Here is the press release for the Cartoon Art Museum event:San Francisco, CA: Put on your favorite wig and join the Cartoon Art Museum in welcoming Gene Hamm and his graphic novel Hell Toupee. July’s Third Thursday will be a celebration of the monstrous and weird. Come out to meet Gene Hamm, as he reads his graphic novel. Dress up in one of our wigs for a photo and create your own monstrous toupee at the Cartoon Art Museum. This event is free and open to the public.
In Gene Hamm’s Hell Toupee, when the world’s first genetically engineered living toupees escape from the lab on an island resort, can the local barber save the world from their homicidal rampage? Full of laughs, horror, twists and turns, this graphic novel takes a savage and satirical look at vanity. To view a trailer of Hell Toupee, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfrWiM6x3cY <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfrWiM6x3cY>
About Gene Hamm: Animator Gene Hamm worked on Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord Of The Rings; Hanna-Barbera’s Smurfs and Super Friends; Art Clokey’s Gumby; Roger Corman’s Battle Beyond The Stars; MTV’s Liquid Television; Sega’s Dick Tracy game; and Living Books’ Arthur’s Birthday Party, Tortoise And The Hare, and Berenstain Bears Get In A Fight.
His own projects include the animated feature The Dream Hat; Cook For Your Life; Cartooning Shortcuts, Formulas And Cheap Tricks; The Professional Cartoonist Kit; and the book How To Get A Job In Animation And Keep It. He just finished the graphic novel Hell Toupee, which he hopes to animate.
Hamm has taught animation at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. His other business is HammCam Caricatures (www.hammcamcaricatures.com) where he can do caricatures at your party or event on site, or remotely via Skype. You can see three pages of his animation and films on his YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/genehamm2).
Hamm also does standup comedy. He has appeared at San Francisco and East Bay venues such as OMG, Brainwash, The Continental Club, Neck of the Woods, and The Alameda Theater.
About Third Thursdays: Third Thursdays occurs every month of the year in the Yerba Buena neighborhood of San Francisco, involving galleries and museums extending their hours throughout the neighborhood to create a lively atmosphere of arts and interaction. For more information:www.thirdthursdaysf.wordpress.com <http://www.thirdthursdaysf.wordpress.com/>
In Gene Hamm’s Hell Toupee, when the world’s first genetically engineered living toupees escape from the lab on an island resort, can the local barber save the world from their homicidal rampage? Full of laughs, horror, twists and turns, this graphic novel takes a savage and satirical look at vanity. To view a trailer of Hell Toupee, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfrWiM6x3cY <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfrWiM6x3cY>
About Gene Hamm: Animator Gene Hamm worked on Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord Of The Rings; Hanna-Barbera’s Smurfs and Super Friends; Art Clokey’s Gumby; Roger Corman’s Battle Beyond The Stars; MTV’s Liquid Television; Sega’s Dick Tracy game; and Living Books’ Arthur’s Birthday Party, Tortoise And The Hare, and Berenstain Bears Get In A Fight.
His own projects include the animated feature The Dream Hat; Cook For Your Life; Cartooning Shortcuts, Formulas And Cheap Tricks; The Professional Cartoonist Kit; and the book How To Get A Job In Animation And Keep It. He just finished the graphic novel Hell Toupee, which he hopes to animate.
Hamm has taught animation at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. His other business is HammCam Caricatures (www.hammcamcaricatures.com) where he can do caricatures at your party or event on site, or remotely via Skype. You can see three pages of his animation and films on his YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/genehamm2).
Hamm also does standup comedy. He has appeared at San Francisco and East Bay venues such as OMG, Brainwash, The Continental Club, Neck of the Woods, and The Alameda Theater.
About Third Thursdays: Third Thursdays occurs every month of the year in the Yerba Buena neighborhood of San Francisco, involving galleries and museums extending their hours throughout the neighborhood to create a lively atmosphere of arts and interaction. For more information:www.thirdthursdaysf.wordpress.com <http://www.thirdthursdaysf.wordpress.com/>
Here is the press release from Escapist Comics:
Hell Toupee read by Gene Hamm
Sunday, July 13, 4pm
Animator Gene Hamm reads from his comic HELL TOUPEE to projected images. When the world’s first genetically engineered living toupees escape from the lab on an island resort, can the local barber save the world from their homicidal rampage? Full of laughs, horror, twists and turns, this graphic novel takes a savage and satirical look at vanity.
Gene Hamm worked on Ralph Bakshi's Lord Of The Rings,Hanna-Barbera's murfs and Superfriends, Art Clokey's Gumby,Roger Corman's Battle Beyond The Stars, MTV' Liquid Television, Sega's Dick Tracy game, and Living Books' Arthur's Birthday Party,Tortoise And The Hare, and Behrenstain Bears Get In A Fight. His own projects include the animated feature The Dream Hat, Cook For Your Life, Cartooning Shortcuts, Formulas And Cheap Tricks, The Professional Cartoonist Kit and the book How To Get A Job In Animation And Keep It. He has taught animation at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Through his business HammCam Caricatures he does caricatures at your party or event on site, or remotely via Skype. He also does standup comedy. He has appeared at San Francisco and East Bay venues such as OMG, Brainwash, The Continental Club, Neck of The Woods, and The Alameda Theater.
Hell Toupee read by Gene Hamm
Sunday, July 13, 4pm
Animator Gene Hamm reads from his comic HELL TOUPEE to projected images. When the world’s first genetically engineered living toupees escape from the lab on an island resort, can the local barber save the world from their homicidal rampage? Full of laughs, horror, twists and turns, this graphic novel takes a savage and satirical look at vanity.
Gene Hamm worked on Ralph Bakshi's Lord Of The Rings,Hanna-Barbera's murfs and Superfriends, Art Clokey's Gumby,Roger Corman's Battle Beyond The Stars, MTV' Liquid Television, Sega's Dick Tracy game, and Living Books' Arthur's Birthday Party,Tortoise And The Hare, and Behrenstain Bears Get In A Fight. His own projects include the animated feature The Dream Hat, Cook For Your Life, Cartooning Shortcuts, Formulas And Cheap Tricks, The Professional Cartoonist Kit and the book How To Get A Job In Animation And Keep It. He has taught animation at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Through his business HammCam Caricatures he does caricatures at your party or event on site, or remotely via Skype. He also does standup comedy. He has appeared at San Francisco and East Bay venues such as OMG, Brainwash, The Continental Club, Neck of The Woods, and The Alameda Theater.
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