Brent Willis
What have been your personal cartooning/comics highlights of 2012?
Starting my zine (Wark) and
getting three issues out within my self-imposed deadlines would be my
main achievement this year. Also being at two very successful zinefests
in Auckland and Wellington, both very well organised and profitable.
Who are some of the comics creators that you've discovered and enjoyed for the first time in 2012?
In March this year there was an exhibition showcasing the works of
some very young Wellington comic makers producing some very original and
imaginative comics. Watch out for the names of Esther Galloway, Zora
Patrick, Theo MacDonald, Sadie Galloway, Joel Spencer, and Michael
Sanders. They are already highly prolific and are going to be making
significant comics in the future.
What is something non-comics that you have enjoyed in 2012?
Have been enjoying watching Breaking Bad, Embarrassing bodies and anything involving Guy Williams (officially the funniest guy on television at he moment). Haven't seen any memorable new movies this year but at last I have got to see Tokyo Gore Police and For Your Height Only. Favorite music at the moment is the box set of the almost entire collected works of the legendary post-punk-prog-rock group This Heat, (Google them you must.) which I bought for just one dollar from the library when they were doing their annual collection cull. One dollar!? What were they thinking? And I also had a really nice holiday in Brisbane too.
Have you implemented any significant changes to your working methods this year?
I
still pretty much work the same way as I've always done, although due
to my limited spare time, I have stopped doing long comics and I'm just
doing shorter stories so can make the two-monthly deadline for Wark. And
I bought a small foldable table to draw on, so now I don't have to draw
on a piece of paper on a thick book balanced on my lap like I have done
for the last twenty years or so.
What are you looking forward to in 2013?
Doing more comics, More issues of Wark, and doing something for Pikitia Press. Each new year is like a blank piece paper.
