TheComicSpot

Gary and I decided it was time to dig into a whole range of comics we’ve been meaning to discuss on air. So over the course of the hour we covered quite a few comics. You can find all the details and links to the comics at www.thecomicspot.blogspot.com.au

The comics were Victoria Drug Scene by Various, Dailies 3 by Various, St Owl's Bay and Arrete, cest ic l'empire de la Mort by Simon Hanselmann, Coracle by Dave C Mahler, Mr Ray's Grave Thoughts by Marc Pearson, Zooniverse minis by Fil Barlow, Confessions of a Rookie Film Maker 1-3 by Q-Ray, The Trials of Francis Bear by Gregory MacKay, It Shines and Shakes and Laughs by Tim Molloy, Ejecta by Ben Sea.

Gary also talked about the www.australiancomicsjournal.com site he oversees and what he hopes to achieve with it.

Enjoy the podcast.

John and Gary speak to Joshua Santospirito about 'The Long Weekend in Alice Springs'. This audacious comic is adapted from an essay delving into the complexities of culture, cultural clashes and the intersection of self and psychology in outback Australia. What inspired Josh to tackle these issues and where do we go from here? Listen in. A great discussion on a very interesting comic. Then Gary and John plug a few crowdfunding comics ventures that need your help to succeed. Enjoy.

www.sankessto.com - to buy the book and other comics

www.joshuasantospiritoart.com - to follow Josh's other works

TheComicSpot ends it hiatus. Now relocated to southern Tasmania but still focussing on Australian comics and comics culture in Australia.

The first guest back is also John's new co-host. Meet Gary Chaloner. Gary has close to thirty years of expereince making comics in Australia. He's created his own orignal characters, worked with some of the legends of comics with their creations, helped out countless Australian comics creators and he's been a publisher and a self publisher and so much more. He is currently working on a numner of projects with Gestalt comics based in Perth.

Listen in and explore more of Gary's work at www.garychaloner.com

For the final Comic Spot on 3CR Jo, Bernard and John shared a stage at the Home Cooked Comics Festival in front of a live audience at Northcote’s Batman Park to have a free wheeling discussion on Australian comics and comics culture – past, present and future.

There was music, sun, laughs, tears and discussion with occasional asides to the crowd watching. A fun day and a great way to wrap up things on 3CR.

Keep up with TheComicSpot on

www.thecomicspot.blogspot.com
www.thecomicspot.podomatic.com
@thecomicspot on Twitter
TheComicSpot on facebook

Enjoy and thanks for listening.

Douglas Holgate joins John and Jo in the studio. With a CV as long as your arm and an impressive array of books published Douglas discusses where it all began, going to art school, being a professional illustrator/cartoonist and working with an army of different Australian and international comics writers. A great dynamic cartoonist with a real flair for all ages work, Douglas was a pleasure to talk to. Enjoy.

Douglas Holgate - www.skullduggery.com.au

Jo and John are joined by two great guests Gregory Mackay and David Pope. Gregory discusses his world weary Fancis Bear creation, being published in France and creating his works and on the line from Canberra is political cartoonist for the Canberra Times David Pope discusses his cartoons, his influences and the current state of the game. Both were great guests. Enjoy.

Gregory MacKay - www.gregorymackay.com
David Pope - www.scratch.com.au

Ryan K Lindsay of the Beginnings Anthology and EJ ‘Filka’ Zyla join Jo and John on TheComicSpot. Ryan gives us the lowdown on how the crowd funded anthology got off the ground and the aspirations and community that led to it’s establishment.

EJ discusses her beautiful zines and how she strives to create art without influence. A full and illuminating show. Enjoy.

Beginnings Anthology - http://beginningsanthology.blogspot.com.au/
Ryan - http://www.stinkbrown.org/
EJ - http://readpalered.blogspot.com.au/

It’s our 2011 end of year favourites! John, Jo and Bernard remember the year gone by and talk of their favourite Australian cartoonists, comics, comic related events, discoveries and hopes for 2012. TheComicSpot listeners and former guests chip in via the tweetfacing technologies to add their two cents too. Only afterwards di John think of around ten more things that he didn't mention that he should've!!

Blog - www.thecomicspot.blogspot.com

Twitter - Follow #thecomicspot

Facebook - Like 'TheComicSpot'

Anton Emdin joins TheComicSpot crew. The Golden Stanley and Reuben award winning Anton discusses his big 2011, how he got into comics, working as an illustrator and continuing his love of the drawn line. A really nice guy and great interviewee whose process posts at www.antonemdin.com should definitely be followed. Also John announces wrapping up TheComicSpot on 3CR at the end of Jan 2012.

Ben Hutchings and Ive Sorocuk join TheComicSpot. John visits Ben at the new Squishface Studio in Brunswick for a chat about the open comic artists studio, it’s genesis and it’s exciting future. Ive Sorocuk joins Jo, Bernard and John in the studio to talk about his fun filled comics, growing up with comics in Geelong and the impact of the move to Melbourne on his work.

www,squishfacestudio.tumblr.com

www.superteamnonstop.com

Steve Sparke from FEC Comics and cartoonist/animator Frank Candiloro are our guests on TheComicSpot. Steve discusses his role as managing editor and enabler of comic creators at FEC whilst Frank talks about moving from animation to comics and outlines his relatively short but extremely fruitful and ongoing relationship to the form. John and Jo in the studio this episode also have a few goings on to announce. Enjoy.

www.feccomics.com
www.frankcandiloro.com

Melbourne comics stalwart Greg Gates join Jo and Bernard in the studio on TheComicSpot. They discuss Greg’s comics origins with a love for marvel comics, Fox comics, the Tattooed Man, the founding of Minotaur comics, collaborating with other local cartoonists as Greg picks up sticks for a move to Adelaide. John calls in from the bush with a question or two lobbed in to boot. Enjoy.

Wolfgang from Gestalt Comics, Sarah Howell and David Blumenstein (Melbourne comics power couple!) all join us on TheComicSpot. Wolfgang gives us the lowdown on the newest releases from the WA publisher and a glimpse into future releases. Sarah and David tell us what's been happening in Sale and at New York's MOCCA convention. Big Plans for an Australian contingent in New York next year. Listen in and enjoy.

www.gestaltcomics.com

www.sarahhowellprojects.com

www.nakedfella.com

Mirranda Burton’s Hidden is the focus of this episode of TheComicSpot. A semi-autobiographical collection of four stories about an artist working with adults with intellectual disabilities in an art room and of the many joys and wonderings found within. John, Jo and Bernard travelled out to Dunmoochin artists residence to speak to Mirranda about this wonderful new book from Black Pepper Press. Big thanks to Jo for anchoring the show too. Enjoy.

Buy Hidden - http://blackpepperpublishing.com/burtonh.html

Ben Hutchings and Matt Taylor join TheComicSpot this episode. Ben to talk about his newly released Walking to Japan and Matt to talk about his Lars the Last Viking graphic novel. Both guests were great fun to have on and we recommend both works. Enjoy.

Walking to Japan - www.milkshadowbooks.com

Lars - www.larsthelastviking.com

Cartoonist Patrick Alexander joins John on TheComicSpot on the cusp of leaving Melbourne once again to journey to Tokyo. Patch and John talk about his comics, comedy and his ten years of publishing humour comics, gaming comics and children’s comics. You can check out his work on chickennation.com and Patrick is also currently published in the Dark Horse Presents anthology. (this podcast contains 5 mins of extra material not aired on 3CR)

He's here too - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKjQyJjK7CY

TheComicSpot crew of John, Bernard and Jo talk comic events. Melbourne and Sydney have hosted a Graphic Festival and Writers Fesitval respectively and there were lots of great comics happenings. So enjoy a round up discussion of these events as well as a discussion of a new graphic novel by Mirranda Burton called Hidden.

Mandy Ord joins TheComicSpot for a nice long episode long chat about her new book ‘Sensitive Creatures’. John, Jo and Bernard dig into the contents of the book and quiz Mandy on just who the sensitive creatures are? Also a bonus quick chat about R Crumb's decision to pull out of the Graphic Festival in Sydney. Enjoy.

Jo and John speak to Mandy Ord, Michael Hawkins and Sarah Howell from the Inherent Vice residency at NGVStudio during the 24hr comic marathon to see how things have been tracking. Then Oslo Davis joins the show to give the low down on Drawn From Life, a news comics publication created for the Melbourne Writers Festival. Plenty of what's ons too for the month of Ausgust. Festival city in Melbourne and comics are in the mix. Enjoy!

Inherent Vice at NGVStudio is the focus this episode with Curator Beckett Rozentals joining TheComicSpot in the studio. 8 cartoonists in residency in Fed Square? How did it happen, who’s responsible and what’s it like? We find out all this and more. John, jo and Bernard in studio with a little prerecord from Ben Hutchings and Rebecca Clements on site.

www.invice.tumblr.com for some lovely pics from the cartoonists in situ at Inherent Vice at NGV Studio till mid Aug 2011.

TheComicSpot speaks to students from the graphic narratives course at Melbourne Uni about there works after attending the SwapnSell night to mark the end of the semester. Listen for contact details to get your copies of the works. Bernard phones in from the holiday isle and Jo and John chat it up in the studio in a pretty laid back show.

Graphic Narratives for 2012 - https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2012/CWRI40011

Zinester Stuart Stratu and catoonist Pat Grant join thecomicspot. Stratu talks of his involvemnt in zines and of the Blackguard comics anthology. How community is formed through correspondence and connections. Also Pat Grant gives us the lowdown on wrapping his graphic novel Blue and gets the team all excited about 'Inherent Vice' happening in July at Fed Square. Lots of lively talk this show!

www.blackguard23.livejournal.com for more of Stratus writings and to order the comics/zine. And go to www.boltonblue.com to read Blue in it's entirety.

The Comic Spot and DIY Arts join forces in this Radiothon spectacular. Podcast features highlights of the program. It’s never to late to support 3CR and it's never too late to donate!

Cartoonist Michael Hawkins and academic Dr Elizabeth MacFarlane join TheComicSpot. Michael gives us the lowdown on his latest gallery show and his process for creating his remarkably beautiful and haunting comics. Elizabeth is the co-ordinator of the Graphic Narrative subject at Melbourne Uni and talks about how the subject came about and how the course and students have faired in it's first outing.

www.artbyhawkins.blogspot.com

Graphic Narratives on Facebook.

Brenton McKenna joins the crew to discuss Ubby’s Underdogs, his new and debut graphic novel based in 1940s Broome. Featuring a raft of amazing characters and amazing adventure Brenton tells us about Ubby’s link to his gran, about turnng the book into a trilogy and the long haul to publication. Brenton was a real treat to have in the studio and stuck around while we talked news and stuff to wrap the show. Enjoy!

http://ubbysunderdogs.com/

Next Page