tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44256544143470322422024-03-14T01:25:43.427+13:00From Earth's End - a New Zealand Comics BlogFrom Earth's End is a New Zealand Comics blog featuring exclusive news, reviews, interviews with creators and reports on the latest events and happenings in the New Zealand comics community.Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-43098886527811415562022-07-29T11:40:00.001+12:002022-07-29T11:40:06.143+12:00 Rachel Smythe wins Eisner Award for Best Webcomic for Lore Olympus!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAzTN98uhexjhJS2J2rkUwaKYfAB4735pBtA2IbUkFh8lhMi4HhlB0mDQXFZxAcDMi1qdkI9xb5VE_FqypeExPJOk4teSGs____GjYeo2RmmyqVHFW-OGcwuPrBVZX5rMNnTNDkfAIuqvLT1XbRreG92xiNZ5l7-84A7mxjXvMvEV2ozhKBYyx4G9/s740/optimize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="740" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAzTN98uhexjhJS2J2rkUwaKYfAB4735pBtA2IbUkFh8lhMi4HhlB0mDQXFZxAcDMi1qdkI9xb5VE_FqypeExPJOk4teSGs____GjYeo2RmmyqVHFW-OGcwuPrBVZX5rMNnTNDkfAIuqvLT1XbRreG92xiNZ5l7-84A7mxjXvMvEV2ozhKBYyx4G9/w640-h360/optimize.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Online publisher Webtoons congratulates Rachel on her win.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The 2022 Will Eisner Awards (aka the comics ‘Oscars’) were held last week during the San Diego Comic-Con, on July 22 at the Bayfront San Diego Hilton. This ceremony saw Wellington cartoonist <a href="https://twitter.com/used_bandaid">Rachel Smythe</a> take home Best Webcomic for her global webcomic sensation, <i><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1">Lore Olympus</a></i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">An exquisitely illustrated romance, <i>Lore Olympus</i> is centred around the personal lives of the mythological gods. Here's the synopsis: <i>Witness what the gods do…after dark. The friendships and the lies, the gossip and the wild parties, and of course, forbidden love. Because it turns out, the gods aren’t so different from us after all, especially when it comes to their problems. Stylish and immersive, this is one of mythology’s greatest stories ─ The Taking of Persephone ─ as it’s never been told before. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QOJUqJHtBURHxX_3rSyR-6DahR6g1lNgLQZRYkZf_jQFg773fJHEZDgmlvJaG9NIDWQI7sG_rs9ieCJGEEjQ4E91SH7DXVqdyW6Dh7eXW4GfJgZPFhMHoPojDCoqlzUDG8xc1zFozzkW7SrD4XWmiBOQI89qVtb8GWVKlWbNzpQdsR9xKt4t2d1M/s2048/@used_bandaid_pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QOJUqJHtBURHxX_3rSyR-6DahR6g1lNgLQZRYkZf_jQFg773fJHEZDgmlvJaG9NIDWQI7sG_rs9ieCJGEEjQ4E91SH7DXVqdyW6Dh7eXW4GfJgZPFhMHoPojDCoqlzUDG8xc1zFozzkW7SrD4XWmiBOQI89qVtb8GWVKlWbNzpQdsR9xKt4t2d1M/w480-h640/@used_bandaid_pic.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Rachel Smythe with her Eisner at the awards ceremony.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Lore Olympus</i> is one of the most read comics on the planet: since its launch in 2018 on Webtoons. The webcomic has attracted 1.1 billion views and 5.8 million subscribers to date. It has also become a best-selling graphic novel series in print, with hardcover and paperback editions launching last November, and volume 3 in the series is due out in October. An animated series based on the webcomic is also in development from the Jim Henson Company.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia5xRmh0Wg3VROelr5l1_I5aahbmFnetvP3PtAOVJM1rfk36cDpo351E0UGnPvk4OeKfaZGaZC0j8RbibXl0D9Rike7yJFEfLRXnoNfR4LCy6efBpLCeK7U11od-Rn7X1pIHcU0fErEvQgGlwmcfAI5OeyiQE1zgXSSFLBUEFmt68We-B2ylC22dJ/s2048/barnesandnobleTwitter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia5xRmh0Wg3VROelr5l1_I5aahbmFnetvP3PtAOVJM1rfk36cDpo351E0UGnPvk4OeKfaZGaZC0j8RbibXl0D9Rike7yJFEfLRXnoNfR4LCy6efBpLCeK7U11od-Rn7X1pIHcU0fErEvQgGlwmcfAI5OeyiQE1zgXSSFLBUEFmt68We-B2ylC22dJ/w480-h640/barnesandnobleTwitter.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Rachel Smythe with a display of the print graphic novels at a Barnes & Noble.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Congratulations to Rachel and her continued success! You can read <i>Lore Olympus</i> <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1">HERE</a> and follow Rachel Smythe on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/used_bandaid">HERE</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">AK!</span></p><div><br /></div>Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-53923761171751916562022-03-07T17:16:00.002+13:002022-03-07T17:16:42.792+13:00Remembering Joe Wylie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC5jtWH0PP8fM2iwyMsEGzJmLa-eVZwQrqtKKBz6t4Cxm1PifUC3V6zBQ9jDr7uI_YTcgtCYO1j0SEntiFWKl18dErvP69qisL39UtQgOep4u-BlGyluBlmPtRkhl_5rHQ2xeHrC-FLLRuZB8MY2KF9U0nJb1BbY25O4NJbv-rjfaH41qObC0Sfpgo=s464" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC5jtWH0PP8fM2iwyMsEGzJmLa-eVZwQrqtKKBz6t4Cxm1PifUC3V6zBQ9jDr7uI_YTcgtCYO1j0SEntiFWKl18dErvP69qisL39UtQgOep4u-BlGyluBlmPtRkhl_5rHQ2xeHrC-FLLRuZB8MY2KF9U0nJb1BbY25O4NJbv-rjfaH41qObC0Sfpgo=s16000" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Chris Knox, Joe Wylie and Barry Linton (via <a href="https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/joe-wylie" target="_blank">AudioCuture</a>, I believe this picture may have been published in an issue of <i>Strips</i>).</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I was saddened to hear today that cartoonist and animator Joe Wylie passed away on the 5th of March.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivVunGm0ETg5AhfrGcqpWYIU8AMKxEKnzIUjyvQtS2zU0zp2RLlClonUS1MtvR9ov3wjfzAxmfljjt4NEHEJwnA_eKp9sLY3dqbu_HVoBM0_Q9Ku4RtsoOQ_2jPGaQAQIpQxMi3B97akokyA-Ly6RVSl6MqSlzpfQil6RS98r9ggqz-0R425k-YJi9=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="640" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivVunGm0ETg5AhfrGcqpWYIU8AMKxEKnzIUjyvQtS2zU0zp2RLlClonUS1MtvR9ov3wjfzAxmfljjt4NEHEJwnA_eKp9sLY3dqbu_HVoBM0_Q9Ku4RtsoOQ_2jPGaQAQIpQxMi3B97akokyA-Ly6RVSl6MqSlzpfQil6RS98r9ggqz-0R425k-YJi9=w640-h472" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: an example of Joe's cartooning from the recent reprint of <i>Maureen Cringe.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Wylie is probably best known in the local cartooning scene as a founding contributor to the comics anthology, <i>Strips</i>. His main contribution to <i>Strips</i> was his ongoing feature, <i>Maureen Cringe</i>, which was recently republished in limited editions by Spanko Comics publisher Matthew Campbell Downes (see my earlier posts <a href="https://fromearthsend.blogspot.com/2021/02/mail-drop-review-adventures-of-maureen.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> and <a href="https://fromearthsend.blogspot.com/2021/12/new-release-kabuki-comic-by-joe-wylie.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsk2OcmrriNn-IXW7uzBNBv_MuAPCsdyVDUw3shcGkJVsUMB_Gk_kj2K3CEpua0Z932KbM2E-XIFSKgsC0v0yRSf_65gLMzmDM7Od9XGzV31IVzbNi5ElB72zOtchPAJZVanCa5vwnQzuNgh4U7HH_e2V5BQSQikstECKbY-cOkV0FBG1d8efUPJo0=s678" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsk2OcmrriNn-IXW7uzBNBv_MuAPCsdyVDUw3shcGkJVsUMB_Gk_kj2K3CEpua0Z932KbM2E-XIFSKgsC0v0yRSf_65gLMzmDM7Od9XGzV31IVzbNi5ElB72zOtchPAJZVanCa5vwnQzuNgh4U7HH_e2V5BQSQikstECKbY-cOkV0FBG1d8efUPJo0=s16000" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Gig poster for <i>Toy Love</i> at Auckland's Glue Pot (1979), via <a href="https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/joe-wylie" target="_blank">AudioCulture</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Wylie had an extensive career as an artist and animator: he created artwork and album covers for such bands as <i>Toy Love, Dalvanius Prime, Neville Purvis, Patea Māori Club</i> and many more. In animation he worked on a variety of projects - from music videos to cartoons - notable projects included Hanna-Barbera's <i>Scooby Doo, Where Are You!, Toy Love</i>'s ‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ music video and the short film, <i>The Nightwatchman</i> (1993), which he wrote, animated and directed (you can watch it <a href="https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-nightwatchman-1993" target="_blank">HERE</a>).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMIoZCjPRx6eTpRJIM2l98z2xbfo1AWmhGGdQ4Itb0fx3gab3emRFngaVMIWJN_XJgxmoJvxjM6Sp9E28jFRmt11H_MVxD3ZI90tQXMe0bPmPOxkvGgcEtLIbmWrwONPQzXiM4aEjxvRVFoQuS1SxqXscGvLeBFBD6kBvMfJTiApdvArsUsvifezyv=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="993" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMIoZCjPRx6eTpRJIM2l98z2xbfo1AWmhGGdQ4Itb0fx3gab3emRFngaVMIWJN_XJgxmoJvxjM6Sp9E28jFRmt11H_MVxD3ZI90tQXMe0bPmPOxkvGgcEtLIbmWrwONPQzXiM4aEjxvRVFoQuS1SxqXscGvLeBFBD6kBvMfJTiApdvArsUsvifezyv=w636-h640" width="636" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Maui Records label designed by Joe Wylie (1984), currently in the Te Papa art collection.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2015 Arthur Baysting wrote a great career overview of Joe for AudioCulture which you can read <a href="https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/joe-wylie?fbclid=IwAR0SoyHdnI8rXysK-qDS4BvgkApgCJNW1SEYuPxefTL_WPHM99UZharZYRI" target="_blank">HERE</a>, and there is an extensive biography and screenography of Joe's work at NZ on Screen which can be read and viewed <a href="https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/joe-wylie/screenography" target="_blank">HERE</a>. You can also visit his website <a href="http://porcupinefarm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">My condolences to his family, friends and fans - who will continue to enjoy the amazing legacy of work he has left behind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- AK!</span></div><div><br /></div>Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-59867604452705038142021-12-16T11:45:00.001+13:002021-12-16T11:46:42.880+13:00New Release: The Kabuki Comic by Joe Wylie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibRE_7gsj_kaA8ZtXzpYa2eJhvdpM6XkbeMIkFpAxa4tQTAvOBm306ZaRsUFG9D45X0ANMBs-o8cMBE3_TgtoAC34wsJcgPeNMCifplISusxl3pNk4yxcbfKu4XhywxY-Z0GaOd-YJcIzL4UOYZqh4U_vd6MTSVXF67CH5qBzA5bxbtjcqk-EbA6_V=s3770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3770" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibRE_7gsj_kaA8ZtXzpYa2eJhvdpM6XkbeMIkFpAxa4tQTAvOBm306ZaRsUFG9D45X0ANMBs-o8cMBE3_TgtoAC34wsJcgPeNMCifplISusxl3pNk4yxcbfKu4XhywxY-Z0GaOd-YJcIzL4UOYZqh4U_vd6MTSVXF67CH5qBzA5bxbtjcqk-EbA6_V=w522-h640" width="522" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Above: </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Kabuki Comic</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> by Joe Wylie. Copyright Joe Wylie 2021.</span></p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Following on from the limited edition release of Joe Wylie's <i style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Adventures of Maureen Cringe</i><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"> comic book in February (read about it <a href="https://fromearthsend.blogspot.com/2021/02/mail-drop-review-adventures-of-maureen.html">HERE</a>), Spanko Comics publisher </span>Matthew Campbell Downes has produced a follow-up, <i>The Kabuki Comic</i> - a second collection of Joe Wylie's comics originally published in <i>Strips</i> #7, 8, 9, 10 and 13. For the uninitiated, Joe Wylie was an original contributor to <i>Strips</i>, New Zealand's first widely distributed anthology comic series in the late 1970s, which featured a number of cartoonists who have gone on to have successful careers in the comics and arts scene, including Colin Wilson, Barry Linton, Judy Darragh, Grant Major and many more.</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuw9720CJrGX_iUz_wz_EIAWKuI_hr2z-7wM-hUuMapgyqRp2iCsIUgP2yKYmiPzfQBkp-1OcK6etiEClGw8rqia9rcsStAbvFS62JWnIoGXjsQfeoaUbvbaIj5a8WHt6ObHXyX7xKFB79fQ8ofxGd8hns4CZl3anDinyb_7jBSNsRh9T4iWnTD5CQ=s4128" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2983" data-original-width="4128" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuw9720CJrGX_iUz_wz_EIAWKuI_hr2z-7wM-hUuMapgyqRp2iCsIUgP2yKYmiPzfQBkp-1OcK6etiEClGw8rqia9rcsStAbvFS62JWnIoGXjsQfeoaUbvbaIj5a8WHt6ObHXyX7xKFB79fQ8ofxGd8hns4CZl3anDinyb_7jBSNsRh9T4iWnTD5CQ=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Above: Artwork from <i>The Kabuki Comic</i> by Joe Wylie.</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Picking up where <i style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Adventures of Maureen Cringe</i><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"> left off, </span><i>The Kabuki Comic</i> continues <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Maureen's adventures in the 26th century with </span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">Ultratibetan musical warrior Omo K'Chang in <i>Kabuki</i>, alongside other strips, <i>Decline of the West </i>parts 1 & 2 and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"> <i>K'ta2. </i>Wylie's artwork continues to evolve in these new chapters - the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">psychedelic energy is still present, but the details feel cleaner and more polished, with some great uses of Zip-A-Tone.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheefljIlWBIRMAD2tmPvykEVb8NkUXXDoXYQgw2P_frTTm89czl8R_8-Ke2LoLHhH38SsKqOF57ZDf6kolaOYwtWoSLsChvF38gUCL4LweSrLgf6YN3p51bCiMw0wlZXL6ZPeKMYIUfFhcFC9SPGhcDwWiZKaXHzMEoeovFwk3l551MFNFSMunxoTa=s4094" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="4094" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheefljIlWBIRMAD2tmPvykEVb8NkUXXDoXYQgw2P_frTTm89czl8R_8-Ke2LoLHhH38SsKqOF57ZDf6kolaOYwtWoSLsChvF38gUCL4LweSrLgf6YN3p51bCiMw0wlZXL6ZPeKMYIUfFhcFC9SPGhcDwWiZKaXHzMEoeovFwk3l551MFNFSMunxoTa=w640-h436" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Above: A poster of the cover of <i>Strips</i> #8.<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">As a great bonus, there also a tipped in poster reproduction of </span>Joe Wylie's<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><i>Strips</i> #8 (1978)!</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Spanko Comics has also reprinted </span><i style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Adventures of Maureen Cringe </i><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">for those who missed out on the first edition. Both of these titles are a limited run of 100 copies, available now directly from </span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Spanko Comics for $10 each via this TradeMe link <a href="https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/books/comics-graphic-novels/rare/listing/3380414476?bof=PZc3329h">HERE</a> (or search on TradeMe for 'Joe Wylie').</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The great news is the proceeds are going to Joe Wylie himself, so this is a great opportunity to support one of our great cartoonist and get your hands on some of his long out-of-print comics before they sell out!<br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">- AK!</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh66mlNShTdFdJZB4opZSGunPTkGzn1O_PpIzutteJyfKaQt-6wh8nHJivs9HP7tivwXFttRU22GjdmYW5EvAc31AnJ6TdWAIy-MbSFMWUm8IbQe7dfozmtbszU8uB-j8_w6by5WBtM36EibTi6lVmQ7dBRyK6ObpLvyy8Ygi0iYLYPS2-ZLfkprcCZ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="4096" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh66mlNShTdFdJZB4opZSGunPTkGzn1O_PpIzutteJyfKaQt-6wh8nHJivs9HP7tivwXFttRU22GjdmYW5EvAc31AnJ6TdWAIy-MbSFMWUm8IbQe7dfozmtbszU8uB-j8_w6by5WBtM36EibTi6lVmQ7dBRyK6ObpLvyy8Ygi0iYLYPS2-ZLfkprcCZ=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div>Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-74671281880174635632021-03-01T17:02:00.001+13:002021-03-05T11:11:51.269+13:00 Bristle Annual 2021 Launch!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9f7K_hmS8bhaUOGWGDZWnQSl7A3xBTNWlb6diFdMspWFKdJj_nwXGG9C3cDeP5zE7hsaIu-RvuBDW3B1H4Zg20q-W_Ccp2ODJRvktG8z2TvTwh-VpuZDL5fT-bUXKATrKGk0muioNlDs/s1860/Bristle+Annual+2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="1316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9f7K_hmS8bhaUOGWGDZWnQSl7A3xBTNWlb6diFdMspWFKdJj_nwXGG9C3cDeP5zE7hsaIu-RvuBDW3B1H4Zg20q-W_Ccp2ODJRvktG8z2TvTwh-VpuZDL5fT-bUXKATrKGk0muioNlDs/w452-h640/Bristle+Annual+2021.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: The cover for Bristle Annual 2021 by Sara Riordan.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>UPDATE: </span>The launch is cancelled due to uncertainty
relating to the current COVID-19 Alert Levels, but keep an eye out for this new
issue of Bristle at local zine and comics events.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There's a new Bristle Annual launching this Saturday in Wellington (as long as the COVID-19 Alert Levels are eased by then...). The new issue features stories by: Matt Kelly, Lorenzo, Gus Mitchell, James James, Sanjana Khusal, Indira Neville, Bryce Galloway, Aaron Christiansen, David Tulloch, and Brent C Willis.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- AK!</span></div>Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-47228142708535461292021-02-28T16:39:00.000+13:002021-02-28T16:39:52.511+13:00Mail Drop Review: The Adventures of Maureen Cringe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DRuOeO5uE5z94AgRgjHXHSEQj5mKtOEERhgFxLK8lTkLIWurm-NpWqfgHwKnTStJA9bwTNXsPJ8APYLqQDdNgbBuYClYyMZZAfjbhw1iZuslu8biWgvpoIcoQxJfTp2Mg-ZjgGXjUVE/s2048/cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1520" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DRuOeO5uE5z94AgRgjHXHSEQj5mKtOEERhgFxLK8lTkLIWurm-NpWqfgHwKnTStJA9bwTNXsPJ8APYLqQDdNgbBuYClYyMZZAfjbhw1iZuslu8biWgvpoIcoQxJfTp2Mg-ZjgGXjUVE/w476-h640/cover.jpg" width="476" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: <i>The Adventures of Maureen Cringe</i> by Joe Wylie. Copyright Joe Wylie 2021.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I was recently lucky enough to receive a limited edition copy of <i>The Adventures of Maureen Cringe</i> by Joe Wylie, collecting the complete <i>Maureen Cringe</i> comics that appeared in the iconic NZ comics anthology series <i>Strips</i>, issues #2, 3 and 4/5 in the late 1970s. Maureen Cringe is a Penrose Shoe Factory worker who is on a flight to Kathmandu, when she is inexplicably transported to the 26th century. Rescued from Martians by the Ultratibetan musical warrior Omo K'Chang, she joins the crew of the spaceship Karma Dzong and becomes a celebrity musician in the distant future. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pwCBtYF0mIquU8fHkYpOa2_p4FyGNjZCaNzpk4mFuSg0O89HqauC0aIxDwk0Jz4UNKI0S6ylaZb1Z-ktSOiDHb41JJK5UUOgk7lqYgQ5YCocTkTMQfN69kEfiAzlstHqmE-oVCWk5ug/s2048/page1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="2048" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pwCBtYF0mIquU8fHkYpOa2_p4FyGNjZCaNzpk4mFuSg0O89HqauC0aIxDwk0Jz4UNKI0S6ylaZb1Z-ktSOiDHb41JJK5UUOgk7lqYgQ5YCocTkTMQfN69kEfiAzlstHqmE-oVCWk5ug/w640-h500/page1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwckgLBlR_vp9H1cVJaLkpqrmuvxa2dUwgWbtL6Q2YM5U3aFyOsI1x5-v4uSOh025uISOCWtY3EQN0i8oz4Vd7QV-oK4RV1R_SbzZZXdDY_Hz6e3dhJilnOlIvQpmjgQY3o58mKS9TFbo/s2048/page2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2048" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwckgLBlR_vp9H1cVJaLkpqrmuvxa2dUwgWbtL6Q2YM5U3aFyOsI1x5-v4uSOh025uISOCWtY3EQN0i8oz4Vd7QV-oK4RV1R_SbzZZXdDY_Hz6e3dhJilnOlIvQpmjgQY3o58mKS9TFbo/w640-h472/page2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Artwork from <i>The Adventures of Maureen Cringe</i> by Joe Wylie. Copyright Joe Wylie 2021. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cartoonist Joe Wylie had visited Nepal, and the traditional Buddhist art techniques he studied there informed his artwork for the strip, which captures the psychedelic flavour of the sixties and seventies music scene, and even hints at the art direction associated with rave music 20 years later - which feels suitably appropriate for a time-travelling musician stranded in the distant future.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It's great to see these strips all compiled together in one place by designer/artist Matt Campbell Downes. The copy I have was from a limited print run of 100 copies, but I've heard there are rumblings of potentially making this available in a larger print run so that everyone can enjoy this lost kiwi comics classic. If and when this happens I'll be sure to update this post with a link for purchase.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- AK!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hHPPmBS7ug1N6h-3oZXYJgSI7gObXLPMInfVJMBF9N2q8naAG6_WlP8WB51MSN3EMF1DXx0NQLzH6oxGH0Dze0ih76ciIv4BBZ29KTizzHbgR4tHgG_89dz62bAqHHnpb4esX7hcHC8/s2048/page3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2048" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hHPPmBS7ug1N6h-3oZXYJgSI7gObXLPMInfVJMBF9N2q8naAG6_WlP8WB51MSN3EMF1DXx0NQLzH6oxGH0Dze0ih76ciIv4BBZ29KTizzHbgR4tHgG_89dz62bAqHHnpb4esX7hcHC8/w640-h492/page3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-65894723117404174742021-01-15T13:14:00.000+13:002021-01-15T13:14:18.610+13:00Summer Reads: Lockdown, This is Not a Pipe and The Side Eye 2020 Annual<p><span style="font-family: arial;">There were some great local graphic novels released towards at the end of last year, so while the weather is still fine, here's three graphic novel titles by New Zealand authors to catch up on - preferably somewhere comfortable with a cold drink on hand!</span></p><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XgHpR6eutmF9D6rgg-Mb6tMVeABDANOunWZuz4ATrLmhtb2_vj3aE1svhLOZGM6Ic-ET9x-hC1eQ1FTzydkhbSq3ZjlZ7SkChAECunMDG-XSSoWjC0EC_HD-MKn2aChiZ7m5ZYyKo0Q/s1180/lockdown-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XgHpR6eutmF9D6rgg-Mb6tMVeABDANOunWZuz4ATrLmhtb2_vj3aE1svhLOZGM6Ic-ET9x-hC1eQ1FTzydkhbSq3ZjlZ7SkChAECunMDG-XSSoWjC0EC_HD-MKn2aChiZ7m5ZYyKo0Q/w456-h640/lockdown-cover.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><i style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/shop/lockdown-tales-from-aotearoa/">Lockdown: Tales from Aotearoa</a></i></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><i>Like scenes from a science fiction novel, COVID-19 spread like a dark storm across planet Earth. When the virus came to the faraway islands of Aotearoa New Zealand, the nation’s team of five million went into lockdown.<br /><br />Nineteen of the best comic artists from around Aotearoa New Zealand have created stories to mark this time. Featuring: Alex Cara, Hana Chatani, Li Chen, Miriama Grace-Smith, Sloane Hong, Ruby Jones, Sarah Laing, Sarah Lund, Toby Morris, Sharon Murdoch, Ross Murray, Ant Sang, Coco Solid, Anthony Stocking (Deadface Comics), Mat Tait, Jessica Thompson Carr (Māori Mermaid), Zak Waipara, Tokerau Wilson and Jem Yoshioka!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyigWhKTlMTqRL2lk7FQC4Id0_ff9g0rI-C-BAumLi_a08MET8krtoLI9D0dQHnytyKm8jZqTIgRzuBEiR_DknGfEXFDGDzW0LvMl48giegYQ5jsAv-4GJushI5CsLDc27nuVd6pyoZdI/s1496/lockdown1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1496" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyigWhKTlMTqRL2lk7FQC4Id0_ff9g0rI-C-BAumLi_a08MET8krtoLI9D0dQHnytyKm8jZqTIgRzuBEiR_DknGfEXFDGDzW0LvMl48giegYQ5jsAv-4GJushI5CsLDc27nuVd6pyoZdI/w640-h500/lockdown1.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Artwork by Ross Murray from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Lockdown: Tales from Aotearoa.</i></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">$35.00<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">ISBN: 978-1-877375-65-1 <br />108 pages<br />Hardback, 275 x 195mm<br />Published by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Available from all good bookstores and the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Christchurch Art Gallery <a href="https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/shop/lockdown-tales-from-aotearoa/">HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWo5p_CVGZ8q0fDSCxE3_FZMfE2iVa3RKtANFF3Zo6czLDTy9v4gRUYtDfI-VoICOeTiI78W7DdtJ1O4S75dQJQ4Eir-SD-b2BAQjqByCJJSC2-RX8eJfZe-htas1jDm0LnLVuhG0U0U/s1213/This+is+not+a+pipe+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWo5p_CVGZ8q0fDSCxE3_FZMfE2iVa3RKtANFF3Zo6czLDTy9v4gRUYtDfI-VoICOeTiI78W7DdtJ1O4S75dQJQ4Eir-SD-b2BAQjqByCJJSC2-RX8eJfZe-htas1jDm0LnLVuhG0U0U/w528-h640/This+is+not+a+pipe+cover.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><a href="https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/this-is-not-a-pipe/">This Is Not A Pipe</a> </i>by <a href="https://taracomics.com/">Tara Black</a><br /><br /><i>I’ve decided to document my life in pictures. It’s hard to draw the pole, because of the pole. Beth has a pole through her arms. This is not a metaphor. A metaphor would be a lot less inconvenient. On the other side of the room, Kenneth is creating a new religion. He thinks narrative is the operating principle of the universe. He also thinks he’s the hero of Beth’s story. Beth is worried he’s going to leave her. The creatures living in the pole may have stolen her cat.<br /><br />Tara Black’s comic is surreal, dark, sad, perversely joyful, and if you bet someone they couldn’t find another book remotely like it, you would win. It’s a little bit about being married to Kenneth. It’s a little bit about losing your cat. It’s definitely not about the pole.<br /><br />I’ve been told I hold my pen wrong. But it’s the only way I can.<br /><br />‘One of the most potent, unsettling texts I’ve encountered.’ —Tracey Slaughter<br /><br />'Poetic, whimsical and painfully honest.' —Dylan Horrocks</i><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVYWh7__GP2HX4dkEjihbHQXjNFwp217AJo5xr0oNvEBKi12umWw4TgqtBtHgkZc08VtwdWzXLsWX0l9RrKoFCk2drP4jUceToMlcr5CgK54TNXPksVlXAdfHxzXcMRBpYgBkSH6BIVQ/s524/Pipe_page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVYWh7__GP2HX4dkEjihbHQXjNFwp217AJo5xr0oNvEBKi12umWw4TgqtBtHgkZc08VtwdWzXLsWX0l9RrKoFCk2drP4jUceToMlcr5CgK54TNXPksVlXAdfHxzXcMRBpYgBkSH6BIVQ/s16000/Pipe_page.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Artwork from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">This Is Not A Pipe </i><span style="font-family: arial;">by Tara Black. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />$28.00 <br />ISBN: 9781776563227 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">160 pages <br />Paperback, 165 x 210mm</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Published by Victoria University Press</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Available from all good bookstores and VUP <a href="https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/this-is-not-a-pipe/">HERE</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bNvz5L0VPq2ptSYeLz2wyqkegKBjwGyxulb5zDq_ILFiFiEo8gk4xv9Nij_L3Glek77wdQQbhhhUlIvirjNz38gmIdI7JEPqFC_iWnc4VT-xDOHelyLeNwwss-AFm7PSShGC6uN0wJY/s850/Side-Eye-Annual-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="850" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bNvz5L0VPq2ptSYeLz2wyqkegKBjwGyxulb5zDq_ILFiFiEo8gk4xv9Nij_L3Glek77wdQQbhhhUlIvirjNz38gmIdI7JEPqFC_iWnc4VT-xDOHelyLeNwwss-AFm7PSShGC6uN0wJY/w640-h384/Side-Eye-Annual-cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></i></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><a href="https://members.thespinoff.co.nz/shop/product/the-side-eye-annual-2020-pre-order">The Side Eye Annual</a></i> by <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/author/toby-morris/">Toby Morris</a> <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><i><span style="font-family: arial;">The Spinoff is excited to release the first edition of The Side Eye Annual - a printed collection of Toby Morris' outstanding Side Eye comics <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/tag/the-side-eye/">published on The Spinoff </a>throughout 2020.<br /><br />From a dentist's office to a glow-worm cave to a recording studio with beloved band, 'The Beths', Toby Morris’s monthly comic, The Side Eye has been everywhere in 2020. Juggling a pandemic, an election and a few rare months in between, this year Toby’s blend of reporting, opinion and visual journalism has been more crucial than ever. This edition also features a special introduction from managing editor Duncan Greive.</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5Wcbk2cE38HD3zbavEYR517f-7uxB4rTsXn3OmTxykOzrx6vR1BfLi8sk0iB5dKZMonQfViIbiTYsYwRj37clfb_2C2RAvoxvE_-26bCt9jPI243qGg25knfdKzqLQVQ1DuvH3og-D0/s1360/Side-Eye-headers-montage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1360" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5Wcbk2cE38HD3zbavEYR517f-7uxB4rTsXn3OmTxykOzrx6vR1BfLi8sk0iB5dKZMonQfViIbiTYsYwRj37clfb_2C2RAvoxvE_-26bCt9jPI243qGg25knfdKzqLQVQ1DuvH3og-D0/w640-h384/Side-Eye-headers-montage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Above: A montage of artwork from this year's </span><i style="font-family: arial;">The Side Eye</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> comics by Toby Morris.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">$15</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Published by the Spinoff and available to order from their website <a href="https://members.thespinoff.co.nz/shop/product/the-side-eye-annual-2020-pre-order">HERE</a>, and if you're lucky Unity Books in Auckland and Wellington may also have some copies in store.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So do yourself a favour and pick up these books while there's still some free time to read before 2021 really gets going!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- AK!</span></div></div>Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-62939797481570148722020-09-02T20:03:00.002+12:002020-09-02T20:03:58.626+12:00 EVENT: The COVID-19 Diaries, New Comics by Sarah Laing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt3hwplDAXNZ5x4wWLVKaESzjHQW3V5x6Vd6cj58cb7rKbH_ZDo184x_vG6UsWBVJEFCNElZ1nV47x9ux8kFGOOd5gH0vHUVPif62aURnpi_ZsXHyzNbxyaV96BTfH_YewZw14r9lt-4/s1389/118604754_10160076911373998_4923417604791247486_o+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt3hwplDAXNZ5x4wWLVKaESzjHQW3V5x6Vd6cj58cb7rKbH_ZDo184x_vG6UsWBVJEFCNElZ1nV47x9ux8kFGOOd5gH0vHUVPif62aURnpi_ZsXHyzNbxyaV96BTfH_YewZw14r9lt-4/s640/118604754_10160076911373998_4923417604791247486_o+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://sarahelaing.com/">Sarah Laing</a>, Wellington cartoonist and author of the graphic novels <i>Mansfield & Me </i>and<i> Let Me Be Frank</i>, is having an exhibition to showcase <i>The COVID-19 Diaries,</i> comics she created during and about the first COVID-19 Lockdown. The exhibition includes watercolours and some GIANT comics (we're talking A0 sized comics, people!).</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The opening is this coming Monday, 7th of September between 4.30pm and 7pm at <a href="https://www.bowengalleries.co.nz/">Bowen Galleries</a>, 39 Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington. If you can't make it to the opening, the exhibition will be on until the 27th of September. It sounds like there will also be printed comics for sale, so get along and view/buy some great local lockdown comics!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You can also read Sarah's COVID-19 Diary comics and other stories on her website <a href="https://sarahelaing.com/">HERE</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- AK!</span></div>Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-68195387534172263882020-08-16T14:55:00.003+12:002020-08-16T14:56:34.972+12:00 NZ Graphic novels winners at the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCuR6sVaw_eGztLKjRyxtoYp8V8dMNE444uDiLzcoFb7tASwx1SwmAx0OjlMzJ-MMw_IuM0wfPTFzLFnYYTzPmAqR2fBJ9J-TD6r6uU8wbCjgPAUtnCvk-OcRDwlUoBH3hvXiku-7hSU/s1200/NZCYA-2020_All-winners_web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCuR6sVaw_eGztLKjRyxtoYp8V8dMNE444uDiLzcoFb7tASwx1SwmAx0OjlMzJ-MMw_IuM0wfPTFzLFnYYTzPmAqR2fBJ9J-TD6r6uU8wbCjgPAUtnCvk-OcRDwlUoBH3hvXiku-7hSU/s640/NZCYA-2020_All-winners_web.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The winners of the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults were announced this week, and two titles with graphic novel storytelling elements were honoured with wins in three different categories.</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBBSNQKWjlKiT7p9PZWcrr7wj-zPljWsIhr0HCBibgmNUtiZRzKrHD9kSq4ft-BbIuwwgSBk4IKBdDp0bW5Jy4pfGokgkS_qSTryExErseeYdl3pai_hap8WZSUO2-E4IuD04ukwxwqQ/s1200/20200813+Mophead+Book+of+Year.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBBSNQKWjlKiT7p9PZWcrr7wj-zPljWsIhr0HCBibgmNUtiZRzKrHD9kSq4ft-BbIuwwgSBk4IKBdDp0bW5Jy4pfGokgkS_qSTryExErseeYdl3pai_hap8WZSUO2-E4IuD04ukwxwqQ/s640/20200813+Mophead+Book+of+Year.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Mophead</i>, written and illustrated by Selina Tusitala Marsh won both the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction. Mophead recounts Marsh’s journey from self-conscious child unsure of her place in the world to being New Zealand’s Poet Laureate rubbing shoulders with world leaders and literary luminaries, and delivers a powerful message that your difference is what makes a difference. Here's what the judges had to say:</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><i><span style="font-family: arial;">This magic book reaches past our brains and squeezes life into our hearts and imaginations. Mophead places its writer at the centre of her own story, but also draws lines out to all the stories and histories that make up an individual: cultures, literature, family and education. With exquisite design and production, it is part picture book, part graphic novel, part memoir, part poem – its form is exactly what it wants and needs to be, which is the message of the book too. Mophead is clever and joyful and inspiring, with not a smidgen of pretension or condescension. It is – dare it be said – perfect.</span></i><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykwK83up-ERpnBUuwDf9H4zQf6b8tPcGL1LAp8E1Yk_qN7UwUW306YQuqICDZldAS32EWer06rpq9KDzuvtTU8nZRPt9NZFou3NtVYfoYRJada45MTC9kVj4GsLPt8_a-_inX0QMGiJ0/s1080/117445287_3211859825567617_6485860062621844337_o.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykwK83up-ERpnBUuwDf9H4zQf6b8tPcGL1LAp8E1Yk_qN7UwUW306YQuqICDZldAS32EWer06rpq9KDzuvtTU8nZRPt9NZFou3NtVYfoYRJada45MTC9kVj4GsLPt8_a-_inX0QMGiJ0/s640/117445287_3211859825567617_6485860062621844337_o.png" /></a></div></span><div><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Adventures of Tupaia</i>, written by Courtney Sina Meredith and illustrated by Mat Tait won the Russell Clark Award for Illustration. <i>The Adventures of Tupaia </i>tells the incredible story of Tupaia, Tahitian priest navigator, who sailed on board the Endeavour with Captain Cook on his first voyage to Aotearoa. Here are the judges feedback on the illustrations:</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Mat Tait’s illustrations reach the reader on an intellectual, gut and aesthetic level. They teach us about our history in part by engaging our emotions, via dramatic perspectives and powerful colours. We witness a battle for power as we journey through the Pacific, and are struck by confusion and grief. A clever combination of modes is used: comic strips, vignettes, full spreads of starry skies, and symbols from throughout the Pacific. The pared back, simple lines and limited colours give us the sense that history isn’t merely something from the past – it’s still happening now. These illustrations are modern and cool – but with an urgent fire in their belly. </span></i><div><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkutHk3QAVo2pHelvkPoP0kEoWUkMhmUd7HlV7mt-hlKJBWFmvTo-V_M5gb-6gsu0PH0wFyWPa1NfFWNy7m68Zl62nD60HSRT3b-8efp2uWe6YzRwyrBL0JXPcRrfJbgK3PfDBJkWCIlA/s810/sands-sized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkutHk3QAVo2pHelvkPoP0kEoWUkMhmUd7HlV7mt-hlKJBWFmvTo-V_M5gb-6gsu0PH0wFyWPa1NfFWNy7m68Zl62nD60HSRT3b-8efp2uWe6YzRwyrBL0JXPcRrfJbgK3PfDBJkWCIlA/s640/sands-sized.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Congratulations to Selina Tusitala Marsh and Mat Tait on their wins! Both <i>Mophead</i> and <i>The Adventures of Tupaia</i> are available from booksellers now. You can read about all the winners at the NZ Book Awards website <a href="http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/2020-awards/winners/">HERE</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- AK!</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-82364207049099477452020-08-16T14:12:00.000+12:002020-08-16T14:12:04.930+12:00 NEW RELEASE: The Inkberg Enigma by Jonathan King<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAU75c-vnUcdCBmmbRE6CyM8BvORVjoZEjw9o0QUFupcDt_sTmmtbxsI_zsgcZlSQWu77uBEYqhkfO42JduoGLoILgkVymVKNh0nCHuI2lxcqSa4qadDCNH8PkW0wd1lanBWcK0oGnOA/s717/inkberg-enigma-cover-LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="538" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAU75c-vnUcdCBmmbRE6CyM8BvORVjoZEjw9o0QUFupcDt_sTmmtbxsI_zsgcZlSQWu77uBEYqhkfO42JduoGLoILgkVymVKNh0nCHuI2lxcqSa4qadDCNH8PkW0wd1lanBWcK0oGnOA/s640/inkberg-enigma-cover-LR.jpg" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: The cover of <i>The Inkberg Enigma</i> by Jonathan King. Copyright Jonathan King 2020.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Out this month is <i><a href="https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-inkberg-enigma/">The Inkberg Enigma</a></i> a new mystery graphic novel from Wellington filmmaker/cartoonist <a href="https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/jonathan-king/">Jonathan King</a>. King's previous films include, <i>Black Sheep</i> and <i>Under the Mountain, </i>with his comics have appeared online and in the <i>Faction</i> anthology and my book, <i>From Earth's End: The Best of New Zealand Comics</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Inkberg Enigma</i> is a graphic-novel mystery adventure for eight- to twelve-year-olds in which a girl and boy uncover the secret that has corrupted a town. Miro and Zia live in Aurora, a fishing town nestled in the shadow of a mysterious castle. Miro lives in the world of books; Zia is never without her camera. The day they meet, they stumble on a secret. With Zia determined to discover more, a reluctant Miro is pulled into a real-life adventure.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I've always enjoyed King's classic 'ligne claire' style of cartooning, which is sure to appeal to NZ readers young and old who have enjoyed Hergé's<span style="color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px;"> </span><i>Tintin</i> adventures - a firm favourite in local libraries for decades. It took 3 years to create and is sure to be a treat for that younger reader in your house who enjoys comics with a local flavour and a dash of suspenseful adventure! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You can read an insightful Q&A interview with Jonathan on the creation of the book and his influences <a href="https://geckopress.com/the-inkberg-enigma-qa-with-jonathan-king/ ">HERE</a>.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And here's a preview of the book:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuW4dxdYgNgN3RCjoYaz58wfkfUmhX7ELP0o0bd6cTe-rOY9iIsyhjQ-4nzDHVJLWk0QC9OkROeaS9KHsBjbg3a8xhDNevpXb_0xJhyphenhyphensT-NfA6_B74GVywP1J2A_dMCfs5d6llENDvziU/s717/The-Inkberg-Enigma-p1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuW4dxdYgNgN3RCjoYaz58wfkfUmhX7ELP0o0bd6cTe-rOY9iIsyhjQ-4nzDHVJLWk0QC9OkROeaS9KHsBjbg3a8xhDNevpXb_0xJhyphenhyphensT-NfA6_B74GVywP1J2A_dMCfs5d6llENDvziU/s640/The-Inkberg-Enigma-p1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dr Siouxsie Wiles and Toby Morris' informative articles and updates on COVID-19 at The Spinoff <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/author/siouxsie-wiles/">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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Dr Siouxsie Wiles for The Spinoff articles. It's honest and revealing, making it essential viewing if you want to hear more about what goes into the creation of these articles and the extraordinary response they have received from around the world. You can view the first episode <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTlFHdtsK40&fbclid=IwAR07rCllbE8uzavC9hDtd7MHmH--cj3XcknAB1tAB5mmVVX4f6kaR-0kbvM">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Every year I contribute some <a href="http://paulgravett.com/articles/article/best_comics_of_2019_an_international_perspective_part_2#new%20zealand">New Zealand graphic novel picks</a> for <a href="http://www.paulgravett.com/">Paul Gravett's</a> 'Best Comics of the Year: An international Perspective', highlighting some of the standout graphic novel from around the world. There's some great international reads on this list from such countries as: Argentina, Poland, Finland, South Korea, Serbia, Sweden, Singapore, Switzerland, Portugal, Denmark and Brazil.</span></div>
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Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-70922312455164988732019-11-13T14:59:00.002+13:002019-11-13T14:59:35.873+13:00NEW RELEASE: Let Me Be Frank by Sarah Laing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi folks, sorry I've been snowed under with day-job work, so it's time to catch-up on the recent comics related new releases, starting with <a href="https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/let-me-be-frank/"><i>Let Me Be Frank</i> </a>by <a href="https://sarahelaing.com/">Sarah Laing</a>!<br />This is a full-colour collection of almost ten years of her <a href="https://sarahelaing.com/">blog comics</a>, from 2010 to today, published by <a href="https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/let-me-be-frank/">Victoria University Press</a>. Here's the press release:<i><br /></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Let Me Be Frank</i> brings Sarah Laing’s popular autobiographical comic series together for the first time. Sarah Laing began blogging her comics in 2009 as a way to shed light on her fiction writing and to record life before it evaporated. The comics soon had a large audience, eager for the next installment about Sarah’s parenting fails and successes, writing, her obsession with Katherine Mansfield, her family’s history, pet mice, sex, clothes and more. <i>Let Me Be Frank</i> is a witty, whip-smart comic collection that is ever disarmingly frank.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll look to have a review for it up soon, in the meantime, here's some press Sarah has done to promote the book:<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over at The Sapling she did an illustrated interview with cartoonist Giselle Clarkson, which you can read <a href="https://www.thesapling.co.nz/single-post/2019/10/21/Giselle-Clarkson-Sarah-Laing-Comic-Interview?fbclid=IwAR2o47JQ8WEiN4td_NdXaFY_Bu8qYcZqeW1pzVscQCGLt2btaR4BgoHznfI">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She featured on RNZ's Standing Room Only interview show, which you can listen to <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/standing-room-only/audio/2018718507/sarah-laing-s-autobiographical-comics">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She has also written an essay featured on The Spinoff about her 'secret origin' as a cartoonist and creativity, which you can read <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/09-10-2019/let-me-be-frank-an-essay-about-creativity-and-comics-by-sarah-laing/?fbclid=IwAR0hnzTQSz3lJ1EWoXpSIcQqP641UTuMsijT4iZOZPvpJlWzSinv1cih2VI">HERE</a><i><br /></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Let Me Be Frank</i>Sarah Laing<br />352 pages, full colour<br />ISBN: 9781776562909<br />$35.00<br />Available now<br /></span><br />
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The biennial <a href="https://chromacon.co.nz/">Chromacon</a> indie arts festival returns to Auckland in 2019, offering the public 2 FREE days of arty market goodness, with some of NZ's finest art creators selling and showcasing: Illustration, Comics, Concept Design, Animation, Board Games, Sculpture, Designer Toys, Mural & Street Art, Video Games and more!</div>
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Taking place at the Aotea Centre from June 1st - 2nd (Queen's Birthday Weekend),this year the event boasts 188 exhibitors, including special guests: Concept Art/Designer Andrew Domachowski [Canada]; illustrator/animation guests Cloud Yang 人狼 and Clover Xie 无言 [Wolf Smoke Studio | China]; Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Katie O'Neill [New Zealand]; and Illustration/Mural/Street Artist Nate Frizzell [US]. You can find a full line-up of exhibitors <a href="https://chromacon.co.nz/gallery">HERE</a>.</div>
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It's going to be a great weekend of creativity, so save the date on your calendar and visit the <a href="https://chromacon.co.nz/">Chromacon </a>website for more details <a href="https://chromacon.co.nz/">HERE</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #404441;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404441;">Mount Maunganui based illustrator Ross Murray has produced a graphic novel broaching the subject of social anxiety, a story he tells from his own tough experience. </span><a href="http://www.earthsend.co.nz/p/books_35.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(113, 121, 115, 0) 50%, rgba(113, 121, 115, 0.8) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.125em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 2px 0.1em; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #717973; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 3px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 2px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 1px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) -1px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) -2px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) -3px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rufus Marigold</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #404441;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404441;">is Ross' first book, featuring a self-loathing nervous wreck of a man-monkey chimpanzee, who works in an office brimming with apparently socially competent people. In comic form we see the eponymous hero of the book, Rufus Marigold continuously facing awkward social situations, enduring sleepless nights, battling with his negative interior voice and struggling with small talk.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As Ross tells Kathryn Ryan, Rufus Marigold is both funny and dark. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222;">You can listen to the Nine to Noon show </span><a href="https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018693912/rufus-marigold-monkeying-around-with-anxiety" style="background-color: transparent;">HERE</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222;">.</span></span><br />
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Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-22869930823982121222019-04-29T22:23:00.001+12:002019-04-29T22:23:31.341+12:00NZ Cartoonists Katie O'Neill and Rachel Smythe nominated for Eisner Awards!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The nominations for the 2019 Eisner Awards (the US Oscars of comic books) have been announced, and this year there are two NZ cartoonists who have scored nominations for their work!</div>
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<a href="http://ktoneill.com/">Katie O'Neill</a>, who readers might remember took home 2 Eisner Awards last year for Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12), and Best Webcomic, both for her webcomic (and subsequent print edition) of <i>The Tea Dragon Society</i>, published by Oni Press. This year she is nominated once again in Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12) for her latest book, <i>Aquicorn Cove</i> from Oni Press.</div>
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Joining her this year with a nomination for Best Webcomic is <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1">Rachel Smythe</a>, the writer/artist of the webcomic, <i><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1">Lore Olympus</a></i>. An exquisitely illustrated romance, here's the synopsis: <i>Witness what the gods do…after dark. The friendships and the lies, the gossip and the wild parties, and of course, forbidden love. Because it turns out, the gods aren’t so different from us after all, especially when it comes to their problems. Stylish and immersive, this is one of mythology’s greatest stories - The Taking of Persephone - as it’s never been told before. </i></div>
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You can read <i>Lore Olympus </i>weekly <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1">HERE</a>.</div>
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Comic-Con International is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2019. The nominees are for works published between January 1 and December 31, 2018 and were chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges. Once again, this year’s nominees in 31 categories reflect the wide range of material being published in the U.S. today in comics and graphic novel form, representing over 170 print and online titles from more than 50 publishers and produced by creators from all over the world.<br /><br />Named for acclaimed comics creator Will Eisner, the awards are celebrating their 31st year of bringing attention to and highlighting the best publications and creators in comics and graphic novels. The 2019 Eisner Awards judging panel consists of comics journalist Chris Arrant (Newsarama), academic/author Jared Gardner (Ohio State University), librarian Traci Glass (Multnomah County Library system in Portland, Oregon), retailer Jenn Haines (The Dragon, Guelph and Milton, Ontario, Canada), reviewer Steven Howearth (Pop Culture Maven), and comics creator Jimmie Robinson (<i>CyberZone, Amanda & Gunn, Bomb Girl</i>).<span style="color: #323232; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aquicorn Cove, by Katie O'Neill (Oni)</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be Prepared, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Cardboard Kingdom, by Chad Sell (Knopf/Random House Children’s Books)</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crush, by Svetlana Chmakova (JY/Yen Press)</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Divided Earth, by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second) </span><br />
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best Webcomic</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Contradictions, by Sophie Yanow, www.thecontradictions.com</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lavender Jack, by Dan Schkade (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/thriller/lavender-jack/list?title_no=1410&page=1</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's Play, by Mongie (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/letsplay/list?title_no=1218&page=1</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe, (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1</b><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tiger, Tiger, by Petra Erika Nordlund, (Hiveworks) http://www.tigertigercomic.com/ </span><br />
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The annual <a href="http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2019/04/02/comicfest-2019-comic-book-festival-from-may-2-4-at-the-national-library/?fbclid=IwAR3cGwePSpoQNMQAuNq60s1H6rjElMDO3TTan4EQJ5PGrVUpXlh8y79X5Ps">ComicFest</a> event held in Wellington each year is back for 2019 and has taken a huge step forward! </div>
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It will be taking place this week from May 2nd – 4th, at the National Library, 70 Molesworth Street. With the recent closure of the Central library, the National Library have come to the rescue with a generous, well-timed offer to co-sponsor and house ComicFest in the Te Ahumairangi Foyer, Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium, and programme rooms on the corner of Molesworth and Aitken Streets. </div>
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Once again,<a href="http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2019/04/02/comicfest-2019-comic-book-festival-from-may-2-4-at-the-national-library/?fbclid=IwAR3cGwePSpoQNMQAuNq60s1H6rjElMDO3TTan4EQJ5PGrVUpXlh8y79X5Ps"> ComicFest </a>will be giving away 1,000’s of free comics on Free Comic Book Day, with the brilliant support of Graphic comic store, who will be providing local sales of cartoonists on the day for the first time. ComicFest is sponsored by the National Library, Graphic comics, Creative New Zealand, the New Zealand Book Council, the New Zealand Cartoon Archive, Weta Workshop, CoNZealand, Penguin Books, Unity Books and Wellington Zinefest.</div>
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This year the show has a stellar range of events and special guests, including NZ's own Eisner Award winning cartoonists: Katie O'Neill, Roger Langridge (direct from the UK) and Dylan Horrocks! Other guests include: Ant Sang, Sarah Laing, Jesse Barrett, Giselle Clarkson, Michel Mulipola, Jem Yoshioka, Paul Diamond, Alex Cara, Ross Murray, and Sharon Murdoch.</div>
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There are so many great events, from panel discussions and talks, master classes, cosplay, Free Comicbook Day and more!</div>
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Thursday 2 May:</b><br /><br /><b>6:00pm – 8:00pm | Mystery ComicFest Film</b><br /><br />Can you guess this classic Science Fiction film? Help us celebrate the start of ComicFest with one of the most beloved science fiction films of the 1980’s, based on a pulp classic novel and comic strip, and boasting a killer soundtrack! Please fill in the form at the <a href="http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2019/04/02/comicfest-2019-comic-book-festival-from-may-2-4-at-the-national-library/?fbclid=IwAR3cGwePSpoQNMQAuNq60s1H6rjElMDO3TTan4EQJ5PGrVUpXlh8y79X5Ps">Wellington Libraries website </a>to book a seat at this limited entry, free event. (Programme rooms)</div>
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<br /><b>Friday 3 May:<br /><br />5:30pm – 6:30pm | ComicFest Star Wars Quiz Night</b><br /><br />Is the force with you? Are you are <i>Star Wars</i> mega brain, or are you a Padawan rather than a Jedi Master? Put your knowledge of the Star Wars universe to the test, in our very special Star War’s quiz. Join in groups of up to 5, and fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event. Fabulous prizes provided by CoNZealand! (Tiakiwai Seminar Rooms)</div>
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<br />Sponsored by CoNZealand, 78th World Science Fiction Convention.<br /><br /><b>6:45pm – 8:45pm | Roger Langridge – A Career in Comics (Presentation and Workshop)</b><br /><br />Eisner winning, London-based cartoonist, Roger Langridge has worked for major and independent comics publishers across the world and is visiting Wellington as part of ComicFest 2019! Roger will provide a presentation on his career in cartooning, with examples of his highly regarded comics. Join in later, as Roger provides the chance for all to create a unique and creative comic strip of their own, based on formal constraints provided at random!<br /><br />Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place for the Presentation for this limited entry, free event.</div>
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<br />If you would like to go to the Workshop, fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event.<br /><br />(Auditorium / Tiakiwai Seminar Rooms)<br /><br />Sponsored by Creative New Zealand<br /><br /><b>Saturday 4 May:<br /><br />All Day | Free Comic Book Day | CoNZealand Area | Drawing competition|</b><br /><br />(Te Ahumairangi Foyer)<br /><br /><b>9:00am onwards | Free Comic Book Day</b><br /><br />Grab some free comics from us and chat comics with our librarians at the National Library! Comics from all different publishers and for all age ranges are included in the selections, so there will be something for everyone. Thanks to Graphic for providing free comics, and book sales of local cartoonists on the day!<br /><br />Sponsored by Graphic comics<br /><br /><b>CoNZealand, 78th World Science Fiction Convention Area</b><br /><br />Come and talk to the crew of CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, and find out how you can join in the fun between 29 July and 2 August 2020, when SF and Fantasy authors from all over the world, including Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon and George R.R. Martin, will land right here in Wellington.<br /><br /><b>Drawing Competition: Can You Comicify That?</b><br /><br />Come to the library and draw a ‘comicified’ version of your favourite character from a book, movie or TV show! Submit it to our drawing competition and be in to win a bunch of awesome prizes, or bring it to the Zine Crafting Table and learn how to turn it into your very own homemade comic! Entry forms available from the National Library during ComicFest. All ages and drawing levels welcome.<br /><br /><b>9:00am – 10:00am | Tea Dragon Workshop with Katie O’Neill (Workshop)</b><br /><br />Kids (and big kids!) are welcome to join author of <i>The Tea Dragon</i> series Katie O’Neill in creating some new species of Tea Dragons based on suggestions from the audience. Feathers or scales? Wings or horns? And most importantly, what type of tea will they be? There will also be a demonstration by Katie of how she creates the colourful pages of her graphic novels. Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event. (Programme Rooms)</div>
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<br />Sponsored by The New Zealand Book Council<br /><br /><b>10:00am – 10:30am | Kids Cosplay!</b><br /><br />It’s May the fourth, so here’s your chance to dress up as your favourite Jedi, Robot or Sith Lord! Or come along as your favourite comic’s character to get lots of spot prizes, free comics from Unity books or a Weta Cave Workshop tour pass! Limited to children up to the age of 12, free entry. No weapons, or military cosplay please. (Te Ahumairangi Foyer)<br /><br />Sponsored by Unity Books<br /><br /><b>10:30am – 11:30am | Comics Masterclass with Ant Sang (Workshop)</b><br /><br />Join cartoonist creator, Ant Sang, of award-winning comic <i>Shaolin Burning</i>, and recently released graphic novel <i>Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas</i>, for a workshop covering some of the fundamentals of comic storytelling. Should I use a close-up or wide shot? Big or small panel? How do I make a story that readers can’t put down?! All these questions will be answered, and more… Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event. (Programme Rooms)</div>
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<br />Sponsored by Penguin Books<br /><br /><b>11:30am -12:30pm | The Future of Storytelling : A Look Inside the Art of Dr Grordbort’s Invaders (Presentation)</b><br /><br />Did you know that Weta Workshop develops mixed reality games? Using the comic books of Dr. Grordbort’s, their gaming studio released Dr. Grordbort’s Invaders, available exclusively on Magic Leap. Weta Workshop’s Senior Artist, Jesse Barrett, delves into the challenges of expressing the world of Dr. Grordbort’s in a whole new medium and the solutions they uncovered while working within mixed reality. Learn which key elements Weta Workshop’s artists look for when translating from one medium to another and how to retain the vibe of an original source material. Attend this presentation and be in with a chance of winning a Weta Cave Workshop Tour pass. Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event. (Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium)</div>
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<br />Sponsored by Weta Workshop<br /><br /><b>12:40pm -1:40pm | The Ascent of Children’s Comics (Panel Discussion)</b><br /><br />There are more amazing comics made for children’s and young adult audiences than ever, aimed at diverse audiences across every age group. Join Eisner award winning cartoonists, Roger Langridge and Katie O’Neill, New Zealand Post Book Award Winning author, Ant Sang, Giselle Clarkson from, ‘The Sapling,’ and cartoonist-chair Sarah Laing, as they discuss the growing phenomena of children’s and young adult comics internationally, and in New Zealand. Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event. (Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium)</div>
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<br /><b>12:40pm -1:40pm| Comic Zine Crafting Table (Workshop)</b><br /><br />Want to learn how to make and publish your own homemade comics? Check out some of the comic zines from the Wellington City Library zine collection made by local comic artists, and learn how to make your own with the volunteers of Wellington Zinefest at our crafting table. All ages welcome. Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event.</div>
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<br /><b>1:50pm – 2:35pm | Digital Comics Demo with Michel Mulipola (Presentation)</b><br /><br />Join comic book artist and illustrator Michel Mulipola, as he demonstrates digital tools whilst drawing live (and live streaming) on the big screen! Bring pen and paper, and join in with Michel as he provides story-telling tips, panel composition ideas and illustration guidance. All welcome! Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event. (Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium)</div>
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<br />Sponsored by Wellington City Libraries<br /><br /><b>2:45PM – 3:45PM | Stories from Aotearoa / New Zealand (Panel Discussion)</b><br /><br />What is a New Zealand comic (and who’s reading them)? How do we foster and celebrate diversity in comics? What stories aren’t being told? And what can we learn from New Zealand’s cartooning history? Join Jem Yoshioka, Paul Diamond, Alex Cara and Ross Murray to hear their perspectives on New Zealand cartooning in 2019. Discussion chaired by Hannah Benbow, cartoon and comics librarian at the National Library, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event. (Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium)</div>
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<br />Sponsored by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive<br /><br /><b>3:55pm -4:55pm | Perspectives on the Cartooning Life (Panel Discussion)</b><br /><br />The physical and digital world of comics creation and publishing has changed massively in recent years. What are the ways a cartoonist can succeed, and sustain a modern career in comics and cartoons? Join award-winning cartoonists, Sharon Murdoch, Michel Mulipola, Roger Langridge, and chair Dylan Horrocks as they discuss their brilliant careers, comics today and their views on the future of cartooning. Please fill in the form at the Wellington Libraries website to reserve a place at this limited entry, free event. (Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium)</div>
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For more information on <a href="http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2019/04/02/comicfest-2019-comic-book-festival-from-may-2-4-at-the-national-library/?fbclid=IwAR3cGwePSpoQNMQAuNq60s1H6rjElMDO3TTan4EQJ5PGrVUpXlh8y79X5Ps">ComicFest</a>, and to RSVP for the special events, visit the event page <a href="http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2019/04/02/comicfest-2019-comic-book-festival-from-may-2-4-at-the-national-library/?fbclid=IwAR3cGwePSpoQNMQAuNq60s1H6rjElMDO3TTan4EQJ5PGrVUpXlh8y79X5Ps">HERE</a>.</div>
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Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-82169222506305028632019-04-29T21:06:00.000+12:002019-04-29T21:06:23.752+12:00WATCH: Two Sketches with Toby Morris featuring Michel Mulipola!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cartoonist <a href="http://xtotlworldwide.com/">Toby Morris</a> has started a new drawing/interview series for <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/27-03-2019/inside-our-new-webseries-two-sketches-from-the-side-eyes-toby-morris/?fbclid=IwAR2vuumokaZoODWI042c60633z0vkI2BR9dggNQoZZAxsYiB3VsQUyeb-ZQ#.XKrElhe2nYA.facebook">The Spinoff</a> website, <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnd_X5u50ac">Two Sketches</a></i>. The ingenious concept for the show is quite simple: each episode he sits down with an NZ artist and they each produce an artwork while discussing whatever comes to mind.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Morris described the idea for the show to <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/27-03-2019/inside-our-new-webseries-two-sketches-from-the-side-eyes-toby-morris/?fbclid=IwAR2vuumokaZoODWI042c60633z0vkI2BR9dggNQoZZAxsYiB3VsQUyeb-ZQ#.XKrElhe2nYA.facebook">The Spinoff</a>, "Drawing is a meditative and reflective activity – for me I usually need to be quite relaxed, and my mind wanders while I do it. When I shared a studio with other illustrators I found the conversations we had while we drew were often quite weird but honest and insightful. I think it’s like talking in front of a bonfire, or a killer view – with a big chunk of your mind fixed somewhere else I think you can often be less guarded.”</span><br />
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In this first episode, Morris sits down to sketch with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bloodysamoanart/">Michel Mulipola</a>, a WWE comics artist, wrestler and gamer - a pop culture triple threat!</div>
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Watch the first episode below, and subscribe <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnd_X5u50ac">HERE </a>for more! You can also listen to Toby Morris discuss the new show in a RadioNZ interview <a href="https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018691835/toby-morris-drawing-talk-and-the-power-of-the-pen">HERE</a>.</div>
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Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-4604447707986408452019-03-26T10:46:00.001+13:002019-03-26T10:46:14.048+13:00EXHIBITION: Anti-Heroes: The Art of Conscious Cartoonists and Comic Book Creators<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Above: An image from the animated movie, <i>My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea</i> by Dash Shaw. Copyright Dash Shaw 2019.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.artgallery.org.nz/anti-heroes">Tauranga Art Gallery</a> is bringing comics and pop culture back to the art gallery in 2019, with <i><a href="https://www.artgallery.org.nz/megaworld">Mega World</a></i> - an international exhibition exploring the expansive universe of illustration. The show transports you to an unknown landscape populated by strange creatures and unlikely heroes. Shown across all five exhibition spaces, the Gallery’s signature show gives life to contemporary illustration in its many forms. From comics and graphic novels to underground illustration, animation and contemporary art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first exhibition in the Mega World series is, <i><a href="https://www.artgallery.org.nz/anti-heroes">Anti-Heroes: The Art of Conscious Cartoonists and Comic Book Creators</a></i>. Curated by Craig McClure, this exhibition celebrates comic books and cartooning, and the powerfully empathetic way cartoonists have of representing the world. This exhibition is the first installment of <i>Mega World</i>, the Tauranga Art Gallery's 2019 signature show, and features work by Ryan Heshka (CA), Dash Shaw (USA), Ron Regé Jr (USA), Tommi Parrish (AU), Tom Scott (NZ), Mardo El-Noor (NZ) and Dylan Horrocks (NZ). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Comic books are famously known for their Amazonian warriors, supermen from Krypton and cave dwelling billionaire playboys; Superheroes who violently defend the world from mastermind criminals and world domination.The artists in Anti-heroes resist this archetypical genre of comic books and use the medium to tell real human stories. Their characters are inspired by real people, human relationships and are often autobiographical. The comic book has been dominated by the superhero but as an art form it is a unique way of telling stories with both words and pictures simultaneously. <i>Anti-heroes</i> is a survey of works chosen by the curator that gives insight into the creators process, including original comic book pages, concept drawings, digital paintings and animation. Elements not usually seen by the audience are exposed and the craft of comic-book story-telling is revealed'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The exhibition will also include the Australasian premiere of the instant cult classic animated film <i>My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea</i>, by <a href="http://dashshaw.tumblr.com/">Dash Shaw</a>. The animation comes hot from the Toronto Film Festival and includes voice-overs with; Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham and Susan Sarandon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><b>Curator Talk: Craig McClure with Keeli McCarthy</b><br /><br />When: Saturday 30 March, 10.30am<br />Where: Tauranga Art Gallery<br /><br />Join Craig McClure, curator of Anti-heroes, as he discusses the world of comic books with US-based designer and editor Keeli McCarthy. McCarthy’s portfolio includes work for Fantagraphics and Walt Disney.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Entry to this events is free, but please register <a href="https://book.artgallery.org.nz/antiheroestalk">HERE</a> to help the Gallery manage numbers.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><b>Artist Talk: Dash Shaw</b><br /><br />When: Saturday 18 May, 10.30am<br />Where: Tauranga Art Gallery<br /><br /><a href="http://dashshaw.tumblr.com/">Dash Shaw</a> is a US comic book writer/artist and animator, whose most recent film animation, <i>My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea</i>, is showing as part of the <i>Mega World</i> exhibition, <i>Anti-heroes</i>. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from an international artist at the fore of comics and animation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Entry to this events is free, but please register <a href="https://book.artgallery.org.nz/shawtalk">HERE</a> to help the Gallery manage numbers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information and updates, visit the <a href="https://www.artgallery.org.nz/">Tauranga Art Gallery</a> website <a href="https://www.artgallery.org.nz/">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-84638568508707509722019-03-22T14:50:00.000+13:002019-03-24T10:29:51.669+13:00New Zealand Cartoonists Respond to the Christchurch Terror Attacks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A week ago on the 15th of March, Christchurch, New Zealand was shocked by a senseless, violent gun attack on two mosques in the city that left 50 people dead.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The media was quick to respond, with live televised updates as the tragic events unfolded. Within 30 minutes of listening to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressing the nation on live television, Invercargill cartoonist <a href="https://shaunyeo.wixsite.com/yeo-cartoons?fbclid=IwAR3srfcOVAiHipVrXlcy0e58Lz9XNQhc2Rk35feNQ1AQcb3plBZgtFjlhso">Shaun Yeo</a> produced a cartoon to express the sorrow he felt in the immediate aftermath. "I had a blank sheet of paper on my desk. It took me 20 minutes to draw the Kiwi...I was trying to convey the sadness", Yeo told the Stuff News website. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Cartoon was soon shared on social media and within hours it had gone viral, shared and viewed millions of times around the world. Currently it has 42 thousand shares on Facebook and reached more than 3.4 million people. You can read Yeo's full interview with Stuff <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/111347867/shaun-yeos-cartoon-of-crying-kiwi-touches-the-hearts-of-millions-globally?fbclid=IwAR09e_V14v-KVbBuTAtfMbW8-fCtdCxJghS3HDMMzPRJF8fuH-s46RuGqNs">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Above: Artwork from </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is Us</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> by Toby Morris. Copyright Toby Morris 2019.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On March 18th, <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/18-03-2019/this-is-us/?fbclid=IwAR1uPvqpN9yotVnPznyhEUkzZ4b4PCsSHzuHRYoZFGuk7ZBSRFHOUrWVJ9A">The Spinoff</a> contributing writer/cartoonist <a href="http://xtotlworldwide.com/">Toby Morris</a> (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Pencilsword</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Side-Eye</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) expressed his feelings regarding New Zealand's complicated history of race relations and intolerance in the cartoon, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is Us</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. You can read the full comic at The Spinoff <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/18-03-2019/this-is-us/?fbclid=IwAR1uPvqpN9yotVnPznyhEUkzZ4b4PCsSHzuHRYoZFGuk7ZBSRFHOUrWVJ9A">HERE</a>. The cartoon was widely circulated - both local and internationally, and Morris was subsequently interviewed by the BBC, which you can view <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-47602781/christchurch-shooting-survivor-says-he-forgives-his-wife-s-killer">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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An illustration by Wellington artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rubyalicerose/?hl=en">Ruby Jones</a> was shared internationally in the wake of Christchurch attack, and she has since been commissioned by <a href="http://time.com/5555338/new-zealand-mosque-time-cover/"><i>Time</i> magazine</a> to illustrate its international April 1 cover. "This cover image symbolises the strength that I am seeing and feeling right now in the world. And how tragedies like the terrorist attack in Christchurch do nothing but bring us closer together as a society," Jones told <i>Time</i> Magazine of her new piece. You can read her interview with <i>Time</i> magazine <a href="http://time.com/5555338/new-zealand-mosque-time-cover/">HERE</a>.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you would like to offer your support for New Zealand's Muslim communities, The Spinoff have produced this helpful list of events, places you can donate and volunteer <a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/news/16-03-2019/christchurch-terror-attack-how-to-support-nzs-muslim-communities/?fbclid=IwAR1VMzh8xjmCu530-5aBvRIpZy177V2Lf0kcy9ZNKmp3K1_hefHeLtikKaw">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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My thoughts are with the Muslim community and my comics friends and family in Christchurch - look after each other.</div>
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In the early 90's, <a href="http://hicksvillecomics.com/">Dylan Horrocks</a> began making waves in the international comics community with the publication of his comic series <i>Pickle</i>, published in the US/Canada by Michel Vrana's Black Eye Comics. From 1992-1997, 10 issues of <i>Pickle</i> were published, in which Horrocks serialised his main ongoing story, <i>Hicksville</i>. By 1998 finances for Black Eye Comics had become increasingly tight, and Dylan was offered two options: they could either print <i>Pickle</i> #11 (which would feature the conclusion of <i>Hicksville</i>), or they could print the graphic novel collection of the completed story. He chose the graphic novel and the rest was history. Or was it...?</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Above: The colour proof to the front and back covers of </span><i>Pickle</i><span style="background-color: white;"> #11, from 1997.</span></div>
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Over the years many fans have asked Horrocks about the lost issue, and late last year he revealed on his Facebook page that he still had the cover proof for the issue produced in 1997. This inspired publisher Vrana to check his own archives for any printing proofs he may still have had on file. While his search was ultimately fruitless, Horrocks had digital scans of all the original artwork - and between them they had all the material needed to rebuild the lost issue! Together they have agreed to restore and publish <i>Pickle</i> #11, for long-suffering fans and collectors of the original series.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coming in May, 2019, </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pickle</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> #11 will retain the unpublished original final page of the </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hicksville</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> story! The printing is been crowdfunded via a <a href="https://fundrazr.com/picklepreorder?ref=ab_17rReOzizOa17rReOzizOa">FundRazr page</a> (think Kickstarter) pre-order campaign that rund until April 6th. There's several options available, starting at $10US per copy (including free shipping worldwide). So head <a href="https://fundrazr.com/picklepreorder?ref=ab_17rReOzizOa17rReOzizOa">HERE</a> to pre-order your copy of this long-lost comics artifact today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Join Earth's End Publishing for the launch of our latest graphic novel, </span><i style="color: #222222;">Rufus Marigold</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> by Ross Murray.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The launch will be held at <a href="https://www.thetuesdayclub.co.nz/">The Tuesday Club</a>, 42 Airedale Street in Auckland Central, along with an exhibition of original art by Ross Murray, featuring his eponymous character and an exploration of related themes from his book.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Kindly sponsored by <a href="https://garageproject.co.nz/">Garage Project</a> with refreshments provided. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Copies of <i>Rufus Marigold</i> will be available for sale on the night courtesy of <a href="http://unitybooks.nz/">Unity Books</a> Auckland.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The Rufus Marigold Art Exhibition will continue after the book launch at <a href="https://www.thetuesdayclub.co.nz/">The Tuesday Club</a> from Friday 1st of March to Sunday 3rd of March. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can RSVP at the Facebook event page</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/337389540449378/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HERE</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So come pick up a copy of the book, meet the author, and view some amazing artwork!</span><br />
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Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-60094498170254887412019-01-21T14:17:00.000+13:002019-01-21T14:17:10.419+13:00Announcing: Rufus Marigold graphic novel from Earth's End Publishing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Above: The cover of <i>Rufus Marigold</i> by Ross Murray. Copyright 2019 Ross Murray.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over at my publishing house, <a href="http://www.earthsend.co.nz/">Earth’s End Publishing</a>, we're proud to announce our latest publishing endeavor - a collection of Ross Murray’s acclaimed webcomic,<a href="http://www.rufusmarigold.com/"> </a></span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rufusmarigold.com/">Rufus Marigold</a>.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Initially released online in 2016, </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rufus Marigold</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> explores social anxiety disorder through the prism of its eponymous character and drew a devoted audience and praise for it’s equally humourous and at times heartbreaking insight into this much maligned subject.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Above: Artwork from</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rufus Marigold</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">by Ross Murray. Copyright 2019 Ross Murray.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After seeing the initial <a href="http://www.rufusmarigold.com/">webcomic</a> online, Earth’s End was quick to reach out to creator Ross Murray and work alongside him to develop this series into a unique and beautiful graphic novel. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The print version of </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rufus Marigold</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will collect all the original material and adds brand new additional vignettes, furthering and deepening the story of man-monkey Rufus and his attempts to define himself as something other than a complete and utter nervous wreck.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Above: Artwork from</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rufus Marigold</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">by Ross Murray. Copyright 2019 Ross Murray.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.rossmurray.com/">Ross Murray</a> is known for his sharp art and vintage style illustrations. Recently his work has graced the covers and interiors of the Lonely Planet Epic series. In additional to his commercial work, Murray has also been making comics since 2014 when his <i>Pets Talk Records</i> strip appeared online. In 2015 Murray contributed to the <i>Faction High Water</i> anthology, edited and produced by Earth’s End co-founder Damon Keen. 2018 saw his humourous takes on <i>Star Wars</i> and <i>Home & Away</i> featured on the Vice website comics section. <i>Rufus Marigold</i> is Murray’s first full length graphic novel.<br />
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<i>Rufus Marigold</i> by Ross Murray will be released March 1st, 2019 in bookstores and comic shops across New Zealand. Copies will also be available to pre-order directly from our website store.<br />
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<b>Praise for <i>Rufus Marigold</i>:</b><br />
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“A ruefully familiar, hilarious webcomic turned-turned magnum opus. Rufus Marigold delights and horrifies in equal measure. A must-read for anyone who has ever felt awkward in social situations, and anyone who’s ever had a dream.”<br />
- Sarah Laing, Mansfield & Me<br />
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“Rufus Marigold is deliciously funny, uncomfortably honest, and painfully, beautifully human.”<br />
- Dylan Horrocks, Hicksville<br />
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“A brave, heartfelt story that shows with absolute clarity the devastating impact of social anxiety.”<br />
- Brent Williams, Out of the Woods<br />
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<b>Ordering Information:</b><br />
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Rufus Marigold is now available for pre-order from Earth’s End Publishing website <a href="https://earthsend.bigcartel.com/">HERE</a>, or email: earthsendpublishing@gmail.com to place an order if you are a retailer.<br />
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<i>Rufus Marigold</i><br />
Ross Murray<br />
Paperback with french flaps<br />
Width: 160mm, Height: 216mm, Weight: 450grms<br />
Full colour, 200 pages<br />
ISBN: 9780473448035<br />
RRP: $34.99<br />
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Ages: 16+ Mature themes<br />
Release Date: March 1st 2019</div>
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Adrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-23399889523914294162018-12-18T13:51:00.000+13:002018-12-18T13:51:20.085+13:00Recommended Reading: Kiwi Rock Strips: an introduction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />There's a great article by Bruce Mahalski from <a href="https://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/kiwi-rock-strips-an-introduction?fbclid=IwAR2OwrT1mtbu50I5JY0h-O3hib55UdOEGI_CGQ63l0iqfRqMDWL5dFWT-j4">Audio Culture</a> about the links between NZ comics and music (often by creators participating in both camps): covering the work of such cartoonists as Barry Linton, Chris Knox, Robert Scott, Ian Dalziel, Toby Morris, Indira Neville and more! You can read the full article <a href="https://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/kiwi-rock-strips-an-introduction?fbclid=IwAR2OwrT1mtbu50I5JY0h-O3hib55UdOEGI_CGQ63l0iqfRqMDWL5dFWT-j4">HERE</a>.</div>
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