Comicoz plans for 2024...

Easter 2024. Time to reward the readers of this blog/website with the latest news from Comicoz!

Last post I intimated about some of the new projects I am working on. Firstly, Iron Outlaw is still chugging along in the design stage. I'm not sure at this stage how I plan to get the book distributed around the bookstores in this country (most especially in Victoria, where it ought to be in every library in the state). But that's a concern for another day.

Rob Feldman's comic, Fridge Boy from Space, is at the printer now, after we had to made some small design modifications. (The printer did not recommend saddle-stitching, due to the number of pages in the comic.) We made those changes and the comic should be ready to take on the road soon.

Which leads me to the next topic: Which events will Comicoz and I be appearing at in 2024?

Here's the scoop! I'll be attending Comic-Gong (for the first time!) on Saturday, May 11th. Run by the Wollongong City Council for many years, this is an event I have longed to attend: and now, without the constrains of my employment, I can be there! I am really excited about this! Rob Feldman should be there with me, so that's an opportunity to have your copy of Fridge Boy From Space personally autographed!

Later in the year, I'll also be attending Bendi-Con (in Bendigo, Victoria). Although the date and details have not yet been finalised, I understand that Friday, August 23rd is the likely date. Dillon Naylor will be a guest of the event, so if you need your copies of Rock n Roll Fairies or Batrisha and the Creepy Caretaker signed, that's the place to head! 

I have not yet heard if Comicstreet is going ahead in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall in 2024, but if it does (and I seriously hope that that's the case), then you'll see me there too! I'll try to convince Graeme Cliffe to come along to sign copies of his book, From 'Sunbeams' to Sunset: the Rise and Fall of the Australian Comic (1924-1965). Incidently, if you want copies of this or any other book from Comicoz, jump on to the Store page of this website (do so by clicking here).

Okay, so you want more news...?!

I'm soon going to be working on the second issue of an Air Hawk comic! The first issue will be available at all the events (listed above). I also need to point out that this second issue is planned to be distributed internationally! And, something I didn't mention above, Fridge Boy From Space is going to have two editions! One will be available to Australian readers (and is being printed now), and one is planned for an international release in September. This international edition will not be available to Australian readers except at the shows Rob and I attend. But wait -- there's more news...!!

Yes, besides the above-mentioned comics travelling the world, sharing Australian stories with the world, there's also ...a new book in the works! Drum-roll please...!!

I'm super-excited to share (and publicly announce it here for the first time to loyal readers of this blog) that I have signed a publishing deal with Rebellion, under their Treasury of British Comics imprint, to reprint the complete adventures of a classic 1960s comic strip, The Cloak. Not familiar with the title? No problem! I'm going to tell you a little more a little later (above is just a short pictorial teaser), simply to say that creator Mike Higgs and I are hoping to have a "big name" writer (who is a fan of the character) pen the Introduction. (I won't drop any more announcements, as I think that is enough excitement for one day! I really do have your interests at heart, you know!) Happy Easter!