Dean Ballinger Anthology - 2 Books in 1 volume! The Art of the Puster Hamiltron Underground Comix and PostersOne end of the book - 157 pages of uncompromising art wank and toilet humour!Dean plays with all manner of comedic devices, from intellectual sight gags to spectacularly gross slapstick, with some deconstruction of the comic medium along the way. Unsuitable for children and general polite company, but irony and good intent abound. Will you laugh out loud? The Tower and other graphic tales by Dean BallingerThe other end of the book - 173 pages of curious sagas, slices of life, gonzo sci-fi and sublime new myths of the Waikato!Dean’s experimental comics and most sci-fi outings, stories that delve into daily life and birth new legends, closing with the last tales he told, about his experience of motor neuron disease Dean Ballinger 1973-2022Dean Ballinger was a person of vast creativity and intellectual curiosity, whose life was interwoven with the artistic and academic communities of Kirikiriroa, Hamilton. Born in Te Awamutu on 5 November 1973, he died in Hamilton on 30 August 2022, aged 48, after courageously enduring Motor Neuron Disease in his last years. Dean shared his life with his wife, Kelly, and their three sons, Perry, Oisin, and Felix, in a home filled with love and creative energy. Dean Ballinger’s legacy is one of imagination, intellect, and an enduring passion for the arts, the place where he stood, and the strange corners of the world. He left an indelible mark on the lives of those who knew him, and on the many communities he touched through his creativity and inquiry. He is deeply missed, but his spirit lives on in the art, music and words he left behind.
