The Great Australian Graphic Novel

[from Bernard Caleo] Hey there,

come along to North Bazaar, 222 High Street Northcote, at 8pm this on 
Friday night the 12th of October, for the final in a series of three 
great Fridays celebrating the work of local comic book makers and 
animators.  All have been part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival 
exhibition, ‘Aggressively Strange Fables: Melbourne Underground Comics 
and Animation Art Exhibition’ (
www.strangefables.com), and this 
Friday’s event is:

‘The Great Australian Graphic Novel’

Nicki Greenberg’s graphic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic 
‘The Great Gatsby’ was launched last month.  Bruce Mutard’s tale of a 
conscientious objector living in Melbourne during the Second World War 
will be published in April 2008.  Both these books are being published 
by Allen & Unwin, and we are thrilled to present Nicki and Bruce in 
conversation with their publisher, Erica Wagner.

Nicki and Bruce will be showing images from their work on the large 
screen at North Bazaar.

The discussion will centre around how the publication of these books 
has come about, and cast forward as to the future of the ‘big serious 
comic book’ in Australia.

Time: 8 – 9pm

Place: North Bazaar, 222 High Street Northcote

Cost: Free, and it’s a good chance to check out the exhibition as 
well, which officially finishes on Sunday 14 October.

Hope to see you there!

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You Stink but He Don’t

From Ben Hutchings:

SUPANOVA POP CULTURE EXPO THIS WEEKEND!
October 12-14, The Dome
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
I will be attending as usual, so stop by the artist’s alley and pick up a copy of You Stink & I Don’t, look through my sketches and tell me how Lesson Master changed your life! Glenjamin #3 will be back in print too and I shall be sharing a table with the mighty talented David Blumenstein. See you there, yo.

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Illustration Friday Open Gallery Show

Illustration Friday Open Show
In Long Beach, California. Open to all who want to submit.


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Kinetic Factory


Why is Helen ecstatic? She’s been having a blast at the Penrith Zine Fair, in addition to ‘Zine Factory’, an exhibition of work by her and Leigh Rigozzi.
Full of motion and creativity, it seems a ‘kinetic factory’, as Ninety Nine would put it.


And this was a few weeks ago. So next up: news from the National Young Writers Festival / This Is Not Art Festival.

(Thx to tilda mindy n co for photo above.)

Tags: comics,zines

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Stumptown Snaps

David Chelsea wields his palm pilot to capture some brief moments at the Stumptown Comics Festival [Portland, Oregon, USA]. About 600 more at the Festival’s Flickr Pool.

Tags: comics,stumptown

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[Hype] The Happiest Boy

Hi there!
You may or may not know, depending on who you are, that Nakedfella Productions (aka — David) has been working on a rather nice new MUSIC VIDEO for comedy star/musical act/Tripod support THE BEDROOM PHILOSOPHER.
His upcoming album, BROWN & ORANGE, should be something of a musical triumph given the amount of synthesizer action to be found upon it.
A particular highlight will be the first single from the album, released today on iTunes: THE HAPPIEST BOY. A genteel song involving alien kidnapping, a flying Valiant and Ailsa from Home & Away, I’m suggesting it’s going to be pretty successful given Bedroom’s (I call him by his first name) adorably rabid fanbase, and the fact that his 2005 single I’M SO POSTMODERN made the Triple J Hottest 100.

The music video for THE HAPPIEST BOY was directed by myself, and animated in Flash by myself, Kelly Lynagh and Michael Vandenhoven, who will be receiving pizza for their efforts.

The video was also released today, which means I’m hanging out to see it on RAGE pretty soon. Maybe elsewhere, too, depending on how broad the Philosopher’s appeal is among the target demo (MARKETING TALK, APPARENTLY). If he makes a Missy Higgins-style explosion into the mainstream we’re all set.
What I’m suggesting is that you watch the video on YouTube as soon as possible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS72OAsYxI8
Comments are appreciated too, but it’s mostly just important you watch: if we get 1000 YouTube views by next Monday, Justin’s manager has promised to buy me a lot of Phoenix cola.
Also, you’ll be pleased (scared? revolted?) to know that the brand new issue of NAKEDFELLA COMICS was launched in Newcastle over the weekend to a few hundred whooping festivalgoers, some of whom reacted negatively to my assertion that POLICE ACADEMY 4 is superior to the original POLICE ACADEMY.

NAKEDFELLA COMICS #9 will be available shortly at shops which stock good independent comix. In the meantime, the FIRST THREE PEOPLE who send me a reply e-mail correctly identifying a ROOKIE FLASH ANIMATION MISTAKE I made in the HAPPIEST BOY video clip (we’re not counting my cheaty animation itself) will receive a copy free!

Regards,
David

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Mandy Ord has a blog…

…and she knows how to use it.
http://mandyord.blogspot.com



(blog + ord = ‘blorg’?)
profile:
http://hayase.net.au/wiki/index.php?title=Mandy_Ord
animation: Perfectly All Right, Suit Yourself
more: http://tinyurl.com/32ucb7

Tags: comics,animation

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I Am Ten



Lark Pien has her very own exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.

Beginning September 22nd and running through January 27th, 2008.

Reception November 15th, 2007 from 6 to 9pm
all at the Cartoon Art Museum in downtown San Francisco
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-CAR-TOON
www.cartoonart.org

More on the blog:

http://larkpien.blogspot.com/2007/09/show-i-am-ten.html
Press:
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/06/lark-pien-at-cartoon-museum/
Oakland cartoon artist rates a Ten’ with S.F. exhibit

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Such the Drama


Those attending the Stumptown Fest will be able to see some of the ‘Too Much Coffee Man Opera’ – quite possibly the first opera based on a comic book ever. http://www.tmcm.com/opera/
Watch, listen:
http://www.youtube.com/user/2muchespresso

Press:
http://comixtalk.com/it_aint_over_til_too_much_coffee_man_sings_an_interview_with_shannon_wheeler
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/28/too-much-coffee-man-opera-at-stumptown/
Tags: comics,opera,stumptown

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New Comic By Jesse Reklaw


at www.slowwave.com.
And don’t forget to check out his Monster Watercolors.

(c) Jesse Reklaw
Tags: comics,stumptown

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