Curls in Bloop Kickstarter-Exclusive Jam Print

Sep07
by on September 7, 2012 at 10:04 AM
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I was asked by Steve Conley to be a part of his jam print for Bloop. He has a Kickstarter campaign going on for the next 10 days to support Bloop, the story of a little, green space monkey who is looking to find the perfect tree. Along the way, he makes some friends and discovers that not only his tree, but the entire planet, is threatened by robots bent on tearing the world apart. This first Bloop collection will be a giant 10 inches x 15 inches. He has a ton or rewards to unlock and many options and levels for you to pledge and help fund his project. You can learn more and consider pledging here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steveconley/bloop-part-one-deluxe-oversized-hardcover

I created Curls as a Hollywood star for the glossy headshot up on the diner wall. She even put on some lipstick and kissed the photo, which also includes her signature.


Steve writes about the jam print:

Today, we unveil three more additions to the BLOOP Kickstarter-exclusive jam print:

• Amelia of Amelia Rules! by Jimmy Gownley (Jimmy recently capped his wonderful eight-book Amelia Rules! series with Amelia Rules: Her Permanent Record!)
• Curls by Carolyn Belefski (Carolyn is one of the nicest and friendliest cartoonists I know and her Curls webcomic is every bit as charming and funny as she is!)
• Mercurius by Rick Veitch (Rick is one of the legends of independent comics and known for some of the most challenging and sensational comics ever made.)

Jimmy, Carolyn and Rick join the first three cartoon patrons unveiled:

• Brandy of Liberty Meadows by Frank Cho (To call Frank a comics superstar is an understatement!)
• Billy Dogma by Dean Haspiel (One of my favorite comics artists and the only one who’s won an Emmy Award!)
• Mel of Sunshine State by Graham Nolan (Graham co-created the Batman villain Bane and he followed that up by creating the best gator cartoon character since Albert of Pogo fame!)
• The Messenger by Jerry Ordway (Jerry is a true comics great and responsible for some of my favorite Marvel and DC comic books!)
• Nastajia of The Dreamland Chronicles by Scott Christian Sava (Scott has produced more than 2,000 – you read that right! – pages of breathtaking cgi comics and he’s running his own Kickstarter at the moment, which I hope you’ll check out!)

This lineup is amazing and we still have twelve more to announce!

This print will be a bonus to every backer pledging $20 or more if we can reach our first stretch goal of $6,000.

Thank you Steve – for creating such a great book and for letting Curls be a part of the jam print. We are honored.

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Team Cul de Sac panel Saturday at Baltimore Comic-Con

Sep06
by on September 6, 2012 at 3:15 PM
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Hello everyone! I know this is last minute, but I was recently asked to join the Team Cul de Sac panel this Saturday at Baltimore Comic-Con. Hope to see you there. We will be available to sign your Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson’s books too. Aside for the panel, I will be located at Table A81 in Artist Alley the rest of the weekend. Here is more information and a map so you can find Curls Studio: http://curls-studio.blogspot.com/2012/08/baltimore-comic-con-is-september-8-9.html

Baltimore Comic-Con
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Room 302-303
11:00-12:00 – Team Cul de Sac
When Richard Thompson, the creator of the comic strip Cul de Sac, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, his friend Chris Sparks began a fundraising effort to honor his friend. With Richard’s support, he asked others to donate artwork featuring the Cul de Sac characters for a Team Cul de Sac book with proceeds going to The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research. Now, join Chris Sparks and other members of Team Cul de Sac including Steve Conley, Matt Dembicki, SL Gallant, Roger Langridge, Dawn Griffin, Carolyn Belefski, and others as they discuss the project and their continuing efforts to raise funds in Richard’s name.

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Baltimore Comic-Con is September 8-9, 2012

Aug28
by on August 28, 2012 at 7:53 PM
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Baltimore Comic-Con 2012
Visit Curls Studio at Table A81 in Artist Alley
Saturday, September 8 — 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 9 — 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The Baltimore Convention Center
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(SHARP STREET ENTRANCE)

Stop by to see Curls Studio at Baltimore Comic-Con. We will be located at the front endcap in Artist Alley at Table A81. Click on the map image above (with Curls) to see a large map of where to find us and click here to buy your tickets in advance. I will be doing sketch commissions and we’ll have some new prints and other surprises up our sleeves!

Here are some “Curls Studio Visits…” Convention Films, produced by Astray Productions, to get you in the mood!

2008 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFyPIiWnZFA

2007 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDUL8zNv5FQ

Actor/Comedian Phil LaMarr will be hosting the 2012 Harvey Awards and just by browsing the Guest List I saw there will be other amazing people to meet there like Stan Lee, Frank Cammuso, Cliff Chiang, Frank Cho, Steve Conley, Amanda Conner, John Gallagher, SL Gallant, Bryan J.L. Glass, Jimmy Gownley, Brad Guigar, Dean Haspiel, Roger Langridge, Greg LaRocque, David Mack, Carla Speed McNeil, Jimmy Palmiotti, Andrew Pepoy, Paul Pope, Chris Sparks, Mark Wheatley, and Thom Zahler — just to name a few! Artist Alley has some pretty amazing people to discover too. I hope to meet you there.

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Recap: District Comics Signing at One More Page

Aug24
by on August 24, 2012 at 5:50 PM
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The massive team that helped to create District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC gathered last Sunday, August 19, 2012 for a book signing at One More Page Books in Arlington, Virginia. Led by editor Matt Dembicki, the contributors to the book signed for two hours. The first 25 people to purchase books received one day pass vouchers to attend Small Press Expo in September.

There were over than 20 contributors on hand to sign, including: Rebecca Goldfield, Jacob Warrenfeltz, Tabitha Whissemore, Art Haupt, Jason Rodriguez, Andrew Cohen, Rand Arrington, Mal Jones, Mike Rhode, Rafer Roberts, Gregory Robison, Joe Carabeo, Carolyn Belefski, Jeff Barrus, Michael Cowgill, Dale Rawlings, Michael Brace, Steve Loya, Kevin Rechin, Paul Zdepski, Matt Dembicki, and Carol Dembicki

Here is what the Huffington Post had to say about District Comics, as well as an interview with Matt Dembicki: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/17/district-comics-matt-dembicki_n_1796591.html


The team of Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo (Curls Studio) wrote and illustrated the story “Spytini” about Elizabeth Bentley, an American spy for the Soviet Union from 1938 until 1945. She was known as “the Red Spy Queen” and frequently hung out at Martin’s Tavern in Georgetown. We hope you grab a copy of District Comics for yourself so you can read our tale about her. The book can be found at fine bookstores or you can order it now on Amazon, currently for $16.47 (list price $24.95).


There will be more upcoming events regarding District Comics, so please stay glued to this blog as more information is released. You can view more photos of the event on the Curls Studio Facebook page here.

Thanks to One More Page Books for hosting such a great event! Thanks to Drew Crowder for the last photo.

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Recap: DC Zinefest 2012

Aug09
by on August 9, 2012 at 5:33 PM
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On July 28, 2012 I exhibited at DC Zinefest. I believe DC has had zinefests perhaps over a decade or longer ago, but as far as I know this has been the 2nd year of this version of the DC Zinefest. You can read last year’s recap here. This year was similar in terms of location and the same time of year, which is good to build a steady presence as event promotion. A highlight as an exhibitor was that the organizers were kind enough to collaborate with Everlasting Life Cafe to provide free vegan lunch to all exhibitors. Getting a free lunch doesn’t happen very often, so I was excited that the event planners were able to arrange this.

I got to chat with Liz Suburbia, Katie Omberg, Deanna Echanique, Full Sanction, Rob from Panel Patter (here is his DC Zinefest Recap), and a bunch of new faces. There seemed to be a lot of zinesters from Philly and other cities that made the travel to DC for the show.

Another highlight was premiering the brand new issue of Magic Bullet #5, Washington, DC’s comics newspaper. This is the first time the issue had a theme – and since it’s 2012 – we all did a spin on “The End of The World.” Joe Carabeo and I did a Black Magic Tales story on the center spread in color. Be on the lookout for the newspaper around town. Curls Studio will have them at Baltimore Comic-Con, SPX, NYCC, and a bunch of future events we plan to be at. I have some more announcements to make soon about future issues of Magic Bullet. Stay ‘tooned.

Thanks to Rusty from Full Sanction for the photograph.

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