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APPEARANCE NOTES
It’s a match made in comics heaven! Cartoonist DAVID BLUMENSTEIN is joining the stellar Gestalt Comics team to complete their incredible guest line-up at Metro Comic Con!
As the deputy president of the Australian Cartoonists Association and co-founder of Melbourne’s Squishface Studio, David is a cornerstone of the local indie comics scene.
His sharp satirical work and graphic essays have been featured globally in The Guardian, The Nib, and Australian MAD, alongside acclaimed books like Free Money, Please and the award-nominated Squishbook. David is also the creator of the Comic Arts Awards of Australia-winning graphic novel Octane Render, published by Gestalt Comics.
Come meet David all weekend at the Comics Crossroads and stop by his table for custom prints, Gestalt book signings, and enjoy live creative Q&A panels on our comics stage.
Come and meet David Blumenstein at Metro Comic Con – 18th & 19th July, Melbourne 2026.
- SPECIAL GUEST PANELS
- SIGNINGS
Watch this space for more information and stay tuned to our Social Media for updates.
About
David Blumenstein
David Blumenstein works as a service designer and visual communicator. His award-winning comics work includes Free Money, Please and #takedown: My Evening on a Pier with Pick-up Artists and Protesters (Pikitia Press) and Octane Render: Conversations with cartoonists about A.I.. His comics have appeared in The Guardian, The Nib and Australian MAD, as well as numerous book collections, including the upcoming anthology Cartoonists for Palestine (Crucial Comix).
He is a founding member of Squishface Comic Studio, a shared workspace for Melbourne cartoonists since 2011, and is deputy president of the Australian Cartoonists Association.
His most recent book is Squishbook: Make comics with Squishface Studio and friends!, a collaboration with 13 comic artists and writers plus a horde of local Grade 2s.
Visit his Website HERE
EXPERIENCES
FEE
Autograph (Comics Crossroads)
Free
Meet & Greet (Comics Crossroads)
Free
This information is correct at the time of publication.
Please check the website and program for each guest/s final timetable, including time and location of appearances at Metro Comic Con.
Guest/s are confirmed, health, travel restrictions and other commitments pending. Further information will be provided via social media should any of these factors prohibit or otherwise impact the guest’s attendance.
Panel rooms may be subject to both venue capacity and safety requirements and may reach maximum capacity. Some panels will require patrons to queue for entry prior to the panel commencing. Please follow the directions of the staff.
An additional service charge may apply to tickets, photograph and autograph tokens purchased online or at the event.
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