Cartoonists know nothing of this so-called "footed ball"
We are taking over, and it all begins here.
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).
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.
As was announced last week, the 2010 City Pages Comix Issue will debut on Wednesday, August 11th in anticipation of the Minneapolis Indie Xpo happening on Saturday, August 21st.
We’re offering a slight extension so you have extra time to polish your work.
Please submit your CP Comix Issue images by Tuesday, August 3rd. We’re meeting to review submissions on Wednesday, so we can only accept submissions ’til Tuesday.
So breathe a sigh of relief. You have an extra day.
Thanks to all the great cartoonists who have emailed their submissions so far!
If you haven’t even started yet, details about the City Pages Comix Issue can be found on the MIX website HERE. (Hint: we could use more quarter-sized comics.)
The participating artist potluck for Lutefisk Sushi (and little funny Series II) is this Saturday, July 31st from 1-3PM at Altered Esthetics. If you participated in either project, I hope to see you there.
Some things to note:
– You can pick up your contributor Lutefisk Sushi Volume D box at the potluck! Don’t forget to get your name checked off the list when you do.
– This is the deadline to drop off your framed art to hang for the show. Please bring some, if possible. More than one item is great… too much art to fit on the walls is a much better position to be in than not enough! Note that it is not a requirement that the art you display be from your comic in the Sushi box.
– This is the deadline for dropping off your issues of little funny. There is still time to make one! Email me if you need a number:
– Pick up promotional Lutefisk Sushi Volume D postcards to distribute.
– Don’t forget to remind your friends, blog readers, co-workers, parents, cousins, casual associates, and random people on the street that the Lutefisk Sushi opening is Friday, August 6th from 7 – 10 PM! Promotional materials below.
I know it seems awfully early, seeing as we haven’t even had the opening for Lutefisk Sushi Volume D yet (opening August 6th… potluck this Saturday for participants), but Altered Esthetics is printing their calendar for next year soon, so we need a catchy title for the comic cookbook show we will be putting on there next year. Local Hero Kevin Cannon has generously volunteered to draw something for the calendar. We need something quick, so make some suggestions in the comments and let’s get it figured out. Possibilities so far:
The Comic Cookbook
Just Add Ink
Culinary Comics
The Gourmet Cartoonist
Gastronomical Giggles
Gag Comics: A Cartoon Cookbook
Please only participate in this discussion if you plan to participate in the show. Note that this will not be a regional show, and cartoonists from all over the world are encouraged to participate.
I have some news! The submission deadline for the 2010 City Pages Comix Issue is now much closer than before! The publication date has bumped up, and so has your submission deadline.
Now:
Monday, August 2nd — submissions are due
Wednesday, August 11th — Comix Issue will hit newsstands
I apologize for the abrupt change of plans. I hope most of you can rearrange your schedules accordingly and still submit something on time. We’d like to see Minnesota well-represented in the print and web editions!
While we have had a great amount of participation in the Lutefisk Sushi Volume D box, the amount of submissions for little funny Volume II has been pretty disappointing thus far. So… we are extending the deadline to July 31st.
It is extremely easy and fun to participate (it really only takes a few hours to make one, especially if you just make a sketchbook out of stuff that you have lying around gathering dust). Please help make this part of the show as cool as it should be!
hello all–
you know, when you’re putting on an event, it’s always good to send out any sort of announcement/ press release WAY in advance. MONTHS in advance, if you’re really on top of it.
therefore, i’m sending this out less than a week in advance.
the LA MANO 2nd ANNUAL REPORT SATURDAY JULY 24 2010
so, last year we did a La Mano benefit show here in minneapolis, which ended up being just an astoundingly great time for everyone involved. so much so that we’re doing it AGAIN THIS YEAR!!!
hosted at the same place: minneapolis’s (actually it’s in St. Paul) favorite all ages record store/ venue ECLIPSE RECORDS, right on university ave (1922 to be exact).
same as last year, there will be zines and posters and art and weirdness set up all over the place for sale (i think more than last year), but there will also be MUSIC.
starting at around 5 pm, these folks will entertain you:
CAMDEN (Cole from Daughters Of The Sun project)
PINK TEETH (me and Tooth making a racket)
NOSE QUEAN ANT (newly reconstituted)
TUNNELER (a couple guys from Moonstone doing “a hair metal project about drills”, whatever the hell that means…)
MARIJUANA DEATH SQUAD
ARCTIC UNIVERSE
and
GAY WITCH ABORTION
(not in that order, though…). whole thing wrapped up by 11ish (at the latest).
$6 door (redeemable for that amount off of most La Mano products). i know it’s crazy.
it’s KIND of a benefit (because La Mano seems to be perpetually broke since the economy tanked…), but mostly it’s just an excuse to get a bunch of people together in a big room: good music, zines, art and whathaveyou.
i must again stress: last year, ridiculously fun. don’t believe me? then look at this:
this year should be just as good.
plus the whole thing is being sponsored by the good people at RADIO K (and i’ll be talking about it on-air on the Off The Record show this friday, as well…)
if you miss this, i don’t know what to say to you. i’ll be there.
as always, write/ blog if that’s your thing, spread the word, or just come down (also, if you feel like you have some zines/ art whatever– ok, not music, we don’t want to step on Eclipse’s feet– that you’d like to sell at this thing let me know asap at this email. or, again, just bring it on down, we’ll try to find room at a table for it.)
ok you all. yeh it’s a bulk email but hope it finds you well.
best, zak sally.
