Indonesia may be the world’s fourth most populous country, but despite its diverse mixture of cultures and creativity, book-length comics are more often translated manga than local content.
From the looks of things ‘Curhat Tita‘ looks to be a strong offering, accessible to comics fans and new readers alike. Demand is such that it’s already sold out of its first printing!
See some of the comics at: http://esduren.multiply.com
Clippings at: http://esduren.multiply.com/journal
Cette 5è ST PACÔME se fait en collaboration entre les deux structures de micro-édition strasbourgeoises L’INSTITUT PACÔME et LE COLLECTIF TROGLODYTE, et c’est donc au nom des deux que ce message est rédigé.
Cette année, c’est un atelier d’illustrateurs, dont la majeure partie fait partie de l’Institut Pacôme qui accueille l’événement à l’occasion du premier week-end des Ateliers Ouverts (<http://www.ateliersouverts.net/>)
LA 5è ST PACÔMENouveaux visuels en pièces jointes.
Stanford student graphic novel class takes on the issue of acid attacks in Cambodia, dedicated to LICADHO and Cambodian Womens’ Crisis Centre.
Above: the protagonist as a humble fruit shake seller. http://shakegirl.stanford.edu
Opinions and commentary continue to roll in:
http://del.icio.us/comicslifestyle/shakegirl
Australia: New exhibition by Aaron O’Donnell and Kieran Mangan
Brunswick Bound Bookstore, 361 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria.
A new collection of paintings and things. A few of our favourite things in fact. May 10th 2-4pm opening with tea and edible things too.
Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 2:00pm, contiuing to Saturday, May 31, 2008
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=26746488224
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Date: May 2, 2008 8:22 PM
Subject: ALL NZ COMIC ARTISTS WANTED!
Body: The Dunedin Comics Collective are looking for Dunedin comic artists as well as artists from all over our fine piece of dirt to submit for DCC: #1
What we want to put together is a collection of comic strips, one panel comics ,one page comics, illustrations , political cartoons , illestrated larfing boxs, pictorial diagrams, scribbles, doodles, stuff on napkins, super hero ,cartoons, posters, film noir, parody , R rated,abstract, religious , artsy , ironic, indie, musical strips …anything goes…lord knows…even actual art.
Deadline is 4TH JULY 2008
Format : TBC (but more than likely A5 b/w)
shoot me an email if you’re interested :
blackball-cd@hotmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/dunedincomiccollective 
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From Matt Huynh/Stikman:
For all you Sydney-siders who’ll be attending the Free Comic Book Day events tomorrow at Books Kinokuniya, here is the schedule of speakers and special guests that I’ll be speaking alongside. My session is at 11am and concerns innovation and experimentation in comics –
11.00am
Panel: Pathfinders
Australia’s young talent discuss their unique ground breaking paths to success.
• J Marc Schmidt (Egg Story, Eating Steve)
• Matt Huynh (CAB: Collaborative Auto-Biography, Happy Birthday, Anyway)
• Marcelo Baez (Diablo)
• David Yardin (What If Xmen Deadly Genesis, Black Panther/X-Men)
1.00pm
Panel: Comics in the Mainstream
Graphic Novels have catapulted to the forefront of Pop Culture! Find out why from four very different viewpoints!
• Dr Adam Possamai (Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Western Sydney)
• Tim McEwen (Supanova Pop Culture Expo Art Director, Greener Pastures)
• Mark Sexton (Production Designer: Happy Feet, Bug & Stump)
• W. Chew Chan (Kinokuniya Comics Consultant, Storyboard artist: Superman Returns, Justice League Mortal)
3.00pm
Panel: Guest Of Honour – Nicola Scott (Birds Of Prey)
Australia’s hottest star talks about her success, her new project and breaking down stereotypes
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Chers amis de L’INSTITUT PACÔME, bonjour. Et chers amis du COLLECTIF TROGLODYTE, bonjour aussi. Cette 5è ST PACÔME se fait en collaboration entre les deux structures de micro-édition strasbourgeoises L’INSTITUT PACÔME et LE COLLECTIF TROGLODYTE, et c’est donc au nom des deux que ce message est rédigé. LA 5è ST PACÔME
RENCONTRES DES AUTEURS ET DES STRUCTURES DE MICRO-ÉDITIONS, EXPOSITIONS, ANIMATIONS
17 & 18 mai 2008, au Bastion 14, Rue du Rempart (derrière la gare, le trajet sera balisé), Strasbourg ENTRÉE LIBRE – Vernissage le 16 à 18h.
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PROGRAMME :
VERNISSAGE le vendredi 16 mai à 18h.
À l’occasion de la sortie du numéro 1 du POULPE MULTIPOTENT, la revue jeunesse écolo-bricolo interdite aux moins de dix ans : Atelier-démonstration du Patator. Le public est chargé d’amener ses patates.
RENCONTRES et DÉDICACES :
Le collectif Troglodyte et l’Institut Pacôme accueillent la revue LE TIGRE («le curieux magazine curieux») ainsi que des invités issus de structures locales (fanzinat et ouvrages gérés par des étudiants en illustration de l’école des Arts Décoratifs). LE TIGRE fera une rencontre à la librairie L’Usage du Monde, (40, Rte Oberhausbergen) le samedi matin. PERFORMANCE :
•Les 24 heures de la Bande Dessinée : Chaque auteur participant réalisera 24 planches de bande dessinée en 24 heures, entre le 9 mai (jour de la St Pacôme) 10h et le 10 mai 10h. (À LA MINE, 2, r. de l’Académie, accès réservé aux auteurs) •Les 24 minutes de la Bande Dessinée (24 cases de bande dessinée en 24 minutes!) se dérouleront de manière aléatoire. (Accès libre)
EXPOSITIONS :
•Exposition du collectif Troglodyte. •Présentation des ouvrages résultants de la performance des 24h de la Bande Dessinée.
ANIMATIONS :
SAMEDI : •Atelier de fabrication de tampons-patate permanent le samedi, avec cadavre exquis de patatogravure. DIMANCHE : •15 h : Grand tournoi de pictionary oubapien géant ouvert à tous (avec fabrication de BD avec les dessins faits durant le jeu). •18 h : Dictée dessinée de Sylvain-Moizie d’après des textes de Bobi Nadsurprise. Le public est chargé d’amener son matériel de dessin. ……………….
La St PACÔME cherche à mettre en avant la micro édition en matière de bande dessinée et livres illustrés, et crée des ponts entre les régions. La micro-édition est présente partout en France sous des formes très variées (fanzine, graphzine, livres-objets, etc) et représente un vivier créatif hors pair. Plus qu’un mouvement revendicatif, la micro édition est une manière de faire de l’édition simplement, ré-inventant sans cesse les possibilités du domaine de l’édition. Cette année, la St Pacôme se concentrera sur les structures strasbourgeoises, afin que les visiteurs se rendent compte de la variété et de la richesse de ce qui se fait en micro édition locales.
Venez donc découvrir en notre compagnie le monde de la MICRO-ÉDITION.
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Le secteur édition de l’INSTITUT PACÔME est une structure très modeste qui ne permet pas la création d’un «Gros festival». D’autres s’en chargent déjà. Contentons nous d’un modeste «Petit Salon». Infos également sur le site du collectif troglodyte : www.troglodyte.eu ——————–
L’Illustre Professeur Pacôme, de l’Institut du même nom
[robot translation commences]
Dear friends of INSTITUTE PACÔME, hello. And dear friends of the COLLECTIVE TROGLODYTE, hello too. This 5è ST PACÔME is made in collaboration between the two structures of desktop publishing of Strasbourg INSTITUTE PACÔME and the COLLECTIVE TROGLODYTE, and it is thus in the name of both that this message is written. The 5è ST PACÔME MEETINGS OF the AUTHORS AND the STRUCTURES OF DESKTOP PUBLISHINGS, EXPOSURES, ANIMATIONS May 17, & 18 2008, in the Bastion 14, Rue of the Rampart (behind the station, the way will be marked out), FREE Strasbourg ENTERED – Varnishing the 16 with 18h.
PROGRAM: VARNISHING Friday May 16 with 18h. At the time of the exit of number 1 of OCTOPUS MULTIPOTENT, the review youth ecologist-bricolo prohibited with less than ten years: Workshop-demonstration of Patator. The public is charged to bring its potatos. MEETINGS and DEDICATIONS: The collective Troglodyte and the Pacôme Institute accomodate the review the TIGER (“the curious curious magazine”) as well as guests resulting from local structures (fanzinat and works managed by students in illustration of the school of Decorative Arts). The TIGER will make a meeting with the bookshop the Use of the World, (40, Rte Oberhausbergen) saturdays morning. PERFORMANCE: ?Les 24 hours of the Comic strip: Each author taking part will carry out 24 boards of comic strip of 24 hours, between May 9 (day of St Pacôme) 10h and on May 10 10h. (With the MINE, 2, r. of the Academy, access reserved to the authors)?Les 24 minutes of the Comic strip (24 boxes of comic strip of 24 minutes!) will be held in a random way. (free Access)
EXPOSURES: ?Exposition of the collective Troglodyte. ?Presentation of the works resulting from the performance of the 24h of the Comic strip.
ANIMATIONS: SATURDAY: permanent?Atelier of manufacture of plug-potato saturdays, with exquisite corpse of patatogravure. SUNDAY: ?15 H: Great giant tournament of pictionary oubapien opened to all (with manufacture of data base with the drawings made during the play). ?18 H: Drawn dictation of Sylvain-Moizie according to texts of Bobi Nadsurprise. The public is charged to bring its material of drawing……………….
St PACÔME seeks to propose to it micro edition as regards comic strip and illustrated books, and creates bridges between the areas. The desktop publishing is present everywhere in France in very varied forms (fanzine, graphzine, book-objects, etc) and represents a creative fish pond except par. More than one protest movement, it micro edition is a manner of making edition simply, unceasingly reinventing the possibilities of the field of the edition. This year, St Pacôme will concentrate on the structures of Strasbourg, so that the visitors realize of the variety and the richness of what is done in micro edition local. Thus come to discover in our company the world of the DESKTOP PUBLISHING.
The sector edition of INSTITUTE PACÔME is a very modest structure which does not allow the creation of a “Large festival”. Others take care some already. Let us satisfy with modest “a Small Living room”. Infos also on the site of the collective troglodyte: www.troglodyte.eu Famous Professor Pacôme, of the Institute of the same name
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(courtesy Beng Rahadian)
Photos and more at:
http://akademisamal
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Courtesy Soda Pop Comics (and some aid from Babelfish Translation):
27 of April the third edition best convention of comics is gathering in Puerto Rico, KAISEN!
Convention 10am to 7pm, entrance FREE!
http://kaisen.paquines.com
For all those that missed 2 Kaisen 1 and this it is your opportunity. They are going to see a spurt of salesmen, activities, cosplayers and to char them. It is a convention that is going to you to entertain all the day. We will be selling ours comics (Zoés Blues, Tick Tock, Speed Demon, Huntress, $19,95), plushies, mini comics and prints limited. We are going to have 2 comics NEW: Emma and the second edition of the Antologia de Pop Soda Comics.
Come by our table to salute and to see many new surprises to us.
(What’s a plushie? I think this is what they’re talking about.)
[Original:] El Domingo 27 de abril se estara celebrando la tercera edicion de la mejor convencion de comics y cosplay gathering en Puerto Rico, KAISEN!!!! Y estara estrenando local nuevo! Sera en el Pedrin Zorrilla (por Plaza las Americas). La convencion sera de 10am a 7pm, entrada GRATISSS! Para todos los que se perdieron Kaisen 1 y 2 esta es tu oportunidad. Van a ver un chorro de vendedores, actividades, cosplayers y charlas. Es una convencion que te va a entretener todo el dia. Nosotras estaremos vendiendo nuestros comics (Zoe’s Blues,Tick Tock, Speed Demon, Huntress, $19.95), plushies, mini comics y prints limitados. Vamos a tener 2 comics NUEVOS: Emma y la segunda edicion de la Antologia de Soda Pop Comics . Pasen por nuestra mesa a saludarnos y a ver muchas sorpresas nuevas.
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[From Bernard Caleo]
If you are interested in substantial Australian comics, if you are
interested in the way that history, fiction and pictures can be
braided into a story, then you’ll be interested in this I’ll wager:
next Wednesday, 23 April 2008, just a couple of days before Anzac Day,
the very fine ‘book comic’ (or ‘graphic novel’ if you will), by Bruce
Mutard called ‘The Sacrifice’, is to be launched at Readings Carlton
at 6.30pm.
‘The Sacrifice’ is published by Allen & Unwin, the same folk who
published Nicki Greenberg‘s excellent graphic adaptation of ‘The Great
Gatsby’ last October.
‘The Sacrifice’ is the first volume in the story of Robert Wells, a
young bloke in Melbourne in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Robert is
a pacifist but must decide whether he should enlist anyway, and the
book’s 244 pages follow him through the living rooms and backyards and
pubs of Melbourne’s suburbs (particularly St Kilda) as he interacts
with family, friends and workmates in his search for an answer.
Bruce Mutard has been making comics pretty much non-stop for more than
15 years and his skill at evoking a past Melbourne, in words and
pictures, is breathtaking.
I commend the book to you and invite you to come along to Readings
next Wednesday night when I will introduce and discuss the book with
Bruce.
http://www.readings.com.au/event/bruce-mutard-in-conversation-with-bernard-caleo
Yours,
Bernard
Bernard Caleo
Proprietor
Cardigan Comics
www.cardigancomics.com
http://www.readings.com.au/event/bruce-mutard-in-conversation-with-bernard-caleo
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