Tag Archive | "Australia"

Welcome to wonderful Australia!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

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This simple but hugely enjoyable comic about the (dangerous) delights of the natural wildlife of Australia cracked me up. (from The Fantasy Muffler tumblr via that man Jamie Smart, who has a nose and indeed several other body parts for this kind of thing)

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Aussie comics night in Melbourne

Friday, October 14, 2011

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Saturday 29th of October sounds like it will be a good day to be a comics fan in sunny Melbourne – local store All Star Comics (1/410 Lonsdale Street) is teaming up with Australian Indy comics publisher Gestalt for an extra special launch featuring no less than four graphic novels. Gestalt creators Tom Taylor, Colin [...]

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Peacemaker

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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One of my favourite contemporary science fiction authors, Australia’s own Marianne de Pierres, tells me that she’s managed to scratch two itches for the price of one, satisfying an urge to dabble in comics (previously as well as her excellent science fictionnovels her work has also inspired gaming and animation) and a very long held [...]

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Shaun Tan mural

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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Now this is just amazing – it is a part of a much bigger work, a mural by the award winning Shaun Tan for the children’s section of the Subiaco Public Library in Perth in the Land Down Under. You know, I was trying to think on something insightful and amazingly cultured to say about [...]

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SMASH hit! Dr Comics reports on the 2010 Sydney Manga & Anime Show

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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One of our good Twitter chums from the Land Down Under, Michael Hill – aka Doctor Comics (yes, he does actually have a doctorate) – was at the recent SMASH manga event in Sydney, Australia, and he’s been kind enough to tell us a bit about it and share some pics from the bash (photos [...]

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The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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“We are pleased to present a world first; Neil Gaiman reading aloud the previously unreleased story “The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains”,in the spectacular surrounds of the Concert Hall at Sydney Opera House. We have commissioned the renowned artist Eddie Campbell to illustrate the story, while FourPlay String Quartet have been commissioned [...]

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Animation at the Film Fest

Monday, June 29, 2009

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Among the movies I was eager to see during my annual week off at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival were two animated features which we’ve mentioned on here before (regular readers will know of my fascination for all forms of animation) -- the Australian stop-motion film Mary and Max (that rare thing, a feature [...]

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