Retrofit Comics

yeahdudecomics: Comic making is often thought of as a...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:50:06 -0400

Comic making is often thought of as a cartoonist working alone, slaving over pages for hours on end with no connection to the outside world for months at a time while they work on a personal comic book masterpiece. WHO SAID CARTOONING HAS TO BE SUCH A SOLITARY MEDIUM??

I, Pat Aulisio, as organizer of the philly alt comic con for 3 years (and philly santoro con for 1) and editor of numerous anthologies (including math fiction 3D, rub the blood, secret prison 666, marvel comics presents 6), along with Box Brown, publisher of over a dozen and counting cartoonists under Retrofit Comics, and Josh Bayer, editor of over 100 artists for Suspect Device and organizer of the multiple readings that go along with it, are hear to tell you COMIC BOOKS ARE FOR FRIENDS.

We will be giving a talk to help you cultivate and maintain a thriving comic book scene amongst your friends, tips on organizing comic gatherings, editing books, working with other cartoonists to help them reach their full potential and most of all HAVING FUN WHILE MAKING COMICS.

Along the way we will show you numerous drawing games and practices that lead to fully realized comic books, talk about different formats and sizes to publish both in print and on the web, and of course we will be there to make friends with everyone who joins and draw with you.

PAY WHAT YOU WANT to come to SAW, make new and exciting comics, share ideas, and make new friends!

Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26 11:00am – 5:00 pm.

more info HERE and HERE

comicsetc: New Simon Moreton!

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:14 -0400

comicsetc:

New Simon Moreton!

joshbayer: octorom

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:47:28 -0400

joshbayer:

octorom

boxbrowncomics: See everyone tomorrow at the Trenton Ave. Arts...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:52:17 -0400

boxbrowncomics:

See everyone tomorrow at the Trenton Ave. Arts Fest in Philadelphia!! Afterwards come to the Record Lady After Party!!!

Be prepared for SMOO #7 get to know Simon via Grand Gestures!!...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:06:59 -0400

Be prepared for SMOO #7 get to know Simon via Grand Gestures!! Shipping begins Monday!!

smoo:

SMOO #7 is going to be released as three small zines, wrapped in a map. Here are some pages in process from it. It’ll be out sometime in the Summer, all being well

Follow Comics Workbook for comics by We Will Remain artist...

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:36:40 -0400

Follow Comics Workbook for comics by We Will Remain artist Andrew White.

comicsworkbook:

Andrew White

“Tides”

Made for Comics Workbook

comicsworkbook: Simon Hanselmann “Truth Zone 76” Made for...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:14:19 -0400

comicsworkbook:

Simon Hanselmann

“Truth Zone 76”

Made for Comics Workbook

An 8-page preview of Simon Moreton’s haunting work Grand...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:09:44 -0400

An 8-page preview of Simon Moreton’s haunting work Grand Gestures. Shipping begins Monday!!!

boxbrowncomics: Operation Pizza, 3-color Risoprinted zine at...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:21:46 -0400

boxbrowncomics:

Operation Pizza, 3-color Risoprinted zine at TCAF order here now shipping!!

wormulus: More paintings of mine being hung for my #art opening...

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:17:52 -0400

wormulus:

More paintings of mine being hung for my #art opening @esquinanyc. Tonight 6-8pm. 114 Kenmare, entrance off of Lafayette. #nyc #painting #paintings #fineart

fantagraphics: ronregejr: idle of the white lotus risograph...

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:16:29 -0400

fantagraphics:

ronregejr:

idle of the white lotus risograph SAW workshop anthology cover march 2013

Ron Regé Jr. + risograph (presumably).

Go SAW!!

joshbayer: MORE Raw Power 2 previews

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:51:50 -0400

joshbayer:

MORE Raw Power 2 previews

sophiafosterdimino: Two pieces I did for TOUGH LOVE, a show...

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:55:18 -0400

sophiafosterdimino:

Two pieces I did for TOUGH LOVE, a show opening at Double Punch tomorrow in San Francisco! Curated by the extremely wonderful Alison Dubois!

Unfortunately I can’t attend because I will be in Toronto for TCAF, but you should go if you can – lots of lovely work by folks like Zejian Shen, Lisa Hanawalt, JooHee Yoon, Hannah K. Lee, and so many more!

Cryptic previews of Josh Bayer’s Raw Power 2 coming in...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:52:06 -0400

Cryptic previews of Josh Bayer’s Raw Power 2 coming in June. Fictional tv show Space Barbarians was underrated.

joshbayer:

RP2 has a fake 90’s tv show in it that the characters watch called Space Barbarians

thespithouse: smolderblunder: collectivestench: Leah Wishnia,...

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:54:31 -0400

thespithouse:

smolderblunder:

collectivestench:

Leah Wishnia, Heather Benjamin, Zejian Shen and Sophia Foster-Dimino representing Collective Stench for TOUGH LOVE group show at Double Punch in SF this Friday at 7.

The show also includes work by Alabaster, Bunnie Reiss, Chelsea Brown, Hannah K Lee, JooHee Yoon, Katie Patch, Lisa Hanawalt, Morgan Blair, Rachel Kantor, Sam Ballardini, Shannon May and Wesley Allsbrook.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I rewrote this review to make it more correct. kochalka: “This...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:28:00 -0400

I rewrote this review to make it more correct.

kochalka:

“This is the MOST AMAZINGEST children’s book I have ever read. It says on the back it is for all ages, AND it was completely MIND-BLOWING for my 3 and 6 year-old sons. It contains HILARIOUS language & concepts that I don’t want my children FORGETTING!!

…100% literary merit.”

Excerpted from an awesome book review I got on amazon.

Find us at TCAF!!!!! Get our newest releases and meet Retrofit...

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:49:03 -0400

Find us at TCAF!!!!! Get our newest releases and meet Retrofit founder “Box” Brown.

More about the Memorial Day Weekend Comics Workshop | The Sequential Artists Workshop

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:26:39 -0400

More about the Memorial Day Weekend Comics Workshop | The Sequential Artists Workshop:

sequentialartistsworkshop:

More about the Memorial Day Weekend Comics Workshop

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Tom Hart

The workshop will be about appropriation and tradition as well as collaboration. In a sense when Crumb steals from Bud Fisher or Box borrows a surfer from Pettibon or i start to emulate Pat’s background patterns or draw women based on a look I gleaned from Jackie Ormes (http://www.jackieormes.com) its an extension of the community of comics and the interpersonal relationships which drive the soul of the indie comics community.

We will be doing a lecture based on different swipes we use and other people use, and then doing some exercise that makes people do their own swipe exercises. Maybe we’ll do a Milt Gross shading exercise for example to get people loosened up. I was thinking of making people do a single panel gag/ political cartoon where they draw a demon or an industrial era robot threatening civilization- basically a Political cartoon that isn’t necessarily topical.

Then we’ll break people into different groups and find new ways for them to collaborate , a big project that we haven’t decided upon yet. so the theme will be collaboration, learning from responding to those around you, and also being willing to learn from historical figures- those cartoonists are your “friends” too.

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Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26 11:00am – 5:00 pm.

Philadelphia comics stars Pat Aulisio and Box Brown with Suspect Device maestro Josh Bayer are coming to SAW for a Memorial Day Workshop full of Raw Power!

This class will be 2 days and will feature a variety of small exercises, collaborative projects and printing. Come for 2 hours or 2 days and pay-what-you-can.

boxbrowncomics: My new ALL-AGES comic Operation Pizza is now...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:33:10 -0400

boxbrowncomics:

My new ALL-AGES comic Operation Pizza is now available for pre-order! Will begin shipping early next week :D This comic was printed by our pals at Sequential Artists Workshop

boxbrowncomics: “Kickflip” from my upcoming Retrofit comic...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:31:56 -0400

boxbrowncomics:

“Kickflip” from my upcoming Retrofit comic “Beach Girls”