This is the cover of my new comic! On November 6 last year, I went down to St Kilda Pier to wait for Julien Blanc to arrive. He’s an American “pro” pick-up artist (PUA). He teaches men how to meet women. After learning from him, he says, “you will know step-by-step what to do in…
Graphic novel, day 942
I haven’t done much on me “graphic novel” (a.k.a. “longer comic”) this year, but pulled all the ideas together and started to get a story structure and character designs happening over Christmas. It’s about a cult leader learning on the job (there’s no university course that I know of). These are people he learns from,…
Fast track.
It’s not the best comic, but it’s today’s comic. Senate gives Scott Morrison unchecked control over asylum seekers’ lives
Scribing about scribing
“Scribing”, otherwise known as “graphic recording”, “graphic facilitation”, etc, is where an event is captured, often in real time, by an artist using words and pictures. You can be employed to do this, though I often do it on paper for my own benefit at conferences or talks I attend. This year I’ve had more…
Barry Spurr
A comic about Barrys and comedy. New Matilda’s “Barry Spurr” e-mail transcripts are here, for now. Barry is suing to have them removed. Or is he?
I’m in (on) MAD!
First issue of MAD Magazine I ever read was Australian MAD, issue 283, with a Derryn Hinch cover by Peter Broelman. I was hooked for years, going back and picking up loads of old issues full of brilliant art by favourites like Jack Davis, Paul Coker, “Duck” Edwing, Don Martin, Sam Viviano… I still have…