Comix

Last call! Westword is organizing its first Comics issue -- and we want to include you

By Show and Tell Mon., May 13 2013 at 1:43 PM
Categories: Comix, Contests

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Noah Can Sciver
Scenes from Westword illustrator Noah Van Sciver's last trip to a convention.
Holy opportunity, Batman! Just in time for the second Denver Comic Con, Westword will publish its first Comics issue on May 30, 2013 -- and we want you to be a part of it. We're accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who'd like to create a cartoon about life in the Mile High City, and we'll be giving cash prizes to those who create our favorite pieces.

And the best part? The winning cartoonists will find their pieces printed in our first Comics issue.

Continue reading for more details about the contest -- including prize money and sizing options. But fair warning: The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. today.

See also:
- Noah Van Sciver explores the final frontier at StarFest 2012
- Denver Comic Con: Tickets to meet Stan Lee go on sale Wednesday, April 24
- Denver Comic Con announces Chris Ware and more celebrity guests for 2013


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Westword is organizing its first Comics issue -- and we want to include you

By Westword Tue., Apr. 23 2013 at 1:45 PM
Categories: Comix, Contests

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Noah Can Sciver
Scenes from Westword illustrator Noah Van Sciver's last trip to a convention.
Holy opportunity, Batman! Just in time for the second Denver Comic Con, Westword will publish its first Comics issue on May 30, 2013 -- and we want you to be a part of it. We're accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who'd like to create a cartoon about life in the Mile High City, and we'll be giving cash prizes to those who create our favorite pieces.

And the best part? The winning cartoonists will find their pieces printed in our first Comics issue.

Continue reading for more details about the contest -- including prize money and sizing options.

See also:
- Noah Van Sciver explores the final frontier at StarFest 2012
- Denver Comic Con: Tickets to meet Stan Lee go on sale Wednesday, April 24
- Denver Comic Con announces Chris Ware and more celebrity guests for 2013


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Denver Comic Con: Tickets to meet Stan Lee go on sale Wednesday, April 24

By Show and Tell Wed., Apr. 17 2013 at 9:58 AM
Categories: Anime and Cosplay, Comix

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Stan Lee at the 2013 St. Louis Comic Con.
Our Spidey senses have been tingling with news about this year's Denver Comic Con for days now, and today that news is finally out: The godfather of comics himself, Stan Lee, will be stopping by Denver Comic Con on Sunday, June 2, for his first visit to the Mile High City in more than two decades -- and you can get tickets to meet him. Fewer than 300 tickets will be released online at the Denver Comic Con website starting next Wednesday, April 24, at noon. So now's the time to add that deadline to your calendar and get ready to Hulk-smash your online competition for the tickets. Continue reading for more details.

See also:
- Slide show: The Women of Denver Comic Con
- Slide show: The Sidewalk Superheroes of Denver Comic Con
- Slide show: The Costumes of Denver Comic Con


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Scary monsters and sideshow freaks in Daniel Crosier's Showdevils

By Cory Casciato Mon., Apr. 1 2013 at 7:59 AM
Categories: Comix

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There are precious few opportunities in life to assist a human puzzle piece and his comely, sword-swallowing sidekick defeat a mutant goldfish. When such an opportunity does arise, it's best to seize it without concern for danger or reward. Luckily, in the case of Daniel Crosier's Showdevils Kickstarter campaign, the dangers are few and the rewards many, so everyone who loves comics, freak shows and the absurd can participate without hesitation.

See also:
- "You can't call it a freakshow without a freak": County Fair Freakshow Pavilion
- Noah Van Sciver's The Hypo tops year-end lists
- Boobs, blood and bowling in Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer

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comic books, Serana Rose, Side Show, The Enigma, weird shit
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Chuck Roy on POTroast and his favorite public places to get high

By Josiah M. Hesse Mon., Feb. 25 2013 at 6:59 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Comedy, Comix, Interviews, Marijuana, Performance, Popular Culture

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Update: The location of Roy's upcoming set has been corrected below. If you know Denver comedy, you surely know Chuck Roy. The former anchor of the satirical newscast The Crop Report -- an Onion News Network-style series of short sketches on marijuana, Roy is one of the most established names in Denver comedy, hosting an endless rotation of events at Comedy Works (after making a name in L.A. on Craig Kilborn). And this Wednesday, Roy joins some of the town's most celebrated local comics at Comedy Works for POTroast -- a somewhat traditional roast, though instead of grilling a beloved yet past-his-prime icon, these roasters will be taking on an entity that many of them still love as much today as they did years ago: Ganja. We recently caught up with Chuck Roy to chat Amendment 64, his favorite public places to smoke, and why a stoned audience isn't as ideal as it sounds.

See also:
- Let the shit-talking begin: Chuck Roy and John "Hippieman" Novosad
- Ten best comedy shows in Denver in February
- Lewis Black on socialism, Louis C.K. and the new NRA app


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Denver Comic Con announces Chris Ware and more celebrity guests for 2013

By Susan Froyd Tue., Feb. 19 2013 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Comix, Hot Tickets, Popular Culture

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See Marvel's Stan the Man Lee at this year's Denver Comic Con.
Denver Comic Con streaked out the gate last summer in its inaugural year; in 2013, the popular fan convention is already on track to surpass last year's success, at least from the looks of the guest list.

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Yesterday, DCC announced that New York Times bestselling graphic novelist and illustrator Chris Ware and True Blood actor Nelsan Ellis will be joining marquee guests Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, pop-cultural hero George Takei, DC and Marvel Comics scribe George Perez and nerd-tastic actor Will Wheaton (among many others) at this year's extravaganza of cosplay, gaming, autograph hunting, geeking and gawking, which unfolds at the Colorado Convention Center May 31 through June 2.

See also:
- The Costumes of Denver Comic Con
- Denver Comic Con announces 2013 dates and confirmed guest Stan Lee
- Fight evil with the Fantastic Pour, a Denver Comic Con/Breckenridge Brewery beer


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Tod Davies on storytelling, lost superheroines, and tonight's screening of Wonder Women!

By Robin Edwards Tue., Feb. 5 2013 at 1:10 PM
Categories: Comix

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As Tod Davies describes it, she's "been a kazillion things" over the years. From work as a film producer (of Revengers Tragedy and Three Businessmen) to a screenwriter (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) to her current role as publisher of the independent press Exterminating Angel, Davies has been involved in the creation and telling of stories that diverge from the traditional narrative for many years. So she'll be the perfect person to introduce the International Film Series' screening tonight of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines at 7 p.m. at Muenzinger Auditorium. Along with prolific independent film producer Margaret Matheson (of Antonia's Line, which will screen for free Wednesday), Davies will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward on this fascinating documentary that traces the history of such superheroines as Wonder Woman through the years.

In advance of the screening, we spoke with Davies about the film, the power of storytelling, and superheroines lost to time.

See also:
- 3 things to do for free in Denver this week, February 4-7
- CU-Boulder's International Film Series wants it both ways in the booth: Celluloid and digital
- Amy Schumer on self-confidence, bathroom attendants and angry Jackass fans


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Comic Adam Cayton-Holland booked for Conan January 29

By Josiah M. Hesse Thu., Jan. 24 2013 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Comedy, Comix, Media, Performance, Popular Culture

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Denver comic and former Westword scribe Adam Cayton-Holland will be making his standup debut on TBS's Conan next Tuesday, January 29. "This is my first appearance on a late-night TV show," Cayton-Holland tells us. "I did a small spot on the TV show Happy Endings, but yeah, in terms of late night and as a comic, this is my debut. I'm very psyched."

See also:
- Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland to record comedy albums at the Bug Theatre
- Adam Cayton-Holland: Comic proposes onstage at Red Rocks to a girl who doesn't exist (VIDEO)
- Conan O'Brien joke about Westword's medical marijuana reviewer search: Laugh at us, America!

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Noah Van Sciver's The Hypo tops year-end lists

By Cory Casciato Wed., Dec. 12 2012 at 7:57 AM
Categories: Books, Comix

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When Westword cartoonist Noah Van Sciver's graphic novel The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln was released this past September, he wasn't sure what its critical reception would be. His prior work was almost entirely comedic, and here he was tackling a complex, biographical-historical novel about one of the nation's greatest presidents.

"I remember when the book first came out, I was like, 'Oh I don't know. They're going to tear me apart.' I was really worried about it," he remembers. "But it was like the complete opposite. Everybody was really thrilled and, I think, surprised by it."

Now, as the year winds down, Van Sciver's received one of the greatest critical accolades of all: a top spot on a year-end best-of list.

See also:
- Read an excerpt from Noah Van Sciver's The Hypo
- The glamorous life of a 21st-century cartoonist: a meta-comic about signing comics
- Noah Van Sciver explores the final frontier at StarFest 2012

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Abraham Lincoln, graphic novels, Library Journal, MTV, MTV Geek, Noah Van Sciver, Saint Cole, The Hypo, year-end best
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Ten pieces of pop culture you didn't know Wayne White created

By Bree Davies Wed., Sep. 19 2012 at 12:05 PM
Categories: Art, Comix, Lists

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Wayne White with Randy, one of his many creations for Pee Wee's Playhouse.
Wayne White might be the most prolific and virtually unknown contributor to popular culture of the last four decades. But the illustrator, painter, sculptor and puppet-maker from Chattanooga is getting some much deserved exposure with the release of Beauty Is Embarrassing, a documentary about White's life and still-evolving career. The film opens this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Denver FilmCenter, and the artist will be on hand to chat with the audience after the showing.

Not familiar with White's work? Here's a quick primer of just some of the pieces he's contributed to the world of mass media through illustrations, puppets, commercials and music videos.

See also:
- Visual artist Wayne White on Pee Wee's Playhouse and using the F-word in fine art
- Review: Beauty Is Embarrassing
- Lists: Spike Lee's most beautifully preachy moments

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Beakman's World, Bill And Willis, Liquid Television, MTV, Old Spice, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Peter Gabriel, Riders In The Sky, Smashing Pumpkins, Snapple, The Offspring, Wayne White, Weird Al
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