It’s time for the official call for entries for The Good, the Bad, and the Sketchy–– it’s the issue without a theme! For those of you who crave a theme, it can be “comics about comics”, since we’d originally planned for it to tie in with our “Funny Pages” show opening in November at Germantown Community Theater. This will be our 10th issue, and as always, comics and illustration are welcome, A.I. and fan art of existing properties are NOT.
But parody is always welcome. 😉
The Good, the Bad, and the Sketchy is our low-cost contributor-funded* venue to collaborate and show off our work in print to members and other customers. Issues are for sale at comic shops around town (maybe you’ve seen them) and by contributors at their own events.
It started shortly before the pandemic, and during 2020 it helped members keep working, thinking, and becoming the cartoonists community that the MSCA strives to be.
*(As a “pay to play” project, the cost per page is SUPER cheap — $3.00 per page to cover printing, which also gets you a comp copy per page. It’s a great promotional tool for the MSCA and its members, and as Kevin reminds us- this is especially helpful for an association that has no bank account.)
All contributions done for the project belong fully to the creators, and you can publish the same work elsewhere if you wish. Showcasing all-original content/original characters (no fan art, please), it can be a fun venue to try something new, build on an existing project, or preview something you have in the works!
Here are the project’s specs:
– Page size is digest format (8.5 x 5.5”), photocopied w/ no bleeds; consider the outside .25″ border as dead space. All submitted work must fill a full digest page; no “filler art” files, please.
* 300 dpi black & white or grayscale .tif files. Please DO NOT submit .jpg or .pdf files.
– Submissions that do not follow these specs will be returned for corrections & resubmission.
– Cost: $3.00/page. But that also gets you a comp copy per page.
– As a general-interest publication, we’re trying to appeal to a wide audience, so keep content PG13 or cleaner, please.
– Deadline for finished art: 11/5/24. This is a firm deadline, with a tight turnaround to get it edited and to/from the printer to avoid the holiday rush.
Will it be here in time for our 11/23 “Funny Pages” opening..? We’ll do our best- but the sooner we all can turn in our art the quicker we can get it to the printer and back in our hands!
Our latest “Robots” themed isuue #9 just arrived hot of the UPS truck today, and just in time for our next dinner meeting!
We’ll be getting together at Garibaldi’s Pizza this next Tuesday- September 3rd from 6-8pm. We’ll be assembling them that night. Feel free to arrive a bit early if you’d like to help put the zines together.
Have any zine guestions? E-mail Dale Martin at mscapub@gmail.com.
The next Record Swap/ZineFest at Crosstown Concourse will be Saturday, October 26th. It’s a free event and will be located on the 1st and 2nd floors.
Dale Martin and I (Lin Workman) will be set up out there with our new zines in time for Halloween. We’ll also have prints, sketchcards, and other original art for sale.
Last year the record vendors were on the bottom/1st floor, and the zine artists were up on the 2nd floor. Lots of great items to see and buy on both floors. There’s free and paid parking at Crosstown, as well as some restaurants and art exhibits.
Also for your spooky season shopping, the Memphis Monster Market will be at the Medicine Factory at 85 W. Virginia Ave.. from October 11-16. Zines will be available there, too!
Monster Market is partnering with Five In One Social Club for a special in-store event during the 2024 pop-up at the Medicine Factory! Join crafting experts Alice Laskey-Castle and Katrina Perdue for a 3-hour hands-on workshop where you’ll turn a simple sketch into a real stuffed friend! No sewing experience necessary.
Tickets go on sale August 30 and seating will be limited. Participants must be 18+.
Choose one of two options:
Sunday October 13 1-4pm -or- Monday October 14 5-8pm
Also coming up this fall, the Rogue’s Gallery showDaughters of Dorkness on October 19th followed by the Long Winter’s Knight on December 21st at Centerpoint Toys & Games– 4792 Navy Road, Millington, TN.
So what is Rogue’s Gallery? It a pop up event series over the course of the year that is themed for different types of artists to sell their items! For more info email Katie Jones at artsykatie(at)Gmail(dot)com.
And from our fiends uh, “friends” at the Memphis Library…”BOOoooooooks!”
It’s spooky season Library Friends! Kids 12 and under, stop by the library for trick or treats, book giveaways and take home activities! There will also be a spine-tingling storytime. Don’t forget your costume!
October 31st, 2024 from 4-6pm
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library (main library)
3030 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN
September Convention, Meeting, and Show Schedule in the area for everyone!
September 3 – 6-8pm MSCA Dinner Gathering at Garibaldi’s Pizza, U of M/Walker Ave.
September 7 – West TN Comic Con, Carl Perkins Civic Center, Jackson, TN
September 21 – 10am-2pm MSCA Sat-Art-Day, 901 Comics East, Cordova/Macon Rd.
September 22 – Immerse Artist Experience, Renasant Convention Center, Memphis
Hope to see you out there at these events.
Be sure to check out the latest “Drawing Funny” podcast episode. It’s available for listening to on Spotify, Apple, and most podcasting platforms.
Episode 66 – “Zines And Pizza Time!”
Show notes: For this “Drawing Funny” episode it’s another quick one featuring news about the MSCA and events going on in and around the M-town like our our next Mid-South Cartoonists Association monthly dinner meet-up and zine assembly at Garibaldi’s Pizza on Tuesday night (9/3/24)- plus other happenings for this fall such as the upcoming 901 C0mics East Sat-Art-Day, Memphis Monster Con, Memphis Monster Market, Memphis Comic Expo/DonnieCon, Memphis Library’s ”BOOoooooooks!”, and “The Rogues Gallery” pop-up shop at Centerpoint Games & Toys, as well as info on many other events around the mid-south area. There’s just soooo many coming up!
Listen directly on Spotify at the link below…
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsay-workman/episodes/Episode-66—Zines-And-Pizza-Time-e2nse7a