Are You Up To The Challenge?

Just a reminder that the 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge is fast approaching! The big day is less than a week away, and we want to encourage anyone who is considering attending to please RSVP, as we are expecting a big turnout and need to make sure there is enough table space available for everyone.

If you're interested, you can RSVP at:

• Merlyns' Forums
  
• The Spokane 24 Hour Comic Challenge on Facebook
• The Spokane 24 Hour Comic Challenge on MySpace
  

The 24 Hour Challenge will be starting at 10 am, Saturday, October 3 and will run until 10 am the following Sunday. The event will be hosted by Merlyns, and there will be additional activities for kids and those who are not taking part in the Challenge.

Also, last Sunday (the 20th) was our monthly Guild meeting, which was a BBQ at member Erik Thompson's home. A big "Thank You!" to Erik and his father for hosting the meeting and cooking! The food was great and the meeting was a lot of fun!

Guild Meeting

The next meeting of the Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild is this Sunday the 20th, at 3pm. This meeting will not be held at Merlyns, but will instead be at the home of one of the members. Please leave a comment here, or email (comicsmithsguild [at] gmail [dot] com) if you're interested in attending and we can provide you with location details. Hope to see you there!

Street Fair Wrap-Up

The Comicsmiths' Guild wants to extend a big thank you to everyone who came down to the Main Street Fair on Saturday! A big thanks also to John and the crew from Merlyns for hosting us for the fair, as well as the upcoming 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge.

We were there talking up the 24 Hour Challenge, which seemed to generate quite a bit of interest, and this year will hopefully have our biggest turn-out yet! If you are interested in participating, please check the links to the right for more info and let us know. We're trying to get an approximate head count beforehand, so we can determine the amount of space we'll need. Thanks!

Below you'll find some pictures of the Guild at the Main Street Fair, and also a few of the sketches done by members:

Spokane Street Fair!

Members of the Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild will be at Merlyns tomorrow (Saturday the 12th) after 3pm as part of the Sustainable September Main Street Fair!

We'll be drawing free sketches for kids between 4-6 and taking sketch commissions for others. There should also be a variety of prints and original artwork for sale as well. If you're a Spokane local, swing by and say Hi, meet the Guild and pick up some art!

In addition to the Guild, Merlyns will also be host to local members of the 501st Legion from 2-4pm. Get photos of yourself with stormtroopers and more of the Galactic Empire's finest!

The Street Fair will also feature live music, entertainment, sustainabilty info, kids activities, bike tune-ups, food and fun! In the street - 0 block of West Main, 3-8pm.

Welcome!

This blog will be updated with information related to the Spokane Comicsmiths' Guild and it's members. The Guild has regular monthly meetings, usually hosted at Merlyns, and anyone is welcome to attend. Please leave a comment here, or contact any of the members listed to the left for more information regarding meeting times or Guild events.

We will be participating in the Sustainable September Street Fair this Saturday, September 12. Guild members will be in front of Merlyns on Main Street after 3 pm, drawing free sketches for kids from 4 - 6 pm, taking commissions and selling prints and original artwork.

Most recently, Guild members were at Lightning Comics in Coeur d'Alene, ID on September 5th, drawing free sketches for customers as part of the store's Labor Day sales event. A few of the sketches from that are shown below.