Ned Kelly: The Man Behind the Mask

In this single-issue graphic biography from NewSouth Publishing, Ned Kelly: The Man Behind the Mask (2016) strips away the myth to explore the real man behind Australia's most infamous bushranger. Written and illustrated by a team of historians and artists, the comic offers a grounded, historically informed portrait of Kelly's life, his family, and the social tensions of 19th-century colonial Australia. It matters as a thoughtful, accessible entry in the growing field of Australian historical comics, blending scholarly rigor with the visual storytelling of the medium.