Andy Matthews is a Melbourne-based writer, comedian
and actor. He has written and appeared on many of Australia’s
favourite comedy shows, such as Shaun Micallef’s Mad as
Hell, The Project, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your
Generation, The Checkout and The Chaser’s Media
Circus. He has been a runner up in the national finals of Raw
Comedy and nominated for the Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne
International Comedy Festival. He is passionate about space and
pancakes.
Peader Thomas is an illustrator and comic book artist
from Melbourne. While maintaining his own artistic practice, his
illustrations can also be found
in Treadlie, Marketing and on Punt Road wine labels.
Peader has worked with the 100 Storey Building and as an ‘Artist in
Schools’ across Melbourne, teaching children to write and
illustrate comic books. You can see more of Peader’s work at
peaderthomas.com, or more frequently @peaderthomas on Instagram. He
has not (as yet) played badminton at the Olympics.
‘Giggleworthy graphic-novel goodness.’ Kirkus ‘The purpose of junior fiction and junior graphic novels is to really get kids hooked into reading, and Gustav and Henri has all the required ingredients: a lot of fun, three different bite-sized adventures, and a bold, appealing hybrid graphic-novel design with plenty of entertaining little trimmings on the page. The first in a series, Gustav and Henri will excite readers and make them look forward to more reading. Did I mention there are also riddles, activities and a recipe for victory nachos? Reading rules!’ – Readings ‘This series is off to a fun start. The characters are well established right out of the gate and consistent throughout all three stories. Gustav is the impulsive one and Henri (actually short for Henrietta) is always there to get them out of trouble. Matthews makes the story fun and fast but never rushed. Despite a limited palette of blue, gray and black, Thomas’s art is a fantastic complement to the story. Every page is creative and interesting to look at.’ School Library Journal ‘This will be a popular series for elementary and middle school age kids who love humor, science fiction and fun.’ School Library Journal'This hilarious graphic novel ... promises enjoyably absurd adventures.' – Publishers Weekly
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