Show notes: My wife Nicki Workman takes the stage with comic creators Mike Norton and John Ostrander at the inaugural Memphis Libraries Comic Con during this year’s Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 6th. Mike Norton is a former MSCA member and is the creator of BattlePug and co-creator of Gravity for Marvel Comics.… Continue reading Episode 54 – “Memphis Libraries Comic Con”
Show notes: Devin Hodges is a Memphis artist who graduated from University of Memphis with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. Since childhood, Devin has always had an interest in art. One of his earliest art experiences was creating paper dolls of some of his favorite cartoon and video game characters because no official action… Continue reading Episode 53 – “The Common Days Of Cade”
Show Notes: Katie Jones was born in Memphis, TN and studied at the Memphis College of Art for her BFA in Painting and a Masters of Art in Teaching in Art Education. A majority of her time is spent making classroom examples or lesson plans but at the request of her therapist she is allowing… Continue reading Episode 52 – “That Katie Jones”
Show Notes: It’s been a very busy (and wet) couple of weeks here for our merry band of cartoonists, but overall it’s been a lot of fun. “Spamalittle: Knights Of The Drawing Table” is the 2nd art show that the MSCA has exhibited in the lobby of Germantown Community Theatre, and we’ll be back for… Continue reading Episode 51 – “Spamalittle & Drawalot!”
Show notes: For this 50th episode of Drawing Funny I’m joined by MSCA president Kevin L. Williams as we interview his longtime friend Steve Troop. Steve has worked as an animator, cartoonist and graphic designer for around 30 years now. He’s the creator of Mayberry Melonpool, an online comic strip series since 1996. In the late-2000s, Steve’s puppet versions… Continue reading Episode 50 – “Steve Troop/Melonpool”
Show notes: For the first 2023 episode of Drawing Funny I’m joined by MSCA president Kevin L. Williams (aka Soloman Blues). We took the show on the road did some recording over the weekend while in the MSCA’s secret mobile recording unit. We were on our way home from seeing the Alabama Blues Brothers perform… Continue reading Episode 49 – “Year End Blues”
Show notes: For this episode of Drawing Funny I take a trip to our couch to have a comics conversation with my wife and live-in I.T. person- Nicki Workman (with special guest appearance by our cat Jarael). This is a follow up to my Episode 47 – “Back To Basics”. While on our way home… Continue reading Episode 48 – “Advice From The Couch”
Show notes: So, just what is the MSCA..? The Mid-South Cartoonists Association (MSCA) is a non-profit organization comprised of professional cartoonists, aspiring cartoonists, and cartooning enthusiasts. In 2022 the MSCA has celebrated 35 years of drawing funny in the Mid-South! It all started back in the spring of 1987, when a small group of professional cartoonists came… Continue reading MSCA Membership Info – Join Now For Free!
Show notes: Well, I’m back to basics with this episode of Drawing Funny. This is a bit of a follow up for Episode 40 – “Where Do I Begin?”. After a couple conversations with some new comic creators, I wanted to share some more thoughts on creating comics with you. Trust me, they’re very basic,… Continue reading Episode 47 – “Back To Basics”
Show notes: This is a bonus episode with a quick message from our illustrated MSCA president, Kevin L. Williams to remind everyone of our November 1st dinner meeting this Tuesday night from 6-8pm at Garibaldi’s Pizza (near the UofM). Plus Kev shares some info on our upcoming “Spamalittle: Knights of the Drawing Table” art show… Continue reading MSCA State Of The Onion Address – October 2022 Bonus Episode