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Extra, Extra Read All About It! #6: What makes a good comic.

Extra, Extra Read All About It! #6: What makes a good comic.

In AMY MAYNARD’S last comic book review for On The Record, she endures a mediocre graphic novel, explores the wonders of MAD Magazine and enjoys a comic book about a comic shop guy written by a comic shop guy. What a sentence.

Extra, Extra, Read All About It! #5: Let’s talk about lurve.

Extra, Extra, Read All About It! #5: Let’s talk about lurve.

AMY LOUISE MAYNARD is back and she’s talking all things love! But when we say love, we mean the really sad and rubbish bits of love that make you cry and eat lots of dairy. She also reviews an old and a new Australia classic- what more could you need?

Extra, Extra! Read All About It! #4: I need a hero!

Extra, Extra! Read All About It! #4: I need a hero!

‘Kid, where’s the tights? The masks? The whams, the bams, ka-pows and the caped crew kiboshes?!’ Right here, concerned reader! After a small break, AMY LOUISE MAYNARD is back with her regular comic book feature to tell you which hero-comics (or anti-hero-comics) you should read.

OZ COMIC-CON 2012: I Came, I Saw, I Comic-Conquered

OZ COMIC-CON 2012: I Came, I Saw, I Comic-Conquered

Missed the first ever Oz Comic-Con? Here’s the official verdict on the 2012 Oz Comic-Con from vessel of geek-knowledge, AMY LOUISE MAYNARD, who spent the weekend amongst the masses and with the stars.

OZ COMIC-CON 2012: A discussion with…

OZ COMIC-CON 2012: A discussion with…

AMY LOUISE MAYNARD asks four comic industry heavyweights about the state of Australia’s comic book industry at the 2012 Oz Comic-Con, including Doug Holgate (Moccocco), Queenie Chan (Odd is On Our Side), Jon Sommariva (Star Wars Tales) David Yardin (Astonishing X-Men) and Dave De Vries (Southern Squadron).

Hold on to your braincells! A conversation with Australian comic book icon Dave de Vries.

Hold on to your braincells! A conversation with Australian comic book icon Dave de Vries.

As Oz Comic-Con looms on the weekend, SIAN CAIN spoke to Australian comic book legend Dave de Vries about Australia’s comic book industry, why Oz Comic-Con will be vital and why we should all thank Sheldon Cooper.

Debut Oz Comic-Con in Adelaide set for success

Debut Oz Comic-Con in Adelaide set for success

In a stroke of good fortune for local comic book and pop culture fans, Adelaide has been chosen to host the Australian debut of Oz Comic – Con at the end of the month, writes LAURA PIETROBON.