Status Update: June 2017 CLAW NEWS you can USE

HARK! The great prince issues commands, founds states, vests families with fiefs… inferior bards should not be employed.

JOIN WITH the CLAW for a free Random Gen D&D Character Sketch Party this end of month for our public art ‘open swim’ ONLY at Kings Books, Wednesday June 28th , 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm!  From the event description: feature creating and sketching D&D characters, using stats from random generation to push the bounds of your creativity! Will it be a genius dwarf whose alchemical experiments have had unforeseen consequences on her body? A half-orc monk who fancies himself from a long lost line of royalty? A dragonborn rogue with penchant for punctuality? An overly friendly paladin with really, really bad hygiene?
A lawful evil member of the infamous Dwarven Mafia?  Blank sketch character sheets will be provided, please bring your drawing tools of choice and RSVP via our Facebook event so we can be sure to print enough for everyone.

BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE: WE HEART WONDER WOMAN ART SHOW is UP at Tacoma’s favorite Comic Book Store: DESTINY CITY COMICS! Join us at the opening artist reception party SATURDAY JUNE 3rd  6 – 8 pm!  Grab your lassos and join us to celebrate the wonderful Wonder Woman! Light snacks provided. Members of CLAW and invited artists are creating art paying tribute to Wonder Woman. Come by on the 3rd to vote for your favorite piece, enter a raffle, or pick up a print of Wonder Woman by CLAW artists. Be sure to pick up some free Wonder Woman comics provided by Destiny City Comics. $1 for every CLAW print sold the month of June will go to the Tacoma/Pierce County YWCA! People’s Choice prizes will be awarded to artists and raffles drawn at 7pm. Show will be up for the month of June.  TEASER IMAGES AS FOLLOWS (so many more not pictured):

MEANWHILE:  Flames of the Frost Park Chalk Challenge has rekindled and thus you can draw with chalk every Friday at Noon in Downtown Tacoma Washington at the tiny pocket park of concrete and fountains at the intersection of 9th and Pacific Avenue!  “The City is Your Canvas!”

MEANWHILE (CONT.):  Father’s Day DIY Board Game Designer Event at Tinkertopia June 4th and June 18th! ALSO now open enrollment for TINKER SUMMER CAMP http://tinkertopia.com/#camp

Additional  CLAW Artist Guild news to share? Contact webmaster@cartoonistsleague.org

 

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First CLAW Zine of 2011 GUEST STRIPS Trailer

RR's Guest Strip cover art of Electric Elliot's BOB THE DOG (CLAW zine)

Featuring:

  • Mark Monlux’s Movie Comic Critic by Mark Brill
  • RR’s Tacomic/Learn 2 Draw in 3D! by Adam M. Botsford
  • Mark Monlux Movie Comic Critic by Mark Brill
  • Stowe’s SCATS by Debivans
  • TO’T’s Fail Whale by The JinxMedic
  • Stowe’s SCATS by Debivans
  • TO’T’s Bean Town by Mark Monlux
  • Electric Elliot’s Bob the Dog by RR Anderson
  • The JinxMedic’s O&J Crow Comic by Thorax O’Tool
  • Adam the Alien’s Adam the Alien Comic by Chris Tirri
  • PLUS A SPECIAL BONUS TO’T’s DOOMAFUDGE MINI POSTER FOLD-OUT by Nick Butler!

DUDE!

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John Layman and Mark Rahner sign their comics at Comic Evolution

John Layman and Mark Rahner sign comics for Mark Monlux

John Layman and Mark Rahner sign comics for Mark Monlux


John Layman and Mark Rahner are a couple of the creative professionals behind “Chew” and “Rotten”. For those of you who enjoy these comics of a detective who can ‘see’ the history of the items he eats, and zombie infections in the old west, this was the perfect time to (snicker) meat those involved.

The signing team was intrigued, bemused and pleased to receive the latest copy of CLAW-tu Barada Nikto.

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