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Gestalt is Australia's foremost independent graphic novel publishing house.

We endeavour to encourage and inspire emerging and established comic creators to tell the best stories they can, and then help the right audience find their way to those stories... 

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Changing Ways: Volume One

by Justin Randall

Changing Ways by Justin Randall - cover artwork

How do you trust someone when you no longer know yourself?

David Barrot, a retired Corrections Officer, moved to Grey Oaks after the tragic death of his son, Cale.

With wife Lucy and daughter Jessie, the Barrot family bought a farm on the outskirts of town and began their new life, putting aside all the dark events of their past.

Unfortunately for them, the dark just won’t leave David alone.

The first sightings started months ago, igniting rumors of disease and infection. Newspapers reported unusual lesions appearing on livestock and stories of strange side effects spread quickly.

Perhaps it was inevitable that the people of Grey Oaks would be next...

These are their Changing Ways.

128 pages, F/C

$17.95


Rombies

by Tom Taylor & Skye Ogden

Rombies by Tom Taylor & Skye Ogden - cover artwork

Rome wasn't built in a day... but it may crumble in one.

Titans battle in the arena.

A thumb turns down.

A sword comes down.

A dead man... stands up?

Racing through dark, narrow tunnels beneath the Colosseum, two heroes and a child join together to escape their pursuers.

Pursuers who were once men.

Hungry men.

Undead men.

Rombies.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen... Lend me your brains!

24 pages, B/W

$2.95


 


Digested #3

by Bobby.N

Digested.03 by Bobby.N - cover artwork

Digested #3 continues the acclaimed comics series by Melbourne-based cartoonist Bobby.N.

Issue #3 further unfolds the 'Oxygen' storyline and introduces us to the world of 'Minimum Hours' along with other 'shorts'.

In the backmatter this issue, Paul Bedford (of The List fame) is interviewed by Bobby about the writing process...

24 pages, B/W

$2.95

 


 

 


Digested #2

by Bobby.N

Digested.02 by Bobby.N - cover artwork

Digested #2 is the second in a series of short form sequential art by acclaimed Melbourne-based cartoonist Bobby.N.

Issue #2 continues the intriguing 'Oxygen' storyline from the first issue and continues his insightful vignettes with six more 'Shorts'.

The creative process is also revealed further as Bobby continues his mutual interview with Tom Bonin (author of "Dicks")

64 pages, B/W

$9.95

 


 

 


Digested #1

by Bobby.N

Digested.01 by Bobby.N - cover artwork

Digested #1 is the first in a series of short form sequential art by acclaimed Melbourne-based cartoonist Bobby.N.

The 'Oxygen' storyline begins here, portraying the stark, cold beauty of an early morning jog followed by a series of poignant 'Shorts,' slice-of-life vignettes that cut close-to-the-bone.

Digested #1 brings you a fresh view on the world from a comic creator with something to say.

24 pages, B/W,

$2.95

 



 


Flinch

by Shaun Tan, Justin Randall, James Barclay, Terry Dowling, Tom Taylor, Ray Fawkes & many more!

Flinch - cover artwork
 

A collection of short comic stories to inspire wonder... and question the darkness inside us all.  

Featuring stories from: Shaun Tan, Justin Randall, Terry Dowling, James Barclay, Tom Taylor, Colin Wilson, Christian Read, Bobby.N, Skye Ogden, Tom Bonin, Ray Fawkes, Anton McKay...and more!

With glorious cover art by World Fantasy Award winner Shaun Tan!

Previews and creator commentaries can be found at www.flinchbook.com

120 pages, B/W,

$11.95


The Example

by Tom Taylor & Colin Wilson

The Example - cover artwork by Colin Wilson & Justin Randall

Two people. A train station. An unattended Briefcase.

Prejudice versus Preservation.

In the war on terror, will suspicion and fear win out?

Featuring cover art by Colin Wilson & Justin Randall

20 pages, B/W

$2.95 


Waldo's Hawaiian Holiday

by Alex Cox, Chris Bones & Justin Randall

Repo Man is one of the great cult movies of the eighties; now Cox and artists Chris Bones & Justin Randall have delivered a graphic novel sequel that takes the punk aesthetic of the original film and delivers it kicking and screaming into 2008...

Waldo's Hawaiian Holiday - cover artwork

Cox explains: "Ten years after REPO MAN, I became interested in the idea of a sequel. Specifically - what had happened to Otto, during his ten-year absence from Earth? And what would he make of the changes which had taken place in his absence? Otto, it would appear, has been held prisoner, in great luxury, on the planet Mars. Now he has returned to Earth, and changed his name -- to Waldo." 

Synopsis:
Waldo, recently returned from Mars, is forced to choose where his allegiance lies -- his boss, Duke Mantee, or the sex goddess, Velma; money or knowledge; the past or the future; Earth...or Mars?

Sample chapter available at www.waldoshawaiianholiday.com !

176 pages, Full Colour

$17.95


Vowels

by Skye Ogden

Simple forms, detailed worlds, real characters...

Vowels cover art, by Skye Ogden

 

Spanning five imaginary eras, "Vowels" examines the human condition through eyes that aren't human at all and serves as a gentle reminder to look at ourselves and all that we are capable of.


"Awesome art direction and narrative. Truly an inspiring, reflective piece of brutality & beauty that deserves to be read by all." 
 - Justin Randall, artist on '30 Days of Night: Eben & Stella'


"Ogden is an enormously stylish artist, and he’s made an ambitious debut."
- Publisher’s Weekly


"In Skye Ogden you definitely have a skilled cartoonist, and a creator to watch."
- Heroic Times


"Vowels" draws you into its seemingly-familiar landscapes and the lives of the creatures who inhabit them, and it holds you there long after you’ve finished reading.

Sample chapter available at www.skyeogden.com

88 pages, B/W

$9.95


Character Sketches

by Justin Randall, Shaun Tan, Chris Burns, Christian Read, Anton McKay, Mark Welsh and more!

Fractured moments, lives as train wrecks, curiosities of the everyday, simple pleasures, reminders of death...

Character Sketches 2007 cover artwork by Justin RandallExploring the themes of Trauma & Joy, "Character Sketches" is an engaging anthology containing the best emerging comic and illustration talent from Australia, including Shaun Tan (‘The Arrival’, ‘The Red Tree’), Justin Randall (‘30 Days of Night’), Chris Burns (‘Waldo’s Hawaiian Holiday’), Christian Read (‘Eldritch Kid’) and more, with an introduction by acclaimed Australian author Terry Dowling.

Fractured moments, lives as train wrecks, curiosities of the everyday, simple pleasures, reminders of death; vignettes of people captured in response to their own perceptions and experiences of trauma and joy. Character Sketches.

Cover art by Justin Randall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52 pages, B/W

$7.95


Changing Ways website

The Changing Ways website is now live! The site features a sample chapter, character profiles, reviews and more...

www.changingwaysbook.com

 

Five years of Gestalt!

In preparing to  launch Rombies, we realised that February 2010 marked FIVE YEARS since we first decided to start these shenanigans!

To mark the occasion, we're flying in the Rombies creators for a launch extravaganza: Gestaltapalooza!

The When:
18 February 2010, from 7pm

The Where:
Clancy's Canning Bridge

The What:
Gestaltapalooza: you're invited!

 

"Brief Cases" Receives Australia Council Emerging Writers Grant

We are incredibly happy to announce that Tom Taylor has been selected as a recipient of an ‘Emerging Writers Grant’ through the Australian Society of Authors and the Australia Council.

Full details at briefcasesbook.com

 

GESTALT & AGDA

AGDA lined up three of Perth's finest creators to speak about writing, illustrating and publishing graphic novels.


Wolfgang Bylsma (managing director of Gestalt), Justin Randall  and Anton McKay will take us through the ins and outs of their craft on the 10th Sept 2009.

Get the full details!

 

VOWELS INSPIRES MUSIC VIDEO IN JAPAN

Inspired by Skye Ogden's "Vowels" graphic novel, Yongen are launching their new album and music video with a listening party at the Calm & Punk Gallery in Tokyo, Japan.

Full details available here!

 

FLINCH Website

The Flinch website is now live! The site features preview pages from each story, creator profiles, commentaries and more...

www.flinchbook.com
 

ELDRITCH KID production diary

Follow the progress of our upcoming graphic novel, Eldritch Kid: Whisky & Hate by Chrisian Read & Michael Maier at www.eldritchkid.com
 

Art of the Graphic Novel

Gestalt is proud to present an exhibition of sequential illustrations (and the creative process behind them) by some of Australia's finest emerging graphic novelists. And you're invited!

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