Charity Comic for Queensland Flood Relief ‘Tides of Hope’ #popculture #comic #supanova #geekgirl

Tides Of Hope - Supanova

Supanova are proud to be publishing a collectable, limited edition comic-book, written and illustrated by some of the world’s finest creators, to benefit Queensland flood-relief charity activities!

The special one-off comic limited to 1000 copies, ‘Tides of Hope’ is the local comic-book industry’s response to the tragedy, with the project coming to fruition with its sale at the Supanova Pop Culture Expos in Brisbane  and Melbourne.

Inspired by Sydney based comic-book writer Christopher Sequeira, who edited the comic and contributed a story illustrated by hotshot Marvel Comics artist (and visitor to Supanova in Brisbane) Leinil Francis Yu, the comic became reality through his and the combined efforts of Art Director and contributor, Tim McEwen, Publisher and Supanova Event Director, Daniel Zachariou, and all the other amazingly talented individuals who provided their time and art; 47 creators in all!

Sequeira relates that “Seeing true heroism, sacrifice and pathos on my nightly TV screen made me think of the potential of some creative folk reflecting and paying tribute to that in comics-form; so, why not put out the call for help? And our professional colleagues, world-wide, did not shirk that call – they leapt at the chance. They made it a brilliant, moving collection.”

‘Tides of Hope’ is 36 pages with 100% of proceeds from its $10 cover price going to charity while an auction of all the artwork, kindly donated by the illustrators, will ultimately be added to that pool of funds with comic-art collector, dealer and expert Royd Burgoyne also donating his time and expertise to do so.

Chris Claremont, Greg Capullo, Chris Sequeira, Tom Taylor, Colin Wilson, cover-artist Stewart McKenny, Jeffrey ‘Chamba’ Cruz, Jon Sommariva, Tim McEwen and many other contributors are attending the Brisbane and Melbourne expos and will be able to personally sign copies.

MELBOURNE 2011
April 8-10
Melbourne Showgrounds

The Tango Collection, a celebration of love in all its guises

Edited by Bernard Caleo

The Tango Collection, a celebration of love in all its guises from the most creative comic book talent in Australia and New Zealand.

A smorgasbord of storytelling art, The Tango Collection is a perfect introduction for anyone curious about the exciting and versatile medium that is the graphic novel. Selected from eight editions of the Australian romance comic book anthology Tango, this quirky, experimental and fun collection on love introduces us to a new breed of Australian writer.

Since 1997, Tango has been a forum that presents work by established comic-book makers alongside newcomers. Featuring Nicki Greenberg, Andrew Weldon, Bruce Mutard, Mandy Ord, Michael Camilleri, Jo Waite, Adam Ford and with a foreword by well known New Zealand comics guru Dylan Horrocks, The Tango Collection showcases the amazing talent of our local creators.

“Here you’ll find some of the most memorable comics by cartoonists from Australia and New Zealand- from haunting hallucinations of Jo Waite to the methodical precision of Bruce Mutard. There’s humour, joy, pain, pleasure and queasy recognition to be found here. Stories of sadness and loss, domestic familiarity, youthful passion, perversity and lust. Because Tango, is after all, a romance comic. Love, like food, can deliver nausea and bliss in equal portions. And isn’t that what life is all about?” – Dylan Horrocks

ABOUT THE EDITOR
Bernard’s love of comics began with Asterix and Tintin hardcovers borrowed from the Northcote library in the 1970s, continued with superhero comics in the 1980s, and got all grown-up with ‘graphic novels’ in the 1990s and beyond. In 1991 he began making comic books himself: planning, writing, drawing and publishing them. Frequently these
comic book series have been collaborations- Yell Ole! and The False Impressionists with Tolley, Café Ghetto with John Murphy – but he also flies solo, as with the stories and mini-comics featuring the character Hermann Flaneur and his ongoing online tragi-comic book I Knew Him. In 1997 Bernard launched the comic book publishing imprint Cardigan Comics, and he has edited and published Tango ever since. Bernard has watched comic books develop as a storytelling art, and is very excited about the directions for comic books as a part of book culture and visual art culture in Australia.

PUBLISHED: 23 November 2009
IMPRINT: Allen & Unwin
CATEGORY: Graphic Novel
RRP: $35.00

Online sale opportunity: Allen & Unwin