What you eat for Breakfast

Michael Fikaris, @ Toronto on his culinary choices:

A: i been eatin bagels for breakfast and coffee all day until burrto salad special at dinner - yum!

 

Cell Phones

Palm Pilot comic from David Chelsea.

French - Cambodian Cartoon Workshop

Will be sending one of its graduates, Nhek Sophaleap, to France!


(Above: Weeksy effort. Below: Weeksy web writeup.)
http://www.qdcomic.com/blog/2005_04_05_sera_visit.htm

Toronto Comics Arts Festival

So the Toronto Comics Arts Festival is underway.

www.torontocomics.com/tcaf/

Hey, isn't Michael Fikaris on the same continent? Yep.


So, I met gary panter (he drew in me book), tony millionaire (we traded pens), chester brown (he rides everywhere here) on the first day as well as dozens of likeminded individuals too numerous to mention...let me say, its feeling like home already.

stall was great, brett from top shelf gave me a section next to jeffrey brown and i talked it up (over beeritos) with the top value sammy harkham of kramers ergot...only to learn he is moving to australia in jan next year...so there you go - yeah, heaps more goss but am in the middle of other things fer a bit...

got a place in a neat area, right near beguilling and am to be featured in two upcoming anthologies - one from montreal.went to comic jam last night - HUGE thing it is. also put true fantasy in a gallery in vancouver BC, opening tomorrow...blah blah. going to meet up with friends in new york at end of month - while tammi tours the states with eliza from the 25th for three weeks...miss all my good friends already! I geuss we are canalians now john...yeah?



More at http://froth.myblogsite.com

KOMIKASIA - INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BANDUNG 2005

KOMIKASIA - INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BANDUNG 2005

http://komikasia.dkv.itb.ac.id/inside.html

Wellington Comics Exhibition

http://www.salient.org.nz/index.php?i=32&c=29

Atomheart

by Jo Waite at Going Down Swinging.

Prepare: Zine Fair

with Silent Army.





http://www.comicslifestyle.com/silentarmy/

Animerica Asks

Che "Make Mars Our Bitch" Gilson about life, the universe and everything in its May issue.

Comic Korea

Courtesy Marc Selan
http://saveded.blogspot.com/2005/05/world-comic-artist-conference.html



Coming up at the end of September, the Bucheoon Comic Fair is taking place,
where publishers and artists from all over Asia come and check out each
others work; looking for new talent and what not.

This year, the Korea Cartoonist Association, has budgeted to invite about 40
guests from around the world, concentrating on picking a few artsists and
publishers from each major country. Invited guests will get flights and
accomadation and will be asked to attend presentations, galas and forums.

Publishers and artists are asked to present some sample pages and a resume
of their work to a committee of artists and organisers.
Invitations will be based on the quality of the work, the scope of work and
the importance of that work (''influence and popularity").

The portfolio should have about 8 pages of art (plus or minus a bit) and
then a comprehensive listing of work, plus a biography - including details
of awards, experience.

So if you are published and want to go to Korea, or know some one who would
be good to showcase overseas, contact me at mark_selan * hotmail.com, and I'll
pass your samples on or give you contact details for Joelle (the Buncheon
rep).

Deadline 2 weeks

For more details on the World Comic Artist Conference - http://www.wcc7.net
(check out the gallery)

More of Mugg

David Chelsea ('The Anthology Killer') gets published in  24 Hour Comics All-Stars .

The publishers should start running for the hills.

 

 

Deep Breath

from Laine Berman:

Hey y'all, just to let you know that Athonk is now breathing free. he is outta the 'den of sin' and choking on the polluted air of freedom in Jakarta! Expect lots of news from him as he gets to finishing his comic book on prison life - which we hope will be published soon!!!! We'll be scanning assorted bits n peices to share soon.

Laine

 

Silent Army Fundraiser

===Sounds of Silent Army===
FREE event @ PLUG N PLAY ( 8-11pm )
Thu 19th May Kent St Bar // 201 Smith St, Fitzroy

Fundraiser for the upcoming publication of TRAILS ::: a regular free newspaper all about comics & related matter

Come down and watch the moving images and roaring sounds that form the bowels of inspiration for the soldiers of THE SILENT ARMY... ( see also http://www.comicslifestyle.com/silentarmy/)

featuring an ALL-ANIMATION pixel smorgasbord with lush local screen action by: Lachlan Conn, Lindsay Cox, Silent Army, Jean Poole, So_Micro & more.. & assorted eye-popping animations by : Run Wrake (UK), Len Lye ( NZ scratch film pioneer ), Michael Snow, Norman McLaren ( canada ), Oskar Fischinger ( early 20th century A-V pioneer )
As well as scenes from anim_spectaculars such as Fantastic Planet (French 70s madness )
a Chris Wares doco, Fast Films ( photocopy origami @ 25 frames per second~!) various animated warp, ninja tune etc music videos & more...

SOUNDS :
Music to make comics by, featuring
Lachlan Conn ( live performance & tunes by the The Grim )
The Kieran Mangan Mp3 Explosion
Future Eater
& Other comic inspired soundscapes and ink-friendly tunes

BYO pens / textas / stainmakers and add a page to the collaborative You_Are_I_Am book...
( one of 100 sent around the world, to be returned by june 2005 for a Chicago exhibition by
http://www.you-are-beautiful.com )
Pages to date scanned and clickable here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanpoole/sets/266552/

***
===Sounds of Silent Army===
Trails Fundraiser @ PLUG N PLAY ( 8-11pm )
Thu 19th May Kent St Bar // 201 Smith St, Fitzroy

Poopsheet Shop relaunched

 

http://www.poopsheetfoundation.com/shop

 

Now that I've conquered – with plenty of help — a few minor setbacks and technical hurdles, I'm happy to announce that the new Poopsheet Shop is open for business!

 

With the relaunch we've added around 25 new books, many of which are included in the graphic above. On the main page of the site is a "Newest Additions" section where the most recent are spotlighted. However, the entire list of new items is as follows:

 

• John Porcellino / La Mano - Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man
• Robin Bougie - Cinema Sewer #16
• Ansis Purins - Duppy and Zombre vs. Slappy
• Mark Burrier - The Intruder
• Josh Simmons - All About Fuckin' #s 7, 8, 9 and 10 and Pussies #s 1 and 2
• Chris Cilla - Hot Dog Holiday and A Moon, A Girl... Swonk
• Lonnie Allen - The Cheerleader & Other Stories, Boxer #1 and Tell Tale Signs
• Zeke S. Clough - Petstatic #5
• Dan Moynihan - Catching the Moon and Sidewalk Bump
• Jim Siergey - Pete the Pit Bull Puppy
• Dave Kiersh - Dave K. Greatest Hits
• Damien Jay - Plates Are Cult #2
• Warren Craghead - Jefferson Estates #s 1-3

 

Plus, there's lots more just waiting to be added, including books by Robert Goodin, Derek Ballard, Souther Salazar,

 

Vanessa Davis, John Hankiewicz, Debbie Huey, Warren Craghead and others.

 

So surf on over, take a look, and let us know what you think!

 

Thanks for your time,
--Ricko

 

=============
+ Poopsheet: http://poopsheet.blogspot.com (new site soon!)
+ The Shop: http://poopsheetfoundation.com/shop
+ NEW e-mail: ricko@poopsheetfoundation.com
+ NEW address: Rick Bradford / PO Box 343 / Bedford, TX / 76095 USA

Kids Week @ Comics Lifestyle

Bang! Zap! Pow! Comics aren't just for adults anymore.

Palm Pilot Comic from from David Chelsea, and daughter Rebecca.
http://pdxcomic.com/xstack/?album=Rebecca%20Celsi

Amber Carvan notes a new arrival.
http://ellaberry.typepad.com/ellaberry/

Tango Vaudeville benefit

Dear friend of Cardigan Comics,

finally, 'Tango Six: Love and Sex', is almost ready to print (if you're reading
this and think, "Hell, Bernard hasn't got my story yet!", then send it now -
the finallest of final deadlines is Sunday 29 May).

And yet before the book can be printed, money is needed to pay the printer, or
the ferryman, or somebody, so I invite you to a benefit vaudeville shindig to
be held, by a curious coincidence, on Sunday 29 May, from 4 - 7pm at a bar
called Wesley Anne, 250 High Street Northcote. That's in Victoria, Australia,
so for those of you who are interstate or international, there's still time to
get transport organised.

The homepage of the website at www.cardigancomics.com has this information in a
prettier version, and if you can think of other people who should come along,
please direct them there.

The book itself will get published next month, so there will be a launch party
in June or July.

Okay! That's all! Come along, it's going to be a great and crazy affair...

Yours,

Bernard Caleo

Ben Hutchings Interview

Ben Hutchings courtesy Pulp Faction.



http://pulpfaction.net/interviews/ben_hutchings_0505/

Scrambled #4

I've just finished, and put out, the lastest edition of Scrambled (#4) Available from Minotaur, Polyester, Sticky, or direct from me $5 postage paid.
It has a two colour cover (Black and Orange) and B&W insides, 28 pages all up. Most of the contents are straightforawrd auto-bio comics but theres also a few sketchbook pages.

Also have a good web link for a David Collier
Collier Journal
Some other things of interest
designer toys
Illustration Friday

Cheers Anthony Woodward

MPF in BC

Michael Fikaris hits Vancouver - look carefully and you can see the 'Froth' sticker.

Free Comic Day

And here's one in 'The Paper' by Tim Danko. (Caution - big download).
http://www.thepaper.org.au/pdfs/epdfs/edition38.pdf

Dream it down

The Age writes up Are You Going to Buy That? at The Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn

"Alice Mrongovius' moody teenagers dreaming their lives away." http://tinyurl.com/bpuxe

358 Burwood Road, Hawthorn (Until June 5) (Melbourne Area)

It's Jesus' Country, we just live in it

New comic from David Chelsea, and plenty more from 24 hour Portland cartoonists at http://www.pdxcomic.com/xstack/

Nouvelles l’Institut Pacôme

Bonjour à tous,
Voici des nouvelles des auteurs de l’Institut Pacôme, même s’ils publient ailleurs, voici leur actualité :

Hello all, Here of the news of the authors of the Institute Pacôme, even if they publish elsewhere, here their topicality: (with robot translation).

-L’ALEX (auteur de “MILADY”, collection Gyromitre Excellent, et “UN JOUR MON PRINCE VIENDRA” et “VIOLENCES CONJUGALES”, collection Levures à l’Institut Pacôme) :

- "TU FAIS DU LARD GASPARD”
Éd. Magnard collection Typik benjamin, sur une histoire de Sylvie de Mathuisieulx
"Gaspard en a assez des moqueries de sa soeur. Il veut perdre du poids !"
à paraître en Juin 2005.

- “100% JEUX POUR LES VACANCES (Spécial Voiture et Train)”, en duo à l'illustration avec Miguel Viera Da Silva Éd. Nathan, ouvrage paru en Avril 2005.

-L’Alex travaille également pour Bayard, Milan et Albin Michel.

- ALEX (author of "MILADY", Excellent Gyromitre collection, and "a DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME" and "MARITAL VIOLENCES", Levures collection at the Pacôme Institute):

- "YOU MAKE BACON GASPARD" Éd. Magnard collection Typik youngest child, on a history of Sylvie de Mathuisieulx "Gaspard in A enough of the mockeries of his sister. It wants to lose weight!" to appear in June 2005.
- "100% PLAYS FOR the HOLIDAYS (Special Conveys and Train)", in duet with the illustration with Miguel Viera Da Silva Éd. Nathan, work published in April 2005.
- Alex also works for Bayard, Milan and Albin Michel.

-PRUNELLE (auteur dans le collectif “CANICULE”, paru à l’Institut Pacôme) :
-Au sein du COMIXLAB du Fanzine artistique GLOBULOT : http://www.globulot.net

- PUPIL (author in the collective "HEAT WAVE", appeared at the Pacôme Institute):
- Within the COMIXLAB of artistic Fanzine GLOBULOT: http://www.globulot.net

-SYLVAIN-MOIZIE (auteur entre autre de “BOUCLETTES opus 1-Otto & Cary”, “opus

2-GRANDE ENCYCLOPÉDIE ILLUSTRÉE DE PERSONNAGES POUR HISTOIRES”,

“opus 5-OLIVE N’A PLUS D’HUILE”, parus à l’Institut Pacôme) :
- “MACHIN & MACHINE ONT RÉTRÉCI”
édité par L’?UF (). “Machin & Machine ont rétréci” est l’opus 8 de Bouclettes.

- “RESTONS CALME ET SEREIN”, deux pages dans le numéro d’avril de CAPSULE COSMIQUE, mensuel de bande dessinée, éd. Milan.
Comment, vous ne connaissez pas encore Capsule Cosmique !?! Courrez vite voir dans votre kiosque à journaux le plus proche pour voir et vous abonner, non d’une pipe !!

- SYLVAIN-MOIZIE (author amongst other things of "RINGLETS opus 1-Otto & Cary", "opus 2-GRANDE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA CHARACTERS FOR STORIES", "opus 5-OLIVE A MORE OIL", published at the Pacôme Institute):
- "THING & MACHINE NARROWED" published by the?UF (). "Thing & Machine narrowed" is the opus 8 of Ringlets.
- "LET US REMAIN CALM AND SERENE", two pages in the April issue of of COSMIC, monthly CAPSULE of comic strip, éd. Milan. How, you do not know Cosmic Capsule yet!?!
Quickly run to see in your newspaper kiosk nearest to see and subscribe, this is not a pipe!!

-MARIE MICHEL (auteur de “RUE St DENIS” et “FAIT DIVERS”, collection Levures, et et “SECRETS D’HOMMES”, collection Morille

-Marie est aussi comédienne et joue un spectacle de conte-marionnettes sur robe intitulé “LES SOUVENIRS DE MADAME KABITSCH”.

MARIE MICHEL (author of "STREET St VARIOUS DENIS" and "FACT", collection Yeasts, and and "SECRECIES Of MEN", collection Morel - Marie is a also actress and plays a spectacle of tale-puppets on dress entitled "the MEMORIES OF MRS KABITSCH".



Ce spectacle a tourné dans divers festivals de conte et de marionnettes en France et en Belgique depuis maintenant un an et demi, et conquiert tous les publics, de 5 à 105 ans. À ne rater sous aucun prétexte.

Pour des renseignement sur la tenue des spectacles ou si vous êtes intéressés pour faire entendre Madame Kabitsch vous raconter ses souvenirs, contactez Marie Michel par e-mail : mariemichaile via hotmail com .

This spectacle turned in various festivals of tale and puppets to France and Belgium since now a year and half, and conquers all the public ones, from ages 5 to 105 years not missed under any pretext.

For information on the behaviour of the spectacles or if you are interested to make intend Mrs Kabitsch to tell you its memories, contact Marie Michel by e-mail: mariemichaile via hotmail com

Bien à vous, Sylvain-Moizie,
Aide à domicile de l'immense Professeur Pacôme

Yours sincerely, Sylvain-Moizie,
Help in residence of immense Professor Pacôme
http://institutpacome.free.fr

Way down South

Kirrily Schell adds some new sketches @ http://kirrilyblog.blogspot.com/.

Arachnodactyly gets a review at Sequential Tart, and a second writeup at Moon Rocket.



meanwhile Comics Australia and OzComics.com have both rebooted.

There are also rumors Silent Army may actually get their site up... and don't forget the upcoming 24 hour comics challenge, on June 11-13.
http://www.aussiecomics.com/24hr/

Indo Underground PDF comix

3 new PDF comics from 'Haram Jadah!'

Turn off the TV

What a Sunday

Wedus Gembel

More at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/haramjadah/