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Aug 5, 2023 · This digital push was led by Mat Wakeham, who worked with Hewlett on the comic strip Get The Freebies for Face magazine. In 2000, he was given an “impossible” brief by Hewlett and Albarn: ...
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Matthew Wakeham, commonly known just as Mat Wakeham, was a key employee at Gorillaz' former design company Zombie Flesh Eaters during Phase 1 of Gorillaz, who had been friends with Jamie since the creation of Hewlett's comic strip Tank Girl. Mat Wakeham has continued to work on/write for one of Jamie's previous comics, Phoo Action, as recently as 2...
Mat helped Gorillaz with various different things including but not limited to:
•Inking Jamie's art
•Creating Phase 1 Tour Visuals
•Writing Phase 1 Character Interviews
•Developing the Phase 1 Kong Site
Mat also claimed that he once stood in as Murdoc during a radio interview when Phil Cornwell was unavailable.
•Mat's favourite character to write for was Murdoc.
•The line '2-D smells like butterscotch angel delight', said by Noodle during her New York Times interview, was inspired by it being his favourite flavour as a child.
•Mat's favourite interview to write was Murdoc's Esquire.
•Mat claimed in a one on one with Gorillaz Raritiez that the beta build of Kong Studios was heavily inspired by Trellick Tower.
•Mat Wakeham interview with Gorillaz Raritiez
Matthew Wakeham is an accomplished figure in the film and TV industry, with a wide-ranging background in development, production, and finance. He had his start with Vertigo Films' feature THE FACILITY and quickly ascended to Associate Producer for COMES A BRIGHT DAY released through SONY. In 2018, he co-founded Auroral Pictures Limited with ...
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Mar 25, 2024 · Phoo Action by Mat Wakeham and Jamie Hewlett, the comic strip that ran in British style and cultural bible The Face in 1996, is to be collected as special Deluxe and Super Deluxe Edition. A ‘Silver Jubilee’ collection including the original strips, scripts, storyboards, and loads of behind-the-scenes stuff.
Aug 11, 2022 · Co-authored by Gorillaz’s Mat Wakeham, the book collects the 12-part Get the Freebies comic in its entirety for the first time. It’s out in late fall via Z2 Comics. Check out the cover and ...
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Aug 11, 2022 · Written and curated by PHOO ACTION co-author Mat Wakeham and featuring original designs by Hewlett, the book will present the full trajectory of what would become the cult sensation—from the Get the Freebies comic strip first presented in UK magazine The Face from 1996 to 1997, to the 2008 PHOO ACTION BBC pilot and beyond.
