The Southern Cross Special Edition
Written and Illustrated by Tad Pietrzykowski & Glenn Lumsden
Pages: 62
Format: Full Colour, Trade Paperback

"Average bloke Gordon Russell, who stars in The Southern Cross radio serial, through a strange twist of fate actually becomes the character in real life & there you have the premise for The 'Golden Age' Southern Cross. Gordon finds himself facing saboteurs, siding with secret agents & an evil plot to assasinate the Prime Minister! Told in the 'Golden Age' tradition of Jack Kirby & Will Eisner this story features all the thrills & excitement of yesteryear, when men were men & nasty was spelt 'N-A-Z-I'."

Available from Indy Planet

Dark Nebula: Origins
Written and Illustrated by Tad Pietrzykowski & Shane Foley
Pages: 72
Format: Full Colour, Trade Paperback

"Origins collects the first two stories that launched the cult Australian series on the web in time for the character's 25th Anniversary with fresh art re-imagining yesterday's hero as he leaps into the world of tomorrow. from the far reaches of outer space to the grime filled back alleys of a city filled with crime discover how a hero is made & a prophesy is fulfilled!"

Available from Indy Planet

Ma.B issue #3 is centered on the psycho brothers Jim and Andy as they get closer to finding Kathy and her boys. Mike finds himself getting deeper and deeper in trouble and Lloyd finds safety in his new friendship with Hatch.

Writer(s): Graeme McDonald
Artist(s): Dave Cunning & Chris Catlin
Publisher: Local Act Comics
Pages: 28
Format: Colour Cover, B&W interior

Available from Local Act Comics

Zombolette VS The Real World is a collected edition of the comic strip of the same name. To quote Zombolette: "Its totally great. It's mostly about me and Cameron (the guinea pig). Everything that happens in this book is 100% TRUE.

Great humour splatters off each page covering themes of love, mathematics, dating, eating brains and becoming a superhero - there's also a genie and some walruses in there too!

Writer(s): Scarlette Baccini
Artist(s): Scarlette Baccini
Publisher: Local Act Comics
Pages: 32
Format: Colour cover, B&W interior
Saddle stitched

Available from Local Act Comics

The Bitter Bachelor Book

Writer(s) & Artist(s): Various
Pages: 70
Format: B5 size, perfect bound, B&W interior, colour cover
Published by: Paper Tableaux

An anthology of stories which are a testament to the journey of men across that unpredictable sea known as 'relationships'.

Contributors: Phil Bentley, David Bird, David Blumenstein, Brendan Boyd, Dave Hodson, Michael Nason, Bobby Nenadovic

Available from The Second Shore Bookshelf (as well as selected bookshops);
all enquiries to Phil Bentley at secondshore [at] yahoo [dot] com

Gully Foyle: The Best Science-Fiction Comic You’ll Never Read
By Kevin Patrick

The Second World War and its aftermath revealed both the promise and perils of scientific advance.

Physicists had unleashed the power of atomic energy, but in doing so gave mankind a new weapon which could ensure its destruction many times over. Conversely, the Nazi V2 rockets which rained death down on England were now giving the world’s new Cold War adversaries the means to reach the stars.

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Bill: Demon Slayer - Series 2 #3

Writer(s) & Artist(s): Hayden Fryer
Pages: 22
Format: Colour cover, B&W interior, A5 Digest
Published by: Siberian Productions

Available from: Siberian Productions

Crouching Hamster Hidden Squirrel - The Beginners Guide to Kung Fur

This collected edition has gathered material from 2004-2007 in a number of short Kung Fur stories. Pinups, pirates, demons, and hair raising action!

Writer(s) & Artist(s): Troy Kealley and Tonia Walden
Pages: 28
Format: Colour cover, B&W interior
Saddle stitched
Published by: Local Act Comics

Available from www.localactcomics.com.au