Midmococo

Here are some jams from the November 1st Midmococo meeting. The first jam is a thank you card for Lisa Bartlett for hosting last month’s 24 hour comics day event at her Artlandish Gallery. (The design was based on my poster for the 24 hour comic day event.)

I’m a little late to announce this, but William “Bill” Humepassed away on June 27th, 2009. Hume was a multi-talented artist, born and raised in Columbia, Mo., and living here most of his life.He was 93 years old at the time of his death. His ...

Several people have been working hard on their comics for the anthology, so I’ve got a quick update on the Mid-Missouri Comics Anthology and info about a work night. Updated deadline Due to holidays and people wanting to work over the break, the deadline for submissions is Jan. 15, 2010. Y...

When he’s not busy being a graphic designer/illustrator, Gary Lister is churning out the panels for his Web comic Morganna of the Borgs. We got a chance to interview Gary to find out what it’s been like starting a new Web comic. What are you working on now comics-wise? I a...

The State Historical Society of Missouri has just opened a new exhibit: The Golden Age of the Comic Strip. The show runs November 9th 2009 to May 2010, and a reception for the exhibit will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, November 13th....

Cartoonist Dan Zettwoch has curated an art show featuring many St. Louis comic artists. The show is called Famous Fictional and runs at the Mad Art Gallery November 6th to December 1st...

This week’s Vox Magazine showcases a story on zines. Ben Chlapek is featured in the story, and he talks about his new zine in progress, with a slideshow to accompany it. ...

The press is all over a story about an auction of 3,000 well preserved comics found in an Arnold Missouri home by an heir. Mound City Auctions held the auction Sunday and Monday in the Ameristar Casino of St. Charles, and entertained bids from collectors worldwide...

For 24 Hour Comics Day, J.B. Winter had a unique spin on the event. Instead of creating a 24-page comic, he created a huge, 24-panel sidewalk chalk strip. How he came up with the idea: I got the idea for sidewalk comics one day when I was, of course, walking on a sidewalk...

LocalColumbia Access Television has uploaded apresentation by David Mowder, an illustrator for Hallmark...

Here’s a partial list of the stories from 24 hour comics day that were created. Check back for more updates later. ...

Local cartoonist Jeremy Burt has gotten some mention from the local press lately. The Missourian had afront page article on Burt, and aTribune blog mentioned that they have a story coming up about him as well...

October 16th – 18th is a new convention in Springfield MO called GAME: Gaming Arts Media Expo. ...

The second annual Citizen Jane Film Festival is coming to Columbia October 16th – 18th. The festival has a couple of programs featuring work by cartoonists. Saturday at 10:30am is Saturday morning cartoons never tasted so good: An animation Romp. ...