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Ned Kelly: First Blood Gets Funded – What’s Next for the Bushranger Series

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 Some big news for the Ned Kelly series! Ned Kelly turnaround artwork by Alann Lara At the end of July, I quietly shared that First Blood, the next instalment of my bushranger graphic novel series, received development funding from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. It was a last-minute application, and the successful application caught me completely off guard. It means I finally have dedicated time to give this book the focus it deserves, and right now I’m in full swing researching, writing and conjuring up ideas!! Ned Kelly helmet designs by Mackenzie Ashby What is First Blood? It’s the prequel to Ned Kelly & The 5 Revolvers. Without giving too much away, you’ll find out how Ned entered an alternate Australia, how he met each of the other bushrangers, and how he ended up fractured and in shards the way you see him in the first book, Ned Kelly & The 5 Revolvers. There’s also a villain I’ve kept in my writing drawer for years, entering the story. He was o...
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Anatomy of an Angry Logo

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Logos! We have logos thrown at us daily, whether while scrolling through our phones or from the grills of cars passing us by on the street. Logos and brand names are everywhere! So when it came to creating a logo for my first comic book, I'll be honest I didn't give it that much thought. I asked the artist working on the Angry Squad to whip something up that looked semi-cool, and the rest would be ok. It wasn't until I sat down and looked over a bunch of comics that I realized a comic book logo is an integral part of your comic book brand. It's the thing that makes it recognizable and attracts or provides association to the audience/consumer. For example, we immediately know what the Ford Motor Car Company logo feels and looks like or what the Apple computer logo looks like without much thought. When we see these logos, we know what car to expect and what type of computer or quality of smart device will be available. The comic book logo is your story, character and worl...
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