THE DARK WATERS OF
GLENROWAN
An Australian legend.
A hunted man.
An iron mask.
A final stand.
This is the Ned Kelly story as it’s never been told.
AUSTRALIA 1880
Three days before the siege of Glenrowan, the great comet burns like a warning.
Under its light, four hunted men move towards their bloody place in history. While something ancient stirs beneath the water.
Engineered Precision, Delivered
PART ONE: A STRANGE APPARITION
From the Deep
The old rhythm is breaking. Something in the water marks the change.
CHAPTER ONE
THREE CHAPTERS · ONE GATHERING STORM
CHAPTER TWO
The Kindly Darkness
Whisky, songs and uneasy laughter. For one night, the darkness gives them shelter.
CHAPTER THREE
The Forge
Plate by plate, plough iron becomes armour. With every hammer strike, the man begins to disappear.
WORDS · IMAGES · HISTORY · MYTH
An illustrated Australian epic
Crafted as a literary graphic novel, The Dark Waters of Glenrowan combines painterly narrative realism with visible pencil, ink, charcoal and wash.
LOOK INTO THE HALF-LIGHT
A story told across cinematic spreads
“One for the billabong, two for the mud,
Three for the moonshine, red as blood.
Four little rabbits go hopping all about,
She’ll gobble you up and spit you out.”
“Was I always this bent out of shape,
or did they hammer me into it?”
THE DARK WATERS OF GLENROWAN
History remembers how
the Kelly Gang met its end.
This is the story that history forgot.
A STORY IN NINE PARTS.
A young country.
An ancient continent.
Something older still beneath the water.
The story unfolds across multiple illustrated volumes.
Part One: A Strange Apparition printed release rises from the dark water soon.
THE DARK WATERS OF GLENROWAN
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