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Support Mary Doe Trailer Kickstarter Campaign
“I also lend my voice to endorsing and celebrating in the film you are shortly to make. The script, planning and design you have already done is far superior than a lot of projects that we read and I...
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Halloween Black Mermaid® “Mer Mummy” Design Released
Black Mermaid Productions™ (BMP) has just released its annual Halloween design in the Black Mermaid® range of artwork. This year’s image consists of a mer mummy and fits comfortably in the horror...
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A Two Trickster Christmas Treat
Jozef was lucky to attend a book launch a few days ago for Sophie Masson's new title Two Trickster Tales from Russia, which was launched by fantasy author Kate Forsyth in Sydney.The book features two...
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Elf~Fin Leaks and Peeks 33
Just wanted to give you a little bit of a hint about future characters in the second and subsequent issue of Elf~Fin: Hyfus & Tilaweed. We're not ready to release panel art just yet but we will...
View ArticleInkers and Thinkers Symposium
The University of Adelaide will be holding the Inkers and Thinkers – The Evolution of Comics Symposiumon Friday 14 April 2014. It is being organised by the Discipline of Media with the assistance of...
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The Ledger Awards Announced for 2014
The Ledger Awards, established to acknowledge and promote excellence in comic arts and publishing in Australia, are being re-launched in Melbourne in April 2014. Inaugurated in 2005, they return after...
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Body of Work Casino Collection Launch
A few weeks ago we were honoured and privileged to have been invited to attend a special event in Sydney – the launch of the 2014 Body of Work Casino Collection, which was held in the Trivett Bespoke...
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Merry Xmas to You All!
A very merry Xmas to our readers, friends and colleagues – sometimes you are all three of those things rolled up in one!We appreciate your faith and support and look forward to doing even more...
View ArticleAussie Comic Convention Circuit 2014 [UPDATED 04/01/13]
Happy New Year! Here's our regular calendar for Aussie comikers to plan their annual comics convention circuit. We've added a few more zine fairs this year. The list also includes some international...
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New Structures in Scriptwriting with Linda Aronson
Scriptwriting guru Linda Aronson will be presenting a seminar on "New Structures in Scriptwriting for Film and TV" at the Australian Film and Television Radio School (AFTRS), which will be particularly...
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Jozef Szekeres to be Special Guest at New Room 801 Convention
Room 801 is a new Australian convention for over-18s only, with a special focus on yaoi and yuri. Special guests include BMP Director Jozef Szekeres, Aarin, Dr Scott Beattie, Mary Borsellino,...
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ASA Comics Business Workshop with Julie Ditrich
BMP Director Julie Ditrich will be presenting a one day workshop in Sydney in May 2014 entitled "The Comics Business: from idea to print", which is part of the Australian Society of Authors' (ASA)...
View ArticleThe School Magazine Seeks Comics Submissions
The School Magazine manuscripts for 2014 and beyond are now being accepted. The School Magazine welcomes submissions from writers from within Australia and internationally. You can download a copy of...
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Comics Masterclass Writing Workshop: Animal Magic
Animal Magic: How to Use Animal Archetypes to Create Unique Human Comic Book CharactersAnimals often appear in comic book stories in the form of friends, sidekicks or threats. However, writers can also...
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Bruce Mutard Words into Pictures Exhibition [UPDATED: 22/07/14]
A mighty CONGRATULATIONS to Aussie graphic novelist extraordinaire, Ledger Award winner and Comics Masterclass script and art assessor Bruce Mutard who has just completed his Masters with the launch of...
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Comic ConVersation at Ashfield Library
Ashfield Library will be holding its inaugural "Comic ConVersation" event in September. Melbourne-based Ledger Award winning graphic novelist Bruce Mutard (The Sacrifice, The Silence) will be the...
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Graphic Novel Dress
Came across a great dress worn by Arya Stark from Game of Thrones who stepped out in it recently at Comic Con. The dress is made entirely from comic book and graphic novel pages. You can read all about...
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Comics Characterisation Workshop at Comic Gong
Black Mermaid Productions (BMP) partner and comics writer Julie Ditrich will be presenting a one-hour beginner’s workshop on characterisation at Comic Gong in May 2014. The workshop is entitled:...
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Presenting Comics Masterclass at the Australian Cartoonists' Association...
Black Mermaid Productions’ (BMP) partner and comic book writer Julie Ditrich will be presenting an information session on the new Comics Masterclass arm of BMP at the upcoming Australian Cartoonists’...
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Big Kids Creating Kids Books at Camp Creative
Multi-award winning illustrator and cartoonist and our old mate Jules Faber is running a children's writing and illustrating course in Bellingen, NSW, Australia in January 2015.What do you need to...
View ArticleAussie Comic Convention Circuit 2015
Happy New Year, Aussie Comikers and Blog Readers! Black Mermaid Productions presents its regular calendar for Aussie comikers to plan their annual comics convention circuit. The list also includes some...
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Mer Creature Sculpture Finds Loving Home
It's Julie here, and quite frankly I have to say the new year has got off to a great start. I'm sure the accompanying photos with this blog post will give you some indication why I am smiling.A few...
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Comics Masterclass Launches 2015 Short Course Program
Comics Masterclass™ is delighted to launch its 2015 short courses program, starting with a workshop on "Breaking into European Comics: How to Find Professional Work on the Continent", which will be...
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Australian Comics Creators "Who Do You Think You Are?" Survey 2015
Comics Masterclass™ has just launched the Australian Comics Creators "Who Do You Think You Are?" Survey 2015.The last time the Aussie comics community was surveyed was in 2009. That original survey,...
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Children's Graphic Novelist Andrew Cranna Appearing at Sydney Writers'...
Sydney-based children's book illustrator and comics creator Andrew Cranna of The Bloodhound Boys fame, will be presenting a session on graphic novels at the upcoming Sydney Writers' Festival. He will...
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