Dillon Naylor
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Dillon Naylor is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and toy designer. He is the creator of the comic strip Batrisha the Vampire Girl, which appeared for six years in the children's magazine K-Zone
and was the basis for two children's books. Other comic strips include Rock 'n' Roll Fairies which appeared in the children's magazine Total Girl, and Camilla and Mike which appears in the educational magazine Challenge.
Naylor's comic series published through his own publishing imprint Cowtown Comics have included Da 'n' Dill (a long-running showbag
insert, and a newspaper strip in the Sydney Sun-Herald
from 2001 to 2008), Pop Culture & Two Minute Noodles and the official Martin
& Molloy
comic. Naylor's extensive work in designing and illustrating music posters includes work for the Beastie Boys
and the Fireballs
.
Naylor's artistic influences include the work of Carl Barks
(creator of Scrooge McDuck
) and Hergé
(creator of The Adventures of Tintin
), and the classic horror comic anthologies published by EC Comics
.
Naylor lives in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. He is married and has two children.
K-Zone
K-Zone is a magazine in Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines and Malaysia. It is aimed at children aged 8–16...
and was the basis for two children's books. Other comic strips include Rock 'n' Roll Fairies which appeared in the children's magazine Total Girl, and Camilla and Mike which appears in the educational magazine Challenge.
Naylor's comic series published through his own publishing imprint Cowtown Comics have included Da 'n' Dill (a long-running showbag
Showbag
The showbag is a themed bag of commercial merchandise, and a distinctive feature of Australian shows...
insert, and a newspaper strip in the Sydney Sun-Herald
Sun-Herald
Sun-Herald could refer to:* The Sun-Herald, the Sunday edition of The Sydney Morning Herald, a newspaper based in Sydney, Australia* The Sun Herald, a newspaper based in Biloxi, Mississippi...
from 2001 to 2008), Pop Culture & Two Minute Noodles and the official Martin
Tony Martin (comedian)
Tony Francis Martin is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.- Career :...
& Molloy
Mick Molloy
Michael "Mick" Molloy is an Australian comedian, writer and producer who has been active in the fields of radio, television, stand-up and film.-Biography:...
comic. Naylor's extensive work in designing and illustrating music posters includes work for the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
and the Fireballs
Fireballs (band)
Fireballs are an Australian psychobilly band, based in Melbourne, Victoria. They re-formed in December 2005 after an 8-year absence to support Mötley Crüe and Motörhead at the Blackjack festival in Perth...
.
Naylor's artistic influences include the work of Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck , Gladstone Gander , the Beagle Boys , The Junior Woodchucks , Gyro Gearloose , Cornelius Coot , Flintheart Glomgold , John D...
(creator of Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck is a cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Scrooge is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a red or blue frock coat, top hat, pince-nez glasses, and spats...
) and Hergé
Hergé
Georges Prosper Remi , better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, although he was also...
(creator of The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé...
), and the classic horror comic anthologies published by EC Comics
EC Comics
Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books specializing in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the Tales from the Crypt series...
.
Naylor lives in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He is married and has two children.
Selected works
- Naylor, Dillon. The strange exchange student (Batrisha book). Rowville., Victoria : Five Mile Press, 2003. ISBN 1-74124-042-5
- Naylor, Dillon. The slippery shadow (Batrisha book). Rowville, Vic. : Five Mile Press, 2003. ISBN 1-74124-041-7