An independent Brisbane comic store hoped to promote local artists but four years on the business is buried in debt — the latest in a string of comic shops across the country to close their doors as a "tsunami of digital disruption" makes survival difficult.
Category Archives: Fantasy Books
From vampires to zombies, the monsters we create say a lot about us
Giant krakens, blood-thirsty vampires, brain-eating zombies, Frankenstein's monster — they're all a little more real than you might think. They arise from our deepest fears and desires.
John Marsden says he would not have written the Tomorrow series today
Joining a panel of authors on Q&A, award-winning author John Marsden says he would not write his popular series about teenagers fighting a foreign invasion today due to his "horror" at Australia's treatment of asylum seekers.
‘In a league of its own’: How Harry Potter became a multi-billion-dollar franchise
How did a seemingly simple story of a young wizard struggling to conquer a powerful magical foe become a global franchise worth upwards of $US24 billion (in muggle money)?
Harry Potter: The boy whose fandom lives on
The first Harry Potter book may have been released 20 years ago, but the fandom is still going strong — with conventions, theme parks, an international sporting competition and even a music genre — wizard rock or "wrock".
Harry Potter fans ‘risking lives’ to see Hogwarts Express landmark
"I would like to remind everyone that we are mere Muggles," say British police as they warn people of the "probably fatal" consequences of walking along an active railway line to see a landmark featured in the fantasy films.