Paul Mason
@pmason83.bsky.social
Award-winning Australian Cartoonist: THE PHANTOM, KID PHANTOM (Frew), FLOCK (Gestalt). Dr of Animation & comics, lecturer/convenor @ Griffith Film School.
Animation concept designer.
5th dan ITF TKD, 4th dan WKA kickboxing. Tired.
www.masoncomics.com.au
Animation concept designer.
5th dan ITF TKD, 4th dan WKA kickboxing. Tired.
www.masoncomics.com.au
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Paul Mason
@pmason83.bsky.social
· Mar 18
In case you wanted to know what “Girl Phantom” would look like if you crossed her with Helen Mirren from 1923. This is a snippet from part 3 of her story my partner and I wrote.
Still waiting on parts 2 & 3 to be released, but here’s Info at www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomfury
Still waiting on parts 2 & 3 to be released, but here’s Info at www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomfury
Thank you to the Australian Cartoonists Association, Phil Judd and editor Steve Panozzo for this neat little write up in Inkspot magazine. Honoured 💜✏️ #frewpublications #thephantom #comics #australiancartoonistsassociation #aca #australiancomics
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Thank you to the Australian Cartoonists Association, Phil Judd and editor Steve Panozzo for this neat little write up in Inkspot magazine. Honoured 💜✏️ #frewpublications #thephantom #comics #australiancartoonistsassociation #aca #australiancomics
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It's time! My book of Phantom reviews is available in various places online, but YOU get the ebook for free.
Hit the Smashwords link below and use coupon code CB7TW in your cart or at checkout.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Hit the Smashwords link below and use coupon code CB7TW in your cart or at checkout.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Adventures with the Purple Guy: Reviews of Phantom Comics Released in Australia
This book contains short reviews of 500 Phantom comic books, as released by Frew Publications in Australia.
www.smashwords.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
It's time! My book of Phantom reviews is available in various places online, but YOU get the ebook for free.
Hit the Smashwords link below and use coupon code CB7TW in your cart or at checkout.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Hit the Smashwords link below and use coupon code CB7TW in your cart or at checkout.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
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Big Ben Bolt by John Cullen Murphy and Elliot Caplin
#comicstrip #bigbenbolt #comicstrips #sportscomic #boxing
#comicstrip #bigbenbolt #comicstrips #sportscomic #boxing
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Big Ben Bolt by John Cullen Murphy and Elliot Caplin
#comicstrip #bigbenbolt #comicstrips #sportscomic #boxing
#comicstrip #bigbenbolt #comicstrips #sportscomic #boxing
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On This Day, 6th February 1921: Charlie Chaplin releases his first full-length feature, "The Kid," a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin and six-year-old Jackie Coogan
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 AM
On This Day, 6th February 1921: Charlie Chaplin releases his first full-length feature, "The Kid," a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin and six-year-old Jackie Coogan
I’m working on the antepenultimate chapter of The Phantom: Vietnam. Here’s work on what I’m hoping is the back cover of that eventual comic issue.
Digitally scribbled in procreate.
www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomvietnam #thephantom #frewpublications #kingfeatures #comics #australiancomics
Digitally scribbled in procreate.
www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomvietnam #thephantom #frewpublications #kingfeatures #comics #australiancomics
February 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I’m working on the antepenultimate chapter of The Phantom: Vietnam. Here’s work on what I’m hoping is the back cover of that eventual comic issue.
Digitally scribbled in procreate.
www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomvietnam #thephantom #frewpublications #kingfeatures #comics #australiancomics
Digitally scribbled in procreate.
www.masoncomics.com.au/phantomvietnam #thephantom #frewpublications #kingfeatures #comics #australiancomics
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Just hours after The Daily Cartoonist and others celebrated the 90th birthday of Sal Buscema the family released the news that Sal had passed away a few days ago. He was four days shy of his 90th birthday.
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
Sal Buscema – RIP
Just hours after The Daily Cartoonist and others celebrated the 90th birthday of Sal Buscema the family released the news that Sal had passed away a few days ago. Silvio (Sal) Buscema January 26, 1936...
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January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Just hours after The Daily Cartoonist and others celebrated the 90th birthday of Sal Buscema the family released the news that Sal had passed away a few days ago. He was four days shy of his 90th birthday.
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
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A hearty happy birthday to legendary cartoonist Sal Buscema, who turns 90! That also inducts him into The Daily Cartoonist's "Senior Stripper". 🎂 🎉
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
January 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A hearty happy birthday to legendary cartoonist Sal Buscema, who turns 90! That also inducts him into The Daily Cartoonist's "Senior Stripper". 🎂 🎉
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
Issue #2013 of #ThePhantom out now in newsagents and comic stores, featuring my story “The Return”, with artist Giancarlo Caracuzzo. It’s a sequel to the “The Goggle-Eye Pirates”, also in this issue.
Cover by Will Pleydon. #frewpublications #kingfeatures
www.phantomcomic.com.au/products/iss...
Cover by Will Pleydon. #frewpublications #kingfeatures
www.phantomcomic.com.au/products/iss...
Issue 2013 - Fortnightly, 2026
36 pages Colour Cover by Will Pleydon "The Goggle-Eye Pirates"Among the many adventures that define the Phantom’s long and storied history, “The Goggle-Eye Pirates” stands out as a remarkably pure ex...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Issue #2013 of #ThePhantom out now in newsagents and comic stores, featuring my story “The Return”, with artist Giancarlo Caracuzzo. It’s a sequel to the “The Goggle-Eye Pirates”, also in this issue.
Cover by Will Pleydon. #frewpublications #kingfeatures
www.phantomcomic.com.au/products/iss...
Cover by Will Pleydon. #frewpublications #kingfeatures
www.phantomcomic.com.au/products/iss...
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Art is a constant pouring out, onto the page, of whatever you contain within yourself.
So fill the container; look at art, buy art books, comic books, film, fashion. Go to movies. Go to galleries. Buy art.
Love art and it will love you back.
So fill the container; look at art, buy art books, comic books, film, fashion. Go to movies. Go to galleries. Buy art.
Love art and it will love you back.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 12, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Art is a constant pouring out, onto the page, of whatever you contain within yourself.
So fill the container; look at art, buy art books, comic books, film, fashion. Go to movies. Go to galleries. Buy art.
Love art and it will love you back.
So fill the container; look at art, buy art books, comic books, film, fashion. Go to movies. Go to galleries. Buy art.
Love art and it will love you back.
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Some hellboy stuff I lettered a long, long time ago.
January 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Some hellboy stuff I lettered a long, long time ago.
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"It’s January 5th.
My photos are already at 1.35 million views on Reddit this year.
And “reality” is dead."
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
My photos are already at 1.35 million views on Reddit this year.
And “reality” is dead."
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
"There's no photographer taking pictures..."
Reflections on: 'No War With Venezuela,' The Absurd Picnic, AI, bots, paid actors, and more!
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"It’s January 5th.
My photos are already at 1.35 million views on Reddit this year.
And “reality” is dead."
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
My photos are already at 1.35 million views on Reddit this year.
And “reality” is dead."
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
Contributor copy of “Battle Lines Drawn” arrived from UK- thank you and congratulations again to Connor & Earle, and all who wrote chapters. Am also pleased to have provided for the cover. Many thanks.
Physical copies now available via Routledge, digital here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Physical copies now available via Routledge, digital here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
January 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Contributor copy of “Battle Lines Drawn” arrived from UK- thank you and congratulations again to Connor & Earle, and all who wrote chapters. Am also pleased to have provided for the cover. Many thanks.
Physical copies now available via Routledge, digital here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Physical copies now available via Routledge, digital here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
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The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Academics vs Nazis? Checks out.
Academics vs Nazis? Checks out.
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Academics vs Nazis? Checks out.
Academics vs Nazis? Checks out.
Out next week: Battle Lines Drawn: War Comics since 1914- edited by Earle & Connor. I had the good fortune to be able to contribute by way of the Cover illustration & chapter 4: ANZACs & AUKUS: The Impacts of war on Australian Comics.
#thephantom
More info here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
#thephantom
More info here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Battle Lines Drawn | War Comics Since 1914 | Stephen Connor, Harriet E
Battle Lines Drawn: War Comics Since 1914 delves into the rich and diverse history of war comics, exploring how the medium represents and reflects upon global
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December 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Out next week: Battle Lines Drawn: War Comics since 1914- edited by Earle & Connor. I had the good fortune to be able to contribute by way of the Cover illustration & chapter 4: ANZACs & AUKUS: The Impacts of war on Australian Comics.
#thephantom
More info here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
#thephantom
More info here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Truth!
Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY, with some of the most amazing non-CGI action scenes ever, can be seen for FREE at SBS On Demand. They also have the equally great POLICE STORY 2: www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...
Watch Police Story
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December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Truth!
Yes.
December 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Yes.
Sketchy warm up Daredevil in his OG yellow threads. #daredevil #marvelcomics
December 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Sketchy warm up Daredevil in his OG yellow threads. #daredevil #marvelcomics
A great thing about the Phantom is that I feel plenty of stories can bring you up to speed/can be enjoyed for what they are…different publishers especially. but, if you want to suss out where to kick things off, try this: www.chroniclechamber.com/top-stories-...
Phantom wiki is somewhat helpful too.
Phantom wiki is somewhat helpful too.
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A great thing about the Phantom is that I feel plenty of stories can bring you up to speed/can be enjoyed for what they are…different publishers especially. but, if you want to suss out where to kick things off, try this: www.chroniclechamber.com/top-stories-...
Phantom wiki is somewhat helpful too.
Phantom wiki is somewhat helpful too.
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The tradition to publish special magazines for the christmas season began in the early 20th century and when comics hit the scene the idea of making annual christmas releases of comics seemed natural. Thus was born the christmas album, starting in 1930 and continuing to this day.
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The tradition to publish special magazines for the christmas season began in the early 20th century and when comics hit the scene the idea of making annual christmas releases of comics seemed natural. Thus was born the christmas album, starting in 1930 and continuing to this day.
🙏🙏
Congratulations to pmason83.bsky.social for his Bronze Stanley award in Comic Book Artist category. #australiancartoonistsassociation #stanleyawards
October 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🙏🙏
Hey I won! Comic Artist of 2025 😵💫 Thank you 🙏 Rosie and I read the results announced from the awards dinner in Tasmania. So we paused for a scratch and then got back to work :) Thank you ACA members and peers and congratulations to nominees and winners on the night.
October 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hey I won! Comic Artist of 2025 😵💫 Thank you 🙏 Rosie and I read the results announced from the awards dinner in Tasmania. So we paused for a scratch and then got back to work :) Thank you ACA members and peers and congratulations to nominees and winners on the night.
A collage of some of this year’s work of mine that appeared in the Australian Cartoonists Association Stanley Award Yearbook 2025.
All the best to the cartoonists and nominees today up for the Stan Cross Awards.
#australiancartoonistsassociation #stanleyawards #comics #thephantom #frewpublications
All the best to the cartoonists and nominees today up for the Stan Cross Awards.
#australiancartoonistsassociation #stanleyawards #comics #thephantom #frewpublications
October 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A collage of some of this year’s work of mine that appeared in the Australian Cartoonists Association Stanley Award Yearbook 2025.
All the best to the cartoonists and nominees today up for the Stan Cross Awards.
#australiancartoonistsassociation #stanleyawards #comics #thephantom #frewpublications
All the best to the cartoonists and nominees today up for the Stan Cross Awards.
#australiancartoonistsassociation #stanleyawards #comics #thephantom #frewpublications
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Oh, what the hell. 2 NZ ST & kiwi drawings.
October 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Oh, what the hell. 2 NZ ST & kiwi drawings.
I trained with the Martial Arts Queen a few years ago in Brisbane. Was a great seminar #cynthiarothrock
Awesome Rothrock portrait by @schweizercomics.bsky.social , looking forward to following #kicktober
Awesome Rothrock portrait by @schweizercomics.bsky.social , looking forward to following #kicktober
October 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I trained with the Martial Arts Queen a few years ago in Brisbane. Was a great seminar #cynthiarothrock
Awesome Rothrock portrait by @schweizercomics.bsky.social , looking forward to following #kicktober
Awesome Rothrock portrait by @schweizercomics.bsky.social , looking forward to following #kicktober