Coincidentally, today is Sam’s birthday. Happy Birthday Sam!

Hello again,

It seems we’re powerless to stop tradition. It’s now been over a year since our first cookout back in ought seven. A lot of things have changed, perhaps the date being the most obvious of them.

We had record turnout, just the right amount of food and good times. Unfortunately, we were all too busy to bother taking any pictures for the album. My most sincere apologies.
I can only assure you that punitive measures have been taken and those responsible have been punished to the full extent of the law. That law being that wherever people get together and have a party, some jerk is gonna take out his flip phone and start taking pictures. And if he doesn’t, the host of the party is required to go out back and cut a “switch” which is to be longer than his arm but no wider at the base than his thumb. So, thank you to everyone who made it. Old friends and new acquaintances. You’re welcome back anytime.

And now that it’s officially October, it behooves us to pick a date for our next Indy Webcomics Group meetup. October 19th or 26th look promising. What do you all think? October 25th may also be a good date since that is when the Next Panel Alternative Comics Expo is happening, in Urbana Illinois. We might be able to make this a group day-trip and drive out together. In that case it would count as our regular meetup for this month and we’d resume meeting up as usual in November.

Also, don’t forget Mid-Ohio Con is this weekend. I’m sure a few of us are planning on going.  Perhaps we will see you there? It may happen!

-Lee

Hello IWG,

Just a last reminder about the cookout this Sunday, September 21st at the home of Lee Cherolis and Samantha Allen. All of you better come out. Friends are indeed welcome. If you need the address again, I’ll be sending an email to go with this post. As I said before, food will be provided unless you would like something other than burgers brats and dogs, in which case please bring it along, I will be happy to cook it for you. Sunday looks to be clear, sunny 78 degrees. Perfect for grilling out.

In other news, my partner in crime Mike Mann and I have secured table space at Baltimore Comic Con, which is less than two weeks away. You can read about our preparations for the convention at the Modsprocket blog. There, we detail our process of starting a new comic book from scratch and promoting that comic in the world of self-publishing. Expect new Wulflorne content leading up to and following the convention.

That’s all from me, see you all Sunday!
~Lee

Hello all!

Last Sunday’s meetup was absolutely fantastic. Had to be the most people we’ve had yet. The Broad Ripple Brew Pub was excellent for the meetup and gave us excellent drinks, provided we paid for them. We produced a pretty good Jam comic as well. You can see it above or by clicking here. Thanks to Dan Alexander for coming all the way out from Bloomington, we always have a blast. Was great to see Wayne, Bob and Ron who are solid regulars at these IWG meetups. Jeff Himes made it out to his second ever meetup. Keep it up Jeff I love having you at these things. Sam, especially since she’s in the middle of switching not only jobs, but whole careers, thank you for coming out. It was great to see Shane Johnson and Scott and Benita Story coming out to their first meetups ever. Welcome, and we hope to see you again at many more meetups. Was great to see Ed as well and thank you Ed for padding our turnout numbers by bringing your wife Nancy. I’m kidding, Nancy is a good friend and is always welcome. I don’t think I missed anybody. We had an awesome meetup and I can’t wait for the next one.

We also have new pictures from the meetup in our photo album you can find in the sidebar over on the right. Or you can click here. So, When can everyone get together again? Prime candidates for the next meetup date are either Sunday, September 14th or Sunday, September 21st. Which is better for everyone? And where do we want to hold it? South Side? West Side? Cookout? Pub? What do you want people?

And as for the meetup after that, there’s something cool happening in October:

Brought to our attention by Mr. Ed Cho, who I believe has a few friends of his involved with the event. It sounded like a few of you thought it might be fun to attend so we could make a trip to this show as our Meetup for October. All those in favor?

A few of us will also be attending Mid-Ohio Con which happens earlier that month so that’s also open for more to attend, carpool, have good time in Columbus.

That’s it for now,

-Lee

Fellow Hoosier, Shane Johnson’s comic My Life In A Cube was mentioned in an article on PC Magazine. The article, titled 10 Best Unsung Webcomics, lists Shane’s comic among other online greats such as Sinfest, Kukuburi, Octopus Pie, Girls With Slingshots, and Ugly Hill.

Congrats to Shane on the good press. Take a minute to give My Life In A Cube another look if you haven’t before. That is, if you don’t already read it regularly. Like I do.

-Lee

It's been 5 years since the Barfly cartoon
began appearing in the pages of NUVO Newsweekly.
After drawing over 250 strips reviewing local music, Birdy’s Bar
and Grill, has put together the fourth annual showcase of live music
hand picked by me as a sampling of the best live music Indy has to
offer. The August 2nd multi-genre show begins at 9:30 pm and boasts
a diverse lineup that includes Indy’s best rock, Ska, Metal and Punk.
The Barfly strip was born four years ago after I drew a band flyer
for local blues-rock cover band Karen and The Beast. Instead of a
traditional band flyer I drew one in the form of a comic strip.
The strip was reprinted in NUVO Newsweekly and soon became a regular
feature in its music section. The line up for the August 2nd show
consists of five bands:

Prizzy Prizzy Please: Best Art Punk.
This band is so original and different and yet still grounded in a
punk attitude. I can think of no better way to describe them other
than “Art-punk”. They fuse elements of Soul, jazz and punk into a
rhythm heavy energetic sound that defies description. They’re arguably
the hottest buzz band in central Indiana right now. Come out and see
why you don’t want to be the last to jump on the Prizzy Prizzy Please
bandwagon.

Up!Scumbag: best local CD release.
Up!scumbag are easily the most prolific punk to come out of
Indianapolis. With 5 full lengths and a DVD released in a little over
5 years they are a songwriting machine. Their newest effort though
stands head and shoulders above all their previous releases. Every song
from beginning to end is a solid, catchy slice of punk energy.

AMO JOY:
The super hot buzz band will also make a special appearance before
embarking on a month long tour monday.  Amo Joy are a festive,
whimsical band  that should appeal to fans of  XTC, They Might Be
Giants or even Modest Mouse.  They’re known for handing out instruments
to the audience and getting them involved making every show a unique
listening experience.

Beta Male: Best Dance Rock.
When you take Vess Ruhtenburg (The Pieces, The Lemonheads, Action
Strasse) and P. David Hazel (Extra Blue Kind) and have them cook up a
stew of Alt-rock, electronica and glam you get the high energy, sexually
charged dance rock of Beta Male. The crowds for each Beta Male show
seem to grow exponentially as the word gets around that these guys are
the “next big thing”.

Hey Hey Melodica: Best Songwriting.
Most reviewers pigeonhole them as Folk because of their heavy use of
acoustic instruments. I think that doesn’t even begin to scratch the
surface of this Art-rock collective that uses a Melodica and
Glockenspiels while cooking up the most endearing and heartfelt songs
to come out of Indianapolis in a long time.

Hope you can make it!
-Wayne