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We're MAKE. Melbourne's first annual Alternative Comics Expo!
🦜Thank you to all of the volunteers, participants & attendees
🌟 We'll see you in 2027

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🎉THATS A WRAP! 🎉

Our first year of MAKE is finished. The last 3 days have been such a whirlwind but we couldn't have asked for anything better! The committee members and volunteers have been working non-stop!

Thank you to everyone who showed their support for our very first year. There will be many more to come. If you attended events, tabled, or were on any of the panels, let us know what you think with the QR code.

All feedback is anonymous and will go towards creating a bigger and better MAKE for next year and all the years to come!

#makecomicsfestival #comicbooks #melbournecomics by @makecomicsfestival

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5 days ago

🦜🌟 MELBOURNE ALTERNATIVE COMICS EXPO Full Program Reveal 🌟🐦‍⬛

One month left until the newest comics festival in Melbourne begins! 3 days, 3 events, 23 featured guests , 100+ vendors on Market Day, and a whole lotta love for the art of panels and gutters!

🎤🦆 FRIDAY Oct 09. SPEAKING TO PICTURES - our opening night showcasing live reading performances by @shauncytan @grillzoid @rtwa @nobailey @mandylouord @jshsantospirito and host @dillings at @wheelercentre. Tickets available now.
💡🦉 SATURDAY Oct 10. COMMUNITY DAY - a free all-day conference with discussions about the craft of comics and insights into publishing. @dillings @fabliaux @reimenayee @arielries @veldenmire @panelperday @bernard.caleo @mirrandaburton @ericawagnerstudio @danielle.binks @campbellwhyte @kellysketches.comics @shauncytan @elerimai @georgerexcomics Laura J Carroll, Naomi Perry and Sophie Splatt. At RMIT City Campus Library.
📚🦚 SUNDAY Oct 11. MARKET DAY. Over 100+ creators and publishers. Workshops for children, families and adults. An exhibition. A chance to get your comics archived at a national database. All at Kensington Town Hall.

Check out our full program on our website!

Poster and design by @reimenayee
Speaking to Pictures poster by @dillings by @makecomicsfestival

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☀️ THANK YOU☀️

It's officially been 1 week since our first festival kicked off! The team has spent the last few days resting and recuperating.

We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, tabled, and were unbelievably generous with their time to do speaking events with us. This festival would not have happened without YOU ALL! We are so happy that this year was such a success and that there are many others excited for a wider comics scene in Melbourne.

There is currently an attendee feedback form if you follow the QR code in our pinned post or the Visitor Feedback link in our bio. We'd love for you to fill it out if you came along! All answers are anonymous and they will go towards a bigger and better MAKE for next year. Official photos and videos will be out soon.

Thank you so much for being a part of the first year of MAKE. We'll see you all again in 2027!

✏️by @reimenayee

#MAKEcomicsfestival #comics #melbournefestival #thankyou by @makecomicsfestival

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8 hours ago

🌟 YOUR 2026 MAKE FESTIVAL GUIDE 🌟

With MAKE’s inaugural festival weekend kicking off tomorrow (Sunday, October 9th), here is everything you’ll need to know to plan out your weekend! With three days of programming, there really is something for everyone, from the comics-curious to long-time readers and creators.

As a committee, we are so proud of what we’ve achieved with generous help from all kinds of people and groups, and we cannot wait to share it with you.

What is the MAKE Comics Festival?
Melbourne Alternative Comics Festival (MAKE) is a three-day comics festival that celebrates all things comics, graphic novels and graphic storytelling.

Who is MAKE for?
For art, storytelling and comics enthusiasts of all levels, makers and aspiring creators. Comic-curious people will also find a warm welcome at MAKE.

When is MAKE?
MAKE 2026 will take place across three days, from October 9th to October 11th.

Where will MAKE be held?
Each day of MAKE festival will take place at a different location:
• Speaking to Pictures (Friday, Oct 9th) @ The Wheeler Centre
• Community Day (Saturday, Oct 10th) @ RMIT’s city campus
• Market Day (Sunday, Oct 11th) @ Kensington Town Hall

Do I need tickets to attend?
You’ll only need tickets for Speaking to Pictures (Friday) and Community Day (Saturday). Market Day (Sunday) is free to attend and does not require bookings.

Where can I find more information?
Visit our website: makecomics.com.au/faq/ (link in our bio)
Or contact us via email: hello@makecomics.com.au

✏️ @reimenayee
& @davidcmahler

#make2026 #makecomicsfestival #melbourneevents #comics

🎙️ SPEAKING TO PICTURES 🎙️

What Speaking to Pictures?
Our opening night combines comics and live performance into an audio-visual feast, where some of the best comics creators in Australia bring their stories to life in a live reading event.

Where is it?
Speaking to Pictures will be at The Wheeler Centre

When is it?
Friday, October 9th from 8pm

Do I need tickets? Where can I get tickets?
Yes, you will need tickets to attend, which cost $15 each. 🔗 In bio!

Is it appropriate for kids?
No. This is an up-late event and is not appropriate for young children.

Is the venu by @makecomicsfestival

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🌻WORKSHOP PROGRAM!🌻

We have another trick up our sleeve with 6 FREE workshops that we will be running on Market Day! With the brilliant facilitator, Emilie Walsh, we have workshops for adults and kids, ranging from the supernatural to autobiographical!

All the workshops are walk-in only. Booking not required. If you're interested in a particular workshop, be sure to remember WHEN and WHERE it starts as we may have some overlapping time frames. They will mostly be located upstairs in Kensington Town Hall. Volunteers will help attendees find workshops if needed.

Free entry from 10am-4pm! We hope to see you there 🌟
📆 Sunday October 11th
📍 Kensington Town Hall - 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington, Melbourne, AU 3031
✏️ by @reimenayee

#MAKEcomicsfestival #comicbooks #workshop #melbournefestival #zines by @makecomicsfestival

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10 days ago

☀️ FINAL ARTISTS ANNOUNCEMENT!☀️

Our last, but certainly not least, showcase of vendors at MAKE's Market Day are here! We're so thrilled to have over 110 artists, studios and publishers join us on our very first Market Day. We couldn't be more grateful and just blown away by the community's support. Come hang and have a chat with everyone!

Slide 1 - @cryskir @chrisgooch44 @glompress @createdbykieran
Slide 2 - @rutillian @currycheesecake_art_room @jesskittyparker
Slide 3 - Ele Jenkins @maleea_smallrodent

Coffee cart available ON SITE! @coffeeriderco Will be there all day to suit your caffeinated needs 😉
Free entry from 10am-4pm! We hope to see you there 🌟
📆 Sunday October 11th
📍 Kensington Town Hall - 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington, Melbourne, AU 3031
✏️ by @reimenayee

#MAKEcomicsfestival #comics #melbournefestival #whatsonmelbourne #comicbooks by @makecomicsfestival

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Friday ~> Naarm, I’ll be performing at this with comics luminaries such as Shaun Tan, Rachel Ang, Eloise Grill, Bailey Sharp, Mandy Ord and MC Aaron Billings at the Wheeler Centre for the inaugural @makecomicsfestival. Saturday I’ll be on a non fiction comics panel with my good buddies Georgina Chadderton and Eleri Harris AND on SUNDAY I’ll have a stall at the market day! What a weekend! See you there Melbourne! by @makecomicsfestival

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@makecomicsfestival is happening this weekend at Kensington Town Hall, with Sunday, the 11th being Market Day!
We are lucky enough to be tabling but more excitingly we’ll be surrounded by local comic creators from Naarm and interstate that we already know and others we’ll be meeting for the first time!

Here is Mark highlighting just a few creators and their works that you will find there on the day that we currently have in stock and on display in store.

If you like what you see why not MAKE a day of it and join us at the MAKE Festival this weekend! by @makecomicsfestival

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11 days ago

🦜🌻GET KEEN!🌻🦜

Here's even more Market Day tablers for your sunny Sunday! We are counting down the days until we get to meet them all next Sunday!!! Come hang, have a coffee and a chat!

Free entry from 10am-4pm! We hope to see you there 🌟

Slide 1 - @joe.lynch.draws @hraefn.arts @gentlecoda @jess_dubblu
Slide 2 - @jasefranks @frankenfossil @grayyedwards @georgerexcomics
Slide 3 - @elerimai @elizabethmarruffo @mandylouord @davidthazan

Coffee cart available ON SITE! @coffeeriderco Will be there all day to fill your caffeinated needs 😉
📆 Sunday October 11th
📍 Kensington Town Hall - 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington, Melbourne, AU 3031
✏️ by @reimenayee

#MAKEcomicsfestival #comics #melbournefestival #whatsonmelbourne #coffee by @makecomicsfestival

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🦜 🔥 More Market Day tablers!🔥 🦜
We have even more vendors to announce today! Come see them, hang out and have a chat with everyone.

Slide 1 - @voiceworksmag @zerofinch @blueberrybridgetstudio @kindling.press
Slide 2 - @twistedeerie @tomcartoonist @campbellwhyte @tunabake
Slide 3 - @louisecartoonist @ella.dunstone.art @toastchild @kaywinnitl
Slide 4 - @suitcase_comix @steffles.art @worf_episode @studiobeedraws
Slide 5 - @timeforbeps @kellysketches.comics @kinrokucomics @stacygougoulis

Free entry from 10am-4pm! We hope to see you there 🌟
📆 Sunday October 11th
📍 Kensington Town Hall - 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington, Melbourne, AU 3031
✏️ by @reimenayee

#MAKEcomicsfestival #comics #melbournefestival #whatsonmelbourne #comicbooks by @makecomicsfestival

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13 days ago

☀️MAKE WAY☀️

More Market Day vendors are coming your way! Join us at Kensington Town Hall on the 11th of October to see all their brilliant works!

Slide 1 - Australian Comics Database @baileif @jaspermonsters @chiarios
Slide 2 - @squishfacestudio @gutless_jim @bendaydraws @sticky_institute
Slide 3 - @IPIcomics @brownstreetbespoke @brainbeast_studios @leafyinkcomics
Slide 4 - @benjis.stories @betzoo @birdblitz_ @blandroama

Free entry from 10am-4pm! We hope to see you there 🌟
📆 Sunday October 11th
📍 Kensington Town Hall - 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington, Melbourne, AU 3031
✏️ by @reimenayee

#MAKEcomicsfeatival #alternative #comics #melbourne #festival by @makecomicsfestival

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📣Our festival is ONE WEEK AWAY! 📣

As an offering we bring you more artists, creators publishers and the like. Come hang with us on Market Day. We're so lucky to have everyone on board!

Slide 1 - @pilkoart , @sheardcomics , @lugggs , @sj.sabbagh
Slide 2 - @md_____blue , @onlystarcrossedlovers , @madimarston , @mitchographer
Slide 3 - @melbournecomicsartjam , @noahdea.art , @rtwa , @onigirigremlin
Slide 4 - @monotone_ink , @azurevoltage , @dinostock_ , @ascmelbourne

Free entry from 10am-4pm! We hope to see you there 🌟
📆 Sunday October 11th
📍 Kensington Town Hall - 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington, Melbourne, AU 3031
✏️ by @reimenayee

#MAKEcomicsfestival #melbournecomics #festival #comicsbooks #whatsonmelbourne by @makecomicsfestival

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