May 2023. Zines and Moo. And work.

It's been a mixed bag of a month. No word on the upcoming Air Hawk title yet. Jeremy Macpherson is busy working on the layouts (in between other things he needs to do to earn a living). And I'm getting back to working on Rock 'n' Roll Fairies by Dillon Naylor (and Ian C Thomas) and Iron Outlaw by Fysh Rutherford and Greg McAlpine. As well as other projects.

Work has put a kybosh on a lot of things of late. What with the need to be the (Acting) Nurse Unit Manager, and then night duty. With long antisocial hours, no comic work was able to be attended. It's one of those things. And, more recently, we had to put Moo, our dear mate of fifteen years, down earlier this week.

Still there were joys earlier in the month. Jeremy Staples organised a Zine Fair to coincide with the Brisbane Writer's Festival. It was the first market that I had done for many a year, and I was able to sell Dillon's comic (Batrisha) and show off his book. The Fair only went for a short time, like three hours in total, but I managed to get a few comics into new homes, making for a worthwhile exercise. Also saw some talented local talents: Knitting Anarchist (who real name I forgot!) and some nice work by Timothy Delaney, as well as meeting Alicia Grady who knows InDesign (always useful to know!) and will take on work... 

Somewhere in my dreams I have come up with some more comic ideas. But rather than discuss them here, I know I have to prepare for work (*sigh*). Forty-nine weeks until I retire!

Above: Timoth Delaney's work, "Love is Greater Than Burnout" (a small but powerful Zine), and (right) "A Week of Little Comics" by Knitting Anarchist. These - in my opinion - were the best works available at the Zine Fair.

Organiser of the Fair: Jeremy Staples. A lovely guy.

Seen/scene from my table.

RIP Moo. A Gentle, loyal mate for 15 years.