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Rachel Smythe wins Eisner Award for Best Webcomic for Lore Olympus!
Above: Online publisher Webtoons congratulates Rachel on her win.The 2022 Will Eisner Awards (aka the comics ‘Oscars’) were held last week during the San Diego Comic-Con, on July 22 at the Bayfront San...
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Remembering Joe Wylie
Above: Chris Knox, Joe Wylie and Barry Linton (via AudioCuture, I believe this picture may have been published in an issue of Strips).I was saddened to hear today that cartoonist and animator Joe Wylie...
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New Release: The Kabuki Comic by Joe Wylie
Above: The Kabuki Comic by Joe Wylie. Copyright Joe Wylie 2021.Following on from the limited edition release of Joe Wylie's The Adventures of Maureen Cringe comic book in February (read about it HERE),...
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Bristle Annual 2021 Launch!
Above: The cover for Bristle Annual 2021 by Sara Riordan.UPDATE: The launch is cancelled due to uncertainty relating to the current COVID-19 Alert Levels, but keep an eye out for this new issue of...
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Mail Drop Review: The Adventures of Maureen Cringe
Above: The Adventures of Maureen Cringe by Joe Wylie. Copyright Joe Wylie 2021.I was recently lucky enough to receive a limited edition copy of The Adventures of Maureen Cringe by Joe Wylie, collecting...
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Summer Reads: Lockdown, This is Not a Pipe and The Side Eye 2020 Annual
There were some great local graphic novels released towards at the end of last year, so while the weather is still fine, here's three graphic novel titles by New Zealand authors to catch up on -...
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EVENT: The COVID-19 Diaries, New Comics by Sarah Laing
Sarah Laing, Wellington cartoonist and author of the graphic novels Mansfield & Me and Let Me Be Frank, is having an exhibition to showcase The COVID-19 Diaries, comics she created during and about...
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NZ Graphic novels winners at the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults!
The winners of the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults were announced this week, and two titles with graphic novel storytelling elements were honoured with wins in three different...
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NEW RELEASE: The Inkberg Enigma by Jonathan King
Above: The cover of The Inkberg Enigma by Jonathan King. Copyright Jonathan King 2020.Out this month is The Inkberg Enigma a new mystery graphic novel from Wellington filmmaker/cartoonist Jonathan...
View ArticleQuarantoon Episode 2: Sarah Laing
Dylan Horrocks continues his interview series Quarantoon, in this new episode featuring cartoonist Sarah Laing (Mansfield & Me). They discuss the process behind her daily comics diary, The COVID-19...
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NZ Cartoonists respond to COVID-19
Above: The 'Flatten the Curve' GIF by Toby Morris and Dr Siouxsie Wiles.New Zealand is just over halfway through it's Level 4 mandatory lock-down, a national effort to eradicate the COVID-19 virus...
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NZ Graphic Novel Picks for Best International Comics of 2019!
Above: The Adventures of Tupaia by Courtney Sina Meredith and Mat Tait. Copyright Courtney Sina Meredith and Mat Tait 2020.Every year I contribute some New Zealand graphic novel picks for Paul...
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EVENT: Chip Zdarsky at Graphic Comics!
Above: Comics writer/artist Chip Zdarsky.The NZ 2020 comics event calendar kicks off this month, with a surprise visit from US comics writer/artist Chip Zdarsky! Zdarsky is an Eisner, Harvey and...
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NEW RELEASE: Let Me Be Frank by Sarah Laing
Above: The cover of Let Me Be Frank by Sarah Laing. Copyright Sarah Laing 2019.Hi folks, sorry I've been snowed under with day-job work, so it's time to catch-up on the recent comics related new...
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Chromacon indie arts festival 2019!
The biennial Chromacon indie arts festival returns to Auckland in 2019, offering the public 2 FREE days of arty market goodness, with some of NZ's finest art creators selling and showcasing:...
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LISTEN UP: Ross Murray discusses Rufus Marigold on Nine to Noon
Above: Rufus is the life of the party... from Rufus Marigold by Ross Murray. Copyright Ross Murray 2019.Mount Maunganui based illustrator Ross Murray has produced a graphic novel broaching the subject...
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NZ Cartoonists Katie O'Neill and Rachel Smythe nominated for Eisner Awards!
The nominations for the 2019 Eisner Awards (the US Oscars of comic books) have been announced, and this year there are two NZ cartoonists who have scored nominations for their work!Katie O'Neill, who...
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ComicFest 2019 is almost here!
The annual ComicFest event held in Wellington each year is back for 2019 and has taken a huge step forward! It will be taking place this week from May 2nd – 4th, at the National Library, 70 Molesworth...
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WATCH: Two Sketches with Toby Morris featuring Michel Mulipola!
Cartoonist Toby Morris has started a new drawing/interview series for The Spinoff website, Two Sketches. The ingenious concept for the show is quite simple: each episode he sits down with an NZ artist...
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EXHIBITION: Anti-Heroes: The Art of Conscious Cartoonists and Comic Book...
Above: An image from the animated movie, My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea by Dash Shaw. Copyright Dash Shaw 2019.Tauranga Art Gallery is bringing comics and pop culture back to the art...
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