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Squishbook (2023)

Squishbook is a big fat book from the artists of Melbourne’s Squishface Comic Studio. We’re a shared workspace for comics makers. It’s a “kids annual”-style collection of comics and activities, but it’s also a how-to-make-comics book, and a why-you-should-make-comics book! We spent a year writing, drawing, running workshops with the grade 2’s at Kensington Primary School and answering their questions. All our expertise, silliness and philosophy is rolled into a book for 8-12 year olds — the ones we’ve met over the years at Squishface Studio. The ones who love to draw all the time and their parents go, “What can I do with this child?“ Inside, you’ll find comics, and thoughts on making them, from David Blumenstein, Ben Hutchings, Sarah Howell, Jo Waite, Scarlette Baccini, Briar Rolfe, Alex e Clark, Patrick Alexander, Jin Hien Lau, Ive Sorocuk, Alex Pavlotski, guest “writers, not drawers” Nicholas J. Johnson and Warwick Holt.

Octane Render: Cartoonists talk about A.I. art (2023)

We Buy Comix (2016)

Written and drawn quite quickly for the good supporters of the Minicomic of the Month Club in July 2016. Thx to Andrew Fulton. https://minicomic.club/

What We Tell Them: A Storybook by Mr. Tony Abbott (2019)

Ever since ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott lost his seat at the last federal election, people have been asking, “What will his first 'celebrity children's book' be like?" Now we know! What We Tell Them: A Storybook By Mr. Tony Abbott illuminates the words and actions of Australia's most accidental PM and some of his lovable pals! Inspired by Peter Singer and The Life You Can Save, the author plans to donate all profits from sales to effective charities.

Free Money, Please: How To Make Passive Income While The World Burns (2019)

Can you find a passive income source and still be a decent human? And is a big pile of free money life-changing? Cartoonist David Blumenstein interviews an anonymous bitcoin millionaire to find out.

#takedown: My evening on a pier with pick-up artists and protesters (2015)

What are pick-up artists really like? Cartoonist David Blumenstein wanted to know. In signing up for a free seminar with international pick-up artist (PUA) instructor Julien Blanc, David found himself witness to one of the most successful anti-PUA campaigns launched by the feminist community, a campaign that rallied behind the catch-cry #takedownjulienblanc. This playfully drawn true account of one evening introduces you to the people on both sides of the protest line.