Sunday, April 7, 2013

Paper Trail


Jerome Bihan on tumblr, A Strict Diet of Self.



Zen Pencils in Hindi.


David Blumenstein Flickr set for Camp Chugnut 2013.


Not comics: The Listener records remembrances of recently passed New Zealand artist Ralph Hotere.


Bookmarks catch up: Margaret Irvine writes about Eric Heath.

 

Becky Dreistadt & Frank Gibson guest on Panel Borders.


Jase Harper blogs the creation of his graphic novel at Awk-ward.


Wellington art gallery and zine/comic stockists Matchbox Studios.

 
 Nat Karmichael writes about Jackie Ryan's Burger Force.


 Ness interviews Bruce Mutard.


Callout for papers related to Australasian humour for the 20th Australasian Humour Studies Network Colloquium on 14,15 February 2014 at the National Library in Wellington. Ian Grant, Chair of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive at the National Libary, will give a keynote presentation on the history of New Zealand cartooning.

Details here.

 
Limited copies of Simon Hanselmann's St Owl's Bay broadsheet (with special deleted scene!) are now available from the Silent Army online store.


Lauren Davis destroys Dylan Horrocks website, writing about Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen.


Talking about New Zealand comics Panel discussion with  Dylan Horrocks, Sam Orchard, Adrian Kinnaird and Sarah Laing at ST PAUL St Gallery in Auckland.


2013 Zine and Indy Comic Symposium in Brisbane.
 


Facebook gallery of launch party for the collected book of Matthew Hoddy and Caitlin Major's webcomic Space Pyrates.



Cory Doctorow reviews Tim Molloy's Mr Unpronounceable Adventures, available now from Milk Shadow Books.


Bookmarks catch up: New Zealand Political Cartoon Annual 2012.


Bobby N photo blogs the April Melbourne comics meet up.


Alan Rose Cartoons and Caricatures.


Regular Show cover by Rebecca Clements.


Matt Huynh talks coffee.



Read three Matt Huynh comics debuting at this years Mocca Arts Festival.



   Paper Trail masthead courtesy of Toby Morris.

English Comics Daily Diversion: Chick's Own and Bubbles May 31st 1952



Saturday, April 6, 2013

Melbourne Comics Meet Up April

 
Today after chess in the Carlton Gardens I strolled down to Melbourne comics meet up at the Prince Alfred Hotel in Carlton. Phil Bentley schooled me up on some of the 'boundary pushing' Australian publications of the sixties and seventies. Also had an interesting seven degrees of Colin Wilson discussion with Colin.


Some recent European work by Colin Wilson.





Colin's second instalment in the Jour J series.

Colin's 'Signature'


Stunning Joe Wylie cover for the last Colin Wilson edited issue of Strips #10, Courtesy of Phil Bentley.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Caravan of Comics 2013


The second Caravan of Comics embarks from Australia this year taking Melbourne cartoonists over to America for various comic events. This caravan features an almost entirely different line-up than the 2012 excursion and includes: Scarlette Baccini, Mirranda Burton, Marijka Gooding, Patrick Alexander, Gregory Mackay, Dan Hayward and Bruce Mutard. 

The Caravan of Comics site has full details here.

An Indiegogo campaign is currently fundraising for caravan travel costs here.

 


Caravan Of Comics 2 from Daniel Hayward on Vimeo.

Kath King of Kismet Cove - Men of The Sickle Moon


Kath King of Kismet Cove - Men of the Sickle Moon by artist Phil Belbin and writer Sydney Ockenden from Cavalcade Oct 1951.

Read Kath King - Memory for Faces here.

Read Kath King - Diamonds of Death here.

Read Belbin's adaption of RKO Movie Out of the Past here.

Samples of Belbin illustration work and cartoons here.

Read a biography of Belbin by Greg Ray here.











Images © 2013 Estate of Phil Belbin and Sydney Ockenden.