AustLit

'Comics Can Have A Deep Emotional Resonance
…they can touch our heart strings and make us think about our neighbourhood, our society and, indeed, the entire world. They can make us reconsider our place amongst it all.

'This isn?t that comic.

'Because sometimes comics can just be FUN.

'And what isn't fun about a giant ape battling an enormous cephalopod in some variant Australia with the fate of an entire community hanging in the balance?!

'KONGUTAN is a 60 foot tall ape based broadly on Gigantopithecus, an extinct ape from east and south-east Asia who lived approximately 350 thousand years ago, though this one is still very much alive. We coined the name Kongutan as “Gigantopithecus vs Kraken” didn’t quite have the same ring to it. Alliteration is always awesome.

'THE KRAKEN is an 120 foot long squid based broadly on the Giant Squid, a creature that still roams our oceans to this day.

'They do not like each other. That's pretty much all you need to know.' (Publication summary)

'Luna is a pest control agent. She works for big city, killing monsters in the outback so the sugar farms can deliver an uninterrupted supply.

'But the isolation and heatwaves in sector R-6 have awoken a monster of a very different kind…' (Publication summary)

'The dying of the first light has disrupted the land. The wind shares no scent of the Gungura Jiwi, the fire and smoke that protected the lore that protected the people. Now the Mamoo are free. Free to hunt, free to spill human blood. They are on our streets, in our communities and neighbourhoods, and they are closer than you think.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Specially prepared for you is an à la carte menu with each course individually selected to pair with a memory from a life well lived.

'Sample a taste of childhood Steak & Kidney Pudding, followed by a first date Lobster Arancini, a Mother’s Day breakfast in bed Laksa, and much more.

'The chef invites you to savour every morsel, relish every bite, and suck the marrow from every panel of this lovingly crafted tale.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Talgard is a sellsword.

'But a sword alone isn’t enough when you’re facing off against wizards, barbarians, monstrous creatures, and even gods. If he’s to survive, Talgard will need every ounce of his cunning and guile too. Follow talgard’s journey as he travels the realms, earns some coin, fights some foes, and maybe even imparts a pearl of wisdom (or two) on his apprentice, Tydral.' (Publication summary)

'SOMETIMES THE BEST STORIES ARE THE ONES TOLD OVER A BEER…

'Take this old Digger, for instance. On a quiet, sunny day at the pub, this old bloke decides to reflect on his curious life to a mystified bartender. Starting as a boy in the Great War, the yarn becomes a tale that is stranger than fiction as he reveals his time with the Australian Army in the Signals Corps.

'His life story soon spirals into adventures featuring mobile pigeon coops, the early days of the C.S.I.R.O., the disappearance of Harold Holt, World War II, the Emu War, Vietnam, the Second Emu War… wait, what?!' (Publication summary)

'Most people are oblivious to the dangers that lurk in the shadows. Dark Heart reveals a 65,000 year old story of the Elder Protectors that stand between Us and Them. They defend the Lore that protects the people. If the Lore is broken by the dying of the light, who will stand and protect us from the evil that comes in the night?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Welcome to the Between; the intermediate state after death in which those ultimately destined for a greater afterlife, no matter what religion, must first undergo purification. In this realm, time is endless. Day and night still exist but in the Between you never sleep, you never age or tire, and never get ill; you simply exist for an indeterminate amount of time until you are deemed ready to cross over, and until that time you will endure the struggles of your own thoughts for what may be an eternity.

'Bardolph and Gallus are two protectors of The Between, a realm where the dead go in order to cleanse themselves before crossing over. These two protectors are to uphold what is good and evil by removing those who do not belong in The Between. But when someone slips through their grasp everyone and everything in The Between are at risk...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In a world of swords and sorcery, Talgard is a barbarian whose brain is a greater weapon than his brawn, with wit as sharp as his blade.

'A collection of short comic stories from the world of Talgard, each illustrated by an emerging or established Australian comics storyteller.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'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.

'Maliyan’s search for Yulu leads to blood.

'Waruu conspires to improve conditions for inhabitants of The Zone, human and hairy alike. But at what cost?

'Boondee and Araluen make a decision that will shape their lives forever.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The Kid, a gunslinger sworn to Odin, the god of death and sorcery, and his partner, Ten Shoes Dancing, the Oxford educated Lakota shaman, are drawn into a feud between two paleontologists.

'The eerie severed head of the necro-paleontologist, Othniel, seeks revenge on his rival, the upstart woman Drinker, who has the bones of a rare dinosaur that would bring any scientist fame and fortune.

'But in a world where the dead can rise, even hundreds of millions of years later, grave-robbing monsters is powerful dangerous work. And this particular dinosaur was buried with a dark secret.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'With two dangerous 'beings' permanently removed from the map, and one long-standing friendship destroyed, Hawks must track down the next creature with only Agent of the Crown, Aideen, to assist.

'Little do they know the hell that awaits them in the Hollow of Horrors...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Having been approached by an agent of the crown to hunt 'beings' that threaten the British Empire, self-proclaimed creature hunter Sebastian Hawks thrusts himself headlong into danger. En route to the Thar Desert, Hawks and his trusted batman, Benoit, encounter the unexpected once again — can they survive the mysterious murderous monster this time?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Still trapped, the Nekton siblings must work together to get back to their family.' (Publication summary)

'The Nekton family discovers a secret about the mysterious island, and it puts the two youngest Nektons in jeopardy!' (Publication summary)

'Danger, ancient messages, and shocking revelations await the Nektons when they embark on a new investigation.' (Publication summary)