Tony Rocha-Newton has been working on comics since he was in school. A uniquely creative mind, Tony was the driving force behind the creation of Foolproof Comics and ‘The SuburbanKnights’. He holds a Diploma in Cartooning and Illustration & writes/ illustrates the antics of his creations delivering his more bizarre tales including Tesseraction Comics, some co-authored tales for the Circus Infinitus plus the new & incredibly popular Barry Beer series.

Sadly the Foolproof Comics universe had very little gas left in it in 2015 as the founders have gone their separate ways. We had big plans, but sadly those plans came to a slow, but steady halt. Well… not so much as a halt, but it lost a few wheels on the road to Aussie Independent Comics super-stardom. We did create something wonderful & new with the SuburbanKnights… but keeping the dream alive proved a little beyond us. We wrote stories & designed everything & we hoped we could take it to the masses.

Instead we drifted apart, I stayed on board to head up GHOTI Inc & create the 1st & 2nd OzSlaught Comics crossovers. I gave the ‘Knights a fair stab, but now as I move forward I will focus on my new creation Barry Beer & the Beer Buddies – a fresh idea I had after returning from a 1 year around the world trip & being out of ‘the game’ for a few years – managed to sell out & make more money than I ever had 1st day down at ComicGong 2016. Barry is my new thing.

AWARDS:

Below are the various awards I have won over the years:

NSW WRITERS AUSTRALIAN ALTERNATIVE COMIC VENTURE OF THE YEAR: 2005

SuburbanKnights: An Adventure In Music.
Produced by Foolproof Comics in conjunction with FBi Radio

COLLABORATIVE COMIC/ PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR: 2007
NEWCASTLE WRITERS FESTIVAL/ THIS IS NOT ART
OzSlaught Issue # Zero.
GHOTI, Inc – inclusive of Foolproof/ fictionym Comics, Siberian Productions, STaB Comics & Storm Publishing