(You can find graffiti like this near the intersection of Snelling and Selby; near Cosmic’s)

Come and see Kevin McCarthy take part in his last St. Paul Conspiracy Meeting (that is unless he comes to visit)!

The St. Paul cell meets on the third Thursday of every month, from 6:30PM - 9:30PM. 

All are welcome to join us in the creating a “jam comic” and smack-talk each other at:

Cosmic’s Coffee
189 N. Snelling Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104

Afterwards, but not recently, we get our drink on across the street at:

O’Gara’s Bar & Grill
164 Snelling Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55104

It is hard to believe almost a year has passed since the Vegan Ninja, Eric Lappegard, left the planet. Please come and raise a drink or three to his memory with us August 9th at Grumpy’s downtown (1111 Washington Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN), and do take some time to revisit his wonderful comics. Below is an open invite from Eric’s family.

Hello to everyone,

I can’t believe a year has gone by. We think about Eric everyday and have decided that we would like to have a get together with his friends to remember him. We would like to get together with as many of his friends that can make it on Saturday August 9th. We have reserved the party room at Grumpy’s downtown that evening starting at 7:30 pm. We hope that you can make it and if you know of anyone I may have missed please pass the word around. We want it to be a fun time remembering Eric and in the way that he would have enjoyed. Hope to see you there.

Cindy, Boyd & Jessica Lappegard

Both boxes were limited to 150 copies, and both are getting close to being sold out, so if you want one, order soon. They can never be reprinted, so when they are gone, they are gone for good. All profits from the Sushi boxes go to support Altered Esthetics, a wonderful non-profit Minneapolis gallery that we collaborate with.

Note that in addition to the Sushi boxes, you can buy our 2006 and 2007 collections of 24 Hour Comic mini-comics for $10 each.

Above: A teeny view of Zander Cannon’s contribution to the Comix Issue.

Due to some confusion at City Pages, a number of excellent entries to the previously mentioned City Pages Comix issue did not make it into the print and, initially, the online edition. Some have now been added to the online edition… go check them out!

“Five Blind Elephants” by Zander Cannon
“Republican Party Loyalists” by Andy Singer
“The Republicans are Coming… To Get you!” by Spanky Cermak
“When the Elephants Come to Town” by King Drowns

Direction one: Lutefisk Sushi Volume D
Another big limited edition box set collection of Minnesota Mini-comics. To read about the last one, go here.

Direction two: Newspaper Project (working title “Big Funny”).
This would be a large newspaper full of full page comics, funded by grants and sold cheaply. The plan would be to have a broader scope than the Sushi shows, and to include Conspirators from around the world rather than just regional artists if we pursue this direction.

Note that voting for direction two DOES NOT mean that direction one will never happen. In fact, direction one will almost certainly happen some time in the next couple of years. The question is whether that should be what we pursue for the show next August or if we should mix it up and do something else before the next Sushi show. Note that the Sushi shows have never been annual in the past… it has merely been assumed that they are annual. In fact, a year and a half to two and a half years has passed between these events. People just assume they are annual. They will most likely continue to do so whether we do a Sushi show next year or not.

GO HERE TO VOTE.

Note that the poll expires July 16th.

Here’s our report on how the last meeting went:  Enjoy!

The fifth annual Twin Cities Zinefest is happening this weekend. This time around Conspirator Sarah Morean is the main organizer. Ryan Dow of Introspective Comics will be there representing for us (thanks, Ryan!)… please do stop by his table and say hi!

Saturday, July 12 | 5:15 | New York Pizza Department (pizza lounge in the back) | 2nd and Central | Albuquerque, NM

After the Warehouse 508 Block Party, we’re going to head over to the New York Pizza Department on the northwest corner of 2nd and Central for the monthly 7000 BC meeting. We’ll gather in the new “pizza lounge” in the back, where there is waiter service, so don’t order at the counter.

Start time will be around 5:15, to allow us time to pack up from the Block Party and get over to NYPD (for those coming from the Block Party, plan on leaving your car and walking over).

New members are always welcome. Send an email with any questions.

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Also, some photos from Wizard World Chicago 2008 are posted at 7000 BC’s flickr photostream, courtesy of Pete and Paul.

Above: Tim Sievert’s contribution to the Comix Issue.

The second annual City Pages Comix Issue that many Conspirators contributed to is out today! The theme was “When the Elephants Come to Town,” which is a reference to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul this year. Many items that did not fit in the issue were included online. The print issue will be all over the Twin Cities for the next week.

Among many other things, Kevin Cannon has contributed another one of his enormous, chicken-fat-filled cartoons:

Click the images to go to the City Pages Comix Issue, and see the above cartoon much, much larger!

Note that you can leave comments on the feature on the City Pages website here.

UPDATE: The City Pages Comix Issue was just featured in the Comics Reporter here.