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David Blumenstein
@nakedfella.bsky.social
Comix about badness: nakedfella.com. Service design: experienceillustration.com. Squishface Comic Studio: squishfacestudio.com. Deputy pres of the Australian Cartoonists Association. @[email protected], @nakedfella on insta.
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update about the cartoonists of color, queer cartoonists, and disabled cartoonists databases

tldr: i am shuttering the databases and i am sad.

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September 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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An excellent fan uploaded another old issue of Mania magazine (featuring Pink Chickens) to the Internet Archive. This one had Dolly Douglas ON THE COVER, which I'd forgotten about, but I was incredibly stoked about at the time.

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Mania Magazine May 2002 : Nextmedia Pty Limited : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
May 2002 issue of Australian kid's magazine Mania.Comics featured:FunkbotKung Fu CowPink Chickens
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June 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I went to Reimena Yee's masterclass on book research as part of Q-lit Festival! Here are my notes (except pg 5 cos I can only post 4pgs here).

#sketchnotes #sketchnoting #graphicscribe #comics #comicsresearch #bookresearch
June 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Watched The Maltese Falcon for the first time; now can't stop doing a Sydney Greenstreet imitation. Aha. Ha ha ha! Indeed! You're quite a character! Quite a character.
May 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is one of those jokes that would only make sense to a few people and shouldn't be shared widely. I'm going to share it widely today since it's #ausvotes #auspol and #freecomicbookday too. It needs too much explanation to actually be funny but it kind of means something to me.
May 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Sandy Gutman feels unsafe at the ABC, everybody
April 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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I’ve got more wonderful heartfelt supportive messages about my latest book, REVOLUTION IN 35mm, & the difference it’s made to people, than any others I’ve done. If you haven’t picked it up yet, it’s available from @pmpress.bsky.social and all the usual online platforms

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April 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Thank you to the ABDA judges for longlisting SQUISHBOOK in the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards! Thanks to our illustrators and Jeffries Printing Services too.
March 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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HEY COMICS PEEPS, apply for this amazing opportunity!!!

So proud that we’re able to offer a program like this, esp to international creators where residencies like this are short in supply (or non-existent)
THE CARTOONIST COOPERATIVE IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE...

The very first DIGITAL COMICS RESIDENCY! A PAID opportunity for comics creators AROUND THE WORLD.

Learn more at our journal:
cartoonist.coop/journal/anno...

(Art by @amandajealous.bsky.social !)
February 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Was happy to sign this. It's in today's Age and SMH.

I went along to a nice rally in Melb recently; it was good and big. here's my drawings from it. I only had a dead pen with me.

#OzJewsSayNO
February 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Vote Squishbook in the Vic Premier's Literary Awards people's choice!

https://wheelercentre.wufoo.com/forms/peoples-choice-award/

Vote comics! Vote indie press! VOT IBIS!
February 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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“Did Creative Australia honestly think they could just ring up the next artist on the shortlist? ... No artists worth their soul will touch that pavilion now. They can’t. It’s totally tainted."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘No artist’ will want to represent Australia at Venice Biennale after Sabsabi dumped, former museum head says
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor says Tony Burke has questions to answer after Khaled Sabsabi’s offer was rescinded but the arts minister has denied involvement
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Vote Squishbook in the Vic Premier's Literary Awards people's choice!

https://wheelercentre.wufoo.com/forms/peoples-choice-award/

Vote comics! Vote indie press! VOT IBIS!
February 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Do you remember when Mark Latham got to do a podcast pilot on Triple M and it got deleted because it was super boring but also offensive?
February 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I have a lo-fi email newsletter which comes out between 4 and 8 times a year. People tell me it's good. And social media is bad. So subscribe to my email at https://nakedfella.com/contact . It's best for both of us.
February 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Semiotics are ok when there isn't time for fulliotics
February 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Squishbook: Make comics with Squishface Studio and friends! has been Highly Commended in the Children’s Literature category of the 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards! https://nakedfella.com/2025/01/squishbook-receives-commendation-from-the-victorian-premiers-literary-awards/
January 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Today's our last Squishbook event for Jan school holidays! Book in if your kids are feeling it this morning! $5 entry, bring 4 kids with you. 11-12pm at Squishface (317-329 Dorcas St, Sth Melb, near the market) www.eventbrite.com/e/squishbook...
January 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Squishface Summer Workshop Day is THIS SAT, and it’s going to be a really special morning with Lily Mae Martin, Sarah Howell and Ariel Ries. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/squishface-comic-studio-summer-workshop-day-registration-1110912502199
January 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Squishface Summer Workshop Day is THIS SAT, and it’s going to be a really special morning with Lily Mae Martin, Sarah Howell and Ariel Ries. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/squishface-comic-studio-summer-workshop-day-registration-1110912502199
January 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Almost upon us! Squishbook school holiday kids wkshop #1. $5, bring up to 4 kids. Wed Jan 8, 11-12. Book in! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/squishbook-workshop-squishface-comic-studio-wed-jan-8-registration-1110982722229
January 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
THANK YOU James for calling out Squishbook as one of ALIA Graphic's top reads of 2024! ALIA Graphic is the comics group in the Australian Library & Information Association.
December 30, 2024 at 3:24 AM
This Saturday! Ease into 2025 gently, via coaster drawing timez. Pls note this replaces our regular Wed monthly drawing night (don't come to Squish on Wed 1 Jan)!
December 29, 2024 at 10:06 PM