The Real Deal at MoCCA

Picturebox will be selling copies THE REAL DEAL at MoCCA next week. As many of you might know, it's long been one of my favorite comics series ever printed. I am going to pick up new copies to replace my decade old, dog-eared collection. If you buy anything at MoCCA, buy these - oh, and any House of Twelve stuff would be nice too. 

Comics Comics has a good interview with Real Deal creator, RawDog.  Check it out!

Well that worked out pretty well!

Having the jam a week early seemed to work out pretty well, we lost one or two people who have emailed me this week with, "When's the jam?" subject lines, but all in all it was fine.  Best of all it didn't cost me several hundred dollars in electronics, like the 1st April jam did (I left my ipod there). 

We'll be at TCAF next weekend, if you are of a Canadian persuasion, and in Toronto, swing on by and check all the indie comic fun.  We had a blast last year and look forward to going again this year.  Special thanks go to Porter Airlines, who have some kick-ass low airline fares, thank fucking god I don't have to drive again.  

And finally, here's a special look inside the life of yours truly.  I am moving into a new apartment over the next few weeks and as with a lot of things, I get caught up doing stupid shit that never actually is helpful, like making a to scale map of the new joint in Illustrator.  i took a copy to the jam and here's how it was decided to decorate. 

I like Tom Motley's idea of a boob rug.

Ho12 Comic Jam April Part 2

This month Team 12 is double teaming you with two, two, two comic jams!  Check it out to the big dog!   Thanks to half of us going to Toronto next week when the jam would usually occur, we are having the May jam one week early!  Hooray for you and everyone involved!  

Bring your pencils, sketchbooks and love of pain to:

Jack Demsey's Tavern

36 West 33rd street, downstairs

Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 7:oo p.m. - 10-11

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Jam moved up!

Hello friends, 

Seems I didn't realize that the next Jam (May 2009) was scheduled to be the night before the Toronto comic art festival in — you guessed it — Toronto.  We are headlining the event (and by 'headlining' I mean, we'll be hidden in the back) so it might make it tough to do the whole get drunk, draw comics thing.  So as a special event I am moving the jam UP a week!  It'll be held on April 30, 2009.  Lucky you! You get 2 jams in one month, you fucking lucky bastards!  More details later as I think them up.  

Cheese

April 2009 Ho12 Comic Jam

Nice shirt!

The Ho12 Jam is on the hunt for new members, including you!  Come on down to Jack Demsey's next Thursday, April 2 around 7 p.m. and see what the New York Times calls "REMOVED" and Variety raves, "LEGAL PAPERS SERVED!"  With reviews like that, how can you not show up!?!  

Some come on down to 36 west 33rd Street (in the basement) and see the live action cartoonery taking place right before your very eyes! 

Dancing in the aisles is strictly prohibited.  

JACK DEMSEY'S PUB

36 W. 33RD STREET, in the basement

Thursday, April 2

7 p.m. - 11ish

It should be pointed out this is the last jam for founding Ho21 Jam member (he was the third person to show up at the first jam), K. Thor Jensen as he's moving out to eh west coast in a few weeks. Thor and I have been pals for nearly eight years, and he's one of my favorite cartoonists.  Ho12 wishes him well in everything he does. (sniff)

As always, check us out on Facebook and join the group for regular updates.

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Here's a secret...

I have been editing old jam books. 

A Mess of Video

Fantagraphics just posted a little video preview of Team 12 den mother, Miss Lasko-Gross' new book, 'A Mess of Everything' which we will be debuting at Tcaf in May. It's pretty gosh darned beautiful.

Follow meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Hooolee! Everyone is talking about the March Ho12 Comic Jam! From sports super-star SHAQ to Pickle_Dick66 (secretly FRANK MILLER!)! Isn't it about time you came on out to one?

The Ho12 Comic Jam
Jack Demsey's Pub
36 West 33rd St., in the basement
7 p.m. to 11ish

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So yes, I've gone and joined Twitter. Now you can follow not only the goings on of Team 12 here on the blog, or on the Facebook page, but now you can follow the day to day — no, minute to minute — goings on of ME! Good'ole wonderful ME!!! What could be better then that!?! Nothing, I say.