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Hungry for cartoons? MSCA Dinner Meetings 1st Thursday of each month!

Lin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:12:10 +0000

The next MSCA Monthly Dinner Meeting is this Thursday, December 1st at the U of M Garibaldi’s Pizza on Walker Avenue near Highland and Southern. Dinner meetings start at 7PM and run until 9-10PM, or until Garibaldi’s employees start turning off lights on us and locking up! Guest speakers usually start around 8pm.

This month we’ll be discussing upcoming art show opportunities for MSCA members, current member projects, self-publishing comics, the cancellation of the MSCA Sat-Art-Days at Comic Cellar and more.

Dinner meetings are free and open to the public, but be sure to bring a few bucks to order off the menu- you’ll be glad you did! Great pizza, salads, sandwiches, and beverages to be had.

Spontaneous cartooning on napkins, sketchbooks and other drawing surfaces have been known to happen during dinner meetings so sure to bring something to draw with and/or on.

Don’t be shy- bring some of your work to show to others at the meetings. We’d love to see what you’ve been working on.

Next dinner meeting will be January 5th, 2012. We’ll be discussing the upcoming MSCA art show at the DeSoto Arts Council’s Art House in February 2012.

Hope to see you there.

Lin

Good Grief- CCS’ Schulz Library Building Potentially Lost!

Lin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:28:41 +0000

According to The Comics Reporter James Sturm the CCS’ Schulz Library Building may be lost due to storm damages from Hurricane Irene this weekend.

Good news/bad news- no books were lost, but the old firehouse library building has sustained serious storm damage.

The Center For Cartoon Studies is located in White River Junction, Vermont. The Center’s Schulz Library is located nearest the river of any school building.

For the full story click here.

New “Spud Salad” book on the menu at SpudComics.com!

Lin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:30:13 +0000

This just added to the cartoon reading menu by MidSouth Cartoonists Association member Lonnie Easterling-

Get your second helping of hilarity! Over 100 of the best single panel cartoons from Spud Comics in convenient print form. From giant monsters to gun-toting teddy bears, nothing is too outlandish in this second volume from the popular webcomic.

If you like what you see there’s more Spud Comics to devour! Scraped from the brain of cartoonist, Lonnie Easterling, this is the first volume of the best Spud Comics ever to grace the internet. Each turn of the page is sure to bring a chuckle. Featuring over 100 comics from 2008 and 2009.

You can order up some Spud Comics books, tees, and more at the Spud Shop online- http://spudcomics.com/spudshop/.

Josh Elder isn’t singing the blues…but will be at AnimeBluesCon in Memphis!

Lin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:36:45 +0000

The 2011 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced, and comics creator Josh Elder isn’t singing the blues!

Congrats to our buddy Josh Elder and the Reading With Pictures crew for their Harvey Awards nominations!

BEST ANTHOLOGY and BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS

Josh has self-published comics and written for DC Comics, and has become a regular guest and familiar face in Metropolis at the Superman Celebration each June.

Josh is not only an awesome super-guy (and can prove it!), but is also the Executive Director and Executive Editor for Reading With Pictures.

Their mission-

“Reading With Pictures is a nonprofit organization that advocates the use of comics in the classroom to promote literacy and improve educational outcomes for all students. We work with academics to cultivate groundbreaking research into the proper role of comics in education. We collaborate with cartoonists to produce exceptional graphic novel content for scholastic use. Most importantly, we partner with educators to develop a system of best practices for integrating comics into their curriculum. At Reading With Pictures, we get comics into schools and get schools into comics.”

This weekend Josh will be in Memphis for the first ever Anime Blues Con at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd off Poplar and I-240. Stop by the con and say hi to Josh and congratulate him on the nominations, pick up a copy of Reading With Pictures, and compliment him on his awesome \S/ tattoo. He will be doing a panel on his book, Mail Order Ninja, as well as ones on writing and getting published.

And speaking of the Anime Blues Con, an MSCA Panel at the ABC will be at 3pm on Friday, July 8th. There will also be a table for the MSCA to pass out information and/or members to sell our individual wares. So keep an eye out for MidSouth Cartoonists Association members at the con.

Congrats again to Josh and Reading With Pictures, and good luck to the Anime Blues Con.

Lin

Have Cape- will travel! MSCA members at Cape-Con

Lin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:24:31 +0000

This past weekend members of the “Memphis Mafia” headed up I-55 to Cape Con in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Here are some pics from the MSCA road trip.

The event center in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Kevin Williams with a TN Ghostbuster.

Jason Negen sketching at Kevin’s booth.

Nicki Howe at our booth on Sunday morning before the show.

Me with a couple of Predators- I’m guessing they’re not from Nashville!

Brian and Bob/Snake- a couple familiar faces from Metropolis.

More familiar faces from Metropolis!

John/Ash and his “boom-stick” in the costume contest.

“Duct-or Doom”

Kids costume contest.

Team Tucci!

Me, Nicki, and “Shi” creator Billy Tucci- he’s now part of the “Memphis Mafia”!

Me, actor William Katt, and show promoter Ken Murphy with my painting of “Ralph/Greatest American Hero” that Ken bought.

Illustration I did of William Katt as “Ralph”.

Me and my hand turkey drawing with the Helock Comics guys.

Outside the Mexican restaurant we had dinner at after the show.

I-55 on the way home back to Memphis.

Crossing the Mississippi River back into Memphis on the “old bridge”.

Thanks to Ken and his Cape-crew for inviting us back!

Lin

Draw Funny with Greg Cravens!

Lin — Mon, 30 May 2011 18:02:34 +0000

Hey gang, got this from our own Greg Cravens-

Hey, folks-

Heads up on the comic booking/cartooning project class I kept threatening
to do- On June 4, 18, and 25 (The first, third, and fourth Saturdays in
June) at 9 am until lunchtime, I’m going to teach anyone who’d like to
come about the process of completing a comic book/comic strip project.

We’ll break up into teams and work as letterers, pencillers, and inkers
and such. I’ll play editor and try to get everyone to understand the WHY
of organizing a project on the front end so that it flows to completion.

It’s not a drawing class, but we’ll all be drawing. Everyone will use
his or her own style and sensibilities AND work with others- thereby
learning what works and how it works when collaborating and communicating.

It’ll be in the Cub Scout room at Trinity United Methodist Church-
downstairs in the education building.

Spread the word- I can’t remember who all has asked about this over
the past few months, so if you know anyone who might be interested
and has time for it, send ‘em this info.

Thanks.

Greg

Greg is the syndicated cartoonist on the comic strip “The Buckets”
and does the web comic “Hubris“. You can see more of his work here.

Lin

Feb 3rd- Ground Art Day and 6 more weeks of cartoons!

Lin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:05:30 +0000

This Thursday it’s that time again for our monthly MSCA dinner meeting at Garibaldi Pizza on Walker Ave. near the U of M.

Every 1st Thursday of the month we meet from 7-9pm to draw toons, talk shop, and eat pizza.

Bring yo’self, a sketchbook, pencil, copies of your latest project, and a few bucks to order off the menu.

The MSCA dinner meetings are free and open to the public- cartoon dudes and dudettes welcome.

Same for our Sat-Art-Days at Comic Cellar on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 9-noon.

While you’re here be sure to check out the new MSCA members gallery and sign up on our forums.

Stay “tooned” for more fun!

http://garibaldispizza.com/walker.htm

November art events and meetings

Lin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:58:24 +0000

Don’t forget that this Thursday is the MSCA Dinner Meeting at 7 pm. We’ll gather at Garibaldi’s Pizza on Walker Ave (across from Tiger Bookstore).

The second gathering is on November 20th at 9 am for Sat-art-day for those who can’t make the Thursday meeting, and to give us an opportunity to get some artwork done with the group as opposed to doing it by ourselves. I can tell you, I draw better when I’m with my artist peers. Meet us at Comic Cellar on Austin Peay Hwy (Ste. 2) north of Yale and the Raleigh Springs Mall.

MSCA Meetings are open to professionals, amateurs and cartooning enthusiasts; writers, artists, editors…if you’re in it, come join us!

Other Memphis happenings:

Fri, Sat November 5 & 6 – Memphis Comics & Fantasy Convention – Cook Convention Center www.memphiscfc.com

Sun November 7 – Davis Kidd Booksellers – David: The Graphic Novel is being signed by the artists: Martheus Wade, Andrew Chandler, Adam Shaw, Dean Zachary, and more!

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Just south of Memphis in Desto County-

DESOTO ARTS COUNCIL

WINTER SHOW Fine Arts Exhibit & Sale

Sponsored by Brian Henry, D.C. for Henry Chiropractic Clinic

EXHIBIT DATES:

Sunday, November 14, 2010 – Saturday, March 12, 2011

(end date subject to change due to anticipated gallery move in 2011)

Regular gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

OPENING RECEPTION:

Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Lin Workman will be doing an airbrush demonstration from 1-4pm Sunday.

660 West Commerce Street, Hernando, Mississippi 38632

http://www.desotoarts.com/

Anderson’s Pottery is having its first ever
“Studio Show & Sale”

November 20, from 8 till 5

Wide selection of handcrafted, functional stoneware pottery

2701 Scott Rd – Hernando, MS

Elementary: The Many Faces of the MSCA

Lin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:19:22 +0000

The artist reception for the art show “Elementary: The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes” was a big success this past Wednesday night.

Several members of the MSCA were in attendance.

And some like Ronnie and Jane Shenks came bearing gifts!

The Sherlock Candy Bouquet was awesome!

Nicki, her mom, and sister Regina got all of the refreshments together.

Tim Brown as “Isaac your bartender” did a great job with the liquid refreshments.

We had lots of friends attend as well.

The paintings looked great on the walls and were hung by David Lusk.

The paintings are located in the upper and lower lobbies and can be seen during Theatre Memphis business hours.

The art show and play run through Halloween, and MSCA member Jim Palmer is “Prof. Moriarty”.

For more info got to TheatreMemphis.org or LinWorkman.com.

Thanks to everyone that attended and helped set up and promote it.

Lin

Gail Simone sings praises of HARPE

Lin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:49:11 +0000

From writer Gail Simone’s Twitter-

One delightful surprise at SDCC was an OGN called HARPE, about America’s first serial killers. EXCELLENT book. http://tinyurl.com/34rwy2l

Published by Cave in Rock, HARPE: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLERS is an original graphic novel written by Chad Kinkle, illustrated in black and white by MSCA member Adam Shaw and is 96 pages in length. HARPE: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLERS is in stores now.

More information can be found at the website : www.harpegraphicnovel.com

Congrats to Chad and Adam!

Lin