October 14-17, 2010
Online registration opens Tuesday, JUNE 1!
Early bird rate: $105
After August 1: $125
Students/Seniors 65+: $25 (Wish I was one of those...)
Participation limited to 275 attendees
Special discount for NCS and AAEC members.
To register by mail, call 614-292-0538
See complete schedule and register online at http://cartoons.osu.edu/fca2010/
Co-sponsored by:
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum/The Ohio State University Liberaries
and Wexner Center for the Arts
Friday, May 28, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
New Jersey Express, now boarding!
Time to get serious, pack your bags, and get ready to hit the trail eastward gang. The New Jersey Express is ready to roll!
Next weekend is the 64th Annual Reuben Awards in Jersey City. While not all of us can attend (sniff-sniff), those of you who will be at the REUBENS ON THE HUDSON have our undying faith that you will keep the good name of the North Central Chapter in mind and know that back home the rest of us are insanely jealous that you got to go and we had to stay here and keep the home fires burning... ARGH!
Gang, have a GREAT TIME and order a cold one courtesy of the Chapter (send the bill to Paul Fell, the keeper of the checkbook). Note: Paul doesn't pay bail bonds so behave yourselves... at least a little.
We'll look forward to full reports with lots of photos.
All the best,
The Big Kahuna, Edholm
Next weekend is the 64th Annual Reuben Awards in Jersey City. While not all of us can attend (sniff-sniff), those of you who will be at the REUBENS ON THE HUDSON have our undying faith that you will keep the good name of the North Central Chapter in mind and know that back home the rest of us are insanely jealous that you got to go and we had to stay here and keep the home fires burning... ARGH!
Gang, have a GREAT TIME and order a cold one courtesy of the Chapter (send the bill to Paul Fell, the keeper of the checkbook). Note: Paul doesn't pay bail bonds so behave yourselves... at least a little.
We'll look forward to full reports with lots of photos.
All the best,
The Big Kahuna, Edholm
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Toon-Ed is calling all students
Ken Alvine sent an email yesterday CALLING FOR STUDENTS to enter the 2010 TOON AWARD EXHIBITION. Spread the word, friends. Let's grow our numbers.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Time for CARTOON!ST submissions
I got an email from Frank Pauer yesterday. He said that stories for our chapter are due ... yesterday. This is the schedule he's been working under lately. Does this sound familiar? (It sure does to me! ARGH!) So given that we're all far too busy, Frank extended the deadline to Friday, April 16.
If you would, send me your stories — what you're doing, cartoon-wise, and I'll put them together and shoot them off the Frank. Email works best, please. medholm1@mac.com
If you would, please get them to me BEFORE Friday. Tuesday is always nice. Gives me a day or two for word-smithing.
Hope you all are doing well. We're working on the Fall Meeting plans as well as the Disney Toonfest. Stay tuned — more on that later.
Your benevolent kahuna,
ME
PS - Some of your email addresses have "errored out." Get me an EMAIL UPDATE as soon as you can, please. Nice to have the list up to date. Thanks
If you would, send me your stories — what you're doing, cartoon-wise, and I'll put them together and shoot them off the Frank. Email works best, please. medholm1@mac.com
If you would, please get them to me BEFORE Friday. Tuesday is always nice. Gives me a day or two for word-smithing.
Hope you all are doing well. We're working on the Fall Meeting plans as well as the Disney Toonfest. Stay tuned — more on that later.
Your benevolent kahuna,
ME
PS - Some of your email addresses have "errored out." Get me an EMAIL UPDATE as soon as you can, please. Nice to have the list up to date. Thanks
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Breakfast with Baker!
If you don't know Ed Baker, you should make it a point to meet him. Many members of the North Central Chapter are familiar with Ed and his amazing storyboard work for numerous major studios. Just recently he won his second Emmy for his contribution to the program, FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS___and he does all this work from his home in Golden Valley, MN. I've known Ed since '86 when he was still in high school and have watched him work his way up through the ranks to the position he now holds. His enthusiasm for, knowledge of, and passion for cartooning have always been inspiring. ___ This morning I had the good fortune of sharing breakfast with him while he was in town here in Des Moines, visiting his folks.
A funny man, a talented cartoonist and an all around good guy...you should get to know him.___Just don't tell him I sent you...he'd kick my ***! Ha!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
DEAR MR. WATTERSON
Approximately two years ago, Matt McUsic (producer) and Joel Schroeder (director) of this film project contacted me asking about doing an interview in Los Angeles. At the time of they were interviewing I wasn't in LA so I wasn't much help. However, they've kept in touch with me, giving me updates on DEAR MR. WATTERSON. Now that the film is nearly done, I mentioned the film to a couple of people I know who are very interested in displaying DEAR MR. WATTERSON in their theater.
This is a film I would love to see. I'm sure that many of you feel the same way. If you feel compelled to help with a pledge, bravo! If you want to offer support by sending these folks a note to that effect, I have no doubt that they would appreciate the kind words. If you would like to be contacted for a possible interview, let them know!
Here is the Facebook message I received from Joel Schroeder earlier today:
Subject: 15 days to go for Dear Mr. Watterson
In the last 75 days, 257 Calvin & Hobbes fans--mostly complete strangers--have pledged a little over $17,000 for "Dear Mr. Watterson."
Thank you so much to those of you who have contributed, helping to give this film a huge boost. We believed that fans would flock to support this project, and "Dear Mr. Watterson" is now the 21st most popular project on http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;Kickstarter.com, out of hundreds of projects! Greater participation will make the project even more visible in the Kickstarter community.
With 15 days left to raise money on Kickstarter, we want to go all out and make every minute of fundraising count.
Considering how quickly we reached our initial goal, it isn't impossible to finish off this fundraising drive by actually doubling that amount and hitting $24,000 if we can finish as strong as we started.
The more we raise right now, the more likely we'll have the flexibility to be able to travel to interview cartoonists such as Jef Mallet of "Frazz," Richard Thompson of "Cul de Sac," Jim Davis of "Garfield," Bill Amend of "FoxTrot," Stephen Pastis of "Pearls Before Swine," and other cartoonists living all over the country.
Our Facebook group has over 3,600 members, and this may be your last chance to support the film so easily--you've already got a Facebook account to sign into Kickstarter, so all you need is an http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;Amazon.com account. Pledging at Kickstarter guarantees you'll get exclusive updates as we continue production, which will include occasional previews of interviews and scenes from the film.
And there are great perks when you support through Kickstarter: for instance, a gift of $75 includes a credit in the film and a DVD signed by the crew, including a disc of special features.
We hope you're inspired to make a pledge, and please spread the word about "Dear Mr. Watterson" so that we can complete our fundraiser with a bang.
Here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;www.kickstarter.com/projects/fingerprintfilms/dear-mr-watterson-a-cinematic-exploration-of-ca
We'd love to see our number of backers climb to 400 or 500, and we can't do that without your help!
This is a film that will explore the magical world that Bill Watterson shared with us. Thank you so much for helping us to make it happen.
Joel
p.s. Oh, and check out page 18 of the March issue of Wired--we got a mention!
This is a film I would love to see. I'm sure that many of you feel the same way. If you feel compelled to help with a pledge, bravo! If you want to offer support by sending these folks a note to that effect, I have no doubt that they would appreciate the kind words. If you would like to be contacted for a possible interview, let them know!
Here is the Facebook message I received from Joel Schroeder earlier today:
Subject: 15 days to go for Dear Mr. Watterson
In the last 75 days, 257 Calvin & Hobbes fans--mostly complete strangers--have pledged a little over $17,000 for "Dear Mr. Watterson."
Thank you so much to those of you who have contributed, helping to give this film a huge boost. We believed that fans would flock to support this project, and "Dear Mr. Watterson" is now the 21st most popular project on http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;Kickstarter.com, out of hundreds of projects! Greater participation will make the project even more visible in the Kickstarter community.
With 15 days left to raise money on Kickstarter, we want to go all out and make every minute of fundraising count.
Considering how quickly we reached our initial goal, it isn't impossible to finish off this fundraising drive by actually doubling that amount and hitting $24,000 if we can finish as strong as we started.
The more we raise right now, the more likely we'll have the flexibility to be able to travel to interview cartoonists such as Jef Mallet of "Frazz," Richard Thompson of "Cul de Sac," Jim Davis of "Garfield," Bill Amend of "FoxTrot," Stephen Pastis of "Pearls Before Swine," and other cartoonists living all over the country.
Our Facebook group has over 3,600 members, and this may be your last chance to support the film so easily--you've already got a Facebook account to sign into Kickstarter, so all you need is an http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;Amazon.com account. Pledging at Kickstarter guarantees you'll get exclusive updates as we continue production, which will include occasional previews of interviews and scenes from the film.
And there are great perks when you support through Kickstarter: for instance, a gift of $75 includes a credit in the film and a DVD signed by the crew, including a disc of special features.
We hope you're inspired to make a pledge, and please spread the word about "Dear Mr. Watterson" so that we can complete our fundraiser with a bang.
Here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;www.kickstarter.com/projects/fingerprintfilms/dear-mr-watterson-a-cinematic-exploration-of-ca
We'd love to see our number of backers climb to 400 or 500, and we can't do that without your help!
This is a film that will explore the magical world that Bill Watterson shared with us. Thank you so much for helping us to make it happen.
Joel
p.s. Oh, and check out page 18 of the March issue of Wired--we got a mention!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
She had nice Tweets!
After seeing all my good friends in Lincoln, Nebraska, this past weekend and hearing about, and seeing, all the Social Networking going on...I thought I'd share the gag toon I did for today's AdMaverick blog. The link can be found at http://admavericks.com/2010/02/23/bucks-take-twitter/
Great seeing those in attendance and cannot wait until I see you again!
Best,
Bucky
Friday, February 19, 2010
Heading for Lincoln....
For those of you who are traveling into Lincoln today (or early tomorrow), the weather gurus are calling for a chance of LIGHT SNOW. All I can say is, "DUH!" It's coming down now, but it is light and given the little that was still left on the ground, I don't think you'll have any trouble, if you're traveling by car.
If you're flying, well you have to deal with the airports and TSA. ARGH!
See you tonight (or early tomorrow a.m.). Judging begins at 10:00 am (a slight adjustment from the original schedule).
Adios,
ME
If you're flying, well you have to deal with the airports and TSA. ARGH!
See you tonight (or early tomorrow a.m.). Judging begins at 10:00 am (a slight adjustment from the original schedule).
Adios,
ME
Monday, February 15, 2010
Not long now...
Pack your toothbrush and PJs, gang. Next Friday night (Saturday morning in some cases) and we'll be gathering for the Reubens Judging, but more importantly, the fellowship, the unity, and the beer!
See you next weekend!!!
PS - Bucky tells me that he's coming. So bring the medication, too.
See you next weekend!!!
PS - Bucky tells me that he's coming. So bring the medication, too.
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