Currently confirmed include: Steve Carter (SCAR), Dave Dye (Wotsleft Books), K. Gray, George Hall (Sidestep), Peter Lane (Facade/Reverie), John Lawry (Legion Comics), Jacob Pilkington (Nightwatcher), Antionette Rydyr (SCAR), David Schembri (North Forest Books), Sabina Wills (Nil + Bot) and guests (more to come), see details below FCBD books!)

LEGION COMICS – John Lawry

John was born in Wodonga Australia, and studied Art at the National Gallery School (VCA) and Victoria College (Deakin University). He has had many successful solo and group exhibitions, and has led study groups on tours in France, Italy and Spain. John runs painting classes at his studio in Malvern. In addition to his Fine Art painting, he paints murals and trompe l’oeil work for clients throughout Australia and Asia

John has been producing co0mic books from the 1970’s onwards. He started the current books series of books in the 2010’s and created the publishing company “Legion Comics” in 2015 He has produced a number of books, many of the books feature the main character Shine of the Moon.

NIGHTWATCHER COMICS – Jacob Pilkington

NORTH FORREST BOOKS – David Schembri

David Schembri is an *award-nominated author, artist, comic creator and poet
from Australia. He is the author of Unearthly Fables (The Writing Show,
2013), *Beneath The Ferny Tree (Close-Up Books, 2018), and the comics,
Splitting Sides: Tales of Humorous Horror #1 & *#2, Crowman #1 and Val
the Vampire #1. His first novella will be released in 2025 by Odyssey
Books. David’s short fiction has been published by Chaosium Inc, Horror World
Press, Things in the Well, Black Beacon Books and Midnight Echo. His poetry has
been published in Spectral Realms, Midnight Echo, Silver Blade
Magazine, and anthologies by Rainfall Books.  Visit his website at: 
davidschembri.net

REVERIE/SKYE’S CAVERN LIBRARY – Peter Lane

SCAR – ANTOINETTE RYDYR

 SCAR Portraits – Antoinette Rydyr

Antoinette Rydyr is an artist and writer working in the genres of science-fiction, fantasy and horror usually bent into a surrealist and satirical angle. She works with fellow creator, Steve Carter and together they are known as SCAR. They have produced comics and cartoons, graphic novels, award-winning screenplays, prose fiction and novels.

Antoinette’s art and fiction has appeared on Grim Deeds album covers and in various Printed in Blood artbook projects including “The Thing ArtBook”, “Stranger Things ArtBook”, “Ghostbusters ArtBook” and “Firefly Artbook”.

Her surrealist and bizarre stories have been published in “Surreal Grotesque”, “Antipodean SF 250 – 21 Years of Spec-Fic Downside-Up”, “Surreal Worlds” and “More Bizarro Than Bizarro” anthologies by Bizarro Pulp Press USA, and the “Spawn Anthology” published by IFWG Publishing. In 2018 their debut steampunk western novel, “WEIRD WILD WEST” Parts 1 & 2 was published by Bizarro Pulp Press, USA and “WEIRD WILD WEST” Part 3 was published in 2019.

As the creative team SCAR they have also written screenplays including “CURSE OF THE SWAMPIES”, a psychosexual horror science fiction film which won “Best Feature Film Screenplay” at the A Night of Horror International Film Festival 2010, and “LEFT TURN”, a crime thriller which was a Finalist at the A Night of Horror International Film Festival, 2012.

Antoinette has published comics and graphic novels, including the science-fiction fantasy anthology called “FANTASTIQUE”, the dystopian future series “NEW WORLD DISORDER” and the out-of-this-world comic anthology “WEIRD WORLDS – SUBVERSIVE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES”.

Her puzzling picture book “MISTER IDEALIZE LEAVES THE BUILDING” is being published by Shooting Star Press. View more of her surreal delights at https://www.weirdwildart.com/

SCAR – STEVE CARTER

SCAR Portraits – Steve Carter

The strange and bizarre works of Steve Carter incorporates anything from sci-fi and horror fantasy to surrealism and weird satire. All of it has a strong element of the fantastic and a healthy dose of experimentalism. He works with fellow creator, Antoinette Rydyr and together formed the creative team SCAR. He has produced graphic novels, illustrations, screenplays and esoteric electronic music with his band TeknoSadist, which can be sampled on Bandcamp.

Prior to teaming up, Steve created and published “CHARNEL HOUSE”, a horror science-fiction anthology comic and was instrumental in creating Australia’s first newsstand available and most controversial horror comic, “PHANTASTIQUE”, which was banned in several states of Australia. In 2017 this infamous comic book was resurrected as “PHANTASTIQUE – TALES OF TABOO TERROR”, ingloriously presented in graphic novel form and in full bloody colour!

Some of SCAR’s dark and horrific material was published by Eros/Fantagraphics in the 1990s including the science fantasy “FEMOSAUR WORLD”, the horrific “SPORE WHORES” series and the psychosexual “KILL OF THE SPYDERWOMAN”. Although it represents only one aspect of their work, SCAR have a reputation for the extreme and are no strangers to the issues of censorship. All three issues of their horror comic book series “SPORE WHORES” were banned in Australia. And now, 20 years later they have been re-released by Bloody Gore Comix in Canada. And the long awaited “FEMOSAUR WORLD #2” was published in 2017 by Pikitia Press.

Steve’s prodigious output has been collected in comic series including “BESTIARY OF MONSTRUUM” – a collection of fantastic beasts and strange monsters, “FEMONSTERS” – a collection of fantastical fem fatales, which won the Golden Stapler Award for Best Collaborative Zine 2011, and the jungle adventure “SAVAGE BITCH” which collects the entire comic series which was originally published nationally in Picture Magazine.

Recently, Steve’s pulp apocalyptic world of monstrous mutations and mythological hybrid beasts were collected for “MUNDO MONSTRUOSO” and published in Spain. Although his work polarises viewers his art cannot be ignored and introduces readers to other worlds of possibilities. Experience it at
https://www.weirdwildart.com/

SIDESTEP – George Hall

All of George Hall’s characters will come under this banner. George was the first writer of Reverie’s Torn…also the creator of N.E.D. (Neural Energy Dynamo. You’ve seen his stories in the Reverie Trade Paperback, then in the Reverie Torn series.

Recently George launched Sidestep the character’s first appearance in costume and with code-name. Michelle Haldon was a kick-ass character in the 1980s in the Bloodgard feature in the original anthology.

Before the current period in Aussie comics, George spent 30 years in the Aussie scene wilderness having some real-world experiencing. Before that even, he was one of a rare few creators making it through the entire 7-issue run of the original 1980s Reverie anthology. At this event, you will find «Bloodgard Origins,» the mini-comic George produced in 2016, to kick off his modern-era return to the scene. Local Comics Creators Day a couple of years ago, he had some copies from the first printing at table.

Sabina Wills

Comic book maker. Funny
comic making workshops and programs.

Bil + Bot – Funny
comics for beginner readers.
www.bilandbot.com

WOTSLEFT BOOKS – Dave Dye

Over the years Dave Dye has created his own
comics and also collaborated with many writers. His work has featured in
Australian comic magazines – ComX Noir, Sizzle and Doug Into the Multiverse,
Decay, Retro Sci-Fi, Ledger’s Annual, OIOIOI and Reverie within Australia; and
international comic anthologies – Meanwhile (Soaring Press), Biodegradeable and
Future Quake (all UK publications).
In 2018, Dave was invited to exhibit
his comics and art at the International Comics and Games Festival in Lodz,
Poland (the biggest comics event in Poland and Central-Eastern Europe ).
Historian Hugh Dolan invited Dave to illustrate his graphic history titled
“Eureka – One Bloody Sunday” which was published by NewSouth Publishing. Dave
continues to publish more of his stories in the ongoing Amazing Tales series.

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Local Comic Creator Day 8 / Halloweenfest 2024. Cast Photo: Back Row: William Fiske, Oliver brown, Jacob Pilkington, Peter Lane, George Hall. Middle Row: Gary Dellar,  Steve Carter, Antionette Rydyr, Joseph Italiano, Danny Nolan. Front Row: John Lawry

Special Event – Mini LCCD
7.5 day For Adelaide Publisher Dark Oz

Saturday 10th August 2024

Local Comic Creator Day 7.5 (Spotlight DarkOZ) August 10^th, 2024
Left to Right: Frantz Kantor, Ben Sullivan, Joseph Italiano, Darren Koziol, Kat Young, Tristan Tait, Angie Nguyen

Local
Comic Creator Day 7 – May 4th, 2024

Awesome day at out Free Comic Book Day / Local Comic Creator Day 2024. Heaps of creators on site.

Back row (4): Rob (Spedsy) Lisle, Jacob Pilkington, Peter Lane, George Hall
Second back row (4): Danny Nolan, John Lawry, Antionette Rydyr, Steve Carter, Josh Mak
Third row (standing – 4): Gary Dellar, David Schembri (crouching), Steve Carter, Aaron Mak, Eli Abdin
Front row (squating/kneeling – 4): Alan Rose, Anna Hristenko, Joseph Italiano, Peter Lawson