Yet another Batman in Melbourne.

Did you know Melbourne has a new vigilante?

It's an Aboriginal guy in a rocket suit who is in essence a franchisee of Bruce Wayne in his new guise as the global Batman gallavanting around the world installing Bat related heroes whereever he goes. All according to DC comics and the latest issue of Batman Inc.

I wonder if writer Grant Morrison is aware of the first time the Kulin people of Victoria had dealings with a Batman? 

The allusion here is that the wealthy clientele of a busted slave ring is on the run from the MelBats(What should own own deputised Batman Inc hero be called?) and Bruce Wayne Batman after exiting from Crown Casino! I knew that place should never have been built.

Also Bruce - give our guy a hand with his digs. It's full of cardboard boxes! Where is his Batputer and Bunjil bike?

Then again looking at the stencilled Batman Inc logo on the wall i would say he's probaly living in an artists warehouse in Fitzroy or Northcote!

From Batman Inc. Issue 6.

Weekly bits for all!

Bernard Caleo - TheComicSpot co-host, comic creator, comics editor, performer, educator and multimedia megastar blogs and has a bright idea.

More wonderful process posts from Filka zines. Lovely stuff.

Bec at Kinokofry.com shows how to draw socially acceptable lady parts. Safe for work? Spose.

The seven year old boy inside of me was very sad at this news.

Did you know about Think About Surgery? Now you do.

Ben Sea draws well. Plump Oyster.

Bobby N gives us another page of Oxygen. Serialised in his Digested series. Buy them all here.

Anything from Kevin Huizenga is exciting for me - especially when it's this good.

I also like Jeffrey Brown's Incredible Change-Bots in small doses like this.

...and finally...

THIS is SUPER EXCITING.

Coming in August. Congrats to Mandy on the book. Looking forward to the launch and to reading it.

Weekly links for you.

In case you didn't watch the WHAT IT IS video. Watch it now! And come along to the next event at Readings Carlton if you're in Melbourne.

 

There's a new Phatsville out.  That's always good news. looking forward to getting my hands on it.  Blackguard checks it out here. 

Emily does cute comics. 

The Chugnut comics (loose) collective  have put together a free comic for free comic book day. Download it here. There may be more on the way. Big thanks to Anthony Woodward for pulling it together.

Sam Wallman is still on fire. More amazing pics here. 

This video that promoted the TCAF in Toronto is great in showing the tools of a cartoonists trade and just how idiosyncratic creativity is.


I also liked this animation promoting This is NOT a Film Festival.

Bits for you.

What It Is! What is it? Next one at Readings towrds the end of May. Put it in your diaries.

Also Bernard talks a bit more kamishibai at his blog.

Bruce and Bernard reherse their piece of kamishibai set to music for comic campers.

J Marc Schmidt's blog led me to a new site - called VIVIDSCRIBE - which will feature some comics related articles. Go check out J Marc's piece and the whole shebang here.

NMIT is having a festival of Animation, Comics, Graphic Novels and Moving Image. 10-12 May. Looks very interesting. More here.

Alternate Worlds ( it used to be my comic shop of choice when i used to buy dozens of superhero comics a month back in the 90s and when they had a store in Camberwell) is closing it's Chapel St store and moving further into the eastern suburbs. Talks of reducing overheads to compete with online competitors. My gut feeling is that they may just fade from view all together. I should feel more passionate but overall i'm one of the reason these guys probably aren't doing so well anymore. I buy my comics from the creators directly as much as possible or from publishers websites or from the lowest price retailer. Bobby N reacts here and the Noncanonical podcast talk about it here.

Ciao.