Ever since I met Thomas Nabbs, I have been interested in the WaterBoy Charity.Thomas and his team have a great presence in the community in the Waikato and I wanted to play my part in supporting their programmes. Donating a box of my books for children in need is a way I can support their […]
Had a great time presenting on how my graphic novel was made, the story behind the story. The students are watching some videos I created over lockdown. Great auditorium and fantastic Q and A at the end. Thanks to Penny and Southwell school of having me. I will be getting these videos up online soon!
I found these photos the other day, they were taken when my book was published and first put on the shelves in 2014. It was a proud day and well worth all the hard work.A big thanks to all those book shops throughout New Zealand that sold my books over the past few years, cheers!
Another great market is the Tamahere Christmas Night market, more sketches of Kory surfing the waves, great produce, great food and vibes at Tamahere Hamilton.
It is always great to sell some books, grow a beard and sketch a few Kory drawings for people at the Ohope market on holiday.
t was a great day at the New Zealand independent Book Festival. It was held in Mt Eden Auckland. It was great catching with familiar face and new ones.
Adrian Kinnaird has been involved in the New Zealand comics community as a cartoonist, writer and blogger for the past 15 years.
I take the book to the Tamahere Market and do some sketches in Te Awamutu
It is always great to get your book on the shelves of a bookshop, I visit a couple of bookshops in Wellington
I was invited to speak about my new Graphic Novel, along with award winning illustrators David Elliot and Donovan Bixley. It was a great day and many stories were shared.
showcased my new character Kory the Kiwi at the Armageddon expo in Hamilton. "I managed to sketch out a few drawings, sold a few books in amongst all the chaos of Armageddon!"
I had a great afternoon at Te Totara Primary School. It was Graphic Novel week for their school and it was a great opportunity to talk about Kory and the process of creating my book ' Flight of the Kiwi'.
Hamilton’s Garden Place Library is providing local children and book lovers with a rare opportunity to get inside the heads of some of the Waikato’s best known children’s authors and illustrators.
- MIKE MATHER - Waikato Times - 29/01/2014 The book tells the story of the titular kiwi and his sidekick Gilbert the gecko, who cross paths with the evil Gregor, a grey wolf from Europe, and his henchmen. Martin said project was no spur-of-the-moment endeavour and the book would hopefully be the first of many. […]