Bristling with comics goodness! The first issue of the Wellington New Zealand comics Anthology Bristle is out and I’m in it! Its Quarterly! Issue One is 32 pages long with a Fantastic cover by Tim Bollinger. The contributor list includes; Brent Willis, Dick Whyte, Ned Wenlocke, Robyn E Kenealy, Helen Cropp, Carlos Wedde, R B [...]
The Second issue of Wellington’s comic anthology has made it to print. With a glorious cover by Claire Harris! contributor list for this issue includes; Grant Buist, Helen Cropp, me Draw, Matt Emery, Ari Freeman, Ed Lynden-Bell, Steve Saville, Ned Wenlocke, Dick Whyte, Brent Willis, Jason Winter and Lorenzo Van Der Lingen. It is $5.00 [...]
For a few months now the New Zealand comics scene has had a blog devoted to it. From Earth’s End is by Adrian Kinnaird with an eye to report new releases, events and the various goings on in the community. Oh and he will cover pop culture generally but really we’re only interested in NZ [...]
Adrian Kinnaird from New Zealand’s premier Comics and pop culture blog wanted to know more about Abstract comics so we did an interview via email, you can see it here. extract: AK: How did you become involved in the project? DRAW: Well I started posting Abstract Comics on my website during May of last year [...]
Last week I was walking home and I decided to look at some of the galleries on the way. I walked into Solander Gallery and was taken aback by the powerful large scale woodcuts hanging on the wall. Cover Their Eyes by Sam Harrison I found the pieces remarkable; sometimes ambivalent, sometimes gritty, always beautiful [...]
Yes Bristle issue Three is out! (well since October 16) I’ve been a bit slow on the uptake, this time Adrian bet me to it. Still Bristle is a New Zealand Comic that actually delivers on the promise of having a regular publishing schedule! Front cover by Ned Wenlock, back by Jason Winter contributor list [...]
A new issue of Bristle for the New Year! With a great front cover by Brent Willis and the back cover by me Draw Contributor list for this issue includes; Chris Cudby, Ari Freeman, Claire Harris, Robyn E Kenealy, Renee Lyons, Steve Saville, Clive Townsend, Ned Wenlock, Dick Whyte, and Brent Willis. It is $5.00 [...]
Right! I’ve finally got round to posting some photos of the Silent Pictures Exhibition at the James Gallery of the Graduate Center of CUNY James Gallery Entrance . Silent Pictures entry & Small Zines by Robert Breer . lots of people . a bookshelf of Anthologies . Silent Pictures Programme booklet . Art Spiegelman’s collection [...]
For the 2010 Black River Digital New Zealand Comics Awards or the Eric’s named after NZ comics Legend Eric Resitar. Nominations for: Best Comic - The Tangled Garden Best Writing - The Tangled Garden Best webcomic - Drawingsilence.com and Bristle has been nominated for best Anthology This is so exciting! Thank you so much to [...]
I have recently come across an old article Robyn E Kenealy wrote about Brent Willis. Check it out here: FetusBoy Adventures: Brent Willis and the Sacred Cow or How to become a Subversive Artist in Eleven Easy Issues Furthermore, those of you who are not fans should become so at once. Fetus Boy Adventures is [...]
I’ve been real busy of late preparing a comic for Comics Weekend Armageddon and also helping organise Comics Weekend.
IT was a tie between myself and How to Understand Everything and not hate yourself for Best Webcomic I have won something! Its been a really crazy past couple of days at Comics Weekend/Armageddon and now its the last day Thanks to everyone who helped organise it and to everyone who turned up! Pat yourself [...]
New Comic Tomorrow! I’m having a well earned rest after Comics Weekend and Armageddon. Thanks to everyone who has visited the site recently. If you’re new here why not have a look round the archive or Check out some of these comics: Still ness A Horror Comic (Click on image) or Weather An Abstract Comic [...]
for… The Abstract Comics Anthology! More exciting news! Yes, thats right The Abstract Comics Anthology has received an Eisner nomination in the Anthology Category! Here is the complete list: Best Anthology • Abstract Comics, edited by Andrei Molotiu (Fantagraphics) • Bob Dylan Revisited, edited by Bob Weill (Norton) • Flight 6, edited by Kazu Kibuishi [...]
I have copies of ‘The Tangled Garden’ available, which was nominated for best comic and best writing. $7.00 NZD + postage and packaging Also I have a new comic/art book for sale called Sliver, you can see the cover here or sample pages here. $19.00 NZD + postage and packaging For more infomation about purchasing [...]
The latest issue of the awesome Radio as Paper anthology is out now. Why should you get it? It won best anthology at the 2010 Erics awards and I was invited to submit something Cover Art by Chris Fitz Contributor list for this issue includes Comics by: Jerome Bihan, Chris Cudby, me Draw, Alan Drummond, [...]
The Radio as Paper blog has republished my submission to Radio as Paper 4 with some nice commentary from the Editor. and Grant Buist reviewed The Abstract comics The Anthology on his blog The Name of the Cartoon is Brunswick. This book is just begging for a soundtrack. Many pages are experiments in mood and texture, [...]
Did We win? win what? An Eisner for The Abstract Comics Anthology in the Anthology Category! No For more info check out the post at Abstract Comics Blog.
It may surprise some people that, despite perceptions to the contrary, wealth is no easy come, easy go phenomenon. Of course, there are exceptions, such as those who have heavily borrowed to create property empires. You will find a few have dropped off this year’s Rich List but others have joined. The country is not [...]
