 I'm just a little pushed for time today, but have spent the morning in a productive manner (well, by my estimation!) by updating my webstore. I've added a comic (Preston Peace/Battlers Inc) that Dillon Naylor and I (as well as designer Jeremy Macpherson) are presently running on Kickstarter. (Here's the link.) I've also added the Air Hawk volume that is receiving nice plaudits from those who pledged for it recently on Kickstarter, and I've also added this Collected Cloak book (see left) and made it available for pre-orders. I've not had much time to write here, but the Cloak book is the first of my books to be marketed for an overseas (United Kingdom) audience. Since last I wrote, Diamond UK have agreed to solicit the book in August ready for an October release, which is all pretty exciting. Yes, I can now say that I am an international publisher! In the meantime, domestically, I am heading off to Bendigo to celebrate Miss Lollie's 18th birthday, before I prepare to head off to Japan on a ten-day holiday with one of my daughters. (Mrs K decided not to travel, so it's just the two of us.) I'm going to have to leave the Comic Store unattended during those times (from August 17 to September 1, and again from 17th to the 26th September). At least I think that's when we're travelling: I thought I had placed the itinerary on the fridge, but it seems to have 'gone missing'. I'll have to go and find it...giving me something to do to fill my afternoon...! You'll also notice that I have swapped the Store page with my "Comic Related News" page on this website. Happy to take feedback to let me know what you think of this idea. Good? or should I revert to how it was?
Let me know!  No sooner had I completed the Kickstarter for John Dixon's Complete Air Hawk Dailies, Volume 6, than I agreed to Dillon Naylor's request that we put out a comic collecting the complete Preston Peace and Battlers Inc comics in one volume. Whom am I to say "no" when I was one of the first people to actually publish the original series?! Preston Peace first appeared in Oi Oi Oi! (in Issue #7 for those who may have forgotten), with Battlers Inc having their first outing in the hardcover anthology volume Australia!
While I'm working on getting the Air Hawk volume in the mail - and the job is nearly complete - I've been working on Preston's Kickstarter. For the next few days, there's an "Early Bird" special price being run in the campaign. You can check it out by clicking here! In the meantime, there's a few other things going on. I'm extremely honoured to be selected to be judging the Rotary Cartoon Awards again this year (for the third year in a row, and for the fourth time in total). I'm also going to make an appearance at the Institute of Modern Art's Zine Fair on the 13th June (between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) being held at the Judith Wright Centre. Entry is FREE for everyone who comes along! Details by clicking here. A week later (on 20th June), there's Brisbane Comic Creator's Market being held from 10 a.m. (to 3 p.m.) at Comics Plus (478A Ipswich Road, Annerley). Please come along and say "Hullo!", so I can show off some of my comics/books and talk about...well, anything you like!! |
Comicoz is Nat Karmichael's publishing imprint. Nat is committed to preserving a permanent collection of Australian comic and comic strips. He feels that there is a need to recognise comics' contribution to and depiction of Australian culture.
Nat Karmichael.
In 2024, the Australian Cartoonists Association bestowed Nat the honour of The Jim Russell Award for his "outstanding contribution to Australian cartooning". He is available for public speaking. Since 2011, Nat has self-published over twelve comic-related books and many more comics. He is presently the Membership Secretary of the Australian Cartoonists Association. He is the Lead Judge in the Ledger of Honour Awards for the Comic Arts Awards of Australia (formerly the Ledgers). Nat has now retired and spends most of his time with his long-suffering wife, occasionally seeing their six children and fourteen grandchildren. He still plans to publish more comics and comic-related books, the details of which you should see here on this website in the coming months... 
Nat by Charlotte
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