Looking for Comics Creators

[kjc.livejournal.com]

If you draw comics and live in Somerville, please drop me an email: kjc@kjcedits.com

I'm (a) doing a headcount and (b) looking for potential interview subjects on the topic of Somerville's artist community and making comics in this area.

If you know of comickers in town, please drop them a note or include their names in your email to me.

Thank you!

Comments

[ratushebarl.livejournal.com]

x...k...c...d.....

[junesrose.livejournal.com]

That comes out of Somerville???????

[junesrose.livejournal.com]

Well, it's worth a try...

My son is (was) a first year Media Arts and Animation major in Boston (he's starting year #2 in Sept)...sometimes lives at my mom's house (in Davis Sq)... he's got a WHOLE comic/cartoon series sketched out in his sketch books...characters, plots, etc.

Not sure if this counts, but well, there you go. Let me know if you want more info and I can email you.

*proud mama*

[fluffpot.livejournal.com]

Liz Prince lives in Somerville: http://comicnrrd.livejournal.com/

I also draw comics, although my focus has shifted a little bit to teaching comics to kids.

[maffematician.livejournal.com]

There is a sf/f mag based out of Somerville. It takes one-time and serial submissions of fiction and artwork.

Although it might not be what you're after, the editors might know where to find out about more people in the area who draw. You should contact them to find out.

http://crossedgenres.com/

[wobblymusic.livejournal.com]

Jef Czekaj.

http://czekaj.com/

[fe.livejournal.com]

Yep.

[acidgalore.livejournal.com]

Brian McFadden, creator of the Big Fat Whale
http://www.bigfatwhale.com/

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

Ya beat me to it.

[blinkidybah.livejournal.com]

Yup

[kjc.livejournal.com]

I emailed him, but he says it takes a long time to see those emails, so who knows.

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Sure! Drop me a line. I'm always interested to talk with comickers of any sort.

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Sounds like you're a comicker. Drop me a line if you want to be a possible interviewee.

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I send the editors an email. Hopefully it'll go through.

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Emailed! Thanks!

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Emailed him.

[turil.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure he lives in Cambridge. But he might have moved.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Talk to the folks at the comic book shop in Union Square, if you haven't already. They feature a lot of local comic artists.

And, yeah, Jef Czekaj actually organizes comic artists in the area, so he's a good one to contact.

Also, talk to the people at Union Square Main Streets (http://www.unionsquaremain.org/committees/Special%20Events/fluff%20alt.html), as they did a contest or something to create a comic book for the Fluff Fest, so they would have know many local comic artists.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Oh and Gareth Hinds (http://www.garethhinds.com/index.php) lived in Somerville at one point, and may still live here (his website doesn't say), so you might want to check him out.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Looks like Randall is indeed in Somerville now. And, as you can see (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereisnofive/3963338644/in/set-72157622347656241/), he lives in your typical Somerville apartment. :-)

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I emailed Gareth.

I DID email the Boston Comics Roundtable, of which Gareth has been a member in the past & I think he's still one, but I only got one response. Not sure why. (I'm pretty sure they can't tell whether I smell funny via email.)

I'll touch base with Hub Comics soon.

[kjc.livejournal.com]

FYI, they've only run comics in 2 issues & both were out-of-towners.

But thanks for the link! The zine looks neat.

ME!

[quinnesocrates.livejournal.com]

I and my collaborator, Dan Masi (www.mayzeeworks.com) have released the first issue of our first comic together, Backstage at the Caribou. http://www.mayzeeworks.com/popweb/backstage.caribou1.html

Email me at jadesylvan@gmail.com or dan at dmayzee@gmail.com if you'd like to talk to us!