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8/30//06 Agnes Chat
8/11//06 Jeff Hangs With Mom
8/11//06 Coverly Picks A Winner
8/11//06 Jef Mallett In Your Living Room
7/31//06 Daryll Has Fun With Phonics
7/26//06 Archiespeak
7/17//06 Terri and More Terri
7/14//06 Aww!
7/ 5//06 Agnes Outed
6/14/06 Meet Terri Libenson
6/ 4//06 Borgman At 30
6/ 2//06 Taste of Cinci
5/30/06 WINNERS!
TONY COCHRAN
ONLINE CHAT - Fri. Sept.1Join Washington Post Comics page editor Suzanne Tobin online on Friday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m. ET where she'll be joined by "Agnes" cartoonist Tony Cochran to discuss his eight-week tryout in The Post.
Readers are invited to submit questions and comments before or during the discussion.
Click Agnes' nose to go to the site, or, CLICK HERE.
WANDA STAHLER AND SON
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, from 5-8 p.m. Call the 304.233.7540 for Gallery hours.
Hope to see lots of GLC members there, with or without your Moms!
CAPTIONED AT LAST
Dave Coverly has chosen a winner for his 2006 edition of the Speed Bump Caption Contest. The winning entry, by Pete Battastini of Avon, Indiana, will appear in newspapers on August 21. If you can't wait that long to see what was so funny, check Dave's speedbump.com online headquarters.
Five runners-up submissions will also appear during the week of August 21.
NEVADA UPDATE
Nevada Passage, the syndicated reality show featuring our own Jef "Frazz" Mallett, as told in this NewsBlurts item, has begun airing on stations across the country. Nevada Passage airs in Lansing, Michigan (where Jef resides) on August 13 on NBC WILX. Check this handy schedule to see when it plays in your part of the world.
SUPER SAM FLIES OFF THE SHELVES
With Superman on a five-year furlough from planet Earth, someone had to pick up the slack. Cue Super Sam, star of a new book illustrated by GLC vice-chair Daryll Collins.
Super Sam features three comic book stories about a kid named Sam who gains super powers after being "inked" by a giant Space Squid and "webbed" by Snap Spiders while on a field trip to a zoo on the planet Snirk.
The book, published by Innovative Kids, drawn by Daryll and written by Melanie Marks, is targeted for younger elementary school kids to help them with Phonics.
Daryll also has about 35 illustrations in the just-released 2007 Time for Kids Almanac.
Super Sam is available at the GLC Bookstore, as are many current books by chapter members.
SPRECHEN ZE ARCH?
The Archie syndicated strip is helping students learn the English language via ESL And Archie Comics, 'A Fun Place To Practice Reading And Speaking English.' Each installment of the online series showcases a sample of the daily comic strip by the GLC's Craig Boldman (and Henry Scarpelli,) and then explores the use of the language in the strip through an accompanying podcast. The instructor on the podcast also explains each gag in intricate detail, proving that at least somebody gets the joke.
Check it out HERE, if only to hear the rousing audience reaction following the punch line.
MORE ABOUT TERRI
Terri Libenson's getting some nice P.R. momentum for her new strip, The Pajama Diaries. Below is a link to an AP story:..
THIS NEW SUPERHERO JUGGLES WORK, KIDS AND MARRIAGE
And here's a link to an online Washington Post Live Chat with Terri (You might have to register to read this one).
But for the real story, jump down to Terri's intro HERE on NewsBlurts.
STEVE'S A MOMMY! I MEAN, JULIE'S A DADDY! I MEAN --
This baby comes with a warning sticker.
In case you wondered how past GLC Chairpersons spend their time, ask no more. Take a look at Evelyn Julia (named after the Mom & Dad's moms), born to Steve and Julie Boreman on July 11 at 8:14 p.m. (Steve: "Sooner than we expected... I had really thought it would be more like 8:17...") 8 lbs 3 oz; 19.5 inches. More vital info and photos HERE
Congratuations Julie and Steve!
TONY CONFESSES
Tony Cochran has been "outed" as Catholic by OUR SUNDAY VISITOR magazine, and has decided to drag Agnes with him. Agnes graces the cover and 2 pages trace the spiritual heritage of her humor in the June 25 edition of the national Catholic publication.
Cochran is very comfortable identifying Agnes's faith. "I was born Catholic, raised Catholic, and will live and die my whole life as Catholic. I always intended Agnes to be Catholic, but tried to keep her in the closet about it to make her more universal and likable. I realized though that I wasn't universal or always likable, so why should I give her that advantage? I'm just kidding of course.
"Agnes doesn't go to church, she goes to Mass. She doesn't hear a preacher preach-she hears a priest give a sermon. There have been mentions of saints and rosaries, and there is the ever-present poignancy of striving for spiritual enlightenment while piloting a decidedly mammalian vehicle.
"I've had letters from Catholic priests, Episcopalian priests, nuns, Baptist ministers, existentialists, and even atheists. I've never had anyone take issue with the Catholicism."
In her simplicity and strength, Agnes strikes a cord with anyone who has marched to a different drummer and found triumph in being himself or herself.
I grew up in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and went to Washington University in St. Louis. I came to Cleveland 13 years ago when I took a job as a writer/illustrator for American Greetings. Since then, I've churned out thousands upon gazillions of funny greeting cards for the alternative card line, "Maketplace." During this time I developed a line of my own called "Skitch," which was quite successful. I've also freelanced for AmericanGreetings.com, Egreetings.com, and BlueMountainArts.com. I still work for AG part-time as a contract writer.
Meanwhile, I've tried my hand at getting syndicated. "Got A Life," became weekly syndicated with King Features for two years -- I quit before I had my second child. "The Pajama Diaries" achieved daily syndication and debuted March 27 of '06. It centers on a suburban working mom named Jill and her loved ones. It is presented in a first-person diary format, often combined with dialog.
As far as personal life goes, I'm about to celebrate a ten-year marriage to my wonderful and extremely supportive husband, Michael, who often watches our two rambunctious kids, Mollie (6) and Nikki (3), while I attempt to work at two jobs. At the moment we live in Lyndhurst, OH, a suburb of Cleveland. In the midst of our chaos, we're building a home in Mayfield Heights, OH (also outside of Cleveland) and trying to sell our current house. Hey, anyone in the market for a beige split-level?
Welcome to the GLC, Terri!
THE FIRST 30
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 marks Jim Borgman's 30th year as The Cincinnati Enquirer's editorial cartoonist. The paper plans a tribute to Jim in its 'Life' section on that day, and has been running a series of cartoon tributes to Jim by his cartoonist peers, such as Jerry Scott (Zits; Baby Blues), Jim Davis (Garfield), and the GLC's own Jeff Stahler (Moderately Confused) and Dave Coverly (Speed Bump). (at left: Jerry Scott's tribute)
Congratulations Jim!
McKAY COOKS UP POSTER
It's a little too late to enjoy 2006's Taste Of Cincinnati festival, but there's still time to appreciate the poster art that Craig McKay did for the event.
Taste Of Cincinnati USA, held annually on Memorial Day weekend, is billed as the longest-running culinary arts festival. It features more than 40 local restaurants serving up menu items.
Taste of Cincinnati USA is also a music festival, with continuous live entertainment featuring local and national recording stars performing on multiple stages throughout the four-block long event.
More than 500,000 annually attend Cincinnati's official kickoff to summer. Taste was named Food Event of the Year1997 by Events Business News.
Click the picture at the right to see a larger version of Craig's poster.
OUR WINNERS !
L to R: Jim Borgman, Roy Doty, Chris Payne, all once and again recipients of Reuben Division Awards
The 2006 Reuben Awards Weekend is history, and once again the GLC enjoys the vicarious thrill of victory through the guys who actually walked away with the plaques.
This year's winners of Reuben Division Awards are:
JIM BORGMAN (Editorial Cartoon)
ROY DOTY (Advertising Illustration)
C.F. PAYNE (Magazine Illustration)
Congratulations to all, as well as to our nominees Dan Collins and Dave Coverly!
For a full list of award winners, CLICK HERE
Stay tuned for a report, plus a plethora of photos from the Reuben Weekend, right here on this website. If you attended, and have some pics you'd like to share, please send them HERE