Archive for June, 2009

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06/08/2009

by Colleen Doran on June 8th, 2009
Posted In: A Distant Soil Webcomic
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Con Artist: UPDATED

by Colleen Doran on June 7th, 2009
Posted In: Creator Resources, Agents/managers, Blog, Creator Resources, Culture, Fandom, Colleen's Work, Shows/Exhibits

Alas, we have another one.

Shane Senter, a science fiction fan living on government disability, has been charged with felony theft and fraud after dozens of fans filed complaints against his “Jump Con” convention scheme, a nationwide traveling show which was to have featured guests from major television programs like Battlestar Galactica, and Babylon 5.

Senter has also been accused of running fraudulent charity schemes after soliciting funds from local businesses to provide computers for the New Hampshire school system. The organization Senter fronted never filed papers to register as a charity.

Senter has now declared bankruptcy, owing millions of dollars to fans, hotels, and vendors, as well as over $500,000 to actors and performers who were contracted to appear at the Jump Con conventions.

Edward James Olmos of Battlestar Galactica, during an appearance at Dragon Con, publicly denounced Senter and urged fans and public officials to “bring this bastard down.”

“This guy ended up doing . . . a real major con job on all of us,” Olmos said.

At AirLock Alpha, Michael Hinman has several articles about the fraud scheme.

Robert Picardo, who played the EMH on “Voyager” as well as starred in the final season of “Stargate: Atlantis,” said at the time he was suffering from misinformation being distributed about how much he’d been paid, and who actually canceled.

“I have no ‘scheduling conflict’ for JumpCon Boston and have not canceled,” Picardo said at the time, according to TrekToday. “JumpCon unilaterally removed me from their Web site without notifying me that I was canceled. Why? Perhaps because our contract stipulates that I’m due a 25 percent cancellation fee if JumpCon cancels me within 60 days of the event.”

Here, a partial list of debts to celebrities: ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Amazing Spiderman #600

by Colleen Doran on June 6th, 2009
Posted In: Blog, Colleen's Work, Culture, Comics, Culture, Comics, Marvel Comics

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COVER BY: John Romita Jr.
WRITER: Bob Gale
Marc Guggenheim
Joe Kelly
Stan Lee
Dan Slott
Mark Waid
PENCILS: Mario Alberti
John Romita Jr.
Marcos Martin/Colleen Doran
INKS: Mario Alberti|Colleen Doran|Klaus Janson|Marcos Martin
COLOURED BY: Mario Alberti|Javier Rodriguez|Dean White

The greatest Marvel super hero of all celebrates his 600th issue with the biggest all-original issue of Amazing Spider-Man EVER! This one’s got it all! The return of Doctor Octopus, Daredevil, a wedding you never predicted, and the return of one of the most important people in Peter Parker’s life in a giant-sized lead story by Dan Slott and John Romita Jr. Doc’s back in town, but it’s only a prelude to darker days ahead as Spidey unknowingly prepares for a gauntlet he can’t even see coming. On top of all that, witness the return of one of Spider-man’s creators, Smilin’ Stan Lee (along with Masticatin’ Marcos Martin) as he presents a story of unbridled passion, drama and angst as Spidey reflects over his many, many years of adventures. But that ain’t all…as the rest of the Spidey Web-Heads bring you several short features showcasing some rarely explored aspects of both Spidey and Pete’s life, drawn by some of the greatest artists in comics. Plus, several other surprises and NO REPRINTS! 104 pages of goodness brought to you by some of the best creators that have ever worked on Spidey!

Ask for it at your local comic shop!

I did a short story, and no, I can’t show you any art.

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D-Day

by Colleen Doran on June 6th, 2009
Posted In: Blog

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Thank you.

Please take the time to visit the National D-Day Memorial Foundation.

Photo via UK Daily Mail.

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Conversations: Rediscovering Community Resources to Sustain your Art

by Colleen Doran on June 6th, 2009
Posted In: Blog, Creator Resources, Creator Resources, Education, Creator Resources, Grants, Creator Resources, Money Management

Presented by the New York Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC)

New York City can seem overwhelmingly vast, divided, and impersonal to newcomers and longtime residents alike, and presents specific challenges to artists struggling to create, often in isolation. To help newer New Yorker artists keep on creating, NYFA’s Immigrant Artists Project (IAP) proposes a forum called Conversations for immigrant and culturally specific artists to exchange stories, expertise and support with their peers, building community and sharing resources to further enrich their artistic lives. IAP is hopeful this will be the first of a series of forums hosted at NYFA in conjunction with organizations such as BAC.

Our inaugural Conversations forum will focus on recognizing and drawing on existing community-based resources in the current economic-political climate, with guests presentations by Cecilia Jurado and others to be announced. Participants will share their experiences in persevering in their arts practice in spite of immediate financial burdens, lack of funding opportunities, and in finding alternative resources within their own communities.

Please come prepared to share your own stories!The evening will be devoted to networking, with refreshments served, following brief guest presentations. Feel free to bring promotional materials to share with our group.

This event will be hosted at the NYFA Offices:
New York Foundation for the Arts
20 Jay Street, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201

On June 10 at 6-8 pm

Space is limited. To attend please RSVP at i.outreach@nyfa.org

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