This is Adam 11, here to bring you the CLAW update!

February starts off with a bang at the ECCC in Seattle. CLAW is partaking for the first time, taking the Robotic Overlord and Flying Monkeys to the masses. Also watch for the Comic Critic, Turtledust Media, and Creator’s Edge Press while you’re there.

The Cartoonists League of Absurd Washingtonians has as part of its objectives the awarding of a scholarship to a student interested in learning the mystical art of sequential illustration. This scholarship will be at least a lowly $100, but might reach loftier sums of $200 or maybe even higher. Funds for the scholarship are gathered in the year prior, and all funds gathered are bestowed on the talented applicant the CLAW chooses. Update: The funds raised for the 2012 Scholarship reached $876.16. And it is potentially available to the student who best fills out this application. You must also be currently enrolled in an institution or have confirmation of enrollment. Application Deadline:  MAY 15 2012. Application can be found here http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/scholarship/

Claw Member Projects:

The Creation Station, the alternative art supply store in Lynnwood Washington has closed its doors for good, but despair not! Much of the inventory has past on to Tinkertopia.com a different kind of art supply store the City of Destiny has never seen before… joint venture with cartoonist RR Anderson Coming Soon!

Michael Daley, member #18, launched his own webcomic Adventures of Ox on www.adventuresofox.com. Join Ox the gnome on his travel adventures!

In other exciting news… membership has risen *queue zombie music* to 20 members. Interested parties can find an application and member bios at http://www.cartoonistsleague.org/ . Do you have what it takes!?

Flying Monkey Art by James Stowe, Color by Anique Zimmer

The CLAW is proud to announce it’s new Flying Monkey T-shirt!

This daring red shirt with looming black ink will exhibit on your chest the amazing artwork of James Tiberius Stowe. This Flying Monkey design was first shown to the public during Tacoma’s 2012 Wayzgoose celebration, where four rare steamroller prints were made. The CLAW is answering the public’s demand for this design by put on t-shirts!

But wait! There’s more! You can order your shirt in ANY size today! That’s right! You can order a Child’s Medium, a Woman’s Small, A Man’s 4X & Tall. But you must order before Noon Friday! That’s when the order gets phoned into the printer so that we will have these shirts in time to sell at the Emerald City Comic Con (Artists Alley Table F-10). As our thank you for your pre-order shipping will be FREE! (within the USA and Canada). Shirts are $20 for sizes Children, Women, and Men’s sizes Small through 2XL. Shirts larger than that, or with or in combination with talls will be between $3 and $5 more. Please contact Mark Monlux for price specifics.

To order your shirt simple send a PayPal payment to markmonlux@comcast.net for the amount of $20. Be sure to include your t-shirt size request, your shipping address, and a phone number. If you would like to pay directly by credit card directly, or if you have an off-size order, you can call Mark Monlux at (253) 471-0820 and he will take your order.

Deadline for Pre-orders is Noon, Friday, February 8^th 2013. Special sizes options for Children, Women, Tall, and combination Tall sizes will not be available after the deadline. Please share this post with your friends.

Profits from CLAW shirts go to the CLAW Student Scholarship Fund.

art by Mark Brill

Monday, January 21st 2013
Come at 7pm the ceremony begins at 7:30.
$5 at the door – Or get tickets ahead of time as King’s Books.
Pythian Temple – Enter through C Court door. There will be no access through the doors on Broadway.

Once again it’s time for the CLAW’s annual changing of the guard. See the new Four Eyes pop in as the old Eyes pop out. See who will be announced as this year’s Friend of CLAW. Be amused by pomp and silliness followed by homemade brews, food and cake. Members of CLAW and Friends of CLAW get in free. Tickets available at King’s Book or at the door for a mere $5 – which will go to the CLAW Student Scholarship Fund. – Also, the only entrance will be through the lonely door on C Court – NOT the Broadway door.