• Cartoonist earns readership, freelance deals with ‘Girls With Slingshots’ strip, Katie Crowe, The Frederick News Post
• Indie Comic Interview: Jacob Warrenfeltz, Jonathan Ryan, Geek Goes Rogue
• Holy free comic books, Batman! Event draws costumed crowds in Annapolis, Theresa Winslow, Capital Gazette

Event reports:

• Recap: Awesome Con DC 2013, Curls Studio

Podcast/audio:

• Inside The Graphic Novel Boom, Kojo Nnamdi Show

Events:

• Now through Aug. 18: ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
• May 11: ANS Sci-Fi and Comic Con, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Archbishop Neale School, La Plata, Md.
• May 11:, Bob Fingerman signing, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Third Eye Comics, Annapolis, Md.
• May 16-19: The Intergalactic Nemesis: A Live-Action Graphic Novel, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. More information and tickets.
• May 18: Gaithersburg Book Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gaithersburg City Hall, Gaithersburg, Md.  Features Dave Roman and Matt Dembicki.
• May 18: Jai Nitz and Greg Smallwood signing, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Third Eye Comics, Annapolis, Md.

Have comic news or events related to the D.C. area to share? Email me by 4 p.m. Tuesday. More information is here.