Storybordello Rear-view Dec 2019-Jan 2020
Rear-view is a recap, revise, and reminisce of art, people and things of the past 2 months.
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2019 Research and Practice: Reflections
2019 has been busy with research and creative projects. On the verge of a new decade, join me for a recap of my year’s outputs.… Read More »2019 Research and Practice: Reflections
Entwined @ IGNCC19
Presentation slides and text from my talk unpacking creative processes in Entwined: A Recurrent Romance at The International Graphic Novel and Comic Conference in Manchester,… Read More »Entwined @ IGNCC19
Learning to Draw: Automatism
PRESENTED AS PART OF THE FAN STUDIES NETWORK AUSTRALASIA CONFERENCE 2019 ABSTRACT What are the tools and techniques required to become a creator of content?… Read More »Learning to Draw: Automatism
ABC Top 5 Media Residency Reflections
The ABC Top 5 Media Residency is intended to assist upcoming academics in communicating their research through public media. Although it is well established in… Read More »ABC Top 5 Media Residency Reflections
Australian Short Story Festival Exhibition 2019
I curated an exhibition of comic art titled ‘Indie Comic Voices of Australia’ for The Australian Short Story Festival. This is the story of how… Read More »Australian Short Story Festival Exhibition 2019
Deep Breaths by Chris Gooch
Chris Gooch is a Melbourne based cartoonist. He first graphic novel, Bottled, was published in 2017 by Top Shelf and his second graphic novel, Under-Earth,… Read More »Deep Breaths by Chris Gooch
Papercuts Comics Festival Adelaide 2019
I’ll be at Papercuts, the new FIVE DAY celebration of comics in Adelaide hosted by Festival co-directors Georgina Chadderton and Owen Heitmann. I’ll be there… Read More »Papercuts Comics Festival Adelaide 2019
Entwined: Aztec Romance Superhero Comic Complete
I started on character designs for Entwined: A Recurrent Romance as an Inktober project in 2017. It’s about Superheroes and Aztec Gods, and in parallel… Read More »Entwined: Aztec Romance Superhero Comic Complete
Swinburne Research Changemakers Conference
Swinburne Research Changemakers Conference 23rd July 2019 9:30am- Professor Aleksandar Subic How to approach research to bring the outside world in and transform the world… Read More »Swinburne Research Changemakers Conference
Lately/Soon
I find it amusing when people begin a post online by apologising for a lack of recent activity. I imagine that most people wouldn’t even… Read More »Lately/Soon
Tools of Communication Psychology
How to Have Better Arguments was produced for The Conversation in collaboration with academics from the University of Queensland and The University of Melbourne. This… Read More »Tools of Communication Psychology
Research Plan 2019-21
Research Timeline 2019 May- Communication Comic June- International Graphic Novel and Comic Conference June- Entwined: A Recurrent Romance July- ROW Project June- Palliative Care Project… Read More »Research Plan 2019-21
Tales of the Dorokusai
Back in 2002 or so I became obsessed with writing a story about angels and demons, science fiction and fantasy, martial arts and high tech… Read More »Tales of the Dorokusai
3 Months at Whistling Woods
In 2008 during my Honours year I spent 3 months in India at Whistling Woods film school. I had an internship lined up at Virgin… Read More »3 Months at Whistling Woods
All the Leaves are Brown (2004)
1998 Deep throbbing bass filled the room, mixing with the thick odour of cigarette smoke. It pulsated through the glassware that D continually refilled. A never-ending sea… Read More »All the Leaves are Brown (2004)
Under Earth Review
Under Earth is Australian Comic Author Chris Gooch’s latest offering, a 160 page introduction to a larger work in the making. Gooch’s last book, Bottled… Read More »Under Earth Review
Secret Identity/Public Persona: Oppositions and Plurality (part 1)
Hello, I’m Darren Fisher, I teach into the animation degree at Swinburne University. I’ve been drawing forever and making comics since I discovered Superman… Read More »Secret Identity/Public Persona: Oppositions and Plurality (part 1)
Art therapy in mental health: A systematic review
Welcome to Part One of my Literature review into mental health, art therapy, and personal storytelling. This paper is called Art therapy in Mental Health:… Read More »Art therapy in mental health: A systematic review
InVisDev: Visualising Mental Health Disorder
Earlier this year I submitted a funding application for a pilot project combining comics, teaching, and personal storytelling. While I haven’t yet heard back regarding… Read More »InVisDev: Visualising Mental Health Disorder
Looming Proportions
Getting proportions right with drawing humans from the imagination can be tricky. People over the years since at least the Ancient Greeks have been creating… Read More »Looming Proportions
Caricature no thanks
I was recently commissioned to create a range of drawings in the same vein as one I had completed years ago for Dr. Peter Moyes.… Read More »Caricature no thanks
Grasshopper Yoga Retreat March 2019
This weekend I attended a silent meditation and yoga retreat at the secluded Casa Pallotti, in Millgrove, Victoria. Key takeaways included: Different types of ‘sandpaper’… Read More »Grasshopper Yoga Retreat March 2019
One Hour in Heaven
Managed to squeeze in an hour at the Cintiq today to work a little more on page 29. It’s coming along!
Entwined goes to Manchester
Great news- I’ve been accepted as a presenter at the 2019 International Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels in Manchester! I put together an abstract… Read More »Entwined goes to Manchester
Semiotics for dummies
Tomorrow I need to impart a few key concepts of semiotics to the third year animators at Swinburne. This is an overview of things I’ve… Read More »Semiotics for dummies
Harley Quinn: Enabler/Innoculator
Today was an interesting one. I attended the Media and Comms organised Cinema and Screen Studies Research Seminar (first for 2019) after a late start… Read More »Harley Quinn: Enabler/Innoculator
1994: Teenage Travel Diary
1994 was produced in two parts. Melbourne (2013) and Brisbane (2014). 1994 is an early attempt at autobiographic comic storytelling. A diary-based reflection of a… Read More »1994: Teenage Travel Diary
Chasing Shadows (2014)
A 24-Hour wordless Autofictographic comic in brush and ink. Available for purchase as a physical print in the Storybordello shop.
Ashcan X (2016)
Ashcan comics is a collaborative space for Australian comics creators. I took over the imprint in 2014. Dedicated almost two years in organisation, coordination, editing,… Read More »Ashcan X (2016)