September 4 + 5, 2010 (Labor Day Weekend)
SF County Fair Building
Golden Gate Park
directions: HERE

11 am to 6pm

Below is the MAP: Yellow=ME Blue=Cartoonist Conspiracy Purple=friends (a few at least, I am sure I forgot many)

click for a larger image on Flickr.com

Some of the featured Exhibitors
Susie Cagle
Doctor Popular
Global Hobo
Happy Freak Show
Kid Beowulf
King-Cat Comics
Brian Kolm/Atomic Bear Press
Karen Luk & Karen Krajenbrink
Amy Martin Comics
Melaina Comics
Milk and Tea Books
No Cash Comics
Pang, The Wandering Shaolin Monk
Thien Pham
Lark Pien
Joey Alison Sayers
Scagliotti-Swanson
Sketchfervor!
SLAB Comics
Joel Michael Smith & Marty May
Weird Fishes/Jamaica Dyer

Time
September 3 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA

Visit the Cartoon Art Museum for our third annual evening of live readings by some of the best indy-comics creators out there, including SFZF 2010 Special Guest Jesse Reklaw (10,000 Things To Do), John Porcellino (King-Cat Comics), Ed Luce (Wuvable Oaf), Jamaica Dyer (Weird Fishes), Hob (The Witness), Noah Van Sciver (Blammo), Susie Cagle (Nine Gallons), and Jonas Madden-Connor (Ochre Ellipse)! Come enjoy a glass of wine and exp…erience comics in a whole new way!

Friday, September 3rd, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m – Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission St between 3rd and New Montgomery
$5 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
All proceeds benefit SFZF and CAM!

When and where is the SF Zine Fest?

Saturday, September 4 from 11:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday, September 5 from 11:00am – 6:00pm
(Labor Day Weekend)

SF County Fair Building
(formerly Hall of Flowers)
9th Ave. at Lincoln Way (in Golden Gate Park) map
We are very excited to be returning to our new home at the San Francisco County Fair Building! The SF County Fair Building is easily accessible by bicycle (lots of parking right out front) and also by public transit: The N train and the 6, 16BX, 43, 44, and 71 bus lines all drop you off within a couple blocks of the Fest! Parking can be more difficult, the adjacent lot is for loading and unloading ONLY. There are some paid parking lots in the nearby Inner Sunset district.

Find out more at: http://blog.sfzinefest.com/

(click to view bigger on Flickr)

This is my artwork I created to celebrate DC Comics 75th anniversary for the San Diego Comic-Con program book. A friend just texted me that she picked up one (Karen you rock!) and it’s on page 107. I really appreciated her picking me up a book since I can’t make it to the con this year.

I decided to focus on the supporting characters that are part of the DC comics mythology.

Exciting.

REMINDER: The second Cam-Jam comic jam of 2010 will be this Sunday July 18, 2010 a the Cartoon Art Museum.

This is an event I am organizing, so of course I will be there and I hope you will be there too.

Find out more at:http://cartoonistconspiracysf.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/cam-jam2010-2-on-sunday-july-18th-2010/

Click on the pictures to see them bigger on flickr.

“The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® is a leading-edge Order of queer nuns. Since our first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted ourselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment. We believe all people have a right to express their unique joy and beauty and we use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit.”

and my contest entry that I did not enter…long story. I thought the gals would love to have famous superhero’s having crushes on them. Since this and another design were drawn in my sketchbook I could not show them both and I picked another one. This one would have had a better chance to win the contest.

There was…. “Meli Burgueño, lovely blogger of bikesandthecity.blogspot.com/”

and “Constance Cavallas, awesome builder of Pelicans and wheel lacer”

and “Amanda Lanker, fearless leader of the Pushbike Ladies Ride”

The drawing contest this time was two 20 min drawings of the girls moving furniture with their bikes. I did two with one of them (the one with Color) winning a consolation prize. This is my 4th win. Ahead of me was a cool drawings done on the iPad and the winner was by my friend George Webber.

Here is mine…

and my winner…

Find out more about these intermediate classes for students 10-14 CLICK HERE.

- Thursday came and got my badge and dropped off some materials at my Artist Alley Table AA48. Was pleased to see everything in the area was set-up and registration was quick and mostly painless.

Friday…
- I arrived a bit late to find that the place was jumping with large crowds. I am guessing this was because many had off from work for good Friday.
- Great to see so many friends and familiar faces.
- I had two amazing neighbors on either side of my table: Lark Pien and Alexis Fajardo (who I have done work for in the past)
- I did my first art commission of a Buddha Cow (below, click for bigger image)

- Went to an excellent event at the Cartoon Art Museum for the Hero Initiative and to raise money for comic great Ed Hannigan. Here Mr. Hannigan talks about the Hero Initiative…

Saturday…
- Lots and lots of folks. The report is that the day was SOLD OUT! It really felt like a tiny SDCC which is a good thing in my opinion.

- Got to do some commissioned art, but I forgot to take pictures of most of it… (click for bigger image)

- Got to meet Dave and Jeff from a favorite Disney podcast of mine…Mousetalgia. Jeff is the creator of a wonderful Haunted Mansion website…DoomBuggies.com and Dave is the webmaster of the wonderful blog mousevinyl.com. There you can listen to Disney Records of by gone days. Becky and Kristen did not make it.

- Got to visit with one of my best friends from Highschool who came to see me. He has a cool hobby…he does Paranormal research.

- Had lots of sales for my black greeting cards and mini prints especially of my 25 Penguins. I only used 14 of them and maybe that was too many. One of the most popular was the Frankenstein Penguin.

- Got to have dinner with my buddy Lex (Kid Beowulf) Fajardo, his publisher and a host of other folks. The meal as a crazy big fest. Buca di Beppo gives you a giant cupcake within 7 days of your birthday.

Sunday…
- Got to create lots more cool commissioned art…

- Got to pick up some cool items: Becky and Frank’s mock little golden book, Tigerbutter. An art print by Darwin Cooke. Issue #3 and #4 of The Bean by Travis Hanson. Book #3 and #4 of Blair Kitchen’s The Possum. Discovered the work of Jeff Prechtel and his pirate drawings.

- Also got some great sketches:

- Emerged to the outside from the convention center to POURING RAIN! Fun. Not.

- Feeling energized and worn out all at the same time.

- Got lots of cool new ideas for the future.

Well, that’s all for now. Check out a few more photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/briankolm/sets/72157623647903357/

Check a nice convention review from artist Colleen Durant.

Most likely more later this week.

I will be in Artist Alley table AA48, see on the map HERE.

Artist Alley is an area filled with talented artist, here are a few of my favorite peers and friends. I hope I don’t forget anyone?

Alexandrias Belly Dance AA023 – Founder of http://www.carnivalofstars.com/
Atomic Bear Press AA048 <–Me
Greg Beda AA077 – Greg has a cool new comic that has an interesting premise.
Josep Blas AA079 – Creator of Space Punks
Bumperboy AA030 – The amazing Debby Huey http://www.bumperboy.net/
Cool Jerk, Intl. AA078 – A fun web comic
Mick Gray AA027 – A very talented artist working in animation and illustration
Mike Gray, Pencil For Hire AA046 – The other talented Gray brother.
John Heebink AA021 – A great local comic artist.
Jane’s World AA125 – The art of Page Braddock http://www.janecomics.com
Kat Girl Studio/ Lost Graphics AA041 – My friend Karen Luk http://paperdragonpress.blogspot.com/
Kid Beowulf AA049 – My good friend Lex Fajardo will have his new graphic novel Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland. kidbeowulf.com
Keith Knight: Gentleman Cartoonist AA028 – Artist of K Chronicles, (T)hink, and the syndicated strip The Knight Life. http://www.kchronicles.com/
Lark Pien-Little Bird Books AA047 Author of Long Tail Kitty and other fun stuff. http://www.larkpien.com/
George Webber AA042 – Artist of beautiful women and other cool stuff. http://feverdreams.com/

And here are some of the folks in Small Press that you should check out…

Black Swan Press SP01 – The versatile artist of Pirates and other stuff. http://www.pirate-tales.com/
Bobcat Publishing SP16
Steve Leialoha SP15 – Classic illustrator and comic inker.
Karen Luk and Karen Krajenbrink SP17 – Two talented ladies.
Matt Delight Ltd SP28 – Great local talent.
Museum of Lost Wonder SP20 – Cool stuff.
Trina Robbins SP15 – Historian and writer.
Stephen Silver SP21 – Character designer of Danny Phantom and Kim Possible.
Tiny Kitten Teeth SP34 – The amazing retro work of Becky Driscal.
Ben Walker & Co SP23 – Bears with guns, nuff said. http://www.benwalkerart.com/
Wildcard Ink/ Gumby Comics SP05 – Publisher of the wonderful Gumby comic.

And then a few of the regular booths that you might want to check out…

Peter S. Beagle 520 – author of “the Last Unicorn”
Boom! Studios 619 – publisher of Disney/Pixar/Muppet comics
Bud Plant & Hutchison Books 823 and Bud Plant Comic Art 819 – Art and Comic books.
Cartoon Art Museum 721 – My peeps who are having a great party on Friday night.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 725 – A great non-profit.
Dark Horse Comics 525 – Publisher of Hell Boy
DC Comics 607 – Superman, Batman, Wonderwomen, etc.
Flesk Publications 1019 – art books
Ghostbot Inc 415 cool art
Girls Drawin’ Girls 1320 – cool art of hot women
Travis Hanson/ Bean Leaf Press 514 – Author of ‘the Bean’ http://www.beanleafpress.com/
Hero Initiative 637
Hungry Tiger 726
Last Gasp 625
Mr Toast 11217
Neon Monster 944 – A great local retailer.
SLG Publishing 707 – a local publisher.
William Stout 1021 – a legend.
Stuart Ng Books 1023 – Great books from Europe, USA and everywhere else.
Studio Foglio 526 – Phil Foglio, creator of Girl Genius.
Super-Con/ Treasures of Youth 633
Templar Arizona/ Something Positive 424 – Fab webcomic.
The Comic Outpost 1111 – A great local retailer who is co-sponsoring the fundraiser at the Cartoon Art Museum Friday night.
Zeum: San Francisco’s Children’s Museum 719 – Great hands on local museum.

First off, you should know that I can be found in Artist Alley at table AA 48. To help you I have made this spiffy map (below).

hint: click for a bigger image.

This year I will be focusing on art and art prints with the classic comics for sale as well. (all info is subject to change)

- A set of mystery color prints that will feature some new watercolor paintings.

- The last of the limited edition sketchbook from 2008 which features a role playing game theme and included a custom “black and blue” sketch.

- The 25 Penguin prints in both color and the color it yourself print editions.

- Commissioned monochrome and color wash art.  Full size, in your sketchbook or on a sketchcard. It’s all good and all one-of-a-kind.

- A new free postcard when you visit the table.

- Classic Comics

- get a sneak peek at some new comic projects in progress as well.

- FREE Easter Treats on Easter Sunday!

All for now, but more info will be on the way–Stay Tooned!

One challenge was to draw the ladies as Werewolf’s. Below is my entry which got 2nd place. who we had to draw as werewolf. I got second place for this drawing which has been colorized in PhotoShop. Maybe next month I will finally win first prize.

To find out more about Dr. Sketcys San Francisco, visit here>> drsketchyssf.blogspot.com/

Here are a few other sketches I did at the event.

See the work of others on Flickr HERE…

ALSO on Friday April 2, 2010 the Cartoon Art Museum, the HERO initiative and Comic Outpost will be having a special tie in event: a benefit auction for comic artist Ed Hannigan. The museum usually has some sort of event, but this one will be extra special. I will be there helping out and I hope you folks can make it as well.

Today, Hannigan is 58 years old and has multiple sclerosis.  The Hero Initiative, a charitable organization that provides financial assistance to comic book professionals in need, and Marvel Comics have collaborated on a tribute book, Ed Hannigan:  Covered, that features highlights from Hannigan’s artistic career.  The Cartoon Art Museum will display some of Hannigan’s most notable covers alongside the cover and complete interior artwork for one of his most famous single-issue stories, The Spectacular Spider-Man #64, which introduced the crime-fighting duo Cloak and Dagger.

Sponsorship for this exhibition has been provided by The Comic Outpost.  The Comic Outpost, located on 2381 Ocean Ave. San Francisco, CA has been fulfilling the needs of comic book lovers for well over 15 years.  Current owners Gary Buechler and Roger Yan firmly believe their customer service and subscriber program is second to none.  For more questions, visit their website at www.comicoutpost.net or call (415) 239-2669.

SAVE THE DATE: An auction of original artwork will be held at the Cartoon Art Museum on Friday, April 2, 2010, in conjunction with San Francisco’s WonderCon comics convention.

From the official website:
It’s a FREE annual two-day conference for independent and underground publishing. Exhibitors come from all over the West Coast, and while the focus is on zines, all walks of DIY life are represented — comics, arts and crafts, literary presses, and more. SF Zine Fest was founded in 2002 by Jenn of Starfiend Distro.

SF Zine Fest 2009 is brought to you by the hard-working folks at Family Style, Miromi, New Lights Press, Monkey & Seal, and many other wonderful volunteers.

The show was fantastic and there was so much great art and creativity in that room. I had a blast. I will be posting links to some of the creators I met at the show later this week.

Here is the table I was at…

Folks at the convention. Center is artist Karen Luk.

And to finish up, here is some drawings I did in copies I sold of my Maps, Magic and Menagerie portfolio.

- I will be at San Francisco Zine Fest next weekend, but have not solidified any plans. They have lots of cool stuff going on. http://sfzinefest.com/

- “Look at me! Autobio Comics Read by Their Creators” There will be a pre-SFZinefest event at the Cartoon Art Museum on Friday August 21, 2009.

Cartoon Art Museum Event: Friday, August 21, 2009, from 7pm to 9pm
$5 Suggested Donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)

- My pal artist Alex Schumacher will be the artist is residence at the Cartoon Art Museum on Saturday August 22, 2009 from 1 to 3 pm. find out more at: http://www.cartoonart.org and  http://myworldisfunnier.blogspot.com/

The convention was as great as always. I was working for one of my favorite places, the Cartoon Art Museum. They were holding their 3rd annual SketchAThon fundraiser where artist donated there time to create art for donations to the museum. To find out more about the Museum at www.cartoonart.org.

It was amazing to see different artist who would bravely take on all sort of interesting challenges for folks who wanted a drawing. I have posted photos of some of the artist who perticipated in my Comic-Con 2009 photo set on Flickr.

I have to admit that as an artist it was hard to drag myself away from the booth with all the amazing art that was being created, but I was able to wander the exhibit floor to re-connect with friends and see the new comics and other products that where available.

On Friday night of the convention, a group of us went to Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego to draw a lovely burlesque dancer/model/actress Lady Borgia. It was guest hosted by Dr. Sketchy founder Molly Crabapple who had just released a new graphic novel “Scarlett Takes Manhattan”. Lady Borgia modeled as Molly’s character “Scarlett.”

There are plenty more details that will have to wait for now for this part of the trip, because I want to continue on in my next post to Disneyland and the Friends of the Magic meet up.

Stay tooned for more.

My adventure started on Wednsday July 22, 2009 as I flew to San Diego for the US’s largest Comic Book/Pop Culture convention the San Diego Comic-Con 2009 (i.e. SDCC). This is my sixth year and it seems to get bigger and better every time I go.

Now the convention does not start till Thursday, but they have their Preview Night starting at 6pm the Wednesday before. So I decided I would visit the world famous San Diego Zoo. First I stopped at my favorite resturant in Balboa Park, the Tea Pavilion for a California Roll Sandwich. I don’t have a lot of photos since my batteries died on my early on, but I loved what I saw. Plus not having my camera working made me focus on just enjoying myself instead of recording everything I saw.

Click here to see more pictures from Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo.

That evening I returned to the convention after checking in at the Hostel to pick up my badge and set up the Cartoon Art Museum table for the next day.

Then I just wandered around and visited with my fellow artist.

The next day the conention was in full swing as I helped out at the Cartoon Art Museum table for their 3rd annual Sketch-A-Thon. The idea is that artist create original custom art for a mer $10 each. A sweet deal indeed.

Here are some photos of Anthony Hon and Wahab Algarmi drawing. I will post more on the convention soon as well as my trip to Disneyland and Universal Studios. Click here to all my SDCC photos I have posted on Flickr so far.

More to come.

The Cartoon Art Museum’s Third Annual Sketch-A-Thon at the San Diego Comic-Con

Please join the Cartoon Art Museum at booth #1930 for its Third Annual Sketch-A-Thon at the San Diego Comic-Con this summer. Artists will be drawing for the museum all weekend to raise funds to support the Cartoon Art Museum as it gears up for its 25th anniversary celebration this December. Special guests include Phil Foglio (Girl Genius), Jeff Keane (The Family Circus), Keith Knight (K Chronicles), Bobby London (Dirty Duck), David Lloyd (V for Vendetta), Ted Naifeh (How Loathsome), and many, many more.

Please visit the Cartoon Art Museum’s Facebook page or our Twitter page (@cartoonart) for scheduling updates.

–Andrew Farago, Cartoon Art Museum Curator

(updated 7/20/09)
Thursday, July 23
12pm-1pm: Phil Foglio
1pm-2pm: Anthony Hon, Wahab Algarmi
2pm-3pm: Ted Naifeh, Charles Yoakum
3pm-4pm: Bobby London, Art Balthazar
4pm-5pm: Zach Weiner
5pm-6pm: Debbie Huey
6pm-7pm: Brian Kolm

Friday, July 24
12pm-1pm: Brian Kolm, Ron Yavnieli
1pm-2pm: Anthony Hon, Justin Thompson
2pm-3pm: Susie Cagle, Keith Knight
3pm-4pm: Bobby London, Scott Shaw!
4pm-5pm: Dirk Tiede, David Lloyd
5pm-6pm: Mike & Doug Gray
6pm-7pm: Lisa Ann Wilson, Rudy Reyes

Saturday, July 25
11am-12pm: Batton Lash
12pm-1pm: Karen Luk, Brian Kolm
1pm-2pm: Derek Kirk Kim, Jason Thompson
2pm-3pm: Jeff Keane, Ryan Germick
3pm-4pm: Bobby London, Becky Dreistadt
4pm-5pm: Rick Parker
5pm-6pm: Daniel Salcido
6pm-7pm: Lanny Liu, Jason Thompson

Sunday, July 26
12pm-1pm: Ron Yavnieli, Charlie Roberts
1pm-2pm: Lisa Ann Wilson, John Lustig
2pm-3pm: Charles Yoakum
3pm-4pm: Daniel Salcido
4pm-5pm: R. Sikoryak, John Kovaleski

I love to be challenged to draw new things, so come by and help the museum out and I will make sure I draw something awsome for you.

To see some of my pictures from last years event, check out this SLIDESHOW.