The combined forces of Doujicon/Minifest set up shop at Monash University last weekend and I managed to convince a couple of willing souls to come with me and check it out. The event itself was interesting if a bit low-key for our tastes, but the selection of Australian Indie comics was pretty decent and I picked up a few things that are worth taking a close look at. The first one that we will discuss here is the first issue of Digested by BobbyN, a small B&W indie comic that was unique amoung the selection at Doujicon, partially because it did not feature ninjas, samurais or tentacles doing unmentionable things but mostly due to its distinctive art style. The book is completely done in B&W and the style is difficult to pin down to the point that I struggle to think of someone to compare it to (although that could be down to a lack of knowledge on my part more than anything else). (more…)
Images of Dystopia
Sean, Tim, James, Sebastian and Amy talk about Brave New World by Aldoulus Huxley along with other works that involve Dystopia. Including 1984 by George Orwell, the movie Gattaca and others.
Show Notes
Czech Dream, the Czech documentary that Tim referred to in the show.
Titus Andronicus – William Shakespeare
Simon, Sean, Sebastian and James talk about the play Titus Andronicus and the 1999 movie Titus directed by Julie Taymor and try and figure out if it was the moops or the moors.

