her own stories on a message board for fellow comic book author Warren Ellis. He invited her to work on his new website at the time, artbomb.net, where she wrote catalog entries for comic-book issues. Later in life, she got a job adapting translations of Japanese manga comics for Tokyopop and Viz Media. In order to make sure the dialogue she was adapting to English still followed the story arcs, she worked with a translator. DeConnick did this for seven years, and estimates she wrote more than 11,000 comic-book pages. About her work in foreign adaptation she said “...when people say dialogue is the best part of my scripts, it’s because I had a lot of practice.” DeConnick's first publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Doucet
Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965) is a Canadian cartoonist and artist, best known for her autobiographical works such as '''' and ''My New York Diary''. Her work is concerned with such topics as "sex, violence, and male/female issues." Biography Early career Doucet was born in |
Cathy Guisewite
Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip ''Cathy'', which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships, and having a mother—or as the character put it in one strip, "the four basic guilt groups." Early life Guisewite was born in Dayton, Ohio to William L. and Anne Guisewite. She was raised in Midland, Michigan with older sister Mary Anne Nagy and younger sister Mickey. Guisewite graduated from Midland High School in 1968. She attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. In 1972, she earned a bachelor's degree in English. Career After college, Guisewite followed her father's vocation and began working in advertising at Campbell-Ewald, then Norman Prady, and settled at W.B. Doner & Co. near Detroit. She became a vice president of the firm in 1976. She continued to draw fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interference Archive
Interference Archive is a volunteer-run library, gallery, and archive of historical materials related to social and political activism and movements. It is located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, at 314 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215. The mission of the organization is "to explore the relationship between cultural production and social movements." History Interference Archive began as the personal collection of Josh MacPhee and Dara Greenwald, activists who told the ''New York Times'' that they had filled their home with so much "social movement memorabilia ... Ph.D. students would visit to conduct research." The idea to turn it into a public resource began in 2008 when the couple was asked to curate an exhibition at the Exit Art gallery in Manhattan. Using the title "Signs of Change," it showcased cultural artifacts produced by those engaged with groups organizing to foment change. The show and research they did in preparation for it is reflected in the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve McCurry
Steve McCurry (born April 23, 1950) is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo ''Afghan Girl'', of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of ''National Geographic'' several times. McCurry has photographed many assignments for ''National Geographic'' and has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1986. McCurry is the recipient of numerous awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year, awarded by the National Press Photographers Association; the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal; and two first-place prizes in the World Press Photo contest (1985 and 1992). Life and work McCurry was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State University. He originally planned to study cinematography and filmmaking, but instead gained a degree in theater arts and graduated in 1974. He became interested in photography when he started taking pictures for the Penn State newspaper ''The Daily Collegian''. After a year worki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jung Gi
Kim Jung Gi (legally Kim Jung Ki;Kim transcribed his name in a tripartite fashion, similar to North Korean usage. , hanja: ; 7 February 1975 – 3 October 2022) was a South Korean illustrator, cartoonist, and manhwa artist. He was famous for his large, highly detailed illustrations, often drawn only from memory. Biography Kim was born in 1975 in Goyang, a suburb of Seoul. He was inspired to begin drawing after viewing an illustration from ''Dr. Slump'', a manga drawn by Akira Toriyama. In school, his teachers often chastised him for not paying attention, as he was busy doodling in his notes. At the age of 19, he pursued a fine arts education at Dong-Eui University, located in Busan: until he studied here he had not learned the mathematical principles of perspective, something he had previously done by intuition. Kim also served in the Republic of Korea Army; in some interviews, he stated that his time in the army allowed him to build a strong visual memory of a wide array ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-David Morvan
Morvan in 2017. Jean-David Morvan (born 28 November 1969 in Reims, Marne, France) is a French comics author. Morvan studied arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. Morvan started out as a comics artist, but soon realised that his true strength is storytelling, and so now he is best known as a comics writer. He resides in Reims, France. His main series are ''Spirou et Fantasio'', '' Sir Pyle'' and '' Merlin'', all with José Luis Munuera, and '' Wake'' with Philippe Buchet. He has published more than 230 comics to date. Awards * 2002: nominated for the Youth Award (9-12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France * 2004: nominated for the Youth Award (9–12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival * 2006: Youth Award (9–12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival ** Νominated for Best Youth Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel, Brussels, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Gfrörer
Julia Gfrörer (born September 12, 1982) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and author. Her work is often transgressive, invoking occult themes within an ambience of subtly observed historicist concerns, in narratives generally characterized by "mumblecore dialogue, persistent overtones of horror and suffering, and unapologetic sexuality." She's been hailed as "one of the most promising artists of her generation" by Phoebe Gloeckner. Background Gfrörer graduated from Cornish College with a BFA in printmaking. Her thesis show explored depictions of martyrdom – a subject she has returned to frequently in later works (e.g. ''How Life Became Unbearable', Palm Ash', Martyrdom: A Coloring Book)''. Moving to Portland after graduation, she met Dylan Williams (founder of Sparkplug Comics) in the process of consigning her DIY mini-comic about St. Francis of Assisi at the Pony Club Gallery where he happened to be working. He became Gfrörer's first publisher. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podcast
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing. Streaming applications and podcasting services provide a convenient and integrated way to manage a personal consumption queue across many podcast sources and playback devices. There also exist podcast search engines, which help users find and share podcast episodes. A podcast series usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. Discussion and content within a podcast can range from carefully scripted to completely improvised. Podcasts combine elaborate and artistic sound production with thematic concerns ranging from scientific research to slice-of-life journalism. Many podcast series provide an associated website with links and show notes, guest biographies, transcripts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bataclan Theatre
The Bataclan () is a Theater (building), theatre located at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris, France. Designed in 1864 by the architect Charles Duval, its name refers to ''Ba-ta-clan'', an operetta by Jacques Offenbach. Since the early 1970s, it has been a venue for rock music. On 13 November 2015, 90 people were killed in November 2015 Paris attacks, a coordinated terrorist attack in the theatre. History Origin and use The Bataclan originated as a large ''café-concert'' in the Chinoiserie style, with the café and theatre on the ground floor and a large dance hall at first-floor level. Its original name was Grand Café Chinois. The French name "Bataclan" refers to Ba-ta-clan, the Offenbach operetta, but it is also a pun on the expression ''tout le bataclan'' (the "kit and caboodle", or "all that jazz", or "the whole nine yards"), the oldest written use of which predates Offenbach by almost a century, in a journal entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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