Just one week to go till the launch of my comic/artist book/ehon Blotting Paper: The Recollected Graphical Impressions Of Doctor Comics, Issue #1 The Ingurgitator. It is being released in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50. The launch date is 11 February 2012 at Hondarake Full of Books in Sydney (time and address details can be found in the poster below).
The good news to announce is that the book will be launched by my friend and colleague Gene Kannenberg, Jr. via a Skype link from the U.S. Kannenberg, a noted comics historian, is the director of ComicsResearch.org. Formerly the Chair of both the International Comic Arts Festival and the Comic Art & Comics Area of the Popular Culture Association, he has written widely on comic art. His book “500 Essential Graphic Novels” was published in 2008.
Poster designed by Louise Graber from original print by Michael Hill-© 2012 Michael Hill
Above is the poster for the event that will include a small exhibition of 33 printed postcards that I have made following the Japanese sosaku hanga creative print method. Each card is an original print and there is a range of them for sale. Below is one example of the postcard prints. Accompanying the prints is a display of some of my printmaking tools and a description of my methodology. The exhibition opened on February 1 and will run for the entire month of February. The bookstore is open 11am-7pm MON-SAT and 12-6pm SUN.
One of the print designs in the associated exhibition–© 2010 Michael Hill
Another of the print designs in the associated exhibition–© 2010 Michael Hill
For an interesting visual diary record, study of project management and time-line overview, see previous BLOTTING PAPER: The Comic production reports: No.9, No.8, No.7, No.6, No.5, No.4, No.3, No.2, No.1.
