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Starting with a special NYE edition on the 31st Dec at 5pm TheComicSpot will be going weekly for the duration of January 2010.

That means 5 shows in the next 6 weeks!

For the NYE show Jo, Bernard and myself will be looking back over the last year and will be talking about our favourite comics and comics culture moments.

We'll be asking ourselves...

Who've been our favourite Australian cartoonists of 09?
What've been our favourite Australian comics of 09?
Who have we discovered in 09?
Most me… Continue

TheComicSpot 200910 - Comics Talk, Reviews and Round ups. Aug09

Sometimes it's as simple as sitting in the studio talking comics with John, Jo and Bernard.

First we started talking about the 3cr Calendar and the Paper Lifeboat exhibition with Jo before Bernard discusses working with the Allen & Unwin editorial process with The Tango Collection and seeking submissions for Tango9.

Works discussed in this episode.
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Another episode online at thecomicspot.podomatic.com

A casual converstaion behind the scenes in the house of Tango.

Bernard Caleo and Susan Banford-Caleo discuss the two Tango antholgies released in 2009. The first is this year's edition of the Cardigan Comics anthology Tango 9 - Love and War, and then the Allen and Unwin published Tango Collection - featuring highlights from the previous 8 editions of Tango that have been publish… Continue

A few people have been tossing about an idea of having a space dedicated to comics in Melbourne. I've put my hand up to say - let's get this going.

The current vision as I see it is for a place where there are studios for10-12 working cartoonists to rent, a gallery space for exhibitions and launches, a space for workshops, talks and jams, a shared library of comics and books about comics, possibly a sales outlet for comics and art by the people involved.

So come along all ye cartoonists/comick… Continue