SPACE Guy 13

CBCI Day @ Comic Town

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:02:00 +0000

One of the great events leading up to this year’s SPACE is

CBCI Day @ Comic Town

Saturday February 25, 2012 1:00PM to 7:00 PM

Come on out for CBCI fun! Face painting, giveaways, a bunch of comic book creators, raffles, and a lot of fun! Come on out, say "hi", & show your support.

Comic Town, 1249 Morse Road, East Columbus, OH 43229

I will be there at least later in the day with some passes to SPACE. We are proud to be part of this CBCI event. See more about it at their facebook event page. https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/366599906689976/

Comic Book Connection Initiative Mission Statement:

We are out to help communities where we can. We have found that there is an opportunity to reach out to children and the underprivileged through promoting literacy and good values through the distribution of comics to the ones who need them most.

If you can’t make it to CBCI Day you can still give a donation through their website at

http://www.cbcicolumbus.com/index.html

And CBCI will be in attendance at SPACE on April 21 & 22, 2012 and accepting donations of money and comics.

Next: Columbus Indie Comix Fair 2012, March 3, 2012 at Ace of Cups

Advanced Discount Passes are Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000

SPACE 2012 Advanced Discount Passes are now available.

Advanced Discount Passes

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2011 SPACE Prize Finalists are Up!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:29:00 +0000

2011 SPACE Prize Finalists are Up! Go to http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm

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Hornschemeier honored with Graphic Novel Residency.

noreply@blogger.com (Tom) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:11:00 +0000

In a surprise email I got the other day, it looks like Paul Hornschemier is to receive a Graphic Novel Residency honor. A new venture created by the Thurber House & the Columbus Museum of Art. While Paul stays in here in town, he will be researching and creating new work on site in the boyhood home of James Thurber. Wow. They're scheduling a series of events through late March and early April including workshops, and a talk at the museum with Paul. Below is a provided list of events from the Thurber House. A sincere congrats to Paul. It's been a thrill watching his career. Looking forward to the next book.

@ the Thurber House

The Graphic Novel Adult Writing Workshop Monday, March 26, 6:00-8:00 pm Instructor: Paul Hornschemeier. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: March 16
Young Writers’ Studio Wednesday, March 28, 6:00-8:00 pm Led by Paul Hornschemeier

@the Columbus Art Museum

Big Picture Lecture
Saturday, March 31, 2:00 pm
Otterbein professor of philosophy Andrew Mills will speak about Hornschemeier’s work in a philosophical context. Hornschemeier majored in philosophy at The Ohio State University and often addresses philosophical issues in his books, most notably in his 2007 work The Three Paradoxes. Presented in collaboration with The OSU Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities.
Admission to the lecture is free.

Artist’s Talk and Interview
Thursday, April 5, 7:00 pm
Paul Hornschemeier speaks about his creative process with interviewer, comics writer, and blogger Jared Gardner, a professor of English and Film Studies at OSU. In conjunction with his talk, CMA will display a selection of Hornschemeier’s scripts, storyboards, and sketches highlighting his creative process.
Free with museum admission.

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Exhibitor Tables are Sold Out for 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:47:00 +0000

Tables for the 2012 Show are Sold Out!

If you would like to be placed on the waiting list please fill out the on-line application or send in the down loadable application. Do not send any money until we find you a table.

Holidaze

noreply@blogger.com (Tom) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:13:00 +0000

One of the *reasons I look forward to the holidays is the wonderful interview series Tom Spurgeon (from the Comics Reporter) puts together... here's my favorites:

the entire interview listing is here.

*besides Santa scoring me a copy of Marc Bell's Pure Pajamas.

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SPACE on Columbus Underground's Top 10 Best Art Shows of 2011!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:15:00 +0000

Wooo!

http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-art-show-of-2011-urban-scrawl

Lump of Coal #5 Now Available!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:23:00 +0000

Ready for your holiday stocking stuffing! Lump of Coal #5! by the Art Explorer Post 407. Only $1.50. 16 page minicomic.

Available at Back Porch Comics

or at some of the finer comic & craft shops in the Columbus area namely

PackRat Comics

3864 Lattimer St., Hilliard OH 43026

The Laughing Ogre
4258 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43214

Wholly Craft

3169 North High Street, Columbus, OH

Genghis Con November 26th, 2011 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:35:00 +0000

The Small Press Comic Convention, Genghis Con, returns to Cleveland on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26th, 2011, from noon to 6 pm at the Beachland Ballroom at 15711 Waterloo Road Cleveland, OH 44110. This is the third year for the convention, which will draw artists, writers, cartoonists, and many other independent comics champions from all over the Mid-West and beyond.

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Writers Talk with Max Ink, Dara Naraghi & Ken Eppstein

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:57:00 +0000

Interview with SPACE exhibitors Max Ink, Dara Naraghi & Ken Eppstein

It can also be heard on Monday, November 7, 7 pm on WCRS radio 98.3 & 102.1 FM and on
Wednesday, November 9, 8:00 p.m. on WCBE radio central Ohio’s NPR station, 90.5 FM.

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Comic Book Fans and Artists Night Out!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:49:00 +0000

This from organizer Molly Durst:

Attention Comic book fans, boys and girls, ladies and gents now presenting an adventure in geekdom at your favorite coffee shop - Kafe Kerouac! ::applause::

So you think you know all there is to know about comics? From Alan Moore to Warren Ellis? From Archie to Xenia? Prove it! We are going to have a trivia game where you can get to use that nerdy knowledge to win prizes provided by the ever popular comic book store on High Str...eet: Laughing Ogre.

Is that not enough? We are also going to have a projector in the back room for another game in which we will have comic book panels with blank word bubbles where we let people make up their own witty captions. Show off that rapier wit in head to head competition!

A huge community poster jam will be going on so that anyone can add in their own little drawings and jam with the indie artists who are at the show. Come out, have a cup of coffee or some brewskies and mingle with local creators and see their artwork featured on the walls and on the shelves.

If you want in the artshow, please contact Molly Durst at symphonyoftheuniverse@gmail.com

It's going to be a good time, we are hoping to see you soon! :D

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Art Spiegelman at Capital University

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:31:00 +0000

Thursday, October 27, from 7:30 to 9 pm, Capital University, Mees Hall

Capital University is proud to present one of the icons of the comics medium, the Pulitzer winning Art Spiegelman for its annual Gerhold Lecture in the Humanities. Art is on a publicity tour for MetaMaus, (a very special new edition packed full of extras to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his stunning work Maus) and is combining that with his lecture on the history of the medium entitled What the %&*! Happened to Comics?

More at http://sundaycomix.blogspot.com/2011/10/maus-in-haus.html

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Art Explorer Post 407 - Cans for Toons!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:39:00 +0000

PIX This Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:24:00 +0000

SPACE Exhibitors Ed Piskor, John Porcellino, Jim Rugg, Tom Scioli, M Young, Joel Jackson, James Moore, Todd Goodman, Marcel “M.L.” Walker, Andy Scott, Kevin Czapiewski, Bill Volk, Rafer Roberts, Nick Marino, Scott Hedlund, Dan and Kerry Tallarico & Bob Corby will be in attendence.

More info at http://homepage.mac.com/bem/PIX/index.html

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:05:00 +0000

Matt Kish Book Release Event
Moby-Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page

Book signing and reception to follow

Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 7:00PM
Wexner Center for the Arts

Columbus artist Matt Kish had an obsession: to create one drawing for every page of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, which depicts perhaps the most obsessive character in American literature.

Working with 552-page Signet Classics paperback edition, Kish started drawing and began posting his images online as a personal blog in 2009. As the drawings accumulated, he realized he had the makings of a stunning book. A self-taught artist, Kish uses a variety of low-tech materials to create his work, often incorporating images and text from found papers to great effect.

Matt will discuss the origin and execution of his epic project, followed by a signing and reception in the Wexner Center Store.
More info at http://www.wexarts.org/ed/index.php?eventid=5869#

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2011 SPACE Prize Entries are finally posted!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:03:00 +0000

All the 2011 SPACE Prize Entries are posted at http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm

From the books which were collected at SPACE 2011, we will be awarding the
2011 SPACE Prizes. The prizes will be presented in three categories-
General, Minicomic / Short Story and Webcomic.The winners will be picked from three voting bodies in each category.
Two rotating judges and the registered SPACE 2010 Exhibitors.

The winner of the General SPACE prize will win a cash prize of $300.00 and a plaque.
The winners of the Minicomic / Short Story and Webcomic categories will each win a $50.00 cash prize and a plaque.
The plaque presentation will be held during SPACE 2012 on April 21, 2012 at the
Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus.

24 Hour Comics Day at Packrat Comics

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:31:00 +0000

24 Hour Comics Day at Packrat Comics

Packrat Comics

3864 Lattimer Street

Hilliard, OH

Here's your challenge...create an entire comic in 24 hours. Do you accept?
If so, join them on October 1 at noon and they will provide you with the necessary sustenance for the event and maybe even a few pillows!
Since they'll be open for 24 hours, they'll also have open gaming and movie night.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=199807103416826

Find out more about 24 Hour Comics Day at http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/

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SPACE Site Update

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:47:00 +0000

The SPACE Site has been updated with the current exhibitor list for 2012, Exhibitor Table info, flyers and Hotel info.

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RIP Dylan

noreply@blogger.com (Tom) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:17:00 +0000

I was saddened to hear news that Dylan Williams passed away from cancer. Dylan was a part of Sparkplug Comics, a small publisher/distributor of many fine indie comics. Dylan tabled at the show and I believe was up for a Day Prize one year. One of the comments over at the Beat had a link to a nice write-up about Dylan. I personally enjoyed his Reporter comics. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

There is no doubt a slew of medical bills still. Please check out the benefit art auction.

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Back in the Saddle Again

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:57:00 +0000

SPACE 2012 will be held on April 21 & 22, 2012 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus Ohio. Keep up to date on all the news about SPACE, and SPACE Exhibitor Appearances and projects on Twitter, Facebook and Google +.

BackPorchComics.com is 10 Years Old Today

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:09:00 +0000

Backporchcomics.com is 10 years old today, July 21!
To celebrate we're having a blow out sale! There are 10 great deals that will be good until August 1, 2011. Just go to http://backporchcomics.com/back_porch_comics.htm

Test! by Bob Corby now on Amazon

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:58:00 +0000

Math is nothing to fear...or is it? Follow the exploits of Prof. Strawhen and friends as they protect the world from math related disasters in this 112 page graphic novel. Humorous enough to also be enjoyed by the math challenged.

Test! is now available on Amazon at the the Back Porch Comics e-store .https://www.createspace.com/3600359
There is a downloadable preview at

https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1083051

SPACE 2011 Finally Up!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:49:00 +0000

Our own photos from SPACE 2011 are finally up on Flickr.

SPACE 2011 Set 1

SPACE 2011 Set 2

Save the Signifiers!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:57:00 +0000

Friday, June 3 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Wild Goose Creative
2491 Summit St.
Columbus, OH

Save the Signifiers! This Friday (June 3rd) at 7pm we need YOU to save the Signifiers.
What is the Signifiers? It's a critically acclaimed comic series by local hero Michael Neno. In order to get issue 2 printed, we need your pre-order before the end of the week! We're going to make it awesome for you by having Michael and an amazing assortment of local cartoonists gather at Wild Goose Creative bringing their wares to sell as well as items for a one of a kind silent auction. We'll top it all off with free food and music by DJ Geeky G!
So come on down, bring your friends, or pre-order online at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1317514173/the-signifiers-2

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Dick Tracy: Chester Gould's Blueprint Expressionism at Billy Ireland Library & Museum

noreply@blogger.com (Bob C) — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:29:00 +0000

Start Date:

May 2, 2011

Through:

August 19, 2011

Location:

Reading Room Gallery
27 West 17th Avenue Mall

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Chester Gould’s celebrated comic strip, Dick Tracy. From 1931 to 1977, Gould (1900-1985) wrote and drew the popular continuity strip about a tough, intelligent, and incorruptible police detective who battles a parade of increasingly strange and grotesque villains.
The items in the exhibition were chosen by artist and author Art Spiegelman, a Wexner Center Residency Award recipient, with Jenny Robb, curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. According to Spiegelman, Dick Tracy “brought the front-page violence of the prohibition-era tabloids to the back of the newspaper. In today’s blood-soaked entertainment culture it’s hard to realize just how extravagantly brutal the original Dick Tracy must have seemed to its tens of millions of daily readers in the 1930s and 40s. It was The Sopranos of its day, but without the moral ambiguity.”
Spiegelman’s selections highlight Gould’s unique graphic style. He explains that “Gould coupled the precision of blueprints to the emotional intensity of the German Expressionist art taking place on the other side of the Atlantic... and he created a kind of Blueprint Expressionism.”
Dick Tracy: Chester Gould’s Blueprint Expressionism is on display from May 2 – August 19, 2011 and includes original comic strip art from the International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection and vintage newspaper pages and clippings from the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection. Examples of knock-offs, spoofs, and homages to Dick Tracy will also be featured including Al Capp’s character Fearless Fosdick, who appeared in L’il Abner.

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SPACE Guy 13

CBCI Day @ Comic Town

Advanced Discount Passes are Now Available

2011 SPACE Prize Finalists are Up!

Hornschemeier honored with Graphic Novel Residency.

@ the Thurber House

@the Columbus Art Museum

Exhibitor Tables are Sold Out for 2012

Holidaze

SPACE on Columbus Underground's Top 10 Best Art Shows of 2011!

Lump of Coal #5 Now Available!

Genghis Con November 26th, 2011 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland

Writers Talk with Max Ink, Dara Naraghi & Ken Eppstein

Comic Book Fans and Artists Night Out!

Art Spiegelman at Capital University

Art Explorer Post 407 - Cans for Toons!

PIX This Weekend

Book signing and reception to followTue, Oct 11, 2011 | 7:00PMWexner Center for the Arts

2011 SPACE Prize Entries are finally posted!

24 Hour Comics Day at Packrat Comics

SPACE Site Update

RIP Dylan

Back in the Saddle Again

BackPorchComics.com is 10 Years Old Today

Test! by Bob Corby now on Amazon

SPACE 2011 Finally Up!

Save the Signifiers!

Dick Tracy: Chester Gould's Blueprint Expressionism at Billy Ireland Library & Museum

Book signing and reception to follow

Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 7:00PM
Wexner Center for the Arts