• Real Name: The Comic Creators Network of Kansas City
• Age: 6
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri (United States)

• Joined: Dec 29th, 2006
• Last Visit: May 9th, 2007

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Free Pulp #3 - March of 10,000 Undead Gabors

500 copies of this comic were printed and distributed. This insane tale was created by Kyle Strahm...and must be read to be believed. You will find your self running around saying "FOOK!" (2005)

Free Pulp #2 - See Dick Die

500 copies of this comic were printed and distributed. Duane Cunningham and Michelle Arcand wrote and drew this book together...each drawing different characters in the book. (2004)

Free Pulp #1 - Bennett

500 copies of this comic were printed and distributed. Shawn Geabhart's "Bennett" was the first of the Free Pulp series. The story was written and drawn by Shawn at a 24-Hour-Comic event. (2004)

CCN's 24-Hour-Comic Anthology #1

July 25th, 2003...the first CCN 24-Hour-Comic Party. All 152 pages of the resulting anthology and a behind-the-scenes look at the event are now available...right here on comicspace.com!

[ Posted by AlternaComics on Apr 16th, 2007 11:16 PM ]...

Just stopping by to say hi and to remind you to check out some great comics at www.alternacomics.com! thanks!

[ Posted by bat_blog on Feb 13th, 2007 1:32 AM ]...

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There's a ton of Batman-Related articles featuring Vintage Toys, Desktop Wallpapers, Videos, Comic Art, etc..

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CLICK HERE & Visit The #1 BATMAN FAN SITE!

We also have a BATMAN FAN Message Board!

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CLICK HERE & Join The #1 BATMAN MESSAGE BOARD!

[ Posted by arhar on Feb 1st, 2007 3:57 PM ]...

Impressive guys! Thanks for sharing all this great work!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 1st, 2007 4:06 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Feb 1st, 2007 4:06 PM ]... Thanks a lot! I appreciate you taking the time to take a peek... Mark Stinson

[ Posted by JHStudios on Feb 1st, 2007 12:08 PM ]...

Thanx 4 the add!

[ Posted by CartoonistConspiracy on Jan 12th, 2007 11:54 AM ]...

Hi there,

I thought that your group may be interested in becoming an affiliate of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy. We're a loose international organization of cartoonists. We include both professional cartoonists and amateur doodlers among our membership... membership is open to all cartoonists regardless of gender, race, age, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, attractiveness, wit, or talent. Only the desire to produce comics is necessary.

We've been conspiring since December 2002, and currently have active cartoonist cells in Minneapolis MN, San Francisco CA, Calgary/Edmonton, Chicago IL, Lancaster PA, Milwaukee WI, Montreal, Rice MN, Sacramento CA, Sioux Falls SD and Springfield IL. The most active cells meet once or twice a month to draw jam comics or participate in other activities, put out publications, and arrange gallery shows and other events.

What are the benefits in becoming a cell of the conspiracy?

1) Promotion. We'll give you a section of our message board, which can include a permanent link to whatever website you have for your group at the top of it. This is a good place to organize events and activities for your cell. We can also give a member of your group the ability to publish whatever your group wants on our group blog, which is the homepage of the site.

2) An international group of collaborators. Anyone can start an account on our message board to discuss and organize whatever they wish.

The Cartoonist Conspiracy FAQ: http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/pagefaq.php

Our blog: http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/

Our message board: http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/

Our Agenda: http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/pageagenda.php

Register to use the message board here: http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/board/?navsect
ion=community

Subscribe to our blog through newsreader or email here:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/CartoonistConspiracy

Subscribe to our events reminder list here:
http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/list_subscribe
.php

Our Comicspace page is here:
http://www.comicspace.com/cartoonistconspiracy/

Let me know if you have any questions. If this appeals to your group and I'll set up your section of the message board and a blog account for whoever you wish to have one. Regardless, best of luck to you and your group.

Best wishes,

Steven Stwalley
Webmaster, The International Cartoonist Conspiracy

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 13th, 2007 12:21 AM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Jan 13th, 2007 12:21 AM ]... I private messaged you...Thanks... Mark

[ Posted by cherry on Jan 8th, 2007 2:05 PM ]...

thanks for the add~! :)

[ Posted by ToxicShockComics on Jan 7th, 2007 6:31 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, definitley check out the book if you can. Take care.

-Mike Storniolo
Toxic Shock Comics

[ Posted by bat_blog on Jan 7th, 2007 3:04 AM ]...

THANX FOR THE ADD! If you're a BATMAN FAN then I want to invite you to check out the BAT-BLOG webpage!
There's a ton of Batman-Related articles featuring Vintage Bat-Toys, Batman Wallpapers, Batman Videos, etc..

http://tomztoyz.blogspot.com

[ Posted by Landwaster_Media on Jan 4th, 2007 11:03 AM ]...

Thank you for adding me. I'll be keeping in touch.

2 Replies [ Latest posted on January 6th, 2007 1:03 PM ]

	[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Jan 4th, 2007 9:20 PM ]... Excellent! Please do... Mark
	[ Posted by Landwaster_Media on Jan 6th, 2007 1:03 PM ]... Is there any way to participate in the Sketchbook Party from Online? Maybe posting them? What do you think?

[ Posted by elephanteater on Jan 2nd, 2007 2:42 PM ]...

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the add. I looked over your site and it looks like you've got a great club out there in Kansas City. I'm a comic creator from California (www.ElephantEater.com) but will be coming through Kansas City for an in-store signing this coming summer.

June 13th, 2007 I'll be at B-Bop (5336 W. 95th St., Overland Park, KS 66207) from Noon-2pm and then their other store (3940 Main, Kansas City, MO 64111) that same day from 3-7pm.

Maybe I'll see you out there. Best of luck with your work and the club.

Sincerely,

Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
www.ElephantEater.com

3 Replies [ Latest posted on January 3rd, 2007 9:24 AM ]

	[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Jan 2nd, 2007 4:28 PM ]... Um...its Mark, not Mike! Those are both nice stores...Friendly Frank runs both of them. KC has quite a few nice comic stores, actually. Glad to hear you are coming to town Robert...I mean, Ryan. Mark
	[ Posted by elephanteater on Jan 2nd, 2007 4:39 PM ]... Aw, dang-it! <:) Sorry Mark. Hehehe. I deserve that one. Good to hear about the stores, though. Frank has been really cool about setting up these gigs for my 2007 tour next summer. I'm really lookin' forward to swinging through town. Take care, Robert, er...I mean, Ryan ;) Elephant Eater Comics www.ElephantEater.com
	[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Jan 3rd, 2007 9:24 AM ]... Just messin' with you about the names. I hope to see you here in Kansas City! Mark

[ Posted by stevenpjones on Jan 2nd, 2007 12:51 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, guys, and I hope everything is going well down there in KC!

2 Replies [ Latest posted on January 2nd, 2007 2:28 PM ]

	[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Jan 2nd, 2007 1:28 PM ]... Thanks Steven. One of my favorite authors is Lovecraft...its fun to find someone who not only enjoys Lovecraft but has written some Lovecraft adaptations... Mark
	[ Posted by stevenpjones on Jan 2nd, 2007 2:28 PM ]... That's great to hear, Mark. I hope some day I'll get a chance to adapt some more of HPL's work into comics.

[ Posted by mazscara on Jan 2nd, 2007 2:52 AM ]...

Thanks for the friendship. Happy New Year.

[ Posted by chickitychina on Jan 2nd, 2007 12:30 AM ]...

With so much good work coming out of the KC area right now, this would be the perfect year for a big push. Best of luck to everyone with the fire stoking.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 2nd, 2007 12:49 AM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Jan 2nd, 2007 12:49 AM ]... JP, Thanks for the wish of the luck, and the nice words about KC. Have you been to the comixboard.com and seem some of the artwork posted there recently? And I think over the next two or three months, its only going to get better. And after all...you are in the KC area, so comixboard.com is your message board too! I went over and checked out your blog. I'll stop in regularly and check out your reviews. I'd love it if you syndicated some of your blog reviews over at our message board. You would probably pull some traffic your way. Mark

[ Posted by jfastudios on Jan 1st, 2007 5:47 PM ]...

Thank you much for the add! Have a blessed new year!

J

[ Posted by flyboj on Jan 1st, 2007 3:07 PM ]...

Thank's for inviting me. Happy New Year for all of you!
BR from Czech

flyboj

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 1st, 2007 5:31 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Jan 1st, 2007 5:31 PM ]... Tomas, thanks for posting a comment. The fact I can sit here and talk back and forth with someone in Europe is still startling to me. Probably showing my age! -Mark

[ Posted by shingoji on Jan 1st, 2007 11:49 AM ]...

Welcome to Comicspace! Glad to have you aboard. Come visit Twisted Kaiju Theater, sometime! :)

[ Posted by monsterink on Jan 1st, 2007 11:48 AM ]...

Hell-O, Fangs 4 Bein' My ComicSpace Fiend! ~ Chops!

[ Posted by keithchan on Dec 31st, 2006 8:47 PM ]...

Your group sounds very interesting!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 1st, 2007 11:41 AM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Jan 1st, 2007 11:41 AM ]... Thanks for commenting....and for saying we're interesting! I'm not even sure we claim to be interesting! Mark

[ Posted by panel88 on Jan 1st, 2007 10:13 AM ]...

Thanks for adding us, and all the best for the New Year.

- panel88

[ Posted by kuborikikiam on Jan 1st, 2007 2:13 AM ]...

Thank you :)

[ Posted by Vinnie on Dec 31st, 2006 7:31 PM ]...

Happy new year, stop by anytime!

[ Posted by strangerthanfictionpress on Dec 31st, 2006 7:16 PM ]...

Thank you for the add! We hope the new year brings you success in all you do.

[ Posted by S_Price on Dec 31st, 2006 6:54 PM ]...

TFTA! (and a Happy New Year!) Never been to KC, but I do love that song about it. And, seeing as you're doing God's work, I am, as a lifelong twin, willing to overlook the traumatic memories associated with the term "Fric and Frac"=D. (The Wonder Twins, on the other hand, like those insufferable Bobbsbey Twins, have much to answer for...)

[ Posted by KingTractorPress on Dec 31st, 2006 11:00 AM ]...

Thanks for the add...and the great group. I'm a KC native...KC, Missouri

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 31st, 2006 5:17 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 31st, 2006 5:17 PM ]... Hey, is that you...the talented Mr. Granger? Mark

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Dec 31st, 2006 1:46 PM ]...

I wish we had something like this in London, what a great idea! Just passing by to wish you all the best in the New Year from all the gang at Illustrators Lounge!

[ Posted by SGeabhart on Dec 30th, 2006 11:34 PM ]...

I'm a member of this group and I don't care who knows it!

Shawn

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 31st, 2006 1:12 AM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 31st, 2006 1:12 AM ]... Oh my god...you came out of the CCN-closet right here on the internet! Hey Shawn! :-) Mark

[ Posted by AJ_Oliveira on Dec 30th, 2006 5:11 PM ]...

Hi guys...wonderful initiative, thanks for inviting me

[ Posted by Inkalill on Dec 30th, 2006 4:32 PM ]...

Thank you for inviting me! I would very much liked to attend your meetings. Living on the other side of the world, I´ll have to be content with visiting your forum for now! ;-)

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 30th, 2006 4:43 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 30th, 2006 4:43 PM ]... Back in our due-paying days (around 2003, 2004) we actually had a member who lived in Singapore. Sonny Leiu, I believe was his name. Great artist. So come on by the message board, and register. We'd love to see your art and hear from you... Mark

[ Posted by Nendaiki on Dec 30th, 2006 2:42 PM ]...

Thanks for the add!

[ Posted by MattB on Dec 30th, 2006 1:42 PM ]...

Sounds like you got a good thing going, there!

[ Posted by sylentwhysper on Dec 30th, 2006 1:11 PM ]...

Hi, thanks for the add. Cool stuff you're up to!

[ Posted by belmondo on Dec 29th, 2006 11:17 PM ]...

Hey Kansas City! Glad y'all found us out in New Mexico.

Sounds like you've got a great thing happening out there, similar to what we're doing with 7000 BC. Have you ever taken the workshops into schools, colleges, that sort of thing?

We've been very active with that, and it's been a great experience.

2 Replies [ Latest posted on December 30th, 2006 1:02 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 30th, 2006 12:49 AM ]... Some of our members do workshops at schools, but its never been a function of our organization. But we've never been not-for-profit...or had to maintain those efforts. We've had anthologies (one was 300 pages and had a print-run of 500 copies), many 24-Hour-Comic events, and hundreds of monthly events over the years. I think we're planning a 24-Hour-Comic event for June of 2007...but its not set in stone yet! Have you guys done a 24-Hour-Comic event? -Mark

[ Posted by belmondo on Dec 30th, 2006 1:02 PM ]... Hi Mark, Most of us have done the three official 24-Hour Comic Days, and 7000 BC co-hosted this year with True Believers' Comics and Gallery in Santa Fe. Which incidentally is a great shop, if you're ever in Santa Fe. Some of us have done other 24-hour comics on our own, or created comics with other restrictions, and we've done some jams along the same line. Recently we did an autobigraphical comic jam session where we wrote a script, threw names into a hat, and you drew whoever's you pulled out. Great fun, and it was a good warm up and collection of examples for the 6th graders we taught the following week, who did the same thing. 7000 BC had been around for a little while before the 2004 24-Hour Day, but that event brought a lot more of our core group together. The meeting following that event was the first I was at, as well as several others. I'd attempted a 24 hour comic a few year's before when I didn't know it was something that other people did, just to see what I could do. Got a lot done, but it was way too complex artwork for that. It took me two more years to finish it. It's called forever all, there's a link to it on my page. Pingue is the only 24-hour comic available on my website right now, but I'll have more there in the near future. There's a variety of 24 hour comics from me and others available on the 7000 BC site. Jeff

[ Posted by GregCarter on Dec 30th, 2006 12:45 PM ]...

KC represent! Us folks in Atlanta need to get a comic group together.

Any good indy-friendly comic conventions near you?

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 30th, 2006 12:56 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 30th, 2006 12:56 PM ]... We had our own conventions in 2003 and 2004, but for now they have faded away. The show was called Sequence. 2003 was very art-gallery oriented. While 2004 was very small press publishing oriented. Niether show was as large or as focused as SPACE. I love that show...over in Columbus, Ohio. If you go to one small press show a year...SPACE would be it. Another good one, from all reports is STAPLE, down in Texas. If Atlanta needs a group, you should start it. Name it. Start a small website. Then set your first event at a coffee shop. Put a huge stack of fliers in all your comic shops, coffee shops, and alternative record stores advertising your first event. Go to the local art school and tell them about your first event. Go to the lonely independent artist alley at the local-big-ass-cheesy-fan-boy comic convention, and tell them about your event. If you start it, set a date, and promote it...you'll be amazed at the response. I came into our group a year after it started...when it was still pretty small. But I helped build the group and I made life-long friends here. Well worth my time! Mark Stinson CCN

[ Posted by evilwilma on Dec 30th, 2006 12:35 PM ]...

Heh. Kansas City rules. It RULEZ! Heh.

Thanks for the add!

[ Posted by Rakky on Dec 30th, 2006 12:07 PM ]...

This sounds great. Thanks for adding!!

:D

[ Posted by carabosse on Dec 30th, 2006 3:20 AM ]...

MeOw CCN
If I was in Kansas I'd so be there.
thanks for the add
Lynx

[ Posted by Marcej on Dec 29th, 2006 11:51 PM ]...

Hey, where were you guys at when I lived in Kansas City?!! :)

3 Replies [ Latest posted on December 30th, 2006 1:32 AM ]

	[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 30th, 2006 12:45 AM ]... Ha! When were you here? We've been here since 2002! Where are you at now? -Mark
	[ Posted by Marcej on Dec 30th, 2006 1:24 AM ]... I lived in KC from 1989-2000. I published "Bastard Tales" while living there (and working at Hallmark). I'm living in Philadelphia now.
	[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 30th, 2006 1:32 AM ]... Hallmark and the Art Institute. The two main reasons that Kansas City has so many artists and comic creators. The other is probably the low cost of living! Mark

[ Posted by zackthepyromaniac on Dec 29th, 2006 11:01 PM ]...

Thanks very much for the add!

[ Posted by SquidWorks on Dec 29th, 2006 5:53 PM ]...

Thanks for the invite! It looks like we're birds of the same feather, although we're a little smaller. Good to see other cooperatives succeed!

2 Replies [ Latest posted on December 29th, 2006 9:02 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 29th, 2006 8:26 PM ]... You know, I checked out some of your stuff...and you guys are definitely a little bigger and more active than us right now. We began rebuilding and re-energizing about 3 weeks ago, and while things are going very well, we're still at the beginning of our rebirth...I'll be stealing all your ideas over the next few weeks! Please forgive me... Mark

[ Posted by SquidWorks on Dec 29th, 2006 9:02 PM ]... Naw... don't apologize. Steal away! I'm glad you like what you see.

[ Posted by stvsloan on Dec 29th, 2006 5:33 PM ]...

Thanks for the invite and continued success. I wish we had something like that in the small town I live in (NY City) -- maybe we do but I haven't found it yet!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 29th, 2006 8:24 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 29th, 2006 8:24 PM ]... I've always been amazed that a mid-sized town like Kansas City has this big vibrant comic book community...and I've heard that NY and Chicago don't. That was a few years ago I heard that...so things may have changed. But its another reason for me to like little ol' K.C. -Mark

[ Posted by bliss_infinite on Dec 29th, 2006 7:49 PM ]...

Thanks for the invite!
We have a comic sketch-group kinda forming here in Tucson. It's good to see all this community spirit!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 29th, 2006 8:22 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 29th, 2006 8:22 PM ]... Well, definitely create a group that is uniquely yours. But don't reinvent the wheel, either! There are some venerable groups out there...and you should definitely steal all their good ideas. Feel free to steal any of ours! Mark

[ Posted by rockgardencomics on Dec 29th, 2006 7:39 PM ]...

Mark, I was born in KC and live in Roeland Park, but I had no idea that CCN existed. I've Googled myself silly, looking for the rest of you. And here you are. Thanks so much for adding me to your list. I'll check out your forum and look at all the comics on your site. Thanks again!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 29th, 2006 8:21 PM ]

[ Posted by ComicCreatorsNetwork on Dec 29th, 2006 8:21 PM ]... Wow...that's awesome. You should come to our new sketchbook party on 01.21.2007. Its going to be fun...and it would be nice to meet you... -Mark

[ Posted by AlternaComics on Dec 29th, 2006 7:31 PM ]...

Great to see you on here! Check out the alternacomics.com site if you ever want to purchase our books or even some affordable ad space!

[ Posted by hoshichan on Dec 29th, 2006 6:13 PM ]...

awesome stuff!! wwoot thanks for the add!

[ Posted by psychotronik on Dec 29th, 2006 6:07 PM ]...

Thanks for the add!

[ Posted by cinemacomics on Dec 29th, 2006 12:18 PM ]...

Thanks for the invite & welcome to comicspace!
--Jay