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Rory Hewson writes about F.J. Nealie's Rotorua cartoons. Preview here. Further commentary here.

JAMES JAMES!

Bob Temuka writes about focusing on individual panels from comics.

 Kelly Sheehan's idea of a perfect panel: This moment from Tim Kidd's Came The Dawn

Chromacon have Boosted and Pledgeme campaigns running to help finance their festival.

Renowned political cartoonist Malcolm Evans paints a live billboard drawing in central Wellington.

Tim Molloy shares album art for Cash Savage and the Last Drinks.

Sam Orchard shares a page from a submission to the Anything That Loves anthology.

Tyrone Ohia's Te Blog.

 
This is Moonbeard.

Kiwigame's NZ advertising Flickr set.

Another Kiwigame Vintage NZ Advertising set. I used to buy and use these tattoos!

 
It can't hurt to link to more DIE POPULAR.

Tane William's illustrations for Steve Braunias.

Ele Jenkins tumblr.

Grant Buist recently wrote about concluding his twelve year run on strip Jitterati for Wellington paper Capital Times which has ceased publication. A recent post on Buist's site indicates he has found a new home for Jitteratti.

Capital Times' last issue came out this month after 38 years of publication. The issue below featured Mat Tait's illustration from Pictozine #2.

Melbourne Comics festival on in Northcote this weekend. More details here.

Ive Sorocuk shares a detail of the cover created in collaboration with Alex Clark for his forthcoming Comics Face collection.

Kevin Patrick writes about the discovery of  Terry Trowell paintings in Western Australia.

Popeye.com interview Roger Langridge.

Paul Mason writes about an Australian soldier character in Timely/Marvel Comics.

Anthony Woodward offers 4 issues of Sketchbook Comix through a pay what you want model.

Anthony is preparing a third Chugnut Comics free comic book day comic. Read Chugnut #1.

 Simon Hanselmann features in the latest issue of š! #13 'Life Is Live'.

Gavin Aung Than tackles super heroes via Jack London at Zen Pencils.
 

Daniel Best writes about his forthcoming book about Australian comics publisher Newton Comics. Best has also established a Newton Comics facebook group.

Joshua Santospirito features on The Comic Spot.

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Pretty much everything Darian Zam posts on Long White Kid is fascinating to me and in many cases tangentially related to New Zealand cartooning. This recent post on establishing dates for a set of cards showcases some beautiful work done for the Four Square Supermarket chain.

 
Paintings of Garrick Tremain.

Lemuel Lyes writes about George Patrick Hanna.

The New Zealand unofficial cartoonist (Lieutenant G. Pat Hanna) enlivens the walls of the officers club. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association : New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/2-012806-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22606412

 
 Katie Parrish.

 
Bob hates Captain Sunshine!

A favourite of my mispent youth, David Tulloch and Simon Morse's Straitjacket Ninja.

The massive 230 page anthology Blood and Thunder #2 is three-fifths of the way to its Pozible campaign target with six days to go. Still time to get on board what is likely to be the most beautiful risograph produced publication this year. Pozible here.

Michael Hawkins previews part of his 22 page contribution to Blood and Thunder #2.

The New Zealand Roz Chast? MVH still spilling sardonic wit all over tumblr.

  
Paul Briske writes about Oz Comic Con Adelaide 2013

Allan Holtz writes about the syndicated work of Australian cartoonist Allan "Sols" Salisbury.

Zen Pencils in Russian.

Clementine Hetherington walks into a place that closely resembles Pikitia Press central.

Paul Mason writes about the Adelaide and Perth Oz Comic Cons.

Angelo Madrid's Freedom too Offend.

Desktop interviews Reg Mombassa.

Pat Oliphant to be honored at AAEC convention in Salt Lake City.

Emmett O'Cuana interviews Emma Jean.

The Knowledge Club of Melbourne are heading to Squishface Studios.

Six page preview of Jason Paulos' EEEK! #8
 

A recent CBLDF article that made the rounds of comics link bloggers pulled some of the best bits from an article on censorship in Australian comics by Daniel Best. Read the more detailed original here.

  

Paper Trail masthead courtesy of Toby Morris.

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Former New Zealand Comic Gazette reviewer Stephen Jewell profiles Rufus Dayglo.

Neale Blanden's blog.

Pipedream Comics interview Jason Paulos.

I missed it, but here's some Chaykin heavy coverage of last years Brisbane Supanova from Tim McEwen.

Howard Chaykin and David Yardin (Photo by Tim McEwen)

Maude Farrugia and Jen Breach are amongst the twelve winners of the Australian Society of Authors 2012-2013 Annual Mentorship Program.

Simon Hanselmann's bookshelf at Its Nice That.

Roger Langridge cartoon blogged his recent trip to New Zealand.

  
Forthcoming Scar Studios Exhibition.

 

 
Michael Hill writes about small press Australian comics in the 1990's.

 

Tom Taylor and James Brouwer launch the second volume of The Deep in Melbourne at All Star Comics.

Dellaram Vreeland profiles Dillon Naylor.

Scarlette Baccini's Bathwater Books.

Australian comics community on Reddit.

 
Greg Broadmore mural on the ceiling of the Roxy. (from Meredith Yayanos.)