Free Comics Friday: New Zealand Comics Sampler

Posted on December 21, 2012

Consider it a Kiwi Christmas. Courtesy Dylan Horrocks and dozens of other creators, enjoy these tasty treats – now reformatted in various mobile formats!

Right-Click to download as PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBR, CBZ.

From the original announcement:

New Zealand Comics and Graphic Novels is a 100-page directory of New Zealand cartoonists and comics creators. It was put together in 2012 to be distributed at the Frankfurt Book Fair and other industry events and includes profiles and contact details of 65 creators, along with a brief introductory essay on the history of New Zealand comics by Tim Bollinger.

More: http://hicksvillepress.com/nzcomics/

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Free Comics Friday: ‘Don’ts For Husbands’

Posted on December 13, 2012

Dead Xerox Press has converted their flash comic ‘Don’ts For Husbands‘ to PDF and other formats. Read online, or via your chosen mobile format. (Caution: big file.)
http://www.deadxeroxpress.com/dont/index.html

Download Direct: PDF, Mobi, Epub, CBR, CBZ.
More: http://www.deadxeroxpress.com/

Also: a look back at 2012 by Tim Danko. http://pikitiapress.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/2012-in-review-tim-danko.html

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Free Comics Friday: QuickDraw #6

Posted on December 7, 2012

QuickDraw #6 is now available for download via Amazon, iBookstore and just about every e-bookstore on the planet. Set in Cambodia, it’s a collection of vignettes and observations exploring Khmer culture.

It’s FREE (excepting Amazon, where a minimum fee of 0.99 is required.) Feel free to download direct via the links below!

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/QuickDraw-ebook/ (Kindle format)
iBookStore: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/quickdraw/id577380605?mt=11
EBookPie: https://ebookpie.com/ebooks/500245-quickdraw (Epub format)
Copia: http://www.thecopia.com/catalog/details.html?catId=13702608

Download Direct: PDF, Mobi, Epub, CBR/CBZ
Khmer Language (coming soon to Amazon/iBookstore too!) PDF, Mobi, Epub, CBR/CBZ

Download Page: http://www.quickdraw.me/downloads/%E2%80%94-%E2%80%94-quickdraw-6-2010

Bonus: here’s a peek at one of our translation sessions, and the video reference it was drawn from.
http://www.delicious.com/comicslifestyle/entropycomicstranslation
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Thumbs up from Top Shelf: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/blog/870

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This post will be archived in one week at: http://blog.comicslifestyle.com/2012/12/free-comics-friday-quickdraw-6/

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Free Comics Friday: Mongrel

Posted on November 30, 2012
MONGREL distribution - it was either going to be by subscription, or by depression-era newsboys. Glad I plumped for the former.

In addition to just launching ‘Graphic Novels! Melbourne!‘ comics impresario Bernard Caleo presents for ONE WEEK ONLY an excerpt from his crowdfunded ongoing serial MONGREL.

Right-Click to download as PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBR, CBZ. 

More at
– http://www.cardigancomics.com
– http://anislandart.blogspot.com
– http://bernardcaleo.tumblr.com

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Eugénie – English Launch

Posted on November 25, 2012

Patrick Samnang Mey shows off a copy of his two year labor of love – the collected ‘Eugenie’, a 240 page Cambodia-based graphic novel originally drawn and published in French, now in a limited English edition of 150 copies!

Misc Photos

Released on Friday, November 16th, copies can be obtained (in Cambodia) at:
–Flicks2@Empire (34, street 130)
–Monument Books (city center and Airport)
Fwd: Novel Cover
Stay tuned, an electronic edition may be in the offing!
http://www.travelto-cambodia.info/404-ink-and-tears-graphic-novelists-latest-volume/

More: http://bdeugenie.kazeo.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bande-dessin%C3%A9e-Eug%C3%A9nie/124928557535477

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Free Comics Friday: This Town – Anthony Woodward

Posted on November 23, 2012

Courtesy Anthony Woodward, a collection of slice-of-life comics!
Available for one week only:

Right-click to download as PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBR, CBZ.
((c) Anthony Woodward, all rights reserved).

Cheers Anthony for making this available! More comics goodness:

Review: http://yummy-lychees.livejournal.com/80394.html
Interview with Anthony at ‘The ComicSpot’
http://thecomicspot.blogspot.com/2010/01/anthony-woodward-and-andrei-buters-on.html

‘AWComix’ Web site: http://www.awcomix.blogspot.com/
The author on Twitter: http://twitter.com/awcomix

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Festival Central Vapeur #2 à Strasbourg

Posted on November 21, 2012

CENTRAL VAPEUR2

du 3 au 16 décembre 2012 à Strasbourg
Festival illustration, bande dessinée, dessin

Pour sa deuxième édition, le festival Central Vapeur propose un parcours d’expositions et d’événements à travers la ville.

AU HALL DES CHARS >7-16/12
Le Hall d es Chars en est une nouvelle fois le cœur avec salon, ateliers, concerts et exposition.
– Le salon des indépendants 30 collectifs et éditeurs d’ici et d’Europe > 7-8-9/12
– Exposition, dialogue explosif entre Étienne Chaize, et la star minimale de la BD autrichienne Nicolas Mahler > 7-16/12
Et aussi
– Des ateliers d’initiation gravure, sérigraphie, strips, fresque à colorier
– Le one-man-band de Benoît de Coco > 9/12 à 18h
– Une sélection des A4 de notre concours Central Nucléaire, remise du prix le 9/12 à 19h

7/12 -18h30
VERNISSAGE
De l’exposition Chaize-Mahler, ouverture du salon, mix de Bisoubisou

8 /12 -20h
CONCERTS
Programmation musicale Panimix : The Feeling of Love (Grand Est) Cheveu (Paris) – mix de Panimix
PAF: 8€

PARCOURS À TRAVERS LA VILLE
Parce qu’il ne s’agit pas de s’enfermer, mais bien de mettre en commun les énergies, les idées. Des expositions, conférences, projection en 10 stations.
– Du 13/12 au 6/01/2013 Exposition Cheval Vapeur @ La Chaufferie (HEAR). 60 artistes plus de 100 pièces et éditions.
– 7/12 de14h à 17h30 Conférence avec Dominique Goblet, Yassine (L’Articho), Frédéric Paques (Université de Liège) et Frédéric Verry (UDS), sur la porosité des frontières entre arts plastiques et bande dessinée. @ UDS
– 5/12 lancement du nouveau numéro de la revue Le Poulpe Multipotent @Troc’afé
– Jusqu’au 31/3/2013 Exposition parcours Central Vapeur (Le Gouail, Otero, Icinori, Gerner, Vanoli, Tino, Pinel, Liberman) dans l’exposition Tomi s’amuse @ musée Tomi Ungerer
– Du 4/12 au 29/12 Expositions Rhubarbus (Mon cinéma) @ cinéma Star
– 15-16/12 à 20h Projections @ cinéma Star: The Plague Dogs / Halas / Batchelor – Laboratoire d’images 3 / Amer Béton
– 12/12 de 10h à 17h Journée professionnelle organisée par Le Grill sur la création des livres numériques @ Palais du Rhin / DRAC< /strong>
Intervenants : Lorenzo Scavo (chercheur), Frank Bourgeron (la revue dessinée), Claire Gervaise et Stéphane Kiehl (éditions numériques).
Moderateur : Joseph Béhé (Auteur et enseignant HEAR)
– Jusqu’au 17/12 3 Expositions collectives: Psoriasis @ HEAR du 6 au 12/12 – Vignette @ Les Savons d’Hélène du 6 au 16/12 – Exposition Jeunesse (Moreau, D’Orléans, Dorémus, Duval) @ TJP du 1er au 17/12
– Librairie du Festival hors les murs @ quai des brumes
8/12 Rencontre avec Matthias Picard

PARTENAIRES
La DRAC Alsace – La Ville de Strasbourg – La Région Alsace – Le Hall des Chars – La Haute école des arts du Rhin – les cinémas Star – L’Université de Strasbou rg – Le Musée Tomi Ungerer – Le Troc’afé – le TJP – Les Savons d’Hélène – Le Grill – Quai des Brumes – Panimix

Et bien d’autres choses à découvrir sur
centralvapeur.org

Site web – http://centralvapeur.org
Facebook – ht tp://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Vapeur/

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Free Comics Friday: Chugnut Free Comic Book Day Sampler 2011

Posted on November 16, 2012

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Presented here is Chugnut comics’ ‘Free Comic Book Day‘ Sampler from 2011.

Right-Click to download as PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBR, CBZ.

Edited by Anthony Woodward,

Featuring Neale Blanden, Anna Brown, Rebecca Clements, Tim Danko, Hamishi Farah, Maude Ferrugia, Michael Fikaris, Andrew Fulton, Pat Grant, Jase Harper, Dave Mahler, Marc Pearson, Luke Pickett, Josh Santospirito, Ive Sorocuk. (All rights reserved by individual creators; shared via Creative Commons license.)

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Chungnut Free Comics Day 2011.
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‘Graphic Novels! Melbourne!’

Posted on November 13, 2012

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Premiere from filmmaker Daniel Hayward and comic book maker Bernard Caleo.
It examines the amazing comic book culture in Melbourne. We speak in particular with Nicki Greenberg, Pat Grant, and Mandy Ord about their life and work.
The film also features interviews with international comic book luminaries Scott McCloud, Paul Gravett, Dylan Horrocks and Shaun Tan.
Soundtrack by Martin Martini, poster by Pat Grant.
Premiere details:
Date: Thursday 22 November 2012
Time: 8.30pm for 8.45pm speeches for 9pm film start
Place: Tyne Street laneway next to Readings bookshop 309 Lygon Street Carlton
(if it’s a wet night, we have a cinema booked at Cinema Nova)
Price: free, but please book through Readings on 9347 6633 or events@readings.com.au
Update: the film has been invited to Angouleme.

Hello again!

I wrote to you last week about ‘Graphic Novels! Melbourne!’, the feature documentary made by Daniel Hayward and myself, about comics culture in Melbourne, and in particular about comic book makers Nicki Greenberg, Bruce Mutard, Pat Grant and Mandy Ord, and their amazing graphic novels. I invited you to the premiere of the film, which is going to be in the laneway next to Readings bookshop 309 Lygon Street Carlton on Thursday 22 November 2012 at 8.30pm. Remember? You wrote it all down in your diary!
Well, now for some NEW news about the film – It has been accepted to screen at next year’s Angouleme Comics Festival, the (ahem) biggest comics festival in Europe! Now this is really great news – it means that we will get a chance to screen the film at one of the most important comics gatherings in the world! ‘Graphic Novels! Melbourne!’ will get shown to an international audience, and will give them a flavour of what is happening here, comics-wise. And yes, Daniel and I want to take the film there ourselves, to introduce it, to promote it, to watch it alongside people from other comic book cultures and see what chords it hits with them. We also have plans to take it to other places in Europe – we’ll let you know about these as they are confirmed…
The Festival runs January 31 – February 3 2012, so we have been booking accommodation and tickets and realising that this requires money, something which we have run out of. Enter Pat Grant, stage left. With Leigh Rigozzi, he has printed up 86 x A3 size copies of his magnificent and masterful poster for the film on the Risograph printer at the Rizzeria up in Sydney. And he’s GIVEN us these posters to sell to raise funds to help get Dan and I over to Europe with the film under our four arms. Thank you so much, Pat.
So: if YOU’D like an A3 Riso print of the ‘Graphic Novels! Melbourne!’ poster – designed, drawn, printed, signed and numbered by Pat Grant – AND you’d like to help Dan and I go over to Europe to show the film to those Europeans, please go and buy one from our pozible crowdfunding site:
You can also find there links to Pat’s blog about making the poster, and photos of the printing process at the Rizzeria.
Dan and I would really appreciate your support, and you’ll have a beautiful thing in your life.
I attach the image below, to remind you of the fine vision of a comics Melbourne that Pat portrays.
Hope to see you at a screening of the film in this year or the next, on this continent or another.
Yours,
Bernard
Bernard Caleo
Cardigan Comics
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Skinny Arse Comics Launch

Posted on August 26, 2012

Sunday, August 26, 2012, Yarra Building, Fed Square

Come and lick the cream from the latest Australian comic crop at the Skinny Arse Comics Launch as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival 2012.
Launching on the day will be…

Unforgotten by Tohby Riddle (Allen & Unwin)

In this beautiful new book, Unforgotten, Tohby Riddle brings to life what remains largely unseen in the everyday. Exploring the idea of ‘who helps the helper’ and ‘who gives to the giver’, Unforgotten is a stunning book that both adults and children will connect with.
In a time of chaos and constant distraction, Unforgotten reminds us of the place of peace and calm, while at the same time including themes of faith, doubt, friendship and compassion.

All You Bastards Can Go Jump Off A Bridge by J. Marc Schmidt (Milk Shadow Books)

Creator of of the cult classic graphic novels, Egg Story and Eating Steve, and the co-creator of The Sixsmiths, J. Marc Schmidt furiously rains down over 200 pages of comic stories covering art, romance, religion, anger, pop culture parodies, sex and death in his latest collection, All You Bastards Can Go Jump Off A Bridge.

Featuring over a year’s worth of webcomics, plus loads of rare strips from small press and anthology titles, All You Bastards Can Go Jump Off A Bridge explores human behaviour, and why it can sometimes be so hard to just get along with each other.

Features a foreword by Tango’s Bernard Caleo.

For The Term of His Natural Life by Peter Foster (Pikitia Press)

Peter Foster’s adaption of Marcus Clarke’s classic Australian novel For The Term of His Natural Life. Depicting the hardships of convicts in Tasmania in the early days of the colonisation of Australia. sixty-four pages of vibrant colour with several pages detailing the original creation of one of Australia’s first graphic novels and a foreword from Marcus Clarke scholar Laurie Hergenhan.

“Showman?” The Bret Braddock Adventures Book 1 & 2 (Nakedfella Productions)

A webcomic since 2009, the tale of Bret Braddock, wealthy arsehole, recently came to a poignant end. Now the whole story is collected together in two jam-packed volumes. An essential read for anyone who’s ever been told “The cheque’s in the mail”.

The Trials of Francis Bear by Gregory Mackay (Milk Shadow Books)

Melbourne indie comix legend Gregory Mackay’s latest expedition into the world of the his most beloved character, Francis Bear. This time Francis has to deal with War, punishment, technology and the bottle, all whilst never losing the beautifully sparse signature sarcasm or simple style that makes the book so unique.

This is a free event, and will feature MC-ing bythe King of comics examination, Bernard Caleo. Also comics maestro Bruce Mutard will be popping by for some hijinks!

All of the artists will be in attendance, so there’ll be lots of signings, short speeches and other fun. An after party will be held nearby (Location, TBA).

Get down to Skinny Arse. Guaranteed to enrich your soul and not clog your arteries!

http://www.facebook.com/events/264031230374210/269168886527111/

PS: The Skinny Arse after-party is now officially being held at Beer DeLuxe in Fed Square from 5.30pm onwards.

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