19 March – 5 April in Blanc Mensil, France.

Interview:
http://www.du9.org/article.php3?id_article=488

Exposition Information
http://www.ville-blanc-mesnil.fr/
lemensuel/page.php?agenda=7648

An exhibition featuring the comic art and animation works of 27+ of Australia’s underground, self-publishing creators…
Anton Emdin – Ross Tesoreiro – Louise Graber – Gerard Ashworth – Glenn Smith – Ryan Vella – Ben Hutchings – Mandy Ord – David Blumenstein – Jo Waite – Carol Wood – Susan Butcher… D.Rat – Marilyn Pride – Lewis Morley – Matt Caulfield – Q-Ray – Chris Mikul – Biddy Maroney – Dillon Naylor – Linzee R. Nold – Steve Carter – Antoinette Ryder – Anthony Woodward – Stephen Dodds – Tim Danko – Bernard Caleo… With more to be confirmed
This is by no means a comprehensive who’s who of this flourishing art scene, but it does offer a great insight into the energy, beauty, humour, vision, originality and commitment necessary to sustain the Australian comics lifestyle.
MARCH 11 – APRIL 17, 2005
Opening night – 6pm for 6:30pm
Orange Regional Gallery
Civic Square, Byng and Peisley Streets
Orange, NSW 2800
Ph: 02 6393 8136
Fax: 02 6393 8100
Proudly Sponsored by Printflow, Orange

(Courtesy Nakedfella.com)

New comics and other good things to be had at Philip Barrett’s http://www.blackshapes.com/
for sale at
http://www.sparkplugcomicbooks.com/

KJ Mangan’s casual air belies the frenzy that followed. Click for more

Silent Army Jam March 5th at 7pm for www.you-are-beautiful.com .
You know who to contact.

NEW Jesse Reklaw comic at www.slowwave.com, also new watercolor and mixed media paintings.

Palm pilot comic from David Chelsea.

Latest Going Down Swinging features proud papaTim Danko (.NZ) and Kirrily Schell (.au).
The latter also is featuring some updated comics and animation at
http://kirrilyblog.blogspot.com

A certain unnamed Indonesian comicist may be getting out of jail soon with lots of source material for a new comic. Hang in there dude.

The Collected You Stink And I Don’t

now available from Mr. Ben Hutchings.
http://www.effect.net.au/geeen/

‘Grotesque’ features Glenn Smith! And publisher Express Media is looking for a literary festival coordinator. (Comics folks are elegible.)