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Upcoming Nakedfella-related events:

ComicsEMERGING WRITERS FESTIVAL - Melbourne, Vic -- May 25-27

DOUJICON - Melbourne, Vic -- July
THIS IS NOT ART - Newcastle, NSW -- Sep

 

The Precinct - Making a Cop Show - The Blog

 

MAY 20, 2007

BIG AND GOOD

I'm putting together an exhibition for this year's Emerging Writers Festival. Last year's exhibition was called BIG COMICS PAGES and featured great (and big) comics pages by Jo Waite, Trudy Cooper, Mandy Ord, Ross Williams, Gerard Ashworth and Nicki Greenberg displayed prominently and in classy fashion at the Zine Fair in the Swanston Room of Melbourne Town Hall.

This year the exhibition is called BIG AND GOOD COMICS PAGES, not to suggest that last year's pages weren't good, but as a reflection of a less modest attitude towards them. And this year the exhibition (and zine fair) will be taking place at The Atrium, Federation Square. Here's a map of Fed Square which I got my scampish young nephew Chip to annotate for you. Click it for a larger version.

Come see our BIG AND GOOD COMICS PAGES at the Zine Fair on Sunday May 27, 12-5pm. Entry is free. There'll also be a Jim Woodring exhibition going on at Fed Square, so check that out too.

 

MAY 7, 2007

PLEASE DECLARE ALL WOODEN ITEMS

Hi to any New Zealanders who may be dropping by. My trip over there was great. Particular thanks to those who bought comics off us at Armageddon, those who brought feijoas to the table and those who tried to explain to me how names like "Taupo" and "Wanganui" are pronounced.

In the last two weeks I've had bronchitis and started two new jobs. Between these, I've been meeting a LOT of nice new people and expelling a LOT of mucus!

May the twain never meet.

NEW on the site: Nakedfella Comics is now available at the very best New Zealand comics retailers -- Comics Compulsion, Gotham Comics and Graphic, in Wellington. Learn more about buying Nakedfella stuff here.

SOON on the Precinct blog: Thanks to Ben H I'm now fiddling with Copic markers and they're blowing my mind. I'll put up some color Precinct art like the above ASAP. Also, I realise I have not gone sufficiently into who the characters are and what kinds of stories will make the show so damn awesome. This, too, will follow.

 

APRIL 9, 2007

NEW ZEALAND CLICHES

I'm going to New Zealand this weekend for ARMAGEDDON PULP CULTURE EXPO in Christchurch, followed next weekend by ARMAGEDDON in Wellington. In between it's fun in Footrot Flats. Will the locals take to my parochial comics and Labrador-encrusted merch? Sure they will!

Are you attending either of these conventions? Drop by "artist's alley" and say hi! I promise not to sing Slice of Heaven for you, even though I'll really want to.

Plus, anyone who brings me one or more feijoas gets a free comic!

 

JANUARY 11, 2007

MERRY SOMETHING

Celebrate your new year with some in-joke-filled Aussie-style holiday humor -- the Nakedfella Productions 2006 christmas card, as received by the coolest people around whose e-mail addresses I was able to dig up.

Uh-oh! Time out now for another random...

 

NURSING HOME MUSIC REVIEW!

My grandma's Aged Care Services Facility is pretty schmicko, actually -- and why not, she's a very nice lady -- but as you might have guessed, their "singalong time" music performances leave a lot to be desired!*

The Casio keyboard work by the staff member leading the singing was perfunctory at best, leaving out at least three reasonably important chords from one song.

Perhaps most heinously, the performance of "Hava Nagila" did not speed up noticeably as the song reached its (theoretically) exciting climax! Yes, I'm aware these are fragile 90-year-olds, but don't they deserve a rollicking good time like anyone else?

Pull your socks up, people.

* The food, medical and laundry services remain very good.

 

 

DECEMBER 19, 2006

I GOT A BLOG AND A MYSPACE AND A GOATEE, AND NEXT MAYBE I'LL IRON MY HAIR, JOIN A FOOTBALL COMMENTARY PROGRAM AND TOUCH MEN'S GENITALIA

It's a joyful holiday season best spent sitting at your computer late at night and learning more about the exploits of Australia's most magical purveyor of animated genre entertainment, Nakedfella Productions.

Check out some background on The Precinct and the current character design tests on the Nakedfella Productions blog.

Be a friend of Nakedfella Productions on MySpace.

And I'm growing a little beard. No photos yet.

Happy holidays!

 

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

AWARDS SEASON

My time on Dogstar (which sort of has a website now) is pretty much over. At BigKidz we pumped out nine episodes of reasonably amusing viewing for young children.

While we were at BigKidz we did a little animated short directed by Mr JC Reyes from his own imaginings called Box -- this won lots of awards at the film fest it was made for, and there's a nice summation by BigKid Ann-Marie Denham of how awesome we are here. Naturally, JC has whacked Box up onto YouTube, so you can watch it here.

If any of you fools haven't treated yourself to a viewing of my Mr Flig nonsense-cartoons Kickin' It With Mr Flig and Shaft Of Hope yet, now is the time. Both are now nominated for awards at the AEAF, as are Box and, funnily enough, Dogstar.

Also, check out and bookmark my NEW BLOG, which will be devoted to the continuing development and imminent production of my fantastic animated series The Precinct, as well as other neat animation and stuff from Nakedfella Productions. In the first post I give you very little information and a look at my first finished character design -- Ackersley, Mk I.

 

 

OCTOBER 3, 2006

NOT DEAD YET

A quick update:

I am still at work on Dogstar. A nicely illustrated, mostly puffy cover article on the show appeared in the latest issue of Encore. A hand I drew is visible in one screen grab. I feel certain fame and riches are now within my grasp.

I YouTubed Shaft of Hope, so be sure to tell all your friends who only look at videos on YouTube to check it out.

I will be at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Sydney, Oct. 27-29. Look for me in Artists Alley alongside at least two bearded guys. Buy a comic. Give me some useful recorded feedback on my PRECINCT TV pilot pictures, and maybe I draw things for you! ? ! ?

I smell good.

 

 

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