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Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco jam Thursday February 28th
 The Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco is meeting is this coming Thursday February 28th! Bring your favorite drawing tools and come and draw with us. It's challenging! It's fun! AND It won't get you arrested! We meet on the second and last Thursday of each month at the Church St. Café from 6:30 pm to sometimes between 9 and 10 pm. WHEN: Thursday February 28th, 2008 Where: Church St. Cafe Description: The San Francisco cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy meets twice a month from on the second and last Thursday of the month from 6-10PM at Church St. Cafe. Church St. Cafe 260 Church Street San Francisco, CA 94114 Transit info for San Francisco can be found here: transitinfo.org Here is where we are: (the green cabin is the café and the blue markers are MUNI bus stations) View Larger MapLabels: jam, Jam Comics, San+Francisco
The Lost Jams
St. Paul Cell Meeting Tonight
 The St. Paul cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy will meet again tonight, Thursday, February 21, 6:30 PM at: Cosmic's Coffee 189 N. Snelling Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104 This month, the St. Paul conspirators left their jam comic topic up to anyone who cared to contribute one. Only five brave souls dared submit an idea to a vote to determine what the St. Paul cell will draw at this month's meeting. So far, "Elephants in Underpants" has captured the heart of America, and looks to ride its momentum to victory. The person with the winning idea will be awarded the original artwork from the resulting jam comic. There's still time to vote by following this elephantine link: http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=2589&sid=974b2cdfd188e526a79fe66db5e3a7e7 The meeting is open to all who wish to attend. Apologies to Chinatsu Ban. Labels: Chinatsu Ban, Jam Comics, St. Paul, Steve Stwalley
Pizza
Cast Your Vote!
Valentines Day comic jam in San Francisco
Calling all single Cartoonist! Calling all single Cartoonist! This valentines day celebrate romance by...DRAWING COMICS. The Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco is meeting is this coming Thursday February 14th, so bring your favorite drawing tools and come on down. We meet on the second and last Thursday of each month at the Church St. Café from 6:30 pm to sometimes between 9 and 10 pm. WHEN: Thursday February 14th, 2008 Where: Church St. Cafe Description: The San Francisco cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy meets twice a month from on the second and last Thursday of the month from 6-10PM at Church St. Cafe. Church St. Cafe 260 Church Street San Francisco, CA 94114 Transit info for San Francisco can be found here: transitinfo.org Here is where we are: (the green cabin is the café and the blue markers are MUNI bus stations) View Larger MapLabels: jam, Jam Comics, San+Francisco
Don't Let Stwalley Win!
 At the risk of sacrificing some of the spontaneity of the jam comics produced every third Thursday by the St. Paul cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy, I've asked anyone who cares to, to suggest a topic for the February 21, 2008 jam comic. Any suggestions made before February 14, 2008 will be put to a vote, and the winner will not only see their idea brought to life, but will be awarded the original jam comic pages, compliments of the city of St. Paul. So far, only Steven Stwalley has suggested a topic: "Elephants in underpants, the last of the old timers, and pancake phobia." If you think you can come up with something better than that, go here: and prove it. Labels: Contest, Jam Comics, St. Paul, Steve Stwalley
St. Paul Cell Jam Comic - "Peanuts Vs. Prince"
 Dear Pencil-Pal, The St. Paul cell started 2008 with their best-attended meeting ever. Seven co-conspirators combined to create "Peanuts Vs. Prince" which you can see for yourself by clicking here: st.paul/stpjam04.pdfWhy can't I have a normal blog like everyone else? Very truly yours, C. Conspiracy Labels: Jam Comics, St. Paul
St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Meeting - Thursday, January 17, 2008
 The third Thursday this month is JANUARY 17, 2008. It'll be our first meeting of the new year, open to any St. Paul or St. Paul-curious cartoonists. Like always, we meet between 6:30PM - 9:30PM at: Cosmic's Coffee 189 N. Snelling Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104 Afterwards, if we haven't left it all on the page, we cross the street to: O'Gara's Bar & Grill 164 Snelling Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55104 Labels: Jam Comics, St. Paul
Sugar Frosted Amoebas
January Comic Jams in San Francisco
Upcoming jams from the Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco. We meet on the second and last Thursday of each month at the Church St. Café from 6:30 pm to sometimes between 9 and 10 pm. The group is intimate and fun and any artist is welcome to come and draw with us. So grab your favorite drawing tools and come and join us. Don't forget to visit this blog to find the latest artwork and updates. WHEN: Thursday January 10, 2008 and Thursday January 31, 2008. Where: Church St. Cafe Description: The San Francisco cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy meets twice a month from on the second and last Thursday of the month from 6-10PM at Church St. Cafe. Church St. Cafe 260 Church Street San Francisco, CA 94114 Transit info for San Francisco can be found here: transitinfo.org Here is where we are: (the green cabin is the café and the blue markers are MUNI bus stations) View Larger MapLabels: jam, Jam Comics, San+Francisco
Zombi Jam
 Plenty of delays getting jam comics posted here these days. The somewhat holiday-themed jam produced at the December 7000 BC meeting is available for download. Note: it has Santa, but it's not all-ages. The January meeting will be a week from Sunday in Albuquerque. Labels: 7000 BC, Jam Comics
St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy December Jam Comic
The last St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy jam comic for 2007 was finished nearly three weeks ago. Turns out that traveling during the holidays takes a lot out of a person and their desire to do anything. Thus, three weeks later, you are presented with "Krampus Returns."  The St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy meets every third Thursday of the month at Cosmic's Coffee Shoppe, which is located at the northwest corner of Snelling Ave. and Selby Ave. Meanwhile, our crosstown rivals, the Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meet every first Thursday of the month (TOMORROW!) at Diamond's Coffee Shoppe from 6 - 10 PM. See the following post for more details. Labels: Jam Comics, St. Paul
The Super Secret Last Jam of the Year in San Francisco CA
The fine folks of the Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco met one last tine this last Thursday to Comic Jam a bit before the new year arrives. The Jam was last minuet and not publicized due to the busy week we (I) was having...so sorry to anyone in our group who missed it. The Jam was low key and fun and we have photos (on Flickr) to prove it. These were taken by my friend Adam Abrams who is visiting from Vancouver Canada. Enjoy. Labels: jam, Jam Comics, photos, San+Francisco
St. Paul Cell Meeting Today, December 20
 The third Thursday this month is DECEMBER 20, 2007, it'll be our third meeting and the last for this year, open to any St. Paul or St. Paul-curious cartoonists. Like always, we meet between 6:30PM - 9:30PM at: Cosmic's Coffee 189 N. Snelling Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104 Afterwards, if we haven't left it all on the page, we cross the street to: O'Gara's Bar & Grill 164 Snelling Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55104 In the spirit of KRAMPUS, join us for the usual jam comic and camaraderie. Labels: Jam Comics, Krampus, St. Paul
CCSF - (NOT) LAST comic jam of the year - Thursday December 13, 2007
NOTE: There will be a Comic Jam on Thursday December 27th, 2007 after all. I jumped the gun with out all the information. I'm a baadd blogger. More information will be up next week.Well folks 2007 will soon be over and a new exciting year will be upon us. The Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco (CCSF) will meet this week, Thursday December 13th, 2007. The meeting is at the Church St. Café from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm and is open to all artist of any level. We regularly meet on the second and last Thursday of each month, but since the last Thursday falls close to Christmas there will be NO meeting that week. When: Thu, December 13th, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm (NOTE the side bar calendar TIME might be off)
Where: Church St. Cafe Description: The San Francisco cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy meets twice a month from on the second and last Thursday of the month from 6-10PM at Church St. Cafe. Church St. Cafe 260 Church Street San Francisco, CA 94114 Transit info for San Francisco can be found here: transitinfo.org Here is where we are: View Larger MapLabels: jam, Jam Comics, San+Francisco
CCSF - 'Graphic Novel' art show opening in San Francisco
Note: the “Graphic Novel” art show which had it’s opening on Saturday (dec. 8th) was supposed to be up until jan. 4th, but a few “things” came up and the show had to be taken down. not that big of a deal, we had an awesome opening and were welcomed warmly by the people of frog hall. so for any of you out there who were planning on heading over to see the work, sorry you’ll have to wait until we are able to get the work up in another location…possibly some time after the new year. also i will be posting pictures of opening night on here as well as my myspace pages. thanks again to the staff of frog hall for having us and to everyone who came out to support us and the SF cartoonist conspiracy group.
--- Daniel Salcido Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco Members and the art show's artists: Dan, Kraig, and Mike  The talented Mike Hales wearing the official CC fez.  Big Comic Jam...   Our new anthology is for sale. $5 = 48 pages of comic goodness.  photos above ©2007 Doc Popular Doc Popular does some Comic Jamming...  Lots of folks, a great turnout.  Labels: jam, Jam Comics, San+Francisco
"Sheep Song" - CCSF
Last night we had a small group for our meeting at the Church St. Café in San Francisco CA. We had a new artist Lori who along with Jeff Plotkin and myself to create a 5 page comic, a very Fenini-esc and strange story. A free form classic jam and a great way to introduce how to make a jam comic with someone new. Here we go, click on an image to see it bigger.       Labels: Jam Comics, San+Francisco
St. Paul Conspiracy Jam Comic
 Click the image above to see the cover to THE TRASH CHALLENGE in all of its glory. Read a .pdf of the comic in its entirety here. And blame Danno, Burgy, Olson, and McCarthy . . . it's all their fault. Labels: Jam Comics, St. Paul
St. Paul Conspiracy Cell Jam-O-Rama Report
The inaugural St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam happened Thursday, October 18th and we have the images to prove it!  The founders of the cell - Bud Burgy (taking the picture), Kevin McCarthy (on the left), and Daniel Olson (on the right) - were the only ones to attend, but we will grow in numbers!  By clicking on the above image you will see our four page, potentially ongoing, creation: Tussles and Tights! Labels: Jam Comics, St. Paul
Scardy Cat - a spooky Jam Comic from the San Francisco Cell
Happy Halloween to everyone from the Cartoonist in the San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy. This year we have a treat for you (no tricks) with a brand new Jam Comic to read on-line. The above E-Book includes a 9 page comic as well as concept art that was created to keep the characters looking close from page to page. Scaredy Cat was the SF-Cell's first attempt at working from a script written specifically for a comic book. The script is by Joe Borrelli with Art by these talented folks: Cindy Chau, Mike Hales, Brian Kolm
Steve Leialoha, Lola, Jeff Plotkin, Doc Popular
Kraig Rasmussen, Rio Rath-Barreiro, and Daniel Salcido
WE LOVE FEEDBACK, so don't be shy about letting us know what you think about the work. It's easy to leave a comment and anyone can do it. Just click on the comment link below. HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!
Labels: Jam Comics, San+Francisco
Losers Suckers Fools Noobs Poindexters
Reminder: San Francisco Jam tonight August 30, 2007
The End of It All
San Francisco Jam on Thursday June 14, 2007
On Thursday May 31, 2007 San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy Cell will be having our Comic Jam at the Church St. Café (formally called Muddy Waters Café). NOTE: The address on the calendar (on the sidebar) shows it at Cafe International, this is wrong. The meetings are on the second and last Thursday of the month.e International, this is wrong. Folks start arriving around 6:30 to 7:00 pm and we usually hang around till 9-10 depending on how folks are feeling. Work continues on the Epic battle between Robots and Bunnies. WHO WILL WIN? The location can easily be reached from BART/MUNI. For more information, comments, questions .... e-mail Doc Popular.
BE THERE OR WELL SHOW THEM THOSE EMBARRASSING PICTURES!!Labels: Jam Comics, San+Francisco
Smallest Date Ever
May 3, 2007 Jam: FAITHMOLE
New Location for the San Francisco Cell - Muddy Waters Café - April 12
On Thursday April 12, 2007 San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy Cell will be having our next gathering at a new location, Muddy Waters Café. This will be the last JAM before APE so it's a good time to get feedback on your in-progress books and mini-comics before you put them into production. The new location can easily be reached from BART/MUNI. The café is funky and high-energy and they stay open past 9pm (till 11). The new location is: For more information, comments, questions .... e-mail Doc Popular. Labels: Events, Jam Comics, San+Francisco
New Mexico's Contribution to Izzy's 50 States Jam
Decaf
Minneapolis Jam Meeting Rescheduled
Come Jam In Minneapolis Thursday March First!
The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond's Coffee Shoppe in Northeast. Generally, we draw collaborative "jam" comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwords, we often have uncaffeinated beverages somewhere else. The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed). Diamond's Coffee Shoppe1618 Central Avenue Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota Bus info here.Please spend some money at Diamond's while you're there, even if it is just a cuppa coffee... they are excellent hosts, and we wanna stay welcome there. Big Time Attic is now officially hosting our monthly jam meetings at Diamond's... they will be supplying us with a big old plate of pastries or something each month. Thanks fellas!  Labels: Events, Jam Comics, Minneapolis
RICE JAM - Tonight! (And we don't mean jelly.)
The Rice Cartoonist Conspiracy is back in business at their new location and time from 7:00 -9:00 pm at the Rice Print Shop art gallery in the 2nd floor of 310 Division St S, in Rice, MN. We are somewhere between St. Cloud and Little Falls, not too far from Highway 10. We usually jam, exchange or purchase comic books from each other, chat about everything under the sun, plot road trips to Minneapolis, drink caffeine-filled goodness, and order something YUMMY from the Creamery or Twin Pines for delivery paid for by VAS Littlecrow. Art supplies are available for those who lack them, but for maximum joy, bring your favorite implements of destruction. We would like to announce the official opening of the Central, MN Branch of the Cartoonist Conspiracy library. We are always accepting donations of indie and manstream comic books of all sorts, and we have a ton of cool comics to share with the masses. Free food, free coffee and stuff to draw with. Call our weekend line at 320-492-0475 for directions or visit the Rice Print Shop website. Hope to see you there! Labels: Events, Jam Comics
JAM TONIGHT IN MINNEAPOLIS! (February 1st)
Jam in Minneapolis this Thursday, January 4th
The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond's Coffee Shoppe in Northeast. Generally, we draw collaborative "jam" comics, socialize and drink caffienated beverages. Afterwords, we often have uncaffienated beverages somewhere else. The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed). Diamond's Coffee Shoppe1618 Central Avenue Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota Bus info here.Please spend some money at Diamond's while you're there, even if it is just a cuppa coffee... they are excellent hosts, and we wanna stay welcome there. Big Time Attic is now officially hosting our monthly jam meetings at Diamond's... they will be supplying us with a big old plate of pastries or something each month. Thanks fellas! Labels: Events, Jam Comics, Minneapolis
SF Jam Tonight!! October 12, 2006
October 12, 2006 The San Francisco Cartoon Conspiracy Cell will be having it's monthy jam tonight at Cafe International from 6:30 pm to aprox 10 pm. Join us for an exciting evening of cartooning. We will be continuing/finishing our ALL ACTION jam. The second jam this month with be on October 26 at the same location. Cafe International 508 Haight St San Francisco, CA 94117-3407 Labels: Events, Jam Comics
1st ever Silicon Comic Jam - San Jose, CA - October 7
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER Silicon in San Jose will be having it's own Comic Book Jam. So anyone in the bay area who is not doing the 24 hour jam come is invited to help collaborate on a comic book story Saturday October 7th from 1pm to 12am. The guests will (hopefully) join in on the fun. The finished storie(s) will be auctioned off for chairty as well as posted on the web. Convention Membership is required. Silicon is a small Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention that is a fundraising event for the Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley. Featured guest are Robert Meyer Burnett, Mark Bode, and Phil Yea as well as local cartoonist/creators/writers Joe Borelli of Golden Gate Universe, Alexis Fajardo of Lexpress, Mat Nastos of Nifty Comics, and Brian Kolm of Atomic Bear Press. There will be panels/workshops/discussions given by the guests as well as a dealers room featuring everything from sword replicas to authors like Peter S. Beagle (the last unicorn). To find out more, visit: http://www.siliconventions.com/Labels: Events, Jam Comics
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin' On Part 9
Here's the ninth big jam... this one is from July 2006. Click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. The theme this month is M.O.D.O.K. As in "Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing." As in the giant head villain created by the late, great Jack Kirby. Cool... What other theme do you need? We should do M.O.D.O.K. every month.  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin' On Part 8
Here's the eighth big jam... this one is from June 2006. Click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. The themes are "Apocalypso," and... ah... I dunno. "I am the Walrus," maybe? Anyone know?  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin' On Part 7
Here's the seventh big jam... this one is from May 4th 2006. Click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. The themes are "Babies Can't Do Anything," "The Rattlesnake Twins," "Betrayal," "IQ Tests," "Couch Jumpers" and "A Mother's Love."  Below is a small jpg of the lovely instructional sign Big Time Attic made for this particular jam.  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin' On Part 6
Our posting of the missing jams is now resuming (three more big jams and many miscellaneous pages remain to post)... Here's the sixth big jam... I believe this one is from April 2006 (although it may have been the June one... someone please confirm)... click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. The themes are "Tales from the Vatican Vault" and "Country Music."  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin On Part 5
Here's the fifth big jam... this one is from March 2006... click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. Again around 2MB. Only one topic this March... in solidarity with our Danish cartooning comrades I bring you "Fun With Fundamentalism."  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin' On Part 4
Here's the fourth big jam... this one is from February 2006... click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. This one is just over 2MB. The themes for this month were "Süperman Vs. Albert Einstein" and "People I'll Never Sleep With.")  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
24 Hour Comic Jam
This Thursday at 5pm, a group of 4 San Francisco Cartoonists will start a 24 hour comic jam. Similar to the super big mega official 24 Hour Comic Day that happens every year, except locally organized. We have two people signed up for sure, and would like to host two more local cartoonists for the marathon, anyone interested can contact Doc@doctorpopular.com This even will not supersede the October 7th 24 Hour Comic day event at Last Gasp Publishing, but is just something to tide some of us over until then. Labels: 24 Hour Comics, Jam Comics, Projects
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin' On Part 3
Here's the third big jam... this one is from December 2005... click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. This one is 1.965 MB. The themes for this month were "Sneaky Pete Beats the Devil" and "The Dogs of War."  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin' On Part 2
Here's the second big jam... again, I'll be posting these for the next week. I'm not sure which month this one was done in... lets call it August 2005... I'm pretty sure it is either that or October (if anyone knows definitively, please let me know). Click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. This one is 2.177 MB. The themes for this month were "Godzilla Vs. Osama Bin Laden" and "Fluffy and Nice: A Fluffy and Nice Story For Children" and "Pluto is No Longer a Planet."  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
Whole Lotta Scanning Goin' On
We've let the Minneapolis jam scanning get horribly behind over the last year... I've decided to see what I can do to remedy some of that this week... watch the blog for a whole lotta comics this week! Instead of posting the individual jam pages at this point, I've decided to post the individual months as PDF files... these will ultimately be available in the gallery in both low-res versions (for viewing online) and hi-res versions (for anyone downloading to reconfigure and print anywhere they want under our creative commons license... note that if you participated in the jam, it can be for non-commercial or commercial purposes... otherwise, it's just non-commercial). All scans are greyscale, unedited as-is from the original pages... print versions will be 300 DPI. Here's the first one from July 2005... click the image to grab the low-res, reader's pdf. This one is just over 2MB. The themes for that month were "Obscure Stories About Blues Musicians" and "16 Pages to Live."  Also note that I just uploaded the first 6 months of jams from the Rice, MN cell... you can grab that here. That one weighs in at 7MB. Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
Jam War!
Jam War was a blast... much blood and ink was spilled, but many gorgeous pages crawled from the wreckage at the end of it. I wish I could post some, but can't until after judging is completed. We want to print a book of all the Minneapolis Jam War losers as a mini-comic, so email me if you want to participate in this mini. My team almost certainly will be included... we had a blast losing, though. Thanks! to Danno for organizing! Thanks! to Shad for handling everything computery! Thanks! to Drivas for funding and involuntarily lending us all his lovely visage! Thanks! to BTA for the paper! Thanks! to Jeff Rathermel and Book Arts for giving us such a great space to work in! Thanks! to Wet Paint for providing supplies and letting us stock up at a discount! Thanks! to Reiner and Grumpy's for the drinks and discounts! Thanks! to Nat Gertler for conceiving and organizing the national event! Labels: Events, Jam Comics, Minneapolis, Projects
JAM WAR Declared!
Dank (aka Danno) has declared a Jam War in Minneapolis here... sharpen your pencils! Here's the poop from Dank... ------------------------------------------------ Attn All Conspirators, and fit men and women of fighting age:
WAR has been declared on the cartooning world!!!
..no, no. Not that Danish Jihad business...
a JAM WAR!!!!
The people who bring you 24 HOUR COMIC DAY have decided that APRIL 1st, 2006 from 11am to 11pm is to be the first JAM WAR.
Basically, teams around the WORLD(US and Canada so far)have 12 hours to complete 8 pages on a theme to be chosen that day. The winning 3 teams recieve cash and prizes!
EIGHT PAGES!!!
TWELVE HOURS!!!
Minneapolis can so sweep this whole contest!
Big Brain has elected to sponsor us, and Book Arts will once again be providing us space(THANKS GUYS!).
What I need from you is a firm commitment to fight for truth, liberty, and cash prizes.
I also need you to "register"
Do so by sending a draft card(or a quick e-mail saying you're in) to:
staplegenius@yahoo.com
Please respond by March 10th.
Michael Drivas over at Big Brain has asked we work in teams of 4, so on March 10th, all the registered participants will be randomly drawn into said teams.
If you wish to be a TEAM CAPTAIN, please also indicate
that in your e-mail of interest.(what will a team captain do? I dunno yet. But its always good to have a field commander in battle.)
Finally, Michael also requests a confirmation fee of
$5.00 from each soldier (to help offset the $150 he's gotta throw down to sponsor us, as well as to help with snacks and such.) The fee will not have to be payed until after final teams are announced on the 10th of March, but please try to stop by Big Brain and pay up by St Patricks Day(the 17th).
Ummm...I think thats it. If you have any more questions, either
1) contact me, danno, at staplegenius@yahoo.com
2) check out comicsjamwar.com
or 3) read the info below
May Mohammed be with us as we lay waste to our hated cartooning enemies around the globe and(did i mention) WIN CASH PRIZES!!!!
--danno
Comics Jam War is a collaborative cartooning competition which will be held in comic book shops across the U.S. and Canada. Teams of 2 or more cartoonists will be given some starting information about the story they have to create, and will then each have 12 hours to create an 8 page comic book story. The stories will be judged by a group of comics professionals.
Prizes (all prizes are per-team):
First place: $300 US, plus copies of an anthology comic that includes all the winners and honorable mentions (50 copies or $395 worth at cover price, whichever is more )
Second place: $200, plus copies of the anthology (30 copies or $245 worth at cover price, whichever is more )
Third place: $100, plus copies of the anthology (30 copies or $245 worth at cover price, whichever is more )
"Honorable mentions" chosen to appear in the anthology (numbers to be determined): copies of the anthology (30 copies or $245 worth at cover price, whichever is more )
Teams can have anywhere from 2 to an infinite number of people on them.
Teams must work at an official sponsoring event host site.
At noon Eastern time (9 AM Pacific time), the details for the story content will be posted on the event website. 12 hours later, all work on the story must be complete, and the story must be 8 black and white pages (no more, no less) in the standard American comic book format.
The work should not include vulgarity, nudity, obscenity, or other material that would keep it from seeming appropriate for general audiences. It also should not violate any copyrights and trademarks.
Participants must promise not to publish their finished work in any form (including, but not limited to, print and online comics) until the judging is complete and the winners are announced. In the event that your story is selected for the anthology, you may not publish the work in any other form through December, 2007. About Comics retains the rights to publish the material in Jam War-related collections. (There will be a participant form at the event. All members of the team must sign this form or the work will not be considered in the judging.)
Each team must include a designated captain. All prizes will be sent to this captain whose responsibility it will be to distribute the money and copies to the team. About Comics takes no responsibility for this distribution.
Entrance fee (if any) and other details will be set by the event host.
NOTES ADDED JANUARY 28th:
Bring your own art supplies! Rather than supplying something that doesn't meet your needs, we want you working with the materials that you're most comfortable with. So bring your drawing tools, your favorite paper or board, or even computer. Just remember to keep the height-to-width ratio appropriate for the typical American comic book.
The food situation will vary from location to location, so if you don't know that your store is supplying food, be sure to bring enough munchies to last you through the 12 hours.Labels: Events, Jam Comics, Minneapolis, Projects
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The January Minneapolis Jams begin
I'll be posting the Minneapolis Cell's January Jam here every day for the next couple of weeks... The themes this month are "Heroes of the Old West," "Plastic Surgery," and "The Contents of My Pockets Display My True Emotions ") Here is the cover:  and the first page...  Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
November 2005 Minneapolis jam Page 14
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The November Jam Begins... balloons and manga
I'm gonna be posting the Minneapolis cell's November jam over the next couple of weeks, a page at a time again... the themes this time are "Big Eyed Action Manga" and "What the hell is this balloon doing floating over my head?" Here is the cover and the first page:   Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis
September Jam Credits
September Jam Finale
September Jam Page 13
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Page 6 of the September Jam
Page 4 and 5 of the September Jam
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September Jam Page 2
Conspiracy Jams Licensed Under the Creative Commons
I've licensed our jam comics under a license from the Creative Commons. This clarifies usage of the jam artwork by members and other people, basically allowing total freedom for non-commercial ventures using the work to anybody, and allowing members who participated in the jam to use it for whatever they want, commercially or non-commercially... read more about it below. Labels: Jam Comics
Jam Comics on the Blog
In an effort to liven up this blog a bit, I'm going to start posting jam comics frequently one page at a time before they go into the gallery... that's right, you get to read them here first. Even though we haven't posted the last few months of jam comics, I'm going to start with this month's jam, since the main character is so compelling and charismatic. Today, I'm going to post two images, since the first one is a cover... this month had a total of 17 pages on the theme... hm, I wasn't there for the theme, but I think I know what it was... click on the thumbnails to view the pages. Cover:  Page 1:  I'll post a new page every day or so... if you're jonesing for more, our old jams are archived in the gallery (as these jams will be after I post the entire month on the blog). Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis, Projects
Cinco De Mayo Jam in Minneapolis
The next Minneapolis meeting of the Cartoonist Conspiracy is at the Spyhouse Thursday May 5th... Cinco De Mayo. The Minneapolis Cell of The International Cartoonist Conspiracy usually meets at 6:30pm on the first Thursday of each month at the Spyhouse, unless otherwise noted on the website. In addition, we meet the third Sunday of every month at Grumpy's (May 15th this month). Generally we meet, draw jam comics, drink caffeinated beverages, and socialize. Once we're happy with the jam comics, we usually either go home or go get non-caffeinated beverages somewhere. We're going to do one 12 page extended jam on a random topic and whatever miscellaneous jams people want to work on this meeting. If you want to suggest a topic to possibly be drawn out of our bag of topics, you can post it here. The last two months of jams have just been posted here and here. The Beatnik Brigade/Modern Day Voodoo/Comic Found on the Bus strip from March turned out really well, I think. I'm planning on bringing at least one of the boxes of 24 hour comics we made for 24 Hour Comics Day to the meeting... if you want to buy one they are ten bucks. It is a limited edition of 100 boxes, each box contains 17 comics drawn in 24 hours on April 23-24 2005, and it will never be reprinted. Let me know if you want one in advance so I can bring it for you. The meeting is at: Spyhouse Coffee 2451 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis, MN 612.871.3177 MAPBUS INFO (Route 18 passes by The Spyhouse frequently) Labels: Jam Comics, Minneapolis, Projects
Guide to the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection
Comics historian Bill Blackbeard donated much of his collection to Ohio State a while ago... they have some information about it online here.A particularly interesting part of this guide is the image reference to old cartoons, MANY of them utterly forgotten... one panel only in most cases, unfortunately, but it can be quite a tease. An example: Circus Solly
George Frink
April 30, 1905
 Just ran across a particularly interesting entry they provided some extra info on... the first jam comics? ------------------------- Crazy Quilt (various artists), 1914 Everett Lowry Quin Hall Lester J. Ambrose Charles Lederer Dean Cornell Frank King Crazy Quilt was a full-page, sometimes interactive, Chicago Tribune feature that ran from April 12, 1914 to June 14, 1914. It consisted of untitled panel cartoons and the following series titles: And His Name Is Mr. Bones, Genial Gene, Simp Simpson, Old Doc Quack, Stone Age Stuff, Pinhead Pete, Hi Hopper, Freddy Frappe. Crazy Quilt was an unorthodox arrangement of strips and panels printed sideways, upside-down, criss-cross, etc. Notably, this feature used self-reflexivity; different artists working on individual strips interacted so that, for example: panel borders were breached by characters from one title entering a panel of another title, single panels that acted as the intersection between criss-crossing strips would include characters from both strips and would be incorporated into both storylines, etc. ---------------  This topic is continued on the board here.Labels: Jam Comics
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