PlexiPixel » comics http://plexipixel.com/blog The blog for Plexipixel's busy bees, a full-service interactive agency in Seattle and San Francisco that specializes in "unexpectedly sticky brand play". We create unique interactive experiences for some of the largest entertainment and consumer companies in the world. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:00:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Bwana Spoons in Seattle http://plexipixel.com/blog/07/bwana-spoons-in-seattle/ http://plexipixel.com/blog/07/bwana-spoons-in-seattle/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:44:31 +0000 blogmeister http://plexipixel.com/blog/?p=614 bwana and abe at schmancy

Bwana Spoons + Abe Lincoln Jr.
Pencil Fights and poo!
Friday, July 10, 2009
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Schmancy Gallery
1932 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA

One of our favorite artists will be in Seattle to launch his new book “WTF”. It’ll be fun!

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1. Steal Back Your Vote!

Originally uploaded by Greg Palast

Check out the whole comic from Greg Palast & Robert Kennedy Jr. from the fine folks at Top Shelf for tips on how to make sure your vote counts! Pages 19 and 20 have the seven easy steps to follow.

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Henry Auditorium
FREE to Henry members or with museum admission
Tickets available at the Henry Admission Desk beginning August 10; seating is limited.

As part of La Semaine de la Bande Dessinée (The Week of the Graphic Novel), the Henry welcomes a powerhouse international panel to celebrate the visit of Parisian graphic novelist Pierre-François Beauchard (professionally known as David B.) When still a student, David B. co-founded the artist-run publishing group L’Association, a group that revolutionized European comics. The best example of L’Association’s daring approach is Beauchard’s own masterpiece Epileptic.

David B. is joined by two of Seattle’s own superstar bédéistes: Peter Bagge and Jim Woodring. These Seattle artists join David B. in a conversation moderated by Kim Thompson, the co-owner of Fantagraphics Books and English translator of Epileptic, about the different subtleties of their medium, how they employ its tools of image, space, and text to create narratives, capture visions, and change our views of the world. After the event, works by each artist will be available for purchase and signing.

]]> http://plexipixel.com/blog/08/cartoonist-superstars-not-on-ice/feed/ 0 10 Reasons to Attend the Emerald City ComiCon http://plexipixel.com/blog/05/10-reasons-to-attend-the-emerald-city-comicon/ http://plexipixel.com/blog/05/10-reasons-to-attend-the-emerald-city-comicon/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 00:56:23 +0000 blogmeister http://plexipixel.com/blog/2008/05/10-reasons-to-attend-the-emerald-city-comicon.html 6th Annual ECCC :: May 10th & 11th, 2008 :: Seattle, WA
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/

  1. awesome costumes–like the Wolverine we saw last year with butter knives taped to his hands
  2. great artists like Peter Bagge and Ellen Forney
  3. a bunch of extra talented comic artists I totally don’t know
  4. the hot dude from Battlestar Galatica
  5. fun people to meet like Suzanne Kaufmann—the 3D animator who will be working with us this summer who we met at the ComiCon years ago
  6. amazing up-in-coming illustrators, animators, comic book artists you haven’t heard of, yet
  7. being able to buy that Yoda or Strawberry Shortcake toy you remember having as a kid
  8. Wil Wheaton, AGAIN?!?
  9. watching people you know totally NERD out
  10. urmmm… the Suicide Girls?

See you there! Be forewarned that photos of the event will of course be posted… :)

 

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Floating World Comics
20 NW 5th Ave
Portland, OR 

Thursday, Feb. 7th, 6-10PM

Founded by visionary cartoonist Jim Woodring and Bob Rini, “Friends of the Nib” is a modern cartoonist salon. Cartoonists participating include: Jim Woodring, Bob Rini, Kinoko, Dalton Webb, Mark Campos, Matt Tamaru, Sara Spink, Angela Stork, Max Clotfelter, Scott Faulkner, and David Lasky. Schedules permitting, all artists plan to attend the event.

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LUST: Kinky Online Personal Ads from Seattle’s The StrangerÂ
By Ellen Forney

DJ David James! Valentines! Chocolates! A short performance by Ellen! More!!

Saturday, February 9, 6pm – 9pm

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
1201 Vale St. (at Airport Way S., in Georgetown)
206-658-0110Â

Hello friends -Â
LUST, my spankin’ new “Lustlab Ad of the Week” collection, is out! (My first hardback!) Just in time for Valentine’s Day…! Please come to the book launch party, it’ll be fun I SWEAR!!
xoÂ
Ellen.

]]> http://plexipixel.com/blog/02/lust-by-ellen-forney-feb-9-at-fantagraphics/feed/ 0 Comixtravaganza at the Central Library! http://plexipixel.com/blog/01/comixtravaganza-at-the-central-library/ http://plexipixel.com/blog/01/comixtravaganza-at-the-central-library/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:15:59 +0000 blogmeister http://plexipixel.com/blog/2008/01/comixtravaganza-at-the-central-library.html The Central Library will be hosting a “Comixtravaganza” – a series of events celebrating comics and the artists who make them, beginning at 2:00pm on Saturday, January 26th.  Speakers include Plexipixel friends Ellen Forney and David Lasky!

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Doors will open 15 minutes before the event.Â

Comixtravaganza at the Central Library
Saturday, January 26thÂ

Comic Workshop
2pm – 3pm
Level 4, Room 1Â

Learn the basics of making great comics from acclaimed local comics artist David Lasky. You’ll leave with your very own mini-comic, and you can donate a copy to the Library’s collection.Â

‘Getting into Comics’ panel
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Level 1, Microsoft AuditoriumÂ

This panel will feature the local lights of the comics world discussing what they love about comics, their experiences in the comics industry, and more.Â

Acclaimed cartoonist Ellen Forney speaks
4:30pm
Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium  Â

Ellen Forney is the author of several books, including “I Love Led Zeppelin” and MONKEY FOOD:  The Complete “I Was Seven in ‘75” Collection. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” written by Sherman Alexie and illustrated by Forney, won the 2007 National Book Award. Â

For more information, call the Central Library Teen Center at 206-615-1410, or email:  TeenCenter@spl.org www.ellenforney.com

www.davidlasky.info

Comixtravaganza/Central Library

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Friday, November 16th, 2007, 7:30 PM

Cartoonist Ellen Forney, journalist Jack Hitt,  and poet/soldier Brian Turner present new work on the theme “We Could Be Heroes,” alongside new music by Canary Sing.

Richard Hugo House
1634 Eleventh Avenue (one block north of Pine, in Capitol Hill)
$15-25
Tickets are on sale now at www.brownpapertickets.com.

The Hugo Literary Series, debuting in October, 2007, is firmly rooted in the mission of our organization: to provide writers of all ages and backgrounds with the resources they need, connect audiences with the world of writing, foster the creation of new work and promote the literary arts as a vital part of our culture. 
Each monthly event features three writers working in a collage of styles, forms and genres, each approaching a common theme from different points of view. We encourage them to give their imaginations free reign and to work without constraint, sense of obligation, censorship or stylistic frame.
At the Hugo Literary Series, you’ll meet writers with a willingness to take risks, to work without the safety net of editors, publishers or reviewers telling them the piece is good before they stand in front of an audience and read it out loud. Writers who invite you into the creative process and share both the exhilaration of creating something new and the terror of being in the room as a private dream goes public for the first time.

—

Ellen will also teach a three-hour workshop the following afternoon:

Star in Your Own Comic Strip

Your life is full of good stories: Falling in love with your first car, and totaling it. Winning an arm-wrestling contest against your fitness instructor. The one-page comic format is perfect for short, snappy, autobiographical anecdotes. In this studio class, we’ll cover some of the basics of writing and structuring a dynamic story, do some entertaining (I promise!) drawing exercises and lay out and draw a one-page story about… YOU! Drawing experience helpful but definitely not necessary!

Instructor: Ellen Forney

Meets: Saturday, Nov. 17, 1–4 p.m.  Min. 5  Max. 15

General $55  Member: $45
]]> http://plexipixel.com/blog/11/ellen-does-literature/feed/ 0 Fantagraphics Ebay Sale http://plexipixel.com/blog/10/fantagraphics-ebay-sale/ http://plexipixel.com/blog/10/fantagraphics-ebay-sale/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:51:50 +0000 vicky http://plexipixel.com/blog/?p=208 Fantagraphics is having a sale of original art on Ebay.  Items include a print by one of our favorites, Jim Woodring, as well as Robert Crumb and Dave Cooper .  They’re drumming up some money to help them with legal fees.  This is a terrific opportunity for folks to pick some some amazing art while helping out a great small business at the same time.

 

]]> http://plexipixel.com/blog/10/fantagraphics-ebay-sale/feed/ 0 Ellen Forney’s New Work http://plexipixel.com/blog/10/ellen-forneys-new-work/ http://plexipixel.com/blog/10/ellen-forneys-new-work/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:44:08 +0000 vicky http://plexipixel.com/blog/?p=205 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is the first young-adult novel by Sherman Alexie with art by Ellen Forney.  The book about a 14-year-old Native American budding cartoonist named Junior.

The book is getting high praise for its writing but “reluctant readers can even skim the pictures and construct their own story based exclusively on Forney’s illustrations”. 

I can’t wait to get my copy.  Yay Ellen!

   

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