Word Balloons - In print and online, finally!

In case you haven't already heard, the seventh issue of Philip Bentley's excellent little comics fanzine, Word Balloons, has just been published. This latest issue features an interview with Nicki Greenberg (discussing her graphic novel adaptation of The Great Gatsby, amongst other things), the latest installment of 'My Life in Comics' (devoted to Phil's own recollections of his involvement with Australian comics during the 1980s), a selection of recent Australian comics' reviews and a local comic fandom directory.

A measly five bucks for this crisply produced black & white zine will tell you all you need to know about the current 'state of play' for Australian comics and graphic novels. Better comic shops should no doubt stock copies, but if you can't find it at a store nearest you, then email Philip Bentley for details on buying your copy, or write to him at: Second Shore, PO Box 286, Sandringham, Victoria 3191, Australia.

And, despite constant protestations that he would never do so, Philip has now launched his own blog, Fragments from a Second Shore, which will feature excerpts from previous issues of Word Balloons.

(Note: The image seen above is for the cover of Word Balloons #6 - I couldn't find a scan of the latest issue anywhere on the internet, wouldja' believe? And I had to pinch this one of Spiros Xenos' blog, Notes from the Junkyard!)