Choices Comic

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“in the making” VISIONARY

Danuta earle from the youth education centre (SA) decides to produce an educational comic in a workshop process with her students

script workshops

The Youth Education Centre (SA) engages Inception Strategies to produce the script through a workshop series with the young men named on the back cover, led by CEO Damian Amamoo

funding approval

leading charitable organisation, morialta trust, confirms it will fund the full production of the comic project wiz matt jones develops the comic layout

draft pencils

gun penciller, herman, develops the draft pages

cleaned up pencils

with feedback from damian and matt, herman finalises the design

colouring

colour gurus anton and larisa complete the colouring process (see next page)

lettering

matt and damian work together to finalise the comic before printing

thankyou to

danuta earle not only for initiating the project but also for writing the grant application that won the funding for the full production.

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the morialta trust for approving the grant to make the full production happen. we hope this project shines more light on your good work. enjoy the read, Damian amamoo, Inception strategies, august 2007 WWW.INCEPTIONSTRATEGIES.COM

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Lockfield Education Centre

I wish I was on the out side there brother..

Only 8 weeks to go

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I don’t wanna ever come back to this place again.

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Ken oath brother what do you wanna do when you’re out ?

I’ll try out for the Magpies foot y team

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2 months later

we thought we were the only ones goin’ to court.

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Let’s just say he’s lucky I’ve got handcuffs on.

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Look at that deadly commodore!

Police said you gave a stat ement against me an’ Jarmby

what’s your problem?

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Heh Jarmby...

hope I’m gettin’ out , my caseworker’s got me a job doin’ furniture removal

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...what are you gonna do if you get out?

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I can’t see you makin’ movies Jarmby. You’re too twitchy to stay in one place.

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What about you Morgx?

I’ve got a baby coming with my missus I wanna make movies.

My mat es will hook me up with a job

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Released with a good behaviour bond.

Mr Barnes, time serve d in remand. released.

Jarmby, here’s your chance to make good, let’s hope we don’tsee you again….

Released.

Good luck with your footy Marxie

Released.

I understand you’ve got a baby on the way, let’s hope you do the right thing.

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Mouldy is it? Õ

Don’t forget to report to your case manager each week

Due to your past offending history, I’m going to release you on bail

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front gates ‐ Lockfield Education Centre MORGX!!

hey rachel

babe!

MARXIE, BARNESY, WANNA RIDE? see you Friday

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i missed you

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cheers mate!

Mum!!

meanwhile

Its great to see you son... go and say hello to your sister!

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morgx!!

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you won’t be smoking while I’m pregnant with baby!

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I’ been locked up fa six months,

I’m not stoppin’ my smokes for anyone

Come on Barnesy. stuff this.

You will!!

If you want to be around me!

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Don’t worry Rachel, he’ll be back

I can’t believe her, how long have we been out for? let’s get a car

What about that job you were talking about?

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Stuff it, I’m out now

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What about Rachel?

What about her?

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meanwhile at jarmby’s So what do you want to do with yourself?

Ok...OK… I wanna make movies

I just got out mum!

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Why don’t you talk to TAFE? I hear they’ve got a film course there

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mouldy arrives home

I got released this morning

Allan...

I thought you were...

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s’ Ok Mum?

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heh mouldy!!

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can I stay with you for a bit?

as long as you behave yourselves

meanwhile on tranzac highway sure bro…

One day I’ll own a car like this.

Hey Bruh…..

We Got A Problem

hold on!!

...it’s the

cops!!

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meanwhile at the noble spares factory

where’d she come from?

Not enough room to swing a cat in this lane.

She’s loaded Kev!

I reckon they deliberately make these new trucks harder to drive . I always say if it ain’t broke….

gonna have to back her out. risky.

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I’ll just go with her, must be clear.

is that???

rrRR RRrrrrrr rrrr!!!!

BABY!!!!

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seconds. one chance. not yet.

wh..!!

It’s fairly intensive work.

Are you up to it?

meanwhile at tafe

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Jarmby is it?

So you want to join our screen studies program?

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Aaahh!

now!

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Westborne Health Clinic

You can see the baby clearly, everything is in the right place.

How are you feeling?

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just a little upset about some other stuff

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That’s no good.

Is the baby’s father coming today?

I remember you saying that he might be free to at tend?

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I don’t think he’ll be coming doc....

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...he’s not been feeling very well.

… and Tranzac Hig hway. We need a crash vehicle ext raction team, drive r critical, passenger severely injured. Get the fire boys and girls ove r here. Make sure they bring the fuel retardant kit. I’ve got petrol everywhere.

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Crikey.. ÝÇ

Amaz ing reflexe s.

You saved your baby.

Ambulance is on.…

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are there people in that car?

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Later at Mouldy’s House two yout hs released earlier today from custody are fighting for their lives in Royal hospital after an horrific smash in the southern suburbs.

I was just backing out.

They came from nowhere!

You don’t reckon Morgx and Barn esy would have been stupid enough to steal a car?

I’m going to find out .

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Back at Jarmby’s House

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cya! ok mouldy

Mouldy called There’s been an accident .

Barnesy and Morgx are in Royal Hospital.

Royal Hospital 0900

Morgx has multiple fractures and contusions but he will pull through. The news is much worse for Barnesy.

What’s goin on doc?

His spinal cord has been seve red at the neck…

He will be paralyzed for the rest of his life.

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Footy Training Nat han in ruck, Lionel and Migsey on the wings,..

Yes! ......and Johnno as full forward.

I haven’t come this far

wicked!

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Another dead end. I can hear my father now . “You’re useless son, you gotta learn to stick with it”

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So that’s the team fellas. for those of you who didn’t make it thanks for trying out

Well it’s not stickin’ to me!

Are you ok?

Yeah, guess I’m not meant to be a footy player.

This

That’s OK. I’ll just go back to what I do best.

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I saw you on the field before.

You looked pretty flexible.

You should come along to one of our dance workshops.

Here’s my card.

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Downtown at Christie’s Gym There you go

Rngnngnngng!

cheers!

I saw what you did back there.

Thanks for helping him out. I haven’t seen you here before, is this your first visit?

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Well I haven’t got anything for a coup le of weeks

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but if you’re willing to hang around and help out until then I might be able to find something for you.

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Yeah my first and only unless I can find myself a job.

give this a chance?

Hi Sonya?

I met you at foot y park.

I wanna try that dance performance stuff you told me about.

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royal hospital ‐ maternity wing

Hang on Rach’

Owwwwwww, Rngggggg!

you’re nearly there.

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Kool Kay’s Dance Studio

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hi sonya Hi Marxie

we’ll start off with some stretching It could hurt a little.

But you look like a brave fella.

Gently now . Tell me when to stop!

Arrgghh!

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Downtown at Christie’s Gym

I don’t think I can do it.

Maam, how about increasing the incline by 5 degrees?

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Yes you can, only 2 more minutes.

OK!!

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I’d like to offer you a job.

I’m really happy with your progress.

deadly!

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These dancers are deadly. Great foot age.

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Heh that’s....Nah it couldn’t be.

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We’re press

Marxie! I thought it was you, but then I thought nah?

A dancer?

I guess we’ve bot h made it cuz

Yeah, I gave it a try and now I’m in the group. Look at you movie man!

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wait Rachel

OK Morgx, let’s go back to lock up!

again!

Could be ten years before I’m..

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I owe it to Rachel and Barnesy. Can’t keep goin on like this.

Only got one life.

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Rachel I…

Gutless, i couldn’t say it.

Yes!

gotta start thinking about rachel

Gotta make it better.

About baby lookin’ up to me.

For them.

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Growing Up

That Bird

In this style I speak, I’m blowing up, Here’s some words that relate to me growing up, And now finally I’m sick of these fake people showing up, Growing up, From nappies and rocking horses, To anger management courses, Because we been in trouble with the law enforcers, Growing up, Over a matter of years, Doing wrong with my peers, Gang fights like I was confronting my fears, Never stopped to realise the ones I love were in tears, Growing up, Always getting kicked out of home, Stepping on this earth I roam, Thinking I’d do better on my own, Now the only conversations I got are over the phone, Growing up, Now it’s time, I got a u-turn to make, Time to choose the right road to take, For God’s sake, A life of crime is not my fate...

I’m sitting in my room locked away, Watching another one of my days slip away, I look out my window, To an outside world I used to know, Then I see a bird softly land between the barbs of the razor wire, It is most probably escaping the Adelaide Hills fire, Then it feels like it’s watching me at this desk, Fluffing it’s feathers on its chest, Sitting in the warm summer breeze, Then it spreads its wings and leaves with ease, Then I hear behind me two boys having a fight, And I look around the birds gone out of my sight, Then it makes me think what I write about in this place, As that bird leaves without a trace.

Rhymes by Tyson P

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THESE YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR HELP IN MAKING THE “CHOICES” STORY ANDREW M

ALLAN C

NATHAN S

BURNHAM C

SHANE W