Monthly Archives: October 2007
Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream
USA: Laura Park has a new mini-comic out, and if you’re nice, you could get one. No central site; likely she’s too busy drawing up tasty treats. You can contact via MySpace or Flickr, or comicians ‘in the know’. Not … Continue reading
No Sleep, No Food
Indonesia: 24 Hour Comics Day has come and gone, during the month of Ramadan.* Last year saw an additional challenge: fasting while drawing! Beng Rahadian and Lulu Ratna hosted a gathering in Jakarta.Click for report and galleries in English and … Continue reading
easy to BEAR
Francis Bear, that is.Australia:Gregory Mackay has posted a handful of new cartoons, and hints that a compliation may be on the way! Tags: comics
Luminous
Is perhaps one of the more appropriate terms for describing Naomi Nowak‘s painted comic art – the feelings of characters are quite literally reflected and illuminated, the reader can see them with transparent ease. Influenced by manga as well as … Continue reading
Yo it’s AWESOME
USA: Courtesy Liz Baille (My Brain Hurts): THIS FRIDAY – OCT. 19th – AT ROCKETSHIP Come one, come all, to the release party for the Awesome anthology, a fundraising antho to benefit Indie Spinner Rack and the Center for Cartoon … Continue reading
International 24 Hour Comics Drawing Day
http://www.24hourcomics.comSoda Pop comics in Puerto Rico is one of many groups around the globe gearing up for the 24 hour comics drawing challenge coming this Saturday October 20th. Looking forward to this annual explosion of creativity! (c) Soda Pop Comics … Continue reading
Torment
Brazil: Click to read this story from Pulso Cortado.(c) Mean Comics / Pulso CortadoTags: comics
This Is Not Art?
Australia:Hayden Fryer (above) serves up some photos of the National Young Writers Festival/ This Is Not Art happenings. Helen gives her concise take on events http://www.spycore.net/wordpress/?p=163and some pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/spycore/tags/tina/ Tags: comics
Lustre in Kluster
USA/Australia: The good folks at Kluster Magazine present an interview with globe-trotting artist/cartoonist Miromi.http://www.kluster.com.au/issueTwo/miromi.html More comics and art at www.miromi.org. Tags: comics
Rock the Casbah
France: Pangolin is zipping around ‘a million festivals‘ to promote his new memoir. And not just your ordinary ‘carnets du voyage’ – this is straight from Afghanistan! He has been road testing strips on his blog for ages; for a … Continue reading