{"id":3055,"date":"2011-04-02T22:10:42","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T05:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cartoonistconspiracy.com\/conspire\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2011-04-02T22:53:29","modified_gmt":"2011-04-03T05:53:29","slug":"one-week-until-mini-comics-day-april-9th-minneapolis-event-details-prize-for-best-local-mini-comic-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonistconspiracy.com\/conspire\/?p=3055","title":{"rendered":"One Week Until Mini-Comics Day (April 9th)! Minneapolis Event Details! Prize for Best Local Mini-Comic of the Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minicomics.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minicomics.org\/images\/mcd_banner01.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s just one week until <a href=\"http:\/\/minicomics.org\/\">Mini-Comics Day<\/a> (April 9th)!<\/strong> On Mini-Comics Day, participating cartoonists from around the world will write, draw, and print copies of a mini-comic, completing the entire process from start to finish in a day or less. Anyone in the world can participate.<\/p>\n<p>We currently have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minicomics.org\/?page_id=6\" target=\"_blank\">sixteen sites listed around the world planning events<\/a> for Mini-Comics Day. If you are interested in hosting an event, let me know&#8230; email me at webmaster(at)cartoonistconspiracy.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the scoop about the Minneapolis event:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As with all our events, it is free and open to anyone who wants to participate. Table space is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. We hope to be getting started at 10:00AM sharp. <\/p>\n<p>The copier on site, provided by our generous hosts at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnbookarts.org\/\">The Minnesota Center for Book Arts<\/a>, will be available for use for a $5 donation&#8230; however, <a href=\"http:\/\/bigbraincomics.com\">Big Brain Comics<\/a> is giving us $50 to put towards this fee, so the first 10 people to use the copier will have their fee covered. Obviously, there will be a lot of demand for the copier at certain times of the day, so please be courteous of others and don&#8217;t bogart the machine. You&#8217;ll want to bring a $5 bill if you plan on using the on-site copier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wetpaintart.com\/\">Wet Paint<\/a> will be providing some free supplies, and will have useful items for sale for part of the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bigtimeattic.com\">Big Time Attic<\/a> will be donating some paper. <\/p>\n<p>The Cartoonist Conspiracy will be providing some copies of our How to Make Mini-Comics mini-comic for folks to assemble and refer to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;ll be having an after party<\/strong>, where we will be giving out <strong>the prize for the Best Local Mini-Comic of the Day<\/strong>. This will be a block away from Book Arts in the side room at Grumpy&#8217;s Downtown (1111 Washington Ave. S.) from 5:30 to 9:00PM. We&#8217;ll clear out of the side room at 9:00 (a band will be taking over the space), and the fun will continue until whenever in the main room of the bar. <\/p>\n<p><strong>There will be a prize given out for the Best Local Mini-Comic of the Day<\/strong>. The prize will include a copy of the book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fantagraphics.com\/index.php?page=shop.product_details&#038;flypage=shop.flypage&#038;product_id=1651&#038;category_id=479&#038;manufacturer_id=0&#038;option=com_virtuemart&#038;Itemid=62\">Newave! The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s<\/a>, courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/bigbraincomics.com\" target=\"_blank\">Big Brain Comics<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/cartoonistconspiracy.com\/sushi\">Lutefisk Sushi<\/a> box set and a copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/cartoonistconspiracy.com\/bigfunny\">BIG FUNNY<\/a> courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alteredesthetics.com\">Altered Esthetics<\/a>, and probably some other goodies. <\/p>\n<p>Obviously, only comics made entirely on the day of the event will be eligible for the prize. To enter your mini-comic, drop 4 copies of it in the box we will have at the Book Arts event, or bring it before 6:30 to the side room of Grumpy&#8217;s Downtown. Make sure to include your name, address, email address and other contact information you think is pertinent with your submission. All submitted comics will also be included in a reading rack at the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alteredesthetics.com\/events\/88\">Art? show at Altered Esthetics in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The submitted comics will be read and a winner will be determined by three local non-cartoonists; author of <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.mnhs.org\/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=2708\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Superheroes, Strip Artists &#038; Talking Animals: Minnesota&#8217;s Contemporary Cartoonists<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/brittaamodt.com\/\">Britt Aamodt<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bigbraincomics.com\" target=\"_blank\">Big Brain Comics<\/a> proprietor Michael Drivas, and <a href=\"http:\/\/alteredesthetics.com\" target=\"_blank\">Altered Esthetics<\/a> founder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.purenoumena.org\">Jamie Schumacher<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Please do spread the word to everyone you know who likes to make comics!<\/strong> If you use facebook, you may want to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#%21\/event.php?eid=169647049748633\" target=\"_blank\">Mini-Comics Day facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnbookarts.org\/\">The Minnesota Center For Book Arts <\/a><br \/>\n1011 Washington Ave S<br \/>\nMinneapolis, MN<br \/>\nApril 9, 10:00 AM &#8211; 5:00 PM<br \/>\n(in the Flexispace and Gallery Space)<br \/>\nCopier will be available on site.<br \/>\nTable space will be provided on a first come, first served basis.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll also be having an after party, where we will be giving out a prize for the Best Local Mini-Comic of the Day. This will be a block away in the side room at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grumpys-bar.com\/downtown\/index.html\">Grumpy&#8217;s Downtown<\/a> (1111 Washington Ave. S.) from 5:30 to 9:00PM. We&#8217;ll clear out of the side room at 9:00 (a band will be taking over the space), and the fun will continue until whenever in the main room of the bar.<br \/>\nContact: Steven Stwalley<br \/>\nwebmaster(at)cartoonistconspiracy.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s just one week until Mini-Comics Day (April 9th)! On Mini-Comics Day, participating cartoonists from around the world will write, draw, and print copies of a mini-comic, completing the entire process from start to finish in a day or less. Anyone in the world can participate. 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