Scatterbrain
Leadership Lately I’d been thinking about all the work I’ve been doing toward getting The Precinct happening. It’s kept me very busy, but probably not as busy as I would be if were making the show itself. So I probably need to get used to this level of activity! I’ve been wondering what kind of [...]
Me, on the radio
As I’m featured in the very nice Superheroes & Schlemiels exhibition currently at the Jewish Museum here in Melbourne, they’ve kindly given me the opportunity to appear on ABC 774 this Sunday with the Museum’s Helen Light to talk about… comic books and Jews, probably. We’ll be on around 10:30am, speaking with Alan Brough, which [...]
Comic Book Funny: recap
We did another four sessions of COMIC BOOK FUNNY. In week one, Jo Waite, Sarah Howell and our audience enjoyed a bit of low key chat, tea and cucumber sandwiches while they drew pictures of sexy comics men Neale Blanden, Pat Grant and David Blumenstein (me). Photo by Peter Jetnikoff In week two, our very [...]
Comic Book Funny starts tomorrow
Thanks very much to Amid at Cartoon Brew and Aaron at Cold Hard Flash for featuring our Comic Book Funny animation on their sites! Tomorrow at the first COMIC BOOK FUNNY this season, your host, Jo Waite will be surrounded by her favourite teapots and a generous pile of cucumber sandwiches. Male models PAT GRANT, [...]
Comic Book Funny 2009
We’re doing the live sessions again!… If you live in Melbourne, Australia and you like funny comic books, consider showing up to COMIC BOOK FUNNY, a series of sessions celebrating Australia’s independent comics makers. It’s on every Saturday during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival; 5pm, Bella Union bar at Trades Hall (corner Lygon and Victoria [...]
Comic Book Funny – live session #3
Another great talk this week with Bernard Caleo, Neale Blanden and Clint Cure. We showed Clint’s award-winning animated short The Lecture, Bernard performed his version of the opening to No Country For Old Men via spoken word and live drawing under a camera, and all three talked about what it is to be plugging away [...]
Comic Book Funny, live session 2
It was a good afternoon! Lots of people came down and received wisdom from comics legends Glenn Smith, Ben Hutchings and Ross Tesoriero. A cheeky chappie with a funny comic Glenno and Ian Marks of FOFFLE Magazine Ross and Ben with Arran McKenna Bonus photo: Comic Book Funny session 1, featuring Dean Rankine, Pat Grant [...]
Your official reminder:
This Saturday at Comic Book Funny — uber-funny comix people! Ben Hutchings (writer/artist of You Stink And I Don’t and The Killer Foetus), Glenn Smith (Necrotardation, Glenjamin) and Ross Tesoriero (Entrailer Trash) launch their brand new comics — so brand new I HAVEN’T SEEN COPIES OF THEM YET. They will talk comics, show some animation [...]
Comic Book Funny, episode #1
Time for the first “official” episode of with BEN HUTCHINGS AND DAVID BLUMENSTEIN Episode #1: Have A Big Wank! http://www.nakedfella.com/radio/comics_episode01.mp3 Ben and David inaugurate their possibly ongoing podcast. Featuring an exclusive interview with Stan Lee, talk about getting your comics out to an audience, news about how comics are invading the Melbourne International Comedy Festival [...]
As if this isn’t an “arts hub”
I occasionally write a comics/animation-related column for the website artshub.com.au (subscription-based). If you subscribe you can read my latest column there. If not, I might put it on the site at some point. Instead I’ll show you some art I’m working up for an exhibition I’m in soon. They’re action movie video covers with a [...]