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The mid-Missouri area has a diverse group of creators making unique work in print and on the Web. This section features some of these creators, comic jams from Midmococo meetings and links to some of the comics created at our 24 Hour Comics Day event.
Featured Creators
Periodically, Midimococo will highlight the work of a mid-Missouri creator with a short interview about their current projects.
Gary Lister — featured creator
Posted on November 9, 2009
When he’s not busy being a graphic designer/illustrator, Gary Lister is churning out the panels for his Web comic Morganna of the Borgs. We got a chance to interview Gary to find out what it’s been like starting a new Web comic.
What are you working on now comics-wise?
I am working on my own webcomic — Morganna of the Borgs Its a story of a young woman who finds herself suddenly and very unexpectedly the only person capable of saving Earth from an alien invasion.
How’s your comic output been the last year? What’s helped or hindered your output?
Being the first year, its still kind of in development — trying to get a stable schedule going. I’ve had a couple of format changes from single panel black & white posts to full page, full color posts. I’m in need of a new computer/design setup so this past month MOTB has been on hold while I knock out some pay illustration work. MOTB will be back on track the first week of November as I make the transition from pencil/ink/scan to 100% digitally created comics. Read the rest of this entry »
More featured creators
- Kirstin Steitz — featured creator » August 18, 2009
- Keith Chan — featured creator » July 3, 2009
- Dan Magee — featured creator » May 11, 2009
- Emily Warren — featured creator » March 16, 2009
- J.B. Winter — featured creator » October 20, 2008
- Fading Aura — featured creator » June 2, 2008
- Ladydarke — featured creator » April 6, 2008
- Zac Crockett — featured creator » January 10, 2008
- Scott Ziolko — featured creator » November 7, 2007
Comic jams
During each Midmococo meeting, we create create what is known as a comic jam. One person begins by drawing a single comic panel and passing the page onto someone else, who draws the next panel. There is no planning involved and we never know how it's going to tun out until we reach the end of the page. Check out our last few jams.
December Jams: Remodeling & singing
Posted on December 6, 2009
Here’s a couple of jams from the December 6th Midmococo meeting.
More comic jams
- August jams: Hearts, timecops & aliens » August 14, 2009
- July jams: A trim & a rock » July 9, 2009
- June jams: Watchmen & Apes » June 10, 2009
- May jam: Robot bump » May 8, 2009
- April jam: Post modern heros » April 5, 2009
24 Hour Comics Day comics
Cartoonists all over the globe take the 24 Hour Comics Day challenge of trying to create a 24 page comic story in 24 straight hours. Midmococo participates each year as a group. Below are some links to a few of the comics created at the event
24 Hour Comics Day 2008
24 Hour Comics Day 2008 was a huge success. It was hosted by the Columbia Art League in their excellent classroom space. We had a record turnout of 16 participants and most stayed the entire 24 hours. You can see photos, video and press coverage on our follow-up post.
- And More » Kirstin Steitz
- Runner » Dainty Rhino
- Trapped » Scott Ziolko
- Bad Guy High pages » Dan
- Superbeast » Koko
- The Dragon’s Horde » John Fortman
- Stuck in an Elevator » Keith Chan
- Untitled space story » Josh Nichols
- Imaginary Food » JB Winter
24 Hour Comics Day 2007
This year, our 24 Hour Comics Day event was held at Quinlan Keep in Columbia, Mo. We had a great turnout and even though it was homecoming weekend, we got some pretty good media coverage and pictures. A few of the finished books have been scanned and put online for your viewing pleasure.
- Battle Planet/Fail » Scott Ziolko
- The Antidote » Pocky Imp
- The Watch » Josh Nichols & Winter
- Selective Pressure » Keith Chan
- And Stuff » Kirstin Steitz