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Round Nine Awards: John Weeks
May 31, 2010Rehab Exit Interview (Round Nine): John Weeks
May 31, 20101. What were you hoping to get out of rehab? Did you get it?
A kick in the tuckus. And yes.
This was initially mooted as a Malvern Stars round. When asked if he would play ‘Loser’ live Beck deadpanned: “Yeah, we like to bring back the hits.” Similar sentiments: there’s so much new stuff being done, and many projects to aspire to.
I’ll invoke the past; be informed by it, but the prescient lyricism of Neil Diamond definitively states, we are ‘Headed For The Future’. We inhabit time and move through it – and art such as music and comics clearly exist in sequential format with our thermodynamic arrow as backbone and structural foundation.
2. What was the most unexpected thing about this round?
I was pleasantly surprised about how productive we all were – in our own way. Jo really put us all to shame with her yummy color work.
3. What – about your own comics – made you happiest during this round?
Actually, the ‘filler’ strips I did to buffer myself so I wouldn’t ‘go Britney’ turned out to be the centerpiece. I’ve had a uniformly (if not enthusiastically) positive response. I’m happy doing quicker, crappier comics, being a QuickerDrawer. If it’s a good idea I can always redraw and polish it later. I’m thinking of doing a daily strip a la Chris Downes.
Also, I totally PWN3D Fikaris, Carvan and Helen and I *Liked* It. Hee hee.
It was fun to ‘do’ other people’s styles and riff on that. I have some more ideas in the same vein. Molloy, Waite, watch yer backs. Maybe Athonk / Bernard C. are right, Oz comics are primarily made by the community for the community. That’s a topic for discussion in another venue perhaps.
4. what – about your fellow rehabbers’ comics – made you happiest during this round?
I’m happy just to be allowed in the clubhouse when you’ve got such heavy hitters – with more established oeuvres – than my own teeny output. I’m more of a panel beater than a panel maker. Past credibility be damned. That’s a nice feature of Rehab, the door is open to all.
Overall, I liked Tim’s experimentation, he ranged from serious to silly, and the autobio was really quite sweet. I only know Jo a little bit but I really adore her professional standards combined with such a unique lateral viewpoint. And it was a treat to see Michael operating on two levels, I think it’s a really accessible entry point for anyone who wants to read more. We just take him for granted.
I really can’t think of a dud in the bunch. Except for myself, and I practiced truth in advertising. So there.
5. Are you rehabilitated now?
I’m not sure I was ever ‘habilitated’ to begin with.
But I’m producing at a higher ratio so, overall yeah.
Anyone who a) intends to publish and b) isn’t drawing at least a page a day should consider Comic Rehab.
Think of it like Alcoholics Anonymous. Most people who are rehabbed need to show up at a meeting, even in another town, to get some support from people with healthy habits. (Maybe you should consider franchising this model.) And with a mix of creative personalities, it’s never gonna be dull.
6. Where can people see your comics in the future?
http://www.qdcomic.com And I’ll be streaming them and other comics on ComicsLifestyle.com . And of course the Comic Rehab collected volume, once Allen & Unwin pick it up. 🙂
7. Any suggestions for future rounds?
Yeah, just because I’m not in Oz I’d enjoy seeing Gregory MacKay, Kieran Mangan, Alice Mongrovius, Anna Brown, and David Nichols. Shagsy too, though she’s not big on labels and completely over ‘scenes’. If I had a nickel for every comics happening Shags helped make *fun*, I’d be able to buy her a dozen chai lattes. I’m not sure if they NEED it, but it’d be fun to see them mix it up.
Round 9, Day 29, Sudden Death Overtime
May 29, 2010
(Feel free to substitute the internerrd for the boob tube, they’re both distracting, glowing screens.)
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Round Nine, Day Twenty-Five
May 26, 2010
Yes, I’m full of ideas. Well, I’m full of *something*. 
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Round Nine, Day 21
May 21, 2010
It has been ages since we saw Little Dickeyes or Slugdog. Somewhere out there in a pocket universe they’re having tea with Tidal Regulator and Ferret Face.
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Round Nine, Day 17
May 17, 2010
Famous procrastinators:
In the original story Hamlet wastes *so* much time getting his revenge one of my classmates wrote an essay on his slackness. His professor returned the assignment with a request that it be retitled before she read it. He taped the paper ‘Hamlet: Dumbshit?’ to the door of his dormitory room in pride.
Neanderthal skull in panel two. Intrigued by the recent news about ancient history.
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Round 9, Lucky 13
May 13, 2010
Round Nine, Day Nine
May 8, 2010
So you want to up the stakes and use color Molloy? You and Fikaris want to play, do you? It’s ON.
I am so gratified to have nifty new bristol board bought in Singapore over Khmer New Year. (No more Panel Two!) Next? Maybe I’ll splurge and buy a ruler.
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