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Minneapolis Jam This Thursday (July 2nd,2009)

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In addition to our jam, Diamonds lovely owner LUCY has asked we inform everyone she will be having a blood-drive that day which will run until 7pm. So if you wanna come a little early, give some blood, then promptly pass out the second you start drawing–please don’t be shy!  Its for a good cause! (And yes, its thru the Red Cross, its not just some guy in a van collecting plasma. Just clarifying.)

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 Shoppe
1618 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

Big Time Attic hosts our monthly jam meetings at Diamond’s… they will be supplying us with a big old plate of pastries or something. Thanks fellas!

“Independent Variables: Contemporary Zine Publications” at the MN CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS opens June 26th

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“Independent Variables: Contemporary Zine Publications”, an interactive celebration of independent voices and democratic art will be on view in the Open Book Lobby gallery from June 26 to September 6, 2009 in the Open Book Lobby Gallery.

The work on display is presented in conjunction with Book Art Biennial, a daylong exploration of arts power as a tool of social change, hosted by Minnesota Center for Book Arts on July 25, 2009. Visit www.mnbookarts.org  for more information.

This show also quasi ties-in to ZINEFEST (http://zinefest.org/) which is July 11th and 12th at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts, and which will feature many a Conspirator and/or comic creator selling their wares including Ryan Dow, Daniel J Olson, Mike Toft, Sarah Morean, Will Dinski, Good Minnesotan, Tom Kaczynski, Ed Choy Moorman,  Vas Littlecrow, Danno Klonowski and more.

BUD BURGY starts weekly comic on his fancy new blog

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Minneapolis Conspirator and publishing giant BUD BURGY has not only started a new blog (http://budburgy.wordpress.com), but he has begun work on the CONTINUITY GUY graphic novel (written by CONTINUITY GUY creator Danno Klonowski, and rendered with love by Bud) and promises to update a new page every week!  The first page is up now (http://budburgy.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/continuity-guy/cgweb-2/)!

Great work, Bud!

Also, be sure to check out and BUY one of the MUSCLES AND FIGHTS anthologies Bud put out over the last couple years:

MUSCLES AND FIGHT: http://www.lulu.com/content/655494

MUSCLIER AND FIGHTIER:  (Hey Bud, where’s MUSCLIER AND FIGHTIER go???)

MUSCLIEST AND FIGHTIEST: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/muscles-fights-3/2373634

MUSCLES AND FRIGHTS: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/muscles-and-frights/4166279

MANLY TALES OF COWARDICE–finally in an easy to read format

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For those of you who may have checked out my comic MANLY TALES OF COWARDICE online at www.staplegenius.com and been annoyed at its size and unreadbility(as I was), I finally figured out what the hell I’m doing and you can now actually read every page without having to click on anything.
Please give it another shot at:
www.staplegenius.com

Thanks! –Danno Klonowski

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FALSE WITNESS: THE MICHELE BACHMANN STORY now available

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    The first issue of FALSE WITNESS: THE MICHELE BACHMANN STORY is now available to purchase online at www.biasedliberalmedia.com 
   FALSE WITNESS is the first issue in a limited series about MN Congressperson Michele Bachmann as told in her own words.
    FALSE WITNESS is written and pencilled by Bill Prendergast, with finishes by Lupi, Daniel J Olson, Danno Klonowski, and fabulous cover by Ken Avidor.

SUBMISSIONS NEEDED–Zine show at MN Center for Book Arts

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Call for Zines

Minnesota Center for Book Arts will be hosting an exhibition of zines titled
³Independent Variables: Contemporary Zine Publications² from June 26 to
September 6, 2009 in the Open Book Lobby Gallery.

To participate in this exhibition, work must be received by 5 pm June 26. It
may be dropped off at MCBA¹s Shop desk or mailed (MCBA, attn: Jeff
Rathermel, 1011 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415). Please include
contact information with your submission, including an email address.

Note: Work will handled by the public and will be fastened to the wall by a
cord. This may involve drilling into the publication to make a hole for
fastening. Do not submit work you are not willing to have altered and
handled by multiple readers. Works should weigh a pound or less.

We will do our best to exhibit all work submitted. Multiple works by a
single artist are permitted. If the number of submissions is great, the
number of works exhibited by a single artist will be limited.

Work will be available for pick up at the Shop desk the week following the
show. Work will not be returned by mail. Items not picked up by Sept 11,
2009 will be added to the MCBA archives and used for educational purposes.

If you have questions, please email Jeff Rathermel, MCBA¹s Artistic
Director, at jrathermel (at) mnbookarts.org.

MINNEAPOLIS JAM (and COVERED fun) THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 4th.

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'archie' COVERED by alex robinson
'archie' COVERED by alex robinson

     In addition to a shorter jam this month, we will also be taking part in the http://coveredblog.blogspot.com/ project where an artist does a recreation of a comic cover. ANY comic cover, not just the “classics” like AMAZING FANTASY #15 or something.

        The guidelines are pretty simple to follow if you want to submit your cover to be posted on the Covered blog (http://www.robertgoodin.com/submission.html).

     Bring one(or more) of your favorite covers to redo, or to share with the group (yes, everyone gets their comics back).  Other comics will be there to parooze as well if you forget to bring one.  11×17 paper will also be provided, but feel free to bring any kind of drawing surface you prefer.

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 Shoppe
1618 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

Big Time Attic hosts our monthly jam meetings at Diamond’s… they will be supplying us with a big old plate of pastries or something. Thanks fellas!

Mpls Conspiracy intrudes on ART-A-WHIRL

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    See this coffee shop? Its called Diamonds(http://www.diamondscoffeeshoppe.com/) . Its where the MPLS cell holds it’s monthly meeting.  It’s also where this weekend we will be having a “gallery show”, promoting our group, drawing, and selling our various comics during Northeast Minneapolis’ annual ART-A-WHIRL (www.nemaa.org).

     We will be in the hallway BEHIND Diamonds doing the above mentioned drawing and selling.  We’ll be ther:

     Friday from 5-10pm, Saturday from 12-8pm, and Sunday from 12-5pm.

     Stop by and say “Hey” on your whirly tour of Minneapolis art.

     Diamonds Coffee Shoppe
     1618 Central Avenue Northeast
     Minneapolis, Minnesota

JAM THIS THURSDAY IN MINNEAPOLIS

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This month we are not beholden to a particular theme since the Altered Esthetics theme of the month is RESIDENT ARTISTS. 

So, basically we have to do the best work we can. 

Or we can use the ultra-classy idea Kriske came up for when describing the cosplayers at the recent Microcon:   “UNDERGROUND F**K SOCIETY OF SUPER NERDS”

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 Shoppe
1618 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

Big Time Attic hosts our monthly jam meetings at Diamond’s… they will be supplying us with a big old plate of pastries or something. Thanks fellas!