C.L.A.W.

Sexy Robot Video

MarkMonlux — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:20:36 +0000

Some of us are more eager than others for the “arrival” of the Robotic Overlords.

It’s Scholaring Time!

Electric Elliot — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:00:49 +0000

That’s right, our 2nd Year of The CLAW Young Cartoonists of the Future Scholarship is due in t-minus 9 days. FIVE! Join the heroes of old like 1st year recipient Adam Botsford by sending in your application for hundreds of dollarz worth of cash money and some monopoly money just for kicks.

Go to http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/scholarship/ and get your forms in by MARCH 15th in order to be considered.

Great Moments of Robots on Film: Silent Running

MarkMonlux — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:38:45 +0000

Five years before Star Wars hit the big screen there was Silent Running. Many thought it to be an overly moralist pro-ecology themed film that was obviously created by a bunch of dirty hippies. But with the planet the way it is now, you have to wonder if it might have helped if more folks had seen this film. The spaceships featured in this film were later reused in a number of television and movie productions. It was one of the fleet ships in Battlestar Galactica. And the robots, the robots are cool!

Otto Ball, The Self-Propelled Bowling Ball Buddy

Briller — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:09:37 +0000

Otto Ball

Sample of the detritus expelled at last night’s C.L.A.W. Open Swim Meeting at the Mandolin Cafe!

CLAW’s February Open Swim Theme is Wednesday 24th @ 7:30

MarkMonlux — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:43:49 +0000

The CLAW (Cartoonists League of Absurd Washingtonians) will be having their Open Swim this Wednesday evening. The high and mighty council of the Four Eyes has decreed that each open swim will have a theme for attendees to participate in, if they so choose. This month’s theme: Bowling! Drawings will be judged by all those attending, with the WINNER being announced. The Open Swim is for both member and non-members. Anyone who wants to be part of the festivities is welcomed. Besides the usual hijinks of doodling and preparing the path for the robotic overlords, there just might be a secret ceremony performed. The time and location are:

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. January. 27th 2009
The Mandolin Café
3923 S 12th St
Tacoma, WA 98405
(In the New and Improved back room, to the left of the performance stage.)
RSVP if you can, space is limited. Feel free to bring a friend, but as this is an adult only event, no kids.

Another Flag of the CLAW

the jinxmedic — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:58:29 +0000

I’m working on a couple of these, here’s the first one:

TOT’s CLAW Flag

thoraxotool — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:33:39 +0000

I’ll post up a color version sooner than later. In the meantime, enjoy!

TOT CLAW flag

True Grit, Truer Apology

Electric Elliot — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:00:46 +0000

The offending discussion: http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/city_arts/

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.cartoonistsleague.org%252Fcity_arts%252F&h=60448edceb80f8c737d324ea2a9c78ff&ref=nf

The Last Duet on Earth

MarkMonlux — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:47:37 +0000

A Quick Look at Honda’s Robotic Research

MarkMonlux — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:01:38 +0000

Zombie P.I.

thoraxotool — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:21:08 +0000

Too good to pass up… film noir plus zombies! What promises to be an amusing series of short films

Hamilton Carver: Zombie PI Trailer 1 from Granite Kiss on Vimeo.

Website

WANTED: Cartoonist Gary Larson

RR Anderson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:00:11 +0000

The CLAW has voted to appropriate an annual accumulating $10 fund to be awarded as BOUNTY to the CLAW Member who sponsors world famous recluse and Seattle cartoonist GARY LARSON to attend a future End of the Year CLAW CEREMONIAL DINNER. The extreme unlikelihood of GARY LARSON actually attending anything should, with time, grow the GARY LARSON BOUNTY into a sizable sum. Good Luck seekers!

RR's MS Paint Parody of Far Side Cartoon Art

Remember the Far Side?

Zombies are People Too – Not!

MarkMonlux — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:05:43 +0000

Robots Designed After Nature

MarkMonlux — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:20 +0000

Wait until you see the last robot in this video. Awesomeness.

Third Place Winner for Theme: Robots

MarkMonlux — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:59:46 +0000

The Theme at the last CLAW’s Open Swim meeting was: Robots. The drawing of Robots was fast and furious. Especially for James Stowe who produced ten images (a series). The voting was just as entertaining. Each attendee was give three so they could cast for their favorites. The sketches produced at the open swim will be posted here through the month, starting with the winners. There were two Third Place Winners, Kevin Freitas and James Stowe. Proving once again that quantity, speed, and professionalism is just as good as what Kevin drew.

Sad Mac by Kevin Freitas

CLAW-bot #1 by James Stowe

CLAW-bot #2 by James Stowe

CLAW-bot #3 by James Stowe

CLAW-bot #4 by James Stowe

CLAW-bot #5 by James Stowe

CLAW-bot #6 by James Stowe

CLAW-bot #7 by James Stowe

CLAW-bot #8 by James Stowe

CLAW-bot #9 by James Stowe

CLAW-tron by James Stowe

The CLAW plans on auctioning off the artwork generously donated by all the participants to send the funds to Haiti. If you have suggestions on how to conduct such an auction, we would be glad to hear it.

Another Vision of the Coming of the Robotic Overlords

MarkMonlux — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:05:02 +0000

Why is it so many folks envision the coming of the Robotic Overlords as a bad thing?

CLAW’s January Open Swim – Wednesday, 27th @ 7:30 – Theme: Robots

MarkMonlux — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:03:09 +0000

The CLAW (Cartoonists League of Absurd Washingtonians) will be having their Open Swim this Wednesday evening. The high and mighty council of the Four Eyes has decreed that each open swim will have a theme for attendees to participate in, if they so choose. This month’s theme: Robots! Drawings will be judged by all those attending, with the WINNER being announced. The Open Swim is for both member and non-members. Anyone who wants to be part of the festivities is welcomed. Besides the usual hijinks of doodling and preparing the path for the robotic overlords, there just might be a secret ceremony performed. The time and location are:

Briller — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:02:30 +0000

Stowe's Birthday Blowout...maybe that's not a good title.

Hey James–I can’t make it tonight, but here’s wishing you the best of luck and all the Pepto you need!

Mark 9

Beer and Comics

RR Anderson — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:41:36 +0000

I was hired by an Alaska-based brewing company from my home town of Juneau a few years back. The idea was to combine the accessibility of a funny-pages comic strip with the sex appeal of drinking beer.

The highly experimental, outdoor adventure comic strips below were developed and ultimately abandoned for a more traditional marketing campaign. Click the strips below to read!

So much for that idea…

They were $ fun $ to draw nevertheless.

Another idea for a CLAW flag

the jinxmedic — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:49:29 +0000

definitely not a pipe...

Back of the G&G CLAW Flag!

Briller — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:27:55 +0000

Just because I couldn’t resist.

^0^

Mark 9

The Great & Glorious Flag of The CLAW!

Briller — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:33:44 +0000

#9's Consept Art For The CLAW Flag

Here’s my idea for a flag for The CLAW! I envision it made of nice, thick material with the design elements made of cut out and painted felt! Ooooo. It will be nice to have on display at events where CLAW is represented, and besides–we ca’t take over the world for Our Robot Overlords without a flag! Just isn’t done!

A Seattle Art Magazine [CITY ARTS TACOMA] declares Tacoma’s Top Comic, TRUE GRIT

RR Anderson — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:32:35 +0000

Jeremy Gregory’s frightening cartoon True Grit has been recognized by City Arts as Tacoma’s top comic on the new City Arts Blog (aka CAB):

“Since City Arts went monthly in July 2008, we’ve showcased one of our best Tacoma discoveries, artist Jeremy Gregory, in his own monthly alternative comic, now titled True Grit. It explores the infamously gritty side of Tacoma’s identity in Gregory’s unique color pencil style, which takes him hours to complete by hand.”

True Grit Parody using MS Paint by RR Anderson

Read the full story with slideshow. You can’t afford to miss!

1st Annual CLAW End of Year Ceremony on CLAW-VISION

Electric Elliot — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:01:11 +0000

Missed the big show. CLAW has got you covered. Now you can experience the CLAW in the comfort of your own living room. Enjerb:

Every year the CLAW gathers to refresh the Council of the Four Eyes with two new leaders and thank two previous Council leaders for their service. Included in this ceremony is the recognizing of friends, welcoming of new members, a slideshow and cake. Delicious, delicious cake.

CLAW’s Great Yearly Ceremony for 2010

MarkMonlux — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:26:30 +0000

Elliot Trotter, Mark Monlux, James Stowe, RR Anderson Photo by Kevin Freitas

Rumors have been flying for the last month about the CLAW’s Great Yearly Ceremony. For a secret society that has been not-so-secret with its secret ceremonies, this secret ceremony was kept…well…pretty secret. In fact only a select few other than the membership were invited to the event, which was his in the historic Knights of Pythias Temple in Tacoma, Washington on the dark and gloomy evening of January 4th 2010. The extravaganza showed the changing of the guard with Two of the Four Eyes stepping down, and Two new victims being called into leadership.

Unlike other organizations, which have a democratic process to determine leadership, the CLAW thrust leadership upon its hapless membership. When you are called, you serve. Bu wa ha ha ha ha ha!

Shaking their mantle of responsibility were Elliot Trotter and RR Anderson, the masterminds behind the CLAW’s conception. Now sharing in the wealth of chores and labors are Jeff Hawley and Michael Shaudis. Remaining on the council for another year of sterling leadership are Mark Monlux and James Stowe.

The CLAW also took this time to semi-publically thank the Friend of CLAW, individuals who proved themselves to be very strong supporters of the CLAW. You’ve seen the invites, now you get to meet the recipients:

Kevin Freitas, Warren Caves, John Munn and Dave L. Photo by Kevin Freitas

Kevin Freitas – Photographer Extraordinary, and creator of FeedTacoma.com
Warren Caves – Owner of Tacoma Art Supply
John Munn – Owner of Comic Book Ink
Dave L. – A Really Good Guy

Yet more rumors abound! It’s possible that the CLAW might make next year’s Great Yearly Ceremony available to the public. If you think that tickets, supporting the CLAW Student Scholarship Fund, would be a good idea, then let the CLAW know.

The CLAW sends a special thanks to the Knights of Pythias. The CLAW encourages its reader to check out the Knights of Pythias, who believe the ideals of loyalty, honor and friendship.

And here is Adam the Alien’s special Vlog-Tag of the event”