Phantastique: Tales of Taboo Terror

Phantastique debuted over thirty years ago in 1985 and is the first horror comic aimed at Mature Readers created and published solely by Australians. The original intention behind Phantastique was to present to Australian mainstream readers a specific style of SF Horror and Fantasy that had at that time not ever been seen on the national newsstands magazine racks etc.Initially the intention was not to shock and offend but for the first time in Australian publishing history to make the more graphic style of horror more widely available to those readers who preferred their horror fiction and comics to have that kind of impact. This was stated on several different occasions at the time. And it must be said: for every detractor there were at least ten who loved it.After much controversy and media attention the final issue appeared on the newsstand late in 1986. Issues #3 and #4 were banned in QLD SA and WA.This celebratory graphic novel resurrects Phantastique and continues the tradition. It features some of Australias best comicbook artists including: Steve Carter Antoinette Rydyr Rod Williams Pete Correy Dez Waterman Dillon Naylor Ross Tesoriero Ryan Vella Glenn Smith Glenn Lumsden Jason Paulos and Fred Enroht.Sample pages can be viewed on Instagram: https: //www.instagram.com/scarstudios/