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Whoa, I'm honoured. Log on to read about studying animation at Griffith Film school, and Kid Phantom appears :D #australiancomics #animation pic.twitter.com/Mi2BdfmU1H

— Dr. Paul Mason (@pmason83) August 24, 2017

https://www.griffith.edu.au/study/visual-creative-arts/animation 

Over the moon to have Kid Phantom (an Australian comic) front and centre of the Animation department for Griffith Film School.

Since I've trained ten hours over last night and today, and I have to fight tomorrow, I'm tired, so this is all I have to document right this moment. Cheers :)

ABC Radio National "Big Ideas" Superheroes in the Real World

Join the conversation- Comics and the real world' Cinema A, GOMA happening now #MarvelGOMA pic.twitter.com/d8vqZxLRuQ

— QAGOMA (@QAGOMA) May 28, 2017

https://radio.abc.net.au/programitem/per3m6RJGQ?play=true

Recently spoke on a panel as part of the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art "Marvel Cinematic Universe" exhibition:

Professor Jason Bainbridge - Head of the School of Communication, University of South Australia 

Ryan Griffen - Creator of the sci-fi television series Cleverman

Dr Naja Later - Sessional Lecturer in Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, and Sessional Academic, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne

Dr Paul Mason - Lecturer in Art Direction, Griffith Film School, and comic book illustrator on Kid Phantom (Frew Publications)

Chair: Scott Stephens – Presenter The Minefield and the ABC Religion and Ethics Editor, ABC Online

You can listen or Download the podcast here: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/superheros-and-the-real-world/8651836

Falk/McCoy's "The Childhood of The Phantom"

For those 'Kid Phantom Phans' curious, there are 2 x Lee Falk era comic strip stories that chronicle 'The Childhood of the Phantom', for which Kid Phantom is "respectfully" based (along with the Avon novel "The Story of The Phantom", which Falk declares the definitive origin of the 21st Phantom), and of course, our own updating and expanding of the stories (written by Andrew Constant). Much of this you began to see in 2, and will see more of in issue 3, which is one story told between the journey from Bangalla to the US)

For the completists, Frew Publications have for sale the annuals that contain both Sunday strips. The first (1944 - 1945)can be found in #1063, and the second (which follows the events of the novel a little closer) in issue #1280 (from the 1959 story). There have been a few reprints over the years, some feature Young Kit in full costume, not actually depicted in the stories at all, past the 6 year old running in the fields.

Both stories have various interesting differences in events, characterisations, even Kit's haircut :P No Spoiler, suss out and see for yourself, and read Kid Phantom #1 and 2 to see where we've paid our respects, and updated for an all-ages audience.

I was lucky enough to pick up the Hermes Press US hardcover colour version of the 1944 story, will hopefully find a 1959 colour version one day.

Check out www.phantomcomic.com.au for all the available Frew Phantom latest stuff and back issues!

Purchase the 1944 version from Frew: https://www.phantomcomic.com.au/collections/new/products/issue-1063-annual-1994

the 1959 version:
https://www.phantomcomic.com.au/collections/new/products/issue-1280-annual-2001

All the Frew publications of the 1944 version: http://www.ipcomics.net/classics-index/strips.php?list=S011

Front Page of Northside Chronicle (July 2017)

Did not realise until an email, Kid Phantom comic news in the local last week, was front page #slownewsday Another bird photo, basically :D pic.twitter.com/K2HxP2C2mW

— Dr. Paul Mason (@pmason83) July 16, 2017