TheComicSpot http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick presents TheComicSpot. Your podcast about Australian comics and comic book culture in Australia. Joined regularly by prominent Australian cartoonist Gary Chaloner. Archive episodes also feature Melbourne comickers Jo Waite and Bernard Caleo. en-au podOmatic RSS Generator Fri, 24 May 2013 20:31:24 GMT 3cr,australia,australian,bernard,caleo,cartoon,catooning,chaloner,comics,comix,gary,jo,melbourne,retallick,thecomicspot,waite John Retallick presents TheComicSpot - a monthly podcast about Australian comics and cartoonists. John Retallick thecomicspot@hotmail.com clean no John Retallick John Retallick presents TheComicSpot. Your podcast about Australian comics and comic book culture in Australia. Joined regularly by prominent Australian cartoonist Gary Chaloner. Archive episodes also feature Melbourne comickers Jo Waite and Bernard Caleo. TheComicSpot201303-ComicsReviews
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.]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T18_16_01-07_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T18_16_01-07_00 Mon, 13 May 2013 01:16:01 GMT 2013-05-13 2013-05-12 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3,a,and,anthology,armymilk,australian,barlow,bay,bear,ben,benjamin,books,c,chaloner,clint,comic,comics,confessions,coracle,cure,dailies,dave,drug,ejecta,fikaris,fil,film,filmmaker,fm,francie,gary,grave,gregory,hanselmann,huon,it,john,laughs,mackay,mahler, 3463 no 1 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. Gary and I decided it was time to dig into a whole range of comics we’ve been meaning to discuss ... TheComicSpot201302-JoshuaSantospirito
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]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-13T19_31_48-07_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-13T19_31_48-07_00 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:31:48 GMT 2013-04-14 2013-04-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick alice,and,australian,blood,caravan,chaloner,comic,comics,community,craig,crowd,essay,fm,funding,gary,graphic,huon,in,john,josh,joshua,kessler,kessto,long,nadine,novel,of,podcast,radio,retallick,roque,san,sankessto,santospirito,spot,springs,the,thecomicspo 3614 no 2 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 John and Gary speak to Joshua Santospirito about 'The Long Weekend in Alice Springs'. This audaci... TheComicSpot201301-GaryChaloner
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]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-12T04_27_44-07_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-12T04_27_44-07_00 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:27:44 GMT 2013-03-12 2013-03-12 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick apes,batman,chaloner,comic,eisner,fm,gary,huon,john,of,planet,radio,retallick,spirit,spot,the,thecomicspot,will 3220 clean 3 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 TheComicSpot ends it hiatus. Now relocated to southern Tasmania but still focussing on Australian... TheComicSpot201204-Final,HomeCookedComicsPanel
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.]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-06T13_18_25-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-06T13_18_25-08_00 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:18:25 GMT 2012-03-06 2012-02-16 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,arts,australian,batman,bernard,caleo,cartooning,carttons,city,comic,comics,community,cooked,darebin,discussion,diy,diyarts,festival,final,home,jo,john,melbourne,of,panel,park,radio,retallick,spot,the,thecomicspot,waite 3467 no 4 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. For the final Comic Spot on 3CR Jo, Bernard and John shared a stage at the Home Cooked Comics Fes... TheComicSpot201203-DouglasHolgate
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]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-01T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-01T06_00_00-08_00 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-03-01 2012-02-16 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,alloy,arts,australian,bernard,caleo,cartoonist,comic,comics,comix,community,diy,diyarts,doug,douglas,duggery,holgate,illustrator,jo,john,melbourne,radio,retallick,skull,skullduggery,spot,the,thecomicspot,waite,zinc 3553 no 5 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 Douglas Holgate joins John and Jo in the studio. With a CV as long as your arm and an impressive ... TheComicSpot201202-GregoryMacKay,DavidPope
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]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-23T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-23T06_00_00-08_00 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-02-23 2012-02-16 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,arts,australian,award,bear,bernard,caleo,canberra,cartoon,cartoonist,comic,comics,community,david,diy,diyarts,francis,gregory,humour,jo,john,mackay,political,pope,radio,retallick,spot,stanley,the,thecomicspot,times,waite 3559 no 6 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 Jo and John are joined by two great guests Gregory Mackay and David Pope. Gregory discusses his w... TheComicSpot201201-RyanKLinsay,EJ'Filka'Zyla
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/]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-16T17_48_47-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-16T17_48_47-08_00 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:48:47 GMT 2012-02-17 2012-02-16 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,anthology,archives,arts,beginnings,bernard,caleo,cartooning,comic,comics,community,diy,diyart,ej,filka,haitch,indiegogo,jo,john,kickstrater,lindsay,radio,retallick,ryan,scott,snyder,spot,the,thecomicspot,waite,zyla 3562 no 7 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/ Ryan K Lindsay of the Beginnings Anthology and EJ ‘Filka’ Zyla join Jo and John on TheComicSpot. ... TheComicSpot201130-2011WrapUp,Favourites

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'

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-25T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-25T06_00_00-08_00 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-01-25 2012-01-07 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 2011,3cr,855am,australian,bernard,caleo,comic,comics,community,diyarts,favourites,jo,john,radio,retallick,spot,the,thecomicspot,up,waite,wrap 3544 no 8 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' It’s our 2011 end of year favourites! John, Jo and Bernard remember the year gone by and ta... TheComicSpot201129-AntonEmdin,Endings

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.

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-19T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-19T06_00_00-08_00 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-01-19 2012-01-07 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,anton,australian,bernard,caleo,comics,community,diyarts,emdin,illustration,illustrator,jo,john,melbourne,radio,retallick,thecomicspot,waite 3350 no 9 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. Anton Emdin joins TheComicSpot crew. The Golden Stanley and Reuben award winning Anton discusses ... TheComicSpot201128-BenHutchings,IveSorocuk

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

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-15T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-15T06_00_00-08_00 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-01-15 2012-01-07 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,australian,ben,bernard,caleo,comic,comics,community,diyarts,hutchings,ive,jo,john,radio,retallick,sorocuk,spot,squishface,studio,the,thecomicspot,waite 3480 no 10 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 Ben Hutchings and Ive Sorocuk join TheComicSpot. John visits Ben at the new Squishface Studio in ... TheComicSpot201127-FEC,SteveSparke,FrankCandiloro

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

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-09T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-09T06_00_00-08_00 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-01-09 2011-12-29 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,australian,bernard,caleo,candiloro,comic,comics,diyarts,fec,frank,jo,john,podcast,retallick,sparke,spot,steve,the,thecomicspot,waite 3557 no 11 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.comwww.frankcandiloro.com Steve Sparke from FEC Comics and cartoonist/animator Frank Candiloro are our guests on TheComicSp... TheComicSpot201126-GregGates
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.]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-06T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-06T06_00_00-08_00 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-01-06 2011-12-29 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,australian,bernard,caleo,comic,comics,diyarts,gates,greg,jo,john,retallick,spot,stranger,the,thecomicspot,waite,worlds 3431 no 12 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. Melbourne comics stalwart Greg Gates join Jo and Bernard in the studio on TheComicSpot. They disc... TheComicSpot201125-GestaltComics,SarahHowell,DavidBlumenstein

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

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-02T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-02T06_00_00-08_00 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-01-02 2011-12-29 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,australian,blumenstein,bylsma,caleo,comics,david,gestalt,howell,inherent,mocca,retallick,sarah,thecomicspot,vice,waite,wolfgang 3438 no 13 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 Wolfgang from Gestalt Comics, Sarah Howell and David Blumenstein (Melbourne comics power couple!)... TheComicSpot201124-MirrandaBurton

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

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-01T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-01T06_00_00-08_00 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2012-01-01 2011-12-29 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,australian,black,burton,caleo,comics,diyarts,dunmoochin,graphic,hidden,mirranda,nvel,pepper,publishing,retallick,waite 3507 no 14 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 Mirranda Burton’s Hidden is the focus of this episode of TheComicSpot. A semi-autobiographi... TheComicSpot201123-BenHutchings,MattTaylor

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

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-30T15_59_46-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-30T15_59_46-08_00 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:59:46 GMT 2011-12-31 2011-12-29 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,australian,ben,caleo,comics,diyarts,hutchings,japan,lars,last,matt,retallick,taylor,the,thecomicspot,to,viking,waite,walking 3357 no 15 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 Ben Hutchings and Matt Taylor join TheComicSpot this episode. Ben to talk about his newly release... TheComicSpot201122-PatrickAlexander
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 ]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-18T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-18T06_00_00-08_00 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT 2011-12-19 2011-11-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,alexander,chicken,community,diyarts,nation,patrick,person,radio,raymondo,retallick,thecomicspot 3850 no 16 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 Cartoonist Patrick Alexander joins John on TheComicSpot on the cusp of leaving Melbourne once aga... TheComicSpot201121-ComicsEvents,Hidden
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.]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-14T06_01_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-14T06_01_00-08_00 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:01:00 GMT 2012-01-03 2011-11-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,burton,caleo,comic,community,diyarts,festival,graphic,hidden,melbourne,mirranda,radio,retallick,spot,thecomicspot,waite,writers 3502 no 17 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. TheComicSpot crew of John, Bernard and Jo talk comic events. Melbourne and Sydney have hosted a G... TheComicSpot201120-MandyOrd,SensitiveCreatures
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.]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-14T06_00_00-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-14T06_00_00-08_00 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT 2011-12-14 2011-11-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,allen,australian,caleo,cartoonist,comic,comics,creatures,diyarts,interview,mandy,ord,retallick,sensitive,spot,thecomicspot,unwin,waite 3648 no 18 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. Mandy Ord joins TheComicSpot for a nice long episode long chat about her new book ‘Sensitive Crea... TheComicSpot201119-InherentVice,Oslo Davis,DrawnFromLife
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!]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-10T13_18_10-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-10T13_18_10-08_00 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:18:10 GMT 2011-12-10 2011-11-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,caleo,comic,comics,community,davis,diyarts,drawn,festival,from,hawkins,howell,inherent,life,mandy,melbourne,michael,ngv,ord,oslo,radio,retallick,sarah,spot,studio,thecomicspot,vice,waite,writers 3346 no 19 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! Jo and John speak to Mandy Ord, Michael Hawkins and Sarah Howell from the Inherent Vice residency... TheComicSpot201118-InherentVice,BeckettRozentals
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.]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-10T13_04_42-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-10T13_04_42-08_00 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:04:42 GMT 2011-12-10 2011-11-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,beckett,ben,caleo,cartoonists,clements,comic,comics,diyarts,hutchings,inherent,ngv,rebecca,retallick,rozenthals,spot,studio,thecomicspot,vice,waite 3316 no 20 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. Inherent Vice at NGVStudio is the focus this episode with Curator Beckett Rozentals joining TheCo... TheComicSpot201117-GraphicNarrativesStudents
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]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-06T17_58_34-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-06T17_58_34-08_00 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:58:34 GMT 2011-12-07 2011-11-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,855am,australian,caleo,comics,community,diyarts,graphic,melbourne,narrative,radio,retallick,thecomicspot,university,waite 3400 no 21 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 TheComicSpot speaks to students from the graphic narratives course at Melbourne Uni about there w... TheComicSpot201116-PatGrant,StuartStratu

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.

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-06T17_45_49-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-06T17_45_49-08_00 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:45:49 GMT 2011-12-07 2011-11-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,blackguard,blue,caleo,comics,community,grant,melbourne,pat,radio,retallick,stratu,stuart,waite 3502 no 22 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. Zinester Stuart Stratu and catoonist Pat Grant join thecomicspot. Stratu talks of his involvemnt ... TheComicSpot201115-RadiothonFun2011

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!

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-19T15_47_07-08_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-19T15_47_07-08_00 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:47:07 GMT 2011-12-16 2011-11-14 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,comics,community,diyarts,radio,radiothon 1170 no 23 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! The Comic Spot and DIY Arts join forces in this Radiothon spectacular. Podcast features highlight... TheComicSpot201114-MichaelHawkins,DrElizabethMcFarlane

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.

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-02T06_00_41-07_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-02T06_00_41-07_00 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:00:41 GMT 2011-09-02 2011-08-13 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,caleo,comics,corey,diyarts,dr,dweller,elizabeth,graphic,hawkins,hollow,mcfarlane,mebourne,melbourne,michael,narratives,retallick,thecomicspot,university,waite 3493 no 24 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. Cartoonist Michael Hawkins and academic Dr Elizabeth MacFarlane join TheComicSpot. Michael gives ... TheComicSpot201113-BrentonMcKenna

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/

]]> http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-08-26T06_01_01-07_00 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com/entry/2011-08-26T06_01_01-07_00 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:01:01 GMT 2011-08-26 2011-08-13 http://thecomicspot.podomatic.com John Retallick 3cr,brenton,comics,diyarts,mckenna,melbourne,thecomicspot,ubbys,underdogs 3375 no 25 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/ Brenton McKenna joins the crew to discuss Ubby’s Underdogs, his new and debut graphic novel...