Platinum Grit is an Australian self-published comic book/online comic. The series is noted for highly sexualised drawings of women, surreal offbeat humor and tightly written scripts. The series was created by writer/illustrator Trudy Cooper and co-writer Danny Murphy. Doug Bayne inked and contributed to the script up until episode 12.

History

Jeremy and Nils, the main characters of Platinum Grit, first appeared in a story called "Friendly Rivalry" in volume 1, Number 7 of Australia's Issue One Magazine in Winter 1993. The Platinum Grit comic book was published from early 1994 through issue 10 (1998) by Dead Numbat Productions. The creators of Platinum Grit were recipients of the 2005 Ledger Awards for Writer of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Webcomic of the Year. In 2006, Cooper won the Ledger for Writer of the Year. Platinum Grit has attracted critical acclaim from within the Australian comic industry. In 2009, Image Comics imprint ShadowLine will commence reprints of the Platinum Grit graphic novels. The comic has been on hiatus since 2010, with plans to return it to a new site and different format. In February 2020, the official website was taken offline.

Creators

Trudy Cooper is a writer/illustrator who has been drawing the main characters in various forms since she was a young girl. She also contributed storyboards to the film Dark City, and draws and co-authors the webcomic Oglaf. Danny Murphy is an actor, writer and singer on the Australian stage circuit.

Influences

Cooper's influences include Phil Foglio, Edvard Munch, Alan Moore, H. P. Lovecraft and French/euro comics, including works by Régis Loisel. She draws much of her inspiration from music, including the work of Kate Bush and Nina Hagen. The surreal quality of the series owes much to The Goodies, a popular British comedy from the 1970s.

Characters

Compilations