Phillip Bentley's Word Balloons - Australian Magazine of the Graphic Story Arts
What have been your personal cartooning/comics highlights of 2012?
The “Station Wagon of Comics” mini tour to Adelaide with Bruce Mutard. Met up with a host of comic types including some I hadn’t seen in 20+ years like Darrel Merritt, Dave Hodson and Brendan Boyd, and some I met for the first time like Greg Holfeld and Dave Follett. Unfortunately comic fans were significant by their absence at the Adelaide Supanova.
Who are some of the comics creators that you've discovered and enjoyed for the first time in 2012?
Greg Holfeld, in particular his Captain Congo books written by Ruth Starke. Although technically children’s books they seem to have all ages appeal to me much like Tintin. They are amusingly written and lavishly drawn.
What is something non-comics that you have enjoyed in 2012?
City of Vice DVD: a BBC drama series showcasing the seamier side of London in the 18th Century. Too strong for our sets apparently.
What are you looking forward to in 2013?
Big Arse III.
