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Comics to the End of the World is a new screen printed comic by Bruno Borges
​Coming March 2021 
 
​"...Bruno Borges looks at the ‘Human Vs. Human’ theme ... with a stick
figure-style tale of the infliction of casual violence that underlines how
 we empathetically connect with basic representational figures; of how
their stripped back nature can elicit far deeper reactions than the most
detailed realism on the page. His images are deliberately raw and crude
in order to bring us into events on a visceral, instinctive level without
a deeper understanding of context or motivation being necessary
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Andy Oliver,  Broken Frontier. 



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 'Lucky Boys' is twoone / Hiroyasu Tsuri and ghostpatrol / David Booth. 
Their first release is a 5 song 7" and 16pg booklet available now. 
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Dancing for Victory is our new artist book by Indonesian printmaker Fitriani Dwi Kurniasih.
These 18 block prints are posters of solidarity, equality and justice.
"There are many people around us who experience oppression and injustice who need a voice.
I make my work for them. We need more solidarity and more empathy." Fitri DK 2020
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Archival pigment prints on rag paper from HTML Flowers now available in the store.
This is the full cover image commissioned for Down Down Under 
signed by the artist.


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 Horse Mania 7inch Maxi ​EP Below Ambition is available HERE
Horse Mania is Simon Hanselmann and Karl Von BamBerger. 



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'The Wisdoms of Methodos' by Vendy Methodos is the first in a new series this year from 
​Silent Army Print Concern. It will be available for the first time at this years FOTPC  



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The latest anthology is being launched at the new storeroom 

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Recently had a small pop up show from our friends at Krack Studio

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Come find Silent Army publications and imports at this festival August 18th 


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July - Nov 2019 will see Silent Army Comic Club  
w/ HTML Flowers, Bailey Sharp, Ben Sea & Nicky Minus


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... TRAILS drawing session happened again in April 2019 ... 
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This is the latest Silent Army publication. ​You can read the zine online here too.
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HA HA WORLD was launched at NGV Art Book Fair 2019 



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https://abbotsfordconvent.com.au/

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        'DuoRiso' two colour risograph sessions at Signal Arts with GlomPress begin Oct 3 

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New Artist Market curated w/ Silent Army Storeroom  
May 18-19 with an exhibition of prints from 
Le Dernier Cri May 18-20

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Silent Army Storeroom will be at 
Melbourne Art Book Fair 2018    
​March 16 - 18  



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 Free Style available FREE with any purchase from our online store or in person at the storeroom. 

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 On recent travels in Portugal there were stalls, collaborations and talks about contemporary comics.
Thanks to CCC and  Ar.Co and Australia Council for the Arts





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NEW SILENT ARMY PUBLICATION 'TERMS AND CONDITIONS' MADE WITH LGBTIQAP+ YOUTH



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Opens 6pm Wednesday 17 May,
Exhibition continues until 18 June
Krack! Studio
Lapangan Minggiran, Yogyakarta

For this exhibition we invited friends from print studios around the world to design a poster for an imaginary science fiction movie. They interpreted the theme in all sorts of ways; some explored how contemporary global politics is unfolding: do we have hope for the future? Or is resistance futile? Others explored the medium of screenprint itself: is the screenprinted poster still a medium for resistance movements, or has it become a luxury commodity for the Art market? All the works have been screenprinted at Krack in eye-popping sci-fi detail. The future awaits you at Krack! 

Artists included are:

Julienne Mei Tan, Raksasa Print (Kuala Lumpur)
Gregor Koerting, Idle Beats (Shanghai)
Olivia Trainor, P-Lab (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Michael Fikaris, Silent Army (Melbourne)
Andy Horne, Flying Pony (Toronto)
Julien Poulsen, Sticky Fingers (Phnom Penh)
Pakito Bolino, Le Dernier Cri (Marseilles)
Adi Setiawan, Adi Sundoro, Amy Zahrawan. Anita Bonit, Angga Cipta, Ariffal Nur Arochmah, Panji Jin, Ramadian Assiayaf, Riezky Hana Putra, Grafis Huruhara (Jakarta)
Syaiful Ardianto, Aditya Fachrizal, Cut & Rescue (Jakarta)
Rakhmad Dwi Septian, Bagus Priyo, Milisi Fotocopi (Surabaya)
Riandi, Perkasa (Bandung)
Dwiky KA, Reja Kut JH, Enkah Nkomr, Chrisna Fernand, Barasub (Yogyakarta)
Antonius Ipur, Danang Catur, Erwan Hersi Susanto, Yudha Sandy, Mulyakarya (Yogyakarta)
Bayu Widodo, Survive Garage (Yogyakarta)
Prihatmoko Moki, Rudi Hermawan, Malcolm Smith, Krack! (Yogyakarta)




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NEW ANTHOLOGY 'BREAD & ROSES' IS AVAILABLE NOW - www.breadandroses.com.au

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​SILENT ARMY UNITES WITH OTHER SMALL PRESS COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS 

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See EVENTS page listings for more details 
 Photos from the first comic launch for 2017 at the storeroom from Landfill Editions   For more pictures go to our instagram  
            


NEW SILENT ARMY PUBLICATION 
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Silent Army in Germany 


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​EXHIBITION AND LAUNCH AT SILENT ARMY STOREROOM 

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Trails drawing session 9/7/16.  Photos by Sealegs Imagery.   




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PIXIN is in Australia and doing a display/workshop at the Silent Army Storeroom on June 15th.




​NEW SILENT ARMY POSTER PUBLICATION

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The latest Silent Army publication is an anthology of single pages called Bread & Roses printed by The Office of Public Works.



NEW SILENT ARMY TEE AVAILABLE NOW

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FAREWELL SIMON 

NEW SILENT ARMY PUBLICATION WITH SIGNAL ARTS

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​ALL NEW POP UP SHOWS AT THE SILENT ARMY BUNKER IN MELBOURNE CITY

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Three animated comic stories about entrapment now playing in Melbourne CBD  for the month of July 2015   READ MORE HERE
PictureNew Silent Army Anthology 'Where do I belong?' coming this month in Melbourne JULY 10 4-6pm at City Library on Flinders Lane. Prints available from the Refugee Art Project. Book edited by Michael Fikaris, Sam Wallman and Safdar Ahmed.

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Fikaris and Heers of Silent Army completed a 120m mural at the South Melbourne light rail station late 2014. It reads "Hop on a train of knowledge and ride with it always." See more pics in PROJECTS.
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Our last event of the year is FRIDAY DECEMBER 27th. We'll be screening 'BEST OF HUFF' (Hamilton Underground Film Festival; curated by Snake Beings) from 8pm until about midnight. Film below (Hamburger Dandy - Afrika Psuedobruitisms) is included with 23 other unbeleviably ingenious and underground gems playing on loop with sound and a few refreshments to take us out.
Find us at 110 Franklin st. Melbourne City (Blender Studios) - down the lane and up the back of the warehouse.Hope to C U! xm

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Photos above from 'Once' comic book launch at Silent Army Storeroom July 26th. Another fine occassion  with the last installment of the Giant Wooden Comic Book drawn live for the people who came throughout the night to meet Tim Danko, snap up his fine 58 page colour comic. 
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Listen up you little freaks ! Wednesday May 29th at 6pm Merv Heers will be launching ONE full size salary man comic as well as an attention seeking SEVEN mini comics ! That's right ma'am. The big kahuna. Outta sight !


FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
​PRINT SET of 6 NEW comic art pages put together by Merv Heers.
A copy of Dailies 1 and lil bits.
LIVE comic sketches by Hawkins at 2pm | SIGNING by Simon Hansellmann at 7pm
Silent Army Storeroom / Rear of 110 Franklin st. Melbourne CBD     Open 12 - 8pm.

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50 FREE COMICS PACK

'Braddock God', Part 1 of 7 by HAHA
LAUNCH Friday May 10th at Silent Army Storeroom : Stencil Signings at 8pm 

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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at 
​ Silent Army Storeroom 

FREE PRINT PACK available with new images lovingly compiled for your enjoyment AVAILABLE ONLY at the storeroom this Saturday May 4th

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There was free stuff all day on May 4th with signings and print packs, a new Anthology and more with a light in the corner.

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FREE COMIC ART DAY at the storeroom  people loved it and we wish we could just give it away everyday!

Confessions of a Rookie Filmaker Launch.    Below are a bunch of photos taken for the Clint Qray Launch.

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St. Owls Bay is a gigantic full - colour 8 page broadsheet comic book published by Floating World, Portland, Oregon in Feb. 2013. Edition of 1000. Melbourne, Australia Launch Edition (70) comes 'signed'.
Includes an exclusive colour xerox 'deleted scene' insert.

Also on Exhibit 'Truth Zone' the 'criticism comic' made for comics workbook in 2012.
Original pages available for viewing and buying. first chance! 
PLUS  (now decided) live set w/ special guest HTML FLOWERS.

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DAILIES Issue 3 – Second Launch at the Storeroom on February 27   
The comic anthology of daily life... from Silent Army Publishing AU.

NZ special issue co-edited with over 40 artists across 64 pages.
​First 20 to attend opening night get a free poster. 
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