21
Apr
2009
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Moses Mabhida Stadium as seen from Durban beach front
Despite all the naysayers, the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban is nearing completion. Granted it looks a little like like a confused harp, but It won’t be long before it is the shining star of Durban.
It has not been without controversy, but then anything with this much political input is bound to have issues.
My concern is of course what about the man on the street?
Moses Mabhida Stadium sandcastle and FIFA logo
While the politicians ride the gravy train with all their kickbacks, the average man in the street is unlikely to be any better off after the world cup, unless he happens to be a talented non-violent pickpocket.
The government has been saying that the world cup would bring in tourists, and be a great advert for the country. Couldn’t that money have been spent on directly helping the country. Maybe pay the police and nurses a bit more, improve spending on education. Hell, for Durban you can buy a hell of a lot of advertising for R2.6 Billion.
Speaking of money, it goes without saying that FIFA and company have banned the use of certain words in combination (especially if you intend to make money from the use of their ‘special words and logos’). We can’t have Joe Public making money off this.
Not quite sure how that applies to the artist below… It must be simply a case of “Don’t bother suing me, I have no money anyway”.
Moses Mabhida Stadium a different point of view
Oh, if you want to see the mascot for the FIFA 2010 world cup, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zakumi.jpg .
I am not showing it on my page because despite me not having money for when they try sue me, the whole process would be an absolute pain in the ass.
20
Apr
2009
Alpha Brody
Impact Zone / Alpha Brody Teaser
Speaking of blasts from the past, Check out the teaser for Alpha Brody. Alpha Brody was a comic serial that I worked on with a friend a few years back and appeared in the now defunct surfing magazine “Amped”.
Chances are you are wondering why I call it “Alpha Brody” instead of the advertised “Impact Zone“.
Well, it turns out that the guys at “Amped” surfing magazine did not check if the name “Impact Zone” was available. Kevin Fine, previously of 5FM was actively using the name “Impact Zone” and had registered the name for all media types in South Africa.
Oops.
Anyway, after threats of lawsuits from what I can only assume was the 5FM / Kevin Fine / Blood sucking parasite (lawyer) side of things we quickly changed the name to “Alpha Brody”.
I will be posting the artwork and the actual comic itself in bits and pieces.
Enjoy:
Impact Zone - Beach-babe Ariana
