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OrlandoCon
OrlandoCon, also known as O'Con, was a long-running comic book fan convention which was held annually between 1974 and 1996 in Orlando, Florida. The first comic book convention held in the Orlando area, OrlandoCon billed itself as a "Central Florida comic art convention and early TV/film festival." Captain Marvel-creator C. C. Beck was a regular guest of the show; as were many other Golden Age of Comic Books creators who lived in the Orlando area. The founders of OrlandoCon were regional chairman of the National Cartoonists Society Jim Ivey, and local enthusiasts Charlie Roberts, Richard Kravitz, Rob Word, and Neil Austin. Most OrlandoCons took place over a September weekend. Events and activities Each year's show featured a banquet for attending cartoonists and the presentation to the guest of honor of a gold brick called the Ignatz Award Harvey, R. C. "Blood & Thunder: Two for Cho," ''The Comics Journal'' #219 (Jan. 2000), p. 3. named in honor of George Herriman's ''Krazy Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Convention
A comic book convention or comic-con is an event with a primary focus on comic books and comic book culture, in which comic book fans gather to meet creators, experts, and each other. Commonly, comic conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels, or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activities and panels, with a larger number of attendees participating in cosplay than most other types of fan conventions. Comic book conventions are also used as a vehicle for industry, in which publishers, distributors, and retailers represent their comic-related releases. Comic book conventions may be considered derivatives of science-fiction conventions, which began in the late 1930s. Comic-cons were traditionally organized by fans on a not-for-profit basis,Siegel, Howard P. "Made in America," '' BEM'' #16 (Dec. 1977): "These early conventions were run by purists for panelologists, and not meant to be commercially overbearing or expensive to go to." thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignatz Award
The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the September 11 attacks. SPX has been held in either Bethesda, North Bethesda, or Silver Spring, Maryland. The Ignatz Awards are named in honour of George Herriman and his strip ''Krazy Kat'', which featured a brick-throwing mouse named Ignatz. Awards criteria As one of the few festival awards rewarded in comics, the Ignatz Awards are voted on by attendees of the annual Small Press Expo (SPX, or The Expo, its corporate name), a weekend convention and tradeshow showcasing creator-owned comics. Nominations for the Ignatz Awards are made by a five-member jury panel consisting of comic book professionals. The jury panel remains anonymous (from both the public as well as each other) unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Addis
Donald Gordon Addis (September 13, 1935 – November 29, 2009) was an American comic strip artist. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, where he was in charge of the production lab for the student newspaper, ''The Alligator'' (later ''The Independent Florida Alligator''). His work includes a self-published collection of his work at U of F, numerous freelance cartoons for ''Playboy'' magazine, and the syndicated newspaper strips: * ''Briny Deep'' (1980–1981) * ''The Great John L.'', also known as ''Babyman'' (1982–1985) * ''Bent Offerings'' (1988–2004) Addis was a longtime member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. He received the Foundation's Freethought in the Media “Tell It Like It Is” award at the 2005 national convention in Orlando. Addis received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1992 for his work on ''Bent Offerings''. He retired as an editorial cartoonist and columnist with the St. Petersburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Foster
Harold Rudolf Foster, FRSA (August 16, 1892 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Prince Valiant''. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship and attention to detail. Born in City of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Foster moved to the United States in 1921, and began his illustration career in Chicago, eventually becoming an American citizen. In 1928, he began one of the earliest adventure comic strips, an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's ''Tarzan (comics), Tarzan''. In 1937, he created his signature strip, the weekly ''Prince Valiant'', a fantasy adventure set in medieval times. The strip featured Foster's dexterous, detailed artwork; Foster eschewed word balloons, preferring to have narration and dialogue in captions. Early life Born in City of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Foster was a staff artist for Stovel, Commercial Art Co., W.M. Buckley Studio, and Brigdens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 In Comics
Events and publications January * January 1: In '' Le journal de Tintin'', the first chapter of the '' Michel Vaillant'' story ''Des Filles et des Moteurs'', by Jean Graton is published, in which Michel Vaillant and Françoise Latour marry. *January 20: In the Disney comics magazine ''Topolino'', the first episode of the '' Donald Duck'' story ''Paperino e la visita distruttiva'' is published, the first story realized by the team Giorgio Pezzin (writer) and Giorgio Cavazzano (cartoonist). * January 24: In ''Pilote'', René Pétillon's comic series '' Jack Palmer'' makes its debut. It will run in various magazines until 2013. * January 25–27: Francis Groux, Jean Mardikian, Claude Moliterni organize the first edition of the Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France. * '' The Demon'', with issue #16, is cancelled by DC. * '' Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'', with issue #8, is cancelled by Marvel. * In Italy, the first issue of '' Alter linus'' (Milano libri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released in July 2017, making it the 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami and Tampa. Orlando had a population of 307,573 in the 2020 census, making it the 67th-largest city in the United States, the fourth-largest city in Florida, and the state's largest inland city. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic; in 2018, the city drew more than 75 million visitors. The Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the 13th-busiest airport in the United States and the 29th-busiest in the world. The two largest and most internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Turner
Leslie Turner (December 25, 1899 - March 2, 1988) was an American cartoonist and writer who produced the adventures of ''Captain Easy'' for more than three decades. Biography Early life and education Born in Cisco, Texas, Turner grew up from age eight in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he started drawing while in high school. His grandfather was the courthouse architect and builder A. C. Swinburne, responsible for numerous courthouses across West Texas. After serving briefly in the U.S. Army near the end of World War I, Turner began profiting from his art talent while a freshman at Southern Methodist University. He dropped out of college for one term to attend the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. While a student at SMU, Turner and his college pals would make vagabond treks around the United States during the summer months. He edited SMU's 1922 yearbook, and after his graduation that same year with an English degree, he worked at a Dallas engraving plant. Newlyweds in New York Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Crane
Royston Campbell Crane (November 22, 1901 – July 7, 1977), who signed his work Roy Crane, was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip characters Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy and Buz Sawyer. He pioneered the adventure comic strip, establishing the conventions and artistic approach of that genre. Comics historian R. C. Harvey wrote, "Many of those who drew the earliest adventure strips were inspired and influenced by his work." Biography Born in Abilene, Texas, Crane grew up in nearby Sweetwater. When he was 14, he took the Charles N. Landon correspondence course in cartooning. He initially attended college at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene and later the University of Texas, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. At 19, he studied for six months at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago. His early work history was a checkered one, including pitching tents for a Chautauqua, a seaman's berth and a stint riding the rails. In 1922, he began his newspaper car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Goulart
Ronald Joseph Goulart (; January 13, 1933 – January 14, 2022) was an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author. He published novelizations and other work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson, Con Steffanson, Chad Calhoun, R. T. Edwards, Ian R. Jamieson, Josephine Kains, Jillian Kearny, Howard Lee, Zeke Masters, Frank S. Shawn, and Joseph Silva. Life and career Ronald Joseph Goulart was born in Berkeley, California, on January 13, 1933.''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 He attended the University of California, Berkeley, and worked there as an advertising copywriter in San Francisco while beginning to write fiction. Goulart's first professional publication was a 1952 reprint of the SF story "Letters to the Editor" in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''; this parody of a pulp magazine letters column was originally published in the University of California, Berkeley's '' Pelican''. His early career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Crooks (comics)
William Crooks (12 April 1908 – December 1986) was manager of Eastwoodhill Arboretum, Ngatapa, Gisborne, New Zealand from 1967 to 1974. For the previous forty years he was the assistant of William Douglas Cook, founder of the arboretum. England Bill Crooks was born in Mutford, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England as the son of James and Jane Elizabeth Crooks (née Hale). He had six brothers and sisters. His father was a fisherman on a smack.Clapperton 1996, p. 17 During World War I his father was appointed to the Trawling Reserve of Britain's seagoing defences. He won a Distinguished Service Medal for sinking a German submarine by ramming it with his ship and his name was honoured in Lowestoft as "one of the bravest fishermen of the fleet". He died shortly after the war, on 27 December 1919 from a pneumonia, that was aggravated by wartime injuries.Berry 1997, p. 18 Flock House In New Zealand, Edward Newman, Member of Parliament, encouraged the establishment of the "New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Dunagin
Raymond Ralph Dunagin Jr. (June 19, 1937 – June 24, 2020) was an American cartoonist for the ''Orlando Evening Star'' and the ''Orlando Sentinel'' from 1961 to 2001. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize twice. Early life and education Dunagin was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He graduated from Petal High School in 1955 and then attended Pearl River Community College.Quinnelly, Lorrie J"Petal High graduates get sent to Hall today" ''Hattiesburg American'', Hattiesburg, Mississippi, volume 98, number 146, May 26, 1994, City/State section, page 5A. He served in the United States Marine Corps. After serving in the Marine Corps, he went to University of Southern Mississippi. Career He spent about 40 years as the art director and editorial cartoonist for the ''Orlando Sentinel'' as well as an editorial board member. He also created the comic strips ''Dunagin's People'' and ''Grin and Bear It''. He and Dana Summers, another ''Sentinel'' cartoonist who worked with him for 30 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collectibles
A collectable (collectible or collector's item) is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector. Collectable items are not necessarily monetarily valuable or uncommon. There are numerous types of collectables and terms to denote those types. An antique is a collectable that is old. A curio is a small, usually fascinating or unusual item sought by collectors. A manufactured collectable is an item made specifically for people to collect.Danziger, Pamela (July 1, 1069)''Why People Buy Things They Don't Need: Understanding and Predicting Consumer Behavior'' Kaplan Publishing. The business of collectables Created to be collected A "manufactured" collectable (often referred to as a contemporary collectable) is an item made specifically for people to collect. Examples of items commonly sold as collectables include plates, figurines, bells, graphics, steins, and dolls. Some companies that produce manufactured collectables are members of The Gift and Collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
