World War 3 Illustrated Web Comics

Mac McGill performing with Zef Noise, Eric Blitz and Andy Laties!

http://www.mediasanctuary.org/movie/1543

Agent Alpha, the Pentagon’s Tiniest Covert Operative, with puppetry and animation!

http://www.mediasanctuary.org/movie/1557

Time lapse of Peter and Miles painting the Pissed-off Peace Dove mural!

http://www.mediasanctuary.org/movie/1558

Peter writes:
A piece I just did for the Sunday NY Times Book Review
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/02/books/review/kuper.html?ref=books

(This is a terrific piece on the future of the book.-RM)

I was also interviewed for Grit TV with WW3 front and center.
http://www.grittv.org/2010/05/01/peter-kuper-the-art-of-dissent/

(You can watch the video at the top or use the link above go to Grit TV where there’s lot more great stuff!)

The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY, which is hosting the World War 3 Illustrated 30th Anniversary Retrospective show that runs February 22- June 26, 2010, is have a closing reception Saturday May 8th at 8 pm. A number of our members are performing that night. Also we will be giving a zine workshop on Sunday.

The following artists will be performing multimedia readings of their comics in the Sanctuary’s State-of-the-art music hall:

PETER KUPER
SANDY JIMENEZ
CARLO QUISPE
REBECCA MIGDAL
MAC McGILL
SETH TOBOCMAN

Featuring the musical accompaniment of:
ZEF NOISE
ANDY LATIES
ERIC BLITZ

If you live nearby or are considering visiting in the Albany area, don’t miss this show at one of the East Coast’s premiere alternative art spaces. Boating on the Hudson, locally brewed beer and a great alternative community are just some of the other enticements to visit this beautiful region.

Here are the announcements on their web site:

Art show:
http://www.mediasanctuary.org/gallery

Performance:
http://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/world-war-3-illustrated-30th-anniversary

Workshop:
http://www.mediasanctuary.org/node/1181

There are a couple of affordable ways to get to Troy from New York City.

BUS: Tickets for the Megabus to Albany-Rensallaer Station range from $12-24 one way.
http://us.megabus.com/

Trains (Amtrak) to Albany-Rensallaer Station start at $38 one way and run pretty regularly.

More information about transportation and lodgings in Troy can be found here:
http://www.troyny.gov/visittroy.html

Hope to see you there!

xo Rebecca

Fahad Hashmi, an American citizen and Brooklyn College graduate, whose case, and treatment at the hands of the federal government, were the subject of a comic I drew, plead guilty yesterday to knowingly allowing waterproof socks to be transported through his house in London to Al Qaida.

Thanks to a plea bargain the day before his trial was set to open, he will face 15 years in prison, as opposed to the possibility of 70.

From the blog set up by his supporters:

Today’s decision does not in any way detract from the importance of the work we’ve been doing and the civil rights and human rights issues that Fahad’s case has raised. The government’s use of Special Administrative Measures and the attacks on due process in “terrorism” cases like Fahad’s continue and cast a pall on the US justice system. For that reason, we plan to hold our usual vigil on Monday night outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center. We hope you will spread the word and join us.

We will be posting further thoughts and analysis on Fahad’s case and the attendant issues in the coming week.

CUNY 4 Fahad
Theaters Against War
Educators for Civil Liberties

DOW THROWS A DISMAL PARTY, FEW ATTEND
Underattended “Run for Water” plagued by death scenes, zombies, and dozens of “Dow spokesmen”; truth seems to run free..
(The Yes Men STRIKE AGAIN!)

Read more here:

DOW THROWS A PARTY, MAINLY ZOMBIES SHOW UP

Just a quick reassurance: the opening tonight at SoHo Gallery for Digital Art is still on, despite the snow. We still have public transit and municipal street plowing, at least for a little while longer, in the neoliberal metropolis we call New York.

“World War 3 Illustrated” To PUBLISH Issue #40: “WHAT WE WANT”
WITH A RELEASE PARTY AT the soho gallery for digital art (sgda),
FRIDAY, 26, 2010 -FROM 8 PM – 11 PM

New York, NY (February 16, 2010) — World War 3 Illustrated, the Independent Comic Book Anthology Magazine Is Now in Its Fourth Decade of Publication. World War 3 Illustrated presents the “What We Want” comic issue! This latest 128-page anthology uses the power of comic books to ask for something radical: real proposals for building a better society.
Edited by Seth Tobocman, Rebecca Migdal, Susan Simensky Bietila, Carlo Quispe and Sandy Jimenez.

What’s in this issue:
While the ‘08 Presidential election is viewed by many of us in America as a turning point, it is uncertain what the ultimate outcome will be. The nation remains distressed, economically and ecologically in the aftermath of 28 years of right wing dominance in politics.
World War 3 illustrated asked that artists do more than just criticize things as they are:
WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED is responding with 128 pages of answers from comic book artists; exploring alternatives, making proposals for progress and offering ideas for a better world for all. 

Featuring the work of:
Seth Tobocman, Sabrina Jones, Jennifer Camper, Rebecca Migdal, Paula Hewitt Amram, Susan Simensky Bietila, Carlo Quispe, Sandy Jimenez, FLY, Melissa Jameson, Colin Matthes, Eric Hadley, Jack Laughner, Erik Ruin, Ethan Heitner, Kate Evans, Katie Fricas, Michael Hew, Sabin Calvert, Zeph Fishlyn, Sylvan Migdal.

The SOHO GALLERY FOR DIGITAL ART Presents the Release Party for Issue #40 of World War 3 Illustrated!
Join us to celebrate the publication of the new issue with live performances by contributors at The SOHO Gallery for Digital Art on Friday, 26, 2010, -from 8pm-11 pm

The SOHO GALLERY FOR DIGITAL ART is located at:
138 Sullivan St. NYC, NY 10012
Tele: (212) 228-2810
Web: http://www.sohodigart.com/thesgda.html

To see more art, animation and info about World War 3 illustrated magazine, its artists and history please visit:
http://www.worldwar3illustrated.org

Visit our new artists’ blog, updated regularly with comics and events, featuring the World War 3 Illustrated crew:
http://www.worldwar3illustrated.net

Please email us for .pdf review copies of the new issue.

Founded in 1980 by Seth Tobocman, Peter Kuper and Christoff Kolhoffer, World War 3 Illustrated is a labor of love, run by a collective of artists working with the unified goal of creating a home for political comics, graphics and stories. The rotating editorial board has included over the years Sabrina Jones, Scott Cunningham, Kevin Pyle, Nicole Schulman, Eric Drooker, Susan Wilmarth, Christopher Cardinale, Ryan Inzana, Paula Hewitt Amram, and Chuck Sperry among many others.
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