11.19.2008

Ghosts in the Machine

Apparently we are experiencing some technical issues with the blogging system... good thing we're working on a rapid fire redesign and upgrade.

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11.13.2008

TapHouse

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The first issue of "Dr Dremo’s Taphouse of Tall Tales and Short Stories: The Wonders of Science" is now available at...

Big Planet comics in
Georgetown
3145 Dumbarton St. NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-342-1961

Bethesda
4908 Fairmont Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
301-654-6856

College Park
7315 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
301-699-0498

AND

Fantom Comics in
Tenleytown
4500 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016 (map)
Phone: (202) 362-5051
hours: 10-9 | sunday noon-6

Union Station
50 Mass Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002 (map)
(Street Level, West Hall)
Phone: (202) 216-9478
hours: 10-9 | sunday noon-6

If your looking to pick one up go to one of those locations and politely demand one.

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10.27.2008

This Weekend!

There are 2 very fun events THIS WEEKEND!

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Art Outlet presents:
Ofrenda - Art for the Dead
Featuring Aritsts’ Shrines, Altars, Paintings, Photography, Magic, Music, Dancing, and Spoken Word based on the Dia de los Muertos tradition.

AlMAZ ETHOPIAN RESTAURANT
1212 U St, Washington, DC
Friday, Oct 31, 7:30 pm - 2:00 am and
Saturday, Nov 1, 7:00 pm - 2:00 am
Suggested $5 donation. Come dressed Day of the Dead style!

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The DC Craft Mafia presents:
The UNUsual Suspects - Arts & Crafts Fair
Featuring 50+ Amazing Vendors: Bath & Body, Ceramics, Children's Goods, Clothing, Fine Art, Handbags, Home Decor, Jewelry, Paper Goods, Toys and More!

ANASTASI ROOM
(The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Building)
5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda, MD
Saturday, Nov 1, 12 Noon to 6pm
Free Admission. Donate $1 to The Washington Humane Society and get a doorprize ticket!

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For details, visit
http://www.arty4ever.blogspot.com/

Labels: art, festival, music, party

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10.24.2008

24 Hour Comic Book Day

Last weekend, Krissy and I each represented the DCC for this year's 24 Hour Comic Book Day, which was graciously hosted by Laughing Ogre Comics in Fairfax, VA and which also had 4 of our pals from the Bad Monkey Brain crew.

Here's Krissy's 25-page comic (links to a PDF).

And here's my 24-page stream-of-conscious thing:

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10.17.2008

Dawn's Dictionary Drama

My new Webcomic, Dawn's Dictionary Drama, is up and live. For each of the 110 comic strips in each story, I was given a random word that I needed to incorporate visually into the comic — either by having a character say it, or by having it appear on some object. At the start, the words are easy. As the story goes on, the words become more difficult to use. As an example, in the first story, one of the first words is Personal and one of the last words is Caramelizing. Check it out!

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10.03.2008

I did an interview with comic creator Jim Rugg for
Brightest Young Things as part of their SPX coverage.

The new installment of Tales from the District will be up next week and we are looking for stories. All the pertinent info is in the link.

ETK at 10:11 AM | link to this | 0 comments

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The first issue of "Dr Dremo’s Taphouse of Tall Tales and Short Stories: The Wonders of Science" will be premiering at this years SPX. It will be available at table W4B and the DC Conspiracy table D9

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9.23.2008

New books for SPX!

The Small Press Expo is just around the corner. Members of the D.C. Conspiracy are busy putting the final touches on several projects to premiere them at the show. Here's what you'll find at this year's SPX from the DCC:

PLASTIC FARM #13
The first chapter of the all new comedic story-line "Seasons of Growth in The Fields of Despair". A flashback story detailing Chester's arrival at Greybridge Home, we also delve deeper into the mystery surrounding Chester's true nature and parentage. (Rafer Roberts will be at table W-11 at SPX.)

A Moment of Clarity Volume 1: The Big Boss on Level 10 (2nd edition): Eleven year old Johnny's got two big problems at the beginning of his sixth grade year: the school bully Tyler won't leave him alone, and he's got a big crush on the new girl in town, Sarah. How can he attract the one, and make the other one go away?

A Moment of Clarity Volume 2: Candynomics, Chapters 1, 2, & 3: Johnny's plans to save up his allowance for a present for Sarah are put on hold as his family goes through a financial crisis. Instead of giving up, Johnny decides to earn the money -- by selling sour gumballs in his school's thriving black market for candy. But he's not the only player in this gumball game...

Clearance Sales and strappie sandals! Girl Ninja is a stylish, energetic character who roams the mall in search of demons and designer clothes. At the same time, her Kunoichi (female ninja) training keeps her ever poised for the first signs of evil or injustice. This keen sense is only overpowered by the naive feminine side of her modern desire and passion for clothes, shoes, nails, handbags, and anything under the Dolce and Gabbana sun. Along the way, she runs into an assortment of strange characters with their own tribal ninja skills. Friend or foe, she’ll fight to defend her mall, her style, and her life in this Mange-style fighting comedy.

Animal Stew #2, compiles 20 installments of Matt Dembicki's tongue-in-cheek comic strip pertaining to odd animal stories. It's tasty!

Spadefoot, 90-pages, by Matt Dembicki and Andrew Cohen. Full-color, full-monty. $13. $10 if you let us scribble in it. (Matt will be at table D11-B at SPX.)

Frank Naif brings you Super Secret Bungling and Crookery, a collection of his witty Web comic on national security and politics, in general. Who says our government is broke? It's a coffer of humor!

Matt D. at 9:18 AM | link to this | 0 comments

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