David Chelsea writeup at:
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=499593&category=39849

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[From Traced.com]

hi, tracy here.

TRACED NEWS: EVOLUTION reaches its conclusion. yup, this is the last installment of the current story. hope you’ve enjoyed it.

i am working on a new comic and with any luck (hard work) i’ll be able to start posting earlyish in the new year. speaking of which HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.

THE COMIC: EVOLUTION

Previously: how to hide from life
This week: what if?
Read it now. http://www.traced.com/2007/12/28/panel-059/
or start from the beginning…
http://www.traced.com/2007/08/23/evolution/

HAIR UPDATE: umm static continues to suck.

Enjoy the comic,
tracy

please email comments to me at tracy [via] traced [dot] com or leave them on the site.

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Ben Hutchings has some new animation for you.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=we5BpHa_8hA

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Bill Térébenthine has some new comix for you.

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(indie comicists helping mainstream pros in need:)

Hi everyone, here’s a quick update on the SPACENITE TRIBUTE SHOW. First
of all I just have to say, you are all awesome, thank you! The opening
night was a lot of fun, everyone who visited agreed that it was a
remarkable and incredible collection of art. I’ve attached one picture
from my camera, I should have some better ones soon.

The poster sales were great. The night of the show, the proceeds were
only around $200, but now we’re up to $400. I was hoping for more around
$1000, but I still have lots of posters left to sell and also the auction.

The bidding on the silent auction was a little disappointing, I think I
made a mistake by limiting it to just 3 hours locally. But it was my
first show of this sort and I’ve learned from it. I asked every bidder
what they thought if we extended the auction until the end of the month,
to raise more bids, and every single bidder was supportive. I felt bad
changing the rules like that, but I’m glad everyone agreed it was a good
idea.

So the plan is to put every piece of original art on ebay next Tuesday,
Dec. 18th. The longest ebay will allow and auction is 10 days, so they
will all end on Friday, Dec. 28th. The main thing I need to figure out is
shipping costs. There seems to be a lot of demand so I think it will do
well. If you have an original piece you would also like to auction, let
me know and we can coordinate all these auctions. On my website, and on
everyone’s various blogs, we can post links to all the ROM auctions that
are going on. Feel free to keep a bit for your time and materials, and if
there are proceeds remaining they can be donated to the SPACENITE MANTLO
FUND using the paypal button on my website (www.floatingworldcomics.com)

I’ll also make all the prints available to the rest of the world, but
it’ll probably take a few weeks to get all that info compiled on my
website.

The tribute book is moving forward as planned. I’ve already talked with a
few parties that may be interested in helping with the printing. I want
to contact Hasbro to see if we can make it a positive endeavor for all
parties involved. I will also take time to solicit artwork from even more
artists who didn’t make the first deadline to be included in the book. So
you can let friends know the call for submissions is open again.

Best,
Jason
Floating World Comics
20 NW 5th Ave #101
Portland, OR 97209
(503)241-0227

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La Mano Press (publisher of John Porcellino, Zak Sally and more is discounting its offerings, get something while the going’s good!

(in the pipeline: Jason T. Miles, Dead Ringer)

“here’s EXACTLY WHAT is on sale, here: Diary Of a Mosquito Abatement Man by John Porcellino; Recidivist, Sammy The Mouse (book and screenprint) by Zak Sally; Portrait Of A Young Man Trying To Draw (and silkscreen print) by William Schaff; Wait, You’re Not A Centaur (and the corresponding silkscreen) by Nate Denver; and both the Low/ Dirty 3 and Zak Sally “anatomical” silkscreen. any other questions, just email them to orders [via] lamano21 [dot] com)

easy as pie: just go to the site and order some stuff via paypal, write “rent party” in the comments area, and i will paypal you back your discount as soon as i recieve the order, then send the thing(s) off to you.

and GUESS WHAT: orders over $35 (before rebate) get a FREE poster: either the Low/ Dirty 3 poster or the Nate Denver poster, you decide. AND: orders over $50, and you get a free (signed, limited edition) William Schaff silkscreen. like i said, this is just good through december 15. come on, you freaks.”

http://lamano21.com

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Andy Brouwer provides a writeup on the premiere of Bopha Battambang.
http://andybrouwer.blogspot.com/2007/12/comics-come-good.html
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from Shannon Wheeler (USA):

This is a photo of the stream and photo stream etc.
The signing went great. I had a blast. There were a good 50 people there (I am very appreciative of everyone who came out – thank you!), double what they typically get. Some of them I didn’t even know. I was nervous to start but then it got going pretty good. With practice I should be able to get the transparency thing down. The streaming seemed to work ok too. There were over a dozen people who actually watched the thing ‘streaming’.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shannon-wheeler-at-powells

And here are a couple good plugs for the event:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/steveduin/
http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/6900/167/

I’m trying to get an animator friend to do an animation of two women sitting drinking tea, sharing one cup. I figure the overflow from the two-girls thing would be enough to make a small mint in ad revenue. What’s up with that anyhow? Hasn’t there been gross stuff on the internet for 10 years? Didn’t we do that the first week of dial-up? Aren’t we over the shock-value it’s-so-gross entertainment?

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Justin Hall, USA: On Saturday, December 8th, I’m going to be the Cartoonist-in-Residence at the S.F. Cartoon Art Museum. I’ll be making comics on a drawing table set up in the lobby from 1-3pm, and will be answering questions and hobnobbing with anyone who wants to talk to me. The Museum Residency program is a way to reach out to local creators and fans, as well as to give Museum attendees an opportunity to talk to a working cartoonist and understand more about the process of making comics.

Please come by and support your friendly, neighborhood cartoonist! I’ll be cold, alone, and sad if no one comes by to visit… how’s that for a guilt trip? To sweeten the deal, I’ll be giving away free copies of my True Travel Tales comics. Also, you get to check out the Museum, which is really quite wonderful, and has an unusually dynamic group of shows at the moment. Two uber-talented friends of mine, Lark Pien and Hellen Jo have solo shows of their work up right now.

I will be drawing, like in this photo, but I will be wearing warmer clothes.

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