Ian C. Thomas (born 1963), a.k.a. Ian T., is a long-term

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artist, cartoonist, and musician. He created Australia's first

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(in 1978), produced ''Maelstrom'' (1982) and contributed to the early Australian anthology ''Reverie'', as well as a comic strip about a busker in Melbourne newspaper ''City Extra''.Shearer, 2005. p.129 Ian T's recent work has appeared widely in Australian comics, including ''

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'' (''Moth & Tanuki'' black-and-white series), ''The Ink'' music comic, ''Xuan Xuan'', ''Pirates'', ''

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'', literary journal ''Going Down Swinging'', and the books ''Operation Funnybone'', and ''Beginnings'' (2012). Among other comics, he drew

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's ''Rock 'N' Roll Fairies'' for ''

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'' magazine (Sept. 2005-Aug. 2006) and a ''Moth & Tanuki'' colour series for ''

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'' magazine (Jan.-Summer 2007). He is a professional member of the

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Ian T is also the musical artist known a
Busker's Dog
named after a character in the earlier comic strip. First albu
"Sea to City"
was released in 2022. It features guests including The Expression , Tom Haran and Peter Lacey, and was mastered by Scott Hull at

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References

* ''Bonzer: Australian comics 1900-1990s'' edited by Annette Shiell; checklist compiled by Mick Stone. Redhill South, Vic.: Elgua Media, 1998. / 1876677066 * ''Operation Funnybone'' edited by Glen Shearer. Melbourne, Vic.: Operation Funnybone, 2005. * ''The Tango Collection'' edited by

Bernard Caleo Bernard Caleo (born Melbourne, ) is a Melbourne-based Australia comic artist, comic book editor, performer, and presenter. Background He worked part-time at the Melbourne Museum for fifteen years as a public programs officer running activities a ...

. Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 2009. * ''Beginnings: a comics anthology'' edited by Emma-Jean Stewart. Canberra, A.C.T.: ACT Comic Meet, 2012. * ''Australia: a collection of Australian comic stories to benefit beyondblue'' edited by Nat Karmichael. Margate Beach, Qld.: Comicoz, 2015. * ''Rock 'N' Roll Fairies: the complete graphic novel'' by

with Ian C. Thomas. Margate Beach, Qld.: Comicoz, 2023.

External links

Ian C. Thomas ACA page
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