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Auckland Zinefest 2022

**Auckland Zinefest 2022** was the 13th annual Auckland Zinefest, held on the 23rd and 24th of July 2022 at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

## Stallholders

### Saturday the 23rd of July 2022

* AAPPA-PAPPA
* Adrian Bennett (Also Sunday)
* The Agenda (Also Sunday)
* Alan Spreadbury
* Altar of Mud
* Ash Oldham
* AssembleAllRats
* AzureSparkz
* AUT Zine Club
* Bliss Portal
* The Charlotte Museum
* Chae Yun Christine
* Landroverfarm Preres / David Merritt (Also Sunday)
* Deadface
* D J Pyle
* Fathom
* The Freedom Shop Collective (Also Sunday)
* Fuathan (Also Sunday)
* HB Pencil
* H.S. Vallet (Also Sunday)
* Jasmine May Windsor Ats & Zines
* JaWa
* Jessica Kanji
* Jewelia Howard Art
* Jimz Artz
* Joshprobably
* Julamont Studios
* Kiki
* Kim Can Draw
* Kim Arrowsmith & Matt Stevens (Also Sunday)
* Lachlan
* Laura Elizabeth Allen
* Leigh / Cameron Mason McCurdy
* Liston College Art Department
* Marijke
* Mak
* Mallowdraws
* Mary Guo & TBun
* Lydia Harden Bull (Also Sunday)
* Migrant Zine Collective
* M K Templer
* Moyashi Kiwi
* Newmans
* Nina Harper
* Noey
* Overcommunicate Magazine
* Prageeth (Also Sunday)
* Pressed Flower Zines
* Raewyn Alexander
* Reverie Pilot
* Rob Art
* Ruby May (Also Sunday)
* SANI
* Sina Leasuasu (Also Sunday)
* sinta speaks
* Stray Comics
* Stella Lee
* superhyperpaper
* Tashi Rd
* Team 3000 Press (Also Sunday)
* Tempest's Corner
* Waikato Dezines
* Woo-Woo Land (Also Sunday)
* Yem

### Sunday the 24th of July 2022

* Amy & Lou
* Andrew Thompson & Ronette Manson
* Babytamagotchi
* Bambi Magazine
* Ben G
* Bestie Run
* blinking-icelashes
* Brenna
* CHROMA
* Dr D Foothead
* Ekkus
* Eli.jpeg
* Esther & Zoey
* Expensive Hobby
* Good Bad English
* Grit by Grace
* Hairbrushed
* hey scaredy cat
* Its\_Dickinson
* IWT Project Space
* Kascreates
* KT Julian
* Khusbu Patel
* Leigh
* Luke Hore
* Megan Dickinson
* Melonjpeg
* Namzee did it
* Nicole
* Noah Halton
* No Label / Witchhammer Press
* The Owairaka Art Collective
* Pukekohe High Art Department
* Rat World
* Reezerat
* Silver
* Scarlett K Illustration
* Sophie Procter
* Tate Agnew
* Tensui
* THEA
* TV Competition: FutureFutureFuture, Ōtā-Toon Titan-Crew, DeadXeroxPress
* Yölk
* Zoey
Lockdown: Tales from Aotearoa

***Lockdown: Tales from Aotearoa*** is a comic anthology edited by Sarah Pepperle and published by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū in November 2020.

> *Like scenes from a science fiction novel, COVID-19 spread like a dark storm across planet Earth. When the virus came to the faraway islands of Aotearoa New Zealand, the nation’s team of five million went into lockdown.*
> *Nineteen of the best graphic and comic artists from around Aotearoa New Zealand have created stories to mark this time.*
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## Credits

* Managing Editor: Sarah Pepperle
* Designer: Aaron Beehre

## Featured comics

* "Lockdown Was Really... Something" by Toby Morris
* "Monday 23rd March." by Alex Cara
* "The Last Concert Before Lockdown" by Sarah Laing
* Ruby Jones
* Tokerau Wilson
* Māori Mermaid
* "Covid Couch" by Jem Yoshioka
* "To Whom it May Concern..." by Mat Tait
* Hana Chatani
* Ross Murray
* "Grey Doves" by Sharon Murdoch
* Miriama Grace-Smith
* "Can We Leave the Window Open?" by Ant Sang
* Li Chen
* Sarah Lund
* "Alone?" by Anthony Stocking
* Zak Waipara
* "Arohirohi: Shimmering Heat" by Jessicoco Hansell
* Sloane Hong

## Referenes

1. ↑ https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/shop/lockdown-tales-from-aotearoa/
Rat World Issue Four

**Rat World Issue Four** is the fourth issue of Rat World Magazine, published on the 15th of December 2022.

> *"End the year correctly with 100 pages of Rat World! 💯💯💯 We can’t believe its been a year and this project still keeps getting bigger. Showcasing 40 contributors local and international contributors but with even more pages - this is the broadest Rat World has been yet."*
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## Credits

* Editor in Chief: Jennifer Cheuk
* Graphic Design: Aidan Dayvyd
* Poetry Reader: Olivia Wright
* Pages 46-47 designed by Gia Espelita
* Pages 27-31 designed by Jennifer Cheuk

## Featured comics

* "Transwomen are Women" by Tara Black
* "Who'd've Thought Cam Had A.D.H.D.?" by Cameron McCurdy
* "Citadel Streets" by Steven Bardon
* "Moon Bones; or, a New Cosmology" by Miles Davitt
* "Ants" by M K Templer
* "Allsorts" by Spencer Hall
* "Girl/friends" by Tashi Rd
* "Last night, I dreamt that I was all alone at the end of the world" by Asia Martusia King

## Launch event

15th of December 2022 at NiceGoblins HQ, Mt. Eden, Tāmaki Makaurau. Featuring performances by Treenurse, Ersha Island 二沙岛, Swallow the Rat, and Lesbian Death Sluts from Hell.

The launch poster by Jennifer Cheuk.A collage of photos from the event by M-W.
## The Great Wiggling of 2022

The original printing of Rat World Issue Four was warped due to heat exposure, in response Rat World gave purchasers of wiggly copies the chance to exchange their copy for a reprint, or a code for a discounted copy along with a "I survived the great wiggling of 2022" sticker.

A wiggly copy of Rat World Issue Four.A stack of wiggly copies of Rat World Issue Four.Side view of a stack of wiggly copies of Rat World Issue Four.The "I survived the great wiggling of 2022" sticker.
## References

1. ↑ https://www.ratworldmag.com/shop/p/rat-world-issue-four
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CmWC0KxrzIr/?hl=en
Olga Krause

Born in 1966, in Tokoroa, Olga Krause aka Leafa Janice Wilson is a multi-media artists, performance artist and curator.

In her own words: "This is the title page for an art school project in 1985. It was a hand-bound book that I made entitled 'Staunch'. The entire book was based on the language that we used in Tokoroa, my hometown."

"I was born and raised in Tok - my parents came over in the big migratory wave of the late 50s early 60s"
Funtime Comics Anthology 11

## Funtime Comics Presents

***Funtime Comics Presents: Legumic Ovis***is the 11th issue of the *Funtime Comics Anthology*, published by the Funtime Comics Collective in July 1997.

## Credits

* Editor: Darren Schroeder
* Cover by Charles Horn

## **Contents**

* *Sheepish Offering* By Various
* *Raising Kane* by Jason Winter
* *Oh No John No* by Peter Johnstone
* *Firelord* by Marc Barnes
* *A Brief Interview With Dylan Horrocks* by Craig Gerritson
* *The Glass City* by Angus
* *Ruthless Reviews* by Darren Schroeder
* *Skirt* by Charles Horn
* *Giant Everywhere* by Charles Horn
* *Holidays in Europe* by Debra Boyask
* *Mr Blurt in the Year 2000* by Bob Gibbons
* *New Zealand Comic Register*
* *Slightly Disturbed* by Angus
* *Songbird* by Enid
* *The Dude Does Dope* by Angus
* *Glop* by Isaac Freeman
* [Australian Comics Scene] by Craig Gerritson
* *Senor Pro Vitamin* by James Dent-Merritt
* *Spunky, Punky and Monkey* by Pelms

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20090415210014/http://www.comics.org.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Funtime\_Comics\_Presents
Funtime Comics Anthology 11.5

## Funtime Comics Presents

***Funtime Comics Presents: Autumnal Yule*** is the 11.5th issue of the *Funtime Comics Anthology*, published by the Funtime Comics Collective in May 1998.

## Credits

* Editor: Darren Schroeder
* Cover by Mike Travis

## **Contents**

* *How Santa Adapts* by Peter Johnstone
* *Is it a.....* by Peter Johnstone
* *I Am* by Ruth Boyask
* *In the Next Exciting Episode* by Jared Lane
* *Mr Elephant* by Veronica
* *The Secret Lives of Sea Monkeys* by Isaac Freeman
* *The Interview* by Mike Travis
* *Ruthless Reviews* by Darren Schroeder
* *Let's Learn Broken English* by Isaac Freeman
* *The Man and the Orange* by Isaac Freeman
* *Spit, Sone of Spot* by Angus
* *Vo-gul, The Demon* by Bob Gibbons
* *Voodoo Cats* by Enid
* *New Zealand Comic Register*
* *New Christmas Tradition* by Peter Johnstone
* *Group Effort* by Workshop Attendees
* *More Pressing Questions* by Debra Boyask
* *Delusions of Gandeur* by Mike Travis
* *Big, Fat, Pregnant Woman Comes Out to Play* by Veronica
* *Crossed* by Martin Seaward
* *Bessie* by Angus
* *Pilcher and Mummy* by Debra Boyask
* *Get Stuffed* by Masen Ma
* *Skirt* by Charles Horn
* *What Does it All Mean* by Angus
* *3 Panels* by Charles Horn
* *If They Had Gardened* by Debra Boyask

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20090415210014/http://www.comics.org.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Funtime\_Comics\_Presents
Pleasures and Other Short Bio Comics

***Pleasures and Other Short Bio Comics*** is a 24-page autobiographical comic anthology zine by Zoë Colling, published in June 2020.

The story "Pleasures" was first published in Lib-life stories 3.

The story "John" was created for the "Chicken Soup For the Soul on Crushes" zine.

The story about showers and the Teddy Pendergrass song was first published in Aotearotica, Volume 7.
Isabella David

**Isabella David**, known professionally as **amoebaboots** is a comic artist from Aotearoa. She is a recent graduate interested in interdisciplinary practices, with a particular focus on the intersection between art, design, and technology. With proficient knowledge in Adobe’s Creative Cloud and 3D modelling software, she is committed to delivering high-quality outcomes and design.

## Comics

* "Alcoholic Tea" (*SPECK #3*, 26th of May 2023)
Rat World Issue Three

**Rat World Issue Three** is the third issue of Rat World Magazine, published on the 30th of September 2022. Initial RW3 orders were shipped with a copy of *SPECK #1*.

> *"Rat World grows a spine! This issue features 40 creatives from Aotearoa and abroad, showing just how broad our Rat World is. We also introduce two new sections - Multimedia (bridging the gap between print and digital realms) and Community (showcasing local folks that might have flown under your radar)"*
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## Credits

* Editor in Chief: Jennifer Cheuk
* Graphic Design: Aidan Dayvyd
* Page 54 by Gia Espelita

## Featured comics

* "Being Disabled" by Tashi Rd
* "David, I love you" by Eileen McIntire
* "Ten Trillion" by Brendan Foley
* "Excerpts from Sweetgrass Chronicles" by Fisher Monahan
* "Comic Poetry" by Tara Black
* "Daily Journal Comics" by Bear Bear

## Launch event

11th of November 2022 at Open Coffee, Auckland CBD, Tāmaki Makaurau. Featuring performances by Kate Bodger, Honeybee, Marianne Leigh, Venus in Spirals, Ray Leslie, and Grace Shelley.

The launch party poster.The stage at Open Coffee.Jennifer Cheuk in a rat head mask made by Tashi Rd.The crowd at Open Coffee.The crowd at Open Coffee.The crowd at Open Coffee.The winner of the Issue Three Editor's Code t-shirt.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://thespinoff.co.nz/internet/20-12-2022/rat-world-because-some-of-the-best-stuff-happens-underground
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.ratworldmag.com/shop/p/rat-world-issue-three
Rat World Issue Six

**Rat World Issue Six** is the sixth issue of Rat World Magazine, published on the 27th of September 2023.

> *"Issue Six is here and it’s all about creative practice and community in 2023. Packed with artists doing the things they do best, the latest Rat World features the people behind everything from noisy music, independent fashion shows, experimental animation, and more. Filled to the brim with powerful visuals and deep-dive interviews, you’re bound to feel inspired."*
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## Credits

* Editor in Chief: Jennifer Cheuk
* Graphic Design: Aidan Dayvyd
* Sub-Editor: Niamh Hollis-Locke
* Writing & Poetry Reader: Olivia Wright
* Comic & Art Readers: Cameron Mason McCurdy, Tashi Rd

## Featured comics

* "F33L" by Cameron McCurdy
* "Transported" by Tashi Rd
* "Spaghetti Mind" by Helena Pantsis
* "Book Reviews" by Tara Black
* "I Was Told Never To Scratch That Itch" by Jay Kennedy
* "Ways I try to look more queer" by Zoë Colling
* "It's a Rat's World" & "Mice Crispies" by Michelle Goldchain

## Launch event

27th of September 2023 at Epolito's Pizzeria, Grey Lynn, Tāmaki Makaurau. Featuring performances by Geoff (Goodspace), Cameron McCurdy, and Pony Baby.

Pizza party poster by Jennifer Cheuk."Take a break from the Rat Race".The crowd at Epolito's Pizzeria.Amy Cotter performing poetry.Damien Levi performing poetry.Tashi Rd's rat head on the PA.A Rat World contributor wearing Tashi Rd's rat head.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/86221/Rat-World-Issue-Six-Launch-Party.utr
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://events.humanitix.com/rw6-launch-party
3. ↑ https://www.ratworldmag.com/shop/p/rat-world-issue-six
Auckland Zinefest 2021

**Auckland Zinefest 2021** was the 12th annual Auckland Zinefest and the 11th in-person market weekend following the lockdown restriction of COVID-19 causing Auckland Zinefest 2020 to be online only.

The market on Saturday the 31st of July 2021.
## Stallholders

### Saturday the 31st of July 2021

* AAPPA-PAPPA
* Aria Bee
* arrow
* AssembleAllRats
* Auckland Peace Action (Also Sunday)
* Aydaze
* Coriyu & Chloe de la Lune
* Deadfacecomics
* Diana Lillo (Cosy Alien) (Also Sunday)
* Fathom
* The Freedom Shop Collective (Also Sunday)
* Fuathan (Also Sunday)
* Geek Boutique
* Hana Chatani
* Hebe Kearney (Also Sunday)
* Jazzscenes
* Jewelia Howard
* Jim Higgs
* Joshprobably
* Kate Yoon
* Kelly Sinclair (Also Sunday)
* Kiran Patel (Also Sunday)
* Leigh
* Make Waves
* Makyla Curtis
* Migrant Zine Collective
* Mikayla Renee (Also Sunday)
* Miles Davitt
* MOTAT
* Moyashi Kiwi
* Nina Harper
* Nirvana (Also Sunday)
* Oscar Norris - The Daily Cynic
* Overcommunicate Magazine (Also Sunday)
* People Against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA) (Also Sunday)
* Rachel Grainger-Jones (Also Sunday)
* Red Letter Distro (Also Sunday)
* SANI
* sazzok and basgetti
* skeles
* Sock Review
* Tapetwhacker
* Tashi Rd
* Tempest
* Tomollusk
* TUPACAPUT
* TC Competition: FutureFutureFuture / DXP (Also Sunday)
* Underleaf / Undercover
* Vanessa and Zoë
* Wrought Material
* Zine Beans (Also Sunday)

### Sunday the 1st of August 2021

* Adllu
* The Agenda Zine
* Altar of Mud
* Ben G
* Casper
* Ciene
* Darian Smith
* Diva Ford
* ekkus
* Esther Li
* Grit by Grace
* Hairbrushed
* HGHR
* Incredibly Hot Sex with Hideous People - Bryce Galloway
* The Java Script
* kait
* kascreates
* kūkū
* Laura Elizabeth Allen
* Lucky Witch Zine
* Luke Hore
* Lydia Harden Bull
* Megan & Ruth
* Melon.JPEG
* Moth Loths
* Packed Lunch Club
* Pukekohe High School Visual Art Department
* reeza
* Sacktap
* softcore void
* Sophie Procter
* Splitclay
* supervisual.png
* SYC Wong
* Team 3000 Press
* Tensui
* Zoey Zhou
GRIN

***GRIN*** is a horror comic by Eddie Monotone, published by Square Planet Comics on the 23rd of October 2015.

> *A single-issue horror story. Everyone expects their body to change in high school, but not like this. And what is this monstrous new aperture trying to tell her? A creepy horror tale with a grisly end. For mature readers.*
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Battle Magazine 3

***Battle Number 3*** is the third issue of Battle Magazine, published on the 25th of June 2021.

## Credits

* Printed at Point
* Edited by Abe Hunt
* Cover by Tony Rat Scarer

## Featured comics

* "Treatise on the Evokation and Philosophie of thee Most Malefic and Malevolent Spirite Known as thee Rare-Bit Fiend" by Brendan Jon Philip
* "The Ancient Cult of Chuttulu" by David Mitchell
* "Side of the Road" by Nico
* "Late Autumn Port Chalmers" by Veronica Brett
* "The Adventures of Furby" by Imogen Lunn
* "Batshit Cazy" by Tooth Fish
* "Dirtbag Part 1" by Devon Smith
* "Centerfold" by Jeremy Potts
* "Again Tomorrow" art by Roe Rushton, written by Gabe Griffin
* "Frog Part:3" by Saskia Rushton Green
* "Boutique Guitar Pedals" by Spencer Hall
* "Deformed Tales" by Sam Ovens
* "Top Quality Tattoos" By Joshua Bloodbaron
* "A Departure Token" by James Collins
* "Lima Oscar Tango Romeo" by Hunter Abrams
* "Bartender Mommen with Mieke" by Mieke
* "Cretin Talk" by Julianna Scarer
* "Yukito: Daughter of Snow" by Ryan Green
* "A Sanguine Otago" art by Zac Booth, written by Harrison Kennedy
* "Chess Problems with Bob Wilkins" by Bob Wilkins
Atlas no. 3

***Atlas no. 3*** is the third issue of *Atlas* by Dylan Horrocks, published by Chris Oliveros at Drawn and Quarterly in 2006. The creation of this comic was generously assisted by a grant from Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa while the author was the University of Auckland - Creative New Zealand Literary Fellow.
Justin Young

**Justin Young** is an indie comic creator from Aotearoa, and the creator of *Homerville* and *FREAK*.

## Comics

* *Homerville* (Self-published, [Unknown dates])

### *FREAK* (Self-published, [Unknown dates])

* *FREAK: PART ONE* (Self-published, [Unknown dates])
* *FREAK: PART TWO* (Self-published, [Unknown dates])

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/jyoung\_artist/
Lore Olympus

***Lore Olympus*** is a webcomic series by Rachel Smythe, the first episode was published on Webtoon on the 4th of March 2018.

## Publications

### *Lore Olympus* (Webtoon, 4th of March 2018-Present)

* *Volume 1* (Del Rey Books, 2nd of November 2021)
* *Volume 2* (Del Rey Books, 5th of July 2022)
* *Volume 3* (Del Rey Books, 11th of October 2022)
* *Volume 4* (Del Rey Books, 6th of June 2023)
* *Volume 5* (Del Rey Books, 3rd of October 2023)
* *Volume 6* (Del Rey Books, 7th of May 2024)
Blogs Archive

# NZ Comic Blogs List *(Alphabetical)*

* Alexander Turnbull Library
* From Earth's End
* Kiwi Comics
* National Library of New Zealand
* Neglect Comics Wiki
* New Zealand Cartoons and Comics Archive
* NZCC
* NZ Cartoon Archive
* Pikitia Press
* The Wellington City Libraries Zine Collection

From Earth's EndKiwi Comics (Defunct)Neglect Comics WikiNew Zealand Cartoons and Comics ArchivePikitia PressThe Wellington City Libraries Zine Collection
1. ↑ https://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/tag/zines/
Moonbeard Volume One

***Moonbeard Volume One*** is the second collection of James Squires' *Moonbeard* comic strips. It was published by Pikitia Press on the 1st of November 2014.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.pikitiapress.com/blog/2014/10/21/moonbeard-volume-one-preorder
2. ↑ http://www.pikitiapress.com/blog/2014/8/14/spx-debut-moonbeard-volume-one
3. ↑ https://australiancomicsdb.com.au/moonbeard-volume-one/
Fishing for Orphans

***Fishing for Orphans*** was a comic series by James Squires, featuring absurd one-page strips, most of which were published in Canta from 2005 to 2006.

## Publications

* *Volume 1: "Barrel of Children"* (Self-published, September 2006)
* *Volume 2: "Running with Scissors"* (Self-published, September 2006)

## References

1. ↑ Details: 32pp, A4 B/W
2. ↑ Details: 40pp, A4 B/W
Atlas no. 1

***Atlas no. 1*** is the first issue of *Atlas* by Dylan Horrocks, published by Chris Oliveros at Drawn and Quarterly in 2001. Dedicated to Terry. The creation of this comic was generously assisted by a grant from Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa.

## Contents

1. *Atlas part one*
2. *There are no words in my mouth*
3. *Letter to Hicksville: 'Schoolbus' by James Kochalka*
Gorm Hendo

**Gem**, known professionally as **Gorm Hendo**, is a musician, artist and writer from Tāmaki Makaurau.

She works in the intersection between classical music and community engagement — two of her greatest passions. She enjoys making art, making music, and writing words; her works have previously been published in *Overcom*, *bad apple*, and *SPECK*.

## Comics

* "physically i'm distant" (*SPECK #1*, 30th of September 2022)
* "Ghost Feelings" (*SPECK #3*, 26th of May 2023)
* "Locked" (*bad apple*, 2nd of June 2023)
Hairbrushed

**Cammie** (She/They), known professional as **Hairbrushed**, is a comic artist & illustrator from Tāmaki Makaurau.

## Publications

### Zines

* *divateen* (Self-published, 6th of August 2023)
* *poems i wrote in 2018* (Self-published, 6th of August 2023)

### Comics

* *conditions of my parole* (With Caito; Self-published, 6th of August 2023)

### In publications

* *Under the Rainbow* (Curated by Sam Orchard; Creative Fruit Ltd., May 2019)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.hairbrushed.com/shop/p/zine-pack
2. ↑ https://www.thesamorchard.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Under-The-Rainbow-Zine-e-copy.pdf
Hamiltron - City of the Future

***Hamiltron - City of the Future*** is a Kirikiriroa Hamilton-based (And focused) comics anthology, organised and edited by Dean Ballinger, and published with funding from Creative Waikato on the 26th of September 2015.

## Credits

* Edited by Dean Ballinger
* Cover art by Ben Clancy & Kieran Horner

## Featured comics

* "[...]" by Dawn Tuffery
* "[...]" by Clayton Noone & Stefan Neville
* "[...]" by Aaron Christiansen
* "[...]" by Wairehu Grant
* "[...]" by Raewyn Alexander
* "[...]" by Indira Neville
* "[...]" by Stephanie Christie & Paul Bradley
* "[...]" by Oliver Stewart
* "[...]" by Alex John
* "[...]" by Matt Emery
* "[...]" by Priscilla McIntosh
* "[...]" by Dean Ballinger

## References

1. ↑ https://hamiltroncomix.blogspot.com
2. ↑ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/hamilton-stars-in-comic/35V2GBNRLBIKFYTNZC7GNHGIDI/
Kim Anderson

**Kim Anderson**, known professionally as **Kim Can Draw**, is a Ngaati Maniapoto/Singaporean Chinese Freelance Illustrator, Content Creator, and Writer based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

She created the posters for Auckland Zinefest 2022.

## References

1. ↑ https://kimcandraw.com/about
2. ↑ https://kimcandraw.com/auckland-zinefest-23
Animal Parents

***Animal Parents*** is a cartoon zine by Tashi Donnelly, it was self-published on the 4th of November 2023 at Ōtepoti Zinefest 2023. The zine is a compilation of *Animal Dads* and *Animal Mums*, with those two zines' originally black & white illustrations being fully coloured alongside four new illustrations exclusive to this zine.

## References

1. ↑ https://relicsmusic.co.nz/products/animal-parentstashi-donnelly-new?\_pos=1&\_sid=f6c17b4a4&\_ss=r
Publications Archive

# Publications List: *(Alphabetical)*

* *Battle Magazine*
* *DUD: The Dunedin Comic Revue* (Defunct)
* *Faction* (Defunct)
* *Funtime Comics Anthology*
* *Jesus on a Stick* (Defunct)
* *Lockdown: Tales from Aotearoa*
* *Makeshift Magazine* (Defunct)
* New Ground (Defunct)
* *Rat World Magazine*
* *Razor* (Defunct)
* *Scratch* (Defunct)
* *SPECK*
* *Three Words: An Anthology of Aotearoa/NZ Women's Comics*
* *Treacle* (Defunct)
* *VENOMOUS FEATHERS*

Battle MagazineDarkest Day - Comics for ChristchurchDUD: The Dunedin Comic Revue (Defunct)Faction: New Zealand Comic Anthology (Defunct)Funtime ComicsHamiltron - City of the FutureLockdown: Tales from AotearoaMakeshift Magazine (Defunct)New Ground (Defunct)New Zealand Comic Gazette (Defunct)Officer Pup (Defunct)Rat World MagazineRazor (Defunct)SPECK ComicsThree Words: An Anthology of Aotearoa/NZ Women's ComicsTreacle (Defunct)Under the Rainbow
Miriam Harris

**Dr Miriam Harris** is the Associate Professor of Arts & Design at Auckland University of Technology. She was formerly Academic Leader Undergraduate Education in Design and Contemporary Arts at Unitec, Institute of Technology, Auckland. Her PhD thesis was entitled *Words & images that move : the relationship of text and drawing in the animated film and the graphic novel*.

## Works

* Miriam Harris (2010) Words & images that move : the relationship of text and drawing in the animated film and the graphic novel, PhD Thesis, University of Auckland
* Harris, M. (2009). Cartoonists as Matchmakers: The vibrant relationship of text and image in the work of Lynda Barry, in MacLeod, C., Plesch, V., Schoell-Glass, C. (Eds) Elective Affinities: Testing Word and Image Relationships. 978-90-420-2618-6

## References

1. ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G5SqIkQAYKUC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=Cartoonists+as+Matchmakers:+The+vibrant+relationship+of+text+and+image+in+the+work+of+Lynda+Barry&source=bl&ots=fGqd8TfkJu&sig=kUY3qB9mE7\_Wm1FytaFVq02Ocy0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Mrw5VO3ICtPuaJCPgrAF&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Cartoonists%20as%20Matchmakers%3A%20The%20vibrant%20relationship%20of%20text%20and%20image%20in%20the%20work%20of%20Lynda%20Barry&f=false
George McNally

**George McNally** is a comic artist, zinemaker, illustrator, and graphic designer from Aotearoa; who has a Bachelor of Design Innovation.

## Comics

* "Help! I'm Turning Into My Mum!" (Self-published, 2022)
* "Help! I'm Stuck" (Self-published, 2022)
* "Crybaby" (*SPECK #2*, 15th of December 2022)

## References

1. ↑ https://geomcnart.com/help-im-turning-into-my-mumA 14-page A5 comic zine about facing the inevitability of turning into my mum.
2. ↑ https://geomcnart.com/help-im-stuck"Check out my latest coming-of-age comic! A 19-page A5 zine that follows a wee bit of an existential crisis as I question where I see myself in 10 years time."
Funtime Comics Anthology 10

## Funtime Comics Presents

***Funtime Comics Presents: Limbeck*** is the 10th issue of the *Funtime Comics Anthology*, published by the Funtime Comics Collective in July 1996.

## Credits

* Editor: Darren Schroeder
* Proof-reader: Beryl Burgess
* Cover by Debra Boyask

## **Contents**

* *A Day in the Life* by Ruth Boyask
* *Glop* by Isaac Freeman
* *Ruthless Reviews* by Darren Schroeder Et al
* *The Hooded Raincoat* by Brad Wallwork
* *The Anecdote* by Tim Musson
* *Firelord* by MarcBarnes
* ICONZ 2 Report by Darren Schroeder
* *FAQ* by John Davis, Debra Boyask and Simon Hosie
* *Skirt* by Charles Horn
* Gallery Review by Craig Gerritson
* *Mr Blurt in the Year 2000* by Bob Gibbons
* *The Glass City* by Angus
* *Raising Kane* by Jason Winter
* *Walking into The Sunset Type Guy* by Matt Cowens
* *Slightly Disturbed* by Angus
* *New Zealand Comic Register*
* *Monument TalisMen* by Peter Johnstone
* *One Sock* by Isaac Freeman
* *Drinking and Driving* by Matthew Biggs
* *Southward* by Jared Lane and Jason Brice
* *Spunky, Punky and Monkey* by Pelms

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20090415210014/http://www.comics.org.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Funtime\_Comics\_Presents
Faction Presents "High Water"

***Faction Presents "High Water"*** is the fourth issue of Faction, the New Zealand comic anthology, published by 3 Bad Monkeys on the 19th of AUgust 2015.

## Credits

* Cover: Tim Gibson
* End pages: Ant Sang
* Editing: Damon Keen
* Design: 3 Bad Monkeys
* Printed in China through APOL

## Featured comics

* "Dear Hinewai" by Dylan Horrocks
* "After the Floods" by Sarah Laing
* "Below the Waves" by Katie O'Neill
* "My Wife, the Mastodon" by Cory Mathis
* "Lowest Ebb" by Christian Pearce
* "Diamond Dr. Golden Love" by Ned Wenlock
* "Meet the Dukes of Hazzard" by Toby Morris
* "The Lotus Eaters" by Damon Keen
* "Dialogo Di Galileo" by Chris Slane
* "High Water" by Ross Murray
* "The Luckiest Kid in the World" by Jonathan King
Pearl Hunting

***Pearl Hunting*** is a 74-page manga about otherness by Hana Chatani, published in 2023. The comic made its debut at ShortBox Comics Fair 2023.

> *Two friends share with each other mermaid stories they had grown up with. But one warns the other; “My story isn’t as romantic as the ones your Lǎolao used to tell you. Is that okay?”*
>
>

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://hakobore.itch.io/pearl-hunting
Funtime Comics Anthology 2

## Funtime Comics Presents

***Funtime Comics Presents: Woof Woof*** is the second issue of the Funtime Comics Anthology, published in 1992 by the Funtime Comics Collective.

Issue Two, in 1992, and the two subsequent issues were edited by Ed Dewe, who described his role as “Motivating and gathering artwork from the various potential contributors, doing the layout, and developing the theme of each issue.” A core group of artists began to form.

## Credits

* Editor: Ed Dewe
* Proof-Readers: David Kulp, Caroline Dewe, Alexis Leeman-Smith, Sue Dewe

## Featured comics

* *Science Fiction* by Matt Glasgow
* *The President Meets the Pope* by Jason Brice
* *Hot on the Heels of Love* by Calum McPherson, *Letter* by Frank G. Pitt
* *Southbound* by Jared Lane
* *The Cyclist* by Mat Tait
* *Deadface Review* by Andrew Doherty
* *The Completely Stonked Adventures of Kieth* by Jamemz Robinson
* *Subtle Bazooka Pinup* By Mason Ma
* *The Crow review* by Alex Leeman-Smith
* *Another Word from Jason & Judgement in Gotham* by Jason Brice
* *Redstar Six* by Calum McPherson
* *Paranoia review* by Edward Dewe
* *Ruthless Reviews* by Darren Schroeder
* *The Adventures of Subtle Bazooka* by Mason Ma
* *Gimme Some Heroin* by Bean Smith
* *Homecoming* by Jared Lane (Words/Pencils) & Calum McPherson (Inks)
* *Blown Out of Control* by Darryl Aylward
* *Editor's Note* by Edward Dewe
* *Back Page & Various Doodles* by Jamemz Robinson

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20090415210014/http://www.comics.org.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Funtime\_Comics\_Presents
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://funtimecomics.nz/history.html
Anna Evans

An all round creative whose passion is painting, whose profession is design and illustration, whose exploration is ceramics.

Graduated from Elam school of Fine arts in 2004, specializing in Painting.

Has worked extensively in the arts with children and teenagers since 2002. Selected twice for the Ministry of Educations Artist in Schools initiative and also by contract to facilitate large scale mural projects with youth to beautify education facilities and council assets.  Illustrated over 100 books for New Zealand and Overseas clients, created Vector art for numerous ipad games, android apps and education learning aids, all the while continuing painting practice which in recent years has come to focus largely around New Zealand landscapes.

Works in a wide range of media, from the  traditional, watercolours, acrylics, inks, pencil and dyes to more contemporary platforms such as Adobe illustrator, indesign & photoshop.
Treacle 1

***Treacle #1*** is the first issue of Treacle, a comic anthology publication based in Ōtepoti. It was edited by Tony Renouf and published by Corzitzart Comiks in June 1993.

## Featured comics

* "(EPI) Derm-De-Derm-Derm ..... The Serious Beard Squad. Presented by: Tales of the Beardly Feasible" by Tony Renouf

## References

1. ↑ http://www.pikitiapress.com/blog/2015/4/4/tony-renouf-interview-part-one
2. ↑ https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20090415210014/http://www.comics.org.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Treacle
3. ↑ https://boredinarecordshop.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/partial-contents/
Battle Magazine 2

**Battle Magazine #2** is the second issue of Battle Magazine, published on the 2nd of October 2020.

## Credits

* Printed at "Point"
* Edited by Abe Hunt
* Cover Clayton Noone

## Featured comics

* "Freak" by Justin Young
* "Death Libido" by Jeremy Potts
* "Call of Cuthulu" by Abe Hunt
* "Randy Rockett Pt.2" by Veronica Brett
* "Ad Break" by Charlie Davis
* "The Call Down Fire" by James Collins
* "Life Cycle of Devils" by Lucy Hunter
* "Linwood" by Spencer Hall
* "Manga" by Motohiro Hayakawa
* "Frog Pt:2" by Saskia Rushton Green
* "Sensei Slaughter" by Joshua Bloodbarron
* "Be You: A Game of Quotes" by Andy McCready
* "Diversions" by Jack Davis
* "Maple Grove" by Nicola Jane
* "Gearheads Carlee" by Tony Rat Scarer
Sarah Laing

**Sarah Laing** is a Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington-based novelist and cartoonist. Her graphic memoir, *Mansfield and Me,* was published to acclaim in Aotearoa New Zealand and the UK. She has maintained a long-running blog, *Let Me Be Frank*, which has an eponymous collection published by Victoria University Press (Wellington) and Lightning Books (UK). She drew daily comics during the first lockdown, and hopes to not have to repeat the experience.

She has designed and illustrated many book covers and books for publishers including Random House, Edinburgh University Press, Seraph Press and VUP, and has been a winner and finalist in the BPANZ book design awards, as well as the Best Design Awards. She won the 2006 Sunday Star Times Short Story Competition. Most recently she designed and illustrated Te Papa Press’ The Curioseum, an anthology that included twenty-two New Zealand authors including Margaret Mahy, Bill Manhire and Joy Cowley. She has recently been involved in designing literary journals for The Michael King Writers’ Centre and the Auckland Council’s migrant women and migrant youth creative writing programmes. She has held three literary residencies: the Buddle Findlay Sargeson residency and The Michael King Writers’ Centre and University of Auckland residency. She has presented at literary festivals both locally and internationally, in Beijing, Shanghai and most recently the 2014 Australia New Zealand This Way Up festival in London.

She maintained a popular comics blog in the 2010s, inspiring other women to draw comics, and gaining a significant social media profile. At the time she was involved in both the literary and comics community in a grassroots level, talking to community groups and to libraries, taking workshops, appearing on panels, and selling her comics at zine festivals, Armageddon and craft fairs.

## Comics

* *Dead People's Music* (2009)
* *[Unknown]* (*Darkest Day - Comics for Christchurch*, 9th of April 2011)
* *The Fall of Light* (Vintage, 2013)
* *After the Floods* (Faction Presents "High Water", 19th of August 2015)
* *Mansfield and Me* (2016)
* *Three Words: an anthology of Aotearoa/New Zealand Women's Comics* (Beatnik Publishing, 14th of March 2016)
* *Utterances* (Pantograph Punch, December 2016)
* *Let Me Be Frank* (Victoria University Press & Lightning Books, 2019)
* *The Last Concert Before Lockdown* (*Lockdown: Tales from Aotearoa*, November 2020)
* *Sylvia and the Birds: How the Bird Lady Saved Birds and How You Can, Too* (2022)

## References

1. ↑ ISBN 9781775533030
2. ↑ https://www.pantograph-punch.com/posts/utterances
3. ↑ https://www.dropbox.com/s/n5ne2z5pp9tl12b/Utterances%20by%20Sarah%20Laing.pdf?dl=0
Officer Pup

Cover of Officer Pup Vol. 1

***Officer Pup*** was a comic anthology publication founded and edited by Toby Morris, it ran for two issues from September 2001 to July 2002.

## Publications

* *Officer Pup Vol. 1* (Self-published, September 2001)
* *Officer Pup Vol. 2* (Self-published, July 2002)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://spiderfan.org/item/beyond/00029.html
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20090415210014/http:/www.comics.org.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Officer\_Pup
From Earth's End

**From Earth's End: A New Zealand Comics Blog by Adrian Kinnaird** is a Blogspot blog founded by Adrian Kinnaird in 2009. The blog contains reviews, news, features, and promotions of the comics landscape of Aotearoa.

From Earth's End is dedicated to celebrating and promoting New Zealand comics and cartoonists. In September 2013 this lead to the publication of *From Earth's End: The Best of New Zealand Comics*, from Random House NZ. This is the first book published to offer an overview of the history of New Zealand Comics and feature complete stories from 30 NZ cartoonists. The book was positively reviewed in the NZ Listener, The Sunday Star Times, Metro Magazine, NZ Books Quarterly, and featured on the NZ Listener's Top 100 Books of the Year for 2013. It was also Short-listed for the PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Typography in 2014.

In October 2014 Adrian Kinnaird, Damon Keen, and Kelly Sheehan co-founded the boutique publishing house, Earth's End Ltd, to bring more graphic novel by New Zealand authors into print. The publishing company's name is based on "From Earth's End".

## Related publications

* *From Earth's End: The Best of New Zealand Comics* (Godwit & Random House NZ, September 2013)

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://nz.linkedin.com/in/adrian-kinnaird-34a8134a
2. ↑ https://smithsbookshop.co.nz/p/from-earth-s-end-the-best-of-new-zealand-comics?barcode=9781869799953&selected\_category=86147
3. ↑ https://www.deadsouls.co.nz/shop/adrian-kinnaird-from-earths-end-the-best-of-new-zealand-comics/
4. ↑ https://natlib.govt.nz/records/31953225
Makeshift Magazine 4

**Tomorrow, Today** is the fourth and final issue of Makeshift Magazine, published on the 28th of November 2008.

## Credits

* Editor: Eddie Dawn-McCurdy
* Art Director: Steven Lyons
* Designers: Steven Lyons & EDMO!
* Event Manager & Advertising: Jess George

## Launch event

28th of November 2008 at Whammy Bar, Auckland CBD, Tāmaki Makaurau. Featuring performances by Tommy Ill & Buck Beruchamp, The Naked & Famous, Mr. Hayday, Ice Cream Soldiers, and emceed by Tourettes.
John A. Lent

**John A. Lent** was Professor (Retired) of Mass Media & Communication, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. He is the founder, publisher & Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Comic Art (IJOCA). In 2002 he published in IJOCA *New Zealand - Exporter of Mainstream Cartoonists, Haven for Alternative Comics*.

## Works

* John A. Lent (2002) New Zealand -- Exporter of Mainstream Cartoonists, Haven for Alternative Comics International Journal of Comic Art, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 2002 , p.170-204
Events Archive

# Events List: *(Alphabetical)*

* Armageddon Pulp Culture Expo
* Auckland Zinefest
* Chromacon
* ComicFest
* Kāpiti Zinefest
* Kirikiriroa Hamilton Zinefest
* Ōtautahi Zinefest
* Ōtepoti Zinefest
* Overload
* Palmy Zinefest
* Tāmaki Makaurau Comicfest
* Taranaki Zinefest
* Tauranga Zinefest
* Wellington Zinefest
* Whanganui Zinefest
* Whau Zine Fest

Auckland ZinefestComicFestKāpiti ZinefestKirikiriroa Hamilton ZinefestŌtautahi ZinefestŌtepoti ZinefestPalmy ZinefestTaranaki ZinefestTauranga ZinefestWellington ZinefestWhanganui ZinefestWhau Zine Fest
Ralphi

**Lauren Marriott** , known professionally as **Ralphi**, is a cartoonist and illustrator from Aotearoa.

## Comics

* *Girl Comics* (Self-published, 23rd of August 2013)
* *ricky & lyle* (*Faction Issue 1*, December 2012; Radio as Paper, 2014)
* *[Unknown]* (*Three Words: An Anthology of Aotearoa/New Zealand Women's Comics*, 14th of March 2016)
Matthew Wills

**Matthew Wills** is a webcomic artist and game developer from Wellington, NZ.

### Awards

* *Swords* ~ Winner of the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Professional Publication.
* *Clusterduck* ~ Winner of Best Quickplay Game, Pocket Gamer Awards 2021.

## References

1. ↑ https://swordscomic.com/
2. ↑ https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/stars/list?title\_no=743991
3. ↑ https://pikpok.com/games/clusterduck/
Battle Magazine 4

**Battle Magazine #4** is the fourth issue of Battle Magazine, published on the 20th of May 2022. Only 250 copies were printed.

## Credits

* Printed at "Point"
* Edited by Abe Hunt
* Cover by Veronica Brett

## Featured comics

* "Hype Beast" by JC Varga
* "Deem Flucker Doom Chucker" by Spencer Hall
* "Solvent Epiphany" by Imogen Lunn
* "PAM" by Asia Martusia King
* "Dream Home (Stacked Frames from Animated Loop)" & "Knife Ball" by Miles Davitt
* "Cannonball Jones" by Bendan Jon Philip
* "And You Will Know Me by the Trail of My Hair" by Rushton Green (Art) & Gabe Griffin (Words)
* "Swallowed" by Justina King
* "The Axe: Spontaneous Human Combustion" by Unknown
* "Frog Part:4" by Saskia Rushton Green
* "Crossing the Dream Lattice" by James Collins
* "New Adventure in Parthenogenesis" by Fergus NM
* "Blinky Holidays to His Homeland" by Gibbs Greening
* "The Ongoing Drama of His Royal Lowliness the Gutter Snipe Prince Divorcee" by James James
* "Safety Rats" by Finn Gallagher
* "Into the Garden" by MK Templer
* "The Light on the Lake" by Jufer
* "You May Eat the Locust of Any Kind" by Abe
* "Brozos" by JC Varga
* "Puzzle Page" by Ben Dekker
* "Ad Page" by Zak Booth
* "Daily Trial" by Abe
* "Siren" by Clayton Noone

## Launch event

A launch event was held down the alleyway at RDC on the 20th of May 2022 from 5pm to 8pm. The event featured food, drinks, and copies of #4 available for $25 per issue.

The launch party poster.The release poster.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CdXpoLLpiF5/?hl=en
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CdzKsawvTsz/?hl=en
Publishers Archive

# **Publishers List:** *(Alphabetical)*

* Corzikzart Comics
* Beyond Reality Media
* DMC Comics
* The Dunedin Comic Collective
* Earth's End Publishing
* Fantagraphics
* Funtime Comics Collective
* Hicksville Press
* Inheritor Press
* Pikitia Press
* Proply Speld Comix
* Radio As Paper
* Razor Press
* Selcouthbird Press
* Square Planet Comics
* Team 3000 Press
* 3 Bad Monkeys
* Tuatara Press
* Webtoon
* Venomous Feathers

The Dunedin Comic Collective (Defunct)Earth's End PublishingEric Resetar (Deceased)Funtime Comics CollectivePikitia PressProply Speld Comix (Defunct)Selcouthbird Press3 Bad Monkeys (Defunct)Venomous Feathers
1. ↑ https://beyondrealitymedia.com/index.html
2. ↑ https://hicksvillepress.com/about/
Comics Archive

## Cameron McCurdy

Misc.Transience #1Transience #2Transience #3Mixtumq #1Mixtumq #2

## Rat World Magazine

Rat World Issue OneRat World Issue TwoRat World Issue ThreeRat World Issue FourRat World Valentine's Day R18 ZineRat World Issue FiveRat World Issue Six
## Tashi Rd

Existential DreadGrowing Up FemaleMy Ex's ExAnimal DadsAnimal MumsAnimal Tinder BiosThe Animal GalleryAnimal Parents
Faction Issue 3

**Faction Issue 3** is the third issue of Faction, the New Zealand comic anthology, published by 3 Bad Monkeys in June 2014.

## Credits

* Inside covers: Tim Gibson
* Edited by: Damon Keen and Amie Maxwell
* Cover: Ben Stenbeck

## Featured comics

* "The Reservoir" by Tim Gibson
* "The Reef" by Cory Mathis
* "Don't Let Go" by Katie O'Neill
* "The Night Limited" by Jonathan King
* "A Tale of Old Waihi" by Michael Brown & Mat Tait
* "Fly" by Tom Williamson
* "300" by Li Chen
* "Crush the Skull of the Heathen Graeme" by Toby Morris
Comics Compulsion

### Products

New & second-hand comics, board games, TTRPGs, war gaming miniatures and terrain

## Social Media

### Website

comicscompulsion.nz

**Comics Compulsion** (K&L Hobbies Ltd.) is a comic store based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Founded by Allan Kemp in 1994, the stores original Manchester St location was featured in Dylan Horrocks' *The Magic Pen* and Gonzalo Navarro's book *Aotearoa Whispers*.

In 2002, Tim Driver purchased the shop from Kemp. After the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, Driver ran the shop from his spare room in Casebrook for six months, before the store relocated to Papanui.In 2017, Driver put the shop up for sale.

Covid-19 led to Comics Compulsion moving to an online store only.

## Gallery

Comics Compulsion's Papanui storefront.The Manchester St store in Dylan Horrocks' The Magic Pen
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/90188723/christchurch-geek-icon-comics-compulsion-up-for-sale
2. ↑ https://comicscompulsion.nz/about-us/
Brian Boyd

**Dr Brian Boyd** is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Auckland, based in Tāmaki Makaurau.

## Works

* Art and Evolution: Spiegelman's *The Narrative Corpse* (Philosophy and Literature, Volume 32, Number 1, John Hopkins University Press, April 2008)
* On the Origins of Comics: New York Double-Take (*The Evolutionary Review: Art, Science, Culture* 1(1), 97-111, 2010)

## References

1. ↑ https://muse.jhu.edu/article/238875/pdf
2. ↑ https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/23136
Ōtepoti Zinefest 2022

## Ōtepoti Zinefest 2022

### Location

1 Vogel St, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

## Order

### Next event

Ōtepoti Zinefest 2023

**Ōtepoti Zinefest 2022** was the twelfth annual Ōtepoti Zinefest.

## Stallholders

* Black Star
* BUZZ!! CHOP!! Record Label
* deryk
* DJ Pyle
* Georgi Hampton
* Jeremy Cosmo Potts
* Jesse Dekel
* Jimmy Varga
* Justina King
* Kari Petro Schmidt
* panty baggers collective
* Ruari
* Sol Destroyr
* Spencer Hall
* Tashi Rd
* Taua
Funtime Comics Anthology 8

## Funtime Comics Presents

***Funtime Comics Presents: Landfill*** is the eighth issue of the *Funtime Comics Anthology*, published by the Funtime Comics Collective in January 1995.

## Credits

* Editor: Darren Schroeder
* Proof-reader: Beryl Burgess

## **Contents**

* *Eco-Drama* by Veronica
* *The Glass City* by Angus
* Iconz94 Report by Darren Schroeder & Tim Musson
* *Glop* by Isaac Freeman & Duane Harland
* *Mecka Wars* by Justin Joe
* *Ham Fisted Penguin Tales* by Jason Brice and Jared Lane
* *Ruthless Reviews* by Darren Schroeder
* Craig Gerritson & Angus
* *Loofah* by Ruth Boyask and Debra Boyask
* *Lois the Sex Kitten* by Ruth Boyask
* *Tales of the Roach Motel* by Angus
* *New Zealand Comic Register*
* *Mr Blurt in the Year 2000* by Bob Gibbons
* *Friday 13th-Unlucky for Some* by Peter Johnstone
* *A Leek in Time* by Pelms]
* *Fud's Strange Dream* by Isaac Freeman
* *Rough and Ready Comics #1* by Angus
* *Letter From Scotland* by ?
* *The Monument's Sentinels* by Peter Johnstone
* *The Dude Comix* by Angus

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20090415210014/http://www.comics.org.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Funtime\_Comics\_Presents
Family Portraits - Issue Two

***Family Portraits - Issue Two*** is the second issue of Sam Orchard's *Family Portraits* series, which tells the stories of ten New Zealanders, and explores the awesomeness of their own individual sexual orientations and/or gender identities.

This issue tells the story of Tracey, a Thai New Zealander, as she negotiates culture, sexuality and gender. Through this story our Author examines the influence of his own culture and family. It also looks into the effects of suicide as the author grieves the death of his friend. The last story celebrates the lives of Albert and William; two men who find love in a small town, at a time when being homosexual was illegal.

## Contents

* I'm Not a Tom
* My Family
* Little Bear
* On Sadness
* One Day

## References

1. ↑ https://www.roostertailscomic.com/family-portraits/
2. ↑ https://www.thesamorchard.com/portfolio/family-portraits/
3. ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23286840-family-portraits
Bear Bear

**Bear Bear** is a comic artist, writer, and illustrator from Aotearoa. They have been making the self-published autobiographical webcomic *Ursine Mundanity* since the 15th of March 2019.

## Comics

* *Ursine Mundanity* (Self-published webcomic, 15th of March 2019-Present)
* "Nebulous Tornado Crescendo 5" (*SPECK #1*, 30th of September 2022)
* "The Meaning of Life" (*SPECK #2*, 15th of December 2022)
* "Petulant Procrastination" (*SPECK #3*, 26th of May 2023)
* "Shadow Boxing" (*SPECK #4*, November 2023)

## References

1. ↑ https://ursinemundanity.com
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://ursinemundanity.com/page/1633/
Timothy Kidd

Born 1975, Auckland

Timothy Kidd began reading Tintin from before he started school. As a teenager he read Marvel comics and began drawing his own superhero stories. THen at age seventeen he started reading Love and Rockets and gave up on superheroes altogether.

In 1994 he began publishing his series Half a World Away, set in a small New Zealand town. The last issue, #7, was published in 1996. In 1997 he began a new series, Illumina.

Since early 1998 he has also written and drawn various stories for SeeSaw, an anthology shared with Adam Jamieson and Sophie McMillan.

Kidd married fellow cartoonist Sophie McMillan in March 1998.

## COMICS

* Half a World Away
* Illumina
* See Saw
* Came The Dawn 1-3

## EXTERNAL LINKS

* westernpark.blogspot.com
* comicbookfactory.net/camethedawn.htm
Brent Willis

Makes comics and music and sometimes works for a government library. Likes really cheap Chinese takeaway food and Stag beer. He was once the proud owner of a really big cornflake (10cm long and 4cm wide) but is now very sad because it was stolen by mice

## Works

### Comics

* Fetus Boy Adventures #1-12;
* Bring Out the Gimps,
* Attack of the Gimps,
* Carry on Gimps,
* Passion of the Gimps,(with Clive Townsend)
* I am Mucus Man,
* The Great Hair Fashion and Grooming Guide for Men,
* All the Wet Dudes,
* Convention Carnage,
* Battle Van,
* Maggot,
* Fungus Boy Adventures #1-3 (24 hour comics) and
* MoXoN #1-5 comics (with Ari Freeman)
* Stories (book & CD)
* Brent Willis's 115th Dream Thumbscrew Theatre (complete first season)

### Anthologies

* Funtime Comics Presents,
* Pictozine 1 & 2,
* Zombies Urgh! Party on the Edge of Time,
* Several Short Stories involving Horror, Heartbreak, Debauchery and Staggeryness,
* Kick Out the Jams Weekend Warriors (contributed to and edited)
* Bristle (editor)
* Has also been published in Salient and Caclin
* *[Unknown]* (*Darkest Day - Comics for Christchurch*, 9th of April 2011)

### Other art (Music, animation, painting, interpretive dance, etc)

5 False Dmitrys CDs, 1 by the Fossilised Dmitrys and a 2 solo CDs: *Mission to Putran* and "Stories" (comes with book of same name)

For more information about the False Dmitrys, see their my space page.

## Peanut Gallery

A second-rate Clive Townsend imitator - Mopy