Australian Comic Arts Festival, Canberra. ABC National News 2016.

ABOUT Dr. Paul Mason

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Dr. Paul Mason (DVA) is an award-winning cartoonist, and animation concept designer, who has worked for companies such as Frew Publications, Gestalt comics, and A Stark Productions. He also is a sessional lecturer in storyboarding, art direction, animation pre-production, comics and visual storytelling as part of the Bachelor of Animation program at the Griffith Film School, Griffith University.

BIO:
Paul is a cartoonist, who has written and drawn for Frew Publications, who have been publishing The Phantom comic books in Australia on behalf of King Features since 1948. He illustrated the all-ages KID PHANTOM comic series for national newsstand release, written by Andrew Constant (DC Comics, Gestalt Comics), featuring early origin stories of Lee Falk's classic comic strip characters, as well as the character's adventure in the offical Phantom boardgame. Paul is also a writer and artist for THE PHANTOM, notably the Ledger Award-winning THE PHANTOM: VIETNAM , and a soon to be released sequel to a classic Lee Falk daily newspaper story. Both series are edited by long-time Australian Phantom artist and Frew co-director Glenn Ford.

Paul has also illustrated for Gestalt Comics, including THE ELDRITCH KID: BONE WAR graphic novel, Talgard, Axiom and work for TX! Magazine for which Gestalt comics consult. For his work, Paul has been nominated for "Best Comic Book Artist" in 2019 and 2020 for the Australian Cartoonists' Association annual Stanley Awards.

Paul is the creator of THE SOLDIER LEGACY—an Australian action-adventure comic book series, which was published by Black House comics from 2011- 2014. The series and character featured on TV as part of a Youi Insurance TV ad campaign in 2011/2012, which included Paul's comic book work and designs.

Paul has worked on a number of other comic book series and anthologies, such as Black House Comic's Dark Detective: Sherlock Holmes with writer Christopher Sequeira (Frew, Marvel, DC, Boom!), IFWG's SuperAustralians, and overseas publications such as The New Adventures of the Human Fly, based on the 1970s Marvel Comic character.

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As a lecturer for the Griffith Film School since 2012, Paul teaches animation pre-production, art direction, visual story/story boarding, comics and sequential art as part of the Bachelor of Animation program, helping to oversee development of course profiles, graduating animated films and other illustrative/storytelling projects for print and screen, from the talented undergraduates and honour year students that attend the College. In 2019, the school was ranked #1 in Australia, and 8th in the world, according to Animation Career Review.

He has also taught seminars and workshops  for adults and children in visual storytelling and comics for a number of organisations, including the University of Southern Queensland, Brisbane Square Library in QLD, Liverpool City Library in NSW, The State Library of Queensland, the Grove Library in WA, The Australian Comic Arts Festival in ACT, and the Toowoomba City Council Library in QLD.

A 4th Degree Black Belt, Paul has competed in 5 World I.T.F Taekwon-do Championships, winning medals in sparring, team power breaking and team patterns. He was also the assistant/sparring coach for Team Australia in 2014, for the Unified World Championships in Italy, and  assistant coach for 2017 team that competed in the Netherlands.

Comic Book Series Publications:

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• 2017 - 2021: KID PHANTOM

  • (Frew Publications) Written by Andrew Constant, illustrated by Paul Mason.

    • 11 issue, quarterly publication available in newsagents and comic stores nationally, and trade paperback in bookstores.

    • Also available digitally via Comixology.

    • Includes merchandise illustration, such as the Kid Phantom solo game   in the 2021 THE PHANTOM: TREASURES OF DRAKON official board game by Frew Games/Alex Wynnter/White Cat Press.

    • Base card in The Phantom Gallery series 2 Trading Cards.

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• 2019  - 2021: THE PHANTOM: VIETNAM

  • ​​(Frew Publications) Written and illustrated by Paul Mason.

    • Story 1: 'It Tolls for Thee' published  January 2019

      • The Phantom 2019 Annual (#1830)​

    • Story 2: 'It's just a shot away'  TBA

      • TBA

    • Story 3: 'It ain't me, it ain't me' published  February 2021

      • The Phantom #1886

    • Story 4: 'Have you ever seen the rain?' published  February 2021

      • The Phantom #1887

      • Comics also available digitally via Comixology.

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• 2018 - 2019: THE ELDRITCH KID: BONE WAR

  • ​(Gestalt Comics) written by Christian Read, pencil & inks by Paul Mason, colours by Justin Randall.

    • 4 issue limited series and hardcover​ graphic novel

    • Also available digitally via Comixology.

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• 2010 - 2016: THE SOLDIER LEGACY

  • ​(Black House Comics/ Mason Comics) Written and illustrated by Paul Mason.

    • 7 issues and 2 Trade Paperback editions, inc. The Soldier Legacy's Strange Tales #1 with Christopher Sequeira.

    • 2 short stories: The SuperAustralians anthology (2019/2021) and Australia! anthology (2016).

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Short Comic Stories/Illustrations:

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• 2021: THE PHANTOM: TREASURES OF DRAKON licensed Board Game (Frew Games) - KID PHANTOM solo game pieces, comic strips, game cards. Written by Dale Maccanti.

• 2021: WQ Magazine #272 (featured artist cover & article) - Theme: Visionary. Wraparound cover and 'Writing for Comics' article written for Queensland Writers' Centre. 

• 2021 TBA: AXIOM (5 page short story) -  'Only $700 per month ' written by Christian Read, lettered and edited by Wolfgang Bylsma. To be published by Gestalt Comics. 

• 2021: TX! Mag #36 (8 page short story & cover) - '2nd Time Lucky' written by Charlie Foster. Medical information story published by HepatitisNSW via Gestalt Comics (consultants on publication).

• 2020: THE PHANTOM Bushfire Appeal Book (Chronicle Chamber.Com) Raising funds for Red Cross Australia. King Features approved. Front Cover Illustration & design, plus 1 page interior pin up illustration by Paul Mason.

• 2020: KID PHANTOM Special #1 (16 Page story) with writer Andrew Constant (DC Comics). Available with The Phantom 2020 Annual #1858. Published by Frew Publications.

• 2020: TX! Mag #35 (4 page short story) - 'No Fake News' written by Charlie Foster. Medical information story published by HepatitisNSW via Gestalt Comics (consultants on publication).

• 2020: ACA Stanley Award 2020 Yearbook: Australian Cartoonists' Association yearbook. 1 page from 'Kid Phantom #9'.

• 2020 TBA: NYX: Daughter of the Shadow (Frew Publications) Character design for new Frew character with editor Glenn Ford, to appear in Giant Size Phantom comic book series.

• 2019: TALGARD (4 page short story)- "Talgard and the Horde": Written by Gary Proudley. Available online, and to be published by Gestalt Comics in Talgard volume 2, TBA 2021.

• 2019: The SuperAustralians: The Soldier Legacy (6 page short story) -  Editor/dialogue and colour assist by Amanda Bacchi. Published by Black House Comics/ IFWG Publishing.

• 2019: Supanova Expo Event Guide: Sydney/Perth 2019 (6 page short story). Kid Phantom #8 preview. Written by Andrew Constant.

• 2019: Job Dun, Fat Assassin (4 page short story) - Written by Mark Hoddy.

• 2019: ACA Stanley Award 2019 Yearbook: Australian Cartoonists' Association yearbook. Page from 'The Phantom 2019 Annual'.

• 2018/19 TBA: XCT anthology (10 page short story) - Written by Christof Bogacs. To be published by Comics2Movies

• 2017: Mania Magazine #203 "How to draw Kid Phantom" (Next Media)

• 2017: The Phantom Colouring Book: pin up (Frew Publications)

• 2016: Retro Sci-Fi Tales #2: pin up/interior story cover (DarkOz Comics)

• 2016: San Diego Comic-Con: International Magazine: pin up (3)

• 2016: Cthulhu: Deep Down Under: pin up (Horror Australis)

• 2016: Australia! hardcover anthology (5 page short story) Soldier Legacy tie-In. Published by ComicOz

• 2015: Oi Oi Oi! #4 Magazine (10 page short story) Soldier Legacy #6 preview. Published by ComicOz

• 2015: Tango with Orangos: pin up (Melb. Comics)

• 2015: Trail #3: centrefold pin up(Cloud 9 Comix)

• 2013: The New Adventures of the Human Fly #1 (8 page short story) - Written by Tony Babinski. Published by Human Fly International.

• 2013: San Diego Comic-Con: International Magazine: pin up

• 2013: Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa?: pin up (Perfect Edge)

• 2012: Dark Detective: Sherlock Holmes #8 (6 page short story, plus lettering, layouts of main story) Co-written by Chris Sequeira. Published by Black House Comics

• 2012: Dark Detective: Sherlock Holmes #7 (6 page short story) Co-written by Chris Sequeira. Published by Black House Comics

• 2011: Dark Detective: Sherlock Holmes #6: pin up (Black House Comics)

• 2011: Beginnings Anthology : pin up (ACT Comics)

• 2011: Tides of Hope anthology; pin up (Supanova)

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