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One of my daughters has been unexpectedly admitted to Townsville Hospital. I presently have no idea how long she is going to be there. But I am by her side, even though this has thrown other (especially comic - scheduling) matters into disarray. It now seems unlikely I will have Issue #4 of OI OI OI! ready for the planned April 25th (ANZAC Day) release. Other plans that were under way -- or that I had begun negotiating on -- are all going to have to be reorganised at an unknown date. I know this will annoy some and infuriate others. But while it may be even a little frustrating for me, given that I have managed to have my publishing arm in a reasonably good position for its growth in the local comics medium, there are priorities. I have chosen to make Comicoz a one man band, and so I am left with no option except to place Comicoz in temporary hiatus. My family will always come first. (I know Mrs K will be amazed to read that, because she knows the hours I put in each day to Comicoz -- often, I will have to honestly admit and as she will tell you, to the exclusion of time with her!)
Anyway, the bottom line is I don't know how long my daughter is going to be in hospital. Thus, I don't know how long it will be until I am able to get back to work, and when I can begin working on getting more comics out in the world. I trust I can count on you for patience and understanding during this terrible personal family tragedy. |
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.
Since 2011, Nat has self-published over twelve comic-related books and was Publisher-Editor of Oi Oi Oi! -- the last series of nationally-distributed comic books of original stories to appear on Australian newsstands. He is a member of the Australian Cartoonists Association and edited the Association's journal Inkspot for 14 issues from late 2015. For numerous years he was the Lead Judge in the Ledger of Honour Awards for the Comic Arts Awards of Australia (formerly the Ledgers). These days Nat dreams of retiring from his occupation as a Clinical Nurse in the Psychiatric Emergency Centre in Queensland's largest public hospital, so that he can spend more time with his long-suffering wife and their six children and fourteen grandchildren. And perhaps publish some more comic-related books. 
Nat by Charlotte
Comicoz acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay respects to elders, past, present, and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples.
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