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Gestalt Comics

Locality: Applecross, Western Australia

Address: PO Box 1506 6153 Applecross, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.gestaltpublishing.com

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25.01.2022 Kwinana Public Library in Western Australia is hosting a free author talk with Changing Ways creator Justin Randall tomorrow, Thursday 22 Aug at 4:30pm. Justin will be demonstrating some of the techniques he utlises as a multiple award-winning graphic novelist and storyteller! This is a free event, open to the public, and suitable for ages 13+.

25.01.2022 Its been a couple of years since weve exhibited in Adelaide, but Gestalt Comics is returning for Supanova Comic Con & Gaming next weekend with Wolfgang Bylsma, Gary Proudley and Andrew Constant all in attendance!

24.01.2022 We are moving our head office and warehouse early in the new year, and we'd much sooner ship books to readers than stack pallets on a truck, so... we're having a massive relocation sale, with up to 70% off RRP! Click below to see the deeply discounted prices! Orders received by 5 December 2019 are guaranteed to arrive in time for Christmas (for delivery within Australia only).

23.01.2022 Weve just received the Eldritch Kid Bone War hardcovers at Gestalt HQ. Now begins the mammoth task of packaging up pre-orders and rewards for our Kickstarter backers! Well be beginning to send these out as of Monday 26 August 2019! Eldritch Kid Bone War is written by Christian D. Read, illustrated by Dr. Paul Mason, coloured (and cover) by Justin Randall, and lettered/edited by Wolfgang Bylsma

23.01.2022 The Eldritch Kid: Bone War graphic novel has been shortlisted for this years Australian Shadows Awards, thanks to the Australasian Horror Writers Association! Congratulations to Christian D. Read, Dr. Paul Mason, Justin Randall and Wolfgang Bylsma, with huge thanks to the supporters of the Kickstarter campaign who helped make this book possible!

23.01.2022 "Don't move. Don't say a word." The sword & sorcery world of Talgard makes a return with a new #FantasyComicFriday story! Tydral and the Karynx is written by Gary Proudley illustrated by Robert Buratti, coloured by Justin Randall and lettered/edited by Wolfgang Bylsma!

19.01.2022 "Dont move. Dont say a word." The sword & sorcery world of Talgard makes a return with a new #FantasyComicFriday story! Tydral and the Karynx is written by Gary Proudley illustrated by Robert Buratti, coloured by Justin Randall and lettered/edited by Wolfgang Bylsma!

19.01.2022 Fourteen years ago today, we registered a company by the name of Gestalt Publishing Pty Ltd. Thats fourteen years of making professional comics in Australia. Were still here, and were still making comics. Heres a glimpse at the launch party we held at Clancys Fish Pub Canning Bridge that helped us kick it all off (and yes, Wolfgang Bylsma IS sporting a ponytail in these pics). Heres to the next fourteen years.

19.01.2022 This weekend! Gestalt Comics will be at Oz Comic-Con Melbourne, with not one but THREE new titles available for the first time ever! LUSTRATION by Ryan Griffen (creator of Cleverman) and James Brouwer (co-creator of The Deep Series). Eldritch Kid BONE WAR by Christian D. Read, Paul Mason and Justin Randall... And, of course, TALGARD: TOME ONE, by Gary Proudley, Justin Randall, James Brouwer, Katie Houghton-ward, Marc Noble Art, Mitch Collins, Trev Wood, Scott Fraser, Skye Ogden, Holly Fox, Jake Bartok - illustrator, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Craig Phillips! Youll find us in Artist Alley!

18.01.2022 Get ready for a deep dive into graphic novels as an educational resource, as Reading Australia have created an invaluable Teacher Resource for the first volume in The Deep Series of graphic novels! Recipient of the Aurealis Award for Best Graphic Novel, THE DEEP VOL.1: HERE BE DRAGONS is written by Tom Taylor, illustrated by James Brouwer, and edited by Wolfgang Bylsma.

17.01.2022 Declan Miller, one of the teenagers that Wolfgang Bylsma and Brenton Mckenna have been mentoring thanks to The Indigenous Literacy Foundation, was awarded 2021 Centralian Young Citizen of the Year at a ceremony in Alice Springs yesterday. Declan has been working on his graphic novel series, Mixed Feelings, for four years. The first book in the series is due for publication mid-2021, as a joint initiative between the ILF and Gestalt. We feel honoured to be working with Declan ...and all at Stick Mob, the Alice Springs studio he helped found, as they tell their stories. We'll have further announcements about Mixed Feelings, and other Stick Mob graphic novels soon!

16.01.2022 Lustration is an all-new comic series written by Ryan J Griffen (creator of Cleverman) and illustrated by James Brouwer (co-creator of The Deep). Ryan will be a Gestalt Comics guest at Supanova Comic Con & Gaming Sydney, 22-23 June 2019, where hell also be signing our Cleverman comics!

13.01.2022 The fine, fine folk at Quality Comics have restocked some Gestalt Comics titles! If you're in Perth be sure to pop in to their Hay St store to pick up some of our books including Changing Ways, The Deep Series, Cleverman and more!

12.01.2022 Reading Australia has published a tremendous resource for teacher librarians and educators to use with The Deep Series of graphic novels by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer! Were currently offering special educational pricing on class sets for schools so more students can engage with these multiple award-winning all-ages Australian-made graphic novels!

12.01.2022 As production wrapped on the Eldritch Kid: Bone War graphic novel, a different kind of production was just beginning...! Griffith University invited us to work with animation students on a special project, supervised by Bone War artist Dr. Paul Mason himself. With a script by Christian D. Read, the students developed and produced a short animation -- The Eldritch Kid: Juggernaught -- and its now available to watch online!

12.01.2022 LUSTRATION is the new comic series written by Ryan Griffen (creator of Cleverman), with captivating artwork by James Brouwer (co-creator of The Deep Series), and lettering by Wolfgang Bylsma. "Bardolph and Gallus are two protectors of THE BETWEEN, a realm where the dead go in order to lustrate 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" Lustration #1 is now available to pre-order through Gestalt Comics, and launching at Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2019!

12.01.2022 We are moving our head office and warehouse early in the new year, and wed much sooner ship books to readers than stack pallets on a truck, so... were having a massive relocation sale, with up to 70% off RRP! Click below to see the deeply discounted prices! Orders received by 5 December 2019 are guaranteed to arrive in time for Christmas (for delivery within Australia only).

11.01.2022 We are thrilled to be returning to Oz Comic-Con Sydney 2019! Well be launching the highly anticipated Cleverman #2 with original TV series creator Ryan Griffen, co-writer Wolfgang Bylsma and illustrator Jake Bartok - illustrator! Were also bringing the creator behind our Talgard series, Gary Proudley, and Christian D. Read will be signing his Eldritch Kid, Karnak and Unmasked books! 28-29 September 2019, at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park!

11.01.2022 Upstanding citizen that he is, David "Quinny" Quinn has reviewed TALGARD: TOME ONE for The Periodic Table of Awesome! "Talgard is the kind of smart comic-book storytelling that can reinvigorate a genre and open new areas for interpretation." Talgard is launching tomorrow at Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2019 at the Gestalt Comics stand in Artist Alley, or it can be pre-ordered (shipping next week) from http://www.gestaltcomics.com//graphic-no/talgard-book-one/

11.01.2022 "Long live the new warlord!" Talgard and the Horde is this weeks all-new #FantasyComicFriday story, thanks to writer Gary Proudley! Illustrated by Dr. Paul Mason, coloured by Justin Randall with letters/edits by Wolfgang Bylsma!

10.01.2022 "A crown comes with many problems." Talgard and the Trask High King is this weeks all-new TALGARD story for #FantasyComicFriday! Written by Gary Proudley and illustrated by Mitch Collins, with colours by Justin Randall and letters/edits by Wolfgang Bylsma. Youll also find this story in the first print collection of TALGARD which is launching at Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2019 this weekend where Mitch, along with Gary Proudley and an array of other Talgard artists including Katie Houghton-ward, Trev Wood, Marc Noble Art, Jake Bartok - illustrator and Sacha Bryning, will be doing book signings!

10.01.2022 The fine, fine folk at Quality Comics have restocked some Gestalt Comics titles! If youre in Perth be sure to pop in to their Hay St store to pick up some of our books including Changing Ways, The Deep Series, Cleverman and more!

10.01.2022 "Wizards are more concerned with shaping the world than observing it." An all-new #Talgard webcomic, featuring the talents of Gary Chaloner, Gary Proudley, Justin Randall and Wolfgang Bylsma is now live for your reading pleasure! #FantasyComicFriday #ButOnAMonday

07.01.2022 "Is there nothing we can do to appease the gods?" An all-new TALGARD is now live for #FantasyComicFriday! Talgard and the Seer features the illustration talents of Invisible Ink Studio with a script by Gary Proudley, colour wizardry by Justin Randall, and letters/edits by Wolfgang Bylsma

07.01.2022 "If we do that, we die." Talgard and Tydral face the Scent Hounds in the latest #FantasyComicFriday, thanks to writer Gary Proudley, illustrator Cristian Roux, colourist Justin Randall and letterer/editor Wolfgang Bylsma!

07.01.2022 Heres a sneak peek at some interior art on the long-awaited #Cleverman issue 2, which well be launching at Oz Comic-Con Sydney! Written by Ryan Griffen & Wolfgang Bylsma with pencils by Jake Bartok - illustrator. Some familiar scenes here giving context to the all-new story unfolding in the comics!

07.01.2022 Gestalt Comics return to Sydney for Supanova Comic Con & Gaming 2019, and we are bringing some sensational guests along with us! At the Gestalt stand in Supanovas "The Alley" you will find... - Ryan Griffen, creator of Cleverman, signing our Cleverman comics and his all new series, Lustration! - KT Hollywood (aka The Art of Katie Houghton-Ward) signing our all new Talgard: Tome One! - Christian D. Read signing his new Eldritch Kid: Bone War, Lark Case Files novels, and othe...r titles! - Gary Proudley signing our new sword and sorcery epic fantasy title Talgard: Tome One! Touring The Alley and comic guests, youll find other Gestalt creators too, like Tom Taylor, Andrew Constant and the illustrator on Eldritch Kid Bone War, Dr. Paul Mason!

07.01.2022 "Its almost a shame that itll be coming for me." TALGARD AND THE MIRNBAL MINE is our all-new #FantasyComicFriday story for this week! Written by Gary Proudley. Illustrated by Tatiana Davidson... Colours by Justin Randall. Letters & Edits by Wolfgang Bylsma. See more

06.01.2022 Its #FantasyComicFriday, and while were on a brief hiatus from posting new Talgard stories (theyll be back soon enough!), we are bringing print copies of Talgard: Tome One to Supanova Comic Con & Gaming Sydney this weekend, with writer Gary Proudley, artist KT Hollywood and editor/letterer Wolfgang Bylsma on hand to sign!

05.01.2022 "Functionally speaking, wheres the difference between worshipping the God of Death and Death itself?" Theres new Talgard for #FantasyComicFriday, thanks to writer Gary Proudley! Talgard and the Cult of Death features line-art by The Holly Fox Illustration, colours by Justin Randall and letters/edits by Wolfgang Bylsma.

04.01.2022 Our sword and sorcery collection, TALGARD, gets a sensational review in the latest Aurealis - The Australian Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction "High saturation sword and sorcery comics in short, easy to read bursts. Talgard:Tome One is a collection of 11 stories, each presented in a four-page format. The quality of the book is amazing, the layout and design superb. Even the smell of the ink is a heady nirvana. Any fan of sword and sorcery will find the richly coloured pages greatly satisfying..." TALGARD: TOME ONE is written by Gary Proudley, coloured by Justin Randall, edited/lettered by Wolfgang Bylsma, and illustrated by an amazing array of Australian artists, all wrapped up in a stellar cover painting by Sacha Bryning!

04.01.2022 The highly anticipated Cleverman issue #2 will be launching at Oz Comic-Con Sydney in September, with writers Ryan Griffen & Wolfgang Bylsma, and Jake Bartok - illustrator there signing copies! Pre-orders are now open with a special discount in effect... AND all Cleverman #2 pre-orders received before the convention will be signed by the writers and illustrator!

04.01.2022 The Talgard creators are being kept busy signing and sharing their creative process at Oz Comic-Con Melbourne! Swing by Artist Alley and get your copy signed by Trevor Wood art The Art of Katie Houghton-Ward Marc Noble Art MC Illustration Jake Bartok and writer Gary Proudley!

04.01.2022 "Death is an agent of fate. And fate is above prophecy." Our #FantasyComicFriday posts return with TALGARD AND THE PROPHECY! Written by Gary Proudley, illustrated by Art by Jana Hoffmann, coloured by Justin Randall and lettered/edited by Wolfgang Bylsma.

04.01.2022 Researchers at UTS: University of Technology Sydney, The University of Melbourne and RMIT University are conducting an online survey to study the working lives of Australian comics makers, illustrators and others who have a visual narrative skill set. They hope to understand how artists are using their visual narrative skills across various industries and to describe professional relationships in which artists are making an income. Findings will help shape future government arts policy and help artists better understand the opportunities and challenges of their industry.

03.01.2022 "This is your first battle, isn't it boy?" Talgard returns for #FantasyComicFriday with an all new story written by Gary Proudley, illustrated by Cody Anderson, coloured by Justin Randall and lettered/edited by Wolfgang Bylsma We have a fantastic roster of illustrators to share with you over the next few months, each bringing their own style to our sword and sorcery world!

03.01.2022 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. Talgard is now available through ComiXology, and features some of the greatest Australian comic illustrators including Jake Bartok - illustrator, KT Hollywood, Holly Fox, Skye Ogden, Marc Noble Art, Trev Wood, Mitch Collins, Sacha Bryning, Scott Fraser, Sarah Winifred Searle, James Brouwer, and Craig Phillips Illustration! Written by Gary Proudley, coloured by Justin Randall and lettered/edited by Wolfgang Bylsma

03.01.2022 It's been a couple of years since we've exhibited in Adelaide, but Gestalt Comics is returning for Supanova Comic Con & Gaming next weekend with Wolfgang Bylsma, Gary Proudley and Andrew Constant all in attendance!

03.01.2022 Channeling some NEOMAD vibes, the new live-action drama Thalu premieres TONIGHT at 6.30PM on NITV! The live-action series focuses on a group of Indigenous children, who undertake a journey to save their Country from the threat of a mysterious dust cloud and its inhabitants, the Takers. Produced by Tyson Mowarin and Robyn Marais at Weerianna Street Media in association with Bernadette OMahony from the ACTF, Thalu takes Roebourne community stories and weaves Ngarluma culture with the classic heroes journey shot in and around Roebourne. The show is an ode to the Pilbara and its people.

02.01.2022 Our sword & sorcery webcomic, Talgard, gets a sensational review over at SodaandTelepaths.com | Comics, TV and Culture "Talgard is an exciting and fascinating Barbarian webcomic that is as savage as it is heartbreaking... Proudley knows his craft and has surrounded himself with consummate comic book professionals that have taken this webcomic to a new level of storytelling."

01.01.2022 Gestalt Comics will be at Bendi-Con 2019, ably represented by Gary Proudley who will be signing copies of TALGARD: TOME ONE inbetween showcasing other fine Gestalt titles. Find Gary and all things Gestalt at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre, Sunday 22 September!