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Sacramento comic creators make it to TOP 10 in Worldwide Competition!

2008-08-17T21:31:31Z

Hi, all. This is Ben Schwartz, a Sacramento comic store owner and small press comic publisher with ECV Press. I am also a co-writer with Hai-Na-Nu Saulque on our new project Hank Houston. We entered a worldwide competition to find the best new comic for Platinum Studios to produce and we have made it to the TOP 10.

From this point forward the winner will be determined by your votes. We need your support and help to spread the word! Please take a look at our website where you will find, concept sketches, alien designs, pin-ups, daily webcomics and a link to give us your vote! Give us a vote and tell your friends.

www.hankhouston.com

Thank you in advance for all of your support and help in taking Hank Houston to the TOP!

Ben Schwartz

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FREE Watchmen 'motion comic' episode download on iTunes!!!

2008-07-18T00:08:38Z

A murder takes place in New York City.
"The Comedian", a former costumed crime fighter, was thrown out the window of a skyscraper.
This event triggers an investigation that rounds up many of the Comedian's former superhero allies,
who are now banned from carrying out any acts of "justice".
Chapter 1 is the first in a 12-chapter saga that examins the nature of modern vigilantism, crime,
and the decay of many norms in society. WATCHMEN is considered an instant classic,
and a standard-bearer in the world of comics and graphic novels.

DOWNLOAD this 25min episode on iTunes FOR FREE!!!
Just type in "watchmen" at the iTunes shop, and you're ready to go.

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Bernie Wrightson, Gene Ha, Richard Dreyfus, Jason Mews, more at June Big Apple Con NYC!

2008-05-07T12:08:42Z

The Big Apple Convention Summer Sizzler just keeps getting hotter!

Richard Dreyfus, Oscar-winning actor, star of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jaws American Graffitti, The Goodbye Girl, What About Bob, Mr. Hollands Opus, and many, many more, will be a guest of honor at the June 7-8 Big Apple Convention.

But that's not all! Jason Mews (Jay of the Jay and Silent Bob series of movies) and Johnny Brennan, creator of the Jerky Boys and the voice of Mort Goldman from “The Family Guy.” So, who among you wants to so see a Q&A panel with these two guys? Snd in your comments to thebigapplecon@yahoo.com

Our Star Trek roster (previously consisting only of McDowell from “Star Trek: Generations”) has been increased by the lovely addition of Chase Masterson, who played Leeta in “Star Trek: Deep Space 9.”

David Zen Mansley, the voice of Agent Bishop and Darius Dunn on the Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles TV cartoon, has been with us the past two conventions and rejoins us. This time he heads up a Turtles contingent that will include Wayne Grayson, the voice of Michaelangelo as well as Joey from Yu-Gi-Oh, last seen at Big Apple in 2005, and Adrian, character designer for the TV cartoon who also has his own rock band. There is a possibility of even more Turtles-connected folks appearing, so stay tuned.

Dark Shadows fans will be pleased to know that Kathryn Leigh Scott, who played Maggie Evans, will be with us. She also adds to our Star Trek lineup, thanks to her role as Nuria in “Start Trek: The Next Generation.”

Other returning guests include Jasmin St. Claire, model, actress, pro wrestler, and host of the DVDzine “Metal's Darkside,” and Monique Dupree, singer and actress known as the first African-American scream queen.

We are building our list of programming and panel discussions now, so lert us know what you want to see. A panel about Friday the 13th? Jason vs,. Mike Meyers? Heroes on the half-shell? Star Trek? Let us know by sending a message to thebigapplecon@yahoo.com

Got Dice?
NerdNYC.com and the Gotham Gaming Guild will be hosting the biggest day of gaming at the Big Apple Con yet! With over a dozen different games scheduled so far, Sunday June 7 will be jam-packed with more role-playing and boardgame action than you can throw a double zero on a percentile die at! With no modifiers!

Film Festival News!
After the success of the films screened at last year's National Expo, Big Apple has gone out and found some new and exciting independent films , many of which will seen on the big screen right here for the very first time. The films are:

Features
Drawn by Pain (Saturday)
Methodic (Saturday)
Tomb Raider: Ascension (Fan film; Sunday)

Shorts
A Short Film About Jedi
Back Issues
I Want to be Famous (Saturday)
Pirates Vs. Ninjas (Sunday)

The complete film schedule is not set yet, so check the website in the coming weeks to find the final screening times and latesst additions, and check it right now to find out more about these films.

Costumes, anyone?
I saw a lot of wonderful costumes at I-Con and NY Comic Con, and I would love to see them all at Captain Zorikh's Costume Contest. The contest at the National Expo was the largest and most spectacular ever, and easily overflowed the space in which it was taking place. This time we have a much bigger space in which to hold our contest, and we are working on certain categories in which to reward our contestants.

So those of you who like to dress up, start planning now!

You can see pictures of past costume contestants at http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/thebigapplecon/ and http://ww.myspace.com/bigapplenyc

Volunteers Needed!
As you can see we've got a heck of a show coming up, but we can't get it done all alone. We need folks who can help us spread the word through flyering and other promotional activities and we will need lots of folks to help us pull off this convention on June 7-8. If you think you have what it takes to volunteer to help us, send us an e-mail at bacvolunteers@yahoo.com. Your service will grant you admission to the convention as well as invites to occasional movie screenings and other great bonuses...and our undying gratitude!

Join the Big Apple Movie Club to tell us what you think. It's Free!
That's it for now. I'm off to the Chiller Theater Convention this weekend, so I'm not going to get a chance to see the new Iron Man movie. But if any of you folks do, why not go to the Big Apple c Convention's Movie Club (http://www.bigapplemovieclub.com/), register for the forum, and start telling us what you thought of it? It's the newest interactive community website from the Big Apple, and it is one that will be powered by YOUR participation. New York has some of the smartest filmgoers in the world, especially when it comes to films based on comic book characters, so let's hear what you have to say!

And feel free to befriend us, join us, etc at the social networking site of your choice to get the latest news, discussion, pictures, and info about the Big Apple Convention:

MySpace http://ww.myspace.com/bigapplenyc
Yahoo Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bigapplecon/
Going http://www.going.com/bigapplecon
Tribe http://tribes.tribe.net/bigapplecon
MSN Group http://groups.msn.com/BigAppleCon

And of course, you can contact me anytime at thebigapplecon@yahoo.com

Captain Zorikh
http://www.bigapplecon.com
http://www.captainzorikh.com
http://bigapplemedia.blogspot.com/

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Hi

2008-04-13T15:41:04Z

This is the first of my entries on this site, So here it goes, My name is Rianna Vilaire, I am an indie comic artist based out of Glendale, AZ with an issue to be self published later this year. I am looking for networking and tips, suggestions and moral support from other indie artists... So...check out my stuff, My Company is Teabag Comics, and the comic I am producing is "Sobear (pronounced sober), A Teddybears journey through Life in a bottle" I also do commission work, singular art pieces, and splash pages. See http://teabagcomics.deviantart.com

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SPX was fucking amazing

2007-10-20T02:16:58Z

met so many kick ass people...i'm recently new to the comic scene...filmmaker/animation writer turned graphic novel writer...and holy shit did i ever make some kick ass friends and talk with some kick ass people only to find out they were big-wigs! other than burners...it is hard to met people more friendly then comic book junkies/artists and more willing to help out new commers on the scene...and i spent way more then i should have...ehh whats food for a month...i can live off of words and art and awesomeness.

aight so who else went

//liz

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artist wanted

2007-10-14T20:52:16Z

I’m a writer seeking a Seattle-ish based comic artist/illustrator to collaborate with on a graphic novel.

It’s a supernatural/horror/thriller rock-opera joint.

Please message me with your reply, as I’ve posted this in a bunch of tribes.

Thanks.

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World Premiere of movie based on Cartoonist Jesse Reklaw

2007-10-02T21:08:15Z

Hi,
I have a film making its world premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival. It's called "Compound Eye" and it centers around an East Bay cartoonist who draws a controversial comic strip depicting the World Trade Center rebuilt as an IHOP with two stacks of pancakes rising high into the sky, and how it affects his roommate who is trying to quietly run a pirate radio station out of his basement. The movie stars Fausto Caceres (from the radio show, Shirley and Spinoza) and Jesse Reklaw (the cartoon, "Slow Wave"), and uses their real lives and weaves them into a fictional story.

Go to www.compoundeyemovie.com for info and a trailer.

The screenings are:
Sunday, Oct. 7 at 5:30pm at the CineArts@Sequoia theater in Mill Valley
Sat. Oct. 13 at 2:45pm at the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael.

Tickets can be purchased at www.mvff.com (search "Compound Eye")
Please support local filmmaking!

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uh... weasel?

2007-08-27T21:24:07Z

what's up with the sudden influx of all-weasel alla-time?

and all-photoshopped-weasels, at that.

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Joe Matt Interview In MungBeing

2007-08-08T01:43:45Z

I conducted an interview with Joe Matt for MungBeing 15: Authenticity, which launched today.

http://www.mungbeing.com/issue_15.html?page=26&sub_id=867#867

We discuss how his art and life are blurred, the problems associated with an autobiographical cartoonist trying to portray himself in an authentic way, and, of course, his addiction to pornography. The article is illustrated with panels from Spent, his latest book collection.

Enjoy.

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Have a Nice Day, Citizen!

2007-05-09T05:52:17Z

Just whoring some new stuff. :)

http://people.tribe.net/water_muse/photos/2587fa01-34d0-4949-9d8b-78d9eb961a28

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Hawthorne High School Comic Book Convention

2007-05-08T20:58:28Z

The Hawthorne High School Comic Convention
arrives this Saturday with many new comic creators
added to the guest list!

The Hawthorne High School Comic Convention arrives this Saturday May
12th from 10am â€“ 4pm. With a guest line up all but the biggest comic
conventions would be envious of, the school looks forward to its
greatest convention ever.

Here are some of the most recent additions to the guest list:

Mike Oeming (Powers, Cross Bronx)
Mark Texiera (Black Panther)
Ivan Brandon (NYC Mech, Cross Bronx)
Andy MacDonald (NYC Mech)
Rags Morales (Identity Crisis)
Tom Raney (Civil War, Uncanny X Men)
Rich Buckler Sr. (almost every character at DC & Marvel!!!)
Dennis Calero (X Factor)
Bob Smith (Batman)
Mercy Van Vlack (Richie Rich, Evolution Comics)
Ken Gale (Creepy, Good Guys, Nuff Said)
Chris Moreno (Sidekick, WW Hulk: Frontline)
M. Sean McManus
Rob Granito
Louis Small Jr. (Vamparella)
Bob Hardin (Sgt. Rock)
Buddy Scalera (7 Days to Fame)

This is in addition to the amazing guests we already booked:

Gene Colan (Dracula, Daredevil, Batman)
Jim Salicrup (Editor Papercutz, Marvel)
Danny Fingeroth (Editor Marvel, Write Now)
Mark Schultz (Cadillacâ€™s & Dinosaurs, Prince Valiant)
Joe Sinnott (Fantastic Four, Spiderman)
Ian Dorian (painter, penciller, sculptor)
Guy Dorian (painter, penciller)
Scott Roberts (Pattycake, Nickelodeon, Prince Valiant)
Tania Del Rio (Sabrina)
Joe Giella (Tent.) (Batman, Green Lantern, Flash and Americaâ€™s
sweetheart Mary Worth)
Rudy Nebres (Vamperilla, Creepy, Eerie)
Doug Baron (penciller, Kubert School teacher)
Tommy Castillo (Batman, Toe Tags, duCret School teacher)
Paulo Rivera (painter Marvel)
Daniel Reed (Retro Dead)
Mark Romanowski (painter, duCret School instuctor)
Mark Sparacio (painter, Miss Liberty)
John Workman (Heavy Metal, letterer extraordinary!)
Bob Wiacek (inker Marvel, DC)
Paul Banono (penciller)
Dave DeVries (painter, creator of Monster Engine)
Museum of Cartoon and Comic Art
Students from the Joe Kubert School
Melissa Goldberg (independent creator)
Caitlyn Flynn (independent creator)

The guests are not the only activity at the convention. Ken Gale will
be moderating a panel at 3pm featuring comic creators from every era of
comics. The panel will include comics great Gene Colan and be held in
Room 111.

We will have our yearly auction featuring original artwork, books and
prints from some of the attending artists and items generously donated
by Fantagraphics Books (a limited edition signed book by Neil Gaiman)
and Eva Ink Publishing (items from Arthur Suydam and Michael Golden).
Winnerâ€™s names will be drawn at 2:30 pm at the auction booth. You must
be present at the time of the drawing to win!

Here is the schedule of art lessons being offered at the show. Art
supplies will be supplied by the school, except for painting supplies
(you must bring your own).

ART LESSONS held in Room 122:

10:30am ANATOMY taught by Kubert School instructor Ian Dorian

11:30am CREATING COMICS FROM A â€“ Z taught by editors Danny Fingeroth
(Write Now and Marvel) and Jim Salicrup (Papercutz, Marvel and Topps)

12:30 pm DRAWING MANGA taught by Sabrina the Teenage Witch artist Tania
Del Rio

1:30pm PAINTING COMIC ART taught by duCret School instructor Mark
Romanowski

There are a few dealer tables still available.

Here is all the info you will need to get to the convention:

Hawthorne High School Comic Convention
Saturday May 12th, 2007
10am â€“ 4 pm
Hawthorne High School
160 Parmelee Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506

Admission is only $3!

If youâ€™re driving MAPQUEST is great for directions. You can get to
convention from NYC by taking NJ Transit from Penn Station, just a
30-minute ride from midtown.

Wonderful food is available within walking distance in Hawthorne and
with so much going on plan to stay for the day.

This will be a very special day for the school and students, for the
comic creators and for you the fans. For more information, or dealer
tables contact Allan Rosenberg at: alllal@aol.com.

Our web page is at the Big Apple Conventions website: bigapplecon.com.

We send our get well wishes to our best friend Irwin Hasen!!!!!!!!!!

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Energizer

2007-04-25T19:54:08Z

http://people.tribe.net/water_muse/photos/b3b03961-25d7-4d7c-9861-dc4ce230d87a

'nuff said

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I'm so happy with the way this comic strip turned out!

2007-04-18T15:58:30Z

I've been working on a portfolio to get myself syndicated doing a one-panel strip like Gary Larson's old Far Side strip -- no repeat characters, no story, just an endless string of one-liners. :) Anyway, sorry for the blatant plug, I just finished coloring a new strip and I'm so happy with it that I wanted to announce it. :) Easily one of my favorite strips.

http://people.tribe.net/water_muse/photos/89d61369-e951-4ce0-a7c5-6393b69915e8

thanks,

ike

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Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home"

2007-04-17T04:07:30Z

Hope it isn't too annoying to cross-post between this and Comic Book Geeks tribe, but neither seem too active so I'm hopefully not annoying too many people. Or if I am annoying them, they don't particularly care.

Thought I'd chime in with another unsolicited review... I wholeheartedly recommend Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir, "Fun Home." This is the writer/illustrator of Dykes to Watch out For. The prose is rich, funny, airy, and not forced. Love her art -- clean and really evocative. Lots of very funny bits, but the whole piece is really... er... poetic (hate to use that cheesy word).

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new Ralph Bakshi tribe

2007-04-07T04:15:15Z

greetings all... with the moderator's permission --

i just started a tribe to honor animator Ralph Bakshi and would like to invite anyone to join that so wishes:

http://tribes.tribe.net/ralphbakshi

cheers!
ray.

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First Batch of Artists for Big Apple Con June 23-24 Confirmed!

2007-04-01T09:00:03Z

Hey, folks, we've got the first batch of artists confirmed for the Big Apple Convention June 23-24! In no particular order, they are...

Mitchell Breitweiser
Michael Lark
James Rodriguez
Irwin Hasen
Khary Randolph
Rudy Nebres
Guy Dorian
Ian Dorian
Tommy Castillo
Melvin Yaglan
Mark Sparacio
Ray Felix
Mark Mazz
Ed Tranquino
Mike Mazerko

...And you can be sure we will be adding to that list soon!

Captain Zorikh
http://www.bigapplecon.com
http://www.captainzorikh.com

Be sure to join the group of your choice for the latest updates, discussion, and pictures from the Big Apple Convention:

Tribe:
http://tribes.tribe.net/bigapplecon
Yahoo:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bigapplecon/
MSN:
http://groups.msn.com/BigAppleCon/
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/bigapplenyc

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Aline Kominsky-Crumb's new book...

2007-03-26T03:54:36Z

"Need More Love" is really enjoyable! Picked it up a couple of weeks ago. Great photos, strips of hers and Robert's I hadn't seen before... fun pics of the interior of their home in France, interesting dirt on her family background (Aline's), as well as a generous amount of material on what she's up to now.

I've always liked Aline's prose and would love to meet her -- a fascinating person with great honesty. Her art is primitive and wouldn't have been my taste if I hadn't been exposed to it in her and R's "duets" (see Dirty Laundry, etc). Anyhoo, I find her hilarious and the book is good eye candy.

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saying howdy

2007-03-06T07:26:17Z

Hi folks,

New here, and just saying h'lo! This is a great focus for a tribe... though it looks like things have been quiet of late.

I'm a huge Crumb fiend, dating from back in the day when I was first scarred by discovering my brother's stash at the age of seven. Also an avid reader of many other authors, artists, etc.

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Big Apple Convention Tribe!

2007-03-03T14:58:27Z

ANNOUNCING BIG APPLE CONVENTION TRIBE

The longest-running comic book/sci-fi/fantasy/horror/pop culture convention in New York now has its own Tribe! The Big Apple Convention invites you to join this tribe and share pictures and discussion. Updates on the coming conventions will be posted there. Feel free to comment on your experience at the convention and let us know what you would like to see there!

Captain Zorikh
http://www.captainzorikh.com
http://www.bigapplecon.com

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need recommendations for gay comix

2007-01-13T19:50:44Z

Anyone out there care to list some outstanding gay comix artists? I'm trying to learn about this art and its creators.

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Al Columbia

2007-01-03T00:49:46Z

If anyone has any information on what Al Columbia is doing lately, please share.

I'm sick of getting Google alerts for "Columbia, AL" (i.e. Alabama). Help...

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sexy new comic strip

2006-11-04T00:11:20Z

We are looking for several graphic artists and writers to join us in collaborating comic strip projects that we are launching soon. We wish to create several series and publish them on our website come4play.com.

We are looking for several graphic artists and writers to join us in collaborating comic strip projects that we are launching soon. We wish to create several series and publish them on our website come4play.com.

In our universe, our heroes and heroines fight for all persuasions, Gay, Straight, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, and Transgender. Therefore, we obviously want our heroes and or heroines to also represent the diversity of human sexuality.

Since the site is age restricted, contributing graphic artists and writers will have almost complete artistic freedom to express this hot and sexy battle between good and evil.

Writers and graphic artists should be prepared with a pilot strip. Your Pilot Strip submission should come complete a title for your series, synopsis of the character, complete with description(s) that include details about who they are as a super hero and how they live in their secret identity, as well as what cause(s) they fight for and whom the fight against.
Stay tuned for more information and details regarding these projects.

The Staff…
come4play );-)~

info@come4play.com

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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes

2006-07-31T01:22:10Z

Deepak Chopra and Grant Morrison explore the social subconscious.

Thursday at the San Diego Comic-Con brought an intriguing collaboration. Grant Morrison and Deepak Chopra, having met for the first time the previous night, had a discussion about the role superheroes play in the social fabric.

A superhero is "symbolic expression of the social subconscious," according to Chopra. "The superhero is a mythological being" who exists "beyond outerspace and innerspace, creating a new idea of being."

Even deconstructing superheroes, a '90s movement fronted by the likes of Morrison, "comes from fear," according to the comics writer. "People are scared to be hopeful." And though writers and society pummeled Superman, he persevered and the core character survived for the new era of comics just now emerging.

Chopra suggested that the seven spiritual laws could mirror the seven chakras. "A Chakra is a junction point between consciousness and reality," Chopra explained before leading the audience through all seven.

"First chakra - Stability. Infinite centered awareness and dynamism.
Second chakra - Transformation. An absolute allegiance to transformation. Willingness not to have a permanent identity
Third - Power. Not in the sense of muscle, but in intention.
Fourth -- Love and compassion. Nothing better it is integrated with the rest of the Chakras.
Fifth - Creativity. Always creative solutions.
Sixth - Intuition.
Seventh - Transcendence."

The seven chakras can also be linked to the idea of seven gods, a theme that clearly parallels the seven main characters of the JLA.

"Look at the JLA," Morrison said. "They all map on the chakras. Batman is a human being of ultimate power [and intention.] Flash is communication. Superman is about giving selflessly He represents the sun. He is that thing that loves us unconditionally."

He added later that "Batman is like Christ harrowing Hell, because only he can withstand it. He endures everything for us. Batman is a character who was almost brought to the brink of his destruction," but who persevered. Batman is our shadow and "we have to look at the shadow and integrate the shadow [into our consciousness]."

And "yeah," Morrison admitted, Seven soldiers is an allegory to seven gods. "Mr. Miracle is the transcendent character," the seventh Chakra.

Superheroes are our new mythology. They are not so different from the Greek Gods, who were not as deeply seeded in religion as some may think. But what is mythology on a deeper level?

As Deepak Chopra asserts, a mythology "must address the collective consciousness in a certain archetypal way. It must offer an idealist vision to aspire [towards]." He added that, "a good story should never end and good guys should never win."

"There are six plots that people retell," Morrison said. "These stories are told again and again."

Myth is related to the word mother. As Chopra called it, "the womb of creation." Myth is not just hokey stories that explain why the sun rises and falls. That's a very simplistic view. To put it poetically, myths are where "we express our deepest longing and aspirations of collective being." Myth is a social experience beyond genetic codes or organized religions.

"The human story is about a quest, falling down, but getting up again," Chopra said. "Death and rebirth. It's about redeeming yourself and then redeeming others."

Our existence is still young in the eyes of the universe. "In many ways," Chopra said, "we are reaching puberty. There's a lot of curiosity, mistakes, risk-taking. But it is an exciting time." One full of possibilities, though there are certain to be some growing pains.

Chopra proposed that our current destructive nature may not mean the end of human existence. In fact, it could be part of the natural order of evolution. "The are no fossil records of the evolutionary transition between lizard and bird." It happened, but we have no true proof, just as we cannot find the missing link between ape and man. Chopra suggested that it is possible a species can experience a "creative quantum leap."

Think of a caterpillar. "A caterpillar consumes more than it needs to eat until it reaches a point where its body begins to decay and die. Imaginal cells cluster. The send communications to each other. The caterpillar is imagining a new entity. [The imaginal cells] use the dying carcass of the caterpillar to feed. A dormant gene awakens and the dying caterpillar becomes a butterfly, a completely new creature."

Now consider that "cloning, tinkering with the intelligence of the universe," are "ideas that existed in ancient mythologies." Yesterday's mythologies are today's science.

So think of our modern myths. Think of the superhero. "Look at destruction of environment," Morrison said. Look at what has become of our world and our society. "We are the imaginal cells."

Chopra put it plainly. "Superheroes may be a prelude to an actual leap in our evolution," as our social conscious has the knowledge of the possibility of flight and other incredible, superhuman feats.

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greetings

2006-04-11T18:19:54Z

just joined and saying h'lo!

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A Tropical Rain Forest Event

2006-03-13T01:47:06Z

Hello,

I’m letting all of the tribes know about a regional event coming up soon – Rebirth. Burning Man, but rather than radical desert survival – radical tropical rain forest survival. Details of the event can be found here:

http://www.kapilina.org/bigisland/rebirth2006.html

Hawaii… Fire spinning capital of the world… Big Island… Hot tub ponds heated by thermal vents… Black Sand Beaches… LAVA… REAL LAVA! And a Burning Man regional event.

I’ve tried to figure out how to reduce costs as much as possible for everyone coming over from the mainland (if you can think of anyother suggestions please post):

Rideshare thread from the airport to puna here:
http://kapilina.tribe.net/thread/5438fe28-b674-4c10-9bed-3334aae6f4e3

Cheap Airfare From Mainland:
vacations.travelzoo.com/hawaii.../229965

www.airtech.com/specials.html

Shipping Art/Supplies:
http://kapilina.tribe.net/thread/daca9206-f7a4-4c58-a763-49b96731a584

Again if you know cheaper means please repost. See you all there!

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Mahfood and Crosland!

2005-12-05T17:52:32Z

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is proud to
announce those very Silky Bureaucrats themselves, Jim
Mahfood and Dave Crosland! Jim (www.40ozcomics.com)
and Dave (www.hiredmeat.com) will be bringing their
own unique brand of artistic madness to STAPLE! Come
see the Bureaucrats at the show on March 4, 2006 in
Austin, Texas, and then check out one of their now
famous Live Art performances later that evening
(location TBA)!

More Quick Questions!

The newest installment of Quick Questions at the
STAPLE! website – www.staple-austin.org features Tom
Beland (www.tombeland.com) creator of True Story,
Swear to God. Tom talks inspiration, digital tools,
and life experience in our second Quick Questions
interview.

Tables running out!

Only about 15 spots left! Tables are $55 for an 8’
full table and $30 for a half table. In order to
appear in the official program your registration must
be received by December 31st, 2005. Download a
registration form at www.staple-austin.org/register.

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is Texas’ first and
only convention for independently produced comics,
zines and graphic arts. The second annual expo will be
held Saturday March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. For
more information go to www.staple-austin.org or email
info@staple-austin.org

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Armand Hammer/MOCA Comix Exhibition

2005-11-26T06:50:02Z

anyone seen it yet?

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New Chris Ware

2005-11-19T22:44:55Z

Here are some pictures from the soon to be released Acme Novelty Library #16

http://www.adambaumgoldgallery.com/

It should be in stores in December.

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What web sites need web comics?

2005-11-19T18:31:26Z

What web sites need web comics and how can I submit comics to them?

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online comic book price guides

2005-11-17T14:07:25Z

anyone have a link??

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STAPLE! November Update - Tony Millionaire!

2005-11-15T04:13:09Z

STAPLE! November Update!

Tony Millionaire at STAPLE!

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Tony Millionaire at our second annual expo to be held March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Mr. Millionaire is the creator of Maakies (www.maakies.com), Sock Monkey, the new Billy Hazelnuts, and other fine comical adventures. We are proud and excited to have Tony Millionaire at STAPLE!

Xeric Grant Panel!

Five recent winners of the Xeric Grant - Alex Cahill & Jad Ziade - Something So Familiar (www.newradiocomics.com), Emily Benz & Summer McClinton – Thread (www.threadcomics.com), and Michael LaRiccia - Black Mane (www.michaellariccia.com) – will discuss their work and the processes involved in acquiring this prestigious grant. Indispensable for the aspiring self-publisher, this presentation is not to be missed.

Quick Questions!

Quick Questions is a new feature at the STAPLE! website – www.staple-austin.org. Five questions posed to artists working in the comics medium, updated with answers from a new person each week – so be sure to keep checking back! First up is Paige Braddock, creator of Jane's World, www.unitedmedia.com/comics/janesworld. Come see Paige at STAPLE!

Tables still available!

Vendor tables are still available but moving fast. We sold out last time and fully expect to do so again. Tables are $55 for an 8’ full table and $30 for a half table. Don’t miss your chance to show your stuff at STAPLE! – register today at www.staple-austin.org!

Exhibitors!

Our list of exhibitors is growing and includes the folks mentioned above plus Chris Moreno, Silent Devil Productions, Rafael Navarro, Viper Comics, Drew Edwards, Danielle Corsetto, Jeffery Stevenson, John Thornton, Justin Humphries, Nate Southard, Dylan Edwards, Jason Degroot, Toby Craig, and more!

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is Texas’ first and only convention for independently produced comics, zines and graphic arts. The second annual expo will be held Saturday March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. For more information go to www.staple-austin.org or email info@staple-austin.org

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heavy metal

2005-11-11T06:33:36Z

Hi all....new in here. I am wondering if their is a HM specific tribe. I'd like to find peeps to rap about monthly issues as they are released...cheers

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SNAP! kicked ass!

2005-11-02T15:22:30Z

SNAP! kicked ass! ( http://www.greenbrain.biz/SNAP!.htm ) It was the best comic convention I ever did. I made over $35 selling my comics -- an unprecedented success! Also, the con further proved my "Population of 6 Billion" theory. That is, since there's apopulation of 6 billion, there exists a small yet substantial number of people who have the mentality to appreciate my comics! Moreover, the secret to my success at SNAP! doesn't really seem that secret. SNAP! had a focus on small press comics. While the comic cons I previously attended -- which were mostly unsuccessful for me -- had a focus on mainstream comics.

Yup! That's what I'm talkin' about! If you want to sell small press comics at a comic convention, then you need to go to a convention whose focus is on small press comics. Again I say, SNAP! kicked ass, and there's still a population of 6 billion!

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New Ivan Brunetti soon

2005-09-05T23:43:29Z

Here's a link to an article about Brunetti, Buddhism, suicide, and his first new comic in 8 years.

http://www.chicagoreader.com/

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RUIN P{ictu}res N(o)w Onl*ne

2005-08-26T20:36:24Z

Eight pages. Black and White.
RUIN is available online at the Chicago store Quimby's (Quimbys.com) and by request from the creator.
A nasty article of terminal psychological deterioration and misanthropic regression. It features words, photographs, hallucinations, and paintings violently spliced together.

It's an awful thing that came from my head.

Photos are now online.

MALICE to follow

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TODAY IN COMIX HISTORY

2005-07-21T17:40:02Z

today's the birthday of cartoonist & writer James Thurber. see:

www.thurberhouse.com

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VIGIL: July-August Press Release

2005-07-19T21:12:03Z

July-August Press Release:

Juan Navarro’s VIGIL starts a new season off with "Jackie and the Beanstalk"

Starting on July 23rd, at the end of the phenomenal artwork in SIGHT UNSEEN, we delve into the the VIGIL magical side, where sorcery and magic of ancients and new still ride the pulse of the world. Here we are introduced to Jackie, a famous thief. Being a norm in this world, people are in all of her ability to steal from right under the nose of others. Now she has stolen something that is more dangerous that she could ever know, a Gem with mysteries dating back to medieval times, and the Godz are in hot pursuit to collect the bounty and bring the Seed back!

Including new Art and collage techniques, this will shape to be the best VIGIL chapter yet, as the team heads toward an inevitable showdown with their one-time mightiest member...

Get ready for more great stories of life, death and invulnerability.
Stories of powers on the mean, sweaty streets.
Stories of the endless VIGIL.
(And then I'll be back from Paris to finish!)

http://graphicsmash.com/series.php?name=vigil&view=current

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RUIN

2005-06-24T19:26:32Z

Prints of ruin are now available. An eight page black and white juxtaposition of mangled words photographs and ink-paint-charcoal, depicting torment, misanthropy, and dementia is now available. Those interested need only to inquire.

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Comics online by Melbourne peeps

2005-06-24T01:25:09Z

aye aye, many melbourne ( oz ) comic artists amongst the artists here >>

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanpoole/sets/266552/

This is book 54, 1 of 100 books sent around the world by the You Are Beautiful kids in Chicago. Although it was meant to be a year long project, I only had a few months really, and decided to gather as many Melbourne artists into it as I could. All 100 books are being exhibited in Chicago from July 30, 2005.

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Zap #15

2005-06-10T19:56:44Z

Just got the latest issue of Zap and it's one of the best in the last decade. Moscosoe and S Clay Wilson's stuff is good, but no big change in style or technique. Gilbert Shelton drew a new Wonder Warthog, which was never very impressive and still isn't. The issue's standouts are Paul Maviride's and Robert Crumb's new comics. Maviride's pieces are twisted exercizes in surrealism and scatalogy. WOrds can't describe the weirdness, so I won't bother. The crown jewel is Crumb's piece. Started in 1992 and just recently finished, Crumb's new comic is another in a long line of autobiographical comics. This one is about his relationship with his brother Charles, written right after his suicide. In it, Crumb is at his most revealing (which considering his history, is saying something), discussing the basis of his ongoing quest for truth, which apparently Charles was the main instigator. I think this strip is one of his most powerful pieces and works as an epilogue to all of the events in the Crumb movie. Get it.

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San Diego Comic Con, who going?

2005-06-08T18:03:43Z

I just found out where my booth will be for the con this year, #919. So if you're at the show come by and say hi!
Plus I'll have about 2 longboxes of vintage undergrounds for sale at my booth! As well as tons of Golden and Silver age comics.

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Writer seeks Illustrator

2005-06-06T20:19:36Z

Comic Book Illustrator:

Comic Book writer seeks illustrator to work on new graphic novel project. This is an excellent opportunity for any individual trying to break into the business or simply wanting to beef up their portfolio. This project will be pitched to Image, Dark Horse, Black Bull and Oni publishing companies. The story, characters, and world have been thoroughly researched and developed. The next step is your input and line art/inks to create the visual elements of the piece.

Initial work will be character splash sheets and 9 pages of sequential art to meet all proposal standards. Artist must understand anatomy, sequential art, camera angles, hit dead lines and be willing to add their own flair and interpretation.

At this point, payment will be deferred, but this is why we begin at the proposal level. If you think you can handle 3-5 splash pages and 9 sequential sheets in order to launch a new comic, then we can move forward with this exciting project. At the very least, your work will be seen by editors for the companies above.

Please send pdf or jpg examples of your sequential work and splash pages.

Thank you for your time.

Tuco
www.drccvision.com
drcc@hotmail.com

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New Stuff Coming Out.....

2005-05-31T18:16:42Z

Check your local comic shop shelves this week for Pirate Tales #2 from Black Swan Press. It has tons of great art, and 5 pages of commentary by me!
Then coming around Labor Day will be Pirate Tales #3 which will have a 6 pager in it written by me and drawn by "underground legend" Spain Rodriguez!

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Call for Submissions for Alternative Comix Anthology

2005-05-31T18:06:37Z

PODpublishing, a New York City-based publisher of fine art prints -- representing many of the world's best-known mainstream and alternative comic book artists, including Neal Adams, Will Eisner, the Brothers Hildebrandt, Jeffrey Jones, Dan Brereton, Al Feldstein, Jim Woodring, Jessica Abel, Peter Bagge and many others -- is producing an anthology of new comics and art, tentatively entitled Blurred Vision.

Blurred Vision will be magazine sized, 96 black and white pages with a full color cover and "perfect bound." The initial print run will be 1000 copies, with additional printings as sales dictate. Distribution will be through comic book stores, bookstores, and the PODcomix.com website.

For Blurred Vision, PODpublishing is seeking experimental, alternative and/or underground work by both emerging and established artists operating at the intersection of art and comics. Submissions may be anywhere from one page to twenty-one 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. The submission deadline for the first issue of Blurred Vision is July 15, 2005. Submissions received after that date will be considered for future issues. If your work is chosen to print, you will be notified by July 25, 2005.

Send Submissions to:

email: mail@podgallery.com

snail mail:

PODpublishing at Sumo
40 Lispenard Street,
New York, NY 10013

For information regarding royalties, technical specs, etc, please see:

http://www.podgallery.com/html/blurredvision.html

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Underground Trivia is back!

2005-05-22T05:49:52Z

OK here's a quick 5 to chew on! (answers in 2 days)
1. What character did Rick Griffin create for Surfer Magazine?
2. Can you name at least 2 of the 3 comix Joel Beck did?
3. Can you name all 3 Crumb brothers?
4. What was the name of Snappy Sammy Smoots sidekick?
5. What "Underground" publication 1st published Crumb?
Have fun, and remember......No looking!

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This weekend in Oakland!

2005-05-20T07:49:48Z

Don't miss the big comic book show in Oakland this weekend! Mark Bode, John Heebink, Ernie Chan, Erik Larsen, and 20 more artists, plus over 100 dealers tables! I'll have a table as well, with a lot of Undergrounds.
Come by and say hi!

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Cheech Wizard / Vaughn Bodé Question

2005-05-13T06:05:57Z

Has anyone actually ever seen a so-called 1st printing of Vaughn Bode's Schizophrenia/Cheech Wizard with the "rumored" 50¢ cover price, or have a scan of it?. Can anybody clear this mystery up and confirm that the true 1st of this is the one listed as the 2nd in Kennedy?

http://sir.real.50megs.com/comix/catalog/screen/Schizophrenia.htm

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Comix Movie

2005-05-08T22:57:42Z

Okay, somebody just signed my Guestbook and left an interesting idea. Here it is...

As has been planned before, we need a Fabulous Freak Brothers movie. Only how do you think it would look if it were done by Nick Parks? You know him. He's the creative power behind Wallace and Grommit. I got to thinking about it, and I really like the idea.

Which brings me to my question. What comix would you like to see as a movie or TV series? And who would you like to see do it?

For me, I'd like to see Snappy Sammy Smoot done by the creators of Ren & Stimpy.

Wotchoo 'tink?

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EARLY DEVELOPEMENT OF THE MODERN PRINT CARTOON

2005-04-30T20:09:03Z

i'll open this thread with a question for any who can answer...can anyone tell me the earliest known appearance of the convention in caricature drawing of greatly enlarged heads? failing that, can you give examples of very early drawings of that type, & provide links to relevant imagery? thanks.

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More Underground Trivia! Yay!

2005-04-14T06:25:46Z

Ok Kats and Kittens here's some more questions, remember no looking!
The Publishers:
1. Who is the publisher of Apex Novelties?
2. Who is the publisher of Last Gasp Comix?
3. Who is the publisher of the San Francisco Comic Book Co.?
4. Who was the publisher for the Print Mint?
5. What is Denis Kitchen, Kitchen Sink Comics, real name?

The Artists and their work:
6. What year did Vaughn Bode pass away?
7. What did Roger Brand do for a "living"? (before undergrounds)
8. What were the names of Dan O'Neills two syndicated cartoon strips?
9. What year did Cherry Poptart #1 come out?
10. What was Rick Griffin's first "solo" comic?
Well dudes, and dudettes, there's 10 to chew on! C-Ya!

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Anyone come across any copies of "Hyena" lately?

2005-04-12T20:45:50Z

Been looking on eBay for YEARS. Contacted artist Roy Tompkins (of "Trailer Trash" fame) and he didn't have any. If there's any at your local comic shop, drop me a line!

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Hype: TCJ on Japanese Manga, and '60s Underground Master Vaughn Bode

2005-03-30T15:13:03Z

Hi,
Sorry for the spam but if you are at all interested in Japanese Manga and/or the 1960s Underground work of Cheech Wizard creator Vaughn Bode, you should check out the new Comics Journal Special Edition 2005. The website features some work not included in the print version:

http://www.tcj.com

Thanks

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Comix Trivia

2005-03-17T16:07:12Z

Okay, I must be bored lately. I've come up with a short trivia quiz for Undergrounds. I'd also be interested in seeing any UG trivia y'all can come up with, too.

No fair looking up the answers in yer comix, or on the web.
Try to do it off the top of yer head.

Underground Comix Trivia Quiz

1. Who was Mr. Natural always mentoring?

2. Give the full names of the three Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. Spelling counts.

3. Who was Barefootz's gay friend?

4. S. Clay Wilson created a character called Stella. What was her most prominent feature?

5. Who is the creator of Captain Guts?

6. What was the name of Captain Guts' alter-ego?

7. What kind of animal is Dirty Duck's sidekick?

8. What is the name of Dopin' Dan's sergeant?

9. What nationality is Dr. Atomic?

10. Finish this line... "Arnold Peck, the ____________"

11. What is the name of Forty Year Old Hippie's son?

12. What is Foolbert Sturgeon's real name?

13. Oat Willie is known as...

14. Who is Robert Crumb married to?

15. Who was Robert Crumb's first wife?

16. Why is "Pudge, Girl Blimp" so fat?

17. What is so special about "Rip Off Press #13"?

18. Who created "Trashman"?

19. Who directed the "Fritz The Cat" movie?

20. What does Freewheelin Franklin always say (motto)?

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It's lonely when you're schizo

2005-03-16T06:06:10Z

I have low self-esteem, but I could have a little more if I had a tribe who had more than just one member- me. Please don't let me be as pathetic as Ivan Brunetti; come to SchizoLovers.

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more Underground trivia!

2005-03-15T19:54:47Z

ok here's 5 more questions for the underground fanatics!
Remember no looking! Just answer what you can.
1. What is Cherry Poptart's little sisters name?
2. Who was the only person to write a story for every issue of "Cherry's Jubilee"? (Cherry spin off title)
3. Almost every issue of Cherry has several printings. What issue has never been reprinted?
4. Name four different "Crumb only" "one shot" comix. (1 issue in the title only, this is harder than it sounds)
5. What did Larry Todd do, besides Undergrounds, in the late 70's and early 80's?
The answers in a couple of days!

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R. Crumb interview, March 7th, '05, UK Guardian

2005-03-11T22:09:35Z

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/crumb/story/0,15829,1431884,00.html
"From 60s hippies to 90s film-makers and 21st-century art galleries, each generation has rediscovered the misanthropic, sex-obsessed cartoonist Robert Crumb. Now it is to happen again: in coming days he will be the subject of two retrospectives, a film season and a new biography. To celebrate, the Guardian this week will publish a selection of new and little-known Crumbs, along with some more familiar works. Today, Simon Hattenstone introduces the series by interviewing him at his home in the south of France."
etc.

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A Really Tough Trivia Question!

2005-03-10T22:14:30Z

Ok Underground fantics here's a SUPER tough question.........
Who is Marty Pahls and what is he "famous" for????
I'll reveal the answer lunchtime Thursday, until then guess away!

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Zap Comix #15

2005-03-08T17:27:51Z

I don't if anyone here is aware of this (it's been so quiet for so long) but Last Gasp has published a new Zap Comix.

http://www.lastgasp.com/d/25396/

Its actually pretty good, in keeping with the long tradition of Zap. Robert Crumb even contributed, despite his rantings in #14. There's even a brand new Wonder Warthog story.

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NYC cartoonists?

2005-02-23T17:56:28Z

so, im heading to NYC and will be there from thursday morning until sunday mid-day or so.
here in sf a freind of mine and i do a little thing called the cartoonist conspiracy- we get together all the cartoonists we can out of thier dark little dens, and do some improv cartooning.
my thought is, and yes, i know its short notice- to do an improv improv cartooning session while im there in NYC. friday during the day is best, though friday/saturday afternoon/evening would would also work. CMON, people..lets show them all up. as far as location, the one spot i know as a possibility is the cafe across the street from the Empire State Building, right next to jim henleys universe ( a great comic shop i checked out last time i was there). if anyone has any other ideas or wants to come, let me know ASAP by messaging me. WOOOOOOO!!!!

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Underground comix influenced Ed Meares work (see left in gallery)

2005-02-22T21:58:12Z

Special Tribe Sneak!

Ed Meares uploaded "raw scan" of page 11 of issue #2 of HEROES IN BIRMINGHAM (loaded in the photo gallery to your left) which he penciled and inked, and read 17 pages from issue #1 here:

www.bestfriendsproductions.com/hib

- Rachel
The story behind the page? check out the comic book workshop tribe

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Omaha The Cat Dancer - How Many Issues?

2005-02-11T16:01:56Z

I was just going through my "Omaha The Cat Dancer" series. I've got 20 issues, and two "Images of Omaha" issues. Upon reading through issue #20, I learned that Waller & Worley decided to change publishers from Kitchen Sink to Fantagraphics. The numbering scheme was also changed then to Volume 2, Number 1, etc...

Does anyone know just how many issues were then published by Fantagraphics? I can't seem to find a definitive answer.

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WONDERCON

2005-02-10T21:19:31Z

Well kiddies WonderCon is next week, who's going?
If you come by my booth (#815) "Surf City Comix" and mention Tribe you get an extra 10% off any purchase!
Hope to see some "Tribesheads" there!

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Pulp and hints of the underground in the art for Heroes In Birmingham

2005-01-25T23:15:13Z

Ed Meares, the primary illustrator on the comic book that I co-created and scripted, HEROES IN BIRMINGHAM, often has even his "close-to-mainstream" material compared to underground illustrations.

Worth checking out the 17 page free-preview, and maybe you'll even want the entire 32-page book now available in a pre-release edition until mid-March (I'm trying to get advertisers for a 300 minimum for issue #1 )

http://www.comixpress.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=106

Be a reader or reviewer in-the-know to Ed's underground influences.

Thanks for thinking about it!

-Rachel

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Undergrounds

2005-01-19T12:02:26Z

I work at a used music store and we see all sorts of strange stuff come across our counter. Yesterday a brown paper bag plopped on the counter, filled with slightly worn, rat chewed, original underground comix. Some of it was obscure crap, but in the mix was a bunch of Vaughn Bode stuff, Bijou Funnies, Freak Bros, and Bizarre Sex compilations, Wimmen's Comix, Binky Brown, and my personal favorite, the little half-sized smut comix from Crumb and S Clay Wilson Snatch and Jizz. Friggin treasure trove!!!

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Joel Beck, Frank Stack

2005-01-18T22:07:13Z

So is anyone out there into "early" undergrounds? Stuff from Joel Beck, Frank Stack, Mad Peck, Crumb in Help! magazine, Shelton in "Car"toons or "Drag"Cartoons?

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Favorite Undergrounds Of All Time!

2005-01-13T21:49:42Z

Ok so what are your favorite Undergrounds? Mine would have to be, in no perticular order:
Zap Comics 1-3
Felch Cumics (a Robt Williams/S Clay Wilson classic)
Facts O Life, Sex Education Funnies (a great Freak Bros story)
Cherry Comics 1-7
Anything Rick Griffin
and any Air Pirates stuff!
So step up to the plate and offer up your favorites!

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american splendour

2005-01-13T06:38:59Z

have you seen it?
damn it's good
what about
crumb's documentory
or the
ghost world movie?
i dig them all
oh yeah

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Will Eisner RIP Jan 3 2005

2005-01-07T20:05:54Z

Sorry this is so long. But it's Will Eisner...

> Will Eisner dies at 87
>
> WILL EISNER: A SPIRITED LIFE
> eNewsletter No. 14
> January 4, 2004
>
> An occasional source of information about
> legendary artist and writer Will Eisner
>
> By Bob Andelman
>
> Legendary comics and graphic novel artist and writer
> Will Eisner died last
> night, Monday, January 3, 2005, in Fort Lauderdale,
> Florida, at the age of
> 87, following complications from quadruple heart
> bypass surgery.
>
> Will Eisner didn't create Superman, Batman,
> Spider-Man or even Archie and
> Jughead. Some comic book fans may scratch their
> heads when asked to describe
> his work. But every artist and writer in comic
> books, as well as graphic
> artists across the entire spectrum of modern
> illustration, television and
> film, owes a debt to him.
>
> In 1941, Eisner created a goofball detective named
> Denny Colt who died (not
> really) and was reborn as "The Spirit," the
> cemetery-dwelling protector of
> the public < and pretty girls in particular. The
> Spirit possessed no
> superpowers. He couldn't see through his
> girlfriend's clothing the way a
> curious alien like the Man of Steel might
> scientifically investigate Lois
> Lane. And he wasn't a brilliant technologist like
> Batman, imagineering hokey
> gadgets and psychedelic compounds for all-night
> parties with the Joker.
>
> The Spirit broke so many molds:
>
> Eisner was the strip's artist and writer, a feat
> that is still rare today.
>
> The Spirit was published and distributed as an
> insert in Sunday newspapers,
> ala Parade magazine. It was seen weekly by as many
> as 5-million people from
> 1941 to 1952.
>
> No two Spirit sections looked alike. Although most
> commercial operations -
> from Superman to Pepsi-Cola - spend millions of
> dollars testing, proving and
> marketing their logos, Eisner thought it was more
> challenging to change The
> Spirit's masthead every week - for 12 years.
>
> The Spirit was a fun, mature read, aimed at adults
> but accessible to kids.
>
> For all of these reasons, The Spirit was published
> and reissued in various
> forms almost uninterrupted for 60 years. Its look,
> feel and smartass humor
> is timeless, which accounts for the countless
> revivals.
>
> Eisner, who went to high school with "Batman"
> creator Bob Kane, provided
> first jobs in the comics business to everyone from
> Jack Kirby (co-creator of
> "Captain America" and the "Fantastic Four") to Pulitzer-winning writer
> and artist Jules Feiffer.
>
> If not for Eisner's influence, Pulitzer Prize winner
> Art Spiegelman might
> never have published his graphic novel Maus: A
> Survivor's Tale (Eisner is
> credited with popularizing < if not inventing < the
> medium of the graphic
> novel with the 1978 publication of his graphic story collection, A
> Contract With God) and fellow Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael
> Chabon's The Amazing
> Adventures of Kavalier & Clay would have been
> missing quite a few
> Eisner-inspired tales.
>
> For comic book professionals, the highest honor in
> the industry is either an
> Eisner Award, named for Eisner and given out every
> summer at Comic-Con
> International in San Diego, or a Harvey Award, named
> for Eisner's late
> friend Harvey Kurtzman, the creator of Mad magazine
> and Playboy's "Little
> Annie Fanny," given every April in Pittsburgh.
> Kurtzman, who discovered
> talents as diverse as R. Crumb and Gloria Steinem,
> passed away in 1993,
> making Eisner the last man standing.
>
> Literally.
>
> At every Eisner Awards ceremony, each recipient was
> handed his or her award
> by the man himself.
>
> Several years ago, a big red velvet chair was put on
> stage for Eisner. The
> Eisner Awards promoters said, "Come on, Will, you
> shouldn't have to stand up
> all this time; here, have a seat." Eisner sat on it
> briefly, got a laugh out
> of it, but then he stood up again, and stayed on his
> feet the rest of the
> night. Eisner demonstrated his strength of character
> and enduring physical
> wherewithal by standing on stage throughout the
> entire presentation, shaking
> hands and personally congratulating the winners.
> Because there is a
> different presenter for each award, no one else
> stood for as long as Eisner.
>
> That's why, when Eisner handed the 2002 Eisner Award
> for Best Serialized
> Story (Amazing Spider-Man #30-35: "Coming Home") to
> writer J. Michael
> Straczynski and artists John Romita Jr. and Scott
> Hanna, Straczynski thrust
> the award in the air and remarked, "You know, you
> get the Emmy, you don't
> get it from OEmmy.' You win the Oscar, you don't get
> it from OOscar.' How
> freakin' cool is this?"
>
> Published in November 2004, DC Comics' The Will
> Eisner Companion is the
> first comprehensive, critical overview of the work
> of this legendary
> writer/artist. Divided into two sections < his
> Spirit work and his graphic
> novels < this authorized companion features all-new
> critical and historical
> essays by noted comics historians N.C. Christopher
> Couch and Stephen Weiner,
> as well as alphabetical indexes relating to all
> aspects and characters in
> his oeuvre. Also includes a chronology, a
> bibliography and suggested reading
> lists, as well as an introduction by Dennis O'Neil.
>
> A new generation of comics fans learned about the
> man in the 1970s when
> underground comix publisher Denis Kitchen began
> reprinting "The Spirit"
> stories and eventually produced new stories of the
> character by top comic
> book talent including Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and
> Neil Gaiman. Kitchen
> became one of Eisner's closest friends and
> confidants, as well as his
> personal representative and literary agent (with
> Judith Hansen). (Kitchen
> can be reached via email at denis@deniskitchen.com.)
>
> More recently, "John Law," a 56-year- old Will
> Eisner character, was given
> fresh life and adventures in 2002 by Australian
> artist and writer Gary
> Chaloner as an online comic book hero at
> ModernTales.com. In December 2004,
> Law returned to print in IDW Publishing's "Will
> Eisner's John Law" hardcover
> trade paperback. These stories were the first
> original John Law adventures
> published since Eisner worked on the character in
> 1948. This edition
> includes both new material and classic John Law
> tales by Eisner himself.
>
> And Eisner's final < and likely most controversial <
> graphic novel, The
> Plot, finished last summer, will be published this
> spring by W.W. Norton.
>
> Will Eisner was the wizard behind the curtain,
> except in his case, the magic
> was real.
>
> There will be no funeral service, per Will's wishes.
> "Will and I hated
> funerals," his wife, Ann, said the morning after his
> death. "We made plans
> long ago to avoid having them ourselves." He will be
> buried next to his late
> daughter, Alice, who died in 1969. Surviving Will
> are his wife, Ann, and his
> son, John.
>
> Cards may be sent to:
> Will Eisner Studios
> 8333 W. McNab Road
> Tamarac, FL 33321
>
> Unofficially, in lieu of flowers, you might consider
> a donation in Will's
> name to the American Cancer Society < his daughter
> died of cancer < or the
> Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which Will was known
> to have supported.
>
> On a personal note, I am crushed. Will and I started
> working on what began
> as an autobiography and morphed into an authorized
> biography three years ago
> this month. His friendship and camaraderie was like
> none other. (Will
> Eisner: A Spirited Life will be published in July
> for Dark Horse Comics' new
> M Press imprint.)
>
> In the days to come, if you'd like to share a story
> or a thought about Will
> and need an outlet, I'll make this newsletter
> available to anyone who'd care
> to contribute. Just reply to
> ASpiritedLife@tampabay.rr.com and I'll share
> your words with an international audience of Eisner
> fans and media.
>
> Today is a very sad day for the the world of arts
> and letters.
>
> MEDIA: You may quote freely from this obituary, as
> long as credit is given
> to Bob Andelman, author of the authorized biography,
> Will Eisner: A Spirited
> Life.
>
> WILL EISNER LINKS
>
> Will Eisner Official Site; Who is Will Eisner?
> http://www.willeisner.com
>

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YOUR FAVORITE COMICS WRITERS

2004-11-12T19:34:11Z

i've been yammerin' a lot lately about Grant Morrison - rightly so! - but someone else i consider worthy of respectfull mention in this context is Alejandro Jodorowsky. already a fan of his classic films (El Topo, Santa Sangre) i was delighted to discover his cartoon series Incal and Metabarons.

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Chris Ware Artifacts

2004-11-07T05:59:21Z

If you are a Chris Ware fan and you've wanted to see what his little cut and paste sculptures look like, but did not want to commit sacriledge, this link is for you.

http://www.niemworks.com/else/acmetoys.html

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LET'S DISCUSS GRANT MORRISON

2004-10-31T22:04:39Z

today i've started reading The Invisibles: Say You Want A Revolution. interesting so far.

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The Disney-Dali Connection

2004-10-31T00:51:15Z

I've read about Dali working on a piece for Disney's Fantasia and now it looks like everyone will finally get to see it.

www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ...ies/10/15/dali.disney.ap/index.html

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Anybody go to SPX?

2004-10-09T05:03:47Z

I missed it :-(

What did I miss?

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WORDLESS CARTOONISTS

2004-10-08T16:26:33Z

Sergio Aragones
Eric Drooker

can you think of others? i especially would like to take this opportunity to recommend Drooker's book Blood Song. all pictures, no words...but it tells a story.

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comic workshop

2004-09-27T01:52:50Z

so i was in the library the other day doodling..drawing some comics and the reference desk librarian comes up to me and is like "cool! those are really neat..i just had the guy who does spiderman come run a workshop for the kids and they are itching for more! would you be interested in running a workshop?" and i was taken aback and excited and told her i would do it. I'm very confident that i can pull off a good workshop but i wanted to post this so i could get some advice from you guys. The age group will probably be 10 to 13 year olds. probably boys. The workshop will be about making strips...and i want to let them know that there is much more to comics than just superheroes and villians. any suggestions? what kind of stuff would you let some young kids in on if you were teaching them about comic strips?

thanks...all ideas are welcome.

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ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY: THE INCAL & METABARONS

2004-09-27T01:33:11Z

i started The Incal: Orphan of the City Shaft yesterday. any other fans of Jodorowsky's comics writing here?

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Great Article On Fantagraphics

2004-09-20T00:29:35Z

http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0437/040915_arts_fantagraphics.php

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YouLiveInShit

2004-08-19T07:03:44Z

Coming August 2005, my creation. YouLiveInShit is a four issue independently published twenty page ad free black and white. A juxtaposition of cut-ups, comic pages, and words painting a tale of misanthropy masochism dementia and death.

So far you can count on it a various shops in the following cities. The locations of the stores will be announced later. Online orders will be available when the website is finished.

Nebraska, Omaha
Kansas, Lawrence
Kansas, Wichita
Wisconsin, Milwaukee
London, England
Mexico City, Mexico (In Spanish)
Houston, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Los Angeles, California

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CARTOONISTS WHO BECAME PAINTERS

2004-08-13T16:26:35Z

Robert Williams
Joe Coleman

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FREE DAVE SIM COMIC

2004-08-08T03:18:30Z

No, he's not in jail or detained by the feminist-Marxist-Homosexualist Axis. He has made a very generous offer that I found on the Comics Journal Bulletin Board-

As relayed by Neil Gaiman on his blog:

"Dave Sim has made an extremely generous offer to readers of this journal (and indeed, to readers not of this journal, but just people who simply hear about his offer elsewhere on the Internet. Memes propagate, after all), which is the kind of offer that I found as interesting as he did. It's this:

If you'd like to read one of the Sandman parody issues of Cerebus, Dave will send you one. He'll send it to you very happily, free of charge. He will sign it for you, too. And he won't charge you a thing. Not even postage.

And if you're wondering what the catch is, it's this: Dave wants to know (as, I have to admit, do I) how many of the people out there in internet-land will actually go and do things that don't involve passively clicking on a link and going somewhere interesting. So what you have to do is write Dave a letter (not an e-mail. Dave doesn't have e-mail) telling him that you read that he'll send you a signed Cerebus, and telling him why you'd like him to send you a copy. It's as easy as that. And, quite possibly as difficult.

The address to write to is:

Aardvark Vanaheim, Inc
P.O. Box 1674 Station C
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 4R2

Dave, I suspect, thinks he'll get a handful of requests. In my more pessimistic moments, I think he's right, although I'd love it if he got deluged with letters, like those kids in hospitals who don't exist but are still collecting postcards...

We have a second-part of the plan too, which involves doing good things for the CBLDF. But that's for later. For now, if you're even mildly curious, write Dave a letter. Tell him you're curious...

(And for those of you who aren't sure if they want to risk having to go and find a stamp, you could go and look at http://www.cerebusfangirl.com/ -- and at http://www.cerebusfangirl.com/stories/stories.html you can even read several Cerebus short stories from Epic Illustrated, or the four pager from Alan Moore and partners' AARGH anthology.)

(But once you've read them, write Dave the letter. Don't forget to put your address on it, or to say why you'd like him to send you a signed Cerebus comic. And feel very very free to pass the word on to the comics news-sites or groups, or just to anywhere that people who might be interested congregate.)"

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Original art...

2004-08-06T14:15:40Z

Lots of original comic art by alternative/underground artists is available at: www.comicartcollective.com Artists featured include Peter Bagge, Mark Beyer, Dan Clowes, Dave Cooper, Jaime Hernandez, Johnny Ryan, Adrian Tomine...and many more.

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So who went to SDCC?

2004-07-30T03:46:08Z

Man, every year it gets bigger and bigger. We are witnessing the birth of a new nation. Much more Comics-centric than last year, and the Freaks are taking over, while the geeks seem to be on the wane. Awesome time- we are growing, people!!!!

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eddie campbell, too?

2004-07-22T00:45:45Z

do you like eddie campbell, too?

well join the eddie campbell tribe,
http://eddiecampbell.tribe.net -

-it needs a boost!!

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San Diego Comic Con, Next Week!

2004-07-13T22:08:09Z

Hi Everyone!
Who's going to comic con next week? I'll be set up selling for my 18th year. So come by my booth, mention tribe and say hi. If you do some shopping with me I'll give ya 20% off. I think It'd be cool to meet a bunch of you so c'mon by! My booth is #919. ~ Jim

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