Minneapolis Jam: April 2012

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NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT
Summary: Our good friend Jamie Schumacher paid us a visit and gave us some pointers on how to organize successful groups. For me the key takeaway was being comfortable with branding yourself and your projects — it seems like a creepy corporate-y thing to do, but at the end of the day good branding helps the people around you get a sense of what you’re trying to accomplish. Thanks, Jamie!

Coming up next!:
MAY 3: Gordon McAlpin, “Illustrator Boot Camp” – Making digital comics & using digital lettering.
JUNE 7: Jon Sloan, “A Brief History of Comics” – An historical look at the medium we all love so well.
If there’s a topic you’d like to see or even lead yourself, contact me at nordeastcomics [at] gmail.com. UPDATE: Currently all future slots are closed as we transition into a new format in Summer 2012.

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INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY
Joel from Twin Cities Public Television filmed this month’s Jam for an upcoming MN Originals web series. So keep an eye out for that! In the meantime please lower your caps as we remember a comics legend:

MOBEIUS [sic] IS DEAD

Hello, Friend.
Click image for pdf — an everlasting 3.6 mb!

Please enjoy.

April 7000 BC Meeting

7000 BC

Saturday, April 14 | 1:00| Santa Fe Southside Library | Santa Fe, NM

The April 7000 BC meeting will be held Saturday, April 14 in the Community Room at Santa Fe Southside Library at 1:00 — note that this is a different library branch than the one we usually meet at, this is the one off Jaguar at the southern end of town. The community room is off the Children’s Room.

New members are always welcome. Send an email with any questions, or check out the Membership page.

Mpls. Sat. Open Studio, April 14, noon to 4 p.m.

Minneapolis Saturday Open Studio

[Artist with flower]

Spring frolic. Whoo. Meet 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 beverages. There are handy outlets nearby for your devices. Plus free, slow (but free!) coffee-shop wi-fi.

Saturday, April 14, 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:
May 26 — Mini-comic day
June 2 — Flexi-space (low tables)
July 7 — Flexi-space (low tables)
August 11 — Bindery (high tables)

LUTEFISK SUSHI PODCAST episode 19: CATHY JOHNSON

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http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/sushipodcast/2012/04/lutefisk-sushi-podcast-episode-19-cathy-johnson/

In the ninteenth episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI talks with MN cartoonist CATHY JOHNSON about her comics, illustrations, and sculptures, her thoughts on gender, why Baltimore isn’t really a deathtrap, and what’s the hottest gossip in small town America.

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.

April Northeast Comics Summit and Jam Tonight in Minneapolis (April 5th)

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In addition to the usual monthly festivities, TPT will be filming us tonight for their mnoriginals.org website, so make yourselves look pretty. The fun starts at 6:00…

This month’s Nordeast Comics Summit topic: How to Organize Successful Groups

MODERATOR: Jamie Schumacher

TIME: 6 – 6:30 pm (right before the Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam)

LOCATION: 1618 Central Ave NE, Ste. 216, Nordeast MPLS

MORE INFO HERE.

Afterwards, please join us to draw some jam comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwards, we often have uncaffeinated beverages somewhere else.

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

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.

Writer seeking artist for pitch

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My name is Ted Anderson, and I’m looking for an artist to collaborate with on a pitch, and potentially the full project if it’s picked up. The book is a young adult graphic novel–maybe a one-off, maybe a multi-book series–relatively mature (i.e. drugs, alcohol, talking about sex but probably not showing it). It’ll have a dark, realistic tone with very small elements of fantasy/sci-fi. Main characters will be three teenage girls with very different body types, and side characters will include a wide variety of body types, styles, facial features, etc. I’ll pay standard page rate for character sketches, and maybe a few sample pages. Contact me at ted [dawt] anderson [ate] gmail [dawt] com with samples of your work.