24 Hour Comic Day Report – Status AWESOME!

Of the Competing CLAW talons ALL members met the challenge to complete 24 pages in 24 hours!

1. Larry (aka Thorax O’Tool) – [pages not live?]
2. RR Anderson – WYATT JAMES, BOY DETECTIVE
3. Stowe + Kevin – Wango the Wallaby: Trouble in Console Town 
4. Mark Monlux – Stickman’s Tips for Having A Table at a Comic Book Convention
5. Michael Daley – Insomnia Bites
6. Mark Brill – The Mad Man from Planet Zatar!

Check out the finished comics linked above. These are truly dark economic times for the friends of CLAW so donations to our Young Cartoonist of the Future Scholarship fund not as frequent this year… but all the more special, which brings our grand total up into the $500’s. Thank you so much for your donations!  If you showed up to the event and made a donation, you got to take home one of these incredible mystery monkey tile original artworks:

Extra-extra thanks to Mr and Mrs. Izenmania who showered us with delicious home-made baked goods. Godamnit I love these people so much. Just look at these young patriots, they love freedom and well fed cartoonists…

see how happy I am?

See full set of Mark Monlux photos here.  THANK YOU WEEKLY VOLCANO FOR YOUR MAINSTREAM MEDIA COVERAGE!

THANK YOU STAFF OF COMIC BOOK INK! the power of the universe flows through you all!

IN OTHER NEWS…

CLAW is considering formation of a sub-support group within our body of Cartoonists specifically for Cartoon/Comic-strip writers.  Here is what we have so far:

• Writers who join the CLAW would be known as Quills.
• Their dues would be $60 a year, not $70
• They would not have a vote.
• They would be judged on their body of work in which they have shown actual collaboration with a cartoonist.
• They can only be sponsored by cartoonist, or a sponsor would be appointed for them via the four eyes if they pass four-eye assessment.
• Four eyes will determine the leader of the quills, just as all leadership is determined by the four-eyes.
• The leader of the quills will be given the title of Alpha, and regarding duration of leadership, will follow the same rules as the other leaders of the CLAW. Past Alpha will be referred to as Omega.
• Letters will be assigned Quills. There can only be one Alpha symbol worn, Omega’s can wear their symbol as long as their members.
• It’s suggested that Quills would wear berets instead of fez.

NEXT CLAW Sketchbook Open Swim

Theme: “Halloweenie!”  at Amcat Café @ 7:30 pm on October 20^th, 2011 (Third Thursday)

Robot Overlord CLAW T-shirts

(coming soon)

 MISC

• Drawing dragons for First Night  event
• Winterfest event at Tacoma Art Museum (december)
• Friend of CLAW nominations
• Yearly Changing of the Four Eye council ritual at Knights of Pythias Temple
• New Members: Michael Daley and Britton Sukys!

This Month’s CLAW Open Swim Theme is Trading Cards for Monsters and Costumes. Bring your drawing implements of destruction. In addition to the round table voting at the end of the evening each artist will receive an extra point for each trading card they complete. First place prize is $20 of cold hard cash. Second and Third place prizes are extremely lame. All artwork will be donated to raise funds at the next 100 Monkeys and to help the CLAW Student Scholarship Fund.
Time: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 15th 2011
Location: Amocat Cafe, 625 St. Helens, Tacoma, WA

Submitted to CNW Penstuff newsletter by Mark Monlux: Submitted 08/07/11

The Cartoonists League of Absurd Washingtonians formed in October of 2008. That previous summer Frost Park (named after slain police officer Frost) was saved from having a fence placed around it when RR Anderson issued a challenge to one and all that an hour contest draw on the sidewalk with chalk to see who was the greatest illustrator in the universe would be held at Frost Park. The Frost Park Chalk off quickly became a Friday tradition. But as October drew near, so did the merciless rains, which would make chalking impossible. Four magnificent souls from the contests had a lunch to discuss what could be done to keep the fun going over winter. Thus it was that the brainchild of the CLAW was born over Sushi and chalk.

The Tacoma Art Museum, recognizing an organization that was actively fun and terrific PR, asked the CLAW to become involved in some of it’s events. So it was on August 6th that the CLAW participated, for the third year running, along with many of the Frost Park Chalkies, in a chalk art competition at Tollefson Plaza, across the street from the art museum. The theme of the competition was “Identity”. The public via the TAM Facebook page will submit votes to determine the winner.

SEE ALSO MARK BRILL’S blog:

1. COWBOYS & DINOSAURS
2. COWBOYS & DINOSAURS – THE PROCESS 

The CLAW holds a publically accessible Open Swim meeting the third Thursday of each month at the Amocat Café. July had the Dockyard Derby Dames volunteering for an evening modeling session. The theme for Augusts’ meeting will be Win-Loose-or CLAW, a team drawing completion involving everyone who attends. Member-only meetings are the first Wednesday of the month and are held secretly at Comic Book Ink. If you would like to become a member of the CLAW applications can be found at the website under “About Us”. Potentials are voted in by all the membership based on their cartooning skill. You can find us, and see members work at our Facebook page and Flicker groups.

 

In Other News

• The Tribulations of Mr. Fiddlesticks
• NEW CLAW member spambot comic launched!
• NEW CLAW member zombie comic  launched!
• NEW CLAW Draw’s the Derby Dames
• NEW CLAW member no. 17 – welcome Brandon!