UPCOMING EVENTS



SATURDAY MAY 10 - SUN, DAY AUGUST 3, 2008
(read on for info on related events)

Jeff Smith: Bone and Beyond
Wexner Center Galleries
http://www.wexarts.org/ex/index.php?eventid=2371

Spring Exhibition Opening Celebration [Wex Members Only]
Fri, May 9, 2008 | 6:00 - 9:00PM
Wexner Center for the Arts

Please join us at the unveiling of our new exhibitions on Friday, May 9. Come explore our galleries along with featured artists Jeff Smith, Mary Heilmann, and Jane Hammond, fellow Wexner Center members, and other art enthusiasts at the opening this evening. Members who stop by the member services desk at the entrance will receive a free drink ticket.

Jeff Smith and Scott McCloud in Conversation
Book signing follows
Sat, May 10, 2008 | 2:00PM
Mershon Auditorium

Lucy Shelton Caswell and Dave Filipi
on Jeff Smith: Bone and Beyond
Wed, May 14, 2008 | 12:30PM
Wexner Center Galleries

Terry Moore: Artist's Talk
Book signing follows
Thu, May 15, 2008 | 7:00PM
Film/Video Theater

Paul Pope: Artist's Talk
Book signing follows
Tue, May 20, 2008 | 7:00PM
Film/Video Theater

A Looney Tunes Evening with Jeff Smith
Thu, Jun 5, 2008 | 7:00PM
Film/Video Theater

For more info, see http://cartoons.osu.edu/events.php .



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FEBRUARY 5 - MARCH 30, 2008

WAYNO Exhibition: Animalia Astrologica: The Chinese Zodiac

Gypsy Cafe
1330 Bingham St.
Pittsburgh, PA

Gypsy Café Announces Exhibition of New Works by Wayno

PITTSBURGH ­ Following Squaresville, last summer's sold-out art show at Zombo Gallery in Lawrenceville, local artist Wayno returns with his latest exhibit, Animalia Astrologica: The Chinese Zodiac, opening February 5, 2008 at the Gypsy Café on the South Side.

Animalia Astrologica is a series of twelve paintings, representing the animal signs of the traditional Chinese zodiac.

Late last year, Gypsy Café owner Melanie Evankovich invited Wayno to show some of his work in her funky, Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, and the two collaborated to develop a theme appropriate to the space. "When we settled on an early February date for the opening, I immediately thought of Chinese New Year," said the artist. "It seemed to fit with the Café's irreverent mystical vibe." Evankovich agreed, saying, "We have a Tarot card reader here twice a week, and the Year of the Rat begins on February 7, so when Wayno suggested a set of astrological pictures, I knew we had the perfect motif."

The paintings, in Wayno's distinctive cartoon pop style, use a limited palate consisting mainly of the traditional red and gold colors of the Chinese New Year. The animals depicted are anything but traditional ­ they're shown behaving like Westerners at New Year's time. We see a snake drinking champagne, pigs kissing at midnight, a dragon with a hangover, and an ox making a list of resolutions.

Wayno is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer based in Pittsburgh. His clients include The New Yorker, Nickelodeon Magazine, Rhino Records, McGraw-Hill Books, Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, Pittsburgh City Paper, Table, and The New York Times. He is a member of the National Cartoonists Society and the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, and is a founding board member of the ToonSeum, Pittsburgh's museum of the cartoon arts.

Animalia Astrologica runs from February 5 through March 30, 2008 at the Gypsy Café, located at 1330 Bingham Street on the South Side. The café is open for lunch Tuesday through Friday, and for dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Complete restaurant hours are posted at www.gypsycafe.net

For additional information, call the Gypsy Café at 412-381-4977


FEBRUARY, 2008

LAUGHS AT LAKESIDE - Cartoon Art Exhibition

High Road Gallery
12 E. Stafford
Worthington, OH 43215

CALL FOR ENTRIES! Deadline January 15, 2008

MORE INFORMATION


NOVEMBER 8, 2007 4:00 p.m.

CAROL TYLER: Sepia Tome: Telling Dad's World War II Story

021L Wexner Center, 27 West 17th Avenue Mall
Adjacent to the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library

Comic artist Carol Tyler will discuss her upcoming book Sepia Tome: Telling Dad's World War II Story.  Tyler's comics first appeared in Weirdo and Wimmen's Comix twenty years ago.  Since then she has contributed to numerous comics anthologies and published two solo works, The Job Thing in 1993 and Late Bloomer in 2005.   Late Bloomer presents a rich and powerful collection of Tyler's autobiographical comic stories beautifully published in color by Fantagraphics. 

In the introduction to Late Bloomer, Robert Crumb writes, "She is tops, in my book, one of the best artists alive and working in the comics medium. She has fine aesthetic instincts... Her drawings are always pleasing to look at, warm, delicate, inviting. Yet the content, the stories, are all about gritty reality, the hard struggles of common, everyday life." For more information about Carol Tyler, see her website: www.bloomerland.com.

Tyler's presentation is co-sponsored by the Cartoon Research Library, Project Narrative, Department of Women's Studies and the Department of History's Harvey Goldberg Program for Excellence in Teaching

This event is part of Storytelling 2007: A Celebration of Graphic Narrative, a special year of events and exhibitions celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of master-storyteller Milton Caniff, the founding donor of the Cartoon Research Library.  Caniff was the creator of the comic strips Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon.

Parking available at the Ohio Union Garage

For more information, see http://cartoons.osu.edu.


 

OCTOBER 13-14, 2007
TOON DAY TWO

The ToonSeum Gallery at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
510 Children's Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
 
(412) 760-1896

ToonSeum Opening Day Event!

On Saturday October 13th and Sunday October 14th of 2007 The ToonSeum Gallery at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh will open!

Based on the success of our National Cartoonists Day Celebration in May we are presenting Toon Day Two.

What is Toon Day Two?

It's a celebration of the cartoon arts. Quick draw demonstrations in the theater, performances, cartooning workshops, book signings, and of course our first ToonSeum exhibit, "From Illustration to Animation, books come to life through the art of animation".

We would like to have special cartoonists once again, if you were there for the May event, you know how much fun it was and we hope you will come back for this. If you didn't make it last time, then come on by and bring your family!

What can you do, stay for an hour, stay all day, sign books, do a demonstration, lead a workshop, its up to you! The events each day are between 12-4:30 pm.

If you do have books to sell let us know asap so we can make arrangements with the gift shop to set up for a book signing.

Can't make it to the event, you are welcome any time, The ToonSeum Gallery at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh welcomes the opportunity to present workshops, book signings or the launch of a new comic strip.

If you would like to participate or want more information just contact

Joe Wos at 412-760-1896 or email joe@toonseum.com

www.pittsburghkids.org

www.toonseum.com


OCTOBER 26-27, 2007

2007 FESTIVAL OF CARTOON ART - GRAPHIC STORYTELLING

The Columbus Renaissance
50 N. 3rd Street
Columbus, OH 43215

The ninth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art organized by the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Columbus. Attendees will enjoy presentations by top cartoonists, scholars and comics professionals on the art of graphic storytelling. Registration is $150 (only $25 for students and seniors 65 and over!) and includes admission to all Festival of Cartoon Art Forum presentations and special pre-conference events, the exhibit catalogue for Milton Caniff: American Master and School of Caniff, morning refreshments and lunch at the Renaissance Hotel on both Forum days, a special exhibit reception at The Ohio State University, and a souvenir tote bag.

For an updated schedule, please see our website: http://cartoons.osu.edu.

For further information or images contact cartoons@osu.edu or telephone 614-292-0538.

MORE INFORMATION

FESTIVAL WEBSITE


JUNE 18-AUGUST 24, 2007

Exhibition: TO BE CONTINUED: COMIC STRIP STORYTELLING

The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library
27 West 17th Avenue Mall
Columbus, OH

Will Annie be reunited with Daddy Warbucks? Will L'il Abner ever marry Daisy Mae? Will Pogo win the election? Find out in tomorrow's paper! To Be Continued: Comic Strip Storytelling presents compelling continuity stories from a century of newspaper comic strips. The exhibition, on display in the Cartoon Research Library's Reading Room from June 18 to August 24, 2007, features ten examples of stories from the funnies that kept Americans talking, speculating, and, most importantly, buying newspapers.

The stories chosen for this exhibition represent the evolution, the variety and the impact of continuity storytelling in newspaper comics over the last century. This exhibit is part of Storytelling 2007, a year-long celebration of graphic narrative, commemorating the centennial of the birth of master storyteller, Milton Caniff. Caniff is not included in this exhibition because the Cartoon Research Library will be mounting a retrospective exhibition of his work in the fall.

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AUGUST 10, 2007

Exhibition: SQUARESVILLE - An exhibition or recent paintings by WAYNO
 
CLOSING PARTY - AUGUST 10!
 
Zombo Gallery
49th & Hatfield - you know, across from Stinky's Bar
Lawrenceville, PA (Pittsburgh area)

WAYNO sez:

I'm writing to invite you to come to Pittsburgh some time between July 13 and August 10 to view my solo show of cartoon paintings at the brand-spanikn' new Zombo Gallery in Pittsburgh's art-zone neighborhood of Lawrenceville.

We're having an opening party on July 13th at 5:30, with lounge music from Akron's mighty DJ Tothar, and fresh cold beer from Pittsburgh's micro-mini East End Brewing Company.

Gallery owner Michael "Zombo" Devine will be our host, as well as selling "concert t-shirts" for the show.

It would be a gas if you can make it!

PICS OF THE GALLERY OPENING

There will also be a closing party on August 10 at 5:30.

Zombo Gallery is located at 49th & Hatfield, directly across the street from Stinky's Bar (!)

Gallery hours are Wednesday-Friday 4-8 PM, Saturday noon to 6PM, or by appointment. Gallery phone is 412-904-3703.

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SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2007

National Cartoonists Day / Free Comic Book Day

Akron, OH; Pittsburgh, PA

Two GLC members have offered up information about National Cartoonists Day events which are open for the chapter to participate in. One in Pittsburgh; one in Akron. I'll post others as they are brought to my attention. For details on the above, click HERE.


MAY 25-27, 2007

NCS 59th Annual REUBEN AWARDS

Ritz-Carlton Orlando
Orlando, FL

DETAILS TO FOLLOW


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007

Lecture - Frank Espinoza: Comics Storytelling

Cartoon Research Library
Wexner Center Theater, 1871 N. High Street 
3:30 p.m.
Columbus, OH
 
FREE
Book-signing immediately following the presentation

Frank Espinosa is the creator of Rocketo, one of the most original and dynamic serial comics out there today.  Rocketo received Eisner Award nominations for "Best Continuing Series," "Best New Series," and "Best Cover Artist" in 2006.  For more information about Frank Espinosa's work, see http://www.frankespinosa.com/. Rocketo Vol. 1 is available in trade paperback, and current issues of the ongoing series can be found at a comic book shop near you.

This event is co-sponsored by The OSU Cartoon Research Library, Narrative and Cognitive Studies Working Group, and Latino Studies Program.

It is part of the Cartoon Research Library's Storytelling 2007: A Celebration of Graphic Narrative series.  For more information, see http://cartoons.osu.edu/storytelling.php.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007

Lecture - Steve Brodner, Nationally Known Illustrator

7:00 p.m.
Cleveland, OH

Kulas Auditorium . Cleveland Institute of Art .
Joseph McCullough Center for the Visual Arts
11610 Euclid Avenue . Third Floor . Cleveland, OH 44106

ADMISSION IS FREE. Presented in partnership with American Greetings
 

For three decades, Steve Brodner has been one of the most savage editorial cartoonist/illustrators to work in the United States. He is also a virtuoso draftsman, whose every line and splash of color is an exquisite treat for the eyes. Brodner's pitiless illustrations, cartoons, comic strips, and illustrated reportages have appeared in Esquire, The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Time, Newsweek, and most other major magazines and newspapers in North America. For a SNEAK PREVIEW, visit www.stevebrodner.com

More info at: http://www.nois.com/

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2007

Lecture - Scott McCloud: Comics Storytelling

Wexner Center Theater, 1871 N. High Street 
4:30 p.m.
Columbus, OH
 
FREE

Comics are changing fast, both in the kinds of stories they tell, and how their creators tell them. Thanks to the "graphic novel" movement, the manga invasion, and the growth of webcomics, the story of comics in America is more exciting and unpredictable than ever. Author and comics artist Scott McCloud puts all these trends into perspective in a fast-moving visual presentation. 

Co-sponsored by the OSU Department of English, the Narrative and Cognitive Theory Working Group, the Literacy Studies Working Group, Project Narrative, the Cartoon Research Library and the Wexner Center for the Arts. 

This event is part of the Cartoon Research Library's "Storytelling 2007: A Celebration of Graphic Narrative" series. For more information, see http://cartoons.osu.edu/storytelling.php. 

CLICK THE PIC FOR LARGER VIEW


FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2007

Meet dailycartoonist.com's Alan Gardner

Columbus, OH

Alan Gardner, editor of the dailycartoonist.com website, will be visiting Colmbus, and we're getting a pack of cartoonists together for a casual meal to meet the guy.

DATE: FRIDAY, March 23
TIME: 6:00 pm
PLACE:
The Old Bag Of Nails Pub
102 Tremont Ctr
Upper Arlington, OH 43221

If you'd like to join us, drop me an e-mail here.


SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2007

Greeting Card Division Award Judging

Cincinnati, OH

The actual judging takes place, by a panel of 5-10 members of the chapter. We'll be employing a highly scientific and/or dubious method for selecting a roster of judges, who will descend upon the home of Daryll and Marilyn Collins to do the deed.


FEBRUARY 23, 2007

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES - 2007 Reuben Division Awards

By now you should have received your packet with all the info about entering your work for Reuben Award consideration. If you haven't gotten yours, please contact us so we can get one to you. 

If you've had work published in 2006 that is eligible in any of the categories, we highly encourage you to submit it. We love it when our chapter members win awards. 


FEBRUARY 28, 2007

A Conversation With Harvey Pekar

Mershon Auditorium, N. High Street at 15th Ave
Columbus, OH
7:00 p.m.

Ohio native and endearing curmudgeon Harvey Pekar will discuss his life's work with Dr. Jared Gardner of The Ohio State University Department of English. A book-signing will follow the presentation. The event is free and open to the public.

Click HERE for full details.


SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007

GLC Chapter Meeting

Akron, OH

As you know, the GLC has been selected to judge the Greeting Card Division of the Reuben Division Awards. This meeting serves as a sort of pre-game show for that, and Polly and Bob Keener have kindly offered to open their lovely home for the purpose. At this meeting, which is open to the entire membership, everyone will have a chance to look at all the submissions and to offer opinions and input. We'll also be discussing several other important matters of chapter business. Plus, there will be some food involved, no doubt. Please mark this date on your calendars, and full details will be forthcoming.


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2007

Film: "Tintin et Moi"

Wexner Center For the Arts, Ohio State University
Video/Film Theater
1871 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43210-1393

Tintin et Moi explores the appeal and style of a legendary European comic strip and character through extensive interviews with artist Herge (the pen name of Georges Remi).

Cosponsored by Ohio State's Cartoon Research Library as part of its year-long event "Storytelling 2007: A Celebration of Graphic Narrative."

As recognizable in Europe as Superman or Mickey Mouse in the U.S., the character of Tintin appeared in print across Europe for more than five decades beginning in 1929. Tintin et Moi draws on 14 hours of interviews conducted in 1971 with Herge, who created the comic strip The Adventures of Tintin. The film examines the artist's signature graphic style, as well as the unparalleled popularity of the Tintin character and his fantastic adventures set around the world. (75 mins, video)

Full details HERE.


NOVEMBER 25-26, 2006

Mid-Ohio Con

Batelle Hall, Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, OH

- UPDATED -

The GLC has been invited back to Mid-Ohio Con in Columbus, OH. The pop culture convention takes place in a new location this year, in Battelle Hall at Columbus Convention Center.

As with last year, the convention is providing the chapter with a table from which we can meet fans, distribute promotional materials, sell books, do sketches, etc.

The National Cartoonists Society Panel will take place at the convention at 1:00 pm Sunday. Here's the description from the convention program:

Founded in 1946, the venerable professional cartoonist organization has a thriving chapter in the Great Lakes region. Meet a bunch of its members who do syndicated strips, editorial cartoons, comics, books, advertising and more. Find out what they're up to and what the organization is all about. On the docket: Tony Cochran (Agnes), Roy Doty (Wordless Workshop, recipient of NCS Illustrator of the Year Award for 2006), Steve Boreman (Little Dog Lost, launching in 2007), Terri Libenson (Pajama Diaries), Jeff Stahler (editorial cartoonist, Columbus Dispatch), Matt Feazell (Disney Adventures), Daryll Collins (Sports Illustrated for Kids), and host/moderator Craig Boldman (Archie).

We're fresh out of comp admissions, but feel free to come out, enjoy the convention & show your support.

MID-OHIO CON


DECEMBER 9, 2006

NCS HOLIDAY PARTY

The Society of Illustrators
New York, NY

- UPDATED -

Mike Lynch, Chapter Chair of the NCS Long Island Chapter says:

The NCS Holiday Party is scheduled for Saturday evening, December 9, 2006 at the Society of Illustrators. Party (with open bar) runs from 9 pm until midnight.

There will be buffet dinner served at 7:30.

Cost: $65 per person to be paid in advance by check.

Society of Illustrators is located at 128 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10021-7303

CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS & RESERVATION INFO

or click HERE to download a .pdf copy of the flyer/reservation form.


CONTINUING THROUGH JANUARY 5. 2007

SUGAR AND SPICE: Little Girls In The Funnies

The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library Reading Room Gallery
27 West 17th Avenue Mall
Columbus OH 43210-1303

telephone 614-292-0538

Sugar and Spice is a sampling of girl characters who are comic strip protagonists, girls who are sidekicks of leading boy characters, and comics families with daughters. How girls were depicted in comic strips before and after Schulz created the Peanuts girls is the question asked by the exhibit. The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center hosted this exhibition from February 2 through June 30, 2006. The exhibit was guest-curated by Lucy Shelton Caswell, professor and curator of Ohio State University's Cartoon Research Library.

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OCTOBER 5&7, 2006

CARTOONIST KEITH KNIGHT SPEAKS OUT IN COLUMBUS
Columbus, OH

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OCTOBER 7, 2006

GLC CHAPTER MEETING
Columbus, OH

Special Guest Keith Knight

DETAILS TO FOLLOW


SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

JEFF STAHLER & MOM OPENING RECEPTION
Wheeling, WV

The GLC's Jeff Stahler ("Moderately Confused; Columbus Dispatch editorial cartoonist) will be the focus of a gallery exhibition, and he won't be alone.

"Moderately Confused with Mom," featuring Jeff's cartoons and his mother's (Wanda Stahler) watercolor paintings will be featured at Artworks Around Town Gallery, 2200 Market Street at Center Market, Wheeling, West Virginia. for the entire month of September.

A special Meet-the-Artists reception will be held on Friday, September 1,


 

APRIL 29, 2006

GLC VISITS TO VA HOSPITALS
Dayton OH; Cleveland, OH
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FYI: CLICK HERE for a report from the Southeastern Chapter's recent visit to the VA in Asheville, NC

MAY 25-29, 2006

NCS 58th Annual REUBEN AWARDS
Renaissance Hotel
Chicago, IL

DETAILS TO FOLLOW


MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

GLC CHAPTER MEETING
Saturday, March 25
Cambridge, OH

Salt Fork Resort

- DETAILS TO COME -


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2006

Drawn on Stone: Political Prints from the 1830s and 1840s
Presentation and Reception
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
William Oxley Thompson Library
Ohio State University
Reception in Sills Exhibition Hall immediately following presentation
Free and open to the public
 
Work on display through March 19, 2006

CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2006

editorial cartoonist KATE SALLEY PALMER
Presentation and Reception
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 4:30 p.m.
Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library
27 West 17th Avenue Mall, Columbus, Ohio
Free and open to the public
 
Work on display January 25 - April 14, 2006 at OSU Cartoon Research Library

CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS


CURRENT, through JANUARY 13, 2006

The Yellow Kid: Hero of Hogan's Alley
September 15, 2005 ­ January 13, 2005
An exhibition at The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library
27 West 17th Avenue Mall, Columbus, Ohio
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public

CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS


NOVEMBER 26-27, 2005

Mid-Ohio Con

The Hilton Columbus
Easton Town Center
Columbus, Ohio 45202-2071

The GLC has been invited to operate a table at this year's convention. Represent the National Cartoonists Society to convention visitors. Meet fans, sell books, and art, do sketches, etc.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Craig Boldman, the sooner the better!

Check back here for more details as they become available.

MID-OHIO CON


OCTOBER 22, 2005

Keith Knight and Mat Schwarzman

The Public Library of Cincinnati
800 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-2071
(513) 369-6955
 
Free and open to the public

Join award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight and Author/Activist Mat Schwarzman to celebrate the release of two new books; the Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts (New Village Press) and The Passion of the Keef: the Fourth K Chronicles Compendium (Manic D Press).

After the presentation, Keith, Mat and GLC members will go for drinks and appetizers at Washington Platform Saloon.

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OCTOBER 19, 2005

Columbus Metro Library - Columbus, OH

Liza Donnelly, author of "Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Greatest Women Cartoonists And Their Cartoons"

Liza Donnelly (Rhinebeck, NY) has been a cartoonist for The New Yorker for twentytwo years. When she started, she was one of only three women cartoonists being published by the magazine at that time. Ms. Donnelly is the author of the Dinosaur series of illustrated children's books and has edited four collections of cartoons, including Mothers and Daughters, and, with Michael Maslin, Fathers and Sons, Husbands and Wives, and Call Me When You Reach Nirvana. She has also contributed cartoons and illustrations to The New York Times, The Nation and Cosmopolitan.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2005

Public Library of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
800 Vine St, Cincinnati, 45202 - (513) 369-6900
Comic Revolutions: Underground Comix, Graphic Novels, & Manga

Comic Revolutions: Underground Comix, Graphic Novels & Manga, an exhibition in the Art & Music Department, showcases three important phases in the history of comic books and features the work of distinguished local comic/graphic novel writers and pioneers of the underground comix movement.

In conjunction with the exhibit (which will be display until October 30), we will be hosting a series of special programs at the Main Library:

Saturday, September 1711:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Rise of Underground Comix and the Graphic Novel
Panel discussion with Bruce Chrislip, Justin Green, and Carol Tyler
Main Library Atrium

Saturday, September 17 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Business of Comic Book Writing and Illustration
Panel discussion with Bruce Chrislip, Craig Boldman, David Mack, and Mark Craddock (Comic Book World)
Main Library Atrium

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SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2005

Toonfest - Marceline, MO

GLC Members Jim Borgman, Tom Wilson, Jr. among guests

MARCELINE, MO. (05/17/05) - Marceline, Missouri, hometown of Walt Disney, will host internationally acclaimed cartoonists for Walt Disney's Hometown Toonfest Sept. 16-17. The cartoonists and their fans will celebrate Disney's boyhood in Marceline, the little rail-stop town where Disney lived from 1906-1911.

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OFFICIAL WEBSITE


JULY 30, 2005

GLC Chapter meeting - Columbus, OH
 
Calvin, Hobbes, Meet, Eat, Greet, etc.

Once again, Lucy Caswell and the Cartoon Research Library at OSU has come through with a unique reason for us to come together in Columbus.   

As mentioned in a recent newsblurts item, the Cartoon Research Library recently acquired nearly the entire run of original artwork of Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes strip. While there are no plans at present to show this treasure trove publicly, Lucy has generously offered to give the GLC a private showing at the library!

Before that, however, we gotta eat. The chapter will convene at The Red Door Tavern in Columbus, where we have a room reserved for eating and meeting purposes. There are various vital bits of chapter business to discuss, plus the usual raffles and schmoozing to do. Then, a quick drive to the Cartoon Research Library on the OSU campus.

The tentative schedule is as follows:   

SATURDAY, JULY 30   

1:00 p.m. - Chapter meeting, camaraderie and Lunch at The Red Door Tavern - 1736 W. 5th Ave - Columbus, OH 43212 - Restaurant telephone 614-488-5433 phone   

(approx.) 3:30 p.m.- Private showing, Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes Original Art at The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library - 27 West 17th Ave. Mall Columbus, OH 43210-1393 - Library telephone: 614-292-0538   

Check back here for the latest details, updates, directions, etc:   

Please RSVP via e-mail by July 27.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS


JULY 14-17, 2005

San Diego Comic Con International
 
NCS will unveil its new booth at this year's convention.
 
www.comic-con.org
 

MAY 27-30, 2005

NCS 57th Annual REUBEN AWARDS
Fairmont Princess Resort
Scottsdale, AZ

DETAILS


 

MAY 1, 2005

Al Feldstein at OSU

Al Feldstein, editor of MAD Magazine for almost 30 years, will be returning to Columbus to speak in the Grand Lounge of the Ohio State University Faculty Club on Sunday, May 1, 2005.  

Lucy Caswell has once again generously invited GLC members to have brunch with this esteemed guest at the Faculty Club at 12:30, before his speech. Al will speak at 2pm and a reception to celebrate the opening of "Humor in a Jugular Vein," an exhibit of MAD Magazine art from the collection of Mark Cohen and Rose Marie McDaniel, will follow at the Cartoon Research Library, about 3 pm. Al's speech and the reception are free and open to the public. The brunch is open by invitation to GLC members and their guests. 

The cost of the brunch is $18.95 for all you can eat. 

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

WHO: Al Feldstein, MAD Magazine Editor 

WHAT: Brunch and Reception for "Humor in a Jugular Vein" MAD Magazine Exhibit 

WHEN: Sunday, May 1st, 2005 12:30 pm 

WHERE: Ohio State University Faculty Club, Grand Lounge 

RSVP to Steve B by April 22 


FEBRUARY 1 - APRIL 15, 2005

The Sting of The Wasp
February 1 ­ April 15, 2005
An exhibition at The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library
27 West 17th Avenue Mall, Columbus, Ohio
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public

CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS


MARCH 3, 2005

Richard Samuel West: Reception and Talk
Thursday, March 3, 2005 Reception 5:30PM, Talk 6:30 PM
The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library
27 West 17th Avenue Mall, Columbus, Ohio
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public

FEBRUARY 26, 2005

Reuben Division Judging
Saturday, February 26, 2005 12:30 PM  est
1107 Goodman St Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1116

This coming Saturday, February 26, 2005, the chapter will be again casting votes for the Reuben awards - this time in the Newspaper Illustration division. 

Our friend David Coulson in Pittsburgh has graciously offered up his home for the Reuben division judging. If you can make the trip - and haven't entered your work in the Newspaper Illustration Division - we'd love to see you there! (You can RSVP David at 412-243-7064 or david@davidcoulson.com). Our distinguished vice-chair Tony Cochran will be seeing that the voting runs smoothly. Even if you haven't been selected to be on the jury this year (we make it a point to rotate the juries and try to have all-new judges every year) your voice is still important to the chapter. 

Please join David at his house at 12:30 PM on February 26 and be ready to enjoy and discuss great newspaper illustrations from across the NCS! 

DIRECTIONS


 

OCTOBER 15, 2004 (opening) through JANUARY 7, 2005

"Sensitive Subjects: Contemporary Editorial Cartooning in Ohio"

Thurber Center Gallery, 91 Jefferson Ave, Columbus OH 43215 (next door to Thurber House)

Opening reception (cohosted by the Great Lakes Chapter of the National Cartoonists' Society): Friday, October 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Exhibition open after Oct. 15 by appointment only; contact Laura Bidwa at 614 464-1032, ext. 16, or lbidwa@thurberhouse.org

Four of the best Ohio editorial cartoonists currently in print will present their work at the Thurber Center Gallery this fall in "Sensitive Subjects." Artists featured will be Jim Borgman (Cincinnati Enquirer), David Catrow (Springfield News-Sun), Chip Bok (Akron Beacon Journal), and Jeff Stahler (recently of the Cincinnati Post - with the Columbus Dispatch as of Sept. 1). This exhibition is intended to serve as part of the discussion of censorship, self-censorship, and editorial control in cartoon art in the eighth triennial OSU Festival of Cartoon Art, entitled "Deletions, Omissions, and Erasures." Each of the four artists will select approximately 10 works that have proven particularly sensitive for them, whether because of their subjects or other circumstances of their creation. The exhibition will include the artists' comments on why and how each piece qualifies as "sensitive," with the goal of presenting a nuanced view of how the broad notion of "censorship" realistically touches (or may be largely absent from) the lives of working editorial cartoonists.   


OCTOBER 1, 2004 - JANUARY 14, 2005

"Drawing Fire: Controversial Comics by Milton Caniff" 

Comic strips that caused an uproar when they were published, as well as clippings and letters documenting the responses of editors and fans.

Cartoon Research Library's reading room gallery
The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library 
27 West 17th Ave. Mall 
Columbus, OH 43210-1393 
Telephone: 614-292-0538 
Fax: 614-292-9101 
E-mail: cartoons@osu.edu  

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NOVEMBER 2-30, 2004

Comic Art at Eastern Michigan University

This exhibition in EMU's Ford Gallery will feature original artwork for historic and contemporary comic strips, comic books and cartoons. This will include work by such legendary artists as Frank Frazetta, Hal Foster, Jack Kirby, Alex Raymond, Will Eisner, Art Spiegelman, Joe Kubert, Alex Toth and many more.

DAVE COVERLY SPEAKS

NOTE: As part of the EMU exhibition, the GLC's Dave Coverly will participate in a symposium with other comics professionals, including Al Feldstein, Marie Severin, Len Wein and Jane Irwin.

The symposium is planned for November 10, 2004 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

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VARIOUS DATES IN OCTOBER (see individual listings below):

Bizarro's PolitiComedy-A-Go-Go 

Dan Piraro, New York-based creator of the newspaper comic, BIZARRO, has rummaged through every bar, comedy club and drunk tank from coast to coast and collected a veritable army of stand-up comics with political and social axes to grind. 

Columbus, OH
Sunday, 10/17, 8:30pm, $15 
Columbus Dance Theatre 
592 E. Main St. 
Columbus, OH  43215 
 
Cleveland, OH 
Monday 10/18, 8:30, $10 
B Side Liquor Lounge 
2785 Euclid Heights Ave 
Cleveland Heights, OH 
216-432-1966 
 
Cincinnati, OH 
Tuesday, 10/19, 8:30, $10 
Go Banana's Comedy Club 
8410 Market Place 
Cincinnati, OH 
513-984-9288 
 
Dayton, OH
Thursday, 10/21, 8pm, $10 
Jokers Comedy Cafe 
8900 Kingsridge Drive 
Dayton OH 45458
937-433-LAFF 

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OCTOBER 15-16, 2004

2004 Festival of Cartoon Art:
"Deletions, Omissions and Erasures"

Questions related to censorship, self-censorship, and editorial control will be discussed by cartoonists and editors at The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library's eighth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art. 

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AUGUST 7, 2004

Salute To Pete Hoffman
 
Tony Packo's Cafe, Toedo OH 2:00 p.m.
 
The GLC offers our best wishes to member Pete Hoffman on the 50th anniversary of his strip, "Jeff Cobb."

JULY 22-25, 2004

San Diego Comic Con International
 
NCS will have a booth at the convention and a Sunday afternoon party at Buster's Beach House, a bayside restaurant.
A few more details here:
 
www.comic-con.org

MAY 28-30, 2004
NCS 58th Annual REUBEN AWARDS
Fairmont Hotel
Kansas City, MO

Information: 401-647-8839