Thursday Night Comic Jam in San Francisco, October 29, 2009.

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CCSF San Francisco comic jams

Well, it’s time for another Comic Jam at the Church St. Café this Thursday Oct 29, 2009 from 6:30 to 9ish. So bring your favorite materials and come make comics and art.

This week we can discuss ‘what we learned from APE 2009’ as well as share some of the goodies we picked up.

I think it would also be cool to work on a comic that would tie into the magic of the upcoming holiday season. I have an ulterior motive that I hopefully can talk about next week and I think a book that we can sell during the festivities.

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 6:30-10PM
location: Church St. Cafe. 260 Church Street San Francisco, CA 94114

Don’t forget to join our Google Group where you can discuss with other artists all sorts of cool stuff.

http://groups.google.com/group/cartoonist-conspiracy-sf

Raise a Glass to The Vegan Ninja October 24th at Grumpy’s Downtown

Eric Lappegard, event, Events, Minneapolis, mn, St. Paul

This is a repost/reminder… note that it is right next door to the Porcellino/Sally book release at Big Brain the same night!

October 22nd is our dear, departed comrade Eric Lappegard’s (AKA The Vegan Ninja’s) birthday… come raise a drink to him and celebrate his life at Grumpy’s October 24th. Some of Eric’s family will be there from South Dakota, and would love to see as many people as can make it, even if they can only stop by for a short time.

7pm Saturday October 24th at GRUMPY’S DOWNTOWN 1111 Washington Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN

John Porcellino Map of My Heart/Zak Sally Like a Dog Book Release Party this Saturday in Minneapolis

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Zak Sally posted the following information on his blog…

my very good pal John Porcellino has been on the road for the past 5 weeks, traversing our great nation in celebration of the release of his new book “MAP OF MY HEART: selected comics 1996 -2002” (Drawn & Quarterly) and not only that but GET THIS: also marking 20 YEARS OF KING-CAT.
i know, it’s crazy. so, yeah; John has been doing his zine for 20 years, and it’s pretty well agreed that King-Cat is perhaps the greatest mini comic, uh…ever. John has been HUGELY influential and i’m not even going to get into all that because i’d be up typing for another 2 hours, but it’s a big deal (in a very quiet, small way).
and John has said to me many times on the phone about the comics that make up “MAP OF MY HEART”…”they’re the best comics i’ve ever done”. and you know– they ARE. and with someone like John, and a magazine like King- Cat, that’s saying something. i’m not kidding, this is a VERY SPECIAL BOOK.
and not only that, but MY new collection of old stuff is coming out too– it’s called “LIKE A DOG”, and it’s a fancy hardcover book with a bunch of full color stuff in it, collecting the first 2 ‘zine issues of “Recidivist” as well as a bunch of other stuff i did for anthologies and whathaveyou, all decked out with extensive “liner notes”. my pals at Fantagraphics were nice enough to publish the thing, and i’ve got to say– i’m extremely proud of this book. i really am; it came out better than i could’ve possibly hoped.

so it’s a RELEASE PARTY FOR BOTH BOOKS!!! HOORAY!!!
michael’s puttin’ it on, so we’ll both be at BIG BRAIN COMICS (that’s 1027 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 338-4390) signing and shooting the breeze from 5 til 7:30 or so on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24.

then after that, we’re heading over to the WEST BANK SOCIAL CENTER (501 Cedar Ave. S (Second Floor) Minneapolis, MN 55454 http://westbanksocialcenter.org/)
from 8 to 10 or so, where Johhnny will give a presentation about 20 years of zinehood.

as always, short notice, but
come on down and say hi.
ok all, bye.
best, zak.

damn, i don’t have a pic of Johnny’s book, but here’s mine:
(whoops, that’s it up top there and i’m too tired to change it…)

24 Hour Comics Day in New Mexico 2009 Wrapup

24 Hour Comics, 7000 BC

24 Hour Comics Day 2009 at the Harwood Art Center had a great turnout this year! We may have had the largest attendance of any location in the world, with 41 people making the attempt (including 2 who worked from home and kept in contact with us throughout the night).

We had 11 people who made the trek from Santa Fe, Ms. Webber-Bey and a big group of her Comic Club students from Albuquerque, and Mike Hanlon who came all the way from Alamogordo! Thanks, Mike. Most folks stuck with us at least until morning. In the end, 16 24-page comics were completed by 18 creators (2 were made by 2 people collaborating).

Check out the coverage from the event:

Thanks to the Harwood Art Center for their generous support, and to all of our sponsors:

Raise a Glass to The Vegan Ninja October 24th at Grumpy’s Downtown

Eric Lappegard, event, Events, Minneapolis, mn

October 22nd is our dear, departed comrade Eric Lappegard’s (AKA The Vegan Ninja’s) birthday… come raise a drink to him and celebrate his life at Grumpy’s October 24th. Some of Eric’s family will be there from South Dakota, and would love to see as many people as can make it, even if they can only stop by for a short time.

7pm Saturday October 24th at GRUMPY’S DOWNTOWN 1111 Washington Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN

Faust Comics

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Ryan Hill, the Artistic Director of Sandbox Theatre in Minneapolis, sent the following information to share…

I collaborated with four artists to create original pieces of art inspired by short stories based on the Faust legends. These ‘graphic novellas’ are being released in the weeks leading up to the opening of our new play .faust opening on November 6 at the Red Eye Theatre.

Joel Vollmer created a piece called “The Summoning” that tells the story of Faust summoning Mephistopheles from the forest floor.

Jessica Boire made a comic called “The Learned Gentlemen” where a female Faust teaches three Masters a lesson when confronted about her new-found power.

Max Lohrbach painted dreamlike images for “Faust in Hell” accompanied by the story text.

Andres Guzman took a different approach for “Mephistopheles” and created a single image showing the classic Faustian demon.

“The Summoning” will be viewable on our website – sandboxtheatreonline.com – this week with the others coming after that.

St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam – 2nd Anniversary! This Thursday, October 15th, 2009!

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The St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy will turn two years old today! Originally three brave men, Bud Burgy, Kevin McCarthy, and Daniel Olson, started this tiny offshoot cell back in 2007 as an alternate jam night in the bustling metropolis of the Twin Cities. Since then, it has grown by leaps and bounds. This is a destination for St. Paulites, Minneapolitans, and suburbanites alike!

Come join the us and celebrate tonight!

Just bring some drawing utensils, an idea for the jam, and a few bucks to get a tasty beverage — the baristas really do appreciate that.

The jam will start promptly at 6:30 and run until…whenever.

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner rather than later.

To join us come to:
Cosmic’s Coffee Shoppe
189 Snelling Ave N.
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Northwest corner of Snelling and Selby)

More not than often we head on over to grab a brew at:
O’Gara’s Bar and Grill
164 Snelling Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Southeast corner of Snelling and Selby)

Bus info here.

Hope to see you there!