Meeting: June 10, 6:30 PM Special Guest speaker Cartoonist Lucas Turnbloom Hear about the origin of his inventive strip, ImagineThis Bring food - see your Wheel O Food assignment (below) Show off your portfolio - Get mentored - Bring your latest cartoon effort Members = Free, Students = free. Visitors = $5 San Diego Blood Bank 440 Upas Street (map below) |
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| Jack White's Magic Museum 4275 University Ave, SD, CA June 10, Wednesday Lucas Turnbloom - cartoonist, lecturer SD Blood Bank July 22-26 Comic-Con July 23, Thursday NCS/SCCS Comic-Con Kick Off Party Buster's Beach House 807 W Harbor Drive August - vacation - NO MEETING September 9 - Dave Kellet - cartoonist, blogger, author SD Blood Bank October 14 - live model SD Blood Bank November 11 - Andy Mitchell - cartoonist, illustrator, author SD Blood Bank December - 9 Annual Holiday Party Jack's Magic and Toy Museum No. County Meetings 6 PM 2/19, 3/19, 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20 - G'ma BB's Hilltop Restaurant 539 Vista Bella, Oceanside |
ALL with SCCS logo |
| Shel Dorf (a/o/3/16/09) Sharp Hospital 7901 Frost Street, room 314 San Diego, CA 92123 1-858-939-2314 (visiting hours LIMITED) MICU Medical Intensive Care Unit Veterans Home of California Unit 300 Room 604A 100 East Veterans Pkwy Barstow, CA 92311 760-252-6205 Ext. 6386 |
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Lalo Alcaraz Steve Breen Daryl Cagle Harry Hammernik Steve Kelley Frank Mitchell Batton Lash Tom Richmond Trina Robbins Tom Sito |
SCCS Braintrust! L to R Paul Gringle, the late, great Paul (Aquaman) Norris, Jim Whiting, Charlie Roberts at the SCCS Cartoon Gallery in Grandma's Hilltop Hideaway Restaurant in Oceanside taken, October 2007 |
MEMBER NEWS! |
| Wheel O' Food |
How the Wheel works: If your last name is Eisner, bring cheese dip etc... |
| by Charlie Roberts Subtitled " The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 ", anyone with an interest in the art and history of early superheroes in comic books will enjoy the nationwide traveling exhibit currently at the Skirball Cultural Center located just off the 405 freeway at 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles. The exhibit runs through August 9, 2009. Hours are Tuesday- Friday Noon to 5, and 10 to 5 on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $ 10; $ 7 for Seniors and full time students; and FREE ADMISSION is offered every Thursday. The Skirball is also a museum of Jewish history with many historical displays. David Siegel, noted collector who has been responsible for getting major Golden Age comic book artists to Comic-con International over the last 17+ years, invited my wife Joan and I to go with him this past Thursday March 5. Needless to say, Any trip with David is an adventure unlike no other (!) The foundation of the exhibit is the Golden Age original comic book art collection of Jerry Robinson, one of Bob Kane's first assistants on Batman in 1939. Jerry saved many originals from the trash can, in the days when comic book art was casually thrown away as having no value after publication. Jerry created the first drawing of the Joker, which is on display, and also named Batman's sidekick Robin (hmm....wonder where that name came from ). Heritage Galleries originals and art from collectors Ethan Roberts and Keif Fromm are also included. Mark Evanier had an excellent talk with Jerry on stage, then Jerry stayed to sign copies of the exhibit catalog. As a collector, seeing the original art was the icing on the cake. Joe Shuster, Fred Ray, Will Eisner, Lou Fine, Mort Meskin and others key artist-creators are represented with prime examples of their work. We All owe Jerry Robinson a debt of gratitude for having the foresight to save this important art for future generations. Attached are images of the Skirball promotional card, and a photo of Jerry and Joan ( both Excellent Originals !). Go to www.skirball.org or call 310-440-4900 for more information. |
| Vector. It features the vector Vector. It features the vector cartoon art I have been crafting the last 11 months. Get the book, here. here.. |
The Cartoon Art Museum presents
The Brinkley Girls, a celebration of
one of the most popular
cartoonists of the early 20th
century, Nell Brinkley. This
retrospective, guest-curated by
comics herstorian Trina Robbins,
showcases over 30 lavishly
illustrated newspaper tearsheets,
magazine illustrations, original
artworks and other highlights from
Robbins’s personal collection.
Details regarding the opening
reception and a special
presentation by Trina Robbins will
be announced shortly.
For over thirty years Nell Brinkley’
s beautiful girls waltzed, vamped
and shimmied their way through
the pages of William Randolph
Hearst’s newspapers, captivating
the American public with their
innocent sexuality.
In 1907, at the tender age of 22,
Nell Brinkley came to New York to
draw for the Hearst syndicate.
Within a year, she had become a
household name. Flo Ziegfeld
dressed his dancers as “Brinkley
Girls” in the Ziegfeld Follies. Three
popular songs were written about
her. Women, aspiring to the
masses of curly hair with which
Nell adorned her fetching and
idealized creations, could buy Nell
Brinkley Hair Curlers for ten cents
a card. Young girls cut out and
saved her drawings, copied them,
colored them, and pasted them in
scrapbooks.
Nell Brinkley widened her scope to
include pen and ink depictions of
working women. Brinkley used her
fame to campaign for better
working conditions and higher pay
for women who had joined in the
war effort, and who were suffering
economic and social dislocation
due to acting on their patriotism.
Unlike most of her
contemporaries, she drew women
of different races and cultures.
Today, except for a small group of
avid collectors, she is unjustly
forgotten.
But no longer. The forthcoming
Fantagraphics Books publication
The Art of Nell Brinkley collects
Brinkley’s exquisitely colored full
page art from 1913 to 1940. Here
are her earliest silent movie serial-
inspired adventure series,
“Golden Eyes and Her Hero, Bill;”
her almost too romantic series,
“Betty and Billy and Their Love
Through the Ages;” her snappy
flapper comics from the 1920s; her
1937 pulp magazine-inspired
“Heroines of Today.” Included are
photos of Nell, reproductions of
her hitherto unpublished
paintings, and an informative
introduction by the book’s editor,
Trina Robbins.
Retired cartoonist and current
comics historian Trina Robbins has
been writing graphic novels,
comics, and books for over 30
years. Her subjects have ranged
from Wonder Woman and the
Powerpuff Girls to her own
teenage superheroine, GoGirl!,
and from women cartoonists and
superheroines to women who kill.
She lives in a moldering 103 year
old house in San Francisco with
her cats, shoes, and dust bunnies.
www.trinarobbins.com
| Vic Lee -"Pardon My Planet" for newspaper panel cartoons and Werner Wejp-Olsen and to Benita Epstein on her becoming one of the Six Chix! |
A bit of news for the website:
You may have heard it, but the good
news is that I've been nominated in the
Gag Cartoon Division 2009. I enclose
a few cartoons.
Also my comic strip INSPECTOR
DANGER'S CRIME-QUIZ is now out as
a book. Amazon.com has all the details.
Next: AWNtv.com - a worldwide
web-site promoting animation in all
shape and form now features 13 of my
FUMPY FACTS-toons. They are
animated edutainment as a kind of
Mini-Discovery for Kids with a twist.
Here's the link:
http://www.awntv.com/?s=fumpy+facts
Furthermore my CRIME-QUIZ-feature
is now available on cell phones over
most of Europe. If your cell phone has
access to the Internet, you might be
able to take a look by clicking on
www.catooz.mobi.
Finally I enclose a new batch of my
comic strip STARS & STRIPS for the
web-site.
You may have heard it, but the good
news is that I've been nominated in the
Gag Cartoon Division 2009. I enclose
a few cartoons.
Also my comic strip INSPECTOR
DANGER'S CRIME-QUIZ is now out as
a book. Amazon.com has all the details.
Next: AWNtv.com - a worldwide
web-site promoting animation in all
shape and form now features 13 of my
FUMPY FACTS-toons. They are
animated edutainment as a kind of
Mini-Discovery for Kids with a twist.
Here's the link:
http://www.awntv.com/?s=fumpy+facts
Furthermore my CRIME-QUIZ-feature
is now available on cell phones over
most of Europe. If your cell phone has
access to the Internet, you might be
able to take a look by clicking on
www.catooz.mobi.
Finally I enclose a new batch of my
comic strip STARS & STRIPS for the
web-site.
The Reuben's are Coming!
by
Karyl Miller,
prez, SCCS
It happens every year, but seldom
have the Reubens been held so
close to home. May 21-24 the
National Cartoonists Society (of
which we are the San Diego
chapter), will be holding their
Reuben awards dinner and
conclave in Los Angeles.
Two of our members - Vic Lee and
Werner Wejp-Olsen are
nominees. SCCS member Greg
Evans is a past winner and is also
VP of the esteemed org!
Yes, some of the funniest people
on the planet will converge at the
Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood
for what is anticipated to be the
best and most raucus gathering
yet.
This will be my first attending of
the famed event and I have my
formal outfit, diamond pony tail
holders and bail money ready to
go!
I'll issue a report back here right
after AND MAYBE LIVE DURING
THE EVENT, via Twitter or my blog
in case you want a play by play!
This is Ms. Karyl, your roving
reporter signing off!
-30-
by
Karyl Miller,
prez, SCCS
It happens every year, but seldom
have the Reubens been held so
close to home. May 21-24 the
National Cartoonists Society (of
which we are the San Diego
chapter), will be holding their
Reuben awards dinner and
conclave in Los Angeles.
Two of our members - Vic Lee and
Werner Wejp-Olsen are
nominees. SCCS member Greg
Evans is a past winner and is also
VP of the esteemed org!
Yes, some of the funniest people
on the planet will converge at the
Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood
for what is anticipated to be the
best and most raucus gathering
yet.
This will be my first attending of
the famed event and I have my
formal outfit, diamond pony tail
holders and bail money ready to
go!
I'll issue a report back here right
after AND MAYBE LIVE DURING
THE EVENT, via Twitter or my blog
in case you want a play by play!
This is Ms. Karyl, your roving
reporter signing off!
-30-
| Copied and pasted from our SCCS MEETUP.com website From Stan! “ The annual dinner at Jack's Magic Museum... who could ask for anything more? A great evening with a great group of comics people! (And my enjoyment was not at all skewed by the fact that I won the comics & cartoons quiz. Woot!) ” From : velvetstar3000 “ Enjoyed hanging out with those I was able to meet and greet ! Enjoyed the CARTOON/COMIC TRIVIA GAMES and the DRAWING SESSIONS AND EFFORTS...Fun listening to everyone's personal stories and inspirational talks...My impression is this is a challenging and fun group to be part of! Also I loved viewing the old posters, theater and magical stuff at Jack's Museum, too! Hope to learn to produce more and perhaps make $$ with my artistic/cartooning efforts.” |
TO SEE MORE 2009 Blood Bank Cartoonist Day photos |
Our beloved member Shel Dorf
clowns with Sergio Arigones.
Those were the days...
L to R
Jim Whiting, Mad Mag's Tom
Richmond, Greg Evans
Jim Whiting, Mad Mag's Tom
Richmond, Greg Evans
