After last month’s celebration of the human figure, the Minneapolis Conspiracy is back with a cuss- and c**k-free jam comic. Finally, a pdf we can show our mothers! As an added bonus, there are several Shanks references, which ensures that the comic will be scanned and posted within 24 hours. Enjoy:
Coloring Outside the Lines
Click image for pdf — a tantalizing 7 mb!
yep:
Creative Blood, Communion, and Gay Witch Abortions
Click image for pdf — a mouth-watering 6 mb!
Sorry this jam is so late in coming. I had to run it past the Milk Advisory Board due to page 10. And now for the title in a slightly bolder font:
Rejected! Art, Hot Dish and Dating
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This week saw the death of two legends: a man who wrote about dinosaurs, and the vice presidential candidacy of a woman who didn’t believe in them. The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy believed that these stalwart figures should be honored in the best way we know how: a jam comic about performance art.
The Art of Performance: A Loving Tribute to Michael Crichton
Click image for pdf — a whopping 7 mb!
While much of America was glued to the Palin/Biden debate, the dedicated cartoonists of the Minneapolis ICC cell were hard at work on this gem, entitled:
HAPPY HOLIDAZE
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Put down your Power Glove, here comes the Minneapolis September 2008 jam:
THE THIRTEENTH LEVEL
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The next jam is on Thursday, October 2, 6:30pm to 10pm, at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in NE Minneapolis. Check back to this blog for more info!
For your eyes only, we present the Minneapolis August 2008 jam, entitled:
TALES FROM THE BLACK LODGE
Click image for pdf — careful, it’s 9 mb!
The next jam is on Thursday, September 4, 6:30pm to 10pm, at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in NE Minneapolis. Check back to this blog for more info!
Wanna be in City Pages’ upcoming Comix Issue?
This year’s theme is WHEN THE ELEPHANTS COME TO TOWN…
Editor-in-Chief Kevin Hoffman describes it like this:
“Each contributor will be asked to interpret that theme by predicting what it will be like when the Republican National Convention comes in to town in September.”
For all the submission info, DOWNLOAD THIS PDF.
Entries are due JUNE 25, so get crackin’!
Here’s a show coming up this Friday at MCAD:
Panels Without Borders
“Fine Art Dances With Comic Books”
February 29 – March 23
Opening:
Friday, February 29 at 6 pm
with Lambs of God and a saw, banjo, & drum trio
Curated by Ed Moorman
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Avenue
Mpls, MN 55404
Hopefully everyone out there is writing, drawing, or at least thinking about their Lutefisk Sushi minicomic! In the meantime, here is the artwork that will appear on the bento box and the promotional materials. Enjoy!
And no, I haven’t seen Cloverfield, but this image MAY have been influenced by Danno’s review of said film.