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March 2006The Comic-Con that came and went! Things became very busy with a regular flow of traffic until 8pm. We sold several books and met several other industry people. Our friends at MOCCA had invited us to attend a private opening offered to exhibitors and professionals for: TODD MCFARLANE: A Retrospective. This was a chance to see the man who created “Spawn” walk casually around the gallery room full of his art and discuss each piece. The retrospective was at times honest, raw, and insightful. It was nice to be in a room with less than 50 people among them Jim lee, Gregg Capulo, Erik Larsen, Jim Scalliup and of course Todd Mcfarlane.
I guess from my perspective the worst part of the show was Saturday. I guess when you have really done well advertising a show and have such creators as Neal Adams, Bendis, Jim Lee, Brad Meltzer, Joe Quesada, Kevin Smith, and Jim Steranko, the fans will show up and want to meet them all knowing full well these professionals most likely wont be available on Sunday. We got to the show early Saturday morning and these fans were outside the convention in droves like herded cattle all arriving really early to get into the show. What was worse was it was really cold that day but thankfully we had our badges from Friday and flashed them to about 15 different security people and got in again relatively easy. We had our table set up and soon after hundreds of people started coming into the show room. This went on for about an hour. It became so congested through each row of the show all you could see was heads. Forget about a normal five-minute walk to get to the front or rear of the building. Soon after that a person who was one of the last fans to get through the doors floored me and said, “didn’t’ you hear, they shut the doors and told everyone to go home. This was only after an hour of the show being open! I quickly went to other colleague’s tables and confirmed the information. The best part of Saturday was the Indie after party at the Twins pub. We arrived with the “CAG CAKE” celebrating five years of CAG. Sponsors put their books on the table and soon after many professionals arrived to fill the pub to capacity. We ran out of food in the first 15 minutes. It kind of initially felt like the day at the con was recreated as the night at the Twins became just as packed with people. Thankfully some were just there for the food and soon left making the atmosphere more comfortable. We had great live music from Zorikh L., Chris B., and Phillip C. I had the pleasure of meeting several other creators I had not met at the show, some of which were there just for the after party! Sunday was much less hectic than Saturday but a little busier than Friday. We approached the show coordinators (Reed Exhibitions) about plans for returning for next year. We sold some more items and left Sunday evening. The show promoters were so busy with crowd control I don’t think they ever even got the chance to enjoy their own show. Look for a VERY HUGE announcement that will benefit the future of CAG on the yahoo message board on March 25th!!!!!! Don’t forget to check out the Small Press Association Idol contest
Reminder: Team CAG will be at Modern Myths in Northampton on April 1st, 2006 @noon to compete in the comics creation competition! Show your support or join the team! Thanks,
February 2006
CAG Will be at the COMIC-CON on February 24-26th! The New York Comic-Con, is a new trade as well as consumer event for comics, games, anime and other related industries. The show which is managed by Reed Exhibitions, will focus on all matters relating to comics and associated fields including graphic novels, manga, anime, games, film, television, toys, videogames, and licensing rights. The show will occupy 90,000 square feet and to date the artists alley is completely sold out! The convention will take place in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Center and will be open to the trade only on February 24th, 2006 and to the trade and the public on February 25th and 26th, 2006. CAG will be joined at the convention with guild-member Best Friends Productions that is Rachel Kadushin teaming up on writing, graphics and production projects in comics, film and television. We plan on being part of an after the show party on the 25th at The Twins Pub, from 8PM-11PM. We will be celebrating five years of CAG! The after party show will be at: The Twins Pub 421 9th Avenue (between 33 and 34 st.) New York, NY 10001 8PM - 11PM I'm hearing we will have the whole upstairs to ourselves and there will be FREE FOOD, cash bar, comic art displayed and books available for anyone who doesn't catch them at the con. There should also be some live entertainment by Philip Clark and Zorikh L!
January 2006
We are pleased to invite you to join us in celebrating the Comic Artist’s Guild’s 5th Anniversary. Further information on this event will be announced in late January. Since 2000 we have connected talented writers and artists together in the form of meetings. We have set a positive role in the comic book community. As some of you know we have expanded as a network and have several positions that are needed to be filled in 2006. If you know of anyone who would be interested in filling these positions please email James Rodriguiz or myself. Positions are posted below and on the Yahoo message board. I have no doubt that 2006 will be a very good year for CAG. This year promises to offer several workshops, new CAG imprint books in addition to CAG #5, Raffles, and much, much, more! But as always much of the future of CAG depends on you, it’s members. Being a part of a group has its pros and cons. As a rule of thumb CAG renewal for your membership will be In December and June, every six months. If you pay in December you skip June and vice versa. Reminders for dues will be given every six months. Please pass on the word, become a volunteer, any help is help welcomed. We have already generated some of you willing to step up to the challenge. We are looking forward to having your presence at our 5th anniversary celebration. Thank you for your continued support. Keith Murphey
PART TIME WEBSITE DESIGNER NEEDED: Your skills and experience should include: Interested applicants should contact: EDITOR IN CHIEF NEEDED: *Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Communicate with CAG artists/writers toward production of book • Generate and post regular updates on CAG 5 production• Continually recruit editorial contributors to maximize content offerings. • Be able to use Computer: Quark, Photoshop, etc. • Work closely with CAG Board member and website designer. • Support sales/promotional efforts in client meetings must be comfortable speaking in-group gatherings. 3-5 years journalism experience, web-based preferred • Experience managing daily content/production/promotional activities • Proficient with MS Word • Proficient with web and feature style writing If interested please contact: Keith Murphey comicartguild@yahoo.com CAG MARKETING POSITION: Responsibilities: Qualifications: Please contact: Keith Murphey
JUNE 2005There is a great interview with Jason DeGroot, (REPERCUSSION COMICS) Rusty Haller's "Ace and Queenie" is now in the current issue of CAG will be at THE HARTFORD COLLECTOR CONVENTION at St. Augustine For more information click here. CAG is moving towards a business plan to distribute the annuals. If you There has been a very loose discussion around reformatting the Now I know this has people wondering what about issue #4? Well since we Last thing on the agenda is the first annual CAG JAM poster. Steve Have a happy June! Keith Murphey May 2005BIG Thank you for everyones patience with the updates! We continue to work on making things run smoother here but occassionally we find ourselves getting caught up in our "Day jobs" which we can't quit at the moment. This month I would like to take some time to focus on some other comic book resources for the sole purpose of expanding our network. There are three that I will menion today. The first group: SPA or SMALL PRESS ASSOCIATION is a great place to start. The group is, a loosely-knit group of writers, artists, publishers and their fans from around the world who have been brought together by their involvement with the wonderful world of small press. Their main goal and purpose is to be a learning/teaching group, bringing in more and more people to the wonderful world of the small press. The second group is INTER-FAN: The mission of INTER-FAN PRODUCTIONS INK. is To provide an outlet for independent writers and artists to have their work published in independent publications which hopefully (but not always) leads to other contacts. THEY also provide in-house critiques by co-editors or a review board. The last resource I think your should know about is COMICFOUNDRY.COM. Comic Foundry is for you, the aspiring comic artist and writer. As a member (you can join for free) you can upload your portfolio for other members to view and evaluate. You can also check out other members' profiles and give them feedback. You can check to see how many visitors you've had and what your rating is. Why am I basically telling you to join other comic book resources? I dont believe CAG has ever been promoting that we are the only gig in town. In reality we find lots of members through other sources like the ones listed above. There has been a real effort by some for us to join together as an independent comic book community. It is important to shop around and have options and as many outlets as possible to get our projects seen! I am also a firm believer that one good turn deserves another. Please remember to email me if you have any big news you wish to share with other CAG members!! Keith Murphey CAG January 2005BIG APPLE CONVENTION TIME! CAG will be in attendance at the Penn pavilion on Saturday January 22nd and Sunday the 23rd. Please stop by and show your support for your fellow CAG members. The show looks to be very promising with a panel by Dreamchild Press president Philip Clark! Phil, James, and myself will be in attendance! To see the BIG APPLE CONVENTION site click here! "ACE AND QUEENIE" TO BE PUBLISHED BY RADIO COMIX! Ace and Queenie, created, written and drawn by C.A.G. member Rusty Haller, will begin appearing in FURRLOUGH, a monthly anthropomorphic comics magazine published by radio comix of San Antonio, Texas, in 2005. FURRLOUGH is one of Radio Comix longest running titles. Rusty plans to start with two or three stand alone stories, then moving on to longer story arcs, depending on the response ACE and Queenie recieves through FURRLOUGH'S readers. Rusty is looking for feedback on ACE and Queenie! Please click here and view his new strips and post your comments on the CAG message board, or email him at: winlocks@aol.com CONGRADULATIONS RUSTY! See you all next month! Keith Murphey CAG
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