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Come jam with us April 3rd!

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The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month. This month we’ll be meeting at Hard Times Cafe.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Hard Times Cafe
1821 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Please spend some money while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome.

Come jam with us Thursday, March 6th

event, Events, jam, Jam Comics, Minneapolis, mn, St. Paul

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month. This month we’ll be meeting at Hard Times Cafe.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Hard Times Cafe
1821 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Please spend some money while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome.

Mark your calendar… Mini-Comics Day 2025 is March 15th!

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Mini-Comics Day will be happening this year on Saturday March 15th.

Mini-Comics Day is an annual event celebrating the art of cartooning and creating hand-made comic books (the first event was held April 9th, 2011). Most years, it happens on the second Saturday of March… this year it is on the third Saturday of March.

On Mini-Comics Day, participating cartoonists from around the world will write, draw, and print copies of a mini-comic, completing the entire process from start to finish in a day or less. Anyone in the world can participate.

Mini-comics have been democratizing the art of making comic books since the 70’s or earlier… with the popularization of photocopiers, it became apparent that anyone with an inclination and some spare change could print a little comic book. Wildly varying in both form and content, mini-comics are a wonderful synthesis of cartooning and hand-made art objects.

Guidelines: To participate, create a mini-comic from start to finish on Mini-Comics Day (including writing, drawing and printing it). You can make your mini-comic by yourself or with other artists.

Format: Your mini-comic can be any size, length and format you desire. A standard mini-comics size would be eight 4.25″x5.5″ pages (which can be made from one 8.5×11 sheet of paper printed on both sides).

Help: For more information on how to make a mini-comic, see the Cartoonist Conspiracy’s mini-comic tutorial How to Make Mini-Comics. More resources can be found here.

Submit: Optionally, you can post information and/or images from your comic on this blog. Contact for an account to post here.

Bonus points: If you are working with a group of cartoonists, you may want to consider collecting your mini-comics together to distribute as a set. Bags, rubber bands, or boxes all work great for this purpose.

Events: Mini-Comics Day events will be organized at different locations around the world. You can read more about how to organize an event in our FAQ. The purpose of Mini-Comics Day events is to provide a place for cartoonists to draw and/or print their comics, and possibly to trade or sell their minis if they choose to.

If you would like to organize an event, you can contact us at and we can set you up with an account on this blog to post whatever you would like on the Mini-Comics Day blog about your event.

About The International Cartoonist Conspiracy: Founded in Minneapolis in 2002, The International Cartoonist Conspiracy is a loosely organized group of cartoonists with cells all over the world. The Conspiracy has been responsible for many collaborative projects, including anthologies, gallery shows, and numerous jams every month. Any cartoonist anywhere can start a cell, and anyone with a desire to draw comics is encouraged to participate.

Come Jam With Us January 2nd at Hard Times Cafe

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The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month. This month we’ll be meeting at Hard Times Cafe.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month (our annual “Krampus Jam”)… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Hard Times Cafe
1821 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Please spend some money while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome.

Come Jam With Us December 5th At Hard Times Cafe

event, Events, jam, Jam Comics, Minneapolis, mn

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month. This month we’ll be meeting at Hard Times Cafe.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Hard Times Cafe
1821 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Please spend some money while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome.

Come Jam With Us October Third at Hard Times Cafe

event, Events, jam, Jam Comics, Minneapolis, St. Paul

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month. This month we are trying a new venue… we’ll be meeting at Hard Times Cafe.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Hard Times Cafe
1821 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Please spend some money while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome.

Come Jam With Us September 5th!

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The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month at Insight Brewing in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Insight Brewing
2821 E. Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis

Please spend some money at Insight Brewing while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome there.

Come Jam With Us August First!

event, Events, jam, Jam Comics, Minneapolis, mn, St. Paul

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month at Insight Brewing in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Insight Brewing
2821 E. Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis

Please spend some money at Insight Brewing while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome there.

Come Jam With Us July 3rd! Wednesday NOT Thursday Because America!

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We’re meeting on Wednesday July 3rd (6:30 until 9:00 or so) this month due to the holiday on Thursday. When there is not a holiday on a Thursday, the Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month at Insight Brewing in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Insight Brewing
2821 E. Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis

Please spend some money at Insight Brewing while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome there.

Come Jam With Us June 6th!

event, Events, jam, Jam Comics, Minneapolis, mn, St. Paul

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 9:00 or so the first Thursday of every month at Insight Brewing in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.

Here is the jam we made last month… click the image to download the comic:

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are usually posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Insight Brewing
2821 E. Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis

Please spend some money at Insight Brewing while you’re there, as we want to stay welcome there.