It’s month four of BAD CARTOONIST NIGHT at THE BAD WAITRESS!!! So come on down at 8pm for food and drink specials, table and countertop drawing, and some comic and pop culture-themed trivia (which starts at 9pm)! Awesome prizes to be won! Awesome drawings to be made! The word awesome to be used in this sentence! This months poster is by Earl Luckes! Thanks, Earl!
In the ninteenth episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI talks with MN cartoonist CATHY JOHNSON about her comics, illustrations, and sculptures, her thoughts on gender, why Baltimore isn’t really a deathtrap, and what’s the hottest gossip in small town America.
The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT. The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.
It’s month three of BAD CARTOONIST NIGHT at THE BAD WAITRESS!!! We all survived St Pattys, so drawing and trivia is still go! So come on down at 8pm for food and drink specials, table and countertop drawing, and some comic and pop culture-themed trivia (which starts at 9pm)! Awesome prizes to be won! Awesome drawings to be made! The word awesome to be used in this sentence!
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In the eighteenth episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI talks with MICHAEL DRIVAS, owner and operator of BIG BRAIN COMICS, about the life of a comic book retailer in these modern times, why a psychology degree is either the best or most irrelevant thing to have when running a comic shop, and why he is a both a cartoonists dealer and pimp. Also, my cat attempts to molest his face.
The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT. The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.
If we’re all not killed in this Tues/Weds snow storm, we’ll be around for the following:
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TOPIC: Getting Rich in the Ebook Gold Rush
MODERATOR: Adrean Clark
TIME: 6 – 6:30 pm (right before the Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam) LOCATION: 1618 Central Ave NE, Ste. 216, Nordeast MPLS
“There’s gold in them thar hills!” was the cry that sparked the California Gold Rush. Today the gold is in the digital hills of the ebook industry. In this Summit, Adrean Clark takes you and your comic on a wagon train ride from idea to striking it rich. She’ll steer you away from the bandits and give you the blueprint for success. Come prepared!
The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.
Afterwards, please join us to draw some jam comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwards, we often have uncaffeinated beverages somewhere else.
The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).
Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe 1618 Central Avenue Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota
Please spend some money at Diamond’s while you’re there, even if it is just a cuppa coffee… they are excellent hosts, and we wanna stay welcome there.
     What’s the most fun a Mpls/Stpl cartoonist can have every last Monday of the month? Why, it’s BAD CARTOONIST NIGHT @ The Bad Waitress!!! (2 E 26th St, Mpls,  thebadwaitress.com)
     The fun starts at 8pm with $3 two-for-ones, happy hour food specials, and table-top drawing– It’s a regular drink and draw! Then at 9pm Danno Klonowski hosts comic and pop culture themed trivia! Are there prizes for the top teams?! YOU BET THERE’S PRIZES!!! So why not stop on down to BAD CARTOONIST NIGHT @ The Bad Waitress for the 3 most thrilling hours any Monday night  has ever seen!
    THE BAD CARTOONIST NIGHT @ The Bad Waitress is sponsored by thebadwaitress.com, Big Brain Comics, and The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast
In the seventeenth episode host DANNO KLONOWSKI talks with MN artist ALEX KUNO about his disturbingly hilarious and beautiful series of paintings â€The Miscreants of Tiny Townâ€, how to act around celebrities, and the theory of the ‘Hopeful Apocalypse’.
The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT. The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.
Well, it’s Groundhog’s Day…again… so you know what that means:
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TOPIC: InDesign Boot Camp
MODERATOR: Kevin Cannon & Nick Straight (in absentia)
DATE: Thursday, February 2, 2012
TIME: 6 – 6:30 pm (right before the Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam)
LOCATION: 1618 Central Ave NE, Ste. 216, Nordeast MPLS
InDesign is the second cartoonist-friendly Adobe program we’ll be tackling this winter. Unlike Photoshop, InDesign is probably the least well known of the big three design programs, which is too bad because there are tons of features inside that can help you create great looking comics. InDesign is what I use in my day job as a book designer/producer, and from what I can tell it has replaced Quark as the industry standard tool. But for your needs — assuming you’re an independent cartoonist — you’ll find it helpful when compiling pdfs and, although it’s beyond the scope of this Summit, ebooks.
As with the previous Summit on Photoshop, we’re going to assume that you’ve never used InDesign before. A half hour is not a ton of time, so we’re just going to walk through the basics of the program and show you some of the key tools you’ll need to know. As a framework for the talk, we’ll be compiling a four-page comic into a pdf.
The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.
Afterwards, please join us to draw some jam comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwards, we often have uncaffeinated beverages somewhere else.
The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).
Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe
1618 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Please spend some money at Diamond’s while you’re there, even if it is just a cuppa coffee… they are excellent hosts, and we wanna stay welcome there.
The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT. The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.
http://www.nordeastcomics.com/
TOPIC: Photoshop Boot Camp
MODERATOR: Kevin Cannon
DATE: Thursday, January 5, 2012
TIME: 6 – 6:30 pm (right before the Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam)
LOCATION: 1618 Central Ave NE, Ste. 216, Nordeast MPLS
To kick off 2012 we’ll be hosting a series of Boot Camps to get you familiar with three digital tools that all cartoonists should know & love: Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.
For these Boot Camps we’re going to assume that you’ve never opened the programs before, so technology-phobes are encouraged to attend. Bring lots of questions because we’ll have lots of answers for you.
First up is … PHOTOSHOP, where we’ll cover topics such as:
The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.
Afterwards, please join us to draw some jam comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwards, we often have uncaffeinated beverages somewhere else.
The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).
Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe
1618 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Please spend some money at Diamond’s while you’re there, even if it is just a cuppa coffee… they are excellent hosts, and we wanna stay welcome there.