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Up in the Studio, Click, Click, Click

We’ve all been quite busy lately. Mr. Murray is working studiously in sunny Pennsylvania; Mr. Dorison recently got married and has his own (NSFW) comic; Mr. M resides far away from us in the precipituousness of Seattle, with a comic of his own; Ms. Babcock and I are both wrestling with the demons of not-too-far-off Ph.D.dom (and she her comic as well); Ms. Schnelbach is furious on her own work, novel, and future plans; and Mr. Gniewek is telling tall tales in other locales at the moment, as well as gearing up for a big move of his own.

Regardless, I feel the need to poke my head around here once more, albeit in a different capacity. Inspired by the illustrious Raina Telgemeier, of Smile, X-Men: Misfits, Comics Bakery, and All-Around Awesome Person, I’ve decided to revive the stagnant SAC Blog to prime myself for the joys of the fantabulous funitude of the “holiday” season. The Telgemeister1 mentioned on some-or-another social networking site that she is the proud owner of many, many animated Christmas specials. As I do not believe I’ll be viewing many specials this year (due mainly to a drastic uptick in the ratio of work needed to finish my dissertation vs. time left to do so) I feel the need to at least talk about them.2

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SDCC: SAC Photo Post

Members of the Sequential Art Collective (including executive boardsters Matt. Murray, Allan Dorison, Jennifer Babcock and key supporter David Wasserman) were pretty busy this past week networking, geeking out and just being general nuisances at the San Diego Comic Con.

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Left to right: Matt. Murray, Jennifer Babcock, David Wasserman and Allan Dorison.

For those who aren’t friends of ours individually on facebook (where most of these pics were originally published), below are some highlights from our exploits.

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Ramblings of a Fanboy: By the Time I Get to California…

In Ramblings of a Fanboy, regular contributors and guest writers alike take a look at modern fandom through the lens of their own behavior and obsessions.  This week, Matt. Murray, SAC’s Chairman and President, talks about the amp up to next week’s San Diego Comic Con.

So, this is my first year going to San Diego Comic Con.  The Big Dance.  The Nexus of the Entertainment World.  And yes, I must say that I’m rather excited.  My bank account, however, isn’t.   As of the publishing of this piece,  SDCC is less than a week a way, and by the time I get there I’ll probably be broke from all of the pre-orders and advance solicitations for merchandise that I get bombarded with from various exhibitors that I’ll be seeing out there at the “Nerd Prom.”

This past weekend dropped $31.00 pre-ordering, Comic-Con: 40 Years of Artists, Writers, Fans and Friends, the 40th Anniversary commemorative book that they’re hawking at the official Comic-Con International website.  I figured that I was going to pick it up at the show anyway, so I might as well save myself the additional $9 (+ CA sales tax!!!) that I would have to hand over at the show itself.

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Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

On the last Sunday of every month at 12pm, join the Sequential Art Collective for group drawing in and around New York City. The meeting will last between 2 to 4 hours (approx). Bring your own drawing pads, pens , pencils, eraser etc. Each month we will be venturing to different locations ranging from zoos to museums, baseball games, parks, etc.

The object is to have fun with fellow artists and like minded individuals — and to take your drawing to the next level by sharing and critiquing your art with your peers. There will be no charge to attend other than whatever fee the locations charge. If we are aware of enough attendees ahead of time, all attempts will be made to book special group admission rates as applicable.

The first meeting will be this  Sunday, May 31st. We will be heading over the Museum of Natural History. The main focus will be the Mammal Room and the Sea Life Room. We will meet outside of the museum in front of the equestrian statue of Teddy Roosevelt at 12:00PM.

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009
Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: American Museum of Natural History
Street: Central Park West at 79th Street
City/Town: New York, NY

If you have any questions or comments please email Allan at tellmemore@sacart.org

See You There!

-The Sequential Art Collective

Sequential Art Collective NY Drawing Event Announced

Hey Reader(s),

If you’re a member of our group or cause on facebook, then you have received the news that we will be having our first open Group Draw next month at the American Museum of Natural History.

If you haven’t joined up at either of those pages, we recommend that you get on facebook and do so ASAP.  Until then here are the details:

On the last Sunday of every month at 12pm, join the Sequential Art Collective for group drawing in and around New York City. The meeting will last between 2 to 4 hours (approx). Bring your own drawing pads, pens , pencils, eraser etc. Each month we will be venturing to different locations ranging from zoos to museums, baseball games, parks, etc.

The object is to have fun with fellow artists and like minded individuals — and to take your drawing to the next level by sharing and critiquing your art with your peers. There will be no charge to attend other than whatever fee the locations charge. If we are aware of enough attendees ahead of time, all attempts will be made to book special group admission rates as applicable.

The next meeting will be on Sunday May 31st. We will be heading over the Museum of Natural History. The main focus will be the Mammal Room and the Sea Life Room. We will meet outside of the museum in front of the equestrian statue of Teddy Roosevelt at 12:00PM.

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009
Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: American Museum of Natural History
Street: Central Park West at 79th Street
City/Town: New York, NY

If you have any questions or comments please email Allan at tellmemore@sacart.org

See You There!

-The Sequential Art Collective

 
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