Dr. Paul Mason is an Australian award-winning cartoonist, lecturer, and animation concept designer. Paul writes and illustrates for Frew Publications on THE PHANTOM comic book series. He illustrated the all-ages KID PHANTOM series, as well as on THE PHANTOM: TREASURES OF DRAKON boardgame. He has also written and illustrated for Gestalt Comics, on titles such as THE ELDRITCH KID: BONE WAR, TALGARD, and his creator-owned comic book FLOCK. His creator-owned comic THE SOLDIER LEGACY appeared on TV as part of Youi Insurance commercials in 2012.
Paul’s comic book stories have been shortlisted for the Comic Arts Awards of Australia. His comic for the 2019 Phantom Annual was the first full-length Phantom story both written and illustrated by an Australian cartoonist and was awarded a Bronze Ledger by the Comic Arts Awards of Australia in 2020. Paul was also the recipient of the 2022 Stanley Award from the Australian Cartoonists Association for Comic Book Artist of the Year and was an animation finalist for his concept designs for the THE DEEP animated TV series season 4 on ABC.
Paul has been a Lecturer for the Griffith Film School since 2012, teaching storyboarding, art direction, animation pre-production, comics, and visual storytelling as part of the Bachelor of Animation program. He also helps to oversee the development of the annual graduate animation short film slate. He was a recipient of two Student Experience of Teaching Commendations for the 2021 and 2023 Academic year.
Paul’s comic art has been publicly displayed in national and international exhibitions, including the 2024 Australian Comics exhibition in Chengdu, China in partnership with ACE! and the Australian Consulate General, the 2022 Australian Comics exhibition in Bangkok Thailand, in partnership with the Australian Embassy, and the Phantom exhibition in Bundaberg Regional Galleries. He has appeared on ABC Radio National, presented for the Queensland Writers Centre, the Brisbane Writers Festival, UniSQ, the State Library of Queensland, the Sydney Opera House with WOLVERINE co-creator Len Wein, and GOMA QLD for the opening of their Marvel Cinematic Universe Exhibition.
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