Special Guest Speakers:
Herb Trimpe (Visiting Professional)
Herb's homepage and examples of his work are HERE.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Herb Trimpe is a longtime Marvel artist who is best remembered for his work on 'The Incredible Hulk'. He joined Marvel in 1967, after a year in Vietnam and three years as a student at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He was hired by Stan Lee as a production assistant. Trimpe worked on several titles for the next three decades, mainly on 'Fantastic Four' and 'The Incredible Hulk'. During the 1970s, he illustrated several Marvel series based on Japanese figures, such as 'Shogun Warriors' and ' Godzilla'. He also pencilled titles like 'Nick Fury', 'The 'Nam' and the 'Transformers-G.I. Joe' cross-over. .
Trimpe's pencil work stood out for its surreal moodiness. Working for Marvel from the late 1960s, Trimpe brought cinematic techniques to his comics as well as a certain "EC touch".
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860-651-4400
We will have George Wildman Cartoonist of POPEYE on Saturday June 14th for a 3 hour seminar.
George's homepage and examples of his work are HERE.
Over the years George has illustrated many of the most famous cartoon
characters in the world. His works have appeared in a long list of publications, examples of these can be seen here in his on-line portfolio. Two of his books became best sellers. He received the ' Best Comic Book Cartoonist in America' Award from the National Cartoonist Society in 1983. His graphic arts career includes - Package Designer, Art Director, Animator, Editor, Cartoonist and Childrens' Book Illustrator.
He cartooned his way to the White House when requested to do a Popeye Easter Egg for the White House Easter Holiday Party. His Popeye Pop-Up Book is on permanent display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.
"I consider myself blessed being able to make a career out of a natural talent, the ability to create pictures, and illustrate stories for all ages."
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860-651-4400
We will have Scott Roberts Artist of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS on Saturday August 16th
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860-651-4400
Frank McLaughlin - Comic book & Gil Thorp Artist
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Frank McLaughlin will be here to talk with us and give us some drawing lessons. He is the cartoonist of Batman, Wonder Woman and the DC Universe.
Frank McLaughlin is a forty year veteran of the comic-book industry. During his tenure, Frank worked with virtually every major comic-book publisher which included DC, Marvel and Defiant, as well as serving in an editorial capacity for Charlton Comics. While employed by these companies, Frank worked on such well known titles as Superman, Batman, The Flash, Green Arrow, Wonder Woman and many, many more. Frank has also contributed to many newspaper comic strips and has taught cartooning and visual storytelling at "Paier College of Art" in Hamden, Connecticut as well as other schools.
Frank was also the co-developer of "Writing to Read" program, produced for the JHM Corporation through Nova University. "Writing to Read" employed the use of comic-book storytelling to teach and encourage people of all ages to read.
Presently Frank is still teaching at Paier College, does freelance projects and produces art work for the daily comic strip "Gil Thorp" for Tribune Media Services.
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860-651-4400
Adam Harris - "The Cool Reptiles Show"
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
"The Cool Reptiles Show" will be presented by Adam Harris. He'll bring in his large snakes, giant turtles and other cool reptiles.
Chris Sheehan - Camp Song and Folk Singer
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Pictures from Guy's talk with a local Cub Scout pack!
Pictures from Martin Luther King Day Cartoon Camp!
