Dylan Horrocks

Antony Loewenstein: Israel has killed more journalists in the last 22 months than were killed in the US civil war, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

An *amazing* NZ graphic novel - now in Arabic! Recommended for publishers in any language to pick up... ❤️

Spare a thought for us tired oldies... #GenXhausted

I'll be signing books at the National Library in Wellington this Wednesday 1-1:30pm so if you want to get your copy of Detective Beans signed, stop by and say hello!

NANCY by Olivia Jaimes, where Nancy says Cartoonist is the best type of artist

Photo of a log with a hole in it that looks very much like the shape of a little winged fairy.

I stumbled on an old photo I took in my local park of a fairy crash site. It's not there any more - the log's rotted - but I think about that fairy often.

A comic image in a kokeshi style of my mother against a deep pink background. The words are 広島 Hiroshima By Jacky Yoshioka Braid This comic is drawn from a verbatim interview by my mother, Taeko Yoshioka Braid. English is her second language.

Last year I did an amazing course at Vic with @dylanhorrocks.bsky.social, because I wanted to better understand comics. As a result I created a comic about my mother’s experience of walking through #Hiroshima the day after. I hoped a re-edited version might be ready now but it’s not. Bear with me

Shane Te Pou: Govt trying to change rules as it faces prospect of election defeat OPINION: The Government shouldn't try to exclude the 100,000 voters it doesn't like

Shane Te Pou's Herald piece on national's voter suppression says "You’ve been able to enrol up to the day before election day since 1993". This is wrong. You've been able to do it since 1954. National is trying to turn the clock back over 70 years.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/facing-pr...

An accurate representation of my Currently Reading list.

We've seen the great State House sell down under National before and they are unashamedly trying it again

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
#NZPol

That's the thing: I find the affect to be emotionally intense rather than detached. He turns everything into a diagram, but only to probe deeper into powerful feelings.

Chris Ware's Rusty Brown, volume 1

I'm at a loss to understand how anyone could describe Chris Ware's comics as "cold."* This book's an emotional roller coaster; the last few pages brought me to tears. Roll on volume 2!!! ❤️

*unless they mean it meteorologically; there is, admittedly, an awful lot of snow.

Restructuring is what you do when things aren't working because of underfunding, but you aren't willing to increase the funding enough to fix them (because that might mean raising taxes).

Plus all those wonderful pre-2023 @thwupbooks.bsky.social books by other folks:
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My grandmother Taeko holding a copy of Folk Remedy book 1

My grandmother Taeko reading a copy of Folk Remedy book 1

My grandmother Taeko smiling while reading a copy of Folk Remedy book 1

My most important reader. Taeko, my (soon-to-be) 94-year-old grandma holding the book I dedicated to her.

She’s been a big supporter of my artistic journey so I’m glad I got to bring a smile to her face with this.

Dylan Horrocks Te Herenga Waka University Press publishes poetry, fiction and nonfiction by leading and emerging voices from Aotearoa New Zealand.

My fellow NZers! Get 3 of my graphic novels (plus other books I contributed to or illustrated the covers of) at half price this month from @thwupbooks.bsky.social:
teherengawakapress.co.nz/collections/...

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

Defend Democracy

Legislation banning prisoner & same-day voting has passed its first reading. The legislation is now going to select committee. Remember, the govt have been warned these changes might breach human rights law and will disenfranchise more than 100,000 voters but they don’t care. Sign ⬇️ #nzpol

"I'm sorry, honey. We've run out of candy."

Charles Addams, 1952, The New Yorker. One of his greatest cartoons. Which really is saying something.

ACT NZ post The bill to ban hangi, coffee, ice cream, donuts, haircuts, and similar freebies at voting stations has today passed its first reading. This will help uphold public confidence that elections are free from manipulation.

If you want to know how petty this govt is - not only are you not allowed to get a drink, hot dog, or lollies at a polling station anymore, you're not even allowed to smell food or hear music from within 100 metres of the polling station

Also note the low key racist overtones by ACT here

#nzpol

Or to forbid polling places anywhere near actual communities of people.

Heaven forbid we actually encourage people to vote...

Kapcon, held every January (at Wellington High School), is a wonderful (kid-friendly) RPG convention - a great chance to discover new games and try them out. kapcon.org.nz

Also, @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's own Paranormal Wellington, a light hilarious riff on a certain TV show...

There are so many great games out there of course. Similar in theme to Vaesen (but different in tone) are Monster of the Week (hugely popular & fun game by a local designer!) & Rivers of London (based on the novels)

Possibly? The tone's pretty different to D&D (more investigative & slow) but the system's easy to pick up & use & the books are clear & quickly draw you in. Also, the core mechanics are used across a bunch of games from the same publisher, so if they like it, there are many other worlds to explore.

Enrolment changes could have 'significant' impact on democratic participation - Ministry of Justice The government is moving to cut when people can enrol to vote, and officials warn it could hit turnout. Meanwhile, the Justice Minister has critcised comments by the ACT leader.

There are so many reasons to be mad at this awful government, but this vile, cynical voter suppression plan is top of my list. I teach students aged 18+ and same day enrolments have a huge impact on whether these smart, caring, engaged, but transient citizens can vote.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Yes, just finished some Vaesening - it's fun (& easy)! Currently doing in person (best by far) but also online (handy way to play with friends who live in another city).

Agreeing with what Palestinians have been saying for nearly 2 years, & what an increasing chorus of international human rights organizations & experts affirm, today Israeli NGOs @btselem & @PHRIsrael agree: Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip

www.btselem.org/press_releas...