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9/ 5/07 Borgman, Stahler and Steinberg
8/ 28/07 Jef Mallett Gets Wet
8/ 2/07 Wayno In Squaresville
7/ 9/07 Borgman Summer
7/ 9/07 News Flash: Jughead Eats Hamburgers!
7/ 9/07 Keep On Lagoonin'
5/21/07 Coverly!
5/17/07 Craig McKay!
5/17/07 GLC-TV
4/23/07 Thurber's Latest Dog
4/ 7/07 Ron Hill News
4/ 6/07 Bag Of Nails
4/ 6/07 Latest Daily Cartoonist Roundup
2/14/07 Children's Museum
2/12/07 Pittsburgh Doings
2/12/07 Pajamas On The Web
2/11/07 Tony Cochran - Our Ohio
2/10/07 Ron Hill News and More Ron Hill News
2/10/07 Wes Alexander's Ghastly New Project
2/10/07 Latest Daily Cartoonist Roundup
BORGMAN, STAHLER READY TO RAMBLE
The Cincinnati Enquirer's Jim Borgman, and The Columbus Dispatch's Jeff Stahler will give a Gallery Talk on the subject of cartoonist Saul Steinberg at the Cincinnati Art Museum on Saturday, September 8.
Steinberg: Illuminations, an exhibition currently on display at the museum, is the first major show of Steinberg's art to cover the scope of the artist's career from the 1930's through the 1990's.
FRAZZ RAISES BIG BUCKS FOR BRIDGE
This from Frazz' Jef Mallett:
In my continuing apparent efforts to dispel any idea that cartoonists are sedentary types, one of my events this year is a Labor Day swim across the Straits of Mackinac. It's part of a commemoration of the Mackinac Bridge's 50th birthday. It's also a fundraiser, meaning to get into the group I had to solicit pledges (this, I'm sure, is part of the sanctioned bribery necessary to get the necessary cooperation from the many government agencies that will have to put up with 50 nut jobs swimming across a major shipping lane). I'm not comfortable asking for pledges, so I figured I'd get around it by selling Frazz originals and copies and donating that. I kind of underestimated the demand. Patty and I have had a new full-time job for the past few weeks, and Mentor Michigan will get at least $10,000 out of the deal. Not bad. I think not bad. If it takes any more time away from my training and I don't make it across the straits, then I guess that would be bad. But no worries.
For additional information about the Mighty Mac Swim, click THIS LINK.
WAYNO GOES ZOMBO
Click this picture of the Squaresville poster to see photos of Wayno's July 13 opening of his Squaresville exhibition at Pittsburgh's Zombo Gallery. If you missed it, be sure to get to his closing party on August 10. Live music! Wayno will be signing and selling a limited edition print based on the above poster! Details on our CALENDAR PAGE.
http://wayno.com/squaresville/art_print.html
Have you seen Jim Borgman's summer revue? Click HERE to visit the feature at the Cincinnati Enquirer.
JUG AT BURGER FEST
Jughead #182 (in comics shops now), with stories by the GLC's Craig Boldman, and art by Rex Lindsey, is a special issue which finds Jughead attending the National Hamburger Festival in Akron, Ohio! The actual festival takes place in Akron on July 21-22. Craig will be at the fest to sign copes of the issue, which will be available with a donation to the Akron Children's Hospital. Come on out! More info about the festival at THIS LINK
THE BLACK LEEGOON
The Cincinnati Enquirer's Sara Pearce writes about the unstoppable Black Lagoon book series illustrated by the GLC's Jared Lee and written by Mike Thaler. The 30th (!) title in the series has just been published. Click below to get all the details.
Cross your fingers for Dave Coverly, who's up for the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. Bill Amend ("Foxtrot") and Dan Piraro ("Bizarro") are also in the running. Read thoughts from all three at this month's Washington Post Meet the Comics Pages feature, then wait for the outcome at the Reuben Awards Banquet in Saturday, May 26.
MONKEY WITH REUBEN
It seems our pal Craig McKay is the GLC's one and only Reuben Division Award nominee this year. He's up for the Advertising Illustration category, and we know Craig is up to the task, since he's won the award twice before. All our hopes and dreams are resting on your shoulders, Craig. No pressure.
Craig's work can be seen at his site, Monkey With Crayon
GLC ON THE TUBE
In case you missed the Tony Cochran profile on the Our Ohio program (as told in this newsblurts item), never fear -- It's now available for viewing on the Our Ohio site. Just CLICK HERE.
And, if you happened to tune in to the Ellen DeGeneres Show on 5/10/07, you saw a nifty drawing of Ellen by our own Ron Hill. The caricature showed up in the Viewer Art segment.
LITTLE DOG LAUNCHED
Here's the GLC group shot from Thurber Center in Columbus, Ohio, where family and friends gathered to mark the launch of Steve Boreman's new strip, Little Dog Lost. Clockwise from lower left: Daryll Collins; Jenny Robb; Tony Cochran; Steve Boreman; Vickie Cochran; Lucy Caswell; Craig Boldman; Vijaya Iyer; Jeff Smith. Jeff Caswell took the picture!
ON LEAD GUITAR - RON HILL
Ron Hill, and wife Margie, are contributing their talents to GuitarMania®, a Greater Cleveland community public art project that has raised more than $1.5 million for its two benefiting charities United Way of Greater Cleveland and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's education fund. For their part, Ron and Margie have profusely illustrated a giant Fender Stratocaster guitar with images of rock legends who died too soon. A number of Cleveland area artists are decorating guitars, which will be on display around the area from June to November 2007. For full details, look HERE and HERE.
For more Ron Hill, visit the lobby of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where a show of cartoon art called COMIC RELIEF will be on display through Friday, May 4. The show, which is curated by Mindy Tousley and Bill Jean, features seven Harry Slothe originals by Ron and collaborator Jaime Lombardo.
More info HERE.
Here's the group that turned out to meet Alan Gardner ( The Daily Cartoonist ) at The Old Bag Of Nails Pub in Columbus, Ohio on March 23. From the left: Roy Doty, Jenny Robb, Alan Gardner, Daryll Collins, Dan Collins, Tony Cochran, Craig Boldman and Steve Boreman. Alan was in Ohio to participate in the Lakeland Hill Community College Comics Symposium. You'll recall from this Newsblurts item that the GLC's Ron Hill was in on that event too. Anyway, we all enjoyed meeting Alan, and he's welcome back any old time.
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SPEAKING OF PITSBURGH...
The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh will be celebrating National Cartoonist Day and Free Comic Cook Day May 5th 2007!
The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is one of the top children's museums in the nation and has developed unique partnerships with other children's organizations and artist. There is a full broadcasting radio station on site and the museum also houses the studio of GLC member Joe Wos.
Joe will be helping to coordinate the days events and is putting out a call for cartoonists to help! He is looking for cartoonists willing to do demonstrations, performances, and signings throughout the day. Demonstrations will be no more than 20 minutes long, and signings no more than an hour.
There will be plenty of press coverage for the event and Joe promises to feed any cartoonist well. This is unpaid, however, passes to the museum will be provided for you and your family. It's a great museum and a great chance to visit Pittsburgh.
This is also a kickoff for the Allegheny County Library Association's Visual Literacy Initiative. The focus is on comic strips, graphic novels and cartoons in the library. This will be a public campaign to increase awareness of the importance of cartoons in the libraries. Joe is also helping coordinate this effort.
For more information or to offer help contact Joe directly at 412-760-1896 or email at joe@wosstudios.com
PITTSBURGH UPDATE
Several of the Keystone State contingent of the GLC -- Wayno, Mark Zingarelli, Michael McParlane and Mark Brewer, representing the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, are in an art show titled Funny Business 2007, running now through March 18 at the Pittsburgh Center For the Arts.
Link HERE.
WWW.PAJAMADIARIES.COM
Hey look: A new site! Click the above picture (or click HERE) to immerse yourself in the world of Terri Libenson's The Pajama Diaries.
TONY TV
OUR OHIO TELEVISION SERIES FEATURES Agnes cartoonist TONY COCHRAN, airing the week of Feb. 17 through Feb. 23.
Tony Cochran: Agnes Comic Strip
He wanted to be a painter--fine arts. He had an exhibit at a New York City museum. He worked at an auto body shop but never lost his love of drawing. So how did this Columbus resident become a nationally syndicated cartoonist?
Tune-in to the Our Ohio television series airing the week of Feb. 17 through Feb. 23 on public television stations to discover the answer. The weekly 30-minute magazine-style show meets with Tony Cochran, nationally syndicated cartoonist and Columbus resident. Viewers will learn about Tony's journey through painting and auto body work to finally create the Agnes Comic Strip and where Agnes, who readers identify with worldwide, is brought to life.
Each week the series travels throughout Ohio, introducing viewers to the places and faces that make Ohio a great place to call home. Viewers can find their city's station and air time at our ohio TV where to watch.
RON HILL NEWS
Ron Hill will be a featured guest at the 2007 Lakeland Hill Community College Comics Symposium in Kirtland, Ohio (minutes from downtown Cleveland). The symposium takes place on March 24, and is free and open to the public. For complete deails, CLICK HERE.
AND MORE RON HILL NEWS
Ron Hill, artist and Jaime Lombardo, writer have issued a collection of their Harry Slothe strip. Harry Slothe, World's Greatest Living Private Detective, is 144 pages collecting highlights of the first ten years of Harry's smarmy adventures. The volume is an internet exclusive -- Full details HERE. Also available through the GLC Online Bookstore.
WES GETS GHASTLY
Click the thumbnails below to see sample pages from Wes Alexander's upcoming graphic novel, Marvin Ghastly, scheduled for summer release from Cartoon Conquest Publishing.
According to Wes, Marvin Ghastly is about a boy who possesses an extraordinarily dark side and struggles to cope with the ordinary world.
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