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Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
- Date
- 2001-2012
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- Buist, Grant, 1973-; Capital times (Newspaper)
- Reference
- DC-Group-0041
- Description
Cartoons by Grant Buist who writes Jitterati (a satire on latte sipping cafe values; as well as contemporary political and social developments) for the weekly Wellington City newspaper The Capital Times. Includes several main characters including Jaimee Buchanan (a redhaired librarian), Debbie (a blonde PA) and Tony (a Maori actor). Occasionally the cartoon strip is visited by other Buist cartoon characters including Fitz (a pink psycho-bunny) and Brunswick (a yellow rodent).
Part of the NZ Cartoon Archive
Grant Buist (born 1973 in Wellington), is a New Zealand cartoonist and animator who produced the cult comic strip Brunswick from 1993 to 2003, and Jitterati from 2001.
Jitterati was first published in Wellington's City Voice newspaper, which folded suddenly in 2001. From there, Jitterati was picked up by the Capital Times, until the Capital Times closed down in April 2013, after 540 episodes of the cartoon strip. In June 2013, the Wellington magazine, FishHead began publishing Jitterati comics.
Quantity: 491 digital cartoon(s).
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- 491 digital cartoon(s), Digital images, Comics, Cartoons (Commentary)
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Unknown"O great oracle, we're having trouble with traffic flow-" "Drive buses tru' Manners Mal...
Date: 2008
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0007824
Description: Shows Jamie and Tony dressed as Aztec warriors. They ask a graven image for advice about traffic flow. The oracle gives much good advice until they suggest that fewer cars might help at which point the statue tells them to 'Fuhget it!' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"One of them's an Americanised pagan harvest festival, and the other's a startingly irr...
Date: 2006
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0008330
Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Jaimee debating with Debbie how she thinks both Halloween and Guy Fawkes should not be celebrated as one is an Americanised pagan harvest festival (Halloween) and the other is an irrelevant colonial fire-hazard with anti-catholic connotations (Guy Fawkes). Also they are too close together that they should be combined. Debbie suggests they could burn witches instead but quickly apologises to Jaimee. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Buist, Grant, 1973-:[Comics theorist Scott McCloud at Webstock] 16 February 2011
Date: 2011
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0017196
Description: Debbie thinks she has scored when she meets Comic theorist Scott McCloud but he says he's an author avatar, a semi-abstract representation of Scott McCloud and actually a gram of four-colour half-toned ink on newsprint - Debbie can't cope with the abstractions and tells him 'Ok Aristotle, save it for Webstock'. Context - Webstock is a range of web-related events with the aim of improving how websites are built through inspiration, education, insightful analysis and practical application. It features industry leaders and kick-ass speakers talking on topics such as accessibility, web standards, usability and other best practices. Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod on June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and theorist on comics as a distinct literary and artistic non-linear medium. (www.webstock.org.nz/about/) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Now Tony, I realise it's the last chance you're going to get-" 18 July, 2007
Date: 2007
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0008363
Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Jaimee warning Tony that she doesn't want to see him in the Central Library trying to chat up adult women who have ducked in to start skimming through 'Deathly Hallows'. She tells him that they are emotionally vulnerable women who have the potential demise of a much-loved ficitional character on their mind, not sex. Tony tells her that he has gone through that phase. Jaimee says that is good because he gets beaten up every time. Tony says that his record of two out of six books is not bad. Refers to the latest Harry Potter book. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"When you wake up in Cuba Mall wearing only a TUTU with a mouth like SANDPAPER... You k...
Date: 2004
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0008195
Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Jaimee and Debbie in a police station holding cell. Jaimee says that you know its been a 'Sevens' weekend when you wake up in Cuba Mall wearing a tutu and with a dry mouth. Debbie sarcastically says that it could have been an ACT Party conference. Refers to the Sevens rugby tournament in Wellington. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Face it, Tony, artists are an unaffordable luxury! Time to put down the pois and brush...
Date: 2009
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0010692
Description: Jaimee tells Tony that artists are an unaffordable luxury and that Shortland Street represents our unique cultural heritage. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"He was a drunken villager, then he was the first spear-thrower at Helm's Deep, and in ...
Date: 2003
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0008190
Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Tony, Jaimee and Debbie discussing the various roles a Wellington actor has played in films. Fitz Bunny complains about them. Brunswick asks Fitz to calm down as he likes them. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Isn't it strange to think that an erupting volcano in ICELAND can disrupt air traffic ...
Date: 2010
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0014170
Description: Tony comments on the strangeness of the Iceland volcano having such a disruptive effect on air transport in New Zealand. Jaimee pontificates about its being an example of the interconnectedness of all things and gives an example. Tony counters by saying that Eyjafjallajokull is another example of the chaos theory and Jaimee is irritated because he is showing off the fact that he can pronounce the name. She of course can pronounce it too. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Number 8 is a grotty old building recently vacated by hippies. Apparently someone FAMO...
Date: 2002
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0008050
Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Tony reading to Jaimee an archaelogical report on the derelict houses in Te Aro valley which are planned for removal or renovation due to the city bypass. Refers to the controversy over whether or not the buildings are of significant historical value and should be saved. Extended Title - "Our engineers have checked it THOROUGHLY and determined that when we push it over with huge bulldozers it will make THIS noise" "ER-RR-R-RK KA-RUNCH!" "Pretty COMPREHENSIVE for an archaeological assessment..." "Number 10 is also very old, and a yucky colour..." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Design your own Wild Food Challenge dish... (select on from each column) "Bon appetit!"...
Date: 2004
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0008214
Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows seven columns from which to create a dish for the Wild Food Challenge. Debbie presents her Wild Food Challenge dish to Jaimee to eat. Refers to the strange food that is designed during the Wild Food Challenge that occurs annually at selected restaurants. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).