Sep 18 2013
Australian and New Zealand Marvel fans have even more reasons to rejoice, not to mention bragging to their North American cousins! We won’t have to wait until the 31st October to see the next instalment of Thor: The Dark World as Marvel Studios, Event and Village Cinemas will host exclusive advance preview screenings the night prior …
Sep 13 2013
Gestalt Comics has announced that Technicolor has partnered with ABC Television Australia and Australian Producer Avrill Stark‘s A Stark Production to develop their graphic novel series The Deep as a CG animated series. Creators Tom Taylor and James Brouwer are reportedly “heavily involved” with the production of the TV series. When we spoke with Taylor at Supanova this year, he elaborated on this. “I’ve written the …
Aug 30 2013
Gestalt Comics have just announced a brand new book from Australian writer Andrew Constant and artist Emily Smith called Broken Line. It will be available through Comixology and other digital vendors “soon”. The recently launched Facebook page for the book is scant on details, but contains the intriguing tagline “The Land Never Ends, The Screams Never …
Aug 21 2013
There are a lot of eyes on Australia’s Gestalt Comics right now, mostly thanks to the Comic Book Heroes documentary that finished airing on ABC1 last night (and is currently available on iView for Australian residents). The local publisher with eyes on the global market has taken the opportunity to annouce a slew of upcoming …
Aug 19 2013
Want to support local artists and the comic industry in Australia? The Australian Cartoonists’ Association Cartoons Galore! Exhibition is on from Saturday 24 August 2013 at Top Ryde City and will run through until the 7 September! The City of Ryde comes to life with an exciting arts and cultural festival transforming the region into …
Aug 15 2013
Following the screening of the first episode of Comic Book Heroes, the Nick Dunlop documentary on the history of Australia’s Gestalt Comics, their early anthology Flinch has completely sold out at the publisher level. As such, Gestalt have announced that they are going back for a second printing, due out in September 2013. The new …
Aug 07 2013
A fascinating look at the rise of Gestalt Comics in a documentary that was two years, thousands of miles and some punched walls in the making. It is difficult to speak of an ‘Australian comic book industry’ per se, but the rise of comic culture in this country is undeniable. Australia’s attendance at comic book …
Aug 06 2013
The Oz Comic-Con announcements continue to excite as Star Trek alumni Nana Visitor and Stargate staple Nykl are added to the various events next year. Nana Visitor is best known for her role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kira Nerys, a Bajoran former freedom fighter that becomes the second in command of the station. She’s also …
Aug 01 2013
The Oz Comic-Con announcements just keep on coming! This afternoon, the gang at OCC announced that 2013 guest William Shatner will be returning to our shores. Joining him with be Gigi Edgley, also for the same leg of the tour. William Shatner needs very little introduction, and delighted crowds in Melbourne last month with tales of …
Jul 30 2013
To celebrate Madman partnering with Milk Shadow Books, the independent Australian comics and graphic novel publisher, Behind the Panels has a set of four books to give away to our fans. Thanks to both Milk Shadow Books and Madman, we have copies of the brand new 2-volume collection of YOU STINK AND I DON’T, Australia’s long-running underground …
Jul 10 2013
Oz Comic-Con completed its second year in Melbourne over the weekend (6 and 7 July 2013), and Behind the Panels was there snapping away and talking to vendors, guests and lots of cosplayers. It was an amazing crop of costumes in and around the Royal Exhibition Hall, with Harley Quinn and variations on Green Arrow being …
