Mike Dawson Comics

16 original stories by the premier webcomix collective, ACT-I-VATE, with a foreward by Warren Ellis, coming this October from IDW Publishing.

With its roster of renowned creators serializing webcomix for free since 2006, ACT-I-VATE, has reached a comicbook critical mass. Now this funnybook big bang has birthed The Act-i-vate Primer, the very
first collection of stand alone, never-before-seen stories. This tome is a lot bigger than it seems. Each of these stories extend way beyond the boundaries of mere paper and cardboard out into ACT-I-VATE.com where you’ll already be initiated to the worlds greatest webcomix collective.

The Act-i-vate Primer boasts original art and stories by Roger Langridge, Mike Dawson, Nick Bertozzi, Tim Hamilton, Dean Haspiel, Simon Fraser, Molly Crabapple & John Leavitt, Mike Cavallaro, Pedro Camargo, Jim Dougan & Hyeondo Park, Ulises Farinas, Michel Fiffe, Maurice Fontenot, Jennifer Hayden, and Leland Purvis.

“ACT-I-VATE makes comics better.”
–Warren Ellis [from the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER foreward].

Diamond Item Code: AUG090968
ISBN: 978-1-60010-528-9

ACT-I-VATE PRIMER Link:

http://www.act-i-vate.com/pressblog.php?viewcomment=y&blogid=115

I’m putting my serialized comic, Jack & Max Escape From the End of Time, on hiatus for the month of August, planning to return sometime in September. I need to spend a little time with the script, and away from the drawing table. I will post announcements about it’s return date once I figure all that out.

Our big Tenth episode! Topics include Healthcare, Netflix, a bike update, and Competitive Eating. Comments welcome!

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Also- it’s been called to my attention that I haven’t been tagging these MP3 files properly. Starting with this episode, that should be fixed, and I plan on going back and correcting all the other shows retroactively.

Rocketship is proud to present CARTOON BROOKLYN V, a group art show with Mike Dawson (FREDDIE & ME, ACE-FACE), Ryan Dunlavey (ACTION PHILOSOPHERS, COMIC BOOK COMICS), and Sarah Glidden (HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL IN 60 DAYS OR LESS).

The opening reception is this Friday, July 31st!

Rocketship is located in Brooklyn, in lovely Cobble Hill. To find the store, Walk down Smith Street until you are between Baltic and Butler. Or take the (F) or (G) to “Bergen Street”. From there, look for a vertical “Clover Club” Sign. Rocketship is underneath it.

The Desert Panther, Tony Consiglio, joins us once again for a super-sized hour-long episode. Topics include guns and gun control, getting autographs, and backyard Fourth-of-July barbecues. Comments welcome!

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I wasn’t totally sure what was going on with this, but it looks like the Czech edition of Freddie & Me is going to be published soon

Learn how to survive a bear attack in this eighth exciting episode. Alex and Mike are back in the studio, and they explain all. Comments welcome!

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Three brand spanking new pages added here!

To read from the very beginning, click here.

Picking up from where last episode left off, we recorded the Cartoonist’s Brunch event from this past Sunday, with (L to R) John Kerschbaum, me, and Alex at Bergen Street Comics. I thought the afternoon was fantastic. I can’t get over how many people showed up. Thanks to everyone who did, I hope you enjoyed the conversation, and also took advantage of the complimentary mimosas and muffins. Sadly, I must report, I was not able to drink enough mimosas to cause me to black out, despite all my best efforts.

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One last reminder about this event at Bergen Street Comics, tomorrow from 12-3PM. I think the presentation will probably begin around 12:30 or so. Then, following the conversation, there’ll be mingling, mimosas, and muffins.

I think I’ve figured out how I can record this, so will hopefully be able to post it next week as a special Ink Panthers Show! episode. If any of you come prepared with questions, then you’ll make it onto the podcast!

Hope to see some of you there.