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News archive April, 2009

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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batmania1 The 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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Alley Oop 75th exhibit online

Posted by Winter on April 30, 2009

75thoop The 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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Powers & Green art show in St. Louis

Posted by Winter on April 24, 2009

justingreen stevepowers Comic/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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Mizzou professor is The Antidote

Posted by Josh on April 22, 2009

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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Animated Ware short

Posted by Winter on April 20, 2009

ware A 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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Upcoming Missouri cons 2009

Posted by Winter on April 14, 2009

Cape Girardeau Comic Con:

Cape Girardeau, MO: April 25th & 26th. Guests include: Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Mid-South Cartoonists Association, Martheus & Janet Wade, Kevin Williams, Matt Bowers, Lin Workman, Jay Chuppe & Jon Klement.

Project Comicon:

St. Louis, MO: June 6th. Guests include Billy Tan, Randy Stradley, Alejandro Garza, Joe Benitez, Chris Samnee, Gary Friedrich, Kevin Mellon & Mike Kennedy.

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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Kewpie celebrating 100 years

Posted by Winter on April 10, 2009

kewpie This 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:

This week the Missourian has a slideshow and the Vox has a timeline featuring the Kewpie.
The Bonniebrook Historical Society of Walnut Shade, MO has opened the Rose O’Neill Museum for the 2009 season (April 1st to November 30th). They have a special exhibit at the museum celebrating the centennial.
On April 25, the Rose O’Neill Museum will host an Open House and Tea from 1pm -4pm. This will include choral groups, skits and readings, and a string quartet. Students from Hickman High School will be involved in the festivities.
April 22-26 is the annual Kewpiesta, which will be held at the Ramada Inn Conference Center in Branson, MO. Check out the four day events schedule for the conference. Kewpiesta was started in 1967 by the International Rose O’Neill Club Foundation.
If you’re into buying Kewpie stuff, Hickman High School is making a centennial T-Shirts (pictured above) that will soon be for sale through the high school and at the Bonniebrook Open House and Tea on April 25th. Some other people out there are producing centennial items too, like this 100 years of Kewpie doll and these hand made centennial dolls. For more Kewpie stuff, see the Bonniebrook online gift shop, and Hickman High School Merchandise.

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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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.