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| 6/28/26 | 138 June Roundup | In this month’s roundup Marissa and Iurgi go through some of the latest news, their recent reads and their favourite picks from this month’s crop of new titles.01:04 News in brief04:22 Recent reads:Ranma ½ by Rumiko TakahashiWho Made Me a Princess? by Spoon, PlutusThe Top Dungeon Farmer by Lim Hyeong, Lee Ha-kyung, sdcknightI Killed the Main Player by Greenkirin, HELP.METhe Extra’s Academy Survival Guide by Greenkirin, KoritaThe Royal Tea by Captain JuuterDuchess’s Lo-Fi Coffeehouse by Nuova, Nyangmi.Page.IIAKI, KimdimsumNight Shift in Another World by Cooljamon, SadsnakeCriminal Volume 5 The Sinners and Volume 6 The Last of the Innocent by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Vol 14 by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa AbeFullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu ArakawaThe Friendship Paradox by Aśka. 14:07 News:A debut manga about a second-hand bookshop owner has won the top prize at Japan’s prestigious Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes, highlighting new talent and stories centred on book culture.Rainbow reads - since June is Pride Month, several organisations have put together lists of not-to-miss LGBTQ+ titles. School Library Journal, NY Public Library, Global Comix; NYPL’s list of suggested reads for adults included Australian author Campbell Whyte’s recent release Luna Express, set in Perth and featuring magical girls kicking butt in the moonlightA panel explores graphic medicine, showing how comics communicate health experiences, combining storytelling, art, and science to humanise illness, support education, and connect audiences.Lee Lai’s graphic novel Cannon continues to win. Taking the top prize at the 2026 Doug Wright Awards, highlighting excellence in Canadian comics and celebrating emerging and established creators.For people living in Melbourne, there’s a new indie comics festival in town. MAKE, the Melbourne Alternative Comics Expo will be taking place in October. The full program is not out yet, but the festival has announced it will go for three days. ALIA Graphic’s Notable Australian Graphic Novels of 2025 list is out now. This year, for a second time the notables were judged by a judging panel from all across Australia. Library staff who put their hand up to help us judge and decide the most outstanding graphic novels by Australian creators from last year. The ALIA Graphic committee wants to sincerely thank everyone who volunteered, read the graphic novels and gave us their thoughts and reviews. We really appreciate it and congratulations to all the Notables and to all Australian creators. Check out the notables list here: https://graphic.alia.org.au/notables-lists/ 28:30 New titles:Billie B Brown’s Secret Mystery Club Book 1: Spooky House by Sally Rippin, Aki Fukuoka (Figment Books)Lore Olympus: Volume Ten by Rachel Smythe (Inklore)Encore! by Miles Toriko Burks (HarperCollins)Unordinary Vol. 4 by uru-chan (Harper Collins)Ichi the Witch Vol. 2 by: Osamu Nishi, Shiro Usazaki (VIZ Media)Fish and Water by Gengoroh Tagame (Pantheon Graphic Library)Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden (Drawn & Quarterly)To stay up to date, for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles and our social media links visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | 137 Li Chen and Detective Beans | In this creator chat Mia sits down for a conversation with Li Chen the creator of the delightful Detective Beans series. Li Chen, from New Zealand, always loved drawing and has been working as a full-time comic artist since 2012. Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat was her first graphic novel and she's just published the third book in the series: Detective Beans and the Map of Mystery. In this conversation they talk about:The origin and influences of Detective BeansHow Li Chen started making webcomicsHow well Detective Beans has been receivedLi Chen coming to Australiaand more!For more on Detective Beans visit: https://detectivebeans.com/To stay up to date, for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles and our social media links visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/22/26 | 136 Creator Chat with Gregory Mackay and Anders and the Mountain | In this episode Luke sits down for a chat with Gregory Mackay the creator of the Anders graphic novels, a delightful series for young readers (and for all ages really). They discuss: the newly published Anders and the Mountain, the fourth book in the adventures of Anders series, the themes and inspiration behind the Anders seriesthe publication of Anders in French and French comics cultureother work that Gregory is doing (which is not for children)and Gregory mentions what he's reading now, which is not children's books Anders and the Mountain is out now through Allen & Unwin: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Gregory-Mackay-Anders-and-the-Mountain:-Anders-4-9781761066238To stay up to date, for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles and our social media links visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/14/26 | 135 Creator Chat with Wendy Tyrer and The Curator | In this creator chat Marissa sits down for a conversation with Wendy Tyrer who recently publisher her first graphic novel, The Curator with a new publisher of Australian graphic novels: Perentie Press.In The Curator, artists are mysteriously going missing all over the world. But Mimi, a struggling art student working at the National Gallery of Victoria isn’t worried about her own safety. After meeting Simon, the sophisticated curator of the Master Portraits exhibition, Mimi is unwittingly pulled into an extraordinary adventure. What she uncovers will challenge everything she knows, and force her to make a life-changing decision.For more from Wendy Tyrer visit her website: https://wendytyrer.com/For more from Perentie Press visit their website: https://perentiepress.com/To stay up to date, for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles and our social media links visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | 134 Creator Chat with Campbell Whyte and Luna Express✨ | graphic novelscomics+4 | Campbell Whyte | Milk Tooth School of Art and StoriesPerth Comic Arts Festival+3 | PerthState Library of WA | Campbell WhyteLuna Express+4 | — | 54m 14s | |
| 5/26/26 | 133 May Roundup✨ | graphic novelscomics+3 | Frank Quitely | Ink and Nib FestivalKingdom Come+12 | — | graphic novelscomics+3 | — | 39m 55s | |
| 5/14/26 | 132 Creator Chat with Lee Lai✨ | graphic novelsauthor interview+4 | Lee Lai | Stella PrizeCannon+1 | — | Lee LaiCannon+5 | — | 47m 21s | |
| 5/11/26 | 131 Creator Chat with Andrea Innocent✨ | graphic novelscomics+3 | Andrea Innocent | Figment BooksLamington Left Behind+1 | Takayna rainforest | graphic novelLamington Left Behind+3 | — | 36m 34s | |
| 4/29/26 | 130 April Roundup✨ | graphic novelscomics+3 | — | The Readings PodcastThe Thick Lines podcast+20 | — | graphic novelscomics+3 | — | 42m 16s | |
| 3/30/26 | 129 March Roundup✨ | graphic novelsAustralian creators+4 | — | Perentie PressIDW+15 | — | graphic novelsAustralian creators+4 | — | 46m 47s | |
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| 3/11/26 | 128 Creator Chat with Georgina Chadderton✨ | graphic novelsautism+4 | Georgina Chadderton | Penguin Random HouseOh Brother | Kaurna CountryAdelaide+1 | Georgina ChaddertonOh Brother+6 | — | 1h 01m 35s | |
| 2/22/26 | 127 February Roundup✨ | graphic novelsAustralian creators+3 | — | EdutopiaComics Bulletin+7 | — | graphic novelsAustralia+5 | — | 40m 33s | |
| 2/15/26 | 126 Folio: Stories of Australian Comics and the Australian Comics Community✨ | Australian comicscomics community+3 | Elizabeth MacFarlaneGabriel Clark | University of MelbourneUniversity of Technology Sydney+1 | Australia | Australian comicscomics community+3 | — | 1h 03m 21s | |
| 2/1/26 | 125 We catch up with everything after the holidays✨ | comics newsgraphic novels+4 | — | Lore OlympusNational Literacy Trust+6 | — | graphic novelscomics+5 | — | 50m 09s | |
| 12/17/25 | 124 Our Favourite Reads of the Year | For the final episode of 2025 the ALIA Graphic committee gathers to discuss our favourite comics of the year. Luke talks about Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson, Gachiakuta by Kei Urana and The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn by Tri Vuong.Sabina talks about Hairy Holes Book 2 by Brenton E McKenna, BS #1 Short Stuff 2020-2025 by Bruce Mutard and Kusama Polka Dot Queen, by Simon ElliotJames talks about I Ate the Whole World to Find You by Rachel Ang, “Dr. Werthless” by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell and The Library Mule of Cordoba by Wilfrid Lupano and Leonard ChemineauIurgi talks about Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narratives by Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk, The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco with special mentions for Chickenpox by Remy Lai and Cannon by Lee Lai (regrettably he forgot to mention Creature Clinic by Gavin Aung Than but he insists he should have mentioned it and was definitely a highlight of his reading for the year)Mia talks about My Brother's Husband by Gengoroh Tagame and Kickflip by L.D. LapinskiGabby talks about Inked by Karen Wasson, Jake A. MintonThere will not be a roundup episode for December. This is it, we're done for the year, but we will be back at the end of January. In the meantime, read comics!If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could do better, or something we missed, please let us know. We always love feedback. Also, please subscribe and give us a review or five star rating so other people can find us.To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | 123 Making Nonfiction Comics with Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk | Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris are award-winning graphic journalists and longtime editors of the critically acclaimed graphic journalism website and publication The Nib. They have recently published Making Nonfiction Comics, an excellent book that combines comics, prose, interviews, infographics and so much more. The book is the perfect field guide to graphic journalism while showcasing valuable skills and practices for creating nonfiction comics.This is a highly recommended book and the conversation with Eleri and Shay was a delight. We hope you enjoy it.02:53 Book tour and comics festivals05:04 The genesis of Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narratives08:40 Eleri and Shay talk about their love of comics14:39 Eleri and Shay talk about their love of libraries19:20 Making Nonfiction Comics is not just a book about making comics, it’s also about journalism, ethics and so much more. They also discuss the appeal of non-fiction comics.25:07 The ethics of non-fiction comics and graphic journalism31:14 The process and beauty of collaboration in the making of the book37:39 On interviews and contributions from other creators for the book39:00 Sound advice for young creators and new creators41:57 Eleri and Shay gives us some recommended titles:Shay’s recommendations:Alex Norris Webcomic Name: https://webcomicname.com100 Demons by Linda BarryCannon by Lee LaiEleri’s recommendations:Our Members Be Unlimited by Sam WallmanUnderground by Mirranda BurtonStill Alive by Safdar AhmedBig Beautiful Female Theory by Eloise GrillsOur next podcast episode (and final one for the year) will be a short episode with members of the ALIA Graphic committee talking about their favourite comics, graphic novels and manga of the year. If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could do better, or something we missed, please let us know. We always love feedback. Also, please subscribe and give us a review or five star rating so other people can find us.To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/29/25 | 122 November Roundup | In this mont's roundup Iurgi and Gabby go through some of their recent reads, news and new exciting titles. 02:04 Recent reads:Gabby:The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and Shawn HarrisKindred Dragons by Sarah Mansinga Sword of the Champion by Eric LideIurgi:One Punch Man by One, Yusuke MurataSuperman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor by Mark Waid, Bryan HitchSherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet by Crystal S. Chan, Julie Choy10:28 News: Alison Bechdel and Tillie Walden in conversation about art, place, and Vermont’s influence on their acclaimed, award-winning graphic memoirs and comics in a rare public conversation.Writer Ram V and Mariko Tamaki extended interviews SLJ’s Best Books 2025 graphic novels span fantasy, sci-fi, horror, memoir, historical fiction, adventure, and contemporary drama with diverse, standout titles curated by librarians.The Comic Book Burnings Project maps and explores post-WWII censorship of comics, documenting dozens of US public book-burnings between 1945-55 and their implications for libraries 24:47 New titles:Iurgi: Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narratives by Eleri Harris, Shay Mirk (Abrams ComicArts) The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco (Vintage Publishing – Jonathan Cape)Reel Politik by Nathan Gelgud (Drawn & Quarterly) Winging It by Megan,Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Nutter (Scholastic)Diary Of A Nature Nerd by Tiffany Everett (Scholastic)Not that they need any promotion but the new Dog Man and Wings of Fire Our next podcast episode should be out soon and it will be a creator chat with Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk talking about their new book Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narratives.To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | 121 October Roundup | In the October Roundup, Iurgi and Luke start by talking about the treaty going ahead in Victoria and their love o f horror. 4:40 Luke gives a rundown of what’s happened this month06:24 Iurgi and Luke discuss their recent reads:Iurgi: The Knives by Ed Brubaker and Sean PhilipsGodzilla: Skate or Die by Louie Joyce The Veracity Trap by Chip Kidd, Michael ChoThe Hunger and the Dusk by G Willow Wilson, Chris WildgooseLuke: Fragments of Horror by Junji ItoGinseng Roots by Craig ThompsonRe reading Harrow Country by Cullen Bunn and artist Tyler Crook18:16 Iurgi talks about the recent Graphic Narratives Symposium at Melbourne University22:43 Conversation moves to news:The Oatmeal’s comic: A Cartoonist’s Review of AI ArtBoth Marvel and DC speak up against AI and Jim Lee delivers some beautiful words at NYCCHumanoids files for bankruptcy in the U.S.75th Anniversary of PeanutsShortBox Comics Fair41:08 New titles out this month:Two new titles by Australian creators: Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative by Eleri Harris, Sarah Shay Mirk (Abrams ComicArts)The Past Is a Grotesque Animal by Tommi Parrish (Fantagraphics)Iurgi:Asterix in Lusitania by Jean-Yves Ferri, René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, and Didier Conrad (Papercutz)Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House)Luke:The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz (Abrams ComicArts)Adorable Empire By: Laura Terry (Scholastic)Kamudo, Vol. 1 by Akira Himekawa (VIZ Media) Astral Panic by Katie Hicks (Flying Eye Books)My Life in 24 Frames per Second by Rintaro (Abrams ComicArts)The Space Between The Trees by Norm Konyu (Titan Books) To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/5/25 | 120 September Roundup | In the September Roundup podcast (yes, we do realise we're in October already) Mia and Gabby discuss their recent reads, then discuss some of the latest news and their favourite picks from this month's crop of new titles.02:00 Recent reads: The umbrella academy vol. 1, Hulk teach, Neopets, Inked 07:12 News12:50 New titles: Monster Blood (Goosebumps: The Graphic Novel) by R.L. Stine, Maddi Gonzalez (Scholastic Inc)Max A Little Axolotl By Joey Spiotto (Scholastic Inc)This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki, Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare)Assorted Crisis Events by Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki (Image Comics)To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 9/15/25 | 119 Comics Librarianship in academia and graphic medicine with Jane Burns | In the third episode of the Comics Librarianship series Iurgi sits down with Jane Burns, an experienced lecturer, researcher, published author and public speaker. Jane is a member of the Executive Council of the Library Association of Ireland and has been awarded Fellowship status by the LAI for contributions to the development of the profession and commitment to Continuous Professional Development and Research.Jane is currently pursuing a PhD in Education at Dublin City University exploring the field of Graphic Medicine and she was involved in the 15th annual Graphic Medicine Conference through the Technological University of the Shannon where she works.In this conversation Jane discusses her relationship with comics, how academia and universities are embracing comics and why graphic medicine is growing in importance.02:36 Jane discusses her relationship with comics throughout the years06:52 How the relationship of academia with comics has changed and why11:14 Jane and Iurgi discuss some of the strengths of comics as texts, their power and their allure21:20 Jane discusses universities and how they are increasingly engaging more with comics 24:05 Jane discusses her focus on comics, medicine and teaching environments. She also discusses the International Graphic Medicine Conference in Ireland and upcoming creation of the Irish chapter of the Graphic Medicine Collective.31:05 Jane discusses some of the main takeaways from the graphic medicine conference and what she would like to see into the future38:48 What school and public libraries can do in the field of graphic medicine40:29 Jane recommends some graphic medicine titles to read: The Graphic Medicine Manifesto, MK Czerwiec’s Taking Turn and Menopause, Ian William’s The Bad Doctor and Pascal Jousselin’s Mister Invincible. The Graphic Medicine International Collective: https://www.graphicmedicine.org The article Jane mentions about libraries and graphic medicine is Graphic Medicine in Academic Health and Science Library Collections you can find it here: https://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1962 To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 8/10/25 | 118 Comics Librarianship and Graphic Medicine with Matt Noe | In this second episode of the Comics Librarianship series Iurgi sits down with Matthew Noe, who is the Lead Collection and Knowledge Management Librarian at Harvard Medical School, an instructor for the University of Kentucky and Library Juice Academy, and a Trustee for the Worcester Public Library. He is a former President for the American Library Association’s Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table and the Treasurer for the Graphic Medicine International Collective. Matt published an excellent article on graphic medicine in the recent Booklist’s Guide to Graphic Novels 2025. In this conversation Matt discuses the growth of graphic medicine, why it’s such an important field of study, genre and community and his thoughts on graphic medicine now.00:20 Introduction02:11 What Matt's been up to since we last talked to him in 202106:03 The origins of graphic medicine08:17 Graphic medicine before the term was coined11:33 Key developments in graphic medicine since 200719:32 Will Eisner and graphic medicine: A cautionary tale22:36 Graphic medicine as a field and a genre25:08 Graphic medicine as a field of study29:22 Graphic medicine as practice31:51 Graphic medicine as a community/collective38:52 Graphic medicine as a genre46:26 Art heals: Comics that made a huge personal impact53:30 What Matt would like to see in the future for graphic medicine in libraries56:15 Graphic medicine in different markers: America, Europe, Asia01:01:48 Iurgi and Matt give recommendations to each other:Brittle Joints by Maria SweeneySleepless Planet: A Graphic Guide to Healing From Insomnia by Maureen BurdockYokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi AshinanoThe Art of Flying by Antonio Altarriba, KimMafalda by Quino Check out the Graphic Medicine International Collective website and subscribe to their newsletter: https://www.graphicmedicine.org/Drawing Blood: A comics and medicine exhibit at the Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Library: https://www.graphicmedicine.org/drawing-blood-comics-medicine-exhibit/ To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/28/25 | 117 July Roundup | In this month's roundup Marissa and Mia go through their latest read, recent news and new graphic novels.01:26 Recent reads:Marissa: Nimona / N D StevensonJulienne Nothing SpecialI Killed the Main Character vs Extra’s Academy Survival GuideMia: Gender QueerMy brother’s husband volume 113:56 News:Image ComicsJim Shooter, the force behind Marvel’s rise and Secret Wars, has passed away at 73 Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind have published a really interesting article on The Conversation exploring how comics and graphic novels can empower refugees to tell their stories on their own termsMovie adaptations: Fantastic 4, Superman, Supergirl (set for release in the US on 26 June 2026) staring Aussie actress Milly Alcock21:27 New graphic novels:Miss Camper by Kat Fajardo (Scholastic)Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor by Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch (DC Comics)Will Eisner: A Comics Biography by Stephen Weiner, Dan Mazur (NBM)Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster)Float by Kate Marchant, CJ Joaquin (Graphix)Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky (Random House)To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/30/25 | 116 June Roundup | In this month's roundup Iurgi and Marissa go through the latest news, PD and new graphic novels.01:30 Recent reads:Marissa: Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, AśkaWebtoons, so many webtoonsThe Curie Society by Heather Einhorn, Adam Staffaroni, Janet Harvey, Sonia LiaoNevermoor has a French graphic novel adaptation! But no English edition yetIurgi: The Cartoonists’ Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud.A Wizard of Earthsea: The graphic novel by Fred FordhamThe Girl Who Flew Away by Lee DeanMafalda by Quino11:02 News:The American Manga AwardsALIA Graphic creator chatsOff Panel Podcast with Tillie WaldenThe Toronto Comic Arts Festival's (TCAF) Libraries & Education DayManga and female readershipAn excellent upcoming webinar by BooklistThe 2025 Graphic Novels Guide for Libraries from Booklist is out now!25:52 New graphic novels:Hairy Holes by Brenton McKenna (Magabala Books)The Brownout Murders by Luke C. Jackson, Kelly Jackson, Maya Graham (Scribe)A Witch’s Life in Mongol, Vol. 1 by Tomato Soup (Yen Press)Not So Shoujo Love Story, Volume 1 by Curryuku (VIZ Originals)Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate, Volume 1 by Pom (Kodansha)Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke (Scholastic Inc)Metal Hurlant: Old Dreams Young Visions by Various Authors (Humanoids)Wolverine: Revenge by Jonathan Hickman, Greg Capullo (Marvel)To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/23/25 | 115 Creator Chat with Gavin Aung Than of Creature Clinic | In this creator chat, Iurgi catches up with Gavin Aung Than, the creator of Zen Pencils, Super Sidekicks, Baa Baa Black Belt and now Creature Clinic which out through Figment in Australia and First Second for the rest of the world.Creature Clinic is the world’s finest and only hospital for mythical beings where everyone from trolls and unicorns, to fairies and giants can expect to get the very best care. But humans are, absolutely, 100% not welcome. What happens when a human kid is injured and doctor in training Kara Orc and Kara Orc feels her duty to treat him?You’ll have to read the story to find out but Creature Clinic is funny, filled with wonderful characters, full of hearts and a wonderful mix of medical drama, comedy and fantasy.03:24 Gavin talks about a crazy decision he made when he sold his house and quit his job to fully dedicate himself to comics.09:44 Gavin talks about Zen Pencils, a series of short comics inspired by famous quotes that is still fully available online. Perfect for teachers!12:52 Gavin talks about the power of comics and why he loves the medium16:30 Conversation moves to the developing Australian comics scene, Figment as a new imprint and the growing market and recognition of comics21:33 Gavin talks about his experiences with libraries24:22 Conversation moves to Super Sidekicks a book that is loved by all the kids who find it28:33 Gavin talks about the Baa Baa Black Belt picture books31:54 Conversation moves to Creature Clinic, Gavin's new graphic novel40:59 Some advice for young comics makers and Gavin's work process47:47 Gavin talks about Scribble, which will be his next graphic novel. A semi biographical story that will also offer some tips for comics makers - probably out 202752:03 Gavin recommends three books. Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue by Bill Watterson. All Star Superman by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely. Hilda and the Mountain King by Luke Pearson.To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/25 | 114 Creator Chat with Rachel Ang | In this creator chat, Rachel Ang discusses her new graphic novel I Ate the Whole World to Find You. The discussion covers how Rachel got interested in comics, their time working in libraries, inspiration for the stories on I Ate the Whole World to Find You, and Rachel recommends three graphic novels. To stay up to date and for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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