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I bought dear old Rex in 1999 when I lived in Adelaide. I had just ducked out from the ANAT office to go the bank and cash a cheque for the petty cash float. Somehow I wound up spying a tank of tiny turtles in a pet shop and proceeded to SPEND the PETTY CASH MONEY on tiny Rex and a tank for him to live in. I know!

When we moved back to Sydney I got a special license to import him into NSW and had to apply for a reptile keepers permit. We made the long journey by car. During our overnight stay in Mildura Rex and I stayed in a warm motel room while Richard and the dogs slept in the car!

I had Rex for almost five years and in that time he outgrew six tanks. His last tank was six feet long and two feet wide and was equipped with UV lights, heaters, two filters, plants, rocks and a choice of basking platforms. I even made him a fenced outdoor pond complete with fountain but he never seemed to enjoy it much - he kept trying to escape and once even climbed about a foot up the wire fence. He liked his big tank in the kitchen though.

See that look on my face? I’d probably just finished cleaning the tank for the third time that week! It was really hard work keeping that tank clean and I always felt worried about Rex being kept indoors and on his own. So, when I was pregnant with Ella I made an arrangement to ‘donate’ Rex to the reptile park up in Gosford. This photo was taken on the morning of our last day together, just before I popped him in a plastic crate and drove him up the coast to his new home.

That day was November 13, 2002. It was a really sad day and still when I think of it I have to hold back tears.  I watched on as Rex was released into an outdoor enclosure with about 20 other turtles. Poor thing hadn’t seen another turtle since he was a hatchling. He freaked out and hid under the water for ages. I stood for about an hour and watched him - he was easy to spot as he was so pale and clean compared to the other turtles. He had led a very cushy life after all.

The following year, on the anniversary of his departure, I returned to the park with a nine month old Ella and spent ages trying to find him. I’m not sure that I did. Maybe he had died, Maybe he had been moved to another enclosure, maybe I couldn’t see him cause he had become all dark and weathered like the other turtles? I don’t know.

Truth is I feel really sad about the decision to give him up. And guilty too. If I could have my time over I would have kept him. He’d have a lovely outdoor pond out in the backyard. My kids and I would spend hours watching him swim and waiting for him to come up for air. We’d watch him basking in the sun on hot days and burying himself under leaves on cold ones. I’d clean out the pond lovingly, enjoying the chance to get my hands wet. I think he’d even have a nice lady friend and I’ve even named her. Regina. Regina would have been her name.

Rex + Reg 4eva!

AW Comix: I’ve been also posting daily comics over at WCN, which you can see here
It’s on an automatic publsihing schedule so a new strip gets published at 12:00am (my time)everyday. Now that’s reliabilty!

It also has an RSS feed for those of you like me who use feedreaders (like bloglines or googlereader)

Subscribe to RSS

To help keep the series going I complied a list of all the thing you can do to support the comic, The biggest being just going to the site everyday or popping it in your feed reader.

Cheers!

E' nna cateeena ormaaaaaiii:

Consigli e conigli e commenti vari: caro Diego :) benvenuto nella famiglia allora!!Semplicissimo: devi scrivere e mandare i tuoi disegni a me, che sono Patrijoska o a Katarzyna,ovvero

pattycomix[at]gmail.comoppure a
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Quick news blast!: Space Doubles 3 Review
A thumbs up from comiXtreme for my collaboration with Mark Andrew Smith (Amazing Joy Buzzards, Aqua Leung) on this pulp sci-fi anthology.

Noise Curation - Walk the line
Some coffee sketches I did a couple years back are featured in the recent Noise curation, ‘Walk the line’, a curation of lineart.

Comic Book Funny
Dave Blumenstein and Ben Hutchings give my comics a mention in their hilarious latest comics podcast, Comic Book Funny.
mrtang also gets a ribbing for his prolific output ;p

TIPS -consigli pratici-: Ciao mie adorabili Pusciaste,
come state?
Leo sta finalmente iniziando a dormire di notte, ben 4 ore di fila ^^
ma non diciamolo troppo forte, va!

Ma bene, vedo che vi state dando da fare con i…

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!:

Should this have been called Ode to an iPhone? Perhaps… Yeah, it’s quick and nasty but still it amuses me for some reason. Must get back to Gordon Ramsay… crap! I should have put Gordon in there! So many things make me go ‘eeeeeee!’ at the moment that it’s hard to whittle it down to four.

next to godliness:

Circles

feet

Hey, it’s mrtang! That crazy guy, he’s always sitting down.

~~~ 

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The Age gets festooned with comics talk and folk:

Open last Saturday’s paper, all 15 kilos of it, and it’s choc-a-block with comic book folk: there, on page 7: Neil Gaiman’s in Melbourne to talk at a children’s book conference (Shaun Tan will speak at it too) and en route, he’ll Johnny Appleseed some ‘comics is grand’ talk.

And there, on page 12 of the A2 section, an article about a book about doodling, but the main picture is of Mandy Ord and her ink-stained hands! You read about ‘em here, a couple of posts ago…

The above is a detail of Simon Schluter’s photo.

And then on page 27, a short review of Bruce Mutard’s ‘The Sacrifice’ by Owen Richardson. I can’t find a link to this at the moment, but it got me pretty steamed, I can tell you. Richardson starts with some good points about comics/graphic novels in general, and then mounts a fair description of Bruce’s book in particular (although saying that “… the pictures are in the tradition of the exact verisimititude of the Tintin books…” is spectacularly wide of the mark), but finishes the review (and that’s the business end, after all) with a summation which is quite dismissive of ‘The Sacrifice’. It’s unearned, either by book or by reviewer, and I dispute it.

As I say, the smell of this review has hung around me like a dead possum under the floorboards - I will clearly need to deal with it in another post.

But just to tie this one off to say that 3 fair-sized mentions of comics and their creators in the weekend paper seems just about right to me, and it is what I will be expecting from here on in.

Problems with Money (#1 in a series)

This, after hearing John Carroll being interviewed on Radio National last week about difficulties associated with supported chairs at universities: how does this financing deform research, findings, ideas etcetera?

From Matt Huynh/Stikman:

For all you Sydney-siders who'll be attending the Free Comic Book Day events tomorrow at Books Kinokuniya, here is the schedule of speakers and special guests that I'll be speaking alongside. My session is at 11am and concerns innovation and experimentation in comics -



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Chers amis de L'INSTITUT PACÔME, bonjour. Et chers amis du COLLECTIF TROGLODYTE, bonjour aussi. Cette 5è ST PACÔME se fait en collaboration entre les deux structures de micro-édition strasbourgeoises L'INSTITUT PACÔME et LE COLLECTIF TROGLODYTE, et c'est donc au nom des deux que ce message est rédigé. LA 5è ST PACÔME
RENCONTRES DES AUTEURS ET DES STRUCTURES DE MICRO-ÉDITIONS, EXPOSITIONS, ANIMATIONS
17 & 18 mai 2008, au Bastion 14, Rue du Rempart (derrière la gare, le trajet sera balisé), Strasbourg ENTRÉE LIBRE - Vernissage le 16 à 18h.
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PROGRAMME :
VERNISSAGE le vendredi 16 mai à 18h.
À l’occasion de la sortie du numéro 1 du POULPE MULTIPOTENT, la revue jeunesse écolo-bricolo interdite aux moins de dix ans : Atelier-démonstration du Patator. Le public est chargé d’amener ses patates.
RENCONTRES et DÉDICACES :
Le collectif Troglodyte et l’Institut Pacôme accueillent la revue LE TIGRE («le curieux magazine curieux») ainsi que des invités issus de structures locales (fanzinat et ouvrages gérés par des étudiants en illustration de l'école des Arts Décoratifs). LE TIGRE fera une rencontre à la librairie L’Usage du Monde, (40, Rte Oberhausbergen) le samedi matin. PERFORMANCE :
•Les 24 heures de la Bande Dessinée : Chaque auteur participant réalisera 24 planches de bande dessinée en 24 heures, entre le 9 mai (jour de la St Pacôme) 10h et le 10 mai 10h. (À LA MINE, 2, r. de l’Académie, accès réservé aux auteurs) •Les 24 minutes de la Bande Dessinée (24 cases de bande dessinée en 24 minutes!) se dérouleront de manière aléatoire. (Accès libre)
EXPOSITIONS :
•Exposition du collectif Troglodyte. •Présentation des ouvrages résultants de la performance des 24h de la Bande Dessinée.
ANIMATIONS :
SAMEDI : •Atelier de fabrication de tampons-patate permanent le samedi, avec cadavre exquis de patatogravure. DIMANCHE : •15 h : Grand tournoi de pictionary oubapien géant ouvert à tous (avec fabrication de BD avec les dessins faits durant le jeu). •18 h : Dictée dessinée de Sylvain-Moizie d’après des textes de Bobi Nadsurprise. Le public est chargé d’amener son matériel de dessin. ...................

La St PACÔME cherche à mettre en avant la micro édition en matière de bande dessinée et livres illustrés, et crée des ponts entre les régions. La micro-édition est présente partout en France sous des formes très variées (fanzine, graphzine, livres-objets, etc) et représente un vivier créatif hors pair. Plus qu’un mouvement revendicatif, la micro édition est une manière de faire de l’édition simplement, ré-inventant sans cesse les possibilités du domaine de l’édition. Cette année, la St Pacôme se concentrera sur les structures strasbourgeoises, afin que les visiteurs se rendent compte de la variété et de la richesse de ce qui se fait en micro édition locales.
Venez donc découvrir en notre compagnie le monde de la MICRO-ÉDITION.
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Le secteur édition de l’INSTITUT PACÔME est une structure très modeste qui ne permet pas la création d’un «Gros festival». D’autres s’en chargent déjà. Contentons nous d’un modeste «Petit Salon». Infos également sur le site du collectif troglodyte : www.troglodyte.eu --------------------
L'Illustre Professeur Pacôme, de l'Institut du même nom

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Dear friends of INSTITUTE PACÔME, hello. And dear friends of the COLLECTIVE TROGLODYTE, hello too. This 5è ST PACÔME is made in collaboration between the two structures of desktop publishing of Strasbourg INSTITUTE PACÔME and the COLLECTIVE TROGLODYTE, and it is thus in the name of both that this message is written. The 5è ST PACÔME MEETINGS OF the AUTHORS AND the STRUCTURES OF DESKTOP PUBLISHINGS, EXPOSURES, ANIMATIONS May 17, & 18 2008, in the Bastion 14, Rue of the Rampart (behind the station, the way will be marked out), FREE Strasbourg ENTERED - Varnishing the 16 with 18h.
PROGRAM: VARNISHING Friday May 16 with 18h. At the time of the exit of number 1 of OCTOPUS MULTIPOTENT, the review youth ecologist-bricolo prohibited with less than ten years: Workshop-demonstration of Patator. The public is charged to bring its potatos. MEETINGS and DEDICATIONS: The collective Troglodyte and the Pacôme Institute accomodate the review the TIGER ("the curious curious magazine") as well as guests resulting from local structures (fanzinat and works managed by students in illustration of the school of Decorative Arts). The TIGER will make a meeting with the bookshop the Use of the World, (40, Rte Oberhausbergen) saturdays morning. PERFORMANCE: ?Les 24 hours of the Comic strip: Each author taking part will carry out 24 boards of comic strip of 24 hours, between May 9 (day of St Pacôme) 10h and on May 10 10h. (With the MINE, 2, r. of the Academy, access reserved to the authors)?Les 24 minutes of the Comic strip (24 boxes of comic strip of 24 minutes!) will be held in a random way. (free Access)
EXPOSURES: ?Exposition of the collective Troglodyte. ?Presentation of the works resulting from the performance of the 24h of the Comic strip.
ANIMATIONS: SATURDAY: permanent?Atelier of manufacture of plug-potato saturdays, with exquisite corpse of patatogravure. SUNDAY: ?15 H: Great giant tournament of pictionary oubapien opened to all (with manufacture of data base with the drawings made during the play). ?18 H: Drawn dictation of Sylvain-Moizie according to texts of Bobi Nadsurprise. The public is charged to bring its material of drawing...................
St PACÔME seeks to propose to it micro edition as regards comic strip and illustrated books, and creates bridges between the areas. The desktop publishing is present everywhere in France in very varied forms (fanzine, graphzine, book-objects, etc) and represents a creative fish pond except par. More than one protest movement, it micro edition is a manner of making edition simply, unceasingly reinventing the possibilities of the field of the edition. This year, St Pacôme will concentrate on the structures of Strasbourg, so that the visitors realize of the variety and the richness of what is done in micro edition local. Thus come to discover in our company the world of the DESKTOP PUBLISHING.
The sector edition of INSTITUTE PACÔME is a very modest structure which does not allow the creation of a "Large festival". Others take care some already. Let us satisfy with modest "a Small Living room". Infos also on the site of the collective troglodyte: www.troglodyte.eu Famous Professor Pacôme, of the Institute of the same name
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(courtesy Beng Rahadian)


Photos and more at:

http://akademisamali.multiply.com/photos/album/48/Workshop_Kartun_JF

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Courtesy Soda Pop Comics (and some aid from Babelfish Translation):

27 of April the third edition best convention of comics is gathering in Puerto Rico, KAISEN!





























Convention 10am to 7pm, entrance FREE!
http://kaisen.paquines.com



For all those that missed 2 Kaisen 1 and this it is your opportunity. They are going to see a spurt of salesmen, activities, cosplayers and to char them. It is a convention that is going to you to entertain all the day. We will be selling ours comics (Zoés Blues, Tick Tock, Speed Demon, Huntress, $19,95), plushies, mini comics and prints limited. We are going to have 2 comics NEW: Emma and the second edition of the Antologia de Pop Soda Comics.



Come by our table to salute and to see many new surprises to us.

(What's a plushie? I think this is what they're talking about.)



[Original:] El Domingo 27 de abril se estara celebrando la tercera edicion de la mejor convencion de comics y cosplay gathering en Puerto Rico, KAISEN!!!! Y estara estrenando local nuevo! Sera en el Pedrin Zorrilla (por Plaza las Americas). La convencion sera de 10am a 7pm, entrada GRATISSS! Para todos los que se perdieron Kaisen 1 y 2 esta es tu oportunidad. Van a ver un chorro de vendedores, actividades, cosplayers y charlas. Es una convencion que te va a entretener todo el dia. Nosotras estaremos vendiendo nuestros comics (Zoe's Blues,Tick Tock, Speed Demon, Huntress, $19.95), plushies, mini comics y prints limitados. Vamos a tener 2 comics NUEVOS: Emma y la segunda edicion de la Antologia de Soda Pop Comics . Pasen por nuestra mesa a saludarnos y a ver muchas sorpresas nuevas.

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[From Bernard Caleo]



Hullo!

If you are interested in substantial Australian comics, if you are
interested in the way that history, fiction and pictures can be
braided into a story, then you'll be interested in this I'll wager:

next Wednesday, 23 April 2008, just a couple of days before Anzac Day,
the very fine 'book comic' (or 'graphic novel' if you will), by Bruce
Mutard called 'The Sacrifice', is to be launched at Readings Carlton
at 6.30pm.

'The Sacrifice' is published by Allen & Unwin, the same folk who
published Nicki Greenberg's excellent graphic adaptation of 'The Great
Gatsby' last October.

'The Sacrifice' is the first volume in the story of Robert Wells, a
young bloke in Melbourne in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Robert is
a pacifist but must decide whether he should enlist anyway, and the
book's 244 pages follow him through the living rooms and backyards and
pubs of Melbourne's suburbs (particularly St Kilda) as he interacts
with family, friends and workmates in his search for an answer.

Bruce Mutard has been making comics pretty much non-stop for more than
15 years and his skill at evoking a past Melbourne, in words and
pictures, is breathtaking.

I commend the book to you and invite you to come along to Readings
next Wednesday night when I will introduce and discuss the book with
Bruce.

http://www.readings.com.au/event/bruce-mutard-in-conversation-with-bernard-caleo

Yours,

Bernard

Bernard Caleo
Proprietor
Cardigan Comics
www.cardigancomics.com

http://www.readings.com.au/event/bruce-mutard-in-conversation-with-bernard-caleo

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