Hello Everyone!

Jon Sloan here!  I have been asked to be the Comics Guest of Honor at MarsCon, one of the fan run Sci-Fi/Fantasy conventions in the Minneapolis Metro area (You can find out more at http://marscon.org/2012/).  To this end I need to devote a LOT of my time to getting things ready for this convention.

I am asking any and all people who would be interested if they would like to submit a guest strip for my webcomic:  www.sa-bomjimcomic.com .  The strips don’t have to have anything to do with my current storyline, but just any type of light-hearted sillyness that involves martial arts and ninjas.  My webcomic has what would be considered a “G” to “PG” rating to it, just to let you know what framework to keep your material in.

WHEN?:  I am hoping to post the guest strips between January 16th through March 2nd, 2012.

HOW MANY?:   I am in need of a total of 14 guest strips.

HOW DO I SUBMIT A GUEST STRIP?:  Please send an e-mail with an attachment of your strip to jsloan28@hotmail.com.  I will accept JPEGs and PSD’s.  If you need to hand off a hard copy, please contact my through my e-mail address and hopefully we can work out an arrangement to get it delivered in time.  If you are a member of the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy members, you should be able to get the work to me at one of the jams at Diamond’s Coffee Cafe or Cahoots.

WHEN?:  Preferably before January 15, 2012.

SIZE?:  My published strips are roughly 8.5 X 11 inches.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?:  I will link to your site as well as pass along information about your past and current work (which will be information I will need as well as your submission) when I post your guest spot.  I am all for maintaining community and networking for my fellow cartoonists/comics artists, and this will provide a way (even if it might be small) to spread the word about your work and where people can find it.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Holiday Season, and Best Wishes for Success and Prosperity in 2012!

Jon Sloan

Kinda late, sorry about that.
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You can read it with the cool flash app that you see above or Dowload it as usual as pdf. (4 Mb or so).

http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/sushipodcast/2011/12/lutefisk-sushi-podcast-episode-12-erik-nelson/

In the twelfth episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI talks with MN cartoonist ERIK NELSON about how becoming a father has changed his perspective on his art, plumbing, and why people in Boston will kill you just as soon as look at you.  See a Dickies commercial featuring Erik hard at work as both a cartoonist and a plumber here.

The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT.  The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.

In the eleventh episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI is joined again by KEVIN CANNON to introduce this months NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT : “Game Show Time”.  That’s right, to celebrate the end of the year (and the ninth anniversary of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy), Kevin and Conspiracy Grand Poo-bah Steve Stwalley put on a game show with an interactive Jeopardy-style game board, mind-bending questions about both local and national comics and cartoonists, and honest-to-goodness valuable prizes!  All were asked to show up early and put their name into a hat.  Steve (as you’ll hear) drew the names randomly and two teams of three players were selected.  Lets meet the fierce competitors, shall we:

TEAM GREEN: Nicholas Straight, episode 6 guest Lupi McGinty, and Zander Cannon

TEAM YELLOW:  Episode 2 guest Athena Currier, Danno Klonowski (I know, I know. I assure it was random!), and Timothy Foss

There were also five 30 second “DRAW” rounds where all six player had to draw the same thing. The audience then voted for the best (teams) drawing.  Here are the winners (you’ll have to listen to find out which team they belong to):

The next Nordeast Comics Summit will be on JANUARY 5th, from 6-6:30 at Big Time Attic: 1618 Central Ave NE, Ste. 216, MPLS, MN 55413

(Thanks to Rob Stenzinger for the header photo and Alex Arbit for the team photos!)

The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT.  The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.

In the tenth episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI talks with MN cartoonist LANCE WARD (creator of the soon-to-debut graphic novel STOVETOP) about life, death, god, aliens, roundabouts, panel borders, watercolors, and what polite society calls a comic publisher.  This one gets pretty deep, folks.  Also, there are swears. Lots and lots of swears. You’ve been warned. 

The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT.  The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.

http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/sushipodcast/2011/11/lutefisk-sushi-podcast-episode-8-the-salon-saloon-show-from-mix-2011/

In the eighth episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI hands over the podcast to ANDY STURDEVANT and the SALON SALOON panel from MIX 2011.  Danno is a guest along with CORINNE MUCHA, LENA CHANDHOK, and JOHN PORCELLINO with music by ANDREW CONNOR and the ACBs.  Ok, so Lutefisk Sushi’s prime directive is broken since Danno and Andy are the only MN artists in this episode, but I defy you to name another podcast out there that ends with a group of cartoonists singing “OH, YOKO”!   Thank you to Salon Saloon, Andy, Corinne, Lena, John and Sarah Morean for such a great time!

Also–Andy will bring up a PowerPoint that was going during the show multiple times, and while I don’t have the complete presentation, you can see the superb opening credits, Danno’s images, and a sample image of Corinne, Lena, and John’s work here:

The Salon Saloon pdf

The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT.  The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.

In case you didn’t know, MIX is this weekend–SATURDAY NOV 5th and SUNDAY NOV 6th!!!  But the party doesn’t start there–it doesn’t even start on Friday with the MIX kick-off events.  OH NO!  It begins THURSDAY, NOV 3rd with…

http://www.nordeastcomics.com/

TOPIC: Creativity–Why Do It?!

MODERATOR: Maxeem

DATE: Thursday, Nov 3, 2011

TIME: 6 – 6:30 pm (right before the Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam)
LOCATION: 1618 Central Ave NE, Ste. 216, Nordeast MPLS

Maxeem will discuss his theory that the measure of creativity in comics can be
translated as ‘personal effort in properly communicated context’ and will try to
answer:

“If everything’s already been done, what is creativity?”

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.

Afterwards, please join us to draw some jam comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwards, 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.

http://cartoonistconspiracy.com/sushipodcast

In the sixth episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI talks with MN cartoonist LUPI McGINTY about the prolific body of work she’s produced over the last 3 years, Calvin and Hobbes, and the cut-throat world of podcasting.

This talk was recorded while we both very much-so drunk on the Mexican island of Isla Mujeres, and features a kick-ass music interlude by the hardest-working Mariachi in show business.  The closing song is a bootleg recording of JESUS CAMPUZANO . I did buy his album, but I wanted to give a dose of what it was like to see him live 3 times in the space of a week. Sadly, his cover of Rage Against the Machine’s KILLING IN THE NAME OF was not recorded for future generations. It was pretty amazing.

Frankenfish October St Paul jam