January 27th - Group Critique #4

Hallo, Allies!

After our romp to the Rubin, it's time to return to the classroom and put the focus on our own creations. This week, we're returning to regular group critique sessions! Join us in Room 703G with whatever you're working on in class or for the CA Zine, whether you've got a plot outline to discuss, thumbnails to sharpen, or pencils to ponder.

GROUP CRITIQUE

This Friday, 1/27

6:30 - Room 703G

Bring work to share, in-progress or finished!

We'll have three groups: developed comics, story pitches, and sketches/illustrations. Check under the cut for specifics, coming events, and other business, including information regarding the CA Zine and the Fresh Meat Poster Search.

January 13th - Jam Comic Jam

Welcome back, Allies!

We hope you had a splendid break, whether you spent it on a foreign operation or hunkered down in the trenches. Prepare to get your fingers covered in ink (and if your hands are already dirty, get a pair of gloves), 'cause classes are in session and the Cartoon Allies are back in full swing. This semester will be packed with more field trips, more tutorials, and appearances from professional cartoonists, along with returning events such as group critiques and another Live Comics Reading. The semester will culminate with MoCCA Fest and our annual Fresh Meat art show, where our department transforms the Monkey Bar Lounge into a public comic festival to showcase our work.

We're kicking off this semester with a...

JAM COMIC JAM

This Friday, 1/13

6:30 - Room 703G

Collaborate and create (or destroy) in multiple formalist comic games (while listening to JAM Project)!
Check under the cut for specifics, coming events, and other business.

December 2nd - Minicomics Tutorial Pt. I

Salutations, Allies!

We hope you had a relaxing Thanksgiving! It's the final month of the semester, so the Gauntlet is finally upon us. Join us in these last three meetings for a series of fun and informative tutorials, culminating in our Digital Projection Comix Reading! But let's not get ahead of ourselves, 'cause this week we're hosting our...

MINICOMICS TUTORIAL
Part I: Digital Basics

This Friday, 12/2

6:30 - Room 703G

Learn the basics of self-publishing your own comics with just a computer, a scanner, and a printer! 
Check under the cut for specifics, coming events, and other business.

November 18th - Comics Swap

Greetings, Allies!

After a tear-jerking session screening The Iron Giant, we find ourselves steadily approaching Thanksgiving Break and the end of the semester. While we prepare for a gauntlet of special events, we thought it'd be a great opportunity for you to collect new reading material for the plane flights, bus rides, and long nights ahead. So please join us for this week's...

First Ever
COMICS SWAP

This Friday, 11/18

6:30 - Room 703G

Bring in old, well-loved (or harshly despised!) comics to trade with your peers for some new reads! 
Check under the cut for rules regarding our first comics market, coming events, and other business.

November 11th - Movie Night

Hello, Allies!

Critique last meeting was very helpful and everyone's participation was great. This week, we will have something a bit more relaxing with a...

MOVIE NIGHT

This Friday, 11/11

6:30 - Room 703G

Find the poll on the our sidebar and vote for the flick you'd like to see screened this week! You can find more info about our options below the cut.

October 21st - DEMO JAM

Hallo, Allies!

Thanks to your dedication, we survived NYCC! We hope you all make a quick recovery, as the semester doesn't seem to be letting up. Tomorrow we'll be having a chat with Alison Bechdel, and to help you get back on your A game, we've got a fun Friday night planned. Prepare for our next operation...

DEMO JAM

An Evening of Wisdom and Righteousness

This Friday, 10/21

6:30 - Room 703G

October 13 - 16 / New York Comic Con

Hey, Allies!

We've had a fantastic first month, and now NYCC is a upon us. This week, we'll be putting on the brakes to our weekly meetings as we prepare for this weekend's big convention.

NO MEETING

New York Comic Con

This Weekend, 10/13 - 10/16

Javits Center

Please continue reading for further information and other upcoming events!

October 7th / Guest Speaker Mark Siegel

Salutations, Allies!We've spent the last few weeks talking about ourselves and our work. This week, we're going to start listening, as we have a very special guest ready to bestow his knowledge upon us. Let's get ready for our next operation...

GUEST SPEAKER

Mark Siegel

Editorial Director of First Second

This Friday -10/7

6:30 - Room 703G

Poster by Aodhan Cummings

September 30th / Group Critiques

Greetings, Allies!
We've kicked off the year by tabling at SPX, swapping minis at our first weekly meeting, and getting acquainted with our histories last Friday night. Let's get ready for our next operation...

Group Critiques

STORY AND STORYTELLING

This Friday - 9/30

6:30 - Room 703G

September 23rd / Retrospective

Greetings, Allies!

We've kicked off the year by tabling at SPX and swapping minis at our first weekly meeting.  Get ready for our next operation...
 

Retrospective Night
A PRELUDE TO GROUP CRITIQUE SESSIONS

This Friday - 9/23

6:30 - Room 703G

Call to Arms / Operation Mini-Swap

Dust shakes from the ceiling, gliding down in a grey fog, as the building rattles from another fallen shell. The battle outside has been intense; the splotches of ink staining your coat remind you that it's not going to get easier from here. Your walk to this last bastion of resistance, a crumbling cafe run by a guy named Moe, was marked by broken nibs, empty inkwells, and recruitment posters. "Enlist today! Tomorrow's comics depend on today's youth!" "Buy Minicomics!" "YOU give us the ink! WE'LL give 'em awesome!" You're here to meet up with... oh, there he is. Major Arroyo. A fellow in a leather jacket and a fedora steps in and sits across from you. The collar of an olive uniform peeks out from under his jacket as he passes you a missive.

Cartoonist Alliance, SVA Corps

Special Orders // Operation Mini-Swap

By direction of President H. Allison, you have been recruited for active duty based on your skills and knowledge of comics, cartoons, and related media. Between marches through conventions, our operatives will be infiltrating local comic shops, training under the tutelage of highly-distinguished guest commanders, collaborating amongst each other to craft stories unrivaled in sheer radness, and participating in countless other training exercises and field operations to refine their cartooning prowess and cooperation as a unit.

We will be initiating operations on Friday, September 16th. This inaugural meeting will take place at 6:30 PM in room 703G of the East 22nd Street building (between 1st and 2nd Ave). The command staff, including Representative Mayerson, will outline our year-long campaign, organizing the major operations and addressing concerns regarding our practices and the threats ahead.

We will then exchange intelligence in the form of minicomics. Be sure to print copies of your work to trade with your allies, exposing your skills to your peers and sharing your passion with new friends. The senior staff looks forward to seeing your work.

Your participation is crucial to the success of this alliance. May we succeed in all our artistic endeavors and valiantly represent awesome in all its many forms. Stay strong, Ally.

- CA Command

After you take your orders, the Major salutes you and marches on in pursuit of the next determined soldier.

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Cartoon Allies hopes to create a fun and safe environment for sharing your art, collaborating, and learning. Our club is a communal resource for our department and beyond, aimed to help us grow as cartoonists, students, and professionals. We've got a sensational semester in the works already, so join us as we embark upon the new year.