Comments on: Best cartoon organizations, clubs, associations etc.

By: sandeep verma

sandeep verma — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:20:50 +0000

Sir, i m cartoonist n i wanna be joined professional organisation , please let me know how i can join ? myself Sandeep Verma 33 male from New Delhi, INDIA.

By: Garey Mckee

Garey Mckee — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:47:14 +0000

““Black-Magic Liquid Shoe Polish” is excellent for blocking in large black areas of your comic strip. The angled sponge applicator is very convenient for getting into panel corners.”

Mark high on shoe polish really really explains alot when pondering where Mark’s dark humor for Lio stems from.

By: Rick Stromoski

Rick Stromoski — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:30:06 +0000

>>>Other than persistance, good gags, and the ability to draw, is there a “trick or advice” on getting syndicated?

Hold Lee Salem for ransom.

By: Matt Davies

Matt Davies — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:27:09 +0000

Not sure how much good the 56th comment will do here, but I joined the AAEC at the beginning of my career in the early 90′s. Difficult to write a concrete list of what you “get” for your membership $, but what I received was a gratifying amount of camaraderie, encouragement, friendship, sympathy, admiration and constructive criticism. There are always exceptions to be found in large groups, but on the whole, I have found the AAEC membership to be intelligent, funny, edgy, quirky and overwhelmingly good company. I attribute much of my enthusiasm for our craft and my own personal growth within it directly to my involvement with the group. I wouldn’t change a thing about it.

By: Sam Wallace

Sam Wallace — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:11:41 +0000

A big thanks to everyone. (Lots of you who responed are my heroes) I have been thinking about joining the AAEC. Hopefully as a “regular” member. (if they’ll have me)

I did not mean to start any controversy. I just wanted to know what you got with the price of membership.

I guess the other stuff that I would like to know is…

Other than persistance, good gags, and the ability to draw, is there a “trick or advice” on getting syndicated?

Thanks again,
Sam Wallace

By: Mark Tatulli

Mark Tatulli — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:21:24 +0000

Along those same lines, “Black-Magic Liquid Shoe Polish” is excellent for blocking in large black areas of your comic strip. The angled sponge applicator is very convenient for getting into panel corners.

By: Tom Gammill

Tom Gammill — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:00:02 +0000

Here’s a tip for those who own a tuxedo — you can save on dry cleaning costs by using a black magic marker to cover spots on your jacket or pants.

By: Mike Peterson

Mike Peterson — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:15:46 +0000

“if you’re a man over 30 years of age, you should own your own tuxedo.’

And another when you’re a man over 40 years of age, and another when … unless you can get the special Scarlett O’Hara cummerbund

By: JP Trostle

JP Trostle — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:22:46 +0000

On 2nd thought, I’m not going to post the tit for tat post I’ve been working on (though if you NCS proponents want to get all Celebrity Deathmatch on the AAEC with the A listers each convention draws, we can drop names with the best of them).

All I know is, when I first got started I didn’t *quite* qualify for the NCS but the AAEC greeted me with open arms, and has done nothing but helped me grow as an artist. Later, when I was invited, and probably would have gotten in, the whole incident with John Kovalic (when the NCS rejected him for being “self-published”) just utterly put me off. My loss, I guess.

Bottom line — if “Mr. AAEC” is still bothering to read this thread — is that you get out of an organization what you’re willing to put into it. Since the first convention I went to, I make sure I seek out and meet at least seven new people every year, and because of that I’ve made friends and professional contacts that help me out even now (even if its just moral support).

Sure our group has its problems, but if you’re not willing to volunteer and to get involved to solve some of the issues you cited, then either get out or STFU.

By: Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:29:00 +0000

Good to know. Thanks, Rick.