Gary Proudley Gary Proudley i(12848244 works by)
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1 y separately published work icon Kongutan Vs Kraken Gary Proudley , Mitch Collins (illustrator), Applecross : Gestalt Publishing , 2023 27393387 2023 single work graphic novel

'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)

1 y separately published work icon Food/Love Gary Proudley , Jake Bartok (illustrator), Applecross : Gestalt Publishing , 2022 27195332 2022 single work graphic novel

'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.

1 y separately published work icon Talgard. Tome Two Gary Proudley , Applecross : Gestalt Publishing , 2022 26853132 2022 single work graphic novel

'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)

1 y separately published work icon Talgard Talgard : Tome One Gary Proudley , Jake Bartok (illustrator), James Brouwer (illustrator), Mitch Collins (illustrator), Holly Fox (illustrator), Scott Fraser (illustrator), Katie Houghton-Ward (illustrator), Skye Ogden (illustrator), Marc Noble (illustrator), Craig Phillips (illustrator), Sarah Winifred Searle (illustrator), Trev Wood (illustrator), Applecross : Gestalt Publishing , 2019 19431220 2019 selected work graphic novel

'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.

1 y separately published work icon Proud Heart : The Love of Achilles Gary Proudley , Gary Chaloner (illustrator), Applecross : Gestalt Publishing , 2017 12848273 2017 single work graphic novel

'Patroclus is the son of Menoetius the Argonaut, and Philomela. He is a captain of men, he is respected by all, and he is one of the finest warriors amongst the Achaeans.

'Achilles is the son of King Peleus and the nymph Thetis. He is a demi-god, he is the greatest warrior at the siege of Troy, and possibly the greatest warrior to have ever lived.

'They love each other with a passion beyond compare.

'Proud Heart: The Love Of Achilles reinvigorates the tale of their love from Homer’s The Iliad. It is one of the earliest and greatest love stories from the western canon.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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