26 April 2007

LAUGH OUT LOUD! Call for Submissions - for female comic artists



City of Women in collaboration with Stripburger comics magazine

Let’s laugh out loud - when we try to convince ourselves that this is the best of all possible worlds! Let’s laugh at the reality which is permeated by apparent sense, because laughter reveals nonsense, it disrupts and opens up possibilities for change. It might be ludicrous, dreadful, quiet, cynical, self-ironic, provocative, shallow, roaring, hidden, malicious, frank or uncomfortable; when we hear it, it rocks the ground under our feet.

The premise and programme of the 13th City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts is based on the subject of 'humour'. It is not our intention to merely 'map' humour by type (socially-engaged, black, national, self-ironic, fantasy, gender-specific, etc.), but to relate it to its actual social and political functions. Both, humour and art, permit the ‘impermissible’ to be portrayed and stated. Both represent the indispensable communication code for subjects which are potentially controversial or ticklish, while at the same time - by way of the humorous and light-hearted - the apparently inevitable status quo is maintained.


Let’s laugh even if something is not funny, and others don't laugh. We should ask, seek and find humour and art - although it may seem that all that's left are masters and servants, secretaries and directors, ours and theirs, loyalty point collectors, sharp air refreshers, wars for peace and virtual money. If they give meaning to our laughter, we should carry on laughing. Let’s laugh at the meaning of our own laughter.


The focus of 46th edition of comics magazine Stripburger, made in collaboration with City of Women, is going to be women authors’ comics who deal with socially engaged and other relevant issues through the prism of humour.

All those interested in participation please send your work (max. five black-and-white A4 pages – if you want to send comics in colour, please contact us first) by August 10th 2007 via the following e-mail address:

burgerATmail.ljudmila.org


Stripburger: www.stripburger.org

13. International Festival of Contemporary Arts - City of Women - Ljubljana, Slovenia
3rd - 13th October 2007: www.cityofwomen.org

18 April 2007

Eric Braün's site UPDATED!!!

Hey everybody,
I'd like to introduce one of my favourite comic artists, Eric Braün. The naughty Canadian creates the most wonderful wordless comics that feature a good portion of black humor and other revolting stuff. For a good dose of weird, check his website. But he doesn't stop at comics, oh no, he's also a prolific sculpturer, animator, musician and whatnot. (Braun's Lambiek entry). A highly recomended read!


01 April 2007

Ljudi, nove Komikaze! (#15) / New Komikaze fanzine, people! (#15)


The innovative Croatian underground comic team Komikaze are out for the 15th time! Enjoy their spartan, but effective website. Be sure to also visit the drawing page and jam page.

and now, a little issue-accompanying song (sorry, Croatian only):

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protiv NATO baza, uz pomoc
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-----k 0 m i k A z A !----
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idemo svi!

krv ne kola
mozga pola
ako nemam
nasred stola

komikaze
komikaze
jebo razne
vojne baze

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vani su nove

_ k 0 m i k A z E ! _
broj #15

http://www.jedinstvo.hr/komikaze

preko velike rezolucije do
svjetske revolucije!

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