Dusty McGowan interview

Dusty McGowan Interview | Online at Sophia Louisa's So Zoom In Podcast

 

 

Join 7000 BC's own Dusty McGowan as he's interviewed by Sophia Louisa. Dusty shares his unique journey blending storytelling, art, and mental health insights.

Discover how Dusty’s work as a cartoonist and psychotherapist intertwines to inspire his writing and artistic creations. From his experience as a therapist to his passion for creating relatable characters, Dusty gives us a rare look into how psychology and creativity work hand-in-hand.

Watch it HERE!

24 Hour Comics Day 2024!

24 Hour Comics Day | Saturday-Sunday, October 5-6 | Noon to Noon MDT | Virtual and In-Person | All Ages | Free

24 Hour Comics Day 2024 

Saturday-Sunday

October 7-8

Noon to Noon (MDT)
 

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  
It's time for the global celebration of creativity that is 24 Hour Comics Day!

Take the challenge to create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours!

Please click here to register for 24 Hour Comics Day via Eventbrite.
You can attend VIRTUALLY or IN-PERSON! 

We'll be on Zoom, Discord, and In-Person at:

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

431 Richmond Place NE

Albuquerque, NM 87106

 

 A hybrid event presented live from the church basement and online via Zoom and Discord.

 

Too far away but still want a taste of 24 Hour Comics Day?
We're partnering with Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse in Los Alamos to present a simpler 24 Hour Comics Day from Noon to 6:00 PM on Saturday, October 5th.  It's a sampling of the day that's smart enough to include Boba!

 Questions on any of this? Please contact Jeff.

And for those of you wanting even more in your weekend!

ABQ Zine Fest 13!

Saturday, October 5th

11 AM - 5 PM

Sanitary Tortilla Factory

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Meeting on June 1st

7000 BC Meeting | Saturday, June 1 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice and Dice Pizzeria | 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C | Albuquerque, NM

We'll be meeting again on Saturday, June 1, 1:00–4:00 at the NEW Slice & Dice Pizzeria location at 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C in Albuquerque (just south of Wyoming and Menaul).  Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi. We'll begin with a board meeting — all are welcome — when we'll be discussing Comic Book and Creator Showcase (July 20-21), Moriarty Mini Comic Convention Vol. 6 (August 3), Bubonicon (August 23-25), Atomicon (August 31), 24 Hour Comics Day (October 5-6), upcoming educational offerings, and plans for the rest of the year.

Hope to see you there!

April 2024 Meeting

7000 BC Meeting | Saturday, April 27 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice and Dice Pizzeria | 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C | Albuquerque, NM

We'll be meeting again on Saturday, April 27, 1:00–4:00 at the NEW Slice & Dice Pizzeria location at 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C in Albuquerque (just south of Wyoming and Menaul).  Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi. We'll begin with a board meeting — all are welcome — when we'll be discussing Atomicon, 24 Hour Comics Day, Bubonicon, upcoming educational offerings, and plans for the rest of the year.

Hope to see you there!

March 16 Meeting at Slice of Life Anime and Manga

Upcoming Meetings | Saturday, March 16 & April 27 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice of Life Slice and Dice Pizzeria | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC will be holding our first meeting of the year in one week!

Saturday, March 16, 1:00–4:00 PM we'll be getting together at Slice of Life Anime and Manga at 11200 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Ste 6 in Albuquerque (southeast corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo).

Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi.  Great Harvest Bakery next door serves sandwiches and there are several other places to pick up lunch within about a block.  Slice of Life will have drinks.

And if you can't make it to the Slice of Life meeting, we'll be meeting again on Saturday, April 27, 1:00–4:00 at the NEW Slice & Dice Pizzeria location at 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C in Albuquerque (just south of Wyoming and Menaul).

Hope to see you at one or both of these!

Comics Workshops! Displays! Education! and Jeff Smith! It's the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day!

20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day 2023 | Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8 | Noon to Noon | All Ages | FREE | Hybrid

20 Years of 24 Hours?  Yes, it's the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day!  And we'll be celebrating from now through October!

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  24 Hour Comics Day is an annual international celebration of creativity!  The challenge is for participants to create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours. It's a creative exercise that will test your stamina while you explore what you're capable of!

 

7000 BC has partnered with the City of Albuquerque to bring you a months-long celebration of the comics medium culminating in 24 Hour Comics Day on Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8, 2023.  Get in the mood by joining us for one of our Albuquerque Library Workshops, or at our Between the Panels series of virtual Saturday morning comics workshops returning August 19th.  If you're a librarian, watch for professional development in August and September, or anyone can learn a bit about the history of comics and 24 Hour Comics Day with displays in September and October at the International District Library. Or join us September 16th, in person or virtually as we bring you Stephen McCranie (Space Boy, Mal and Chad) in a live interview with JEFF SMITH (Bone, RASL, Tuki, Yes, that Jeff Smith)!

That oughta get you ready to make some comics!  Then at Noon on October 7th, we'll begin making comics and we'll keep making them until Noon on October 8th (Mountain Daylight Time)!  We'll be there both virtually and in-person for community,  inspiration, free raffles, and support.  In-Person and Virtual Registration will be through Eventbrite beginning in late August.  We will need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.  Twelve and under require a parent or guardian be present.  Participants do not need to stay the entire time.  Meet fellow creators, be inspired, and challenge yourself to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours!

 

What's happening first?

Comics Workshop for Tweens

Taylor Ranch Branch Library

Saturday, July 29, 2023

10:30 AM  

 

How What Why Are Comics?
An introduction to what makes a comic a comic. A panel a panel. And a gutter a truly fascinating place to be!  Join us as we guide you through the fun of combining words and pictures to make your own comics in this fast-paced, hands-on workshop!

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
 

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

June 2023 Meeting

June 2023 Meeting | Saturday, June 3 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice and Dice Pizzeria | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC will be holding our next meeting in one week!

Saturday, June 3 at 1:00 we'll be getting together at Slice and Dice Pizzeria at 5720 McMahon Blvd. NW Suite B in Albuquerque.

Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi. We'll begin with a board meeting — all are welcome — when we'll be discussing Atomicon, 24 Hour Comics Day, Bubonicon, upcoming educational offerings, and plans for the rest of the year.

Comics, Storytelling, Gourmet Toast, and Your Brain - A 7000 BC Special Event

Comics, Storytelling, Gourmet Toast, and Your Brain | Saturday, June 10, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT | Online | Pay-What-You-Can 

Explore the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle!  Our brains rely on images and stories to frame our understanding of the world. 

What's really going on in there?

Don't our cognitive processes work the same?

Can our brains really sync up?

How would we even find out?

Explore these questions and more!

Good stories climb inside us and affect us psychologically, emotionally, and even physically.

This presentation explores how storytelling functions in the brain. The lecture will be followed by a brief workshop in which we'll create comics using techniques based on what the lecture has revealed.

This is a Pay-What-You-Can Event. 

Registration is required.  Click to register through Eventbrite.

• Suggested Donation $25
  
• Teens and Adults
• Saturday, April 29, 2023
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Workshop materials are simple - pen (preferably dark) and paper or digital equivalent.
• Scholarships available. Email jeff@7000bc.org

7000 BC's Between the Panels Comics Workshops, our series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are on a break and will return in the fall.

In the meantime, we are presenting three Special Events - lectures on assorted comics topics that culminate in brief comics workshops built on the lecture topics. If you would like to receive an email about upcoming Special Events or the full 16-week course this Fall, please email info@7000bc.org.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Jeff Smith Event at Bookworks on April 25

Jeff Smith | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Bookworks | 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107 | FREE!

Jeff Smith's Dawn of Man Tour heads to Bookworks to celebrate his ongoing series, TUKI! 

Set two million years ago, when multiple species of hominids existed at the same time, this hand-drawn story follows the misadventures of a small band of early humans who controlled fire in an epoch when gods and giants were real, and fire was taboo.

Jeff Smith is the writer & artist of comics and graphic novels like BONE, RASL, SHAZAM: The Monster Society of Evil, ROSE and Tall Tales. Both BONE and RASL were self-published and are New York Times Bestsellers. BONE launched the current YA Graphic Novel explosion via Scholastic Books’ Graphix imprint and has won 41 national and international awards including 10 Eisner Awards and 11 Harvey Awards and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. RASL won an Eisner for Best Graphic Novel. The webcomic version of TUKI won the National Cartoonists Award for Best Online Comic in 2014.

The event will begin with a brief presentation highlighting the art and behind the scenes look at Mr. Smith’s career, projects past and present, a Q&A, and a book signing.  Fun giveaways will be distributed throughout the event.  Attendees are welcome to bring up to two books by Jeff that they already own to the signing.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

6:00pm to 8:00pm

FREE!

Bookworks

4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW

Albuquerque, NM 87107

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

How to Make Your Own Comic Book!

How to Make Your Own Comic Book! | Workshop | Saturday, April 15, 2023 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM | Holiday Park Community Center | 11710 Comanche Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 | $30

Local Comics Creator Peter Ziomek will guide you as you combine panels, words, and pictures to make your own comics in this fast-paced, hands-on workshop!

Ages 18 and up.  All skill levels welcome! 

WALK OUT HOLDING A COMIC BOOK MADE BY YOU!

How to MAKE YOUR OWN Comic Book!
Saturday, April 15, 2023
12–2 p.m.
Holiday Park Community Center, 11710 Comanche Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
Ages 18 and Up
$30 Pay in person or register via EVENTBRITE
Materials: Paper and Pencils provided
Meeting Room 1
A free CABQ membership pass is required. Food and drink are not allowed 

Comics Censorship, Bannings, and Burnings - A 7000 BC Special Event

Comics Censorship, Bannings, and Burnings | Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT | Online | Pay-What-You-Can

 

Comic Strips, Comic Books, and Graphic Novels have faced censorship in stores, libraries, Congress and elsewhere since their inception.

What have those challenges been?

Where did they come from?

How have they shifted with legal, societal, and technological currents?

Explore these questions and more!

From The Yellow Kid's personal rights and the weighing of the First Amendment to the flight of underground Air Pirates and the Drama of today's Mauses, we'll lay out the whole raucous and cautionary tale. Then we'll pull it all together in a brief workshop about comics censorship.

This is a Pay-What-You-Can Event.

Registration is required.  Click to register through Eventbrite. 

• Suggested Donation $25
  
• Teens and Adults
• Saturday, April 29, 2023
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Workshop materials are simple - pen (preferably dark) and paper or digital equivalent.
• Scholarships available. Email jeff@7000bc.org

7000 BC's Between the Panels Comics Workshops, our series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are on a break and will return in the fall.

In the meantime, we are presenting three Special Events - lectures on assorted comics topics that culminate in brief comics workshops built on the lecture topics. If you would like to receive an email about upcoming Special Events or the full 16-week course this Fall, please email info@7000bc.org.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - The Gestalt of It All

Between The Panels Comics | Lecture/Workshop | Saturday, December 10, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | In-Person & Online | FREE!

7000 BC goes HYBRID!

This year's final Between the Panels is streaming LIVE from Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos!

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022

• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Comics)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?
•  Did you know monsters have controlled the evolution of comics?  Independent comic book creators from 7000 BC will guide you through a who's who of the monsters in, around, and behind comics over the past century, revealing how their presence has shaped the comics industry.  Then we'll jump in with pen in hand, wrestle your personal creative demons, pin 'em to the page, and give them a stern talking to about who makes the comics in this relationship.
  

Between the Panels - The Gestalt of It All
A Comics Lecture & Workshop
Teens and Adults
Saturday, December 10, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Online Via Eventbrite
In-Person at Mesa Public Library
2400 Central Ave
Los Alamos, NM 87544
All materials provided.
This event is FREE!

This is the last Between the Panels Comics Workshop for 2022.  We will return in January.
Questions?  Email Jeff.

 

BETWEEN THE PANELS, 7000 BC's series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are here to enliven your 2022.  Sharpen your pencils, roll out the virtual paper and get ready to draw upon your strengths.  Join us as we explore a storytelling medium like no other.  Drop-in students are welcome! 

Registration is required.  Workshop registration is through Eventbrite. 

Once registered, you'll get a weekly invitation to upcoming workshops unless you tell us to stop.  We won't send you anything else.  We use Zoom for workshops, so you'll have to sign up for a free Zoom account here as well.

Improve your ability to communicate through word and image.

Uncover different aspects and perspectives on the comics-making process.

Explore the essence of what makes comics unique through invigorating and contemplative workshops.

Why not tickle your brain with comics?!!

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, December 3, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online | Pay-What-You-Can

Improve your ability to communicate through word and image.

Uncover different aspects and perspectives on the comics-making process.

Explore the essence of what makes comics unique through invigorating and contemplative workshops.

Why not tickle your brain with comics?!!

THIS WEEK:

Sat., Dec. 3, 2022

• Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria  (How Storytelling Functions in the Brain)
• Exploring the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle.

Between the Panels, 7000 BC's series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops return to enliven your 2022.  Sharpen your pencils, roll out the virtual paper and get ready to draw upon your strengths.  Join us as we explore a storytelling medium like no other.  Drop-in students are welcome! 

Registration is required.  Workshop registration is through Eventbrite.  

Pay-What-You-Can.  Suggested Donation is $25/workshop.  Need-based scholarships are available.  Email Jeff to inquire.

Once registered, you'll get a weekly invitation to upcoming workshops unless you tell us to stop.  We won't send you anything else.  We use Zoom for workshops, so you'll have to sign up for a free Zoom account here as well.

 

UPCOMING:

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 - FINAL WORKSHOP!

• A Special FREE Hybrid Event at Mesa Public Library (Los Alamos) and Online!
  
• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Show and Tell)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - The Cantina at the End of Storytelling

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, November 26, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online | Pay-What-You-Can

Improve your ability to communicate through word and image.

Uncover different aspects and perspectives on the comics-making process.

Explore the essence of what makes comics unique through invigorating and contemplative workshops.

Why not tickle your brain with comics?!!

THIS WEEK:

Sat., Nov. 26, 2022

• The Cantina at the End of Storytelling (One-Upmanshipping with MacGuffins)
• One shoe is all you need to make a fine MacGuffin Jam and serve it up to be forgotten in a never-ending tale.

Between the Panels, 7000 BC's series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops return to enliven your 2022.  Sharpen your pencils, roll out the virtual paper and get ready to draw upon your strengths.  Join us as we explore a storytelling medium like no other.  Drop-in students are welcome! 

Registration is required.  Workshop registration is through Eventbrite.  

Pay-What-You-Can.  Suggested Donation is $25/workshop.  Need-based scholarships are available.  Email Jeff to inquire.

Once registered, you'll get a weekly invitation to upcoming workshops unless you tell us to stop.  We won't send you anything else.  We use Zoom for workshops, so you'll have to sign up for a free Zoom account here as well.

 

UPCOMING:

Sat., Dec. 3, 2022

• Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria  (How Storytelling Functions in the Brain)
• Exploring the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle.

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 - FINAL WORKSHOP!

• A Special FREE Hybrid Event at Mesa Public Library (Los Alamos) and Online!
  
• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Show and Tell)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - Caught Up in the Moment

 

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, November 19, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online | Pay-What-You-Can

Improve your ability to communicate through word and image.

Uncover different aspects and perspectives on the comics-making process.

Explore the essence of what makes comics unique through invigorating and contemplative workshops.

Why not tickle your brain with comics?!!

THIS WEEK:

Sat., Nov. 19, 2022

• Caught Up in the Moment (Time in, Around, and Between Panels)
  
• Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana — and comics time flies like nothing else.

Between the Panels, 7000 BC's series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops return to enliven your 2022.  Sharpen your pencils, roll out the virtual paper and get ready to draw upon your strengths.  Join us as we explore a storytelling medium like no other.  Drop-in students are welcome! 

Registration is required.  Workshop registration is through Eventbrite.  

Pay-What-You-Can.  Suggested Donation is $25/workshop.  Need-based scholarships are available.  Email Jeff to inquire.

Once registered, you'll get a weekly invitation to upcoming workshops unless you tell us to stop.  We won't send you anything else.  We use Zoom for workshops, so you'll have to sign up for a free Zoom account here as well.

 

UPCOMING:

Sat., Nov. 26, 2022

• The Cantina at the End of Storytelling (One-Upmanshipping with MacGuffins)
• One shoe is all you need to make a fine MacGuffin Jam and serve it up to be forgotten in a never-ending tale.

Sat., Dec. 3, 2022

• Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria  (How Storytelling Functions in the Brain)
• Exploring the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle.

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022

• A Special FREE Hybrid Event at Mesa Public Library (Los Alamos) and Online!
  
• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Show and Tell)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!