In his picture-book debut, contemporary artist Datsun Tran tells his family?s story of making a new home after journeying by boat from Vietnam as refugees. In vivid ink paintings and spare, resonant text, Then and Now explores the powerful associations a sound, smell or sensation can carry. Young readers are warmly welcomed into two immersive, multi-sensory and strikingly different worlds: then and now. Datsun Tran combines traditional and modern materials and processes to make ink paintings inspired by classical Chinese brushwork. He explores themes of conflict and utopia, childhood and the relationship between different cultures. His subject matter is often filtered through the lens of what we have in common, rather than what separates us.

In his follow-up to the critically acclaimed Blue, Pat Grant confirms his reputation as "the Australian Mark Twain" (Craig Thompson, author of Blankets and Habibi) with a page-turning graphic novel about economic inequality and exploitation, desperation, and the gambler's addiction to hope even in the worst of times. The Australian landscape is traumatized. Plague is rampant. Machines only work as well as the poor sod pedaling them. Things are hotter and wetter than they used to be, giving the whole place the vibe of a sweaty armpit. Lippy and Penn are holding to set up shop in a grimy boom-town, but they've got to stay frosty, because it's teeming with hustlers, swindlers, and scoundrels. It's the sort of place where a lucky moron could make an outrageous fortune in an afternoon and lose it all before bedtime. The sort of place where two enterprising teenagers could really make something of

An original graphic novel based on the IVF stories of its husband-and-wife authors and the 1-in-50 couples around the world like them. Conrad and Joanne met in their final year of university and have been virtually inseparable since then. For a while, it felt like they had all the time in the world. Yet now, when they are finally ready to have kids, they find that getting pregnant isn?t always so easy. Ahead of them lies a difficult, expensive, and emotional journey into the world of assisted fertility, where each ?successful? implantation is followed by a two-week wait to see if the pregnancy takes. Join Joanne and Conrad, their friends, their family, their coworkers, and a stream of expert medical practitioners as they experience the highs and the lows, the tears and the laughter in this sensitive but unflinching portrayal of the hope and heartbreak offered to so many by

The inmates of an extensive underground prison struggle to build meaningful lives in a broken system, in the most ambitious graphic novel to date from rising indie star Chris Gooch (Bottled and Deep Breaths). Under-Earth takes place in a subterranean landfill, hollowed out to serve as a massive improvised prison. Sunken into the trash and debris of the past - Gameboys, iPhones, coffee cups, old cars - we follow two parallel stories. In the first, a new arrival struggles to adapt to the everyday violence, physical labour, and poverty of the prison city. Overwhelmed and alone, he finds a connection with a fellow inmate through an old, beat-up novel. While these two silent and uncommunicative men grow closer thanks to their book, the stress of their environment will test their new bond. Meanwhile, a pair of thieves pull off a risky job in exchange for the prisons' schematics and the

The super-massive eleventh issue of the 12-part psychedelic superhero/sci-fi epic! Introducing Wundastar, the new Ms. Amazing for the 37th Century. This double-sized issue features six sequences by guest-star artists: Greg Gates, DC Fisher, Jonathan Munro, Michal Dutkiewicz, Dave Heinrich and Haylee Snook! By local Adelaide artist Dr Mike 2000 and others

A group of friends go camping and start to tell scary stories around the fire. But are these stories about to get more real than they expected? A snappy horror comedy by the writer of Screams from the Crypt, Darkwell Bled. Perfect for lovers of comedy zombie movies like Shaun of the Dead or Dead & Breakfast. Contains drug use and violence. By local Adelaide artist Darkwell Bled

The tenth issue of the 12-part psychedelic superhero/sci-fi epic! A strange love triangle has developed between Prince Cosmic, Star Girl 3000, and her boyfriend from a previous dimension! It?s rumbling time! An even stranger solution may present itself! By local Adelaide artist Dr Mike 2000

The ninth issue of the 12-part psychedelic superhero/sci-fi epic! The secrets of the Life Star are finally revealed! Where did it come from? Why did it shut down? Is there any chance of recreating Ms. Amazing, the legendary hypermissionary of the 21st Century? Join the Universe Gang as they stumble around the derelict alien satellite in search of these answers. By local Adelaide artist Dr Mike 2000

Edie and Harper are best friends, housemates and dogs! Edie is anxious and uptight and almost always frustrated with Harper, her carefree, extroverted and supportive BFF. ?A Dog?s Life? captures a regular day in the life of these dog pals, going shopping for toilet paper, having bubble teas in the botanic gardens and reminiscing about old times. But not everything is as it seems... By local Adelaide artist George Rex