Cheer up! The holiday is over and the long cold winter has begun! 

Our next PHILLY COMIX JAM meeting is Monday, January 12th at Skinners at 8:00.

Come on out for the first jam of 2009!

All are welcome.

Hope to see you there!

-Art

DR. SKETCHY's PHILADELPHIA: cabaret meets art school
Friday, December 19, 2008, 7:00 to 10:00 P.M.
The Sanctuary of the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catharine Street, Philadelphia PA 19147

Here is the DR. SKETCHY event for December.

For the session on December 19th, Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia proudly welcomes the ladies of The Peek-A-Boo Revue! Gracing the model stand will be Ginger Leigh and Cherry Bomb, and your fabulous emcees will be Count Scothula and Joey Martini.

In exchange for $12 online ($15 at the door), artists are treated to roller derby queens modeling in elaborate costumes. During breaks, artists compete for booze and prizes. There are fantastic tunes, smart-aleck emcees and a gossipy blog that dishes the dirt the next day.

Our FIFTEENTH Issue!  -  Cover by Pat!

Yo!

I've updated the website. Participating Monday night were Ian, Bob, April, Pat, Beth, Steve, returning participants: Matt and Denny, new participant Jacob, and me. We produced 10 pages which have been posted on the Fifteenth Issue page. We had a "Winter Holiday" theme which sharp-eyed viewers could glean from the cover (duh!)!

ITEM!  Our opening nights for our FIRST ANNIVERSARY Show at SKINNERS on December 1st and December 5th, were a blast. For those of you who couldn't make it, you can still catch the show. It'll be up through December 30th!

ITEM!  ...and we still have a few copies of our PHILLY COMIX JAM '08 comic book for you foot-draggers who haven't got one yet!

ITEM!  I've also made a few alterations to the website to accommodate expansion. I added a 2009 EVENTS page and a second COMIX page. I've also replaced the PHILLY COMIX JAM logo with the new one I created for the poster!

ITEM!  Our next PHILLY COMIX JAM meeting is Monday, January 12th at Skinners at 8:00. Hope to see you there!

Our next PHILLY COMIX JAM meeting is Monday, December 8th at Skinners at 8:00.

Come on out and contribute to our special WINTER HOLIDAY issue and give the whole friggin' season "what for!"  This will be the last JAM this year so don't miss it!

All are welcome.

Hope to see you there!

-Art

Yo!

I've updated the website. Participating were Hans, Ian, Bob, April, Dane, Pat, Jason,  new participant: Steve, and me. We produced 11 pages which have been posted on the Fourteenth issue page. I also put up the new self portraits (with links) of Jason, Cyn and Steve. Check 'em out already.

ITEM!  Our opening night for our FIRST ANNIVERSARY Show at SKINNERS on December 1st, was a blast. For those of you who couldn't make it, we're doing it again on Friday December 5th.  Things should be rolling by 8:00. Hey, don't miss it THIS time!

ITEM!  ...and dont forget to get a copy of our PHILLY COMIX JAM '08 comic book already before they're sold out! (HAW!)

ITEM!  A big tip o' the Art Baxter fez to those of you who helped me out with the folding of the comic books (I'm lookin' at you: April and Bob) and the hanging of the show (April again and Robert who came all the way from NYC to help) and April AGAIN(!) and Hans for going around hanging posters. Also thanks to Ian for donating 11" x 17" sheets of yellow paper and his power of hype.

ITEM!  While I'm here I'll thank April yet again for doing the scanning duties on the second half of our November number. "a-PRILL!  a-PRILL!"

ITEM!  Did'ja see that our own, Hans Rickheit, was recently interviewed at the 10 QUESTIONS: TOP DRAWER Blogspot. Hans talks about his new book and other sundry topics including that new Alan Moore documentary and his influences.

Our PHILLY COMIX JAM '08 comic book - Y'know ya want one!

The PHILLY COMIX JAM is celebrating their one year anniversary by presenting a gallery of the finest comics pages we drew over the past year AGAIN!

Yep, many of us will be at SKINNERS again on Friday December 5th, 2008 from 8:00pm to midnight (?) for the FIRST FRIDAY crowd. If you couldn't make it on Monday night, don't miss THIS!

SKINNERS DRY GOODS
226 Market Street
(between 2nd & 3rd)
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-922-0522

The PHILLY COMIX JAM is celebrating their one year anniversary by presenting a gallery of the finest comics pages we drew over the past year at:

SKINNERS DRY GOODS
226 Market Street
(between 2nd & 3rd)
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-922-0522

OPENING: Monday December 1st, 2008 - 8:00pm to 11pm
FIRST FRIDAY: Friday December 5th, 2008 - 7:00pm to 12pm.

Our next PHILLY COMIX JAM meeting is Monday, November 24th at Skinners at 8:00.

Come on out and celebrate the first anniversary of our first meeting one year ago!

All are welcome.

Hope to see you there!

-Art

Our FOURTEENTH Issue!  -  Cover by Beth!

Greetings everyone!

I've updated the website. I've posted the new pages from Monday's meeting on the Fourteenth issue page. Participating were Hans, Ian, Bob, April, Dane, Pat, Beth, Jason, new participants, Cyn and Brian, and me. We produced an amazing 13 pages .

DR. SKETCHY's PHILADELPHIA: cabaret meets art school
Friday, November 21, 2008, 7:00 to 10:00 P.M.
The Sanctuary of the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catharine Street, Philadelphia PA 19147

Here is the DR. SKETCHY event for November.

For theis session, Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia proudly welcomes the ladies of Hellcat Girls Burlesque! Gracing the model stand will be Violet Sweet and Holly Heartbreaker.

In exchange for $12 online ($15 at the door), artists are treated to roller derby queens modeling in elaborate costumes. During breaks, artists compete for booze and prizes. There are fantastic tunes, smart-aleck emcees and a gossipy blog that dishes the dirt the next day.

This event is part of the year-long celebration POW! Comics, Animation, and Graphic Novels at Penn. For information about other POW! events go here.

FEAR(S) OF THE DARK - PEUR(S) DU NOIR
80 minutes
Ritz at the Bourse
Friday, November 14th to Thursday November 20th

FEAR(S) OF THE DARK is a wildly inventive and visually dazzling collection of fearful tales by six of the world's most renowned comic and graphic artists - Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Richard McGuire. From a besotted student whose girlfriend is weirdly ardent in her affections, to a Japanese schoolgirl menaced by a long-dead samurai, and a pack of hounds on a bloodthirsty rampage, FEAR(S) has a story strand to trouble every sleep - not to mention a stunning range of animation styles. Shot in shimmering black and white, the six intertwined tales create an unprecedented epic where phobias and nightmares come to life and reveal Fear at its most naked and intense.

Hey, It's a one week engagement. You snooze, you loose. - Art

Our next PHILLY COMIX JAM meeting is Monday, November 10th at Skinners at 8:00. All are welcome.

Hope to see you there!

-Art

Philadelphia Cartoonists Society - WATCHMEN Tribute
Brave New Worlds
45 North Second Street
Philadelphia PA 19106
(215) 925-6525
Friday, November 7th - 6 PM

The PHILADELPHIA CARTOONISTS SOCIETY (our rival cartoonist group!) tribute to the Watchmen book is entitled "The Children of the Watchmen." The book will feature many great artists from the Philly area and some farther out doin' their kick ass interpretations of the characters from the book. The book will have it's "official" debut on the evening of Friday, Nov. 7th at the Brave New Worlds comic shop in Philly located on 2nd street between Market and Arch. Artists from the book will be there to do signings and sketches, original art and prints from the book will be on display and some for sale.