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To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through all types of media with an emphasis on radio, theater, church drama, music graphic novels, television and film.

The Gideon was started to give Christians who are interested in the media arts a place to encourage their talents, a venue to meet, learn, network and get advice from experts in the industry, and the opportunity to develop working and personal relationships that extend long after the Gideon is over.

Our faculty are prayerfully considered and wonderfully selected by God. They are comprised of Christian producers, directors, writers, graphic novelists, musicians, actors, DJ's, performers, speakers and teachers and are chosen for the Gideon, not only for their accomplishments and expertise, but for their servant's heart. We are blessed and humbled that these incredibly talented individuals are designing classes and workshops to stretch your mind and help you discover the path that God has placed in front of you.

Once again, an annual rite of passage for fans of all things pop-culture related is upon us....Comic Con International, in San Diego.

After a two-year absense (which was basically due to forces beyond my control) I'll once again be on hand in the Small Press Pavillion (table Q-16) with plenty of copies of all four books in the award-winning Eye Witness series (and also the Limited Edition signed & numbered slipcase collection for you completests out there).  You'll also be able to see what I've been up to the last season...creating a catalog of character/comic based prints (see: www.bobtheartist.com)

In addition, I do believe I'll be a part of the Sunday panel, put on by the wonderful people of CCAS, on Christian comics/media, which we be held in room 23ABC (whereever the heck that is) from 2:30-3:30p.

Make sure to stop over and say hi sometime during this crazy weekend and if you mention you're a part of CCAS, I'll give you a "SPECIAL DISCOUNT"!

RJ Luedke

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CIVA 2011 Biennial Conference

Matter & Spirit: Art and Belief in a Digital Age

Digital information and the hard and soft technologies that support it are transforming contemporary life. The 2011 Christians in the Visual Arts biennial conference will explore the ways in which these technologies enhance and challenge our understanding of art and belief. This exploration will be framed by an examination of how matter and materiality shape our understanding of both art and faith. Following an arc built around the major acts of the biblical narrative, our keynote sessions explore three major themes:

Why Matter Matters: Technology and the Created Order
The Problem of Matter: Technology and the History of Art-Making
The Future of Matter: Technology, Art-Making, and Hope

To dig more deeply into these themes, two plenary panels and six conference tracks will consider the character of material reality, its relationship to the spiritual, and the particular implications within a variety of discipli

Looking forward to once again returning to Houston's premier Comic & Pop Culture event...ComicPalooza.  It's been a couple years since I've exhibited my work there and from what I can tell it's grown quite a bit.

I'll of course have plenty of my Eye Witness series, along with my all new for 2011, catalog of iconic comic and pop culture character prints.

For more information, visit: http://www.comicpalooza.com/index.html

Hope to see all my CCAS friends from the Southeast here!

R.J. Luedke

Attention, all my CCAS North Texas Area Friends...I'm going to be in attendence at this years much bigger and better Dallas Comic Con.

For those who've attended previous DCC's, this year's event moved to the brand new, state of the art Irving Convention Center...and features many, many more exhibitors, artists and big name guests, (including: Leonard Nimoy, Stan Lee, Thomas Jane, Carrie Fisher and Johnny Romita Jr.).

I'll of course plenty of the award-winning Eye Witness graphic novels on hand as well a an all-new selection of limited edition comic & pop culture character prints. 

If you plan on attending, make sure to stop by and say hi...my booth will be in the main exhibition hall.

So I though I'd bring this to the attention to my fellow Bay Area CCAS buddies. This year's Super-Con event will be bigger and better than past events.

This year's convention will be taking place at Hall 3 of the San Jose Convetion Center as opposed to the small tent in previous years. Guests include: Denise Crosby, Frank Cho, Sergio Aragones, Vic Micnogna, Herb Jefferson Jr., and many, many more.

I guess if anyone wants to have a table space, there's still some spots left.

I should be going on the 21st.

http://www.denvercomicfest.com/

The Rocky Mountain area's premiere comic convention- with over 70 artists!

On Saturday, 4/16, I'll be on the Comics and Religion panel at 1.

I'll also be on the Manga panel at 10.

If you're anywhere around the area, make sure to come!  It's only 15 bucks for the whole weekend!

Hope to see my CCAS friends from the southeast in a few weeks down in Orlando at Megacon!

It's my first florida con appearance since I last did this event back in the late 1990's (when I was doing Template) and the first time I'll be promoting Eye Witness...so I'm pretty excited!

For info or tickets go to their website: http://www.megaconvention.com/view/info/alley/

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