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Wolfgang Bylsma Wolfgang Bylsma i(A127065 works by)
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Wolfgand Bylsma co-founded Gestalt Publishing, also known as Gestalt Comics, in 2005 with Skye Ogden: it remains Australia's largest independent graphic-novel publishing house, and has published the work of Shaun Tan, Tom Taylor, and Big hArt. Bylsma, Ogden, and Gestalt Publishing were the focus of the ABC documentary Comic Book Heroes, which aired in August 2016.

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y separately published work icon Cleverman #1 Applecross : Gestalt Publishing , 2017 12848199 2017 single work graphic novel

'In the near future, creatures from ancient mythology have emerged and must co-exist with humans.

'Known as ‘Hairypeople’ they must live amongst humans and battle for survival in a world that wants to exploit and destroy them.

'One young man – The Cleverman – struggles with his own power and the responsibility to unite this divided world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2018 winner Tin Duck Award, Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) — Best Professional Production or Artwork
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