In August I slipped into a more relaxed way of making these daily diary comics. Limited panels, 6 per spread, small and economical. As…
There are broadly two dominant fields of thought and approach to drawing. These are Observational Drawing (also referred to as life-drawing, visual realism, and…
Comics are widely studied by academics in the humanities. Discourse around metaphors and messaging found in the superhero genre is abundant, while comic narratives…
Art can easily be dismissed out of hand, misdiagnosed as simply a leisure activity, or compartmentalised as a skill of production, thus reducing the…
In the second month of daily diary comic making in 2024, I already felt the stress of invalidation from posting on social media. The…
All through 2014 and 2015 I created daily diary comics- experiments in autobiography, the comic medium and visual style. And now, I’ve picked up…
Trufflejoggen
In late 2022 I embraced winter in our new backyard, the Anninger, a mountain full with forest trails for walking and riding. On one…
Autumn Winds
This comic was inspired by a moment where my new life was starting to become settled. That is to say, it was no…
The call
This comic is about a moment that you’d call in narrative storytelling an ‘inciting incident’. It’s an event that caused a huge chain…
In 2022 I had the opportunity to delve into the intricacies of three pivotal technologies: microgrids, hydrogen power, and advanced electricity networks. Through a…
The goal of this comic was to expand more on what HALT does in its efforts to counter mental health stigma and suicide in…
I’m a keen drawer- always have been. For different reasons, it’s an ideal pastime for me. I’m a little bit obsessive-compulsive and can tend…
Created by Anthony Cheung and myself, based on the Chinese Fable
I recently finished a comic project with the amazing Professor Wendy Stone and a team of researchers from Universities across Australia. They had completed…
I wanted to show you an interesting part of my job. Whenever i make a substantial artwork I can decide if it’s strong enough…
Entwined is a sci-fi superhero romance comic about Aztec Gods, fate, love, and birth control. I worked on Entwined between October 2017 and October…
Presentation slides and text from my talk unpacking creative processes in Entwined: A Recurrent Romance at The International Graphic Novel and Comic Conference in…
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What are the tools and techniques required to become a creator of content? This…
The ABC Top 5 Media Residency is intended to assist upcoming academics in communicating their research through public media. Although it is well established…
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 is Australian Comic Author Chris Gooch’s latest offering, a 160 page introduction to a larger work in the making. Gooch’s last book,…
My final DVA studio output and the culmination of my Doctoral research. I have been slowly redrafting this over time, but here is the…
It’s coming to the pointy end of Entwined. The black and white pages are 90% there, and I’ve got pages trickling in with flat…
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…
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…
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…
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 24-Hour wordless Autofictographic comic in brush and ink. Available for purchase as a physical print in the Storybordello shop.
Ashcan comics is a collaborative space for Australian comics creators. I took over the imprint in 2014. Dedicated almost two years in organisation, coordination,…
Drafting page two of Entwined- A Recurrent Romance