Tomorrow is Altered Esthetics’ 4th annual Arty Garage Sale! Come find abandoned artwork, cheap supplies, household items, and more!
Visit Ae’s website for more info.
July 7000 BC Meeting and Workshop
July 7000 BC Meeting and Workshop | Saturday, July 21 | 1:00–4:00 | Twin Suns Comic Books & Gaming Center | 6301 Riverside Plaza NW, Suite L-1 | Albuquerque, NM
For the July 7000 BC meeting, Ben will be presenting a short workshop on using a tablet — a great opportunity for anybody who’s wondered about working on one, but never had the chance to try it out.
We’ll also be making plans for upcoming conventions; the fall’s starting to fill up with events, so we’ll be looking for help.
All interested in independent comics are welcome — if we met you at ACE, we hope to see you there. Send an email with any questions.
Reminder: CITY PAGES COMIX ISSUE submissions due July 25
Don’t forget that your City Pages Comix Issue submissions are due next week on July 25! Full details can be found on CP’s website:
blogs.citypages.com
I’ve seen a few submissions and works-in-progress, and they look fantastic! Keep ’em coming, and let’s load up Mike’s inbox with great material!
And as with all of these events, please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested! The CP Comix Issue is the one of the best tools we have to show people what a thriving indie cartooning scene we have here in the Twin Cities.
-Kevin
St Paul Jam
The St paul jam will meet at Cahoots Coffee Bar (1562 Selby ave.  St Paul ) on Thursday July 19 at 6;30. I ( Dave) will be there with paper and will  be ready to draw.
See You There
Altered Esthetics 2013 Comic Art Project
Altered Esthetics gallery, our collaborators on numerous projects including the upcoming Lutefisk Sushi Volume E show, needs us to figure out what we want to do for the 2013 comic art show they will be hosting.
Here is a forum thread for discussing the possibilities.
A few possible options to get the discussion started:
1) Comic poster art show
2) Book anthology on a theme
3) “Mystery box” of mini-comics and other mysterious strangeness
Please only suggest ideas you are interested in actively helping make a reality. Thanks for participating!
Lutefisk Sushi Podcast SPECIALSODE: The LUTEFISK SUSHI E submission guidelines!!!
In this Lutefisk Sushi Podcast SPECIALSODE host DANNO KLONOWSKI walks you thru the process of submitting a mini-comic for the LUTEFISK SUSHI E show (submissions due: SEPTEMBER 15th, 2012). It’s not too complicated. The International Cartoonist Conspiracy of MPLS/STPL are inviting MN cartoonists to take part in the 5th Lutefisk Sushi bento box/mini-comic/art show extravaganza! Make a mini-comic no bigger than 5.5″x8.5″, submit 160 copies of that comic (and original artwork) to ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and then come have a blast at the opening on FRIDAY, NOV 2nd, 2012! So either read what you just did and follow the link the LUTEFISK SUSHI E website for more information, or listen to Danno ramble on it about for 13 minutes. The choice is yours, but might I suggest you start drawing, Minnesota!!!
LUTEFISK SUSHI E promotional image by LSE featured artist ZANDER CANNON.
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.
The Minneapolis July Jam
Mpls. Sat. Open Studio, July 7, noon to 4 p.m.
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Socialize in air-conditioned comfort! Meet, talk and draw with a few of your fellow cartoonists at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. We’ll be at the low tables, pretty close to the MCBA store.
There’s a coffee shop in the building for sandwiches, snacks and cold beverages. There are handy outlets nearby for your devices. Plus free, slow (but free!) coffee-shop wi-fi.
Saturday, July 7, from noon until 4 p.m., Flexi-space (low tables)
This is an open studio — all are welcome.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book building
(Just down the street from Big Brain Comics)
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520
Future Sat. Open Studios:
August 11 — Bindery (high tables)
Come Jam in Minneapolis Thursday July 5th!
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
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.
The Art of Writing Comics Class at The Loft
There is an upcoming Art of Writing Comics class at the Loft being taught by Tom Spence on Tuesdays from July 10th to August 14th. Here is the info:
Comics are, most often, a blend of words and images interwoven to produce a whole story. There is a certain alchemy to the process of comic making. And while there is no right or wrong kind of comic, the storytellers must know what it is they want to accomplish on their pages. That is why a well-structured script is essential. It not only establishes a strong foundation for the words, but also for the images, and is essential for a story’s success. Through exercise, discussion, and analysis of comic professionals like writers Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, and Garth Ennis and writer/ artists like Craig Thompson and Brian Lee O’Malley, students will find the advantages of scripting their stories and learn the fundamentals of a complete comic narrative.