LONELY MONSTERS

Lonely Monsters New Home

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After the original print run of LM sold out recently I gave it a new home at Lulu while working out where to take it next. Well it's down from Lulu as it is now being published by FEC Publishing. More details soon.

Leroy Exhibition

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REMINDER

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Just a little reminder that this blog is basically an archive now. A little piece of history of the development of Lonely Monsters. For all new and upcoming stuff you can keep track of me at www.matthewdunnart.com and www.matthewdunnartist.blogspot.com

LM2 - PAGE 04

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Exhibition Teaser

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Thursday 28th January 2010

The Owl And The Pussy Cat

more info soon

LM2 - PAGE 03

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LM2 - PAGE 02

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LM2 PAGE 01 (reboot)

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LM2 - COMING SOON

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VERY SOON!

Cafepress Store Closed

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The old Lonely Monsters store at Cafepress has officially closed. I've got a website in production at the moment that will go up later in the year, and as that will be my main haunt I've started streamlining my online activities.

Thanks to everyone who ever shopped at the store. It fills me heart with joy knowing there are so many of my zombies and zombie-hunters on t-shirts and prints around the world.

More info soon on the new site, and also on my upcoming solo exhibition (Jan 2010).

Matt

ART BLOG REMINDER

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Just a quick reminder that my current (and more active) blog can be found at matthewdunnartist.blogspot.com. The Lonely Monsters blog will still be around but will be limited to updates and info regarding the Lonely Monsters graphic novel, which is still available at www.lonelymonsters.cartfly.com.

Matt

LONELY MONSTERS UPDATE!!!!

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So my decision to archive this blog was a bit pre-emptive as since doing so I've continued to experience an increase in traffic to it.

As a result of this I've got 2 announcements to make in relation to Lonely Monsters.

First. Starting in June (to give me plenty of time to finish the task) I'll be posting Lonely Monsters on the blog, the entire graphic novel, 1 page per week. A few changes are being made to the pages, including removing a few pages (to make the story flow better) and colouring the whole thing. I may even add some new pages at a later date. So come back in June to start reading Lonely Monsters in full bloody colour.

Second. I'm currently reformatting the graphic novel to make it available as a smaller novel-sized book via Cafepress. Consider this the travellers version of Lonely Monsters, printed in a more traditional novel size with a reduction in page count (just taking out some of the pin-ups and promo material).

Also, remember to keep visiting me at my new home www.matthewdunnartist.blogspot.com for updates and information on current and upcoming projects.

Matt

FINAL POST

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As of today.....

www.matthewdunnartist.blogspot.com

.....will be replacing LM as my regular art blog.

So this is the last post on what is now the old blog. I'll be keeping it around as an archive that roughly follows my journey in creating the Lonely Monsters graphic novel. The new blog will follow a similar path as I work on the follow up book.

Thanks to all those that have followed this blog over time, I hope to see you all over at the new digs!

www.matthewdunnartist.blogspot.com

Matt

COMING SOON

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Some News

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Design for the next book.

I'll be launching a website in the next 2 months that will drag my various projects and sites under the one umbrella. When this happens I'll begin posting the entire Lonely Monsters story online as a weekly FULL COLOUR webcomic.

More info soon.

Matt

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A quick test page. Working out designs and techniques.

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Book 2

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A random page from book 2 (minus lettering).

Update

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Been busy finishing off a bunch of commissioned sketches and working on some new prints. Also in the process of organising a couple of things that, if they work out, will be a lot of fun, but as usual I won't risk jinxing anything until it's all confirmed.

Until then, here's a possible character from LM Book 2.

Matt

coming up in february

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sketchels exhibition at 696

currently painting my piece for it

will post pic when it's done (and flyer soon)

matt

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Spent the day working on designs for templar knights and witch doctors.

Also finished off this new image of The Hunter which will be available as a print soon.

Matt

PHASE2 PROMO

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2009 UPDATE

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2009 will see a lot of movement in the Lonely Monsters household.

I've just relaunched the following sites...

www.lonelymonsters.cartfly.com

www.cafepress.com/lonelymonsters

...with new and reworked designs, with a lot more to come over the coming weeks.

Work has officially begun on the follow up to Lonely Monsters, with too many possible titles to mention, so I'll just keep calling in Book 2 for now.

Currently working my way through a stack of commissioned art jobs, and checking out a few other possibilities that I won't jinx by mentioning just yet. 696 is closed until the 21st of January on Sydney Road, and I hope to have some new prints in there when it re-opens (I also dropped off a fairly large acrylic painting of Tin Man from the Wizard Of Oz to go up for sale).

Until then here's a coloured version of a sketch I did for ennui (who I know reads this blog so I'll say "Your package will be arriving shortly").

Wishing you all the best for 2009.

Matt

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New review of Lonely Monsters online

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The fine folks at....

http://thecomicspot.blogspot.com/

....have posted a nice review of Lonely Monsters, check it out.

I've been painting a lot of late while getting the script for book 2 worked out, will try and post some photos soon.

Matt

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acrylic 39.5cm x 49.5cm

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Update

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I'm currently getting a bunch of new designs ready for t-shirts, prints, etc, etc so you may notice a few changes to my online stores over the next week or so.

wwww.lonelymonsters.cartfly.com

www.cafepress.com/lonelymonsters

Lonely Monsters Book One was also going to be put up at Cafepress, but there's no way of packaging the CD and Book together, plus the quality of the printing/binding isn't as strong as the copies I've been getting done locally. I am still working on a book collecting older comics and sketches which will go up on Cafepress once it's done.

Matt

Colour Prints Now Available Online!

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Exhibition Paintings (and zombies)

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Here are a few pics from my recent exhibition/book launch at 696 (this lot were taken prior to the show opening, some more crowded pics will be posted later).

Matt

Final 2 stages

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Still In Progress

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In Progress

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Working on a new painting and thought I'd post pictures of the progress as it all (hopefully) comes together.

Here are the first 2 stages.

Matt

A little something.....

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Getting some ideas and designs for book 2 together.

Get Your Ghoul On!!

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Here's a little pic I did for no real reason (been awhile since that happened).

Just got back from the printers with the first run of Lonely Monsters Book One, feels very good to see all those boxes packed full of my first GN. Finishing up a few prints for the show this coming friday. Unfortunately the weather is looking a bit rough, but the show must go on and we have back-up plans.

So don't forget, this Friday 7th November starting at 7pm LONELY MONSTERS Exhibition and Launch, all happening at 696, located at 696 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. It's a Yard Exhibition so be sure to walk down the alley and swing left.

Matt

MORE INFO

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Lonely Monsters will be available from 7th November onwards, from 696 (696 Sydney Road, Brunswick) and also online (further details coming soon for that). Here's the final wrap-around cover.

Matt

Upcoming Book Launch/Exhibition

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This is a one night only show and I'll have some limited prints plus a few original pieces for sale (will post a couple of snapshots of them later).

Lonely Monsters is 1 week from completion and I've already started scripting book two which is turning out to be quite odd. Book one is basically my love letter/tribute to the zombie genre. For book two the focus shifts to old apolyptic road warrior type films/comics/etc. For book one I remained quite restrained in keeping the zombies looking more human than ghoulish, so I'm taking this opportunity to go wild in designing various mutants and steampunk-ish machinery.

But that book won't be out til 2009 so come along in November 2008 for the launch of book one (which, if things go according to plan, will come with a CD soundtrack and a couple of other goodies).

Matt

Update and some random art

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Lonely Monsters will be launching at gallery 696 on Friday 7th November 7pm - 9pm.

I'll post some promo images up on the blog soon, along with additional information about the packaging of Lonely Monsters itself.

Until then here's one of the many failed attempts at the cover for Lonely Monsters (I could probably release a completely separate book collecting the various attempts at the cover).

Matt

Book Launch

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100th Post!! Cover (work in progress)

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I think I've now done about 20 versions of the cover for LONELY MONSTERS but this is my favourite so far, and with a little more tweaking will be the published cover. LONELY MONSTERS will launch in November and be available at Gallery 696 (696 Sydney Road, Brunswick, VIC, 3056) and Cafepress.

The Cafepress copies will be done in the usual Cafepress way.

The 696 copies are being printed locally in partnership with 696 and will come packaged with a CD Soundtrack (contributions TBA as I don't want to jinx it). There will also be a 1 night yard show on November 7th to launch the book, with some limited edition prints and t-shirts available on the night (plus some real zombies stumbling around making people feel uncomfortable).

Matt

Update and teaser page

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Lonely Monsters is nearly done and on schedule for hitting the printer, with a launch/exhibition planned for November at 696. Here's a recently complete page...

Matt

Update

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I've had a couple of great opportunities come my way that have pretty tight deadlines, so the Daily Pic will be going on hiatus for a couple of weeks. Keep your eye on the blog though for forthcoming information on the Lonely Monsters exhibition/book launch coming in November.

Matt

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Daily Pic (delayed due to birthday celebrations)

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The daily pic will return later this evening, until then here's Bertie battling a birthday zombie :-)

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Daily Pic and big update on various projects

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It's been awhile since I wrote anything to go along with the daily images, a mixture of being busy and being knocked around with the flu. Thankfully the flu is subsiding (although at this stage my voice is still a gravelly rumble.....which is kinda cool and I'll be sad to see that go).

Here are a few things coming up....

1. Likher Portraits - Group exhibition at 696 on Sydney Road. I've got a watercolour piece in the exhibition and have also helped Pav design a new piece for the wall in the alley next to the gallery.

2. I've had one of my favourite bands in the world agree to provide music for a Lonely Monsters soundtrack to be released with the first graphic novel. I won't name names just yet as this means the world to me and I'd hate to jinx it.

3. Just locked in a 1-night Yard Show in November with gallery 696 which will be used as the official launch of Lonely Monsters - Book One. More details to come.

4. Working on the next stage of designs for the SRBA Film Competition and also on an application to be part of the "I Art Sydney Road" event (which I also designed all the promo material for).

5. Still hard at work on the Unfortunate Boy print series which will be available soon. Until then 696 have a few t-shirts featuring the poor little bastard.

6. Speaking of bastards, I'm still doing my weekly "Savage Bastard" webcome over at www.savagebastard.blogspot.com

7. Still playing with toy robots and drawing zombies.

Matt

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