ACT-I-VATE

MoCCA Festival 2012

2012-04-25T00:07:28Z

The MoCCA Fest 2012 in NYC is coming up April 28 & 29th. Like in many years before, I'm excited to have a table and present my work. I will have the new book Make Guano Not War, greeting cards and originals for sale. - I hope to see you there!!!

MoCCA Fest is held in Manhattan at:

The 69th Regiment Armory
68 Lexington Avenue
between E 25th & E 26th st.
New York, NY 10010-1830

Hours:
Saturday April 28th 11 AM to 6 PM
Sunday April 29th 11 AM to 6 PM

You will find me at table K16 1/2A, that will be at the south side of the Armory. There will be also an official after-party Saturday night, where the indie webcomix collective ACT-I-VATE will celebrate its 6th Anniversary. For mor infos just click on the links.

act_i_vate @ 2012-02-20T21:11:00

2012-02-21T02:11:31Z

MAKE GUANO NOT WAR A POLE Collection by Thomas Baehr

- 60 Pages

- more than 100 strips

- introduction by Jennifer Hayden

- full color cover with b/w interior

- 9.0 wide x 7.0 tall

- US $10.95

- buy it online here

“This is Thomas’s great achievement: he doesn’t turn his penguins into people; he turns us into penguins. Thomas lets his handsome, tuxedoed, adult birds, and fuzzy, adorable juveniles, speak to us, sometimes with humor, sometimes with sadness, about the seriousness of global warming. Because if we don’t see it yet, they do. “And they know what to say about it, if only we will swim with them a little way, and try to understand. So flop onto your belly, slide over the ice, and dive into this collection of strips from Thomas’s ongoing webcomic, “Pole-The Comic Strip with Penguins”. It will melt your heart.” (From Jennifer Hayden’s Introduction)

Thomas Baehr created the strip POLE in 2005. In the same year the New York Press published it for the first time. Since then, the penguins appeared in newspapers, magazines, books, and the internet in the USA and in Europe. “Make Guano Not War” is the first collection.

The Cartoonist Studio Cartoon Contest 2012

2012-02-06T22:58:42Z

I participate with my strip POLE in this years Cartoon Contest of The Cartoonist Studio. The winner will get to run their comic on the GoComics.com website. Yes, I’m aware of Scott Kurtz’ and Brad Guigar’s opinion about this contest. But I took part in the contest anyway. Hey, you never know, right!?!

I hope you will find one minute to support me and vote for POLE.

I am Contestant 184 and voting started February 6th 2012. Everybody is allowed to vote, but there will also be a jury. To vote please go to http://www.thecartooniststudio.com/vote or click here. Unfortunately, you have first to sign in and become a Cartoonist Studio member. But it is free and easy to do, and you’re aloud to vote every six hours. To find the right strip, just type POLE into the search bar.

The contest will be a 10 week marathon where you will get a different POLE strip every week – as long as I will receive enough votes to move on to the next round. Thank you so much. Your vote/s is/are highly appreciated!!!

SAM & LILAH updated today!

2012-01-16T17:44:57Z

Six new pages of SAM & LILAH today, folks! Please give it a look, it features Hyeondo Park at his dream-like best.

http://activatecomix.com/42-4-1.comic

Need to catch up first? Start here:

Chapter 1: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-1-1.comic

Chapter 2: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-2-1.comic

Chapter 3: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-3-1.comic

We'll be back with more in February...

In the meantime, here's where to go for all the OTHER great comix at ACT-I-VATE:

http://www.activatecomix.com

If you haven't already, why not pick up a copy of the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER? Diamond Order Code: AUG090968 | ISBN 978-1-60010-528-9

Adventures of the Floating Elephant

2011-06-06T04:48:47Z

June!

Sorry I skipped a month. Four new pages of,
“Adventures of The Floating Elephant”
are up over at Activatecomix.com!

See it right here:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-93.comic

Read “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” from the start of chapter 3:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-62.comic

Read “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” from the VERY start:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-1.comic

Thanks for reading!

Tim

ACT-I-VATE’s SAM & LILAH MOVES TO MTV GEEK, GIVES AWAY FREE STUFF

2011-05-20T21:20:36Z

Gentle readers, friends, family, and acquaintances:

We are pleased to announce that, as part of the continuing relationship between webcomics collective ACT-I-VATE (http:www.activatecomix.com) and MTV GEEK, Jim Dougan and Hyeondo Park’s SAM & LILAH will be part of growing new comics lineup at the MTV site.

The first three chapters of S&L that have previously appeared on ACT-I-VATE will now also appear on MTV GEEK, with future installments to follow, likewise, on both sites.

You can read more about it, and even see video of Jim being interviewed at this year’s MoCCA Festival, here:

http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/05/19/star-crossed-lovers-read-act-i-vates-sam-and-lilah-now-on-mtv-geek/

And read (or re-read, as the case may be) the first installment of SAM & LILAH here:

http://www.mtv.com/geek/comic/issue/1111/sam-and-lilah-1-pt-1.jhtml

SO WHAT ABOUT THAT FREE STUFF?

Here’s the deal: each week we will be asking a question, or asking you to tell us a story relevant to that week’s Sam & Lilah update. The best response will get the writer our Weekly Prize: a signed print of a page from that week! Then, for each Chapter, we’ll pick a winner to receive the Chapter Prize: a signed copy of the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER from IDW Publishing, which contains an exclusive Sam & Lilah story that will not appear on MTV Geek (or on ACT-I-VATE). Finally, we’ll choose from among all the responses over 11 weeks to receive the Grand Prize of a page (our choice) of Hyeondo Park’s original art!

How do I reply: you can post on Tumblr, on LiveJournal, on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/samandlilah), Tweet us @samandlilah, link to a blog post, or e-mail us at samnlilah AT gmail DOT com. Extra points for audio/visual responses!

Week 1’s question is here:

http://samandlilah.tumblr.com/post/5642511600/weekly-contest-question-week-1

We look forward to hearing from you!

NOTE: To be eligible for a Weekly Prize, you need to have responded during the first week the update appeared. To be eligible for the Chapter Prize, you only need to have provided a response that we like to any of the questions during the time the Chapter first appeared (winners of the Weekly Prizes will be automatically included). Finally, to be eligible for the Grand Prize, you only need to have provided a response that we like to any of the questions during the time that all three Chapters appeared (winners of the Weekly and Chapter Prizes will be automatically included, though, so if you’re a latecomer it better be good!.)
So in summary: 11 free prints, 3 signed books, 1 page of original art, and an unlimited amount of Jim and Hyeondo’s good will and appreciation. Good luck!

Thanks again for your time and interest!

Sincerely,

Jim Dougan and Hyeondo Park
www.facebook.com/samandlilah
www.twitter.com/samandlilah
samandlilah.tumblr.com
samnlilah AT gmail DOT com

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MTV GEEK: http://www.mtv.geek.com

ACT-I-VATE: http://www.activatecomix.com

Jim Dougan: http://chatterbox-dc.livejournal.com

Hyeondo Park: http://www.hanaroda.net

--

Romance. Adventure. Curses. Cupcakes.

SAM & LILAH.

Farseeker at MTV Geek

2011-04-21T20:09:36Z

Farseeker Chapter One launches today at MTV Geek- http://tinyurl.com/farseeker

Straight after this run, we're happy to say we'll be going straight into Chapter Two.

Adventures of the Floating Elephant

2011-04-04T04:43:29Z

April!

My April four pages of
“Adventures of The Floating Elephant”
are up over at Activatecomix.com!

See it right here:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-89.comic

Read “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” from the start of chapter 3:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-62.comic

Read “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” from the VERY start:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-1.comic

Thanks for reading!

Mugwhumpery Awaits

2011-02-22T06:07:28Z

Mugwhump the Great is back! And in colour! And due to my technological ineptitude, it's not on the front page for some reason! Anyway, we're off and running for that final chapter.

Read today's episode here... get up to speed with the current chapter here... or start again from the very beginning here.

Adventures of the Floating Elephant

2011-02-21T04:15:36Z

Sorry to miss a month after the holidays but I got a
Surprise Doctor Who story to illustrate and…Well…

My February four pages of
“Adventures of The Floating Elephant”
are up over at Activatecomix.com!

See it right here:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-85.comic

If you forgot what was happening last time here’s the last page from December:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-84.comic

Read “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” from the start of chapter 3:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-62.comic

Read “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” from the VERY start:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-1.comic

Thanks for reading!

Tim

5th Anniversary of ACT-I-VATE.com + launch of EVERYWHERE

2011-02-01T15:18:58Z

Allstar Webcomix Collective ACT-I-VATE.com celebrates its 5th Anniversary on 2/1/11 by launching EVERYWHERE, a Tongue-in-Cheek Horror Comics Anthology, Written by Chris Miskiewicz, illustrated by a dozen artists including Rodney Ramos, Dennis Calero, Rick Parker and more

"Five years ago, eight independent cartoonists allied and presented personal signature works, online for free, and ACT-I-VATE was born," says Dean Haspiel, creator of Billy Dogma, and co-founder of ACT-I-VATE. “Five years later, ACT-I-VATE expanded its roster, created a PRIMER graphic novel, and helped confirm publishing options between print and web. A bold example of how a curated destination point for new stories and ideas can sustain, ACT-I-VATE continues to break ground as the industry transitions to the Digital Age.”

The premise for the newest series to launch on ACT-I-VATE, EVERYWHERE created by Chris Miskiewicz, is simple: You wake up to find that millions of animals have appeared EVERYWHERE around the world at the same moment. What happened and what does it mean when the natural world has gone horribly wrong?

“The EVERYWHERE idea was born out of a drunken brainstorm between artist Andrew Wendel and I,” says Chris Miskiewicz. “We were discussing my obsession with the seemingly-sudden rampant natural disasters and how Twilight Zoney it’s all been, and we said, ‘disasters, one-shot Twilight Zone-like comix… zoiks! Next day I emailed Dean Haspiel two scripts and he goes “This is an ACT-I-VATE comic!”

“ACT-I-VATE is proud to host the webcomix debut of author, Chris Miskiewicz,” says Haspiel “and his EC Comics inspired EVERYWHERE anthology, which will appeal to anyone...anywhere.”

In the first season of The EVERYWHERE Anthology, Chris is joined by a number of top comix artists as well as some fresh talent. “Working with the various artists on EVERYWHERE has been fantastic,” says Miskiewicz. “Each episode features a different artist’s interpretation of an animal apocalypse. They’re each so different from each other giving the series a great overall look and feel.”

The EVERYWHERE Anthology launches Tuesday 2/1/11 on the 5th Anniversary of ACT-I-VATE with “Horses EVERYWHERE” by Chris Miskiewicz and artist Andrew Wendel. Episodes will run the first of every month featuring the talents of Rick Parker (Marvel, MTV’s Beavis & Butthead), Dennis Calero (X-Men), Nathan Schreiber (Power Out), Bobby Timony (Night Owls), Maurice Fontenot (Ghost Pimp), Thomas Baehr (The End is Here), Seth Kushner (Culture Pop/Graphic NYC), Rodney Ramos (Transmetropolitan/Green Lantern), Kate McElroy (Fables 100), Chris Sinderson (Next Door Neighbor/Twisted/Savage Dragon Funnies), Ashley Quigg, and more TBA.

Click here to read EVERYWHERE: http://www.act-i-vate.com/120-1-1.comic

Brooklyn native Chris Miskiewicz is a multi-media performer working in television, film, music and comics. He is a founding member of the Brooklyn based psychedelic rock group Swinger Eight, and the writer/producer of the upcoming live action web series Secret Identity.

ACT-I-VATE.com is a curated comix community of select artists that produce their original, signature works sans editorial oversight, and offer their personal comix for free on a daily basis.

Press Inquiries / Interview Requests: Jeff Newelt / jahfurry@gmail.com

act_i_vate @ 2011-01-01T23:13:00

2011-01-02T04:13:57Z

Brand new comic, up on act-i-vate.com, for yer eyes to enjoy!! Written by David Goodfellow with art by yours truly...leave some comment love...

The Start:
http://act-i-vate.com/119-1-4.comic

"Float"

2010-12-25T07:09:25Z

Brand new comic, up on act-i-vate.com, for yer eyes to enjoy!! Written by David Goodfellow with art by yours truly...leave some comment love...

The Start:
http://act-i-vate.com/119-1-1.comic

act_i_vate @ 2010-12-17T17:58:00

2010-12-17T22:58:12Z

This is it... the big 4 page ender to Love and Zombies Part 1.... nothing will be the same...

Read it, leave some comment love in the comments section, and thanks for joining me... in January, Love and Zombies 2: Beat Me in St. Louis will rear it's head....

This weeks finale:
http://act-i-vate.com/95-2-17.comic

From the beginning:
http://act-i-vate.com/95-1.comic

-Bobo

Adventures of the Floating Elephant

2010-12-13T05:05:22Z

My monthly 4 pages of
“Adventures of The Floating Elephant”
is up over at Activatecomix.com!

See it right here:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-81.comic

Read “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” from the start:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-1.comic

Thanks for reading!

Tim

act_i_vate @ 2010-12-02T23:06:00

2010-12-03T04:06:49Z

Get. the. Fuck. Out. A brand Spankin' new Love & Zombies?

Well don't just sit there.... go fuckin' look at it!! Re-read the story to remember what's happened (zombie apocalypse, killing, eating, fucking, humaning, and then Stu telling Kyle what happened for the small time he was passed out-ing), and then leave a comment on the new page!!

From The:
http://act-i-vate.com/95-1-1.comic

The Latest Installment:
http://act-i-vate.com/95-2-16.comic
Thanks for readin'!
~Bobo Start
Link

Adventures of the Floating Elephant

2010-11-15T05:02:47Z

It’s the second Weekend of the month, and as always
There are 4 new pages of “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” up with twice as many freaks!

New pages right here:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-77.comic

Want to read from the start?
Head here:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-1.comic

Want to read from the start of chapter 3?
Head here:
http://activatecomix.com/23-1-62.comic

Thanks for your time.

Tim Hamilton

GTFO!!

2010-11-05T03:36:11Z

All new Love & Zombies, comin' atcha, kiddies!! One page of flabulousness, leading to next weeks blowout!! Check it out and leave a little comment love on the page, let me know yer readin' and what ya think!!

From The Start:
http://act-i-vate.com/95-1-1.comic

The Latest Installment:
http://act-i-vate.com/95-2-15.comic
Thanks for readin'!
~Bobo

KING CON KICKOFF PARTY

2010-11-02T14:42:10Z

FRIDAY, November 5th

7pm to Midnite = KING CON KICKOFF PARTY / Live Comix Reading with Dean Haspiel, Paul Pope, Jeff Newelt aka JahFurry, Jen Ferguson, Seth Kushner, Joan Hilty & Joe Infurnari. DJ Pulphope (Paul Pope), DJ CrossHatch (Brian Heater) + live performances by Americans UK (www.americans-uk.com) & Charles Soules Band

INVITE: http://on.fb.me/KingConParty

$3 at the door.

SAM & LILAH: The Conclusion of Chapter 3!

2010-11-01T22:40:34Z

It's the conclusion of Chapter 3! In case you were wondering, it's right after this where the story from the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER takes place. What? You mean you haven't read the PRIMER? What are you waiting for? Pick up a copy at your local comic shop, or here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600105289

http://www.activatecomix.com/42-3-35.comic

If you're a little behind, get caught up here:

Chapter 1: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-1-1.comic

Chapter 2: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-2-1.comic

Chapter 3: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-3-1.comic

We'll be back later this month with the beginning of CHAPTER FOUR!!

In the meantime, here's where to go for all the OTHER great comix at ACT-I-VATE:

http://www.activatecomix.com

THE MONSTERS ARE COMING!

2010-10-27T15:42:03Z

ALSO - Jen Ferguson talks with Tim O'Shea about Monster Mash-ups, Her Music, Seth Kushner's CulturePOP, The Brooklyn Bridge, and HBO’s Bored to Death: http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/?p=1922

Darryl Cunningham Returns To Activate

2010-10-25T10:08:34Z

I'll be returning to the Activate fold for three weeks. I'll be posting my strip Uncle Bob and the Martian Invasion in three episodes, starting on Tuesday 2nd of November. This story is a chapter of an all ages book I'm working on called Uncle Bob Adventures, which will be out from Blank Slate in 2011. A little preview can be seen below.

KING CON 2 is coming!

2010-10-23T15:37:04Z

http://www.kingconbrooklyn.com/

MTV GEEK video-interviews Dean Haspiel at NYCC 2010

2010-10-20T04:34:29Z

MTV GEEK video-interviewed me at New York Comicon 2010 about CUBA: MY REVOLUTION, my latest graphic novel collaboration with writer/painter, Inverna Lockpez, ACT-I-VATE's new alliance with MTV GEEK, my first phone call with the late/great Harvey Pekar, and winning an Emmy for Jonathan Ames and HBO's "Bored To Death."

Here are links to all four videos that don't run longer than a couple of minutes each:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/588226/cuba-my-revolution.jhtml#id=1650312

http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/588147/act-i-vate-and-mtv-comics.jhtml#id=1650312

http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/588224/a-phone-call-from-harvey-pekar.jhtml#id=1650312

http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/588151/winning-an-emmy.jhtml#id=1650312

SAM & LILAH Updated Today!

2010-10-18T15:34:35Z

We're getting close to the end of Chapter Three! Grab on tight!

http://www.activatecomix.com/42-3-33.comic

Need to catch up first? Start here:

Chapter 1: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-1-1.comic

Chapter 2: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-2-1.comic

Chapter 3: http://www.activatecomix.com/42-3-1.comic

We'll be back with more in just two weeks! See you November 1!

In the meantime, here's where to go for all the OTHER great comix at ACT-I-VATE:

http://www.activatecomix.com

If you haven't already, why not pick up a copy of the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER? We didn't win the Harvey Award, but being nominated still counts! Right?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600105289