Sideshow recommends these essential graphic novels to get you through these long days in quarantine. Enjoy!
https://www.sideshow.com/geek/the-quarantine-reading-list-essential-comics-for-uncertain-times/
Did you know? The War of the Currents
The War of the Currents referred to in RASL was a real contest between Thomas Edison who invented Direct Current, and Nikola Tesla, the inventor of Alternate Current. With the help of George Westinghouse, AC won the day but Tesla was written out of the history books.
April 19-25 is National Library Week! Sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA), we celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians to promote literacy and education. Take advantage of eContent at your local library – all you need is a library card!
On behalf of comic book shops and the organizers of this terrific auction, thanks to everyone who bid! Congratulations, @artmin
Here are the answers to yesterdays challenge. How did you do?
It’s time for another round of: Spot the Differences, quarantine edition! Answers posted tomorrow. Good luck!
Fine art fans may have seen the challenges issued by the Getty Museum, Columbus Museum of Art, The Met, and more to recreate famous works of art at home using household materials, family members and even pets during the quarantine. Well, The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is getting in on the action!
We challenge you to recreate a comic book cover or panel and share it online!
Choose a cover or panel from any comic book, graphic novel, comic strip or otherwise
Recreate it using household objects, costumes, friends, family, pets, etc!
Post it on social media with the hashtag #CartoonLibraryQuarantine
Tag us @cartoonlibrary on Instagram and Twitter, and we’ll repost our favorites!
#TBT: Taken in Lucca, Italy 1997 featuring Neil Gaiman, Bob Chapman from Graphitti Designs, Jeff Smith and his wife & business partner Vijaya. Thanks for the pics, Smoky Man!
Tesla holds an impressive number of patents—275 in his lifetime! Including Alternating Current, Rotating Magnetic Fields, Tesla Coils, and Radio!
The Philadelphia Experiment, which was referred to in RASL, is an alleged military experiment in which the Navy destroyer escort, the U.S.S. Eldridge, was claimed to be rendered invisible. Spooky. To learn more, Wiki Philadelphia Experiment.
