Princeton Comic Makers Weekly Roundup #38
Summary of the Last Meeting (11/20/2024)
First of all, NO MEETING TONIGHT! The Princeton Arts Council is closing early for Thanksgiving. Please enjoy your free time howsoever you choose.
The renowned comics artist Patrick McDonnell has a show on the 1st floor of the Princeton Arts Council called “The Super Hero’s Journey,” featuring multi-media paintings that expand on his graphic novel (also called “The Super Hero’s Journey”). This pairing puts Abstract Expressionism and comic art in dialogue in order to “explore and expand on the spiritual and political undertones of the early Marvel super hero comics of my [McDonnell’s] youth.” The show is already open! There will also be an artist talk and book signing on Saturday, November 30 at 3:00.
It’s finally time to start planning for JetLAG Festival (Downsville, NY)! It’s an outdoor music festival/camping excursion in late June that also provides the opportunity to do outdoor installations! Tickets go on sale around December or January, so if this combination of activities appeals to you, please let us know your interest as soon as possible.
PCM group anthology, potentially
We’re considering making a group comics anthology in the new year. Not only is this type of thing a good way of seeing your work published, it’s also a good way of seeing the book-printing production process. If you have any ideas for themes or printing specifications (eg. color or b/w, riso printing, dimensions, foils, etc.), now is a good time to start brainstorming. We’ll continue discussing this project in the upcoming weeks, just keep this in the back of your minds for now.
Old links and reminders
Applications
If any of you are interested in flea markets generally, check out this website! It has listings for upcoming shows and fairs across New Jersey. Just double check that the theme of the show matches what you want to buy or sell.
Tomato pins
We also still have tomato enamel pins, which are $10 for members. The proceeds from these pins go directly to our rent. If you want to help with rent but don’t necessarily want a pin, you can also just give Chris the same amount of money. No pressure, of course, and thank you to everyone who already contributed!
Email and Discord links
For the new folks and anyone who was not receiving emails until recently, please click here to access the backlog of all our email blasts.
And as always, here is the Discord invite link. At first, you'll only see the "about-rules" channel; just enter the command written at the bottom of the guidelines to access to the rest of the server. If the link doesn't work, let us know and we'll send you another.