What have been your personal cartooning/comics highlights of 2012?
Receiving my copies of Moa 2 from the printer and looking at my work in colour for the first time. When I opened the box I was like wow! I’m a comic artist. Also, getting picked up by Pikitia Press really affirmed for me the value in making comics and the work I had been doing.
Who are some of the comics creators that you've discovered and enjoyed for the first time in 2012?
I picked up a cheap copy of Howard Chaykin’s American Flagg volume one at the Hamilton Armageddon this year. This is the first opportunity that I have had to actually read some of his work. His layouts and especially his use of text and words as a compositional element have been something I want to develop in my own work.
What is something non-comics that you have enjoyed in 2012?
My family and I recently went to see the Mary Poppins show at the Civic in Auckland. The kids loved it and the sets were spectacular. More 3D then a 3D movie!
Have you implemented any significant changes to your working methods this year?
Moving to colour has been the most noticeable change for me. After seeing issue one printed in black and white I knew I had to take the plunge and give colour a crack. My first attempts to colour Moa turned out pretty bad, thank goodness for youtube! I can honestly say that everything I know about colouring comics I learnt on youtube.
What are you looking forward to in 2013?
Making more comics! I’m aiming to get issues 1, 2 and 3 collected through Pikitia Press early in 2013. I would also like to get issues 4 and 5 released although, getting that many pages finished might be a bit of a stretch.
