Pardon my bad Apu pun.
Saturday was a good comicking day. I discovered a new artist and I was given a treat from an established one.
At the regular monthly creators meet (rescheduled to the Retreat in Brunswick from the Alfred in Carlton - the garden at the Retreat was very good and if it became a regular haunt i wouldn't complain) I had brief conversation with
Colin Wilson about podcasts and Hellboy and comicky stuff when he reached into his bag of tricks and passed me this little cracker...
Obviously it was the right way up when he gave it to me.
An opening page featuring the Batman in a sewer...noice, moody, lush.
Another great pic that I particularly like for the expression on Han Solo's face.
Poor Harrison can't emote like that anymore.
...full of sketches, mini pin ups and amazing detail as you'd expect from Colin. An unexpected pleasure. A sort of a sketchbook self pulished mini from one of the great NZ cartoonists who now calls Melbourne home. Beautiful work Colin and thanks.Then it was off to a vacant block 50metres off Brunswick St in Fitzroy for the launch of Brain Furniture...
The cover of Brain Furniture.
...and what an absolute delight.
Sam Wallman has self produced and published this collection of strips, cartoons, sketches and observations all garnered whilst in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Isreal and Palestine.
A favourite spread.
Political and personal.
Seeing truth in quiet places.
I love finding out about comickers like Sam and discovering well thought, well drawn, well bloody done material. I'll endeaver to get Sam on TheComicSpot in the not to distant future to talk about it.
In the meantine, go
here and grab a copy from Sam directly. 90pgs for $10!! Do yourself a favour.
Cheers.
J
