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Apr12
by on April 12, 2017 at 7:49 pm
Posted In: Blog, Lies Around The Campfire

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 Memphis Cartoonist Named to Board of National Cartoonist Society (NCS)

 

Memphis, TN:  The National Cartoonist Society (NCS), formed just after WWII by cartoonists returning from USO tours to entertain U.S. troops overseas, has named Memphis-based cartoonist Greg Cravens to their incoming board of directors.  The decision comes after Greg was the local coordinator of an NCS/St. Jude event last May.  The event brought more than 200 internationally known cartoonists to Memphis to draw for St. Jude patients and to fundraise though a series of cartoon art auctions and live events.

 

Greg’s artwork is familiar to residents of the Memphis area over the past twenty-five years.   He has illustrated advertising for FedEx, The Memphis Flyer, The Peabody, Rock 103, The Grizzlies, Redbirds, Shoney’s, Perkins, The Memphis Zoo, Jack Pirtle’s Chicken, Keras Chevrolet, and hundreds more businesses.  Because of his work on the syndicated comic strip The Buckets, he was allowed to join the NCS in 2002, and shortly after was nominated for a Silver Reuben award for his work on the Memphis Flyer.

 

His duties for the NCS will involve screening new member applications.  He will also take on duties for the NCSFoundation, which will involve more work with their children’s hospital program and their  “Cartooning For Kids” events. He says, “I’m looking forward to more NCS events at St. Jude, and other children’s hospitals throughout the Southeast. Also, since I’m the only NCS member for a couple of hundred miles in any direction, I’m especially looking forward to seeing more members come here more often.”

 

Steve McGarry, president of the NCSFoundation, said, “He did a really great job with (NCS/St. Jude) logistics in Memphis and I’m sure we (the NCSF) will keep him busy.”

 

Information about the National Cartoonist Society can be found at www.reuben.org

Greg’s syndicated comic strip can be seen in newspapers in the U.S., Thailand, Australia, and at www.gocomics.com/thebuckets.

Webcomic Hubris! is at www.hubriscomics.com.

Advertising portfolio is at www.cravenscartoonist.com

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Vandals

Feb01
by on February 1, 2015 at 9:25 am
Posted In: Dirty Pictures

Cartoonists are such thugs.  Here we are: me, Jeff Keane (Family Circus), and Scott Stantis (Chicago Tribune, Prickly City) wantonly vandalizing a coffee table in a private citizen’s home.  (John Hambrock-The Brilliant Mind Of Edison Lee)

The only thing that kept us out of jail, I guess, was that we asked permission first.

Cravens,Keane,Stantis wrecking table

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Faces of… Ewww.

Mar20
by on March 20, 2014 at 9:14 am
Posted In: Dirty Pictures

So… I’m trying to decide on a promotional photo… Urrrhhmmm.  Which one should I use?

 

GREG AND GREG 8X8

You know what they say… “Beards Don’t Sell”.  I’m thinking that the clean-shaven version might do better.  Plus, y’know… there’s no REASON to show everyone how bald I am.

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Cartoonist Awards

Jun18
by on June 18, 2013 at 11:17 am
Posted In: Dirty Pictures

Last month, all the big ol’ hotshot cartoonists got together for the annual meeting of The National Cartoonist Society.  I didn’t go this year, but went to New Orleans instead- sometimes you have to pick and choose when things overlap.  Ah, well.

Here, however, are photos from the previous year…  I’ll do the namedropping, and you can go look up the ones you don’t know.  Then you’ll know how big a hotshot I am for hanging out in my pink autographed hat with all these cool people.

Here, you’ll see Daryl Cagle, two-time Pulitzer winner Mike Ramirez, Chad Frye, and Tom Stemmie (with me thrown in there. Proof!) All fine gentlemen! There were women there, too, as cartoonists are NOT just guys, but they’re not nearly as entertained by ridiculous hats as you’d think.

So, in November, there’s a SouthEast Chapter meeting for the cartoonists that live in the spaces between Arkansas, Virginia, North Carolina, and the north edge of Florida, roughly.  Florida gets it’s own chapter, of course… Plenty of cartoonists running around there.  I’ll be doing a talk about getting started in webcomics, which I’ve barely done.  (If you have some input you feel would improve my powerpoint extravaganza, please let me know.  Or, by golly, come on by.  You can be a visual aid.)

First weekend in November, I think… In Knoxville, I believe.  Anyone’s welcome, so make plans to come by and visit.  Some of us are wildly egotistical and love to autograph things, so there’s an opportunity to make some bucks on eBay.

 

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Free Comic Book Day Free Comic Book Day

May04
by on May 4, 2013 at 9:09 am
Posted In: Play Nice

Here’s a fine article the local paper had me ‘write’ about today- Free Comic Book Day.

You might have to click on the image a couple of iterations to get it up to a legible size.  Who knows how these computers decide to display anything.  It didn’t offer me the size option I wanted.  Baffling.

 

So if there’s a comic shop near you, go in and see what they’re willing to do for you!  Different shops have different deals.

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A thousand words

Feb21
by on February 21, 2013 at 6:13 am
Posted In: Non-Hubris comics

You ever wonder what the Hubris gags sound like in my head before they wind up on paper and thereafter on your computer?

It’s probably not what you think.  In fact, it’s what I think, and my brain’s not wired in an efficient manner.

So you’re getting the edited down images and words.  Granted, I let myself roam fairly freely, but let’s take yesterday’s cartoon, for example.  Mick’s trying to climb the wall.  The description of that cartoon wandered far afield with concepts that will probably make it into the strip someday (Tshirt cannons and Red Bull cans… Teaser! Spoiler!)

On the other hand, sometimes I do pictures that elaborate on a few words.  It’s easier to do when working with a partner.

Jay Schiller, years ago, sent me scripts for a Florida editorial cartoon we used to do.  One of the scripts dealt with the death of Princess Diana.

His script said, “Draw a Paparazzi in the casket with her, taking a photo.”  Nice.  Elegant.  Says a lot.  Well done, Jay.

So I drew this:

I’m still very pleased with it.  It’s dark, somber, it’s a subtle indictment of the practices of the paparazzi ( I think that anytime you’re followed down the street by shouting people who are taking your photo without permission and with intent for their own profit, that’s a bit of an attack, you know?  Self defense come into play there?  Maybe.)

So there you go.  Words and Pictures.

 

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Hubris- Mittleif’s Crises

Jan28
by on January 28, 2013 at 12:01 am
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More Bachelor & Sons

Dec18
by on December 18, 2012 at 11:53 am
Posted In: Non-Hubris comics

It’s been a while since I flogged another old comic strip here in the ‘Other’ content below the Hubris.  So it’s time again for Bachelor & Sons!  I was teamed up with Matt Tolbert  (and his twin sons) to create a comic strip based on a newly single dad and his twin sons.  One kid is sportish, the other one bookish.  I did the best I could, and I assume that Matt’s twins (with him as the editor) did the best they could, but the syndicates weren’t biting.  Of course, it’s a shame for this stuff to just rot on my computer or on Matt’s, so it might as well rot on your computer, too.  Unless of course, you know of a nice site, web magazine or newspaper (or syndicate) who sees the value in such a thing, in which case we’ll happily resurrect it, I bet.

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Reading in the Morning (part the second)

Dec04
by on December 4, 2012 at 9:15 am
Posted In: Non-Hubris comics

Okay, so here’s the second part of the top of my morning webcomics reading list:

(QUICK REMINDER.  Hubris is kid friendly.  This list… not so much. I’ll be posting the kid-friendly lists soon.  You little guys and girls- these cartoons are just baffling and rude until after you’ve dated a few people and have decided on some important life choices.  Til then, enjoy Hubris. Ignore these for the moment.  You’ll be perfectly happy you did.  For grown-ups, this is a fun list.)

Not Invented Here • Barnes & Zugale  (this one used to have Southworth art.  I hate to admit that I let it drop down my reading list on account of the art, but I did.  Bad me.  Bad!  Good comic strip.)

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal • Zach Weiner

Chainsaw Suit • Kris Straub

Hijinks Ensue • Joel Watson

Menage a 3 • Giz & Dave

This is sort of the breaking point between strips that update more frequently (three times or more a week) and those that are supposed to update less frequently… and those that update at crazy times or not at all, or I haven’t figured it out yet, or something.

SpaceTrawler • Chris Baldwin

The City • Derf

The Trenches • Kurtz, Krahulik, Holkins

Gutters • Sohmer and Guest Artists (once, it was ME!)

Two Guys and Guy • Rickard Jonasson

XKCD • Randall Munroe

That looks like plenty for today.  The list, like I said before is a LOT longer.  And the stuff at the bottom of it is stuff that I just started looking at.  Some of it will likely wind up in this tippy top list the next time I re-arrange my list.  I’ll post some of the other good stuff later.

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Skatepark sunrise

Nov13
by on November 13, 2012 at 5:55 am
Posted In: Dirty Pictures

The other day at the skatepark, the newspaper (the Commercial Appeal, who no longer runs The Buckets and fired their staff editorial cartoonist Bill Day, and therefore can be ignored.) sent Chris Desmond out to photograph the lovely and talented Aaron Schafer, who was instrumental in getting the city to back a gorgeous skatepark and quit just putting up signs everywhere else that said “no skating”.  Chris took photos of other people who were there, too.  This is one he took of me.  Note the elaborately colored helmet I took from my oldest son.  Note the way the sunlight plays upon the bristles where my hair used to be.  Oh, yes, I’m one fine lookin’ stud.

Photo by Chris Desmond

That was, indeed sarcasm, for those of you who didn’t catch it.  I look like someone’s dad at the skatepark. I am someone’s dad at the skatepark. But at least I’m one of the dads that skate.

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