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Feb 16

Amelia’s GeckoCafé

I had the pleasure of meeting Amelia Lorenz at the CAM PIXAR event a year ago. She is a talented animation/art student with a passion for PIXAR and a blog called GeckoCafé. There she posts pictures of her own work, plus the art and links of others. Judging by her artwork, a job at PIXAR …

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Feb 16

Cartooning class at the CAM (Feb 25, 2006)

I will teaching a kids cartooning class at the Cartoon Art Museum on February 25, 2006. Details follow. Date: February 25Time: 1 pm-3 pm (please arrive on time)Location: Cartoon Art MuseumAges: 8-14Registration: Drop-In-Phone Registration is an optionCost: $5.00 per studentContact: 415-car-toon #0 – www.cartoonart.org Atomic Bear Press|Atomic Bear Press|ABP|Beyond the Great Chimney|BTGC|Brian Kolm|cartooning|kids class|Cartoon Art …

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Feb 16

Upcoming Cartooning Class with Brian Kolm

Kids can join Bay Area cartoon/comic artist Brian Kolm, author of Beyond the Great Chimney, at the Cartoon Art Museum for a two hour cartooning class. Date: February 25Time: 1 pm-3 pm (please arrive on time)Location: Cartoon Art MuseumAges: 8-14Registration: Drop-In-Phone Registration is an optionCost: $5.00 per studentContact: 415-car-toon #0 – www.cartoonart.org Atomic Bear Press|Atomic …

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Feb 15

Wondercon 2006 thoughts (in a few photos)

Well, Wondercon 2006 has come and gone. This year proved to be even bigger and grander then the last one, a very good sign for the future. On Saturday (Feb 11) they closed the hall for an hour since there were too many folks inside and it was a fire hazzard. When you work a …

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Feb 15

Plot style or Script style: Marv Wolfman on writing comics

On reading Panel One: comic book scripts by top writers for some information, I was reminded that I work on my comics diffrently then a team of writers, artist, inkers, etc. do. I would do what seems like a reverse Plot Style. What is the diffrence between Plot Style and Script Style writing in comics? …

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Feb 15

Career choices…

From Bizzaro by Dan Piraro I wonder if I can be both: a hunched-back street rat. And of course the best part is being able to break into song without anyone thinking it’s wierd. There are days when it would make the day more enjoyable.

Feb 15

Sketch 2-13/14-06

based on the back cover of Kristin Chenoweth: Let Yourself Go a fun challenge. Superman drawings from a photo of George Revees. The one in the upper left corner is the closest likeness. Tag(s): Beyond the Great Chimney|btgc|comics|Brian Kolm|Atomic Bear Press|AtomicBearPress|ABP|

Feb 15

The BTGC Manuscript is done (now with movie)

First of all I want to thank everyone who came by my table at Wondercon, it was a great time. I hope you enjoyed the convention. For those who have purchased issue #1 and #2 of BTGC, here is the latest on my work on making it a graphic novel. The official draft for my …

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