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slg_news @ 2010-01-03T19:01:00

2010-01-04T03:01:56Z

10:55 Check out Captain Long Ears by Diana Thung, coming in May! is.gd/5KSTF bit.ly/6mhOCE #

slg_news @ 2009-12-22T19:02:00

2009-12-23T03:02:09Z

14:46 Check out the trailer for JAVA TOWN by Scott Saavedra. bit.ly/5AZY35 #

slg_news @ 2009-12-21T19:01:00

2009-12-22T03:01:57Z

10:55 Strongman writer Charles Soule lives out one of my dreams by appearing as a contestant on Jeopardy! is.gd/5wqjA #
11:35 Crashing around before the holidays on SLG Radio will air 12/23. tobtr.com/s/830562 #BlogTalkRadio #

slg_news @ 2009-12-17T19:00:00

2009-12-18T03:00:29Z

16:44 The archive of today's SLG call-in podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. bit.ly/6E8jK9 #

slg_news @ 2009-12-16T19:00:00

2009-12-17T03:00:32Z

10:19 Dan Vado will be on the Dan Shahin show on KSCU 103.3 FM in San Jose @ 9:00 PM. bit.ly/8AzAHZ #
10:20 Be sure to tune in to the SLG call-in Podcast. Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer will discuss freelancer health insurance... bit.ly/82owTZ #

slg_news @ 2009-12-15T19:00:00

2009-12-16T03:00:16Z

11:28 Aaron Alexovich will give you a little goodie if you pre-order Serenity Rose Volume Two before Christmas! is.gd/5oRVt #

slg_news @ 2009-12-14T19:00:00

2009-12-15T03:00:25Z

10:23 Health Insurance, Cash Flow and other freelance artist issues - ... on SLG Radio will air 12/17. tobtr.com/s/821789 #BlogTalkRadio #
11:27 After last week's submissions Twitter flurry, I've gotten a lot emails asking "How?" Read the submission guidelines: is.gd/5nr1N #
11:28 Also: Don't be too anxious to send in a submission now. I'm going on maternity leave at the end of Dec. and won't be back until April. #
11:28 @panelpatter Yep, Van and Dusty are already working on the sequel! Tentatively scheduled for the end of 2010. #
11:34 @Fishelle Just to go to the convention, swing by the booth and talk to us. We don't do pitch meetings @ conventions, but we'll look! #
11:35 @KriegsaffeNo9 The script should be near-completion, but you don't have to finish drawing it. Editing is hard when a book's already drawn. #
11:36 @Spuid_Dynamite If you want to give yourself a fighting chance, do black-and-white. #
11:45 The JTHM collection was the #4 top indie graphic novel in November. Not so bad for an old-timer. is.gd/5nsfz #
11:47 Doris Danger by Chris Wisnia was our new graphic novel for November, though. Check it out: is.gd/5nsCo #
13:25 @ales_kot I didn't specifically ask for submissions. These were just tips for submissions, what we look for. It got misconstrued. #
13:26 @ales_kot It would have been more unprofessional for me to *not* tell people there might be a longer waiting time. Also: WTF? #
13:27 Let me make this clear: Those tips were not a *call* for submissions. I was just telling people what we do look for in submissions. #
13:29 @DMulish No. #
13:30 After spending an afternoon looking at unsuitable projects, I was hoping that future submitters would be more informed about what we want. #
14:19 @grimaced Seriously? You want to be personally serviced? Just read the previous tweets. #
14:20 @InvaderCliche It is indie in that is published by an independent publisher, yes. #
14:24 @PaperblackNinja Strangely, a lot of the porn involves people having carnal relations with demons. (I think I'll add the tips to the FAQ.) #
16:52 James Turner talks Warlord of Io, maps, vector graphics, and Rage Against the Machine with Robot 6: is.gd/5nPx9 #
16:58 bit.ly/6uSUhk #

slg_news @ 2009-12-10T19:00:00

2009-12-11T03:00:56Z

16:56 The archive of this weeks SLG podcast is now up for your listening. bit.ly/8JgBP2 #

slg_news @ 2009-12-09T19:01:00

2009-12-10T03:01:03Z

10:30 J. Caleb Mozzocco reviews Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer by Van Jensen and Dusty Higgins. bit.ly/5PkFAT #
14:21 Press release for Birdhouse, a new graphic novel by Vernon White, to be published in February! bit.ly/8MAQB3 #
16:01 I'm reading submissions today, so I'll tweet some tips as they occur to me. First: We are not really looking for color projects. #
16:02 Don't ask for a meeting at Comic-Con in a submission that you send two weeks before the convention. #
16:02 I say that last one because I am just now reading the submissions that arrived two weeks before Comic-Con. #
16:32 Don't send the same project in again after it has already been rejected. Not sure why I would need to say that, but, nevertheless... #
16:33 We don't publish porn. I do not want to see porn submissions, and I cannot unsee those that I have seen. #
16:39 We ARE looking for black-and-white stand-alone graphic novels of about 100-200 pages. Submissions of these are surprisingly rare. #
16:40 @jamdye I think Dan put that in his "special submissions" stash. #
16:45 @AndrewSnarls I'm talking about hardcore porn. But we don't really publish erotica, either, though. #
16:52 As for genre, we like stuff with a bit of a magical edge and dark humor. We're not into fantasy or space opera with tons of world-building. #
16:55 But, really, we're pretty eclectic. Look at our most recent books for guidance. is.gd/5hlrd #
16:56 Just to clarify about page count: You don't have to finish drawing the whole book before you send it. We just need a full written summary. #
17:03 @AndrewSnarls Oops, that video embedding was supposed to have been removed. #

slg_news @ 2009-12-08T19:01:00

2009-12-09T03:01:20Z

12:16 We're finalizing our summer 2010 schedule! It includes Shadoweyes by Ross Campbell and Sisters Luck by Shari... bit.ly/5NNNe4 #
16:20 New pages of Sparko by Karl Stephan are now up at the SLG website! bit.ly/780jOH #

slg_news @ 2009-12-07T19:01:00

2009-12-08T03:01:01Z

10:53 Michael May reviews Doris Danger at Robot 6: "Four out of five shocking secrets!" bit.ly/7d0AkK #
11:18 @Sashay_Kitty Yes, it does. #
11:20 @ohnoontd Yes, we did. Why do you ask? #

slg_news @ 2009-12-04T19:01:00

2009-12-05T03:01:09Z

22:05 Comics for Kids and other strange topics - SLG Radio on SLG Radio will air 12/10. tobtr.com/s/808686 #BlogTalkRadio #
23:47 New art show opens Friday December 4 at the SLG Gallery. Come help us celebrate our first aniversary. bit.ly/8Rpptq #

slg_news @ 2009-11-30T19:00:00

2009-12-01T03:00:59Z

20:17 Watch the trailer for Birdhouse, a new graphic novel by Vernon White coming from SLG in February 2010 bit.ly/7OpFBT #
20:34 I subscribed to tvittetoe's channel on YouTube www.youtube.com/user/tvittetoe?feature=autoshare_twitter #
12:30 Jamie S. Rich at The Floating World recommends Weird Fishes to Morrissey! Then someone posts a stupid comment. is.gd/589Ls #
14:01 Five new pages of Sparko by Karl Stephan are up at the SLG website! bit.ly/7QfX3t #
14:24 Decapitated Dan reviews Doris Danger: "this whole collection just shines." bit.ly/822xgi #
14:26 Living Between Wednesdays reviews Doris Danger: "This is a glorious comic, just chock full of Silver-ish Age... bit.ly/5RpQ8L #
14:33 CC2K gives Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer 5 out of 5 stars: "This graphic novel has the potential for cult status." bit.ly/6uEQi2 #
16:13 Check out one of SLG's newest artists -- Diana Thung, whose debut graphic novel, Captain Long Ears, will be... bit.ly/8V5pxI #

slg_news @ 2009-11-29T19:00:00

2009-11-30T03:00:55Z

17:45 I uploaded a YouTube video -- Birdhouse Graphic Novel Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wgFHF3Yy7s&feature=autoshare_twitter #

slg_news @ 2009-11-27T19:01:00

2009-11-28T03:01:17Z

23:20 I favorited a YouTube video -- John Staedler & Joshua Walters - "Summertime" @ The Cool Show bit.ly/5g8MrW #

slg_news @ 2009-11-25T19:01:00

2009-11-26T03:01:32Z

12:34 Today I will be talking with Chris Wisnia (Doris Danger) and Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) during my weekly call-in... bit.ly/86ZjXq #
13:45 Listen live in 15 minutes to GIANT MONSTERS - SLG Radio with Doris Danger creat... on SLG Radio . tobtr.com/s/792484. #BlogTalkRadio #
14:00 Come listen to GIANT MONSTERS - SLG Radio with Doris Danger creator C... on SLG Radio on air now! tobtr.com/s/792484 #BlogTalkRadio #
14:23 @evandorkin has made an early entrance on Blog Talk Radio! Listen live: tobtr.com/s/792484. #
15:15 Listen to GIANT MONSTERS - SLG Radio with Doris Danger ... on SLG Radio anytime on BlogTalkRadio. tobtr.com/s/792484 #BlogTalkRadio #
15:32 Andy Ristaino's art will be displayed in the Cartoon Art Museum: is.gd/53IEj Support his Escape from Dullsville by pre-ordering! #
16:48 The archive of today's SLG podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. Chris Wisnia did not appear and... bit.ly/4v6ZR6 #

Andy Ristaino Art at Cartoon Art Museum!

2009-11-25T23:12:16Z

Andy Ristaino's art will be on display at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco from December 19 until March 14! It's sure to be great because Andy's intricate work is even more amazing in the originals as it is on the printed page. It's great that the Cartoon Art Museum is recognizing his amazing talent.

However, as you may know, Andy's graphic novel Escape from Dullsville, which collects Life of a Fetus, has been put on hold because of low pre-orders. It was due out in December, but we need better order numbers before we can print. So we're asking you to place a pre-order at Amazon -- it's 33% off right now and you won't be charged until the book ships.

Thanks for any support you can give! It's always a tough decision to cancel or postpone a book, and we'd much rather have Andy's book see the light of day! It's 288 whoppin' pages long, and like nothing you've ever seen before.

Here's the Cartoon Art Museum press release:

For Immediate Release: November 24, 2009

Contact Andrew Farago, 415-227-8666, ext. 313

Small Press Spotlight on Andy Ristaino
Cartoon Art Museum Exhibition: December 19, 2009 – March 14, 2010

Beginning on December 19th, 2009, the Cartoon Art Museum's ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Andy Ristaino.

Andy Ristaino is a cartoonist and animator currently residing in the San Francisco. Originally from Franklin, Massachusetts, he has been drawing comics ever since he could. His first published work, a comic strip based on Greek myths entitled Myth Conceptions, appeared in The Pompeiiana Newsletter when he was in high school between 1992 and 1994. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design majoring in illustration/animation, during which time he self published two issues of his martial arts comedy zine Nightblade the Nearsighted Ninja, and drew a back up story featuring the character Dangerman, in Oz Squad from Patchwork Press.

Ristaino’s first solo book Life of a Fetus, a story about a bored baby who decides to jump out of the womb early and go on a road trip, was published by SLG comics in 1999 and ran for seven issues. This was soon followed by the spin off series The Babysitter, A send-up of Japanese pop culture. All three issue of The Babysitter have recently been collected by SLG comics. Ristaino’s work tends to focus on themes of the strangeness of life and the fragility of the human psyche, claustrophobia, and the odd space between understanding and incoherence. He looks at storytelling as something liquid.

His work has appeared in numerous comic anthologies such as Meathaus S.O.S., Spectrum 16, Tales of Hot Rod Horror, Spark Generators 2, Pet Noir, Go for the Gold, and the soon to be published Popgun vol. 4 from Image comics. His children’s comic the Uncredibly Confabulated Tales of Lucinda Ziggles was a regular fixture in the now defunct Nickelodeon Magazine.

Ristaino anticipates the publishing of his next SLG graphic novel Escape from Dullsville, a 288 page collection of Life of a Fetus with over 80 pages of unpublished material, sometime in 2010.

For more information about Andy Ristaino’s works and upcoming events, please visit http://www.skronked.blogspot.com and http://www.skronked.com.

About the Small Press Spotlight:

San Francisco has been a hotbed of innovative, groundbreaking comic art since the late 1800s with the advent of the modern comic strip. In the1960s, the Bay Area gained further notoriety when the underground comix movement launched from San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. Today, some of the biggest names in alternative and small-press comics hail from the Bay Area, and the Cartoon Art Museum's Small Press Spotlight focuses on the works of these talented individuals.

The Small Press Spotlight is funded in part by The Zellerbach Family Foundation and The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation.

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Cartoon Art Museum € 655 Mission Street € San Francisco, CA 94105 € 415-CAR-TOON € www.cartoonart.org
Hours: Tues. - Sun. 11:00 - 5:00, Closed Monday
General Admission: $6.00 € Student/Senior: $4.00 € Children 6-12: $2.00 € Members & Children under 6: Free

The Cartoon Art Museum is a tax-exempt, non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the collection,
preservation, study and exhibition of original cartoon art in all forms.

slg_news @ 2009-11-24T20:01:00

2009-11-25T03:01:40Z

12:35 Come to "SLG First Friday Holiday Show" Friday, December 4 from 8:00 pm to 11:55 pm. It's December and the SLG... bit.ly/7wnedg #

slg_news @ 2009-11-22T20:00:00

2009-11-23T03:00:32Z

09:33 GIANT MONSTERS - SLG Radio with Doris Danger creator Chris Wisn... on SLG Radio will air 11/25. tobtr.com/s/792484 #BlogTalkRadio #

slg_news @ 2009-11-19T20:02:00

2009-11-20T03:02:09Z

13:45 Listen live in 15 minutes to SLG Radio - Dan Vado rants with Evan Dorkin on SLG Radio . tobtr.com/s/785845. #BlogTalkRadio #
14:27 Come listen to SLG Radio - Dan Vado rants with Evan Dorkin on SLG Radio on air now! tobtr.com/s/785845 #BlogTalkRadio #
15:15 Listen to SLG Radio - Dan Vado rants with Evan Dorkin on SLG Radio anytime on BlogTalkRadio. tobtr.com/s/785845 #BlogTalkRadio #
16:26 The archive of today's SLG Radio Show/podcast is now available. bit.ly/3Yo48S #
17:17 Don't forget this Saturday, Nov 21, Serena Valentino will be signing copies of her new book Fairest of All at the... bit.ly/2XXPc6 #

slg_news @ 2009-11-18T20:02:00

2009-11-19T03:02:35Z

14:51 40% off sale at slgcomic.com ends monday. Tell your friends. bit.ly/1lzx18 #
16:15 More information, plus sample pages, from Andy Ristaino on supporting Escape from Dullsville! bit.ly/2BC4gG #

slg_news @ 2009-11-17T20:02:00

2009-11-18T03:02:18Z

10:53 Weird Fishes author Jamaica Dyer is interviewed at Comic Book Resources: is.gd/4XiaI #
11:37 SLG Radio - Dan Vado rants with Evan Dorkin on SLG Radio will air 11/19. tobtr.com/s/785845 #BlogTalkRadio #
14:11 Widgey Q. Butterfluff by Steph Cherrywell offers a twisted take on Saturday morning cartoons in January! bit.ly/apSk4 #
16:12 There's a review of Rex Libris Volume One at The Boston Bibliophile. bit.ly/2M6L63 #
16:14 Help Andy Ristaino's Escape from Dullsville see print by pre-ordering it Amazon! bit.ly/3OjeXS #

slg_news @ 2009-11-16T20:03:00

2009-11-17T03:03:11Z

11:01 Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer is #3 of the top-selling indie graphic novels for October, behind Warren Ellis and Terry Moore: is.gd/4Wtiv #
11:03 Thanks to everyone for supporting the book about a vampire-shanking little wooden boy. If you haven't checked it out: is.gd/4WtuL #
11:11 Also making October's top 20 was Weird Fishes by Jamaica Dyer! bit.ly/26CEYX #
11:12 RT @Panelfly Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer is #3 of the top-selling indie graphic novels for October - Available on @Panelfly #
14:20 Serena Valentino will be signing her new Disney Press novel at the SLG Gallery Saturday November 21. You should all... bit.ly/1xy81g #
14:36 Doris Danger by Chris Wisnia gets reviewed on Comic Critique: is.gd/4WBWg "Four out of Five" #
17:06 Widgey Q. Butterfluff, a twisted take on Saturday morning cartoons, from SLG Publishing in January 2010!: is.gd/4WGW6 #

slg_news @ 2009-11-15T20:02:00

2009-11-16T03:02:38Z

14:00 SLG comics on your iPhone. Check out Panelfly at www.panelfly.com, or see their Facebook page. bit.ly/4CNEqh #

slg_news @ 2009-11-13T20:02:00

2009-11-14T03:02:31Z

14:57 Doris Danger Volume One is now available at the SLGCOMIC.COM store. bit.ly/1zxZd0 #
15:05 Here is the trailer for Doris Danger. Watch it, then go order it. That was not a request. bit.ly/1oSvZn #