I spent 2009 planning and scheming and writing and talking and thinking. Lots of thinking! This was all good stuff to do, in addition to the freelance work I had. But I did very little MAKING of STUFF! I made a zine of some of my old articles and prose writing and took it to…
Tag: Comics
Comics for all, not just the rich
Sharp-eyed readers will have noticed that my blog now auto-posts my Tweets. I have no idea if this is annoying or useful, but since it keeps the blog current, I’m in favour of it. I minimise the number of tweets, keep them reasonably on-topic (cop movies, Farnsy, etc) and don’t reply to others much, so…
A mysterious new comic strip!
I noticed today that a brand new web domain has appeared: http://www.docklandsentertainment.com/. There’s nothing there but a single JPEG. It’s the first episode of what appears to be a new comic strip. Lord only knows who did it, but it may amuse some people, a particularly pleasing thing in these dire economic times. Check it…
Double Tango launch next week
Bernard Caleo’s launching not only the new issue of Tango (“the romance comics anthology”) next Thursday night at Dante’s Upstairs, he’s also launching the big-arse TANGO ANTHOLOGY which has been published by Allen & Unwin! Should be a big night, featuring a stirring speech by Bernard, appearances from the leading lights of the Melbourne comics…
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, episode #3
Self-indulgence is the watchword in with BEN HUTCHINGS AND DAVID BLUMENSTEIN Episode #3: Look At What You See http://www.nakedfella.com/radio/comics_episode03.mp3 In this hour-long slice of cartoonist overkill, we report on how the Comic Book Funny events at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival went, and present chunky excerpts of Week 2’s discussion, featuring Benno, Glenn Smith and…