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28TH-30TH JUNE  BUSTARD TOWN, DARWIN CITY

WILD NORTH COMIC CON '24
12-6pm SATURDAY JUNE 29th

BUSTARD TOWN, DARWIN CBD

The Wild North Comic Con celebrating all things comics culture. Featuring international, national and local comic creators, book launches, live audio-visual performances, artist alley, zine market, animations screening and workshops.

Don't miss this epic celebration comics and graphic arts! 

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Official poster art credit: Dylan Mooney

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LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GUEST CREATORS

 Australian and international comic artists and writers share their experiences & inspiration. Special guests include: Indigiverse creator SCOTT WILSON (W.A), JOSHUA SANTOSPIRITO (TAS), RAYMUND AGUSTIN (PHILIPPINES), SOPHIE ANSELL (FRANCE), THOR F. JENSEN (DENMARK) and local comic creators JONATHON SAUNDERS, PHILIP TARL DENSON, TIMOTHY PARISH and many more. 

ARTIST TALKS SCHEDULE:
12:30pm - FUTURE TALES graphic novel official launch!
1:00pm BLAK POWER >> The rise of First Nations comic creators
2:00pm BREAKING & ENTERING > Self Publishing & How to Get Published
3:00pm - MOVING PICTURES - From comics to animation.
VISUAL HISTORY >> Truth & Storytelling with graphic novels
5:00pm BRAVE NEW WORLD >> VR/Anime/Gaming/AI

Discover more about our GUEST ARTISTS here.
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DARWIN ANIMATION
FESTIVAL

Wild North Comic Con is proud to host the first  Darwin Animation Festival, showcasing new work by award-winning animators, VFX artists and international animators exploring every dimension of animation from ANIME to AI.

27th - 29th JUNE @ BUSTARD CINEMA

DISCOVER THE FULL PROGRAM 

ARTIST'S ALLEY

ARTIST ALLEY will feature The NT's best comic artists, illustrators and animators selling their original art, prints and self published comics and zines. Experience live drawing, zines makers and digital art demonstrations.
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THE ISLANDS WHERE WE LEFT OUR ANCESTORS

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Live comic/musical performance 

by Joshua Santospirito & Natalya Bing

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The Islands Where We Left Our Ancestors is a 50 minute performance with storyteller / graphic novelist Joshua Santospirito and Colombian-Australian violinist Natalya Bing. Using art, live storytelling and live music: the recipe for this performance is created using one part theatre, and one part comic strip. 
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7:30pm FRIDAY 28th JULY - BUSTARD TOWN
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WILD THINGS  EXHIBITION
& COMIC
LAUNCH 

Come and to our WILD THINGS exhibition celebrate the launch of new graphic novels by Darwin creators; FUTURE TALES by Philip Tarl Denson, ZERO-POINT: ORIGINS by Jonathon Saunders, CHRONOS: NOWEVER by Timothy Parish.

EXHIBITION OPENING:
6pm Thursday 27th June
@ BUSTARD TOWN
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CALL OF THE WILD COMIC ART
COMPETITION

WILD NORTH COMIC ART COMPETITION is a chance for young and emerging artists to exhibit their work in a pop--up exhibition and compete for $1000 in art prizes for best original comic submission, illustration and the opportunity to be published by  Wild North Comics.

COSPLAY
 COMPETITION

Check out our TOP END COSPLAY EXHIBITION or show off your creativity and compete against other cosplayers to win $300 in prizes!
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GUEST ARTISTS & WRITERS

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