Columbus Comics Keep Moving this November!

More Columbus Comics events coming up in November.

On November 9 The first Nix Comics Arcane Media Fair. 1212 N. Pearl St. (Behind What the Rock!).  Comics, Records, Collectables!

 

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum’s Grand Opening Festival of Cartoon Art, will be held at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH November 14th-17th. The Festival, a celebration of cartoons, comics and their creators, is held every three years. This year they also celebrate the opening of their new expanded facility in Sullivant Hall. Guests and speakers include, Ohio State alumni, Jeff Smith and Paul Pope, also Brian Bassett, Matt Bors, Eddie Campbell, Kazu Kibuishi, Stephan Pastis, Dylan Meconis, Patrick McDonnell, Hilary Price and Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez.

And even though it's not in Columbus, Columbus should be well represented at Genghis Con in Cleveland!

 

 

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"Connections" Call for Contributors!

Subject: Sunday Comix Anthology to benefit AFSP

As many of you know, the Sunday Comix Cartooning Group, based in Columbus, has twice collected comics from the creators at SPACE and raffled them off to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention(AFSP). The first time was in 2011 in memory of Ray Tomczak’s nephew. This year we did it again in memory of Joe Reiff, a young member of our group.

To continue our fundraising efforts, we are seeking submissions to a forthcoming comic anthology, Connections, which will serve as a more lasting way to honor not only the memories of these two young people, and the countless others who have died by suicide, but also the strength of their friends and families and of everyone who has lost a loved one to suicide.

We are looking for 1 to 10 page self-contained comics on the themes of loss, growth, renewal, and reinvention by both established and newer comic creators and teams. Stories need not be about suicide and suicide prevention. They can be fiction or non-fiction. We will not shy away from stories dealing with darkness, as long as they are life-affirming. We also won’t shy away from humor, as long as it is appropriate for this collection.

We are asking everyone who is interested in contributing a story to send us a short synopsis of the story you plan to do by December 15, 2013.

More information about our anthology can be found at http://connectionscomic.wordpress.com/ or you can e-mail me at connectionscomic@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Canada Keck

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Columbus Comics This Fall!!!

Columbus is heating up this fall with tons of events featuring the best of Columbus created comics.

 

First off, although it’s not actually in Columbus SPX (Small Press Expo) will host a large contingent of Columbus creators at the September 14 & 15 show in Bethesda MD.  Exhibitors scheduled to appear are  Jeff Smith, Brent Bowman, Dara Naraghi,  James Moore, Joel Jackson, Katie Valeska, Ken Eppstien and Bob Corby.

The following week September 21 to be exact is Independents Day which will feature Comics Land filled with Columbus comics creators including Joel Jackson, James Moore and Katie Valeska from 2 Headed  Monster; Alex Heberling, cartoonist of the Hues, Chris Monday of Flying Weevil Productions, Ken Eppstein of Nix Comics, Lee Smith of the Ohio Chronicles, Bob Corby of Back Porch Comics / SPACE, Tony Goins, Tom Williams, Canada Keck and Columbus comics collectives Sketch and Kvetch, Panel Comix and Sunday Comix.

On Thursday night September 26, to get a kick start for MIX the first MIXer Drink and Jam will be held at the Mojoe Lounge Downtown (by the Columbus Commons not on the bridge). Sponsored by Sunday Comix!

Friday, September 27, MIX 2013, CCAD’s Celebration of Comics starts. Mix’s Keynote Speaker is Jeff Smith with Special Guest, Carol Tyler and exhibitions of Jeff Smith’s Rasl and Gary Panter’s Magnetic Lady. Held at the Canzani Center on the Campus of CCAD. There will be panels and workshops on Friday & Saturday including Columbus comics creators Lora Innes, Joel Jackson, Dara Naraghi, James Moore, Bob Corby, Ken Eppstein, Terry Eisele, Victor Dandridge, Canada Keck, panelists: Terry Eisele, Alex Heberling, Max Ink, Talcott Starr, and Valerie Starr and Katie Wright. Nix Comics will provide a wide variety of the best of Columbus Comics plus comics by the symposium’s guests and speakers at their pop-up store.

 

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum’s Grand Opening Festival of Cartoon Art, will be held at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH November 14th-17th. The Festival, a celebration of cartoons, comics and their creators, is held every three years. This year they also celebrate the opening of their new expanded facility in Sullivant Hall. Guests and speakers include, Ohio State alumni, Jeff Smith and Paul Pope, also Brian Bassett, Matt Bors, Eddie Campbell, Kazu Kibuishi, Stephan Pastis, Dylan Meconis, Patrick McDonnell, Hilary Price and Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez.

 

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With Only Five Plumbs Graphic Novels Reviews

 

 

Reviews on Terry Eisle & Jon Rioddle's With Only Five Plumbs Graphic Novels at

 

http://www.grovel.org.uk/with-only-five-plums-book-1-the-time-before/ 

http://www.opticalsloth.com/?p=22016 

http://www.opticalsloth.com/?p=22243

 

 

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2013 SPACE Prize Entries are Posted!

All the entries for the 2013 SPACE Prizes are posted.  Including the new Graphic Novel category.
Find them all at SPACE Prize


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SPACE Bits

 

Congrats to the SPACE exhibitor Harvey nominees:

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK- THE DREAMER, Lora Innes, http://www.thedreamercomic.com

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS- Chad Lambert, THE POSSUM AT LARGE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CRAPTACULAR, Old School Comics

BEST ANTHOLOGY- DISTRICT COMICS, Matt Dembicki, Fulcrum Publishing

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL-  MY FRIEND DAHMER, Abrams ComicArts

 

Dara Naraghi & Brent Bowman's Peria Blues Review at Robot 6

 

Up coming Back Porch Comics / SPACE Schedule:

SPX Bethesda MD September 14 &15, 2013
Independents Day Columbus OH September 20, 21 & 22
MIX 2013 CCAD's Celebration of Comics Columbus OH September 27 & 28, 2013


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SPACE at Derby City Con this Weekend

SPACE Exhibitors Bad Place Productions, Broken Icon Comics, Chris Charlton, Dustin Carson, Eric Adams, Eric Watkins, Freestyle Komics, Jacob Warrenfeltz, James Maddox, Little Guardians, Mike Eschelman, Patrick Baumgardner, Brian John Mitchell, Stephen Hines, Studio Akumakaze, Todd Beistel, Victor Dandridge and  Bob Corby at DerbyCity Con April 29. Louisville KY.
We’ll be there selling  freshly handed printed limited edition 2014 SPACE Posters.

 

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