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Enough from me, lets have some words directly from Nicola Scott, Shane McCarthy and Christian Read Is Comic-con really as overwhelming as they say? Response from every person who has been: YES... and more. There seem to be fewer opportunities to physically network with publishers or as many creators in Australia. Given the vast and overwhelming size of San Diego comics con ...

Wow, Comic-con, San Diego International Comics Convention. The big cheese, apple, cold pressed ham and supreme pizza of comics in the English speaking world. Pros in the biz say it's the place to go if you want to get recognised, show the commitment and make the connections to have your career take off, but like Hollywood getting there is only the beginning. This article ...

“I should state therefore, that I, Anthony Rogers, am, so far as I know, the only man alive whose normal span of eighty-one years of life has been spread over a period of 573 years. To be precise, I lived the first twenty-nine years of my life between 1898 and 1927; the other fifty-two since 2149. The gap between these two, a period of nearly ...

Why encourage children and young adults to read graphic novels? It is true that graphic novels, with their wide range of subjects and visual appeal, may be attractive to reluctant readers. But there is more to the story than that: graphic novels, and comics in general, are created with a unique synthesis of the written and visual forms that, at its best, is no less literary ...

Paul Wheelahan can't remember a time when he didn't have a pen or pencil in his hand. Born in 1930, Paul grew up in the New South Wales country town of Dalton, where his father was stationed as a mounted policeman. When he wasn't playing with friends in the common behind the police horse yards, he spent the rest of his time "drawing dinosaurs on ...

I get asked about every month for advice on writing comics, breaking into comics or finding an artist. Sometimes I have a short witty reply. Sometimes I enthuse, arms flailing, eyes glistening with a prophetic glint until the unfortunate soul escapes. Sometimes I groan and hit my head against a table. Lucky people are e-mailed web resources. Here are a few and there's plenty more ...

For decades, Christian publishing, both in Australia and overseas, has led an often overlooked, parallel existence alongside its secular publishing counterpart. Yet to dismiss Christian publishing as nothing more than printing Bibles and prayer books overlooks the sheer volume and diversity of publications designed to spread the ‘Christian message’, which often enjoy print-runs and sales figures that would be the envy of many mainstream ...

Motivation to sit down and do a comicbook. I don’t get it. Explain it to me. Everyone who talks about motivation treats it like romance. Like some love-affair they’re waiting for before they engage in anything worthwhile. The topic of ‘motivation’ came up recently on an internet forum. Nothing particularly new I thought – but what surprised me was ...

Skye Ogden in conversation with Grant Stone. Grant speaks to Skye about the pros and cons of being a comic artist living in Japan, and asks about the impending release of Skye's debut graphic novels 'Vowels'. [Download MP3] Subscribe You can subscribe to the "In Conversation" podcast in two ways: Subscribe through iTunes Or subscribe manually, using the link below: ...

Justin Randall in conversation with Grant Stone. Grant speaks to Justin about his work on IDW Publishing's '30 Days of Night: Eben & Stella' series written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, as well as a few other projects in the works... [Download MP3] Subscribe You can subscribe to the "In Conversation" podcast in two ways: Subscribe through iTunes Or subscribe manually, using the ...