Séra has a new volume out: “Lendemains de Cendres” and it is a stunner. For those who are curious to see Cambodian history as expressed via comic art, this is a major publishing event, following his earlier ‘Impasse et Rouge’ and ‘Eau et la Terre’.
http://www.eurasie.net/webzine/L-eau-et-la-terre-Lendemains-de.html
http://www.chronicart.com/bd/chronique.php?id=10553
More news and reviews to follow.
In Cambodia? There is one copy left at Carnets d’ Asie, Phnom Penh.

meanwhile,

Siem Reap’s ArtHouse will be exhibiting art from the book as part of the upcoming Spotlight Festival – this Thursday the 21st!

And finally, StickyGum has been traveling through Cambodia and has webbed up some slice-of-life cartoons with the aid of a digital camera.

(cheers Damien!)

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Here are MPF’s minutes and pics:

t’was a hot n muggy day in campbell arcade
i was there at 12:05 chattin w/ luke over juice
Michael Hawkins(swordholder n pal from Tas) was there at 12:15

Clint was there soon after and I finished my panels(up now) at 12:45

Bernard,Alice, Cass,Clint, Michael and I were all drawing away by 1

photos by sticky and letter writing out front with visitors crowded us in=fun!

by 2 i was across mall at pals record shop and up at Hells kitchen by 3
on return there were too many questions about the project i couldnt answer…
(”can anyone draw” “why is it called rehab” “what will the zine be like?” etc)
missed a friend and got new providence comic anthology ‘dragomen’ and
was given a couple, in particular Tim Molloys newie ‘Under the bed’
(look for this one).
Tim and I then started some exquisite corpses and bernard and family left
as his buddy john continued to ask questions and take notes.
Nick Potter and I started some more ‘corpses’ and Carl Von Burger came
to collect my 6 page thread for his ‘choose yer adventure’ comic
anthology.
Jo Waite came along with her cousin, just as Cassandra left.
Alice left soon after and I realised we had forgotten the zine production…
I left at 4:30 and saw only a handful of images on the table (and 3
exquisite corpses)
so hopefully there are a few things for whoever is preppin up the ziney thing
otherwise – fun was had by all and the shop hung my posters for TRAILS
proudly in the window. yes.

http://www.stickyinstitute.com
http://comicrehab.wordpress.com

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In Italy, women creators are contributing to a community comics metablog. They’re calling themselves ‘The Pusciastova’ . Courtesy Google Translator, how the idea started:

Today I woke up with an unhealthy head; create a virtual lounge for me and my friends…female designers.

In short, we are many, scattered throughout Italy, sometimes we feel alone and misunderstood.

Other times we frullano in mind genialate and have no one to help us give some practical sense, and leave in a drawer.

Instead we could really do great things with moral support and a fair bit of temerity!

So why not join forces rather than stay to make the mold between a table and the other?

[Riuniamoci dummy] to our table and start to deal with all seriousness that joyful female!

What? Pusciastova. Why? And what does it mean?

Well, everything is born of a conversation chatting with Kat, a designer, who spoke the names of our cats. ^ _ ^

I came to a “flash” of a great Russian family where women are the pivot and none of them alone, just like a real, functional, affectionate family structure.

In Russia the women’s surname ends “ova”, the pun was done.

The Pusciastova, the large family of matrioshka, mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends.

So, who wants to be part of the family Pusciastova? Unique requirements: to be women and artiste.

Here you will find space for your work and your words.

http://pusciastova.blogspot.com

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Sample pages from a graphic novel pitch (‘Lucky’) by Jo Waite. Thanks Jo!

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Gregory MacKay writes:

Comics anthology Turkey Comix number 16 has won the prestigious Alternative Comics Prize at the Angouleme International Comics Festival.

The 222 page tome features the work of Danny Maltais, Christophe Hittinger, Gautier Ducatez and Gregory Mackay. Check it out at

http://www.bdangouleme.com/22-prize-list-2008-the-alternative-comics-prize

http://www.bdangouleme.com/

and http://www.thehoochiecoochie.com/
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