Long List: 2013

This page lists the works released during the 2013 calendar year, eligible for judging in the 2014 Ledger Awards.


24 Hours from Paradise. Ben Hutchings (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
The 4Horsefemmes. Stuart Black (Furious Monkeyfist Productions) INFO
51% #1. Chris Gooch (Optic Pop) INFO
A Bit of Froth. Michael P Fikaris (Silent Army) INFO
A Brush With Darkness. Dillon Naylor (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
The Adjudicator: Make The Call from Best Australian Comics 2013. Paul Bradford, writer; Randy Valiente, artist (Ace Comics & Games) INFO
The Adventurers. Andrew Tribe (Bolt Comics) INFO
The Adventures of Doctor Duck. Lee Gracie (Doctor Duck Comics) INFO
Adventures of LadyLuck Aaron Monson, writer; Sebastian Piriz, penciler; Simon Wright, inker, greytones, lettering (Simon Wright Comics) INFO
Adversaries. Matt Emery (Pikitia Press) INFO
A Life in the City. Louie Joyce (self published) INFO
An Anzac Tale. Ruth Starke, author; Greg Holfeld, illustrator (Working Title Press) INFO
A Shadow Inked In Blood from Ink Tales. Billy Hysteria, Steve Boyd (White Cat Press) INFO
Ashcan 8 | Ironstyle 2. Various. (Ashcan Comics) INFO
Average Joe. Terence MacManus (self published) VIEW
Ballantyne: The Flaw in The Jewel. James Kemsley Snr, Peter Foster (Pikitia Press) INFO
Best Australian Comics 2013. Various (Ace Comics & Games) INFO
Beyond the Moon. Frank Candiloro (FrankenComics) INFO
Blood & Thunder Vol. 2. Leigh Rigozzi, ed., various (Blood & Thunder) INFO
Blow the Cartridge. Cameron Davis (self published) VIEW
BOLT! from Home Brew Vampire Bullets #1 (HBVB) Scott Fraser, writer; Kate Moon, artist INFO
Boyfriend #1. Michael Hawkins (self published) INFO
Boyfriend: Magic, Sentiment & Bondage. Michael Hawkins (self published) VIEW
Bright Threadz 7. HTML Flowers, Simon Hanselmann, JMKE. Lala Albert, Jonny Negron, Michael DeForge (Cute Boys Alert)
Budd & Luu Part I. Frank Candiloro (FrankenComics) INFO
Budd & Luu Part II. Frank Candiloro (FrankenComics) INFO
Burger Force #13. Jackie Ryan (self published) VIEW
Burger Force #14. Jackie Ryan (self published) VIEW
Captain Human the Robot #1. (After Hours Edit) Ryan K. Lindsay, Jin Chan Yum Wai (self published) INFO
Captain Human the Robot #1. (All Ages Edit) Ryan K. Lindsay, Jin Chan Yum Wai (self published) INFO
Chasing Dragons from Ink Tales. Bruce Mutard (White Cat Press) INFO
Chronicles of Marla. S. Blake Ervin, writer; Felise Norris, artist (self published) VIEW
Clubhouse Comics #2. Brendan Halyday, Jen Breach, Jase Harper, Luke Henning, Dean Rankine, Fil Barlow, Earl Leonard, Andrew Isaac (Monster Comics) INFO
Collateral – Dear John #3. Matthew Nicholls, writer; Lee Taylor, artist (self published) INFO
College Can Be Hell from Uncanny Adventures. Owen Heitmann, writer, co-penciller, inker; David Zink, co-penciller (8th Wonder Press) INFO
Coma Toes. Jase Harper (Mini Comic of the Month Club) INFO
Come Out Swinging from The Tobacco-Stained Sky. Andrez Bergen, writer; Andrew Chiu, artist (Another Sky Press) INFO
Communication Meltdown: Close Encounters of the Glowing Kind from Uncanny Adventures. Paul Bradford, writer; Randy Valiente, artist (8th Wonder Press) INFO
Copenhagen For All Eternity from Ink Tales. Black Betty (White Cat Press) INFO
Coracle #2. David C Mahler (self published) INFO
Coracle #3. David C Mahler (self published) INFO
Cordite 43.1: Pumpkin. Bruce Mutard, Queenie Chan, Marijka Gooding, Gregory Mackay, Mandy Ord, Frank Candiloro, Mirranda Burton, Bernard Caleo (Cordite Poetry Review) VIEW
The Corner Store. Louie Joyce (self published) VIEW
Crossover: Dare/Vanessa Sloane. Ben Rosenthal, writer; Mike Perry, art/letters (Man In Suit Comics) INFO
Da ‘n’ Dill – The Showbag Years. Dillon Naylor (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
Dailies #3. Various; Michael P Fikaris, ed. (Silent Army) INFO
DARE! Volume 1. Ben Rosenthal, writer; Mike Perry, art/letters (Man In Suit Comics) INFO
The Darkening. Marcus Schultz (Dichosis Studios) VIEW
Darkest Night: Act Two. Hayden Fryer (Siberian Productions) INFO
The Day I Destroyed the World. Alice Farquharson, Sam Cavanagh, Emma-jean Stewart, Alisha Jade, Gavin Thomson, Matt Bayliss, Tom Dullemond, Mathew Apps, Jack Crash, Mike Perry, Melissa Rogers, Ryan K Lindsay, Shane W. Smith, Robert Perrie, Nic Lawson, SpAE, Kaite Winchester (ACT Comic Meet) INFO
The Day I Stopped. Paul Bedford, writer; J. Marc Schmidt, artist (Dog With A Bone Studios) VIEW
Deep Park. David C Mahler (Pikitia Press) INFO
Decay #15. Alister Lockhart, Steve Lehmann, Ashley Clapperton, Jason Paulos, Kurt Stone, Paul Abstruse, Simon Wright, Ken Best, Federico De Luca, Troy Mayes, Randy Silverman, Toby Jackman, Danos Philopoulos, Lauren Hills, Salathiel Anacleto, Adam Hadley, Zach Cassidy, Darren Koziol (Dark Oz) INFO
Decay #16. Alister Lockhart, Dillon Naylor, Greg Gates, Hayden Fryer, Simon Wright, Kurt Stone, Paul Briske, Ken Best, Steve Lehmann, Mick Anderson, Tanya Nicholls, Richy Sampson, Cristian Navarro, Karl Brandt, Cameron McDonald, SJ Matthews, Zach Cassidy, Darren Koziol (Dark Oz) INFO
Deep and Meaningless. Emma-jean Stewart (self published) VIEW
The Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island. Tom Taylor, writer; James Brouwer, artist; Wolfgang Bylsma, ed. (Gestalt Publishing) INFO
Demons. Tony Thorne (self published) VIEW
Descent from Uncanny Adventures. Owen Heitmann, writer, letterer; Jake Bresanello, artist (8th Wonder Press) INFO
Digested #6. Bobby N., writer/artist; Wolfgang Bylsma, ed. (Gestalt Publishing) INFO
The Diggables! #2: Manzilla. Ive Sorocuk. (self published) INFO
The Diggables! #3: The Undiggables! Ive Sorocuk. (self published) INFO
Dirty Justice. Steve Stamatiadis (self published) VIEW
Divine Comedy #1. Matthew Nicholls, writer; Simon Wright, artist (self published) INFO
Doing the Harry Holt from Unknown Origins And Untimely Ends. Owen Heitmann (Hic & Hoc Publications) INFO
Double-Edged from Legends of Red Sonja #2. Cassandra James, art; Tamora Pierce (Dynamite) INFO
Down There 1: Sleuth: Somethin’s Rotten on the Apple Isle. Joshua Santospirito (San Kessto Publications) INFO
Down There 2: Hoppers 1: The ‘Manias. Tricky Walsh (San Kessto Publications) INFO
D.R.A.X. Andrew Fulton, Ive Sorocuk, Arran McKenna (Smaller Comics) INFO
Dreamboat Dreamboat. Toby Morris (Pikitia Press) INFO
Earth 2 #17. Tom Taylor, writer; Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott, artists (DC Comics) INFO
Earth 2 #18. Tom Taylor, writer; Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott, artists (DC Comics) INFO
Elf-Fin: Hyfus and Tilaweed #1. Julie Ditrich and Josef Szekeres (Black Mermaid Publications) INFO
Endless Karma Vol. 1 Written by Dan Cross and illustrated by Michael Fikaris (Silent Army) INFO
Everybody Comics Face. Ive Sorocuk, writer/artist; Alex Clark, cover (Ive Sorocuk) INFO
Falling Star #1. Cristian Roux (self published) INFO
Fatherhood. Ryan K. Lindsay, Daniel Schneider, Paulina Ganucheau, Brandon DeStefano (Challenger Comics) INFO
Finding Gossamyr. Sarah Ellerton, artist; David Rodriguez, writer (Th3rd World Studios) INFO
Flying Fox #1. David C Mahler, ed; Marc Pearson, Katie Parrish, Leonie Brialey, Ben Sea, Ruskidd, Evie Cahir, Jr. Blue, Michael Hawkins, Merv Heers, David C Mahler and Sam Wallman (Plastic Palm Trees) INFO
Forsaken Prophet from Ink Tales. Dale Maccanti, Ary Bizar (White Cat Press) INFO
Freestyle #1. Mark Pursell (Mute_Ink) INFO
Frogman #1. Michael Wszelaki (self published) INFO
From Above #1. Craig Bruyn (self published) INFO
Funny Webcomic. Cameron Davis (self published) VIEW
Ghost Town. Ryan K. Lindsay, Daniel J. Logan, Brian V. Dyck, Dave Dwonch (Action Lab) INFO
Good Dog, Whiskey Kent Kobi (self published) INFO
Grand City Tales #1-4. Anthony Sweet, writer, letterer; Anthony Carriero, artist (self published) VIEW
Grandpa versus The Third Reich’s Juggernaut of Doom and Despair. Matthew Dunn (self published) INFO
Graphic/Narrative Presents #1: PANIC and other stories. Brendan Halyday (Optic Pop) INFO
Grubby Little Smudges of Filth. Daniel Reed (SLG) INFO
Happy Together Forever. Katie Parrish (Mini Comic of the Month Club) VIEW
Harry the Dog – NewsHound. David Follett (Sunday Telegraph, News Ltd.) VIEW
Heroic Heroes #12. Will Kelly (Toilet City Comics) INFO
Home Brew Vampire Bullets #0. Garth Jones, Christian Read et al. (HBVB) INFO
Home Brew Vampire Bullets #1. Garth Jones, Christian Read et al. (HBVB) INFO
Home to Japan. Mel Stringer (Mini Comic of the Month Club) INFO
I’m Pretty Sure I’m Dying. Scott R (self published) INFO
In God’s Hands from Ink Tales. Benjamin Plymin, Kate Moon (White Cat Press) INFO
Injustice: Gods Among Us Vol.1. Tom Taylor, writer (DC Comics) INFO
Injustice: Gods Among Us Annual #1. Tom Taylor, writer (DC Comics) INFO
Ink Tales. Dale Maccanti, Black Betty, Ary Bizar, Steve Boyd, Jeffrey Cruz, Gee Hale, Billy Hysteria, Andrew Isaac, Lindy Lou, Kate Moon, Bruce Mutard, Jason Paulos, Will Pleydon, Benjamin Plymin, Grange Wallis, Justin Woolley (White Cat Press) INFO
Ipso Facto #3. JR Rothenberg, writer; Jason Badower, artist; Darren Close, background assist; Annette Kwok, colourist (Ipso Facto Comics) INFO
Itty Bitty Bunnies in Rainbow Pixie Candy Land #1. Dean Rankine (Action Lab – Danger Zone) INFO
Itty Bitty Bunnies in Rainbow Pixie Candy Land #2. Dean Rankine (Action Lab – Danger Zone) INFO
James Flamestar and the Stargazers. Tim Irving, Shane W Smith (self published) INFO
Jesus Reloadeth’d. Scarlette Baccini (Bathwater Books) INFO
John Dixon’s Air Hawk and the Flying Doctor Vol. 2. John Dixon; Michal Dutkiewicz, cover art; Nat Karmichael, ed. (Comicoz) INFO
Johnny Patch in Night of the Blues. Laura Renfrew (self published) INFO
Keeyok Tales #3. Giles Kilham, John Stewart with Brett Weekes, Cam Loney, Jase Harper, Dean Rankine, Shaun Craike (Phatsville Comics) INFO
Kranburn. Ben Michael Byrne (FEC Comics) INFO
Lady McBlack. Jason Franks, writer, penciller, letterer; Dave Gutierrez, inker (Black House Comics) INFO
The Last Knight from Indie Comics Horror #2. Paul Bradford, writer; Matt Olson, artist (Aazurn Publishing) INFO
The Lesser Evil. Shane W. Smith (Zetabella Publishing) INFO
Let Me Be Frank #1. Sarah Laing (Pikitia Press) INFO
Let Me Be Frank #2. Sarah Laing (Pikitia Press) INFO
Let Me Be Frank #3. Sarah Laing (Pikitia Press) INFO
Levitate 1: Outside. Alisha Jade (Ajadeart) INFO
Liedekijn. Alice Farquharson, Alisha Jade, Chan Dissanayake, Dan Drobik, Darren Close, Danielle Furlotte, Douglas Holgate, Ele Jenkins, Emma-Jean Stewart, Eri Kashima, Eleri Mai Harris, Gavin Thomson, Hayden Fryer, Henry Pop, Katie Winchester, Lisa
McDonald, Luke Pickett, Martin Trafford, Nicole Lawson, Paul Briske, Regine Marie Clarke, Sonja Barfoed, SpAE, Tim McEwen, Tom Dullemond, Wesley Hobday (ACT Comic Meet) INFO
Life Zone. Simon Hanselmann, Lashna Tuschewski, Marc Pearson (Space Face Books) INFO
Linoleum Actress from The Tobacco-Stained Sky. Andrez Bergen, writer; Michael Grills, artist (Another Sky Press) INFO
The Long Weekend in Alice Springs. Joshua Santospirito, adapted from the original essay by Craig San Roque (San Kessto Publications) INFO
Love Stories. Mat Tait (Pikitia Press) INFO
Ma. Matt Huynh (self published) VIEW
Mail Order Mutant. Frank Candiloro (FrankenComics) INFO
Maralinga from Home Brew Vampire Bullets #1. Jen Breach, writer; Douglas Holgate, artist (HBVB) VIEW
Mech Assault Skin Enceladus. Steve Stamatiadis (self published) VIEW
Melodies of the Heart. Sarah Boxall (self published/From the Box) INFO
The Metaning. Matt Godden (Golgotha Graphics) INFO
Moa Volume One. James Davidson (Pikitia Press) INFO
Mr Ray’s Grave Thoughts. Marc Pearson (self published) INFO
Mr. Unpronounceable Adventures. Tim Molloy (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
MTS. Alisha Jade (Ajadeart) INFO
Mumblier. Andrew Fulton (self published) VIEW
My Beautiful Ghost. Andrew Fulton (self published/Smaller Comics) INFO
My Little Pony Micro Series: Rainbow Dash #2. Ryan K. Lindsay, Tony Fleecs, Neil Uyetake (IDW) INFO
Neomad Book One: Space Junk. Sutu (Gestalt Comics) INFO
Neomad Book Two: The Last Crystal. Sutu (Gestalt Comics) INFO
NightCock. Ben Rosenthal, writer; Mike Perry, art/letters (Man In Suit Comics) INFO
Nothing Ventured. Natalia Zajaz (Finlay Lloyd) INFO
NY. Mandy Ord (Finlay Lloyd) INFO
NYE 2001 from Ignition Vol. 1.Jason Franks, writer, letterer; Joe Pimienta, artist (215 Ink) INFO
The Old Abandoned House from Raytoons Cartoon Avenue Special #1. Owen Heitmann, writer/artist; Joshua Smythe, colourist (Raymond Mullikin) INFO
Oldboy: The Devil’s Eyes. Jason Badower, writer/artist; Darren Close, background assists; Annette Kwok, colourist (FilmDistrict) VIEW
Once. Tim Danko (DeadXeroxPress) INFO
One Woman Army from Ink Tales. Gee Hale (White Cat Press) INFO
Outta My Head. Owen Heitmann (self published) VIEW
Paladin from Ink Tales. Dale Maccanti, Will Pleydon (White Cat Press) INFO
Pandeia. Paul Caggegi (self published) INFO
Peaceful Tomorrows Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. Shane W. Smith (Zetabella Publishing) INFO
Phatsville Comix #18. Various; Giles Kilham and John Stewart, eds. (Phatsville Comix) INFO
Pond Scum. Neil Sanders (Mini Comic of the Month Club) INFO
Private Poems. Marc Pearson (self published) INFO
Pubes of Fire, Pubes of Flame. Andrew Fulton (self published/Smaller Comics) INFO
Replica from Ink Tales. Dale Maccanti, Andrew Isaac (White Cat Press) INFO
Rocksalt Season Two Side A. Mark Withington (lazytigerbrand) INFO
Rosa Goes For A Walk. Nic Lawson (self published) INFO
Savage Bitch Steve Carter, writer/artist; Antoinette Rydyr, writer/artist; Dave Heinrich, designer/artist (Scar Studios) INFO
Scare Campaign. David Blumenstein (Nakedfella Productions) INFO
Sebastian Hawkes and The Loch Ness Monster. Tristan Jones, writer; Christian DeBari, artist; Mike Spicer, colourist (DiezelPunk/Gestalt Publishing) INFO
See You Now from Ashcan #8. (Ashcan Comics) Ben Rosenthal, writer; Matthew K Hoddy, illustrator/letters INFO
Seven #2, #3. Alisha Jade (Ajadeart) INFO
Silent But Deadly: Broken Silence from Indie Comics Magazine #7. Paul Bradford, writer; Federico Jose Mazza, Luciano Fleitas, artists; Marx Blum, letterer (Aazurn Publishing) INFO
Six Numbers from Ink Tales. Justin Woolley and Grange Wallis (White Cat Press) INFO
Sketchbook Comix #4: Rose Parade. Anthony Woodward (self published) INFO
The Soldier Legacy’s Strange Tales #1. Christopher Sequeira, Paul Mason (Black House Comics) INFO
Speechless. Alison Low (self published) VIEW
Squared Circle Comics. Ben Rosenthal, writer; Mike Perry, art/letters (Man In Suit Comics) VIEW
Squirt-Stone – The Collected Plump Oyster Volume 1. Ben Constantine (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
St. Owl’s Bay. Simon Hanselmann (Floating World) INFO
Sub Rosa from Ink Tales. Dale Maccanti, Lindy Lou. (White Cat Press) INFO
Tales to Admonish. Andrez Bergen, writer; Matt Kyme, artist (IF? Commix) INFO
Tangible Evidence from Ink Tales. Dale Maccanti, Jason Paulos (White Cat Press) INFO
The Many Harold Holts of Space and Time from Home Brew Vampire Bullets #1. Ryan K Lindsay, Louie Joyce, Nic J Shaw (HBVB) INFO
Things Without Arms and Without Legs. Liz Argall (self published) VIEW
Toormina Video. Pat Grant (self published) VIEW
True Tales of Luke Humphris from Best Australian Comics 2013. Luke Humphris (Ace Comics & Games) INFO
Tubed from Yuck! Number Seven Dale Maccanti, writer; Nik Leuthold, artist (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
Ubby’s Underdogs: Heroes Beginnings. Brenton E McKenna (Magabala Books) INFO
Ungenred. Jason Franks, writer; artists: Bruce Mutard, Jan Scherpenhuizen, J. Marc Schmidt, Ed Siemienkowicz, Nic Hunter, Renan L’Hopsum, Joe Pimienta, Greg Vondruska, Bobby N., Jason Franks; Luke Pickett, colourist (“At Own Risk”); Chris McQuinlan, inker (“The Swede”) (Black House Comics) INFO
Unmasked #3. Christian Read, writer; Gary Chaloner, artist; Garth Jones & Gary Chaloner, colourists. (Gestalt Publishing) INFO
Up The Creek from Gulp! A Monster Comics Anthology for Kids. Owen Heitmann (River Bird Comics) INFO
Vanessa Sloane: Monster Hunter #3. Ben Rosenthal, writer; Mike Perry, art/letters (Man In Suit Comics) INFO
The Vagabond #1. Nathanael Hopkins-Smith, writer; Sam Finlay, artist (self published) INFO
Vanessa Sloane: Monster Hunter #5. Ben Rosenthal, writer; Mike Perry, art/letters (Man In Suit Comics) INFO
Velocity (San Diego Con Edition). Dean Rankine, Ben Michael Byrne, David Blaine et al. (Neville Howard, Moray Rhoda) INFO
Vicki. David Follett (People Magazine/Bauer- Media) VIEW
Victoria Drug Scene. Simon Hanselmann, Michael Hawkins, Marc Pearson, Lashna Tuschewski, Michael Fikaris, Katie Parrish, Sam Wallman, Elliot Lamb, Magic Sweater, David Mahler, Emma Songdahl, HTML Flowers, JMKE. (Simon Hanselmann) INFO
Wake Up. Sarah Firth (Mini Comic of the Month Club) INFO
We Can Go Anywhere… Katie Parrish (self published) VIEW
Winter City #5. Patrick Purcell, co-writer/letterer; Carl Purcell, co-writer; Pablo Verdugo Munoz, artist; David Aravena Riquelme, colourist (Winter City Productions) INFO
Winter City #6. Patrick Purcell, co-writer/letterer; Carl Purcell, co-writer; Pablo Verdugo Munoz, artist; David Aravena Riquelme, colourist (Winter City Productions) INFO
Winter City #7. Patrick Purcell, co-writer/letterer; Carl Purcell, co-writer; Pablo Verdugo Munoz, artist; David Aravena Riquelme, colourist (Winter City Productions) INFO
Yeah Nah #1. Dick Carroll (self published) INFO
You Can’t Waste Your Vote! Patrick Alexander (self published) VIEW
You Stink & I Don’t Vol. 1. Ben Hutchings (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
You Stink & I Don’t Vol. 2. Ben Hutchings (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
Yuck! Number Seven. Ben Hutchings, Tim Molloy, Ben Constantine, Bruce Mutard, Michael Aushenker, J. Marc Schmidt, Gregory Mackay, Scarlette Baccini, David DeGrand, Dean Rankine, the Phatsville crew, Kapreles, S.C.A.R., Glenno, Frank Candiloro, James Andre, Keith McDougall, Fred Atkins, Craig Collins, Georgia Quinn, Ross Radiation, Ben John Smith, Andrew
Fulton, Johandson Rezende (Milk Shadow Books) INFO
Zig Zag from Uncanny Adventures. Andrez Bergen, writer; Drezz Rodriguez, artist (8th Wonder Press) INFO
Zombie Cities: Violence vs Compassion. Sorab Del Rio, Don Ticchio, Paul Abstruse, Paul Rebec, Martin Szabo, Netho Diaz, Mano Araujo, Assis Leite (Silver Fox Comics) INFO
Zombolette’s Floppy #1. Scarlette Baccini (Bathwater Books) INFO