Jonathan King

@JonathanKing
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Billionaire backed campaign silences The Voice.
“In recent years, one of the biggest impediments to fossil fuels expansion globally — and so fossil fuels profits — has been Indigenous land rights.”
“Despite having strong support among voters — and very high levels of support among Indigenous Australians — support for the Voice collapsed months out from the October 14 referendum and the proposal was defeated. “

https://theklaxon.com.au/the-1m-secret-behind-the-voice-no-campaign/ #auspol #nzpol

The $1m secret behind the Voice "No" campaign - The Klaxon

A mystery shell company with secret owners – and a coal billionaire — were among the biggest funders of the “No” campaign against the Voice, filings reveal.

The Klaxon
AAHHH guys I just handed in all the final files for my Detective Beans graphic novel to my publishers!!!! After two years of a LOT of drawing and writing, it will finally be out this year and I can’t wait for you all to read it! More info soon! 💖
Since the year is almost over, I thought it would be neat to look back and share my top four comics of 2023! Hope you liked them too!💖
Library collections + Queers + Unions + Comics! This is a great talk by Sam Wallman - who has a creative grant to use National Library of Australia collections to research (and create comics about!) queer solidarity and unions in Australia in the 70s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJg4H2iCdTw
Pink and Green Bans with Sam Wallman

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My teepublic store is on sale until the 28th! You can get such things as this cute lil guy! 💖💖💖
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/extra-ordinary-comics?ref_id=6169
T-Shirts by Extra Ordinary Comics - TeePublic Store | TeePublic

Shop t-shirts, phone cases, hoodies, art prints and mugs created by independent artists from around the globe.

Happy 70th birthday, Alan Moore.
Lawsuit threats are just “I’m telling mom!” for rich people

One of the many downsides of Disney buying 20th Century Fox was the immediate cancellation of a film based on David Peterson's extraordinary comic series Mouse Guard. Wes Ball was to have directed it, with VFX courtesy of Weta.

Watching the trailer for Ball's upcoming Planet of the Apes sequel I can't help mourning a movie that never was, and I can't shake the feeling that Peterson's work has influenced the visual direction of this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_HvTBaFoo

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Teaser Trailer

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I'm prepping materials and resources for a Halloween themed Blender modelling and animation course. I am sure that horror aficionados and Blender users can agree that Hellraiser's Lament Configuration is the only default cube we've ever really needed.

#Blender3D #Hellraiser #Halloween #Horror

New Zealand didn’t want to lurch to the right; it just wanted change. It doesn’t know what it’s in for

The real losers of this election will be beneficiaries, low-income families, public servants and young people wanting to buy their first home

The Guardian