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Winter

Annie at Arrow Rock

Posted by Winter on June 15, 2009

imagesThe musical Annie, based on the Tribune Media Service comic strip, will be performed at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre Jun 19 – Jun 28.

By the way, the public library has just got in a new Annie comic strip collection: Will tomorrow ever come? : daily comic strips 1924-1927.

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Winter

June jams: Watchmen & Apes

Posted by Winter on June 10, 2009

A couple of jams from the June midmococo meeting:

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Winter

The art of Captain Biljo

Posted by Winter on June 3, 2009

biljoAs reported in an earlier newspaper story, Randy Schnell has put together a book collection of work by Biljo White titled The art of Captain Biljo. The book is not available for purchase, but you can now look at it in the special collections area of the MU Libraries.

The book is a collection of various material by Biljo spanning his whole career. It contains material from his high school years and time in the army to his work on Batmania and the Eye comics. Also included are rarities like personal greeting cards, and art he did for the city of Columbia.

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Winter

Depression era cartoons exhibit

Posted by Winter on June 3, 2009

fitzpatrick1932february12The State Historical Society of Missouri has a new exhibit going up: “Wall Street and Main Street”: Editorial Cartoons on the Economic Crisis of the 1930s from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The 40 cartoons featured will be from Pulitzer Prize-winning Daniel Fitzpatrick. The exhibit opens June 6th and goes until October 3rd.

From the press release:

Born in Superior, Wisconsin, at the turn of the twentieth century, Daniel “Fitz” Fitzpatrick was a classically trained artist who was not afraid to use his lithographic crayon against any person, place, or event that he saw trampling the average American. Fitz ridiculed presidents and other politicians, took aim at Nazis, pressed for equal rights, and during the 1930s reflected the truth of the Great Depression for readers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He depicted the “Hooverville” shantytowns that plagued St. Louis and the rest of the country, and viewers could read in the faces of his characters the economic hardships brought to bear on both financial elites and “main street” America.

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Winter

Superhero trends spring 2009

Posted by Winter on May 17, 2009

I’ve noticed that “superhero” themes are becoming more mainstream this last year. We’ve reported on a few of these items here and there (and here too) because they’re somewhat comic related. Here’s a collection of some more superhero stuff I’ve noticed around Columbia recently:

This February, Stephens College fashion students did a “Marvelous” super hero themed fashion show:

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Read the rest of this entry »

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Winter

‘Tooning summer classes 2009

Posted by Winter on May 14, 2009

careercentercatalogThe Columbia Area Career Center is having a few cartooning classes this summer:

  • ’Tooning Around with your Child
    PARENT & CHILD CLASS
    Instructor: Kellie Wallace
    Columbia Area Career Center, Rm 13
    6/2-6/4 Tu/Th 6-8 PM $49/pair
    Cartooning isn’t just for kids, but it’s even more fun when you draw with your child! You’ll learn how to create your own cartoon characters, working in a humorous “Sunday Funnies” style, even if you’ve never drawn before. We’ll draw humorous, simplified faces and figures, cartoon animals and more. Supply fee of $5 per pair payable to instructor. (2 Sessions)
  • Digital Cartoon Animation
    Instructor: Patrick Sasser
    Columbia Area Career Center, Rm 12
    6/15-6/19 M-F 8:30am-noon $125
    Harness the power of Adobe Flash to create your own computer generated animated cartoons. Design characters and backgrounds in vector art. Learn storyboarding tips and techniques. Learn about frame by frame animation, tweens, symbols and actions. (Ages 11-14)
  • ‘Tooning Around
    Instructor: Sheryl Orscheln
    Columbia Area Career Center, Rm 15
    7/27-7/31 M-F 1-4:30pm $125
    Love comic books, Saturday morning cartoons or Sunday newspaper comic strips? Ever wish that you could make your own Super Hero? Cartooning camp is the answer. We will learn to take simple shapes and turn them into funny characters, goofy animals and vegetables that look almost human. All you need is a funny bone and the courage to put it to work for you. Supplies for the camp are included in the fee, so come on and let’s draw what tickles your
    funny bone! (Ages 11-15)

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Winter

Walker interview in Comics Journal

Posted by Winter on May 13, 2009

tcj297Mort Walker has a large interview in the latest Comics Journal conducted by R.C. Harvey. Of course his college days at MU are mentioned in the interview. The comics journal has an excerpt of the interview up online. Here’s a small bit from the interview:

R.C. Harvey: The college that Beetle went to was called Rockview College, and there were features of the campus that came right out of Columbia, MO.

Mort Walker: They were direct steals. I’d get pictures of Missouri campus and I’d draw those landmark buildings.

For the full interview, see The Comics Journal #297 in print.

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Josh

Dan Magee — featured creator

Posted by Josh on May 11, 2009

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Dan Magee is the creator of Bad Guy High, which is featured on the Drunk Duck webcomics website. He’s also done quite a few illustrations for the Maneater during his college years. We decided to throw some questions his way before he graduates from MU this month

1. What are you working on now comics-wise?

For the past five years I’ve been working on my webcomic Bad Guy High. It’s a project that I keep very close to my heart and I want to see it through to the end. Unlike most web and print comics I don’t plan on doing it indefinitely. I have a very specific course of events and ending all planned out, and I won’t give up on Bad Guy High till I reach it. After college I eventually plan on doing a semi autobiographical graphic novel based around the rocky love life I’ve had here at school. I’m just narcissistic enough to believe it might actually be interesting. Read the rest of this entry »

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Josh

May jam: Robot bump

Posted by Josh on May 8, 2009

The last comic jam produced robot bump and robot nipples. It was almost too much to handle.

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Winter

Tokyo! at Ragtag Cinema

Posted by Winter on May 6, 2009

tokyo!The movie Tokyo! is collection of three short films by three directors, all relating to Tokyo the city. One of the short films is based on the work of cartoonist Gabrielle Bell (Lucky), and directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Bell traveled with Gondry to Tokyo to shoot the film and they released Kuruma Tohrimasu, which is a collection of drawings and photographs made during the production of the film. Bell also recently released a collection of her short stories called Cecil and Jordan in New York, which includes the story that was the basis for the short film. Tokyo! will show at Ragtag Cinema from May 8th to May 14th.

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Winter

Free Comic Book Day 2009

Posted by Winter on April 30, 2009

FCBD2008 It’s time for the annual Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 2nd. There are two locations in Mid-Missouri who are participating:

Rock Bottom Comics, 1013 E Walnut St, Columbia, MO

Hastings, 2233 Missouri Blvd, Jefferson City, MO

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Winter

Tribune story on Biljo White

Posted by Winter on April 30, 2009

batmania1The Tribune’s Bill Clark has a story about famous fanzine creator Biljo White, who lived in Columbia most of his life. Biljo was the publisher of Batmania, a Batman themed fanzine started in 1964.

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Winter

Alley Oop 75th exhibit online

Posted by Winter on April 30, 2009

75thoopThe MU Libraries has posted an online exhibit: Alley Oop 75 years of the comic world of V.T. Hamiln. The exhibit is an online representation of the anniversery exhibit and events that happened in September 2008.

Included in the exhibit are videos of the events. Speakers include Jack and Carole Bender, Mark Lambert, Frank Stack, Katie Carr, Matt Kindt, Mardou, Ted May, Jeff Zwirek, Dan Martin, Andrew Hoberek, Stephanie Kartalopoulos and Daniel Conner.

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Winter

Powers & Green art show in St. Louis

Posted by Winter on April 24, 2009

justingreenstevepowersComic/street artist Steve Powers and underground comic artist Justin Green will have an exhibition in St. Louis at White Flag Projects from April 25th to June 7th. The show is titled 2 Fists of Iron and a Bottle of Beer, and a reception for the show will be held April 25th from 7pm-10 pm.

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Josh

Mizzou professor is The Antidote

Posted by Josh on April 22, 2009

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Mizzou Wire has a new feature up about Assistant Professor Tim J. Evans, a veterinary medicine professor for the University of Missouri, who uses an alter ego, The Antidote, to teach toxicology.

“But his over-the-top teaching technique involves a cape, mask and transformation into his alter ego — The Antidote — who appears on slides and in person to promote the study of toxic-plant principles.”

You can read the whole story on Mizzou Wire and find more stories about Mizzou’s brightest and geekiest faculty.

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Winter

Animated Ware short

Posted by Winter on April 20, 2009

wareA new animated short by cartoonist Chris Ware will be shown at This American Life Live! on April 23rd. The show is being broadcast to theaters for one night only and will start at 7pm central time. You can purchase advanced tickets for the Columbia showing from the Forum 8 theatre. Ware has created cartoons for the show before including this one and this one.

Update: An encore presentation of the program will take place May 7th at the Forum 8 theatre.

Update two: The animated short from the show is online.

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Winter

Upcoming Missouri cons 2009

Posted by Winter on April 14, 2009

projectcomiconCape Girardeau Comic Con:

Project Comicon:

Spector Club Comic Shows:

  • St. Louis, MO: May 31, June 28, Aug 2, Sept 13, Oct 11, Nov 15.

Alan’s Comic Book Conventions:

  • St. Louis, MO: Apr 18, July 11, Sept 26.
  • Kansas City, MO: June 6
  • Springfield, MO: July 12

Note: I overlooked Hurleycon which was on March 9th in Joplin, MO.

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Winter

Kewpie celebrating 100 years

Posted by Winter on April 10, 2009

kewpieThis year is the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Kewpie by cartoonist Rose O’Neill, a resident of the Missouri Ozarks. Local Hickman High School has the Kewpie as its mascot, thus there’s been some Kewpie stuff that’s come up in the news lately:

For more information on Kewpie news and updates from a Hickman High School perspective you can visit www.Kewpie.net maintained by Charley Blackmore.

Update: The Missourian has another story and podcast with more details about the open house.

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Winter

Fanboys at Ragtag

Posted by Winter on April 9, 2009

fanboys Something I missed in my previous movie roundup: Ragtag Cinema is showing the movie Fanboys April 10th to the 16th. While the movie is about Star Wars, one of the movie stills shows a guy in a comic shop, so it should have some comic fanboys involved.

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Josh

April jam: Post modern heros

Posted by Josh on April 5, 2009

Today’s meeting produced a jam that asks the question: How do post modern super heroes and villains fight?

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