Abigail Larson illustrates picture books. I love her artwork! Abigail had ambitions of becoming an opera singer and joining the circus while growing up, and …
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And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
A review by Nalini Haynes And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is a picture book, the size and shape you’d expect for young children. Except it’s …
Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Art and Design by Daniel Falconer
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780007544097 ISBN 10: 000754409X Format: hardcover, 256 pages Imprint: Tolkien – GB (HarperCollins) No matter what you think of …
Graham of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Sex, Dragons and Toilets by Graham R R Stark
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781471141645 Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Format: hardcover, 144 pages Graham is a hardworking plumber whose father lost his …
Gabba and Slave Layoff
It’s that time of year again (that occurs randomly throughout the year) when I publish a magazine resulting from university assessments. Gabba and Slave Layoff …
Harry Potter: The Creature Vault by Jody Revenson
A review by Nalini Haynes The picture (left) of Harry Potter: The Creature Vault doesn’t do it justice. It’s two-toned purple with 3D embossing to …
Intergalactic Park Ranger Bond, Jaime Bond, at your service ;-)
Once again, RMIT requires students to do actual real-life useful stuff as part of a course. This time I have to develop a ‘corporate package’ …
Bruce Mutard: Words Into Pictures Launch
Bruce Mutard, prominent creator in the Australian comic books scene, celebrated his Master in comics being 99.9% complete with this Words into Pictures exhibition. In …
All things alien – a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Look carefully at ‘All things alien’ – how many science fiction and horror references can you find? Silly Illo artist Ian Gunn Ian Gunn, creator …
New cover for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban
IT’S TIME TO PASS THE MAGIC ON with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban… Media release from Bloomsbury Bloomsbury reveals new children’s jacket for Harry …
Smaug: Unleashing the Dragon by Daniel Falconer
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780062326096 ISBN 10: 0062326090 Imprint: Harper Design Format: Hardcover Pages: 104 List Price: 19.99 USD BISAC1: ART023000 Sexy, sexy hardcover book with gold embossed title and …
Korea erected a Spiderman sculpture in a public space, offending many
In Korea, this erection of a Spiderman sculpture in a public space has offended many. Feel free to play on this in the comments because I’m …
Tiger, Tiger, burning bright vs TMNT (tattoos)
Several years ago in Adelaide I attended an art exhibition featuring photographs of tattoos. They were amazing, beautiful, scary; the full range of art was …
Star Wars figurine photography by Zahir Batin
Inspiring photography from Zahir Batin Zahir Batin is an artist featured on Deviant Art. His ‘Toys Photography’ category is for Star Wars fans to die for! Each …