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Big Arse Comics Launch #2

Big Arse Comics Launch
Jan.22.2012

A launch of 16 new comics, including my own new 200 page comic book All You Bastards Can Go Jump Off A Bridge. This event promises to be great, with plenty of interesting people, terrific comics, and the usual fine Australian victuals on a late summer Saturday afternoon. With 16 books being launched you are bound to find something that takes your fancy, and you are sure to have a good yarn with some of the many people present. Click on the image for a list of books being launched, and more details about the event.

J's Latest Blogs

Dec.06.2011 - 6:56 am
What happens when the most respected writer of the English language joins forces with the least-respected art form in the English-speaking world? There have been a fair few...
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Oct.10.2011 - 12:25 am
My book, Secrets of Popular Culture, first published in Korea in translation from the English, is now widely available in English, on Kindle. Here is the link. It will cost you a...
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Sep.14.2011 - 4:08 pm
Preacher
I thought I'd give a quick mention to a vampire story I enjoyed and which was very popular in its day, though which may not be so well-remembered. It's Preacher, written by Garth...
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Aug.31.2011 - 5:53 pm
Asterios Polyp
Asterios Polyp is an amazing, breathtaking work. It has a huge amount of style, depth and ambition, and makes great use of the comics medium, utilizing pretty much all of its...
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Comments from J

Nov.28.2011 - 12:21 am
In response to: Limitless: Some Thoughts About the Film
Your comments reminded me of something I'd seen in the documentary Bigger Stronger Faster, which is about steroid use,...
Aug.29.2011 - 2:00 pm
In response to: Comic Con!
I'm glad you got inspired. Yes, dive into that file of unsent ideas! You know what they say; "sought a sparrow, caught...
Aug.18.2011 - 6:39 pm
In response to: Baltimore Comic Con! and Holy new layout Red Room!
I know what you mean, re keeping to a schedule. I've had trouble with that myself! I reckon the best thing is to take...
Aug.18.2011 - 4:51 pm
In response to: Baltimore Comic Con! and Holy new layout Red Room!
I read this and the post preceding it. Keep up the weekly blog, I think it will be interesting. I wish you the best of...
Aug.04.2011 - 4:44 pm
In response to: Did Hitler Help Inspire the Vegetarian/Spiritual Movement that Gained Strength in the 1960's?
vegetarianism long predates the 30s. Hitler was a vegetarian, but it wasn't part of Nazism. They did have firm ideas...

Published Reviews

Egg Story cover
Oct.14.2011
Published by Corey Blake
"This great comedy has a lot of absurd fun."

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