Magic Bullet #7 Thank You Card

Matt Rawson illustrated our Halloween issue thank you card, which was recently mailed to all advertisers and others who helped towards the success of the newspaper. His style is based off his chalkboard drawings done at the Comics Making Studio Artisphere exhibit, which ends November 3.

Almost all 5,000 issues have been distributed. We had them at New York Comic Con, Small Press Expo, the October Capicons show, Baltimore Comic-Con, Artisphere, and several other outlets. For a complete list of places you might still be able to pick-up a free copy, please look at our "Magic Bullet Locator" tab link.

Several comic contributors will be distributing the last remaining copies of Magic Bullet #7 to Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween evening, this Thursday.

You may also get a free copy if you sign up to give blood next Saturday, November 2, 2013, in an event I'm organizing with the American Red Cross called "Cartoonists Draw Blood." More information on how to donate your blood can be seen here: http://www.curls-studio.com/curls/?p=2408

Grab one of the last remaining copies of Magic Bullet #7 if you can. Good luck on the hunt and thanks again to Matt Rawson for illustrating our thank you card.

Happy Halloween!
Carolyn

Noguchi @ Artisphere

Jamie Noguchi will be the artist in resident tomorrow at the Artisphere in Arlington, Va., as part of the D.C. Conspiracy’s Comics Making Workshop in the Works in Progress Gallery. Jamie will be there from about 6:30-9ish p.m. (depending on how long it takes him to finish his chalkwall drawing, which each resident artist has done each week). Jamie will also be there on Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Below is a recent episode of his online comic Yellow Peril.

COMICS MAKING STUDIO WITH MEMBERS OF THE D.C. CONSPIRACY

COMICS MAKING STUDIO WITH MEMBERS OF THE D.C. CONSPIRACY

Meet and Greet: Sat Sep 21, 6-9pm
ON VIEW WED AUG 21 – SUN NOV 3
FREE

Artisphere - 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209

Works in Progress Gallery

Meet + greet with artists: Sat Sep 21 / 6-9pm with live music by Triage in the Lower Town Hall at 7pm and 8:15pm
Artists' onsite residency hours: Thursdays 6:30-9:30pm + Saturdays 1-4pm (+ Wednesday September 18)

Members of the DC Conspiracy, a comics-creating collaborative, will be working on their actual page submissions for the Spring 2014 edition of Magic Bullet, a free, semi-annual comics newspaper distributed throughout the greater Washington, DC area. The artists will each have onsite working hours so you can watch the artists draw and see the magic unfold. There will be “blank” comic pages available if you want to try your own hand at making a comic and leave it behind where it will be hung in the Gallery and posted by Artisphere to a Facebook album you can tag and share. The first 20 people to leave a comic behind will receive a pass to the 2013 Small Press Expo the weekend of September 14.

Residency dates: Thu Aug 22 & Sat Aug 24: Matt Rawson
Thu Aug 29 & Sat Aug 31: Matt Dembicki
Thu Sep 5 & Sat Sep 7: Rafer Roberts
Thu Sep 12: Carolyn Belefski & Joe Carabeo
Sat Sep 14: Steve Loya
Wed Sep 18 & Sat Sep 21: Evan Keeling
Thu Sep 26 & Sat Sep 28: Eric Gordon
Thu Oct 3 & Sat Oct 5: Jamie Noguchi
Thu Oct 10 & Sat Oct 12: Christiann MacAuley
Thu Oct 17 & Sat Oct 19: Art Hondros
Thu Oct 24 & Sat Oct 26: Jacob Warrenfeltz
Thu Oct 31 & Sat Nov 2: Andrew Cohen 

http://artisphere.com/calendar/event-details/Visual-Arts/COMICS-MAKING-STUDIO-WITH-MEMBERS-OF-THE-D-C-CONSPIRACY.aspx

Magic Bullet #8 Ad Raffle at SPX 2013

Magic Bullet, Washington D.C.’s comics newspaper anthology is offering a special opportunity to one lucky raffle participant.

For only $5 you could win a 1/8 ad space ($45 value) in the Spring 2014 edition of Magic Bullet #8 (print run of 5,000). To enter, simply bring $5 cash with you to Carolyn Belefski at Table A11B at Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD this weekend (September 14-15, 2013) or talk to a member of D.C. Conspiracy for more info.

If you are unable to attend SPX, email ‘info[@]curls-studio[dot]com’ by midnight EST this Thursday, September 12, 2013 for payment instructions.

Each ticket is $5 and there is no limit as to how many tickets you may purchase. All proceeds will go towards Magic Bullet printing fees. 

The raffle will take place LIVE at 6:00 PM EST on Sunday, September 15 at the close of SPX 2013 near Tables W10-15.

Thanks to Matt Dembicki for the raffle idea. Visit him and other members of D.C. Conspiracy at SPX Tables W10-15.

Above is the SPX floor map so you can find our tables.

For more information on Magic Bullet advertising opportunities, visit: http://magicbulletcomics.blogspot.com/p/specs.html

If you win, you may use $45 as credit towards a larger size ad, if preferred.

Magic Bullet #7 Hitting the Streets

Magic Bullet #7 (Washington, D.C.'s free comics newspaper, published by D.C. Conspiracy) has been printed. Big thanks to Joe Carabeo who picked up all 5,000 direct from the printer in Maryland last week.

The newspapers are hitting the streets and several contributors have picked up their bundles. I know you can grab your free copy for sure at the following locations: Laughing Ogre Comics (Fairfax, VA), Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant (Vienna, VA), Bad Decisions (Baltimore, MD), Gorilla King Comics (Baltimore, MD), Artisphere (Arlington, VA), and many more to come... be on the lookout!

We plan to have the newspaper at Baltimore Comic-Con in two weeks and Small Press Expo in three weeks.

Also be sure to check out the Magic Bullet exhibit at Artisphere, running until November 3, 2013: http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/event-details/Visual-Arts/COMICS-MAKING-STUDIO-WITH-MEMBERS-OF-THE-D-C-CONSPIRACY.aspx

Magic Bullet #7 Cover and Contributor List

I am delighted to present to you the cover of Magic Bullet #7. Magic Bullet is Washington, D.C.’s free comics newspaper published by 
D.C. Conspiracy, a comics creators’ collective in the capital region.

Steve Conley was tapped to illustrate the cover art and Matt Dembicki contributed the color center spread. Thanks to El Jefe Design for the design of our masthead, which we started using in Magic Bullet #6. This issue is Halloween themed and has a print run of 5,000. It will be hitting the streets shortly. Be sure to look for it around town and pick up this free publication.

Here are the contributors who made the final cut for print publication in Magic Bullet #7:

Sara Lindo
Rafer Roberts
S.G. Artley
Steve Loya
Mike Brace
John Shine
Anthony Jackson
Viga Gadson
Eric Gordon
Charles Brubaker
William Brown
Joshua Daniel
Jason E. Axtell
Joe Sutliff
Rob Anderson, Dafu Yu, E.T. Dollman, Paul Allor
Matt Dembicki
R.M. Rhodes, Evan Keeling
Art Hondros
Adam McGovern, Diana Leto
T.R. Logan
Troy-Jeffrey Allen, Matt Rawson
Andrew Cohen
Michael Cowgill
Kevin Panetta, Mike Short
David and Jon Milstein
Dale Rawlings
Rachel Scheer
Daniel Rosa, Jose Mazariegos
Paul Zdepski
Sean Fahey, Ben Passmore, Kel Nuttall
Nick Liappis, Brooke A. Allen
Zarmina Sulaiman, Jacob Warrenfeltz
Joe Carabeo, Carolyn Belefski

Thank you to all who submitted and we urge you to submit your comics to be considered in future editions.

I plan to bring several bundles to Bmore Into Comics next Saturday, August 24, 2013. We will also be distributing Magic Bullet to local establishments in DC, MD, and VA (places like book stores, restaurants, theaters, tattoo parlors, record shops, etc.).

D.C. Conspiracy members will be showcasing original Magic Bullet art at Artisphere in Arlington, VA from August 21 thru November 3 in the Works in Progress Gallery. There will be a meet and greet on September 21 from 6 PM to 8 PM where you will be able to connect with many of us in-person. Major props to Matt Dembicki and Evan Keeling for being instrumental in organizing the exhibit.

Magic Bullet contributors will be distributing the newspaper for free at many of their convention appearances in 2013. We will certainly have Magic Bullet #7 at Baltimore Comic-Con, Small Press Expo, New York Comic Con, and more!

Stay 'tooned for more information about distribution of Magic Bullet #7 as well as details about advertising and comic submission for the next issue. If you are interested in advertising and comic submission guidelines, connecting with us, or attending our meetings, visit magicbulletcomics.com for information.

It has been either a trick-or-treat editing this edition of Magic Bullet. I'll let you decide witch!

Your Pal,
Carolyn Belefski

Magic Bullet #6 Thank You Card

Here is the thank you card we organized and mailed to our advertisers and others who helped us print and distribute Magic Bullet #6. I wanted several people to contribute art and come together in an organic way for the card. The process included making small paper strips with the artist names pulled from a hat in order of the characters in the words 'Thank You!' The artists could make their assigned letter in any medium or style in a clever way as long as it is legible.

T - Carolyn Belefski, curls-studio.com
H - Rafer Roberts, plasticfarm.com
A - Matt Dembicki, matt-dembicki.blogspot.com
N - Jacob Warrenfeltz, kinginkcomics.com
K - Steve Loya, steveloya.com
Y - Andrew Cohen, howzitfunnies.blogspot.com
O - Evan Keeling, etkeeling.com
U - Matt Rawson, theglassistudio.com
! - William Brown, wmlbrown.com

The card came out great printed on glossy paper. For the inside, we collected digital signatures and most of the contributors were able to be a part of the project with their John Hancock. This is the first time we've sent out thank you cards. It's a good way to connect with the people and organizations who made our project happen.

We are currently accepting comic submissions and advertisers for Magic Bullet #7. This issue will be Halloween/Spooky/ Fall themed with August 1, 2013 as the deadline. For more information, please visit: http://magicbulletcomics.blogspot.com