RECENT MEETING PHOTOS: Feb 2010 Oct 2010 Feb 2011 Reubens 2011 2012 Reubens Judging 3/12 1/12_Rockwell Jerry's BLOG Va Visit 4/22/12 Hogan's Alley Reubens 2012 Ed Black's 2012 Reuben Photos 30-60-90 Party October 2012 Reubens Judging 2013 Hairdo Monologues 2013 ARCHIVES 2008 and Earlier ... BORN LOSER 40th ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE BOOKLET Order the AL FELDSTEIN TRIBUTE BOOKLET  VISIT THE OLD NEWSBLURTS Remembering Wes Alexander ORPHAN WORKS BILL in the NEW NEWSBLURTS 6/26/08: Ed Black's NEW ORLEANS REPORT! 10/30/07: THURBER HOUSE/ 2007 FEST PHOTOS! 9/10/07: DOTY PARTY PICS! 7/9/07: FINALLY: PHOTOS: PAGE 1 UP! 4/2/07: AKRON MEETING PHOTOS: PAGE 2 UP! 12/19/06: PIG IRON MEETING PHOTOS: PAGE 3 UP! 11/19/06: Mid-Ohio Con 2006 PHOTO GALLERY 10/8/06: NEWSLETTER! THE LOST ISSUE !! 9/21/06: San Diego Con 2006 PHOTO GALLERY 9/21/06: 2006 Reuben Pics 8/1/06: What's Up With Seth 6/29/06: Karl Kesel speaks 6/4/06: PHOTO GALLERY: San Diego Con 5/30/06: GLC at the VA DAYTON | CLEVELAND 4/21/06: PHOTO GALLERY: GLC SPRING MEETING CAMBRIDGE, OHIO 2/5/06: Check out the OSU Cartoon Research Library's YELLOW KID GALLERY 11/29/05: PHOTO GALLERY: GLC at Mid-Ohio Con 8/20/05: PHOTO GALLERY: GLC "Red Door" Meeting 8/10/05: FREE DOWNLOAD: GLC "Born Loser 40th" Tribute Book 7/24/05: REUBEN Pic of the Day 6/22/05: Jef Mallett's COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS 6/17/05: PHOTO GALLERY: The AL FELDSTEIN EVENT 6/4/05: Scenes from the San Diego Con 4/7/05: JEF "Frazz" MALLETT Interview 4/7/05: JEFF COBB HITS 50! 4/7/05: GLC Pete Hoffman TRIBUTE GALLERY 4/7/05: 2004 FESTIVAL of CARTOON ART 4/7/05: CHRISTMAS in APRIL 4/7/05: Ed Black: ELZIE SEGAR 4/7/05: At long last: DISNEY, Part 3 4/7/05: Expanded Roy Hearn Gallery 3/18/05: LETTER FROM THE CHAIR 3/12/05: JUDGING THE REUBENS * Read Ed Black's Pittsburgh Report * 2/28/05: The GLC SiteGeist 2/10/05: The GLyph STORE! 2/13/05: Vent your spleen on The GLC DISCUSSION BOARD 1/25/05: CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS 1/18/05: WILL EISNER 9/24/04: PHOTO GALLERY: WARMING UP FOR THE REUBENS 9/8/04: Picking R.C. HARVEY's brain 8/27/04: The Norm's MICHAEL JANTZE on the WELCOME MAT 8/27/04: DEPARTMENT OF SCREW-UPS 8/16/04: GLyph BANNERS 7/31/04: YOU, TOO, CAN BE A WISENHEIMER REUBEN WEEKEND SCRAPBOOK PHOTO GALLERY: JUDGING THE REUBENS DARYLL COLLINS - A STINKING INTERVIEW ROB HARRELL - IN THE CENTER RING ED BLACK'S CARTOON FLASHBACK JIM ALLEN on DAN MARTIN & the WEATHERBIRD BLATHER 4/5/05 In case you didn't know, the print versions of The GLyph, infrequent as they are, can be downloaded to your computer as pdf's. Adobe Acrobat Reader or some other fiendish device is requires to read those things. If you don't have one, you can download it from the link below. As I continue to work on this thing, I keep learning a few tricks of the trade. The issue 1 download, which previously had been a whopping giant file, is now a very manageable 1/3 of its previous size. So you can now download without your computer exploding. Anyway, there have been a grand total of two, supposedly quarterly, issues to date. Have a ball! DOWNLOAD GLYPH VOL.1 ISSUE 2 as .pdf DOWNLOAD GLYPH VOL.1 ISSUE 1 as .pdf Download Free Adobe Acrobat Reader 8/16/04 SITE UPDATES There have been a number of incremental updates on the site over the past few weeks. For instance: You may have noticed the "Comic Strip Quote of the Day" on the opening screen. Vaguely philosophical-sounding stuff, pulled from comic strips anywhere and everywhere. That's just harmless fun. The Amazon Associates account has been set up for the chapter, so the bookstore can be considered fully functional as of now. That means we'll continue to add new member items as they become available. As a matter of fact, many new items have been added for purchase. Sales made through that page benefit the chapter and help defray costs of the website. A few GLyph banners have been made available, in case you want to add a link to the website to your own site. The Member Directory has been updated with a few new members, but we're waiting for you to add your info to make the directory more complete. On the Comics Page, Ziggy has been added to the lineup, since its omission thus far was an oversight. For Better Or Worse has been removed, as Lynn Johnston is no longer with our chapter. And, Blondie has been included in recognition of new member Dan Davis' gig as assistant on that strip. A number of news items have been added to the Newsblurts page. But that section gets updated whenever news comes in, so you should be checking it regularly anyway. If you have news to report, please send it HERE. These are relatively minor updates, and there will be more as the occasion arises. Major updates will happen quarterly, in conjunction with the release of the print version of the newsletter. Speaking of which... THE GLYPH - PRINT EDITION After many delays and bug fixes, the first issue of the print version of The GLyph is in the mail. If you don't get one by the end of the millennium, please let me know HERE. You can also download the thing in .pdf format, with a click of your mouse on the link below: DOWNLOAD GLYPH VOL.1 ISSUE 2 as .pdf DOWNLOAD GLYPH VOL.1 ISSUE 1 as .pdf 6/18/04 Thanks to the many contributors of photos, stories, artwork, news items, time, effort, etc. who help make this site fly. Special thanks to Wes Alexander, Mark Szorady and Don Lee, previous editors of the Great Lakes Cartoonicator, out from which sprang (like that face-hugger thing in 'Alien') the GLyph. While you're here I recommend you not pass up the cartoon gallery of vintage work by Roy Hearn, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The more time I spent scanning and cleaning up these drawings for Ed Black's feature article, the more I grew to appreciate this artist's style. Speaking of Ed, his cartoonist histories have always been a part of the GLC newsletter. For the reinvented newsletter (paper 'n' staples version as well as the online version of the GLyph), an editorial choice was made to focus exclusively on cartoonists from the Great Lakes region. It wasn't until we were hip deep in putting together the new issue that we realized that only the first part of Ed's multi-part article on Walt Disney had appeared in The Great Lakes Cartoonicator when the new approach was adopted, effectively leaving Disney hanging. To make amends, we're continuing "Walt Disney: How He Did It" here on the online GLyph as a special feature. Part One is rerun from the Cartoonicator, and Part Two appears here, for the first time anywhere. Part Three will be along soon. As a bit of good fortune, the piece now contains new photos of historic Disney-related sites, taken by Ed during the Reuben weekend in Kansas City. - CRB

ARCHIVES 2013 Reuben Judging - Jerry's BLOG http://www.kenstewartphoto.net/dowling_drivel_blog/ New Book: Out to Lunch - Animal Cartoons This book, Out to Lunch - Animal Cartoons by Rich Diesslin contains over 155 of his favorite Out to Lunch animal cartoons. Full Color eBook and b/w Paperback, 86 pages First Printing February 2013 | ISBN: 978-0-9848872-2-4 Got a new book, email me the details and we'll list it in the GLC Bookstore! GLC Reuben Judging coming up the End of February or Beginning of March 9th with Snow Date 3/10!  At Polly's starting at 11:30am.  Contact Polly to RSVP and if you need directions. New Book - The New Classics The New Classics - 21st Century Comic Strips - Book http://amzn.to/UweMcA and Kindle Book http://amzn.to/UZObrO This book is 148 pages and includes four pages of comic strips each from 36 incredible cartoonists. That's over 500 comics! Includes Michael Kandalaft, Steven Degryse, Chad Carpenter,  Daniel Boris, Rich Diesslin, Mark Simon, Ken Schotsch, Alan Campbell, Tyson Cole, Randy McIlwaine, Brian Martin, Scott Lincoln, Bill Abbott, Richard Cross, Dan Collins, Werner Wejp-Olsen, DaveBlazek, Graham Nolan, Jim and Pat McGreal, Rob Duckett, Wil Panganiban, Doug Bratton, Bridgett Spicer, Rick Hotton, Brian Martian, Scott Nickel, Ron Therien, Crystal Jones, Tom Gammill, Josh Alves, Mark Heath, Geoff Hassing, and Drew Pocza. 2012 Outcault/Stahler exhibit at the Decorative Arts Center in Lancaster, Ohio More 30-60-90 Birthday Party Pictures (click here)! Happy 30-60-90th Birthday(s) More Photos Whitney Keener, Roy Doty, Frank Pauer (in 30-90-60 order at Roy's Place) The Joe Frankenstein Project I want to let as many people know about our project, "JOE FRANKENSTEIN," as I can. There's some great swag at various donation levels, so please take a moment to check it out on Indiegogo and also share it with your friends. All the tools are there. Get perks, make a contribution, or simply follow updates. If enough of us get behind it, we can make 'JOE FRANKENSTEIN' happen. http://www.indiegogo.com/JOEFRANKENSTEIN?a=1595125&i=emal Many thanks. Graham Nolan graham@grahamnolan.com Superman Returns to Metropolis (aka Cleveland) Hi, Everyone! Superman is coming back to Ohio – specifically, to Cleveland Hopkins airport. A permanent exhibition opens there on October 11. Relatives of Siegal and Shuster, creators of Superman, as well as the Mayor of Cleveland, and other dignitaries will be there. The exhibit and a Superman stature are to be across from the baggage claim area, where will be a 5:00 PM reception on October 11. I may try to attend and, maybe, you’d like to, also. I’d love to have photos and news from the event so, if you can go to the opening (or anytime to the airport and see the permanent exhibit), please send your “Super” photos so we can include them in chapter news for the Cartoonist Magazine. Probably, you already know that a perfect 1938 copy of Superman’s first appearance in “Action #1” comic sold from $2.1 million earlier this year. Its original price was 10¢. Warm regards, Polly Jerry Mooney NightCallers Project I'm writing about my animation project, "Nightcallers", for which I'm sure you've seen my shameless pleading on Facebook and elsewhere. I'm trying to raise some money to complete a short sample scene to use in pitching the project to movie and animation studios. You may be familiar with Kickstarter, an online crowd sourced fundraising website where anyone can put up a creative project and attempt to raise money. Some impressive projects have been funded this way, but the people who have the greatest success are those with a big online audience or some other established following, neither of which I have! Also, it's a pledge system, and if I don't hit my target, I get zero and you don't get charged. If you'd like to see a little more about what I'm trying to accomplish, go to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1867950291/nightcallers and watch my video;  if you like it, you just need to click the "Back this project" button and you can pledge any amount starting at one buck. However I need help so hopefully you'll be moved to do a little more. You will need an Amazon account to make a pledge.  Also can get there from www.NightCallers.net Thanks for considering this and I hope to see you on my backers list!                             Best regards, Gerry Mooney 2012 Reubens Photos from Ed Black Cartoonist wraps up dark saga | Columbus Dispatch Jeff Smith has a unique success story in the comic-book industry. His first self-published comic-book series, Bone, became a runaway hit, in no small part because of a deal with Scholastic that put collected editions of the series in the hands of ... Hogan's Alley Reubens Photos Quite a lot of photos, many of GLC chapter members! Click Here.  FYI. VA Photos Here are some photos from the GLC Cinci VA visit complements of the VA!  FYI. 2012 Ruebens Award Winners Listed on the NCS Mothership - Congrats to Winners and Nominees! Some other articles and such on the Alerts Page. FYI. Selling any Cartoon Merchandise? Let me know and I'll try to set up a chapter page or add it to the book store. -Rich Here's one: I’m pleased to announce the “opening” of the Pajama Diaries online store! The store features many original cards for Mother’s Day -- perfect for moms, sisters, or fellow in-the-trenches friends. It also carries t-shirts, hoodies, mouse pads, mugs, coasters, and yes – pajamas. Plus MORE.  And don’t forget the book! It didn’t come out until late May last year, so this is my first Mother’s Day push. Great gift for friends and loved ones. Hope you enjoy. If you have a hard time reading anything, let me know and I’ll help you out. Thanks so much for your support! -Terri (www.pajamadiaries.com) Here's two: I also sell a bunch of stuff with my cartoons on it ... check out my store here! ;)  Thanks - Rich Kenosha Cartoon Festival If you would like to support (or just get information ongoing) to the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning, details are below ... (Note: our own Dave Coverly is one of the VIPs) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/732284070/kenosha-festival-of-cartooning/posts or http://kenoshacartoonfest.blogspot.com/ Reubens Merchandise If you would like a t-shirts, mugs, mouse pads, or other cool stuff with the really cool 2012 Reuben Ad designed by Dan you can check it out at http://www.cafepress.com/glyphie Cinci VA Hospital Visit on 4/22 A good time was had by all! From Polly's recent email - "The patients and staff really seemed to appreciate our visit and, as y you saw, they worked hard to provide many special touches ... the handsome medallions were a lovely surprise.  Although it wasn’t quite possible to plan every detail ahead of time, you all did a fabulous job to make it a neat event, even when some parts were extemporaneous. Apparently, we were able to meet and sketch a large percentage patients from several floors, maybe about 70- 80 total.   Jo Ann mentioned that several patients who came to the auditorium [overcame various issues] to see us.  An interesting compliment!  And Ms. Smith, the head of the VA hospital, made the special trip to greet us which was quite an honor. Additionally, the Recreation Service Coordinator from the Cleveland VA hospital made the five-hour trip there to see us and I guess we must have passed inspection because she would like to arrange a Great Lakes Chapter visit to the Cleveland hospital, so we’ll be investigating that. Thank you all for giving up a whole Sunday to do this event, for all being right on time, and for sending you bios, art samples for the posters, and art for the cartoon workbook they distributed and especially for meeting and entertaining the patients!" Pictures should follow ... in the meantime check out Jerry's BLOG click here!  A great summary of the trip and you can see his excellent caricatures! Cinci VA Visit 4/22 @ 1:00-4:30pm Last Fall, we had a request from the Cincinnati VA hospital to do a program for their patients and it has taken a while to find a date and time that works for them and, hopefully, lots of us.  We had to avoid the major holidays, military days, etc. and have settled on Sunday, April 22 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM (best to be there by 1:00 PM.  We hope lots of members and GLC cartoonist friends can be there. This will be one of the most important, useful, and highly appreciated appearances you can make all year.  No kidding. The hospital folks are very excited to have us.  I’ll share a portion of JoAnn Norton’s (Cincy VA Volunteer Services and Recreation Specialist) email to me:  “There is quite a buzz about GLNCS coming here in April ... Your group is going to put a lot of smiles on the Veterans faces.”  They’ve sacrificed years for us.  We can give three hours to them. She would like to have the names of some, or all, of those of us who will be attending as she wants their Media Department to create publicity posters with cartoonists’ names, brief bios, and cartoon graphics. Additionally, if you have cartoons or puzzle features you can send to me ahead of time, the VA hospital will make copies or booklets in advance that will be distributed to each patient. So, please let me know ASAP if you will be joining us for this important, fun, and satisfying worthwhile event.  Keep in mind – YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DRAW CARICATURES – unless you want to.  Caricatures are extremely popular and I watched Ron Hill be swamped with fans as he drew many caricatures a the Cleveland VA hospital.  However, what most of us probably will do is present a group “show” – each cartoonist can do his or her own thing – talk, do a “chalk talk,” tell how you do cartoons or get into cartooning, possibly draw on an overhead projector, stand-up comedy (Earl?), guitar song (Tony?), and then we’ll let patients ask questions, and probably have them come up to the table and get a personalized drawing(s) or autograph(s).  For this part:  ★ you can bring ready-drawn and/or pre-printed cartoons you’ve done, if you are not a “quick draw,” and just personalize them for patients, or. . .  ★ you can bring a stack of paper and do quick sketches of something a patient requests – boat, dog, and so forth, or. . .  ★ caricatures?  By all means, if you can and want to and/or. . .  ★ individual room visits If we have enough cartoonists, some can make visits to individual rooms, in pairs or groups after or during our group presentation so that one can draw for the patients while the other(s) actually chat with them.  GLC friends, spouses, who don’t actually draw, could join a GLC cartoonist for in-room chats and draw sessions, too.  Hospital personnel will accompany people on room visits.   ★ you can also bring copies of your books, pamphlets, bookmarks, magnets, or other things with your cartoons, to give to patients (or books to donate to their library) if you wish.  (Library donations to a VA hospital can be tax deductible to you, by the way.)   So, please let me know soon if you can attend on April 22 and send you bio and a bit of your cartoon art to me so I can forward it for their PR posters. Thanks so much for reading all this!  Call or email.  Thanks, again! - Polly Newspaper Illustration Reubens Judging @ Polly's Sunday, March 4th Photos Compliments of Mark Szorady! ROCKWELL Meeting went well - pictures to come (Finally Posted - here it is!) Rich Diesslin's New Book! Out to Lunch - Cartoons with an Appetite for the Ridiculous! Over 170 of Rich's OTL cartoons.  FYI! Full Color eBook and b/w Paperback, p92, ISBN: 978-0-9848872-1-7 Dan Collins eBook Update! My new store for digital downloads like ebooks is live. See it here  https://store.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=6FJFP_LIVE This is another way you can sell your books right from your own website with a link. Takes a bit of study and some help from their people to get it going right but the result is pretty nice-looking.  The minimum price for things is $4.99 there. They take a small % of each sale. If you're selling lots of books that might be worth it. -Dan mrfunnypaper@columbus.rr.com | www.dancollinscartoons.com Check out Earl Musick's 7 seconds of fame (14:53 remaining). I did a video clip for a guy I know at the Academy Awards. GMA saw it and they said they loved it and wanted to use the clip, but when they aired it they cut my 40 second video down to 7 seconds. Oh well. The full version is going to be on ABCNEWS.com and may be a promo for the Oscars. Yes, I know that I was only on Good Morning America for a few seconds, but I was on with ELVIS, Lisa Marie, and Lady Gaga. I am still claiming this as being too cool for Earl and the full version should show up again somewhere on ABC.  -Earl ABC Link (click here) Daryll Collin New BLOG! The Great Lake Chapter members might be interested in following Dayrll's new blog, "Cartoon Succotash". http://www.cartoonsuccotash.com/ It'll be about whatever is on my mind. Cartoon related and otherwise. Dan Collins New E-Book! Dan Collins marks his debut in e-publishing with a collection of some of his most notoriously funny cartoons from 34 years in magazine gag cartooning. Only $2.99 wherever ebooks are sold. Cartoons That Will Send Me Straight to Hell WOW!  GLC members and friends are invited to the Dayton Art Institute Norman Rockwell Show and lunch at the Pauers’, on Saturday, January 21, 2012!!!!     Click for details at www.daytonartinstitute.org     Please join the Great Lakes chapter of the National Cartoonists Society as we travel to Dayton to take in "American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell." The exhibition at the beautiful Dayton Art Institute includes 42 original works of art, as well as a complete set of Rockwell's 323 Saturday Evening Post cover tearsheets. It's all a terrific presentation. For more exhibit information, see www.daytonartinstitute.org/   Frank and Janet Pauer will host, beginning any time after 11 a.m. at their home, (email Frank if you need the address or directions). Lunch will be at noon, followed by a brief meeting. We'll make the 10-minute drive and gather at the DAI at around 2 p.m. Members can then take as much -- or little -- time as they like at the museum, and you'll leave for home from there. Or back to Frank and Janet's, in case you want to look at some more cartoon art.   Please RSVP to Polly Keener, GLC Chair, at 330-836-4448 or pollytoon@aol.com. We need your answer no later than Monday, January 16 so that we can accommodate everyone for lunch.   Lunch will be on the chapter's dime; DAI exhibit admission for chapter members is $13 each.   Frank suggests car pooling if you have a long drive to make, to add extra fun to your trip!   This is a great show , hope you can join us! 2011 Pride of Dayton University of Dayton - News Home Frank Pauer, art director UD Magazine and member of the National Cartoonists Society! The University of Dayton Magazine took top honors in the 2011 Pride of CASE V program, which recognizes outstanding work in public relations, alumni relations and development in a six-state region. It won a gold award for alumni magazines of its size. A humorous cartoon of Rudy Flyer, the University's mascot, won a bronze award for best illustration.  Frank Pauer, art director and member of the National Cartoonists Society, created the illustration for a University of Dayton Magazine feature about the Tampa Bay alumni chapter ... (click here for full article) You are Invited to Participate in the 9th Annual Cartoon Days of Christmas (TCDC) Rich Diesslin hosts this annual tribute to Christmas over on his web site.  For details (click here). RSVP if you are interested. ;) Earl Musick's New Book  I Live with Peter Pan Missy A Vaughn (Author), Earl Musick (Illustrator), Jason Batt (Designer) Looks like a fun children's book full of fun and imagination! MORE INFO / ORDER IT National Cartoonists Society Brings Comic Relief and Illustration ... (Oct. 19, 2011) – National Cartoonist Society (NCS) member Todd Clark (“Lola”) joined fellow illustrators on morale boosting USO/Armed Forces Entertainment ... (including Paul Combs) ... Come see the NCS - GLC Booth (hosted by Earl and Rich), along with other GLC exhibitors including Dan Collins, Steve Boreman, Jeff Smith and more! Two book signings for “The Pajama Diaries: Déjà To-Do” Wednesday, October 5 at 6:30 pm at Barnes & Noble at the Great Lakes Mall 7900 Mentor Avenue Mentor, OH 44060 Saturday, October 22 at 1-3 pm at The Learned Owl Book Shop in Hudson 204 N Main Street Hudson, OH 44236-2826 You can purchase my book at either event and have it signed, or you can bring your previously bought book (from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or my website) and I’ll be happy to sign it there as well. Mike and I really hope you can make it to one of these events. If anything, it supports our local bookstores. It also helps support this starving artist (I’m craving carbs as we speak). Thanks so much! Terri Libenson (Davis) www.pajamadiaries.com Tony Cochran's Custom Guitars! This is something new we started. It has been fun building the web site and the electric guitars. Check out the rumored stories for each guitar and follow the blog for the Guitar Hunter's adventures. Tell EVERYONE our new site loves traffic and feedback. -Tony & Vickie Home page Source: tonycochranguitars.com Own a custom elctric guitar reimagined by syndicated cartoonist/artist Tony Cochran. The guitar's look, feel, tone, eccentric devices, and story compliment a musician, band, or guitar/art collection. Mark your calendars for September 17th! Please join the NCS Great Lakes Chapter and friends on Saturday, September 17, 2011 for two special events! A Show Opening and Special Reception for Roy Doty's wonderful illustrations from 3:00 – 4:30 PM at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum of Ohio State University 27 West 17th Avenue Mall, Columbus, Ohio Then, continue the festivities with a delicious celebratory dinner at Schmidt's Historic German Village Restaurant, 240 East Kossuth St., Columbus, Ohio from 5:00 to 8:00 PM during which we will toast, thank, and congratulate both Roy Doty and Lucy Shelton Caswell on their many, many achievements including this year's top awards from the National Cartoonists Society, the Gold Key Award (Cartoonists Hall of Fame) for Roy and the Silver T-Square Award for Lucy. Come and join the fun: there will be favors, door prizes and more! Roy Doty Show & Reception: no charge Dinner at Schmidt's: $16.50 per person inclusive. Cash bar. Please reply by September 10th. Checks for dinner should be mailed to Polly Keener at Pollytoon@aol.com Note: Great Lakes Chapter members may also receive this invitation by "snail mail" with a reservation tear-off form but, if you don't receive that, feel free to send a reply and reservation anyway. All the Best, Polly Keener New REUBENS Pictures by Whitney Keener Faces | Places And Jerry Dowling's Reubens BLOG starts here! Terri Libenson Has a Book Out! Details Here - http://www.pajamadiaries.com/news.php It’s official! The first book compilation of Pajama Diaries strips is now available to order (no more pesky pre-orders). “The Pajama Diaries: Déjà To-Do!” can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders. Spread the word! Dick Dugan Passes at 85 Long time GLC/NCS member Dick Dugan died on April 16, at age 85.  Dick was a charter member of the Chapter and a well-known former sports cartoonist at the Cleveland Plain Dealer.  The funeral was today in Eastlake, Ohio. Notes could be sent to Mrs. Jean Dugan (address provied by email request) and, if you wish, contributions are directed to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 WWast 185th St., Cleveland, OH 44119 Article: Dick Dugan, Longtime Plain Dealer Cartoonist, Passes Away at the Age of 85 Cleveland Scene Weekly While he might be best remembered for his sports contributions, his work as a cartoonist for the PD, a span that lasted 38 years, encompassed much, much more, and his contributions outside of that career were just as memorable and important. See all stories on this topic » Cleveland Scene Weekly Reuben Category Awards Finalists Announced: Check out the main NCS page for details but congrats to our own Dan Collins in the Greeting Cards and Jared Lee for Book Illustration! Earl Musick's New Book BEE OF GOOD CHEER Our Bookstore Reference | Amazon Jerry Dowling Has some New Books Out! Our Bookstore Reference Individually they are; DRAWING PETE! http://www.edgecliffpress.com/DP.html DRAWING SUPER WARS http://www.edgecliffpress.com/DSW/index.html DRAWING THE BIG RED MACHINE http://www.edgecliffpress.com/BRM.html Jerry Dowling's Revised New Web Site! http://jerrydowling.com/ Photos from the February GLC Meeting STAY TOONED - Issue 6 features a multitude of Mikes: new profiles (that's interviews and art galleries) of Mike Arnold, Mike Cope, Mike Edholm, Michael Jantze, Mike Lynch, Michael Maslin and Michael Ramirez; Cartoonist Surveys conducted by David Paccia with Mike Marland and Mike Shapiro; a "True-Life Adventure" told by Mike Mignola.  Photo reports share John Read's "One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages" travels to Disney ToonFest and Omaha, Nebraska, and his visit to the Cartoon Library at Ohio State University for the Sunday Funnies stamps First-Day-of-Issue ceremony.  AND: articles/columns contributed by Tom Richmond, R.C. Harvey, Jim Ivey, Rich & Neil Diesslin and John Hambrock! Tony Cochran on TV Here's a link to the early release broadcast of Tony Cochran, cartoonist of Agnes, on Writers Talk on The Ohio Channel. The online early release on this link is the same as the upcoming TV show. Click Here: Check out "The Ohio Channel | Media"   TV video online (archive) The TV air date is: Thrusday February 24, 2011 4:00 PM on The Ohio Channel The Ohio Channel is: 992 on Time Warner, 150 on WOW, 190 on Insight Tony Cochran & Agnes on radio Monday January 17 @ 3:30PM. TV later this month   Tony was on the radio, including online, on Writers Talk on Monday January 17 @ 3:30 PM. WCRS radio is 98.3 and 102.1 FM in Ohio and is also online. It was a really good intereview. An very short exerpt will be on Wednesday January 19 @8 PM on WCBE radio which is 90.5 in Ohio and is also online. The audio will be available on Tuesday January 18 in the archive online at www.cstw.osu.edu and at www.writerstalk.org. A feature television interview date will be announced later in January. Hope you listen and watch! Home | CSTW (http://cstw.osu.edu/)  Link to online broadcast and info. Writers talk. We listen. | CSTW  (http://cstw.osu.edu/digitalmedia/writerstalk) Archived podcast can be found here. Nice note for Ed Black: Hello,   Just wanted to thank you for the Ed Black’s Cartoon Flashback page on cartoonist Roy Hearn (updated in 2005). Roy Hearn was my uncle, so reading the tribute and looking at all the cartoons were a real joy.   Thanks again, Shari Hearn An Interview with Christian Cartoonist Rich Diesslin For me, I'm a member of the National Cartoonists Society and several online groups in linkedin and facebook. By far the NCS is more useful than the others ... hubpages.com/.../An-Interview-with-Christian-Cartoonist-Rich... Rich has an iPhone App! ;) The Mobile Gospel by Rich Dieslin at http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mobile-gospel/id409877719?mt=8# New Web Site with some GLC Participants! The CartoonistStudio.Com Jeff Stahler's page: http://www.thecartooniststudio.com/JeffStahler Dave Coverly's page: http://www.thecartooniststudio.com/DaveCoverly When I asked what it was all about Jeff said that he was just asked to participate, but doesn't know any of the details. (Note to self - try to work more business deals with Jeff ...<g>). Very little information is available on the site but this is what the "about us" sections says ... "We created The Cartoonist Studio as a way to bring us closer to the fans who enjoy our funny little drawings--those characters and scribbles that make our cartoons come to life. They live, breathe and occupy a place in our lives...kinda like our children or our pets or our alter egos (except the last one doesn't need feeding or bathing). Our fans know our cartoons and now we want them to know us. In other words, The Cartoonist Studio provides one-stop shopping to get personally involved with all your favorite cartoonists and cartoons." So in other words .... we aren't telling.  Anyway, it's a nicely done web site.  Check it out! 2009 - 2010 Chapter News Callout for CARTOON!ST The deadline for chapter news to the NCS Cartoonist is December 12.  Please phone, send, or e-mail news of special things you are doing (and photos, if you have them) for our chapter news – as soon as you can!  Can’t promise Frank will use all the news, but we can submit it anyway. -Polly November CARTOON!ST Magazine is out! Frank has done another super job including many shots from the FCA, with Ron's Caricatures and lots of other good stuff! Added an FCA 2010 PHOTO PAGE FCA 2010 GLC's Ron Hill Caricatures the FCA! Ron's sketchbook of the main speakers at the Festival of Cartoon Arts is Amazing - Caricatures here! Photo Page here! GLC's Dave Coverly and several other NCS cartoonists make a USO trip to Kuwait and Iraq. Click here for the basic information! Godspeed you guys! "One Fine Sunday" to run at OSU during the Festival of Cartoon Arts.  It will be on display throughout the student union from October 9th to 17th.  This is John Read's exhibit of original Sunday cartoon art on loan from many syndicated cartoonists.  John does the Stay Tooned magazine and is a member of the NCS.  Check out this recent CNN Interview with Jeff from his Studio. CONGRATS to all AWARD WINNERS at the REUBENS! Click here! Did you go? Got stories? Got photos? Send post them and send us your links (here)! Congrats to our own Frank Pauer for another super issue of Cartoon!st Magazine! Photos now Posted! Great Lakes Chapter Meeting was held on Sunday, August 29th, at Jeff Stahler's house! A great time was had by all who attended.  Pictures to come. Awesome home, great food, good time! Welcome to incoming Chapter Chair Polly Keener and Vice Chair Earl Musick. Thanks to outgoing Chairman Craig Boldman and VC Daryll Collins for their many years of service! (send me any additional photos you want posted) Stay Tooned Traveling Road Show! See the nice write-up Alan Gardener provided for John Reed's traveling exhibit of Sunday Originals http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/08/10/a-peek-at-one-fine-sunday-in-the-funny-pages/ The 2010 Festival of Cartoon Art - October 14-17, 2010 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Attached is a press release about the 2010 Festival of Cartoon Art, which the chapter will be involved in. Also, a festival website has been launched: http://cartoons.osu.edu/fca2010 BSA 100 - A BIG THANK YOU to GLC member's Tony Cochran, Dave Coverly and Frank Pauer for participating in the 100 Years of the Boy Scout of America nod to scouting. Tony was the first to step up, followed closely by Dave. Once a few step forward others are more willing to do so. Thanks to Frank's announcement in the Cartoon!st magazine Marcus Hamilton of Dennis the Menance (daily) and Ron Ferdinand (Sundays) joined in. Add to that Chad Carpenter (Tundra), Mason Mastroianni (BC), John Hambrock (Edison Lee), and Mark Parisi (Off the Mark).  A last minute edition was Mic Mastroianni and Jeff Parker (Wizard of ID). Hi all- The following note was sent to me by Karen O'Connell (and Patrick McDonnell) and I thought I would send it on for those who might be interested. Thanks! Jeff Keane NCS President Karen O'Connell wrote: Hi Jeff, The Jane Goodall Institute approached Patrick with the idea of having cartoonists commemorate a special anniversary for Jane Goodall.  July 14 is the 50th anniversary of her first setting foot in Gombe National Park.    Patrick will be doing a special MUTTS strip for July 14 to commemorate this day and, at the institute’s request, invites all cartoonists to consider participating in their own way as well.  Can you send this out to the syndicated NCS members? Some additional details: July 14, 2010 marks a monumental milestone for the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and its founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE.  Fifty years ago, Goodall, who is today a world-renowned primatologist, conservationist and UN Messenger of Peace, first set foot on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in what is now Tanzania’s Gombe National Park.  The chimpanzee behavioral research she pioneered there has produced a wealth of scientific discovery, and her vision has expanded into a global mission to empower people to make a difference for all living things. And here’s a link for an interview with Jane about the anniversary:  http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0412-jane_goodall_mszotek-singh.html Thanks Jeff for all you do! All Best, Karen O Mutts Studios, LLC www.muttscomics.com Video of the February's Chapter Meeting! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYKq5xOAh9Y Thanks to Marilyn Collins for the video! February's GLC CHAPTER MEETING PHOTOS - Click Here!   ALERT*ALERT*ALERT*ALERT You guys might want to make a note of this: just across the river in Huntington, W. Va, their museum is hosting what looks like might be a pretty good show. Click on the graphic novel link at http://www.hmoa.org/ -Best, Frank (Pauer) Note: Oh they can display them, but can they judge them in 5 days! ;) -R Attached is a press release about the 2010 Festival of Cartoon Art, which the chapter will be involved in. Also, a festival website has been launched: http://cartoons.osu.edu/fca2010 Video of the February's Chapter Meeting! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYKq5xOAh9Y Thanks to Marilyn Collins for the video! February's GLC CHAPTER MEETING PHOTOS - Click Here! ALERT*ALERT*ALERT*ALERT You guys might want to make a note of this: just across the river in Huntington, W. Va, their museum is hosting what looks like might be a pretty good show. Click on the graphic novel link at http://www.hmoa.org/ -Best, Frank (Pauer) Note: Oh they can display them, but can they judge them in 5 days! ;) -R Still Going Strong ... Help the Hodges Click for Details A BIG THANK YOU to GLC member's Tony Cochran, Dave Coverly and Frank Pauer for participating in the 100 Years of the Boy Scout of America nod to scouting. Tony was the first to step up, followed closely by Dave. Once a few step forward others are more willing to do so. Thanks to Frank's announcement in the Cartoon!st magazine Marcus Hamilton of Dennis the Menance (daily) and Ron Ferdinand (Sundays) joined in. Add to that Chad Carpenter (Tundra), Mason Mastroianni (BC), John Hambrock (Edison Lee), and Mark Parisi (Off the Mark). If you are interested, there are still some openings! For more information click here and/or contact me (Rich) GLC CHAPTER MEETING SUNDAY, FEB. 21 - 1:00 p.m. Claddagh Irish Pub Columbus, OH - Polaris Parkway - Map 8745 Sancus Blvd Columbus, Ohio 43240 Phone: (614) 885-0100 Fax: (614) 885-0957 http://claddaghirishpubs.com/events/c/columbus-oh-polaris-parkway/ Many of you will remember this location from our previous dinner meeting there. It was very popular, so we're going back to check out how they are for lunch. It'll be individual checks, off the menu. On the program will be a multimedia presentation / career overview by chapter co-chair/two-time Reuben Division winner Daryll Collins! This is not to be missed, so, uh, don't miss it!! Also, many of us are disgruntled about the chapter's exclusion (again!) as judges in this year's Reubens, so this will be our occasion to vent our spleens. Also, the usual GLC Raffle, show of art (bring your latest!), etc. Please RSVP so we can give the restaurant a head count. -Craig Help the Hodges ... Starts on January 21st! Click for Details 2010 - NEWS FROM THE NCS NCS Division Awards - Call for Entries Details - http://www.reuben.org/news/   HOME

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