Dogs: A Webcomic Experiment

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I’d like to invite everyone to participate in a comic experiment I’ve just started, called Dogs.

The idea is based a little off of some meditations on Charles Dickens public readings, the nature of the internet, and just wanting to have a little fun.  The comic is not.

So what I’ve done is draw the first 27 pages of story, which provides a cast of characters, a setting, and several possible plot devices and hooks.  The hope is that you, the reader, will drop by and leave comments.  Who you think is who.  What you think is what.  What will happen next?  And so on.

Then I draw more pages of story and around and around it goes.

The full “rules”, and story, are here.

(I know, I know.  LJ is made of blinking lights and fail.  So is my knowledge of code.)

You can also find it here.

A sample page:

Oh, yeah.  I’m also doing it all in a ballpoint pen.  No, seriously.

St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam! This Thursday, February 19th, 2009!

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Join the St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Cell and create a jam comic! It’s easy and fun! 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.

Any questions? Ideas for the jam? Please discuss on our message board.

We hope to see you!

BAM TOO! (Big Ass Mini-Comic) Anthology Looking for Submissions

Opportunities

Found here: http://tcj.com/messboard/viewtopic.php?t=5966

It’s time to announce that BAM TOO, the follow up to the experiment BAM! (Big Ass Mini-Comic) Anthology is gearing up for a serious go at the title.
We’re looking for artists who wish to lend their voice along with others in the spirit of some good comics.

Submissions guidelines can be found here at the S.P.A.M (Super. Powered. Anthology. Makers) website.

http://spam.teammulletstudios.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=4

A few guests that are contributing:

Matt Feazell
Jefferey Brown
Andy Hartzell
Matt Bellisle
MH Campos

Just to name a few. A full list of contributors will be forth coming at the site which is a work in progress but open now.

More info to come.

Hope to see you there!

-J.M. Hunter, Publisher/Co-editor of BAM TOO! (Big Ass Mini-Comic).
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http://www.webcomicsnation.com/hunter/

Blurred Books is Looking for Submissions

Opportunities

Info here: http://blurredbooks.com/sitepages/submissions.html

Call for Submissions

Blurred Books is seeking experimental, alternative and/or underground work by both emerging and established artists operating at the intersection of art and comics for the “online comics” area of its website, for its Blurred Vision series of printed anthologies, and for its annual Blurred Vision group show at the ArtLexis gallery in New York City.

Blurred Books accepts work through the following process:

1. An initial selection is made of work for the “online comics” area of our website. These selections are featured on the home page of our site and then archived for a period of one year, which is automatically renewed for additional periods of one year unless the artist asks us to remove the work.

2. Once a year, a selection is made from the “online comics” area for work to be included in our printed anthology Blurred Vision.

3. At the same time, a selection is made from the “online comics” area for work to be included in our annual Blurred Vision group show at ArtLexis gallery.

Submissions may be anywhere from one page to twenty-eight pages in length, and should not have been previously published (with the exception of self-publishing, which is fine).

Submissions may be made via email, as screen resolution JPEG files (no more than 600 x 800 pixels per page), via an emailed link to an existing website where the work is displayed, or via photocopied submissions. Please include an SASE for any materials you wish to have returned. If you submit via snail mail, please include an email address, as receipt notification will be sent electronically.

Send Submissions to:

email: mail@blurredbooks.com

snail mail:

Blurred Books
10 Jay St
Suite 404
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Mpls. Sat. Open Studio, Feb. 21, noon to 4 p.m.

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Valentine’s Day? Done. President’s Day? Done. Only one thing left to do in February. Draw.
Sat., Feb. 21, noon to 4 p.m., MCBA Bindery (the high tables)
Join us at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and draw for a while. If you can’t find us in the MCBA building, ask the friendly person working in the MCBA bookstore. This is an open studio — all are welcome.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
(Just down the street from Big Brain Comics)
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520

Sat. Open Studio schedule:
March 7 in the Flexi Space (the low tables)
April 11 in the Bindery (the high tables)

Cross Hatch Seeks Guest Strips

Opportunities

From here: http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2009/02/12/cross-hatch-seeks-guest-strips/

Is that a comic in your Cross Hatch or are you just happy to see me?

Both! Yes!

Now on Fridays at the Daily Cross Hatch, we’re feeding our readers fresh comics, pulled straight from the oven. Consider it the junk food part of your comically balanced and independent diet. (Because sometimes when you pick a food metaphor, you’ve got to run with it. Fast.)

Guest Strip Fridays continue to bridge the gap between artist and aficionado by showing you totally original comic strips by anyone and everyone making comics today. Since not every mini submitted can be reviewed, it’s a nice alternative for cartoonists trying connect to our readers.

GET IT? Every guest strip submission gets posted, so long as you follow the RULES.

Do you have something to share with with the Hatch? Step in line.

– Sarah Morean

CCSF Comic Jam in San Francisco, tomorrow night 2-12-09

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The Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco comic jam is tomorrow, Thursday Feb 12, 2009 the Church St. Café at 6:30pm.

Info: The Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco (CCSF) meets twice a month at 6:30 pm on the second and last Thursday of the month at the CHURCH STREET CAFé in San Fransisco CA.

WHEN: Thursday Feb 12, 2009 6:30 pm to usually sometimes between 9 and 10 pm.
WHERE: Church St. Cafe 260 Church Street San Francisco, CA 94114
MATERIALS: Bring your favorite drawing tools, paper, etc.

February 7000 BC Meeting

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Sunday, February 15 | 12:00-2:30 | Title Wave Books | 1408 Eubank NE | Albuquerque, NM

The February 7000 BC meeting will be held at the meeting space at Title Wave Books at 1408 Eubank NE in Albuquerque on Sunday, February 15, starting at noon.

As usual, we’ll be creating a jam comic, planning out future programs, and collecting artwork for string, as well as making our final preparations for 7000 BC’s appearance at STAPLE!.

New members are always welcome. Send an email with any questions.