Whatcha - Whatcha Kombating 097

It's another week of Comic, TV & Movie goodness as Mikey B, Nicky D & Nathy S?? conduct a number of pun fatalities in true Mortal Kombat fashion. Plus Nath's 400 character comic review and Nick takes over the show.

WHATCHA PLUGGING:

Dollar Downloads http://www.dollardownloads.com

The List Kickstarter http://kck.st/1Ix2V8h

Super Troopers 2 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/super-troopers-2

Supanova http://www.supanova.com.au/

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Nick - https://twitter.com/theexcitableboy

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Whatcha 096 - Whatcha Miming

Mike thought it would be a great idea to invite a Mime to be our special guest. How wrong he could be! We have the usual Whatcha Watching and Plugging, plus Nath reviews comics in 200 characters or less.

WHATCHA PLUGGING:

Pizza Man Kickstarter http://kck.st/1BuM4Sw

Artboy Gallery https://www.facebook.com/ArtBoyGallery/

Supanova http://www.supanova.com.au/

FEC Comics http://www.feccomics.com/

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Mike - https://twitter.com/mickytoons

Emma - https://twitter.com/EmmaBeddows

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Pizza Man, Ready for Delivery!

Originally debuted in the Australia comic Anthology, Pizza Man was created by Damien Shanahan in the mid 1990’s. Gaining a national following Damien then released Pizza Man in a printed black & white stand alone series. Damien explains the basic premiss of this super cheesy dude:

"It's a world of superhero silliness. At the heart of our comic, we poke fun at the much loved world of superheroes. Our hero Pizza Man and his trusty sidekick Mozzarella duke it out with a cast of bumbling villains, least of all their arch nemesis Professor Klink who always has some new harebrained scheme cooked up."

During the 1990's creating comics was extremely expensive and distribution was predominately through one company in Australia so Pizza Man was temporarily retired. Fast forward to 2011 and while waiting for his work visa in the USA, Damien started colouring some of the old Pizza Man pages with the help of his wife Julie.

"I was never really happy with the way the originals made it to press and decided it would be great to apply my years of experience and get the comics looking the way I always wished they should. I'll admit I'm equal parts excited and exhausted, being the perfectionist I am, I really wanted to pour everything I could into the launch and doing that solely after hours and weekends can be challenging, but today it all paid off."

Fast forward another four years and Pizza Man: The Supreme Collection is ready for delivery. Through his company Shanamation, Damien has taken the project to Kickstarter with some pretty cool packages available; with the book in soft and hardcover formats, T-shirts, trading cards and even an adorable custom hand-painted Funko POP! figurine. Oh and did we mention the rad prints from some of Australia's finest comic artists; Ben Templesmith 

(30 Days of Night), Craig Bruyn (From Above), Darren Close (Killeroo) along with Aaron & Dave Marchant (Shark).

Damien says,"It’s the only time ever that pizza has been better reheated!". 

You can check out the Pizza Man: The Supreme Collection kickstarter campaign HERE, Facebook page HERE or the official Pizza Man website that includes original comic
pages HERE.

Artboy Vs Fanboy 'DC Vs Marvel' Exhibition

Four times a year Artboy Gallery opens it's door for artists from all walks of life to enter its Artboy Vs Fanboy exhibition. Some previous Artboy Vs Fanboy themes of 'Goodies Vs Baddies', 'SciFi', 'Doctor Who' and 'The World of Jim Henson' have produced amazing art and record attendance. The first theme for the year is also looking to be a HULK smash with 'DC Vs Marvel'. Artboy says:

"It's a turf war that has been raging across comic book pages, TV screens and cinema for decades but the time has come to square off & lay down some smack down as we have assembled some amazing artists who have created artwork for the 'DC Vs Marvel' exhibition; with both sides fighting to assert their dominance over the comic and pop culture world! Some of the artists included this time around are: 

Sekure D, Striffle, P-YEH, Frantz Kantor, MOMOT, Dan Lynch, Sean Stagg, Joe Villanti, Keltie Mullin, Steven Lane, Vandal, Mick Lambrou, Brett Willis, Mark Bernard, Flick, Samantha Thompson, Sean K Hughes, Luke Aldred, Andy Zile, Jimmy Twin, Rabbit Town, Viet-My Bui, John Bedovian, Rob Macfarlane, George Evangelista, Jarrad Price and many more."

Sekure D Keltie Mullin

Rob Macfarlane Frantz Kantor

Scott Triffle                                                                  Dan Lynch

Commencing at 6pm March 20th, opening night of the 'Artboy Vs Fanboy' exhibition always delivers to be a great night of art, socialising and a few surprises with beverages available for a gold coin donation. But not to worry if you can't make it as Artboy Vs Fanboy 'DC Vs Marvel' runs through till March 29th. For location and further details, check out Artboy's event page HERE or their Facebook page HERE.

Whatcha 095 - Whatcha Mikenathannick

Special guest & Bruce Willis stand-in Nick, joins Mike & Nath for all the pop-culture fun that is Whatcha.

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Nath - https://twitter.com/nathfromwhatcha/

Dean - https://twitter.com/deanarcuri

Emma - https://twitter.com/EmmaBeddows

We apologies for the technical difficulty experienced during this episode which has now been rectified.

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Project Orangutan: A Comic with a Cause

Project Orangutan is a new 'Comics with a Cause' incentive that has real heart for our closest mammalian relative, the gorgeous & intelligent Orangutan.

Working with the charity The Orangutan Project, the team driving this worthy project are like minded creatives from Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada and the United States; with more putting their hand up each day. So why Orangutans?

Project Orangutan says:

"Currently there are more than 2000 orphaned Orangutans living in orphanages where they are cared for like little humans to the age of 8 and taught how to fend for themselves before being relocated. Why not just send them 50 bucks? Because I believe we can do better. We registered with Orange Tango to raise funds for The Orangutan Project, and the next step is to use the medium we love to contribute to and raise awareness of the dire situation in Borneo and Sumatra."

With your help Project Orangutan aim to publish a 22 page printed comic and a (est. 88 pages) hard cover book called 'Operation Orangutan'. The books will feature pin-ups and maximum 2 page stories featuring their honoured guests, the Orangutans.

Gokong by Paul Rebec                            Art by Darren Close

So who can contribute? ANYONE! Project Orangutan needs the support of creators from all walks of life around the world to join in & fill up this book with great content to create a comic with a cause, like none other!

• Stage 1 - Creative art deadline due May 15th
• Stage 2 - Indiegogo campaign's deadline June 8th
• Stage 3 - World Wide Launch June 30th

These cute little guys desperately need all the help they can get. For more information you can check out Project Orangutans Facebook page HERE.

Jason Edmiston has Eyes Without a Face

The eyes are the window of pop-culture in 'Eyes Without a Face' solo show at the Mondo Gallery in Austin by Jason Edmiston. Drawing on the most known eyes of pop culture, 

Jason says:

“I had the idea for the show when I was working on my last solo exhibition for Mondo Gallery. I was driving around town with my wife bouncing concepts off of her. I checked my rear view and had the idea. The shape of the mirror made me think of just using a tight cropping of eyes for the basis of a show. I also kind of wanted to see what it would feel like to be in a gallery surrounded by eyes staring at you. It should be quite an experience to stand in the centre of the gallery and slowly rotate 360 degrees, creating a feeling of being watched by your heroes.” via Collider

Each amazing 1:1 ratio piece is hand painted on wood showcasing 150 original pieces inspired by film, music, comics, video games, toys and more. Eyes Without a Face will run from March 13th to April 4th.

Whatcha 093 - Whatcha 2OfUs

The candles are lit and the music is low as Mike & Nath enjoy their hot chocolates together while discussing the News, Whatcha Watching, Whatcha Reading and some Whatcha Plugging. So sit back relax & enjoy.

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Blondsaurus http://www.blondsaurus.com.au

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Mike - www.twitter.com/mickytoons

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Sam Simon Co-Creator of The Simpsons has Died

Sad news today that talented writer & co-creator of The Simpsons,​ Sam Simon has died at his home in Los Angeles from his battle with colon cancer; aged 59.

Sam's Nine-time Emmy winning career spanned four decades as a writer on popular sitcoms Taxi, Cheers and It’s Garry Shandling’s Show before becoming co-creator on the animated series The Simpsons.

As a devoted animal lover, Sam became a philanthropist creating the Sam Simon Foundation, which rescued dogs, funded a traveling animal surgery clinic for ailing pets & their owners could not afford medical attention and also provided vegan food for hungry humans. Sam also supported PETA, which named its Norfolk, Va., HQ the Sam Simon Centre; Save the Children; and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a global marine conservation organisation which named one of its vessels after him.

The Sam Simon Foundation has urged mourners to donate to the foundation which you can do HERE, rather than the usual tokens of tribute such as flowers & gifts. 

The fond memories from Sam's body of work will live on through his talents as a writer, creator & philanthropist. Our condolences are with Sam's family, friends & colleges at this time of lose.

Whatcha 093 - Dean's Rapidish Review

Okay so maybe it isn't that rapid! Its been a month with no comic reading and Dean goes through the last 4 weeks of Marvel titles, the good the bad and the ugly... and Wolverines which he should never have picked up!

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Dean - www.twitter.com/deanarcuri

Mike - www.twitter.com/mickytoons

(Dr) Emma - www.twitter.com/EmmaBeddows

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