Wollongong City Library astonished the fans on Saturday, 14 May 2022, as the team behind the event delivered another Comic Gong to a once again hungry crowd. Fans of the now long running annual event rejoiced as Comic Gong returning after a brief two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 lockdowns with a successful relaunch. Like …
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Addicted To This- ‘No Salvation’ CD cover
This was a illustration from 2017 which included a blend of traditional marker work and Photoshop for the Australian band Addicted To This for their first EP ‘No Salvation’. This was a fun project, go heck them out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M_Bvg9dU_8
COMX DRINK & DRAW- BRONWYN
This was a special edition of the series that was live streamed on Wednesday the 1st December 2021 using my phone, -so excuse how shaking and blurred out i look (or be greatful haha)- that focused on my comic series, Bronwyn so if your keen to know some more of my background and the origin …
Foes creator, Peter Wilson speaks!
Peter Wilson, the creator of Foes sits down with me as i ask the hard questions, like how did you know comics was the right path to follow for a career. If you would like to follow Peter’s work visit https://instagram.com/bypeterwilson/ Complete interview coming soon. https://mobile.twitter.com/ZacXenite/status/1459841148197822471
Why do we create comics?
As a creator myself I have asked a few times in my publishing journey if I was on the right path, and always I have come to the answer, yes. In my next article I will be interviewing a few of my fellow creators to ask the age old question, why do we do it. …
PANEL TO PANEL
What I wish I had known when I started in comics. Over the course of the past 10 years, the comic industry has hit the consciousness of the mainstream viewer more now than ever. Out of this has come a boom in Australian independent creators seeking to forge their way in the comics industry acting …
THE COMX ORIGIN
Australian comics finds a new home as web developer turns publisher. From web developer to comic promoter, to comic book publisher Shane Syddall is aiming to become Australia’s largest independent publisher and promoter. With one question in mind, why are we not supporting Aussie talent. Shane Syddall has been a long-time comic reader of mainstream …
Vivian Jones: Occult Detective- Issue One- PRE-ORDER NOW!
Due December 2021, this issue showcases the adventures of the giraffe detective, Vivian Jones as he investigates crimes with supernatural overtones after an encounter that left him scarred as a child. This book, both written and illustrated by myself also will feature a sketchbook showing how the series came to be; full of sequential layouts, …
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-GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA & PERSONA-
-UOW- BCM111-Post 3- “Discuss one social media platform and the way you use it to present a sense of self (whether that is a self that is curated and selective – a persona – or one that is more authentic).“ Persona is defined as “the mask, role, or character which society expects individuals to present” …
-GLOBAL MEDIA & JOURNALISM- PART 2-
The media coverage on the Black Lives Matter protest in many cases was miss handled and shown through a very bias point of view. Most media sources focused on the violence and perpetuated it by linking it to other cases of violence. The MEAA Journalist Code of Ethics, as outlined by Mark Pearson and Mark …