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.

Also on the 26th of January there is another signing for Harpe at
Davis Kidd at 6pm. Chad and I will be on Live at 9 that morning on
Channel 3.

Thank you.

-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.

Tags: Adam Shaw, chris evans, Harpe, lin workman, lon chaney, london after midnight, tennessee williams

Hey gang-

I’ve been invited to participate in a book signing at the M.R. Davis Public Library in Southaven, MS on Sunday, January 31st from 2:30-4:30pm.

I’ll be singing/selling copies of my comic series “Bushi Tales“.

Other authors in attendance will include  Mark Grisham (John Grisham’s brother) and Daivd Donaldson- authors of “Bedlam South“, and Suzanna Maddox one of 150 teachers who contributed to “Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers“.

The library is located at 8554 Northwest Drive, Southaven, MS 38671, and you can get directions here. Phone number is (662) 342-0102.

Hope to see you there!

Lin

Tags: book signing, bushi tales, comic books, comic whore, David Donaldson, John Grisham, lin workman, Mark Grisham, self-publishing, Southaven Library, Suzanna Maddox, writing comics

From Lora with the Comic Creator’s Alliance:

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead

Monday, January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. To participate, we formed the Comic Creator’s Alliance–a group of over eighty comic book creators (both web and print) who volunteered our artistic talents to raise money and awareness for this cause. You may not know it, but there are currently 27 million enslaved people worldwide- more than double the number of enslaved Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. UNICEF estimates that 1.2 million children every year are sold into slavery, most of it sexual. The US Department of Justice estimates 16,000 victims of human trafficking are brought into the United States every year. Unlike slavery in the 19th century, what is happening today is happening in secret. So it won’t end until awareness is raised, and people like you and me take a stand.

So here’s what we did: each creator contributed an original drawing of one of our own female characters, and combined them into a single wallpaper image. The wallpaper features characters from The Phoenix Requiem, Girls with Slingshots, Earthsong, Looking for Group, Shadowgirls, Marsh Rocket, The Uniques and three IDW Publishing titles: Fallen Angel, The Dreamland Chronicles and The Dreamer, and lots, lots more! Donate today to download this unique, once-in-a-lifetime wallpaper. The Donations Drive will last for two weeks, from January 11th – 24th. All proceeds will be split evenly between Love146 and Gracehaven House- two organizations working on rehabilitation of victims and prevention of this crime. To learn more about the Comic Creator’s Alliance visit www.comicalliance.weebly.com. To learn more about the problem, visit http://love146.org/slavery. (Note: contains adult themes and actual accounts of sex slavery.)

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BushiTales.com and Toshigawa.com have donated art to this wallpaper, too.

Lin

Tags: bushi tales, comic, comic books, Comic Creator's Alliance, dave beaty, lin workman, martheus antone wade, Toshigawa

Here are a few conventions and events members of the MSCA will be attending next year-

Shadowcon XIV

January 8th & 9th, 2010

Holiday Inn Select

2240 Democrat Road

Memphis, TN 38132

http://www.shadowcon.org/

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Midsouthcon

March 12-14, 2010

Whispering Woods Hotel and Convention Center

11200 Goodman Road

Olive Branch, MS 38654

http://www.midsouthcon.org/

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CGS Super Show

March 27 & 28, 2010

Greater Reading Expo Center

Reading, PA

http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/supershow/

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Cape Comic Con (Cape-Con)

April?

Cape Girardeau, MO

http://www.capecomiccon.com./

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Free Comic Book Day

May 1st, 2010

Comic Cellar

3620 Austin Peay HWY Ste 2

Memphis, TN 38128

http://www.comiccellaronline.com/

http://www.freecomicbookday.com/

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Phoenix Comicon (Cactuscon)

May 27-30, 2010

Phoenix Convention Center & Hyatt Regency

Downtown Phoenix, AZ

http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/

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Metropolis Superman Celebration

June 10-13, 2010

Metropolis, IL (off I-24 north of Paducah, KY)

http://www.supermancelebration.net/

I’ll add more as I get the info.

Lin

Tags: Adam B. Shaw, Cape Girardeau, CGS, comic, comic books, Comic Geek Speak, comics, Comics and Collectibles, dave beaty, free comic book day, Gail Simone, Janet Wade, jetta, kevin l williams, lin workman, martheus antone wade, Memphis, metropolis, Mid-South CArtoonists Association, midsouthcon, MSCA, muley, Phoenix, shadowcon

They’re at Southern and Highland near the U of M!

I was driving south down Highland the other day near the Highland Strip and the University of Memphis when I noticed a girl spray painting the side of the Whatever shop (610 South Highland Street) with some Wild Things characters. I couldn’t get over in time to cut down Southern (the side of the building she was painting).

I came back and asked her if she minded if I took some pics of her work.

“Sure, just don’t get my face.” she said. So I got Max’s…

…and Carol’s!

This was one of my favorite books growing up, and I loved the movie that came out this year.

They change the graffiti mural at least once a year.

If you come to the next MSCA monthly dinner meeting at Garibaldi’s Pizza be sure to keep an eye out for this.

Lin

Tags: Garibaldi's Pizza, graffitti, lin workman, Maurice Sendak, Memphis, Mid-South CArtoonists Association, MSCA, U of M, Whatever, Where The Wild Things Are, WIld Things