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Manga Workshop at Albuquerque Library

2009-11-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

Manga Workshop | Saturday, November 28 | 3:00 | Albuquerque Main Library| Albuquerque, NM

Shirl and Jeff will be leading a Manga Workshop at the Main Library in Albuquerque, 501 Copper NW, on Saturday, November 28 at 3:00.

November 7000 BC Meeting

2009-11-14T13:00:00.002-07:00

Saturday, November 14 | 1:00-3:00 | Artisan | 2601 Cerrillos Road | Santa Fe, NM

November's gathering takes place at Artisan in Santa Fe, where we'll be meeting and working on a jam. So if you're interested in writing, drawing, and self-publishing your own comic — or even just like reading and talking about them — stop by to meet the group and participate in the jam. There's no charge, no previous experience is required, no particular skills are necessary, just an appreciation of comics and a desire to have some fun with them.

Update: photos below

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7000 BC at Small Press Writer's Forum

2009-11-08T14:00:00.000-07:00

Small Press Writer's Forum | Sunday, November 8 | 2:00 | Collected Works Bookstore | Santa Fe, NM

7000 BC will be on the panel at the Small Press Writer's Forum, a discussion of issues facing writers today by small press and literary magazine editors. This free event will be held at Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, on Sunday, November 8 at 2:00, and is presented by The Story Initiative.

7000 BC at Albuquerque Comic Con

2009-11-08T10:00:00.006-07:00

Albuquerque Comic Con | Sunday, November 8 | 10:00-5:00 | Sandia Courtyard | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC will have a table at the Albuquerque Comic Con on Sunday, November 8 at the Sandia Courtyard (formerly the Howard Johnson's) at I-40 and Eubank. We'll have comics from the group and be doing sketches and caricatures. As always, Albuquerque Comic Con (formerly Albuquerque Collectors Con) is arranged by the good folks at Lobo Anime and Comics, where you can find a selection of 7000 BC comics.

7000 BC at West Texas Comic-Con 2009

2009-11-07T10:00:00.002-07:00

West Texas Comic-Con | Saturday, November 7 | 10:00 am-6:00 pm | Lubbock Science Spectrum | 2579 S. Loop 289, Ste 250 | Lubbock, TX

7000 BC is pleased to be a part of the West Texas Comic-Con, Saturday, November 7 in Lubbock, Texas. We'll be there alongside regional creators and other guests, so stop by to check the selection of comics from Northern New Mexico. Thanks to Will at The Lubbock Sketch Club for the invite!

24 Hour Comics Day 2009 Wrapup

2009-10-20T19:16:00.041-06:00

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24 Hour Comics Day 2009 at the Harwood Art Center had a great turnout this year! We may have had the largest attendance of any location in the world, with 41 people making the attempt (including 2 who worked from home and kept in contact with us throughout the night).

We had 11 people who made the trek from Santa Fe, Ms. Webber-Bey and a big group of her Comic Club students from Albuquerque, and Mike Hanlon who came all the way from Alamogordo! Thanks, Mike. Most folks stuck with us at least until morning. In the end, 16 24-page comics were completed by 18 creators (2 were made by 2 people collaborating).

Check out the coverage from the event:

We've got photos from the event posted on our Flickr site;
Our 24 Hour Blogmaster Chuck kept us up to the minute at 24 Hours from New Mexico, as well as posting updates to the official 24 Hour Comics Day blog;
Jesse from the Harwood tweeted us.
The Alibi's Devin O'Leary liveblogged his experience;
while the Alibi's Erin Adair-Hodges Culture Shocked us;
Albuquerque, along with our friends in San Francisco and Minneapolis, got mentioned on Boing Boing (featuring a photo from Santa Fe 2006);
See the work completed by Ralph Contreras, Elizabeth Wilkinson, who were each working from home, and Kervin Bolts and David Castillo's joint venture.

Thanks to the Harwood Art Center for their generous support, and to all of our sponsors:

SolArts
Winning Coffee Co.
La Montanita Co-Op
BAWLS Energy Drinks
and ComicsPro, the international organizers of 24 Hour Comics Day

24 Hour Comics Day 2009 in Albuquerque

2009-10-03T12:00:00.000-06:00

24 Hour Comics Day 2009 | Sat. Oct. 3-Sun. Oct. 4 | Noon-Noon | Harwood Art Center | 1114 7th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds. Be a part of 24 Hour Comics Day 2009 — accept the challenge to create 24 consecutive comic book pages in 24 consecutive hours. Come to the Harwood Art Center and join 7000 BC and thousands of artists of all skill levels from around the globe in this annual celebration of comics creation. It's a creative exercise that will test your stamina while teaching you what you're capable of.

This event is free and open to all ages (with parental permission for minors) — to register, send Jeff an email or call him at 505-262-2952. No experience or special skills required, just bring your papers and pens to New Mexico's only 24 Hour Comics Day location in 2009!

Thanks to our sponsors: Harwood Art Center, Sol Arts, Winning Coffee Company, and La Montanita Co-Op

41 Rats Run Rampant at Bubonicon!

2009-09-15T13:08:00.003-06:00

This year's 41 Rat Raffle at Bubonicon was won by (ratty little drum roll please — skrikkitta skrikkitta)... Harriet Engle! Here's hoping those nasty little ratties won't be nibbling her in her sleep. Click on the image to see them rats up close.

September 7000 BC Meeting

2009-09-12T13:00:00.000-06:00

Saturday, September 12 | 1:00 | New York Pizza Department | 2nd and Central | Albuquerque, NM

The September 7000 BC meeting will be held at New York Pizza Department on the northwest corner of 2nd and Central.

Start time is 1:00, which means that anyone coming from Santa Fe can ride the Rail Runner to the meeting.

Among the usual jam comic and socializing, we'll be collecting work for the next string and making plans for 24 Hour Comics Day and next year's conventions.

New members are always welcome. Send an email with any questions.

string #16

2009-09-07T15:40:00.016-06:00

Now available for download — the latest issue of string, the regular anthology of comics from group members.

Download a PDF of string #16 and check out future issues every month. Among the comics in this issue, the latest installment of Raised By Squirrels, and Jeff and Jamie present very different views of outer space.

Note: ugh, we may be having trouble displaying the PDF in some browsers — please send an email if you have problems.

Previous issues: string #1 | string #2 | string #3 | string #4 | string #5| string #6 | string #7 | string #8 | string #9 | string #10 | string#11 | string #12 | string #13 | string #14 | string #15

7000 BC at Bubonicon 41

2009-08-28T15:30:00.008-06:00

Bubonicon 41 | Friday, August 28-Sunday, August 30 | Albuquerque Grand Hotel | Albuquerque, NM

Once, again, 7000 BC is happy to be a part of the annual science fiction and fantasy convention Bubonicon. We'll have a table in the dealers room next to Jamie, along with our friends Robert and David.

In addition to the table:

7000 BC will lead a free workshop on Saturday in the Rio Grande Room, 3:00-4:30, taking participants through the steps in making a comic;
we'll be working on a jam comic, a sequel to last year's Perry adventure. Anyone is welcome to stop by and add a panel to the story, 10:00-12:00 Rio Grande Room and 1:00-3:00 at the Art Show; and
our artists will again be creating another live rat drawing — to be raffled off on Sunday night, with the winner to be drawn as the final rat; tickets available at the table.

7000 BC has produced a special edition of string for Bubonicon 41 — where Everything's Better With Zombies. Download a PDF of string: Bubonicon 41 for a truly alternative look at the walking dead.

This special, limited edition of string will be available at 7000 BC's table at Bubonicon.

New edition of forever all available

2009-08-24T22:55:00.000-06:00

Jeff Benham, currently co-creating Peoplings, has released a new, more affordable edition of forever all. This new edition is partially handmade, with metallic hand-detailing on the cover. At $12, it's available here by email, at Comic Warehouse, Austin Books and Comics, and soon at True Believers.

Beneath all that is, there is a turtle. Upon the turtle are four elephants who carry the weight of the forever all. What happens when one of the elephants trips?

An elegant philosophical journey.

forever all was previously available only in a handmade, signed and numbered giclee edition.

7000 BC at Albuquerque Collectors Con

2009-08-23T10:00:00.000-06:00

Albuquerque Collectors Con | Sunday, August 23 | 10:00-5:00 (early bird entry at 9:00) | Sandia Courtyard | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC will have a table at the Albuquerque Collectors Con on Sunday, August 23 at the Sandia Courtyard (formerly the Howard Johnson's) at I-40 and Eubank. We'll have comics from the group and be doing sketches and caricatures.

Lobo Anime & Comics in Graphic Novel Reporter

2009-08-12T12:00:00.001-06:00

Our friends at Lobo Anime & Comics are featured in Graphic Novel Reporter's Bestseller List:

“We restock a lot!” says Henry Segovia, owner of Lobo Anime & Comics in Albuquerque. “We do our best to keep the last year of a title on our comic wall, where the customer can find it easily without digging through back issue bins. We also restock graphic novels and manga every week.”

Bomb The Gazebo

2009-08-08T12:00:00.000-06:00

Bomb The Gazebo | Saturday, August 8 | 12:00-6:00 | Plaza de Española | Española, NM

The Mel Patch Art Collective is proud to present Bomb The Gazebo, a day celebrating music, art, performance and creativity from the heart of Española at the Plaza de Española on Saturday, August 8th, from noon until 6:00.

Performances feature: musicians Chris Abeyta with members of Lumbre del Sol, Dredging the Lake, Reference Man, Daylight Rabbits, Arturo Montoya, and Davíd Garcia; the hip-hop breakdance group Holy Faith; and local well-known poets.Several groups of graffiti artists will create large-scale art all day long, and local artists will showcase their work. There will be a fabulous custom car show all day long, with amazing works of vehicular art. Food will be available at this free event — all ages are welcome.

Meanwhile, In The Bunker

2009-08-04T13:49:00.012-06:00

Sorry there hasn't been a jam comic for a while — we were all safely hiding in our undisclosed location. But now our tale can be told: Meanwhile, In The Bunker.

Scenes form the August meeting/workshop, where this jam was (mostly) created:

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August 7000 BC Meeting/Workshop

2009-08-01T13:00:00.000-06:00

August Meeting and Comics-making Workshop | Saturday, June 1 | 1:00-3:00 | Warehouse 21 | Santa Fe, NM

The August meeting will be held at Warehouse 21 and combined with a comics-making workshop. We'll begin around 1:00 (so that anyone coming from Albuquerque can take the Rail Runner) with the basics, and then move on to getting participants creating their comics with assistance from the group. Around 3:00 we'll head out for food, probably to Second Street Brewery.

The workshop is free and new members are always welcome. Send an email with any questions.

Jamie Chase Opening

2009-07-31T17:00:00.004-06:00

Mix Opening | Friday, July 31 | 5:00-7:00 | Deloney Newkirk Galleries | 669 Canyon Road | Santa Fe, NM

Deloney Newkirk Galleries will host the opening for Mix, an exhibit of new figurative and abstract paintings by Jamie Chase, at its gallery at 699 Canyon Road on Friday, July 31. The show runs through August 13.

Update: links to the opening fixed — and check out the video of Jamie explaining his process:

7000 BC Interviewed at Sequential Tart

2009-07-28T13:47:00.013-06:00

7000 BC has been featured this past month in articles at Sequential Tart. Beginning with an introduction to the group, the series moved on to interviews with comics creators:

Embudo Workshop with Syk Ryk

2009-07-25T13:00:00.001-06:00

Embudo Comic Workshop | Saturday, July 25 | 1 - 4 PM | Free! | Embudo Valley Community Library | Dixon, NM (between Española and Taos)

7000 BC's own Enrique Martinez (Syk Ryk!), will present a Comic Workshop at the Embudo Valley Community Library. All ages are welcome. Learn the basics of comic creation from the master!

Comic Scripting 101

2009-07-18T15:00:00.000-06:00

Comic Scripting 101 | Sat., July 18 | 3:00 | Free! | Ages 12 to 18 | Juan Tabo Library | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC Member Shirl Sazynski will present Comic Scripting 101 at the Juan Tabo Library. Teens ages 12-18 are invited to learn the basics of comic or graphic novel writing by breaking down text into easily interpreted panels, writing a plot summary, creating character bios and drawing basic thumbnails. Please bring a pencil or pen and a sketch book or copy paper. For more information call (505) 291-6260.

Harwood Workshop Cancelled

2009-07-17T13:06:00.006-06:00

"Comics Creation Intensive" Cancelled | Sat., July 18 and 25 | Harwood Art Center | Albuquerque, NM

The Comics Creation Workshop that was scheduled to run Saturday, July 18 and 25th, from 1 to 5 pm has been cancelled. Watch for notices here on other upcoming workshops.

The Panel: The 100th Bullet

2009-07-15T21:08:00.005-06:00

For the most recent installment of The Panel , Chris is joined by 7000 BC member Ryk Martinez and Andy Bramble for a look back at 100 Bullets. Plus, costumes!

Dredging the Lake at Burt's Tiki Lounge

2009-07-11T22:00:00.001-06:00

Dredging the Lake Concert | Saturday, July 11 | 10:00 | Burt's Tiki Lounge | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC member Ryk Martinez' band Dredging the Lake will be performing at Burt's Tiki Lounge in downtown Albuquerque on Saturday, July 11.

July 7000 BC Meeting

2009-07-11T13:00:00.000-06:00

Saturday, July 11 | 1:00 | New York Pizza Department | 2nd and Central | Albuquerque, NM

The July 7000 BC meeting will be held at New York Pizza Department on the northwest corner of 2nd and Central.

Start time is 1:00, which means that anyone coming from Santa Fe can ride the Rail Runner to the meeting.

Among the usual jam comic and socializing, we'll be collecting work for the next string and making plans for the Harwood Workshop and Bubonicon.

New members are always welcome. Send an email with any questions.