Jan 09 2015
While penning the first part of a look at the year ahead in Australian comics, it became immediately obvious that there were just too many things to fit into a single post. Even more impressive was the response we had to the piece, with the creators not only sharing the article, but bringing a stack …
Jun 15 2014
Supanova has rolled back into town, and once again the The Dome at Olympic Park in Sydney was filled with costumed heroes, sexy villains, zombies, princesses and of course, zombie princesses. The layout of the ‘con this year gave a substantially larger emphasis on local creative talent in the Artists’ Alley, where we got to …
Jul 24 2013
Last month we hit up Supanova Sydney, where thousands of fans, cosplayers and other punters turned up to line the curved walls of The Dome at Olympic Park in Sydney. One of our favourite things is seeing all of the cosplayers who are enthusiastically showing their geek pride. Richard and David chatted with some good …
Jul 09 2013
In this issue, Richard and David go to Supanova 2013 in Sydney. Come and meet Tom Taylor, Tristan Jones, Paul Bedford, Nicola Scott, Chris Claremont, Alex Saviuk and many more of the colourful characters and vendors that make up Supanova, the pop culture expo. Recorded live on the floor of the expo. On our next …
Jul 04 2013
Australian writer Tom Taylor has been having a massive year, with the twin successes of the Injustice: Gods Amongst Us comic, and working on the television series of his graphic novel series The Deep. Last month, he was announced as the writer on Earth 2 for DC Comics, alongside fellow Australian Nicola Scott. We caught …
Jul 04 2013
Tristan ‘T-Rex’ Jones is an Australian writer/artist who broke into the US industry with his work on Mirage Studios’. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This led to work on IDW’s Ghostbusters ongoing series and the recent action-horror smash Infestation: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is currently working on Hoax Hunters for Image Comics, and crowd-sourced …
Jun 23 2013
Supanova rolled around this weekend in Sydney, bringing thousands of fans, cosplayers and other punters to line the curved walls of The Dome at Olympic Park in Sydney. In addition to the dozens of folks in costumes we snapped, we also met with some of the artists, writers and other creators in the house. We’ll …
Jun 21 2013
Supanova has added a last minute special guest to their lineup: Man of Steel director Zack Snyder. The director is hitting Sydney this weekend for the Sydney premiere of the film on Monday, ahead of the Australia wide release on 27 June. Actors Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe will also be in attendance. From Supanova’s …
Jun 19 2013
If you’ve been listening to the podcast, and that includes both of you, then you’ll know Richard and David will be at Supanova Sydney this coming weekend. Now Supanova has released the event guides for both Sydney and Perth, for 21-23 and 28-30 June respectively. Guests include the likes of Margot Kidder, Karl Urban, David …
Jun 18 2013
This week, Richard and David had the opportunity to chat with Nicola Scott, the Australia artist best known for her work with DC Comics and Gail Simone on Birds of Prey and Secret Six. She has worked on several titles within the New 52, including Superman with George Pérez. Nicola is currently working on Earth 2 with …
Apr 12 2013
This week, Richard and David had the opportunity to speak with the legendary Chris Claremont, perhaps best known for his unsurpassed 17 year continuous run on Uncanny X-Men. We discuss in detail the first 50 issues of this historic run, including The Phoenix/The Dark Phoenix Saga, The Proteus Saga, The Hellfire Club and the isses …
