Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 17

One of my earliest comics from Batch #1.. another meditation on divination. It’s ‘spiritual’, I suppose.People will have their fun interpreting tea leaves, coffee grounds or other plant fragments floating in their drink. Maybe bits of mint from a mojito? You read it here first! (Or Instagram @neo_dullard)

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 16

This was the first ‘Neo Dullard’ comic I created. Background is coloured pencil. Everything is pen and ink, low-tech. But then I scan the image and upload it onto my laptop. I use Microsoft Paint to present the image, because I think Apple is a cult and I can’t afford PhotoShop. Author coughs, rattles an

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 15

This follows from a conversation I had with someone who was gearing up for a trip abroad, but when I asked if s/he had a visa … blank stare. Said something about credit cards and ATM’s and I just nodded and changed topic.School doesn’t really teach us anything about useful stuff like international travel and

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 14

I’m not going to ‘explain the joke’ here, but I do want to add that these comics are made by hand. Pen, ink, markers, paper, glitter glue, coloured pencil, etc. The lettering is all my handwriting. It’s partly a reaction against many internet comics – black&white and digitally rendered. Also, I try to ensure that

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 13

A reference to the St. Kilda area of Melbourne, Australia

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 12

I often wonder about the quality/quantity of training of Australian ‘chefs’ … and why insignificant country town like, say, Ararat will have a few hotel pubs, each with a qualified chef in the kitchen. Qualified to make bangers & mash? Shepherd’s pie? Chicken parma?I spoke with a trainer at William Angliss Institute and he confirmed

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 11

This is a reflection of what I observe in Melbourne, Australia. — Not Melbourne, Florida.The knee-jerk reaction against being pigeon-holed as common or provincial is.. what? Embracing a different culture, perhaps a continental European culture and its various food/drink. So we end up drinking bitter orange aperitifs from.. somewhere in Italy.I also mention Campari, which

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 10

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 9

I coloured the backgrounds with both markers and coloured pencils.The word ‘insipid’ is a synonym for shallow, uninteresting or dull. Word-a-day Calendar

R.E.M. – ‘Monster’ 25th Anniv. Remix

Mixed feelings about re-visiting this 90’s classic, now remixed/remastered by producer Scott Litt. It’s impossible to articulate the emotional depth and insight of this album and what it may mean from listener to listener. Mixed feelings, too, about the inclusion of lyrics to the remixed album, because deciphering Michael Stipe’s cryptic lyrics was always a