Indie games everyone. Support them. Indie games. The real future of gaming. #indiegames

Big tech wants to use Australian creative work to train AI models without permission or payment. It's our creativity. Our culture. Our choice. Don’t sign our rights away. @albomp.bsky.social Our warm thanks to Anna Funder for joining the ASA in our continued fight for creator rights.

The Phantom 90th Anniversary special edition Frew comic is now available online, with cover by Ben Bradi, & back cover by me. Also Features chapter 13 of my Phantom: Vietnam series. www.phantomcomic.com.au/products/iss... Ken Steacy variant cover: www.phantomcomic.com.au/products/iss...

Issue 2025 - Fortnightly, 2026

116 pages Cover by Ben BradiBack cover by Paul Mason The Phantom 90 Legendary Years Special Stories Included: The Man from Mandalay Pt 2: Steel Rhino The Epidemic Rex King The DollmakerWritten by Pidd...

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Tomorrow! In AUS newsagents & comic stores: The Phantom #2025 90th Anniversary special- ft my short story “War Pigs”- ch13 of the Phantom: Vietnam. Here’s the back cover I drew for the regular edition. Published by #frewpublications #kingfeatures #thephantom www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomvietnam

A huge congratulations to director Stephen Liu & the entire crew who brought my comic book adaptation to life with this short film, that has been nominated for best animation at the Australian Youth Film Festival. I am so proud of you all. More on film here: www.masoncomics.com.au/danceflockfilm

Spoke with ABC radio program “Nightlife” the other night on Graphic novels with Sophie Splatt (Snr. Editor Allen & Unwin) and host Suzanne Hills. Here’s a link to the chat. I think I said something coherent 🫠 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

New story in The Phantom 90th Anniversay special #2025. “War Pigs” ft. The Phantom in Khe Sanh. Out this week in Australian newsagents and comic stores. More on the series here: www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomvietnam

Griffith University has excelled in the 2027 QS World University Rankings with an impressive leap of 38 places to 230 globally, the largest jump of any Australian university in the top 250.

Griffith leaps 38 places in QS World University Rankings - Griffith News

Griffith University has excelled in the 2027 QS World University Rankings with an impressive leap of 38 places to 230 globally, the largest jump of any Australian university in the top 250.

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Words for students: in this bullshit era of "A.i.," your degree means nothing. Going to Yale or Dartmouth or whatever means nothing. The only thing that matters is what you actually LEARN, what you actually DO, whether you actually do the WORK. Nothing you do with "A.i." will help you in any way.

I’ve seen this; trust me- worth your time:

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The preorder window for Horror of Godzilla closes Monday. Best and toughest work at the same time. If you've dug my Alien/Predator stuff, you're in for a real treat, and if you thought Event Horizon was shocking, wait'll you see the rest of this... instagram.com/p/DZcSoF7lJKt/

Walter Murch, editor of films such as APOCALYPSE NOW + THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, shares a story of how LAWRENCE OF ARABIA’s famous match/sunrise cut came to be ✂️🎞️ Murch reveals more filmmaking anecdotes on a new episode of The American Cinematheque Podcast out this Thurs. 5/21.

I responded, of course.

A student in class today said that my art was good and I should consider making comics, and told me how I could do that. Earlier, a person in bathroom stall loudly watched multiple episodes of some influencer on the street nonsense. These events aren’t related, it’s just part of the fabric of today

Lessons from the cocaine experts: The most valuable conversations around cocaine begin with asking what you want students to learn, not what tools you need to use. bsky.app/profile/chro...

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Lessons from the AI experts: The most valuable conversations around AI begin with asking what you want students to learn, not what tools you need to use. https://chroni.cl/4tvwpzq

Part of my job is teaching life drawing. I don’t always feel like the people in the room are keen to learn, but it’s at least problem solving and mindfulness when figuring out how to observe and capture what’s there. Here’s some traditional media examples.

Gerry Conway, the influential comic book author who co-created dozens of characters for DC and Marvel, among them The Punisher, Ms. Marvel, Firestorm and Power Girl, and some of the most impactful Spider-Man stories ever published, has died. He was 73.

Gerry Conway, Marvel and DC Comics Writer and Co-Creator of Punisher, Ms. Marvel, Firestorm and Vixen, Dies at 73

Gerry Conway, the influential comic book author who co-created dozens of characters for DC and Marvel, among them The Punisher, Ms. Marvel, Firestorm and Power Girl, and some of the most impactful Spider-Man stories ever published, has died. He was 73.

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1887: Arch-villain DOCTOR NIKOLA teams with PAUL MASON’S legendary THE SOLDIER LEGACY (a bare-knuckled Aussie hero) to stalk a mystic killer in the dark of Whitechapel’s streets! Also features an 8-page back-up story of SHERLOCK HOLMES!

Today’s Panel Syndicate’s lucky anniversary: 13 years since BKV, Muntsa and myself launched the first issue of The Private Eye. We’ve been awfully quiet lately but that doesn’t mean we don’t have anything cooking… So Happy Birthday to us and thank you all!

As a depressed younger artist, my storytelling sometimes suffered. I just couldn't conjure up feelings & images the story needed. Over time I found some strategies for staying professional even when I wasn't feeling it. Thread:

Recent training seminar with Jeff Speakman - good day training Taekwon-do with Grandmaster Jamie Moore, followed by Grandmaster Jeff Speakman in Kenpo Karate 5.0. 35th anniversary of his film “The Perfect Weapon” too. Cheers to Worldwide TKD/Worldwide Kickboxing & Kickin-it TKD for hosting. 👊

Spotted some of my phantom comic issues in Graphics Comics Wellington, while travelling thru New Zealand this week. Happy 90th to the Ghost Who Walks #thephantom #frewpublications #kingfeatures #graphiccomics #wellington #newzealand #comics

Thank you to the Australian Cartoonists Association, Phil Judd and editor Steve Panozzo for this neat little write up in Inkspot magazine. Honoured 💜✏️ #frewpublications #thephantom #comics #australiancartoonistsassociation #aca #australiancomics

It's time! My book of Phantom reviews is available in various places online, but YOU get the ebook for free. Hit the Smashwords link below and use coupon code CB7TW in your cart or at checkout. www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

Adventures with the Purple Guy: Reviews of Phantom Comics Released in Australia

This book contains short reviews of 500 Phantom comic books, as released by Frew Publications in Australia.

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On This Day, 6th February 1921: Charlie Chaplin releases his first full-length feature, "The Kid," a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin and six-year-old Jackie Coogan

I’m working on the antepenultimate chapter of The Phantom: Vietnam. Here’s work on what I’m hoping is the back cover of that eventual comic issue. Digitally scribbled in procreate. www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomvietnam #thephantom #frewpublications #kingfeatures #comics #australiancomics

Just hours after The Daily Cartoonist and others celebrated the 90th birthday of Sal Buscema the family released the news that Sal had passed away a few days ago. He was four days shy of his 90th birthday. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Sal Buscema – RIP

Just hours after The Daily Cartoonist and others celebrated the 90th birthday of Sal Buscema the family released the news that Sal had passed away a few days ago. Silvio (Sal) Buscema January 26, 1936...

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A hearty happy birthday to legendary cartoonist Sal Buscema, who turns 90! That also inducts him into The Daily Cartoonist's "Senior Stripper". 🎂 🎉 www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...