TONIGHT IN MELBOURNE: Sam Wallman's Pen Erases Paper exhibition and book launch.
Sam Orchard tumblr.
Darian Zam's faceboook group History Always Repeats: Remembering New Zealand
dedicated to vintage New Zealand pop culture features many gems of cartooning and commercial art including what I think is an A S Paterson children's book (I don't think that's a Paterson cover) I've never seen before.
Also some classic Marvel comic & gum packs.
Pepi Ronalds writes about the Caravan of Comics currently traversing Canada and America.
Applications for the 2013 Auckland Zinefest close June 1st.
Robo Squid Inc. present a comic related exhibition in Wellington through late May and June.
Howard Johnson lyrics in comic form on Zen Pencils.
Those crazy kids at Squishface Studios are having another Exhibition in June.
Sarah Laing's Possum - part one, part two, part three.
In the lead up to last weeks Chromacon event in Auckland online magazine Vanguardred conducted some Q and A's with featured exhibitors. Visit the site archives for the all of them, here's a few, Toby Morris, Sophie Oiseau, Matt Emery, Jesca Marisa, and Michel Mulipola.
From last weekend's Chromacon in Auckland, Two elder statesmen of New Zealand comics, Tim Bollinger and Barry Linton.
A new instalment of a slowly forming continuity, the Poetic Justice saga, on Zen Pencils, Playing the Game.
Five Questions with Michel Mulipola.
Wilfred Brandt writes about the recent music themed issue of the Lifted Brow featuring comics and art by Ben Sea, Simon Hanselmann, Blaise Larmee, Ben Juers, Matt Huynh (with
Jolie Holland!), Thomas Toye, Leonie Brialey, Sam Wallman, Lunch With
Friends, Tahlia Palmer, Tin Can Forest, Jacob Ciocci, Peter Glantz,
Becky Stark, Amandine Thomas, Matt
Bissett-Johnson, Mark Chu, and Alex Mustakov.
Roger Langridge has had artwork go AWOL please have look at his recent post with images of the missing pages.
"Some of the pieces are ones I intended to keep for the rest of my life.
Others I was hoping to sell to help get me through a period where I'm
not earning very much. One piece is the property of another person, who
kindly lent it to me for the exhibition."
Hopefully these will surface soon.
Possibly New Zealand's greatest cartoonist ever, David Low, hasn't featured on the blog yet, I hope to finish a couple pieces on him shortly and to showcase some of work.
The Listener's Young Cartoonist competition.
Fundraising to preserve one of Australia's pioneering works of animation.
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.
