Bernard Caleo (born Melbourne, ) is a

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comic artist, comic book editor, performer, and presenter.

Background

He worked part-time at the

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for fifteen years as a public programs officer running activities and performances.

Comics and performance

He was the editor of ''

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'', a

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series which was published irregularly from 1997 to 2009. He also runs Cardigan Comics, the publishing company which publishes ''Tango''. As a comic artist, Caleo contributes to ''Tango'', as well as producing a

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called "I Knew Him". Collaborating with Erica Wagner and Elizabeth MacFarlane, Caleo began the Publishing enterprise
Twelve Panels Press
, which translated and published Jan Bauer's graphic novel 'The Salty River' in 2015. He is also the author of the comics ''Yell Ole!'', later called ''False Impressionists'' (Bernard Caleo and Brendan Tolley, Imaginate, 1993-), ''Café Ghetto'' (Bernard Caleo and John Murphy, Santa Madonna Publications, 1998–2000), and ''Caleo & Khandekar's homage to Hergé : the element of surprise'' (Bernard Caleo and Khandekar, Polluxman, 1996). In 2009, Caleo contributed comic work to the Melbourne incarnation of ''Super Heroes and Schlemiels: Jews and Comic Art'' which appeared at the

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in Melbourne. The play ''The Great Game'' by Katherine Connolly, in which Caleo portrayed Frederick Baranaby, 'the strongest man in the British Empire' played in Melbourne at La Mama Theatre in 2014. He played English scientist Michael Faraday for ''Faraday’s Candle'', a one-man show for

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in 2011/12. In 2008, Caleo and collaborator Bruce Woolley wrote and performed ''Miracleman'', a stage adaptation of the

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comic series.

Film

In 2012, collaborating with filmmaker Daniel Hayward, Caleo made a feature documentary called ''Graphic Novels! Melbourne!'' focussing on the long-form comics work of Nicki Greenberg, Mandy Ord, Pat Grant and Bruce Mutard. It premiered in a laneway in Carlton in November 2012 and at the

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in France in February 2013.

Awards

*Creative Fellow at the

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, 2014 *Melbourne Fringe Festival Award *Platinum Ledger Award for contributions to Australian comic book culture, 2016

References

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