Comments on: Ned the Bear makes a comeback

By: Jacques Chester

Jacques Chester — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:07:02 +0000

Wicking is an unalloyed genius as a cartoonist, as any Territorian will tell you. He also has the eye for picking obvious stupidities and contradictions.

I remember one where in the first panel Clare Martin was lambasting the Commonwealth for planning to site a low-level nuclear waste dump in the NT — state’s rights, the whole bit. In the final panel she’s clutching a piece of paper saying “New Terrorism Laws” and asking “where do I sign?”

By: Nabakov

Nabakov — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:20:42 +0000

Did I say “reacting”? I meant “playing off against”.

And did I say “good cartoonists”? I meant “bloody funny in a classic deadpan Australian way cartoonists”.

By: Nabakov

Nabakov — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:16:49 +0000

Absolutely. You can’t have a decent full service group blog without at least one decent in-house cartoonist.

Maybe Wicking can recommend one?

Seriously though, Wicking has mastered the essential art of good cartoonists. It’s all in how you draw the eyes and eyebrows reacting to the words.

By: Ken Parish

Ken Parish — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:37:31 +0000

Yay! Ned’s back. Thanks Colin. We’ve missed them.