New Zealand Comics Weekend
From Comics.org.nz
The first of these in 2005 was a milestone in the history of New Zealand comics, as it was the first time the local comics community came together at an event for local comics created by local comic creators. Now an annual festival of comics, it is held in Wellington.
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(2010-04-02 to 4th)
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(2008-04-19 to 20th)
The NZ comics weekend how has a blog:
http://nzcomicsweekend.blogspot.com/
Info and links to events are included and will be updated as they come to hand.
(2007-04-21)
The Wellington folks held the NZ comics weekend again in Wellington
- Southern Cross Garden Bar & Restaurant 39 Abel Smith St Wellington (photographs)
- Weekend of April 21 and 22 10:00 till late each day (bring comics)
- 20 Opening Night 6:30pm Friday 20 at Graphic comics shop and launch of Pictozine 2 with Originals art show
- Armageddon After party both nights! (from 6pm)
There were tables to sell comics and do Jam comics on. On both afternoons there were talks in the afternoon on comics. And its at a pub! so that meant Drink!
Geek paradise TV3 News Item
The third New Zealand Comics Weekend began tonight in Wellington. The weekend includes exhibitions, drawing sessions and panel discussions about all things comic. The event kicked off with the launch of the comic anthology Pictozine 2, a collection of previously unpublished kiwi comics.
(2006)
The 2nd Annual 2006 NZ INDEPENDENT COMICS FESTIVAL - 3 days of comics and the Eric Awards
The New Zealand Independent Comics Festival has happened again in 2006 on the 28th-30th April at the Ron Barber Gallery, 91 Aro Street in Wellington. It featured an exhibition of seminal NZ Comic Art, from the 60s to now, curated by Tim Bollinger (with Trace Hodgson, Eric Resetar, Robert Scott and others), talks by Dylan Horrocks and Darren Schroeder, and the 2006 Eric Awards. It was an amazing weekend and as Tim Bollinger sais a real weekend of firsts for the NZ comics scene. It was an amazing time and we sold a huge amount of comics and zines to Wellington art lovers.
The festival ran for three days and had comics from all over NZ and even some of our Australian independants, thanks to to the wonderful Tim Danko. Eric Resetar himself was there and gave an air of real specialness to the whole weekend. Thanks to everyone who participated in person or spirit.
PHOTOS UP NOW of the 2006 exhibition, opening night and awards, click here: http://funtime.comics.org.nz/gallery/nzcomicwk2006
Check out the winners of the 2006 Eric Awards
We had a great list of judges this year who all really put in the extra work to make the decisions particularly meaningful. A special thanks to Draw, Moira Clunie and Dylan Horrocks for their judging in the final hours and thanks to Arthur Cantrill, Bob Scott, Burton Silver and Joe Sacco for their roles as judges in the lead up to the awards.
WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME WE HAD! START GETTING READY FOR NEXT YEAR!
On the same weekend Wellington hosted the Wellington Comics Exhibition and Armageddon
(2005)
 91 Aro St |
 Poster for 2005 Comics Weekend |
 Sign outside 91 Aro St |
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The folks at Aro Arts hosted a 2 day bonanza of New Zealand Comix in Wellington during 16-17 April 2005. The weekend included an exhibition in the Gallery, opening night drinks, talks from Tim Bollinger and Dylan Horrocks, plus a cast and crew screening of a documentary on New Zealand comics; Boys Suck: Throw Rocks at Them (1hr20m, miniDV, 2004-2006, Toby Donald and Richard Whyte), following G.C.R. and Robyn E Kenealy on their way to the 2004 Eric Awards.
