Category: Comic books

by MMB March 21, 2018 1

The perks and perils of reanimating oldies but goodies – Bloom County, by Berke Breathed

After a 25-year absence, comic book artist Berkeley (“Berke”) Breathed restarted his famous and much-loved comic strip, Bloom County on Facebook,Continue Reading

The header for this and other posts contain images from both original and fan fiction/sequels by other authors. In this case, Tintin and Snowy (left) come from Rodier’s version, the Little Prince (adapted, centre) comes from the original by De Saint-Exupéry, and the Young Prince (right) comes from A.G. Roemmers’ version. All three images have been used under the terms of “fair use”: “In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and ‘transformative’ purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work.” (Rich Stim, Stanford University Libraries). The main image, of Paris, France, is by M.F. O’Brien, used with permission.

by MMB January 30, 2017 0

Backstories Comic books Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of current events Published books

The Unfinished “Tintin” – The tricky business of fan fiction versus copyright, Part 3 of 4

On the subject of fan fiction versus copyright rules, I am discussing examples of three cases of what seems toContinue Reading

by MMB January 13, 2017 0

Comic books Video

Printed books are not only for old fogeys like me

Comic artist and illustrator Lucas Levitan’s particular talent is to superimpose his bulbous-nosed cartoon figures onto actual photos he has found, mostlyContinue Reading

by MMB April 23, 2014 0

Comic books Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of lyrics Review of classical fiction

Happy birthday William Shakespeare – 450 years on

It’s the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare, who is traditionally believed to have been born today, 23Continue Reading

You are one of the funniest writers out there. Would you say humour is an important aspect of your writing? Who has inspired your humour? December 10, 2019
I’ve always seen you as something of an underrated humourist. Do you see comedy as an essential art form? LUKE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA How important is humour to you in your art? ALEX, BATON ROUGE, USA Who in your band is the funniest? BRADLEY, BALTIMORE, USA Dear Chris, Luke, Alex and Bradley, There is […] The post You are one of the funniest writers out […]
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Melancholia (2011) December 10, 2019
“Life is only on Earth. And not for long.” — Justine Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia is a meditation, a cri de coeur, and a science-fiction character study that bends time and space. Much has been made of the film since its release in 2011. From the film’s infamous entry into the public consciousness at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival press conference when Von Tr […]
Semi-Permanent Sydney 2019 (2019) November 6, 2019
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty" wrote English poet John Keats in 1819. "That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." For creative directors Hazel Baird and Heidi Berg, however, Keats's eternal chiasmus is incomplete; their truth is so much more. In their opening to Semi-Permanent Sydney 2019, Truth is a savior and a shadow […]