Southern Fried Comics

One great thing about having been involved in Cartooning/caricature/comics etc. is that when you actively go to conventions and meetings you always realise just how many other talented individuals are out there with similar passions as yours.

One such group that I had the opportunity to be involved with is the Atlanta division of the Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonist Society - few what a mouth full !

During one of the groups regular monthly meetings at the Mellow Mushroom pizza place on Lavista rd on the 1st Thursday of every month (anyone can come) http://www.mellowmushroom.com/store/index.php?s=69

We came up with a concept for a comic book to showcase the group. Having already put out THWAK/JOKESTER/CRACKED I volunteered my services as Editor and after a rather lengthy process Southern Fried Comics #1 came out in 2007. The book featured 8 different artists (From Ben Boling (THWAK/CRACKED) to Stephanie Gladden (Cartoon Network) with widely varying styles and was distributed by Diamond and published by a local group called Terminus Media.

Look for more posts on this project.

This great wrap around cover was done by artist Brad McGinty who also contributed to the THWAK comic book and his own Pee Dog Posse. This also shows an alternate logo, which was changed for the final release.