Hopefully soon, I will have the napkin art from the March 2010 MSCA Dinner Meeting online.  Lots of fun things to share!

Doodle Lyle has shared an article about his evolution of a gag comic.  I’ve posted the link on our forums, where you can discuss the article or your own process, by clicking here.

Adam Shaw shared a link for do’s and don’ts of showing your portfolio at conventions.  Click here to see the links and chat about your experiences.

Josh Elder of Mail Order Ninja has shared information about a group of which he’s Executive Director, Reading with Pictures, “a nonprofit organization that advocates the use of comics in the classroom to promote literacy and improve educational outcomes for all students” and which is now sporting a new anthology featuring his Mail Order Ninja!  Get more information by clicking here.

The February 4th dinner meeting of the world’s greatest cartoonists was fun and we left full of pizza!

Adam Shaw spoke about the graphic novel he painted for HARPE, written by Chad Kinkle.  The novel is available at Comics and Collectibles, The Comics Cellar, Davis-Kidd, and Amazon.

There was a great review online.

Martheus Wade announced that “Defiance,” the movie based on Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa, has been cast.  (Happy 40th Birthday, Antone!)

Matt Ryan showed off his fabulous nails as he mentioned his title as Sequential Art and plans to bring more folk from Memphis College of Art.

Andrew Chandler continued our history of napkin doodles!

This marks the 15th year since Calvin and Hobbes said goodbye to the comics pages. Creator Bill Watterson, who grew up in Chagrin Falls and still makes Greater Cleveland his home, recently answered some questions via e-mail from Plain Dealer reporter John Campanelli. It’s believed to be the first interview with the reclusive artist since 1989.  You can read the interview by clicking on Bill’s portrait below.

For many newspaper readers, flipping back to what used to be called the funny pages is bittersweet. It’s dependable amusement, yes, with Funky and Garfield and Beetle, but it’s also a daily reminder that someone’s missing.  Read the whole article at The Plain Dealer.

Greg pointed us to this article.

A thread has been open in our forums to share images with one another of our broke-down selves!  You know, bones, noses and such.  Not broken wallets…we can see that anytime!

Hey, gang,
 
Time to go pirate a movie and set your VCR’s!  I’m kiddin’ about the first part.  Also, I’ve read HARPE and it is amazing.  Not for the children, but based on historic events…go get you one!
 
A painting I worked on is in the new Tennessee Williams movie “Loss of
a Teardrop Diamond”. The character of “Jimmy”, played by Chris Evans,
is looking up at the portrait in one of the first scenes. I’m
actually in the credits. The movie was directed by Memphian Jodie
Markell. It’s playing at the Malco Ridgeway.

-Adam

Also, Lin and I are looking for a copy of the screenplay to “London After Midnight,” so if you can direct us to it, please write to webmaster@midsouthcartoonists.com with details.