http://www.cartoonistsleague.org Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:01:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a hastily done sticker design made to shame (force) (convince) (muscle) (no... shame) noncommital Tacoma based illustrator and urban hipster Stan Drawstanley.com Shaw to join the esteemed ranks of CLAW. Please join in this campaign by writing Mr. Shaw and expressing how much you think he should, in ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/stan-shaw-in-claw/ Last night's secret meeting of the CLAW saw the induction of CLAW member #10. [caption id="attachment_950" align="aligncenter" width="434" caption="Inductee recieves one last warning before continuing with the irreversible induction process."][/caption] Don't read it! Just Sign! [caption id="attachment_951" align="aligncenter" width="456" caption="They didn't say anything about THIS stuff. What am I getting myself into?"][/caption] Welcome to ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/introducing-member-number-10/ Some of us are more eager than others for the "arrival" of the Robotic Overlords. http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/sexy-robot-video/ 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 ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/its-scholaring-time/ 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 ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/great-moments-of-robots-on-film-silent-running/ [caption id="attachment_937" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Otto Ball"][/caption] Sample of the detritus expelled at last night's C.L.A.W. Open Swim Meeting at the Mandolin Cafe! http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/otto-ball-the-self-propelled-bowling-ball-buddy/ [caption id="attachment_933" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="\"CLAW Bowling #1\" © 2010 Mark Monlux"][/caption] 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, ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/claws-february-open-swim-theme-is-wednesday-24th-730/ I'm working on a couple of these, here's the first one:   http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/another-flag-of-the-claw/ I'll post up a color version sooner than later. In the meantime, enjoy! [caption id="attachment_923" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="TOT CLAW flag"][/caption] http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/tots-claw-flag/ 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 http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/true-grit-truer-apology/ http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/the-last-duet-on-earth/ http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/a-quick-look-at-hondas-robotic-research/ 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 http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/zombie-p-i/ 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 ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/gary_larson/ http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/zombies-are-people-too-not/ Wait until you see the last robot in this video. Awesomeness. http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/robots-designed-after-nature/ 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 ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/third-place-winner-for-theme-robots/ Why is it so many folks envision the coming of the Robotic Overlords as a bad thing? http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/another-vision-of-the-coming-of-the-robotic-overlords/ 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 ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/claws-january-open-swim-wednesday-27th-730-theme-robots/ [caption id="attachment_862" align="aligncenter" width="492" caption="Stowe's Birthday Blowout...maybe that's not a good title."][/caption] 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 http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/863/ 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 ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/beer-and-comics/ [caption id="attachment_856" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="definitely not a pipe..."][/caption] http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/another-idea-for-a-claw-flag/ Just because I couldn't resist. ^0^ Mark 9 http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/back-of-the-gg-claw-flag/ [caption id="attachment_844" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="#9's Consept Art For The CLAW Flag"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/the-great-glorious-flag-of-the-claw/ 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 ... http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/city_arts/