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

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 8

No socially hyper-sensitive disclaimers or explanation needed here, I suppose.But here is a handy link to ‘Why Does the Sun Shine / The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas’ performed by They Might Be Giants from their early 90’s heydey.With paper-cutout animated cats for extra ..science learning. It’s uplifting. Please listen.

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 7

Neo_Dullard comic, Batch 1, No. 6