Comics

Cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird looks at Sarah Laing's new graphic novel, Mansfield and Me, plus Annual, a new NZ children's title based on the old English children's annual tradition.

Adrian Kinnaird looks at the new Terry Teo TV series (based on the classic NZ graphic novel by Bob Kerr and Stephen Ballantyne from 1982, and original TV series from 1985) grabbed headlines: first for… Audio

Lynn Freeman talks to cosplay enthusiast Kyle Simpson at Armageddon Expo. Audio, Gallery

There are very few things that kids in 2016 like that kids in 1939 enjoyed too. Batman, the superhero who has no super powers but a wicked batmobile and more gadgets than 007, has appeal across the… Audio

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird... why readers of superhero comics love to see their favourite characters go head to head...

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, and illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. The work of Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton, who will be present at New Zealand Festival… Audio

Molly Crabbapple is an artist and author - her work has appeared in the New York Times and Vice where she is now a contributing editor. Molly has travelled the world and documented events such as the… Audio, Gallery

We're talking about women in Aoteroa, making comics. Some are slick and professional, some are homemade and crafty. And some have now been compiled into the book, Three Words: An Anthology of… Audio

Comics: shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird... the new New Zealand graphic novel The Heading Dog Who Split In Half: Legends and… Audio

What is the history and current comic scene like in New Zealand? The champion of the graphic novel, Adrian Kinnaird, is involved in the Going West festival in Auckland. Audio

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer and illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. Reviews of The Sculptor by Scott McCloud and Here by Richard McGuire. Audio

Founder of the Armageddon conventions Bill Geradts on the joys and challenges of running the Trans-Tasman pop culture event (which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary), also his obsession with… Audio

Stephen R. Bissette is a teacher at Vermont's Centre for Cartoon Studies. Highlights of Stephen's comics career include co-creating sweetwise anti-hero magician John Constantine - as part of his, Alan… Audio

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird, who looks at 'High Water', an anthology of local cartoonists featuring stories themed around… Audio

We've all heard of graphic novels by now but what about graphic poetry? Auckland writer Rachel J Fenton is an exponent of this new hybrid art form and will be presenting selections of her work at the… Audio

This week Wellington was host to a plethora of comic talent - no not from the comedy festival. New Zealand illustrators and cartoonists met up to discuss their craft at ComicFest. At one such… Audio

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. The Chromacon festival is on in Auckland on 18-19 April 2015. Audio

Sci-fi fans have descended on Auckland this weekend for the annual Armageddon expo. It's been running in Auckland for nearly twenty years and has gone from what was essentially just a comic trading… Audio

Former NASA roboticist and programmer Randall Munroe is now a web comic with a cult following. In his book What If? he attempts to answer science's most intriguing questions. Along the lines of, 'If… Audio