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SYDNEY’S comic book scene is witnessing a creative revival fuelled by superheroes
bringing imaginary worlds to life on the big screen.
Hollywood
films like Superman, the Avengers and the Batman series have helped create a boom
in artists and writers intent on becoming the next big thing for giants DC Comics
and Marvel. Others
are creating their own superheroes, which could one day be sold for millions to
film studios hungry for fresh and captivating characters. Sydney
illustrator Paul Caggegi said the ranks of hopefuls lining the aisles at pop culture
convention Supernova were growing, steadily. “In
the past few years I’ve noticed the numbers of independent illustrators on
what we call artist alley have swelled,” the 38-year-old father-of-two said. “Five
years ago we only had two rows of artists but now we have about 10. “They
are coming from all over Australia but many of them are from Sydney.” Caggegi,
who is the creator of the sci-fi adventure comic Pandeia, said many fans were
seeking printed products as well at the digital versions. “Fans
at conventions say that, while they like the digital product, they also want that
physical thing on the shelf which they see as a little bit of history,” Caggegi
said. “If
there is a special event issue which is signed by the artist, for example,
that can become part of a collection that can be really worth something.” The
digital revolution has loosened the grip that DC Comics and Marvel previously
held over the industry. Anyone
with an internet connection can now publish a web comic. Anyone with $2000 can
publish their own print comic. Regardless,
industry figures are worried that bubble could burst for comics because Hollywood
keeps pumping out superhero films. Ben
Shackleford is the creator of Kapow! a weekly YouTube show filmed at Pitt St’s
Kings Comics. He
said comic superheroes have connected with audiences both young and old. “It
took them a long time but Hollywood finally got a hold of these stories,”
he said. “There
was a lull in the ’90s but it has come roaring back. “The
X-Men series really connected with people with the themes of being an outsider
and finding a place to belong. “It’s
exciting but concerning. There have been so many Hollywood movies. “What
happens if the comic bubble bursts?” THE
UP-AND-COMER Nathanael
Hopkins-Smith VAGABOND
is not your average superhero. The
homeless “bum” spends his days and nights on the streets, sleeping rough
and trying to get by. He’s
shunned by the populace, with life being a daily battle against isolation, hunger
and what appears to be schizophrenia. But
he hates injustice and has nothing lose, becoming a reluctant hero to victims
of crime. “There
has never been a homeless crime fighter before,” creator Nathanael Hopkins-Smith,
27, said. “Living
on the streets, he’s in the perfect spot to fight crime. He has been asleep
in a park, woken up to witness a crime, beaten up the bad guy and then gone back
to sleep.” The
Artarmon local, who works in TV for his day job, created the Vagabond short film
with his brother while at high school. Wanting
to develop the character further, he decided to write the storyboard for the comic
and got the artwork done by an Italian illustrator. He
has published and sold hundreds of hard copies of the dark and gritty comic. “I
love the character and creating a story,” he said. “I
would like to have my work published by one of the big companies. The problem
for Australia is that most of the industry is over in the United States.” THE
STAR Nicola
Scott-DC Comics NICOLA
Scott is the very embodiment of the revolution sweeping through the comic book
scene. Being
a woman the Sydneysider bucks the typical stereotype of the middle-aged man or
a pimply teenage boy obsessed with comic books. She
is also one of the few to have made it in the industry and is now working on her
own project. “There
are some really cool kids who work in comics and some very learned adults as well,”
she said. “At
the comic conventions the patronage is parity, and in fact there are has probably
been more females than males in the past 10 years.” Ms
Scott developed a genuine talent for drawing from a young age, and decided to
focus her skills on comics when her acting career wasn’t going anywhere. Since
bursting onto the scene more than a decade ago she has drawn Superman and Earth
2 for DC Comics in the US. But
she has a special place in her heart for Wonder Woman. Ms
Scott is the official artist for character who she says she would be happy to
draw the superhero every day for the rest of her life. “Wonder
Woman is the character I have the biggest emotional connection to and I feel that
I understand her personality in a deep way,” she said. “I
relate to her more and it is quite hypnotic and meditative drawing her hair. I
go into a trance drawing her hair.” Scott
is working on her own project called Black Magick, a comic book and then graphic
novel set for worldwide release in October. (The
Sunday Telegraph - News.com.au)
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