128 Creator Chat with Georgina Chadderton

128 Creator Chat with Georgina Chadderton

From ALIA Graphic Podcast by ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics

March 11, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 128

About this episode

Mia chats with Georgina Chadderton about their graphic novel 'Oh Brother' and the themes of autism and representation.

In this episode Mia sits down for a chat with Georgina Chadderton. Georgina is a freelance cartoonist, lover of dogs, and plant enthusiast living on Kaurna Country (Adelaide), South Australia. Georgina has recently published Oh Brother , a memoir about growing up with their younger brother Robert, who is autistic and has an intellectual disability. The book is being published by Penguin Random House in Australia, the UK, Canada and the US. Oh Brother has been selected as part of the Junior Library Guild Gold Selection and as the American Booksellers Association’s Indie Introduces pick. 02:14 Georgina talks about the publication of Oh Brother 03:54 Georgina talks about how she discovered comics at the school library and how she got into making comics 06:30 Georgina talks about libraries and their librarian story 10:46 Vegemite, crumpets and pretzels 12:13 The chat turns to Oh Brother, disability, autism and representation 24:20 Ten years in the making, the story evolved and changed in the process 33:12 Georgina talks about the process of making the graphic novel 39:35 Discussion turns to the Papercuts comics festival in Adelaide 45:35 A sneak peak on what Georgina is working on…

People in this episode

Host: Mia

Guest: Georgina Chadderton

Topics covered

  • graphic novels
  • autism
  • disability representation
  • comics creation
  • memoir
  • libraries

Keywords

  • Georgina Chadderton
  • Oh Brother
  • graphic novel
  • autism
  • disability
  • comics
  • memoir
  • Papercuts festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penguin Random House

Books & works: Oh Brother

Places: Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia

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