News archive March, 2009
Posted by Josh on March 22, 2009
Local comic creator Zac Crockett has just released a collection of the first three issues of everyone’s favorite pre-pubescent nuclear missile, Opey the Warhead.
From the description:
The collection features three issues and a bonus short story, detailing Opey’s various travails, including going to school for the first time, making friends despite his appearance and his first ever crush.
Opey the Warhead is the heartwarming story of a living nuclear warhead and his adventures at an elementary school set in the post-apocalypse.
It’s defiantly a unique and entertaining read and worth checking out. You can get your very own copy on demand from Indy Planet.
Posted in: Local comics
Posted by Winter on March 20, 2009
University of Missouri-Kansas City student Grant Snider has won the 2008 Charles M. Schulz College Cartoonist of the Year award. Snider, a second-year student in the UMKC School of Dentistry, will receive $10,000 and attend an awards ceremony April 24 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The award comes from his work for the UMKC student newspaper, University News. In addition to his work for the student paper, Snider has a blog, runs strips in the sketch section of The Pitch, and has made some mini-comics too. For more information on the Schulz award visit the Scripps Howard Foundation webpage.
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Posted by Winter on March 16, 2009
We’ve wanted to feature Emily Warren on the site for a while, but we didn’t catch her before she moved from Jeff City to Los Angeles last November. Recently she was kind enough to answer some questions from us, so we can still count her as a mid-Missourian creator for the moment, right?
A little background on Emily: She broke into the comics business after graduating from the Illinois Institute of Art in 2007 and making some connections at a Wizard World Chicago. She’s worked as a cover artist & colorist for several mainstream comics including Grimm Fairy Tales, Big Hero 6, X-men – First Class, and Secret Invasion. You can see more of her art at her Frozen Lilacs website.
What are you working on now comics-wise?
Right now I’m working on coloring the upcoming Cloak and Dagger mini, and a 3 issue one shot of Incredible Hercules.
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Posted by Josh on March 13, 2009
Another meeing, another jam. Despite the T/F displacement, we managed to keep things together.
Posted in: Comic jams
Posted by Winter on March 13, 2009
This week Vox magazine has a story about the elements that make a superhero. As part of the online story, you can make your own superhero by selecting colors for their superhero called voxman.
The sidebar of the story tells about a comic being worked on by MU student Craig Dunn and friends Adam Neuman and Jeremy Hellwig. The unpublished comic is called Faces of Rushmore and they are shopping it around to potential publishers.
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Posted by Winter on March 7, 2009
The State Historical Society of Missouri has an exhibit up on the St. Louis Gemini Story. The exhibit features photographs, newspaper articles and editorial cartoons related to the US Gemini space missions. The editorial cartoons in the exhibit are from the Society’s collection and relate to Gemini, the space race, and lunar exploration in the 1960s. The exhibit is up January 24th to May 31st. Vox Magazine had a story on the exhibit this week.
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Posted by Winter on March 7, 2009
So you want to learn how to screen print? There are two different classes coming up this month on the subject:
- Access Arts is offering a Serigraphy/Poster Making class taught by local poster guru Bob Hartzell. The cost is $120, and the class is taught Thursdays, March 12th to May 7th, from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The class will meet at 1724 McAlester in Columbia.
- The MU Craft Stduio is offering a five week screen printing class. The cost is $60 for MU Students, $75 for MU Faculty & Staff and $90 for the public. You can pick two different sessions to take (both sessions cover the same material): Session 1: Mondays, Mar. 30 – Apr. 27 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Session 2: Tuesdays, Mar. 31 – Apr. 28 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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Posted by Winter on March 7, 2009
If your comic tastes tend to skew towards the children’s side of things, then you might want to check out this annual event in Warrensburg Missouri. The 41st Children’s Literature Festival is happening March 15-17th at the University of Central Missouri. While the festival seems mostly for kids, you can also register as an adult and get to see various professional authors and illustrators. Some illustrators are exhibiting their work at the library and giving talks there as well. Check the website for more details.
Speaking of children’s books, you might want to check out the work of local author/illustrator Deborah Zemke. She happens to have three books coming out this month! Check them out: More Pocket Poems, How to Win Friends and Influence Creatures, & Wishes for You.
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Posted by Winter on March 7, 2009
Local poster maker Ben Chlapek has released his first zine called how can i be expected to work on a day like this? The zine is a 34 page mix of screen printing and xerox, 5″ x 8″ edition of 115. A description according to Ben:
Full of cute and sometimes rude drawings, it will be a sweet addition to the girlie mags on your bookshelf/toilet.
You can buy it by going to his Etsy shop.
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